Garmin GTX 330 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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XM Radio Introduction
Part Two: Section 1
Part Two:
XM Radio
Section 1: Introduction
Overview
TheGDL69 is a remote sensor that receives
broadcastweatherdatafromadataserviceofXMSat-
elliteRadio,Inc.TheGDL69AissimilartotheGDL
69,butalsoreceivesaudioentertainmentbroadcasts
fromanotherserviceofXMSatelliteRadio.The400W
and500Wseriesunitsserveasthedisplayandcontrol
headforyourremotelymountedGDL69/69Asatellite
radio.
BeforetheGDL69/69Acanbeused,theunit
mustbeactivatedbyXMSatelliteRadiowithaservice
subscriptionthroughXMSatelliteRadio.Pleasenote
thattheGDL69isaweatherdatalink.TheGDL69A
isaweatherdatalinkandaudioreceiver.Thedatalink
service and the audio entertainment services must be
activated separately.
YourGDL69orGDL69Aisshippedwithone
or two radio hardware identifications, respectively.
TheseIDsserveasidenticationcodesforyourXM-
equippedGDL69/69Aandareneededintheactiva-
tionprocess.TheID(s)is(are)attachedtotheActiva-
tionInstructionsandprintedonalabelonthebackof
theunit.TheIDscanalsoberetrievedthroughyour
unitintheXMInformationpageoftheAuxfunction.
Contact your dealer or customer service if you are
unabletolocatetheradiohardwareIDs.
Weatherand/oraudiodatafromyourGDL69/69A
areprovidedbyXMSatelliteRadio,acompany
separate and independent from Garmin Corporation.
HaveyourradiohardwareIDsreadybeforecontact-
ingXMSatelliteRadio.Duringtheprocess,youcan
select services for subscription. Keep in mind that the
GDL69hasnoaudiocapability,audioserviceswillnot
be available with the unit.
FollowtheGDL 69/69A XM Satellite Radio Activa-
tion Instructions (190-00355-04) enclosed with your
GDL69/69AunittoactivatetheXMproducts.
XM Radio Pages
To reach the XM pages:
1. From any page, press and hold CLR to select
the Default NAV Page. (You may skip this step
if you are already viewing any of the main
pages.)
2. Turn the large right knob to select the AUX
page group. “AUX” appears in the lower right
corner of the screen.
3. Turn the small right knob to select the XM
Audio, XM Information, or XM WX Timestamps
pages.
XMWeatherpageisdisplayedintheNAVpage
group.TheXMAudiofunctionpagesaredisplayedin
theAUXpagegroup.
XM NAV Pages
WhenaGDL69orGDL69Aisinstalled,thefol-
lowingXM-relatedpagesappearintheNAVgroupof
pages:
• MapPage.TheMappage(thesecondpage
in the NAV page group) becomes capable of
displaying weather data and the boundaries
ofareaswithTemporaryFlightRestrictions
(TFRs).
• XMWeatherPage.TheXMWeatherpageis
inserted in the NAV page group, immediately
beforetheTerrainpage.Thispageislikethemap
page,butcanshowNEXRADweatherdata,col-
oredagsshowingwhichairportshaveMETARs
(currentweatherobservations—Meteorological
AerodromeReports),Lightning(LTNG)reports,
Cell Movement, or Winds Aloft.
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