Thales FMGS, Pilot'S Manual

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FOREWORD
STRUCTURE OF GUIDE 5
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Figures
Tables, illustration, and drawings are not identified. They always
illustrate adjacent text.
Cautions
When it has been considered necessary to include a caution, for
example to advise of the consequences of an incorrect action, this is
identified by a Caution indication and the relevant text is boxed.
Example:
Caution
Data entered in the scratchpad should be carefully checked before
pressing the relevant Line Select Key.
Pilot's actions
All of the pilot's actions in this guide are presented as the action
sequence consisting of a control or display element and an action verb.
These actions are written using bold font.
The possible pilot's actions are:
ACTION Description and example
Enter
means keying in information in MCDU scratchpad then
pressing the specified LSK to insert this entry into the
required data field.
Ex:
COST INDEX [5L] ..................Enter
This Action allows to enter the cost index written in the
scratchpad by pressing the LSK 5L.
Press means pressing specified MCDU key.
Ex:
INIT key .............................. Press
Check means verifying a value displayed on the MCDU, PFD,
ND or ECAM.
Ex:
GPS PRIMARY ......................Check
Scroll means using the MCDU slew key to adjust a value.
Ex: Vertical slew keys Scroll
Select means choosing the appropriate value or option.
Ex:
FCU SPEED ...................Select/Pull
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