Introduction - Garmin G1000 Series Pilot's Manual

9.1 INTRODUCTION

NOTE: The Aircraft Flight Manual Supplement
(AFMS) takes precedence over any conflicting
information found in this document.
The G1000 Alerting System conveys alerts to the pilot
using the following:
• Annunciation Window: The Annunciation
window displays abbreviated annunciation text.
Text is colored based on alert levels described in the
Alert Level Definitions section. The Annunciation
window is located to the right of the Altitude and
Vertical Speed windows on the display. Up to 12
annunciations can be displayed in the annunciations
window simultaneously. A white horizontal line
separates the annunciations that are acknowledged
from the annunciations that are not yet acknowl-
edged. Higher priority annunciations are displayed
towards the top of the window. Lower priority
annunciations are displayed towards the bottom of
the window.
• Alerts Window: The Alerts window displays alert
text messages. Up to 64 prioritized alert messages
can be displayed in the Alerts window. Pressing the
ALERTS softkey displays the Alerts window. Press-
ing the ALERTS softkey a second time removes the
Alerts window from the display. When the alerts
window is displayed, the pilot can use the large
FMS knob to scroll through the alert message list.
• Softkey Annunciations: During certain alerts, the
ALERTS softkey may appear as a flashing annuncia-
tion to accompany an alert. The ALERTS softkey
assumes a new label consistent with the alert level
(WARNING, CAUTION, or ADVISORY). By press-
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Annunciation
Alerts Window
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ANNUNCIATIONS & ALERTS
ing the softkey annunciation, the pilot acknowledges
awareness of the alert. If alerts are still present, the
ALERTS label is displayed in reverse video (white
background with black text). The pilot can press
the ALERTS softkey a second time to view alert text
messages.
• System Annunciations: Typically, a large red 'X'
appears in a window when a failure is detected in
the LRU providing the information to the window.
See the G1000 System Annunciations section for
more information.
• Audio Alerting System: The G1000 system issues
audio alert tones when specific system conditions
are met. See 9.2 Alert Level Definitions for more
information.
System
Red 'X'
Figure 9-1 G1000 Alerting System
Annunciation
Window
Softkey
Annunciation
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