skydvrboy Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 There is a Mac 1700 Nav/Comm that was in my plane when I got it. I haven't been able to find a user manual either online or in the paperwork that came with the plane. It has the ability to store up to 10 frequencies in each the nav and comm sides of the radio. The problem is, I have no idea how to program those frequencies. Anyone have one of these or know how to program the frequencies? I'm doing some other fiddlin' with the plane tonight, so if I don't get an answer by then I'll try pushing buttons and see if I can stumble into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Scranton Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Yes. That will do it. Literally just push the arrow, set the freq, and move to the next...pretty easy. It should take you all of 2 mins to figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, skydvrboy said: There is a Mac 1700 Nav/Comm that was in my plane when I got it. I haven't been able to find a user manual either online or in the paperwork that came with the plane. It has the ability to store up to 10 frequencies in each the nav and comm sides of the radio. The problem is, I have no idea how to program those frequencies. Anyone have one of these or know how to program the frequencies? I'm doing some other fiddlin' with the plane tonight, so if I don't get an answer by then I'll try pushing buttons and see if I can stumble into it. I think the MAC 1700 is a TKM product. See if this works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted March 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I think I may have figured it out when looking at a picture of the face plate. I'm guessing the SPCH button means specify channel. I think if I press that one it will get me into the edit mode. Then I will need to either press the arrow button or the next up button to go to the next frequency. There are only 3 buttons total so it can't be too hard. Pressing next just brings up the next preset frequency, while pressing the arrow just swaps the active and standby frequency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Marauder said: I think the MAC 1700 is a TKM product. See if this works. The MAC 1700 is a digital front installed on the old analog KX170/175 series radio, a different beast than a TKM radio. Clarence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDPetersen Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 As I recall, SPCH gave an aural (speech) announcement of the selected frequency. It’s been awhile, though, and I never found it useful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Pm Me your email address. I have the mac1700 manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 I hate threads that end without a definitive answer, so here goes. Five minutes of button mashing and you can figure this thing out. The SPCH button is in fact SPEECH. It will tell you the current frequency and the standby frequency through your headset. To set the channels use the next up button to select the channel you want to change. Set the frequency and then select next up again. If you push the arrow button the frequency will flip flop but it will not change the preset frequency. That's pretty much it for changing frequencies. There are also some timing features that can be obtained by holding down the SPCH button, but I didn't fully explore those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestrip Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 You sure you have enough panel space for that?? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney-Shiner Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 3/15/2018 at 9:24 PM, jetdriven said: Pm Me your email address. I have the mac1700 manual I would gladly get this manual from you as well if you don't mind. I have no idea what to do with this device. I will PM you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Welcome aboard ukrs... You have joined a pretty quiet thread... last open in 2018 Jetdriven has been advised of your request... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, ukrsindicat@yahoo.com said: I would gladly get this manual from you as well if you don't mind. I have no idea what to do with this device. I will PM you Try this. file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mark%20&%20Angela/My%20Documents/Downloads/MAC1700Radio.pdf If that doesn't work, do a google search for "mccoy mac-1700 vtx nav/comm manual" and follow the short-wing piper link. I’ve really come to like this radio. You can store and recall, in order, all of your departure and arrival frequencies, plus a couple in-route if you wish. Same for the Nav frequencies if you still do VOR routes. The one drawback, it does have a lot of additional features (timers, etc.) that I don't use because they aren't intuitive. Edited April 30, 2020 by skydvrboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mark%20&%20Angela/My%20Documents/Downloads/MAC1700Radio.pdf That won't work, that's where it is on your personal computer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Ok, that’s pretty funny. I didn’t even read the link, just copied and pasted from my browser window. I first used the iPad, but it only showed the first page, so I tried again from the PC. Oh well, the google search will take them right to.pdf file. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Red Baron Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 42 minutes ago, gsxrpilot said: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mark%20&%20Angela/My%20Documents/Downloads/MAC1700Radio.pdf That won't work, that's where it is on your personal computer. Pulled right up for me... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney-Shiner Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 12:10 AM, skydvrboy said: Try this. file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Mark%20&%20Angela/My%20Documents/Downloads/MAC1700Radio.pdf If that doesn't work, do a google search for "mccoy mac-1700 vtx nav/comm manual" and follow the short-wing piper link. I’ve really come to like this radio. You can store and recall, in order, all of your departure and arrival frequencies, plus a couple in-route if you wish. Same for the Nav frequencies if you still do VOR routes. The one drawback, it does have a lot of additional features (timers, etc.) that I don't use because they aren't intuitive. Thank you, guys. For whatever reason, I wasn't able to pull the pdf with link...Also google search didn't turn anything. Is there a way that you can either email it or attach the manual to your PM within this website? I sent you a PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydvrboy Posted May 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2020 Let's try this again. MAC1700Radio.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Hey! That’s a working solution... Seeing if @ukrsindicat@yahoo.com is around... ^^^^ Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooney-Shiner Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 9 hours ago, skydvrboy said: Let's try this again. MAC1700Radio.pdf Excellent! Thank you, guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 Go MS! -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryO Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 I've tried all of the links for the manual and none of them seem to be working as of today. Can anyone provide me with the manual? Would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryO Posted May 18, 2021 Report Share Posted May 18, 2021 Disregard, I got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted May 19, 2021 Report Share Posted May 19, 2021 Welcome aboard Larry! Will you be sticking around? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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