Garmin aera 660 Pilot’s Guide
190-02017-20 Rev. E
Appendix D
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Overview Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index
2)
From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Setup > Interface.
3)
Touch the Serial Data Format Button. A vertical list is displayed.
4)
Touch ' Aviation In/NMEA & VHF Out' or 'GTX TIS-A In/NMEA &
VHF Out'. These comm modes send both NMEA data and VHF frequency
information.
The following features are now available on the radio:
sRemote frequency lists for departure, enroute, and arrival airports.
sNearest VOR frequencies (SL30 only).
The aera 660 can also directly tune a standby frequency.
Selecting a standby comm frequency:
1)
From the Main Menu, touch Waypoint > Freq Tab
2)
Touch the desired frequency from the list. The frequency is now tuned in
standby.
INFORMATION ABOUT USB DRIVERS
When connecting the aera 660 to a USB port, the computer prompts you to locate
the destination of the drivers for the device. Only install the drivers once. After the
drivers are installed, your computer always detects your aera 660 when it is connected.
USB driver updates can be found at www.garmin.com.
INTERFACING
The following formats are supported for connection of external devices: NMEA 0180,
0182, 0183 (versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.3, 3.01), ASCII Text Output, and Garmin proprietary
formats for connecting to a Mode S transponder for TIS-A data, and to a Garmin
aviation NAV/COM radio.
The following are the Approved Sentences for NMEA 0183, version 3.01 output:
GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPGLL, GPBOD, GPRTE, and GPWPL. The following
are the Proprietary Sentences for NMEA 0183, version 3.01 output: PGRME, PGRMZ,
PGRMM, and PGRMH.
Garmin’s proprietary communication protocol is available from the Web site (www.
garmin.com).