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GPS 400
Quick Reference
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KEYS AND KNOBS 1 2 3 4 5 6 P 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 1-1 Keys and Knobs 1 6 10 Power ENT (enter) FPL (flight plan) 2 7 11 CLR (clear) NRST PROC (procedures) 3 8 12 Direct-to OBS Large right knob 4 9 13 RNG (map range) MSG (message) Small right knob 5 MENU Left-hand Knob RiG-hand ht Key S and KnobS The Power Knob controls unit power, turn clockwise The RNG Key allows the pilot to select the desired to turn the unit on. map range. Press the up arrow to zoom out to a larger area, or the down a
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KEYS AND KNOBS The CLR Key is used to erase information, remove o b om Row Key tt S map detail, or to cancel an entry. Press and hold the CLR The NRST Key displays the Nearest Airports Page. Then, key to immediately display the Default NAV Page. turning the small right knob steps through the NRST pages. The ENT Key is used to approve an operation or The OBS Key is used to select manual or automatic complete data entry. It is also used to confirm information, sequencing of waypoints. Pre
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POWER ON Powering on the GPS 400: 4) The Instrument Panel Self-test Page allows the pilot to verify that the GPS 400 is communicating 1) Turn the Power Knob clockwise to turn the properly with in-panel instruments. Compare unit power on. on-screen indications with the information 2) A welcome page appears briefly while the unit depicted on connected instruments, such as the performs a self test, followed sequentially by CDI, HSI, RMI, and/or external annunciators. the Unit Type Page a
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DATA ENTRY SCReen Lao y U ( t windowS) CURSoRS The GPS 400’s display is divided into two separate The GPS window cursor is used to select the desired windows (or screen areas). The left side of the display fields. Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. provides three user-defined data fields. The right side Press again to deactivate it. Use the small and large right of the display consists of a GPS Window, which shows knobs to move the cursor around the data fields to select
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MAIN PAGE GROUPS main Pa Ge GRoUPS na V PaGe GRoUP The GPS 400’s main pages are divided into four separate The NAV Page Group includes seven pages. page groups: NAV, WPT, AUX, and NRST. Each page group is comprised of multiple pages. The page groups are selected using the large right knob. The individual pages are selected using the small right knob. Map TERRAIN Default NAV (if configured) Page Groups NAV Group WPT Group AUX Group NRST Group 7 NAV Pages 10 WPT Pages 4 AUX Pages 8 NRST Pag
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Selecting a direct-to destination: aUX PaGe GRoUP 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to The AUX Page Group includes four pages. Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. Flight Planning Utility Setup 1 Setup 2 NOTE: The flight plan pages are selected by pressing the FPL Key and using the small right 2) Use the small and large right knobs to knob to select the desired page. enter the identifier of the desired destination waypoin
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DIRECT-TO NAVIGATION Selecting a direct-to destination from the Selecting a direct-to destination by facility Map Page: name or city: 1) Select the Map Page from the NAV Page 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to Group. Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint identifier field highlighted. 2) Press the small right knob to display a panning pointer. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (second line) or the city (third 3) Turn the small and large right knob
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VIEWING AIRPORT INFORMATION Selecting a nearby airport or a flight plan Viewing airport information: waypoint as a direct-to destination: 1) Turn the large right knob to select the WPT 1) Press the Direct-to Key. Page Group. ‘WPT’ appears in the lower right corner of the screen. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the nearest airport (NRST) or flight plan (FPL) 2) Turn the small right knob to select the desired field. WPT page. Airport information is displayed on the first six WPT
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DEFAULT NAV PAGE Viewing airport information by facility ef d a ULt na V PaGe name or city: TO/FROM Flag Course Deviation 1) Select the Airport Location Page (see page 6). Indicator (CDI) 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the facility name (second line) or the city (third line) field. 4) Turn the small and large right knob to enter the facility name or city location of the desired destination waypoint. When spelling the Acti
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DEFAULT NAV PAGE Quickly displaying the Default NAV Page: 4) Turn the small right knob to display the list of available data items. Continue turning the From any page, press and hold the CLR Key for small right knob to select the desired data approximately two seconds. item from the list. Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) With the Default NAV Page displayed, press the MENU Key to display the Default NAV Page Menu. 2) The ‘Change Fields?’ option is already highlight
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MAP PAGE Selecting a map range: maP Pa Ge 1) Press the up arrow of the RNG Key to zoom Map Display Desired Track out to a larger map area. Map Range Present Position Data Fields 2) Press the down arrow of the RNG Key to zoom in to a smaller map area and more detail. Selecting a different data item for any data field: 1) With Map Page displayed, press the MENU Key to display an options menu. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Change Fields?’ and press the ENT Key. The following symbo
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INHIBITING TERRAIN Turning the data fields off and displaying a Inhibiting TERRAIN: full screen map: 1) Select the TERRAIN Page and press the MENU 1) With the Map Page displayed, press the MENU Key. ‘Inhibit Terrain?’ is selected by default. Key to display the Map Page Menu. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Data Fields Off?’ and press the ENT Key. 2) Press the ENT Key. The ‘TER INHB’ annunciation is displayed in the TERRAIN annunciator field when TERRAIN is inhibited. 3) To re-di
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NAV/COM PAGE Scrolling through the list of frequencies: na V/Com Pa Ge 1) Activate the cursor, if not already active, by The NAV/COM Page provides a list of the airport pressing the small right knob. communication and navigation frequencies at the 2) Turn the large right knob to move the cursor departure, enroute, and arrival airports. through the list of frequencies. If there are Departure, Enroute, or Assigned Frequency and more frequencies in the list than can be Arrival Airport Usage
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NEAREST AIRPORTS Scrolling through the list of frequencies: Viewing a list of nearest airports: Viewing additional information for a nearby airport: 1) Activate the cursor, if not already active, by Press the NRST Key to display the Nearest pressing the small right knob. Airport Page. ‘NRST’ will appear in the lower 1) Highlight the identifier of the desired airport by right corner of the screen. scrolling through the list, as described in the 2) Turn the large right knob to move the curso
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NEAREST AIRPORTS Selecting a nearby airport as a direct-to Creating a new flight plan: destination: 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right 1) Press the Direct-to Key. The Select Direct-to knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. Waypoint Page appears, with the waypoint 2) Press the MENU Key to display the Flight Plan identifier field highlighted. Catalog Page Menu. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight the 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Create nearest airport (N
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FLIGHT PLANS Navigating a flight plan: Editing a flight plan: 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right 1) Press the FPL Key and turn the small right knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. knob to display the Flight Plan Catalog Page. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. cursor. 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the 3) Turn the large right knob to highlight the desired flight plan and press the MENU Key to desir
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SELECT AN APPROACH Selecting an approach: 1) Press the PROC Key to display the Procedures Page. 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Select Approach?’ and press the ENT Key. 5) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Load?’ or ‘Activate?’ and press the ENT Key. ‘Load?’ adds the procedure to the flight plan without immediately using it for navigation guidance. This allows the pilot to continue navigating the 3) A window appears listing the available original flight plan, but keeps
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ACTIVATE AN APPROACH Not all approaches in the database are approved for GPS Activating an approach: use. As the pilot selects an approach, a ‘GPS’ designation 1) With an approach loaded in the active flight to the right of the procedure name indicates the procedure plan, press the PROC Key to display the can be flown using the GPS receiver. Some procedures Procedures Page. do not have this designation, meaning the GPS receiver 2) Turn the large right knob to highlight ‘Activate may be
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FLYING AN APPROACH • Within 30 nm of the destination airport, CDI GUideLineS foR fL yinG an aPPRoa Ch scaling will transition from 5.0 nm (enroute Due to the variety of available approach procedures, mode, ‘ENR’) to 1.0 nm (terminal mode, ‘TERM’) the specific steps required will vary according to the or when leaving the departure airport, from 1.0 to approach selected. Keep in mind the following while 5.0 nm. Within 2.0 nm of the final approach fix, flying the approach: GPS-based appro
