Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Tiger AG-5B
4-3
SECTION 4 – NAV/COM &
TRANSPONDER
4.1 RADIO STATUS INDICATIONS
• TX – When a COM radio is keyed, a white TX
indication appears to the right of the corresponding
COM frequency.
• ID – When the Morse code identifier is ON for a
NAV radio, a
white ID indication appears to the left
of the corresponding active NAV frequency. The
Morse code identifier can be heard if the correspond-
ing NAV radio is selected on the audio panel.
Figure 4-5 Radio Status Indications
4.2 VOLUME
‘VOLUME’ is displayed in place of the associated radio
name (i.e., ‘COM1’ or ‘NAV2’) for two seconds after the
volume level is last changed.
Figure 4-6 COM Volume Level
4.3 AUTOMATIC SQUELCH
Automatic squelch can be disabled for a COM radio by
pressing the COM knob to select the desired COM sub-
window, then by pressing the VOL/PUSH SQ knob.
4.4 QUICKLY ACTIVATING 121.500 MHZ
Pressing and holding the COM Frequency Toggle key
for approximately two (2) seconds automatically tunes the
selected COM radio to the emergency frequency.
4.5 FREQUENCY AUTO-TUNING
Auto-tuning on the PFD
Figure 4-7 Nearest Airports Window (PFD)
1. Press the NRST softkey to display the Nearest
Airports Window.
2. Turn the
FMS knobs to highlight the desired
frequency.
3. Press the
ENT key to place the frequency in the
standby field of the active COM.
4. Press the
Frequency Toggle key to place the
frequency in the active field.
NAV frequencies are entered automatically in the NAV
window upon approach loading or approach activation.
Auto-tuning on the MFD
Auto-tuning on the MFD is done in much the same
way as on the PFD. Use the FMS knobs to select the de-
sired frequency on any of the information pages. Pressing
the ENT key then loads the selected frequency into the
standby frequency window of the appropriate radio.