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FFS Saab 340 Load Configuration Manager Users Guide

Designed for Microsoft Flight Simulator 9
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Table of Contents
Subject

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Starting the Saab Load Configuration Manager....................................................................................... 3

Registering Your Saab 340 Gauges....................................................................................................... 4
Overview
Aircraft Settings........................................................................................................................
Gauges Setup...........................................................................................................................
Product Support........................................................................................................................

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Using the Saab Load Configuration Manager

Adjusting the Fuel Amounts........................................................................................................
Adding a Passenger and Luggage.................................................................................................
Editing Passenger and Luggage Weights.......................................................................................
Removing Passengers and Luggage..............................................................................................

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FFS Support......................................................................................................................................

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Starting the LCM (Load Configuration Manager)
To start the LCM, locate the shortcut on your desktop. You will see the icon like the one below with a name Shortcut
to Saab LCM. Double left click on it and this event will open the LCM.

Saab LCM Shortcut Icon Located on Desktop

If you get an error message like the one in the image below, there are several checks that need to be performed:

1) Make sure you have the following folders installed in your Flight Simulator 9\Aircraft directory:

FFS
FFS
FFS
FFS
FFS

Saab
Saab
Saab
Saab
Saab

340 Argus
340 Argus No Radar
340 Cargo
340A
340B

Each aircraft should have sub directories containing one or more model folders, a panel, sound, and one or more
texture folders. In addition, you should also see an air file and an aircraft.cfg file. If you do not have these files,
run the uninstall program from your start menu for the Saab package, and then reinstall the whole package. This is
done as a precaution. When reinstalling, it is important that you dont run any other software except the installer.
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2) It is possible that the install did not finish correctly and that you may need to reinstall the Saab software
package again.

3) If you have renamed any of the FFS Saab 340 project folders, this would cause this error. Make sure you
change the name back to their original name. If you dont remember their respective names, uninstall the Saab
software package and reinstall the Saab software package again.
Once you get the Saab LCM started, you will be able to perform a series of functions to set your Saab aircraft to your
liking.
You will be able to perform functions such as setting the fuel amount in each wing, selecting the number of
passengers, any luggage they may be carrying, cargo items and weights, empty current loads, restore default loads,
as well as many other functions.
Registering Your Saab 340 Gauges
In order for the Saab gauges to display and function, you will need to register your software package using the LCM
tool. To register your gauges, open the LCM. Click on the Gauge Settings tab (shown in the image below).

The Gauge Settings Tab

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When you click the tab, you will get a screen like the one shown in the image above. To register the gauges, you will
need information from your FFS account. You will find the product registration information above your download link
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for the Saab 340 package and or in the email that you received from Flight Factory-Simulations when you made your
purchase. You will want to enter the Buyers Name in the first field marked Buyers Name. Next, enter the Buyers
Email address. Finally, enter the Registration Code. Your registration code will not use the letter O. If you see a 0, this
is a zero. If you would like to copy and paste any of the information from the web, make sure after you paste the data
that there are no leading or trailing spaces in each of the fields. If spaces are left in the field, this would cause
registration failures to occur.
When you have entered the information, click on the Register button. This will make the attempt to register your
product. ** NO CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET IS REQUIRED. ** If the registration is successful, you will get a
dialog telling you thank you for registering. If the registration fails, you will see a dialog telling you that registration
failed. If you have successfully registered, your registration area will look like this:

If you need any support while registering your Saab 340 Package, please open a support ticket at http://www.flight
factory-simulations.com.

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Overview
Below is an overview of each page for the LCM. We will touch base over each respective portion of the LCM briefly.
Later on in this document, we will cover each portion more in detail.
The main menu system allows users to perform functions needed to make changes not only to the application, but
also to the respective Saab aircraft. The main menu consists of FILE, EDIT, and ABOUT.
In the FILE menu, users can select Save Settings, Locate FS9 Directory, and Exit. The Save Settings function allows
you to save any changes that you have made to a Saab aircraft. In addition to this menu button, there is also a
button at the bottom of the Aircraft Settings page called also called Save Settings. This button and this menu item
share the same function.
The Locate FS9 Directory option is in place just in case you need to locate the FS9 directory for any reason. By
default, the LCM locates the FS9 directory by reading its registry entry.
The Exit menu item is in place if users want to close the LCM application. The white X surrounded by a circle in the
upper right hand side of the LCM also closes the LCM.
The EDIT menu allows users Restore Passenger Defaults, Empty Entire Load, Units of Measure, and Manage Load.
The Restore Passenger Defaults option allows users to restore the original settings used for the respective Saab
aircraft.
The Empty Entire Load option is used for when users want to clear out the entire aircraft load. This will remove all
passengers, and their baggage, or if using the Cargo version, this will empty the entire cargo loads.
The Units of Measure option is for users who want to select between U.S. or International units of measure.

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The Manage Load option is where users switch between the Saab 340A, B, and Cargo versions to manage their
respective fuel, passengers, baggage, and cargo.
The ABOUT menu offers users information about the LCM as well as a shortcut to the FFS web site.
Aircraft Settings
The aircraft settings page of the LCM allows users to modify fuel amounts, passenger details such as weight and their
baggage weight, as well as cargo for the Saab 340A Cargo version.

Fuel Load Used to make any fuel adjustments for your Saab 340 aircraft.
Passenger Payload Used to display passenger and baggage weights.
Aircraft Weights Used to display aircraft characteristic weights.
Payload (Saab 340A Cargo Version Only) Used to display cargo weights.

Gauge Setup
The gauge setup page offers users to setup options for the aircraft and gauge start up, gauge refresh rate, and gauge
registration.

Start Option These setting control how the aircraft will start in the sim. Cold Start means that the aircraft will
start in the sim with the aircraft completely shut off. Normal Start means that the aircraft will start with engines
running and avionics on.
Refresh Rate The refresh rate controls how fast or slow the GDI Plus gauges will draw in the 2D panel and the
virtual cockpit. There are three settings: Fast, Medium, and Slow.
Saab 340 Gauge Registration The gauge registration area is used to either register your gauges or displays
that you have registered your gauges.
Support information The support information field can be used for those who need a quick shortcut to the FFS
web site.
Credits The Credits field displays proper credit for the Saab 340 Project. The project was long and tiresome.
FFS wanted to give proper credit for the people that were involved with the overall project.
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Using the Saab LCM

The Saab LCM was designed to assist simmers in making adjustments to the Saab 340 aircraft easily without requiring
the user to edit any settings for the aircraft. The LCM can perform many different functions. Primarily, the LCM is used
to adjust aircraft weight characteristics such as the total number of passengers, passenger weight, and passenger
luggage weights.
Since there is a Cargo version of the Saab, we have also allowed the user to add, configure and adjust weights for the
cargo versions load.
Adjusting the Fuel Amounts
Adjusting the fuel for your Saab 340 is easy. On the Aircraft Settings page of the LCM, you can adjust the amount of
fuel for you Saab by left clicking the blue slider ball, while holding down the left mouse button, drag the ball to the
fuel amount that you want. The amount is displayed in a label just above the slider bar. If you need to be more
precise, you can use the left or right arrow keys at each end of the slider bar. By left clicking, this will increment the
fuel value by one unit.
Adding a Passenger and Luggage
To add a passenger and their luggage weight to the Saab aircraft, simply hover over a seat you wish to populate, and
right click on that seat. You will get a menu (Figure Add1) with two options grayed out, and one that is not grayed out
that says Add a Passenger. Left click once on Add a Passenger. You will get a dialog (Figure Add2) that opens asking
you for passenger weight and baggage weight.

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Figure Add1 - Dialog Menu

Figure Add2 - Passenger Information Dialog

Enter the respective weights and then click ok. Once the information is added, the seat will appear with a red dot. This
is a visual representation informing you that there is a passenger sitting in that seat. When you are done adding your
passengers, click on the Save Settings button at the bottom of the LCM. You will get a dialog telling you that your
changes have been saved.
Editing Passenger and Luggage Weights
To edit an existing passengers weight or baggage weight, with your mouse, hover over the seat you wish to edit.
Right click the seat/red dot and then left click the menu item called View Passenger Details. You will get a dialog with
the passenger weight and the baggage weight pre-filled in the text boxes. See Figure Edit 1A.

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Figure Edit 1A View Passenger Details

Figure 1B Edit Passenger Details

To edit the passenger and baggage weights, click the EDIT button. This will allow you to edit the data. See Figure Edit
1B. Once you are done making the necessary changes, click on the OK button. If you dont want to keep the changes,
click the CANCEL button. When you are done editing changes to your passengers, click on the Save Settings button at
the bottom of the LCM. You will get a dialog telling you that your changes have been saved.
Removing Passengers and Luggage
To remove a passenger and their luggage, with your mouse, hover over the seat you wish to remove the passenger
from. Right click and select the dialog item Remove a Passenger. Left click on Remove a Passenger and you see the
red dot representing the passenger was removed from the respective seat.
When you are done deleting your passengers, click on the Save Settings button at the bottom of the LCM. You will get
a dialog telling you that your changes have been saved.
NOTE: The same procedures listed above can be used for all of the aircraft types managed in the LCM.

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Support for the LCM
If you need product support for anything related to the Saab LCM, please use one of the following options listed
below:
1) Visit the FFS web site and open a support ticket. Visit http://www.flightfactory-simulations.com.
2) Visit the FFS product support forums at http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=246.
Disclosure
This software was designed for entertainment purposes only! It is not to be used for any real world application!

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