Avidyne Entegra EX5000 Manual

600-00105-000 Rev 07
Piper PA28, PA32, PA44
Warrior III, Archer III, Arrow, Seminole,
6X, 6XT, Saratoga II HP, Saratoga II TC
Multi-Function Display
Pilot’s Guide

600-00105-000 Rev 07 -i- Entegra EX5000
Document Revision History
System Configuration
This document is applicable to Software Part Number 530-00180-002.
All materials copyrighted including images that represent this software
Copyright 2006 Avidyne Corporation. All rights reserved.
Date Revision Description
Dec. 16, 2003 00 Released per ECO 03-289
Feb. 17, 2004 01 Updated per ECO 04-24
Sept. 7, 2004 02 Updated per ECO 04-168
Mar. 29, 2005 03 Updated per ECO 05-058
April 22, 2005 04 Updated per ECO 05-074
Sept. 14, 2005 05 Updated per ECO 05-157
Mar. 17, 2006 06 Updated per ECO 06-043
May 3, 2006 07 Updated per ECO 06-084
When contacting your dealer or Avidyne technical support, and when
logging onto MyAvidyne.com for the first time, please have your
EntegraEX5000 serial number and Subscriber Communicator serial
number available:
EntegraEX5000 S/N: ________________________________
Datalink Subscriber Communicator S/N: ___________________

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600-00105-000 Rev 07 -iii- Entegra EX5000
Contents
1 Introduction.............................................................. 1
About this Guide .......................................................................... 4
Notes and Warnings .................................................................... 5
Copyrights and Trademarks ........................................................ 8
AVIDYNE EXCLUSIVE LIMITED WARRANTY/LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY .................................................................................... 9
Using the Entegra EX5000 MFD ............................................... 11
2 Map Page ................................................................ 13
Map Page—Controls ................................................................. 14
Map Page Symbols—Terrain and Position................................ 18
Map Page Symbols—Runways and Flight Plan ........................ 21
Map Orientation Control ............................................................ 23
Errors Displayed on the Map Page............................................ 24
Loss of GPS Input............................................................... 24
Loss of Heading Input ......................................................... 24
3 Traffic Mode and the Traffic Page ....................... 26
The Dedicated Traffic Page....................................................... 26
Traffic Symbols.......................................................................... 29
TIS Sensor Status ..................................................................... 30
4 TAWS Page (Optional)........................................... 31
TAWS Information ..................................................................... 31
TAWS Operation ....................................................................... 34
TAWS Reference....................................................................... 36
Auto-Range......................................................................... 36
Simultaneous Alerts ............................................................ 36
Terrain Messages and Error Indications ............................. 36
5 CMax Chart Pages (Optional) .............................. 38
About CMax............................................................................... 38
About Geo-Referenced Charts .................................................. 39
CMax Chart Page ...................................................................... 39
CMax Views............................................................................... 43
Procedure Chart Views ....................................................... 43
Airport Chart Views ............................................................. 45
CMax Selection Page ................................................................ 47
Selecting an Airport ................................................................... 49
Chart NOTAMs Page .......................................................... 51

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6 Trip Page................................................................. 53
Trip Page Information ................................................................53
7 Nearest Page (NRST) ............................................. 59
Nearest Page .............................................................................59
Airport Info Page ........................................................................61
8 Aux Page – Configuring the EX5000 .................... 62
Aux Main Page...........................................................................62
Airport Filter Setup Page............................................................64
Declutter Setup Page.................................................................66
Data Block Edit Page .................................................................68
System Time Page.....................................................................70
Datalink Configuration Page ......................................................72
9 Engine Pages.......................................................... 75
Engine Page Overview ..............................................................76
PA28 Engine Page.....................................................................79
PA28 Initial Usable Fuel Page ...................................................83
PA28 Lean Assist.......................................................................84
Leaning for Best Economy ..................................................84
Leaning for Best Power .......................................................85
PA28 Data Blocks on Map Page .........................................86
Lean Data Block States .......................................................86
PA32 Engine Page.....................................................................87
PA32 Initial Usable Fuel Page ...................................................91
PA32 Non-Turbo Lean Assist ....................................................92
PA32 Turbo Lean Assist ............................................................94
PA32 Data Blocks on Map Page .........................................95
Lean Data Block States .......................................................96
PA44 Engine Page.....................................................................97
PA44 Initial Usable Fuel Page .................................................101
PA44 Lean Assist.....................................................................102
Leaning for Best Economy ................................................102
Leaning for Best Power .....................................................103
PA44 Data Blocks on Map Page .......................................104
Lean Data Block States .....................................................104
EMax Total Engine Management.............................................105
Engine Sensor Status Box.................................................105
10 Using Datalink ...................................................... 106
About Datalink Services...........................................................106
Overview of Datalink Weather .................................................107

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About Narrowcast Datalink ...................................................... 109
Setting up a Narrowcast Account...................................... 109
Flight Tracking................................................................... 109
Using Narrowcast Datalink in Flight .................................. 109
Loss of Satellite Coverage ................................................ 110
About Broadcast Datalink ........................................................ 111
Setting up a Broadcast Datalink Account.......................... 111
Using Broadcast Datalink in Flight .................................... 111
About Broadcast Datalink Weather................................... 111
Map Page with Datalink Weather ............................................ 113
Symbols Displayed using Datalink.................................... 115
Using Datalink without a Traffic Sensor ............................ 117
Trip Page with Datalink Weather ............................................. 118
Nearest Page with Datalink Weather....................................... 119
About Multilink ......................................................................... 120
Using Multilink................................................................... 120
Setting up a Multilink Account........................................... 120
Using Multilink Features.................................................... 121
Viewing Multilink Data....................................................... 121
Optimizing your Multilink Setup......................................... 124
Multilink Usage Guidelines................................................ 126
Datalink Messaging ................................................................. 127
Messaging Knobs and Buttons ......................................... 128
Using Datalink Messaging................................................. 130
11 Reference.............................................................. 132
Updating Your Databases ....................................................... 133
Loading NavData (the Navigation Database).................... 134
Loading CMax Chart Data................................................. 136
Downloading EMax Data................................................... 137
Broadcast Datalink Service Purchase and Activation.............. 139
Creating Your XM WX Account......................................... 139
Activating Your Account .................................................... 139
Cleaning the EX5000 Screen .................................................. 141
Sensor Status Block Symbols ................................................ 142
Map Symbols........................................................................... 144
Line Styles ............................................................................... 146
Data Blocks .......................................................................... 148
TAWS Messages..................................................................... 150
Nav Messages......................................................................... 152
Traffic Messages ..................................................................... 153
Lightning Messages................................................................. 155

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Engine Messages ....................................................................157
PFD Messages ........................................................................160
Narrowcast Datalink Messages ...............................................161
Broadcast Datalink Messages ................................................163
Avionics Abbreviations.............................................................167
12 Using the EX5000 Outside the US ...................... 169
Features Available in the US Only ...........................................169
Features Specific to International Flight...................................170
13 Software License.................................................. 171

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List of Figures
Figure 1.1 Entegra EX5000 Initialization Page .................................. 2
Figure 1.2 Entegra EX5000 MFD .................................................... 11
Figure 2.1 Map Page Controls ......................................................... 14
Figure 2.2 Map Page Symbols–Terrain and Position ...................... 18
Figure 2.3 Map Page Symbols—Runways and Flight Plan ............. 21
Figure 3.1 Map Page—Traffic Mode................................................ 27
Figure 4.1 TAWS Information .......................................................... 31
Figure 4.2 Terrain Caution Condition............................................... 34
Figure 4.3 Terrain Warning Condition.............................................. 35
Figure 5.1 CMax Chart Page (Airport) ............................................. 40
Figure 5.2 CMax Chart Page (Procedure) ....................................... 42
Figure 5.3 Procedure Chart views ................................................... 44
Figure 5.4 Airport Chart Views......................................................... 45
Figure 5.5 Airport Departure Chart (Night View).............................. 46
Figure 5.6 CMax Selection Page ..................................................... 47
Figure 5.7 Airport Selection Page .................................................... 49
Figure 5.8 Chart NOTAMs Page...................................................... 51
Figure 6.1 Trip Page Information ..................................................... 53
Figure 7.1 Nearest Page.................................................................. 59
Figure 7.2 Airport Information Page................................................. 61
Figure 8.1 Aux Main Page ............................................................... 62
Figure 8.2 Airport Filter Setup Page ................................................ 64
Figure 8.3 Declutter Setup Page ..................................................... 66
Figure 8.4 Data Block Edit Page...................................................... 68
Figure 8.5 System Time Page ......................................................... 70
Figure 8.6 Datalink Configuration Page ........................................... 72
Figure 9.1 PA28 Engine Main Page (with EMax)............................. 79
Figure 9.2 PA28 Initial Usable Fuel Page ........................................ 83
Figure 9.3 Engine Information—Map Page...................................... 86
Figure 9.4 PA32 Engine Main Page................................................. 87
Figure 9.5 PA32 Initial Usable Fuel Page ........................................ 91
Figure 9.6 Engine Information—Map Page...................................... 95
Figure 9.7 PA44 Engine Main Page (with EMax)............................. 97
Figure 9.8 PA44 Initial Usable Fuel Page ...................................... 101
Figure 9.9 PA44 Engine Information—Map Page.......................... 104
Figure 10.1 Broadcast Datalink Weather Boundaries.................... 112
Figure 10.2 Datalink Weather—Map Page .................................... 113
Figure 10.3 Broadcast Datalink Weather ....................................... 115
Figure 10.4 Datalink Weather without Traffic Sensors................... 117

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Figure 10.5 Trip Page with Datalink Weather.................................118
Figure 10.6 Nearest Page with Broadcast Datalink........................119
Figure 10.7 Broadcast Datalink NEXRAD Coverage......................122
Figure 10.8 Narrowcast and Broadcast Datalink
NEXRAD Coverage ........................................................................122
Figure 10.9 Broadcast Datalink, without Canadian METARs.........123
Figure 10.10 Multilink Datalink with Canadian METAR flags .........124
Figure 10.11 XM WX NEXRAD Coverage Area.............................125
Figure 10.12 Datalink Messaging Knobs and Buttons....................128
Figure 10.13 Receiving a Datalink Message ..................................131