IFD500 Series Pilot Guide
General 7-37
NIGHT OPERATIONS
There are several controls to assist selection of the proper and
usable brightness level for night operations.
IFD DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
Each IFD individually controls its own display brightness through
settings on the Setup page. The choice of which option to use is
one of personal preference and/or optimal choice for the specific
airplane but Avidyne recommends using the dimming bus control
for cockpit lighting consistency. Displays can never be dimmed to
be completely off. The lowest dimmable setting may appear to be
off during daylight conditions but is actually set for a proper low
setting in a dark environment after your eyes have fully dark
adapted.
IFD BEZEL BRIGHTNESS
Each IFD individually controls the bezel brightness (backlighting
of knobs and buttons) through settings on the Setup page. The
choice of which option to use is one of personal preference
and/or optimal choice for the specific airplane but Avidyne
recommends using the dimming bus control for cockpit lighting
consistency. Bezel lighting can never be dimmed to be
completely off. The lowest dimmable setting may appear to be off
during daylight conditions but is actually set for a proper low
setting in a dark environment after your eyes have fully dark
adapted.
CHARTS LIGHTING SCHEME
Some pilots prefer to use the Charts pages in the daytime lighting
scheme at all times and some prefer the nighttime lighting
scheme. In order to provide that flexibility, the Setup page
provides a Chart Day/Night Mode setting.
“Day” will always
provide a bright white background for readability. “Night” will
always turn the bright white backlighting off.
DISPLAY OF TERRAIN ON MAP
The display of terrain on the moving maps is not affected by the
Day/Night lighting controls. For those pilots who prefer to remove
the display of terrain from the map during night operations, use
the “Land” part of the map declutter LSK to deselect terrain from
being displayed.
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