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Garmin GDL 69 Activation Instructions
Summary of GDL 69
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190-00355-04 ©2011 rev. J.
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190-00355-04 page i rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures © 2004-2011 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries all rights reserved except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium,...
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Page ii 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J table of contents 1 overview ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 introduction ..............................
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190-00355-04 page iii rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures list of figures figure 2-1. Data radio id and audio radio id locations ......................................................................... 3 figure 2-2. Mx20 with full channel list ...................................
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190-00355-04 page 1 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 1 overview 1.1 introduction the term “gdl 69 series” used throughout this document refers to the gdl 69, gdl 69a, gdl 69h, and gdl 69ah. Before the gdl 69 series can be used, the unit must have services subscribed to and ...
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Page 2 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J note if your aircraft has not been powered on for an extended period of time your xm subscription may have been automatically deactivated. In the event that this happens you will need to refresh the unit. Refer to section...
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190-00355-04 page 3 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures smart keys line select keys data radio id audio radio id figure 2-1. Data radio id and audio radio id locations figure 2-2. Mx20 with full channel list 7. For gdl 69a/69ah units, the audio portion is activated independent...
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Page 4 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J table 2-1. Mx20 weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar coverage precipitation type (at s...
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190-00355-04 page 5 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures figure 2-4. Activation request sent message figure 2-5. Webpage failure message after either receiving a success message or resolving the issue with xm, try the activation steps in section 2.1 again. If you still are havi...
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190-00355-04 page 7 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 3 g1000/g900x/g950 – gdl 69 series activation prior to contacting xm, the gdu must be on and operational. For activation you will need your xm radio ids and your billing information. Your radio ids can be found on the las...
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Page 8 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J 5. Rotate the inner fms knob clockwise until the aux-xm information page is displayed. Press the info smart key to view your audio radio id and data radio id. See figure 3-2 for these locations. 6. A list of weather produ...
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190-00355-04 page 9 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 3.2 activating the radio the g1000/g900x/g950 needs to be on the info page for activation. Call 1.800.985.9200 and the xm operator will ask you for your data radio id and audio radio id (if applicable). Note make sure to ...
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Page 10 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J figure 3-5. Channel listings screen table 3-1. G1000/g900x/g950 weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro* subscription high resolution ne...
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190-00355-04 page 11 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures table 3-2. G1000/g900x/g950 weather products available in canada product aviator subscription aviator pro* subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar coverage metars tafs canadian weather warnings winds aloft (at al...
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190-00355-04 page 13 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 4 gns 430/530 – gdl69/69h activation for activation you will need your xm data radio id and your billing information. If your unit is a gdl 69a/69ah, which comes with a data radio id and an audio radio id, only the data ...
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Page 14 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J figure 4-2. Data link status page 5. Refer to table 4-1 to read the sat id/connectivity information. 6. Verify radio ids and signal quality is between 2 – 3. If signal quality is zero, check the antenna and wiring. Table...
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190-00355-04 page 15 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 4.3.1 verify nexrad to select the weather page from the data link page: 1. Turn the large outer knob on the right and move through the page groups until the nav page group is selected. 2. Turn the small inner knob on the...
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Page 16 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J 4.3.3 verify textual metar to select the metars text page: 1. Turn the larger outer knob on the right and move through the page groups until the aux page group is selected. 2. Turn the small inner knob on the right to th...
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190-00355-04 page 17 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 4.3.5 verify temperature/dewpoints to display temperature/dewpoints on the nav weather page: 1. Select the nav weather page. 2. Press crsr . The upper left hand corner data field flashes. 3. Turn the small right knob and...
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190-00355-04 page 19 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 5 gns 430w/530w – gdl 69 series activation for activation of a gdl 69/69h you will need your xm data radio id and your billing information, and for activation of a gdl 69a/69ah you will need your xm data radio id, your a...
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Page 20 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J 3. If the gdl69 ver field displays “---“ then gdl 69 series to gns 430w/530w interface communications are not yet established. Check the gdl 69 series power, rs-232 configuration, and/or wiring. 4. Verify data id contain...
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190-00355-04 page 21 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures table 5-1. 8. When the correct service class is being displayed, press the menu key, select the “lock data link activation” menu item by highlighting it and then press the ent key. This locks your activation into the gdl...
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Page 22 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J table 5-1. Gns 430w/530w weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar coverage precipitation ...
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190-00355-04 page 23 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 5.4 deactivating and reactivating the gdl 69 series when the gdl 69 series is not properly activated, in some cases it may be necessary to perform a full deactivation and reactivation of the system in order to make it wo...
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190-00355-04 page 25 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 6 gmx 200 - gdl 69 series activation the gmx 200 must be correctly configured to accept information from the gdl 69 series, in accordance with the gmx 200 multi-function display installation manual, p/n 190-00607-04 (or ...
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Page 26 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J table 6-1. Gmx 200 weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar coverage precipitation type (...
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190-00355-04 page 27 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 7. For gdl 69a/69ah units, the audio portion is activated independently from the weather. The activations will not be simultaneous. Once the data channel is activated, bring up the xm radio page on the gmx 200. This can ...
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190-00355-04 page 29 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 7 g500/g600 – gdl 69 series activation prior to contacting xm, the gdu must be on and operational. For activation you will need your xm radio ids and your billing information. Your radio ids can be found on the last page...
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Page 30 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J table 7-1. G500/g600 weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar coverage precipitation type...
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190-00355-04 page 31 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 7.2 activating the radio note make sure to be specific for requesting a data only service under the data radio id and an audio only service under the audio radio id. Most xm receivers in the market have both audio and da...
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Page 32 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J figure 7-4. Channel listings screen 7.4 refreshing if the unit is not activated after one hour a „refresh‟ may be needed. To accomplish this go to the website https://care.Siriusxm.Com/retailrefresh_view.Action as explai...
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190-00355-04 page 33 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 8 gtn 625/635/650 and gtn 725/750 – gdl 69 series activation prior to contacting xm, the gtn must be on and operational. For activation you will need your xm audio radio id, xm data radio id and your billing information....
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Page 34 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J figure 8-2. Accessing gdl 69 series unit status screen using „music‟ key figure 8-3. Accessing gdl 69 series unit status screen using „system‟ key.
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190-00355-04 page 35 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures 8.1 verify the radios are ready to be activated if the radio is inactivated and working properly the gtn 725/750 will display the free-to-air channels, which are channel 0 (radio id) and channel 1 (xm preview). If you ca...
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Page 36 190-00355-04 gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures rev. J 8.3 verifying subscribed services when the weather receiver has been activated, the subscription level will be shown under subscription level. A list of weather products will be shown. The legend in the bottom right corn...
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190-00355-04 page 37 rev. J gdl 69/69a xm satellite radio activation procedures table 8-1. Gtn 625/635/650 and gtn 725/750 weather products available in united states product aviator lite (aviator lt) subscription aviator subscription aviator pro subscription high resolution nexrad radar radar cover...
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Important ! Contains gdl 69 series information required for xm satellite radio activation this document must be given to the aircraft owner at time of delivery. Important! Contains gdl 69 series information required for xm satellite radio activation this document must be given to the aircraft owner ...