Garmin GTX 330 manual

400W / 500W Series Garmin Optional Displays Pilot’ s Guide Addendum F or: • GDL 69/69A XM Satellite Datalink • GTX 330/330D TIS • Garmin T A WS (GPS 500W & GNS 530W)[...]

Forewar d This Pilot’ s Guide Addendum is written for:  • Garmin GPS 400W , GNC 420W/420A W , and GNS 430W/430A W Main System Software V ersion 2.00, 3.00, 3.30, or later  •GarminGPS500W&GNS530W/530A WMainSystemSoftwareV ersion 2.00, 3.00, 3.30, or later  •GTX330/330DMainSoftware?[...]

i Introduction W arnings and Cautions WARNING: T errain data are obtained from third party sources . Garmin is not able to independently verify the accuracy of this data which should be used only as an aid for situational awareness . T errain data must not be used as the sole basis for deci- sions or maneuvers to avoid terrain or obstacles . T erra[...]

ii Introduction T able of Contents T able of Contents Part One: T raffic Information Service (TIS) Interface 1 Section 1: TIS Operation and Symbology .................... 1 TIS Operation ............................................................................1 How TIS differs from TCAS .........................................................2[...]

1 Part One: Section 1 Part One: T raffic Information Service (TIS) Interface Section 1: TIS Operation and Symbology TIS Operation NO TE: P art One of this Addendum assumes the user has experience operating the 400W/500W Series units and the Garmin GTX 330 T ransponder . The T raffic Information Ser vice (TIS) pr ovides a graphic display of traf?[...]

2 TIS Operation and Symbology Part One: Section 1 How TIS differs from TCAS The main differ ence between TIS and TCAS is the source of surveillance data. TCAS uses an airborne interrogator with a one-second update rate, while TIS uses the terminal Mode S ground interr ogator and its DataLinktoprovideaboutave-secondupdater[...]

3 TIS Operation and Symbology Part One: Section 1 andavoid.”Someofthemorecommonexamplesof these errors follow: • When client or intruder aircraft maneuvers exces - sively or abruptly , the tracking algorithm may report incorrect horizontal position until the [...]

4 TIS Operation and Symbology Part One: Section 1 Own Air craft “Other” T raffic—This symbol r epr esents traffic detected within the selected display range that does not generate a T A. T raffic Advisory (T A)—This symbol is generated when traffic meets the advisory criteria described in TIS Operational Pr oce- dur es. T raffic Gr oun[...]

5 Part One: Section 2 TIS Controls and Display Section 2: Control and Display TIS T raffic Display Status and Pilot Response  • STBY — When the 400W/500W displays STBY in the upper right hand corner of the display the TIS system is in standby mode and cannot display traffic data.  • OPER — When[...]

6 Part One: Section 2 TIS Controls and Display T raffic Gr ound T r ack T rafcgroundtrackisindicatedinthe 400W/500Wdisplaybya“targettrackvector”,ashort linedisplayedin45°increments, extending in the direction of target movement. T raffic T arget T rack V ector . T raffic W ar[...]

7 TIS Controls and Display Part One: Section 2 Map Page TIS traffic is displayed on the Map Page in addition to the T raffic Page. The Map P age displaying traffic. Configuring TIS T raffic Data on the Map P age T o configure TIS traffic on the Map P age: 1. T urn the small right knob to select the Map Pa g e. 2. Press the MENU k ey . T urn [...]

8 TIS Controls and Display Part One: Section 2 Highlighting TIS T raffic Using Map P age Panning Another Map Page feature is panning, which allows you to move the map beyond its current limits without adjustingthemapscale.Whenyouselectthepanning function—bypressingthe small right knob—a target[...]

9 TIS Operational Procedures Part One: Section 3 Section 3: TIS Operational Procedures Introduction TIS warns the user with voice and visual traffic advisories whenever it predicts an intruder to be a threat (see illustration). V oice and visual data are sent fromtheGTX330.Theusershouldnotstartevasive maneuversusin[...]

10 TIS Operational Procedures Part One: Section 3 Manual Override The user can manually switch between standby (STBY)andoperating(OPER)modeofoperationto manually override automatic operation. T o place the display into operating mode from the standby mode (to display TIS traffic): 1. T urn the cursor on and highlight “STB[...]

11 XM Radio Introduction Part T wo: Section 1 Part T wo: XM Radio Section 1: Introduction Overview TheGDL69  is a remote sensor that receives broadcastweatherdatafr omadataserviceofXMSat - elliteRadio,Inc.TheGDL69A  issimilartotheGDL 69,butalsoreceivesaudioentert[...]

12 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather XM WPT P ages WhenaGDL69orGDL69Aisinstalled,twoXM- relatedpagesareaddedto“airport”pagesintheWPT page group:  • T extual MET AR Page .TheT extualMET AR pageshowsthetextofthemostrecentMET AR (Meteorologi[...]

13 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather  • Winds Aloft (WINDS). The W inds Aloft selection provides the pilot with wind speed and direction. The winds at a given altitude are selected in the W inds Aloft Alt below the WINDSselection.Theselectedaltitudeis shown along with the product time.  • T extual Meteorological Aer [...]

14 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather almostcompletecoverageofthecontinentalUnited States,Alaska,andHawaii.Theunobstructedrangeof eachNEXRADisupto250nauticalmiles. When enabled, composite data from all the NEXRADradarsitesintheUnitedStatesisshown. Thisda[...]

15 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather NEXRAD Intensity Colorsareusedtoidentifythedif ferentNEXRAD echo intensities (reflectivity )measuredindBZ(deci - belsofZ).“Reectivity”istheamountoftransmitted power returned to the radar receiver .Reectivity (designatedbythe?[...]

16 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather XM W eather Label and NEXRAD Sour ce U.S. XM W eather Label and NEXRAD Sour ce Canada NEXRAD Limitations Certainlimitationsexistregar dingtheNEXRAD radar displays. Some, but not all, are listed for the user’ s awareness:  • NEXRADbasereectivity does not pr ovide suf- ficien[...]

17 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather T o display MET ARs on the XM W eather page: 1. While viewing the XM Weather page , check the upper left corner to see whether “MET AR” or another weather product is displayed in the upper left corner . 2 . If another weather product (rather than “MET AR”) is shown, press the small right (CRSR) knob to hig[...]

18 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather 3. T urn the large or small right knob to move the Map P ointer to highlight an airport with a MET AR flag. 4. Press ENT to display the MET AR text. With “Done?” highlighted, press ENT to return to the map view . T o view any airport’ s T extual MET AR page: 1. If not viewing the WPT page group , press CLR [...]

19 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather T extual MET AR/T AF Code ThecurrentairportweatherreportsontheT extual MET ARpage(andtheairportweatherforecastsonthe T AFpage,too)usearathercrypticformatoriginally devisedforteleprinters.Y oucanndinformation about[...]

20 XM Weather Part T wo: Section 2 3. Press ENT . The first item is the pop-up P age Menu will be “Review TFR?”. 4. Press ENT again to see the TFR Information page . 5. Press ENT when done viewing the TFR Informa - tion page . TheeldsoftheTFRInformationpageareasfol - lows:  • T ype . A brief description of[...]

21 Part T wo: Section 2 XM Weather Cell Movement (CELL MOVE) When enabled, Cell Movement shows the storm cells identified by the ground-based system. The movement is depicted by an arrow . The tip of the arrowr epresentswherethecellisexpectedtobein10 minutes from the time the cell location was deter - mined.Cell[...]

22 Part T wo: Section 3 XM Weather Winds Aloft The W inds Aloft selection provides the pilot with agraphicdisplayofpredictedwindsatanyoneof15 selectable altitudes. The winds at a given altitude are selected in the W inds Aloft Alt selection. The selected altitude is shown along with the product ef fective time. W in[...]

23 Winds Aloft Altitude The W inds Aloft Altitude selection provides the pilot with the ability to select any wind altitude from the ground up to 42,000 feet in 3,000 foot incr ements. When no data are shown at a given altitude, the data for that altitude has not been received. W ait for the nextupdate.Theselectedaltitudeisdepicte[...]

24 audioID,becausetheGDL69isadata-only receiver .)  • Audio Signal . The Audio Signal field indicates thesignalstrengthoftheGDL69A ’ saudio signal.(InthecaseofaGDL69,thiseldshows “antenna”ratherthanasignalstrengthindica - tion.) ?[...]

25 Each of these time stamps is a date-time group in “DDHHMMZ”format,where:  • DD is the day of the month  • HH is the hour of the day  • MM is the minute of the hour  • Z isatimezonedesignatorindicatingthatthe date and time are for standar d time on the Greenwichmeridian:?[...]

26 TheXMAudiopageallowsyoutocontrolthe functionsoftheXMAudioreceiverintheGDL69A, such as, category and channel selection, artist selection, and volume. Pressing the MENU key displays the Page Menu selections. Selecting categories 1. Press the small right (CRSR) knob to high- light the c[...]

27 Part T wo: Section 4 XM Audio XM Audio Menu TheXMAudioMenuprovideschoicesforselecting a channel, displaying the channel, artist, or title, enabling audio output, and controlling the volume. 1. While viewing the XM Audio page , press the MENU k ey . 2. T urn the large or small right knob s to high- light the choices . Pres[...]

28 Part T wo: Section 4 XM Audio Enter Channel Number Y oumaydirectlyselectaspecicchannelbyusing the“EnterChannelNumber”itemfromthePage Menu. 1. While viewing the XM Audio page , press the MENU k ey . T urn the lar ge right knob to highlight “Enter Channel Number . ” 2. T u rn th e large[...]

29 Part T wo: Section 4 XM Audio Display Artist In List The name of the artists in the range of displayed channels can be shown in the middle pane by using the“DisplayArtistInList”itemfromthePageMenu. 1. While viewing the XM Audio page , press the MENU k ey . T urn the lar ge right knob to highlight “Display Arti[...]

30 Part T wo: Section 4 XM Audio Enable/Mute Audio Output The Enable/Mute Audio Output selection of the Page Menu allows you to toggle the audio output On or Off. When Audio Output is muted, a gr een slash will cross over the music symbol in the song pane. 1. While viewing the XM Audio page , press the MENU k ey . T urn the lar ge right knob to hig[...]

31 Part Three: Section 1 T AWS Introduction Part Thr ee: T AWS Interface Section 1: Introduction NO TE: GNS 530W units may display a TERRAIN P age, a T AWS P age , or neither , (but not both) depending upon the installed hardw are and configuration. Overview Garmin’ s T errain A wareness W ar ning System (T A WS)isanoptionalfeature?[...]

32 Part Three: Section 1 T AWS Operation Section 2: T AWS Operation T AWS Alerting T A WS uses information pr ovided from the GPS receivertopr ovideahorizontalpositionandaltitude. GPS altitude is derived from satellite measur ements. GPSaltitudeisconvertedtoameansealevel(MSL)- basedaltitude(G[...]

33 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Operation T o display the T A WS Page, select the NA V group and turn the small right knobuntiltheT A WSPage is displayed. T errain information, aircraft gr ound track,andGPS-derivedMSLaltitudearedisplayed on the page. Altitude is shown in increments of 20 feet or in increments of 1[...]

34 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Operation TERRAINconguredunitswillrestor ethe“inhibit state”atstartuptothelastpilot-selectedsetting.T A WS configured units will always start up with T A WS alerts uninhibited. Inhibiting T errain T o inhibit PDA and FL T A alerts: 1 . Select the T AWS P age and [...]

35 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Operation T AWS Symbols The symbols and colors in the following figure and table are used to repr esent obstacles and potential impact points on the T A WS Page. T A WS uses yellow (caution) and red (warning) to depict terrain information relative to aircraft altitude. Each color is associated with an alert severity [...]

36 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Operation General Database Information Garmin T A WS uses terrain and obstacle informa- tion supplied by government sources. The data under - goes verification by Garmin to confirm accuracy of thecontent,perTSO-C151b. However , the displayed infor mation should never be understood as being all-inclusive.[...]

37 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Operation Database Updates T errain/obstacle databases are updated periodi- cally with the latest terrain and obstacle data. Visit the Garminwebsitetocheckfornewerversionsofterrain/ obstacle databases. Compare database cycle numbers to determine if a newer version is available. The database upd[...]

38 Part Three: Section 2 T AWS Alerts Section 3: T AWS Alerts Alerts are issued when flight conditions meet parameters that are set within T A WS software algorithms. T A WS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or a W ARNING alert severity level, or both. When an alert is issued, visual annunciations are displayed. Aural alerts are simultaneou[...]

39 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts WARNING— Estimated potential impact in appr oximately 15 seconds after alert and annunciation. FL T A warning alerts are accompanied by the aural message “ T errain, T errain; Pull Up, Pull Up ” or “ T er rain Ahead, Pull Up; T er rain Ahead, Pull Up ”. Similarly , a “ Obstacle, Obstacle; Pull Up, P[...]

40 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts Excessive Descent Rate Alert (EDR) ThepurposeoftheExcessiveDescentRatealert is to provide suitable notification when the air craft is determined to be closing (descending) upon terrain atanexcessivespeed.Theparametersforthealertas denedbyTSO-C151b?[...]

41 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts Negative Climb Rate After T akeoff Alert (NCR) ThepurposeoftheNegativeClimbRateAfter T akeoffalert(alsoreferr edtoas“AltitudeLossAfter T akeoff”)istopr ovidesuitablealertstothepilot when the system determines that the aircraft is [...]

42 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts “Five-Hundred” Aur al Alert The purpose of the aural alert message “Five-Hun- dr ed” is to pr ovide an advisor y alert to the pilot that the aircraft is five-hundr ed feet above terrain. When theaircraftdescendswithin500feetofterrain,the aural message “Five-hundr ed” is g[...]

43 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts T A WS Alerts Summary TA W S Annunciation P op-Up Alert Aural Message Description None “T AWS System F ailure” T AWS has failed None None TERRAIN has been inhibited by flight crew None “T errain Not Available” T AWS not av ailable “Sink Rate” Excessive Descent Rate Caution “Pull Up” Excessive D[...]

44 Part Three: Section 3 T AWS Alerts Pilot Actions If a T A WS warning and associated aural are received, the pilot should immediately respond to the aural and pullupwithmaximumpowerandclimbrateunlesstheterrainorobstacleisclearlyidentiedvisuallyanddeter - minedtonotbeasafety?[...]

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