Garmin 400-500 User Manual

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Displaying NEXRAD Data on the Default NAV Page (500 Series Only)

When NEXRAD data is received, it is displayed on the default NAV Page, in addition to the Weather 

Page and the Map Page. 

1.  Turn the large right knob to the left and move through the Page Groups until the Nav Page Group is 

selected. 

2.  Turn the small right knob to the left until the default NAV Page is selected, OR, press CLR and hold for 

two seconds from any page. 

Customizing NEXRAD Data on the Default NAV Page (500 Series Only)

The customized NEXRAD data that was configured on the Map Page appears on the default NAV Page. 

All other default NAV Page options remain accessible from the default NAV Page. 

Request Shortcuts

You can quickly select the NEXRAD, METAR, or Textual METAR Page for a specific airport from the 

Airport Location Page. 

1.  Use the inner right knob and select the Airport Location Page from the WPT Group of pages.
2.  On the Map Page, move the map cursor and highlight an on-screen airport. Press ENT.
3.  On any page that displays an airport identifier, use the cursor and highlight the desired airport identifier. 

Press ENT.

Once the Airport Location Page is displayed, enter the identifier for the desired airport. Press MENU. 

The options menu appears listing the following three options: 

• Request NEXRAD?
• Request METAR?
• View Text METAR?

Highlight the desired option and press ENT. ‘Request NexRAD?’ and ‘Request METAR?’ options select 

the NEXRAD and METAR Request Pages, respectively. ‘View Text METAR?’ selects the Textual METAR Page 
for the desired airport, if textual METAR is available for that airport.