Garmin Flight Deck 100 Marine Instruments User Manual


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190-00728-04 Rev. A
Embraer Prodigy
®
Flight Deck 100 Pilot’s Guide
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AUDIO PANEL AND CNS
ALTITUDE MODE (AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL)
Altitude Mode is automatically selected when the aircraft becomes airborne. Altitude Mode may also be
selected manually by selecting the
ALT
Softkey. ALT Mode generates Mode A and Mode C replies. Acquisition
squitter and replies to discretely addressed Mode S interrogations are also permitted.
IfAltitudeModeisselected,agreenALTindicationandtranspondercodeappearinthemodeeldofthe
TransponderDataBox,andalltransponderrepliesrequestingaltitudeinformationareprovidedwithpressure
altitude information.
ALT Mode
(Mode C Altitude
Reporting)
Figure 4-37 Altitude Mode
GROUND MODE
Ground Mode is normally selected automatically when the aircraft is on the ground. The transponder
powers up in the last mode it was in when shut down. Ground Mode can be overridden by selecting any one
of the ModeSelectionSoftkeys.AgreenGNDindicationandtranspondercodeappearinthemodeeldof
theTransponderDataBox.InGround Mode, the transponder does not allow Mode A and Mode C replies,
but it does permit acquisition squitter and replies to discretely addressed Mode S interrogations.
When Standby Mode has been selected on the ground, the transponder can be returned to Ground Mode
by selecting the GND Softkey.
GND
Mode
Figure 4-38 Ground Mode
REPLY STATUS
When the transponder sends replies to interrogations, a white R indication appears momentarily in the
replystatuseldoftheTransponderDataBox.
Reply to
Interrogation
Figure 4-39 Reply Indication
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