Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide 190-01194-00 Rev. A100Hazard AvoidanceOverviewGPS NavigationFlight PlanningHazard AvoidanceAdditional FeaturesAppendicesIndexAdjusting the Alert Sensitivity:1) From the Main Menu touch the Terrain Icon.2) Touch the Menu Icon.3) Touch the 'Set Up Terrain' menu option.4) Touch the buttons to cycle through the list of available sensitivitysettings (Off, Low, Medium, or High) for Terrain Alerts, Obstacle Alerts,and Descent Rate.Terrain, Obstacle, and Descent Rate Alerts are issued when flight conditions meetparameters that are set within the software algorithms. Terrain alerts typically employa CAUTION or a WARNING alert severity level, or both. When an alert is issued, visualannunciations are displayed and aural alerts are simultaneously issued. When theaircraft descends through 500 feet above the destination airport an audible “FiveHundred” altitude reminder occurs.The Terrain Alert Annunciation is shown to the lower left corner of the screen. If theTerrain Map is not displayed, a pop-up alert appears. The Range Rings on the pop-up alert are spaced every whole mile/kilometer/nautical mile. Touch the Terrain AlertAnnunciation to acknowledge the pop-up and/or aural alert.AURAL ALERTS• “Five Hundred”—when the aircraft descends through 500 feet above the destina-tion airport.The following aural terrain alerts are issued when flight conditions meetparameters that are set within the software algorithms, and are dependant onthe sensitivity level set in the Terrain Setup Menu.Alert Terrain Obstacle Descent RateCaution “caution, terrain”“caution, terrain ahead”“caution, obstacle”“caution, obstacleahead”“caution, sinkrate”Warning“terrain ahead! pull up!”“terrain! terrain! pull up!pull up!”“obstacle ahead! pullup!”“obstacle! obstacle!pull up! pull up!”“sink rate, pullup!”“pull up!”Aural Alerts Summary
