Cockpit Reference Guide
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III
1-5
SECTION 1
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.2 PFD SOFTKEYS
Softkey OFF
Softkey ON
Figure 1-2 PFD Top Level Softkeys
INSET – Press to display the Inset Map in the lower
left corner of the PFD.
OFF
– Press to remove the Inset Map.
DCLTR
(3) – Press momentarily to select the desired
amount of map detail. The declutter level appears
adjacent to the DCLTR Softkey.
• No declutter: All map features are visible
• Declutter – 1: Declutters land data
• Declutter – 2: Declutters land and SUA data
• Declutter – 3: Removes everything except the active
flight plan
TRAFFIC
– Press to display traffic on the inset
map.
TOPO
– Press to display topographical data (i.e.,
coastlines, terrain, rivers, lakes) and elevation
scale on the inset map.
TERRAIN
– Press to display terrain information on
the inset map.
STRMSCP (optional)
– Press to display the
Stormscope lightning data on the inset map
(within a 200 nm radius of the aircraft).
NEXRAD (optional)
– Press to display NEXRAD
precipitation data on the inset map.
XM LTNG (optional)
– Press to display the XM Radio
lightning data on the inset map.
BACK
– Press to return to the previous level softkey
configuration.
ALERTS
– Press to display the Alerts Window.
Press the STD BARO or BACK Softkeys
to return to the top level softkeys
.
Press the DFLTS Softkey to change the PFD
metric values to standard.
WIND
360 HSI
ARC HSI
Figure 1-3 PFD Softkey Flow Chart – 1
PFD – Press to display the additional softkeys for
additional configuration of the PFD.
METRIC
– Press to display the current and reference
altitudes in meters, in addition to feet. Pressing
the metric softkey also changes the barometric
setting to hectopascals.
DFLTS
– Press to reset default settings on the PFD.
DME
(optional) – Press to display the DME
Information Window.
BRG1 (bearing)
– Press to cycle through the
following Nav sources, making the pointer the
indicator for the corresponding source and
displaying the appropriate information.
NAV1
– Displays NAV1 waypoint frequency or
identifier and DME information in the BRG1
Information Window.
GPS
– Displays GPS waypoint identifier and GPS
distance information in the BRG1 Information
Window.
ADF
– Displays ADF in the BRG1 Information
Window.
OFF
– Removes the BRG1 Information
Window.










