Appendix

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix

 

 

Weather-Related Broadcast Rates

Blink Codes

 

 

 

FeatureBroadcast Rate

 

 

 

 

(minutes)

 

The GDL 30/30A turns on and off when the chartplotter to which it is connected

 

 

 

is turned on or off. The two-color (Green/Red) Status LED on the GDL 30/30A

 

NEXRAD

5

 

indicates the current operational status of the module. Codes are:

 

Cloud Tops

15

 

 

 

 

 

Storm Cells

1.25

 

Green blinking, on for 1 second, off for 1/2 second (slow blink)

 

Lightning

5

 

 

Wind

12

 

Status: GDL 30/30A is on and is receiving an XM signal.

 

 

 

 

 

Pressure

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hurricanes

12

 

Red blinking, on for 1/10 second, off for 1/10 second (very fast blink)

 

Visibility

12

 

 

Fronts

12

 

Status: System alarm. The display device gives a message indicating the type

 

 

 

 

 

 

of failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Surface Temperature

12

 

 

 

 

 

Wave Height

12

 

Solid Red (no blink)

 

 

 

Wave Period

12

 

Status: Software failure - Call Garmin Product Support.

 

 

Wave Direction

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NETWORK

ANTENNA

AUDIO

 

Current Conditions

12

 

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forecasts

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sea Surface Conditions

12

 

Status Indicator LED

24

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