Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Caravan
190-00748-04 Rev. A 75
Annunciations & Alerts
Flight
Instruments EIS
Nav/Com/
XPDR/Audio AFCS GPS Nav
Flight
Planning Procedures
Hazard
Avoidance
Additional
Features
Abnormal
Operation
Annun/
Alerts Appendix Index
Alert Type
PFD/MFD Alert
Annunciation
TAWS-B Page Annunciation Aural Message
MFD Terrain or Obstacle
database unavailable or
invalid. TAWS operating
with PFD Terrain or
Obstacle databases
None TERRAIN DATABASE FAILURE None
TAWS-B System Test Fail TAWS FAIL
“TAWS System
Failure”
Terrain or Obstacle
database unavailable or
invalid, invalid software
configuration, system
audio fault
TAWS FAIL
“TAWS System
Failure”
No GPS position NO GPS POSITION
“TAWS Not
Available”
Excessively degraded
GPS signal, Out of
database coverage area
None
“TAWS Not
Available”
Sufficient GPS signal
received after loss
None None “TAWS Available”
AURAL ALERTS
Aural Alert Description
“Minimums” The aircraft has descended below the preset minimum descent altitude or
decision altitude.
“Vertical track” The aircraft is one minute from Top of Descent. Issued only when vertical
navigation is enabled.
“Traffic, Traffic” Played when first Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued. “Traffic” for each
subsequent TA.
“Traffic Advisory System
Test Passed”
Played when the TAS system passes a pilot-initiated self test.
“Traffic Advisory System
Test Failed”
Played when the TAS system fails a pilot-initiated self test.