I managed to find the 737 600-900 software on eBay, brand new in package and received it today. I already had the standalone 600-700. Anyway, everything is great except when I'm clicking the number keys on the CDU using my mouse, from 789 to the end it types the wrong characters. I can type them in as normal via my keyboard, but the actual button when clicked put the wrong number in. 7, 8 and 9 produce 4, 5 and 6 on the CDU, while ., 0 and / produce 789. All other buttons seem to be correct.

 

Also, when looking at the overhead and clicking M, the overhead stays open instead of taking you back to the main.

 

Anyone see this or know how to fix these issues?

 

Thanks,

Ken

 

 

Anyone see this or know how to fix these issues?

 

When this happens, it's usually because the screen size (widescreen versus normal) is not set correctly in the sim, I think. Not sure. Hopefully someone else can explain this, or you can go to support.precisionmanuals.com.

Thanks! I'll check my settings.

Can't find any issues with my settings. Will contact support.

 

Thanks!

Ken

The only way round this is to drag the corner of the FMC to enlarge the window. Then your key presses will work.

Ok, thanks. I'll try that. Still don't know why the M button doesn't work when I'm in overhead view.

Is it just the M click spot that fails to work in overhead view ?

Yes, only the M. I haven't had time to try what you suggested for the CDU problem, but will do so later today.

Ok, resizing the cdu doesn't fix the problem with the wrong input problem. The M key still doesn't work while in overhead mode, but all the others do work. Maybe I'll just do an uninstall/reinstall and see what happens.

I reinstalled and now the M key works as expected.

 

 

Ok, resizing the cdu doesn't fix the problem with the wrong input problem

 

What is your monitor resoluton?

 

What is your resolution set to in FS9 controls?

Monitor resolution and FS9 are both set to 1920x1080. After reinstalling, the resizing does work.

It's odd, because this was never a problem when I only had the 600-700 installed from download. It only started when I installed the full 600-900 package from the DVD. It's not a huge deal, just a minor annoyance.

This is because the FS9 737 packages were created at a time when wide screen monitors were in their infancy. If we want to use outdated oftware (as I do), we need to find many tweaks to run them successfully on modern computers and hardware.

Yea, but I just find it odd the problem didn't exist when I only had the 600-700 installed. It only started with the installation of the 800-900. No big deal either way, just seems odd. Thanks for your help!