SECTION 12: ANNUNCIATIONS &

ALERTS

NOTE: The Airplane Flight Manual supersedes information found in this document.

System

Annunciation

Red ‘X’

Annunciation

Window

Alerts Window

ALERTS Softkey

SECTION 12 – ANNUNCIATIONS

& ALERTS

from annunciations that are not yet acknowledged. Acknowledged annunciations are always above the line. Annunciations are displayed in order of priority from top to bottom. The highest priority annunciation is displayed at the top of the Annunciation Window.

Alerts Window: The Alerts Window displays

 

alert text messages. Up to 64 prioritized alerts

 

can be displayed in the Alerts Window. Selecting

 

the ALERTS Softkey displays the Alerts Window.

 

Selecting the ALERTS Softkey again removes the

 

Alerts Window from the display. When the Alerts

 

Window is displayed, the pilot may use the large

 

FMS Knob to scroll through the alert list. Higher

 

priority alerts are displayed at the top of the window.

 

Lower priority alerts are displayed at the bottom of

 

the window. Active alerts are displayed in white

 

text. Alerts that have become inactive will change

 

to gray text. The ALERTS Softkey will flash if the

 

state of a displayed alert changes or a new alert is

 

displayed. The inactive alerts can be removed from

 

the Alerts Window by selecting the flashing ALERTS

 

softkey.

ALERTS Softkey Annunciation: When the

 

Alerting System issues an alert, the ALERTS Softkey

Figure 12-1 G1000 Alerting System

Annunciation

is used as a flashing annunciation to accompany

an alert. During the alert, the ALERTS Softkey

The G1000 Alerting System conveys alerts to the pilot using a combination of the following items:

Annunciation Window: The Annunciation Window displays abbreviated annunciation text. The Annunciation Window is located to the right of the Altitude and Vertical Speed Windows on the PFD display (or the MFD if system is in reversionary mode). Up to 12 annunciations can be displayed simultaneously. A white horizontal line separates annunciations that are acknowledged

assumes a new label consistent with alert level

(WARNING, CAUTION, or ADVISORY). Pressing

the softkey annunciation acknowledges that the

pilot is aware of the alert. The softkey then returns

to the previous ALERTS label. The pilot can then

select the ALERTS Softkey again to view alert text

messages.

System Annunciations: Typically, a large red ‘X’

appears in a window when a related LRU fails or

detects invalid data.

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Garmin Columbia 350/400 manual Annunciations Alerts, Softkey, Messages, Detects invalid data

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