Instruction Manual

G1000 / GFC 700 System Maintenance Manual - 300/B300 Series King Air Page 5-3
190-00716-01 Revision 4
Aural & Audio Alerts
The G1000 system is capable of issuing audio and aural (voice) alerts for various situations. The
following alerts are utilized by the G1000:
Alert Name Purpose
Traffic (voice) Traffic Advisory
No Traffic (voice) Traffic Unavailable
“Minimums, Minimums” (voice) Minimums Aural Alert
Alt Alert (aural) Altitude Alerting Function
“Caution Terrain, Caution Terrain” (voice) and
“Terrain Ahead, Terrain Ahead” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: Reduced required terrain clearance
Or Imminent impact with terrain.
“Terrain Terrain, Pull Up Pull Up” (voice) and
“Terrain Ahead Pull Up, Terrain Ahead Pull Up” (voice)
TAWS Warning alert: Reduced required terrain clearance
Or Imminent impact with terrain.
“Terrain Terrain” (voice) TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 2, Excessive Closure Rate
“Too Low Terrain” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 4A/B/C, Flight into terrain,
takeoff or high speed
“Too Low Gear” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 4A/B, Flight into terrain, gear
not extended
“Too Low Flaps” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 4B, Flight into terrain, flaps not
extended
“Sink Rate” (voice) TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 1, Excessive Descent Rate
“Pull Up” (voice)
TAWS Warning alert: GPWS mode 1 or 2, Excessive Descent Rate
Or Excessive Closure Rate
“Don’t Sink” (voice) or
“Too Low Terrain” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 3, altitude loss after takeoff or
go-around
“Glide Slope” (voice) or
“Glide Path” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: GPWS mode 5, Glide Slope/Path deviation
“Five Hundred” (voice) or
“Four Hundred” (voice) or
“Three Hundred” (voice) or
“Two Hundred” (voice) or
“One Hundred” (voice)
TAWS voice callout: GPWS mode 6, voice callout as appropriate
per altitude
“Caution Obstacle, Caution Obstacle” (voice) or
“Obstacle Ahead, Obstacle Ahead ” (voice)
TAWS Caution alert: Reduced required obstacle clearance
Or Imminent impact with obstacle.
“Obstacle Obstacle Pull Up Pull Up” (voice) or
“Obstacle Ahead Pull Up, Obstacle Ahead Pull Up” (voice)
TAWS Warning alert: Imminent impact with obstacle.
“TAWS System Failure” (voice) TAWS status alert: Terrain failure
“TAWS Not Available” (voice) TAWS status alert: Terrain not available
“TAWS System Test, OK” (voice)(If passed) or
“TAWS System Failure” (voice) (If test failed)
TAWS status alert: Terrain self-test
“TAWS Available” (voice) TAWS status alert: Terrain available
“Vertical Track” (voice) Vertical navigation alerting function
*“Climb, Climb” (voice)
TCAS II Resolution Advisory: Climb at the rate depicted by the
solid green bar on the vertical speed tape on the PFD.
*”Descend, Descend” (voice)
TCAS II Resolution Advisory: Descend at the rate depicted by the
solid green bar on the vertical speed tape on the PFD.