Garmin G1000 Series, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40
190-00592-00 Rev. A 4-4
TRANSPONDER
Altitude Mode (Automatic or Manual)
Altitude mode is automatically selected when the
aircraft becomes airborne. Altitude mode may also be
selected manually by pressing the
ALT softkey.
If Altitude mode is selected, a green ALT indication is
displayed in the mode field of the Transponder Status bar,
and all transponder replies requesting altitude information
are provided with pressure altitude information.
Figure 4-7 Altitude Mode
Reply Status
When the transponder sends replies to interrogations,
an R indication appears momentarily in the reply status
field of the Transponder Status bar.
Figure 4-8 Reply Indication
CODE SELECTION
Entering a Code
A total of 4,096 discrete identification codes can be
selected with the Code Selection softkeys.
To enter a transponder code:
1. Press the XPDR softkey to display the transponder
Mode Selection softkeys.
2. Press the CODE softkey to display the
transponder Code Selection softkeys, for digit
entry.
3. Press the digit softkeys to enter the code in the
code field. When entering the code, the next
key in sequence must be pressed within 10
seconds, or the entry is cancelled and restored
to the previous code. Five seconds after the
fourth digit has been entered, the transponder
code becomes active.
Figure 4-9 Entering a Code
NOTE: When entering a code, press the BKSP
(backspace) softkey to back up and change code
digits.