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Screen went black..

5/27/2013 8:52 PM

Tom Williams

Joined: 3/16/2011

Posts: 11

Screen went black..

Yesterday on a trip from Fort Myers Fl to (KCOI ) Merritt Island Fl I intended to switch maps on mode menu but touched the night-day button in the process , turning the screen totally dark on a bright sunny day . With a totally dark screen I couldn't find the right place to relight the screen .Since this was my only source to navigate around the restricted areas Along my route,I had no choice but to land at X14 which I had just passed ,then create enough shade to barely make out enough on the screen to revert to day light mode. After relaying this experience, I would like to see something like a two step entry or something similar to be certain that night lighting is the desired selection. Thanks For your consideration. T Wms

5/27/2013 11:25 PM

Mike D.

Joined: 1/15/2010

Posts: 1213

Re: Screen went black..

Your problem could have been rectified by simply turning the iFly off, then back on. The screen returns to the day time mode instead of returning to the last used state (which is a problem if you're flying at night, have a power interruption and the iFly re-boots.).

Or, you could have pushed the "Mode" button on the remote and the appropriate menu would have appeared, where you could have selected the day mode once again.

Then again, I have the 700, and perhaps the menu structure is different. I have to push the "Mode" button, then the "Day/Night Mode" option is in a separate column from the rest of the choices. When I select the "Day/Night Mode" it changes to another menu list, where I have to then choose between "Day", "Night", or "Close".

5/28/2013 10:40 AM

Tom Williams

Joined: 3/16/2011

Posts: 11

Re: Screen went black..

Thanks for easy steps to restore daylight mode . T Wms

5/28/2013 3:39 PM

Shane

Joined: 4/21/2010

Posts: 1709

Re: Screen went black..

T Wms,

I just want to make sure I understand where you are asking for the extra steps. Currently, you need to touch Mode, then Day/Night Mode, then touch either Day or Night mode for it to switch modes on you. That is a total of 3 touches to get to Day or Night mode respectively. Would you like to see a "confirm" step after touching either the final Day or Night mode, effectively making is a 4 step process? Thanks for the information and feedback.

Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.

5/29/2013 11:43 AM

Alasdair

Joined: 10/12/2011

Posts: 411

Re: Screen went black..

I too have (in turbulence) inadvertently switched to night mode and had to resort to turing off/on again to restore day. I was actually trying to pull up an approach chart and instead ended up with a black screen. I would be in favour of a Confirm dialog box that pops somewhere a bit away from the mode button itself so that I'm unlikely to inadvertently hit it bumping around (perhaps you could put the cancxel and confirm buttons on that dialog at opposite sides too! :-).

- Alasdair

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