Garmin Cessna Caravan G1000, Manual

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190-00709-05 Rev. D
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
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APPENDIX A
TAWS-B SYSTEM STATUS ANNUNCIATIONS
Alert Type
PFD/MFD Alert
Annunciation
TAWS-B Page Annunciation Aural Message
System Test in Progress
TAWS TEST
None
System Test Pass None None “TAWS System Test OK”
TAWS Alerting is disabled
None None
MFD Terrain or Obstacle database
unavailable or invalid. TAWS operating
with PFD Terrain or Obstacle databases
None TERRAIN DATABASE FAILURE None
TAWS-B System Test Fail TAWS FAIL “TAWS System Failure”
Terrain or Obstacle database unavailable
or invalid, invalid software configuration,
system audio fault
TAWS FAIL “TAWS System Failure”
No GPS position NO GPS POSITION “TAWS Not Available”
Excessively degraded GPS signal, Out of
database coverage area
None “TAWS Not Available”
Sufficient GPS signal received after loss None None “TAWS Available”
OTHER G1000 AURAL ALERTS
Voice Alert Description
“Minimums, minimums” The aircraft has descended below the preset barometric minimum descent altitude.
“Vertical track” The aircraft is one minute from Top of Descent. Issued only when vertical navigation is
enabled.
“Airspeed, Airspeed” Played when the indicated airspeed is below a given threshold for a given aircraft
configuration. Note this alert may be heard under normal conditions during the landing flare.
“Incoming Call” Satellite telephone is receiving a call.
“ATC Message” New Data Link message received from ATC.
“Traffic” Played when a Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued with the TIS system.
“Traffic Not Available” The aircraft is outside the Traffic Information Service (TIS) coverage area.
“Traffic, Traffic” Played when a Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued with a TAS system.
“TAS System Test OK” Played when the TAS system passes a pilot-initiated self test.
“TAS System Test Failed” Played when the TAS system fails a pilot-initiated self test.
“One o’clock” through
“Twelve o’clock”
or “No Bearing”
Played to indicate bearing of traffic from own aircraft (GTS 820 only).
“High”, “Low”, “Same Altitude” (if
within 200 feet of own altitude), or
“Altitude not available”
Played to indicate altitude of traffic relative to own aircraft (GTS 820 only).
“Less than one mile”,
“One Mile” through “Ten Miles”, or
“More than ten miles”
Played to indicate distance of traffic from own aircraft (GTS 820 only).