Garmin G500 Manual

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4.9.6.1  Displaying Weather on the Weather Radar Page
1) While viewing the Weather Radar page of the Wx page group, press the  MODE 
soft key. 
2)    While  on  the  ground,  press  the  STANDBY  soft  key.  A  warm-up  period  is 
initiated (countdown is displayed on the...

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Figure 4-67  Vertical Scan Display
4.9.6.2  Vertically Scanning a Storm Cell
  (Not available with all radars)
When  vertically  scanning  with  stabilization  ON,  the  actual  physical  area 
that  the  radar  is  sweeping  may  not  match  the  GDU  vertical  scan  display....

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1)  While in the  Horizontal Scan view, press the  CONTROL and then the BRG soft 
keys. This displays the Bearing Line. 
  OR
  Press  MENU  and  turn  the  large  or  small  MFD  knobs  to  highlight  the “Show 
Bearing  Line”  menu  item  and  press  the  ENT  key.  This...

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Adjusting Antenna Tilt on the Horizontal Scan Display
1)  Press the MFD knob. 
2)  With the Tilt value highlighted in the Control window, turn the small  MFD knob 
to adjust the Tilt. 
Figure 4-69  Adjusting Tilt
Adjusting Antenna Tilt on the Vertical Scan Display 
(Not...

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1)  While viewing the Weather Radar page of the Wx page group, press the  MENU 
key. 
2)  Turn the large  MFD knob to highlight “Manual Gain” and press  ENT. This will 
highlight the Gain value in the Control window. 
3)  Turn the small MFD knob to adjust the Gain. 
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Figure 4-72  Restore Calibrated Gain
  OR
1)  While  viewing  the  Weather  Radar  page  of  the  Wx  page  group,  press  the 
CONTROL soft key. 
2)  Press  the  GAIN  CAL  soft  key  to  restore  the  calibrated  gain  value.  Press  the 
MFD knob again to accept the value...

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Figure 4-74  Sector Scan - 40°
6)  If  desired,  readjust  the  Bearing  Line  as  discussed  previously  to  change  the 
center of the Sector Scan. 
7)  Remove Sector Scanning by returning the SECTOR SCAN value to FULL. 
4.9.6.6  Antenna Stabilization
1) While  viewing  the...

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Figure 4-75  Horizontal Scan without  WATCH™Figure 4-76  Horizontal Scan with WATCH™
4.9.6.8 Weather Alert (GWX Radars Only)
The  Weather  Alert  feature  indicates  the  presence  of  heavy  precipitation 
between  the  ranges  of  80  and  320  NM  regardless  of  the...

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1)  While viewing the Weather Radar page of the Wx page group, press the  MENU 
key. 
2)  To activate or deactivate Weather Alerts, turn the large or small
 MFD knob to 
highlight either “Enable Weather Alert” or “Inhibit Weather Alert.” Activating 
and deactivating will also...

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Figure 4-78  GWX Radar Ground Mode Scale  3rd Party Radar Ground Mode Scale
1) Press the MODE soft key. 
2)  Press the  GROUND soft key to place the radar in Ground Map mode. A pop-up 
regarding caution in operating radar on the ground will...