BendixKing KMD 250 User Manual

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Section 2

FIS Operation

Rev 4 Aug/2007

KMD 250 Pilot's Guide

GRAPHICAL SIGMETS PAGE

The following illustration describes the Graphical SIGMETs display. The
only difference between VDL and XM is the FIS function status icon.

Normal Operation

1 Display Range - RNG:####.
2 Function Status Icons - Displays icons representing data available and

displayed.

3 SIGMET Boundary - Color coded line indicating the boundaries of a SIGMET.
4 North Pointer
5 Aircraft Symbol
- Indicates present position. Stylized airplane when

heading/track input is present, a plus symbol with no heading/track.

6 Range Rings - Outer ring radius is selected range, inner ring radius is one

half the selected range.

7 RESET STICK Soft Label - Displayed when the Joystick is moved.
8 MORE INFO Soft Label - Displayed when the Joystick Pointer is positioned

over a SIGMET boundary line. Pressing this Softkey will display more
information.

9 LEGEND Soft Label - Displayed when the Joystick is moved.

10 Boundary Color Key - Colors indicate the type of weather phenomenon.
11 Rotary Knob Active - When displayed on the graphical weather products

pages, rotating the knob will cycle through the products.

12 Current Selection - Displays the name of the weather product currently being

viewed.

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