‘ ’, Has been lost, ‘Data Link has, ‘Xm’

SAT ID/CONNECTIVITY FIELD

MESSAGE	DESCRIPTION
‘_ _ _’	RS-232 communication with the GDL
	49 has been lost.
‘Data Link has	There is a disconnect inside the GDL
failed’	49.
‘Linked to sat’	Can exchange data with the satellite.
‘Satellite in view’	Found satellite but have not yet
	identiﬁed it.
‘Searching...’	No satellite is currently in view.

Table 14-5 Sat ID/Connectivity Field

•SATCOM Operation - This ﬁeld indicates the current activity being performed by the satellite communicator within the GDL 49. Table 14-6 lists the messages that can be displayed, including interpretations of the most common ones:

SATCOM OPERATION FIELD

MESSAGE	DESCRIPTION
‘_ _ _’	Unknown task is being performed,
	or RS-232 communication with the
	GDL 49 has been lost.
‘Idle’	Waiting to perform the next task.
‘Receiving	Receiving a response from the
message’	satellite.
‘Sending message’	Transmitting a message.
‘Sending request’	Transmitting a request to the
	satellite.

Table 14-6 SATCOM Operation Field

•SATCOM SER NUM - This ﬁeld shows the serial number assigned to the GDL 49’s internal satellite communicator.

•GDL SW - This ﬁeld shows the currently installed software version for the GDL 49.

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ADDITIONAL FEATURES

The GDL 69 Datalink Status Page shows the following ﬁelds:

•Sat ID/Connectivity - This ﬁeld shows the current activation status and signal strength of the XM Satellite Radio weather service. Table 14-7 lists the messages that may be shown in the Sat ID ﬁeld.

	SAT ID FIELD
MESSAGE	DESCRIPTION
‘--’	GDL 69/69A - GNS 530 interface
	communications not yet established.
‘-0’, ‘-1’,	‘-’ = Satellite radio service is not activated.
‘-2’, or ‘-3’	Satellite signal quality is indicated by the
	numbers 0, 1, 2, or 3; where 0=none,
	1=poor, 2=good, and 3=excellent.
‘XM’	GDL 69/69A not yet communicating with
	internal satellite radio hardware (normal
	during power-up).
‘X0’, ‘X1’,	‘X’ = Satellite radio service activated.
‘X2’, or	Satellite signal quality is indicated by the
‘X3’	numbers 0, 1, 2, or 3; where 0=none,
	1=poor, 2=good, and 3=excellent.
	Table 14-7 Sat ID Field

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GNS 530(A) specifications

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3D Connexion GNS 530(A) ‘ ’, Has been lost, ‘Data Link has, Failed’ ‘Linked to sat’, Identiﬁed it

Models: GNS 530(A)

SAT ID/CONNECTIVITY FIELD

MESSAGE

DESCRIPTION

‘_ _ _’

49 has been lost.

‘Data Link has

failed’

‘Linked to sat’

‘Satellite in view’

identiﬁed it.

‘Searching...’

No satellite is currently in view.

Table 14-5 Sat ID/Connectivity Field

SATCOM OPERATION FIELD

MESSAGE

DESCRIPTION

GDL 49 has been lost.

‘Idle’

‘Receiving

message’

satellite.

Transmitting a message.

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The GDL 69 Datalink Status Page shows the following ﬁelds:

‘--’

GDL 69/69A - GNS 530 interface

‘-0’, ‘-1’,

1=poor, 2=good, and 3=excellent.

‘XM’

during power-up).

‘X0’, ‘X1’,

‘X2’, or

‘X3’

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