X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:39:45 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp0.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3850827 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:45:40 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.56; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from DennisPC (65-174-1-70.dsl.volcano.net [65.174.1.70]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 276151BFE25 for ; Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:45:03 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Chelton SmartMedia Card and setting system limits X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:45:07 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00AE_01CA3520.0B4C3610" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01CA3520.0B4C3610 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chelton SmartMedia Card and setting system limitsHi John, Make sure you are inserting the memory card into the slot with the gold = contacts forward and facing down. Some of the instructions say = incorrectly to have the gold contacts up. Make sure the card slides all = the way into the Chelton so that it is not protruding at all. If you have a two screen system, does the card work in screen #2? I assume you're already doing that, which means the card is probably = bad. The card that came with my system was bad, too. You might try = reformatting it to see if that fixes it (it didn't fix mine). I bought = new cards from Olympus online; I don't know if they still sell them or = not. You might search eBay. Chelton may sell new cards, too. As a = last resort, the http://cheltonefispilots.com/ website has instructions for replacing the older SM card reader with = newer technology. If all else fails, you might try connecting a computer keyboard to the = Chelton and working from that. But you'll still likely want to have = functioning memory cards to allow updating the Jeppesen navigation and = obstacle data every month for IFR flight and downloading your data file = after each flight to save on your home computer's hard disk. There's a = wealth of information there and it's a shame not to save it. Good luck, Dennis ------=_NextPart_000_00AE_01CA3520.0B4C3610 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chelton SmartMedia Card and setting system = limits
Hi John,
 
Make sure you are inserting the memory card into the slot with the = gold=20 contacts forward and facing down.  Some of the = instructions say=20 incorrectly to have the gold contacts up.  Make sure the card = slides all=20 the way into the Chelton so that it is not protruding at all.
 
If you have a two screen system, does the card work in screen = #2?
 
I assume you're already doing that, which means the card is = probably=20 bad.  The card that came with my system was bad, too.  You = might try=20 reformatting it to see if that fixes it (it didn't fix mine).  I = bought new=20 cards from Olympus online; I don't know if they still sell them or = not. =20 You might search eBay.  Chelton may sell new cards, too.  As a = last=20 resort, the http://cheltonefispilots.com/<= /DIV>
website has instructions for replacing the older SM card reader = with newer=20 technology.
 
If all else fails, you might try connecting a computer keyboard to = the=20 Chelton and working from that.  But you'll still likely want to = have=20 functioning memory cards to allow updating the Jeppesen navigation and = obstacle=20 data every month for IFR flight and downloading your data file after = each flight=20 to save on your home computer's hard disk.  There's a wealth of = information=20 there and it's a shame not to save it.
 
Good luck,
Dennis 
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