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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HAZARD AVOIDANCE
SYSTEM TEST
NOTE: Refer to the TCAS II documentation for information on specific aural alerts issued during system tests.
TheTCASIIsystemcanbetestedoneitherthePFDorMFD.
On the PFD:
1) Press the XPDR/TFC Softkey.
2) Press the TCAS Softkey.
3) Press the TEST Softkey.
On the MFD:
1) Turn the large
FMS
Knob to select the Map Page Group.
2) Turn the small
FMS
Knob
to select the Traffic Map Page.
3) Turn the Range knob to set the range to 2/6 nm to allow for full traffic test pattern display.
4) Select the TEST Softkey.
Or:
1) Press the MENU Key and turn the small
FMS
knob
to select ‘Test Mode’.
2) Press the ENT Key.
Wheninitiatingthesystemtest,theTCASIIunitissuestheauralannunciation“TCAS Test”.Atrafctest
patternisdisplayedontheTrafcMapPageoftheMFD,andontheInsetMaponthePFD(whichappearsifnot
alreadydisplayed.)AResolutionAdvisory(RA)alertannunciationisshownonthePFD,andpitchcuesappear
on the attitude indicator and vertical speed indicator indicating not to descend, and not to climb greater than
2000feetperminute.Thesystemtesttakesapproximatelyeightsecondstocomplete.Anauralannouncement
indicates whether the test has passed or failed. Visual annunciations will also indicate a system test has failed
(Tables6-25,6-26,and6-27).
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