Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Manual page 88

Hazard Avoidance
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 field.
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 field.
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 fol-
lowing 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.
Adjusting Gain
WARNING: Changing the gain in Weather Mode will cause precipitation
intensity to be displayed as a color not representative of the true intensity.
Remember to return the gain setting to 'Calibrated' for viewing the actual
intensity of precipitation.
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Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Diamond DA62
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