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heMX

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aycaus

eharmfulinterfer-

encetoradiocommunications.

Furthermore,there

isnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina

particularinstallation.

Ifthisequipmentdoescauseha

rmfulinterference,the

userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby

relocatingtheequipmentorcon

nectingtheequipment

toadifferentcircuitthantheaffectedequipment.

Consultanauthorizeddealero

rotherqualifiedavi-

onicstechnicianforadditionalhelpiftheseremedies

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Introduction

Welcome

Welcometoaneweraofaviationnavigation.Onceagain

,Garminhassetnewstandardsinfeaturesandease

ofuseforthegeneralaviationpublic.T

heMX20Multi-F

unctionDisplayprovidesafocalpointforintegrating

manyofyournavigationneedsinaneasytouseandcon

venientpackage.

TheMX20presentsaw

ealthofinformationonitssix-inchdiagonal,6

40x480pixel,color

display.Themany

featuresareorganizeda

sdistinctfunctionsandaredesignedtocloselymimicthetradition

alinstrumentsused

inthestandardcockpit.Eachfunctionallowsvaryingdegreesofcustomization.Thecusto

mmapfunctionis

customizablesoyoucancreateadisplayforalmostanyconfigurationyourequire.Theotherfunctionsprovide

morelimitedlevelsofc

ustomizationsothattheyretainthelookandfeeloftheinstrumentstheyreflect.

TheMX20iscapableofcreatingpowerfuloverlayviewswhereinformationfromavariety

ofsourcescanbe

presentedsimultaneouslyinproperrelationshiptoeachother,thusgreatlyincreasingsituationalawarenessfor

thepilot.

Youcanbeconfidentin

knowingthatyouaretheowner

ofthestate-of-the-artinaviation

andnavigation.T

he

MX20architectureisdesignedtosupportfullexpansion

forbothsoftwareandhardwaree

nhancements.T

his

flexibilityprotectsyour

investmentandallowsfortheeaseofaddingnewfeatures.Ourproductsarebuiltto

lastandtoallowtheflexibilitytomeetyourneedsastheychangeinthefuture.

AboutThisManu

al

Thismanualmaybeusedasasummary,areference,and

alearningtool.Informationisprovidedaboutallof

thefunctionsavailabletotheMX20.Yourspecificinstallationmaynotincludeallofthese

functions.

Takeafewmomentsto

familiarizeyourselfwiththevarioussectionsinthismanual.TheG

ettingStartedsec-

tiongivesanintroductiontothecontrols,basicoperation,andorganizationofthefunctionsinyourMX20.Be

suretoreadtheGetting

Startedsectiontolearntherules

forusingtheMX20.T

heDetailedOperationsection

isthereferenceforeach

ofthefunctionsintheMX20.RefertotheDetailedOperationsectionwhenyouwant

togetintothedetailsoneveryfunctionandoptionalongwithstep-by-stepinstructions.

Noteveryfunctionisavailableinallsoftwareversionsor

ineveryinstallations.

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lostorstolenunittracking.P

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ProductRegistrationlinkonthehomepage.

TheMX20displaylensiscoatedwithaspecialanti-

reflectivecoatingwhichisverysensitivetoskinoils,

waxes,a

ndabrasivecleaners.I

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Limitatio

ns

TheTrafficfunctionisnotacollisionavoidancesystem.I

tisanaidtovisualacquisitionanddoesnotrelieve

theflightcre

woftheirresponsibilitytoseeandavoid.Therearenoevasiveaircraftmaneuversauthorized,

recommended,orprovidedforasaresultofd

isplayedtraffictargets.Refertothetrafficsensordocumentation

foradditionalinformation.

Allpilots/operatorsareremindedthattheairb

orneequipmentthatdisplaysoth

erADS-Bequippedaircraft

andtransponderequippedaircraftviaTIS-Bisforpilotsituationalawarenessandisnotapprovedasacolli-

sionavoidan

cetool.Anydeviationfromanairtrafficcontrolclearancebasedoncockpitinformationmustbe

approvedby

thecontrollingATCfacilityprior

tocommencingthemaneuver.U

ncoordinateddeviationsmay

placeanairc

raftincloseproximitytootheraircraftunderATCcontrolnotseen

ontheairborneequipmentand

maypossiblyresultintheissuanceofapilotd

eviation.

TheTerrainfunctionshowsyouthegeneralte

rrainelevationsrelativetoyouraltitudeandareadvisoryin

nature.Individualobstructionsmaybeshown

ifavailableinthedatabase.Terrainisdisplayedfromdatabase

information

andmaythereforecontainerrors.T

heTerrainfunctiondoesnotrelievetheflightcrewoftheir

responsibilitytoseeandavoid.Donotusethisinformationfornavigation.

Themoving

map,weatherinformation,ando

therdisplayedinformationareintendedonlyasaidstositu-

ationalawareness.Thepilotshouldrelyonth

eappropriateprimarymeansofn

avigationandconsultofficial

andapprove

ddatasourcespriortoandduringeachflight.

Refertoyourairplaneflightmanualsupplementformoreinformation.

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TableofContents

T

ableofContents

Historyo

fRevisions.............................................

i

Ordering

Information...........................................

i

Introduction.....................................i

Cautions...............................................................

i

AccessoriesandPackingList...............................iv

Welcome

.........................................................iv

AboutTh

isManual..............................................iv

Limitations...........................................................v

GettingSt

arted.....................................................1

Functions............................................................

1

Controls..............................................................

3

Powe

r/Brightness...........................................

3

Function(FN)...............................................

3

Menu

/Enter...................................................

3

Menu

Item....................................................

4

DataCard............................................................

4

Display................................................................

5

Annunciations.....................................................

6

AdvisoryFlags...............................................

6

ADS-

BTraffic.................................................

6

Skyw

atch/TCAD/TIS-ATraffic.......................

6

Terrain..........................................................

6

Light

ning......................................................

6

MessageFlag.................................................

7

BasicOperation...................................................

9

Brightness..........................................................

9

RotarySwitchModel.....................................9

RockerSwitchModel....................................

9

PowerOn.....................................................

9

Pre-HeatMode

..............................................9

StartUpScreen.................................................

10

ConfirmCurrentB

aroCorrection.....................

10

FunctionSelection

............................................

11

AdvisoryHotKey..............................................

12

NormalCruise

Condition............................1

2

ViewingtheAd

visory..................................1

2

ReturningToN

ormalCondition..................

12

AlertHotKey....................................................

13

OptionsMenu...................................................

13

ThumbnailFeature

............................................

13

TrafficonThum

bnail...................................1

4

TerrainontheThumbnail...........................

14

ObstructionsontheThumbnail..................

14

ThumbnailActivation..................................1

4

TrafficInformation

Services(TIS)......................

14

MessageLog(MSG)

............................................18

Custom

Map(MAP)

.............................................19

AutoZoom........................................................

19

MapScale..........................................................

19

Pan..................................................................

20

Info..................................................................

20

InfoInPanMode..............................................

21

InitialZoomLevel.............................................

21

CustomMapMenu

OptionPage1....................

21

FlightPlan.........................................................

21

MapOrientation................................................

21

Invert................................................................

22

NavData...........................................................

22

LoadChart(Optional).......................................

22

CustomMapMenuOptionPage2....................

23

Airports.......................................................

23

VORs.................................................................

23

VORHighlight............................................

23

VOROBS..........................................................

24

ILS/LocalizerDepiction..............................

24

NDBs................................................................

25

Intersections......................................................

25

Airspace............................................................

25


26

LowAirways.....................................................

26

HighAirways....................................................

26

Water................................................................

26

Roads................................................................

26

Boundaries........................................................

26


27

AirportChart....................................................

27

Terrain..............................................................

27

Obstructions.....................................................

28

Traffic................................................................

28

Strikes..............................................................

29

IFREnRoute(IFR)ChartFunction.......................30

IFROptionPage1.............................................

30


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FlightPlan.........................................................

30

MapOrientation................................................

30

Invert................................................................

31

NavData

...........................................................

31

Label.................................................................

31

IFROptionPage2.............................................

31

LowAirw

ays.....................................................

31

HighAirways....................................................

31

AirportC

hart....................................................

32

LoadChart........................................................

32

VFRChart

(VFR)Function....................................33

FlightPlan.........................................................

33

MapOrientation................................................

33

Invert................................................................

33

NavData

...........................................................

34

Label.................................................................

34

SplitScree

n(SPLIT)Function...............................35

TAS/TCAD

Traffic(TRAF)Function.....................36

TrafficDepiction................................................

36

AlertHotKey....................................................

36

TrafficAlertPop-Up..........................................

36

Symbology........................................................

37

VertSmartKey(TAS).........................................

37

TrafficStatusIndicators.....................................

37

OffScale......................................................

37

Stand

by(TAS).............................................

37

Test(Skywatch)...........................................

38

NotDisplayed.............................................

38

TASFail......................................................

38

TASDataFail..............................................

38

TASTime-Out.............................................

38

NoBearingAdvisories.......................................

38

TASMenuOptions

............................................

38

TrafficAlertMo

de(Pop-Up/Prompt)...........

38

StandbyMode.............................................

38

Self-Test......................................................

39

TCAD9900BMenuOptions.............................

39

AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).............

39

Filter...........................................................

39

Volume........................................................

39

ApproachMode...........................................

39

MuteDuration.............................................

39

Shield..........................................................

39

ShieldHeights.............................................

40

ShieldRanges..............................................

40

TCAD9900BXMenuOptions...........................

40

AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).............

40

Filter...........................................................

40

Volume........................................................

40

ApproachMode...........................................

40

Ground/FlightMode...................................

40

ADS-BTraffic(TRAF)Function.............................41

TrafficDescription.............................................

43

TIS-BTraffic................................................

44

TIS-BLimitatio

ns........................................4

5

DegradedTarget..........................................

46

TargetColor................................................

46

SurfaceTargets

...........................................4

6

TrafficAltitudeValues..................................

46

Ident(GDL90UATonly)...........................

46

Operation....................................................

47

TrafficOptionPage1.........................................

47

FlightPlan.........................................................

47

TrafficMapOrientation....................................

47

DisplayMode....................................................

48

GraphicDisplay..........................................

48

TextDisplay................................................

48

Label.................................................................

48

AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).................

48

TrafficMenuOptionPage2...............................

49

TransmitAltitude.............................................

49

ADS-BBroadcastModeControl.........................

49

BroadcastFID..............................................

49

BroadcastVFR.............................................

49

Standby(LegacyUATonly).........................

50

FlightIDEditing...............................................

50

Time..................................................................

50

EnterCode(GDL90UATonly)........................

50

TrafficMenuOptionPage3...............................

51

Services.............................................................

51

TrafficAltitudeFilter.........................................

51

TIS-ATraffic(TRAF)Function..............................52

TrafficDepiction................................................

52

TIS-AMenuOptions.........................................

53

AlertHotKey(TAPromp

t).........................5

3

TrafficAlertPop-Up(TAPopup).................5

3

Operate/Standby........................................

53

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TableofContents

Symbology........................................................5

3

TrafficStatusIndicators.....................................5

4

FlightPlan

(FPL)Function....................................55

Terrain(TE

R)Function.........................................56

InternalMX20-BasedTerrain.............................5

6

TerrainO

ptionPage..........................................5

7

FlightPlan.........................................................5

7

TRKUpArc/TRKUp360..................................5

7

SetBarom

eter....................................................5

8

TERDataFlag...................................................5

8

External

TAWS-BasedTerrainDisplay...............5

8

TAWSPo

p-UpModes........................................5

8

UATFlight

InformationService(FIS)Function

...59

TextDisp

lay......................................................6

0

ViewingText...............................................6

0

ClearingTextFISMessages..........................6

0

SortingTextFISMessages...........................6

0

WSIInFlig

htF

lightInformationService(FI

S)Func-

tion................................................................61

ProductTimes...................................................6

1

Graphica

lWeather(WX)Display......................6

2

Grap

hicalWXOverlayOptions...................6

2

MenuOptionsforOverlayPage1...............6

3

METARs......................................................6

3

SIGM

ETs&AIRMETs..................................6

3

Echo

Tops...................................................6

3

Temp

oraryFlightRestrictions(TFRs)..........6

4

USorCanadianWeatherRadar...................6

4

MenuOptions

forOverlayPage2...............

64

Label...........................................................

64

FlightPlan...................................................

64

Legend........................................................

65

MapDetail..................................................

65

MapOrientatio

n..........................................

65

TextDisplay......................................................

66

SelectingTextData......................................

66

SmartKeyFunction....................................

67

ViewingTextTAFs.......................................

67

SortingFISMessages...................................

68

StatusInformation.............................................

68

GDL69/69AFlightInformationService(FIS)Func-

tion...............................................................69

WeatherProductZoomScale.............................6

9

TemporaryFlightR

estrictions(TFRs)................7

0

NEXRADDescription........................................7

0

NEXRADAbno

rmalities..............................

70

NEXRADLimitations..................................7

0

NEXRADInten

sity......................................

71

Current.............................................................

71

NEXRAD.....................................................

71

METARs......................................................

72

Lightning....................................................

72

CellMovement............................................7

2

CloudTops..................................................

73

EchoTops...................................................

73

WindsAloft.................................................

74

WindsAloftAltitude...................................

74

TFRLbl.......................................................

74

Label...........................................................

74

FlightPlan...................................................

74

Legend........................................................

75

MapDetail..................................................

75

ProductTimes.............................................

75

MapOrientation..........................................

76

Forecast.............................................................

77

City.............................................................

77

ForecastTime..............................................

77

SIGMET......................................................

77

AIRMET......................................................

78

FreezingLevels............................................

78

County........................................................

78

Cyclone.......................................................

79

Label...........................................................

79

FlightPlan...................................................

79

Legend........................................................

79

MapDetail..................................................

79

MapOrientation..........................................

79

Text...................................................................

80

SelectingCategoriesandMessages...............

80

View............................................................

80

SortingTAFsandMETAR

s..........................

81

TemporaryFlightRestrictions(TFRs)..........8

1

Status................................................................

81

ProductStatus.............................................

82


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Introduction

Diagnostics..................................................8

2

Activ

ation....................................................8

2

Activatin

gXMRadioServices............................8

3

GatherInformation.....................................8

3

XMSatelliteRadioActivation....................8

3

Lightning

Strikes(LT)Function.....................

.......84

LightningMenuOptionPage1.........................8

4

FlightPlan.........................................................8

4

360/120

............................................................8

4

Lightning...........................................................8

4

Strike..........................................................8

5

Cell.............................................................8

5

Heading

Stabilization........................................8

5

SystemD

ata......................................................8

5

LightningMenuOptionPage2.........................8

5

Demo................................................................8

5

Self-Test

............................................................8

5

NoiseMonitor...................................................8

6

StrikeTest.........................................................8

6

Antenna

ChangeMessage..................................8

6

ChartView

(CHART)Function(Optional)......

.......87

Overview

...........................................................8

7

ChartDa

taSource.............................................8

8

Data

Card....................................................8

8

Char

tGeo-Referencing...............................8

8

ChartOverlayintheCustom/IFRMap..............8

9

Selec

tingtheAirport....................................8

9

Load

ingtheApproachChart.......................9

0

ViewingtheChartasanOverlay.......................

90

DisplayofCoverageArea.............................9

0

ChartZooming

............................................

91

ChartPanning.............................................

91

ChartOrientation........................................9

1

ChartInfo...................................................

91

ChartViewFunction.........................................

92

MenuItems.......................................................

93

SearchID....................................................

93

SelectAirport..............................................

93

SelectChart.................................................

93

SelectLoaded..............................................

93

LoadCurrent...............................................

94

AirportSurfaceCharts.......................................

94

ViewingSurfaceCharts...............................9

4

OperationalConsiderations...............................

95

WhentoLoadaChart.................................

95

FlyinganAppr

oach.....................................9

5

ApproachtoSu

rfaceMapTransitions..........

95

ChartNOTAMS...........................................

96

ImportantSystemLimitations.....................

96

InvertOption..............................................

96

TypicalOperationalScenario.............................

97

TypicalTaxiScenario...................................

97

TypicalTakeoff

Scenario..............................

97

TypicalApproachScenario..........................

97

TypicalLandingScenario.............................

97

Radar(RADAR)Function......................................98

OffMode.....................................................

98

StandbyMode............................................

99

WeatherMode............................................

99

MAPMode..................................................

99

HorizontalMode.......................................1

00

VerticalMode(ART2000/2100only).........

100

RangeControl...........................................1

00

TiltControl...............................................1

00

BearingControl(ART200

0/2100only)......

100

GainControl.............................................1

00

HoldControl.............................................1

01

CursorPre-SelectOperation(ART2000/2100only)

.................................................................1

01

RadarReturnSignals.......................................1

01

RadarSetupPage.............................................1

02

Stabilization(STAB)..................................1

02

XM

SatelliteRadio.............................................103

MenuPage1...................................................1

03

RadioID....................................................1

04

SavePreset................................................1

05

LastChannel.............................................1

05

MenuPages2-4...............................................1

06

Volume............................................................1

06

Mute.........................................................1

06

Channels.........................................................1

06

Categories.......................................................1

07

DirectAccess...................................................1

07

XMAdvisoryMessages....................................1

08

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Activatin

gXMSatelliteRadioServices.............

109

Gath

erInformation...................................

109

System(SYS)Function..................................

.....111

SystemN

avPages............................................

111

Own

shipSymbol......................................

111

Lat/L

onFormat.........................................

111

SetB

aroCorrectionUnits..........................

111

SetB

aroCorrection..................................

111

DisplayLatitude/LongitudeLines.............

112

InitialEnRouteZoomandInitialGroun

dZoom

T

ransitionSpeed..................................

112

Slave

ZoomtoGPSZoom..........................

113

Auto

LoadElectronicCharts.......................

113

DisplayICAOforUSAirports...................

113

AltitudeUnits............................................

113

GPS

andDataLinkStatus.........................

114

SystemT

estPage.............................................

115

TestPattern1............................................

115

Red,

Green,B

lue,WhiteTestPattern.........

115

CaringForYourMX20...................................

.....116

DisplayCareandCleaning..............................

116

ContactingtheFactory....................................

116

Troubleshooting...........................................

.....117

GarminDataCards.......................................

.....121

InstallingandRemovingDataCards................

121

Specifications...............................................

.....122

Physical

Specifications.....................................

122

Power..............................................................

122

Environmental.................................................1

22

GDL69/69AFISLeg

ends...................................123

Appendix....................................123

SampleGDL69/69A

FISDisplays.......................124

CareInformation...............................................125

CleaningtheUnit............................................1

25

DisplayBacklight............................................1

25

Glossary.............................................................126

Compliance,License

,andWarrantyInformation131

FCCCompliance.............................................1

31

SoftwareLicenseA

greement............................

132

ProductRegistratio

nandSupport....................1

32

ContactingtheFactory.....................................134


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GettingStarted

Thissection

explainshowtogetstartedusing

theMX20.Informationinthissectiondescribesthecontrols,

datacard,d

isplay,andbasicoperation.Afterreadingthissection,gototheDetailedOperationsectionfor

expandedexplanationsforeachfeature.

Function

s

TheMX20containsthirteenmajorseparatefunctionsforthedisplayofinform

ation.Thefunctionnamesare

shownassmartkeysatthebottomofthedisplay.T

hesmartkeyisthecom

binationofalabelaboveatri-

anglekeyat

thebottomofthedisplay.Thelabelsabovethetrianglekeyschangetoreflectthechoicesavailable

toyouforeachfunction.PresstheFNkeyto

showtheavailablefunctions.Pre

ssthesmartkeybelowthe

functionlab

eltogotothedesiredfunction.W

hileineachfunction,presstheMENU/ENTERkeytoshowthe

optionsforeachfunction.T

heoptionsareshownontherightsideofthedisplay.PresstheMENUITEMkey

tomanipula

tetheoptions.Someoptionstoggleon/off,whilesomearetri-state

(threechoices).

MX20Fu

nctions

MSG-MessageLog

MAP-CustomMap

IFR-IFRChart

VFR-VFRChart

Split-SplitScreen

Traffic-Skywatch/TCAD/IHAS(TAS)

Traffic-ADS-BTRA

F

Traffic-TIS-A

FPL-FlightPlan

TER-Internal/TAWS

Terrain

FIS-B-FlightInform

ationService

(GDL90orLegacyU

AT)

FIS-FlightInformationService

(WSIInFlight)

FIS-FlightInformationService

(GDL69/69A)

XM-XMSatelliteRadio

LT-LightningStrikes

CHART-ChartView

RADAR-WeatherRadar

SYS-SystemInformation

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TheMessageLogdisp

laysinformationfromtheMX20

orreportedtotheMX20byitsex

ternalsensors.A

flashingMSGannunciatornotifiesyouofanewmessagethatshouldbeviewed.

TheCustomMapfunctionallowsyoutocompletelycu

stomizethedisplayedmapbyoverlayingselected

information.TheCustomMapcanbecomeclutteredifyouchooseeveryoption,souse

discretion.

TheIFRChartfunctionprovidesanIFRenroutestylemaponthedisplay.

TheVFRChartfunctionprovidesaVFRsectionalstyle

mapforthedisplay.

TheSplitScreenfunc

tionallowsuptotwooftheotherfunctionstobedisplayedsidebysideandanoptional

verticalprofileacrossthebottomofthedisplay.

TheTrafficfunction(wheninstalled)showsnearbytrafficanddetailsabouteachtarget.

TheFlightPlanfunctionprovidesdetailsaboutyourflightplanandeachwaypoint.

TheTerrainfunctionshowsacolorcodedmapofterrainelevationinrelationtoyouraltitude.

TheFlightInformationServices(FIS)function,w

heninstalled,iscapableofdisplayin

gtextandgraphic

weatherinformationw

ithGDL90orlegacyUAT-andW

SI-equipped,andGDL69/69Ainstallations.

TheLightning(LT)fu

nction,w

henconnectedtotheG

oodrichWX500Stormscope,con

trolstheoverlayof

lightningstrikeinform

ationonthemapdisplays.

TheChartViewfeatureprovidesthecapabilitytoview

JeppesenSandersonInc.electron

iccharts.Twobasic

typesofchartscanbeviewed:Approachchartsandairp

ortsurfacecharts.

TheXMfunctionallow

sthereceptionofXMSatelliteRadioentertainmentbroadcastswh

entheGDL69Ais

installedandasubscriptiontotheXMRadioserviceisa

ctivated.

TheRadarFunctionallowsweatherradarfromtheART

2000,A

RT2100,orRS-181Atobedisplayed.

TheSystemInformationfunctionletsyousetgeneralpreferences,s

howsoftwareversion

information,andtest

thedisplay.

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Controls

Power/Br

ightness

Twovariatio

nsofthePower/Brightnesscontrolexist,arotaryknoborarocker

switch.Botharedescribedhere.

ThepowerswitchislocatedintheupperrightcorneroftheMX20.Turnthep

owerrotaryknobclockwisepast

thedetenttoturnthepoweron.Turnthepowerknobfullycounterclockwisetoturnthepoweroff.Withthe

powerknob

pushedin,t

hebrightnessissetautomaticallyaccordingtoambientlightbyaphotosensor.Pull

theknobou

tandturntheknobtoadjustthe

displaybrightnessmanually.

ThepowerswitchislocatedintheupperrightcorneroftheMX20.Pressthe

+rockerswitchtoturnthe

poweron.P

ressboththe-and+rockerswitchesandholdthemdowntot

urnthepoweroff.Pressthe-

and+rockerswitchesindividuallytoadjustthedisplaybrightnessmanually.Pressthe-and+rocker

switchesatthesametimeuntilthekeysflash

,thenreleasetosetthebrightnessautomatically.

Function

(FN)

TheFunctio

nkeysaremadeupofonededicatedkeyonthelowerleftsideofthedisplayandthefoursmart

keystotherightofit.Pressthefunction(FN)

keyrepeatedlytoscrollthroughtheavailablefunctions.The

functionswillappearabovethesmartfunctionkeysinturquoise.

UsetheFN

keytodisplayalistofthemainfunctions,suchasMap,I

FR,Terra

in,e

tc.Eachtimeyoupress

theFNkey

youwillstepthroughthelistoffunctions.A

fteryoupressoneofthefunctionsmartkeysatthe

bottomofthedisplay,thefunctionkeyschan

getoprovideoptionstocontrolthedisplayrelatedtothecurrent

function.

Changethe

functionkeysbacktothefunctio

nlistbypressingtheFNkey.

Menu/Enter

TheMENU

/ENTERkeyislocatedonthebottomrightcorneroftheMX20.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyto

showamen

uofoptionstomodifythedisplayofthecurrentfunction.Pressth

eMENU/ENTERkeytohide

themenu.Ifnoactionistaken,themenuwillautomaticallyextinguishinafewseconds.

Contro

ls

Pow

erRotarySwitch

Pow

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MenuItem

TheMenuItemkeysareontherightsideoftheMX20.P

resstheMENU/ENTERkeytoseetheoptionsforthe

currentfunction.Press

theMENUITEMkeynexttoeachoptiontoscrollthroughthechoicesforeachoption.

Someoptionssupporttri-statechoices,suchasinMapm

ode.Whenyouselectatri-stateoption,theoptionlabel

willchangewitheachkeypressbetweencompletelyfilled,partiallyfilled,andempty.

DataCard

TheMapdatabaseand

otherinformationisstoredonadatacard.T

heuseofadatacardallowsyoutoeasily

updateinformation.

Onlychangethedatacardwhenthepoweristurnedoff.

Handleyourdatacard

carefully.Donottouchtheconnectoredgeofthedatacard.Toejectthecard,useasoft

bluntobjecttopressthedatacardejector.Gentlypullthecardstraightoutoftheslot.Insertadatacardby

pushingthecardstraig

htintotheslot.W

henfullyinserted,thedatacardandejectbuttonwillbeflushand

slightlyrecessedintothebezel.

Whencontactingyour

dealerortheGarmincustomerservicedepartment,ejectthedatacardandwritedown

theinformationshown

onthelabel.

DataCard

FrontViewofDataCardSlot

MenuItemKeyLayout

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Display

TheMX20displayprovidestextandgraphic

informationtogiveapictureofyourflightandsurroundings.

Thedisplay

brightnessmaybesetmanuallyorallowedtoautomaticallyadjusttoambientlightconditions.A

t

thebottom

ofthedisplay,labelsabovethefunctionkeyschangetoshowthed

ifferentchoicesforeachfunction

toallowacc

esstocommonlyusedactions.A

typicalCustomMapfunctiondisplayisshownbelow.

MX20swith

arotaryPower/Dimmingknobw

illgointoapre-heatmodefora

shortperiodoftimeonstart-up.

Duringthepre-heatmode,thedisplaywillremaindark.T

hepre-heatmodeis

designedtoextendthelifeof

theLCDbacklight.

MX20

Power/

Dimm

ing

Grap

hicDisp

lay

Menu

Item

Smart

Keys

Menu

/En

ter

Key

Da

taCard

Ejector

Da

taCard

Func

tion

Smart

Keys

Func

tion

Key

Func

tion

Smar

t

Key

La

be

ls

Curren

tlySe

lec

tedFunc

tion

Moun

ting

Screw

Adv

isory

Flags

MessageF

lag

Zo

om

(Map

Sca

le)

TOWaypo

int

Iden

tifier

Bearing

to

Des

tina

tion

(TO)Wp

t

Menu

Item

La

be

ls

Da

taFlags

Pho

tosensor

Owns

hip

Tra

ffic

Tra

fficThum

bna

il

Obs

truc

tion

Displa

y


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Annunciations

Advisoryflags,datafla

gs,andmessagesappearonthed

isplaytogiveinformationaboutthestatusoftheMX20

ortoprovideoperatinginformation.

AdvisoryFlags

AnnunciationswillappearontheupperleftsideofthedisplaytoprovideadvisoriesforT

raffic,Terrain,and

Lightning.Advisoryin

formationismonitoredanddisplayedregardlessoftheselectedfunction.A

dvisoryflags

willflashforapproxim

ately10secondswhentheyfirstappearandthenturnsolidwhile

theyarestillvalid.

Advisoryiconswillreduceinsizeifmorethantwoadvisoryconditionsexist.

ADS-BTraffic

TheTrafficadvisoryflagwillappearontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentrafficisreported

tobewithin2000

feetofyouraltitudean

d5nmofyourlocation.T

hisTra

fficadvisoryisonlyavailablewhentheADS-Bsystem

withaUATdatalinkisinstalledandoperational.RefertotheTISTrafficsectionforades

criptionofTIS-Aand

TIS-B.

Skywatch/TCAD/T

IS-ATraffic

TheTrafficAdvisory/A

lertwillappearinamberontheleftsideofthedisplaywhenthetr

afficsensorindicates

analertingcondition.RefertotheTISTrafficsectionforadescriptionofTIS-AandTIS-B

.

Terrain

TheTerrainadvisoryfl

agwillappearontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentheterrainsurfa

ceorobstaclealtitude

iswithinapproximately500feetofyouraltitudeandwithinapproximatelytwominutesofflightinanydirec-

tion.

Lightning

TheLightningadvisoryflagwillshowontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentheWX500sendsanindicationthat

lightninghasbeendetectedwithin50nmofyourlocation.SeetheWX500manualfordetailsaboutrangeand

othercapabilities.

Annunciations

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DataFla

gs

Dataflagsa

ppearontheleftsideofthedisplaytonotifyyouwhenthereisalo

ssofreportedinformation.

Thedatausuallydisplayed,suchaslightning

ornearbyterrain,maystillexist,

butmaynotbedisplayedfor

technicalreasons.Forinstance,w

hentheam

berTRAFdataflagappearsitmeansthattheMX20isnotreceiving

Trafficinformationfromthesensor.So,trafficmayexistinyourvicinity,butwillnotbedisplayedontheMX20.

Allflagsareamberunlessotherwiseindicated.

DataFlag

D

escription

Novalidpositioninformationisavailablefromthe

source.Donotexpect

avalidpositionrepresentation

onthemaps.TheOwnshipsymbolwillhaveanX

throughit.

Novalidroute(flightplan)isavailablefromtheexter-

nalnavigationsource.

Route(flightplan)information

willnotbeshownonthemaps.

Novalidaltitudeinfor

mationisavailablefromthe

externalsource.A

ltituderelatedfunctionswillnot

operate,suchasterrainawareness.

Notrafficinformation

isreceivedfromtheoptional

trafficsensor.Trafficw

illnotbedisplayed.Yourposi-

tioninformationmaynotbebroadcastinADS-B

capablesystems.

TheGPSreceiverinth

eGDL90UATisnotreporting

avalidposition.A

DS-Bbroadcastwillnotincludea

positionreport.

Novalidlightningdetectioninformationisbeing

receivedfromtheoptionalStormscopesensor.Strike

andcellinformationw

illnotbedisplayed.

MessageFlag

TheMessageflagwillappea

ronthe

lowerleftsideofthedisplaywhenanewmessage

isposted.GototheMessagefunctiontoviewthe

informationabouttheoperationorstatusofthe

MX20.

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DataFlag

Description

Terraincoverageisnotavailableforsomepartofthe

terrainadvisorycoveragearea.Terrainadvisoriesmay

notbeprovided.

WhenconnectedtotheSL30,indicatestheSL30isnotavail-

ableorvalid.ILS,OBS,andVORswillnotbehighlighted.

Novalidtrafficinformationisbeingreceivedfromthe

optionalRyanTCADsensor.Trafficinformationwill

notbedisplayed.

Indicatesthatradarstatusinformationisnotavailable

fromtheoptionalexternalradartransmitterhead.

Radarrelatedfunctionalitymaynotbeavailable.

(Green)

IndicatesthattheradarisONand

transmittingRF

energy.Appropriateprecautionsshouldbetaken.

(GreenFlashing)

IndicatesthattheradarisinHold

andistransmitting

RFenergy.Appropriateprecaution

sshouldbetaken.

(Green)

DisplayedwhentheGDL90isin

Identmode.

Novaliddatalinkinformationisavailablefromthe

optionalexternalsource.

Novalidterraininformationisavailablefromthe


Novaliddatalinkinformationisavailablefromthe


NovalidTIS-Ainformationisavailablefromthe


DataFlags


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BasicOp

eration

UsethefollowingitemstogetabasicfeelfortheoperationoftheMX20.T

hebasicstepsforusinganyofthe

separatefunctionsoftheMX20are:

Turn

thepoweron.

Adju

stthebrightnessorsetittoautomatic.

CheckthatalltestspassontheStartU

pscreen.

PresstheFNkeytoviewavailablefun

ctions.EachpressoftheFNkey

willstepthroughthelistsof

functions.

Pressthekeybelowthefunctionlabeltoselectthedesiredfunction.

Confirmorenterthecurrentbarometricpressure

PresstheMENU/ENTERkeytodisplayavailableoptions.

PresstheMENUITEMkeynexttoth

edisplayedoptiontochoosedesiredcapabilities.Someoptions

usemultiplekeypressesfordifferentstatesfortheoption.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyagainto

extin

guishtheoptiondisplay.

RefertotheDetailedOperationsectionformoredetailsoneachfunctio

n.

Brightne

ss

RotarySwitchModel

WiththePowerknobpulledout,turntheknobineachdirectiontoadjustthedisplaybrightnessmanually.

Manualbrightnessmodemaybeselectedtoadjustthedisplayfordifficultlightingconditions.Pushtheknob

in,andthe

brightnessisadjustedautomatica

llyaccordingtotheambientlight.Whenthebrightnessisset

automatically,t

hedisplaywillnotdimbelow

apre-definedlevel.

RockerS

witchModel

Pressthe-and+rockerswitchesatthesametimebrieflytosetthebrightn

essautomaticallyaccordingto

ambientlightbythephotosensor.Pressthe-and+rockerswitchesalone

toadjustthedisplaybrightness

manually.W

henthebrightnessissetautoma

tically,t

hedisplaywillnotdimbelowapre-definedlevel.

PowerOn

Turnthepowerrotaryknob

clockwisepastthe

detenttoturnthepoweron

ORpressthe+

rockerswitchtoturnthepoweron.T

heMX20

willprogressthroughaseriesofstartupscreens.

Thefinalstartupscreensho

wsSystemInformation

andtheresultsoftheSelf-T

est.

Pre-HeatMode

MX20swiththerotarypow

er/dimmerknobwill

gointoapre-heatmodefor

ashortperiodoftime

onstart-up.Duringthepre-heatmode,thedisplay

willremaindark.T

hepre-h

eatmodeisdesigned

toextendthelifeoftheLCDbacklight.

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StartUpScreen

TheStartUpscreenisdisplayedwhiletheMX20goesthroughitsinitializationandtestingroutines.System

informationisshown

thatprovidestheMX20software

anddatabaseversions.T

heresultsoftheselftestare

shown.Acheckmark

showsthatthetestpassed.I

fanyoftheSelf-Testsfail(redx),co

ntactyourdealeror

thefactory.

ConfirmCurrentBaroCorrection

Awindowmayappea

ratstartup,andthenevery30m

inutes,t

hatdisplaysthecurrentb

arometricvalue.You

mustverifythecurrentvalueorenteranewvalue.PressBARO+toincreasethevalue.

PressBARO-to

decreasethevalue.PressOKtoconfirmtheexistingva

luesortoacceptchangesyouhavejustentered.

StartUpandBaroCorrection

B

arometricPressureConfirmation

S

tartUpScreenAfterPassingTests


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tarted

Function

Selection

PresstheFNkeytoviewthedifferentFunctions.T

hefunctionsareshownabovethefunctionsmartkeyson

thelowerp

artofthedisplayinblue.Pressth

efunctionkeyunderthefunctionlabeltoactivatethatfunction.

Thelabelsabovethefunctionkeywillchang

etoreflectthecustomsmartco

ntrolsforthatfunction.A

llofthe

describedfunctionsmaynotbeavailableineachinstallation.

Function

Description

MSG

MessageLo

gFunction

MAP

CustomMapFunction

IFR

IFREnRout

eMap

VFR

VFRSection

alMap

SPLIT

SplitScreen

(DisplaysTwoFunctions)

TRAF

TrafficDisplay

FPL

FlightPlanInformation

TER

TerrainDepiction

FIS

FlightInform

ationService-

GraphicandTextWeather

XM

XM

Satellite

RadioAudio

LT

LightningDetectionandReporting

CHART

ChartView

RADAR

WeatherRa

darFunction

SYS

SystemInformation

FunctionS

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AdvisoryHotKe

y

TheAdvisoryHotKe

yfeatureallowsadvisoryconditionstobequicklyviewedwithminimaleffortbythe

pilot.Thisfeatureiscomprisedofthreecomponents:

1)Anadvisoryconditionisindicatedbyawhitead

visoryflagontheleftsideofthe

screenandthe

corresponding

Functionlabelwillalsobehighlightedinwhitewhenselectingan

ewFunctionwith

theFNkey.ThisfeatureallowsanyFunctionwit

hapendingadvisorytobequicklyrecognizedinthe

Functionmenu

.

2)Whenafunctio

nisenteredthathasanadvisory

posted,thezoomlevelwillbeadjustedtoshowthe

advisorycausin

gobject(terrainforexample),an

dthemaporientationwillbeforcedtoTrackUp360

togetagoodviewofwhatisaroundtheaircraft.

3)WhenreturningtothepreviousFunctionafterviewingaFunctionwithanadvisory,theoriginalzoom

andmapmode

willberestored.

Thisfeatureisdesignedtoallowthepilottoestablisha

preferredcruisemapsetupand

quicklyviewan

advisory,t

henreturnbacktotheprevioussetting.For

example:

NormalCruiseCo

ndition

CustomMapFunctionisbeingviewedat5nmintheA

RCmode.

TerrainAdvisoryOccursat10nminfrontofaircraft:T

heTerrainAdvisoryIndicatorflashesthengoessteady

ontheleftsideofthe

display.

ViewingtheAdvisory

ThepilotpressestheFNkeyandseestheTERFunction

highlightedinwhite,indicating

ithasanadvisory

condition.Pressingth

eTERkeytoentertheTerrainFunctionatthispointwillautomatic

allyadjustthezoom

levelto10nmandplacetheunitinfull360modeto

showoverallsituationalawareness.

ReturningToNor

malCondition

Afterevaluatingtheadvisory,toreturntonormalviewingsimplyselecttheoriginalFunctionthatwasbeing

viewedbeforetheadv

isorywasviewed.W

henthisisdone,thezoomlevelwillbesetbackto5nmandthe

displaymodewillbereturnedtoARCmode.

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AlertHo

tKey

TrafficalertsgoonestepfurtherthantheAd

visoryhotkeyfeatureandwillau

tomaticallybringuptheFunc-

tionMenu

showingtheTrafficfunction.T

hisiscalledthepromptmode.Asinglekeypresscanthenbeused

toswitchthedisplaytotheTrafficfunction.

TheAlerthotkeyfeaturewillaut

omaticallyclearwhenthetraffic

alertconditionnolongerexists.

Alsonotethatapop-upmodecanbeenab

ledontheTrafficfunction,w

hich

makestheTrafficpagepop-up

whenaTra

fficAdvisoryoccurs.T

hepromp

torpop-upmodeisselectedintheTrafficfunction.

Options

Menu

Mostfunctionshaveanumberofoptionsavailable.PresstheMENU/ENTER

keytoseetheoptionsforthe

currentfun

ction.Youchangeanoptionbyp

ressingoneoftheMenuItemkey

sthataretotherightofthedis-

playedoption.Manyoptionshavemorethantwochoices.PressthesameME

NUITEMkeyrepeatedlytoview

orselectth

eavailablechoices.Somefunctionshaveseveralpagesofoptions.ThelowerMENUITEMkeywill

allowyoutoreachtheNextPagewhenmultiplepagesareavailable.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyasecond

timetorem

ovethemenufromvieworwait

afewsecondsfortheoptionstoa

utomaticallyextinguish.

Thumbn

ailFeature

TheThumbnailfeatureprovidesasmallmapdepictionthatisoverlaidinthe

upperleftcorneroftheMX20

display.Itprovidesforenhancedtrafficandterrainsituationalawarenesswhennotspecificallyviewingtraffic

orterrainrelatedfunctions.Forexample,bo

thtrafficandterrainsituationalawarenesscanbemaintained

whileviewingtheFlightPlanFunction.

TheThumbnailisshowninbothasmallandlargeformat,dependingonthefunctioncurrentlybeingviewed.

TheThumbnailistypicallypresentedinthe

largerformatwhenoverlaidona

map.However,onsomefunc-

tionswheretheThumbnailwouldoverlaycriticalinformation,thesmallerformatisutilized.

TheThumbnailprovidesafixed5nmrange

viewofconflictingtrafficandter

rain.T

herangedepictedbythe

Thumbnailisnotaffectedbythecurrentzoo

mscalesetonthemainmapfunctions.

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TrafficonThumbnail

TIS,T

AS,orTCAStrafficisshownontheThumbnailinth

esamesymbologyusedwithinthe

TrafficFunction.A

DS-

BtrafficisnotshownontheThumbnail.Anytrafficwithinsensorrangeand5nmisshown,

inadditiontotraffic

causinganamberTraffi

cAlert(TA)traffic.NotethattheM

X20supportsonetrafficsensorin

anyinstallation.

TerrainontheThumbnail

OnlyRedterrainwithinthe5nmrangeispresentedo

ntheThumbnail.Thiscorrelates

directlytoterrainthat

isrenderedinredonthenormalTerrainFunctionbasedontheinternalterraindatabase.ExternalTAWS-based

terrainfromtheGoodrichLandmarkisnotshownontheThumbnail.

Obstructionsont

heThumbnail

OnlyRedobstructionswithinthe5nmrangeareprese

ntedontheThumbnail.Thiscorrelatesdirectlyto

obstructionsthatarerenderedinredontheotherfunctions.

ThumbnailActiva

tion

TheThumbnailincorp

orateslogicthatwilleithershow

orhidethethumbnailfromview.I

twillonlybeshown

whenthereisdatatobepresentedandwillberemoved

ifnot.Forexample,ifthereisno

Redterrainortraffic

within5nm,t

heThumbnailwillbehiddenfromview.TheThumbnailwillnotappearontheTrafficFunc-

tionpageifonlytrafficispresentedintheThumbnail.C

orrespondingly,i

tisnotshowno

ntheTerrainpageif

onlyterrainispresentedintheThumbnail.Thislogiceliminatesredundantviewsthatwouldbecreatedbythe

Thumbnailandnormalviewsoftrafficandterrain.Add

itionally,t

heThumbnailisdisabledwhileoperatingon

theground.T

hisstate

isdeterminedbytheEnRoute/G

roundTransitionSpeedsetinth

eSystemFunction

pageandisbasedonG

PSgroundspeed.

TrafficInformationServices(TIS)

TherearetwoversionsofTIS:TIS-AandTIS-B.Botharedescribedbelow.

IntheTIS-Asystem,groundradarsensorscollecttargetinformation.Thegroundradarsensorthendetermines

thetargetsinthevicinityofyouraircraftandtheirbearingrelativetoyourtrack.Uptoeightofthetargetsare

transmittedbythegroundradarsensorthenexttimeit

communicateswithyourTIS-Ae

nabledtransponder.

IntheTIS-Bsystem,t

hegroundradarsensorscollecttargetinformationmuchthesameasintheTIS-Asystem.

However,w

ithTIS-B,alltargetscollectedbytheground

radarsensorarebroadcasttoall

aircraftequippedwith

UATdatalinkradiosa

ndthatarewithincoverageofUA

Tgroundbroadcaststations.

ThumbnailandTIS

Thumbna

ilviewofconflictingterrainandtraffic

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etailedOperation

Message

Log(MSG)

TheMessagefunction

displaysinformationaboutthes

tatusoftheMX20.Messagesmay

beloggedbyeither

theMX20internalsystemorbyoneoftheexternalsen

sors.T

heamberMSGflagwillflashuntilthemessage

viewed.T

heMSGflagwillremaininviewwhileanym

essagesremaininthemessagelog.Newmessagesthat

havenotbeenviewed

willbehighlightedasboldtext.

1.PressFNuntil

youseetheMSGfunctionkey.

2.PresstheMSG

key.

3.UsetheUP/DOWNarrowsmartkeystomov

etoadditionalmessages,ifmore

thanonepageof

messagesexist.

4.PressCLEARtoremovethestoredmessages.

MessageLog

MessageLogFunctionDisplay

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Custom

Map

Custom

Map(MAP)

TheCustomMapfunctionprovidesagraph

icdisplayofmapfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftlocationto

helpimproveyoursituationalawareness.ReviewtheLimitationssectioninth

efrontofthisguidethatapplyto

theuseofdatadisplayedonthemovingmap.Thecustommapfunctionisuniqueinthatithastheabilityto

selectively

overlayallavailabletypesofinformationontoasingledisplay.Youcancustomizethemapdisplay

byoverlayinginformationselectedfromam

enuofoptions.PresstheMENU

keytodisplayalistofoptionson

therightsideofthescreen.PresstheMENU

ITEMkeynexttothedisplayed

option.Repeatedpressesofthe

MENUIT

EMkeywillscrollthroughtheav

ailableselectionsforeachoption.

Thesmartkeysatthebottomofthedisplayoverthefunctionkeyscontrolthemapscalebyzoominginorout,

movingthemapviewaroundwiththePanfeature,andviewingInfoaboutthecurrentdestinationwaypoint.

AutoZo

om

AutoZoom

isactivatedbyadjustingthezoo

mleveltothefarextremesofthe

zoomrange.Whenactivated,the

indicatedzoomlevelwillchangefromanumbertothetextA,

followedbythezoomscale.

WhileintheAutoZoommode,thescreenw

illautomaticallyadjustthecurre

ntzoomleveltomaintainthe

currentTOwaypointonthescreen.W

henapproachingthewaypoint,thezoomlevelwillnotdropbelow1

nm.

Whenthewaypointisreachedandthe

nextwaypointintheflightplanbecomesactive,t

hezoomlevel

willautom

aticallyadjusttobringthatwaypointonthemap.

WheninstalledwithaGNS480-seriesGPS

receiver,t

heMX20zoomlevelcanbecontrolledbytheGNS480.

ThisfeaturemustbeenabledintheSystem

functionwiththeSlaveZoomto

GPSZoomsettingenabled.

Toexitthe

autozoommode,simplyincreaseo

rdecreasethecurrentzoomleveltore-enterthemanualadjustmode.

MapScale

TheInandOutfunctionk

eyscontrolthemap

scalebyzoominginandout.Youcanzoomin

to0.25nmandzoomoutto250nm.T

hescale

distanceismeasuredfrom

thelocationofyour

aircraftsymboltothetopofthescreen.T

heMa

Scaleisshowninthelowerleftcornerofthe

screen.T

hemaporientatio

nappearsabovethe

mapscaleononeofthethreeNavDataoptions

MapOrientationandZo

omLevel(MapScale)

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etailedOperation

Pan

ThePankeysareusedtomovethedisplayaroundsoyoucanseebeyondtheinitialbou

ndariesofthescreen

ThePANfunctionke

yisoneofthesmartkeysavailableatthebottomofthescreen.W

henyouselectthe

Panfunction,fourarrowkeysappearontherightsid

eofthescreennexttotheMENUITEMkeys.Movet

mapinthedesireddirectionbypressingtheMENUITEMkeynexttothearrowthatsh

owsyouwantthem

tomove.PressthePA

NkeyagaintoexitthePanmode.Whilepanning,agreenreferencelineisdrawnfrom

thecenteroftheview

edareabacktoyourcurrentposition.

Info

PresstheINFOsmartkeytotoggleviewingof

informationaboutthecurrentTOwaypoint.

PresstheINFOkeya

gaintohidetheinformation.

Eachpressofthekeywillstepthroughthe

availableinformation

forthecurrentdestination

waypoint.Thenumberofpagesdependsonthe

amountofinformatio

naboutthedestination

waypoint.PresstheW

Xkeytoviewanyavailable

METARsfortheselec

tedwaypoint.Notethat

notallairportswillhaveMETARsavailable.The

Wxkeyisavailablew

iththeWSIandUATFIS

sensors.

Runwaydiagramsofairportswillbedisplayedin

thesameorientationasthemainmap(i.e.,

North

Up,TrackUp,orDTKUp).

CustomMap

Infopage1

Infopage2

Infopage3

Infopage4

InfoWeather

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peration

InfoInPanMode

TheINFO

smartkeysupportsoperationin

conjunctionwiththePANfeature

.

Onanyof

themaps(CustomMap,I

FRand

VFR),enteringtheINFOmodew

hilepanisactive,w

illshow

informatio

naboutthenearestairporttothe

centerofthescreen.

Thisallows

panningaroundtheimmediate

areaando

btaininginformationaboutairportsinthevicinitywithoutchangin

gthecurrentTOwaypoint.

Whileinthismode,onlytheINFOsmartk

eyishighlighted.T

hePANkeyishighlightedwhenexitingtheInfo

mode.Onlyinformationaboutairportscan

beobtainedwiththisfeature.

InitialZ

oomLevel

Theinitialzoomlevelthatisusedonstart-u

pisdeterminedbyasettingmad

eintheSystemFunction.

Custom

MapMenuOptionPage

1

Thefirsto

ptionpageoftheCustomMapfu

nctionletsyouselectoptionsforthechoicesofFlightPlan,map

orientation,Invert,NavData,andLoadChart.Thelastoptionselectiontakesyoutothenextpageofoptions.

Theoptionshavetri-statechoicesthatarealsoshownvisually.W

hentheoptionisclear,theiconsandlabels

arenotdisplayed.Whentheoptionissolid,iconsandlabelsareallshown.W

hentheoptionboxispartially

filled,onlytheiconsareshown.

FlightP

lan

TheFlightPlanoptioncontrolsthedisplayoftheFlightPlancourseline.PressingtheMENUITEMkeynext

totheFlightPlanoptiontogglesbetweensh

owingornotshowingtheFlight

Planrouteline.

MapOr

ientation

Thisoptioncontrolsthescreenorientationinreferencetotheaircraftsymbol.YoumayselectfromNorthUp,

TrackUp,

TrackUpArc,TrackUp360,and

DesiredTrackUp.NorthUpsetsmagneticnorthasthetopofthe

screen.TrackUpsetsthecurrenttrackoftheaircraftasthetopofthescreen.TrackUpArcsetsthecurrent

trackofth

eaircraftanda120arcattheto

pofthescreen.TrackUp360setsthecurrenttrackoftheaircraft

Custom

Map

CustomMappagewith

MenuItems(page1)

sets

ion

rned

nis

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etailedOperation

atthetopofthescreenanda360ringwiththeaircraftsymbolpositioninthecenter.DesiredTrackUp

thedesiredtracktothenextwaypointasthetopofthescreen.PresstheMENUITEM

keynexttothisopti

toscrollthroughthe

options.

Invert

TheInvertoptionchangesthedisplayoftextandthebackgroundcolor.Dependingonwhichlayersaretur

on,invertingthedisp

laymayhelpreadabilityforthec

urrentlightingconditions.Forin

stance,w

henTerrain

shown,theInvertoptionswitchesbetweenwhiteandblacktext.W

henterrainisturnedoff,theInvertopti

switchesbetweenaw

hitebackgroundwithblacktextandablackbackgroundwithwhitetext.

NavData

TheNavDataoption

allowstocontrolthedisplayofn

avigationdataonthedisplay.Sub

sequentpressesoft

MENUITEMkeyforthisoptionprovideschoicesofnonavdata,navdatainthecorne

rs(waypoint,bearin

zoom,anddistance),

orfullnavdata.T

hefullnavdataoptionincludestheinformation

inthefourcorners

selectionplusaltitude,barometersetting,track,andgroundspeed.Altitudeandbarometersettinginformat

isnotshowninTAW

Sinstallations.

LoadChart(Optional)

Oncetheairportisselected,theindividualapproachc

harttobeoverlaidcanbeloaded

fromalistofgeo-re

erencedapproachchartsavailableforthatairport.Not

allapproachchartscanbeoverla

idinthisfashionan

onlygeo-referencedchartswillbepresentedforselectionfromtheCustomMap.Becauseofthis,i

tispossib

thatapproachcharts

thatareviewableundertheChartViewFunctionmaynotbeprese

ntedinthislist.

NOTE:Th

epilotmustbeawarethatnot

allchartsintheloadeddatabasecanbeusedasan

overlay.TheChartfunctionisautomaticwhenconnectedtoaGNS480-s

eriesGPSreceiver.

PresstheNextPage

MENUITEMkeytodisplaythenextpageofmenuitems.

CustomMap

F

ullNavdatainformationshown

Pa

rtialNavdatainformationshown

Min

imumNavdatainformationshown

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Custom

MapMenuOptionPage

2

Thesecon

doptionpageoftheCustomMapfunctionletsyouselectoptionsforthechoicesofAirports,VORs,

NDBs,Intersections,andAirspace.Thelast

optionselectiontakesyoutothe

nextpageofoptions.

Airports

TheAirpo

rtsoptionallowsyoutochoosethelevelofairportinformationdisplayedontheMapscreen.You

mayselectthedisplayofairporticonandid

entifier,icononly,ornoinformationbyeachsubsequentpressof

theAirportMENUITEMoptionkeys.

VORs

TheVORs

optionallowsyoutochoosethe

typeofVORinformationdisplayedontheMapscreen.Youmay

selectthedisplayofVORiconandidentifier,icononly,ornoinformationby

eachsubsequentpressoftheVO

R

MENUIT

EMkey.

TheMX20

supportsfullintegrationwithth

eSL30Nav/Com.T

hisfeatureallowstunedVORsalongwithILS

andlocalizerapproachestobeshownonth

eMX20movingmap.T

hishighlevelofintegrationisdesigned

toprovide

additional,s

impletointerpretsituationalawarenessduringhighw

ork-loadphasesofflight.The

graphicdisplayofNav/ComminformationontheMX20providesanotherso

urcetohelpmakesureyouare

usingtheintendednavigationalaidandyourTo/Fromorientationtothereferencestationisasdesired.

Youcantu

rnthedisplayofVORandILSin

formationintheCustomMappageonoroff.VORandILSinfor-

mationisalwaysshownintheIFRandVFR

Chartfunctions.

VORHig

hlight

TheMX20

highlightstheVORinmagentaonthemovingmapwhentheSL3

0iseithertunedtoormonitor-

inganearbyVORstation.ThehighlightedVORstationisdeterminedbyusingthetunedormonitoredVOR

frequency

oftheSL30withtheMX20internaldatabase.

TheSL30mustbereceivingavalidsignalfrom

theVOR.

Custom

Map

CustomMappagewith

MenuItems(page2

CustomMapinformationwhenconnectedtoS

r OR

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etailedOperation

TheVORinformation

boxfortheselectedVORwillshowthedistanceandradial-frombearingbetweenyour

presentpositionand

theVOR.T

heradialanddistanceinformationcomesfromyourGPS,nottheSL30.

TheMX20musthaveVORsymbolsturnedonforthis

featuretobeactiveintheCustomMapfunction.V

O

informationisalwaysshownintheIFRandVFRChar

tfunctions.

VOROBS

TheOBS(Omni-BearingSelector)valueselectedintheSL30willbeshownasalinefromthetunedVOR

stationinmagentaontheMX20display.Theselectedvaluewillbeshownontheline.T

hisfeatureprovide

quickviewofyourpositionrelativetoboththeVORa

ndthetunedradialtohelpimprovesituationalawar

ness.T

heOBSlinew

illonlybedrawnfromtheactive

VOR,notthemonitoredVOR.

TheSL30mustberece

ivingavalidsignalfromtheVORandtheMX20musthaveVORsymbolsturnedonforthis

featuretobeactive.

ILS/LocalizerDepiction

WheneitheranILSorlocalizeristunedontheSL30,theMX20willdisplaythecurrentlytunedapproach

theappropriateairpo

rtrunway.T

heSL30Navfunctionprovidesanoverallgraphicview

oftheselectedair

andapproachbasedonrunwayextensionsandtheselectedfrequencies.ThestandardILSsymbolisshown

magentaontheMX2

0display.

LocalizerBack

CourseDisplay

TheMX20willdraw

thefrontcourseonitsdisplaywhenalocalizerfrequencyistune

dintotheSL30.I

f

enablethelocalizerb

ackcoursefeatureoftheSL30,t

heMX20willthendrawalocalize

rfrontcoursegra

extendingfromthereciprocalrunway.

Thelocalizerfrontco

ursegraphicisshadedontherightside.T

helocalizerbackcourse

graphicisshadedo

theleftside.S

inceth

eSL30reverse-sensestheneedles,astandardchasetheneedleap

proachmaybema

andthelocalizerfro

ntcoursegraphicisalwaysused

ontheMX20.

Apublishedlocalizerbackcourseapproachattheairp

ortisnotnecessarytoenablethisfeature.

TheSL30mustbereceivingavalidILS,orl

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