400w / 500w series display interfaces pilot’s guide addendum • l-3 stormscope ® wx-500 weather mapping sensor • l-3 skywatch ® traffic advisory system (model sky497) • l-3 skywatch ® hp traffic advisory system (model sky899) • bendix/king ® kta870 tas/kmh880 multi-hazard awareness system • ryan tcad...
This pilot’s guide addendum is written for: •garmingps400w,gnc420w/420aw,andgns430w/430awmainsystemsoftwareversions2.00,3.00,and later •garmingps500w&gns530w/530awmainsystemsoftwareversions2.00,3.00,andlater somedifferencesinoperationmaybeobservedwhencomparingtheinformationinthismanualtoearlierorlat...
1 190-00356-31 rev. C caution: the global positioning system is operated by the united states government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes that could affect the accuracy and performance of all gps equip- ment. Although the garmin 400w/500...
2 table of contents section 1: introduction ...........................................3 section 2: l-3 stormscope interface ....................4 l-3 stormscope description ........................................ 4 power-up self-test ........................................................ 4 user-...
3 section 1: introduction thegarmin400w/500wseriesunitsprovidethedisplayinterfaceandcontrolforthefollowingtrafficand weatherdevices/systems: •l-3stormscope ® wx-500weathermappingsensor •l-3skywatch ® trafficadvisorysystem(modelsky497) •l-3skywatch ® hptrafficadvisorysystem(modelsky899) •bendix/king ...
4 section 2: l-3 stormscope interface l-3 stormscope description note: refer to the wx-500 pilot’s guide for a detailed description of the wx-500 stormscope. Thel-3stormscopewx-500weathermap- pingsensorisapassiveweatheravoidancesystem thatdetectselectricaldischargesassociatedwith thunderstormswithin...
5 displaying storm data on the map page themappagedisplayscellorstrikeinformation usingyellowlightningstrikesymbologyoverlaid onamovingmap.Thisaddedcapabilityimproves situationalawareness,whichinturnmakesitmuch easierforthepilottorelatestormactivitytoairports, navaids,obstaclesandothergroundreferenc...
6 190-00356-31 rev. C the strike data display phases are: 1. Lightning symbol (latest strikes; less than one minute; a black guard band is placed around the strike symbol during the first six seconds of display). 2. Large plus “+” sign (more than one minute old). 3. Small plus “+” sign (more than tw...
77 190-00356-31 rev. C clearing the map page routinelyclearingthemappageofalldischarge pointsisagoodwaytodetermineifastormisbuild- ingordissipating.Inabuildingstormdischargepoints reappearfasterandinlargernumbers.Inadissipating stormdischargepointsappearslowerandinsmaller numbers. Clearing discharge...
88 lightning page—400w series inadditiontothemappage,stormdatacanalsobeviewedonthelightningpage. Inthe400wseries,when thestormscopeisconnectedtotheunit,thelightningpageappearsafterthetrafficpageinthesequenceof navpages. Default nav map navcom position satellite status vnav traffic lightning terrain ...
99 190-00356-31 rev. C lightning display thelightningpagedisplayseithera360°ora120° viewingangle.Innormaloperation,thecurrentstrike rateisdisplayedinthetoprightcorner,accompanied inthetopleftcornerbytheword“ltng”.Whenin strikemode,“strike”isdisplayedinthelowerright handcorneroftheweatherpageandwhent...
10 10 190-00356-31 rev. C section 3: skywatch interface introduction withtheexceptionoftrafficdisplayrangeselec- tions,allinformationinthissectionpertainingtothe displayandcontrolofthel-3skywatch(sky497) alsoappliestothel-3skywatchhp(sky899)and thebendix/kingkta870/kmh880—thisincludes tcas-likesymbo...
11 11 190-00356-31 rev. C to begin tracking intruder aircraft 1. Turn the cursor on and highlight stby. 2. Turn the small right knob to select oper. 3. Press ent to confirm operating mode and begin tracking intruder aircraft. Operating mode is confirmed by the display of “oper” in the upper right-ha...
12 12 190-00356-31 rev. C altitude display mode the name of the selected altitude display mode (abv: look up, nrm: normal, blw: look down, or unr: unrestricted) is displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the traffic screen. The sky 497 continues to track up to 30 intruder aircraft within its maxi...
13 13 190-00356-31 rev. C note: skywatch data is only displayed on the map page if suitable aircraft heading data is available. See the garmin 400w or 500w series installation manuals avail- able at your authorized garmin service center for details. Traffic page display range youcanchangethedisplayr...
14 14 190-00356-31 rev. C thetopthreedatafields(topfourfieldsonthe500w series)ontherightsideofthemappage. When a traffic advisory is active, the “traffic” banner is displayed in the lower right corner of the map page. To display thumbnail traffic on the map page 1. Turn the small right knob to selec...
15 190-00356-31 rev. C failure response errorsindicatedbya“failed”messageonthe screenpreventcontinueduseoftheskywatch. Pleaseseethel-3skywatchpilot’sguidefor detailedinformationonfailureresponse. Description of traffic advisory criteria foradescriptionoftrafficadvisorycriteriaand displayinterpretati...
16 section 4: ryan tcad interface allinformationinthissectionpertainingtothedis- playandcontroloftheryan9900btcadalsoapplies totheryan9900bxtcadexceptforthefollowing: • tcas-like symbols are used in the 9900bx. Tcadsymbolsareusedwiththe9900b(seethe tableonpage17). • altitude modesareavailable(normal...
17 9900b (tcad) symbols trfc (white)—altitude separa- tion >500 feet, steady altitude separation ta (yellow)—altitude separa- tion £500 feet, steady altitude separation trfc (white)—altitude separa- tion >500 feet, closing pa (white)—altitude separa- tion £500 feet, opening trfc (white)—altitude sep...
18 sideofthemappage. To display thumbnail traffic on the map page: 1. Turn the small right knob to select the map page. 2. Press menu to display the page menu. 3. Use the small right knob to select “change fields?” and press ent. 4. Select one of the top three fields (top four fields on a 500w serie...
19 190-00356-31 rev. C ryan tcad setup page (9900b only) to change a tcad setup option: 1. Turn the small right knob to select the traffic page. Press menu to display the page menu. Turn the small right knob to select “setup?” and press ent. 2. The flashing cursor highlights the mode field. Turn the...
20 190-00356-31 rev. C to change the barometric pressure: 1. From the traffic page, press the cursor to highlight the operating mode field. Turn the large right knob to select the barometric pressure field. Use the small right knob to select the desired value and press ent. Note: when editing the va...
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