User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA42

190-00649-00 Rev. A2-20

FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS

2.4 PFD ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTING FUNCTIONS

NOTE:

For a detailed description of annunciations and alerts, refer to Appendix A.

ALERTS WINDOW

Messages appear in the Alerts Window in the lower right corner of the PFD when a warning, caution, advisory

alert, or G1000 message advisory occurs. This window allows system alerts to be displayed simultaneously.

The FMS Knob can be used to scroll through the alert messages. The Alerts Window is enabled/disabled by

pressing the

ALERTS

Softkey.

System alert messages are provided to make the pilot aware of G1000 System problems or status and may

not require pilot action. The

ALERTS

Softkey label ﬂashes white when a system alert message is generated.

Pressing the

ALERTS

Softkey acknowledges the presence of the alert and opens the Alerts Window.

Figure 2-28 G1000 Alerting System

Annunciation

Window

Alerts

Window

Softkey

Annunciation

ANNUNCIATION WINDOW

NOTE: New alerts, regardless of priority, are displayed at the top of the Annunciation Window, separated by

a white line from acknowledged alerts. Once acknowledged, they are sequenced based on priority.

The Annunciation Window appears to the right of the Vertical Speed Indicator and displays abbreviated

annunciation text for aircraft alerts. Text color is based on alert level: warnings appear in red, cautions in yellow,

advisory alerts in white.

SOFTKEY ANNUNCIATIONS

The ALERTS Softkey label changes to display the appropriate annunciation when an alert is issued. The

annunciation ﬂashes and the appropriate aural alert sounds until acknowledged by depressing the softkey.

The softkey then reverts to the ALERTS label, and when pressed again opens the Alerts Window to display a

descriptive message of the alert.