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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Part One: Traffic Information Service (TIS) Interface 1
Section 1: TIS Operation and Symbology....................1
TIS Operation............................................................................1
How TIS differs from TCAS.........................................................2
TIS Limitations ..........................................................................2
Improving TIS............................................................................3
TIS Symbology ..........................................................................3
Section 2: Control and Display.....................................5
TIS Traffic Display Status and Pilot Response..............................5
Traffic Page...............................................................................6
Traffic Page Display Range ........................................................6
Map Page.................................................................................7
Configuring TIS Traffic Data on the Map Page.......................7
Highlighting TIS Traffic Using Map Page Panning........................8
Section 3: TIS Operational Procedures........................9
Introduction..............................................................................9
Power-Up Test...........................................................................9
Manual Override.....................................................................10
Flight Procedures ....................................................................10
After Landing..........................................................................10
Part Two: XM Radio.....................................................11
Section 1: Introduction ...............................................11
Overview ................................................................................11
XM Radio Pages .....................................................................11
XM NAV Pages..................................................................11
XM WPT Pages..................................................................12
XM AUX Pages ..................................................................12
Section 2: XM Weather ................................................12
Weather Product Age..............................................................13
XM NEXRAD Weather .............................................................13
NEXRAD Intensity..............................................................14
NEXRAD Abnormalities......................................................15
NEXRAD Limitations..........................................................15
XM Weather METARs..............................................................15
Textual METAR Page..........................................................16
Textual METAR/TAF Code ..................................................18
TAF Page...........................................................................18
TFR Information.................................................................18
Lightning (LTNG).....................................................................19
Cell Movement (CELL MOVE) ..................................................20
Winds Aloft.............................................................................21
Winds Aloft Altitude ..........................................................22
Section 3: XM AUX Pages.............................................22
XM Information Page .............................................................22
XM WX Timestamps ................................................................23
Section 4: XM Audio.....................................................24
XM Audio Menu .....................................................................26
Add to Presets List..................................................................26
Enter Channel Number............................................................27
Display Channel In List............................................................27
Display Artist In List ................................................................28
Display Title In List ..................................................................28
Enable/Mute Audio Output......................................................29
Change Volume ......................................................................29
Part Three: TAWS Interface.........................................31
Section 1: Introduction ...............................................31
Overview ................................................................................31
Operating Criteria ...................................................................31
Limitations..............................................................................31
Section 2: TAWS Operation.........................................32
TAWS Alerting.........................................................................32
Baro-Corrected Altitude ..........................................................32
Power Up ...............................................................................32
TAWS Page.............................................................................32
Inhibit Mode...........................................................................33
External TAWS Inhibit Control............................................34
TAWS Manual Test ..................................................................34
TAWS Symbols........................................................................35
General Database Information.................................................36
Database Versions...................................................................36
Database Updates ..................................................................37
Terrain/Obstacle Database Areas of Coverage..........................37
Section 3: TAWS Alerts ................................................ 38
Forward Looking Terrain Avoidance .........................................38
Premature Descent Alerting (PDA) ...........................................39
Excessive Descent Rate Alert (EDR)..........................................40
Negative Climb Rate After Takeoff Alert (NCR) .........................41
“Five-Hundred” Aural Alert .....................................................42
TAWS Not Available Alert........................................................42
TAWS Failure Alert ..................................................................42
TAWS Alert Summary ..............................................................42
Pilot Actions ...........................................................................44
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