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Map Orientation Problems

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Topic: Map Orientation Problems

Posted By: rmauro
Subject: Map Orientation Problems
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2015 at 2:58am

Our IFD540 map refuses to change orientation (remains in track mode) when the lower right hand side knob is pushed in as stated in the user manual. Any suggestions?

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Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2015 at 6:27am

Do you mean the push action of the knob is completely non-responsive (won't even change from forward view to center view) or you just can't get it to toggle from track to heading orientation?

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Steve Jacobson
sjacobson@avidyne.com

Posted By: PA20Pacer
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2015 at 8:06am

I am sure you have thought of this, but be sure that you are looking at the map on the MAP page, and not on the preview map on the FMS page.

Regards,

Bob Siegfried, II

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Bob Siegfried, II
Brookeridge Airpark (LL22)
Downers Grove, IL

Posted By: rmauro
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2015 at 12:06pm

Sorry. I can switch between "track 360" and "track 240." I can't get it into "North up" mode. Thoughts?

Posted By: AviJake
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2015 at 1:45pm

That sounds strange.

Here's one thing to check: Until you get GPS lock, the only mode you should be able to get is North Up. So, right after startup and before you get GPS position lock, what orientation does your map show you to be in?

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Steve Jacobson
sjacobson@avidyne.com

Posted By: PeterC
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 9:38pm

I've got a strange orientation problem. Last weekend on a checkout flight with my friend's new IFD540 we set a course of 075 and pressed the right knob so that TRK was displayed beside the course at the top. However the display did not switch to track up. It stayed in North up. What am I missing?

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Peter - 1977 Cardinal RG C-FJPC - IFD550/540/240/322/605A/Skytrax100, Aspen MAX 2000, Trio A/P

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 9:55pm

You are confusing two different settings, comes up very often here.

You can have the 540 be in track mode or heading mode for display. This is selected in the map settings.

In addition you can select either north up, heading/track up, or 240 deg heading/track up. This is selected by clicking the right knob in.

Before there is a gps lock, you can only see north up.

* Orest

Posted By: PeterC
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 10:04pm

Thanks, Orest. I guess I was unclear. We are in track mode vs heading because we have no aspen for heading input. That's ok. But even though we press the right knob while we are in flight, it won't cycle between north up, track up and track 240. It stays on north up. We have gps lock I believe, so we were expecting it to cycle through. It did not. Did I miss something else?

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Peter - 1977 Cardinal RG C-FJPC - IFD550/540/240/322/605A/Skytrax100, Aspen MAX 2000, Trio A/P

Posted By: oskrypuch
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 10:08pm

Ah, OK.

The click of the right knob will only toggle the map display mode when on the MAP page, vice the FMS page. Is that it?

* Orest

Posted By: PeterC
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2015 at 10:24pm

I thought that was it but I went back to look at a photo I took and we were on the web page. It is very puzzling because it even works on the sim. He is getting a second 540 next week and I am in the middle of my install so we will have two more samples to test. I am hoping it's not a hardware defect. The knob feels very solid and high quality. I'll post an update.

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Peter - 1977 Cardinal RG C-FJPC - IFD550/540/240/322/605A/Skytrax100, Aspen MAX 2000, Trio A/P

Posted By: Royski
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2015 at 9:05am

I don't believe there is any indication on the unit as to the map orientation mode, beyond the position of the map itself.