Glad it works now.  

But your experience isn't weird at all. The gauge which initializes the Civa INS in the panel.cfg coming with the plane is this one.
gauge04=../civa/INS!Config,         0,    0,  0, 0, csx701

It's located in the simicon panel (that small popup with the buttons for the other popups), which is a 2D thing. So as long as this small panel isn't used, the whole Civa gauges won't initialize and therefore stay dark.
So wherever this gauge is placed, it has to be opened at least once to allow the INS operation. Place it in the Vcockpit section for example and it works right out of the box, because the VC is the first thing you see when loading the 707.
Otherwise, just remember to always open the simicons panel once, which triggers the same.

First, thanks to CoolP for his Tutorial of how to get a 2 INS systems working in the 707. It works very well so far. Today, while tinkering with AWC and ADC cards, I found a problem. Probably I´m doing something wrong, but I think it´s a bug in the CIVA INS Panel which can´t be fixed by us, so the only workaround would be to have a 2nd ADEU Unit. But let´s see. Here´s what I do:

- Apart from the AWC (Waypoint Cards) I also created a ADC for my DME stations I want to have while in flight.
- Before inserting the ADC card into the ADEU, I press the Remote Button on both MSUs, like I did before when reading the AWC card.
- I select the ADC card
- I read it
- The contents of the Card are only read into the MSU #1. MSU #2 does not have any DME stations in its memory.

Does this work for someone else or do we need a 2nd ADEU reader here maybe? The CIVA manual says, that the ADEU is fully aware of the Remote Switches... but, maybe it´s not? 

Thanks for your quick reply CoolP, I appreciate that very much!

I enjoy it much more when entering the coordinates by hand also. Since I was reading the Docs and tinkering with the system to find out how it works in detail, I stumbled upon the ADC (cards). Indeed it works when I add a 2nd ADEU. But I don´t know if this is intended to be like this or if this is a Bug. It doesn´t bother me really, since I enter them by hand also. I was just curious if I am doing something wrong. But maybe the Remote buttons do not work with ADC (cards) in reality too. Who knows.

No problem, Brian.
You can download a fully edited panel.cfg from the link given in the tutorial to compare your results.
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indeed means that all entries after 05 should get replaced with the new ones posted.


buedi, I still have to test how my other Civa planes handle the remote filling of the DME coordinates with only one ADEU reader.
From the theory, this should work like on a normal flight plan card.

Hi, giorgio.
That process was discussed on some length in this thread, which is why the search for DME update (not alignment) gave me quite some returns.
Maybe you just jump into the linked posts and then explain which step is the most unknown/unclear one, ok?
Be aware that the docs in the Civa folder also include a tutorial which explains the single and the dual DME update in its chapters 6 and 7.
I hope this all doesn't sound too rude, but it's difficult to go through already discussed items again and again, so I just point to the 'it's already there' fact.  

And here are the search results. Mainly start reading at page 10 of this thread to see how Sanal and Mark went through the updating process if you like.
And you are definitely not stupid to struggle there, the thing is a somehow cryptic and tricky one, no doubts.  

Giorgio, you could also watch the Multipart Tutorial on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF0-ZbvjrEw

It gives a nice introduction into the CIVA INS and allowed me to use it without reading much of the manuals. Afterwards however I read all the manuals and was tempted to create additional Tutorials because there are a lot of things not described or slightly wrong described in the Youtoube Video Tutorials. But to get started (also with the DME update), they are fantastic.

Once you get a good understanding of the CIVA INS I'm sure you'll enjoy using it. I know I do, and I am still learning about it.

Mark