Revision 6 Feb/2009
KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
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GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE SIGMETS PAGE OPERATIONAL
CONTROLS
MODE
- Displays the Select FIS Product Menu.
Joystick
- Moving the joystick allows panning of
the map and placement of the pointer over the
desired Convective SIGMET to be viewed.
RNG
▲
▲
//
RNG
▼
▼
- Displays
ZOOMING TO ### nm
and
advances the indicator to the next range. The upper
button increases range, the lower button decreases it.
The selected range is displayed in the lower left corner
of the display with the outer range ring the displayed
range and the inner range ring is half the displayed
range. The
RNG
button labels will not be displayed when their respective
range limits are reached.
OVLY
- Allows selection of flight plan and lightning data
(if Stormscope® equipment is installed) for overlay on
the FIS map.
Control Knobs
- Used to select and/or cycle through the
available graphical weather products displays.
SELECTING AND USING THE GRAPHICAL CONVECTIVE
SIGMETS PAGE
1. Press the
WX
Function
Select Key until the FIS
Graphics Page is displayed.
If necessary, turn the Control
Knob to obtain the Graphical
Convective SIGMETs display
as shown in Figure 68.
Graphical Conv SIGMETs
will be displayed in the
MODE field located at the top
center of the display.
NOTE: This page will not be
accessible until a valid FIS
signal has been acquired and processed by the system.
2. Press the
RNG
▲
▲
//
RNG
▼
▼
Key to zoom in on the display. The map is
centered on the present position indicated by the symbolic aircraft.
Figure 68
Normal Operation
