User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
190-00592-02 Rev. A6-42
HAZARD AVOIDANCE
The aural alert voice gender is configurable on the AUX - System Setup Page to be either male or female.
Table 6-11 shows the possible TAWS alert types with corresponding annunciations and aural messages.
Alert Type
PFD/MFD TAWS
Page
Annunciation
MFD
Pop-Up Alert
Aural Message
Excessive Descent Rate
Warning (EDR)
“Pull Up”
Reduced Required
Terrain Clearance
Warning (RTC)
“Terrain, Terrain; Pull
Up, Pull Up”
Imminent Terrain Impact
Warning (ITI)
“Terrain, Terrain; Pull
Up, Pull Up”
Reduced Required
Obstacle Clearance
Warning (ROC)
“Obstacle, Obstacle;
Pull Up, Pull Up”
Imminent Obstacle
Impact Warning (IOI)
“Obstacle, Obstacle;
Pull Up, Pull Up”
Reduced Required
Terrain Clearance
Caution (RTC)
“Caution, Terrain;
Caution, Terrain”
Imminent Terrain Impact
Caution (ITI)
“Caution, Terrain;
Caution, Terrain”
Reduced Required
Obstacle Clearance
Caution (ROC)
“Caution, Obstacle;
Caution, Obstacle”
Imminent Obstacle
Impact Caution (IOI)
“Caution, Obstacle;
Caution, Obstacle”
Premature Descent Alert
Caution (PDA)
“Too Low, Terrain”
Altitude Callout “500”
None None “Five-Hundred”
Excessive Descent Rate
Caution (EDR)
“Sink Rate”
Negative Climb Rate
Caution (NCR)
“Don’t Sink”
Table 6-9 TAWS Alerts Summary