Evolution EFD1000, Pilot'S Manual

Page 1: ...EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide...

Page 2: ...EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide Page iii 091 00006 002 EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide...

Page 3: ...EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide Page iv 091 00006 002 Document Revisions Revision Description of Change Initial Release...

Page 4: ...Chapter 2 MFD Overview 2 1 2 1 Navigation Map 2 1 2 2 Terrain and Obstructions 2 2 2 3 Traffic 2 3 2 4 Stormscope WX 500 2 4 2 5 Charts 2 5 2 6 Weather 2 6 2 7 Evolution Synthetic Vision 2 7 2 8 Timer...

Page 5: ...t Plan 5 20 5 1 8 Map Styles 5 21 5 1 9 Overlays 5 22 5 1 10 Airways Overlay 5 22 5 1 11 Terrain Overlay 5 23 5 1 12 Lightning Overlay 5 23 5 1 13 Weather Overlay 5 25 5 1 14 Traffic Overlay 5 26 5 2...

Page 6: ...tion 5 76 5 8 4 Flight Timer 5 76 5 8 5 Departure Timer 5 77 5 9 Angle of Attack AOA 5 78 5 10 Secondary Attitude Instrument EFD1000 MFD only 5 79 5 11 Secondary Horizontal Situation Indicator EFD1000...

Page 7: ...orized for use only in connection with the ordinary and intended use of the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD as described in this manual Use for any other purpose or reproduction or copying of any portion of said...

Page 8: ...n Flight Display EFD1000 MAX MFD and Evolution Flight Display 500 Multifunction Flight Display EFD500 MAX MFD This guide is current as of the Date Published Specifications and operational details are...

Page 9: ...urchased from an authorized dealer will comply with applicable specifications as set forth in the owner s manual in all material respects and will be free from material defects in workmanship or mater...

Page 10: ...7 SOLE REMEDY Aspen s sole obligation and your exclusive remedy under this warranty is limited to either the repair or replacement at Aspen s option of any Nonconforming Product as provided herein 8 E...

Page 11: ...ees clearance fees and similar fees and charges You may contact Aspen to obtain a freight courier account number for prepaid shipping of the return If Aspen subsequently determines that the Product is...

Page 12: ...e or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be liable to you or to any third party for any direct indirect incidental consequential special exemplary or punitive damages or lost profits resulting...

Page 13: ...ocation Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement included with the XM Welcome Kit and available at xmradio com and are available only in the 48 contiguous United States XM WX is a trademark of XM W...

Page 14: ...t strictly observed could result in injury to or death of personnel or long term health hazards Indicates the possible need for immediate corrective action Caution Indicates an essential operating or...

Page 15: ...tem is reasonably intuitive and easy to use some familiarity with Electronic Flight Instrument Systems EFIS and Horizontal Situation Indicators HSI is required Aspen Avionics strongly recommends that...

Page 16: ...struments in whole or in part all at once or in phases This modularity and upgradability allow the system to grow with you and your airplane over time and affordably The EFD1000 500 MAX has a bright h...

Page 17: ...d capabilities and each lower model is upgradable through software to the more capable models For detailed information on the PFD see Aspen Avionics document number 091 00086 002 Pilot s Guide Add a s...

Page 18: ...contact an Aspen Avionics Authorized Dealer for more information Figure1 4 TrioDisplaySystem PFD dualMFDs NOTE Please spend some time with your avionics installer to understand exactly how your EFD sy...

Page 19: ...the following pieces of hardware EFD1000 MAX display unit MFD Remote Sensor Module RSM Configuration Module CM Analog Converter Unit ACU optional Emergency Backup Battery optional required for certain...

Page 20: ...Key Buttons Dual Rotary Knobs with Push Feature Three Lower Push Buttons The three inch diameter four inch deep can on the back of the display contains the non removable electronics module which inclu...

Page 21: ...er with the display unit sensors as part of the ADAHRS The RSM looks and mounts like a GPS antenna and is typically mounted on the exterior of the fuselage Figure 1 6 The RSM contains the following su...

Page 22: ...U enables the all digital EFD1000 500 MAX system to interface to analog avionics when required The ACU converts multiple analog interfaces to the digital ARINC 429 buses supported by both the EFD1000...

Page 23: ...lied with a microSDHC Secure Data High Capacity card that stores various data used for the Navigation Map information and Terrain Awareness For basic flight operations an SD card is required for Terra...

Page 24: ...between the PFD and EFD1000 MAX MFD which provides cross communication of the barometric pressure 2 1 Navigation Map The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Navigation Map VIEW is a pilot configurable moving map whic...

Page 25: ...structions The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD provides Terrain and Obstacle awareness using a built in database Depiction is threat based and highlights terrain in various colors depending on the vertical proxim...

Page 26: ...and Proximity Advisory with and without direction The Traffic display is capable of displaying up to a maximum of 31 traffic symbols for high traffic areas The system always displays the highest prior...

Page 27: ...f a Stormscope WX 500 receiver is installed the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD can be configured as the Stormscope WX 500 control head or as a slaved display head Figure 2 4 When the MFD is configured as the con...

Page 28: ...IAPs for all airports within the Seattle Avionics subscription based database APDs and IAPs can be georefenced Ownship for better situational awareness while taxiing or flying the approach Some STARs...

Page 29: ...ure 2 6 Situational awareness is provided through graphical and textual weather when equipped with either an ADS B In Receiver or the legacy EWR50 XM Receiver Some of the information available include...

Page 30: ...il LAYOUT ESV also has a field of view option narrow or wide which allows you to toggle to the view that best suits the phase of flight The wide field of view is suited for enroute while the narrow fi...

Page 31: ...t to count up or down When set to count down the pilot will get both a visual and audio warning that a timer has expired The FLIGHT TIMER starts while the aircraft is on the takeoff roll without any p...

Page 32: ...The EFD 1000 MFD Display calculates and displays AOA if the optional feature has been unlocked To operate properly the AOA function must calibrated during installation The Evolution 500 MFD receives A...

Page 33: ...izontal Situation Indicator 2 10 Secondary Attitude Indicator The Secondary Attitude Instrument VIEW provides a secondary display of aircraft attitude altitude and airspeed The VIEW consists of a basi...

Page 34: ...ry mode is a feature that allows the MFD to revert to a fully functional except for tone generation and autopilot Primary Flight Display The MFD mode is the default mode on power up and the REV Button...

Page 35: ...ot s Guide Page 3 1 091 00006 002 Chapter 3 In order to best familiarize you with the features available for the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD this chapter offers a quick overview of the display and Pilot Contr...

Page 36: ...16 Data Bar 17 Hot Key Legend 18 Full Screen Window 19 Upper Split Screen Window 20 Lower Split Screen Window 21 Upper Left Thumbnail Window 22 Upper Right Thumbnail Window 23 Lower Thumbnail Window...

Page 37: ...CHAPTER 3 DISPLAY CONTROLS EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide Page 3 3 091 00006 002 Figure3 2 FullScreenLAYOUT Figure3 3 SplitScreenLAYOUT Figure3 4 ThumbnailScreenLAYOUT...

Page 38: ...mal information sources and for caution information that requires immediate pilot awareness and for which subsequent pilot action may be required Amber is used to indicate Data Link Weather precipitat...

Page 39: ...three display options show the data bar see Section 3 2 1 Data Bar The first PAGE is a one WINDOW Full Screen LAYOUT and the Left Knob label reads 1 3 The default display is the VFR Navigation Map VIE...

Page 40: ...S LAYOUT WINDOW VIEW Top WINDOW Navigation Map NAV MAP Angle of Attack ANGLE OF ATTACK Terrain TERR Traffic TFC WX 500 STRIKES Weather WEATHER Synthetic Vision SYNTHETIC VISION Timers TIMERS Bottom WI...

Page 41: ...W Angle of Attack ANGLE OF ATTACK Terrain TERR Traffic TFC WX 500 STRIKES Attitude Instrument EFD1000 MFD only Synthetic Vision SYNTHETIC VISION Right WINDOW Angle of Attack ANGLE OF ATTACK Terrain TE...

Page 42: ...plays GPS Source Aircraft ground track TRK Estimated Time En route ETE Barometer setting BARO The active flight plan leg and TRK text are displayed in magenta text All other information is displayed w...

Page 43: ...D have various functions as described in the following sections All of the buttons and knobs are labeled on the display Figure 3 9 3 3 1 1 Left Knob Rotating the Left Knob selects a different PAGE for...

Page 44: ...le Button will display the VIEW associated with that alert and the label changes to BACK When pressed a second time while label is BACK the display returns to the VIEW displayed prior to the alert 3 3...

Page 45: ...access to VIEW content sensitive functionality or Main Menu options Figure 3 10 3 3 2 1 Reversion REV Button The REV Button is used to either manually turn off the MFD or switch revert the EFD1000 MA...

Page 46: ...Hot Key is content sensitive based on which WINDOW VIEW has the current FOCUS The label to the left of the Hot Key changes to reflect the current functionality available See Chapter 5 Reference Guide...

Page 47: ...ll provide you with an understanding of the controls operating logic and display elements of your new EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Refer to Chapter 5 for more in depth information and step by step instructions...

Page 48: ...eft or Right Knob to acknowledge and accept the information and display the first PAGE of the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD The validity and expiration date of all databases is displayed in the Main Menu on the...

Page 49: ...tion is for awareness only Do not Maneuver based solely on this information WARNING Do not rely on the navigation data of the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Navigation VIEW as the primary reference for navigatio...

Page 50: ...settings as when it was last displayed PAGES can be modified at any time The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD must be in Change VIEW Mode to change the current PAGE or WINDOW display When the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD i...

Page 51: ...e 4 3 and 4 4 Selecting WINDOWS Push the Right Knob to activate WINDOW selection mode The magenta border around the current WINDOW with FOCUS becomes bolder and the VIEW label above the Right Knob tur...

Page 52: ...VIEW NAME Navigation Map NAV MAP Terrain Awareness TERR Data Link Weather WEATHER Timer TIMERS Traffic TRFC Stormscope STRIKES Secondary Attitude Indicator NONE Secondary HSI NONE Angle of Attack ANG...

Page 53: ...on Use the Panning Feature 1 Select the WINDOW that contains the VIEW you want to pan The PUSH TO PAN label displays in cyan above the Left Knob Figure 4 8 2 Press the Left Knob to activate panning Th...

Page 54: ...ntifier Fields 1 Display the METAR screen of the Weather VIEW Figure 4 11 2 Push the TEXT Hot Key to display the current airport s METAR Data Field Edit mode is automatically active The first characte...

Page 55: ...ar When text information is displayed i e Airport AIRMET SIGMET METAR TFR that exceeds the displayable limits of the WINDOW a scroll bar is presented to the right of the text The Right Knob label chan...

Page 56: ...estart the system View the serial number of the unit The first MENU page is the default page following the power cycle of the MFD Rotating the Right Knob navigates to different menu pages When the EFD...

Page 57: ...the Menu Key adjacent to that option label which initiates the menu s Edit mode When the menu is in Edit mode the label EDIT VALUE displays above the Right Knob in magenta Figure 4 17 and the label of...

Page 58: ...lowing steps are provided as a basic overview Access and Navigate the Main Menu 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays adjacent to the Hot Keys Figure 4 23 2 Rotate the Right Knob to navigate t...

Page 59: ...igation mode 6 Push the MENU Button to exit the Main Menu Refer to Chapter 5 for detailed information about Menu options for individual VIEWs NOTE Pressing the Right Knob returns to navigation mode an...

Page 60: ...l measures the ambient light and adjusts the backlighting automatically to a readable level Figure 4 25 When the MENU Button is pressed and the menu system is active the Left Knob can be used to adjus...

Page 61: ...b to change the brightness to the level desired 4 Press the MENU Button to exit the Main MENU NOTE The AUTO display brightness setting is determined by the amount of light detected by the photocell on...

Page 62: ...e display backlight intensity is limited to 40 in automatic mode and 70 in manual mode An ON BAT annunciation and the estimated battery charge remaining is displayed on the display Figure 4 28 Some in...

Page 63: ...nciation should extinguish shortly after the electric transient demand goes away If the ON BAT annunciation does not extinguish then an external power source failure has most likely occurred NOTE When...

Page 64: ...ush the MENU Button to exit the Menu View External Voltage Status 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays 2 Rotate the Right Knob until the POWER SETTINGS Menu page displays 3 The EXT PWR MENU B...

Page 65: ...even if it becomes necessary to turn off the avionics master switch Power Off Manually Press and hold the REV Button for 5 seconds OR 1 Push the MENU Button The Main Menu displays 2 Rotate the Right...

Page 66: ...e Display Screen The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD display is an LCD screen that is prone to damage from scratches smudging and clouding caused by the use of improper cleaning agents and harsh cloths Use care w...

Page 67: ...ovide the safety and confidence of a full PFD If for some reason your EFD1000 MAX PFD should fail simply press the REV button on your EFD1000 MAX MFD and your full PFD display is right back in your pr...

Page 68: ...display an altitude intercept arc that show the location the aircraft will reach the selected altitude at the current instantaneous vertical speed This feature can be disabled in the main menu The cur...

Page 69: ...display of flight ID for ADSB Out equipped traffic 360 ARC Selects the range ring type LTNG STRK CELL Turns on satellite lightning LTNG WX 500 cell CELL or WX 500 strike STRK mode METR Turns on displa...

Page 70: ...atures2 Cultural Boundaries2 Highways Airspace Boundaries2 The data source for all but the active flight plan associated with the Navigation Map VIEW is obtained from the Jeppesen Database saved to th...

Page 71: ...ade articles that are 250 high or taller Relative Terrain Color coded terrain relief based upon the relative altitude difference between the aircraft s indicated altitude and the elevation of the terr...

Page 72: ...AL USE AIRSPACE AUTO OFF AUTO NAV MAP FLT PLN WPTS ON OFF ON NAV MAP INTRS AUTO OFF AUTO NAV MAP VORS AUTO OFF AUTO MAP SETTINGS B NAV MAP NDBS AUTO OFF AUTO NAV MAP HARD SURFACE APTS AUTO OFF AUTO NA...

Page 73: ...ng all but the active flight plan is the Jeppesen Database information on the micro SD card If the Jeppesen Database is invalid or unavailable database information is not available outside of the view...

Page 74: ...available or invalid the map is oriented with the current GPS ground track and TRK UP HDG FAIL displays in the upper right corner of the VIEW If the current heading and GPS ground track are not availa...

Page 75: ...s and Waypoints 2000 Obstructions Limited to 40 but displayed to 2000 Always On Weather N A METAR Same as the associated Airport See below N A Airports Large Airport Symbol 2000 Large Airport Identifi...

Page 76: ...pecial Use Airspace Prohibited 200 Prohibited number 40 TFRs 2000 Restricted warning 200 Restricted and warning number 40 MOA alert 200 MOA alert and alert number 40 ADIZ 500 ADIZ identifiers 200 Cont...

Page 77: ...abled via ARWY Hot Key 200 N A Transportation Roads Railroads Power lines Pipelines 20 Boundaries State Province International ADIZ4 Special Flight Rule Areas SFRA 4 2000 Relative Terrain Limited to 1...

Page 78: ...4 Rotate the Right Knob to the desired value AUTO OFF Figure 5 6 5 If you want to change other feature group settings push the corresponding Menu Key Your selection for the feature group changed in s...

Page 79: ...nge The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD has an Auto Range feature that automatically scales the range to the closest range setting to two times the distance between the ownship and the active waypoint i e if the...

Page 80: ...e RNG Button once to deactivate Auto Range mode The inverted white A next to the numeric range value is removed Pressing RNG moves to the next higher range pressing RNG moves to the next lower range F...

Page 81: ...he current heading from the EFD1000 PFD or the current track from the GPS system if heading is invalid or unavailable The aircraft position current flight plan and other navigation information are dis...

Page 82: ...MFD will use the RSM GPS if an GPS equipped RSM is installed with the MFD The annunciation RSM GPS REVERSION EMER USE ONLY will display in the Data Bar Figure 5 12 The flight plan data is retained an...

Page 83: ...s detailed textual information for that feature Figure 5 14 If multiple pages of textual information are available such as Airports the Hot Keys allow for the selection of up to five pages of informat...

Page 84: ...B Identifier Name of NDB Location of NDB city state and country NDB Frequency Bearing To and FROM NDB Distance To NDB Estimated Time En route ETE to NDB Latitude and Longitude to NDB Elevation of NDB...

Page 85: ...Runway InformationPage Figure5 20 AirportWeather InformationPage NOTE Rotating the Left Knob will select another airport either before or after the textual information is displayed NOTE It is possible...

Page 86: ...track and traffic The basemap will display all waypoints and legs The active leg and waypoint are magenta and all other waypoints and legs are white Figure 5 21 Flight plan legs in excess of 50nm are...

Page 87: ...to VFR Sectional Aeronautical Charts coloring absolute terrain background based on MSL as described in Appendix 7 5 The VFR Map Style shows cultural data such as highways roads railroads water and bou...

Page 88: ...displays airway legs and identifiers Airways will display for 10 seconds to provide orientation then they are removed The Hot Key label will display either LO HI or ARWY OFF Selecting LO displays Low...

Page 89: ...rent Range Color coding for the Terrain Overlay is depicted in Table 5 7 Relative Elevation Color greater than 100 Below all terrain Above RED 500 100 Below YELLOW Table5 7NavigationMapTerrainOverlayC...

Page 90: ...LL STRK is green when enabled or blue when disabled The default setting following a power cycle of the unit is disabled Show the Lightning Overlay 1 With the Navigation Map VIEW selected display the 2...

Page 91: ...d and blue when disabled When enabled the NXRD annunciation displays above the current Range The Weather overlay default setting is OFF Show the Weather Overlay 1 With the Navigation Map VIEW selected...

Page 92: ...n or off label turns blue and the TRC annunciation displays in the lower left of the display Figure 5 29 Each traffic symbol is accompanied by a data block displaying the relative altitude and intrude...

Page 93: ...ress the 360 ARC Hot Key to select a different compass Mode Terrain VIEW is oriented Heading Up with the aircraft s magnetic heading aligned with the vertical axis of the display The label HDG UP disp...

Page 94: ...D 100 500 below YELLOW 500 1500 below DARK GREEN 1500 2500 below LIGHT GREEN More than 2500 below BLACK Data unavailable CYAN Table5 8TerrainColorCoding The current height above ground AGL as computed...

Page 95: ...a are invalid or no longer available an amber annunciation GPS1 GPS2 or RSM GPS is shown to the left of the lower display to indicate which has failed Figure 5 31 If Basemap features are invalid or un...

Page 96: ...r detailed information about TIS requirements capabilities and limitations NOTE Do not rely on the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD as the source of data for collision avoidance It is the pilot s responsibility of...

Page 97: ...ownship position 2 nm outer range ring 3 nm outer range ring and 2 nm inner range ring 5 nm outer range ring and 2 nm inner range ring 10 nm outer range ring 5 nm middle range ring and 2 nm inner rang...

Page 98: ...traffic sensor A data block is given for each reported intruder displaying the type relative altitude and intruder vertical direction as supplied by Traffic Sensor The data block text color is the sa...

Page 99: ...ted as part of the data block Figure 5 36 Pressing the ID Hot Key toggles the display of the Traffic ID On and Off 5 3 4 Traffic Velocity Vector If the Traffic Sensor is ADS B IN then the velocity vec...

Page 100: ...iate data block Figure 5 39 Proximity Advisories and Other Traffic that are outside of the current range are not displayed When multiple traffic symbols partially or completely overlap the symbols are...

Page 101: ...0 ft Table5 11TrafficFilterParameters The pilot adjusts the altitude filter value by pressing the TFCA TFCB TFCN TFCU Hot Key which cycles through each of the filter levels 5 3 8 Traffic PopUp Advisor...

Page 102: ...he amber TFC button The dedicated Traffic View displays in the top WINDOW of the split screen layout Figure 5 40 2 Press the lower middle BACK button to return to the previous PAGE Figure5 40 TrafficA...

Page 103: ...ver detects the electric and magnetic fields generated by intra cloud inter cloud or cloud to ground electrical discharges that occur within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft and sends the resulting dis...

Page 104: ...er of the display and the current cell rate displays lower right corner 5 4 3 Clearing Strike Data Press the CLR Hot Key The rate is reset to zero 0 and all symbols are removed from the display 5 4 4...

Page 105: ...or NRST for nearest airport see Figure 5 50 Alternatively the pilot can press the left knob under PUSH FOR EDIT see Figure 5 51 then turn the left knob to change the magenta character then push the l...

Page 106: ...craft position on select charts If OWN is selected but the aircraft s position is not within the boundaries of the chart an OWNSHIP OFF CHART see Figure 5 54 annunciation will be presented at the top...

Page 107: ...top right corner of the chart see Figure 5 57 5 5 5 Panning Zooming Reviewing the selected chart is made easier by using the RNG button in conjunction with Pan feature of the MFD The Range RNG button...

Page 108: ...AL or AUTO on page 2 of the Main Menu With APD set to OFF the pilot would need to select the APD after landing from the List just like selecting an IAP With the APD set to MANUAL the APD becomes avail...

Page 109: ...weather related information for the continental United States its coastal regions portions of Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and Guam This information is transmitted from UAT Ground Broadcast Transceivers...

Page 110: ...er VIEW The current weather product name displays in the top center of the ADS B Weather VIEW Figure 5 61 Changing Weather Product 1 Press the lower Right Button labeled Sel Wx to activate Weather Pro...

Page 111: ...is displayed When the Hot Key text is Green the information is removed NXRD Displays Removes the NEXRAD Radar information Figure 5 62 LTNG Display Removes Lightning information XM only SIG Display Re...

Page 112: ...s Guide Page 5 46 091 00006 002 Figure5 62 NEXRADSelected Figure5 63 SIGMETsSelected Figure5 64 BothSelected Figure5 65 SIGMETTextualDisplay NOTE If coverage is not available but radar is available th...

Page 113: ...ecific one of interest When the Left Knob is pressed a textual display of closest SIGMET is displayed in the center of the display See Figure 5 5 Pressing the Knob again removed the Textual display Pr...

Page 114: ...n and speed visibility precipitation current weather conditions cloud cover and layer temperature barometric pressure and any other critical data Figure 5 68 The EFD1000 500 MAX MFD displays METARs as...

Page 115: ...available the previous METAR and latest TAF If the latest METAR is a special observation Special Observation displays above the METAR text in cyan Previous METAR information is identified by Previous...

Page 116: ...re 5 71 4 Press the Left Knob to close the pop up Press the INFO button to exit selection mode The Left Knob and Left Button label turn cyan Figure5 70 Selectinga METARtoDisplay Figure5 71 METARPop up...

Page 117: ...e magenta color Figure 5 72 2 Rotate the Left Knob to change the first character Figure 5 73 3 Press the Left Knob to advance to the second character The first character changes to white and the secon...

Page 118: ...In general that the higher the echo tops the stronger the updraft within a storm which make convective wind gusts and large hail more likely The Echo Tops screen displays radar generated precipitatio...

Page 119: ...he FL or the FL Hot Key The Echo Tops altitude filter increments up to 70 000 feet displayed as TOPS FL700 When the FL Hot Key is pressed the altitude filter advances to the next filter increment When...

Page 120: ...cloud top display Only cloud tops at or above the selected altitude filter value will display The pilot adjusts the altitude filter value by pressing either the FL or the FL Hot Key The Cloud Tops alt...

Page 121: ...e 5 79 There are three AIRMET types S sierra for mountain obscuration and IFR conditions T tango for turbulence and Z zulu for icing They are all issued for six hour periods beginning at 0245 UTC and...

Page 122: ...ay by each Hot Key Hot Key Symbol1 Definition ICNG ICING AIRMET ICNG ICING SIGMET TURB Turbulence AIRMET TURB Surface Winds AIRMET TURB Turbulence SIGMET IMC IFR AIRMET IMC Mtn Obscr AIRMET IMC Dust s...

Page 123: ...Press the LGND Hot Key again to remove the AIRMET SIGMET legend Display AIRMET SIGMET With the AIRMET SIGMET screen displayed and selected press any of the Hot Keys to display or hide the applicable...

Page 124: ...eft Button to exit selection mode The Left Knob and Left Button labels turn cyan Figure5 85 METARProductVIEWwithMTOSSelected Figure5 86 METARProductVIEWwithIFRAIRMETSelected Figure5 87 SelectedIFRAIRM...

Page 125: ...United States and are typically short term They can include major sporting events air shows natural disaster areas space launches and Presidential movements The Pilot can display textual information a...

Page 126: ...items Display TFR Information 1 With the TFR weather product screen displayed press the lower Left Button labeled INFO The Left Knob label changes to TFR and both the Left Knob and Left Button label t...

Page 127: ...g weather station the small dot on the bottom of the shaft Wind speed is depicted by pennants or short lines barbs on the upwind end of the shaft Each short barb represents 5 kts each long barb repres...

Page 128: ...eviously set Once the altitude filter has been changed the selected setting becomes the default setting The Winds Aloft filter level is displayed in the lower right corner of the display The Winds Alo...

Page 129: ...n more than one weather product is displayed on the same page a separate annunciation is provided for each product Age Annunciation Meaning Weather data is being receive indicates the age of the last...

Page 130: ...able 5 16 Status Message Table 5 17 and Control State Table 5 18 5 2 10 1 Signal Quality Message Description Good The receiver is detecting a normal satellite signal and data is reliable Marginal XM r...

Page 131: ...tialized and ready to received data Powering Up The XM receiver is in the process of initializing If the receiver does not communicate or fails to initialize the EFD will attempt to power up again aft...

Page 132: ...e any data products received will be displayed Powering Up Initializing communications with the XM unit Retrying Doing a Soft Boot of the XM unit by sending a power down command and waiting 15 seconds...

Page 133: ...order of precedence Message Description Message Loading Upon initialization when the XM receiver becomes operational the Loading operational message displays in the XM Receiver Status page The XM rece...

Page 134: ...annunciation that displays the age1 of the data being displayed Additionally the XM Status weather product screen provides the age of all weather products listing the elapsed time since the informati...

Page 135: ...usually updated at the Update Rate indicated in Table 5 21 Weather Product Expiration Time1 Update Frequency1 US NEXRAD 30 5 Puerto Rico NEXRAD 30 5 High Resolution Canada Radar 30 10 US Radar Coverag...

Page 136: ...nnunciations Message Description Data is being received and updated An error was detected but information has not expired and may still be valid XM receiver is not operational for 30 seconds after an...

Page 137: ...The MFD can be reverted to an SV enabled PFD showing SV in any of the PFD SV mode ESV also has a field of view option narrow or wide which allows you to toggle to the view that best suits the phase o...

Page 138: ...own Zero Pitch Line Flight Path Marker SV Distance Marker Wide Field of View Icon ESV can be displayed in any window of the Split Screen or Thumbnail LAYOUT In these examples ESV is presented in the B...

Page 139: ...the Synthetic Vision VIEW for situational awareness Figure 5 99 After selection the Lower Middle button changes to BACK to enable the pilot to quickly return to the previous display Figure 5 100 If t...

Page 140: ...time if the counts is set to UP or to the PRESET time if the counts is set to DOWN STRT STOP Toggles between the timer running and stopped When STRT is pressed the timer resumes counting from its curr...

Page 141: ...egend The three general timers can be labeled as TIMER X LEG TIMER X or FUEL TIMER X in the TIMER page of the main menu see Figure 5 103 Figure5 102 MFDTimersVIEW CloseUp Figure5 103 TimerLegend NOTE...

Page 142: ...it will select the TIMER page and BACK will be displayed above the middle button Figure 5 104 To go back to the previous VIEW press the middle button again 5 8 4 Flight Timer With the Flight Timer 4...

Page 143: ...5 MFDFuelTImerVIEW Figure5 106 MFDFlightTimerVIEW 5 8 5 Departure Timer The DEPARTURE TIMER shows the actual departure time in GMT see Figure 5 104 It sets GPS either from a panel mounted GPS system o...

Page 144: ...ps UP and Flaps DOWN configuration The AOA indicator can be displayed on any of the Split Screen 2 3 and Thumbnail 3 3 tiles For details on the AOA features and general operation refer to the MAX PFD...

Page 145: ...20 to 999 units and is dashed if the IAS is below 20 The IAS is rendered in red if the current IAS is greater than Vne or is less than Vso and the red low speed band is enabled The red low speed band...

Page 146: ...oss check attitude condition occurs in the EFD1000 MFD the CHECK AHRS message displays in amber on the lower right of the data bar Figure 5 109 The Barometric Pressure of the MFD is received from the...

Page 147: ...or VDI is displayed to the left of the HSI using the same logic as the PFD VDI The navigation source is pilot selectable from any of the configured navigation sources for the PFD CDI using the lower c...

Page 148: ...receiving valid localizer and glide slope data GPS mode is active the GPS is in approach mode and valid and a valid GPS vertical deviation signal is being received Vertical deviation is represented on...

Page 149: ...ble or limited Information that is not related to Primary Flight Information e g navigation configuration data such as navigation source selected course selected heading altitude bug minimums bug airs...

Page 150: ...comparator the system will automatically revert to GPS groundspeed aiding and present the Attitude Degraded message Limit maneuvering to half standard rate and 5 in pitch for satisfactory attitude ind...

Page 151: ...sible to override the automatic ON BAT condition and force the EFD to use ship s power Use caution because this will result in an electrical drain on the ship s battery which may be needed for other f...

Page 152: ...nternal battery or EBB The countdown timer appears first and is then replaced by the ON BAT and charge annunciation Attitude and Heading indications have failed Red chevrons displayed on the Attitude...

Page 153: ...Stormscope STRK has failed WARNING TERRAIN TERRAIN WARNING OBSTACLE OBSTACLE Synthetic Vision system terrain or obstacle conflict within 30 seconds Accompanied by the following audible annunciation Wa...

Page 154: ...uide Page 6 5 091 00006 002 WARNINGS Annunciation Description FIS B wind and temperature data is not valid FIS B TFR data not received Stormscope STRK has failed The navigation source is not available...

Page 155: ...Fail The attitude system provided to the autopilot has failed PDF MFD ATT DEGRADED ATTITUDE DEGRADED mode The Pitot input has failed perhaps due to icing and GPS aiding is used for the attitude indica...

Page 156: ...CK AHRS MFD attitude could be degraded CROSS LINK FAILURE No communication between PFD and MFD s HDG FAIL Failed heading on the MFD CHECK PITOT HEAT Possible Pitot Obstruction Accompanied by Red X att...

Page 157: ...FD1000 has automatically selected the Emergency RSM GPS Synthetic Vision Flight Path marker Terrain or obstacle conflict within 45 seconds CAUTION TERRAIN TERRAIN CAUTION OBSTACLE OBSTACLE Synthetic V...

Page 158: ...ircraft is approaching steady or deviated from flashing the selected altitude Accompanied by a one second steady tone when the optional tone generator is installed Accompanied by the following audible...

Page 159: ...c Alert TFC is shown instead of TFC for MAP SW 2 8 and later TFC UNAV TIS A option Traffic data is unavailable TFC RMVD TIS A option Traffic was removed The PFD does not display the AGE TFC FAIL TIS A...

Page 160: ...OUT The UAT transmitter has failed This message can only be presented when integrated with the Aspen or FreeFlight ADS B OUT System TFC DEGRADED No ADS B Traffic data uplinked from the ground or GDL 8...

Page 161: ...CONDITIONS AND ANNUNCIATIONS EFD1000 500 MAX MFD Pilot s Guide Page 6 12 091 00006 002 CAUTION Annunciation Description NXRD CNUS AGE ISSUED Z VALID Z AIR SIG TFR LTNG SIG AIR TFR RGNL Weather product...

Page 162: ...he aircraft is approaching an area where the external magnetic field is insufficient for Attitude and Heading operation Annunciation presented when the external magnetic field is insufficient for Atti...

Page 163: ...nunciation that indicates that the traffic sensor is enabled ID after TFC indicates that traffic identification is displayed if available This annunciation does not indicate the status of the ADS B tr...

Page 164: ...nciation Description Stormscope strike option Cell clustering display mode selected The rate indicates the approximate number of lightning strikes detected per minute A data age annunciation for XM Da...

Page 165: ...ure The Database for the NAV Map is loading Charts Option The ownship cannot be displayed Charts Option The ownship is off the chart SV UNAVAILABLE ADAHRS FAIL Synthetic Vision Option Failed Synthetic...

Page 166: ...l be generated by terrain 100 feet higher than the runway elevation and all mapped obstacles OBSTACLE BEHIND AOA Synthetic Vision Option An obstacle that is behind the AOA indicator for more than five...

Page 167: ...avData Enroute SID STAR and Terminal approach procedure information Airports Runways Frequencies Waypoints Navaids Controlled Airspace Restricted Airspace Obstacle data Depiction of the location and h...

Page 168: ...ading data from JSUM to the micro SD card contact Jeppesen Technical Support This team can also direct your call if you have questions about the content of your Jeppesen data 800 732 2800 or 303 328 4...

Page 169: ...nfirmation email from Seattle Avionics indicating service activation as well as an automatic renewal option for continuing the data service after the 90 day trial period ends The Seattle Avionics Upda...

Page 170: ...rvice is not yet activated To activate the XM WX Satellite Radio Service contact XM WX Satellite Radio through the e mail address listed on their web site www xmradio com or by the customer service ph...

Page 171: ...The following are separately purchased features that can be enabled on the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD See your dealer for information on enabling these features Evolution Synthetic Vision Aspen Angle of Att...

Page 172: ...om the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD with all available navigation sources including any information from other NAVAIDs visual sightings charts etc For safety purposes resolve discrepancies before continuing na...

Page 173: ...not use the information provided on the EFD1000 500 MAX MFD to penetrate weather thunderstorms cells or lines of cells Always avoid severe weather as advised by both the FAA Advisory Circular Subject...

Page 174: ...cratches skin oils and abrasive cleaners Do not use cleaners containing ammonia window cleaners See the Chapter 4 section Cleaning the Display Screen for detailed information about cleaning the EFD100...

Page 175: ...S Automated Weather Observing System Back Course Localizer back course approach where the signal on the back side of the localizer is used for alignment to the runway opposite of normal localizer alig...

Page 176: ...oute DME Distance Measuring Equipment DTK Desired Track EFD Evolution Flight Display EFIS Electronic Flight Instrument System Elevation The height above mean sea level Enroute Safe Altitude The recomm...

Page 177: ...ir Temperature IFR Instrument Fight Rules ILS Instrument Landing System IMC Instrument Meteorological Conditions in Hg Inches of Mercury Indicated Information provided by properly calibrated and set i...

Page 178: ...erodrome Forecast TAS True Air Speed TCAS Traffic Collision Avoidance System TERM Terminal Mode TERR Terrain TFR Temporary Flight Restriction TIS Traffic Information System Track Direction of aircraft...

Page 179: ...5 70 5 71 5 81 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 8 6 9 6 10 6 11 6 12 6 13 6 14 6 15 6 16 6 17 Antenna Error 5 68 Antenna Failure 5 65 AOA 2 9 4 6 5 78 6 17 7 5 APPR 5 81 6 14 APT 5 17 5 18 5 20 5 50 ARC...

Page 180: ...ng 1 6 1 7 5 8 5 15 5 24 5 27 5 28 5 29 5 31 5 37 5 41 5 79 5 81 5 83 6 3 6 7 6 13 Heading Up 5 8 5 27 5 31 5 37 Horizontal Situation Indicator 1 2 2 10 5 81 Hot Keys 1 5 2 1 3 2 3 9 3 11 3 12 4 8 4 1...

Page 181: ...Key 5 3 5 45 O Obstructions 2 2 5 5 5 9 5 23 5 27 5 28 5 29 5 57 ON BAT 4 16 4 17 5 20 6 1 6 2 6 3 Orientation 3 2 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 20 5 22 5 27 5 29 5 41 OWN Hot Key 5 40 5 41 P Panning 3 2 3 9 3 11 4...

Page 182: ...5 9 5 10 5 21 5 22 5 26 5 30 5 31 5 32 5 33 5 34 5 35 5 36 5 83 6 4 6 10 6 11 6 14 7 5 7 7 Traffic Advisory 2 3 4 10 5 32 5 33 5 34 5 35 5 36 Traffic Altitude Filter 5 26 V Vertical Deviation Indicato...

Page 183: ...nc 5001 Indian School Road NE Suite 100 Albuquerque NM 87110 Phone 888 99ASPEN 888 992 7736 Phone International 505 856 5034 Fax 505 314 5440 info aspenavionics com www aspenavionics com 091 00006 002...