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5.2.1

39B

Verify Textual METAR

To select the METARs Text Page:

1.

Turn the larger outer knob on the right and move through the Page Groups until the WPT Page

Group is selected.

2.

Turn the small inner knob on the right to the Textual METAR page.

3.

Press PUSH CRSR and turn small inner knob to enter airport ID.

4.

Press ENT. The Textual METAR Page is displayed for the airport you selected similar to

X

Figure 4-5

X

,

if

available

. You can enter a different identifier by highlighting ‘TEXTUAL METAR’ and press

ENT. Turn the small right knob and scroll through the list of four letter identifiers.

Figure 5-3. Textual METAR Page

5.3

24B

Refreshing

If the unit is not activated after 1.5 hours a ‘refresh’ maybe needed. To accomplish this go to the website
www.xmradio.com/refresh as explained in Section

X

2.2

X

. When asked for the Radio ID number on the

website, enter the ID number of the unit you are refreshing, either your audio package or your data
(weather) package. If refreshing both, you’ll have the opportunity to ‘refresh another XM radio’. If you
still are having trouble, call Garmin technical support using the telephone numbers listed on page iii.

5.4

25B

Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69/69A

When the GDL 69/69A is not properly activated, in some cases it may be necessary to perform a full
deactivation and reactivation of the system in order to make it work properly. This procedure is
complicated and should never be attempted without the guidance of Garmin AT technical support
personnel. Please contact Garmin AT technical support using the telephone numbers listed on page iii.


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