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R-9 Revision History Manual KMD 550/850 Pilot’s Guide Revision 0, October 2000 Part Number 006-18222-0000 Summary This is the original release of this publication. REV Hist 8 3/6/07 11:02 AM Page 9
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Page 13 - STORMSCOPE; OPERATION; SELECTING ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM . .19; Table of Contents; Rev 8 Mar/2007
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 GENERAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 FUNCTION SELECT KEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 POWER...
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SYSTEM SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 MAP SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Selecting Stormscope ® or Weather Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Power-up . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 17 - INTRODUCTION; Never; Introduction
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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Page 19 - GENERAL INFORMATION; General Information
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...
Page 20 - Rev 8 Mar/2007; FUNCTION SELECT KEYS; RNG; WX
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...
Page 23 - TERRAIN
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...
Page 24 - Rev 7 Sep/2005; CAUTION; STARTUP DISPLAY; logo; Soft Key will show; OK; DISPLAYS; MAP; Function Select; OVLY
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 ...
Page 25 - SELECTING A MAP DISPLAY; P r e s s t h e; M A P; F u n c t i o n; MORE INFO; USING THE MAP; Operation; Figure 3
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...
Page 26 - Figure 4
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...
Page 27 - DATA INTERROGATION; Figure 5
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...
Page 28 - AIRPORT INFORMATION; Rev 6 Jun/2004; Figure 6
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...
Page 29 - Finding Airports by Entering Identifier
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...
Page 30 - Finding Airports by Name or City; To Enter Airport Name:; I f n e c e s s a r y , p r e s s t h e; K N O B D A T A; S o f t K e y s o; DATA; is displayed as; Figure 9
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...
Page 31 - P r e s s t h e
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 ...
Page 32 - NAVAID INFORMATION; . All available information
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...
Page 33 - AIRSPACE INTERROGATION; that Jeppesen data is not available for that particular item.; DISPLAY FLIGHT PLAN DATA
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...
Page 34 - Important Note for Garmin; OVERLAYING DATA; will return to
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...
Page 35 - OR FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICES; DISPLAYING TRAFFIC; TRFC
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...
Page 36 - VIDEO DISPLAY; If the unit has a NTSC video source connected, pressing; AUX; will display the video. Note that on the video dis-
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
Page 37 - SYSTEM SETUP; Press the; Function Key; MAP SETUP; Set either; A I R P O R T N A M E :; L a b e l s; System Setup
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...
Page 38 - NEXT
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...
Page 40 - SETUP; WX SETUP; Key; STORM SCOPE; Key to display Figure 27.; N O I S E C H E C K
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...
Page 43 - DATA CARDS; DATA AREAS; Data Cards
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...
Page 44 - CHANGING THE DATA CARD; To change the data card follow these simple steps:; DATABASE INFORMATION
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...
Page 45 - DEFINITIONS; Bearing To User Waypoint:
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...
Page 46 - ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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...
Page 51 - Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX-500; FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION; play using the; SELECTING STORMSCOPE; Pressing the; Function Select Key will toggle between Stormscope
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...
Page 52 - DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE; HEADING STABILIZATION; The KMD 550/850 can display the Stormscope; VIEW; button to toggle between the displays. Figure
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...
Page 53 - SWITCH BETWEEN DISPLAY MODES; MODE; Cell Display Mode
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...
Page 54 - Strike Display Mode; To change the displayed range of the Stormscope; or
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...
Page 56 - Lightning
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...
Page 57 - Series II Weather Mapping Sensor. The WX-; display using the; Function Select Key on the KMD
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...
Page 58 - W X; SWITCH BETWEEN WEATHER VIEWS; CHANGING DISPLAY RANGE
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 ...
Page 61 - APPENDIX A; DISPLAY ICONS
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...
