Avidyne IFD5 Series User manual

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IFD5XX
IFD550/IFD540 FMS/GPS/NAV/COM
IFD545/IFD510 FMS/GPS
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To move your cursor, either:
1. Turn the 6FMS knob (the outer ring scrolls through each box,
whereas the inner ring scrolls through the fields of each box), or
2. Utilize hybrid touch by tapping the screen on a waypoint
or in the blank space between waypoints.
Overview Diagram
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Volume/Power/
Squelch Knob
CDI Nav Source
Active Waypoint
Standby Frequency*
Active Frequency*
Frequency Swap
(ip-op)
Direct To
Procedure
Nearest
Frequency
Enter (select)
Clear (delete)
FMS Knob (context-
sensitive: scroll, zoom/
push to select)
Line Select Keys
(LSK)
* COM/NAV Manual
Tuning Knob (Push for
NAV & Transponder)
Page Function Keys
(two-way rocker)
SVS**, FMS, MAP, AUX
To start an FMS edit, either:
1. Press the 8ENTR function key,
2. Push the 6bottom right knob, or
3. Tap the screen in the same field twice.
*VHF COM/NAV controls appy to IFD550/IFD540 only
**SVS Page Button applies to IFD550/IFD545 only.

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FMS Flight Plan Introduction
Following power-
on, the first time the
“FPL” tab of the FMS
page is accessed,
an empty flight plan
page is presented with
the origin waypoint
pre-populated.
We recommend to tap
the “Map” side tab to
view the moving Map
display while entering
your flight plan.
The origin will be the
closest airport to the
current GPS position,
or the airport from the
previous power down
if GPS position has
not locked on yet.
This FMS uses a database of published airways to quickly build
long flight plans. Here’s how: When a flight plan waypoint is a valid
airway entry point, a dropdown list of available airways appears.
Scroll to the desired exit point, and all intermediate intersections
along that airway are automatically populated into the flight plan.

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Inserting a Waypoint
To add a waypoint
to your flightplan,
tap the empty space
where your cursor is
below ‘Origin.’ The
IFD will present a
new waypoint with a
suggested identifier
(powered by Geofill™).
Use the right
knobs or tap the
identifier to display
the QWERTY
keyboard in order
to enter the
waypoint identifier.
Push the right
knob, press
ENTR, or tap
the ENTR key
on the QWERTY
keyboard to
enter the new
waypoint into
the flight plan.

Saving the Flight Plan
Once you have
entered a Flight
Plan that you
would like to save
for future use go
to the route tab
on the FMS page.
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Select ‘Back
to Route List.’
The route will
now be one of
your saved route
selections.
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Highlight current
route then select
Copy in the
bottom left of the
screen. You can
edit the Route
name or leave
as default name
(Origin Identifier-
Dest Identifier.)
You have now
saved the Flight
Plan as a route
for future use.
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Activating a Stored Route TAB
To activate a route
from the stored routes
list, tap the desired
route to select.
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To activate, press the
“Activate Route” LSK or
touch-screen button.
Then Press again to
“Activate Flightplan.”
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Direct-To Operation
Press the Direct-To
button to display a green
Direct-To dialog box
pre-populated with the
waypoint highlighted in
your current flightplan.
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To enter a dierent
waypoint, tap the data
field in the top dialog
box. The QWERTY
keyboard appears for
you to enter the desired
waypoint identifier.
To approve, tap the
‘Activate’ dialog box to
select. Pressing ENTR
or the right knob can
also be used to confirm.
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Selecting a Departure
Tap the ‘Departure’
field. A dropdown
list of available
departure procedures
will be displayed.
Select a departure
name and push ENTR.
Enter the Transition by
selecting the assigned
departure runway.
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Selecting an Approach
To display the
Approach field of the
next destination, press
the “PROC” Function
key.* This will display a
dropdown list of available
published approaches.
To select the desired
Approach, twist
the FMS knob to
scroll, then push to
select, or tap the
highlighted selection.
To select the Transition,
twist the FMS knob
to scroll, then push
to select, or tap the
highlighted selection.
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*Pressing the “PROC” Function key a second time will move the cursor
over the Arrival field and present a drop down list of available published
arrivals. Each subsequent press of the “PROC” key will step through all
following destination airfield approaches/arrivals in the flight plan, and
wrap back around to the origin. When the drop down box appears over
the intended data field, tap the desired procedure to add to the flight plan.

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Selecting a Visual Approach
To select a Visual
Approach for your
destination airport ,
press the “PROC” Function
key.* This will display a
dropdown list of available
published approaches.
To select the desired
Visual Approach, twist
the FMS knob to scroll
down past any published
IFR approaches to see
the available Visual
Approaches, then push
to select, or tap the
highlighted selection.
Then select the Visual
Entry, (Straight In,
Left Base, Right Base,
Left Downwind, Right
Downwind) that
works best for your
direction of flight and
approach angle.
Go to Aux->Setup->FMS->Visual Approach Settings to set the
desired Glideslope Angle. The default setting is 4° but it can be
set to any angle between 1° and 6° in 0.1° increments. Glideslope
must be set to desired angle BEFORE loading the Visual Approach.
Remember you are still flying a VFR approach and proper clearance
and separation must be observed for the terrain in the area.

Entering a Hold
To enter a hold,
tap below the
waypoint of
interest to display
a drop down
list of options.
A holding
pattern
waypoint is
added to the
flight plan,
populated with
either standard
or published
hold data.
To edit the hold,
hide the map,
then touch the
field to be edited
(turn direction,
leg length,
inbound course).
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Near the
top of the list,
select “Hold at
<waypoint
name>” and
push the FMS
knob to select.
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Exiting/Deleting a Hold
To Exit the hold,
select the “Exit
Hold” Line Select
Key (LSK1), and
the FMS will exit
the hold the next
time it passes
the hold fix.
Should you need
to continue to
Hold, select
“Continue Hold”
using Line Select
Key (LSK1).
Other options
include deleting
the Hold
Waypoint with
CLR button, or
you can highlight
a downstream
waypoint in the
flightplan and
select ‘Activate
Leg’ (LSK3).
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A blue CAS
message will
alert you that you
are ‘Exiting hold
at Fix’ on your
next pass.
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Changing Map View TAB:
*If a Heading source is connected to the IFD, then you can set preference for
Heading Up rather than Track Up in AUX->SETUP page under Map Orientation.
North Up (360°)
TRK Up (240° arc view)
or HDG Up* (240° arc view)
TRK Up (360°)
(or HDG Up* (360°)
Indicates
‘North Up’
‘TRK’ indicated
when Heading
not available.
To change Map View (orientation), push the small right knob,
which will cycle the Map between three dierent views:
North Up (360°) -> Track Up (240° arc view) -> Track Up (360°)
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Decluttering the Map TAB:
To select the preferred level of map density displayed, from the Map
Page, Map tab, press the “Land” LSK to declutter the terrain base map
and/or “Nav” LSK to declutter o-route NavAids (Intersections, Airports,
VORs etc). There are four levels of declutter for each. The specified level
of detail will remain consistent across all map pages. (Terrain Awareness
alerts and nearby Trac are not aected by declutter settings.)
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TAWS/Synthetic Vision
Select the TAWS Tab
on the MAP page
of the IFD5XX to
view 3D Exocentric
Synthetic Vision, which
includes 3D Terrain,
Obstacles, Trac (when
available), Airports.
Turning the bottom right
knob or pinch zooming
the display will adjust
the perceived distance
above and behind the
ownship symbol.
TAB:
Press the FPL button
(LSK3) to turn o
the Magenta Line and
just have the shadow
(which represents
aircraft position over
the ground), or push
again to remove both.
(On the TAWS page,
the Magenta line will
not appear unless
your aircraft is 1,000
ft AGL or greater, and
will disappear as you
descend below 1,000ft.
When TAWS button (LSK2)
is ON, the full TAWS-B
capability is enabled,
including:
- FLTA Altitude Callouts
- Premature Descent Alerts
- Excessive Descent Rate
- Negative Climb Rate
When TAWS button (LSK2)
is OFF, FLTA, and PDA
are disabled, but EDR and
NCR remain enabled.
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SVS Page
SVS Page provides ego-centric,
‘out-the-window’ view of SVS.
Twist the right knob or pinch
zoom the display to adjust pilot-
selectable horizontal field of view
ranging from 20 degrees to 120
degrees with a 45 degree default
Lateral (& Vertical) deviation
scales appear during Instrument
and Visual Approaches.
Applies to IFD550 & IFD545 only.
Push the SynVis button
(LSK3) to turn o the
Magenta Line. Push
again to turn o SVS,
and to show a standard
blue-over-brown
attitude display.
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COM Radio Tuning
Activate the
frequency.
Once the desired
frequency has
been tuned in
to the standby,
press the flip-
flop button
to make it the
active frequency.
The Emergency COM Frequency, 121.5 kHz, can be quickly
tuned into the Active COM slot by pressing and holding the
flip-flop button for approximately three (3) seconds.
Radio Tuning can be accomplished through 3 dierent methods.
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Twist the COM/
NAV knob. Use
the left inner knob
to adjust KHz and
the left outer knob
to adjust MHz.
Touch the standby
frequency field
to display the
numeric keypad.
Then enter the
desired frequency.
Press the FREQ
button. Select
the desired
frequency.
Applies to IFD550 & IFD540 only.
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Applies to IFD550 & IFD540 only.
Nav radio tuning can be accomplished through 3 dierent methods.
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Use the COM/NAV
knob. Push the
knob to display
NAV frequencies.
Then, twist the
inner knob to
adjust KHz and
the outer knob
to adjust MHz.
Touch the standby
frequency field
to display the
numeric keypad.
Enter the desired
frequency.
Touch the
standby
frequency,
then “ABC…”
to display
the QWERTY
keyboard. Type
the identifier
of the VOR
(powered by
GeoFill™).
Activate the
frequency.
Once the desired
frequency has
been tuned in
to the standby,
press the flip-
flop button
to make it the
active frequency.
NAV Tuning Applies to IFD550 & IFD540 only.
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Updating Databases
You will notice that this operation puts the IFD into Maintenance
Mode. You can also download Maintenance Logs from this page
and pair your BT keyboard and more. Please use caution so as
not to inadvertently change port settings or other configurations,
For Tech Support and Training information, see back cover.
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Insert Jump Drive in
USB Port, then power
up. Jump drive must
be formatted to FAT32
and should have your
appropriate databases
loaded already.
Use right knob to
select Data file(s) to
be transferred to IFD.
Twist the FMS knob to
highlight, then push to
select each data type.
A green Check Mark
will appear by each.
highlighted selection.
Press PROCEED line
select key (LSK).
Once you see “OK”
next to each selected
Data file, press DONE
button on screen when
complete, and IFD
will restart in normal
“Flight Mode.”
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