Installation manual

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Among other things, Mode S transponders encode your aircraft registration (e.g. N-number) in its stream
and is required for flight in Europe under many conditions. ATC can also send information to your Mode S
transponder so as the Mode S and ADS-B functionality matures there are more features that could be sent up
to you through your transponder (e.g. traffic, weather).
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If you haven’t already upgraded to WAAS, Avidyne recommends now that you wait until IFD540/440.
Both the IFD540 and IFD440 are WAAS enabled so you won’t need to incur the extra costs of upgrading
your 530 to a 530W or 430 to a 430W. You could upgrade your antennas if they are not on the WAAS
antenna list. While the composite and antenna work is reusable, it is unlikely that you would recoup all the
expense in upgrading to 430Ws/530Ws when you go to resell them as part of the IFD540/440 modification.
It is very important to consult the IFD540 Installation Manual before performing any work on your airplane.
See http://www.avidyne.com/support/downloads/ifd-series.asp
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Yes, it will. We have engineered our WAAS solution to use the exact same antennas as those in the
530W/430W installations. Therefore, you are able to leave the WAAS antennas, mounting, and coax all in
place, saving several thousands of dollars of installation expense. It is very important to consult the IFD540
Installation Manual before performing any work on your airplane. See
http://www.avidyne.com/support/downloads/ifd-series.asp
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Yes, we’ve also announced the IFD510 product which is best described as the touch-screen plug-and-play
replacement to the Garmin GPS500 (similar to 530 but without Com/Nav). Both the IFD540 and the
IFD510 come in black or grey bezel variations. We are waiting to see what kind of customer demand we’ll
see with the IFD510 before producing any in quantity.
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For those customers who do not want any touch screen functions, there is a selection that can be made in the
setup pages that turns all touch-screen functionality off.
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No, we’ve found that the majority of customers prefer dedicated controls for the audio tuning and it isn’t
feasible to put that dedicated control space on the IFD540 and especially not the IFD440, remembering that
the IFD540 was designed to be the same form factor as the 530/530W, albeit with a larger display and the
IFD440 a replacement for the 430/430W.