BendixKing SKYMAP IIIC - Manual (Page 20)

BASIC OPERATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
BASIC OPE
RATION
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.
Rev 9 Jul 2006 1-11 Skymap/Tracker IIIC Pilot's Guide