GPS 400 Pilot’s Guide and Reference
190-00140-60 Rev. E
10-20
SECTION 10
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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Auto Request - This field is used to set the
time interval for the system to automatically
send the position. The time options are OFF,
10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and
1 hr. When an auto request time is selected,
the first report is sent after the specified
time has elapsed from when the field was
set (as opposed to immediately sending a
report). Note that in order to take advantage
of EchoFlight’s Automatic Weather Delivery
(AWD) service, the time interval must be set
to 15 minutes.
•
Manual Send? - This field is used to send out a
current single position report (Figure 10-30).
Figure 10-30 Position Report Page
Requesting Graphical METARs
Graphical METAR data can be requested from the Data
Link Page, Map Page, or Airport Page.
Requesting graphical METARs from the
Data Link Page:
1) Select the Data Link Page from the AUX Page
Group.
2) Press the small
right
knob to activate the
cursor. Turn the small
right
knob and highlight
‘Metar Request’ (Figure 10-31).
Figure 10-31 Data Link Page
3) Press the
ENT
Key. The ‘METAR REQUEST’
Page is displayed (Figure 10-32).
Figure 10-32 Metar Request Page
The METAR Request Page has the following user-
selectable fields:
• Format - This field is used to select between
requesting the raw METAR text (Textual) or
requesting a graphical summary (Graphic) of
several METARs.
