Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-32 Saratoga
190-02692-00 Rev. A
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APPENDIX A
CAUTION MESSAGES
Caution Messages Description
AIR COND DR
Air conditioning door is open.
BAGGAGE DOOR
Baggage door is open.
EMER BAT LOW
Emergency battery state of charge less than 75 percent.
FLAPS
Flap position and flap setting do not agree.
PITOT FAIL
Pitot heat is inoperative.
PITOT OFF
Pitot heat is off.
SHED LOAD
Shed electrical load. (Issued again 5 minutes after initially displayed and acknowledged.)
ADVISORY MESSAGES
Advisory Messages Description
ADF FAN
The ADF cooling fan is inoperative. (Only available when ADF is installed.)
AIR COND DR
Air conditioning door is operating properly.
AVIONICS FAN
The cooling fan for the remote avionics is inop.
DISPLAY FAN
The cooling fan for the display is inoperative.
EMER BAT NC
The emergency battery is not charging.
STBY ALT ON
Standby alternator on.
MESSAGE ADVISORY ALERTS
Alerts Window Message
PFD FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the PFD is inoperative..
MDF FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the MFD is inoperative.
GIA FAN FAIL – The cooling fan for the GIAs is inoperative.
DISPLAY INHIBITS
Inhibits prevent certain CAS messages from being displayed during the following conditions:
If two alert levels of the same message are active simultaneously (e.g., L FUEL QTY warning and L FUEL
QTY caution) only the higher alert level is displayed.
If a GEA or GIA fails, all CAS messages depending on sensors associated with that LRU are automatically
inhibited. Inhibits cannot be activated by invalid sensor data.
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).
Voice Alert Alert Trigger
“Minimums, Minimums” The aircraft has descended below the preset minimum descent altitude or decision altitude.
“Traffic” Played when a Traffic Advisory (TA) is issued with the TIS system.
“TIS Not Available” The aircraft is outside the TIS coverage area.