Windows 2000 and xp – Jeppesen FliteDeck 3 User Manual

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Satellite Weather

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If you do not see all the weather products you have subscribed to that FliteDeck
displays, wait approximately five to seven minutes upon connecting your receiver.

The data transmission times when XM broadcasts weather varies between each
weather product which is between five and fifteen minutes.

Windows 2000 and XP

After you have successfully installed and configured the Jeppesen Weather Services
on your computer:

1. Connect your weather receiver and ensure it has power and it is turned on.

2. Double-click the XmLink icon to verify you are receiving weather data (do not

close XmLink). If you are receiving weather data, the XmLink icon will also

blink in your system tray (by your clock).

3.

Start FliteDeck

.

After the Jeppesen Weather Controller (JWC) and XmLink are installed and
configured using the steps outlined in

Initial Installation and Configuration

, your

configuration is complete. Every time your computer starts, JWC automatically
initializes XmLink and starts to collect weather data from your receiver when it is

connected. You do not need to revisit XmLink unless changes have been made to
your XM subscription, weather receiver, or COM port.

If you do not see all the weather products you have subscribed to that FliteDeck

displays, wait approximately five to seven minutes upon connecting your receiver.
The data transmission times when XM broadcasts weather varies between each
weather product which is between five and fifteen minutes.

Starting Your Computer Without a Connected Weather Receiver

When you start your computer without a satellite weather receiver connected,
XmLink will still try to connect to the receiver. When this occurs, the following

messages appear:

1. When the XM2Nr Error dialog box appears, click OK.

2. When the XmLink dialog box requests communications setup, click No.

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