Garmin Flight Deck 100 Marine Instruments User Manual


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190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.6 SATELLITE TELEPHONE AND DATA LINK SERVICES
NOTE
: Separate accounts must be established to access the Iridium satellite network for voice and Garmin
Flight Data Services for data transmission of maintenance reports.
The optional GDL 59 Data Link provides an aircraft systems data logger for communication of potential
maintenanceissuesand,whiletheaircraftisontheground,ahighspeed(IEEE802.11g)Wi-Fidatalinkbetween
theaircraftandagroundcomputernetwork.TheGDL59canalsobepairedwithuptotwooptionalGSR56
IridiumTransceiversprovidinganairbornelowspeeddatalink,IridiumSatelliteTelephoneserviceandSMStext
messaging.IridiumtelephoneandtextmessagingareavailabletotheightcrewthroughtheMulti-functionDisplay,
audiopanelandheadset.Thesystemprovidesatelephonehandsetinterfacetobeusedforvoicecommunication
betweentheaircraftcabinandthecockpitandforIridiumtelephoneserviceintheaircraftcabin.
Operation of these features in the cockpit is accomplished through the AUX-TELEPHONE, AUX-TEXT
MESSAGING,AUX-REPORTSTATUS,andAUX-WI-FISETUPPages.Foroperationusingthecabinhandset,
consulttheinstructionsprovidedwiththehandset.
REGISTERING WITH GARMIN FLIGHT DATA SERVICES
A subscriberaccount mustbe establishedprior tousing theIridium SatelliteSystem. Before settingup an
Iridiumaccount,obtaintheserialnumberoftheIridiumTransceiver(GSR1)andtheSystemIDbyselectingthe
AUX-SYSTEMSTATUSPageasshowninFigure8-72.ContactGarminFlightDataServicesat1-866-739-5687
intheUnitedStatesor913-397-8200,ext.1135.
Registering the system for data link services:
1) With the Prodigy
®
system connected to the Iridium or Wi-Fi network, turn the large FMS Knob on the MFD to
select the AUX page group.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select SYSTEM STATUS. The AUX-SYSTEM STATUS Page is displayed. Note the
System ID number in the AIRFRAME field as seen in Figure 8-72. This number will be needed when contacting
Garmin Flight Data Services to establish the account.
3) Select the LRU Softkey to activate the cursor in the LRU INFO field. Scroll to view ‘GSR1’ and note the serial
number, which will be needed when contacting Garmin Flight Data Services. When an optional second GSR 56
is installed, scroll to view the serial number for ‘GSR2’.
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select REPORTS/DATA LINK.
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