Garmin GNS 430 - Manual (Page 223)

GNS 430(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00140-00 Rev. P 12-25
SECTION 12
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
The pilot may use the ‘NEXRAD Off?’ and ‘NEXRAD
On?’ fields in the Page Menu (Figure 12-36) to turn off the
display of NEXRAD data from the Map Page.
Figure 12-36 Map Page Options Menu
NOTE: If the GNS 430 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 high-
light an on-screen airport. Press the ENT Key.
• On any page that displays an airport identifier, use
the cursor and highlight the desired airport identi-
fier. Press the ENT Key.
Once the Airport Location Page is displayed, enter the
identifier for the desired airport. Press the MENU Key. The
options menu appears (Figure 12-37) listing the following
three options:
• Request NEXRAD?
• Request METAR?
• View Text METAR? (if available)
Figure 12-37 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.