BendixKing KMD 540 - Pilots Guide System KMD 850 - Manual (Page 58)

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KMD 550/850 Pilot's Guide Rev 9 Feb/2009
SELECTING STORMSCOPE
®
OR WEATHER RADAR
Pressing the WX Function Select Key will toggle
between Stormscope
®
and/or Weather Radar,
depending on available options.
The weather radar function is only available in the KMD
850. For operation of the weather radar, see the sepa-
rate section on weather radar operation if provided.
POWER-UP
At power-up, the WX-1000E executes a power-up self test. The self test
takes approximately 15 seconds to ensure that all major WX-1000E
functions are operating properly. During this period you may receive a
NO DATA RECEIVED FROM STORMSCOPE message, this is normal.
Functions tested include antenna reception, memory and microprocessor
functions. An error message is displayed if a fault is detected.
SWITCH BETWEEN WEATHER VIEWS
The KMD 550/850 can display the Stormscope
®
data
in one of two views, either all round (360°) or forward
looking only (120°). To switch the display press the
VIEW button to toggle between the displays. Figure
40 is an example of the all round view and Figure 41
shows the forward looking view.
CHANGING DISPLAY RANGE
To change the displayed range of the Stormscope
®
display, press the RNG
ΔΔ or RNG ∇ ∇ keys. With each
press of the keys, the display changes to display the
WX-1000E Stormscope
®
Operation
Figure 40 Figure 41