User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42
190-00649-00 Rev. A2-18
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
TIMER/REFERENCES WINDOW
NOTE: Refer to Section 2.2 under the Airspeed Indicator discussion for information on Vspeeds.
The Timer/References Window is enabled/disabled in the lower right corner of the PFD by pressing the TMR/
REF Softkey. This window provides access to the following settings:
• Generic timer
• Vspeed values and flags
• Flight ID
Figure 2-27 Timer/References Window
GENERIC TIMER
The PFD generic timer can be set to count up or down from a specified time (HH:MM:SS).
Setting the generic timer:
1) Press the TMR/REF Softkey.
2) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the time field (hh/mm/ss).
3) Use the FMS Knob to enter the desired time and press the ENT Key.
4) With the UP/DN field highlighted, turn the small FMS Knob to select the timer counting direction.
5) Press the ENT Key.
6) With ‘START?’ highlighted, press the ENT Key to start the timer. The field changes to ‘STOP?’.
7) To stop the timer, press the ENT Key with ‘STOP?’ highlighted. The field changes to ‘RESET?’.
8) To reset the timer, press the ENT Key with ‘RESET?’ highlighted. The field changes back to ‘START?’ and the
digits reset themselves to the initial value.
9) To remove the window, press the CLR Key or the TMR/REF Softkey.