Cockpit Reference Guide

190-00763-02 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 122
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
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INSTRUMENTS
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AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
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ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
AUTO-TUNING A NAV FREQUENCY FROM THE MFD
NAVfrequenciescanbeselectedandloadedfromthefollowingMFDpages:
•WPT–AirportInformation
•WPT–VORInformation
•NRST–NearestAirports
•NRST–NearestVOR
•NRST–NearestFrequencies(FSS,WX)
•NRST–NearestAirspaces
The MFD provides auto-tuning of NAV frequencies from waypoint and nearest pages.  During enroute
navigation,theNAVfrequencyisenteredautomaticallyintotheNAVstandbyfrequencyeld.Duringapproach
activation the NAV frequency is entered automatically into the NAV active frequency field.
FrequenciescanbeautomaticallyloadedintotheNAVFrequencyBoxesfrompagesintheNRSTorWPTpage
group by highlighting the frequency and pressing the ENT Key(Figures4-26,4-27,and4-28).
Auto-tuning a NAV frequency from the WPT and NRST Pages:
1) From any page that the NAV frequency can be auto-tuned, activate the cursor by pressing the MFD Key and the
FMS Knob on the MFD/PFD Control Unit or selecting the appropriate softkey.
2) Turn the FMS Knob to place the cursor on the desired NAV identifier or NAV frequency.
3) On the Nearest VOR, Nearest Airspaces, and Nearest Airports pages, select the FREQ Softkey to place the cursor
on the NAV frequency (Figure 4-28).
4) Press the ENT Key to load the NAV frequency into the standby field of the selected NAV radio.
5) Press the Frequency Transfer Key to transfer the frequency to the NAV Active Frequency Field.
Figure 4-26 Frequency Auto-Tuning from the MFD
Third, Select the FREQ
Softkey, then Press the
ENT
Key to Load a Highlighted
Frequency into the NAV
Standby Frequency Field.
Second, Press the
FMS Knob to
Activate the
Cursor. Then Turn to
Scroll Through a List of NAV identifiers.
First, Press the MFD Key to
Activate the MFD Annunciator.
Last, Press the Frequency
Transfer
Key to Move the
Frequency to the Active Field.
Press the
NAV Key to Move
the Light Blue Outline to
the NAV frequency Box.