User`s guide

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Table 13 Explanation of Configuration Wizard Buttons
Button Explanation
Radio Modem Opens Radio Modem Configuration program
Dial-up Opens optional Dial-up Manager
Silence MAWS/
Enable MAWS
Silences MAWS
Asks which radio channel to use and then
enables MAWS
Sensor Terminal Opens Sensor Terminal application
M4 Services Opens MIDAS IV Service Manager
M4 Diagnostics Opens Diagnostics Monitor
Start M4 Starts MIDAS IV applications
Stop M4 Stops MIDAS IV applications
Apply Accepts configuration changes
Cancel Cancels configuration changes
Locations... Opens METAR/SPECI Manager application
System Parameters Tab
From the System Parameters tab (see Figure 31 on page 57), you can
configure the parameters described in Table 14 below.
Table 14 Explanation of System Parameters tab
Item Description
Configuration Select your system configuration: 1 Basic station, 1 Enhancement station,
Basic and Basic stations, Enhancement and Basic stations, Enhancement
and Enhancement stations, or Fixed Station (mast installation).
Units Select the units you want to use: SI or US
Station identifier The unique ICAO identifier with 4 characters when the METAR message is
sent to AFTN. Otherwise, give the station ID, for example, airfield name.
Runway direction Give the Runway direction in degrees, for example, 20
Magnetic correction Give the difference between magnetic north and true north
Enable METAR Check only if you want the system to generate METAR/SPECI messages
Enable AUTOMETAR Check only if you want to enable automatic METAR/SPECI sending feature
Show AUTO text Check only if you want the AUTO text to appear in the header of
METAR/SPECI message
METAR type Select METAR/SPECI type: US or ICAO
METAR interval Select METAR/SPECI sending interval in minutes: 30 or 60
METAR observation
time
Select METAR/SPECI editing start time: 00, 05, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40,
45, 50, or 55 minutes past the hour
METAR edit time Select the desired METAR/SPECI editing time in minutes, for example 3.