Introduction

The GDL30A Marine Weather/Audio Satellite Receiver provides graphical and textual marine XM WX Weatherinformation to your Garmin® Marine Network chartplotters as well as XM music, news, and talk programming. Operation of the GDL 30A requires a subscription to either the XM WX Satellite Weather service, the XM Radio service, or both.

This manual covers the XM weather and audio features of the

GDL 30A when viewed on a GPSMAP® 3000 Series Garmin Marine Network chartplotter. To understand the XM weather and audio features of the GDL 30A when viewed on a GPSMAP 4000 or 5000 series chartplotter, see the GPSMAP 4000 or 5000 series Owner's Manual.

Product Registration

Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Connect to our Web site at http://my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin if you have any questions while using your

GDL 30A. In the USA, contact Garmin Product Support by phone:

Introduction

(913)397-8200 or (800) 800-1020, or go to www.garmin.com/ support.

Contact XM

To set up your XM account call (800) 800-9200. For XM weather information, visit www.xmwxweather.com.

Important Numbers

For future reference, write down the important numbers associated with your GDL 30A.

Serial Number (located on the bottom of the unit)

Unique XM IDs are associated with your GDL 30A. XM Satellite Radio uses these ID numbers to activate and deactivate your XM weather and XM audio. To locate the ID numbers on your unit, see page 25.

XM WX Weather ID
XM Radio ID

GDL 30A Owner’s Manual