Cockpit Reference Guide

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
4.3 NAV OPERATION
NAV RADIO SELECTION AND ACTIVATION
TheNAVFrequencyBoxiscomposedoffourelds;twostandby fields and two active fields. The active
frequencies are on the right side and the standby frequencies are on the left.
A NAV radio is selected for navigation by selecting the CDI SoftkeylocatedonthePFD.TheactiveNAV
frequency selected for navigation is displayed in green. Selecting the CDI SoftkeyonceselectsNAV1asthe
navigation radio. Selecting the CDI SoftkeyasecondtimeselectsNAV2asthenavigationradio.Selectingthe
CDI SoftkeyathirdtimeactivatesGPSmode.Selectingthe CDI SoftkeyagaincyclesbacktoNAV1.
While cycling through the CDI Softkeyselections,theNAVTuningBoxandtheFrequencyTransferArroware
placedintheactiveNAVFrequencyFieldandtheactiveNAVfrequencycolorchangestogreen.
The three navigation modes that can be cycled through are:
•VOR1(orLOC1)–IfNAV1isselected,agreen single line arrow (not shown) labeled either VOR1orLOC1
isdisplayedontheHSIandtheactiveNAV1frequencyisdisplayedingreen.
•VOR2(orLOC2)–IfNAV2isselected,agreen double line arrow (shown) labeled either VOR2orLOC2is
displayedontheHSIandtheactiveNAV2frequencyisdisplayedingreen.
•GPS–IfGPSModeisselected,amagentasinglelinearrow(notshown)appearsontheHSIandneitherNAV
radioisselected.BothactiveNAVfrequenciesarethendisplayedinwhite.
Figure 4-20 Selecting a NAV Radio for Navigation
Active
Fields
Standby
Fields
Tuning Box
The NAV Radio is
Selected by Selecting
the
CDI Softkey
SeetheFlightInstrumentsSectionforselectingtheDMEandBearingInformationwindowsandusingVOR
orADFasthesourceforthebearingpointer.