why cant I set laze time for my gbu's in profile. bug or me?

[silent one]

Im just learning how to use GBU's Im having a problem with laze time.

I set for changes for the profile.

I get into the profile page and set auto laze. Ok so far.

 

I dont know if I put time in from the scratch pad and then press laze time or other way around. Ive tried both and neither work. Its like Im not getting anything from the scratch pad. Laze time in the profile is defaulted to 0 seconds. not really useful and I cant alter it.

 

This happens both in the training mission and in quick mission. I had this problem with the beta and thought it a bug. Now is first time with 1.07 and its still doing it.

 

Hope someone can help here.

 

Using windows 7

Edited May 4, 2011 by silent one
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[The Flying Goose]

Input time on scratch pad, press the Lase time OSB on MFCD.

This is the same way to input any values into the MFCDs.

This should work.

If this doesn't work, post track.

[rob10]

Just to make sure you're not overlooking the obvious: it is a GBU-10 or GBU-12 rather than a GBU-31 or 38 right? The 31/38 are GPS guided so you can't set a lase time. Can't remember if it has the option in the DSMS for the 31/38.

Otherwise make sure you're pressing the right OSB. Depending on your view angle I find sometimes the OSB I think I'm pressing is actually the one above or below the one I'm actually pressing (hover the mouse over it and make sure the tool-tip has the proper description rather than OSB XX).

[Baggy MacDouche]

The GBU-31/38 profile page won't even have settings for LS Time available.

 

Also, if you happen to make a mistake in the scratchpad or input an invalid entry, you will see the message, "CICU INPUT ERROR" at the bottom of the HUD, as well as the CDU. If this happens, press the CLR button to clear the scratchpad entry field and start again.

[xXstubbifiedXx]

I think there's a bug with the system, TBH. I've gone in and set my GBU-12's to be CCRP, 10s las time and laser on, saved the profile and then when I tried to use the weapon, the laser never fired. Check the profile - back to defaults. Not sure how it happens. It's even reset some times after double-checking them. But it doesn't happen all that often and it seems totally random. Still annoying when I get down to that last GBU and it doesn't lase :'(

[Baggy MacDouche]

I don't think it is a bug. I think it has something to do with using the DMS to cycle weapon profiles. It will select the default profile unless you manually select the saved profile from the DSMS. Something like that. There's a thread about that somewhere. Yeah big help I am. ;p

[Kankkis]

You have same problem with me at first, check here

 

If you change settings and save and the change another weopan, your changes is lost for 1 weapon.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=72599

 

So you must choose Profile -> chance setting -> save, when you want saved settings load profile not from single weapon OSB.

Edited May 4, 2011 by Kankkis

[xXstubbifiedXx]

You have same problem with me at first, check here

 

If you change settings and save and the change another weopan, your changes is lost for 1 weapon.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=72599

 

So you must choose Profile -> chance setting -> save, when you want saved settings load profile not from single weapon OSB.

 

 

Awesome, that explains a lot. Thanks! :)

[luza]

User error

[silent one]

The manual could be a bit more helpful here I think. Thanks for the input to those that made positive contributions.

[NoJoe]

You have same problem with me at first, check here

 

If you change settings and save and the change another weopan, your changes is lost for 1 weapon.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=72599

 

So you must choose Profile -> chance setting -> save, when you want saved settings load profile not from single weapon OSB.

 

Just to slightly restate things to make it (maybe) clearer:

 

That's because when you choose a single weapon by clicking its OSB in the DSMS you're telling the A-10 to load up the default profile for that weapon (NOT the profile you changed earlier).

 

If you want the profile you changed earlier, you'll have to select it from the DSMS profile page.

:thumbup:

 

--NoJoe

[delta9856]

This was happening to me. Im glad it seems to be user error rather than a bug.

[Frederf]

Manual (/M) profiles are the devil! The manual should have a big red box warning of the difference between the /M profiles and the normal profiles. YouTube videos that use /M without a caution note are also the devil. Many users and myself have had problems because of this very important point.