Honeywell KMD 550/850 manual

B Multi-Function Display Pilot’ s Guide KMD 550/850 Revision 8 Mar/2007 006-18222-0000 N For Software Version 02/01 or later Cover 3/6/07 11:08 AM Page 1[...]

The information contained in this manual is for reference use only. If any information contained herein conflicts with similar information contained in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement, the information in the Airplane Flight Manual Supplement shall take precedence. Covered by US Pat. 6512975 WARNING Prior to export of this document, review for[...]

R-1 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 8, March 2007 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Added XM functionality Added DTK readout on Map page Updated SUA boundary labels REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 1[...]

R-2 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 7, September 2005 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Changed Stormscope ® to registered trademark Updated displays Miscellaneous corrections REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 2[...]

R-3 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 6, June 2004 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Changed lightning symbols to white Changed airspace classifications Changed display color for Danger, Prohibited and Restricted Airspace Added black border to active flight plan leg display Updated startup pages Miscellaneous corrections[...]

R-4 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 5, January 2003 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Complete manual revision REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 4[...]

R-5 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 4, January 2003 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Complete manual revision REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 5[...]

R-6 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 3, May 2002 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Complete manual revision REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 6[...]

R-7 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 2, November 2001 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Improved display of traffic overlay on the Map Page Small Traffic Window is no longer displayed when the Map Page is in the north-up orientation. The Map Setup Page may be configured to be inaccessible to the . operator Inner and out[...]

R-8 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 1, April 2001 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary Revised Database Warning Page Added GCO frequencies to Airport MORE INFO Window Added Heliroutes and Helipads to Map Page Airplane symbol now oriented to heading on Map Page Added traffic display functions Changed lightning symbols and [...]

R-9 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 0, October 2000 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication. REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 9[...]

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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 POWER KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SYSTEM SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 MAP SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 WX-500 STORMSCOPE ® SETUP . . . . . . . . . .[...]

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Selecting Stormscope ® or Weather Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product. You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-use multifunction displays available today. We understand you probably can’t wait to see it in action but before you try to use it please take the time to read through this manual and understand its m[...]

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Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 3 GENERAL INFORMA TION This section of the manual provides an overview of the software architec- ture and display presentation of the KMD 550/850 Multifunction Display. This manual also provides an explanation of each of the individual dis- plays that the KMD 550/850 unit presents. The operating system [...]

4 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide FUNCTION SELECT KEYS These keys are used to select available data sources (as indicated on the key) for display on the LCD. When a function key is pressed, the annunciator above it will illuminate to show that this function is presently being displayed. Pressing the same Function Select Key multiple t[...]

Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 5 OVLY- Pressing the Overlay Key allows data from more than one source to be displayed simultaneously on the display. Soft Labels will indicate which data sources are available for overlay. SOFT LABELS Soft Labels are located to the left of the Power Keys in the LCD area. The description indicated in th[...]

6 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide NOTE: IF THE FAULT INDICATOR IS LIT, ALL DISPLAYED DATA SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUSPECT AND CROSS-CHECKED FOR ACCU- RACY BEFORE USE. The following illustration describes the data that appears on the Map Display Page. General Information 1 Display Range - RNG:####nm 2 Current T rack - TRK:### 3 Current Gr[...]

Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 7 STORMSCOPE ® OPTION The KMD 550/850 has the ability to interface and control an L3 WX-500 or WX-1000E Stormscope ® ‘black box’ thunder storm sensor. When the Stormscope ® interface is on and the overlay is enabled, lightning icons will also appear on the display. OBST ACLE LABELS Obstacles are [...]

8 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide CAUTION NEVER USE THE TOPOGRAPHIC ELEVATION DISPLAYED ON THIS EQUIPMENT AS YOUR SOLE REFERENCE FOR TERRAIN AVOIDANCE. ST ARTUP DISPLA Y This display will be seen after power-up. The Stormscope ® logo will only be present if a WX-500 Stormscope ® is installed and enabled. Notice the self test results[...]

Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 9 OPERA TION SELECTING A MAP DISPLA Y Press the MAP Function Select Key to toggle between TOPO ON or TOPO OFF. With TOPO ON classes of data are displayed as a spe- cific color. With TOPO OFF all cartographic data is auto- matically removed and the Jeppesen Nav Data is pre- sented on a black back- ground[...]

10 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Operation If there is no valid GPS or FMS position fix data available, the words NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA will be shown across the center of the display in a box. If the fix is lost at any time during normal operation of the unit, the same NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA box will be overlaid on the map. N[...]

3. The flight plan overlay is removed via the OVLY menu. The small boxes marked TRK : and GS : display your present track and ground speed. Track will be magnetic (i.e.: true with local variation auto- matically taken into account). The box marked POS : will display your present position as a distance and bearing from the nearest item in the databa[...]

Simultaneously, boxes labeled PDIS and PBRG are displayed. These show the distance and bearing from present position to the joystick pointer. This function can be used to measure distance and bearing to any point on the map. The window formed by the extremities of the display can be moved around the map by "bumping" the display bor- ders [...]

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 13 Operation Finding Airports by Entering Identifier 1. The cursor will be over the first character of the airport identifier. Select the desired character by turning the inner knob. 2. Turn the outer knob one click clockwise to move the cursor to the next character field as shown in Figure 7. Turn the [...]

Finding Airports by Name or City When the identifier of the desired airport is known (or a part thereof), the methods previously described can be used for selection. However, if the identifier is not known, the name of the airport can be entered. The system will also allow entry of just the first few characters of the airport name to help find it i[...]

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 15 Operation 5. Turn the outer knob clock- wise until the cursor is posi- tioned for the next character. Turn the inner knob to select a G as in Figure 12. 6. Since EAGLE is now dis- played, turn the outer knob clockwise until the cursor is positioned for the next char- acter entry as shown in Figure 13[...]

16 Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 3. Turn the outer knob clock- wise until the cursor is posi- tioned as in Figure 15. 4 . Turn the inner knob to sequence through all the air- port names in the database beginning with EAGLE , stop- ping at the desired name as in Figure 16. NOTE: This same method may be used with the name of the city [...]

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 17 Operation AIRSPACE INTERROGATION In order to interrogate a piece of airspace on the Map display, move the joystick operated pointer and point at one of the airspace boundaries. After releasing the joystick, the software will search the airspace data- base and after a short time will re-draw the piece[...]

18 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide If the KLN 94 is supplying the GPS data, and the KLN 94 is configured to produce the “Enhanced RS-232 GPS bus”, the KMD 550/850 will display the curved paths including DME arcs, Procedure Turns and Holding Patterns. Figure 19 is an example of a DME arc dis- play. Important Note for Garmin GPS Use[...]

Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 19 Operation OVERLAY TYPE DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN STORMSCOPE ® TRAFFIC METAR MAP - TOPO ON Yes Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes MAP - TOPO OFF Yes Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes WX - Weather Radar Yes 1 Yes Yes 3 No WX - Stormscope ® Yes 1 N/A No No WX - NEXRAD Yes Yes 1 No No WX - Graphical METARs Yes No No N/A WX - Graphical AIRMETs Y[...]

Operation 20 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide VIDEO DISPLA Y If the unit has a NTSC video source connected, pressing AUX will display the video. Note that on the video dis- play no icons are shown. KMD 550-850 PG R8 3/6/07 11:22 AM Page 20[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 21 SYSTEM SETUP This section of the manual is designed to provide step by step instruc- tions for the setup of the KMD 550/850. Note that not all features dis- cussed in this section are available in all installations. INTRODUCTION The KMD 550/850 unit is operated via a joystick, a series of five Power Keys located al[...]

22 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 EXTENDED TRACK: Turns on or off the extended track line, which is drawn ahead of the present position in the direction of the present track. RANGE RINGS: Turns range rings on or off in MAP Mode. AUTO DECLUTTER: Turns on or off. If a higher priority icon label (Airport) is found to clash with a lower [...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 23 Rev 6 Jun/2004 LINE MAX: This field can be set to the maximum range, in nautical miles, that this item’s symbol is displayed on the map display. NAME MAX: This field can be set to the maximum range, in nautical miles, that the text name of this item is displayed on the map display. MIN: This field can be set to t[...]

24 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-500 STORMSCOPE ® SETUP Press the WX SETUP Key shown in Figure 21. Figure 26 will now be displayed. Press the STORM SCOPE Key to display Figure 27. Press the NOISE CHECK Key to display the noise check display in Figure 28. System Setup Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 KMD 550-850 PG R8 3/6/07 11:22 A[...]

Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 25 Press the PREV PAGE Key to again display Figure 27. Press the STRIKE TEST Key to display the strike test page shown in Figure 29. Press the PREV PAGE Key to again display Figure 27. To perform a system self test, press the SELF TEST Key and the self test page will be displayed as shown in Figure 30. [...]

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KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 27 Rev 6 Jun/2004 DA T A CARDS DA T A AREAS Honeywell produces three data cards based on the ICAO/ARINC geo- graphic areas for KMD 550/850 that cover the entire world. Each card for each area contains the operating software, the appropriate Jeppesen aeronautical data, cartographic data and topological data to a high r[...]

28 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 6 Jun/2004 CHANGING THE DA T A CARD To change the data card follow these simple steps: 1. Turn off the KMD 550/850. 2. Grasp the data card and pull it straight out of its socket. 3. With the card facing upward, as indicated on it’s label, insert the new data card being careful to align the card with the socke[...]

Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 29 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIA- TIONS DEFINITIONS Alphabetic: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDE- FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Alphanumeric: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789. Baud: bits per sec Barometric Altitude: pressure al[...]

30 Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Tailwind: difference between ground speed and true airspeed when ground speed is more than true airspeed. Track: angle of the aircraft’s path over the ground measured clockwise relative to north. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIA TIONS AC: Alternating Current ACT: Active (user waypoint or flight plan) ADF: Aut[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 31 Rev 8 Mar/2007 CTZ: Control Tower Zone dB: decibels DEP: Departure DC: Direct Current DIS: Distance DME: Distance Measuring Equipment DOT: United States Department of Transportation DTK: Desired Track EFIS: Electronic Flight Instrument System EGPWS: Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System ELT: Emergency Locator Tr[...]

32 Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering IFR: Instrument Flight Rules in.: inches INT: Intersection kHz: kilohertz Kt.: Knots K Ω : Kilohms LAT: Latitude LB: Pounds LED: Light Emitting Diode LON: Longitude LONG: Longitude LRU: Line Replaceable Unit m: meters mA: milliamperes MATZ: M[...]

Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 33 OSGB: Ordnance Survey of Great Britain PAI: Pacific International data area PETE: Pointer ETE RAD: Radial REF: Reference RMI: Radio Magnetic Indicator RTCA: Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics sec: seconds TAS: True Airspeed TAT: Total Air Temperature TD: Time Difference TMA: Terminal Control [...]

34 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide µ V: microvolts °C: degrees Celsius °F: degrees Fahrenheit Definitions, Acronyms & Abbreviations KMD 550-850 PG R8 3/6/07 11:22 AM Page 34[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 35 Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-500 STORMSCOPE ® OPERA TION INTRODUCTION The Bendix/King KMD 550/850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3 WX-500 Stormscope ® Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX-500 detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft. The information is the[...]

36 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 POWER-UP At power-up, the WX-500 executes a power-up self test. The self test takes approximately 25 seconds to ensure that all major WX-500 func- tions are operating properly. During this period you may receive a NO DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE message, this is normal. Functions tested include ante[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 37 Rev 7 Sep/2005 SWITCH BETWEEN DISPLAY MODES The KMD 550/850 can display the Stormscope ® data in one of two modes, either Cell Mode or Strike Mode. To switch the display between modes press the MODE button. The currently selected weather dis- play mode is indicated on the top left of the display and will toggle be[...]

38 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 Strike Display Mode If the strike display mode is selected, the KMD 550/850 immediately plots an "x" symbol (discharge point) on the display for each individual discharge it detects within the selected range and view. The strike dis- play mode plots discharge points on the display in relati[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 39 OPERATION IN STORMSCOPE ® MODE WITH FLIGHT PLAN OVERLAY If the KMD 550/850 is receiving Flight Plan information from the GPS and a valid heading input is available, the Flight Plan lines and waypoints may be displayed on the Stormscope ® displays in the form of an overlay. Press the OVLY key and select FLIGHT PLA[...]

40 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide WX-500 Stormscope ® Operation Rev 7 Sep/2005 CAUTION Because the accuracy of the Stormscope ® sensor is limited, do not rely on the placement of lightning icons for map range settings less than 25 nm. Lightning Icon Color Used on Pages Additional Requirements White MAP (TOPO-ON or TOPO-OFF) The small solid icon i[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 41 WX-1000E Stormscope ® Operation Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-1000E STORMSCOPE ® OPERA TION INTRODUCTION The Bendix/King KMD 550/850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3 WX-1000E Stormscope ® Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX- 1000E detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200 nm radius[...]

42 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 SELECTING STORMSCOPE ® OR WEATHER RADAR Pressing the WX Function Select Key will toggle between Stormscope ® and/or Weather Radar, depending on available options. The weather radar function is only available in the KMD 850. For operation of the weather radar, see the sepa- rate section on weather r[...]

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 43 Rev 7 Sep/2005 lightning activity detected within the new range. The range indicator will also change to display the numerical value of the new range (25, 50, 100, or 200 nm). This new range corresponds to the distance from the aircraft to the outer range ring on the display. As you move from one range to the next,[...]

44 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 The following shows the lightning icons as they appear on the Map dis- play. The range at which lightning icons are displayed is selectable on Map Setup Page 2. CAUTION Because the accuracy of the Stormscope ® sensor is limited, do not rely on the placement of lightning icons for map range settings [...]

KMD 550/850 Appendix A Rev 7 Sep/2005 A-1 APPENDIX A DISPLA Y ICONS The following is a list of possible map icons on the TOPO ON Map and TOPO OFF Map. Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Political Boundary Lines Dashed black line Not displayed When the 500 nm range is selected, the name of the political region wi[...]

A-2 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Appendix A Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Airspace Boundary FIR/UIR Solid magenta line with black on white label Solid blue line with black on white label May be enabled or dis- abled based on Map Setup page (4) setting. Highlighted when the line is designated with the joystick[...]

KMD 550/850 Appendix A Rev 8 Mar/2007 A-3 Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Airspace Boundary Prohibited Yellow and black dashed line with black on white label Yellow and black dashed line with black on white label May be enabled or dis- abled based on Map Setup page (4) setting. Highlighted when the line is de[...]

A-4 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Appendix A Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Obstacles Lighted - Tall Black icon with white on black label Cyan icon with white on black label May be enabled or dis- abled based on Map Setup page (2) setting. The label will indicate the MSL elevation fol- lowed by the AGL eleva- t[...]

Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Airports Soft or unknown runways Outline black circle with line repre- senting primary runway and white on black label Outline cyan circle with cyan line repre- senting primary runway and white on black label May be enabled or disabled based on Map Setup page (2) setting. When [...]

A-6 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Appendix A The following shows the various icons that may be seen in the functions legend, which is displayed in the lower left of the display. Remember, not all installations will have all available functions. Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off Visual Reference Points Black on whi[...]

Rev 8 Mar/2007 A-7 KMD 550/850 Appendix A Icon Colors Description Black on cyan Traffic sensor in standby mode being displayed. Black on cyan Active traffic information being displayed. Black on gray Traffic sensor in standby mode, not being displayed. Black on yellow TIS service not available. Black on gray Traffic sensor active, not being display[...]

A-8 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Appendix A VDL Icon XM Icon Colors Description Black on a cyan background. No weather data is currently being received but previously received data is being displayed on the present page. Black on a cyan background. Weather data is currently being received from a signal and displayed on the present page. XM signal is [...]

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