SECTION 14

ADDITIONAL FEATURES

TIS Traffic Display Status and Pilot Response

•AGE - If traffic data is not refreshed within 6 seconds, an age indicator (e.g., ‘AGE 00:12’) is displayed in the lower right corner of the display (when displaying traffic). See Figure 14-6. After another 6 seconds, if data is still not received, the traffic is removed from the display. The pilot should be aware that the quality of displayed traffic is reduced in this condition.

Traffic

Coasting

Banner

and Age

Indicator

Figure 14-6 Traffic Age Indicator and Coasting Banner

•DATA FAIL - ‘DATA FAIL’ is displayed when data is being received from GTX 330 (Figure 14-7), but there was a failure detected in the data stream. The pilot should see the installer for corrective action.

•FAILED - ‘FAILED’ is displayed when the GTX 330 has indicated it has failed (Figure 14-8). The pilot should see the installer for corrective action.

Figure 14-8 ‘Failed’ Message

•NO DATA - ‘NO DATA’ is displayed when no data is being received from the GTX 330 (Figure 14-9). The pilot should be aware that this status may be a normal mode of operation in a dual transponder installation where the GTX 330 with TIS is not the selected transponder.

Figure 14-9 ‘No Data’ Message

• OPER - When the Traffic Page displays OPER in the upper right hand corner of the display (Figure 14-11), the TIS system is in operational mode and available to display traffic on the Traffic or Map

Figure 14-7 ‘Data Fail’ Message

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GNS 530(A) specifications

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