Honeywell GPS Receiver KMD 550/850 User's Manual
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1. 9 USING THE MAP 9 Data Interrogation 11 Airport Information 12 Navaid Information 16 General Icon Information 16 Airspace Interrogation 17 Display Flight Plan Data 17 OVERLAYING DATA 18 DISPLAYING WEATHER RADAR KMD 850 ONLY STORMSCOPE OR FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES 19 DISPLAYING TRAFFIC 19 SELECTING ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM 19 VIDEO DISPLAY a aina weak nde O ee oae p a a dien aon a 19 Rev 8 Mar 2007 l KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Table of Contents SYSTEM SETUP 21 INTRODUCTION nss 21 MAP SETUP iia IIIA IA 21 WX 500 STORMSCOPE SETUP 24 DATA CARDS 27 DATA AREAS n 27 CHANGING THE DATA CARD 28 DATABASE INFORMATION 28 DATABASE CYCLE INFORMATION 28 DEFINITIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 29 DENI MONI zs na BE k b nd ou beeen tenn 29 ACRONYMS AN2. R 7 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision 1 April 2001 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Revised Database Warning Page Added GCO frequencies to Airport MORE INFO Window Added Heliroutes and Helipads to Map Page Airplane symbol now oriented to heading on Map Page Added traffic display functions anani lightning symbols and Function Display Icon for strikes with in 25 nm Corrected miscellaneous errors R 8 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision O October 2000 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication R 9 This page intentionally left blank R 10 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS wi IAA 4 POWER KEYS wA iiini ar kisi a 4 POWER LABELS iii iii ooa 4 SOFT LABELS 5 JOYCE na a ak n IIIA ued va ni kui 9 CONTROLKNOB P 5 FAULTINDICATOR 5 STORMSCOPE OPTION 7 OBSTACLE LABELS aco one aa 7 MAP TOPOGRAPHIC AND URBAN AREAS DISPLAY 7 STARTUP DISPLAY 8 POP UP HELP DISPLAYS 8 OPERATION 9 SELECTING A MAP DISPLAY
3. Se 43450 Dep oaa UMIC 1740 EA base beginning with KM 3 which were the first two char Au scan Ga acters selected in Figure 8 TRK 051 G8 125 POS 2 8NE KIXD NEW CE Fi The outer knob may be used Mme to select one or all the fields for scanning The more characters selected in the identifier the shorter the scan list 5 Press the CLEAR Soft Key to return to the moving map or press the FIS INFO Soft Key if FIS is installed to view the FIS TEXT Page for the selected airport Then press the MAP key to return to the moving map Rev 6 Jun 2004 13 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation Finding Airports by Name or City When the identifier of the desired airport is known or a part thereof the methods previously described can be used for selection However if the identifier is not known the name of the airport can be entered The system will also allow entry of just the first few characters Au nn of the airport name to help E aa an ELEW 451Ft find it in the database If nei city Macon GA ther the identifier nor the 1028 4696Ft H L 15 33 Jb1d4Ft H U location name is known the city state can be scanned To Enter Airport Name The following example f ape 42480 RDR 124 80 UNIC 123 00 KNOB shows entering EAGLE crm 13450 DEP 124 80 a GROVE MUN as an airport E UDCeE uM 1 If necessary press the KNOB DATA Soft Key so Figure 9 that DATA is displayed as the Control Knob label IDENT T
4. TOPO OFF when the display selected range is han 2 l White WX TRFC TERR ess than 25 nm Outline Rev7 Sep 2005 40 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 1000E Stormscope Operation WX 1000E STORMSCOPE OPERATION INTRODUCTION The Bendix King KMD 550 850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3 WX 1000E Stormscope Series II Weather Mapping Sensor The WX 1000E detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft The information is then sent to the KMD 550 850 and will display the location of the thunderstorms both on the map displays and on a dedicated Stormscope display For a detailed description of the WX 1000E and how to interpret the light ning display please reference the WX 1000E Stormscope User s Guide FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The antenna detects the electric and magnetic fields generated by intra cloud inter cloud or cloud to ground electrical discharges that occur within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft and sends the resulting discharge signals to the processor The processor digitizes analyzes and con verts the discharge signals into range and bearing data then stores the data in memory The WX 1000E processor then communicates this infor mation to the KMD 550 850 as areas of detected lightning not individual lightning discharges If areas of lightning are detected within 25 nm of the aircraft the normal stormscope icon in the Functions Legend will change t
5. NOTE Do not use the map for navigation while this message is dis played The map will be shown in either North Up orientation or Track Up orien tation depending upon the setting selected in the Map Setup section and reflected by the North Pointer in the upper left of the display The DIS field in the upper left of the display indicates distance to waypoint The displayed data is updated every second Press the RNG A range up or RNG V range down key at any time to zoom the map in and out to whichever one of the twelve pre set scales desired The avail able range settings are 1 2 5 5 10 20 40 80 160 320 500 1000 and 2000nm The levels of detail appearing at each zoom level can be changed in the Map Setup section When active Auto Zoom automatically adjusts the range setting up or down as y needed to keep the flight E plan active waypoint within fe the viewable area of the Map display The flight plan must be overlayed on the Map dis j play for Auto Zoom to be x enabled ad qi EN A E DIS AA Auto Zoom is enabled in RNG 49 c DATA either of the following ways TRK 034 G5 152 POS 5 6NNE SEX EXCELSIJ 1 Pressing RNG A while on Figure 4 the 2000nm range setting 2 Pressing and holding either RNG Key for 2 seconds or more While the RNG Key continues to be pressed a hold to help box willl be dis played as shown in Figure 4 While Auto Zoom is enabled AUTO is displayed in small black
6. i e DME arcs procedural turns and holds when most GPS units stop outputting flight plan data but continue to output positional data During a DME arc or procedural turn the KMD 550 850 will continue to show position track and ground speed but the curved line depicting the arc or turn will not be displayed In OBS mode some GPS units will not be able to provide flight plan data Present posi tion is still provided and flight plans will be displayed as soon as the mode is returned to LEG Rev 6 Jun 2004 17 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation If the KLN 94 is supplying the GPS data and the KLN 94 is configured to produce the Enhanced RS 232 GPS bus the KMD 550 850 will display the curved paths including DME arcs Procedure Turns and Holding Patterns Figure 19 is an example of a DME arc dis MO T DOTTK a p 1 3 ja Important Note for Garmin TURK 330 GS 119 r POS 10ENE KPREPASO GPS Users Figure 19 Although Garmin products output the Benaix King equivalent ARNAV FR 30 RS232 data sentence format when put into OBS Mode some Garmin GPS units stop sending all data including GPS position In these circumstances your KMD 550 850 will display an error message saying NO EXTERNAL GPS DATA since It is not receiving present position n the case of DME arcs turns and holds some Garmin GPS units send the fight plan information as If there was no arc or curved tight path Therefore the KMD 550 850 has no option but
7. or MATZ as appropriate for the air space type May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be ALT CTN DGR MOA PHB RES TNG WNG ADV CBA TRA TSA or UNK as appropriate for the airspace type May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the city name Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the intersection identi fier Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer KMD 550 850 Appendix A nm Obstacles Lighted Tall Lighted Short Unlighted Tall Unlighted Short IB VORs With DME Without DME Has hard runway IFR approach Has hard runway no IFR approach IFR approach available Rev 7 Sep 2005 Icon Colors TOPO on TOPO off Black icon with white on black label 723 Black icon with white on black label Black icon with white on black label B Black icon with white on black label 3 Black icon cz with white on black label v Black icon with white on black label kal Black icon with white on black label im Solid black lt circle with line repre senting primary r
8. scanning for EAGLE GROVE MUN as an airport 1 Repeat Step 1 through 5 of the previous procedure 2 Press the KNOB SCAN Soft Key The Control Knob label will now display SCAN Rev 6 Jun 2004 Operation IDEHT PAEA AIRPORT INFO HAME EA ALE CITY EAGLE AK 06 24 ELEY 50Ft S600Ft S L UHIC 122 80 ASOS 135 55 FSS 122 30 CTR 125 30 J gt TRK 032 GS8 0327 65 157 POS 6 455E TRY NDE Figure 12 IDENT PAEA AIRPORT INFO HAME EAGLE CITY EAGLE AK 06 71 3 3600Ft 5 L ELEY 880Ft UHIC 122 80 ASOS 135 55 FSS 122 30 CTR 125 30 JS Ku TRK 032 65 157 1 POS 4 TS UNIONVILLE Figure 13 IDENT KEAG AIRPORT IHFO HAME EAGLE ROVE MUH CITY EAGLE GROVE IA 015139 2360 5 U 1354 3500M H L ELEY 1133Ft UHIC 122 80 CTR 134 00 JS Is O TRK 050 G5 154 POS 0 7ENE K43 UNIONVI Figure 14 15 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation ELEY 50Ft 3 Turn the outer knob clock DENT PAEA AIRPORT INFO wise until the cursor iS posi yame EAGLE ZA tioned as in Figure 15 CITY EAGLE AK 06 24 3600M S L 4 Turn the inner knob to sequence through all the air port names in the database beginning with EAGLE stop ping at the desired name as in Figure 16 UHIC 122 80 A505 135 55 CTR 125 30 FSS 122 30 NOTE This same en a Cm may be used with the name 1 GS 156 POS 6 185W OTTUMWA of the city where the airport s Figure 15 ocated 5 Press
9. May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be DGR May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be REQ KMD 550 850 Appendix A mdi Boundary Intersections Rev 8 Mar 2007 cmm on Prohibited MOA MATZ LL and black dashed line with black on white label Solid magenta line with black on white label MOA ri Other SUA Radar beo Alert Caution Training Warning or Unspecified Unknown Solid magenta line with black on white label Black icon E with white on black label Black icon with white on black label A 3 Icon Mon Coos Colors TOPO off Yellow zl and black dashed line with black on white label Solid blue line with black on white label Solid blue line with black on white label Not displayed P White icon with white on black label Other Characteristics May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be PHB May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be MOA
10. blue line line with black with black on on white label white label Class A B C Solid Solid IE E l magenta blue line line with black with black on on white label white label Class 1 Dashed Green D E F G D magenta Dll dashed line with line with black on white black on white label label Class 71 Dashed Unknown magenta line no label Danger Fa Yellow Yellow black black dashed line dashed line with black on with black on white label white label Restricted Yellow Yellow black black dashed line dashed line with black on with black on white label white label Rev 7 Sep 2005 A 2 Other Characteristics May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be FIR UIR or F U as appropriate for the air space type May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be A B or C as appro priate for the airspace type May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer The boundary label will be D E F or G as appropriate for the air space type May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 4 setting Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick pointer
11. displays Figure E looking only 120 To switch the display press the 36 is an example of the all round view and Figure 37 shows the forward looking view Figure 36 Figure 37 CHANG NG DISPLAY HANGE To change the displayed range of the Stormscope display press the RNG A or RNG V keys With each press of the keys the display changes to display the Rev Sep 2005 42 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 1000E Stormscope Operation lightning activity detected within the new range The range indicator will also change to display the numerical value of the new range 25 50 100 or 200 nm This new range corresponds to the distance from the aircraft to the outer range ring on the display As you move from one range to the next the 25 nm range is always indi cated by the solid inner ring to advise you of your close proximity to thun derstorms OPERATION IN STORMSCOPE MODE WITH FLIGHT PLAN OVERLAY If the KMD 550 850 is receiving Flight Plan information from the GPS and the heading input is valid the Flight Plan lines and waypoints may be displayed on the Stormscope displays in the form of an overlay Press the OVLY key and select FLIGHT PLAN by pressing the appropriate Softkey as in Figure 38 OPERATION IN MAP DISPLAY m The majority of the text in this section refers to the dedi cated Stormscope displays on the KMD 550 850 ltis also possible however to see sz thunderstorm discharge data while in t
12. draw the piece of airspace to which you have pointed in a bolder line with a basic information tag attached IMPORTANT When a single airspace boundary line is shared by two different pieces of airspace which is very common the airspace with the lower vertical limit will always be highlighted Once it is determined the piece of airspace highlighted is the piece for which infor i mation is wanted you may have to zoom out to verify amseactmro HAME EUREKA LOW 1TYPE MOA 7 LIMITS 2500MSL 5999M5L k COHTROLLER FAA KANSAS CITY ARTCC this but beware some air space switches off as you zoom out dependent on the settings made in Map Setup press MORE INFO and addi tional information will be dis eL o je laved as in Figure 18 iF a SS eo pay 9 TRK 243 65 174 PO S N3749 40 W098629 58 The information shown on Figure 18 this display is all the informa tion from the internal Jeppesen database that is relevant to the airspace selected If some of the fields are blank or say SEE CHART this means that Jeppesen data is not available for that particular item DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN DATA If the host GPS is outputting data in the Bendix King eguivalent ARNAV H 30 RS232 data sentence format in LEG mode the active flight plan will be sent to the KMD 550 850 and can be displayed as an overlay on the map see Overlaying Data An exception to this is during the curved flight segments of approaches
13. etc TSO Technical Standard Order TWR Tower UIR Upper Information Region UNIC Unicom UNS Unspecified UTC Universal Coordinated Time same as Greenwich Mean Time UTM Universal Transverse Mercator V Volts VDL VHF Data Link VHF Very High Frequency VOR Very High Frequency Omni directional Radio Range VRP Visual Reference Point W Watts wpt Waypoint XM XM Satellite Weather usec microsecond Rev8 Mar 2007 33 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations uV microvolts C degrees Celsius P degrees Fahrenheit Rev8 Mar 2007 34 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation WX 500 STORMSCOPE OPERATION INTRODUCTION The Bendix King KMD 550 850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3 WX 500 Stormscope Series II Weather Mapping Sensor The WX 500 detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft The information is then sent to the KMD 550 850 and will display the location of the thunderstorms both on the map displays and on a dedicated Stormscope display For a detailed description of the WX 500 and how to interpret the light ning display and a list of error codes please reference the WX 500 Stormscope User s Guide FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION The antenna detects the electric and magnetic fields generated by intra cloud inter cloud or cloud to ground electrical discharges that occur within a 200 nm radius of
14. logo will only be present if a WX 500 Stormscope is installed and enabled Notice the self test results are also displayed Pressing the OK Soft Key will show the next display The expiration date of the Jeppesen database must be acknowledged by again pressing the OK soft key POP UP HELP DISPLAYS Pop up status displays are shown if a Function Key or available Power Key is pressed and held for longer than 2 seconds These can help provide a reference for moni toring the status of selected func tions and overlays The first example is a MAP Function Select Key pop up holding the OVLY Key Rev 7 Sep 2005 ENG 40 M TRK 034 65 1523 POS 10NNE SEX EXCELSI Second is the pop wx S D Stormzcopz Weather Mapping Syst BENDIX KING KMD 850 Version 02 01 AMR 08 06 2000 Honeywell International Inc Cartography 2001 AND Data Ireland Ltd BFGoodrich Aeros space HARDWARE MEMORY COHTEHTS TRAFFIC INTERFACE TERRAIH INTERFACE FIS INTERFACE SYSTEM IHTERFACE WARNING THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOTA REPLACEMENT FOR YOUR CHART USE AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION ONLY PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE DIS 12 9 STJ YA fs d MAP FUNCTIONS m MM TOPO ON MAP f I K53 SKS KAHL DATA no 3 Traffic active not show C Radar standby not show iiM Terrain not shown B FIS METARs shown 8 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation OPERATION SELECTING A MAP DISPLAY Press the MAP Func
15. text to the right of the current range setting see Figure 4 Auto zoom can be canceled in one of the following ways 1 Pressing either RNG Key 2 The flight plan becomes invalid Rev Sep 2005 10 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide Operation 3 The flight plan overlay is removed via the OVLY menu The small boxes marked TRK and GS display your present track and ground speed Track will be magnetic i e true with local variation auto matically taken into account The box marked POS will display your present position as a distance and bearing from the nearest item in the database The geographical item used to describe the position is chosen on the basis of the POSI TION REF setting in the Map Setup If you have chosen VORs as the position reference your position will be reported as a distance range and bearing from the nearest VOR If you have chosen VORs amp AIRPORTS as the position reference and your position is within 5nm of a VOR your position will be reported as a dis tance and bearing from that VOR even if there is an airport nearer i e VORs have priority If there is no VOR within 5nm then your position will be reported with respect to the nearest VOR or airport with no priority being given for either If you have chosen ALL DATA as the position reference your position will be reported against a table of priorities If your position is within five miles of an airport it is your distance and bearing from that airp
16. the CLEAR Soft ment keag PORT IHEO pi ey 4433Ft Key to return to the moving HAME EAGLE map or press the FIS INFO ee Soft Key if FIS is installed to 13 31 sseort HL view the FIS TEXT Page for the selected airport Then press the MAP key to return to the moving map NA VAID INFORMA TION As explained previously M can access additional Navaid information by placing the m WE ET A joystick pointer over a VOR m T or NDB icon and pressing E Eas ta MORE INFO Full details of the Navaid are listed type NAME EMPORIA frequency and ident as AFACILITY VORTAC shown in Figure 17 The fifth FREQUENCY 112 80 line in the box is a visual rep ka IDENT EMP resentation of the Morse d MORSE Code identifier lad B 4 SX GENERAL ICON TRK 245 68 174 POS N3817 53 W09607 63 INFORMATION Figure 17 As explained previously you can display additional information about an icon by placing the joystick pointer over any data icon that is not an air port VOR or NDB and pressing MORE INFO All available information concerning the chosen data item is then listed Rev 5 Jan 2003 16 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide Operation AIRSPACE INTERROGATION In order to interrogate a piece of airspace on the Map display move the joystick operated pointer and point at one of the airspace boundaries After releasing the joystick the software will search the airspace data base and after a short time will re
17. to connect the beginning and end waypoints of the arc or curve with a straight line Under these circumstances the line on the KMD 550 6850 MUST BE IGNORED OVERLAYING DATA Some data from functions not currently selected on the Function Select Keys can be displayed on the selected function By pressing the OVLY Key a display similar to Figure 20 will be displayed The base display will reflect the current function selected on the Function Select Keys Available overlay options will be displayed as Soft Labels Pressing the soft key associated with the desired overlay will toggle between m overlay on and off Pressing BIS UP SAVE 8 EXIT will return to WA Boo the selected function The tim A 4 pressing the OVLY Key The following table shows the available overlay optlons based on the function presently being displayed Note that not all options are available in all installations TRK 045 65 152 POS 1 7WSW KOQW MAG Figure 20 Rev8 Mar 2007 18 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation OVERLAY TYPE DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN STORMSCOPE TRAFFIC METAR MAP TOPO ON Yes Yes Yes Yes MAP TOPO OFF Yes Yes Yes Yes WX Weather Radar Yes Yes Yes No WX Stormscope Yes N A No No WX NEXRAD Yes Yes No No WX Graphical METARS Yes No No N A WX Graphical AIRMETS Yes Yes No No WX Graphical SIGMETs Yes Yes No No WX Graphical Conv SIGMETs Yes Yes NO NO WX Graphical Wx Watches Yes Yes 4 No No TERR Ye
18. 005 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Changed Stormscope to registered trademark Updated displays Miscellaneous corrections R 2 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision 6 June 2004 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Changed lightning symbols to white Changed airspace classifications Changed display color for Danger Prohibited and Restricted Alrspace Added black border to active flight plan leg display Updated startup pages Miscellaneous corrections R 3 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Hevision 5 January 2003 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Complete manual revision R 4 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Hevision 4 January 2003 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Complete manual revision R 5 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Hevision 3 May 2002 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Complete manual revision R 6 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision 2 November 2001 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Improved display of traffic overlay on the Map Page omall Traffic Window is no longer displayed when the Map Page is in the north up orientation The Map Setup Page may be configured to be inaccessible to the operator Inner and outer knobs are enabled to select airport information from the Map Page by entering identifier name or city
19. 2 ft sec2 19 3 kt sec2 GAL Gallons GCO Ground Communications Outlet GPS Global Positioning System GRND Ground hr hour HSI Horizontal Situation Indicator Hz Hertz Rev 8 Mar 2007 31 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering IFR Instrument Flight Rules in inches INT Intersection kHz kilohertz Kt Knots KO Kilohms LAT Latitude LB Pounds LED Light Emitting Diode LON Longitude LONG Longitude LRU Line Replaceable Unit m meters mA milliamperes MATZ Military Air Traffic Zone mB millibars MCOM Multicom MHz Megahertz mi statute miles min minutes MOA Military Operation Area MSA Minimum Safe Altitude MSL Mean Sea Level msec milliseconds NDB Non Directional Beacon nm Nautical Miles NPA Non Precision Approach NVM Non Volatile Memory OBI Omni directional Bearing Indicator OBS Omni directional Bearing Selector Rev5 Jan 2003 32 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations OSGB Ordnance Survey of Great Britain PAI Pacific International data area PETE Pointer ETE RAD Radial REF Reference RMI Radio Magnetic Indicator RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics sec seconds TAS True Airspeed TAT Total Air Temperature TD Time Difference TMA Terminal Control Area TOPO Topographical Data i e coastlines terrain rivers lakes
20. BENDIK KING KM D 59 DA 85 Multi Function Display Pilot s Guide a ac 1 SESE BR j f p ns A Z LUTFTEITY MA a A 4 ney IE RNG 107 uem rei A pers OD ITRK 029 65 158 POS 3 5WSW OS NDB E i For Software Version 02 01 or later Revision 8 Mar 2007 006 18222 0000 The information contained in this manual is for reference use only If any information contained herein conflicts with similar information contained in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement the information in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement shall take precedence Covered by US Pat 6512975 WARNING Prior to export of this document review for export license requirement is needed COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyright 2000 2005 2007 Honeywell International Inc All rights reserved Reproduction of this publication or any portion thereof by any means without the express written permission of Honeywell International Inc is prohibited For further information contact the Manager Technical Publications Honeywell International Inc One Technology Center 23500 West 105th Street Olathe Kansas 66061 Telephone 913 712 0400 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision 8 March 2007 Part Number 006 18222 0000 Summary Added XM functionality Added DTK readout on Map page Updated SUA boundary labels R 1 Revision History Manual KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Revision 7 September 2
21. D ABBREVIATIONS 30 WX 500 STORMSCOPE OPERATION 35 INTRODUCTION nnss 35 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 35 OPERATION wi pace RE rreri IIIA 35 Selecting Stormscope or Weather Radar 35 Power up zn uboan kr la a Gua ERA RA n ka a dba hd 36 Heading Stabilization 36 Clear All Discharge Points 36 Switch Between Weather Views 36 Switch Between Display Modes 37 Cell Display Mode 37 Strike Display Mode 30 Changing Display Range 30 Operation in Stormscope Mode with Flight Plan Overlay 39 Operation in Map Display 39 WX 1000E STORMSCOPE OPERATION 41 INTRODUCTION uu dicia adi an CR e RR COR on 41 Rev 8 Mar 2007 li KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Table of Contents FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION 41 OPERATION 41 Selecting Stormscope or Weather Radar 42 gu mPTTC m 42 Switch Between Weather Views 42 Changing Display Range 42 Operation in Stormscop
22. Finder AGL Above Ground Level AMR Americas data area ANSI American National Standards Institute APR Approach APT Airport ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASOS Automated Surface Observation System ATC Air Traffic Control ATF Aerodrome Traffic Frequency ATI Atlantic International data area ATIS Automatic Terminal Information Service A C Aircraft baud or Baud Rate a measurement of data transmission speed BRG Bearing CAA Civil Aviation Authority CAS Calibrated Airspeed com communication CDI Course Deviation Indicator CTA Control Area CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Freguency CTR Control Zone Rev 5 Jan 2003 30 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations CTZ Control Tower Zone dB decibels DEP Departure DC Direct Current DIS Distance DME Distance Measuring Equipment DOT United States Department of Transportation DTK Desired Track EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System EGPWS Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter ESA Enroute Safe Altitude ETE Estimated Time Enroute FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAR Federal Aviation Regulations FIR Flight Information Region FIS B Flight Information Services Broadcast FPL Flight Plan FPM Feet Per Minute FSS Flight Service Station ft feet FT Feet G Gravitational Acceleration 32
23. Weather radar data invalid not being received slash Previously active Rev8 Mar 2007 A 6 KMD 550 850 Appendix A ep emm E Eamonn aa E ee ER E LI Black on gray with red Traffic sensor data invalid not being displayed slash e Bownonoen EGPWS with warnings are enabled EGPWS with wamings are enabled being displayed displayed Brown on cyan with ila dca cii with warnings are disabled being displayed yellow 1 Black on gray EGPWS with warnings are enabled not being dis played Black on gray with EGPWS with warnings are disabled not being dis yellow 1 played Black on gray with red EGPWS data invalid not being received slash Rev 8 Mar 2007 A 7 KMD 550 850 Appendix A Black on a cyan No weather data is currently being background received but previously received data is being displayed on the present page Black on a cyan Weather data is currently being received background from a signal and displayed on the present page XM signal is weak Black on a cyan Weather data is currently being received background from a signal and displayed on the present page XM signal is marginal Black on a cyan Weather data is currently being received background from a signal and displayed on the present page XM signal is good Black on gray Weather data not being received nor dis played on the present page Black on gray Weather data is currently being received from a s
24. X 1000E Stormscope black box thunder storm sensor When the Stormscope interface is on and the overlay is enabled lightning icons will also appear on the display OBSTACLE LABELS Obstacles are labeled with two numbers The first number is the height of the obstacle in FEET ABOVE MSL The second number in brackets is the height of the obstacle in FEET AGL MAP TOPOGRAPHIC AND URBAN AREAS DISPLAY On all TOPO ON map displays the land is shaded to show rising ground in seven elevation levels similar to those seen on a paper chart In addi tion all built up or urban areas are shaded light gray Oceans rivers and lakes are blue The levels and colors for the terrain shading vary with the data card installed and are depicted as follows TERRAIN Color Atlantic MSL Americas amp Pacific MSL Light Green 0 499 feet 0 999 feet Medium Green 500 999 feet 1000 1999 feet Dark Green 1000 1999 feet 2000 2999 feet Light Brown 2000 2999 feet 3000 4999 feet Medium Brown 3000 4999 feet 5000 8999 feet 5000 8999 feet 9000 feet and above 9000 12999 feet 13000 feet and above A color key can be displayed on the TOPO ON Map display Move the joystick pointer to any terrain area away from icons or control areas and press the MORE INFO Key Dark Brown Dark Red Rev 7 Sep 2005 7 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information STARTUP DISPLAY This display will be Pen after power up The Stormscope
25. abels that are only applicable to a particular screen is referred to as Soft Keying and allows one key to perform multiple functions without the complications of multiple key presses on a conventional keypad JOYSTICK This is a pointing device which moves a mouse like pointer around the display It is primarily used for pointing at items on the map for further information and for measuring range and bearing to specific points When the WX Radar function is selected the joystick controls antenna tilt angle and track Data link weather also uses the joystick to perform product display selection It is also used to modify configuration settings on the AUX setup pages CONTROL KNOB The inner and outer Control Knobs located in the lower right of the unit have various functions as indicated by a soft label when active For example if the weather WX Function Select Key is pressed the inner knob may control the gain on the weather radar The outer knob will act as the radar function selector for ON Standby SBY and Test TST Data link weather also uses the joystick to do product display selection FAULT INDICATOR The Fault Indicator is located between the Range buttons If this tiny F is illuminated a system hardware problem is exists This could be caused by the unit failing a self test or an improper installation configura tion If the Fault Indicator appears cycle the unit power If the fault re occurs the unit needs t
26. appear as in Figure 6 DATA TRK 0321G8 157 POS 6 85W UNIONVILLE Figure 7 Rev 6 Jun 2004 12 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation Finding Airports by Entering Identifier 1 The cursor will be over the first character of the airport identifier Select the desired character by turning the inner knob 2 Turn the outer knob one click clockwise to move the cursor to the next character field as shown in Figure 7 Turn the inner knob to select the desired character 3 Continue changing fields and entering characters until the desired air port information is displayed 4 Press the CLEAR Soft Key to return to the moving map or press the FIS INFO Soft Key if FIS is installed to view the FIS TEXT Page for the selected airport Then press the MAP key to return to the moving map Finding Airports by Scanning Identifiers 1 The cursor will be over the first character of the airport identifier as shown in Figure 6 Select the desired character by turning the inner knob 2 Turn the outer knob one click clockwise to move the cursor to the next character field as shown in Figure 7 Turn the inner knob to select the desired character 3 Press the KNOB SCAN AIRPORTINFO ee eg Control Knob label has T MACOH GA changed to SCAN and the 1028 amt HL cursor is on the last two char acter fields See Figure 8 4 Turning the inner knob will now sequence through all airport identifiers in the data
27. e Mode with Flight Plan Overlay 43 Operation in Map Display 43 APPENDIX A DISPLAYICONS A 1 Rev 8 Mar 2007 lil KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Table of Contents Intentionally left blank Rev 8 Mar 2007 IV KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Introduction INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated yet simple to use multifunction displays available today We understand you probably can t wait to see it in action but before you try to use it please take the time to read through this manual and understand its many interesting and useful features Time spent in familiarizing yourself with your new KMD 550 850 unit will be more than repaid by trouble free operation later and more importantly safe and accurate navigation We have made the operation of this unit as intuitive as possible through the use of Power Keys and on screen help thus reducing pilots depen dence on the manual You should very quickly find that handling it effi ciently and expertly becomes second nature to you Don t be afraid to experiment No matter which key you activate your unit will not be dam aged If you do get into a mess simply switch off and back on again to reset all functions We must mention just one word of caution Never remove the database card while the unit is switched on and never attempt to switch th
28. e unit on when there is no database card installed We thank you for your decision to purchase a KMD 550 850 and wish you many happy and safe hours flying Whenever you are using the unit for navigation in the air you should treat it as a supplemental display system You should always carefully com pare indications from your KMD 550 850 unit with the information avail able from all other navigation sources including GPS NDBs VORs DMESs visual sightings charts etc For safety any discrepancies observed should be resolved immediately This equipment is not a replacement for your chart It is intended as an aid to navigation only The database within the equipment has been compiled from the latest official information available and although every care has been taken in the compilation the manufacturers will not be held responsible for any inaccuracy or omissions therein NEVER USE THE TERRAIN DISPLAYED ON THIS EQUIPMENT AS YOUR SOLE REFERENCE FOR TERRAIN AVOIDANCE Rev 7 Sep 2005 l KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Introduction Intentionally left blank Rev 5 Jan 2003 2 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information GENERAL INFORMATION This section of the manual provides an overview of the software architec ture and display presentation of the KMD 550 850 Multifunction Display This manual also provides an explanation of each of the individual dis plays that the KMD 550 850 unit presents The operating system of the Bendix Ki
29. er Keys located along the right side of the unit a series of Function Select Keys located along the bottom and an inner and outer Control Knob The joystick allows movement of the pointer in MAP mode and is used to select and change setup fields The appropriate key labels for a partic ular page are configured in software and displayed alongside the appro priate key The rotary brightness control is used for adjusting the bright ness of the display MAP SETUP Press the AUX Function Key to display Figure 21 Press the MAP SETUP Key to dis play Figure 22 Use the joy MAP SETUP stick to select and change Auxiliary mode cover page From this page you can the desired fields iw Set the parameters relating to the SETUP ji Fd main functions TRFC NOTE f a configuration YA view data input output status SETLIP password IS requested m ap Press AUX again to view external video TERR setup may not be allowed ad SETUP ORIENTATION Set either ra in Track Up or North Up AIRPORT NAME Labels airports in MAP MODE either with ICAO code airport Or city names ORIENTATION HORTH UP Figure 27 ICAO CODE COORD SYSTEM Determines whether the unit operates with reference to Lat Long UTM or OSGB POSITION REF ALL DATA Note OSGB is only detined Map Setup page 1 for Great Briain Figure 22 Rev 7 Sep 2005 21 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide System Setup EXTENDED TRACK Turns on or off the extended track li
30. ess the WX SETUP Key shown in Figure 21 Figure 26 will now be displayed PREY PAGE RADAR STORM SCOPE FIs sepe Figure 26 Press the STORM SCOPE Key to display Figure 27 PAGE CHECK a TEST DATA TEST Figure 27 Press the NOISE CHECK Key to display the noise check display in Figure 28 Figure 28 Rev7 Sep 2005 24 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Press the PREV PAGE Key to again display Figure 27 Press the STRIKE TEST Key to display the strike test page shown in Figure 29 Press the PREV PAGE Key to again display Figure 27 To perform a system self test press the SELF TEST Key and the self test page will be displayed as shown in Figure 30 After the Self Test is com plete Figure 31 will be dis played Press the PREV PAGE Key to again display Figure 27 Press PREV PAGE again to exit stormscope setup Rev 5 Jan 2003 System Setup Figure 29 PREY PAGE Figure 30 PREY PAGE Figure 31 20 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide System Setup Intentionally left blank Rev 5 Jan 2003 26 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Data Cards DATA CARDS DATA AREAS Honeywell produces three data cards based on the ICAO ARINC geo graphic areas for KMD 550 850 that cover the entire world Each card for each area contains the operating software the appropriate Jeppesen aeronautical data cartographic data and topological data to a high reso lution Also included is a low resolution map of the rest of the wo
31. he Map display Press the OVLY key and select STORM SCOPE by pressing the appropriate Softkey as in Figure 39 DIS 20 1 fi 1 Tm AS Wc s c Rev 7 Sep 2005 43 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 1000E Stormscope Operation The following shows the lightning icons as they appear on the Map dis play The range at which lightning icons are displayed is selectable on Map Setup Page 2 Lightning Intensity Color Used on Comments Icon Level Pages 1 Light White MAP The small solid icon is used when the un with WX display selected range is 25 nm or back TERR greater H border 3 Heavy The WX 1000E indicates areas of lighining detected not individual dis charges Light activity level 1 is an area With up to 8 strikes minute mod erate level Z is an area with 9 25 sirikes minute and heavy level 3 is an area with 26 or more sirikes minute 1 Light White MAP The large outlined icon is used when with WX the display selected range is less than black TERR 25 nm 2 M t border Maaral The larger icon reminds the user that the accuracy of lightning placement is notas good as that suggested by the l 9 Heavy map Scale Rev Sep 2005 44 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide APPENDIX A DISPLAY ICONS The following is a list of possible map icons on the TOPO ON Map and TOPO OFF Map Conditions Icon Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Political v Dashed Not displayed When the 500 nm ra
32. here CHANG NG DISPLAY HANGE To change the displayed range of the Stormscope display press the RNG A or RNG V keys With each press of the keys the display changes to display the electrical discharge activity detected within the new range The range indicator will also change to display the numerical value of the new range 25 50 100 or 200 nm This new range corresponds to the distance from the aircraft to the outer range ring on the display Your KMD 550 850 stores electrical discharge information for all ranges simultaneously to provide you with an instant up to date display of elec trical discharge activity when you select a new range As you move from one range to the next the 25 nm range is always indi cated by the solid inner ring to advise you of your close proximity to thun derstorms You may also notice that the discharge points are progres sively larger on the shorter ranges and smaller on the longer ranges This effect makes it easier to spot clusters of discharge points in any range Rev Sep 2005 30 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation OPERATION IN STORMSCOPE MODE WITH FLIGHT PLAN OVERLAY If the KMD 550 850 is receiving Flight Plan information from the GPS and a valid heading input is available the Flight Plan lines and waypoints may be displayed on the Stormscope displays in the form of an overlay Press the OVLY key and select FLIGHT PLAN by pressing the appropriate Sof
33. ick pointer May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting When enabled the air port label will identify the ICAO code city name or airport name based on the Map Setup page 1 setting Highlighted when the icon is desig nated with the joystick pointer If the database does not have runways for the airport then the icon will not indicate a runway no line will be shown KMD 550 850 Appendix A mE Conditions Soft or unknown runways Airports Airport Runways Primary Other hard surface Primary soft surface Other soft surface Helipads Rev 7 Sep 2005 hard surface Icon kon Cooes Colors NER Nu DE TOPO off Characteristics Outline black circle with line repre senting primary runway and white on black label xj Thick a black line with white on black label at each end e Thin Ps black line with white on black label at each end rj Thick m green line outlined in black with white on black label at each end sm Thin green line outlined in black with white on black label at each end Black on white icon with white on black label A 5 cu Outline cyan circle with cyan line repre senting primary runway and white on black label um Thick white line with white on black label at each end u hin white line with white on black label at each end Thick green line outlined in white with white on black label a
34. ignal but not displayed on the pre sent page Black on gray with Fault with connection or data link radio red slash Bl on gray Graphical METAR overlay is available but Lab not displaved NT Black green and Graphical METAR overlay is enabled and s O vellow on cyan displaved Black on gray Weather data not being received Y B Graphical METAR overlay is available but not displayed Black green and Weather data not being received yellow on cyan Graphical METAR overlay is enabled and displayed Black on gray with Radio Fault Graphical METAR overlay is red slash Black enabled and displayed green and yellow on cyan Rev 8 Mar 2007 A 8 KMD 550 850 Appendix A Honeywell Aerospace Business and General Aviation Honeywell International Inc One Technology Center 23500 West 105th Street Olathe KS 66061 Telephone 913 712 0400 FAX 913 712 1302 www honeywell com 006 18222 0000 Rev 8 3 07 2000 2005 2007 Honeywell International Inc Honeywell
35. include antenna reception memory and microprocessor functions An error message is displayed if a fault is detected HEADING STABILIZATION Some aircraft are equipped with a remote heading reference such as an HSI with a slaved directional gyro This allows the heading stabilization feature to automatically adjust the position of the discharge points on the display when the aircraft changes heading The heading information comes from a remote heading source installed in the aircraft that has been connected to the WX 500 If this heading information is valid the WX 500 and KMD 550 850 will use it In the absence of an external heading reference such as an aircraft with only a directional gyro the KMD 550 850 will not allow stormscope strikes to be overlaid on the Map display nor will it allow flight plan data to be overlaid on the stormscope display CLEAR ALL DISCHARGE POINTS Clearing the discharge points periodically while monitoring thunder storms is a good way to determine if the storm is building or dissipating Discharge points in a building storm will reappear faster and in larger numbers Discharge points in a dissipating storm will appear slower and in smaller numbers To clear the discharge points move the joystick on the KMD 550 850 Clearing the display is especially important if an external heading refer ence is not used with the system The display should be cleared after changes in heading in order to make the displayed s
36. isplay bor ders left right up or down with the pointer The RNG A and RNG V keys can still be used to zoom the map in and out Press RESET STICK and the joystick pointer will vanish the display will return to the moving map and the map will be placed back in its present position at the zoom level that was selected prior to activating the joystick lf the joystick is not moved for 30 seconds the display will time out back to the moving map In addition to finding it useful for measuring distances and bearings the joystick can be used for other tasks By placing the pointer over any data icon and pressing MORE INFO a display similar to Figure 5 will appear Additional data and information on the selected item is displayed AIRPORT INFORMATION As shown in Figure 6 you can display airport informa tion by placing the joystick pointer over an airport icon and pressing MORE INFO All the information given here is derived from the built in Jeppesen database Runway surfaces are shown as an H for hard and an S for soft Lighting is shown as an L for lit and a U for unlit In addition to using the joy I0ENT Ke i HAME HALL stick to get airport informa city KAUFMAH TX tion the Control Knob may 17 35 2585Ft s u also be used Sometimes it is not desirable to pan the map to an airport location some distance from the pre sent position In this case simply turn either knob and MIC 122 89 the AIRPORT INFO Page will
37. ne which is drawn ahead of the present position in the direction of the present track RANGE RINGS Turns range rings on or off in MAP Mode AUTO DECLUTTER Turns on or off If a higher priority icon label Airport is found to clash with a lower priority icon label City already on the display the lower priority icon label will be removed POSITION REF Defines the reference to which the present position is given in MAP MODE either to all available data VORs only or VORs and Airports only Press the NEXT Key to dis play Figure 23 Use the joy eae M an 50 4n au 40 stick to select and change the desired fields ICON Shows the symbol used to designate the associ ated item TOPO ON TOPO OFF Shows the color associated Map Setup page 2 with the selected item when aed IP doaa dea a the topographic map is on or off ICON MAX This field can be set to the maximum range in nautical miles that Fee e TOPO ITEM LIHE OH OFF this item s symbol is dis mEEEXB played on the map display HELIROUTES m MAJOR ROADS Figure 23 NAME MAX This field can FRIME ROADS OTHER ROADS be set to the maximum nain poans range in nautical miles that RIVERSLAKES URBAH RESET VALUES the text name of this item is displayed on the map dis Map Setup page 3 play Use joystick to adjust line and area feature zoom levels MIN This field can be set to the minimum range in nau tical miles that
38. ng KMD 550 850 keeps to a min imum the number of key presses necessary to activate the various func tions especially those most frequently used in the air The provision of a joystick makes it considerably easier to operate the unit and allows for fast and efficient access to most functions Brightness Control Data Card 1 2 3 Display 4 Available Functions Legend 5 On Off Control 6 Function Select Indicators 7 Function Select Keys 8 Control Knobs Inner and Outer Knob 9 Power Labels 10 Soft Labels 11 Joystick 12 Power Keys 13 Fault Indicator See Appendix A for a description of Functions Legend and map display icons Rev 5 Jan 2003 3 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information FUNCTION SELECT KEYS These keys are used to select available data sources as indicated on the key for display on the LCD When a function key is pressed the annunciator above it will illuminate to show that this function is presently being displayed Pressing the same Function Select Key multiple times will sequence through the available pages associated with that function The following diagram shows the available pages under each function Note that not all pages will be available in all installations Setup Pages External NTSC Video Datalink Wx Graphical Products Datalink Wx Textual KMD 850 Only Products POWER KEYS These five keys are used to manipulate the page being displayed Their present f
39. ng the database current in the KMD 550 850 is the user s responsi bility Honeywell maintains its databases to be current at all times to the latest Jeppesen 28 day data cycle For data card subscriptions and FIS subscribers contact Wingman Services at the following numbers 1 800 247 0230 if calling within the United States or Canada 913 712 3145 if calling from outside the United States or Canada 913 712 3904 FAX e mail nav database honeywell com Visit Wingman Services at www bendixking com For information about software revisions and the most current pilot s guide and addendums visit www bendixking com kmd Rev 6 Jun 2004 28 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations DEFINITIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIA TIONS DEFINITIONS Alphabetic any of the following characters b is a space b ABCDE FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Alphanumeric any of the following characters b is a space b ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789 Baud bits per sec Barometric Altitude pressure altitude corrected for barometric altimeter setting Bearing To User Waypoint bearing from the present position to the active user waypoint measured clockwise relative to true or magnetic north true is implied unless magnetic is specified Cross Track Error distance from the present position to the nearest point on the desired course and the direction right or left from the desired course to the present position Cur
40. nge Boundary black is selected the name of Lines line the political region will be displayed with a white on black label Railway Fe Dark gray Not displayed May be enabled or dis Lines line with abled based on Map hack marks Setup page 3 setting Hoads Major Dark Not displayed May be enabled or dis gray abled based on Map double line with Setup page 3 setting white on black iconic label Prime Dark Not displayed May be enabled or dis gray line abled based on Map with black on Setup page 3 setting white iconic label Other eB Dark Not displayed May be enabled or dis gray abled based on Map thin line with Setup page 3 setting black on white iconic label Thick Thick May be enabled or dis dashed dashed abled based on Map cyan line cyan line with Setup page 3 setting with black on black on white Highlighted when the line white label label is designated with the joystick pointer The airway will be labeled with the airway identifier May be enabled or dis CREEK abled based on Map ve i Victor Airways Rev7 Sep 2005 A KMD 550 850 Appendix A Setup page 3 setting Dashed blue Dashed blue Highlighted when the line line with black line with black is designated with the on white label on white label joystick pointer The heliroute will be labeled with the heliroute name Conditions Icon Colors TOPO on TOPO off Airspace FIR UIR WIR Solid Solid Boundary magenta
41. o one such as that shown here OPERATION As mentioned earlier the WX 1000E lightning information is displayed on the KMD 550 850 The focus on this section is to provide both back ground information and a more detailed explanation of the operating pro cedures The following text assumes you have both the WX 1000E and the KMD 550 850 switched on and that you have selected the Stormscope display using the WX Function Select Key on the KMD 550 850 Rev 7 Sep 2005 41 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide WX 1000E Stormscope Operation SELECTING STORMSCOPE OR WEATHER RADAR Pressing the WX Function Select Key will toggle between Stormscope and or Weather Radar depending on available options The weather radar function is only available in the KMD 850 For operation of the weather radar see the sepa rate section on weather radar operation if provided POWER UP At power up the WX 1000E executes a power up Self test The self test takes approximately 15 seconds to ensure that all major WX 1000E functions are operating properly During this period you may receive a NO DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE message this is normal Functions tested include antenna reception memory and microprocessor functions An error message is displayed if a fault is detected SWITCH BETWEEN WEATHER VIEWS The KMD 550 850 can display the Stormscope data in one of two views either all round 860 or forward CE VIEW VIEW button to toggle between the
42. o be taken to an authorized service center to correct the configuration or repair the unit Rev8 Mar 2007 T KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information NOTE IF THE FAULT INDICATOR S LIT ALL DISPLAYED DATA SHOULD BE THEATED AS SUSPECT AND CHOSS CHECKED FOR ACCU HACY BEFORE USE The following illustration describes the data that appears on the Map Display Page 14 3 12 17 2 GW E 1 Display Range RNG nm 2 Current Track TRK 3 Current Ground Speed GS kt 4 Distance to Pointer PDIS nm 5 Position Readout Current aircraft position 6 Control Knob Label Indicates Control Knob is active for data entry 7 Bearing to Pointer PBRG 8 MORE INFO Soft Label 9 Range Rings Outer ring radius is selected range inner ring radius is one half the selected range 10 RESET STICK Soft Label 11 Joystick Label 12 Lightning Overlay 13 Desired Track Active leg oriented to magnetic desired track magenta 14 GPS Flight Plan Overlay Current GPS flight plan 15 Aircraft Symbol Indicates present position Stylized airplane when heading input is present a plus symbol with no heading 16 Distance to Waypoint DIS nm 17 North Pointer 18 Available Functions Displays icons representing data available black and displayed color Rev8 Mar 2007 6 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information STORMSCOPE OPTION The KMD 550 850 has the ability to interface and control an L3 WX 500 or W
43. ort that will be displayed even if there is a navaid user waypoint or town nearer All airport names are shown preceded by an asterisk character in order to distinguish them from towns or cities with similar names that may have significantly different locations If your position is found to be within five miles of a VOR beacon and more than five miles from an airport then your position will be shown with respect to the VOR beacon even if there is a user waypoint NDB or town nearer NDBs have next priority with towns last DATA INTERROGATION As soon as the joystick is moved a display similar to Figure 5 will be displayed The map freezes in its pre sent position with respect to the joystick pointer A line appears between present position and the joystick pointer The reason the RNG OI PI n IPERS 143 1 map is made to stop moving TRK 24 65 114 1F05 N3821 17 W05609 58 f IS that this makes accurate pou positioning of the joystick pointer much easier The aircraft icon will still be displayed in the proper location on the map Rev 6 Jun 2004 11 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide Operation Simultaneously boxes labeled PDIS and PBRG are displayed These show the distance and bearing from present position to the joystick pointer This function can be used to measure distance and bearing to any point on the map The window formed by the extremities of the display can be moved around the map by bumping the d
44. rld The ten ICAO ARINC areas along with their three letter identifiers are AFR Africa CAN Canada EEU Eastern Europe EUR Europe LAM Latin America MES Middle East PAC Pacific SAM South America SPA South Pacific USA USA These areas are combined to produce three data cards covering the entire world that contain the following data AMR Americas comprising CAN USA LAM SAM Al Atlantic International comprising EUR AFR EEU MES PAI Pacific International comprising PAC SPA EEU MES Rev 6 Jun 2004 27 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Data Cards CHANGING THE DATA CARD To change the data card follow these simple steps 1 Turn off the KMD 550 850 2 Grasp the data card and pull it straight out of its socket 3 With the card facing upward as indicated on it s label insert the new data card being careful to align the card with the socket then press the new card firmly into place 4 Turn the unit on and check for correct operation If the new data card contains a newer version of operating software the unit will update the operating system to this newer version Status bars will be displayed during the update process DATABASE INFORMATION Due to Honeywel s policy of continual development and routine data base updates new data cards will become available every 28 days As a registered owner of a KMD 550 850 you will be offered a 1 3 6 12 monthly data card subscription DATABASE CYCLE INFORMATION Keepi
45. s Yes Yes NO TRFC Yes NO N A NO 1 Requires remote heading input 2 TCAS TAS requires remote heading input 3 TIS requires remote heading input 4 Not available with XM DISPLAYING WEATHER RADAR KMD 850 ONLY STORMSCOPE OR FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES Pressing the WX Function Select Key will sequence through weather radar Stormscope and Datalink weather For operation of the weather radar and Datalink weather see the separate section pertaining to the desired function if provided DISPLAYING TRAFFIC Pressing the TRFC Function Select Key to display traffic For operation of the Traffic Function see the separate section on traffic operation if provided SELECTING THE ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM Pressing the TERR Function Select Key to display EGPWS For operation of the EGPWS see the separate section on EGPWS operation if provided Rev8 Mar 2007 19 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation VIDEO DISPLAY If the unit has a NTSC video source connected pressing AUX will display the video Note that on the video dis play no icons are shown Rev8 Mar 2007 20 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide System Setup SYSTEM SETUP This section of the manual is designed to provide step by step instruc tions for the setup of the KMD 550 850 Note that not all features dis cussed in this section are available in all installations INTRODUCTION The KMD 550 850 unit is operated via a joystick a series of five Pow
46. s it s detected within a 25 nm radius of the aircraft The effect of this clustering algorithm is to display the location of storm cells instead of individual discharges The cell display mode is most useful during periods of heavy electrical discharge activity Using the cell dis play mode during these periods frees the pilot from sifting through a dis play full of discharge points to determine exactly where the storm cells are located If discharges are detected within 25 nm of the aircraft the normal stormscope icon in the Functions Legend will change to one such as that shown here Rev 7 Sep 2005 37 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation Strike Display Mode If the strike display mode is selected the KMD 550 850 immediately plots an x symbol discharge point on the display for each individual discharge it detects within the selected range and view The strike dis play mode plots discharge points on the display in relation to where the discharges are actually detected instead of plotting them close to an associated group of discharge points as is done in the cell display mode The strike display mode is most useful during periods of light electrical activity because it may plot discharges associated with a building thun derstorm sooner than the cell display mode would stormscope icon in the Functions Legend will change to one such If discharges are detected within 25 nm of the aircraft the normal as that shown
47. sor Field a character position or group of adjacent character posi tions on which a cursor can appear Data Field a character position or group of adjacent character positions which display a single data item a data field may be a single character cursor field or may contain multiple characters Data List an ordered list of data elements which a given cursor field can accept Desired Track The angle that the desired flight path makes with respect to true north at the point nearest the present position Magnetic desired track uses the local magnetic variation Distance To Waypoint DIS distance from the present position to the active waypoint Ground Speed absolute value of the rate of change of position Headwind difference between true airspeed and ground speed when true airspeed is more than ground speed Knots Nautical Miles hr Special Use Airspace any of the following prohibited area restricted area warning area alert area MOA Class CARSA Class BTCA unknown danger caution training CTA or TMA type Rev5 Jan 2003 29 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Definitions Acronyms amp Abbreviations Tailwind difference between ground speed and true airspeed when ground speed is more than true airspeed Track angle of the aircrafts path over the ground measured clockwise relative to north ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AC Alternating Current ACT Active user waypoint or flight plan ADF Automatic Direction
48. t each end ET Thin green f line out lined in white with white on black label at each end White on black icon with white on black label Other May be enabled or disabled based on Map Setup page 2 setting When enabled the airport label will identify the ICAO code city name or airport name based on the Map Setup page 1 setting Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer If the database does not have runways for the airport then the icon will not indicate a runway no line will be shown Runways will be depicted for airports within 5 nm of the cur rent position when the selected range is 10 nm or less and the dis play of airport icons is enabled on Map Setup page 2 Runway ends will be labeled with the proper runway identifier if the selected range is 1 nm For selected ranges 2 5 nm through 10 nm the runways will not be labeled May be enabled or disabled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the city name Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer KMD 550 850 Appendix A Conditions Icon Colors Other TOPO on TOPO off Characteristics Visual Black on Not displayed Will be enabled or dis Reference white with abled based on Map Points white on Setup page 2 setting black label The label will indicate the VRP name Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer The following shows
49. the aircraft and sends the resulting discharge signals to the processor The processor digitizes analyzes and con verts the discharge signals into range and bearing data then stores the data in memory The WX 500 processor then communicates this infor mation to the KMD 550 850 as strikes and cells The WX 500 updates the KMD 550 850 every two seconds OPERATION As mentioned earlier the WX 500 is controlled through the KMD 550 850 The focus on this section is to provide both background infor mation and a more detailed explanation of the operating procedures The following text assumes you have both the WX 500 and the KMD 550 850 switched on and that you have selected the Stormscope dis play using the WX Function Select Key on the KMD 550 850 SELECTING STORMSCOPE OR WEATHER RADAR Pressing the WX Function Select Key will toggle between Stormscope and or Weather Radar depending on available options The weather radar function is only available in the KMD 850 For operation of the weather radar see the sepa rate section on weather radar operation if provided Rev 7 Sep 2005 39 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation POWER UP At power up the WX 500 executes a power up self test The self test takes approximately 25 seconds to ensure that all major WX 500 func tions are operating properly During this period you may receive a NO DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE message this is normal Functions tested
50. the various icons that may be seen in the functions legend which is displayed in the lower left of the display Remember not all installations will have all available functions pee TU S Black symbol with a Flight plan information being received and displayed magenta line below and a white line above on a cyan background Black on gray Flight plan information being received but not displayed gt Yellow on cyan Stormscope information being received and displayed Red on cyan Stormscope information being received and displayed Strikes have occurred within the last 3 minutes within 25 nm Black on gray Stormscope information being received but not dis played XE Red on gray Stormscope information being received but not dis played Strikes have occurred within the last 3 minutes within 25 nm GF Black on gray with red Stormscope information not being received data is slash invalid Black on cyan Weather radar in standby mode and being displayed Note that since the OVLY key is never enabled on the WX page when the radar is in standby mode Hold to Help text is not available ee Black on cyan Active weather radar being displaved Black on gray Weather radar in standby mode not being displayed x Black on gray Weather radar in active mode not being displaved E Black on gray with red Weather radar data invalid not being received slash Previously in standby Black on gray with red
51. this item s symbol and text name is displayed on the map display Figure 24 Press the NEXT Key to display Figure 24 Use the joystick to select and change the desired fields LINE Shows the symbol used to designate the associated item TOPO ON TOPO OFF Shows the color associated with the selected item when the topographic map is on or off Rev7 Sep 2005 22 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide System Setup LINE MAX This field can be set to the maximum range in nautical miles that this item s symbol is displayed on the map display NAME MAX This field can be set to the maximum range in nautical miles that the text name of this item is displayed on the map display MIN This field can be set to the minimum range in nautical miles that this item s symbol and text name is displayed on the map display Press NEXT to display A NAMES Figure 25 Again use the joystick to select and change the desired fields The pre CLASS E vious field descriptions also crass eric apply to this display After CLASS unknown making all desired changes MBABE in press the SAVE amp EXIT Key nomero to save all changes and exit Moms the setup function Figure 21 a ny time the RE S ET use joystick to adjust airspace zoom levels VALUES key can be pressed to return to the default setings Figure 25 on that particular display OTHER SUA Rev 6 Jun 2004 23 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide System Setup WX 500 STORMSCOPE SETUP Pr
52. tion Select Key to toggle between TOPO ON or TOPO OFF With TOPO ON classes o data are displayed as a spe cific color With TOPO OFF all cartographic data is auto L matically removed and the Jeppesen Nav Data is pre fa sented on a black back f ground A color key can be displayed E on the Map display when in TOPO ON mode Move the E 1 TOPO ON joystick pointer to any terrain spe area away from icons or con A FG bin trol areas and press the sA MORE INFO Key A color V KICT key will be displayed as in X TE Figure 3 To exit clear by moving the joystick and press the RESET STICK Key AA d NOTE The number dis x W emimum pe us be sig ate IT of the legend in Figure 3 rep resent the lowest limit of the pg e 2 fi TOP O OFF altitude range for that color _ Hefer to the chart shown pre viously in MAP TOPO GRAPHIC AND URBAN AREAS DISPLAY fo deter mine the altitude range for each color i TOP USING THE MAP After power up the map will RNG initially be displayed at a range setting of 80nm jou 3 Rev 7 Sep 2005 9 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide Operation If there is no valid GPS or FMS position fix data available the words NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA will be shown across the center of the display in a box If the fix is lost at any time during normal operation of the unit the same NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA box will be overlaid on the map
53. tkey as in Figure 34 NOTE In order to align the lightning strikes correctly to Es the flight plan lines heading FL information is necessary ee Oa OPERATION IN MAP DISPLAY The majority of the text in this ad section refers to the dedi cated Stormscope displays on the KMD 550 850 It is also possible however to see Figure 34 thunderstorm cell or strike data while in the Map display Press the OVLY key and select STORM SCOPE by AN gt pressing the appropriate Softkey as in Figure 35 NOTE Lightning data wil B only be displayed on the map f a heading reference is available in the form of an i external heading reference Wa input described previously WEE BU amp EXIT Any settings made while in MRK 24216 1j POS 115743K MARIUNT the dedicated Stormscope Figure 35 displays i e cell strike mode clear etc will be carried over into the Map display Lightning strikes must be cleared from the Stormscope display using the joystick The following shows the lightning icons as they appear on the Map dis play The range at which lightning icons are displayed is selectable on Map Setup Page 2 Rev 7 Sep 2005 39 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation Lightning Color Used on Pages Additional Requirements Econ White MAP TOPO ON or The small solid icon is used when TOPO OFF the display selected range is 25 White MAP TOPO ON or The large outlined icon is used Outline
54. trikes reflect their true position in relation to the aircraft SWITCH BETWEEN WEATHER VIEWS The KMD 550 850 can display the Stormscope data in one of two views either all round 360 or forward looking only 120 To switch the display press the VIEW button to toggle between the displays Figure 32 is an example of the all round view and Figure 33 shows the forward looking view Rev Sep 2005 30 KMD 550 850 Pilo s Guide WX 500 Stormscope Operation SWITCH BETWEEN DISPLAY MODES The KMD 550 850 can display the Stormscope data in one of two modes either Cell Mode or Strike Mode To switch the display between modes press the MODE button The currently selected weather dis play mode is indicated on the top left of the display and will toggle between CELL MODE and STRIKE MODE with each press of the button as shown in Figures 32 and 33 The mode selected here will remain in effect until you change it unless the unit is turned off and back on Figure 32 Figure 33 Cell Display Mode When viewing the dedicated Stormscope display if cell display mode is selected the KMD 550 850 plots a symbol discharge point on the display when it detects associated discharges within the selected range and view The KMD 550 850 will plot another close to the first for each additional discharge determined to be associated with the group The KMD 550 850 will not plot a for any discharge not associated with a group unles
55. unctionality can be indicated by the use of Soft Labels on the left side of the key or Power Labels on the right side of the key POWER LABELS When the Power Label is illuminated on the right side of the key that key s function is dedicated to the function described by the label and that function is active The following is a list of the dedicated functions MODE Pressing this key will sequence through all available modes associated with the displayed page RNGA Pressing this key will increase the range scale one level on the displayed page Range scales on other pages will not be affected HNGV Pressing this key will decrease the range scale one level on the displayed page Range scales on other pages will not be affected VIEW Pressing this key will sequence through the available views associated with the displayed page Rev8 Mar 2007 4 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide General Information OVLY Pressing the Overlay Key allows data from more than one source to be displayed simultaneously on the display Soft Labels will indicate which data sources are available for overlay SOFT LABELS ooft Labels are located to the left of the Power Keys in the LCD area The description indicated in the label describes the key s present func tion related to the displayed page Whenever a new function is selected by pressing a key with a Soft Label a new display is shown along with its new key labels This capability of displaying Soft L
56. unway and white on black EN Solid black 3 circle with line repre senting primary runway and white on black label iw Solid black circle with line repre senting primary runway and white on black label F4 Cyan icon with white on black label Fa Cyan icon with white on black label n Cyan icon with white on black label m Cyan icon with white on black label Green icon with white on black label gt Green icon with white on black label Green icon with white on black label D Solid green circle with black line repre senting primary runway and white on black label m Solid cyan circle with black line repre senting primary runway and white on black label eo Solid green circle with black line repre senting primary runway and white on black label A 4 Other Characteristics May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the MSL elevation fol lowed by the AGL eleva tion in parentheses e g 1546 590 Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the NDB s identifier Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joystick pointer May be enabled or dis abled based on Map Setup page 2 setting The label will indicate the VOR s identifier Highlighted when the icon is designated with the joyst
57. usy MPPORTIMFO p pui 66 HAME T JOSHUA 2 urn the outer knob clock CITY sr VINCEHT wise to select the first char 0725 4649Ft H L acter in the name field as shown in Figure 9 3 Turn the inner knob to select an E as in Figure 10 APR 120 80 TWE 118 80 GRHD 121 90 4 Turn the outer knob clock Pe ay wise until the cursor is posi Were tioned for the next character TRK 033 GS 149 POS 0 6NE BOS VOR DME Turn the inner knob to select Figure 10 an A as in Figure 11 inenT av7 SIRPORTINFO pi py 4245Ft HAME EF DS MUH CITY EADS CO 17 35 J8B5UFt H L MCOM 122 30 ITRK 032 65 157 P O5 6 5NW CHILLICOTHE Figure 11 Rev6 Jun 2004 14 KMD 550 850 Pilot s Guide 5 Turn the outer knob clock wise until the cursor is posi tioned for the next character Turn the inner knob to select a G as in Figure 12 6 Since EAGLE is now dis plaved turn the outer knob clockwise until the cursor is positioned for the next char acter entry as shown in Figure 13 7 Turn the inner knob to select a G as in Figure 14 The desired airport is now displayed because it is the first database instance with a G in this field 8 Press the CLEAR Soft Key to return to the moving map or press the FIS INFO Soft Key if FIS is installed to view the FIS TEXT Page for the selected airport Then press the MAP key to return to the moving map To Scan for Airport Name The following example shows
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