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Q281196: Combat Flight Simulator 2: Lights in Virtual Cockpit View Flash

Article: Q281196
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you fly an aircraft in Virtual Cockpit view, and you press L to turn on the
cockpit lighting, the light on the panel may flash on and off.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the "Effects quality" slider in Microsoft Combat
Flight Simulator 2 is configured incorrectly.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, move the "Effects quality" slider to the High position:

1. Click Options, and then click Settings.

2. Click Advanced settings.

3. Click Image Quality.

4. Move the "Effects quality" slider all the way to the right (the High
  position).

5. Click OK, and then click OK again.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Virtual Cockpit view and the cockpit lighting feature require high-end video
hardware to be displayed properly.

You may need 16 to 32 megabytes (MB) of dedicated video memory to set the
"Effects quality" slider to High while you are using the Virtual Cockpit view
with cockpit lighting.

Additional query words: msgame combatfs cfs2

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Keywords          : kbenv kbhw kbimu kbHardware 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim2 kbCombatFlightSimSearch
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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