Garmin GDL 30 Owner's Manual - Page 11

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1. Installing the Gdl 30/30A

Adding Weather and Sea Surface Features to your Map displays

When you add weather and sea surface features, they will appear on the Map function on your

Chartplotter. You can add these features through the Map function' s Adjustment menu. Access this menu by

pressing the ADJ/MENU key on your Chartplotter (see your Chartplotter' s Owner' s Manual for more informa-

tion).

From the Adjustment menu, highlight "Setup" and press ENTER. The Main Menu page appears and the

Map tab (visible in the lower left-hand column) is highlighted. ARROW RIGHT to the Weather submenu

tab to view a list of weather feature options such as NEXRAD, Storm Cells, and Wind.

As is shown in the image at right, all features except NEXRAD are initially disabled.

To add the features you wish to display on a map:

1. ARROW DOWN to the weather feature you wish to add. Then, press the ENTER/MARK key. A numbered column

indicating ﬁ eld ranges appears (Off, All Ranges, > 20 ft, > 30 ft). Selecting a range activates the feature.

2. Highlight the appropriate range at which you wish the weather feature's data to appear on a map and then press

the ENTER/MARK key. If your Chartplotter displays a numbered list, press the number associated with the range

(such as 4. > 30 ft). The selected range appears in the box next to the weather feature.

The selected range appears in the box next to the weather feature.

Note: Depending on the weather feature, ﬁeld ranges may be deﬁned as "greater than" (>) or "less than" (<) a

Note:

Depending on the weather feature, ﬁ eld ranges may be deﬁ ned as "greater than" (>) or "less than" (<) a

particular distance.

3. Once you have added your preferred weather features under the Weather

submenu tab, add weather features under the Sea Surface submenu tab

such as Temperature and Wave Height. Follow the instructions in Step 3 for

setting ranges for each feature.

4. Press the QUIT key to exit the Main Menu page.

Selecting a range for a weather feature activates it.

Once added, weather data speciﬁ c to this feature is

broadcast to your GDL 30/30A.

Adding Weather Data

Main Menu page showing Weather submenu tab infor-

mation. Use this tab to add weather features.

Use the Adjustment menu to access the Main Menu

(highlight Setup, as shown above) and activate weather-

speciﬁ c functions.