like the another company 737 you can type thesettings in rather than clicking each letter

mrhaloreach wrote on May 6^th, 2013 at 11:31pm:

like the other 737 you can type thesettings in rather than clicking each letter

It is already there. Just click on the small circle on the top left of the 2D CDU panel (see image below).

http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv58/Markoz958/CS777_using_keyboard_zps311629fd.jpg~original

Thanks Mark.

Nice to know about that. It will be very useful for all of us. Sometimes typing long routes waypoints and coordinates, using FMC keys, is an annoying hard work.

Pinatubo.

You're welcome.

I found the info in the manual. It's a case of .... Nah, I won't say it .... but you know what I was gonna say, doncha! :D ;D ;)

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Markoz wrote on May 9^th, 2013 at 2:21am:

You're welcome. I found the info in the manual. It's a case of .... Nah, I won't say it .... but you know what I was gonna say, doncha! :D ;D ;)

Yes, I think I know what you didn't say..."Read the manuals first!" :)

Edit: Maybe "RTFM" would be better, but as I'm a polite guy I won't say the acronym meaning. ;D

Can the keyboard-for-FMC mode toggle be mapped to a keystroke, like with the another company 737NGX?

PikalaxALT wrote on Aug 24^th, 2013 at 12:02am:

Can the keyboard-for-FMC mode toggle be mapped to a keystroke, like with the other 737NGX?

It is. To switch it ON/OFF:

To activate CDU keyboard control press Ctrl+Shift+K
To deactivate CDU keyboard control press `

This information is on Page 33 of the ‘777 Captain’ FLIGHT MANUAL Part II – Aircraft and Systems (csx777_manual2.pdf).

If you don't already have the manuals, you can get them here: http://www.captainsim.com/products/x777/manuals.html