I am having a problem with the keyboard not funtioning with PMDG 737NG aircraft loaded in MSFS 2004.As soon as I select another A/C, whether from microsoft or other sim manufacturer, the keyboard works fine.And clues?RgdsMike

I am having a problem with the keyboard not funtioning with PMDG 737NG aircraft loaded in MSFS 2004.As soon as I select another A/C, whether from microsoft or other sim manufacturer, the keyboard works fine.And clues?RgdsMike

Is the keyboard input function on the FMC on? This might be a good thing to check. If it's not, I have no idea!James Lunsford

hello, i am not exactly sure what you are requesting, personally i have the pmdg keyboard assignments loaded into FSUIPC and into ch products yoke, if you are using the keyboard i think you will have to refer to the pmdg keyboard assignments and make sure the keystrokes correspond with the FS assignments page and alter the keystrokes accordingly. hope this helps. richard welsh

Is the keyboard input function on the FMC on? This might be a good thing to check. If it's not, I have no idea!James Lunsford

I dont recall seeing an option. I have the Engravity CDU and have never used the keyboard for the FMS. Where do I find this option you mentionThanksMike

You can shift the on-screen CDU into keyboard mode by clicking in the dark rectangle to the right of the keyboard. The bottom right line with annuciate KYBD in this mode.There is not a known bug with using the keyboard, default functions such as views and gear, brakes, etc., should work. Other pmdg commands are available in the keycommand menu. I've no idea what your problem might be from the problem description.

You can shift the on-screen CDU into keyboard mode by clicking in the dark rectangle to the right of the keyboard. The bottom right line with annuciate KYBD in this mode.There is not a known bug with using the keyboard, default functions such as views and gear, brakes, etc., should work. Other pmdg commands are available in the keycommand menu. I've no idea what your problem might be from the problem description.

I tried that but unfortunately it did not fix the issue. What is strange is that if I select the microsoft menus and make changes to configuration, the keyboard works. It is only not working once the PMDG aircraft is present

What keystroke(s) is/are not working?

What keystroke(s) is/are not working?

The whole keyboard does not work once the 737 NG is active. If I select fsuipc from the menu then I can type values. Likewise anything else from the microsoft outer window menus ie file, views, help etcRgdsMike

Normally, the only thing in the 737 sim that intercepts keyboard is the CDU when it has keyboard enabled. However, it will not prevent another program that gains focus such as FSUIPC or the MSFS map from keyboard I/O. This is why several suggestions have been made to check the keyboard active/inactive status for your CDU. If it has KYBD showing on the bottom right of the display, then that is the reason. If not, then I recommend you send an email to pmdg support (be sure to get an automated reply) for their advice.

For anyone who searches this link with a similar issue, I fixed the problem eventually by going back to a reinstall of MSFS 2004. However, during the reinstallation steps, I did briefly encounter a similar problem which was cured by replacing the FSUIPC dll.

Normally, the only thing in the 737 sim that intercepts keyboard is the CDU when it has keyboard enabled. However, it will not prevent another program that gains focus such as FSUIPC or the MSFS map from keyboard I/O. This is why several suggestions have been made to check the keyboard active/inactive status for your CDU. If it has KYBD showing on the bottom right of the display, then that is the reason. If not, then I recommend you send an email to pmdg support (be sure to get an automated reply) for their advice.

Thanks for the update, Mike. Glad you got it sorted out.