Helicopter terrain awareness warning system (71 pages)
Summary of Contents for Sandel SN3308
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1. Northstar GPS/Loran: As of this date the Northstar GPS or Loran will only draw a courseline on the SN3308 when a flight plan is activated. A courseline will not be drawn when using a direct-to. Also, please note that there may be as much as a 30 second delay in auto-slewing on the SN3308 when sequencing waypoints in a Northstar flight plan.
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d) A fatal fault on the WX-500 is indicated by a message ‘FLT’. Please see your authorized Stormscope dealer for service. 3. Back Course Approach Operation: When flying a back course approach, the course pointer should be set to the published front course. In software versions 2.10 and later, the bottom CDI will automatically reverse sense when the course pointer is more than +/-90 Deg from the lubber line.
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Revisions from prior revision B2 This information is for informational purposes only. The following items were revised from the previous version of the SN3308 Pilot’s Guide, SPN 82001PG-B2 / 90106PG- All Chapters: • Removed references to radar altimeter. • Color illustrations moved from Appendix 3 to Appendix 2.
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• List of on-screen messages moved from Appendix 2 to this chapter. Chapter 8: • Corrected power input current specifications at 13.75 and 27.5VDC. Appendix 2: • New color illustrations of SN3308 display previously in Appendix 2. Appendix 3: • Deleted. 82001-PG-ERR-2.11.doc 7/3/2008...
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SN3308 Navigational Display Pilot’s Guide Document No. 90106-PG Revision C 82001-PG Revision C Publication Date: October 27, 1999...
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Information in this manual is current as of publication or revision date. Specifications and operational details are subject to change without notice, at the discretion of Sandel Avionics. The current Pilot’s Guide can also be downloaded from the Sandel Avionics website at...
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Additional copies of the Pilot’s Guide and the latest revision of the “Effectivity and Errata” page can be obtained at the www.sandel.com website.
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Approvals The SN3308 is approved by the FAA as a multi- function display device under Technical Standard Order (TSO) C-113. Installation of the SN3308 in a type-certificated aircraft must be performed in accordance with the Sandel Avionics SN3308 Installation Manual...
TABLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T E R 1 Welcome to the SN3308 What is it? Operational and Legal Issues Conventions Used in This Manual C H A P T E R 2 Display Overview Information Sources Display Areas...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T E R 3 Operational Basics – Continued Controlling the Display ARC View and 360˚ View Displaying the Deviation Bar Displaying the Course Pointer Auto-Slewing the Course Pointer 3-10 Centering the Heading Bug or Needle 3-10 Setting the Map Range 3-10...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DOWN-ARROW 4-13 UP-ARROW 4-15 4-17 Button Summary 4-19 Sub-Menu Summary 4-20 C H A P T E R 5 Enhanced Moving Map Features Overview Internal Database Map Controls and Displays Map Memories Getting Started – Example Map Setup Escaping Map Setup Setting Other Items Copying Settings into Preset Memories 1-4...
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Quick Map Off 5-12 Map Auto-Range 5-12 C H A P T E R 6 Getting the Most From Your SN3308 Using the HSI Bearing Pointers Example: Flying an ILS C H A P T E R 7 Flags, Abnormal Conditions & Messages Flags &...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS A P P E N D I X 1 Technology of the SN3308 A P P E N D I X 2 Illustrations 360 View A2-1 ARC View A2-2 360 View with Map A2-3 ARC View with Map...
Bonanza, for example. The Sandel Avionics SN3308 packs the essential features of an EFIS nav display into a standard three-inch instrument, at a fraction of the cost of a full EFIS. By combining the functions of an HSI, an RMI, a...
Flight Manual Supplement for any additional specific operational requirements of your installation. Also keep in mind that the SN3308 is only a display device; it does not determine the aircraft’s heading or sense the aircraft’s position. All information displayed on the SN3308 is generated by external radios and instruments.
This manual will use terms which should be familiar to aviation- minded readers, such as “selected radial” and “magnetic heading.” Terms which are specific to the SN3308 will be placed in italics, for example, “ lower display area .”...
C H A P T E R Display Overview Information Sources The SN3308 will display data from some or all of the following instruments: NAV1 and NAV2 receivers DME1 and DME2 LNAV1 and LNAV2 (GPS or loran) Marker beacon receiver Weather detection (WX-500 Stormscope ®...
C H A P T E R Display Overview The lower display area presents the numeric data associated with the two bearing pointers. This includes the nav source, bearing and distance (if available). The upper section of this area also contains a display of the marker beacon lights and the GPS annunciators, if configured.
Also note that the tail of each pointer can be used to determine the bearing from the selected nav source. Data Color Coding Alphanumeric data displayed on the SN3308 is color coded as follows GREEN Stormscope strike data ®...
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C H A P T E R Welcome to the SN3308 AMBER Heading bug and associated data GPS annunciator: MSG and WPT. Also HOLD (Garmin only) Compass rose when either the gyro or fluxgate has failed Middle marker indicator Moving map waypoints...
C H A P T E R Operational Basics You can configure and control the SN3308 to provide exactly the information you need at any point in the flight. Configuring the SN3308 refers to connecting the appropriate data to a given display.
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The “CRC Self Test Failed” message must not appear on power- up if flight operations are predicated on the use of the SN3308 Navigational Display. LAMP CHANGE SUGGESTED Indicates that the internal TEST FAILED xxx HOURS AGO lamp monitoring system has...
® Heading data from the directional gyro and fluxgate compass is always applied directly to the SN3308’s compass card display, while other types of sensor data can be displayed in several different ways. You can control these displays by configuring the course pointer, the bearing pointers, the map data and the weather data.
The SN3308’s course pointer and CDI (or “D-bar”) can be driven from VOR, GPS or loran data. In some installations, the [NAV] button on the SN3308 is used to select the primary nav source. In others, an external switch performs this function and the [NAV] button has no effect.
Map data consists of flight-plan waypoints from the LNAV receiver (either GPS or loran), as well as nearby airports, navaids, intersections and airspace from the SN3308’s internal database. The map display is controlled by pressing the [MAP] button to cycle through the different map memory locations and by pressing the [ ] and [ ] buttons to zoom the map in and out.
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C H A P T E R Operational Basics For a complete discussion of the SN3308 map features, see Chapter 5. Map Memory Location Factory Defaults Flight plan waypoints and courselines only. Flight plan waypoints and civil airports with runways>3500 ft. long.
® If a BF Goodrich WX-500 lightning detection sensor has been installed in the aircraft, it can be configured to display on the SN3308. To turn the lightning display on and off, and to control the various functions of the WX-500 sensor, press [SHFT]>[ ] to display the related softkeys.
NOTE: Self-test or DEMO mode may be operated in-flight if desired with no adverse affect on SN3308 operation. Controlling the Display The SN3308 is capable of displaying a tremendous amount of data at once. Using the SN3308 effectively means balancing desirable redundancy against undesirable clutter. This section describes the controls available to help you achieve that balance.
C H A P T E R Operational Basics Displaying the Deviation Bar The small course deviation bar (or “D-bar”) display in the lower portion of the screen is visible at all times. In addition, a larger conventional D-bar can be displayed. This D-bar will be displayed only under the following conditions: The “DEV BAR”...
Operational Basics Auto-Slewing the Course Pointer One unique feature of the SN3308 is its ability to automatically rotate the course pointer to the desired course being sent digitally from a GPS or loran. This feature is called “auto-slewing,” and is especially useful during a GPS approach or while flying a complex flight plan.
A-B Function A unique feature of the SN3308 is its ability to maintain two different groups of display settings and to quickly swap back and forth between them. This allows you to set up a particular screen display and memorize the settings for later use.
Button Operations Map PUSH: Selects the navigational instrument supplying information to the main course indicator, CDI, and upper display area. Each touch of the button cycles through the choices, which depend on installed equipment and selections made at the time of installation. A typical sequence is NAV1, GPS1, GPS2.
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Button Operations Map Selects primary Nav source. 27.5NM 250 KT BUR 307˚ 307˚ 27.5 nm RNG 75nm 307˚ 307˚ LAX18 GPS 1 NAV 1 Other NAV1 ADF1 018˚ 170˚ SHFT SYNC SHFT›NAV Invokes “soft keys” that control approach mode functions of GPS. Also allows for setting of nav-related user preferences.
Button Operations Map PUSH: Controls the display of moving map data. Cycles through the map scratchpad and memories. HOLD: Turns the map display off. MAP OFF will be displayed at the top of the screen. SHFT›MAP Accesses the map setup function. See chapter 5 for more detail.
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Button Operations Map Displays a map memory or turns the map off. Note: When map or weather display is on, CDI will only display on the lower portion of the screen. BUR 307˚ 307˚ 250 KT 27.5 nm RNG 75nm 307˚...
Button Operations Map PUSH: Controls the display of the two bearing pointers, and their associated data displays in the lower data area. Each press advances through the following list: BRG1 BRG2 BOTH NOTE: The bearing pointer nav source is pilot selectable (see below).
Button Operations Map SHFT PUSH: [SHFT] acts as a shift key, permitting access to a selection of sub-menus for certain buttons. Failure to select a sub-menu for 20 seconds, or pushing [SHFT] a second time cancels the sub-menu access and returns to a normal display.
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Button Operations Map SHFT Accesses sub-menus for certain buttons. GPS Functions, SELECT SUB FUNCTIONS D-BAR, Course Pointer & Auto-Slew WX-500 Stormscope ® Settings functions LAX18 Map setup functions PTRS BRG Pointer Copies current Source screen settings selection menu SHFT SYNC to both A &...
Button Operations Map SYNC PUSH: Heading sync. Immediately moves the heading bug to the current heading HOLD: No action performed. SHFT›SYNC Course sync. Sets the course pointer “direct-to” the current nav source. If a VOR is the selected nav source, the current radial is chosen as the direct-to course information, and the CDI needle centers with a “TO”...
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Button Operations Map SYNC Sets “Heading Bug” to present heading. 307˚ 250KT BUR 307˚ 27.5 nm MAP OFF 307˚ 307˚ NAV1 ADF1 018˚ 170˚ SHFT SYNC SYNC SHFT›SYNC Rotates course pointer to direct-to, centering CDI. If no valid nav data, turns course pointer to current heading. BUR 307˚...
Button Operations Map PUSH: The SN3308 can display either of two presentations of information, referred to as A and B. [A-B] cycles the display between these two presentation memories, each of which retains the selected values for: Map range Map selection...
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Button Operations Map Toggles between screen memory A and screen memory B. 307˚ 250 KT 307˚ BUR 307˚ BUR 307˚ 250 KT 27.5 nm 27.5 nm MAP OFF RNG 75nm 307˚ 307˚ 307˚ 307˚ LAX18 NAV1 ADF1 018˚ 170˚ SHFT SYNC SHFT SYNC...
Button Operations Map DOWN-ARROW PUSH: Decreases the map range, in nautical miles, shown on the main display area. Range is always measured from the white airplane indicator to the outside of the compass tick marks. Pushing the [ ] button decreases the map range from 1000 nautical miles down to 1 nautical mile.
If a WX-500 Stormscope lightning detection sensor is ® configured with the SN3308, a softkey is provided to access Stormscope functions. Softkeys are labelled with the following selections: OFF, CELL, STRK, CLEAR and SETUP MENU. Selecting SETUP MENU displays a sub- menu which provides access to the SELF TEST and DEMO functions.
Button Operations Map PUSH: Toggles between displaying a 360-degree compass view and a 70-degree ARC view. Note that in the ARC view, the location of the aircraft is at the bottom of the display. Appendix 2 contains illustrations of 360-degree view and ARC mode view.
C H A P T E R Button Operations Map Button Summary The functions associated with each of the nine buttons is summarized below: Button Function Performed Switches between 360-degree compass rose view and 70-degree ARC mode view. Increases the range (“zooms out”) on the map and Stormscope displays if either is turned on.
C H A P T E R Button Operations Map Sub-Menu Summary The [SHFT] button accesses a sub-menu mode which provides even more functions. The following table summarizes the sub-menu functions: Button SCREEN LABEL FUNCTION PERFORMED No function performed. Accesses control functions of the WX- 500 Stormscope remote sensor, if ®...
VORs), Special Use Airspace (but not Class B or Class C), and only airports with paved runways of 6,000 feet or longer. The SN3308 allows you to save such a map configuration in one of its four map memories and then recall it as needed.
C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features Note: The SN3308 requires a connection to a GPS receiver in order to display the moving map. The map display, including the flight plan from the GPS1 receiver, will also be shown when NAV1 or NAV2 is selected as the primary Nav source.
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C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features 307˚ 250 KT BUR 307˚ 27.5 nm RNG 75nm Current map Map memory 307˚ 307˚ range currently displayed Increases LAX18 map range Cycles through map memories Decreases map range Map status bar NAV1 ADF1...
There are a large number of selection items. However, the organization of the SN3308 is intended to make the map setup process as easy as possible. You should experiment often with the map settings until you...
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C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features Status Bar Item Softkey Color Icon Label Setup Page Airports Civil CIVIL Amber Military Amber Private PRIV Amber Runway Length MIN LEN Grass Surface GRASS SURFC Other Surface OTHER SURFC Airspace Class B ‘B’...
This can be set from within any map memory and will affect all map displays. Getting Started – Example The Factory Default SN3308 map memories are set up as follows: S: Empty 1: Flight plan only with courselines 2: Flight plan and paved civil airports over 3500' in length...
C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features Set the map range to 30 nm, and press [MAP] so that “2” is displayed. The display should show your flight plan as above, overlaid with local airports with runways over 3500'. Note that the airport icon shows on the map status bar indicating airports are being displayed, and that on-screen airports are shown in amber.
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C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features The following actions occur every time you enter [SHFT]>[MAP]: The currently selected display memory is copied into S. S becomes the active memory. You enter Map Setup and can make changes to the map display. The map status bar shows all icons, with active items shown with an *.
Notice that you are displaying scratchpad memory S, and you have added airspace depiction. Note: During map setup operations the SN3308 continues to operate normally. The compass and deviation displays are still active, and the HDG and CRS knobs still operate.
C H A P T E R Enhanced Moving Map Features Eliminating a Map Memory from the Rotation Sequence You may choose to have fewer than 4 map presets to reduce the number of memories in the MAP key rotation sequence. You can eliminate a preset memory by deleting all items in that memory.
4: Empty (skipped) Automatic Decluttering It is possible for the SN3308 map display to become too cluttered to read, such as by turning on all possible map items. This also has the undesirable side effect of slowing down the display update rate.
Pressing and holding the [ ] key for 1.5 seconds will cause the SN3308 to zoom to the lowest map range at which the current waypoint is still visible. Conversely, pressing and holding the [ ] key will zoom to the highest setting needed to display the full flight plan.
flown with an RMI, you’ll find that a simple bearing pointer can greatly improve your situational awareness. And if you have never flown with an SN3308, with its combination of HSI, RMI and moving map in a single display, you’re about to discover how the whole can be greater than the sum of its parts.
FROM the station (reading the tail of the pointer). The two bearing pointers on the SN3308 are especially useful because they can be connected to a VOR receiver, an ADF receiver, or a GPS/loran receiver. Since all three types of navigation signals are converted to a common display format in this case, the SN3308’s bearing pointers make excellent cross-...
Example: Flying an ILS In this example, we’ll fly a full ILS approach with a standard configuration. We’ll see how the SN3308 can be set up to provide course guidance both outbound and inbound, as well as cross- checking of navigation data. The fictional approach is depicted below: Assume that we are approaching the airport from the northwest, heading 140 degrees.
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C H A P T E R Welcome to the SN3308 tuned to the locator outer marker, and the GPS should be given the airport as the “direct-to” destination. Rotate the OBS knob until the head of the course pointer is aligned with the inbound course of 360˚.
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C H A P T E R Welcome to the SN3308 Tracking the localizer inbound, keep the CDI centered using standard techniques. Outer marker passage will be marked by the flashing OM display and bearing pointer #1 will swing to the bottom of the display.
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Flags, Abnormal Conditions and Messages...
C H A P T E R Abnormal Conditions Flags and Abnormal Conditions The SN3308 detects abnormal conditions such as flagged navigation receivers and failed directional gyro or fluxgate. It also monitors its own internal temperature and provides warnings for over- temperature or loss of cooling conditions.
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C H A P T E R Abnormal Conditions Condition Display Switching relay failure Redline through nav source such as NAV1 or GPS1. Indicates failure of the external switching relay associated with the source and that the deviation bar on the CDI is invalid. Fast slave mode Compass heading is redlined.
SN3308 On-screen Messages Messages The Sandel SN3308 displays different messages to alert the pilot. The messages are initiated by the Pilot, the Built In Self Test (BIST), the Power On Self Test (POST) or by the System. Most of the Pilot initiated messages are shown on-screen for two seconds and are removed automatically.
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EXT. SWITCH SET TO LORAN Pilot This message appears when pressing the "NAV" switch on the SN3308 when it is slaved to an external loran/NAV switch/ annunciator panel. Instead of the SN3308 NAV switch use the external loran/NAV switch.
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Source Notes EXTERNAL SWITCH SET TO GPS Pilot This message appears when pressing the "NAV" switch on the SN3308 when it is slaved to an external GPS/NAV switch/annunciator panel. Instead of the SN3308 NAV switch use the external GPS/NAV switch.
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SN3308 On-screen Messages Display Item Source Notes LORAN SELECTED EXTERNALLY Pilot This message appears when the SN3308 is slaved to an external loran/NAV switch/annunciator panel and it is first placed in loran position changing the SN3308 display from NAV1 to loran1.
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Stormscope is not installed. YOU ARE TUNED TO AN ILS Pilot This message appears when pressing the “NAV” switch on the SN3308 to select a GPS or loran and this action is overridden because an ILS is tuned on NAV1.
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As the temperature rises a warning will be issued approximately 10 minutes prior to shutdown as a warning. If shutdown occurs the SN3308 will shut off the projection lamp and continue operating, and resume normal operation as the internal temperature falls.
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Technical Specifications and Operating Limits...
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C H A P T E R Technical Specifications and Operating Limits TSO Compliance Technical Standard Order (TSO): TSO-C113, Airborne Multipurpose Electronic Displays Software Certification: RTCA/DO-178B, Level C - Hazardous Environmental Category: DO-160C: F1CANBMXXXXXXZBABBWA/ZXXX DO-160D: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(E/F-2)XX Physical Dimensions Form Factor: 3ATI (ARINC 408) Width: 3.165 in.
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C H A P T E R Installation Information To Be Completed by Installer Date of installation: Installer Company: Installer Address: Installer Phone: Work order #: Installer: Nav equipment inputs: Notes:...
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In a 3 inch cockpit instrument, the amount of unusable display area on a traditional CRT or LCD can approach 50%. The SN3308 solves this problem by using a much smaller LCD as the heart of an image projection system. The light beam from a ruggedized halogen bulb is first passed through a series of color...
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A P P E N D I X Technology of the SN3308 Taken together, the image projection system, unique mechanical design, and digital conversion technologies of the SN3308 provide new levels of sophistication to cockpit displays. A1-2...
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Current NAV Source Bearing Pointer 1 To/From Current A-B (Shown for Reference) Memory Selected Course Bearing Pointer 2 DME Distance Current Heading Heading Bug Groundspeed Selected Heading Course Pointer Glideslope/ Vertical Deviation Bearing Pointer 1 Source Bearing Pointer 2 Source &...
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Current NAV Source Current A-B Memory Bearing Pointer 1 Bearing Pointer 2 Selected Course Current Heading DME Distance Heading Bug Groundspeed Selected Heading Course Pointer To/From (Shown for Reference) Glideslope/ Vertical Deviation Bearing Pointer 1 Bearing Pointer 2 Source & Bearing Source, Distance &...
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Current NAV Source Bearing Pointer 2 (AUTO indicates GPS in Auto-Sequence Mode) Current A-B Memory Heading Bug Current Heading Selected Course Groundspeed Current Waypoint, Bearing & Distance Map Range Selected Heading Lubber Line Flight Plan Waypoints Class C Airspace Class B Airspace Courseline Bearing Pointer 1 Bearing Pointer 2 Source,...
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Current NAV Source Current A-B Memory (AUTO Indicates 6PS in Auto-Sequence Mode) Current Heading Current Waypoint, Lubber Line Bearing & Distance Bearing Pointer 1 Selected Course Groundspeed Heading Bug Map Range Selected Heading Airport Runways Class C Airspace Courseline Bearing Pointer 1 CDI/Lateral Deviation Source &...
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Redlined NAV Source – Redlined Heading – Failure of Fast Slave Mode Switching Relay Compass Not Stabilized Associated with Source MAP Flag – Redlined LNAV* – Loss of Map Due to Loss of Data Failure of LNAV Source Communication with GPS/loran Receiver Redlined WX –...
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Limited Parts & Labor Warranty Sandel Avionics LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Sandel”) provides the following limited warranty. If you should have any questions, please contact the avionics shop that sold you the SN3308 or contact Sandel directly. CONDITIONS OF LIMITED WARRANTY...
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If during the warranty period, title to the aircraft in which the product is installed is transferred the remainder of the warranty may be transferred to the new owner by notifying Sandel in writing of the transaction. Such notification must include complete address...
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Equipment purchased “As New” from a dealer or distributor not authorized by Sandel. All product or material returned to Sandel must be properly packed and labeled with a Returned Material Authorization (RMA) number. Should proper packing materials not be available, Sandel will provide...