User manual GARMIN G1000 NON-AIRFRAMESPECIFIC TRANSPONDER PILOTS GUIDE

[. . . ] When the Top-level XPDR softkey is pressed, the following softkeys appear in the softkey bar (Figure 5. 1. 2): STBY, ON, ALT, VFR, CODE, IDENT, BACK. TRANSPONDER STATUS BAR The Transponder Status bar is located to the left of the System Time box and contains, a four-digit code field, a mode field and a reply status indicator. In Standby mode, both the code field and the mode field appear in white. In all other modes, these fields appear in green. Transponder Status Bar Figure 5. 1. 1 Top-level Softkeys Pressing XPDR displays the Mode Selection softkeys Pressing BACK displays the Toplevel softkeys Figure 5. 1. 2 Mode Selection Softkeys Pressing CODE displays the Code Selection softkeys Pressing BACK displays the Mode Selection softkeys Figure 5. 1. 3 Code Selection Softkeys 190-00382-00 Rev. [. . . ] NOTE: Aircraft without an operating transponder are invisible to TIS. 5-2 Garmin G1000 Transponder Pilot's Guide 190-00382-00 Rev. D OPERATION 5. 2 OPERATION MODE SELECTION Mode selection can be automatic (Ground and Altitude modes) or manual (Standby, ON and Altitude modes). The STBY, ON and ALT softkeys can be accessed by pressing the XPDR softkey. Standby Mode (Manual) The Standby mode can be selected at any time by pressing the STBY softkey. In Standby mode, the transponder does not reply to interrogations, but new codes can be entered. If the Standby mode is selected, a white STBY indication appears in the mode field of the Transponder Status bar. Ground Mode (Automatic) Ground mode is automatically selected when the aircraft is on the ground. A green GND indication appears in the mode field of the Transponder Status bar. In Ground mode, the transponder does not allow Mode A and Mode C replies, but it does permit acquisition squitter and replies to discretely addressed Mode S interrogations. Figure 5. 2. 2 Standby Mode NOTE: In Standby mode, the IDENT function is inhibited. Manual ON Mode The ON mode can be selected at any time by pressing the ON softkey. ON mode generates Mode A and Mode S replies, but Mode C altitude reporting is inhibited. In ON mode, a green ON indication appears in the mode field of the Transponder Status bar. Figure 5. 2. 1 Ground Mode NOTE: Ground mode can be overridden by pressing any one of the Mode Selection softkeys. Figure 5. 2. 3 ON Mode 190-00382-00 Rev. D Garmin G1000 Transponder Pilot's Guide 5-3 OPERATION 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. CODE SELECTION Entering a Code A total of 4, 096 discrete identification codes can be selected with the Code Selection softkeys. Press the XPDR softkey to display the transponder Mode Selection softkeys. Press the CODE softkey to display the transponder Code Selection softkeys, for digit entry. [. . . ] 1200 East 151st Street Olathe, KS 66062, U. S. A. p: 913. 397. 8200 f: 913. 397. 8282 Garmin AT, Inc. 2345 Turner Road SE Salem, OR 97302, U. S. A. [. . . ]