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1. other end of the cable into a computer USB port mini USB 25 Care of Product ascent Your product is constructed of high quality materials and does not require maintenance other than cleaning Clean the product using a soft cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and then wipe dry AVOID chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic and braided nylon compo nents Do not store the product where prolonged exposure to sun heat rain snow or extreme cold may result in permanent damage Do not store the unit where the buttons can be depressed as this will lead to the battery being drained The product is not waterproof so do not immerse it in water 26 Specifications ascent Altimeter Temperatue corrected user calibrated altitude Absolute and Relative to launch altitude Display in meters or feet with 1 meter 3 ft resolution Variometer Averaged digital display with 0 1 m s 10 ft min resolution Instantaneous audio adjustable volume Sink alarm user selectable threshold can be easily disabled Temperature Ambient temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius with 1 degree resolution Flight Log Automatically records summary data for 200 flights Automatically records detailed tracklog data at user determined interval Display Black amp White Graphic LCD with 128 x 64 pixel resolution Battery 320 mAh rechargable lithium polymer battery Up to 10 hours flight time or 4 months2. value or function press the gt button highlight the value and use the A and Y buttons to adjust Note that you must keep scrolling down on the Settings page to reach the Track Log setting menu To download the track log and other logbook data you must connect the unit to a computer running the Ascent Control software This software can be downloaded from the support page of www ascentvario com ascent gt Time amp Date gt WatchMode gt LogMemor Settings Menu Press the button to enter the Track Log ascent Track Log From this page you can adjust the INE 10s recording interval from 1 to 240 seconds and view Time 155h the remaining hours of space using that interval ClearTrack When full you must clear the track log in order to BN log more flights To clear the log press the gt E o button and use the A and Y buttons to select yes and press the gt button again 21 Barometer ascent To enter the Barometer Menu highlight Barometer on the main menu and press the gt button ascent gt Fly gt Log Book gt Settings CIEHENENES Main Menu Press the gt button to enter the Barometer Menu ascent Barometer Barometer Menu This page displays the current 59lmbar atmospheric pressure in both mbar and mmHg It 29 34inH g also displays the current temperature Bus 22 Info ascent To enter the Info screen highlight Info on the main menu and press the gt b
3. anant damage caused by over discharging the battery The product takes less than 2 hours to fully charge When fully charged the icon on the info screen will show full Lithium polymer batteries do not have a memory and there is no advantage to letting the unit run completely out of power prior to charging Therefore you are advised to keep the unit fully charged so that it is ready to use when you are ready to fly 5 L mini USB 5 Product Overview ascent To get the most out of your new product we recommend that you read the entire manual However we believe that once you start using the menus you will find the operation of the product easy and intuitive The product has four push buttons for navigation and adjustment as shown below goes back one menu step short press Power button long press Volume button long press goes forward one menu step short press moves up one menu position per click or increases value of selected variable holding the button down will accelerate the change moves down one menu position per click or decreases value of selected variable holding the button down will accelerate the change 6 Turning the vario on and off ascent To extend the battery life after 10 minutes of inactivity the vario automati cally enters the sleep mode to conserve battery power and briefly displays the current time as shown below It will not fall asleep
4. ascent reach for the sky Instructions v381 English x 1 Contents Thanks 2 Safety sane sense 3 Overview sss 4 Battery oae 5 Turning On 6 Ely assai iine 7 Fly Mode 8 Log Book 9 Log Book Details 10 Settings ss 11 Altimeter 12 UMIS esistia 13 Flight 14 Sink Alarm 15 Beep sceemeaaeumes 16 Date amp Time 17 Wath is ueni 18 Log Memory 19 Track LOG cn 20 Barometer 21 ascent Specifications 26 License Warranty CONTACT euam 2 Thanks ascent Thank you for your purchase of the Ascent wrist mounted vario This product was designed by engineers who also happen to be paragliding pilots We wanted a product that would meet the following criteria Small Light Weight Easy to Operate There was nothing currently available that satisfies each requirement so we sat down rolled up our sleeves and after many hours of hard work prototype builds programming reliability testing and test flights came up with what we believe is the best small rechargeable variometer available We know that you will enjoy this product and wish you many safe and enjoyable flights Thank you again for your purchase Ascent Products 3 Safety Information ascent Warning This product i
5. can turn OAlarm Off the sink alarm on or off and choose the threshold Velocit y sink velocity The sink alarm velocity is calculated gt 3 0m s using a 2 second average 16 Beep ascent To change a specific value or function press the gt button highlight the value and use the A and Y buttons to adjust ascent gt Units gt Flight Sin Alarm Settings Menu gt A Press the gt button to enter the Beep Options menu Beep Options From this menu you can choose from some preset or user configurable tone options The Standard and Double beeps have ascent been optimized for performance and long battery e NERE life 10 hours The Classic may sound more similar oDouble to other vario s however the battery life is reduced 6 hours The User beep option can be configured oClassic using the Ascent User Control software Values are o User entered into the program and then downloaded to the vario 17 Date amp Time ascent To change a specific value or function press the button highlight the value and use the A and Y buttons to adjust It is necessary to set the time and date after charging if the battery was completely discharged ascent Flight gt SinkAlarm Settings Menu Beep S IERETNETTI Press the gt button to enter the Date amp Time ate Date amp Time From this page you can set the date EDD m YYw and time This is necessary for your flight to be Tim
6. charged or the unit is reset F1 S ESPERE Main Menu gt Settings gt Barometer Press the gt button to enter the Log Book Press the lt button at any time to exit the Log Book Log Book This is the first page you will see when GEFDTS E entering the log book It displays the flight number 1d date launch time and duration of the flilght Note 29 02 2008 that the flight data starts recording after a preset Strt 12 04 default 4 meter altitude change has been detected lhr 23min while in flight mode The unit stops recording flight data when the user exits the flight mode 10 Log Book Details ascent You can view additional information about the flight by pushing the gt button ascent SETHPLENED flight number Strt 1324 starting altitude Max 3842 maximum altitude End amp 20 ending altitude ascent flight number Flight 2 maximum 2 second lift Lift b70 maximum averaged lift default 5 seconds A vg 540 maximum 2 second sink Sink 590 ascent Flight 2 flight number Tmax b amp F maximum temperature Tmin 52 F minimum temperature 11 Settings ascent To enter the Settings Menu highlight Settings on the main menu and press the gt button All of these settings are saved extept for the time and date even if the battery is completely discharged If this happens you will need to set the time and date ascent gt Fly gt Log Book Main Menu Set
7. e recorded correctly in the log book This can also be HH MM set by connecting the unit to a computer using the z Ascent User Control software 18 Watch ascent There are several options to modify the display while displaying the time These are found under the WatchMode in the Settings Menu ascent gt Flight gt SinkAlarm i gt DategT me Settings Menu gt E Press the button to enter the WatchMode ascent es THE Watch Mode From this page you can customize oLeft Hand how the watch is displayed while in sleep mode eNormal This display can be rotated for right or left handed oInverted users and can be inverted white numbers on black background 19 Log Memory ascent To change a specific value or function press the gt button highlight the value and use the 4 and Y buttons to adjust Note that you must keep scrolling down on the Settings page to reach the Log Memory setting menu ascent gt SinkAlarm ee ele Settings Menu a ogMemory Press the button to enter the Log Memory ascent Flts lb Log Memory From this page you can view the 5 Full number of flights logged and the of memory Clear L og used When full you must clear the log in order to No 3 log more flights To clear the log press the gt button and use the A and Y buttons to select yes and press the gt button again 20 Track Log ascent To change a specific
8. in the fly mode While asleep pressing any button briefly will display the time for a few seconds If the time does not display the battery is discharged In this case recharge the battery and reset the time and date under settings ascent m T A LY Sleep Mode This screen displays the time Press and hold the D button for 2 seconds to wake up the product to startup screen You can also press the button for 2 seconds at any time to put the unit in the sleep mode or simply let it fall asleep again ascent Power On Press the V button to scroll down and highlight ele Yes then press the gt button to turn on to the oYes main menu page 7 Starting and Ending a Flight ascent Use the A and Y buttons to highlight Fly and then push the gt button to enter Fly Mode When the unit enters Fly Mode it will beep to indicate the current volume setting The unit will begin recording the flight after a specified change in altitude This threashold altitude can be adjust in the Settings menu ascent d ERR gt Log Book gt Settings gt Barometer Main Menu Press the gt button to enter Fly mode Press and hold the lt button for 2 seconds to end the flight and exit Fly mode ascent ro g 5 3 4 Fly Mode This screen displays the absolute altitude lt as indicated by the Abs or relative altitude as indicated by Rel if selected in the Settings menu 3 5 0 The screen al
9. s not intended to be used as a precise measurement of altitude vertical speed or temperature Warning This product contains a Lithium ion rechargeable battery The product must be disposed of properly Use only in accordance with operating instructions Warning This product and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or reproductive harm This notice is being provided in accordance with California Proposition 65 If you have further questions please contact Ascent Products 4 Charging the Battery ascent Your vario operates on a rechargeable lithium polymer battery The battery has up to 10 hours flight time or 4 months standby time when fully charged using the default settings The beep volume and duration have a noticable affect on battery life with louder and longer beeps requiring more power and reducing battery life To charge the battery plug the mini USB end of the cable into the product and plug the other end into the AC wall charger car charger or computer The screen will briefly display charging and the icon on the info screen will be animated If the battery becomes low during use ECCL Low Bat will flash at the top of the screen and the volume will be muted until the unit is recharged If the battery becomes critically low the unit will shut off and not turn on again We recommend charging the battery as soon as possible to avoid possible perm
10. so displays the current averaged vertical speed default 5 seconds 8 Fly Mode ascent By briefly pressing any of the four buttons during the flight the screen will temporarily display other flight information for 5 seconds and then return to the default screen Remember a long press of the button will exit the Flight Mode completely and stop the recording of flight data ascent Press the lt button to K A Press the A button to view the current time view the maximum amp flight duration ascent altitude and maximum m averaged vertical a n 5 3 4 speed so far this flight Briefly Press the cq lt button to change the J 5 0 Volume during a Press the V button to flight Then use the A view the current and Y buttons to relative altitude and adjust the volume M b current temperature ascent ascent Note if the main fly screen is set to Z li p 0 5 relative altitude then this screen will display b g O F the absolute altitude and temperature 9 Viewing the Log Book ascent Use the A and Y buttons to highlight Log Book and then push the gt button to enter the Log Book This unit can store summary data for 200 flights Pushing the A and Y buttons will scroll through the recorded flights Pressing the gt button will allow you to see additional flight details as described on the next page The data in the log book will be saved even if the battery is completely dis
11. standby Battery charge indicator Physical Properties 44mm 1 75 x 60mm 2 36 x 16mm 0 63 40g 1 41 oz PC ABS housing and velcro wrist strap 27 Software License Agreement ascent By using you Ascent Products variometer you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following software license agreement Ascent Products grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device in the normal operation of the product Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights of the software remain Ascent Products Your product s software is property of Ascent Products and is protected under the United States copyright laws and international copyright treaties The structure organization and code of the software are valuable trade secrets to Ascent Products and shall remain so You agree not to decompile or reverse engineer the software to be used in any other way You agree not to export or re export the software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States 28 Limited Warranty ascent Your Ascent Products vario is warranted to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for twp years from the date of purchase Within this period Ascent Products at its sole option may repair or replace any parts that fail in normal use These repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer The customer is responsible for shipping and handling of
12. t To select a radio button highlight the value and push the gt button atude verticalspeed m s temperature Settings Menu Imp ascent Altimeter TES gt Flight gt SinkAlarm Press the gt button to enter the Units Menu ascent Units Imperial T 3 Units From this page you can choose which units oSI Metric you would like the vario to display 14 Flight Settings ascent To change a specific value or function highlight the value and use the A and V buttons to adjust ascent gt Altimeter gt Units gt MER Settings Menu gt SinkAlarm Press the button to enter the Flight menu Flight Settings From this menu you can choose the ascent vertical speed averaging time which is a value from Ss 1 to 60 seconds default 5 seconds You can also Strt um adjust the altitude change required to start record 5 ing a flight default 2 5 meters and whether or not esuppress to suppress the beeps prior to crossing this thresh OBeep old Beep suppression is on checked by default to aviod annoying beeps while standing on launch 15 Sink Alarm ascent To change a specific value or function press the gt button highlight the value and use the A and Y buttons to adjust ascent gt Altimeter gt Units Settings Menu gt Flight N ETAT Press the gt button to enter the Sink Alarm ascent Alarm On Sink Alarm Options From this page you
13. the item The warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alterations or repairs To obtain warranty service contact Ascent Products by e mail at support ascentvario com or by phone at 1 760 536 8799 29 Contact Us ascent For questions or assistance with your vario please contact us by e mail at support ascentvario com or by phone at 1 760 536 8799 Visit our website at www ascentvario com to download a pdf of the latest users manual Please share your experiences with your ascent vario with us on facebook firmware version v381
14. tings gt Barometer Press the gt button to enter the Settings Menu ascent gt ST RTs Settings Menu From this page you can select gt Units which catagory of settings you wish to modify gt Fli g ht There are currently eight choices Altimeter Units gt SinkAlarm a Alarm Beep Date amp Time Watch and 12 Altimeter ascent To change a specific value or function press the A and Y buttons to highlight the value press the button to select and use the A and Y buttons to adjust This new value is automatically saved when you press the lt button To select a radio button highlight the value and push the gt button Changing the Mode from Absolute to Relative changes the default screen on the main Fly mode The relative altitude is automatically reset to zero for every flight when you first enter the fly mode ascent Altimeter Units gt Flight gt SinkAlarm Settings Menu Press the button to enter the Altimeter Menu Altimeter Options From this page you can adjust the current altitude and select the default flight ascent mode display of absolute or relative to launch B t rues d The vario works by using temperature compen i sated pressure measurements Because of this eAbsol ute changes in the weather will affect the displayed oRelative values If you know the altitude of the launch you can adjust the altitude prior to launching 13 Units ascen
15. utton ascent gt Fly gt Log Book gt Settinas MEN Main Menu Press the gt button to enter the Info screen ascent Alt 2657 m 79 F Ms The info screen will show the current altitude DD MM YYYY temperature date time and battery status HH MM SS 23 About ascent To enter the About screen scroll down past Info highlight About on the main menu and press the gt button ascent gt Log Book gt Settings gt Info MAbout Main Menu Press the button to enter the About screen ascent The About screen will display the current version of the installed firmware Updates will be available periodically If you have the Ascent Control software running on your computer while it is connected to the internet it will automatically detect and prompt you to download and install the newer version 24 Connecting to a Computer ascent Please visit www ascentvario com and download and install the Ascent User Control software from the support page This software currently works only on a Microsoft PC and requires Microsoft NET and a specific USB driver to run The Ascent User Control should recognize if your computer is missing this software and prompt you to download it Instructions for this software are included with the software under the Help menu To connect your variometer to a computer plug the micro USB end of the supplied cable into the product Plug the
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