# GENERAL

### TITLE MENU BUTTONS (HOT KEYS) <a href="#title-menu-buttons-hot-keys" id="title-menu-buttons-hot-keys"></a>

* Each have menus to control and show the associated MFD display pages.
* Controlled using the Cursor Control Device (CCD)

### PRIMARY NAV SOURCE, TO WAYPOINT IDENTIFIER, DISTANCE AND TIME DISPLAY <a href="#primary-nav-source-to-waypoint-identifier-distance-and-time-display" id="primary-nav-source-to-waypoint-identifier-distance-and-time-display"></a>

* Displays the primary NAV source on the top row, TO waypoint next row down, Distance readout below and the bottom line contains the time-to-go readout.

### WIND DISPLAY, POLAR OR CARTESIAN <a href="#wind-display-polar-or-cartesian" id="wind-display-polar-or-cartesian"></a>

* Polar wind display shows a single vector, <mark style="color:red;">Cartesian displays two vector arrows</mark>.

### FLIGHT INFORMATION DISPLAY <a href="#flight-information-display" id="flight-information-display"></a>

* Displays Static Air Temperature (SAT), Total Air Temperature (TAT), and True Airspeed (TAS).
* Use SAT when ATC asks for OAT.
* Performance manuals are predicated upon SAT.

### DME DISPLAY <a href="#dme-display" id="dme-display"></a>

* Displays DME source, Station Identifier on the middle row, and distance readout on the bottom row.
* <mark style="color:red;">If DME Hold is active an amber</mark> ![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/dme-display-image-ghlzvmmz.png) <mark style="color:red;">is displayed to the left of the distance readout.</mark>

### PROGRESS DISPLAY <a href="#progress-display" id="progress-display"></a>

![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/dme-display-image-bvn1gv9b.png)

* Displays waypoint name, destination, distance-to-go, ETA/ETE, and fuel remaining based on calculations received from the FMS.

### VERTICAL SCALE TAPE <a href="#vertical-scale-tape" id="vertical-scale-tape"></a>

* Used as an altitude reference for the pilot.

### FMS SOURCE INDICATOR <a href="#fms-source-indicator" id="fms-source-indicator"></a>

* Displays the primary navigation source.

### SELECTED ALTITUDE INDICATOR <a href="#selected-altitude-indicator" id="selected-altitude-indicator"></a>

* Shows the selected altitude set by the altitude select knob.

### HALF- AND FULL-RANGE INDICATORS <a href="#half-and-fullrange-indicators" id="half-and-fullrange-indicators"></a>

* Vertical scaling ranges are selected based on the horizontal half-range currently shown.
* When range is controllable it is displayed in cyan. When the range is not controllable it is displayed in white.

### AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY LINE <a href="#aircraft-trajectory-line" id="aircraft-trajectory-line"></a>

* Shows the vector trend of the aircraft in the vertical axis based on the current flight path angle.

### WAYPOINT DISPLAYS <a href="#waypoint-displays" id="waypoint-displays"></a>

* Contains a waypoint symbol, waypoint identifier, waypoint altitude, and when required a hold annunciator.

### VERTICAL TRACK LINES <a href="#vertical-track-lines" id="vertical-track-lines"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">Connect continuous waypoints in the flight plan.</mark>

### ALTITUDE PROFILE POINTS <a href="#altitude-profile-points" id="altitude-profile-points"></a>

* <mark style="color:red;">Shows the relative location of specific altitude transition points on the vertical flight plan (i.e. TOC, TOD).</mark>

### AIRCRAFT SYMBOL <a href="#aircraft-symbol" id="aircraft-symbol"></a>

* Gives a horizontal and vertical reference point for downpath waypoints.

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### **EPGWS** <a href="#epgws" id="epgws"></a>

* Only displayed in the Map format.
* Selected by checking the terrain button on the Map dropdown menu.
* Solid Red: Warning Terrain (Approximately 30 seconds from impact).
* Solid Yellow: Caution Terrain (Approximately 60 seconds from impact).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/epgws-image-7btl4psv.png)

![Ein Bild, das Text, Monitor, Bildschirm, Anzeigetafel enthält.  Automatisch generierte Beschreibung](https://cdn.document360.io/417c2d4d-fdb8-4d4d-b11d-011fe445d776/Images/Documentation/epgws-image-l5mv5z2o.png)

### **MAP AND PLAN DIFFERENCES CHART** <a href="#map-and-plan-differences-chart" id="map-and-plan-differences-chart"></a>

| **Function**                             | **Map Mode**                         | **Plan Mode**                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Display orientation                      | Heading, Up                          | North-Up                                                             |
| View                                     | Looking at Map from nose of aircraft | Looking at Map relative to North-Up                                  |
| Nonmoving reference at center of display | <p><br></p>                          | Next waypoint or aircraft symbol                                     |
| Heading indication                       | Compass                              | Aircraft symbols nose (no compass displayed)                         |
| What moves (on display)                  | The Map                              | <p>Aircraft ref. = waypoint</p><p>Map ref. = aircraft</p><p><br></p> |
| Range measured from:                     | Aircraft symbol                      | Selected reference                                                   |
| TCAS overlay                             | YES                                  | NO                                                                   |
| Weather overlay (Radar)                  | YES                                  | <p>NO<br></p>                                                        |
| EGPWS overlay                            | YES                                  | NO                                                                   |


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