Section 7
Description of the Airplane and Systems
Columbia 400 (LC41-550FG)
RC050002
Initial Issue of Manual: November 10, 2004
7-90
Latest Revision Level/Date: A/12-01-2004
Datalink Configuration
The Datalink Configuration page allows you to configure your datalink preferences, including
the ability to enable or disable datalink. You can also configure these preferences on the Internet
by visiting MyAvidyne.com. Changes made to these settings will be processed 10 seconds after
the "Back to Setup" button is pushed. If the page is reentered within 10 seconds, the settings
return to their previous state.
1.
Datalink Defaults
–
Press to reset the Datalink Setup options to the following values:
Coverage area –
Flight Plan
Coverage Area –
200 NM
NEXRAD Resolution –
Medium
Request Interval –
Normal Rate
Text METARS, METAR Symbols and AIRMETS/SIGMETS –
"ON"
SUA Status and TFRs –
"OFF"
2.
Narrowcast Enabled
–
Gives the pilot the option of turning the Narrowcast system on or
off. If Narrowcast is disabled, subsequent flights will not be shown on your account page at
www.myavidyne.com. If Broadcast datalink is also installed, this setting is labeled
"Multilink Enabled".
3.
Save
–
Press to save any changes made and return to the Aux page.
4.
Coverage Area
–
Specifies the type of coverage being requested:
Current Position
–
Requests weather information within the specified Coverage Radius
of the aircraft position, regardless of flight plan.
Flight Plan
–
Requests weather information for a corridor along the entire current flight
plan, with the specified Coverage Radius to either side of the flight plan route.
5.
Coverage Radius (NM)
–
Selects 50, 100, 200, 300 or 400 nautical mile radius around the
aircraft or flightplan as the display area for depicting weather.
6.
NEXRAD Resolution
–
Selects High, Medium, and Low NEXRAD resolution. The "Low"
setting uses the least message units and will likely provide the fastest updates. Increasing
this setting will provide improved NEXRAD detail, but at the expense of using more
message units and possibly decreasing the actual update rate.