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GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX
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Satellite Weather and
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XM Satellite Radio
supplement
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© 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Garmin Corporation st nd 1200 East 151 Street, Liberty House No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Hounsdown Business Park, Sijhih, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. (913) 397.8200 Southampton, Hampshire, Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 or (800) 800.1020 SO40 9LR UK Fax 886/2.2642.9099 Fax (913) 397.8282 Tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 All
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Introduction Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. ® ® In order to use XM WX Satellite Weather , you must have a Garmin XM satellite weather receiver and an activated XM WX Satellite Weather subscription. To use XM Satellite Radio, you must have a Garmin XM satellite radio receiver and an XM Satellite Radio subscription. Visit www.garmin.com/xm for more information. To connect th
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Introduction Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... i Contact Garmin ..................................................................................................................................i XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio ............................................................ 1 XM WX Satellite Weather ..................................................
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio XM WX Satellite Weather A Garmin XM satellite weather receiver and antenna receives XM WX Satellite Weather data and shows it on various Garmin devices, including the Navigation chart on a chartplotter. The weather data for each feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. For more information, see the XM WX Sat
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Storm Cell Information Storm cell icons on the precipitation screen indicate both the present position of a storm and the projected path of that storm in the immediate future. Red cones appear with a storm cell icon, and the widest part of each cone points in the direction of the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars in each cone indicate where the storm will most likely be in the near future. Each bar represents 15 minutes. NEXRAD Lig
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Marine Warnings When a marine warning is issued, red shading indicates the area to which the warning applies. To view information about the warning, touch the warning area. The cyan lines on the chart indicate the boundaries of marine weather warning zones. Marine warning- zone boundaries Marine warning area County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county, the county is highlighted with the color correspon
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast 1. From the Home screen, select Weather > Forecast. 2. Pan the map to an offshore location. 3. Touch a location on the chart. The Marine Forecast or offshore Forecast options appear when forecast information is available. 4. Select Marine Forecast or offshore Forecast . Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers Weather fronts appear as lines that indicate the leading edge of an air mass. Front Symbol Des
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Viewing Sea Conditions The sea-conditions screen shows information about surface conditions, including winds, wave height, wave period, and wave direction. From the Home screen, select Weather > Sea Conditions. Surface Winds Surface winds appear on the sea-conditions screen using wind barbs that indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. A wind barb is a circle with a tail. The flag attached to the tail of the wind barb indicates the
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Viewing Fishing Information The fishing screen shows present water temperature, present surface-pressure conditions, and fishing forecasts. From the Home screen, select Weather > Fishing. Surface Pressure Surface-pressure information appears using pressure isobars and pressure centers. Isobars connect points of equal pressure. Pressure readings can help to determine weather and wind conditions in an area. High-pressure areas are generally associa
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Visibility Information Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface, as shown in the legend on the left of the screen. Variations in the visibility shading show the forecast change in surface visibility. Visibility legend Visibility shading Viewing Visibility Information From the Home screen, select Weather > Visibility. Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period 1. From the Home s
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Viewing Local Weather Information 1. From the Home screen, select Weather. 2. Select a weather chart. 3. Touch a location on the chart. 4. Select Local Weather. 5. Complete an action: • Select Current Cond. to view present weather conditions from a local weather service. • Select Forecast to view a local weather forecast. • Select Sea Surface to view surface wind and barometric pressure information. • Select Marine Bulletin to view wind and wave inf
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Showing a Weather Legend on a Chart Before you can show a weather legend on a chart, you must turn on the Weather Overlay (page 8). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Complete an action: • Select Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Weather > Legend > Show. • Select Fishing Chart > Menu > Fishing Chart Setup > Weather > Legend > Show. Showing Cloud-Cover Data on the Navigation Chart Before you can show cloud cover data on the N
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Weather Alarms Setting Weather Alarms You can set an alarm to sound when certain weather conditions occur at your current location. 1. From the Home screen, select Configur e > Alarms > Weather. 2. Complete one or more actions: • Select Marine > on . • Select t ornado > on . • Select Severe Storm > on . • Select Flood > on . • Select Flash Flood > on . Viewing XM WX Satellite Weather Subscription Information You can view information about the weathe
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XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio Customizing the Channel Guide XM Radio channels are grouped in categories. You can select the category of channels that appear in the channel guide. 1. From the Home screen, select Configur e > XM Audio > Category. 2. Select a category. XM Presets The XM presets list is a customizable channel category. You can save your favorite channels to the presets list. Saving an XM Channel to the Presets List 1. From the Home screen, select Configur e > XM A
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Appendix Appendix Weather Data Warranty THE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NON- INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. USER SAFETY If you use XM Services it is your responsibility to exercise prudent discretion and observe all safety measures required by law and your own common sense. You assume the entire risk related to your use of the Services. XM
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Appendix This product has not been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or the United States Department of Defense (10 U.S.C. 425). a. Under 10 U.S.C. 456, no civil action may be brought against the United States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by either the former Defense Mapping Agency (DMA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), or the National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency (NGA). ™ b. The DAFIF pr
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Index Index S Index sea conditions 5 storm cells 2 A subscription alarms XM WX Satellite Weather i, 10 flash flood 10 surface pressure 6 flood 10 surface winds 5 marine 10 severe storm 10 V tornado 10 visibility 7 animated NEXRAD loop 1 volume, radio 11 B W buoy reports 7 warnings county 3 C marine 3 changing charts 1 water temperature 6 channel guide 11 wave cloud cover 1 direction 5 county warnings 3 height 5 period 5 F weather alarms 10 fish location 6 weather fronts
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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. © 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation nd No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Sijhih, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com May 2010 Part Number 190-01155-05 Rev. B P
