Aeronautical Navigator USER MANUAL Update Software version V1.6.
INDEX Navigatore Aeronautico AvMap EKPV 1. LEARN BEFORE USE 4 I. II. III. IV. V. Safe temperature range Battery and power source recommendations Warning Unit setup Powering Up the unit 4 4 4 5 5 2. 3. Initial Settings General controls to operate the unit 6 7 I. II. Button, Joystick and Wheel controls EKP V Views 7 8 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. GPS Page Main Menu System Setup Map Setup Explore the Map I. II. III. PAN mode Map information and cursor menu MODE menu on Map 9. GoTo - Direct Navigation I.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV 1. LEARN BEFORE USE I. III. Warning Safe temperature range DANGER: do not operate EKP V beyond the operating temperature range. Temperature Operating temperature Storage temperature* MIN MAX - 20° C / - 4° F 60° C / - 140° F - 30° C / - 22° F 80° C / - 176° F *without battery DANGER: do not store EKP V beyond the Storage temperature range. Remove the battery before storage. II.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV Cartographic data loaded in the EKP V can differ from reality. The pilot in command assumes total responsibility and risk associated with the use of this device and remains solely responsible for flying in safe conditions. AvMap disclaims any liability deriving from an improper use of the device, in a way that may violate the flight and navigation rules, regulations and safety. IV. Unit setup 1. Open the battery compartment 2.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV power off the unit and to use the STANDBY functionality. After 8 hours of inactivity the unit will power off autonomously. 2. Initial Settings When you power on EKP V for the first time, you need to choose some basic settings, in order to start to use the device. Language When you power on the device, you need to choose first the language. The default language is English. If you want to change language: 1.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV 1. Push the joystick to enter in the menu 2. Scroll the joystick up or down to increase or decrease this difference 3. Push the joystick to confirm and exit. Display orientation You can choose between vertical orientation and horizontal orientation. In order to set the preferred orientation, choose the item and push the joystick. After you have chosen all the required settings, select the item Continue and push the joystick to go to the Warning page.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV POWER – Turn On/Off, Standby and controls brightness (press once) JOYSTICK – Used for PAN the map and when pressed as ENTER WHEEL – Used for Zoom In/Zoom out on the map and for navigating in the Menus II. EKP V Views The EKP V software is made by two main views: Map and Menu. The Map view is accessed pressing the map button; it contains the moving-map representation. Three different configurations can be selected by the user: Track Up, Leg Up and North Up.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV United States of America Government, who is solely responsible for keeping it working. AvMap is not responsible for any possible damage, changes and calculation adjustment that could affect the data accuracy. 5. Main Menu Push the MENU button to open the main menu.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV F1 is a button that can be set up to be associated with several functions. In order to set it up: 7. Map Setup • Push MENU button and then F1 button • The list of the possible functions that can be associated with this button appears on the screen. Choose the favorite functions among the listed ones. • Push ESC button to come back to the map. The Map Setup menu is the first menu available in the top menu bar of the main menu page.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV is a very powerful feature that uses the separation between the aircraft and the land elevation to highlight the dangerous land elevations, allowing the map to be more easily and readily interpreted. To enable TAWS function, Land Elevation needs to be enabled in “objects” . TAWS has two settings: 500 feet Separation and 1000 feet Separation. The colour shading is based on Obstacle Clearance Height (OCH).
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV or move the joystick to enable the cursor under the current fix position. Auto Zoom The Auto Zoom mode is used to keep the fix position and destination (Target) visible on the map. The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible. When this mode is active the cursor is hidden. To activate Auto Zoom mode press ‘ESC’ in Moving Map. Auto Zoom requires a position fix and an active destination point.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV Data fields The data fields can be hidden or shown in 4 ways; one line, two lines, three lines or one vertical column. The scheme shown in this page represents the map page. The highlighted zone is the one that you’re going to modify. To configure one of the options, scroll with the wheel selector or joystick through the options. Push ENTER to confirm the option and check the result on the scheme shown in the centre of the page.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV area at a closer zoom level in a separate window, which makes it easier to select an object without changing the zoom level of the map display. III. MODE menu on Map During navigation it is possible to change display mode to EFB mode (Electronic Flight Bag), PFD mode (Primary Flight Display) if the AvMap A2 ADAHRS module is connected to the EKP V, or Navigation mode to display the moving map.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV Database submenu Aeronautical objects select Airport pushing the joystick. Select to search the airport on ID, Name or City of the airport by pushing the joystick: 1. Select the characters by scrolling the wheel selector (the selected character is highlighted). 2. Confirm the desired character by pushing the joystick.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV are 15 or less, the result list below the virtual keyboard shows the results: 1. Scroll down the list with the joystick or the wheel selector. 2. Push the joystick to select and confirm the desired item. To return to the virtual keyboard push ESC Note: While selecting the characters, only the characters that can complete the available results remain active to be selected. to be able to insert faster the characters for its result.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV • Hide the track and all the recorded tracks. 11. Flight Plan FP page You can store up to 50 Flight Plans (FP) in your EKP V at the same time. Only one FP can be shown on the map at any time. To access the FP Page press the FP button on the keyboard. FP Page is divided in 4 areas, top down: • FP Tab Area, containing the list of the available FPs.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV • WP List Area, containing the list of the WP of the selected FP. • VP Area (not selectable), containing the info of the Vertical Profile along the FP. Area, press ENTER and choose the option Delete. To reverse a FP, select it in the FP Tab Area, press ENTER and choose the option Reverse. To move from FP Tab Area to WP List Area move DOWN the Joystick, vice versa move LEFT the Joystick or press ESC. II. I.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV NDB, Intersection, User Point, Address or Lat/Lon. • From the map, move the cursor to the desired location and press ENTER. Choose the option Add to FP: a WP with the selected location will be added to the active FP. To delete a WP, select it in the WP List Area, press ENTER and choose the option Delete. To show-on-map a WP, select it in the WP List Area and choose the option Locate on Map. IV.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV Approach Plates on EKP V are represented by Airport Diagrams, Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts and Visual Approach Procedures (VAP) Charts. With these Approach Plates the EKP V can be used as a digital booklet to substitute the paper charts. (see example). The images are Geo-referenced meaning that during flight your actual position is visualized on the chart image.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV 6. Select the desired item and push the joystick to visualize it. From Flight Plan: 1. Push the FP button 2. Select the desired Flight Plan move the Joystick downwards to enter the waypoint list 3. Select an desired airport in the waypoints list 4. Push the joystick to open the airport option page 5. Select Full Info 6. In the Airport Menu Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector down to the options bar and select PLATES.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV ENTER on Simulation and modify from Off to On. Then press ESC to go back to Navigation Setup menu or MAP to move directly to the map. 14. Tools In the Tools menu the connection setup of external devices to the EKP V are managed, like: - External GPS Autopilot XM weather Traffic EFIS Video In EKP V has one USB input connection on the cigarette lighter power cable to connect one external device.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV A, COM B of the Cockpit Docking Station through serial connection. When connected to the USB port the EKP V USB-Serial converter cable needs to be used. For connection instructions through the Cockpit Docking Station see the EKP V Cockpit Docking Station Installation Guide included in the EKP V Docking Station box and available at www.avmap.it. Select NMEA Messages Select the NMEA message to communicate with the autopilot.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV RECEPTION and confirming the connection interface to USB, COM A or COM B. When connected to the USB port the EKP V USB-Serial converter cable needs to be used. For serial connection instructions through the Cockpit Docking Station see the EKP V Cockpit Docking Station Installation Guide included in the EKP V Docking Station box (also available at www.avmap.it) and the serial connection specification of the ZAON XRX traffic receiver (ZOAN XRX Manual).
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV types have different characteristics that effect the antenna reception pattern of the ZOAN XRX. Select the Aircraft type of your aircraft to get the best performance of ZOAN XRX. For more information on Aircraft Type set-up check the ZOAN XRX Manual. Note: Select “Profile 1” on the ZAON XRX “COM” menu to enable communication with the EKP V. EFIS Connecting AvMAP A2 ADAHRS (Air Data, Attitude and Heading Reference System), EKPV turns into an EFIS.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV the EKP V cigarette-lighter cable. Video In The Cockpit Docking Station includes a video input (NTSC and PAL) that allows connecting the EKP V to video cameras with very useful applications for tail-draggers, or monitoring flights! In the VIDEO IN menu you can select “show video” to see the video on the display. Adjust saturation, contrast, brightness and hue phase to personal requisition. The Video can also be activated selecting this option for the F1 button.
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV is used in different configurations or if it is used by several users: every pilot can save his personal profile. • Scroll down the joystick to select OK • Push the joystick to confirm and go back to the profiles menu You need to access the User Profile menu from the main menu. In the page you can see all the user profiles available in the device, with their name and creation date (see sample image).
Aeronautical Navigator AvMap EKPV • Scroll down with the joystick to select OK • Push the joystick to confirm and go back to the profiles menu Delete a profile In order to delete a profile: 1. Select the profile by using the joystick 2. Push the joystick to confirm 3. Choose Delete option Note: When you power on the device for the first time, you will find a default user profile in the user profiles menu, which contains the factory settings (PROFILE01).
Navigatore Aeronautico AvMap EKPV Appendix A: NMEA Data Transfer The bi-directional data port outputs and inputs NMEA Data. NMEA messages sent/received, are defined as follows: APA APB GGA GSA GSV RMB RMC XTE Autopilot Sentence “A” contains navigation receiver warning flag status, crosstrackerror, Waypoint arrival status and initial bearing from origin Waypoint to the destination Waypoint for the active navigation leg of the journey.
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