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Garmin GMX200 manual

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    GMX 200 TM Pilot’ s Guide Addendum for WSI W eather[...]

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    © 2006-2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin A T 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. 2345 T urner Rd., SE Salem, OR 97302 T el. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 T el. 503/581.8101 or 800/525.6726 Fax 913/397.8282 Fax. 503/364.2138 Garmin A T , Inc., 2345 T ur ner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A.[...]

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    i 190-00607-06 Rev D Introduction History of Revisions Date Software Manual V ersion Revision May 2006 2.0 190-00607-06 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 T o receive additional copies of this GMX 200 Pilot?[...]

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    ii 190-00607-06 Rev D Introduction T able of Contents T able of Contents History of Revisions ................................................................ i Ordering Information ............................................................. i WSI InFlight  Flight Information Service (FIS) Function................1 Product Times ..............[...]

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    1 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum WSI InFlight  Flight Information Service (FIS) Function The Flight Information Service (FIS) Function allows access to graphic and text weather data messages on WSI InFlight-equipped installations. Graphical weather includes US and Canadian radar , MET ARs, winds aloft, temperature aloft, lightning strikes, warn[...]

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    2 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum 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. • US and/or Canadian W eat[...]

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    3 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Menu Options for Overlay P age 1 WSI FIS Graphic Weather Overlay Menu Items (P age 1) 1. Press the OVRL function k ey to allow selec- tion of the Overlay choices when viewing the Graphical WX option. 2. P re ss MENU/ENT to display menu items for the Overlay . Press NEXT P AGE to see more options . US or C[...]

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    4 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum 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. T ur ning the Icing dis- play on turns off the weather radar display . T emporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) T emporar [...]

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    5 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum WSI - FIS WSI FIS W inds Aloft is selected WSI FIS T emperatur e 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 of f. Cyan areas indicate that there is no radar coverage. NO TE: Displ[...]

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    6 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum Menu Options for Overlay P age 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 MET AR, W eather , and Radar colors. Press the LEGEND key a second time to display a legend for AIRMET and SIGM[...]

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    7 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum (LAHSO) may be in effect ar e identified with yellow lines across the runway labeled “LAHSO”. Other ar eas where extra vigilance is recommended, such as con- struction zones, may also outlined with yellow lines. Hot spots and other outlined areas are derived fr om database information and may therefore contain[...]

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    8 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum WSI - FIS WSI FIS Graphic and T ext T AF W eather Messages Selecting T ext 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 . The pilot can move the Selection Pointer within the Category a[...]

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    9 190-00607-06 Rev D WSI Addendum Sorting FIS Messages Special sorting capabilities are pr ovided for in the central “location” column. This sorting allows weather reports to be sorted by location based on dif ferent criteria. When the Selection Pointer is located in the second column, the fourth “smart” key label changes to “Sort.” Whe[...]

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    190-00607-06 Rev D 10 GMX 200 Safety Monitor Codes The GMX 200 is designed to detect anomalies and unexpected operational and data events. When an anomaly or event occurs, the unit assumes the situ- ation is unrecoverable and continued unit operation is ill-advisable. Regardless of the code, neither the unit nor operator has enough information to i[...]

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    © 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Garmin A T , Inc., 2345 T ur ner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southhampton, SO40 9RB, U.K. Garmin Corporation No. 68, Jangshu 2 nd Road, Shijr , T aipei Count[...]