Garmin GNC 420W Pilots Guide - Page 215

SECTION 11 ADDITIONAL FEATURES The pilot may use the 'NEXRAD Off?' and 'NEXRAD On?' fields in the Page Menu (Figure 11-36) to turn off the display of NEXRAD data from the Map Page. Once the Airport Location Page is displayed, enter the identifier for the desired airport. Press the MENU Key. The options menu appears (Figure 11-37) listing the following three options: • Request NEXRAD? • Request METAR? • View Text METAR? (if available) Figure 11-36 Map Page Options Menu NOTE: If the GNC 420 is configured for Weather Data Link Interface with a GDL 49 or GDL 69, pressing the CLR Key while viewing the Map Page reduces the NEXRAD density one incremental step. All NEXRAD data is removed if the CLR Key is pressed while density is set to low. Request Shortcuts The pilot can quickly select the NEXRAD, METAR, or Textual METAR Page for a specific airport from the Airport Location Page. Three methods of selecting the Airport Location Page: • Use the small and large right knobs to select the Airport Location Page from the WPT Group of pages. • On the Map Page, move the target pointer to highlight an on-screen airport. Press the ENT Key. • On any page that displays an airport identifier, use the cursor and highlight the desired airport identifier. Press the ENT Key. Figure 11-37 Airport Location Page Options Menu Highlight the desired option and press the ENT Key. 'Request NEXRAD?' and 'Request METAR?' options select the NEXRAD and METAR Request Pages, respectively. 'View Text METAR?' selects the Textual METAR Page for the desired airport, if textual METAR is available for that airport. 190-00140-20 Rev. K GNC 420(A) Pilot's Guide and Reference 11-25