Control of GTX-345R in G1000?

[Ragsf15e]

Hello, does anyone use a GTX – 345R adsb transponder in a G1000 model?  if so, is there any way to control the transporter other than the code, standby, vfr?  How about things like the Bluetooth connections? Maybe clearing out the old BT connections? Or any other control of the transponder? The G1000 seems limited in its ability to control the transponder and since it’s remote, there’s no other way to push buttons on the actual transponder.

Can you control actual transponder functions through Garmin pilot?

[aggiepilot04]

That's my setup, and I've never had the need to. Just make sure to pair within the first couple of minutes of powering on the unit. Or pull your transponder breaker and try again. I've been through several phones/iPads and haven't needed to clear any old connections.

[Ragsf15e]

29 minutes ago, aggiepilot04 said:

That's my setup, and I've never had the need to. Just make sure to pair within the first couple of minutes of powering on the unit. Or pull your transponder breaker and try again. I've been through several phones/iPads and haven't needed to clear any old connections.

That’s actually a good point too… no real way to turn off or “recycle” the transponder if you needed to other than the cb.

The documentation is a little lacking on these things…

[Pinecone]

The non-R GTX-345 has a 8 or 10 pairing limit, but it you reach the limit, if you paid a new device, the oldest one gets dropped.

[Ragsf15e]

To add to this for future use, I put garmin pilot on my ipad (no subscription) and connected to the gtx-345r.  Under the devices tab you can then control many of the functions that are on a panel mounted gtx-345 such as clearing BT clients, selecting which BT clients automatically connect, changing the transponder’s BT ID (I suggest “Maverick”), and adjusting the ahrs.  I didn’t find a way to ident, go stby or set the squawk other than the g1000 interface.  Cycling power requires pulling the circuit breaker.

Edited January 24, 2024 by Ragsf15e