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Tobble

Mar 7, 2018 @ 7:40am

No display on the Saitek radio panel

I just got a saitek radio panel. I have the newest version of Xsaitekpanels installed, and it works perfectly with my Switch panel. All the knobs on my radio panel work, but not the displays.

Does anyone know how to fix the problem?

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Graubart

Mar 7, 2018 @ 8:24am

did you switch batterie and avionics master on in your plane? This is what gets my panel tyo live in the DHC2, for example. If it does not work at all, unplug and replug it to your USB hub. The USB hub needs decent power, otherwise the panels will not safely, and which one then fails is somewhat unpredictable.

Tobble

Mar 7, 2018 @ 11:32am

Thanks for the reply.

I had to have the radio panel directly connect to the PC. Apparently, my USB Hub doesn't produse produce enough power.

Graubart

Mar 7, 2018 @ 1:23pm

that's a known issue. The Saitek/Logitech gadgets need a decent powered USB hub.

Proxon

Mar 8, 2018 @ 10:42am

Google "uraster | USB Enhanced Power Manager Disabler"

The program will search for Saitek devices and put the correct power on usb

Graubart

Mar 9, 2018 @ 2:06am

That's an interesting one, @Proxon
Can you confirm that this is also applicable to Windows 10 Rigs?

Proxon

Mar 9, 2018 @ 8:43am

Works fine for Windows 10. Only needs to be run once with admin privileges. The program only changes the usb setup in the registry
Another option is to install demo from www.spadnext.com

Darren Evans has X-Plane 11

Aug 30, 2020 @ 3:46pm

I have the same problem. I have two radio panels and the Multi panel. All plugged into a powered Anker hub with 60w power supply. No display on the radio panels but the multi-panel LCD works just fine. All the controls on the radio and multi-panel update the X-Plane virtual controls. What the hell is wrong with these damn radio panels and why does the multi-panel LCD display work but not the radio displays?

EDIT.
Okay, so it seems that once X-Plane is loaded, unplugging the radio panels from the powered hub and plugging them back in solves the problem. I do notice that powering off the instruments in X-Plane is not simulated on the Saitek panels as they remain on.

Last edited by Darren Evans; Aug 30, 2020 @ 3:49pm