Users Guide Owner's manual

Honeywell Bendix/King AV8OR Ace User’s Guide
Aviation Mode Operation D200904000003
Page 2-118 Rev 3 Mar 2012
© Honeywell International Inc. Do not copy without express permission of Honeywell
through the serial (RS 232) interface on the mini USB/serial port to
receive weather data from the XM Satellite Radio network.
The following XM weather products are supported by the AV8OR:
• NEXRAD (Next-Generation Radar) - USA and Canada
• TAFs (Terminal Area Forecast) - USA and Canada
• METARs (Meteorological Aviation Report) - USA and
Canada
• AIRMETs (Airmen's Meteorological Information) - USA
• SIGMETs (Significant Meteorological Information) - USA
• Convective SIGMETs - USA
• Winds Aloft - USA
• PIREPs (Pilot Report) – USA
• Freezing Level
The following XM weather overlays and other services are supported
by the AV8OR ACE and are only available for the USA:
• Severe Wx Storm Tracking (Storm Cells)
• Lightning Overlay
• TFR Overlay
• Satellite Mosaic (Cloud Tops) Overlay
• Precipitation Type Overlay
Until current XM data has been received from the XM receiver, a
caution message will be displayed on the weather page as shown in
the figure below. Assuming good signal strength a complete set of
XM weather data will be received every 12 minutes. The initial data
displayed is dependent upon where in that 12 minute cycle the data
was received.