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Display & Controls

In order to best familiarize you with the features available for the
EFD1000/500 MFD this chapter offers a quick overview of the display
and Pilot Controls.

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Summary of Contents for Evolution EFD 1000 MFD

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Page 3: ...EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page iii 091 00006 001 REV B EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide...

Page 4: ...EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page iv 091 00006 001 REV B Document Revisions Revision Description of Change Initial Release A Added Index updated terrain symbology B Administrative Release...

Page 5: ...lay 1 5 1 1 2 EFD500 Display 1 6 1 1 3 Remote Sensor Module RSM EFD1000 MFD only 1 6 1 1 4 Configuration Module CM 1 7 1 1 5 Analog Converter Unit ACU optional 1 7 1 1 6 Evolution Weather Receiver EWR...

Page 6: ...er Override 4 18 4 5 Power Off REV Button 4 19 4 6 Range Button 4 20 4 7 Cleaning the Display Screen 4 20 Chapter 5 Reference Guide 5 1 5 1 Navigation Map 5 2 5 1 1 General Map Settings 5 5 5 1 2 Map...

Page 7: ...y 5 69 5 4 1 Secondary Attitude Instrument AI 5 69 5 4 1 1 Airspeed and Altitude 5 69 5 4 2 Secondary Horizontal Situation Indicator HSI 5 71 5 4 2 1 Vertical Deviation Indicator VDI 5 72 Chapter 6 Ex...

Page 8: ...ver Activation 7 3 7 3 Specifications 7 4 7 3 1 EFD Display Unit 7 4 7 3 2 Remote Sensor Module RSM 7 5 7 3 3 Analog Converter Unit ACU 7 5 7 3 4 Operational 7 5 7 3 5 Emergency Backup Battery 7 6 7 4...

Page 9: ...vigation Map Showing VFR Style Map 2 1 Figure 2 2 XM WX Satellite Weather Display on the EFD1000 500 MFD 2 2 Figure 2 3 Dedicated Terrain Display on the EFD1000 500 MFD 2 2 Figure 2 4 Dedicated Traffi...

Page 10: ...gure 4 18 Main Menu Edit Mode 4 11 Figure 4 19 Main MENU 4 11 Figure 4 20 Main Menu Text Editable 4 12 Figure 4 21 Main Menu Text Enabled 4 12 Figure 4 22 Main Menu Text Status Only 4 12 Figure 4 23 M...

Page 11: ...Map VIEW Overlay Hot Keys All Overlays Disabled 5 20 Figure 5 24 LO Airways Overlay On 5 20 Figure 5 25 Terrain Overlay On 5 21 Figure 5 26 Lightning Overlay On Displaying WX 500 Cell Data 5 22 Figure...

Page 12: ...6 Figure 5 65 Winds Aloft Legend 5 47 Figure 5 66 XM Status 5 48 Figure 5 67 XM Status Product Ages Screen 5 52 Figure 5 68 Dedicated Hazard Awareness Terrain 5 55 Figure 5 69 Terrain VIEW Showing an...

Page 13: ...ss Check Attitude 6 17 Figure 6 20 ADAHRS FAIL 6 17 Figure 6 21 CROSS LINK FAILURE 6 17 Figure 6 22 CHECK AHRS 6 17 Figure 6 23 Check Pitot Heat 6 18 Figure 6 24 GPS Invalid 6 18 Figure 6 25 RSM GPS 6...

Page 14: ...29 Figure 6 62 WX 500 Self Test 6 29 Figure 6 63 WX 500 Self Test 6 29 Figure 6 64 Datalink Weather Product Data Age 6 30 Figure 6 65 Data Invalid or Unavailable 6 30 Figure 6 66 Source Invalid or Una...

Page 15: ...p Heading Settings 5 7 Table 5 5 Feature Group Layering Range and Declutter Behavior 5 9 Table 5 6 Airport VOR Information 5 17 Table 5 7 Navigation Map Terrain Overlay Color Coding 5 21 Table 5 8 Con...

Page 16: ...26 Table 6 3 Advisory Annunciations 6 31 Chapter 7 Table 7 1 Jeppesen Data Types 7 1 Table 7 2 EFD1000 Display Unit Specifications 7 4 Table 7 3 Remote Sensor Module RSM Specifications 7 5 Table 7 4...

Page 17: ...4 18 View Battery Status 4 18 Power Off Manually 4 19 Power On Manually 4 19 Chapter 5 Change Map Orientation 5 6 Changing Feature Group Display Setting 5 10 Change the Map Range 5 11 Turn Auto Range...

Page 18: ...ude Filter 5 47 Display XM Products Age 5 52 Change Terrain Range Ring 5 56 Change Traffic Range Ring 5 60 Change the Traffic Altitude Filter 5 65 Display a Traffic Advisory 5 65 Change WX 500 Range R...

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Page 20: ...EFD1000 MFD and Evolution Flight Display 500 Multifunction Flight Display EFD500 MFD This guide is current as of the Date Published Specifications and operational details are subject to change without...

Page 21: ...purchased from an authorized dealer will comply with applicable specifications as set forth in the owner s manual in all material respects and will be free from material defects in workmanship or mate...

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Page 23: ...ation fees clearance fees and similar fees and charges You may contact Aspen to obtain a freight courier account number for prepaid shipping of the return If Aspen subsequently determines that the Pro...

Page 24: ...are or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be liable to you or to any third party for any direct indirect incidental consequential special exemplary or punitive damages or lost profits resulti...

Page 25: ...weather data are subject to change XM WX weather data displays and individual product availability vary by hardware equipment Reception of the XM signal may vary depending on location Subscriptions s...

Page 26: ...EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page xxvi 091 00006 001 REV B This Page Intentionally Left Blank...

Page 27: ...by step instructions for all the available functionality of the EFD1000 500 MFD Term Definition PAGE A PAGE is the arrangement of information shown on the screen of the EFD1000 500 MFD There are three...

Page 28: ...presented by a magenta border around the WINDOW Figure 4 When the FOCUS is on a WINDOW content sensitive controls such as the range button Hot Keys and knob actions apply to the WINDOW and VIEW with t...

Page 29: ...WINDOW selection mode deactivates automatically after 10 seconds of inactivity Change VIEW Rotating the Right Knob selects different VIEWS within the WINDOW with the FOCUS VIEW selection mode deactiv...

Page 30: ...tion areas terrain data and the status of user controls i e ON enabled or active AMBER Used to indicate abnormal information sources and for caution information that requires immediate pilot awareness...

Page 31: ...ot strictly observed could result in injury to or death of personnel or long term health hazards Indicates the possible need for immediate corrective action Caution Indicates an essential operating or...

Page 32: ...showing the airplane straight and level are earlier in the approach tracking outbound for the procedure turn Pilot Familiarity While the EFD1000 is reasonably intuitive and easy to use some familiari...

Page 33: ...This modularity and upgradability allow the system to grow with you and your airplane over time and affordably The EFD system is built around the EFD1000 500 Display Unit which replaces a vertical pai...

Page 34: ...del is upgradable through software to the more capable models For detailed information on the PFD see Aspen Avionics document number 091 00005 001 EFD1000 PFD Pilot s Guide Add a second EFD1000 config...

Page 35: ...ct an Aspen Avionics Authorized Dealer for more information Figure1 4 TrioDisplaySystem PFD dualMFDs NOTE Please spend some time with your avionics installer to understand exactly how your EFD system...

Page 36: ...al Evolution Weather Receiver EWR optional Emergency Backup Battery optional required for certain configurations microSDHC Card The EFD500 MFD system is typically comprised of the following pieces of...

Page 37: ...des Figure 1 5 A Sensor Board with solid state Air Data and Attitude and Heading Reference System ADAHRS EFD1000 only A Main Application Processor MAP board with Central Processing Unit CPU graphics p...

Page 38: ...ay MFD 1 1 3 Remote Sensor Module RSM EFD1000 MFD only The Remote Sensor Module RSM is an integral part of the EFD1000 system and works together with the display unit sensors as part of the ADAHRS The...

Page 39: ...t ACU optional The optional ACU enables the all digital EFD1000 500 system to interface to analog avionics when required The ACU converts multiple analog interfaces to the digital ARINC 429 buses supp...

Page 40: ...roSDHC Card The EFD1000 500 MFD is supplied with a microSDHC Secure Data High Capacity card that stores various data used for the Navigation Map information and Terrain Awareness The microSDHC card is...

Page 41: ...on between the PFD and EFD1000 MFD which provides cross communication of the barometric pressure 2 1 Navigation Map The EFD1000 500 MFD Navigation Map VIEW is a pilot configurable moving map which can...

Page 42: ...tion for the continental United States portions of Canada and Puerto Rico providing situational awareness through graphical and textual weather updates Some of the information available includes High...

Page 43: ...610 620 TAS Bendix King KMH 880 TAS Bendix King KTA 870 TAS Garmin GTX 330 TIS RYAN 9900BX TAS SKYWATCH SKY 497 TAS SKYWATCH SKY 899 TAS 2 5 Stormscope WX 500 If a Stormscope WX 500 receiver is insta...

Page 44: ...Figure 2 6 Pressing the REV Button again will return the unit to the EFD1000 MFD operation Figure 2 7 When operating as an EFD1000 PFD the system performance and operation are the same as the PFD exce...

Page 45: ...nt baro setting in the data bar Figure 2 8 This message means that a failure has been detected in the intercommunications and barometric pressure setting synchronization may be inoperative The baromet...

Page 46: ...EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page 2 6 091 00006 001 REV B CHAPTER 2 MFD OVERVIEW This Page Intentionally Left Blank...

Page 47: ...Page 3 1 091 00006 001 REV B Chapter 3 Display Controls In order to best familiarize you with the features available for the EFD1000 500 MFD this chapter offers a quick overview of the display and Pi...

Page 48: ...ey Menu Key 2 6 Hot Key Menu Key 3 7 Hot Key Menu Key 4 8 Hot Key Menu Key 5 9 Right Control Knob 10 Lower Right Button 11 Lower Center Button 12 Lower Left Button 13 Left Control Knob 14 Automatic Di...

Page 49: ...24 VIEW Name 25 Heading Strikes VIEW Mode 26 Terrain AGL Traffic filter Strikes Rate 27 Right Knob Label 28 Right Knob Status 29 Select Weather Label Weather VIEW only 30 Traffic Advisory Notificatio...

Page 50: ...to the PAGE are automatically saved and displayed over the power cycle of the unit All three display options show the data bar see Section 3 1 1 Data Bar The first PAGE is a one WINDOW Full Screen LAY...

Page 51: ...OUT and the Left Knob label reads 2 3 The VFR Navigation Map VIEW is displayed in the top WINDOW with the Dedicated Terrain VIEW is displayed in the bottom WINDOW Figure 3 6 Table 3 2 lists the VIEWS...

Page 52: ...3 lists the VIEWS that will display in each of the Thumbnail LAYOUT WINDOWS Window View Left WINDOW Terrain TERR Traffic TRFC WX 500 STRIKES Secondary Attitude Instrument EFD1000 MFD only Right WINDOW...

Page 53: ...ght plan waypoint identifiers shall be displayed as depicted by the selected GPS unit indicated on the second row of the data bar The ETE is displayed in the format H MM where H is hours and MM is min...

Page 54: ...Controls The EFD1000 500 MFD has two dual rotary knobs with a push feature The knobs are used to select a different PAGE WINDOW or VIEW or move horizontally and vertically when panning the map The th...

Page 55: ...information 3 2 1 3 Middle Button The Middle Button is used to select a navigation source for the Secondary HSI when the HSI VIEW has the FOCUS EFD1000 MFD only A navigation source label e g GPS1 VLOC...

Page 56: ...2 2 Side Buttons There are several buttons along the right side of the EFD1000 500 MFD display There is a REV button for reversionary and power control two range buttons that allow the pilot to zoom...

Page 57: ...lect a common command or to select a menu option when the Main Menu is activated The functionality of the Hot Key is content sensitive based on which WINDOW VIEW has the current FOCUS The label to the...

Page 58: ...CHAPTER 3 DISPLAY CONTROLS EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page 3 12 091 00006 001 REV B This Page Intentionally Left Blank...

Page 59: ...apter 3 this will provide you with an understanding of the controls operating logic and display elements of your new EFD1000 500 MFD Refer to Chapter 5 for more in depth information and step by step i...

Page 60: ...r Products and other screen elements When the EFD1000 500 MFD powers up the first screen you see is the Initializing Screen which displays the system configuration and any status annunciations Figure...

Page 61: ...tionDates CAUTION Terrain information is for awareness only Do not Maneuver based solely on this information WARNING Do not rely on the navigation data of the EFD1000 500 MFD Navigation VIEW as the pr...

Page 62: ...same settings as when it was last displayed PAGES can be modified at any time The EFD1000 500 MFD must be in Change VIEW Mode to change the current PAGE or WINDOW display When the EFD1000 500 MFD is...

Page 63: ...re 4 4 and 4 5 Selecting WINDOWS Push the Right Knob to activate WINDOW selection mode The magenta border around the current WINDOW with FOCUS becomes bolder and the VIEW label above the Right Knob tu...

Page 64: ...or NONE Secondary HSI NONE Table4 1EFD1000 500MFDVIEWNames Change the VIEW of a WINDOW 1 Push the Right Knob to select the WINDOW you want to change The Magenta border will move from WINDOW to WINDOW...

Page 65: ...activate panning The PUSH TO PAN label changes to PUSH TO CANCEL PAN the Left Knob label changes to HORZ The Right Knob label changes to VERT with PUSH FOR BACK above the label All labels are magenta...

Page 66: ...ier Fields 1 Display the METAR screen of the Data Link Weather VIEW Figure 4 12 2 Push the TEXT Hot Key to display the current airport s METAR Data Field Edit mode is automatically active The first ch...

Page 67: ...Bar When text information is displayed i e Airport AIRMET SIGMET METAR TFR that exceeds the displayable limits of the WINDOW a scroll bar is presented to the right of the text The Right Knob label cha...

Page 68: ...t the system View the serial number of the unit The first MENU page is the default page following the power cycle of the MFD Rotating the Right Knob navigates to different menu pages When the EFD1000...

Page 69: ...s the Menu Key adjacent to that option label which initiates the menu s Edit mode When the menu is in Edit mode the label EDIT VALUE displays above the Right Knob in magenta Figure 4 18 and the label...

Page 70: ...llowing steps are provided as a basic overview Access and Navigate the Main Menu 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays adjacent to the Hot Keys Figure 4 24 2 Rotate the Right Knob to navigate...

Page 71: ...ed information about Menu options for individual VIEWs NOTE Pressing the Right Knob returns to navigation mode and allows selection of other menu options on different pages Pressing another menu key o...

Page 72: ...g mode The front mounted photocell measures the ambient light and adjusts the backlighting automatically to a readable level Figure 4 26 When the MENU Button is pressed and the menu system is active t...

Page 73: ...eft Knob to change the brightness to the level desired 4 Press the MENU Button to exit the Main MENU NOTE The AUTO display brightness setting is determined by the amount of light detected by the photo...

Page 74: ...the display backlight intensity is limited to 40 in automatic mode and 70 in manual mode An ON BAT annunciation and the estimated battery charge remaining is displayed on the display Figure 4 29 Some...

Page 75: ...6V 28V Electrical System will cause the MFD to automatically switch to the backup battery and display an ON BAT annunciation The ON BAT annunciation should extinguish shortly after the electric trans...

Page 76: ...Push the MENU Button to exit the Menu View External Voltage Status 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays 2 Rotate the Right Knob until the POWER SETTINGS Menu page displays 3 The EXT PWR MENU...

Page 77: ...y even if it becomes necessary to turn off the avionics master switch Power Off Manually Press and hold the REV Button for 5 seconds OR 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays 2 Rotate the Right...

Page 78: ...ng the Display Screen The EFD1000 500 MFD display is an LCD screen that is prone to damage from scratches smudging and clouding caused by the use of improper cleaning agents and harsh cloths Use care...

Page 79: ...MFD1000 MFD also has a Secondary Attitude Indicator and Secondary HSI VIEW which provide the safety and confidence of DuoSafe full PFD instrument redundancy If for some reason your EFD1000 PFD should...

Page 80: ...lays Figure 5 1 and 5 2 The Navigation Map VIEW has eight Hot Keys two menus with the first Hot Key labeled 1 2 or 2 2 depending on the menu you are viewing as outlined in Table 5 1 Hot Key Menu 1 2 H...

Page 81: ...Range button and the Map Hot Key allow the pilot to control the map range1 and provide feature declutter The current map range and declutter settings are shown in the lower left corner of the VIEW Add...

Page 82: ...intersections VOR NDB DME VORTAC VOR DME and TACAN Airports Hard surfaced and other than hard surface Hydrographic Information Oceans lakes and rivers Boundaries International state or province Air D...

Page 83: ...options are described in Table 5 3 Main Menu Page Menu Label Available Settings Default Setting GENERAL SETTINGS NAV MAP ORIENTATION N UP MODE HDG UP MODE TRK UP MODE N UP MODE AUTO RANGE ENABLE DISAB...

Page 84: ...e map The data source for rendering all but the active flight plan is the Jeppesen Database information on the micro SD card If the Jeppesen Database is invalid or unavailable database information is...

Page 85: ...available or invalid the map is oriented with the current GPS ground track and TRK UP HDG FAIL displays in the upper right corner of the VIEW If the current heading and GPS ground track are not avail...

Page 86: ...000 Obstructions1 3 4 5 Overlay enabled via TERR Hot Key Limited to 40 but displayed to 2000 N A WX 5001 6 Overlay enabled via CELL STRK Hot Key N A Data Link Weather1 4 7 Overlay enabled via LTNG NXR...

Page 87: ...basemap features are invalid or unavailable they are not displayed An expired database does not render a basemap feature invalid NOTE The Data Link Weather NXRD and Relative Terrain TERR overlay are m...

Page 88: ...p menu label turns magenta and the EDIT VALUE label displays above the Right Knob Figure 5 4 4 Rotate the Right Knob to the desired value AUTO OFF Figure 5 5 5 If you want to change other feature grou...

Page 89: ...W Figure 5 6 Change the Map Range Press the RNG Button until the desired map range is acquired Press the RNG Button to increase map range Press the RNG Button to decrease map range The EFD1000 500 MFD...

Page 90: ...o menu navigation mode 6 Push the MENU Button to exit the Main Menu Activate Auto Range 1 Press the RNG Button to select the highest 2000 or lowest 0 5 map range release the button 2 Press and hold th...

Page 91: ...nd other navigation information are displayed on the Navigation Map based on information received from the selected GPS navigator The GPS navigation source is selected from the Main Menu Change the GP...

Page 92: ...the EFD1000 MFD will use the RSM GPS the EFD500 MFD does not have an RSM The annunciation RSM GPS REVERSION EMER USE ONLY will display in the Data Bar Figure 5 11 The flight plan data is retained and...

Page 93: ...objects into view and the INFO label will display You can also pan to an area that has objects and get information about those objects The Left Knob label changes to read Apt Vor in magenta with PUSH...

Page 94: ...OR Type of VOR 5 14 NBD NDB Identifier Name of NDB Location of NDB city state and country NDB Frequency Bearing To and FROM NDB Distance To NDB Estimated Time En route ETE to NDB Latitude and Longitud...

Page 95: ...layed as described in Section 5 2 3 METAR 5 19 Table5 6Airport VORInformation Figure5 17 AirportCommunication InformationPage Figure5 18 AirportRunway InformationPage Figure5 19 AirportWeather Informa...

Page 96: ...ck and traffic The basemap will display all waypoints and legs The active leg and waypoint are magenta and all other waypoints and legs are white Figure 5 20 Flight plan legs in excess of 50nm are com...

Page 97: ...ilar to VFR Sectional Aeronautical Charts coloring absolute terrain background based on MSL as described in Appendix 7 5 The VFR Map Style shows cultural data such as highways roads railroads water an...

Page 98: ...Map VIEW When enabled the Airway overlay displays airway legs and identifiers Airways will display for 10 seconds to provide orientation then they are removed The Hot Key label will display either LO...

Page 99: ...Relative Elevation Color greater than 100 Below all terrain Above RED 500 100 Below YELLOW Table5 7NavigationMapTerrainOverlayColorCoding Show the Terrain Overlay 1 With the Navigation Map VIEW selec...

Page 100: ...3 3 WX 500 The Hot Key label LTNG CELL STRK is green when enabled or gray when disabled When enabled the LTNG or RATE annunciation displays above the current Range The default setting following a powe...

Page 101: ...ion displays above the current Range The Data Link Weather overlay default setting is OFF Show the Data Link Weather Overlay 1 With the Navigation Map VIEW selected display the 2 2 Hot Key menu 2 With...

Page 102: ...ed see Section 5 3 2 2 Traffic Advisories Show the Traffic Overlay 1 With the Navigation Map VIEW selected display the 2 2 Hot Key menu 2 Press the TRFC Hot Key to turn Traffic on label turns green or...

Page 103: ...scribed in Section 5 3 2 1 Traffic Display Traffic Each traffic symbol is accompanied by a data block displaying the type relative altitude and intruder vertical direction as acquired from the sensor...

Page 104: ...r VIEW Data Link Weather Navigation Map Overlay see the Navigation Map Section 5 2 Data Link Weather Several weather products are available each weather product is presented on a separate screen in th...

Page 105: ...ovince boundaries for the United States Mexico and Canada and water features The METARs AIRMETs SIGMETs and TFRs product screens provide the pilot with the option to select and view data Figure 5 30 T...

Page 106: ...tton to activate VIEW control mode and select another Data Link Weather product screen View Different Data Link Weather Products 1 Select the WINDOW that contains the Data Link Weather VIEW Figure 5 3...

Page 107: ...verage Canada Radar Canada Coverage LTNG Data Link Lighting CONV Convective SIGMET LGND NEXRAD Legend Table5 8ConvectiveOverlayHotKeys NOTE Areas without radar coverage will display as a gray overlay...

Page 108: ...ation and its movement Each NEXRAD radar site has a maximum range of 250 nm Since NEXRAD data is not real time data is updated about every 10 minutes not including processing and dissemination time it...

Page 109: ...ilable the US weather depiction is displayed as rain If US Precipitation Type is available and US NEXRAD Radar is not available the US weather depiction is not displayed If US coverage is not availabl...

Page 110: ...he Convective legend displays on the right of the screen Figure 5 35 Hide the Convective Legend Press the LGND Hot Key to hide the Convective legend Hide or Display Convective Overlays With the Convec...

Page 111: ...perature barometric pressure and any other critical data International METARs vary slightly Figure 5 39 The EFD1000 500 MFD displays METARs as colored flags The METAR screen displays the flags at the...

Page 112: ...available the previous METAR and latest TAF If the latest METAR is a special observation Special Observation displays above the METAR text in cyan Previous METAR information is identified by Previous...

Page 113: ...up Figure 5 42 4 Press the Left Knob to close the pop up Press the INFO button to exit selection mode The Left Knob and Left Button label turn cyan Figure5 41 Selectinga METARtoDisplay Figure5 42 MET...

Page 114: ...played press the TEXT Hot Key The METAR pop up displays with a four character pilot selectable airport identifier field The first character placeholder is selected indicated by the magenta color Figur...

Page 115: ...ning the intensity of a storm s updrafts In general that the higher the echo tops the stronger the updraft within a storm which make convective wind gusts and large hail more likely The Echo Tops scre...

Page 116: ...the FL or the FL Hot Key The Echo Tops altitude filter increments up to 70 000 feet displayed as TOPS FL700 When the FL Hot Key is pressed the altitude filter advances to the next filter increment Whe...

Page 117: ...de for cloud top display Only cloud tops at or above the selected altitude filter value will display The pilot adjusts the altitude filter value by pressing either the FL or the FL Hot Key The Cloud T...

Page 118: ...re 5 50 There are three AIRMET types S sierra for mountain obscuration and IFR conditions T tango for turbulence and Z zulu for icing They are all issued for six hour periods beginning at 0245 UTC and...

Page 119: ...he AIRMET SIGMET Stippled lines outline AIRMETs and smooth lines outline SIGMETs Unknown AIRMET SIGMETs are always shown A legend is available that displays the different AIRMET SIGMET symbols used Ho...

Page 120: ...y again to hide the legend Figure 5 51 Display AIRMET SIGMET With the AIRMET SIGMET screen displayed and selected press any of the Hot Keys to display or hide the applicable overlay Figure 5 52 5 55 F...

Page 121: ...Press the Left Knob to display the selected AIRMET SIGMET information Figure 5 58 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as desired 5 Press the lower Left Button to exit selection mode The Left Knob and Left Button...

Page 122: ...cally short term They can include major sporting events air shows natural disaster areas space launches and Presidential movements The Pilot can display textual information about a selected TFR The in...

Page 123: ...Left Button to exit selection mode The Left Knob and Left Button label turn cyan NOTE It is possible to select a TFR item that is not in the current viewable display area Use the Range button to zoom...

Page 124: ...5 64 When the map range is below 500 nm the wind direction is depicted by wind pointer lines extending upwind from the reporting weather station the small dot on the bottom of the shaft Wind speed is...

Page 125: ...the altitude filter has been changed the selected setting becomes the default setting The Winds Aloft filter level is displayed in the lower right corner of the display The Winds Aloft altitude filte...

Page 126: ...e 5 12 and Control State Table 5 13 5 2 9 1 Signal Quality Message Description Good The receiver is detecting a normal satellite signal and data is reliable Marginal XM receiver is receiving some sign...

Page 127: ...tialized and ready to received data Powering Up The XM receiver is in the process of initializing If the receiver does not communicate or fails to initialize the EFD will attempt to power up again aft...

Page 128: ...re any data products received will be displayed Powering Up Initializing communications with the XM unit Retrying Doing a Soft Boot of the XM unit by sending a power down command and waiting 15 second...

Page 129: ...order of precedence Message Description Message Loading Upon initialization when the XM receiver becomes operational the Loading operational message displays in the XM Receiver Status page The XM rece...

Page 130: ...her feature includes a time annunciation that displays the age of the data being displayed Additionally the XM Status weather product screen provides the age of all weather products listing the elapse...

Page 131: ...t the Update Rate indicated in Table 5 16 Weather Product Expiration Time1 Update Frequency1 US NEXRAD 30 5 Puerto Rico NEXRAD 30 5 High Resolution Canada Radar 30 10 US Radar Coverage 30 5 Canada Rad...

Page 132: ...ciations Message Description Data is being received and updated An error was detected but information has not expired and may still be valid XM receiver is not operational for 30 seconds after an erro...

Page 133: ...EWS that are dedicated solely to hazard awareness Terrain Traffic Stormscope WX 500 Each Dedicated VIEW is presented on a black background oriented Heading Up with a full range ring The name of the VI...

Page 134: ...used The EFD1000 500 MFD uses information from the Jeppesen Database to display terrain data If the database information altitude GPS position and or GPS track are invalid all terrain and obstacle da...

Page 135: ...f there is no terrain coverage Display dashes if the AGL value is above 50 000 ft or below 500 ft When the GPS sensor providing position information for terrain awareness fails or becomes invalid the...

Page 136: ...splay Obstructions are displayed on Terrain VIEW within 40 nm of the ownship as an inverted colored V symbol relative to ownship altitude Table 5 19 When enabled for display obstructions are rendered...

Page 137: ...re5 71 DedicatedHazard Awareness Traffic NOTE Do not rely on the EFD1000 500 MFD as the sole source of data for collision avoidance It is the pilot s responsibility to visually acquire other aircraft...

Page 138: ...nm outer range ring 3 nm outer range ring and 2 nm inner range ring 5 nm outer range ring and 2 nm inner range ring Default if not previously set 10 nm outer range ring 5 nm middle range ring and 2 nm...

Page 139: ...and intruder vertical direction as acquired from the sensor The data block text color is the same as the traffic symbol amber for Traffic Advisory and white for proximity and other traffic Figure 5 74...

Page 140: ...Traffic Advisories that are outside the current range are indicated by a half symbol at the edge of the display with the appropriate data block Proximity Advisories and Other Traffic that are outside...

Page 141: ...Standby Test Failure Traffic symbols are removed from the display and the EFD1000 500 MFD displays an annunciation when your traffic sensor is operating in any mode other than operational as outlined...

Page 142: ...ISTrafficAnnunciations 5 3 2 1 5 Altitude Filter The Traffic VIEW has an altitude filter controlled by a Hot Key allowing the pilot to set the altitude for traffic display There are four altitude filt...

Page 143: ...ot presses the lower middle button the annunciation is removed from the data bar Pressing the lower middle TRFC button switches the display to the split screen PAGE displaying the Traffic VIEW in the...

Page 144: ...ter cloud or cloud to ground electrical discharges that occur within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft and sends the resulting discharge signals to the processor The EFD1000 500 MFD displays those disch...

Page 145: ...ight corner of the display and the current cell rate displays lower right corner Clear WX 500 Rate Press the CLR Hot Key The rate is reset to zero 0 and all symbols are removed from the display Activa...

Page 146: ...Error Message Explanation TEST INIT Sensor is in self test mode FAIL Sensor status is an unrecoverable fault or undefined TEST INIT FAIL Self Test report not received in 10 seconds ERROR Undefined re...

Page 147: ...layed in a rolling drum format using the same units of measure i e Knots or Miles per Hours as the PFD The IAS displays with a resolution of 1 unit and a range of 20 to 999 units and is dashed if the...

Page 148: ...EFD1000 MFD the CHECK AHRS message displays in amber on the lower right of the data bar Figure 5 87 The Barometric Pressure of the MFD is received from the PFD Any changes made to the Barometric Press...

Page 149: ...selectable from any of the configured navigation sources for the PFD CDI using the lower center button The course value is selectable via the Left Knob Refer to the EFD1000 PFD Pilot s Guide for detai...

Page 150: ...is receiving valid localizer and glide slope data GPS mode is active the GPS is in approach mode and valid and a valid GPS vertical deviation signal is being received Vertical deviation is represente...

Page 151: ...in flight In the event of any conflict between this document and the FAA approved AFMS the AFMS instructions must be followed 6 1 Pitot Static System Blockage A pitot line blockage will result in the...

Page 152: ...is cleared 4 Consider exiting IMC 6 2 CROSS CHECK ATTITUDE Message Persistent or frequent CROSS CHECK ATTITUDE annunciations during normal maneuvers are indicative of a degraded ADAHRS solution Cross...

Page 153: ...EBB Disconnect Switch DISC OR EFD1000 500 display with internal battery 1 EFD Circuit Breaker Switch OFF PULL 2 REV Button PUSH AND HOLD UNTIL DISPLAY BLANKS Figure 6 1 Figure6 1 PoweringOffthe EFD10...

Page 154: ...FD is failed autopilot operation may be unavailable or limited Information that is not related to Primary Flight Information e g navigation configuration data such as navigation source selected course...

Page 155: ...harge state at 20 C When fully charged and at a nominal temperature of 20 C or warmer the EBB will typically provide power to operate the EFD1000 for two or more hours When on battery internal or EBB...

Page 156: ...il the source Figure 6 4 If GPSS is enabled and the GPS source is lost or changed the GPSS mode automatically changes to the Wings Level mode and annunciates as shown in Figure 6 5 This removes roll s...

Page 157: ...ey label is gray Figure 6 6 2 Check or set the Autopilot Control Panel modes as desired 3 Adjust the EFD1000 HDG bug as desired Figure6 6 GPSSDisabled NOTE The configured GPS source must provide an ac...

Page 158: ...tch is either a guarded or lever lock switch mounted on or adjacent to the instrument panel and within the pilot s reach The switch should be left in the NORM position at all times including when away...

Page 159: ...T PWR LINE SELECT KEY PRESS View External Voltage Status 1 Push the MENU Key The Main Menu displays 2 Rotate the Right Knob to the POWER SETTINGS menu displays 3 The EXT PWR Menu Key Figure 6 7 displa...

Page 160: ...of attitude information a warning annunciation CROSS CHECK ATTITUDE displays Figure 6 9 If the attitude pitch or roll data become invalid a red X and the textual annunciation of ATTITUDE FAIL display...

Page 161: ...attitude indicator or the ADAHRS is suspected to be inaccurate e g following aerobatic maneuvers The ADAHRS reset function is analogous to caging a gyroscopic attitude indicator NOTE When an EFD1000 A...

Page 162: ...but does so from each installed EFD1000 display In the event of an intercommunication failure between the EFD1000 PFD EFD1000 MFD or EFD500 MFD a CROSS LINK FAILURE annunciation will be presented in t...

Page 163: ...ilities are retained including the display of the flight plan from the selected GPS However when the GPS position source is different from the source that generated the flight plan the flight plan is...

Page 164: ...t the microSDHC database card is removed from the card slot or communications with the card fails the MFD will continue to operate using the last data that was loaded into memory As the aircraft posit...

Page 165: ...tdo replaced by the ON BAT annunciation with the battery s charge remaining NOTE If the battery temperature is less than 0 deg C the countdown timer will begin at 10 minutes Figure6 15AttitudeFail Fig...

Page 166: ...0006 001 REV B WARNINGS Applicability MFD 500 MFD 1000 MFD 1000 REV Figure6 17ExtremePitchUp Figure6 18ExtremePitchDown Red chevrons displayed on the Attitude Indicator s pitch scale to indicate extre...

Page 167: ...uld cross check attitude airspeed and altitude indications Figure6 20ADAHRSFAIL Amber annunciation displayed in the data bar of the EFD1000 MFD when its internal ADAHRS reports a failure e g during AD...

Page 168: ...indication of a potentially obstructed pitot system This annunciation is removed when indicated airspeed is restored to 30 KIAS 35 mph indicating that an automatic AHRS reset has begun Figure6 24GPSI...

Page 169: ...p no longer moves with the aircraft Manual panning is still possible and all map features that are not GPS position dependent continue to remain available including relative terrain overlays Figure6 2...

Page 170: ...gure6 31AltitudeCaution Presented to indicate the aircraft is reaching steady or deviating flashing from the preselected altitude May be accompanied by an optional one second steady tone Figure6 32Dec...

Page 171: ...01 REV B CAUTION Applicability MFD 500 MFD 1000 MFD 1000 REV Figure6 33GPSSSourceLost Changed Presented when the previously enabled and valid GPSS source is lost or has changed Figure6 34TerrainFail P...

Page 172: ...00006 001 REV B CAUTION Applicability MFD 500 MFD 1000 MFD 1000 REV Figure6 35TrafficAdvisory Presented when a Traffic Advisory is indicated and a dedicated traffic view is not currently displayed Pu...

Page 173: ...igure6 37TISTraffic Unavailable Presented when TIS data is unavailable Figure6 38TrafficRemoved Presented when that indicates traffic data has not been refreshed within 6 seconds Figure6 39TrafficSens...

Page 174: ...spherics sensor self test report is not been received within 10 seconds Figure6 42WX 500SelfTestFailure Presented for a failed lightning spherics sensor self test or sensor status is a fatal fault or...

Page 175: ...recoverable inhibit line stuck microphone error Figure6 46WX 500AntennaJumpedError Presented when the lightning spherics sensor has a recoverable changed antenna jumper error Figure6 47WX 500HeadingI...

Page 176: ...EV B CAUTION Applicability MFD 500 MFD 1000 MFD 1000 REV Figure6 49DatalinkWeatherDataError Datalink weather product data not received for 30 seconds after an error is detected NOTE Some weather produ...

Page 177: ...ssed Figure6 53REVButtonOff Presented when the EFD1000 MFD s REV button is pressed and held when operating as a MFD Figure6 54GPSSOn Presented when GPSS is enabled and the GPS source is valid Either G...

Page 178: ...000 REV Figure6 55GPSAnnunciations Associated with the GPS coupled to the HSI or Secondary HSI See the GPS AFMS for more information Figure6 56TrafficEnabled Indicates the traffic sensor is enabled Fi...

Page 179: ...trikeRate Lightning spherics Strike display mode selected The rate indicates the approximate number of lightning strikes detected per minute Figure6 61WX 500CellRate Lightning spherics Cell clustering...

Page 180: ...is operational Elapsed time is expressed in minutes e g 05 NOTE Some weather product pages have a different label Figure6 65DataInvalidorUnavailable A horizontal red line through any legend indicates...

Page 181: ...v Map if the software is unable to access the data base stored to the microSDHC memory card Figure6 69LoadingAirways Annunciation presented at the bottom center of the Nav Map when data is being loade...

Page 182: ...CHAPTER 6 EXPANDED EMERGENCY AND ABNORMAL PROCEDURES EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page 6 32 091 00006 001 REV B This Page Intentionally Left Blank...

Page 183: ...pe Description NavData Enroute SID STAR and Terminal approach procedure information Airports Runways Frequencies Waypoints Navaids Controlled Airspace Restricted Airspace Obstacle data Depiction of th...

Page 184: ...oading data from JSUM to the micro SD card contact Jeppesen Technical Support This team can also direct your call if you have questions about the content of your Jeppesen data 800 732 2800 or 303 328...

Page 185: ...lite Radio Service is not yet activated To activate the XM WX Satellite Radio Service contact XM WX Satellite Radio through the e mail address listed on their web site www xmradio com or by the custom...

Page 186: ...160E Categories See Environmental Qualification Sheet found in the installation manual Table7 2EFD1000DisplayUnitSpecifications 7 3 Specifications 7 3 1 EFD Display Unit GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Width...

Page 187: ...5 Amps 28 VDC 1 0 Amps 14 VDC Interfaces ARINC 429 and RS 232 Table7 4AnalogConverterUnit ACU Specifications 7 3 4 Operational Airspeed Range Minimum displayed airspeed 20 KIAS Maximum displayed airs...

Page 188: ...f Mounting Tray to Connector Weight 2 25 lbs with Mounting Bracket Operating Temp 20 C to 55 C Storage Temp 55 C to 85 C Max Un Pressurized Operating Altitude 35 000 ft Max Pressurized Operating Altit...

Page 189: ...ional integrity However it is the pilot s responsibility to cross check data displayed on the EFD1000 500 MFD with all other redundant or correlated information available This includes other flight in...

Page 190: ...be relied upon as safety critical in connection with any aircraft or other usage XM is not responsible for accidents resulting from or associated with use of the XM WX Service WARNING The EFD1000 500...

Page 191: ...able sensors and software options are installed in your aircraft The figures and descriptions may differ slightly from your aircraft depending on options receivers and equipment installed The images a...

Page 192: ...Airways LO HI Declutter High Med High Med Low Low Off 1 Blue symbols represent an airport with a control tower Magenta symbols represent an airport without a control tower 2 Airport Icons will display...

Page 193: ...APTER 7 APPENDICES EFD1000 500 MFD Pilot s Guide Page 7 11 091 00006 001 REV B Figure7 6 NEXRADLegend Figure7 7 METARLegend Figure7 8 EchoTopsLegend Figure7 9 CloudTopsLegend Figure7 10 WindsAloftLege...

Page 194: ...Terrain Height Color Code 100 below and higher RED 100 500 below YELLOW 500 1500 below DARK GREEN 1500 2500 below LIGHT GREEN More than 2500 below BLACK Data unavailable CYAN Terrain Overlay Terrain...

Page 195: ...tem Back Course Localizer back course approach where the signal on the back side of the localizer is used for alignment to the runway opposite of normal localizer alignment Without compensation the CD...

Page 196: ...IS Electronic Flight Instrument System Elevation The height above mean sea level Enroute Safe Altitude The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of the desired course on an activ...

Page 197: ...Instrument Meteorological Conditions in Hg Inches of Mercury Indicated Information provided by properly calibrated and set instruments on the aircraft panel IOP Input Output Processor kHz Kilohertz KI...

Page 198: ...True Air Speed TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TERM Terminal Mode TERR Terrain TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TIS Traffic Information System Track Direction of aircraft movement relative to...

Page 199: ...l Rate 6 29 WX 500 Self Test 6 29 WX 500 Strike Rate 6 29 AIRMET SIGMET 5 40 5 43 AIRMET SIGMET Display 5 42 AIRMET SIGMET Information Display 5 43 AIRMET SIGMET Legend Display 5 42 AIRMET SIGMET Lege...

Page 200: ...ree Gyro Mode 6 26 GPS Integrity Flag 6 19 GPS Invalid 6 18 GPS POS Failed 6 19 GPS Reversion 6 18 GPS Reversion Emergency Use Only 6 18 GPSS Source Lost Changed 6 21 Minimums Caution 6 19 RSM GPS 6 1...

Page 201: ...ATTITUDE Message 6 2 6 3 CROSS LINK FAILURE 6 17 D Data Bar 3 7 Database Confirmation Screen 4 3 Expiration Date 4 2 4 3 Validity 4 2 Validity and Expiration Dates View 4 3 Database Failure 6 31 DATAB...

Page 202: ...cho Tops Legend Display 5 37 Echo Tops Legend Hide 5 37 EDIT VALUE 4 11 See also Main Menu Edit mode EFD500 Display 1 6 EFD1000 Display 1 5 EFD Display Unit 7 4 Emergency Backup Battery 7 6 Emergency...

Page 203: ...nformation 5 13 GPS Information Loss of 6 13 GPS Integrity Flag 6 19 GPS Invalid 6 18 GPS Navigation Source Change 5 13 GPS POS Failed 6 19 GPS Reversion 6 18 GPS REVERSION 5 14 GPS Reversion Emergenc...

Page 204: ...6 Traffic ABV 5 64 BLW 5 64 NRM 5 64 UNR 5 64 Weather AIRMET SIGMET CONV 5 41 ICNG 5 41 IMC 5 41 LGND 5 42 TURB 5 41 Weather Cloud Tops FL 5 39 FL 5 39 LGND 5 39 Weather Convective CONV 5 29 LGND 5 29...

Page 205: ...LO Airways 5 20 Loss of or Degraded Aircraft Power 6 5 Lower Controls 3 8 M Main Menu Access and Navigate 4 12 AUTO RANGE 5 5 BOUNDARIES 5 5 Brightness Control 4 11 CONTROLLED AIRSPACE 5 5 Edit Items...

Page 206: ...6 19 MSG 6 28 Multiple Airports METAR Information Display 5 35 N NAVAID Symbols 7 10 Navigation Map 2 1 5 2 5 25 Airways 5 20 Auto Range 5 12 Data Link Weather 5 23 Declutter 5 3 5 8 Feature Group De...

Page 207: ...ENU xxix PAGE Selection xxix VIEW Control xxix Pitot Static System Blockage 6 1 6 2 Powering Up 5 49 5 50 Power Off 4 19 Power Override 4 18 6 9 PUSH FOR BACK 4 4 See also VIEW Mode Control PUSH SEL W...

Page 208: ...ormscope WX 500 2 3 Symbology 7 10 7 12 AIRMET SIGMET Symbology 7 12 Airport Symbols 7 10 Airway Symbols 7 10 Cloud Tops Legend 7 11 Declutter Symbols 7 10 Dedicated Terrain Colors 7 12 Echo Tops Lege...

Page 209: ...28 Traffic Overlay Show 5 24 Traffic Range Ring Change 5 60 Traffic Receivers 2 3 Traffic Removed 6 23 Traffic Sensor Failure 6 23 Traffic Sensor Link Lost 6 23 Traffic Sensor Self Test 6 28 Traffic...

Page 210: ...r Product Age Limits 5 53 Weather Product Update Frequency 5 53 WINDOW xxvii Active 4 4 4 5 Viewing Different 4 4 4 5 Winds Aloft 5 46 5 47 5 51 Winds Aloft Altitude Filter Increase Decrease 5 47 Wind...

Page 211: ...Age Display 5 52 XM Serial Number View 7 3 XM Status 5 48 5 54 Control States 5 50 Descriptive Messages 5 51 Error Messages 5 52 Operational Messages 5 51 Product Page 5 52 Signal Quality 5 48 Status...

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