Garmin G1000 Piper PA32 - Manual (Page 75)

190-00692-00 Rev. B Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32 2-25
FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
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.
G1000 ALERTING SYSTEM
Messages appear in the Alerts Window (in the lower right corner of the PFD; Figure 2-36) when a warning,
caution, advisory alert, or G1000 message advisory occurs. System alert messages are provided to make the
pilot aware of G1000 system problems or status and may not require pilot action. The Alerts Window allows
system alerts to be displayed simultaneously. The FMS Knob can be 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 causes it to turn gray.
The Annunciation Window appears to the right of the Vertical Speed Indicator and displays abbreviated
annunciation text for aircraft alerts. Text color is based on alert level: warnings appear in red, cautions in
yellow, advisory alerts in white. New alerts, regardless of priority, are displayed at the top of the Annunciation
Window, separated by a white line from acknowledged alerts. Once acknowledged, they are sequenced based
on priority.
Figure 2-36 G1000 Alerting System
Annunciation Window
Alerts Window
Softkey Annunciation
The ALERTS Softkey label changes to display the appropriate annunciation when an alert is issued. The
annunciation flashes and the appropriate aural alert sounds until acknowledged by pressing the softkey. The
softkey then reverts to the ALERTS label, and when selected again opens the Alerts Window to display a
descriptive message of the alert.
Warnings are time-critical and require immediate pilot attention. A flashing WARNING Softkey annunciation
and aural tone (single chime every two seconds) are used to alert the pilot of any warnings. The aural tone
and flashing WARNING annunciator continue until acknowledged by the pilot (by pressing the WARNING
Softkey).
Caution indicates the existence of abnormal conditions on the aircraft that may require pilot intervention. A
flashing CAUTION Softkey annunciation and single aural tone (one chime) are used to alert the pilot of any