Radio Status Indications; Volume; Automatic Squelch; Quickly Activating 121.500 Mhz - Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Manual

4.1

RADIO STATUS INDICATIONS

• RX – When a COM signal is received, a white 'RX'
appears by the active COM frequency during signal
reception.
• TX – When a COM radio is transmitting, a white 'TX'
indication appears to the right of the corresponding
COM frequency.
• ID – When the Morse code identifier is ON for a NAV
radio, a white 'ID' indication appears to the left of
the corresponding active NAV frequency. The Morse
code identifier can be heard if the corresponding
NAV radio is selected on the audio panel.
Figure 4-5 Radio Status Indications
4.2

VOLUME

'VOLUME' is displayed in place of the associated radio
name (i.e., 'COM1' or 'NAV2') for two seconds after the
volume level is last changed. The percentage of maximum
volume is displayed in place of the standby frequency
selected by the tuning box.
Figure 4-6 COM Volume Level
4.3

AUTOMATIC SQUELCH

Automatic squelch can be disabled for a COM radio by
pressing the COM Knob to place the tuning box on the
desired COM' s standby frequency, then by pressing the
VOL/PUSH SQ Knob.
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Beechcraft A36/G36
4.4

QUICKLY ACTIVATING 121.500 MHZ

Pressing and holding the COM Frequency Transfer
Key for approximately two (2) seconds automatically tunes
the selected COM radio to the emergency frequency.
4.5

OPTIONAL NAV RADIOS

DME Radio (optional)

The Tuning window is displayed by pressing the DME
Softkey.
Figure 4-7 Radio Tuning Window
Change the DME tuning source:
1) From the Tuning window, turn the large FMS
Knob to highlight the DME source field.
Turn the small FMS Knob to display the selection
2)
window. Turn the FMS Knob to select the
desired mode and press the ENT Key.
Figure 4-8 DME Selection Window
SECTION 4 – NAV/COM &
TRANSPONDER
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