G1000 Reference Guide - SkyHoppers

SECTION 10 – HAZARDAVOIDANCETraffic Advisory System (TAS) (Optional)Refer to the Honeywell KTA 870 Pilot’s Guide for adetailed discussion of the KTA 870 system.System Self Test1) Set the range to 2/6 nm.2) Press the STANDBY Softkey.3) Press the TEST Softkey.4) Self test will take approximately eight seconds tocomplete. When completed successfully, trafficsymbols will be displayed as shown in Figure10-12 and a voice alert “TAS System Test OK”will be heard. If the self test fails, the system willrevert to Standby Mode and a voice alert “TASSystem Test Fail” will be heard.2) Turn the small FMS Knob to select the secondrectangular page icon.3) Press the OPERATE Softkey to begin displayingtraffic. ‘OPERATING’ is displayed in the TrafficMode field.4) Press the ALT MODE Softkey to change the altitudevolume. Select the desired altitude volume bypressing the BELOW, NORMAL, ABOVE, or UNREST(unrestricted) Softkey. The selection is displayedin the Altitude Mode field.5) Press the STANDBY Softkey to place the system inthe Standby Mode. ‘STANDBY’ will be displayedin the Traffic Mode field.6) Rotate the Joystick clockwise to display a largerarea or rotate counter-clockwise to display aTraffic Modesmaller area.Altitude ModeTraffic Advisory,aircraft is 400’ below& climbingTraffic, Out ofRangeFigure 10-12 Self Test OK DisplayDisplaying Traffic on the Traffic Map Page1) Turn the large FMS Knob to select the Map PageGroup.“Non-Bearing” Traffic (systemis unable to determine bearing),distance is 8.0 nm, 1190’ aboveand descendingProximity Traffic,1000’ above &descendingFigure 10-13 Traffic Map Page10-8Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III190-00384-07 Rev. A