Pilot's Guide

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Garmin G500/600 Pilot’s Guide
190-00601-02 Rev. H
Cover TOC
Foreword
Sec 1
System
Sec 2
PFD
Sec 3
MFD
Sec 4
Hazard
Avoidance
Sec 5
Additional
Features
Sec 6
Annun.
& Alerts
Sec 7
Symbols
Sec 8
GlossaryAppendix A
Appendix B
Index
1) Turn the large MFD knob to the AUX page group.
2) Turn the small MFD knob to the System Status page.
3) Press the LRU soft key to highlight the first item in the LRU Info window.
4) Turn the small MFD knob to scroll through the items in the LRU Info window
in case more items are available than are displayed. If more items are available
than can be displayed in the window, a scroll bar will show on the right side of
the window.
5) Press the DB ACTV soft key to display the active databases.
6) Press the DB SYNC soft key to display the status of Database SYNC operations.
The synchronization happens automatically regardless of whether the soft key
is used.
3.2.4.1 Database Sync Operation
Database SYNC allows the G500/600 to synchronize databases from a
single unit. The pilot only needs to update a single database card and the new
databases are automatically SYNC’d through the units connected in the cockpit
and configured for Database Syncing.
The following databases can be synchronized between using Database SYNC:
• Navigation
• Obstacle
• SafeTaxi
• Airport Directory
• Chartview (when support is added by Jeppesen)
• FliteCharts
• Basemap
When Database SYNC is enabled in the LRUs and a database card is inserted
that is created for Database SYNC, the G500/600 will coordinate with the other
LRUs in the cockpit to determine which unit has the newest databases. Once
the determination has occurred, the connected LRUs will begin to transfer
the databases. This process may take several minutes. Charts are meant to be
transferred while in-flight, before the new chart database is effective, as this
could take an hour or more. The status of the database transfers to a unit can be
viewed in the System Status function on the DB SYNC page. The G500/600 will
display the source of the received databases. If a database transfer is pending,
completed, or not authorized, the status will also be indicated.