Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
190-01255-01 Rev. A306
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
6.1 SIRIUSXM WEATHER
WARNING : Do not use data link weather information for maneuvering in, near, or around areas of hazardous
weather. Information contained within data link weather products may not accurately depict current
weather conditions.
WARNING : Do not use the indicated data link weather product age to determine the age of the weather
information shown by the data link weather product. Due to time delays inherent in gathering and processing
weather data for data link transmission, the weather information shown by the data link weather product
may be significantly older than the indicated weather product age.
The Garmin GDL69H/69AHisaremote-mountedsatellitedatalinkreceiver.ItprovidesSiriusXMWeather
datatothesystem.ThesystemdisplaysgraphicalweatherinformationandassociatedtextontheMultiFunction
Display(MFD)and the Primary Flight Display(PFD)Inset Map.  TheGDL69AH can alsoreceiveSiriusXM
SatelliteRadioentertainmentservices.Bothweatherdataandaudioentertainmentprogrammingoperateinthe
S-bandfrequencyrangetoprovidecontinuousreceptioncapabilitiesatanyaltitudethroughoutNorthAmerica.
ServicesfromSiriusXMrequireactivesubscriptions.Formoreinformationonspecicservicepackages,visit
www.siriusxm.com.
ACTIVATING SERVICES
BeforeSiriusXMWeathercanbeused,theservicemustbeactivatedbyprovidingSiriusXM’scustomerservice
thecodedIDsuniquetotheinstalledGDL69H/69AH.TheSiriusXMWeatherservicehasacodedDataRadio
ID.TheDataRadioIDmustbeprovidedtoactivatetheweatherservice.ThisIDisinthefollowinglocations:
•TheAUX-XMInformationPageontheMFD(Figure6-1)
•TheSiriusXMActivationInstructionsincludedwiththeDataLinkReceiver
•ThelabelonthebackoftheDataLinkReceiver
SiriusXMusesthecodedIDstosendanactivationsignalthatallowsthesystemtodisplayweatherdataand/
orprovideaudioentertainmentprogrammingthroughtheGDL69H/69AH.
Establishing an account for SiriusXM services:
1) Select the XM Page in the Auxiliary Page Group.
2) Press the INFO Softkey to display the AUX - XM Information Page.
3) Note the Data Radio ID (for SiriusXM Weather) and/or the Audio Radio ID (for SiriusXM Satellite Radio).
4) Contact SiriusXM customer service through the phone number listed on its website.
5) Provide SiriusXM customer service the Data Radio ID and/or Audio Radio ID, in addition to payment information,
and desired weather product subscription package.
Activating the SiriusXM Weather service:
1) After a SiriusXM account has been established, position the aircraft outside and ensure the GDL 69H/69AH
antenna has a clear view of the sky.
2) Select the XM Page in the Auxiliary Page Group.