Garmin GTX 330 Manual

GTX'"
330
ModeS Transponder
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O2002.2005Garmin
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BY
USINGTHE
GTX
330,
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AGREE
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NOTE:
The
GTX330DDiversity
ModeSTransponder
requires
topand
bottom
mounted
antennas.
CAUTION:The
GTX330should
beturnedoff
beforestarting
orshutting
downaircraft
engine(s).
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March2005 Part
Number
190-00207-00Rev
CPrintedinUSA
LimitedWarranty
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product
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freefrom
defects
inmaterials
orworkmanshipfor
two
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use.Such
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orreplacement willbe
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sible
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mlsuse,
accrdentorunauthorizedalteration
or
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WARRANTY.
Toobtainwarrantyservice,contact
yourlocalGarmin
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ServiceCenter.
For
assistance
inlocating
aServiceCenter
nearyou,callGarminCustomerService
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NOTE:TheGTX
330Downeracceptsallresponsibilityforobtainingthe
proper
licensingbeforeusingthe
transponder.
NOTE:Thecoverage
you
canexpect
fromtheGTX330
islimitedto"line
ofsight".Lowaltitudeor
aircraftantennashielding
bytheaircraft
itself
mayresult
inreducedrange.
Rangecanbeimprovedbyclimbing
toa
higher
altitude.
ltmaybe
possible
to
minimize
antenna
shieldingby
locat-
ingtheantenna
wheredeadspotsare
onlynoticedduringabnormal
flight
attitudes.
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The
GTX
330transponderispowered
on\, presingtheSTBY,
NII orON heys,
orbyaremote aülnics
master
switch
(fapplicable).At'terpoweron,
anartup
page
ß
dtsplayedwhiletheunitpert'ormsaselftest.
(See
your
5svminig6kr
lar softwattupgr6lp5.\
Mode SelectionKeys
OFF
- Powersoffthe
GTX
330.PressingSTBY,ONorALT
keypowersonthetransponderdisplapngthelastactrve
ldentlficationcode.
STBY- Selectsthestandby mode.Whenin
standby
mode,
thetransponderwiilnotreplytoanyinterrogations.
ON
- Selects
ModeA. Inthismode,
thetransponder
replies
tolnterrogations,as
indlcatedbytheReply
Sfnbol(E ). Repllesdonotinclude altitude
information.
ALT
- SelectsModeAandModeC. InALTmode,thetransponderreplies
toidentifica-
tionandaltitude
interrogations
aslndicatedbytheReplySlmbol
(ffi ). Repliesto
altitude
interrogationsinclude
thestandardpressurealtitudereceivedfiomanexternal
altitudesource,which
isnot
adjusted
for
barometric
pressure.The
ALTmodemaybe
selected
inaircraft not
equipped
with
anoptionalaltitudeencoder;
however,
thereply
signalwrilnotincludealtitudeinformation.
Anytimethefunction
ONor
ALTis
selected
thetransponder
becomesanactivepartof
theAirTrafficControlRadarBeacon
System
(ATCRBS).
Thetransponder
also
responds
to
interrogarionsfromTCASequippedaircraft.
@E@EE gäs
CodeSelection
Codeselection
isdonewitheightkeys
(0
- 7)
pror,rding,1,096
active
identification
codes.
Pushing
oneofthese
keys
begins
thecodeselectionsequence.Thenew
code
isnot
activateduntil
thefourthdigrtisentered.
Pressrngthe
CLR
keymovesthecursor
backtotheprevlousdigit,
Pressingthe
CLR
keywhenthecursor
isonthefirstdigitofthecode,
or
pressing
theCRSR
key
duringcodeentry
removesthecursorandcancels
dataentryrestoringtheprevious
code.
You
maypress
theCLR
key
upto
fivesecondsaftercode
entryiscompletetoretumthe
cursortothe
fourth
digit.
Thenumbers
Band9are
notused
for
code
entry,onlyforentenng
aCount
Down
time,andcontrastanddisplaybrightness.
lmportant Codes:
1200- TheVFRcodeforanyaltitude
intheUS
(Refer
toICAOstandardselsewhere)
7000- TheVFRcodecommonlyused
inEurope
(Refer
toICAOstandards)
7500- Hqack
code
(Aircraft
issubjecttounlawful
interference)
7600- Lossofcommunications
7700- Emergency
7777-Military interceptoroperations
(Never
squawk
this
code)
0000- Mihtary use
(Not
enterable)
Avoid
selectingcode
7500
and
allcodesinthe7600-7777
range.Thesecodestrigger
special
indicators
rn
automated
facihties.Anaircraft'stransponder
codeisusedforATC
tracklngpuryoses,therefore
exercisecarewhen
maklngroutinecodechanges.
Keysfor Other GTX330
Functions
IDENT- Pressing the
IDENTkeyactivatestheSpecial
Positionldenrifica-
tlon
(SPI)
PulseforlB seconds,
identifpngyour
transponder
returnfrom
othersontheairtraffic
controller'sscreen,
The
word'IDENT'will
appearin
theupper
left
corner
ofthedisplaywhilethe
IDENTmodeisactive.
VFR- Setsthe
transpondercodetothe
pre-programmedWRcodeselected
inConfiguration Mode
(this
lssetto1200atthe
factory).PressingtheYFR
keyagainrestoresthe
previousidentificationcode.
FUNC- Changesthe
pageshownonthe
rightsideofthedisplay
Display
data
includesPressureAltitude,
FlightTime,AltitudeMonitor.CountUp
andCount
Downtimers.
START/STOP-Starts
andstopsthe
AltitudeMoniior,CountUp,
Count
Down
and
Flighttimers.
CRSR- Initiatesstartingtime
entryfortheCount
Downtimerandcancels
transponder
codeentry
CLR- ResetstheCountUp,Count
Downand
Fiight
timers.
Cancelsthe
previous
kelpressduringcode
selectionandCount
Down
entryReturns
cursortothe
fourthcodedigit
withinfivesecondsafterentry
8- Reduces Contrast
and
DisplayBnghtnesswhenthe
respectlvefie1dsare
displayedandenters
thenumbereight
intotheCount
Down
timer.
9- IncreasesContrastand
Display
Bnghtness
when
therespective
fie1dsare
disnlavedand
entersthe
numbernineintotheCount
Downtimer.
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re
ffi
re
M
]M
Ero
ffiro
FunctionDisplay
PRESSURE
ALT:Displays
the
altitudedatasupplied
totheGTX330
in
hundreds
of
feet
(i.e.,
{lightlevel),or
meters,
dependingonconfiguration.
FLIGHTTIME:
Timer
start
is
configuredaseitherManualorAutomatic,
WhenManual,
dlsplaysthe
FlightTime,
controlledbytheSTART/STOP
andCLRkeys.WhenAutomatic,thetimerbeglnswhentakeoffissensed.
ALIITUDEMONITOR:
ControlledbySTART/STOP
key Activatesa
voicealarmandwarningannunciatorwhenaltitude
llmitis
exceeded.
OAT/DALT:
Displayed
whenthe
GTX330isconfiguredwithtemperature
input.DisplaysOutside
AirTemperatureandDensityAltitude.
COUNTUP
TIMER:
Controlled
by
START/STOPandCLR
keys.
COUNTDOWN
TIMER:
ControlledbySTART/STOP,CLR,andCRSR
keys.TheinitialCountDowntime
is
enieredwrththe0- 9keys.
CONTMST:
Thispagelsonlydisplayed
ifmanualcontrast mode
ls
selectedinConfigurationMode.Contrast
is
controlledbythe8 and9keys.
DISPLAY:Thispageisonlydisplayedifmanualbacklightingmodelsselected
inConfiguration Mode.Backlighting
is
controlledbytheI and9keys,
AltitudeTrendIndicator
Whenthe
'PRESSURE
ALI'pagelsdisplayed,anarrow
may
bedisplayedtotherightof
thealtitude,indicatingthatthealtitudeisincreasingordecreasing.Oneoftwosizesofarrows
maybedisplayeddependingonthevenlcalspeed
rate.The
sensitivityofthesearrows
is
setby
your
authorizedGarminAviationServiceCenter.
TheGTX330'soptionsare
normally
setattimeof
installation.Torequest
anychangesof
theGTX330parameters,contactyourauthorizedGarmin
Ar''iation
ServrceCenter.
Timer
Operation
To
operatetheFlightTimer:
l. Press
the
FUNC
keyuntil
'FLIGHT
TI|\/E'isdisplayed.
2. lftheGTX330isconfigured
withAutomatedAirborneDetermination,
thetimerbegins
automaticallywhen
theunitsensesthattheaircrafthas
becomeairborne.
Thetimer
mayberesettozeroatevery
takeoff,
continue
accumulating
timeattakeofformaybe
controlledmanually.
3. lfdesired,
you
may
press
START/STOP
to
pause
orrestartthetimer.
4. Press
CLRto
reset
thetimertozero.
5. lf
thetimerisconfiguredto
startautomatically
itwill
stopwhentheAutomatedAirborne
Determinationsensesthat
theaircraft
is
onthe
ground.
Tooperate
theCountUptimer:
1. Press
the
FUNCkey
until
'C0UNT
UP'isdisplayed
2. lfnecessary,
press
CLRt0resettheCountUptlmert0zero.
3. Press
START/STOPtobeglncountup.
4. Press
START/STOPagainto
pause
thetimer.
5. Press
CLR
toreset
thetimertozero.
To
operatetheCountDowntimer:
1. Press
the
FUNCkey
until
'C0UNT
DOWN'
is
displayed.
2. PressCRSRandusethe
0
-9
keystosettheinitial
time.
All
digitsmustbeentered
(use
the0keytoenterleadingzeros).
3. PressSTART/STOPtobegincountdown.
4. Press
START/STOPagainto
pause
thetimer.
5. WhentheCountDowntimer
expires,
the'C0UNTDOWN'
bannerisreplacedwitha
flashing'EXPIRED',andthetimebeginscounting
up.
6. PressCLRtoresetthetimertotheinitialtimevalue.
AutomaticALT/GNDMode
Switching
IftheGTX330 is
conflguredwithAutomated
Airborne
Determinatlon,normaloperation
beginswhentakeoff
ls
sensed,Whentheaircraft
is
onthe
ground
thescreenautomatically
displaysGND.
The
transponderdoes
notrespond
to
ATCRBS
interrogationswhenGND
is
annunclated.
When
adelaytimeissetintheConfigurationMode,theGTX330waitsaspeci-
fred
length
oftimeafter
landing
beforechangingtoGNDmode.
FailureAnnunciation
Iftheunitdetectsan internal
failure,thescreendlsplays
FAIL.
When
FAILis
annunciated
notransponderdata
is
transmitted.

ModeS
DataTransmission
Inadditlon
ro4096code
andpressure
altitude,
theGTX330
iscapableof
transmittrngarr-
craft
ldentification,transponder
capabilityand
maximum
speed
range.
"Aircraft
Identificatlon"
iscommonly
referredtoasFLT
lD (Flight
ldentification).
TheGTX330
may
beconfigured
bythe
installertoa1lowrhe
flightclewtoentel
FLT
lD foreach
flight.Anexample
iswhen
arr-carrier
service
requireschanging
theFLT
ID.
TheFLT
ID mayconsistof
theaircraft
registratlonoraflight
numberasagreeduponwith
the
local
alration
authorlty.
Inelther
case,the
FtT ID must be
thesameaircraft
ldentification
that
appears
intheflighiplan
tocorrelate
theaircraft
identificationseen
onATC
radar
wlth
the
correct
voicecallsign
fortheaircraft.
Ifnoflightplan
isfiledwiththealratlon
authority
(as
maybe
permittedby
regulations),the
FLT
ID entered
is
theaircraft
registration
marking.
Whenflightcrewentry
ofthe
FLTID isnot
requlred,the
installerconfiguresthesyslem
toreportthe
aircraft
identificationaccordrng
to
1oca1aviatlon
requirements.Inthlsconfigura-
tion,alteratron
ofthe
FLTID bythe
flightcrew
isnotposslble.
Entering
a FlightlDNumber
When
configuredforFLTID PWR-UPENTRY
atinstallation,
the
flight
crewmusr
enrer
the
flightlD
beforerhe
CTX
ll0 wrll
operale.Alter
the[1ight
crewenlersrhe
correcrFlighr
ID,theaircraftidentrfication
that
is
transmittedinresponse
toATCradarinterrogations
is
properlycorrelatedwrth
theassociatedcallsignfor
voicecommunication
with
theaircraft.
Ifthe FLT
ID PWR-UPENTRYisrequired
butdoesnor
appear
arpowerup,conracr
a
Garminauthorized
servicecenterfor
GTX330configurarion.
\o spaceisneeded
when
enreringFlighttDcharacrers.
\Ä
henaFlighrlD
conLainsa
space,the
GTX330automaticallyremoves
thespacesuponcompletion
ofFlightID
entry
Atsystem
power-up
rhe
FLT
IDmay
appearwithno
number
(as
shown)orwiththe
lastFLTID entered.The
cursormaycoverthe
wholeFLTID ormaybeon
the
first
character
spacefor
dataentry,dependlng
on
how
theFLTIDwaslast
eniered
ll rheFIiohrlf) rnnerrino,l rrrrn-nniq
correct,
press
theCRSRkeytomove
thecursor
to
the
"OK?"
field.
PressCRSRagain
toaccept
rheFLTlD. The
transponderthenbegrns
nnrmql nnerrtinn
WhennoFLTID appearsortheFLTID must
bechanged,pressthe
CLR
key
robegln
characterentry
Press
thenumberkeyscorresponding
rothe
alphanumeric
characterentry:Forexample.to
entertheletter
"R'press
the5keyfourtimes.
E- .L ri*. -- ^l-L--..*-,riC
CharaCteriS
L4lrr L[rrc arr arPrr4rrurtL(
entered,pressthe
CRSR
key
tomovethecursortothenexi
blank
fie1d.Pressing
the
CLR
key
movesthecursor
backtothe
previous
character.AfterthecompleteFLTIDis
entered,press
theCRSRkeytomovethe
cursortothe
"OK?"
freld PressCRSRagaintoaccepttheFLTID
WhenFLTID entryiscompletethe
transponderbeginsnormaloperarion.
Ifyoumake
anerrorenteringaFLTID,youcanpress
theCLRkeytoback
uptoany
point,includinghighlighting
the
"OK?''
fre1d.
IfanincorrectFLI ID is
discoveredafterthe
unitbeginsoperation,turntheGTX330off.Thenturnitbackonagainandreenterthecor-
rCCIFLI ID.

GTX330
Mode S TransponderFeatures
Traffic Information Service
The
GTX330
Mode
Stransponder
provides
adata
linkforTraffic
Information
Sewice
(TIS).
TIS
is
derivedthrougha
Mode
Stransponderdata
linkandviewed
onamultifunction
displayATCradarsendsatrafficpicturewithinaradiusof55milesfrom
select
sites.
The
TISprotected
areaisacylinderof7-mile
radius,
extending3500'aboveand
3000'below
your
aircraft.RefertotheÄlMChapter1formoredetails.
TISprovides
agraphic displayoftraffic
informationin thecockpitfornon-TCASequipped
aircraft,
Transponder-equipped
aircraftcanbedisplayedwithinthecoveragevolume
within
rangeofyour
position
onindicators
such
asaGarmin430or530,GNS480and M)00. Air-
craftwithoutanoperatingtransponder
are
invisibletoTIS.Referto400/500series,GNS480
orMX20
pilot
literaturefor
details.
AudioAlerts
(Setting
options;maldfemalevoice
ortone, and
volumelevel.)
. "Leaving
Altitude"Altitudedeviationisexceeded.
. "Traffic"
TIS
trafficalert
isreceived.
. "Traffic
NotAvailable"TISserviceisnot
availableoroutof
range.
. "Timer
Fxnired"forcountdown
time.