Avidyne FlightMax EX500, Pilot'S Manual, Page: 133 / 184

Orbcomm Text Messaging (Release 4.0 and earlier)
600-00078-001 Rev 05 -121- Avidyne EX500/EX600 MFD
10.9.1 Composing and Sending a Message
To compose and send a message:
1) Use the knobs and keys to enter the message, as follows
■ 2-knob - Use the Select knob to scroll through the alphabet,
numbers, and symbols. Then use the Next Letter and Prev
Letter keys to move the cursor to the next (or previous)
letter).
■
4-knob - Use the dual concentric Pos and Select knobs (left-
hand knob) to position the cursor in the Compose box and to
select letters and punctuation.
■
Press Clear to clear the text entry box and start over, if
desired.
2) Press Send when you are ready to transmit your message.The
Send key displays as soon as you enter text in the Compose box.
When sent, the text appears in the message display area, with a
white arrow indicating that the transmission is pending. The Send
key changes to
Delete Pending .
You can delete a pending message by pressing Delete Pending .
This deletes the pending message completely from both the
transmission queue and the message display area.
Only one Datalink message may be pending for transmission at any
time. If an outgoing message is pending, you can enter text for the
next message, but the key will continue to display
Delete Pending
until the pending message is delivered or deleted.
Note:
Messages sent from the ground to the airplane will be re-
attempted for 24 hours. It is possible to miss a message that
was sent after landing, and receive it the next day.