Embraer Prodigy® Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
190-00728-04 Rev. A
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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
Unlighted Obstacle Lighted Obstacle Obstacle Location
< 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL < 1000’ AGL > 1000’ AGL
Red obstacle is above or within 100 ft
below the aircraft altitude
Yellow obstacle is between 100 ft and
1000 ft below the aircraft altitude
Table 6-13 TAWS-B Obstacle Colors and Symbology
Potential Impact
Point Symbol Alert Type Example Annunciation
Warning
Caution
Table 6-14 TAWS-B Potential Impact Point Symbols with Alert Types
TAWS-A PAGE
TheMap-TAWS-APageshowsterrain,obstacle,andpotentialimpactpointdatain relationtotheaircraft’s
currentaltitude,withoutclutterfromthebasemap.ItistheprincipalmappageforviewingTAWS-Ainformation.
Aviationdata(airports, VORs, and other NAVAIDs)can be displayed for reference.  If an obstacle and the
projected flight path of the aircraft intersect, the display automatically zooms in to the closest potential point of
impactontheTAWS-APage.
Aircraftorientationonthismapisalwaysheadingupunlessthereisnovalidheading.Twoviewsareavailable
relativetothepositionoftheaircraft:the360°defaultdisplayandtheradar-likeARC(120°)display.Maprange
is adjustable with the RANGE Knobfrom1to200nm,asindicatedbythemaprangerings(orarcs).
Displaying the TAWS-A Page:
1) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to select the Map Page Group.
2) Turn the small
FMS
Knob
to select the TAWS-A Page.
Changing the TAWS-A Page view:
1) Select the
VIEW
Softkey.
2) Select the 360 or ARC Softkey to select the desired view.
Or:
1) Press the MENU Key.
2)
Select ‘View Arc’ or ‘View 360º’ (choice dependent on current state) and press the ENT Key to change the view