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Welcome ... Welcome ... Welcome to a new era of aviation navigation communication. Once again, Garmin AT, Inc. has set new standards in features and ease of use for the general aviation public. The Apollo SL50 and SL60 are unequaled in providing the features, level of performance, and reliability that aviation users require. The Apollo slim line series of avionics sets a precedent that will be the standard that all other avionics will be compared to. The Apollo SL50 is a full-featured slim line
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History of Revisions History of Revisions March 1997 Original Release April 1997 Rev -01 September 1998 Rev -01a -Comm changes February 2002 Rev-01b - User Comm Controls September 2003 Rev 01c - Company name change Ordering Information To receive additional copies of the Apollo SL50/60 manuals order the following part numbers: User’s Guide 560-0955-xx User’s Guide Binder (3/4”) 560-9002-xx Installation Manual 560-0957-xx SL50 Quick Reference 561-0235-xx SL60 Quick Reference 561-0239-xx Important
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome ... .........................................i History of Revisions..................................ii Ordering Information................................ii Introduction........................................1 SL50............................................1 SL60............................................2 Display ..........................................3 Annunciators .....................................3 Relative Bearing Indicator ................3 Controls ...
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Emergency Search ................................25 Starting Emergency Search...............25 Searching Around a Reference Waypoint........26 Setting Runway Limits .................27 Special Use Airspace ..............................28 Parallel Track Offset ..............................29 GPS Position.....................................30 Countdown Timer.................................30 From/To/Next Waypoint ...........................32 Creating From/To/Next Waypoints...........32 Placin
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Creating a Flight Plan..............................48 Flight Plan Leg Information.........................50 Manual Leg Activation.............................53 Flight Plan Editing ................................53 Changing Existing Flight Plan Legs ..........54 Inserting a New Waypoint ...............54 Deleting a Waypoint ..................55 Flight Plan Options................................56 Activate .........................56 Rev Activate.......................56 Reactivate...........
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Transmit Using .....................63 Intercom Level .....................64 Sidetone Level Adjustment ...............64 Headphone Level ....................65 Navigation Information ............................65 Airspace Setup .....................65 Airspace Buffers.....................66 Airspace Selections ...................66 Autonav Time......................67 Navigation Mode Programmable Pages and Autonav Pages ..............................68 Creating a New Custom Nav Page ..........
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Small and Large Knobs.................83 Selecting Frequencies ..............................83 Frequency Monitoring .............................84 Recalling a Frequency .............................85 TO, FROM, and INFO Frequency Database ......85 Auto Stored Frequencies (Auto) ............87 User Stored Frequencies ................88 Weather Channels....................89 Emergency Channel...................89 Intercom Function ................................90 Introduction to GPS Navigation
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Soon...........................98 Close...........................99 Inside ..........................99 Empty To Waypoint: Cannot Compute Nav ......99 GPS Communications Failure..............99 GPS Command Failure .................99 GPS Self Test Failure .................100 GPS Sensor Lat/Lon Failure..............100 GPS RAIM Not Available...............100 GPS RAIM Position Error...............100 GPS HDOP Position Error...............100 Arrival At the To Waypoint ..............101 Holding
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Introduction Introduction This guide describes the operation of the Apollo SL50 GPS Receiver and the Apollo SL60 GPS Receiver and VHF Communication Transceiver. SL50 The Apollo SL50 is a high performance GPS receiver with a high intensity LED display packed into a 1.3 inch high by 6.25 inch wide package that conserves panel space. The SL50 uses the same 8-channel GPS engine that is used in Garmin AT’s high end TSO C129 terminal and enroute certified products. The 32 character alphanumeric LED di
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Introduction Display The display is a 1-line by 32-character 5x7 dot matrix alphanumeric display. A photocell is located in the top left corner of the front panel display. The photocell automatically controls the light intensity of the display LEDs from low brightness at night to high brightness during daylight operation. Annunciators Several annunciators are used to help indicate the operating modes of your SL60. The TX (Transmit) annunciator is lighted whenever you are transmitting. If the avi
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Introduction Controls Power/Volume/Squelch Knob(SL60) The knob on the left side of the SL60 controls power on/off, volume, and squelch test. Rotate the knob clockwise (CW) past the detent to turn the power on. Continue rotating the knob to the right to increase speaker and headphone amplifier volume level. Rotate the knob to the left to reduce the volume level. Pull the knob out to disable automatic squelch. Power Knob (SL50) The knob on the left side of the SL50 controls power on/off. Rotate th
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Introduction WPT (Waypoint) - SL50 WPT The Waypoint key allows access to the waypoint database. (SL60 accesses the database from within the System function - see page 39.) NAV (Navigation) NAV Press the NAV key to reach the navigation functions. SYS (System Mode) SYS Press the SYS key to reach the System mode functions. System mode is used to make system level adjustments, setup flight plans, access the database, and modify Nav function displays. MSG (Message) MSG Press the MSG key to reach the
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Apollo SL50/60 Features Apollo SL50/60 Features SL50/60 GPS Navigation Features 10 Reversible Flight Plans with 20 Legs Automatic Waypoint Sequencing 200 User-Defined Waypoints Nav Displays Lat/Lon Bearing and Distance Ground Speed and Track Angle Desired Track and Distance Internal CDI Display 32-Character High-Intensity Alphanumeric LED Display Automatic Display Intensity Control User-Selectable Nav Displays User-Defineable Distance and Speed Settings: nm, km (distance) knots, kph (speed) Cloc
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Apollo SL50/60 Features SL60 Comm Radio Features 760 Communication Channels Frequency Range: 118 to 136.975 MHz Weather Channels: Receive only Active and Standby Flip/Flop Frequencies Volume Control 32-Character High-Intensity Alphanumeric LED Display Transmit Status Indicator Backlit Keypad Controls Automatic Display Intensity Control 2x10 Frequency Memory and Recall Stores/Recalls Ten User-Defined Frequencies Stores/Recalls Previous Ten Frequencies Frequency Monitor Function (listens to standb
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Apollo SL50/60 Features Notes 8
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Getting Started the First Time Getting Started the First Time This section explains how to get started using your Apollo SL50/60. Information in this section explains how to startup the unit, check signals from the GPS satellites, enter a seed position, and GOTO a destination waypoint. It is necessary to enter a seed position and the current time the first time you turn the unit on. Power on Enter a seed position (your dealer may have already completed this step for you), if necessary Ente
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Getting Started the First Time Entering a After the start up tests, you will always have the Seed choice of entering a Seed Position. The Seed Position Position is a starting reference point so the GPS receiver knows what satellites it is looking for. If a Seed Position has been previously entered, you do not need to select a new Present Position or a Reference Waypoint. If you do not make any selections, the Apollo SL50/60 will automatically progress into the Navigation function. 1. The previou
