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2 GENERAL INFORMATION
This section of the Manual explains how your Bendix/King unit should be used and provides you with an
overview of the software architecture and screen presentation.
This Manual provides a detailed explanation of each of the individual Screens that your Bendix/King unit
displays, and will take you step by step through each of them. To simplify this process each Screen is
numbered and indexed at the front of this Manual for reference. For those users who wish to get stuck
into operating the system immediately, the Quick Reference Section of the Manual has been designed to
get you up and running.
The operating system of the Bendix/King Skymap IIIC and Tracker IIIC has been developed from the
highly successful Skymap II software. This operating system greatly reduces the number of Key presses
necessary to activate the various functions, especially those most frequently used in the air. The
provision of a joystick makes it considerably simpler to operate the unit and allows you fast and efficient
access to most functions.
Soft Keying
You will notice that a label is drawn alongside each valid Key. Whenever a new function is selected,
by pressing a valid Key, a new screen is displayed along with its new Key labels. This capability of
drawing Key labels that are only applicable to a particular screen is referred to as ‘soft keying’, and
allows one key to perform multiple functions without the complications of multiple key presses on a
conventional keypad.
For the purpose of describing the function of a particular Key in this Manual, assume that all the Keys on
the pictured screen drawings are numbered 1 - 5 from top to bottom. The ensuing text will use this
numbering sequence to refer to each specific Key. The number shown alongside the pictured screen
drawings refers to the number of the screen, which is called when that Key is pressed. By using these
numbers it is possible to follow the paths through the operating system for all functions. If the word RET
is printed next to a Key, this means that after the Key function is performed the same screen is
RETurned. A good example of this is ZOOM IN. All screen drawings show the full Skymap IIIC version
of software in Landscape Standard mode. Variations affecting Tracker IIIC are described in the
accompanying text.
Screen Orientation
The Skymap IIIC and Tracker IIIC software can be run in one of four display modes and so allows you to
mount the unit either horizontally (either landscape standard or inverse) or vertically (either portrait
standard or inverse). This enables the user to configure the unit for either left or right handed operation
or place the Keys along the left, right, top or bottom edges of the case. The default setting on first switch
on is Landscape Standard, and it is this mode that is used to illustrate the functions of your unit in this
Manual. Refer to Map Setup Screens in the Setup Screens Section of this Manual if you wish to alter
your screen orientation.
Software Architecture
The software in your Bendix/King unit is tree structured, an analogy can therefore be drawn between
the trunk of a tree and MAIN MENU. MAIN MENU is the heart of the operating structure and can be
accessed by pressing the HELP key after power up or the MAIN MENU key at any other time.
MAIN MENU has 5 main software branches, which in turn have their own sub software branches. The
diagram overleaf depicts the complete tree structure and will serve as a good point of reference whilst
you are familiarising yourself with your unit.
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