When I upgraded to the latest version, I could never get the engines to start. I am using an actual overhead connected to the sim via Prosim737.  It took me a long time to figure out the combinations to get it to work. This is what I came up with that actually works. I use an Opencockpits CDU/MCP/EFIS. So I don't get to see some of the PMDG options that most have used in their startup document. Any updates or suggestions?

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1.     Battery ON

2.     Standby Power ON

3.     GRD Power ON

4.     Elec Pumps 1 & 2 OFF

5.     Emergency Lights Armed

6.     Cross Feed off

7.     Left Fuel Pump ON

8.     APU Start

9.     CAB/UTIL & IFE/PAS ON

10.  Window heat ON

11.  Equip Cool NORM

12.  Chime and Seat belt ON

13.  Bus Trans >> APU Gen ON

14.  L & R Circ ON

15.  Isolation ON

16.  Eng Bleed ON

17.  APU Bleed ON

18.  Set FLT AT & ALT LAND

19.  Pos light on

20.  FD ON

21.  SET FMC

22.  Set Radios

23.  A/T RAM

24.  Set Hdg/Speed

25.  All fuel pumps ON

26.  Elect Pumps ON

27.  L & R Pack OFF

28.  Anti Col light on

29.  Ign swtch L 1

30.  Switch to grnd

And you are sure all your OVHD buttons and switches are working correct AND do what they should do in the virtual cockpit?

Yes. All are connected via Prosim 737.

The switches may be connected to prosim but that doesn't mean their function will also go into the PMDG.

What puzzle's me is the combination Prosim737 and PMDG: do they even work together?

Yes. it works sorta.. you may not see some of the devices move but it works.. 

Why use PMDG if you have ProSim?

Prosim V1 works best icw their freeware Jetstream 737-800 model or Payware model V2 .

The current Prosim V2 can be used with model V2 , but works best icw model V2.6x .

Your mix  cannot work optimal ...

Here a startup tutorial in Dutch with screenshots http://www.flightsimclub.nl/downloads.html

Where can I get the Jetstream model? I have looked everywhere for it. It is not there on the Prosim site.

 

Also what is  icw model V2.6x? 

Edited February 9, 20188 yr by vijayjj
Added the 2nd paragraph

On 2/6/2018 at 11:03 AM, simmerhead said:

Why use PMDG if you have ProSim?

I am using PMDG737. I have to use ProSim to connect all the overhead, MIP, buttons to the simulator. I have other HW that needs ProSim to connect to the Simulator

20 minutes ago, vijayjj said:

Where can I get the Jetstream model? I have looked everywhere for it. It is not there on the Prosim site.

 

Also what is  icw model V2.6x? 

For Prosim V1 :

Freeware :

https://prosim-ar.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=41

 

For Prosim V2 :

- Go to the Prosim 737 updates section ( you need to have Prosim V2 installed )

 

 

 

 

6 minutes ago, GSalden said:

For Prosim V1 :

Freeware :

https://prosim-ar.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=41

 

For Prosim V2 :

- Go to the Prosim 737 updates section ( you need to have Prosim V2 installed )

 

 

 

 

Thanks.. I will look for it.. I am on Prosim V2 and prepar3d v4

With the version of prosim737, the startup still works. Now its only lights that are an issue..

8 hours ago, vijayjj said:

With the version of prosim737, the startup still works. Now its only lights that are an issue..

You need to have Dyn Lights enabled in P3D ( see the aircraft manual ) ...

On 2/10/2018 at 0:46 AM, GSalden said:

You need to have Dyn Lights enabled in P3D ( see the aircraft manual ) ...

Thanks.  For all your help.  The model is easy to configure and very smooth .  The issue is that my buttons don’t work when I look at the overhead fwd panel. Just the light buttons.  All others work.