
Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Beechcraft 58/G58
10-20
SECTION 10 – HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
Adjusting Gain
1. Press the
GAIN
softkey to activate the cursor
in the GAIN field.
2. Turn the
small FMS
knob to adjust the gain for
the desirable level. The gain setting is visible
in the gain field as a movable horizontal bar in
a flashing box. The line pointer is a reference
depicting the calibrated position.
3. Press the
FMS
knob to remove the cursor.
4. Press the
GAIN
softkey again to recalibrate the
gain. CALIBRATED will be displayed in the
GAIN field.
WARNING: Changing the gain in weather mode
will cause precipitation intensity to be displayed
as a color not representative of the true intensity.
See Figures 10-32 and 10-33. Remember to
return the gain setting to ‘Calibrated’ for viewing
the actual intensity of precipitation.
Figure 10-32 Calibrated Gain
Figure 10-33 Manual Gain Set Below Calibrated
Ground Mapping
1. Press the
MODE
softkey.
2. Press the
GROUND
softkey to place the radar
in Ground Map mode.
3. Press the
BACK
softkey.
4. Press the
FMS
knob to activate the cursor.
5. Turn the
large FMS
knob to place the cursor in
the Tilt field.
6. Adjust the antenna tilt angle by turning the
small FMS
knob to position the ground returns
as desired.
7. Press the
FMS
knob to remove the cursor.
Sector Scan
1. Press the
FMS
knob to activate the cursor.
2. Turn the
large FMS
knob to place the cursor in
the BEARING field.
If the Bearing Line is not displayed, press the
MENU
key and turn the
large FMS
knob to select
‘Show Bearing Line’. Press the
ENT
key.
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