Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
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3) Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor.
4) Press the GAIN Softkey again to recalibrate the gain. ‘CALIBRATED’ will be
displayed in the ‘GAIN’ field.
Ground Mapping
1) Press the MODE Softkey.
2) Press the GROUND Softkey to place the radar in Ground Map Mode.
3) Press the BACK Softkey.
Sector Scan
1) While in the Horizontal Scan Mode, move the Joystick right or left to place
the Bearing Line in the desired position. The location of the Bearing Line
will become the center point of the Sector Scan.
2) Press the FMS Knob to display the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to place the cursor in the SECTOR SCAN field.
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select FULL, 60˚, 40˚, or 20˚ scan.
5) If desired, readjust the Bearing Line with the Joystick to change the center
of the Sector Scan.
6) Press the FMS Knob to remove the cursor.
Antenna Stabilization
1) To activate or deactivate the antenna stabilization, press the MODE
Softkey.
2) Press the STAB ON Softkey to activate antenna stabilization or press the
STAB OFF Softkey to deactivate. The current stabilization condition is
shown in the upper right of the weather radar display.
Weather Attenuated Color Highlight (WATCH
®
)
To activate or deactivate the WATCH
®
feature, press the WATCH Softkey. This
feature is only available in the Horizontal Scan Mode.