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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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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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rePositioning the gtn series gaUges and the gtn staCk gaUge Controller

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.

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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).

gtn series gaUge CliCk-sPots and basiC FUnCtions

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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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.

GTN750U1GTN750U2GTN650U1GTN650U2FSGPS

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

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