Pilot's Guide

Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna Caravan
190-00749-02 Rev. C
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
When a bearing pointer is displayed, its associated information window is also displayed. The Bearing
Information windows (Figure 2-23) are displayed to the lower sides of the HSI and show:
•Bearingsource(NAV,GPS,ADF)
• Pointericon(BRG1=singleline,BRG2=doubleline)
•Frequency(NAV,ADF)
•Station/waypointidentier(NAV,GPS)
•GPS-derived great circle distance to bearing
source
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) Press the PFD Softkey.
2) Press a BRG Softkey to display the desired bearing pointer and information window with a NAV source.
3) Press the BRG Softkey again to change the bearing source to GPS.
4) Press the BRG Softkey a third time to change the bearing source to ADF (ADF Radio installation is optional).
5) To remove the bearing pointer and information window, press the BRG Softkey again.
DME INFORMATION WINDOW
The DME Information Window (Figure 2-23) is displayed above the BRG 1 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) Press the PFD Softkey.
2) Press the DME Softkey to display the DME Information Window.
3) To remove the DME Information Window, press the DME Softkey again.