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LX500 Jan. 2002

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LX 500 8.0/6.0

GPS Navigation system

Jan. 2002

Filser Electronic G.m.b.H.

D-86875 Waal , Gewerbestrasse 2

Tel. 0049-8246-96990

Summary of Contents for LX 500 6.0

Page 1: ...LX500 Jan 2002 Page 1 LX 500 8 0 6 0 GPS Navigation system Jan 2002 Filser Electronic G m b H D 86875 Waal Gewerbestrasse 2 Tel 0049 8246 96990 ...

Page 2: ...wod 5 3 1 2 SETUP after password 7 3 2 NAVIGATION USING LX 500 12 3 2 1 GPS status display 12 3 2 2 NEAR AIRPORT 13 3 2 3 APT airfields 13 3 2 4 WPT Waypoints 17 3 2 5 RTE route 19 3 2 6 Statistics 20 3 3 FLYING USING LX 500 22 3 3 1 Preparation on ground 22 3 3 2 22 4 COMMUNICATION LX 500 PC AND OTHER DEVICES 23 4 1 COMMUNICATION LX 500 PC 24 4 2 COMMUNICATION WITH LX 20 AND COLIBRI 24 5 INSTALLA...

Page 3: ... airfields and airspace 600 waypoints 100 routes flight statistic near airport function The actual manual describes all instruments having program versions 6 0 or 8 0 regardless if new or upgraded 2 1 Technical data Power suplly 8 36 V DC Power consumption ca 150 mA 12V 80 mm air norm length 200mm NMEA output 12 GPS receiver PC interface Weight apr 600 gr 2 2 Keys and knobs The unit controls consi...

Page 4: ...ion will change mode of operation in any way 2 2 4 UP Down Selector knob The up down selector is used to change pages in selected mode 2 2 5 ENTER key It is generally confirmation key all edit functions of the LX 500 will start using it 2 2 6 ESC key During the flight the ESC key is not used very often it is mainly used in edit procedures The key has two main functions To jump one sub page higher ...

Page 5: ...ree structure diagram of LX 500 GPS GPS status no edit NEAR Near APT VOR NDB and conditionaly WPT APT Navigation to an airport WPT Navigation to the waypoint RTE Navigation in RTE STAT Flight statistics and logbook on the ground Before using the instrument plase set all necessary parameters of the instrument To set your personal settings use SETUP mode Setup is organized in two levels setup before...

Page 6: ...mory Total memory indicator shows the capacity of the memory this number will not go down after some flights will be done The number shows the pilot how many hours could he fly not to lossse some flights The total memory capacity depends on HW configuration of the instrument To arrange some adtional logger records use EVENT function After activation some additioanl logger records will follow under...

Page 7: ...ettings are allowed after input of the password During the flight the password is inactive that mans selecting and cofirming PASSWORD with enter will open the menu 3 1 2 1 MAGNETIC variation Some types of GPS receivers built into LX 500 don t deliver mg variation If the pilot wants to use mg directions the input of local deviation is mandatory 3 1 2 2 WPT Waypoints All settings referring to waypoi...

Page 8: ...RT The waypoints can be sorted under alphabet or under distance respectivly If distance sorting is taken the nearest waypoint will be offerd after selection procedure is started 3 1 2 3 OBS ZONE oservation zones START ZONE The pilot is able to defiene near radius of the start waypoint After being inside START YONE the Route will start and the next waypoint will be selected automatically POINT ZONE...

Page 9: ...1984 and changes are not possible 3 1 2 5 UNITS Practically all known units and their combinations can be used LAT LON decimal minutes or seconds DIST km nm ml SP speed km h kts mph ALTITUDE m ft BRG TRK mag magnetic or true using mag take care on variation 3 1 2 6 GRAPHICS SYMBOL Two sizes of airplane symbol can be selected ...

Page 10: ... 5 up 100 km defines maximal zoom selected by zoom knob where the airspace will be present Using that methode the pilot is able to avoid owerloading of the display with graphic Exsample 50 km will show individual airspace only having zoom 50 km or lover The producer offers following configuration CTR control zone R P D restricted prohibited dangerous TRA training zone TIZ traffic information zones...

Page 11: ...em Usualy used are GGA RMC and RMB 3 1 2 8 PC Data transfer from LX 500 to PC and opposite will work only if both of them use the same baud rate The baud rate can be adapted using this paragraph Normal baud rate is 19200 The modern Windows programs Lxe are able to adapt itself to the LX 500 s baud rate 3 1 2 9 DEL WP RTE Using this command will delete all waypoints and routes definitively ...

Page 12: ... modes are available using mode selector 3 2 1 GPS status display Rotating up down selector to the right will extend altiude indication with feet reading also The stop watch is working under following propositions START result STOP 0 00 START result RUN 0 12 START result STOP 0 50 START result STOP 0 00 zero seting ENTER result TIME 11 56 32 local time again GPS Status and coordinates Altitude in ...

Page 13: ...that one used by VOR but not completely see following paragraphs Additionally information is brought to the next four pages available after rotating of up down selector The capacity of LX 500 memory is more than 5000 airfields It is not possible to edit the airfield data by the instrument The LX 500 is using Jeppesen database and that database is not free To update the database it is possible excl...

Page 14: ...s the right part consists of navigation data like name bearing track distance ground speed and zoom The left part is graphic showing airspace airfields and waypoints The airplane symbol is always in the midlle of the screen and the map is moving A straigt line following DTK desired track is going to the airfield symbol Changing of DTK during the flight will rotate the line also and the same will h...

Page 15: ... used by VOR The DTK defines the direction to the airfield and the deviation from that line is shown on the CDI After selection it is always bearing eqal DTK That means the navigation from present position to the airfiled is possible without addtionaly setting of DTK Rotating DTK zoom a new direction can be preset and the CDI will show the deviation To arrange direct fligt to the airport from beli...

Page 16: ...s and RTE 3 2 3 2 How to select an airport After pressing ENTER on select the procedure will start There are two ways to select an airport dierect way using ICAO code and indirect using serching methode After input of EDDM Munich airport is selected directlly By unknown ICAO confirm rest two stars with enter two times or simply press ESC once only Use up down selector to to select counrty and conf...

Page 17: ... has capacity to store up to 600 waypoints each name consist of maximum 8 characters There are 4 ways to get a new waypoint Input of new waypoint manually Copy it from APT Data transfer from PC Colibri or LX 20 Storing of present positions 3 2 4 1 How to select a waypoint The procedure is very similar to that used by airports After ENTER on SELECT EDIT and NEW menu will open It is to replace stars...

Page 18: ...manual input of name coordinates and elevation will follow 3 2 4 4 WPT delete By using this function the waypoint will be removed from the database definitively 3 2 4 5 WP QUICK storing of present position After pressing START key the actual position will be stored like AP time or date see SETUP Storing of present position is possible only in waypoint mode Stored under time Stored like date and ti...

Page 19: ...s the header where you can find name of the actual waypoint and its position in the route DTK is always set equal to BRG after selection DTK can be changed during the flight The graphical screen can make a good job for the pilot aproaching to the waypoint The waypoint marked 0 is always the initial point of the route 3 2 5 1 RTE select The selection is done rotating up down selector RTE number and...

Page 20: ...point definitively The selection can be done from WPT database or from the NAV database APT VOR NDB Selecting from NAV will generate additional waypoints 3 2 5 3 RTE new Creation of new RTE is possible only having selected a NOT PROG before The copy allows to copy a similar RTE and simply modifying it 3 2 5 4 Delete Delete actual RTE definitively 3 2 6 Statistics There are two levels of statistics...

Page 21: ...stic data will be present In that case we speak about simple route The take off position will be taken like the first point of the route Following points will be set automaticaly if the airplane will be near an APT VOR NDB or waypoint To inform the pilot what kind of route is he flying S is added Immediately after a regular route starts the simple variant will be deleted automaticaly Take off Flig...

Page 22: ...f Check GPS status Check settings Check required waypoints and airfields Create RTE 3 3 2 After the pre set ground speed has been reached the logger will change from stop to run and logbook will supply statistics 3 3 2 1 How to start the RTE The RTE starts automatically after the aircraft reaches near cylinder diameter set in OBS ZONE of the first point 0 The very significant indication is to chan...

Page 23: ...nction is active all the time if no regular RTE is started After a regular RTE will be started the simple RTE data will be deleted To fly the simple RTE no pilot s setting is necessary After reaching speed the actual position will be taken like the first point Over flying waypoints airports or nav aids should be selected they will be stored like waypoints of a route The in flight statistics will g...

Page 24: ...info Write WPT and RTE da4 Write flight info Write nav aids Write airspace To update the database it is obligatory to input the release code the code is delivred through Filser Electronic exclusively The following procedure should be respected before data exchange starts LX 500 SETUP TRANSFER Run Lxe ENTER on LX500 Wait till CONNECT on LX 500 will appear The CONNECT message is an indication that b...

Page 25: ...ils air norm 80 mm Only one additional mechanical operation should be done All four holes to fix the instrument should be 6 5 mm All electrical connections are done using one 15 P SUB D connector The power line for the unit should be protected using an external fuse 2A The power cable should be of min 0 5 mm2 ...

Page 26: ...6 14 7 15 8 SD15 BU 1 3 5 BINDER5P 2 3 5 SD9 BU 1 3 5 BINDER5P LX500 1 5m A B 12V 12V GND yellow black PC RS232C shield red white 12V RS485 TXD black GND shield white RXD 09 0097 00 05 50cm 20cm WIRING 12V GND black red 50cm PC CABLE LX500 12V POWER SUPPLY PC 711 2 99 0096 00 05 ...

Page 27: ...LX500 Jan 2002 Page 27 5 2 Tree structure Diagram ...

Page 28: ...late flights to learn more about the instrument at home To arrange flight simulation it is necessry to run LXSIM PC program and to connect the unit with PC cable to the PC Following parameters can be simulated Groundspeed Groundtrack Wind GPS status Position Airlane symbol is movin over the map This feature is very usefull to learn about LX 500 in details practicing at home 7 Changes ...

Page 29: ...LX500 Jan 2002 Page 29 8 BASIC NAVIGATION TERMS WPT N ...

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