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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 POWER...

SYSTEM SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 MAP SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Selecting Stormscope ® or Weather Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Power-up . . . . . . . . . . ...

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INTRODUCTION All of us at Honeywell congratulate you on choosing this product. Youare now the owner of one of the most sophisticated yet simple-to-usemultifunction displays available today. We understand you probablycan’t wait to see it in action but before you try to use it please take thetime to r...

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Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 3 GENERAL INFORMATION This section of the manual provides an overview of the software architec-ture and display presentation of the KMD 550/850 Multifunction Display. This manual also provides an explanation of each of the individual dis-plays that the KMD 55...

4 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide FUNCTION SELECT KEYS These keys are used to select available data sources (as indicated onthe key) for display on the LCD. When a function key is pressed, theannunciator above it will illuminate to show that this function is presentlybeing displayed. Pressi...

Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 7 STORMSCOPE ® OPTION The KMD 550/850 has the ability to interface and control an L3 WX-500or WX-1000E Stormscope ® ‘black box’ thunder storm sensor. When the Stormscope ® interface is on and the overlay is enabled, lightning icons will also appear on the dis...

8 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide CAUTION NEVER USE THE TOPOGRAPHIC ELEVATION DISPLAYED ONTHIS EQUIPMENT AS YOUR SOLE REFERENCE FOR TERRAINAVOIDANCE. STARTUP DISPLAY T h i s d i s p l a y w i l l b e s e e n a f t e rpower-up. The Stormscope ® logo will only be present if a WX-500S t o r m ...

Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 9 OPERATION SELECTING A MAP DISPLAY P r e s s t h e M A P F u n c t i o n Select Key to toggle betweenT O P O O N o r T O P O O F F .With TOPO ON classes ofdata are displayed as a spe-cific color. With TOPO OFFall cartographic data is auto-matically removed a...

10 Rev 7 Sep/2005 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Operation If there is no valid GPS or FMS position fix data available, the words NO EXTERNAL POSITION DATA will be shown across the center of the display in a box. If the fix is lost at any time during normal operation ofthe unit, the same NO EXTERNAL POSI...

3. The flight plan overlay is removed via the OVLY menu. The small boxes marked TRK : and GS : display your present track and ground speed. Track will be magnetic (i.e.: true with local variation auto-matically taken into account). The box marked POS : will display your present position as a distanc...

Simultaneously, boxes labeled PDIS and PBRG are displayed. These show the distance and bearing from present position to the joystickpointer. This function can be used to measure distance and bearing toany point on the map. The window formed by the extremities of thedisplay can be moved around the ma...

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 13 Operation Finding Airports by Entering Identifier 1. The cursor will be over the first character of the airport identifier.Select the desired character by turning the inner knob. 2. Turn the outer knob one click clockwise to move the cursor to thenext char...

Finding Airports by Name or City When the identifier of the desired airport is known (or a part thereof), themethods previously described can be used for selection. However, if theidentifier is not known, the name of the airport can be entered. Thesystem will also allow entryof just the first few ch...

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 15 Operation 5. Turn the outer knob clock-wise until the cursor is posi-tioned for the next character.Turn the inner knob to selecta G as in Figure 12. 6. Since EAGLE is now dis- played, turn the outer knobclockwise until the cursor ispositioned for the next ...

16 Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 3. Turn the outer knob clock-wise until the cursor is posi-tioned as in Figure 15. 4. T u r n t h e i n n e r k n o b t osequence through all the air-port names in the databasebeginning with EAGLE , stop- ping at the desired name asin Figure 16. NOTE: This...

Rev 6 Jun/2004 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 17 Operation AIRSPACE INTERROGATION In order to interrogate a piece of airspace on the Map display, move thejoystick operated pointer and point at one of the airspace boundaries.After releasing the joystick, the software will search the airspace data-base and...

18 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide If the KLN 94 is supplying theGPS data, and the KLN 94 isc o n f i g u r e d t o p r o d u c e t h e“ E n h a n c e d R S - 2 3 2 G P Sbus”, the KMD 550/850 willd i s p l a y t h e c u r v e d p a t h si n c l u d i n g D M E a r c s ,Procedure Turns and H...

Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 19 Operation OVERLAY TYPE DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN STORMSCOPE ® TRAFFIC METAR MAP - TOPO ON Yes Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes MAP - TOPO OFF Yes Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes WX - Weather Radar Yes 1 Yes Yes 3 No WX - Stormscope ® Yes 1 N/A No No WX - NEXRAD Yes Yes 1 No No WX - Graphical ME...

Operation 20 Rev 8 Mar/2007 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide VIDEO DISPLAY If the unit has a NTSC video source connected, pressing AUX will display the video. Note that on the video dis- play no icons are shown. KMD 550-850 PG R8 3/6/07 11:22 AM Page 20

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 21 SYSTEM SETUP This section of the manual is designed to provide step by step instruc-tions for the setup of the KMD 550/850. Note that not all features dis-cussed in this section are available in all installations. INTRODUCTION The KMD 550/850 unit is operated via a joyst...

22 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 EXTENDED TRACK: Turns on or off the extended track line, which is drawn ahead of the present position in the direction of the present track. RANGE RINGS: Turns range rings on or off in MAP Mode. AUTO DECLUTTER: Turns on or off. If a higher priority icon la...

24 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-500 STORMSCOPE ® SETUP Press the WX SETUP Key shown in Figure 21. Figure26 will now be displayed. Press the STORM SCOPE Key to display Figure 27. P r e s s t h e N O I S E C H E C K K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e n o i s echeck display in Figure 28. Syst...

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 27 Rev 6 Jun/2004 DATA CARDS DATA AREAS Honeywell produces three data cards based on the ICAO/ARINC geo-graphic areas for KMD 550/850 that cover the entire world. Each cardfor each area contains the operating software, the appropriate Jeppesenaeronautical data, cartographic...

28 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 6 Jun/2004 CHANGING THE DATA CARD To change the data card follow these simple steps: 1. Turn off the KMD 550/850. 2. Grasp the data card and pull it straight out of its socket. 3. With the card facing upward, as indicated on it’s label, insert the new data card being...

Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 29 DEFINITIONS, ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIA-TIONS DEFINITIONS Alphabetic: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDE- FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. Alphanumeric: any of the following characters (b/ is a space): b/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789. Baud: b...

30 Rev 5 Jan/2003 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Tailwind: difference between ground speed and true airspeed when ground speed is more than true airspeed. Track: angle of the aircraft’s path over the ground measured clockwise relative to north. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AC: Alternating Current ACT: Acti...

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 35 Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-500 STORMSCOPE ® OPERATION INTRODUCTION The Bendix/King KMD 550/850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3WX-500 Stormscope ® Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX-500 detects electrical discharges associated with thunderstorms within a 200nm radius...

36 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 POWER-UP At power-up, the WX-500 executes a power-up self test. The self testtakes approximately 25 seconds to ensure that all major WX-500 func-tions are operating properly. During this period you may receive a NO DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE message, th...

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 37 Rev 7 Sep/2005 SWITCH BETWEEN DISPLAY MODES The KMD 550/850 can display the Stormscope ® data in one of two modes, either Cell Mode or Strike Mode.To switch the display between modes press the MODE button. The currently selected weather dis- play mode is indicated on the...

38 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 Strike Display Mode If the strike display mode is selected, the KMD 550/850 immediatelyplots an "x" symbol (discharge point) on the display for each individualdischarge it detects within the selected range and view. The strike dis-play mode plots d...

40 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide WX-500 Stormscope ® Operation Rev 7 Sep/2005 CAUTION Because the accuracy of the Stormscope ® sensor is limited, do not rely on the placement of lightning icons for map range settings lessthan 25 nm. Lightning Icon Color Used on Pages Additional Requirements White MAP (T...

KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide 41 WX-1000E Stormscope ® Operation Rev 7 Sep/2005 WX-1000E STORMSCOPE ® OPERATION INTRODUCTION The Bendix/King KMD 550/850 is capable of being interfaced to an L3WX-1000E Stormscope ® Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX- 1000E detects electrical discharges associated w...

42 KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 7 Sep/2005 SELECTING STORMSCOPE ® OR WEATHER RADAR P r e s s i n g t h e W X F u n c t i o n S e l e c t K e y w i l l t o g g l e b e t w e e n S t o r m s c o p e ® a n d / o r W e a t h e r R a d a r , depending on available options. The weather radar function is ...

KMD 550/850 Appendix A Rev 7 Sep/2005 A-1 APPENDIX A DISPLAY ICONS The following is a list of possible map icons on the TOPO ON Map andTOPO OFF Map. Feature Conditions Icon / Colors Other Characteristics TOPO on TOPO off PoliticalBoundaryLines Dashedblackline Not displayed When the 500 nm rangeis se...