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600-00078-001 Rev 05

Multi-Function Display

Pilot’s Guide

Software Release 4 or Later

Содержание FlightMax EX500

Страница 1: ...600 00078 001 Rev 05 Multi Function Display Pilot s Guide Software Release 4 or Later ...

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Страница 3: ...mation in this document is subject to change without notice Avidyne reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content of this material without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Date Revision Description 10 30 08 00 Released per ECO 08 426 Supports Release 4 including TWX Cell mode and Iridium Datalink MLX770 11 0...

Страница 4: ...ing on the page being viewed See Starting the EX500 EX600 on page 2 for descriptions of the knobs and their functions The EX500 EX600 examples shown in this manual use the four knob radar version All images contained within this document including screenshots and other displays are for reference use only and are subject to change The images contained herein may differ slightly from your actual equ...

Страница 5: ...800 284 3963 800 AVIDYNE or 1 781 402 7400 before operating with the EX500 EX600 under IFR conditions Before conducting flight operations be sure to verify that time and date settings on the System Time Setup page are correct and in GMT UTC It is critical that the time be set to GMT to provide accurate display of Datalink weather See Chapter 9 Aux Page for more information Certain GPS navigators d...

Страница 6: ...re not listed By using the Avidyne Services you are able to access information made available from a variety of sources Avidyne does not control edit or review the content of such information and is not responsible for such information or the actions or conduct of any company that provides sources of weather data procured by Avidyne Therefore although Avidyne uses diligent efforts to provide Servi...

Страница 7: ...ic Page Optional 27 Traffic Advisories 28 The Traffic Page 29 Traffic Symbols 31 TIS Sensor Status 32 4 Radar Page Optional 33 Map Page Overlay 34 Dedicated Radar Page 35 Dedicated Radar in Ground Mode 38 Typical Radar 40 Vertical Profile Mode 42 Radar Warnings 43 5 TAWS Page Optional 45 TAWS Information 45 TAWS Operation 49 TAWS Reference 51 Auto Range 51 Simultaneous Alerts 51 Terrain Messages a...

Страница 8: ...nal 91 Broadcast Datalink 92 Using Broadcast Datalink in Flight 92 Two Way Datalink 94 Flight Tracking 95 Using 2 Way Datalink in Flight 95 Loss of Satellite Coverage 96 MultiLink 98 Overview of Datalink Weather 100 Setting Up Datalink for Iridium 103 Iridium Text Messaging 107 Managing Messages 108 Managing Contacts 110 Composing an Iridium Text Message 111 Setting Up Datalink for ORBCOMM Release...

Страница 9: ...1 Sensor Status Block Symbols 142 Map Symbols 143 Heading Track and Map Orientation 143 Map Symbols Navigational Fixes 143 Map Symbols Line Styles 146 Data Block Information 148 Nav Messages 149 Traffic Messages 150 Lightning Messages 151 Two Way Datalink Messages 154 Broadcast Datalink Messages 156 TAWS Messages 159 Radar Messages 161 Abbreviations and Definitions 163 12 Using EX500 EX600 Outside...

Страница 10: ...al Profile view Bendix King RDS 84VP 86VP and RDR 2000 2100 42 Figure 4 6 Maximum Permissible Exposure Level 43 Figure 5 1 TAWS Display as shown on 4 knob EX500 45 Figure 5 2 Terrain Caution Condition 49 Figure 5 3 Terrain Warning Condition 50 Figure 6 1 CMax Procedure Chart 2 Knob 55 Figure 6 2 Plan Procedure Chart 4 Knob 57 Figure 6 3 Procedure Chart views 60 Figure 6 4 Airport Chart Views 61 Fi...

Страница 11: ...aphical METAR Symbols 101 Figure 10 7 Datalink Setup Page 103 Figure 10 8 Two Way Datalink DL tab 107 Figure 10 9 Two Way Datalink Option menu 107 Figure 10 10 Message Center Page 108 Figure 10 11 Contacts Page 110 Figure 10 12 Compose Page 111 Figure 10 13 Datalink Configuration Page 113 Figure 10 14 Coverage area for Broadcast weather 116 Figure 10 15 Datalink Messaging Page 119 Figure 10 16 Inc...

Страница 12: ...ock Symbols 142 Table 11 4 Track Indicator Graphics 143 Table 11 5 Map Symbols Navaids 144 Table 11 6 Map Symbols Airports 144 Table 11 7 Map Symbols Other 145 Table 11 8 Airspace and Airways Lines 146 Table 11 9 SUA and TFR Lines 146 Table 11 10 AIRMET and SIGMET Boundary Lines 147 Table 11 11 Information from Data Block 148 Table 11 12 Nav Messages 149 Table 11 13 Traffic Messages 150 Table 11 1...

Страница 13: ...clude the following information if configured with optional sensors Up to two GPS systems An on board weather radar Lightning strikes or storm cells from a lightning sensor such as the Avidyne TWX670 or other supported lightning sensor Traffic information from a traffic system such as the Avidyne TAS600 or other supported traffic reporting unit Terminal procedure chart using the CMax function Weat...

Страница 14: ...allations have another independent weather indicator installed as well 1 1 Starting the EX500 EX600 To turn on your EX500 EX600 display do the following 1 Press the PWR button After a brief initialization period the system will display version and database expiration information and the message Press Any Bezel Key The EX500 EX600 displays the Map page in a configuration that is consistent with the...

Страница 15: ...power down cycle 3 Sensor keys Selects modes or changes the display as indicated A key is active when the label appears on the screen adjacent to the key 4 Map Function keys Controls the basic look of the map in terms of orientation declutter settings base map features and weather overlay 5 Message Bar The message bar keeps you informed about critical as well as routine information from the EX500 ...

Страница 16: ...oading database updates For information on database updates see Chapter 11 Updating Your Databases Note When removing the rubber plug from the data port pull the cap gently from the right until it pops out Make sure the plug is all the way out before you plug anything into the USB port Do not pull too hard on the tab that attaches the plug to the EX500 EX600 This can separate the plug from the EX5...

Страница 17: ...n the lower edge of screen 2 Range Cursor Control knob Allows you to set the Map range When other pages are in view this knob provides cursor control 3 Radar Bearing Control knob Brg Controls the radar bearing selection If you have radar capable EX500 EX600 see Chapter 4 Radar Page Optional beginning on page 33 for more information 4 Radar Tilt Control knob Controls the radar s Tilt selection If y...

Страница 18: ...Introduction Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 6 600 00078 001 Rev 05 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Страница 19: ...ys enable you to tailor the information to meet your flying needs To display the Map page rotate the Page knob to Map 2 1 Map Page Controls Figure 2 1 EX500 Map Page with Radar Note For information about the Map page symbols see Map Symbols on page 143 1 Sensor Functions Controls overlay and modes of available sensors keys are displayed only for the sensors installed in your aircraft Radar if avai...

Страница 20: ... AIRMETs and SIGMETs METARS Displays graphical METARs only AIRMET Displays graphical AIRMETs only SIGMET Displays graphical SIGMETs only DISPLY OFF Turns off the display of weather information from the Map page While the display is off your aircraft may still be receiving weather information The Lightning and Traffic keys are not displayed if radar lightning or traffic sensors are not installed In...

Страница 21: ... and subscription level Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolts in white yellow or dark yellow depending on the age of the strike Strike Displays lightning strikes obtained from the lightning sensor Lightning strikes are displayed as follows WX 500 lightning strikes are displayed as yellow X s TWX670 lightning strikes are displayed as X s Strike intensity is indicated using 5 colors f...

Страница 22: ...nt heading or track is displayed at the top of the map Center 360 view with airplane s present position displayed at the center of the compass range ring with current heading or track at the top of map North up 360 view with airplane s present position displayed at the center and north is always at the top of the map Declutter Controls the density of symbols and labels displayed on the map from hi...

Страница 23: ...ink RADAR information on the map Storm cell movement is not displayed The external Broadcast Datalink receiver receives a constant stream of weather data for the entire United States via a satellite radio system US RDR displays CONUS weather CAN RDR displays Canadian weather US RDR If Broadcast Datalink is installed and available depending on your Datalink service level the single down arrow and p...

Страница 24: ...e thunderstorm activity In this instance the aircraft must be flown away from the thunderstorm The TWX670 detects and measures lightning strike energy and generates cell data that the EX500 EX600 displays For Datalink RADAR small areas of high intensity datalink radar data might not be displayed on the EX500 EX600 at high range settings Instead larger areas of surrounding lower intensity returns m...

Страница 25: ... panning with TWXCELL mode displayed cells further than the current range setting centered on the the aircraft present position will not be displayed To see all cells when panning select 200 nm range or greater Note In Release 4 if cells appear in the same location as navaids obstacles or TFRs the cells will cover part or all of the navaids obstacles or TFRs To more clearly view the navaids obstac...

Страница 26: ...tation Red Intense thunderstorm activity presence of hazardous atmospheric conditions is certain Orange Weather conditions are approaching intense thunderstorm activity Orange Yellow Heavy thunderstorm activity high likelihood of hazardous atmospheric conditions Yellow Weather conditions are approaching heavy thunderstorm activity Green Yellow Moderate thunderstorm activity severe turbulence and u...

Страница 27: ...ld terrain may be displayed as clouds when no clouds actually exist The Sat IR images are delivered with variable resolution of between approximately 10 km near the ownship to 30 km 100 nm along the flight path The EX500 EX600 smooths the edges of the SatIR images so that the images are not distracting at smaller zoom ranges Like DL RDR the 2 way Datalink Sat IR uses two way messaging to send your...

Страница 28: ... Rev 05 Note Diagonal stripes indicate the boundary of available datalink radar or SatIR data If datalink radar or SatIR is unavailable in a particular area hatched lines appear in that area 3 The ACK is used to display and acknowledge system messages ...

Страница 29: ...rrent datalink weather along your route of flight and at your destination On the EX600 there are 5 keys that allow panning on the map Figure 2 5 EX600 Panning Controls and Indications 1 Direction keys Pan the map in on of four directions on the screen left right up and down 2 QuickPanTM key If in panning mode press to center the map on the own ship symbol and exit panning mode If not in panning mo...

Страница 30: ...cates the time remaining in seconds before panning mode will time out Panning will time out after 20 seconds from the last button push or range change At that point panning mode will exit and the map will center on the own ship position The map range can be adjusted while in panning mode to allow greater flexibility in viewing information of interest Note Panning is limited to 75 S to 75 N latitud...

Страница 31: ...ee Figure 2 3 Note For detailed information about each Map page symbol see Map Symbols on page 143 Figure 2 6 Map Page Terrain and Position 1 Sensor Status Box Displays the status of the available sensors including radar traffic lightning and Datalink The onboard radar display includes the mode and tilt angle The traffic display shows the mode and range For lightning the source is displayed The da...

Страница 32: ...g strikes if configured Strikes are represented by a yellow X in Strike Mode and by a yellow in Cell Mode WX 500 only Strikes from a Datalink system are represented by a lightning bolt symbol in one of three different colors depending on the age of the strike If you have Broadcast Datalink and depending on your level of service storm cells will show speed and direction of movement The underlined n...

Страница 33: ...link Radar Status Box EX500 only If more than three sensors are installed on the EX500 data for the datalink radar status is displayed at the bottom of the page instead of in the Sensor Status Box DL RDR indicates MLX770 Iridium datalink radar data status NXR for ORBCOMM datalink radar data status US Rdr for US Broadcast datalink radar status and CAN Rdr for Canadian Broadcast datalink radar statu...

Страница 34: ...n page 141 The displayed terrain and obstacle indicators are only advisory It is dangerous to rely on the EX500 EX600 as the sole source of obstacle and terrain avoidance information Always refer to current aeronautical charts for appropriate terrain and obstacle information The EX500 EX600 Map Terrain display is not a substitute for a TAWS display and does not provide any type of terrain alert fu...

Страница 35: ... Flight Plan Displays the active flight plan from the selected GPS on the map The current leg is displayed in magenta and all other legs are shown in white When an approach procedure is selected on a GPS that supports the GAMA graphics interface the EX500 EX600 shows all approach segments including the following holds DME arcs and procedure turns 3 Ownship Symbol Shows the position of your aircraf...

Страница 36: ...ditional terrain awareness and alerting capability is available for the EX500 EX600 when interfaced with a Terrain Awareness and Warning System TAWS For more information see Chapter 5 TAWS Page Optional beginning on page 45 The EX500 EX600 obstacle database only contains U S obstacles Not all obstacles are displayed in the database due to new construction temporary structures etc Consult your char...

Страница 37: ...S input to the backup source by pressing the Nav Src key on the Aux page 2 5 2 Loss of Heading Input The source of heading data on your aircraft depends on the other sensors you have installed in your aircraft Loss of heading is typically associated with the failure of one of the following 1 The WX 500 Stormscope system if installed and a heading source is connected to the WX 500 2 The Skywatch sy...

Страница 38: ...Map Page Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 26 600 00078 001 Rev 05 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Страница 39: ...uder track Take this into account when visually determining the reported traffic Keep in mind that intruder traffic can maneuver at any time and the current intruder track direction does not guarantee that the intruder will continue along that track For traffic sensors without track information e g TAS traffic symbols are shown without the stinger It is dangerous to rely on the EX500 EX600 as your...

Страница 40: ...ircraft are displayed in standard format relative to current aircraft position The available Traffic key modes are Avidyne TAS600 series including 9900BX Skywatch and Bendix King TCAS ABOVE NORMAL UNLIMTD BELOW and DSPLY OFF TCAD 9900B GROUND TERMINAL STANDARD ENROUTE UNLIMITD APPROACH and DSPLY OFF Note Some TCAD installations will support automatic mode switching by the TCAD unit The current mod...

Страница 41: ...t aircraft is no longer present 3 2 The Traffic Page The Traffic page is a specially configured Map page that is displayed only when you acknowledge by pressing ACK a Traffic Alert TA message This page displays the following View With either Center View or North up View selected on the Map page acknowledging a traffic alert opens a dedicated traffic page with a complete circular range ring With Fo...

Страница 42: ... while the intruder is still in range the TA message will remain on the Map page Acknowledging it will re display the Traffic page Note Traffic limitations and operational ranges depend on the installed traffic sensor For TAS or TCAD sensors see the corresponding sensor Pilot Guide For TIS sensors see the Aeronautical Information Manual 2 Range Control Turn the Range knob to select from the availa...

Страница 43: ...feet below If the intruder altitude and vertical speed are known they are displayed alongside the intruder symbol The number immediately above or below the traffic symbol indicates the relative altitude of the Table 3 1 Traffic Symbols Symbol Type Meaning Traffic Alert TA with intruder track Traffic that is within the alert zone defined by the traffic sensor Proximate Traffic without intruder trac...

Страница 44: ...s temporarily lost the information feed from ground based radar and is in coast mode The MFD will continue to display the traffic last received while the CST timer will count the seconds since the last valid data RMV 00 00 After 12 seconds of coasting the TIS sensor will remove the traffic display and display RMV and continue to count the time since the last valid data UNAVAIL More than 60 seconds...

Страница 45: ...age with your radar You can use the dedicated Radar page to provide occasional radar only display and or detailed radar control Turn the right outer knob to display the Radar page This page provides a traditional non overlaid radar display as well as comprehensive control of the radar as well as access to the complete list of features Note Actual operation of the radar function depends on the part...

Страница 46: ...r pre takeoff check check for proper operation of your installed radar While at a safe distance from ground personnel and other aircraft briefly turn the radar ON and tilt the antenna below zero degrees If the radar is working properly this will produce ground reflections and verify the correct operation of the transmitter receiver and antenna tilt functions After landing set the radar to Standby ...

Страница 47: ...edicated Radar Off key is displayed Similarly if other keys become free additional radar keys display including Radar Test and Radar Standby Note For radar messages see Radar Messages on page 161 4 2 Dedicated Radar Page If your EX500 EX600 is radar equipped select Radar from the Page Bar to display the Radar page Figure 4 2 Dedicated Radar Page 1 Tilt Indicator Indicates the tilt angle and direct...

Страница 48: ...ar beam compared to the aircraft s altitude at the distance shown above each number 8 Bearing Gain Control Brg Gain The left outer knob controls either the bearing line or the radar gain depending on the state of the Knob key Brg When selected with the Knob key the bearing line is controlled in increments of 1 The relative bearing is displayed at the top of the screen L for left R for right with t...

Страница 49: ...e recommends the following safety procedures At startup if the radar is not being used in flight ensure that it is turned off Upon landing if the radar is being used during the flight switch to standby as soon as possible Set the radar to test whenever it is convenient to do so in pre takeoff checks No microwave radiation is emitted in test operation Never turn the radar on without first checking ...

Страница 50: ... exception of the magnetron tube No microwave energy is emitted in the test function The display will have a test pattern with the following colors green yellow red and magenta 3 Radar Standby Places the radar circuitry in an energized but inactive state Select Standby as soon as it is practical to do so after starting the EX500 EX600 When the radar is in standby the mode annunciator is set to STB...

Страница 51: ...k as a further visual cue of hazardous conditions GND Bendix MAP Collins SRCH RT1301 RT1401 Ground map mode orients the radar to the ground features While in ground map mode the radar s receiver gain may be adjusted using the left outer knob At startup the gain is set for maximum 7 Scan On supporting antennas Scan allows the selection of either Normal or Sector Scan Sector Scan reduces scanning az...

Страница 52: ...ctive 2 Target Turns the Target Alert mode on or off A target alert appears when the radar detects heavy echoes ahead that might not be appear within the displayed range of the Radar Target Alert works as follows Collins Target Alert consists of two screen indications When Target Alert is ON but not active the alert is displayed as TGT in white text in the upper right corner of the screen When the...

Страница 53: ...to Tilt Press the AUTO TILT key to select manual or automatic radar antenna tilt control When in AUTO TILT the antenna position will be adjusted automatically to maintain a common beam intercept point with the earth For example if the last 10 of the display is ground returns then during ascent or descent the antenna tilt will be changed automatically to maintain ground returns on 10 of the display...

Страница 54: ... the conventional horizontal forward view The vertical profile display contains the same functions and modes shown on the horizontal display However they may be in another location due to the different configuration A vertical profile annunciation PROFILE provides the current azimuth displayed on the screen in degrees left L right R or centered Figure 4 5 Vertical Profile view Bendix King RDS 84VP...

Страница 55: ...to microwave radiation permit a maximum level of 10 mW per square centimeter When the radar is operating this level may be exceeded within the area indicated in the figure below According to information published by the radar manufacturer strict observance of this boundary whenever the radar is operating should provide adequate protection Exposure of ground personnel or other aircraft occupants to...

Страница 56: ...Radar Page Optional Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 44 600 00078 001 Rev 05 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Страница 57: ...S page 5 1 TAWS Information Figure 5 1 TAWS Display as shown on 4 knob EX500 1 Range Annunciation The range number indicates the currently selected range as selected by the Range knob 8 The supported Any display of yellow or red on the TAWS page indicates an imminent terrain hazard The displayed terrain and obstacle indicators are only advisory Do not rely on the EX500 EX600 as the sole source of ...

Страница 58: ...able the terrain is not displayed and the blue message TAWS Display Unavailable is displayed 3 Scan Marker The marker is a short white line that moves across the top of the display area It indicates the current position of the scan 4 Peaks Mode Elevations Appears only when your EX500 EX600 has been installed with the Peaks Mode option The two numerical values correspond to the highest terrain obst...

Страница 59: ...e bearing line The digital readout at the top of the screen displays L for left R for right and the number of degrees relative to the aircraft heading Turning the left outer knob adjusts the bearing line in increments of 5 degrees 8 Range knob Changes the TAWS display range During the brief delay between the request for a new range by turning the range knob and the actual display of data at the ne...

Страница 60: ...rence altitude for color coding of the TAWS terrain display and as the input to the TAWS look ahead algorithm Because it is derived from GPS altitude this reference altitude often differs from corrected barometric altitude The geometric altitude which might be in error by 100 feet or more is not to be used for navigation It is presented to provide the crew with additional situational awareness of ...

Страница 61: ...data for portions of the display beyond 320 nm might not be available At these range settings portions of the display that represent distances greater than 320 nm might be black even though significant terrain is present The occasional loss of this display data occurs at the extreme limits of the EGPWS but does not compromise safety or terrain awareness When a caution alert is triggered the terrai...

Страница 62: ...ding the target is enlarged to allow the terrain or obstacle to be seen more clearly See Table 11 17 TAWS Messages on page 159 for a listing of TAWS messages If a terrain or obstacle alert occurs while a page other than TAWS Display is being displayed a terrain or obstacle alert message is displayed in the Message Bar When you acknowledge this message the EX500 EX600 automatically switches to the ...

Страница 63: ... from the TAWS page the TA is shown in the Message Bar If you then acknowledge the TA the dedicated Traffic page discussed in The Traffic Page on page 29 is displayed If a TA occurs while a terrain or obstacle alert is in progress and the TAWS Display page is being displayed the EX500 remains in TAWS Display and the TA message will appear in the Message Bar Acknowledging the TA message displays th...

Страница 64: ...TAWS Page Optional Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 52 600 00078 001 Rev 05 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Страница 65: ...so contains instructions for loading the chart data to your Zip Drive or USB Flash Memory Drive See Loading CMax Chart Data on page 137 for information about loading CMax Data onto your EX500 EX600 Note You can load new CMax Chart data into the EX500 EX600 as soon as you receive it Any charts that have changes that are effective on a certain date are controlled within the data The EX500 EX600 disp...

Страница 66: ...ownship symbol and flight plan legs to be represented on the chart accurately If a chart is not geo referenced the ownship and flight plan legs cannot be drawn on the chart Most Jeppesen approach charts and airport diagrams are geo referenced most arrival departure and miscellaneous charts are not 6 3 CMax Chart Page The Chart page can have two charts ready for viewing at any one time an airport d...

Страница 67: ...diagram is geo referenced 6 3 1 CMax Procedure Charts Figure 6 1 CMax Procedure Chart 2 Knob 1 Airport Identifier The airport identifier for the current airport is displayed in green 2 Chart Name The name of the current chart being displayed also in green 3 Geo referenced Symbol A globe is shown when the displayed chart is geo referenced If the chart is not geo referenced the globe symbol is cross...

Страница 68: ...tion of the chart is being displayed See details below 9 Remove Labels Clears the screen immediately of all labels next to the keys This allows you to see data that might be obscured Press any key to restore the labels 10 Center key Repositions the chart so that the ownship symbol is in the center of the screen The chart appears to move underneath the ownship as the flight progresses The Center ke...

Страница 69: ... Other colors such as water or shaded terrain are also adjusted between Day and Night modes The EX500 EX600 starts up with a default to Night mode In a 2 knob EX500 the Day Night key is on the bottom right corner shown in Figure 6 1 13 Zoom control Zooms the chart for close up examination of a specific area The label only appears when the current view can be zoomed If you pan the chart using the r...

Страница 70: ... approach mode Only the active leg will be depicted on the EX500 EX600 Note The ownship symbol on the Chart page is always oriented according to the current GPS ground track Therefore the ownship is always pointed in the direction that the aircraft is moving and does not show any crab angle induced by crosswind components 6 4 CMax Chart Views The EX500 EX600 provides Procedure charts and Airport c...

Страница 71: ...rent view as well as the total number of views available for that procedure i e 1 of 4 2 of 4 and so forth Table 6 1 Procedure Chart Views View Description 1 of 4 Plan Includes a flight plan overlay if geo referenced shown on Figure 6 2 on page 57 2 of 4 Header Contains general chart information and appropriate communication frequencies 3 of 4 Profile Includes the profile view of the approach proc...

Страница 72: ...CMax Chart Pages Optional Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 60 600 00078 001 Rev 05 Figure 6 3 Procedure Chart views Header View Profile View Minimums View ...

Страница 73: ...ble 6 2 Airport Chart Views Chart Description 1 of 4 Plan Includes a flight plan overlay if geo referenced Shown on Figure 6 1 on page 55 2 of 4 Header Includes general chart information and communications frequencies 3 of 4 Runways Shows runway information for the airport 4 of 4 Departure Displays specific departure procedure information Header View Runways View Departure View ...

Страница 74: ... Airport charts for example might or might not have runway or departure information For larger airports this information is often large enough to warrant a separate chart which can be selected from the list on the Selection page Charts that cannot be split into smaller sections are shown as a complete chart with the View key not displayed since only one View type is available Figure 6 5 Airport De...

Страница 75: ...the Airport Entry Field depends on the type of EX500 EX600 you have 2 Knob Not shown Rotate the Select knob to select a character The character selection goes from A to Z then 0 to 9 then wraps to the beginning Press the Next Letter key to move to the next character press Prev Letter to go back 4 Knob Rotate the Select knob to select a letter or number A Z 0 9 Use the Pos knob to move to the next ...

Страница 76: ...re listed in the Jeppesen chart index order 3 FlightPlan key Toggles the display of the flight plan overlay on the chart Plan View between Display and Off Changes to this selection are effective immediately 4 Back to Active key Back to Active returns you to the chart display screen Any inputs to the Airport Entry Field or Chart list are abandoned Changes to FlightPlan display status however are pr...

Страница 77: ...rport currently entered in the Airport Entry Field 2 Change Airport key Press the Change Airport key to return to the Airport Entry Field see 63 for entry or to modify the selected airport identifier 3 Display Chart key The Display Chart key becomes active when you enter a valid airport in the Airport Entry Field and you press the Select Chart key to move the selection control to the Chart Selecti...

Страница 78: ...selection of charts from the list If the list of charts is longer than the available space scroll down to see the rest of the list In the unlikely event of data corruption during operations the MFD may exhibit one of the following symptoms MFD reports that no chart data is available at all Chart page is not accessible Expected airports are not available for chart selection If you observe any of th...

Страница 79: ...t NOTAMs Note Chart NOTAMs address changes to information contained on the charts and do not include local or regional operational NOTAMs Always obtain local and regional NOTAMS before any flight Figure 6 8 Chart NOTAMs 1 Close key Press Close to close the Chart NOTAMs window and return to the Chart Selection page 2 Scroll knob The Scroll knob scrolls the list of NOTAMs If the list is longer than ...

Страница 80: ...ith both Indicate VFR charts with a 1 and standard charts with a 2 1 VFR Charts If loaded VFR charts will be listed first in the list of CMax charts for a given airport 2 IFR Charts If loaded standard CMax IFR charts will appear second on the CMax Selection Page below European VFR charts If a VFR chart is selected pressing Display Airport will display the VFR airport diagram Likewise if an IFR cha...

Страница 81: ...rmation which depending on your options can include text METARs Broadcast and 2 Way Datalink status Winds and Temperatures Aloft and TAFs along with a legend for weather symbols displayed on the Map page and other pages The distance and the time values to each waypoint are updated with each new positive fix from the GPS The route legs advance with each waypoint message If the entire flight plan do...

Страница 82: ...ight Plan waypoints if available WPT Waypoint identifier as received from the GPS BRG Bearing to current waypoint DTK Desired track to waypoint NM Cumulative great circle distance of each flight plan leg ETE Cumulative estimated time en route to waypoint in H MM format for each flight plan leg at current ground speed ETA Estimated time of arrival to waypoint in HH MM formatted for local time METAR...

Страница 83: ...S 3 Course Deviation Indicator CDI Shows the lateral distance Crosstrack deviation from desired course providing continuous navigation reference when viewing the Trip page 4 Local and UTC time in HH MM SS using a 24 hour clock format 5 Destination Airport Info Provides quick access to airport information for the destination airport Press Airport Info to display a page similar to Figure 7 3 on page...

Страница 84: ...link Legend The Legend includes Datalink Radar colors and meanings SatIR colors and meanings clouds Release 4 1 and later METAR flag colors and meanings Storm cells Echo Tops including the speed and direction of the storm cell and the height of the cell in hundreds of feet A white cell indicates the probability of hail Datalink lightning strike colors If 2 Way Datalink is installed and available t...

Страница 85: ...vailable the single headed down arrow Status key displays satellite signal and serial number information for the Broadcast Datalink system as well as the time elapsed since reception of the various types of weather data If the time since reception for any particular weather product is greater than the limits defined by the system a cyan alert message is displayed in the message box on the Aux Main...

Страница 86: ...s displayed Service Level The Broadcast Datalink service level If Deactivation is displayed contact WSI Sirius or XM Serial Number XM Receiver Only Serial number of the XM receiver Receiver ID WSI Receiver only Serial number of the WSI receiver Signal Quality Signal Status represents the overall health of the satellite signal The possible values are None Weak Marginal and Good Signal Noise WSI Rec...

Страница 87: ...nd data for a particular flight level has not been received the message Not Available is displayed If the EX500 EX600 has received wind data but the value is undefined for a particular level the wind value is displayed as dashes This can happen for a number of reasons for example when terrain is at a higher altitude than the data level WSI Sirius and 2 Way Datalink winds aloft data includes the te...

Страница 88: ...egend The selections are English Displays the decoded METAR text and Datalink Legend using statute miles SM feet ft and inches of mercury inHg Metric Displays the decoded METAR text and Datalink Legend using meters m kilometers km and hectopascals hPa Cloud heights are still displayed in feet ft Note Unit selections apply to decoded METAR text on both the Trip page and Nearest page Note The Units ...

Страница 89: ...ine Jump Scrolls an entire page or to the end of the list Garmin GNS400 500 series users When the EX500 EX600 is interfaced to a Garmin GNS400 500 series GPS via RS 232 the GPS may send duplicate waypoints while in approach mode These duplicate waypoints might affect the distance and time readings on the Trip page Use the GPS as the primary source of navigation information for approach procedures ...

Страница 90: ...Trip Page Avidyne EX500 EX600 MFD 78 600 00078 001 Rev 05 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK ...

Страница 91: ...tinct functions Information and weather data for nearby airports and navaids Information and weather data for your destination airport Figure 8 1 Nearest Page 1 Airport details By default the display shows the following details about the airports nearest to your current location METAR and Chart Symbols Waypoints with METAR reporting stations display a color coded METAR flag when Datalink is active...

Страница 92: ...t Info displays a page similar to Figure 8 2 on page 81 4 TYPE Selects between lists of up to 50 objects within a 100nm radius sorted by distance Except for Airports Nearest to Destination all data is shown from your present position Press Type to toggle through the following selections PPOS APT Airports Nearest to Present Position Graphical METARs airport identifier bearing distance from the airc...

Страница 93: ...lled the lower portion of the screen will display the text METAR for any airport that displays a graphical METAR symbol If you leave the Nearest page the last type of nearest information that you selected is displayed when you return 5 Chart If CMax terminal charts are installed a chart icon will be displayed indicating the availability of CMax charts for any airport An I inside the icon indicates...

Страница 94: ...00078 001 Rev 05 2 Step and Jump knobs If the communications frequencies list is long enough so that it does not fit on a single page the Step and Jump labels appear Step Scrolls the page one line Jump Scrolls an entire page or to the end of the list ...

Страница 95: ...out item Figure 9 1 EX500 Aux Main Page 1 Datalink Setup or Datalink This setup feature applies only to ORBCOMM See the section Setting Up Datalink for ORBCOMM Release 4 0 and earlier on page 113 For MLX770 Datalink setup see Setting Up Datalink for Iridium on page 103 Depending on your aircraft features If only 2 Way Datalink is installed it displays as Datalink Setup and provides configuration o...

Страница 96: ...re serial number media part number and the effective dates of navigation and chart databases 6 Message List including sensor status This display area is for system informational messages on the EX500 EX600 This list is not chronological each type of sensor is assigned to a position in the list for its related messages 7 Airport Filter Provides options for selecting the types of airports that will ...

Страница 97: ...e airports that are displayed on the Map page and Nearest page Figure 9 2 EX500 Airport Filter Setup 1 Airport Type Selects the display of Towered Non Towered or both 2 Surface Selects the display of hard soft and or water surfaces 3 Minimum Runway Length Selects the minimum runway length in hundreds of feet from 2 000 to 7 000 or selects all runway lengths 3 2 1 ...

Страница 98: ...tter Setup Page 1 IFR VFR Defaults Sets the declutter settings to predefined factory settings based on typical usage 2 Display Each symbol type has three possible display settings On The symbol is displayed unless obscured by a higher priority item Auto The symbol is displayed based on the symbol density and priority at a given range Off The symbol is never displayed Note The EX500 EX600 may limit...

Страница 99: ...ne Class D airspace labels are never displayed even if selected Note You cannot select Tower Zone Class D Airspace labels 4 Range Dots The dots represent the available map scales A blue dot indicates that the object is displayed at that range The vertical dash line indicates the map current scale ...

Страница 100: ...ey Resets the data block display to its original view 2 Data Choices Double and single height field data choices are listed in the page title block See Data Block Information on page 148 for a full description of Navigation data available for display in Data Blocks 3 Data Block Allows up to 3 lines of data for display The data block resizes automatically based on the number of lines selected The d...

Страница 101: ...ets the time based on the UTC time reported by the 2 Way Datalink system Requires 2 Way Datalink GPS The system automatically sets the time based on input from the GPS Note Most RS232 GPS interfaces do not provide time data Auto The system tries to set the time automatically by obtaining data first from the GPS and then from the 2 Way Datalink system if installed Before conducting flight operation...

Страница 102: ...he eastern US you would select either UTC 4 Hours during Daylight Savings Time or UTC 5 Hours during Standard Time 4 Current Time and Date settings Displays the time date values currently being reported by the GPS and Datalink as well as the Local and UTC values that are currently set in the EX500 EX600 Note You cannot change Local time directly you must first set the GMT time correctly and then c...

Страница 103: ... to view weather and other data on the EX500 EX600 Map and Trip pages Avidyne offers the following Datalink services for the EX500 EX600 Broadcast Datalink Two Way Datalink Multilink For most operations the EX500 EX600 weather data display is the same regardless of which Datalink system is in use ...

Страница 104: ...ETARS and TAFs 10 1 1 Using Broadcast Datalink in Flight The Broadcast Datalink receiver receives weather data continuously It is not necessary to enable or disable the receipt of individual types of data You can select Datalink data products to display on the Map Trip or NRST pages Note The boundary of the available datalink radar data is shown by an area with diagonal stripes In normal operation...

Страница 105: ... EX600 MFD that area In the mountains and off the coast hatched lines may represent no coverage below 10 000 feet If there are radar returns in that region above FL100 the returns will be displayed as islands of precipitation surrounded by the hatched lines ...

Страница 106: ...tes may be unpredictable with the ORBCOMM system Figure 10 2 Two Way Datalink The 2 Way Datalink transceiver sends your flight plan to the Avidyne Network Operations Center NOC which then sends you only the data pertinent to your flight Two Way Datalink can provide the lowest cost datalink by charging only for the data used Note If you have both 2 Way Datalink and Broadcast Datalink you can use Av...

Страница 107: ...begins sending position data to tell the satellite network where you are and that you are about to begin a flight Weather data is transmitted to your airplane based on your user preferences no action is required to begin receiving weather data if 2 Way Datalink narrowcast and multicast are enabled and user preferences are set to receive weather products Note To function correctly the satellite rec...

Страница 108: ...mm Datalink Radar Coverage METARs however are provided for CONUS all of Canada Mexico and the Caribbean 10 2 3 Loss of Satellite Coverage For normal atmospheric causes and for occasional satellite maintenance periods the satellite and or Network Operations Center might be inoperative for some period of time If this occurs during your flight revert to traditional methods of gathering weather data T...

Страница 109: ...rs are dashed There is no action that you can take to re acquire a satellite signal in the event of satellite and or network problems The EX500 EX600 will continue to try to acquire satellites as long as Datalink is enabled Normal operation resumes automatically when a satellite is re acquired ...

Страница 110: ...nk will automatically engage 2 way datalink to receive weather services With Multilink you can select either 2 Way or Broadcast Datalink radar data on the Map page using the WX Ovly key See Map Page Controls on page 7 Also with two Datalink methods you are more likely to have weather data available If you lose broadcast datalink reception 2 Way Datalink will provide the data Figure 10 4 MultiLink ...

Страница 111: ...er receiver Datalink refers to the 2 Way Datalink system Datalink does not qualify as and is not intended to replace an FAA approved weather briefing Do not rely on Datalink to replace pre flight or in flight briefings and other sources Use Datalink weather only for strategic planning purposes Do not use the EX500 EX600 to penetrate severe weather thunderstorms cells or lines of cells Always refer...

Страница 112: ...nting the temperature of cloud tops or ground as observed from a series of satellites Observed temperatures above approximately 0 deg C are not shown Lighter shades of gray indicate colder generally higher clouds while darker shakes For Datalink RADAR small areas of high intensity Datalink Radar data might not be displayed on the EX500 EX600 at high range settings Instead larger areas of surroundi...

Страница 113: ... the world Winds Temps Aloft Winds Aloft are available through Iridium Two Way Datalink Release 4 1 and later and Broadcast Datalink systems Temps Aloft are available through Iridium 2 Way Datalink Release 4 1 and later and MLB Broadcast Datalink For XM Broadcast Datalink only the freezing level is available The Winds Temps Aloft data appear on the Trip page Text METARs The full text of recent sur...

Страница 114: ...ard such as ICE icing MTN mountain obscuration or IFR instrument flight conditions TFRs US Only Temporary Flight Restrictions are areas depicted on the Map page for which the FAA has issued some type of flight restriction Contact a local Flight Service Station FSS for information The EX500 EX600 does not display any details of the flight restriction Do not rely on the EX500 EX600 as your sole sour...

Страница 115: ... DL tab On the DL tab press Next DL Page until the Datalink Setup page opens Figure 10 7 Datalink Setup Page Use the Select key 2 knob EX500 or Select knob 4 knob EX500 EX600 to move from field to field and rotate the Change knob to select choices for an option Press Save to save changes The Datalink Setup page contains the following keys Datalink Defaults Changes all fields to their default value...

Страница 116: ...m that point forward Cancel Cancels changes made to this page and returns the settings to the previous settings Pressing Cancel cannot undo Saved changes The Datalink Setup page contains the following fields Narrowcast Enabled or Multilink Enabled Enables Iridium 2 Way Datalink Check this box if an MLX770 Iridium Transceiver is installed in the aircraft If Broadcast is enabled Multilink Enabled is...

Страница 117: ...updates The update frequency varies per region depending on how often weather data is updated Also changing satellite and network conditions can affect the update rate The intervals are Maximum Rate Weather data is updated as soon as updated weather is available High Rate Data is updated typically every 10 minutes up to 6 updates per hour Medium Rate Data is updated typically every 20 minutes up t...

Страница 118: ...and Temperature aloft data Release 4 1 and later Sat IR Infrared Satellite cloud information Release 4 1 and later TFRs USA Only Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs TFRs are not contained in the Nav database and are depicted only when received via Datalink Do not rely on the EX500 EX600 as your sole source for TFRs The status of TFRs may change or may be unavailable Before conducting a flight alway...

Страница 119: ...es to either a phone number that supports text messaging or to an e mail address Note Avidyne strongly recommends using e mail addresses since text messages over Iridium are much more reliable when sent to e mail addresses as opposed to phone numbers You can also receive messages In order for a ground based device to contact the aircraft only the MLX770 device identification number needs to be kno...

Страница 120: ...ns the following keys Delete Deletes the currently selected message You will not be prompted to confirm the deletion You cannot undo a delete deleted messages cannot be retrieved Next DL Page Opens the Contacts page Reply Goes to the Compose page with the sender address of the currently selected message in the message center to be copied to the To header in the new message The message body is not ...

Страница 121: ...lly sent from the EX500 EX600 Pending transmission A hollow white arrow indicates a message entered on the EX500 EX600 but still pending transmission Message received from Flight Center A solid green arrow indicates a message received from your Flight Center via MyAvidyne com Message received from Avidyne NOC A solid blue arrow indicates a message received from the Avidyne Network Operations Cente...

Страница 122: ...Adds a new contact to the Contacts list You can add an unlimited number of contacts as memory permits Delete Contact Deletes the currently selected contact You will not be prompted to confirm the deletion once deleted this action cannot be undone Next DL Page Opens the Compose page Compose Goes to the Compose page with the contact s address inserted in the To field and the message body ready to en...

Страница 123: ...Compose page contains the following keys Insert Character This allows you to insert blank characters after the current cursor position and edit either the address in the To field or the message The message size limit is 130 characters Blank characters are counted like other characters Delete Character Deletes currently selected character Once a character is deleted it cannot be recovered Next Posi...

Страница 124: ...ter Use the Select knob to select letters from an alphanumeric set A Z 0 9 and punctuation Position Cursor Use the Next Pos and Prev Pos keys to change position 4 Knob Select Character Turn the inner Select knob to select letters from an alphanumeric set A Z punctuation 0 9 and space Position Cursor Turn the outer ring of the Pos knob to move the cursor position within the Compose text box ...

Страница 125: ... 130 To access the Datalink Configuration page on the Aux Main page press Datalink If Broadcast Datalink is installed the Datalink Messaging page is displayed From the Datalink Messaging page press Datalink Setup to configure MultiLink If Broadcast Datalink is not installed the Datalink Configuration page is displayed directly Figure 10 13 Datalink Configuration Page 1 Datalink Defaults Press Data...

Страница 126: ...t flight plan with the specified Coverage Radius to either side of the flight plan route The boundary of the datalink radar coverage area is shown by an outline with diagonal stripes 4 Coverage Radius NM Select 50 100 200 300 or 400 nautical mile radius around the aircraft or flightplan as the display area for depicting weather Also see Optimizing MultiLink for ORBCOMM Release 4 0 and earlier on p...

Страница 127: ...ly 1 3 updates an hour Hourly Rate data is queued for delivery approximately once per hour Note Faster rates for request intervals consume significantly more message units 7 Weather Types Allows you to enable disable the type of weather information you want to receive When each box is enabled the following data is requested Text METARs Text METARs METAR Symbols Graphical METAR flag symbols AIRMETs...

Страница 128: ...you desire In general 2 Way Datalink provides the best performance when you request the smallest necessary amount of data Also remember that your 2 Way Datalink account is charged for all weather data sent even if it is redundant data that has already been received via the Broadcast system Note Be sure to select the appropriate Coverage Area Figure 10 14 Coverage area for Broadcast weather Canadia...

Страница 129: ... Datalink usage and data availability Expanded Coverage If you regularly fly outside of CONUS and plan to use MultiLink for expanded data coverage consider setting the coverage area to Flight Plan and 200 NM Backup If you plan to use MultiLink mainly as an active backup for Broadcast consider setting the coverage area to Current Position and 200 NM or even 100 NM if you regularly fly in the northe...

Страница 130: ...to a Flight Center account on www MyAvidyne com a user on the ground can exchange messages with your aircraft and track your flight progress Any number of people may log on simultaneously See www MyAvidyne com for complete details To access the Datalink Messaging page press the Datalink Setup key on the Aux page Note Avidyne cannot guarantee the privacy of your Datalink Messaging communications Fo...

Страница 131: ...e are the following possible states and arrows See Table 10 1 Message Status on page 109 4 Message Timestamp The time stamp Zulu shows the time of reception for received messages and the time of entry queuing for transmission for transmitted messages 5 Message Text The text of the message Text color indicates the source of the message as follows Color Heading Green Messages received from the groun...

Страница 132: ...e message use the Prev Letter key or Pos knob 8 Cursor Position Depending on the type of MFD you have enter text in the Compose box as follows 2 Knob Select Character Use the Select knob to select letters from an alphanumeric set A Z 0 9 and punctuation Position Cursor Use the Prev Letter Next Letter keys to change position 4 Knob Select Character Turn the inner Select knob to select letters from ...

Страница 133: ...ady to transmit your message The Send key displays as soon as you enter text in the Compose box When sent the text appears in the message display area with a white arrow indicating that the transmission is pending The Send key changes to Delete Pending You can delete a pending message by pressing Delete Pending This deletes the pending message completely from both the transmission queue and the me...

Страница 134: ...ing Datalink Message has been received The message includes the first few words of the new message 1 Press the bottom right bezel key to acknowledge this message The current page selection does not change Figure 10 16 Incoming Message Alert 2 To view the new message turn to the Aux page and select Datalink The full text of the new message is displayed in the message display area ...

Страница 135: ...31 Updating Your Databases page 133 TAWS Display Color Coding page 140 Terrain Display Color Coding page 141 Sensor Status Block Symbols page 142 Map Symbols page 143 Data Block Information page 148 Nav Messages page 149 Traffic Messages page 150 Lightning Messages page 151 Two Way Datalink Messages page 154 Broadcast Datalink Messages page 156 TAWS Messages page 159 Radar Messages page 161 Abbrev...

Страница 136: ...u contact Avidyne or XM Radio Your name The weather service package See the appropriate website to select the subscription service For the WSI weather or Sirius audio go to www avidyne com products mlb700 subscriptions asp For XM weather go to www xmwxweather com Broadcast Radio Serial Number ID Number To obtain the ID of the Broadcast receiver installed in your aircraft open the EX500 EX600 Trip ...

Страница 137: ...ion signal 3 When the activation code from Sirius is received the EX500 EX600 will display information on the following EX500 EX600 pages Trip page displays textual METARS and TAFS Winds Aloft Temperatures Aloft and time elapsed since the last weather data was received Map page displays datalink radar data AIRMETs SIGMETs TFRs graphical METARs and storm cells Nearest page displays METARS Note Weat...

Страница 138: ...ou activate the audio Providing a data ESN for audio activation can disable your data activation You will be required to provide the following Your name The Audio Package you want details available at www sirius com Choose the Audio service you want based on the channels that you would like to receive Audio s n Power up your Avidyne Remote Control The s n is located on the first screen Credit Card...

Страница 139: ...t 3 minutes for the MLB to fully power up Then recycle power one more time to the MLB700 5 After the second power cycle when your receiver receives the activation code music can be heard through the pilot s audio panel Note There is no interface between EX500 EX600 and the Sirius Audio receiver ...

Страница 140: ... from XM the EX500 EX600 will display information on the following EX500 EX600 pages Trip page will display METARS TAFS Winds Aloft freezing level forecast and time since reception for all weather products Map page will display weather including datalink radar data satellite provided lightning storm cells and METARs through the use of the METAR symbology Nearest page will display METARS through th...

Страница 141: ...rvice Level indication may take several flights to synchronize to the correct level but you will still receive and see the weather products you have purchased Note Contact Heads Up Technologies for problems relating to your receiver or assistance with service e mail service heads up com Phone 972 980 4890 Ext 142 ...

Страница 142: ...re available including a no minimum pay as you go and a flat rate unlimited usage plan You will need to provide the appropriate serial number Write down the number for future reference MLX770 serial number displayed as MLX s n on the Datalink Setup page Figure 10 5 on page 103 Datalink subscriber communicator SC serial number displayed as SC s n on the EX500 EX600 Datalink Configuration page Figur...

Страница 143: ...OMM 2 way datalink as described in Setting Up Datalink for ORBCOMM Release 4 0 and earlier on page 113 After you have activated the Broadcast receiver log in to your account on www MyAvidyne com and click on Flight Center to set up your MultiLink account Note After enabling Multilink and the desired weather services you might be charged for the 2 Way Datalink services Figure 11 1 MyAvidyne Page No...

Страница 144: ...tra Brite Cloth 2011 or similar A cleaning solution composed of de ionized water or isopropyl alcohol IPA The EX500 EX600 screen is made of a plastic film that is vulnerable to scratches damage by a sharp articles or improper cleaners Use care when cleaning Always apply the cleaning solution directly onto the cloth Never spray a cleaner directly onto the screen Use caution when using IPA as it is ...

Страница 145: ...en as part of their NavData update service for the EX500 EX600 The Obstacle database is automatically updated when a NavData update is performed and is not available separately Terrain is pre loaded at the factory for Region I or Region II To change the terrain data region contact an Avidyne Authorized Flightmax Service Center NavData updates are available directly from Jeppesen Avidyne strongly r...

Страница 146: ...lash Memory Drive is shown below Note Many USB Flash Memory Drives are now delivered with U3 Launchpad installed This application from U3 prevents any Jeppesen data NavData or CMax Charts from loading If your USB Flash Memory Drive has US Launchpad you must uninstall it For information about uninstalling U3 Launchpad see www u3 com support Note The USB Flash Memory Drive MUST be formatted FAT and ...

Страница 147: ...d failure Do not insert the Zip disk into the Zip Drive until the FlightMax logo screen is displayed on the MFD The disk may be damaged if it is already in the Zip Drive when power is applied After loading the CMax data into your MFD wait until the disk is ejected from the drive before unplugging the Drive or powering off the MFD Unplugging the Zip Drive with the disk still engaged may cause damag...

Страница 148: ...SB Flash Memory Drive plug it into the data port on the front of the EX500 EX600 If you are using a Zip Drive Dataloader connect one end of the cable to the Zip Drive and the other end to the EX500 EX600 data port Do not insert the Zip disk into the Zip Drive until you have turned ON the MFD in step 4 Ensure that the Zip Drive is supported and not dangling by the cable Letting the Zip Drive dangle...

Страница 149: ...update process fails for any reason all subsequent power up screens display the message NavData Not installed If this occurs the Map page will not contain any obstacles airports navaids intersections airways or special use airspace including Prohibited and Restricted areas Sensor data such as radar TAWS traffic lightning and datalink weather will be displayed normally In addition the map terrain i...

Страница 150: ...l data update 2 Turn ON the EX500 EX600 If you are using a Zip Drive insert the Zip disk into the Zip Drive when the initial FlightMax logo screen is displayed 3 The Dataloader page is displayed Note If this is the first time that you have ever updated the data you might see a warning that you are about to load older data than the MFD already contains Since the pre loaded demo charts expire in the...

Страница 151: ... has been completed the EX500 EX600 will display the Press any Bezel Key message 7 At this point turn OFF power to the EX500 EX600 remove your portable USB device and then turn the EX500 EX600 power back on This step ensures that all data has been checked in self test and the MFD is ready for use 8 Confirm the valid dates of the Chart data as reported on the Startup Screen 9 Go to the Chart page a...

Страница 152: ...stacle areas are within range on the display Highest Terrain Obstacle not within 500 250 with gear down feet of aircraft altitude 50 Green Dots Terrain Obstacle that is 500 250 with gear down feet below to 1 000 feet below aircraft altitude 50 Green Dots Peaks only Terrain Obstacle that is the middle elevation band when there is no Red or Yellow terrain areas within range on the display 16 Green D...

Страница 153: ...lors Elevation range ft White 15 000 and 30 000 Darkest Brown 12 000 and 15 000 Darker Brown 9 000 and 12 000 Brown 7 000 and 9 000 Lighter Brown 5 000 and 7 000 Lightest Brown 3 000 and 5 000 Yellow 2 500 and 3 000 Darkest Green 2 000 and 2 500 Darker Green 1 500 and 2 000 Greens 1 000 and 1 500 Greens 500 and 1 000 Lighter Green 0 and 500 Lightest Green 0 ...

Страница 154: ...y status but is turned off for display on the Map page Lightning BroadcastDatalink Weather Overlay 2 Way Datalink Weather Overlay Traffic A solid yellow symbol indicates that the EX500 EX600 is unable to display data from that particular sensor This may be due to a communication error the sensor is not healthy or there is a configuration problem Lightning BroadcastDatalink Weather Overlay 2 Way Da...

Страница 155: ...o the right of the H T Block 11 9 2 Map Symbols Navigational Fixes The EX500 EX600 can display the following database items Airports Navaids VORs NDBs and Waypoints Airways Victor and jet Intersections waypoints and other named fixes Class B and Class C controlled airspace Tower Zone Class D Airspace Obstacles 200 AGL Certain classes of special use airspace Prohibited Restricted Warning Alert and ...

Страница 156: ...are shown in the following three tables Table 11 5 Map Symbols Navaids Symbol Item Heading NDB All NDBs VOR All VORs Intersection Terminal Jet and Victor airway waypoints intersections Table 11 6 Map Symbols Airports Surface Airport Type Hard Soft Water Towered Towered Non Towered Non Towered ...

Страница 157: ... of the flight plan Table 11 7 Map Symbols Other Symbol Item Symbol Item Flight Plan inactive leg Single Low Obstacle 200 AGL 1000 AGL Flight Plan active leg Low Obstacles within 1NM of each other 200 AGL 1000 AGL Map Orientation Single Obstacle 1000 AGL Ownship Symbol Obstacles within 1NM of each other 1000 AGL Flight Plan Course Waypoints ...

Страница 158: ...ys Dark Yellow ID Label Jet Airways Dark Yellow ID Label Table 11 9 SUA and TFR Lines Region Type Color Line Label Prohibited Restricted Red ID Label Warning Alert MOA SFRA Yellow ID Label TFR Red ID Label For adjacent or overlaying types of Special Use Airspace e g Restricted Areas or Prohibited Areas within larger MOAs some masking of the border lines might occur As pilot in command you must ref...

Страница 159: ...00 EX600 MFD Table 11 10 AIRMET and SIGMET Boundary Lines Line Color Type Label Bright blue Mountain AIRMET MTN Dark yellow IFR AIRMET IFR Orange Turbulence AIRMET TURB Blue Icing AIRMET ICE Dark Red SIGMET AIRMET SIG Blue grey Convective SIGMET CSIG ...

Страница 160: ... measured along planned route 5 characters 0 0 unlimited NM NRST ARPT Identifier of bearing and distance to the nearest airport 5 characters Name LAT LON Current latitude and longitude in degrees and decimal minutes N S 0 to 90 0 E W 0 to 180 0 BARO ALT Barometric Altitude Based on data from FMS if available or GPS see Note GND SPD Current ground speed in system speed units 0 0 to 999 9 knots TAS ...

Страница 161: ...ntenance check configuration and installation Nav Source Reconnecting EX500 is attempting to reconnect to the port that is connected to the GPS FMS Acknowledge Nav Source is Not Communicating EX500 does not detect any data being sent from the GPS FMS Have maintenance check configuration and installation Nav Source Data Format Error Invalid data is coming from your GPS FMS If persistent generally i...

Страница 162: ...affic Advisories with no bearing and no relative altitude information Acknowledge to go to dedicated Traffic page and begin looking for traffic Traffic Sensor is in Stand By MFD receives a Stand By transmission from the traffic sensor Press Traffic key to select a traffic mode Have maintenance check configuration and installation if message persists Traffic Sensor is in Self Test Traffic sensor is...

Страница 163: ... Authorized Entegra Service Center Lightning Sensor is in Test Mode Lightning sensor in a self test mode Acknowledge Lightning Sensor ERROR EX500 EX600 receives a recoverable fault notification Cycle sensor power Have configuration checked at an Avidyne Authorized Entegra Service Center Lightning Sensor has FAILED EX500 EX600 receives a fatal fault notification Have configuration checked at an Avi...

Страница 164: ...ncountered a fatal fault Have configuration checked at an Avidyne Authorized Entegra Service Center Lightning Position Source OK TWX670 only The position reporting source GPS or FMS connected to the TWX670 has returned to normal operation Acknowledge Noise Present TWX670 only The TWX670 has detected excessive noise in the system Accuracy and efficiency of the lightning sensor may be negatively aff...

Страница 165: ... The position reporting source GPS or FMS connected to the TWX670 is not sending position data Cycle position sen sor power Have configuration checked at an Avidyne Authorized Entegra Service Center Table 11 14 Lightning Messages Continued Lightning Messages Colors Meaning RecommendedPilot Action ...

Страница 166: ...0 EX600 receives a recoverable fault notification Have maintenance check configuration and installation Narrowcast METAR symbols 90 minutes Orbcomm Only METARs are older than 90 minutes from their time of reception Acknowledge Narrowcast METAR symbols 75 minutes Iridium Only METARs are older than 75 minutes from their time of reception Acknowledge Narrowcast AIRMETs SIGMETs 90 minutes AIRMETs SIGM...

Страница 167: ... they are not received within 15 minutes of the initial Datalink update Acknowledge Narrowcast Sat IR not yet received Sat IR is selected and is not received within 15 minutes of the initial Datalink update Acknowledge Narrowcast Winds Temps not yet received Winds Temps are selected and they are not received within 15 minutes of the initial Datalink update Acknowledge Narrowcast Lightning not yet ...

Страница 168: ...wledge Broadcast Data not yet received The EX500 EX600 did not receive Broadcast weather data within the first 10 minutes after power on Monitor Broadcast system during flight have system inspected if performance does not improve Broadcast RADAR not received The EX500 EX600 did not receive RADAR data within the first 15 minutes of operation after power on Monitor Broadcast system during flight hav...

Страница 169: ...X500 EX600 did not receive Lightning data within the first 15 minutes of operation after power on Monitor Broadcast system during flight have system inspected if performance does not improve Broadcast NEXRAD 75 min Broadcast RADAR data age since creation is greater than 75 minutes RADAR data can no longer be displayed Monitor Broadcast system during flight have system inspected if performance does...

Страница 170: ... Broadcast system during flight have system inspected if performance does not improve Broadcast TAFs 90 min Broadcast TAF data age since creation is greater than 120 minutes TAF data can no longer be displayed Monitor Broadcast system during flight have system inspected if performance does not improve Broadcast TFRs 90 min Broadcast TFR data age since creation is greater than 120 minutes TFR data ...

Страница 171: ...xt annunciation TAWS DISPLAY INITIALIZING The Message should clear spontaneously If the test fails or does not terminate refer to the EGPWS pilot s guide TAWS Sensor Self Test The EGPWS is performing a Self Test A distinctive color test pattern will be displayed The large text annunciation TAWS SENSOR SELF TEST is presented over the test pattern The text will remain until the self test is finished...

Страница 172: ...iled Indicates a failure in either the EX500 EX600 or EGPWS Whenever the condition occurs the TAWS page is painted with Magenta dots overlaid by the large text annunciation TAWS DISPLAY FAILED Execute a thorough EGPWS self test Have maintenance check EGPWS configuration TAWS Not Communicating Indicates that the EGPWS sensor is powered down or incorrectly attached to the EX500 EX600 Whenever the TA...

Страница 173: ...lins possibly beyond the currently selected range when Target is set to ON Displayed only on pages other than Radar Select longer range on radar locate source of echoes and avoid Below 20 kts Turn Radar Off Radar is ON scanning and reported ground speed has transitioned below 20 kts suggesting that you have landed Displayed only on pages other than Radar Turn Radar to Standby or OFF Bad Groundspee...

Страница 174: ...rror has occurred in the Radar sensor system R T Fault general Contact Maintenance Radar Error Cleared The previously reported error in the Radar sensor system has been corrected Acknowledge Radar Failure The Radar system has failed This error will not be cleared until the EX500 EX600 is shut down and restarted Momentarily select Standby then reselect mode Have maintenance check R T Radar Messages...

Страница 175: ...strument Flight Rules ILS Instrument Landing System Jetways Above 18000 ft MSL METAR Meteorological Aerodrome Report MFD Multi Function Display MSL Mean Sea Level NDB Non Directional Beacon NM Nautical Mile NOTAM NOTices to AirMen Important information provided by the FAA or similar international organizations PFD Primary Flight Display Sat IR Infrared Satellite SIGMET SIGnificant METeorological a...

Страница 176: ...e VFR Visual Flight Rules Victor Airways Aerial highways that connect electronic navigation aids more traffic Victor Airways are 8 nautical miles wide 4 NM either side of the centerline VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Beacon WX Weather Table 11 19 Avionics Abbreviations and Definitions Continued Abbreviation Meaning ...

Страница 177: ...nformation Manual TFRs Temporary Flight Restrictions are displayed only within the United States when 2 Way Datalink is in use 12 2 Features Available in North America ORBCOMM Weather While ORBCOMM Satellites operate worldwide Avidyne provides data only for North America including the United States and Canada XM WX Weather XM WX Satellite Weather Broadcast Datalink and therefore the EX500 EX600 Da...

Страница 178: ...ermined by your CMax chart subscription coverage For questions regarding your coverage area contact Jeppesen at www jeppesen com or by phone for western hemisphere including South America call 1 303 799 9090 for eastern hemisphere including Europe call 49 6102 5070 Terrain Data Avidyne provides terrain data for two areas the Americas North and South America and International excluding Americas If ...

Страница 179: ...to the Product Avidyne will use reasonable efforts to repair or replace Product within ten 10 business days of its receipt of the Product Any Product that has been repaired by Avidyne or replaced by Avidyne under this warranty will be subject to remainder of the original warranty term applicable to the repaired or replaced Product or will be warranted under the warranty terms above for ninety days...

Страница 180: ...E RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL LOSS OF USE LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT PROPERTY DAMAGE PERSONAL INJURY WRONGFUL DEATH OR OTHER DAMAGE WHETHER OR NOT AVIDYNE OR ITS AFFILIATES WERE NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT ANY DAMAGE MIGHT BE INCURRED ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO PRODUCTS NOT MANUFACTURED BY AVIDYNE TH...

Страница 181: ...of Avidyne and where applicable to the licensor content owners and may be protected by applicable copyright or other law This Agreement gives you no rights to such content Note the Software includes an internal capability to record certain of the operations and data generated by or provided to the EX500 EX600 hereinafter referred to as data files These data files are an integral part of the Softwa...

Страница 182: ...ulations thereunder You agree and certify that neither the Software nor any direct product thereof is being or will be acquired shipped transferred or exported directly or indirectly into any country prohibited by the Acts and the regulations thereunder or will be used for any purpose prohibited by the same Miscellaneous This Agreement will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Massachu...

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Страница 184: ...AVIDYNE CORPORATION 55 Old Bedford Road Lincoln MA 01773 Telephone 1 781 402 7400 Toll Free US 800 AVIDYNE 800 284 3963 FAX 1 781 402 7599 www avidyne com P N 600 00078 001 Rev 05 March 10 2011 ...

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