Hello,
We take customer feedback very seriously and certainly understand and empathize with those of you that have asked us over the years if you could install your own GTN 6XX/7XX software upgrades instead of needing to work with a Garmin dealer who may be a great distance from your location.
We are pleased to announce that GTN V6.11, which includes features such as G3X Touch integrated radio tuning and user defined holding patterns, is now available as a software download to EAB customers with non-certified aircraft.
We will likely move this to a better location, but for now the service bulletin and software downloads are located at the bottom of this web page. Please note that the software images linked on this page which format and auto-create SD cards are delivered to our dealer resource center as a Windows computer self extracting .exe file and are only usable on Windows computers. We apologize up front to Mac users.
Service Bulletin 1613 and Software for Non-Certified Aircraft
A special non-certified aircraft
service bulletin 1613 has been developed to provide the guidance for performing this upgrade. We encourage you to download the service bulletin first, read the instructions, and then determine if you still feel qualified to create the loader card(s) and perform the upgrade and installation verification. If not, the option of seeking assistance from a dealer is still available.
SB 1613, like the certified aircraft counterpart SB 1580, includes a GTN software upgrade, but also a GMA 35 boot block software upgrade (using a separate loader card) IF you have a GTN 750 installed in combination with a GMA 35 audio panel.
If you
do not have a GMA 35 installed with a GTN 750, a single loader card is created and much of the service bulletin instructions are skipped that only apply to the GMA 35 software upgrade.
Follow the guidance in the service bulletin for obtaining a suitable blank SD card(s). Commerically available high quality 2G to 32G cards may be used.
For GTN only installations, you will download this single loader card image (from the above linked software download page) and create a single SD card to update the GTN to V6.11:
Service Bulletin 1613 - GTN 6XX/7XX Software Loader Image 006-B1367-33, Ver. 6.11, as of Feb 10, 2016, Download
If you have a GMA 35 audio panel installed with a GTN 7XX, you will download a second loader card image (from the above linked software download page) and create another separate SD card to update the GMA 35 Boot Block:
Service Bulletin 1613 - GMA Boot Block Software Loader Image 006-B2446-00, Ver. 4.10A, as of Sep 25, 2015, Download
We also expect in the future to be able to provide these updates to EAB non-certified aircraft owners perhaps sooner than the certified aircraft owners who must not only wait for the software to be TSO approved, but also wait for the STC update to be completed. The TSO approval will sometimes lead the STC approval by weeks to months depending on the nature of the upgrade.
Thanks,
Steve
GTN V6.11 Upgrade for EAB Customers
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