Garmin GTS 855 - Manual (Page 5)

1 190-00587-02 Rev. A Garmin GTS 8XX Series Traffic Advisory System
Contents
LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................i
Warnings, Cautions, and Notes .......................................................................ii
TSO Compliance..............................................................................................ii
Product Description ........................................................................................2
Compatible Display Units .................................................................................. 4
GTS 800........................................................................................................... 5
GTS 820........................................................................................................... 5
GTS 850........................................................................................................... 5
Antennas ......................................................................................................... 5
General Antenna Information .................................................................... 5
GTS 8XX Series Antenna Configurations .................................................... 6
GA 58 Directional Antenna ........................................................................ 6
Bottom Mounted Directional Antenna (optional) ........................................ 6
Bottom Mounted Monopole Antenna (optional) ......................................... 7
GPA 65 PA / LNA Module (GTS 820 & 850 only) ............................................... 7
Operation .......................................................................................................8
GTS 8XX Series Traffic ....................................................................................... 8
Theory of Operation .......................................................................................... 8
TAS/TCAS Surveillance Volume .................................................................. 8
TAS/TCAS Symbology ................................................................................ 9
GTS 8XX Series Sensitivity Level ............................................................... 11
Traffic Advisory (TA) Alerting Conditions ................................................... 12
TAS/TCAS Alerts ...................................................................................... 13
System Test ............................................................................................. 14
Power-Up .............................................................................................. 15
System Status ......................................................................................... 15
Q and A .........................................................................................................17
Glossary ........................................................................................................19
Index .............................................................................................................20