Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian 190-00763-02 Rev. A 451
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
Figure 8-1 Synthetic Vision Imagery
SVS OPERATION
SVSisactivatedfromthePFDusingthesoftkeyslocatedalongthebottomedgeofthedisplay.Selectingthe
softkeysturnstherelatedfunctiononoroff.WhenSVSisenabled,thepitchscaleincrementsarereducedto
10degreesupand7.5degreesdown.
SVSfunctionsaredisplayedonthreelevelsofsoftkeys.ThePFD SoftkeyleadsintothePFDfunctionSoftkeys,
includingsyntheticvision.Selectingthe SYN VIS SoftkeydisplaystheSVSfeaturesoftkeys.Thesoftkeysare
labeledPATHWAY,SYN TERR, HRZN HDG ,andAPTSIGNS.TheBACK Softkeyreturnstotheprevious
levelofsoftkeys.SyntheticTerrainmustbeactivebeforeanyotherSVSfeaturemaybeactivated.
HRZN HDG , APTSIGNS, and PATHWAY Softkeys are only available when the SYN TERR Softkey is
activated(graywithblackcharacters).AfteractivatingtheSYN TERRSoftkey,theHRZN HDG ,APTSIGNS,
and PATHWAYsoftkeysmaybeactivatedinanycombinationtodisplaydesiredfeatures.Whensystempower
is cycled, the last selected state (on or off) of the SYN TERR, HRZN HDG , APTSIGNS, and PATHWAY
softkeysisrememberedbythesystem.
•PATHWAYSoftkeyenablesdisplayofrectangularboxesthatrepresentcourseguidance.
•SYN TERRSoftkeyenablessyntheticterraindepiction.
•HRZN HDG Softkeyenableshorizonheadingmarksanddigits.
•APTSIGNSSoftkeyenablesairportsignposts.