BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 48)

Revision 6 Feb/2009 KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
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When the Control
Knob Icon is dis-
played in the MODE
field at the top of the display,
as shown here, either the
inner or outer Control Knob
may be used to select and
cycle through the available
graphical weather products
without having to use the
SELECT FIS PRODUCT
Menu.
NEXRAD PAGE
The following illustration describes the NEXRAD VDL display. The
NEXRAD XM display is the same except the FIS Icon is different and
Composite Reflectivity is shown instead of Base Reflectivity.
1 Range Scale - Indicates
selected range.
2 Available Functions -
Displays icons representing
data available (black) and
displayed (color).
3 North Pointer - Indicates
north.
4 Range Rings - Outer ring
radius is selected range
and inner ring radius is one
half the selected range.
5 MODE - Indicates the
weather product being
displayed.
6 Control Knob Icon -
Displayed when the Control
Knobs are available for
cycling through the graphical
weather products.
7 Joystick Label - Indicates
joystick is active and can be
used to pan map.
8 No Coverage Area -
Crosshatch pattern indicates
area of no coverage.
9 Precipitation - NEXRAD
precipitation returns.
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5
1
3
6 4
11
7
10
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9
12
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5
1
3
6 4
11
7
10
9
12
10 Aircraft Symbol - Indicates present aircraft position and heading (if
available) or track.
11 Age of Data - Age of the data based on current time minus NEXRAD
issue time.
12 Age Status Bar - Indicates percentage of age versus elapsed time
before expiration. The bar will be green the first 50% then turn yellow.
VDL System
XM WX System
Normal Operation
Figure 39c