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GRAPHICAL METARS PAGE OPERATIONAL CONTROLS
WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical
Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and
Stormscope®.
RNG▲ ▲ / / RNG▼ ▼ - Displays ZOOMING TO ### nm and
advances the indicator to the next range. The upper button
increases range, the lower button decreases it. The
selected range is displayed in the lower left corner of the
display with the outer range ring the displayed range and
the inner range ring is half the displayed range.
USING THE GRAPHICAL METARS PAGE
1. Press the WX Function
Select Key until the FIS
Graphics Page is displayed. If
necessary, turn the Rotary
Knob to obtain the Graphical
METAR display similar to
Figure 2-30.
METARs will be displayed at
the bottom of the display.
NOTE: This page will not be
accessible until a valid FIS
signal has been acquired and
processed by the system.
2. Press the RNG▲ ▲ / / RNG▼ ▼ Key to zoom in on the display. 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 display. The distance and bearing between
present position and the pointer is shown at the bottom center of the dis-
play (see Figure 2-31). 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, NAME and CITY/STATE
Rev 4 Aug/2007
Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles
through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET,
SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, Alert Weather Watches
and FIS Network Status Pages.
Joystick - Moving the Joystick allows panning of the
map and placement of the pointer over the desired
weather activity to be viewed.
Graphical
2-35
Normal Operation
Figure 2-30
KMD 250 Pilot's Guide
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