Definition
A setup page within the Primary Flight Display (PFD) or Multi-Function Display (MFD) of a glass cockpit avionics system that allows the pilot to view and adjust how the system is configured — including units of measurement, data field selections, alert thresholds, and display preferences used during flight operations such as locating nearest airports.
Plain English
A settings screen on the cockpit's electronic display where the pilot can change how information is shown and what the system does with it.
Context Anchor
Seen on glass-cockpit displays when using menus or setup pages, including when checking how nearest-airport information is selected or displayed.
Derivation
Configuration comes from Latin roots meaning “to shape together” or “to arrange.” That fits the aviation use: the page shows how parts of the avionics system are arranged or set up to work together.
Why Pilots Care
Confirms correct system sources and modes before relying on them for navigation or autopilot guidance.
Intuition Check
Do not read “page” as a paper page in a book. Here it means one screen or menu view on an electronic cockpit display. “Configuration” does not mean the physical shape of the airplane; it means how the display system is set up.
Example Sentence 1
Before departure, the pilot opened the systems configuration page to set the minimum runway length to 3,000 feet so the nearest airport function would only show suitable fields.
Example Sentence 2
During the approach briefing, checking the systems configuration page ensured the autopilot was receiving valid attitude and heading data.