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Garmin 500 GPS Receiver User Manual

1. dred is to provide an advisory alert to the pilot that the aircraft is five hundred feet above terrain When the aircraft descends within 500 feet of terrain the aural message Five hundred is generated There are no display annunciations or pop up alerts that accom pany the aural message TAWS Failure Alert TAWS continually monitors several system critical items such as database validity hardware status and GPS status If the terrain obstacle database is not avail able the aural message TAWS System Failure is issued along with the TER FAIL annunciation Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts TAWS Not Available Alert Garmin TAWS requires a 3 D GPS navigation solu tion along with specific vertical accuracy minimums Should the navigation solution become degraded or if the aircraft is out of the database coverage area the annunciation TER N A is generated in the annuncia tion window When the GPS signal is re established and the aircraft is within the database coverage area the TER N A annunciation is removed TAWS Alert Summary The aural alert voice gender is configurable to be either male or female Also there are different alert text phrases available for several of the alerts as shown below See your Garmin installer for further informa tion on configuring the alert system 41 Appendix A TAWS Alerts TAWS Alerts Summary Pop Up Alert Aural Message None TAWS Syst
2. vor PIE asa EAF NEXRAD Intensity 4 Turn the large or small knob to scroll through Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD the full table Press CLR to return to the normal echo intensities reflectivity measured in dBZ deci view bels of Z Reflectivity is the amount of transmitted NEXRAD Abnormalities power returned to the radar receiver Reflectivity There are possible abnormalities regarding dis designated by the letter Z covers a wide range of played NEXRAD images Some but not all causes of signals from very weak to very strong So a more convenient number for calculations and comparison a decibel or logarithmic scale dBZ is used The dBZ abnormal displayed information include Ground Clutter values increase as the strength of the signal returned e Strobes and spurious radar data to the radar increases There are seven gradations for Sun strobes when the radar antenna points rain two gradations for mixed rain and snow and two directly at the sun gradations for snow e Military aircraft deploy metallic dust which can To display the Nexrad Intensity Legend cause alterations in radar scans 1 While viewing the XM Weather page press the Interference from buildings or mountains MENU key to display the Page Menu which may cause shadows 2 Turn the large or small knob to select Display e Scheduled maintenance may put a radar off line legend NEXRAD Limitations Certain lim
3. Mode from En Route mode If the pilot makes an emergency landing at an airport that did not show up in the nearest airport list FLTA alerts would be issued throughout the descent TAWS Destination Airport The TAWS destination airport is considered to be the next airport in the flight plan while adhering to the flight plan path If no flight plan is entered or if the aircraft is not adhering to the entered flight plan path the TAWS destination airport is estimated using the Nearest Airport Criteria as described in the section above Section 3 TAWS Alerts Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within TAWS software algorithms TAWS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or a WARNING alert severity level or both When an alert is issued visual annunciations are displayed Aural alerts are simultaneously issued Annunciations appear in a dedicated field in the lower left corner of the display TAWS Annunciation Field TAWS Annunciation Field Annunciations are color coded according to the TAWS Alert Summary table Pop up terrain alerts can also appear during an alert but only when the TAWS Page is not displayed There are two options when an alert is displayed To acknowledge the pop up alert and return to the currently viewed page Press the CLR button To acknowledge the pop up alert and quickly access the TAWS Page Press the ENT button TAWS issues aural voice messages that ac
4. Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation TAWS Manual Test Garmin TAWS provides a manual test capability which verifies the proper operation of the aural and Inhibit Terrain View 360 Hide Aviation Data Test Terrain selection To manually test the TAWS system 1 Select the TAWS Page and press MENU 2 Select the Test Terrain option 3 Press ENT to confirm the selection An aural message is played giving the test results TAWS System Test OK if the system passes the test TAWS System Failure if the system fail the test speed exceeds 30 knots so as not to impede TAWS alerting 32 NOTE TAWS System Testing is disabled when ground TAWS Symbols The symbols depicted below are used to represent obstacles and potential impact points on the TAWS Page Note that obstacle symbols are shown on display zoom ranges up to 10 NM TAWS Alerts Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within TAWS software algo rithms that detect a potentially hazardous situation TAWS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or a WARNING alert severity level or both When an alert is issued visual annunciations are displayed Aural alerts are simultaneously issued Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation Color Interpretation Garmin TAWS uses black yellow and red to depict terrain information relative to aircraft altitude as shown below Each color is associat
5. The Premature Descent Alert PDA is annunciated when the aircraft is significantly below the recommended minimum altitude for an approach The aircrafts GPS MSL altitude is compared to a calculated Above Ground Level AGL altitude along the estimated path to the airport When the aircratt descends below the calculated minimum altitude for the estimated path the PDA alert is annunciated 28 Limitations NOTE The data contained in the TAWS databases comes from government agencies Garmin accurately processes and cross validates the data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data TAWS displays terrain and obstructions relative to the altitude of the aircraft The displayed alerts and warnings are advisory in nature only Individual obstructions may be shown if available in the database However all obstructions may not be available in the database and data may be inaccurate Never use this information for navigation or to maneuver to avoid obstacles Terrain information is based on terrain elevation data contained in a database that may contain inaccuracies Terrain information should be used as an aid to situational awareness Never use it for navigation or to maneuver to avoid terrain TAWS uses terrain and obstacle information sup plied by government sources The data undergoes veri fication by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content per TSO C151b However the displayed information should never be unders
6. or no symbol if less than 500 ft min rate in displayed on a dedicated graphical page Traffic Page either direction see below and on the moving Map Page A Traffic Advisory TA symbol appears as a solid yellow circle or half circle on the outer range ring if the traffic is outside the range of the dedicated Traffic Page All other traffic is displayed as a hollow white dia mond Altitude inion from own aircraft altitude A is displayed above the target symbol if traffic is above own aircrait altitude and below the symbol if they are o e Traffic Advisories TA Yellow Proximity Advisories PA White The TIS audio alert is generated from the GTX 330 whenever the number of Traffic Advi sories on the 400W 500W display increases from one scan to the next Limiting Traffic Advisories only reduces the nuisance alerting due to proximate aircraft For example when the first Traffic Advisories appears on the TIS display the user is alerted audibly So long as a single aircraft remains on the TIS display no further audio alert is generated If a second or more aircraft appears on the display a new Traffic Ground Track is indicated audio alert is sounded on the 400W 500W display by a target track vector a short line If the number of Traffic Advisories on the TIS disp layed in 45 degree e display decreases and then increases a new is i ae audio alert is sounded The TIS audio alert is ne also gene
7. Pasi om fr ait are om Introduction Warnings and Cautions WARNING Terrain data is obtained from third party sources Garmin is not able to independently verify the accuracy of this data which should be used only as an aid for situational awareness Terrain data must not be used as the sole basis for deci sions or maneuvers to avoid terrain or obstacles Terrain data must not be used for navigation CAUTION Use the 400W 500W Series Units at your own risk To reduce the risk of unsafe operation carefully review and understand all aspects of the Owner s Manual and the Flight Manual Supplement and thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use CAUTION The Global Positioning System is operated by the United States government which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment Although Garmin 400W 500W Series Units are precision electronic NAVigation AIDS NAVAID any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe CAUTION Use the Weather Data Link Interface TIS TAWS and TERRAIN at your own risk To reduce the risk of unsafe opera tion thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use When in actual use carefully compare indications from the Garmin unit to all available navigation sources including the information from other NAVAIDS visual sightings charts etc For sa
8. Section 4 XM Audio XM Audio Menu The XM Audio Menu provides choices for selecting Add To Presets List a channel displaying the channel artist or title Enter Channel Number enabling audio output and controlling the volume Display Channel In List ee l Display Artist In List 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the Display Title In List MENU key Enable Audio Output KH SHEED EEF Change Volume 3 Turn the large right knob clockwise to move the highlight into the presets list Turn the Enter Channel Number small right knob to highlight the position Display Channel In List Display Artist In List where you want to place the preset CNN The Heart The Heart AM Preview Display Title In List Enable Audio Output Change Volume 2 Turn the large or small right knobs to high a the choices Press the ENT key to make a VM Proview eet AM Preview Add to Presets List AM Preview AM Preview Up to fifteen channels may be saved as presets to Yh Proview easily return to your favorite channels 1 While viewing the XM Audio page selected 4 Press ENT to replace the previous preset chan he desred channel nel with the newly selected channel 2 While the desired channel is highlighted press the MENU key With Add to Presets List highlighted press ENT 23 Part Two Section 4 XM Audio Enter Channel Number Display Channel In List You may directly select a specific channel by using Channels can be sho
9. TERRA I H ALERT PULL UP PRESS ENT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS CLR PREVIOUS PAGE PULL UP WARNING The annunciation and pop up terrain alert are accompanied by the aural message Pull Up Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert NCR The purpose of the Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff alert also referred to as Altitude Loss After Takeoff is to provide suitable alerts to the pilot when the system determines that the aircraft is losing altitude closing upon terrain after takeoff The aural message Don t Sink is given for NCR alerts accompanied by an annunciation and a pop up terrain alert on the display Height Above Terrain Feet PRESS EHT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS CLR PREVIOUS PAGE p io The Don t Sink pop up terrain alert accompanies the aural message for the NCR alert The aural message Don t Sink or Too low terrain is issued also NCR alerting is only active when departing from an airport and when the following conditions are met e The height above the terrain is less than 700 feet e The distance from the departure airport is 2 NM or less e The heading change from the heading at the time of departure is less than 110 degrees The NCR alerting parameters as defined by TSO C151b are shown in the Negative Climb Rate graph Altitude Loss feet Negative Climb Rate NCR Graph 40 Five Hundred Aural Alert The purpose of the aural alert message Five Hun
10. can be achieved by frequently updating the altimeter setting to the nearest reporting station along the flight path However because actual atmo sphere conditions seldom match the standard condi tions defined by the International Standard Atmo sphere ISA model where pressure temperature and 29 Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation lapse rates have fixed values it is common for the baro corrected altitude as read from the altimeter to differ from the GPS MSL altitude This variation results in the aircrafts true altitude differing from the baro corrected altitude Power Up During power up of the 500W Series unit the terrain obstacle database versions are displayed along with a disclaimer to the pilot At the same time TAWS self test begins TAWS gives the following aural messages upon test completion TAWS System Test OK if the system passes the test e TAWS System Failure if the system fails the test A test failure is also annunciated for TAWS as shown in the TAWS Alert Summary table TAWS Page The TAWS Page is in the NAV group of pages see the 500W Series Pilots Guide for detailed information regarding page groups and pages 119 100 tate rag 11 7 40 UBG 162 The TAWS Page To display the TAWS Page select the NAV group and turn the small right knob until the TAWS Page is displayed Terrain information aircraft ground 30 track and GPS derived MSL altitude are d
11. either overtaking or head on and either aircraft abruptly changes course within 14 NM TIS may display the intruder on the opposite side of the client than it actually is These are relatively rare occurrences and will be corrected in a few radar scans once the course has stabilized Improving TIS Users of TIS can render valuable assistance in the correction of malfunctions by reporting their observations of undesirable performance Reporters should identify the time of observation location type and identity of aircraft and describe the condition observed the type of transponder processor and soft ware in use can also be useful information Since TIS performance is monitored by maintenance personnel other than ATC it is suggested that malfunctions be reported in the following ways By telephone to the nearest Flight Service Station FSS facility By FAA Form 8000 7 Safety Improvement Report a postage paid card designed for this purpose These cards may be obtained at FAA FSSs General Aviation District Offices Flight Standards District Offices and General Aviation Fixed Based Opera tions Part One Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology Part One Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology TIS Symbology below own aircraft altitude Altitude trend is displayed TIS traffic is displayed on the 400W 500W Series ie A gt 900 ft min down arrow lt 500 unit according to TCAS symbology graphically ft min
12. for VFR conditions green for Marginal VFR conditions yellow for IFR condi tions or magenta of Low IFR conditions TAFs A TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast page is added among the airport pages of the WPT page group The TAF page differs from the Textual METAR page in that it describes forecast future weather conditions rather than current conditions TFRs The boundaries of areas with Temporary Flight Restrictions are outlined in yellow on the Map and XM Weather pages of the NAV page group In the 500W series TFR boundaries are also shown on the NAV main page You can obtain more information about a TFR by bring ing up the map cursor moving the map cursor to within the yellow outlined area and pressing the ENT key XM Nexrad Weather The National Weather Service s network of WSR 88D Doppler weather surveillance radars also called NEXRAD for Next Generation Radar has greatly improved the detection of meteorological events such as thunderstorms tornados and hurricanes An exten sive network of NEXRAD weather radars provides almost complete coverage of the continental United States Alaska and Hawaii The unobstructed range of each NEXRAD is up to 250 nautical miles When enabled composite data from all the NEXRAD radar sites in the United States is shown This data is composed of the maximum reflectivity Part Two Section 2 XM Weather from the individual radar sweeps The display is color coded to indicate
13. maintain a safe separation in accordance with the regulatory requirements and good operating practice If the flight crew cannot visually acquire the aircraft they should contact ATC to obtain any information that may assist concerning the intruder aircraft Based on the above procedures minor adjustment to the vertical flight path consistent with air traffic requirements are not considered evasive maneuvers Power Up Test The TIS interface performs an automatic test during power up e If the system passes the power up test the Standby Screen appears on the Tratfic Page e If the system passes the power up test and the aircraft is airborne as determined by system configuration at the time of installation see your installer for detailed criteria information tratfic is displayable on the Tratfic Page in oper ating mode If the system fails the power up test the NO DATA DATA FAIL or FAILED message is displayed See your installer for corrective action if the DATA FAIL or FAILED message Part One Section 3 TIS Operational Procedures is displayed The FAILED message indicates the GTX 330 has failed The DATA FAIL mes sage indicates data is being received from the GTX 330 but a failure was detected in the data stream The NO DATA message indicates that data is not being received from the GTX 330 NOTE NO DATA may be a normal mode of opera tion in a dual trans
14. than 1 statute mile TEXTUAL HETAR Textual METAR Page When the GDL 69 694 is installed a Textual METAR page is added among the APT airport pages of the WPT page group This page can be accessed trom the XM Weather page as well as from the WPT page group To display Textual METARs from the Nav XM Weather page a APT A 1 While viewing the Nav XM Weather page press the MENU key to display the Page Menu 2 Turn the large or small right knob to high light Show Map Pointer and then press ENT To view any airport s Textual METAR page he If not viewing the WPT page group press CLR and turn the large right knob to select the WPT page group Turn the small right knob until the Textual METAR page appears To select another airport press the small right CRSR knob to highlight the airport ID in the APT field Turn the small and large right knobs to edit the airport identifier for the desired airport Then press ENT to contirm the airport name Press the small right CRSR knob again to remove the cursor that is to stop highlighting the APT field Part Two Section 2 XM Weather Textual METAR TAF Code The current airport weather reports on the Textual METAR page and the airport weather forecasts on the TAF page too use a rather cryptic format originally devised for teleprinters You can find information about this format in an FAA publication Aviation Weather Formats METAR TAF whi
15. to toggle aviation information on or off Inhibit Terrain View 360 Show Aviation Data Aviation Data Inhibit Mode TAWS provides an inhibit mode This mode is designed to deactivate PDA FLTA aural and visual alerts when they are deemed unnecessary by the aircrew Flying VFR into an area where unique terrain exists could cause the system to annunciate a nuisance alert Pilots should use discretion when inhibiting the TAWS system and always remember to enable the system when appropriate Only the PDA and FLTA alerts are disabled in the inhibit mode See section 3 for more information on TAWS alerts Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation Inhibit Terrain View 128 Show Aviation Data Inhibiting Terrain To inhibit PDA and FLTA alerts 1 Select the TAWS Page and press MENU Inhibit Terrain is selected by default 2 Press ENT The PDA FLTA alerts are inhibited The TER INHEB annunciation is displayed in the terrain annunciator field whenever terrain is inhibited To enable PDA and FLTA alerts 1 Select the TAWS Page and press MENU Enable Terrain is selected by default 2 Press ENT The PDA FLIA alerts are functional again External TAWS Inhibit Control An optional installation is allowed for providing an external TAWS Inhibit switch Pressing the external TAWS Inhibit switch toggles the TAWS inhibit on and off in the same manner as using the Page Menu selec tion 31
16. ATCRBS Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Mode A and Mode C transponder equipped aircraft within a specified service volume The TIS ground sensor uses real time track reports to generate traffic notification TIS Tratfic display is available to aircraft equipped with a Mode S Data Link such as the Garmin GTX 330 Transponder TIS Traffic from a GTX 330 Transpon der can then be displayed on a Garmin 400W 500W Series unit Surveillance data includes all transponder equipped aircraft within the coverage volume Aircraft without an operating transponder are invisible to TIS TIS displays up to eight tratfic targets within seven nautical miles horizontally trom 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting aircraft The TIS is a ground based service that displays nearby aircraft on your 400W 500W series display For the TIS feature to inform you of a nearby aircraft s presence several conditions must be met NOTE Part One of this Addendum assumes the user Part One Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology e Your aircraft must be equipped with a Mode S data link transponder such as the GTX 330 e You must be within range of a Mode S radar that provides the TIS service Not all Mode S ground radars provide TIS service The intruder aircraft must be equipped with a transponder and that transponder must be turned on Aircraft that are not equipped with operating transponders will not be visible to the Mode S surve
17. H AUDIO Category name ME Channel a number Pointer showing S current selection being played Artist name a Song title H Channel number Channel name Channel Name I Slider B Audio output enabled or disabled DIN Signal strength indicator XM Audio Page Description 21 Part Two Section 4 XM Audio Selecting categories 1 22 Press the small right CRSR knob to high light the category names The categories will be listed below in numeric order Turn the small right knob to scroll through the list of categories Categories are shown in the upper section of the display The channels for each category are shown in the list below the category title aH AUDIO Press ENT to select the highlighted category The first channel in the selected category will now be highlighted and the current song being played in that channel will be shown in the lower window Turn the large right knob counterclockwise to move the highlight back up to the cat egory name window Selecting channels 1 Press the small right CRSR knob to high light the category names Turn the large right knob clockwise or press ENT to move the highlight into the channel selections Turn the small right knob to highlight a chan nel Press ENT to select the highlighted channel for listening A triangle will point to the song currently being played Part Two
18. S databases Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation information in a database that may contain inaccura cies Terrain information should be used as an aid to situational awareness Never use it for navigation or to maneuver to avoid terrain TAWS uses terrain and obstacle information sup plied by government sources The data undergoes veri fication by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content per TSO C151b However the displayed information should never be understood as being all inclusive TAWS Alerting Using the GPS Position GPS MSL Altitude TAWS uses information provided from the GPS receiver to provide a horizontal position and altitude GPS altitude is derived from satellite measurements GPS altitude is converted to a mean sea level MSL based altitude GPS MSL altitude and is used to determine TAWS alerts GPS MSL altitude accuracy is affected by factors such as satellite geometry but it is not subject to variations in pressure and temperature that normally affect pressure altitude devices GPS MSL altitude does not require local altimeter settings to determine MSL altitude Therefore GPS altitude provides a highly accurate and reliable MSL altitude source to calculate terrain and obstacle alerts Baro Corrected Altitude Versus GPS MSL Altitude Baro corrected altitude or indicated altitude is derived by adjusting the altimeter setting for local atmospheric conditions The most accurate baro cor rected altitude
19. Turn the cursor on and highlight OPER 2 Turn the small right knob to select STBY 3 Press ENT to confirm NAV ANTT DATA FAIL Message NO DATA GE Cii 5 not being received from the GTX 330 NOTE This may be a normal mode of opera tion in a dual transponder installation where the GTX 330 with TIS is not the selected transponder Flight Procedures Once the aircraft is airborne determined by system configuration at the time of installation the system switches from standby mode to operating mode The 400W 500W Series unit displays OPER in the upper right hand corner of the display and begins to display traffic on the Traffic or Map Page The TIS Traffic Advisory TA should alert the crew to use additional vigilance to identity the intruding aircraft Any time the traffic symbol becomes a yellow circle or a voice warning is announced conduct a visual search for the intruder If successful maintain visual contact to ensure safe operation See Section 2 Control and Display for a description of pilot responses to TIS display messages After Landing Once the aircraft is groundborne determined by system configuration at the time of installation the system switches from operating mode to standby mode The 400W 500W Series unit displays STBY As described previously both the standby and operat ing modes can be manually overridden by the display controls Part Two XM Radio Se
20. With the XM Weather page the third page of the NAV page group displayed press the MENU key to bring up the Page Menu Then turn the large right knob to highlight Show Map Pointer and press ENT to bring up the map pointer 2 Turn the large and small right knobs to move the map pointer to the yellow boundary of a TFR region When the map pointer is within the TFR region its boundary will be highlighted 5 _ Press ENT when done viewing the TFR Informa with a wider yellow line tion page The fields of the TFR Information page are as fol lows Type A brief description of the reason for the temporary flight restriction appears here Some examples of the text that might appear here are Fire Miscellaneous National Security Area Natural Disaster and Sports Event Facility NOTAM This filed contains a code for the name of the FAA facility that issued the NOTAM Notice to Airmen announcing the TER followed by the NOTAM number For instance ZSE 6 9507 would mean NOTAM number 6 9507 from the Seattle ARTCC KZSE Part Two Section 3 XM Aux Pages NOTE The full text of the NOTAM may be obtained Section 3 XM AUX Pages from a local FSS or from the FAA web site using the contents of this field as a reference to locate the o particular NOTAM However the information shown on When a GDL 69 or GDL 69A is installed two the TFR Information page is sufficient to let y
21. allows the user to choose from the following All tric All traffic is displayed on the Map Page TA PA Only traffic advisories and proximity advisories are displayed on the Map Page Part One Section 2 TIS Controls and Display TA only Only traffic advisories are displayed on the Map Page From the Map Page you can display traffic in a thumbnail format in any of the top three 400W Series or four 500W Series data fields on the right side of the Map Page MORO Fi TREC RMYD gu AGE 00 15 HAY OE Thumbnail Traffic displayed on the GNS 430W NOTE The thumbnail will display traffic coasting TRFC CST or traffic removed TRFC RMVD in the lower right when TIS messages have been missed To display Thumbnail Traffic on the Map Page 1 Turn the small right knob to select the Map Page 2 Press the MENU key and display the Page Menu 3 Turn the small right knob to select Change Fields and press ENT 4 Select one of the top three 400W Series or four 500W Series configurable fields Select TRFC from the Select Field Type List and press ENT Note that the thumbnail range defaults to 6 NM and cannot be changed Part One Section 2 TIS Controls and Display Highlighting TIS Traffic Using Map Page Panning Another Map Page feature is panning which allows you to move the map beyond its current limits without adjusting the map scale When you select the panning fu
22. c Using Map Page Panning 8 Section 3 TIS Operational Procedures 9 nt cos Wed e y varereuerorree mene mero terre te eiest eer emrate eer Renner 9 POWIEU D TOS Tansan EA 9 Mania OVENI E siio re nnenner eau perce numa etre comin 10 PORE PROCEC UT OS Zanranma side 10 PMTCT INON cect ot sccelon Duchsetelacactein wicret conan innadedenetaaths 10 Part Two XM Radi0 ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesrcacsesesees 11 Section 1 Introduction cccssssssssssssessseeteeenaeeneaes 11 Ogi ely Beene rer eer mete cer enc ter A ence tren 11 KW RAGIO PAGES veizas tatachctapaseceadereautvelseachasedteani 11 AM NAV Te GOS ir EEA assoc mabey atsen dean 11 AVNER PEGO S cri Pe sada Sa echt Years Via caaueeas NIN oe 12 AM AUA Fa OCS ieia ena A era th 12 Section 2 XM Weather ssscssssssssscssssssscacscsesssssess 12 AM NEX aa Wat tect hasesratssauenlecaacccesh dvs tetemaetucuacesnarnen es 13 NEXRAD INCOSIY isc rE SE 14 NEXRAD ADNOFMallti S c scssssesssesssessssssesssssssssrssesesssessnesnes 14 NEXRAD Limita NOn te cvs tosis RO 15 AM Weatner METAR S ootsrerediinnaa nenir 15 Textual METAR Pag s aa 16 TAF PE enini en N 17 PER UAT OUN TON r A ETT 18 Section 3 XM AUX Pages ssscscsssssssscsssssssseacscsesssseess 19 PASAT iufol thre Cela lw E E ere meer rere eee eee tee 19 AMUWA TIMESA sin i aa AA 20 Section 4 XM AUdiO sssscscscssssssscsssssssseacecsesssensess 21 AMAUO MEM erosia E E T 23 Aad Preset U Trinar no
23. ch can be down loaded from the FAA Web site You may see the following codes which differ slightly from the codes described in the FAA publica tion referenced above at the start of a METAR on the Textual METAR page e SA METAR a standard hourly METAR report e SP SPECI a Special Report inserted between regular hourly METARs to provide late breaking weather news TAF Page When a GDL 69 694 is installed the TAF Termi nal Aerodrome Forecast page is inserted into the WPT page group immediately after the Textual METAR page This page shows a text message giving a weather forecast for a particular airport The format is similar to that used for METARS but describes a weather forecast rather than current weather at the particular airport 17 Part Two Section 2 XM Weather TFR Information 3 Press ENT The first item is the pop up Page Areas with TFRs Temporary Flight Restrictions Menu will be Review TFR are shown outlined in yellow on the NAV main page of the 500W series and on the Map and XM Weather page of both the 400W and 500W series More information about Temporary Flight Restrictions can be seen on the TFR Information page which can be accessed from the Map page or the XM Weather page 1a With the Map page the second page of the NAV page group displayed press the small right knob to bring up the map pointer 4 Press ENT again to see the TFR Information or page 1b
24. company visual annunciations and pop up alerts Some aural messages are configurable during installation of the system For a summary of aural messages see the TAWS Alert Summary table in Appendix A NOTE To further capture the attention of the pilot Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance The Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance alert or FLTA is used by TAWS and is composed of two elements Reduced Required Terrain Clearance and Reduced Required Obstacle Clearance Reduced Required Terrain Clearance RTC Avoidance Reduced Required Terrain Clearance RTC and Reduced Required Obstacle Clearance ROC alerts are issued when the aircraft flight path is above terrain yet is projected to come within the minimum clearance values shown below When an RTC alert is issued a potential impact point is displayed on the TAWS Page TERRAIN ALERT Fa SE a LE L ra af m Fh r A ERRAL PRESS ENT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS PREVIOUS PAGE IEF PLE CAUTION Estimated potential impact in approximately 60 seconds after pop up alert and annunciation RTC ITI caution alerts are accompanied by the aural message Caution Ter rain Caution Terrain OR Terrain Ahead Terrain Ahead Similarly a Caution Obstacle Caution Obstacle or Obstacle Ahead Obstacle Ahead alert is also provided Imminent Terrain Impact and Imminent Obstacle Impact Imminent Terrain Impact ITI and Immin
25. correct TAWS alerting TAWS Phase of Flight The TAWS Phase of Flight definitions are listed below En Route Phase Defined as when the aircraft is more than 15 NM from the destination airport or when the conditions for Terminal Approach and Departure Phases are not met Terminal Phase Defined as when all three of the following conditions are met e The aircraft is 15 NM or less from the destina tion runway e The distance to the destination runway thresh old is decreasing e The aircraft is at or below lower than a straight line drawn between the two points specified in the table below relative to the destination runway Distance to Runway Height above Runway 15 NM 3500 feet 1900 feet Approach Phase Defined as when all three of the following conditions are met e The distance to the destination runway thresh old is equal to or less than 5 NM The height above the destination runway threshold elevation is equal to or less than 1000 leet e The distance to the destination runway thresh old is decreasing 35 Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts Departure Phase Defined as when all five of the following conditions are met It has been determined that the aircraft was previously on ground e The aircraft has a vertical velocity greater than zero e The aircraft has a ground speed greater than 35 knots e The aircraft has an altitude greater than 150 feet AGL and less than 1500 fe
26. ction 1 Introduction Overview The GDL 69 is a remote sensor that receives broadcast weather data from a data service of XM Sat ellite Radio Inc The GDL 69A is similar to the GDL 69 but also receives audio entertainment broadcasts from another service of XM Satellite Radio The 400W and 500W series units serve as the display and control head for your remotely mounted GDL 69 69A satellite radio Before the GDL 69 69A can be used the unit must be activated by XM Satellite Radio with a service subscription through XM Satellite Radio Please note that the GDL 69 is a weather data link The GDL 69A is a weather data link and audio receiver The data link service and the audio entertainment services must be activated separately Your GDL 69 or GDL 69A is shipped with one or two radio hardware identifications respectively These IDs serve as identification codes for your XM equipped GDL 69 69A and are needed in the activa tion process The ID s is are attached to the Activa tion Instructions and printed on a label on the back of the unit The Ds can also be retrieved through your unit in the XM Information page of the Aux function Contact your dealer or customer service if you are unable to locate the radio hardware IDs Weather and or audio data from your GDL 69 69A are provided by XM Satellite Radio a company separate and independent from Garmin Corporation Have your radio hardware IDs ready before contact ing XM Satellit
27. e Radio During the process you can select services for subscription Keep in mind that the GDL 69 has no audio capability audio services will not Part Two Section 1 XM Radio Introduction be available with the unit Follow the GDL 69 69A XM Satellite Radio Activa tion Instructions 190 00355 04 enclosed with your GDL 69 69A unit to activate the XM products XM Radio Pages To reach the XM pages 1 From any page press and hold CLR to select the Detault NAV Page You may skip this step if you are already viewing any of the main pages 2 Turn the large right knob to select the AUX page group AUX appears in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn the small right knob to select the XM Audio XM Information or XM WX Timestamps pages XM Weather page is displayed in the NAV page group The XM Audio function pages are displayed in the AUX page group XM NAV Pages When a GDL 69 or GDL 69A is installed the fol lowing XM related pages appear in the NAV group of pages e Map Page The Map page the second page in the NAV page group becomes capable of displaying weather data and the boundaries of areas with Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs XM Weather Page The XM Weather page is inserted as the third page of the NAV page group immediately after the Map page This page is like the map page but can show either NEXRAD weather data or colored flags showing which airports have METARs current weather ob
28. e is no visual contact with the intruder aircraft TIS is intended only to assist in visual acquisition of other aircraft in VMC No rec ommended avoidance maneuvers are provided for nor authorized as a direct result of a TIS intruder display or TIS advisory While TIS is a useful aid to visual traffic avoid ance it has some system limitations that must be fully understood to ensure proper use Many of these limi tations are inherent in secondary radar surveillance In other words the information provided by TIS will be no better than that provided to ATC TIS will only display aircraft with operating transponders installed TIS relies on surveillance of the Mode S radar which is a secondary surveillance radar similar to the ATCRBS TIS operation may be intermittent during turns or other maneuvering TIS is dependent on two way line of sight communication between the aircraft and the Mode S radar Whenever the structure 2 NOTE This section on TIS Limitations is not compre of the client aircraft comes between the transponder antenna usually located on the underside of the air craft and the ground based radar antenna the signal may be temporarily interrupted Other limitations and anomalies associated with TIS are described in the AIM Section 1 3 5 Garmin is not responsible for Mode S geo graphical coverage Operation of the ground Stations is the responsibility of the FAA Refer to the Aeronautical Info
29. e of the hour e Zis atime zone designator indicating that the date and time are for standard time on the Greenwich meridian that is UTC Coordi nated Universal Time Section 4 XM Audio Audio entertainment is available through the XM Satellite Radio Service when activated in the optional installation of the GDL 69A The 400W and 500W series units serve as the display and control head for your remotely mounted GDL 69A XM Satellite Radio allows you to enjoy a variety of radio programming over long distances without having to constantly search for new stations Based on signal from satellites coverage far exceeds land based transmissions When enabled the XM Satellite Radio audio entertainment is accessible in the AUX function The information on the XM Satellite Radio display is composed of four areas the Active channel avail able Channels Category of the highlighted channel and the Volume setting The Active Channel window shows the Channel Name and Number Artist Song Title Category and provides an indication of signal strength A bar graph next to the antenna symbol describes the signal strength Maximum signal strength is shown by three full bars Part Two Section 4 XM Audio The XM Audio page allows you to control the functions of the XM Audio receiver in the GDL 69A such as category and channel selection artist selection and volume Pressing the MENU key displays the Page Menu selections aH AUDIO a
30. ed with an alert severity level and a suggested course of action Color assignments are used by terrain graphics obstacle symbols and visual annunciations Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle Potential lt 1000 ft gt 1000 ft lt 1000 ft gt 1000 ft Tippee teran Terrain Obstacle Location Alert Level Points Color AGL AGL AGL AGL Terrain Obstacle at or within 100 ft below current aircraft WARNING altitude eny E 4 Terrain Obstacle between fila A ia E Aih 100 ft and 1000 ft below CAUTION current aircraft altitude Terrain more than 1000 ft Black below the aircraft altitude wees TAWS Terrain Obstacle Colors and Symbology Q gt WY ac J oO N Q O Potential Impact Point Projected Flight Path 100 Threshold Tii Unlighted Obstacle 1000 AGL Terrain Altitude Color Correlation for Terrain Proximity 33 Part Three Section 2 TAWS Operation General Database Information Garmin TAWS uses terrain and obstacle informa tion supplied by government sources The data under goes verification by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content per TSO C151b However the displayed information should never be understood as being all inclusive Pilots must familiarize themselves with the appropriate charts for safe flight The terrain obstacle databases are contained on a datacard which is inserted in the right most slot of the 400W 500W Series units rately process
31. em Failure Noe None Terrain Not Available Sink Rate PULL UP Pull Up Caution Terrain Caution Terrain or Terrain Ahead Terrain Ahead TAWS Page Annunciation ER FAL Alert Type TAWS System Failure Terrain Inhibited Terrain Not Available TER HZA E m m ton ie U Lo Excessive Descent Rate EDR Caution Excessive Descent Rate EDR Warning PULL UP Required Terrain Clearance RTC Caution Ei TERRAIN PULL UP Terrain Terrain Pull Up Pull Up UST aS ee eee Terrain Ahead Pull Up Terrain Ahead Pull Up Obstacle Ahead Obstacle Ahead or Caution Obstacle Caution Obstacle Required Terrain Clearance RTC Warning Imminent Obstacle Impact IOI Caution Imminent Terrain Impact ITI Warning PULL UP Terrain Ahead Pull Up Terrain Ahead Pull Up 0 or TERRAIN PULL UP Terrain Terrain Pull Up Pull Up CAUTION OBSTACLE Caution Obstacle Caution Obstacle or or OBSTACLE AHEAD Obstacle Ahead Obstacle Ahead Required Obstacle Clearance ROC PULL UP Obstacle Obstacle Pull Up Pull Up Warning or or cpet L Obstacle Ahead Pull Up Obstacle Ahead Pull Up A NOTE TAWS Caution Alerts are displayed as constant black text on a yellow background TAWS Warning Alerts are displayed as constant white text on a red background Required Obstacle Clearance ROC Caution 42 Appe
32. ent Obstacle Impact IOI alerts are issued when the aircraft is below the elevation of a terrain or obstacle cell in the aircrafts projected path ITI and IOI alerts are accompanied by a potential impact point displayed on the TAWS Page The alert is annunciated when the projected vertical flight path is calculated to come within minimum clearance altitudes shown below 37 Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts TERRAIN AHEAD PULL UP PRESS ENT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS ELR PREVIOUS PAGE PULL UP WARNING Estimated potential impact in approximately 30 seconds after pop up alert and annunciation RTC ITI warning alerts are accompanied by the aural message Terrain Terrain Pull Up Pull Up or Terrain Ahead Pull Up Terrain Ahead Pull Up Similarly a Obstacle Obstacle Pull Up Pull Up or Obstacle Ahead Pull Up Obstacle Ahead Pull Up alert is also provided During the final approach phase of flight RTC IT alerts are automatically inhibited when the aircratt is below 200 feet AGL while within 0 5 NM of the approach runway or is below 125 feet AGL while within 1 0 NM of the runway Premature Descent Alerting PDA The TERRAIN system issues a Premature Descent Alert PDA when the system detects that the aircratt is significantly below the normal approach path to a runway PDA begins when the aircraft is within 15 NM of the destination airport PDA ends when the aircraft is either 0 5 NM from the r
33. es and cross validates the data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data Database Versions The version and area of coverage of each ter rain obstacle database is shown on the Terrain Data base Versions Page located in the AUX Page Group Databases are checked for integrity at power up If a database is found to be missing and or deficient the TAWS system fails the self test and displays the TAWS system failure message 34 NOTE The data contained in the terrain and obstacle databases comes from government agencies Garmin accu UTILITY YLOC 116 58 117 90 Terrain Database Information Database Updates Terrain obstacle databases are updated periodi cally with the latest terrain and obstacle data Visit the Garmin website to check for newer versions of terrain obstacle databases Compare database cycle numbers to determine if a newer version is available The database update process includes either reprogramming or replacing the database card and inserting the updated card in the right card slot on the unit front panel The terrain obstacle database may be downloaded via the intenet and the card repro grammed using a USB programmer available from Garmin Contact Garmin at 800 800 1020 or at www garmin com for more information To update your terrain obstacle databases 1 Acquire a new terrain data card trom Garmin 2 Turn off the power to the 500W Series unit 3 Remove the old
34. et AGL e The aircraft is within 15 NM of the departure airport Nearest Airport Criteria amp TAWS Phase of Flight Changes to the Nearest Airport Criteria Page affects how TAWS performs The nearest airport list is used to derive the TAWS destination airport when there is no loaded active flight plan or when off the active flight plan or when deviating from the active flight plan whenever the TAWS algorithms go into estima tion mode In turn the nearest airport list is used to determine the TAWS phase of flight The TAWS phase of flight dictates the Required Terrain Clearance RTC levels at which Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance FLTA alerting occurs TAWS Premature Descent Alerting PDA alerts are also affected by nearest airport list configuration Airports that are not in the nearest list would not have PDA alerts issued outlined above that may alter the determined TAWS flight phase 36 NOTE There are additional factors beyond what is RUNHAY SURFACE HIN THU LEHGTH Nearest Airport Criteria Page As an example if the pilot configures the unit to include only airports with runways 5000 feet or longer only these are added to the nearest airport list The TAWS phase of flight is affected in that all airport runways under 5000 feet are NOT included in TAWS calculations During a cross country flight with this configuration only airports runways 5000 feet or greater cause the unit to go into Terminal or Approach
35. fety always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation The GPS altitude format calculated by the Garmin 400W 500W Series units is geometric height above mean sea level and could vary significantly from altitude displayed by pres sure altimeters in aircraft Never use GPS altitude to determine aircraft altitude CAUTION The Jeppesen database incorporated in the Garmin 400W 500W Series Units 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 Garmin 400W 500W Series Unit package Pilots using an out of date database do so entirely at their own risk CAUTION The Weather Data Link TIS TAWS and TERRAIN information contained in this Pilot s Guide Addendum is not intended to replace the documentation that is supplied with the applicable Garmin 400W 500W Series Unit and the GTX 330 Transponder The user must know how to operate the 400W 500W Series Unit and be knowledgeable of the information in the 400W 500W Pilot s Guide TIS CAUTION TIS is NOT intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve pilot responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft TIS should not be used for avoidance maneuvers during IMC or other times when there is no visual contact with the intruder aircraft TIS is intended only to assist in visual acquisition of other aircraft in VMC Avoidance maneu vers are not recommended no
36. he selected transponder The GTX 330 may not be powered on DATA FAIL DATA FAIL is displayed when data is being received from GTX 330 but there was a failure detected in the data stream The pilot should see the dealer for corrective action FAILED FAILED is displayed when the GTX 330 has indicated it has failed The pilot should see the dealer for corrective action Part One Section 2 TIS Controls and Display Traffic Ground Track Traffic ground track is indicated in the 400W 500W display by a target track vector a short line displayed in 45 degree increments extending in the direction of target movement Traffic Target Track Vector Traffic Warning Window When the unit is on any page other than the NAV Tratfic Page or when a TAWS Terrain or Dead Reckoning pop up is displayed and a traffic threat is imminent the Traffic Warning Window is displayed The Traffic Warning Window shows a small thumb nail map which can take the user to the Traffic Page by pressing ENT or go back to the previous page by pressing CLR iT TRFC PAGE 7 p RE T PAGE gea Traffic Warning Window an approach is active NOTE The Traffic Warning Window is disabled when the aircraft ground speed is less than 30 knots or when Traffic Page TIS Traffic data is displayed on two 400W 500W Series unit pages the Traffic Page and the Map Page The 500W Series unit can also be configured to di
37. he signal strength of the GDL 69As audio signal In the case of a GDL 69 this field shows antenna rather than a signal strength indica tion Data ID The Data ID field contains the eight character ID code of the XM data radio built into the GDL 69 or GDL 69A Provide this ID to XM Satellite Radio when activating your XM aviation data subscription Data Signal The Data Signal field displays an indication of the XM data signal strength Service Class Once you have activated your XM Satellite Radio service the Service Class field will show the XM subscription plan you have purchased Typical values would be Avia tor LT or Aviator Currently the 400W and 500W series only support a subset of the Avia tor LT service from XM Satellite Radio Standard Aviator LT Aviator LT NEXRAD TFRs City Forecasts Precipitation Type at Yes surface Yes eS METARs County Warnings GDL 69 Version This field shows the version number of the software in your GDL 69 or GDL 69A XM radio receiver XM WX Timestamps The XM WX Timestamps page like the XM Information page is added to the 400W 500W s AUX page group when a GDL 69 694 is installed This page displays date time stamps showing when the various items of XM weather data were most recently downloaded Each of these time stamps is a date time group in DDHHMMzZ format where DD is the day of the month HH is the hour of the day e MM is the minut
38. il GARMIN 400W 500W Series 119100 Sagai 1117 40 Ae a st brs 16 3 Garmin Optional Displays Pilots Guide Addendum For e GDL 69 69A XM Satellite Datalink e GIX 330 330D TIS e Garmin TAWS GPS 500W amp GNS 530W 11910082 Foreward This Pilots Guide Addendum is written for e Garmin GPS 400W GNC 420W 420AW and GNS 430W 430AW Main System Software Version 2 00 e Garmin GPS 500W amp GNS 530W 530AW Main System Software Version 2 00 e GTX 330 330D Main Software Version 4 05 e GDL 69 69A Main Software Version 3 02 Some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to earlier or later software versions Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries All Rights Reserved Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151 Street Olathe KS 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 Fax 503 364 2138 Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Romsey Hampshire S051 9DL U K Tel 44 0870 851241 Europe Fax 44 1794 519222 Tel 0808 2380000 UK Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2 Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan Tel 886 2 2642 9199 Fax 886 2 2642 9099 Except as expressly provided herein no part of this addendum may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpo
39. illance radar The intruder aircraft must be within the TIS coverage volume for your aircraft TIS displays up to eight traffic targets within seven nautical miles horizontally from the requesting aircraft and from 3 000 feet below to 3 500 feet above the requesting aircraft Both your aircraft and the intruder aircraft must be visible to the Mode S surveillance radar on the ground Always remember that TIS cannot alert you to the presence of aircraft that are not equipped with transponders nor can it alert you to aircraft that may be nearby but obscured from the ground surveillance radar by intervening terrain 3 000 ft TIS Coverage Volume not to scale Part One Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology How TIS differs from TCAS The main difference between TIS and TCAS is the source of surveillance data TCAS uses an airborne interrogator with a one second update rate while TIS uses the terminal Mode S ground interrogator and its Data Link to provide about a five second update rate The range accuracy of TIS and TCAS is similar TIS Limitations hensive Garmin recommends the user review the TIS Limitations section of the Aeronautical Information Manual Section 1 3 5 TIS is NOT intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot of responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft TIS should not be used for avoidance maneuvers during IMC or other times when ther
40. isplayed on the page Altitude is shown in increments of 20 feet or in increments of 10 meters depending on unit configuration The G to right of the MSL altitude display reminds the pilot that altitude is GPS derived The TAWS sae has two selectable view settings 120 Viewing Angle on the TAWS Page 360 View View from above aircraft depicting surrounding terrain on all sides 120 View View of terrain ahead of and 60 to either side of the aircraft flight path NOTE The TAWS Page gives a Track Up display orientation as indicated by the TRK label shown on the display This is the only orientation available for the TAWS Page To display a 120 view 1 Select the TAWS Page and press MENU Select View 120 2 Press ENT The TAWS Page displays the 120 view To change to a 360 view repeat step 1 select View 360 and press ENT Seven display ranges are available allowing for a more complete view of the surrounding area To change the display range 1 Select the TAWS Page and press up or down on the RNG key to select the desired range 1 NM 2 NM 5 NM 10 NM 25 NM 50 NM 100 NM Aviation information such as airports VORs and other navaids can be turned on or off on the TAWS Page To show or hide aviation information 1 Press MENU 2 Select Show or Hide Aviation Data and press ENT Pressing the CLR key when the TAWS Page is displayed can also be used
41. itations exist regarding the NEXRAD radar displays Some but not all are listed for the users awareness NEXRAD base reflectivity does not provide suf ficient information to determine cloud layers or precipitation characteristics hail vs rain etc NEXRAD base reflectivity is sampled at the minimum antenna elevation angle An indi vidual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges and has no information about storms directly over the site The resolution of displayed NEXRAD data is 2 kilometers Therefore when zoomed in on the display each square block is 2 kilometers The intensity level reflected by the square will be the highest level sampled within the 2 kilometer square area XM Weather METARs XM Weather METARs Meteorological Aerodrome Reports are available on the XM Weather page When enabled that is when METAR is shown in the upper left corner of the page rather than NEXRAD air ports with METAR information above a certain severity level are marked with colored flags on the display Refer to the XM Weather legend for a description of the color code The update rate is every 12 minutes To display METARs on the XM Weather page 1 While viewing the XM Weather page check the upper left corner to see whether METAR or NEXRAD is displayed in the upper left corner If NEXRAD rather than METAR is shown Part Two Section 2 XM Weather press
42. lay Title In List Enter Channel Number Display Channel In List Display Title In List Mute Audio Output Change Volume Enter Channel Number Display Channel In List Display Artist In List Mute Audio Output Change Volume 2 Press the ENT key 2 Press the ENT key ZH AUDIO H AUDIO 25 Part Two Section 4 XM Audio Enable Mute Audio Output The Enable Mute Audio Output selection of the Page Menu allows you to toggle the audio output On or Off When Audio Output is muted a green slash will cross over the music symbol in the song pane 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the MENU key Turn the large right knob to highlight Enable Audio Output or Disable Audio Output 2 Press the ENT key to perform the highlighted action Pressing the CLR key toggles the audio output Change Volume The XM Audio volume may be changed in two ways directly with the Range keys or through the Page Menu Enter Channel Number Display Channel In List Display Artist In List Display Title In List Enable Audio Output 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the MENU key Turn the large right knob to highlight Change Volume 2a Press the ENT key and then turn the small right knob to change the volume or 2b Press the Range keys to adjust the volume 26 Part Three TAWS Interface Section 1 Introduction Overview Garmins Terrain Awareness Warning System TAWS is an op
43. nE cera riran cau liciaaes 23 Enter Channel NUMDEL csssessessesssessesssessnssssesssssnessnesseeases 24 DiSPlay Cianten Ustasa en a naa 24 Display Arist IM LIST aistein ane nsan aa 25 Pe TIRE A aE E AN S 25 Enable Mute Audio OUtDUL csesesseessecsesseesssesneesneeseases 26 Change Y OMIM caase a 26 Part Three TAWS Interface 27 Section 1 Introduction sssssessscsessseseeereeeeereeeeen 27 ONAE EE E esas A ned E 27 SPE ATG SICK E EEE E E E S 2 GPS Position and GPS MSL Altitude 27 TAWS Alerting using the GPS Position GPS MSL Altitude 27 Baro Corrected Altitude verses GPS MSL Altitude 27 Premature Descent Alerting PDA using GPS MSL Altitude 28 LIMITE CITI wettest E OA E S 28 Section 2 TAWS Operation 29 RO CUITCIMICNUS snseercbcctocthanshdeticesmaschdcbun steaks ea 29 KTC O nE A R E E A O tesa 29 TAWS Alerting Using the GPS Position GPS MSL Altitude 29 Baro Corrected Altitude Versus GPS MSL Altitude ce 29 POWEMUD PEE IE PE neste A E ATE E 30 TAWS cle eae creer ere aa aa a aen 30 MAUDIT MODE oiaoi nsa R e TE edlacneaek 31 External TAWS Inhibit Control s s s 31 TAWS Manual CS teapot eee ener een cee eimeee ee entree 32 PAWS DOE ao dod tort atonal Lada 32 TANS ABE o EN eceape st Cas ta 32 Color Interpretation sasietan ieena 33 General Database INfOrMatiOn c scessessesssessessecseeseeesseean 34 Datanase VEVSIOMS scm cessvhstvannsnaataneceaiei teas aiatabivetsdtansueman
44. nction by pressing the small right knob a target pointer will flash on the map display A window also appears at the top of the map display showing the latitude longitude position of the pointer plus the bearing and distance to the pointer from your present position HSG NAY O Displaying traffic range and altitude separa tion using the Map Panning feature To activate the panning feature and pan the map display 1 Press the small right knob to activate the panning target pointer 2 Turn the small right knob to move up turn clock wise or down counterclockwise 3 Turn the large right knob to move right turn clockwise or left counterclockwise 4 To cancel the panning function and return to your present position press the small right knob When the target pointer is placed on traffic the traffic range and altitude separation are displayed Section 3 TIS Operational Procedures Introduction TIS warns the user with voice and visual traffic advisories whenever it predicts an intruder to be a threat see illustration Voice and visual data is sent from the GTX 330 The user should not start evasive maneuvers using information trom the 400W 500W display or on a traffic advisory only The display and advisories are intended only for assistance in visually locating the traffic due to the lack in resolution and coordination ability The flight crew should attempt to visually acquire the intruder aircraft and
45. ndix A TAWS Alerts TAWS Page Alert Type DD Pop Up Alert Aural Message Imminent Terrain Impact ITI Caution Terrain Ahead Terrain Ahead or Caution Terrain Caution Terrain Imminent Obstacle Impact lO Warning Seer eee Obstacle Ahead Pull Up Obstacle Ahead Pull PULL UP Up or or Obstacle Obstacle Pull Up Pull Up Negative Climb Rate NCR Caution DONT SINK Don t Sink or or TOOLOH TERRAIN Too Low Terrain altude Callout 500 Five Hundted A NOTE TAWS Caution Alerts are displayed as constant black text on a yellow background TAWS Warning Alerts are displayed as constant white text on a red background TAWS Alerts Summary continued 43 Appendix A Blank Page 44 sas _ Ma Pes eae GARMIN 2006 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries ui Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A Garmin AT Inc 2345 Turner Rd S E Salem Oregon 97302 U S A Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9AQ U K Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com Part Number 190 00356 30 Revision A
46. om XM Satellite Radio the 400W 500W series unit can display the following aviation related data e NEXRAD Weather An indication of the intensity of weather radar echoes from the National Weather Services network of NEXRAD NEXt generation RADar sites can be shown on the XM Weather Page and can optionally be overlaid on the Map page Both these pages are in the NAV page group Radar Coverage Whenever NEXRAD radar echoes are shown a cross hatch pattern indi cates the limits of NEXRAD radar coverage The cross hatched area shows where NEXRAD information is unavailable Meteorological Aerodrome Reports METARs When a GDL 69 694 is installed a Textual METAR page is inserted among the airport pages of the WPT page group On this page you can see the most recent METAR for that airport as downloaded from XM Satellite Radio Textual METARs When you zoom in to show the airport symbol associated with the colored flag for a graphical METAR and move the Map Pointer to highlight that airport you can then press ENT to see the Textual METAR page for that airport The Textual METAR page is one of the airport pages of the WPT page group Graphical METARs The MX Weather page in the NAV page group can show colored flags to indicate the level of current weather condi tions at those airports for which textual METAR reports are available The flags are color coded to indicate the severity of the current weather at the airport cyan
47. ou comply or three pages are inserted into the 500W 500W5 with the Temporary Flight Restriction by avoiding the AUX page group Here we discuss the two pages that affected area l l l are inserted regardless of whether the XM receiver is a Active Time This field is for the beginning and GDL 69 or GDL 69A ending times of the temporary flight restriction e XM Information Page This page contains It may be blank in which case the TFR is active information that you will use when activating until further notice your XM satellite radio subscription e Vert Limits This field gives the upper and XM Weather Timestamps Page This page lower limits of the airspace to which the TFR shows timestamp data for the most recently applies received XM weather data The other AUX page which is installed only if the XM receiver is a GDL 69A XM Information Page The XM Information page in the AUX page group is the page you will refer to when activating your sub scription to the XM Satellite Radio services e Audio ID The Audio ID contains the eight character identification code of the XM Audio radio built into the GDL 69A Provide this ID to XM Satellite Radio when activating an XM audio subscription In the case of a GDL 69 this field shows eight hyphens instead of an 19 Part Two Section 3 20 XM Aux Pages audio ID because the GDL 69 is a data only receiver Audio Signal The Audio Signal field indicates t
48. ponder installation where the GTX 330 with TIS is not the selected transponder UNAVAIL When a 60 second period elapses with no data TIS is considered to be unavailable This state is indicated by the text UNAVAILABLE 500W Series and UNAVAIL 400W Series The pilot should be aware that UNAVAIL could indicate a TIS coverage limitation due to a line of sight situation a low altitude condition no TIS service or a result of flying directly over the radar site providing coverage cone of silence Intruder Aircraft 500 ft This area within 34 seconds 500 ft Conditions for Traffic Advisories The following condition causes TIS to display a Traffic Advisory TA on the 400W 500W Series unit e The intruder aircraft approaches your aircraft on a course that will intercept defined by a 0 5 NM horizontal radius and a relative altitude of 500 feet your course within 34 seconds Part One Section 3 TIS Operational Procedures Manual Override The user can manually switch between standby STBY and operating OPER mode of operation to manually override automatic operation To place the display into operating mode from the standby mode to display TIS traffic 1 Turn the cursor on and highlight STBY 2 Turn the small right knob to select OPER 3 Press ENT to confirm To place the display into standby mode from operating mode to stop displaying TIS traffic 1
49. r authorized as a direct result of a TIS intruder display or TIS alert e0 0000 While TIS is a useful aid to visual traffic avoidance it has some system limitations that must be fully understood to ensure proper use Many of these limitations are inherent in secondary radar surveillance In other words the information provided by TIS will be no better than that provided to ATC CAUTION Garmin would like to remind pilots flying with GDL 69 69A equipped aircraft that TFRs are only advisory and are not a replacement for a thorough preflight briefing on TFR times and locations Always confirm TFR data through official sources and contact your Flight Service Station for interpretation of TFR data Introduction Table of Contents Table of Contents Part One Traffic Information Service TIS Interface 1 Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology 00 1 lE Glolcleclilelipeemnrmrenen serene toner ere mmr men me tartar 1 How TIS differs from TCAS c sscesssssssesssssssesssssssssssssssssssesseeerses 2 S AOS rerin 2 MOTOVUN TO See aerae nene nnne e EEUE 3 MS VDO enema a e eee tree 4 Section 2 Control and Display ss ssssssccsesssesees 5 TIS Traffic Display Status and Pilot Response sesseeseesen 5 NAIC PAC e E E E E AA 6 Traffic Page Display Range sssscsssssssessssecssesssessesssnessssesen 6 VEIE o A E E N T ee Configuring TIS Traffic Data on the Map Paq sssssssesseees 7 Highlighting TIS Traffi
50. r located above the AGE timer will indicate that displayed tratfic is held even though the data is not current The pilot should be aware that the quality of displayed traffic is reduced in this condition TREC CST o AGE 00 12 OOs0000 Traffic Age Indication showing traffic coasting TRFC RMVD If data is still not received after twelve seconds the TRFC RMVD banner will indicate that traffic has been removed from the Part One Section 2 TIS Controls and Display display due to the age of the data being too old to coast for the time period after 12 seconds from the last receipt of a TIS message The pilot should be aware that traffic may be present but not shown TREC RMVD ao AGE O0 14 aal Catatan 15G k BEG CEREGEGIGE Traffic Page displaying TRFC RMVD banner UNAVAIL After a 60 second period elapses with no data TIS is considered to be unavailable This state is indicated by the text UNAVAIL The pilot should be aware that UNAVAIL could indicate a TIS coverage limitation due to a line of sight situation a low altitude condition no TIS service or a result of flying directly over the radar site providing coverage cone of silence NO DATA NO DATA is displayed when no data is being received from the GTX 330 The pilot should be aware that this status may be a normal mode of operation in a dual transpon der installation where the GTX 330 with TIS is not t
51. rated whenever TIS service becomes unavailable The volume pitch and duration of the audio alert including the choice between a male or female voice is configured during installation Other Traffic this symbol represents traffic detected within the selected display The following TIS audio alerts are available range that does not generate a TA Traffic Advisory A This symbol is generated when traffic meets the advisory criteria described in TIS Operational Proce dures Own Aircraft e Traffic TIS traffic alert is received e Traffic Not Available TIS service is not available or out of range Section 2 Control and Display TIS Traffic Display Status and Pilot Response STBY When the 400W 500W displays STBY in the upper right hand corner of the display the TIS system is in standby mode and cannot display traffic data OPER When the 400W 500W displays OPER in the upper right hand corner of the display the TIS system is in operational mode and available to display traffic on the Traffic or Map Page AGE If traffic data is not refreshed within 6 seconds an age indicator e g AGE 00 06 is displayed in the lower right corner of the dis play when displaying traffic The pilot should be aware that the quality of displayed traffic is reduced in this condition TRFC CST If data is still not received between six and twelve seconds the TRFC CST traffic coasting banne
52. rmation Manual for a Terminal Mode S Radar Site Map covering the U S NOTE TIS will be unavailable at low altitudes in many areas of the U S particularly in mountainous regions Also when flying near the floor of radar coverage in a particular area intruders below the client aircraft may not be detected by TIS TIS information is collected one radar scan prior to the scan during which the uplink occurs Theretore the surveillance information is approximately five seconds old In order to present the intruders in a real time position the TIS ground station uses a predic tive algorithm in its tracking software This algorithm uses track history data to extrapolate intruders to their expected positions consistent with the time of display in the cockpit Occasionally aircraft maneuver ing will cause this algorithm to induce errors in the 400W 500W display These errors primarily affect rela tive bearing information and traffic target track vector it will lag intruder distance and altitude will remain relatively accurate and may be used to assist in see and avoid Some of the more common examples of these errors follow When client or intruder aircraft maneuvers exces sively or abruptly the tracking algorithm may report incorrect horizontal position until the maneuvering aircraft stabilizes When a rapidly closing intruder is on a course that crosses the client aircraft course at a shallow angle
53. s 34 Datapase Update Sanini 34 Terrain Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage sesssessseessees 35 Navigation Database ssisiinieueraanevenusneeaninian aman mentee 35 TANS Phase oE PNG sscuiee centaur woauireinaieetss ctr cnc 35 Nearest Airport Criteria amp TAWS Phase of Flight 36 TAWS Destination ANDO aiian as 36 Section 3 TAWS Alerts ssssssssssssssssscsesssseesesesesen 37 Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance ssssssssssssseseserrrrrrrrrrrn 37 Reduced Required Terrain Clearance and Reduced Required Op tace Clearance a E a 37 Imminent Terrain Impact and Imminent Obstacle Impact 37 Premature Descent Alerting PDA ccsscssseseessssessessesren 38 Excessive Descent Rate Alert EDR 39 Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert NCR c cessesseesres 40 Five Hundred Aural Alert ccsessssssssssssesssesssssessssseesnsen 41 TAWS Failure Alei rannan n a aa 41 TAWS Not Available Alert c ccscssssssscsssssssnessesesssessesneen 41 TAWS AIET SUNNA N aor ENA 41 Part One Traffic Information Service TIS Interface Section 1 TIS Operation and Symbology TIS Operation has experience operating the 400W 500W Series units and the Garmin GTX 330 Transponder The Traffic Information Service TIS provides a graphic display of traffic advisory information in the cockpit for non TCAS Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System equipped aircraft TIS is a ground based service providing relative location of all
54. se without the express prior written consent of Garmin Garmin hereby grants permis sion to download a single copy of this manual and of any revision to 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 or revision 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 orga nization of such changes or improvements A Garmin is a registered trademark and GTX and GDL are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries and may not be used without the express permission of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries i October 2006 190 00356 30 Revision A TEET The screen display examples shown in this addendum are taken from the GNS 430W and GNS 530W TIS and Weather Data Link Display Interface functionality is the same for the 400W and 500W Series Units TIS Traffic Display and Weather Data Link are available only when the 400W 500W units are configured with the GTX 330 Mode S Transponder and GDL 69 69A Data Link Transceiver respectively l 3 E rd
55. serva tions Meteorological Aerodrome Reports 11 Part Two Section 2 XM Weather XM WPT Pages When a GDL 69 or GDL 69A is installed two XM related pages are added to airport pages in the WPT page group Textual METAR Page The Textual METAR page shows the text of the most recent METAR Meteorological Aerodrome Report that has been received for an airport TAF Page The TAF page shows the text of the most recent TAF Terminal Aerodrome Fore cast that has been received for an airport XM AUX Pages When a GDL 69 or GDL 69A is installed the fol lowing XM pages appear in the AUX group of pages XM Audio Page GDL 69A only See Section 4 below for a description of this page XM Information Page This page contains information that you will use when activat ing your XM satellite radio subscription It also reports the GDL 69 69As software version number XM Weather Timestamps Page This page shows timestamp data for the most recently received XM weather data Section 2 XM Weather The XM Weather Function is capable of displaying graphical weather information through the XM Satel lite Radio Service when activated in the optional instal lation of the GDL 69 69A Nexrad graphic weather and METARs symbols are displayed on the NAV pages The types of products available depend on the sub scription service with XM Satellite Radio Once you have activated an aviation weather ser vice fr
56. splay a traffic thumbnail window below the VLOC frequency window Unlike other forms of traffic TIS traffic does not require heading data to be valid on the map The only difference between TIS and other tratfic data occurs on the Traffic Page If heading is available then the traffic data is compensated and displayed as heading up If its not available the Traffic Page is a track up display It is labeled on the upper portion of the Tratfic Page Traffic Page Display Range Various display ranges can be selected for optimal display of TIS traffic information To change the display range on the Traffic Page Press RNG to zoom through the range selec tions which are 12 6 NM 6 2 NM and 2 NM Map Page TIS traffic is displayed on the Map Page in addition to the Traffic Page The Map Page displaying traffic Configuring TIS Traffic Data on the Map Page To configure TIS traffic on the Map Page 1 Turn the small right knob to select the Map Page 2 Press the MENU key Turn the small right knob to select Setup Map 3 The flashing cursor highlights the GROUP field Turn the small right knob to select Traffic and press ENT 4 Turn the large right knob to select the desired Traffic Mode option Turn the small right knob to select the desired option and press ENT Repeat the step for Traffic Symbol and Traffic Label 5 Press CLR to return the Map Page NAVAID The traffic mode selection menu
57. stacle alerts TAWS Alerting using the GPS Position GPS MSL Altitude Garmin TAWS utilizes terrain and obstacle databases that are referenced to Mean Sea Level MSL Using the GPS Position and GPS MSL Altitude Garmin TAWS portrays a 2D picture of the surrounding terrain and obstacles relative to the position and altitude of the aircraft Furthermore the GPS Position and GPS MSL Altitude are used to calculate and predict the aircrafts flight path in relation to the surrounding terrain and obstacles In this manner the Garmin TAWS system can provide advanced alerts of predicted dangerous terrain conditions Detailed alert modes are described further in Part Three Section 3 Baro Corrected Altitude verses GPS MSL Altitude Baro Corrected Altitude or Indicated Altitude is derived by adjusting the altimeter setting for the local atmospheric conditions The most accurate Baro Corrected Altitude can be achieved by frequently updating the altimeter setting to the nearest reporting station along the flight path However because actual 27 Part Three Section 1 TAWS Introduction atmosphere conditions seldom match the standard conditions defined by the International Standard Atmosphere model where pressure temperature and lapse rates have fixed values it is common for the Baro Corrected Altitude as read from the altimeter to differ from the GPS MSL Altitude Premature Descent Alerting PDA using GPS MSL Altitude
58. terrain data card and insert the new card into the right most slot of the 500W Series unit 4 Turn on the 500W Series unit and verity that the TAWS system passes selt test Terrain Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage The following describes the area of coverage avail able in each database Regional definitions may change without notice The terrain and airport terrain databases include worldwide coverage that includes Latitudes South 60 to North 75 The obstacle database provides coverage for the USA and Europe that includes United States Limited to the United States some areas of Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the Pacific Europe Limited to Austria Belgium Czech Repub lic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Neth erlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland and the United Kingdom the Obstacle Database It is very important to note that not all obstacles are necessarily charted and therefore may not be contained in the Obstacle Database NOTE Obstacles 200 feet and higher are included in Part Three Section 3 TAWS Operation Navigation Database As explained in the Premature Descent Alerting PDA section Garmin TAWS Premature Descent Alerting PDA algorithms utilize data contained in the navigation database It is therefore important to also have the latest navigation database installed to ensure
59. the small right CRSR knob to high light NEXRAD Turn the small right knob to change NEXRAD to METAR and press that small right knob again to bring down the cursor stop the highlighting and retain the METAR selection Now colored flags will be displayed at those air ports that have METARs above a certain sever ity level If there are no colored flags visible you may have to search a wider area zoom out with the RNG key before you see some METAR flags To display the METAR Legend 1 Press the MENU key to display the Page Menu Turn the large or small right knob to select Display legend Press ENT to display the METAR symbols legend Press the CLR key to remove the METAR Symbols legend 15 Part Two Section 2 XM Weather aH HEATHER LEGEHD PAGE HEHU Display Legend Show Map Pointer METAR SYMBOLS T UO Turn the large or small right knob to move the Map Pointer to highlight an airport with a METAR flag XM Weather METAR Symbols VFR Ceiling gt 3000 ft and Cyan visibility gt 5 statute miles MVFR Marginal VFR Ceil Green D ing 1000 to 3000 ft and or visibility 3 to 5 statute miles h IFR Ceiling 500 to 1000 ft Yellow a and or visibility 1 to 3 4 Press ENT to display the METAR text With statute miles Done highlighted press ENT to return to LIFR Low IFR Ceiling less Magenta the map view than 500 ft and or visibility less
60. the weather level severity Informa tion about with sites are operational or off line is also available To display NEXRAD weather on the Map page 1 With the Map page the second page of the NAV page group displayed press the MENU key The Page Menu for the Map page appears Turn the large right knob to highlight Dis play NEXRAD and then press ENT If Hide NEXRAD appears NEXRAD radar data is already enabled just press MENU again to exit the Page Menu Setup Map Measure Dist coed E Change Fields a4 Restore Defaults To display NEXRAD weather on the XM Weather page 1 With the XM Weather page the third page of the NAV page group displayed look at the upper left corner of the page Under the page title XM Weather either NEXRAD or METAR appears If the word is NEXRAD do nothing NEXRAD weather is already being displayed If the word in the upper left corner of the page 13 Part Two Section 2 XM Weather is METAR rather than NEXRAD press the small right CRSR knob to highlight Dicsolay Leaand that word Then turn the small right knob to Show Mop Pointer change METAR to NEXRAD 3 Press the small right knob again to bring 3 Press ENT to display the Nexrad Intensity down the cursor that is to stop the blinking Legend highlighting of NEXRAD and retain the XH HEATHER LEGEND selection 127 400 aN va
61. tional feature 500W series only to increase situational awareness and aid in reducing controlled flight into terrain CFIT Garmin TAWS satisfies TSO C151b Class B requirements for certification Class B TAWS is required for all Part 91 turbine aircraft operations with six or more passenger seats and for Part 135 turbine aircraft operations with six to nine passenger seats FAR Parts 91 223 135 154 TATP ieee a 3 Garmin TAWS satisfies TSO C151b Class B requirements for certification Operating Criteria Garmin TAWS requires the following to operate properly The system must have a valid 3D GPS position solution The system must have a valid terrain obstacle database Part Three Section 1 TAWS Introduction GPS Position and GPS MSL Altitude Garmin TAWS uses information provided from the 500W Series GPS receiver to provide a horizontal position and altitude GPS altitude is derived from satellite measurements GPS altitude is converted to a Mean Sea Level MSL based altitude GPS MSL Altitude and is used to determine TAWS alerts GPS MSL Altitude accuracy is affected by factors such as satellite geometry but is not subject to variations in pressure and temperature that normally affect pressure altitude devices GPS MSL Altitude does not require local altimeter settings to determine MSL Altitude Therefore GPS altitude provides a highly accurate and reliable MSL altitude source to calculate terrain and ob
62. tood as being all inclusive Section 2 TAWS Operation TAWS Terrain Awareness and Warning System is an optional feature to increase situational aware ness and aid in reducing controlled flight into terrain CFIT TAWS satisfies TSO C151b Class B require ments for certification Class B TAWS is required for all Part 91 aircraft operations with six or more passen ger seats and for Part 135 turbine aircraft operations with six to nine passenger seats FAR Parts 91 223 1353 134 TAWS provides visual and aural annunciations when terrain and obstacles are within the given alti tude threshold from the aircraft Requirements TAWS requires the following to operate properly The system must have a valid 3 D GPS position solution e The system must have a valid terrain obstacle airport terrain database Limitations TAWS displays terrain and obstructions relative to the altitude of the aircraft The displayed alerts and warnings are advisory in nature only Individual obstructions may be shown if available in the database However all obstructions may not be available in the database and data may be inaccurate Never use this information for navigation or to maneuver to avoid obstacles comes from government agencies Garmin accurately processes and cross validates the data but cannot guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the data Terrain information is based on terrain elevation NOTE The data contained in the TAW
63. unway threshold or is below an altitude of 125 feet AGL while within 1 0 NM of the threshold Phase of Flight Level Flight Descending Minimum TERRAIN Clearance Values for RTC ITI Alerts Height Above Terrain Feet Runway 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Threshold i i i i Distance From Destination Airport nm 38 Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts PDA Severity Levels 6000 5500 5000 100 LOW 4500 PRESS ENT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS CLR PREVIOUS PAGE 4000 3500 CAUTION The above annunciation and pop up terrain alert are displayed during a PDA alert For TAWS the PDA alert is accompanied by the aural message Too Low Terrain 3000 2500 2000 Height Above Terrain Feet 1500 Excessive Descent Rate Alert EDR eee The purpose of the Excessive Descent Rate alert oon is to provide suitable notification when the aircraft is determined to be closing descending upon terrain i 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 at an excessive speed The parameters for the alert as peeccnunate defined by TSO C151b are shown in the Descent Rate Excessive Descent Rate Graph graph Excessive Descent Rate Severity Levels PRESS ENT TERRAIN PAGE PRESS CLR PREVIOUS PAGE CAUTION The annunciation and pop up terrain alert are accompanied by the aural message Sink Rate 39 Part Three Section 3 TAWS Alerts
64. wn in a list of channels in the the Enter Channel Number item from the Page middle pane by using the Display Channel In List Menu item from the Page Menu 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the MENU key Turn the large right knob to MENU key Turn the large right knob to highlight Enter Channel Number highlight Display Channel In List 2 Turn the large right knob to move the highlight and the small right knob to select sid To Prasebe List a number Enter Channel Number Display Artist In List Display Title In List Mute Audio Output Change Volume 3 Press the ENT key to make a selection The selected channel will now play and is dis 2 Press the ENT key played in the window at the bottom of the XH AUDIO display aH AUDIO 24 Part Two Section 4 XM Audio Display Title In List The Titles of the songs in the range of displayed Display Artist In List The name of the artists in the range of displayed channels can be shown in the middle pane by using channels can be shown in the middle pane by using the Display Artist In List item from the Page Menu the Display Title In List item from the Page Menu 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the 1 While viewing the XM Audio page press the MENU key Turn the large right knob to highlight Display Artist In List MENU key Turn the large right knob to highlight Disp

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