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3) Apply power to the G500 System. View the MFD power-up splash screen. Check
that the databases are initialized and displayed on the splash screen. When
updating the terrain and FliteCharts databases, an "in progress" message may
be seen. If this message is present, wait for the system to finish loading before
proceeding. Some databases can take up to 15 minutes to update.
4) Acknowledge the Power-up Page agreement by pressing the ENT key or the
right-most soft key. If a database is highlighted in yellow, it is either expired or
the G500 can not determine the date.
Figure A-5 Database Information on the Splash Screen
5) Use the large MFD knob to select the AUX page group and then the small
MFD knob to reach the System Status Page.
6) Press the DBASE soft key to place the cursor in the "DATABASE" window.
7) Turn the small MFD knob to scroll through the list and check that all databases
are current and there are no errors.
8) Power down the GDU 620.
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