Garmin G1000:Piper, Pilot'S Manual

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190-00692-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Piper PA32
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
AUTO-TUNING THE NAV FREQUENCY
NAV frequencies can be selected and loaded from the following MFD pages:
• WPT – Airport Information
• WPT – VOR Information
• NRST – Nearest Airports
• NRST – Nearest VOR
• NRST – Nearest (WX, VOR) Frequencies
• NRST – Nearest Airspaces
The MFD provides auto-tuning of NAV frequencies from waypoint and nearest pages. During enroute
navigation, the NAV frequency is entered automatically into the NAV standby frequency field. During approach
activation the NAV frequency is entered automatically into the NAV active frequency field.
Frequencies can be automatically loaded into the NAV Frequency Boxes by highlighting the frequency and
pressing the ENT Key (Figures 4-23, 4-24, and 4-25).
Auto-tuning from the MFD:
1) From any page that the NAV frequency can be auto-tuned, activate the cursor by pressing the FMS Knob or the
appropriate softkey.
2) Turn the
FMS
Knob to place the cursor on the desired NAV identifier.
3) Press the FREQ Softkey to place the cursor on the NAV frequency (Figure 4-25).
4) Press the
ENT
Key to load the NAV frequency into the standby field of the selected NAV radio.
5) Press the
Frequency Transfer
Key to transfer the frequency to the NAV Active Frequency Field.
Figure 4-23 NAV Frequency Auto-Tuning from the MFD
Turn the
FMS
Knob to Scroll
Through a List
of Frequencies
Press the
ENT
Key to Load
a Highlighted
Frequency into
the NAV Standby
Frequency Box