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XM WX Satellite Weather

®

 and XM

®

 Satellite Radio Supplement 

11

XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio

Weather Alarms

Setting Weather Alarms

You can set an alarm to sound when certain weather conditions occur.
1.  From the Home screen, select 

Configure

 > 

Alarms

 > 

Weather

.

2.  Complete one or more actions:

•  Select 

Marine

 > 

on

.

•  Select 

tornado

 > 

on

.

•  Select 

Severe Storm

 > 

on

.

•  Select 

Flood

 > 

on

.

•  Select 

Flash Flood

 > 

on

.

Viewing XM WX Satellite Weather Subscription Information

If you have an active XM WX Radio subscription and are connected to a compatible Garmin XM antenna, you 

can view information about the weather services you have subscribed to and how many minutes have passed 

since the data for each service was updated.

From the Home screen, select 

Weather

 > 

Weather Subscription

.

Using XM Audio

When you connect a compatible Garmin XM antenna to your chartplotter, and you connect the chartplotter to 

the audio input of your boat, you can listen to XM Audio channels. 

Note

: To use XM Satellite Radio features, you must have a subscription to XM Satellite Radio. 

Selecting an XM Radio Channel

1.  From the Home screen, select 

Configure

 > 

XM Audio

.

2.  Complete an action:

•  Select 

Channel Guide

 to select a specific XM channel within the selected category. Select a channel. 

Select 

Back

.

•  Select 

Channel entry

 to enter an XM channel number manually. Enter a channel number. Select 

Done

.

Customizing the Channel Guide

XM Radio channels are grouped in categories. You can select the category of channels that appear in the 

channel guide.
1.  From the Home screen, select 

Configure

 > 

XM Audio

 >

 Category

.

2.  Select a category. 

Summary of Contents for XM WX

Page 1: ...XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio supplement...

Page 2: ...distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products...

Page 3: ...er data Equipment Requirements XM To use XM WX Satellite Weather you must have a Garmin XM satellite weather receiver To use XM Satellite Radio you must have a Garmin XM satellite radio receiver Visit...

Page 4: ...uction i Contact Garmin i XM WX Satellite Weather and XM Satellite Radio 1 XM WX Satellite Weather 1 Viewing XM WX Satellite Weather Subscription Information 11 XM Satellite Radio 11 Appendix 14 Weath...

Page 5: ...M weather radar data is broadcast at five minute intervals When the Garmin receiver is turned on or when a new feature is selected the receiver has to receive new data before it can be shown You might...

Page 6: ...tion of the projected path of the storm cell The red lines in each cone indicate where the storm will most likely be in the near future Each line represents 15 minutes Lightning strikes are represente...

Page 7: ...Orange Flash Flood Light Blue Marine Purple Miscellaneous Light Green Severe Storm Light Yellow Tornado Pink Wind Visibility Turquoise Winter Forecast Information The forecast screen shows weather con...

Page 8: ...luded front Trough Pressure center symbols often appear near weather fronts Pressure Center Symbol Description Indicates a low pressure center A low pressure center is an area where the measured press...

Page 9: ...ut surface conditions including winds wave height wave period and wave direction From the Home screen select Weather Sea Conditions Surface Winds Surface wind vectors appear on the Sea Conditions scre...

Page 10: ...directions appear on the chart using red arrows The direction of each arrow pointer indicates the direction in which a wave is moving Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Peri...

Page 11: ...sure areas are generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation Isobars packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient Strong pressure gradients are associated with areas of s...

Page 12: ...her Visibility 2 Complete an action Select Next Forecast to view the forecast visibility for the next 12 hours Select Next Forecast again to view forecasts for the next 24 and 36 hours in 12 hour incr...

Page 13: ...een and select Edit Select Name enter the name and select Done Select Symbol and enter a symbol Select Depth enter the depth and select Done Select Water Temp enter the water temperature and select Do...

Page 14: ...the Navigation chart you must turn on the Weather Overlay page 9 From the Home screen select Charts Navigation Chart Menu Chart Setup Weather Cloud Cover On Showing Visibility Data on the Navigation...

Page 15: ...service was updated From the Home screen select Weather Weather Subscription Using XM Audio When you connect a compatible Garmin XM antenna to your chartplotter and you connect the chartplotter to the...

Page 16: ...manually Enter a channel number Select Done 3 Select Save Preset Adjusting XM Radio Volume This option not available for all Garmin XM antennas 1 From the Home screen select Configure XM Audio 2 Compl...

Page 17: ...M Satellite Radio Displaying the XM Radio Data Bar on the Combination Screen You can display the XM Radio data bar along the bottom of the Combinations screen on a chartplotter 1 From the Home screen...

Page 18: ...CE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ALL SUCH WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMI...

Page 19: ...e valuable trade secrets of Garmin and or its third party providers and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin and or its third party providers You agree not t...

Page 20: ...hore 4 past 3 present 3 weather 3 H hurricane 2 L lightning 2 M marine warnings 3 N National Weather Service 1 NEXRAD precipitation 1 P presets 12 pressure centers 4 R radio receiver i S storm cells 2...

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