Eclipse 500 System Manual page 432

Section 16. Autoflight
window that points to the armed mode that will replace the current active mode. The
PFD breaks down the flight director operation into three categories: Autothrottle,
Lateral (roll), and Vertical (pitch).
MODES OF OPERATION
Within the three categories of autopilot mode annunciation there are a number of
flight mode annunciations that are divided into lateral, vertical, approach and speed
modes. With the exception of the takeoff (T/O) mode -- a flight director only mode --
all the autopilot modes are the same as flight director modes. When a previously
armed mode becomes the active/engaged mode; the green text of the new active
mode pulses for three seconds before becoming solid. The mode transitions which
use pulsing are:
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Figure 284. Flight Mode Annunciation Location
Figure 285. Flight Mode Annunciation Window
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