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table of contentS
introduction
Thereal-worldGTNseriesgaugeseachfeaturefullyintegratedGPS,NAV,COM,andMFDfunctionsforallyoGeneralAviationaircraftneeds.Thelargescreenandintuitivegraphicaltouchscreeninterfacegiveyouquandeasyaccesstoterrainmapping,graphicalflightplanning,charts,trafficdisplayandmuchmore.
TheFlight1GTN750andGTN650gaugesarenearlyidenticaltotheirreal-worldcounterparts.Fromintuitivegraphicaltouchscreeninterfaceandeasyaccesstofeaturesandfunctions,youwon'tknowwhatydidwithoutthem.EachGTNseriesgaugefeaturesahigh-resolutionmovingmapdisplaywithfulldata,suchterrain,topographyandairways,aTCASsystemwithalertsandaTAWSsystemwithFLTAalerts,obstadatabaseandobstaclealerts.Bothgaugesarehighlycustomizable,withmanyfeaturesthatcanbeturnedorofforadjustedtosuittheuser'spreference.Inaddition,flightplanningandprocedurespages,withtheabitosaveflightplansandviewelectroniccharts,andaverticalcalculationspagethatprovidesdecentmessagtohelpyoudeterminethecorrectdecentprofiletoyourselectedwaypoint,arealsofeatured.
UptotwoGTN750andtwoGTN650gaugescanbeinstalledandconfiguredineachaircraftusingtheeasyuseFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutility.EachGTNseriesgaugesupportsfullautopilotintegrationan
theabilitytoflyWAASapproaches.Inaddition,eachgaugesupportsseparateflightplansandyouareableswitchflightplannavigationsourcesbetweengauges.Totopitalloff,cross-fillsupportbetweenGTNserigauges issupportedfor radiofrequencies,NAV/GPS indicator,audiopaneldata, transponderandm(cross-fillsupportofflightplandataisnotcurrentlysupported).
FromallofusatFlight1Software,wehopeyouenjoyflyingwithyournewGTNseriesgauges.We'resuretyou'llagreetheywilladdawholenewdimensiontoanyFlightSimulatoraircraftyouinstallthemin!
Thissoftwareisdesignedforentertainmentpurposesonly.AlthoughwehavedesignedtheGTN750anGTN650gaugesforFlightSimulatortoresembleandfunctionascloselyaspossibletotheirreal-wo
counterparts,theyarenotdesignedasatrainingdevice.Notallsystemshavebeensimulated,andsomethosethathavebeensimulatedmaynotbeentirelyfunctionalorsimulatedto100%accuracy.
**NOTINTENDEDFORREAL-WORLDNAVIGATION**
Flight1SoftwareisnotresponsibleforerrorsduetodifferencesinfunctionalitybetweenanypartofthGTN750andGTN650gaugesforFlightSimulatorandtheirreal-worldcounterparts.
NOTE:Mostofthecomplexfeaturesandfunctionsinthereal-worldGTNseriesgaugescanbefoundinoGTN750andGTN650gauges,however,somefeaturesarenotfunctional.TheseincludetheWeatherpagandMusicpage,inadditiontosomeotherlesserfunctionsthataren'tsupportedbyFlightSimulator.
Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................................................Pag
ProductDisclaimer..................................................................................................................................................................................Pag
ProductSupport........................................................................................................................................................................................Pag
ImportantInformation............................................................................................................................................................................Pag
ReinstallingYourSoftware...................................................................................................................................................................PagPCPerformance........................................................................................................................................................................................Pag
InstallingandConfiguringtheGTNSeriesGauges................................................................................................................Pag
GTN750andGTN650BasicOverview.......................................................................................................................................Page
UsingtheGTNStackGaugeController......................................................................................................................................Page
product diSclaimer
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important information
NOTE:TheSupportTicketSystemshouldnotbeusedfortechnicalproductsupport.
Flight1Softwarestrivestoprovidetimely,reliablesupport.Thefollowingsupportoptionsareavailable:
•Forsupportrelatedtopasswords,ordernumbers,andkeyfiles,pleasevisitourAutomatedSupportSysteatwww.flight1.com/view.asp?page=service.
• Ifyouneedfurthersupportrelatedtooneormoreofitemsabove,pleaseuseourSupportTicketSystemwww.flight1.com/ticket.asp.
•FortechnicalproductsupportrelatedspecificallytotheGTNSeriesgauges,pleasevisitourTechnicSupportForumatwww.simforums.com/forums.
This section includes important informationabout theGTNSeriesgaugesandrelatedCockpitReferenGuides,User'sGuidesandutilitiesthatyoushouldfamiliarizeyourselfwithpriortousingyournewsoftware
NOTE: ToensurethattheentireUser'sGuideprints,makesuretochooseReducetoPrinterMarginsandAuto-RotateandCenter intheAdobeAcrobatReaderprintdialogbox.
EventhoughthisUser'sGuideisdesignedincolortomakeiteasytoreadonyourPC,ifyouwishtoprintthisUser'sGuideandsaveinkatthesametime,pleasechoosetoprintinGrayscale,viayourPC'sprintdialogscreen.
Printing this User's gUide
Flight simUlator reqUirements
TheGTN750andGTN650gaugesrequireMicrosoftFlightSimulatorXSP2,Acceleration,GoldorFSXSteEdition.ThissoftwareisNOTcompatiblewithFlightSimulatorXSP1.Formoreinformation,andtodownloServicePack(SP2)forFlightSimulatorX,pleasevisittheMicrosoftFSInsiderwebsiteatwww.fsinsider.com
WhenusingtheGTNseriesgaugeswithWindowsVista,Windows7orWindows8,werecommendrunniboththeGTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityandFlightSimulatorinAdministratorMode.Notrunningeith
programinAdministratorModecanresultinproblemsduringuse.
product Support
garmin gtn series CoCkPit reFerenCe gUides and Pilot's gUides
ThisUser'sGuidedetailsinstallingandconfiguringtheGTN750andGTN650gauginadditiontodetailingtheirbasicfunctionswithinFlightSimulator.BecausetheGSeriesgaugesworkessentiallythesameastheirreal-worldcounterparts,werecommenreferringto theGarminGTNCockpitReferenceGuidesandPilot'sGuides thatainstalledwiththeGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationtofamiliarizeyourselfwitheaofthegauge'sfeaturesandfunctions.
TheGarminGTNCockpitReferenceGuidesandPilot'sGuidesare installedin tGarmin|GTNTrainerLite|ManualsdirectoryinyourStartMenu.FormoreinformatseetheGarminGTNTrainerLiteApplicationsectiononpage4.
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important information
garmin gtn trainer lite aPPliCation
DuringtheGTN750and/orGTN650gaugeinstallationprocess,youwillbeaskedtodownloadtheGarmGTNTrainerLiteapplicationandinstallitontoyourPC.IftheGTNTrainerLiteapplicationisnotinstalledindefaultlocation,uponinitialloadingofthegauges,youwillbeaskedtopointtotheinstallationdirectoryof
GarminGTNTrainerLiteapplication.TheGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationdoesnotneedtoberunningfortGTNseriesgaugestofunction,itonlyneedstobeinstalledonthePCthatthegaugesareinstalledon.WhyoulaunchFlightSimulatorandchooseanaircraftthathastheGTN750and/orGTN650gaugesinstalledit,thegaugeswillautomaticallyusetheGTNTrainerLiteapplication.
TheGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationmustbeinstalledonthePCthatisrunningFlightSimulatororderfortheGTN750andGTN650gaugestofunction.IftheGTNTrainerLiteapplicationisnotinstalle
thegaugeswillnotfunction.Thisversionnowincludesaworld-wideTerrainMap!
IfyourFlightSimulatorPCisnotconnectedtotheInternet,youwillneedtodownloadtheGarminGTTrainerLiteapplicationfromanInternetconnectedPC,savethefiletoaUSBstickorsimilar,thencop
ontoyourFlightSimulatorPCforinstallation.
YouonlyneedtoinstalloneinstanceoftheGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplication.Forexample,ifyodownloadtheGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationwhileinstallingtheGTN750gauge,youcansimp
cancelthedownloadifandwhenyouinstalltheGTN650gauge.
gtn series gaUge PerFormanCe oPtimizations
TopreserveGTNseriesgaugeperformance,onlyoneinstanceofeachgaugecanbedisplayedatanyotime.Forexample,ifyouhavetheGTNseriesgaugesinstalledinyour2DpanelorinyourVCandclickongaugetopopupalargerversion,thepanelmountedgaugescreenwillgoblack.Thisisnormalandheimproveoverallperformancebylimitingthenumberofduplicategaugesdrawnonscreenatonetime.
Toensurethebestperformancepossiblewhenusingamulti-corePC,thisversionoftheFlight1GTN750aGTN650gaugesusesallavailableCPUcores.It'snolongernecessarytochoosewhichcorestorunwh
gaugeson.Thisversionisdesignedandoptimizedtorunonallcores.
aCtivating legaCy mode
Insomerarecases,themovingmapmaydisplayyouraircraftinadifferentlocationotherthanwhereyaircraftisactuallylocatedand/orthemousebuttonsmaynotwork.Ifthisoccurs,pleasedothefollowing:
1) NavigatetoC:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\FlightOneSoftware\GTN
TheAppDatafolderishiddenbydefault.Inordertoviewandaccessthisdirectory,youmustenableShowHiddenFiles,FoldersandDrivesoptionintheWindowsFolderOptions|Viewtab.
2) OpentheGTN_config.inifile.Ifthefileisnotthere,createitbyright-clickingtheemptyfolder,selectnewtfile,thennameittoGTN_config.
3) Locatethefollowingentry:
[Legacy] Enabled=0
Iftheentryisnotpresent,addtheentry totheendoftheentrylist.
[Legacy]
Enabled=1
andchangethevalueto[Legacy]Enabled=1
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important information
aUtoPilot
ComPatibility
TheGTNseriesgaugesaredesignedusingtheFlightSimulatorSDK,therefore,if youraircraft'sautopdoesnotadheretotheFlightSimulatorSDK(forexample,ifitusesacustomautopilot),youraircraft'sautopilmaynotbecompatiblewiththeGTNseriesgauges.Toensureproductcompatibility,theaircraftthattheGseriesgaugesareinstalledinshouldusethedefaultautopilotandNAVmodeandAPRmodeshouldenabledintheaircraft.cfgfile.
TheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityincludesanoptiontochangetheautopilotmodwhichmayhelpresolveissueswithautopilotbehavior.Formoreinformation,seetheChangingGau
ConfigurationOptionssectiononpages11and12.
Formore information aboutproduct compatibility, pleasevisit the Flight1 SoftwareSupport Forum
www.simforums.com/forumsorpresstheSupportbuttonontheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationuti
miCrosoFt visUal C++ 2010 x86 redistribUtable PaCkage
InorderfortheGTN750andGTN650gaugestofunction,theMicrosoftVisualC++2010x86RedistributabpackagemustbeinstalledonyourFlightSimulatorPC.
IfwhenyoulaunchFlightSimulatorandchooseanaircraftthathastheGTNseriesgaugesinstalledinitandonthebezelsareshown(noscreendisplayed),it'spossibletheMicrosoftVisualC++2010x86RedistributablenotinstalledonyourPC.Ifthisisthecase,downloadandinstalltheMicrosoftVisualC++2010x86Redistributabpackageathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328.
IfafterinstallingtheMicrosoftVisualC++2010x86Redistributablepackageonlythebezelsarestillshown,thefollowingtoresetWindow'sThird-PartyTrustPolicy.
ThestepsbelowrequireeditingyourFSX.cfgfileandtheWindowsRegistry.PleasebackupyourFSX.cfileandyourWindowsRegistrypriortomakinganychanges.Donotperformthesestepsunlessyou
comfortableeditingtheWindowsRegistry.
1) OpenyourFSX.cfgfileinNotepadanddeletetheinformationlocatedinthe[Trusted]sectiononly,thensaandclosethefile.
2) OpentheWindowsRegistryEditorandcheckiftheHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowCurrentVersion\WinTrust\TrustProviders\SoftwarePublishingregistrykeyissetto0x63c00.
3) Edittheregistrykeydescribedabovetoputit backto itsdefaultvalueof0x23c00.ThiswillreturnoperationstonormalandFlightSimulatorXwillonceagainbeabletoaskyoutodesignateDLLmodules'Trusted'software.ClosetheRegistryEditor.
4) WhenyoulaunchFlightSimulatorandloadanaircraftwiththeGTN750and/orGTN650gaugesinstallfollowtheon-screenpromptstoverifytheF1GTN.dllasatrustedgauge.
NOTE:NeithertheGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationnorFlightSimulatorshouldberunningdurin
thisprocess.
3rd-Party ProdUCt ComPatibility
Wedon'tsuggestrunningtheGTN750and/orGTN650gaugesatthesametimewithotherproductsofsimtypeorfunction.OthersimilarproductscanbeinstalledonthesamePCastheGTNseriesgauges,butshounotbeusedinthesameaircraftatthesametimeasthiscanresultinunknownproblems.TheGTNSergaugesaredesignedforaircraftthatdon'tfeatureaGPSunitortoreplaceexistingGPSunits,suchastheGN430andGNS530gauges.
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gtn series gaUge ConFigUration Utility
TheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityisinstalledautomaticallywiththeGTN750and/orGTN65gauges.TheGTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityallowsyoutoquicklyandeasilyconfiguretheGTNStackgaugcontrollerandinstallandconfiguretheGTNseriesgaugesinyouraircraft.
Flight simUlator saFe startUP Flight
WerecommendthatyoustartFlightSimulatorinacleanconfigurationbeforeloadinganyaircraftwiththeGseriesgaugesinstalledinit.Thishelpsensureanypreviouslysavedsettingswon'tinterferewiththeoperatoftheGTNseriesgaugesoryourcomplex3rd-partyaircraft.
DownloadandinstalltheFSXSafeStartupforComplexAircraftflight.Afterinstallation,theflightwillshowtheLoad|LoadFlightmenuinFlightSimulator.
DownloadtheFSXSafeStartupforComplexAircraftfromwww.flight1software.com/files/FSXSafeStartup.e
Youcanre-savetheflightinanewlocation,withdifferentweatherandstart-uptimes,butdonotchananythingelsewhensavingthisflight.Also,youmuststartFlightSimulatorwiththisflightforittobeeffect
IfyoustartFlightSimulatorwithanotherflight,loadthisone,thenswitchtoyourdesiredaircraft,youmayundesirableresults.
gtn series gaUge 2d Panel view and 3d virtUal CoCkPit behavior
IfyouinstalltheGTNseriesgaugesandGTNStackgaugecontrollerintoyouraircraftusingtheFlight1GTSeriesGaugeConfigurationutility,thegaugesresideintheirownwindowsontopofthepanel.Theyarenimbeddedintothepanel.
Whenyouloadyouraircraftintothe2Dpanelview,theGTNStack(ifinstalled)andtheGTNseriesgaugeswbevisible.Ifyouloadyouraircraftintothe3Dvirtualcockpit,onlytheGTNStack(ifinstalled)willbevisible.
Whenyouswitchfromthe2Dpanelviewtothe3Dvirtualcockpit,theGTNgaugeswilldisappear,buttheGTStackwillremainvisible.Thisisnormalbehavior.Ifyouwanttoopenthegauge(orgauges)againinthevirtucockpit,usetheGTNStack.
Ifyou'realreadyinthevirtualcockpitandyoupresstheF9key,theGTNStackandGTNSeriesgaugesdisappear.Tore-enabletheGTNStack,presstheF10keytoswitchtothe2Dpanelview,thenpress
F9keytoreturntothevirtualcockpit.TheGTNStackwillbevisibleagainandyoucanuseittoopenthegaug
TheGTNStackanduptofourGTNseriesgaugescbe installedandconfiguredindependently ineaaircraft - two GTN 750 gauges and two GTN 6gauges. Inaddition, you are able toaccess FligSupportandthisUser'sGuidefromtheGTNSeri
GaugeConfigurationutility.
A shortcut to theGTNSeriesGaugeConfiguratutilityis installedonyourDesktopand inyourSMenu.
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baCking UP yoUr original download File and yoUr key File
reinStalling your Software
NOTE:DonotbackuptheExtractedProgramFilethat'slocatedinyourC:\FlightOneSoftwarefolder.Inmocasesthisfilecannotbeusedtoreinstalltheproduct.Ifyoureinstalltheproductusingthisfile,youwillmolikelyreceivealicenseerrorwhenyourunthesoftware.Alwaysbesuretobackupandreinstallfromtoriginalfilethatyoudownloadedwhenyoufirstmadeyourpurchase.
Afteryou'veinstalledyournewsoftware,pleasetakeamomenttobackupyouroriginaldownloadfile(fileyoudownloadedwhenyoupurchasedtheproduct-ithasaredairplaneiconandislabeledFlightOPurchasingModule)andyourkeyfile,bothofwhicharesavedtoyourharddiscinthefolderthatyouspecifie
beforethedownloadprocess.BothofthesefilesshouldbebackeduptoaCD-ROMoraDVD-ROMsotyoucanreinstalltheproductinthefuturewithoutneedingtodownloaditagain.
4) EnsurethatyourPCisconnectedtotheInternet,thenfollowtheon-screenpromptstoselectyourkeyandenteryourpassword(orenteryourFlight1loginandpassword).Onceyourpurchasinginformationvalidated,thesoftwarewillbeextractedtoyourharddiscandtheinstallationwillstartautomatically.
Aftertheinstallationcompletes,rebootyourcomputerbeforerunningthesoftwareforthefirsttime.TwillensurethatanyDLLs,fonts,etc.,registerwithWindowsandwillensuretrouble-freeuse.
NOTE:Ifyou'reusingWindowsVista,Windows7orWindows8andarehavingtroublereinstallingyoursoftwapleasevisittheFlight1WindowsVistaOnlineFAQhere:http://www.flight1.com/view.asp?page=vista.
NOTE:IfyourPCisNOTconnectedtotheInternet,presstheAnotherComputerLicenseTransferFileRequirradiobuttonandfollowtheon-screenprompts.
3) Ontheinstallationwrapperscreen,presstheClickHeretoReinstallbutton,orpresstheOptionalFligLoginifyouoriginallychosethekeylessinstallationmethod.
1) Temporarilyturnoffanyanti-virussoftwareandanyotherdiscutilitiesthatmayberunninginthebackgrouAnti-virussoftwareandotherdiscutilitiescaninterferewiththeinstallationroutine.Theseapplicationscan
enabledagainafterreinstallingyoursoftware.
2) Double-clicktheoriginaldownloadfile(theFlightOnePurchasingModulewiththeredairplaneicon)totheinstallationwrapper.
reinstalling yoUr soFtware
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Ingeneral,FlightSimulatorXismoredemandingonsystemresourcesthananypastversionofFlightSimulatodate.Thisismostlyduetotheaddedcomplexityofthescenerybeingdisplayed.Thesceneryisdisplayedamuchhigherresolutionandthereismuchmoreautogen,morehighly-detailed3Dmodels,movingtraffietc.Inaddition,after-marketaircraft,gaugesandotheradd-onsaregenerallymuchmorecomplexthanthoincludedwithFlightSimulator,soevenmoredemandisplacedonyoursystem.Becauseofthis,it'simport
thatyouoptimizeyoursystemtogetthebestperformanceoutofit.
IfyourPCisatthehighendoftherecommendedsystemspecifications,youshouldbeabletoruntheGTN7andGTN650gaugeswithoutissue,eveninafter-market3rd-partyaircraft.If,however,yourPCisneartbottomofthesystemrecommendationsyoumayneedtoreducesomeofyourFlightSimulatorsettingsincreasesystemperformance.Therearealsochangesthatyoucanmaketoyourvideocardsettingsimprovesystemperformance.
We'velistedsomerecommendationstohelpimprovesystemperformance.Sincecomputersystemsareswidelyvaried,thesearegeneralrecommendationsandmayormaynothelpinallcases.Itwillbeuptoyouexperimentwithdifferentsettingsuntilyouaresatisfiedwiththeresults.
•EnsurethatyouhaveinstalledthelatestupdatesforbothyourWindowsandFlightSimulatorinstallatioanddefragmentyourharddriveregularly(donotdefragmentSSDdrivesifyourPChasone).
•ManyPCshaveprogramsrunninginthebackgroundthatarenotnecessaryforuseduringgaming.MaofthesebackgroundtaskscanbetemporarilyshutdowntofreeupmoreprocessingpowerforFliSimulator.BeforelaunchingFlightSimulator,makesuretoshutdownanynon-essentialbackgroundtasks.
•AdjustthesettingsforyourvideocarddirectlythroughyourvideocardandnotthroughFlightSimulaInmostcases,allowingyourvideocardtocontrolAnti-AliasingandAnisiotropicFilteringispreferableallowingFlightSimulatortocontrolthesesettings.KeepinmindthatalthoughhigherAnti-AliasingaAnisiotropicFilteringsettingsresultinsuperiorvisuals,thesesettingscannegativelyaffectFlightSimulaperformance.Youmayneedtolowerthesesettingstofindabalancebetweenhigh-qualityvisualsaacceptableperformance.ForATIusers,werecommendusingATITrayTools.ForNVidiausers,werecommeusingNVidiaInspector.
•SomeofthesettingsinFlightSimulatorthataffectperformanceareautogen,AIaircraft,roadtraffic,scenecomplexityandwatereffects.Thesesettingscancauseevenmoreofaperformancehitifyouareus3rd-partyadd-onsoftwarethatenhancetheseaspectsofFlightSimulator.Youmayneedtoloweronemoreofthesesettingstofindabalancebetweenhigh-qualityvisualsandacceptableperformance.Aga
itwillbeuptoyoutoexperimentwithsettingsuntilyouaresatisfiedwiththeresults.
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InstallingandconfiguringtheGTN750andGTN650gaugesisfastandeasy,usingtheFlight1GTNSeGaugeConfigurationutility.InadditiontoconfiguringtheGTNStackgaugecontroller,whichallowsyouquicklyandeasilyopenandclosetheGTNseriesgaugeswithinFlightSimulator,uptofourGTNseriesgaugcanbeinstalledandconfiguredindependentlyineachaircraft-twoGTN750gaugesandtwoGTN650gaug
TheGTN750andGTN650gaugesaresoldseparately.Purchasingoneofeachgaugeallowsyouinstalltotwoofthesamegaugeinthesameaircraft.Forexample,there'snoneedtobuytwoGTN750gaugeyouwanttwoinstalledinyouraircraft!There'snoneedtobuyanexpansionpacktoenabletheadditionalgaug
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SelectAircraft....
....Press
2) FromtheSelectedAircraftList,left-clicktohighlightthedesiredaircraftyouwanttoinstalltheGTNsergaugesinto,thenpresstheConfigureGTNbutton.
TIP:TheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityallowsquickandeasyinstallationtheGTNseriesgaugesandGTNStackintoanyFlightSimulatoraircraft.Ifdesired,amopowerfulgaugeinstallationtool,suchasFSPanelStudio,whichallowsgreatercontrolanmorefunctionalitywheninstallinggauges,canbeused.Forexample,usingFSPanelStudyoucanactuallyimbedthegaugesintoyourpanel,addclick-spotsforgaugepop-upsanmore.FSPanelStudioisavailableatwww.flight1.com.
1) LaunchtheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilitybydouble-clickingtheF1GTN_ConfigshortonyourdesktoporfromyourStartMenu.IfyouhavebothFlightSimulatorXandFlightSimulatorX-SteaEditioninstalled,pressthebuttonfortheFlightSimulatoreditionyouwanttoinstalltheGTNseriesgauginto.IfyouonlyhaveoneFlightSimulatoreditioninstalled,youwon'tbeaskedthis.
AfterlaunchingtheFlight1GTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutility,productsupportandaccesstotUser'sGuideisjustaclickaway.ToaccesstechnicalproductsupportforyourGTNseriesgaug
presstheSupportbutton.ToaccessthisUser'sGuide,presstheUser'sGuidebutton.ToclosetheGTNSerGaugeConfigurationutility,presstheExitbutton.
NOTE:Abackupcopyoftheselectedaircraft'spanel.cfgfile(namedpanel.cfg.f1)isautomaticallymadepritomakinganyconfigurationchanges.Thisallowsyoureverttotheoriginalversionsimplybyrenamingthpanel.cfg.f1filebacktopanel.cfg.
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GaugeButtonsandGaugeOptionTabsforonlygaugetypesthatyouhavepurchasedandinstalledyourPCwillbeshown.Forexample,ifyoudidn'tpurchaseandinstalltheGTN650gauge,GTN650
andGTN650U2GaugeButtonsandGaugeOptionTabswillnotbedisplayed.
1) PressthePanelPreviewbutton,thenleft-clicktoselectthedesiredpanelviewfromtheSelectPanelPrevilist.Thedifferentpanelviewsaredeterminedbyyouraircraft'spanel.cfgfile.Notallaircraftwillhavesamepanelviewstoselectfrom.Eachgaugecanberepositionedindependentlyforeachpanelview.
2) Gaugescanberepositionedintwodifferentways:
A) Left-clickandHOLDthegauge,thendragthegaugetothedesiredpositiononthepanel.Usingtmethod,eachgaugecanbepositionedanywhereonthepanel.
B)PresstheRepositionUnitbutton,thenleft-clicktoselectthegaugeyouwanttorepositionfromSelectUnittoMovelist.Next,presstheRepositionArrowstopositiontheselectedgaugeintotheTRight,LeftorBottomofthepanel.
3) PresstheGTNStackbutton,thenleft-clicktoselectthepositionyouwanttheGTNStackinstalledinfrotheGTNStackPositionlist.WhenOFFisselected,theGTNStackwillnotbedisplayed.FormoreinformataboutusingtheGTNStack,seetheUsingtheGTNStackGaugeControllersectiononpages17and18.
TheGTNStackmakesitfastandeasytoopenandclosetheGTNseriesgauges.IfOFFisselectedopenagaugeyouwillneedtoselectthedesiredgaugeintheViews|InstrumentPaneloptionintheFli
SimulatorMenuBar.
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3) PresstheGaugeButtontoselectthegauge(orgauges)thatyouwanttoinstallintheselectedaircrInstalledgaugesareshownwithagreenindicatorandwillbedisplayedinthepreviewwindow.IfyouhavpurchasedboththeGTN750andGTN650gauges,youcanchoosetoinstallamaximumoftwoofeacgaugeineachaircraft.
PresstheCancelbuttonatanytimetodiscardyourchangesandreturntotheSelectedAircraftList.
GaugeButtons
PanelPreviewButton
GaugeOptionTabs
PreviewWindow
RepositionArrows
PanelManagerButton
RepositionUnitButto
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Category Options:
Radios-PresstoselectwhichCOMandNAVradiostheselectedgaugewillcontrol.WhenCOM1/NAisselected,thegaugewillcontrolCOM1andNAV1.WhenCOM2/NAV2isselected,thegaugewillcontCOM2andNAV2.ThedefaultoptionfortheprimarygaugeisCOM1/NAV1.ThedefaultoptionforallothgaugesisCOM2/NAV2.
Autopilot-Presstoselectwhichmethodtheselectedgaugeusestocontrolyouraircraft'sautopilot.WhNAVisselected,thegaugewilluseyouraircraft'sautopilotNAVmodetofollowtheflightplan(NAVonautopilotmustbeengaged).WhenHEADINGHOLDisselected,thegaugewilluseyouraircraft'sautopHDGmodetofollowtheflightplan(HDGontheautopilotmustbeengaged).ThedefaultoptionforagaugesisNAV.
UsingHEADINGHOLDisnotrecommended,unlessyouraircrafthasacustomautopilotand/ortGTNseriesgaugehasissuesfollowingtheflightplanusingyourautopilot'sNAVmode.UsingHEADI
HOLDcanhelpsolvesomeautopilotcompatibilityissuesbetweentheGTNseriesgaugeandyouraircrafautopilot,butitcan'tsolveallissues,particularlyifyouraircraftusesacustomautopilot.
Mouse-Presstochangethespeedtheselectedgauge'srotaryknobsmoveusingleftandrightmouclicks.WhenFASTisselected,therotaryknobswillmoveatahigherspeed.WhenNORMALisselecttherotaryknobswillmoveataslowerspeed.ThescrollwheelalwaysusestheFASToptionandcannotchanged.ThedefaultoptionforallgaugesisFAST.
UsingtheNORMALoptioncansometimesresultina"KeyStuck"message.Ifthisoccurs,uset
FASToption.
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Anumberofgaugeconfigurationoptionscanbeselectedindependentlyforeachgauge.Adescriptionofeaoptionisdetailedbelowandonthenextpage.
1) PresstheGaugeOptionTabofthegaugeyouwanttochangegaugeconfigurationoptionsfor.
2) PressthedesiredCategoryyouwanttochangeanoptionfor,thenleft-clicktheselectedoptionfromCategoryOptionlist.PresstheUpandDownarrowstoscrollthroughthedifferentcategories.
Press
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Category Options:
Link CRS-TheLinkCoursefunctionworksinconjunctionwiththeAutoCoursefunctiontore-createtheGseriesgaugemessagingfeaturethatalertsyouwhentheVOR1OBScourseheadingdoesnotmatcht
currentGTNDTK(DirectTrack).PresstoenableordisabletheLinkCoursefunctionfortheselectedgauWhenYESisselected,thegaugegetstheOBScourseheadingfromtheVOR1indicatorandanOBSheaderroralertmessagewillbedisplayediftheOBScourseheadingdoesnotmatchtheGTNDTK(requiresACRStobedisabled).WhenNOisselected,youwillnotreceiveanyOBScourseheadingerroralertmessagregardlessiftheAutoCoursefunctionisenabledordisabled.ThedefaultoptionforallgaugesisYES.
Auto CRS-PresstoenableordisabletheAutoCoursefunctionfortheselectedgauge.WhenYESisselectetheVOR1OBScourseheadingwillautomaticallyrotatetothecurrentGTNDTK(DirectTrack).WhenNOselected,youwillneedtomanuallychangetheOBScourseheadingtomatchthecurrentGTNDTK.ThdefaultoptionforallgaugesisYES.
WhenLinkCRSisenabledandAutoCRSisdisabled,youwillreceiveOBScourseheadingerroramessageswhentheOBScourseheadingdoesnotmatchtheGTNDTK.TheAutoCoursefunct
worksfromanyGTNseriesgaugethathasanactiveflightplan.ItwillnotfunctioniftheFSGPSflightpisactive.Formoreinformation,seetheChangingtheAutopilotFlightPlanNavigationSourceonpage1
Fuel-Presstochangehowtheselectedgaugereceivesfuelflowandfuelquantityvalues.WhenAUTOMATisselected,fuelflowandfuelquantityvalueswillbereaddirectlyfromFlightSimulatorandupdatedbygaugeautomatically.IfMANUALisselected,fuelflowandfuelquantityvaluesmustbeenteredmanuathroughtheUtilities-FuelPlanningpage.ThedefaultoptionforallgaugesisAUTOMATIC.
Sound-Presstoenableordisablegauge-specificsounds,suchasaudiblewarnings,alertsandmoWhenONisselected,allgaugesoundsfromtheselectedgaugewillbeaudible.WhenOFFisselectedgaugesoundsfromtheselectedgaugewillbemuted.ThedefaultoptionfortheprimarygaugeisON.TdefaultoptionforallothergaugesisOFF.
Invert Mouse Wheel-Presstoselectmousewheelcontroldirectionfortheselectedgauge.WhenNOselected,themousewheelwilloperateinnormalmode(scrollforwardtoturnknobsclockwiseandscbackwardtoturnknobscounter-clockwise).WhenYESisselected,themousewheelwilloperateinInvermode(scrollforwardtoturnknobscounter-clockwiseandscrollbackwardtoturnknobsclockwise).ThdefaultoptionforallgaugesisNO.
Active Mouse-PresstoenableordisabletheActiveMousefunction.WhenYESisselected,thegaucontrolknobswillturnbluewhenyoumouseoverthemtoindicatewhichknobthemousewillcontrWhenNOisselected,thecontrolknobswillnotturnbluewhenyoumouseoverthem.ThedefaultoptiforallgaugesisYES.
Play Click-PresstoenableordisableclicksoundswhenyoupressvirtualbuttonsontheGTNsergauges.WhenYESisselected,clicksoundswillbeActivetoprovideyouaudiblebuttonpresssound
WhenNOisselected,theseclicksoundswillbeInhibited.ThedefaultoptionforallgaugesisYES.
VC Brightness-PresstochangethebrightnessoftheLCDscreenonGTNseriesgaugesembeddedinoroverlaidonaVC(VirtualCockpit).Choosefrom0%to100%in10%increments.UsetheUPandDOWarrowstoscrollUpandDowntoviewalloptions.Thedefaultoptionforallgaugesis60%.
ThisfeatureisnotavailableonGTNseriesgaugesembeddedina2DpanelorGTNseries2Dpop-ugauges.
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saving gaUge Position and ConFigUration oPtions settings
AfterrepositioningtheGTNseriesgaugesandGTNStacktothedesiredpositionsandconfiguringthegauoptions,presstheEnterbuttontosaveyourchanges.Arediconwillbedisplayednexttotheaircraftin
SelectedAircraftList,indicatingtheaircrafthasGTNseriesgaugesinstalledinit.
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ThissectiondetailsthebasicsofhowtocontroltheGTN750andGTN650gauges,inadditiontowhatwefeisimportanttoknowregardinghowtheGTNseriesgaugesoperatewithinFlightSimulator.
BecausetheGTN750andGTN650gaugesworkessentiallythesameastheirreal-worldcounterparts,recommendreferringtotheGarminGTNCockpitReferenceGuidesandPilot'sGuidesthatareinstalledw
theGarminGTNTrainerLiteapplicationtofamiliarizeyourselfwitheachofthegauge'sfeaturesandfunctionTheGarminGTNCockpitReferenceGuidesandPilot'sGuidesareinstalledintheGarmin|GTNTrainerLiManualsdirectoryinyourStartMenu.
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1)COM/NAV VOLUME -Used to controlvolumeoftheCOMandNAVsources.Tcounter-clockwise todecrease thevolu
andturnclockwisetoincreasethevolumPress the knob to enable the Squefunction(COM)ortousetheIDENTfuncti(NAV). Press and HOLD the knobautomaticallychangetheCOMfrequentotheemergencyfrequency.PresstheInnControlKnob totogglebetweenCOMaNAVvolumecontrol.
2) SOURCE TOGGLE - Right-click to chanthe autopilot flight plan navigation soufromGTN750toGTN650toFSGPSfli
plans.Formoreinformation,seetheChangtheAutopilotFlightPlanNavigationSousectiononpage16.
3) POP-UP TOGGLE - Left-click to closegaugeortotogglebetweentheembeddgaugeandthepop-upgauge.
4) HOME KEY - Press to open the gaugHomePage.PressandHOLDto openMappage(GTN750)ortheDefaultNavigatpage(GTN650).
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TheGTNseriesgaugesareeasiertousethananythingbeforethem.Usingthetouchscreengraphicalinterfayou'rerarelymorethantwoclicksawayfromallofthegauge'sprimaryfunctions.Inadditiontothetouchscregraphicalinterface,atraditionalmulti-functionknobisavailableifyoupreferthatstyleofdatainput.
Thetouchscreengraphicalinterfaceandkeysarecontrolledusingleftmouseclicks.Forexample,ifyouwtoswaptheSTBYCOMfrequency,simplytouch(left-click)theactiveCOMdisplay,orifyouwanttoviewTrapress(left-click)theHOMEkeytoopentheHomePage,thentouch(left-click)theTrafficicon.
Controlknobsareturnedusingleftmouseclicks,rightmouseclicksoryourmouse'sscrollwheel.Left-clickturntheknobcounter-clockwise(decreasevalues)andright-clicktoturntheknobclockwise(increasevalueAlternately,controlknobscanbeturnedusingyourmouse'sscrollwheel.Scrollforward toturntheknclockwiseandscrollbackwardtoturntheknobcounter-clockwise.Control knobs can be pushed in by pressyour mouse's scroll wheel or center button, or by using the optional left-click click-spots adjacent to tcontrol knobs as indicated below.Someuserspreferthismethodoverpressingthemousescrollwheel.
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5) DIRECT-TO KEY-PresstoopentheDirect-Topage.TheDirect-Topageallowsyoutoenteradestinatiwaypoint,selectawaypointonyourcurrentflightplanorselectanearestairportandestablishadirectcoutoitfromthecurrentposition.
6)OUTER CONTROL KNOB-Theoutercontrolknobhasdifferentfunctionsdependingonthecurrentlyactmenuorpage.Forexample,turntheoutercontrolknobtochangeMHz(largenumber)ormovethcursorfromonefieldtothenext.Turncounter-clockwisetodecreasevaluesormovethecursorleftandtuclockwisetoincreasevaluesormovethecursorright.
7) INNER CONTROL KNOB - The inner control knob has differentfunctionsdependingonthecurrentlyactivemenuorpage.Forexample,turntheinnercontrolknobtochangeKHz(smallnumber)orchangehighlightedfieldvalues.Turncounter-clockwisetodecreasevaluesandturnclockwisetoincreasevalues.Presstheinnerknobtotogglebetweenactivefieldsortoconfirmvalues.
Multi-functionknobcontrolhintsaredisplayedadjacenttotheknob.Thesehintshelpyoudeterminewhat themulti-functionknobis
currentlycontrollingorwhatitsfunctionis.
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NowthatyouunderstandhowtocontroltheGTNseriesgaugesandyou'vereadtheGarminGTNCockReferenceGuidesand/orGarminPilot'sGuidestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththefunctionsofthegauges,thearesomespecificpointsyouneedtoknowabouthowthesegaugesoperatewithinFlightSimulator.
Approach Loading Warning:
DuetoalimitationwiththeGTNTrainerLiteapplicationandFlightSimulator,ifyouattempttoloadanapproa
within50secondsofloadingyouraircraft,theGTNseriesgaugeswillnotrecognizeanLNAV+Vapproach.Wsuggestwaiting50secondsormoreafterloadingyouraircraftbeforeloadinganapproach.Thisallowsapproachdatabasetofullyloadandpreventsanyapproachloadingissues.Simplystartingtoenteryourfliplanwithin50secondsofloadingyouraircraftwillnotcauseanyissues-justwait50secondstoloadanapproa
Turning the GTN 750 and GTN 650 Gauges On and Off:
TheGTN750andGTN650gaugesdonothaveseparateon/offswitches.TheyarecontrolledbytheaircraAvionicsswitch.Whenyouturnyouraircraft'sAvionicsswitchon,theGTNseriesgaugeswillturnonandwhyouturnyouraircraft'sAvionicsswitchoff,theGTNseriesgaugeswillturnoff.
Entering Flight a Plan:
AflightplanmustbeentereddirectlyintotheGTN750orGTN650.DuetothenatureofhowthesegaugeswandinterfacewithFlightSimulator,it'snotpossibleforthemtoloadandfollowasavedFlightSimulatorflightplaCurrently,cross-fillflightplansupportbetweengaugesisnotsupported,butyouareabletoenterdifferentfligplansintoeachgaugeandswitchbetweenthem.
Forinformationaboutenteringaflightplan,seepage20oftheGTN750CockpitReferenceGuidepage16oftheGTN650CockpitReferenceGuide.Remember,theseguidesareinstalledintheGarm
GTNTrainerLite|ManualsdirectoryinyourStartMenu.
GTN Instrument Panel Self Test and OBS Behavior:
WhenstartinguptheGTNseriesgauges,theVOR1OBSheadingwillautomaticallyresetto150ºandtheVLOandGSneedleswillautomaticallymovehalfleftandhalfup.WhenyoupresstheContinuebuttontoperfo
theInstrumentPanelSelf-Test,theVLOCandGSneedleswillreset.Thisisnormal.
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Important Information About Using the GTN Series Gauges With Flight Simulator, Continued....
Panning the Map and Electronic Charts:
AreallycoolfeatureoftheGTN750andGTN650gaugesistheabilitypanthemapandelectroniccharts.Left-clickanywhereonthemapplacethemapinPanMode.Left-clickonthemapandHOLD,thendyourmousetopanthemap.PresstheBackicontoreturntoNormmode.ThesamemethodcanalsobeusedtopanelectronicchaintheChartspage.
Changing Map Options:
AnumberofMapoptionscanbechangedtosuittheuser,fromchangingtheMapOverlay,theMapDataFieldsandMapDetail,inadditiontoMapOrientation,AutoZoombehaviorandmuchmore.ToaccesstheseMapoptions,presstheMenuiconfromtheMapview.
Changing the Map Aircraft Icon:
Inthedefaultconfiguration,atwinengineaircrafticonisdisplayedontheMappage.Thiscanbechangedtosuittomatchtheparticuaircraftyou'reflying.Tochangetheaircrafticon,presstheOwnshipicintheUtilities-Systempage.
Theiconselectedisaircraft-specific,soyoucanchooseadiffericonforeachaircrafttheGTNgaugeisinstalledin.Onceanicon
selectedforaspecificaircraft,thaticonwillalwaysbedisplayedwhyouloadthataircraftinFlightSimulator,therefore,selectinganaircicononlyneedstobedoneonceforeachaircrafttheGTNgaugeinstalledin.
Undocking and Resizing the GTN Series Gauges:
Ifdesired,theGTNseriesgaugewindowcanbeundockedandmovedtoanothermonitor.Simplyright-clonthegaugetouchscreen,thendragthewindowframeintothedesiredposition.
Ifyoudragthegaugeontoanothermonitor,youmustkeepthegaugewindowundocked.Ifyoudocktgaugewindowagain,thegaugewillsnapbackontothemainmonitor.
Inthedefaultconfiguration,theGTNseriesgaugesarerenderedatthesamesizeasthereal-worldgaug(6.25"Wx6"HfortheGTN750and6.25"Wx2.65"HfortheGTN650).IfyouresizetheGTNseriesgauges,wdon'tsuggestresizingthemmuchlarger.BecausethegaugesusetheGarminTrainerLiteapplication,resizinthemlargercancausetherenderedgaugetoappearfuzzyandresultinotherdisplayissues.Themaximusizethegaugescanberenderedishard-codedat2048x2048pixels.Alternately,resizingtheGTNseriesgaugsmallercanmakethemdifficulttoread.Wesuggestkeepingthemthedefaultsizeforthebestexperience.
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Changing the Autopilot Flight Plan Navigation Source:
Ifdesired,aseparateflightplancanbeenteredintoeachGTN750andGTN650(orevenloadedintotheFligSimulatorGPS),andusingtheSourceTogglefunction,youareabletoswitchbetweenthemduringflight.
example,youcanhaveoneflightplanenteredintotheprimarygauge(e.g.GTN750)andanalternatefliplanenteredintothesecondarygauge(e.g.GTN650).Inthedefaultconfiguration,whenyouraircraft'sautopisinNAVmodeandtheGTNseriesgaugeCDISourceModeissettoGPS,theautopilotwillfollowthefligplanoftheprimaryGTNseriesgauge(e.gGTN750).
1) Tochangetheflightplannavigationsource,right-clicktheSourceToggleclick-spotonanyGTNsergauge.Anaudibletonewillsoundandyouraircraftwillturntofollowtheflightplanofthenextnavigatisource.Right-clickagaintofollowtheflightplanofthenextnavigationsourceandsoon.
Belowareacoupleofexamplesofhowtheflightplannavigationsourcechangesasyouright-clicktocycthroughthem.ThefirstexampleassumesyouhaveoneGTN750andoneGTN650installedandthesecoexampleassumesyouhaveallfourGTNseriesgaugesinstalled.
WhentheGTNseriesgaugeCDISourceModeissettoVLOC,theNAVreceiverwilldrivetheautopilot.
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NOTE:WhenloadingyouraircraftinFlightSimulator,theflightplannavigationsourcewillalwaysdefaulttothprimaryGTNseriesgauge.
IfaflightplanisnotloadedintotheFSGPS,ifyoucycletheflightplannavigationsourcetoFSGPS,y
aircraftwillautomaticallyturnto360º.ThisisalimitationofFlightSimulator.Ifyou'recyclingbackthroutotheprimaryGTNseriesgauge,thisshouldnotbenoticeableunlessyouleavetheflightplannavigationsouonFSGPSformorethanafewseconds.
Flight Plan Data Cross-fill Support:
Cross-fillsupportofflightplandatabetweenGTNseriesgaugesiscurrentlynotsupported.IfyouwanttoviDIS,DTK,BRG,ETE,etc.,onthesecondarygauge(forexample,ontheGTN650),youmustcreateandactivaanidenticalflightplanintothatgauge.
Information About Autopilot Use:
Theautopilotfunctionsinthesamewayasmostautopilot'syoumightbefamiliarwith,however,therearefewimportantpointsthatshouldbenotedtoensurecorrectoperation:
•ForAPRmode,itisrecommendedtobeinALTmodewhendoingaWAAS/LNAV+Vapproachandtointerctheglideslopefrombelow.APRmodeshouldthenbeselectedoncetheglideslopebecomesactive.
•IftheGTN750orGTN650istheNAVsourceandtheCDISourceModeissettoGPS,thenitcontrolsthVOR1CDI/Glideslopeneedles.
•WiththeLinkCRSoptionenabled,whenyoupresstheOBSbuttonontheactiveGTNseriesgauge,ycanchangetheflightplanwaypointinterceptingcoursebyturningtheOBSknobontheVOR1receivetheLinkCRSoptionisdisabled,whenyoupresstheOBSbuttonontheactiveGTNseriesgauge,youcchangetheflightplanwaypointinterceptingcourseusingtheGTNSelectOBSCoursepage.Thecurreleginyourflightplanwillextendandmoverelativetotheaircraft'spositionontheflightplan.It'ssimila
creatingaDirectTofromyourcurrentpositiontothenextwaypoint.
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uSing the gtn Stack gauge controller
TheGTNStackgaugecontrollerallowsyoutoquicklyandeasilyopenandclosetheGTNseriesgaugeswithFlightSimulator.ForinformationaboutinstallingtheGTNStack,seetheInstallingandConfiguringtheGSeriesGaugessectiononpages9through12.
1) FromwithinFlightSimulator,scrollovertheGTNStackwithyourmousetomaximizeit.Left-clickondesiredgaugeicontoopen(orclose)thatspecificgauge.TheGTNStackwillautomaticallyminimapproximatelythreesecondsaftermovingyourmouseoffofit.
Using the GTN Stack Gauge Controller
2) Inthedefaultconfiguration,theGTNStackisunlockedandwautomatically minimize approximately three seconds amovingyourmouseoffoftheGTNStack.Right-clickanywhontheGTNStack to lock it inthemaximizedposition.Whlocked,thegrayarrowwillturnintoareddotandtheGTNStawillnotautomaticallyminimizewhenyoumoveyourmouseofit.Right-clickagaintounlocktheGTNStack.
GTNseriesgaugeiconswillonlybedisplayedforGTNsergaugesthatareactuallyinstalledintheselectedaircraft.
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WiththeLinkCRSoptionenabled,whenyoupresstheOBSbuttonontheactiveGTNseriesgauge,youcanchangetheflightplanwaypointinterceptingcoursebyturningtheOBSknobontheVOR1receiver.IftheLinkCRSoptionisdisabled,whenyoupresstheOBSbuttonontheactiveGTNseriesgauge,youcanchangetheflightplanwaypointinterceptingcourseusingtheGTNSelectOBSCoursepage.Thecurrentleginyourflightplanwillextendandmoverelativetotheaircraft'spositionontheflightplan.It'ssimilartocreatingaDirectTofromyourcurrentpositiontothenextwaypoint.
TheSelectOBSCoursewindowwillnotbedisplayediftheLinkCRS
optionisenabledintheGTNSeriesGaugeConfigurationutilityGaugeConfigurationOptionspage. If the LinkCRSoption isenabledyoumustusetheOBSknobtochangetheOBScourse.TheSelectOBSCoursewindowwillbedisplayedonlyiftheLinkCRSoptionisdisabled.
NOTE:OnceOBSmodeisactivated,flightplansequencingisstopped.Thisisnormalbehavior.InadditioifyoureverttoregularmodeonceOBSmodewasactivated,thentheflightplanwillstillbeofftheoriginalonThisisbecauseofhowtheGTNgaugeroundsthecoursefromwaypointAtowaypointBandbecausetheOBindicatorincrementsinvaluesof1.ThesolutionistoinitiateaDirectTotothenextwaypointintheflightplan.Thisnormalbehaviorandhowthereal-worldgaugefunctions.
OBS Mode Course Information:
Theinformationdescribedbelowincludesenhanceddetailof theinformationdescribedintheInformatAboutAutopilotUseonpage16.
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gtn series gaUge 2d Panel view and 3d virtUal CoCkPit behavior
IfyouinstalltheGTNseriesgaugesandGTNStackgaugecontrollerintoyouraircraftusingtheFlight1GTSeriesGaugeConfigurationutility,thegaugesresideintheirownwindowsontopofthepanel.Theyarenimbeddedintothepanel.
Whenyouloadyouraircraftintothe2Dpanelview,theGTNStack(ifinstalled)andtheGTNseriesgaugeswbevisible.Ifyouloadyouraircraftintothe3Dvirtualcockpit,onlytheGTNStack(ifinstalled)willbevisible.
Whenyouswitchfromthe2Dpanelviewtothe3Dvirtualcockpit,theGTNgaugeswilldisappear,buttheGTStackwillremainvisible.Thisisnormalbehavior.Ifyouwanttoopenthegauge(orgauges)againinthevirtucockpit,usetheGTNStack.
Ifyou'realreadyinthevirtualcockpitandyoupresstheF9key,theGTNStackandGTNSeriesgaugesdisappear.Tore-enabletheGTNStack,presstheF10keytoswitchtothe2Dpanelview,thenpress
F9keytoreturntothevirtualcockpit.TheGTNStackwillbevisibleagainandyoucanuseittoopenthegaug