190-00709-05 Rev. D
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Socata TBM 850/900
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
Changing altimeter barometric pressure setting units:
1)
Press the
PFD
Softkey to display the second-level softkeys.
2)
Select the
ALT UNIT
Softkey.
3)
Select the
IN
Softkey to display the barometric pressure setting in inches of mercury (in Hg).
Or
, select the
HPA
Softkey to display the barometric pressure setting in hectopascals (hPa).
4)
Select the
BACK
Softkey twice to return to the top-level softkeys.
If the barometric altimeter settings differ between PFDs by more than 0.02 in Hg, the readouts turn yellow
(Figure 2-11). The settings can be synchronized from the AUX - System Setup Page on the MFD. Once the
settings are synchronized (BARO SYNCHRONIZATION turned on), they remain synchronized for the entire
flight.
Synchronizing the altimeter barometric pressure settings:
1)
Select the AUX - System Setup Page using the
FMS
Knob.
2)
Press the
FMS
Knob to activate the cursor.
3)
Turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight Baro in the Synchronization box.
4)
Turn the small
FMS
Knob clockwise to ON or counterclockwise to OFF.
5)
Press the
FMS
Knob to remove the cursor.
Figure 2-11 Baro Synchronization Setting
(AUX - System Setup Page)
Barometric Settings
not Synchronized on PFD
