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GNS 480

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pilot’s guide

SL30

TM

nav com

pilot’s guide

Summary of Contents for SL30 GNS 480TM

Page 1: ...GNS 480TM color gps waas nav comm pilot s guide SL30TM nav com pilot s guide...

Page 2: ...rive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the comple...

Page 3: ...more accuracy than conventional analog receivers Add additional features like Morse code Station Identification and Multiple VOR tracking and you begin to understand the Advantages of DSP in a VOR Na...

Page 4: ...n provides the rules for successful use of the SL30 The rest of the manual contains important information that you can refer to as you need more detail on specific procedures or features The SL30 adva...

Page 5: ...Emergency Channel 13 Stuck Mic 14 Intercom Function 14 Nav Radio Mode 15 Monitoring the Standby Nav channel 15 Using the Standby Channel to Monitor a Second VOR 15 Navigating along a Back Course appr...

Page 6: ...specification RSS 102 while using the Com transmitter the operating limitations below must be observed unless an installation specific evaluation has been performed according to the requirements of RS...

Page 7: ...ity The only Nav Com with the ability to monitor the standby Com and Nav frequencies the SL30 VHF Nav receiver operates from 108 MHz to 117 95 MHz decoding both the VHF Omni Range and Localizer naviga...

Page 8: ...is transmitting Controls Power On Off Volume Squelch The knob on the left side of the SL30 controls power on off volume and squelch test Rotate the knob clockwise CW past the detent to turn the power...

Page 9: ...ct the Nav radio mode The annunciator above the button will light when you are in Nav mode Press NAV a second time to monitor the Standby frequency See the Advanced Operation section for more about mo...

Page 10: ...electing the monitor function will suspend the ID func tion until the monitor function is disabled SEL Press SEL to choose from a list of channel types or to change values In Com or Nav modes press SE...

Page 11: ...hort initialization routine and then briefly display the last VOR check date If you turn the SL30 off for less then 15 seconds and then back on it will bypass the initialization process and return to...

Page 12: ...y two digits are displayed to the right of the decimal point 4 Turn the Large and Small knobs clockwise to increase and counterclockwise to decrease the frequency values Standby frequency selection is...

Page 13: ...cies In the Com or Nav modes press SEL to gain access to the available frequency lists of each mode Turn the Large and Small knobs to view the available channels 1 Press COM or NAV to go to the desire...

Page 14: ...SL30 1 Press COM if you aren t in Com mode already Press SEL Turn the Large knob to the Emergency channel one position counter clockwise will reach it fastest 119 10 s124 55 emrgncy 121 50 2 Press th...

Page 15: ...ction is turned off when you flip flop frequencies recall a frequency or press COM again Monitor ing is not canceled by switching to Nav mode Saving a Com Channel You can save the Standby frequency an...

Page 16: ...ections Press SEL if you do not want to save the frequency Removing a Com Channel You may only remove channels stored in the User list 1 In Com mode press SEL 2 Turn the Large knob to the User list an...

Page 17: ...hat you can recall from memory they are remote chan nels the ten most recently used channels user stored channels weather channels and the emergency channel The lists available depend on your installa...

Page 18: ...are available separately for Nav and Com channels ten for Nav and ten for Com The channels are stored in chronological order beginning with the most recent used Duplicates are not saved again but the...

Page 19: ...550 MHz 1 In Com mode press SEL Turn the Large knob to the Weather channels 119 10 s124 55 weather 162 40Y 2 Turn the Small knob to choose the desired weather channel 3 Press the Flip Flop button to...

Page 20: ...message remains after you have stopped keying the mic turn the power off and then back on You will then get another 35 second time out period to transmit Intercom Function When two headphone and micr...

Page 21: ...l is updated once per second You cannot monitor a Localizer channel 111 80 m117 40 267 from 115 If no signal can be tracked on the standby channel then it will be dashed out 111 80 m115 40 from 115 Th...

Page 22: ...is enabled it is noted by bc on the display 4 Set the Standby channel to the appropriate VOR and note where a radial crosses the FAF and MAP for your approach Press Nav a second time to monitor the St...

Page 23: ...Nav a second time to monitor the Standby channel A small m will replace the s 4 The Active channel will drive the internal CDI on the right side of the display and the external CDI if installed 5 The...

Page 24: ...s The Morse code tone volume will be reduced so you can hear the voice transmission more clearly Press id again to turn the audio and ID annunciator off The last audio output selection is kept in memo...

Page 25: ...se the desired character 3 Turn the Large knob to move to the next character position 4 If it is a Localizer frequency after you turn the Large knob one position clockwise past the fourth character th...

Page 26: ...all knob to view the available channels in each list 4 Press ENT to select the entry as the standby channel Press the Flip Flop button to select this entry as the active channel NAV Stored Frequencies...

Page 27: ...they were sent 111 80 s117 40 PDX 10L 111 30Y Remote VOR list If VOR channels have been sent by a remote device then this list will be the next available The channels show the identifier the vor label...

Page 28: ...on in the channel recall lists 109 90 s117 40 99 9 111 0 54 i j Distance from station in nautical miles Ground speed relative to station in knots Estimated time to station in hours and minutes Enable...

Page 29: ...s the course by tens 00 35 in higher digits The Small knob adjusts single degrees OBS Direct To You can navigate Direct To a VOR In Nav mode with a VOR as the Active frequency press OBS twice The CDI...

Page 30: ...lane icon at the center that points up in the To condition or down for From An area of ambiguity exists when you are on radials that are more than 85 off the OBS course setting When you are within thi...

Page 31: ...ional information The loc label is replaced by the station s Morse code identifier after it is decoded The CDI display will be dashed and marked flagged if no signal is detected on the active channel...

Page 32: ...se approach because the CDI is now reversed so you can still chase the needle HSI Do NOT select the reciprocal inbound course The SL30 will automatically send the cor rect left right deviations to you...

Page 33: ...radial display If the VOR radial display is not currently shown press t f to show the radial display When the VOR radial is displayed pressing t f will toggle between the Bearing To and Radial From t...

Page 34: ...nfo Nav options Com options VOR equipment test VOR Equipment Test Turn LARGE Knob then press Press System Info Software Versions Low Display Intensity High Display Intensity Nav Options Comm Options N...

Page 35: ...upper left of the display is used for this function There are two adjustments available for controlling the brightness level of the display The first controls the lower brightness level in the automat...

Page 36: ...the Com audio Additional CDI Info You may optionally select one of a couple of pieces of information to display on the empty side of the VOR CDI This page allows the user to select this The options ar...

Page 37: ...ive fre quency The value will change as signal conditions change Mic 1 and 2 Squelch The input levels required to break squelch by the microphones are set by these values Lower numbers indicate a high...

Page 38: ...e value to variable slaves the headphone audio level to the volume control knob The range is from 1 to 100 VOR Equipment Test This menu allows you to record information about the most recent equipment...

Page 39: ...el No part number and serial number Software versions Description of the problem Efforts made to isolate solve the problem Garmin International Inc Aviation Products Customer Service Department 1200 E...

Page 40: ...el Check System page Nav op tions Nav Audio Level Nav audio in Com Mixed with Com feature Check System page Nav Options Mix Nav Audio with Com SL30 does not transmit Weather channel is selected Select...

Page 41: ...k too loud Check System page Com Op tions Intercom level Can t change active frequency Com Radio not communicat ing Contact dealer OBS readout displays Resolver failure Contact dealer Calibration erro...

Page 42: ...available for the described installations A feature that is available is indicated by the black dot VOR Monitor VOR CDI Display Localizer Back Course OBS Mode OBS Direct To Glideslope Info See Note 1...

Page 43: ...te DSP technology VOR Localizer and Glideslope receivers Built in VOR Localizer converter Frequency range VOR 108 00 117 95 MHz Localizer 108 00 111 95 MHz Glideslope 328 60 335 40 MHz Digitally decod...

Page 44: ...andby flip flop frequencies Volume control Tunes to National Weather Service broadcasts Transmit status indicator Frequency monitor function listens to standby while monitoring active Emergency channe...

Page 45: ...SO C36e ILS Localizer receive Certified TSO C40c JTSO 2C40c VOR receive Certified TSO C66c JTSO 2C66b DME display Com Radio Performance Specifications Input voltage range 10 to 40 VDC Operating temper...

Page 46: ...For standalone installations the Com requires connections to a standard Com antenna a microphone or microphones a speaker or headphone power input These items may be installed dedicated to the SL30 C...

Page 47: ...00 108 35 333 95 110 35 334 85 108 50 329 90 110 50 329 60 108 55 329 75 110 55 329 45 108 70 330 50 110 70 330 20 108 75 330 35 110 75 330 05 108 90 329 30 110 90 330 80 108 95 329 15 110 95 330 65 1...

Page 48: ...Glideslope MHz Localizer MHz Glideslope MHz 109 75 333 05 111 75 333 35 109 90 333 80 111 90 331 10 109 95 333 65 111 95 330 95 Each displayed localizer frequency is paired with a glideslope frequenc...

Page 49: ...ing frequencies in the 108 to 112 MHz band 108 20 109 20 110 20 111 20 108 25 109 25 110 25 111 25 108 40 109 40 110 40 111 40 108 45 109 45 110 45 111 45 108 60 109 60 110 60 111 60 108 65 109 65 110...

Page 50: ...interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televisi...

Page 51: ...o any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America Product Registration and Support Help us better support you by completing your online registration today Have the...

Page 52: ...R 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 FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR...

Page 53: ...nter ENT Button 4 F FCC Compliance 44 Flip Flop Button 3 Frequencies Localizer 41 Frequencies Type 9 Frequencies VOR 43 Front panel 1 G Getting started 1 Glideslope Frequencies 41 H Headphone 32 HSI 2...

Page 54: ...nels 9 Save Nav channel 19 Select SEL Button 4 Serial Number 45 Sidetone 32 Software version 29 Specifications 37 Speed data 22 Squelch 2 31 Standby Com 9 Standby Nav 15 Stuck mic 14 Support 45 System...

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