BendixKing GC 360A - Manual (Page 23)

Each line of checklist information
may be up to 30 characters in
length, and entries up to 13 lines
long are acceptable. Checklist
names, however, are limited to one
line of 27 characters each. You
may divide the memory capacity
between normal and emergency
modes in any way you choose, sim-
ply by positioning th GC 360A’s
mode selector to
√ LST or EMER
during programming: other than the
total storage limit, there is no maxi-
mum amount of information either
checklist mode can hold.
It is unlikely that you will ever need
to program more checklist informa-
tion than the GC 360A can hold, but
you should note that checklist
names in the Normal or Emergency
Index each count as one full line of
system memory. The GC 360A
does not differentiate between full
and partial lines, but counts each as
one complete line. Header lines on
checklist pages and “End of List”
annunciators do not count as lines
of memory. If you do fill all 935
lines, a cyan “Out of Memory”
annunciator appears on the radar
indicator, and the GC 360A will not
accept any more checklist informa-
tion until you clear space in the
memory.
The KA68 / KA68A keyboard is
divided between regular and shad-
ed/blue functions. To enter the
number or letter displayed in black,
simply press the corresponding key.
To enter a shaded/blue character,
press the Shift key located in the
upper left corner of the keyboard,
and then the appropriate character
key.
In addition, the KA 68/KA 68A offers
three Special Functions, described
below.
The following characters listed on
the keyboard are not available for
use.
They are: [ ] ↑ \.
Also, the following functions unique
to the KA 68 have no assigned use:
←
SL4, SR4, Rpt, Clr, Cu, Cu>, LF,
LHome, RHome and Nul. Selecting
any of these characters or functions
will have no effect on checklist con-
tent.
WRITING CHECKLISTS
1. With the weather radar set to
Standby and the KA 68/KA 68A
phone plug inserted into the jack on
the GC 360A’s faceplate, select
either
√ LST or EMER with the radar
graphics unit’s mode selector. The
appropriate Index page will appear
on the radar indicator.
2. To create a new checklist name,
select the appropriate location in
the index list. For a new index which
has no previous entires, the first
location in automatically selected.
To add a new checklist to an exist-
ing index, move the cursor to the
checklist name directly above the
new location. If the new checklist
location is at the top of the index,
move the cursor to the off screen
position. When the correct location
has been determined, write the new
checklist name by pressing the
appropriate keys on the KA 68/
KA 68A. To store the new name in
the system memory, press the car-
riage return key. The cursor will
automatically highlight the newly
written name.
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