DeX Operations Manual V. 2.1
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XM Status Messages:
WX: --- = the first NEXRAD radar file has not been received yet. Normally the
first radar file takes 4-6 minutes to appear on the screen
WX:0m = The current radar file being displayed on the screen has just been
delivered via the XM WX broadcast and is currently 0 minutes old. 3 minutes
after this image is delivered the time will then show “WX: 3m”
ACTXM = The WX Radio receiver has confirmed to Anywhere Map that it is
not activated or that it hasn’t been used recently and doesn’t know how to
decipher the current encryption of the weather files being delivered by XM
satellites. See
XM ACTIVATION AND REFRESH
in this manual for more WX
Radio Activation/Refresh instructions.
XM-ANT = XM Antenna is not connected or is reported to be defective by the
WX Radio box. Try removing/re-inserting the WX Radio antenna. If this
message persists, the antenna may need to be replaced.
Signal quality is reported by 3 green bars for GOOD signal, 2 yellow bars for FAIR
signal, 1 red bar for POOR signal, and NOXMSAT which means the antenna is
connected but doesn’t have any reception normally due to a poor/non-existent view of
the sky.
NOTE:
After boot of the Anywhere Map software and connection to the WX Radio box
has been established through Bluetooth, the signal quality to XM satellites will be
displayed following INIT, ACT CHK, and REQST phases have completed (approx 30
seconds or less). Once an acceptable level of signal (GOOD or FAIR) has been maintained
for 4-6 minutes, the first WX files will begin to show up automatically on the map screen.
XM Activation and Refresh
In order to use an XM weather receiver, your radio must be “activated” by a special
signal from the XM radio satellites. This step is normally completed for you at Control
Vision before the XM radio is shipped. However, your XM radio may “lose” its
activation from time to time due to inactivity. If this happens the Wx status in the upper
left corner of the screen will show ACTXM in this case, followed by the XM Radio
Activation window opening automatically.
It is also possible to enter the XM activation screen from the XM Settings screen. The
Activation screen is used as follows:
Radio ID:
If the Radio Id is shown at the top, then you have a good Bluetooth
connection. Continue down the items below. If you do not see the Radio ID, then please
power down your system and restart it. If this screen reappears and you still don’t see
the Radio ID, then call Anywhere Map Technical Support.
Signal Strength:
If the signal strength is GOOD (3 green bars), then your antenna is
properly installed and “seeing” satellites. If signal strength is Fair or Poor, move the
antenna (or turn the airplane) until it shows GOOD. This is critical to proper operation.
If the signal strength is NOXMSAT, then either your antenna is not connected properly,
you have a bad antenna, or the antenna is completely out of view of the satellites (the
plane is in the hangar).
