Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Caravan
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Adjusting Antenna Tilt
Movethe Joystick upordowntoadjustthetiltoftheantennaupordown.Moni-
torthedisplayedtiltvalueintheTILTeld.
Whenscanningvertically,aTiltLinemaybedisplayedtoaidinpositioningthetilt
oftheantenna.IftheTiltLineisnotdisplayed,performthefollowingsteps:
1) Press the MENU Key
2) Turn the large FMS Knob to select ‘Show Tilt Line’.
3) Press the ENT Key.
Adjusting Antenna Bearing
Movethe Joystick rightorlefttoadjusttheazimuthpositionoftheantennaright
orleft.MonitorthedisplayedbearingvalueintheBEARINGeld.
Whenscanninghorizontally,aBearingLinemaybedisplayedtoaidinpositioning
theantennafortheverticalscan.IftheBearingLineisnotdisplayed,performthe
followingsteps:
1) Press the MENU Key
2) Turn the large FMS Knob to select ‘Show Bearing Line’.
3) Press the ENT Key.
Vertically Scan a Storm Cell
1) While in the Horizontal Scan view, move the Joystick to place the Bearing
Line on the desired storm cell, or other area, to be vertically scanned.
2) Press the VERTICAL Softkey. A vertical ‘slice’ of the selected area will now
be displayed.
3) Move the Joystick right or left to move the scanned “slice” a few degrees
right or left.
4) Turn the Joystick to adjust the range.
5) To select a new area to be vertically scanned, press the HORIZON Softkey
to return to the Horizontal Scan view and repeat the previous steps.