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1. ENTER 13 3 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 ENTER FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD ENTER 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 ENTER FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD ENTER 13 4 TRACK DOWNLOAD The Download Track 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 ENTER TRACK DOWNLOAD ENTER 67 14 THE SYSTEM SET UP MENU The System Setup Menu allows the user to change how the EKP IV 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 ENTER Once you are in
2. CHECKLISTS ENTER GROUND CHECK PRE TAKEOFF LANDING YYY Y Fig 11 Checklists page 11 1 ENGINE START gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER ENGINE START ENTER After pressing ENTER select each item Doors Belts Parking Brake CKT BRK Carb Heat Throttle Mixture Master Switch Fuel Pump Start Engine RPM Gauges Press ENTER to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not 62 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 ENTER GROUND CHECK ENTER After pressing ENTER select each item Brakes Steer Props Mags Vacuum Oil Tmp Press Fuel Pressure Carb Heat Ammeter Primer Locked Flt Controls Lights Press ENTER 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 3 PRE TAKE OFF gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER PRE TAKEOFF ENTER 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 ENTER to mark each item after ch
3. ENTER 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 Data window sg Course Indicator Heading index to be followed i to reach the destination GoTo Vertical Situation indicator fp scale Course Deviation Indicator Compass pa scale Fig 5 1 HSI screen The Vertical Situation Indicator VSI scale is displayed on the left side of the screen rounded to the nearest 100ft min or 0 5 m sec 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 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 Note When the XTE is greater than the full scale indication the deviation bar of the ruler changed with a gt or lt sign to display an out of scale condition 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 40 5 2 1 Add Mark Under Fix While in HSI mode it is possible to c
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5. 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 CLEAR 55 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 ENTER TRIP COMPUTER VERTICAL NAVIGATION WIND CALCULATION FUEL CONSUMPTION Fig 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 wind
6. gt MENU 1 sec MENU ALARM SETUP ENTER AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENTER After pressing ENTER a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENTER The default setting is OFF 00 00 After pressing ENTER a window is displayed In this files the 00 00 default value is set Choose a parameter moving the arrows keys and press ENTER 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 5Altitude Alarm Specifies the bounds of minimum and maximum altitude In case they are exceeded the alarm will ring Bounds set to O are considered OFF 14 3 6Airspace 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 ENTER AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENTER After pressing ENTER a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENTER The default setting is OFF 00 00 In addition you can select the category of airspace associated with the alarm To select the categor
7. 1 3 1 The Moving Map Before starting connect the EKP IV to power and place the antenna with a clear view of the sky Turn On the unit pressing POWER Press ENTER 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 ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT 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 m Present the desired course MRIN MENU to be flown and the current track in a graphical format similar to the Horizontal Situation Indicator of your aircraft Displays current navigation information with location coordinates owa to create a t n 9 Displays the GPS data viewing satellite availability and status Allows to access information stored in the data cartridges ge Assists the user in the preflight and in flight calculations for Vertical Navigation Wind Special menu to enable and Fuel Consumption the checking Allows to use the EKP IV Control the data input output without position data Allows the user to chang
8. LIMITATION OF IMPLIED 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 o
9. 13 2 13 3 13 4 NMEA OUTPUT WAYPOINTS UPLOAD DOWNLOADS FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD DOWNLOAD TRACK DOWNLOAD 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 51 52 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 14 THE SYSTEM SET UP MENU 14 1 GENERAL SET UP 14 1 1 Beeper 14 1 2 Scale Format 14 1 3 Language 14 1 4 Military Frequency 14 1 5 Nearest Airports 14 1 6 Terrain Legend 14 1 7 Power Save 14 1 8 Layout 14 1 9 Data Window Color 14 1 10 Menu Color 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 2 7 Fix Circe Range 14 2 8 GPS Restart Timeout 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 Altitude Alarm 14 3 6 Airspace Ahead Alarm 14 3 7 Event Log 14 3 8 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 CLEAR USER DATA 14 8 CLEAR ALL
10. 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 display as a representation of a Waypoint IDENTIFIER An abbreviated name that is assigned to an airport or navaid The identifier may be 86 any combination of letters and numbers up to five characters in length INT INTERSECTION A Wa
11. ENTER 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 9 Coordinate System gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER 75 COORDINATE SYSTEM ENTER 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 EKP IV displays time and date settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER DATE amp TIME SETUP ENTER 14 6 1 Time Format gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER DATE amp TIME SETUP ENTER TIME FORMAT ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired setting and press ENTER Time can be displayed as 24 UTC Zulu time 12 hour or 24 hour local time The default setting is 24 UTC If you select a local time display continue with the next step 14 6 2Local Time Difference If you select local time above you m
12. Perpendicolare dalia rota 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 amp 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 ENTER A warning box will appear to confirm your desire to add the Waypoint displaying the default Waypoint name Press ENTER to accept or CLEAR to cancel This Waypoint is now stored in your User Waypoint Database 39 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
13. SELECTIVE DISPLAY ENTER Dua om merma Fine ine Drie Fig 3 6 3 Selective Display Settings 36 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 ENTER 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 them 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 ENTER Fig 3 6 4 POI Settings 37 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 ENTER 43 06 91 N 012 18 13 E 3922 00 31 25 0 0 100 Fig 4 Nav Location screen
14. The default setting is Off gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER TRACK SETUP ENTER TRACK DISPLAY ENTER 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 EKP IV stores many thousand of points data points to display a pattern of aircraft movement 73 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 ENTER TRACK SETUP ENTER TRACK RECORDING STEP ENTER 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 6Clear Track Deletes all of the Track history and begins new gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER TRACK SETUP ENTER CLEAR TRACK ENTER After pressing ENTER a windo
15. 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 gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENTER VERTICAL NAVIGATION ENTER User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Vertical Navigation parameters use ENTER to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and the cursor key to move between fields Press CLEAR 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 exists 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 VERTICAL NAVIGATION WPT O2 00
16. 122 6 7 Fig 10 4 Vertical Navigation page 58 Distance gt Altitude a From i gt a S S p Ofset Distance Glidestope Rr QS AltitudeTo Entered as glideslope in degrees the unit computes feet minutes or meters seconds Fig 10 4a Vertical Navigation function 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 1 sec CALCULATOR ENTER WIND CALCULATION ENTER User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Wind Calculation parameters use ENTER to edit the selected field a box appears arou
17. 14 14 14 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 19 20 20 20 21 21 21 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 3 5 5 Default Datafields 3 5 6 Map Orientation 3 5 7 Map Presentation Menu 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 6 4 POI Settings 4 NAVIGATION amp LOCATION 4 1 NAVIGATION amp LOCATION DATA 4 2 SAVE CURRENT FIX AS USER WAYPOINT 5 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 6 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 Crossed Airspaces Predictor 6 8 GoTo FLIGHT PLANS 6 8 1 GoTo Database Mode 6 8 2 GoTo Moving Map Mode 6 8 3 GoTo Quick Info 6 9 NEAREST SEARCH FOR GOTO FLIGHT PLAN ACTIVATION 6 10 Saving Flight Plans 7 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 30
18. DONE will appear confirming the action 14 8 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 ENTER CLEAR ALL RADIALS ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears press ENTER to confirm deletion or CLEAR to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 9 FACTORY DEFAULTS This will restore the EKP IV to all factory default settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FACTORY DEFAULTS ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 77 15 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS The EKP IV 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 Black 4 TXA Yellow 3 RXA BiancoWhite 2 DIFF IN Red YELLOW TXA WHITE gt RXA RED DIFF IN 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 ANTENNA ASSEMBLY amp PLACEMENT The antenna comes with a 5 meter cable with a SMB connector The antenna is designed for use inside the aircraft It can be temporarily mounted on t
19. 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 92 Mali 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 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 GEE Gare LZ ICAO CODE MB MD MG MH MK MM MN MP MR
20. 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 ENTER 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 or COURSE_ UP mode in the Fix position for increased Pilot Awareness 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 ENTER 31 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 Note The VFR Reporting points can be used as Route waypoi
21. 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 States at the beginning of airport identifiers where applicable see Appendix 4 for details 8 3 2 File Manager 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 ENTER FILE MANAGER ENTER 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 ENTER The first time that this function is used with a certain card it will be needed to initialize it Press MENU in the page and select INITIALIZE Note The Initialization creates a new database file removing all the data stored in the card in case the database file is already present To save user files press ZOOM IN Edit the name up to 8 characters using the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then up do
22. 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 small 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 ST
23. bring the EKP IV 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 15 6 1RAM Menu Make sure the EKP IV is turned Off While pressing and holding any other key turn the EKP IV On A new menu will appear on the display Use the cursor key to select the RAM Menu and press ENTER to select RAM Test or RAM Clear e RAM Test ENTER on RAM Test to verify the integrity of the RAM If the message ERROR appears the RAM is physically damaged e RAM Clear ENTER on RAM Clear to to activate press ENTER again to confirm at this time if you do not wish to clear RAM press CLEAR 82 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 6 2C CARD Menu To check the Compact Flash and its connector e Compact Flash Test To test the Compact Flash There are the following possible situations 1 If there is a Compact Flash inserted in the slot and there is not a malfunction the name of the Compact Flash zone and the message OK are shown 2 If there is a Compact Flash inserted in the slot but it is a damaged Compact Fla
24. 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 EKP IV 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 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
25. deactivate Home mode press CLEAR 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 23 To activate Auto Zoom mode press CLEAR 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 CLEAR 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 ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT 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 top 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 the data fields display The data fields window is updated continuous
26. describe the entire earth such as WGS84 depending on which ellipsoid or ellipsoidal arc is selected 88 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 EKP IV 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 found in the legend If the datum is not WGS84 means that position coordinates determined with the EKP IV may not appear to agree with coordinates determined from a printed chart APPENDIX C ICAO CODES The EKP IV 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 international 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 regi
27. 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER means press and hold down the MENU key for 1 second using the cursor key selects the System Setup menu press ENTER using the cursor key selects the Fix Setup menu and then press ENTER 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 EKP IV contains a built in base map with coast shorelines names of states major cities highways lakes and rivers When the EKP IV is first opened please check it for the following contents e C MAP Navdata Compact Flash inserted in the slot at the base of the unit e Antenna and 5 meter cable with SMB connector e Power Cable with cigarette lighter adapter e Velcro Leg Strap e User Manual Optional Accessories e PC Data cable 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 many thousand of points e Step by Distance Auto 20 100 500 Mt 1Km 5 30 Sec 1 Min Cartographic Functions e Worldwide B
28. 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 89 Fig C ICAO Codes for areas included in the database Fig Ca ICAO Codes for sub continental areas 90 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 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 Cameroon Zambia Antananarivo Cormors Madagascar Mayotte Island Reunion Angola Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Mozambique Seychelles Chad N Djameno Zimbabwe Malawi Lesotho Zaire Antarctica Afr Republic Southwest 91 GA ICAO CODE GB GC GE GF GG GL GM GO GQ GU
29. 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 ENTER REMOVE WAYPOINT ENTER Note Only User Waypoints may be deleted 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 ENTER USER WAYPOINTS ENTER ZOOM IN 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 ENTER 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 ENTER USER WAYPOINTS ENTER select Waypoint to edit ENTER Using the up down and left right keys select a user
30. item to display in the highlighted is box Highlight the desired item from the list and press ENTER to accept You can then scroll to another box and proceed as above Once all boxes are set up press CLEAR to exit 29 Estimated Time Arrival Trip Time Distance Scale and North Indic Vertical Navigation Fig 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields Note The Dest Wpt Info option requires 3 vertical fields for display therefore you can only select this option in a top field on the 3 line display or the top field in the HSI Fields display If you attempt to select this item in another filed the system will beep three times and revert to the previous selection mode If you have the Dest Wpt Info displayed and would like to change to three different items select the top of the Destination Info box The first filed will display the one you selected and the bottom two fields will display default items 3 5 5 Default Datafields This will restore data fields settings to default values gt MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS ENTER 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 i e 1 Line 2 Lines etc 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 ENTER The opt
31. 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 CLEAR 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 CLEAR again if the cursor key have not been pressed between these two CLEAR 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 Home Screen Amplifier Mode 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 in North up Course up or Track up see Moving Map Settings Par 3 5 To
32. mode is the default in order to use the unit with the attached leg mount The Horizontal mode can be used when the unit is placed on the panel or using one of the R A M 69 mounting options While in the Moving Map Mode gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP MENU GENERAL SETUP ENTER LAYOUT ENTER VERTICAL or HORIZONTAL An information screen will appear to ensure the desire is to change and to notify that the unit will restart The Warning Page will show hit ENTER to have the Moving Map appear The unit will restart in the new display mode selected 14 1 9Data Window Color This setting controls the background color of the data window display 14 1 10 Menu Color This setting controls the background color of menus display 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER 14 2 1 Fix Source The EKP IV 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX SOURCE ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept When connecting the EKP IV to an external source be sure the data output of the external device is set for the corr
33. path or following a selected route The Simulator will display various 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 EKP IV 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 ENTER SPEED ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Speed and press ENTER gt HEADING ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Heading and press ENTER gt ALTITUDE ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Altitude and press ENTER Speed Heading and Altitude can be adjusted during the simulated flight gt SIMULATION MODE ENTER STRAIGHT ENTER Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator gt SIMULATION ENTER ON ENTER All functions of the EKP IV 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 Mo
34. the System Setup Menu use the cursor key to highlight the sub menu desired and press ENTER to activate or to proceed to the next selection FIX SETUP ALARM SETUP TRACK SETUP UNITS SETUP DATE amp TIME SETUP COLOR SETUP vvrvrvrvyv y CLEAR USER DATA CLEAR ALL RADIALS FACTORY DEFAULTS Fig 14 The System Setup Menu 14 1 GENERAL SET UP The General Setup sub menu controls the EKP IV settings gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER 14 1 1 Beeper The EKP IV makes a beep with each key press warning or alarm message gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER BEEPER ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The Off selection of this menu will turn all beeper sounds Off The default setting is On 68 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 ENTER SCALE FORMAT ENTER 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 WIDTH the width of the screen is displayed Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The default setting is Bar 14 1 3 Language Selects th
35. 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 33 33 33 34 34 34 34 35 35 36 37 38 39 40 40 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 44 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 46 47 48 48 48 48 P33 7 3 4 F395 Differential GPS Monitoring amp Controlling The GPS GPS Information Sources 8 WAYPOINT amp DATABASE 8 1 8 1 1 8 1 2 8 1 3 8 1 4 8 2 8 2 1 8 2 2 8 2 3 8 3 8 3 1 8 3 8 3 8 3 2 USER WAYPOINTS MOVING MAP Creating User Waypoints Moving Map Saving Present Position Moving Map Methods Editing User Waypoints Moving Map Methods Deleting User Waypoints Moving Map Methods USER WAYPOINTS DATABASE METHODS Creating User Waypoints Database Methods Editing User Waypoints Database Methods Deleting User Waypoints Database Methods DATABASE Database Menu 1 1 Selecting Database Search Fields 1 2 Displaying Sunrise and Sunset Information File Manager 9 APPROACH DATA PROCEDURES 9 1 9 2 9 3 APPROACH FROM THE MOVING MAP APPROACH FROM FLIGHT PLAN DATABASE SELECT APPROACH FOR GOTO 10 CALCULATOR 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 COUNTDOWN TIMER ELAPSED TIMER TRIP COMPUTER VERTICAL NAVIGATION WIND CALCULATION FUEL CONSUMPTION 11 THE CHECKLISTS 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 11 5 ENGINE START GROUND CHECK PRE TAKE OFF CRUISE IN FLIGHT LANDING 12 SIMULATOR 12 1 12 2 12 3 SIMULATING STRAIGHT MODE SIMULATING ROUTE MODE TURNING THE SIMULATOR OFF 13 THE COMMUNICATION 13 1
36. 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 To change the CDI scale press the left right cursor key The EKP IV references navigation information to the next Waypoint in the active Flight Plan When you reach the destination of one leg the EKP IV 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 38 gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER Highlight the destination Waypoint of the desired leg and press GOTO to activate that leg of the Flight Plan Cerctio di Arrivo Raggo 0 25 Nm a x
37. ATION 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 Direction 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 com
38. AvMar EKP E Pra USER MANUAL updated to software version 2 13 156 R 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
39. FFIC 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 EKP IV 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 Vertical 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 Augmentat
40. FP In the Airspace Prediction Setup the pilot can select which airspaces should be notified and the extimated altitude of flight If 44 the FP passes through one or more of the airspaces selected a popup window will appear showing a list of them The selectabel airspaces are Class B Class C Towers amp Control zones Restricted Areas and Moas amp other Suas every one with a switch ON OFF Pressing ENTER on Crossed Airspaces Predictor label will start the check 6 8 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 8 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 EKP IV 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 6 8 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 obj
41. Flight Plan details regarding the Waypoint are displayed in the Destination 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 The info regarding the Jeppesen cycle the cycle number the validity period Start Date and Expiring Date displayed on Title page and on About page 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 EKP IV 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 15 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 Us
42. HSC RMA RMB RMC VTG WCY XTE see Appendix F for more details on NMEA sentences 1 GNP Black 4 TXA Yellow YELLOW TXA BLACK GND Male Plug Jack 2 5mm diameter Fig 2 5 2 NMEA Connections 20 2 5 3 Down Or Up load Flight Plans amp Tracks The EKP IV 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 FR 1 en TI DB 9 Fig 2 5 3 Optional Data Cable L GND Black 4 TXA Yellow Z RXA BiancoWhite YELLOW lt lt TXA WHITE gt RXA RED DIFF IN BLACK GND Male Plug Jack 2 5mm diameter Fig 2 5 3a directional Communicatons 2 5 3 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 ENTER WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD ENTER 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 ENTER WAYPOINTS UPLOAD ENTER 2 5 3 2 Download Upload Flight Plan The Download Flight Plan function
43. High altitude A VOR araia Z Enroute Intersection tT 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 altitude A Terminal Intersection Fig 1 3 4 Moving Map Icons gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER COURSE PREDICTOR ENTER 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 ENTER To activate a GoTo Flight Plan to a specific Database item select the category and press ENTER Select the database item and press GOTO again to activate 15 To deactivate press GOTO and select DEACTIVATE 1 3 7 Crossed Airspaces Advisor gt GOTO CROSSED AIRSPACES ADVISOR When this function is enabled every time a new leg of an active FP is entered the navigator warns with an alert whether the leg is approaching an airspace among the ones selected
44. 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 Slovakia 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 93 RJ 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 UW VA 94 Japan 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 Martini
45. NU FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU CHANGE APPROACH select the approach ENTER 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 ENTER MENU REMOVE APPROACH ENTER 9 3 SELECT APPROACH FOR GOTO If a GOTO to an airport is active or an FP containins an airport as destination point 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 EKP IV will remove the GOTO destination airport and replace it with the approach waypoints The GOTO destination is now the first approach waypoint The EKP IV 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
46. No part of this User Manual 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 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 FEATURES 1 1 Specifications BASIC FLYING START 3 1 The Moving Map 3 2 The Main Menu 3 3 Moving Map Functions 3 4 Moving Map Icons 3 5 Course Predictor 3 6 Golo 3 7 Crossed Airspaces Advisor 3 8 Database 3 9 Battery Compartment and Batteries 1 1 nn rn WA rn rn ren Croc Cerny 2 THE BASICS 2 1 THE KEYBOARD 2 2 TURNING THE EKP IV 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 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 2 5 1 Internal external GPS Source 2 5 2 NMEA Outputs 2 5 3 Down Or Up load Flight Plans amp Tracks 2 5 3 1 Download Upload Waypoints 2 5 3 2 Download Upload Flight Plan 2 5 3 3 Download Track 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS 2 7 DATA ENTRY 3 THE MOVING MAPS 3 1 OPERATING MODES 3 1 1 Cursor Mode 3 1 2 Home Screen Amplifier Mode 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 10 10 12 13
47. RADIALS 14 9 FACTORY DEFAULTS 68 68 69 69 69 69 69 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 76 76 77 77 15 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS 15 1 ANTENNA ASSEMBLY amp PLACEMENT 15 2 SECURING THE EKP IV 15 3 DIMENSIONS 15 4 INSERT CHANGE BATTERIES 15 5 TROUBLESHOOTING 15 5 1 Power 15 5 2 GPS Fix 15 5 3 When Nothing Else Works 15 5 4 Customer Support 15 6 SYSTEM TEST 15 6 1 RAM Menu 15 6 2 C CARD Menu 15 6 3 Serial Ports 16 EKP IV PRO 16 1 Functions for the automatic creation of Search and Rescue S A R flight pattern 16 2 Customized Regional Coverage Area 16 3 Place and Street Research 16 3 1 Place Research 16 3 2 Street Research 16 4 Connection to the radio localiz system Telefix and or Kenwood APRS Automatic Position Reporting System APPENDIX A TERMS APPENDIX B MAP DATUM APPENDIX C ICAO CODES APPENDIX D C MAP AV CARTRIDGE OPTIONS APPENDIX E C MAP DATA TRANSFER 78 78 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 82 82 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 85 88 89 95 96 1 INTRODUCTION If you have not used a GPS Charting System before and intend to use your EKP IV 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
48. S 2 5 1 Internal external GPS Source The EKP IV has an internal GPS Receiver Be sure the Fix Source is set to Internal GPS to receive data from this internal receiver gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX SOURCE ENTER Choose Internal GPS and press ENTER to confirm Otherwise if the EKP IV is using an external NMEA0183 positioning source set the Fix Source as External NMEA0183 The recognized Input NMEAO183 messages are the following GGA GLL GSA GSV HDG HDM HDT PCMPA RMC VHW VTG see Appendix E for more details on NMEA sentences gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX SOURCE ENTER Choose External NMEA0183 and press ENTER to confirm L GND Black i RXA White WHITE gt RXA BLACK GND Male Plug Jack a diameter Fig 2 5 1 External Input 2 5 2 NMEA Outputs The EKP IV can be connected to external equipment that accepts NMEAO183 data input Once attached the output of NMEA formatted position information can be enabled in the following manner gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER NMEA OUTPUT ENTER The default setting is Off The Output NMEA0183 messages are the following APA APB BOD BWC GGA GSA GSV GLL HSC RMA RMB RMC VTG WCYV XTE see Appendix F for more details on NMEA sentences BOD BWC GGA GLL
49. TER 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 from the Moving Map 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 ENTER 28 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 to
50. Use ZOOM IN to stop or continue after pause data displaying ENTER to show data in hex or ASCII mode normal or small and CLEAR to exit 83 16 EKP IV PRO The following features aer new for the EKP IV PRO 16 1 FUNCTIONS FOR THE AUTOMATIC CREATION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE S A R FLIGHT PATTERN Iin order to enter the Menu MENU 1sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU You may choose among three patterns EXPANDING SQUARE CREEPING LINE AHEAD and CIRCULAR Using the arrow keys select the values for each field and press ENTER to move to the next item When all of the values are entered press ENTER to activate the creation of the related Flight Plan Wait for a few seconds and press ENTER to confirm the creation of the Flight Plan Then press CYCLE in order to close the Flight Plan Menu Press GOTO to activate the created Flight Plan 16 2 CUSTOMIZED REGIONAL COVERAGE AREA The AvMap customized regional coverage option supplies the opportunity to create a Compact Flash loaded with the terrestrial data for your area The present coverage will be fixed by the data quantity available for your area ENTER to confirm 16 3 PLACE AND STREET RESEARCH 16 3 1 Place Research MENU 1sec DATABASE ENTER In order to carry on the research for a place select PLACE and then press ENTER Press ENTER again to edit the Name field moving u
51. a 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 EKP IV CONTINENTAL NAVDATA 95 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 plus 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 differ
52. ack 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 ENTER MENU COMPASS ORIENTATION ENTER 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 41 6 FLIGHT PLAN gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER 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 EKP IV 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 possible 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 0 00 80 49 141 9 05 11 Fig 6 Flight Plan page with Flight Plan menu box open See section 3 4 6 regarding Flight Plan c
53. ackground e Built in Continental Cartography Coordinates System DDD MM SS DDD MM mm DDD MM mmm UTM OSGB MGRS e North Reference 10 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 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 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 Speed Unit selection MPH KTS KMH e Altitude Unit selection FT FL MT e D
54. al 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 There are several GPS bulletin board services outside the United States including South Africa 27 12 803 8318 Germany 49 69 6333 418 Internet via TELNET 141 74 240 25 German X 25 Network Datex P from Sprintnet preferred 45050262720 Norway 47 32124045 or 47 32118369 United Kingdom 44 602 422111 full access is available only to members of the UK Civil Satnav Group There are other sources for GPS information ranging from free governmentally produced literature to purchased professional literature and seminars The geography department of your local college or the local office of the National Geodetic Survey may be able to help 49 8 WAYPOINT amp DATABASE The EKP IV 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
55. 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 ENTER FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD ENTER 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 21 gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD ENTER 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 3 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 ENTER TRACK DOWNLOAD ENTER 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS You may select how the EKP IV displays primary information such as how time is displayed from the System Setup Menu gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER Refer to Chapter 14 for information about the System Setup Menu 2 7 DATA ENTRY Information is keyed into the EKP IV when editing a Waypoint entering a Flight Plan using the calculator and searching the Database When the field is highlighted Enter or edit data by pressing u
56. and continue the timer calculation The default setting is Off 00 00 00 10 3 TRIP COMPUTER The EKP IV 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 ENTER TRIP COMPUTER ENTER FLYING AVG OVERALL AVG MAXIMUM SPEED CURRENT SPEED FLYING TIME STOPPED TIME TRIP TIME PARTIAL DIST TRIP DIST 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 57 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 press ZOOM IN ENTER to confirm action To Clear all totals all fields While on the Trip Computer Page press ZOOM OUT ENTER to confirm action 10 4 VERTICAL NAVIGATION The Vertical Navigation
57. at the current fix position then gt Place the cursor at second position B ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER This line will remain on the screen until it is deactivated To deactivate gt ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER 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 EKP IV 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 ENTER ADD WAYPOINT ENTER Edit Waypoint gt Place the cursor over Waypoint ENTER EDIT WAYPOINT ENTER 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 ENTER 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 Waypoin
58. be Cursor or Position dependent upon the map mode see map mode above 24 sorer Jian 197 QO7 4m 32 4 38 39 21 N 82 21 03 W 184 59 4 Naj 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 area s of airspace queried is highlighted gt ENTER AIRSPACE INFO ENTER 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 Single airspaces under the cursor can be highlighted Hold MENU 1 sec then select the airspace to be highlighted and press ENTER Press CLEAR in order to return to the Moving Map 3 4 2 Full Information Full Info window displays C Map attribute information for the object under the cursor position gt ENTER FULL INFO ENTER Found objects are presented using a tree structure Using the cursor key highlight the object desired and press ENTER 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 sc
59. brightness and contrast of the screen settings AvMap highly recommends that NiMH AA batteries be used available from AvMap Navigation or from any electronics shop DO NOT USE ALKALINE BATTERIES as they may damage the unit and void the warranty 16 2 THE BASICS This chapter provides general information about the functions of the keys and entering data connecting the EKP IV to power and using the antenna are described in Chapter 15 2 1 THE KEYBOARD The EKP IV has 10 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 POWER key POWER press and hold to turn the EKP IV On POWER 3 seconds once the EKP IV has been turned On turns the EKP IV Off POWER immediately release once the EKP IV has been turned On displays the Brightness and the Contrast Menu The PAGE key 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 Press and hold to access the NavData Page The GOTO key Activates a Flight Plan to the cursor po
60. 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 OFFSET 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 pa
61. craft 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER COURSE PREDICTOR ENTER 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 6 Head Up Response The Head Up Response is related to the Track up mode of operation When displaying the position fix in Track up the setting 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER HEAD UP RESPONSE ENTER Setting options are 5 10 15 45 90 The default setting is 15 14 2 7 Fix Circe Range This function displays a circle of arbitrary range with the fix as its center on the moving map gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX CYRCLE RANGE ENTER Use the cursor key to select the desired range 14 2 8GPS Restart Timeout This function enables to set a time range after which if fix is not present the GPS is automatically restarted If 0 Minutes are set the function is not activated 14 3 ALARM SET UP The EKP IV provides alarm settings for various f
62. curate as the entries made Always double check fuel calculations Sample Calculation Available fue 30 gal Total fuel est 52 min x 13 gaVhour 11 gal Fuel burn 13 5 gaVhour Total fuel est With reserves 1hour38min x 13 galfhour 21 0 gal Flight plan distance 106 Nm Reserve 45 minutes Fuel gauge ZWA JF 4 0g gt 4 30 o gt __ Distance 106 Nm a Groundspeed 120 Kis 63 minutes Thour 36min with reserves Fig 10 6a Sample Calculation 61 11 THE CHECKLISTS The EKP IV 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 ENTER ENGINE START or any other Checklist field ENTER Press Zoom In 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 ENTER to save Use the Zoom Out key to append a checklist item Up to 16 Checklist Items can be created in the Vertical Mode It is possible to save and load more than 1 set CHECKLISTS if one pilot flies more than one aircraft data to from a XML file in the CF and to DOWNLOAD UPLOAD it from to the EKP Note Your aircraft may have additional items that require checking for each procedure Consult your aircraft manual for a complete list MENU 1 sec
63. de gt MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENTER SPEED ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Speed and press ENTER Speed can be adjusted during the simulated flight gt SIMULATION MODE ENTER ROUTE ENTER Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator gt SIMULATION ENTER ON ENTER The simulated aircraft position will now fly the active Flight Plan from the first Waypoint 64 All functions of the EKP IV will work as in normal flight except for Altitude related functions Nota As stated earlier in the Simulation mode the EKP IV retains full functionality It is recommended that the Simulator be used to experiment with the full range of capabilities contained within the EKP IV 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 EKP IV returned to normal operation as follows gt MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENTER SIMULATION ENTER OFF 4 ENTER If the EKP IV had a position fix before the Simulation mode was entered then normal operation will resume If there was no position fix the EKP IV begins a satellite search and should obtain a position fix in the same manner as normal start up 65 13 THE COMMUNICATION The Communications Menu contains options that control the GPS data input
64. e Yoke mounts may not be appropriate for your aircraft Use care to ensure that the EKP IV does not obscure the primary instruments 78 15 3 DIMENSIONS 180 6mm 17 17 Fig 15 3 Dimensions 15 4 INSERT CHANGE BATTERIES Pemo di centraggio Velcro Pemo dicentraggio Sportello batterie Note High capacity NiMh rechargeable batteries are needed DO NOT use non rechargeable alkaline batteries The unit provides a trickle charge to the batteries when the unit is plugged into external power and powered ON In case you power the EKP with batteries you need to recharge them later with external charger 15 5 TROUBLESHOOTING The following is a brief guide to some of the problems you may experience while using the EKP IV with common solutions 15 5 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 5 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 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 n
65. e how the EKP N displays information Reports Software Release and Cartography information 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 selected The Auto Home mode will allow the user to 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 CLEAR while in moving map The control for these functions is found in the Moving Map Menu under Auto Position Mode 14 1 3 4 Moving Map Icons The following icons are displayed on the Moving Map to represent Waypoints navigation aids and airports mi tee than 8089 FT 2460 MT The ine og BW indicates longest runway heading fer renin ka a D M User Waypoints Airport with major runway less than 5000 FT 1524 MT The line Airfields 0 Temporary or User Waypoints TACAN 820 A Vertical Obstruction with MSL altitude VOR TACAN Enroute or Airport Communication VOR DME
66. e 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 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 48 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 w
67. e 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 ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER LANGUAGE ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The default setting is English 14 1 4Military 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 ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER MILITARY FREQUENCY ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The default setting is Off 14 1 5 Nearest Airports This function allows to choose the airports to be displayed All Airports Airfields when pressing the PAGE button 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 14 1 7 Power Save Selects one of the three modes of power save when the batteries are used Off Minimum or Maximum gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER POWER SAVE ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The default setting is MIN 14 1 8 Layout The EKP IV has the capability to orient the display in the Vertical or Horizontal mode The Vertical
68. ecking 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 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT gt MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER CRUISE ENTER After pressing ENTER select each item Power as Required Carburetor Heat Check Mixture Lean Engine Parameters Lights as Required Electrical Load Press ENTER 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 ENTER LANDING ENTER After pressing ENTER select each item Mixture Prop Mixture Fuel Tanks Fuel Pump Carb Heat Seat Belts Trim Flaps Gear Lights Press ENTER 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 63 12 SIMULATOR The built in Simulator function allows you to become proficient in the use of the EKP IV before ever taking it into the cockpit No current position fix is required because the EKP IV simulates position data internally The EKP IV simulates flight in two ways a straight flight
69. ect 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 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 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 EKP IV memory 6 8 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 9 NEAREST SEARCH FOR GOTO FLIGHT PLAN ACTIVATION Pressing PAGE 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 anothe
70. ect format see Sec 2 5 The default setting is Internal GPS 14 2 2 Differential Correction Source The EKP IV 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION SOURCE ENTER Options are NONE WAAS RTCM 1200 RTCM 2400 RTCM 4800 RTCM 9600 RTCM 19200 RTCM 38400 The default setting is NONE WAAS corrections are 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX SYMBOL ENTER 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 70 Navigation sets a threshold for the speed When the speed received from the positioning device is under 0 89 knots the EKP IV displays zero The default setting is On gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER STATIC NAVIGATION ENTER 14 2 5 Course Predictor The EKP IV will display a line with a circle at the end to indicate the position your air
71. ential 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 Speed WCV Waypoint Closure Velocity WPL Waypoint Location XTE Cross Track Error 96 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
72. epth 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 Download Interface e Serial I O port 11 Physical Characteristics Size e 7 1 x 4 8 x 1 8 2 3 Weight 670g LCD display e color TFT 7 16 9 e resolution 800 x 480 pixels Antenna dimensions e 3 diameter 0 625 height 76 2 mm diameter 15 9 mm height Antenna includes a 5 mt cable Power consumption e Color 10 Watt 10 35 Volt DC 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 Memory Non volatile with battery back up Keyboard e Backlighted silicon rubber 1 2 BASIC The EKP IV is controlled by using 10 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 POWER Key For quick access to the GPS status tap the POWER
73. er 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 ENTER A name is automatically 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 ENTER 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 50 gt Place the cursor over the Waypoint ENTER EDIT WAYPOINT ENTER 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 ENTER 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
74. f the screen Problems which 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 2 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 exce
75. formation 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 EKP IV 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 ENTER and the available approaches for the destination airport will be displayed Highlight the approach desired press ENTER and the waypoints associated for that approach will show in the flight plan list Press CLEAR CLEAR and the flight plan will appear on the moving map 54 To change the desired approach for the airport if one is selected gt MENU ME
76. g 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 ENTER status Simulate Time 00 00 48 at 26 06 94N onre 81 01 78 Lon WILME os 32 4 xs ALT Fe mx 001 N voor moop 12 5 Fig 7 1 The GPS page This page displays the current status and location 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 EKP IV 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 ea
77. gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER NEO CUITDIIT WAYPOINTS UPLOAD WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD FLIGHT PLAN DOWNLOAD TRACK DOWNLOAD Fig 13 Communications Menu 13 1 NMEA OUTPUT The EKP IV can be attached to external equipment that accepts GPS data input seeChapter 15 for wiring Once attached the output of NMEA formatted data can be enabledin the following manner gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER NMEA OUTPUT ENTER ON The default setting is Off See Appendix E for details on NMEA data formatting NMEA Output Sentences can also be selected in the following manner gt MENU Tsec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER SELECT NMEA MESSAGES ENTER Scroll down to sentences desired pressing ENTER for each one When done hit CLEAR to return to Main Menu see Appendix E in manual for details on NMEA Data Sentences 13 2 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 66 gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER WAYPOINTS UPLOAD ENTER The Download Waypoint function allows the unit to send the current Waypoints to the USB port using the NMEAO183 WPL sentence see Appendix E gt MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD
78. he aircraft s dashboard using the included velcro strip The antenna must have a clear view of the sky in order to receive satellite signals GPS uses line of sight signals to locate and track satellites If the signals are obstructed by dense objects such as aluminum steel or even heavy ice the EKP IV will not operate properly Signals may also be blocked by heated wind screens fiberglass plexiglass and other plastics are nor mally transparent to GPS signals The antenna can be mounted to any convenient surface that has a clear view of the sky If you find that the EKP IV does not locate and track satellites quickly or consistently move the antenna Moving the location of the antenna a few inches often provides a better view of the sky 15 2 SECURING THE EKP IV The EKP IV was designed to be mounted on your leg for operation This will put the EKP IV close at hand and in an easily visible location without interfering with other equipment Use the elastic strap provided to secure the EKP IV to your leg Position the elastic strap around your leg with the long looped strip on top Fasten with the hook and loop closure at each end of the strap Hold the EKP IV over the strap on your leg and lower into place Press down a little to be sure the strips are secure If you prefer there are after market mounts available for attachment to the yoke assembly or the seat rail tracks Please contact your dealer for more details on these items Not
79. he estimated time of day the destination Waypoint will be reached based on your current speed and the distance to destination If the arrival ETA will be from Sun Rise to Sun Set no special symbols will be displayed on the relative data fields both final and dest if it will be from SS 60min to SR 60min the official Night time a red N letter will be displayed If the arrival will be from SS 30 to SS 60min a red T letter Twilight will be displayed if it will be from SR 60min to SR a yellow T letter Twilight will be displayed If the arrival will be from SS to SS 30min VFR day Landing allowed but no Takeoff a yellow D letter will be displayed 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 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
80. hould 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 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 b
81. icon and press ENTER to move to the next column Continue in this manner through each column When you have reached the last column and press ENTER the Waypoint will be saved and sorted into the table alphanumerically 8 2 3 Deleting User Waypoints 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 ENTER USER WAYPOINTS ENTER ZOOM OUT A warning box will appear asking you to confirm deletion of the Waypoint Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to cancel 51 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 To access the main Database menu from the Moving Map gt MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENTER Options are Airports VOR NDB Intersections POI Objects User Waypoints and File Manager A window shows the different categories of Database items within the EKP IV Highlight the category to be searched and press ENTER 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
82. ies 72 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 7 Event 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 ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER EVENT LOG ENTER 14 3 8Clear Event Log Clears the Event Log memory and starts new gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER CLEAR EVENT LOG ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears press ENTER to confirm deletion or CLEAR to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 4 TRACK SET UP Track is the actual course traveled which the EKP IV can display as a series of connected dots The interval setting can be defined by the pilot gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER TRACK SETUP ENTER 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
83. in the function sub menu The message contains the list of the approaching arispaces As soon as a new leg is entered or a new destination is set with the Direct To function an altitude check is made in order to detect all the crossed airspaces in a 3D space at the current FIX altitude The fix altitude is registered but when changes of more than 500 five hundred feet occur the advisor triggers again the check and saves the new altitude 1 3 8 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 1 3 9 Battery Compartment and Batteries The EKP IV is designed with a battery compartment for 6 rechargeable AA batteries It is located in the rear of the unit underneath the removable knee mount The unit provides a trickle charge to the batteries when the unit is plugged into external power and powered ON Rechargeable AA batteries are required Install them only after the batteries are fully charged With fully charged batteries the normal discharge time will be close to two hours depending upon the condition of the batteries as well as the
84. ing 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 connect 32 In order to view additional data regarding the selected airway in the Map mode press the ENTER key once select FULL INFO and press ENTER again to confirm select Enroute Airways and confirm pressing ENTER 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 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 ENTER key the airway color will revert to the original one Controlled Areas ON OFF displays hides controlled areas on the moving map The default setting is On Restricted Areas ON OFF displays hides restricted areas on the moving map The default setting is On Display Airspaces ALL Below Above enables to choose what ai
85. ion 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 ZOOM IN Shows more detail in a smaller area ZOOM OUT 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 earth 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
86. ions 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 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 30 maximum view ahead of the aircraft at the given direction of travel The default map orientation is set to TRACK UP tae A AI ie ae hy we 02 E S x DSen Meant AY Wa 4 ir Y 7 P ET A Fig 3 5 6 8 marks at the areas where the icon may appear If there is no Course defined then COURSE UP mode NOT ALLOWED if already in COURSE UP mode with a destination and DEACTIVATING it then mode reverts to NORTH UP mode 3 5 7 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 gt MENU MAP PRESENTATION ENTER The default setting is generic See paragraph 3 6 for further details 3 5 8 Automatic
87. item except User Waypoints the EKP IV 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 ENTER to activate the chosen field 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 ttern MSL Ft 34 52 25 N Runw 87 25 Asphalt 3599 x 49 ft LIT paon omama NON VERIFIED evat 2414Ft 118 12 56 W 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 ENTER or CLEAR to obtain the full information for the 52 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 PAGE 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 ENTER to activate the SUN MOON INFO box and select the date Note Searching The Airport Database
88. ithin 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 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 satellites 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 Operation
89. key The Brightness and contrast will appear the GPS status and current time are displayed at the bottom of this box Removal of Knee Mount The knee mount is secured to the back of the EKP IV with Velcro and snap guides To remove the knee mount place a few fingers under the top of the knee mount and apply constant backpressure until the mount disengages from the Velcro To reinstall the knee mount align the mount to the back of the unit and apply pressure until mount locks in place 12 Turns the Plotter On Off Z Zoom in map view Controls brightness and Yo Selects Moving Map Menu _ sec selects Main Menu Activates navigation to selected obj 7 Activates the highlighted selection Aa and opens Zoom Out map view Cursor Position Menu cts an action closes the window activates Home mode or Auto Zoom mode J N Allows to choose 3 the cartographic f elements represented on cartography Data Window Soon had navigatio gt user ned navi n i information oe Moving Map Fig 1 2a How to insert the Compact Flash 1 3 FLYING START These pages provide a very brief overview of several of the EKP IV 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 EKP IV Note The EKP IV is an aid to navigation It does not replace paper charts and good judgement 13
90. layed on the map To turn on off the land elevation mapping follow these steps gt MENU TERRAIN ENTER To change map orientation gt MENU MAP ORIENTATION ENTER 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 map Units of measurement default to feet To switch to meters go to MENU gt MENU x3 UNITS SETUP ENTER 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 Hold CYCLE 1 sec from the Moving Map to enter the Map Presentation Menu At any time press CLEAR to back out of the menus and return to the Moving Map 34 3 6 1 GENERIC Generic is the default presentation the EKP IV 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
91. llent navigation aid but 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
92. ly 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 MENU 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 ENTER again and the additional details will be displayed If the information is an airport the ENTER will toggle between the pages of data Press CLEAR 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 from the Moving Map press ENTER The menu displayed will
93. m Setup Menu see Par 14 5 gt MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENTER FUEL CONSUMPTION ENTER CARBURANTE ENTER 60 Fuel Burn Rate 11 0 s h 40 sa 5 oa Fig 10 6 Fuel Consumption page To set Fuel Consumption parameters use ENTER to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and use the cursor key to move between fields Press CLEAR to return to the Calculator Menu If your current Ground Speed is over 20 Knots the EKP IV will display Actual GS and will not allow you to edit the value The EKP IV 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 to enter the new Starting Fuel total for true computation of To Reserve data Note Fuel calculations are only as ac
94. nd the active field and the cursor key to move between fields Press CLEAR 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 59 Tt USRO O kind 350 35 xs 5 32r TK BOZ n EE 29h58 Heading BL n Indicated Rir Speed B ts Qutside Air Temperature 008 c Altitude Ore Fig 10 5 Wind Calculation page The EKP IV 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 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION The EKP IV 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 and 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 Syste
95. nd the display is back to Cycle 1 To set user preferences for the Cycle Key gt MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY ENTER CYCLE 1 sec select 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 North America only The Cycles appear in the first three columns and are labeled 1 2 and 3 In order 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 indication of the current de clutter CYCLE is displayed on the data window scale and north indicator field 2 2 TURNING THE EKP IV ON OFF Before powering On the EKP IV check for the correct voltage 10 35 Volt DC 2 2 1 Turning On Press and hold POWER for 1 second The EKP IV 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 18 Fig 2 2 1 Title page After a few seconds the Warning page is displayed reminding you that the EKP IV is an aid to navigation and should be used with appropriate pr
96. nts 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 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 start
97. object Select the Database item desired see Par 8 3 1 in the Database Menu for details on selecting objects and press CLEAR 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 ENTER to accept or CLEAR 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 ENTER 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 MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU VIEWED FP ENTER FPXX ENTER CLEAR 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 Thi
98. oint 6 4 NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN The EKP IV 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 ENTER MENU RENAME FP ENTER 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 ENTER will activate the name change 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN This will delete the Flight Plan from the EKP IV memory enabling another Flight Plan to be created in this FP number gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU CLEAR FP ENTER A Warning window will appear to confirm deletion press ENTER to confirm CLEAR to abort 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN The Flight Plans stored in the EKP IV memory can be automatically reversed by gt MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU REVERSE FP ENTER 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 CROSSED AIRSPACES PREDICTOR gt MENU 1 SEC FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU CROSSED AIRSPACES PREDICTOR With this function the pilot is able to check the airspaces crossed by the
99. oint present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor position gt Place the cursor over existing Waypoint ENTER REMOVE WAYPOINT ENTER If the Waypoint was within the Flight Plan the revised leg will be 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 ENTER ADD FP LEG ENTER 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 EKP IV 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 ENTER to activate At any time press CLEAR to back out of the menus and return to the Moving Map 27 Tunisia 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 EN
100. on 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 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
101. ot absolute and assumes the absence of Selective Availability which was discontinued in April 2000 The EKP IV is not obtaining position fixes If the EKP IV is using an internal GPS Receiver proceed to the GPS status screen gt MENU 1 sec GPS PAGE ENTER Review the number of satellites in use If zero check that the antenna has a clear view of the 80 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 ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER FIX SOURCE ENTER INTERNAL GPS ENTER If the EKP IV is using an External GPS receiver proceed to Fix functions screen gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER 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 the EKP IV 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 mes
102. ow 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 ENTER COUNTDOWN TIMER ENTER 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 ENTER 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 56 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 sec CALCULATOR ENTER ELAPSED TIMER ENTER This will begin the timer To turn Off the timer press ENTER from this menu A warning box will appear on screen to confirm your action Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to quit
103. p 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 ENTER to continue to the next line or to return to the previous menu 22 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 position fix to the cursor When in Cursor mode it is possible to scroll on the
104. p 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 ENTER The following options are available for the data window display OFF 1 line Provides three fields for data display 2 lines Provides six fields for data display 3 lines Provides nine fields for data display HSI Fields Provides the HSI along with 6 data fields in the top half of the display window Settings for the HSI display are selected in the HSI menu DATA WINDOW mode Fields option DATA WINDOW mode Dest Fields option Bia 185 05 41 noct 816 177 X O17 4m 32 4 2 A 9 918 32 4 43 32 71 N 82 17 64 H 197 M 523 9 05 27 58 Fig 3 5 3 Data Window options 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 ENTER After pressing ENTER a box in the Data Window will be highlighted Using the cursor key select the box to be edited and press ENTER The OPTIONS box will appear see previous figure allowing you to select the
105. p or down the arrow keys When the field is entered press ENTER to confirm 16 3 2Street Research MENU 1sec DATABASE ENTER In order to carry on the research for a street select STREET and then press ENTER There are several fields to be entered State Country and Town Press ENTER and edit each field moving up or down the arrow keys When all the fields are entered press ENTER to confirm 16 4 CONNECTION TO THE RADIO LOCALIZ SYSTEM TELEFIX AND OR KENWOOD APRS AUTOMATIC POSITION REPORTING SYSTEM The EKP IV Pro may be connected directly to Telefix a localization system for fleet management and or Kenwood APRS By means of these systems it is possible to send one s own position to a remote control management or from the control center it is possible to receive waypoints that are automatically displayed on the EKP IV Pro screen 84 APPENDIX A TERMS This section explains the terms that you may find unfamiliar ACQUISITION Occurs when the EKP IV 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
106. puted 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 85 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 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 EKP IV 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 T
107. que 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 VC 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 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 EKP IV includes aeronautical data Jeppesen Cycle for Europe and Africa and Tele Atlas terrestrial dat
108. r category of data press MENU to display the available categories 45 Name TO KROK dom mum 221 KAIO anamcau 357 KCRZ commoam 124 M Y43 Anta maun O34 M KICL scmmcx _ 174 M O66 M 41 43 216 M 41 32 3Y4 wooosmemu SIG M 135 M 44 59 JNO somite oman 262 M 100 M 45 17 KS7 PRS 194 M O13 M 45 71 1V3 scrirves 122 M SOS M 46 59 OTOR Getabese infe GOTO Hevieste Te KAA Georch Asaini HOW Moresi Menu Fig 6 2 Nearest function with Nearest menu opened The Nearest page will display the identifiers bearing To and From Distance and Estimated Time 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 ENTER 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 6 10 SAVING FLIGHT PLANS It is possible to save all changes in Active FP from FP Page menu and the location for saving changes in Active FP may be chosen by the user from the FP list 46 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 positionin
109. r feature you will loose all user stored information and the EKP IV 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 5 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 ENTER 81 Software System Information Storage Capacity Cartography Information Fig 15 4 4 About page If it is necessary to return your EKP IV for repair you must obtain a return authorization RA number from C MAP Aviation prior to shipping the system Include with the EKP IV 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 6 SYSTEM TEST If you have connected your EKP IV according to the instructions 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
110. reate a User Mark under the current position fix From the HSI screen gt MENU ADD MARK UNDER FIX ENTER An information box will appear confirming the creation of the User Waypoint and informing of the default name applied by the software press ENTER to accept To edit this Mark see Par 8 1 3 and 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 ENTER MENU SETUP DATA FIELDS ENTER After pressing ENTER a box in the Data Window will be highlighted Select the box to be edited and press ENTER The OPTIONS box will appear allowing you to select the item to display in this box Once selected press ENTER to accept You can then scroll to another box and proceed as above Once all boxes are set up press CLEAR to exit 5 2 3 Default Datafields This will 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 ENTER 5 2 4 Compass Orientation The Compass Orientation allows you to set the orientation mode for the HSI compass to either North up or Tr
111. reation 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 ENTER MENU VIEWED FP ENTER 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 42 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 ENTER MENU The Flight Plan Menu will open You will need to select Flight Plan number to view When creating a Flight Plan select an EMPTY Flight Plan number gt MENU VIEWED FP ENTER EMPTY ENTER CLEAR Press ZOOM IN 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 ENTER to activate This will bring up the Database Menu for that
112. reen The EKP IV will store 10 radials To project a radial first select the object with the cursor then gt ENTER PROJECT RADIAL ENTER 25 Using the cursor key enter the Bearing and press ENTER The Distance box is now active using the cursor key enter the Distance for the line to extend and press ENTER To remove a radial select the object icon or the radial line with the cursor then gt ENTER PROJECT RADIAL ENTER A Warning message appears asking if you would like to remove the radial Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to exit To remove all radials stored in the EKP IV see also Par 14 9 gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER CLEAR ALL RADIALS ENTER 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 ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER gt Place the cursor at second position B ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER You can also measure distance from the current fix position using the A B feature From Home or Auto Zoom mode gt ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER This will place A
113. rrain 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 Vertical 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 Note Course Up mode with Terrains TAWS is aligned to Track Up behaviour and Map rotation on TRACK UP mode is made continuously in accord with the HEAD UP RESPONSE setting when in any TERRAIN mode 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 disp
114. rspaces cut basing on the threshold chosen in Airspace Level Airspaces Level Sets the Altitude value that conditions the air spaces display if DISPLAY AIRSPACES is set ABOVE or BELOW If DISPLAY AIRSPACES is set ALL AIRSPACE LEVEL is irrelevant FIR and UIR ON OFF displays hides FIR and UIR on the moving map The default setting is OFF MORA ON OFF displays hides MORA on the moving map 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 Bathymetric amp Soundings ON OFF The default setting is On Navigational Aids ON OFF The default setting is On 3 5 10 5 Other Settings User Points OFF ICON ICON LABEL The default setting is Icon 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 33 3 5 11 Terrains The shaded elevation map Te
115. rt 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 EKP IV 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 EKP IV without a GPS fix SM STATUTE MILE A distance measurement equal to 5 280 feet or 0 87 Nautical Mile 87 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 signal 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 TCA TERMINAL CONTROL AREA Class B airspace TPA TRA
116. s 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 ENTER Select Waypoint MENU ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE FP ENTER CLEAR 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 43 gt GOTO ACTIVATE FP OR DEACTIVATE FP ENTER This will activate deactivate the currently Viewed Flight Plan See Sec 3 5 1 Note The current leg of the Active Flight Plan is displayed DASHED There is the possibility to navigate DIRECT to any FP WP departure point included gt GOTO DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT ENTER 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 wayp
117. sages 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 EKP IV 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 5 3 When Nothing Else Works The list above should allow you to solve most of the operating problems you are likely to encounter Simply disconnecting the EKP IV from power for a moment may solve your problem as well If this does not help try resetting the EKP IV to the factory defaults gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FACTORY DEFAULTS ENTER 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 Clea
118. sh the name of the Compact Flash zone and the message Faulty are shown 3 If there is not any Compact Flash inserted in the slot the message not present is shown 4 1f there is an User Compact Flash 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 6 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 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 screen is blank you may have a broken connection and no data is being received
119. sion of the GPS engine vertical calculation Caution should be exercised do not rely on GPS derived altitude 14 5 4 Depth Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER DEPTH ENTER 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 ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER FUEL ENTER You may select Gallons GAL Liters LIT Kilograms KG Pounds LB or British Gallons BGAL The default setting is Gallons 14 5 6 Vertical Speed gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER VERTICAL SPEED ENTER 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 ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER TEMPERATURE ENTER The Temperature is used in the Wind Calculation You may select Fahrenheit F or Celsius C The default setting is Celsius 14 5 8North Reference gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER NORTH REFERENCE
120. sition in Moving Map or to selected object in other modes The ZOOM OUT 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 The ZOOM IN key Shows more detail of a smaller area by changing the chart scale and zooming in on the map display The MENU key MENU selects the Moving Map Menu MENU 1 sec opens Main Menu equivalent to press MENU twice The ENTER key Selects the desired option or confirms selection Also opens the Cursor Position Menu The CLEAR key Rejects an action closes a window or activates Home or Auto Zoom mode By pressing and holding CLEAR button for 2 seconds the Fix icon can be positioned on the 20 central area of the map display or on the exact center of the screen The CYCLE key The EKP IV is equipped with a Cycle Key that allows the user to choose among several map 17 presentations and quickly filter mapping information on the display CYCLE selects the Cycle mode There are three Cycle modes and holding the Cycle Key one to three times activates them The Cycle Key is defaulted in the Cycle 1 position that normally activates all features to be visible on the display By holding the Cycle Key once Cycle 2 is activated and holding it a second time activates Cycle 3 one last Cycle key activation a
121. st The circle contains a number indicating the number of the satellite and it is green or blue for WAAS satellites 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 or blue for WAAS satellites when the satellite is used for the fix red otherwise When a valid fix is received the EKP IV displays the current position 47 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 15 Max Solution Update Rate 10 sec 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 Positioning 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 s
122. strument 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 EKP IV 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 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 ENTER 1 sec ENTER for detailed information The detailed in
123. t under the cursor position 26 gt Place the cursor over Waypoint ENTER REMOVE WAYPOINT ENTER A shadow of the icon will remain on the screen until the map is redrawn 3 4 6 Flight Plan The EKP IV provides storage for 15 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 ENTER ADD FP LEG ENTER This will create the first Waypoint within your Flight Plan Continue this way to add the remaining Waypoints within your Flight Plan Note 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 gt ENTER ADD FP LEG ENTER This will place another leg onto the end of the current viewed Flight Plan Remove Wayp
124. to properly display TAWS you ll need to configure the EKP IV In MAP mode press the MENU key select TERRAIN and press ENTER A menu is displayed Select TAWS and confirm by pressing ENTER 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 ENTER and set to ON Once TAWS has been enabled the EKP IV will display a legend in the lower left corner of the display that depicts the TAWS color scheme RED DANGER veuow WARNING on RR caution TRANSPARENT OCH OK Obstacle Clearance Height variable with the Land Elevation Fig 3 6 2 TAWS Please 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 B Highland is the terrain over 3 000 feet of elevation 35 In the Lowland
125. udence The electronic charts are not intended to substitute for the official charts Press ENTER to open the Moving Map screen 2 2 2 Turning Off POWER 3 sec a countdown timer appears on the screen if you release the key before the countdown timer reaches zero the EKP IV will remain On 2 3 CHANGING BRIGHTNESS amp CONTRAST Press and immediately release POWER 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 cursor key Similarly to increase decrease the contrast use left right cursor key In addition the Time and the GPS State are shown In this menu you can also shift between the night and day palette it is possible to set the night vision for a safer consultation and flying at night With the night vision the colour palette is changed so that menu and cartography are readable but not disturbing in absence of light 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 ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER 19 LANGUAGE ENTER Choose the language you want and press ENTER again to confirm 2 5 EXTERNAL CONNECTION
126. unctions Here you can set the system for your navigational requirements gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER 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 gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER ARRIVAL ALARM RADIUS ENTER 71 After pressing ENTER a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENTER 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 ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER XTE ALARM RANGE ENTER After pressing ENTER a box will appear with 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENTER 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 alarm logo To set the alarm
127. ust key in an offset from UTC The correct time difference must be entered to calculate the local time gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER DATE amp TIME SETUP ENTER LOCAL TIME DIFFERENCE ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears using the cursor key select the difference between local time and UTC to the nearest 30 Minutes Press ENTER to activate Note A 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 ENTER DATE amp TIME SETUP ENTER DATE FORMAT ENTER The EKP IV 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 CLEAR USER DATA Deletes all Flight Plans Track history and User Waypoints 76 gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER CLEAR USER DATA ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears press ENTER to confirm deletion or CLEAR to abort function The message
128. w appears press ENTER to confirm deletion or CLEAR 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 EKP IV displays units of measurement gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER 14 5 1 Distance Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER DISTANCE ENTER 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 ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER SPEED ENTER Speed measurements can be displayed in miles per hour MPH Knots KTS or kilometers per hour KMH The default setting is Knots 14 5 3Altitude Unit gt MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER ALTITUDE ENTER 74 Altitude measurements can be displayed in Feet 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 impreci
129. wn cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENTER to accept and to pass to the next field in order to choose the file type to vbe saved Routes Tracks Waypoints Once the two fields are selected press ENTER again A warning box will appear asking you to confirm the deleting of the file Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to cancel Wait for the STATUS tag at the top of the page to return Idle The function will save all user data of the selecte type at the moment on the navigator Multiple saves won t be necessary in case of multiple data ex in case there are 500 waypoints in the navigator an unique save sill store all of them in an unique file 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 ENTER A warning box will appear asking you to confirm the loading of the file Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to cancel To permanently delete user files use the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired data and press ENTER A warning box will appear asking you to confirm the deleting of the file Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to cancel Note It is not possible to overwrite the content of an existing file 53 9 APPROACH DATA PROCEDURES WARNING The EKP IV is not certified for use as the only navigation device during Instrument Flight Rules as established by the FAA In
130. ypoint defined by any combination of courses or radials between two or more navaids Enroute and terminal intersections are part of the EKP IV 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 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 EKP IV will not search for satellites The Mask Angle used by the EKP IV is variable It starts at 8 and 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

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