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GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H i RECORD OF REVISIONS Revision Date of Revision Description A 8/99 Initial Release B 8/00 Revised and Redrawn C 11/06 Changed to 8 inch x 8.5 inch format. Added TERRAIN , Additional F eatures section, and misc. changes D 2/07 Updated per Main SW v5.02 E 10/07 Updated per Main SW v5.03 F 05[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H ii COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries . All rights reserved. T his manual reflects the oper ation of Main System Software version 5.03 or later . Some differences may be observed when comparing the information in this manual to other software versions . Garmin Int[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ........................................... 1-1 1.1 Accessories and Packing List ................................. 1-1 1.2 K ey and Knob Functions ......................................... 1-2 1.3 T akeoff T our ...............................[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H iv W ARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES W ARNING: Navigation and terrain separation must NO T be predicated upon the use of the TERRAIN function. T he TERRAIN feature is NO T intended to be used as a primary reference for terrain avoidance and does not relieve the pilot from the responsibility o[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H v W ARNINGS, CAUTIONS, AND NOTES W ARNING: Use the GPS 400, Weather Data Link Interface, TIS , and TERRAIN at your own risk. T o reduce the risk of unsafe operation, carefully review and understand all aspects of the GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide documentation and the Flight Manual Supplement. [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H vi W ARRANTY A VIA TION LIMITED WARRANTY All Garmin avionics products are warr anted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for: two years from the date of purchase for new Remote-Mount and P anel-Mount products; one year from the date of purchase for new portable products and[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-1 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 ACCESSORIES AND P ACKING LIST Congratulations on choosing the finest, most advanced panel mount IFR navigation/communication system available. The GPS 400 represents Garmin’ s commitment to provide accurate, easy-to-use avionics. Be[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-2 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.2 KEY AND KNOB FUNCTIONS The GPS 400 is designed to make operation as simple as possible. The key and knob descriptions (Figure 1-1) provide a general overview of the primary function(s) for each key and knob. The takeoff tour (Section 1.3) is intended to pr ov[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-3 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Left-hand Knob (1, 3) – See Appendix A for NavData and TERRAIN Data Card insertion and r emoval. (2) Power Knob – Controls unit power , turn clockwise to turn the unit on. Right-hand K eys and Knobs (4) CLR Key – Used to erase information, remove map detail[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-4 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION NO TE: When the GPS 400 displays a list of information that is too long for the display screen, a scroll bar appears along the right-hand side of the display (F igure 1-3). T he scroll bar graphically indicates the number of additional items available within the [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-5 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1.3 T AKEOFF T OUR Overview The Garmin GPS 400 provides the pilot accurate navigational data, along with non-pr ecision and precision approach certification in the IFR environment. The takeoff tour is designed to familiarize the pilot with: • Powering up the u[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-6 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION The Database V ersions Page (Figure 1-5) appears next, which shows the current database information on the NavData Card and T errain Data car ds. Database information highlighted in yellow indicates the database is not within its ef fective dates. The NavData dat[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-7 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Figure 1-7 Fuel Flow Selected The Instrument Panel Self-test Page includes selections to set fuel on boar d (FOB) to full capacity and access the Checklists Page. This allows the pilot to quickly set fuel to full limits and display any checklists that have been e[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-8 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page (Figure 1-10) appears as the GPS 400 attempts to collect satellite information. An ‘Acquiring’ status is displayed on the Satellite Status Page, and the signal strengths of any satellites received appear as ‘b[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-9 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Page Gr oups Page Gr oups NA V Group WPT Gr oup A UX Group NRST Gr oup see Section 2 see Section 6 see Section 8 see Section 7 T able 1-1 P age Groups The bottom right corner of the screen (Figure 1-12) indicates which page group (T able 1-1) is currently being d[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-10 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Map Page After the GPS 400 acquires satellites and computes a position, the Map Page (Figure 1-13) appears automatically . Figure 1-13 Map P age Pr esent Position Desir ed T rack Data Fields Map Range Map Display The Map Page displays the present position (using[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-11 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 5) Press the ENT K ey to confirm the identifier . T he ‘ Activ ate?’ function field is highlighted (Figure 1-15). Figure 1-15 ‘ Activate?’ Highlighted 6) Press the ENT K ey to acti va te a dir ect-t o course to the selected destination. Once a dir ect[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-12 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION NA V/COM Page From the Default NA V Page, simply tur n the small right knob until the NA V/COM Page (Figure 1-19) is displayed. Fr equency T ype Departur e, Enr oute, or Arrival Airport Fr equency List Figure 1-19 NA V/COM P age The NA V/COM Page displays the av[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-13 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION IFR Procedur es Once the direct-to or ight plan is conrmed, the whole range of instrument pr ocedures is available to the pilot. Departures (SIDs), arrivals ( ST ARs), and non-precision and precision appr oaches ar e stored within the NavData Card and ar e[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-14 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Nearest (NRST) P ages The NRST Page Group provides detailed information on the nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, and user -created waypoints within 200 nm of the current position. In addition, pages are also provided to display the ve nearest [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-15 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Viewing additional information for a nearby airport: 1) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) T urn the large right knob to select the desired airport from the list. 3) Press the ENT K ey to display waypoint (WPT) information pages for the selec[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-16 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Nearest (NRST) Airspace P age The last page in the NRST Page Group, the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 1-27), pr ovides information for up to nine controlled or special-use airspaces near or in the flight path. Airspace information appears on this page based on [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-17 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Flight Plans (FPL) The GPS 400 lets the pilot cr eate up to 20 flight plans, with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan. Flight plans are cr eated, edited, and activated using the FPL Key . The FPL Page Group includes two pages: the Active Flight Plan Page an[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 1-18 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 7) Re peat steps 5 and 6 unti l all way points for the flight plan have been entered (Figure 1-32). Figure 1-32 Enter Flight Plan W aypoints Once the ight plan is created, it may be activated fr om the Flight Plan Catalog Page Menu. Activating the ight pl[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-1 SECTION 2: NA V P A GES 2.1 MAIN P AGE GROUPS The GPS 400’ s main pages are divided into four separate page groups: NA V , WPT , AUX, and NRST (T able 2-1). Each page group is comprised of multiple pages. The page gr oups are selected using the lar ge right knob[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-2 2.2 NA V P AGE GROUP The NA V Page Group includes seven pages (Figure 3-2). While viewing any NA V page, turn the small right knob to select a differ ent NA V page. The pilot may find this selection process convenient to cycle between the Default NA V Page and th[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-3 NO TE: T he GPS 400 always navigates T O a waypoint unless the OBS switch is set (preventing automatic waypoint sequencing), or the aircraft has passed the last waypoint in the flight plan. Directly below the CDI appears the active leg of the flight plan, or the[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-4 Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) Starting with the Default NA V P age, press the MENU K ey to display the Default NA V P age Menu (Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4 Default NA V P age Menu 2 ) T he ‘Change Fields?’ option is already highlighted, s[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-5 Restoring F actory Settings All data eld settings can be quickly returned to their original factory settings. Restoring all six data fields to factory default settings: 1) F rom the Default NA V P age, press the MENU K ey to display the Default NA V P age Menu[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-6 The symbols in T able 2-3 are used to depict the various airports and NA V AIDs on the Map Page: Symbol Description Airport with hard surface runway(s); (primary runway shown) Airport with soft surface runway(s) only Private Airfield Heliport VOR VOR/DME DME Loca[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-7 The ‘Setup Map?’ option (described in Section 2.4) allows the pilot to dene the maximum range at which each map feature appears. This provides the pilot with complete control to minimize screen clutter . The pilot can also quickly remove items from the map [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-8 When the target pointer is placed on an object, the name of that object is highlighted (even if the name wasn’ t originally displayed on the map). This feature applies to airports, NA V AIDs, user -created waypoints, roads, lakes, rivers, almost everything displ[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-9 Airspace Information on the Map When a special-use or controlled airspace boundary appears on the Map Display , the pilot can quickly retrieve information (such as floor/ceiling limits and contr olling agency) directly fr om the map. Viewing air space information[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-10 Map Setup Many of the GPS 400’ s functions are menu driven. Each of the main pages has an options menu, allowing customization of the page to the pilot’ s preferences and/or selection of special features which specifically relate to that page. A Map Page Men[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-11 Changing map orientation: 1) From the Map Page Menu, turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Setup Map?’ (Figure 2-16) and press the ENT K ey . 2) T urn the small right knob to select ‘Map’ (Figure 2-17) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 2-17 Map Setup Wind[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-12 Automatic Zoom The automatic zoom feature automatically adjusts the map range from 2000 nm thr ough each lower range, stopping at 1.0 nm when approaching the destination waypoint. Enabling/disabling automatic zoom: 1) F rom the Map Page Menu, turn the large right[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-13 Displaying airspace boundaries , highways , roads , railroad lines , track log data, active flight plan course lines , and lat/long grid lines: 1) F rom the Map Page Menu, turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Setup Map?’ and press the ENT K ey . 2 ) T urn[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-14 T urning the data fields off/on: T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Data Fields Off?’ (or ‘Data Fields On?’) and press the ENT K ey . Selecting Desired On-Scr een Data ‘Change Fields?’ allows the pilot to choose the data displayed on the four u[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-15 2.5 TERRAIN P AGE NO TE: T he TERRAIN P age does not appear on GPS 400 units that are not properly equipped with or configured for TERRAIN . See Section 9 for a full description of TERRAIN functions . TERRAIN Page T o display the TERRAIN Page, select the NA V Pa[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-16 Displaying a 360˚ view: 1) Select the TERRAIN Page and press the MENU K ey . 2) Select ‘View 360˚?’ (Figure 2-28). Figure 2-28 TERRAIN P age Menu 3) Press the ENT K ey . T o switch back to a 120˚ view , repeat step 1, select ‘View 120˚?, and press the E[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-17 Inhibit Mode TERRAIN has an inhibit mode that deactivates the FL T A/PDA visual alerts. Pilots should use discretion when inhibiting TERRAIN and always remember to enable the system when appr opriate. See Section 9.3 for more information on TERRAIN alerts. Inhibi[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-18 2.6 NA V/COM P AGE The NA V/COM (navigation communications) Page (Figure 2-34) pr ovides a list of the airport communication and navigation frequencies at the departure, enr oute, and arrival airports. The NA V/COM Page makes selection of the frequencies needed a[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-19 Scrolling through the list of fr equencies: 1) Activ ate the cursor , if not already active, by pressing the small right knob . 2) T urn the large right knob to move the cursor through the list of frequencies . If there are more frequencies in the list than can b[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-20 2.7 POSITION P AGE The Position Page displays the present position (by default, in latitude and longitude) and altitude. The Position Page (Figure 2-39) also displays the current track, gr ound speed, time, and a r eference waypoint field. These fields are user[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-21 5) Press the ENT K ey to select the desired data item and return to the P osition P age. 6) Press the small right knob momentarily to remove the cursor from the page . The Position Page also featur es a reference waypoint field, located at the bottom of the page[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-22 6) Press the ENT K ey to select the desired type and return to the P osition P age. 7) T o select between ‘bearing FROM’ or ‘bearing T O’ to the reference waypoint, turn the small right knob to select the desired bearing reference (Figure 2-45) and press [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-23 2.8 SA TELLITE ST A TUS P A GE The Satellite Status Page provides a visual reference of GPS receiver functions, including current satellite coverage, GPS receiver status, and position accuracy . The Satellite Status Page (Figure 2-47) is helpful in troubleshootin[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-24 Each satellite has a 30-second data transmission that must be collected (hollow signal strength bar , see Figure 2-48) before the satellite may be used for navigation (solid signal str ength bar , see Figure 2-47). Once the GPS receiver has determined the current[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-25 2.9 VERTICAL NA VIGA TION P AGE The GPS 400’ s V ertical Navigation Page (the last NA V page, see Figure 2-49) allows the pilot to create a three- dimensional profile which guides the pilot fr om the present position and altitude to a nal (target) altitude [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-26 4) T urn the small right knob to select ‘ Above Wpt’ (AGL) or ‘MSL ’, (Figure 2-52) and press the ENT K ey . ‘ Above Wpt’ uses the altitude of a destination airport as stored in the Jeppesen NavData Card. ‘MSL ’ lets the pilot set a specific targ[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-27 W ith the pr ole set, the vertical speed requir ed (VSR) is displayed on the V ertical Navigation Page. Expect the following to occur when using the vertical navigation feature: • At one minute prior to reaching the initial descent point, a message ‘Approa[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 2 NA V P AGES 2-28 Blank P age[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-1 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION SECTION 3: DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION 3.1 O VERVIEW The GPS 400’ s direct-to function pr ovides a quick method of setting a course to a destination waypoint. Once a direct-to is activated, the GPS 400 establishes a point-to- point course line (great cir[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-2 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting a Destination by F acility Name or City In addition to selecting a destination by identifier , the Select Direct-to W aypoint Page (Figure 3-4) also allows the pilot to select airports, VORs, and NDBs by facility name or city location. If du[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-3 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting a direct-to destination from the active flight plan: 1) Press the Direct-to K ey . T he Select Direct-to W aypoint Page appears , with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the flight plan ([...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-4 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Shortcuts Shortcuts are available when using the Direct-to Key , allowing the pilot to bypass the use of the small and lar ge right knobs to enter the destination waypoint’ s identifier . A direct-to can be performed from any page displaying a singl[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-5 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Selecting a Direct-to destination fr om the Map Page Direct-to destinations may also be selected from the Map Page. If no airport, NA V AID, or user waypoint exists at the desired location, a waypoint named ‘+MAP’ is automatically created at the lo[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 3-6 SECTION 3 DIRECT -TO NA VIGA TION Specifying a Course to a W aypoint When performing a dir ect-to, the GPS 400 sets a direct great cir cle course to the selected destination. The course to the destination can also be manually defined using the ‘CRS’ course eld on the Select Dir[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-1 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS SECTION 4: FLIGHT PLANS The GPS 400 lets the pilot create up to 20 differ ent flight plans, with up to 31 waypoints in each flight plan. The Flight Plan Page Group consists of two pages (Active Flight Plan Page, Figure 4-1, and Flight Plan Catalog Page, Figure [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-2 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS 4) A blank Flight Plan P age appears for the first empty storage location (Figure 4-4). Use the small and large right knobs to enter the identifier of the departure w aypoint and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-4 Flight Plan P age 5) Repeat step 4 to enter the id[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-3 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Deleting a waypoint from an existing flight plan: 1) Press the FPL K ey and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog P age . 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 3) T urn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-4 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Activating Flight Plans Once a ight plan is dened through the Flight Plan Catalog Page (using the steps outlined previously in this section), it may be activated for navigation. Activating the flight plan places it into ‘flight plan 00’ and overwrites[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-5 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Copying Flight Plans T o save a flight plan currently located in ‘flight plan 00’, be sure to copy it to an open catalog location (1-19) before the flight plan is cancelled, overwritten, or erased. Copying a flight plan to another flight plan catalog loc[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-6 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Flight Plan Catalog Options The options (some covered on the preceding pages) available for the Flight Plan Catalog Page ar e listed in T able 4-1. Menu Option Description Activate Flight Plan? Allows the pilot to select the flight plan for navigation guidance ,[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-7 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Crossfilling flight plans between two 400/500-Series Garmin units: 1) Select the ‘Crossfill?’ option from the Flight Plan Catalog P age Menu (Figure 4-13) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-13 Flight Plan Catalog P age Menu 2 ) T urn the large right knob to[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-8 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Deleting all flight plans: 1) Select the ‘Delete All Flight Plans?’ option from the Flight Plan Catalog P age Menu (Figure 4-16) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-16 Flight Plan Catalog P age Menu 2) A confirmation window appears (Figure 4-17). With ‘Y es[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-9 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS 4.2 ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN P AGE The Active Flight Plan Page provides information and editing functions for ‘flight plan 00’, the flight plan currently in use for navigation. Once the pilot has activated a direct-to or ight plan, the Active Flight Plan Page [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-10 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Menu Option Description Activate Leg* Activates/reactiv ates the flight plan and selects the highlighted leg as the ‘active leg’ (the leg which is currently used for navigation guidance) Crossfill Allows the pilot to transfer the active flight plan betwee[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-11 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS The data elds for DTK and DIS are user -selectable and may be changed to display cumulative distance (CUM) to each waypoint, estimated time of arrival ( ET A), estimated time enroute ( ETE), or enr oute safe altitude (ESA). Changing a data field on the Activ[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-12 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Selecting an approach for a direct-to or flight plan destination airport: 1) Choose the ‘ Sele ct Approac h?’ option from the Active Flight Plan P age Menu (Figure 4-24) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-24 Active Flight Plan P age Menu 2 ) A window appears[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-13 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Selecting an arrival for a direct-to or flight plan destination airport: 1) Select the ‘Select Arrival?’ option from the Active Flight Plan P age Menu (Figure 4-27) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-27 Active Flight Plan P age Menu 2) A window appears listi[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-14 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Removing an approach, arrival, or departure from the active flight plan: 1 ) Select the ‘Remove Approach?’, ‘Remove Arrival?’, or ‘Remove Departure?’ option from the Active Flight Plan P age Menu (Figure 4-30) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 4-30 Ac[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-15 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS Shortcuts A number of shortcuts are available to save time when using the Active Flight Plan Page. These shortcuts speed the process of removing approaches, departures, and arrivals, and aid in selecting a specific flight plan leg for navigation guidance. On t[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 4-16 SECTION 4 FLIGHT PLANS The ‘ Activate Leg?’ option is discussed previously in this section, which allows the pilot to specify which leg of the ight plan is used for navigation guidance. A shortcut also exists for this operation, using the Direct-to Key . Activating a specific [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-1 SECTION 5: PROCEDURES 5.1 APPROA CHES , DEP ARTURES, AND ARRIV ALS The GPS 400 allows the pilot to fly non-precision and precision approaches to airports with published instrument approach pr ocedures. All available appr oaches are stored on the Jeppesen NavData C[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-2 5) T urn the large right knob to highlight ‘Load?’ or ‘ Activate?’ (approaches only) and press the ENT K ey . ‘Load?’ adds the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance . T his allows the pilot to continue naviga[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-3 Another Procedur es Page option allows the pilot to activate the final course segment of the appr oach. This option assumes the pilot will receive vectors to the final approach x (F AF) and provides guidance to inter cept the nal course, before reaching the[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-4 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Figure 5-8 Sample Approach Select Destination ‘Select’ and ‘Load’ the appr oach ‘Activate’ the appr oach Approach operations on the GPS 400 typically begin with the same basic steps (refer to Figure 5-8 for the following step[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-5 The steps required to set up and fly the appr oach are detailed below (r efer to Figure 5-9 for the following steps): 1) Prior to departing KFDK, the destination (KL YH) is selected using the Direct-to Key o r b y creating a flight plan terminating at L ynchburg [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-6 Flying the Procedur e T urn Figure 5-13 Sample Approach with Procedur e T urn  DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION     Refer to Figure 5-13 for the following steps: 1) W it hi n 30 nm of the des ti na tio n ai rp or t, th e GP S 400 switches from enroute to [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-7 Figure 5-16 W aypoint Alert 4) Fly the outbound course . 5) Appro ximately one minute after passing the F AF (L YH), the alert message ‘ST AR T PROC TRN’ appears in the lower right corner of the screen. Initiate the procedure turn at any time after receiving th[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-8 1 1 ) After crossing the F AF , the destination sequences to the MAP (‘RW03’, the runway threshold, see Figure 5-19). Fly toward the MAP . Figure 5-19 Sequence to MAP NO TE: When viewing the Map P age , note that the final course segment is displayed in magent[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-9 The OBS Key is used to initiate the missed appr oach, as follows (refer to Figure 5-21 for the following steps): 1) Press the OBS Ke y. The missed approach holding point (MAHP; in this case ‘SWARM’ intersection) is automatically offered as the destination waypo[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-10 Flying an Approach with a Hold Starting wher e the previous example left of f, assume weather conditions resulted in a missed approach at L ynchburg Regional. The pilot has decided to divert to Farmville Regional (KFVX) instead (refer to Figure 5-25 for the follow[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-11 Figure 5-29 Active Flight Plan P age     Figure 5-30 T erminal Mode DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION Refer to Figure 5-30 for the following steps. 7) As in the last example , within 30 nm of the airport, the GPS 400 switches from enroute to terminal mode , [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-12 NO TE: If the pilot needs to lose extra altitude or speed by going around the holding pattern again, press the OBS K ey to manually suspend waypoint sequencing before crossing the holding waypoint the second time . If this waypoint has already been passed, re-acti[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-13 13) When approaching the F AF , a waypoint alert (‘NEXT DTK 209°’) appears in the lower right corner (Figure 5-35). Mak e any course adjustments necessary for the final course segment (F AF to MAP). Figure 5-35 Final Approach 14) Aft er c ro ss in g the F AF[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-14 Flying a DME Arc Approach The GPS overlay for a DME arc approach uses additional Jeppesen-pr ovided waypoints to define the arc. These waypoints are indicated by ‘D’ as the rst letter in the waypoint name. This is followed by three numbers which indicate t[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-15 Figure 5-40 Approach Window DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION       Billard Muni (T opeka, KS) VOR or GPS Rwy 22 Figure 5-41 T erminal Mode Refer to Figure 5-41 for the following steps. 3) Within 30 nm of KT OP , the GPS 400 switches from enroute mode [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-16 7) T he ne xt po in t i n the a pp ro ac h is a n int er med ia te fix, labeled ‘D025G’. When approaching this intermediate fix, a waypoint alert (‘NEXT DTK 205°’) appears in the lower right corner of the screen (Figure 5-44). As the distance to this ?[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-17 1 0 ) After crossing the F AF , the destination sequences to the MAP (‘RW22’, the runway threshold). With the needle centered, fly toward the MAP , observing the altitude minimums dictated by the approach plate . When viewing the Map P age , note that the fin[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-18 Selecting ‘VECT ORS’ from the T ransitions Window: 1 ) Select Billard Municipal (KT OP) as the destination, using the Direct-to K ey , or as the last waypoint in a flight plan. 2) Press the PROC K ey and select the ‘VOR 22’ approach using the steps outlin[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-19 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION     Figure 5-52 T erminal Mode In this example, we’ll assume A TC vectors result in a rectangular course to inter cept final, as follows (refer to Figure 5-52 for the following steps): 1) Within 30 nm of KT OP , the GP[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-20 DO NOT USE FOR NA VIGA TION      Figure 5-56 Approach Mode Refer to Figure 5-56 for the following steps. 6) At 2.0 nm from the F AF (T OP VOR), the GPS 400 switches from terminal mode to approac h mode (Figure 5-57). CDI scaling is tightened from 1.[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-21 Course Fr om Fix Flight Plan Legs Certain approach, departure, and arrival procedur es in the Jeppesen database contain course from x ight plan legs. The GPS 400 is able to load these legs into the flight plan along with the rest of the procedur e data, and[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-22 Figure 5-62 Default NA V P age Figure 5-63 Map P age 3) At 13.0 nm from the F AF , a waypoint alert (‘NEXT DTK 265°’) appears in the lower right corner of the screen. T urn to intercept the final approach course and watch for the CDI needle to begin to cente[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-23 Course from x to altitude legs show the specic target altitude on the Active Flight Plan Page (Figure 5-64) and the Default NA V Page (Figure 5-65). The missed approach sequence for the Palmdale VOR/DME RWY 25 approach includes a course from x to altitude[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-24 3) Fly the o utbound course . T he Map P age depic ts the fligh t path exten ding inde finit ely from PMD VOR (Figure 5-67). T he distance (DIS) on the Default NA V P age , the Map P age , and the Active Flight Plan P age increases , indicating the distance back[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-25 Course fr om x to manual sequence legs appear on the Active Flight Plan Page and the Map Page with ‘man seq’ in place of a waypoint identier . An example of this type of course leg appears in the COAST AL ONE DEP AR TURE from W esteld, Massachusetts ([...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 5 PROCEDURES 5-26 3) Fly the outbound course . Once cleared to sequence to the next leg, press the OBS K ey . Confirm that ‘ SUSP’ no longer appears directly above the OBS Key . An alert (‘NEXT DTK 186°’) appears in the lower right corner of the scre en (Figure 5-72 ) to [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-1 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES SECTION 6: WPT P A GES 6.1 WPT P AGE GROUP Section 2 intr oduced the GPS 400’ s main page groups (T able 6-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V group. This second page group (WPT) provides information for the thousands of airports, VO[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-2 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Entering a waypoint identifier: 1) Select the desired WPT page and press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) T urn the small right knob to select the first character of the w aypoint’ s identifier . 3) T urn the large right knob to select the next[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-3 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Duplicate Waypoints Once the identier , facility name, or location is entered, all six airport pages display information for the selected airport. When entering an identier , facility name, or location, the GPS 400’ s Spell’N’Find feature scrolls thr ou[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-4 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.2 AIRPORT LOCA TION P AGE The Airport Location Page (Figure 6-8) displays the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the selected airport. The Airport Location Page also displays facility name and location, as well as fuel availability , available approaches, rada[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-5 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.3 AIRPORT RUNWA Y P AGE The Airport Runway Page (Figure 6-9) displays runway designations, length, surface type, and lighting for the selected airport. A map image of the runway layout and surrounding area is also displayed on the Airport Runway Page. The map ima[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-6 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Adjusting the range of the map image: 1) Press the down arrow of the RNG Key t o display a smaller map area. 2) Press the up arrow of the RNG K ey to display a larger map area. The following descriptions and abbreviations are used on the Airport Runway Page: • T [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-7 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Figure 6-13 Frequency Highlighted 3) T o remove the flashing cursor , press the small right knob . Some listed frequencies may include designations for limited usage, as follows: • ‘TX’ - transmit only • ‘RX’ - receive only • ‘PT’ - part time fre[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-8 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.5 AIRPORT APPROA CH P AGE The Airport Approach Page (Figure 6-16) shows the available approach procedur es for the selected airport. Where multiple initial appr oach xes (IAFs) and feeder routes are available, that information may also be displayed. A map imag[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-9 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES NO TE: Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS use. When selecting an approach, a ‘GPS’ designation to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure can be flown using the GPS receiver . Some procedures do not have this designation, m[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-10 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.6 AIRPORT ARRIV AL P AGE The Airport Arrival Page (Figure 6-21) shows the available Airport Standard T erminal Arrival (ST AR) procedur es for the selected airport. Where multiple transitions or runways are associated with the arrival procedur e, that informatio[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-11 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 7) T urn the small right knob to display a window of available runways (Figure 6-24). Continue turning the small right knob to select the desired runway . ‘ ALL ’ may appear in the runway field, indicating the arrival procedure applies to all runways . F or a[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-12 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.7 AIRPORT DEP ARTURE P AGE The Airport Departure Page (Figur e 6-26) shows the available Airport Standar d Instrument Departure (SID) procedur es for the selected airport. Where multiple runways or transitions are associated with the departure procedur e, that i[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-13 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Airport Departur e Page Options The following option is available for the Airport Departure Page, by pressing the MENU Key: Load into Active FPL? allows the pilot to load the selected departure into the active flight plan. This is identical to loading a departur [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-14 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.9 NDB P AGE The NDB Page displays the facility name, city , region/country , latitude, and longitude for the selected NDB (Figure 6-31). The NDB Page also displays the frequency and a weather broadcast indication (if ap p li ca bl e) . As mentioned in Section 6.[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-15 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 6.11 USER WA YPOINT P AGE In addition to the airport, VOR, NDB, and intersection information contained in the Jeppesen NavData Car d, the GPS 400 allows the pilot to stor e up to 1,000 user - dened waypoints. The User W aypoint Page (Figure 6-33) displays the w[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-16 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 3) T urn the large right knob to high lig ht the position field at the bottom of the page . 4) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the position coordinates for the new waypoint (Figure 6-36). Figure 6-36 Present P osition Field Selected 5) Press the ENT [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-17 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 7) T urn the large right knob to hig hlig ht ‘Cre ate ?’ (Figure 6-38) and press the ENT K ey . Figure 6-38 ‘Create?’ Highlighted 8) Press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor . Creating Refer ence W aypoints The GPS 400 allows the pilot to [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-18 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES 3) A four -digit name is automatically assigned to the waypoint. T o change this name , turn the large right knob to highlight the name field, then use the small and large right knobs to select a new name . Press the ENT K e y to accept the selected name . 4) T h[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-19 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Modifying a user waypoint by changing reference waypoint information: 1) With the User W aypoint P age displayed, press the small right knob to activate the cursor . 2) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the name of the desired waypoint and press the ENT[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-20 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES User Waypoint P age Options The following User W aypoint Page options are available by pressing the MENU Key: ‘View User W aypoint List?’ displays a list of all user waypoints currently stored in memory . Viewing a list of all user waypoints: 1) F rom the User[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-21 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES User Waypoint List The User W aypoint List (Figure 6-48) allows the pilot to review , modify , rename, or delete a selected user waypoint, or to delete all user waypoints currently stored in memory . The top of the page shows the number of waypoints used and avail[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 6-22 SECTION 6 WPT P AGES Deleting a user waypoint from the User W aypoint List: 1) Select the User W aypoint List, as described in this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the desired user waypoint. 3) Press the CLR K ey to di spl ay a ‘de let e wa ypo int ’ confirmat[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-1 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES SECTION 7: NRST P A GES 7.1 NRST P AGE GROUP Section 2.1 introduced the GPS 400’ s main page groups (T able 7-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V group. This fourth page gr oup (NRST) pr ovides detailed information for the nine near[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-2 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES Not all nine nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, or user waypoints can be displayed on the corresponding NRST page at one time. The Nearest Airport Page displays detailed information for three nearest airports, with a scr oll bar along the right-hand side[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-3 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint The NRST pages can be used in conjunction with the GPS 400’ s direct-to function to quickly set a course to a nearby facility , and can provide navigation to the nearest airport in case of an in-flight emergency . Selecting a nea[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-4 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES 7.2 NEAREST AIRPORT P AGE The Nearest Airport Page displays the identier , symbol, bearing, and distance to the nine near est airports (within 200 nm of the present position). For each airport listed, the Nearest Airport Page also indicates the best available a[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-5 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES 5) T o view additional WPT pages for the selected airport (including the Airport Runway Page and the Airport F requency P age) press the small right knob to remove the flashing cursor . T urn the small right knob to display the additional WPT page s (Figur e 7-11[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-6 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES 7.4 NEAREST NDB P AGE The Nearest NDB Page (Figure 7-13) displays the identifier , symbol, bearing, distance, and fr equency to the nine nearest NDBs (within 200 nm of the present position). T o view additional information for a nearby NDB, start from the nearest[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-7 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES Figure 7-15 Nearest VOR P age 4) Press the ENT Key to display the VOR P age for the selected VOR. 5) T o return to the Nearest VOR P age , verify that ‘Done?’ is highlighted by the flashing cursor and press the ENT K ey (or press the CLR K ey). 6) Press the s[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-8 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES 7.7 NEAREST CENTER (ARTCC) P AGE The Nearest Center Page (Figure 7-17) displays the facility name, bearing to, and distance to the five nearest AR TCC points of communication (within 200 nm of the present position). For each ARTCC listed, the Nearest Center Page [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-9 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES 7.9 NEAREST AIRSP ACE P AGE The last page in the NRST gr oup, the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 7-21) alerts the pilot to as many as nine controlled or special use airspaces near or in the flight path. Alerts are pr ovided according to the following conditions: ?[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-10 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES Once an airspace alert message appears, detailed information concerning the specific airspace is pr ovided on the Nearest Airspace Page (Figure 7-21). The Nearest Airspace Page displays the airspace name, status (‘Ahead’, ‘Ahead < 2nm’, etc., as descr[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-11 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES The Airspace Page displays (and airspace alert messages are pr ovided for) the following airspace types (Figures 7-25, 7-26, and 7-27): • Alert • Caution • Class B • Class C • Class D • CT A • Danger • MOA • Prohibited • Restricted • TMA •[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 7-12 SECTION 7 NRST P AGES Blank P age[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-1 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES SECTION 8: A UX P AGES 8.1 AUX P AGE GROUP Section 2.1 intr oduced the GPS 400’ s main page groups (T able 8-1)—NA V , WPT , AUX, NRST—and described each page in the NA V gr oup. The third page group (AUX) allows the pilot to change unit settings. The AUX pag[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-2 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 8.2 FLIGHT PLANNING P AGE The Flight Planning Page (Figure 8-4) provides access (via menu options) to fuel planning, trip planning, density altitude/true airspeed/winds aloft calculations, and a ‘Crossfill’ function to transfer flight plans/user waypoints to [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-3 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES The Flight Planning Page Options are listed in T able 8-2. Option Description Fuel Planning When equipped with fuel flow (FF) and/or fuel on board (FOB) sensors , this option displays current fuel conditions along the active direct-to or flight plan. T he pilot m[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-4 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Flight Planning Page: Fuel Planning P erforming fuel planning operations: 1) Select ‘Fuel Planning’ from the Flight Planning P age , using the steps described in Section 8.2. 2) T he current fuel planning ‘mode’ is displayed at the top of the page (Figure 8[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-5 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 5) If the fuel management system does not enter the data automatically , turn the large right knob to highlight the fuel on board (FOB) field (Figure 8-11). Figure 8-11 FOB Highlighted 6) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the amount of fuel on board. Pr[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-6 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Fuel planning figures can be entered and displayed based upon one of three possible configurations: • No fuel sensors connected - In this instance fuel flow is manually entered and is used to calculate fuel on board. When fuel ow or fuel on boar d is manual[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-7 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 5) T urn the large right knob to highlight the departure time (DEP TIME) field. 6) Use the small and large right knobs to enter the departure time . Press the ENT K ey when finished. Departure time may be entered in local or UTC time , depending upon unit setting[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-8 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 4) T he flashing cursor moves to the barometric pressure (BARO) field. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the barometric pressure (altimeter setting). Press the ENT K ey when finished. 5) T he flashing cursor moves to the total air temperature (T A T)[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-9 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES • Automatic Operation: If both units are set to automatic, a change in the active flight plan of one unit is also be seen in the other . Initiating a direct-to to a waypoint on one unit also initiates a direct-to to the same waypoint on the other unit. If one un[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-10 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES • Active Flight Plan - T ransfer the active ight plan to/from a second 400/500-series Garmin unit in a dual unit installation. This option is the default when selecting ‘ Crossll’ fr om the Active Flight Plan Page. • Flight Plan - T ransfer any stor [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-11 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 4) T he flashing cursor moves to the type field under the new message (Figure 8-27). T urn the small right knob to display a window of available options (Figure 8-28): Event, One T ime , P eriodic. Press the ENT K ey to select. Figure 8-27 T ype Field Highlighte[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-12 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 8.3 UTILITY P AGE The Utility Page (Figure 8-29) provides access (via menu options) to checklists, a count down/up timer , trip timers, trip statistics, RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) prediction, sunrise/sunset time calculations, software versions[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-13 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES • RAIM Prediction - Predicts if GPS coverage is available for the current location or at a specified waypoint at any time and date. Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) performs checks to ensure that the GPS 400 will have adequate satellite geometry [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-14 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Utility Page: Checklists Creating a checklist: 1) Select ‘Checklist’ from the Utility P age (Figure 8-33), using the steps described at the beginning of this section (8.3). Press the ENT K ey to display a list of checklists . Figure 8-33 Checklists Highlighted[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-15 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Inserting a checklist step into an existing checklist: 1) With the Checklists P age displayed, turn the large right knob to select the desired checklist and press the ENT K ey . 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the existing checklist entry which immediat[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-16 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 4) F or a count down timer , turn the large right knob to highlight the time field. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the count down time—in hours , minutes, and seconds . Press the ENT K ey when finished. 5) T o stop the generic timer , turn the la[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-17 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Utility Page: T rip Statistics Resetting trip statistics readouts: 1) Select ‘T rip Statistics’ from the Utility P age (Figure 8-40), using the steps described at the beginning of this section. Figure 8-40 T rip Statistics Highlighted 2 ) Press the MENU K ey t[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-18 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 3) T he flashing cursor moves to the arrival date field. Use the small and large right knobs to enter the date for which the pilot w ants to determine RAIM av ailability . Press the ENT K ey when finished. 4) T he flashing cursor moves to the arrival time fie[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-19 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 4) Press the ENT K ey to calculate sunrise and sunset times for the selected location and date (Figure 8-47). Figure 8-47 Sunrise/Sunset P age Utility Page: Software V ersions The Software V ersions Page (Figure 8-48) displays software version information for each[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-20 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 8.4 SETUP 1 P AGE The Setup 1 Page provides access (via menu options) to airspace alarms, CDI scale adjustment, an arrival alarm, units of measure settings, position formats, map datums, and settings for local or UTC time display . When a menu option is selected, [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-21 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES CDI Scales and Corr esponding Flight Phases: Oceanic Enr oute T erminal Appr oach Figure 8-54 CDI Scales During appr oach operations the CDI scale gradually ramps down even further , to 0.3 nm. This transition normally occurs within 2.0 nm of the nal approach ?[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-22 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES • ‘Position/Map Datum’ - Congures position readout information to the desired position format. The map datum used in the GPS 400 is WGS 84. Note that using a map datum that does not match the charts can result in significant differ ences in position info[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-23 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 4) T o change the altitude buffer , turn the large right knob to highlight the ‘ Altitude Buffers’ field (Figure 8-57). Use the small and large right knobs to enter the desired buffer distance . Press the ENT Key when finished. Figure 8-57 Buffer Distance Fi[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-24 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Setting the arrival alarm and alarm distance: 1) Select ‘CDI/Alarms’ from the Setup 1 Page , using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the ‘On’/’Off’ field (directly below ‘ Arriv al Alarm[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-25 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Changing the units of measure: 1) Select ‘Units/Mag V ar’ from the Setup 1 P age , using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the desired units of measure category (Figure 8-63). Figure 8-63 Units Mag[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-26 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Viewing the map datum: 1) Select ‘P osition Format/Map Datum’ from the Setup 1 P age, using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T he WGS 84 map datum is displayed, this field cannot be changed. Figure 8-66 Map Datum WGS 84 Setup 1 Page: D[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-27 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Setting the local time: 1) Select ‘Date/T ime’ from the Setup 1 Page , using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2) T urn the large right knob to highlight the time offset field (Figure 8-68). Figure 8-68 Time Offset Field Highlighted 3) Use[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-28 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 8.5 SETUP 2 P AGE The Setup 2 Page (Figure 8-70) provides access (via menu options) to display adjustments, parameters which define the nearest airport search, and configuration of displayed data elds. When a menu option is selected, the corr esponding page a[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-29 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Setup 2 Page: Display Changing the backlighting intensity: 1) Select ‘Display’ from the Setup 2 P age (Figure 8-73), using the steps described at the beginning of this section (8.5). Figure 8-73 Display Highlighted 2) T he flashing cursor highlights the backl[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-30 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Setup 2 Page: Nearest Airport Criteria Setting the minimum runway length and runway surface: 1 ) Select ‘Nearest Airport Criteria’ from the Setup 2 P age, using the steps described at the beginning of this section. 2 ) The flashing cursor highlights the runway[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-31 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES Abbreviation Data T ype BRG Bearing CTS Course T o Steer DIS Distance DTK Desired T rack ESA Enroute Safe Altitude E TA Estimated Time of Arrival FLOW T otal Fuel Flow GS Ground Speed MSA Minimum Safe Altitude TKE T rack Angle Error TRK T rack VSR V ertical Speed [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 8-32 SECTION 8 AUX P AGES 3) Selecting ‘Config Fields’ configures the upper , middle , and lower data fields to display user selectable data information. Selecting ‘T raffic’ configures the upper and middle data fields to display thumbnail traffic information (Figure 8-82). [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-1 SECTION 9 TERRAIN SECTION 9: TERRAIN NO TE: Not all GPS 400 units are equipped with or configured for TERRAIN . See the 400-series Installation Manual (190-00140-02) for TERRAIN configuration information. 9.1 INTRODUCTION Garmin TERRAIN is a non-TSO-C151b-certified terrain awareness[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-2 SECTION 9 TERRAIN TERRAIN Alerting TERRAIN uses information pr ovided from the GPS receiver to pr ovide a horizontal position and altitude. GPS altitude is derived fr om satellite measurements. GPS altitude is converted to a mean sea level (MSL)-based altitude (GPS-MSL altitude) and is[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-3 SECTION 9 TERRAIN 9.2 TERRAIN P AGE See Section 2.5 for a complete description of the TERRAIN Page and its operation. TERRAIN Symbols The symbols and colors in Figure 9-1 and T able 9-1 are used to represent obstacles and potential impact points on the TERRAIN Page. TERRAIN uses yellow[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-4 SECTION 9 TERRAIN 9.3 TERRAIN ALERTS TERRAIN Alerts are issued when ight conditions meet parameters that are set within TERRAIN software algorithms. TERRAIN alerts typically employ either an ADVISOR Y or a CAUTION alert severity level, or both. When an alert is issued, visual annunc[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-5 SECTION 9 TERRAIN T able 9-2 shows the possible TERRAIN alert types with corresponding annunciations. Alert T ype Annunciation Pop-Up Alert TERRAIN F ailure None TERRAIN Inhibited None TERRAIN Not Available None Required T errain Clear ance (R TC) Advisory Required T errain Clear ance [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-6 SECTION 9 TERRAIN T able 9-3 shows system status annunciations that may also be issued: Alert T ype TERRAIN P age Annunciation P op-Up Alert TERRAIN System T est F ail None TERRAIN Alerting is disabled None No GPS position or excessively degraded GPS signal None System T est in progres[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-7 SECTION 9 TERRAIN Prematur e Descent Alerting A Prematur e Descent Alert (PDA) is issued when the system detects that the air craft is significantly below the normal approach path to a runway (Figur e 9-5). PDA alerting begins when the aircraft is within 15 nm of the destination airpo[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-8 SECTION 9 TERRAIN TERRAIN NO T A V AILABLE ALERT TERRAIN requires a 3-D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums. Should the navigation solution become degraded or if the air craft is out of the database coverage area, the annunciation ‘TER N/A ’ is g[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-9 SECTION 9 TERRAIN 9.4 D A T ABASE INFORMA TION FOR TERRAIN General Database Information Garmin TERRAIN uses terrain and obstacle information supplied by government sources. The data undergoes verification by Garmin to confirm accuracy of the content, per TSO-C151b. However , the disp[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 9-10 SECTION 9 TERRAIN Database Updates T errain/obstacle databases are updated periodically with the latest terrain and obstacle data. V isit the Garmin website to check for newer versions of terrain/obstacle databases (compare database cycle numbers to determine if a newer version is ava[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-1 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES SECTION 10: ADDITIONAL FEA TURES CA UTION: T he Weather Data Link and TIS information contained in this section is not intended to replace the documentation that is supplied with the GDL 49, the GDL 69(A) Data Link, and the GTX 330 T ransponder . CA UTI[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-2 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TIS displays up to eight trafc tar gets within 7 nautical miles horizontally fr om 3000 feet below to 3500 feet above the requesting air craft (Figure 10-1). Figure 10-1 TIS Coverage V olume 7.0 nm 3,500 ft 3,000 ft Not to Scale TIS Operational Pr oc[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-3 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES comes between the transponder antenna (usually located on the underside of the aircraft) and the ground-based radar antenna, the signal may be temporarily interrupted. Other limitations and anomalies associated with TIS are described in the AIM, Section[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-4 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES TIS Audio Alerting The TIS audio alert is generated when the number of T rafc Advisories (T A) on the GPS 400 display increases from one scan to the next. For example, when the rst T A appears on the TIS display , the user is alerted audibly . As [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-5 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Figure 10-4 T raffic Symbol Components Altitude Deviation Altitude T rend T raffic Ground T rack V ector T raffic T ype T raffic T ype Description T raffic Advisory (T A) T his symbol (solid yellow circle) is gener ated when an intruder aircraft ap[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-6 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • DA T A F AIL - ‘DA T A F AIL ’ is displayed when data is being received fr om GTX 330 (Figure 10-7), but there was a failure detected in the data str eam. The pilot should see the installer for corrective action. Figure 10-7 ‘Data F ail’ Mes[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-7 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Figure 10-11 T raffic Removed Banner • UNA V AIL - When a 60 second period elapses with no data, TIS is considered to be unavailable. This state is indicated by the text ‘UNA V AIL ’ (Figure 10-12). The pilot should be aware that ‘UNA V AIL ’[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-8 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T raffic P age Display Range V arious display ranges can be selected for optimal display of TIS traffic information. Changing the display range on the T raffic P age: Press the RNG K ey to zoom through the range selections which are: 12/6 nm, 6/2 nm,[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-9 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Thumbnail T raffic on Map Page The Map Page can display trafc in a thumbnail format in any of the top three data fields on the right-hand side of the Map Page. Displaying Thumbnail T raffic on the Map P age: 1) T urn the small right knob to select[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-10 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Power -Up T est The TIS interface performs an automatic test during power -up. • If the system passes the power -up test, the Standby Screen appears on the T raffic Page. • If the system passes the power -up test and the aircraft is airborne (as d[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-11 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES 10.2 GTS 8XX TRAFFIC SYSTEMS Introduction All information in this section pertains to the display and control of the Garmin GPS 400/GTS 8XX interface, refer to the 400/500 Series Display Interfaces Pilot’ s Guide Addendum (190-00140-10) when interfac[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-12 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Pilots should be aware of T AS/TCAS system limitations. If an intruder transponder does not respond to interrogations due to antenna shading or mar ginal transponder performance, it will not be displayed, or display may be intermittent. Pilots should r[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-13 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Aural Alerts A T A consists of a displayed trafc symbol (solid yellow circle) and an aural alert. The aural alert announces “traffic”, followed by the intruder aircraft’ s position, altitude relative to own air craft (“high”, “low”, o[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-14 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Switching Between Standby and Operating Modes The unit must be in operating mode for traffic to be displayed. The ability to switch out of standby into operating mode on the ground is especially useful for scanning the airspace around the airport befo[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-15 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Altitude Display Mode The GTS 8XX has four altitude display modes (Figure 10-24); Normal (±2,700 ft), Above (-2,700 ft to +9,000 ft), Below (-9,000 ft to +2,700 ft), and Unrestricted (±9,900 ft). The GTS 8XX continues to display up to 30 intruder air[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-16 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T raffic W arning Window When the unit is not on the trafc page and the GTS issues a T rafc Advisor y , the T rafc W arning W indow (Figure 10-26) is displayed, which shows a small thumbnail map. When the T rafc W ar ning Window is display[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-17 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES 10) Return to the Map Page by pressing the CLR K ey . Thumbnail T raffic on Map Page T raffic in a thumbnail format can be displayed in any of the three data elds on the right side of the Map Page (Figure 10-29). Displaying Thumbnail T raffic on [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-18 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES 10.3 WEA THER DA T A LINK INTERF ACE This section is written for: • Garmin GPS 400 Main System Software V ersion 5.01 and later • GDL 49 Main Software V ersion 2.03 and later • GDL 69/69A Main Software V ersion 2.14 and later Some differences in [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-19 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES W eather Products The following weather products are available for display on the GPS 400 unit via the W eather Data Link interface: • NEXRAD Data • Graphical MET AR Data • T ext-based MET AR Data • Graphical T emperature/Dewpoint Data • Grap[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-20 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES NEXRAD Intensity Colors ar e used to identify the differ ent NEXRAD echo intensities (reectivity) measured in dBZ (decibels of Z). Reectivity (designated by the letter Z) is the amount of transmitted power retur ned to the radar receiver . The dB[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-21 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Requesting NEXRAD Data NEXRAD data can be requested fr om the Data Link Page or the Map Page. Requesting NEXRAD data from the Data Link P age: 1) Select the Data Link P age from the AUX P age Group . 2) Press the small right kn ob to ac tivate t he cur[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-22 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • Auto Request (GDL 49 Only) - This eld is used to set the time interval for the GDL 49 to automatically send a NEXRAD data request. The time options are OFF , 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 hour . When an auto request time is selec[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-23 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Weather P age T o display NEXRAD Data on the W eather P age: 1) Select the NA V Weather P age (Figure 10-34) using the small and large right knobs . When the GPS 400 unit is configured with the Data Link interface , the W[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-24 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Map Page When NEXRAD data is received, it is displayed on the Map Page, in addition to the W eather Page and the Default NA V Page. Customizing NEXRAD Data on the Map Page The pilot can customize NEXRAD data on the Map Pag[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-25 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES The pilot may use the ‘NEXRAD Off?’ and ‘NEXRAD On?’ elds in the Page Menu (Figure 10-36) to tur n off the display of NEXRAD data from the Map Page. Figure 10-36 Map P age Options Menu NO TE: If the GPS 400 is configured for Weather Data Li[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-26 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Data Link Request Log Page (GDL 49 Only) The Data Link Request Log Page (Figure 10-38) is used to display the data that was r equested. When a request is received, a check mark is placed in the box. Viewing the Data Link Request Log P age: 1) Use the s[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-27 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES • Auto Request - T his eld is used to set the time interval for the system to automatically send the position. T he time options are OFF , 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 hr . When an auto request time is selected, the first report i[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-28 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES NO TE: T extual MET ARs can only be requested by identifier or by flight plan (if the flight plan contains a MET AR station identifier). • Center - This field allows the pilot to specify reference points for the r equest. The following five opt[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-29 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Requesting graphical or textual MET ARs from the Map P age: 1) Select the Map P age . 2) Press the MENU K ey . The Map P age Options Menu is displayed (Figure 10-44). Figure 10-44 Map P age Menu 3) Select ‘Request MET AR’ and press the ENT K ey . T[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-30 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES W eather Legend Page The symbology unique to Graphical MET AR, Winds, and T emperature/Dewpoint data is displayed on the W eather Legend Page. The W eather Legend is accessed from the W eather Page. NO TE: All MET AR, Wind, and T emp-Dewpoint symbols a[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-31 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Entering an identifier: 1) Select the Data Link Page . Highlight ‘TEXTU AL MET AR’ and press the ENT K ey . 2) T urn the small right knob and scroll through the list of four letter identifiers . 3) Highlight the desired identifier and press the [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-32 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Monitoring the Data Link The Data Link Status Page provides an indication of the integrity of the Data Link. The Data Link Page allows the pilot to monitor the system and determine the possible cause of a failure. View the Data Link Status P age: 1) F [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-33 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES The GDL 69 Datalink Status Page shows the following fields: • Sat ID/Connectivity - This eld shows the current activation status and signal strength of the XM Satellite Radio weather service. T able 10-10 lists the messages that may be shown in t[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-34 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES Standard Aviation F orecast Abbreviations The standard aviation forecast abbreviations are listed in T able 10-12. ST AND ARD A VIA TION FORECAST ABBREVIA TIONS ‘+’ – (Heavy) ‘-’ – (Light) ‘/’ – (Missing or separator) Axxxx – Altime[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-35 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES The symbol in Figure 10-48 indicates the ceiling at KMWM is marginal VFR, with heavy snow and low IFR visibility . The data age is 31-60 minutes old. Ceiling and Visibility - Flight Rules VFR (green bars) Marginal VFR (green bars) IFR (yellow bars) Low[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H 10-36 SECTION 10 ADDITIONAL FEA TURES T o interpret wind speed, add the values of each of the wind speed barbs. In Figure 10-49, there are two long barbs (10 knots each) and one short barb (5 knots each). Thus, the total wind speed is 25 knots. Adding the gust offset to this gur e gives[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 11 – F AUL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 11-1 SECTION 11: F A UL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION Fault Detection and Exclusion (FDE) is incorporated in the Garmin GPS 400 main and GPS software version 3.00 and higher . FDE algorithms provide a basis for approval per the requirements for ?[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 11 – F AUL T DETECTION AND EXCLUSION 11-2 11.2 PRE-DEP ARTURE VERIFICA TION OF FDE Since FDE is based upon the exclusion of “bad” satellites, it is necessary to ensure ther e will be an adequate number of satellites in the GPS constellation that are still able to provide a na[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-1 SECTION 12: MESSA GES , ABBREVIA TIONS , AND NA V TERMS 12.1 MESSA GES The GPS 400 uses a ashing ‘MSG’ annunciator at the bottom of the screen (directly above the MSG Key) to alert the pilot of any important information [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-2 Message Description Approaching VNA V profile T he aircr aft is within one minute of reaching the initial V ertical Navigation descent, or climb , point. Arrival at waypoint [waypoint name] T he aircr aft is within the arrival[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-3 Message Description Database changed, validate user modified procedures T he pilot has modified one or more approaches , departures , or arrivals from their original published form. When the NavData Card is replaced (database[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-4 Message Description GPS needs service T he GPS 400 has detected a failure in its GPS receiver . T he GPS receiver may still be usable, but the unit should be returned (at the earliest convenience) to a Garmin dealer for service[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-5 Message Description No basemap data available T he GPS 400 has detected a failure in the built-in basemap (land data) memory . Land data does not appear on the Map P age . Other unit functions continue to work normally; however[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-6 Message Description Select auto sequence mode T he OBS K ey was pressed, disabling auto sequencing of w aypoints (in a flight plan or instrument procedure). T he OBS K ey should be pressed again to enable auto sequencing, beca[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-7 Message Description W aypoint memory is full All 1000 user waypoint locations in the GPS 400’ s memory have been used. Delete unwanted w aypoints to mak e room for new entries.[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-8 12.2 ABBREVIA TIONS The following is a list of abbreviations used on the GPS 400 and their meanings: ACTV Active A LT Altitude APPRCHING Approaching APR Approach APT Airport ARSPC Airspace AR TCC Air Route T rafc Contr ol Ce[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-9 G/S Glideslope gl Gallons GPS Global Positioning System GS Ground Speed HDG Heading hg Inches of Mer cur y HUL Horizontal Uncertainty Level HWY Highway ID Identifier ig Imperial Gallons ILS Instrument Landing System IND Indica[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-10 P .POS Present Position PROC Procedur e(s) PROV Province PWR Power RAD Radial RAIM Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring REF Reference REQ Required/Requirements RESTRICTD Restricted RNG Range RX Receive SID Standar d Instru[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-11 12.3 NA VIGA TION TERMS The following navigation terms are used on the GPS 400 and in this Pilot’ s Guide. Refer to Figures 12-1 and 12-2 for graphic representation of navigation terms. WPT 1 XTK NORTH WPT 2 BRG GS DIS AIRPL[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H SECTION 12 – MESSAGES, ABBREVIA TIONS, & NA V TERMS 12-12 T erm Description EPE (estimated position error) A measure of satellite geometry quality and additional factors , expressed as a horizontal position error in feet or meters ESA (enroute safe altitude) T he recommended minimum [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX A DA T A CARD USE A-1 APPENDIX A: D A T A CARD USE The Jeppesen NavData Card, and the T errain Data Card (if applicable) supplied with the GPS 400 can be installed or removed when the GPS 400 is on or off. If the NavData Card is not pr esent when the unit is turned on, a ‘No Jep[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX A DA T A CARD USE A-2 T o remove the NavData or T errain data card (Figure A-2): 1) Gently press on the tab—using a slight upward motion—at the front center of the data card. T his partially deploys the swing arm handle . 2) Rotate the swing arm handle upw ard (and outward) un[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX B SPECIFICA TIONS B-1 APPENDIX B: SPECIFICA TIONS PHYSICAL Unit Size: 6.25’W x 11.00’D x 2.65’H (159 mm x 279 mm x 67 mm) Unit W eight: 4.9 pounds installed (2.2 kg) POWER Input: 11-33 Vdc (-0X version) 13.8/27.5 Vdc (-1X version) ENVIRONMENT AL T emperature: -20°C to +55°[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX B SPECIFICA TIONS B-2 Blank P age[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-1 APPENDIX C: TROUBLESHOO TING Q & A This section is designed to answer some of the common questions regarding the GPS 400’ s capabilities and operation. If there is a problem operating the unit, read through this appendix and r efer to the r eference sec[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-2 What happens when I select an approach? Can I store a flight plan with an appr oach, departure , or arrival? When loading an approach, departure, or arrival into the active flight plan, a set of approach, departure, or arrival waypoints is inserted into the[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-3 NORMAL (no ‘OBS’ annunciator) OBS Automatic sequencing of waypoints Manual sequencing- ‘holds’ on selected waypoint Change in HSI does not affect CDI deflection Manually select course to next waypoint from HSI Always navigates ‘T O’ the active wa[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-4 When should I use the OBS key to return to auto sequencing, and what happens when I do? The most common application for using the OBS Key is the missed appr oach. The GPS 400 suspends automatic waypoint sequencing (indicated by a ‘ SUSP’ annunciation dire[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-5 When does turn anticipation begin, and what bank angle is expected? The GPS 400 smooths adjacent leg transitions based upon a nominal 15º bank angle (with the ability to roll up to 25º) and provide thr ee pilot cues for turn anticipation: 1) A waypoint aler[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C-6 Why does my CDI not respond like a VOR when OBS mode is active? Unlike a VOR, the CDI scale used on GPS equipment is based on the cross-track distance to the desired course, not an angular r elationship to the destination (Figure C-8). Therefor e, the CDI de?[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H I-1 INDEX A Abbreviations 6-4 , 6-6 , 6-7 , 6-13 , 6-14 , 6-15 , 12-8 Accessories 1-1 Activate an existing flight plan in reverse 4-4 Activate leg 4-11 , 4-16 , C-4 Activate the approach 5-4 , 5-10 , C-6 Activating flight plans 4-3 Active flight plan options 4-9 , 4-11–4-14 Active leg[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H I-2 INDEX E ENT K ey 1-3 EPE (estimated position error) 2-23 , 2-24 , 11-1 , 12-8 ET A (estimated time of arrival) 2-3 , 4-11 , 8-3 , 8-7 , 12-8 , 12-12 ETE (estimated time enroute) 1-11 , 2-3 , 4-11 , 8-3 , 8-7 , 12-8 , 12-12 F FDE (fault detection and exclusion) 1-8 , 11-1 , 11-2 , 12-8 [...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H I-3 INDEX MET AR 10-18, 10-34 Missed approach 3-1 , 5-3 , 5-8–5-11 , 5-13 , 5-17 , 5-20 , 5-22 , 5-23 , 5-24 , 5-26 , 12-5 , C-1 , C-4 , C-5 , C-6 Mode S 10-1 MSA (minimum safe altitude) 2-3 , 2-20 , 12-9 , 12-12 MSG K ey 1-4 N NA V/COM Page 1-9 , 1-12 , 2-18 , 2-19 NA VAID iv , 2-10 , 2[...]

GPS 400 Pilot’ s Guide and Reference 190-00140-60 Rev . H I-4 INDEX Setup 2 P age 8-28 , 8-29 , 8-32 Shortcuts 3-4 , 4-15 SIDs 1-13 , 11-2 Signal strength 1-8 , 2-23 , 2-24 Sky view 2-23 Software/database version 8-12 Sort list 4-6 , 4-8 , 8-15 Specifications B-1 Squelch 12-10 ST ARs 1-13 , 11-2 Sunrise/sunset times 8-18 SUSP annunciation 5-8 , [...]

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