Garmin G1000 PDAs & Smartphones User Manual


 
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for Cessna Nav III
190-00498-07 Rev. A
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
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FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
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ADDITIONAL
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The barometricpressuresettingisdisplayedbelowtheAltimeterininchesofmercury(inHg)orhectopascals
(hPa)whenmetricunitsareselected.Adjustingthealtimeterbarometricpressuresettingcreatesdiscontinuities
inVNVverticalnavigation,movingthedescentpath.Forlargeadjustments,itmaytakeseveralminutesforthe
aircrafttore-establishonthedescentpatch.IfthechangeismadewhilenearingawaypointwithaVNVTarget
Altitude,theaircraftmaynotre-establishonthedescentpathintimetomeettheverticalconstraint.
Selecting the altimeter barometric pressure setting:
Turn the BARO Knob to select the desired setting.
Selecting standard barometric pressure:
1) Press the PFD Softkey to display the second-level softkeys..
2) Press the STD BARO Softkey; STD BARO is displayed in barometric setting box (Figure 2-9).
Figure 2-9 Standard Barometric Altimeter Setting
Changing altimeter barometric pressure setting units:
1) Press the PFD Softkey to display the second-level softkeys.
2) Press the ALT UNIT Softkey.
3) Press the IN Softkey to display the barometric pressure setting in inches of mercury (in Hg).
Or: Press the HPA Softkey to display the barometric pressure setting in hectopascals (hPa).
4) Press the
BACK
Softkey to return to the top-level softkeys.
ABaroTransitionAlertisprovidedtonotifythepilottochangethebarometricpressuresettingwhencrossing
thebarotransitionaltitude.Iftheaircraftisatleast500feetbelowthetransitionaltitudeandthenclimbs
through this altitude and the STD BAROSoftkeyhasnotbeenpressed,thebarometricpressuresettingashes
inlightblueuntilthepressuresettingischanged.Iftheaircraftisatleast500feetabovethetransitionaltitude
andthendescendsthroughthisaltitudeandthebarometricpressuresettinghasnotbeenchangedfromSTD
BARO,thesettingashesinlightblueuntilitischanged(Figure2-10).
Setting the Baro Transition Alert:
1) Use the FMS Knob to select the AUX - System Setup Page.
2) Press the FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
3) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘OFF or ON’ in the ‘BARO TRANSITION ALERT’ box.
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to turn the alert OFF or ON and press the ENT Key.
5) With the altitude field highlighted, turn the small FMS Knob to select the desired altitude and press the ENT
Key.
6) To cancel the selection, press the FMS Knob.