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GDL 30A
owner’s manual
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Introduction (913) 397-8200 or (800) 800-1020, or go to www.garmin.com/ Introduction support. ™ The GDL 30A Marine Weather/Audio Satellite Receiver provides ™ graphical and textual marine XM WX Weather information to Contact XM your Garmin® Marine Network chartplotters as well as XM music, To set up your XM account call (800) 800-9200. For XM weather news, and talk programming. Operation of the GDL 30A requires a information, visit www.xmwxweather.com. subscription to either the XM WX Satel
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Introduction Introduction ..........................................................................1 Main Menu ..........................................................................19 Product Registration .................................................................. 1 Weather Tab ............................................................................ 19 Contact Garmin ......................................................................... 1 XM Tab ...............................
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Unit Overview Packing List and Accessories Unit Overview Before installing your unit, please check to see that your package LED Status Indicator includes the following items. If any parts are missing, contact your Power/Data Garmin dealer immediately. Connector Standard Package Optional Accessories • GDL 30A unit • GMS 10 Network Port Expander • 7-pin power cable • Garmin Marine Network • Garmin Marine Network cable cables (20 ft. and 40 ft.) (6 ft.) • GA 32 Antenna with cable Mounting •
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Unit Overview Note: On a GPSMAP 4000 Series or a GPSMAP 5000 Series Installing and Activating the GDL 30A chartplotter, your service package appears on the system information Step 1: Install the unit screen (Configure > System > System Information > Weather Subscription) Use the GDL 30A Installation Instructions to complete the appropriate wiring connections. XM Radio: From the XM tab, highlight the Audio sub tab and verify that channels 7, 9, 47, and 122 appear (see page 24). Step 2:
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Using XM WX Weather Using XM WX Weather This manual describes the use of XM WX Weather and XM Audio functions on a GPSMAP 3000 Series chartplotter. If you have a GPSMAP 4000 Series or a GPSMAP 5000 Series chartplotter, please use your chartplotter Owner's Manual for instructions on using XM WX Weather and XM Audio. WARNING: The XM Weather Radio data is merely supplemental and advisory in nature and is not intended to be relied up on as safety-critical information. You should always exercise c
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Using XM WX Weather Customizing the Preset Weather Displays You can customize the weather displays. Each preset has three subcategories: Precipitation, Atmosphere, and Sea Surface. Each category contains display settings for that topic. You can also change the name of the presets and customize any of the weather features. For detailed information on customizing the preset weather displays, please see the chartplotter Owner’s Manual. Precipitation Atmosphere Sea Surface GDL 30A Owner’s Manua
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XM WX Weather Features XM WX Weather Features Following is a brief description of each weather feature. The weather features are divided into three subcategories: Precipitation, Atmosphere, and Sea State. Precipitation NEXRAD The Precipitation category provides NEXRAD/Cloud Top, Storm Cell, Lightning, and Hurricane data. Each feature can be turned on or off, or set to display at a selected zoom range. NEXRAD NEXRAD is an acronym for NeX t Generation Weather RADar. The NEXRAD feature displa
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XM WX Weather Features Cloud Tops Cloud Tops are shown in shades of gray. Cloud Tops can be displayed independently or with NEXRAD information. Cloud Tops Legend Cloud Tops Cloud Tops with NEXRAD GDL 30A Owner’s Manual
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XM WX Weather Features Storm Cells The Storm Cells feature displays storm cells and the projected path of storms in the immediate future. The direction the red cone is pointing (from the narrow end to the wide end) indicates the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars that span the cone indicate the projected area of the storm. Each bar represents 15 minutes. The storm icon indicates the current location of the storm cell. The red bars that span the cone in this storm indicate where
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XM WX Weather Features Lightning Lightning strikes are represented by lightning-bolt icons, as shown in the images below. Lightning strikes appear on the map if they have been detected within the last seven minutes. The ground-based detection network only detects cloud-to-ground lightning. Cloud Tops with NEXRAD Cloud Tops 0 GDL 30A Owner’s Manual
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XM WX Weather Features Hurricanes The Hurricanes feature shows the current position of a hurricane, tropical storm, or tropical depression, as well as its projected path (indicated by a red line). The darkened squares that appear along the red line indicate the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center. The Center provides four forecasts at 12-hour intervals and a fifth forecast at a 24-hour interval. Each forecast indicates the projected location of the hurricane at dif
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XM WX Weather Features Atmosphere The Atmosphere category provides Wind, Pressure, Visibility, Front, and City Condition data. Each feature can be turned on or off, or set to appear at a selected zoom range. Wind The Wind feature displays wind speed and wind direction. Wind direction is indicated by a circle with a wind barb. The circle points in the direction of the wind with the barb as a tail. Wind speed is indicated by different flags attached to the barb. Wind Direction Calm 5 knots 10 kn
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XM WX Weather Features Pressure The pressure feature displays pressure isobars and pressure centers on the map. The isobars connect points of equal pressure. Pressure readings can help determine weather and wind conditions in an area. High-pressure areas are generally associated with fair weather. Low-pressure areas are generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation. Isobars that are packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient. Strong pressure gradients are assoc
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XM WX Weather Features Visibility Visibility is the maximum horizontal distance that can be seen. Isobars on the Visibility feature show a change in visibility. Distance can be displayed in nautical miles (nm), miles (mi.), or kilometers (km). See the chartplotter’s Owner’s Manual for more information on configuring units of measure. In the example below, visibility ranges from 0.5 nautical miles to 3 nautical miles. This image shows NEXRAD, Cloud Tops, and Visibility. Displaying multiple fe
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XM WX Weather Features Fronts The Fronts feature displays the lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass that is replacing an existing air mass. This feature also displays pressure centers. Pressure centers are represented by a large red “L” for low-pressure centers or a large blue “H” for high-pressure centers. Pressure centers represent an area where pressure is measured to be either the highest or the lowest pressure relative to the surrounding area. Cold Front Warm Front Stationary
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XM WX Weather Features City Conditions This feature displays the current weather conditions at selected cities throughout North America. The current weather condition for an area is depicted by an icon. City Condition Icons Sunny City Conditions Partly Cloudy Cloudy Thunderstorms Rain Snow Windy Smoke Foggy GDL 30A Owner’s Manual
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XM WX Weather Features Sea Surface The Sea Surface category contains Temperature, Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction. Each feature can be turned on or off, or set to display at a selected zoom range. For more information on configuring units of measure for Temperature and Wave Height, see the chartplotter Owner’s Manual. Temperature The Temperature feature displays the water surface temperature. The temperature breaks are indicated by isobars. Temperature can be displayed in degrees
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XM WX Weather Features Wave Period The Wave Period feature provides the time (in seconds) between successive waves. Wave Direction The Wave Direction feature shows the direction in which waves are moving, as indicated by the direction of the red arrows. Wave Period Feature Wave Direction Feature GDL 30A Owner’s Manual
