Honeywell Bendix/King KMD 550 Pilot's Manual Addendum page 61

Normal Operation
2. Press the RNG▲ ▲ / / RNG▼ ▼
Key to zoom in on the dis-
play. The map is centered on
the present position indicated
by the symbolic aircraft.
3. To view a specific
METAR, move the joystick in
the desired direction. A
pointer will appear on the dis-
play connected to the sym-
bolic aircraft with a flashing
line (see Figure 50). The dis-
Figure 50
tance and bearing between
present position and the
pointer is shown at the
bottom center of the display.
As the joystick is held the
pointer will continue to move.
When the pointer reaches the
edge of the display the map
will pan to keep up with
pointer movement. Release
the joystick to stop moving
the pointer. When the pointer
moves over a graphical
METAR icon, a box will pop
up containing the IDENT,
Figure 51
NAME and CITY/STATE
pertaining to the location and
the AGE of the report (see
Figure 51).
4. Press the RNG▲ ▲ / / RNG▼ ▼
keys to zoom in or out on the
pointer position.
5. Press the MORE INFO
softkey to display the Text
METAR Page for the dis-
played location as in Figure
52.
Figure 52
6. Press the METAR MAP softkey to return to the previous display.
7. Press the RESET STICK softkey to return to the present position dis-
play. If no actions are taken for a period of 30 seconds, the display will
return to the aircraft present position display.
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KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum