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G500H Cockpit Reference Guide

190-01150-03 Rev F

MAP GROUP

MAP GROUP:

 TRAFFIC P

A

GE

Press the 

ALT MODE

 soft key to change what traffic is displayed. Pressing the 

BELOW, NORMAL, ABOVE

 or 

UNRSTD

 soft keys will determine what traffic 

is displayed. The selection is shown in the altitude mode field. The values below 
define what each altitude mode displays, relative to the altitude of the aircraft.

Soft Key

Description

BELOW

Displays traffic from -9900 to +2700 ft

NORMAL

Displays traffic from -2700 to +2700 ft

ABOVE

Displays traffic from -2700 to +9900 ft

UNREST

All traffic is displayed (unrestricted) from +/-9900 feet

Test Mode (On Ground)

1)  While viewing the Traffic Map Page of the Map Page Group, press the 

MENU

 

key and select Test Mode from the menu.

2)  Verify that a traffic message is shown next to the altitude tape on the PFD 

and that the traffic pop-up is displayed on the MFD.

After a few seconds, test mode is exited automatically by the traffic system.

Traffic Annunciation

Traffic Annunciation on PFD

Summary of Contents for G500H

Page 1: ...G500H Cockpit Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Garmin GDU 620 are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries FliteCharts and SafeTaxi are registered trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiari...

Page 3: ...CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FORANY INCID...

Page 4: ...e minimum clearance altitudes WARNING The Garmin G500H has a very high degree of functional integrity However the pilot must recognize that providing monitoring and or self test capability for all con...

Page 5: ...ion the weather information shown by the data link weather product may be significantly older than the indicated weather product age WARNING For safety reasons G500H operational procedures must be lea...

Page 6: ...mation presented by the G500H can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe CAUTION The Garmin G500H does not contain any user serviceable parts Repairs should only be made by an author...

Page 7: ...pon data link services to provideTemporary Flight Restriction TFR information Always confirm TFR information through official sources such as Flight Service Stations or Air Traffic Control NOTE All vi...

Page 8: ...as an airport moving map display AMMD SafeTaxi and Chartview are intended to improve pilot situational awareness during ground operations should only be used by the flight crew to orient themselves o...

Page 9: ...cator HSI Aircraft Heading 13 Adjusting the Course Pointer 14 HSI Bearing Pointers 14 Additional Features 17 Garmin Terrain HSVT Optional 17 Displaying Garmin Terrain HSVT Terrain 18 Displaying Headin...

Page 10: ...roup 59 Active Flight Plan Page 59 Viewing Your Active Flight Plan 59 Waypoint Information Page 60 Charts Page Optional 61 Chart Information 61 Selecting a Chart 61 Selecting Other Charts 62 Viewing C...

Page 11: ...l 6 5 inch color screens The G500H system is composed of sub units or Line Replaceable Units LRUs LRUs have a modular design This design greatly eases troubleshooting and maintenance of the G500H syst...

Page 12: ...selected as the Active Source Active Waypoint WPT Distance to Waypoint DIS Desired Track DTK and Current Track TRK 2 Airspeed Tape Displays Groundspeed GS Overspeed Range Maximum Vne Speed with Engine...

Page 13: ...ay be used to update the internal aviation database 14 Soft Key Labels Located on the bottom screen of the PFD and MFD Selection is done by pressing the corresponding soft key Soft keys that are avail...

Page 14: ...e current acceleration will cause the airspeed to exceed Vne in six seconds the airspeed is displayed in yellow If the current airspeed exceeds Vne the pointer changes to red with white text NOTE Airs...

Page 15: ...e Trend indicates what the altitude will be in six seconds if the current vertical speed is maintained Altitude Bug Setting Altitude Trend BARO Setting Current Altitude Altitude Tape Altitude Bug Alti...

Page 16: ...he minimums box appears with the altitude value in cyan text Once in range the Minimums Bug appears in cyan on the altitude tape A portion of the Minimums Bug will be displayed at the bottom of the al...

Page 17: ...e Press the ENT key to confirm selection 5 When finished press the small MFD knob to exit the MINIMUMS box The Minimums Bug can also be set from the Charts page of the FPL 1 While viewing the Charts p...

Page 18: ...g will be displayed at the top or bottom of the altitude tape if the selected altitude bug is off of the tape Altitude Bug Altitude Bug Altitude Bug Setting The Altitude Bug provides visual and aural...

Page 19: ...ly be calculated when the aircraft is in the air When airspeed is less than 20 knots the Wind Vector windows will indicate No Wind Data Wind Vector Field Wind Vector Display Vertical Speed V S The Ver...

Page 20: ...ts The units C or F and temperature reference are selected on the AUX SYSTEM SETUP page The temperature reference can be selected to one of the following choices Static Air Temperature SAT This is the...

Page 21: ...of the PFD The distance to the station and the NAV source used are shown Selected DME DME Information Set Hold for Selected DME DME Hold Annunciation DME Indication Clock Timer The Clock Timer functio...

Page 22: ...owards the ground Roll Pointer Roll Scale Zero Pointer Roll Scale Attitude Indicator with a Ground Pointer Configuration in a Left Turn In an aircraft with an Attitude Indicator that has a Sky Pointer...

Page 23: ...The top of the HSI displays current heading current GPS track magenta diamond heading trend and turn rate markings The heading trend indicates the rate of turn Marking for rate of turn are provided at...

Page 24: ...rce 2 BRG2 will be an arrow with a double line Totogglebetweentheavailablebearingpointers pressthe PFDsoftkeyfollowed by the BRG1 or BRG2 soft keys The BRG1 soft key cycles through modes NAV1 and GPS1...

Page 25: ...tion sources available GPS1 VOR1 or LOC1 Navigation sources available GPS2 VOR2 or LOC2 if a second source is available GPS Mode The GPS Mode annunciation on the HSI indicates the current CDI scaling...

Page 26: ...two sources of navigation GPS or NAV VOR or LOC Press the CDI soft key to toggle between the available CDI modes GPS or VOR If a second GPS source or NAV source is available pressing the 1 2 soft key...

Page 27: ...e dimensional view of terrain and obstacles Terrain and obstacles that pose a threat to the aircraft in flight are shaded yellow or red Obstacle Zero Pitch Line SVT Soft Keys Horizon Heading Mark HSVT...

Page 28: ...TE Terrain HSVT features are not a substitute for standard course and altitude deviation information using the CDI VSI and VDI Displaying Garmin Terrain HSVT Terrain 1 Press the PFD soft key 2 Press t...

Page 29: ...Clear Erases information cancels entries or removes page menus Pressing and holding the CLR key displays the first page of the Map Group 3 Enter Validates or confirms a menu selection or data entry 4...

Page 30: ...Page are shown at the bottom of the MFD Changing Settings within a Page 1 Press the MENU key and make the necessary adjustments with the large MFD knob and small MFD knobs 2 Press the small MFD knob...

Page 31: ...rnal Video Video 1 Video 2 Setup Charts NOTAM Detail Select Header Plan Profile Minimums AUX continued AUX ALERTS TRND ACK CAPTURE BACK Iridium Phone Dial Hang Up Vol Keys 1234 5678 90 Answer Weather...

Page 32: ...large MFD knob to move the map pointer left and right horizontally 3 Turn the small MFD knob to move the map pointer up and down vertically 4 Press the small MFD knob again to exit panning mode Selec...

Page 33: ...Page Group press the MAP soft key Select the Traffic TOPO or Terrain overlays by pressing the appropriate soft key NOTE The TOPO overlay and the TERRAIN overlay cannot be selected or displayed on the...

Page 34: ...available groups Map Weather Traffic or Aviation Available Groups 4 Press the ENT key to select the group and set your preferences 5 Turn the large MFD knob to move between fields 6 Turn the small MF...

Page 35: ...On or Off WEATHER NEXRAD Data Viewing Range Off to 500 NM NEXRAD Cell Movement On or Off NEXRAD Legend On or Off NEXRAD Source US or Canada XM Lightning Viewing Range Off to 500 NM TRAFFIC Traffic Mo...

Page 36: ...ort landmarks including ramps buildings control towers and other prominent features Resolution is greater at lower map ranges When the aircraft location is within the screen boundary including within...

Page 37: ...ional function that displays video provided by an externally mounted video source on the aircraft 1 While viewing the Map function turn the small MFD knob to the third page of the map group Display of...

Page 38: ...isplay When a traffic alert is generated by an interfaced traffic system the PFD will display a traffic annunciator and the MFD will have a pop up screen displaying the detected traffic if not viewing...

Page 39: ...ft Above and Descending Range Ring Diameter Non Threat Traffic Proximity Advisory 1200 ft Above and Climbing Ownship Symbol Non Bearing Traffic System is Unable to Determine Bearing Aircraft Distance...

Page 40: ...ey Description BELOW Displays traffic from 9900 to 2700 ft NORMAL Displays traffic from 2700 to 2700 ft ABOVE Displays traffic from 2700 to 9900 ft UNREST All traffic is displayed unrestricted from 99...

Page 41: ...five seconds The G500H displays up to eight traffic targets within a 7 5 NM radius from 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting aircraft Displaying TIS Traffic While viewing the Traffic Pag...

Page 42: ...ls suchastype direction groundspeed and motion Selected Traffic Info ADS B and TCAS Status and Altitude Filter Selected Vector Motion and Duration Turn Cursor Knob for Next Target Map Orientation Rang...

Page 43: ...n Vector When Absolute Motion Vectors are selected the vectors extending from the traffic targets depict the target reported track and speed over the ground When Relative Motion Vectors are selected t...

Page 44: ...non TSO C194 certified terrain awareness system Do not confuse Terrain Proximity with HTAWS HTAWS is TSO C194 certified and Terrain Proximity is not Terrain Proximity does not provide warning annunci...

Page 45: ...removed from the Terrain pages when range RNG exceeds 10 nm While viewing the Terrain page of the Map Page Group press the 360 or ARC soft key to select the desired view 360 or ARC Soft Keys Press MEN...

Page 46: ...ption Inhibit Terrain Does not display terrain warnings Enable RP Mode Reduces the warning alerting thresholds and eliminates the caution alerts Mute Caution Alerts Available when a caution alert is g...

Page 47: ...nunciations are displayed and aural alerts are simultaneously issued Refer to the Alerts section of this guide for more information on alerts both visual and aural When an alert is issued annunciation...

Page 48: ...tomizing the Weather Map 1 While viewing any of the XM Weather Map pages in the WX Page Group press the MENU key to display the page menu Press ENT 2 Turn the small MFD knob to select Weather Setup 1...

Page 49: ...Off 10 NM to 500 NM METAR Data Viewing Range Off 10 NM to 500 NM Surface Data Viewing Range Off 10 NM to 500 NM Frz Lvl Data Viewing Range Off 10 NM to 500 NM Wnds Aloft Data Viewing Range Off 10 NM...

Page 50: ...er the LEGEND soft key ENT key or the small MFD knob Changing Forecast Time 1 When the Surface Data products Surface Analysis and City Forecasts are displayed the time period for these forecasts can b...

Page 51: ...ing GFDS information an access code and system ID will need to be assigned For more information on GFDS and how to register see the latest revision of the G500H Pilot s Guide P N 190 01150 02 After re...

Page 52: ...t Page Configuring GFDS Data Request Page 1 Turn the large MFD knob to the Coverage box Press ENT to select or deselect the coverage areas Selected coverage areas are denoted by a green check mark 2 T...

Page 53: ...ach page Customizing the Weather Map 1 While viewing any of the FIS B Weather Map pages in the FIS B Page Group press the MENU key to display the page menu 2 Turn the small MFD knob to select Weather...

Page 54: ...Map Orientation North Up Track Up NEXRAD Data Viewing Range Off 10 NM to 500 NM NEXRAD Legend On Off Source CONUS Regional Combined SIG AIR Viewing Range Off 10 NM to 500 NM PIREPS Data Viewing Range...

Page 55: ...the small MFD knob to change the brightness of the video output 3 Turn the large MFD knob to CONTRAST and turn the small MFD knob to change the contrast level of the video output 4 Turn the large MFD...

Page 56: ...AUTO the LEVEL will adjust in response to ambient light or a lighting bus as configured during installation Setting Airspeed References 1 While viewing the System Setup Page of the Aux Page Group pre...

Page 57: ...tyle 1 Displays headwind and crosswind components Style 2 Displays total wind direction and speed Style 3 Displays total wind direction with headwind and crosswind speed components Style 4 Displays to...

Page 58: ...Only NOTE The SYNCHRONIZATION option will only be available if a second GDU 620 is installed 1 While viewing the System Setup Page of the Aux Page Group press the small MFD knob and turn the large MF...

Page 59: ...sired format and press ENT to confirm your selection Setting Time Offset 1 While viewing the System Setup Page of the Aux Page Group press the small MFD knob Turn the large MFD knob to the time offset...

Page 60: ...e Setting Altitude and Vertical Speed Units 1 While viewing the System Setup Page of the Aux Page Group press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the desired field of the MFD DIS...

Page 61: ...ection and press the small MFD knob to exit editing mode Data Link 1 Press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the Data Link box 2 Turn the small MFD knob to display your choices...

Page 62: ...y Found on XM Information Page While viewing the XM Information page of the Aux Group turn the small MFD knob to display the XM Information screen This page contains the Data Radio and Audio Radio IDs...

Page 63: ...rement up or down one channel at a time in the active category 5 Press CHNL and then the DIR CH soft key to directly select a channel in the active channel field Turn the small MFD knob and large MFD...

Page 64: ...TE soft key To restore the radio volume press MUTE again or the VOL or VOL soft keys Storing a Preset Channel While viewing the XM Radio page you may set a preset for the Active Channel Press the PRES...

Page 65: ...Position Reporting Page Position Reporting Status The Status window shows the time until the next data transmission and the status of the reporting system Settings Window 6 While viewing the Position...

Page 66: ...tatus Window Phonebook Catalog Icon Iridium Phone Page For detailed use of the Iridium Phone system see the latest revision of the G600 Pilot s Guide P N 190 00601 02 Call Suppression 8 While viewing...

Page 67: ...e catalog entry 3 Turn the large MFD knob to highlight the DELETE key Press ENT to delete the catalog entry Press the small MFD knob again to cancel the selection cursor Editing a Phone Book Catalog E...

Page 68: ...s the unit is present and operating properly while a red X indicates an absence or failure This page is for informational purposes and there are no items that are able to be modified System Status Pag...

Page 69: ...rst page of the Flight Plan page group No changes to the flight plan can be made from the GDU 620 All flight plan changes must be made from the GPS unit Active Flight Plan Page 1 While viewing the Act...

Page 70: ...viewing the Waypoint Information page of the FPL Page Group press the small MFD knob and then turn the small MFD knobs to enter or select the waypoint You can also turn the small MFD knob countercloc...

Page 71: ...are displayed in full color with high resolution The MFD depiction shows the aircraft position on the moving map in the plan view of approach charts and on airport diagrams ChartView requires an enabl...

Page 72: ...how FPL NRST or RECENT 4 Turn the large MFD knob to highlight the desired airport then press ENT Display Charts From Flight Plan Display Charts Of Nearest Airport Display Charts From Recent Choices Vi...

Page 73: ...ENT key 3 Turn the small MFD knob to select the altitude Press ENT to set the altitude Changing Day Night View 1 While viewing the Charts page of the FPL Page Group press the MENU key to display the...

Page 74: ...3 Rev F FPL GROUP FPL GROUP CHARTS PAGEViewing NOTAMs ChartView Only In the event there is an active NOTAM Notice to Airmen for a particular chart the NOTAM soft key will be available To view the info...

Page 75: ...is using the backup GPS information AHRS1 2 SRVC AHRS1 or AHRS 2 magnetic field model needs update This appears on the ground only AHRS1 2 TAS AHRS1 or AHRS 2 is not receiving true airspeed from ADC...

Page 76: ...A failure GDL 88 external traffic system has a low battery GDL 88 external traffic system in standby for more than 60 seconds DATA LOST Pilot stored data was lost Recheck data and settings DB ERR Data...

Page 77: ...ault Yaw Rate Scale Factor Mismatch Fault GDU AHRS Monitor Fault Pitch Deviation Fault Roll Deviation Fault Yaw Rate Deviation Fault AHRS A429 Attitude Timeout Fault AHRS A429 Attitude Invalid Fault A...

Page 78: ...LRU CONFIG Error in configuration of specific LRU where LRU denotes specific LRU LRU COOLING Specific LRU has poor cooling reducing power usage LRU DB ERR Database for specific LRU is corrupt LRU KEYS...

Page 79: ...rnal TAWS configuration mismatch TDB Airframe does not support terrain database TERRAIN DSP Terrain awareness unavailable For configurations using TAWS B or TERRAIN SVT TRAFFIC CONFIG ADS B traffic da...

Page 80: ...p or Wire Wire Pull Up Pull Up FLTA Terrain Caution RTC C ITI C Terrain Ahead Terrain Ahead or Caution Terrain Caution Terrain FLTA Obstacle Caution ROC C IOI C Obstacle Ahead Obstacle Ahead or Cautio...

Page 81: ...ne No GPS position Excessively degraded GPS signal Terrain System Not Available Terrain SVT System Test Fail Terrain System Failure Alert Type PFD MFD Alert Annunciation Aural Message FLTA Terrain Cau...

Page 82: ...n towered Non serviced Airport Towered Non serviced Airport Non towered Serviced Airport Towered Serviced Airport Soft Surface Serviced Airport Soft Surface Non serviced Airport Private Airport Helipo...

Page 83: ...Under Construction Zones Designated Water Areas Traffic Symbols TAS Symbol Description Other Traffic Proximity Advisory PA Traffic Advisory TA Traffic Advisory Off Scale TAS TCAS Traffic Symbols TIS...

Page 84: ...in Air Brown on Ground Basic Off scale Selected Traffic Proximate Non Directional Traffic Proximate Directional Traffic Proximate Off scale Selected Traffic Non Directional Alerted Traffic Off Scale N...

Page 85: ...titude Color Correlation Unlighted Obstacle Height is less than 1000 ft AGL Lighted Obstacle Height is less than 1000 ft AGL Unlighted Obstacle Height is greater than 1000 ft AGL Lighted Obstacle Heig...

Page 86: ...Enabled and Not Available Indicator Point Obstacle Enabled and Available Indicator Point Obstacle Enabled and Not Available Indicator Wire Obstacles Enabled and Available Indicator Wire Obstacles Enab...

Page 87: ...0 03 Rev F SYMBOLS SYMBOLS XM Weather Toolbar Symbols Symbol Description NEXRAD Echo Top Cloud Top XM Lightning Cell Movement SIGMETs AIRMETs METARs City Forecast Surface Analysis Freezing Levels Wind...

Page 88: ...grey when expired Expired products will not be shown on the display Weather Product Expiration Time Minutes NEXRAD NEXRAD and Echo Top are Mutually Exclusive 30 Echo Top Cloud Top and Echo Top Mutual...

Page 89: ...opter Turbine Helicopter Default Map Cursor Measuring Cursor MFD Wind Vector w valid GPS solution Parallel Track Waypoint Restricted Prohibited Warning Alert TFR Temporary Flight Restrictions MOA Clas...

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