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2  thE BASICS 

This chapter provides general information about the functions of the keys and entering data.

2.1  thE KEYBoArD

The GEOPILOT has 11 keys, which access and control features. Some keys perform different tasks 

based on the operation mode. A quick key guide is displayed at the bottom of many menus for 

easy reference.

Below we indicate the keys in capital letters enclosed between single inverted commas, for example 

‘MENU’.  When  a  key,  for  example  ‘MENU’,  must  be  pressed  and  held  down  for  more  than  1 

second it is shown as ‘MENU’ 1 sec.

the Power key

‘POWER’: press and hold to turn the GEOPILOT On.

‘POWER’ 3 seconds: (once powered On) depressing the key for 3 seconds turns the GEOPILOT 

Off.

‘POWER’: (hold & release) once the GEOPILOT has been turned On, the Brightness and Contrast 

Menu appears in the display.

the hSI Key

Allows the user to view the HSI full page view easily.

the Near key

Displays a list of the 14 nearest nav-aid database objects relative to fix position or cursor position (if 

no fix is available). Press and hold to enter the NavData Page.

the Info key

Displays AvMap attribute information for the object under the cursor.

the Zoom-out key

Shows less detail of a larger area by changing the chart scale and zooming out on the map display.

the cursor key

Moves the cursor on the Moving Map, quickly and accurately. Also scrolls to the desired options 

in menu page(s).

the Zoom-In key

Shows  more  detail  of  a  smaller  area  by  changing  the  chart  scale  and  zooming  in  on  the  map 

display.

the Esc key

Cancels an action, closes a window or activates Home or Auto Zoom mode.

the Ent key

Selects the desired option or confirms selection. Also opens the Cursor/Position Menu.

the Goto key

Activates a Flight Plan to the cursor position (in Moving Map mode) or to selected object (in other 

modes).

the Menu key

‘MENU’: selects the Moving Map Menu.

Summary of Contents for GeoPilot plus

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL Via Caboto 9 54036 Marina di Carrara MS ITALIA E mail info avmap it ...

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: ...ght Plans Tracks 19 2 5 1 1 Download Upload Waypoints 19 2 5 1 2 Download Upload Flight Plan 20 2 5 1 3 Download Track 20 2 6 SYSTEM SETUP OPTIONS 20 2 7 DATA ENTRY 20 2 8 CYCLE KEY 3 The Moving Maps 3 1 OPERATING MODES 22 3 1 1 Cursor Mode 22 3 1 2 Auto Home 22 3 1 3 Auto Zoom Mode 22 3 2 DATA WINDOW 23 3 3 Automatic Info 23 3 4 CURSOR OR POSITION MODE 23 3 4 1 Airspace Information 24 3 4 2 Full ...

Page 6: ...efault Data Fields 39 5 2 4 Compass Orientation 39 6 Flight Plan 6 1 VIEWED FLIGHT PLAN 40 6 2 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN FROM THE DATABASE 40 6 3 ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE A FLIGHT PLAN 41 6 4 NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN 42 6 5 CLEAR A FLIGHT PLAN 42 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN 42 6 7 GOTO FLIGHT PLANS 42 6 7 1 GoTo Database Mode 42 6 7 2 GoTo Moving Map Mode 43 6 7 3 GoTo Quick Info 43 6 8 NEAREST SEARCH FOR GOTO ...

Page 7: ... 53 10 Calculator 10 1 COUNTDOWN TIMER 54 10 2 ELAPSED TIMER 54 10 3 Trip Computer 55 10 4 VERTICAL NAVIGATION 55 10 5 WIND CALCULATION 57 10 6 FUEL CONSUMPTION 58 11 The Checklists 11 1 ENGINE START 60 11 2 Ground check 60 11 3 PRE TAKE OFF 61 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT 61 11 5 LANDING 61 12 Simulator 12 1 SIMULATING STRAIGHT MODE 62 12 2 SIMULATING ROUTE MODE 62 12 3 TURNING THE SIMULATOR OFF 63 13 T...

Page 8: ...14 5 2 Speed Units 71 14 5 3 Altitude Unit 72 14 5 4 Depth Unit 72 14 5 5 Fuel Unit 72 14 5 6 Vertical Speed 72 14 5 7 Temperature 72 14 5 8 North Reference 72 14 5 9 Coordinate System 73 14 6 DATE TIME SET UP 73 14 6 1 Time Format 73 14 6 2 Local Time Difference 73 14 6 3 Data Format 73 14 7 COLORS SET UP 74 14 7 1 Data Window Colors 74 14 8 CLEAR USER DATA 74 14 9 CLEAR ALL RADIALS 74 14 10 FACT...

Page 9: ... APPENDIx B Map Datum 84 APPENDIx C ICAO codes 85 APPENDIx d C MAP Aviation Cartridge Options 91 APPENDIx E C Map data Transfer 92 ...

Page 10: ...EOPILOT contains a built in base map with coast shorelines names of states major cities highways lakes and rivers When the GEOPILOT is first opened please check it for the following contents AvMap Navdata Compact Flash inserted in the slot at the base of the unit Antenna and 5 meter cable with SMB connector Power Cable with cigarette lighter adapter Suction cup mount User Manual If any parts are m...

Page 11: ... Orientation Track up Course up North up Projected Radial 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 Altitud...

Page 12: ...e 32 F to 131 F 0 C to 55 C Storage Temperature 13 F to 158 F 25 C to 70 C Memory Non volatile with battery back up Keyboard Backlighted silicon rubber 1 2 BASIC The GEOPILOT is controlled by using 11 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 P...

Page 13: ...s an aid to navigation It does not replace paper charts and good judgement 1 3 1 The Moving Map Before starting connect the GEOPILOT to power and place the antenna with a clear view of the sky Turn On the unit pressing POWER Press ENT to exit from the Warning page and enter the Moving Map mode The Moving Map is the default state displaying the Moving Map screen and the Data Window The Data Window ...

Page 14: ...o view other parts of the map and return to present position automatically when no buttons are pushed for a pre determined amount of seconds Auto Zoom mode will keep your present position and your destination in the screen at all times The screen will automatically zoom in as you get closer To shut off this function simply select OFF The Cursor Mode OFF Selected will allow you to move the map to a...

Page 15: ... 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 the current cursor position highlight CURSOR and press ENT To activate a GoTo Flight Plan to a specific Database item select the category and pr...

Page 16: ...abase allows the user to activate GoTo Flight Plans and locate the item on the map There are two methods of accessing the Database information The first is through the Database function within the Main Menu and the second is directly from the Moving Map display see Chapter 3 ...

Page 17: ...llows the user to view the HSI full page view easily The Near key Displays a list of the 14 nearest nav aid database objects relative to fix position or cursor position if no fix is available Press and hold to enter the NavData Page The Info key Displays AvMap attribute information for the object under the cursor The Zoom Out key Shows less detail of a larger area by changing the chart scale and z...

Page 18: ...opriate prudence The electronic charts are not intended to substitute for the official charts Press ENT to open the Moving Map screen 2 2 2 Turning Off POWER 3 sec a countdown timer appears on the screen if you release the key before the countdown timer reaches zero the GEOPILOT will remain On 2 3 CHANGING BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST Press and immediately release POWER to adjust the brightness and the con...

Page 19: ... purchased from your avionics dealer or AvMap Navigation for a proper connection to the device see following figures Fig 2 5 1 Comunicazione Bi direzionale 2 5 1 1 Download Upload Waypoints The Download Waypoint function allows you to send the current Waypoints to the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL sentence see Appendix E MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD ENT The Upload Waypoint...

Page 20: ...stem Setup Menu MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT Refer to Chapter 14 for information about the System Setup Menu 2 7 DATA ENTRY Information is keyed into the GEOPILOT when editing a Waypoint entering a Flight Plan using the calculator and searching the Database When the field is highlighted Enter or edit data by pressing up down cursor key to step through the available characters until the desired char...

Page 21: ...21 move from the Cycle fields 1 2 or 3 horizontally left to right and vertically down to check off those objects that you want to see displayed for each cycle ...

Page 22: ...two ESC 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 Auto Ho...

Page 23: ...o 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 the Moving Map screen if there is an object under the cursor position...

Page 24: ...r then ENT PROJECT RADIAL ENT Using the cursor key enter the Bearing and press ENT The Distance box is now active using the cursor key enter the Distance for the line to extend and press ENT To remove a radial select the object icon or the radial line with the cursor then ENT PROJECT RADIAL ENT A Warning message appears asking if you would like to remove the radial Press ENT to confirm or ESC to e...

Page 25: ...ction the box will close and the new data is stored Remove Waypoint present only if there is a Waypoint under the cursor position Place the cursor over Waypoint ENT REMOVE WAYPOINT ENT A shadow of the icon will remain on the screen until the map is redrawn 3 4 6 Flight Plan The GEOPILOT provides storage for 10 Flight Plans of 100 legs each From the Moving Map screen you can edit and create Flight ...

Page 26: ... set up functions of the Moving Map display Here you can define the items for display Map Orientation Auto Zoom selective display and other settings to customize the GEOPILOT for your navigational needs From Moving Map press MENU to display the Moving Map Menu From here use the cursor key to select the item desired and press ENT to activate At any time press ESC to back out of the menus and return...

Page 27: ... mode when no cursor activity is present for 60 seconds The default setting is AUTO HOME Auto Zoom is On the Auto Zoom mode is activated see Par 3 1 3 MENU AUTO ZOOM ON ENT The Auto Zoom mode is used to keep the fix position and the destination Target visible on the map The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible 3 5 3 DATA WINDOW MODE The Data Window is displayed o...

Page 28: ...as above Once all boxes are set up press ESC to exit Fig 3 5 4 Setup Data Fields Note Dest Wpt on the GeoPilot uses 2 fields Still must be the top field or the top left when in HSI Fields mode 3 5 5 Default Datafields This will restore data fields settings to default values MENU DEFAULT DATA FIELDS ENT The message DONE will appear to the right confirming the action is complete The Default Fields w...

Page 29: ...Aeronautical Marine The default setting is Aero Terrest Aeronautical setting will change all land based detail 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...

Page 30: ...ow 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 specific leg the Airline Airway Control Airway Direct Route Airw...

Page 31: ...he 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 setting is Off 3 5 10 4 Marine Settings Lights ON OFF NO SECTOR When Lights are On lights are shown on lighthouses and other lights that rotate a light sec...

Page 32: ...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 Course Up no Terrain Depiction occurs on any map scale Note Terrain Depiction is disabled at 1 2 mile and below to allow for a normal Track Up...

Page 33: ...1 500 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 is the difference of your own altitude GPS Altitude less the Land Elevation OCH ALT LE This calculation considers the Lowland and Highland definition where A...

Page 34: ...the chart scale level at which the category of data will begin displaying on the map This feature is extremely useful in decluttering the screen in populated areas or at times when you want to focus on a single category of data i e medium airports only MENU SELECTIVE DISPLAY ENT Fig 3 5 12 Selective Display Settings Scroll through the cells using the cursor key To select the desired scale you woul...

Page 35: ...from the map pages it is necessary to press CYCLE 3 5 13 POI Settings This feature is similar to the Selective Display but refers to the Points of Interest POI MENU POI SETTINGS ENT Fig 3 5 13 POI Settings ...

Page 36: ...eft 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 GEOPILOT references navigation information to the next Waypoint in the acti...

Page 37: ...ed 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 your current position as a User Waypoint while viewing the Nav Loca...

Page 38: ...ourse 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 System Setup Menu refer to Chapter 14 5 2 HSI MENU When on the HSI screen pressing MENU will access the HSI Men...

Page 39: ...all boxes are set up press ESC 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 ENT 5 2 4 Compass Orientation The Compass Orientation allows you to set the orientation mode for the HSI compass to either North u...

Page 40: ...ght 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 the screen is for the current Viewed Flight Plan The Flight Plan name will appear at the top of the page All...

Page 41: ...n must be activated to provide navigational data MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT 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 Plan menu MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU VIEWED FP ENT FPXX ENT ESC Activation can be obtained in two ways 1 The Flight Plan page displays each leg with the first Way...

Page 42: ...ory enabling another Flight Plan to be created in this FP number MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU CLEAR FP ENT A Warning window will appear to confirm deletion press ENT to confirm ESC to abort 6 6 REVERSE A FLIGHT PLAN The Flight Plans stored in the GEOPILOT memory can be automatically reversed by MENU 1 sec FLIGHT PLAN ENT MENU REVERSE FP ENT The message DONE will appear to the right of the menu ...

Page 43: ...e DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT and DEACTIVATE DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT options are added The ACTIVATE FP item is removed Direct to non FP Navigation With NO FP displayed currently in view EMPTY the ACTIVATE FP option is removed With any non empty FP displayed the DIRECT TO FP WAYPOINT option is added Note GOTO creates a temporary Flight Plan that is not stored in the GEOPILOT memory 6 7 3 GoTo Quick Info Fr...

Page 44: ...details regarding the object press ENT 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 position ...

Page 45: ...eferenced 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 overhead the GEOPILOT does not normally use satellites with Elevati...

Page 46: ...th other DOT organizations and DOD is augmenting the GPS SPS with a satellite based Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS WAAS will provide a signal in space to WAAS compatible receivers to support en route through precision approach navigation After achieving initial operational capability WAAS will be incrementally improved to expand the area of coverage increase the availability of precision appro...

Page 47: ...e 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 request The Cen...

Page 48: ...lan waypoints 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 Di...

Page 49: ...USER WAYPOINTS ENT 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 ENT 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 ...

Page 50: ... with the arrow active on the ID Or use the left right cursor key to select the character to be changed and then the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired character Press ENT or ESC to obtain the full information for the item displayed From the Database page pressing GOTO will begin a direct flight to the waypoint Pressing GOTO for and holding will redraw the moving map centered on the objec...

Page 51: ... CF To save user files press 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 ENT to accept and to pass to the next field After a RAM clear or a software update you can reload previously saved data To load user files use the up down cursor key to scroll to the desired ...

Page 52: ...lan without changing into the Flight Plan mode but can place the cursor over the selected airport To display the quick data box press ENT 1 sec ENT 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 display in the box and the beari...

Page 53: ...oach or Change Approach will open a new window with available approaches for the destination airport After selecting the desired approach the GEOPILOT will remove the GOTO destination airport and replace it with the approach waypoints The GOTO destination is now the first approach waypoint The GEOPILOT will take you to the first point of the approach and after passing through this point automatica...

Page 54: ...e 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 MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT COUNTDOWN TIMER ENT A box will appear in the right hand column allowing you to set the hours minutes and seconds Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT to accept and begin the countdown...

Page 55: ...ying Time Total time when speed is greater than 35 knots Stopped Time Total time unit was on with a GPS fix and speed was less than 2 knots Trip Time Total time the unit is on regardless of GPS fix Partial Dist Total distance since reset Trip Dist Total distance traveled since reset To Reset Partial totals to zero all fields except trip distance While on the Trip Computer Page press ZOOM IN ENT to...

Page 56: ...r reading from glideslope distance to the Waypoint and the total altitude change GPS altitude is not accurate enough for stand alone vertical navigation Some values are automatically displayed Time To Go Distance Descent Rate and Altitude From are based on current GPS data An Altitude To is displayed if a Traffic Pattern Altitude for the destination exists in the Database Altitude From Altitude To...

Page 57: ...speed and Outside Air Temperature MENU 1 sec CALCULATOR ENT WIND CALCULATION ENT User data is entered in the fields at the bottom half of the screen To set Wind Calculation parameters use ENT to edit the selected field a box appears around the active field and the cursor key to move between fields Press ESC to return to Calculator menu Note This function works best when the airplane is straight an...

Page 58: ...nots the GEOPILOT will display Actual GS and will not allow you to edit the value The GEOPILOT will compute and display Fuel Consumption for each leg of a Flight Plan and total fuel needed for the flight in the Flight Plan page see Chapter 6 When selected for display the data fields window will provide information on the flight time remaining before the reserve fuel has been reached Note The Fuel ...

Page 59: ...59 Fig 10 6a Sample Calculation ...

Page 60: ...ote Your aircraft may have additional items that require checking for each procedure Consult your aircraft manual for a complete list MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT Fig 11 Checklists page 11 1 ENGINE START MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT ENGINE START ENT After pressing ENT select each item Doors Belts Parking Brake CKT BRK Carb Heat Throttle Mixture Master Switch Fuel Pump Start Engine RPM Gauges Press ENT t...

Page 61: ...ss any key to accept 11 4 CRUISE IN FLIGHT MENU 1 sec CHECKLISTS ENT CRUISE ENT After pressing ENTER select each item Power as Required Carburetor Heat Check Mixture Lean Engine Parameters Lights as Required Electrical Load Press ENT to mark each item after checking is completed If all the items of the list are not checked upon exit a warning message appears on the screen that states the check lis...

Page 62: ... key select the desired Speed and press ENT HEADING ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Heading and press ENT ALTITUDE ENT Using the cursor key select the desired Altitude and press ENT Speed Heading and Altitude can be adjusted during the simulated flight SIMULATION MODE ENT STRAIGHT ENT Once the settings are selected turn on the Simulator SIMULATION ENT ON ENT All functions of the GEOPIL...

Page 63: ...hin the GEOPILOT 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 GEOPILOT returned to normal operation as follows MENU 1 sec SIMULATOR ENT SIMULATION ENTER OFF ENT If the GEOPILOT had a position fix before the Simulation mode was entered then normal operation will resume If there was no position fix the GEOPILOT...

Page 64: ...MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT WAYPOINTS DOWNLOAD ENT 13 2 FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD DOWNLOAD The Upload Flight Plan function allows the unit to receive a Flight Plan from the serial port using the NMEA0183 WPL and RTE sentences see Appendix E MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT FLIGHT PLAN UPLOAD ENT The received Flight Plan is saved in the active Flight Plan If the current Flight Plan contains data the user w...

Page 65: ...ACK DOWNLOAD The Download Track function allows the unit to send Track data from the serial port using the C MAP Proprietary NMEA0183 PCMPT sentence see Appendix E MENU 1 sec COMMUNICATIONS ENT TRACK DOWNLOAD ENT ...

Page 66: ...SET UP The General Setup sub menu controls the GEOPILOT settings MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT 14 1 1 Beeper The GEOPILOT makes a beep with each key press warning or alarm message MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT GENERAL SETUP ENT BEEPER ENT Use the cursor key to select and ENT to accept The Off selection of this menu will turn all beeper sounds Off The default setting is On 14 1 2 Scal...

Page 67: ...CES is set ABOVE or BELOW If DISPLAY AIRSPACES is set ALL AIRSPACE LEVEL is irrelevant 14 1 6 Terrain Legend Enables Disables the legend box in the lower left corner of the display when in the MOVING MAP MENU any of the TAWS features is selected one of the R A M mounting options 14 2 FIX SET UP The Fix Setup sub menu contains options relating to GPS data input and display MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP E...

Page 68: ...EOPILOT will display a line with a circle at the end to indicate the position your aircraft will reach at the set time based on current direction of travel and speed This is continuously updated to account for changes MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT FIX SETUP ENT COURSE PREDICTOR ENT Setting options are OFF INFINITE 1 MIN 3 MIN 6 MIN 10 MIN 30 MIN 1 HOUR 2 HOURS The default setting is 10 MIN 14 2 6 He...

Page 69: ...nly active for User Waypoints with this symbol selected for the icon alarm logo To set the alarm MENU 1 sec MENU ALARM SETUP ENT AIRSPACE AHEAD ALARM ENT After pressing ENT a box will appear with 00 00 Using the cursor key select the number desired and press ENT The default setting is OFF 00 00 After pressing ENT a window is displayed In this files the 00 00 default value is set Choose a parameter...

Page 70: ...Clears the Event Log memory and starts new MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT ALARM SETUP ENT CLEAR EVENT LOG ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 4 TRACK SET UP Track is the actual course traveled which the GEOPILOT can display as a series of connected dots The interval setting can be defined ...

Page 71: ...story and begins new MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT TRACK SETUP ENT CLEAR TRACK ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 4 7 Remaining Track The remaining track memory is displayed on the Track Setup Menu page The number displayed will be points time or distance based on the recording step sele...

Page 72: ...ay select Gallons GAL Liters LIT Kilograms KG Pounds LB or British Gallons BGAL The default setting is Gallons 14 5 6 Vertical Speed MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT UNITS SETUP ENT VERTICAL SPEED ENT The Vertical Speed is used in the Vertical Navigation calculation It can be displayed as Feet per Minute FT MIN or Meters per second M S or Degrees DEG The default setting is Feet per Minute 14 5 7 Temper...

Page 73: ...time The default setting is 24 UTC If you select a local time display continue with the next step 14 6 2 Local Time Difference If you select local time above you must key in an offset from UTC The correct time difference must be entered to calculate the local time MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT DATE TIME SETUP ENT LOCAL TIME DIFFERENCE ENT After pressing ENT a window appears using the cursor key sele...

Page 74: ...er pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort function The message DONE will appear confirming the action 14 9 CLEAR ALL RADIALS You can delete all stored Projected Radial lines displayed on the Moving Map with this one function MENU 1 sec SYSTEM SETUP ENT CLEAR ALL RADIALS ENT After pressing ENT a window appears press ENT to confirm deletion or ESC to abort functi...

Page 75: ...um steel or even heavy ice the GEOPILOT will not operate properly Signals may also be blocked by heated wind screens fiberglass plexiglass and other plastics are nor mally transparent to GPS signals The antenna can be mounted to any convenient surface that has a clear view of the sky If you find that the GEOPILOT does not locate and track satellites quickly or consistently move the antenna Moving ...

Page 76: ...lent of which are the geometric quality of the fix Therefore the specified accuracy of 15 Meters RMS in 2D is statistical not absolute and assumes the absence of Selective Availability which was discontinued in April 2000 The GEOPILOT is not obtaining position fixes If the GEOPILOT is using an internal GPS Receiver proceed to the GPS status screen MENU 1 sec GPS PAGE ENT Review the number of satel...

Page 77: ...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 positioning and velocity related navigation is normal 15 4 3 When Nothing Else Works The list above should allow you to solve most of the operating problems you are likely to encounter Simply disconnecting the GEOPILOT from power for a ...

Page 78: ... 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 5 1 RAM Menu Make sure the GEOPILOT is turned Off While pressing and holding any other key turn the GEOPILOT On A new menu will appear on th...

Page 79: ...nge 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 between 1 or 2 the Polarity between or Default settings are Port UART1 Baud Rate 4800 Data Bits 8 Parity NONE Stop Bits 1 Polarity Input ...

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Page 81: ...tion 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 airpor...

Page 82: ...ting two waypoints within a Flight 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 ...

Page 83: ...n aid that sends non directional signals that can be used 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 ...

Page 84: ...entation system the WAAS It will provide a signal in space to WAAS users to 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 ...

Page 85: ... Airport is KLAX Merrill Field in Anchorage Alaska 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 contain...

Page 86: ...86 Fig C ICAO Codes for areas included in the database Fig Ca ICAO Codes for sub continental areas ...

Page 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ... 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 91: ...public 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 GEOPILOT includes aeronautical data Jeppesen Cycle for Europe and Africa and Tele Atlas terrestrial data loaded in the Com...

Page 92: ...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...

Page 93: ...93 NMEA National Office P O Box 3435 New Bern NC 28564 3435 U S A Telephone 252 638 2626 Fax 252 638 4885 E mail nmea coastalnet com http www nmea org ...

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