AvMap EKP V User Manual

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Aeronautical Navigator
USER MANUAL
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Navigatore Aeronautico AvMap EKPVINDEX
1. LEARN BEFORE USE 4
2. Initial Settings 6
3. General controls to operate the unit 7
4. GPS Page 8
5. Main Menu 9
6. System Setup 9
7. Map Setup 10
8. Explore the Map 13
9. GoTo - Direct Navigation 14
10. Tracks 16
11. Flight Plan 17
12. Approach Plates 19
13. EKP V Simulator 21
14. Tools 22
15. Proles 26 Appendix A: NMEA Data Transfer 29
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1. LEARN BEFORE USE
I. Safe temperature range
DANGER: do not operate EKP V beyond
the operating temperature range.
Temperature MIN MAX
Operating temperature
Storage
temperature*
DANGER: do not store EKP V beyond the
Storage temperature range. Remove the battery before storage.
II. Battery and power source recommendations
EKP V is provided with a Li-Ion rechargeable battery. The battery compartment is in the back side of the unit, under the battery cover.
DANGER: Never operate or store EKP V
without the battery cover in place.
DANGER: The battery could explode in
case of improper use or short-circuit. Battery is recharged connecting EKP V to a power source using the cigarette lighter cable or the wall charger.
DANGER: Use only the original cables
provided in the box to power EKP V. Full charge of battery requires about 6 hours. EKP V can be operative while charging; in this case the full charge of battery could take up to 12 hours.
ATTENTION:
If the battery is completely discharged, it could be necessary to remove it and then to power up the unit on external power. Once the unit is running re-insert the battery.
- 20° C / - 4° F 60° C / - 140° F
- 30° C / - 22° F 80° C / - 176° F
*without battery
III. Warning
The electronic cartography displayed by the
EKP V is not certied for use for VFR or IFR ights. The EKP aeronautical GPS navigator
is meant as an aid to VFR navigation and is
not a substitute for ofcial PUBLICATIONS, NOTAM, BRIEFINGS and AERONAUTICAL CHARTS that must be in any case carefully consulted before and during any ight. The information provided by the EKP is GPS
based information which is only intended to
supplement ofcial charts. All critical ight information is presented for reference only and must be veried by the
user. The EKP is not a substitute for on-board instruments. The sector MORA values provide a minimum 1000 foot clearance above terrain and physical obstructions. Terrain and obstacle data provided are only to be used as a general reference to your surroundings and as an aid for situational awareness. Street network information has only been provided with the purpose of reference during
ight and should be used with caution.
The altitude shown by EKP V is the geometric
distance from the sea level based on GPS
data. XM Weather data is meant to show atmospheric disturbances in order to select alternative routes, and not to guide you through the bad weather conditions.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is
a space-based global navigation satellite
system operated by the U.S. Government,
which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. EKP V has an internal data logger where
the ight data is recorded. Data logger is not
accessible without disassembling the unit. EKP V chart and database data are provided by third parties, included but not limited to Navteq® and Jeppesen®.
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Cartographic data loaded in the EKP V can
differ from reality. The pilot in command assumes total responsibility and risk associated with the use of this device and
remains solely responsible for ying in safe
conditions.
AvMap disclaims any liability deriving from an improper use of the device, in a way that
may violate the ight and navigation rules,
regulations and safety.
IV. Unit setup
1. Open the battery compartment
2. Insert the Micro SD, if not already
inserted
3. Insert the battery
4. Close the battery compartment door
5. Rotate the GPS antenna to the maximum
sky visibility position.
6. Connect EKP V to a power source for
battery charging:
6.1 Connect the cigar lighter cable with
the label face up to the EKP V side connector, or
6.2 Connect the USB cable to a PC (slow battery charge), or
6.3 Connect the USB cable to the wall
charger.
7. The unit will automatically switch on.
V. Powering Up the unit
The EKP V can be powered up both running on battery or on external power. When running on battery to power up the unit press once the POWER button. When the external power cable is connected either with battery inserted or not inserted the unit will automatically switch on.
In the power up phase two consecutive splash screens will appear. After a few seconds the second splash screen will be replaced by the Warning page. To move to the map
press the joystick (ENTER). The EKP V has
been conceived to be always ready to use
through a STANDBY functionality which can
be set by the user. The user can set a time interval from a minimum value of 5 min to a maximum of 120 min to enable the function. The user can put the EKP V manually in
STANDBY by pressing the PWR button
and release the PWR button before the countdown. To turn off the unit completely the user needs to keep the PWR button pressed for more then 3 seconds
When the navigator is in STANDBY, pressing
POWER button it is possible to resume the unit on the map page. It is suggested to not
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power off the unit and to use the STANDBY
functionality. After 8 hours of inactivity the unit will power off autonomously.
2. Initial Settings
When you power on EKP V for the rst time,
you need to choose some basic settings, in order to start to use the device.
Language
When you power on the device, you need to
choose rst the language.
The default language is English. If you want to change language:
1. Scroll down the items until you will nd the
preferred language (see sample image)
2. Push the joystick to select it.
Scroll down the list to select Continue and
push the joystick to go to the next page.
In the next page, you need to choose (see sample image):
Regional settings
Choosing the regional settings, you select
some basic settings to be used on your
device. You can choose between American
and Other.
Choosing American, you select the following
parameters:
• Temperature: F
• North Reference: Magnetic
• Local Time Difference: -06:00
• Date Format: MM/DD/YY
• Objects overlap: ON
• American Selective Display
• American POI View
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1. Push the joystick to enter in the menu
2. Scroll the joystick up or down to increase or decrease this difference
3. Push the joystick to conrm and exit.
Display orientation
You can choose between vertical orientation
and horizontal orientation. In order to set the preferred orientation, choose the item and push the joystick.
After you have chosen all the required
settings, select the item Continue and push
the joystick to go to the Warning page.
These settings are automatically saved for the next use.
You can modify these settings in every
moment, using the correspondent menu.
Note: Your settings are stored in the SD
card in the active user prole. Using another SD card, your settings will be lost.
Choosing Other, you select the following
parameters:
• Temperature: C
• North Reference: True
• Local Time Difference: +01:00
• Date Format: DD/MM/YY
• Objects overlap: OFF
• European Selective Display
• European POI View
In order to use the device in Europe, you need to choose Other. When the unit is used in North America you need to choose American.
Local time difference
You need to set the difference between
the time of the country where you are using
the EKP V and the UTC time. To set this
difference:
3. General controls to operate the unit
I. Button, Joystick and Wheel controls
F1 – Provides quick access to several
function at user choice
NEAR – Lists nearest objects MENU – Opens Main Menu page MAP – Goes back to the Map ESC – Escapes from one menu page or
menu item to the prior menu
GOTO – Activates navigation to selected
object
FP – Opens Flight Plan Menu CYCLE – Toggles between various map
presentations
MODE – Change display mode from
Navigation display, EFB, EFIS and Standby mode
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POWER – Turn On/Off, Standby and controls
brightness (press once)
JOYSTICK – Used for PAN the map and
when pressed as ENTER
WHEEL – Used for Zoom In/Zoom out on
the map and for navigating in the Menus
II. EKP V Views
The EKP V software is made by two main views: Map and Menu. The Map view is accessed pressing the map button; it contains the moving-map
representation. Three different congurations
can be selected by the user: Track Up, Leg Up and North Up. The Menu view is made by different pages and contains data and settings.
How to operate in the Map view
Move the joystick to move the cursor on the map. Push the joystick to open the cursor menu.
The wheel (or knob) controls the ZOOM
level on the map.
How to operate in the Menu view
The Main Menu bar is available on the top of the page displayed. Each page has different areas. To move to an area below the current one, move the joystick down; to move to an area above, move the joystick left or press
ESC.
also in the map view by the “satellite” icon. Three green bars mean a perfect signal reception, instead the icon made with a red
bar and a WARNING symbol inside a triangle
means that the signal is not present. To control the reception status, you need to access to System Setup menu in the main
menu and select GPS Page.
In this page you can see the signal level for each satellite and the constellation scheme, together with additional data regarding the reception and the position.
In the EXT. GPS box, you can see the
wording EXT. if you are using the external antenna, while you can see the wording
DIS. if you are using the internal antenna.
WARNING: Global Positioning System is
a system provided and maintained by The
To focus on the desired option use the wheel. To select a menu item push the joystick.
4. GPS Page
To optimize the GPS antenna reception, we
advise that you open the antenna and keep it lifted upon a parallel position in reference to the sky.
The GPS status is displayed in all pages and
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United States of America Government, who
is solely responsible for keeping it working. AvMap is not responsible for any possible damage, changes and calculation adjustment that could affect the data accuracy.
5. Main Menu
Push the MENU button to open the main menu. In the top menu bar it is possible to choose between:
- Map Setup, to change the visualization of information and objects on the map
- Navigation Setup, to change the navigation parameters
- Database, to operate on the database of
aeronautical objects and personal data
- Tools, to operate on specic function as
weather, checklist, etc
- Proles, to create and manage different
user settings
- System Setup, to change the general settings of the EKP V
- About, to check the version of system components
6. System Setup
System Setup menu allows you to set several basic settings and preferences in order to customize the unit according to user needs. The orientation of the display can be set as vertical or horizontal. The language can be changed to the mother language of the
user (default language is English). Regional
settings can be switched between American and Other. Also other functions such as the Max Power Save mode and the Standby Timeout can be selected in this menu.
Max Power save prole can be used when
it is required to save battery. In this mode, display is switched off after 10 seconds since last user action or software command.
Display shall switch on automatically when
software detects a variation of relevant parameters as speed or when the FP approaches a waypoint where a maneuver is requested. Standby Timeout is the timeout the unit waits before moving to Sleep Mode when no user action or input is detected.
F1 Button
Another important feature which can be accessed through the System Setup Menu is the F1 button setup.
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F1 is a button that can be set up to be associated with several functions. In order to set it up:
• Push MENU button and then F1 button
• The list of the possible functions that can
be associated with this button appears on
the screen. Choose the favorite functions
among the listed ones.
• Push ESC button to come back to the
map.
After you set up it, whenever you push F1 button during the navigation, the customized menu will be opened and using it you will able to access to all your favorite functions. If you set up only one function for this button, F1 will allow you to access directly to it, without opening a menu window.
7. Map Setup
The Map Setup menu is the rst menu
available in the top menu bar of the main menu page. In this menu it is possible to optimise the map details and information based on the navigational need and conditions.
Map Visualization:
This section permits to setup maps presentation, the map orientation and the auto position mode.
Presentation Setup
The Presentation setup menu gives you the possibility to setup 3 different map presentations.
Each Map presentation is dened on Cycle 1, Cycle 2, and Cycle 3 on users preference.
For each cycle you can select what map type you want to see, and at the same time for each map presentation you can choose what objects and airspaces you want to
enable in that specic map presentation.
Once you setup this menu you can easily change the visualization of the map by
selecting the CYCLE button. Every time you touch the CYCLE button the map visualization will be modied according to the pre-dened customized cycles.
On the Presentation setup you select for
each Cycle the type of Map to be used:
- Map :
Geographic Terrestrial Background map with or without Land Elevation (Land
Elevation visualization can be enabled or
disabled in OBJECTS for each cycle).
- TAWS : Terrain Awareness Warning System. TAWS highlights safe and unsafe elevation for an easier to read map display. TAWS
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is a very powerful feature that uses the separation between the aircraft and the land elevation to highlight the dangerous land elevations, allowing the map to be more easily and readily interpreted. To enable TAWS function, Land Elevation needs to be enabled in “objects” . TAWS has two settings: 500 feet Separation and 1000 feet Separation. The colour shading
is based on Obstacle Clearance Height (OCH). In case of 1000 feet SEP setting all terrain with an OCH value under 1000
feet are highlighted in red, while a 500 feet SEP highlights all terrain with an
OCH value under 500 feet.
- Weather (only available in North America and Canada with XM WX Weather service):
See chapter “14. Tools” for more
information.
- Sectional Charts: Only visible in the presentation menu if
Sectional Charts are installed on your
EKP V.
Auto position Mode
Auto Home
The Auto Home mode is used to keep the x
position within the visible map. The map is scrolled and redrawn automatically as your
position moves. A slow ashing airplane
icon will indicate your current position. The airplane will be pointing in the direction of
movement. Auto Home can display the
map in North Up, Leg Up or Track Up. To
deactivate Auto home mode press ‘ESC’
activating the cursor at the previous position
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or move the joystick to enable the cursor
under the current x position.
Auto Zoom
The Auto Zoom mode is used to keep the
x position and destination (Target) visible
on the map. The map is scrolled and zoomed automatically to keep the best view possible. When this mode is active the cursor is hidden. To activate Auto Zoom mode press
‘ESC’ in Moving Map. Auto Zoom requires a position x and an active destination point. If
a destination point is not present it works as
Auto Home mode. To deactivate Auto Zoom mode press ‘ESC’ activating the cursor at
the previous cursor position or press the key to enable the cursor under the current
x position.
Map Layout:
In this section it is possible to congure the
layout of the map page. EKP V gives the possibility to customize in detail the content
of each data eld and its position. Moreover, it is possible to select and display data elds
both in the vertical and in the horizontal bar.
Select Layout Conguration to modify the
layout of the map page.
There are 3 sections to congure, selecting
each of them on the selecting bar on top of the menu page:
 VerticalProle(VP)
Permits to show or to hide the Vertical
Prole during navigation.
HSI window
Permits to show or to hide the HSI
window.
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 Dataelds
The data elds can be hidden or shown in
4 ways; one line, two lines, three lines or one vertical column.
The scheme shown in this page represents
the map page. The highlighted zone is
the one that you’re going to modify.
To congure one of the options, scroll
with the wheel selector or joystick through
the options. Push ENTER to conrm
the option and check the result on the scheme shown in the centre of the page.
Objects:
To avoid map cluttering caused by too many objects, it is possible to select which objects are shown on the map and which are hidden.
When using the menu Selective Display it is possible to pre-dene the visualization of
different objects on different Zoom levels.
8. Explore the Map
II. Map information and cursor menu
When placing the cursor on top of an object, an information window appears that shows some object information. To get complete information of the object, select ENTER. The cursor menu will appear from which it is possible to select:
• Objects info, to visualize the information
of the selected object.
• Airspaces, to visualize the information of
the airspaces of the cursor position.
• Add to FP, to add the cursor point (Object)
to the activated Flight Plan.
• Add user point, to save the cursor point
as user point.
• Save as user mark, to save the cursor
point as user point.
• Show zoom lens, to see the objects
I. PAN mode
If the GPS signal is available, the icon of the
aircraft is shown on the map. When moving the Joystick, the cursor will appear on the map and you enter in the PAN mode, which permits you to explore the map and the shown objects. The cursor is represented by a round icon with a cross in the centre and an arrow for orientation. The orientation of the cursor is always in the direction of your proper position.
When the GPS signal is missing the icon made with a red bar and a WARNING symbol
inside a triangle is displayed, the cursor is shown on the map but the orientation arrow of the cursor will disappear. For zooming, touch the wheel selector and scroll from left to right to ZOOM IN or ZOOM OUT on the map.
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area at a closer zoom level in a separate window, which makes it easier to select an object without changing the zoom level of the map display.
III. MODE menu on Map
During navigation it is possible to change display mode to EFB mode (Electronic Flight Bag), PFD mode (Primary Flight Display) if the AvMap A2 ADAHRS module
is connected to the EKP V, or Navigation mode to display the moving map.
The EFB page provides quick information on the departure airport and the destination
airport of the active ight plan, like airport
information and airport Approach Plates.
9. GoTo - Direct Navigation
Direct navigation to an object can be activated selecting the GOTO button. The
menu permits to choose different types of
destinations. In particular, from the GOTO menu it is possible to search for a specic
point as destination:
• Cursor
• Airports
• VOR, NDB, Intersections
• Address
• POI
• VFR Rep. Point
• User point
• Lat/Lon
I. Cursor
This is the quickest way to plan a route. Search for the destination point by exploring the map with the cursor, place the cursor on
the precise position (use the ZOOM level to be more precise) and press the GOTO button. The GOTO menu will appear and select Cursor. The selected position is
now your destination and the navigation is immediately active.
II. Airport Search
In the GoTo menu select Airports to search the destination in the airport and aireld database. You can search for an:
• ID
• Name
• City
When you enter the airport database page,
the ID eld is highlighted. Select ENTER to search an ID or scroll down with the Joystick to search on Name or City.
For Example, scroll down with the joystick
to City and press the ENTER button to select the City eld. The virtual keyboard will
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Database submenu Aeronautical objects
select Airport pushing the joystick. Select to
search the airport on ID, Name or City of the
airport by pushing the joystick:
1. Select the characters by scrolling the
wheel selector (the selected character is highlighted).
2. Conrm the desired character by pushing
the joystick. As a usual keyboard, the virtual keyboard provide also the tab space button, to create
a space between two characters, the Cancel
button, to delete the last selected character and the button to change from Alphabetic
keyboard to numeric keyboard (see sample image).
When the available results in the database
appear. The Virtual keyboard helps you to write
names and addresses on the EKP V menu’s
and appears on the display every time you need to enter or modify a name, address or search for an Airport. In the round circle you can select the different characters by scrolling the wheel selector. In the center of the circle a windows shows the selected characters and the number of results found. Below the circle another section shows a list of results. In the following, two examples that illustrates the use of the virtual keyboard are presented.
Airport search from the database
In the Main Menu select Database. In the
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are 15 or less, the result list below the virtual keyboard shows the results:
1. Scroll down the list with the joystick or the wheel selector.
2. Push the joystick to select and conrm the
desired item.
To return to the virtual keyboard push ESC
Note: While selecting the characters,
only the characters that can complete the available results remain active to be selected. to be able to insert faster the characters for its result.
Chooseanameforauserprole
In the main menu select Proles and select the prole you would like to change the
name to by scrolling the joystick or wheel selector. Push the joystick, select Edit name a push
the joystick to conrm. Now you enter the
virtual keyboard page:
1. Use the Cancel button to delete the
characters of the actual prole name. Insert
the new name by selecting the characters
with the wheel selector (the selected character is highlighted) and conrming the
desired character by pushing the joystick.
2. To insert the new name as prole name
select the OK button by pushing the joystick down wards.
3. Push the joystick to conrm OK to save
the chosen name and to return to the Prole
menu.
4. If you don’t want to select OK, move the
joystick in any direction to return to the virtual
keyboard or push the ESC button.
In both examples, to exit the virtual keyboard
push the ESC to return to the previous page
within modifying the names.
III. Other objects
As well, it is possible to select other items in the
GoTo list and navigate towards these objects.
10. Tracks
During the navigation, you can record the track of your ight.
In order to start the recording:
1. In the main menu choose Database
2. In the menu Personal Data select TRACKS
3. Push the joystick on the option “Start recording”.
In the page you can see (see image) the track name (identied by its recording time),
the status, the track points number and the color by which the track appears on the map.
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• Hide the track and all the recorded
tracks.
11. Flight Plan
FP page
You can store up to 50 Flight Plans (FP) in
your EKP V at the same time. Only one FP can be shown on the map at any time. To access the FP Page press the FP button on the keyboard. FP Page is divided in 4 areas, top down:
• FP Tab Area, containing the list of the
available FPs.
• FP Information Area (not selectable),
containing info on the selected FP
The track can be in three different status:
recording phase (identied by a green dot), visible on the map (eye-shaped icon) and hidden on the map (eye-shaped with a red cross icon).
You can nish the recording, pushing the
joystick on the option “Stop recording”. Pushing the joystick on the track name, you have access to several options:
• Edit the name
• Edit the track color
• Choose the track line width (to increase
or decrease the thickness of the track on
the map)
• Hide the track (in this way it’s no more visible on the map)
• Delete the track
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• WP List Area, containing the list of the
WP of the selected FP.
• VP Area (not selectable), containing the info of the Vertical Prole along the FP.
To move from FP Tab Area to WP List Area
move DOWN the Joystick, vice versa move LEFT the Joystick or press ESC.
I. How to create, delete or reverse a FP
To create a FP select Add FP in the FP Tab Area. The virtual keyboard is visualized: write the desired name for the FP and select OK on the virtual keyboard. A FP tab with the assigned name will appear in the FP Tab Area. To delete a FP, select it in the FP Tab
Area, press ENTER and choose the option
Delete.
To reverse a FP, select it in the FP Tab Area, press ENTER and choose the option Reverse.
II. How to assign a name to a FP
Select a FP in the FP Tab Area, press ENTER and choose the option Edit Name. Write the
desired name and conrm selecting the OK
on the virtual keyboard.
III. How to add, delete and show-on­map a Waypoint
There are two methods to add a Waypoint
(WP) to a FP:
• In the FP page select ADD WP in the WP
List Area and choose the kind of WP to add. Available options are: Airport, VOR,
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NDB, Intersection, User Point, Address or Lat/Lon.
• From the map, move the cursor to the
desired location and press ENTER.
Choose the option Add to FP: a WP with
the selected location will be added to the active FP.
To delete a WP, select it in the WP List Area, press ENTER and choose the option
Delete.
To show-on-map a WP, select it in the WP List Area and choose the option Locate on Map.
IV. How to change the WP order in a FP
Select the WP which must be moved in the WP List Area, press ENTER and choose
the option Change Order pressing ENTER. Change the WP position using the Joystick UP/DOWN or the knob (counter clockwise) and conrm pressing ENTER.
V. How to activate and navigate a FP
To start the navigation on a FP, it must be active. To activate a FP, select it in the FP Tab Area
and choose the option Activate/Deactivate.
A green icon is shown in the FP Information Area of the active FP.
VI. How to change the WP INFO visualized in the WP List Area
In the WP List Area there are three
information elds per each WP. By default setting, the info elds are Bearing, Distance and ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival). To change the content of the info elds,
select a FP in the FP Tab Area and choose
the option Setup data elds. In the Data Fields window select the desired
information to be displayed in each column.
It’s not possible to display the same info in
more than one column.
Press ESC button to go back to FP page.
VII. How to show/hide the FP Vertical Profile
Select a FP in the FP Tab Area and choose
Show/Hide Vertical Prole. A new Area displaying the Vertical Prole of the ground along the FP will appear/disappear at the
bottom of the FP page.
VIII. How to activate the Airspace Check function
To visualize the list of airspaces intersected by a FP, select the FP on the FP Tab Area, press ENTER and choose the option FP airspace check.
Press ESC to go back to FP page.
IX. How to create a SAR (Search and Rescue) FP
Create a new FP, select it in the FP Tab
Area, press ENTER and choose the option Add SAR FP.
Choose one of the three available patterns,
set the desired characteristic and press
ENTER to conrm each parameter. Select Create SAR option to create the FP.
The WP list is created automatically starting from the current position depending on the chosen pattern.
X. How to select an approach
Select a FP with an airport as nal destination
as your active FP. Press the FP button and access to the FP menu. In the FP tab Area, press ENTER and choose the option select approach. The list of approaches for the destination airport is shown. Select one approach scrolling the list using the joystick
or the wheel. Go back to the map and the
legs for the selected approach are shown on the map.
12. Approach Plates
Depending on your chart coverage the
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Approach Plates on EKP V are represented
by Airport Diagrams, Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts and Visual Approach Procedures (VAP) Charts.
With these Approach Plates the EKP V can be used as a digital booklet to substitute the
paper charts. (see example).
The images are Geo-referenced meaning that during ight your actual position is
visualized on the chart image. It is possible to visualize an Approach Plate
(also without GPS signal) in different ways:
Airport Database:
1. Enter the Airport Database
2. Select an Airport
3. Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector down to the options bar.
4. Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector to PLATES and push the Joystick
to conrm.
5. Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector up and down in the items list.
6. Select the desired item and push the joystick to visualize it.
From the Map:
1. Place the cursor on top of the desired
airport and push the joystick to conrm
the object selection.
2. Choose the option Show Objects Info
3. In the Airport Menu Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector down to the options bar.
4. Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector to PLATES e push the Joystick
to conrm.
5. Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector up and down in the items list.
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6. Select the desired item and push the joystick to visualize it.
From Flight Plan:
1. Push the FP button
2. Select the desired Flight Plan move the Joystick downwards to enter the waypoint list
3. Select an desired airport in the waypoints list
4. Push the joystick to open the airport option page
5. Select Full Info
6. In the Airport Menu Scroll with the joystick or the wheel selector down to the options bar and select PLATES.
From MAP button:
When the selected destination is an Airport, it is possible to visualize the Approach Plates of this airport pushing the MAP button. Once one AP is selected from the list, pushing MAP button the same AP will be shown.
If the nal destination is changed a new AP
shall be selected.
shown.
Push ESC to return to the Approach Plates
list in the Airport database page.
13. EKP V Simulator
It is possible to setup a ight simulation of a route or a ight plan, selecting speed and other parameters, even if the GPS signal is
not available. To start a simulation, access to the Main Menu and select the Navigation Setup sub­menu. Using the joystick move to Simulator item and press ENTER. A new window will appear where Simulation can be activated
and some parameters modied. Press
In all cases, while visualizing the Approach Plates, it is possible to:
• Change ZOOM level of the image
scrolling the wheel selector clockwise
(two ZOOM IN levels). Scroll the wheel
selector counterclockwise to ZOOM OUT. When zooming the same position of the
cursor on the image is kept in case x is not available. If x is available, the zoom is centered on x position.
• Pan the image on the display by moving
the joystick
• Visualize the list of available Approach
Plates related to the selected Airport by pushing ENTER and use the joystick or the wheel selector to select a new item. Pushing ENTER the selected item is
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ENTER on Simulation and modify from
Off to On. Then press ESC to go back to
Navigation Setup menu or MAP to move directly to the map.
14. Tools
In the Tools menu the connection setup of external devices to the EKP V are managed, like:
- External GPS
- Autopilot
- XM weather
- Trafc
- EFIS
- Video In
EKP V has one USB input connection on the cigarette lighter power cable to connect one external device. When used with the
Cockpit Docking Station, it is possible to
connect several external devices to the EKP
V through the Cockpit Docking Station. The Cockpit Docking Station has 2 serial input (COM A and COM B) and 4 USB input. For more details on the Cockpit Docking Station
visit www.avmap.it.
For each external device the connection
interface needs to be conrmed in the dedicated tools menu selecting COM A, COM B or USB.
External GPS
When installed in the Cockpit Panel of the
aircraft it is recommended to use the EKP V
external GPS antenna (included in the box content of the Cockpit Docking Station and available as additional accessory) with the EKP V to get a good GPS reception. The EKP V external GPS antenna needs to be connected to the USB port on the Cockpit Docking Station.
For connection instructions see the EKP V
Docking Station Installation Guide included in the EKP V Docking Station box and
available at www.avmap.it.
Autopilot
Most third-party autopilots common used in aviation are compatible with EKP V. For a compatible list of third-party autopilots visit www.avmap.it.
NMEA output
To enable autopilot communication with the EKP V activate the communication of information in the TOOLS Menu by selecting Autopilot and turning on the NMEA output.
Connection Interface
The autopilot can be connected to COM
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A, COM B of the Cockpit Docking Station
through serial connection. When connected to the USB port the EKP V USB-Serial converter cable needs to be used. For connection instructions through the
Cockpit Docking Station see the EKP V Cockpit Docking Station Installation Guide included in the EKP V Docking Station box
and available at www.avmap.it.
Select NMEA Messages
Select the NMEA message to communicate with the autopilot. See appendix A for a description of the NMEA messages.
Baudrate
Select the Baudrate conform the requested setup of the external device.
XM Weather
In North America the meteorological service XM Weather is available, which is compatible with the EKP V with respect to the following products:
• NEXRAD
• Lightning
• Precipitation
• METAR
• TAF
• TFR
To enable the XM WX feature, simply connect the device to the EKP V through USB connection and activate the reception of information in the TOOLS Menu by selecting XM Weather and turning ON the
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RECEPTION and conrming the connection interface to USB, COM A or COM B.
When connected to the USB port the EKP V USB-Serial converter cable needs to be used. For serial connection instructions through
the Cockpit Docking Station see the EKP V Cockpit Docking Station Installation Guide included in the EKP V Docking Station box (also available at www.avmap.it) and the serial connection specication of the ZAON XRX trafc receiver (ZOAN XRX Manual).
The Range option allows you to select the horizontal detection range. The available option range are 6 NM radius, 3 NM radius and 1,5 NM radius.
To increase accuracy, different airframe
DATA RECEPTION and conrming the
connection interface to USB. Make sure the Weather is enabled in Presentation setup in the MAP SETUP menu. If Weather is not enabled in the presentation setup, the unit may still receive the XM signal, but it will not be displayed on the map.
Trafc
EKP V is compatible with ZAON XRX trafc
receiver.
To enable the trafc feature, connect the trafc receiver device to the EKP V through USB or Serial Connection (COM A or COM B) connection and activate the reception
of information in the TOOLS Menu by
selecting Trafc and turning ON the DATA
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types have different characteristics that effect the antenna reception pattern of the ZOAN XRX. Select the Aircraft type of your aircraft to get the best performance of ZOAN XRX. For more information on Aircraft Type set-up check the ZOAN XRX Manual.
Note:
Select “Prole 1” on the ZAON XRX “COM”
menu to enable communication with the EKP V.
EFIS
Connecting AvMAP A2 ADAHRS (Air Data, Attitude and Heading Reference System),
EKPV turns into an EFIS.
The A2 connects to the docking station via
USB and provides the user with:
• Attitude (roll, pitch and heading angle)
• Airspeed
• Altitude
• Wind Estimation
• Side slip indication
• Vertical Speed
These information are collected and displayed to the pilot on the EKP V screen,
when Primary Flight Display mode (PFD Mode) is selected. For more details on the EFIS user interface see AvMap A2 ADAHRS User manual included in the A2 ADAHRS
box and available at www.avmap.it. Note: Although this user guide assumes the
use of a Docking Station, it is also possible
to connect the A2 module to the USB port of
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the EKP V cigarette-lighter cable.
Video In
The Cockpit Docking Station includes a video input (NTSC and PAL) that allows
connecting the EKP V to video cameras with very useful applications for tail-draggers, or
monitoring ights! In the VIDEO IN menu you can select “show
video” to see the video on the display. Adjust saturation, contrast, brightness and hue phase to personal requisition. The Video can also be activated selecting this option for the F1 button.
Device Manager
The Device manager conrms what
application is connected to the EKP V, through which device and it shows the status whether the application is enabled or disabled.
Checklists
The checklist is the traditional list of actions to be performed before, during and after
each ight. EKP V has a few pre-congured checklist,
but it is possible to customize an existing checklist or to create a new one.
How to create a Checklist
Select Add Checklist in the top bar in the Checklist page.
Enter a name for the checklist using the
virtual keyboard and conrm clicking OK.
Scroll the top bar and select the newly created checklist, press ENTER and then select Edit. The following options are shown:
• Add new item, to add an item (the name
of the item can be further edited selecting
the item and pressing ENTER);
• Save and Exit, to save the actual
checklist;
• Delete All, to delete all items in the
checklist;
• Exit without save, to close without
saving;
• Edit, to modify the name of the checklist;
• Delete, to delete the checklist.
A pre-arranged checklist can be modied,
selecting Edit at the bottom of the list itself.
15. Profiles
The user prole allows you to store all your
favorite settings to use your device in a very customized way.
You can create several proles: this
possibility is very useful if the same device
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is used in different congurations or if it is
used by several users: every pilot can save
his personal prole.
You need to access the User Prole menu
from the main menu. In the page you can
see all the user proles available in the
device, with their name and creation date
(see sample image).
Addaprole
In order to add a new user prole:
1. Select Add Prole by pushing the joystick
2. Choose if you want to create the new prole from the default settings or from an already existing prole.
3. The virtual keyboard is opened:
• Insert the prole name
• Scroll down the joystick to select OK
• Push the joystick to conrm and go back to the proles menu
Activateaprole
The active prole can be recognized by the
green highlighted rectangle-shaped icon in the number column. In order to activate a
prole:
1. Select the prole by using the joystick
2. Push the joystick to conrm
3. Select the Activate option
WARNING: all the modications made to
the settings are recorded in the active user
prole.
Please note:
The active prole cannot be deleted. When selecting the active prole it is possible to Reset this prole to defaults settings: this
option allows you to go back to the factory settings.
Modifyaprolename
In order to change the prole name:
1.Select the prole by using the joystick
2.Push the joystick
3.Choose the Edit option
4.The virtual keyboard is opened:
• Insert the prole name
• Scroll down with the joystick to select OK
• Push the joystick to conrm and go back to the proles menu
Copyaprole
In order to copy a prole:
1. Select the prole by using the joystick
2. Push the joystick to conrm
3. Choose Copy option
4. The virtual keyboard is opened:
• Insert the prole name
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• Scroll down with the joystick to select OK
• Push the joystick to conrm and go back to the proles menu
Deleteaprole
In order to delete a prole:
1. Select the prole by using the joystick
2. Push the joystick to conrm
3. Choose Delete option
Note:
When you power on the device for the rst time, you will nd a default user prole in the user proles menu, which contains the factory settings (PROFILE01).
Note:
User proles are stored in the micro SD, so using another SD you will loose your proles.
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Appendix A: NMEA Data Transfer
The bi-directional data port outputs and inputs NMEA Data. NMEA messages sent/received, are dened as follows:
APA Autopilot Sentence “A” contains navigation receiver warning ag status, cross-
trackerror, Waypoint arrival status and initial bearing from origin Waypoint to the destination Waypoint for the active navigation leg of the journey.
APB Autopilot message contains all of the above plus: heading to steer toward destination,
bearing from the present position to the destination (magnetic or true).
GGA GPS position, time, x quality, number of satellites used, height of antenna, HDOP
(Horizontal Dilution of Precision), differential reference information and age.
GSA GPS receiver operating mode, satellites used in the navigation solution reported by
the $— GGA sentence.
GSV Number of satellites in view, satellite numbers, elevation, azimuth, and SNR value. RMB Data status, Cross Track Error, direction to steer, origin, destination Waypoint,
Waypoint location, bearing to destination and velocity toward the destination.
RMC Time, Latitude, Longitude, Speed Over Ground, Course Over Ground and date. XTE Cross-Track Error
For information about the NMEA format specications: www.nmea.org.
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