1. Unzip the FSGarmin.zip file into a folder of your choice to create a new folder . (already done of course!)
2. Place the new FS9Garmin.zip file located in this folder into the FS2004 main gauges folder.
3. Install into panel.
a. open the panel.cfg file contained in the panel folder of the aircraft you are installing the radios into.
b. scroll to the end of the gauges list, and add 2 more gauges (usually the "main" window):
c. the first 2 numbers following the file name correspond to the x,y location of the gauges in the panel.
d. the second 2 numbers are the x,y size of the gauges on the panel.
e. put them where you like.
4. Install as a popup.
a. open the panel.cfg file contained in the panel folder of the aircraft you are installing the radios into.
b. scroll down to the [Window Titles] section and add 2 more windows:
e. size_mm is the size of the .bmp
f. window_size refers to how big the gauges are on the panel, and window_position tells where the gauge will popup
g. VISIBLE refers to whether the gauge will be shown when the aircraft gets loaded. A zero means no, and the user will click have to click on an icon, or a location, to popup the gauge. An example is the FS2004 default GPS500
h. ident tells the simulator where to get the information regarding the "click" location. In this case, the files containing the information are named GNS430 Icon and GNS530 Icon, both are located in the FS9Garmin file in the gauges folder
i. gaugeXX lists the gauges to be shown in this window
5. gauges can be installed as both "in panel" and "popup" gauges. An example of both installations at the same time can be found in the PoMans Meridan aircraft.