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Although unlikely, it may be possible for erroneous operation to occur without a fault indication shown by the G500H. It is thus the responsibility of the pilot to detect such an occurrence by means of cross-checking with all redundant or correlated information available in the cockpit.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the G500H Pilot’s Guide. Thoroughly practice basic operation prior to actual use. During flight operations, carefully compare indications from the G500H to all available navigation sources, including the information from other NAVAIDs, visual sightings, charts, etc.
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WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES WARNING: Because of anomalies in the earth’s magnetic field, operating the G500H within the following areas could result in loss of reliable attitude and heading indications. North of 65° North latitude between longitude 75° West and 120° West. An area North of 70° North latitude between longitude 70°...
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Flight Service Stations or Air Traffic Control. NOTE: All visual depictions contained within this document, including screen images of the G500H bezel displays, are subject to change and may not reflect the most current G500H system. Depictions of equipment may differ slightly from the actual equipment.
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Updated speed tape markings. Nov 2010 Update to reflect v4.00 and v5.00 software functionality. Aug 2011 Update to reflect v6.00 software functionality. Jan 2012 Minor edits. Mar 2015 Updates for SW Version 7.00. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
G500H system is composed of sub-units or Line Replaceable Units (LRUs). LRUs have a modular design. This design greatly eases troubleshooting and maintenance of the G500H system. A failure or problem can be isolated to a particular LRU, which can be replaced quickly and easily. Each LRU has a particular function, or set of functions, that contributes to the system’...
Engine On, Airspeed Trend, Current Airspeed, Max (Vne) Speed with Engine Off OR Max Autorotation Speed, and True Airspeed (TAS). Markings dependent upon configuration at time of installation. Reference AFM or POH. Wind Vector: Displays direction and speed of wind. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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Altitude Tape: Displays Current Altitude, Altitude Trend, Altitude Bug, Altitude Minimums Bug and BARO setting. Radar Altimeter Display: Displays current height above ground from the radar altimeter. Brown band in altitude tape represents the ground. Clock or Timer window. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Engine On Trend Indicator Current Maximum (Vne Power Off) Speed with Airspeed Engine Off or Maximum Autorotation Speed. One of the two markings types is selected during the installation configuration. True Airspeed Airspeed Tape G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
The Barometric Pressure Setting (BARO setting) is displayed at the bottom of the altitude tape. To change the BARO setting, press the BARO key and turn the PFD knob to the desired pressure. To select standard pressure (29.92 ), press the PFD knob. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Alerting is inhibited while the aircraft is on the ground and also, if a value has been set for altitude alerting, until the aircraft reaches 150 feet above the setting for the alert. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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3) Press the ENT key to move to enter altitude. Turn the small MFD knob to enter the desired altitude. Press the ENT key to confirm selection. NOTE: BARO will not be available for selection on G500H models. Radar Altimeter...
200 feet (or 1000 feet, as configured) of the Altitude Bug setting or when deviating beyond 200 feet of the bug. Deviation of Within 1000 ft Within 200 ft +/- 200ft Altitude Bug Indications G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Vertical Speed Maximum and Minimum ranges will be shown on the left side of the Vertical Speed tape. Vertical Speed Maximum Current Vertical Speed Vertical Speed Bug Vertical Speed Minimum Vertical Speed Bug Setting Vertical Speed Vertical Speed - Rotorcraft G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
• Difference from International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) – This is the difference between SAT and standard (ISA) temperature at the current altitude. This provides an indication of how much warmer/colder the temperature is from a “standard” atmosphere. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Clock/Timer The Clock/Timer function displays a clock or timer window in the lower left corner of the PFD. Select Timer Show/Hide Clock Show/Hide Timer Select Clock Start/StopTimer Reset Timer Clock and Timer Functions G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Slip/skid is indicated by the location of the bar relative to the pointer. One bar displacement from the roll pointer is equivalent to one ball displacement on a traditional Slip/Skid Indicator. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
(3°/sec) rate. Current Heading Turn Rate Markings Current GPS Track Heading Trend HSI Heading Markings NOTE: If magnetic heading is lost, GPS ground track will be displayed in place of heading. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
GPS source is available. Additionally, ADF is available if an ADF source is installed. NAV1 Bearing Pointer NAV2 Bearing Pointer Selected source for Selected source for BRG 1 bearing pointer BRG 2 bearing pointer Bearing Pointers on the HSI G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
MSG: Displays when a new advisory message is displayed on the GPS navigator. LOI (Loss of Integrity): Displays when GPS integrity is lost. Suspend OBS: Displays when OBS mode is activated. SUSP: Displays when automatic waypoint sequencing on the interfaced GPS unit is suspended. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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NOTE: Verify the navigation source by the indication on the HSI. NOTE: The selected navigator is the source for all PFD and MFD functions, except for bearing pointers and external TAWS PFD annunciations. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Garmin Terrain-HSVT (Optional) ™ Garmin Terrain-HSVT is offered as an optional feature to the G500H. HSVT is primarily comprised of a computer-generated forward-looking, attitude aligned view of the topography immediately in front of the aircraft from the pilot’ s perspective. HSVT information is shown on the PFD.
PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD) The following features are part of the Terrain-HSVT system. For more details refer to the latest revision of the G500H Pilot’ s Guide, 190-01150-02. • Flight Path Marker • Airport Signs • Horizon Heading Marks • Runway Display •...
Small MFD Knob: Use to move within page groups. Range Select: Changes the range on the map pages. Up arrow zooms out, down arrow zooms in. Also aids in scrolling up and down text pages. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
5) Press ENT to accept displayed value or press the small MFD knob to cancel selection or exit the editing mode. Default Map Page Press and hold the CLR key to return to the first page of the MAP group. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Hang Up DB SYNC Keys 1234 5678 90*# Active Fpl Wpt Info Charts ALERTS INFO/MAP Header Info NOTAM Plan Rwy/Freq TRND/ACK Detail Profile APT DIR CAPTURE Minimums Select WX/NOTAM BACK MFD Soft Key Map G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
3) Press the INFO soft key (if available) to view more information about the highlighted waypoint. 4) Press the WX soft key (if available) to view TAF and METAR information. Press the small MFD knob again to return to the map. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Distance, Bearing and Coordinates Display Measuring Map Pointer 4) Press ENT to reset the distance and bearing values. 5) Press the small MFD knob to stop measuring. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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8) Repeat the above steps to set preferences for the remaining groups. NOTE: In the Map Options Setup section, the selected range is defined as the map range below which the display feature will be visible. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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• Other/Adiz (Range: Off to 150 NM) • TFR (Range: Off to 500 NM) • Airways (Off, All, LO Only, HI Only) • Smart Airspace (On or Off) • Show Airspaces (All, Below 18000ft - Below 3000ft) G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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These diagrams aid in following ground control instructions by accurately displaying the aircraft position on the map in relation to taxiways, ramps, runways, terminals, and services. This database is updated on a 56-day cycle. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Display of External Video Source Map Display External Video 2) The External Video page will show the external video on the top half of the MFD and a Navigation Map will be shown on the lower half. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
CLR key. Press the ENT key to go to the traffic page. The traffic pop-up window will be removed when the traffic alert is no longer active. Traffic Traffic Annunciation Traffic Pop-Up PFD Traffic Display MFD Traffic Pop-Up Window G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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NOTE: Depending on your traffic configuration, the OPERATE and STANDBY soft keys may not be available. Traffic Mode Field Altitude Mode Field NOTE: Some traffic systems will not enter standby mode while airborne. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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2) Verify that a traffic message is shown next to the altitude tape on the PFD and that the traffic pop-up is displayed on the MFD. After a few seconds, test mode is exited automatically by the traffic system. Traffic Annunciation Traffic Annunciation on PFD G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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TIS receives traffic information from ground stations, and is updated every five seconds. The G500H displays up to eight traffic targets within a 7.5-NM radius, from 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting aircraft. Displaying TIS Traffic While viewing the Traffic Page of the Map Page Group press the OPERATE soft key to begin displaying traffic.
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Target Duration NOTE: ADS-B targets will be shown as the filled-in icon when they are within 6NM laterally and 1200 ft vertically of the ownship; otherwise, they are shown as the hollow icons. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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Relative motion vectors are yellow for TAs and otherwise are green. The annunciation on the bottom of the dedicated traffic page indicates which vector type is selected and their length. NOTE: Relative motion vectors are not available on the ground. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
MAP GROUP Terrain Page Garmin provides the following G500H terrain selections, based upon your system configuration. Soft Keys Found on Terrain Proximity Page Soft Keys Found on Terrain-HSVT Page WARNING: Do not use TERRAIN-HSVT information for primary terrain avoidance. TERRAIN-HSVT is intended only to enhance situational awareness.
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360 or ARC Soft Keys Press MENU to select whether to hide or show Aviation Data Overlay on the Terrain page. You are also able to select the desired view. Aviation Data Overlay G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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View Arc (or 360°) View terrain in arc or 360°. Hide (Show) Aviation Data Hide or show aviation data overlay. Enable SVT Terrain Alerts Will display SVT Terrain shading if “Inhibit Terrain” is When Inhibited selected. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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MFD. To acknowledge the pop-up alert and return to the currently viewed page, press the CLR key. To acknowledge the pop-up alert and go to the TERRAIN-HSVT page, press the ENT key. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
3) Turn the large MFD knob to select desired item to change. Turn the small MFD knob to set the preference of the weather feature option. 4) Press ENT to confirm your selection. 5) To return to the XM Weather Map page, press the small MFD knob. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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NEXRAD Data and Echo Top Data at the same time. NOTE: Due to similarities in color schemes, it is not possible to display Echo Top Data and Cloud Top Data at the same time. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
WX Alt Up/Dn soft keys. Press the WX Alt Dn or WX Alt Up soft keys to cycle through the available forecast periods as shown on the right side of the weather page. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Prior to requesting GFDS information, an access code and system ID will need to be assigned. For more information on GFDS and how to register, see the latest revision of the G500H Pilot’ s Guide, P/N 190-01150-02. After registering you are able to display GFDS data: 1) While viewing any one of the three pages of the WX Group, press the MNU button.
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3) Turn the large MFD knob to the Manual Request box and press ENT to either send request or cancel current request. 4) Press the small MFD knob to return to the GFDS page. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
WX GROUP FIS-B Weather Map Pages Soft Keys Found on FIS-B Weather Map Pages LEGEND FCST TIME WX Alt Dn WX Alt Up NOTE: The preferences set on FIS-B Weather Map pages are unique to each page. Customizing the Weather Map 1) While viewing any of the FIS-B Weather Map pages in the FIS-B Page Group, press the MENU key to display the page menu.
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WX GROUP FIS-B Weather Items WX Page Menu - Weather Setup Menu Item Adjustment Map Orientation North Up, Track Up NEXRAD Data Viewing Range Off, 10 NM to 500 NM NEXRAD Legend On/Off Source CONUS, Regional, Combined SIG/AIR Viewing Range Off, 10 NM to 500 NM PIREPS Data Viewing Range Off, 10 NM to 500 NM...
2) Press the RNG (Range) keys to zoom in and out. The range of the zoom feature is 1x up to 10x. 3) Press the small MFD knob to exit. Setup Soft Key Full Soft Key Video Soft Keys External Video Setup G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
V Speed References on Airspeed Tape Airspeed References NOTE: At any time during the setting of your airspeed references, pressing the DFLT SPD soft key will restore the unit to its initial configuration. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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1) While viewing the System Setup page of the AUX page group, press the small MFD knob to activate the cursor. 2) Turn the large MFD knob to highlight the desired NAV Status value. 3) Turn the small MFD knob to select the style and press ENT G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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ON or OFF. Turn the small MFD knob to turn the synchronization of databases ON or OFF. 3) Press ENT to move to the DATE/TIME box or press the small MFD knob to exit the editing mode. Synchronization Option G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
1) While viewing the System Setup Page of the Aux Page Group, press the small MFD knob and turn the large MFD knob to move to the desired field of the SYSTEM DISPLAY UNITS box. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Radar Altimeter and its settings, see the latest revision of the G500 Pilot’ s Guide, P/N 190-01102-02. RA TEST Annunciation on PFD If the unit fails the self-test, the RA FAIL annunciation will appear on the PFD. RA FAIL Annunciation on PFD G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
MFD knob to display the XM Information screen. This page contains the Data Radio and Audio Radio IDs. The only option on this page is to LOCK in your information once your subscription has been activated. XM Information Page G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
MFD knob to the category and press ENT. 3) Turn the small MFD knob to move to the desired channel. 4) Press ENT to make that channel the active channel. 5) Press the small MFD knob to end editing. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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While viewing the XM Radio page, press the PRESETS soft key and press the preset soft key for the desired stored channel, such as PS1. To move to the next group of presets, press the MORE soft key. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Settings Window 6) While viewing the Position Reporting page, press the small MFD knob. 7) Turn the large MFD knob to change the report type to either AFF (Automatic Flight Following) or Standard. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Call Suppression 8) While viewing the Iridium Phone page, press the small MFD knob. 9) Turn the large MFD knob to select the Call Suppression type of Off, On, or On during APR/MAPR/TERM. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Press the KEYS soft key and enter the number. It will be necessary to enter a 1 before the phone number. When finished entering the number you want to call, press the DIAL key. 2) After completing the call, press the HANG UP key. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
LRU. Press the small MFD knob to exit. 2) Press the DBASE soft key and turn the small MFD knob to view the list of the databases that are loaded. Press the small MFD knob to exit. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
MFD knob and then turn the large MFD knob to highlight waypoints in the flight plan. 2) Press the INFO soft key to view information about the highlighted waypoint. 3) Press the small MFD knob to return to the Active Flight Plan page. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Press the small MFD knob and turn to scroll down the page (if available). 4) Press the WX or WX/NOTAM soft key (if available) to view METARs, TAFs, or NOTAMs for the waypoint. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
4) Press ENT to display the desired chart. NOTE: The chart for the selected destination airport or approach is automatically loaded. If no flight plan is entered, the chart page will default to the nearest airport. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
3) Turn the large MFD knob to move around the chart horizontally and turn the small MFD knob to move vertically. 4) Press the small MFD knob to cancel the scroll bars and exit panning. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Brightness value. Turn the small MFD knob to change the display level value for which the display will automatically switch from Day/Night brightness. 5) Press the MFD knob to save the selected value. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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 G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
ALERTS Alerts NOTE: Contact your Garmin dealer for service if any of the following alerts appear. On Screen Alerts Alert Description ADC Altitude Error Correction is unavailable. ADC1 ALT EC GDC is reporting that altitude correction is unavailable. AHRS 1 or AHRS 2 is not receiving any GPS information.
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FAN 1/2 FAIL Cooling fan #1 or #2 has failed. ETM CAPTURE ADAS+ engine trend monitor is recording trend data. ADAS+ engine trend monitor is reporting an exceedence or ETM EXCEED advisory condition. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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Calibration Integrity Fault Unit Fault Power Supply Fault GAD 43 communication lost. GAD 43E CONFIG GAD 43e configuration error. Communication halted. GATE MODE Automated testing is on. GDL 69 GDL 69/69A has failed. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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Data does not match for 15 seconds or more. DISAGREE REGISTER GFDS Data services are inoperative. GFDS is not registered. ROL NO COMP No data from one or more roll attitude sensors. RS-232 CONFIG RS-232 configuration error. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
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Heading lost. Traffic is now based on track. WX ALERT Possible severe weather ahead. WX RADAR Weather radar has failed. WX RDR SERVICE Weather radar needs service. WXR INPUT FAULT Weather radar is not receiving one or more inputs. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Caution (EDR-C) Negative Climb Rate “Don’t Sink”* Caution (NCR-C) “Too Low, Terrain” * Alerts with multiple messages are configurable at installation and are installation- dependent. Alerts for the default configuration are indicated with asterisks. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
1000 ft AGL) than 1000 ft AGL) 1000 ft AGL) Tower Windmill Grouped Obstacles Power Line The “*” notes grouped obstacles. NOTE: Obstacles will be removed from the Terrain/TAWS page when (RNG) range exceeds 10 G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
Point Obstacle Enabled and Not Available Indicator Wire Obstacles Enabled and Available Indicator Wire Obstacles Enabled and Not Available Indicator StormScope StormScope Enabled and Not Available Indicator Traffic Enabled and Available Indicator Traffic Enabled and Not Available Indicator G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...
NOTE: Product age is not displayed for individual reports of AIRMETs, SIGMETs, City Forecasts, County Warnings, Cell Movement and TFRs. Product generation time is displayed for Freezing Level and Winds Aloft instead of valid time. G500H Cockpit Reference Guide 190-01150-03 Rev F...