Stormscope
®
WX-1000 Pilot’s Guide
1-6
Chapter 1 – System Description
• If you have
S
tormscope
options available on your
EFIS
display or on your weather radar indicator, then you
have a
WX-1000E (429 EFIS)
.
This guide will hereafter use the term “
WX-1000
” to refer to all
variations of the
WX-1000
model unless otherwise indicated.
Features
• Four weather ranges:
25, 50, 100,
and
200
nmi
• Two weather views:
120
° forward view, and
360
° view
• Three types of self test: power-up, continuous, and opera-
tor-initiated
• Local and remote clear – allows operator to clear displayed
discharge points using a button on the front of the
WX-
1000
display or from a remotely-mounted “clear screen”
button (not supplied)
• Mic inhibit – inhibits thunderstorm processing when the
communications transmitter is keyed to prevent the
processing of corrupted data (some aircraft need to use this
feature, others don’t)
• Power/brightness control – allows operator to adjust the
CRT
brightness and to turn the
WX-1000
on and off
• Four buttons – these function keys perform various
functions depending on what mode the
WX-1000
is in and
what screen is being displayed. This variability allows for
flexibility and future expansion.
• Cell display mode – allows you to view groups of dis-
charges (cells)
• Six dealer-programmable checklists, each containing a
maximum of
30
lines with up to
20
characters each
• Real-time digital clock display for time, day, and date
• Stopwatch timer function
• Elapsed time counter function
• Expandable – includes an expansion board slot for adding
options such as heading stabilization, navaid display, &
output to an
EFIS
(all options are described in the appendices)
Features