No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written consent of Garmin AT, Inc. II Morrow, Garmin AT, Inc., and Apollo are trademarks of Garmin AT, Inc. © 2003 by Garmin AT, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. Garmin AT, Inc. Consumer Products Division 2345 Turner Road, S.E. Salem, OR 97302 U.S.A. Toll Free Canada Toll Free International FAX 800.525.6726 800.654.3415 503.391.3411 503.364.2138 Visit our web page at http://www.garminat.com Send comments about this manual by email to: techpubs@garminat.com Welcome ... Welcome to a new era of aviation navigation. Once again, Garmin AT, Inc. has set new standards in features and ease of use for the general aviation public. The Apollo GX-series of products are unequaled in providing the features, level of performance, and reliability that aviation users require. The Apollo GX-series sets a precedent that will be the standard to which all other avionics will be compared. The Apollo GX50 is a full-featured GPS receiver that is IFR-certified for non-precision approach. The GX55 GPS receiver is IFR-certified for en route operation and designed to slide into your existing Apollo Loran or Flybuddy GPS receiver mounting tube. The GX60 combines the features of the GX50 with a revolutionary comm radio. The GX65 has the comm features of the GX60, but is not IFR approach certified and does not have the approach features. You can be confident in knowing that you are the owner of the state-of-the-art in aviation navigation and communication. Our products are built to last and to satisfy your navigation needs. Read the Introduction and Getting Started sections of the User's Guide before you use your Apollo GX; these sections will give you the "rules of the road." You can then refer to the other sections as a reference for the power you have at your fingertips with the most comprehensive navigation equipment available. You will note that your User's Guide may be missing some sections. This guide serves the entire family of Apollo GX products, but will only include the sections that reflect the features available in the product that you purchased. If you have an interest in the features and operation of the other models, see the section on Ordering Information. i History of Revisions Revision Date P/N January 1998 June 1998 January 1999 March 1999 July 2001 November 2001 August 2003 Software Ver. 2.1 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.3 3.4 3.4 Manual 560-0961-00 560-0961-01 560-0961-01a 560-0961-02 560-0961-03 560-0961-03a 560-0961-03b Ordering Information To receive additional copies of the Apollo GX50/55/60/65 manuals order the following part numbers: User's Guide 560-0961-xx Approach User's Guide Insert 560-0928-xx GX60/65 Comm User's Guide Insert 560-0963-xx User's Guide Binder (1") 560-9000 User's Guide Binder (3/4") 560-9002 User's Guide Binder (1-1/4") 560-9008 User's Guide Binder (1-1/2") 560-9005 GX50/60/65 Installation Manual 560-0959-xx GX50/60/65 SW Ver 3.3 Installation Manual Upgrade Supplement 561-0275-xx A-33 Antenna Installation Guide 560-0949-xx GX55 Installation Manual 560-0960-xx GX50 Quick Reference 561-0238-xx GX55 Quick Reference 561-0237-xx GX60/65 Quick Reference 561-0236-xx GX65 User's Guide Insert 561-0256-xx GX60/65 Comm User's Guide Insert 561-xxxx-xx ii Important Notice The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the United States Department of Defense which is solely responsible for the accuracy, daily operation, and maintenance of the satellite constellation. System accuracy is affected by the Department of Defense's Selective Availability (SA) and the Dilution of Precision (DOP) attributed to poor satellite geometry. Due to implementation of Selective Availability by the United States Department of Defense (DoD), all GPS receivers may suffer degradation of position accuracy. The DoD has stated that 95% of the time horizontal accuracy will not be degraded more than 100 m and 99.9% of the time accuracy will not be degraded more than 300 m. Installations of TSO C-129a authorized Apollo GX50/60's and TSO-C-129 authorized GX55's may be approved for supplemental navigation only. The Apollo GX50, GX55, or GX60 may be used as the primary navigation data display, however, other means of navigation appropriate to the intended route of flight must be installed and operational. It is not required that these other systems be monitored. FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference during residential use. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · · · · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the one the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Garmin AT, Inc. could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Canadian Notice This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règiement sur le matériel brouiileur du Canada. iii Conventions The SMALL knob is the smaller, inner knob of the two concentric rotary knobs used to look at or change information on the display. When only the SMALL knob is shown next to an example, turn the SMALL knob. The LARGE knob is the larger, outer knob of the two concentric rotary knobs used to look at or change information on the display. The LARGE knob graphic shows both of the concentric knobs. Turn the LARGE, outer knob when this graphic is shown next to an example. ENTER Text in all caps and bold indicates the key to press. A graphic key on the side of the page refers to the key you should press for the given example. There are two types of keys: hard keys and smart keys. NAV A "hard" key is a permanent key on the right side of the front panel. The NAV key example shown here is a "hard" key. The "smart" keys are five small keys below the display. The key label is shown above the key on the display and may change depending on the function you are using. Press the key below the label to access the function. Text in a display example with an underline indicates the text will flash. In the example below, the field labeled "01:23" is underlined to indicate that it is flashing and ready for editing. The flashing characters on the display are changed by turning the SMALL knob. The GX55 is shown below as an example for Hard Keys Power Flashing field control locations. Large, Outer the Knob MSG GPS A POLLO GX55 OFF-ON ete SLE 01:23 1.006 " Brg 126 123nm MSG DB FPL SYS NAV MAP NRST D INFO ENTER SEL Smart Key Annunciator Smart Keys Small, Inner Knob iv Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Apollo GX Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 External Annunciators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Hard Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 "Smart" Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5 Map Function Smart Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6 Communications Radio Mode Smart Keys (GX60/65) . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Apollo GX Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Select a Waypoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Finding a waypoint by name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Sorting waypoints by selected characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Looking at all waypoints in a database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Duplicate Identifier, City, or Facility Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Waypoint Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Storing a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Finding a Nearest Waypoint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 Flying Direct-To a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Create a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Activating a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Using the Moving Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Navigation Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 About the Navigation Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 About the Navigation Function Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Nav Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Autonav . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Relative Bearing Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Nav Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Estimated Time En Route (Ete) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Bearing (Brg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 v Table of Contents Range (Rge) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) and Distance Off Track. 3-5 TO/FROM Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Desired Track (Dtk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Leg (FROM-TO) Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 Track (Trk) Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Track Angle Error (Tae). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Ground Speed (GS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Minimum En Route Safe Altitude (MESA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Flight Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Time UTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Nearest Waypoint & Airspace Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Controlled Special Use Airspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 Altitude Assist (VNAV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 Parallel Track Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 GPS Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 Countdown Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 Arc Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 Waypoint Distance Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Waypoint ETE Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 From-To-Next Waypoint ETA Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 From/To/Next Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...