Garmin GPSMAP 695/696 Owner’s Manual
190-00919-00 Rev. D
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Hazard Avoidance
OverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndex
METAR and TAF text are displayed on the Map Page and the Weather (WX) Page.
An abbreviated version can be viewed by panning over the METAR flag. Pressing the
ENT Key will display additional information. METAR and TAF data can be displayed as
raw or decoded text.
Changing METAR and TAF text:
1)
Using the Map Pointer, select the desired METAR and press the ENT Key; or
from the Waypoint (WPT) Page press the WEATHER Softkey. The Weather
Information Page is displayed.
2)
Press the MENU Key.
a)
Select ‘Show Decoded Text’ or ‘Show Raw Text’.
b)
Press the ENT Key.
Or
:
a)
Select ‘Change Text Size’ and press the ENT Key.
b)
Select ‘Small’, ‘Medium’, or ‘Large’ and press the ENT Key.
The METAR flag color is determined by the information in the METAR text. The
METARagisgraywhentheMETARtextdoesnotcontainadequateinformationto
determine flight conditions.
METAR Selected With Map
Pointer
METAR Legend
