How to tigh PFD / ND display to aircraft type?

[Bob Reed]

Hi Peter. If I remember right.. The software only saves its data when you
shutdown the software normally. So have you tried loading the 737 and
shutting down the software and then loading the 767 and shutting down the
software? Might give that a try. You may only need to save the 737 data.



Bob Reed



"Peter Hein" wrote in message
news:401018.80115@wb.onvix.com...
> Hi Pete and Ray,
>
> have done as proposed, but it did not help. It seems there is no such
> learn
> mode. The problem occurs only when switching to a 767 and back to either
a
> 737 or 777. (same with 747, but that´s a 4 eng. type and even that works
> ok
> if not switched to a 767 type).
>
> In order that every one understands what I´m complaining about here it
is:
> Switching to 767 on the CDU Ident page and then back to a 737 or 777 the
> PFD/ND side by side display is gone and a single large PFD is displayed.
> Pressing F4 once brings back the original setup.
> All I´d need is a solution to avoid pressing F4 after switching back from
> 767.
>
> I could not figure out where the PFD stores the setup / size etc for next
> time start up.
> I thought it´s in the pfd.ini and/or .set. Obviously it is not, otherwise

> it
> should come back with the store setup, when write protected.
>
> However I noticed that, when switching aircraft types on the CDU, 2 files

> are
> copied to the PFD root dir named type.txt and type.dat.
> The type.txt is a copy of the aicraft.txt file from the CDU type folder.
> It
> is only renamed from e.g. B737-400.txt to type.txt.
> The PFD probably gets its setup info from there but sofar I couldn´t find
> anything which would represent the setup (PFD/ND side by side or large
PFD
> only or FO PFD/ND (swapped)).
>
> I slowly believe it´s a bug not a feature.
>
> @Ray
> Have you ever tried to switch to a 767 and then back? Does it come back
OK
> with your original set up?
>
> Thanks
> Best rgds
>
> Peter
>
>
>
>

[Ray Proudfoot]

Hi Peter,


Switching to 767 on the CDU Ident page and then back to a 737 or 777 the
PFD/ND side by side display is gone and a single large PFD is displayed.
Pressing F4 once brings back the original setup.
All I´d need is a solution to avoid pressing F4 after switching back from
767.>>

I have replicated the actions you describe and I can't duplicate the
problem. The PFD remains on the F4 mode - PFD/ND displayed.

> @Ray
> Have you ever tried to switch to a 767 and then back? Does it come back
OK
> with your original set up?

Yes, not a problem. I'm using a Project Opensky 767-400 and switching back
and forth between that and the PMDG737-900 leaves the F4 mode unchanged.

Have you run PMFileCheck to see if everything looks okay? Here's mine.
Failing that I can only suggest you contact support. You've done all you can

I think.

Cheers,

[Peter Hein]

Hi Ray,

thanks very much for your prompt reply. I´ll have to do the file check.
Will report findings asap.

Thanks again

Cheers

Peter

[paul douglas]

Peter

Proberbly stupid question, but try this, unlock display via menu, also change
the bit frame from 767 to say 747 or something similar? then use the page
up/down on keyboard, to cycle through the pages until PFD/ND appears,that
works with mine, i am just having major problems with the 777 frames and
getting the engine date to stay inside.

cheers Paul

[Peter Hein]

@ Paul

Thanks Paul for coming in. I´m not using frames at all. Only need to find the
reason why I have to press F4 to get back PFD / ND side by side.

@ Ray

have checked with pmfilecheck but couldn´t find anything irregular.
Please have a look on my filechek log file attached.

Thanks

Cheers

Peter