User Guide

190-00494-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Citation Mustang
6-1
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SECTION 6 HAZARD AVOIDANCE
The hazard avoidance features available for the G1000 system are designed to aid situational awareness and
provide advisory information with regard to potential hazards to flight safety associated with weather, terrain, and
air traffic.
Hazard avoidance in the G1000 is divided into the following categories:
Weather
• GDL 69A XM
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WX Satellite Weather
• GWX 68 Airborne Color Weather Radar
Terrain Avoidance
• TAWS (Terrain Awareness and Warning System - TSO-C151b certified)
Traffic
• TIS (Traffic Information Service)
6.1 XM WX SATELLITE WEATHER
NOTE: XM WX Satellite Weather data provides information for avoiding hazardous weather. Never use it to
penetrate hazardous weather.
The GDL 69/69A is a remote-mounted data-link satellite receiver that is capable of receiving XM WX Satellite
Weather data and displaying received graphical weather information and associated text on the Multi Function
Display (MFD) and the Primary Flight Display (PFD) Inset Map. The GDL 69A can receive XM Satellite Radio
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entertainment services. Both weather data and entertainment programming operate in the S-band frequency
range to provide continuous reception capabilities at any altitude throughout North America.
XM Satellite Radio services are subscription-based. For more information on specific service packages, visit
www.xmradio.com.
ACTIVATING XM SATELLITE WEATHER AND XM SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES
Before XM WX Satellite Weather can be used, the service must be activated. The service is activated by
providing XM Satellite Radio with either one or two coded IDs, depending on the equipment.
For the GDL 69, the Data Radio ID must be provided to XM Satellite Radio to activate the weather service
subscription. For the GDL 69A, either the Audio Radio ID or the Data Radio ID - or both - must be provided
to XM Satellite Radio to activate the weather service and/or entertainment subscriptions.
It is not required to activate both the entertainment and weather service subscriptions with the GDL 69A.
Either or both services can be activated. XM Satellite Radio uses one or both of the coded IDs to send an
activation signal that, when received by the GDL 69/69A, allows it to display weather data and/or entertainment
programming.