Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Caravan
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Traffic Symbol Description
Non-Threat Traffic
(intruder is beyond 5 nm and greater than 1200’ vertical separation)
Proximity Advisory (PA)
(intruder is within 5 nm and less than 1200’ vertical separation)
Traffic Advisory (TA)
(closing rate, distance, and vertical separation meet TA criteria)
Traffic Advisory Off Scale
Traffic Symbol Description
Displaying Traffic on the Traffic Map Page
1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the Map Page Group.
2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the Traffic Map Page.
3) Press the NORMAL Softkey to begin displaying traffic. ‘OPERATING’ is
displayed in the Traffic Mode field.
4) Press the ALT MODE Softkey to change the altitude volume. Select the
desired altitude volume by pressing the BELOW, NORMAL, ABOVE, or
UNREST (unrestricted) Softkey. The selection is displayed in the Altitude
Mode field.
5) Press the STANDBY Softkey to place the system in the Standby Mode.
‘STANDBY’ is displayed in the Traffic Mode field.
6) Rotate the Joystick clockwise to display a larger area or rotate counter-
clockwise to display a smaller area.
System Self Test
1) With the Traffic Map Page displayed, set the range to 2/6 nm.
2) Press the STANDBY Softkey.
3) Press the TEST Softkey.
4) Self test takes approximately eight seconds to complete. When completed
successfully, traffic symbols are displayed and a voice alert “TAS System Test
OK” is heard. If the self test fails, the system reverts to Standby Mode and
a voice alert “TAS System Test Fail” is heard.