BendixKing KMD 540 - Addendum System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 68)

Revision 6 Feb/2009 KMD 550/850 FIS Addendum
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GRAPHICAL SIGMETS PAGE OPERATIONAL CONTROLS
MODE - Displays the Select FIS Product Menu.
Joystick - Moving the joystick allows panning of
the map and placement of the pointer over the
desired SIGMET to be viewed.
RNG
▲ ▲//RNG▼ ▼ - Displays ZOOMING TO ### nm and
advances the indicator to the next range. The upper
button increases range, the lower button decreases it.
The selected range is displayed in the lower left corner
of the display with the outer range ring the displayed
range and the inner range ring is half the displayed
range. The RNG button labels will not be displayed when their respective
range limits are reached.
OVLY - Allows selection of flight plan and lightning data
(if Stormscope® equipment is installed) for overlay on
the FIS map.
Control Knobs - Used to select and/or cycle through the
available graphical weather products displays.
SELECTING AND USING THE GRAPHICAL SIGMETS PAGE
1. Press the WX Function
Select Key until the FIS
Graphics Page is displayed.
If necessary, turn the Control
Knob to obtain the Graphical
SIGMETs display as shown
in Figure 62. Graphical
SIGMETs will be displayed in
the MODE field located at the
top center of the display.
NOTE: This page will not be
accessible until a valid FIS
signal has been acquired and
processed by the system.
Figure 62
Normal Operation