How important are the master warning and master caution warning external lights on the G3X? Are the warnings and cautions that come up on the screen obvious and persistent enough that you would have to have your head up your as not to know they are there and the external lights just distractions or are there times when the external lights are a good idea?
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G3X warning lights
- Thread starter brian257
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Walt
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I stopped installing MW/MC lights in panels as I thought they offered little real value and are an additional distraction. The warning messages on the PFD are very well displayed and if you like you can make them different colors with or without warning tones.
MW/MC lights will require a separate dimmer otherwise they will be full brightness all the time adding to the complexity of the installation, there is also no way to 'cancel' the warnings so they can become more of a distraction than I personally prefer.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Walts-RV7/i-9NDCZhP/0/2e72fe69/4K/IMG_0683%20orig%20%282%29-4K.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/RV8-panel/i-z2S8SDq/0/f876cd2e/4K/2019112312185943--883266497016919753-IMG_0847-4K.jpg
MW/MC lights will require a separate dimmer otherwise they will be full brightness all the time adding to the complexity of the installation, there is also no way to 'cancel' the warnings so they can become more of a distraction than I personally prefer.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Walts-RV7/i-9NDCZhP/0/2e72fe69/4K/IMG_0683%20orig%20%282%29-4K.jpg
https://photos.smugmug.com/RV8-panel/i-z2S8SDq/0/f876cd2e/4K/2019112312185943--883266497016919753-IMG_0847-4K.jpg
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G3X Touch CAS Messages
As Walt mentions, you have the option of including an audible alert to the CAS Warning messages. This can be accomplished when programming the gauge markings for the various EIS parameters. Yellow Range + Alert will generate a visual CAS message on the PFD, Red Range + Alert will generate a similar PFD CAS message, as well as an audible tone in your headset to draw your attention to the alerted condition.
Thanks,
Justin
As Walt mentions, you have the option of including an audible alert to the CAS Warning messages. This can be accomplished when programming the gauge markings for the various EIS parameters. Yellow Range + Alert will generate a visual CAS message on the PFD, Red Range + Alert will generate a similar PFD CAS message, as well as an audible tone in your headset to draw your attention to the alerted condition.
Thanks,
Justin
