Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Hawker Beechcraft C90A/GT/GTi
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.3 PFD ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTING FUNCTIONS
ThefollowingannunciationsandalertingfunctionsaredisplayedonthePFD.RefertoAppendixAformore
information on alerts and annunciations.
G1000 ALERTING SYSTEM
MessagesappearintheAlertsWindow(inthelowerrightcornerofthePFD;Figure2-38)whenawarning,
caution,advisoryalert,orG1000messageadvisoryoccurs.Systemalertmessagesareprovidedforawareness
ofG1000systemproblemsorstatusandmaynotrequirepilotaction.TheAlerts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 selectingthe ALERTS Softkey.If the window is already open when a new
message is generated, selecting the ALERTSSoftkeytoacknowledgethemessagecausesittoturngray.
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.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.
Alerts
Window
Softkey
Annunciation
Reversionary
Sensor
Window
Comparator
Window
Figure 2-38 G1000 Alerting System
The ADVISORYSoftkeyprovidesgeneralinformationtothepilotthatmaynotneedimmediateattention.
AashingADVISORYSoftkeyannunciation(noauraltone)indicatesthepresenceofamessageadvisory.The
flashing ADVISORYSoftkeyannunciationcontinuestoashuntilacknowledged(bypressingthe ADVISORY
Softkey).
Figure 2-39 Softkey Annunciation