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FS Video Marshaller | MAIN OPS MANUAL v1.0 | www.fsvideomarshaller.com
-FS Video Marshaller-
MAIN OPS MANUAL
STOP!
- FSX must be run in WINDOWED mode (hit alt-
enter if you’re in full screen mode)!
- You need to add entries to your host aircraft’s
panel.cfg file!
- Windows Media Player must be installed!
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INTRODUCTION:
Thank you for purchasing FS Video Marshaller, a brand new concept in Flight Simulation! FS
Video Marshaller is the first of its kind in Flight Simulation history; indeed, it covers an area of
aviation that hasn’t been previously modeled in FSX or FS9. So what does it do? Well, it’s the
first add-on to ever model real-world ground-to-cockpit and cockpit-to-ground hand signals
used other than for docking at the gate. It’s also the first program to ever use video technology
directly in the simulation.
While FS Video Marshaller can be added to any FSX or FS9 aircraft, FS Video Marshaller can also
interface directly with select 3rd party aircraft that include ground service objects in their
external model, such as chocks or a GPU. FS Video Marshaller is able to show and hide these
objects directly as per your command to the ground marshaller.
Again, thank you for supporting FS Video Marshaller and the FS hobby as a whole. The Flight
Simulation add-on market is a very small niche market, and your support helps ensure that
developers can continue to develop innovative products that enrich your flight simulation
experience!!!
TROUBLESHOOTING:
FSX Crashes:
Make sure you’re running in WINDOWED mode (not FULL SCREEN mode). Hit ALT ENTER on
your keyboard to switch modes. Also, ensure Windows Media Player is installed!!!
The FSVM Panel won’t open:
Make sure you assigned a key or joystick button to the CLUTCH assignment and ensure your
Flight Simulator window is “in focus” when pressing the assigned key. Also ensure that you
added FS Video Marshaller correctly to your host aircraft’s panel.cfg file.
The Video Panel won’t open:
Make sure your operating system has the latest version of Windows Media Player.
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OBTAINING SUPPORT:
Please address all support requests to the FS Video Marshaller support forum at Avsim:
Please allow up to 24 hours for a response owing to time zone differences.
Click here to visit the Support Forum
ABOUT CUSTOM 3RD PARTY SUPPORT:
FS Video Marshaller works with all FS9 and FSX aircraft.
However, as a bonus, extra support has been added for the following aircraft:
- PMDG J41
- Flight1 Mustang
- SimCheck A300
- Aeroworx King Air
- All Captain Sim aircraft
- All Eaglesoft aircraft
These aircraft feature “eye candy” ground service objects in their exterior model, such as
chocks or a GPU unit.
FS Video Marshaller is able to show/hide these objects as per your command if using the
aircraft listed above.
Note that some of these aircraft have chocks and no GPU, while others have a GPU but no
chocks.
Note that, with some aircraft, in order for the ground objects to be controlled the engines need
to be off or the parking brakes set. So, for example, if you command the marshaller to insert the
chocks, and he doesn’t do it, the aircraft might not be setup properly for the chocks command to
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HOW TO ADD FS VIDEO MARSHALLER TO YOUR AIRCRAFT’S
PANEL CFG FILE(S).
Before you can use FS Video Marshaller, you’ll need to add the required Window entry to your
host aircraft’s panel.cfg file.
STEP 1:
Locate your host aircraft’s Panel.cfg file.
It will be it will be a sub-folder called “panel” located in the host aircraft’s folder.
FSX: Microsoft Flight Simulator X\SimObjects\Airplanes\
FS9/FS2004: Flight Simulator 9\Aircraft\
STEP 2:
Make a backup copy of your original panel.cfg files to be safe!!!
STEP 3:
Open the panel.cfg file with Notepad.
STEP 4:
Locate the section in the panel.cfg called [Window Titles].
It will be near the very top of the panel.cfg.
STEP 5:
Copy and paste this line to the bottom of the [Window Titles] section:
WindowXX=FS Video Marshaller
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STEP 6:
Rename ‘XX’ to the next number in the Window numbering sequence.
So, for example, if the previous Window was “Window 21”, you would change XX to 22.
Here’s an actual example from the PMDG J41 panel.cfg so you can see how the numbers and
entries need to line up sequentially:
[Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Ramp Manager Window02=FMS Window03=RMU Window04=FCS Window05=FS Video Marshaller Please note how Window 05 comes after Window 04!
STEP 7:
Lastly, we need to add this Window section to the panel.cfg: