Garmin 530W, 500W, 420W, 420AW, 430W User Manual

What’s New with the

400W / 500W Series

New Operational Characteristics of the

WAAS GNS 400W/500W Series Units

versus

the Classic 400/500 Series Units

This document is written for:

• Garmin GPS 400W, GNC 420W/420AW, and GNS 430W/430AW Main System Software Version 2.00

• Garmin GPS 500W & GNS 530W/530AW Main System Software Version 2.00

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The 400W/500W series of navigators with WAAS now offer many enhancements over the previous non-WAAS
models. Advancements include new WAAS-enabled GPS antenna, receiver, and associated software. The 400W/500W
series system complies with WAAS TSO C146a and also includes a significant hardware upgrade with a new and much
faster micro-processor. A terrain database for terrain awareness is included as a standard feature and now provides
even greater detail. The WAAS GPS receiver now allows you to use the 400W/500W series unit for primary navigation
and use GPS with vertical guidance for LPV, L/VNAV, and LNAV+V approaches. Non-precision approaches are annun­ciated as LNAV approaches. The Comparison of Features Summary table provides a quick view of the differences and
is followed by a more detailed description of feature changes.

Comparison of Features Summary

Feature Classic 400/500 New 400W/500W

1 TSO C129a – Supplemental navigation WAAS TSO C146a – Primary navigation
2 WAAS Capable No Yes
3 Approach Annunciations C129a non-precision annuncia-

tions
4 SBAS Selection No Yes for WAAS
5 GPS Position Calculation Rate Once per second Five times per second
6 GPS Software Level-C Level-B. More robust
7 Vectors-To-Final Yes Auto-Suspend (SUSP) is active for Vectors To Final

8 GPS/WAAS-Based Vertical Guid-

ance

9 Holding Patterns Yes Holding pattern depiction on the Nav mode

10 Autopilot Roll Steering Yes Includes active guidance during holding patterns

11 OBS Operation Yes OBS/SUSP behavior around the MAP is different
12 Hold to Altitude Yes Hold to Altitude legs will now use baro-corrected

13 Parallel Track No Yes
14 Magnetic Variation Options True, Magnetic, or User True or Magnetic

No GPS WAAS provides vertical guidance on the

C146a precision annunciations of LPV, L/VNAV,
LNAV+V, LNAV, and MAPR

(VTF) until on the “TO” side of the FAF and the
aircraft ground track is within a 45° course of the
published in bound course. At this point, the SUSP
annunciation will automatically extinguish.

available GPS approaches

moving map shows aircraft position and provides
active guidance

and procedure turns

altitude if it is available

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Feature Classic 400/500 New 400W/500W

15 Terrain Database Optional Standard. Increased resolution.
16 Dead Reckoning (DR) No Yes
17 Satellite Status Page Yes Enhanced with new colors and 3D differential fix

notation.
18 Graphics Speed Good Much better
19 Crossfill Yes 12x faster
20 XM Radio Audio and Weather Limited, NEXRAD, METARs, no

audio control

21 KAP140/KFC225 Autopilot

Yes Annunciation added

Yes - Adds TAFs, TFRs, NEXRAD Coverage, and

audio controls

Operation-Compatible
22 GDL Configuration No GDL 69/69A
23 GDL 69/69A Data Link Diag-

No Yes

nostics
24 Traffic Range Rings Yes The numeric values for Traffic Range rings vary

with the installed traffic source.

25 Installation Individual aircraft field approval. Approved Model List for more than 900 aircraft

when installed per the STC.

26 How Can I Tell If I Have A WAAS

Unit

N/A View the first screen in the start-up routine.

Check other features.

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