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Com1 and Com2 Communications channels 1 and 2
Nav1 and Nav2 Navigation channels 1 and 2
ADF Automatic Direction Frequency receiver
DME Distance Measuring Equipment
XPDR Transponder frequency code
To adjust the radio stack frequencies, first select the radio mode
using the radio mode selector knob on the left of the panel. Using
the rotary controls to the right of the LED screen, adjust the values
of the standby frequency on the right side of the screen. The outer
rotary adjusts standby frequency by increments of 1 and the inner
rotary adjusts decimals. Please note, you can only adjust the standby
values and not the active values.
To make the standby values active, press the ACT/STBY switch to the right of the
panel. The standby values you have input will now move from the standby section of
the screen to the active section and vice versa.
Adjusting the XPDR code
To adjust the transponder squawk code, first select XPDR on the radio mode selector
knob on the left of the panel. Turn the outer rotary to adjust digit 1 and the inner rotary
to adjust digit 2. To adjust digits 3 and 4, press the ACT/STBY button to the right of the
unit and adjust digit 3 by turning the outer rotary and digit 4 by turning the inner rotary.
ADF
DME
XPDR
Digit 1 2 3 4
Troubleshooting
The radio panel controls are automatically configured to interact with FS X software.
When you open Microsoft FSX you will be asked “Do you trust this driver from Saitek?”
Click “Yes”. You will then be asked “Do you always want to load this plugin when
launching Flight Sim X?” Again, click “Yes”.
If your FS X software does not recognise the radio panel, unplug the USB cable and
plug it back in. If FS X appears not to load, this is because it is waiting for a prompt. To
