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Part Three: Section 2
TAWS Operation
TERRAINcongured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 PDA and FLTA alerts:
1. Select the TAWS Page and press MENU.
“Inhibit Terrain?” is selected by default.
2. Press ENT. The PDA/FLTA alerts are inhibited.
The
annunciation is displayed in
the terrain annunciator field whenever terrain
is inhibited.
To enable PDA and FLTA alerts:
1. Select the TAWS Page and press MENU.
“Enable Terrain?” is selected by default.
2. Press ENT. The PDA/FLTA alerts are functional
again.
External TAWS Inhibit Control
An optional installation is allowed for providing
anexternalTAWSInhibitswitch.Pressingtheexternal
TAWS Inhibit switch toggles the TAWS inhibit on and
off in the same manner as using the Page Menu selec-
tion.
TAWS Manual Test
Garmin TAWS provides a manual test capability
which verifies the proper operation of the aural and
visual annunciations of the system prior to a flight.
“Test Terrain” selection
To manually test the TAWS system:
1. Select the TAWS Page and press MENU.
2. Select the “Test Terrain?” option.
3. Press ENT to confirm the selection.
An aural message is played giving the test results:
•“TAWS System Test, OK”ifthesystempassesthe
test
•“TAWS System Failure”ifthesystemfailthetest
NOTE: TAWS System Testing is disabled when
ground speed exceeds 30 knots so as not to
impede TAWS alerting.
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