Garmin G1000 Series, Pilot'S Manual

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Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Diamond DA40
190-00592-00 Rev. A 2-5
PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY
2.3 SOFTKEY FUNCTION
When a softkey is turned on, its color changes to black
text on gray background and remains this way until it is
turned off, at which time it reverts to white text on black
background. The
CDI , IDENT , ADF/DME , TMR/REF ,
NRST, and ALERTS softkeys change momentarily to
black text on gray background and automatically switch
back to white text on black background.
Figure 2-4 Softkey Operation
Off On
The PFD softkeys listed provide control over flight
management functions, including GPS, NAV, terrain, traf-
fic, and weather (optional).
• INSET – Displays Inset Map in PFD lower left
corner
OFF – Removes Inset Map
DCLTR (3) – Selects desired amount of map detail;
declutter level appears in the DCLTR softkey:
NO DECLUTTER: All map features visible
DECLUTTER – 1: Declutters land data
DECLUTTER – 2: Declutters land and SUA
data
DECLUTTER – 3: Declutters large NAV data
remaining (removes everything except the
active flight plan)
TRAFFIC – Displays traffic on Inset Map
TOPO – Displays topographical data (e.g., coast-
lines, terrain, rivers, lakes) and elevation scale
on Inset Map
TERRAIN – Displays terrain information on Inset
Map
STRMSCP (optional) – Displays lightning data
on Inset Map (within 200-nm radius of
aircraft)
NEXRAD (optional) – Displays NEXRAD weather
and coverage information.
XM LTNG (optional) – Displays XM lightning
information
BACK – Returns to previous level softkeys
• PFD – Displays second-level softkeys for addi-
tional PFD configurations
METRIC
– Displays current and reference
altitudes in meters, in addition to feet; also
changes barometric setting to hectopascals
from inches of mercury (in Hg)
DFLTS
– Resets PFD to default settings
DME (optional) – Displays DME Information
Window which shows actual DME distance
BRG1 (Bearing 1) – Cycles through the follow-
ing information in the BRG1 Information
Window:
NAV1 – Displays NAV1 waypoint frequency
or identifier and GPS-derived distance
GPS – Displays GPS waypoint identifier and
GPS-derived distance
ADF – Displays ADF waypoint frequency
OFF – Removes BRG1 Information Window
360 HSI – Displays 360° compass rose HSI
ARC HSI – Displays 140° viewable arc HSI
BRG2 (Bearing 2) – Cycles through the follow-
ing information in the BRG2 Information
Window:
NAV2 – Displays NAV2 waypoint frequency
or identifier and GPS-derived distance
GPS – Displays GPS waypoint identifier and
GPS-derived distance
ADF – Displays ADF waypoint frequency
OFF – Removes BRG2 Information Window
STD BARO – Sets barometric pressure to 29.92
in Hg (1013 hPa if
METRIC
softkey is
pressed)
BACK
– Returns to previous level softkeys