User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
190-00649-00 Rev. A4-30
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
AUTO-TUNING ON THE PFD
COM frequencies for the nearest airports may be viewed and automatically loaded from the Nearest Airports
Window on the PFD.
Auto-tuning a COM frequency for a nearby airport:
1) Press the NRST Softkey to open the Nearest Airports Window, which displays the list of airport identifiers and
COM frequencies.
2) Turn either FMS Knob to highlight the desired COM frequency.
3) Press the ENT Key to load the COM frequency into the COM tuning box.
When the desired frequency is entered in the tuning box, it becomes a standby frequency. Pressing the
Frequency Transfer Key places this frequency into the active field.
Figure 4-35 Nearest Airports Page (PFD)
Pressing the NRST Softkey opens
the Nearest Airports Page
AUTO-TUNING ON THE MFD
Frequencies can be selected and loaded from the following MFD pages:
• WPT – Airport Information
• WPT – VOR Information
• NRST – Nearest Airports
• NRST – Nearest VOR
• NRST – Nearest (ARTCC, FSS, WX) Frequencies
Selecting a page in the WPT or NRST lists:
1) Turn the large FMS Knob until the desired page group is selected.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob until the desired page is selected.
In NAV Mode during any VOR/ILS approach activation, the NAV frequency is automatically loaded into the
standby field of the selected NAV radio.
In GPS Mode during any VOR/ILS approach activation, the appropriate NAV frequency is automatically
loaded into the active field of NAV1.