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GDL 69/69A XM Satellite Radio Activation Procedures 

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Page 1: ...190 00355 04 2012 Rev K GDL 69 Series XM Satellite Radio Activation Instructions...

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Page 3: ...inted copy of this manual or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto i...

Page 4: ...Sirius XM signal may vary depending on location Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement included with the Sirius XM Welcome Kit and available at www siriusxm com USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT GARMIN IS A...

Page 5: ...Verify Wind 16 4 3 5 Verify Temperature Dewpoints 17 4 4 Refreshing 17 4 5 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series 17 5 GNS 430W 530W GDL 69 Series Activation 19 5 1 Activation Steps 19 5 2 Ve...

Page 6: ...o Radio ID Locations 24 Figure 6 2 GMX 200 with Full Channel List 24 Figure 7 1 XM Information Page 27 Figure 7 2 AUX XM Radio Page 28 Figure 7 3 Lock Activation Screen 29 Figure 7 4 Channel Listings...

Page 7: ...tions only part of the time 1 2 Gather Information Your GDL 69 69H or GDL 69A 69AH is shipped with one or two radio hardware identifications respectively Radio IDs These IDs serve as identification co...

Page 8: ...g with the GDL 69 Series 5 Go to the SiriusXM Activation Page a Press the FN key until the FIS function is displayed Press the FIS smart key b Press the fourth smart key until STATUS is displayed c Pr...

Page 9: ...nit will display only channel 0 Radio ID and channel 1 XM Preview An activated unit will display the full list of SiriusXM channels Tune to channel 1 while waiting for audio activation Wait for the Si...

Page 10: ...S 430W 530W a refresh may be needed To accomplish this go to the website https care siriusxm com retailrefresh_view action as pictured below Follow the instructions as described on the website If you...

Page 11: ...ng trouble call Garmin AT technical support 2 3 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series When the GDL 69 Series is not properly activated in some cases it may be necessary to perform a full dea...

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Page 13: ...XM page in the AUX group The steps below will take you through the process 1 Make sure that the aircraft s SiriusXM antenna has an unobstructed view of the southern sky It is not recommended for the a...

Page 14: ...Verify the Radios are Ready to be Activated The AUX XM INFORMATION page has two modes Radio Information and Radio Operation The page should default to INFO mode if the radio is not activated You will...

Page 15: ...ing activated The activation process is not complete until a valid service class is shown Once activation has been completed verify that the Service Class and Weather Products shown are the services t...

Page 16: ...ption Aviator Pro Subscription High Resolution NEXRAD Radar Radar Coverage Precipitation Type at surface City Forcasts TFRs METARs TAFs County Warnings Winds Aloft at altitude Lightning AIRMETs SIGMET...

Page 17: ...for the Radio ID number on the website enter the ID number of the service you are refreshing either your audio package or your data weather package If refreshing both you ll have the opportunity to re...

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Page 19: ...Power on the avionics and allow the GNS 430 530 to power up 4 Call SiriusXM Satellite Radio 1 800 985 9200 The SiriusXM operator will ask you for your Data Radio ID NOTE Make sure to be specific for r...

Page 20: ...none 1 poor 2 good and 3 excellent 0 1 2 or 3 Satellite radio service is not activated Satellite signal quality is indicated by the numbers 0 1 2 or 3 where 0 none 1 poor 2 good and 3 excellent Connec...

Page 21: ...EXRAD data is displayed on the screen similar to Figure 4 3 if available If no weather is in the area look for NEXRAD timer in the upper right corner to confirm delivery of NEXRAD Figure 4 3 Weather P...

Page 22: ...The airports are added to the list through the Request METAR page 4 Press ENT The Textual METAR Page is displayed for the airport you selected similar to Figure 4 5 if available You can enter a diffe...

Page 23: ...activated after 1 5 hours a refresh maybe needed To accomplish this go to the website https care siriusxm com retailrefresh_view action as explained in Section 2 2 When asked for the Radio ID number o...

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Page 25: ...tivation process may take 45 60 minutes or more depending on the demand on the SiriusXM activation system 3 Power on the avionics and allow the GNS 430W 530W to power up 4 Call Sirius XM Satellite Rad...

Page 26: ...and wiring 7 SERVICE CLASS will initially read DETECTING ACTIVATION After the your activation request is completely processed by the SiriusXM activation system the service class field should change to...

Page 27: ...enter airport ID 4 Press ENT The Textual METAR Page is displayed for the airport you selected similar to Figure 4 5 if available You can enter a different identifier by highlighting TEXTUAL METAR and...

Page 28: ...y activated in some cases it may be necessary to perform a full deactivation and reactivation of the system in order to make it work properly This procedure is complicated and should never be attempte...

Page 29: ...yed c Press the MENU ENT key d Press the line select key next to Products Diagnostics and Start Diag will be displayed in software version 5 5 Start Diag will not be displayed e Press the line select...

Page 30: ...High Resolution NEXRAD Radar Radar Coverage Precipitation Type at surface City Forecasts TFRs METARs TAFs County Warnings Winds Aloft at altitude Lightning AIRMETs SIGMETs Echo Tops Freezing Level Sev...

Page 31: ...nnel to be displayed in the Active Channel box at the top of the XM display The XM radio activation is complete when the channel is displayed 6 2 Refreshing If the unit is not activated after one hour...

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Page 33: ...t recommended for the aircraft to be in a hangar 2 Hook up the aircraft to external power if available The activation process may take 45 60 minutes or more depending on the demand on the SiriusXM act...

Page 34: ...TFRs METARs TAFs County Warnings Winds Aloft at altitude Lightning AIRMETs SIGMETs Echo Tops Freezing Level Severe Weather Storm Tracks Surface Weather Maps Satellite Mosaic Hurricane Track 7 1 Verify...

Page 35: ...your information During activation the XM Information page will show the various Weather Products being activated The activation process is not complete until a valid service class is shown Once activ...

Page 36: ...ackage If refreshing both you ll have the opportunity to refresh another XM radio If you still are having trouble call Garmin technical support using the telephone numbers listed at the front of this...

Page 37: ...e aircraft s SiriusXM antenna has an unobstructed view of the southern sky It is not recommended for the aircraft to be in a hangar 2 Hook up the aircraft to external power if available The activation...

Page 38: ...0 00355 04 GDL 69 69A XM Satellite Radio Activation Procedures Rev K Figure 8 2 Accessing GDL 69 Series Unit Status Screen using Music Key Figure 8 3 Accessing GDL 69 Series Unit Status Screen using S...

Page 39: ...OTE During the activation process do not change channels or pages during this time The GTN will need to be on the GDL 69 or GDL 69A Unit Status page as shown in Figure 8 1 when you call for activation...

Page 40: ...ch subscription level see Table 8 1 8 4 Refreshing If the unit is not activated after one hour a refresh might be needed To accomplish this go to the website https care siriusxm com retailrefresh_view...

Page 41: ...e Analysis Weather Maps Satellite Mosaic AIREPs PIREPs SPC Aviation Weather Watches Turbulence Current Icing Product CIP Supercooled Large Droplets SLD SPC Day One Convective Outlook SPC Mesoscale Dis...

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Page 44: ...ON This document MUST be given to the aircraft owner at time of delivery IMPORTANT CONTAINS GDL 69 SERIES INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO ACTIVATION This document MUST be given to th...

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