A 2x VF-G1000 1x B USER’S MANUAL Rev. 2.2 - November 2022 1. IN THE BOX A) PFD/MFD Panel B) Audio Panel C) Power supply D) EU power cable E) US power cable F) Jack cable G) HDMI cable H) USB cable I ) Set of “L”s & “U”s supports for panel mounting, including M4x16 countersunk screws, M4x8 butterfly screws and 3mm spacers. D 1x C 1x E 1x G 2x F 2x H 3x I 2x For support, contact us at support@virtual-fly.
. HARDWARE SETUP 2.1 ATTACHING TO HOME COCKPIT SETUP Select, with the back switch indicated below, the panel you wish to be PFD and the one you wish to be MFD. Acording to the picture below the PFD will be installed on the left and the MFD on the right. PFD - MFD USB 12vdc OUT PFD - MFD1 HDMI VGA 2vdc IN Always mount the Audio panel first before the PFD and MFD panels.
You have several options to mount your PFD/MFD displays. OPTION B: Attaching PFD/MFD from the front OPTION A: Attaching PFD/MFD to VF-G1000 Desktop Support - Recommended To mount the PFD/MFD to your custom flight panel from the front, your panel will need a cutout that matches the measurements depicted in the blueprint below. All measurements displayed are in millimeters.
You can also mount the PFD/ MFD panels from the back, as depicted in the diagram below, using the provided supports (I), spacers (I) and butterfly screws (I). Use the appropriate number of spacers to ensure adequate tigthtening. To mount the PFD/MFD to your custom flight panel from the back, your panel will need a cutout that matches the measurements depicted in the blueprint below. All measurements displayed are in millimeters.
2.2 CONNECTING TO PC 1. Connect the two HDMI cables (G) to the back of the PFD and MFD panels and the computer where the flight simulation software is running. USB 12vdc OUT HDMI VGA PFD - MFD USB 12vdc IN 12vdc IN 12vdc OUT HDMI 3. Connect the power supply (C) to the back of the PFD panel and two jack cables (F) from the Audio panel to PFD and MFD panels, as displayed in the following diagram.
2.3 BACKLIGHTING CONTROL 2.4 OSD CONTROLS You can control the backlighting of the PFD, MFD and Audio panels from the equipment itself. The screens come configurated from factory, but the user can access the screen menus using the rotaries and buttons displayed below. e a c b d f g • Double tap the “VOL PUSH ID” (a) to turn ON/OFF the backlighting of PFD/MFD panels. • Rotate whilst you press the “VOL PUSH ID” (b) to adjust the backlighting of PFD/MFD panels.
3. SOFTWARE SETUP 3.1 CONFIGURING PFD/MFD DISPLAYS IN WINDOWS Open “Display Settings” and make sure that the “Display resolution” of both displays is set to 1024x768, as displayed below. We recommend to set up the MFD on the right-handside of the PFD panel. On “Display Settings”, the PFD and MFD displays must be positioned under the main display, as depicted below. 3.
VFHub takes care of making your VF-G1000 work with MSFS and X-Plane 11/12, so it must always be running when you use the VF-G1000. 3.3 CONFIGURING G1000 SCREENS INSIDE SIMULATION SOFTWARE MSFS If using X-Plane 11/12, make sure to use set up a blank profile to the VF-G1000’s Audio Panel in the controls or joystick menu of X-Plane 11/12. You can find the detailed steps in: https://downloads.virtual-fly.com/docs/vfhub/ latest/setting_up_a_blank_profile.pdf.
X-Plane 11/12 2. Load a flight and, on the virtual cockpit, click on the PFD screen. A pop-out of the PFD will appear on your monitor. 1. Before configuring the screens, you will need to remove the G1000 bezels in X-Plane 11/12. Download the two .png files from the links below, unzip the files and place the .png files in the folder located in X-Plane 11\Resources\bitmaps\cockpit\ EFIS\G1000. 3.
4. Drag the window to the PFD display in your VF-G1000, making sure it is centered. You will see the top windows frame from the dragged PFD and MFD screens at the bottom of your main display as displayed below, but don’t worry, once you finish configuring it, it won’t be visible. If your Windows Taskbar is located at the bottom of your display, you might have problems adjusting your PFD window. In this case, change its location to the top or sides. 5. Repeat the process for the MFD screen. 6.