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ATIS Volume

Postby Robertfm » Mon Mar 08, 2021 1:43 pm

I have read numerous threads about ATIS on here however none deal with the issue of volume. I can set ATIS but I cannot hear it over Effects Volume. When I switch of Effects Volume ATIS volume off is so low it's unreadable. Other synthetic voices like the Welcome announcement on the Cessna 172 are clearly audible. I have looked in property browser/sim/atis and there is no way of increasing the volume.

Can this be done. Up until now I have just used the Meta in Weather. I am using PA28 Warrior 2 160-161.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby Johan G » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:04 am

Edit: On the lower left of each radio there is a volume knob. You can change the volume with the scroll wheel, or by clicking the left or middle mouse button (don't know how I missed that). :)
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby Robertfm » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:53 am

I am aware of the volume button it makes no difference to ATIS volume even at full volume.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby tom_nl » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:05 am

I have similar - this is with the Cessna 172. Initially thought it was the COM volume but after adjustment it was still barely audible. Good to know it's not just happening for me.

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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby danielHL » Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:31 am

Me too - I have no ATIS in the C172 and the PA28. In the UFO, it works though. Sorry, had no time to investigate this further, so I have not yet filed an Issue in the tracker. I'm on linux and running fgfs next.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby WoodSTokk » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:24 pm

After some tests on FG2020.4 (next):
C172p (default) works as expected. The audio panel works also. If you dont hear anything, check that the radio output is on at the audio panel.
PA28 the volume knob doesnt work. The volume is set to 0.6 no matter how much you twist the knob.
If it is too quite for you, open the property-tree and set '/instrumentation/comm/volume' to 1.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby wkitty42 » Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:35 pm

WoodSTokk wrote in Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:24 pm:C172p (default) works as expected. The audio panel works also. If you dont hear anything, check that the radio output is on at the audio panel.

and be sure the flip switches are flipped into a position where the radio output goes to the speakers or the headphones... in other words, be sure the toggle switch is not in the mute position... use CTRL-C to see the clickable switches...
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby tom_nl » Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:20 pm

I think I did all that, but let me check.

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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby Robertfm » Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:45 pm

I appear to be getting a lot of volume now with but to be able to hear ATIS following WoodSTokk's advice I still need to turn Effects right down. Having said that when I do I get the ATIS however now there is a loud squelch every few seconds. Finally is there a way of permanently setting the volume to 1 using a short code for start up settings.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby WoodSTokk » Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:27 pm

No need for start-up code. D-ECHO has already pushed a update for the volume knob on the PA28 (in trunk). Will come alive in the evening.
With this update you can set the volume as normal with the knob on both radios.

I hear also sometimes a loud squelch for a split of a second (not allways). I think this is a problem in the sound buffer of the voice synthesis.
You can try to swap to another frequenzy, wait some seconds and than swap back.
The voice synthesis will be redone and (hopefully) the squelch is gone.
Nothing that can be fixed from a aircraft developer.

I have 'AI/MP' and 'Effects' set to 50%, all other slider are full.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby Robertfm » Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:09 pm

Never rains but it poors. ATIS working now it won't stop even when I switch Comm2 off and set both frequenzies on Comm1 to 118 which ever one is active ATIS still sounds.

Edit: Switches off on volume control but that also switches off NAV 1 should that happen.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby danielHL » Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:05 pm

Hm, for me there is absolutely no ATIS in the c172 and pa28. If I start any of those planes in EDDH and select Equipment - Radio Settings - ATC services in range - EDDH - ATIS on COM1, I hear nothing. /Instrumentation/comm/ shows no atis string, station-id is "Hamburg twr".

If I do the same in the UFO, station name is "Hamburg ATIS", there is an atis string present and it is read out via voice synth...
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby WoodSTokk » Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:06 am

danielHL wrote in Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:05 pm:Hm, for me there is absolutely no ATIS in the c172 and pa28. If I start any of those planes in EDDH and select Equipment - Radio Settings - ATC services in range - EDDH - ATIS on COM1, I hear nothing. /Instrumentation/comm/ shows no atis string, station-id is "Hamburg twr".

If I do the same in the UFO, station name is "Hamburg ATIS", there is an atis string present and it is read out via voice synth...


Thats a problem with the airport information file (apt.dat).
The frequencies are stored with 2 decimal digits. In this case '123.12'.
This was enough in the past because radio frequencies had a spacing of 25kHz.
Possiple frequencies are 123.100, 123.125, 123.150, 123.175 and so on.
Most radios showed also only 2 decimal digits. ATIS of EDDH transmit on '123.125', but the radios display only '123.12'.
Today, the radio frequencies have a spacing of 8.333kHz.
If you set the frequency via dialog, the radio will be tuned to '123.12'.
The code recognise that this is now invalid and round down to the next valid channel and that is '123.115' (in real 123.116667 MHz).
The Cessna 172p support the new spacing.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby WoodSTokk » Fri Mar 19, 2021 5:18 am

Robertfm wrote in Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:09 pm:Never rains but it poors. ATIS working now it won't stop even when I switch Comm2 off and set both frequenzies on Comm1 to 118 which ever one is active ATIS still sounds.


I know there was a problem in the past, but as far as i know this is fixed in 2020.3.

Robertfm wrote in Thu Mar 18, 2021 6:09 pm:Edit: Switches off on volume control but that also switches off NAV 1 should that happen.

Yes, thats normal. COM1 and NAV1 is one and the same device.
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Re: ATIS Volume

Postby benih » Fri Mar 19, 2021 8:16 am

The code recognise that this is now invalid and round down to the next valid channel and that is '123.115' (in real 123.116667 MHz).

Then this conversion is wrong. 123.12 is a valid 25kHz channel (but should match to 123.125mHz), also with 8.33 spacing (which is compatible to 25khz spacing, but not the other way around)
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