Garmin GNS 420AW GPS Receiver User Manual
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1. Screen Layout windows Active Frequency on top amp Standby on bottom PA active window highlighted by cursor COM Window GPS VLOC Window Window The 400W series display is divided into four separate windows or screen areas The top left 1 4 of the display provides a COM window top two lines and a VLOC window bottom two lines The three lines at the bottom lett of the display are used for terrain flight phase and GPS integrity annunciators The right 3 4 of the display consists of a GPS window which is where you ll find the various navigation waypoint information and settings pages Each unique screen of information is referred to as a page Pages are typically selected using the small and large right knobs with the cursor removed from the GPS window See the following page for details on arrange ment of the 400W series main pages Cursors There are two separate cursors a tuning cursor and a GPS window cursor The tuning cursor is used to select the standby COM or VLOC frequency If desired press the small left knob to move the tuning cursor to the VLOC window Then use the small and large left knobs to select the desired frequency The COM and VLOC flip flop keys are used to swap the active and standby frequen cies Push in on small right knob and then turn the large right knob to move the GPS window cursor around the page Frequency Selection 1 If the tuning cursor is not currently in the2. ished 4 Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired frequency 5 Press ENT to place the highlighted frequency in the standby COM or VLOC window field as appropriate 6 To activate the selected frequency press the COM flip flop or VOR flip flop key as appropriate 190 00356 01 Rev E DIRECT TO NAVIGATION To Select a Direct To Destination Press the direct to key A Select Direct To Waypoint page will appear with the way point identifier field highlighted Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired destination waypoint Activate RCTE Press ENT to contirm the selected waypoint Press ENT again to activate the direct to function To Select a Direct To Destination from the Map Page 1 2 Select the map page from the NAV page group Press the small right knob to display a panning pointer Turn the small and large right knobs to place the panning pointer at the desired destination location If the panning pointer is placed on an existing air port navaid or user waypoint the waypoint name will be highlighted Press direct to and then ENT twice to activate a direct to leg to the waypoint If the panning pointer is placed on an open location on the map page press direct to and then ENT twice to create a MAP waypoint and activate a direct to leg to it To Select a Direct To Destination by Facility Name or City i Press the direct to key The Se
3. press ENT or press CLR FLIGHT PLANS To Create a New Flight Plan iF Press the FPL key and turn the small right A knob to display the flight Create New Flight Plan plan catalog 3 Press the MENU key to display the flight plan catalog options Turn the large right knob to highlight Create New Flight Plan and press the ENT key A blank flight plan page will appear for the first empty storage loca tion Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identitier of the departure waypoint and press the ENT key 3 Repeat step 4 above to enter the identifier for each additional flight plan waypoint Once all waypoints have been entered press the small right knob to return to the flight plan catalog To Navigate a Flight Plan 1 Press the FPL key and turn the small right knob to display the flight plan catalog Press the small right knob to activate the cursor s and turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan Press the MENU key to display the flight plan catalog options Turn the large right knob to highlight Acti vate Flight Plan and ju doch ak press the ENT key Create Hew Flight Plan Copy Flight Plan 190 00356 01 Rev E To Stop Navigating a Flight Plan Press the FPL key Press the MENU key to display the active flight plan options Turn the large right aE LUE ri pegs os knob to highlight Delete Copy Flight Plan Flight Plan an
4. 1 From any page press and hold the CLR key to select the default NAV page You may skip this step if you are already viewing any of the main GPS pages HEHKESI HIKFUKI 4 2 Turn the large right knob to select the NRST page group NRST will appear in the lower right corner of the screen HESTE 3 If necessary turn the small right knob to select the nearest airport page To Scroll Through the List of Nearest Airports 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to scroll through the list The scroll bar along the right hand side of the page will indicate which part of the list is currently being viewed 3 To remove the flashing cursor press the small right knob To View Additional Information for a Nearby Airport 1 Highlight the identifier of the desired airport by scrolling through the list as described in the pro cedure above 2 Press ENT to display the pa airport location page for the selected airport 3 To view additional WPT pages for the selected airport including the airport runway and airport frequency pages press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor Turn the small right knob to display the additional WPT pages When 14 190 00356 01 Rev E finished press the small aia right knob to return the flashing cursor to the screen To return to the nearest eraa airport page verify that Done is highlighted by the flashing cursor and
5. 420AW The GNC 420W and GNC 420AW include all of the features of the GPS 400W and also include an IFR certified airborne VHF communications transceiver This multipur pose unit is available with either a 10 watt GNS 420W or 16 watt GNS 420AW Com transmitter Since the only diference between these two units is the power of the communications transmitter references to the GNC 420W will also include the GNC 420 AW GNS 430W and GNS 430AW The GNS 430W and GNS 430AW include all of the features of the GPS 420W 420AW and also include IFR certified airborne VOR Localizer and Glideslope receivers This multipurpose unit is available with either a 10 watt GNS 430W or 16 watt GNS 430AW Com transmitter Since the only difference between these two units is the power of the communications transmitter references to the GNS 430W will also include the GNS 430 AW 2 190 00356 01 Rev E KEYS AND KNOBS Left hand Keys and Knobs COM power COM flip flop O In the GNC 420W and the GNS 430W the ow COM power volume knob controls unit p VLOC flip flop power and communications radio volume VLOC volume aoc Press the knob momentarily to enable disable automatic squelch control Small left knob Large left knob o In the GNS 430W the VLOC volume knob controls audio volume for the selected VOR Localizer freguency Press momentarily to enable disable the ident tone In the GNC 420W and GNS 430W
6. and performance of all GPS equipment Although the Garmin 400W series are precision electronic NAVigation AIDs NAVAID any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe CAUTION Use the 400W series at your own risk To reduce the risk of unsafe operation carefully review and understand all aspects of this Owner s Manual and the Flight Manual Supple ment and thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use When in actual use carefully compare indications from the 400W series to all available navigation sources including the information from other NAVAIDS visual sightings charts etc For safety always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation is geometric height above mean sea level and could vary significantly from altitude displayed by pressure altimeters in aircraft A 400W series must be updated regularly in order to ensure that its information is current Updates are released every 28 days A database information packet is included in your 400W series package Pilots using an out of date database do so entirely at their own risk CAUTION GPS receivers operate by receiving and decod ing very low power radio signals broadcast by satellites It is possible that in some situations other radio equipment or electronic equipment used in close proximity to a GPS receiver may create electromagnetic interference EMI which may affect the ability of the GPS receiver to receive and
7. decode the satellite signals In such event the interference may be reduced or eliminated by switching off the source of interference or moving the GPS receiver away from it VNAV messages or vertical speed required should not be used to maintain terrain or ATC clearances Terrain and ATC clearances are the sole responsibility of the pilot 190 00356 01 Rev E CAUTION The electronic chart is an aid to navigation and is designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts not replace them Land and water data is provided only as a general reference to your surroundings The posi tional accuracy of the land and water data is not of a preci sion suitable for use in navigation and it should not be used for navigation Only official government charts and notices contain all information needed for safe navigation and as always the user is responsible for their prudent use CAUTION The Terrain feature is for supplemental awareness only The pilot crew is responsible for all terrain and obstacle avoidance using information not provided by the 400W series Terrain feature CAUTION The Garmin 400W series does not contain any user serviceable parts Repairs should only be made by an authorized Garmin service center Unauthorized repairs or modifications could void your warranty and authority to operate this device under FCC Part 15 regulations NOTE The GNS 400W series units use a different database than in the legacy units T
8. desired window COM or VLOC press the small left knob momentarily to switch the highlight between the COM and VLOC windows Adjusting the frequencies with the large and small left Knobs will affect the standby fre quency 2 Turn the large left knob to select the desired megahertz MHz value For example the 117 portion of the frequency 117 80 3 Turn the small left knob to select the desired kilohertz kHz value For exam ple the 80 portion of the frequency 117 80 4 To activate the selected freguency press the appropriate flip flop key to swap the COM or VLOC freguency from the standby into the active window 114 98 To Quickly Tune and Activate the 121 500 Emergenc Channel GNS 430W and GNC 420W only 1 Press and hold the COM flip flop key for approxi mately two seconds Data Entry Data is entered in the GPS window using the large and small right knobs The large right knob is used to move the cursor between fields The small right knob is used to select individual characters at the highlighted cursor location SELECT p HATPOINT Activate FLT 190 00356 01 Rev E PAGE SELECTION Small right knob to select pages within the group Default NAV Map Terrain NAVCOM Position Satellite Status VNAV Five or more NAV pages are available when the unit s installation includes connection to traffic and or weather information sources WPT Group Airport Locati
9. the large left knob is used to tune the megahertz MHz value of the standby frequency for the COM transceiver or the VLOC receiver whichever is currently selected by the tuning CUTSOT In the GNC 420W and GNS 430W the small left knob is used to tune the kilohertz kHz value of the standby frequency for the COM transceiver or the VLOC receiver whichever is currently selected by the tuning cursor Press this knob momentarily to toggle the tuning cursor between the COM and VLOC windows In the GNC 420W and GNS 430W the COM i flip flop key is used to swap the active and standby COM frequencies Press and hold to select emergency channel 121 500 MH2 In the GNS 430W the VLOC flip flop key is used to swap the active and standby VLOC frequencies i e make the selected standby frequency active 190 00356 01 Rev E 3 KEYS AND KNOBS Right hand Keys and Knobs Range map scale ziva II Menu cm The range key RNG allows you to select Dreco ai o the desired map scale Press the up arrow side val Enter of the key to zoom out or the down arrow Clear side to zoom in A LN Small right knob The direct to key allows you to enter a destination waypoint and establishes a direct course to the selected destination cD The menu key MENU displays a context sensitive options list The options list allows you to make settings changes that relate to the currently displayed page The cl
10. 000 AGL Location o O gt N V J CO _ N O O e aja Terrain Obstacle above or within 100 ft below current aircraft altitude Terrain Obstacle between 100 ft and 1000 ft below the aircraft altitude Terrain Color Symbology 190 00356 01 Rev E 11 AIRPORT INFORMATION Viewing Airport Information 1 From any page press and p hold CLR to select the detault NAV page You may skip this step if you are already viewing any PEEM of the main GPS pages Hik FH map 2 Turn the large right knob to select the WPT page group WPT will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired WPT page Airport information is displayed on the first six WPT pages airport location airport runway airport trequency airport approach airport arrival and airport departure 4 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 5 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired airport 6 Once the identifier is entered the information for that airport will appear on the page Press ENT to accept the selected identitier 7 To view the other airport information pages press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor and turn the small right knob to select the desired page Viewing Airport Information by Facility Name or City 1 Select the airport location page 2 Press the small right fm knob to activate the Curso
11. A GARMIN 400W Series 126 300 p Qe UE Mm eo ae Cuk ua K Reference 2006 2009 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries This manual reflects the operation of Main System Software version 2 00 3 00 or later Some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to earlier or later software version All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products Garmin GPSMAP
12. AutoLocate TracBack Apollo SafeTaxi FliteChart and MapSource are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its sub sidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin NavData is a trademark of Jeppesen Inc XM is a registered trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc July 2009 Part Number 190 00356 01 Rev E Printed in the USA Graphic Moving Photocell for Nav Freq Comm Freq Map Display and Range Keys Comm Freq Auto Dimming Window Window Navigation Info Flip Flop Direct To Key Power and Comm Volume Squelch Menu Key Terrain Database Card Clear Key IH i Enter Key Aviation Database Card a 126 300 Nav Radio cs on Waypoint and volame s W 44740 4 arrival alerts turn SHPTIGE em gt rr advisories function Nav Radio Freq Flip Flop and page number Large Knob Large Knob a Freq MHz Small Knob Cursor Press to ps ae activate omm Freq kHz k RA Procedure Key am Terrain Flight Lock Key OBS Message Flight Plan Phase an a Ke Key Key GPS nemi Navigation J ony Source GPS Annunciator VLOC ga GPS PTK CAUTIONS CAUTION The Global Positioning System is operated by the WARNING The altitude calculated by the 400W series WARNING The Jeppesen database incorporated in the WARNING VNAV is to be used for advisory purposes only United States government which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy
13. OC Waypoint GPS Integrity Failure GPS VLOC or GPS PTK auto sequencing Alert NEXT DTK Turn Advisory LT TO xxx etc 190 00356 01 Rev E 9 MAP PAGE Map Page User selectable Map Display eee 7 Data Fields Present Map Scale Position The tollow ing symbols are used to depict the various airports and navaids on the map page db Airport with hard surface runway s Primary runway shown Ci Airport with soft surface runway s only Fl Private Airfield ile Intersection 4 VOR tih VORTAC E J VOR DME 4 TACAN Gl DME cr NDB JO Localizer zzute Locator Outer Marker HI Heliport To Select a Map Scale Press the up arrow on the RNG key to zoom out to a larger map area WN 2 Press the down arrow on the RNG key to zoom in to a smaller map area with more detail To Quickly Declutter the Map Display The 400W series supports four levels of map decluttering 1 Press the CLR key momentarily to change the amount of map detail The declutter level will appear adjacent to the map scale 2 Press the CLR key as needed to select the desired amount of map detail 118 300 Setup Hap Heasure Dist Change Fields To Turn the Data Fields On Off on the Right Side of the Map 1 With the map page displayed press MENU to display an options menu 113 28 Restore Defaults HAY JA 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Data Fields Off and press the ENT key 3
14. To re display the data fields follow steps 1 and 2 but instead select Data Fields On from the options menu To Select a Different Data Item for any Data Field 1 With the map page displayed press the MENU key to display an options menu 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Change Fields and then press ENT 3 Use the large right knob to highlight the data field you wish to change 4 Turn the small right knob to display the list of available data items Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired data item from the list 5 Press the ENT key to select the desired data item and return to the map page 6 Press the small right knob momentarily to remove the cursor from the page 10 190 00356 01 Rev E NAVCOM PAGE TERRAIN PAGE NAVCOM Page The NAVCOM page provides a list of the airport com munication and navigation frequencies at your departure en route and arrival airports a Departure En Route or Arrival Airport Frequency DEPARTURE Category Assigned Frequency Usage Restriction Scroll Bar Information To Select a Frequency List for a Departure En Route or Arrival Airport 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field top line on the NAVCOM page 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired airport and press ENT To Scroll Through the List of Frequencies 1 Acti
15. after passing the waypoint i e prevents sequencing to the next waypoint Press ing the OBS key again returns to normal operation with automatic sequencing of waypoints Whenever OBS mode is selected you may set the desired course to from a waypoint using the OBS Page or an external OBS selector on your HSI or CDI The message MSG key is used to view system messages important warnings and requirements 190 00356 01 Rev E The flight plan FPL key allows you to Create edit activate and invert flight plans as well as access approaches departures and arrivals A closest point to flight plan feature is also available from the flight plan key The procedures PROC key allows you to select approaches departures and arriv als from your active flight plan When using a flight plan available procedures for your departure and or arrival airport are offered automatically Otherwise you may select the desired airport then the desired procedure POWER ON Powering on the Unit 1 Turn the COM power volume knob clockwise to turn the unit on and set the desired radio volume The Main and GPS software version page appears briefly followed by land and terrain database pages as the unit conducts self tests to ensure proper operation Once the self test concludes database confirma tion pages are displayed showing the effective and expiration dates of the databases on the NavData card Press the ENT key t
16. cision and non precision approaches The GPS 400W can simultaneously give aviators vital approach information and weather and traffic data in relation to their position on a color moving map display Thanks to a high contrast color display the information can be easily read from wide viewing angles even in direct sunlight Its color moving map features a built in database that shows cities high ways railroads rivers lakes coastlines and a complete Jeppesen aviation database The Jeppesen aviation database can be updated with a front loading data card contains all airports VORs NDBs Intersections FSS Approach DPs STARs and SUA information The obstacle and terrain databases provide an aid to navigation to help you work with approved navigation charts Pilots will enjoy the GPS 400W as a multi function display MED especially when it is coupled with traf fic lightning detection and weather interfaces like Ryan TCAD TIS from the Garmin GTX 330 Mode S transpon der L3 SKYWATCH or STORMSCOPE WX 500 With the FDE prediction program included with the Trainer CD the GPS 400W may be used for oceanic or remote opera tions For the latest in graphical and textual weather infor mation the GPS 400W can connect to XM Satellite Radios XM WX Weather Service via the GDL 69 69A datalink receiver The GDL 69A can also allow you to subscribe to XM audio services GNS 430W GNS 430AW GNC 420W GNC 420AW GNC 420W and GNC
17. d press the ENT key Press the i eehisdbuilbants ENT key again to con firm To Edit a Flight Plan Press the FPL key and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Press the small right knob to activate the cursor Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and press the ENT key To add a waypoint to the flight plan Turn the large right knob to select the point where you wish to add the new waypoint If an existing waypoint is highlighted the new waypoint will be placed directly in front of this waypoint Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the new waypoint and press the ENT key To delete a waypoint from the flight plan Turn the large right knob to select the waypoint you wish to delete and press the CLR key to display a remove waypoint confirmation window With Yes highlighted press the ENT key to remove the waypoint Once all changes have been made press the small right knob to return to the flight plan catalog APPROACHES Selecting Approaches In order to select an approach you must first have an active direct to or flight plan that termi nates at an airport with a published approach 1 Press the PROC key to display the procedures page Turn the large right knob to highlight Select Approach and press the ENT key A window will appear listing the available pro p cedures Turn the large si right knob to highli
18. ear key CLR is used to erase infor CLR mation or cancel an entry Press and hold this key to immediately display the Default NAV Page my The enter key ENT is used to approve an operation or complete data entry It is also used to confirm information such as during power on The large right knob is used to select between the various page groups NAV WPT AUX or NRST With the on screen cursor enabled the large right knob allows you to move the cursor about the page The small right knob is used to select between the various pages within one of the groups listed above Press this knob momen tarily to display the on screen cursor The cursor allows you to enter data and or make a selection from a list of options o 4 190 00356 01 Rev E Bottom Row Keys GPS 400W GNC 420W GNS 430W NRST The nearest NRST key GPS 400W and GNC 420W only displays the nearest airports page Then turning the small right knob steps through the NRST pages In the GNS 430W the CDI key is used to toggle which navigation source GPS or VLOC provides output to an external HSI or CDI The omni bearing selector OBS key is used for two functions to activate OBS selection and as a suspend key As a Suspend SUSP key it is used to select manual or automatic sequencing of waypoints Pressing this key selects SUSP mode which retains the current active to waypoint as your navigation reference even
19. ernate navigation source or select an alternate desti nation airport LPV LNAV V and L VNAV approaches will downgrade to LNAV if GPS integrity cannot be met There is no need to switch to guidance by other navigation equipment unless GPS LNAV is insufficient or integrity degrades further Within 31 nautical miles of the destination airport CDI scaling will transition from 2 0 NM en route mode or ENR to 1 0 nautical mile terminal mode or TERM Conversely when leaving the departure airport CDI scal ing will transition from 1 0 NM to 2 0 NM when 30 miles out GPS based approaches will see a second transition when within 2 0 NM of the final approach fix scaling from 1 0 NM to angular full scale deflection approach mode or LNAV LNAV V L LNAV or LPV A RT TO xxx x S or LT TO xxx x S prompt will appear in the lower right corner of the display to advise you when you are at a safe distance to initiate a procedure turn The procedure turn is displayed on the map page but guidance through the turn itself is not provided except via roll steering eguipped autopilots Alerts for proper holding pattern entry e g HOLD DIRECT are displayed in the lower right corner of the display Waypoint seguencing is automatically suspended indicated by SUSP directly above the OBS key at the holding waypoint Press the OBS key again to return to automatic waypoint seguencing For course reversals waypoint seguencing is sus
20. frequency press the VLOC flip flop key If the VLOC receiver will be used for the approach be sure to switch the external CDI or HSI to VLOC by pressing the CDI key VLOC will appear directly above the CDI key An Auto ILS CDI setting provides automatic switching to VLOC as you intercept the final approach course When the ILS approach is activated and the correct frequency is active in the VLOC window the unit will automatically switch within 1 2 nautical miles left or right of the approach course This switch can take place any where from 2 0 to 15 0 nautical miles from the FAF The switch occurs gradually to prevent abrupt CDI changes This does not occur automatically when configured for the King KAP140 KFC225 autopilots as Auto ILS CDI Selection is not allowed As you progress to each approach waypoint a waypoint alert message NEXT DTK will appear in the lower right corner of the display When you should begin a course change via a standard rate turn turn advisories TURN TO will appear in the lower right corner of the display For GPS based approaches receiver autonomous integ rity monitoring RAIM will monitor satellite conditions and alert you using an INTEG at the bottom left corner of the display if protection limits cannot be 17 APPROACHES maintained If this occurs the GPS receiver should not be used for primary navigation guidance Revert to an alt
21. ght the desired procedure and press the ENT key A second window will appear listing the avail pi able transitions Turn the large right knob to high light the desired transition waypoint and press the ENT key The approach Vectors option assumes you will receive vectors to the final course segment of the approach and will provide navigation guid ance relative to the final approach course Turn the large right knob to highlight Load or Activate and press the ENT key Load will add the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance This allows you to continue navigating the original flight plan but keeps the procedure available on the active flight plan page for quick activation when needed Activate overrides the en route por tion of the active flight plan proceeding directly to the approach portion 6 For non GPS approved approaches a reminder window will appear indi page cating that GPS guidance f on such approaches is BM i nina ka strictly for monitoring one Rec only use the VLOC pa receiver and external CDI a or HSI for primary navigation To confirm this reminder highlight Yes and press the ENT key Tes E Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use As you select an approach a CP designa tion to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using the GPS receiver So
22. h or another approach press the PROC key to Select Approach or Activate Approach as previously described Or use the direct to key to select another destination APPROACHES Localizer Performance with Vertical guidance LPV approach Fly to LPV minimums A yel low background indicates that the approach is safe to continue but a downgrade to LNAV may Occur LP LP indicates Localizer Performance with no vertical guidance Lateral Navigation and Vertical Navigation LNAV VNAV approach Fly to LNAV VNAV minimums Non precision GPS approach with advisory vertical guidance Note that some LNAV VNAV approaches are not yet marked in the data base as such and will show up as LNAV Y If the chart shows the approach as LNAV VNAV it can be tlown to LNAV VNAV minimums LNAV Lateral Navigation approach Fly to LNAV minimums MAPR Missed Approach indicates the system is providing missed approach integrity and CDI full scale deflection 0 3 NM ENR En route CDI full scale deflection is 2 0 NM or current CDI scale selection whichever is smaller TERM Terminal CDI full scale deflection is 1 0 NM or current CDI scale selection whichever is smaller DPRT Departure indicates the system is using non precision approach integrity HAL 0 3 and CDI full scale deflection is 0 3 NM Oceanic CDI full scale deflection is 2 0 NM LOW ALT For LNAV V LNAV VNAV or LPV approaches lower window the LOWALT annunciatio
23. he databases are incompatible between units The GNS 400W series units must use a WAAS enabled database NOTE This product its packaging and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer birth defects or reproductive harm This notice is be ing provided in accordance with California s Proposition 65 If you have any questions or would like additional information please refer to our website at www garmin com prop65 NOTE It is the pilot s responsibility for initial missed ap proach guidance in accordance with published procedure The unit may not provide correct guidance until established on a defined leg NOTE GPS level of service annunciations LPV ENR etc are not applicable to the external CDI or HSI when VLOC is active MODEL DESCRIPTIONS Model Descriptions This guide covers the operation of the GPS 400W GNC 420W GNC 420AW GNS 430W and GNS 430AW In general all models will be referred to as the 400W series except where there are physical or operational differences The 400W series units are 6 25 wide and 2 66 high The display is a 240 by 128 pixel color LCD The units include two removable data cards one with a Jeppesen database inserted in the left most card slot and the second is a Ter rain database inserted in the right most card slot GPS 400W The GPS 400W is a GPS only unit with a WAAS GPS engine and is TSO C146a certified for en route terminal pre
24. ivating an Approach with Vectors To Final The Activate Vector To Final option allows you to activate the final course segment of the approach This option assumes you will receive vectors to the final approach course and guides you to intercept the final course before reaching the FAF 1 With an approach loaded in the active flight plan press the PROC key to display the procedures page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Activate Vector To Final 3 Press the ENT key Flying an Approach Due to the variety of available approach procedures the f specific steps required will vary according to the approach selected Keep the following general guidelines in mind while flying the approach e The 400W series is designed to complement your printed approach plates and improve situational awareness throughout the approach However you s must always fly an approach as it appears on the approach plate 190 00356 01 Rev E You will typically select the destination airport as the last waypoint in the active flight plan or by using the direct to key Doing so ensures that the desired waypoint will automatically appear when choosing the Select Approach option from the procedures page Otherwise you must first choose the airport then the approach procedure When a localizer based approach such as an ILS is loaded the desired freguency is automatically placed in standby on the VLOC window To activate the
25. lect Direct To Waypoint page will appear with the waypoint identifier field highlighted SELECT HAYPOINT Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name second line or the city third line field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the facility name or city location of the desired destination waypoint As you spell the facility name or city the 400W series Spell N Find feature will select the first entry in the database based upon the characters you have entered up to that point Activate RCTE Continue turning the small right knob to scroll through any additional database listings for the selected facility name or city You can also scroll backwards with the small right knob if you scroll past the desired waypoint Press ENT to contirm the selected waypoint and ENT to activate the direct to function To Select a Nearby Airport or a Flight Plan Waypoint as a Direct To Destination 1 2 190 00356 01 Rev E Press the direct to key Turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport NRST or flight plan FPL field Turn the small right knob to display a window listing nearby airports or all waypoints in the active flight plan Continue turning the small right knob to scroll through the list and highlight the desired waypoint Press ENT to contirm the selected waypoint and ENT to activate the direct to function NEAREST AIRPORTS To View a List of the Nearest Airports
26. me procedures will not have this designation meaning the GPS receiver may be used for supplemental navigation guidance only If the GPS receiver cannot be used for primary guid ance you must use the appropriate receiver for the selected approach e g VOR or ADF The final course segment of ILS approaches for example must be flown by tuning the VLOC receiver to the proper frequency and coupling the VLOC receiver to the external CDI or HSI A selected approach may be activated or loaded Activat ing the approach overrides the en route portion of the active flight plan proceeding directly to the approach portion for a full approach directly to the approach transition Activating the approach also initiates automatic CDI scaling transitions as the approach progresses In many cases it may be easiest to Load the full approach while still some distance away en route to the destination airport Later if vectored to final use the following steps to select Activating an Approach with Vec tors To Final which makes the inbound course to the FAF waypoint active Otherwise activate the full approach using the Activate Approach option 190 00356 01 Rev E APPROACHES Activating an Approach o 1 With an approach loaded in the active flight plan press the PROC key to display the procedures page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Activate Approach 3 Press the ENT key Act
27. n indicates the aircraft s estimated height is lower than the Final Approach Waypoint height by more than the current VPL plus 50 meters This annuncia tion will not be active when TAWS or Terrain is operational 190 00356 01 Rev E 19 20 190 00356 01 Rev E GARMIN 2006 2009 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International Inc 1200 East 1515 Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A Tel 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Fax 913 397 8282 Garmin AT Inc 2345 Turner Rd S E Salem Oregon 97302 U S A Tel 503 581 8101 or 800 525 6726 Fax 503 364 2138 Garmin Europe Ltd Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park Southhampton SO40 ORB U K Tel 44 0 870 850 1243 Fax 44 0 238 052 4004 GARMIN Corporation No 68 Jangshu and Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan Tel 886 2 2642 9199 Fax 886 2 2642 9099 www garmin com Part Number 190 00356 01 Rev E
28. o acknowledge the last database page and proceed to the instrument panel self test page There may be more self test screens depending on optional equipment installed in your aircraft The instrument panel self test page allows you to verify that the unit is communicating properly with in panel instruments Compare on screen indications with the information depicted on connected instruments such as the CDI HSI RMI and or external annunciators Once you have veri fied proper operation turn the large right knob to select Set Full Fuel Go To Checklist or OK to display the Satellite Status Page and then press the ENT key When the GPS receiver has acquired a sufficient number of satellites to determine a position the Map Page will automatically appear showing your present position 190 00356 01 Rev E GARMIN GHS 430 Copyright 1998 2008 Garmin Ltd or its subs GARMIN Main SW Version 3 30 GFS SW Version 3 1 GARMIN Land Terrain and Obstacle Databases Copyright 2002 2005 Garmin Ltd ar its subs GARMIN Aviation Database Copyright 2006 Jeppesen Sanderson Inc GARMIN All map and terrain data provided is only to be used az a general reference to your surrounding and as dn did to situational awareness HA Edzemap Land Database 1 01 Terrain Database 2 01 Airport Terrain Database 2 01 Power up Sequence SCREEN LAYOUTICURSORSIFREO SELECTION DATA ENTRY
29. on Airport Runway Airport Frequency Airport Approach Airport Arrival Airport Departure Intersection Fin Selection of any main page is performed using the large and small right knobs When the GPS window cursor is User Waypoint off the large right knob selects the page group NAV WPT AUX or NRST The small right knob selects the desired page within a group To quickly select the Default NAV Page press and hold the CLR key Group Flight Planning Utility Setup 1 Large na knob to change page groups NRST Group Nearest Airport Nearest Intersection Nearest NDB NearestVOR Nearest UserWpt Nearest Center Nearest FSS FPL Group i Active Flight Plan Flight Plan Catalog Procedures Flight plan pages are selected by pressing the The Procedures pages are selected by pressing FPL key and using the small right knob to the PROC key and using the small or large L select the desired page right knobs to select a procedure F 8 190 00356 01 Rev E DEFAULT NAV PAGE ANNUNCIATORS Default NAV Page To Select a Different Data Item for any Data Field Course 1 With the default NAV page displayed press the Nje TO FROM l Deviation F MENU key to display an options menu Indicator CDI 18 2 Turn the large right Active Leg of 4 Ueer selectable knob to highlight the Flight Plan Data Fields Ch Fields onti ange rielas option and press the ENT key to Restore Defaults The following symbol
30. pended for one trip around the holding pattern only after which it will return to automatic waypoint sequencing The CDI will guide you through a DME arc Just keep the needle centered as you fly along the arc 190 00356 01 Rev E e As you cross the missed approach point SUSP will appear above the OBS key indicating that automatic sequencing of waypoints is suspended at the missed approach point and a from indication will appear on the CDI or HSI Flying the Missed Approach 1 After crossing the Missed Approach Point press the OBS key The next waypoint in the approach is automatically offered as the destination waypoint Follow the missed approach procedures as pub lished on your approach plate for proper climb and heading instructions An alert message in the lower right hand corner of the screen will recom mend entry procedures for the holding pattern e g HOLD TEARDROP As you fly the holding pat tern a timer appears on the default NAV page The timer automatically resets on the outbound side of the hold when you are abeam the hold waypoint The timer again resets as you turn inbound within approximately 30 of the inbound course The unit will provide course guidance only on the inbound side of the holding pattern however guid ance is provided along the entire holding pattern via roll steering equipped autopilots When leav ing the holding pattern to re fly the approac
31. r 3 Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name second line or the city third line field 4 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the facility name or city location of the desired destination waypoint As you spell the facility name or city the 400W series Spell N Find feature will select the first entry in the database based upon the characters you have entered up to that point 5 Once the name is entered the information for that airport will appear on the page Press ENT to accept the selected identifier 6 To view the other airport information pages press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor and turn the small right knob to select the desired page Auto Tuning a Frequency from a List 420W 430W only The 400W series auto tune feature allows you to quickly select any displayed database frequency as your standby frequency With a minimum of keystrokes any frequency listed on the airport frequency page can be transferred to the standby field of the COM or VLOC window The Airport Frequency page in the GPS 500W allows you to view frequency information and scroll through the list by turning the large right knob 1 Select the airport frequen cies page from the WPT page group 2 Press the small right knob to place the cursor on the airport identitier field APT HPT H 3 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired airport Press ENT when fin
32. s are used directly below the select this option CDI to depict the active leg of a flight plan or direct to 3 Usethe large right knob F Course toa Waypoint or Desired Course between Two Waypoints to highlight the data field P p gng ou wish to change HF Direct To a Waypoint VIF Vectors To Final J J gt Left hand Holding Pattern J Right Procedure Turn TO Right hand Holding Pattern ce Left Procedure Turn 4 Turn the small right my Knob to display the list ME NP DME Arc to the lef Sa of available data items Mrak Continue turning the SEA To Quickly Display the Default NAV Page small right knob to le eat 1 From any page press and hold the CLR key for select the desired data approximately two seconds item from the list 5 Press the ENT key to select the desired data item and return to the default NAV page Bottom Row Annunciators and Messages 6 Press the small right knob to remove the cursor from the page Terrain annunciations Ter Test Ter N A Terrain Ter INHB Message Annunciator Flashing new mes and TER Fail sage On or blank no message CDI RAIM Mode Approach LNAV LNAV V L VNAV or LPV Oceanic OCN Terminal TERM En Route ENR or 0 30 if the CDI is manu ally set to 0 30 and not flying an ap proach Annunciations not applicable to the external CDI when VLOC is OBS Mode Suspend Page Annunciator NAV WPT AUX active Navigation Source SUSP OBS or blank for NRST FPL VNAV PR
33. vate the cursor if not already active by pressing the small right knob 2 Turn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies If there are more frequencies in the list than can be displayed on the screen a scroll bar along the right hand side of the screen will indicate which part of the list is currently being displayed Auto Tuning a Frequency from the NAVCOM Page 1 Highlight the desired frequency by scrolling through the list of frequencies as described in the previous procedure 2 To place a trequency in the standby field of the COM or VLOC window highlight the desired frequency and press the ENT key Terrain Page To display the TERRAIN Page select the NAV group and turn the small right knob until the TERRAIN Page is displayed The page displays terrain information aircraft ground track and GPS derived MSL altitude Altitude is shown in increments of 20 feet or in increments of 10 meters depending on unit configuration The G to the right of the MSL altitude display reminds the pilot that the altitude is GPS derived To inhibit TERRAIN 1 Select the TERRAIN Page and press MENU Inhibit Terrain is selected by default 2 Press ENT The TERRAIN system is inhibited The TER INHB annunciation is displayed in the terrain annunciator field whenever terrain is inhibited Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle Color TERRAIN Obstacle lt 1000 AGL gt 1000 AGL lt 1000 AGL gt 1
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