Apollo MX-20

82 Pages·2000·2.31 MB·English

by  Bob Fanshier

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History of Revisions
Date SoftwareVersion ManualRevision
January2000 1.0 CapstoneRelease
February2000 1.1 GARelease
April2000 1.2 560-1026-00a
August2000 2.0 560-1026-01
Ordering Information
To receive additional copies of the Apollo MX20 User’s
Guide, order part #560-1026-01. The Apollo MX20
Installation Guide is part #560-1025-xx. The MX20
QuickReferenceGuideispart#561-0263-xx.
About This Manual
Please take a few moments to review the various sections
in this manual. Even if you are an experienced user of
Multi-Function Displays, be sure to read our Getting
Started section. This section provides the rules for
successful use of the Apollo MX20. The rest of the
manualcontainsimportantinformationthatyoucanrefer
to as you need more detail on specific procedures or
features. The MX20 advances the technology of
Multi-Function Displays and uses new state-of-the-art
featuresyouwillwanttoknowabout.
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Welcome…
Welcometoaneweraofaviationnavigation.Onceagain,
UPSAviationTechnologies,Inc.hassetnewstandardsin
features and ease of use for the general aviation public.
The Apollo MX20 Multi-Function Display provides a
focal point for integrating many of your navigation needs
inaneasytouseandconvenientpackage.
The MX20 presents a wealth of information on its
six-inch diagonal, 640x480 pixel, color display. The many
features are organized as distinct functions and are
designedtocloselymimicthetraditionalinstrumentsused
in the standard cockpit. Each function allows varying
degrees of customization. The custom map function is
customizable so you can create a display for almost any
configuration you require. The other functions provide
more limited levels of customization so that they retain
thelookandfeeloftheinstrumentstheyreflect.
The MX20 is capable of creating powerful overlay views
where information from a variety of sources can be
presented simultaneously in proper relationship to each
other,thusgreatlyincreasingsituationalawarenessforthe
pilot.
You can be confident in knowing that you are the owner
of the state-of-the-art in aviation and navigation. The
MX20 architecture is designed to support full expansion
for both software and hardware enhancements. This
flexibilityprotectsyourinvestmentandallowsfortheease
of adding new features. Our products are built to last and
to allow the flexibility to meet your needs as they change
inthefuture.
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About This Manual
This manual may be used as a summary, a reference, and
a learning tool. Information is provided about all of the
functionsavailabletotheMX20.Yourspecificinstallation
maynotincludeallofthesefunctions.
Take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the
various sections in this manual. The Getting Started
section gives an introduction to the controls, basic
operation, and organization of the functions in your
MX20.BesuretoreadtheGettingStartedsectiontolearn
the rules for using the MX20. The Detailed Operation
section is the reference for each of the functions in the
MX20. Refer to the Detailed Operation section when you
want to get into the details on every function and option
alongwithstep-by-stepinstructions.
Not every function is available in all software versions or
installations. Check your Approved Flight Manual
Supplementtoverifythefeaturesthatareavailable.
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Table of Contents
HistoryofRevisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
OrderingInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
AboutThisManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Welcome… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
AboutThisManual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
GettingStarted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Power/Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Function(FN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Menu/Enter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LineSelection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
DataCard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Annunciations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AdvisoryFlags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Traffic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Lightning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DataFlags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MessageFlag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
BasicOperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PowerOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Pre-HeatMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
StartUpScreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
ConfirmCurrent BaroCorrection. . . . . . . . . . . . 11
FunctionSelection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Advisoryhotkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
NormalCruiseCondition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ViewingtheAdvisory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ReturningtoNormalCondition. . . . . . . . . . . 13
OptionsMenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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DetailedOperation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MessageLog(MSG)Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CustomMap(MAP)Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MapScale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AutoZoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
InfoInPanMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MapOrientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
NavData. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Airports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
VORs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
VORHighlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
VOROBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ILS/LocalizerDepiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
BackCourseDisplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
NDBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Intersections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LowAirways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
HighAirways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Roads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Boundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Obstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Strikes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
IFRChartFunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MapOrientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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NavData. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LowAirways. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
HighAirways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VFRChartFunction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MapOrientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Invert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
NavData. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
TrafficFunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
TrafficDescription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
TIS-BTraffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
TargetColor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
SurfaceTargets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TrafficMapOrientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
TrafficAltitudeValues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
DisplayMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
AltitudeOption(Relative/Pressure) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ADS-BBroadcastModeControl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
BroadcastFID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
BroadcastVFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Standby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
FlightIDEditing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
TrafficAltitudeFilter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
FlightPlan(FPL)Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Terrain(TER)Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
TRKUpArc/TRKUp360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
SetBarometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
TERDataFlag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Weather(WX)DataLink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
FlightInformationService-Broadcast(FIS-B). . . . . . . . 52
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NavigatingtheDisplayedData. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SmartKeyFunction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
SortingFISMessages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
LightningStrikes(LT)Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
FlightPlan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
360/120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Lightning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Strike. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
HeadingStabilization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SystemData . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
NoiseMonitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
StrikeTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
SystemFunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SystemNavPage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
OwnshipSymbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lat/LonFormat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SetBaroUnits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
SetBaroCorrection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
DisplayLat/LonLines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
SystemInfo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
GPSanddatalinkstatus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
SystemTestPage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
TestPattern1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Red,Green,Blue,WhiteTestPattern. . . . . . . . 63
CaringForYourMX20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
DisplayCareandCleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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