TM 1-1510-225-10
3A-48
(2) Airport Reference Points. All airports with
hard surfaced runways longer than 2,000 feet.
(3) Waypoints,
Intersections,
and
Approaches.
1. High altitude waypoints.
2. Low altitude waypoints.
3. Standard Instrument Departure (SID)
waypoints.
4. Standard
Terminal
Arrival
Route
(STAR) waypoints.
5. Approach intersections.
6. Non-precision approaches.
(4) Database Revisions. System owners are
shipped database revision every 28 days in the form of
an electronic memory card for the first year from the
date of warranty registration, and by subscription
thereafter.
c. Controls, Indicators, and Functions (GNS-
XLS Control-Display Unit). Refer to Figure 3A -23.
(1) Navigation Key. Pressing the navigation
key, placarded NAV, will cause the first page of the
navigation section to be displayed on the flight
management system control-display unit. The next
sequential page in the navigation section will be
displayed with each subsequent press of the
navigation key.
(2) Vertical Navigation Key. Pressing the
vertical navigation key, placarded VNAV, will cause
the first page of the vertical navigation section to be
displayed on the flight management system control-
display unit. The next sequential page in the vertical
navigation section will be displayed with each
subsequent press of the vertical navigation plan key.
(3) Airborne Flight Information Key.
NOTE
Airborne Flight Information System (AFIS)
is not installed in Army aircraft.
Pressing the key placarded AFIS will cause
a
message,
NOT
INSTALLED
to
be
displayed
on
the
flight
management
system control display unit.
(4) Flight Plan Key. Pressing the flight plan
key, placarded FPL, will cause the first page of the
flight plan section to be displayed on the flight
management system control-display unit. The next
sequential page in the flight plan section will be
displayed with each subsequent press of the flight plan
key.
(5) Power Key. Pressing the power key,
placarded ON, will apply power to the system. After a
warmup period of approximately 5 minutes, the display
will initially appear at maximum brightness. Pressing
the power key for approximately 3 seconds will initiate
the system power off sequence. During the sequence,
the display will annunciate, SYSTEM TURNING OFF.
This time delay and annunciation are designed to
prevent inadvertent system shutdown.
NOTE
The flight management system may be left
on and turned on and off by the AVIONICS
MASTER PWR switch.
(6) Brightness Key. Pressing the brightness
key, placarded BRT, will change the illumination of the
flight management system control-display unit. The
flight management system display will initially come on
at full brightness when power is applied. Hold the
brightness key pressed to dim the display to the
desired level. The brightness key is also used to align
the line selection keys.
(7) Blank Key. This key is not used in this
installation.
(8) Planning Key. Pressing the planning key,
placarded PLAN, will cause the first page of the
planning procedures section to be displayed on the
flight management system control-display unit. The
next sequential page in the planning procedures
section will be displayed with each subsequent press
of the planning key.
(9) Heading Key. Pressing the heading key,
placarded HDG, will cause the heading section page
to be displayed on the flight management system
control-display unit.
(10) Tuning Key. Pressing the tuning key,
placarded TUNE, will cause the first page of the
remote tuning section to be displayed on the flight
management system control-display unit. The next
sequential page in the remote tuning section will be
displayed with each subsequent press of the tuning
key.
