Garmin GNS 530 Pilot's Manual & Reference

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GNS 530(A) Pilot’s Guide and Reference 190-00181-00 Rev. H13-4SECTION 13TAWS13.3 TAWS ALERTSTAWS Alerts are issued when flight conditions meetparameters that are set within TAWS software algorithms.TAWS alerts typically employ either a CAUTION or aWARNING alert severity level, or both.When an alert is issued, visual annunciations aredisplayed. Aural alerts are simultaneously issued.Annunciations appear in a dedicated field in the lowerleft corner of the display (Figure 13-2). Annunciationsare color-coded according to Table 13-2.Figure 13-2 TAWS Annunciation FieldTAWS Annunciation FieldPop-up terrain alerts (Figures 13-3 & 13-4) can alsoappear during an alert, but only when the TAWS Page isnot displayed.There are two options when an alert is displayed:• Press the CLR Key. This acknowledges thepop-up alert and returns to the currentlyviewed page.• Press the ENT Key. This acknowledges thepop-up alert and accesses the TAWS Page.NOTE: To further capture the attention of thepilot, TAWS issues aural (voice) messages thataccompany visual annunciations and pop-upalerts.Figure 13-3 Caution Alert Pop-upFigure 13-4 Warning Alert Pop-upNOTE: Alerts with multiple messages (see Table13-2) are configurable at installation and areinstallation-dependent.NOTE: TAWS Caution Alerts are displayed asconstant black text on a yellow background;TAWS Warning Alerts are displayed as constantwhite text on a red background.