FMS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
CONTROL DISPLAY UNIT (CDU)
1 - ANNUNCIATORS
The CD-810 CDU has the annunciator lights directly above the display
and the CD-820 CDU has the annunciators on the top of LCD display.
− Colors:
− White: indicating advisory annunciation.
− Amber: indicating alerting annunciation.
DSPLY (White)
DR (Amber)
DGRAD (Amber) Illuminates when the FMS cannot guarantee the
MSG (White)
OFFSET (White) Illuminates when a lateral offset path has been
APRCH (White)
NOTE: The FMS transmits all the annunciators to the PFD, except the
DSPLY annunciator, so the pilot must not trust only on the FMS
CDU for checking the FMS system status.
JUNE 28, 2002
AIRPLANE
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
Illuminates when the CDU displays a page that
is not relative to the current airplane lateral or
vertical flight path. This annunciator is not
shown on the PFD.
Illuminates when a radio updating loss occurs,
as well as all other position sensors, for a period
longer than 2 minutes.
position accuracy for the present phase of the
flight.
Illuminates when there is a message (advisory
or alert) on the scratchpad. The annunciator
turns off when the message is cleared from the
scratchpad.
entered in the FMS. The annunciator turns off
when the offset is removed.
Illuminates when the FMS is selected as
navigation source and the following conditions
are valid: a non-precision instrument approach
has
been
activated
database, the airplane position is between 2 NM
outside the final approach fix and the missed
approach point, the DGRAD must be off and
FMS using approved sensors for non-precision
approach.
NAVIGATION AND
COMMUNICATION
from
the
navigation
Page
2-18-35
Code
7
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