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Introduc
tion
Cautions
Historyo
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Date
SoftwareVersion
ManualRevision
January200
0
1.0
CapstoneRelease
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00
1.1
GARelease
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1.2
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000
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tsGuide,orderpart#560-1026-08RevA(GarminP/N190-
00479-00RevC).TheMX20InstallationGuideispart#560-1025-xx.T
heMX
20QuickReferenceGuideis
part#561-0263-xx.
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energyand,ifnotinstalledand
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aycaus
eharmfulinterfer-
encetoradiocommunications.
Furthermore,there
isnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina
particularinstallation.
Ifthisequipmentdoescauseha
rmfulinterference,the
userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
relocatingtheequipmentorcon
nectingtheequipment
toadifferentcircuitthantheaffectedequipment.
Consultanauthorizeddealero
rotherqualifiedavi-
onicstechnicianforadditionalhelpiftheseremedies
donotcorrecttheproblem.
Operationofthisdeviceissubjecttothefollowing
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemay
notcauseharmful
interference,a
nd(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,i
ncluding
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Introduction
En
dUser
Lice
nse
Agreement
(EULA)
Youhaveacquiredadevice(MX20)whichincludessoftwarelicensedbyGarminInternational,Inc.oritssubsidiaries(G
armin)fromoneormoresoftwarelicensorsGarmins
SoftwareSuppliers.Suchsoftwareproducts,aswell
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heSOFTWAREislicensed,notsold.A
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leaseseehttp://www.
microsoft.com/piracy/howtotell.
IFYOUDONOTAGREETOTHISENDUSERLICENSEAGREEMENT(EULA),D
ONOTUSETHEMX20ORCOPYTHESOFTWARE.I
NSTEAD,P
ROMPTLYCONTA
CTGARMINFORINSTRUCTIONSONRETURNO
FTHEUNUSEDMX20)FORA
REFUND.A
NYUSEOFTHESOFTWARE,I
NCLUDINGBUTNOTLIM
ITEDTOUSEONTHEMX20,W
ILLCONSTITUTEYOURAGREEMENTTOTHISEULA(ORRATIFIC
ATIONOFANYPREVIOUSCONSENT).
GRANTOFS
OFTWARELICENSE.T
hisEULAgrantsyouthefollowinglicense:
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AREtoprovideonlythelimitedfunctionality(specifictasksorprocesses)forwhichtheMX20hasbeendesignedandmarketedbyGarmin.T
hislicensespecificallyprohibitsanyotheruseof
thesoftwareprogramsorfunctions,orinclusionofadditionalsoft
wareprogramsorfunctionsthatdonotdirectlysupp
ortthelimitedfunctionalityontheMX20.Notwithstandingtheforegoing,youmayinstallorenableona
MX20,systemsutilities,resource
management
orsimilarsoftwaresolelyforthepurposeofadministration,performanceenhancementand/orpreventive
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EMX20,A
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MANCE,ACCURACY,ANDEFFORT(INCLUDING
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HEREISNOWARRANTYAGAINSTINTER
FERENCEWITHYOURENJOYMENTOFTHESOFTWAREORAGAINSTINFRINGEMENT.IFYOUH
AVERECEIVEDANYWARRANTIESREGARDINGTHEMX20ORTHESOFTWARE,
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OHUNDREDFIFTYDOLLARS
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>RestrictedUses.TheSOFTWAREisnotdesignedorintendedforuseorresaleinhazardousenvironmentsrequiringfail-safeperformance,suchasintheoperationofnuclearfacilities,aircraftnavigationorcommunicationsystems,airtrafficcontrol,or
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>LimitationsonReverseEngineering,Decompilation,andDisassembly.Youmaynotreverseengineer,decompile,ordisassembletheSOFTWARE,exceptandonlytotheextentthatsuchactivityisexpresslypermittedbyapplicable,lawnotwithstanding
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hislicensemaynotbeshared,transferredtoorusedconcurrentlyondifferentcomputers.T
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S,MicrosoftCorporationandtheir
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ftwareinformationtoimplement
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ctsortoprovidecustomizedservicesortechnologiestoyou.MSorMicrosoftCorpora-
tionmaydisc
losethisinformationtoothers,butnotinaformtha
tpersonallyidentifiesyou.
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tion
>Internet-BasedServicesComponents.TheSOFTWAREmay
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icrosoftCorporationortheiraffiliatesdonotusethesefeatures
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REidentifiesalicensedcopyof
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RE.Tobevalid,t
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arelicensedtousetheSOFTWARE.
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hould
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X20.
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ation.WithoutprejudicetoanyotherrightsoyallcopiesoftheSOFTWAREandallofitscomponentparts.
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ARE,including,theU.S.Export
AdministrationRegulations,aswellasend-user,end-useanddestinationrestrictionsissuedbyU.S.andothergovernm
ents.Foradditionalinformationseehttp://www.microsoft.com/exporting/.
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Introduction
Welcome
Welcometoaneweraofaviationnavigation.Onceagain
,Garminhassetnewstandardsinfeaturesandease
ofuseforthegeneralaviationpublic.T
heMX20Multi-F
unctionDisplayprovidesafocalpointforintegrating
manyofyournavigationneedsinaneasytouseandcon
venientpackage.
TheMX20presentsaw
ealthofinformationonitssix-inchdiagonal,6
40x480pixel,color
display.Themany
featuresareorganizeda
sdistinctfunctionsandaredesignedtocloselymimicthetradition
alinstrumentsused
inthestandardcockpit.Eachfunctionallowsvaryingdegreesofcustomization.Thecusto
mmapfunctionis
customizablesoyoucancreateadisplayforalmostanyconfigurationyourequire.Theotherfunctionsprovide
morelimitedlevelsofc
ustomizationsothattheyretainthelookandfeeloftheinstrumentstheyreflect.
TheMX20iscapableofcreatingpowerfuloverlayviewswhereinformationfromavariety
ofsourcescanbe
presentedsimultaneouslyinproperrelationshiptoeachother,thusgreatlyincreasingsituationalawarenessfor
thepilot.
Youcanbeconfidentin
knowingthatyouaretheowner
ofthestate-of-the-artinaviation
andnavigation.T
he
MX20architectureisdesignedtosupportfullexpansion
forbothsoftwareandhardwaree
nhancements.T
his
flexibilityprotectsyour
investmentandallowsfortheeaseofaddingnewfeatures.Ourproductsarebuiltto
lastandtoallowtheflexibilitytomeetyourneedsastheychangeinthefuture.
AboutThisManu
al
Thismanualmaybeusedasasummary,areference,and
alearningtool.Informationisprovidedaboutallof
thefunctionsavailabletotheMX20.Yourspecificinstallationmaynotincludeallofthese
functions.
Takeafewmomentsto
familiarizeyourselfwiththevarioussectionsinthismanual.TheG
ettingStartedsec-
tiongivesanintroductiontothecontrols,basicoperation,andorganizationofthefunctionsinyourMX20.Be
suretoreadtheGetting
Startedsectiontolearntherules
forusingtheMX20.T
heDetailedOperationsection
isthereferenceforeach
ofthefunctionsintheMX20.RefertotheDetailedOperationsectionwhenyouwant
togetintothedetailsoneveryfunctionandoptionalongwithstep-by-stepinstructions.
Noteveryfunctionisavailableinallsoftwareversionsor
ineveryinstallations.
AccessoriesandPackingList
ToobtainaccessoriesforyourMX20pleaseconta
ct
yourGarmin
dealer.
Helpusbettersupportyoubycompletingouron-
line
registrationformtoday!Registrationensuresthat
you
willbenotifie
dofproductupdatesandnewprodu
cts
andprovides
lostorstolenunittracking.P
lease,have
theserialnum
berofyourMX20handy,connectto
ourwebsite(www.garmin.com)andlookforour
ProductRegistrationlinkonthehomepage.
TheMX20displaylensiscoatedwithaspecialanti-
reflectivecoatingwhichisverysensitivetoskinoils,
waxes,a
ndabrasivecleaners.I
tisveryimportant
tocleanthelensusinganeyeglasscleanerthatis
specifiedassafeforanti-reflectivecoatings(onesuit-
ableproductisWal-MartLensCleaner)andaclean,
lint-freecloth
.
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Limitatio
ns
TheTrafficfunctionisnotacollisionavoidancesystem.I
tisanaidtovisualacquisitionanddoesnotrelieve
theflightcre
woftheirresponsibilitytoseeandavoid.Therearenoevasiveaircraftmaneuversauthorized,
recommended,orprovidedforasaresultofd
isplayedtraffictargets.Refertothetrafficsensordocumentation
foradditionalinformation.
Allpilots/operatorsareremindedthattheairb
orneequipmentthatdisplaysoth
erADS-Bequippedaircraft
andtransponderequippedaircraftviaTIS-Bisforpilotsituationalawarenessandisnotapprovedasacolli-
sionavoidan
cetool.Anydeviationfromanairtrafficcontrolclearancebasedoncockpitinformationmustbe
approvedby
thecontrollingATCfacilityprior
tocommencingthemaneuver.U
ncoordinateddeviationsmay
placeanairc
raftincloseproximitytootheraircraftunderATCcontrolnotseen
ontheairborneequipmentand
maypossiblyresultintheissuanceofapilotd
eviation.
TheTerrainfunctionshowsyouthegeneralte
rrainelevationsrelativetoyouraltitudeandareadvisoryin
nature.Individualobstructionsmaybeshown
ifavailableinthedatabase.Terrainisdisplayedfromdatabase
information
andmaythereforecontainerrors.T
heTerrainfunctiondoesnotrelievetheflightcrewoftheir
responsibilitytoseeandavoid.Donotusethisinformationfornavigation.
Themoving
map,weatherinformation,ando
therdisplayedinformationareintendedonlyasaidstositu-
ationalawareness.Thepilotshouldrelyonth
eappropriateprimarymeansofn
avigationandconsultofficial
andapprove
ddatasourcespriortoandduringeachflight.
Refertoyourairplaneflightmanualsupplementformoreinformation.
TableofContents
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TableofContents
T
ableofContents
Historyo
fRevisions.............................................
i
Ordering
Information...........................................
i
Introduction.....................................i
Cautions...............................................................
i
AccessoriesandPackingList...............................iv
Welcome
.........................................................iv
AboutTh
isManual..............................................iv
Limitations...........................................................v
GettingSt
arted.....................................................1
Functions............................................................
1
Controls..............................................................
3
Powe
r/Brightness...........................................
3
Function(FN)...............................................
3
Menu
/Enter...................................................
3
Menu
Item....................................................
4
DataCard............................................................
4
Display................................................................
5
Annunciations.....................................................
6
AdvisoryFlags...............................................
6
ADS-
BTraffic.................................................
6
Skyw
atch/TCAD/TIS-ATraffic.......................
6
Terrain..........................................................
6
Light
ning......................................................
6
MessageFlag.................................................
7
BasicOperation...................................................
9
Brightness..........................................................
9
RotarySwitchModel.....................................9
RockerSwitchModel....................................
9
PowerOn.....................................................
9
Pre-HeatMode
..............................................9
StartUpScreen.................................................
10
ConfirmCurrentB
aroCorrection.....................
10
FunctionSelection
............................................
11
AdvisoryHotKey..............................................
12
NormalCruise
Condition............................1
2
ViewingtheAd
visory..................................1
2
ReturningToN
ormalCondition..................
12
AlertHotKey....................................................
13
OptionsMenu...................................................
13
ThumbnailFeature
............................................
13
TrafficonThum
bnail...................................1
4
TerrainontheThumbnail...........................
14
ObstructionsontheThumbnail..................
14
ThumbnailActivation..................................1
4
TrafficInformation
Services(TIS)......................
14
MessageLog(MSG)
............................................18
Custom
Map(MAP)
.............................................19
AutoZoom........................................................
19
MapScale..........................................................
19
Pan..................................................................
20
Info..................................................................
20
InfoInPanMode..............................................
21
InitialZoomLevel.............................................
21
CustomMapMenu
OptionPage1....................
21
FlightPlan.........................................................
21
MapOrientation................................................
21
Invert................................................................
22
NavData...........................................................
22
LoadChart(Optional).......................................
22
CustomMapMenuOptionPage2....................
23
Airports.......................................................
23
VORs.................................................................
23
VORHighlight............................................
23
VOROBS..........................................................
24
ILS/LocalizerDepiction..............................
24
NDBs................................................................
25
Intersections......................................................
25
Airspace............................................................
25
CustomMapMenuOptionPage3....................
26
LowAirways.....................................................
26
HighAirways....................................................
26
Water................................................................
26
Roads................................................................
26
Boundaries........................................................
26
CustomMapMenuOptionPage4....................
27
AirportChart....................................................
27
Terrain..............................................................
27
Obstructions.....................................................
28
Traffic................................................................
28
Strikes..............................................................
29
IFREnRoute(IFR)ChartFunction.......................30
IFROptionPage1.............................................
30
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FlightPlan.........................................................
30
MapOrientation................................................
30
Invert................................................................
31
NavData
...........................................................
31
Label.................................................................
31
IFROptionPage2.............................................
31
LowAirw
ays.....................................................
31
HighAirways....................................................
31
AirportC
hart....................................................
32
LoadChart........................................................
32
VFRChart
(VFR)Function....................................33
FlightPlan.........................................................
33
MapOrientation................................................
33
Invert................................................................
33
NavData
...........................................................
34
Label.................................................................
34
SplitScree
n(SPLIT)Function...............................35
TAS/TCAD
Traffic(TRAF)Function.....................36
TrafficDepiction................................................
36
AlertHotKey....................................................
36
TrafficAlertPop-Up..........................................
36
Symbology........................................................
37
VertSmartKey(TAS).........................................
37
TrafficStatusIndicators.....................................
37
OffScale......................................................
37
Stand
by(TAS).............................................
37
Test(Skywatch)...........................................
38
NotDisplayed.............................................
38
TASFail......................................................
38
TASDataFail..............................................
38
TASTime-Out.............................................
38
NoBearingAdvisories.......................................
38
TASMenuOptions
............................................
38
TrafficAlertMo
de(Pop-Up/Prompt)...........
38
StandbyMode.............................................
38
Self-Test......................................................
39
TCAD9900BMenuOptions.............................
39
AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).............
39
Filter...........................................................
39
Volume........................................................
39
ApproachMode...........................................
39
MuteDuration.............................................
39
Shield..........................................................
39
ShieldHeights.............................................
40
ShieldRanges..............................................
40
TCAD9900BXMenuOptions...........................
40
AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).............
40
Filter...........................................................
40
Volume........................................................
40
ApproachMode...........................................
40
Ground/FlightMode...................................
40
ADS-BTraffic(TRAF)Function.............................41
TrafficDescription.............................................
43
TIS-BTraffic................................................
44
TIS-BLimitatio
ns........................................4
5
DegradedTarget..........................................
46
TargetColor................................................
46
SurfaceTargets
...........................................4
6
TrafficAltitudeValues..................................
46
Ident(GDL90UATonly)...........................
46
Operation....................................................
47
TrafficOptionPage1.........................................
47
FlightPlan.........................................................
47
TrafficMapOrientation....................................
47
DisplayMode....................................................
48
GraphicDisplay..........................................
48
TextDisplay................................................
48
Label.................................................................
48
AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure).................
48
TrafficMenuOptionPage2...............................
49
TransmitAltitude.............................................
49
ADS-BBroadcastModeControl.........................
49
BroadcastFID..............................................
49
BroadcastVFR.............................................
49
Standby(LegacyUATonly).........................
50
FlightIDEditing...............................................
50
Time..................................................................
50
EnterCode(GDL90UATonly)........................
50
TrafficMenuOptionPage3...............................
51
Services.............................................................
51
TrafficAltitudeFilter.........................................
51
TIS-ATraffic(TRAF)Function..............................52
TrafficDepiction................................................
52
TIS-AMenuOptions.........................................
53
AlertHotKey(TAPromp
t).........................5
3
TrafficAlertPop-Up(TAPopup).................5
3
Operate/Standby........................................
53
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Symbology........................................................5
3
TrafficStatusIndicators.....................................5
4
FlightPlan
(FPL)Function....................................55
Terrain(TE
R)Function.........................................56
InternalMX20-BasedTerrain.............................5
6
TerrainO
ptionPage..........................................5
7
FlightPlan.........................................................5
7
TRKUpArc/TRKUp360..................................5
7
SetBarom
eter....................................................5
8
TERDataFlag...................................................5
8
External
TAWS-BasedTerrainDisplay...............5
8
TAWSPo
p-UpModes........................................5
8
UATFlight
InformationService(FIS)Function
...59
TextDisp
lay......................................................6
0
ViewingText...............................................6
0
ClearingTextFISMessages..........................6
0
SortingTextFISMessages...........................6
0
WSIInFlig
htF
lightInformationService(FI
S)Func-
tion................................................................61
ProductTimes...................................................6
1
Graphica
lWeather(WX)Display......................6
2
Grap
hicalWXOverlayOptions...................6
2
MenuOptionsforOverlayPage1...............6
3
METARs......................................................6
3
SIGM
ETs&AIRMETs..................................6
3
Echo
Tops...................................................6
3
Temp
oraryFlightRestrictions(TFRs)..........6
4
USorCanadianWeatherRadar...................6
4
MenuOptions
forOverlayPage2...............
64
Label...........................................................
64
FlightPlan...................................................
64
Legend........................................................
65
MapDetail..................................................
65
MapOrientatio
n..........................................
65
TextDisplay......................................................
66
SelectingTextData......................................
66
SmartKeyFunction....................................
67
ViewingTextTAFs.......................................
67
SortingFISMessages...................................
68
StatusInformation.............................................
68
GDL69/69AFlightInformationService(FIS)Func-
tion...............................................................69
WeatherProductZoomScale.............................6
9
TemporaryFlightR
estrictions(TFRs)................7
0
NEXRADDescription........................................7
0
NEXRADAbno
rmalities..............................
70
NEXRADLimitations..................................7
0
NEXRADInten
sity......................................
71
Current.............................................................
71
NEXRAD.....................................................
71
METARs......................................................
72
Lightning....................................................
72
CellMovement............................................7
2
CloudTops..................................................
73
EchoTops...................................................
73
WindsAloft.................................................
74
WindsAloftAltitude...................................
74
TFRLbl.......................................................
74
Label...........................................................
74
FlightPlan...................................................
74
Legend........................................................
75
MapDetail..................................................
75
ProductTimes.............................................
75
MapOrientation..........................................
76
Forecast.............................................................
77
City.............................................................
77
ForecastTime..............................................
77
SIGMET......................................................
77
AIRMET......................................................
78
FreezingLevels............................................
78
County........................................................
78
Cyclone.......................................................
79
Label...........................................................
79
FlightPlan...................................................
79
Legend........................................................
79
MapDetail..................................................
79
MapOrientation..........................................
79
Text...................................................................
80
SelectingCategoriesandMessages...............
80
View............................................................
80
SortingTAFsandMETAR
s..........................
81
TemporaryFlightRestrictions(TFRs)..........8
1
Status................................................................
81
ProductStatus.............................................
82
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Diagnostics..................................................8
2
Activ
ation....................................................8
2
Activatin
gXMRadioServices............................8
3
GatherInformation.....................................8
3
XMSatelliteRadioActivation....................8
3
Lightning
Strikes(LT)Function.....................
.......84
LightningMenuOptionPage1.........................8
4
FlightPlan.........................................................8
4
360/120
............................................................8
4
Lightning...........................................................8
4
Strike..........................................................8
5
Cell.............................................................8
5
Heading
Stabilization........................................8
5
SystemD
ata......................................................8
5
LightningMenuOptionPage2.........................8
5
Demo................................................................8
5
Self-Test
............................................................8
5
NoiseMonitor...................................................8
6
StrikeTest.........................................................8
6
Antenna
ChangeMessage..................................8
6
ChartView
(CHART)Function(Optional)......
.......87
Overview
...........................................................8
7
ChartDa
taSource.............................................8
8
Data
Card....................................................8
8
Char
tGeo-Referencing...............................8
8
ChartOverlayintheCustom/IFRMap..............8
9
Selec
tingtheAirport....................................8
9
Load
ingtheApproachChart.......................9
0
ViewingtheChartasanOverlay.......................
90
DisplayofCoverageArea.............................9
0
ChartZooming
............................................
91
ChartPanning.............................................
91
ChartOrientation........................................9
1
ChartInfo...................................................
91
ChartViewFunction.........................................
92
MenuItems.......................................................
93
SearchID....................................................
93
SelectAirport..............................................
93
SelectChart.................................................
93
SelectLoaded..............................................
93
LoadCurrent...............................................
94
AirportSurfaceCharts.......................................
94
ViewingSurfaceCharts...............................9
4
OperationalConsiderations...............................
95
WhentoLoadaChart.................................
95
FlyinganAppr
oach.....................................9
5
ApproachtoSu
rfaceMapTransitions..........
95
ChartNOTAMS...........................................
96
ImportantSystemLimitations.....................
96
InvertOption..............................................
96
TypicalOperationalScenario.............................
97
TypicalTaxiScenario...................................
97
TypicalTakeoff
Scenario..............................
97
TypicalApproachScenario..........................
97
TypicalLandingScenario.............................
97
Radar(RADAR)Function......................................98
OffMode.....................................................
98
StandbyMode............................................
99
WeatherMode............................................
99
MAPMode..................................................
99
HorizontalMode.......................................1
00
VerticalMode(ART2000/2100only).........
100
RangeControl...........................................1
00
TiltControl...............................................1
00
BearingControl(ART200
0/2100only)......
100
GainControl.............................................1
00
HoldControl.............................................1
01
CursorPre-SelectOperation(ART2000/2100only)
.................................................................1
01
RadarReturnSignals.......................................1
01
RadarSetupPage.............................................1
02
Stabilization(STAB)..................................1
02
XM
SatelliteRadio.............................................103
MenuPage1...................................................1
03
RadioID....................................................1
04
SavePreset................................................1
05
LastChannel.............................................1
05
MenuPages2-4...............................................1
06
Volume............................................................1
06
Mute.........................................................1
06
Channels.........................................................1
06
Categories.......................................................1
07
DirectAccess...................................................1
07
XMAdvisoryMessages....................................1
08
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Activatin
gXMSatelliteRadioServices.............
109
Gath
erInformation...................................
109
System(SYS)Function..................................
.....111
SystemN
avPages............................................
111
Own
shipSymbol......................................
111
Lat/L
onFormat.........................................
111
SetB
aroCorrectionUnits..........................
111
SetB
aroCorrection..................................
111
DisplayLatitude/LongitudeLines.............
112
InitialEnRouteZoomandInitialGroun
dZoom
T
ransitionSpeed..................................
112
Slave
ZoomtoGPSZoom..........................
113
Auto
LoadElectronicCharts.......................
113
DisplayICAOforUSAirports...................
113
AltitudeUnits............................................
113
GPS
andDataLinkStatus.........................
114
SystemT
estPage.............................................
115
TestPattern1............................................
115
Red,
Green,B
lue,WhiteTestPattern.........
115
CaringForYourMX20...................................
.....116
DisplayCareandCleaning..............................
116
ContactingtheFactory....................................
116
Troubleshooting...........................................
.....117
GarminDataCards.......................................
.....121
InstallingandRemovingDataCards................
121
Specifications...............................................
.....122
Physical
Specifications.....................................
122
Power..............................................................
122
Environmental.................................................1
22
GDL69/69AFISLeg
ends...................................123
Appendix....................................123
SampleGDL69/69A
FISDisplays.......................124
CareInformation...............................................125
CleaningtheUnit............................................1
25
DisplayBacklight............................................1
25
Glossary.............................................................126
Compliance,License
,andWarrantyInformation131
FCCCompliance.............................................1
31
SoftwareLicenseA
greement............................
132
ProductRegistratio
nandSupport....................1
32
ContactingtheFactory.....................................134
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GettingStarted
GettingStarted
Thissection
explainshowtogetstartedusing
theMX20.Informationinthissectiondescribesthecontrols,
datacard,d
isplay,andbasicoperation.Afterreadingthissection,gototheDetailedOperationsectionfor
expandedexplanationsforeachfeature.
Function
s
TheMX20containsthirteenmajorseparatefunctionsforthedisplayofinform
ation.Thefunctionnamesare
shownassmartkeysatthebottomofthedisplay.T
hesmartkeyisthecom
binationofalabelaboveatri-
anglekeyat
thebottomofthedisplay.Thelabelsabovethetrianglekeyschangetoreflectthechoicesavailable
toyouforeachfunction.PresstheFNkeyto
showtheavailablefunctions.Pre
ssthesmartkeybelowthe
functionlab
eltogotothedesiredfunction.W
hileineachfunction,presstheMENU/ENTERkeytoshowthe
optionsforeachfunction.T
heoptionsareshownontherightsideofthedisplay.PresstheMENUITEMkey
tomanipula
tetheoptions.Someoptionstoggleon/off,whilesomearetri-state
(threechoices).
MX20Fu
nctions
MSG-MessageLog
MAP-CustomMap
IFR-IFRChart
VFR-VFRChart
Split-SplitScreen
Traffic-Skywatch/TCAD/IHAS(TAS)
Traffic-ADS-BTRA
F
Traffic-TIS-A
FPL-FlightPlan
TER-Internal/TAWS
Terrain
FIS-B-FlightInform
ationService
(GDL90orLegacyU
AT)
FIS-FlightInformationService
(WSIInFlight)
FIS-FlightInformationService
(GDL69/69A)
XM-XMSatelliteRadio
LT-LightningStrikes
CHART-ChartView
RADAR-WeatherRadar
SYS-SystemInformation
Functions
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TheMessageLogdisp
laysinformationfromtheMX20
orreportedtotheMX20byitsex
ternalsensors.A
flashingMSGannunciatornotifiesyouofanewmessagethatshouldbeviewed.
TheCustomMapfunctionallowsyoutocompletelycu
stomizethedisplayedmapbyoverlayingselected
information.TheCustomMapcanbecomeclutteredifyouchooseeveryoption,souse
discretion.
TheIFRChartfunctionprovidesanIFRenroutestylemaponthedisplay.
TheVFRChartfunctionprovidesaVFRsectionalstyle
mapforthedisplay.
TheSplitScreenfunc
tionallowsuptotwooftheotherfunctionstobedisplayedsidebysideandanoptional
verticalprofileacrossthebottomofthedisplay.
TheTrafficfunction(wheninstalled)showsnearbytrafficanddetailsabouteachtarget.
TheFlightPlanfunctionprovidesdetailsaboutyourflightplanandeachwaypoint.
TheTerrainfunctionshowsacolorcodedmapofterrainelevationinrelationtoyouraltitude.
TheFlightInformationServices(FIS)function,w
heninstalled,iscapableofdisplayin
gtextandgraphic
weatherinformationw
ithGDL90orlegacyUAT-andW
SI-equipped,andGDL69/69Ainstallations.
TheLightning(LT)fu
nction,w
henconnectedtotheG
oodrichWX500Stormscope,con
trolstheoverlayof
lightningstrikeinform
ationonthemapdisplays.
TheChartViewfeatureprovidesthecapabilitytoview
JeppesenSandersonInc.electron
iccharts.Twobasic
typesofchartscanbeviewed:Approachchartsandairp
ortsurfacecharts.
TheXMfunctionallow
sthereceptionofXMSatelliteRadioentertainmentbroadcastswh
entheGDL69Ais
installedandasubscriptiontotheXMRadioserviceisa
ctivated.
TheRadarFunctionallowsweatherradarfromtheART
2000,A
RT2100,orRS-181Atobedisplayed.
TheSystemInformationfunctionletsyousetgeneralpreferences,s
howsoftwareversion
information,andtest
thedisplay.
Functions
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Controls
Power/Br
ightness
Twovariatio
nsofthePower/Brightnesscontrolexist,arotaryknoborarocker
switch.Botharedescribedhere.
ThepowerswitchislocatedintheupperrightcorneroftheMX20.Turnthep
owerrotaryknobclockwisepast
thedetenttoturnthepoweron.Turnthepowerknobfullycounterclockwisetoturnthepoweroff.Withthe
powerknob
pushedin,t
hebrightnessissetautomaticallyaccordingtoambientlightbyaphotosensor.Pull
theknobou
tandturntheknobtoadjustthe
displaybrightnessmanually.
ThepowerswitchislocatedintheupperrightcorneroftheMX20.Pressthe
+rockerswitchtoturnthe
poweron.P
ressboththe-and+rockerswitchesandholdthemdowntot
urnthepoweroff.Pressthe-
and+rockerswitchesindividuallytoadjustthedisplaybrightnessmanually.Pressthe-and+rocker
switchesatthesametimeuntilthekeysflash
,thenreleasetosetthebrightnessautomatically.
Function
(FN)
TheFunctio
nkeysaremadeupofonededicatedkeyonthelowerleftsideofthedisplayandthefoursmart
keystotherightofit.Pressthefunction(FN)
keyrepeatedlytoscrollthroughtheavailablefunctions.The
functionswillappearabovethesmartfunctionkeysinturquoise.
UsetheFN
keytodisplayalistofthemainfunctions,suchasMap,I
FR,Terra
in,e
tc.Eachtimeyoupress
theFNkey
youwillstepthroughthelistoffunctions.A
fteryoupressoneofthefunctionsmartkeysatthe
bottomofthedisplay,thefunctionkeyschan
getoprovideoptionstocontrolthedisplayrelatedtothecurrent
function.
Changethe
functionkeysbacktothefunctio
nlistbypressingtheFNkey.
Menu/Enter
TheMENU
/ENTERkeyislocatedonthebottomrightcorneroftheMX20.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyto
showamen
uofoptionstomodifythedisplayofthecurrentfunction.Pressth
eMENU/ENTERkeytohide
themenu.Ifnoactionistaken,themenuwillautomaticallyextinguishinafewseconds.
Contro
ls
Pow
erRotarySwitch
Pow
erRockerSwitch
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MenuItem
TheMenuItemkeysareontherightsideoftheMX20.P
resstheMENU/ENTERkeytoseetheoptionsforthe
currentfunction.Press
theMENUITEMkeynexttoeachoptiontoscrollthroughthechoicesforeachoption.
Someoptionssupporttri-statechoices,suchasinMapm
ode.Whenyouselectatri-stateoption,theoptionlabel
willchangewitheachkeypressbetweencompletelyfilled,partiallyfilled,andempty.
DataCard
TheMapdatabaseand
otherinformationisstoredonadatacard.T
heuseofadatacardallowsyoutoeasily
updateinformation.
Onlychangethedatacardwhenthepoweristurnedoff.
Handleyourdatacard
carefully.Donottouchtheconnectoredgeofthedatacard.Toejectthecard,useasoft
bluntobjecttopressthedatacardejector.Gentlypullthecardstraightoutoftheslot.Insertadatacardby
pushingthecardstraig
htintotheslot.W
henfullyinserted,thedatacardandejectbuttonwillbeflushand
slightlyrecessedintothebezel.
Whencontactingyour
dealerortheGarmincustomerservicedepartment,ejectthedatacardandwritedown
theinformationshown
onthelabel.
DataCard
FrontViewofDataCardSlot
MenuItemKeyLayout
D
ataCardLabel
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Display
TheMX20displayprovidestextandgraphic
informationtogiveapictureofyourflightandsurroundings.
Thedisplay
brightnessmaybesetmanuallyorallowedtoautomaticallyadjusttoambientlightconditions.A
t
thebottom
ofthedisplay,labelsabovethefunctionkeyschangetoshowthed
ifferentchoicesforeachfunction
toallowacc
esstocommonlyusedactions.A
typicalCustomMapfunctiondisplayisshownbelow.
MX20swith
arotaryPower/Dimmingknobw
illgointoapre-heatmodefora
shortperiodoftimeonstart-up.
Duringthepre-heatmode,thedisplaywillremaindark.T
hepre-heatmodeis
designedtoextendthelifeof
theLCDbacklight.
MX20
Power/
Dimm
ing
Grap
hicDisp
lay
Menu
Item
Smart
Keys
Menu
/En
ter
Key
Da
taCard
Ejector
Da
taCard
Func
tion
Smart
Keys
Func
tion
Key
Func
tion
Smar
t
Key
La
be
ls
Curren
tlySe
lec
tedFunc
tion
Moun
ting
Screw
Adv
isory
Flags
MessageF
lag
Zo
om
(Map
Sca
le)
TOWaypo
int
Iden
tifier
Bearing
to
Des
tina
tion
(TO)Wp
t
Menu
Item
La
be
ls
Da
taFlags
Pho
tosensor
Owns
hip
Tra
ffic
Tra
fficThum
bna
il
Obs
truc
tion
Displa
y
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Annunciations
Advisoryflags,datafla
gs,andmessagesappearonthed
isplaytogiveinformationaboutthestatusoftheMX20
ortoprovideoperatinginformation.
AdvisoryFlags
AnnunciationswillappearontheupperleftsideofthedisplaytoprovideadvisoriesforT
raffic,Terrain,and
Lightning.Advisoryin
formationismonitoredanddisplayedregardlessoftheselectedfunction.A
dvisoryflags
willflashforapproxim
ately10secondswhentheyfirstappearandthenturnsolidwhile
theyarestillvalid.
Advisoryiconswillreduceinsizeifmorethantwoadvisoryconditionsexist.
ADS-BTraffic
TheTrafficadvisoryflagwillappearontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentrafficisreported
tobewithin2000
feetofyouraltitudean
d5nmofyourlocation.T
hisTra
fficadvisoryisonlyavailablewhentheADS-Bsystem
withaUATdatalinkisinstalledandoperational.RefertotheTISTrafficsectionforades
criptionofTIS-Aand
TIS-B.
Skywatch/TCAD/T
IS-ATraffic
TheTrafficAdvisory/A
lertwillappearinamberontheleftsideofthedisplaywhenthetr
afficsensorindicates
analertingcondition.RefertotheTISTrafficsectionforadescriptionofTIS-AandTIS-B
.
Terrain
TheTerrainadvisoryfl
agwillappearontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentheterrainsurfa
ceorobstaclealtitude
iswithinapproximately500feetofyouraltitudeandwithinapproximatelytwominutesofflightinanydirec-
tion.
Lightning
TheLightningadvisoryflagwillshowontheleftsideofthedisplaywhentheWX500sendsanindicationthat
lightninghasbeendetectedwithin50nmofyourlocation.SeetheWX500manualfordetailsaboutrangeand
othercapabilities.
Annunciations
AdvisoryFlags
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DataFla
gs
Dataflagsa
ppearontheleftsideofthedisplaytonotifyyouwhenthereisalo
ssofreportedinformation.
Thedatausuallydisplayed,suchaslightning
ornearbyterrain,maystillexist,
butmaynotbedisplayedfor
technicalreasons.Forinstance,w
hentheam
berTRAFdataflagappearsitmeansthattheMX20isnotreceiving
Trafficinformationfromthesensor.So,trafficmayexistinyourvicinity,butwillnotbedisplayedontheMX20.
Allflagsareamberunlessotherwiseindicated.
DataFlag
D
escription
Novalidpositioninformationisavailablefromthe
source.Donotexpect
avalidpositionrepresentation
onthemaps.TheOwnshipsymbolwillhaveanX
throughit.
Novalidroute(flightplan)isavailablefromtheexter-
nalnavigationsource.
Route(flightplan)information
willnotbeshownonthemaps.
Novalidaltitudeinfor
mationisavailablefromthe
externalsource.A
ltituderelatedfunctionswillnot
operate,suchasterrainawareness.
Notrafficinformation
isreceivedfromtheoptional
trafficsensor.Trafficw
illnotbedisplayed.Yourposi-
tioninformationmaynotbebroadcastinADS-B
capablesystems.
TheGPSreceiverinth
eGDL90UATisnotreporting
avalidposition.A
DS-Bbroadcastwillnotincludea
positionreport.
Novalidlightningdetectioninformationisbeing
receivedfromtheoptionalStormscopesensor.Strike
andcellinformationw
illnotbedisplayed.
MessageFlag
TheMessageflagwillappea
ronthe
lowerleftsideofthedisplaywhenanewmessage
isposted.GototheMessagefunctiontoviewthe
informationabouttheoperationorstatusofthe
MX20.
DataFlags
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DataFlag
Description
Terraincoverageisnotavailableforsomepartofthe
terrainadvisorycoveragearea.Terrainadvisoriesmay
notbeprovided.
WhenconnectedtotheSL30,indicatestheSL30isnotavail-
ableorvalid.ILS,OBS,andVORswillnotbehighlighted.
Novalidtrafficinformationisbeingreceivedfromthe
optionalRyanTCADsensor.Trafficinformationwill
notbedisplayed.
Indicatesthatradarstatusinformationisnotavailable
fromtheoptionalexternalradartransmitterhead.
Radarrelatedfunctionalitymaynotbeavailable.
(Green)
IndicatesthattheradarisONand
transmittingRF
energy.Appropriateprecautionsshouldbetaken.
(GreenFlashing)
IndicatesthattheradarisinHold
andistransmitting
RFenergy.Appropriateprecaution
sshouldbetaken.
(Green)
DisplayedwhentheGDL90isin
Identmode.
Novaliddatalinkinformationisavailablefromthe
optionalexternalsource.
Novalidterraininformationisavailablefromthe
optionalexternalsource.
Novaliddatalinkinformationisavailablefromthe
optionalexternalsource.
NovalidTIS-Ainformationisavailablefromthe
optionalexternalsource.
DataFlags
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BasicOp
eration
UsethefollowingitemstogetabasicfeelfortheoperationoftheMX20.T
hebasicstepsforusinganyofthe
separatefunctionsoftheMX20are:
Turn
thepoweron.
Adju
stthebrightnessorsetittoautomatic.
CheckthatalltestspassontheStartU
pscreen.
PresstheFNkeytoviewavailablefun
ctions.EachpressoftheFNkey
willstepthroughthelistsof
functions.
Pressthekeybelowthefunctionlabeltoselectthedesiredfunction.
Confirmorenterthecurrentbarometricpressure
PresstheMENU/ENTERkeytodisplayavailableoptions.
PresstheMENUITEMkeynexttoth
edisplayedoptiontochoosedesiredcapabilities.Someoptions
usemultiplekeypressesfordifferentstatesfortheoption.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyagainto
extin
guishtheoptiondisplay.
RefertotheDetailedOperationsectionformoredetailsoneachfunctio
n.
Brightne
ss
RotarySwitchModel
WiththePowerknobpulledout,turntheknobineachdirectiontoadjustthedisplaybrightnessmanually.
Manualbrightnessmodemaybeselectedtoadjustthedisplayfordifficultlightingconditions.Pushtheknob
in,andthe
brightnessisadjustedautomatica
llyaccordingtotheambientlight.Whenthebrightnessisset
automatically,t
hedisplaywillnotdimbelow
apre-definedlevel.
RockerS
witchModel
Pressthe-and+rockerswitchesatthesametimebrieflytosetthebrightn
essautomaticallyaccordingto
ambientlightbythephotosensor.Pressthe-and+rockerswitchesalone
toadjustthedisplaybrightness
manually.W
henthebrightnessissetautoma
tically,t
hedisplaywillnotdimbelowapre-definedlevel.
PowerOn
Turnthepowerrotaryknob
clockwisepastthe
detenttoturnthepoweron
ORpressthe+
rockerswitchtoturnthepoweron.T
heMX20
willprogressthroughaseriesofstartupscreens.
Thefinalstartupscreensho
wsSystemInformation
andtheresultsoftheSelf-T
est.
Pre-HeatMode
MX20swiththerotarypow
er/dimmerknobwill
gointoapre-heatmodefor
ashortperiodoftime
onstart-up.Duringthepre-heatmode,thedisplay
willremaindark.T
hepre-h
eatmodeisdesigned
toextendthelifeoftheLCDbacklight.
BasicOp
eration
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StartUpScreen
TheStartUpscreenisdisplayedwhiletheMX20goesthroughitsinitializationandtestingroutines.System
informationisshown
thatprovidestheMX20software
anddatabaseversions.T
heresultsoftheselftestare
shown.Acheckmark
showsthatthetestpassed.I
fanyoftheSelf-Testsfail(redx),co
ntactyourdealeror
thefactory.
ConfirmCurrentBaroCorrection
Awindowmayappea
ratstartup,andthenevery30m
inutes,t
hatdisplaysthecurrentb
arometricvalue.You
mustverifythecurrentvalueorenteranewvalue.PressBARO+toincreasethevalue.
PressBARO-to
decreasethevalue.PressOKtoconfirmtheexistingva
luesortoacceptchangesyouhavejustentered.
StartUpandBaroCorrection
B
arometricPressureConfirmation
S
tartUpScreenAfterPassingTests
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Function
Selection
PresstheFNkeytoviewthedifferentFunctions.T
hefunctionsareshownabovethefunctionsmartkeyson
thelowerp
artofthedisplayinblue.Pressth
efunctionkeyunderthefunctionlabeltoactivatethatfunction.
Thelabelsabovethefunctionkeywillchang
etoreflectthecustomsmartco
ntrolsforthatfunction.A
llofthe
describedfunctionsmaynotbeavailableineachinstallation.
Function
Description
MSG
MessageLo
gFunction
MAP
CustomMapFunction
IFR
IFREnRout
eMap
VFR
VFRSection
alMap
SPLIT
SplitScreen
(DisplaysTwoFunctions)
TRAF
TrafficDisplay
FPL
FlightPlanInformation
TER
TerrainDepiction
FIS
FlightInform
ationService-
GraphicandTextWeather
XM
XM
Satellite
RadioAudio
LT
LightningDetectionandReporting
CHART
ChartView
RADAR
WeatherRa
darFunction
SYS
SystemInformation
FunctionS
election
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AdvisoryHotKe
y
TheAdvisoryHotKe
yfeatureallowsadvisoryconditionstobequicklyviewedwithminimaleffortbythe
pilot.Thisfeatureiscomprisedofthreecomponents:
1)Anadvisoryconditionisindicatedbyawhitead
visoryflagontheleftsideofthe
screenandthe
corresponding
Functionlabelwillalsobehighlightedinwhitewhenselectingan
ewFunctionwith
theFNkey.ThisfeatureallowsanyFunctionwit
hapendingadvisorytobequicklyrecognizedinthe
Functionmenu
.
2)Whenafunctio
nisenteredthathasanadvisory
posted,thezoomlevelwillbeadjustedtoshowthe
advisorycausin
gobject(terrainforexample),an
dthemaporientationwillbeforcedtoTrackUp360
togetagoodviewofwhatisaroundtheaircraft.
3)WhenreturningtothepreviousFunctionafterviewingaFunctionwithanadvisory,theoriginalzoom
andmapmode
willberestored.
Thisfeatureisdesignedtoallowthepilottoestablisha
preferredcruisemapsetupand
quicklyviewan
advisory,t
henreturnbacktotheprevioussetting.For
example:
NormalCruiseCo
ndition
CustomMapFunctionisbeingviewedat5nmintheA
RCmode.
TerrainAdvisoryOccursat10nminfrontofaircraft:T
heTerrainAdvisoryIndicatorflashesthengoessteady
ontheleftsideofthe
display.
ViewingtheAdvisory
ThepilotpressestheFNkeyandseestheTERFunction
highlightedinwhite,indicating
ithasanadvisory
condition.Pressingth
eTERkeytoentertheTerrainFunctionatthispointwillautomatic
allyadjustthezoom
levelto10nmandplacetheunitinfull360modeto
showoverallsituationalawareness.
ReturningToNor
malCondition
Afterevaluatingtheadvisory,toreturntonormalviewingsimplyselecttheoriginalFunctionthatwasbeing
viewedbeforetheadv
isorywasviewed.W
henthisisdone,thezoomlevelwillbesetbackto5nmandthe
displaymodewillbereturnedtoARCmode.
AdvisoryHotKey
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AlertHo
tKey
TrafficalertsgoonestepfurtherthantheAd
visoryhotkeyfeatureandwillau
tomaticallybringuptheFunc-
tionMenu
showingtheTrafficfunction.T
hisiscalledthepromptmode.Asinglekeypresscanthenbeused
toswitchthedisplaytotheTrafficfunction.
TheAlerthotkeyfeaturewillaut
omaticallyclearwhenthetraffic
alertconditionnolongerexists.
Alsonotethatapop-upmodecanbeenab
ledontheTrafficfunction,w
hich
makestheTrafficpagepop-up
whenaTra
fficAdvisoryoccurs.T
hepromp
torpop-upmodeisselectedintheTrafficfunction.
Options
Menu
Mostfunctionshaveanumberofoptionsavailable.PresstheMENU/ENTER
keytoseetheoptionsforthe
currentfun
ction.Youchangeanoptionbyp
ressingoneoftheMenuItemkey
sthataretotherightofthedis-
playedoption.Manyoptionshavemorethantwochoices.PressthesameME
NUITEMkeyrepeatedlytoview
orselectth
eavailablechoices.Somefunctionshaveseveralpagesofoptions.ThelowerMENUITEMkeywill
allowyoutoreachtheNextPagewhenmultiplepagesareavailable.PresstheMENU/ENTERkeyasecond
timetorem
ovethemenufromvieworwait
afewsecondsfortheoptionstoa
utomaticallyextinguish.
Thumbn
ailFeature
TheThumbnailfeatureprovidesasmallmapdepictionthatisoverlaidinthe
upperleftcorneroftheMX20
display.Itprovidesforenhancedtrafficandterrainsituationalawarenesswhennotspecificallyviewingtraffic
orterrainrelatedfunctions.Forexample,bo
thtrafficandterrainsituationalawarenesscanbemaintained
whileviewingtheFlightPlanFunction.
TheThumbnailisshowninbothasmallandlargeformat,dependingonthefunctioncurrentlybeingviewed.
TheThumbnailistypicallypresentedinthe
largerformatwhenoverlaidona
map.However,onsomefunc-
tionswheretheThumbnailwouldoverlaycriticalinformation,thesmallerformatisutilized.
TheThumbnailprovidesafixed5nmrange
viewofconflictingtrafficandter
rain.T
herangedepictedbythe
Thumbnailisnotaffectedbythecurrentzoo
mscalesetonthemainmapfunctions.
AlertHotKey,Options,Thumbnail
c
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TrafficonThumbnail
TIS,T
AS,orTCAStrafficisshownontheThumbnailinth
esamesymbologyusedwithinthe
TrafficFunction.A
DS-
BtrafficisnotshownontheThumbnail.Anytrafficwithinsensorrangeand5nmisshown,
inadditiontotraffic
causinganamberTraffi
cAlert(TA)traffic.NotethattheM
X20supportsonetrafficsensorin
anyinstallation.
TerrainontheThumbnail
OnlyRedterrainwithinthe5nmrangeispresentedo
ntheThumbnail.Thiscorrelates
directlytoterrainthat
isrenderedinredonthenormalTerrainFunctionbasedontheinternalterraindatabase.ExternalTAWS-based
terrainfromtheGoodrichLandmarkisnotshownontheThumbnail.
Obstructionsont
heThumbnail
OnlyRedobstructionswithinthe5nmrangeareprese
ntedontheThumbnail.Thiscorrelatesdirectlyto
obstructionsthatarerenderedinredontheotherfunctions.
ThumbnailActiva
tion
TheThumbnailincorp
orateslogicthatwilleithershow
orhidethethumbnailfromview.I
twillonlybeshown
whenthereisdatatobepresentedandwillberemoved
ifnot.Forexample,ifthereisno
Redterrainortraffic
within5nm,t
heThumbnailwillbehiddenfromview.TheThumbnailwillnotappearontheTrafficFunc-
tionpageifonlytrafficispresentedintheThumbnail.C
orrespondingly,i
tisnotshowno
ntheTerrainpageif
onlyterrainispresentedintheThumbnail.Thislogiceliminatesredundantviewsthatwouldbecreatedbythe
Thumbnailandnormalviewsoftrafficandterrain.Add
itionally,t
heThumbnailisdisabledwhileoperatingon
theground.T
hisstate
isdeterminedbytheEnRoute/G
roundTransitionSpeedsetinth
eSystemFunction
pageandisbasedonG
PSgroundspeed.
TrafficInformationServices(TIS)
TherearetwoversionsofTIS:TIS-AandTIS-B.Botharedescribedbelow.
IntheTIS-Asystem,groundradarsensorscollecttargetinformation.Thegroundradarsensorthendetermines
thetargetsinthevicinityofyouraircraftandtheirbearingrelativetoyourtrack.Uptoeightofthetargetsare
transmittedbythegroundradarsensorthenexttimeit
communicateswithyourTIS-Ae
nabledtransponder.
IntheTIS-Bsystem,t
hegroundradarsensorscollecttargetinformationmuchthesameasintheTIS-Asystem.
However,w
ithTIS-B,alltargetscollectedbytheground
radarsensorarebroadcasttoall
aircraftequippedwith
UATdatalinkradiosa
ndthatarewithincoverageofUA
Tgroundbroadcaststations.
ThumbnailandTIS
Thumbna
ilviewofconflictingterrainandtraffic
5
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FunctionSummary
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FunctionSummary
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FunctionS
ummary
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etailedOperation
Message
Log(MSG)
TheMessagefunction
displaysinformationaboutthes
tatusoftheMX20.Messagesmay
beloggedbyeither
theMX20internalsystemorbyoneoftheexternalsen
sors.T
heamberMSGflagwillflashuntilthemessage
viewed.T
heMSGflagwillremaininviewwhileanym
essagesremaininthemessagelog.Newmessagesthat
havenotbeenviewed
willbehighlightedasboldtext.
1.PressFNuntil
youseetheMSGfunctionkey.
2.PresstheMSG
key.
3.UsetheUP/DOWNarrowsmartkeystomov
etoadditionalmessages,ifmore
thanonepageof
messagesexist.
4.PressCLEARtoremovethestoredmessages.
MessageLog
MessageLogFunctionDisplay
19
ap s.
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Custom
Map
Custom
Map(MAP)
TheCustomMapfunctionprovidesagraph
icdisplayofmapfeaturesinrelationtotheaircraftlocationto
helpimproveyoursituationalawareness.ReviewtheLimitationssectioninth
efrontofthisguidethatapplyto
theuseofdatadisplayedonthemovingmap.Thecustommapfunctionisuniqueinthatithastheabilityto
selectively
overlayallavailabletypesofinformationontoasingledisplay.Youcancustomizethemapdisplay
byoverlayinginformationselectedfromam
enuofoptions.PresstheMENU
keytodisplayalistofoptionson
therightsideofthescreen.PresstheMENU
ITEMkeynexttothedisplayed
option.Repeatedpressesofthe
MENUIT
EMkeywillscrollthroughtheav
ailableselectionsforeachoption.
Thesmartkeysatthebottomofthedisplayoverthefunctionkeyscontrolthemapscalebyzoominginorout,
movingthemapviewaroundwiththePanfeature,andviewingInfoaboutthecurrentdestinationwaypoint.
AutoZo
om
AutoZoom
isactivatedbyadjustingthezoo
mleveltothefarextremesofthe
zoomrange.Whenactivated,the
indicatedzoomlevelwillchangefromanumbertothetextA,
followedbythezoomscale.
WhileintheAutoZoommode,thescreenw
illautomaticallyadjustthecurre
ntzoomleveltomaintainthe
currentTOwaypointonthescreen.W
henapproachingthewaypoint,thezoomlevelwillnotdropbelow1
nm.
Whenthewaypointisreachedandthe
nextwaypointintheflightplanbecomesactive,t
hezoomlevel
willautom
aticallyadjusttobringthatwaypointonthemap.
WheninstalledwithaGNS480-seriesGPS
receiver,t
heMX20zoomlevelcanbecontrolledbytheGNS480.
ThisfeaturemustbeenabledintheSystem
functionwiththeSlaveZoomto
GPSZoomsettingenabled.
Toexitthe
autozoommode,simplyincreaseo
rdecreasethecurrentzoomleveltore-enterthemanualadjustmode.
MapScale
TheInandOutfunctionk
eyscontrolthemap
scalebyzoominginandout.Youcanzoomin
to0.25nmandzoomoutto250nm.T
hescale
distanceismeasuredfrom
thelocationofyour
aircraftsymboltothetopofthescreen.T
heMa
Scaleisshowninthelowerleftcornerofthe
screen.T
hemaporientatio
nappearsabovethe
mapscaleononeofthethreeNavDataoptions
MapOrientationandZo
omLevel(MapScale)
n. the
map
m
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etailedOperation
Pan
ThePankeysareusedtomovethedisplayaroundsoyoucanseebeyondtheinitialbou
ndariesofthescreen
ThePANfunctionke
yisoneofthesmartkeysavailableatthebottomofthescreen.W
henyouselectthe
Panfunction,fourarrowkeysappearontherightsid
eofthescreennexttotheMENUITEMkeys.Movet
mapinthedesireddirectionbypressingtheMENUITEMkeynexttothearrowthatsh
owsyouwantthem
tomove.PressthePA
NkeyagaintoexitthePanmode.Whilepanning,agreenreferencelineisdrawnfrom
thecenteroftheview
edareabacktoyourcurrentposition.
Info
PresstheINFOsmartkeytotoggleviewingof
informationaboutthecurrentTOwaypoint.
PresstheINFOkeya
gaintohidetheinformation.
Eachpressofthekeywillstepthroughthe
availableinformation
forthecurrentdestination
waypoint.Thenumberofpagesdependsonthe
amountofinformatio
naboutthedestination
waypoint.PresstheW
Xkeytoviewanyavailable
METARsfortheselec
tedwaypoint.Notethat
notallairportswillhaveMETARsavailable.The
Wxkeyisavailablew
iththeWSIandUATFIS
sensors.
Runwaydiagramsofairportswillbedisplayedin
thesameorientationasthemainmap(i.e.,
North
Up,TrackUp,orDTKUp).
CustomMap
Infopage1
Infopage2
Infopage3
Infopage4
InfoWeather
PanningControls
21
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InfoInPanMode
TheINFO
smartkeysupportsoperationin
conjunctionwiththePANfeature
.
Onanyof
themaps(CustomMap,I
FRand
VFR),enteringtheINFOmodew
hilepanisactive,w
illshow
informatio
naboutthenearestairporttothe
centerofthescreen.
Thisallows
panningaroundtheimmediate
areaando
btaininginformationaboutairportsinthevicinitywithoutchangin
gthecurrentTOwaypoint.
Whileinthismode,onlytheINFOsmartk
eyishighlighted.T
hePANkeyishighlightedwhenexitingtheInfo
mode.Onlyinformationaboutairportscan
beobtainedwiththisfeature.
InitialZ
oomLevel
Theinitialzoomlevelthatisusedonstart-u
pisdeterminedbyasettingmad
eintheSystemFunction.
Custom
MapMenuOptionPage
1
Thefirsto
ptionpageoftheCustomMapfu
nctionletsyouselectoptionsforthechoicesofFlightPlan,map
orientation,Invert,NavData,andLoadChart.Thelastoptionselectiontakesyoutothenextpageofoptions.
Theoptionshavetri-statechoicesthatarealsoshownvisually.W
hentheoptionisclear,theiconsandlabels
arenotdisplayed.Whentheoptionissolid,iconsandlabelsareallshown.W
hentheoptionboxispartially
filled,onlytheiconsareshown.
FlightP
lan
TheFlightPlanoptioncontrolsthedisplayoftheFlightPlancourseline.PressingtheMENUITEMkeynext
totheFlightPlanoptiontogglesbetweensh
owingornotshowingtheFlight
Planrouteline.
MapOr
ientation
Thisoptioncontrolsthescreenorientationinreferencetotheaircraftsymbol.YoumayselectfromNorthUp,
TrackUp,
TrackUpArc,TrackUp360,and
DesiredTrackUp.NorthUpsetsmagneticnorthasthetopofthe
screen.TrackUpsetsthecurrenttrackoftheaircraftasthetopofthescreen.TrackUpArcsetsthecurrent
trackofth
eaircraftanda120arcattheto
pofthescreen.TrackUp360setsthecurrenttrackoftheaircraft
Custom
Map
CustomMappagewith
MenuItems(page1)
sets
ion
rned
nis
on the
ng,
tion
ef-
nd ble n
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etailedOperation
atthetopofthescreenanda360ringwiththeaircraftsymbolpositioninthecenter.DesiredTrackUp
thedesiredtracktothenextwaypointasthetopofthescreen.PresstheMENUITEM
keynexttothisopti
toscrollthroughthe
options.
Invert
TheInvertoptionchangesthedisplayoftextandthebackgroundcolor.Dependingonwhichlayersaretur
on,invertingthedisp
laymayhelpreadabilityforthec
urrentlightingconditions.Forin
stance,w
henTerrain
shown,theInvertoptionswitchesbetweenwhiteandblacktext.W
henterrainisturnedoff,theInvertopti
switchesbetweenaw
hitebackgroundwithblacktextandablackbackgroundwithwhitetext.
NavData
TheNavDataoption
allowstocontrolthedisplayofn
avigationdataonthedisplay.Sub
sequentpressesoft
MENUITEMkeyforthisoptionprovideschoicesofnonavdata,navdatainthecorne
rs(waypoint,bearin
zoom,anddistance),
orfullnavdata.T
hefullnavdataoptionincludestheinformation
inthefourcorners
selectionplusaltitude,barometersetting,track,andgroundspeed.Altitudeandbarometersettinginformat
isnotshowninTAW
Sinstallations.
LoadChart(Optional)
Oncetheairportisselected,theindividualapproachc
harttobeoverlaidcanbeloaded
fromalistofgeo-re
erencedapproachchartsavailableforthatairport.Not
allapproachchartscanbeoverla
idinthisfashionan
onlygeo-referencedchartswillbepresentedforselectionfromtheCustomMap.Becauseofthis,i
tispossib
thatapproachcharts
thatareviewableundertheChartViewFunctionmaynotbeprese
ntedinthislist.
NOTE:Th
epilotmustbeawarethatnot
allchartsintheloadeddatabasecanbeusedasan
overlay.TheChartfunctionisautomaticwhenconnectedtoaGNS480-s
eriesGPSreceiver.
PresstheNextPage
MENUITEMkeytodisplaythenextpageofmenuitems.
CustomMap
F
ullNavdatainformationshown
Pa
rtialNavdatainformationshown
Min
imumNavdatainformationshown
23
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Custom
MapMenuOptionPage
2
Thesecon
doptionpageoftheCustomMapfunctionletsyouselectoptionsforthechoicesofAirports,VORs,
NDBs,Intersections,andAirspace.Thelast
optionselectiontakesyoutothe
nextpageofoptions.
Airports
TheAirpo
rtsoptionallowsyoutochoosethelevelofairportinformationdisplayedontheMapscreen.You
mayselectthedisplayofairporticonandid
entifier,icononly,ornoinformationbyeachsubsequentpressof
theAirportMENUITEMoptionkeys.
VORs
TheVORs
optionallowsyoutochoosethe
typeofVORinformationdisplayedontheMapscreen.Youmay
selectthedisplayofVORiconandidentifier,icononly,ornoinformationby
eachsubsequentpressoftheVO
R
MENUIT
EMkey.
TheMX20
supportsfullintegrationwithth
eSL30Nav/Com.T
hisfeatureallowstunedVORsalongwithILS
andlocalizerapproachestobeshownonth
eMX20movingmap.T
hishighlevelofintegrationisdesigned
toprovide
additional,s
impletointerpretsituationalawarenessduringhighw
ork-loadphasesofflight.The
graphicdisplayofNav/ComminformationontheMX20providesanotherso
urcetohelpmakesureyouare
usingtheintendednavigationalaidandyourTo/Fromorientationtothereferencestationisasdesired.
Youcantu
rnthedisplayofVORandILSin
formationintheCustomMappageonoroff.VORandILSinfor-
mationisalwaysshownintheIFRandVFR
Chartfunctions.
VORHig
hlight
TheMX20
highlightstheVORinmagentaonthemovingmapwhentheSL3
0iseithertunedtoormonitor-
inganearbyVORstation.ThehighlightedVORstationisdeterminedbyusingthetunedormonitoredVOR
frequency
oftheSL30withtheMX20internaldatabase.
TheSL30mustbereceivingavalidsignalfrom
theVOR.
Custom
Map
CustomMappagewith
MenuItems(page2
CustomMapinformationwhenconnectedtoS
r OR
esa
re- on rp
ort
nin yo
uap
hic
on ade
ctive.
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TheVORinformation
boxfortheselectedVORwillshowthedistanceandradial-frombearingbetweenyour
presentpositionand
theVOR.T
heradialanddistanceinformationcomesfromyourGPS,nottheSL30.
TheMX20musthaveVORsymbolsturnedonforthis
featuretobeactiveintheCustomMapfunction.V
O
informationisalwaysshownintheIFRandVFRChar
tfunctions.
VOROBS
TheOBS(Omni-BearingSelector)valueselectedintheSL30willbeshownasalinefromthetunedVOR
stationinmagentaontheMX20display.Theselectedvaluewillbeshownontheline.T
hisfeatureprovide
quickviewofyourpositionrelativetoboththeVORa
ndthetunedradialtohelpimprovesituationalawar
ness.T
heOBSlinew
illonlybedrawnfromtheactive
VOR,notthemonitoredVOR.
TheSL30mustberece
ivingavalidsignalfromtheVORandtheMX20musthaveVORsymbolsturnedonforthis
featuretobeactive.
ILS/LocalizerDepiction
WheneitheranILSorlocalizeristunedontheSL30,theMX20willdisplaythecurrentlytunedapproach
theappropriateairpo
rtrunway.T
heSL30Navfunctionprovidesanoverallgraphicview
oftheselectedair
andapproachbasedonrunwayextensionsandtheselectedfrequencies.ThestandardILSsymbolisshown
magentaontheMX2
0display.
LocalizerBack
CourseDisplay
TheMX20willdraw
thefrontcourseonitsdisplaywhenalocalizerfrequencyistune
dintotheSL30.I
f
enablethelocalizerb
ackcoursefeatureoftheSL30,t
heMX20willthendrawalocalize
rfrontcoursegra
extendingfromthereciprocalrunway.
Thelocalizerfrontco
ursegraphicisshadedontherightside.T
helocalizerbackcourse
graphicisshadedo
theleftside.S
inceth
eSL30reverse-sensestheneedles,astandardchasetheneedleap
proachmaybema
andthelocalizerfro
ntcoursegraphicisalwaysused
ontheMX20.
Apublishedlocalizerbackcourseapproachattheairp
ortisnotnecessarytoenablethisfeature.
TheSL30mustbereceivingavalidILS,orl