Lynx NGT-9000 - Options - Settings

Lynx
®
NGT-9000
Pilot’s Guide2-22
Operation - Panel Mount
• “Error” - SVERROR (trying to exclude) [Fault detection detects
a position failure which cannot be excluded within the time-to-
alert when integrity is being provided by FDE]
• SIL: This value is always 3. Displayed GPS Satellite information is
shown as horizontal bars in increasing numerical order. The bars
are green-lled for greater signal strength and gray-lled when
no signal is detected. The bars should be at least 40-50% green-
lled .
• Latitude and Longitude data: Shows the GPS computed own
aircraft latitude/longitude in degrees, minutes, seconds.
• Release 2.1 and earlier. GPS Altitude (GALT): Shows the GPS
computed own aircraft altitude (Height Above Ellipsoid (HAE) in
feet.
• Release 2.1 or greater. GPS Altitude (GSL): Shows the GPS
computed own aircraft altitude (Height Above Geoid). -Approximate
MSL- Not to be used for navigation)
• HFOM (Horizontal Figure of Merit): An indication of the quality of
the GPS position for horizontal position data.
• VFOM (Vertical Figure of Merit): An indication of the quality of the
GPS position for vertical position data.
If no valid data is available for the GPS data a white dash is inserted.
Options - Settings
The Settings screen provides the following information and
functionality: See Figure 2-10.
• Radio buttons to set the trafc altitude mode (Normal, Above, and
Unrestricted). This selects the default altitude mode used when
the aircraft goes in-air. This is also used as the altitude mode
when on the ground and the “TFC” button has selected “AIR” or
“ALL”.
• Display Brightness Trim button is used to open a slide bar to adjust
the screen brightness up or down from the automatic brightness
control setting. This is trim adjustment not a 0 to 100% control.
• The VFR Code button is a means to update the default VFR
code to use when the “Squawk VFR” button is pressed on the
transponder application screen. Tap the button to go to a VFR
Code edit screen to set a new VFR code. NOTE: This should be
set to 1200 for use in the USA.
• A Flight ID toggle button is shown if congured. Tap the button to
open the Flight ID Edit screen.