Tis normal operation – BendixKing KMD 250 User Manual

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KMD 250 Pilot’s Guide

Section 3

Traffic Avoidance

Traffic Information Service

TIS NORMAL OPERATION

NOTE: TIS availability may be intermittent during turns or other maneu-
vering where the aircraft structure can block the line of sight between the
Mode S radar and the Mode S transponder antenna.

To display the TIS traffic page press the TRFC Function

Select Key.

The following illustration defines the data that appears on the TIS Traffic
Display Page:

1 Display Range - RNG:####.
2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available and displayed.
3 Range Rings - Outer ring radius is selected range, inner ring radius is always

2 nm.

4 Current Flight Level - FL:###
5 Audio Muting
- When audio muting is turned on by pressing the ENABLE MUTE

Softkey, TIS Mute ON will be displayed in this field.

6 Heading - Current aircraft magnetic heading (HDG) or ground track (TRK). If no

heading or track information is available, the the field displays NO HDG/TRK.

7 Active Flight Plan
8 Traffic Intruder Symbols -
Indicates type of traffic, altitude of traffic, vertical trend

of traffic and ground track of traffic.

9 Flight Level Softkey - Pressing FLIGHT LEVEL toggles the Flight Level display

on or off.

10 Aircraft Symbol - Indicates present position.

11 Audio Mute Softkey - Pressing the MENU Key will display the muting softkey.

Pressing this softkey will toggle between DISABLE MUTE and ENABLE MUTE.

12 Pop-Up Softkey - Pressing the MENU Key will display the pop-up softkey. Pressing

this softkey will toggle between DISABLE POP-UP and ENABLE POP-UP. When
enabled, the Traffic Page will be displayed whenever there is a traffic alert.

13 System ON/OFF - Rotary Knob selects TIS ON or OFF.
14 Page Display Name
15 TIS Operating Mode
- Displays TIS ON, TIS OFF or TIS FAIL.

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