Garmin G1000 Cockpit Reference Guide for the Columbia 350/400 190-00567-01 Rev. A1-14SECTION 1SYSTEM OVERVIEW1.7 BACKLIGHTINGWhen system power is turned off, all manualbacklighting settings will return to the factory defaultsettings.Manually adjust the backlight for the PFDand MFD:1) Press the MENU Key on the PFD to display the PFDSetup 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 theselection window.4) Turn the FMS Knob to select ‘MANUAL’, then pressthe ENT Key.5) With the intensity value now highlighted, turnthe small FMS Knob to select the desiredbacklighting.6) Turn the large FMS Knob to highlight ‘MFD DSPL> AUTO’ and repeat steps 3 through 5.Figure 1-11 PFD Setup Menu Window1.8 DATABASE UPDATESThe G1000 System uses Secure Digital (SD) cardsto load and store various types of data. For basic flightoperations, SD cards are required for database storageas well as Jeppesen aviation and ChartView databaseupdates.The following procedures pertain to updating theG1000 system with SD cards as outlined in Appendix B ofthe G1000 Columbia 350/400 Pilot’s Guide.Jeppesen Aviation DatabaseNOTE: After the aviation database is installed,the card may be removed after loading theupdate to each LRU.Updating the Jeppesen aviation database:1) With the G1000 System OFF, insert the SD cardcontaining the aviation database update into thetop card slot of the PFD to be updated (Label of SDcard facing left).2) Turn the G1000 System ON. A prompt similar tothe following is displayed in the upper left cornerof the PFD:Figure 1-12 Database Update Prompt3) Press the ENT Key to start the database update. Aprompt similar to the following is displayed:
