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GMX 200 Pilot’s Guide Addendum for WSI Weather...
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History of Revisions Date Software Manual Version Revision May 2006 190-00607-06 Rev 1 June 2006 2.01-2.02 190-00607-06 Rev A November 2006 2.03 190-00607-06 Rev B July 2007 2.12 190-00607-06 Rev C September 2007 2.12 190-00607-06 Rev D Ordering Information To receive additional copies of this GMX 200 Pilot’...
Introduction Table of Contents Table of Contents History of Revisions ... i Ordering Information ... i WSI InFlight Flight Information Service (FIS) Function...1 Product Times ... 1 Graphical WX Overlay Options ... 2 Graphical Weather (WX) Display ... 2 Menu Options for Overlay Page 1 ... 3 US or Canadian Weather Radar ...
10 minutes. For GMX 200s that have time available from a GPS receiver, age is based on the time reported by the GPS receiver. For GMX 200s that do not have time available from a GPS receiver, age is based on the time the data was received from the FIS sensor.
WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Graphical WX Overlay Options A variety of graphical information is available with the Overlay function when viewing the Graphical WX display. Press the OVRL function key to view and select available options. Some or all of the following may be available, based on your FIS subscription.
Menu Options for Overlay Page 1 WSI FIS Graphic Weather Overlay Menu Items (Page 1) Press the function key to allow selec- Ovrl tion of the Overlay choices when viewing the Graphical WX option. Press to display menu items for Menu/enT the Overlay.
WSI Addendum WSI - FIS to select the altitude to display the reported informa- tion. The Icing and weather radar displays are mutually exclusive, meaning one or the other may be displayed, but not both at the same time. Turning the Icing dis- play on turns off the weather radar display.
WSI FIS Winds aloft is selected WSI FIS Temperature aloft is selected with alt keys shown Coverage Data Press the Menu/ent key and then press the Coverage Data key to toggle the display of the WSI weather radar coverage area on and off. Cyan areas indicate that there is no radar coverage.
WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Menu Options for Overlay Page 3 legend Press Menu/ent key and then press the LeGenD key to display the legends describing the graphic display colors. Press the LeGenD key once to display a legend for the METAR, Weather, and Radar colors.
(LAHSO) may be in effect are identified with yellow lines across the runway labeled “LAHSO”. Other areas where extra vigilance is recommended, such as con- struction zones, may also outlined with yellow lines. Hot spots and other outlined areas are derived from database information and may therefore contain errors or may not be included in the database.
WSI Addendum WSI - FIS WSI FIS Graphic and Text TaF Weather Messages Selecting Text Data White Selection Pointers above the smart keys can be used to select an alternate message for display. The selected line in the FIS Category area is noted by a white arrow.
Sorting FIS Messages Special sorting capabilities are provided for in the central “location” column. This sorting allows weather reports to be sorted by location based on different criteria. When the Selection Pointer is located in the second column, the fourth “smart” key label changes to “Sort.” When pressed, the sorting of the messages cycle through the following options: •...
Garmin technical support representative for further analysis. The GMX 200 also records log files on the SD card. A copy of these files should also be provided to Garmin to help investigate the problem.
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