190-01255-00 Rev. B
Garmin G1000H
™
Pilot’s Guide for the Bell 407GX
122
AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
VFR CODE
The VFR codecanbe entered eithermanuallyor bypressingthe
XPDR
Softkey, then the
VFR
Softkey.
Whenthe
VFR
Softkeyispressed,thepre-programmedVFRcodeisautomaticallydisplayedinthecodeeld
oftheTransponderDataBox.Pressingthe
VFR
Softkey again restores the previous identification code.
Thepre-programmedVFRCodeissetatthefactoryto1200.IfaVFRcodechangeisrequired,contacta
Garmin-authorizedservicecenterforconguration.
Figure 4-38 VFR Code
VFR Code
IDENT FUNCTION
NOTE: In Standby Mode, the IDENT Softkey is inoperative.
Pressing the
IDENT
Softkey sends a distinct identity indication to Air Traffic Control (ATC). The indication
distinguishes the identing transponder from all the others on the air traffic controller’s screen. The
IDENT
Softkey appearson all levelsof transpondersoftkeys. Whenthe
IDENT
Softkey is pressed, a green
IDNT
indicationisdisplayedinthemodeeldoftheTransponderDataBoxforadurationof18seconds.
After the
IDENT
Softkey is pressed while in Mode or Code Selection, the system reverts to the top-level
softkeys.
Press the IDENT
Softkey to Initiate
the ID Function
IDNT
Indication
Figure 4-39 IDENT Softkey and Indication