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- Page 1 GDL 30/30A owner’s manual...
- Page 2 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited.
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Page 3: Product Terminology Used Throughout This Manual
(GDL 30A only) Contact Garmin Contact Garmin if you have any questions while using your GDL 30/30A. In the USA contact Garmin Product Support by phone: (913) 397-8200 or (800) 800-1020, Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM Central Time; or go to www.garmin.com/support/. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Important Numbers ... i Serial number ... i XM WX Weather ID ... i XM Radio ID ... i Contact Garmin ... i Contact XM ... i Unit Overview...1 Packing List and Accessories ... 1 Caring for the Unit ... 1 Cleaning the Case ... -
Page 5: Unit Overview
Servicing Your Unit The Garmin GDL 30/30A has no user-serviceable parts. Should you ever encounter a problem with your unit, take it to an authorized Garmin dealer for repairs or contact Garmin Product Support. GMS 10 Network Port Expander The GDL 30/30A is fastened shut with screws. -
Page 6: Installing And Activating The Unit
nstallIng and ctIvatIng the nstallIng and ctIvatIng the Step 1: Install the unit Use the GDL 30/30A Installation Instructions to make the appropriate wiring connections. Step 2: Set up the XM account Have your XM Weather ID ready (and XM Radio ID, if applicable). Contact XM Satellite Radio by phone at 800-985-9200. After providing the required information, the XM representative activates the account and sends out an XM signal to activate the GDL 30/30A. For answers to other XM questions, call the above number or visit www.xmwxweather.com. Step 3: Confirm all components of your service package XM WX Weather: Ensure your chartplotter turned on so you receive the XM signal. The XM signal is received when the components of the selected service package appear in the Weather Products list. Do not turn off the chartplotter until the name of the selected service package appears in the... -
Page 7: Using Xm Wx Weather
This manual describes the use of XM WX Weather and XM Audio functions (GDL 30A only) on a GPSMAP 3000 Series chartplotter. If you have a GPSMAP 4000 or 5000 Series chartplotter, please use your chartplotter's Owner's Manual for instructions on using XM WX Weather and XM Audio. Preset Weather Displays Selecting a preset weather display There are three preset weather displays, General, Sea State, and Storms. -
Page 8: Customizing The Preset Weather Displays
XM wX w sIng eather Customizing the Preset Weather Displays The preset weather displays can be customized. Each preset has three subcategories: Precipitation, Atmosphere, and Sea Surface. Each category contains display settings for that topic. The name of the preset can be changed and any of the weather features can be selected for display. For detailed information on customizing the preset weather displays, please see the chartplotter’s Owner’s Manual. -
Page 9: The Weather Features
eather eatures eather eatures Following is a brief description of each weather feature. The weather features are divided into three sub categories, Precipitation, Atmosphere, and Sea State. Precipitation The Precipitation category contains NEXRAD/Cloud Tops, Storm Cells, Lightning, and Hurricanes. Each feature can be turned on, off, or set to display at a selected zoom range. -
Page 10: Cloud Tops
eather eatures Cloud Tops Cloud Tops displays the varying level of cloud tops in shades of gray. Cloud Tops can be displayed independently or with NEXRAD information. Cloud Tops Legend Cloud Tops Cloud Tops with NEXRAD GDL 30/30A Owner’s Manual... -
Page 11: Cells
eather eatures Storm Cells The Storm Cells feature displays storms as well as the storm’s projected path in the immediate future. It also shows the size of the storm cell. The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars that appear in the middle of the cone indicate where the storm will be in the future. Each bar represents 15 minutes. -
Page 12: Lightning
eather eatures Lightning Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons, as shown in the images below. Lightning appears on the map if strikes have been detected within the last seven minutes. GDL 30/30A Owner’s Manual... -
Page 13: Hurricanes
eather eatures Hurricanes The Hurricanes feature shows the current position of a hurricane as well as its projected path (indicated by a red line). The darkened squares that appear (as in the examples in the left-hand column below) along the red line display the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center. The Center provides four forecasts at 12-hour intervals as well as a fifth forecast at a 24-hour interval. -
Page 14: Atmosphere
eather eatures Atmosphere The Atmosphere category contains Wind, Pressure, Visibility, Fronts and City Conditions. Each feature can be turned on, off, or set to appear at a selected zoom range. Wind The Wind feature displays wind speed and direction. Wind direction is indicated by a circle with a wind barb. The circle points into the wind with the barb as a tail. Wind speed is indicated by different flags attached to the barb. -
Page 15: Pressure
eather eatures Pressure This feature displays pressure isobars and pressure centers on the chartplotter’s map. The isobars connect points of equal pressure. Pressure readings can help determine weather and wind conditions in an area. High pressure areas are generally associated with fair weather. Low pressure areas are generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation. -
Page 16: Visibility
eather eatures Visibility Visibility is the maximum horizontal distance that can be seen. Isobars on the Visibility feature show a change in visibility. In the example below, visibility ranges from .5 miles to 3 miles. Ths mage shows NEXRAD, Cloud Tops, and Vsblty. Dsplayng multple features may help to provde a clearer pcture of the weather condtons n the area. -
Page 17: Fronts
Fronts The Fronts feature displays the lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass that is replacing another. This feature also displays pressure centers. Pressure centers are represented by a large Red “L” for low pressure centers or a large Blue “H” for high pressure centers. Pressure centers represent an area where pressure is measured to be either the highest or lowest relative to the surrounding area. - Page 18 eather eatures City Conditions This feature displays the current weather conditions at selected cities throughout North America. The current weather condition for an area is depicted by an icon. City Condition Icons Sunny Partly Cloudy Cloudy Thunderstorms Rain Snow Windy Smoke Foggy City Conditions...
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Page 19: Sea Surface
eather eatures Sea Surface The Sea Surface category contains Temperature, Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction. Each feature can be turned on, off, or set to display at a selected zoom range. Temperature The Temperature feature displays the water’s surface temperature. The temperature breaks are indicated by isobars. Wave Height The Wave Height feature displays wave heights. -
Page 20: Wave Period
eather eatures Wave Period The Wave Period feature provides the time (in seconds) between successive waves. Wave Direction The Wave Direction feature shows the direction in which a wave is moving, as indicated by the direction of the red arrow. Wave Period feature Wave Direction feature GDL 30/30A Owner’s Manual... -
Page 21: Main Menu
Weather Tab The GDL 30/30A provides current weather conditions, forecast information, and sea surface information from the weather center nearest to your present location or a location selected using the Find Information Page. To display the Weather tab, press and hold the ADJ/MeNU key to display the Menu Menu. Using the ROCKeR, highlight the Weather tab. -
Page 22: Forecast
Forecast The Forecast sub tab includes two panels that display forecast information for the location selected in the Current sub tab. The top panel displays the high/low temperature, chance of precipitation, and weather condition (cloudy, sunny, thunderstorms). The number of days that appear in this panel depend on the data available from the responding weather service center. -
Page 23: Sea Surface
Sea Surface The Sea Surface sub tab provides weather data of specific importance to mariners. This data comes from a variety of data sources that are nearest to your current or selected location. If a condition field is empty, data for that condition is not currently available. GDL 30/30A Owner’s Manual... -
Page 24: Forecast Map
Forecast Map The Forecast Map sub tab displays Fronts, High and Low Pressure Centers, and City Conditions. The map zoom range can be changed using the Range keys. There are three icons at the top of the map. These icons are used to show or play the forecast conditions for the next 48 hours. Backup Play/Pause Forward... -
Page 25: Setup
Setup The Setup sub tab provides access to the three preset weather displays: General, Sea State, and Storms. The preset weather displays can be customized from this tab. The Setup tab contains a map that displays any changes that are made. Legends for all weather conditions are also shown. For detailed information on customizing the preset weather displays, see the chartplotter’s Owner’s Manual. -
Page 26: Xm Tab
XM Tab To display the XM tab, press and hold the ADJ/MeNU key to display the Menu Menu. Using the ROCKeR, scroll through the tabs and highlight the XM tab.The XM tab contains two sub tabs, Audio and Information. The Audio sub tab is used to tune and customize the XM Radio feature (only available on GDL 30A). The Information sub tab contains the Radio ID numbers and information about the XM service being received. -
Page 27: Information
Information The Information sub tab contains the Weather and Audio Radio ID Numbers that are needed to subscribe to XM Service. Your XM Weather Service Level and a list of Weather Products that are being recieved appear here as well. These weather products determine and display the weather information on the chartplotter. The Rado ID numbers are requred when settng up the XM servce. -
Page 28: Appendix
Status: System alarm. The display device gives a message indicating the type of failure. Solid Red (no blink) Status: Software failure - Call Garmin Product Support. N E T W O R K S TAT U S Status Indicator LED... -
Page 29: Gdl 30/30A Specifications
Usage: 18 watts max Fuse: AGC/3AG - 2.0 Amp Data Output Source: Proprietary Garmin data format. Audio Output Level: 300mV rms into 47 kohm Frequency Response: 10-20,000 Hz, ± 1 dB Harmonic Distortion: <0.5% NOte: When using the Chartplotter and GDL 30/30A on battery power only (engines off) for extended periods of time, be sure there is enough available amperage to run the units for the time period. -
Page 30: Product Safety And Regulatory Information
The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment. Although the Garmin GDL 30/30A is a precision electronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe. -
Page 31: Software
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. -
Page 32: Limited Warranty
Garmin retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion. SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY. -
Page 33: Index
ndeX high pressure center 13 hurricanes 9 hurricanes map 9 atmosphere 10 audio 22 audio radio ID number 23 introduction i isobars 11 blink codes 24 broadcast rates 24 legend 21 lightning 8 lightning bolt icons 8 check antenna 22 low pressure center 13 city conditions 14 cloud tops 6... - Page 34 For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2005-8 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
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