User manual GARMIN GNC 420W - FEATURE CHANGES FOR SOFTWARE VERSION 3.00 190 00356 32

This supplement provides information for new features of the software upgrade v3.00 for 400W/500W Series units. The following documents were revised to Revision B to include information for new features of the software upgrade v3.00 for 400W/500W Series units (refer to Service Bulletin 0740): 400W Series Pilot's Guide & Reference P/N 190-00356-00 500W Series Pilot's Guide & Reference P/N 190-00357-00 400W/500W Series Optional Displays P/N 190-00356-30 400W/500W Series Display Interfaces P/N 190-00356-31 The combination of the listed documents at revision A and this supplement, P/N 190-00356-32 are equivalent to Revision B of documents listed above, as required in the AFMS. GNS 400W/500W Series SW v3.00 Upgrade Supplement 400W & 500W Series Pilot's Guide & Reference Com Remote Frequency Selection Control V3.00 software allows the pilot to use a remote source to store and tune up to 15 radio channels. (Remote Frequency Selection only functions on units configured for a remote Com Frequency recall switch.) Setup ­ 1. Select "COM Configuration" on the Setup 1 Page, located in the AUX Page Group. 2. The flashing cursor will highlight the Channel Spacing field. Turn the large right knob to navigate from one frequency to the next. Turn the small right knob to the desired frequency. 3. Press the small right knob when finished. On units configured for remote Com frequency recall, pressing the remote recall switch will load the next preset Com frequency into the unit's Standby frequency box and the unit will then display a temporary pop-up window with the current Preset number. The remote recall switch can be pressed multiple times to scroll the entire preset frequency list through the Standby frequency box (the list will "wrap" from the bottom of the list back up to the top, skipping any empty preset positions). The standby frequency isn't activated until a Com flip flop switch (either remote- or bezel-mounted) is pressed. © 2008 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin AT, Inc. 2345 Turner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A. Tel. 503/581.8101 or 800/525.6726 Fax. 503/364.2138 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Bulls Copse Road, Hounsdown Business Park, Southhampton, SO40 9RB, U.K. Tel. +44 (0) 870 850 1243 Fax +44 (0) 238 052 4004 GARMIN Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 www.garmin.com 190-00356-32 Rev A 4 1 Approach Annunciation Table ­The annunciation description for LOW ALT has changed. Annunciation Description LOW ALT (lower window) For LNAV+V, LNAV/VNAV, or LPV approaches, the LOW ALT annunciation indicates the aircraft's estimated height is lower than the Final Approach Waypoint height by more than the current VPL plus 50 meters. This annunciation will not be active when TAWS is operating on units equipped with TAWS. To view XM Weather Cell Movement details: while viewing the XM Weather page with Cell Movement active: 1. Press the MENU key to highlight "Show Map Pointer." 2. Press ENT to activate the Map Pointer. 3. Turn the large right knob to move the cursor left and right. Turn the small right knob to move the cursor up and down. Move the cursor into the Cell Movement symbol to view details about the Cell. 400W/500W Series Optional Displays Pilot's Guide Addendum Winds Aloft provides the pilot with a graphic display of predicted winds at any one of 15 selectable altitudes. The display includes: · Wind barbs, representing wind speed, and direction · The selected altitude · The effective time for the prediction Winds Aloft predictions are updated every hour and can be downloaded at any time via the GDL 69/69A. The selected altitude is shown along with the product effective time. XM Weather The XM Weather Function is capable of displaying graphical weather information through the XM Satellite Radio Service when activated in the optional installation of the GDL69/69A. Software Upgrade v3.00 adds capability to display three new weather products: Lightning (LTNG), Cell Movement (CELL MOVE) and Winds Aloft, all of which are displayed on the NAV pages of the 400W/500W Series Units. Lightning (LTNG) When enabled, lightning strikes and cells are shown. Lightning information indicates the location of cloud-to-ground lightning strikes noted by yellow plus (+) signs. To view XM Weather Lightning Strikes: while viewing the XM Weather page, verify "LTNG" is displayed in the upper left corner. If "LTNG" is not displayed, press the small right knob to highlight the displayed field and then turn the small right knob to change the field to "LTNG". Press the small right knob again to stop highlighting the field. Winds Aloft are represented by meteorological symbols known as "wind barbs." A wind barb consists of an arrow-like line that indicates the direction in which the wind is blowing, with marks ("barbs") along one side of the line to indicate wind speed. The barbed end of the symbol points in the direction from which the wind is coming. Barbs, which are used singly and in combinations, have the following values: · A short line: 5 knots · A long line: 10 knots · A pennant (triangle): 50 knots To view XM Weather Winds Aloft: while viewing the XM Weather page, verify "WINDS" is displayed in the upper left corner. If "WINDS" is not displayed, press the small right knob to highlight the displayed field and then turn the small right knob to change the field to "WINDS". Press the small right knob again to stop highlighting the field. To change the altitude for Winds Aloft: Turn the large right knob to move the cursor down to the Altitude field, then use the small right knob to select an altitude from ground level up to 42,000 feet (in 3,000-foot increments). TAWS - units equipped with TAWS have been enhanced with software v3.00. These enhancements reduce the amount of TAWS nuisance alerts but do not change the operating characteristics to the pilot in any significant manner. The following Forward Looking Terrain Alerting Caution and Warnings should be adhered to when displayed: Cell Movement (CELL MOVE) shows the storm cells identified by the groundbased system. The movement is depicted by an arrow. The tip of the arrow represents where the cell is expected to be in 10 minutes from the time the cell location was determined. To view XM Weather Cell Movement: while viewing the XM Weather page, verify "CELL MOVE" is displayed in the upper left corner. If "CELL MOVE" is not displayed, press the small right knob to highlight the displayed field and then turn the small right knob to change the field to "CELL MOVE". Press the small right knob again to stop highlighting the field. 2 3