Garmin Apollo GX50, Installation Manual

Table of Contents 

Apollo GX50/60/65 Installation Manual 

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ABLE OF 

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ONTENTS

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1

A

BOUT 

T

HIS 

M

ANUAL

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A

POLLO 

GX50/60/65

D

ESCRIPTION

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F

EATURES

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S

YSTEM 

C

ONFIGURATIONS

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VFR

GPS

N

AVIGATION 

I

NSTALLATION

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

IFR

GPS

N

AVIGATION 

I

NSTALLATION

....................................................................................................................... 5

C

OMM 

T

RANSCEIVER 

-

GX60/65 .............................................................................................................................. 5

D

ATABASE 

U

PDATES

........................................................................................................................ 5 

R

EGULATORY 

C

OMPLIANCE

............................................................................................................. 6 

U

NPACKING THE 

E

QUIPMENT

........................................................................................................... 6 

P

ACKAGE 

C

ONTENTS

........................................................................................................................ 6 

O

THER 

R

EQUIRED 

M

ATERIALS

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

S

PECIAL 

T

OOLS 

R

EQUIRED

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

L

ICENSE 

R

EQUIREMENTS

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SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 9

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RE

-I

NSTALLATION 

I

NFORMATION

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I

NSTALLATION 

O

VERVIEW

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

I

NSTALLATION 

C

ONSIDERATIONS

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

M

OUNTING 

C

ONSIDERATIONS

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

M

INIMUM 

S

YSTEM 

C

ONFIGURATION

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

A

LTITUDE 

I

NPUT

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

H

ELICOPTER 

R

EQUIREMENTS

.................................................................................................................................. 10

E

QUIPMENT 

M

OUNTING

................................................................................................................. 10 

M

OUNTING 

T

UBE 

I

NSTALLATION

............................................................................................................................. 11

U

NIT 

I

NSERTION

...................................................................................................................................................... 12

U

NIT 

R

EMOVAL

....................................................................................................................................................... 12

E

LECTRICAL 

C

ONNECTIONS

............................................................................................................ 14 

P

OWER

.................................................................................................................................................................... 14

A

VIONICS 

O

UTPUTS

................................................................................................................................................. 14

S

ERIAL 

I

NTERFACE

.................................................................................................................................................. 14

S

PEAKER AND 

H

EADPHONE 

O

UTPUTS 

(GX60/65

 ONLY

) ......................................................................................... 15

M

ICROPHONE 

I

NPUTS 

(GX60/65

 ONLY

) .................................................................................................................. 15

T

RANSMIT 

K

EY 

I

NPUT 

(GX60/65

 ONLY

)................................................................................................................. 15

I

NTERCOM 

S

ELECTOR 

S

WITCH 

(GX60/65

 ONLY

) .................................................................................................... 15

R

EMOTE 

F

LIP

/F

LOP 

I

NPUT 

(GX60/65

 ONLY

) ........................................................................................................... 15

A

NTENNA 

I

NSTALLATION AND 

C

ONNECTIONS

................................................................................ 15 

C

OMM 

A

NTENNA 

(GX60/65

O

NLY

) ........................................................................................................................ 15

GPS

A

NTENNA

........................................................................................................................................................ 16

P

OST 

I

NSTALLATION 

C

HECKOUT

.................................................................................................... 25 

T

EST 

M

ODE 

C

HECKOUT AND 

S

ETUP

........................................................................................................................ 25

GPS

N

AVIGATION 

C

HECKOUT

................................................................................................................................. 27

VHF

C

OMM 

C

HECKOUT 

(GX60/65)........................................................................................................................ 28

F

INAL  

S

YSTEM 

C

HECK

............................................................................................................................................ 29

I

NTERFACE 

C

HECKS

................................................................................................................................................ 29

SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 33