Pilot's Guide

190-00552-05 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Corvalis/Corvalis TT
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
4.1 OVERVIEW
The Communication/Navigation/Surveillance (CNS) system includes the audio panel, communication radios,
navigation radios, and Mode S transponder. The System Overview Section provides a block diagram description
of the Audio Panel and CNS system interconnection.
CNS operation in Cessna Corvalis/Corvalis TT aircraft is performed by the following Line Replaceable Units
(LRUs):
•PrimaryFlightDisplay(PFD)
•MultiFunctionDisplay(MFD)
•IntegratedAvionicsUnit(2)
•AudioPanel
•ModeSTransponder
•MFD/PFDControlUnit
TheMFD/PFDcontrolsareusedtotunethecommunicationtransceiversandnavigationradios.
The Audio Panel provides the traditional audio selector functions of microphone and receiver audio selection.
TheAudioPanelincludesanintercomsystem(ICS)betweenthepilot,copilot,andpassengers,amarkerbeacon
receiver, and a COM clearance recorder. Ambient noise from the aircraft radios is reduced by a feature called
Master Avionics Squelch (MASQ). When no audio is detected, MASQ processing further reduces the amount of
background noise from the radios.
The Mode S transponder is controlled with softkeys and the FMSKnoblocatedonthePrimaryFlightDisplay
(PFD).TheTransponderDataBoxislocatedtotheleftoftheSystemTimeBox.Thedataboxdisplaystheactive
four-digitcode,mode,andreplystatus(Figure4-1).