Cockpit Reference Guide

Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Cessna Nav III
190-00384-11 Rev. A
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SECTION 1
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
1.6 BACKLIGHTING
Manually adjust the backlight for the PFD
and MFD:
1) Press the MENU Key on the PFD to display the PFD
Setup Menu window.
2) Press the small FMS Knob to activate the cursor.
‘PFD DSPL > AUTO’ is now highlighted.
3) Turn the small FMS Knob to display the
selection window.
4) Turn the small FMS Knob to select ‘MANUAL’, then
press the ENT Key.
5) With the intensity value now highlighted, turn
the small FMS Knob to select the desired
backlighting.
6) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘MFD DSPL
> AUTO’ and repeat steps 3 through 5.
Figure 1-10 PFD Setup Menu Window
1.7 DATABASE UPDATES
NOTE: Loading a database in the system prior
to it’s effective date will result in the expiration
date on the power-up screen and the effective
date on the AUX-SYSTEM STATUS Page being
displayed in yellow.
The system uses Secure Digital (SD) cards to load and
store various types of data. For basic flight operations, SD
cards are required for database storage as well as Jeppesen
navigation and Jeppesen ChartView database updates.
Not all SD cards are compatible with the G1000. Use
only SD cards supplied by Garmin or the aircraft manu-
facturer.
Information regarding the various databases may be
viewed on the AUX-System Status Page.
The Display Database Selection Softkey (Figure 1-11)
is used to place the cursor in the Database Window. Upon
first press of the Display Database Selection Softkey, the
softkey will change to a selected state (black text on gray
background) and the cursor will appear in the Database
Window. At this point the user can scroll through all data-
bases in the Database Window to view status information.
If the Display Database Selection Softkey is pressed repeat-
edly, the softkey will switch between PFD1 and MFD1.
Database status information in the Database Window will
reflect the database of the selected PFD or MFD.
Figure 1-11 Display Database Softkey
Unselected MFD DB Selected PFD DB Selected
The following procedures pertain to updating the
G1000 system with SD cards as outlined in Appendix B of
the G1000 Cessna Nav III Pilot’s Guide.