Auto-tuning a nav frequency from the mfd, Audio panel and cns – Garmin G1000 Piper PA-46 Meridian User Manual

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian

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AUTO-TUNING A NAV FREqUENCY FROM THE MFD

NAV frequencies can be selected and loaded from the following MFD pages:

• WPT – Airport Information

• WPT – VOR Information

• NRST – Nearest Airports

• NRST – Nearest VOR

• NRST – Nearest Frequencies (FSS, WX)

• NRST – Nearest Airspaces

The MFD provides auto-tuning of NAV frequencies from waypoint and nearest pages. During enroute

navigation, the NAV frequency is entered automatically into the NAV standby frequency field. During approach
activation the NAV frequency is entered automatically into the NAV active frequency field.

Frequencies can be automatically loaded into the NAV Frequency Boxes from pages in the NRST or WPT page

group by highlighting the frequency and pressing the ENT Key (Figures 4-26, 4-27, and 4-28).

Auto-tuning a NAV frequency from the WPT and NRST Pages:

1)

From any page that the NAV frequency can be auto-tuned, activate the cursor by pressing the MFD Key and the
FMS Knob on the MFD/PFD Control Unit or selecting the appropriate softkey.

2)

Turn the FMS Knob to place the cursor on the desired NAV identifier or NAV frequency.

3)

On the Nearest VOR and Nearest Airports pages, select the FREQ Softkey to place the cursor on the NAV
frequency (Figure 4-25).

4)

Press the ENT Key to load the NAV frequency into the standby field of the selected NAV radio.

5)

Press the Frequency Transfer Key to transfer the frequency to the NAV Active Frequency Field.

Figure 4-26 Frequency Auto-Tuning from the MFD

Third, Select the

FREQ

Softkey, then Press the

ENT

Key to Load a Highlighted

Frequency into the NAV

Standby Frequency Field.

Second, Press the

FMS Knob to

Activate the

Cursor. Then Turn to

Scroll Through a List of NAV identifiers.

First, Press the

MFD Key to

Activate the MFD Annunciator.

Last, Press the

Frequency

Transfer Key to Move the

Frequency to the Active Field.

Press the

NAV Key to Move

the Light Blue Outline to

the NAV frequency Box.

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