Garmin GNS 400W GPS Receiver User Manual


 
2 - NAV PAGES
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To show or hide aviation data:
1. Select the Terrain Page and press MENU.
2. Select “Show (or Hide) Aviation Data” and
press ENT. Pressing the CLR key when the
TERRAIN Page is displayed will also toggle
aviation information on or off.
Inhibit Mode
The Garmin Terrain system provides an “inhibit
mode”. This mode is designed to deactivate Premature
DescentAlert/ForwardLookingTerrainAvoidance
(PDA/FLTA)visualalertswhentheyaredeemed
unnecessarybythepilot.FlyingVFRintoanarea
where unique terrain exists could cause the system
to annunciate a nuisance alert. Pilots should use
discretion when inhibiting the TERRAIN system
and always remember to enable the system when
appropriate. When Terrain is inhibited, the terrain
page will still be active, but alerts and messages will
not be generated. See the Terrain Alerts section for
more information on terrain alerts.
TERRAIN configured units will restore the “inhibit
state” at startup to the last pilot-selected setting. TAWS
configured units will always start up with TAWS alerts
uninhibited.
Inhibiting Terrain
To inhibit Terrain:
1. Select the Terrain Page and press MENU.
“Inhibit Terrain?” is selected by default.
2. Press ENT. The Terrain system is inhibited. The
annunciation is displayed in the
terrain annunciator field whenever terrain is
inhibited.
To enable TERRAIN:
Enabling Terrain
1. Select the
Terrain
Page and press MENU.
“Enable Terrain?” is selected by default.
2. Press ENT. The
Terrain
system is functional
again.
Terrain Operation