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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS EIS AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE AFCS ADDITIONAL
FEATURES APPENDICES INDEX
2.3 PFD ANNUNCIATIONS AND ALERTING FUNCTIONS
Thefollowingannunciationsandalertingfunctions aredisplayedonthePFD. RefertoAppendixAformore
information on alerts and annunciations.
SYSTEM ALERTING
MessagesappearintheAlertsWindowinthelowerrightcornerofthePFDwhenawarning,caution,advisory
alert,orsystemmessageadvisoryoccurs.Systemalertmessagesareprovidedforawarenessofsystemproblems
orstatusand mayormaynot requirepilotaction. TheAlerts Windowallowssystemalerts tobedisplayed
simultaneously. The FMSKnobisusedtoscrollthroughthealertmessages. TheAlertsWindowisenabled/
disabled by pressing the
ALERTS
Softkey.If the window is already open when a new message is generated,
pressing the ALERTSSoftkeytoacknowledgethemessageturnsthesoftkeygray.
The ALERTSSoftkey labelchangesto displaytheappropriate annunciationwhenan alertisissued. The
annunciationashesandtheappropriateaural alertsoundsuntilacknowledgedby pressingthesoftkey.The
softkeythenrevertstotheALERTSSoftkeylabel,andwhenpressedagainopenstheAlertsWindowtodisplay
a descriptive message of the alert.
TheAnnunciation Window appears to the right of the VerticalSpeed Indicator and displays abbreviated
annunciation text for aircraft alerts. Warnings appear in red, cautions in yellow, advisory alerts in white,
andsafeoperatingannunciationsingreen. Newalertsaredisplayedat thetopoftheAnnunciationWindow,
regardlessofpriority.Onceacknowledged,theyaresequencedbasedonpriority.
Alerts
Window
Softkey
Annunciations
Annunciation
Window
Figure 2-32 System Alerting