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IFD540 Integrated Flight Display | PILOT GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 System Overview ..............................................................1-1 INTENDED FUNCTION ................................................................1-2 FUNCTIONAL OVERVIEW ..........................................................1-2 BASIC CONCEPTS ......................................................................1-3 Page Function Keys ..............................................................................
Use of the Map-FPL Split Page ........................................................... 2-23 INFO TAB ...................................................................................2-26 ROUTE TAB ...............................................................................2-29 Creating a New Route ......................................................................... 2-30 Naming a Route .................................................................................. 2-30 Copying a Route ......
5 Navigation ..........................................................................5-1 GENERAL ....................................................................................5-1 LEVELS OF INTEGRATION .........................................................5-1 NAV SOURCE KNOB ...................................................................5-4 OBS MODE ..................................................................................5-7 VOR COURSE DEPICTION ......................................
1 System Overview This manual assumes that the pilot is appropriately licensed, is proficient in operation of the aircraft and its equipment, and is in compliance with all Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). All images contained in this manual are for reference use only, and are subject to change. Avidyne strongly recommends that pilots use the IFD540 system only under VFR conditions until completely familiar with its operation and use.
INTENDED FUNCTION The Avidyne IFD540 is a GPS-nav-com radio whose primary function is to conduct nav-com tuning and communication, and serve as the principal navigation sensor/system for all IFR VHF (“VLOC”) and GPS-based navigation and instrument flying (enroute and approach), provided it is either installed in the “primary field of view” or is connected to an external CDI/HSI indicator that is installed in the “primary field of view” as well as a remote source selection annunciator.
COOL FEATURE Multi-Touch Touch Screen Control The IFD supports multi-touch touch screen technology meaning that features such as twofingered pinch zoom for range changing on maps and charts is fully enabled. The system has been designed for single-pilot IFR operation and features a Page and Tab user interface. Most functions revolve around the three Page Function Keys that appear across the bottom edge of the bezel.
LINE SELECT KEYS Line Select Keys, typically abbreviated to LSK in this manual, are the buttons found along the left vertical side of the bezel. These are different from Page Function Keys in that they also have a label, just inside the bezel adjacent to the physical LSK which indicates the function of the LSK. Pressing the LSK or touching the LSK label on the display either performs the labeled action or changes the state.
Right Knob Label Scheme In the example above, the outer ring scrolls through a list in a coarse manner and the inner ring scrolls through the same list stopping at each minor field along the way. Pushing the knob generates a drop-down menu. COLOR PHILOSOPHY There are a few generalities with the use of color that are consistent across the IFD as described in the table below: IFD Feature/Function Page Function Keys Color Green – Active; White – Available but not currently active.
GENERAL IFD OPERATIONS The IFD540 Integrated Flight Display (IFD) is a touch screen GPS-Nav-Com that has been designed to be both a retrofit GPSNav-Com or a clean install GPS-Nav-Com. As a retrofit installation, the unit was designed to be plug-and-play compatible with a Garmin 530/W unit.
Frequency (Active button; Standby) Swap dedicated USB port for database updates, datalog downloads, software updates and powering USB devices in-flight; Four (4) Line Select Keys (LSKs) that are page dependent with soft key labels adjacent to each; Dual Concentric Rotary Knob as a means of manually tuning Com and Nav frequencies; Three (3) Page Function keys along the bottom (FMS, MAP, AUX); Mechanical Cam Latch control for tray installation; Dual Concentric Rotary Knob that is page dependent; Six (6) Ded
POWER CONTROL The IFD is regulated by a pair of circuit breakers. There is also a power control on the top left corner of the unit but the IFD will automatically start when the aircraft bus power is applied. The power button can be used to turn the unit off (press and hold and watch 5 second count down expire) or to turn the unit back on if it had been manually turned off. Manual Power Down After power application, the bezel keys backlighting will be turned on.
BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS Each IFD has brightness controls to control both the bezel and the display brightness. The user can access individual controls to allow for either manual control of brightness, automatic control of brightness in response to the cockpit dimming controls/rheostats or automatic control of brightness in response to the ambient light sensor that is embedded in the bezel. The user accessible controls for all are on the AUX page using the User Options LSK of the Setup tab.
START-UP SEQUENCE The startup sequence of the IFD is as follows: A splash screen will be displayed during system initialization and will be automatically removed when the IFD is initialized. The Page Function keys (e.g. FMS, MAP, AUX) will not be lit up while the splash screen is present; An agreement of the limitation of your legal rights must be made via the bezel “ENTR” button.
NOTE Some Data May Be Delayed at Startup Some data such as fuel flow and fuel totalizer may experience a 5-10 second delay during post start initialization. For those aircraft configured with fuel totalizers, this may result in some fuel display changes on the Fuel Mgmt tab during that period including prompting the pilot to enter in initial fuel. That should resolve itself within a few seconds. Another example concerns the FMS nav database initialization.
DATABASE CURRENCY STATES The following table describes the various database currency states that may be observed at startup: Database Status Message Color In Effect Valid Thru Light Green Has Expired Expired Yellow Not Yet Effective Effective Yellow Charts Issue Date Between 14 and 21 Days Old (i.e. up to a week out of date) Update Available Light Green Charts Issue Date Older Than 21 Days (i.e.
PAGE LAYOUT AND FORMATS The left column (radio frequencies and context-sensitive line select keys), top data strip and nav source knob indication, and bottom edge set of page tabs are always displayed on every page. Page Layout Com/Nav Blocks Top strip datablock area Page Tabs Context sensitive Line Select Keys (LSKs) Nav Source Label Configurable Data Strip Use a combination of the page function keys (FMS, MAP, AUX) and the associated tabs, to change the contents of the rest of the display.
navigate through the available tabs by pressing the left or right side of the Page Function key. The desired tab can also be touched to directly jump to that tab. The last tab selected on any given page is retained in memory and will be displayed when you return to that page. COOL FEATURE Split Pages The split pages where extra data can be displayed along the right edge can be handy pages in all phases of flight. Some pages can display a data strip along the right edge of the display.
COM-NAV The VHF radio consists of a Com radio that covers the frequency band from 118.0 MHz to 136.990 MHz and a Nav radio that covers the frequency band from 108.0 MHz to 117.95 MHz. Both 25 kHz and 8.33 kHz spacing is supported. The radio can be configured as a 16 watt or 10 watt transmitter at the factory prior to shipping.
COOL FEATURE Multiple Standby Frequencies The com (or nav) frequencies can be formatted to act as a type of quick directory when set up ahead of time. This can be handy in local area operations when just a few standard frequencies are expected to be used for a flight – for example ATIS, Ground, and Tower frequencies can be entered in three com slots for quick swapping into the active channel.
COOL FEATURE Decoded Agency Identifier The agency (e.g. Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Approach, etc) for the Active and each displayed Standby com frequency are displayed in each com frequency slot. This is a handy reminder of the agency to which you have tuned in each slot.
A second way to manually tune a frequency is to touch the Active or Standby frequency slot and when a virtual keyboard is displayed, type the desired frequency into the numeric keypad and press the Enter (“Enter” on the virtual keypad or “ENTR” on the bezel) button. The numeric keypad will time out and be removed after 10 seconds of inactivity. Another way to manually tune a frequency (only useful for tuning VOR Nav frequencies) is to type the identifier of the desired frequency (e.g.
Switching Between Com and Nav To access the Nav frequencies for display or editing, push in the lower left knob to toggle between Com frequencies and Nav frequencies. The displayed set of frequencies will always time out back to com frequencies following 20 seconds of inactivity on the Nav frequency display. Invalid Frequency Entry Attempt Attempting to type an invalid frequency (e.g. typing a nav freq in a com slot) will produce a temporary error message indicating the mistake.
Frequency List The “FREQ” function key along the right edge of the bezel has three tabs along the top edge of the page: Airport – the most logical com frequencies (e.g. ATIS, ASOS, AWOS, CTAF, Tower, Ground, Clearance Delivery, etc) associated with the origin airport and then when airborne and more than 5nm from the origin, the destination airport; Enroute – the most likely enroute ARTCC and other enroute com frequencies (e.g.
Emergency Com Frequency 121.5 kHz can be quickly put into the Active com slot by pressing and holding the bezel frequency swap button for approximately 3 seconds. Stuck Mic If the IFD determines that there is a stuck mic situation (defined as 30 seconds or more of continuous transmission), a “Stuck Mic” CAS message (Blue Advisory message) will be displayed. Remote Tuning Control and Frequency Swapping The IFD supports a host of remote tuning and frequency swapping capability.
DIRECT-TO OPERATIONS A dedicated Direct-To function key is located along the right edge of the IFD bezel. Pressing that button from any page will display a green Direct-To dialog box that will be pre-populated with a logical waypoint. Direct-To Dialog and Confirmation Dialog Boxes If that pre-populated waypoint is the desired waypoint, press the “ENTR” function key along the right edge of the bezel twice (Direct-To, Enter, Enter) or touch the Activate dialog box that pops up on the display to accept.
When the desired waypoint is displayed, press the knob in to accept; Touch the waypoint field in the pop-up green Direct-To dialog box to generate a virtual keyboard and type in the desired waypoint name. When the desired waypoint is displayed, press Enter on the keypad or bezel to accept; Twist the inner ring of the lower right IFD knob while the pop-up green Direct-To dialog box is displayed to go into edit mode.
Procedure – The “PROC” function key acts as a shortcut for attaching a published arrival or approach procedure to a waypoint in your flight plan. It can be used at any time. The first press of the function key results in the IFD displaying the FPL tab of the FMS page with the Approach field of the next destination after the active leg highlighted in reverse video and a drop down list of available published approaches listed.
TOUCH SCREEN The IFD uses a capacitive touch screen technology that allows multi-touch operation (e.g. two-fingered pinch zoom). Many types of gloves can be used during touch screen operations. The IFD employs a “hybrid touch” design in that virtually every interaction can be accomplished either through bezel controls or touch. This allows for flexibility in operational use. Some features or functions naturally lend themselves to being easier to accomplish through touch (e.g.
Bezel-only Control Input Functions Touch screen-only Control Input Functions Selecting page function keys (e.g. changing the “major” pages of FMS, MAP, AUX) Map panning Power on/off Graphical Flight Planning (“Rubber banding”) Changing the Primary Nav Source Calling up a map page info box Starting the Frequency List Selecting a #2 or #3 standby frequency for swapping into the active frequency slot Frequency Swap --- When editing data (e.g.
Virtual Numeric Keyboard Each keyboard has a scratchpad in the lower right corner. The scratchpad is a free text field for data entry with some data entry validity logic applied to the data that is trying to be entered. For example, when trying to type in an invalid frequency, the com tuning application will immediately sense that entry to be invalid and present an alert box stating the entry is invalid. Validity logic is not applied on cross-side keyboards in dual IFD installations.
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Optimal Touch Performance To maximize touch performance, the more surface area of a finger that can make contact with the glass, the better. Try to avoid using just fingernail contact or just the tip of a finger. Increased pressure on the glass by your finger should not have any positive effect. Many types of gloves will work (see “Use of Gloves” section in the back of this manual), but performance will likely be degraded. DUAL IFD OPERATONS Some installations may involve two IFDs (e.
Shared Data (Dual IFD Operations) The following list of data will be shared between two IFDs if properly configured for data sharing: Enables the integration of the Caution Alerting System (CAS) to allow a single acknowledgement of any of the Global messages to be removed from both units by acknowledging them on either unit; Enables flight plan synchronization, including modification of the flight plan to be reflected on both IFDs (this does allow for flight plan/procedure preview on the second IFD); Enabl
Independent Data (Dual IFD Operations) The following list of data will never be shared between two IFDs no matter how they are configured: IFD page and tab selection; Map view, range, declutter, and overlay settings; Chart extent box depiction on map; Nav Source selection; Com/Nav settings (e.g. 8.
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Maximize Your Map Configurations Because you can individually configure each IFD Map overlay, a common technique is to set up one IFD map overlay to display Datalink weather and the other to display sensor (e.g. Lightning) weather. Similarly, you can display METAR flags on one IFD nd and winds aloft on the 2 IFD. Likewise, you can display FLTA and TA on one IFD and turn them off on the other IFD. Avidyne would love to hear from you about your dual IFD techniques at www.avidynelive.
INTERACTION WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES Each IFD is capable of communicating with several hundred thirdparty devices. Reference the Installation Manual for a complete list of devices supported and any hardware/software baseline restrictions or view the supported device list at http://www.avidyne.com/products/ifd540/ifd-interfaces.
2 FMS Pages The Flight Management System (FMS) pages are where flight plans are created, modified, stored and deleted. Ground operations are the ideal time to enter the intended flight plan into the FMS. FPL (FLIGHT PLAN) TAB FMS BASIC CONCEPTS For properly configured dual IFD installations, enter your plan into only one of the IFDs and the data is automatically shared between them.
There are two types of cursors – an insert cursor and an edit cursor. Rotate the “FMS” knob in the lower right corner of the IFD to see the visual difference. The insert cursor will appear as a thin blue horizontal line that appears between flight plan legs. This allows you to insert new legs. The edit cursor appears as a wraparound blue box that encircles the entire leg and allows you to edit an existing leg.
Flight Plan and Scroll Bar COOL FEATURE Geofill™ is a geographic-based prediction algorithm that significantly reduces the number of pilot actions for entering waypoints. Usually after the first character entry, the system uses existing characters to determine the closest, and most likely, waypoint based on your geographic position or existing flight plan. If a flight plan has more legs than can be displayed on a single page, a scroll bar is presented along the right edge of the flight plan.
COOL FEATURE Airways and Flight Plan Creation The FMS can use published airways in its database to quickly build long flight plans with few keystrokes. When a flight plan waypoint is a valid airway entry or exit point, the list of available airways is presented in a drop down box. The list is quickly scrolled to the desired exit point and then all intermediate intersections along that airway are automatically populated into the flight plan.
Airway Exit Points TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Expanding and Compacting the Flight Plan The “Flight Plan” tab of the FMS page provides a means to show every leg of the flight plan (“Expanded”) or an abbreviated version of the flight plan (“Compact”) via the “View” LSK. The compact view hides all intermediate legs of an airway between the entry and exit point. It also hides intermediate legs of published departures, arrivals and approaches such as step down fixes. The active procedure or airway is always expanded.
SELECTING A DEPARTURE If a published departure exists for the origin/departure airfield, then a drop down list of available departure procedures can be displayed by using the inner ring of the bottom right IFD knob to highlight the departure procedure window for that origin/departure airfield and pushing in that knob.
SAVING/NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN From the Route tab of the FMS page, the current route, labeled Current Route, will be highlighted in magenta. If a valid origin and destination have been created in the flight plan (e.g. “KBED – CYQI”), the title will include these. To edit the name of a flight plan, use the outer ring of the bottom right bezel knob. Scroll up or down the route list until the desired flight plan is highlighted by a surround cursor.
ACTIVATING A FLIGHT PLAN While you always have the option to manually activate the flight plan via a LSK on the Flight Plan tab, the created plan on the Flight Plan tab will automatically activate on takeoff roll when a threshold groundspeed is achieved (which is approximately 40 knots). If you built the flight plan on the “Route” tab, then you will need to manually activate it via the “Activate Route” LSK on the left side of the display.
Previewing a Flight Plan While Building It While in this mode, a temporary “FMS Preview - Waypoint”, “FMS Preview - Airway”, or “FMS Preview – Approach” message is displayed at the top of the page. MODIFYING A FLIGHT PLAN You can modify an existing flight plan in the FMS or create a new route while you are flying an existing one without affecting the existing active route. Several of the more common tasks are described below.
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Back-to-Back Duplicate Waypoints Restriction The FMS will not permit entering back-to-back duplicate waypoints. A duplicate waypoint can be inserted elsewhere in the active flight plan (e.g. “above” the active approach or as a dummy waypoint “below” the published missed approach waypoints.) if this becomes operationally required during a flight scenario.
ADDING A VERTICAL CONSTRAINT On virtually every waypoint, you can elect to assign a vertical constraint (e.g. cross the waypoint at or above a specific altitude, be at a specific altitude a specified distance prior to the waypoint, etc). This is accomplished by ensuring an edit cursor surrounds the waypoint of interest to select the waypoint and then either use the bottom right inner knob or touch the desired field to highlight one of the vertical constraint fields of the flight plan leg.
ENTERING AND INTERCEPTING A RADIAL FMS Method The FMS Course function will allow the pilot to navigate “To” or “From” the active waypoint while OBS is selected as the nav source. Push the Nav Source knob in to make OBS the active nav mode and then adjust the FMS (OBS) course using the external course adjust knob (i.e. course set knob on a CDI or HSI or EFIS). If there is no installed external course setting device, then twist the IFD nav source knob to adjust the FMS Course value.
The FMS Course function will be exited when the airplane intercepts the active waypoint in a To intercept or when intercepting a downpath leg in the From case. Pressing the nav source knob while the FMS course function is active will also cancel the FMS Course mode and return to GPS as the active nav source mode. The FMS Course will remain active if a From course is dialed and the airplane does not intercept the FPL.
option in the list to insert a hold flight plan leg. DELETING A HOLDING PATTERN To delete a holding pattern in your flight plan, use the bottom right IFD to scroll as required to create an edit cursor surrounding the holding leg, or touch the hold leg to be deleted then press the “Delete Hold” LSK. EDITING A HOLDING PATTERN Position an edit cursor around the holding leg of interest in your flight plan.
FLIGHT PLAN SEQUENCING The FMS assumes that the pilot will fly the flight plan as defined. If that does not occur, legs may not sequence as expected. Therefore, to manually sequence the desired leg, select it by either using the bottom right IFD knob or touch it and press the “Activate Leg” LSK followed by accepting the confirm dialog box when it is displayed. Doing so will turn that leg magenta, confirming that it is now the active leg.
LATERAL OFFSETS The system supports a capability to create and fly a lateral offset from your flight plan. From the “FPL” tab of the FMS page, press the “Offset Route” LSK and use the right-hand knob on the IFD to dial in the desired offset. Use the outer ring for coarse control (1 nm increments) and the inner ring for fine control (0.1 nm increments). Rotate the knob left for left offsets and right for right offsets. Once the intended offset has been entered, press the “Confirm Right/Left x.x NM” LSK.
to the next waypoint. If desired, close the gap by placing the cursor on it using the bottom right IFD knob or by touching it. Press the “CLR” bezel key or the L4 LSK on the FPL tab, “Connect & ”. Closing a Gap connects the waypoint prior to the Gap with the waypoint that follows by a direct (straight) leg. Connecting Gap in Route Avidyne recommends that you input the arrival and approach for the destination airfield and alternates into the FMS flight plan.
ENROUTE DESCENTS A green circular top of descent (TOD) marker and label is drawn on the map when flying “on-path” along the FMS flight plan, giving a clear visual cue when it is appropriate to begin the enroute descent. It is based on the vertical constraint associated with a down-path waypoint.
COOL FEATURE Enter Approaches for Multiple “Destinations” The FMS will allow multiple airfields or destinations to be built into the flight plan. Each can have the published approach and missed approach as part of the plan. This is useful in pre-building your primary destination with a missed approach, expected alternate and its published approach. Similarly, a training flight with multiple intended approaches and locations can all be created in a single flight plan, before takeoff.
and the runway does not belong to the arrival, the arrival is not accepted in the flight plan. A labeled white vertical line then brackets the procedure in the flight plan as another visual cue that the procedure is part of the flight plan. Adding an Arrival TIPS AND TECHNIQUES FMS Preview A FMS Preview mode is available on the FPL tab (split Map-FPL view) of the FMS page.
Approaches Dropdown Box Procedures Brackets FMS Pages 2-21
COOL FEATURE PROC button The “PROC” function key on the bezel acts as a shortcut for attaching a published arrival or approach procedure to a waypoint in your flight plan. It can be used at any time. The first press of the function key results in the IFD displaying the “FPL” tab (Map-FPL view) of the FMS page with the Approach field of the next destination after the active leg highlighted in reverse video and a drop down box of available published approaches listed.
ACTIVATING A LEG To activate a different leg of the flight plan from the FPL tab, either use the bottom right IFD knob or touch the desired leg to highlight it and then select the “Activate Leg” L2 LSK. Activating a Leg USE OF THE MAP-FPL SPLIT PAGE While it can be useful in many phases of flight and scenarios, the split page is especially helpful during arrivals.
A green chart extent box is separately drawn on the map and represents the geographic boundaries of an instrument approach plate associated with a FMS destination. When the ownship symbol crosses the boundary of the chart extent box, this is a good time to switch over to the Chart tab on the MAP page. Chart Extent Box The Map-FPL split tab on the FMS page presents the moving map on the left and the FMS flight plan in a thin strip on the right.
COOL FEATURE Hot Links to Charts in Flight Plan Whenever a flight plan leg (blue airfield legs) has at least one published approach associated with it, a chart icon is presented on the right edge of the flight plan leg. If there is a published precision approach, the icon will also contain an “I”. By using the right-hand knob on the IFD, scroll through the flight plan elements until the chart icon is highlighted in reverse video.
INFO TAB The INFO tab of the FMS page provides additional information about airports, navaids, and waypoints. Info Tab The facility (airport, navaid, waypoint) to which the information applies will stay locked to the top of the page; the identifier field is an editable field.
Depending on the type of facility being displayed, there are up to 7 category fields of information associated with the facility that can be expanded (via the + symbol) or compacted (via the – symbol) for additional details: General – describes the facility (e.g.
has been selected via touch or the bottom right IFD knob, it can further expand to provide a thumbnail map depiction of the approach. If the nav frequency is selected by touch or by using the bottom right IFD knob, it can be nominated (copied) into the #1 standby slot; Weather – provides four additional rows of data if known: METAR, TAF, Winds Aloft, and Temps Aloft. Selecting any of the additional rows via touch or the bottom right IFD knob will display additional sub-category data.
ROUTE TAB The ROUTE tab is where flight plans or routes are stored within the system. Up to 128 routes can be stored for later use, which is useful for frequently traveled routes. A stored route must first be “activated” via the “Activate Route” LSK, which makes it the active flight plan and displays the flight plan (FPL) tab.
CREATING A NEW ROUTE In addition to using the FPL tab, a new flight plan route can be created via the ROUTE tab. Use the bottom right IFD knob to highlight the “New Route” row and then press the knob or touch nd the “New Route” row to highlight, it then touch a 2 time to start creating a new route. The route name field will be highlighted and a route name can be created by either pushing in the bottom right IFD knob or by touching the route name field to generate a keyboard.
COPYING A ROUTE To copy an existing route for later use or modification, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by either touching the row or using the bottom right IFD knob. Once the desired route to be copied is highlighted, press the “Copy” LSK along the left edge of the display. Copy Route LSK This will present a copy of the original route that can then be edited as required.
INVERTING A ROUTE To invert an existing route for later use or modification, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by either touching the row or using the bottom right IFD knob. Once the desired route to be copied is highlighted, press the “Invert” LSK along the left edge of the display. Invert Route LSK This will create an inverted copy of the original route that can then be edited as required.
ACTIVATING A ROUTE To activate an existing route from the stored routes list, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by either touching the row or using the bottom right IFD knob. Once the desired route to be activated is highlighted, press the “Activate Route” LSK along the left edge of the display. Activate Route LSK This will display the now active route in the FPL tab.
WPT (USER WAYPOINTS) TAB The WPT tab will list all user waypoints in the IFD. Up to 600 user waypoints can be stored and accessed on this page. User Waypoints Tab CREATING A USER WAYPOINT There are 4 methods of creating a user waypoint from the “WPT” tab of the FMS page: Present Position – Press the “PPOS” LSK to create a waypoint with your current position. No further action is required.
option and enter in your desired navaids and radials either by touching the target field and then using the virtual keyboard or by using a combination of twists and pushes of the bottom right IFD knob to enter the data. Press the “Enter” LSK to save that new waypoint.
DESIGNATING A USER WAYPOINT AS AN AIRFIELD To designate a user waypoint as an airfield, the waypoint must be manually named using the following format “AIRPORT XXXXXFT” where XXXX is the field’s elevation and note that the space is critical in naming the point. User Waypoint Airfield Naming Example When used in a flight plan, the user-defined airport will display as a no-known-runway-orientation type of an airfield on the map.
NRST (NEAREST) TAB The Nearest page has two display formats – full page Nearest and a split Map-Nearest combination. Switching between the two formats is accomplished by “opening” or “closing” the side tab when on the Nearest page.
The “Nearest” LSK along the left edge can be used to cycle through the various nearest types. Choices include: Nearest Airports Nearest Airports to Destination Nearest VORs Nearest NDBs Nearest Intersections Nearest ARTCCs Nearest FSS Nearest Airspace Nearest User Waypoints When using the split Map-Nearest view, the row that is highlighted in the Nearest list will also be highlighted in cyan on the map.
As described in Section 1 of the manual, pressing the NRST function key will bring up the Nearest tab in the split Map-Nearest view. Each subsequent push of the “NRST” function key will step to the next nearest data type. If the Nearest page is left for 60 seconds or more and then is returned to, the Nearest Airports selection will be the active nearest data type no matter what the last nearest data type may have been.
3 Map Pages This section covers the Map page tabs including the map and chart display modes and controls, terrain awareness and alerting, and weather datalink. MAP TAB The map has several formats and views. There is both a full map depiction as well as a datablock map depiction. In both cases, you have the ability to control the map feature density as well as the various overlays, all via the LSKs along the left edge of the display.
screen. The depicted current range numeric is replaced by “Min” and “Max” for two seconds before timing back out to the actual range number when at the two range extremes. Pressing the knob cycles through the various map views. The map view selected is indicated at the top of the map next to the heading box. No indication means Heading Up. All other options are labeled next to that heading box.
Track-Up, Arc View Example TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Map Content Control Map features displayed are highly dependent on a combination of the map view, map range, map declutter settings, and user setup choices. For example, if the flight plan concludes at an airfield, the airfield identifier may be automatically decluttered in favor of the waypoint identifier that represents the airfield from the flight plan. In this example, both identifiers can be made visible by ranging in the map to under 4nm.
OTHER MAP FEATURES The table below defines other map features. Map Symbol 3-4 Map Pages Item Description Desired Track Solid triangle on inside edge of map compass rose Heading Select (“Heading Bug”) For those installations where the IFD is receiving heading select (aka heading “bug”) data, a hollow heading bug is displayed for reference on the inside edge of the map compass rose Projected track line Dashed line indicating actual track. Connects ownship symbol with compass rose.
Map Symbol Item Description Single high obstacle 1000’ AGL or higher Grouping of high obstacles 2 or more high obstacles (1000’ AGL or higher) within 1 nm of each other Towered airport, hard If runway orientation known, they are also depicted on the airfield symbol Towered airport, soft Towered airport, water Non-towered airport, hard Non-towered airport, soft If runway orientation known, they are also depicted on the airfield symbol Non-towered airport, water Map Pages 3-5 NDB All NDBs in na
Map Symbol 3-6 Map Pages Item Description Flight plan, course waypoints Each waypoint in flight plan Interstate highway All interstate highways in the database Class B Each boundary of Class B airspace Class C Each boundary of Class C airspace Tower Zone (estimated Class D) Tower zone boundary if known, otherwise 5nm ring estimating Class D boundary Victor or Jet Airways All Victor and/or Jet airways Terrain scale Indicates highest and lowest limits of the terrain in displayed area.
COOL FEATURE Fuel Range Ring The green fuel range ring depicted on the map provides a visual indication of the max range of the aircraft, allowing a 45-minute reserve. Winds are indirectly taken into account. The calculation uses groundspeed to compute the size of the circle and is based on the value of the fuel totalizer. The dashed green circle indicates the total maximum range without using the reserve. A wider solid green circle indicates the extra range the reserve fuel should provide.
DECLUTTERING THE MAP Two LSKs along the left edge of the display allow for separate control of the information density of the land-based (“Land”) map features (e.g. terrain, political boundaries, rivers, lakes, oceans, roads, etc.) and the navigational-based (“Nav”) map features (e.g. airspace, Victor and Jet airways, airports, obstacles, navaids, etc.). Use the “Land” and/or “Nav” LSK to select the preferred level of feature density.
NOTE Map Panning Only Via Touch Map panning can only be accomplished via touch screen use. There is no physical bezel control to support map panning. GRAPHICAL FLIGHT PLANNING (“RUBBER BANDING”) A flight plan can be altered graphically by touching the desired leg or the desired waypoint on the map depiction, placing your finger on the leg for approximately 2 seconds until the leg turns cyan, and then, without lifting your finger off the display, dragging your finger to the desired location.
If the intended new waypoint is not listed in the dialog box to your satisfaction, press the bezel “CLR” button to clear and restart as required. As soon as a fix from the presented list is selected, a new waypoint is inserted in the FPL flight plan list and uses a default waypoint naming mechanism (“RBxxx” where “RB” stands for Rubber Banding). This can easily be seen if the IFD were on the FPL tab of the FMS page and using the split Map-FPL view.
MAP INFORMATION POP-UP BOXES There are “hot spots” all over the map and include every depicted navaid, airport and airspace including TFRs. Touching one of these “hot spots” will generate an informational pop-up box that contains relevant information about that hot spot. These boxes will time out in 20 seconds and can also be dismissed by tapping somewhere else on the display. A few examples are depicted in the images below.
For those hotspots that are an airport and typically have METAR data associated with them, a METAR page can be appended to the map info popup boxes as shown in the middle example image above. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES METAR page on Map Popup Pages Delayed If the airfield being touched to generate the map info popup box is not in your active flight plan or nearest list, there will be approximately a 1 second delay before the METAR page will created.
DATALINK WEATHER OVERLAYS AND OPERATIONS The optional broadcast weather datalink is a transmission to your aircraft via one of a number of possible weather datalink systems. Datalink requires a fixed monthly subscription and the receiver receives weather data continuously. You can control display of the received data on the various moving map pages.
DATALINK RADAR The Datalink radar is a composite image depicting precipitation as seen by multiple ground-based weather radar sites. The image is color-coded to show intensity levels and precipitation types and is overlaid on top of any other map features, including terrain alerting.
At large map ranges beyond 250nm from the aircraft, small areas of high-intensity RADAR returns may not be displayed; instead, larger areas of surrounding lower-intensity RADAR returns will be shown. Diagonal stripes show the Datalink radar data coverage area. In normal operation the boundary follows the outline of the Continental United States (CONUS). If, however, Datalink radar is unavailable in a particular area for any reason, hatched lines appear in that area.
The “Wx Overlay” LSK on the map page brings up a control page on which the layer combinations can be turned on or off. Wx Overlay Selection The options vary with the installed datalink device and subscription level. The Wx Overlay page is segmented into groupings of products. One selection per grouping can be made and products selected are indicated by a green lamp. The table below represents the possible set of products available.
Weather Product Grouping Title/Category Weather Layers Possible Selections Within the Grouping US Wx Radar PR Wx Radar (Puerto Rico) CN Wx Radar (Canada) Storm Cells Icing Winds Aloft Airport Reports METARs Weather Reports AIR/SIGMETs Lightning Datalink Sensor – Strike Sensor – Cell Sensor – Clear Strikes Selections can be made by either touching the desired product or by using the bottom right IFD knob.
METARs – These are available in both text and graphical formats and represent recent surface weather observations. Text METARs are presented on the “Info” tab of the “FMS” page. The graphical METARs are color-coded flag symbols that summarize a recent surface weather observation and can appear as overlays on the Map and embedded in the flight plan on the Flight Plan tabs and Nearest tabs. These flags allow an overview of general weather conditions in an area.
COOL FEATURE METAR Flags in Flight Plan The right edge of each leg in a flight plan presents a METAR flag for the closest reporting station, if the station is different from the previous leg’s station. The station for which the METAR flag applies is decoded immediately beneath the flag and may not be exactly the same location as the leg itself. TFRS Active and Pending TFRs TFR data is also transmitted via Broadcast Datalink. Two types of TFRs are depicted – active and pending.
INDICATIONS OF DATA AGE The multiple products transmitted as part of the Broadcast Datalink service can arrive at different intervals. Two indicators at the bottom corners of each map provide an easy-to-use indication of data age.
TERRAIN Both Terrain Awareness (TA) and Forward Looking Terrain Alerting (FLTA) are meant to serve as an aid to situational awareness. They are intended to provide terrain and obstacle awareness in the proximity of your aircraft. They are not meant to be the sole means of terrain or obstacle avoidance. Both TA and FLTA use a GPS-based MSL altitude and a 9 arcsec terrain database (WGS-84) to display a two dimensional scene representing an “exocentric” look-down-from-above view.
TA can be triggered by either terrain or database obstacles (e.g. towers > 200’ AGL tall buildings, etc). Any terrain that is within a 10nm radius of aircraft position and between 100’ below aircraft altitude and 1000’ below aircraft altitude will generate yellow hatched indications on the map pages. Any terrain that is within a 10nm radius of the aircraft position and is 100’ below aircraft to anything above aircraft altitude will generate red hatched indications on the map pages.
FORWARD LOOKING TERRAIN ALERTING (FLTA) FLTA alerting is triggered by either a projected imminent impact with terrain or obstacle or reduced terrain and obstacle clearance. Projected imminent impact with terrain occurs when the aircraft flight path is projected to intersect with terrain up to 3.0nm (yellow caution) or up to 1.5nm (red warning) in front of the aircraft flight path.
Each unique FLTA alert will generate a new Master Caution lamp illumination (flashing yellow or red “AUX” Page Function key), a new CAS message, a new aural alert, and display the elliptical solid yellow/red coloration on the maps. Each unique FLTA alert can be acknowledged by touching the CAS message or pressing the “CLR” function key on the right edge of the IFD which turns off the Master Caution lamp flashing, the CAS message and the aural alert.
zone depicted on the 2D map (generates a “FLTA INHIBITED” top datablock strip message); The projected ground impact point along the current ground track intersects the terrain inside that FLTA Inhibit rectangle/circle (generates a “FLTA INHIBITED” top datablock strip message); The Reduced Terrain Clearance (RTC) violation is projected to happen inside that FLTA Inhibit rectangle/circle (generates a “FLTA INHIBITED” top datablock strip message).
TRAFFIC DISPLAY When integrated with an optional traffic system (e.g. TAS, TIS, TCAS), the IFD will display traffic information for transponderequipped aircraft and provide aural and visual alerting for traffic considered a threat. The following symbols for TAS systems are displayed both on the map (all views) and in the traffic thumbnail: Traffic Symbol Definition Traffic Alert (TA) [shown with TIS intruder track]. Traffic that is within the alert zone defined by the traffic sensor.
Most installations will ensure the traffic system is in Standby or Ground mode on the ground and will automatically toggle to one of the enroute altitude modes per the table below. Traffic Altitude Mode Relative Altitude Window Below -9900’ to 2700’ Normal -2700’ to 2700’ Above -2700’ to 9900’ Unrestricted All known traffic NOTE Traffic Mode and Range Changes The traffic sensor mode changes are automatic based on phase of flight.
CHART TAB The CHART tab on the MAP page is capable of displaying georeferenced Jeppesen departure/arrival/approach charts and airfield diagrams. Geo-referenced charts refers to the ability to overlay an ownship symbol representing aircraft present position in the correct orientation and position on the chart diagrams as well as overlaying the active FMS flight plan on the chart.
The Charts Selection page presents a list of available charts. Use the right-hand knob on the IFD to select the desired approach from the presented list and push the knob in, or touch the desired approach in the list, to select and display the chart. NOTE Inclusion of RNP Approach Choices RNP approaches may be included in the list of available charts and can be selected for viewing but they cannot be selected in the FMS, and the IFD system is not authorized for RNP operations.
Hot Links to Charts Hot links to the charts directory or individual charts exist in several locations throughout the IFD including the FPL tab, INFO tab and NRST tab of the FMS page. COOL FEATURE Hot Links to Charts in Flight Plan Whenever a flight plan leg (blue airfield legs) has at least one published approach associated with it, a chart icon is presented on the right edge of the flight plan leg. If there is a published precision approach, the icon will also contain an “I”.
Chart Views If the currently displayed chart is not the desired one, use the “Select Chart” LSK to jump back to the Directory List where the desired airport/chart can be selected. Once a chart is displayed, the left-hand LSKs provide means to alter the view or presentation of the chart. A “Chart” LSK is provided to select Airport or Procedure type charts. The “View” LSK provides a set of views to choose from based on which option was selected in the “Chart” LSK.
The charts can be pinch-zoomed and panned or knob zoomed to see close ups of the airfield diagram. If you did not select or use a published approach via Charts, the local airfield diagram can still be accessed. Select “CHART” tab of the MAP page and then use the left-hand LSKs to select the desired airfield diagram. Lighting Some pilots prefer to use the Charts pages in the daytime lighting scheme at all times and some prefer the nighttime lighting scheme.
4 Aux Pages This section covers the system pages including audio controls, various utilities, setup options, system status and the alert message center. AUDIO TAB The AUDIO tab provides control and display of all system audiorelated features such as radio volume, squelch settings, satellite radio channel tuning and com presets.
The bottom right IFD knob controls row selection, volume adjust, and squelch or ID on/off control or in some cases (e.g. Satellite audio) mute on/off. Twisting the outer ring will highlight an individual row. Twisting the inner ring will adjust the volume as indicated by the green volume bar. Pushing that knob will toggle squelch on/off if applicable or ID on/off if applicable or mute on/off if applicable (1-2 second delay possible).
The page is divided into three parts. The left side of the page is a full channel list of all available satellite radio channels. The right side of the page is a numbered list titled “Favorites” and represents the satellite radio channels that have been programmed into a preset list for faster access. The bottom of the page contains a datablock indicating the artist, song, channel name and number, audio signal strength and a Quick Go To link to enter in a desired satellite audio channel.
COM PRESETS The “Com Preset List” LSK can be used to nominate one of up to 16 selected preset frequencies into the #1 Standby com radio slot. If the aircraft has been wired to provide a cockpit control (e.g. dedicated com preset button on the yoke), then loading the preset frequencies into the #1 Standby can be done from any page by using that cockpit control.
When you have finished loading frequencies into the preset slots, exit the edit mode by either touching the “Edit” box again or using the bottom right IFD knob to highlight it then push the knob in. To nominate a frequency from the com preset list into the #1 Standby slot, make sure it is highlighted by either touching it or using the bottom right IFD knob. Then either touch it a second time or push in the IFD knob. For aircraft with the cockpit control installed (e.g.
UTILITIES TAB TIMERS For those timers that can expire, a cyan advisory Caution Advisory System message will be displayed and will stay active even across power cycles until the timer is manually reset. Standard Timers Generic Timer The “Generic Timer” can be used for a variety of purposes. Controls exist for count-up and count-down versions of timers (the active selection will be displayed in a blue background) along with a Start/Stop and Reset.
Trip Timer The “Trip Timer” provides an option to start from either IFD power on or from take-off (the active selection will be displayed in a blue background), along with a Reset capability. This timer will automatically reset with each power cycle or takeoff, depending on which selection was made.
2 Custom Timer Examples Custom timers have a default name of “Event” with an accompanying “Event” CAS message at expiration. If the custom timer name were manually set to a blank, then the CAS message will be “Timer”. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Separate “Switch Tank” Alert A specific Switch Tanks alert can be created via the “User Options” LSK on the SETUP tab as described later in this manual.
CALCULATORS Several calculators are included in the system and all can be accessed via the “Calculators” LSK on the UTIL tab of the AUX page. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Pre-Populated Data Fields Many data fields in the various IFD calculators will be populated automatically with sensor data in green if it is available, or can be manually edited/entered by the pilot. The DEST field will be populated with the last airport in the active flight plan, not necessarily the last waypoint in that flight plan.
Fuel Planner The fuel planner includes fields for the type, origin, destination, ground speed, fuel on board, and fuel flow, and will produce a computed fuel at destination value. The “Type” field choices are “Present Position” or “Point-to-Point”. Fuel Planning Calculator Trip Planner The trip planner includes fields for type, destination, ground speed, departure time and departure date and will produce values for desired track, distance, ETE, ETA, sunrise and sunset.
RAIM Prediction The GPS RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) Prediction calculator includes fields for destination, arrival time and arrival date and will produce a RAIM status value for the destination location. RAIM Prediction Calculator Trip Statistics The trip statistics calculator computes an odometer setting, maximum ground speed and average ground speed value, providing options to reset each computation individually or a master reset to reset all.
ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST Up to 9 custom checklists can be created and stored in the IFD via the “Checklist” LSK of the UTIL tab, each with up 30 steps. Each step can be up to 30 characters long. Creating a Checklist The first step is to create a checklist directory (list of named checklists to be created).
this process for naming new checklists until all desired checklist names are created. When all done naming checklists, press the “Edit” box again to get out of Edit mode (background of Edit box should now be gray). The second step is to create the checklist content. To create the checklist content, select the checklist title that is to be filled out from the directory list.
Editing a Checklist To edit an existing checklist, touch or use the bottom right IFD knob to select the “Edit” button, putting the system in edit mode. This automatically creates a new step at the end of the checklist – if that’s what you want, then just start typing on the keyboard. If instead, an existing step is to be edited, then select the checklist step to be edited by touching it or using the outer ring of the IFD knob.
Completed Checklist If a step inadvertently has been checked off as accomplished, it can be unchecked by selecting the step (touch it or use the bottom right IFD knob) and then touching it a second time or pushing the IFD knob to remove the checkmark. This will also toggle the “Checklist Complete” text back to “Checklist Not Completed”. TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Backup Your Checklists For a variety of reasons including copying onto other IFDs, restoring post-service events, etc.
SETUP TAB DATABLOCK SETUP Setting up datablocks can be done by either selecting some preset configurations, individually customizing the slots (except for the two dedicated COM slots in the top left corner) or a combination of both. Selecting preset datablock configurations is accomplished using the “Datablock” LSK on the SETUP tab of the AUX page and selecting “Presets” as the option. This produces a page with a choice of several presets.
Datablock Preset Selection Factory Default Content Displays two COM frequencies above two NAV frequencies above the Decoded VLOC IDENT block above the Nav Mode along the left side. Displays GPS AGL Altitude along the top strip. Displays To Waypoint Information above Nearest Airport above Destination Direct Information above Minimum Safe Altitude above Ground Speed above GPS CDI along the right side.
Setting up customizable datablocks is accomplished using the “Datablock” LSK on the SETUP tab of the AUX page and selecting “Setup” as the option.
The center of the page will display the datablock options list for that given slot. Those items that are displayed in bright green text can be selected for the given slot. Those items that are displayed in subdued grey text are not selectable for that slot – the typical reason is that there is not enough space for the item given the content above and/or below the slot. Restoring factory defaults is accomplished by pressing the bottom right IFD knob and then accepting the Confirm dialog box.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content is disabled Com/Nav Standby #3 th Provides a means to display a 4 com or nav frequency (3rd standby slot) (2 lines) Only available on left side datablocks Note: If this field is currently in datablock edit mode as indicated by a blue background, then com/nav tuning is disabled Com/Nav Standby #4 th Provides a means to display a 5 com th or nav frequency (4 standby slot) (2 lines) Only available on left side datablocks Note: If this field is currently in databloc
Datablock Item Title and Image Content To Waypoint Information* To waypoint identifier, desired track to current waypoint along flight plan route, distance to current waypoint from present position, estimated remaining fuel at the current waypoint (if a fuel flow system is connected), and estimated time enroute to the current waypoint in HH:MM. The data will be displayed in magenta.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content Dest. Along Track Info. Destination identifier, total distance to destination along the remaining flight plan legs, estimated fuel at destination (if fuel flow installed) and estimated time enroute to the destination in HH:MM format (Z or LCL units dependent on User Options page selection).(3 or 4 lines) Destination Direct Info* Destination identifier, bearing to destination from present position and distance (in NM) to destination from present position.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content ETA at Destination Title and estimated time of arrival at the “Destination” waypoint in HH:MM format. Units (Z or LCL) dependent on format selection in User Options page. (2 lines) ETA at To Waypoint Title and estimated time of arrival at the “To” waypoint in HH:MM format. Units (Z or LCL) dependent on format selection in User Options page.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content Track Angle Error (TKE) Title and track angle error (error in degrees between desired track and actual track) and an arrow indicating direction to fly to correct the error. (2 lines) Desired Track Title and desired track for active flight plan leg. (1 line) Cross Track Distance Title and cross track deviation in NM from current flight plan leg. (2 lines) Next Desired Track Title and desired track for the next flight plan leg (not the active flight plan leg).
Datablock Item Title and Image Content Navigation Mode* Title and IFD navigation mode (e.g. OCN, ENRT, TERM, APPR) including the GPS Nav mode (e.g. LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV+V, LNAV, LP). (2 lines) Active GPS Approach Title, approach identifier, airfield. (3 lines) Decoded VLOC IDENT* For VORs: Navaid identifier, navaid radial currently on, distance to navaid. (3 lines) For ILS/Localizers: Localizer identifier, airport, runway.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content Aircraft Position Latitude and Longitude (format is dependent on selection in User Options page). (2 lines) GPS AGL Altitude* Title and computed GPS-based AGL altitude. (2 lines) Minimum Safe Altitude* Title and Min Safe Altitude (defined as 1000’ above the highest terrain or obstacle in a 10nm rectangle around ownship position). (2 lines) Ground Speed** Title and Ground speed. (1 line) Ground Track Title and Ground Track.
Datablock Item Title and Image OAT Content Title and OAT. (1 line) Note: Requires OAT input from an external device like an EFIS or appropriate fuel flow system. Local Time Title and HH:MM:SS format. (2 lines) UTC Time* Zulu Time HH:MM:SS format. (1 line) Flight Timer Title and HH:MM format flight timer. (2 lines). This automatically starts and is based on the system in-air determination.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content with an external fuel flow system. Fuel Time Remaining* Title and estimated fuel time remaining in HH:MM based on input from the aircraft fuel flow system. (2 lines) This item will not be presented as an option if the IFD is not configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system. Fuel Flow Title and fuel flow (units dependent on unit type selection made in User Options list) as sent by the aircraft fuel flow system.
Datablock Item Title and Image Content option if the IFD is not configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system. *** Blank *** Single blank line. (1 line) NOTE Forward Looking Terrain Alerting (FLTA) Inhibit Overwrites Top Strip Selection If any of “FLTA Inhibited”, “FLTA Off”, and “FLTA Not Avail” states are active, they will overwrite any datablock selection on the left side of the top strip. Items that are factory defaults are identified in the table above with an asterisk.
MAP SETUP The level of detail and the choice of displaying elements on the map may be controlled from the AUX page by choosing the SETUP tab and the “Setup Map” LSK. Map Setup The Airport Filters section provides a location to specify the runway length, runway surface, airport tower status, and type of fuel available. Airports that meet these various filter definitions will be displayed on the moving map.
FMS SETUP This is a page where some of the calculations of the FMS can be altered for aircraft or operational tailoring. Options include: Descent rate editing Modifying the airspace alerts Controlled airspace TFRs Special Use Airspace (SUA) Modifying the list of selectable procedures for the FMS drop down boxes Airways Arrivals Departures Approaches WAAS display channel # Restoring factory defaults is accomplished by pressing the bottom right IFD knob and then accepting the Confirm dialog box.
USER OPTIONS A number of user options are available for setup on the “User Options” LSK of the SETUP tab on the AUX page. The outer ring of the bottom right IFD knob is used to select a given row and twisting the inner ring of that knob will cycle through the options. User Options Restoring factory defaults is accomplished by pressing the bottom right IFD knob and then accepting the Confirm dialog box.
User Option Item Title Bezel Mode Description Auto* - the bezel backlighting will rely on the ambient light sensor in the bezel until a low threshold is reached, at which time it uses the dimming bus; DimBus – the bezel backlighting will only be responsive to the cockpit dimming bus control; User Control – the bezel backlighting is completely controlled by you using the bottom right IFD knob. Bezel Backlight A brightness bar that represents the bezel brightness setting when User Control is selected.
User Option Item Title Description Display Backlight A brightness bar that represents the LCD display brightness setting when User Control is selected. This item has no default value. Chart Day/Night Mode Day - Charts are displayed with a bright white background; Night – Charts are displayed with the bright white background turned off; Auto* – Uses the selection in the Chart Auto Mode field to automatically determine whether the system is using Day mode or Night mode for chart depiction.
User Option Item Title Description CAS message will be issued; 15 min – “Switch Tanks” CAS message issued every 15 min; 30 min - ”Switch Tanks” CAS message issued every 30 min; 45 min – “Switch Tanks” CAS message issued every 45 min; 60 min – “Switch Tanks” CAS message issued every 60 min. Time Format UTC – displays all times in the system in zulu time format; 12 Hr* - displays all times in the system in am/pm time format; 24 Hr – displays all times in the system in “military” 24 hour time format.
User Option Item Title Description rather than an automatically calculated offset based on current location. This should be manually readjusted if crossing time zones. Current Time Just a display of current local time for reference. Keyboard Convenience On – When dual IFD equipped, the other IFD will present a keyboard on which edits can be made to the original IFD; Off* - The other IFD will not present a keyboard when an edit is attempted on the original IFD.
User Option Item Title Com Frequencies Spacing Description 25 kHz* - Com tuning will use 25 kHz spacing; 8.33 kHz – Com tuning will use 8.33 kHz channel spacing. Advisory Glideslope On* - Will transmit a glideslope deviation signal for display on external indicators (e.g. HSI, EFIS) for approaches that don’t have a published glideslope associated with them (e.g. LNAV + V); Off – Will not transmit glideslope deviation data for approaches that don’t have a published glideslope associated with them.
User Option Item Title Description met; Manual – Never displays the GPS VLOC nav source option and no automatic nav source switching will occur. FLTA On* - Forward Looking Terrain Alerting function enabled; Off – Forward Looking Terrain Alerting function disabled. Note that in dual IFD installations, both units will need to be set to Off to disable the function. Terrain Awareness (TA) On* - Terrain Awareness function enabled; Off – Terrain Awareness function disabled.
User Option Item Title Description aural alert issued during FLTA warning conditions. FLTA Exclusion Areas On* - Turns the FLTA Exclusion area on resulting in hatched white polygons around airfields and no FLTA alerts when inside the exclusion areas; Off – Turns the FLTA Exclusion area off resulting FLTA alerts even in the proximity of airfields. Top of Descent (TOD) Aural On* - Enables TOD aural alert chime; Off – Disables TOD aural alert chime.
User Option Item Title Description displayed in kilometers and speed units will be displayed in kilometers/hour; sm/mph – distance units will be displayed in statute miles and speed units will be displayed in miles/hour. Altitude/Vert.
User Option Item Title Description displayed in gallons; Lit – fuel units will be displayed in liters; Imp Gal – fuel units will be displayed in Imperial Gallons. Position Units ddd mm’ss’’* - position units will be displayed in degreesminutes-seconds; ddd mm.mm – position units will be displayed in degreesminutes-hundredths of minutes; UTM – position units will be displayed in Universal Transverse Mercator; MGRS – position units will be displayed in Military Grid Reference System.
SYSTEM TAB The “SYS” (System) tab provides access to various system status pages, a means to enter initial fuel (if configured with a recognized fuel flow system) and a means to access IFD data logs, update IFD software and update IFD databases. FUEL MANAGEMENT The “Fuel Mgmt” LSK will be displayed if the IFD has been configured to communicate with an installed aircraft fuel flow system.
SYSTEM STATUS The “Select” LSK is a multiple state LSK that provides access to software status page, weather datalink status page (if datalink is installed and properly configured), GPS status page, and the IFD databases status page. Pushing the adjacent bezel key or touching the label soft key will cycle through the various status pages.
Database Status Page The “Databases” selection on the “Select” LSK of the SYS tab will display the currently loaded version of the Nav data, Obstacles data and Charts data and will indicate valid date ranges or if/when a given data base is expired. Database Status Page NOTE Database Currency It is critical that you update the data regularly and that you ensure the databases are current prior to conducting flight operations.
GPS Status Page The “GPS” selection will provide a number of GPS status parameters, including the GPS navigation state and GPS derived current altitude as well as the active GPS approach (if appropriate), and a graphical depiction of the satellite vehicles (SV) being tracked by the IFD GPS receiver.
The GPS navigation states possible are: GPS Navigation State Operational Meaning Self Test System performing self test. This is the initial state value but happens so quickly it is rarely observed. Init System is initializing – this state is also very quick and is rarely observed. Search Satellite acquisition mode. Basic Nav System has acquired enough satellites to conduct basic navigation but without integrity.
Datalink Status Page The “Datalink” selection will be available if the IFD has been properly configured to integrate with a compatible on-board satellite weather/audio system (see the IFD product page on www.avidyne.com for a list of currently supported systems).
5 Navigation GENERAL The IFD is an IFR certified FMS-GPS-Nav-Com that has been specifically designed to support single-pilot IFR operations. NOTE CDI is GPS-based CDI The CDI datablock that can be optionally displayed on the IFD is a GPS-based CDI and never a VHFbased CDI. LEVELS OF INTEGRATION The IFD is designed for both retrofit and clean installations, meaning that it can have different capabilities depending on the nature of the aircraft integration as described in the table below.
Integration Category Description IFD Functionality a procedure, etc). Nav source modes available: GPS, VLOC, GPS VLOC, OBS, OBS VLOC. Basic electromechanical nav indicator There is at least one external CDI or HSI in the airplane and the IFD has access to the course data from it. Set the course on the external unit and the IFD will display that value. No auto-slew capability of the course on the IFD. The nav source knob is basically just a toggle button to toggle between the available states.
Integration Category 40/50, etc.) Description commands to set course (e.g. “autoslew”) on those external device(s). IFD Functionality available states. Nav source modes available: GPS, VLOC, GPS VLOC, OBS, OBS VLOC. “Cooperative” electronics (e.g. Avidyne EXP5000) The “cooperative” system is even more capable than the IFD and therefore is the primary navigation control device. Course values will display on the IFD but are set on the external device(s).
NOTE Manual Sequencing May Be Required In Electro-mechanical installations where the IFD does not have an altitude input, a CAS message prompting the pilot to manually sequence legs of the flight plan will be presented on Heading-to-Altitude leg types (e.g. some missed approach legs). Since the IFD does not know altitude in this case, it does not know when to sequence to the next leg. Failure to manually sequence to the next leg will result in the IFD maintaining the leg heading indefinitely.
Nav Source State Description GPS GPS is the active state, and all external deviation data being transmitted by the IFD is in reference to the active GPS leg. Note that if no GPS leg is active or if no GPS lock, the nav mode will be displayed in yellow. GPS VLOC GPS is the active state, and VLOC is armed. If the GPS flight plan contains a VHF-based procedure or leg (e.g. localizer final), then the nav mode will automatically transition from GPS to VLOC when the capture criteria have been met.
Nav Source State OBS VLOC Description OBS becomes the active state and VLOC is the armed state. Deviation data being transmitted by the IFD is reactive to the external course setting knob (or the Nav Source knob if no external course control is present) for the inbound/outbound course. Note that this state is accessed by pushing in the Nav Source knob and then it takes the place of GPS VLOC mode as described earlier in this table.
OBS MODE “PUSH OBS” is the label underneath the knob and is active when you can put the system in To/From course setting mode for a waypoint. There is no need for “suspend” functionality in the IFD paradigm – the IFD will continue sequencing to the next waypoint and exit OBS mode at that time. NOTE GPS and OBS If GPS or OBS are not the active Nav state (annunciated in green), then pushing the Nav Source knob will have no effect.
The depiction on the map when in OBS mode depends on whether the system determines if the airplane is in TO or FROM orientation. In OBS TO (defined as the when the difference between the selected OBS course and the aircraft course to the fix is < 90 ), the map will display only the magenta leg to be flown to the fix. There is no white leg depiction for the outbound leg because the assumed intent is to fly to the fix and automatically sequence legs as normal from there.
In OBS FROM (defined as the difference between the selected OBS course and the aircraft course to the fix is 90 ), the system will activate the reciprocal course away from the station with guidance away FROM the fix. The previously active TO leg will change to white and remain in pivot. The assumption here is that you will want to fly the leg on the 180 plane between the aircraft and the fix. If the TO leg is within this plane, you will fly to the station.
VOR COURSE DEPICTION When the Nav Source on the IFD is VLOC and the IFD is tuned to a VOR station, the IFD will display the in-bound and out-bound radials as dialed in by the OBS/Course knob on the external indicator, if that external device is capable of transmitting course. The radial lines will be displayed once the VOR station is decoded and will be 50 nm long.
ARMED VS ENGAGED/ACTIVE INDICATIONS The active IFD nav mode is displayed in green along the right edge of the top data strip. The armed IFD nav mode, if there is one, is displayed in blue along that same top strip. When there is an armed state, the nav source is depicted per the image below. Nav Source Mode Armed and Engaged Depiction As the armed mode is captured, the previously active nav mode lamp will extinguish and the previously armed state will turn green and begin to flash.
FMS HOOKS There are shortcuts to accomplish typical FMS actions on the FPL tab of the FMS page. The L4 LSK will present the most appropriate selection from the table below based on the flight state or scenario at the moment. Pressing the LSK or the soft key label adjacent to the LSK will accomplish the action.
APPROACH PROCEDURES Ensure the approach has been entered into the FMS flight plan, and that it is currently active in the IFD. Automatic mode switching (e.g. GPS VLOC transition) including automatically setting the inbound course, will occur if the capture criteria defined above are met and the primary nav frequency can be auto-identified. If auto tuning has not been enabled on the setup pages, or a station cannot be identified, automatic mode switching will not occur.
NOTE Displayed Inbound Course Due to mathematical rounding, it is possible that course being sent to an EFIS for digital display may be 1 degree off from the published approach chart. PRECISION APPROACHES On ILS/LOC approaches with a Vectors-to-Final transition, the IFD will automatically toggle the nav mode to VLOC on intercepting the localizer. Lateral and vertical deviation data will be transmitted by the IFD for use by any integrated autopilot and external indicators.
BACK COURSE APPROACHES This system is designed to fully support flying back course localizer approaches. To perform a back course approach, ensure the Nav Source is VLOC and the front course value is set via the Course Set knob on the external course input device (e.g. CDI, HSI, EFIS, etc.).
TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Nav Mode Datablock The Nav Mode datablock as defined in the Datablock definitions table in Section 4 of this manual will indicate the current navigation mode (e.g. OCN, ENRT, TERM, APPR, LPV, LNAV/VNAV, LNAV+V, LNAV, etc). It is a default datablock and is an excellent means to know GPS integrity and mode. The pilot must monitor the IFD throughout the approach and use charted minimums appropriate to the approach type.
approach remains a non-precision approach and does not consider any step-down limitations. The Nav Mode datablock will display “LNAV+V” for the approach type. LNAV/VNAV (Lateral Navigation with Vertical Navigation) In this mode, the GPS provides lateral navigation, providing more accurate guidance than regular LNAV but easier to follow indications than a localizer. The vertical navigation is driven by GPS signals.
COOL FEATURE FPL L4 LSK Think of the L4 LSK on the IFD as your “hook” into the FMS. The button changes functionality based on the phase of flight or instrument procedure you are on. This is described in more detail in the FMS Hooks subsection of the Navigation section of this manual. MISSED APPROACH The simplest and safest way to properly fly a published missed approach is to ensure it is part of the active flight plan.
Enable Missed LSK Flight Plan Depiction of an Enabled Missed Approach Enabled Published Missed Approach Procedure 5-19 Navigation
Prior to going missed approach, apply go-around power, ensure the aircraft is trimmed for the power setting, establish a climb attitude and consider using the autopilot to smoothly execute the assigned climb-out or published missed approach procedures. RETRY APPROACH If you had been flying a Vectors-To-Final (VTF) approach, and the active leg of the flight plan is part of a published missed approach, the L2 LSK displays “Retry Approach”.
6 General CAUTION ADVISORY SYSTEM (CAS) / ALERTS See the individual aircraft Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) Supplement for any limitations with respect to IFD operations. A caution-warning alerting system (CAS) has been included in this system.
WARNING-CAUTION-ADVISORY MESSAGE BAR A message bar is provided on every IFD to alert the pilot to what the CAS message is/are. Advisories are displayed on a cyan (blue) background in the lower right corner of each IFD. Warnings are displayed on red background in the lower right corner of each IFD. Likewise, Cautions are displayed on an amber background in the lower right corner of each IFD.
ALERTS TAB The ALERTS tab keeps a running tally of all active alerts, grouping them by level. This tab can also be manually selected at any time via the page and tab structure along the bottom edge of each IFD. Systems Alerts Tab Entries in the tables below that are global alerts in dual IFD installations are indicated by an asterisk in the Short Text column.
EXCEEDANCES | WARNINGS RED Short Text Long Text Comments Terrain Pull-Up* Terrain Pull-Up The FLTA algorithm has detected an imminent ground collision - Initiate an immediate recovery maneuver. Warning Obstacle* Warning Obstacle The FLTA algorithm has detected an imminent obstacle collision - Initiate an immediate recovery maneuver.
EXCEEDANCES | CAUTIONS YELLOW Short Text Long Text Comments Caution Terrain* Caution Terrain The FLTA algorithm is predicting a likely ground collision within approximately 60 seconds – initiate a proper recovery maneuver. Caution Obstacle* Caution Obstacle The FLTA algorithm is predicting a likely obstacle collision with approximately 60 seconds – initiate a proper recovery maneuver.
Short Text Long Text Comments Configuration Error Configuration Error – IFD Requires Service The configuration of the IFD or the devices to which it is communicating with has changed or experienced an error. Contact the Avidyne Service Center or a local dealer for service. LPV Unavailable Use L/VNAV DA GPS integrity is insufficient for LPV Approach Transition to a non-LPV approach and the appropriate minima.
Short Text Long Text Comments Traffic * Traffic Traffic advisories with no relative altitude information establish visual contact with conflicting traffic in order to facilitate avoidance maneuvers as necessary.
Short Text Long Text Comments Low Volts Backlight reduced to 25% Main supply voltage has fallen to approximately 11VDC. Check the aircraft alternators are on and functional. Consider load shedding the power bus that is powering the IFD. Manual Sequence Req’d Altitude invalid – leg will not auto sequence In basic E-M aircraft where the IFD does not have altitude input, this message will appear when the FMS active leg is a HeadingAltitude leg.
EXCEEDANCES | ADVISORIES CYAN Short Text Long Text Comments Switch Tanks* Switch Tanks The time between the advisory is set on the User Options page. Datalink Receiver Fault* Broadcast Datalink receiver failure Weather Datalink will be unavailable. Datalink [Product Name] Stale* Broadcast [Product Name] age is greater than [x] minutes “Stale” periods vary with weather product. See the IFD product page on www.avidyne.com for detailed Datalink product information.
Short Text Long Text Comments Route Not Loaded Route Not Loaded Displayed when the selected route could not be loaded because it is corrupted or there is an internal error. If the problem persists across a power cycle of the IFD, contact the Avidyne Service Center for service. Route Not Stored Route Not Stored Displayed if the route cannot be internally stored due to an internal error. If the problem persists across a power cycle of the IFD, contact the Avidyne Service Center for service.
Short Text Long Text Comments Next Leg [Leg Course] In s* Next Leg [Leg Course] Displayed when there is 10 +/- 1 seconds until the start of a turn up to 120 degrees OR 30 +/seconds until the start of a turn of more than 120 degrees. Begin Descent in [Time to Top of descent in seconds] seconds* Approaching Top Of Descent Displayed when there is 10 +/- 1 seconds until the crossing of the top of descent point. This message is accompanied by an aural TOD chime.
Short Text Long Text Comments Lightning Sensor Fault* No communication with lightning sensor (local) OR Lightning sensor fatal fault: [fault codes]. Try cycling lightning sensor power (global) OR No lightning sensor data: [Heading fault | GPS fault] (global) Recommend cycling power to the lightning sensor. If the problem persists, contact a local dealer for service.
Short Text Long Text Comments Timer Expired Timer Expired Displayed when the generic countdown timer has expired.
<title of expired timer> Expired Displayed when one of the custom scheduler/timers has expired. The message will persist until the scheduler/timer has been manually reset. IFD Fan Failure IFD Requires Service Contact a local dealer for service.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-192.html>PAGE 192</a></h6><p>Short Text Long Text Comments [Prohibited | Restricted | Warning | Alert | Caution | Danger] Area Ahead* [Airspace name][Lower Altitude Limit] - [Upper Altitude Limit] FT When enabled on the FMS Setup page and the aircraft current position, altitude, ground speed, ground track and vertical speed will intercept the listed airspace within 5 minutes (+/- 30 seconds).</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-193.html>PAGE 193</a></h6><p>Short Text Long Text Comments Service Required IFD On-board battery requires replacement There is an on-board battery used for maintaining system time during power-off periods that is designed to last up to 10 years. When this message is displayed, the battery is no longer maintaining system time and that will result in degraded IFD performance such as Datalink and GPS acquisition. Contact the Avidyne Service Center for service.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-194.html>PAGE 194</a></h6><p>It appears 30 seconds prior to reaching the hold fix. Parallel Entry Parallel Entry Displayed when the next leg is a hold and the entry is a parallel., It appears 30 seconds prior to reaching the hold fix. NIGHT OPERATIONS There are several controls to assist selection of the proper and usable brightness level for night operations.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-195.html>PAGE 195</a></h6><p>CHARTS LIGHTING SCHEME Some pilots prefer to use the Charts pages in the daytime lighting scheme at all times and some prefer the nighttime lighting scheme. In order to provide that flexibility, a separate Chart Day/Night Mode selection is provided on the User Options LSK of the SETUP tab on the AUX page. “Day” will always provide a bright white background for readability. “Night” will always turn the bright white backlighting off.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-196.html>PAGE 196</a></h6><p>SYSTEM FAILURES NOTE Good Airmanship In all cases, basic airmanship should be exercised and fundamentals utilized such as: maintain aircraft control, analyze the situation, and take proper action. POWER DISTRIBUTION Each IFD draws a total of 2 amps in nominal operation and up to 4 amps under peak conditions for 28V aircraft. This rises to 4 and 8 amps respectively for 14V aircraft. The system is designed to operate without degradation on a single power bus, including single functioning alternator.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-197.html>PAGE 197</a></h6><p>Switch to back up radios and navigators; Consider cycling power on the affected IFD via the top left power knob. After the flight, notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Customer Support to coordinate for a repair action. LOSS OF DISPLAY Failure Indication: The first indication that an IFD has experienced a loss of the display (LCD) is the appearance of a black display but the bezel backlighting is still present.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-198.html>PAGE 198</a></h6><p>LOSS OF BEZEL CONTROLS Failure Indication: All knobs and buttons are non-functional and not respondent to use. Functionality Lost: There will be no ability to change major pages (“FMS”, “MAP”, “AUX”) nor any ability to change the nav source or swap frequencies between the active and standby frequencies.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-199.html>PAGE 199</a></h6><p>Verify that touch screen control is not turned off on the User Options – SETUP tab of the AUX page; Consider cycling power on the affected IFD via the top left power knob; After the flight, notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Customer Support to coordinate for a repair action. LOSS OF GPS (DEAD RECKONING) Failure Indication: A “Dead Reckoning” yellow CAS Caution message is issued and the map will display “Dead Reckoning” along the top left edge of the map.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-200.html>PAGE 200</a></h6><p>Other system anomalies (e.g. loss of VHF, etc) are indicated to the pilot in the form of a CAS message. In all of those cases, be cognizant of possible increased workload situations and, if the condition persists across a power cycle, notify an Avidyne Service Center or Avidyne Customer Support to coordinate for a repair action.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-201.html>PAGE 201</a></h6><p>SUBSCRIPTIONS Nav, Obstacle and Chart data are supplied by Jeppesen via JSUM subscriptions. Refer to the Jeppesen product website for the various geographic and bundling options available. For those aircraft equipped with external weather and music satellite radio systems, subscriptions are managed via that data provider. DATA UPDATES Periodic updates to your nav data, charts data, and obstacle data are all made through the USB port on the front of each IFD.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-202.html>PAGE 202</a></h6><p>The table below summarizes the databases update periods: Database Update Cycle Comments & Source Chart Data 14 days Expiration watermark displayed after 14 days indefinitely until data updated (Jeppesen) Nav Data 28 days Airport, airway, navaid, airspace, and FMS data (Jeppesen) Obstacle Data 56 days Displayed on map and used for TA and FLTA functions (Jeppesen) Terrain Data As required Displayed on map and used for TA and FLTA functions (Jeppesen).</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-203.html>PAGE 203</a></h6><p>Update Databases LSK You will be prompted to “Confirm” or “Cancel”. Assuming you selected “Confirm”, you should see a dialog box presented in the middle of the screen and all uploadable files on that fob will be individually listed and check marks may be visible next to each file name. Confirm and Cancel LSKs Use the “Select All”, “Un-select All” LSKs and the IFD knob as required to ensure check marks are associated with all the desired files to upload to the IFD.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-204.html>PAGE 204</a></h6><p>LSK Options on System Update Page TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Select Only Desired Files For Upload If you keep reusing the same fob for database uploads, be sure to either delete all out-of-date or non-desired files or, take care in selecting/deselecting files from the IFD display list. Not doing so may extend data upload times considerably by uploading unintended files.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-205.html>PAGE 205</a></h6><p>A progress bar will be presented to help provide an idea of how much longer the upload will take. Progress Bar Typical upload times are: Worldwide Obstacles (1.5 MB) – 5 sec Eastern US Charts (100 MB) – 3min US Charts (180 MB) – 5 ½ min Worldwide Charts (430 MB) – 13 min US Nav Data (8 MB) – 3 ½ min Europe Nav Data (10 MB) – 2 ½ min Australian Nav Data (1.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-206.html>PAGE 206</a></h6><p>NOTE Each IFD Requires Separate Upload In multiple IFD installations, the database uploads must be performed individually for each IFD to be updated. Due to some of the upload durations, Avidyne recommends creating a fob for each IFD to be updated so that the updates can happen in parallel and not stacked serially, thereby extending the overall time to accomplish a full update. A clear indication is presented when the data uploads have been completed.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-207.html>PAGE 207</a></h6><p>updated from the “Setup” LSK of the SYSTEM tab on the AUX page. If an IFD is in normal operating mode (not maintenance mode), the presence of a USB fob is ignored and these pages cannot be accessed. NOTE Report Observed Discrepancies Avidyne requests that any observed database discrepancies get reported.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-208.html>PAGE 208</a></h6><p>CHECKLIST BACKUP/RESTORATION PROCEDURE Use the following procedure to store and reload user checklists. The original checklists must be generated on an IFD per the instructions described in Section 4 of this manual and then they can be reloaded onto any IFD or multiple IFDs via this procedure. Checklist Save and Restore Options SAVING ELECTRONIC CHECKLISTS Ensure a properly formatted fob is installed in the IFD. Enter Maintenance Mode via the data download method described in the next section.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-209.html>PAGE 209</a></h6><p>RELOADING PREVIOUSLY STORED CHECKLISTS Ensure the fob containing the previously stored electronic checklists is installed in the IFD. Enter Maintenance Mode via the data download method described in the next section. From the Update tab, ensure just the dated checklist file of interest (“Restore Checklists YY.MM.DD-##”) has a checkmark and then press the “Proceed” LSK option.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-210.html>PAGE 210</a></h6><p>DATALOGS DOWNLOAD Extensive datalogging is performed automatically on all IFDs. These datalogs can be accessed post-flight and used for a number of purposes. NOTE Datalogs Usable But Avidyne Property The contents of the data logs and the storage devices that record and store data remain the property of Avidyne. However, you are free to download and use the data for your own training and safety improvement purposes.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-211.html>PAGE 211</a></h6><p>The “Download Logs” LSK is presented when “Software” is selected on the SYS tab and the system is not in-air. When the “Download Logs” LSK is pressed, a pair of Confirm/Cancel LSKs are presented. Selecting Confirm will launch the Maintenance Mode of the IFD540. From Maintenance Mode, press the right side of the AUX page function key to select the “Logs” tab.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-212.html>PAGE 212</a></h6><p>fob. The second option (“Since Last”) downloads the data logged since the last time a download was completed. Since the logs contain a large amount of data, the second option will be a quicker option in almost every case. Download times are highly dependent on the number and types of logs being downloaded and the length of time since the last download. Times can range from a few seconds to more than 15 minutes. The more often logs are downloaded, the shorter the download times will be.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-213.html>PAGE 213</a></h6><p>Flight Log Date/Time stamp Indicated airspeed, if available Power on True airspeed, if available Turn rate, if available Vertical speed, if available Pressure altitude, if available Lat/Lon Engine Log Date/Time stamp Fuel Remaining (gal) Power on Fuel Time Remaining (min) Fuel Flow (gal/hr) Fuel Economy (nm/gal) Fuel Used (gal) Voltage Log This log contains more than 50 voltages and temperatures of each individual component.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-214.html>PAGE 214</a></h6><p>SOFTWARE UPDATES With very few exceptions, all software inside the IFDs is capable of being updated via the USB connections as well. This means the IFD does not need to be returned to the factory for any future software updates. This updating, however, requires that an authorized Avidyne Service Center perform the updates because of FAA conformity requirements. This is not a service that an individual owner is typically allowed to perform.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-215.html>PAGE 215</a></h6><p>CHARGING FROM THE USB The USB port on the front of the IFD bezel is a USB v1.1 compatible USB port and can be used as a “high power” charger as well. Most devices are “low power” devices and they will fully charge from the IFD bezel USB port. Some devices are “high power” devices and need up to 2.1amps of power – these devices can also be charged from the IFD USB port. The iPad is a good example of a “high power” device and the IFD supports charging.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-216.html>PAGE 216</a></h6><p>PLUG AND PLAY DETAILS The IFD is a “plug and play” replacement of the following equipment: Garmin Product ID Plug & Play Software Baseline 530 4.01 (Main) 530W 530AW Comments No HTAWS enablement. This corresponds to Rev C of the 190-0035708 Garmin Install Manual.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-217.html>PAGE 217</a></h6><p>NOTE TAWS Audio Output Wiring to Audio Panel To take full advantage of FLTA and other IFD aural alerting, ensure the audio output signals are wired to the audio panel. For 530 replacement installations, if TAWS audio output was already wired to the audio panel, then no further action will be required. If the TAWS audio output was not already wired to the audio panel, then that wiring will need to be added during time of IFD installation.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-218.html>PAGE 218</a></h6><p>USE OF GLOVES Many types of gloves can be used with the IFD touch screen display. The key parameter for the effectiveness of a glove with touch screen is the distance between the finger and the glass and to a lesser extent, the type of material separating the skin from the glass. The thinner the glove or the more compatible the material (e.g. leather, fine cotton, etc), the greater the likelihood of success will be.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-219.html>PAGE 219</a></h6><p>IFD Glove Qualification Procedure Pilot Name Description of Glove Test Step Circle one Touch the standby frequency window and verify a virtual keyboard is displayed. Pass Fail Type 121.7, press the "ENTER" button on the virtual keyboard and confirm 121.700 is the displayed frequency in the #1 Standby Com window. Pass Fail Press each of the page tabs displayed on the present page and verify the IFD changes to the selected tab.</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-220.html>PAGE 220</a></h6><p></p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-221.html>PAGE 221</a></h6><p>Index Abnormal Procedures, 6-18 thru 6-22 Acquiring Satellites, 4-45, 4-46 Activating Flight Plan, 2-8 Activating Leg, 2-23 Air Data Calculator, 4-9 Airport Approach, 2-19 Arrival, 2-19 Departure, 2-6 Diagrams, 2-27, 3-31 Frequency, 2-27 Info, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28 Nearest, 2-36 Runway, 2-27 Weather, 2-28, 3-11, 3-18 AIRMETs, 3-18 Airspace Alert, 4-31, 6-9, 6-13 Depiction, 3-6 Frequency, 1-20, 2-27 Airways, 2-4, 2-5, 4-31 Alerts, 6-2 thru 6-15 Altitude Constraints, 2-10, 2-11 Approach, 5-13 Activate, 2-19 Airpor</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-222.html>PAGE 222</a></h6><p>Delete Flight Plan, 2-13 Delete Waypoints, 2-10 Defaults, 4-17, 4-19, 4-30, 4-32 Departure, 2-6, 4-31 Departure Time, 4-7 Demo Mode, 6-36 Direct To, 1-22 Discontinuity, 2-16, 2-17 Dual IFD, 1-28, 1-29, 1-36 Edit Flight Plan, 2-9 Electronic Checklist, 4-12 thru 4-15 EGNOS, 4-45 Emergency, 1-21 Engaged, 5-11 Enroute Descents, 2-18 ENTR, 1-24 Expanding Flight Plan, 2-5 Factory Defaults, 4-17, 4-19, 4-30 Flight Plan Active, 1-5, 2-1 Activate, 2-8, 2-23 Create New, 2-2, 2-30 Copy, 2-8, 2-31 Delete, 2-13, 2-27 Ed</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-223.html>PAGE 223</a></h6><p>Messages, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 thru 6-15 METARS, 3-11, 3-12, 3-18, 3-19 MGRS, 4-41 Missed Approach, 5-18 Modify Flight Plan, 2-9 MSA, 4-26 Multi-touch, 1-3 Multiple Destinations, 2-19 Multiple Standby Frequencies, 1-16 Music, 4-2, 4-3 Nav Database, 6-23, 6-24 Nav Radio, 1-15 Nav Source Knob, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6 Navigation, 5-1 Nearest, 1-23, 2-37, 2-38, 2-39 Night Operations, 6-16 Non-Precision Approaches, 5-14 Non-WAAS Operations, 1-31 OBS, 5-5 thru 5-9 Obstacles, 3-22 thru 3-25 Offsets, 2-16 On/Off Control, 1-6, 1-8 O</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-224.html>PAGE 224</a></h6><p>Troubleshooting, 6-1, 6-18 thru 6-22 Tuning, 1-17 Updates, 6-23 thru 6-30 USB, 6-24, 6-37 User Preferences, 1-22, 4-32 – 4-41 User Waypoint, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36 UTC, 4-27, 4-35 Utilities, 4-6 UTM, 4-41 Vertical Constraints, 2-10, 2-11 VHF Com, 1-15 Virtual Keyboard, 1-26, 1-27 VLOC, 1-2 VNAV, 5-16 Volume, 4-1 VOR, 1-18, 2-15 VOR Course Depiction, 5-10 VSR, 4-24 VTF, 2-19 WAAS Approach, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17 WAAS Operations, 1-31, 5-15 – 5-17 Warranty, Inside Back Cover Waypoints, 2-9, 2-10, 2-28 Weather Products, 3</p></li><li><h6><a class="text-decoration-none text-link fw-bold" href=/manual/avidyne/ifd540/installation-manual-english/page-225.html>PAGE 225</a></h6><p>Website There is a dedicated website that provides more information on this product at http://www.ifd540.com FAQs http://www.avidyne.com/landing/ifd540/faq.asp Service Hotline A hotline has been established to service questions or issues regarding Avidyne products. The U.S. Toll Free number is 1-888-723-7592. 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