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757 instrument lights?

Postby fredsie » Sun Nov 04, 2018 6:24 pm

Hi

Can anyone tell me how to turn on the lighting for the instrument panel? Obviously with autostart the LCD panels like the horizon and FD come on, but I cannot see altimeter, airspeed etc at night.

Thanks

Fred
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Re: 757 instrument lights?

Postby Flyngo » Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:06 pm

In the lower left of the overhead panel on the captain's side you'll find two knobs with inner/outer ring, turning them gives the neccesary illumination.
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Re: 757 instrument lights?

Postby fredsie » Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:40 pm

Perfect! Many thanks Flyngo.

I don't suppose there's an easy way to turn them down again? In fact I have this issue with a number of the controls - clicking with the mouse increases a value (e.g. nav heading) but I can't fathom how to turn them back lower. Is there a trick for this?
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Re: 757 instrument lights?

Postby WoodSTokk » Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:35 am

fredsie wrote in Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:40 pm:Perfect! Many thanks Flyngo.

I don't suppose there's an easy way to turn them down again? In fact I have this issue with a number of the controls - clicking with the mouse increases a value (e.g. nav heading) but I can't fathom how to turn them back lower. Is there a trick for this?

Try middle mouse button klick.
Or, some knobs have hotspots above and below the knob (or left and right of it) only for left mouse button.
You can see klickable items if you press 'ctrl-c'.
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Re: 757 instrument lights?

Postby fredsie » Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:20 pm

Yes, it's the middle button. Thanks!
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