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KMD 250 Multi-Function Display and KMD 250 Multi-Function Display with GPS Software Version 02/01 or later
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 4, August 2007 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary S/W 02/01: Added XM functionality to the KMD 250 R-1
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 3, December 2005 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary S/W 01/08: Added Airport Type on Airport Info Screen on page 1-25 Added TIS patent statement on inside front cover. Changed Awareness to Avoidance on page 1-1. Changed 100L to 100LL on page 1-27. Added Definition for Heading on TIS screen on page 3-12. Corrections to Index pages I-1 and I-12. R-2
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 2, April 2004 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary Added: Internal GPS Flight planning capability Nearest function User Waypoints Direct-To function Quick Tuning capability Airspace Alerting Airspace depiction Waypoint Alerting Turn Anticipation R-3
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 1, November 2003 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary Change in text on Startup Caution Page. R-4
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Revision History and Instructions Manual KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide Revision 0, November 2003 Part Number 006-18281-0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication. R-5
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page i Table of Contents SECTION 1 BASIC KMD 250 OPERATION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 MENU KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4 RANGE KEYS . . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page ii Table of Contents USING THE MAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-23 Map Data Interrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-24 Airport Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-25 Navaid Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-27 Airspace Interrogation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page iii Table of Contents Changing the Name of the Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-69 Deleting a Stored Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-70 DELETING THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-71 USING DIRECT-TO IN THE ACTIVE FLIGHT PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-72 Proceeding Direct-To an Active Flight Plan Waypoint . . . . . . . . . .1-72 Manually Selecting an Active Flight Pl
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page iv Table of Contents SECTION 2 FIS VDL OR XM OPERATION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 CONCEPT OF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1 EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 DATALINK WEATHER FUNCTION STATUS ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 BASIC WEATHER PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page v Table of Contents XM WX SUBSCRIPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26 Setting Up An XM WX Subscription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-26 Checking XM WX Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-27 NORMAL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-29 NEXRAD PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page vi Table of Contents FIS NOTIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-63 (GRAPHICAL PRODUCT) DATA HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED . . . . . . .2-63 NO METARS AVAILABLE IN SELECTED AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-63 NO METARS AVAILABLE, DATA NOT RECEIVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-64 INVALID SUBSCRIPTION CODE, PLEASE CHECK AND RE-ENTER CODE (VDL ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page vii Table of Contents TA/RA WHILE IN MAP OR WEATHER DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6 AUTO-POP-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 VIEWING TRAFFIC IN A DATA FIELD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 TAS/TCAS SYSTEM FAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 NO DATA RECEIVED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 SYSTEM TEST . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page viii Table of Contents SECTION 4 WX-500 STORMSCOPE® OPERATION INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 STORMSCOPE® FUNCTIONS STATUS ICONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2 POWER-UP . . . . . . . . . . .
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toc R4 8/13/07 9:58 AM Page ix Table of Contents APPENDIX B COMMON WEATHER ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1 APPENDIX C GPS Primer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1 BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1 GPS POSITION DETERMINING CONCEPT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-1 GPS DATA SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Section 1 Basic Operation Introduction SECTION 1 BASIC KMD 250 OPERATION INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product. You are now the owner of one of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-use multifunction displays available today. We understand you probably can’t wait to see it in action but before you try to use it do please take the time to read through this manual and understand its many interesting and useful features. Time spent in familiarizing yourself
