G.P.S.INTRODUCTION Peetu Packing List Accessories & Packing lst Congratuaions on choosing the finest, most advanced panel mount VFR (GPS receiver available. The GPS 15OXL represents GARMIN commitment vo provide al an accurate, 3570-08 GPS for al of your aviation needs t Deore installing and geting started with your unit, please check tose that your package includes the following items any pans are missing or damaged, please see your GARMIN dealer immediately ae ee ‘To cbtain accessories for your GPS 150XL, Hes conc our etre GARNIN dele + GPS 15OXL Unit & NavData® Card + GPS Antenna + Installation Rack & Connectors | + Pilots Guide & Quick Reference Guide | | + Database Subscription Packet + Warranty Registration Card Optional Accessories: ij + Remote Battery Pack + AC Adapter + PC Softwaremerace Kit + UserData Card + 2810 14 volt DC converter | CANE CERT Every GARMIN GPS is bul to exacting standards to provide yeats of trouble-free service GARMIN warrants this produto be fe from delet in materals and ‘workmanship for one year from the date of purchase GARMIN Internationa, Ine will atts sle option, repair or replace any components which fil in normal use. Such repairs o placement will be made at Fobain warranty service, your local dealer no charge othe custome for pas or labor. The customer is, however, responsible sor cll he GARMIN Castomer Serie department for any tansponation costs, This warranty doesnot cover failures due to abuse ora recurned merchandise racking number. The ‘misuse, acident or unauthorized aeration of repairs, GARMIN Internationa, In tami shouldbe securely packaged wih the racking ‘sues no responsibility for special, incidental, purtve ot consequential damages, rurber clearly marked onthe outs of the or loss of use package, ond sent fright prepaid ard insured to @ GARMIN ouhorted warrany service facility THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED LEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE, [AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUD. aaa yeaa eee ING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR Se a or FAINESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. HS ipa NNARRARCTY GIVES OU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WACH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE GARMIN International, Inc. | ' Tope 5 set lathe, KS_ 6062-3426 (913) 397-8200 FAX (G13) 397-8282 aN=— Be CIV Ud UU CUS ees mre = NOTE: These comple wih Pot 15 of te FC Metnjor Ca Bel deve. 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Ee) ‘avian plang factions Section 2: Waypoint and Database Information (EB key) Finding and using database and wayposnt information section 3: Nearest Waypoints (EE key) CATION % “the Global Postioning System is operated by the United States govern which is solely responsible forts accuracy and maintenance, The sysem i changes which could alle the accuracy and performance af all GPS equipre ‘Although the GARMIN GPS LSOXL is a precision electronic NAVigaton AID {(NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and ther ore bee unsafe Use the GPS ISOXL at your own risk, To reduce the risk of unsae operation, carefully eview and understand all aspects of this Owner’ Manual and thoroughly practice using the simolator med prot to actual use, When in actual us, carey Compa indications from the GPS 15OXL tall avaiable navigation soures, incl, ing the information from other NAVAIDS, visual sightings, chars, et. For safer," always resolve any disrepancies before continuing navigation “he atkudeealeulted bythe GPS 1SOXL s geometric height above mean sea devel and could vary significantly (rom aude displayed by pesure aimee in a ccalt Never use GPS aude for verte] navigation, ‘The Jeppesen database incorprated in the GPS 150XL must updated reg in order to ensue that ts information i current Updates ae released every 28 2 th duabas information packets included in your GPS 15OXL pacha. , Pilots using an out-of-date database do so entirely at thex own rt» a ai Table of Contests SET Finding nearest waypomnts, SUAS and FSVARTCC frequencies Section 4 Dict 16 (IED Key) & Route Noigation (EH ey Grenng and wing ote: Seaton 5 Mesags and Un Setings (BEM kes sit ee Le 0 - fa qucty and easly nate ijormatin sacs, ple fet the Index on pe 97 a 6 °- Da Pera ™~, 7 ~e This manual wll esrb entering data using the @ and © nat, Experiment wih hes and become eficient im enterng data wih he once tre hn. Ths wl realy reduce he amount of fame required to nage wih the GPS 150XL, - Appendix A: NavData® and User Data Card Use 81 Appendix B: installation and Maintenance ofthe GPS 150K 83 Appendix C: Simulator a Appendix D: GPS 150KL Messages and Abbreviations 86 Appendix E: Specifications 9 Appendix F: Map Datums 5 Appendix G: Index 95 cS a o O @ 4 The message key is used to View system messages. Tis key i aso used to access the GPS 150XIS unit settings. See Section 5 for mer messages and uit settings information on The direct-to key performs an instant directo, allows yeu to enter a waypoint, and seis det course tothe destination. See Section 4 “The lear hey is used to erase information ot cancel an entre ‘The enter key i used to approve an operation or complee data entry. Its also used to confirm information, suchas during pover on. “The cursor Key is used 1o activate or deactivate the cuscr on the GPS 150XIS display Pressing once will curate the cursor (indicated by high lighted characters on a data eld), which is used to highlight fields for data try, changing information or cycling through avaiable options, Press second time to deactivate the cursor ‘The outer nob is used to advance trough pages, advarce the cursor ‘or move through data fields The inner knob is used to change data or scroll through information that cannot fit om the sereen all a once aZ 3 2 3 2 4 0 2 > 2 > > 2 3 4 rs . 6 Key and Knob Functions ‘The powerfintensity kuob cotrels unt power and display intensity ‘The zoom-in key is used to zoom into the next smaller sale seitng when viewing the map page ‘The zom-out hey allows you to 200m out othe next ager scale setting, when viewing the map page. ‘The nearest hey is used to busin information on the 9 on the 9 nearest sirprts, VOR, NDB, intersection, user waypoints and 2 neaes FSSIARTCC. points of communication. The nearest ky als acestes any active SUA Information See Section 3for more information on the neatest waypoints ‘The route hey enables you to create edt, activate and invert routes. Searcvand-esue, parallel ose and clots point of approach functions sre also performed using the rout key See Seton 4 for more information ‘The wayprint Key i used to view information suchas runways, requen- ie, positon and comments on aspots, VORs, NDB, intersections and wer waypoints, See Section 2 for more waypoint information, ‘The navigation key is used to view raigation and poston information Planning operation ar also performed ung this key Se Section | ‘or mor infomation on ravgation and planning operations. ‘The GARMIN GPS 15OXL is a powerful navigational tol that provides plots with accurate ‘avigatonl data and constunicaton capably along with aot of database information at your fingertips, The Takeod Tou designed ofaarize you wih the operation ofthe GPS 150KL inching powering up the unt erring data and peforming a simple deo, and provide a linited induction tothe Nearest furcons In adtion, hs sectionals brie coves the peron, NAV summary map and equency pages avaiable fom the NAV key These pages wil ‘be wed for most of our in-lighnavgaion. ‘The Takeoff Tour asumes that the receiver and antenna have been propery installed and you have not changed any ofthe GPS ISOXIs default stings Ifyou have changed any ofthe factory default stings (poston format, units of measure, selectable fils, ee), the pictures shown here may not match your configuration. Prior to using your GPS 1SOXL forthe frst ime, we recommend that you taxi toa locaton thats well away rom buildings and other srraft so the unit can collect satelite data wathoutinteruption Powering up the GPS 150XL 0 * ‘The GPS 1SOKIs power and display intensity are controlled using the ® knob at he botom et of the uni. Rotating it clockwise will ur unit power on and increase the dis- play intensity After tuming the unt on, a weleome page will be displayed while the uit performs a self test ‘The database page will appear, showing the curent database information on the NavDaa card, wth the valid operating dates, cycle number and database type indicated. The databases updated evry 28 days and is avaliable for one-time or subscription purchase ‘To acknowledge the database informatio: 1 ess the RM key. ATT pene) br The GPS 150XL ts dsgnd to minimize Ieytrckes when performing operation. There are ‘ypc several may to perform the same opera on. gener, sing the ab lcs hey she die et ig GP Experiment find the mon fete way use INEGPS 150K to your advenage. GPS _15@XL_v 2.21 1997 GARMIN Corp Performing self test The welcome page appears when the GPS 10KL Iseurmed om. Daring the ime this sre displayed, the GPS 15OXL performs asdf esto fensure proper operation WORLDWIDE VFR SUA Ff 2?-feb-9? (9783 xp _2?-mar-9? The databae confirmation pe shows he effective dae of he Jeppesen database ov the asData Card4 (Once the database has ben acknowledged, the satellite stats page will appear, and the GPS 150XL wil begin to collet stelle information. An ‘Acquiring’ status wil be displayed on the satelite status page, and the signal values on the botiom ine ofthe page wil begin displaying numeric values. This sa good indication that you : are receiving sgals and satelite lock wil occur Following the fstsime use of your GPS SOK, the ime required for a poston fix wil vary — usualy rom two to ive a Ifthe unit can only obi enough satelite for 20 navigation no ait), the No aps position | ‘unit will use the aliude provided by your alitude encoder (i one is conne i icquiring epe____' working). Inet, your wil be prompted to enter the altitude witha ‘Need al Press, at 13.5 6 9 4317 19 NAY, This message occurs, press the ED key and use the @ and Q }a9623 2.79. Ime he de own on our eine Press wan ise ! sate nates ae I the GPS 150XL has not been operated fora period of six months or more, it a Demulus ade tate ape opel ay have Seah he Sy cole new Th eae he at eg (Si ees tom a satelite data to esabsh almanac and satelite obit information, which can ake 5 10 aes 10 minutes, The satelite stats page wil display Seach Sky's, and the message annuncator (D, nex to the EB key, wil also lash to ak you of system message — Searching the Shy } No gps position i “To view « system message: jegrcn Sky epe-. ‘ress seman i apliable to the receivers curren operating condition “Search hy nde that salite gana data tent eval or has expired the ur iss? “To ene tthe previous page lice viewing « messoge: ten ated fr ix months or mor The data wil “= ered fom theft vaste 1 Pes Eons uti sine wenn tonne te ascii ay Dery ATU ‘The GPS 150XL uss direct point-to-point navigntion to guide you from keto touchdown in the VER envionment, Once a destination i elected, che unit wil provide speed, course and distance data based upon ditect course frm your present postion ta ou destin Adeviton an be ced fom ny pg ing he det to) key. = _ Tock dct dentin . SENT 1. Press the RH key. The NAW summary page wil appear with Ye destiration lighted, No acti ve waypoint | 2 Rotate te @ tb to eter tft eter ofthe destin waypoint The desing A as: BS fenvapoet nay asp VON teeter ee wa aso aR bro ___ te canase sein menoy ats wept =. ete. ‘1. Fette te © toot the igh to move the crs i tenet character position Re MAY may po it dec 4 eet sep 253 pee etl wap rie ‘ sna or ve ete appeal exept me a SPs coi eter Te ect crating wl spe vane 6-Fess cli te est q veeee No active waypoint Cie 340308 as +1295 No, active, wa dtk 231° "bre 231° 37" 38.0 HOS?" 25.98 to:KICT ete 1:14 uto crs 228 Once the dtetto destinationiscnfred the NAV summary page wil appet eres ith he desnation ited nthe toes ethan commer othe eee, Your ent geen e elses speed aid ack ove he round, alte diance ad eine vine eno SOE % ‘natn ya eed destination ae abo dslyed. The grap hcaPeDT ous devin indi leted a ; \ sheaf these dps your positon relative tothe deed couse and vies > tum anticipation and waypoint mesiages during ote navigation. ‘‘Alter the GPS 15OXL acquires satellites and computes 2 poston, the position page will appear automatically and youl be informed with ‘Ready fr navigation’ onthe message page i active waypoint bie phase Wogd” 55473 245 g 7 frapt KIXD 305° 2113] Reference Waypoint Field Te psy prt nde dg ie ner oe te acc pes mene Sen et Sacer cig enor oon Pe eyedniccg oe finde ne re fe ule dence So ai naptddonke te nc en “The potion page sone of seven pages avaiable under the GPS 150KIs KE key ercever oo ey repeatedly ea Peer The map page combines a moving map ily nd naga data for complet ssatond No active waypoint IXD uni 12235 124, + NAV summary page / Map page UNAVCOM page ‘Position page ~~ + Satellite staras page NAV mena 1 /# CNW med “The navigation communications NAVCON pee. evr compa of pert rue a During mos figs, the postion, NAV surmary. map and NAVCOM page wil be ke | BO acorig pa sony el pin, he za acon en eyo Meg he ote kb, o by pring he % In addition tothe destination fed and graphical CDI, the GPS 150XL NAV summa "page features five selectable fields for various navigation deta so thatthe page may be ‘configured to your owm preferences (see Seton 1 for more information). The delalt setings forthe NAV summary page ate: «Diane de) The ane you destin nt le © Gomed Speed got pac oped on pred ee \ATgrog Cepeda on eee : pie Tach (kT cr eae To + tainted Tine Enrote cehe Torte ard and minutes) based upon your present speed and course The nex pag aval om the Rhy ithe map page. The map pug combins the pinay sagan aloraton fom he WA sumnay age dressy, pei, ground sped, barn, dese tack and ETE witha mov map dpay The ‘moving map dpa shows Your cure posion (sing an plane Smo fa snd sel) lative to neaby sirens, VORe, NDB intersections, we waypints sod apace boundaries, Notice tha the graphical CDI does at appear on he map ge the phil CD drs appa on al the GPS 1S0KL pages ‘The map page cn be divided into two main sections: MKC GaP aa Mer Dry {is Ea] wa {Eas | Zs 62° ornipeg gee zg oa NAY Siimmary & iad gs :120% bra oe [NAY summary page wth,’ and ta Aiplayed eee Peveee is 135468 9s :1205 tk 231 Brg 231° jo _to:KICT trk 231° INAV summary pe mith "dk and uh! played ect round track (ck up), cure (lared rack op) fr fined at north up. Deed ack up or nor up seins show your present positon wih a da mond symbel ited of he plane symbol Distance and bearing waypoint, destination ‘wayptnt nae and deed rack ar shown on The left hand de of he map page. To remove the == oTKB56iad “The map display ocupes the right side ofthe play Your 7 xed or pane atl tack ep mode) o« poston ited neh vente ‘oamakay a por oe pa wT Te NPS ‘er waypoins may be depicted on the map: with unique identlying symbol foreach ‘eaypin type. Boundaries or special use and corel spaces an also appear on the map dopay. You may select which atures re shown on the map sig he map setup page (ee page 70 Destination Waypoint | snd ening to dest my re ec gown ict mp Te dino ‘yp rame, beatin t yp, dnc to wayptt and ded wk Cae ede te pp. Toe te dain lewd the oe le map display, as shown in the illustration above, and may be removed by pressing SE as Ree Ley int apt KIXD 1890" 148° 6598 twr 11839 rnwy 1? /35 730% ‘The nearest airport page hows upto nine eae arports rom your present pion Teens in3_apt KOJC 11887 113° lisa twr 12629 17/35 4800" To view addtional nearest ipo, ate he @ ics The GPS 150% EM Key provides the nine nae erp, ORE, NDBs iter ee EI ny SUA opal een TERRE tT wo toe 55 (igh Servic tain) HA cee (ARTCC) fequenies or your resent pstion. The eatest waypoint festa sa handy seley Feature hat maybe wed to eee # quick deo nase olan fl ergy te evict fl Le ep Theres lege con ob edo Qa Tod pee keer ae ner Sr ei conot eer 1s the RH ey. Th reves pat lb displayed, wi te age bai om Yo eset poston arg wih eleatn equancy andra at ‘Love beet a eet prt it tte te tod wh iN ew To view the nearest List for other waypoint categories (VOR, NDB, ett.) 1.Aatate he © ted otc, pres te ED key repeater. 2 Rotate @t0 se tow et. (Once the nearest airport (or anyother nearest waypoint) page is displayed, the selected waypoint can be quickly reviewed or selected a directo desination “Toreview the seeted waypit om the wears maypoit Et: es sna oi et 1s cab etn one “gosne O10 iy srl ait main nae, “hess ED rene rears waypoint pelisplay has 14 available sales from 0.5 10 300 (haul mie, statute miles of ett aE tap sales conte by the BM and Ke hey, th the camer sale duplayed in te lower ght cme Toot map sae |Past napa sh ager ato te ie 2h Re decease mayen tow alr wean @ to et ose rg aii de 6S 0x8 Bey engin communications (NAVCOM) page I provides you wih complet of apot e- comes a you depart spose convent sek oe KFOE. > 23% flow: 65%) 495.48 IF i uel planning poge showing calculations between ‘0 waypoints. peeeepereee pt: KICT 7KFOE ‘ob: = 23% flow: dur 3:32 rsv uel planning page with other information indicating ‘endurance’ and reserve times 65% i You will now notice thatthe vertical speed has been calculate, based on your present speed. Ifyou desire a more rapid climb or descent rate: 8.Use @ 22d © tet ve dest ver pet, peas Ew ace be cael ae. Peas IG stat te varie naga ton. you enuera vale geaer than the value computed by the GPS 15OKL the ine remaining before the mane isto begin willbe displayed. When the counudown reaches 15 seconds, you wil be informed wil he message Sat aude cng, The VNAV func ton wl stomatal be anced ihe sive diet-o ot route i changed in any way, and you willbe informed witha VNAV canceled message. The GPS 150% willow you to create up o nine checkllete with 30 items each to remind you of repetitive asks (hat canbe called up at ay tine ot review). The checks feaure i useful for creating pre-Lightchecls, nding checklists, emergency procedures, ec Each name o function can have up o 16 characters each. ‘Tecate checlit: 1.Pres Ma rotate) NA Ma 1s payed 2 Press Gan ate wri ished. Press 2 ess EQ an se © tah tn chs you woud to cet et Fess 4 Use @ ant ta eee itt Hecate EO “This wl play the checklist tems page. On thi page you can enter each ak, suchas ‘Check Fue Ui @ ad Oto ete cei Fes {Yeu may oprt sap 0 er tial ton, aes Ish, ATO NACE veee is 16588 tk 864° ZKMK gs :120% bre 964" yn 45884 YNAY duplayed on NAV summary poge. The [YNAW altude shoud be compared wih the read Ingon the avr ameter ensure you ae on the proper climbidescent angle. weeeefeveee Be ud Cite list “EMERGENCY Check catalog pageAa NAV KEY - fered Rae eg v : THROTTLE CLOSED BMX_CTRL_IDL_CUTO} Excuting a chechi Appr Time? Clock? rie uimes gay poe aa 3 Tocca cece 1. Press EM ante © we Meni 2 ess © an tate Or ishing ess 21tseO whi te cei ou wo i Pres (Pras Meck it tens. “To delete «checklist item oan entire checl |. eee ache ghigh be ei iten and pes EM olowed by 2 Teele a erie clit tight the desi a poss I olowed by ‘The GPS 150XI NAV Mena 2 provides sees to varius timer and planning func tions, ineluding ‘+ Approach timer + Tep Timer + Schedaler messages ‘The approach timer acts s either s count por acount down timer that can be Set or reset a anytime. “To actinatchangeiew he approach timer 1. Fess ard roate © nt WAY Me 2s isp 2. Fess © ed tte Outi ee Tie inhibited. ess 3. fotate @ to sec ether Count or ‘Cout dow. Press 4 Use @ ard © to sete tin tobe ong tm. 5 te © wo select dese ncn: Sart, Soy Rese ess Ho eee AIM Available AIM aval forthe entered tie, dete and smeypin location 2 The RAIM Prediction funetos avaiable for your current location or ata specified waypoint any day ofthe yea. Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring performs checks o ensue thatthe GPS 150Xt wil ave adequate satelite geometry to work wih during our ight, RAIM availabilty wil be near 100% in Oceanic, En route and Terminal phases of ight. “To predict RAIM avalaiiy: | Pet Beda © nt NAY Men 2 is pe 2s an tate Ota ight RAM Pe. Fes 2. Rte Qa ight el which you wood he charge 4s @ a Oto eth way rane leave it Baka you cert ston Pes AM tact §5.Use @ and Q wee te ETA nto ad sina ila UTCtng, wich yohve led am clk poy and tw dy, month anda Th cure ate ville splayed atonal, ress Eo cet. 6 Roe Qo ight Campa RAM. 1. Pret I comput inematin, ‘When the computations ate complete, the GPS 15OKL wil diplay whether or not -RAIM i avaiable forthe specified waypoint atthe specified dat and time, Reler to ‘the tbl on page 72 for specific RAIM protection limits as they eat to CDI sale igure.