FS2Crew-PMDG-777-Manual

FS2Crew:PMDG777EditionMainOpsManualV1.0Created:Friday,October24,2014Copyright © FS2Crew. All Rights Reserved.TableofContentsChapter1:PMDG777GeneralRequirementsImportantThingstoKnowforNewUsersSpeechRecognitionSetup(VoiceControl)WindowsXPWindowsVista,Windows7andWindows8MuteKeySetup(VoiceControl)SoftMuteHardMuteMain&SecondaryButtonSetup(ButtonControl)MainButtonSecondaryButtonConfigManagerTroubleshootingFS2CrewPanelsOpeningandClosingtheMainPanelMainPanelOverviewBriefingPanelOverviewGroundCrewPanelOverviewPAPanelOverviewFAPanelOverviewVoiceCommandsTutorialFlight(VoiceandButtonControl)ProceduresVideosForumBanners112334778910101112202021232525262628393940GeneralRequirementsImportantThingstoKnowforNewUsersSpeechRecognitionSetup(VoiceControl)MuteKeySetup(VoiceControl)Main&SecondaryButtonSetup(ButtonControl)ConfigManagerTroubleshootingFS2CrewPanelsVoiceCommandsTutorialFlight(VoiceandButtonControl)ProceduresVideosForumBannersHomePMDG777PMDG777Pleaseselectfromtheappropriatecategorybelow:HomePMDG777GeneralRequirementsGeneralRequirementsTouseFS2CrewforthePMDG777,youneedtomeetthefollowingrequirements:Minimums:MicrosoftFlightSimulatorX.IfyouwishtouseVoiceControl:Amicrophone.IfyouareonlyintendingtouseButtonControlthennomicrophoneisrequired.HostAircraftRequirements:RequiredAircraft:PMDG777withSP1orlaterFormoreinformation,pleasevisitPMDGat::USBheadset(ifusingVoiceControl).Windows7-64bitsorWindows8-64bits.Notes:1.Ageneric,no-namebrandUSBheadsetisusuallysufficient.Anexpensive,noise-cancellingheadsetisaplus,butit'shardlynecessary.FS2CrewhighlyrecommendsUSBheadsetsbecausetheyaremucheasiertoconfigureandsetupcomparedtotheoldstyle'plug-in-a-jack'typeheadsets.2.Windows7and8(64bitversions)handlememorymuchbetterthanXPorVista.Ifyou'restillusingXPorVista,FS2CrewrecommendsupgradingtoWindows764.Inaddition,ifyouhaveanon-EnglishversionofWindows,FS2CrewrecommendsthatyoupurchaseWindows8fromMicrosoftasiteasilyallowsyoutoinstalltherequiredEnglish-USvoicepack.1.PMDG777(UAC),andrunFSXwithAdministratorrights.HomePMDG777ImportantThingstoKnowforNewUsersImportantThingstoKnowforNewUsers1.VoiceandButtoncontrolarenowmergedtogetherintheMainPanel.VoiceControlisenabledbypressingtheVOICEbuttonontheFS2CrewMainPanel.IftheVOICEbuttonisintheOFFposition,thenFS2CrewautomaticallyrevertstoButtonControlmode.2.IfyoudonotwishFS2Crewtointegratewiththe777'sElectronicChecklistsystem,youcanuseold-stylePaperChecklistsinstead.TheoptionisavailableviatheConfig(CFG)sub-screens.UsetheArrowbuttonstomakeyourselection.3.ThePanelsareinthe'LOCK'statebydefault.Thisistopreventthemfromautomaticallyclosingwheneveryouswitchcameraviews.Ifyouwishwishtounlockthepanelssotheymaybeclosed,presstheLKbuttonontheMainPanel.4.UnlessyouwanttoheartwoFO'sinthecockpit,disablethebuiltinV1,VRandV2calloutsoptionsintheFMC.AlsoensurethattheCaptainandFO'sAltimeters(BARO)aresettoSYNCasshownbelow.5.DuetoSDKlimits,FS2Crewcannotcontrolthe777'sgroundobjects(chocks,GPU,etc.),directly.FS2CrewcanonlycontroltheseobjectsbypressingbuttonsontheFO'sFMC.Therefore,theFO'sFMCmustbepoweredinorderforFS2Crewtocontrolthegroundserviceobjects.6.IfusingVoiceControl,andyougetstuckinachecklistduetoaspeechrecognitionissue,usethephraseSETANDCHECKEDtoadvancetothenextitem.7.IfusingVoiceControlandtheautopilotrunsaway(valuesdonotstopturning),usethephraseCANCELLASTCOMMAND.8.Tointerfacewiththegroundequipmentandother777functions,FS2CrewsometimesusestheFO'sFMC.WerecommendthatyounotusetheFO'sFMCwhileusingFS2Crew.PMDG777.2(VoiceControl)SpeechRecognitionSetup(VoiceControl)YourSpeechRecognitionsetupvariesdependingonyourOperatingSystem.PleaseselectyourOperatingSystembelow:HomePMDG777SpeechRecognitionSetup(VoiceControl)WindowsXPWindowsXPStep1:XPusersmayormaynothavetherequired'SpeechRecognitionAPI'(SAPI)installedontheircomputer.To check if you already have SAPI voice recognition software on your computer, open the ‘Windows Control Panel’ and click the ‘Speech’ icon if it’s there.  If youcan see a ‘Speech Recognition’ tab, then SAPI is already installed on your computer.If you’re an XP owner and you do not have SAPI installed, you can download SAPI via the following link::SpeechSDK51.exeStep2:HowtoinstallSAPI:1.Createatemporaryfolderonyourdesktop.Youcangiveitanyname.2.Doubleclickthe'SpeechSDK51.exe'fileyoujustdownloaded.3.Youwillbeaskedtoextractthecontentsoftheexetoafolder.4.Clickthe'Browse'buttonandselectyourtemporaryfold