Introduction

 

Table of Contents

 

Introduction..................................................................................................................................

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Cellular Equipment Requirements................................................................................................................

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XM Equipment Requirements.......................................................................................................................

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Contacting Garmin Product Support.............................................................................................................

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Simulator Mode.............................................................................................................................................

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XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather.......................................................................

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Cellular Weather..........................................................................................................................................

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XM WX Satellite Weather.............................................................................................................................

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Weather Features........................................................................................................................................

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Weather Data Broadcasts............................................................................................................................

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Status Messages..........................................................................................................................................

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Viewing Precipitation Information.................................................................................................................

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Switching Weather Charts............................................................................................................................

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Storm Cell and Lightning Information...........................................................................................................

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Hurricane Information...................................................................................................................................

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Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins...................................................................................................

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Forecast Information....................................................................................................................................

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Viewing Sea Conditions...............................................................................................................................

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Viewing Fishing Information.........................................................................................................................

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Visibility Information.....................................................................................................................................

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Viewing Buoy Reports..................................................................................................................................

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Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy.........................................................................................

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Creating a Waypoint on the Forecast Chart.................................................................................................

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About the Weather Overlay..........................................................................................................................

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Weather Alarms..........................................................................................................................................

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Selecting a Cellular or XM Antenna...........................................................................................................

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Selecting an External Cellular Antenna......................................................................................................

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Viewing Weather Subscription Information................................................................................................

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XM Satellite Radio.....................................................................................................................

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Using XM Radio.........................................................................................................................................

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Appendix....................................................................................................................................

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Weather Data Warranty..............................................................................................................................

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Software License Agreement.....................................................................................................................

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Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletin Color Shading Descriptions.......................................................

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XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement......................................................................................................

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Index...........................................................................................................................................

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