Garmin Cirrus Perspective SR20 User Manual

Cirrus Perspective
™
by Garmin – Pilot’s Guide for the SR20/SR22/SR22T
190-00820-08 Rev. A
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FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EIS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE/DECISION HEIGHT ALERTING
Foraltitudeawareness,abarometricMinimumDescentAltitude(MDA)orDecisionHeight(DH),basedon
barometricaltitudecanbeset.Whenactive,thealtitudesettingisdisplayedtothelowerleftoftheAltimeter
andwithabugatthecorrespondingaltitudealongtheAltimeter(oncethealtitudeiswithintherangeofthe
tape).
ThefollowingvisualannunciationsalertthepilotwhenapproachingtheMDAorDH:
•Whentheaircraftaltitudedescendstowithin2500feetoftheMDA/DHsetting,the‘BAROMIN’boxappears
with the altitude in light blue text. The bug appears on the altitude tape in light blue once in range.
•Whentheaircraftpassesthrough100feetoftheMDA/DH,thebugandtextturnwhite.
•Once the aircraft reaches the MDA/DH, the bug and text turn yellow and the aural alert, “Minimums
Minimums”,isgenerated.
Alertingisinhibitedwhiletheaircraftisonthegroundanduntiltheaircraftreaches150feetabovethesetting
forthealert.IftheaircraftproceedstoclimbafterhavingreachedtheMDA/DH,onceitreaches50feetabove
theMDA/DH,alertingisdisabled.
Figure 2-39 Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Height Alerting Visual Annunciations
MDA/DH
Setting
MDA/DH
Bug
Altitude ReachedWithin 100 feetWithin 2500 feet
TheMDA/DHmaybesetfromeitherPFDandissynchronizedonbothPFDs.Thefunctionisresetwhenthe
power is cycled.
Setting the Minimums Descent Altitude/Decision Height:
1) Press the TMR/REF Softkey.
2) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight the Minimums field.
3) Turn the small FMS Knob to select BARO. OFF is selected by default. Press the ENT Key or turn the large FMS
Knob to highlight the next field.
4) Use the small FMS Knob to enter the desired altitude (from zero to 16,000 feet).
5) To remove the window, press the CLR Key or the TMR/REF Softkey.
Figure 2-40 MDA/DH Setting (Timer/References Window)

Garmin Cirrus Perspective SR20 Specifications

General

Brand	Garmin
Model	Cirrus Perspective SR20
Category	Avionics Display
Language	English