User Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40190-00592-00 Rev. A
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OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
To display information for selected weather
products:
1. Push in the
joystick to display the panning
arrow.
2. Move the
joystick to place the panning arrow
on the desired product. Press the ENT key to
display pertinent information for the selected
product.
Note that pressing the ENT key when pan
-
ning over an AIRMET or a SIGMET displays an
information box that gives the actual text of
that alert. Panning over an airport with METAR
information does not display more information
but allows the user to press the ENT key and
select that Airport’s Information Page and
displays the actual text. Pressing the ENT key
when panning over a TFR displays TFR specific
information for the panned TFR.
Figure 8-12 Weather Product Symbols
Echo Top (Cloud Top and Echo Top Mutually Exclusive)
WEATHER PRODUCT SYMBOLS
When a weather product is active, the product symbol
is displayed in the lower right of the screen. Figure 8-12
shows the symbol for each weather product (read from
left to right):
• NEXRAD
• Cloud Top/Echo Top
• XM Lightning
• Cell Movement
• SIGMETs/AIRMETs
• METARs
• City Forecast
• Surface Analysis
• Freezing Levels
• Winds Aloft
• County Warnings
• Cyclone Warnings