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Garmin MX20 GPS Receiver User Manual

1. Unit GWX 68 ART2000 2100 RS 181A Bearing C Gain Control Available in MAP mode with the GWX 68 ART2000 and RS 181A and also in WX mode with the GWX 68 In the GWX 68 the gain settings are set separately for the Map and WX modes The gain is used to adjust the sensi tivity of the radar receiver It can be used in map mode to adjust the characteristics of the returns from the surface While in the Ground mode the gain is adjusted using the GAIN and GAIN keys Pressing a Gain adjust Detailed Operation Radar WEATHER STAB OFF Radar Vertical View Radar Tilt Control Radar Range and Bearing Control 101 Detailed Operation Radar AUTO GAIN N A TILT 0 00 Automatic Radar Gain Control GWX 68 TILT 0 00 TILT 0 00 Manual Radar Gain Control ART2000 2100 or RS 181A 102 ment key will show a Gain bar graph The white reference line on the right side of the bar graph is only present in the GWX 68 Values are shown in decibels in the table below Le GWX 68 ART2000 2100 RS 181A Gain dB 28 3 5 31 5 0 31 5 0 Weather and Map modes Map mode only Map mode only Hold Control The Hold mode is used to freeze the display While in the hold mode the green RDR indicator flashes indicat ing that the display is not being updated but the radar is continuing to transmit Cursor Pre Select Operation GWX 68 and ART2000 2100 only Cursor pre select option can be used to pre se
2. FM2000 18020G33KT P6SM RA SCTO15 BKNO25 OVCO40 FMO0100 18024G40KT 38M RA BR SCTO0OS OVCO15 FM0900 18017G30KT P amp SM RA SCTOO8 BKNO18 OVCO035 12 18 00 12 19 00 12 20 00 12 21 00 12 22 00 12 23 00 13 00 00 13 01 00 Service Uplink Active WSI FIS Graphic and Text TAF Weather Messages 67 68 Detailed Operation WSI FIS 0 Unknown e 1 CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated CONUS Activated Canadian Not Activated Canadian Not Activated Canadian Not Activated Canadian Not Activated Canadian Not Activated Service Uplink Active XM FIS Data Link Status Sorting FIS Messages Special sorting capabilities are provided for in the central location column This sorting allows weather reports to be sorted by location based on different criteria When the green Selection Pointer is located in the second column the fourth smart key changes to read Sort When consecutively pressed the sorting of the messages toggle with the following options e Distance to Nearest Present Position e Distance to Nearest Final Waypoint e Distance to Nearest Next Waypoint Alphanumerically When the sorting is based on distances from current ownship to a given airport the system must be able to correlate a Jeppesen airport that matches the location field of the received message If this lookup is su
3. 12 Viewing the Advisory ssss 12 Returning To Normal Condition 12 PICT HOD NOV eset ees Mt 13 OPOS MeN epe edendo perat daledr edv 13 T humbtiall Tea Uee 13 Prarie on MUMBA e dot baies 14 Terrain on the Th mbtallo rr 14 Obstructions on the Thumbnail 14 Thumbnail A CHV AU OM dao eet 14 Traffic Information Services TIS 14 Message Log MSG 18 Custom Map MAP nee 19 DUELO OO cen puesta dr quota RU I 19 DT SC Ale cancaecesnictara Cep tmp EOM ENS 19 PA odora Vo ch sta Push eats 20 IOANNES 20 Indo Too Pau NOU cosecsam ettet anten 21 Tra ZO Cin Weve lh ca otto sot adt 21 Custom Map Menu Option Page 1 21 FUG TELAT E EEEE A T 21 Mape NAO cc orosc tutti debet on d aot 2l TBNOE a tnc emer rere tenido 22 NAV DANA ais vaste D 22 Load C att ODITOBADO us sede vtr dntya 22 Custom Map Menu Option Page 2 23 APO E dac eta qs Spe b 23 ie T 25 VORTE M Aitoren aeie 23 ig ego E uasceeatamaenenecaeds 24 TES EGCAUzer DODIGEODU cuoc dire 24 IN Se deli D Shapes ithe S 25 Tee Oa E 25 AUI oro m 25 Custom Map Menu Option Page 3 26 LOW UPS este toto fbit debeas 26 Eie SS IESUA E AIET N 26 NVALUE There TN 26 hacc 26 BOUCHE Ss e cadat bi eco tota OR NE tn 26 Custom Map Menu Option Page 4 21 APEC e tret a iet
4. 136 On 3 Options Menu 13 Overlay 62 64 Ownship symbol 7 43 111 P Pan 19 20 21 30 33 69 91 93 Photosensor 3 9 Pop Up 13 36 38 39 53 58 93 POS 7 118 Power 3 9 Pre Heat 9 Present position 81 Preset 105 106 107 Pressure altitude 43 50 Product Status 81 82 Product Support 131 Product Times 61 75 82 Profile view 35 Prompt 13 38 53 Proximate traffic 53 R Radar 2 8 98 Radar Coverage 69 71 75 Radar range control 101 Radar return signals 103 Radar setup 103 Radar stabilization 103 Radar test 99 Radar troubleshooting 103 Radio ID 82 105 Rainfall 59 Ram 104 Range ring 50 RDR 8 119 Receiver performance 81 Reflectivity 71 Registration 131 Relative 27 Relative altitude 43 50 52 Roads 26 Rocker switch 9 Rotary knob 9 Route 7 RS 181 98 RIE 7 118 Runway 20 S Save Preset 106 Search 93 Search ID 93 Select Airport 93 Select Chart 93 Select Loaded Chart 93 Self Test 9 10 39 85 Serial Number 131 Services 49 Service class 82 Service vehicle 46 Set baro 58 111 Shield 39 40 SIDS 88 SIGMET 63 66 69 77 SKYW 119 Skywatch 6 28 36 38 SL30 8 23 Slave Zoom 113 Software License Agreement 131 Software version 114 Sorting 60 66 68 81 Sorting FIS messages 68 Special terrain 119 Specifications 122 Split Screen 2 11 35 Stabilization 84 85 103 Standby 37 38 39 48 53 54 99 129 STARS 88 Start Up 10 Status 37 54 61
5. Custom Map Menu Option Page 4 The fourth option page of the Custom Map function lets you select options for choices of Airport Charts Ter rain Obstructions Traffic and Lightning Strikes Airport Chart Airport surface charts provide a graphical presentation of the airport surface area runways taxiways build ings towers and other objects within the immediate airport vicinity From either the Custom Map or the IFR En Route Map airport surface charts will automatically be loaded and displayed as an overlay if the following conditions are met e The airport surface chart is within the loaded database e The airport surface chart is geo referenced by Jeppesen e Airport Chart menu layer is turned on e The aircraft position is within the coverage of the chart e A loaded chart is not being flown Terrain The Terrain option allows you select the display of topographical features Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Terrain option toggles between sectional absolute terrain awareness relative or no display of topographical features The sectional absolute display shows a display similar to a sectional map The terrain awareness absolute display shows a color coded view where the colors relate to terrain elevation relative to your altitude For more information about the terrain awareness option see the Terrain function section When you turn the Terrain feature off the background is either black or white depending on your s
6. M 39 Approach MOda O 39 MULE DUTA O a A RE 39 a EAEE E DERE 39 She CE Heig Morrer E 40 ER GCS E A A 40 TCAD 9900BX Menu Options 40 Altitude Option Relative Pressure 40 Ino E eRe 40 Lic iiri cer 40 Approach MOC do suraai tsar aeaea lures cnaes ns 40 Ground Plight Mode petes 40 ADS B Traffic TRAF Function 41 TAME Descuptlohn onda Cena es 43 TIS B AUG ose cens essen etam 44 TS BLAAS ceno obrera 49 DCP ACO PATO e aos onoeter n utei 46 SUEIQCS TATOOS oett m besten 46 Tat ge E COT stt rre e URS tiU 46 Trathe Altitude Values uec ttes 46 Introduction Table of Contents Ident GDLO0 WAT Only sconto 46 COn CD CIO Soest scena li e diete 47 OD Oi a ES 4T TRAIN OPO PAG OS oes addas OMNE a WATS ANUS torn kaa tes EE EE 48 ADS B Broadcast Mode Control 48 broddeas BID ou d ensieseetit gt en niri 48 Broadcast VERS etur dae t Mt 48 Enter Code GDL 90 UAT only 49 SIM PUn UT TT 49 DEF VICES T 49 Talie Menu Opu on Page adis dbeteiiedts 49 ira n TEE T 49 Taie Altitude FIGE use o tte tes 50 Altitude Option Relative Pressure 50 Ele Dt Plots obese o abra 50 Tane MADADTIEDDALORE eint cient 50 Traine Menit Option Page 3 adc stets 51 Disi MOO seb acus greeter teme dede 51 GRADING DISD Ay rsi 51 TOES rectos pd EE beet 51 FUGA Editii Cassette itte edenda 51 TEAS roca
7. STRIKE Weather Mode Lightning Function Menu Items Page 1 84 Lightning Strikes LT Function The Lightning Strike mode allows you to view lightning strikes that are reported by an L3 WX500 Stormscope Weather Mapping Sensor The T marks are used as reference marks to aid in locating strikes in reference to your position The Lightning function is not available in all software versions Your display range must be se lected to be greater than 25 nm to display lightning strikes The display range is shown in the lower left corner of the display For instance if you zoom In to a range of 20 nm no strikes will be shown but if you zoom Out to 30 nm strikes will be shown Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the Lightning data The In and Out keys control the map scale zoom in or out The Clear key clears the current lightning strikes which will be refreshed on the next update cycle Lightning Menu Option Page 1 The first option page of the Lightning function lets you select options for the choices of Flight Plan Display view Lightning groups Heading Stabilization and Stormscope System Data info The last option selection Next Page takes you to the next page of options Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing and not showing the Fli
8. 68 69 81 82 Stormscope 2 84 85 Strike 85 Strikes 29 84 Strike test 86 Subscription 62 63 64 69 81 82 Support 131 Surface Chart 87 88 89 90 94 95 96 Surface targets 46 Surface winds 78 Symbology 14 36 37 46 52 53 System 2 111 Data 85 Info 114 lest 115 S AIRMET 63 T TAF 60 61 66 67 81 Take off scenario 97 Target 41 50 51 Color 46 Degraded 46 Position 47 51 Surface 46 TAS 14 36 38 TAS Data Fail 38 TAS Fail 38 TAS Self Test 39 TAS Time Out 38 TAWS 8 22 35 56 58 Taxi scenario 97 TCAD 8 28 36 39 40 119 TCAS 52 Technical Support 133 Temp 104 TER 8 58 119 Terrain 2 6 7 11 14 22 27 35 56 57 119 Color 57 Terrain advisory 12 Test 2 9 10 38 85 86 99 111 115 117 119 Test pattern 115 Text 66 80 TFR 64 66 69 70 81 TFR Label 74 Thumbnail 13 14 28 36 52 Thunderstorm 71 78 Tilt Control 101 Time 49 TIS 6 14 44 46 52 TIS A 1 8 14 52 TIS B 14 44 Tornados 78 Towers 28 Track up 21 30 33 57 Track up 360 21 30 33 57 Track up arc 21 30 33 57 TRAF 7 Tratne 2 01 29 90 711541022 Advisory 53 Label 51 Status 37 Traffic Alert 13 38 53 Traffic Map Orientation 50 Traffic not displayed 38 Traffic off scale 54 Transition speed 112 Transmit Altitude 48 Transmit status 48 Transponder 43 44 Transponder code 49 Troubleshooting 103 117 Turbulence 78 Typical operational scenario 97 T AIRMET 63 U UAT
9. C operating range Humidity 95 at 55 C Altitude 35 000 feet continuous GDL 69 69A FIS Legends The following legends describe the graphical information on the GDL 69 694 FIS displays AIRMET NEXRAD Binge DB RAIN MIXED SHOH TURBULENCE IFR MTH OBSCR SURFACE WINDS ECL AIRMET SIGMET Legend NEXRAD Legend CITY FORECAST SUNNY PARTLY SUNNY WINDY e FOGGY A HAZE ra City Forecast Legend METAR Legend COUNTY WARNINGS FREEZING LEVELS 12660FT SEVERE THUHDERSTURM i 14888FT FLOODING 16668FfT FLASH FLOODING 18888FT SPECIAL MARITIME FT RE LLL EI County Warnings Legend Freezing Levels Legend Appendix GDL 69 694 FIS Screens CLOUD TOPS T Cloud Tops Legend ECHO TOPS FT 586 MPH 18 MPH Lol HINO DIRECTION IS TOWARDS POINT Winds Aloft Legend 123 Appendix GDL 69 69A FIS Screens Sample GDL 69 69A FIS Displays The following displays provide examples of information shown in the GDL 69 69A FIS function Forecast Current GZ Shas d a De Nexrad 16 0120Z North Up City Fest 15 2200Z SIGMET 15 2254Z Echo Tops 250nm Cyclone 27 1540Z Cnty Warn 15 22542 XM FIS METARs XM FIS City Forecast dades a SCIT 15 22652 Winds Aloft 15 2300Z North Up Cell Move 26 2036Z METAR 26 20362 Coverage 08 2035
10. 1200 East 151st Street Olathe KS 66062 3426 USA Phone 913 397 8200 FAX 913 397 8282 http Avww garmin com Be prepared to offer the following information about the installation Installation configuration list of any accessories Model number part number with mod levels and serial number e Software Versions Description of problem Efforts made to isolate the problem 133 Index Symbols 400 Hz 103 A Abbreviations 128 Absolute 27 Accessories iv Activation 82 110 ADS B 6 7 11 28 41 46 48 50 119 120 Advisory flags 6 Advisory Hot Key 12 AFC 104 Aircraft symbol 111 AIRMET 63 66 69 77 78 Airports 20 23 55 89 93 Airport chart 27 32 Airport surface diagram 88 94 Airspace 25 88 Alert Hot Key 13 36 38 53 ALT 7 118 Altitude 39 40 46 50 113 Annunciations 6 134 Antenna 86 Antenna tilt 102 Approach 39 40 95 Approach Chart 89 90 Approach scenario 97 Arc 50 ART2000 2100 98 AutoLoad 113 AutoZoom 19 B Backlight 125 Back course 24 Barometer 58 Barometric correction 10 111 Baro keys 56 Basic operation 9 Bearing 101 126 Bearing cursor 102 Bearing line 102 Boundaries 26 Brightness 3 9 Broadcast FID 48 Broadcast VFR 48 C Calibrate 104 Canadian radar 61 Canadian weather 62 64 66 Cards 121 Care Information 125 Categories 80 CDTI 44 Cell 85 Cell Movement 69 72 Chart View 2 22 87 91 92 Airport surface 94 Approach
11. Additionally these broadcasts can be received by Ground Based Transceivers GBTs and used to provide air traffic surveillance services along with fleet operator moni toring of aircraft No ground infrastructure is necessary for ADS B equipped aircraft to detect each other In the United States two different data links have been adopted for use with ADS B 1090 MHz Extended Squitter 1090 ES and the Universal Access Transceiver UAT The 1090 ES link is intended for aircraft that primarily operate at FL180 and above whereas the UAT link is intended for use by aircraft that primarily operate at 18 000 feet and below From a pilots standpoint the two links operate similarly and support ADS B and Tratfic Information Service Broadcast TIS B The UAT link additionally supports Flight Information Services Broadcast FIS B ADS B equipment may be certified as an air to air system for enhancing situational awareness and as a surveil lance source for air traffic services Refer to the aircrafts flight manual supplement for the specific aircraft installation ADS B enables improved surveillance services both air to air and air to ground especially in areas where radar is ineffective due to terrain or where it is impractical or cost prohibitive Initial NAS applications of air to air ADS B are for advisory use only enhancing a pilots visual acquisition of other nearby equipped aircraft either when airborne or on the airport surface Additionally A
12. Control GWX 68 and ART2000 2100 51 egra nE 101 Gam COMO ees eb optasdtet asdecrlenaet 101 For Gra Le o NE PE ADR RR TRIN 102 Cursor Pre Select Operation GWX 68 and ART2000 2 100 Ry isea 102 Sector Scan GWX 68 only 102 Radar Se Aad cert hes e D Ed 103 Stabilization dS LAB oot odit 103 Radar FroubleshoOtng asear 103 XM Satellite Radio 105 enu PAge T ae da bote n 105 ROCIO D cedebat toD blur red 105 DAVEE NCSC operatio cese bu b ae iut ias 106 Last C RADIBEL ote PEN a REA 106 Went 43989 2c sb dul asa SE tts 107 AO ING T 107 Introduction Table of Contents aE TOTIES TRUM 108 DRE oy 05 6 eO nO 108 XM Advisory Messages 109 Activating XM Satellite Radio Services 110 Gather Mionnan Onis ses cod ats dec en potis 110 System SYS Function 111 SV SLOT INAV PASOS dietas bci neas betae ptit lll Oaea Symbol aa aa 111 TAD doro POEIDAE Gah ios enters areaneron lll Sek Bato COrmrectiom Uns iee lll SEE DATO OTEC O TICs erri oot bceteb lll Display Latitude Longitude Lines 112 Initial En Route Zoom and Initial Ground Zoom TEADISICIOTE S Ed cseteris 112 Slave Zoom to GPS Zoom 113 AutoLoad Electronic Charts 113 Display ICAO for US Airports 113 Altitude Units netune mnha a 113 GPS and Data Tink Status ocna 114 eara e E EEE 115 dest Datterm
13. Custom IFR Map will present the destination airport in the selection list Selecting this airport will then bring up the approach charts that are available for that airport which can then be loaded by pressing the LOAD smart key Typical Landing Scenario With an approach chart being flown upon touchdown and rollout the chart will be unloaded and the map will automatically switch to the airport surface chart with the zoom level set to 0 5 nm Autoloading The GNS 480 series GPS navigator can request the MX20 to load a chart so you only need to select a chart on one device In most cases the MX20 will have the same chart in its database and will display the selected chart On occasion the MX20 may not be able to find the selected chart When this happens the following will be displayed in the MSG function Autoload chart not found Load manually The MX20 may also find multiple charts When this happens the following will be displayed in the MSG function Multiple Autoload charts found Load chart manually The desired chart can be loaded using the steps starting on page 92 97 98 Detailed Operation Radar Radar RADAR Function The MX20 I O Radar product supports an interface for the Garmin GWX 68 Allied Signal Bendix King ART2000 2100 and RS 181A weather radars The GWX 68 must be installed via a separate installation approval The GWX 68 RS 181A and ART2000 weather radars are seamlessly integrated w
14. Legends off A graphic of each product legend is shown on page 75 Map Detail Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Detail Menu Item key to choose between the display of No Overlays the Base Map or Map and Nav Aids Map Orientation Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Orientation Menu Item key to choose the configuration of the map orientation of DTK Up North Up TRK Up TRK Up Arc or TRK Up 360 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Forecast North Up City Fest 26 2000Z a 300m Cyclone 27 15407 S XM FIS Forecast Menu Item Page 3 79 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS AIRMET ICE WA OR ID MT WYFROM SONNW ISN TO GONW RAP TO TWF TO PDT TO SONNW GEG TO 50NNWISNLGT OCNL MOD RIMEJMXD ICGICIP BTN 100 AND FL 180 CONDS IMPR SLOLYFM THE W CONTG BYD 02Z DMSHG THRU 082 AIRMET MTN AIRMET MTN SIGMET AIRMET TURB TFR AIRMET TURB AIRMET TURB AIRMET MTN AIRMET MTN AIRMET TURB AIRMET MTN XM FIS Text Messages CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69CVALID UNTIL 2166ZM0 50E SGFDVLPG ISOL SEV TS 040 MOV FROM 22020KT TOPS ABV FL450 HAIL TO 1 IN WIND GUSTS TO SOKT POSS AIRMET SIGMET SIGMET TFR SIGMET SIGMET SIGMET SIGMET SIGMET SIGMET Moving to another FIS category 80 Text The Text sub function displays text messages of the available weather information Use the function smart keys at the bottom of the display to select the message that you would like to view from the list in the FIS Category win
15. applicable law notwithstanding this limitation gt SOFTWARE as a Component of the MX20 Transfer This license may not be shared transferred to or used concurrently on different computers The SOFTWARE is licensed with the MX20 as a single integrated product and may only be used with the MX20 If the SOFTWARE is not accompanied by a MX20 you may not use the SOFTWARE You may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA only as part of a permanent sale or transfer of me MX20 provided you retain no copies of the SOFTWARE If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade any transfer must also include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE This transfer must also include the Certificate of Authenticity label The transfer may not be an indirect transfer such as a consignment Prior to the transfer the end user receiving the SOFTWARE must agree to all the EULA terms Consent to Use of Data You agree that MS Microsoft Corporation and their affiliates may collect and use technical information gathered in any manner as part of product support services related to the SOFTWARE MS Microsoft Corporation and their affiliates may use this information solely to improve their products or to provide customized services or technologies to you MS Microsoft Corporation and their affiliates may disclose this information to others but not in a form that personally identifies you Internet Gaming Update Features If the SOFTWARE provides and you choose to utilize the
16. apply when the auto zoom mode is tied to the GNS 480 series GPS receiver Chart Panning Panning on the loaded chart is currently not supported Entering the panning mode will disable the display of the chart and allow the underlying map layers to be presented Chart Orientation When the chart overlay is presented the orientation is identical to the currently selected orientation of the map itself North up track up or desired track up with the ownship position correctly geo referenced and presented on the chart Note that rotation of the text on the charts themselves is not supported meaning that text may not be oriented horizontally when displayed in track up fashion Chart Info Pressing the INFO key when a chart is loaded will change the smart key labels to Header Profile Mins and Info Pressing the corresponding keys will allow the different parts of the chart to be presented along the bottom of the screen Pressing the INFO key will disable this mode and return the menu to the normal map controls Detailed Operation Chart View KSLE KSLE SLE Dome SEN ES TNO 01 NS rh Selecting INFO for a Chart in the IFR Function EH 92 Detailed Operation Chart View Chart View Function The Chart View Function is accessed by pressing the FN Function key and selecting the Chart View CHART function The Chart View Function incorporates five menu items that control two basic operations e Selecting a chart
17. chart 90 AutoLoad 113 Chart overlay 89 Considerations 95 Data source 88 Geo referencing 88 Menu items 93 Overlay 90 Check antenna 109 City 77 City forecast 69 Cleaning 125 Clear 60 Cloud Tops 69 71 73 75 Coasting 53 Code 49 Config 104 Confirm code 47 Confirm current baro 58 Contacting Factory 133 Contacting the factory 116 Contact XM radio 110 Controls 3 County 78 County warnings 69 77 Course 126 Coverage 69 71 75 Current Chart 94 Weather 71 Cursor Pre Select 102 Custom Map 2 19 Cyclone 69 77 79 D Data link 114 Database version 114 Data card 4 88 117 121 Data Fields 126 127 Data flags 7 Data port status 114 Degraded target 46 Demo 85 Desired track up 22 30 33 Diagnostics 82 Direct Access 108 Display 5 51 90 Care 116 Graphic 51 Lat Lon lines 112 Text 51 E Echo Tops 63 69 71 73 75 Eeprom 104 ELE 103 Enter key 3 En Route Zoom 112 EULA ii F Fault messages 103 FID 48 Filter 39 FIS 2 20 59 60 61 68 123 Category 80 Message 80 Product times 76 WSI 61 XM Radio 69 FIS TX 114 FIS WX 114 Flight ID Broadcast 51 Editing 51 Flight Plan 71 Hight plan 2 7 21 30 33 50 55 917 64 74 79 84 Floods 78 Forecast 77 Forecast Time 77 Fpga 104 Freezing Levels 69 77 78 Functions 1 Function key 11 Function keys 3 G Gain Control 101 GBT 44 59 GDL 69 69A 69 75 82 83 105 110 123 GDLIQ 2 1 99146 10 49 5L 114 120 Geo Refer
18. external sensors The amber MSG flag will flash until the message is viewed The MSG flag will remain in view while any messages remain in the message log New messages that have not been viewed will be highlighted as bold text 1 Press FN until you see the MSG function key 2 Press the MSG key 3 Use the UP DOWN arrow smart keys to move to additional messages if more than one page of messages exist 4 Press CLEAR to remove the stored messages Custom Map MAP The Custom Map function provides a graphic display of map features in relation to the aircraft location to help improve your situational awareness Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide that apply to the use of data displayed on the moving ma p The custom map function is unique in that it has the ability to selectively overlay all available types of information onto a single display You can customize the map display by overlaying information selected from a menu of options Press the MENU key to display a list of options on the right side of the screen Press the MENU ITEM key next to the displayed option Repeated presses of the MENU ITEM key will scroll through the available selections for each option The smart keys at the bottom of the display over the function keys control the map scale by zooming in or out moving the map view around with the Pan feature and viewing Info about the current destination waypoint Auto Zoom Auto Zoom is act
19. for static viewing e oading a chart for map overlay The term Selecting a chart is used to designate that a given chart is selected for static viewing on the screen This is typically done by first specifying the airport then the specific chart for that airport The term Loading a chart is used to designate that a given chart is loaded for flight operations and can be used as an actual overlay on the maps Loading a chart through the Chart View Function is identical to loading a chart from the Custom IFR map as described in previous sections All charts within the database geo referenced or not can be statically viewed from the Chart View Function Only geo referenced charts can be loaded for map overlay purposes The Chart View Function will retain the last view set and will not change the chart zoom level or pan setting when the function is exited and re entered allowing it to operate similar to a physical chart manual An excep tion to this is when a chart is loaded in the Custom or IFR Map functions When this is done the loaded chart is set as the currently selected chart in the Chart View function Chart View Example 1 Press FN and then CHART 2 Depending on Chart status last used a Press MENU and then the SELECT AIRPORT Menu Item key or b Highlight the desired airport with the arrow smart keys and then press the SELECT smart key 3 Highlight the desired chart with the arrow smart keys an
20. function The MX20 also supports an external TAWS sensor When the external TAWS sensor is connected it replaces the MX205 internal Terrain function Terrain information can be supplied by one of two sources e Internal MX20 Based Terrain e External TAWS Based Terrain Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the terrain data Internal MX20 Based Terrain The altitude information comes from an external altitude encoder The displayed altimeter setting has to be adjusted or baro corrected just like the one in your aircrafts instrument panel The terrain screen has a 360 degree and a 120 degree display Both screens will show terrain relative to your position Colors used for terrain display are shown below EN NOTE The Terrain function shows you the general terrain elevations relative to your altitude and s are advisory in nature Individual obstructions may be shown if available in the database Terrain is displayed from database information and may therefore potentially contain some degree of error Do not use this information for navigation Use the IN and OUT keys at the bottom of the screen to zoom in and zoom out The zoom range is shown in the lower left corner of the screen Use the BARO and BARO keys at the bottom of the screen to make minor adjustments to the barometric pressure value RED Terrain that is within 500 feet or above your current altitude YELLOW Terrain that i
21. information to give a picture of your flight and surroundings The display brightness may be set manually or allowed to automatically adjust to ambient light conditions At the bottom of the display labels above the function keys change to show the different choices for each function to allow access to commonly used actions A typical Custom Map function display is shown below MX20s with a rotary Power Dimming knob will go into a pre heat mode for a short period of time on start up During the pre heat mode the display will remain dark The pre heat mode is designed to extend the life of the LCD backlight Graphic Display Traffic Obstruction Menu Item Labels Bearing to Destination TO Wpt TO Waypoint estnatonie YD Identifier Traffic Thumbnail Qe N N Se LLL LLL Lt t omt point Power Dimming Ownship Advisory Flags Menu Item Data Flags smart Keys Zoom Map Scale Message Flag Menu Enter Key UU SITE p ALLE 155 5001 31 17 Y E 170 Lom Function Key sc SET Out Pan Info Custom Map Data Card Ejector Photosensor Sa GGG Function Smart Keys Function Smart Mounting Screw Currently Selected Function Data Card Key Labels Getting Started Annunciations Advisory Flags TRAF ALERT d B Bs m A Annunciations Advisory flags data flags and messages appear on the display to give information about the status of the MX20 or
22. menu item smart keys 2 Press the function and menu item keys for the three digit channel number 3 Press Menu Enter Active Channel Hank s Place 013 G Country e Frenchie Burke Cotton Eyed Joe Channels Ch Channel Name Song Title 1 XM Preview 4 The 40s 6 The 80s 6 What A Little Mo Rebel Rouser I m Gonna Make U The Power of Lov Breakin Down Heavin Help Me Cotton Eyed Joe Deliverance Bluegrass Juncti The 90s 10 X Country 11 Nashville 13 Hank s Place 20 Top 20 in 20 r Category Volume All Categories pred Vol Chan Cat Direct XM Sat Radio XM Audio Radio Channel Selection Controls Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio XM Advisory Messages Check Antenna Antenna not connected The XM antenna s or antenna cable are disconnected from the radio Updating Updating encryption code The encryption code has been changed over the air by XM and the radio has not received the newest code information yet from the XM signal No Signal Loss of signal The radio is not able to receive a strong enough XM signal to decode it Acquiring channel audio Either the corresponding audio or text is temporarily or information unavailable for a given channel selected because the XM Audio Radio Categories radio still has to receive and decode this information Off Air Channel not in service A valid XM channel number and its corresponding service ID is not broadcasting any programming
23. necessary to force the card The handle is still exposed when it is properly inserted DO NOT insert or remove the data card while the unit is powered on If you insert a data card and get a card format not recognized message try removing the card and reinserting it If the card is still not recognized contact Garmin Customer Service or your Garmin dealer for assistance Data cards are not waterproof should not be exposed to moisture or excessive static charges and should be stored in the case supplied with the card To remove a data card 1 Press in on the data card ejector for easy removal 2 Pull the card out of the card slot on the bottom of the unit Appendix Data Cards Dats Card Data Card Ejector EE Side View of Data Card Front Front View of Data Card Slot 121 Appendix Specifications Specifications Physical Specifications Size 6 25 W x 5 00 H x 8 0 D 15 9 x 12 7 x 20 3 cm 3 92 lbs 1 78 kg unit only 0 73 lbs 0 33 kg mounting tube 6 diagonal 15 24 cm 65 535 color display with backlight ing 640 x 480 pixels Weight Display Power 14 VDC MX20 MX20 w Heater MX20 I O MX20 I O w Heater 28 VDC MX20 MX20 w Heater MX20 I O MX20 I O w Heater 2 0A 3 04 Max 3 0A 4 0A Max 2 5A 3 5A Max 3 5A 4 5A Max 1 0A 1 5A Max 1 5A 2 0A Max 1 25A 1 75A Max 1 75A 2 25A Max 122 Environmental Temp Range SEGA 20 C to 55
24. next page of menu items 22 Custom Map Menu Option Page 2 The second option page of the Custom Map function lets you select options for the choices of Airports VORs NDBs Intersections and Airspace The last option selection takes you to the next page of options Airports The Airports option allows you to choose the level of airport information displayed on the Map screen You may select the display of airport icon and identifier icon only or no information by each subsequent press of the Airport MENU ITEM option keys VORs The VORs option allows you to choose the type of VOR information displayed on the Map screen You may select the display of VOR icon and identifier icon only or no information by each subsequent press of the VOR MENU ITEM key The MX20 supports full integration with the SL30 Nav Com This feature allows tuned VORs along with ILS and localizer approaches to be shown on the MX20 moving map This high level of integration is designed to provide additional simple to interpret situational awareness during high work load phases of flight The graphic display of Nav Comm information on the MX20 provides another source to help make sure you are using the intended navigational aid and your To From orientation to the reference station is as desired You can turn the display of VOR and ILS information in the Custom Map page on or off VOR and ILS infor mation is always shown in the IFR and VFR Chart functions VOR Hi
25. on the left side of the screen and the corresponding Function label will also be highlighted in white when selecting a new Function with the FN key This feature allows any Function with a pending advisory to be quickly recognized in the Function menu 2 When a function is entered that has an advisory posted the zoom level will be adjusted to show the advisory causing object terrain for example and the map orientation will be forced to Track Up 360 to get a good view of what is around the aircraft 3 When returning to the previous Function after viewing a Function with an advisory the original zoom and map mode will be restored This feature is designed to allow the pilot to establish a preferred cruise map setup and quickly view an advisory then return back to the previous setting For example Normal Cruise Condition Custom Map Function is being viewed at 5 nm in the ARC mode Terrain Advisory occurs at 10 nm in front of aircraft The Terrain Advisory Indicator flashes then goes steady on the left side of the display Viewing the Advisory The pilot presses the FN key and sees the TER Function highlighted in white indicating it has an advisory condition Pressing the TER key to enter the Terrain Function at this point will automatically adjust the zoom level to 10 nm and place the unit in full 360 mode to show overall situational awareness Returning To Normal Condition After evaluating the advisory to return to normal viewi
26. or descent rates are greater than 500 feet per minute Targets are displayed at full brightness for the first six 0 to 6 seconds If the TIS A data is not refreshed the targets will be displayed at a reduced brightness for the next six 6 to 12 seconds during an interval known as coasting and removed from the display after 12 seconds Coasting usually results from the TIS A sensor missing a radar sweep This typically happens because the aircraft antenna line of sight to the radar has been obstructed most likely by either terrain or because the aircraft is banking TIS A Menu Options The MX20 displays the current operating mode when the MENU key is pressed Alert Hot Key TA Prompt When selected and viewing another function this feature will automatically display the function menu at the bottom of the screen with the TRAF function highlighted when a Traffic Advisory TA alert is received from the TIS A sensor You may select the traffic function by pressing the corresponding Smart key or continue to view the currently displayed function Traffic Alert Pop Up TA Popup When selected and viewing another function this feature will automatically display the traffic function screen when a Traffic Advisory TA alert is received from the TIS A sensor You may then view another function by pressing the FN key and selecting the desired function Operate Standby The MX20 when installed with a control wire to the GTX 330 control
27. pressed all messages for the currently selected category will be cleared from the MX20 This feature can be used to clear old bad or corrupted data received over the data link When the Selection Pointer is in the center most column the fourth smart key displays the label Sort See below for how the sort option works When the Selection Pointer is in the right most column the fourth smart key displays the label View When pressed the currently viewed message is presented in a full screen mode This feature provides a mechanism to view large textual messages that do not fit within the upper half of the display area Some messages may be longer than can be displayed in the full screen mode These are indicated by a small arrow at the bottom of the area Press the arrow keys to scroll through the information Viewing Text TAFs Pressing the View key when highlighting TAFs will display a full screen with the text TAF at the top and a graphic representation in the lower portion of the screen The Time column includes both date and time The METARSs column displays active METAR information The Prev column displays prevailing conditions The Tempo column displays temporary conditions The Prob column displays probable conditions Press the ar row keys to scroll the information and the View key to exit this view Detailed Operation WSI FIS 121818 17010G20KT 25M RA BR SCTO15 OVCO20 TEMPO 1820 P6SM RA BKNO15 OVCO25
28. provides an overlay of the currently selected weather information The four pages of menu item selections allow you to modify the display of NexRad radar coverage METARs lightning thunder ind storm cell movement cloud tops echo tops winds aloft information labels flight plan course line weather E i s torth Up Er Nexrad 16 0120Z legends map and navaids and map orientation 150nm ji Echo Tops 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed GDL 69 69 FIS with NEXRAD Weather and Legend 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Current Crnt sub function 3 The Menu Enter key brings up menu items for more detail on each sub function NEXRAD When enabled NEXRAD weather information is shown Composite data from all of the NEXRAD radar sites in the United States is shown This data is composed of the maximum reflectivity from the individual radar sweeps The display of the information is color coded to indicate the weather level severity Information about which sites are operational or off line is also available see coverage below The update rate is every five min utes Refer to the legend for a description of the color code 1 Press the 4 or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off Coverage The Coverage menu item when selected shows the currently available NEXRAD radar coverage areas in cyan where informatio
29. serial number is located on the bach of the unit Serial Number LETT YT NOTE If you have previously registered a Garmin product purchase we invite you to re register using our NEW on line system Many services provided by our new product registration system are now being automated and re registering your purchase ensures you the best possible support from Garmin 131 132 Appendix Limited Warranty Limited Warranty This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for 24 months from the date of purchase Within this period Garmin will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor pro vided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alteration or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTH ER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSE QUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRO
30. smart function keys in turquoise Use the FN key to display a list of the main functions such as Map IFR Terrain etc Each time you press the FN key you will step through the list of functions After you press one of the function smart keys at the bottom of the display the function keys change to provide options to control the display related to the current function Change the function keys back to the function list by pressing the FN key Menu Enter The MENU ENTER key is located on the bottom right corner of the MX20 Press the MENU ENTER key to show a menu of options to modify the display of the current function Press the MENU ENTER key to hide the menu If no action is taken the menu will automatically extinguish in a few seconds Getting Started Controls Z A Power Rotary Switch E ON aue Power Rocker Switch Smart Key Labels Function Key 15 out Pan info Smart Function Option Keys Function Key Smart Key Labels mse map iFR VFR Smart Function Keys MENU ENTER Getting Started Data Card Menu Item Keys Menu Item 1 Menu Item 2 Mann Item Labels Menu Item 3 Menu ltem 4 Menu Item 5 Menu Item 6 Menu Item Key Layout Data Card Ejector Data Card Side View of Data Card Front Front View of Data Card Slot Menu Item The Menu Item keys are on the right side of the MX20 Press the MENU ENTER key to see
31. tes tea faa ated dear ativan vege 51 TIS A Traffic TRAF Function 52 HAIG DG ICH OM eode teu adquirit e etus 22 TSA MENU ODORS cisci itae io ad 53 Alert Hot Rey CEA Prompt Goss dore 93 Traffic Alert Pop Up TA Popup 53 Operaen tah aD iusso iro pc bae aq 53 Introduction Table of Contents DYMO a eb E AE ea E 53 Traftic Status IBdIeaIOTSo e cott s 34 Flight Plan FPL Function 55 Terrain TER Function eee 56 Internal MX20 Based Terrain 56 Terram ODOM DAE sso tea s t ttis 57 Trt E E E E NT ay TRIS DD ATIRE IUD Duo aeia 57 Det DAIOImele poaae dtu ite ue tid qu ais 50 TER Data BIagus e qb ien NONU 58 External TAWS Based Terrain Display 58 TAWS Pop UP Modes sc cases destos petitis 58 UAT Flight Information Service FIS Function 59 RDP V uot sab are eee cnr Deen 60 YENE TOK osa taedas utate Qe ted 60 Clearing Text FIS Messages 60 Sorting Text FIS Messages ssssss 60 WSI InFlight Flight Information Service FIS Func TOMY m 61 Product TMCS Lesser cers maken teat tui 61 Graphical Weather WX Display 62 Graphical WX Overlay Options 62 Menu Options for Overlay Page 1 63 ME PAR ae uu ir Ac iind ees cdm 63 SIGMBIS Q ARME B duet dq ions 63 ECHO Loo ues 63 Temporary Flight Restrict
32. the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to traffic data The traffic menu options vary depending on the traffic sources selected during the installation procedures but the display symbology is the same Traffic Depiction Your position ownship symbol is located at the tip of the aircraft icon at center of the screen The traffic func tion is always shown in heading mode meaning that track based flight plan information is not overlaid Traffic can also be shown on the Custom Map and in a small thumbnail view presented in the upper left corner of the screen Note that a heading input is required to display TAS traffic on the Custom Map Alert Hot Key Traffic alerts go one step further than the Advisory hot key feature and will automatically bring up the Func tion Menu showing the TAS TCAD function A single key press can then be used to switch the display to the Traffic function The Alert hot key feature will automatically clear when the traffic alert condition no longer exists Traffic Alert Pop Up When a Traffic Alert occurs the system can automatically switch to the Traffic function and the zoom level will be adjusted to view the traffic The Alert Hot Key or Traffic Alert Pop Up mode option is selectable in the Traf fic menu and only occurs when the display is set to some function other than Traffic Symbology Traffic is shown with either the relative or absolute altitude indicated above or below the target symbol
33. tint trea 78 Freczine Leye oeei E 78 Eoin E E E E E Ebr 18 Q CLONE E NEA A E 79 lp EET E E E 79 Fug hit Plais aeu E 79 E aE SAA etree E AE 79 Map De eot tentis 79 Map OMENTAON css cci torio 9 fl e T 80 Selecting Categories and Messages 80 ICY m 80 Sorting TAPS and ME VARS oett 81 Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs 8l DEJES E E E pad AU A D CU del E 81 Prode SIAN 6 S etaed 82 DAMOS 6S saltu ties ias ood iate 82 PICU VALION guae dies Run dana deus deed Edison Q2 Activating XM Radio Services 83 Cather Orna O os sce Brat im 83 XM Satellite Radio Activation 83 Lightning Strikes LT Function 84 Lightning Menu Option Page 1 oe 84 Eh P Mose dcus pretia TT 04 SUAM m 84 PAS TA To cM 84 SH cM ee ee ene ee ren eave ere 85 gc 85 Pleadin SODANO eet ec etn 85 Sy SLC ANA areata ticipate at ade ati pedo lustin 85 Lightning Menu Option Page 2 eee 85 DO t y 85 DEI VCS eosdebet ttn toilette tlie 85 Moe MOTO Aou dim omis aedi ttn E 86 SUD Ke ROS odo edu a ect e 86 Antenna Change Message ssssssss 86 Chart View CHART Function Optional 87 Baud a EE SE detest 87 Chart Data SOUE esae up bride 88 Data CAI discas E A AET 88 Chart Geo Relere nog aireari eis 88 Chart Overlay in the Custom IFR Map 89 SelecHme phe ATO Ti ga so obiecto 89 Loading the Approac
34. top of the screen Track Up Arc sets the current track of the aircraft and a 120 arc at the top of the screen Track Up 360 sets the current track of the aircraft at the top of the screen and a 360 ring with the aircraft symbol position in the center Desired Track Up sets the desired track to the next waypoint as the top of the screen Press the MENU ITEM key next to this option to scroll through the options Invert The Invert option changes the display of text and the background color The Invert option switches between a white background with black text and a black background with white text Nav Data The Nav Data option allows you to control the display of navigation data on the Map displays Subsequent presses of the MENU ITEM key for this option provides choices of no nav data nav data in the corners waypoint bearing zoom and distance or full nav data The full nav data option includes the information in the four corners selection plus altitude barometer setting track and ground speed Label The LABEL key turns the labels for each item on or off for easy decluttering When Labels are turned off only the symbol for waypoints along the flight plan will remain in view when the flight plan is enabled IFR Option Page 2 The second option page of the IFR Chart function lets you select options for the choices of Low Airways High Airways Airport Chart and Terrain The last option selection takes you back to the first page of optio
35. up to four at a time are displayed The following product times are shown Nexrad for NEXRAD radar Coverage for active NEXRAD radar coverage areas METAR Echo Tops Cloud Tops Light ning and Winds Aloft Times are Zulu times when the data was assembled on the ground not the time the data was received or displayed by the FIS sensor North Up Lightning 26 2020Z Nexrad 26 2015Z 30nm Cell Move 26 2036Z gg METAR 26 20367 Product times are shown in white when they are initially shown and change to blue and then yellow as they pass certain age thresholds A product time aging table is shown on the next page For MX20s that do not have time available from a GPS receiver age is based on the time the data was received from the GDL 69 69A sensor In this case the age of the data may be older than what is shown by the color coding SUNNY L SNOW PARTLY SUNNY XX WINDY CLOUDY Ed FOGGY RAINY of T STORM A Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS AIRMET ICING TURBULENCE IFR MTN OBSCR SURFACE WINDS AIRMET SIGMET Legend CITY FORECAST HAZE City Forecast Legend COUNTY WARNINGS TORNADO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FLOODING FLASH FLOODING _SPECIAL MARITIME County Warnings Legend FREEZING LEVELS 12666FT 14666FT 16666FT 18666FT 20000FT HIND DIRECTION I5 TOWARDS POINT Winds Aloft Legend 75 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS FIS Product Times Goes Blue After M
36. versions or in every installations Introduction Limitations Limitations The Traffic function is not a collision avoidance system It is an aid to visual acquisition and does not relieve the flight crew of their responsibility to see and avoid There are no evasive aircraft maneuvers authorized recommended or provided for as a result of displayed traffic targets Refer to the traffic sensor documentation for additional information All pilots operators are reminded that the airborne equipment that displays other ADS B equipped aircraft and transponder equipped aircraft via TIS B is for pilot situational awareness and is not approved as a colli sion avoidance tool Any deviation from an air traffic control clearance based on cockpit information must be approved by the controlling ATC facility prior to commencing the maneuver Uncoordinated deviations may place an aircraft in close proximity to other aircraft under ATC control not seen on the airborne equipment and may possibly result in the issuance of a pilot deviation The Terrain function shows you the general terrain elevations relative to your altitude and are advisory in nature Individual obstructions may be shown if available in the database Terrain is displayed from database information and may therefore contain errors The Terrain function does not relieve the flight crew of their responsibility to see and avoid Do not use this information for navigation The moving map we
37. 7 40nm Echo Tops 26 2015Z Lightning 26 2020Z XM FIS Echo Tops XM FIS Radar Coverage XM FIS Winds Aloft 124 Care Information Cleaning the Unit Your MX20 has a durable display but reasonable care must be taken to maintain its performance and life To remove stains smudges fingerprints and so forth we recommend these cleaning methods If the first method fails to remove the problem try the next method Wipe with a clean dry non abrasive fabric for example cotton or handi wipes Do NOT use paper products such as paper towels or facial tissues Blow on the area to condense moisture on the display and then wipe the area with the clean fabric Moisten a clean fabric with a small amount of water and wipe the display area Apply a small amount of glass cleaner without ammonia to the fabric and wipe the area Apply a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and wipe the area this is your last resort To resolve problems that cannot be remedied using this guide contact Garmin Product Support in the U S A at 800 800 1020 or Garmin Europe at 44 1794 519944 Display Backlight The display backlight is rated by the manufacturer as having a usable life of 20 000 hours This life may be more or less than the rated time depending on the operating conditions of the MX20 Over time the backlight will dim and the display will not perform as well in direct sunlight conditions The user must determine by observation whe
38. ATC purposes A green flag will appear on the left side of the display when the GDL 90 UAT reports that it is sending an ident over the air 5 Press the SELECT key to consecutively select each Traffic item that is shown on the display When a target is selected additional information about that target is shown in the upper right corner of the display The selected target will be highlighted in green on the display Surface vehicle targets cannot be selected Information about the selected target includes ID aircraft type position between target and ownship distance speed and altitude Position is noted in clock numerals as relative to direction of travel for each aircraft For instance a position noted as 11 2 means that the traffic is at your aircraft ownship 11 o clock position and your aircraft ownship is at the target s 2 o clock position Traffic Option Page 1 The first option page of the Traffic function lets you select options for the choices of Transmit Status Broadcast ID Transponder Code Set FID to 1200 and Service codes The last option selection takes you to the next page of options Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic Confirm Code or Set 1200 4725 Confirm Flight ID Code FID Target Distance Target Aircraft Type Target Aircraft ID _ Aircraft Positions Selected Target Ownship Your Aircraft Selected ADS B Target Information Detail VECTOR 1 0 MIM ALL Rel Alt j Yrd di Oi OO ADS B Traf
39. B information displayed on the Map screen You may select the display of NDB icon and identifier icon only or no information by each subsequent press of the NDB MENU ITEM key Intersections The Intersections option allows you to choose the type of Intersection information displayed on the Map screen You may select the display of the Intersection icon and identifier icon only or no information by each subsequent press of the Intersection MENU ITEM key Airspace The Airspace option allows you to control the display of airspaces Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to Air space toggles between either the display of airspace boundaries and altitude information boundaries alone or no display of airspaces Airspaces defined as Class B C Alert Caution Danger Training Warning MOA Re stricted and Prohibited are depicted on the display Note that not all airspaces may be defined in the database as one of these airspaces Class D airspaces are not drawn however a circular airspace with a five mile radius is drawn around airports with control towers Airspaces defined as Unknown such as the Grand Canyon are not drawn on the display Press the Next Page MENU ITEM key to display the next page of menu items Detailed Operation Custom Map 30m 1 390f 29 97 0 Custom Map page with NDBs Intersections and Airspace selected with Menu Items Page 2 25 Detailed Operation Custom Map Custom Map page with Low Airways Hi
40. DS B may enable ATC and fleet operators to monitor aircraft throughout the available ground station coverage area Other applications of ADS B may include enhanced search and rescue operations and advanced air to air applications such as spacing sequencing and merging ADS B avionics typically allow pilots to enter the aircrafts call sign and Air Traffic Control ATC assigned transponder code which will be transmitted to other aircraft and ground receivers Pilots are cautioned to use care when selecting and entering the aircrafts identification and transponder code Some ADS B avionics panels are not interconnected to the transponder Therefore it is extremely important to ensure that the transponder code is identical in the ADS B and transponder panels Additionally UAT systems provide a VFR mode that may be used by pilots when not wanting to receive air traffic services The Set 1200 feature will broadcast a VFR ID to other aircraft and ground receivers similar to the 1200 transponder code ADS B is intended to be used in flight and on the airport surface ADS B systems should be turned on and remain on whenever operating in the air and on the airport surface thus helping to reduce the likelihood of mid air collisions and runway incursions Civil and military Mode A C transponders and ADS B systems should be set to the on or normal operating position as soon as practical unless the change to stan
41. DUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations may not apply to you Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtain warranty service call your local Garmin authorized dealer Or call Garmin Customer Service at one of the numbers listed to the left for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking number The unit should be securely packed with the tracking number clearly written on the outside of the package The unit should be sent freight charges prepaid to any Garmin warranty service station A copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs Products sold through online auctions are not eligible for rebates or other special offers from Garmin Online auction confirmations are not accepted for warranty verification To obtain warranty service an original or copy of the sales receipt from the original retailer is required Garmin will not replace missing components from any package purchased through an online auction Appendix Contacting the Factory Contacting the Factory If the MX20 unit fails to operate despite troubleshooting efforts contact Garmin Technical Support for as sistance GARMIN International Inc
42. If the traffic is below or equal to your ownship altitude the label is shown below the symbol If the traffic is above your ownship altitude the label is shown above the symbol For traffic with no altitude information the label will be shown as dashes e Traffic shown with an amber filled circle corresponds to traffic generating an alerting condition e Traffic shown with a cyan filled diamond corresponds to traffic generating an advisory condition e Traffic shown with a cyan open diamond is considered other traffic Vert Smart Key TAS The Vertical Mode Vert smart key is used to select the vertical filtering mode for the TAS unit The following options are available and will allow traffic that is within the indicated range to be displayed e ABV Above 9000 2700 e NRM Normal 2700 2700 e BLW Below 2700 9000 e UNR Unrestricted No Limit Traffic Status Indicators Off Scale If a Traffic Alert target is not shown on the display because the zoom level is set too high an amber Traffic Off Scale OS indicator will show on the display Standby TAS If the traffic sensor is in the Standby Mode a white TAS Standby message will show on the display Detailed Operation TAS TCAD Traffic LEE Traffic alert target with direction of R ascent or descent and relative altitude Traffic advisory target with relative altitude Other traffic target with relative altitude 37 38 Detailed
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44. NEXRAD Use of XM Services requires a monthly subscription trom XM Satellite Redio To aibe contact XM on the internet et www xmradio com or phone at E XM Data and Audio Radio ID shown at top of screen 106 Save Preset The Save Preset menu item allows you to store the displayed channel into a selected preset position for easy later recall 1 In the XM radio function press the Menu Enter key 2 Press the Save Preset menu item key on the Main Menu page If necessary press the Next Page key to reach the Main Menu page 3 Press the or amp arrow function smart keys to select the desired preset number 4 Press the Menu Enter key to save the channel into the selected preset number Last Channel The Last Channel menu item allows you to return to the last tuned channel if the MX20 has been off and then turned back on 1 In the XM radio function press the Menu Enter key 2 Press the Last Channel menu item key on the Main Menu page If necessary press the Next Page key to reach the Main Menu page 3 The last tuned channel in the XM Radio function will be selected Menu Pages 2 4 The second third and fourth option pages list Presets 3 through 15 The last option of each page takes you to the next page of options The last option on Menu page 4 of this function returns you to the Main Menu page Volume The Volume control allows you to set the audio volume level as well as mute the audio 1 In the XM radio fun
45. NT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91 137 A 1 TEMPORARY FLIGHT RES ARE IN EFFECT DUE TO NATIONAL SECURITY WITH NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF THE HONOLULU HNL Sora ra DEGREE RADIAL AT 2 9 NAUTICAL MILES SURFACE TO 9 000 AGL EXCLUDING ALL PORTIONS OF THE HONOLUL AIRSPACE USAF LT COL GARY MALLETT PHONE amp Service Uplink Active WSI FIS Text Weather Messages 66 Text Display FIS text messages are available on the text display and include METARs TAFs AIRMETs SIGMETs and TFRs Individual text messages are updated every five minutes and composed of four parts message type location time and message body Text Information Examples TYPE LOCATION TIME MESSAGE BODY METAR KSLE 1915347 METAR TEXT METAR KMMV 1814237 METAR TEXT TAF KSLE 1714232 TAF TEXT The upper portion of the FIS Function page is used for displaying the contents of an individual FIS message while the lower portion of the screen is used for categorization and sorting of different message types such as METARS TAFs SIGMETS etc The lower portion of the screen is divided into three distinct columns to provide simple categorization of received text messages The columns are loosely defined as message type location and time stamp to handle the most common type of FIS up link data The different message types and data content are fully controlled by the ground broadcast systems The air borne system will automatically display any message type that is received US
46. NU ENTER key and then choosing the type of information with the MENU ITEM keys Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the FIS data Product Times Product times shown on the lower portion of the display are GM for Graphical METARs RD for weather radar ETP for EchoTops and WB for Warning Boxes Times are Zulu times when the data was assembled on the ground not the time the data was received by the FIS sensor For MX20s that have any GPS receiver that provides time the Zulu time is the time reported by the GPS receiver For MX20s that do not have time provided by a GPS receiver this field is invalid and dashed out Product times are shown in white when they are 0 to 5 minutes old gray when they are 5 to 10 minutes old and yellow when they are older than 10 minutes For MX20s that have time available from a GPS receiver age is based on the time reported by the GPS receiver For MX20s that do not have time available from a GPS receiver age is based on the time the data was received from the FIS sensor In this case the age of the data may be older than what is shown by the color coding Zulu Time Graphical METARs Weather Radar Echo Tops Warning Boxes ATON O TO 30m 17 18 WSI FIS Graphic Weather Product Times Detailed Operation WSI FIS Graphic Weather Info 61 62 Detailed Operation WSI FIS Graphical Weather WX Display Weather radar images are
47. OF Channel no longer avail Channel able Hank s Place 01 3 gt lt Frenchie Burke 1 cal Cotton Eyed Joe Country 11 Nashville Heavin Help Me 10 X Country Breakin Gown Hank s Place Frenchie Burke O 1 3 Cotton Eyed Joe Country Corresponding Artist Name Feature or Song Program Title are empty us No channel available for Channel the chosen category 10 X Country Breakin Down 11 Nashville Heavin Help Me Direct Access of XM Audio Radio Channels 109 110 Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio Activating XM Satellite Radio Services Before audio entertainment can be used the unit must be activated by XM Satellite Radio and services are sub scribed to XM Satellite Radio Please note that the GDL 69 is a weather data link The GDL 69A is a weather data link and audio entertainment receiver 1 Press the FN key and then the XM function key when displayed 2 Press Menu Enter to display the Radio ID menu item 3 Press the Radio menu item smart key to display the Radio IDs Service Class and Weather Products 4 Follow the XM Satellite Radio Activation procedure and press Accept at the appropriate time Gather Information Your GDL 69 or GDL 69A is shipped with one or two radio hardware identifications respectively These IDs serve as identification codes for your XM equipped GDL 69 694 and are needed in the activation process The ID s is attached to this instruction sheet and printed on
48. Operation TAS TCAD Traffic Test Skywatch TAS Test will be displayed if the Traffic sensor is in the Test Mode Not Displayed An amber Tratfic Not Displayed will be shown if the GPS position or the Traffic sensor has failed TAS Fail System Failure shown in amber TAS Data Fail Label set sent by the Skywatch unit has failed the integrity check Shown in amber TAS Time Out MX20 is not receiving labels from the TAS unit Shown in amber No Bearing Advisories Traffic advisories without a valid bearing will be listed in text form below the ownship symbol TAS Menu Options Traffic Alert Mode Pop Up Prompt The Traffic Alert mode allows you to configure the currently selected Traffic Alert response If Pop Up is selected the Traffic function will automatically pop up when a Traffic Alert occurs If the Prompt mode is selected the Traffic Alert hot key prompt is shown when a Traffic Alert occurs If the Traffic function is already being viewed neither will occur Standby Mode The Standby mode places the TAS unit into the standby mode In this mode the unit will not display traffic targets or generate traffic alerts See the TAS Users Guide for additional information Self Test When in Standby Mode a TAS Self Test can be initiated by selecting this option TCAD 9900B Menu Options Altitude Option Relative Pressure The Altitude option lets you select between relative and pressure altitude in hundreds of
49. Page1 63 64 Detailed Operation WSI FIS WSI FIS Graphic Weather Menu Items Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs indicate areas where flight restrictions have been imposed They are depicted as areas with reddish brown outlines and a cross hatch pattern The area may also contain the TFR identifier The TFR identifier includes the TFR number and upper altitude US or Canadian Weather Radar This option is only available when subscribed to both radar products WSI offers subscriptions for US and Ca nadian radar data Because of differences in radar technology both data types cannot be displayed at the same time When subscribed to both weather radar products you can alternate between the two with the Overlay option Menu Options for Overlay Page 2 1 Press the OVRL function key to allow selection of the Overlay choices when viewing the Graphical WX option 2 Press MENU ENTER to display menu items for the Overlay 3 Press MAIN MENU to return to the Main Menu Label Press MENU ENTER key and then press the LABEL Menu Item key to toggle the station labels on and off Flight Plan Press MENU ENTER key and then press the FLIGHT PLAN Menu Item key to toggle the Flight Plan course line on and off The magenta line is the active leg Legend Press MENU ENTER key and then press the LEGEND Menu Item key to display the legends describing the graphic display colors Press the LEGEND Menu It
50. Press the FN key and then press the FIS function key when displayed Arendt be 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Status Status sub function 3 The Menu Enter key brings up the menu item Viewing TFR Text 4 Press the top menu item smart key on the right to step through the pages for Product Status Diagnostics and Activation 81 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Available 211245Z Available 2112462 Available 2112402 Available 2112462 Available 211246Z Available 2112462 Available 2112422 Available 2112452 Available 2112402 Available 2112452 Available 2112482 Available 2112402 Available 2112472 Available 2112407 Available 211240Z Available 2112422 Available 211244Z XM FIS Product Status Status XM FIS Diagnostics 82 Product Status The Product Status page displays a list of all products supported by the MX20 The status is shown as available or not available Available means the product is a part of your chosen subscription level and the MX20 has data that can be displayed A time stamp will indicate the last received product time which is the time the product was generated for transmission Not Available means the product is not included in your chosen subscription level or that data has not been received since the last power cycle of the MX20 Diagnostics The Diagnostics page shows error status codes generated by the XM radio receivers One receiver is for weather data
51. SOFTWARE is provided AS IS and with all faults THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY PERFORMANCE ACCURACY AND EFFORT INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE IS WITH YOU ALSO THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE MX20 OR THE SOFTWARE THOSE WARRANTIES DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM AND ARE NOT BINDING ON MS gt No Liability for Certain Damages EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW MS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL MS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF U S TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS U S 250 00 gt Restricted Uses The SOFTWARE is not designed or intended for use or resale in hazardous environments requiring fail safe performance such as in the operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation or communication systems air traffic control or other devices or systems in which a malfunction of the SOFTWARE would result in foreseeable risk of injury or death to the operator of the device or system or to others gt Limitations on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by
52. T p 20 P E Osa 45 31 59 114 Updating 109 V Vertical Filtering 37 39 40 Vertical Mode 37 100 101 Vertical Range 39 40 VFR 33 78 VFR chart 2 View 67 80 Voice alert 39 40 Volume 39 40 VOR 23 W Warranty 132 Waters 26 Weather v 62 64 65 67 68 98 99 110 114 123 124 WSI 61 XM Radio 69 105 Winds Aloft 69 71 74 75 WSI 20 61 WX500 6 29 84 118 X Xmitter 104 XM Radio 2 8 69 81 105 107 Activating 81 82 83 110 Advisory Messages 109 Audio 105 Categories 108 Channels 107 FIS 69 Radio ID 105 Volume 107 137 Weather 69 XPDR 8 120 Z Zoom 13 19 22 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 41 47 56 69 87 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 112 113 Zoom level 12 19 21 28 29 69 Z AIRMET 63 138 GARMIN 2005 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Qu Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151 Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9DL U K Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2 Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com Garmin AT P N 560 1026 09 Rev A Garmin P N 190 00479 00 Rev D
53. TCAD unit is installed and functional SKYW flag Skywatch Installation Ensure that the Skywatch unit is installed and functional RDR Amber flag Radar Installation Ensure that the Radar unit is installed and functional LINK flag FIS Sensor Installation Ensure that the FIS unit is installed and functional 119 Appendix Troubleshooting Possible Cause XPDR flag TIS A Sensor Installation Ensure that the TIS A unit is installed and functional ADSB flag GDL 90 is reporting that its internal Ensure the GDL 90 is installed and GPS is not reporting a position or functional Ensure the GDL 90 GPS is reporting an invalid position antenna has a clear view of the sky Note that ADS B broadcasts do not to receive GPS signals include position reports when this flag is present IDENT green flag This is not a problem This flag None required appears when the GDL 90 is in the Ident mode See the Installation Manual for additional troubleshooting procedures 120 Garmin Data Cards Installing and Removing Data Cards The MX20 uses an optional Garmin data card to display digital charts and maps on screen or save user data Install the data card in the card slots located on the left side of the unit Install or remove the data card only when the unit is off To install a data card 1 Insert the card with the label facing to the left of the unit into the slot 2 Firmly push the card into the unit It is not
54. Ue nenas ee E 115 Red Green Blue White Test Pattern 115 Caring For Your MX20 116 Display Care and Cleaning eoo te 116 Contactitig the Factory usce onte s 116 Troubleshooting 117 Garmin Data Cards ee 121 Installing and Removing Data Cards 121 Specifications 2s cesssno tessa tein reete equaet 122 Physical Specifications sss 122 POMEL d ccn matte ea eb hoe taa A 122 Efiyi f ODE HDAL os ras pi UNS 127 GDL 69 69A FIS Legends 123 Appendix siii vei ide a cde ad 123 Sample GDL 69 69A FIS Displays 124 Care Information eene 125 Ceannt ie TUBES osea bd hs 125 Display Backi at ss cole sisse to nr 125 GLOSS ADV cuidas ade d es ubi 126 Glossary CONT G a encanto 127 Software License Agreement 131 Product Registration and Support 131 License and Warranty Information 131 Contacting the Factory 133 Getting Started This section explains how to get started using the MX20 Information in this section describes the controls data card display and basic operation After reading this section go to the Detailed Operation section for expanded explanations for each feature Functions The MX20 contains thirteen major separate f
55. While in the Map mode the gain can be adjusted with the Gain and Gain keys see below Horizontal Mode The Horizontal Mode HORIZ commands the radar head to scan in the horizontal plane at a pilot selectable tilt angle In this mode the current Tilt angle is shown on the lower half of the display in green Vertical Mode GWX 68 and ART2000 2100 only The Vertical Mode VERT commands the radar head to scan in the vertical plane at a pilot selectable bearing off of the nose of the aircraft In this mode the current Bearing angle is shown on the lower half of the display in green Range Control The range can be adjusted using the RNG f and RNG keys Values for the radar are shown in the table below Unit GWX 68 ART2000 2100 RS 181A Range nm Tilt Control The Tilt TILT control is used to adjust the current tilt angle of the radar head when horizontal sweeping is being performed While in the Horizontal mode the tilt is adjusted using the TILT f and TILT keys Values for the radar are shown in the table below Unit GWX 68 ART2000 2100 RS 181A Tilt 15 415 15 415 15 415 Bearing Control GWX 68 and ART2000 2100 only The Bearing BRG control is used to adjust the current bearing angle of the radar head when vertical sweeping is being performed While in the Vertical mode the bearing is adjusted using the BRG gt and BRG keys Values shown in the table below are in degrees from straight ahead
56. X20 Restricted Functionality You are licensed to use the SOFTWARE to provide only the limited functionality specific tasks or processes for which the MX20 has been designed and marketed by Garmin This license specifically prohibits any other use of the software programs or functions or inclusion of additional software programs or functions that do not directly support the limited functionality on the MX20 Notwithstanding the foregoing you may install or enable on a MX20 systems utilities resource management or similar software solely for the purpose of administration performance enhancement and or preventive maintenance of the MX20 gt If you use the MX20 to access or utilize the services or functionality of Microsoft Windows Server products such as Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or use the MX20 to permit workstation or computing devices to access or utilize the services or functionality of Microsoft Windows Server products you may be required to obtain a Client Access License for the MX20 and or each such workstation or computing device Please refer to the end user license agreement for your Microsoft Windows Server product for additional information gt NOT FAULT TOLERANT THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT GARMIN HAS INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE IN THE MX20 AND MS HAS RELIED UPON GARMIN TO CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING TO DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE gt NO WARRANTIES FOR THE SOFTWARE THE
57. Y MUN 16 5 nm Selecting an Airport in the IFR Function LOC DME RWY 31 LOC BACK CRS RWY 13 Selecting an Approach Chart in the IFR Function 008 150 Selecting an Approach Chart in the IFR Function 90 Loading the Approach Chart Once the airport is selected the individual approach chart to be overlaid can be loaded from a list of geo ret erenced approach charts available for that airport Not all approach charts can be overlaid in this fashion and only geo referenced charts will be presented for selection from the Custom Map Because of this it is possible that approach charts that are viewable under the Chart View Function may not be presented in this list NOTE The pilot must be aware that not all charts in the loaded database can be used as an overlay Once the approach chart is loaded a green Annunciator will illuminate at the top of the screen indicating the airport name and specific chart that has been loaded Overlay Chart Loading Example 1 Press FN and then MAP or IFR 2 Press MENU and then the LOAD CHART Menu Item key 3 Highlight the desired airport with the arrow smart keys and then press the SELECT smart key 4 Highlight the desired approach with the arrow smart keys and then press the LOAD smart key 5 Adjust the zoom level using the IN or OUT smart keys Viewing the Chart as an Overlay Display of Coverage Area Once the desired approach chart has been loade
58. a label on the back of the unit The IDs can also be retrieved through the MX20 in the Radio ID page of the XM Satellite Radio function Contact your dealer if you are unable to locate the radio hardware IDs Contact XM Satellite Radio Weather and or audio data from your GDL 69 694 are provided by XM Satellite Radio a company separate and independent from Garmin Corporation Have your radio hardware IDs ready before contacting XM Satel lite Radio During the process you can select services for subscription Keep in mind that the GDL 69 has no audio capability audio services will not be available with the unit Follow the GDL 69 69A XM Satellite Radio Activation Instructions 190 00355 04 enclosed with your GDL 69 694 unit to activate the XM products System SYS Function The System function allows you to set general Nav preferences obtain version information and perform tests on the operation of your MX20 System Nav Pages Ownship Symbol The Ownship Symbol option allows you to choose the type of icon that will represent your aircraft on the display You can make selections of Single Twin Jet or Helicopter Lat Lon Format The Lat Lon format option allows you to select between two choices for the display of Lat Lon coordinates Choose between degrees minutes seconds seconds decimals DD MM SS SS or degrees minutes minutes decimals DD MM MM Set Baro Correction Units Baro Correction QNH can now be entered in Millibars in
59. able Traffic Off Scale noted in amber in the lower center of the display indicates that traffic has been reported but is not displayed because it is beyond the current map scale zoom level Detailed Operation Flight Plan Flight Plan FPL Function Use the Flight Plan function to view details about your flight plan route Press the UP DOWN arrow smart ident Distance keys to step through the waypoints in your flight plan Press the INFO smart key to view information UAO 22 5 nm about the waypoint The Flight Plan Function shows the Current Flight Plan that is active in the connected enter Frequency went Nav Dat navigation source i e GPS receiver The Current To Waypoint box shows the current leg of the flight plan SEATTLE 125 80 paces PADE The Current Flight Plan box shows all of the legs of your flight plan with the current leg indicated in magenta current Fight Ptan Waypoint In Listed are each leg with the bearing and distance between the legs The Current Nav Data box shows the air eo pepe er TE dads craft current position in latitude and longitude ground speed and track In the lower right corner information aeuo 288 108 AURORA OR USA for the current waypoint is displayed in the Waypoint Info box The Nearest Center frequency is shown just POX pase 405 soph eae above the flight plan The Flight Plan function does not have any options xe E b 126 00 Runway diagrams of airports will be displayed in th
60. ace charts Approach charts can be manually loaded and overlaid on the moving map during flight while airport surface charts are automatically overlaid while on the ground Both types of charts are also viewable from the Chart View Function in a chart manual fashion Approach charts may also be loaded automatically when installed with a GNS 480 series GPS receiver The electronic chart data is generated from the standard Jeppesen CD ROM product which is distributed and updated by Jeppesen on a two week schedule The in flight data resides on the pilot removable front loading data card and is updated by the pilot using a home PC based data loader Overview Charts are viewed either as a dynamic overlay on the Custom IFR Map or as a static page through the dedicated Chart View Function Chart on the function menu When viewed as a dynamic overlay on the Custom IFR Map the chart will be properly geo referenced with respect to the base map Orientation track up north up etc zoom scale and aircraft position will all be properly presented relative to the chart data using the standard map controls When viewed under the Chart View Function more selection options are available for locating a specific chart among the charts in the database and the chart is displayed similar to a standard chart manual north up with no position overlay A given approach chart must be loaded for map overlay usage by first selecting the airport of
61. addition to Hg This preference is set under the SYS function Set Baro Correction You may enter the corrected barometric pressure so that the proper pressure altitude will be displayed 1 Press the MENU ITEM key for Set Baro Correction 2 The Function smart keys at the bottom of the display will have direction arrows above them Press the UP DOWN arrow keys to change the value of the highlighted number Press the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to move to another number 3 Press MENU ENTER to save the changed values and leave the Set Baro Correction option Detailed Operation System Ownship Symbol Lat Lon Format Set Baro Correction Units Set Baro Correction Display Latitude Longitude Lines System Nav Setup Menu Items Page 1 111 112 Detailed Operation System Initial Enroute Zoom Scale Initial Ground Zoom Scale Enroute Ground Transition Speed Slave Zoom To GPS Zoom AutoLoad Electronic Charts System Nav Setup Menu Items Page 2 Display Latitude Longitude Lines Use this option to choose to display or not display Lat Lon lines on the map displays Initial En Route Zoom and Initial Ground Zoom Transition Speed A zoom scale auto transition point is supported that helps to reduce the pilot workload by automating the selection of the zoom scale based on the phase of flight The two transitions are e Ground to Air mode Takeoff e Air to Ground mode Landing When the aircraft transitions from Ground
62. and Canadian text METARs text and graphical TAFs are available at the same time when subscribed to both US and Canadian products US and Canadian METARs and TAFs use the same format as described below Selecting Text Data Green colored Selection Pointers above the smart keys can be used to select an alternate message for display The selected line in the section above the smart keys is noted by a green circle with an I inside The pilot is able to move the green Selection Pointer within the lower portion of the page to select the desired category location and time that is of interest with the use of the arrow keys Using this interface the pilot can easily select the desired message type such as METAR then select the airport of interest such as KPDX then select a specific METAR report by time such as 1415122 At all times the message displayed in the upper FIS Message area on the screen matches the highlighted entry in the FIS Category area below The system shows text METAR and TAF data for the 25 locations nearest the present position and up to the 25 locations nearest to the destination in the flight plan that are reporting weather information The system will show all other data provided by the FIS sensor Smart Key Function The fourth smart key performs special functions within the FIS Function When the Selection Pointer is located in the first of the three columns the fourth smart key displays the label Clear When
63. and the other receiver is for audio entertainment Signal strength is shown as one of four levels The GDL 69 69A software version is shown in the lower left section of the display 1 While in the Status page press Menu Enter 2 Press the Products menu item key to toggle to the Diagnostics display The Diagnostics page information is displayed 3 Press the Start Diag menu item key to activate GDL 69 69A diagnostics EN Note After diagnostics have been run power to the GDL 69 69A must be recycled to return to proper operation for GDL 69 69A software versions prior to version 2 13 Activation The Activation page shows the radio identification numbers for one or both receivers These numbers are needed to start a subscription The Service Class is the name of the data subscription level The Weather Prod ucts section shows the products contained in the selected subscription level 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Status Status sub function 3 Press Menu Enter to display the Products menu item 4 Press the Products menu item smart key to toggle to the Diagnostics display The Diagnostics page information is displayed including Radio IDs Service Class and Weather Products 5 Follow the XM Satellite Radio Activation procedure and press Accept at the appropriate time Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Activating XM Radio Service
64. artView Crnt Current CW Clockwise dB Decibel dBZ Decibel of Reflectivity DIS DIST Distance DTK Desired Track EMI Electromagnetic Interference ENR En Route ETP Echo Tops EULA End User License Agreement F Degrees Fahrenheit FID Flight Identification FIS Flight Information System FISDL Flight Information System Data Link FN Function FP FPL Flight Plan ft Feet GBT Ground Based Transceiver GM GND GPS GS hg Greenwich Mean Time Ground Global Positioning System Ground Speed Inches of Mercury ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization ID IDENT Identifier IFR ILS INFO kg kHz km kph kt LAT LON Instrument Flight Rules Instrument Landing System Information Kilograms Kilohertz Kilometers Kilometers Per Hour Knots Latitude Longitude Appendix Abbreviations lb Pounds nm Nautical Miles STARS Standard Terminal Arrival LINK Data Link NOTAM Notice to Airmen Route IT Lightning NRM Normal STBY Standby SYS System M Degrees Magnetic OBS Omnibearing Selector m Meters OS Off Scale TAF Terminal Aerodrome mb Millibars of Pressure OVRL Overlay TUE METAR Meteorological Aviation Report rs Ic ROVISOLS SIE MHz Megahertz POS Position Me searing iis di ee TCAD Traffi
65. at d m A E WE IER L3 PN q a 5 3 4 fs color Multi Function Display pilot s guide p P va E lt q zm t C t Pe p L 2005 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc Garmin AT 1200 East 151 Street Olathe Kansas 66062 U S A 2345 Turner Rd SE Salem OR 97302 Tel 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Tel 503 581 8101 or 800 525 6726 Fax 913 397 8282 Fax 503 364 2138 Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9DL U K Tel 44 0870 8501241 Fax 44 0870 8501251 Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2 Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan Tel 886 2 2642 9199 Fax 886 2 2642 9099 All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document i
66. at have geo referenced approach charts available The first airport within the list is the final destination waypoint as selected on the external GPS navigator with additional airports listed based on a nearest to present position search Airports and approach charts that are not geo referenced will not be shown for selection on this menu N NOTE Prior to loading an approach chart there is an operational benefit to selecting the desired airport on the GPS navigator as the final destination waypoint The MX20 can then detect this and will place the corresponding airport at the top of the airport list menu for convenience The remaining number of airports within the list will vary depending on the complexity of the database within the current region and the number of geo referenced approach charts associated with the airports in the area The MX20 performs a complex filtering process that eliminates airports and associated approach charts that are not geo referenced based on present position This task is time limited to three seconds meaning that if extensive filtering is required the nearest based list may be shorter in some circumstances than in others Detailed Operation Chart View KSLE M NARY Select Chart Select Loaded A GY Load Current T e 266 Si NEWBERG VOR 44 0 WA Chart View Function Menu Items 89 Detailed Operation Chart View KSLE MC NARY 0 0 nm 12 ALBAN
67. ather information and other displayed information are intended only as aids to situ ational awareness The pilot should rely on the appropriate primary means of navigation and consult official and approved data sources prior to and during each flight Refer to your airplane flight manual supplement for more information Introduction Table of Contents Table of Contents PSO On ROV ISON oasa UE O i ONES IBEOERHIBUIOR es teet edet i Introduction ees i Accessories and Packing List sss iv NVC COME yo ses wen pst OS iv About This Minal dn rd alain iv ETC ONS eden A A desde eost V Getting Started o en etiaro t 1 PUNCI ui PME l Sons EM 3 Power Bino MICOS sioe intret ttis 3 FAC EON UE DD ec sesso en 3 DICH ET Poo e isset cu abeo bec optet dade 3 lan Te in 4 Data ree e EE 4 bito ri E TA EE AE E treerane ees te ACAO n EE utis AONI SO P aU SA EA 6 AD S TOO etae te E 6 Skywatch TCAD TIS A Traffic 6 TTA ee dca odori tes oci tps 6 Ee tomo is dead MU co te ere 6 Messaee Pla9s cc spot oU Unos 7 PRCO PEE aa 9 Dro DEDISSE IET ns E EEE 9 Rotary Rob MODEL ene tenera iesus 9 vi Rocker SwitchMOodel oett 9 P E a A A 9 Pre Hear MOC Ee Ok Deed 9 SLATE U DESC TE ETE a i b d Roni 10 Confirm Current Baro Correction 10 Foncion Selecto Ss estet ier tette tii et 11 Advisory HOr Key vat anid rn Med 12 Normal Cruise Condition
68. ation The altitude height above or below sea level Geo Referenced a proper relationship is established between displayed information and real world coordinates For instance the ChartView charts are geo referenced because they are correctly oriented on the map display in relationship to actual coordinates Ownship Your aircraft A variety of symbols are available to represent your aircraft on the display Appendix Glossary Glossary cont d Skywatch An active surveillance traffic advisory system Skywatch is a registered trademark of L3 Communications Speed Display rate of travel in miles kilometers nautical miles per hour Time The time for the selected time zone Track The direction of movement relative to a ground position Also referred to as ground track Waypoint Destination The final waypoint in the route or the destination waypoint Waypoint Next The next waypoint in the route 127 Appendix Abbreviations Abbreviations The following is a list of abbreviations and acronyms used on the MX20 and their meanings 128 ABV Above ADS B Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ALT Altitude ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ARWY Airway ATC Air Traffic Control BARO Barometric Pressure BRG Bearing To BLW Below C Degrees Celsius CCW Counter Clockwise CDI Course Deviation Indicator CHART Ch
69. ations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the data displayed on the moving map Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing and not showing the Flight Plan route line Map Orientation This option controls the screen orientation in reference to the aircraft symbol You may select from North Up Track Up Track Up Arc Track Up 360 and Desired Track Up North Up sets magnetic north as the top of the screen Track Up sets the current track of the aircraft as the top of the screen Track Up Arc sets the current track of the aircraft and a 120 arc at the top of the screen Track Up 360 sets the current track of the aircraft at the top of the screen and a 360 ring with the aircraft symbol position in the center Desired Track Up sets the desired track to the next waypoint as the top of the screen Press the MENU ITEM key next to this option to scroll through the options Invert The Invert option changes the text and background color Inverting the display may help readability for the current lighting conditions and the color of the terrain in a given area Detailed Operation VFR En Route Chart 205 545 29 97 43 007 1000 345 VFR En Route Chart page with Menu Items 33 34 Detailed Operation VFR En Route Chart Nav Data The Nav Data option allows to control th
70. available for display from the FIS sensor by selecting the Graphical WX option A cyan cross hatch pattern indicates no data has been received from the FIS sensor Solid cyan areas represent areas where the ground based weather radars are unable to monitor weather This is typically caused by terrain obstruction When depicted color coded weather intensity is presented and is an indication of radar echo return strength The same colors are used for US and Canadian weather Because of weather radar differences do not assume that the same actual weather intensities are represented by the same colors The intensities as sociated with the color codes are available by viewing the Legend Overlay Option The legend associated with the weather radar image is shown for the depicted radar data US or Canadian Graphical WX Overlay Options A variety of graphical information is available with the Overlay function that is available when viewing the Graphical WX display Press the OVRL function key to view and select available options Some or all of the following may be available based on your FIS subscription e METARS US and or Canadian determined by subscription e SIGMEIS amp AIRMETs e Echo Tops e TFRs e US and or Canadian Weather Radar determined by subscription e Label e Flight Plan e Legend e Map Detail e Map Orientation Menu Options for Overlay Page 1 1 Press the OVRL function key to allow selection of the Overlay choices when viewi
71. ay of traffic information on or off ADS B Traffic information includes the location and identifier of a reporting aircraft its direction of travel elevation and the estimated path for the selected time interval See the section on the Traffic mode for more details on how traffic information is used For Skywatch TCAD GTX 330 installations a small thumbnail presentation of traffic is presented in the upper left corner of the display In TCAD Skywatch and GTX 330 installations the traffic targets can also be overlaid on the Custom Map page The Traffic function is not available in all software versions Check your Approved Flight Manual Supplement to verify if this feature is available Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide Detailed Operation Custom Map Strikes The Strikes menu option controls the display of lightning strike information if the MX20 receives strike data from an external source such as the WX500 Each reported lightning strike is shown as a red x on the display Strikes are not shown if the zoom level is below 20 nm Lightning strike icon red x Press the Next Page MENU ITEM key to display the next page of menu items 29 Detailed Operation IFR En Route Chart ks Mpi Beasaina 59 METE r E 5 UAO S ziii 4 NEWBERG Li Ries pa Flight Plan ML SON ie 1LA u amp g ju T Hel 1 Me P TH fictae ved Fg M ae i T IFR En Route Chart page wit
72. by MS Microsoft Corporation or their osoft Corporation or their subsidiaries providing the Supplemental Components will be the licensor with respect to such SW THE SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENTS AND ANY IF ANY SUPPORT SERVICES RELATED TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENTS ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITH ALL FAULTS ALL OTHER DISCLAIMERS LIMITATION OF DAMAGES AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS PROVIDED BELOW AND OR OTHERWISE WITH THE SOFTWARE SHALL APPLY TO SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL COMPONENTS MS Microsoft Corporation or their subsidiaries reserve the right to discontinue any Internet based services provided to you or made available to you through the use of the SOFTWARE gt Recovery Media If SOFTWARE is provided by Garmin on separate media and labeled Recovery Media you may use the Recovery Media solely to restore or reinstall the SOFTWARE originally installed on the MX20 Backup Copy You may make one 1 backup copy of the SOFTWARE You may use this backup copy solely for your archival purposes and to reinstall the SOFTWARE on the MX20 Except as expressly provided in this EULA or by local law you may not otherwise make copies of the SOFTWARE including the printed materials accompanying the SOFTWARE You may not loan rent lend or otherwise transfer the backup copy to another user End User Proof of License If you acquired the SOFTWARE on a MX20 or on a compact disc or other media a genuine Microsoft Proof of License Certificate of Authenticity label with a genuine cop
73. by the National Weather Service NWS The update rate is every 12 minutes When enabled the following AIRMETS are available for display e Icing e Turbulence e FR conditions e Mountain obscuration e Surface winds Refer to the Legend for a description of the color coding 1 Press the 4 or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off Freezing Levels This product is not available at this time County The County selection provides specific public awareness and protection weather warnings for Hurricanes Tor nados Severe Thunderstorms Floods Flash Floods and special Maritime conditions provided by the National Weather Service NWS Refer to the Legend for a description of the color coding 1 Press the 4 or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off Cyclone This product is not available at this time Label Press MENU ENTER key and then press the LABEL Menu Item key to toggle the station labels on and off Flight Plan Press MENU ENTER key and then press the FLIGHT PLAN Menu Item key to toggle the Flight Plan course line on and off The magenta line is the active leg Legend Press MENU ENTER key and then press the LEGEND Menu Item key to display the legends describing the graphic display colors Press the amp or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services Press Done to turn the
74. c Collision Avoidance MOA Military Operations Area RD RDR RADAR Device MON Monitor RTE Route TCAS Traffic Alert Collision mph Statute Miles Per Hour Avoidance System MSG Message SCTR Sector TER Terrain MSL Mean Sea Level SIDS Standard Instrument TFR Temporary Flight Rules Departures TIS A Traffic Information Services NAV Navigation SIGMET Significant Meteorological Addressed NAVAID Navigational Aid Information TIS B Traffic Information Service NDB Non Directional Radio Beacon idR wc SDINRUCUS NEXRAD Next Generation RADAR STAB Stabilization TRAF Traffic TRANS Transmit 129 Appendix Abbreviations TRK Track also Ground Track UAT Universal Access Transceiver UNR Unrestricted VFR Visual Flight Rules VOL Volume VOR VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range WB Warning Boxes WX Weather XPDR Transponder 130 Software License Agreement BY USING THE MX20 YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOL LOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device the Software in binary ex ecutable form in the normal operation of the product Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain with Garmin You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmi
75. c Map Orientation Time The time interval option sets the amount of time to estimate the path and location of the traffic The path of the traffic is shown by the line extending from the point on the end of the traffic arrow icon The end of the line shows the point where the traffic item will be at the end of the selected time interval Select 1 1 5 2 5 or 10 minutes Press the Main MENU ITEM key to display the next page of menu items Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic VECTOR 1 0 MIN ALL Rel Alt PrP Pe Gee Ge ADS B Traffic Menu Items Page 2 Broadcast N1234 39BD Flight ID ICAO Address ADS B Broadcast ID Info 49 Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic VECTOR 1 0 MIN Yrm Poke Ge Gade Traffic Menu Items Page 3 50 Traffic Altitude Filter For ADS B equipped installs an altitude filter allows targets that are outside of a 2000 foot vertical range to be filtered off the display This option is controlled via the Traffic Function Menu and causes the on screen mode to change from ALL to 2000 in the upper left of the Traffic Function screen In the ALL mode all targets regardless of their altitude are shown In 2000 foot mode only targets that are within 2000 feet above or below the ownship altitude are shown Altitude Option Relative Pressure The altitude option lets you select between relative and pressure altitude in hundreds of feet The altitude op tion choice i
76. ccessful a distance shall be presented adjacent to the location text If no corresponding location can be determined no distance is as signed but the message is presented at the end of the list The default sorting method is Nearest Present Position and is reset when the FIS Function is re entered Status Information Status information shows satellite signal reception status the amount of data received and the weather prod ucts that have been activated Contact your FIS service provider to activate and deactivate products GDL 69 69A Flight Information Service FIS Function The FIS Function is capable of displaying graphical weather information through the XM Satellite Radio Ser vice when activated in the optional installation of the GDL 69 694 A variety of graphical data can be overlaid on the map at the touch of a button Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the FIS data To minimize the possibility of display clutter up to four weather products may be displayed at any one time When four weather products are displayed you must first disable a product before enabling another XM Satellite Radio offers several subscriptions that are differentiated by the products provided with each level Refer to the XM Satellite Radio web site for a description of the subscription options The MX20 provides options via the menu item keys for all supported functions even those that are not ava
77. configured properly Position source serial data Have dealer installer check for any interference sources Have dealer installer check for Interference proper MX20 setup Installation setup RTE Route flag Position source route Ensure that the external position source has an active route engaged ALT Altitude flag Serial altitude source Ensure the serial altitude encoder is powered up and working properly Have dealer installer check for proper installation and setup of the encoder If altitude data is provided by an Apollo GX product ensure that the GPS position has been acquired and a waypoint is selected as the current destination LT Lightning flag WX500 installation Have dealer installer check for proper installation of the WX500 118 Appendix Troubleshooting Possible Cause TER Terrain flag Terrain database Ensure that the proper database is used for your location and it passed the startup test Have dealer installer check for proper altitude input Altitude source No traffic display ADS B system installation You must have the ADS B system installed If you do have an ADS B system check the antennas and other com ponents for proper operation Have dealer installer check for proper MX20 setup Special Terrain message Capstone General Aviation setup This is normal for the Capstone installation Have dealer installer check for proper MX20 setup TCAD flag TCAD Installation Ensure that the
78. ct with the aircraft TIS B is intended only to assist in the visual acquisition of other aircraft No avoidance maneuvers are provided for nor authorized as a direct result of a TIS B target being displayed in the cockpit 2 While TIS B is a useful aid to visual traffic avoidance its inherent system limitations must be understood to ensure proper use a A pilot may receive an intermittent TIS B target of their own aircraft typically when maneu vering e g climbing turn due to the radar not tracking the aircraft as quickly as ADS B b The ADS B to radar association process within the ground system may at times have difficulty correlating an ADS B report with corresponding radar returns from the same aircraft When this happens the pilot will see duplicate traffic symbols i e TIS B shadows on the cockpit display c Updates of TIS B traffic reports will occur less often than ADS B traffic updates TIS B posi tion updates will occur approximately once every 3 13 seconds depending on the radar coverage In comparison the update rate for ADS B is nominally once per second d The TIS B system only detects and uplinks data pertaining to transponder equipped aircraft Aircraft without a transponder will not be displayed as a TIS B target Assume that there are more aircraft in the vicinity of your aircraft e There is no indication provided when any aircraft is operating inside or outside the TIS B Service Volume therefore
79. ction press the Vol function key on the bottom of the display 2 Press the or menu item smart keys to increase or decrease the audio volume Mute 1 In the XM radio function press the Vol function smart key on the bottom of the display 2 Press the Mute menu item key to mute or un mute the audio Note that the volume is muted when the GDL 69A is turned on Channels The Channel feature is used to navigate through the channels in the selected category 1 In the XM radio function press the Chan function smart key on the bottom of the display 2 Press the or V menu item keys to up or down through the available channels 4 Press the Menu Enter key to select the highlighted channel for listening Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio Hank s Place O 4 3 Frenchie Burke Cotton Eyed Joe Country XM Preview The 408 What A Little Mo The 50s Rebel Rouser The Power of Lov 0 X Country Breakin Down Q 105 1 l7 0 Savecurrent channel to which preset 1 15 1 E 5 6 Bluegrass Juncti l m Gonna Make U 9 1 1 Saving XM Audio Radio Channel Presets 107 108 Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio Active Channe Hank s Place Frenchie Burke 013 Ce Preset Cotton Eyed Jae Country Preset 4 mm B ACE Chf Channel Hame Song Tithe Preset 5 Ahat A Litthe bio Rebel Rouser lin Genna Make eee Preset amp Breakin Down EM Preview The 40s The s Ble gras BI The 90s 10 X Co
80. d a green Annunciator bar with the approach name is illumi nated at the top of the Custom and IFR maps If the aircraft is outside the coverage area of the approach chart a black rectangular box will be presented that shows the coverage of the chart itself Once the aircraft has entered the coverage area the chart contents will be displayed on the screen Note that a loaded approach chart is only viewable from the maps when the aircratt is in flight otherwise the airport surface chart has priority and the approach chart must be viewed from the Chart View function Chart Zooming Auto zoom mode is supported from the Custom Map and is recommended to reduce the workload associated with maintaining an appropriate zoom level In auto zoom mode entered by zooming all the way down or all of the way up the zoom scale will be calculated to maintain the current destination waypoint of your GPS receiver on the screen at all times The displayed zoom scale can be determined from the range rings on the arc and 360 displays or from the distance to the displayed destination waypoint When an approach chart is loaded and being displayed the auto zoom mode will limit the low end zoom level to 5 nm as the current waypoint is being approached This prevents the display from zooming into a level where the overall situational awareness relative to the approach as a whole is lost This can be over ridden by taking the unit out of auto zoom mode This limit does not
81. d then press the LOAD or VIEW smart key 4 View the chart Adjust the zoom level using the IN or OUT smart keys Press the PAN smart key and use the movement Menu Item keys on the right side of the display Use the INFO smart key to step through the different details of the chart Menu Items Search ID The Search ID menu option within the Chart View Function allow you to search for a specific airport identi fer As this operation requires multiple key strokes to look up a specific chart it is not recommended as the primary mechanism for accessing the charts but does allow for flexibility When an airport is located it will be set as the currently selected airport Airport identifiers can be entered with or without the K prefix Select Airport The Select Airport operation allows the airport of interest to be selected from a pop up list The airports pre sented in the list are determined based on the final destination waypoint as the first entry and a nearest type search for the remaining entries This method allows the airport to be quickly located based on the current flight plan on the external GPS navigator Once the airport is located the Select Chart menu is presented see below allowing a specific chart for that airport to be either loaded or simply viewed Select Chart The Select Chart operation allows the list of charts for the currently selected airport to be listed in a pop up list Within this list a circ
82. d time interval The currently selected time interval is indicated in the upper left corner of the display Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic 43 44 Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic TIS B Traffic Traffic Information Service Broadcast TIS B is supported by displaying non ADS B equipped aircraft that are received over the UAT data link radio Non ADS B equipped aircraft that are detected by ground based radar can be up linked to all aircraft in the area that are UAT data link equipped and within the GBT service volume As TIS target location is determined by ground based radar coverage range and target positional accuracy are highly dependent on relative location to the actual radar site Traffic Information Services Broadcast TIS B is the broadcast of traffic information to ADS B equipped aircraft from ADS B ground stations The source of this traffic information is derived from ground based air traffic surveillance sensors typically radar TIS B is intended to provide ADS B equipped aircraft with a more complete traffic picture in situations where not all nearby aircraft are equipped with ADS B The advisory only applica tion enhances a pilots visual acquisition of other traffic TIS B service is becoming available in selected locations where there are both adequate surveillance coverage from ground sensors and adequate broadcast coverage from Ground Based Transceivers GBTs The quality level of traffic informatio
83. dby has been accomplished previously at the request of ATC Mode S transponders should be left on whenever power is applied to the aircraft The ADS B cockpit display of traffic is NOT intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilots responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft ADS B shall not be used for avoidance maneuvers during IMC or other times when there is no visual contact with the other target aircraft ADS B is intended only to assist in visual acquisition of other aircraft No avoidance maneuvers are provided for nor authorized as a direct result of an ADS B target being displayed in the cockpit Use of ADS B surveillance services is limited to the service volume of the GBT Note that the coverage volume of GBTs is limited to line of sight Traffic Description Your position is located at the tip of the empty triangle Ownship symbol The other traffic is shown as a large solid cyan light blue arrow pointing in its direction of travel Next to the traffic arrow symbol is the traffic identifier and altitude Altitude is selected as either Pressure or Relative Altitude as noted in the upper left corner of the display A small up or down arrow next to the identifier indicates that the traffic is climbing or descending at a rate of at least 500 feet per minute The end of the vector line that extends beyond the point of the traffic arrow indi cates where it will be at the end of the selecte
84. ding to ambient light by the photo sensor Press the and rocker switches alone to adjust the display brightness manually When the brightness is set automatically the display will not dim below a pre defined level Getting Started Basic Operation Power On Turn the power rotary knob clockwise past the detent to turn the power on OR press the rocker switch to turn the power on The MX20 will progress through a series of startup screens The final startup screen shows System Informa tion and the results of the Self Test Pre Heat Mode MX20s with the rotary power dimmer knob will go into a pre heat mode for a short period of time on start up During the pre heat mode the display will remain dark The pre heat mode is designed to extend the life of the LCD backlight Getting Started Start Up and Baro Correction SOFTWARE VER HARDWARE VER MID PROGRAM 133 0282 055V 5 6F 4002704 xx CONFIGURATION FALLS JEPPESEN NAVDATA DATABASE WAVDATA FILES MX Worldwide Expires 070704 TERRAIN FILES Version 1 10 TERRAIN DATABASE Alaska Version 10 GEOGRAPHY DATABASE funerices Version 10 OBSTRUCTIONS DATABASE RADAR North America Version 1 1 TAWS ELECTRONIC CHARTS DATABASE Valid thru 04 00 7004 GEOGRAPHY FILES OBSTRUCTION FILES SAFETY MONITOR ELECTRONIC CHARTS Start Up Screen After Passing Tests Confirm Current Baro 28 70 OK Baro Baro Barometric Pressure Confirmation 10 Star
85. displayed When the option is solid icons and labels are all shown When the option box is partially filled only the icons are shown Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing or not showing the Flight Plan route line Map Orientation This option controls the screen orientation in reference to the aircraft symbol You may select from North Up Track Up Track Up Arc Track Up 360 and Desired Track Up North Up sets magnetic north as the top of the screen Track Up sets the current track of the aircraft as the top of the screen Track Up Arc sets the current track of the aircraft and a 120 arc at the top of the screen Track Up 360 sets the current track of the aircraft Detailed Operation Custom Map Y Mrs NT ye 305 536i 29 96 Custom Map page with Menu Items page 1 21 Detailed Operation Custom Map at the top of the screen and a 360 ring with the aircraft symbol position in the center Desired Track Up sets the desired track to the next waypoint as the top of the screen Press the MENU ITEM key next to this option to scroll through the options Invert The Invert option changes the display of text and the background color Depending on which layers are turned on inverting the display may help readability for the current lighting conditions For instance when Terrain is show
86. ditions are met e The airport surface chart is within the loaded database e The airport surface chart is geo referenced by Jeppesen e Airport Chart menu layer is turned on e The aircraft position is within the coverage of the chart e A loaded chart is not being flown Load Chart Once the airport is selected the individual approach chart to be overlaid can be loaded from a list of geo ret erenced approach charts available for that airport Not all approach charts can be overlaid in this fashion and only geo referenced charts will be presented for selection from the Custom Map Because of this it is possible that approach charts that are viewable under the Chart View Function may not be presented in this list N NOTE The pilot must be aware that not all charts in the loaded database can be used as an overlay When enabled a chart may be automatically loaded if installed with a GNS 480 series GPS receiver See the System Function to enable this feature VFR Chart VFR Function The VFR Chart function shows an VFR sectional style map for the display Topographic features are shown The VFR display shows navigational aid information and the flight plan course line The smart keys on the bottom of the screen control zooming in and out panning and the display of information about the current TO waypoint The options available for the VFR mode include Flight Plan screen orientation Invert and turn ing labels on or off Review the Limit
87. dow The text message for the selected item is displayed in the FIS Message window at the top portion of the display 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Text Text sub function 3 The Menu Enter key brings up menu items for more detail on each sub function Selecting Categories and Messages 1 Press the or amp function smart keys to move up or down the FIS category list The selected category is highlighted 2 Press the gt arrow key to move the items in the list for that category 3 While in the list for a category press the or amp function smart keys to highlight a particular message for the selected category The text for the selected message is shown in the FIS Message window in the upper portion of the screen 4 Press the arrow key again to return to the category list View Some text products may provide more information than can be shown in the message window when the category window is also shown You can customize the Text display to show both the FIS Category and FIS Message windows at the same time or to view the FIS Messages only 1 Press Menu Enter 2 Press the View menu item to toggle between the choices Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Sorting TAFs and METARs Displayed text products can be sorted by distance from your present position Nearest Pos distance from destination Nearest Dest or alphabe
88. dust which can cause alterations in radar scans Interference from buildings or mountains which may cause shadows NEXRAD Limitations Certain limitations exist regarding the NEXRAD radar displays Some but not all are listed for the users awareness NEXRAD base reflectivity does not provide sufficient information to determine cloud layers or precipitation characteristics hail vs rain etc NEXRAD base reflectivity is sampled at the minimum antenna elevation angle An individual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges and has no information about storms directly over the site The resolution of displayed NEXRAD data is 2 kilometers Therefore when zoomed in on the display each square block is 2 kilometers The intensity level reflected by the square will be the highest level sampled within the 2 kilometer square area Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS NEXRAD Intensity Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD echo intensities reflectivity measured in dBZ decibels of Current Z Reflectivity is the amount of transmitted power returned to the radar receiver Reflectivity designated by the letter Z covers a wide range of signals from very weak to very strong So a more convenient number for calculations and comparison a decibel or logarithmic scale dBZ is used The dBZ values increase as the strength of the signal returned to the radar increases Current The Current sub function
89. e The Winds Aloft selection provides the pilot with the wind speed and direction at a selected altitude from the ground up to 42 000 feet in altitude and is selected in 3 000 foot increments When no data is shown at a given altitude the data for that altitude has not been received Wait for the next update The update rate is every 12 minutes TFR Lbl Press MENU ENTER key and then press the TFR Lbl Menu Item key to toggle the TFR Identifier Labels on and off The TFR Identifier Labels note the TFR number and upper altitude near the TFR outline Label Press MENU ENTER key and then press the LABEL Menu Item key to toggle the station labels on and off Flight Plan Press MENU ENTER key and then press the FLIGHT PLAN Menu Item key to toggle the Flight Plan course line on and off The magenta line is the active leg Legend Press MENU ENTER key and then NEXRAD press the LEGEND Menu Item key SNOW NEXRAD Legend to display the legends describing the graphic display coding 1 Press the or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off METAR Legend Echo Tops Legend Map Detail Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Detail Menu Item key to choose between the display of No Overlays the Base Map or Map and Nav Aids Product Times Product times are shown on the lower portion of the display and cannot be hidden The times for each of the enabled products
90. e optional external source Basic Operation Use the following items to get a basic feel for the operation of the MX20 The basic steps for using any of the separate functions of the MX20 are Turn the power on Adjust the brightness or set it to automatic Check that all tests pass on the Start Up screen Press the FN key to view available functions Each press of the FN key will step through the lists of functions Press the key below the function label to select the desired function Confirm or enter the current barometric pressure Press the MENU ENTER key to display available options Press the MENU ITEM key next to the displayed option to choose desired capabilities Some options use multiple key presses for different states for the option Press the MENU ENTER key again to extinguish the option display Refer to the Detailed Operation section for more details on each function Brightness Rotary Knob Model With the Power knob pulled out turn the knob in each direction to adjust the display brightness manually Manual brightness mode may be selected to adjust the display for difficult lighting conditions Push the knob in and the brightness is adjusted automatically according to the ambient light When the brightness is set automatically the display will not dim below a pre defined level Rocker Switch Model Press the and rocker switches at the same time briefly to set the brightness automatically accor
91. e Custom Map function allows you to completely customize the displayed map by overlaying selected information The Custom Map can become cluttered if you choose every option so use discretion The IFR Chart function provides an IFR en route style map on the display The VFR Chart function provides a VFR sectional style map for the display The Split Screen function allows up to two of the other functions to be displayed side by side and an optional vertical profile across the bottom of the display The Traffic function when installed shows nearby traffic and details about each target The Flight Plan function provides details about your flight plan and each waypoint The Terrain function shows a color coded map of terrain elevation in relation to your altitude The Flight Information Services FIS function when installed is capable of displaying text and graphic weather information with GDL 90 and GDL 69 694 installations The Lightning LT function when connected to the Goodrich WX500 Stormscope controls the overlay of lightning strike information on the map displays The Chart View feature provides the capability to view Jeppesen Sanderson Inc electronic charts Two basic types of charts can be viewed Approach charts and airport surface charts The XM function allows the reception of XM Satellite Radio entertainment broadcasts when the GDL 69A is installed and a subscription to the XM Radio service is activated The Radar Fu
92. e current conditions 12 hours 24 hours 36 hours or 48 hours Each press of the forecast time menu item key will step through times SIGMET When enabled SIGMETs SIGnificant METeorological Information advise the pilot of potentially hazardous weather other than convective activity to all aircraft The advisory covers an area of at least 3 000 square miles at any one time SIGMET data covers icing turbulence dust and volcanic ash as issued by the National Weather Service The update rate is every 12 minutes Refer to the Legend for a description of the color coding 1 Press the 4 or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off Detailed Operation GDL 69 69A FIS Forecast Forecast City Fest 15 2200Z SIGMET 15 22542 Cyclone 27 1540Z Cnty Warn 15 2254Z XM FIS City Forecast 71 78 Detailed Operation GDL 69 69 FIS AIRMET ICING TURBULENCE IFR MTN OBSCR SURFACE WINDS SIGMET COUNTY WARNINGS TORNADO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM FLOODING FLASH FLOODING SPECIAL MARITIME pom XM FIS County Warnings Legend AIRMET AIRMETs AIRmans METeorological Information advises the pilot of weather that may be hazardous to single engine other light aircraft and Visual Flight Rule VFR pilots This advisory affects an area of a least 3 000 square miles at any one time and provides data about ceiling obscuration and turbulence issued
93. e display of navigation data on the Map displays Subsequent presses of the MENU ITEM key for this option provides choices of no nav data nav data in the corners waypoint bearing zoom and distance or full nav data The full nav data option includes the information in the four corners selection plus altitude barometer setting track and ground speed Label The LABEL key turns the labels over each item of information on or off When Labels are turned off only the symbol for waypoints along the flight plan will remain in view when the flight plan is enabled Split Screen SPLIT Function The Split Screen capability allows you to display up to two enabled functions side by side Press the MENU ITEM key next to the desired map to highlight the selection When two functions are displayed you must first deselect a highlighted selection before selecting another function Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the data displayed on the moving map A vertical profile may be optionally selected to be shown on the lower portion of the display The profile view is only available when there is no TAWS sensor enabled and the Terrain function is based on the internal terrain database The profile display is always oriented in the Track Up mode where the depicted terrain is a cross section of the terrain just below the aircrafts current track Obstructions are not shown on the profile display and the airc
94. e same orientation as the main map i e North Up Track a Up or DTK Up Flight Plan Information UAO selected 1 Press the FPL function smart key to reach the Flight Plan function 2 Press the Up or Down function smart keys to move up and down the flight plan list in the Current ALS xu m Flight Plan window The details for the selected waypoint are shown in the Waypoint Info window on the right side of the screen 3 Each press the Info function smart key will step through the available pages of Waypoint Information GS Okt N 44 54 33 84 SEATTLE 125 80 TRK 343 W4123 00 9 00 ident Bearing Dist NM PDX Airport Kui PORTLAND INTL 288 10 8 PORTLAND OR USA 031 214 ATIS 120 62 065 45 0 ATIS 128 35 084 15 9 APPR 118 10 162 57 1 APPR 124 35 Flight Plan Information PDX selected 55 Detailed Operation Terrain Above your current altitude Nam Current Altitude Highest Terrain 500 feet below or at your current altitude 1000 feet below your current altitude 2000 feet below your current altitude More than 2000 feet below your current altitude Black Green Terrain Elevation Color Coding Reference ALT 1 372 FT Terrain Page with MX20 Based Data 56 Terrain TER Function The Terrain Function shows a map of the terrain in the area relative to your airplanes position and altitude The MX20 has a standard internal based terrain
95. egistration form today Registration ensures that you will be notified of product updates and new products and provides lost or stolen unit tracking Please have the serial number of your MX20 handy connect to our web site www garmin com and look for our Product Registration link on the home page The MX20 display lens is coated with a special anti reflective coating which is very sensitive to skin oils waxes and abrasive cleaners It is very important to clean the lens using an eyeglass cleaner that is specified as safe for anti reflective coatings one suit able product is Wal Mart Lens Cleaner and a clean lint free cloth Welcome Welcome to a new era of aviation navigation Once again Garmin has set new standards in features and ease of use for the general aviation public The MX20 Multi Function Display provides a focal point for integrating many of your navigation needs in an easy to use and convenient package The MX20 presents a wealth of information on its six inch diagonal 640x480 pixel color display The many features are organized as distinct functions and are designed to closely mimic the traditional instruments used in the standard cockpit Each function allows varying degrees of customization The custom map function is customizable so you can create a display for almost any configuration you require The other functions provide more limited levels of customization so that they retain the look and feel of the instr
96. election in the Invert option When no terrain data is available the missing areas will be shown in light blue Water will not be shown in relative mode Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide Detailed Operation Custom Map svu fakes IT Custom Map page with Chart View loaded and Menu Items Page 4 450 3 615 29 97 WU Custom Map page with Terrain and Menu Items Page 4 27 28 Detailed Operation Custom Map Custom Map page with Obstructions Traffic Lightning Strikes and Menu Items Page 4 Obstructions Obstructions such as towers and other man made objects are part of the MX20 updateable database Obstruc tions over 250 feet high are shown on the maps with tower symbols The symbol is color coded to signify the relative altitude of the tower to your aircraft altitude and follows the same conventions as the color coding for terrain Objects that are at your altitude are shown in red objects that are near your altitude are shown in yellow objects with towers that are significantly below your altitude colored green Obstructions are shown on the Custom Map and in the Terrain function For info on color coding see the section about the Internal MX20 Based Terrain Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide Current coverage for obstructions is North America only and are drawn only when the zoom level is below 50 nm Traffic The Traffic option turns the displ
97. em key once to display a legend for the Metar Weather and Radar colors Press the LEGEND key a second time to display a legend for AIRMET and SIGMET colors and EchoTop graphics When viewing the Canadian radar data the following legends will appear Only the lower portion of the legend changes for Canadian radar data Map Detail Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Detail Menu Item key to choose between the display of No Overlays the Base Map or Map and Nav Aids Map Orientation Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Orientation Menu Item key to choose the configuration of the map orientation of DTK Up North Up TRK Up TRK Up Arc or TRK Up 360 Detailed Operation WSI FIS lt gt No Data No Sig Wx Liquid Precip Obs to Visibility lt gt Solid Precip lt gt Hazd Phen Q Winds gt 20 knots 20 30 DBZ 30 40 DBZ 60 80 DBZ 40 50 DBZ Snow 50 60 DBZ Mixed WSI FIS Graphic Weather Legend US METAR WH RADAR Colors No Data No Sig Wx Liquid Precip Obs to Visibility T ira i Solid Precip Hn Hard Phen NE CATI Winds gt Zi knot E E E Light lt gt Hravy Environment Canada LZ Environnement Canada ive Sigmet METAR WX RADAR Colors EA AIRMET and SIGMET Colors Ce ective S ne Mo Data WSI FIS Graphic Weather Menu Items Trk Arc Up 65 Detailed Operation WSI FIS HL FLIGHT RESTRICTION HONOLULU HI EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PURSUA
98. encing 88 89 91 92 93 126 Getting started 1 Glossary of Terms 126 127 GNS 480 19 32 87 113 GPS 114 Graphical Weather 59 62 Ground Flight Mode 40 Ground Zoom 112 GTX 330 28 52 53 GWX 68 98 Gyro 103 H HB 114 Heater 9 High airways 26 31 Hold 102 Horizontal Mode 100 101 Hurricanes 78 Hurricane track 69 HV 104 l ICAO address 48 113 Icing 78 Ident 8 46 120 IFR 30 78 IFR chart 2 IHAS 36 ILS 23 24 Info 20 21 91 114 Initial Zoom level 21 112 Intersection 25 Invert 22 31 33 96 L Label O34 Ol Ot 31 045 29 Landing scenario 97 Last Channel 105 106 Lat Lon format 111 Lat Lon lines 112 Legend 65 71 75 79 123 License agreement ii 131 Lightning 2 6 29 69 71 72 75 84 85 Limitations v 70 96 Limited Warranty 132 Line selection key 4 LINK 119 Link 8 Loaded 93 Loading 109 Load Chart 22 32 90 Localizer 23 24 Low airways 26 31 IT 7 118 M Map 19 100 Detail 65 Info 20 Orientation 12 19 21 30 33 35 50 57 65 71 76 79 135 Pan 20 Scale 19 Maritime conditions 78 Menu Item 4 Menu key 3 Messages 2 7 18 METARs 20 60 63 66 69 71 72 75 Mode S 52 Mountains 78 Mute 39 107 N Nav 8 24 Nav Data 19 21 22 31 34 55 NDB 25 NexRad 69 70 71 73 75 No bearing 38 Noise monitor 86 North up 21 30 33 NOTAM 96 No signal 109 O OBS 24 Obstructions 14 28 35 Off 3 99 Off air 109 Off scale 37
99. ent altitude Both products can not be displayed at the same time Selecting Cloud Tops automatically disables Echo Tops CLOUD TOPS F Echo Tops Lightning Cid Tops 1601142 Cloud Top Legend Echo Tops Echo Tops indicate the location elevation and direction the highest radar echo This is typically associated with storms This may not indicate the top of a storm or clouds only the highest radar return echo The information is derived from NEXRAD information and indicates the highest altitude at which precipitation is falling Refer to the Legend for a description of the Echo Tops coding The update rate is every 7 5 minutes Note Cloud Tops and Echo Tops use the same color scaling to represent altitude Both products can not be displayed at the same time Selecting Echo Tops automatically disables Cloud Tops ECHO TOPS FT North Up Cell Move 26 2036Z METAR 26 2036Z 40nm Echo Tops 26 2015Z Lightning 26 2020Z GDL 69 69A FIS Echo Tops Echo Tops Legend 73 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS SCIT 15 22652 Winds Aloft 15 2300Z XM FIS Winds Aloft 74 Winds Aloft The Winds Aloft selection provides the pilot with the wind speed and direction The winds at a given altitude are selected in the Winds Aloft Alt menu item The update rate is every 12 minutes HINDS ALOFT 56 MPH 18 MPH a MPH L WIND DIRECTIOH IS TOWARDS POINT Winds Aloft Legend Winds Aloft Altitud
100. ent position This mode is similar to anonymously squawking VFR 1200 on a standard transponder Enter Code GDL 90 UAT only This is where you enter the ATC assigned transponder code This code entered into the MX20 does NOT control the code on Mode A C or S transponders It only sends the selected code to the GDL 90 UAT for inclusion into the position report The MX20 must be configured as the UATS control panel to make this func tion available Set 1200 Pressing the Set 1200 key inserts the code 1200 into the Flight ID This code entered into the MX20 does NOT control the code on Mode A C or S transponders Services The Services option allows emergency broadcast functions to be sent over the data link radio When pressed a list of standard emergency service codes will be presented The desired broadcast function can be selected and broadcast by pressing the TRANS Transmit smart key or cancelled by pressing the CANCEL smart key When a special service code is being transmitted the services label is illuminated To terminate the broadcast press the SERVICES option again Once terminated the code will revert back to the previously set code The MX20 must be configured as the UAT control panel to make this function available Traffic Menu Option Page 2 The second menu option page of the Traffic function lets you select options for the choices of Time Interval Traffic Altitude Filter Altitude Flight Plan and Traffi
101. esponsibility to see and avoid There are no evasive aircraft maneuvers authorized recommended or provided for as a result of displayed TIS A targets Refer to the TIS A Sensor documentation for additional information Traffic Depiction It is important to note that not all traffic may be displayed and that TIS A is only an aide to visual acquisition TIS A is there to assist you to visually acquire other aircraft around you and does not provide any information other than making you aware of other aircraft around you that the Mode S terminal radar can see This may not include all traffic around you Only transponder equipped aircraft that are visible to the terminal radar sensor will be broadcast to your aircraft Up to eight 8 targets may be displayed at any given time This is a limitation of the ground sensor since the ground sensor provides the data via the radar pulse Your position ownship symbol is located at the tip of the triangle icon The traffic function is always shown in heading mode meaning that track based flight plan information is not overlaid Traffic can also be shown on the Custom Map and in a small thumbnail view presented in the upper left corner of the screen Traffic targets are displayed relative to the ownship symbol and include a relative altitude in 1005 of feet above or below your aircrafts altitude Targets also include a climb or descent arrow next to the rela tive altitude when the climb
102. ess The OBS line will only be drawn from the active VOR not the monitored VOR The SL30 must be receiving a valid signal from the VOR and the MX20 must have VOR symbols turned on for this feature to be active ILS Localizer Depiction When either an ILS or localizer is tuned on the SL30 the MX20 will display the currently tuned approach on the appropriate airport runway The SL30 Nav function provides an overall graphic view of the selected airport and approach based on runway extensions and the selected frequencies The standard ILS symbol is shown in magenta on the MX20 display Localizer Back Course Display The MX20 will draw the front course on its display when a localizer frequency is tuned into the SL30 If you enable the localizer back course feature of the SL30 the MX20 will then draw a localizer front course graphic extending from the reciprocal runway The localizer front course graphic is shaded on the right side The localizer back course graphic is shaded on the left side Since the SL30 reverse senses the needles a standard chase the needle approach may be made and the localizer front course graphic is always used on the MX20 A published localizer back course approach at the airport is not necessary to enable this feature The SL30 must be receiving a valid ILS or localizer and the MX20 must have airports turned on for this feature to be active NDBs The NDBs option allows you to choose the type of ND
103. et the zoom scale to that used on the GNS 480 series naviga tor AutoLoad Electronic Charts This is only available when installed with an GNS 480 series GPS navigator This feature must be disabled when the MX20 is connected to a GPS navigator other than an GNS 480 series navigator It allows the GNS 480 series equipment to instruct the MX20 to load a selected approach chart Display ICAO for US Airports Press the Menu Item key to toggle on off the display of ICAOs for US airports When enabled the leading K character for United States airports is displayed according to the ICAO format When disabled the leading K is not displayed Altitude Units Press the Menu Item key to set the display of altitude in either feet or meters Detailed Operation System Display ICAO for US airports Altitude Units System Nav Setup Menu Items Page 3 113 Detailed Operation System SOFTWARE VER HARDWARE VER 119 229 055V 6F 43002707 xx JEPPESEN NAVDATA DATABASE MX Worldwide Expires 070704 internal GPS Not Available Version 1 10 TERRAIN DATABASE Alaska Version 18 GEOGRAPHY DATABASL Americas Version 18 OBSTRUCTIONS DATAHASI North America Version 1 1 Port Data Valid Data 1 WS NO YES 7 GPS nO nO ADS B 3 NONE 4 wont FISTX 19338 Available COLIS LO RAPO FISWX 14112 Available System Info Page 114 System Info The System Info page includes information about the software and database version
104. feet The Altitude op tion choice is shown in the upper left corner of the screen Relative altitudes are shown with a or while absolute altitudes are shown as just a number Filter An altitude filter allows targets that are outside of a 2000 vertical range to be filtered off the display The cur rent mode is shown in the upper left corner of the display as ALL no filtering or 2000 when the filtering is active Volume The volume of the TCAD voice alert can be adjusted by pressing the Volume button This opens a text menu where a value from 0 10 can be entered Approach Mode The Approach Mode sends the approximate elevation of the destination airport to the TCAD unit for Approach mode operations See the TCAD operators manual for additional details Mute Duration The Mute Duration allows the duration of the mute command to be sent to the TCAD unit See the TCAD operators manual for additional details Shield This allows the current shield to be selected from a pop up window En Route Unrestricted Terminal Ground and Standard are the available modes See the TCAD operators manual for additional details Detailed Operation TAS TCAD Traffic 39 40 Detailed Operation TAS TCAD Traffic Shield Heights This allows the shield heights to be adjusted for the En Route Standard and Terminal shield modes See the TCAD operators manual for additional details Shield Ranges Th
105. fic Menu Items Page 1 48 Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic Transmit Status ADS B Broadcast Options GDL 90 UAT only Selecting Tx Alt allows ADS B position reports to be transmitted with altitude information Tx Alt Off removes altitude information from the ADS B position reports Standby suspends ADS B position reports but displays other aircraft data when available These modes are similar to ALT ON and Standby on a standard tran sponder The MX20 must be configured as the UATS control panel to make this function available ADS B Broadcast Mode Control For ADS B equipped installs this feature allows the pilot to control the broadcast mode of their aircraft Broadcast options are controlled via the Traffic Function Menu and allow the pilot to toggle between Broadcast FID Broadcast VFR The MX20 must be configured as the UATS control panel to make this function available Broadcast FID Causes the currently set Flight ID and permanently assigned ICAO address to be broadcast with the aircraft s current position The Flight ID and the ICAO address are shown on the lower right corner of the Traffic Func tion page The Flight ID is pilot settable via the menu option Enter FID in alphanumeric characters The ICAO address is a value set during system install by the installer Broadcast VFR Causes a fixed Flight ID of VFR and a randomly generated ICAO address to be broadcast with the aircrafts curr
106. floods the screen with the selected color Use this option to verify proper operation of the display or when contacting Garmin Customer Service Detailed Operation System Test Pattern 1 Red Test Pattern Green Test Pattern Blue Test Pattern White Test Pattern System Test Page Menu Items System Test Test Pattern Page 115 116 Appendix Caring for Your MX20 Caring For Your MX20 Display Care and Cleaning Your MX20 has a durable display but reasonable care must be taken to maintain its performance and life To remove stains smudges fingerprints and so forth we recommend these cleaning methods If the first method fails to remove the problem try the next method e Wipe with a clean dry non abrasive fabric for example cotton or handi wipes Do NOT use paper products such as paper towels or facial tissues e Blow on the area to condense moisture on the display and then wipe the area with the clean fabric e Moisten a clean fabric with a small amount of water and wipe the display area e Apply a small amount of glass cleaner without ammonia to the fabric and wipe the area e Apply a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and wipe the area this is your last resort Contacting the Factory If efforts to resolve the problem fail contact your dealer or the factory for technical assistance The Garmin customer service staff will gladly assist you Garmin International Inc Customer Service Depa
107. ge 1 with NEXRAD Activated 69 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS TFR Outline with TFR Number and Upper Altitude NEXRAD RAIN MIXED m NEXRAD Color Legend 70 JNOW Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs indicate areas where flight restrictions have been imposed They are depicted as areas with reddish brown outlines The area may also contain the TFR identifier label The TFR identifier label includes the TFR number and upper altitude Press the TFR Lbl Menu Item key to toggle the TFR Identifier Labels on and off TFRs are drawn on the FIS page when provided by the FIS sensor and can not be enabled or disabled TFR text information is described on page 81 NEXRAD Description WSR 88D weather surveillance radar or NEXRAD NEXt generation RADar is a Doppler radar system that has greatly improved the detection of meteorological events such as thunderstorms tornadoes and hurricanes An extensive network of NEXRAD stations provides almost complete radar coverage of the continental United States Alaska and Hawaii The unobstructed range of each NEXRAD is 124 nautical miles NEXRAD Abnormalities There are possible abnormalities regarding displayed NEXRAD images Some but not all causes of abnormal displayed information include Ground Clutter e Strobes and spurious radar data e Sun strobes when the radar antenna points directly at the sun Military aircraft deploy metallic
108. gh Airways and Menu Items Page 3 1505 591 30 02 Custom Map page with Water Roads Boundaries and Menu Items Page 3 26 Custom Map Menu Option Page 3 The third option page of the Custom Map function lets you select options for the choices of Low Airways High Airways Water Roads and political boundaries The last option selection takes you to the next page of options Low Airways The Low Airways option allows you to control the display of Low Airways Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to Low Airways toggles between either the display of the airway and label airway alone or no display of Low Airways High Airways The High Airways option allows you to control the display of High Airways Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to High Airways toggles between either the display of the airway and label airway alone or no display of High Airways Water The Water option allows you to control the display of rivers and lakes Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to Waters toggles between either the display or no display of the bodies of water Roads The Roads option allows you to control the display of interstate and state highways Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to Roads toggles between either the display or no display of the road features Boundaries The Boundaries option allows you to select the display of political boundaries on the Map displays Press the Next Page MENU ITEM key to display the next page of menu items
109. ghlight The MX20 highlights the VOR in magenta on the moving map when the SL30 is either tuned to or monitor ing a nearby VOR station The highlighted VOR station is determined by using the tuned or monitored VOR frequency of the SL30 with the MX20 internal database The SL30 must be receiving a valid signal from the VOR Detailed Operation Custom Map 545 29 97 BATTLE GROUN P H 116 60 BTG JIZTRS nm Lk Distance 24 7 5 Custom Map information when connected to SL30 23 Detailed Operation Custom Map BATTLE GROUND P 116 60 BTG 172 FR 5 6nm LE gE m SE NM VOR information detail Tii Gs Distance 206 2300 4 47 in Out Pan Info Custom Map ILS for currently tuned approach by SL30 24 The VOR information box for the selected VOR will show the distance and radial from bearing between your present position and the VOR The radial and distance information comes from your GPS not the SL30 The MX20 must have VOR symbols turned on for this feature to be active in the Custom Map function VOR information is always shown in the IFR and VFR Chart functions VOR OBS The OBS Omni Bearing Selector value selected in the SL30 will be shown as a line from the tuned VOR station in magenta on the MX20 display The selected value will be shown on the line This feature provides a quick view of your position relative to both the VOR and the tuned radial to help improve situational aware n
110. ght Plan route line 360 120 Two display views of the lightning information may be selected The 360 view shows a 360 view the airspace surrounding your aircraft The 120 view shows a 120 forward view from your aircrafts position and the display is divided into three segments Lightning The WX500 detects electrical discharges within a range determined by the installation of your Stormscope These discharge locations are noted as Lightning strikes and displayed as a red x You may select either single Strike or Cell groups of lightning representations Strike Individual strikes are noted Cell Only lightning strikes associated with a group or cell of strikes are displayed Heading Stabilization The Heading Stabilization function of the WX500 can be turned on or off with this selection System Data Select the System Data option to display information about the WX500 Press the Next Page MENU ITEM key to display the next page of menu items Lightning Menu Option Page 2 The second option page of the Lightning function lets you select options for the choices of Demo Self Test for the Stormscope Noise Monitor and Strike Test The last option selection takes you back to the first page of options Demo The Demo option places the WX500 sensor in a demonstration mode that simulates lightning strikes Self Test The Self Test option performs a number of tests on the operation of the WX500 and provides a report of its statu
111. h Chart 90 Viewing the Chart as an Overlay 90 Display of Coverage Area 90 Chat ZOOMING costes pectine 9 CHAT PANNING oeste ta nins 9 Chat OOHOBIOEOB nues ott tt 9 CAME ITO assetto bnt diia 9 Chat View PUNCH OM e ob RA 92 MITT ca EE EE S netic tenaioste 93 SC ACO it ae ere eae deters last 93 Sele EO ne butt 93 Select natouutee use oe seu 93 Sele c Loaded aaa 93 Logd CUOI esee istoc titnd onte 94 Aport race CHa eae quoe beo i 94 Viewing tlace CHANG eri 94 Operational Considerations 95 MV hem tOXEOAd anal aie dettote ett 95 Flying at ABDIOACB s aceto pot 95 Approach to Surface Map Transitions 95 Chart NO TAMS td eode tonius 96 Important System Limitations 96 Invert DOO odas tutta detto 96 Typical Operational Scenario 97 Typical TAR Oera T ei 97 Typical Takei Celia TiO aciem d qoin 97 Typical Approach Scenario aaisa 97 Typical Eandiue Scendtion ope edis 97 PULOLOACIING ee ebie obtu 97 Introduction Table of Contents Radar RADAR Function ee 98 ON MOC asec reet mn acuit SUE 99 Stat Oy OW MOC Sa est sn Dol detulit 99 Tee MOTE aa Mbit 99 Neat Met OME essetis on tton ate 99 NA PMO E essit biete db dba 100 Hotizontab ModE sensensa 100 Vertical Mode GWX 68 and ART2000 2100 OU m 100 Range Cona les Geste EA 101 TCO ba a NEN DONNE NETT 101 Bearing
112. h Menu Items Page 1 30 IFR En Route IFR Chart Function The IFR En Route Chart function shows an IFR en route style map for the display The IFR display shows navigational aid information and the flight plan course line The smart keys on the bottom of the screen control zooming in and out panning and the display of information on the current TO waypoint The menu of options available for the IFR mode include Flight Plan map orientation Invert and turning labels on or off This data is advisory only and does not replace primary indicators such as the CDI Navigation should not be based on the data presented on the MX20 Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide IFR Option Page 1 The first option page of the IFR Chart function lets you select options for the choices of Flight Plan Map Ori entation Invert display Nav Data and Labels The last option selection takes you to the next page of options Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing and not showing the Flight Plan route line Map Orientation This option controls the screen orientation in reference to the aircraft symbol You may select from North Up Track Up Track Up Arc Track Up 360 and Desired Track Up North Up sets magnetic north as the top of the screen Track Up sets the current track of the aircraft as the
113. hart as viewed from the Custom IFR Map the chart must be available in a Geo Referenced version as supplied by Jeppesen Geo Referenced is the term used to indicate charts whose features have associated latitudes and longitudes allowing them to be drawn over other geographical data such as maps Currently not all charts and airport surface charts are geo referenced When a chart is viewed and a red X is present on the earth symbol to the left of the chart name the chart is NOT geo referenced and thus cannot be loaded Chart Overlay in the Custom IFR Map On the Custom Map or the IFR En Route Map approach charts not airport surface charts must be manually loaded as there are multiple approach charts that can apply for a given region i e multiple approach charts for the same airport An approach chart will be displayed as an overlay when the following conditions are met e The approach chart is within the database residing on the card e The approach chart is geo referenced by Jeppesen e The approach chart has been loaded e The aircraft position is within the coverage of the approach chart e The aircraft speed is above the air ground threshold aircraft is in flight Load a specific approach chart for use as an overlay by first selecting the airport and then selecting the approach chart Selecting the Airport Pressing the LOAD CHART key on the Custom or IFR Map menu will present a list of airports th
114. he chart should be viewed for NOTAMS before use Important System Limitations Note that while on the ground and viewing airport surface charts the display can be oriented in the Track Up mode In this mode the last known GPS based track as obtained from the external GPS navigation system is used to orient the map GPS track is typically not accurate at low speeds and does not reflect the actual head ing of the aircraft at all times Invert Option As with the basic maps the chart image can be inverted using the standard invert key Detailed Operation Chart View Typical Operational Scenario The following scenarios makes the assumption that e The appropriate charts are available and geo referenced e The default ground zoom level is set to 0 5 nm e The default air zoom level is set to AUTO Typical Taxi Scenario On power up and GPS position acquisition the Custom Map Function will show the aircraft on the surface chart at a zoom level of 0 5 nm The aircraft will be shown relative to taxiways and runways throughout the taxi procedure Typical Takeoff Scenario On takeoff roll when the aircraft reaches the air ground speed threshold the display will automatically transition to the en route zoom mode of AUTO and adjust the display to show the current destination waypoint Typical Approach Scenario Setting the destination waypoint to the destination airport on the GPS navigation system and pressing LOAD CHART from the
115. he last channel or selecting preset channels 1 and 2 The last option takes you to the next pages of options for preset channels 3 through 15 Radio ID Each XM radio contains a unique ID that allows XM to communicate over the air with the radio The owner must activate XM service by providing the Radio ID to XM to authorize the installed services for that radio Activation information is included in a separate information package included with your unit 1 In the XM radio function press the Menu Enter key 2 Press the Radio ID menu item key on the Main Menu page If necessary press the Next Page key to reach the Main Menu page 3 Information about the XM weather data services that are authorized for use by the installed radio are shown Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio a TA All The Things Urban 53 Fungus xL 54 Lucy Stay Up late 60 Soul Street How Nice It 1s 61 The Flow Wonderful Stevi 64 The Groove KeepGivingMeLove 65 The Rhyme xL Any Emcee 66 RAW xL Make U Scream 2 67 The City Dirt Off Your All Categories XM Radio with Active Channel Hank s Place 7 d 1 Frenchie Burke O 1 d Cotton Eyed Joe Country XM Preview The 40s What A Little Me The 50s Rebel Rouser Bluegrass Juncti I m Gonna Make The 30s The Power af Lia X Country Breakin Gown Hashville Heavin Help Me i Top 20 in 20 Deliverance All Categories XM Radio Menu Page 1 105 Detailed Operation XM Satellite Radio Aviator
116. his MX20 Pilot s Guide order part 560 1026 09 Rev A Garmin P N 190 00479 00 Rev D The MX20 Installation Guide is part 560 1025 xx The MX20 Quick Reference Guide is part 4561 0263 xx Introduction Introduction End User License Agreement EULA You have acquired a device MX20 which includes software licensed by Garmin International Inc or its subsidiaries Garmin from one or more software licensors Garmins Software Suppliers Such software products as well as associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE is licensed not sold All rights reserved This EULA is valid and grants the end user rights ONLY if the SOFTWARE is genuine and a genuine Certificate of Authenticity for the SOFTWARE is included For more information on identifying whether your software is genuine please see http www microsoft com piracy howtotell IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA DO NOT USE THE MX20 OR COPY THE SOFTWARE INSTEAD PROMPTLY CONTACT GARMIN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED MX20 FOR A REFUND ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE MX20 WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS EULA OR RATIFICATION OF ANY PREVIOUS CONSENT GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE This EULA grants you the following license You may use the SOFTWARE only on the M
117. ht ID The Flight ID is only sent when the Flight ID broadcast option is enabled Note that the GDL 90 UAT does not allow the space or period characters The MX20 must be configured as the UATS control panel to make this function available Label The LABEL menu key toggles the state of the labels adjacent to the target symbols Turning labels off will remove the Flight ID and flight vector Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic 4 Targets DistiNM Flightid Cat Position Speedikts Altitude 17 5 FOXS14 HWY 4 8 Zo0 412 599 25 2 UPS138 LRG 12 12 450 10 455 28 8 UPS350 XLG 11 8 300 12 255 ADS B Traffic Text Display Enter Broadcast Flight ID as 8 characters UAT Flight ID Editing 51 52 Detailed Operation TIS A Traffic TIS A Traffic Page with Menu Items TIS A Traffic TRAF Function The MX20 I O supports the Traffic Information Services Addressed TIS A function when interfaced to a third party TIS A sensor The traffic function when interfaced to the Garmin GTX 330 is capable of displaying traffic targets supplied by that sensor Standard TCAS type symbology is used and several menu options are available for adjusting traffic presentation and sensor operation Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to traffic data NOTE TIS A is not a collision avoidance system It is an aide to visual acquisition and does not relieve the flight crew of their r
118. ilable for all subscription levels 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 The first two function smart keys at the bottom of the screen zoom IN and OUT on the map 3 The PAN key brings up the movement menu item keys at the right of the screen that allow you to move the view of the map 4 The fourth function smart key on the right will step through the four sub functions of GDL 69 694 FIS Current Forecast Text and Status 5 The Menu Enter key brings up menu items for more detail on each sub function Weather Product Zoom Scale The weather products available using the GDL 69 694 are divided into two classes those drawn at all zoom settings and those drawn when the zoom scale is greater than 15 nm Products shown at all zoom levels METARs Cell Movement City Forecast County Warnings Cyclones or Hurricane Track Lightning and TFRs Products shown at zoom levels greater than 15 nm AIRMETs SIGMETS Freezing Level Echo Tops Cloud Tops NEXRAD Winds Aloft and Radar Coverage When any of these products are displayed and the zoom level is less than 20 nm Map Scale Limts Wx will be displayed in the lower right corner Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Current GDL 69 69A FIS Menu Page 1 Map Scale Limits Wx North Up Lightning 26 2020Z Nexrad 26 2015Z 150m Cell Move 26 20362 METAR 26 20362 Weather in Current Function Limited to 20 nm or more GDL 69 69A FIS Menu Pa
119. in the 5 nm range is presented on the Thumbnail This correlates directly to terrain that is rendered in red on the normal Terrain Function based on the internal terrain database External TAWS based terrain from the Goodrich Landmark is not shown on the Thumbnail Obstructions on the Thumbnail Only Red obstructions within the 5 nm range are presented on the Thumbnail This correlates directly to obstructions that are rendered in red on the other functions Thumbnail Activation The Thumbnail incorporates logic that will either show or hide the thumbnail from view It will only be shown when there is data to be presented and will be removed if not For example if there is no Red terrain or traffic within 5 nm the Thumbnail will be hidden from view The Thumbnail will not appear on the Traffic Func tion page if only traffic is presented in the Thumbnail Correspondingly it is not shown on the Terrain page if only terrain is presented in the Thumbnail This logic eliminates redundant views that would be created by the Thumbnail and normal views of traffic and terrain Additionally the Thumbnail is disabled while operating on the ground This state is determined by the En Route Ground Transition Speed set in the System Function page and is based on GPS ground speed Traffic Information Services TIS There are two versions of TIS TIS A and TIS B Both are described below In the TIS A system ground radar sensors collect target infor
120. ing and 5 in vertical scanning The Sector Scan can be moved horizontally by changing the Bearing and vertically by changing the Tilt Radar Return Signals Interpreting radar return signals is beyond the scope of this manual Please refer to the radar users guide for details on interpreting radar data Radar Setup Page Pressing the MENU key while in the Radar Function will display the Setup page The currently selected mode is displayed at the top of the radar screen during normal operations Stabilization STAB Pressing the MENU and then the STAB keys while in the Setup Function allows the stabilization to be turned on or off When Stabilization is On a command is sent to the radar head instructing it to use the supplied gyro commands to compensate the sweep patterns for pitch and roll of the aircraft When stabilization is activated the STAB label will be green When Stabilization is turned off the STAB label is white Additional status infor mation is also shown while the radar menu is active Radar Troubleshooting Fault Message ELE Electrical fault with the radar hard Power off the radar The radar needs ware or the aircraft power bus service A previously available analog 400 An external sensor has failed and Hz reference signal is no longer de needs service tected Analog altitude information will not be available GYRO No valid source of attitude informa An external sensor has failed and tion Anten
121. ings towers and other objects within the immediate airport vicinity From either the Custom Map or the IFR en route Map airport surface charts will automatically be loaded and displayed as an overlay if the following conditions are met e The airport surface chart is within the loaded database e The airport surface chart is geo referenced by Jeppesen e Airport Chart menu layer is turned on e The aircraft position is within the coverage of the chart e A loaded chart is not being flown In typical operation the above conditions are met when the unit is turned on meaning that the airport surface map is displayed as soon as GPS position is acquired Note that the Zoom Scale Auto Transition feature deter mines the initial zoom scale that is set when the aircraft is on the ground which is important when working with surface charts Viewing Surface Charts The airport surface charts are treated similarly to approach type charts in that they can be viewed through both the Chart View Function and on the Custom Map IFR Map as an overlay However as there is only one unique surface chart for a given airport it does not need to be manually loaded for display The nearest avail able airport surface chart will always be used When viewed from the Chart View Function the airport surface chart shows up as the first available chart for the selected airport of interest Thus after selecting the airport of interest the list of charts will have an A
122. interest then selecting the individual chart for that airport Approach charts can be loaded from either the Custom IFR Map the Chart View Function or the Autoload function from a GNS 480 series GPS receiver Pressing the INFO key while a chart is loaded or being viewed will bring up the header profile and minimums associated with the chart Detailed Operation Chart View N SN rx 4 che ws Y 20m 1 335 29 97 Uoc 008 120 19 17 ChartView as viewed on the Custom Map Page 8 88 Detailed Operation Chart View Chart Data Source The same set of charts that are available in electronic form from the Jeppesen JeppView product are available for loading onto the MX20 platform These consist of approaches SIDS STARS airspace charts and airport surface diagrams The MX20 can display all of these charts from the Chart View Function or a more limited sub set as dynamic overlays on the Custom Map when the corresponding chart has been Geo Referenced by Jeppesen Data Card As there are more charts available from Jeppesen than will fit on the physical data card predetermined cover age areas are loaded instead of the entire contents of the Jeppesen CD ROM This process is performed using the data loader software tool provided by Jeppesen The MX20 Chart View data card can hold approximately 10 000 charts at a given time Chart Geo Referencing For the ownship position to be overlaid on the c
123. inutes Goes Yellow After Minutes NEXRAD EM LL LE e Radar Coverage 8 ae Low C0 09 a eS Map Orientation Press MENU ENTER key and then press the Map Orientation Menu Item key to choose the configuration of the map orientation of DIK Up North Up TRK Up TRK Up Arc or TRK Up 360 76 Forecast Weather forecast information is provided for an available City SIGMETs AIRMETS Freezing Levels County warnings and Cyclones While using this feature you can also customize the display of information showing map labels flight plan line legend 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Forecast Fcst sub function 3 The Menu Enter key brings up menu items for more detail on each sub function i Note Forecasts are intended to provide data on expected conditions Actual conditions may deviate from the forecast It is the pilot s responsibility to obtain current information from of ficial sources and to update this information during the flight City When enabled the City forecast shows current or forecast conditions in available cities Forecasts are available for intervals of 12 24 36 and 48 hours This menu item key enables or disables this product Use the menu item key below the City key to select the current or forecast time The update rate is every 12 minutes Forecast Time The forecast time range can be selected to cover th
124. ion appears above the map scale on one of the three Nav Data options Map Orientation Zoom North Up 30 Zoom Level Map Orientation and Zoom Level Map Scale 20 Detailed Operation Custom Map Panning Controls Pan The Pan keys are used to move the display around so you can see beyond the initial boundaries of the screen The PAN function key is one of the smart keys available at the bottom of the screen When you select the Pan function four arrow keys appear on the right side of the screen next to the MENU ITEM keys Move the map in the desired direction by pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the arrow that shows you want the map to move Press the PAN key again to exit the Pan mode While panning a green reference line is drawn from the center of the viewed area back to your current position Info Press the INFO smart key to toggle viewing of information about the current TO waypoint Press the INFO key again to hide the information Each press of the key will step through the available information for the current destination waypoint The number of pages depends on the amount of information about the destination waypoint Press the Wx key to view any available METARs for the selected waypoint Note that not all airports will have METARs available The Wx key is available with the WSI and UAT FIS sensors Runway diagrams of airports will be displayed in the same orientation as
125. ion on UAT equipped installations Graphical data is overlaid on the map indicating the rainfall detected by ground based radar for a specific area The colors indicating increasing levels of rainfall progresses from light green for light rainfall to magenta for heavy rainfall Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limita tions that apply to the FIS data Rainfall data is color coded as follows Brown Blue Zero rainfall transparent color Light Green Light rainfall Dark Green Yellow Amber Red Magenta Heavy rainfall Cyan No rainfall data available A cyan checkerboard pattern indicates that no data is available for area and rainfall in that area is unknown When weather data is received the airborne system will display that data for 20 minutes or until the power is cycled If no new data has been received for a given area the rainfall will be removed and the area will revert back to the cyan checkerboard pattern The FIS Function is based on a ground to air data link and requires that the appropriate ground systems are broadcasting weather data and the aircraft is within reception range of the Ground Broadcast Transceiver GBT If any weather data has been received in the previous two minutes the Service indicator in the lower left of the screen will display Available If no data has been received in this time period Not Available will be shown This indicator shows if the aircraft is currentl
126. ions TFRs 64 US or Canadian Weather Radar 64 Menu Options for Overlay Page 2 64 ir M ore 64 I UT Ind doe EINER MENU DUO 64 TOCA m M siad 65 Wig DCA 0 G 65 Nap ONENEAN doses ndun se 65 TERUG DA sevens ey cut etu MERSUR DAT GUNT MU 66 Selector TERED AIA ss ce pines etre eut 66 Smart Key PUNCUON se cos voice tie sgiees 67 Age soy Text TES e edu eu uultu ias 67 Some PIS MeSSaPeS c e pede entes 68 Stats IBEIOEIDA RIOT s sto oe o veto uos 68 GDL 69 69A Flight Information Service FIS FUNCION cete denne 69 Weather Product Zoom Scale 69 Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs 70 NEXRAD Descant oti soi ste the tertiae te 70 NEXRAD Abnormalities 70 NEXRAD DIOS discant stein 70 NEXRAD ICSI 3 tacito ptit 71 Guia fal DIERIADS Leiche estende Ctt 71 ME aN As ep 12 UB redo i cR NN P DERE 12 Cell MOVORICBE cueste litteris tti beth 72 Cloud TODS asi sen hice hate vincent cic bett 13 lera rojo cR M oa 13 Marsds AOT ipsus baie tuis 14 Wind AEA T ea 14 TER TO ae at Nati e bu A E e RENT NN EY 4 EHent FIA EEE duode adeat tu I4 IE CC E EE E ates tet 15 NODIS E E meos 15 Product DIOS euntem d bdo UDIN 15 Map OMCMIAWO Mc antositce toc itooen ein 76 FOCA M nage T Gis pene E it Forecast TIE cbe Eae n EE oeb funds i SIGNIEIDeas iia ceret ceti erro TT AEMET s ceste uoc
127. irport entry as the first item in the list As with standard approach charts when viewed from the Chart View Function the aircrafts ownship position is not shown on the airport surface chart If an approach chart is currently loaded and being displayed aircraft is in the air it will take priority over displaying the airport surface chart Once the aircraft touches down and the speed drops below the air ground threshold it is assumed that a missed approach procedure is not needed At this point the approach chart is unloaded and the airport surface chart is displayed While on the ground airport surface charts will take prior ity over any loaded approach chart Operational Considerations When to Load a Chart An approach chart can be loaded at any point during the flight including on the ground before takeoff Note that the approach will not be shown on the map itself until the aircrafts speed is above the air ground speed threshold The approach will be automatically unloaded when the aircrafts speed goes below the air ground speed threshold Flying an Approach It is important to recognize that the charts function is not intended to provide guidance information for flying an approach Its intended function is to provide basic situational awareness as to your current position relative to the approach as a whole Standard IFR approved instruments MUST be used to actually provide the naviga tional information required under IFR conditi
128. is allows the shield ranges to be adjusted for the En Route Standard and Terminal shield modes See TCAD operators manual for additional details TCAD 9900BX Menu Options Altitude Option Relative Pressure The Altitude option lets you select between relative and pressure altitude in hundreds of feet The Altitude op tion choice is shown in the upper left corner of the screen Relative altitudes are shown with a or while absolute altitudes are shown as just a number Filter An altitude filter allows targets that are outside of a 2000 vertical range to be filtered off the display The current mode is shown in the upper left corner of the display as ALL no filtering or 2000 when the filtering is active Volume The volume of the TCAD voice alert can be adjusted by pressing the Volume button This opens a text menu where a value from 0 10 can be entered Approach Mode The Approach Mode sends the approximate elevation of the destination airport to the TCAD unit for approach mode operations See the TCAD operators manual for additional details Ground Flight Mode The GND FLT mode commands the TCAD unit into the corresponding mode See the TCAD operators manual for additional details ADS B Traffic TRAF Function The Traffic Function allows you to view other traffic in the area when installed with a UAT data link radio The term UAT refers to the GDL 90 UAT This screen can also show y
129. it is difficult to know if one is receiving uplinked TIS B traffic informa tion Assume that not all aircraft are displayed as TIS B targets 3 Pilots and operators are reminded that the airborne equipment that displays TIS B targets is for pilot situational awareness only and is not approved as a collision avoidance tool Unless there is an immediate emergency requiring immediate action any deviation from an air traffic control 45 Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic Degraded Target Symbol Surface Vehicle Target 46 clearance based on TIS B displayed cockpit information must be approved by the controlling ATC facility prior to commencing the maneuver Uncoordinated deviations may place an aircraft in close proximity to other aircraft under ATC control not seen on the airborne equipment and may result in a pilot deviation Degraded Target Degraded targets are shown with the bullet symbol A degraded target has limited positional accuracy and can either be an uplinked TIS based target or an ADS B target whos GPS position has degraded When a degraded target is selected via the SELECT key in the Traffic function no distance to the target is displayed as it cannot be computed accurately Surface Targets Surface vehicle targets in addition to ADS B targets are supported and are shown as tan rectangular ICONS They are displayed both on the Traffic Function page and on the Custom Map when traffic is turned on Targe
130. ith the other functionality of the MX20 with a RADAR option available from the main function menu Note that auto tilt is not supported for the ART2000 2100 The ART2100 must be configured to emulate the ART2000 As a result only the ART2000 functions are available with the ART2100 The MX20 operates as both a display and radar control head allowing direct replacement of older display sys tems The modes and features supported by the MX20 for each of the radar heads are detailed in the following table Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply to the radar data o o NEN NN ao o ooo E e m NER SEN Stabilization EN CCCNNN a REN ERN On initial power up and entry to the Radar Function the radar unit may go to the Off mode Selections can be made to command the unit into one of the following initial modes e STBY e ON e TEST e OFF Once activated the different operating modes of the radar are selected by pushing the corresponding Menu Item keys Descriptions of the different modes are as follows with the currently selected mode being high lighted in green Off Mode On MX20 power up the radar antenna is placed in the OFF mode In this mode the radar antenna head is not energized and is not transmitting Standby On Mode In the standby mode the radar head is powered up but is not transmitting Placing the unit into standby mode initiates the war
131. ivated by adjusting the zoom level to the far extremes of the zoom range When activated the indicated zoom level will change from a number to the text A followed by the zoom scale While in the Auto Zoom mode the screen will automatically adjust the current zoom level to maintain the current TO waypoint on the screen When approaching the waypoint the zoom level will not drop below 1 nm When the waypoint is reached and the next waypoint in the flight plan becomes active the zoom level will automatically adjust to bring that waypoint on the map When installed with a GNS 480 series GPS receiver the MX20 zoom level can be controlled by the GNS 480 This feature must be enabled in the System function with the Slave Zoom to GPS Zoom setting enabled To exit the autozoom mode simply increase or decrease the current zoom level to re enter the manual adjust mode Map Scale and Barometric Pressure Track Angle Distance from Map Orientation Present Position to Next Waypoint 30 1 490 29 97 Reus 008 130 21 52 Pressure Altitude Ground Speed Above Mean Sea Level Detailed Operation Custom Map Map Scale The In and Out function keys control the map scale by zooming in and out You can zoom in to 0 25 nm and zoom out to 250 nm The scale distance is measured from the location of your aircraft symbol to the top of the screen The Map Scale is shown in the lower left corner of the screen The map orientat
132. ivation Press Function Keys XM Satellite Radio Press Function Keys Press Menu Item Keys Vol Chan Cat Direct Page 1 Radio ID Save Preset Last Channel Preset 1 2 Pages 2 4 Presets 3 15 Press Menu Item Keys LT Flight Plan 360 120 Lightning Hdg Stab System Data Demo Self Test Noise Monitor Strike Test CHART Press Menu Item Keys Search ID Select Airport Select Chart Select Loaded Load Current RADAR Press Menu Item Keys Mode Wx Map Test Horiz Vert Tilt Brg Gain Range Hold Setup Stab Sctr Scan Calb Getting Started Function Summary SYS Press Function Keys Nav Info Test o Ownship Symbol T at Lat Lon Format x Test Pattern 1 X Baro Units E Red Test Pattern E Set Baro Correction Green Test Pattern r Display Lat Lon Lines Blue Test Pattern c White Test Pattern 5 Initial En Route Zoom Scale o o Initial Ground Zoom Scale En Route Ground Transition Speed Slave Zoom to GPS Zoom Autoload Electronic Charts Display ICAO for U S Airports Altitude Units Detailed Operation Message Log Source Message System Unit configured for Special Terrain Mode System Set Baro Correction ot ot Clear Message Message Log Function Display Message Log MSG The Message function displays information about the status of the MX20 Messages may be logged by either the MX20 internal system or by one of the
133. lect a Bearing Line or Antenna Tilt angle prior to switching the vertical or horizontal scan mode of the display The cursor is a cyan line extending along the Radars projected path and can be displayed in both the horizontal and vertical modes For example if horizontal scanning is occurring a cursor line can be activated to pre select a specific bearing to a weather cell of interest Once selected changing the scan mode to vertical will automatically set the bear ing of the vertical sweeps to the bearing previously indicated by the cursor line Conversely if vertical scanning is occurring a cursor line can be activated to pre select a specific tilt to a weather cell of interest Once selected changing the scan mode to horizontal will automatically set the tilt angle of the horizontal sweeps to the tilt angle previously indicated by the cursor line The Bearing Cursor is activated any time the Tilt Bearing control is changed from its default position When in Horizontal scanning setting the Bearing will cause the radar to scan at that bearing when it is switched to Vertical scanning When in Vertical scanning setting the Tilt will cause the radar to scan at that tilt when it is switched to Horizontal scanning Sector Scan GWX 68 only Sector scanning is only available in the GWX 68 Pressing the SCTR SCAN key toggles between Sector Scan SCTR and Normal Scan SCAN Selecting Sector Scan reduces the scan angle to 10 in horizontal scann
134. m up sequence that is required by the transmitter within the radar head assembly Press ing the STBY ON key while in Standby mode turns on the radar in the Weather Mode While in the ON mode in both Map and Weather modes the green RDR annunciator is on solid indicating that the radar is energized and transmitting Test Mode Pressing the TEST key while in the Standby mode places the radar in the Test mode The radar then sends a test pattern that is displayed on the MX20 I O Weather Mode In the weather WX mode the antenna is transmitting and painting reflected returns on the screen This mode is intended for painting airborne weather and is the normal operating mode for the unit Radar returns are painted in the following colors Detailed Operation Radar 99 Detailed Operation Radar WEATHER STAB OFF AUTO GAIN Radar Horizontal View 100 e Black e Green e Yellow e Red e Magenta Black is the weakest return while Magenta shows where the strongest returns were obtained While in the weather mode GWX 68 only the gain can be adjusted with the Gain and Gain keys MAP Mode The Map MAP mode is used for obtaining returns from the ground Map mode is available for the GWX 68 ART2000 2100 and RS 181A In this mode the return data is rendered in the following colors GWX 68 ART2000 ART2100 RS 181A e Black e Black e Cyan e Cyan e Yellow e Green e Magenta e Yellow e Blue e Magenta
135. mation The ground radar sensor then determines the targets in the vicinity of your aircraft and their bearing relative to your track Up to eight of the targets are transmitted by the ground radar sensor the next time it communicates with your TIS A enabled transponder In the TIS B system the ground radar sensors collect target information much the same as in the TIS A system However with TIS B all targets collected by the ground radar sensor are broadcast to all aircraft equipped with UAT data link radios and that are within coverage of UAT ground broadcast stations Getting Started Function Summary Summary Press Function Keys MSG MAP IFR VFR SPLIT TRAF o Flight Plan d m d 9 Map Orient oe Flight Plan o Flight Plan M Custom Map Invert X Map Orient X Map Orient lt j IFR Map Nav Data Et Invert E Invert E VFR Map Load Chart Nav Data Nav Data Traffic c Label c Label c j Flight Plan Airports 2 Terrain 2 Lr VORs o Low Airways o o FIS Data Link NDBs o High Airways 9 o Lightning Es Intersections Airport Chart L Profile Airspace Load Chart Optional by Installation Low Airways Pe PEDE Skywatch TCAD 9900B TCAD 9900BX ADS B Traffic TIS A Roads Flight Plan o o o o i Boundaries Alert Mode z Alert Mode 2 Altitude Option Map Orient 5 Alert Mode Display Mode lt Operate X Altitude Option pF Altitude Filter x pray x O
136. mp function smart keys to highlight a particular message for the selected category The text for the selected message is shown in the FIS Message window in the upper portion of the screen 7 Press the arrow key to move to the FIS message time stamp in the farthest right column The smart key to the farthest right on the bottom of the screen will change to View Press View to expand the FIS Message window at the top of the screen A green arrow at the bottom of the FIS Message window indicates the more text is available Clearing Text FIS Messages While the FIS Category is highlighted the smart key to the farthest right on the bottom of the screen will show as Clear Pressing the Clear key will clear all FIS messages for the highlighted category type Messages will be displayed again as they are refreshed Sorting Text FIS Messages While the cursor is in the Ident column the smart key to the farthest right on the bottom of the screen will show as Sort Pressing the Sort key repeatedly will step through the sorting choices of Nearest Present Position Nearest Final Waypoint or Nearest Next Waypoint WSI InFlight Flight Information Service FIS Function The Flight Information Service FIS Function allows access to graphic and text weather data messages on WSI InFlight equipped installations Graphical weather includes US and Canadian radar METARs and TAFs You can select Graphical WX Text or Status information by pressing the ME
137. ms The GPS receiver in the GDL 90 UAT is not reporting a valid position ADS B broadcast will not include a position report No valid lightning detection information is being received from the optional Stormscope sensor Strike and cell information will not be displayed Getting Started Data Flags Tm Terrain coverage is not available for some part of the terrain advisory coverage area Terrain advisories may not be provided When connected to the SL30 indicates the SL30 is not avail able or valid ILS OBS and VORs will not be highlighted NEN EN No valid traffic information is being received from the optional Ryan TCAD sensor Traffic information will not be displayed Indicates that radar status information is not available from the optional external radar transmitter head Radar related functionality may not be available _ROR Indicates that the radar is ON and transmitting RF Green energy Appropriate precautions should be taken _ROR ids Indicates that the radar is in Hold and is transmitting Green Flashing RF energy Appropriate precautions should be taken IDENT Displayed when the GDL 90 is in Ident mode Green No valid datalink information is available from the optional external source No valid terrain information is available from the optional external source No valid datalink information is available from the optional external source No valid TIS A information is available from th
138. n the Invert option switches between white and black text When terrain is turned off the Invert option switches between a white background with black text and a black background with white text M L F ga A EKGn WA To k A T XA 4 Nav Data The Nav Data option allows to control the display of navigation data on the display Subsequent presses of the MENU ITEM key for this option provides choices of no nav data nav data in the corners waypoint bearing zoom and distance or full nav data The full nav data option includes the information in the four corners selection plus altitude barometer setting track and ground speed Altitude and barometer setting information is not shown in TAWS installations Load Chart Optional Once the airport is selected the individual approach chart to be overlaid can be loaded from a list of geo ret erenced approach charts available for that airport Not all approach charts can be overlaid in this fashion and only geo referenced charts will be presented for selection from the Custom Map Because of this it is possible that approach charts that are viewable under the Chart View Function may not be presented in this list NOTE The pilot must be aware that not all charts in the loaded database can be used as an overlay The Chart function is automatic when connected to a GNS 480 series GPS receiver Minimum Nav data information shown Press the Next Page MENU ITEM key to display the
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140. n is being collected Areas where radar capability exists but is not active or is off line will not Coverage 20352 be shown as available GDL 69 69A FIS Radar Coverage 71 72 Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS GDL 69 69A FIS METARs METARs When enabled METARs METeorological Aviation Reports are shown as colored flags at airports that provide METAR reports Press the METARs Menu Item key to enable or disable METARs Refer to the Legend for a description of the color code The update rate is every 12 minutes METAR Legend 1 Press the 4 or arrow keys to display the legends for the selected services 2 Press Done to turn the Legends off Lightning When enabled lightning strikes and cells are shown Lightning information indicates the location of cloud to ground lightning strikes The update rate is every five minutes Cell Movement When enabled Cell Movement shows the storm cells identified by the ground based system The movement is depicted by an arrow The tip of the arrow represents where the cell is expected to be in 10 minutes from the time the cell location was determined Detailed Operation GDL 69 694 FIS Cloud Tops When enabled Cloud Tops data depicts the cloud top altitude determined from satellite imagery Refer to the legend for a description of the Cloud Tops color coding The update rate is every 15 minutes Note Cloud Tops and Echo Tops use the same color scaling to repres
141. n provided by TIS B is dependent upon the number and type of ground sensors available as TIS B sources and the timeliness of the reported data In order to receive TIS B services the following conditions must exist 1 The host aircraft must be equipped with a UAT ADS B transmitter receiver or transceiver and a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information CDTI As the ground system evolves the ADS B data link may be either UAT or 1090 ES or both 2 The host aircraft must fly within the coverage volume of a compatible GBT that is configured for TIS B up links Not all GBTs provide TIS B due to a lack of radar coverage or because a radar feed is not available 3 The target aircraft must be within the coverage of and detected by at least one of the ATC radars serv ing the GBT in use Only transponder equipped targets i e Mode A C or Mode S transponders are detected Current radar citing may result in limited radar surveillance coverage at lower altitudes near some general aviation airports with subsequently limited TIS B Service volume coverage If there is no radar coverage in a given area then there will be no TIS B coverage in that area Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic TIS B Limitations 1 TIS B is NOT intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot responsibility to see and avoid other aircraft TIS B shall not be used for avoidance maneuvers during times when there is no visual conta
142. n the display brightness is not suitable for its intended use Contact Garmin AT repair station or factory authorized repair station when the backlight requires service Appendix Care Information 125 126 Appendix Glossary Glossary Accuracy Estimated position accuracy in feet or meters Advisories and Alerts all alerting on the MX20 is advisory in nature only Any alerting must be accompanied by visual acquisition of the traffic or terrain and no aircraft maneuvering is allowed based upon data presented by the MX20 Altitude Height above mean sea level MSL Back Course Localizer backcourse approach where the signal on the back side of the localizer is used for alignment to the runway opposite of normal localizer alignment Without compensation the CDI would reverse sense Bearing The direction from your current location to a destination Coasting With regard to TIS coasting indicates that a radar sweep was missed and displayed data is not the latest Course The direction from your starting location to a destination Decluttering Reduction in displayed elements on the moving map at higher zoom scales Distance Destination The great circle distance from current location to a Go To destination or the final waypoint in a route Distance Next The great circle distance from current location to a Go To destination or the next waypoint in a route Elev
143. na stabilization will not needs service be available Detailed Operation Radar Radar Setup Page 103 Detailed Operation Radar Fault Message H An irregularity with the onboard Power off the radar The radar needs high voltage power supply It may service be hazardous to place the radar in transmit mode AFC The Automatic Frequency Control Power off the radar The radar needs is unable to lock on to the transmit service frequency Radar performance will be impaired and indicated return intensity is not reliable TEMP The temperature is too high to Power off the radar Do not use the safely activate the radar transmitter radar until its temperature falls and the fault clears XMITTER A problem is detected in the re Power off the radar The radar needs ceiver or transmitter The unit may service be hazardous to use CALIBRATE A problem has been detected with the Power off the radar The radar needs internal factory calibration settings service CONFIG The configuration settings are cor Power off the radar The radar needs rupted or missing service EEPROM or RAM A problem has been detected with Turn the power off and then back the internal memory on If the message persists the radar needs service FPGA A problem has been detected with Turn the power off and then back the internal FPGA device on If the message persists the radar needs service 104 XM Sa
144. nction allows weather radar from the ART2000 ART2100 or RS 181A to be displayed The System Information function lets you set general preferences show software version information and test the display Controls Power Brightness Two variations of the Power Brightness control exist a rotary knob or a rocker switch Both are described here The power switch is located in the upper right corner of the MX20 Turn the power rotary knob clockwise past the detent to turn the power on Turn the power knob fully counterclockwise to turn the power off With the power knob pushed in the brightness is set automatically according to ambient light by a photo sensor Pull the knob out and turn the knob to adjust the display brightness manually The power switch is located in the upper right corner of the MX20 Press the rocker switch to turn the power on Press both the and rocker switches and hold them down to turn the power off Press the and rocker switches individually to adjust the display brightness manually Press the and rocker switches at the same time until the keys flash then release to set the brightness automatically Function FN The Function keys are made up of one dedicated key on the lower left side of the display and the four smart keys to the right of it Press the function FN key repeatedly to scroll through the available functions The functions will appear above the
145. ng simply select the original Function that was being viewed before the advisory was viewed When this is done the zoom level will be set back to 5 nm and the display mode will be returned to ARC mode Alert Hot Key Traffic alerts go one step further than the Advisory hot key feature and will automatically bring up the Func tion Menu showing the Traffic function This is called the prompt mode A single key press can then be used to switch the display to the Traffic function The Alert hot key feature will automatically clear when the traffic alert condition no longer exists Also note that a pop up mode can be enabled on the Traffic function which makes the Traffic page pop up when a Traffic Advisory occurs The prompt or pop up mode is selected in the Traffic function Options Menu Most functions have a number of options available Press the MENU ENTER key to see the options for the current function You change an option by pressing one of the Menu Item keys that are to the right of the dis played option Many options have more than two choices Press the same MENU ITEM key repeatedly to view or select the available choices Some functions have several pages of options The lower MENU ITEM key will allow you to reach the Next Page when multiple pages are available Press the MENU ENTER key a second time to remove the menu from view or wait a few seconds for the options to automatically extinguish Thumbnail Feature The Th
146. ng the Graphical WX option 2 Press MENU ENTER to display menu items for the Overlay Press NEXT PAGE to see more options METARs When enabled METARs are available as colored circles or diamonds at airports that provide METAR reports Press the METARs Menu Item key to cycle through the options of circular diamond or no METARs Refer to the Legend for a description of the color code US and Canadian METARS use the same color coding and will be shown at the same time with a subscription to both products SIGMETs amp AIRMETs When enabled the following SIGMETs and AIRMETS are available for display e SIGMETs are for Convective SIGMETs e T AIRMET is for Surface Aloft Turbulence AIRMETs e Z AIRMET is for Icing AIRMET e S AIRMET is for an IFR condition such as a mountain obstruction e Other is for other types of AIRMETs e No Warn Area is to turn off all SIGMETs and AIRMETs These are collectively known as Warning Boxes and are displayed as color coded outlines of the affected area Refer to the Legend for a description of the color coding Echo Tops Echo Tops indicate the location elevation and direction the highest radar echo This is typically associated with storms This may not indicate the top of a storm or clouds only the highest radar return echo Refer to the Legend for a description of the Echo Tops coding Detailed Operation 405 17 38 WSI FIS Graphic Weather Overlay Menu Items
147. ns Low Airways The Low Airways option allows you to control the display of Low Airways Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to Low Airways toggles between either the display of the airway and label airway alone or no display of Low Airways High Airways The High Airways option allows you to control the display of High Airways Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to High Airways toggles between either the display of the airway and label airway alone or no display of High Airways Detailed Operation IFR En Route Chart Te d l orf StORAY X diu j B M Next Page 1 30 a m j I 77 imm forth Lipa n uu ue m i Nt Aan F P J d In Out Pan Info LL Enroute Map mu x Whip hearing mir c ee ae FL e A Low Airways ica M High Airways 1 UM ica Airport Chart es CEMITY Load Chart Too An i Bare s eros t d 4 Tri LU RMEMESUIMENRIMA 0 S er E l O a Info IFR Enroute Map In Qut Pan IFR En Route Chart page with Menu Items Page 2 31 32 Detailed Operation IFR En Route Chart Airport Chart Airport surface charts provide a graphical presentation of the airport surface area runways taxiways build ings towers and other objects within the immediate airport vicinity From either the Custom Map or the IFR en route Map airport surface charts will automatically be loaded and displayed as an overlay if the following con
148. ons Approach to Surface Map Transitions Logic is incorporated that will automatically transition the display from an in flight approach chart display to a zoomed in view of the airport surface chart upon landing The intent is to provide a hands free transition from the approach phase of flight to the airport surface navigation phase without having to manually un load the approach and adjust the zoom scale The transition logic is based solely on aircraft ground speed Detailed Operation Chart View Viewing Surface Chart Detail 95 96 Detailed Operation Chart View When an approach chart is loaded and being flown and the aircraft ground speed drops below the air ground threshold set from within the SYS Function it is assumed that a landing has been performed At this point the loaded approach chart is automatically unloaded and the airport surface chart will be presented on the screen showing runways taxiways etc However if approach chart is loaded and being flown and the aircraft crosses the missed approach point with out slowing it is assumed that a missed approach procedure is being performed In this case the automatic transition to surface maps does not occur and the approach is not automatically un loaded See the Initial Zoom and Transition Speed selection in the System Function Chart NOTAMS Any applicable NOTAMS that apply for a given chart are shown under the INFO key when that chart is selected T
149. our flight plan Traffic is shown in relation ship to your aircraft Smart keys allow you to zoom in and out show traffic labels and select an individual traffic target The Traffic function is not available in all software versions Review the Limitations section in the front of this guide for the limitations that apply traffic data UAT ancor 10907 UAT and or ADS B TIS B 1090 FIS B FIS Ground Based Surveillance Transceivers Systems GBT s TIS B Surveillance Sites Processing Target Reports Control Facilities Target Reports Identifies Initial System Capabilities No FIS B over 1090 links T Future System Capabilities TIS B over 1090 NOT available at present ADS B System Description Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic Broadcast VER 37B 88 ADS B Traffic page showing 360 degree arc Traffic climb rate Traffic Identifier greater than 500 ft mi oe TWA35 Traffic Relative or Pressure Altitude i 09 Traffic Icon Traffic vector ADS B Traffic information detail 41 42 Detailed Operation ADS B Traffic Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast ADS B is a surveillance technology being deployed in selected areas of the NAS ADS B broadcasts a radio transmission approximately once per second containing the aircrafts position velocity identification and other information ADS B can also receive reports from other suitably equipped aircraft within reception range
150. perate Airport Chart Mode Altitude Filter F Volume E rene Option B Mode Terrain Volume Approach Mode USE S2 DITE as Obstructions ZL Vert e Approach Mode Z Gnd FltMode Traffic Q o D Transmit Alt D l lt ABV lt Ss Alert Mode Broad tFID Strikes o NRM o Mute Duration N N dri icis n o A o Enter FID pA BLW V M Shield Ol n a UNR Shield Heights Oo eM a Shield Ranges BIGGS Enter Code Altitude Filter Function Summary Getting Started FPL Press Function Keys TER o gt ab x Flight Plan 5 Map Orient Set Barometer z eb gt o D FIS UAT i T x Graphical Wx 5 Text z Clear Sort View D FIS WSI InFlight Graphical Weather Press Menu Item Keys Text Status Overlay METARS Warning Areas Echo Tops TFRs US Can Weather Label Flight Plan Legend Map Navaids Map Orientation FIS GDL 69 69A Press Menu ltem Keys Current Page 1 NEXRAD Coverage METARs Lightning Cell Move Page 2 Cloud Tops Echo Tops Winds Aloft Wnds Aloft Alt TFR Lbl Page 3 Label Flight Plan Legend Map Detail Press Menu Item Keys Forecast Page 1 City Current SIGMET AIRMET Freezing Lvl Page 2 County Cyclone TFR Lbl Label Flight Plan Page 3 Legend Map Detail Map Orient Press Menu Item Keys Text eL View Press Menu Item Keys Status L Products Diagnostics Act
151. raft current altitude is provided next to the ownship symbol The altitude scale adjusts automatically with the aircraft altitude The zoom scale and map orientation are displayed in the upper right corner of the profile display When two functions are displayed the left and right quarter of each function is not displayed leaving the center half of the original display The image is not compressed from full width to half width Functions with an ownship symbol are displayed in Track Up map orientation and do not include the track line and compass rose Press the Main Menu Item key to go to the next page of the Menu Detailed Operation Split Screen 307 591i 29 81 Split Screen showing Custom Map and Flight Plan pages with Menu Items Split Screen showing Custom Map and Flight Plan pages along with the Vertical Profile amp Menu Items 35 36 Detailed Operation TAS TCAD Traffic TAS TCAD Traffic page showing 360 degree arc Traffic Alert pop up TAS TCAD Traffic TRAF Function The MX20 I O Traffic model supports interfaces to third party traffic sensors The traffic function when inter faced to the Goodrich Skywatch the Honeywell IHAS both referred to as TAS sensors or the Ryan TCAD is capable of displaying traffic targets as supplied by those sensors Standard TCAS type symbology is used and several menu options are available for adjusting the traffic presentation Review the Limitations section in
152. row keys to move between characters Press the ENTER key to save the displayed barometric pressure A Confirm Current Baro message is displayed at the initial power up and again once every 30 minutes of operation as a reminder to check your baro setting TER Data Flag The TER flag will appear if no terrain data is available for the advisory coverage area External TAWS Based Terrain Displa The external TAWS based Terrain feature shows terrain as provided by an external TAWS sensor when con nected to and configured to receive that data from either the KGP 560 Landmark 8000 or KMH 820 When displaying external TAWS based terrain the external sensor determines the color coding and graphical presentation of terrain in the proximity of the aircraft See the Pilots Guide for the Honeywell KGP 560 L3 Goodrich Landmark or KMH 820 for additional information on how to interpret this information N NOTE When the MX20 is configured for an external Terrain Awareness and Warning System TAWS the Alt and Baro fields normally present on the Navigational Bar will not be displayed TAWS Pop Up Modes The MX20 will detect TAWS based terrain alerts and will force a pop up of the Terrain Function when re quired Terrain based Pop Ups have higher priority over traffic based pop up functionality UAT Flight Information Service FIS Function The FIS Function is a graphic weather display capable of displaying graphical weather informat
153. rtment 1200 East 151st Street Olathe KS 66062 3426 USA 913 397 8200 FAX 913 397 8282 Appendix Troubleshooting Troubleshooting This section contains information to troubleshoot the MX20 when improper operation is observed The fol lowing table lists possible problems you could encounter Examine the possible causes of the problem and take the action listed to correct the problem If you cannot correct the problem contact your dealer If your dealer is unavailable contact the Garmin factory at the address and phone number listed in the preceding section Be sure to have the information from the System Info page and the data card available before you contact your dealer or the factory Possible Cause Unit does not power on or blank Wiring problem Check for proper wiring and con screen nections Check the fuse circuit breaker Improper brightness setting Check the display brightness setting Low temperature Allow the MX20 to heat up for ap prox 60 seconds Make sure the data card is fully Data card inserted Unit fails during start up test Data card Make sure the data card is fully inserted System failure Contact your dealer or the factory 117 Appendix Troubleshooting Possible Cause POS data flag shows Antenna or wiring Check the antenna and wiring Ensure that a waypoint is selected as the current destination and a Nav Position source wpt flag is not shown Ensure that the serial data output is
154. s Detailed Operation Lightning STRIKE Self Test Noise Monitor Strike Test Out Clear Lightning Lightning Function Menu Items Page 2 85 86 Detailed Operation Lightning Noise Monitor The Noise Monitor feature is a function of the WX500 For details about using this feature refer to the WX500 owners documents The Noise Monitor displays reports of electrical noise whether they are from lightning or other noise sources within the range of the system This function is used to help determine if electrical noise is present that may affect normal system operation Strike Test The Strike Test feature is a function of the WX500 For details about using this feature refer to the WX500 owners documents The Strike Test feature is used by installers to verify proper operation of the WX500 Test strikes are sent to the antenna The received test strike is then visually presented on the screen Antenna Change Message When an Antenna Change message is shown the lightning sensor may have failed When this message is displayed the sensor is automatically shut down for the remainder of the flight The installation should be inspected before the lightning function is used again Chart View CHART Function Optional The optional MX20 Chart View feature provides the capability to view Jeppesen Sanderson Inc electronic charts Two basic types of charts can be viewed Approach charts and airport surf
155. s Before the GDL 69 694 can be used the unit must be activated by XM Satellite Radio and services are sub scribed to XM Satellite Radio Please note that the GDL 69 is a weather data link The GDL 69A is a weather data link and audio receiver The data link service and the audio entertainment services must be activated separately Aviator Gather Information Your GDL 69 or GDL 69A is shipped with one or two radio hardware identifications respectively These IDs serve as identification codes for your XM equipped GDL 69 694 and are needed in the activation process The ID s is attached to this instruction sheet and printed on a label on the back of the unit The IDs can also be retrieved through the MX20 in the Activation page of the Status sub function Contact your dealer if you are unable to locate the radio hardware IDs XM FIS Data Activation XM Satellite Radio Activation Weather and or audio data from your GDL 69 694 are provided by XM Satellite Radio a company separate and independent from Garmin Corporation Have your radio hardware IDs ready before contacting XM Satel lite Radio During the process you can select services for subscription Keep in mind that the GDL 69 has no audio capability audio services will not be available with the unit Follow the GDL 69 69A XM Satellite Radio Activation Instructions 190 00355 04 enclosed with your GDL 69 694 unit to activate the XM products 83 Detailed Operation Lightning
156. s of the MX20 The data port status is also displayed The Data port status description allows you to verify correct system installation and to monitor the health of each of the devices sending information to the MX20 Use this information when you contact your dealer or the factory GPS and Data Link Status For GPS UAT equipped installs the SYS INFO page shows additional details for both the internal GPS engine and the data link status When the MX20 is connected to a GDL 90 UAT only the ADS B Data Link Status line is present because there is no differentiation between ADS B and TIS B target data GPS satellite usage and signal strength are presented in the upper right of the info page in addition to each satellite s position in the sky If no GPS is installed in the MX20 the text Internal GPS Not Available will be shown Data link information is monitored as follows HB Heart Beat from the UAT data link radio ADS B ADS B broadcast packets received FIS TX Textual weather data packets received FIS WX Graphical weather data packets received System Test Page The System Test Page allows you to test the display of the MX20 to ensure proper operation Test Pattern 1 The Test Pattern option displays a number of patterns and colors to test the MX20 display Use this option to verify proper operation of the display or when contacting Customer Service Red Green Blue White Test Pattern Choosing the Red Green Blue or White options
157. s shown on the upper left corner of the screen while in the graphic display option When Relative Altitude is selected the altitude value on the traffic is shown relative to your altitude A indicates the target is above your altitude A indicates the target is below your altitude For instance if a value of 80 is shown the value means that the indicated traffic is 8000 feet above your altitude When Pressure Altitude is selected if a value of 121 is shown the value means that the indicated traffic is at 12 100 feet pressure altitude Pressure altitude does not show a or Remember that pressure altitude can be substantially different than the baro corrected altitude shown on the altimeter in your aircraft Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing and not showing the Flight Plan route line Traffic Map Orientation The Traffic Map Orientation option lets you choose between a 360 degree compass rose or an arc that covers about 90 degrees over the top of the display Your aircraft position ownship is shown by an empty white triangle near the center of the display The Traffic function display is always in the Track Up mode Traffic Menu Option Page 3 The third menu option page of the Traffic function lets you select options for the choices of Display mode Flight ID Editing and Labeling The la
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159. s the TIS A sensor operating mode The TIS A sensor defaults to Operate when turned on Symbology e TIS A targets are categorized as either Proximate Traffic or Traffic Advisories e Proximate Traffic targets are depicted as hollow blue diamonds e Traffic Advisory targets are depicted as solid yellow amber circles e Vectors extending from the targets indicate the targets direction of travel as reported by the TIS A sensor The vector length has no meaning Detailed Operation TIS A Traffic Ownship Your Aircraft Proximate traffic target with direction of flight vector and relative altitude Traffic advisory target with direction of flight vector and relative altitude 53 54 Detailed Operation TIS A Traffic TIS A Traffic Page with Traffic Off Scale Traffic Status Indicators The following status indicators are displayed in the lower right portion of the display TIS Operating to indicate the TIS A Sensor is operating and within TIS A service coverage TIS Coasting to indicate that the target information is between 6 and 12 seconds old This may happen if the TIS A sensor has missed a radar sweep Target brightness is also reduced to indicate this condition TIS Unavailable to indicate the TIS A sensor is operating but outside of TIS A service coverage TIS Standby to indicate the TIS A sensor is in standby mode and not processing TIS A information even if it is avail
160. s within 1000 feet of your current altitude GREEN Terrain that is within 2000 feet of your current altitude BLACK Terrain that is more than 2000 feet below your current altitude LIGHT BLUE No terrain data is available Terrain Option Page The Terrain option page lets you select options for the choices of Flight Plan Map Orientation and setting the barometric pressure Flight Plan The Flight Plan option controls the display of the Flight Plan course line Pressing the MENU ITEM key next to the Flight Plan option toggles between showing and not showing the Flight Plan route line TRK Up Arc TRK Up 360 This ring is marked in nautical miles from your airplane with the ring placed at one half the distance of the map scale For instance if you have the map scales at 50 miles the ring will be at 25 miles The ring will change automatically as you change the map scale The Terrain function display is always in the Track Up mode Detailed Operation Terrain Terrain option page showing 360 degree arc 57 58 Detailed Operation Terrain TERRAIN Terrain Display of External TAWS Based Data Set Barometer Use the Set Barometer option to enter the correct barometric pressure for your area or adjust the current value This option is best for making large changes The BARO and BARO keys are more useful for minor correc tions Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to increase or decrease the values Use the LEFT RIGHT ar
161. st option selection takes you back to the first page of options Display Mode The display mode lets you select either a graphic or text version of traffic information Graphic Display The graphic traffic display shows your location nearby traffic and information about the traffic Text Display The text traffic display shows the distance to the traffic item flight id category position speed and altitude The currently selected target is shown in green The traffic list is sorted by distance with the closest traffic to your current position shown on the top line The total number of targets tracked is shown in the upper left corner Up to 12 of the nearest targets are listed Information about the selected target includes ID aircraft type position between target and ownship distance speed and altitude Position is noted in clock numerals as relative to direction of travel for each aircraft For instance a position noted as 10 1 means that the traffic is at your aircraft ownship 10 o clock position and your aircraft ownship is at the targets 1 o clock position Flight ID Editing The Enter Flight ID option allows you to edit your broadcasted Flight ID when the editing function is enabled The Function smart keys at the bottom of the screen change to arrow keys Use the UP DOWN arrow keys to change the characters Use the LEFT RIGHT arrow keys to move between characters Press the MENU ENTER key to save the displayed Flig
162. t 2f jS itr Pn ODSPEETCEIOTIS socios tt on pue p edd 28 ME PT 28 Siu cu MEN 29 IFR En Route IFR Chart Function 30 IER OQpUeu Pape aoi a hide Meses 30 FLOP LAM a vienne nete atio 30 Mape aO eaedem suene ENT 30 Ty E N E 31 KaT TAS eE EAEN 31 Eo A Ree E E E E meee Treen 3l PROPONI e Zo 3l TOW AUG WANS a S ae v tS 31 EU 1 UBRO NTE EE AA 31 PANE OLD CIAN rn 32 Do306 08 D C eA Simi E EA 32 VFR Chart VFR Function ee 33 STN PLAT E EEE A A nd iuis 33 Map QUIET CATIONS std ast aves E E 33 ITI EM lik peed AAE EA EA 33 RB i E A E 34 Pis TE AA 34 Split Screen SPLIT Function 35 TAS TCAD Traffic TRAF Function 36 THANG DED CHO oa sedeat o Ee UNDAE 36 ALOTETIOURO Lessons doemetiten Mo dra om 36 Traltic Alert Pop Upesi sad her 36 SVM DOLO A MN 37 Nett oman Kev TA e tul dead 37 Trafic Status Indicatots asset 37 Qus C M E 37 STATENS ET ey TOS OK a CO seeded eR Un UE 38 INGE DIS DAVE addiert tva pius 38 TAST a aE nt 38 TES AIG E E EE EN 38 Tao Oi insta lacy tic ton pote 38 No Bearing Advisories ariei 38 TS Nenu C DIOS sient oncarer iex hated bees en 38 Traffic Alert Mode Pop Up Prompt 38 SEAN DY MOG e eps iro ridotte 38 Soi os e EA PPE eee ere 39 TCAD 9900B Ment Options su cotton 39 Altitude Option Relative Pressure 39 IET NM HAE NR 39 Ae R M
163. t Color Service vehicle targets are colored in tan Aircraft targets are cyan in color Selected targets are green in color Traffic Altitude Values Altitudes shown next to the traffic icon are in hundreds of feet 09 900 feet Altitude values shown in all other locations and displays are the actual values in feet 100 100 feet Ident GDL 90 UAT only The IDENT smart key allows the pilot to initiate a sequence that is equivalent to a standard transponder Ident as requested by ATC When pressed the Ident flag will be displayed while the GDL 90 UAT broadcasts the ident The MX20 must be configured to be the UATS control panel for this function to be available Confirm Code When the MX20 starts up and you then press any function key a pop up will appear for you to confirm or set your aircraft FID Flight ID Press OK to confirm the displayed FID or press 1200 to set the FID to 1200 The FID will not be sent to the GDL 90 UAT until you confirm the FID Note that when the GDL 90 powers up it defaults to a 1200 FID Operation The controls at the bottom of the screen allow you to zoom in and out initiate an Ident when connected to a GDL 90 UAT and to select each traffic target on the screen 1 Press the FN key to reach the Function page showing the TRAF Traffic smart key 2 Press TRAF 3 Press the IN key to zoom in Press the OUT key to zoom out 4 With the GDL 90 UAT only press the IDENT key to initiate an Ident for
164. t Up Screen The Start Up screen is displayed while the MX20 goes through its initialization and testing routines System information is shown that provides the MX20 software and database versions The results of the self test are shown A check mark shows that the test passed If any of the Self Tests fail red x contact your dealer or the factory Confirm Current Baro Correction A window may appear at startup and then every 30 minutes that displays the current barometric value You must verify the current value or enter a new value Press BARO to increase the value Press BARO to decrease the value Press OK to confirm the existing values or to accept changes you have just entered Function Selection Press the FN key to view the different Functions The functions are shown above the function smart keys on the lower part of the display in blue Press the function key under the function label to activate that function The labels above the function key will change to reflect the custom smart controls for that function All of the described functions may not be available in each installation Getting Started Function Selection Getting Started Advisory Hot Key Advisory Hot Key The Advisory Hot Key feature allows advisory conditions to be quickly viewed with minimal effort by the pilot This feature is comprised of three components 1 An advisory condition is indicated by a white advisory flag
165. tellite Radio Audio entertainment is available through the XM Satellite Radio Service when activated in the optional installa tion of the GDL 69A The MX20 serves as the control head for your remotely mounted GDL 69A XM Satellite Radio allows you to enjoy a variety of radio programming over long distances without having to constantly search for new stations Based on signal from satellites coverage far exceeds land based transmissions When enabled the XM Satellite Radio audio entertainment is accessible by using the XM function smart key The information on the XM Satellite Radio display is composed of four areas the Active channel available Channels Category of the highlighted channel and the Volume setting The Active Channel window shows the Channel Name and Number artist Song Title Category and provides an indication of signal strength A bar graph to the right of the antenna symbol describes the signal strength Maximum signal strength is shown by three full bars 1 Press the FN key and then the XM function key when displayed 2 The function smart keys at the bottom of the screen let you control the Volume Vol Channel Chan Category Cat or select the channel directly by entering the number Direct 3 The Menu Enter key brings up menu items for more detail on each sub function Menu Page 1 The first option page of the XM Radio function lets you select the options for viewing the Radio ID saving a channel preset going to t
166. the main map i e North Up Track Up or DTK Up UAO Airport _ 200ft AURORA STATE AURORA OR USA APPR 126 00 CLR 119 95 DEP 126 00 CTAF 122 70 Info page 1 200 at 6 KT 10 mile s SCT at 3800 OVE at 80i 45 C 59 F 8 C 46 F 30 19 in Hg Info Weather awos 118 52 UNIC 122 70 LOC 111 15 Runway 17 5000ft Info page 4 Info In Pan Mode The INFO smart key supports operation in conjunction with the PAN feature On any of the maps Custom Map IFR and VFR entering the INFO mode while pan is active will show information about the nearest airport to the center of the screen This allows panning around the immediate area and obtaining information about airports in the vicinity without changing the current TO waypoint While in this mode only the INFO smart key is highlighted The PAN key is highlighted when exiting the Info mode Only information about airports can be obtained with this feature Initial Zoom Level The initial zoom level that is used on start up is determined by a setting made in the System Function Custom Map Menu Option Page 1 The first option page of the Custom Map function lets you select options for the choices of Flight Plan map orientation Invert Nav Data and Load Chart The last option selection takes you to the next page of options The options have tri state choices that are also shown visually When the option is clear the icons and labels are not
167. the options for the current function Press the MENU ITEM key next to each option to scroll through the choices for each option Some options support tri state choices such as in Map mode When you select a tri state option the option label will change with each key press between completely filled partially filled and empty Data Card The Map database and other information is stored on a data card The use of a data card allows you to easily update information Only change the data card when the power is turned off Handle your data card carefully Do not touch the connector edge of the data card To eject the card use a soft blunt object to press the data card ejector Gently pull the card straight out of the slot Insert a data card by pushing the card straight into the slot When fully inserted the data card and eject button will be flush and slightly recessed into the bezel When contacting your dealer or the Garmin customer service department eject the data card and write down the information shown on the label Garmin AT MX20 P N 430 0270 XXX TSO C113 TSO C110A DO 178B LEVELS C D Part Number of Mx20 software SW P N 138 0448 S W VERSION Version of Mx20 software NavData Date of Jeppesen Nav data Nav Data Copyright Jeppesen Sanderson Inc 2005 Garmin AT Inc All Rights Reserved Data Card Label Getting Started Display Display The MX20 display provides text and graphic
168. tically Alpha 270 1 Press Menu Enter i nT 2 Press the top menu item to toggle between the choices uoe o Temporary Flight Restrictions TFRs VD ALL MMN ANZ ARIBSSEILSLPODZ PODON TMAM The full page view of the TFR is available when TFR Text is selected TFR information includes type pines minimum and maximum altitude and Notam ID If TFR text extends beyond the page size no scrolling is UA 23NM available 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 Press the fourth function smart key on the right to select the Text Text sub function 3 The Menu Enter key brings up the menu items Press View if necessary to display the FIS Category Sorting TAF and METAR Text Nearest Position Shown window 4 Press the or amp function smart keys to move up or down the FIS category list to highlight TFR 5 Press the gt arrow key to move the items in the list for the TFR category 6 While in the list for the TFR category press the or amp function smart keys to highlight a particular message for the selected category The text for the selected message is shown in the FIS Message window in the upper portion of the screen Nati Security Area SFC 5000AGL JD 4 0182 Status AIRMET HIC etc The Status sub function displays information about the available XM products receiver performance and METAR 1 25 O CANTS subscription level TAF NO GRAPHIC POWER PLANTS De ADIZ 312126 FRZ 2 of 2 1
169. to Air the zoom scale is automatically set to a user selected en route zoom scale When the aircraft transitions from Air to Ground the zoom scale is automatically set to a user selected Ground zoom scale The transition point is based on a user selected En Route Ground Transi tion Speed and is based on GPS ground speed The Auto Transition feature allows for optimal close in viewing while on the ground and optimal long range viewing while in flight without the user having to make manual zoom scale adjustments while in the takeoff and landing phases of flight The Zoom scale is shown in the lower left corner of the display The En Route and Ground zoom scales and the transition point are adjusted under the SYS Function En Route Ground Transition Speed 10 100 kts Initial En Route Zoom Scale Auto 0 25 250 nm Initial Ground Zoom Scale 0 25 5 nm The recommended settings for the initial zoom scales are Auto for the en route mode and 0 5 nm for the ground mode 1 Press FN until you see the SYS function key 2 Press the SYS function key 3 With the NAV selection highlighted press MENU ENTER 4 Press the NEXT PAGE Menu Item key 5 Press the Menu Item keys as needed to select the settings Press MENU ENTER to save your settings Slave Zoom to GPS Zoom This is only available when installed with a GNS 480 series GPS navigator When enabled and the MX20 is in Auto Zoom mode the MX20 will automatically s
170. to provide operating information Advisory Flags Annunciations will appear on the upper left side of the display to provide advisories for Traffic Terrain and Lightning Advisory information is monitored and displayed regardless of the selected function Advisory flags will flash for approximately 10 seconds when they first appear and then turn solid while they are still valid Advisory icons will reduce in size if more than two advisory conditions exist ADS B Traffic The Traffic advisory flag will appear on the left side of the display when traffic is reported to be within 2000 feet of your altitude and 5 nm of your location This Traffic advisory is only available when the ADS B system with a UAT data link is installed and operational Refer to the TIS Traffic section for a description of TIS A and TIS B Skywatch TCAD TIS A Traffic The Traffic Advisory Alert will appear in amber on the left side of the display when the traffic sensor indicates an alerting condition Refer to the TIS Traffic section for a description of TIS A and TIS B Terrain The Terrain advisory flag will appear on the left side of the display when the terrain surface or obstacle altitude is within approximately 500 feet of your altitude and within approximately two minutes of flight in any direc tion Lightning The Lightning advisory flag will show on the left side of the display when the WX500 sends an indication that lightning has been detected within 50 nm of yo
171. ular earth symbol indicates that the chart is geo referenced and therefore can be loaded for use as an overlay on the maps If a red X is presented through the earth symbol then that specific chart is not geo referenced and can be viewed but not loaded as a map overlay Select Loaded The Select Loaded operation allows the currently loaded chart to be selected for viewing This is typically done if a given chart was LOADED from the Custom IFR Map and viewing it from the Chart View Function is desired Note that loading a chart from the Custom IFR Map will also load and select the chart for viewing Detailed Operation Chart View Enter in the requested airport identifier Searching for an Airport by Ident in Chart Function KSLE MC NARY 0 0 nm 12 ALBANY MUN 16 5 nm Selecting an Airport from a list in the Chart Function amp LOC DME RWY 31 LOC BACK CRS RWY 13 Selecting a Chart from a list in the Chart Function 93 94 Detailed Operation Chart View SLE MC NARY KSLE MC NARY 0 0 nm Selecting a Surface Chart Load Current The Load Current operation allows the current viewed approach chart to be set as the loaded approach chart When this operation is performed any previously loaded chart is replaced with the chart that is cur rently being viewed Airport Surface Charts Airport surface charts provide a graphical presentation of the airport surface area runways taxiways build
172. umbnail feature provides a small map depiction that is overlaid in the upper left corner of the MX20 display It provides for enhanced traffic and terrain situational awareness when not specifically viewing traffic or terrain related functions For example both traffic and terrain situational awareness can be maintained while viewing the Flight Plan Function The Thumbnail is shown in both a small and large format depending on the function currently being viewed The Thumbnail is typically presented in the larger format when overlaid on a map However on some func tions where the Thumbnail would overlay critical information the smaller format is utilized The Thumbnail provides a fixed 5 nm range view of conflicting traffic and terrain The range depicted by the Thumbnail is not affected by the current zoom scale set on the main map functions Getting Started Alert Hot Key Options Thumbnail Getting Started Thumbnail and TIS Terrain Traffic Zoom Level Obstruction Thumbnail view of conflicting terrain and traffic Traffic on Thumbnail TIS TAS or TCAS traffic is shown on the Thumbnail in the same symbology used within the Traffic Function ADS B traffic is not shown on the Thumbnail Any traffic within sensor range and 5 nm is shown in addition to traffic causing an amber Traffic Alert TA traffic Note that the MX20 supports one traffic sensor in any installation Terrain on the Thumbnail Only Red terrain with
173. uments they reflect The MX20 is capable of creating powerful overlay views where information from a variety of sources can be presented simultaneously in proper relationship to each other thus greatly increasing situational awareness for the pilot You can be confident in knowing that you are the owner of the state of the art in aviation and navigation The MX20 architecture is designed to support full expansion for both software and hardware enhancements This flexibility protects your investment and allows for the ease of adding new features Our products are built to last and to allow the flexibility to meet your needs as they change in the future About This Manual This manual may be used as a summary a reference and a learning tool Information is provided about all of the functions available to the MX20 Your specific installation may not include all of these functions Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the various sections in this manual The Getting Started sec tion gives an introduction to the controls basic operation and organization of the functions in your MX20 Be sure to read the Getting Started section to learn the rules for using the MX20 The Detailed Operation section is the reference for each of the functions in the MX20 Refer to the Detailed Operation section when you want to get into the details on every function and option along with step by step instructions Not every function is available in all software
174. unctions for the display of information The function names are shown as smart keys at the bottom of the display The smart key is the combination of a label above a tri angle key at the bottom of the display The labels above the triangle keys change to reflect the choices available to you for each function Press the FN key to show the available functions Press the smart key below the function label to go to the desired function While in each function press the MENU ENTER key to show the options for each function The options are shown on the right side of the display Press the MENU ITEM key to manipulate the options Some options toggle on off while some are tri state three choices Getting Started Functions MX20 Functions MSG Message Log MAP Custom Map IFR IFR Chart VER VFR Chart Split Split Screen Traffic Skywatch TCAD IHAS TAS Traffic ADS B TRAF Traffic TIS A FPL Flight Plan TER Internal TAWS Terrain FIS B Flight Information Service GDL 90 UAT FIS Flight Information Service WSI InFlight FIS Flight Information Service GDL 69 694 XM XM Satellite Radio LT Lightning Strikes CHART Chart View RADAR Weather Radar SYS System Information Getting Started Functions The Message Log displays information from the MX20 or reported to the MX20 by its external sensors A flashing MSG annunciator notifies you of a new message that should be viewed Th
175. untry 11 Nashville Heavin Help Me 20 Top 20 in 20 Deliverance Category HELLO L All Categories i1 Next Page Vol Chan Cat Direct XM Sat Radio XM Audio Radio Menu Items Page 2 Active Chante Hank s Place 013 ee Country Frenchie Burke Cotton Eyed Joe r Channel Chi Channel Name XM Preview The 20s The amp 0s What A Litte bio Rebel Rouser l m Gonna Make LI The Power of Lov 10 X Country Breakin Down 11 Nashville Heavin Help Me 3 Hank s Place Cotton Eyed Jos 20 Top 20 in 20 Deliverance Category volume All Categories I d Vol TEE eae XM Audio Radio Volume Controls Bluegrass Jurrcti The S08 Categories Categories of channels such as Jazz Rock or News can be selected to list the available channels for a type of music or other contents 1 In the XM radio function press the Cat function smart key on the bottom of the display 2 Press the Up or Down arrow menu item keys to up or down through the available categories Pressing the All menu item key will select all categories 4 Press the Menu Enter key to select the highlighted category 5 You can now use the Channel function to select a channel from the category list selected Direct Access Channels can be accessed directly by entering the channel number using the smart keys 1 In XM mode press the Direct function smart key The number values will be shown above the function and to the left of the
176. ur location See the WX500 manual for details about range and other capabilities Getting Started Data Flags Data Flags J Data flags appear on the left side of the display to notify you when there is a loss of reported information Message Flag The data usually displayed such as lightning or nearby terrain may still exist but may not be displayed for The Message flag will appear on the technical reasons For instance when the amber TRAF data flag appears it means that the MX20 is not receiving lower left side of the display when a new message Traffic information from the sensor So traffic may exist in your vicinity but will not be displayed on the MX20 is posted Go to the Message function to view the All flags are amber unless otherwise indicated information about the operation or status of the Data Flag T No valid position information is available from the source Do not expect a valid position representation on the maps The Ownship symbol will have an X through it No valid route flight plan is available from the exter nal navigation source Route flight plan information will not be shown on the maps No valid altitude information is available from the external source Altitude related functions will not operate such as terrain awareness No traffic information is received from the optional traffic sensor Traffic will not be displayed Your posi tion information may not be broadcast in ADS B capable syste
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179. y within reception coverage of a ground station with weather broadcast capabilities The ground system determines the weather coverage area and extent of data that is transmitted by each ground station The MX20 will display any weather received for the entire world Detailed Operation UAT FIS UAT FIS Graphic Weather Info with GDL 90 59 Detailed Operation UAT FIS 170024 02004K T P6SM SCTO35 BKN090 OVC200 TER SHRA BKNO035 FM1000 00000K T P6SM SCTO10 BKNO45 TEMPO 1116 SCTOO5 BKNO10 FM1800 34004K T POSM BKNO FM2100 36010K T P6SM SCTO35 BKNO60 PROB30 21 UAT FIS Text Weather Info with GDL 90 020 at 4 KT 10 mile s FEW at 9000 14 C S7 F EE 29 84 in Hg 02004KT 10SM FEWO9O 14 09 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 19195672 UAT FIS Text Weather Message Time Stamp 60 Text Display FIS text messages are available on the text display and include METARs and TAFs Messages are composed of four parts message type location time and message body Viewing Text 1 Press the FN key and then the FIS function key when displayed 2 Press the Menu Enter key brings up the menu items 3 Press the Text Menu key to select the Text Text sub function 4 Press the or amp function smart keys to move up or down the FIS category list to highlight TAF or METAR 5 Press the gt arrow key to move to the items in the list for the TAF or METAR category 6 While in the list for the selected category press the or a

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