Garmin SL30 User Manual

Apollo Model SL30 NAV/COMM Installation Manual August 2003 560-0404-03a

Introduction 2 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual FEATURES GENERAL FEATURES • 32 character high-intensity alphanumeric LED display • Sunlight readab

Introduction Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 3• Internal RF diplexor • Active and standby flip/flop frequencies • DME tuning and data display CO

Introduction 4 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual SYSTEM INTERFACES NAVIGATION RECEIVER The SL30 can be installed in several configurations based upon

Introduction Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 5UNPACKING THE EQUIPMENT Carefully unpack the equipment. Visually inspect the package contents for any

Introduction 6 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual OTHER REQUIRED MATERIALS The SL30 is intended for use with standard aviation accessories. External d

Introduction Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 7LICENSE REQUIREMENTS An aircraft radio station license may be required for operation of the SL30 Comm

Introduction 8 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual NOTES

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 9SECTION 2 - INSTALLATION This section describes the installation of the SL30 including mounting, wirin

Installation 10 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 3. The valid flag sensitivity shall be 125 mV ± 10% for the flag to leave the stop and 260 mV ± 10

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 11dimples help maintain the proper clearance. The mounting tube must be installed with the clearance di

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Installation 12 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual UNIT INSERTION Position the cam lock as shown below. The front lobe of the cam should be vertical.

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 13 Figure 4 - Mounting Frame Assembly Figure 5 - Cable Routing

Installation 14 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS The SL30 installation kit includes 15- and 37-pin d-sub shells and crimp con

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 15MICROPHONE INPUTS Microphone input connections should be made using a twisted pair shielded cable. A

Installation 16 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual USE OF SPLITTER AND COMBINER The SL30 is the smallest, most advanced NAV/Comm unit on the market. I

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 17Dual SL30s If dual SL30s are installed in the aircraft, a splitter must be used. VOR/LOC/GS AntennaSp

Installation 18 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Figure 7 - SL30 Comm Wiring Diagram

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 19 Figure 8 - SL30 Comm Typical Audio Panel Connections

Installation 20 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Figure 9 - SL30 NAV Power and Audio Connections Figure 10 – SL30 to Apollo GX50/60 Connections

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 21 Figure 11 - SL30 - GX50/60 - MX20 Connections

HISTORY OF REVISIONS Revision Date Description -- 11/16/99 Initial release (EN6278). 01 2/10/00 Added interface wiring diagrams, refined p

Installation 22 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}2472625123654Rslvr{H}Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}Rslvr{F}Rslvr{G}Mid Cont MD200

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 23Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}2472625123654Rslvr{H}Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}Rslvr{F}Rslvr{G}Mid Cont MD200-3

Installation 24 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}2472625123654Rslvr{H}Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}Rslvr{F}Rslvr{G}Mid Cont MD200

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 25Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}2472625123654Rslvr{H}Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}Rslvr{F}Rslvr{G}STEC IND-351A+NA

Installation 26 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Figure 16 - SL30 NAV to Bendix/King KN72/203/204/208/208A/209/209A Wiring Bendix KingNav Converter

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 27Bendix KingIndicators+GS Flag-GS FlagGSI DownGSI UpGlideslope Deviation +Flag303128321314Course Devia

Installation 28 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Rslvr{C}Rslvr{D}Rslvr{E}247262528323416VREFCOSSINOBS InSandel SN3308+NAV Flag-NAV Flag+TO Flag+FR F

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 29Sandel SN3308ILS Enbl 33NOTES: 1. Use shieled cable for resolver signals.2. Connect cable shields to

Installation 30 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual SperryUnisys/Honeywell+GS Flag-GS FlagGSI DownGSI UpGlideslope +Flag303128321314+ RightGlideslope -

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 31CollinsRockwell+GS Flag-GS FlagGSI DownGSI UpGlideslope +Flag303128321314+ RightGlideslope -Flag+Up+D

NOTES

Installation 32 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual +GS Flag-GS FlagGSI DownGSI UpGlideslope Flag +303128321314Right Dev +Glideslope Flag -Glideslope

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 33LIMITATIONS ON USING A COMPOSITE SIGNAL If an external converter is driven from the composite output

Installation 34 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Indicator Head Type Set up the SL30 for the indicator head type that it is connected to by using th

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 35Control Test In the Setup Mode, turn the large knob to reach the CONTROL TEST page. This function tes

Installation 36 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 3. Rotate the small knob to change the value. The values "0-6" may be used to center the

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 37Enable weather frequencies This function determines whether the weather frequencies in common use in

Installation 38 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 4. Verify that the remote frequencies of the airport selected via the GPS unit are displayed on th

Installation Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 39 APOLLO SL30 POST-INSTALLATION CHECKOUT LOG Date: ___/___/___ By: _____________CONFIGURATION INFORMAT

Installation 40 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS Modification of an aircraft for the installation of the SL

Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 41SECTION 3 - SPECIFICATIONS This section includes detailed electrical, physical, environmental and p

Table of Contents Apollo SL30 Installation Manual iTABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ...

Specifications 42 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Figure 23 - Unit Dimensions AVIONICS OUTPUTS CDI L/R deviation ...

Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 43NAV RECEIVER PERFORMANCE VOR TSO/JTSO compliance... TSO-C40c (DO-196)/JTS

Specifications 44 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Audio response ...Less than 6 dB variation from 350 Hz to 2

Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 45Output signal voltage ... 0.390 VRMS (0.275 VRMS @ 90 Hz, 0.275 VRMS @

Specifications 46 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Stuck mic time-out...35-second time-out, reverts to receive INTE

Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 47SERIAL INTERFACE RS-232... Defined in Appendix E

Specifications 48 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Table 3 - Rear Panel Connector Pinout Pin # I/O Connection Function 1 I Power + Main D

Limitations Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 49SECTION 4 - LIMITATIONS INSTALLATION For minimum equipment and connections required for VFR or IFR ins

Limitations 50 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual NOTES

Troubleshooting Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 51APPENDIX A - TROUBLESHOOTING This appendix provides information to assist troubleshooting if probl

Table of Contents ii Apollo SL30 Installation Manual SETUP AND CHECKOUT...

Troubleshooting 52 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual CONTACTING THE FACTORY FOR ASSISTANCE If the Apollo SL30 unit fails to operate despite troublesh

Periodic Maintenance Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 53APPENDIX B - PERIODIC MAINTENANCE The SL30 unit is designed to not require any regular genera

Periodic Maintenance 54 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual NOTES

Environmental Qualifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 55APPENDIX C - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALIFICATIONS The Apollo SL30 Comm module has been tested

Environmental Qualifications 56 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual The Apollo SL30 Nav module has been tested to the following environmental categorie

Accessories Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 57APPENDIX D - ACCESSORIES This appendix includes information on accessory items available for the Apoll

Accessories 58 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual NOTES

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 59APPENDIX E - SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS This appendix includes the interfac

Serial Interface Specifications 60 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual DATA FORMAT The data format for the serial communication is: • Baud rate 9600

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 61<CR> ... ASCII carriage return (0Dh). <LF> ...

Table of Contents Apollo SL30 Installation Manual iiiMESSAGE DEFINITIONS ...

Serial Interface Specifications 62 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Message format: “C” ...Message Class. This is a COMM message. “05

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 63 The data consists of five characters for the VOR station identifier followed by

Serial Interface Specifications 64 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Message format: “V”...Message Class. This is a VHF NAV message. “

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 65“V” ... Message Class. This is a VHF NAV message. “22” ...

Serial Interface Specifications 66 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual REQUEST DATA OUTPUT This input is used to request an output message to be sent b

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 67SET ACTIVE VOR/LOC FREQUENCY AND RECEIVER FUNCTION This message is used to set t

Serial Interface Specifications 68 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Example message: $PMRRV28?PM<chksm><CR><LF> This example com

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 69“42” ... Message identifier. mk... Active COMM freque

Serial Interface Specifications 70 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual “V”...Message class. This is a VHF NAV message. “34”...

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 71Example message: $PMRRV20<chksm><CR><LF> SL30 is running and

Table of Contents iv Apollo SL30 Installation Manual LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 - PACKAGE CONTENTS...

Serial Interface Specifications 72 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual DECODED OBS SETTING This message outputs the current OBS setting, which may be

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 73v... Valid flag. “0” = bearing not valid, “V” = bearing is val

Serial Interface Specifications 74 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual Received an unknown message. NAV RECEIVER STATUS This message is used to outpu

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 75NAV MICROCONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION This message is used to output the version

Serial Interface Specifications 76 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 3 = 12V reference, in units of 50 mV, value ranges from 0 to 255. 4 = 28V refere

Serial Interface Specifications Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 77“V” ... Message class. This is a VHF NAV message. “36” ...

Serial Interface Specifications 78 Apollo SL30 Installation Manual NOTES

Introduction Apollo SL30 Installation Manual 1SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual describes the installation of the Apollo SL30 N