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400/500 (NON-WAAS) SERIES DISPLAY INTERFACES Pilot’s Guide Addendum Goodrich STORMSCOPE® WX-500 Series II Weather Mapping Sensor Goodrich SKYWATCH® Traffic Advisory System (Model SKY497) Goodrich SKYWATCH® HP Traffic Advisory System (Model SKY899) Bendix/King® KTA870 TAS/KMH880 Multi-Hazard Awareness System Ryan TCAD 9900B and 9900BX...
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NAVAIDS, visual sightings, charts, etc. For safety, always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation.The altitude calculated by the Garmin 400 Series Unit is the geometric height above mean sea level and could vary significantly from the altitude displayed by pressure altimeters in the aircraft.
SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The Garmin 400/500 Series units provide the display interface and control for the following traffic and weather devices/systems: • Goodrich STORMSCOPE® WX-500 Series II Weather Mapping Sensor • Goodrich SKYWATCH® Traffic Advisory System (Model SKY497) •...
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SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Blank Page 190-00140-10 Rev. E 400/500 Series Display Interfaces...
SECTION 2 STORMSCOPE INTERFACE SECTION 2 GOODRICH STORMSCOPE INTERFACE GOODRICH STORMSCOPE DESCRIPTION NOTE: The Stormscope is not intended for hazardous thunderstorm penetration. Displayed Figure 2-1 Stormscope Power Up Page weather information is approved for weather avoidance only. Refer to the WX-500 User’s User-Initiated Test Guide for a detailed description of Stormscope operation.
SECTION 2 STORMSCOPE INTERFACE DISPLAYING STORM DATA ON THE MAP PAGE The strike data display phases are listed below: • Lightning Symbol (latest strikes; less than one The Map Page (Figure 2-3) displays cell or strike minute; a black guard band is placed around information using yellow lightning strike symbology the strike symbol during the first six seconds of overlaid on a moving map.
SECTION 2 STORMSCOPE INTERFACE Clearing the Map Page Storm Data Display Range Routinely clearing the Map Page of all discharge points Storm data can be displayed on the 2000 nm zoom is a good way to determine if a storm is building or scale, but the data only goes out as far as the STORMSCOPE dissipating.
In addition to the Map Page, storm data can also be appears at the top of the map display showing the latitude/ viewed on the Weather Page. In the 400 Series, when longitude position of the pointer. The window also shows the STORMSCOPE is connected to the unit, the Weather bearing and distance to the pointer from the aircraft’...
SECTION 2 STORMSCOPE INTERFACE Weather Page—500 Series Weather Display In addition to the Map Page, storm data can also be The Weather Page (Figure 2-9) displays either a 360° viewed on the Weather Page. In the 500 Series, when or a 120° viewing angle. In normal operation, the current the STORMSCOPE is connected to the unit, the Weather strike rate is displayed in the top right-hand corner, and Page appears after the Traffic Page in the sequence of NAV...
SECTION 2 STORMSCOPE INTERFACE Weather Display Interpretation For weather display interpretation, study the examples in the WX-500 User’ s Guide which are designed to help relate the cell or strike patterns shown on the display to the size and location of thunderstorms that may be near the aircraft.
SECTION 3 SKYWATCH INTERFACE SECTION 3 SKYWATCH AND • If the SKYWATCH passes the power-up test and the aircraft does not have a squat switch, the BENDIX/KING INTERFACE Standby Screen is displayed (Figure 3-1). • If the SKYWATCH continues to fail, please refer Introduction to the failure response section in the SKYWATCH Pilot’...
SECTION 3 SKYWATCH INTERFACE User-initiated Test Switching Between Standby and Operating Modes In addition to the power-up test, the SKYWATCH performs a continuous self-test. This continuous self-test The unit must be in operating mode for traffic to be is performed several times per minute. A user-initiated displayed.
Traffic Page (Figure displayed in the upper left-hand corner of the Traffic Page. 3-3). See the Garmin 400/500 Series Installation Manual The SKY 497 continues to track up to 30 intruder aircraft available at authorized Garmin service centers for details.
Traffic Advisories are displayed as non-bearing banners on is displayed (all traffic, traffic and proximity advisories, the Map Page. See the Garmin 400/500 Series Installation or traffic advisories only). The traffic symbol (Table 3-1) Manual available at authorized Garmin service centers for is used to depict the type of traffic (400/500 Series and...
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SECTION 3 SKYWATCH INTERFACE Displaying Thumbnail Traffic on the Map Page NOTE: Proximity Advisories (PA) are displayed as solid white diamonds. SKYWATCH shows these Turn the small right knob to select the Map PAs as hollow diamonds since the SKYWATCH Page.
SECTION 3 SKYWATCH INTERFACE Highlighting Traffic Data Using Map Panning When the target pointer is placed on traffic, the traffic range and altitude separation are displayed. The traffic is Another map page function is panning, which allows identified as: changing the map beyond its current limits without •...
SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE Operator Controls and Basic Displays If there is no communication between the display unit and the TCAD unit, a message will appear, notifying the Differences between the Ryan 9900B TCAD and user.
SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE Configuring TCAD Data on the Map Page Displaying Thumbnail Traffic onthe Map Page The display of traffic information closely resembles the The Map Page has the ability to display traffic in a display symbology used by the Ryan TCAD. Traffic data thumbnail format in any of the top three fields (top four is only displayed on the Map Page if heading data is fields on a 500 Series unit) on the right-hand side of the...
SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE Monitoring Traffic Panning the map: Press the small right knob to activate the Refer to the information in the TCAD Pilot’ s Guide panning target pointer (Figure 4-4). regarding monitoring traffic on the display and the corresponding actions to take.
SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE TCAD Setup Page Traffic Page Fields The Ryan TCAD Setup Page is accessed from the Traffic There are two selectable fields on the Traffic Page: Page. The TCAD Setup Page allows traffic data to be the Operating Mode Field and the Barometric Pressure configured.
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SECTION 4 RYAN TCAD INTERFACE To select the Operating Mode: Changing the Barometric Pressure: From the Traffic Page, press the small right From the Traffic Page, press the small right knob to activate the cursor, the operating mode knob to activate the cursor and highlight the field is highlighted.
ENT Key) or return to the previous page (press the CLR can be turned on or off from the TCAD Setup Page or Key). from the configuration pages. See the Garmin 400/500 Series Installation Manual available at authorized Garmin NOTE: The Traffic Warning Window is disabled Service Centers (only for the 9900 model).