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GRAPHICAL SIGMETS 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 SIGMETS 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
SIGMETs display similar to
Figure 2-39. SIGMETs 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 SIGMET, move the joystick in the desired direction
and place the pointer on the desired SIGMET border (see Figure 2-40).
A box will pop up containing the SIGMET designator, TYPE and the
AGE of the report.
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.
2-41
Normal Operation
Figure 2-39
KMD 250 Pilot's Guide
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