Garmin GTX 327 Pilot's Manual - Page 4
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FUNC-
Changes the page
shown on
the
right
side
of
rhe
display. Dis-
played
data
includes
Pressure
Altitude,
Flight Time, Count Up timer, Count
Down timer, and
may
include Contrast and Dispìay
Brightness,
depending
on configuration
(as
shown
in
the
screens
below):
PRESSURE
ALT:
Displays
the
altitude
data
supplied to the
GfX
327
in
feet,
hundreds of
feet
(i.e.,
flight
level), or
meters,
depending on
configuration.
FLIGHT
TIME:
Displays the
Flight Time,
which
is
controlled by the
START/STOP
key
or by
a
squat
switch
as
configured
during
installation.
With
squat
switch control,
the
timer
begins
when
lift
off
is sensed
and
pauses
when landing
is sensed.
COLJNT UP
TIMEk
Controlled by STARTiSTOP and CLR
keys.
COUNT
DO\ryN
TIMER:
Controlled by
STARI/STOP,
CLR, and CRSR
keys.
The
initial
Count Down time
is entered
with
the 0
-
9
keys.
CONTRASI
This
page is
only
dispìayed
if
manualcontrast mode is
selected
in
Configuration
Mode.
Contrast
is
controlled by
the
8
and
9
keys
.
DISPLIÍ
This
page is
only displayed
if
manual backlighting mode is
selected
in
Configuration
Mode.
Backlighting
is
controlled by
the
I
and
9
keys.
Altitude
Trend
lndicator
When
the
'PRESSURE
ALT'
page
is
displal,ed,
an
anow
may be
displayed to the right of
the
altirude, indicating that
the
altitude
is
increasing
or decreasing. Of of two
sizes
of anows may
be
displayed depending on
the rate of
climb/descent.
The
sensitirity
o[
these arrows is
set
using the
GTX327
Configuration Mode.
Timer
Operation
To
operate the
Flight Timer:
1
.
Press
the
FUNC
key
until
'FLIGHT
TIME'
is
displayed.
2.
lf
the
GTX
327
is
configured
as
having
a
squat
switch
installed, the timer
will
begin
counting automatically when the squat switch
senses
that
the aircraft
has
become
airborne.
lf
desired, you may
press
START/STOP
to
pause or restart the timer.
Press
CLR
to
reset
the t¡mer
to
zero.
lf
the
GTX
327
is
configured as having
a
squat switch ¡nstalled, the
timerwill
pause
automatically when the squat switch
senses
that
the aircraft
has
touched down.
To
operate
the
Count
Up
timer:
1.
Press
the
FUNC
key
until
'COUNT UP'
is
displayed.
2.
lf
necessary
press
CIR to
reset the Count
Up
timer
to
zero.
3.
Press START/STOP
to
count
up.
4.
Press
START/STOP again
to
pause
the timer.
5.
Press
CLR
to
reset
the timer
to
zero.
To
operate
the
Count Down
timer:
1.
Press
the
FUNC
key
until
'COUNT DOWN'
is
displayed.
2.
Press CRSR
and
use
the
0
-
9
keys
to
set
the initial time. All digits
must
be
entered
(use
the
0
key
to
enter leading
zeros).
3.
Press START/STOP
to
count down.
4.
Press START/STOP
again
to
pause
the timer.
5.
When
the
Count Down
timer
expirel
the
words'COUNT
DOWN' are replaced
with
'EXPIRED',
and the
time
begins
counting
up and flashing.
6.
Press
CLR
to
reset
the timer
to the initial
time value.
Automatic
ALT/STBY
Mode
Switching
If
rhe
GTX 327
is
configured for automatic standby switching,
the
mode
will
automatically
change to
ALI
when
a
squat
switch
senses
that
the
aircraft
has
become
airborne.
Also, the
mode
will
change
to
STBY
automatically when
a
squat
switch
senses
that
the
aircraft
has
touched
down.
Additionall¡
a
delay
time
can be
set
in the Configuration Mode,
causing
the
GTX327
to wait
a
specified
length of time
after
landing
before
automatically changing to
STBY
mode.
3.
4.
5.
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STARUSTOP-
Starts and stops
the Count Up and Count Down timers.
CRSR-
lnitiates entry of
the
starting time for
the
Count Down timer and
cancels
transponder
code entry.
CLR-
Resets
the
Count Up and Count Down timers and
cancels
the
previous
keypress
during
code selection.
8-
Reduces
Contrast and Display
Brightness
when
the respective
pages are
displayed.
Also
enters the
number eight
into
the
Count Down timer.
9-
Increases Contrast. and
Display
Brightness
when
the respective
pages are
displayed. Also
enters the
number nine
into
the
Count Down timer.