Record all your IFD settings before sending back.

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   Friends:
I just sent my two IFD540s back to Avidyne for hardware upgrade.

The pulling shop was not the installing shop.

The unit setups were changed; the pulling shop had some, but not all, of the settings.

I am told that Avidyne DOES NOT record settings on the units they service, and do not restore whatever settings were present.

So, my conclusion is if you send units back RECORD EVERYTHING - or better yet - have your installer send them back.

Otherwise you will be where I am now - having to reconstitute how the units should be set up.

It is inconceivable to me that there isn't at least a download and record of settings when they work on these units.

David

Edited by ddgates - 07 Jul 2015 at 5:35pm

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ddgates Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Deer Valley Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote ddgates Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Record all your IFD settings before sending back. Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 5:35pm
	Friends: I just sent my two IFD540s back to Avidyne for hardware upgrade. The pulling shop was not the installing shop. The unit setups were changed; the pulling shop had some, but not all, of the settings. I am told that Avidyne DOES NOT record settings on the units they service, and do not restore whatever settings were present. So, my conclusion is if you send units back RECORD EVERYTHING - or better yet - have your installer send them back. Otherwise you will be where I am now - having to reconstitute how the units should be set up. It is inconceivable to me that there isn't at least a download and record of settings when they work on these units. David Edited by ddgates - 07 Jul 2015 at 5:35pm
	David Gates

safari Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 28 Apr 2014 Location: Sedona Status: Offline Points: 55	Post Options Post Reply Quote safari Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 5:42pm
	My installing shop and sending shop wrote down everything
	Dave

ddgates Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Aug 2011 Location: Deer Valley Status: Offline Points: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote ddgates Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 5:45pm
	The sending shop thought they had too, except they had no familiarity with the unit and apparently missed the ADS-B settings.
	David Gates

Gring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 Dec 2011 Location: Kingston, NY Status: Offline Points: 724	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gring Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Jul 2015 at 8:54pm
	The maintenance settings consist of only a few pages. I have always captured them in a cell phone picture in case something happens, and in my case with all of the various pre release versions I've loaded has become a necessity. NOW, the good news is that with 10.1.0.0 you now have the ability to download the configuration, user settings, waypoints, checklists, etc. I recommend you do this on a periodic basis "just in case". I have a completely separate USB memory stick for these, and also save it to my computer. Edited by Gring - 07 Jul 2015 at 8:55pm