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Setup 1 Page
To view, use or reset total trip time: 
1.  Select “Flight Timers” from the Utility Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
reset mode field, under “Total Trip Time”. (The 
reset mode field indicates “Pwr-on” or “In 
Air”.) 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select the 
desired reset mode. (“Pwr-on” resets trip time 
to zero hours/minutes/seconds each time the 
500W-series unit is turned on. “In Air” resets 
trip time to zero after power on and when 
the GPS-computed ground speed exceeds 30 
knots.) 
Turn the small right knob to select when the 
trip timer resets: each time the 500W-series  unit is powered on or when ground speed  exceeds 30 knots. 
 In the case of a helicopter installation, the Total 
Trip Criteria is “Power-on” or “In-air.” 
4.  Press  ENT when finished. 
5.   To reset the total trip time, turn the large right 
knob to highlight “Reset?” and press ENT. 
Trip Statistics
To reset trip statistics readouts: 
1.  Select “Trip Statistics” from the Utility Page. 
2.  Press  MENU to display an options window 
with several reset options: 
Press MENU to display an options window,  listing several reset options. 
• Reset Trip? —  Resets trip odometer and average ground speed readouts
• Reset Max Speed? —  Resets maximum speed  readout only
• Reset Odometer? —  Resets odometer readout  only
• Reset All? —  Resets all trip statistics readouts
3.   Turn the large right knob to select the desired 
reset option and press ENT. 
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RAIM Prediction
To predict RAIM availability: 
1.  Select “RAIM Prediction” from the utility 
page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights the waypoint 
field. Use the small and large right knobs 
to enter the identifier of the waypoint at which 
you wish to determine RAIM availability. Press 
ENT when finished. (To determine RAIM avail-
ability for your present position, press CLR, 
followed by ENT.) 
3.   The flashing cursor moves to the arrival date 
field. Use the small and large right knobs to 
enter the date for which you wish to determine 
RAIM availability. Press ENT when finished. 
4.   The flashing cursor moves to the arrival time 
field. Use the small and large right knobs 
to enter the time you wish to use reference for  
determine RAIM availability. Press ENT when 
finished. 
Once the destination, date and time are 
entered, select “Compute RAIM?” to deter -
mine if satellite coverage is adequate for the  flight. 
5.  The flashing cursor moves to “Compute 
RAIM?”. Press ENT to begin RAIM prediction. 
Once calculations are complete, the 500W-
series unit displays one of the following in the 
RAIM status field: 
• RAIM Not Available — 
Satellite coverage is predicted to NOT be 
sufficient for reliable operation during non-
precision approaches
• RAIM Available —  Satellite coverage is predicted to be sufficient 
for reliable operation during all flight phases, 
including non-precision approaches
 NOTE:  RAIM computations predict satellite coverage within ±15 minutes of the specified arrival date and time. Refer to Section 11 for more information regard
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ing RAIM protection limits. 
Software Versions
The Software / Database Versions Page displays 
software version information for the operating soft
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ware within the GPS receiver, COM transceiver, 
VOR/localizer receiver, glideslope receiver and main 
processor board. 
This page is for information purposes only — no 
user functions are available from this page. 
Software Versions 
Setup 1 Page
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Setup 1 Page
Database Versions
The Database Versions Page displays the current 
Jeppesen database type, effective date, and expiration 
date, along with the version and type of built-in land 
database. 
Database Versions
Terrain  Database Versions
The Terrain Database Versions Page displays the 
current terrain and obstacle database types, version, 
cycle, effective date, and expiration date. 
Terrain  Database Versions 
Setup 1 Page
The Setup 1 Page provides access to airspace 
alarms, CDI scale adjustments, an arrival alarm, units 
of measure settings, position formats, map datums, 
settings for local or UTC time display, display adjust
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ments, nearest airport search parameters, data field 
configurations and COM transceiver channel spacing. 
When an item is selected, the corresponding page 
appears providing access to the various unit settings. 
To select, highlight  with cursor and  press ENT.
Third Page 
in AUX Group
To select an item from the Setup Page: 
1.   Press  the  small right knob momentarily, to 
activate the flashing cursor. 
From the Setup Page, highlight the desired  item and press ENT...
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2.   Turn the large right knob to select the desired 
item, and press ENT. 
...to display the corresponding page (e.g. 
Units / Position Page). 
The following items are available: 
CDI / Alarms —  allows you to define the scale for 
the 500W-series unit on-screen course deviation 
indicator. The scale values represent full scale 
deflection for the CDI to either side. The default 
setting is “Auto”. At this setting, the CDI scale is 
set to 2.0 NM during the “en route” phase of flight. 
Within 31 NM of your destination airport, the CDI 
scale gradually ramps down to 1.0 NM (termi
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nal area). Likewise, when leaving your departure 
airport the CDI scale is set to 1.0 NM and gradu
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ally ramps up to 2 NM beyond 30 NM (from the 
departure airport). During approach operations 
the CDI scale gradually transitions down to an 
angular CDI scale. At 2.0 NM of the final approach 
fix (FAF), CDI scaling is tightened from 1.0 to the 
angular full scale deflection (typically the angular 
full-scale deflection is 2.0°, but will be as defined 
for the approach). 
CDI / Alarms Page
If a lower CDI scale setting is selected (i.e., 1.0 or 
0.3 NM), the higher scale settings are not selected 
during ANY phase of flight. For example, if 1.0 NM 
is selected, the 500W-series unit uses this for en 
route and terminal phases and ramps down further 
during an approach. Note that the Horizontal 
Alarm (HAL) protection limits listed below follow 
the selected CDI scale, unless corresponding flight 
phases call for lower HAL. For example, if the 1.0 
NM CDI setting is selected, full-scale deflection 
during approach will still follow the approach CDI 
scale settings. 
CDI Scale Horizontal Alarm 
Limit
Auto (oceanic) 2.0 NM
±2.0 NM or Auto (en route) 2.0 NM
±1.0 NM or Auto (terminal) 1.0 NM
±0.3 NM or Auto   (approach) 0.3 NM
An “auto” ILS CDI selection allows the 500W-
series unit to automatically switch the external CDI 
from the GPS receiver to the VLOC receiver, when 
intercepting the final approach course. Or, select 
“manual” to manually switch the external CDI 
connection, as needed (using the CDI key). If the 
unit is installed with a KAP140/KFC225 autopilot, 
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automatic switching will not take place. See AUX 
- Setup 1 for ILS CDI Selection details. 
CDI scales and corresponding flight phases:
En Route
Terminal
Approach
(For each scale/phase to be available,  
“Selected CDI” must be set to “Auto”) 
Maximum
An arrival alarm, provided on the CDI / Alarms 
Page, may be set to notify you with a message when 
you have reached a user-defined distance to the 
final destination (the direct-to waypoint or the last 
waypoint in a flight plan). Once you have reached 
the set distance (up to 99.9 units), an “Arrival at 
[waypoint]” message is displayed. 
The Airspace Alarms fields allow you to turn the 
controlled / special-use airspace message alerts on 
or off. This does not affect the alerts listed on the 
Nearest Airspace Page or the airspace boundaries 
depicted on the Map Page. It simply turns on/off 
the warning provided when you are approaching or 
near an airspace. 
An altitude buffer is also provided which “expands” 
the vertical range above or below an airspace. For 
example, if the buffer is set at 500 feet, and you are 
more than 500 feet above or below an airspace, you  will not be notified with an alert message; if you are 
less than 500 feet above or below an airspace and 
projected to enter it, you will be notified with an 
alert message. The default setting is 200 feet. 
Units / Position —  allows you to configure the 
displayed data to standard or metric units of mea
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sure. This setting applies to distance, speed, alti-
tude, fuel, pressure and temperature. Also provided 
are three variation (heading) options: Magnetic, 
True, and User. If “Magnetic” is selected, all track, 
course and heading information is corrected to the 
magnetic variation computed by the GPS receiver. 
The “True” setting references all information to true 
north. The “User” selection allows the pilot to enter 
values between 0º and 179º E or W. 
Use the Units / Position Page to switch 
distance and speed measurements between  Nautical, Statute and Metric units. 
Configuration settings for position format and map 
datum are also provided. Position formats include 
latitude/longitude, MGRS and UTM/UPS. The 
NavData
® card uses the WGS 84 map datum to 
conform to WAAS requirements. 
Date / Time —  provides settings for time format 
(local or UTC; 12- or 24-hour) and time offset. The 
time offset is used to define current local time. UTC 
(also called “GMT” or “zulu”) date and time are cal
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culated directly from the GPS satellites’ signals and 
cannot be changed. If you prefer to use local time, 
simply designate the offset by adding or subtracting 
the correct number of hours. 
Not all time zones are offset from UTC by a whole 
number of hours (e.g., Newfoundland, Central 
Australia, India, Iraq, ...)
The Date / Time Page allows you to display 
time information (such as ETA) in UTC (zulu)  or local time. 
Display Backlight —  allows you to adjust the 
display for optimum viewing in any condition. 
Automatic backlighting is available which uses a 
built-in photocell (at the top right corner of the dis
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play bezel) to make the proper display adjustments 
without any user intervention. You may select 
manual control of the display backlighting to tailor 
the 500W-series unit display to your needs. 
 NOTE:  Display backlighting changes are not saved when the 500W-series unit is turned off. Backlighting reverts to the “Auto” setting the next time the unit is turned on. 
Nearest Airport Criteria —  defines the minimum 
runway length and surface type used when deter
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mining the 25 nearest airports to display on the 
Nearest Airport Page. A minimum runway length 
and/or surface type may be entered to prevent  airports with small runways, or runways that are not 
of appropriate surface, from being displayed. The 
default settings are “0 feet (or meters)” for runway 
length and “any” for runway surface type. 
Data Field Configuration —  determines the 
information type that is displayed in the user-
selectable data field directly below the VLOC 
window. Available data options are: VOR/LOC data 
that displays VOR/Localizer information, Config 
Data Fields that allow selection of a nav data item, 
or a traffic watch screen (when connected to a 
traffic sensor). The selected data option appears on 
EVERY page. 
To change the data field configuration: 
1. 
  Select “Data Field Configuration” from the 
Setup 1 Page. 
2.   Turn the small right  knob to display the 
configuration items. 
3.   Turn the  small or large right knob to high-
light the desired item and then press ENT. 
4.    If you selected “Config Data Fields”, turn the 
large right knob counter-clockwise to high-
light the data field name. 
5.    The data field name will be highlighted. Turn 
the  small right knob to display the data field 
items. 
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6.  Turn the  small or large right knob to high-
light the desired item and then press ENT. 
7.   Press the  small right (CRSR) knob twice to 
exit the selection process. 
COM Configuration —  allows you to select 
8.33 kHz or 25.0 kHz COM frequency channel 
spacing.
 NOTE:  8.33 kHz VHF communication frequency  channel spacing is not approved for use in the United States. Select the 25.0 kHz channel spacing option for use in the United States. 
CDI  / Alarms
To set the airspace warning messages or change 
the altitude buffer: 
1.   Select “CDI / Alarms” from the Setup 1 Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
“On”/”Off” field next to the desired airspace 
type. (“MOAs & Other Airspace” includes mili-
tary operation, alert, caution, danger, training 
and warning areas.) 
Turn the large right knob to select the de-
sired airspace type, then turn the small right  knob to select “On” or “Off”. 
3.  Turn the small right knob to select “On” or 
“Off”, as desired. Press ENT  to accept the 
selection. 
4.   To change the altitude buffer, turn the large 
right  knob to highlight the “Altitude Buffer” 
field. Use the small and large right knobs 
to enter the desired buffer distance. Press ENT  
when finished. 
This buffer distance is added to the floor/
ceiling limits and provides an added margin  of safety. 
 NOTE:  When an approach has been loaded into the active flight plan, airspace alert messages are disabled within 31 NM of the destination airport. 
To change the maximum CDI scale setting: 
1.   Select “CDI / Alarms” from the Setup Page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights the “Selected 
CDI” field. Turn the small right knob to select 
the desired CDI scale. The selected scale and 
any lower scale settings are used during the 
various phases of flight as described in Section 
11 FDE - CDI/Alarms. 
3.  Press  ENT to accept the selected scale. The 
“System CDI” field displays the CDI scale cur -
rently in use. The “System CDI” setting may 
differ from the “Selected CDI” depending upon 
the current phase of flight. 
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 NOTE: The CDI scale is always displayed in nautical miles, regardless of the current distance units of mea
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sure selected on the Units / Position Page. 
To change the ILS CDI selection: 
1.   Select “CDI / Alarms” from the Setup Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
“ILS CDI Capture” field. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select “Auto” or 
“Manual”, as desired. Press ENT to accept the 
selection. 
 NOTE:  Installations with certain autopilots, such as 
the KAP 140 and KFC225, do not allow automatic ILS CDI switching. 
“Auto” ILS CDI Capture switches the CDI 
output from GPS to the VLOC receiver as you  intercept the final approach course. 
To set the arrival alarm and alarm distance: 
1.  Select “CDI / Alarms” from the Setup Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
“On”/”Off” field (left-hand side of the field 
directly  below “Arrival Alarm”). 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select “On” or 
“Off”, as desired. Press ENT  to accept the 
selection. 
4.   The flashing cursor moves to the alarm dis-
tance field (to the immediate right of “On” or 
“Off”). To enter an arrival alarm distance, use 
the  small and large right knobs to enter 
the desired alarm distance. Press ENT when 
finished. 
Units / Position
To set the magnetic variation: 
1.   Select “Units / Position” from the Setup Page 1. 
2.  The flashing cursor highlights the heading mode 
field. Turn  the  small right knob to select the 
desired heading mode:  Magnetic, True, or User. 
3.  If User Heading is selected, the flashing cursor 
will highlight the Heading field. Turn the small 
right knob to the desired heading values, 
hemisphere and then degrees. 
 NOTE:  Manual (User) selection of the heading value is 
available for units with SW Version 3.30, or later. 
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4. Press ENT to accept the selection. (The heading 
modes are described previously in the Units/
Position section.) 
To change the units of measure: 
1.   Select “Units / Position” from the Setup 
Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
desired units of measure category. The fol-
lowing categories, and corresponding units of 
measure, are available: 
• DIS, SPD — distance and speed in Nautical 
(nautical miles/knots), Statute (miles/miles 
per hour) or Metric (kilometers/kilometers per 
hour) terms. 
• A LT, VS — altitude and vertical speed in Feet/ feet per minute, Meters/meters per minute, or 
Meters/meters per second. 
• PRESSURE — barometric pressure in Inches  or Millibars. 
• TEMP — temperature in degrees Celsius or  Fahrenheit. 
• FUEL — fuel units in Gallons, Imperial Gal
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lons, Kilograms, Liters or Pounds. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
units of measure for the selected category. 
Press ENT to accept the selection. 
To change the position format: 
1.  Select “Units / Position” from the Setup 
Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
“Position Format” field. 
3.   Turn the small right knob to select the desired 
position format. The following position formats 
are available: 
• hdd°mm.mmm — latitude and longitude in 
degrees and decimal minutes
• hdd°mm’ss.s” — latitude and longitude in  degrees, minutes and decimal seconds
• MGRS — Military Grid Reference System
• UTM/UPS — Universal Transverse Mercator /  Universal Polar Stereographic grids
4.   Press ENT to accept the selected format. 
Map Datum: 
The Map Datum may not be changed. 
 NOTE:  Per TSO C146a, the WGS-84 map datum is 
used.  
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Date  / Time
To display local time or UTC: 
1.  Select “Date / Time” from the Setup Page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights the “Time 
Format” field. Turn the small right knob to 
display a window of available time formats: 
Local 12hr, Local 24hr, or UTC. 
3.  Continue turning the small right knob to 
select the desired time format. 
4.  Press  ENT to accept the selection. 
To set the local time: 
1.  Select “Date / Time” from the Setup Page. 
2.   Turn the large right knob to highlight the 
time offset field. 
3.   Use the small and large right knobs to enter the 
desired offset, beginning by entering a minus (-) or   
plus (+) sign to indicate whether the offset is 
behind UTC or ahead of UTC. (In the United 
States, all local time offsets are minus, or 
behind UTC.) 
4.  Press  ENT to accept the selected offset. 
 NOTE:  When a local time offset is entered, you 
must also select “Local 12 hour” or “Local 24 hour” time format. The “UTC” time format setting ignores any time offset entry. 
Display Backlight. 
To change the backlighting intensity: 
1.   Select “Display Backlight” from the Setup 
Page. 
2.   The flashing cursor highlights the backlight 
“Mode” field. Turn the small right knob to 
select the desired mode: Auto or Manual. Press 
ENT to accept the selection. 
3.  If “Manual” is selected, the flashing cursor 
moves to the backlight “Level” field. Turn the 
small right knob to select the desired level. 
Press ENT to accept the selection. 
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