Pilot's Guide

A-5190-01102-02 Rev. E
Garmin G500 Pilot’s Guide
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
Glossary Appendix A
Appendix B
Index
the database product will need to be downloaded to a Supplemental Data Card.
Insert the Supplemental Data Card into the card slot shown in Figure A-4. The
upper slot is typically used for updating the navigation database and is then
normally left open. The card may be inserted in either slot. The Supplemental
Data Card should not be removed except to update the databases stored on the
card.
Navigation Database SD Update Card
Terrain, Obstacles, Airports, SafeTaxi, Charts
(FliteChart or ChartView) Database SD Card
Figure A-4 SD Card Database Location
The Garmin databases can be updated by following the instructions detailed
in the “Navigation Databases” section of the Garmin web site (fly.garmin.com).
Once the updated files have been downloaded from the web site, a PC equipped
with an appropriate SD card reader is used to unpack and program the new
databases onto the existing Supplemental Data Cards. The following equipment
is required to perform the update:
• Windows-compatiblePCcomputer(Windows2000,XP,Vista,orWindows
7 recommended)
• SanDiskSDCardReader,P/NsSDDR-93or SDDR-99orequivalentcard
reader
• UpdateddatabaseobtainedfromtheGarminwebsite
• ExistingSupplementalDatabaseSDCard(P/N010-00769-xx)
It may be necessary to have the system configured by a Garmin authorized
service facility in order to use certain database features.
Updating Garmin databases
1) Download the data to the data cards from the appropriate web site.
2) Insert Database SD card in an empty card slot of the GDU 620. The SD card
containing the ChartView, FliteCharts, SafeTaxi, or any other database (except
for the Jeppesen Aviation Database) is typically inserted into the lower slot on
the GDU 620.