Garmin XM GDL 69 User manual

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Rev. J GDL 69/69A XM Satellite Radio Activation Procedures
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1Overview................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Gather Information......................................................................................................................1
2MX20 - GDL 69 Series Activation ........................................................................................................2
2.1 Activation Steps...........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Refreshing....................................................................................................................................4
2.3 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series......................................................................5
3G1000/G900X/G950 –GDL 69 Series Activation.................................................................................7
3.1 Verify the Radios are Ready to be Activated ..............................................................................8
3.2 Activating the Radio....................................................................................................................9
3.3 Verifying Subscribed Services ....................................................................................................9
3.4 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................11
3.5 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................11
4GNS 430/530 –GDL69/69H Activation..............................................................................................13
4.1 Activation Steps.........................................................................................................................13
4.2 Verify Signal Reception ............................................................................................................13
4.3 Verify XM Subscribed Services................................................................................................14
4.3.1 Verify NEXRAD.................................................................................................................15
4.3.2 Verify Graphical METAR ..................................................................................................15
4.3.3 Verify Textual METAR......................................................................................................16
4.3.4 Verify Wind ........................................................................................................................16
4.3.5 Verify Temperature/Dewpoints ..........................................................................................17
4.4 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................17
4.5 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................17
5GNS 430W/530W –GDL 69 Series Activation...................................................................................19
5.1 Activation Steps.........................................................................................................................19
5.2 Verify Signal Reception ............................................................................................................19
5.2.1 Verify Textual METAR......................................................................................................22
5.3 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................22
5.4 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................23
6GMX 200 - GDL 69 Series Activation.................................................................................................25
6.1 Activation Steps.........................................................................................................................25
6.2 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................27
6.3 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................27
7G500/G600 –GDL 69 Series Activation .............................................................................................29
7.1 Verify the Radios are Ready to be Activated ............................................................................30
7.2 Activating the Radio..................................................................................................................31
7.3 Verifying Subscribed Services ..................................................................................................31
7.4 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................32
7.5 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................32
8GTN 625/635/650 and GTN 725/750 –GDL 69 Series Activation.....................................................33
8.1 Verify the Radios are Ready to be Activated ............................................................................35
8.2 Activating the Radio..................................................................................................................35
8.3 Verifying Subscribed Services ..................................................................................................36
8.4 Refreshing..................................................................................................................................36
8.5 Deactivating and Reactivating the GDL 69 Series....................................................................37

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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2-1. Data Radio ID and Audio Radio ID Locations .........................................................................3
Figure 2-2. MX20 with Full Channel List ...................................................................................................3
Figure 2-3. Activation Refresh Page............................................................................................................4
Figure 2-5. Webpage Failure Message ........................................................................................................5
Figure 3-1. AUX - TRIP PLANNING Page................................................................................................7
Figure 3-2. AUX-XM Information Page......................................................................................................8
Figure 3-3. AUX –XM Radio Page ............................................................................................................8
Figure 3-4. Lock Activation Screen.............................................................................................................9
Figure 3-5. Channel Listings Screen..........................................................................................................10
Figure 4-1. Data Link Menu Page..............................................................................................................13
Figure 4-2. Data Link Status Page.............................................................................................................14
Figure 4-3. Weather Page ..........................................................................................................................15
Figure 4-4. Graphical METAR Page .........................................................................................................15
Figure 4-5. Textual METAR Page.............................................................................................................16
Figure 4-6. Wind Data Page.......................................................................................................................16
Figure 4-7. Temperature/Dewpoints Page.................................................................................................17
Figure 5-1. XM Information Page..............................................................................................................19
Figure 5-2. XM Information Page Menu...................................................................................................21
Figure 5-3. Textual METAR Page.............................................................................................................22
Figure 6-1. Data Radio ID and Audio Radio ID Locations .......................................................................26
Figure 6-2. GMX 200 with Full Channel List ...........................................................................................26
Figure 7-1. XM Information Page..............................................................................................................29
Figure 7-2. AUX –XM Radio Page ..........................................................................................................30
Figure 7-3. Lock Activation Screen...........................................................................................................31
Figure 7-4. Channel Listings Screen..........................................................................................................32
Figure 8-1. GDL 69 Series Data and Audio Radio IDs on Status Page.....................................................33
Figure 8-2. Accessing GDL 69 Series Status Screen using „Music‟ Key..................................................34
Figure 8-3. Accessing GDL 69 Series Status Screen using „System‟ Key ................................................34
Figure 8-4. Lock Activation Page..............................................................................................................35
Figure 8-5. Channel Listing Screen ...........................................................................................................36
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1-1. Documents..................................................................................................................................1
Table 2-1. MX20 Weather Products Available in United States .................................................................4
Table 3-1. G1000/G900X/G950 Weather Products Available in United States........................................10
Table 3-2. G1000/G900X/G950 Weather Products Available in Canada .................................................11
Table 4-1. Data Link Status .......................................................................................................................14
Table 5-1. GNS 430W/530W Weather Products Available in United States............................................22
Table 6-1. GMX 200 Weather Products Available in United States .........................................................26
Table 7-1. G500/G600 Weather Products Available in United States.......................................................30
Table 8-1. GTN 625/635/650 and GTN 725/750 Weather Products Available in United States ..............37