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1. ENT The following options are available for the data window display OFF Fields HSI Fields Provides the HSI along with 6 data fields in the top half of the display window Settings for the HIS display are selected in the HIS menu DATA WINDOW MODE FIELD option DATA WINDOW MODE HSI FIELD option Fig 3 5 3 Data Window options 27 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields You can select the item to be displayed in each of the fields of the Data Window The following figure displays the options available The fields selected for each window mode option 1 line 2 lines etc are independent therefore you can select different fields for each window view gt MENU SETUP DATA FIELDS ENT After pressing ENT a box in the Data Window will be highlighted Using the cursor key select the box to be edited and press ENT The OPTIONS box will appear see previous figure allowing you to select the item to display in the highlighted is box Highlight the desired item from the list and press ENT to accept You can then scroll to another box and proceed as above Once all boxes are set up press ESC to exit Fig 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields Note Dest Wpt on the GeoPilot uses 2 fields Still must be the top field or the top left when in HSI Fields mode 3 5 5 Default Datafields This will restore data fields settings to default values gt MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS
2. SYSTEM SETUP ENT TRACK SETUP ENT 14 4 1 Track Display Track display On will display track history on the Moving Map All track data stored in the unit memory will be displayed The default setting is Off gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT TRACK SETUP ENT TRACK DISPLAY ENT 14 4 2 Track Line Defines how the line which represents the track is displayed Solid or Dashed 14 4 3 Track Width Defines the width of the line which represents the track 14 4 4 Track Color Defines the color of the line which represents the track 14 4 5 Track Recording Step The Geopilot II stores many thousand of points data points to display a pattern of aircraft movement 70 Track After many thousand of points intervals the oldest is deleted with each new position fix point The following options assist in getting the most track memory for your type of flying gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT TRACK SETUP ENT TRACK RECORDING STEP ENT Distance will store a fix point at the specified interval of distance Time will store a fix point at the specified interval of 5 sec 30 sec 1 min Auto this allows for the most efficient use of the memory as the software will determine when to store a fix point based on straight and curved flight paths The default setting is Auto 14 4 6 Clear Track Deletes all of
3. USER MANUAL eoPilot USER MANUAL AvMAP ee 54036 Marina di Carrara MS ITALIA SATELLITE NAVIGATION E mail info avmap it WARRANTY AvMap warrants their GPS receiver and accessories to be free of defects in material and work manship for a period of two years from the date of original purchase This warranty applies only to the original purchaser of this product In the event of a defect AvMap at its option will repair or replace the product with no charge to the purchaser for parts or labor The repaired or replaced product will be warranted for ninety 90 days from the date of return shipment or for the balance of the original warranty whichever is longer PURCHASER S REMEDY Purchaser s Exclusive Remedy under this written warranty or any implied warranty shall be limited to the repair or replacement at AvMap s option of any defective part of the receiver or accessories which are covered by this warranty Repairs under this warranty shall only be made by an authorized AvMap dealer PURCHASER S DUTIES To obtain warranty service the purchaser must return the receiver or accessories post paid with proof of the date of original purchase and purchaser s return address to AvMap or an authorized AvMap representative AvMap will not be responsible for any losses or damage to the product incurred while the product is in transit or is being shipped for repair Insurance is recommended LIMITATION OF IMPLIED
4. 3 5 10 1 VFR Settings The VFR Settings category relates to the aviation features found in the Navdata Compact Flash Airports ON OFF The default setting is On VOR ON OFF The default setting is On NDB ON OFF The default setting is On Intersections ON OFF The default setting is On Vertical Obstructions ON OFF The default setting is On Aero Objects Id OFF SMALL MEDIUM LARGE The default setting is Large Enroute Communications ON OFF The default setting is On 3 5 10 2 Airspace Settings IThe Airspace Settings category relates to the airspace data found in the Navdata Compact Flash Low Airways ON OFF The default setting is Off Note Low Airways are only displayed below 50 Nm The Airline Airway Control Airway and Direct Route Airway are displayed below 5 Nm This is the default setting It is also possible to select them in the 50 Nm 20 Nm 10 Nm map scales The Official Designated Airway and RNAV Airway are displayed below the 50 Nm map scale To change from default settings select MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY and scroll down to any of the following 1 Airline Airway 2 Control Airway 3 Direct Route Airway 4 Official Designated Airway 5 RNAV Airway Refer to Section 3 5 12 for detailed information on how to customize the map display settings When routing to a specific leg the Airline Airway Control Airway Direct Route Airway and Official Designated Airway are displayed in blue while the
5. ENT 2 5 1 2 Download Upload Flight Plan The Download Flight Plan function allows you to send the current Flight Plans to the serial port using the NMEAO183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD ENT The Upload Flight Plan function allows you to receive Flight Plans from the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD ENT The received Flight Plan is saved in the current Flight Plan If the current Flight Plan contains data the user should be asked to confirm the action overwriting the existing Flight Plan or choose another Flight Plan 2 5 1 3 Download Track The Download Track function allows you to send Track data from the serial port using the CMAP Proprietary NMEAO183 PCMPT sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT TRACK DOWNLOAD ENT 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS You may select how the Geopilot II displays primary information such as how time is displayed from the System Setup Menu gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT Refer to Chapter 14 for information about the System Setup Menu 20 2 7 DATA ENTRY Information is keyed into the Geopilot II when editing a Waypoint entering a Flight Plan using the calculator and searching
6. Note Once you confirm the selection with the ENTER key the airway is depicted in black 2 CLEAR AIRWAY selecting this item and pressing the ENT key the airway color will revert to the original one Controlled Areas ON OFF The default setting is On Restricted Areas ON OFF The default setting is On FIR and UIR ON OFF The default setting is Off MORA ON OFF The default setting is Off 3 5 10 3 Land Settings The Land Settings menu controls the level of cartographic detail shown Roads ON OFF The default setting is On Road Labels OFF AMERICAN EUROPEAN The default setting is American Railroads ON OFF The default setting is On City Names ON OFF The default setting is On Rivers amp Lakes ON OFF The default setting is On Cultural Features ON OFF The default setting is On Natural Features ON OFF The default setting is On Landmarks ON OFF The default setting is Off 3 5 10 4 Marine Settings Lights ON OFF NO SECTOR When Lights are On lights are shown on lighthouses and other lights that rotate a light sector is displayed to show the range of coverage for the light In the No Sector setting the light is shown without sector The default setting is On Chart Boundaries ON OFF AUTO The default setting is On Bathymetric amp Soundings ON OFF The default setting is On Bathymetric amp SND Range Sets the min max value for Bathymetrics and Soundings If the depth unit is Meter MT the
7. 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT WIND CALCULATION ENT User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Wind Calculation parameters use ENT to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and the cursor key to move between fields Press ESC to return to Calculator menu Note This function works best when the airplane is straight and level Wind Calculation is a full screen page with the following structure HINO CALCULATION EGBB EG 112 31 32 297 01h50 002 003 032 8 Fig 10 5 Wind Calculation page The Geopilot II computes wind velocity and direction from the information entered above and from the current Ground Speed Track and Altitude which are derived from GPS data ETE to Waypoint is also based on GPS Ground Speed and Track Wind information will be recomputed when the heading air speed air temperature or Altitude values are edited Note The wind calculator does not correct for local barometric pressure which may not be known accurately enroute The values produced by the wind calculator may therefore differ from the true winds by up to 5 57 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION The Geopilot Il computes Fuel Consumption for each leg of the active Flight Plan or the fuel used in flight based on entries made by the pilot This is a useful feature for flight planning purposes Actual Fuel Consumption will vary based on flight conditions a
8. GPS accuracy is affected by several variables the most prevalent of which are the geometric quality of the fix Therefore the specified accuracy of 15 Meters RMS in 2D is statistical not absolute and assumes the absence of Selective Availability which was discontinued in April 2000 The Geopilot Il is not obtaining position fixes If the Geopilot II is using an internal GPS Receiver proceed to the GPS status screen gt MENU 1 sec GPS PAGE ENT Review the number of satellites in use If zero check that the antenna has a clear view of the sky and that the connections have been made properly If less than four satellites are in use the GPS receiver may have difficulty receiving a fix Try repositioning the antenna A GPS fix requires a minimum of three satellites and a poor Signal Quality on one or more satellites may preclude receiving a position fix Verify the user setting for Fix Source is listed as Internal GPS gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT FIX SOURCE ENT INTERNAL GPS ENT If the Geopilot II is using an External GPS receiver proceed to Fix functions screen gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT Verify that the Fix Source is listed properly External NMEA as indicated in the System Setup section see Chapter 14 and that the Baud Rate is set correctly for your GPS receiver
9. MENU REVERSE FP ENT The message DONE will appear to the right of the menu selection and the sequence of the Waypoints change immediately on the screen 6 7 GOTO FLIGHT PLANS A GoTo Flight Plan is a one leg direct Flight Plan to a specified Database object or cursor position on the Moving Map 6 7 1 GoTo Database Mode To activate a GoTo Flight Plan within a Database page see Chapter 8 press GOTO Doing this will deactivate the current Flight Plan and redraw the screen to the Moving Map page All navigation information is now related to this object To Deactivate the GoTo Flight Plan from the Moving Map screen press GOTO A GoTo Menu box will appear with the option to deactivate Pressing DEACTIVATE FP will cancel the navigation data and place the Geopilot II in a Plotter Mode without an active Flight Plan If a Flight Plan was active prior to the GOTO the Flight Plan will resume as active 42 6 7 2 GoTo Moving Map Mode To activate a GoTo Flight Plan from the Moving Map press GOTO A GoTo Menu box will appear on the screen You can select the current cursor position or select a Database object category When selecting the Database category the Database menu will appear see Chapter 8 for details on searching the Database Menu Once the desired object has been found press GOTO to activate The GoTo menu changes according the navigation No Navigation Wi
10. Calculator page 10 1 COUNTDOWN TIMER The Countdown Timer will sound an alarm at the end of the set time interval The time calculations continue in the background of the software even if you are not on the Calculator page or do not display the timer data in the data fields window The system does require a GPS fix to begin the timer as the calculation of time is based on the GPS data If the GPS fix is lost during this mode the timer will display dashes in the right hand column The time calculation will continue to work in the background gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT COUNTDOWN TIMER ENT A box will appear in the right hand column allowing you to set the hours minutes and seconds Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT to accept and begin the countdown Entering 00 00 00 equals Off The default setting is Off 00 00 00 10 2 ELAPSED TIMER The Elapsed Timer will begin calculating time from zero when activated The elapsed time will continue to calculate in the background of the software even if you are not on the Calculator screen or do not display the timer data in the data fields window The system does require a GPS fix to begin the timer as the calculation of time is based on the GPS data If the GPS fix is lost during this mode the timer will display dashes in the right hand column The time calculation will continue to work in the background gt MENU 1
11. France Greece Hungary Italy Czecho Republic Israel Jerusalem Malta Austria Azores Madeira Island Portugal Santa Maria Oceanic Bosnia and Herzegovina Romania Switzerland Turkey Gibralter Yugoslavia Slovakia carey eae eee ele Cat ICAO CODE MB MD MG MH MK MM MN MP MR MS MT MU MW MY MZ NC NF NG NI NL NS NT NV NW NZ OA OB OE Ol OJ OK OL OM OO OP OR OS OT PA PC PG PH PJ PK PL PM PT PW QY RC RJ NAME Caicos Islands Turks Islands Dominican Republic Guatemala Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Costa Rica El Salvador Haiti Cuba Cayman Islands Bahamas Belize Cook Islands Fiji Islands Tonga Kiribati Tuvalu S Pacific Niue S Pacific Futuna Islands Wallis Islands American Samoa Western Samoa French Polynesia Society Islands Tuamotu Islands Vanuatu New Caledonia New Zealand Afghanistan Bahrain Jedda Saudi Arabia Iran Jordan Kuwait Lebanon United Arab Emirates Oman Pakistan Iraq Syria Qatar Oakland OCTA Alaska Kiribati Guam Mariana Islands Hawaii Johnston Atoll Marshall Islands Kiribati Midway Island Caroline Islands Micronesia Palau Wake Island Yemen Arab Republic Taiwan Japan 87 ICAO CODE RK RO RP SA SB SC SE SF SG SK SL SM SO SP SU SV SY S1 TA TB TD TF TG TI TJ TK TL TN TQ TR TT TU TV TX UA UB UE UG UH UI UK UL UM UN UO UR US UT UU
12. to exit from the Warning page and enter the Moving Map mode The Moving Map is the default state displaying the Moving Map screen and the Data Window The Data Window contains navigation information boxes See Chapter 3 for details on Moving Map mode Note If no Fix is available red dashed cross is displayed over the map for increased Pilot Awareness To Change the Scale of the Moving Map Use and to change the map display scale To Select Position Use the cursor key to scroll to the location you want 1 3 2 The Main Menu From Moving Map press MENU for 1 second to display the Main Menu Displays current navigation information Shows the desired course to be flown and the current location coordinates track in a graphical format similar to the Horizontal Situation Indicator of your aircraft Create a Flight Plan MAIN MENU Displays the Viewing mali PER OCT LG avilable and status kamaa wani in G 1T P LA A IN Compact Flash cards rat Assists the user in m S preflight and in fli CALCULATOR E eere Pre Inflight and CHECKLISTS Sr Wind atl Poel Post flight checklists SIMULATOR wama wa OR consumption Control the data Use the GEOPILOT input output without GPS input Reports to displays Custom configuration and settings menus Fig 1 3 2 Main Menu 1 3 3 Moving Map Functions The Moving Map operates in Auto Home Auto Zoom and Cursor Mode The screen will behave differently based on the mode of operation sel
13. 14 5 8North Reference gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT NORTH REFERENCE ENT The North Reference for calculations can be shown as Magnetic or True Magnetic uses an automatic adjustment for local magnetic variation The North Reference used for wind computations and runway information is always Magnetic all other heading bearing and Track computations are based on the user selected reference The default setting is Magnetic 14 5 9Coordinate System gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT 72 COORDINATE SYSTEM ENT Sets the display of the Latitude Longitude coordinates system among DDD MM SS Degrees Minutes Seconds DDD MM mm Degrees Minutes to two decimals DDD MM mmm Degrees Minutes to three decimals UTM OSGB The default setting is DDD MM mm 14 6 DATE amp TIME SET UP These functions control how the Geopilot I displays time and date settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT DATE amp TIME SETUP ENT 14 6 1 Time Format gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT DATE amp TIME SETUP ENT TIME FORMAT ENT Using the cursor key select the desired setting and press ENT Time can be displayed as 24 UTC Zulu time 12 hour or 24 hour local time The default setting is 24 UTC If you
14. 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 28 3 5 7 Map Presentation Settings 3 5 8 Automatic Information 3 5 9 Rangerings 3 5 10 Vfr Airspace Land Marine And Other Settings 3 5 10 1 VFR Settings 3 5 10 2 Airspace Settings 3 5 10 3 Land Settings 3 5 10 4 Marine Settings 3 5 10 5 Other Settings 3 5 11 Terrains 3 5 11 1 Terrain ON 3 5 11 2 Terrain OFF 3 6 MAP PRESENTATION MENU 3 6 1 Generic 3 6 2 TAWS 3 6 3 Selective Display Settings 3 64 POI Settings NAVIGATION amp LOCATION 4 1 NAVIGATION amp LOCATION DATA 4 2 SAVE CURRENT FIX AS USER WAYPOINT THE HSI SCREEN 5 1 HSI DESCRIPTION 5 2 HSI MENU 5 2 1 Add Mark Under Fix 5 2 2 Setup Datafields 5 2 3 Default Datafields 5 2 4 Compass Orientation FLIGHT PLAN 6 1 VIEWED FLIGHT PLAN 6 2 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN FROM THE DATABASE 6 3 ACTIVATE amp DEACTIVATE A FLIGHT PLAN 6 4 NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN 6 7 GOTO FLIGHT PLANS 6 7 1 GoTo Database Mode 6 7 2 GoTo Moving Map Mode 6 7 3 GoTo Quick Info 6 8 NEAREST SEARCH FOR GOTO FLIGHT PLAN ACTIVATION THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 7 1 GPS PAGE 7 2 GPS RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS 7 3 HOW GPS WORKS 7 3 1 Accuracy 7 3 2 WAAS 7 3 3 Differential GPS 7 3 4 Monitoring amp Controlling The GPS 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 34 35 36 37 38 38 38 39 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 42 42 43 43 43 45 4
15. At that time a double sided cursor key will appear in the first character field The double sided cursor key allows you to scroll through the database alphanumerically AIRPORTS EGBB BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM JET 1328 S2 27 22 N 001 44 88 H Fig 8 3 1 1 Airport Database page with the arrow active on the ID Or use the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENT or ESC to obtain the full information for the item displayed From the Database page pressing GOTO will begin a direct flight to the waypoint Pressing GOTO for and holding will redraw the moving map centered on the object 8 3 1 2 Displaying Sunrise and Sunset Information With the Airport selected on the Database page press NEAR to display the Sun Moon information for the airport If a GPS fix is present the information will automatically display If no GPS fix is present or you would like to see the information for another day press ENT to activate the SUN MOON INFO box and select the date Note Searching The Airport Database When searching by city for airports located within the same city the double sided cursor key will scroll through each airport within the city When displaying Airport data press the left right cursor key for additional details on the airport frequencies and runway data Remember to key in the ICAO prefix K for the United Sta
16. Bathymetric amp Soundings Range Depth Area Limit Navigational Aids Attention Areas Tracks amp Routes e Other Settings User Points Objects Overlap Lat Lon Grid Fix Functions e DGPS e WAAS e Fix Symbol user selectable Standard Plane Helicopter Car e Static Navigation e Course Predictor e Map Orientation Track up Course up North up e Projected Radial e A B measurement Data Page Options e Nav Location e HSI Page e Flight Plan e GPS Page e About Page Special Functions e Automatic Info Aero Terrestrial Aeronautical Terrestrial Marine e Nearest search e Direct To navigation e Date and Time Format e Astronomic Data Calculation Sun Moon Info e Distance Unit selection KM NM SM e Speed Unit selection MPH KTS KMH e Altitude Unit selection FT FL MT e Depth Unit selection FT FM MT e Fuel Unit selection GAL LIT LB KG BGAL e Descent Rate selection FT MIN M S DEG e Temperature Unit C F e Alarms handling Arrival XTE Waypoint Alarm Radius Airspace e Database Airports VOR NDB Intersections POI objects User Waypoints File Manager Calculator Countdown Timer Elapsed Timer Trip Computer Vertical Navigation Wind Calculation Fuel Consumption e Simulation mode Speed Heading e Checklists Engine Start Ground Check Pre Take Off Landing Communications Waypoints Upload Download Flight Plan Upload Download Track Upload 13 Download In
17. While navigating or planning in the moving map screen the pilot will not be able to establish an approach on a flight plan without changing into the Flight Plan mode but can place the cursor over the selected airport To display the quick data box press gt ENT 1 sec ENT for detailed information The detailed information on the airport will be displayed beginning with the general information and frequencies By pressing the cursor key on the left the approaches for the chosen airport will display in the box and the bearing for the viewed approach will display on the moving map By continuing to press the cursor key on the left the other approaches for the airport will display the last bearing for the last approach viewed will become white on the moving map and the bearing for the viewed approach will be displayed in black on the moving map Note The white approach bearings will disappear once the screen redraws itself 9 2 APPROACH FROM FLIGHT PLAN DATABASE Refer to Chapter 6 for Flight Planning Flight Plan mode allows the pilot to plan and activate up to ten flight plans with up to 100 individual legs each Now the Geopilot II allows the pilot to pre program an approach at the destination end of the flight plan and to change the approach as desired Once an airport is present as a final waypoint in the flight plan press MENU and SELECT APPROACH ENT and the available approaches for the destination
18. 4 SYSTEM TEST 15 4 1 RAM Menu 15 4 2 C CARD Menu 15 4 3 Serial Ports APPENDIX A TERMS APPENDIX B MAP DATUM APPENDIX C ICAO CODES APPENDIX D C MAP AV CARTRIDGE OPTIONS APPENDIX E C MAP DATA TRANSFER 75 76 76 76 76 77 77 78 78 78 79 82 83 89 90 11 1 INTRODUCTION If you have not used a GPS Charting System before and intend to use your Geopilot II for navigating we suggest that you read this User Manual and make sure you are familiar with its contents Throughout this User Manual the keys are shown in capital letters enclosed between single inverted commas for example MENU Menu operations are in bold characters listed by keys sequence with the menu names enclosed between quotes for example MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT means press and hold down the MENU key for 1 second using the cursor key selects the System Setup menu press ENT using the cursor key selects the Fix Setup menu and then press ENT 1 1 FEATURES This electronic charting system integrates the remarkable accuracy of a GPS receiver with a detailed moving map into a single easy to use computerized electronic map system The Geopilot II contains a built in base map with coast shorelines names of states major cities highways lakes and rivers When the Geopilot II is first opened please check it for the following contents e SD 2 GB with Aeronautical Jeppesen
19. 7 keys which access and control features Some keys perform different tasks based on the operation mode A quick key guide is displayed at the bottom of many menus for easy reference Below we indicate the keys in capital letters enclosed between single inverted commas for example MENU When a key for example MENU must be pressed and held down for more than 1 second it is shown as MENU 1 sec The Near key NEAR press and hold to turn the GeoPilot2 On NEAR 3 sec once the GeoPilot has been turned On turns the GeoPilot Off NEAR immediately release Displays a list of the 20 nearest objects including private airports which contain runways of at least 500 ft in lenght relative to fix position or cursor position if no fix is available NEAR 1 sec once the GeoPilot2 has been turned On displays the Brightness and the Contrast Menu The GoTo key Activates a Flight Plan to the cursor position in Moving Map or to selected object in other modes GOTO 1 sec allows the user to quickly filter mapping information on the display There are three Cycle modes selectable and holding GOTO shifts from one to the other in succession The default Cycle is the Cycle 1 that normally activates all features to be visible on the display To set user preferences for the Cycle Key MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY ENTER The Cycles appear in the first three columns and are labeled 1 2 and 3 In or
20. ENT If this does not help you can try one additional memory clear option This is a factory default RAM Clear that should only be tried after all other attempts have been made When using the RAM Clear feature you will loose all user stored information and the Geopilot II will default to factory settings Before this step you have the option of saving user Marks Track history and Routes to a User Compact Flash this is an optional purchase from your dealer To perform a RAM Clear see Par 15 5 1 15 3 4 Customer Support If you are unable to solve your operation problems please contact C MAP Aviation at 133 Falmouth Road Mashpee MA 02649 508 539 3115 or 800 363 2627 reporting the Software Release and Cartography information available in the About page gt MENU 1 sec About ENT About CHARTING OPERA Copyright C 20 Fig 15 4 4 About page If it is necessary to return your Geopilot II for repair you must obtain a return authorization RA number from C MAP Aviation prior to shipping the system Include with the Geopilot Il a description of the problem your RA number and your name and address If your return shipping address is different please include it All packages are to be returned postage paid As we are not responsible for packages in transit we recommend you purchase insurance and tracking information 15 4 SYSTEM TEST If you have connected your Geopilot II according to the instruc
21. ENT The message DONE will appear to the right confirming the action is complete The Default Fields will only be applied to the currently selected Data Window Option 3 5 6 Map Orientation Map Orientation controls the direction that the Moving Map is pointing during Home and Auto Zoom modes gt MENU MAP ORIENTATION ENT The options are Track up will rotate the map automatically to keep your Track pointed toward the top of the display see Par 14 2 6 System Setup Fix Setup Head Up Response Course up will rotate the map automatically to keep your active leg pointed toward the top of the display 28 North up will rotate the map automatically to keep North pointing toward the top of the display During North up mode the Screen Amplifier is active Depending on the Heading the fix icon is placed on one of the 8 positions For example if the Heading is 45 the fix icon is placed on the bottom left part of the screen see Fig 3 5 5 This method of icon placement allows for the maximum view ahead of the aircraft at the given direction of travel The default map orientation is set to TRACK UP a ee ee eee a x 7 YA gp te Xag t tf E TITA X ai 2 st gt aoe 4 A T gt ey nis comin A de 4 y gt pmm gt wata A 4 x Y massa t x woa aa Ai Fig 3 5 6 8 marks at the areas where the icon may appear 3 5 7 Map Presentation Settings Map Presen
22. UW VA VC 88 NAME Korea Japan Philippines Argentina Brazil Chile Easter Island Ecuador Falkland Island Paraguay Colombia San Andres Bolivia Suriname French Guiana Peru Uruguay Venezeula Guyana Antarctica Argentina Chile Antigua Barbados Dominica Guadeloupe Martinique Grenada Virgin Islands Puerto Rico St Kitts Nevis Island St Lucia Aruba Netherland Antille Anguilla Montserrat Island Tobago Island Trinidad British Virgin Islands St Vincent Bermuda Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan USSR Azerbaijan USSR Russia USSR Armenia Georgia USSR Russia USSR Russia USSR Moldova Ukraine USSR Russia USSR Belarus Latvia Lithuania Russia USSR Russia USSR Russia USSR Kazakhstan Russia USSR Russia USSR Kazakhstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan USSR Uzbekistan Russia USSR Russia USSR India Sri Lanka ICAO CODE NAME VD Kampuchea VE India VG Bangladesh VH Hong Kong VI India VL Laos VM Macau VN Nepal VO India VQ Bhutan VR Maldives VT Thailand VV Vietnam VY Myanmar WA Indonesia WB Brunei Malaysia WI Indonesia WM Malaysia WP Indonesia WR Indonesia WS Singapore YB Australia YD Australia YG Solomon Islands YM Australia YN Nauru South Pacific YP Australia YS Australia YY Papua New Guinea ZB China Peoples Republic of ZG China Peoples Republic of ZH China Peoples Republic of ZK Korea Democratic Peoples Republic of ZL China Peoples Republic of ZM Mongolia
23. ZP China Peoples Republic of ZS China Peoples Republic of ZU China Peoples Republic of ZW China Peoples Republic of ZY China Peoples Republic of APPENDIX D C MAP AV CARTRIDGE OPTIONS The Geopilot Il includes aeronautical data Jeppesen Cycle for Europe and Africa and Tele Atlas terrestrial data loaded in the Compact Flash You do not need extra Compact Flash The scale is 1 30 000 Germany included scale 1 500 000 eastern wards Following are the data options for the Geopilot II CONTINENTAL NAVDATA 89 Jeppesen Database that includes information about airports VOR NDB Intersections and airspace SUB CONTINENTAL These Compact Flashs combine Jeppesen Navdata and land cartography for those customers traveling outside The Americas to provide users with worldwide coverage NAVDATA UPDATES AvMap supplies the file including the aeronautical data file The Jeppesen cycle is released every 28 days Contact info avmap it for more information about availability and payment conditions APPENDIX E C MAP DATA TRANSFER The bi directional data port outputs and inputs NMEA Data NMEA messages sent received at 48004N1 are defined as follows APA Autopilot Sentence A contains navigation receiver warning flag status cross track error Waypoint arrival status and initial bearing from origin Waypoint to the destination Waypoint for the active navigation leg of the journey APB Autopilot message contains all of the above plu
24. and precise fixes calculated by these receivers It should be noted that not all data errors can be corrected in this way Errors that are caused by receiver noise which is inherent in any GPS receiver and multipath problems cannot be eliminated with differential corrections Multipath errors occur when the receiver s antenna sees the reflections of signals that have bounced off of surrounding objects Using DGPS to eliminate the effects of correctable errors requires that the user s GPS receiver be connected to a compatible differential beacon receiver and be within range of the broadcasting beacon The differential beacon receiver accepts and demodulates the broadcast corrections which are then relayed to the GPS receiver The GPS receiver applies the corrections to the navigation data it uses to compute a position solution and displays differentially corrected data Care must be taken to ensure that the DGPS receiver and the GPS receiver are compatible for this procedure to 46 be successful 7 3 4 Monitoring amp Controlling The GPS The Global Positioning System is monitored and controlled by the U S Air Force which is responsible for updating and maintaining exact satellite position and signal data accuracy It is also responsible for performing maintenance on the satellites which may require the satellite being taken off line Since the system is subject to periodic updates and changes the almanac data broadcast by the satel
25. appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT The default setting is OFF 00 00 In addition you can select the category of airspace associated 69 with the alarm To select the categories gt MENU 1 sec MENU ALARM SETUP Use the cursor key to select each category of airspace and turn ON OFF the alarm for that category The time interval set above is for all airspace selected as ON CLASS B CTA on off CLASS C TMA on off TOWERS CONTROL ZONES on off RESTRICTED AREAS on off MOA AND OTHER SUA on off 14 3 6Event Log The Event Log page contains information on Event as Power On Power Off GPS Fix Lost and so on For each Event the Event name Time and Date are shown To Select the Event LOG page gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT EVENT LOG ENT 14 3 7Clear Event Log Clears the Event Log memory and starts new gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT CLEAR EVENT LOG ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 4 TRACK SET UP Track is the actual course traveled which the Geopilot II can display as a series of connected dots The interval setting can be defined by the pilot gt MENU 1 sec
26. i e towers tanks etc will be displayed in the appropriate TAWS color scheme Note If no Fix and or no Altitude are available TAWS legend window content is displayed with red background and warning message NO ALTITUDE NO TAWS AVAILABLE 3 6 3 Selective Display Settings In addition to the above Moving Map Settings the Selective Display feature allows you to further customize the display by selecting the chart scale level at which the category of data will begin displaying on the map This feature is extremely useful in decluttering the screen in populated areas or at times when you want to focus on a single category of data i e medium airports only gt MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY ENT SELECTIVE DISPLAY SETTINGS Fig 3 5 12 Selective Display Settings 34 Scroll through the cells using the cursor key To select the desired scale you would like the map to begin displaying data for the category place the cursor within the cell and press ENT The map scale for the cell is displayed at the top right Any box with an X indicates the feature is not available at that chart scale All data for that category will begin to display at that chart scale checked and all scales below It is also possible tochoose the catrografic information to be shown based on the selected Cycle program There are 3 programs available thatthe user can personalize through the 1 2 3 Cycle columns For each of th
27. in North up Course up or Track up see Moving Map Settings Par 3 5 To deactivate Home mode press ESC activating the cursor at the previous position or press a cursor key to enable the cursor under the current fix position 3 1 3 Auto Zoom Mode The Auto Zoom mode is used to keep the fix position and destination Target visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible When this mode is active the cursor is hidden When in Auto Zoom mode there will be no position line displayed at the bottom of the Data Window Note Auto Zoom must be selected to On in the Moving Map Menu 22 To activate Auto Zoom mode press ESC in Moving Map Auto Zoom requires a position fix and an active destination point If a destination point is not present it works as Home mode To deactivate Auto Zoom mode press ESC to enable the cursor at the previous position or press a cursor key to enable the cursor under the current fix position Instead if you press or enables the cursor under the current fix position and zooms on the map 3 2 DATA WINDOW The Moving Map screen provides the option for a Data Window display for a user defined navigation information panel This window is fixed at the right hand side of the screen During Cursor mode an additional line is displayed at the bottom of this box with details on the cursor position See Par 3 5 3 and 3 5 4 for details on customizing t
28. it does not replace the need for careful pilotage and good judgement Never rely solely on one means of naviga tion Use Care to Avoid Inaccuracies The Global Positioning System GPS is operated by the U S Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and the maintenance of GPS Certain conditions can make the system less accurate Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry The accuracy of position fixes is subject to changes in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan Cleaning Procedure for the Chartplotter Screen Cleaning of the chartplotter screen is a very important operation and must be done carefully Since the surface is covered by a antireflective coating the procedure for cleaning all the surfaces can be performed using the following procedure You need a tissue or lens tissue and a cleaning spray containing Isopropanol a normal spray cleaner sold for the PC screen for example PolaClear by Polaroid Fold the tissue or lens tissue into a triangular shape moisten the tip and use the index finger behind a corner to move the tissue across the surface in overlapping side to side strokes If the tissue is too wet a noticeable wet film will be left in its path and you will need to repeat the process If too dry the tissue won t glide easily and may damage the surface Copyright 2005 AvMap Italy All rights reserved No part of this User Manu
29. position fix to the cursor When in Cursor mode it is possible to scroll on the map such that the position fix will not be displayed on the screen When this occurs you can quickly display your position by activating Home mode press ESC once At this time the system will operate in Home mode see below Par 3 1 2 If you have a position fix and would like to continue with the cursor at the last position press ESC again if the cursor key have not been pressed between these two ESC presses the cursor will revert to the original position To activate the cursor from the current fix position simply press the cursor key and the Cursor mode becomes active at the present fix position The cursor can be used to create and edit Waypoints and Flight Plans identify airspace obtain info about objects project radial lines and measure distance see Cursor Menu Par 3 6 3 1 2 Auto Home Screen Amplifier The Home mode also called Screen Amplifier is used to keep the fix position within the visible map The map is scrolled and redrawn automatically as your position moves When this mode is active the cursor is hidden When in Home mode there will be no position line displayed at the bottom of the Data Window Note Auto Zoom must be selected to Off in the Moving Map Menu A slow flashing airplane icon will indicate your current position The airplane will be pointing in the direction of movement Home mode can display the map
30. range is 0 15000 if Feet FT is 0 49212 if Fathom FM is 0 8202 The default setting is 0 33 FT Depth Area Limit Sets a reference depth value in the range 0 30000 The Depth Areas shown on the screen are filled with three different shades of blue Selecting the Min and Max values in the range of Depth Limit there are three areas 0 Min colored with dark blue Min Max colored in blue and Max 15000 colored in light blue The default setting is 6 Ft for Depth Areas Limit 1 and 50 Ft for Depth Areas Limit 2 Navigational Aids ON OFF The default setting is On Attention Areas ON OFF CONTOUR The default setting is Contour 31 Tracks amp Routes ON OFF The default setting is On 3 5 10 5 Other Settings User Points OFF ICON ICON LABEL The default setting is lcon Label Objects Overlap ON OFF The default setting is On When more then one object is at the same position the selection of On allows the screen to draw the objects overlapping LAT LON Grid ON OFF The default setting is Off 3 5 11 Terrains The shaded elevation map Terrain Depiction and associated software features are designed to aid pilots by graphically and numerically displaying the approximate elevation of any location on the map It is not designed to replace any onboard altitude elevation instrumentation i e altimeters or other altitude elevation measuring devices Terrain Depiction can be displayed in either the Verti
31. replace it with the approach waypoints The GOTO destination is now the first approach waypoint The Geopilot II will take you to the first point of the approach and after passing through this point automatically will go to each of the other points of the approach Selecting Remove Approach removes the approach waypoints from the GOTO destination replacing them with the corresponding airport waypoint that was originally selected Activating a GOTO with an Approach from database If you are in the airports database page gt MENU MENU DATABASE AIRPORTS and the screen is displaying approach information by pressing GOTO you will activate a GOTO to the selected airport and automatically opened the Select Approach window If you don t want to select any approaches just press ESC 53 10 CALCULATOR The Calculator functions assist the user in preflight and in flight calculations for Vertical Navigation Wind and Fuel consumption In addition clock functions and trip data can be found in this menu The Calculator uses GPS data and user data for computations All Calculator functions are based on the active Flight Plan The active Flight Plan is selected and activated on the Waypoint Flight Plan menu see Chapter 6 gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT ELAPSED TINER TRIP COMPUTER VERTICAL NAVIGATION WIND CALCULATION FUEL CONSUMPTION Fig 10
32. the Database When the field is highlighted Enter or edit data by pressing up down cursor key to step through the available characters until the desired character is displayed Press right cursor key to move the cursor to the right Use left cursor key to move the cursor to the left Some pilot entered data requires either a or a hemisphere identification Move the cursor over the displayed symbol and press up down cursor key until the desired symbol appears Press ENT to continue to the next line or to return to the previous menu 21 3 THE MOVING MAPS The Moving Map is the default state of the software This mode displays the Moving Map screen and Data Window The Moving Map displays map detail in Home Auto Zoom or Cursor mode The operation mode will determine the options available within the screen The Data Window contains the navigation information pertaining to the active flight these fields can be customized From the Moving Map screen you can obtain Automatic Info and Full Info for Database objects Here you can also open the Cursor Position Menu for features related to Flight Plans Waypoints and airspace 3 1 OPERATING MODES 3 1 1 Cursor Mode In Cursor mode the screen is controlled by your movement of the cursor When in Cursor mode a data field line will appear under the Data Window providing LAT LON of the cursor position If a fix has been computed a distance and bearing will also appear from the
33. the Track history and begins new gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT TRACK SETUP ENT CLEAR TRACK ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 4 7 Remaining Track The remaining track memory is displayed on the Track Setup Menu page The number displayed will be points time or distance based on the recording step selection 14 5 UNITS SET UP This sub menu contains the various options that define how the Geopilot II displays units of measurement gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT 14 5 1 Distance Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT DISTANCE ENT Distance measurements can be displayed in Statute Miles SM Nautical Miles NM or kilometers KM The default setting is NM 14 5 2Speed Units gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT SPEED ENT Speed measurements can be displayed in miles per hour MPH Knots KTS or kilometers per hour KMH The default setting is Knots 14 5 3 Altitude Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT ALTITUDE ENT 71 Altitude measurements can be displayed in Feet
34. to enter the new Starting Fuel total for true computation of To Reserve data Note Fuel calculations are only as accurate as the entries made Always double check fuel calculations 58 Sample Calculation Available fue 30 gal Total fuel est 52 min x 13 gaVhour 11 gal Fuel bum 13 5 Total fuel est With reserves 1hour38min x 13 gal hour 21 0 gal Flight plan distance 106 Nm Reserve 45 minutes Fuel gauge AA JF 4 10ga gt 4 30ga gt Distance 106 Nm a Groundspeed 420 Kts 63 minutes Thour 38min with reserves Fig 10 6a Sample Calculation 59 11 THE CHECKLISTS The Geopilot II provides a checklist of standard procedures for Engine Start Ground Check Pre Take off Cruise in Flight and Landing The Checklists can be customized by inserting and or deleting aircraft procedures Hit MENU MENU CHECKLISTS ENT ENGINE START or any other Checklist field ENT Press to INSERT a Checklist Item Using the Toggle Key move up or down to select the letter desired Scroll to the right and continue until the words or abbreviations are completed Hit ENT to save Use the key to append a checklist item Up to 16 Checklist Items can be created in the Vertical Mode Note Your aircraft may have additional items that require checking for each procedure Consult your aircraft manual for a complete list MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT CHECKLISTS ENGINE START GROUND CHEC
35. within a Flight Plan FSS FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS Provide pilot briefings en route FUEL BURN RATE Fuel burn rate in a cruise configuration GLIDE SLOPE The desired descent path for Vertical Navigation GPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM A satellite based navigation system operated by the US Department of Defense It operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year under any weather conditions GQ GEOMETRIC QUALITY A measurement of the geometry of the satellites used to triangulate the position A low GQ is inaccurate and generates a GQ warning Navigation data should be used with caution when the GQ warning appears GREAT CIRCLE Distance measured along the curved surface of the earth Over long distances a Great Circle distance is more accurate than a Rhumb Line distance measured from a mercator chart GS GROUND SPEED The speed over the ground can vary from air speed as it is affected by the prevailing winds HDG HEADING The direction your aircraft is facing defined as an angle from true or magnetic north HDOP HORIZONTAL DILUTION OF PRECISION It is the index for position fixing accuracy The smaller the HDOP value indicates a better position calculation HOME mode The Home called also Screen Amplifier mode is used to keep the fix position within the visible map The map is scrolled and redrawn automatically when the fix position is moved When this mode is active the cursor is hidden ICON A symbol shown on any
36. 1 0 5 1 2 5 and 10 NM The units of measure are selected from Units Setup in the System Setup Menu refer to Chapter 14 5 2 HSI MENU When on the HSI screen pressing MENU will access the HSI Menu with the following options Add Mark under Fix Setup Data Fields Default Data Fields and Compass Orientation 5 2 1 Add Mark Under Fix While in HSI mode it is possible to create a User Mark under the current position fix From the HSI screen gt MENU ADD MARK UNDER FIX ENT An information box will appear confirming the creation of the User Waypoint and informing of the default name applied by the software press ENT to accept To edit this Mark see Par 8 1 3 and 38 Par 8 2 2 5 2 2 Setup Datafields The HSI Data Window can be customized by the user to display navigational data required for his flight similar to the Moving Map Data Window see Par 3 2 You can edit the data fields from the HSI page gt MENU 1 sec HSI SCREEN ENT MENU SETUP DATA FIELDS ENT After pressing ENT a box in the Data Window will be highlighted Select the box to be edited and press ENT The OPTIONS box will appear allowing you to select the item to display in this box Once selected press ENT to accept You can then scroll to another box and proceed as above Once all boxes are set up press ESC to exit 5 2 3 Default Datafields This wil
37. 5 46 46 46 46 47 10 11 12 13 7 3 5 GPS Information Sources WAYPOINT amp DATABASE 8 1 USER WAYPOINTS MOVING MAP 8 1 1 Creating User Waypoints Moving Map 8 1 2 Saving Present Position Moving Map Methods 8 1 3 Editing User Waypoints Moving Map Methods 8 1 4 Deleting User Waypoints Moving Map Methods 8 2 USER WAYPOINTS DATABASE METHODS 8 2 1 Creating User Waypoints Database Methods 8 2 2 Editing User Waypoints Database Methods 8 2 3 Deleting User Waypoints Database Methods 8 3 DATABASE 8 3 1 Database Menu 8 3 1 1 Selecting Database Search Fields 8 3 1 2 Displaying Sunrise and Sunset Information 8 3 2 File Manager APPROACH DATA PROCEDURES 9 1 APPROACH FROM THE MOVING MAP 9 2 APPROACH FROM FLIGHT PLAN DATABASE 9 3 SELECT APPROACH FOR GOTO CALCULATOR 10 1 COUNTDOWN TIMER 10 2 ELAPSED TIMER 10 3 TRIP COMPUTER 10 4 VERTICAL NAVIGATION 10 5 WIND CALCULATION 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION THE CHECKLISTS 11 1 ENGINE START 11 2 GROUND CHECK 11 3 PRE TAKE OFF 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT 11 5 LANDING SIMULATOR 12 1 SIMULATING STRAIGHT MODE 12 2 SIMULATING ROUTE MODE 12 3 TURNING THE SIMULATOR OFF THE COMMUNICATION MENU 13 1 WAYPOINTS UPLOAD DOWNLOADS 13 2 FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD DOWNLOAD 13 3 TRACK DOWNLOAD 47 KARR BR INI O O OOOO o o hA 52 52 53 54 54 55 55 57 58 60 60 61 61 61 62 62 63 64 64 65 14 THE SYSTEM SET UP MENU 15 10 14 1 G
38. ENERAL SET UP 14 1 1 Beeper 14 1 2 Scale Format 14 1 3 Language 14 1 4 Military Frequency 14 1 5 Airspaces Level 14 1 6 Terrain Legend 14 2 FIX SET UP 14 2 1 Fix Source 14 2 2 Differential Correction Source 14 2 3 Fix Symbol 14 2 4 Static Navigation 14 2 5 Course Predictor 14 2 6 Head Up Response 14 3 ALARM SET UP 14 3 1 Arrival Alarm Radius 14 3 2 XTE Alarm Range 14 3 3 Waypoint Alarm Radius 14 3 4 TAWS Alarm 14 3 5 Airspace Ahead Alarm 14 3 6 Event Log 14 3 7 Clear Event Log 14 4 TRACK SET UP 14 4 1 Track Display 14 4 2 Track Line 14 4 3 Track Width 14 4 4 Track Color 14 4 5 Track Recording Step 14 4 6 Clear Track 14 4 7 Remaining Track 14 5 UNITS SET UP 14 5 1 Distance Unit 14 5 2 Speed Units 14 5 3 Altitude Unit 14 5 4 Depth Unit 14 5 5 Fuel Unit 14 5 6 Vertical Speed 14 5 7 Temperature 14 5 8 North Reference 14 5 9 Coordinate System 14 6 DATE amp TIME SET UP 14 6 1 Time Format 14 6 2 Local Time Difference 14 6 3 Data Format 14 7 COLORS SET UP 14 7 1 Data Window Colors 14 8 CLEAR USER DATA 14 9 CLEAR ALL RADIALS 14 10 FACTORY DEFAULTS OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 15 1 SECURING THE GEOPILOT II 66 66 66 67 67 67 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 68 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 75 15 2 DIMENSIONS 15 3 TROUBLESHOOTING 15 3 1 Power 15 3 2 GPS Fix 15 3 3 When Nothing Else Works 15 3 4 Customer Support 15
39. ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Speed and press ENT Speed can be adjusted during the simulated flight gt SIMULATION MODE ENT ROUTE ENT Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator gt SIMULATION ENT ON ENT The simulated aircraft position will now fly the active Flight Plan from the first Waypoint 62 All functions of the Geopilot II will work as in normal flight except for Altitude related functions Nota As stated earlier in the Simulation mode the Geopilot II retains full functionality It is recommended that the Simulator be used to experiment with the full range of capabilities contained within the Geopilot II so that you may get the most out of it when used in the cockpit 12 3 TURNING THE SIMULATOR OFF The Simulator may be turned Off and the Geopilot II returned to normal operation as follows gt MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENT SIMULATION ENTER OFF ENT If the Geopilot II had a position fix before the Simulation mode was entered then normal operation will resume If there was no position fix the Geopilot II begins a satellite search and should obtain a position fix in the same manner as normal start up 63 13 THE COMMUNICATION MENU The Communications Menu contains options that control the GPS data input gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT COMMUNICA
40. FSET Distance away from desired course OSGB ORDNANCE SURVEY OF GREAT BRITAIN A Coordinate System describing only Great Britain Generally used with GBR36 datum which also describes only Great Britain This Coordinate System cannot be used in any other part of the world POSITION A location that is obtained in real time and expressed as coordinates Sometimes called a fix Also a Waypoint location obtained from a chart or other source RECEIVER The electronic components of the Geopilot II that receive satellite signals RHUMB LINE A constant true Heading between a starting point and a completion point RMS ROOT MEAN SQUARE A measurement of error that is the square root of the average of the position errors squared RTCM RADIO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MARITIME The data format created by the Radio Technical Committee Maritime Special Committee 104 to transmit differential GPS corrections SA SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY The degradation of the GPS data broadcast by the SPS Standard Positioning Service the U S Government discontinued the use of SA in April 2000 SIMULATION Enables use of the Geopilot II without a GPS fix SM STATUTE MILE A distance measurement equal to 5 280 feet or 0 87 Nautical Mile SOG SPEED OVER GROUND A calculation of the rate of movement over the ground SPS STANDARD POSITIONING SERVICE The civilian access signal broadcast by the GPS satellites SQ SIGNAL QUALITY An indication of the s
41. FT Meters MT or Flight Levels FL The default setting is Feet It is possible for the altitude to be displaied negative Please Note This may be due to the imprecision of the GPS engine vertical calculation Caution should be exercised do not rely on GPS derived altitude 14 5 4Depth Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT DEPTH ENT Depth measurements can be displayed in Feet FT Fathoms FM or Meters MT The default setting is Feet 14 5 5 Fuel Unit Fuel units are used in the Fuel Consumption Calculator gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT FUEL ENT You may select Gallons GAL Liters LIT Kilograms KG Pounds LB or British Gallons BGAL The default setting is Gallons 14 5 6Vertical Speed gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT VERTICAL SPEED ENT The Vertical Speed is used in the Vertical Navigation calculation It can be displayed as Feet per Minute FT MIN or Meters per second M S or Degrees DEG The default setting is Feet per Minute 14 5 7 Temperature gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT TEMPERATURE ENT The Temperature is used in the Wind Calculation You may select Fahrenheit F or Celsius C The default setting is Celsius
42. For applications that require much greater accuracy the effects of SA and environmentally produced errors can be overcome by using a technique called Differential GPS DGPS which increases over all accuracy 7 3 2 WAAS The Federal Aviation Administration FAA in cooperation with other DOT organizations and DOD is augmenting the GPS SPS with a satellite based Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS WAAS will provide a signal in space to WAAS compatible receivers to support en route through precision approach navigation After achieving initial operational capability WAAS will be incrementally improved to expand the area of coverage increase the availability of precision approaches increase signal redundancy and reduce operational restrictions 7 3 3 Differential GPS Differential GPS DGPS uses a GPS receiver at a fixed point with a known position of sub meter accuracy This is the control unit The receiver collects data for all visible satellites and computes predicted satellite ranges which are compared with actual ranges The difference is the satellite range error which is converted to correction signals for use by a roving receiver It is assumed that this correction will be the same for other GPS receivers that are in the same area and are using the same satellites for positioning If the correction is communicated to other receivers in the area usually by a beacon on the same site the range error can be removed from satellite signals
43. K PRE TAKEOFF CRUISE LANDING Fig 11 Checklists page 11 1 ENGINE START gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT ENGINE START ENT After pressing ENT select each item Doors Belts Parking Brake CKT BRK Carb Heat Throttle Mixture Master Switch Fuel Pump Start Engine RPM Gauges Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 11 2 GROUND CHECK gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT GROUND CHECK ENT After pressing ENT select each item Brakes Steer Props Mags Vacuum Oil Tmp Press Fuel Pressure Carb Heat Ammeter Primer Locked Flt Controls Lights Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not 60 checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 11 3 PRE TAKE OFF gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT PRE TAKEOFF ENT After pressing ENTER select each item Instruments Fuel Tanks Prop Mixture Fuel Pump Engine Gauges Carb Heat Off Doors Belts Flaps Trim Transponder Radios Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not checked upo
44. MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU VIEWED FP ENT FPXX ENT ESC Activation can be obtained in two ways The Flight Plan page displays each leg with the first Waypoint highlighted To activate a leg of the Flight Plan use the cursor key to select the leg and press GOTO This will activate navigation to that Waypoint This method is useful when continuing a Flight Plan after a stop The letter A Activated will be shown near the chosen Waypoint 2 The Flight Plan Menu allows you to Activate Deactivate the Flight Plan by the following procedure gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT Select Waypoint MENU ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE FP ENT ESC Note The first line of the Flight Plan menu will read Activate or Deactivate dependent upon the current status of the Flight Plan mode It is necessary to deactivate a Flight Plan before activating another Other Flight Plans can be created or edited while another Flight Plan is Active An active Flight Plan can be edited In addtioni the Flight Plan can be activated deactivated from the GOTO Menu box gt GOTO ACTIVATE FP OR DEACTIVATE FP ENT This will activate deactivate the currently Viewed Flight Plan See Sec 3 5 1 41 Note The current leg of the Active Flight Plan is displayed DASHED There is the possibility to naviga
45. Maps inserted in the slot on the left side of the unit e Power cord e Suction cup mount Quick guide Optional Accessories e PC Data cable If any parts are missing contact the dealer where you purchased it immediately additional C MAP NT Compact Flash cartography and aeronautical data cards and mounting hardware options are available through your local dealer For additional information visit our web site at www avmapnavigation com 1 1 1 Specifications Main Characteristics Recordable Individual points e Waypoints 1000 e Type of User Waypoint Icons 16 Flight Plans e Flight Plans 15 e Max Waypoints per Flight Plan 100 Tracking e Tracks 1 e Track Colors 7 e Points per Track 5000 Step by Distance Auto 20 100 500 Mt 1Km 5 30 Sec 1 Min 12 Cartographic Functions e Worldwide Background Built in Continental Cartography Coordinates System DDD MM SS DDD MM mm DDD MM mmm UTM OSGB MGRS e North Reference e Auto Zoom e Map Presentation Aero Terrestrial Aeronautical Marine e POI Settings Selective and cycled Display e VFR Airports VOR NDB Intersections Vertical Obstructions Aero Objects Id Enroute Communications e Airspace Controlled Areas Restricted Areas FIR amp UIR MORA e Land Roads Road Labels Railroads City Names Rives and Lakes Cultural Features Natural Features Landmarks POI Objects e Marine Lights Chart Boundaries Bathymetric amp Soundings
46. NT A B FUNCTION ENT 3 4 5 Waypoint Handling Associate Waypoint with User Waypoint Alarm When editing the waypoint select the icon for the waypoint Any Waypoint with this icon will activate a user Waypoint Arrival Alarm if this feature is turned on in the System Setup Alarm Setup Menu The Geopilot Il provides storage for 1000 Waypoints These can be a combination of User Waypoints or Flight Plan Waypoint storage User Waypoints can be edited searched and used as Waypoints within a Flight Plan User Waypoints can be created from the Moving Map screen or via the Database page see Database Chapter 8 for entering Waypoints from the Database Add Waypoint gt Place the cursor at position ENT ADD WAYPOINT ENT Edit Waypoint gt Place the cursor over Waypoint ENT EDIT WAYPOINT ENT The Edit Waypoint box will appear Using the cursor key scroll through the alphanumerics to create an eight character name adjust the Latitude or Longitude or select an icon Press ENT within each character field to move to the next field After completing the icon selection the box will close and the new data is stored Remove Waypoint present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor position gt Place the cursor over Waypoint ENT REMOVE WAYPOINT ENT A shadow of the icon will remain on the screen until the map is redrawn 3 4 6 Flight Plan The Geopilot II
47. North America only 2 2 TURNING THE GEOPILOT II ON OFF Before powering On the Geopilot II check for the correct voltage 10 35 Volt DC 2 2 1 Turning On Press and hold NEAR for 1 second The Geopilot Il emits one rapid beep sound and a Title page containing information about the Product name Software version library version and cartridges installed is displayed This data can also be viewed in the About page in the Main Menu S4GP2AP V2 06 116 R C1i2 11 20072 MTA WW BO02 00 v1 71 04 01 2005 Background Chart T CU _N777 D1 v2 02 07 05 2006 WORLDWIDE A CU N777 56 vl 70 1 1 23 2006 Global Worldwide Cyele 0612 Start 11 23 06 Expire 12 20 06 AvMap Fig 2 2 1 Title page After a few seconds the Warning page is displayed reminding you that the Geopilot II is an aid to navigation and should be used with appropriate prudence The electronic charts are not intended to substitute for the official charts Press ENT to open the Moving Map screen 2 2 2 Turning Off NEAR 3 sec a countdown timer appears on the screen if you release the key before the countdown timer reaches zero the Geopilot II will remain On 2 3 CHANGING BRIGHTNESS 4 CONTRAST Press and hold 1 sec NEAR to adjust the brightness and the contrast of the display and keyboard do not press and hold the key or the power off message will be displayed To increase decrease the brightness use respectively up down cur
48. OW TXA 9V DC Red 5V Red mot used BLACK GND Male Plug Jack 2 5mm diameter Fig 15 I O Connector Note The cable that ends with wires is available as an optional part Please contact your local C MAP office for details 15 1 SECURING THE GEOPILOT II The Geopilot II was designed to be mounted with a suction cup mount that is included with the unit Simply attach the Geopilot II to the suction cup mount lightly securing it to your windscreen It may be necessary to lightly dampen the base of the suction cup before locking it Note Suction Cup Mount may not be appropriate for your aircraft Use care to ensure that the Geopilot II does not obscure the primary instruments or your field of view 15 2 DIMENSIONS L DOO OOO gt 377 ai z 1400 Si Fig 15 4 Dimensions 75 15 3 TROUBLESHOOTING The following is a brief guide to some of the problems you may experience while using the Geopilot Il with common solutions 15 3 1 Power No Power The power connections are loose or not fully engaged Make sure all Power Cable connections are secure Make sure the power supply is operating properly Check the fuse located at the end of the cigarette plug To open unscrew the middle circle at the tip of the adaptor 15 3 2GPS Fix Position fix doesn t change The signal from one or more satellites has been lost the positioning information displayed is the most recent available Position fixes vary a lot
49. RNAV Airway Area Navigation are displayed in purple Important Note When the Low Airways are enabled the Land Elevation shading display will be disabled below the 50 Nm map scale The land elevation can be determined by moving the cursor to any area on the map display and the elevation for that location will be displayed The QUICK INFO window gives you the data that refers to the selected airways They are 1 The Low Airways name 2 The outbound course from the starting point of the selected airway leg 3 The length of the leg 4 The minimum altitude of the leg In the QUICK INFO window you may get duplicate information about the same airway This duplicate data refers to two different legs An example of where this may occur is when you place the CURSOR in the proximity of a User Waypoint or Navigational Aid where the two legs 30 connect In order to view additional data regarding the selected airway in the Map mode press the ENT key once select FULL INFO and press ENT again to confirm select Enroute Airways and confirm pressing ENT Please Note The Enroute Airways information displayed in the FULL INFO page may present two options 1 Outbound 0 designates the ending leg of the airway 2 Inbound 0 designates the starting leg of the airway In the GOTO menu you can find 1 SELECT AIRWAY by selecting this item you will display the ENTER AIRWAY window Using the cursor key you can edit the Low Airway name
50. S is set ABOVE or BELOW If DISPLAY AIRSPACES is set ALL AIRSPACE LEVEL is irrelevant 14 1 6 Terrain Legend Enables Disables the legend box in the lower left corner of the display when in the MOVING MAP MENU any of the TAWS features is selected one of the R A M mounting options 14 2 FIX SET UP The Fix Setup sub menu contains options relating to GPS data input and display gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT 14 2 1 Fix Source The Geopilot II uses positioning information provided by the internal GPS receiver or by an external NMEA 0183 external Air Data or External RNAVdata string gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT FIX SOURCE ENT Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept When connecting the Geopilot II to an external source be sure the data output of the external device is set for the correct format see Sec 2 5 The default setting is Internal GPS 14 2 2 Differential Correction Source The Geopilot II can be connected to a DGPS Beacon Receiver that sends RTCM 104 data To select the Differential Correction source gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT DIFFERENTIAL 67 CORRECTION SOURCE ENT Options are NONE WAAS RTCM 1200 RTCM 2400 RTCM 4800 RTCM 9600 RTCM 19200 RTCM 38400 The default setting is NONE WAAS corrections a
51. TIONS WAYPOINTS UPLOAD WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD TRACK DOHNLORD Fig 13 Communications Menu 13 1 WAYPOINTS UPLOAD DOWNLOADS The Upload Waypoint function allows the unit to receive a Waypoint from the USB port using the NMEA0183 WPL sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS UPLOAD ENT The Download Waypoint function allows the unit to send the current Waypoints to the USB port using the NMEA0183 WPL sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD ENT 13 2 FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD DOWNLOAD The Upload Flight Plan function allows the unit to receive a Flight Plan from the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD ENT The received Flight Plan is saved in the active Flight Plan If the current Flight Plan contains data the user will be asked to confirm the action overwriting the existing Flight Plan or to choose another Flight Plan The Download Flight Plan function allows the unit to send the current Flight Plan to the serial port using the NMEAO183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD ENT 64 13 3 TRACK DOWNLOAD The Download Trac
52. To change the CDI scale press the left right cursor key The Geopilot II references navigation information to the next Waypoint in the active Flight Plan When you reach the destination of one leg the Geopilot II automatically switches to the next leg This leg switching occurs when the airplane crosses the bisector of the 2 legs as shown in the diagram The pilot may choose a different leg forward of the present location by using the Flight Plan menu and activating the leg destination gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT Highlight the destination Waypoint of the desired leg and press GOTO to activate that leg of the Flight Plan 36 WPT003 Arrival Circle Radius 0 25 Nm Perpendicular WPT001 to courseline Fig 4 1 Flight Plan The Location information displayed on the Nav Location screen includes the destination waypoint Bearing BRG Track TRK Estimated Time Enroute ETE Distance to waypoint DST Ground Speed GS Cross Track Error XTE LAT LON coordinates GPS Altitude Time to Descent Estimated Time of Arrival ETA and the current time Note If you are using an external GPS combinations of time date and altitude may not be displayed Normal GPS altitude accuracy can be 1000 feet The Altitude ALT distance and velocity units of measure are selected from Units Setup in the System Setup Menu the clock format time and date is selected from Time Format in Date am
53. WARRANTIES Except as set forth above all other expressed or implied warranties including those of fitness for any particular purpose and merchantability are hereby disclaimed Some states do not allow limitations on warranties so the above limitation may not apply to you EXCLUSIONS This warranty does not cover the following Installation Finishes Defects resulting from installation Any damage due to accident resulting from inaccurate satellite transmissions Inaccurate transmissions can occur due to changes in the position health or geometry of a satellite Any damage due to shipping misuse negligence tampering or improper use Servicing performed or attempted by anyone other than an authorized AvMap representative Attenzione L esposizione del display ai raggi ultravioletti pu accorciare la vita dei cristalli liquidi usati nel vostro plotter cartografico Questo limite dovuto alla tecnologia costruttiva degli attuali display Evitare inoltre che il display si surriscaldi per non causare una diminuzione di contrasto che in casi estremi pu rendere lo schermo completamente nero Tale condizione comunque reversibile durante il raffreddamento Warning Exposure of display to UV rays may shorten life of the liquid crystals used in your plotter This limitation is due to the current technology of the LCD displays Avoid overheating which may cause loss of contrast and in extreme cases a darkening of the screen Problems wh
54. airport will be displayed Highlight the approach desired press ENT and the waypoints associated for that approach will show in the flight plan list Press ESC ESC and the flight plan will appear on the moving map To change the desired approach for the airport if one is selected 52 gt MENU MENU FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU CHANGE APPROACH select the approach ENT This will substitude the previous approach including the waypoints on the moving map for the new approach and add the new waypoints to your flight plan and the moving map To remove desired approach gt MENU MENU FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU REMOVE APPROACH ENT 9 3 SELECT APPROACH FOR GOTO If a GOTO to an airport is active pressing GOTO from the map will display the GOTO menu regardless of your cursors position If an approach to the destination airport is not yet selected the approach has to be present in the Jeppesen database the GOTO Menu will display Select Approach If an approach is already selected the GOTO Menu will show the options Change Approach or Remove Approach Selecting Select Approach or Change Approach will open a new window with available approaches for the destination airport After selecting the desired approach the Geopilot II will remove the GOTO destination airport and
55. al may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of AvMap TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 1 FEATURES 1 1 1 Specifications 2 BASIC 3 FLYING START The Moving Map The Main Menu Moving Map Functions Moving Map Icons Course Predictor GoTo Database 1 1 ats ees ets wets vets vets cote WWwWwwwww NOUBWN THE BASICS 2 1 THE KEYBOARD 22 TURNING THE GEOPILOT Il ON OFF 2 2 1 Turning On 2 2 2 Turning Off 2 3 CHANGING BRIGHTNESS amp CONTRAST 2 4 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE 2 5 EKTERNAL CONNECTIONS 2 5 1 Down Or Up load Flight Plans amp Tracks 2 5 1 1 Download Upload Waypoints 2 5 1 2 Download Upload Flight Plan 2 5 1 3 Download Track 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS 2 7 DATA ENTRY THE MOVING MAPS 3 1 OPERATING MODES 3 1 1 Cursor Mode 3 1 2 Auto Home Screen Amplifier 3 1 3 Auto Zoom Mode 3 2 DATA WINDOW 3 3 AUTOMATIC INFO 3 4 CURSOR OR POSITION MODE 3 4 1 Airspace Information 3 4 2 Full Information 3 4 3 Project Radial 3 44 A B Function 3 4 5 Waypoint Handling 3 4 6 Flight Plan 3 5 MOVING MAP MENU 3 5 1 Viewed Fp 3 5 2 Auto Position Mode 3 5 3 Data Window mode 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields 3 5 5 Default Datafields 3 5 6 Map Orientation 12 12 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 22 22 22 22
56. all it is identified only by the boundary ATIS AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE Recorded information about weather and other conditions at an airport periodically updated when conditions change AUTOMATIC MODE The mode of operation that uses 2D or 3D depending on the number of available satellites preference is given to 3D LAT LON and ALT AUTOMATIC SWITCHING Flight Plans automatically switch from one leg to the next when the Waypoint is reached AUTO ZOOM mode The Auto Zoom mode is used to display fix position and destination Target always visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to have the best view displaying fix and destination together on the screen When this mode is active the cursor is hidden AWOS AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION AZIMUTH Bearing measured clockwise from true or magnetic north BATHYMETRIC LINES Imaginary lines connecting points of equal water depth BEACON An airport rotating beacon white or white and green BISECTOR A straight line that divides an angle into two equal parts BRG BEARING The horizontal direction of a destination or Waypoint measured in relation to true or magneticnorth CDI COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR A graphical representation of Cross Track Error XTE showing distance left or right of course An airplane icon indicates the direction of relative motion toward or away from the intended Track COG COURSE OVER GROUND Direc
57. ally assigned in the format USRxxx where xxx is a sequential number You may use the default display name LAT LON and symbol or edit them Note When editing the waypoint select the picture icon to associate the waypoint with the Waypoint Alarm See Sec 14 3 3 8 1 2 Saving Present Position Moving Map Methods To automatically save your present GPS position as a User Waypoint gt ENT 1 sec A name is automatically assigned in the format USRxxx where xxx is a sequential number The default icon is an X You may use the default display name LAT LON and symbol or edit them 8 1 3 Editing User Waypoints Moving Map Methods You can edit the User Waypoint information from the default From the Moving Map screen gt Place the cursor over the Waypoint ENT EDIT WAYPOINT ENT 48 To edit Name field up to 8 characters press left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENT to accept and to pass to the next field Repeat the same procedure to change the Coordinates and Icons fields 8 1 4 Deleting User Waypoints Moving Map Methods A Waypoint can be deleted only if it is not being used in a Flight Plan To delete the User Waypoint from the Moving Map screen gt Place the cursor over the Waypoint ENT REMOVE WAYPOINT ENT Note Only User Waypoints may be de
58. altitude A Terminal Intersection Fig 1 3 4 Moving Map Icons gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT COURSE 16 PREDICTOR ENT 1 3 6 GoTo GoTo sets a 1 leg course from the present position to any location or selected Waypoint To activate a GoTo Flight Plan move the cursor to the desired location or Waypoint and press GOTO The GoTo menu box will open enabling you to activate the current cursor position or search the Database for a specific object to fly to To activate the current cursor position highlight CURSOR and press ENT To activate a GoTo Flight Plan to a specific Database item select the category and press ENT Select the database item and press GOTO again to activate To deactivate press GOTO and select DEACTIVATE 1 3 7 Database The Database function allows the user to access information stored in the data cartridges on Airports VOR s NDB s Intersections and User Waypoints Searching the Database allows the user to activate GoTo Flight Plans and locate the item on the map There are two methods of accessing the Database information The first is through the Database function within the Main Menu and the second is directly from the Moving Map display see Chapter 3 17 2 THE BASICS This chapter provides general information about the functions of the keys and entering data 2 1 THE KEYBOARD The GeoPilot2 has
59. and nations are provided for loca tion only and do not necessarily indicate possession by the nation indicated All areas are as described by the standard ARINC 424 format A list of worldwide ICAO codes is also available in book form from the International Civil Aviation Organization Ask for ICAO Location Indicators document number 7910 70 Document Sales Unit International Civil Aviation Organization 1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 400 Montreal Quebec Canada H3A 2R2 Tel 1 514 285 8219 83 Fig C ICAO Codes for areas included in the database Fig Ca ICAO Codes for sub continental areas 84 ICAO CODE Al BG BI CF CY DA DB DF DG DI DN DR DT DX EB ED EE EF EG EH El EK EL EN EP ES ET FA FB FC FD FE FG FH FI FJ FIC FL FM FN FO FP FQ FS FT FV FW FX FZ F1 GA NAME Antarctica Aus NZ Greenland Iceland Miquelon Island St Pierre Island Canada Canada Algeria Benin Burkina Faso Accra Ghana Ivory Coast Nigeria Niamey Niger Tunisia Togo Belgium Germany Estonia Finland Shanwick Oceanic United Kingdom Netherlands Ireland Denmark Faroe Islands Luxembourg Norway Poland Sweden Germany Bophuthatswana Ciskei Johannesburg Namibia South African Africa Transkei Venda Botswana Brazzaville Congo Swaziland Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Acension St Helena Mauritius British Indian Ocean Tr Chagos Archipelago Cam
60. arious altitudes during simulation mode Fix status displayed in the GPS page during this mode is Simulation 12 1 SIMULATING STRAIGHT MODE For Straight Mode of Simulation you enter the of Speed and Heading The Geopilot II will then fly that speed and heading indefinitely until a change is made i e you adjust either parameter The starting position for the Simulation is the current cursor position To start the simulator gt MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENT SPEED ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Speed and press ENT gt HEADING ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Heading and press ENT gt ALTITUDE ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Altitude and press ENT Speed Heading and Altitude can be adjusted during the simulated flight gt SIMULATION MODE ENT STRAIGHT ENT Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator gt SIMULATION ENT ON ENT All functions of the Geopilot II will work as in normal flight except for Altitude related functions 12 2 SIMULATING ROUTE MODE To Simulate the flight of an existing Flight Plan be sure the flight is the Viewed Flight Plan see Par 6 3 Then enter the Simulator Menu and select the parameters of Speed and Flight Plan Mode gt MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENT SPEED
61. ation box during flight when DEST is chosen for display in the Data Window see Par 3 5 2 Our Jeppesen library is updated every 28 days Please contact your local C MAP office for update orders and pricing User Defined Waypoints also called User Waypoints are created by the user The user can create unique 8 character names and choose from 16 icons for each waypoint Waypoints can be created and edited both on the Moving Map and in the User Waypoint Database page Like the Jeppesen Waypoints they can be used in a Flight Plan for the Nearest Search or GoTo functions The Geopilot II can store up to 1 000 User Defined Waypoints within the internal memory The internal waypoint memory capacity is shared with Flight Plan waypoints i e if you have 10 flight plans with 10 waypoints stored in the unit memory there is room for 900 User Waypoints Temporary Waypoints are created only on the Moving Map and are associated with a particular Flight Plan They are named in the format WPT001 WPTOO2 etc Temporary Waypoints can be used at the beginning middle or end of Flight Plans They can be used as the destination of a Direct To Flight Plan but cannot be accessed in the Nearest function 8 1 USER WAYPOINTS MOVING MAP 8 1 1 Creating User Waypoints Moving Map From the Moving Map the User Waypoint is a saved cursor position To create a User Waypoint at the cursor position gt ENTER ADD WAYPOINT ENT A name is automatic
62. aypoints Database Methods A Waypoint can be deleted only if it is not being used in a Flight Plan To delete a Waypoint via the Database Menu from the Moving Map screen gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENT USER WAYPOINTS ENT A warning box will appear asking you to confirm deletion of the Waypoint Press ENT to confirm or ESC to cancel 8 3 DATABASE The Database functions allow the user to search for and display information stored in the data cartridges on Airports VOR NDB Intersections and User Waypoints 8 3 1 Database Menu 49 To access the main Database menu from the Moving Map gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENT Options are Airports VOR NDB Intersections POI Objects User Waypoints and File Manager A window shows the different categories of Database items within the Geopilot II Highlight the category to be searched and press ENT Depending upon the category of object the Database can be searched by one of three methods identifier name or city and in the Pro version Places Streets 8 3 1 1 Selecting Database Search Fields Upon entering the Database page for the selected item except User Waypoints the Geopilot II will default the ID box for search criteria by placing a box around the field name If you would like to search by another field press the up down cursor key to select the field and press ENT to activate the chosen field
63. cal or Horizontal display modes The Map Orientation is set to Track Up and the Terrain Depiction is set to ON at system start up and can be changed as needed see below for instructions on how to change the Map Orientation from Track Up to Course Up or North Up as well as how to turn OFF the Terrain Depiction Shaded Land Elevations 3 5 11 1 Terrain ON With the Terrain set to ON the following occurs e With Map Orientation set to North Up and Track Up the Terrain Depiction is displayed on all mapping scales from 1 Nm and above No Terrain Depiction is displayed with the mapping scale from1 2 Nm and below e With the Map Orientation set to Course Up no Terrain Depiction occurs on any map scale Note Terrain Depiction is disabled at 1 2 mile and below to allow for a normal Track Up Map Orientation to be used thus allowing for airport traffic patterns to be displayed on the map To turn on off the land elevation mapping follow these steps gt MENU TERRAIN ENT To change map orientation gt MENU MAP ORIENTATION ENT 3 5 11 2 Terrain OFF With Terrain set to OFF the following occurs Normal mapping is displayed at all map scales without shading Determining the Elevation of any area on the map with Terrain turned ON The cursor when moved anywhere on the map will open up a dialog box that will give the approximate elevation of that point on the
64. der to adjust at which Cycle features appear use the Cursor Control key to highlight an item and hit ENTER to remove the item from appearing Hit ENTER again to check the item so that it will appear on the display when that Cycle is activated Continue to use this procedure to activate features in Cycles 1 3 as desired The key Shows less detail of a larger area by changing the chart scale and zooming out on the map display The cursor key Moves the cursor on the Moving Map quickly and accurately Also scrolls to the desired options in menu page s If pressed on the center it works as an ENT key it selects the desired option or confirms selection Also opens the Cursor Position Menu The key Shows more detail of a smaller area by changing the chart scale and zooming in on the map display If pressed outside the Moving Map it can be used as an ENT key The Esc key Rejects an action closes a window or activates Home or Auto Zoom mode 18 Esc 3 sec on the moving map changes the position of the fix icon one configuration displays the fix icon on the 20 central area of the Moving Map and the other on the exact center of the screen The Menu key MENU selects the Moving Map Menu MENU press amp hold for 1 seconds opens the Map Presentation Menu The menu enables the user to select between generic representation mode three TAWS modes auto low sep and high sep and two Weather modes
65. display as a representation of a Waypoint IDENTIFIER An abbreviated name that is assigned to an airport or navaid The identifier may be any combination of letters and numbers up to five characters in length INT INTERSECTION A Waypoint defined by any combination of courses or radials between two or more navaids Enroute and terminal intersections are part of the Geopilot II Database KTS KNOTS One Knot is a unit of speed equal to one Nautical Mile per hour LANDMARKS Any prominent object such as monument building silo tower mast on land which can be used in determining a location or a direction 80 LAT LATITUDE The distance north or south of the equator measured in an arc with the equator being 0 and the poles being 90 LON LONGITUDE The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian 0 which intersects Greenwich England The range is 0 180 E moving east of 0 and 0 180 W moving west of 0 LORAN The Loran chains are groups of transmitting stations that use timed radio pulse transmissions MAGNETIC NORTH The migrating pole where the earth s magnetic lines converge The north magnetic pole is some distance from true north at 76 1 N 100 W MARK Reference points related to cursor position MASK ANGLE The Elevation height above the horizon measured in Degrees below which the Geopilot II will not search for satellites The Mask Angle used by the Geopilot II is variable It starts at 8 a
66. drawn on the screen Inserting a Waypoint To edit a flight plan on the moving map be sure the flight plan is selected as the Viewed flight plan See Sec 6 1 To insert a waypoint between two existing waypoints in the viewed flight plan move the cursor over the leg to be edited gt ENT ADD FP LEG ENT The new waypoint is now inserted into the flight plan 3 5 MOVING MAP MENU The Moving Map Menu provides access to the set up functions of the Moving Map display Here you can define the items for display Map Orientation Auto Zoom selective display and other settings to customize the Geopilot II for your navigational needs From Moving Map press MENU to display the Moving Map Menu From here use the cursor key to select the item desired and press ENT to activate At any time press ESC to back out of the menus and return to the Moving Map NOVING NAP NEM U Fig 3 5 Moving Map Menu 3 5 1 Viewed Fp This item enables you to select the Flight Plan to display on the Moving Map from the list of stored Flight Plans The Flight Plan that is Viewed can then be edited or activated from the Moving Map display gt MENU VIEWED FP ENT The Flight Plan list will display using the cursor key highlight the Flight Plan and press ENTER Select an EMPTY Flight Plan if you do not want a Flight Plan to display on the Moving Map or to create a new Flight Plan f
67. e Bearing and press ENT The Distance box is now active using the cursor key enter the Distance for the line to extend and press ENT To remove a radial select the object icon or the radial line with the cursor then gt ENT PROJECT RADIAL ENT A Warning message appears asking if you would like to remove the radial Press ENT to confirm or ESC to exit To remove all radials stored in the Geopilot II see also Par 14 9 gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT CLEAR ALL RADIALS ENT 3 4 4 A B Function The A B Function allows you to calculate distance and bearing between two specified points A and B The distance and bearing will appear in the A B data field box at the top of the screen This must be selected for display see Data Window Par 3 2 To measure two points gt Place the cursor at first position A ENT A B FUNCTION ENT gt Place the cursor at second position B ENT A B FUNCTION ENT You can also measure distance from the current fix position using the A B feature From Home or Auto Zoom mode gt ENT A B FUNCTION ENT This will place A at the current fix position then gt Place the cursor at second position B ENT A B FUNCTION ENT 24 This line will remain on the screen until it is deactivated To deactivate gt E
68. ect the number desired and press ENT The default setting is Off 00 14 3 3 Waypoint Alarm Radius Specifies the radius of a circle around the User Waypoint when your aircraft reaches a point within this circle an alarm sounds and the Waypoint Alarm box apprears on the screen Note The alarm is only active for User Waypoints with this symbol selected for the icon GN To set the alarm gt MENU 1 sec MENU ALARM SETUP ENT AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENT After pressing ENT a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT The default setting is OFF 00 00 After pressing ENT a window is displayed In this files the 00 00 default value is set Choose a parameter moving the arrows keys and press ENT to confirm 14 3 4 TAWS Alarm Enables the TAWS alarm Note Vertical ALRM string appears at the right down edge of the TAWS Legend BOX when the TAWS Alarm is enabled 14 3 5 Airspace Ahead Alarm If your projected track will cross an airspace sector an alarm will sound and a warning box will appear on the screen If there is an altitude limitation to the airspace we will display an alarm if your current altitude is within 500 feet of the limitations To set the time interval for the alarm gt MENU 1 sec ALARM SERUP ENT AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENT After pressing ENT a box will
69. ected The Auto Home mode will allow the user to 15 pan away from his present position to view other parts of the map and return to present position automatically when no buttons are pushed for a pre determined amount of seconds Auto Zoom mode will keep your present position and your destination in the screen at all times The screen will automatically zoom in as you get closer To shut off this function simply select OFF The Cursor Mode OFF Selected will allow you to move the map to any position to view data or details To return to your present position just press ESC while in moving map The control for these functions is found in the Moving Map Menu under Auto Position Mode 1 3 4 Moving Map Icons The following icons are displayed on the Moving Map to represent Waypoints navigation aids and airports Hsien NDB than 6060 FT 2460 MT Tho Ine gt vv indicates longest runway heading bowen AA m Airport with major runway 5000 8069 FT 1524 2460 MT The eee AAA than 5000 FT 1524 MT The line TACAN VOR TACAN VOR DME High altitude or Remote Communication Outlet RCO AA OA Z Enroute intersection Ta P Y Y Q O A 1 3 5 Course Predictor Indicates the projected position at the set time interval if the current speed and heading are kept This allows the pilot to correct for wind drift in real time right from the moving map To select course predictor VOR DME Low
70. eed WCV Waypoint Closure Velocity WPL Waypoint Location XTE Cross Track Error 90 For information about the NMEA format specifications NMEA National Office PO Box 3435 New Bern NC 28564 3435 U S A Telephone 252 638 2626 Fax 252 638 4885 E mail nmea coastalnet com http www nmea org 91
71. een is blank you may have a broken connection and no data is being received Use to stop or continue after pause data displaying ENT to show data in hex or ASCII mode normal or small and ESC to exit 78 APPENDIX A TERMS This section explains the terms that you may find unfamiliar ACQUISITION Occurs when the Geopilot II locates a signal and collects data from a satellite AIRPORT DATABASE A series of files of airport positions described near the geographical center of the airport and as defined by ICAO with runways frequencies with sectors and services available information Based on the ARINC 424 format for Jeppesen s Database ALMANAC Data on the general location and health of all satellites in the GPS constellation Can be collected from any available satellite in about 15 minutes ALT ALTITUDE Height above mean sea level Density Altitude and the Altitude computed by a GPS receiver may differ due to the effects of selective availability ARTCC AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER ATTENTION AREAS Areas in which special attention by the mariner is required because of natural or man made hazards or sailing regulations and restrictions Moreover a special symbol is placed inside the area selecting On or Contour options This is valid also for the categories FISHING FACILITY MARINE FARM CULTURE MILITARY PRACTICE AREA RESTRICTED AREA SEAPLANE LANDING AREA When the area is sm
72. em it is possible to activate deactivate any cartographic object To change the program from the map pages it is necessary to press CYCLE 3 6 4 POI Settings This feature is similar to the Selective Display but refers to the Points of Interest POI MENU POI SETTINGS ENT PO Settings SONM Fig 3 5 13 POI Settings 35 4 NAVIGATION amp LOCATION The Navigation and Location screen displays a full page of navigation information with location coordinates To access from the Main Menu gt MENU 1 sec NAV LOCATION ENT NAV LOCAT ION ZA 3 32 40 L eS 2 51 57 31 N 000 00 56 H 3282 Fig 4 Nav Location screen 4 1 NAVIGATION amp LOCATION DATA The Navigation data displayed in this window is based on the current Flight Plan leg or active Waypoint If no Flight Plan is active only Ground Speed and Track can be displayed The CDI is a graphic display of Cross Track Error XTE The airplane remains at the center with the course line needle moving right and left in relation to the airplane icon When the line is to the left of the airplane you are right off course and must turn left fly to the line to close on the course Note Distances are measured horizontally If the icon rotates 180 and points toward the bottom of the display you are moving away from the destination The numbers on either side of the CDI represent a full scale deflection
73. eroon Zambia Antananarivo Cormors Madagascar Mayotte Island Reunion Angola Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Mozambique Seychelles Chad N Djameno Zimbabwe Malawi Lesotho Zaire Antarctica Afr Mali Republic Southwest 85 ICAO CODE GB GC GE GF GG GL GM GO GQ GU GV HA HB HC HE HF HK HL HR HS HT HU K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K7 LB LC LE LF LG LH LI LK LL LM LO LP LQ LR LS LT LX LY LZ 86 NAME Gambia Canary Islands Melilla Sierra Leone Guinea Bissau Liberia Roberts Dakhla and Laayoune Morocco Dakar Dakar Oceanic Senegal Mauritania Guinea Republic Cape Verde Sal Oceanic Ethiopia Burundi Somalia Egypt Djibouti Kenya Nairobi Libya Rwanda Sudan Tanzania ganda SA Idaho Montana Oregon Washington Wyoming SA Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico Utah SA lowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota SA Houston Oceanic Control Area Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas USA Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio Wisconsin USA New York Oceanic Control Area Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Virginia West Virginia USA Miami Oceanic Control Area Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Albania Bulgaria Cyprus Republic of North Cyprus Spain
74. ertical Dilution Of Precision VNAV Vertical Navigation The actual path of the aircraft descending to a final destination Provides descent point Altitude and rate information VORTAC A navaid that provides a VOR DME and TACAN at one site WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System The Federal Aviation Administration FAA in cooperation with other DOT organizations and DOD is augmenting the GPS SPS with a satellite based augmentation system the WAAS It will provide a signal in space to WAAS users to support en route through precision approach navigation After achieving initial operational capability the WAAS will then be incrementally improved over the next years to expand the area of coverage increase the availability of precision approaches increase signal redundancy and reduce operational restrictions WAYPOINT Any point to which one intends to navigate A sequence of Waypoints makes up a Flight Plan WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984 Coordinates System or Datum developed by the Defense Mapping Agency DMA XTE Cross Track Error The perpendicular distance between the present position and the course line Given as a distance right or left of course when facing the destination Displayed in NAV as XTE or on the CDI as a deflection Shows more detail in a smaller area Shows a wider area with less details APPENDIX B MAP DATUM A map datum is a mathematical description of the earth or a part of the eart
75. ff The default setting is On 14 1 2Scale Format Selects the desired setting for display of the map scale in the Data Window field gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENT SCALE FORMAT ENT The selection options are BAR the width of the screen is equal to the bar length times the number displayed LEVEL a letter associated with C MAP s chart cell level is displayed 66 WIDTH the width of the screen is displayed Use the cursor key to select and ENT to accept The default setting is Bar 14 1 3 Language Selects the language in which you wish menu information to be displayed i e screen labels menus and options Map detail will remain in English gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT LANGUAGE ENT Use the cursor key to select and ENT to accept The default setting is English 14 1 4 Military Frequency The display of Military Frequency data can be set to ON or OFF this data is found in European Database cards gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT MILITARY FREQUENCY ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENT to accept The default setting is Off 14 1 5 Airspaces Level Sets the Altitude value that conditions the air spaces display if MOVING MAP MENU gt AIRSPACE SETTINGS gt DISPLAY AIRSPACE
76. from the Moving Map press ENT The menu displayed will be Cursor or Position dependent upon the map mode see map mode above CURSOR mode POSITION mode Fig 3 4 Cursor Position Menu 3 4 1 Airspace Information Airspace Info will display information about the airspace within the cursor position fix The selected 23 area s of airspace queried is highlighted gt ENT AIRSPACE INFO ENT Like Automatic Info the window is opened in the top or bottom part of the screen One window displays all airspace objects Displayed information is the following Name of air space type of airspace altitude range tower frequency for airport traffic areas or main airport frequency for Class B and Class C areas 3 4 2 Full Information Full Info window displays C Map attribute information for the object under the cursor position gt ENT FULL INFO ENT Found objects are presented using a tree structure Using the cursor key highlight the object desired and press ENT for further details 3 4 3 Project Radial The project radial feature creates a line at a given bearing and distance from a navaid or user waypoint If no object is present an error message stating Object not found will appear on the screen The Geopilot II will store 10 radials To project a radial first select the object with the cursor then gt ENT PROJECT RADIAL ENT Using the cursor key enter th
77. h and is based on the ellipsoid or the arc of an ellipsoid that most closely represents the area being described In addition the datum is centered at a specific location the datum origin A datum may describe a small part of the earth such as California or Iceland or may describe the entire earth such as WGS84 depending on which ellipsoid or ellipsoidal arc is selected Since datums use different ellipsoids and origins the LAT LON coordinates of the same position differs from one datum to another The difference may be slight or great depending on the datums involved but will affect the apparent accuracy of the positioning information provided by a GPS receiver GPS and all of the Geopilot II cartridges use the WGS84 datum which is the model of the earth that is the closest possible average of the planet as a whole Your chart datum is usually 82 found in the legend If the datum is not WGS84 means that position coordinates determined with the Geopilot Il may not appear to agree with coordinates determined from a printed chart APPENDIX C ICAO CODES The Geopilot II Database of airports is drawn from the system of ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization identifiers Unlike the IATA International Airline Transport Association identifiers seen on charts and luggage tags the ICAO codes minimize the possibility of duplicate identifiers and allow pilots to identify an airport s region and nearby large city ICAO codes for inter
78. he SD zone and the message OK are shown 2 If there is a SD inserted in the slot but it is a damaged SD the name of the SD zone and the message Faulty are shown 3 If there is not any SD inserted in the slot the message not present is shown 4 If there is an User SD inserted in the slot the message USER CARTRIDGE is shown e C CARD Connector Indicates if there is a malfunction in the connector It is used only in production 15 4 3 Serial Ports If you are having problems receiving data from the position finding instrument this test should help determine the problem e Change Parameters To change the parameters of the serial interface This menu allows to select the Port Signal Source between UARTO or UART1 the Baud Rate between 4800 or 9600 the Data Bits Word Length between 7 or 8 the Parity between EVEN ODD or NONE the Stop Bits between 1 or 2 the Polarity between or Default settings are Port UART1 Baud Rate 4800 Data Bits 8 Parity NONE Stop Bits 1 Polarity e Input Data Display To allow the chart plotter to act as a computer terminal and display the incoming data exactly as it received If the data displayed on the screen is unrecognizable you may have selected the wrong input parameters for your particular receiver for example NMEA 0182 instead of NMEA 0183 Check your receiver manual to be sure that you have selected the proper interface format If the scr
79. he data fields display The data fields window is updated continuously during flight For full information regarding navigation and GPS data you can select the Nav Location screen from the Main Menu see Chapter 4 To view A B BRG and DST the Info A B Function must be selected for display in a Data window field 3 3 AUTOMATIC INFO Automatic Info will provide details on cartographic objects Waypoints and navaid items when the cursor is placed over them This is a user setting that can be defined in Moving Map Menu The default is Automatic Information to be displayed for aeronautical and terrestrial data When the Cursor mode is active the Automatic Info window appears on the Moving Map screen if there is an object under the cursor position Depending on the cursor position the window is opened in the top or bottom of the screen If additional information is available for the object the box will indicate with the following message Press and hold ENT to select By doing so you will activate the information box and can then select the item using the cursor key if more than one item is displayed With the item highlighted press ENT again and the additional details will be displayed If the information is an airport the ENT will toggle between the pages of data Press ESC to exit 3 4 CURSOR OR POSITION MODE The Moving Map page provides a sub menu directly related to the cursor or position fix To activate
80. ich occur from overheating are reversible when temperature decreases Achtung Ultraviolette Strahlen k nnen die Lebensdauer vom Fl ssigkristalldisplay verk rzen Die derzeitige LCD Technologie bedingt diese verk rzte Lebensdauer berhitzung des Displays durch Sonneneinstrahlung f hrt zu einem Kontrastverlust und in extremen F llen sogar in eine Schw r zung des Bildschirmes Bei sinkenden Temperaturen normalisiert sich der Kontrast wieder und die Bildschirminformation wird wieder ablesbar Attention L exposition de votre cran LCD aux ultra violets lors de soleil intense r duira la dur e de vie de afficheur de votre lecteur Cette contrainte est li e la technologie des crans LCD Une augmentation trop importante de temp rature peut obscurer des zones de votre cran et le rendre ainsi inutilisable non couvert par la garantie Aviso La exposici n de la pantalla a los rayos UV puede acortar la vida del cristal l quido usado en su ploter Esta limitaci n se debe a la tecnologia actual de las pantallas LCD Evitar que la pantalla se caliente en exceso pues puede causar p rdida de contraste y en caso extremo la pantalla puede quedar totalmente negra Este problema revierte al enfriarse la pantalla 4 Warning A measure of knowledge by the user is required for proper and safe use of the chart plotter Read the User Manual and the Warranty completely Use Good Judgement This product is an excellent navigation aid but
81. ignal to noise ratio of each satellite signal being used Ranges from 00 lowest to 99 highest A scale for indicating the strength of the signal and the likelihood of the lock on the signal being lost 81 TCA TERMINAL CONTROL AREA Class B airspace TPA TRAFFIC PATTERN ALTITUDE The Altitude required when entering the traffic pattern TRACK The historical movement over the ground TRACKS amp ROUTES Recommended and established routes for ships at sea including traffic separation schemes deep water routes TRUE NORTH Geographic north located at the earth s north pole TTG TIME TO GO The estimated time needed to reach your destination based on your current speed and the distance to destination TWR TOWER FREQUENCY The radio frequency for contacting the tower UNICOM UNICOM FREQUENCY Used for general traffic advisories Provides airport information for non controlled airports UTC UNIVERSAL TIME The current time at the Prime Meridian Abbreviated as UT or UTC Also ref to as Zulu time Z USER COMPACT FLASH The Geopilot II uses the optional User COMPACT FLASH to save user data it is a convenient medium to store and retrieve your information USER WAYPOINT Place on the chart identified by its coordinates and displayed on the screen with a reference symbol UTM Universal Transverse Mercator Metric Grid system used on most large and intermediate scale land topographic charts and maps VDOP V
82. irm the deleting of the file Press ENT to confirm or ESC to cancel Note It is not possible to overwrite the content of an existing file 51 9 APPROACH DATA PROCEDURES WARNING The Geopilot II is not certified for use as the only navigation device during Instrument Flight Rules as established by the FAA Instrument approach points displayed in the unit are for information only and do not establish authority for a pilot to fly the IFR approach procedure in actual instrument flying conditions For IFR flight The final Approach Segment amp Missed Approach Point the Geopilot Il is to be used strictly as a monitoring instrument only An approach procedure is a series of pre determined maneuvres for the orderly transfer of an aircraft under instrument flight conditions from the beginning of the initial approach to a point from which a safe landing may be made visually Generally the approach pattern and procedure is not chosen until arrival in close proximity of the destination airport since conditions may change on route To activate an Approach it is necessary to have an active Flight Plan or GOTO For each airport with at least one published final approach there exists one or more named approach procedures Each approach procedure can be related to a runway and to nearby NavAids such as ILS VOR NDB GPS 9 1 APPROACH FROM THE MOVING MAP Note You must start with an empty flight plan
83. ists in the Database Altitude From Altitude To Offset Distance and Glide Slope can be edited Vertical Navigation is a full screen page with the following structure TRIP COMPUTER 9 00 o0 0 00 o0 1 2135 650 221197 Fig 10 4 Vertical Navigation page e Distance Altitude a From S s Offset gt SS Distance Glidestope F Sa Sa 0247 Altitude To Entered as glideslope in degrees the unit computes feet minutes or meters seconds Field Elevetation Fig 10 4a Vertical Navigation function 56 Vertical Navigation can be activated On only if a Flight Plan is active destination present Destination point for Vertical Navigation is the last point of the Route or destination of GoTo mode Prior to the Descent Point being reached the Distance To Go displays TO Time To Go to Descent point and Descent Rate from the current position After passing Descent point the system displays TO Time To Go to the Destination and Target altitude based on actual descent profile Time To Descent or Target ALT values can be displayed in the Data Window of Moving Map and HSI modes The Vertical Navigation value displayed in the HSI is calculated as a difference between current altitude from GPS and Target altitude 10 5 WIND CALCULATION The Wind Calculation feature computes winds aloft by comparing Ground Speed and Track with indicated heading indicated air speed and Outside Air Temperature gt MENU
84. k function allows the unit to send Track data from the serial port using the C MAP Proprietary NMEAO183 PCMPT sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT TRACK DOWNLOAD ENT 65 14 THE SYSTEM SET UP MENU The System Setup Menu allows the user to change how the Geopilot II displays information System Setup options are arranged in sub menus For example all options that relate to the Fix functions are in Fix Setup sub menu and all options related to time or date are in Date Time Setup gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT Once you are in the System Setup Menu use the cursor key to highlight the sub menu desired and press ENT to activate or to proceed to the next selection SYSTEM SETUP GENERAL SETUP FIX SETUP ALARM SETUP SETUP 8 TIME SETUP USER DATA AR ALL RADIALS FACTORY DEFAULTS gt gt gt gt gt gt Fig 14 The System Setup Menu 14 1 GENERAL SET UP The General Setup sub menu controls the Geopilot II settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT 14 1 1 Beeper The Geopilot II makes a beep with each key press warning or alarm message gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT BEEPER ENT Use the cursor key to select and ENT to accept The Off selection of this menu will turn all beeper sounds O
85. l restore the data field settings to the default values of Track TRK Ground Speed GS To Descent Distance DST Estimated Time Enroute ETE and Altitude ALT From the HSI screen gt MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS ENT 5 2 4 Compass Orientation The Compass Orientation allows you to set the orientation mode for the HSI compass to either North up or Track up The Compass Orientation controls the rotation such that track heading Track up or North up always appears at the top of the screen gt MENU 1 sec HSI SCREEN ENT MENU COMPASS ORIENTATION ENT Note Full screen HSI is displayed now with black background if DARK option is selected in Data Window Color setting The same rule that is applied to Data Window HSI thumbnail 39 6 FLIGHT PLAN gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT The Flight Plan mode allows you to create a Flight Plan with User Points Temporary Waypoints or Jeppesen object as Waypoints Flight Plans can be entered on the Moving Map see Par 3 5 or in the Flight Plan Menu if all Waypoints are known objects The Geopilot II can store up to 15 Flight Plans with up to 100 individual legs each Additional Flight Plans can be stored in the Compact Flash entering File Manager Database The Flight Plan Menu page provides the BRG DST ETA and Fuel data for the active viewed Flight Plan By using the left right cursor key it is p
86. leted and only if they are not contained in a Flight Plan If the option to Edit or Remove Waypoint is not displayed in the Cursor Position Menu adjust the cursor closer to the object icon 8 2 USER WAYPOINTS DATABASE METHODS 8 2 1 Creating User Waypoints Database Methods A User Waypoint can be entered manually into the User Database Menu by selecting a display icon entering a name up to 8 characters and keying in the desired Coordinates To enter a Waypoint via the Database Menu page from the Moving Map gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENT USER WAYPOINTS ENT Edit the name up to 8 characters using the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENT to accept and to pass to the next field Repeat the same procedure to change the Coordinates and Icons fields 8 2 2 Editing User Waypoints Database Methods To edit a Waypoint already created within the Database from the Moving Map gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENT USER WAYPOINTS ENT select Waypoint to edit ENT Using the up down and left right keys select a user icon and press ENT to move to the next column Continue in this manner through each column When you have reached the last column and press ENT the Waypoint will be saved and sorted into the table alphanumerically 8 2 3 Deleting User W
87. lites is current for a limited time generally about 14 days 7 3 5 GPS Information Sources The needs of the worldwide civil GPS user community are served by the Civil GPS Information Center GPSIC in Virginia The GPSIC is operated and maintained by the U S Coast Guard for the Department of Homeland Security Its primary function is to provide information on the Global Positioning System and satellite status and to serve as a point of contact The GPSIC has general GPS literature available free upon request The Center also maintains up to date almanac data and Operational Advisory Broadcasts containing current constellation status and planned satellite outages There are three ways to quickly obtain current information about the Global Positioning System from the GPSIC 1 Recorded phone message at 703 313 5907 2 WebSite www navcen uscg mil 3 Live information at phone 703 313 5900 47 8 WAYPOINT amp DATABASE The Geopilot II uses three types of Waypoints Jeppesen Waypoints are contained in the Compact Flash and include Airport VOR NDB and Intersection Waypoints Each of these Waypoints is displayed on the Moving Map by an icon These Waypoints can be searched in the Database Menu and identified on the Moving Map with Quick Info or Full Info Each of these Waypoints can be used in a Flight Plan for the Nearest Search or GoTo functions When used in a Flight Plan details regarding the Waypoint are displayed in the Destin
88. map Units of measurement default to feet To switch to meters go to MENU gt MENU x3 UNITS SETUP ENT ALTITUDE 3 6 MAP PRESENTATION MENU The Map Presentation Menu enables the user to switch quickly among several map presentation modes plain Land Elevation TAWS and Weather North America only From here use the cursor key to select the item desired and press ENTER to activate At any time press ESC to back out of 32 the menus and return to the Moving Map 3 6 1 Generic Generic is the default presentation the Geopilot 2 will show just land elevation if selected in the Moving Map Menu with neither TAWS or Weather information 3 6 2 TAWS TAWS Terrain Awareness Warning System depicts the separation that exists between the terrain and the airplane In order to properly display TAWS you ll need to configure the Geopilot Il In MAP mode press the MENU key select TERRAIN and press ENT A menu is displayed Select TAWS and confirm by pressing ENT Important Note After TAWS is enabled TAWS will not be displayed on the map You will need to acquire a position fix The simulation mode can be used for training purposes Press the MENU key twice and select Simulator from the Main Menu Press ENT and set to ON Once TAWS has been enabled the Geopilot II will display a legend in the lower left corner of the display that depicts the TAWS color scheme Fig 3 5 11 2 TAWS Plea
89. n exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT CRUISE ENT After pressing ENTER select each item Power as Required Carburetor Heat Check Mixture Lean Engine Parameters Lights as Required Electrical Load Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 11 5 LANDING gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT LANDING ENT After pressing ENTER select each item Mixture Prop Mixture Fuel Tanks Fuel Pump Carb Heat Seat Belts Trim Flaps Gear Lights Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 61 12 SIMULATOR The built in Simulator function allows you to become proficient in the use of the Geopilot II before ever taking it into the cockpit No current position fix is required because the Geopilot II simulates position data internally The Geopilot II simulates flight in two ways a straight flight path or following a selected route The Simulator will display v
90. n select an EMPTY Flight Plan number gt MENU VIEWED FP ENT EMPTY ENT ESC Press to begin adding the Waypoints of your Flight Plan The Add Waypoint box will open allowing you to select the type of object for your first Waypoint Use the cursor key to select the object type and ENT to activate This will bring up the Database Menu for that object Select the Database item desired see Par 8 3 1 in the Database Menu for details on selecting objects and press ESC or MENU to add to the Flight Plan A warning box will appear asking you to confirm your selection before adding it to the Flight Plan Press ENT to accept or ESC to quit Use the down cursor key to move the highlighted line to the next blank space and proceed as above to continue adding legs to the Flight Plan As each leg is added the software will calculate the bearing and distance between legs The total distance will appear at the bottom of the screen During flight the ETA and Fuel data will be calculated based on your actual flight conditions 6 3 ACTIVATE amp DEACTIVATE A FLIGHT PLAN A Flight Plan must be activated to provide navigational data gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT Be sure the Flight Plan you would like to activate is the Viewed Flight Plan appearing on the screen If it is not you will need to select it from the Flight Plan menu gt
91. national airports use a 2 character identifier for the region followed by 1 character that identifies the airport s general area then 1 character of the airport For example the ICAO code for Melbourne Australia is YMML IATA code MEL All of Victoria and Tasmania are in the YM region and the international airports in the Melbourne area start with M Therefore Melbourne International Airport is YMML and the nearby Moorabbin Airport is YMMB In North America the region containing Los Angeles begins with a K and the airport identifier of L A International Airport is KLAX Merrill Field in Anchorage Alaska begins with region code PA its identifier is PAMR The ICAO codes for the hundreds of smaller airports around the world whose names include numbers are not preceded by a region prefix For example Barrie Executive Airport in Barrie Ontario Canada is NA3 The following pages contain maps and a table of ICAO codes The map of the continental U S contains the 2 character codes that identify the U S K and the area the following number The world map shows the region codes only The ICAO codes in the table are 2 character codes like K2 and similar ICAO codes for the U S these codes identify both region the first character and a geographical area within the region the second character Where necessary the geographical area or nearest nation is also included in parentheses Please note that these regions
92. nd engine settings Fuel can be calculated in pounds liters or gallons the units of measure used for the valuesentered here are selected from Units Setup menu in the System Setup Menu see Par 14 5 gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT FUEL CONSUMPTION ENT CARBURANTE ENT Fig 10 6 Fuel Consumption page To set Fuel Consumption parameters use ENT to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and use the cursor key to move between fields Press ESC to return to the Calculator Menu If your current Ground Speed is over 20 Knots the Geopilot II will display Actual GS and will not allow you to edit the value The Geopilot II will compute and display Fuel Consumption for each leg of a Flight Plan and total fuel needed for the flight in the Flight Plan page see Chapter 6 When selected for display the data fields window will provide information on the flight time remaining before the reserve fuel has been reached Note The Fuel Consumption represents calculated fuel use based on user data The reserve does not represent actual fuel available in the aircraft Fuel Consumption can be modified en route by increasing or decreasing the fuel burn rate to match actual usage The new fuel computation will be averaged over the full distance and provide a good estimate of fuel remaining When refueling en route combine the amount of new fuel and the remaining fuel
93. nd under certain conditions may drop as low as 0 MIN MINUTE A unit of measure equal to1 60th of one Degree of a circle MORA This Minimum Off Route Altitude provides minimum altitudes for terrain and obstruction clearance within the section outlined by the Latitude and Longitude lines Mora values clear all terrain and obstructions by 1 000 in areas where the highest terrain and obstructions are 5 000 MSL or lower Mora values clear all terrain and obstructions by 2 000 in areas where the highest terrain and obstructions are 5 000 MSL or higher Moras are not shown where there is no published data MOVING MAP The Moving Map is the default state of the software This mode represents the Moving Map screen and Data Window MT METER A metric distance measurement equal to 39 37 inches NATURAL FEATURES Any topographic feature formed by the action of natural processes coastlines relief glaciers NDB NON DIRECTIONAL BEACON A low medium frequency navigation aid that sends non directional signals that can be used for navigation NM NAUTICAL MILE A distance measurement equal to 6 076 feet or 1 15 Statute Miles Also equal to one Minute of Latitude NMEA NATIONAL MARINE ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION Professional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces NMEA format has been adopted by parts of the avionics industry OF
94. ocation of all available satellites in the GPS constellation referenced to the initial position or last fix On the bottom half of the screen see previous figure there is a polar representation of the Azimuth and Elevation of the satellites used to compute a position fix The Elevation is the height of the satellite above the horizon with 5 lowest near the horizon and 90 highest being directly overhead the Geopilot II does not normally use satellites with Elevations lower than 10 Azimuth is the satellite s location in relation to true north measured clockwise as a bearing A satellite with an Azimuth of 90 is to the east The circle contains a number indicating the number of the satellite and it is green when it is used for the fix solution red otherwise On the left side there are histograms indicating the S N ratio SNR The bar is green when the satellite is used for the fix red otherwise When a valid fix is received the Geopilot II displays the current position coordinates Date Time HDOP VDOPGS TRK and ALT on the GPS page 7 2 GPS RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS e Receiver L1 C A code DGPS WAAS Ready e Channels 12 Max Solution Update Rate 10 sec 45 e Cold Start avg lt 45 sec e Warm Start avg lt 40 sec e Hot Start avg 8 sec 7 3 HOW GPS WORKS Each GPS satellite continuously broadcasts two signals an SPS Standard Positioning Service signal for worldwide civilian use and a PPS Precise Po
95. of the earth and subject to other scientific assumptions Identified by a unique name such as WGS84 or NAD27 DEFAULT The value or setting automatically chosen by the Geopilot II unless directed otherwise DEGREE 1 360th of a circle On a Great Circle 1 60 min DGPS DIFFERENTIAL GPS Provides even greater positioning accuracy than standard GPS DME Distance Measuring Equipment ELEVATION Altitude above sea level MSL Usually refers to field Elevation of an airport Also refers to a satellite s height above the horizon EPHEMERIS DATA Data on the specific location of a satellite that is collected from that satellite when it is first located and is periodically updated while the satellite is being tracked Remains current for up to 2 hours ETA ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL The estimated time of day the destination Waypoint will be reached based on your current speed and the distance to destination ETE ESTIMATED TIME ENROUTE The estimated time needed to reach your destination based on your current speed and the distance to destination FILE It is collection of information of the same type stored on a User COMPACT FLASH Each file must have a unique name ideally one that describes its contents File names are kept in a directory on each User COMPACT FLASH FP FLIGHT PLAN A planned course of travel with one to twenty five legs each with its own origin and destination FP LEG The line connecting two waypoints
96. om Distance and Estimated Time 43 Enroute ETE Using the cursor key select the desired object and press GOTO to activate a Route to this item To obtain additional details regarding the object press ENT and the Database page will appear To locate the object on the Moving Map without creating a GoTo Flight Plan press and hold GOTO for 2 seconds Note The Nearest list displayed is based on your current GPS position If no GPS position is available the list is based on the current cursor position 44 7 THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM The Global Positioning System GPS is a constellation of satellites that orbit the earth twice a day transmitting precise time and positioning information to anywhere on the globe 24 hours a day The system was designed and deployed by the U S Department of Defense to provide continuous worldwide positioning and navigation data to U S and allied military forces GPS broad commercial applications were recognized early in the system s development and the U S government decided to allow free access to GPS signals Today GPS is used in a wide variety of commercial and scientific applications 7 1 GPS PAGE The GPS page shows GPS data in graphic mode displaying satellite availability and status gt MENU 1 sec GPS PAGE ENT GPS PAGE 51 56 17 N 000 03 39 E 3281 33 3 Fig 7 1 The GPS page This page displays the current status and l
97. ossible to change the table columns displayed choosing between BRG DST ETA and DST ETA Fuel The Flight Plan Menu is where you can edit view and activate Flight Plans To open the Flight Plan Menu press MENU from the Flight Plan page FLIGHT PLAN Haypoint PRG ST ETA EGSS AS E050 EO 298 M 72 47 04 30 Fig 6 Flight Plan page with Flight Plan menu box open See section 3 4 6 regarding Flight Plan creation from the moving map page 6 1 VIEWED FLIGHT PLAN When you enter the Flight Plan Page the information appearing on the screen is for the current Viewed Flight Plan The Flight Plan name will appear at the top of the page All actions within the Flight Plan menu are related to the currently Viewed Flight Plan To select the Flight Plan to view gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU VIEWED FP ENT Using the cursor key select the Flight Plan desired for viewing activating editing The Viewed Flight Plan will display on the Moving Map Select an Empty Flight Plan if you do not want a Flight Plan to display on the Moving Map In addition the viewed Flight Plan can be selected from the Moving Map Menu See Sec 3 5 1 6 2 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN FROM THE DATABASE gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU 40 The Flight Plan Menu will open You will need to select Flight Plan number to view When creating a Flight Pla
98. p Time Setup also in the Setup Menu refer to Chapter 14 4 2 SAVE CURRENT FIX AS USER WAYPOINT You can save your current position as a User Waypoint while viewing the Nav Location page by pressing ENT A warning box will appear to confirm your desire to add the Waypoint displaying the default Waypoint name Press ENT to accept or ESC to cancel This Waypoint is now stored in your User Waypoint Database 37 5 THE HSI SCREEN The HSI screen presents the desired course to be flown and the current Track in a graphical format similar to the Horizontal Situation Indicator of an aircraft using the compass rose as the center of the display From Moving Map gt MENU 1 sec HSI SCREEN ENT 5 1 HSI DESCRIPTION The HSI calculates user data current Flight Plan and VNAV calculator data with GPS data to provide the visual display of the parameters of flight While flying with the HSI mode the Heading Index and Course Indicator guide you to your destination Heading Index Course Indicator Vertical Situation Indicator Scale Data Window Compass Indicator Scale Fig 5 1 HSI screen The Vertical Situation Indicator VSI scale is displayed on the left side of the screen while the Course Deviation Indicator CDI scale is displayed at the bottom of the screen Use the cursor keys up down to change VSI scale among 250 500 and 1000 FT Use the cursor key left right to change CDI scale among 0
99. provides storage for 10 Flight Plans of 100 legs each From the Moving Map screen you can edit and create Flight Plans using the cursor The Flight Plan edited or created will be the one that is currently viewed by the software see Chapter 6 Creating a Flight Plan To create a new Flight Plan from the Moving Map screen be sure the current viewed Flight Plan see Chapter 6 is empty Place the cursor at the desired position on the map this can be an aero object APT VOR NDB INT User Waypoint or a spot on the map gt ENT INSERT FP LEG ENT This will create the first Waypoint within your Flight Plan Continue this way to add the remaining Waypoints within your Flight Plan Note Se If several aero objects are found under the cursor the system will default the selection as follows Airport VOR NDB INT If no aero object is found a temporary Waypoint is placed at the coordinates of the cursor and is named WPTxxx where xxx is a number Add Waypoint To add a Waypoint leg to the viewed current Flight Plan place the cursor over the position 25 gt ENT INSERT FP LEG ENT This will place another leg onto the end of the current viewed Flight Plan Remove Waypoint present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor position gt Place the cursor over existing Waypoint ENT REMOVE WAYPOINT ENT If the Waypoint was within the Flight Plan the revised leg will be
100. re handled by the internal GPS receiver and do not require additional equipment 14 2 3 Fix Symbol A flashing icon on the Moving Map displays the GPS position fix gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT FIX SYMBOL ENT This setting allows you to select among a Plane or Standard circle with an X icon The default setting is Plane 14 2 4Static Navigation A GPS receiver can produce speed settings that are minimal when standing still The Static Navigation sets a threshold for the speed When the speed received from the positioning device is under 0 89 knots the Geopilot II displays zero The default setting is On gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT STATIC NAVIGATION ENT 14 2 5 Course Predictor The Geopilot II will display a line with a circle at the end to indicate the position your aircraft will reach at the set time based on current direction of travel and speed This is continuously updated to account for changes gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT COURSE PREDICTOR ENT Setting options are OFF INFINITE 1 MIN 3 MIN 6 MIN 10 MIN 30 MIN 1 HOUR 2 HOURS The default setting is 10 MIN 14 2 6Head Up Response The Head Up Response is related to the Track up mode of operation When displaying the position fix in Track up the set
101. ress ENT to confirm action To Clear all totals all fields While on the Trip Computer Page press ENT to confirm action 10 4 VERTICAL NAVIGATION The Vertical Navigation VNAV function prepares a descent profile and recommends a descent to the altitude of the destination of the active Flight Plan or to some OFFSET point from the destination The Vertical Situation Indicator in the HSI display is activated with this function the units of measure used for the values entered here are selected from Units Setup menu in the System Setup Menu see Par 14 5 This feature requires that a Flight Plan be activated 55 gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT VERTICAL NAVIGATION ENT User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Vertical Navigation parameters use ENT to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and the cursor key to move between fields Press ESC to return to Calculator menu Note The Vertical Navigation solution estimates the target altitude altimeter reading from glideslope distance to the Waypoint and the total altitude change GPS altitude is not accurate enough for stand alone vertical navigation Some values are automatically displayed Time To Go Distance Descent Rate and Altitude From are based on current GPS data An Altitude To is displayed if a Traffic Pattern Altitude for the destination ex
102. rom the Moving Map 26 3 5 2 Auto Position Mode To set Auto Zoom or Auto Home mode gt MENU AUTO POSITION MODE ENTER The following options are available OFF The moving map display will remain in CURSOR or HOME mode as set by the user AUTO ZOOM Used to keep the current position and the destination Target visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible during all phases of flight When Auto Zoom is selected and the cursor is active the map will reposition the cursor to the center point of the current position fix and the destination waypoint as needed to keep both items visible on the display AUTO HOME The Moving Map page will automatically change to the HOME mode when no cursor activity is present for 60 seconds The default setting is AUTO HOME Auto Zoom is On the Auto Zoom mode is activated see Par 3 1 3 gt MENU AUTO ZOOM ON ENT The Auto Zoom mode is used to keep the fix position and the destination Target visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible 3 5 3 Data Window mode The Data Window is displayed on the top of the Moving Map This window provides navigation information relating to the Flight Plan and GPS data This screen can be customized to allow you to select the information based on your flying needs gt MENU DATA WINDOW MODE
103. s heading to steer toward destination bearing from the present position to the destination magnetic or true BOD Bearing Origin to Destination BW Bearing and Distance to Waypoint GGA GPS position time fix quality number of satellites used height of antenna HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision differential reference information and age GLL GPS derived Latitude Longitude and time of fix GSA GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA sentence and DOP Dilution of Precision values GSV Number of satellites in view satellite numbers elevation azimuth and SNR value HDG Heading Deviation amp Variation HDM Heading Magnetic HDT Heading True HSC Heading Steering Command PCMPA C MAP Proprietary Sentence A contains Time Fix Latitude Longitude SOG COG Date For more information contact your local dealer PCMPT C MAP Proprietary Sentence used to transfer Track history data and all additional information ssociated to the Track For more information contact your local dealer RMA Recommended Minimum Specific Loran C Data RMB Data status Cross Track Error direction to steer origin destination Waypoint Waypoint location bearing to destination and velocity toward the destination RMC Time Latitude Longitude Speed Over Ground Course Over Ground and date RTE Routes RTE Routes VHW Water Speed and Heading VIG Course Over Ground amp Ground Sp
104. se Note When TAWS is enabled the color scheme is always displayed The rules for TAWS are divided into two levels 1 L1 500 ft agl M1 1 000 ft agl H1 2 000 ft agl 2 L2 1 000 ft agl M2 2 000 ft agl H2 3 000 ft agl The TAWS rules allow you to calculate the color scheme to be used for depicting the OCH Obstacle Clearance Height The OCH Obstacle Clearance Height is the difference of your own altitude GPS Altitude less the Land Elevation OCH ALT LE This calculation considers the Lowland and Highland definition where A Lowland is the terrain under 3 000 feet of elevation 33 B Highland is the terrain over 3 000 feet of elevation In the Lowland case the TAWS colors will be red yellow and green according to the following values of the OCH Red L1 from lt 0 ft up to 500 ft Yellow M1 from lt 500 ft up to 1 000 ft Green H1 from lt 1 000 up to 2 000 ft Transparent no color gt 2 000 ft In the Highland case the TAWS colors will be red yellow and green according to the following rules of the OCH Red L1 from lt 0 ft up to 1 000 ft Yellow M1 from lt 1 000 ft up to 2 000 ft Green H1 from lt 2 000 up to 3 000 ft Transparent no color gt 3 000 ft In the Auto case the Geopilot II shifts the level of the TAWS depending terrain altitudre In addition to the TAWS legend in the lower left corner of the screen all vertical obstructions
105. sec CALCULATOR ENT ELAPSED TIMER ENT 54 This will begin the timer To turn Off the timer press ENT from this menu A warning box will appear on screen to confirm your action Press ENT to confirm or ESC to quit and continue the timer calculation The default setting is Off 00 00 00 10 3 TRIP COMPUTER The Geopilot II provides a calculation page which tracks speed flying time and distance traveled This data is statistical in nature and is calculated based on GPS parameters Note The Fuel Calculator Starting Fuel entry will reset the partial trip data To select the Trip Computer page gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT TRIP COMPUTER ENT TRIP COMPUTER 2 4 32 4 32 4 0 00 o0 0 00 o0 1 2135 2650 8911187 Fig 10 3 Trip Computer page Flying Avg Speed values above 35 knots divided by flying time Overall Avg Speed values divided by Partial Distance Maximum Speed Fastest speed reached Current Speed Current GPS speed Flying Time Total time when speed is greater than 35 knots Stopped Time Total time unit was on with a GPS fix and speed was less than 2 knots Trip Time Total time the unit is on regardless of GPS fix Partial Dist Total distance since reset Trip Dist Total distance traveled since reset To Reset Partial totals to zero all fields except trip distance While on the Trip Computer Page p
106. select a local time display continue with the next step 14 6 2 Local Time Difference If you select local time above you must key in an offset from UTC The correct time difference must be entered to calculate the local time gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT DATE amp TIME SETUP ENT LOCAL TIME DIFFERENCE ENT After pressing ENT a window appears using the cursor key select the difference between local time and UTC to the nearest 30 Minutes Press ENT to activate Note If you are unsure what the time difference is for your area get a position fix using the UTC format Display the Location page and note the displayed time Compare UTC to your local time and note the difference Key in the difference as hours and minutes to the nearest half hour using a negative value if you are in the western hemisphere for example the difference in New York is 5 hours or 4 hours on Daylight Savings Time 14 6 3 Data Format gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT DATE amp TIME SETUP ENT DATE FORMAT ENT The Geopilot II displays dates as MM DD YY Month Day Year or DD MM YY Day Month Year The default setting is MM DD YY 14 7 COLORS SET UP gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT COLORS SETUP ENT 73 14 7 1 Data Window Colors This setting controls the background color of the data windo
107. sitioning Service signal for U S and Allied military use The SPS signal is a spread spectrum signal broadcast at 1575 42 MHz The signal is virtually resistant to multipath and nighttime interference and is unaffected by weather and electrical noise All commercial and consumer GPS receivers are SPS receivers The SPS signal contains two types of orbit data almanac and ephemeris Almanac data contains the health and approximate location of every satellite in the system A GPS receiver collects almanac data from any available satellite then uses it to locate the satellites that should be visible at the receiver s location Ephemeris data represents the precise orbital parameters of a specific satellite Receivers listen to signals from many satellites simultaneously and triangulate a position fix using the interval between the transmission and reception of each satellite signal a receiver tracks more satellites than are actually needed for a position fix so that if one satellite becomes unavailable the receiver knows exactly where to find the best possible replacement Three satellites are required for two dimension positioning which determines position only and four satellites are required for three dimension positioning to determine position and elevation 7 3 1 Accuracy In general an SPS receiver can provide position information with an error of less than 25 Meters and velocity information with an error of less than 5 Meters per second
108. sor key Similarly to increase decrease the contrast use left right cursor key In addition the Time and the GPS State are shown 2 4 SELECTING THE LANGUAGE It is possible to select the language in which the information is displayed for screen labels menus and options but it does not affect the map information The default setting is English gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT LANGUAGE ENT 19 Choose the language you want and press ENT again to confirm 2 5 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 2 5 1 Down Or Up load Flight Plans amp Tracks The Geopilot II can also send and receive Flight Plans from the AvMap Flight Planner or another device compatible with it through the serial port the USB port is for factory use only This requires an optional data cable that can be purchased from your avionics dealer or AvMap Navigation for a proper connection to the device see following figures 2 5 1 1 Download Upload Waypoints The Download Waypoint function allows you to send the current Waypoints to the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD ENT The Upload Waypoint function allows you to receive Waypoints from the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS UPLOAD
109. tation allows you to select the priority of the map display and color selections among AERO TERRESTRIAL AERONAUTICAL MARINE settings gt MENU MAP PRESENTATION ENT The options are Aero Terrest Aeronautical Marine The default setting is Aero Terrest Aeronautical setting will change all land based detail to a light color to enhance the aeronautical data When using aviation and land based Compact Flashs be sure this setting is on Aero Terrestrial Switch to Marine when utilizing the C MAP Marine Compact Flashs 3 5 8 Automatic Information The display of Automatic Information is controlled by this setting The category of detail selected will be displayed on the Moving Map automatically when the cursor is placed over the object gt MENU AUTOMATIC INFO ENT The selection options are OFF AERO TERREST AERONAUTICAL TERRESTRIAL MARINE refer to Par 3 3 If the category is turned Off no details about objects will be displayed automatically Full Info is can be viewed from the Cursor Menu The default setting is Aero Terrest 3 5 9 Rangerings Range rings 30 degrees radials added cross at rings center is selectable in TRACK UP mode in the Fix position for increased Pilot Awareness 29 3 5 10Vfr Airspace Land Marine And Other Settings The following menus enable disable the display of categories of data gt MENU VFR AIRSPACE LAND MARINE OTHER SETTINGS ENT
110. te DIRECT to any FP WP departure point included gt GOTO DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT ENT In this case a D appears in front of the destination waypoint in the FLIGHT PLAN page Note When there is a DIRECT go to waypoint a menu item RESYNC DIRECT is added to the GOTO menu With this option you can resync from your current position to the destination waypoint 6 4 NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN The Geopilot II allows you to create a user defined name of 12 alphanumeric characters for each Flight Plan This name will appear at the top of the page when viewed and in the Flight Plans List when viewing all Flight Plans To edit the default name gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU RENAME FP ENT Use left right cursor key to select the field and the up down cursor key to insert the desired name At any time in the rename screen ENT will activate the name change 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN This will delete the Flight Plan from the Geopilot Il memory enabling another Flight Plan to be created in this FP number gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU CLEAR FP ENT A Warning window will appear to confirm deletion press ENT to confirm ESC to abort 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN The Flight Plans stored in the Geopilot II memory can be automatically reversed by gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT
111. terface e Serial I O port Physical Characteristics Size e Ultra sleek 100x139 7 x 35 4 cm Weight e Under 1lib 390 g LCD display Color 5 LCD TFT ultra bright sun viewable e resolution 320x240 pixels Power Supply 10 35 V cigarette plug power cable e Operating Temperature Range 32 F to 131 F 0 C to 55 C Storage Temperature e 13 F to 158 F 25 C to 70 C Keyboard Backlighted silicon rubber 1 2 BASIC The GEOPILOT2 is controlled by using 6 keys and the cursor key As you press a key a single audio beep confirms the key action three rapid beeps indicates that no response is available NEAR Key For quick access to the GPS status press and hold 1 sec the NEAR key The Brightness and contrast will appear the GPS status and current time are displayed at the bottom of this box Fig 1 2 The Geopilot II 14 1 3 FLYING START These pages provide a very brief overview of several of the Geopilot II s important features the Main Menu the Moving Map GoTo flights and locating a Waypoint in the Database It does not replace the User Manual which should be read to get the fullest possible use from your Geopilot Il Note The Geopilot II is an aid to navigation It does not replace paper charts and good judgement 1 3 1 The Moving Map Before starting connect the Geopilot II to power and place the antenna with a clear view of the sky Turn On the unit pressing NEAR Press ENT
112. tes at the beginning of airport identifiers where applicable see Appendix 4 for details 8 3 2 File Manager 50 Using CF memory cards with different versions of the navigation software or updating the map data may cause the loss of your user Routes Tracks and Waypoints To avoid this inconvenience it is recommended that you save your Routes Tracks and Waypoints that you have created To access the File Manager window gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENT FILE MANAGER ENT You will enter in the File manager now you can save load and delete your user data To Refresh or Initialize the FileManager press MENU select one of the two options and press ENT Note The Initialization will remove all the data stored in the CF To save user files press Edit the name up to 8 characters using the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENT to accept and to pass to the next field After a RAM clear or a software update you can reload previously saved data To load user files use the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired data and press ENT A warning box will appear asking you to confirm the loading of the file Press ENT to confirm or ESC to cancel To permanently delete user files use the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired data and press ENT A warning box will appear asking you to conf
113. th NO FP displayed currently in view EMPTY the ACTIVATE FP option is removed With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Standard FP Navigation With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Direct to FP Waypoint Navigation With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT and DEACTIVATE DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT options are added The ACTIVATE FP item is removed Direct to non FP Navigation With NO FP displayed currently in view EMPTY the ACTIVATE FP option is removed With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Note GOTO creates a temporary Flight Plan that is not stored in the Geopilot II memory 6 7 3 GoTo Quick Info From the QUICK INFO menu when there are many Aeronautical Objects near the CURSOR press GO TO to navigate PUSH and HOLD GO TO to ADD a LEG to the FLIGHT PLAN 6 8 NEAREST SEARCH FOR GOTO FLIGHT PLAN ACTIVATION Pressing NEAR at any time will provide a list of the 13 Nearest Database objects The first page to appear will be the last chosen category of data To select another category of data press MENU to display the available categories NEAREST AIRPORTS EGSS STANSTED a37 297 M A E 1 1 M 25 5 2 H 2 UOS aa Fig 6 2 Nearest function with Nearest menu opened The Nearest page will display the identifiers bearing To and Fr
114. the Geopilot II requires 9600 Baud Rate Verify that the data cable connections are proper External device is not responding The data port is not turned on or is not outputting messages in the correct format Refer to the external device s user guide to determine the correct message format Check the Installation Settings menu and make any necessary changes The Geopilot II may not be properly connected to the external device Check all connections to be sure they are correctly made and secure Navigate feature does not work Blanks are displayed in the navigation data fields until a GPS fix has been obtained this usually occurs within a few Minutes Also a Flight Plan must be active to display values for navigation related information such as Cross Track Error and you must be travelling at least 2 Knots to display values for velocity related information such as GS Activate a Flight Plan and or increase your speed Fluctuations in positioning and navigation data Small fluctuations in positioning and velocity related navigation is normal 15 3 3When Nothing Else Works The list above should allow you to solve most of the operating problems you are likely to encounter 76 Simply disconnecting the Geopilot II from power for a moment may solve your problem as well If this does not help try resetting the Geopilot II to the factory defaults gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FACTORY DEFAULTS
115. ting selected here will enable the heading to vary the degree selected before the map is redrawn A higher number here will result in less redraw time gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT HEAD UP RESPONSE ENT Setting options are 5 10 15 45 90 The default setting is 15 14 3 ALARM SET UP The Geopilot II provides alarm settings for various functions Here you can set the system for your navigational requirements gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT 14 3 1 Arrival Alarm Radius Specifies the radius of a circle around the Waypoint of a Route when your aircraft reaches a point within this circle an alarm sounds and the Waypoint Arrival box appears on screen To set this alarm 68 gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT ARRIVAL ALARM RADIUS ENT After pressing ENT a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT The default setting is Off 00 00 14 3 2XTE Alarm Range Specifies the distance your Cross Track Error XTE can vary before the sound of an alarm To set this alarm gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT XTE ALARM RANGE ENT After pressing ENT a box will appear with 00 Using the cursor key sel
116. tion of the path over ground actually followed CONSTELLATION The satellites in the Global Positioning System GPS Positioned in six orbital planes approximately 11 000 NM above the earth COORDINATES A Latitude and Longitude position that corresponds to a specific point on the earth s surface COURSE The planned line of travel the line between your start position and the destination CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency May be Unicom Multicom or Tower Frequency CULTURAL FEATURES Any man made topographic feature as built up area buildings roads CURSOR mode In Cursor mode the screen is controlled by your movement of the cursor When in Cursor mode a data field line will appear under the Data Window providing LAT LON of the cursor position If a fix has been computed a distance and bearing will also appear from the position fix to the cursor In this mode it is possible to scroll on the map such that the position fix will not be displayed on the screen When this occurs you can quickly display your position by activating Home mode 79 DATA WINDOW Data Window is an information panel representing customized data fields The layout of these fields depends on the screen mode DATABASE A collection of data that can be accessed by the user for airports VORs NDBs Intersections and User Waypoints DATUM A method of assigning position coordinates to real world locations Based on an underlying ellipsoidal model
117. tions and chosen the proper menu selections and are still having problems a RAM Clear will bring the system back to factory default settings Many times this will clear the errors and bring the Geopilot II back to operating condition RAM CLEAR can be found in the System Test Menu Note The additional tests in the System Test Menu are intended for factory testing Faulty findings within these menus is not necessarily a true result as factory settings and equipment are often used during these tests 77 15 4 1RAM Menu Make sure the Geopilot II is turned Off While pressing and holding any other key turn the Geopilot II On A new menu will appear on the display Use the cursor key to select the RAM Menu and press ENT to select RAM Test or RAM Clear e RAM Test ENT on RAM Test to verify the integrity of the RAM If the message ERROR appears the RAM is physically damaged e RAM Clear ENT on RAM Clear to to activate press ENT again to confirm at this time if you do not wish to clear RAM press ESC This operation will erase all Marks Flight Plans stored Track plots and destinations It will also return all selections Input Data Format selective display etc to original default values 15 4 2C CARD Menu To check the SD and its connector e SD Test To test the SD There are the following possible situations 1 If there is a SD inserted in the slot and there is not a malfunction the name of t
118. w display gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT COLORS SETUP ENT DATA WINDOW COLOR The options are Dark or Light The default is Dark 14 8 CLEAR USER DATA Deletes all Flight Plans Track history and User Waypoints gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT CLEAR USER DATA ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 9 CLEAR ALL RADIALS You can delete all stored Projected Radial lines displayed on the Moving Map with this one function gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT CLEAR ALL RADIALS ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 10 FACTORY DEFAULTS This will restore the Geopilot II to all factory default settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FACTORY DEFAULTS ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 74 15 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS The Geopilot II must be connected to a 10 35 V DC power source and the antenna requires a clear view of the sky in order to operate GND TXA Yellow YELL

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