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FMC USER’S MANUAL
Annunciators: Two mode annunciators are
modeled in the PMDG 747-400:
FIX: Provides access to fix information
pages.
MSG: Illuminates when an FMC generated
message is displayed in the scratchpad
area.
LEGS: Accesses the legs pages.
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HOLD: Provides access to the hold pages.
FMC/COMM: Function not modeled.
PROG: Accesses the progress pages.
OFST: Illuminates when a parallel offset
path is in use.
Function and Mode Keys: The PMDG
747-400 FMC has fifteen function/mode
keys located below the CDU display screen.
These keys assist in the performance of a
number of functions, including page
selection and navigation of the FMCs
function pages.
EXEC: The execute command key for the
FMS. The button contains a small lighted
bar which will illuminate to indicate a
modification has been selected and needs to
be confirmed by pressing the execute key.
Any page which has modification capability
will also have an ERASE prompt to allow the
crew member to cancel a selected
modification. Selecting either the EXEC
key, or pressing the LSK designated by the
ERASE cursor will cause the lighted bar to
extinguish.
MENU: Provides access other MCDU driven
functions, such as ACARS. Key allows
movement between FMC functions and
ACARS.
NAV/RAD: Accesses the navigation radio
tuning page.
PREV PAGE: Accesses individual pages of
a multiple page display. (Route pages, for
example, tend to be longer than one page.)
NEXT PAGE: Accesses individual pages of
a multiple page display.
INIT REF: Accesses the initialization and
reference pages.
RTE: Accesses the route pages.
DEP/ARR: Accesses the departures and
arrivals procedure pages.
ATC: Function not modeled.
VNAV: Accesses the VNAV climb cruise
and descent pages
Two additional keys are located at the
bottom of the numerical keypad which will
be frequently used:
DEL: A single press of this key inserts the
word DELTE into the scratch pad. Upload
DELETE to an LSK in order to delete the
information contained on that line.
CLR: Single presses of key will cause the
last character in the scratchpad to be
erased. A longer press of the key will erase
entire contents of scratchpad.
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PMDG 747-400/400F AOM
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