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Garmin G500 Cockpit Reference Manual

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    G500 cockpit reference guide.

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    © 2009 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. This manual refl ects the operation of system software version 3.00, or later. Some differences in operation may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to later software versions. Garmin international, inc., 1200 east 15...

  • Page 3: Limited Warranty

    I g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c limited warranty this garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. Within this period, garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal u...

  • Page 4: Arnings

    Ii g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c warnings, cautions, and notes w arnings , ca utions , and no tes warnings, cautions, & notes warning: navigation and terrain separation must not be predicated upon the use of the terrain function. The gdu 620 terrain proximity feature is not intende...

  • Page 5: Arnings

    Iii g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c warnings, cautions, and notes w arnings , ca utions , and no tes warning: do not use basemap (land and water data) information for primary navigation. Basemap data is intended only to supplement other approved navigation data sources and should be ...

  • Page 6: Arnings

    Iv g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c warnings, cautions, and notes w arnings , ca utions , and no tes warning: because of anomalies in the earth’s magnetic fi eld, operating the g500 within the following areas could result in loss of reliable attitude and heading indications. North of ...

  • Page 7: Arnings

    V g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c warnings, cautions, and notes w arnings , ca utions , and no tes note: all visual depictions contained within this document, including screen images of the gdu 620 bezel displays, are subject to change and may not refl ect the most current g500 syste...

  • Page 8: Record of Revisions

    Vi g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c record of revisions part number revision date page range description 190-01102-03 190-01102-03 190-01102-03 a b c 5/28/09 6/18/09 10/26/09 all cover 55 production release updated logo to meet guidelines and added garmin to svt™. Updated subscription...

  • Page 9: Table of Contents

    Vii g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c table of contents table of contents contents warnings, cautions, & notes ............................................................................ Ii introduction .....................................................................................

  • Page 10: Table of Contents

    Viii g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c table of contents table of contents customizing the weather map ................................................................................................... 34 displaying surface data and winds aloft ...........................................

  • Page 11: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    1 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y introduction this reference guide covers the operation of the gdu 620 as integrated in the g500 system. The g500 avionics display system is an advanced technology avionics suite designed to replac...

  • Page 12: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    2 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y primary flight display (pfd) 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 3 9 10 11 12 14 15 13 16 17 18 primary flight display (pfd).

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    3 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y 1 nav status bar: displays which gps is selected as the active source, active waypoint (wpt), distance to waypoint (dis), desired track (dtk) and current track (trk). 2 airspeed tape: displays gro...

  • Page 14: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    4 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y airspeed tape the upper left portion of the pfd display provides groundspeed, airspeed trend, current airspeed, and true airspeed information. Current airspeed is normally shown in white on the bl...

  • Page 15: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    5 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y altitude tape the upper right portion of the pfd displays the altitude bug setting, current altitude, altitude trend, altitude minimums bug, and the current baro setting. The altitude trend indica...

  • Page 16: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    6 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y barometric minimums bug for altitude awareness, a barometric altitude minimums bug commonly referred to as the minimums bug, can be set. When active and within 2500 feet of the selected minimums a...

  • Page 17: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    7 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y to set the altitude for the minimums bug: while viewing the active flight plan page of the fpl group, press the small 1) mfd knob to activate the cursor. Turn the large 2) mfd knob to the altitude...

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    8 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y wind vectors the pfd will display a wind vector field to the left of the hsi when confi gured by the user. There are four different styles of wind vector displays available. Refer to the system se...

  • Page 19: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    9 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y vertical deviation indicator (vdi) the vertical deviation indicator is displayed for gps and ils approaches with vertical guidance. The gps approach glidepath is shown in magenta (g and indicator)...

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    10 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y attitude indicator the standby mechanical attitude indicator in your aircraft is either a ground pointer or a roll pointer confi guration. The gdu 620 attitude indicator has been confi gured in e...

  • Page 21: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    11 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y the slip/skid indicator is the bar beneath the roll pointer. The indicator moves with the roll pointer and moves laterally away from the pointer to indicate lateral acceleration. Slip/skid is ind...

  • Page 22: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    12 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y adjusting the course pointer press the crs key and turn the pfd knob to select a course for a vor or obs mode course. Hsi bearing pointers note: the bearing pointer for navigation source 1 (brg1)...

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    13 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y cdi source gps mode gps advisory suspend msg loi obs susp gps1 gps2 vor1 vor2 loc1 loc2 ocn enr term apr lnav lnav+v lnav/vnav lpv loi pfd hsi annunciations cdi source the cdi source on the hsi w...

  • Page 24: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    14 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y switching between navigation sources gps navigator 2 vloc navigator 2 gps navigator 1 vloc navigator 1 cdi sources the course deviation indicator (cdi) can display two sources of navigation: gps ...

  • Page 25: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    15 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y autopilot (ap) the g500 is able to interface to certain autopilot systems to provide heading, course, and navigation information in much the same way as a typical hsi indicator. Please refer to y...

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    16 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y autopilot disconnect when the gdu 620 attitude monitors have detected an ahrs malfunction, or the inability to actively monitor the ahrs, a “check attitude” annunciation will be displayed on the ...

  • Page 27: Primary Flight Display (Pfd)

    17 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y autopilot operation with gpss the gdu 620 processes heading and gpss information and sends it to the autopilot to allow the aircraft to anticipate turns and make smooth transitions when passing w...

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    18 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y additional features garmin synthetic vision technology ™ (optional) synthetic vision technology (svt) is offered as an optional feature to the g500. Svt is primarily comprised of a computer-gener...

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    19 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c primary flight display (pfd) primar y flight displa y the following features are part of the synthetic vision technology. For more details refer to the g500 pilot’s guide, rev. C or later. Flight path marker • airport signs • horizon heading marks •...

  • Page 30: Multi-Function Display (Mfd)

    20 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c multi-function display (mfd) mul ti-function displa y multi-function display (mfd) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 multi-function display (mfd) 1 soft keys 2 large mfd knob: use to move between page groups. 3 small mfd knob: use to move within page groups. 4 enter: v...

  • Page 31: Multi-Function Display (Mfd)

    21 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c multi-function display (mfd) mul ti-function displa y page navigation - moving between pages page group turn large mfd knob page turn small mfd knob turn the large 1) mfd knob to move between page groups. Turn the small 2) mfd knob to change pages w...

  • Page 32: Multi-Function Display (Mfd)

    22 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c multi-function display (mfd) mul ti-function displa y mfd soft key map the soft keys available depend on the page displayed and the features available. The soft key “alerts” is present on the far right position on all mfd pages. Map nav map 1 traffi...

  • Page 33: Map Group

    23 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: na v p a ges map group navigation map 1 and navigation map 2 pages soft keys found on navigation map pages moving the map pointer around the map (panning) note: panning can be used in terrain pages to view elevation levels. Whil...

  • Page 34: Map Group

    24 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: na v p a ges decluttering (dcltr) the map pages there are four levels of decluttering, dcltr, dcltr-1, dcltr-2, and dcltr-3. Dcltr shows the most detail while dcltr-3 removes most detail. While viewing navigation map 1 or naviga...

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    25 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: na v p a ges customizing maps while viewing navigation map 1 or navigation map 2 of the map page 1) group, press the menu key. The option, “map setup” option will fl ash. Map setup option menu press the 2) ent key to enter the s...

  • Page 36: Map Group

    26 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: setup options map setup options group selections map orientation (north up, track up, dtk up, hdg up) • north up at (off to 2500 • nm ) auto zoom (on or off) • land data (on or off) • track vector length (off to 20 mins) • wind ...

  • Page 37: Map Group

    27 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: traffic p a ge traffi c map page (optional) soft keys found on traffi c map page traffi c display when a traffi c alert is generated by an interface traffi c system, the pfd will display a traffi c annunciator and the mfd will h...

  • Page 38: Map Group

    28 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: traffic p a ge displaying and operating traffi c advisory systems (tas) traffi c map - tas while viewing the traffi c page of the map page group press the 1) operate soft key to begin displaying traffi c. “tas operating” is disp...

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    29 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: traffic p a ge press the 2) alt mode soft key to change what traffi c is displayed. Pressing the below, normal, above or unrest soft keys will determine what traffi c is displayed. The selection is shown in the altitude mode fi ...

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    30 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: traffic p a ge tis traffi c the traffi c map page is confi gured to show surrounding tis traffi c data in relation to the aircraft’s current position and altitude, without clutter from the basemap. Aircraft orientation on this m...

  • Page 41: Map Group:

    31 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group: terrain p a ge map group terrain page soft keys found on terrain page garmin provides the following g500 terrain selections, based upon your system confi guration. Warning: do not use terrain-svt information for primary terrain avoidance....

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    32 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group map group: terrain p a ge viewing terrain note: obstacles will be removed from the terrain page when range (rng) exceeds 10 nm . While viewing the terrain page of the map page group, press the 360 or arc soft keys to select the desired vie...

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    33 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c map group: terrain p a ge map group terrain pop-up alerts terrain-svt pop-up alert on mfd terrain-svt™ pop-up alert terrain-svt alerts typically employ a caution or a warning alert severity level, or both. When an alert is issued, visual annunciatio...

  • Page 44: Wx Group

    34 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: d a ta link p a ges wx group wx data link map pages soft keys found on wx data link map pages note: the preferences set on wx data link map pages are unique to each page. Customizing the weather map while viewing any of the wx dat...

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    35 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: d a ta link p a ges weather items wx page menu - weather setup menu item selections available map orientation north up, track up nexrad data viewing range range: off, 10 nm to 2000 nm nexrad legend on, off echo top data viewing ra...

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    36 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: d a ta link p a ges weather legend a mini-legend can be displayed on the wx data link map page upper right hand corner for the weather products you selected in the setup menu. To view a full page legend: while viewing any of wx da...

  • Page 47: Wx Group

    37 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: wea ther rad ar weather radar (optional) weather radar map page soft keys found on weather radar map page weather radar.

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    38 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: wea ther rad ar airborne color weather radar warning: begin transmitting only when it is safe to do so. If it is desired to transmit while the aircraft is on the ground, no personnel or objects should be within 11 feet of the ante...

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    39 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: wea ther rad ar adjusting the antenna bearing press the 1) small mfd knob and turn the large mfd knob to move to the bearing fi eld. Adjust the azimuth position of the antenna right or left. Monitor the displayed 2) bearing value ...

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    40 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c wx group wx group: wea ther rad ar antenna stabilization to activate or deactivate the antenna stabilization, press the 1) control soft key. Press the 2) stab on soft key to activate antenna stabilization or press the stab off soft key to deactivate...

  • Page 51: Ux Group:

    41 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c a ux group: sy stem setup p a ge aux group aux group system setup page soft keys found on system setup page setting brightness and mode while viewing the system setup page of the aux page group, press the small 1) mfd knob. The level in the display ...

  • Page 52: Aux Group

    42 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c aux group a ux group: sy stem setup p a ge selecting wind vector styles while viewing the system setup page of the aux page group, press the small 1) mfd knob and turn the large mfd knob to move to the fi eld in the pfd options box. Turn the small 2...

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    43 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c a ux group: sy stem setup p a ge aux group setting time format while viewing the system setup page of the aux page group, press the small 1) mfd knob. Turn the large mfd knob to the desired fi eld in the date/time box. The only items that are able t...

  • Page 54: Aux Group

    44 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c aux group a ux group: sy stem setup p a ge mfd display units note: at any time during the setting of your preferences, pressing the dflt unit soft key will restore the settings for brightness, synchronization, time format, time offset and display un...

  • Page 55: Ux Group:

    45 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c a ux group: sy stem setup p a ge aux group turn the small 2) mfd knob to display your choices of inches( in ) or hectopascals ( hpa ) for your barometric pressure units. Press ent to confi rm your selection and move to the next preference or press t...

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    46 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c aux group a ux group: xm info p a ge xm ® information page (optional) soft key found on xm information page while viewing the xm information page of the aux group, turn the small mfd knob to display the xm information screen. This page contains the ...

  • Page 57: Ux Group:

    47 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c a ux group: xm radio p a ge aux group xm ® radio page (optional) soft keys found on xm radio page to selecting a channel while viewing the xm radio page of the aux page group, press the small 1) mfd knob and then turn the small mfd knob to highlight...

  • Page 58: Aux Group

    48 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c aux group a ux group: xm radio p a ge volume while viewing the xm radio page of the aux group, press the vol soft key. Press the vol+ or vol- soft keys or turn the small mfd knob to increase or decrease radio volume. Press the small mfd knob when do...

  • Page 59: Aux Group

    49 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c aux group a ux group: sy stem st a tus p a ge system status page soft keys found on system status page the system status page of the aux page group shows the status, serial number, and version of lrus as well as the effectivity information. There ar...

  • Page 60: Fpl Group

    50 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group fpl group: a ctive flight plan flight plan group active flight plan page soft keys found on active flight plan page viewing your active flight plan the active fl ight plan (as received from the active gns unit) is shown on the fi rst page ...

  • Page 61: Fpl Group:

    51 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group: w a ypoint info p a ge fpl group waypoint information page soft keys found on waypoint information page waypoint information page while viewing the waypoint information page of the fpl page group, press 1) the small mfd knob and then turn...

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    52 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group fpl group: charts p a ge charts page (optional) soft keys found on charts page change day/night view while viewing the charts page of the fpl page group, press the 1) menu key to display the options menu. Press 2) ent to go to chart setup....

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    53 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group fpl group: charts p a ge viewing notams in the event there is an active notam (notice to airmen) for a particular chart, the notam soft key will be available. To view the information press the notam soft key. Charts page selecting a chart ...

  • Page 64: Fpl Group

    54 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group fpl group: charts p a ge selecting other charts you are able to choose other charts to display based on your fl ight plan (fpl), charts of the nearest airport (nrst) or your most recently selected airport (recent). While viewing the charts...

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    55 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c fpl group fpl group: charts p a ge chart information flitecharts ® flitecharts resemble the paper version of national aeronautical charting offi ce (naco) terminal procedures charts. The charts are displayed with high-resolution and in color for app...

  • Page 66: Alerts

    56 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c alerts alerts alerts note: contact your garmin dealer for service if any of the following alerts appear. On screen alerts alert description ahrs1 gps ahrs 1 not receiving any gps information. Ahrs 1 is operating exclusively in no-gps mode. Ahrs 1 is...

  • Page 67: Alerts

    57 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c alerts alerts alert description gad 43 (cont’d) ahrs attitude invalid fault ahrs a429 heading timeout fault ahrs a429 heading invalid fault reference timeout fault application sci integrity fault confi guration integrity fault calibration integrity ...

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    58 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c alerts alerts alert description svt disabled out of available terrain region. Terrain db resolution too low. Sw mismatch gdu software version strings to no match. Xtalk is off. Trk lost gps1 trk lost. Hsi defaulted to gps2 trk. Trk traffic heading l...

  • Page 69: Symbols

    59 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c symbols symbols symbols map page symbols symbol description unknown airport non-towered, non-serviced airport towered, non-serviced airport non-towered, serviced airport towered, serviced airport soft surface, serviced airport soft surface, non-serv...

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    60 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c symbols symbols safetaxi ® symbols symbol description helipad airport beacon under construction zones unpaved parking areas traffi c symbols symbol description (highest to lowest priority) traffi c advisory (ta), in range traffi c advisory (ta), out...

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    61 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c symbols symbols terrain obstacle symbols unlighted obstacle (height is less than 1000’ agl) lighted obstacle (height is less than 1000’ agl) unlighted obstacle (height is greater than 1000’ agl) lighted obstacle (height is greater than 1000’ agl) no...

  • Page 72: Symbols

    62 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c symbols symbols xm ® weather toolbar symbols symbol description nexrad echo top cloud top xm lightning cell movement sigmets / airmets metars city forecast surface analysis freezing levels winds aloft county warnings cyclone warnings.

  • Page 73: Symbols

    63 g500 cockpit reference guide 190-01102-03 rev c symbols symbols miscellaneous symbols symbol description default aircraft (ownship) high wing aircraft jet aircraft default map pointer elevation map pointer user waypoint parallel track waypoint tfr (temporary flight restrictions) restricted/prohib...

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