Pilots Guide and Reference

8/3/2019 Pilots Guide and Reference

1/220


2/220

Foreword

Garmin International, Inc., 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.Tel: 913/397.8200 Fax: 913/397.8282

Garmin AT, Inc., 2345 Turner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A.Tel: 503/581.8101 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, TaiwanTel: 886/02.2642.9199 Fax: 886/02.2642.9099

Web Site Address: www.garmin.comThis manual reects the operation o Main System Sotware versions 2.00, 3.00, or later. Some dierences in operation

may be observed when comparing the inormation in this manual to earlier or later sotware versions.

2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part o thismanual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium,or any purpose without the express written permission o Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to down-load a single copy o this manual and o any revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storagemedium to be viewed or personal use, provided that such electronic or printed copy o this manual or revisionmust contain the complete text o this copyright notice and provided urther that any unauthorized commercialdistribution o this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited.

Inormation in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improvetheir products and to make changes in the content o this material without obligation to notiy any person ororganization o such changes or improvements.

July 2009 190-00356-00 Rev. E

Foreword


3/220

INTRODUCTION

i190-00356-00 Rev E

WARNING:The altitude calculated by the 400W-seriesis geometric height above mean sea level and could

vary signicantly rom altitude displayed by pressurealtimeters in aircrat.

WARNING:The Jeppesen database incorporated inthe 400W-series must be updated regularly in orderto ensure that its inormation is current. Updates arereleased every 28 days. A database inormation packetis included in your 400W-series package. Pilots usingan out-o-date database do so entirely at their ownrisk!

WARNING:VNAV is to be used or advisory purposesonly. VNAV messages or vertical speed required shouldnot be used to maintain terrain or ATC clearances. Ter-rain and ATC clearances are the sole responsibility othe pilot.

CAUTION:The Global Positioning System is operatedby the United States government, which is solely re-sponsible or its accuracy and maintenance. The systemis subject to changes which could aect the accuracyand perormance o all GPS equipment. Although theGarmin 400W-series are precision electronic NAViga-tion AIDs (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused ormisinterpreted and thereore become unsae.

CAUTION:Use the400W-seriesat your own risk. Toreduce the risk o unsae operation, careully reviewand understand all aspects o this Owners Manual andthe Flight Manual Supplement, and thoroughly practicebasic operation prior to actual use. When in actual use,careully compare indications rom the400W-seriestoall available navigation sources, including the inorma-tion rom other NAVAIDS, visual sightings, charts, etc. Forsaety, always resolve any discrepancies beore continu-ing navigation.

CAUTION:The electronic chart is an aid to naviga-tion and is designed to acilitate the use o authorizedgovernment charts, not replace them. Land and waterdata is provided only as a general reerence to yoursurroundings. The positional accuracy o the land andwater data is not o a precision suitable or use innavigation and it should not be used or navigation.Only ocial government charts and notices containall inormation needed or sae navigation and, asalways, the user is responsible or their prudent use.

CAUTION:The Terrain eature is or supplementalawareness only. The pilot/crew is responsible or all

terrain and obstacle avoidance using inormation notprovided by the 400W-series Terrain eature.

CAUTION:The Garmin 400W-series does not containany user-serviceable parts. Repairs should onlybe made by an authorized Garmin service center.Unauthorized repairs or modications could void yourwarranty and authority to operate this device underFCC Part 15 regulations.

CAUTION:GPS receivers operate by receiving anddecoding very low power radio signals broadcast bysatellites. It is possible that in some situations otherradio equipment or electronic equipment used in closeproximity to a GPS receiver may create electromagneticintererence (EMI) which may aect the ability o theGPS receiver to receive and decode the satellite signals.In such event, the intererence may be reduced oreliminated by switching o the source o intererenceor moving the GPS receiver away rom it.

NOTE: The GNS 400W-series units use a dierentdatabase than in the legacy units. The databases are in-compatible between units. The GNS 400W-series unitsmust use a WAAS enabled database.

NOTE: This product, its packaging, and its componentscontain chemicals known to the State o Caliornia tocause cancer, birth deects, or reproductive harm. Thisnotice is being provided in accordance with Caliornias

Proposition 65. I you have any questions or would likeadditional inormation, please reer to our website atwww.garmin.com/prop65.

NOTE:It is the pilots responsibility or initial missedapproach guidance in accordance with published pro-cedure. The unit may not provide correct guidance untilestablished on a dened leg.

NOTE: GPS level o service annunciations (LPV, ENR,etc.) are not applicable to the external CDI (or HSI)when VLOC is active.

Cautions

IntroductionCautions


4/220

INTRODUCTION

ii 190-00356-00 Rev E

NOTE: This device complies with Part 15 o the FCC limits orClass B digital devices. This equipment generates, uses, andcan radiate radio requency energy and, i not installed andused in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmulintererence to radio communications. Furthermore, there isno guarantee that intererence will not occur in a particular

installation.

I this equipment does cause harmul intererence, the user isencouraged to try to correct the intererence by relocating theequipment or connecting the equipment to a dierent circuitthan the aected equipment. Consult an authorized dealer orother qualied avionics technician or additional help i these

remedies do not correct the problem.

Operation o this device is subject to the ollowing conditions:(1) This device may not cause harmul intererence, and (2)

this device must accept any intererence received, includingintererence that may cause undesired operation.

To obtain accessories or your 400W-series, please contactyour Garmin dealer.

Help us better support you by completing our on-line registra-tion orm today! Registration ensures that you will be notiedo product updates and new products and provides lost or sto-len unit tracking. Please, have the serial number o your unit

handy, connect to our web site (www.garmin.com) and look orour Product Registration link on the home page.

The 400W-series display lenses are coated with a special anti-refective coating which is very sensitive to skin oils, waxesand abrasive cleaners. It is very important to clean the lens

using an eyeglass lens cleaner which is specied as sae oranti-refective coatings and a clean, lint-ree cloth.

Cautions

Garmin is ully committed to yoursatisaction as a customer. I youhave any questions regarding the400W-series, please contact ourcustomer service department at:

Garmin International, Inc.1200 East 151st Street

Olathe, KS 66062-3426 U.S.A.

Phone: (913) 397-8200Fax: (913) 397-8282

AC 90-100 Statement o Compliance: The Garmin 400Wnavigational unit meets the perormance and unctional

requirements o AC 90-100A.


5/220

INTRODUCTION

iii190-00356-00 Rev E

Accessories and Packing List

Congratulations on choosing the worlds fnestpanel-mounted IFR navigation/communication system!

The 400W-series represents Garmins continued com-mitment to providing you with the most advancedtechnology available today in an accurate, easy-to-use design suitable or all o your ying needs.

Unless otherwise specied within this manual,the term "400W-series" applies to the GPS 400W,

GNC 420W, GNC 420AW, GNS 430W, and GNS430AW models. Please note that the dierencebetween these models is indicated in the Speci-cations section o this manual (see Appendix B).

Beore installing and getting started with your newsystem, please ensure that your package includes theollowing items. I any parts are missing or are dam-

aged, please contact your Garmin dealer.

Standard Package: Garmin400W-seriesUnit NavData Card TerrainCard GPSAntenna

InstallationRack&Connectors PilotsGuide QuickReference 400W/500WSeriesDisplayInterfaces

Addendum 400W/500WSeriesGarminOptionalDisplay

Interaces Addendum

GNS400W/500W-series Simulator Training CD-ROM Database Subscription Packet WarrantyRegistrationCard

Upgrade Package: Garmin400W-seriesUnit NavData Card

TerrainCard(optional) GPSAntenna PilotsGuide&Reference QuickReference 400W/500WSeriesDisplayInterfaces

Addendum 400W/500WSeriesGarminOptionalDisplay

Interaces Addendum GNS400W/500W-series Simulator Training CD-ROM DatabaseSubscriptionPacket WarrantyRegistrationCard

Your Garmin dealer will perorm the installationand confguration o your new 400W-series unit. Aterinstallation,theNavData card will already be installedinto the correct slot on the ront o the unit (see

Appendix A). The 400W-series will be secured in theinstallation rack with the proper wiring connections.Have your dealer answer any questions you may have

about the installation such as location o antennasor any connections to other equipment in the panel.

Accessories and Packing List


6/220

INTRODUCTION

iv 190-00356-00 Rev E

Limited Warranty

This Garmin product is warranted to be ree rom deects in materials or workmanship or two years rom thedate o purchase. Within this period, Garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that ail in

normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer or parts and labor, providedthat the customer shall be responsible or any transportation cost. This warranty does not cover ailures due toabuse, misuse, accident, or unauthorized alterations or repairs.

THEWARRANTIESANDREMEDIESCONTAINEDHEREINAREEXCLUSIVEANDINLIEUOFALLOTHERWARRANTIESEXPRESSORIMPLIEDORSTATUTORY,INCLUDINGANYLIABILITYARISINGUNDER

ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, STATUTORY OR

OTHERWISE.THISWARRANTYGIVESYOUSPECIFICLEGALRIGHTS,WHICHMAYVARYFROMSTATETOSTATE.

INNOEVENTSHALLGARMINBELIABLEFORANYINCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,INDIRECTORCONSE-QUENTIALDAMAGES,WHETHERRESULTINGFROMTHEUSE,MISUSE,ORINABILITYTOUSETHISPRODUCTORFROMDEFECTSINTHEPRODUCT.Somestatesdonotallowtheexclusionofincidentalorconsequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or sotware, or to oer a ull reund o the pur-

chaseprice,atitssolediscretion.SUCHREMEDYSHALLBEYOURSOLEANDEXCLUSIVEREMEDYFORANYBREACH OF WARRANTY.

To obtain warranty service, contact your local Garmin Authorized Service Center. For assistance in locatinga Service Center near you, visit the Garmin Web site at http://www.garmin.com or contact Garmin CustomerService at 800-800-1020.

Warranty


7/220

INTRODUCTION

v190-00356-00 Rev E

Table o Contents

ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................i

Cautions ..............................................................................................iAccessories and Packing List ..........................................................iii

Limited Warranty .............................................................................ivModel Descriptions ..........................................................................1

GPS 400W ................................................................................1GNC 420W/420AW ..................................................................1GNS 430W/430AW ...................................................................1

Takeo Tour................................................................................................1Key and Knob Functions ..................................................................2

Let-hand Keys and Knobs .........................................................2Right-hand Keys and Knobs.......................................................3

Bottom Row Keys......................................................................4Power On ...........................................................................................5Powering up the 400W-Series Unit.................................................5Instrument Panel Sel-Test...............................................................6Fuel On Board and Checklists .........................................................7Acquiring Satellites/Messages ........................................................8Selecting COM and VLOC Frequencies ...........................................9Page Groups ....................................................................................10Nav Pages ........................................................................................12Deault Nav Page ............................................................................13Map Page .........................................................................................14NavCom Page ..................................................................................15Direct-To Navigation ......................................................................16IFR Procedures ................................................................................17Nearest (NRST) Pages .....................................................................18

Nearest Airport .......................................................................19Nearest Airspace Page ...................................................................20Flight Plans ......................................................................................21

Section 1 - COM - Communicating Using the GNC 420W/AW and

GNS 430W/AW ...........................................................................................23Volume .............................................................................................23Squelch.............................................................................................23COM Window and Tuning...............................................................24Auto-Tuning .....................................................................................25Emergency Channel ........................................................................27Stuck Microphone...........................................................................27Remote Frequency Selection Control...........................................28

Section 2 NAV Pages..............................................................................29

Main Page Groups ..........................................................................29NAV Page Group .............................................................................29Deault NAV Page ...........................................................................30

Selecting Desired On-Screen Data............................................31Restoring Factory Settings .......................................................32Dual Unit Considerations ........................................................32

Map Page .........................................................................................32

Map Symbols ..........................................................................33Map Range .............................................................................33Map Page Auto Zoom .............................................................34Map Panning ..........................................................................35

Map Direct-To .........................................................................36Airspace Inormation on the Map ............................................36

Map Page Options ..........................................................................37Map Setup ..............................................................................37Data Fields on the Map ...........................................................40Selecting Desired On-Screen Data............................................40Restoring Factory Settings .......................................................41

Terrain Operation............................................................................41Operating Criteria ...................................................................41Terrain Limitations ..................................................................41TERRAIN Alerting ....................................................................42Baro-Corrected Altitude ..........................................................42Terrain Page ...........................................................................42Inhibit Mode ...........................................................................43Terrain Symbols .......................................................................44General Database Inormation ............... ................ ................ ..45Database Versions...................................................................45Database Updates ..................................................................45Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas o Coverage ................ ..........46

Navigation Database ..............................................................46TERRAIN Alerts................................................................................46

Pop-up Alerts ..........................................................................46Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance .................... ................ .....47Premature Descent Alerting (PDA) ...........................................48TERRAIN Failure Alert ..............................................................48TERRAIN Not Available Alert ................ ................ ................49

NAVCOM Page .................................................................................51Position Page...................................................................................52

Restoring Factory Settings ............................................................54Satellite Status Page ......................................................................55Vertical Navigation Page ...............................................................56Dead Reckoning ..............................................................................59

Section 3 Direct-To Navigation ...........................................................61Selecting a Direct-To Waypoint by Facility Name or City ..........62Selecting a Direct-To Waypoint rom the Active Flight Plan .....63Selecting the Nearest Airport as a Direct-To Waypoint .............63Shortcuts..........................................................................................64Cancelling Direct-To Navigation ...................................................65Speciying a Course to a Waypoint...............................................65Selecting Direct-To a Holding Pattern ..........................................66

Section 4 Flight Plans .............................................................................67Flight Plan Catalog .........................................................................67Flight Plan Catalog Editing............................................................67Flight Plan Catalog Options ..........................................................68

O C O


8/220

INTRODUCTION

vi 190-00356-00 Rev E

Activating Flight Plans.............................................................68Inverting Flight Plans ..............................................................69Create a new ight plan..........................................................69Crossfll ..................................................................................70

Copying Flight Plans ...............................................................70Deleting Flight Plans ...............................................................70Deleting All Flight Plans ..........................................................71Sort List By Number?/Sort List by Comment? ..........................71

Active Flight Plan Page ..................................................................72Active Flight Plan Options .............................................................72

Activate Leg............................................................................72Crossfll ..................................................................................73Copy Flight Plan......................................................................73Invert Flight Plan.....................................................................73Delete Flight Plan....................................................................73Select Approach ......................................................................73Select Arrival ...........................................................................74Select Departure .....................................................................75Remove Approach, Arrival, or Departure ............................ ......75Closest Point o FPL ................................................................75Parallel Track ...........................................................................76Change Fields .........................................................................77Restore Deaults .....................................................................77

Shortcuts..........................................................................................78Flight Plan Transer Feature (optional with sotware V 3.20 orlater) ................................................................................................80

Section 5 - Procedures - Approaches, Departures, & Arrivals .......83Basic Approach Operations ...........................................................85Approaches with Procedure Turns................................................86Flying the Procedure Turn ..............................................................87Flying the Missed Approach ..........................................................90Flying an Approach with a Hold....................................................91

Flying a DME Arc Approach ...........................................................94Vectors to Final ...............................................................................97Flying the Vectors Approach..........................................................98Course From Fix Flight Plan Legs ................................................100ILS Approaches..............................................................................104

Selecting an ILS Approach .....................................................105Flying the ILS Approach .........................................................106

Selecting an LPV Approach..........................................................109Flying the LPV Approach .......................................................110

Flying the LP Approach ................................................................112RNAV Approach Procedures.........................................................113Points to Remember or All Approaches ....................................113Points to Remember or Localizer or VOR-based Approaches114Enabling Autopilot Outputs or the King KAP140/KFC225 ......115

Section 6 WPT Pages ............................................................................117WPT Page Group ...........................................................................117

Duplicate Waypoints.....................................................................119Airport Runway Page ...................................................................121Airport Frequency Page ...............................................................122Airport Approach Page.................................................................124

Airport Arrival Page......................................................................126Airport Departure Page................................................................127Intersection Page ..........................................................................129NDB Page .......................................................................................129VOR Page .......................................................................................130User Waypoint Page......................................................................131Creating User Waypoints .............................................................131Creating User Waypoints rom the Map Page...........................133Modiying User Waypoints...........................................................133User Waypoint Page Options .......................................................134User Waypoint List ........................................................................135

Section 7 NRST Pages ..........................................................................137NRST Page Group..........................................................................137Navigating to a Nearby Waypoint ..............................................139Nearest Airport Page ....................................................................139Nearest Intersection Page ...........................................................141Nearest NDB Page ........................................................................141Nearest VOR Page .........................................................................141Nearest User Waypoint Page .......................................................142

Nearest Center (ARTCC) Page......................................................142Nearest Flight Service Station (FSS) Page .................................143Nearest Airspace Page .................................................................144

Section 8 VLOC (VOR/Localizer/Glideslope) Receiver Operations ..............................................................................................................149

Ident Audio and Volume...............................................................149VLOC Window and Tuning............................................................149CDI Key...........................................................................................152

Section 9 AUX Pages ............................................................................153

AUX Page Group............................................................................153Flight Planning Page.....................................................................154Fuel Planning ........................................................................155Trip Planning.........................................................................157Density Alt / TAS / Winds ............... ................ ................ ........158Crossfll Operation ................................................................159Scheduler .............................................................................161

Utility Page ....................................................................................162Checklists .............................................................................164Flight Timers .........................................................................165Trip Statistics ........................................................................166RAIM Prediction ....................................................................167Sunrise / Sunset ....................................................................168Sotware / Database Versions ................................................168

Setup 1 Page .................................................................................169Airspace Alarms ....................................................................171

INTRODUCTION


9/220

INTRODUCTION

vii190-00356-00 Rev E

CDI Scale / Alarms.................................................................172Units / Mag Var .....................................................................173Position Format .....................................................................174Map Datum .........................................................................174

Date / Time ...........................................................................174Restoring Factory Settings .....................................................175

Setup 2 Page .................................................................................175Display .................................................................................177Nearest Airport Criteria .........................................................178SBAS Selection ......................................................................178Restoring Factory Settings .....................................................179

Section 10 Fault Detection & Exclusion...........................................180Detection and Exclusion ..............................................................180

Section 11 Messages, Abbreviations, and Navigation Terminology...........................................................................................................181Messages .......................................................................................181Turn Advisory and Arrival Annunciations ...................................187Flight Plan Transer Messages .....................................................188Abbreviations................................................................................189Navigation Terms ..........................................................................193

Appendix A NavData Card Use..........................................................195Appendix B Specifcations..................................................................196Appendix C Troubleshooting Q&A ....................................................197Index.........................................................................................................203

INTRODUCTION


10/220

INTRODUCTION

viii 190-00356-00 Rev E

Blank Page

INTRODUCTION


11/220

INTRODUCTION

1190-00356-00 Rev E

Model Descriptions

This guide covers the operation o the GPS 400W,

GNC 420W, GNC 420AW, GNS 430W, GNS 430AW.

In general, all models will be reerred to as the 400W-series, except where there are physical or operational

dierences. The 400W-seriesunits are 6.25 wide and2.66high.Thedisplayisa240by128pixelcolorLCD.

The units include two removable data cards, one witha Jeppesen database (inserted in the let-most card slot)

and the second being a Terrain database (inserted in the

right-most card slot).GPS 400W

The GPS 400W has a WAAS GPS engine and is TSO

C146a certifed or primary domestic, oceanic, andremote navigation including en route, terminal, and

non-precision approaches, and approaches with verticalguidance,suchasLPVandLNAV/VNAV.TheGPS400W

can simultaneously give aviators vital approach inor-

mation and weather and trafc data in relation to theirposition on a color moving map display. Thanks to a

high-contrast color display, the inormation can be easilyread rom wide viewing angles even in direct sunlight. Its

color moving map eatures a built-in database that showscities, highways, railroads, rivers, lakes, coastlines, and a

complete Jeppesen database. The huge Jeppesen database

(that can be updated with a ront-loading data card)containsallairports,VORs,NDBs,Intersections,FSS,

Approach,DPs/STARs,andSUAinformation.PilotswillenjoytheGPS400WasanMFD,especially

when it is coupled with trafc, lightning detection, andweatherinterfaceslikeRyanTCAD,TISfromtheGarmin

GTX330ModeStransponder,orL3SKYWATCH,or

STORMSCOPE

WX500.WiththePC-basedFDEpre-diction program, the GPS 400W may be used or oceanicor remote operations. For the latest in graphical and

textual weather inormation, the GPS 400W can connect

toXMSatelliteRadiosXMWXWeatherServiceviathe

GDL69/69Adatalinkreceiver.GNC 420W/420AW

The GNS 430W/AW includes all o the eatures o

theGPS400W,andalsoincludesTSOdairborneVHFcommunications transceiver. This multipurpose unit is

available with either a 10-watt (GNS 420W) or 16-watt28Vdc(GNS420AW)COM.GNS 430W/430AW

The GNS 430W/AW includes all o the eatures o the

GPS 420W/420AW, and also includes TSOd airborneVOR/LocalizerandGlideslopereceivers.Thismultipur -

pose unit is available with either a 10-watt (GNS 430W)

or16-watt28Vdc(GNS430AW)COM.

Takeo TourThis Takeo Tour is intended to provide a brie

introduction o the 400W-series major eatures. Therest o this manual describes these eatures, and others,

in additional detail. Use this guide, as needed, to learn

or review the details regarding a particular eature. TheIndex may be used to quickly locate the inormation

you want. Beore ying with your 400W-series unit, takethe time to review the inormation in the manuals and

practice with the trainer.Ater youre amiliar with the basics, some suggested

reading within the Reerence section includes:

Flightplanfeatures-Section4Waypointinformationpages(databaseinformation)

- Section 6IFRprocedures-Section5

Unitsettings(conguringtheunittoyourprefer-

ences) - Section 9I youre unable to locate the inormation you need,

were here to help! Garmins Customer Service sta isavailable during normal business hours (U.S. Central

time zone) at the phone and ax numbers listed on pageii. You can also reach us by mail (see page ii) or at our

web site address: www.garmin.com.

Model Descriptions

TAKEOFF TOUR


12/220

2

TAKEOFF TOUR

190-00356-00 Rev E

fThe small let knob(COM/VLOC)(420W/430W only) is used to tune the kilo-hertz (kHz) value (to the right o the decimal

point) o the standby requency or the com-municationstransceiver(COM)ortheVLOCreceiver, whichever is currently selected by thetuning cursor. Press this knob momentarilyto toggle the tuning cursor between the COMandVLOCfrequencyfields.

W

The COM lip-lop key (420W/430W only)

is used to swap the active and standby COMrequencies. Press and hold to select emer-gency channel (121.500 MHz).

VTheVLOC lip-lop key (430W only) isusedtoswaptheactiveandstandbyVLOC

requencies (i.e., make the selected standby

requency active).

Key and Knob Functions


The 400W-series unit is designed to make operation

as simple as possible. The key and knob descriptions on

the next three pages provide a general overview o theprimary unction(s) or each key and knob. This TakeoTour section is intended to provide a brie overview o

the primary unctions o your 400W-series unit. Experi-

ment with the unit and reer to the Reerence sections

or more inormation.

Let-hand Keys and Knobs

Let-hand Keys and Knobs

GPS 400WGNC 420W/AW GNS 430W/AW

k The COM power/volume knob (420W/430Wonly) controls unit power and communicationsradio volume. Press momentarily to disableautomatic squelch control. In the GPS 400W,

this control is used only or power.

jTheVLOC volume knob (430W only)controlsaudiovolumefortheselectedVOR/Localizer requency. Press momentarily toenable/disable the ident tone.

h

The large let knob(COM/VLOC)

(420W/430W only) is used to tune the mega-hertz (MHz) value (to the let o the decimalpoint) o the standby requency or the com-municationstransceiver(COM)ortheVLOCreceiver, whichever is currently selected bythe tuning cursor.

TAKEOFF TOUR


13/220

3

TAKEOFF TOUR

190-00356-00 Rev E

E The enter key (ENT) is used to approve anoperation or complete data entry. It is alsoused to conirm inormation, such as during

power on.

dThe large rigt knob is used to selectbetweenthevariouspagegroups:NAV,WPT,AUXorNRST.Withtheon-screencursor

enabled, the large right knob allows you tomove the cursor about the page.

aThe small rigt knob (CRSR) is used toselect between the various pages within oneo the groups listed above. Press this knobmomentarily to display the on-screen cursor.The cursor allows you to enter data and/or

make a selection rom a list o options.


Right-hand Keys and Knobs

Right-hand Keys and Knobs

R The range key (RNG) allows you to selectthe desired map scale. Use the up arrow sideo the key to zoom out to a larger area, or

the down arrow side to zoom in to a smallerarea.

D The direct-to key provides access to thedirect-to unction, which allows you to entera destination waypoint and establishes adirect course to the selected destination. SeeSection 3.

m The MENU key displays a context-sensitivelist o options. This options list allows youto access additional eatures or make settingschanges which relate to the currently dis-

played page.

c The clear key (CLR) is used to erase inor-mation or cancel an entry. Press and hold

thiskeytoimmediatelydisplaytheDefaultNavigation Page, regardless o which page iscurrently displayed.

TAKEOFF TOUR


14/220

4 190-00356-00 Rev E


Bottom Row Keys

The nearest (NRST) key (400W/420Wonly) displays the nearest airports page.

Then, turning the small rigt knob stepsthrough the NRST pages.

The CDI key (430W only) is used to toggle

whichnavigationsource(GPSorVLOC)pro-videsoutputtoanexternalHSIorCDI.

The OBS key is used to select manual or

automatic sequencing o waypoints. Pressingthe OBS key selects OBS mode, which willretain the current active to waypoint as

your navigation reerence even ater pass-ing the waypoint (i.e., prevents sequencingto the next waypoint). Pressing the OBSkey again will return to normal operation,

with automatic sequencing o waypoints.Whenever OBS mode is selected, you may setthe desired course to/rom a waypoint usingthe OBS Page, or an external OBS selector onyourHSIorCDI.

The message key (MSG) is used to view

system messages and important warnings and

requirements. See Sections 11 and 9 or moreinormation on messages and unit settings.

The ligt plan key (FPL) allows you to

create, edit, activate and invert light plans,as well as access approaches, departures andarrivals. A closest point to light plan eatureis also available rom the light plan key. See

Section 4 or more inormation on lightplans.

C

O

F

M

P

NGPS 400W / GNC 420W

GNS 430W

The procedures key (PROC) allows you toselect and remove approaches, departures

and arrivals rom your light plan. Whenusing a light plan, available procedures oryour departure and/or arrival airport areoered automatically. Otherwise, you may

select the desired airport, then the desiredprocedure.

Whenever the 400W-series unit is dis-playing a list o inormation that is toolong or the display screen, a scroll bar

will appear along the right-hand sideo the display. The scroll bar graphicallyindicates the number o additional itemsavailable within the selected category.

Simply press the small right knob toactivate the cursor and turn the largeright knob to scroll through the list.

} scrollbar

TAKEOFF TOUR


15/220

5190-00356-00 Rev E

Power On

Power On

The Garmin 400W-series provides you accuratenavigational data and some models also have com-

munication capability, along with non-precision andprecision approach certifcation in the IFR environ-ment. The Takeo Tour is designed to amiliarize youwith the operation o the 400W-series includingpowering up the unit, changing requencies, enteringdata, perorming a simple direct-to, selecting IFR pro-cedures and provides a limited introduction to using

ight plans. In addition, this section briey covers thedeault navigation, map and requency pages availableaspartoftheNAVpagegroup.Thesepageswillbeused or most o your in-ight navigation.

The Takeo Tour assumes that the unit and anten-nas have been properly installed and you have notchanged any o the 400W-series unit deault settings.

I you have changed any o the actory deault settings(position ormat, units o measure, selectable felds,etc.), the pictures shown here may not exactly matchwhat you see on your 400W-series unit. Prior to usingyour unit or the frst time, we recommend that youtaxi to a location that is well away rom buildingsand other aircrat so the unit can collect satellite data

without interruption.

Powering up the 400W-Series Unit

The 420W and 430W power and COM volumeare controlled using the power/volume knob at the

top let corner o the unit. The 400W power knobis located at the top let corner o the unit. Turningit clockwise will turn unit power on and increase theCOM radio volume. Ater turning the unit on, a Wel-come page will be displayed while the unit perorms asel test, ollowed by the database confrmation pageswhich show the current database inormation on the

NavDatacard(withthevalidoperatingdates,cyclenumber and database type indicated). The databaseis updated every 28 days, and must be current orapproved instrument approach operations. Inorma-tion on database subscriptions is available inside your400W-series package.

To acknowledge the database inormation, press

ENT.

Power-up Sequence

TAKEOFF TOUR


16/220

6 190-00356-00 Rev E

Instrument Panel Sel-Test

Instrument Panel Self-Test

Once the database has been acknowledged, theinstrument panel sel-test page will appear. To ensurethat your 400W-series unit and any connected instru-ments are working properly, check or the ollowingindicationsonyourCDI/HSI,RMI,externalannuncia-tors and other connected instruments:

Coursedeviation

GlideslopeTO/FROMagTimetodestinationBearingtodestinationDesiredtrackDistancetodest.Groundspeed

Allexternalannunciators(ifinstalled)The instrument panel sel-test page indicates the cur-

rently selected OBS course, uel capacity (CAP), uelon board (FOB) and uel ow (FF). The uel capacity,uel on board and uel ow may be manually enteredi your installation does not include connection to sen-sors which automatically provide these fgures.

To enter uel capacity, uel on board or uel fowgures (i not provided by sensors):

1. Turn the large right knob to select the CAP,FOB or FF feld.

2. Turn the small and largeright knobs to enterthe desired igure, then press ENT.

Enter the uel capacity, uel on board or uelfow gures directly onto the appropriate

eld o the instrument panel sel-test page.These gures will automatically be provided

i your installation includes connection toexternal sensors.

Fuel Figures: May beentered manually i no

sensor present

Select to displayChecklists Page

Check CDI/HSI,RMI and other

instrumentsto veriy these

indications

Should match currentOBS course selection

Select to Set Fuel Levelto Full Capacity{

}

TAKEOFF TOUR


17/220

7190-00356-00 Rev E

Fuel On Board and Checklists

The instrument panel sel-test page includes selec-tions to set uel on board (FOB) to ull capacity and

access the checklists page. This allows you to quicklyset uel to ull limits and display any checklists youveentered, such as start up or takeo checklists.

To set uel on board to ull (i not provided bysensor):

1. Turn the large right knob to highlight SetFull Fuel?.

Select Set Full Fuel? to set uel on board

(FOB) to ull capacity.

2. Press ENT and veriy that uel on board(FOB) now matches the uel capacity (CAP)fgure. Fuel on board will now be reduced, overtime, based on the uel ow (FF) fgure.

Fuel On Board & Checklists

To view the checklists page:

1. Turn the large right knob to highlight Go ToChklist? and press ENT.

Select Go To Chklist? to display the check-

list page and any available checklists. The400W-series unit can hold up to nine check-lists with up to 30 entries in each checklist.

2. Turn the largeright knob to select the desiredchecklist, then ollow the steps in Section 9- Aux Pages - Utility Page to execute eachstep in the selected checklist.

3. Once you complete the desired checklist(s),press the small right knob to return to thechecklists page. Press the small right knobagain to return to normal operation on thesatellite status or map pages.

Once youve veried instrument operation withthe instrument panel sel-test page displayed,

press the ENT key.

The satellite status page will appear as the 400W-series unit begins to collect satellite inormation. AnAcquiring status will be displayed on the satellitestatus page, and the signal strength o any satellitesreceived will appear as bar graph readings. This isa good indication that you are receiving signals and aposition fx will be determined. Following the frst-time use o your 400W-series unit, the time requiredor a position fx will varywithin two minutes.

TAKEOFF TOUR


18/220

8 190-00356-00 Rev E

Acquiring Satellites/Messages

I the 400W-series unit has not been operated or aperiod o six months or more, it may have to Search

the Sky to collect new data. This means the unit isacquiring satellite data to establish almanac and satel-lite orbit inormation, which can take 5 to 10 minutes.The Satellite Status Page displays a Searching Skystatus, and the message annunciator (MSG) above theMSG key also ashes to alert you o a system message,Searching the Sky.

The Time and other data may not be displayeduntil the unit has acquired enough satellites or a fx.

To view a system message, pressthe MSG key.

Message Page

The message page will appear and display the statusor warning inormation applicable to the receivers cur-

rent operating condition.To return to the previous page ater viewing amessage, press the MSG key again.

The satellite status page shows the ID num-bers or the satellites and the relative signalstrength o each satellite received (as a bar

graph reading.

Searching Sky indicates that satellite almanacdata is not available. The data is recollected rom thefrst available satellite.

Acquiring indicates that satellites have beenlocated and inormation is being acquired, but thereceiver does not have enough satellites or a 3-dimen-

sional position.3DNAV indicates that a 3-dimensional position

is available.

3DDIFFNAVindicateswhena3-dimensionalposition is available and dierential corrections arebeing used.

The INTEG annunciator (bottom let corner othe screen) indicates that satellite coverage is insuf-cient to pass built-in integrity monitoring tests.

Acquiring Satellites / Messages

TAKEOFF TOUR


19/220

9190-00356-00 Rev E

Selecting COM and VLOC Frequencies

While the 400W-series unit is acquiring a position,lets take a minute to dial in the active and standby

requencies youll be using or the frst phase o youright. The 400W-series display is divided into separatewindows (or screen areas), including a COM window,VLOCwindow,andtheGPSwindow.

COM Window:Active Frequency

COM Window:Standby Frequency

with tuning cursorVLOC Window:

Active Frequency

Pushing the small let knob activates the tuningcursor in the desired requency window. To select theactive requency, you must frst enter the requencyin the standby feld, and use the COM ip-op (or

VLOC ip-op)

key to move it to the active feld.To change the standby communication (COM) orVLOC requency:

1. I the tuning cursor is not currently in thedesired window (COM or VLOC), press thesmall let knob momentarily to switch thehighlight between the COM and VLOC win-dows. Adjusting the requencies with the large

and small let knobs will aect the standbyrequency.

2. Turn the large let knob to select the desiredmegahertz (MHz) value. For example, the135 portion o the requency 135.325.

3. Turn the small let knob to select the desiredkilohertz (kHz) value. For example, the .325

portion o the requency 135.325.4. To activate the selected requency, press the

appropriate fip-fop keyCOM or commu-nication requencies or VLOC or VOR/Localizerrequencies.

Once youve entered the active requency, simplyrepeat steps 1 through 3, above, to enter the standbyrequency. Ater both communication requencies have

been entered, you may elect to keep the COM windowhot by leaving the cursor on the standby requency, ormovethecursortotheVLOCwindowbypressingthesmall let knob.

Once youve entered the active requency, simplyrepeat steps 1 to 3, above, to enter the standby re-quency. Ater both communication requencies have

been entered, you may elect to keep the COM windowhot by leaving the cursor on the standby requency,ormovethecursortotheVLOCwindowbypressingthe small let knob.

NOTE:When selecting VLOC requencies, thetuning cursor automatically returns to the COMwindow ater 30 seconds o inactivity.

NOTE: GPS level o service annunciations (LPV,ENR, etc.) are not applicable to the external CDI(or HSI) when VLOC is active.

These eatures are only available in the 420W/430Wunits.

Selecting COM and VLOC Frequencies420W / 430W Only

TAKEOFF TOUR


20/220

10 190-00356-00 Rev E

Page Groups

Page Groups

Deault NAV

Map

NAVCOM

Position

Satellite Status

VNAV

NAV Group

Terrain

Selection o any main page is perormed using the large and small rigt knobs. The large rigt knobselectsthepagegroup:NAV,WPT,AUXorNRST. The small rigt knobselectsthedesiredpagewithinagroup.ToquicklyselectthedefaultNAVpage,pressandholdtheCLRkey.

(Smallrightknobtoselectpageswithinthe

group)

a

WPT Group

Arpt Location

Arpt Runway

Arpt Frequency

Arpt Approach

Arpt Arrival

Intersection

NDB

VOR

Arpt Departure

User Waypoint

(Large right knob to change page groups)d

TAKEOFF TOUR


21/220

11190-00356-00 Rev E

Page Groups

Flight Planning

Utility

Setup 1

Setup 2

AUX Group

Nrst Airport

Nrst Intersection

Nrst NDB

Nearest VOR

Nrst User Waypnt

Nrst Center

Nrst Flight Service

Nrst Airspace

NRST Group

(Large right knob to change page groups)

(Larg

erightknobtoselectpageswit

hthegroup)

a

Flight plan pages are selected by pressing the

FPL key and using the small right knob to

select the desired page.

FPL Group

Active Flight Plan Flight Plan Catalog

The Procedures pages are selected by pressing the

PROC key and using the small or large right knobs

to select a procedure.

PROC Group

Procedure

d

TAKEOFF TOUR

Nav Pages


22/220

12 190-00356-00 Rev E

Nav Pages

The map page is one o seven, or more, pages avail-ableundertheNAVgroup*:

DefaultNAVpage Mappage

Terrainpage NAVCOMpage

Positionpage Satellitestatuspage

Verticalnavigationpage

To select the desired NAV page, turn the smallright knob until the desired page is displayed.

I you are currently viewing a page that is not partoftheNAVgroup,youcanquicklyreturntotheNAVgroup using the CLRkey.

To select the NAV group and display the deaultNAV page, press and hold CLR.

NAV

7+ available pages*

(see list above)

WPT

10 available pages

(see Section 6)

AUX

4 available pages(see Section 9)

NRST


MAIN PAGE GROUPS

InadditiontotheNAVgroupofpages, additional

groups o pages are available or waypoint inormation(WPT),auxiliary(AUX)functionssuchasightplan-ning or unit settings, and listings or nearest (NRST)airports or other acilities.

To select the desired page group, turn the largeright knob until a page rom the desired group isdisplayed.

To select the desired page within the group, turnthe small right knob until the desired page isdisplayed.

The bottom right corner o the screenindicates the page group currently beingdisplayed (e.g., NAV or NRST), the number

o screens available within that group(indicated by square icons) and the place-

ment o the current screen within that group(indicated by a highlighted square icon). To

select a dierent page within the group, turnthe small right knob.

* Seven, or more, NAV Pages are avail-able when the 400W-series installationincludes connection to trac, XM radio,

and/or weather inormation sources. See the400W/500W Series Display Interaces Pilots

Guide Addendum, part number190-00356-31 and the 400W/500W SeriesGarmin Optional Displays Pilots Guide Ad-

dendum, part number 190-00356-30.

Nav Pages

TAKEOFF TOUR

Deault Nav Page


23/220

13190-00356-00 Rev E

Deault Nav Page

Default Nav Page

Duringmostights,thedeault NAV, map andNAVCOM pages will be the primary pages used or

navigation. The deault NAV page displays a graphiccoursedeviationindicator(CDI),theactiveleg oyour ight plan (as defned by the current rom andto waypoints), and six user-selectable data felds.The deault settings or these felds are distance towaypoint(DIS),desiredtrack(DTK),bearingtowaypoint (BRG), ground speed (GS), ground track

(TRK) and estimated time en route (ETE). See Sec-tion 11 or defnitions o these navigation terms. Thedeault NAV page is selected by pressing and holdingthe CLRkey or turning the small rigt knob.

Active Leg oFlight Plan

User-selectable

Data Fields

Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)

Deault NAV Page

To change the data elds in the corners o theDeault NAV Page:

1. Press MENU (with the Map Page displayed).

2. Turn the large right knob to highlightChange Fields? and press ENT.

3. Turn the large right knob to highlight thedata feld you wish to change.

4. Turn the small right knob to select the typeo data you want to appear on this feld andpress ENT.

5. Press the small right knob to remove the

cursor.

TAKEOFF TOUR

Map Page


24/220

14 190-00356-00 Rev E

Map Page

The map page displays your present position (usinganairplanesymbol)relativetonearbyairports,VORs,

NDBs,intersections,userwaypointsandairspaceboundariesand your route displayed as a solid line.Dataeldsfordestinationwaypoint(WPT),distancetowaypoint(DIS),desiredtrack(DTK)andgroundspeed (GS) appear on the right hand side o thedisplay. These felds are user-selectable to allow you toconfgure the unit to your own preerences. Available

settings include: altitude, bearing, en route sae alti-tude, estimated time o arrival, minimum sae altitude,and ground track. See Section 11 or defnitions othese navigation terms.

Map Page

Data

Fields

PresentPosition

Map Display

MapScale with

decluttervalue

Desired Track

The map page combines a moving mapdisplay and navigation data or completesituational awareness. Map setup pagesare provided to designate the maximumscale at which each map eature will ap-

pear. These settings provide an automaticdecluttering o the map (based upon your

preerences) as you adjust the scale.

While viewing the map page, you canquickly declutter and remove many o

the background map details by pressingthe CLR key (repeatedly) until the desired

detail is depicted.

To change the map scale, press the orsides o the RNG key.

Map Page

TAKEOFF TOUR

NAVCOM Page


25/220

15190-00356-00 Rev E

NavCom Page

From the deault NAV page, simply turn the smallrigt knob to display the map page and again to dis-

play the NAVCOM page. The NAVCOM page displaysthe available requencies (communications and naviga-tion) or the departure airport, any en route airportsthat are included in your ight plan, and the fnaldestination airport. When using the direct-to unction,requencies will be listed or the airport nearest to yourstarting position and the destination airport.

A requency listed on the NAVCOM page can bequickly transerred to the standby feld o the COMorVLOCwindows.Thistime-savingprocesspreventshaving to re-key a requency already displayed else-where on the screen.

To display the requency list or the active fightplan or direct-to airport:

1. In the Nav unction, turn the small right knobto reach the NAVCOM page.

2. Push the small right knob to activate thecursor on the airport identifer feld (in theGPS window). Turn the small right knob todisplay the list o airports (departure, arrivaland en route) or your ight plan or direct-to.

Continue to turn the small right knob untilthe desired airport is selected.

3. Press ENT to display the requency list or theselected airport.

Press ENT to show the requencies or theselected airport.

To select a communication or navigation re-quency:

1. On the NAVCOM page, push the small right

knob to activate the cursor in the GPS win-dow.

2. Turn the large right knob to select the desiredrequency rom the list.

Selecting a requency on the NAVCOM page.

3. Press ENT to transer the selected requency tothe standby feld in the COM or VLOC window.COM requencies will automatically go to thestandby feld o the COM window and navigationrequencies will automatically go to the standbyfeld o the VLOC window, regardless o whichwindow is currently highlighted by the cursor.

4. To activate the selected requency, press theCOM fip-fop (or VLOC fip-fop) key.

Swap the standby COM requency into theactive Com requency location.

NAVCOM Page

TAKEOFF TOUR

Direct-To Navigation


26/220

16 190-00356-00 Rev E

Direct-To Navigation

The 400W-series unit can use direct point-to-pointnavigation to guide you rom takeo to touchdown,

even in the IFR environment. Once a destinationis selected, the unit will provide speed, course anddistance data based upon a direct course rom yourpresent position to your destination. A destination canbe selected rom any page with the direct-to key.

Activate?Function Field

Select Direct-To Waypoint Page

DestinationWaypoint Identier

Field

To select a direct-to destination:

1. Press the direct-to key. The Select Direct-ToWaypoint page will appear with the destinationfeld highlighted. The direct-to waypoint mayalso be selected by acility or city name. SeeSection 3 or more inormation.

2. Turn the small right knob to enter the frstletter o the destination waypoint identifer. Thedestination waypoint may be an airport, VOR,NDB, intersection or user waypoint, as long asit is in the database or stored in memory as auser waypoint.

3. Turn the large right knob to the right to movethe cursor to the next character position.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to spell out the rest othe waypoint identifer.

5. Press ENT to confrm the identifer. The Acti-vate? unction feld will be highlighted.

Conrm the selected direct-to destination byhighlighting Activate? and pressing ENT.

6. Press ENT to activate a direct-to course to theselected destination.

Once a direct-to destination is selected,press and hold CLR to display the deault

NAV page.

You can then press and hold the CLR key toreturn to the deault NAV page, as desired.

g

TAKEOFF TOUR

IFR Procedures


27/220

17190-00356-00 Rev E

IFR Procedures

Once the direct-to or ight plan is confrmed, thewhole range o instrument procedures is available to

you.Departures(SIDs),arrivals(STARs),non-preci-sion and precision approaches are stored within theNavDatacardandavailableusingthePROC (proce-dures) key.

To display the procedures page, press PROC.

The steps required to select and activate anapproach, departure or arrival are identical. In this

introductory section, well show examples o the stepsrequired to select an approach, but keep in mind thesame process also applies to departures and arrivals.

To select an approach, departure, or arrival:

1. Turn the small right knob to select the desiredoption (Select Approach?, Select Arrival?or Select Departure?) rom the procedurespage.

Press the PROC key to display the procedurespage. Turn the large right knob to select the

desired option.

2. Press ENT to display a list o available proce-dures or the arrival (when using approachesor STARs) or departure (when using SIDs)

airport.3. Turn the small right knob to select the desired

procedure and press ENT.

4. For approaches, a window appears to select thedesired initial approach fx (IAF) or provide avectors option to select just the fnal coursesegment o the approach. Turn the small rightknob to select the desired option and pressENT. Vectors guidance is relative to the fnalinbound course. A line is drawn beyond thefnal approach fx, allowing you to interceptthe fnal course segment beyond its normallimits.

A window will appear to select the desiredprocedure. Use the large right knob to make

your selection.

5. For departures and arrivals, a window appearsto select the desired transition. Turn the smallright knob to select the desired option andpress ENT.

6. With Load? highlighted, press ENT to add

the procedure to the ight plan or direct-to.In your ight plan or direct-to, the departure

or arrival airport is replaced with the sequence owaypoints contained within the selected procedure.

TAKEOFF TOUR

Nearest Pages


28/220

18 190-00356-00 Rev E

Nearest (NRST) Pages

The NRST main page groups provides listings ornearest airports or other acilities. The NRST group

provides detailed inormation on the 25 nearestairports,VORs,NDBs,intersectionsanduser-createdwaypoints within 200 NM o your current position.In addition, pages are also provided to display the fvenearest center (ARTCC/FIR) and Flight Service Station(FSS) points o communication, plus alert you to anyspecial-use or controlled airspace you may be in or

near.The nearest airport page is one o eight pages avail-

able under the NRST group:

Nearestairportpage

Nearestintersectionpage

NearestNDBpage

NearestVORpage

Nearestuserwaypointspage

NearestARTCCpage

NearestFSSpage

Nearestairspacepage

To display the NRST pages:

1. I necessary, press the small right knob toremove the cursor rom the page.

2. Turn the large right knob to select the NRSTpage group, as indicated by NRST appearingin the lower right corner o the screen.

To display a list o nearby airports, turn thelarge right knob to select the NRST page

group and (i needed) the small right knob toselect the nearest airport page.

3. Press and then turn the large right knob to

select the desired NRST page.

To scroll through the list, press the small rightknob, then turn the large right knob.

TAKEOFF TOUR

Nearest Airport


29/220

19190-00356-00 Rev E

Nearest Airport

You may examine both the communicationrequencies and runway inormation directly rom

the nearest airport page. As discussed earlier or theNAVCOM page, you may also place any displayedfrequencyintothestandbyCOMorVLOCeldbyhighlighting the requency with the cursor and press-ing ENT.

To view additional inormation or a nearby air-port rom the Nearest Airport page:

1. Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.

2. Turn the large right knob to select the desiredairport rom the list.

3. Press ENT to display waypoint (WPT) inorma-tion pages or the selected airport.

Additional inormation or a nearby airportis available by highlighting an identier on

the list and pressing ENT.

4. To display runway and requency inorma-tion, press the small right knob to removethe cursor and turn the small right knob todisplay the desired inormation page.

The nearest airport page may be used in conjunc-tion with the direct-to key to quickly set a course toa nearby acility in an in-ight emergency. Selecting a

nearby airport as a direct-to destination will overrideyour ight plan or cancel a previously selected direct-to destination. Youll still have the option o returningto your ight plan by cancelling the direct-to.

To select a nearby airport as a direct-to destina-tion:

From the nearest airport page...

1. Press the small right knob to activate thecursor.

2. Turn the large right knob to select the desiredairport rom the list.

3. Press direct-to, ENT, and ENT (again) tonavigate to the nearby airport.

To select a nearby airport as a new destina-tion, highlight its identier, pressdirect-to,

ENT, and ENT (again).

From an airport inormation page...

1. Press direct-to, ENT, and ENT (again) tonavigate to the nearby airport.

TAKEOFF TOUR

Nearest Airspace


30/220

20 190-00356-00 Rev E

Nearest Airspace Page

The last page in the NRST group, the nearestairspace page, provides inormation or up to nine

controlled or special-use airspaces near or in youright path. Airspace inormation appears on this pagebased upon the same criteria used or airspace alertmessages. Nearby airspace inormation and airspacealert messages are provided according to the ollowingconditions:

Ifyourprojectedcoursewilltakeyouinsidean

airspace within the next ten minutes, the mes-sage Airspace ahead -- less than 10 minutes willappear.

Ifyouarewithintwonauticalmilesofanairspaceand your current course will take you inside, themessage Airspace near and ahead will appear.

Ifyouarewithintwonauticalmilesofanairspaceand your current course will not take you inside,the message Near airspace less than 2NM willappear.

Ifyouhaveenteredanairspace,themessageInside Airspace will appear.

By deault, airspace alert messages are turned o.

When turned on, the message (MSG) annunciatorlocated directly above the MSG key will ash to alertyou to the airspace message. (See Section 9 Aux Pages- Setup 1 or inormation on enabling airspace alertmessages.)

To view an airspace alert message:

1. Press the MSG key. The message page appearswith the alert message.

When an airspace alert occurs, the message(MSG) annunciator will fash. Press MSG to

view the alert message.

2. Press MSG again to return to the previousdisplay.

To view nearest airspace inormation:

1. Turn the large right knob to reach the NRSTunction.

To view additional inormation about the

airspace, select the nearest airspace page.Detailed inormation is available by high-lighting the airspace name and pressing ENT.

2. Turnthe small right knob to reach the NearestAirspace page.

Note that the airspace alerts are based upon three-dimensional data (latitude, longitude and altitude) to

avoid nuisance alerts. The alert boundaries or con-trolled airspace are also sectorized to provide completeinormation on any nearby airspace. Additional inor-mation about a nearby airspacesuch as controllingagency, requency and oor/ceiling limitsis available

TAKEOFF TOUR

Flight Plans


31/220

21190-00356-00 Rev E

rom the nearest airspace page.

Flight Plans

The 400W-series lets you create up to 20 ightplans, with up to 31 waypoints in each ight plan.Flight plans are created, edited and activated using theFPL key. The FPL page group includes two pages: theactive fight plan page and thefight plan catalog. Theactive fight plan page provides inormation and editingeatures or the ight plan currently in use (reerred toas ight plan 00). Thefight plan catalog serves as the

main page or creating new ight plans, as well as edit-ing or activating previously created ight plans.

Active fight plan page with fight plancurrently in use.

Since using ight plans is arguably one o the morecomplex eatures o the 400W-series, well only discussit briey here ocusing on creating a new ight

plan and activating it to use or navigation. Additionalinormation about ight plans can be ound in Section4 Flight Plans.

To create a new fight plan:

1. Press the FPL key and turn the small rightknob to select the ight plan catalog.

2. Press the MENU key to display the ight plancatalog options.

3. Turn the large right knob to select CreateNew Flight Plan? and press ENT.

To create a new fight plan, select CreateNew Flight Plan? rom the fight plan

catalog options.

4. T h e

cursor will appear on the frst waypoint identi-fer feld (located directly below WAYPOINT).Use the large and smallright knobs to enterthe identifer o the frst waypoint in the ightplan. (The small knob is used to select thedesired letter or number and the large knobis used to move to the next character space.)

Enter the identier or each airport and/or

navaid into the fight plan in the samesequence you wish to fy.

5. PressENT once the identifer has been selected. Thecursor will move to the next blank waypoint

TAKEOFF TOUR

Flight Plans


32/220

22 190-00356-00 Rev E

identifer feld.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5, above, until all waypointsor the ight plan have been entered. Once the

ight plan is created, it may be activated roman options window. Activating the ight planwill place a copy into ight plan 00 (theoriginal ight plan still resides in the ightplan catalog). It replaces any ight plan whichcurrently exists in ight plan 00.

To activate the new fight plan:

1. On the Flight Plan Catalog page, press thesmall right knob to activate the cursor. Rotatethe large right knob to highlight the desiredight plan.

2. Press the MENU key to display the ight plancatalog options.

3. Turn the small right knob to select Activate

Flight Plan? and press ENT.

Select Activate Flight Plan? rom the pagemenu to begin using the new fight plan.

1 - COM

Radio Volume / Auto Squelch420W / 430W Only


33/220

23190-00356-00 Rev E

Section 1 - COM -Communicating Using the

GNC 420W/AW and GNS 430W/AW

Some models o the 400W-series eature a digitally-tunedVHFCOMradiothatprovidesaseamlesstransi-tion rom communication to navigation. The GNC420W and GNS 430Ws COM radio operates in theaviation voice band, rom 118.000 to 136.975 MHz,in 25 kHz steps (deault). For European operations, a

COM radio confguration o 8.33 kHz steps is pro-vided (Section 9 - Aux - Setup 2). The GNC 420AWand GNS 430AW use a 16-watt transmitter, instead othe standard 10-watt transmitter.

TX appears at the upper right corner othe screen while transmitting.

VolumeCOM radio volume is adjusted using the COM

power/volume knob. Turn the COM power/volumeknob clockwise to increase volume, or counterclock-wise to decrease volume.

Squelch

The COM radio eatures an automatic squelch toreject many localized noise sources. You may override

the squelch unction by pressing the COM power/volume knob. This acilitates listening to a distant sta-tion or setting the desired volume level.

Press the COM power/volume knob momen-tarily to override the automatic squelch.Note the RX receive indication when

receiving a station.

To override the automatic squelch, press the COM

power/volume knob momentarily. Press theCOMpower/volume knob again to return to automaticsquelch operation.

1 - COM

Com Window and Tuning 420W / 430W Only


34/220

24 190-00356-00 Rev E

COM Window and Tuning

Communication requencies are selected with thetuning cursor in the standby COM requency feld,

and using the small and largelet knobs to dial inthe desired requency. The standby requency alwaysappears below the active requency. The active re-quency is the requency currently in use or transmitand receive operations.

Tuning cursor in the COM window. Use thesmall and large let knobs to dial in the

desired standby requency.

A requency may also be quickly selected rom thedatabase by simply highlighting the desired requencyon any o the main pages and pressing the ENT key.This process is reerred to as auto-tuning. Once arequency is selected in the standby feld, it may betranserred to the active requency by pressing theCOM ip-op key.

Once the standby requency is selected, use

the COM fip-fop key to make the requencyactive or transmit and receive operations.

Whilereceivingastation,anRXindicationappears in the upper right corner o the COM windowtotheimmediaterightofCOM.ATXindicationappears at this location while you are transmitting.

NOTE:The tuning cursor will normally appearin the COM window, unless placed in the VLOCwindow by pressing thesmall let knob. Whenthe tuning cursor is in the VLOC window, it willautomatically return to the COM window ater 30seconds o inactivity. This does not apply to theGNS 420W.

The active requency in either window cannot beaccessed directlyonly the standby requency will behighlighted by the tuning cursor.

To select a COM requency:

1. I the tuning cursor is not currently in the COMwindow, press the small let knob momen-

tarily.2. Turn the large let knob to select the desired

megahertz (MHz) value. For example, the118 portion o the requency 118.300.

3. Turn the small let knob to select the desiredkilohertz (kHz) value. For example, the .300portion o the requency 118.300.

To make the standby requency the active re-quency, press the COM fip-fop key.

The tuning cursor will remain in the COM window.TheGNS430W/AWunithasabuilt-inVOR/Localizer/Glideslopecapability.IfyouwishtoselectaVOR/localizer/ILS requency, press the small let knobmomentarily to place the cursor in the VLOC window.

AdditionalinstructionsforVOR/localizer/ILSopera-tions are available in Sections 5 and 8.

1 - COM

420W / 430W Only Auto-Tuning rom Nearest Airport Page


35/220

25190-00356-00 Rev E

Cursor in VLOC window allows or VOR andILS operations. See Section 8.

Auto-Tuning

The 400W-series auto-tune eature allows youto quickly select any database requency in the GPSwindow as your standby requency. Any COM re-quency displayed in the GPS window can be trans-erred to the standby COM requency feld, with aminimum o keystrokes required. The ollowing aresome examples o selecting COM requencies romsome o the main GPS pages.

To select a COM requency or a nearby airport:

1. Select the nearest airport page rom the NRSTpage group. Press and hold the CLR key, thenturn the large right knob until the nearestpages appears. Finally, i necessary, turn the

small right knob to display the nearest airportpage.

2. Press the small right knob momentarily toplace the cursor on the airport identifer feldo the frst airport in the list. Turn the largeright knob to highlight the desired airportrequency.

3. Press ENT to place the requency in the standbyfeld o the COM window.

Nearest airport page with the Towerrequency (TWR) or the closest airport

highlighted.

4. Press the Com fip/fop key to swap thestandby and active requencies.

From the nearest airport page, select thedesired airport to show a more detailed list-

ing o requencies or that airport.

5. Beore leaving the requency page, use thelarge right knob to highlight Done? and

press ENT . Done? always needs to beacknowledged beore leaving a page group.

1 - COM

420W / 430W OnlyAuto-Tuning rom Flight Plan/Database


36/220

26 190-00356-00 Rev E

To select a COM requency or a nearby fight ser-

vice station (FSS) or center (ARTCC):

1. Select the nearest center or ight service pagerom the NRST page group. Turn the largeright knob until the NRST pages appear. Then,i necessary, turn the small right knob todisplay the desired NRST page.

Use the nearest ARTCC page to quickly re-trieve the requency(s) or the nearest center

(ARTCC) acility.

2. Press the small right knob momentarily toplace the cursor on the page.

3. Turn the large right knob to highlight theFSS/ARTCC requency and press ENT to placethe requency in the standby feld o the COMwindow.

To select a COM requency or any airport in your

fight plan:

1. Select the NAVCOM page rom the NAV page

group. (Press and hold the CLR key, then turnthe small right knob until the NAVCOM pageappears.)

The NAVCOM page provides a requency listor all the airports (departure, en route and

arrival) along your active fight plan.

2. Press the small right knob to place the cursoron the airport identifer feld. To the let o thisfeld appears Departure, En Route or Arrival depending on the placement o the dis-

played airport within your ight plan.

3. Turn the small right knob to display awindow listing the airports in your ight plan.Continue turning the small right knob toselect the desired airport.

4. Press ENT to return to the NAVCOM page withthe requencies or the selected airport.

5. Turn the large right knob to highlight thedesired requency.

6. Press ENT to place the highlighted requencyin the standby COM window feld.

To select a COM requency or any airport in thedatabase:

1. Select the airport requencies page rom theWPT page group. (Turn the large right knobto select the WPT page group. Then turn thesmall right knob until the airport requenciespage appears.)

Use the airport requencies page to retrievea requency list or ANY airport in the

Jeppesen NavData database.

2. Press the small right knob to place the cursoron the airport identifer feld.

3. Use the small and largeright knobs to enterthe identifer o the desired airport. Press ENT

1 - COM

420W / 430W Only

h f h d k i h

Emergency Channel


37/220

27190-00356-00 Rev E

when fnished.

4. Turn the large right knob to highlight thedesired requency.

5. Press ENT to place the highlighted requencyin the standby COM window feld.

Emergency Channel

The 420W/430W emergency channel select pro-vides a quick method o selecting 121.500 MHz as theactive requency in the event o an in-ight emergency.

The emergency channel select is available wheneverthe unit is on, regardless o GPS or cursor status, orloss o the display.

To quickly tune and activate 121.500, pressand hold the COM (or remote) fip-fop key orapproximately two seconds. I the remote key isused, urther changes in COM requency will notbe possible without recycling power.

Press and hold the COM fip-fop key ortwo seconds to activate the 121.500 MHz

emergency requency.

Note: Under some circumstances i the com sys-tem loses communication with the main system,the radio will automatically tune to 121.500MHz or transmit and receive regardless o thedisplayed requency.

Stuck Microphone

Wheneverthe420W/430Wistransmitting,aTXindication will appear in the COM window. I the

microphone is stuck or accidentally let in the keyedposition, or continues to transmit ater the key isreleased, the COM transmitter will automatically timeout (or cease transmitting) ater 35 seconds o continu-ous broadcasting. Youll also receive a COM push-to-talk key stuck message as long as the stuck conditionexists.

A COM push-to-talk key stuck message

appears to warn you o a stuck microphone.Transmitting is disabled ater 35 seconds o

continuous broadcasting.

1 - COM

R t F S l ti C t l

Remote Frequency Selection


38/220

28 190-00356-00 Rev E

Remote Frequency Selection Control

On units confgured or remote Com requencyrecall*,pressingtheremoterecallswitchwillloadthenext preset Com requency into the units Standby re-

quency box and display a temporary pop-up windowwiththecurrentPresetIDnumbere.g.,Preset1orPreset 12. The remote recall switch can be pressedmultiple times to scroll the entire preset requencylist through the Standby requency box (the list willwrap rom the bottom o the list back up to the top,skipping any empty preset positions).

* Preset Com Frequencies are only available with SWVersion 3.00, or later.

The standby requency isnt activated until a Comip op switch (either remote- or bezel-mounted) ispressed. Remote Frequency Selection only unctionson units confgured or a remote Com Frequencyrecall switch. SeeAux Pages - Setup 2 Page - Preset Com

Frequencies or instructions on storing preset Comrequencies.

2 - NAV PAGES

Section 2

Page Groups / NAV Page Group


39/220

29190-00356-00 Rev E

Section 2NAV Pages

Main Page Groups

The 400W-series main pages are divided intogroups:NAV,WPT,AUXandNRST.Whileview-ing any o these pages, selection o another page is asimple selection process using the small and largerigt knobs.

NAV

7+ available pages

(see list below)

WPT

10 available pages

(see Section 6)

AUX


NRST


To select the desired page group, turn the largeright knob until a page rom the desired group isdisplayed.

To select the desired page within the group, turnthe small right knob until the desired page isdisplayed.

NAV Page Group

TheNAVpagegroupincludesseven,ormore,pages.WhileviewinganyNAVpage,turnthesmallrigt knobtoselectadifferentNAVpage.Youmay

fnd this selection process convenient to cycle betweenthe deault NAVand map pagestwo o the mostrequently used pages. Other pages are provided tolist requencies or your ight plan, show your currentposition, display current satellite reception, and makevertical navigation settings.

Deault NAV Map Terrain

VNAV

Position Satellite StatusNAVCOM

The bottom right corner o the screen indicates which pagegroup is currently being displayed (e.g., NAV or NRST), the

number o screens available within that group (indicated bysquare icons) and the placement o the current screen within

that group (indicated by a highlighted square icon). To select a

dierent page within the group, turn the small right knob.

This part o the screen is also used to display the 400W-seriesturn advisories (e.g., DTK 313 9 S, or LT TO 030 NOW) andwaypoint alerts (e.g., ARRIVING WPT or HOLD TEARDROP)during fight plan and approach operations. Seconds will be

abbreviated as S and Now may be seen as N. See Section5 or more inormation.

2 - NAV PAGES

Default NAV Page The graphic CDI shows your position at the center

Deault Nav Page


40/220

30 190-00356-00 Rev E

Default NAV Page

TherstNAVpageisthedeault NAV page. Thispage may be quickly selected rom ANY page by using

the CLRkey.To select the NAV group and display the deault NAVpage, press and hold the CLR key.

The deault NAV page displays a graphic coursedeviationindicator(CDI)acrossthetopofthepage.UnliketheangularlimitsonaCDIcoupledtoaVORorILSreceiver,fullscalelimitsforthisCDIaredened

by a GPS-derived distance (2.0, 1.0 or 0.3 NM). Bydefault,theCDIscaleautomaticallyadjuststothedesired limits based upon the current phase o ight:en route, terminal area or approach.

Active Leg oFlight Plan

User-selectable

Data Fields

Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)

Page location in NAVgroup or advisory

NOTE:Approaching the FAF, the GNS 400W-seriesunit automatically rescales in an angular ashion.This allows the LPV approach to be own identicallyto a standard ILS. At 2.0 NM rom the FAF, CDI scal-ing is tightened rom 1.0 to the angular ull scaledeection defned or the approach.

You may also manually select the desired scale set-ting as outlined in the Aux Setup section.

ThegraphicCDIshowsyourpositionatthecentero the indicator, relative to the desired course (themoving course deviation needle). As with a traditionalmechanicalCDI,whenyoureoffcoursesimplysteertoward the needle. The TO/FROM arrow in the centero the scale indicates whether you are heading to thewaypoint (an up arrow) or i you have passed thewaypoint (a down arrow).

The ollowing symbols are usedon the deault

NAV page directly below the CDIto depict the

active leg o a fight plan or direct-to:

Direct-To a Waypoint

Course to a Waypoint, or DesiredCourse between Two Waypoints

Right Procedure Turn

Let Procedure Turn

Vectors-To-Final

DME Arc to the let

DME Arc to the right

Let-hand Holding Pattern

Right-hand Holding Pattern

DirectlybelowtheCDIappearstheactiveleg oyour ight plan, or the direct-to destination whenusing the direct-to key. This will automaticallysequence to the next leg o your ight plan as youreach each interim waypoint. I no ight plan or

direct-to destination has been selected, the destinationfeld will remain blank.

2 - NAV PAGES

Deault Nav Page

Selecting Desired On-Screen Data To select a dierent data item or any data eld:


41/220

31190-00356-00 Rev E

Selecting Desired On Screen Data

At the bottom o the deault NAV page youll fndsix user-defnable felds which display the data youllneed as your ight progresses. By deault these feldsdisplay:distancetodestination(DIS),desiredtrack(DTK),bearingtode

Documents

Pilots Guide and Reference