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TM
GMX 200
Pilot’s Guide
Addendum for
WSI Weather
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Introduction History of Revisions Date Software Manual Version 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 To receive additional copies of this GMX 200 Pilot’s Guide Addendum for WSI Weather, order Part Number 190-00607-06. To receive additional copies of the GMX 200 Pilot’s Guide, order Part Number
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Introduction Table of Contents Table of Contents History of Revisions ................................................................ i Ordering Information ............................................................. i WSI InFlight Flight Information Service (FIS) Function................1 Product Times ....................................................................... 1 Graphical WX Overlay Options ......................................... 2 Graphical Weather (WX) Display ............
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS 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, METARs, winds aloft, temperature aloft, lightning strikes, warning areas, and TAFs. You can select Graphical WX, Text, or Status infor- mation by pressing the Menu/ent key and then choosing the type of information with the Men
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Graphical WX Overlay Options Graphical Weather (WX) Display A variety of graphical information is available with Weather radar images are available for display the Overlay function when viewing the Graphical WX from the FIS sensor by selecting the Graphical WX display. Press the OVRL function key to view and option. A cyan dot pattern indicates areas where no select available options. Some or all of the following data has been received from the FIS sensor. Solid cyan m
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Menu Options for Overlay Page 1 METARS use the same color coding and will be shown at the same time with a subscription to both products. SIGMeTs & aIrMeTs When enabled, the following SIGMETs and AIRMETs are available for display with repeated presses of the Menu Item key : • “SIGMETs” are for Convective SIGMETs • “T AIRMET” is for Surface/Aloft Turbulence AIRMETs • “Z AIRMET” is for Icing AIRMET • “S AIRMET” is for an IFR condition, such as a mountain obstruction •
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS to select the altitude to display the reported informa- tion. WSI FIS Graphic Weather Menu Items lightning The Icing and weather radar displays are mutually exclusive, meaning one or the other may be displayed, Press the Lightning key to toggle the display of but not both at the same time. Turning the Icing dis- lightning strikes on and off. play on turns off the weather radar display. Winds and Temperatures aloft Temporary Flight restrictions (TFrs) Press the Wind/t
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS WSI FIS Winds aloft is selected WSI FIS Coverage Data label Press the LABeL key to toggle labels on and off. Flight Plan Press Menu/ent key and then press the FLIGht PLAn key to toggle the Flight Plan course line on and off. The magenta line is the active leg. WSI FIS Temperature 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 off. Cyan
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Menu Options for Overlay Page 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 METAR, Weather, and WSI FIS legend for echo Top Graphics Radar colors. Press the LeGenD key a second time to When viewing the Canadian radar data, the display a legend for AIRMET and SIGMET colors and Canadian Radar legend colors will appear in the lower EchoTop gr
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS . Use the function arrow keys to select the FIS Cat- (LAHSO) may be in effect are identified with yellow egory and information type. When available, press lines across the runway labeled “LAHSO”. Other areas the view key for more detail or full screen display. where extra vigilance is recommended, such as con- struction zones, may also outlined with yellow lines. Hot spots and other outlined areas are derived from database information and may therefore contain err
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Smart Key Function The fourth “smart” key performs special functions within the FIS Function: When the Selection Pointer is located in the first of the three columns, the fourth “smart” key displays the label “Clear”. When pressed, all messages for the cur- rently selected category will be cleared from the GMX 200. This feature can be used to clear old data received over the data link. When the Selection Pointer is in the center-most column, the fourth “smart” key d
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WSI Addendum WSI - FIS Sorting FIS Messages Status Information Special sorting capabilities are provided for in the Status information shows satellite signal reception central “location” column. This sorting allows weather status, the amount of data received, and the weather reports to be sorted by location based on different products that have been activated. Contact your FIS criteria. service provider to activate and deactivate products. 1. Press the Menu/enT key and then press the Sta- W
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Code Subsystem GMX 200 Safety Monitor Codes 0xx Safety Monitor 1xx Startup The GMX 200 is designed to detect anomalies and unexpected operational 2xx GPS and data events. When an anomaly or event occurs, the unit assumes the situ- 3xx UAT ation is unrecoverable and continued unit operation is ill-advisable. Regardless 4xx Altitude 5xx General Drawing of the code, neither the unit nor operator has enough information to identify the 6xx WX 500 (StrikeFinder) 7xx SL30 source and resolve the probl
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© 2007 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Garmin AT, Inc., 2345 Turner Rd., S.E., Salem, Oregon 97302, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southhampton, SO40 9RB, U.K. Garmin Corporation nd No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan www.garmin.com Part Number 190-00607-06 Rev D
