Garmin GPSMAP 5215 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual 5Using XM WX Weather and AudioUSinG XmUsing XM WX Weather and AudioIn order to use XM Weather, you must have a Garmin XM WX weather receiver and an activatedXM weather subscription. To use XM Audio, you must have a Garmin XM audio receiver andan XM Audio subscription. Visit http://www8.garmin.com/xm/ for more information. To connectthe XM antenna and receiver and for subscription instructions, refer to the Owner’s Manual for yourXM equipment.If you do not have a receiver and a subscription to XM WX Weather, the weather features describedin this section work only when the chartplotter is in Simulator Mode. Simulator Mode does notsupply live weather data.Using XM WX WeatherThe Garmin XM receiver and antenna receives XM WX Weather data and shows it on yourchartplotter’s Navigation chart and other screens throughout the chartplotter. The weather data foreach feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service andthe Hydrometerological Prediction Center. (See the XM WX Satellite Weather Web site athttp://weather.xmradio.com/weather for more information.)Note: Any weather feature can change in appearance or interpretation if the source that provides theinformation changes.XM WX Weather data is broadcast at set rates. For example, NEXRAD (NeXt Generation WeatherRaDar) data is broadcast at five minute intervals. When the Garmin receiver is turned on or whena new feature is selected, the receiver has to receive new data before it can be shown. You mightexperience a delay before weather data or a new feature appears on the map.Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation InformationPrecipitation shows NEXRAD radar, storm cells, lighting strikes, and hurricane warnings. NEXRADshows very light rain and snow up to strong thunderstorms in varying shades and colors. The timestamp in the upper-left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the National WeatherService last updated the information. You can view NEXRAD information as an image of the latestupdate, or as an animated loop of the latest updates. NEXRAD is shown independently or with avariety of other weather information.From the Home screen, touch Weather >Precipitation.To display an animated loop:From the Home screen, touch Weather >Precipitation > Menu > NEXRAD Loop >On.To turn cloud cover on or off:From the Home screen, touch Weather >Precipitation > Menu > Cloud Cover >Hide or Show.