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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA62
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APPENDIX A
ALERT LEVEL DEFINITIONS
The G1000 Alerting System uses three alert levels.
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WARNING:
This level of alert requires immediate attention.
Warning alert text is shown in red in the Annunciation Window and is accompanied by a continuous chime
and a flashing ‘WARNING’ Softkey annunciation. Pressing the
WARNING
Softkey acknowledges the presence
of the warning alert and stops the aural chime.
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CAUTION:
This level of alert indicates the existence of abnormal conditions on the aircraft that may require
intervention.
Caution alert text is shown in yellow in the Annunciation Window and is accompanied by a single chime
and a flashing ‘CAUTION’ Softkey annunciation. Pressing the
CAUTION
Softkey acknowledges the presence
of the caution alert.
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ANNUNCIATION OR MESSAGE ADVISORY:
This level of alert provides general information.
Annunciation alert text is shown in white in the Annunciation Window; no aural tone is generated. An
annunciation alert is accompanied by a flashing
ADVISORY
Softkey annunciation. Pressing the
ADVISORY
Softkey acknowledges the presence of the annunciation alert.
Message advisory alerts do not issue annunciations in the Annunciation Window. Instead, message advisory
alerts only issue a flashing ‘ADVISORY’ Softkey annunciation. Selecting the
ADVISORY
Softkey acknowledges
the presence of the message advisory alert and displays the alert text message in the Alerts Window.
Figure A-3 Softkey Annunciation
(
ALERTS
Softkey Labels)