COM1 vs COM2 and how to get FS/XP ATIS
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:50 am
For FS9/X, it works as follows:
if COM1 is selected, PE will transmit and receive COM1.
if COM2 is selected, PE will transmit and receive COM2.
if 'both' are selected (in v0.9.1), PE will transmit and receive on the selected radio. You'll be able to receive the simulator-generated ATIS (in FSX) on the other radio.
For X-Plane, it works as follows:
if COM1 is selected, PE will use COM1
For windows: if COM2 is selected, PE will use COM2.
For Mac (up until v0.7.5), if COM2 is selected, PE will use COM1. (this will be fixed in the next build to bring it in sync with the windows version)
If you'd like to be able to tune the sim's built-in ATIS, then do this:
for FS9/X:
- select COM1/2, tune the ATIS on com1, tune ATC on com2
EDIT: there is some kind of issue where after swapping between radios in FS9/X, you might have to recycle the ATC frequency to get it to 'kick in'. This is a result of the com2 radio not originally being intended for use in the current implementation. If you swap radios and get an unexpected result, simply flip from active/stdby and back, that should give the desired result.
for X-Plane:
- select COM2, tune the ATIS on com2, tune ATC on com1
if COM1 is selected, PE will transmit and receive COM1.
if COM2 is selected, PE will transmit and receive COM2.
if 'both' are selected (in v0.9.1), PE will transmit and receive on the selected radio. You'll be able to receive the simulator-generated ATIS (in FSX) on the other radio.
For X-Plane, it works as follows:
if COM1 is selected, PE will use COM1
For windows: if COM2 is selected, PE will use COM2.
For Mac (up until v0.7.5), if COM2 is selected, PE will use COM1. (this will be fixed in the next build to bring it in sync with the windows version)
If you'd like to be able to tune the sim's built-in ATIS, then do this:
for FS9/X:
- select COM1/2, tune the ATIS on com1, tune ATC on com2
EDIT: there is some kind of issue where after swapping between radios in FS9/X, you might have to recycle the ATC frequency to get it to 'kick in'. This is a result of the com2 radio not originally being intended for use in the current implementation. If you swap radios and get an unexpected result, simply flip from active/stdby and back, that should give the desired result.
for X-Plane:
- select COM2, tune the ATIS on com2, tune ATC on com1