Connecting To A Gdl 39 - Garmin aera 560 Pilot's Manual

Appendix D
The TIS-A Status field indicates one of the following messages:
• Waiting For Data—searching for a valid TIS-A data stream.
• Data Available—receiving TIS-A data from the transponder.
• Data Unavailable—connection to transponder established, but TIS-A service is
unavailable.
• Lost Connection—an error occurred or the connection to the transponder was
lost.
aera Aviation Bare Wire Connector (P/N 010-11385-03)

CONNECTING TO A GDL 39

To receive weather and traffic information from the GDL 39, the GDL 39 must be
connected to the aera using the 'GDL 39 Power/Data Cable to Aera 500 Series' (P/N
010-11686-30) or through a GDL 39 bare wire cable (P/N 010-11686-40) installation.
The aera must also be configured correctly to receive traffic and weather information
from the GDL 39 as described below.
Configuring aera for GDL 39:
1) Connect the aera to the GDL 39 through the Power/Data Cable or bare wire
cable.
2) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Setup > Interface.
3) Touch the 'Serial Data Format' data field button. A vertical list is displayed.
4) Touch 'Garmin Data Transfer'. When recognized, the GDL 39 device and
connections information is shown.
5) To view GDL 39 detailed connection/update status, from the Main Menu,
touch Tools > Data Link.
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Garmin aera 500 Series Pilot's Guide
Blue: TX (Data Out)
Yellow: RX (Data In)
White: Audio Right
Brown: Audio Left
Green: Audio Common
Black: Power Ground/
Data Ground
Red: Power
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