Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
190-00763-02 Rev A.
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
IftheNAVradioisthebearingsourceandistunedtoanILSfrequency(refertotheAudioPanelandCNS
Sectionforinformationontuningtheradios),thebearingpointerisremovedfromtheHSIandthefrequency
isreplacedwith“ILS”.WhenNAV1orNAV2istheselectedbearingsource,thefrequencyisreplacedbythe
station identifier when the station is within range. If GPS is the bearing source, the active waypoint identifier
isdisplayedinlieuofafrequency.
ThebearingpointerisremovedfromtheHSIand“NODATA”isdisplayedintheinformationwindowif:
•TheNAVradioisnotreceivingthetunedVORstation
•GPSisthebearingsourceandanactivewaypointisnotselected
Selecting bearing display and changing sources:
1) Select the PFD Softkey.
2) Select a BRG Softkey to display the desired bearing pointer and information window with a NAV source.
3) Select the BRG Softkey again to change the bearing source to GPS.
4) Select the BRG Softkey a third time to change the bearing source to ADF (note: ADF radio installation is
optional).
5) To remove the bearing pointer and information window, select the BRG Softkey again.
DME INFORMATION WINDOW
NOTE: DME radio installation is optional.
The DMEInformationWindow(Figure2-21)isdisplayedabovetheBRG1InformationWindowandshows
theDMElabel,tuningmode(NAV1,NAV2,orHOLD),frequency,anddistance.Whenasignalisinvalid,
thedistanceisreplacedby“–.––NM”.RefertotheAudioPanelandCNSSectionforinformationontuning
the radios.
Displaying the DME Information Window:
1) Select the PFD Softkey.
2) Select the DME Softkey to display the DME Information Window above the BRG1 Information Window.
3) To remove the DME Information Window, select the DME Softkey again.