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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => The Bike - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: gnuse on April 25, 2014, 08:18:55 AM

Title: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: gnuse on April 25, 2014, 08:18:55 AM

I would like help finding instructions for saving windshield positions in the manual. Thanks.

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: udoggie on April 25, 2014, 08:26:19 AM

There is no option to save the current position, however in the setup menu on the display, you can set the position that will it will be set to when you turn on the key.  It's 1 thru 5 I believe.

Just cycle thru the options on the setup screen to find it.

Jeff

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: gnuse on April 25, 2014, 08:35:01 AM

Thanks. I found it. I am always amazed at the lack of table of contents. For some reason that setting was lost when changing battery.

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: copdocpvd on April 25, 2014, 08:53:57 AM

dumb question, how do you access the setup screen?

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: petepro on April 25, 2014, 12:10:24 PM

To access the setup you push and hold the odometer button and the button below it.
After holding for a couple seconds it will enter the setup menu.

One button will then cycle the selection and the position of the cursor.

It takes a couple tries to get it in the right order.

Pete

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: copdocpvd on April 25, 2014, 01:22:03 PM

thank you

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: maxtog on April 25, 2014, 04:47:29 PM

Quote from: gnuse on April 25, 2014, 08:35:01 AM

Thanks. I found it. I am always amazed at the lack of table of contents. For some reason that setting was lost when changing battery.

Yep, when you change the battery it will lose that, and the clock, and both trip meters, and several other things.

And the "memory on start" for the windscreen is only on 2nd gen C14's (you don't list in your signature or Avatar what color or year or gen bike you have... but I will assume it is 2nd gen)

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: martin_14 on April 26, 2014, 03:23:43 AM

Quote from: maxtog on April 25, 2014, 04:47:29 PM

Yep, when you change the battery it will lose that, and the clock, and both trip meters, and several other things.

And the "memory on start" for the windscreen is only on 2nd gen C14's (you don't list in your signature or Avatar what color or year or gen bike you have... but I will assume it is 2nd gen)

It's annoying the extents the manufacturers go to in order to save some pennies. A capacitor would have enough juice to power those things for some time, I'm sure.

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: maxtog on April 26, 2014, 05:42:13 AM

Quote from: martin_14 on April 26, 2014, 03:23:43 AM

It's annoying the extents the manufacturers go to in order to save some pennies. A capacitor would have enough juice to power those things for some time, I'm sure.

Indeed.  And it is nothing new.  I have had devices from 25 years ago that would remember settings for 10 to 60 seconds.  Nowadays, they could just use flash memory or static RAM, which is 1000 times cheaper than just 10 years ago... they would only need a few hundred bytes... maybe half a dollar?

Title: Re: How to save windshield positions?
Post by: gPink on April 26, 2014, 06:23:23 AM

If it really bothers you, a couple of jumper wires and a nine volt battery will fix it while you change the battery.