Aural Alerts - Garmin G1000 Reference Manual

Alert Type
MFD Terrain or Obstacle
database unavailable or
invalid. TAWS operating
with PFD Terrain or
Obstacle databases
TAWS-B System Test Fail
Terrain or Obstacle
database unavailable or
invalid, invalid software
configuration, system
audio fault
No GPS position
Excessively degraded GPS
signal, Out of database
coverage area
Sufficient GPS signal
received after loss

aural alerts

Aural Alert
"Minimums"
"Vertical track"
"Traffic, Traffic"
"Traffic Advisory System
Test Passed"
"Traffic Advisory System
Test Failed"
190-00748-02 Rev. B
PFD/MFD Alert
Annunciation
None
None
The aircraft has descended below the preset minimum descent altitude or
decision altitude.
The aircraft is one minute from Top of Descent. Issued only when vertical
navigation is enabled.
Played when first Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued. "Traffic" for each
subsequent TA.
Played when the TAS system passes a pilot-initiated self test.
Played when the TAS system fails a pilot-initiated self test.
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Caravan
annunciations & alerts
TERRAIN-SVS Page
Annunciation
TERRAIN DATABASE FAILURE
TAWS FAIL
TAWS FAIL
NO GPS POSITION
None
None
Description
Aural Message
None
"TAWS System
Failure"
"TAWS System
Failure"
"TAWS Not
Available"
"TAWS Not
Available"
"TAWS Available"
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