Garmin G1000 NXi Pilot’s Guide for the Cessna NAV III
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ADDITIONAL FEATURES
8.7 SATELLITE TELEPHONE AND SMS MESSAGING
NOTE:
An account must be established to access the Iridium satellite network for voice/SMS.
The GSR 56 Iridium Transceiver provides an airborne low speed data link, Iridium Satellite Telephone service,
and Short Message Service (SMS).
The telephone is available to the flight crew through the audio panel and headsets.
REGISTERING WITH GARMIN CONNEXT
A subscriber account must be established prior to using the Iridium Satellite System. Before setting up an
Iridium account, obtain the serial number of the Iridium Transceiver (GSR1) and the System ID by selecting the
‘Aux- System Status’ Page. Contact Garmin at flygarmin.com.
DISABLE/ENABLE IRIDIUM TRANSCEIVER
Iridium telephone and data communications may be turned on or off by performing these simple steps.
Disabling/enabling telephone and low speed data services:
1)
Turn the large
FMS
Knob on the MFD to select the Aux page group.
2)
Turn the small
FMS
Knob to select the ‘Aux-Telephone’ Page.
Figure 8-31 Report Status Page
3)
Press the
MENU
Key. The Page Menu window is now displayed.
4)
Turn the
FMS
Knob to select ‘Disable Iridium Transmission’ in the menu list.