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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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Deleting a profile:
1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page.
2) Press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor.
3)
Turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight ‘DELETE’ in the Pilot Profile Box.
4) Press the
ENT
Key.
5) In the ‘Delete Profile’ window, turn the FMS Knob to select the profile to delete.
6) Press the
ENT
Key.
7)
With ‘DELETE’ highlighted, press the
ENT
Key.
8)
To cancel the process, use the large FMS Knob to select ‘CANCEL’ and press the ENT Key.
D
ATE
/T
IME
The Date/Time Box on the System Setup Page displays the current date and time and allows the pilot
to set the time format (local 12-hr, local 24-hr, or UTC) and offset. The time offset is used to define
current local time. UTC (also called “GMT” or “Zulu”) date and time are calculated directly from the GPS
satellites signals and cannot be changed. When using a local time format, designate the offset by adding or
subtracting the desired number of hours.
Setting the system time format:
1) While on the System Setup Page, press the FMS Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor.
2) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the time format field in the Date/Time Box.
3)
Turn the small
FMS
Knob to select the desired system time format (local 12hr, local 24hr, UTC) and press the
ENT Key.
Setting the current time offset:
1)
While on the System Setup Page, press the
FMS
Knob momentarily to activate the flashing cursor.
2)
Turn the large
FMS
Knob to highlight the time offset field in the Date/Time Box.
3) Turn the FMS Knobs to enter the time offset and press the ENT Key.
D
ISPLAY
U
NITS
The Display Units Box on the System Setup Page allows configuration of the measurement units used for
the following displayed data:
• Nav angle (auto, true)
Affects the BRG field in the PFD Navigation Status Box.
Affects the BRG, DTK, TKE, TRK, and XTK fields in the MFD Navigation Status Box.
When set to ‘AUTO’, magnetic variation is figured into the displayed value. When ‘TRUE’ is selected,
no magnetic variation is calculated and a ‘T’ is displayed next to the value.
• Distance and speed (metric, nautical)