User Guide

190-00592-01 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40/40F
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 69/69A™ XM WX Satellite Weather
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Terrain Avoidance
• Terrain Proximity (non-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 G1000 Multi
Function Display (MFD) and the Primary Flight Display (PFD) Inset Map. It can also receive XM Satellite Radio
®
entertainment programming. Both weather and entertainment services operate in the S-band frequency range to
provide continuous reception capabilities at any altitude throughout North America.
The GDL 69/69A has
an externally-mounted antenna for receiving satellite signals. Because reception must be
unobstructed, XM Satellite Radio does not function inside the hangar.
XM Satellite Radio services are subscription-based. For more information on specific service packages, visit
www.xmradio.com.
ACTIVATING XM WX SATELLITE WEATHER AND XM SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES
Before XM WX Satellite Weather can be used, the service must be activated. For the GDL 69, the Radio ID
(for weather data) of the Data Link Receiver is required to initiate the subscription. With the GDL 69, only the
weather service subscription can be activated.
For the GDL 69A, both the Audio ID (for entertainment programming) and the Radio ID (for weather data)
of the Data Link Receiver are required to initiate the subscription. With the GDL 69A, both the entertainment
programming and the weather service subscriptions can be activated.