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Via Caboto, 9

54036 Marina di Carrara - MS - ITALIA

USER MANUAL

updated to software version 1.11.50 R

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Page 1: ...Via Caboto 9 54036 Marina di Carrara MS ITALIA E mail info avmap it USER MANUAL updated to software version 1 11 50 R ...

Page 2: ...e to shipping misuse negligence tampering or improper use Servicing performed or attempted by anyone other than an authorized AvMap representative Attenzione L esposizione del display ai raggi ultravioletti può accorciare la vita dei cristalli liquidi usati nel vostro plotter cartografico Questo limite è dovuto alla tecnologia costruttiva degli attuali display Evitare inoltre che il display si sur...

Page 3: ...rtplotter screen is a very important operation and must be done carefully Since the surface is covered by a antireflective coating the procedure for cleaning all the surfaces can be performed using the following procedure You need a tissue or lens tissue and a cleaning spray containing Isopropanol a normal spray cleaner sold for the PC screen for example PolaClear by Polaroid Fold the tissue or le...

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Page 5: ...2 5 1 Internal external GPS Source 19 2 5 2 NMEA Outputs 20 2 5 3 Down Or Up load Flight Plans Tracks 20 2 5 3 1 Download Upload Waypoints 21 2 5 3 2 Download Upload Flight Plan 21 2 5 3 3 Download Track 21 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS 21 2 7 DATA ENTRY 21 3 The Moving Maps 3 1 OPERATING MODES 23 3 1 1 Cursor Mode 23 3 1 2 Home Mode 23 3 1 3 Auto Zoom Mode 23 3 2 DATA WINDOW 24 3 3 Automatic Info 24 3...

Page 6: ... HSI MENU 40 5 2 1 Add Mark Under Fix 41 5 2 2 Setup Data Fields 41 5 2 3 Default Data Fields 41 5 2 4 Compass Orientation 41 6 Flight Plan 6 1 VIEWED FLIGHT PLAN 42 6 2 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN FROM THE DATABASE 43 6 3 ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE A FLIGHT PLAN 43 6 4 NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN 44 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN 44 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN 44 6 7 GOTO FLIGHT PLANS 44 6 7 1 GoTo Database Mode 44 6 7 2 Go...

Page 7: ...ING MAP 54 9 2 APPROACH FROM FLIGHT PLAN DATABASE 54 9 3 SELECT APPROACH FOR GOTO 55 10 Calculator 10 1 COUNTDOWN TIMER 56 10 2 ELAPSED TIMER 56 10 3 Trip Computer 57 10 4 VERTICAL NAVIGATION 58 10 5 WIND CALCULATION 59 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION 60 11 The Checklists 11 1 ENGINE START 62 11 2 Ground check 63 11 3 PRE TAKE OFF 63 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT 63 11 5 LANDING 63 12 Simulator 12 1 SIMULATING STRA...

Page 8: ...73 14 4 6 Clear Track 73 14 4 7 Remaining Track 74 14 5 UNITS SET UP 74 14 5 1 Distance Unit 74 14 5 2 Speed Units 74 14 5 3 Altitude Unit 74 14 5 4 Depth Unit 74 14 5 5 Fuel Unit 74 14 5 6 Vertical Speed 75 14 5 7 Temperature 75 14 5 8 North Reference 75 14 5 9 Coordinate System 75 14 6 DATE TIME SET UP 75 14 6 1 Time Format 75 14 6 2 Local Time Difference 76 14 6 3 Data Format 76 14 7 COLORS SET...

Page 9: ... 16 2 Customized Regional Coverage Area 84 16 3 Place and Street Research 84 16 3 1 Place Research 84 16 3 2 Street Research 84 16 4 Connection to the radio localiz system Telefix and or Kenwood APRS Automatic Position Reporting System 84 APPENDIx A Terms 85 APPENDIx B Map Datum 88 APPENDIx C ICAO codes 89 APPENDIx d C MAP Aviation Cartridge Options 95 APPENDIx E C Map data Transfer 96 ...

Page 10: ...er with a detailed moving map into a single easy to use computerized electronic map system The EKP IV contains a built in base map with coast shorelines names of states major cities highways lakes and rivers When the EKP IV is first opened please check it for the following contents C MAP Navdata Compact Flash inserted in the slot at the base of the unit Antenna and 5 meter cable with SMB connector...

Page 11: ...dial A B measurement Data Page Options Nav Location HSI Page Flight Plan GPS Page About Page Special Functions Automatic Info Aero Terrestrial Aeronautical Terrestrial Marine Nearest search Direct To navigation Date and Time Format Astronomic Data Calculation Sun Moon Info Distance Unit selection KM NM SM Speed Unit selection MPH KTS KMH Altitude Unit selection FT FL MT Depth Unit selection FT FM ...

Page 12: ...ing 10 keys and the cursor key As you press a key a single audio beep confirms the key action three rapid beeps indicates that no response is available POWER Key For quick access to the GPS status tap the POWER key The Brightness and contrast will appear the GPS status and current time are displayed at the bottom of this box Removal of Knee Mount The knee mount is secured to the back of the EKP IV...

Page 13: ...f several of the EKP IV s important features the Main Menu the Moving Map GoTo flights and locating a Waypoint in the Database It does not replace the User Manual which should be read to get the fullest possible use from your EKP IV Note The EKP IV is an aid to navigation It does not replace paper charts and good judgement ...

Page 14: ... Map press MENU for 1 second to display the Main Menu Fig 1 3 2 Main Menu 1 3 3 Moving Map Functions The Moving Map operates in Auto Home Auto Zoom and Cursor Mode The screen will behave differently based on the mode of operation selected The Auto Home mode will allow the user to pan away from his present position to view other parts of the map and return to present position automatically when no ...

Page 15: ...M SETUP ENTER FIX SETUP ENTER COURSE PREDICTOR ENTER 1 3 6 GoTo GoTo sets a 1 leg course from the present position to any location or selected Waypoint To activate a GoTo Flight Plan move the cursor to the desired location or Waypoint and press GOTO The GoTo menu box will open enabling you to activate the current cursor position or search the Database for a specific object to fly to To activate th...

Page 16: ...he EKP IV is designed with a battery compartment for 6 rechargeable AA batteries It is located in the rear of the unit underneath the removable knee mount The unit provides a trickle charge to the batteries when the unit is plugged into external power and powered ON Rechargeable AA batteries are required Install them only after the batteries are fully charged With fully charged batteries the norma...

Page 17: ...ports which contain runways of at least 500 ft in lenght relative to fix position or cursor position if no fix is available Press and hold to access the NavData Page The GOTO key Activates a Flight Plan to the cursor position in Moving Map or to selected object in other modes The ZOOM OUT key Shows less detail of a larger area by changing the chart scale and zooming out on the map display The CURS...

Page 18: ...e the Cursor Control key to highlight an item and hit ENTER to remove the item from appearing Hit ENTER again to check the item so that it will appear on the display when that Cycle is activated Continue to use this procedure to activate features in Cycles 1 3 as desired 2 2 TURNING THE EKP IV ON OFF Before powering On the EKP IV check for the correct voltage 10 35 Volt DC 2 2 1 Turning On Press a...

Page 19: ...ELECTING THE LANGUAGE It is possible to select the language in which the information is displayed for screen labels menus and options but it does not affect the map information The default setting is English MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER LANGUAGE ENTER Choose the language you want and press ENTER again to confirm 2 5 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 2 5 1 Internal external GPS Source The E...

Page 20: ... for more details on NMEA sentences BOD BWC GGA GLL HSC RMA RMB RMC VTG WCV XTE see Appendix F for more details on NMEA sentences Fig 2 5 2 NMEA Connections 2 5 3 Down Or Up load Flight Plans Tracks The EKP IV can also send and receive Flight Plans from the AvMap Flight Planner or another device compatible with it through the serial port the USB port is for factory use only This requires an option...

Page 21: ...ed Flight Plan is saved in the current Flight Plan If the current Flight Plan contains data the user should be asked to confirm the action overwriting the existing Flight Plan or choose another Flight Plan 2 5 3 3 Download Track The Download Track function allows you to send Track data from the serial port using the CMAP Proprietary NMEA0183 PCMPT sentence see Appendix E MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ...

Page 22: ... requires either a or a hemisphere identification Move the cursor over the displayed symbol and press up down cursor key until the desired symbol appears Press ENTER to continue to the next line or to return to the previous menu ...

Page 23: ...two CLEAR presses the cursor will revert to the original position To activate the cursor from the current fix position simply press the cursor key and the Cursor mode becomes active at the present fix position The cursor can be used to create and edit Waypoints and Flight Plans identify airspace obtain info about objects project radial lines and measure distance see Cursor Menu Par 3 6 3 1 2 Home ...

Page 24: ...ed for display in a Data window field 3 3 Automatic Info Automatic Info will provide details on cartographic objects Waypoints and navaid items when the cursor is placed over them This is a user setting that can be defined in Moving Map Menu The default is Automatic Information to be displayed for aeronautical and terrestrial data When the Cursor mode is active the Automatic Info window appears on...

Page 25: ...ass C areas 3 4 2 Full Information Full Info window displays C Map attribute information for the object under the cursor position ENTER FULL INFO ENTER Found objects are presented using a tree structure Using the cursor key highlight the object desired and press ENTER for further details 3 4 3 Project Radial The project radial feature creates a line at a given bearing and distance from a navaid or...

Page 26: ...ON ENTER This line will remain on the screen until it is deactivated To deactivate ENTER A B FUNCTION ENTER 3 4 5 Waypoint Handling Associate Waypoint with User Waypoint Alarm When editing the waypoint select the icon for the waypoint Any Waypoint with this icon will activate a user Waypoint Arrival Alarm if this feature is turned on in the System Setup Alarm Setup Menu The EKP IV provides storage...

Page 27: ...ere xxx is a number Add Waypoint To add a Waypoint leg to the viewed current Flight Plan place the cursor over the position ENTER ADD FP LEG ENTER This will place another leg onto the end of the current viewed Flight Plan Remove Waypoint present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor position Place the cursor over existing Waypoint ENTER REMOVE WAYPOINT ENTER If the Waypoint was within the F...

Page 28: ...ION MODE ENTER The following options are available OFF The moving map display will remain in CURSOR or HOME mode as set by the user AUTO ZOOM Used to keep the current position and the destination Target visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible during all phases of flight When Auto Zoom is selected and the cursor is active the map will repositio...

Page 29: ... along with 6 data fields in the top half of the display window Settings for the HSI display are selected in the HSI menu Fig 3 5 3 Data Window options 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields You can select the item to be displayed in each of the fields of the Data Window The following figure displays the options available The fields selected for each window mode option 1 line 2 lines etc are independent therefor...

Page 30: ...afields This will restore data fields settings to default values MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS ENTER The message DONE will appear to the right confirming the action is complete The Default Fields will only be applied to the currently selected Data Window Option i e 1 Line 2 Lines etc 3 5 6 Map Orientation Map Orientation controls the direction that the Moving Map is pointing during Home and Auto Zoom m...

Page 31: ...ail to a light color to enhance the aeronautical data When using aviation and land based Compact Flashs be sure this setting is on Aero Terrestrial Switch to Marine when utilizing the C MAP Marine Compact Flashs 3 5 8 Automatic Information The display of Automatic Information is controlled by this setting The category of detail selected will be displayed on the Moving Map automatically when the cu...

Page 32: ...he Official Designated Airway and RNAV Airway are displayed below the 50 Nm map scale To change from default settings select MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY and scroll down to any of the following 1 Airline Airway 2 Control Airway 3 Direct Route Airway 4 Official Designated Airway 5 RNAV Airway Refer to Section 3 5 12 for detailed information on how to customize the map display settings When routing to a s...

Page 33: ...of cartographic detail shown Roads ON OFF The default setting is On Road Labels OFF AMERICAN EUROPEAN The default setting is American Railroads ON OFF The default setting is On City Names ON OFF The default setting is On Rivers Lakes ON OFF The default setting is On Cultural Features ON OFF The default setting is On Natural Features ON OFF The default setting is On Landmarks ON OFF The default set...

Page 34: ...o Course Up or North Up as well as how to turn OFF the Terrain Depiction Shaded Land Elevations 3 5 11 1 Terrain ON With the Terrain set to ON the following occurs With Map Orientation set to North Up and Track Up the Terrain Depiction is displayed on all mapping scales from 1 Nm and above No Terrain Depiction is displayed with the mapping scale from1 2 Nm and below With the Map Orientation set to...

Page 35: ... TAWS color scheme Fig 3 5 11 2 TAWS Please Note When TAWS is enabled the color scheme is always displayed The rules for TAWS are divided into two levels 1 L1 500 ft agl M1 1 000 ft agl H1 2 000 ft agl 2 L2 1 000 ft agl M2 2 000 ft agl H2 3 000 ft agl The TAWS rules allow you to calculate the color scheme to be used for depicting the OCH Obstacle Clearance Height The OCH Obstacle Clearance Height ...

Page 36: ...vertical obstructions i e towers tanks etc will be displayed in the appropriate TAWS color scheme Note If no Fix and or no Altitude are available TAWS legend window content is displayed with red background and warning message NO ALTITUDE NO TAWS AVAILABLE 3 5 12 Selective Display Settings In addition to the above Moving Map Settings the Selective Display feature allows you to further customize the...

Page 37: ...to display at that chart scale checked and all scales below It is also possible tochoose the catrografic information to be shown based on the selected Cycle program There are 3 programs available thatthe user can personalize through the 1 2 3 Cycle columns For each of them it is possible to activate deactivate any cartographic object To change the program from the map pages it is necessary to pres...

Page 38: ...is to the left of the airplane you are right off course and must turn left fly to the line to close on the course Note Distances are measured horizontally If the icon rotates 180 and points toward the bottom of the display you are moving away from the destination The numbers on either side of the CDI represent a full scale deflection To change the CDI scale press the left right cursor key The EKP ...

Page 39: ...rnal GPS combinations of time date and altitude may not be displayed Normal GPS altitude accuracy can be 1000 feet The Altitude ALT distance and velocity units of measure are selected from Units Setup in the System Setup Menu the clock format time and date is selected from Time Format in Date Time Setup also in the Setup Menu refer to Chapter 14 4 2 SAVE CURRENT FIX AS USER WAYPOINT You can save y...

Page 40: ... HSI screen The Vertical Situation Indicator VSI scale is displayed on the left side of the screen while the Course Deviation Indicator CDI scale is displayed at the bottom of the screen Use the cursor keys up down to change VSI scale among 250 500 and 1000 FT Use the cursor key left right to change CDI scale among 0 1 0 5 1 2 5 and 10 NM The units of measure are selected from Units Setup in the S...

Page 41: ...ay in this box Once selected press ENTER to accept You can then scroll to another box and proceed as above Once all boxes are set up press CLEAR to exit 5 2 3 Default Datafields This will restore the data field settings to the default values of Track TRK Ground Speed GS To Descent Distance DST Estimated Time Enroute ETE and Altitude ALT From the HSI screen MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS ENTER 5 2 4 Comp...

Page 42: ...sing between BRG DST ETA and DST ETA Fuel The Flight Plan Menu is where you can edit view and activate Flight Plans To open the Flight Plan Menu press MENU from the Flight Plan page Fig 6 Flight Plan page with Flight Plan menu box open See section 3 4 6 regarding Flight Plan creation from the moving map page 6 1 VIEWED FLIGHT PLAN When you enter the Flight Plan Page the information appearing on th...

Page 43: ...bottom of the screen During flight the ETA and Fuel data will be calculated based on your actual flight conditions 6 3 ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE A FLIGHT PLAN A Flight Plan must be activated to provide navigational data MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER Be sure the Flight Plan you would like to activate is the Viewed Flight Plan appearing on the screen If it is not you will need to select it from the Flight ...

Page 44: ...R Use left right cursor key to select the field and the up down cursor key to insert the desired name At any time in the rename screen ENTER will activate the name change 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN This will delete the Flight Plan from the EKP IV memory enabling another Flight Plan to be created in this FP number MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENTER MENU CLEAR FP ENTER A Warning window will appear to confirm...

Page 45: ...VATE FP option is removed With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Standard FP Navigation With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Direct to FP Waypoint Navigation With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT and DEACTIVATE DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT options are added The ACTIVATE FP item is removed Direct to non FP Navigati...

Page 46: ...t and press GOTO to activate a Route to this item To obtain additional details regarding the object press ENTER and the Database page will appear To locate the object on the Moving Map without creating a GoTo Flight Plan press and hold GOTO for 2 seconds Note The Nearest list displayed is based on your current GPS position If no GPS position is available the list is based on the current cursor pos...

Page 47: ...and location of all available satellites in the GPS constellation referenced to the initial position or last fix On the bottom half of the screen see previous figure there is a polar representation of the Azimuth and Elevation of the satellites used to compute a position fix The Elevation is the height of the satellite above the horizon with 5 lowest near the horizon and 90 highest being directly ...

Page 48: ...ormation with an error of less than 25 Meters and velocity information with an error of less than 5 Meters per second For applications that require much greater accuracy the effects of SA and environmentally produced errors can be overcome by using a technique called Differential GPS DGPS which increases over all accuracy 7 3 2 WAAS The Federal Aviation Administration FAA in cooperation with other...

Page 49: ...the worldwide civil GPS user community are served by the Civil GPS Information Center GPSIC in Virginia The GPSIC is operated and maintained by the U S Coast Guard for the Department of Homeland Security Its primary function is to provide information on the Global Positioning System and satellite status and to serve as a point of contact The GPSIC has general GPS literature available free upon req...

Page 50: ...ypoints i e if you have 10 flight plans with 10 waypoints stored in the unit memory there is room for 900 User Waypoints Temporary Waypoints are created only on the Moving Map and are associated with a particular Flight Plan They are named in the format WPT001 WPT002 etc Temporary Waypoints can be used at the beginning middle or end of Flight Plans They can be used as the destination of a Direct T...

Page 51: ...YPOINTS ENTER ZOOM IN Edit the name up to 8 characters using the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENTER to accept and to pass to the next field Repeat the same procedure to change the Coordinates and Icons fields 8 2 2 Editing User Waypoints Database Methods To edit a Waypoint already created within the...

Page 52: ...the ID box for search criteria by placing a box around the field name If you would like to search by another field press the up down cursor key to select the field and press ENTER to activate the chosen field At that time a double sided cursor key will appear in the first character field The double sided cursor key allows you to scroll through the database alphanumerically Fig 8 3 1 1 Airport Data...

Page 53: ...t is recommended that you save your Routes Tracks and Waypoints that you have created To access the File Manager window MENU 1 sec DATABASE ENTER FILE MANAGER ENTER You will enter in the File manager now you can save load and delete your user data To Refresh or Initialize the FileManager press MENU select one of the two options and press ENTER Note The Initialization will remove all the data store...

Page 54: ... an approach on a flight plan without changing into the Flight Plan mode but can place the cursor over the selected airport To display the quick data box press ENTER 1 sec ENTER for detailed information The detailed information on the airport will be displayed beginning with the general information and frequencies By pressing the cursor key on the left the approaches for the chosen airport will di...

Page 55: ... Remove Approach Selecting Select Approach or Change Approach will open a new window with available approaches for the destination airport After selecting the desired approach the EKP IV will remove the GOTO destination airport and replace it with the approach waypoints The GOTO destination is now the first approach waypoint The EKP IV will take you to the first point of the approach and after pas...

Page 56: ...in the background of the software even if you are not on the Calculator page or do not display the timer data in the data fields window The system does require a GPS fix to begin the timer as the calculation of time is based on the GPS data If the GPS fix is lost during this mode the timer will display dashes in the right hand column The time calculation will continue to work in the background MEN...

Page 57: ... this menu A warning box will appear on screen to confirm your action Press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to quit and continue the timer calculation The default setting is Off 00 00 00 10 3 TRIP COMPUTER The EKP IV provides a calculation page which tracks speed flying time and distance traveled This data is statistical in nature and is calculated based on GPS parameters Note The Fuel Calculator Starti...

Page 58: ...d here are selected from Units Setup menu in the System Setup Menu see Par 14 5 This feature requires that a Flight Plan be activated MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENTER VERTICAL NAVIGATION ENTER User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Vertical Navigation parameters use ENTER to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and the cursor key to move betw...

Page 59: ...Moving Map and HSI modes The Vertical Navigation value displayed in the HSI is calculated as a difference between current altitude from GPS and Target altitude 10 5 WIND CALCULATION The Wind Calculation feature computes winds aloft by comparing Ground Speed and Track with indicated heading indicated air speed and Outside Air Temperature MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENTER WIND CALCULATION ENTER User data ...

Page 60: ... known accurately enroute The values produced by the wind calculator may therefore differ from the true winds by up to 5 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION The EKP IV computes Fuel Consumption for each leg of the active Flight Plan or the fuel used in flight based on entries made by the pilot This is a useful feature for flight planning purposes Actual Fuel Consumption will vary based on flight conditions and ...

Page 61: ...s window will provide information on the flight time remaining before the reserve fuel has been reached Note The Fuel Consumption represents calculated fuel use based on user data The reserve does not represent actual fuel available in the aircraft Fuel Consumption can be modified en route by increasing or decreasing the fuel burn rate to match actual usage The new fuel computation will be average...

Page 62: ...to save Use the Zoom Out key to append a checklist item Up to 16 Checklist Items can be created in the Vertical Mode Note Your aircraft may have additional items that require checking for each procedure Consult your aircraft manual for a complete list MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER Fig 11 Checklists page 11 1 ENGINE START MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER ENGINE START ENTER After pressing ENTER select each...

Page 63: ...st are not checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check list has not been completed Press any key to accept 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENTER CRUISE ENTER After pressing ENTER select each item Power as Required Carburetor Heat Check Mixture Lean Engine Parameters Lights as Required Electrical Load Press ENTER to mark each item after checking is co...

Page 64: ...esired Speed and press ENTER HEADING ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Heading and press ENTER ALTITUDE ENTER Using the cursor key select the desired Altitude and press ENTER Speed Heading and Altitude can be adjusted during the simulated flight SIMULATION MODE ENTER STRAIGHT ENTER Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator SIMULATION ENTER ON ENTER All functions of the EKP I...

Page 65: ...hin the EKP IV so that you may get the most out of it when used in the cockpit 12 3 TURNING THE SIMULATOR OFF The Simulator may be turned Off and the EKP IV returned to normal operation as follows MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENTER SIMULATION ENTER OFF ENTER If the EKP IV had a position fix before the Simulation mode was entered then normal operation will resume If there was no position fix the EKP IV beg...

Page 66: ... COMMUNICATIONS ENTER NMEA OUTPUT ENTER ON The default setting is Off See Appendix E for details on NMEA data formatting NMEA Output Sentences can also be selected in the following manner MENU 1sec COMMUNICATIONS ENTER SELECT NMEA MESSAGES ENTER Scroll down to sentences desired pressing ENTER for each one When done hit CLEAR to return to Main Menu see Appendix E in manual for details on NMEA Data ...

Page 67: ...HT PLAN UPLOAD ENTER The received Flight Plan is saved in the active Flight Plan If the current Flight Plan contains data the user will be asked to confirm the action overwriting the existing Flight Plan or to choose another Flight Plan The Download Flight Plan function allows the unit to send the current Flight Plan to the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E MENU 1...

Page 68: ...etup Menu use the cursor key to highlight the sub menu desired and press ENTER to activate or to proceed to the next selection Fig 14 The System Setup Menu 14 1 GENERAL SET UP The General Setup sub menu controls the EKP IV settings MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER 14 1 1 Beeper The EKP IV makes a beep with each key press warning or alarm message MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENER...

Page 69: ...fault setting is English 14 1 4 Military Frequency The display of Military Frequency data can be set to ON or OFF this data is found in European Database cards MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER GENERAL SETUP ENTER MILITARY FREQUENCY ENTER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept The default setting is Off 14 1 5 Airspaces Level Sets the Altitude value that conditions the air spaces display if ...

Page 70: ...TER Use the cursor key to select and ENTER to accept When connecting the EKP IV to an external source be sure the data output of the external device is set for the correct format see Sec 2 5 The default setting is Internal GPS 14 2 2 Differential Correction Source The EKP IV can be connected to a DGPS Beacon Receiver that sends RTCM 104 data To select the Differential Correction source MENU 1 sec ...

Page 71: ...ng is 15 14 3 ALARM SET UP The EKP IV provides alarm settings for various functions Here you can set the system for your navigational requirements MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER ALARM SETUP ENTER 14 3 1 Arrival Alarm Radius Specifies the radius of a circle around the Waypoint of a Route when your aircraft reaches a point within this circle an alarm sounds and the Waypoint Arrival box appears on scr...

Page 72: ...r on the screen If there is an altitude limitation to the airspace we will display an alarm if your current altitude is within 500 feet of the limitations To set the time interval for the alarm MENU 1 sec ALARM SERUP ENTER AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENTER After pressing ENTER a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENTER The default setting is OFF 00 00 In a...

Page 73: ...played Solid or Dashed 14 4 3 Track Width Defines the width of the line which represents the track 14 4 4 Track Color Defines the color of the line which represents the track 14 4 5 Track Recording Step The EKP IV stores many thousand of points data points to display a pattern of aircraft movement Track After many thousand of points intervals the oldest is deleted with each new position fix point ...

Page 74: ... 5 2 Speed Units MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER SPEED ENTER Speed measurements can be displayed in miles per hour MPH Knots KTS or kilometers per hour KMH The default setting is Knots 14 5 3 Altitude Unit MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER UNITS SETUP ENTER ALTITUDE ENTER Altitude measurements can be displayed in Feet FT Meters MT or Flight Levels FL The default setting is Feet It is p...

Page 75: ...NTER The North Reference for calculations can be shown as Magnetic or True Magnetic uses an automatic adjustment for local magnetic variation The North Reference used for wind computations and runway information is always Magnetic all other heading bearing and Track computations are based on the user selected reference The default setting is Magnetic 14 5 9 Coordinate System MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETU...

Page 76: ...e difference as hours and minutes to the nearest half hour using a negative value if you are in the western hemisphere for example the difference in New York is 5 hours or 4 hours on Daylight Savings Time 14 6 3 Data Format MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER DATE TIME SETUP ENTER DATE FORMAT ENTER The EKP IV displays dates as MM DD YY Month Day Year or DD MM YY Day Month Year The default setting is MM ...

Page 77: ... to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 10 FACTORY DEFAULTS This will restore the EKP IV to all factory default settings MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENTER FACTORY DEFAULTS ENTER After pressing ENTER a window appears press ENTER to confirm or CLEAR to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action ...

Page 78: ... GPS signals The antenna can be mounted to any convenient surface that has a clear view of the sky If you find that the EKP IV does not locate and track satellites quickly or consistently move the antenna Moving the location of the antenna a few inches often provides a better view of the sky 15 2 SECURING THE EKP IV The EKP IV was designed to be mounted on your leg for operation This will put the ...

Page 79: ...79 15 3 DIMENSIONS Fig 15 3 Dimensions ...

Page 80: ...ting properly Check the fuse located at the end of the cigarette plug To open unscrew the middle circle at the tip of the adaptor 15 5 2 GPS Fix Position fix doesn t change The signal from one or more satellites has been lost the positioning information displayed is the most recent available Position fixes vary a lot GPS accuracy is affected by several variables the most prevalent of which are the...

Page 81: ...been obtained this usually occurs within a few Minutes Also a Flight Plan must be active to display values for navigation related information such as Cross Track Error and you must be travelling at least 2 Knots to display values for velocity related information such as GS Activate a Flight Plan and or increase your speed Fluctuations in positioning and navigation data Small fluctuations in positi...

Page 82: ...ack to factory default settings Many times this will clear the errors and bring the EKP IV back to operating condition RAM CLEAR can be found in the System Test Menu Note The additional tests in the System Test Menu are intended for factory testing Faulty findings within these menus is not necessarily a true result as factory settings and equipment are often used during these tests 15 6 1 RAM Menu...

Page 83: ... Ports If you are having problems receiving data from the position finding instrument this test should help determine the problem Change Parameters To change the parameters of the serial interface This menu allows to select the Port Signal Source between UART0 or UART1 the Baud Rate between 4800 or 9600 the Data Bits Word Length between 7 or 8 the Parity between EVEN ODD or NONE the Stop Bits betw...

Page 84: ...by the data quantity available for your area ENTER to confirm 16 3 Place and Street Research 16 3 1 Place Research MENU 1sec DATABASE ENTER In order to carry on the research for a place select PLACE and then press ENTER Press ENTER again to edit the Name field moving up or down the arrow keys When the field is entered press ENTER to confirm 16 3 2 Street Research MENU 1sec DATABASE ENTER In order ...

Page 85: ...ion Target always visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to have the best view displaying fix and destination together on the screen When this mode is active the cursor is hidden AWOS AUTOMATIC WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION AZIMUTH Bearing measured clockwise from true or magnetic north BATHYMETRIC LINES Imaginary lines connecting points of equal water depth BEACON An airport...

Page 86: ...light Plan FSS FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS Provide pilot briefings en route FUEL BURN RATE Fuel burn rate in a cruise configuration GLIDE SLOPE The desired descent path for Vertical Navigation GPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM A satellite based navigation system operated by the US Department of Defense It operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year under any weather conditions GQ GEOMETRIC QUALITY A measureme...

Page 87: ...d for navigation NM NAUTICAL MILE A distance measurement equal to 6 076 feet or 1 15 Statute Miles Also equal to one Minute of Latitude NMEA NATIONAL MARINE ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION Professional organization that defines and maintains the standard serial format used by marine electronic navigation equipment and computer interfaces NMEA format has been adopted by parts of the avionics industry OFFSE...

Page 88: ... support en route through precision approach navigation After achieving initial operational capability the WAAS will then be incrementally improved over the next years to expand the area of coverage increase the availability of precision approaches increase signal redundancy and reduce operational restrictions WAYPOINT Any point to which one intends to navigate A sequence of Waypoints makes up a F...

Page 89: ...begins with region code PA its identifier is PAMR The ICAO codes for the hundreds of smaller airports around the world whose names include numbers are not preceded by a region prefix For example Barrie Executive Airport in Barrie Ontario Canada is NA3 The following pages contain maps and a table of ICAO codes The map of the continental U S contains the 2 character codes that identify the U S K and...

Page 90: ...90 Fig C ICAO Codes for areas included in the database Fig Ca ICAO Codes for sub continental areas ...

Page 91: ...xembourg EN Norway EP Poland ES Sweden ET Germany FA Bophuthatswana Ciskei Johannesburg Namibia South African Republic Southwest Africa Transkei Venda FB Botswana FC Brazzaville Congo FD Swaziland FE Central African Republic FG Equatorial Guinea FH Acension St Helena FI Mauritius FJ British Indian Ocean Tr Chagos Archipelago FIC Cameroon FL Zambia FM Antananarivo Cormors Madagascar Mayotte Island ...

Page 92: ...on Oceanic Control Area Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas K5 USA Illinois Indiana Kentucky Michigan Ohio Wisconsin K6 USA New York Oceanic Control Area Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Virginia West Virginia K7 USA Miami Oceanic Control Area Alabama Florida Georgia Mississippi North Carolina S...

Page 93: ...Wallis Islands NS American Samoa Western Samoa NT French Polynesia Society Islands Tuamotu Islands NV Vanuatu NW New Caledonia NZ New Zealand OA Afghanistan OB Bahrain OE Jedda Saudi Arabia OI Iran OJ Jordan OK Kuwait OL Lebanon OM United Arab Emirates OO Oman OP Pakistan OR Iraq OS Syria OT Qatar P Oakland OCTA PA Alaska PC Kiribati PG Guam Mariana Islands PH Hawaii PJ Johnston Atoll PK Marshall ...

Page 94: ... TJ Puerto Rico TK St Kitts Nevis Island TL St Lucia TN Aruba Netherland Antille TQ Anguilla TR Montserrat Island TT Tobago Island Trinidad TU British Virgin Islands TV St Vincent TX Bermuda UA Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan USSR UB Azerbaijan USSR UE Russia USSR UG Armenia Georgia USSR UH Russia USSR UI Russia USSR UK Moldova Ukraine USSR UL Russia USSR UM Belarus Latvia Lithuania Russia USSR UN Russia US...

Page 95: ...Republic of ZK Korea Democratic Peoples Republic of ZL China Peoples Republic of ZM Mongolia ZP China Peoples Republic of ZS China Peoples Republic of ZU China Peoples Republic of ZW China Peoples Republic of ZY China Peoples Republic of Appendix D C MAP Av Cartridge Options The EKP IV includes aeronautical data Jeppesen Cycle for Europe and Africa and Tele Atlas terrestrial data loaded in the Com...

Page 96: ...height of antenna HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision differential reference information and age GLL GPS derived Latitude Longitude and time of fix GSA GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA sentence and DOP Dilution of Precision values GSV Number of satellites in view satellite numbers elevation azimuth and SNR value HDG Heading Deviation Vari...

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