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Section 2
FIS Operation
Rev 4 Aug/2007 KMD 250 Pilot's Guide
FIS NETWORK STATUS PAGE OPERATIONAL CONTROLS
WX Function Select Key - Cycles through Graphical
Weather Products, Textual Weather Products and
Stormscope®.
Rotary Knob - Turning the Rotary Knob cycles
through the graphical NEXRAD, METAR, AIRMET,
SIGMET, Convective SIGMET, Alert Weather Watches
and FIS Network Status Pages.
Joystick - Moving the Joystick allows panning of the
map and placement of the pointer over the desired
weather activity 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.
USING THE FIS NET-
WORK STATUS PAGE
1. Press the WX Function
Select Key until the FIS
Graphics Page is displayed. If
necessary, turn the Rotary
Knob to obtain the FIS
Network Status display similar
to Figure 2-51. FIS Network
Status will be displayed at the
bottom of the display.
2. Press the RNG ▲ ▲//RNG▼ ▼
Key to zoom in on the display.
The map is centered on the
present position indicated by
the symbolic aircraft.
3. To view a specific FIS
Network station move the joy-
stick in the desired direction
and place the pointer on the
desired station icon (see
Figure 2-52). A box will pop up
containing the FIS TRANSMITTER IDENTIFIER and STATUS.
Normal Operation
Figure 2-51
Figure 2-52
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