Cockpit Reference Guide
190-00763-02 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICES INDEX
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APPENDIX A
TERRAIN-SVS ALERTS
Alert Type
PFD/MFD
†
Alert
Annunciation
MFD Pop-Up Alert
(except Terrain-SVS
Page
Aural Message
Reduced Required Terrain Clearance
Warning (RTC)
“Warning; Terrain, Terrain”
Imminent Terrain Impact Warning (ITI) “Warning; Terrain, Terrain”
Reduced Required Obstacle Clearance
Warning (ROC)
“Warning; Obstacle, Obstacle”
Imminent Obstacle Impact Warning (IOI) “Warning; Obstacle, Obstacle”
Reduced Required Terrain Clearance
Caution (RTC)
“Caution; Terrain, Terrain”
Imminent Terrain Impact Caution (ITI) “Caution; Terrain, Terrain”
Reduced Required Obstacle Clearance
Caution (ROC)
“Caution; Obstacle, Obstacle”
Imminent Obstacle Impact Caution(IOI) “Caution; Obstacle, Obstacle”
† Annunciation is shown on the Terrain-SVS Page and the Navigation Map Page when Terrain is enabled.
TERRAIN-SVS SYSTEM STATUS ANNUNCIATIONS
Alert Type
PFD/MFD
†
Alert
Annunciation
Terrain-SVS Page Center
Banner Annunciation
Aural Message
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 the Terrain-SVS Page and the Navigation Map Page when Terrain is enabled.
* “Terrain System Available” is heard when sufficient GPS signal is received, or Terrain database coverage area re-entered.










