Avidyne IFD540 Manuel d'installation

1-4 System Overview LINE SELECT KEYS Line Select Keys, typically abbreviated to LSK in this manual, are the buttons found along the left vertica

3-22 Map Pages TA can be triggered by either terrain or database obstacles (e.g. towers > 200’ AGL tall buildings, etc). Any terrain that i

Map Pages 3-23 FORWARD LOOKING TERRAIN ALERTING (FLTA) FLTA alerting is triggered by either a projected imminent impact with terrain or obstacle

3-24 Map Pages Each unique FLTA alert will generate a new Master Caution lamp illumination (flashing yellow or red “AUX” Page Function key), a n

Map Pages 3-25 zone depicted on the 2D map (generates a “FLTA INHIBITED” top datablock strip message); The projected ground impact point along

3-26 Map Pages TRAFFIC DISPLAY When integrated with an optional traffic system (e.g. TAS, TIS, TCAS), the IFD will display traffic information f

Map Pages 3-27 Most installations will ensure the traffic system is in Standby or Ground mode on the ground and will automatically toggle to one

3-28 Map Pages CHART TAB The CHART tab on the MAP page is capable of displaying geo-referenced Jeppesen departure/arrival/approach charts and ai

Map Pages 3-29 The Charts Selection page presents a list of available charts. Use the right-hand knob on the IFD to select the desired approach

3-30 Map Pages Hot Links to Charts Hot links to the charts directory or individual charts exist in several locations throughout the IFD includin

Map Pages 3-31 Chart Views If the currently displayed chart is not the desired one, use the “Select Chart” LSK to jump back to the Directory List

System Overview 1-5 Right Knob Label Scheme In the example above, the outer ring scrolls through a list in a coarse manner and the inner ring s

3-32 Map Pages The charts can be pinch-zoomed and panned or knob zoomed to see close ups of the airfield diagram. If you did not select or use a

AUX Pages 4-1 4 Aux Pages This section covers the system pages including audio controls, various utilities, setup options, system status and th

4-2 AUX Pages The bottom right IFD knob controls row selection, volume adjust, and squelch or ID on/off control or in some cases (e.g. Satellit

AUX Pages 4-3 The page is divided into three parts. The left side of the page is a full channel list of all available satellite radio channels.

4-4 AUX Pages COM PRESETS The “Com Preset List” LSK can be used to nominate one of up to 16 selected preset frequencies into the #1 Standby com

AUX Pages 4-5 When you have finished loading frequencies into the preset slots, exit the edit mode by either touching the “Edit” box again or usi

4-6 AUX Pages UTILITIES TAB TIMERS For those timers that can expire, a cyan advisory Caution Advisory System message will be displayed and will

AUX Pages 4-7 Trip Timer The “Trip Timer” provides an option to start from either IFD power on or from take-off (the active selection will be dis

4-8 AUX Pages 2 Custom Timer Examples Custom timers have a default name of “Event” with an accompanying “Event” CAS message at expiration.

AUX Pages 4-9 CALCULATORS Several calculators are included in the system and all can be accessed via the “Calculators” LSK on the UTIL tab of the

1-6 System Overview GENERAL IFD OPERATIONS The IFD540 Integrated Flight Display (IFD) is a touch screen GPS-Nav-Com that has been designed to b

4-10 AUX Pages Fuel Planner The fuel planner includes fields for the type, origin, destination, ground speed, fuel on board, and fuel flow, and

AUX Pages 4-11 RAIM Prediction The GPS RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) Prediction calculator includes fields for destination, arr

4-12 AUX Pages ELECTRONIC CHECKLIST Up to 9 custom checklists can be created and stored in the IFD via the “Checklist” LSK of the UTIL tab, eac

AUX Pages 4-13 this process for naming new checklists until all desired checklist names are created. When all done naming checklists, press the “

4-14 AUX Pages Editing a Checklist To edit an existing checklist, touch or use the bottom right IFD knob to select the “Edit” button, putting t

AUX Pages 4-15 Completed Checklist If a step inadvertently has been checked off as accomplished, it can be unchecked by selecting the step (tou

4-16 AUX Pages SETUP TAB DATABLOCK SETUP Setting up datablocks can be done by either selecting some preset configurations, individually customi

AUX Pages 4-17 Datablock Preset Selection Content Factory Default Displays two COM frequencies above two NAV frequencies above the Decoded VLOC I

4-18 AUX Pages Setting up customizable datablocks is accomplished using the “Datablock” LSK on the SETUP tab of the AUX page and selecting “Set

AUX Pages 4-19 The center of the page will display the datablock options list for that given slot. Those items that are displayed in bright gree

System Overview 1-7 Frequency (Active Standby) Swap dedicated button; USB port for database updates, datalog downloads, softwar

4-20 AUX Pages Datablock Item Title and Image Content is disabled Com/Nav Standby #3 Provides a means to display a 4th com or nav frequency (3

AUX Pages 4-21 Datablock Item Title and Image Content To Waypoint Information* To waypoint identifier, desired track to current waypoint along

4-22 AUX Pages Datablock Item Title and Image Content Dest. Along Track Info. Destination identifier, total distance to destination along the

AUX Pages 4-23 Datablock Item Title and Image Content ETA at Destination Title and estimated time of arrival at the “Destination” waypoint in HH

4-24 AUX Pages Datablock Item Title and Image Content Track Angle Error (TKE) Title and track angle error (error in degrees between desired tr

AUX Pages 4-25 Datablock Item Title and Image Content Navigation Mode* Title and IFD navigation mode (e.g. OCN, ENRT, TERM, APPR) including the

4-26 AUX Pages Datablock Item Title and Image Content Aircraft Position Latitude and Longitude (format is dependent on selection in User Optio

AUX Pages 4-27 Datablock Item Title and Image Content OAT Title and OAT. (1 line) Note: Requires OAT input from an external device like an EFIS

4-28 AUX Pages Datablock Item Title and Image Content with an external fuel flow system. Fuel Time Remaining* Title and estimated fuel time re

AUX Pages 4-29 Datablock Item Title and Image Content option if the IFD is not configured to communicate with an external fuel flow system. ***

1-8 System Overview POWER CONTROL The IFD is regulated by a pair of circuit breakers. There is also a power control on the top left corner of th

4-30 AUX Pages MAP SETUP The level of detail and the choice of displaying elements on the map may be controlled from the AUX page by choosing t

AUX Pages 4-31 FMS SETUP This is a page where some of the calculations of the FMS can be altered for aircraft or operational tailoring. Options

4-32 AUX Pages USER OPTIONS A number of user options are available for setup on the “User Options” LSK of the SETUP tab on the AUX page. The ou

AUX Pages 4-33 User Option Item Title Description Bezel Mode Auto* - the bezel backlighting will rely on the ambient light sensor in the bezel un

4-34 AUX Pages User Option Item Title Description Display Backlight A brightness bar that represents the LCD display brightness setting when Us

AUX Pages 4-35 User Option Item Title Description CAS message will be issued; 15 min – “Switch Tanks” CAS message issued every 15 min; 30 min - ”

4-36 AUX Pages User Option Item Title Description rather than an automatically calculated offset based on current location. This should be manu

AUX Pages 4-37 User Option Item Title Description Com Frequencies Spacing 25 kHz* - Com tuning will use 25 kHz spacing; 8.33 kHz – Com tuning wil

4-38 AUX Pages User Option Item Title Description met; Manual – Never displays the GPS  VLOC nav source option and no automatic nav source swi

AUX Pages 4-39 User Option Item Title Description aural alert issued during FLTA warning conditions. FLTA Exclusion Areas On* - Turns the FLTA Ex

System Overview 1-9 BRIGHTNESS CONTROLS Each IFD has brightness controls to control both the bezel and the display brightness. The user can acces

4-40 AUX Pages User Option Item Title Description displayed in kilometers and speed units will be displayed in kilometers/hour; sm/mph – distan

AUX Pages 4-41 User Option Item Title Description displayed in gallons; Lit – fuel units will be displayed in liters; Imp Gal – fuel units will b

4-42 AUX Pages SYSTEM TAB The “SYS” (System) tab provides access to various system status pages, a means to enter initial fuel (if configured w

AUX Pages 4-43 SYSTEM STATUS The “Select” LSK is a multiple state LSK that provides access to software status page, weather datalink status page

4-44 AUX Pages Database Status Page The “Databases” selection on the “Select” LSK of the SYS tab will display the currently loaded version of t

AUX Pages 4-45 GPS Status Page The “GPS” selection will provide a number of GPS status parameters, including the GPS navigation state and GPS der

4-46 AUX Pages The GPS navigation states possible are: GPS Navigation State Operational Meaning Self Test System performing self test. This is

AUX Pages 4-47 Datalink Status Page The “Datalink” selection will be available if the IFD has been properly configured to integrate with a compat

5-1 Navigation 5 Navigation GENERAL The IFD is an IFR certified FMS-GPS-Nav-Com that has been specifically designed to support single-pilot

1-10 System Overview START-UP SEQUENCE The startup sequence of the IFD is as follows: A splash screen will be displayed during system i

5-2 Navigation Integration Category Description IFD Functionality a procedure, etc). Nav source modes available: GPS, VLOC,

5-3 Navigation Integration Category Description IFD Functionality 40/50, etc.) commands to set course (e.g. “auto-slew”) on those external dev

5-4 Navigation NOTE Manual Sequencing May Be Required In Electro-mechanical installations where th

5-5 Navigation Nav Source State Description GPS GPS is the active state, and all external deviation data being transmitted by the IFD is in re

5-6 Navigation Nav Source State Description OBS  VLOC OBS becomes the active state and VLOC is the armed state. Deviation data being transmi

5-7 Navigation OBS MODE “PUSH OBS” is the label underneath the knob and is active when you can put the system in To/From course setting mode f

5-8 Navigation The depiction on the map when in OBS mode depends on whether the system determines if the airplane is in TO or FROM orientation.

5-9 Navigation In OBS FROM (defined as the difference between the selected OBS course and the aircraft course to the fix is 90 ), the syste

5-10 Navigation VOR COURSE DEPICTION When the Nav Source on the IFD is VLOC and the IFD is tuned to a VOR station, the IFD will display the in-

5-11 Navigation ARMED VS ENGAGED/ACTIVE INDICATIONS The active IFD nav mode is displayed in green along the right edge of the top data strip.

System Overview 1-11 NOTE Some Data May Be Delayed at Startup Some data such as fuel flow and fuel totalizer may experience a 5-1

5-12 Navigation FMS HOOKS There are shortcuts to accomplish typical FMS actions on the FPL tab of the FMS page. The L4 LSK will present the mo

5-13 Navigation APPROACH PROCEDURES Ensure the approach has been entered into the FMS flight plan, and that it is currently active in the IFD.

5-14 Navigation NOTE Displayed Inbound Course Due to mathematical rounding, it is possible that cours

5-15 Navigation BACK COURSE APPROACHES This system is designed to fully support flying back course localizer approaches. To perform a back cou

5-16 Navigation TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Nav Mode Datablock The Nav Mode datablock as defined in the Datab

5-17 Navigation approach remains a non-precision approach and does not consider any step-down limitations. The Nav Mode datablock will displa

5-18 Navigation COOL FEATURE FPL L4 LSK Think of the L4 LSK on the IFD as your “hook” into the FMS. The button changes functionality based on t

5-19 Navigation Enable Missed LSK Flight Plan Depiction of an Enabled Missed Approach Enabled Published Missed Approach Procedure

5-20 Navigation Prior to going missed approach, apply go-around power, ensure the aircraft is trimmed for the power setting, establish a climb

6-1 General 6 General CAUTION ADVISORY SYSTEM (CAS) / ALERTS See the individual aircraft Pilot Operating Handbook (POH) Supplement for any l

1-12 System Overview DATABASE CURRENCY STATES The following table describes the various database currency states that may be observed at startup

6-2 General WARNING-CAUTION-ADVISORY MESSAGE BAR A message bar is provided on every IFD to alert the pilot to what the CAS message is/are. Adviso

6-3 General ALERTS TAB The ALERTS tab keeps a running tally of all active alerts, grouping them by level. This tab can also be manually selecte

6-4 General EXCEEDANCES | WARNINGS RED Short Text Long Text Comments Terrain Pull-Up* Terrain Pull-Up The FLTA algorithm has detected an imminen

6-5 General EXCEEDANCES | CAUTIONS YELLOW Short Text Long Text Comments Caution Terrain* Caution Terrain The FLTA algorithm is predicting a li

6-6 General Short Text Long Text Comments Configuration Error Configuration Error – IFD Requires Service The configuration of the IFD or the devi

6-7 General Short Text Long Text Comments Traffic <Bearing in clock direction> <distance in NM>* Traffic <bearing in clock direc

6-8 General Short Text Long Text Comments Low Volts Backlight reduced to 25% Main supply voltage has fallen to approximately 11VDC. Check the air

6-9 General EXCEEDANCES | ADVISORIES CYAN Short Text Long Text Comments Switch Tanks* Switch Tanks The time between the advisory is set on the

6-10 General Short Text Long Text Comments Route Not Loaded Route Not Loaded Displayed when the selected route could not be loaded because it is

6-11 General Short Text Long Text Comments Next Leg [Leg Course] In <xx> s* Next Leg [Leg Course] Displayed when there is 10 +/- 1 secon

System Overview 1-13 PAGE LAYOUT AND FORMATS The left column (radio frequencies and context-sensitive line select keys), top data strip and nav s

6-12 General Short Text Long Text Comments Lightning Sensor Fault* No communication with lightning sensor (local) OR Lightning sensor fatal faul

6-13 General Short Text Long Text Comments Timer Expired Timer Expired Displayed when the generic countdown timer has expired. <Title of Exp

6-14 General Short Text Long Text Comments [Prohibited | Restricted | Warning | Alert | Caution | Danger] Area Ahead* [Airspace name][Lower Altit

6-15 General Short Text Long Text Comments Service Required IFD On-board battery requires replacement There is an on-board battery used for mai

6-16 General It appears 30 seconds prior to reaching the hold fix. Parallel Entry Parallel Entry Displayed when the next leg is a hold and the en

6-17 General CHARTS LIGHTING SCHEME Some pilots prefer to use the Charts pages in the daytime lighting scheme at all times and some prefer the

6-18 General SYSTEM FAILURES NOTE Good Airmanship In all cases, basic airmanship should be ex

6-19 General Switch to back up radios and navigators; Consider cycling power on the affected IFD via the top left power knob. After the f

6-20 General LOSS OF BEZEL CONTROLS Failure Indication: All knobs and buttons are non-functional and not respondent to use. Functionality Lost: T

6-21 General Verify that touch screen control is not turned off on the User Options – SETUP tab of the AUX page; Consider cycling power on

1-14 System Overview navigate through the available tabs by pressing the left or right side of the Page Function key. The desired tab can also b

6-22 General Other system anomalies (e.g. loss of VHF, etc) are indicated to the pilot in the form of a CAS message. In all of those cases, be c

6-23 General SUBSCRIPTIONS Nav, Obstacle and Chart data are supplied by Jeppesen via JSUM subscriptions. Refer to the Jeppesen product website

6-24 General The table below summarizes the databases update periods: Database Update Cycle Comments & Source Chart Data 14 days Expiration w

6-25 General Update Databases LSK You will be prompted to “Confirm” or “Cancel”. Assuming you selected “Confirm”, you should see a dialog box

6-26 General LSK Options on System Update Page TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Select Only Desired Files For Upload

6-27 General A progress bar will be presented to help provide an idea of how much longer the upload will take. Progress Bar Typical upload ti

6-28 General NOTE Each IFD Requires Separate Upload In multiple IFD installations, the database u

6-29 General updated from the “Setup” LSK of the SYSTEM tab on the AUX page. If an IFD is in normal operating mode (not maintenance mode), the

6-30 General CHECKLIST BACKUP/RESTORATION PROCEDURE Use the following procedure to store and reload user checklists. The original checklists mus

6-31 General RELOADING PREVIOUSLY STORED CHECKLISTS Ensure the fob containing the previously stored electronic checklists is installed in the I

System Overview 1-15 COM-NAV The VHF radio consists of a Com radio that covers the frequency band from 118.0 MHz to 136.990 MHz and a Nav radio t

6-32 General DATALOGS DOWNLOAD Extensive datalogging is performed automatically on all IFDs. These datalogs can be accessed post-flight and used

6-33 General The “Download Logs” LSK is presented when “Software” is selected on the SYS tab and the system is not in-air. When the “Download L

6-34 General fob. The second option (“Since Last”) downloads the data logged since the last time a download was completed. Since the logs contain

6-35 General Flight Log Date/Time stamp Indicated airspeed, if available Power on True airspeed, if available Turn rate, if available Vertical

6-36 General SOFTWARE UPDATES With very few exceptions, all software inside the IFDs is capable of being updated via the USB connections as well.

6-37 General CHARGING FROM THE USB The USB port on the front of the IFD bezel is a USB v1.1 compatible USB port and can be used as a “high powe

6-38 General PLUG AND PLAY DETAILS The IFD is a “plug and play” replacement of the following equipment: Garmin Product ID Plug & Play Softwar

6-39 General NOTE TAWS Audio Output Wiring to Audio Panel To take full advantage of FLTA and ot

6-40 General USE OF GLOVES Many types of gloves can be used with the IFD touch screen display. The key parameter for the effectiveness of a glove

6-41 General IFD Glove Qualification Procedure Pilot Name Description of Glove Test Step Circle one Touch the standby frequency wind

1-16 System Overview COOL FEATURE Multiple Standby Frequencies The com (or nav) frequencies can be formatted to act as

Index 1 Index Abnormal Procedures, 6-18 thru 6-22 Acquiring Satellites, 4-45, 4-46 Activating Flight Plan, 2-8 Activating Leg, 2-23 Air Data Cal

Index 2 Delete Flight Plan, 2-13 Delete Waypoints, 2-10 Defaults, 4-17, 4-19, 4-30, 4-32 Departure, 2-6, 4-31 Departure Time, 4-7 Demo Mode, 6-36

Index 3 Messages, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 thru 6-15 METARS, 3-11, 3-12, 3-18, 3-19 MGRS, 4-41 Missed Approach, 5-18 Modify Flight Plan, 2-9 MSA, 4-26 Multi

Index 4 Troubleshooting, 6-1, 6-18 thru 6-22 Tuning, 1-17 Updates, 6-23 thru 6-30 USB, 6-24, 6-37 User Preferences, 1-22, 4-32 – 4-41 User Waypo

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System Overview 1-17 COOL FEATURE Decoded Agency Identifier The agency (e.g. Clearance Delivery, Ground, Tower, Ap

1-18 System Overview A second way to manually tune a frequency is to touch the Active or Standby frequency slot and when a virtual keyboard is d

System Overview 1-19 Switching Between Com and Nav To access the Nav frequencies for display or editing, push in the lower left knob to toggle be

1-20 System Overview Frequency List The “FREQ” function key along the right edge of the bezel has three tabs along the top edge of the page: A

System Overview 1-21 Emergency Com Frequency 121.5 kHz can be quickly put into the Active com slot by pressing and holding the bezel frequency sw

1-22 System Overview DIRECT-TO OPERATIONS A dedicated Direct-To function key is located along the right edge of the IFD bezel. Pressing that bu

System Overview 1-23 When the desired waypoint is displayed, press the knob in to accept; Touch the waypoint field in the pop-up green Direct-To

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1-24 System Overview Procedure – The “PROC” function key acts as a shortcut for attaching a published arrival or approach procedur

System Overview 1-25 TOUCH SCREEN The IFD uses a capacitive touch screen technology that allows multi-touch operation (e.g. two-fingered pinch zo

1-26 System Overview Bezel-only Control Input Functions Touch screen-only Control Input Functions Selecting page function keys (e.g. changing th

System Overview 1-27 Virtual Numeric Keyboard Each keyboard has a scratchpad in the lower right corner. The scratchpad is a free text field fo

1-28 System Overview TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Optimal Touch Performance To maximize touch performance, the more surfa

System Overview 1-29 Shared Data (Dual IFD Operations) The following list of data will be shared between two IFDs if properly configured for data

1-30 System Overview Independent Data (Dual IFD Operations) The following list of data will never be shared between two IFDs no matter how they

System Overview 1-31 TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Maximize Your Map Configurations Because you can individually configure each IFD Map

1-32 System Overview INTERACTION WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES Each IFD is capable of communicating with several hundred third-party devices. Reference

FMS Pages 2-1 2 FMS Pages The Flight Management System (FMS) pages are where flight plans are created, modified, stored and deleted. Ground op

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2-2 FMS Pages There are two types of cursors – an insert cursor and an edit cursor. Rotate the “FMS” knob in the lower right corner of the IFD t

FMS Pages 2-3 Flight Plan and Scroll Bar COOL FEATURE Geofill™ is a geographic-based prediction algorithm that significantly reduces the number

2-4 FMS Pages COOL FEATURE Airways and Flight Plan Creation The FMS can use published airways in its database to quickly

FMS Pages 2-5 Airway Exit Points TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Expanding and Compacting the Flight Plan The “Flight Plan” tab of the FMS page provides a m

2-6 FMS Pages SELECTING A DEPARTURE If a published departure exists for the origin/departure airfield, then a drop down list of available depart

FMS Pages 2-7 SAVING/NAMING A FLIGHT PLAN From the Route tab of the FMS page, the current route, labeled Current Route, will be highlighted in ma

2-8 FMS Pages ACTIVATING A FLIGHT PLAN While you always have the option to manually activate the flight plan via a LSK on the Flight Plan tab, t

FMS Pages 2-9 Previewing a Flight Plan While Building It While in this mode, a temporary “FMS Preview - Waypoint”, “FMS Preview - Airway”, or

2-10 FMS Pages TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Back-to-Back Duplicate Waypoints Restriction The FMS will not permit entering back-to-back duplicate wa

FMS Pages 2-11 ADDING A VERTICAL CONSTRAINT On virtually every waypoint, you can elect to assign a vertical constraint (e.g. cross the waypoint a

System Overview 1-3 Use of the Map-FPL Split Page ... 2-23 INFO TAB ...

2-12 FMS Pages ENTERING AND INTERCEPTING A RADIAL FMS Method The FMS Course function will allow the pilot to navigate “To” or “From” the active

FMS Pages 2-13 The FMS Course function will be exited when the airplane intercepts the active waypoint in a To intercept or when intercepting a d

2-14 FMS Pages option in the list to insert a hold flight plan leg. DELETING A HOLDING PATTERN To delete a holding pattern in your flight plan

FMS Pages 2-15 FLIGHT PLAN SEQUENCING The FMS assumes that the pilot will fly the flight plan as defined. If that does not occur, legs may not se

2-16 FMS Pages LATERAL OFFSETS The system supports a capability to create and fly a lateral offset from your flight plan. From the “FPL” tab of

FMS Pages 2-17 to the next waypoint. If desired, close the gap by placing the cursor on it using the bottom right IFD knob or by touching it. Pre

2-18 FMS Pages ENROUTE DESCENTS A green circular top of descent (TOD) marker and label is drawn on the map when flying “on-path” along the FMS f

FMS Pages 2-19 COOL FEATURE Enter Approaches for Multiple “Destinations” The FMS will allow multiple airfields or destinations to be built into t

2-20 FMS Pages and the runway does not belong to the arrival, the arrival is not accepted in the flight plan. A labeled white vertical line then

FMS Pages 2-21 Approaches Dropdown Box Procedures Brackets

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2-22 FMS Pages COOL FEATURE PROC button The “PROC” function key on the bezel acts as a shortcut for attaching a published arrival or approach p

FMS Pages 2-23 ACTIVATING A LEG To activate a different leg of the flight plan from the FPL tab, either use the bottom right IFD knob or touch th

2-24 FMS Pages A green chart extent box is separately drawn on the map and represents the geographic boundaries of an instrument approach plate

FMS Pages 2-25 COOL FEATURE Hot Links to Charts in Flight Plan Whenever a flight plan leg (blue airfield legs) has at least one published approac

2-26 FMS Pages INFO TAB The INFO tab of the FMS page provides additional information about airports, navaids, and waypoints. Info Tab The faci

FMS Pages 2-27 Depending on the type of facility being displayed, there are up to 7 category fields of information associated with the facility t

2-28 FMS Pages has been selected via touch or the bottom right IFD knob, it can further expand to provide a thumbnail map depi

FMS Pages 2-29 ROUTE TAB The ROUTE tab is where flight plans or routes are stored within the system. Up to 128 routes can be stored for later use

2-30 FMS Pages CREATING A NEW ROUTE In addition to using the FPL tab, a new flight plan route can be created via the ROUTE tab. Use the bottom

FMS Pages 2-31 COPYING A ROUTE To copy an existing route for later use or modification, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by either

System Overview 1-1 1 System Overview This manual assumes that the pilot is appropriately licensed, is proficient in operation of the aircraft a

2-32 FMS Pages INVERTING A ROUTE To invert an existing route for later use or modification, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by ei

FMS Pages 2-33 ACTIVATING A ROUTE To activate an existing route from the stored routes list, highlight the desired route from the ROUTE tab by ei

2-34 FMS Pages WPT (USER WAYPOINTS) TAB The WPT tab will list all user waypoints in the IFD. Up to 600 user waypoints can be stored and access

FMS Pages 2-35 option and enter in your desired navaids and radials either by touching the target field and then using the virtual keyb

2-36 FMS Pages DESIGNATING A USER WAYPOINT AS AN AIRFIELD To designate a user waypoint as an airfield, the waypoint must be manually named using

FMS Pages 2-37 NRST (NEAREST) TAB The Nearest page has two display formats – full page Nearest and a split Map-Nearest combination. Switching bet

2-38 FMS Pages The “Nearest” LSK along the left edge can be used to cycle through the various nearest types. Choices include: Nearest Airport

FMS Pages 2-39 As described in Section 1 of the manual, pressing the NRST function key will bring up the Nearest tab in the split Map-Nearest vie

Map Pages 3-1 3 Map Pages This section covers the Map page tabs including the map and chart display modes and controls, terrain awareness and al

1-2 System Overview INTENDED FUNCTION The Avidyne IFD540 is a GPS-nav-com radio whose primary function is to conduct nav-com tuning and communic

3-2 Map Pages screen. The depicted current range numeric is replaced by “Min” and “Max” for two seconds before timing back out to the actual ra

Map Pages 3-3 Track-Up, Arc View Example TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Map Content Control Map features displ

3-4 Map Pages OTHER MAP FEATURES The table below defines other map features. Map Symbol Item Description Desired Track Solid triangle on inside

Map Pages 3-5 Map Symbol Item Description Single high obstacle 1000’ AGL or higher Grouping of high obstacles 2 or more high obstacles (1000’ A

3-6 Map Pages Map Symbol Item Description Flight plan, course waypoints Each waypoint in flight plan Interstate highway All interstate highway

Map Pages 3-7 COOL FEATURE Fuel Range Ring The green fuel range ring depicted on the map provides

3-8 Map Pages DECLUTTERING THE MAP Two LSKs along the left edge of the display allow for separate control of the information density of the land

Map Pages 3-9 NOTE Map Panning Only Via Touch Map panning can only be accomplished via touch screen use. There i

3-10 Map Pages If the intended new waypoint is not listed in the dialog box to your satisfaction, press the bezel “CLR” button to clear and rest

Map Pages 3-11 MAP INFORMATION POP-UP BOXES There are “hot spots” all over the map and include every depicted navaid, airport and airspace includ

System Overview 1-3 COOL FEATURE Multi-Touch Touch Screen Control The IFD supports multi-touch touch screen technolo

3-12 Map Pages For those hotspots that are an airport and typically have METAR data associated with them, a METAR page can be appended to the ma

Map Pages 3-13 DATALINK WEATHER OVERLAYS AND OPERATIONS The optional broadcast weather datalink is a transmission to your aircraft via one of a n

3-14 Map Pages DATALINK RADAR The Datalink radar is a composite image depicting precipitation as seen by multiple ground-based weather radar sit

Map Pages 3-15 At large map ranges beyond 250nm from the aircraft, small areas of high-intensity RADAR returns may not be displayed; instead, lar

3-16 Map Pages The “Wx Overlay” LSK on the map page brings up a control page on which the layer combinations can be turned on or off. Wx Overla

Map Pages 3-17 Weather Product Grouping Title/Category Possible Selections Within the Grouping Weather Layers US Wx Radar PR Wx Radar (Puerto Ric

3-18 Map Pages METARs – These are available in both text and graphical formats and represent recent surface weather observations

Map Pages 3-19 COOL FEATURE METAR Flags in Flight Plan The right edge of each leg in a flight plan presents a METAR flag for the closest reportin

3-20 Map Pages INDICATIONS OF DATA AGE The multiple products transmitted as part of the Broadcast Datalink service can arrive at different inter

Map Pages 3-21 TERRAIN Both Terrain Awareness (TA) and Forward Looking Terrain Alerting (FLTA) are meant to serve as an aid to situational awaren