Garmin GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual (for North America) - Page 139

Weather Options, Declutter On Off, Animate Weather Stop Animation, Show Map Pointer, Weather Legend

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3. Highlight the forecast you want to view-Current, 12 Hour, 24 Hour, 36 Hour, or 48 Hour, and press ENTER. The Map window on the Weather Explorer tab is updated with forecast information for the time you selected. The age of the weather report appears in the bottom-left corner of the Map window on the Weather Explorer tab. To pan the map: Press and hold the MENU/Wx key, or press MENU, highlight Show Map Pointer, and press ENTER. The panning arrow appears so you can pan the map to view other map areas. Weather Options Use the options menu on the Weather Explorer tab to select weather options for the Map window on the Weather Explorer tab. To select weather options: 1. Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 2. Highlight the Weather Explorer tab, and press MENU. Declutter On (Off)-allows you to toggle unwanted weather items on or off on the Map window. Using XM Weather > Using the Weather Tab Animate Weather (Stop Animation)-animates NEXRAD Radar and Satellite Mosaic weather. When selected, a series of frames appears, each displaying a different time in the lower left-corner of the map. Up to six frames appear, beginning with the oldest to the most current weather data. Show Map Pointer-allows you to switch from pan mode to pointer mode and display the map pointer in the map area so you can pan the map. Weather Legend-shows the color legend for Radar, Fronts, METARs, County Warnings, and Other features. Press right or left on the ROCKER to view each weather legend. Weather Legend GPSMAP 496 Owner's Manual 131

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GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
131
Using XM Weather >
Using the Weather Tab
3. Highlight the forecast you want to view—
Current
,
12 Hour
,
24
Hour
,
36 Hour
, or
48 Hour
, and press
ENTER
. The Map window
on the Weather Explorer tab is updated with forecast information
for the time you selected.
The age of the weather report appears in the bottom-left corner of
the Map window on the Weather Explorer tab.
To pan the map:
Press and hold the
MENU/Wx
key, or press
MENU
, highlight
Show Map Pointer
, and press
ENTER
. The panning arrow
appears so you can pan the map to view other map areas.
Weather Options
Use the options menu on the Weather Explorer tab to select weather
options for the Map window on the Weather Explorer tab.
To select weather options:
1. Press
MENU
twice to open the Main Menu.
2. Highlight the
Weather
Explorer tab, and press
MENU
.
Declutter On (Off)
—allows you to toggle unwanted weather items
on or off on the Map window.
Animate Weather (Stop Animation)
—animates NEXRAD Radar
and Satellite Mosaic weather. When selected, a series of frames
appears, each displaying a different time in the lower left-corner of
the map. Up to six frames appear, beginning with the oldest to the
most current weather data.
Show Map Pointer
—allows you to switch from pan mode to
pointer mode and display the map pointer in the map area so you can
pan the map.
Weather Legend
—shows the color legend for Radar, Fronts,
METARs, County Warnings, and Other features. Press right or left
on the
ROCKER
to view each weather legend.
Weather Legend