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What’s New with the
400W / 500W Series
New Operational Characteristics of the
WAAS GNS 400W/500W Series Units
versus
the Classic 400/500 Series Units
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This document is written for: • Garmin GPS 400W, GNC 420W/420AW, and GNS 430W/430AW Main System Software Version 2.00 • Garmin GPS 500W & GNS 530W/530AW Main System Software Version 2.00 © 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved. st Garmin International, Inc., 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, KS 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin AT, Inc., 2345 Turner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A. Tel: 503/581.8101 Fax: 503/364.2138 Garmin
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The 400W/500W series of navigators with WAAS now offer many enhancements over the previous non-WAAS models. Advancements include new WAAS-enabled GPS antenna, receiver, and associated software. The 400W/500W series system complies with WAAS TSO C146a and also includes a significant hardware upgrade with a new and much faster micro-processor. A terrain database for terrain awareness is included as a standard feature and now provides even greater detail. The WAAS GPS receiver now allows you to
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Feature Classic 400/500 New 400W/500W 15 Terrain Database Optional Standard. Increased resolution. 16 Dead Reckoning (DR) No Yes 17 Satellite Status Page Yes Enhanced with new colors and 3D differential fix notation. 18 Graphics Speed Good Much better 19 Crossfill Yes 12x faster 20 XM Radio Audio and Weather Limited, NEXRAD, METARs, no Yes - Adds TAFs, TFRs, NEXRAD Coverage, and audio control audio controls 21 KAP140/KFC225 Autopilot Yes Annunciation added Operation-Compatible 22 GDL Configu
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Detailed Description of Feature Changes satellite are wrong and removing that satellite from the 1. TSO navigation solution. TSO C-129/C-129a allowed the use of GPS for The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the supplemental navigation for non-precision approaches. Department of Transportation (DOT) are developing An installation meeting TSO-146a requirements allows the WAAS program for use in precision IFR approaches. the use of your 400W/500W navigators as the primary Without WAA
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GPS Accuracy 3. Approach Annunciations LPV, L/VNAV, LNAV+V, LNAV, and MAPR will appear GPS Condition Accuracy Level in the flight phase annunciation window. Accuracy of the original GPS system, 100 meters Annunciation Description which was subject to accuracy degradation under the government- LPV Follow lateral and vertical guidance to LPV minimums. imposed Selective Availability (SA) program. L/VNAV GPS approach identified in the database as LNAV/VNAV. Fly to LNAV/VNAV minimums. Typical
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5. GPS Position Calculation Rate 8. GPS/WAAS-Based Vertical Guidance The WAAS GPS receiver calculates its position five The WAAS GPS receiver now allows you to use the times per second rather than once per second like the 400W/500W series unit for primary navigation and Classic C-129/C-129a GPS systems. This, together with use GPS with vertical guidance for LPV, L/VNAV, and the enhanced vertical accuracy and other system en- LNAV+V approaches. hancements, allows for vertical approach guidanc
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11. OBS Operation 13. Parallel Track SUSP after canceling OBS when on From side of OBS Parallel Track allows you to create a parallel course path – The change in behavior is this: When you put the offset of 1 to 99 NM to the left or right of your current 400W/500W-series unit into OBS mode and the course flight plan. After setting a parallel track to your current selected places the aircraft onto the from side and then flight plan, a magenta parallel track active leg line will be you cancel
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14. Magnetic Variation Options 17. Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status page has been redesigned to Magnetic variation has been simplified to the choices provide WAAS GPS information. of Magnetic and True. Signal Strength See the section on Units/Position of the Setup 1 Page in Bars the Aux Pages chapter of the Pilot’s Guide for more details. Sky View Current GPS Receiver Horizontal Figure of of satellite UTC Time Status 15. Terrain Database Merit and Vertical positions Figure of
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20. XM Radio Audio and Weather XM Weather is available through the XM Satellite Radio Service when activated in the optional installa- tion of the GDL 69 or 69A. Textual and graphic weather products such as NEXRAD graphic weather with precipi- tation type, radar coverage, TFRs, TAFs, and METARs symbols are displayed in the NAV function. The types of products available depend on the subscription service with XM Satellite Radio. Textual METARs Audio entertainment is available through the XM
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21. KAP140/KFC225 Autopilot Operation-Compatible 24. Traffic Range Rings Autopilot outputs for the King KAP140/KFC225 The numeric values for Traffic Range rings vary with autopilots are activated manually by the pilot after the installed traffic source. being prompted during the approach procedure. Since See the section on Traffic in the 400W/500W Series these autopilots revert to roll mode-wings level when Garmin Optional Displays Pilot’s Guide Addendum - p/n transitioning to approach mod
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