Pilot's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Section 1 System Overview
- Section 2 Flight Instruments
- Section 3 Engine Indication System (EIS)
- Section 4 Audio Panel and CNS
- Section 5 Flight Management
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Using Map Displays
- 5.3 Waypoints
- 5.4 Airspaces
- 5.5 Direct-to-Navigation
- 5.6 Flight Planning
- Flight Plan Creation
- Adding Waypoints to an Existing Flight Plan
- Adding Airways to a Flight Plan
- Adding Procedures to a Stored Flight Plan
- Flight Plan Storage
- Flight Plan Editing
- Along Track Offsets
- Parallel Track
- Activating a Flight Plan Leg
- Inverting a Flight Plan
- Flight Plan Views
- Closest Point of FPL
- User-Defined Holding Patterns
- 5.7 Vertical Navigation
- 5.8 Procedures
- 5.9 Trip Planning
- 5.10 RAIM Prediction
- 5.11 Navigating a Flight Plan
- 5.12 Abnormal Operation
- Section 6 Hazard Avoidance
- Section 7 Automatic Flight Control System
- Section 8 Additional Features
- 8.1 Synthetic Vision Technology (SVT) (Optional)
- 8.2 SafeTaxi
- 8.3 ChartView (Optional)
- 8.4 FliteCharts
- 8.5 Airport Directory
- 8.6 Satellite Telephone Services
- 8.7 SiriusXM Satellite Radio (Service Optional)
- 8.8 Scheduler
- 8.9 Electronic Checklists
- 8.10 Flight Data Logging
- 8.11 Auxiliary Video (Optional)
- 8.12 Abnormal Operation
- Appendices
- Index

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
190-00498-08 Rev. A
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM STATUS
During power-up, Terrain-SVS conducts a self-test of its visual annunciations and voice alerts. A voice alert
is issued at test completion.
Terrain-SVS continually monitors several system-critical items such as database validity, hardware status,
and GPS status. If the terrain/obstacle database is not available, the voice alert “Terrain System Failure” is
generated along with the ‘TER FAIL’ alert annunciation.
Terrain-SVS requires a 3-D GPS navigation solution along with specific vertical accuracy minimums. Should
the navigation solution become degraded or if the aircraft is out of the database coverage area, the annunciation
‘TER N/A’ is generated in the annunciation window and on the Terrain-SVS Page. The voice alert “Terrain
System Not Available” is generated. When sufficient GPS signal is returns and the aircraft is within the
database coverage area, the voice alert “Terrain System Available” is generated.
Alert Type
PFD/MFD
†
Alert
Annunciation
Terrain-SVS Page Center
Banner Annunciation
Voice Alert
System Test in Progress TERRAIN TEST None
System Test Pass None None “Terrain System Test OK”
Terrain Alerting Inhibited None None
No GPS position NO GPS POSITION “Terrain System Not Available”*
Excessively degraded GPS signal;
or Out of database coverage area
None “Terrain System Not Available”*
Terrain System Test Fail; Terrain
or Obstacle database unavailable
or invalid; Invalid software
configuration; or System audio
fault
TERRAIN FAIL “Terrain System Failure”
MFD Terrain or Obstacle database
unavailable or invalid, and
Terrain-SVS operating with PFD
Terrain or Obstacle databases
None TERRAIN DATABASE FAILURE None
† Annunciation is shown on Terrain-SVS Page and the Navigation Map Page when Terrain is enabled.
* “Terrain System Available” will be heard when sufficient GPS signal is received, or Terrain database coverage area re-
entered.
Table 6-19 Terrain-SVS System Status Annunciations










