Extracted from an old
Honeywell FMS Technical Newsletter
…it is NOT RECOMMENDED to enter a holding quadrant on the HOLDING PATTERN page.
The pilot need only enter the inbound course and then verify that the quadrant is correct.
Extracted from AIM 5-3-7
If the holding pattern is charted and the controller doesn't issue complete holding instructions, the pilot is expected to hold as depicted on the appropriate chart. When the pattern is charted, the controller may omit all holding instructions except the charted holding direction and the statement AS PUBLISHED; e.g., HOLD EAST AS PUBLISHED. Controllers shall always issue complete holding instructions when pilots request them.
......Direction of holding from the fix in terms of the eight cardinal compass points (i.e., N, NE, E, SE, etc.).