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XM WX Satellite Weather

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and XM

®

 Satellite Radio

supplement

Summary of Contents for XM

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

Page 2: ...l 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 and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplementa...

Page 3: ...her 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 www garmin com xm for more information To connect the XM antenna and receiver and for subscription instructions refer to the owner s manual for your XM equipment Simulator Mode Simulator mode provid...

Page 4: ...duction 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 Weather Data Warranty 14 Software License Agreement 15 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 15 Index 16 ...

Page 5: ...XM 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 experience a delay before weather data or a new feature appears on the chart Note Any weather feature can change in appearance or interpretation if the source that provides the information changes V...

Page 6: ...ction 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 represented by lightning bolt icons Lightning appears on the precipitation screen if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes The ground based lightning detection network detects cloud to ground lig...

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 conditions including fronts pressure centers sea surface pressure and city forecasts Viewing Present Forecast Information From the Home screen select Weather Forecast Viewing Forecast Information for An...

Page 8: ...cluded 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 pressure is lowest relative to the surrounding area Moving away from a low pressure center in any horizontal direction results in increased pressure Winds flow counterclockwise around low pressure centers...

Page 9: ...out 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 screen using wind barbs that indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing A wind barb is a circle with a tail The line or flag attached to the tail of the wind barb indicates the wind speed A sh...

Page 10: ...e 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 Period 1 From the Home screen select Weather Sea Conditions 2 Complete an action Select Next Forecast to view the forecast visibility for the next 12 hours and select Next Forecast again to view forecast...

Page 11: ...ssure 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 stronger winds Pressure units are shown in millibars mb inches of Mercury inHg and hectopascals hPa Colored shading as defined by the legend in the upper left corner of the display indicates the surfa...

Page 12: ...ther 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 increments Select Previous Forecast to view the forecast visibility for the previous 12 hours Select Next Forecast again to view forecasts for the previous 24 and 36 hours in 12 hour increments Viewing B...

Page 13: ...reen 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 Done Select Comment enter the comment and select Done About the Weather Overlay The Weather Overlay superimposes weather and weather related information on the Navigation chart the Fishing chart and th...

Page 14: ...n 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 Chart Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface Before you can show visibility data on the Navigation chart you must turn on the Weather Overlay page 9 Fr...

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 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 ...

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 Complete an action Select Mute to turn the volume off or on Select Volume to adjust the volume level manually Select and hold Up or Down Select Done XM Radio Bar Displaying the XM Radio Data Bar on a Char...

Page 17: ...XM 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 select Combinations 2 Select a combination 3 Select Menu Change Combination XM Bar On Done ...

Page 18: ...ICE 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 LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED b LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL IN...

Page 19: ...re 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 to decompile disassemble modify reverse assemble reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software You agree not t...

Page 20: ...shore 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 subscription XM WX Satellite Weather i 11 surface pressure 6 surface winds 5 V visibility 7 volume 12 W warnings county 3 marine 3 water temperature 6 wave direction 5 height 5 period 5 weather alar...

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Page 22: ...2010 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151st Street Olathe Kansas 66062 USA Garmin Europe Ltd Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park Southampton Hampshire SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2nd Road Sijhih Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com November 2010 Part Number 190 00854 10 Rev A Printed in Taiwan ...

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