System Maintenance Manual

G1000 / GFC 700 System Maintenance Manual - 300/B300 Series King Air Page 3-19
190-00716-01 Revision 1
3.9.1 MFD & PFD Software Load
Follow this procedure to load software to either PFD or the MFD.
1. Connect a ground power unit to the external power receptacle and turn on the ground power unit.
2. Set the BAT, EXT PWR and AVIONICS MASTER PWR switches to ON.
3. With the G1000 system powered on, pull the MFD, PFD 1 (PRI), PFD 1 (SEC), and PFD 2
circuit breakers.
4. Insert the software loader card into top card slot in the desired PFD or MFD. See Section 3.9.2
for information on creating or obtaining a software loader card.
NOTE
If loading software to all displays, it is preferred to load PFD 2 first, followed by the
MFD and then PFD 1.
5. Start the PFD or MFD in configuration mode as described in Section 3.7.
6. Press the ENT key or the sofkey labeled ‘YES’ to acknowledge the following prompt (see also
note below for MFD):
NOTE
For the MFD, use the far right soft key on the MFD in lieu of the ENT key where called out in
Steps 3 through 6. The ENT key for the MFD is located on the GCU 477 FMS controller and
may not function prior to software load.
7. New software is loaded to the PFD or MFD unit and the following screen is displayed:
8. Press the softkey labeled ‘YES’. Note that the splash screen may need to be loaded again after all
software and configuration loading is completed.
9. When complete, the display starts in configuration mode displaying the “System Status” page. Do
not remove power.
10. Remove the Loader Card from the display and insert it into the top card slot on another display if
desired. Repeat Steps 5 through 9 as needed.
IMPORTANT!
For the rest of the software/configuration procedure, do not operate the MFD or
PFD 2 while loading software or configuration files unless specifically instructed to
do so. A failed or cancelled load may result.