Appendix a, Alert level definitions, Message advisory alerts – Garmin G1000 Piper PA-46 Meridian User Manual
Page 525: Voice alerts

190-00763-01 Rev. A
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
SY
STEM
O
VER
VIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO P
ANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANA
GEMENT
HAZARD
AV
OID
ANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEA
TURES
APPENDICES
INDEX
511
APPENDIX A
Figure A-2 System Status Page, Annunciation Tone Testing
Press to Test
Annunciation Tone
ALERT LEVEL DEFINITIONS
See the EICAS section for alert level definitions.
MESSAGE ADVISORY ALERTS
Message advisory alerts issue a flashing ‘MSG’ Softkey annunciation. Pressing the MSG Softkey acknowledges
the presence of the message advisory alert and displays the alert text message in the Message Window.
Alerts Window Message
Audio Alert/Voice Message
PFD1 FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for PFD1 has failed.
None
PFD2 FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for PFD2 has failed.
None
MFD FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the MFD has failed.
None
AV FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for remote avionics has failed.
None
VOICE ALERTS
The following audio alerts are announced by the system using a voice of male or female gender (see the AUX
- System Setup Page to change the audio alert voice). If the optional Terrain Awareness and Warning System is
installed, voice alerts are also generated (refer to the TAWS Alerts section).
Voice Alert
Alert Trigger
“Airspeed, airspeed”
Airspeed has exceeded Vmo.
“Minimums, minimums”
The aircraft has descended below the preset minimum descent altitude or decision altitude.
“Vertical track”
The aircraft is one minute from Top of Descent. Issued only when vertical navigation is enabled.
“Traffic”
The Traffic Information Service (TIS) has issued a Traffic Advisory alert
“Traffic not available”
The aircraft is outside the Traffic Information Service (TIS) coverage area (not available when a TAS system is installed).