Garmin GNC 420AW Pilot's Manual

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14Part Two: Section 2XM Weatheralmost complete coverage of the continental UnitedStates, Alaska, and Hawaii. The unobstructed range ofeach NEXRAD is up to 250 nautical miles.When enabled, composite data from all theNEXRAD radar sites in the United States is shown.This data are composed of the maximum reflectivityfrom the individual radar sweeps. Canadian radar mayalso be displayed. The display is color-coded to indi-cate the weather level severity. Information about withsites are operational or off-line is also available.To display NEXRAD weather on the Map page:1. With the Map page (second page of the NAVpage group) displayed, press the MENU key.The Page Menu for the Map page appears.NEXRAD is also available on the Nav 1 pageof the 500W series.2. Turn the large right knob to highlight “DisplayUS NEXRAD?” or “Display CN NEXRAD?,” andthen press ENT. (If “Hide US NEXRAD?” or“Hide CN NEXRAD?) appears, NEXRAD radardata are already enabled; just press MENUagain to exit the Page Menu.)NOTE: US and Canadian radar may not be displayedsimultaneously.To display NEXRAD weather on the XM Weatherpage:1. With the XM Weather page (the third page ofthe NAV page group) displayed, look at theupper left corner of the page. Under the pagetitle (“XM Weather”) either “NEXRAD-US,”“NEXRAD-CN,” or another weather productappears. If the word is “NEXRAD-US” or“NEXRAD-CN,” do nothing; NEXRAD weatheris already being displayed.2. If the word in the upper left corner of thepage is another weather product (rather than“NEXRAD-US” or “NEXRAD-CN”), press thesmall right (CRSR) knob to highlight thatword. Then turn the small right knob tochange to “NEXRAD-US” or “NEXRAD-CN.”3. Press the small right knob again to bringdown the cursor (that is, to stop the blinkinghighlighting of “NEXRAD-US” or “NEXRAD-CN”) and retain the selection.NEXRAD U.S. and Canadian CoverageSW Version 3.30 adds the ability to displayCanadian NEXRAD on the moving map pages andthe XM Weather page. The display has been modifiedto specify whether the NEXRAD displayed is U.S. orCanadian.190-00356-30 Rev H