Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide 190-01194-00 Rev. CAppendix D188OverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndexCONNECTING TO A GDL 39To receive weather and traffic information from the GDL 39, the GDL 39 must beconnected to the aera using the 'GDL 39 Power/Data Cable to Aera 795/796' (P/N010-11686-50), using a Bluetooth connection, or through a bare wire installation(aera bare wire cable P/N 010-11756-01 to GDL39 bare wire cable P/N 010-11686-40). The GDL 39 can only be connected to Serial Port 1 on the aera. The aera mustalso be configured correctly to receive traffic and weather information from the GDL39 as described below.Configuring aera for GDL 39:1) Connect the aera 795/796 to the GDL 39 through the Power/Data Cable.2) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Setup > Interface.3) Touch the 'Serial Data Format' field. A vertical list is displayed.4) Touch 'Garmin Data Transfer'. Garmin Data Transfer is only available onSerial Port 1.5) From the Main Menu, touch Tools > Data Link to view GDL 39connection status.CAUTION: Never remove power from the aera or GDL 39 during a softwareupdate. Anytime the aera software is updated it may also contain firmwareupdates for products such as the GDL 39. The aera software will update first,after the unit reboots it will update the firmware of a connected GDL 39. Youcan view the GDL 39 update progress on the Data Link Information Page.Mini-USB Connector to theXM Receiver (aera 796 only)To GDL 39 Power/Data PortGDL 39 Power/Data Cable to Aera 795/796
