Garmin GNC 420W Pilots Guide - Page 217

SECTION 11 ADDITIONAL FEATURES • Auto Request - This field is used to set the Requesting Graphical METARs time interval for the system to automatically send the position. The time options are OFF, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 30 min, 45 min, and 1 hr. When an auto request time is selected, the first report is sent after the specified Graphical METAR data can be requested from the Data Link Page, Map Page, or Airport Page. Requesting graphical METARs from the Data Link Page: time has elapsed from when the field was 1) Select the Data Link Page from the AUX Page set (as opposed to immediately sending a Group. report). Note that in order to take advantage of EchoFlight's Automatic Weather Delivery (AWD) service, the time interval must be set to 15 minutes. 2) Press the small right knob to activate the cursor. Turn the small right knob and highlight 'Metar Request' (Figure 11-42). • Manual Send? - This field is used to send out a current single position report (Figure 11-41). Figure 11-41 Position Report Page Figure 11-42 Data Link Page 3) Press the ENT Key. The 'METAR REQUEST' Page is displayed (Figure 11-43). 190-00140-20 Rev. K Figure 11-43 Metar Request Page The METAR Request Page has the following userselectable fields: • Format - This field is used to select between requesting the raw METAR text (Textual) or requesting a graphical summary (Graphic) of several METARs. GNC 420(A) Pilot's Guide and Reference 11-27