User manual

FSMap

Aerosoft GmbH 2008

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Manage Gauge

This function allows you to integrate the FSMap gauge into instrument

panels in MS Flight Simulator. The FSMap gauge may be used as part

of an existing panel view (i.e. ﬁlling a spot inside the panel), or it may

be opened as an independent panel window. Furthermore, you can

add a hotspot (a hidden click area to open the instrument) to your

panel windows.

When selecting the function „Manage Gauge“, FSMap will automatically

recognize all aircraft installed in the selected Flight Simulator version,

and arrange them in a sorted tree in the entry bar. The tree is sorted by

manufacturers, aircraft model, and variant. When you select a certain

variant, all panel views are listed below it with their respective names.

Clicking on a panel view will open the panel in the display area of the

FSMap application. The screenshot above shows the B737-400 main

panel view. Usually, all gauges used by the panel will also be shown.

Please note that there might be some panels where gauges may not

display correctly. This is due to some technical limitations, and gauge

manufacturers protecting their gauges. The panel window bitmap

itself however, should always be displayed, allowing you to add the

gauge and/or the hotspot without troubles.