Cockpit Reference Guide

190-00763-02 Rev. A Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 132
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
ALTITUDE MODE (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL)
Altitude Mode is automatically selected when the aircraft becomes airborne. Altitude Mode may also be
selected manually by selecting the ALT Softkey.
IfAltitudeModeisselected,agreenALTindicationandtranspondercodeappearinthemode field of the
TransponderDataBox,andalltransponderrepliesrequestingaltitudeinformationareprovidedwithpressure
altitude information.
ALT Mode
(Mode C Altitude
Reporting)
Figure 4-37 Altitude Mode
REPLY STATUS
When the transponder sends replies to interrogations, a white R indication appears momentarily in the
replystatuseldoftheTransponderDataBox.
Reply to
Interrogation
Figure 4-38 Reply Indication