Summary of GTX GTX 330

  • Page 1

    £ garmin international, inc. 190-00207-02 revision e october 2003 gtx tm 330, gtx tm 330d transponder installation manual.

  • Page 2

    Page a gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 © copyright 2002 -2003 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries 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 purpo...

  • Page 3

    Gtx 330 installation manual page i 190-00207-02 rev e information subject to export control laws this document may contain information which is subject to the export administration regulations ("ear") issued by the united states department of commerce (15 cfr, chapter vii, subchapter c) and which ma...

  • Page 4

    Page ii gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 5

    Gtx 330 installation manual page iii 190-00207-02 rev e table of contents paragraph page 1. General description ............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 introduction.............................................................

  • Page 6

    Page iv gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 paragraph page 4. System interconnects ......................................................................................................... 4-1 4.1 pin function list..............................................................................

  • Page 7

    Gtx 330 installation manual page v 190-00207-02 rev e paragraph page 5.2.13 mode s aircraft type page............................................................................................... 5-16 5.2.14 gray code input page..........................................................................

  • Page 8

    Page vi gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 list of illustrations figure page 2-1 antenna installation considerations ................................................................................................. 2-1 4-1 rear connector, j3301 ..............................................

  • Page 9

    Gtx 330 installation manual page vii 190-00207-02 rev e gtx 330 hardware mod level history the following table identifies hardware modification (mod) levels for the gtx 330 mode s transponder. Mod levels are listed with the associated service bulletin number, service bulletin date, and the purpose o...

  • Page 10

    Page viii gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 11

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 1-1 190-00207-02 rev e 1. General description 1.1 introduction this manual describes the physical, mechanical, and electrical characteristics and the installation requirements for the gtx 330 mode s transponder and gtx 330d diversity mode s transponder. Throughout th...

  • Page 12

    Page 1-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 caution the gtx 330 lens is coated with a special anti-reflective coating which is very sensitive to skin oils, waxes and abrasive cleaners. Cleaners containing ammonia will harm the anti-reflective coating. It is very important to clean the le...

  • Page 13

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 1-3 190-00207-02 rev e • aircraft master switch turn-on option. • serial altitude or gps groundspeed input. • serial altitude input. (reduces wire count vs. Parallel wire gray code altimeter interface.) • software update input. • supports comm-a and comm-b protocol. ...

  • Page 14

    Page 1-4 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 1.6 technical specifications 1.6.1 electrical specifications specification characteristic tso, jtso; gtx 330 tso-c112*, jtso-2c112a. Tso, jtso; gtx 330d tso-c112*, jtso-2c112a. Tso env cat refer to appendix a fcc authorization emission designat...

  • Page 15

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 1-5 190-00207-02 rev e 1.6.2 physical characteristics specification characteristic bezel height 1.65 inches (42 mm) bezel width 6.25 inches (159 mm) rack height (dimple to dimple) 1.68 inches (43 mm) rack width 6.30 inches (160 mm) depth behind panel with connectors ...

  • Page 16

    Page 1-6 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 1.6.4 equipment available item garmin p/n sub assy, connector kit, gtx 330 011-00583-00 smp, install rack, gtx 330 115-00294-00 sub assy, backplate, gtx 330 011-00582-00 (for use with gtx 330) sub assy, backplate, gtx 330d 011-00582-01 (for use...

  • Page 17

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 1-7 190-00207-02 rev e 1.9 limited warranty this garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, garmin will at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in ...

  • Page 18

    Page 1-8 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 19

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 2-1 190-00207-02 rev e 2. Installation 2.1 introduction this section provides the necessary information for installing the gtx 330 mode s transponder, and where required, optional accessories. Installation of the gtx 330 will differ according to equipment location an...

  • Page 20

    Page 2-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 c. Avoid mounting the antenna within three feet of the adf sense antenna or any other communication antenna and six feet from the dme antenna. D. To prevent rf interference, the antenna must be physically mounted a minimum distance of three fee...

  • Page 21

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 2-3 190-00207-02 rev e 2.3.4 antenna cable installation when routing antenna cables, observe the following precautions: • all cable routing should be kept as short as possible and as direct as possible. • avoid sharp bends. • avoid routing cables near power sources (...

  • Page 22

    Page 2-4 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 2.4 cooling air the gtx 330 meets all applicable tso requirements without forced air-cooling. The application of forced air cooling to the rear air nozzle of the gtx 330 is highly recommended to provide beneficial cooling to the unit. The gtx 3...

  • Page 23

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 3-1 190-00207-02 rev e 3. Installation procedure 3.1 antenna installation 3.1.1 antenna installation install the antenna according to the antenna manufacturer’s instructions and faa ac 43.13-1b and ac 43.13-2a. 3.1.2 antenna cable connectors the antenna cable require...

  • Page 24

    Page 3-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 notes 1. Insertion/extraction tools from itt cannon are all plastic; others are plastic with metal tip. 2. Non-garmin part numbers shown are not maintained by garmin and consequently are subject to change without notice. 3. All wires must be pa...

  • Page 25

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 4-1 190-00207-02 rev e 4. System interconnects 4.1 pin function list 4.1.1 j3301 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 44 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 16 17 18 19 20 21 37 38 39 40 41 42 57 58 59 60 61 62 figure 4-1. Rea...

  • Page 26

    Page 4-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 table 4-1. P3301 pin assignments (cont’d) connector p3301, continued pin pin name i/o 32 arinc 429 in 1 a in 33 arinc 429 in 2 a in 34 arinc 429 out 1 b out 35 arinc 429 in 1 b in 36 arinc 429 in 2 b in 37 arinc 429 out 1 a out 38 reserved -- 3...

  • Page 27

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 4-3 190-00207-02 rev e 4.2 power and lighting function power input requirements and lighting bus input are listed in the following tables. The power-input pins accept 11-33 vdc. Aircraft power 2 is for connecting to an alternate power source, such as on aircraft with...

  • Page 28

    Page 4-4 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 4.4 altitude functions parallel gray code altitude inputs are considered active if either the voltage to ground is to ground is Ω . These inputs are considered inactive if the voltage to ground is 11-33 vdc. Refer to figures c-2 and c-3 for par...

  • Page 29

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 4-5 190-00207-02 rev e 4.4.3 altimeter interconnect, dual gtx 330 installation refer to figure c-2 for dual gtx 330 gray code altimeter interconnections. A dual gtx 330 installation can accept either parallel wire gray code altimeter input or rs-232 serial data input...

  • Page 30

    Page 4-6 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 4.5 discrete functions 4.5.1 discrete outputs table 4-6. Discrete outputs pin assignments pin name pin number i/o altitude alert annunciate* 19 out external suppression i/o 31 in/out * this output is considered active if either the voltage to g...

  • Page 31

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 4-7 190-00207-02 rev e 4.6 serial data electrical characteristics the gtx 330 can be configured to include gps, airdata, ahrs, efis/airdata, and adlp arinc 429 inputs, functioning as an arinc 429 data concentrator. Since the garmin 400/500 series products have only t...

  • Page 32

    Page 4-8 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 4.6.2 rs-232 input/output, software update connections an optional rs-232 serial data connector may be installed in the aircraft for future software upgrades, negating the need to remove the transponder from the panel. The connector can be moun...

  • Page 33

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 4-9 190-00207-02 rev e 4.6.4 arinc 429 input/output the arinc 429 output 2 port, j3301 pins 30 and 28, is at a high-impedance when in remote standby, therefore not active. When two gtx 330s are installed, the two arinc 429 output 2 ports may be hard wired together si...

  • Page 34

    Page 4-10 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 35

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-1 190-00207-02 rev e 5. Post installation configuration and checkout procedure perhaps the most important factor in the gtx 330 transponder configuration and checkout is the mode s address entry. Refer to paragraph 5.2.12 for mode s address entry pages. Caution be ...

  • Page 36

    Page 5-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 • stby selects the standby mode. When in standby mode, the transponder does not reply to any interrogations. • on selects mode a and mode s. In this mode, the transponder replies to mode a, mode c and mode s interrogations, as indicated by the ...

  • Page 37

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-3 190-00207-02 rev e 5.1.2 code selection code selection is done with eight keys (0 – 7) providing 4,096 active identification codes. Pushing one of these keys begins the code selection sequence. The new code is not activated until the fourth digit is entered. Pres...

  • Page 38

    Page 5-4 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 5.1.3 function display pressure alt displays the altitude data supplied to the gtx 330 in feet, hundreds of feet (i.E., flight level), or meters, depending on configuration. Flight time displays the flight time, controlled by the start/stop key...

  • Page 39

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-5 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2 configuration pages note the configuration descriptions given in this section reflect software version 3.03. Holding down the func key and pressing the on key provides access to the configuration pages. The func key sequences forward throug...

  • Page 40

    Page 5-6 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 5.2.1 configuration menu page configuration menu the jump to menu page provides the capability to select a configuration mode starting page without having to step through all of the pages. Press the crsr key and sequence through to the desired ...

  • Page 41

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-7 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2.2 audio mode pages voice and volume select desired voice. The choice of off is not available for traffic (tis) audio. Make sure the volume level is sufficient for the aircraft environment involved. Message message is used as a test function...

  • Page 42

    Page 5-8 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 5.2.4 display mode page display mode selection description auto (automatic) default. Display automatically changes between positive mode (during the day) and negative mode (at night), depending on ambient light level received by the photocell. ...

  • Page 43

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-9 190-00207-02 rev e bklt srce (backlight source) selection description photo (photocell) default. Backlight level is determined by the ambient light level as measured by the photocell on the gtx 330. 14v backlight level tracks a 14 volt dc aircraft lighting bus. 2...

  • Page 44

    Page 5-10 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 rsp time (response time) sets the speed with which the brightness responds to ambient light changes (only for auto key lighting mode). The higher the number, the slower the key lighting responds. This field has a range of 0 to 7, and is set to...

  • Page 45

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-11 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2.7 contrast configuration page contrast mode selection description auto (automatic) default. Display contrast is automatically compensated for lcd temperature and other factors. An offset can be entered in the contrast level adjustment desc...

  • Page 46

    Page 5-12 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 arinc 429 output the gtx 330 can be configured to include gps, airdata, ahrs, efis/airdata, and adlp arinc 429 inputs, functioning as an arinc 429 data concentrator. Refer to section 4.6 serial data electrical characteristics for details. The ...

  • Page 47

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-13 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2.9 rs-232 input and output page rs-232 input (altitude source, gps data) this is the electrical source for the gtx 330 altitude and gps data input. Refer to section 4.4.4 for altimeter data selection priority. Selection description off defa...

  • Page 48

    Page 5-14 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 format (altitude format) this field determines how the pressure altitude is shown on the gtx 330 display. Selection description flight lvl (flight level) default. The pressure altitude is displayed in hundreds of feet. For example, a pressure ...

  • Page 49

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-15 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2.11 temperature page sensor installed sets the sensor to yes or no. Default is no. Units sets the units to degrees fahrenheit or centigrade. Default is degrees c. 5.2.12 mode s address entry pages aircraft registration or flight id number p...

  • Page 50

    Page 5-16 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 8. Press the crsr key to select the next numeric entry field. Enter the next character as stated in step 7, then move onto the next one, repeating the process until the complete number is entered. 9. When finished, press the crsr key to accept...

  • Page 51

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-17 190-00207-02 rev e 5.2.14 gray code input page gray code this field shows the status (1 = ground, 0 = open) of each of the ten gray code altitude inputs. This information may aid in installation troubleshooting. This page is not used in systems that contain seri...

  • Page 52

    Page 5-18 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 oat this field displays the input level from the outside air temperature sensor. Unit temp this field displays the input level from the unit temperature sensor. 5.2.17 rs-232 input page depending on the selected inputs on channel 1 and channel...

  • Page 53

    Gtx 330 installation manual page 5-19 190-00207-02 rev e ahrs computer (ahrs) label data 314 true heading (degrees) 320 magnetic heading (degrees) 365 vertical rate (feet/min) air data computer (adc) label data 203* pressure altitude [in feet set to 29.92” hg (1013.25 mb)] 204 barometric corrected a...

  • Page 54

    Page 5-20 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 55

    Gtx 330 installation manual page a-1 190-00207-02 rev e appendix a certification documents a.1 stc order number 8300.10, fsaw 98-04b fsaw 98-04b (amended) provides flight standards service (afs) policy concerning follow-on field approvals of traffic alert/advisory systems, such as the garmin gtx 330...

  • Page 56

    Page a-2 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02.

  • Page 57

    Gtx 330 installation manual page a-3 190-00207-02 rev e a.2 continued airworthiness other than for regulatory periodic functional checks, maintenance of the gtx 330 is “on condition” only. Refer to the gtx 330 maintenance manual (garmin p/n 190-00207-05). Periodic maintenance of the gtx 330 is not r...

  • Page 58

    Page a-4 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 5. Maintenance instructions maintenance of the gtx 330 is ‘on condition’ only. Periodic maintenance is not required. Refer to the gtx 330 maintenance manual. 6. Troubleshooting information refer to the gtx 330 maintenance manual. 7. Removal and...

  • Page 59

    Gtx 330 installation manual page a-5 190-00207-02 rev e 17. Assistance flight standards inspectors have the resources to respond to questions regarding the ica. 18. Implementation and record keeping for major alterations performed in accordance with faa field approval policy, the owner/operator oper...

  • Page 60

    Page a-6 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 a.3 environmental qualification form nomenclature: gtx 330 airborne atcrbs/mode s transponder equipment type/model/part no (unit p/n) tso compliance* jtso compliance* diversity 010-00230-( ) (011-00455-00, -20) c112 class 2a 2c112a level 2s no ...

  • Page 61

    Gtx 330 installation manual page a-7 190-00207-02 rev e conditions rtca do-160d section description of conducted tests explosion 9.0 equipment identified as category x, no test required waterproofness 10.0 equipment identified as category x, no test required fluids susceptibility 11.0 equipment iden...

  • Page 62

    Page a-8 gtx 330 installation manual rev e 190-00207-02 this page intentionally left blank.

  • Page 63

    Appendix b assembly and installation drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page b -1 ( p age b-2 bla nk) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure b-1. Gtx 330 outline drawing.

  • Page 64

    Appendix b assembly and installation drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page b -3 ( p age b-4 bla nk) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure b-2. Gtx 330 connector/rack assembly drawing.

  • Page 65

    Appendix b assembly and installation drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page b -5 (page b-6 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure b-3. Gtx 330 recommended panel cutout dimensions.

  • Page 66

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -1 (page c-2 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-1. Gtx 330 typical interconnect wiring diagram.

  • Page 67

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -3 (page c-4 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-2. Dual txp interconnect wiring diagram, encoding altitude connections.

  • Page 68

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -5 ( p age c-6 bla nk) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-3. Gtx 330 interconnect wiring diagram, altitude and temperature connections.

  • Page 69

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -7 (page c-8 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-4. Gtx 330 interconnect wiring diagram, discrete and audio connections.

  • Page 70

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al pag e c -9 (pag e c-1 0 blan k) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-5. Gtx 330 interconnect wiring diagram, serial devices connections.

  • Page 71

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -11 (page c -12 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-6. Dual gtx 330 interconnect wiring diagram, dual display connections.

  • Page 72

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -13 (page c -14 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-7. Gtx 330/gtx 327 interconnect wiring diagram, dual display connections.

  • Page 73

    Appendix c interconnect drawings gtx 330 in stallatio n manu al page c -15 (page c -16 blank) 190- 002 07 -02 rev e figure c-8. Gtx 330 interconnect wiring diagram, aircraft with tis and tcad/tcas.