Installation manual

2-30 FMS Pages
CREATING A NEW ROUTE
In addition to using the FPL tab, a new flight plan route can be
created via the ROUTE tab. Use the bottom right IFD knob to
highlight the “New Route” row and then press the knob or touch
the “New Route” row to highlight, it then touch a 2
nd
time to start
creating a new route.
The route name field will be highlighted and a route name can be
created by either pushing in the bottom right IFD knob or by
touching the route name field to generate a keyboard. The
keyboard can be used or twist the bottom right IFD knob to start
creating a new route name. When the naming is complete, press
the “Enter” button on the keyboard or push the bottom right IFD
knob again to accept the new route name.
As soon as the route name is completed, an insert cursor will be
presented and any of the previously described methods for
creating a flight plan can be used.
After a flight plan is entered, use the “Back to Route List” LSK to
return to the directory of stored routes or press any other Page
Function key to move on to other tasks.
NAMING A ROUTE
An existing stored route can be renamed (or a new route named
for the first time) by highlighting the desired route from the
ROUTE tab, either by touching it twice or by using the bottom
right IFD knob to select it (twist the knob as required to highlight
the row and push the knob to put into edit mode).
Once the route is selected, the route name field will be displayed
with reverse video highlighting. Touching that highlighted route
name field or pushing in the bottom right IFD knob will begin the
route name editing. The desired route name can either be typed
into the virtual keyboard or entered by twisting and pushing the
bottom right IFD knob. When the desired name is complete,
press the “Enter” button on the keyboard or press in the IFD knob
to exit the naming edit mode.