Mfd Power-Up; Mfd Backlighting; Mfd Softkeys - Garmin G1000 Pilot's Manual

MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY

MFD POWER-UP

MFD power up is part of the system power up
procedure. See the G1000 System Overview Pilot' s Guide
for details.
Splash Screen Information
The MFD splash screen (Figure 7-1) displays general
system information such as software version and database
versions to the pilot upon power-up of the G1000 system.
To acknowledge the Splash Screen information and
proceed to the Navigation Map Page press the ENT key or
the right most softkey twice.
NOTE: Screen images in this pilot's guide are
subject to change and may not reflect current
G1000 system software.

MFD BACKLIGHTING

See the Primary Flight Display Pilot' s Guide for
instructions on adjusting MFD backlighting.

MFD SOFTKEYS

The MFD softkeys are located below the display screen
and provide control over flight management functions
including GPS Navigation and flight planning. Figure 7-2
shows an MFD flowchart identifying what functions are
available via the softkey labels.
7-2
The MFD softkeys perform the following functions:
Garmin G1000 Pilot's Guide for Cessna Nav III
ENGINE – Pressing the ENGINE softkey makes
available the LEAN and SYSTEM softkeys which
in turn access the Lean Page and the System Page,
respectively.
MAP – pressing the MAP softkey enables the follow-
ing softkeys:
TRAFFIC – pressing the TRAFFIC softkey
displays/removes Mode S Traffic on the
Navigation Map.
TOPO – pressing the TOPO softkey displays
or removes topographic information on the
Navigation Map.
TERRAIN – pressing the TERRAIN softkey
displays/removes terrain information on
the Navigation Map.
BACK – pressing the BACK softkey displays
the ENGINE and MAP top level softkeys.
DCLTR (declutter) – pressing the DCLTR softkey
removes map information in three levels.
CHKLIST (checklist optional) – pressing the
CHKLIST softkey displays the Checklist Page.
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