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4-25190-01102-02 Rev. DGarmin G500 Pilot’s Guide ForewordSec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 4.7.3 TIS Limitations NOTE: This section on TIS Limitations is not comprehensive. Garmin recommends the user review the TIS Limitations section of the Aeronautical Information Manual, Section 1-3-5. TIS is NOT intended to be used as a collision avoidance system and does not relieve the pilot of responsibility to “see and avoid” other aircraft. TIS should not be used for avoidance maneuvers during IMC or other times when there is no visual contact with the intruder aircraft. TIS is intended only to assist in visual acquisition of other aircraft in VMC. No recommended avoidance maneuvers are provided for, nor authorized, as a direct result of a TIS intruder display or TIS advisory. While TIS is a useful aid to visual traffic avoidance, it has some system limitations that must be fully understood to ensure proper use. Many of these limitations are inherent in secondary radar surveillance. In other words, the information provided by TIS will be no better than that provided to ATC. TIS will only display aircraft with operating transponders installed. TIS relies on surveillance of the Mode S radar , which is a “secondary surveillance” radar similar to the ATCRBS. TIS operation may be intermittent during turns or other maneuvering. TIS is dependent on two-way, “line-of- sight” communication between the aircraft and the Mode S radar. Whenever the structure of the client aircraft comes between the transponder antenna (usually located on the underside of the aircraft) and the ground-based radar antenna, the signal may be temporarily interrupted. Other limitations and anomalies associated with TIS are described in the AIM, Section 1-3-5.
4-26Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide190-01102-02 Rev. D Foreword Sec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index Garmin is not responsible for Mode S geographical coverage. Operation of the ground stations is the responsibility of the FAA. Refer to the Aeronautical Information Manual for a Terminal Mode S Radar Site Map covering the U.S. NOTE: TIS will be unavailable at low altitudes in many areas of the U.S., particularly in mountainous regions. Also, when flying near the “floor” of radar coverage in a particular area, intruders below the client aircraft may not be detected by TIS. TIS information is collected one radar scan prior to the scan during which the uplink occurs. Therefore, the surveillance information is approximately five seconds old. In order to present the intruders in a “real time” position, the TIS ground station uses a “predictive algorithm” in its tracking software. This algorithm uses track history data to extrapolate intruders to their expected positions consistent with the time of display in the cockpit. Occasionally, aircraft maneuvering will cause this algorithm to induce errors in the display. These errors primarily affect relative bearing information and traffic target track vector (it will lag); intruder distance and altitude will remain relatively accurate and may be used to assist in “see and avoid.” Some of the more common examples of these errors follow: • When client or intruder aircraft maneuvers excessively or abruptly, the tracking algorithm may report incorrect horizontal position until the maneuvering aircraft stabilizes. • When a rapidly closing intruder is on a course that crosses the client aircraft course at a shallow angle (either overtaking or head on) and either aircraft abruptly changes course within 0.25 NM, TIS may display the intruder on the opposite side of the client than it actually is. These are relatively rare occurrences and will be corrected in a few radar scans once the course has stabilized.
4-27190-01102-02 Rev. DGarmin G500 Pilot’s Guide ForewordSec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 4.7.4 TIS Alerts When the number of Traffic Advisories (TAs) on the Traffic Map Page increases from one scan to the next, the following occur: • A single “Traffic” voice alert is generated. • A TRAFFIC Annunciation appears to the top left of the Attitude Indicator on the PFD, flashing for 5 seconds and remaining displayed until no TAs are detected in the area. To reduce the number of nuisance alerts due to proximate aircraft, the “Traffic” voice alert is generated only when the number of TAs increases. For example, when the first TA is displayed, a voice and visual annunciation are generated. As long as a single TA remains on the display, no additional voice alerts are generated. If a second TA appears on the display or if the number of TAs initially decreases and then subsequently increases, another voice alert is generated. A “Traffic Not Available” (TNA) voice alert is generated when the TIS service becomes unavailable or is out of range. Traffic may not be displayed in the radar coverage area due to the following: • Radar site TIS Mode S sensor is not operational or is out of service. • Traffic or requesting aircraft is beyond the maximum range of the TIS- capable Mode S radar site. • Traffic or requesting aircraft is above the radar site in the cone of silence and out of range of an adjacent site. • Traffic or requesting aircraft is below radar coverage. In flat terrain, the coverage extends from about 3000 feet upward at 55 miles. Terrain and obstacles around the radar site can further decrease radar coverage in all directions. • Traffic does not have an operating transponder .
4-28Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide190-01102-02 Rev. D Foreword Sec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 4.7.5 Traffic Pop-Up When the GDU 620 MFD is displaying any page (other than the NAV Traffic page) and a traffic alert becomes active, the Traffic Warning pop-up will be displayed. NOTE: The traffic pop-up will not appear when your aircraft is on the ground. Pr ess ENT to go directly to the Traffic page. OR Press CLR to return to the previously viewed page. Traffic Pop-Up Figure 4-19 Traffic Pop-Up 4.7.6 TIS System Status The GDU 620 performs an automatic test of TIS during power-up. If TIS passes the test, TIS enters Standby Mode on the ground or Operating Mode in the air. If TIS fails the power up test, an annunciation is shown in the center of the Traffic Map Page. NOTE: An alert will be generated when Standby is selected and the aircraft is in the air.
4-29190-01102-02 Rev. DGarmin G500 Pilot’s Guide ForewordSec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index Traffic Map Page Annunciation Description NO DATA* Data is not being received from the transponder DATA FAILED* Data is being received from the transponder, but a failure is detected in the data stream FAILED* The transponder has failed UNAVAILABLE TIS is unavailable or out of range * Contact a service center or Garmin dealer for corrective action Table 4-11 TIS Failure Annunciations The traffic mode is annunciated in the upper left corner of the Traffic Map Page. When the aircraft is on the ground, TIS automatically enters Standby Mode. If traffic is selected for display on another map while Standby \ Mode is selected, the traffic display enabled icon is crossed out (also the case when TIS has failed). Once the aircraft is airborne, TIS switches to Operating Mode and traffic information is displayed. The mode can be changed manually usi\ ng soft keys or the page menu. ModeTraffic Mode Annunciation (Traffic Map Page) Traffic Display Enabled Icon (Other Maps) TIS Operating OPERATING TIS Standby STANDBY (Also shown in white in center of page) TIS Failed* FAIL Table 4-12 TIS Modes Switching Between TIS Operating Modes 1) Turn the large MFD knob to the MAP page group and then turn the small MFD knob to the Traffic Map Page. 2) Select the STANDBY or OPERATE soft key to switch between modes. The mode is displayed in the upper left corner of the Traffic Map Page. OR
4-30Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide190-01102-02 Rev. D Foreword Sec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 1) Press the MENU key. 2) Select Operate mode or Standby mode whether airborne or on the ground. 3) Press the ENT key. The annunciations indicate the status of traffic information appear in a banner at the lower left corner of maps on which traffic can be displayed. Traffic Status Banner Annunciation Description TA OFF SCALE* A Traffic Advisory is outside the selected display range Annunciation is removed when traffic comes within the selected display range TA X.X ± XX ↕** System cannot determine bearing of Traffic Advisory Annunciation indicates distance in NM, altitude separation in hundreds of feet, and altitude trend arrow (climbing/ descending) AGE MM:SS Appears if traffic data is not refreshed within 6 seconds If after another 6 seconds data is not received, traffic is removed from the display The quality of displayed traffic information is reduced as the age increases TRFC COAST The displayed data is not current (6 to 12 seconds since last message) The quality of displayed traffic information is reduced when this message is displayed TRFC RMVD Traffic is removed because it is too old for coasting (12 to 60 seconds since last message) Traffic may exist within the selected display range, but it is not displayed TRFC FAIL Traffic data has failed NO TRFC DATA Traffic has not been detected TRFC UNAVAIL The traffic service is unavailable or out of range *Shown as symbol on Traffic Map Page **Shown in center of Traffic Map Page Table 4-13 TIS Traffic Status Annunciations
4-31190-01102-02 Rev. DGarmin G500 Pilot’s Guide ForewordSec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 4.8 Xm weather (Optional) The primary map for viewing XM Weather data are the Weather Data Link Pages in the Map Page Group. These are the only GDU 620 map displays capable of all available XM weather products. The Wx Weather pages may be oriented to either Track Up or North Up. Canadian Radar provided by Environment Canada. 4.8.1 Using XM Satellite Weather Products When a weather product is active on the Weather Data Link Page or the Navigation Map Page, the age of the data is displayed on the screen. The age of the product is based on the time difference between when the data was assembled on the ground and the current GPS time. Weather products are refreshed at specific intervals (defined in the Refresh Rate column). If for any reason, a weather product is not refreshed within the 30, 60, 90, or 120 minute Expiration Time intervals, the data is considered expired and is removed from the display. This ensures that the displayed data is consistent with what is currently being broadcast by XM Satellite Radio services. If more than half of the expiration time has elapsed from the time the data is received, the color of the product age displayed changes to yellow. 4.8.2 Customizing the XM Weather Map Each Wx Data Link Map page may be customized individually. The Wx Data Link Map pages are customized by selecting options from the Page Menu. The Page Menu options include choices for Weather Setup and displaying the Weather Legends. The Weather Setup choice covers selections for adjusting the viewing ranges of the weather products. 1) While viewing a WX Data Link Map page of the WX page group, press the MENU key to display the Page Menu Options. The cursor flashes on the “Weather Setup” option. Press ENT. Figure 4-20 Weather Page Menu Options 2) With the Data Link Setup Menu displayed, turn the Large MFD knob to select the desired item and press ENT.
4-32Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide190-01102-02 Rev. D Foreword Sec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index Figure 4-21 Weather Data Link Setup Menu Options 3) Turn the small MFD knob to select the desired weather feature option. Figure 4-22 Weather Data Link Setup Menu Option Selection 4) Press ENT to save a selection. 5) Turn the large MFD knob to the next desired option or press the small MFD knob to cancel and return to the XM Weather Data Link Map Page.
4-33190-01102-02 Rev. DGarmin G500 Pilot’s Guide ForewordSec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index WX Page Menu - Weather Setup Menu Item Adjustment Map OrientationNorth Up, Track Up NEXRAD Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM NEXRAD Legend On/Off Echo Top Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Cloud Top Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Lightning Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Cell Mov Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM SIG/Air Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM METAR Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Surface Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Surface Data Time Current, 12 Hr, 24 Hr, 36 Hr, and 48 Hr Frz Lvl Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Wnd Aloft Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Wnd Aloft Altitude Surface, 3000 feet to 42000 feet County Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Cyclone Data Viewing Range Off, 50 NM to 2000 NM Table 4-14 Weather Page Menu Setup Options
4-34Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide190-01102-02 Rev. D Foreword Sec 1 System Sec 2 PFD Sec 3 MFD Sec 4 Hazard Avoidance Sec 5 Additional Features Sec 6 Annun. & Alerts Sec 7 Symbols Sec 8 Glossary Appendix A Appendix B Index 4.8.3 XM Weather Symbols and Product Age The weather product symbols, the expiration time and the refresh rate are shown in the following table. The refresh rate represents the interval at which XM Satellite Radio broadcasts new signals that may or may not contain new weather data. It does not represent the rate at which weather data is updated or new content is received by the Data Link Receiver. Weather data is refreshed at intervals that are defined and controlled by XM Satellite Radio and its data vendors. Symbol Weather Product Expiration Time (Minutes) Refresh Rate (Minutes) NEXRAD (NEXRAD and Echo Top are Mutually Exclusive) 30 5 Echo Top (Cloud Top and Echo Top Mutually Exclusive) (NEXRAD and Echo Top Mutually Exclusive) 30 7.5 Cloud Top (Cloud Top and Echo Top Mutually Exclusive) 60 15 XM Lightning 305 Cell Movement 301.25 SIGMETs / AIRMETs 6012 METARs 9012 City Forecast 9012 Surface Analysis 6012 Freezing Levels 12012 Winds Aloft 9012 County Warnings 605 Cyclone Warnings 6012 Table 4-15 Weather Product Symbols and Aging Times