Table Of Contents10................................................................................................................................................................
General Information22................................................................................................................................................................
Function Select Keys23................................................................................................................................................................
Menu Key23................................................................................................................................................................
Range Keys23................................................................................................................................................................
Function Status Icons24................................................................................................................................................................
Pop-up Help Displays29................................................................................................................................................................
Power Down29................................................................................................................................................................
Data Fields29................................................................................................................................................................
Great Circle Courses And Magnetic Variation33................................................................................................................................................................
Selecting A Map Display37................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Map42................................................................................................................................................................
Map Data Interrogation43................................................................................................................................................................
Display Flight Plan Data On Map52................................................................................................................................................................
Temporarily Decluttering The Map53................................................................................................................................................................
Find Nearest (units Without Internal Gps)54................................................................................................................................................................
Find Nearest (units With Internal Gps)56................................................................................................................................................................
User Waypoints60................................................................................................................................................................
Entering A User Waypoint60................................................................................................................................................................
Entering A User Airport66................................................................................................................................................................
Editing A User Waypoint71................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting A User Waypoint72................................................................................................................................................................
Direct-to A Database Or Stored Waypoint74................................................................................................................................................................
Direct-to Using The Joystick Pointer75................................................................................................................................................................
Flight Plan Operation78................................................................................................................................................................
Viewing The Active Flight Plan78................................................................................................................................................................
Viewing Flight Plan Data79................................................................................................................................................................
Changing The Data Columns80................................................................................................................................................................
Creating A Flight Plan81................................................................................................................................................................
Activating A Stored Flight Plan83................................................................................................................................................................
Editing A Stored Flight Plan85................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting A Waypoint In The Stored Flight Plan85................................................................................................................................................................
Inserting A Waypoint In The Flight Plan86................................................................................................................................................................
Changing The Name Of The Flight Plan88................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting A Stored Flight Plan89................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting The Active Flight Plan90................................................................................................................................................................
Using Direct-to In The Active Flight Plan91................................................................................................................................................................
Proceeding Direct-to An Active Flight Plan Waypoint91................................................................................................................................................................
Manually Selecting An Active Flight Plan Leg92................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting A Direct-to Within The Active Flight Plan93................................................................................................................................................................
Using Obs Course Mode In The Active Flight Plan94................................................................................................................................................................
Deleting An Obs Course Within The Active Flight Plan96................................................................................................................................................................
Trip Planning Using Present Position97................................................................................................................................................................
System Setup100................................................................................................................................................................
Demo Mode For Non-gps Versions106................................................................................................................................................................
Demo Mode For Gps Versions107................................................................................................................................................................
Data Areas114................................................................................................................................................................
Inserting A New Datacard115................................................................................................................................................................
Transferring Data Between Datacards116................................................................................................................................................................
Store Current User Data On Another Datacard116................................................................................................................................................................
Retrieve User Data From Another Datacard117................................................................................................................................................................
Fis Vdl Or Xm Operation120................................................................................................................................................................
Concept Of Operation120................................................................................................................................................................
Datalink Weather Function Status Icons124................................................................................................................................................................
Value Added Service Weather Products132................................................................................................................................................................
Setting Up A Vdl Subscription142................................................................................................................................................................
Setting Up An Xm Wx Subscription145................................................................................................................................................................
Normal Operation148................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Nexrad Page151................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Graphical Metars Page154................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Graphical Airmets Page157................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Graphical Sigmets Page160................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Graphical Convective Sigmets Page163................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Graphical Weather Watches Page166................................................................................................................................................................
Fis Network Status Page (vdl Only)168................................................................................................................................................................
Fis Network Status Page Operational Controls169................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Fis Network Status Page169................................................................................................................................................................
Using The Fis Text Page173................................................................................................................................................................
(graphical Product) Data Has Not Been Received182................................................................................................................................................................
No Metars Available In Selected Area182................................................................................................................................................................
No Metars Available, Data Not Received183................................................................................................................................................................
Traffic Function Status Icons201................................................................................................................................................................
Tas/tcas Normal Operation202................................................................................................................................................................
Operational Controls For Tas/tcas203................................................................................................................................................................
No Bearing" Traffic205................................................................................................................................................................
Ta/ra While In Map Or Weather Display205................................................................................................................................................................
Viewing Traffic In Adata Field206................................................................................................................................................................
Tas/tcas System Faults207................................................................................................................................................................
No Data Received207................................................................................................................................................................
System Test207................................................................................................................................................................
Traffic Information Service (tis)208................................................................................................................................................................
Tis Normal Operation211................................................................................................................................................................
Traffic Advisory While In Map Display214................................................................................................................................................................
Tis System Faults216................................................................................................................................................................
System Off216................................................................................................................................................................
Transponder Not Reporting Altitude216................................................................................................................................................................
Stormscope® Functions Status Icons218................................................................................................................................................................
Clear All Discharge Points219................................................................................................................................................................
Switch Between Weather Views220................................................................................................................................................................
Switch Between Display Modes220................................................................................................................................................................
Operation In Stormscope® Mode With Flight Plan222................................................................................................................................................................
Operation In Map Display222................................................................................................................................................................
System Messages224................................................................................................................................................................
Viewing System Messages224................................................................................................................................................................
Definitions, Acronyms And Abbreviations228................................................................................................................................................................
Acronyms And Abbreviations229................................................................................................................................................................
Common Weather Abbreviations234................................................................................................................................................................
Gps Position Determining Concept256................................................................................................................................................................
Gps Data Signals256................................................................................................................................................................
Gps System Segments257................................................................................................................................................................