Garmin 530(A) GPS Receiver User Manual


 
GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference
190-00181-00 Rev. H
14-22
SECTION 14
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Requesting NEXRAD Data
NEXRAD data can be requested from the Data Link
Page or the Map Page.
Requesting NEXRAD data from the Data
Link Page:
1) Select the Data Link Page from the AUX Page
Group.
2) Press the small right knob to activate the
cursor. ‘NexRad Request’ is highlighted (Figure
14-30).
Figure 14-30 Data Link Page (GDL 49)
3) Press the ENT Key. The NEXRAD Request Page
(see Figure 14-31) is displayed.
Figure 14-31 NEXRAD Request Page (GDL 49)
The NEXRAD Request Page has the following user-
selectable fields:
Center - This field allows the pilot to specify
reference points for the request. The following
ve options are available for the ‘Center’ eld:
Current Position - Request NEXRAD data from
the aircraft’s current position.
Look Ahead - Request NEXRAD data ahead of
(along) the current route.
From ID - Request NEXRAD data from a
specic waypoint identier. If ‘From ID’ is
selected as the reference point for the request,
the ‘WPT’ eld is displayed (in place of
‘Position’). The ‘WPT’ eld is used to enter a
waypoint identifier as the reference point for
the request.
From Lat/Lon - Request NEXRAD data from
a specific latitude and longitude. This is only
selectable when requesting from the map. The
‘Position’ eld displays the position of the map
cursor and cannot be edited.
From Flight Plan - Request NEXRAD data from
one of the waypoints in the active flight plan.
This is only selectable when an active Flight
Plan has been selected. The ‘Flight Plan’ eld
(displayed in place of ‘Position’) is used to select
which waypoint in the active flight plan to use
as the reference point for the request.
Radius - This field selects a request radius from 50
to 250 nautical miles from the selected position.
Position (also WPT or Flight Plan) - ‘Current
Posn’-Position is current, ‘Look Ahead’-Position is
look ahead position. ‘From ID’-Position is from
the ID entered into the WPT eld. ‘Flight Plan’ is
the ID selected from the active ight plan.