Got my Flight Deck (9-speed version, not the latest one) installed and also did a little maintenance (cleaned the old chain in a can of carb dip, cleaned off the sprockets with some Brakleen, shop rags, and Q-tips, examined old chain, looked at horrible patch job PO had done with two completely different brands of chain, which was hidden by layers of black grease, went to LBS, bought a shiny new SRAM chain... sigh... pretty soon I'm going to stop spending money and simply ride... at least according to my tape measure it wasn't stretched enough to notice, and it was working perfectly well, just greasy and nasty) anyway everything seems to be completely copacetic other than I have not yet lubed the shifter cables and the shifting is still slightly weird, but I'm hoping that a little tweaking will get it right. One issue - I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up. I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons, eventually after punching one of the buttons on the back of the FD it woke up and worked normally for another short ride. I thought it was supposed to wake up automatically when you started to ride? I've got the magnet set about 2mm away from the sensor... or is there an undocumented procedure for waking it up? Simply hitting either button on the brifters didn't do anything, not sure why hitting the one on the unit did the trick.
I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up. I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons, eventually after punching one of the buttons on the back of the FD it woke up and worked normally for another short ride. I thought it was supposed to wake up automatically when you started to ride?
No, Flight Deck bike computers only wake up when you push one of the buttons on the unit itself. -- Ben Pfaff http://benpfaff.org
I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up. I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons, eventually after punching one of the buttons on the back of the FD it woke up and worked normally for another short ride. I thought it was supposed to wake up automatically when you started to ride?
No, Flight Deck bike computers only wake up when you push one of the buttons on the unit itself.
Well, that'd explain it, then! I guess I better download the manual and see if there's anything else I missed. (the seller was kind enough to include the manual that came with it, but apparently Shimano included the manual for the earlier version not the current one, and it implies that it wakes up automatically or by "pressing one of the buttons" and didn't specify on the unit. It was close enough to get it set up for my bike though.)
Got my Flight Deck (9-speed version, not the latest one) installed and also did a little maintenance (cleaned the old chain...
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... One issue - I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up...
(Huh? [Subject line begins to dawn on me... ])
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... I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons...
Okay, I get it. You're talking about the Flight Deck (some kind of electronic odometer thingie, right?)
(I was initially reading "FD" = "Front Derailleur". FWIW.)
Got my Flight Deck (9-speed version, not the latest one) installed and also did a little maintenance (cleaned the old chain... ... One issue - I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up...
(Huh? [Subject line begins to dawn on me... ])
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... I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons...
Okay, I get it. You're talking about the Flight Deck (some kind of electronic odometer thingie, right?)
(I was initially reading "FD" = "Front Derailleur". FWIW.)
Nope, sorry 'bout that. All the mechanical stuff is actually working fairly well. Didn't mean to confuse anyone, was just in a hurry with the fingers.
I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a mile, and the FD never woke up. I pulled into my driveway, started playing with the buttons, eventually after punching one of the buttons on the back of the FD it woke up and worked normally for another short ride. I thought it was supposed to wake up automatically when you started to ride?
No, Flight Deck bike computers only wake up when you push one of the buttons on the unit itself.
Actually that's a bit misleading. The buttons 'on the unit itself' are on the back and are intended to be accessed when the unit is off the bike.
It should wake up on its own when the magnet passes the sensor, but it doesn't start 'recording' until you press a button on the brake hood. (The left if you have one button on each side) you can tell it's running when the Mile/h or Km/h on the display starts to flash.
> I installed the FD last night but I didn't get a chance to > try a ride until this evening. I rode around for about a > mile, and the FD never woke up. I pulled into my > driveway, started playing with the buttons, eventually > after punching one of the buttons on the back of the FD it > woke up and worked normally for another short ride. I > thought it was supposed to wake up automatically when you > started to ride?
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No, Flight Deck bike computers only wake up when you push one of the buttons on the unit itself.
Actually that's a bit misleading. The buttons 'on the unit itself' are on the back and are intended to be accessed when the unit is off the bike.
It should wake up on its own when the magnet passes the sensor, but it doesn't start 'recording' until you press a button on the brake hood. (The left if you have one button on each side) you can tell it's running when the Mile/h or Km/h on the display starts to flash.
HTH Greg
That's not how mine works. Actually it only wakes up if I press the "A" button on the unit itself. Nothing happens if I spin the front wheel, press the "B" button, or press either of the buttons on the brifters. the newer version of the manual, which I DL'd last night, says that you need to press a button to wake it up but it does not specify on the unit, but like I said the buttons on the brifters have no effect.
I was able to determine through trial and error that pressing the "A" button will wake it up every time so i'll just not worry about it. It's not like I can claim a warranty replacement as I bought it cheap on eBay from a private party. I don't think the seller ever installed it, so can't blame him.
That's not how mine works. Actually it only wakes up if I press the "A" button on the unit itself.
I do have the wireless sensor on mine, that could explain the difference in 'waking up' behavior.
Hmm... I wonder if the buttons on your brifters are working correctly. The left button should correspond to the 'A' button (or the more forward button if you have both buttons on one hood). It wouldn't be the end of the world for your 'A' button on the brifter to not function, but it is the stop/start for the odometer and the stopwatch function.
You might want to check to be sure your 'A' brifter button is really working.
That's not how mine works. Actually it only wakes up if I press the "A" button on the unit itself.
I do have the wireless sensor on mine, that could explain the difference in 'waking up' behavior.
Hmm... I wonder if the buttons on your brifters are working correctly. The left button should correspond to the 'A' button (or the more forward button if you have both buttons on one hood). It wouldn't be the end of the world for your 'A' button on the brifter to not function, but it is the stop/start for the odometer and the stopwatch function.
You might want to check to be sure your 'A' brifter button is really working.
Mine (and I suspect, yours) is a SC-6500 but the differences from 6500 to 6501 are slight.
Greg
Mine's a 6501 and the "A" button does function, and I'm also getting a shifter position signal from the left brifter. the brifter button does not wake it up however.
That's not how mine works. Actually it only wakes up if I press the "A" button on the unit itself.
I do have the wireless sensor on mine, that could explain the difference in 'waking up' behavior.
Hmm... I wonder if the buttons on your brifters are working correctly. The left button should correspond to the 'A' button (or the more forward button if you have both buttons on one hood). It wouldn't be the end of the world for your 'A' button on the brifter to not function, but it is the stop/start for the odometer and the stopwatch function.
You might want to check to be sure your 'A' brifter button is really working.
Mine (and I suspect, yours) is a SC-6500 but the differences from 6500 to 6501 are slight.
Greg
Mine's a 6501 and the "A" button does function, and I'm also getting a shifter position signal from the left brifter. the brifter button does not wake it up however.
I stand corrected. The manual for the 6501 says:
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Canceling power save mode The normal display will return as soon as switch "A" or switch "B" is pressed.
The 6500 manual says:
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The normal display will return as soon as a signal is received or a button has been pressed.
I made incorrect assumptions, sorry.
Well now I know *one* of the differences between the 6500 and the 6501. At least the link to the 6501 manual might be of some use to you.
