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Moderated by: rkaplan   New Topic Reply Print Author Post crppa82 Member   Joined:  Thu Aug 24th, 2006 Location:    Posts:  4 Status:  Offline  Posted: Thu Aug 24th, 2006 04:43 pm Quote Reply I need a step by step method of displaying a textual METAR on a 530. I have XM weather. I have followed the steps in the 400/500 series Garmin Optional display on page 23 and it does not work for me. I do not get a list as described in “to enter and identifier” I have a flight plan enter and activated. Thanks Donald Short rkaplan Administrator Joined:  Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 Location:  Uniontown, Pennsylvania USA Posts:  393 Status:  Offline  Posted: Fri Aug 25th, 2006 02:30 am Quote Reply crppa82 wrote: I need a step by step method of displaying a textual METAR on a 530. I have XM weather. I have followed the steps in the 400/500 series Garmin Optional display on page 23 and it does not work for me. I do not get a list as described in “to enter and identifier” I have a flight plan enter and activated. Thanks Donald Short Hi Don.  A few questions: (1) What information do you get from the Data Link Status and Data Link Log pages (see page 19 of the Garmin manual you quoted)? (2) Do you get graphical METARs (see page 21)?   ____________________ Richard Kaplan, CFII rkaplan@flyimc.com http://www.flyimc.com crppa82 Member   Joined:  Thu Aug 24th, 2006 Location:    Posts:  4 Status:  Offline  Posted: Fri Aug 25th, 2006 11:51 am Quote Reply I have the 530 and the GDL69A, page 19 refers to the GDL 49 only.  Yes I do get Graphical METARS,  every things is working great except the Textual METARS,  thaat is why I feel it is only a button pushing problem on my part.  When I go to the textual METAR page the box at the top- center Marked “Apt” is not highlighted and I can’t get to it to input an airport nor can I turn the small right knob and have a list of identifiers to choose from and stated on page 23 of the “OPTIONAL DISPLAY MANUAL” Is their a step I am missing? Thanks Donald rkaplan Administrator Joined:  Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 Location:  Uniontown, Pennsylvania USA Posts:  393 Status:  Offline  Posted: Fri Aug 25th, 2006 11:51 pm Quote Reply When I go to the textual METAR page the box at the top- center Marked “Apt” is not highlighted and I can’t get to it to input an airport nor can I turn the small right knob Did you push in the small right knob in order to turn on the highlight feature?   ____________________ Richard Kaplan, CFII rkaplan@flyimc.com http://www.flyimc.com crppa82 Member   Joined:  Thu Aug 24th, 2006 Location:    Posts:  4 Status:  Offline  Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2006 12:29 am Quote Reply Yes Donald rkaplan Administrator Joined:  Sun Jan 22nd, 2006 Location:  Uniontown, Pennsylvania USA Posts:  393 Status:  Offline  Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2006 12:51 am Quote Reply It sounds to me as if this is most likely a question of how to operate the user interface rather than a hardware issue. Is there any way you can post exactly what buttons/knobs you are pressing/turning?  Or perhaps even post a picture of what the screen looks like when you are trying to access the METAR feature? ____________________ Richard Kaplan, CFII rkaplan@flyimc.com http://www.flyimc.com crppa82 Member   Joined:  Thu Aug 24th, 2006 Location:    Posts:  4 Status:  Offline  Posted: Sat Aug 26th, 2006 01:23 pm Quote Reply I am going to the airport today and will attemp to get a picture and stepts I am following. Thanks for your help Donald  Current time is 06:08 am

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