Pilot's Guide

190-01255-01 Rev. A
Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.1 System Description ................................................. 1
1.2 Line Replaceable Units (LRU) ................................. 2
1.3 G1000H Controls ..................................................... 6
PFD Controls ................................................................ 6
Audio Panel Controls .................................................... 8
1.4 Secure Digital Cards.............................................. 10
1.5 System Power-up ................................................... 11
1.6 System Operation .................................................. 12
Normal Display Operation ........................................... 12
Reversionary Display Operation ................................... 13
AHRS Operation ......................................................... 14
G1000H System Annunciations .................................... 15
Softkey Function ......................................................... 16
GPS Receiver Operation .............................................. 22
1.7 Accessing G1000H Functionality ......................... 26
Menus ....................................................................... 26
MFD Page Groups ....................................................... 27
MFD System Pages...................................................... 31
1.8 Display Backlighting ............................................. 45
Automatic Adjustment ................................................ 45
Manual Adjustment .................................................... 45
SECTION 2 FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
2.1 Flight Instruments ................................................... 50
Airspeed Indicator ...................................................... 50
Attitude Indicator ....................................................... 51
Altimeter ................................................................... 52
Vertical Speed Indicator (VSI) ....................................... 54
Vertical Deviation ....................................................... 55
Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) .............................. 56
Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) .................................. 62
2.2 Supplemental Flight Data .................................... 69
Temperature Displays .................................................. 69
Wind Data ................................................................. 70
Vertical Navigation (VNV) Indications ........................... 71
2.3 PFD Annunciations and Alerting Functions ........ 72
System Alerting .......................................................... 72
Marker Beacon Annunciations...................................... 72
Traffic Annunciation .................................................... 73
HTAWS Annunciations ................................................. 73
Altitude Alerting ......................................................... 74
Low Altitude Annunciation .......................................... 74
Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting ...... 74
Radar Altimeter .......................................................... 76
2.4 Abnormal Operations ........................................... 78
Abnormal GPS Conditions ........................................... 78
Unusual Attitudes ....................................................... 79
SECTION 3 ENGINE AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEMS
3.1 Engine Indication System (EIS) Strip................... 83
3.2 Engine Power and Speed Indications ................. 85
Power Situation Indicator ............................................ 85
Dual Tachometer ......................................................... 86
Alternate Engine Data Source Annunciations ................. 86
3.3 Engine Page............................................................ 87
Engine Hour Display .................................................... 88
Power Assurance Check ............................................... 88
Hover Performance ..................................................... 89
3.4 Crew Alerting System (CAS) ................................. 94
CAS Message Prioritization .......................................... 96
SECTION 4 AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
4.1 Overview ................................................................ 99
MFD/PFD Controls and Frequency Display ................... 100
Audio Panel Controls ................................................ 102
4.2 COM Operation .................................................... 104
COM Transceiver Selection and Activation ................... 104
COM Transceiver Manual Tuning ................................ 105
Quick-Tuning and Activating 121.500 MHz .................. 106
Auto-Tuning the COM Frequency ................................ 107
Frequency Spacing .................................................... 111
Automatic Squelch .................................................... 112
COM Volume ............................................................ 112
4.3 NAV Operation ..................................................... 113
NAV Radio Selection and Activation ........................... 113
NAV Receiver Manual Tuning ..................................... 114
Auto-Tuning a NAV Frequency from the MFD............... 116
Marker Beacon Receiver (Optional) ............................ 121
ADF/DME Tuning (Optional) ....................................... 122
4.4 GTX 33 Mode S Transponder .............................. 126
Transponder Controls ................................................ 126
Transponder Mode Selection ...................................... 127
Entering a Transponder Code ..................................... 129
IDENT Function ........................................................ 130