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Pilot’s Guide

& Reference

400W Series

Summary of Contents for GPS 400W

Page 1: ...Pilot s Guide Reference 400W Series...

Page 2: ...xcept as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express written permi...

Page 3: ...receiver to receive and decode the satellite signals In such event the interference may be reduced or eliminated by switching off the source of interference or moving the GPS receiver away from it CAU...

Page 4: ...any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation To obtain accessories for your 400W series please contact your Garmin dealer Help us better support you by completi...

Page 5: ...Installation Rack Connectors Pilot s Guide Quick Reference 400W 500W Series Display Interfaces Addendum 400W 500W Series Garmin Optional Display Interfaces Addendum GNS 400W 500W series Simulator Tra...

Page 6: ...ANTABILITY 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 FOR ANY INCIDE...

Page 7: ...Map Symbols 33 Map Range 33 Map Page Auto Zoom 34 Map Panning 35 Map Direct To 36 Airspace Information on the Map 36 Map Page Options 37 Map Setup 37 Data Fields on the Map 40 Selecting Desired On Sc...

Page 8: ...r or VOR based Approaches 110 Enabling Autopilot Outputs for the King KAP140 KFC225 112 Section 6 WPT Pages 113 WPT Page Group 113 Duplicate Waypoints 115 Airport Runway Page 117 Airport Frequency Pag...

Page 9: ...4 Restoring Factory Settings 174 Section 10 Fault Detection Exclusion 175 Detection and Exclusion 175 Section 11 Messages Abbreviations and Navigation Terminology 177 Messages 177 Turn Advisory and Ar...

Page 10: ...INTRODUCTION viii 190 00356 00 Rev B Blank Page...

Page 11: ...based FDE pre diction program the GPS 400W may be used for oceanic or remote operations For the latest in graphical and textual weather information the GPS 400W can connect to XM Satellite Radio s XM...

Page 12: ...d knob descriptions on the next three pages provide a general overview of the primary function s for each key and knob This Takeoff Tour section is intended to provide a brief overview of the primary...

Page 13: ...ey and Knob Functions Right hand Keys and Knobs Right hand Keys and Knobs R The range key RNG allows you to select the desired map scale Use the up arrow side of the key to zoom out to a larger area o...

Page 14: ...ings and requirements See Sections 11 and 9 for more information on messages and unit settings The flight plan key FPL allows you to create edit activate and invert flight plans as well as access appr...

Page 15: ...of measure selectable fields etc the pictures shown here may not exactly match what you see on your 400W series unit Prior to using your unit for the first time we recommend that you taxi to a locatio...

Page 16: ...uel capacity fuel on board and fuel flow may be manually entered if your installation does not include connection to sen sors which automatically provide these figures To enter fuel capacity fuel on b...

Page 17: ...checklists The 400W series unit can hold up to nine check lists with up to 30 entries in each checklist 2 Turn the large right knob to select the desired checklist then follow the steps in Section 9 A...

Page 18: ...applicable to the receiver s cur rent operating condition To return to the previous page after viewing a message press the MSG key again The satellite status page shows the ID num bers for the satelli...

Page 19: ...he large left knob to select the desired megahertz MHz value For example the 135 portion of the frequency 135 325 3 Turn the small left knob to select the desired kilohertz kHz value For example the 3...

Page 20: ...he large right knob selects the page group NAV WPT AUX or NRST The small right knob selects the desired page within a group To quickly select the default NAV page press and hold the CLR key Small righ...

Page 21: ...ce NRST Group Large right knob to change page groups Large right knob to select pages with the group a Flight plan pages are selected by pressing the FPL key and using the small right knob to select t...

Page 22: ...tions such as flight plan ning or unit settings and listings for nearest NRST airports or other facilities To select the desired page group turn the large right knob until a page from the desired grou...

Page 23: ...TRK and estimated time en route ETE See Sec tion 11 for definitions of these navigation terms The default NAV page is selected by pressing and holding the CLR key or turning the small right knob Acti...

Page 24: ...ated time of arrival minimum safe altitude and ground track See Section 11 for definitions of these navigation terms Map Page Data Fields Present Position Map Display Map Scale with declutter value De...

Page 25: ...rsor on the airport identifier field in the GPS window Turn the small right knob to display the list of airports departure arrival and en route for your flight plan or direct to Continue to turn the s...

Page 26: ...ity or city name See Section 3 for more information 2 Turn the small right knob to enter the first letter of the destination waypoint identifier The destination waypoint may be an airport VOR NDB inte...

Page 27: ...ess ENT to display a list of available proce dures for the arrival when using approaches or STARs or departure when using SIDs airport 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired procedure and p...

Page 28: ...eight pages avail able under the NRST group Nearest airport page Nearest intersection page Nearest NDB page Nearest VOR page Nearest user waypoints page Nearest ARTCC page Nearest FSS page Nearest air...

Page 29: ...y informa tion press the small right knob to remove the cursor and turn the small right knob to display the desired information page The nearest airport page may be used in conjunc tion with the direc...

Page 30: ...rned off When turned on the message MSG annunciator located directly above the MSG key will flash to alert you to the airspace message See Section 9 Aux Pages Setup 1 for information on enabling airsp...

Page 31: ...an and activating it to use for navigation Additional information about flight plans can be found in Section 4 Flight Plans To create a new flight plan 1 Press the FPL key and turn the small right kno...

Page 32: ...resides in the flight plan catalog It replaces any flight plan which currently exists in flight plan 00 To activate the new flight plan 1 On the Flight Plan Catalog page press the small right knob to...

Page 33: ...ears at the upper right corner of the screen while transmitting Volume COM radio volume is adjusted using the COM power volume knob Turn the COM power volume knob clockwise to increase volume or count...

Page 34: ...TX indication appears at this location while you are transmitting NOTE The tuning cursor will normally appear in the COM window unless placed in the VLOC window by pressing the small left knob When t...

Page 35: ...ey then turn the large right knob until the nearest pages appears Finally if necessary turn the small right knob to display the nearest airport page 2 Press the small right knob momentarily to place t...

Page 36: ...ght knob to place the cursor on the airport identifier field To the left of this field appears Departure En Route or Arrival depending on the placement of the dis played airport within your flight pla...

Page 37: ...to activate the 121 500 MHz emergency frequency Note Under some circumstances if the com sys tem loses communication with the main system the radio will automatically tune to 121 500 MHz for transmit...

Page 38: ...roll the entire preset frequency list through the Standby frequency box the list will wrap from the bottom of the list back up to the top skipping any empty preset positions Preset Com Frequencies are...

Page 39: ...ess convenient to cycle between the default NAV and map pages two of the most frequently used pages Other pages are provided to list frequencies for your flight plan show your current position display...

Page 40: ...flection defined for the approach You may also manually select the desired scale set ting as outlined in the Aux Setup section The graphic CDI shows your position at the center of the indicator relati...

Page 41: ...ltitude MSA Track angle error TKE Ground track TRK Vertical speed required VSR Cross track error XTK If no flight plan or direct to destination has been selected only speed track altitude and minimum...

Page 42: ...sfill option NOTE The databases of the 400 500 series and the 400W 500W are incompatible so you may not mix systems Map Page The second NAV page is the map page which dis plays your present position u...

Page 43: ...hard surface runway s Primary runway shown Airport with soft surface runway s only Private Airfield Intersection VOR VORTAC VOR DME TACAN DME NDB Localizer Locator Outer Marker Heliport Map Range The...

Page 44: ...oved from the map display but the airport and navaid detail will remain The Setup Map option allows you to define the maximum scale at which each map feature will appear This provides you with complet...

Page 45: ...right turn clockwise or left counterclockwise 4 To cancel the panning function and return to your present position press the small right knob When the target pointer is placed on an object the name of...

Page 46: ...e information such as floor ceiling limits and controlling agency directly from the map To view airspace information for an on screen special use or controlled airspace 1 Use the panning function see...

Page 47: ...The following table lists the group names and available settings Feature Description Map Orientation AutoZoom Land Data Avia tion Data Weather Lightning Mode Symbol when applicable Traffic Traffic Mo...

Page 48: ...the map scale from 2000 NM through each lower scale stopping at 1 0 NM as you approach your destination waypoint 5 To enable disable background land data or all Jeppesen aviation data turn the small r...

Page 49: ...urements The Measure Dist option provides a quick easy method for determining the bearing and distance between any two points on the map display To measure bearing and distance between two points 1 On...

Page 50: ...ailable data types including bearing to destina tion distance to destination estimated time of arrival ground speed minimum safe altitude and track See Section 11 for descriptions of these and other n...

Page 51: ...n 190 00356 30 Operating Criteria TERRAIN requires the following to operate properly The system must have a valid 3 D GPS position solution The system must have a valid terrain obstacle air port terra...

Page 52: ...ous terrain conditions Detailed alert modes are described later in this section Baro Corrected Altitude Baro correctedaltitude orindicatedaltitude isderived by adjusting the altimeter setting for loca...

Page 53: ...played will also toggle aviation information on or off Inhibit Mode The Garmin TERRAIN system provides an inhibit mode This mode is designed to deactivate Premature Descent Alert Forward Looking Terra...

Page 54: ...visual annun ciations also use these color assignments NOTE If an obstacle and the projected flight path of the aircraft intersect the display automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of...

Page 55: ...ns The version and area of coverage of each ter rain obstacle database is shown on the Terrain Data base Versions Page located in the AUX Page Group Databases are checked for integrity at power up If...

Page 56: ...nds Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Indicates partial coverage CAUTION Obstacles 200 feet and higher are in cluded in the Obstacle Database It is...

Page 57: ...be depicted on the display FLTA Severity Levels TERRAIN AHEAD alert flashing Similarly an OBSTACLE AHEAD alert is also provided TERRAIN ADVISORY advisory Similarly an OBSTACLE ADVISORY alert is also...

Page 58: ...1 0 NM of the threshold CAUTION The above annunciation and pop up terrain alert are displayed during a PDA alert PDA Severity Levels TERRAIN Failure Alert The TERRAIN system continually monitors seve...

Page 59: ...em requires a 3D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums Should the navigation solution become degraded or if the aircraft is out of the database coverage area the annun...

Page 60: ...IN AHEAD alert may be generated FLASHING FLASHING Terrain FLTA alert generated by predicted or present aircraft altitude being below minimum clearance values Obstacle FLTA advisory generated by predic...

Page 61: ...age in NAV group To select a frequency list for a departure en route or arrival airport 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place the cursor on the airpo...

Page 62: ...nfigure the page to your own preferences and current navigation needs User selectable Data Fields Graphic Track Indicator Present Position Page location in NAV group Reference Waypoint Fields The grap...

Page 63: ...a reference waypoint field located at the bottom of the page to indicate your bearing and distance to from a selected waypoint The reference waypoint field can display bearing and distance information...

Page 64: ...ge right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired waypoint Press ENT to confirm the selected waypoint Press the small right knob to remove the cursor Restoring Factory Settings A Restore Defaults...

Page 65: ...has been excluded by the FDE program as a faulty satellite Solid cyan signal strength bars the receiver has collected the necessary data but is not using the satellite in the position solution Solid g...

Page 66: ...ault Detection and Exclusion FDE algorithm in feet or meters Vertical Navigation Page The 400W series vertical navigation page the last NAV page allows you to create a three dimensional profile which...

Page 67: ...ess ENT If the target altitude should occur at the target reference waypoint enter a distance of zero 6 Turn the small right knob to select Before or After and press ENT This setting desig nates wheth...

Page 68: ...t to the course reversal wayopint in the VNAV calculation At 500 feet above the target altitude an Approaching Target Altitude message is pro vided The VSR readout on the default NAV and map pages is...

Page 69: ...will be noted as not available and new terrain advisory pop ops will not occur Traffic and Storm scope information will not be shown on the Map page but will continue to be available on their own ded...

Page 70: ...2 NAV PAGES 60 190 00356 00 Rev B Blank Page...

Page 71: ...to key The select direct to waypoint page will appear with the waypoint identifier field highlighted 2 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the desired destination waypoint 3...

Page 72: ...d line see above or the city third line see above field 3 Use the small and large right knobs to enter the facility name or city location of the desired destination waypoint As you spell the facility...

Page 73: ...t to function Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct To Destination The select direct to waypoint page always displays the nearest airports from your present position on the NRST field Navigating d...

Page 74: ...nob to activate the cursor turn the large right knob to highlight the desired waypoint then press direct to followed by ENT twice Direct to destinations may also be selected from the map page by panni...

Page 75: ...nt Whenever you perform a direct to the 400W series will set a direct geodesic course to your selected destination You can also manually define the course to your destination using the CRS course fiel...

Page 76: ...g pattern 1 Press the FPL key to reach the active flight plan page 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor Turn the large right knob to highlight the hold leg of the flight plan 3 Press di...

Page 77: ...an a copy of the flight plan is automatically transferred to flight plan 00 and overwrites any previously active flight plan Flight Plan Catalog Editing To add a waypoint to an existing flight plan 1...

Page 78: ...t Press ENT when finished 5 Once all changes have been made press the small right knob to return to the flight plan catalog Flight Plan Catalog Options The following options are available for the Flig...

Page 79: ...The original flight plan will remain intact in its flight plan catalog stor age location Create a new flight plan Create New Flight Plan allows you to create a new flight plan The new flight plan wil...

Page 80: ...nsfer between units active flight plan flight plan all user waypoints or a single user waypoint When Flight Plan or UserWaypoint is selected a second field will appear to the immediate right of the Tr...

Page 81: ...a flight plan does not delete the individual waypoints contained in the flight plan from the database or user waypoint memory Once you are finished with a flight plan it can easily be deleted from th...

Page 82: ...Flight Plan Page The active flight plan page provides information and editing functions for flight plan 00 the flight plan currently in use for navigation Once you have activated a flight plan the act...

Page 83: ...navigation guid ance To activate a flight plan along a specific leg 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor and turn the large right knob to highlight the desired destination waypoint 2 Se...

Page 84: ...cases you ll find it more convenient to select approaches using the PROC key as described in Section 5 Procedures To select an approach for a direct to or flight plan destination airport 1 Press MENU...

Page 85: ...n waypoint and press ENT 3 A second window will appear listing available runways for the transition Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired runway and press ENT 4 With Load highlighted pres...

Page 86: ...nce that a flight plan will pass from a refer ence waypoint May also be used to create a new user waypoint along the flight plan at the location closest to the reference waypoint To determine the clos...

Page 87: ...s not a track to fix or direct to fix leg Parallel track may be allowed but not the selected offset distance TO WPT FROM WPT North BRG Parallel Track D stance Course DTK Offset TO WPT Offset FROM WPT...

Page 88: ...ata items to fac tory defaults 1 With the Active Flight Plan Page displayed press MENU to display the Active Flight Plan Page Options window 2 Turn the small right knob to highlight Restore Defaults a...

Page 89: ...the direct to key To activate a specific leg of the active flight plan 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor and turn the large right knob to high light the desired destination waypoint...

Page 90: ...4 FLIGHT PLANS 80 190 00356 00 Rev B Active Flight Plan Shortcuts Blank Page...

Page 91: ...e available pro cedures Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired procedure and press ENT When a direct to destination is selected departures are offered for the nearest airport 4 A second wi...

Page 92: ...ROC key to display the procedures page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight Acti vate Approach and press ENT Another procedures page option allows you to activate the final course segment of the a...

Page 93: ...re provided in the lower left corner of the display indicating the current mode of flight Annunciation Description LPV Lateral Precision with Vertical guidance LPV approach Fly to LPV minimums A yello...

Page 94: ...ocedure turn portion of an approach is stored as one of the legs of the approach For this reason the 400W series requires no special operations from the pilot other than flying the procedure turn itse...

Page 95: ...ies will switch from en route mode to terminal mode as indicated in the lower left corner of the screen The switch to terminal mode is accompanied by a gradual Course Deviation Indicator CDI scale tra...

Page 96: ...past the FAF LYH the alert message LT TO 160 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen You may initiate the procedure turn at any time after receiving this alert mes sage RW04 31 nm DO...

Page 97: ...appear Make any course adjustments necessary for the final course segment FAF to MAP 11 As you cross the FAF the destination sequences to the MAP RW03 the runway threshold With the needle centered fly...

Page 98: ...ciator appears If you press the OBS key a second time the missed approach holding point MAHP in this case SWARM intersection is automatically offered as the destination waypoint NOTE In some cases an...

Page 99: ...assume weather conditions resulted in a missed approach at Lynchburg Regional Now you ve decided to divert to Farmville Regional KFVX instead 1 Press direct to 2 Use the small and large right knobs to...

Page 100: ...required holding patterns during the initial transitions of the approach In a GPS approach you will not be given the option and you must manually reselect waypoint sequencing 8 Just prior to crossing...

Page 101: ...r 2 NM and is completed by the FAF 13 As you approach the FAF a waypoint alert in the lower right corner NEXT DTK 209 will appear Make any course adjustments necessary for the final course segment FAF...

Page 102: ...in the waypoint name This is followed by three numbers which indicate the radial the waypoint lies on The last letter indicates the radius of the arc DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION Billard Muni Topeka KS V...

Page 103: ...ch 3 Within 31 nautical miles of KTOP the 400W series unit will switch from en route mode to terminal mode and the CDI scale will transition from 2 0 to 1 0 nautical miles full scale deflec tion 31 nm...

Page 104: ...aced by a turn advisory RT TO 205 NOW Dial this course into the CDI or HSI using the OBS knob and initiate a standard rate turn to this course heading 8 When within 45 of the final approach course and...

Page 105: ...l continue Do NOT follow this extended course Follow published missed approach procedures using the OBS key to initiate the missed approach sequence Vectors to Final Let s take a second look at the VO...

Page 106: ...established on the final approach course With the approach activated the map page will display an extension of the final approach course in magenta remember magenta is used to depict the active leg o...

Page 107: ...toward the center In the illustration below the needle has not yet returned to the on screen CDI since your current position is still 1 9 NM right of the final approach course 6 As the CDI needle cen...

Page 108: ...0W series is able to load these legs into the flight plan along with the rest of the procedure data and to provide navigation along these legs There are three different types of course from fix legs T...

Page 109: ...h The change occurs over 2 NM and is completed by the FAF 6 As you approach the FAF DTK 265 x S will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 7 As you cross the FAF the destination sequences to...

Page 110: ...unciated and the leg sequences automatically when the altitude 5 000 ft is reached 3 Fly the outbound course keeping the CDI needle centered The map page will depict the flight path extending indefini...

Page 111: ...key to reactivate the approach or select a different approach or press direct to to select another destination TYPE 3 Course from fix to manual sequence Course from fix to manual sequence legs will a...

Page 112: ...e including the selected transition ILS Approaches Precision approaches can be performed with the GNS 430W s built in VLOC VOR localizer glideslope receivers The GPS receiver can be used for guidance...

Page 113: ...utomatic switch to VLOC 2NM 15NM 1 2NM 1 2NM MANUAL FAF VLOC VLOC GPS GPS Auto Switch to VLOC within this area Selecting an ILSApproach For this example we ll use a flight from Laughlin Bullhead Arizo...

Page 114: ...he inbound course to the FAF the external CDI guidance will automatically switch from GPS shown in green text to VLOC shown in white text If you have forgotten to activate the ILS frequency step 4 bel...

Page 115: ...turn The procedure turn is displayed on the map page and indicated as the active leg on the default NAV and active flight plan pages The external CDI needle will start moving to the left 9 After appr...

Page 116: ...0 3 nautical miles full scale deflection This scale transition applies only to the default NAV page s on screen CDI since the external CDI or HSI is now coupled to the VLOC receiver 12 Also as you ap...

Page 117: ...o press the CDI key to manually switch external CDI output to the GPS receiver GPS will be indicated above the CDI key If you leave the external CDI output on VLOC and are using an external CDI not an...

Page 118: ...he LPV approach to be flown in an identical fashion to a standard ILS At 2 0 NM from the FAF CDI scaling is tightened from 1 0 to the angular full scale deflection typically the angular full scale def...

Page 119: ...o the ARTTY intersection and hold RNAV Approach Procedures The GNS 400W Series allows for flying LNAV LNAV VNAV LNAV V and LPV approaches according to the published chart HSI Annunciation Description...

Page 120: ...sition and all waypoints If ATC directs you to make a change recheck each element again Points to Remember for Localizer or VOR based Approaches The default factory setting allows the CDI output to au...

Page 121: ...hen flying a localizer based approach other than backcourse with automatic CDI switching enabled 1 GPS guidance may be used while flying outbound and on the initial portion of the procedure turn 2 VLO...

Page 122: ...configured during installation to interface with these auto pilots and using Prompt for GPS Select 2 Guidance to the FAF is active as indicated by Approach mode annunciation LNAV LNAV V L VNAV or LPV...

Page 123: ...p WPT will appear in the lower right corner of the screen 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired WPT page NOTE Please note that your 400W series uses ICAO identifiers for all airports All U...

Page 124: ...ursor 2 Turn the small right knob to select the first character of the waypoint s identifier 3 Turn the large right knob to select the next character field 4 Turn the small right knob to select the de...

Page 125: ...location where dupli cate entries exist 1 Select the desired facility name or location 2 As you spell the facility name or location using the small and large right knobs the 400W series Spell N Find f...

Page 126: ...e Avgas 80 87 100LL 100 130 Mogas Jet or None Approach Best available approach ILS MLS LOC LDA SDF GPS VOR RNAV RNV LORAN LOR NDB TACAN TCN Helicopter HEL or VFR Radar Radar coverage Yes or No Airspac...

Page 127: ...T group Runway Surface and Lighting Runway Length and Width To display information for each additional runway 1 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 2 Turn the large right knob to place t...

Page 128: ...cy Page The airport frequency page displays radio frequen cies and frequency types for the selected airport as well as sector and altitude restrictions where appli cable If the selected airport has a...

Page 129: ...he cursor on the Info designation directly to the left of the desired frequency 2 Press ENT to display the restriction informa tion 3 To return to the airport frequency page press ENT The following de...

Page 130: ...pproach ID is displayed in the top left corner of the map The approach service level is shown in the lower right corner of the map Service level annunciations available are LPV L VNAV LNAV V or LNAV T...

Page 131: ...Approach option To load an approach from the airport approach page 1 Select the desired approach and transition using the steps outlined in Section 5 2 Press MENU to display the airport approach page...

Page 132: ...in this section Airport Arrival Page The airport arrival page shows the available Airport Standard Terminal Arrival STAR procedures for the selected airport Where multiple transitions or runways are a...

Page 133: ...cursor press the small right knob Airport Arrival Page Options The following options are available for the airport arrival page by pressing the MENU key Load into Active FPL As described earlier in th...

Page 134: ...ture procedure applies to all runways For airports with parallel runways B may appear at the end of the runway des ignation to indicate the departure procedure applies to both runways 6 Press ENT The...

Page 135: ...nauti cal miles statute miles kilometers depending upon unit configuration NOTE The VOR displayed on the intersection page is the nearest VOR not necessarily the VOR used to define the intersection N...

Page 136: ...Longitude degrees minutes or degrees minutes seconds MGRS or UTM UPS FREQ Frequency in megahertz MHz Wx Brdcst Weather information is broadcast on the selected facility s frequency As mentioned in the...

Page 137: ...te miles kilome ters depending upon unit configura tion Position Latitude Longitude degrees minutes or degrees minutes seconds MGRS or UTM UPS User waypoints may only be selected by name iden tifier a...

Page 138: ...he reference waypoint to the new user waypoint Press ENT to accept the selected radial 6 The cursor moves to the distance DIS field Use the small and large right knobs to enter the distance from the r...

Page 139: ...ess ENT to accept the selected name 4 The cursor moves to the Create action field Press ENT to save the new waypoint Modifying User Waypoints To modify an existing waypoint select that waypoint on the...

Page 140: ...ypoint to the new user waypoint if desired Press ENT to accept the selected distance 7 The cursor moves to the Modify action field Press ENT to modify the waypoint 8 Press the small right knob to remo...

Page 141: ...Waypoint List The user waypoint list allows you to review modify rename or delete a selected user waypoint or to delete all user waypoints currently stored in memory The top of the page shows the num...

Page 142: ...ENT to rename the selected user waypoint To delete a user waypoint from the user waypoint list 1 Select the user waypoint list 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired user waypoint 3 Pre...

Page 143: ...ntrolled Airspace you may be in or near To quickly select a NRST page 1 In the GPS 400W and GNC 420W press the NRST key From any page in the GNS 430W press and hold CLR to select the default NAV page...

Page 144: ...he list of nearest airports VORs NDBs intersections user waypoints or SUAs 1 Select the desired NRST page 2 Press the small right knob to activate the cursor 3 Turn the large right knob to scroll thro...

Page 145: ...t Page The nearest airport page displays the identifier symbol bearing and distance to the 25 nearest airports within 200 nautical miles of your present position For each airport listed the nearest ai...

Page 146: ...quencies runway information and more is available from the nearest airport page by highlighting the identifier of the desired airport and pressing ENT To view additional information for a nearby airpo...

Page 147: ...iew additional information for a nearby NDB start from the nearest NDB page and follow steps 2 through 4 above Nearest VOR Page The nearest VOR page displays the identifier symbol bearing and distance...

Page 148: ...shing cursor and press ENT or press CLR 6 Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor Nearest User Waypoint Page The nearest user waypoint page displays the name bearing and distance to t...

Page 149: ...vice Station FSS Page The nearest flight service station page displays the facility name bearing to and distance to the five near est FSS points of communication within 200 nautical miles of your pres...

Page 150: ...ST group the nearest air space page will alert you to as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces near or in your flight path Alerts are provided according to the following condi tions If your...

Page 151: ...message detailed information concerning the specific airspace is provided on the nearest airspace page The nearest airspace page displays the airspace name status Ahead Ahead 2nm etc as described on t...

Page 152: ...ENT to place the selected frequency in the standby field of the COM window 5 Press the COM flip flop key to activate the selected frequency 6 To return to the airspace page turn the large right knob t...

Page 153: ...sea level Notam see Notice to Airmen Unknown Unlimited See Chart Surface Not shown in this example All airspace alert messages except for prohibited areas may be turned on or off from the airspace al...

Page 154: ...7 NRST PAGES 144 190 00356 00 Rev B Nearest Airspaces Blank Page...

Page 155: ...crease volume VLOC Window and Tuning VLOC frequencies are selected with the tuning cursor in the standby VLOC frequency field and using the small and large left knobs to dial in the desired frequency...

Page 156: ...n the VOR page or the nearest VOR page and pressing the ENT key This process is referred to as auto tuning Once a frequency is selected in the standby field it may be transferred to the active frequen...

Page 157: ...o cedures Turn the small right knob to highlight the desired procedure and press ENT When a direct to destination is selected departures are offered for the nearest airport 5 A second window will appe...

Page 158: ...o couple the GPS or VLOC receiver to the external CDI or HSI When the external CDI or HSI is being driven by the GPS receiver GPS will appear at the bottom left corner of the page directly above the C...

Page 159: ...ty altitude true airspeed and winds aloft calcula tions To quickly select an AUX page 1 From any page press and hold CLR to select the default NAV page You may skip this step if you are already viewin...

Page 160: ...el Planning when equipped with fuel flow FF and or fuel on board FOB sensors this item displays current fuel conditions along the active direct to or flight plan You may also manually enter fuel flow...

Page 161: ...allowed One time messages will appear once the timer expires and will reappear each time the 400W series unit is powered on until the message is deleted Periodic messages will automatically reset to t...

Page 162: ...er the fuel flow rate Press ENT when finished Note that if a fuel system is providing current fuel flow the fuel flow field will default to this value 7 The flashing cursor moves to the ground speed G...

Page 163: ...FOB figure and is not retained the next time you view the page Trip Planning To perform trip planning operations 1 Select Trip Planning from the flight planning page 2 The current trip planning leg mo...

Page 164: ...of arrival Density Alt TAS Winds To calculate density altitude true airspeed winds aloft 1 Select Density Alt TAS Winds from the flight planning page 2 The flashing cursor highlights theindicated alt...

Page 165: ...Flight Plan page by pressing the MENU key or while on the Flight Planning page by scrolling down to Crossfill and pressing ENT From Default NAV Page From Flight Plan Pages Automatic Operation If both...

Page 166: ...e default when selecting Crossfill from the flight planning page Flight Plan transfer any stored flight plan to from a second 400W 500W series unit by selecting the flight plan by number This option i...

Page 167: ...yed Time is entered as hours min utes hhh mm Event based messages expire at a specific date and time Press ENT when finished To edit a scheduled message 1 Select Scheduler from the flight planning pag...

Page 168: ...peed exceeds 30 knots Trip Statistics provides readouts for trip odom eters average speed and maximum speed These readouts are resettable individually or all at once by pressing MENU to display an opt...

Page 169: ...ersions Page displays the current Jeppesen database type effective date and expiration date along with the version and type of built in land database Terrain Database Versions The Terrain Database Ver...

Page 170: ...entry which will immediately follow the new checklist step 3 Turn the small and large right knobs to enter the new checklist step Press ENT when finished To delete a checklist or all checklists 1 With...

Page 171: ...ht knob to highlight the time field Press CLR followed by ENT To record or reset the departure time 1 Select Flight Timers from the utility page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the reset mode...

Page 172: ...t option and press ENT RAIM Prediction To predict RAIM availability 1 Select RAIM Prediction from the utility page 2 The flashing cursor highlights the waypoint field Use the small and large right kno...

Page 173: ...al date and time Refer to the CDI Alarms section of Aux pages Setup 1 for specific information regarding RAIM protection limits Sunrise Sunset To calculate sunrise and sunset times at any waypoint or...

Page 174: ...no user functions are available from this page Reach these pages by turning the small or large right knobs and then press ENT Press CLR or the small right knob to return to the utility page Setup 1 Pa...

Page 175: ...r The scale values represent full scale deflection for the CDI to either side The default setting is Auto At this setting the CDI scale is set to 2 0 NM during the en route phase of flight Within 31 N...

Page 176: ...val at waypoint message is displayed Units Mag Var allows you to configure the dis played data to standard or metric units of measure This setting applies to distance speed altitude fuel pressure and...

Page 177: ...ach has been loaded into the active flight plan airspace alert messages will be disabled within 30 NM of the destination airport CDI Scale Alarms To change the CDI scale 1 Select CDI Alarms from the S...

Page 178: ...1 page 2 Turn the large right knob to highlight the On Off field directly below Arrival Alarm 3 Turn the small right knob to select On or Off as desired Press ENT to accept the selection 4 The flashi...

Page 179: ...degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit FUEL fuel units in Gallons Imperial Gal lons Kilograms Liters or Pounds 3 Turn the small right knob to select the desired units of measure for the selected category Pres...

Page 180: ...to enter the desired offset beginning by entering a minus or plus sign to indicate whether the offset is behind UTC or ahead of UTC In the United States all local time offsets will use be minus or be...

Page 181: ...ke the proper display adjustments without any user intervention Automatic contrast adjustment varies the screen contrast level based upon current unit temperature You may also select manual control of...

Page 182: ...er To store a preset Com frequency 1 Select COM Configuration from the Setup 2 Page 2 The flashing cursor will highlight the Channel Spacing field Turn the large right knob to highlight the left non d...

Page 183: ...accept the selection 4 If Manual is selected the flashing cursor moves to the contrast level field Turn the small right knob to select the desired level Press ENT to accept the selection Nearest Airp...

Page 184: ...1 Select SBAS Selection from the Setup 2 Page and press ENT To enable WAAS operation select the SBAS Selection 2 The flashing cursor highlights theWAAS status selection Turn the small right knob to a...

Page 185: ...E functionality is provided for other phases of flight non precision approach terminal en route The FDE functionality for non oceanic flight phases complies with missed alert probability false alert p...

Page 186: ...10 FDE 176 190 00356 00 Rev B Blank Page...

Page 187: ...it s Heading mode has been set to True in the AUX Setup pages Approach downgraded Use LNAV minima This message will occur 60 seconds prior to the FAF if flying LNAV V L VNAV or LPV approaches and WAAS...

Page 188: ...n Check unit cooling The 400W series unit has detected excessive display backlighting temperature The back lighting has been automatically dimmed to reduce the tem perature Check for adequate ventilat...

Page 189: ...ill of all user waypoint data has finished Database changed validate user modified procedures You have modified one or more approaches departures or arrivals from their original published form When th...

Page 190: ...n lies within the boundaries of a special use airspace This mes sage is automatically disabled within 30 nautical miles of an arrival airport when an approach is loaded Invalid closest pt of FPL A clo...

Page 191: ...message persists contact your Garmin dealer for assistance OBS not available The OBS mode could not be activated because 1 no destination waypoint has been selected or 2 the GPS receiver cannot curren...

Page 192: ...e to your Garmin dealer for service True north approach Change Mag Var HDG to true The selected approach requires navigation information be referenced to true north In the AUX function change Heading...

Page 193: ...o turn to the indicated heading upon waypoint passage Hold direct Direct holding pattern entry Hold parallel Parallel holding pattern entry Hold Teardrop Teardrop holding pattern entry LT to xxx xx S...

Page 194: ...munications Transceiver CRSR Cursor CTA ICAO Control Area CTAF Common Traffic Advisory Frequency CTR Center see ARTCC CUM Cumulative DB Database DEN Density DEP Departure DEPT Departure guidance DIS D...

Page 195: ...vertical navigation guidance LNAV VNAV service level LAT LON Latitude Longitude lb Pounds LCL Local LFOB Left over Fuel On Board LNAV Lateral Navigation only LNAV V Lateral Navigation with advisory ve...

Page 196: ...ive SBAS Space Based Augmentation System SID Standard Instrument Departure Sml Small SPD Speed SQ Squelch SRFC Surface STAR Standard Terminal Arrival Route SUA Special Use Airspace SUSP Waypoint seque...

Page 197: ...erit VFR Visual Flight Rules VLOC VOR Localizer Receiver VNAV Vertical Navigation VOL Volume VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range VPL Vertical Protection Level VS Vertical Speed VSR Vertical Speed Requ...

Page 198: ...essed as a horizontal position error in feet or meters ESA en route safe altitude The recommended minimum altitude within ten miles left or right of your desired course on an active flight plan or dir...

Page 199: ...afe altitude within ten miles of your present position Grid MORAs are one degree latitude by one degree longitude in size and clear all reference points within the grid by 1000 feet in areas where the...

Page 200: ...the label facing to the left and the swing arm handle at the bottom front NOTE There are two data card slots on the face of the 400W series The Jeppesen NavData card should be inserted in the left mos...

Page 201: ...RMS horizontal 2 m vertical with WAAS Dynamics 1000 kt maximum velocity VHF COM PERFORMANCE GNS 430W only Channels 760 25 kHz spacing or 2280 8 33 kHz spacing Frequency Range 118 000 MHz to 136 992 MH...

Page 202: ...lable nearly 100 of the time Because of the tighter protection limit on approaches there may be times when RAIM is not available The 400W series unit automatically monitors RAIM and will warn you with...

Page 203: ...and copying flight plans Can I file slant Golf G using my GPS Yes you may file your flight plan as G if your 400W series unit is an authorized IFR installation The 400W series is a TSO C146a Gamma 3...

Page 204: ...ain suspend waypoint sequencing An example of this operation is an approach which begins with a holding pattern at the ini tial approach fix IAF Section 5 Flying an Approach with a Hold for more infor...

Page 205: ...before the turn point 2 A flashing turn advisory LT or RT TO NOW will appear in the lower right corner of the screen when you are to begin the turn Set the HSI to the next DTK value and begin the turn...

Page 206: ...rs over 2 NM and is completed at the FAF Full Scale deflection and defined path for VTF approach Why does my CDI not respond like a VOR when OBS mode is active Unlike a VOR the CDI scale used on GPS e...

Page 207: ...sequence from that point on See Section 4 Active Flight Plan Leg Selection for information on activat ing a specific flight plan leg To activate a new approach for the same airport se lect the new pro...

Page 208: ...81 177 181 192 195 Activate 82 Airport 120 DME arc 92 Hold 89 ILS 102 Localizer 110 LPV 107 Procedure turn 84 VTF 82 95 Approach Channel 122 ARINC 181 191 Arrival 17 51 75 78 81 122 168 177 195 ARTCC...

Page 209: ...ect To 3 16 36 61 Cancelling 65 Flight plan destination 63 Manual course 65 Nearest airport 63 Shortcuts 64 Display backlight 171 172 Distance measurements 39 DME Arc 92 Dual units 32 Duplicate waypoi...

Page 210: ...3 107 LRES 152 M Magnetic variation 166 168 Map Auto zoom 34 Create user waypoint 129 Data fields 40 Datum 166 170 181 Page 14 32 Panning 35 Scale 33 117 Setup 37 Symbols 33 MAPR 83 Measure dist 39 Me...

Page 211: ...Setup page 164 171 SIDs 17 123 Slant golf 193 Software version 159 164 Sort list 72 Special use airspace 20 Specifications 191 Squelch 23 Standard package iii Standby frequency 9 STARs 17 75 122 Storm...

Page 212: ...Waypoint 113 195 Airport 116 Airport frequency 118 Airport runway 117 Approach 120 Arrival 122 City 114 Departure 123 Duplicate 115 Facility 114 Identifier 114 Intersection 125 Modify user 129 NDB 125...

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