User`s manual Icare2 V1.1 EN
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1. a name cainte victoi iy active yes gt summit walking User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Saving the changes of name or visibility In the map page click save Deleting the map In the map page click remove Adding a point corresponding with your position on the map In the map page click add point add a point The mode icon becomes amp and the input screen appears e click when you are located on the point to enter The entered point appears in yellow e If you click again the new position overwrites the previous one e when you are sure of your entry double click to save the point and its characteristics o map where the point is stored o name o symbol o colour some symbols are of fixed colour o colour some symbols are of fixed size Add a line to the map whilst travelling along it on the ground In the map page click add point add a line The mode icon becomes J and the input screen appears e click each time you are located on a point of the line to enter The entered point appears in yellow as well as the temporary line e when you have entered the last point of the line and its characteristics map where the line is stored name plot type colour thickness line closed or not f O O 0 iss User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Add a polygon to the map whilst travelling on the groun2. If you choose to enter the course by aiming angle the antenna of the receiver in the chosen axis and click validate Otherwise enter the course manually and then validate After validation the next screen appears a A bf H User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 1 Axis to follow e 2 Arrow it shows your deviation in relation to the axis and the direction of the axis 3 Flight time and distance when used in free flight indicate the flight time and the distance travelled by the model whether it landed on the closest point of the axis to you 4 Travel distance distance to travel on the axis up to the end of the axis 5 Nearest point of the axis to you 6 Deviation from the axis indicates the distance to the nearest point of the axis Checkered flag indicates the end of the axis If you want to change the mode then return to the see and go mode while retaining the same axis Select the last see and go mode In addition if you want to change the settings of the see and go menu wind speed etc while keeping the same axis go to the settings settings see and go menu If the automatic centring option is enabled menu Settings centring the zoom is continuously adjusted so that the nearest axis point to you appears in the screen This option can be deactivated User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 vf 5 Mode global fixed North In this mode the compass has no f
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4. supplied charger or any other USB socket Receiver on standby e Maximum charging time approximately 3 hours e Charging the LED flashes every 2 seconds e Charge done the LED flashes twice per second Receiver running e Slower charge e Charge indicated by an icon to the left of the lower strip The autonomy of the fully charged receiver is about 14 hours at 20 C S First use e Start the receiver press 1 second on the thumb wheel e Choose the language of the menus e Initialization of the position the compass and time o Place the receiver outdoors for a few minutes with a good view of the sky so that the receiver can determine its GPS position o Once the position is determined the calibration menu of the compass is displayed o Hold the receiver horizontal click turn around about 4 times for 20 seconds while holding the unit horizontally The compass is now calibrated G GqpaBe o Set True North can be done later Qipawere o Set the time in settings UTC time diff by defining the time offset from UTC offset defined in hours and hundredths of an hour User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Starting and stopping To start the receiver press 1 second on the thumb wheel E testy for Tio S mimes so tat ean erwin laposan o O SN At least 3 green bars mean that the GPS position is determined blue bars number of satellites being acquired position unknown green bars nu
5. 4 Age of the last radio message from the transmitter 5 Voltage of the battery of the transmitter in alternation with the strength of the radio signal Search for transmitter and follow the red B arrow The distance displayed on the arrow is the distance that separates you from the transmitter A ww User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Improving radio reception To improve radio reception when the transmitter is far away you can take the receiver to a high place with the antenna vertical It is also wise to go onto a high and clear point to better receive the transmitter position message Shutdown of devices The receiver shuts down by pressing the thumb wheel for 3 seconds The transmitter stops by disconnecting its power supply User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Waiting for positioning of the transmitter and the receiver Search panel ald ABM eee ee he d _ Tiri E It is possible to search for the transmitter only when transmitter and receiver have determined their position 4 The positioning of the transmitter or receiver requires to 3 minutes depending on the view of the sky they have When starting the receiver To take full advantage of the Icare2 capabilities it is recommended to start the receiver before starting a flight Thus the receiver stores permanently the positions of the transmitter If the receive
6. USB charger o It is supplied with the Icare2 receiver and recharges the receiver Any other USB connection can be used to recharge the receiver PC cigarette lighter adapter etc User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 e Battery o The Icare2 transmitter can be powered by any rechargeable or non rechargeable battery of 3 3 to 5 5 volts that can deliver a peak of 500mA The ideal is to connect the transmitter to a rechargeable lithium battery Refer to the chapter for the choice of the battery e PC under Windows XP Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 o Useful only to view the position of the transmitters on Google Earth to transfer maps or back up trajectories Refer to the chapter for more details e Icare2 Manager viewing software on PC o Itcan be downloaded from the Optimal Tracking site User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Satellites GPS GLONASS 1 1 Position sent by radio e The transmitter and receiver each compute their position based on the information received from the GPS and GLONASS satellites e The transmitter sends its position to the receiver by radio e The receiver calculates the course and the relative distance of the transmitter User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Periodicity of transmissions The transmitter regularly sends its position to the receiver according to 3 criteria which can be set e Temporal per
7. is in progress If the automatic centring option is enabled menu Settings centring the zoom is continuously adjusted so that the transmitter appears in the screen This option can be deactivated In dense vegetation use of the radio power If your model fell into an area of dense vegetation maize etc it may be that an accuracy of 10 to 20 meters is insufficient to find the model You can then use the power of the received radio signal that appears at the bottom right of the dark blue search panel When this power reaches 100 you are 2 or 3 meters from the transmitter a 5 o EN j A ha 7 gt aie C 23 A 4 yG j SS F J N X S v4 ce rs ee To get directionality you can use your body to shield the antenna from the receiver When the received power is weakened this means that the transmitter is hidden by your body Your model is therefore behind you K User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Poor reception of GPS signals At the time of landing it may be that the transmitter does not receive the GPS signals well e Transmitter immersed in the water e Model turned over in the mud e Model stored indoors by a person e Fte BmMnb4s In this case in Search for transmitter mode you will see a double arrow on the screen The red arrow indicates the current position of the transmitter but with poor accuracy since the GPS signal is bad The gr
8. next point of the route e 5 Ball with a checkered flag on it indicates alternately o the end of the route o the next point of the route If the automatic centring option is enabled menu sSettings centring the zoom is A Al continuously adjusted so that the nearest point to you appears in the screen This option can be deactivated User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 pn 4 Mode see and go This mode enables you to e Aim ata remote point and reach it e Define a running course and not to deviate from it You need to define e the use o hiking only the course and the distance are required o free flight in addition to the course and the distance the wind speed is required to scale the aiming axis depending on the time of flight of the model e type of entry o Keyboard the value of the course must be entered aiming the value of the course is defined by the internal compass by turning the receiver to the aiming direction e the distance distance of the point to reach If you do not seek to reach a particular point enter a large distance value The axis to follow will have a length that is equal to this distance e the wind speed only for free flight use It is used to scale the axis to follow depending on the flight time of the model Thus if you have aimed at the landing point of the model and its flight time is 3 minutes it is enough to go to the graduation 3 minutes from the axis to find the model
9. or the file format o multiple options GpsBabel gives you access to most of the hiking software packages and most of the GPS devices on the market Alarms Icare2 Manager displays the number of alarms received from the transmitters At each alarm a ringtone is launched It can be stopped by clicking on stop alarm User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Specifications General Receiver attery Lithium Polymer 1250 mAh 3 7 Volts Duration of the charge at 20 C 3hours S O i PS Resolution of the electronic compass Water tightness Transmitter Dimensions not including antenna 37 x 16 x 6 mm Weight GPS Power supply 2 7 to 5 5v 500 mA peak GPS Veny high GPS GLONASS sensitivity Water tightness mmersion at the surface of short duration n radio channel from 57 to 66 500 mW Less than 1 of the time User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Mechanical plan of the transmitter SECTION A A 1 80 9 10 Maintenance e Clean the screen with a soft cloth or a glass cloth Any other material may scratch the screen
10. vegetation use of the radio power If your model fell into an area of dense vegetation maize etc it may be that an accuracy of 10 to 20 meters is insufficient to find the model You can then use the power of the received radio signal that appears at the bottom right of the dark blue search panel When this power reaches 100 you are 2 or 3 meters from the transmitter To get directionality you can use your body to shield the antenna from the receiver When the received power is weakened this means that the transmitter is hidden by your body Your model is therefore behind you User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Poor reception of GPS signals At the time of landing it may be that the transmitter does not receive the GPS signals well Transmitter immersed in the water Model turned over in the mud Model stored indoors by a person Etc BmMnb4s In this case in Search for transmitter mode you will see a double arrow on the screen The red arrow indicates the current position of the transmitter but with poor accuracy since the GPS signal is bad The green arrow indicates the last precise position of the transmitter It is therefore normally the landing point of the model If the model has been stored indoors this position is the point of entry into the building Using several transmitters simultaneously Several transmitters can be used simultaneously and can even use
11. website www gpsbabel org download html e download the most recent version of GpsBabel e follow the instructions provided by the site and run the installation programme Step 5 configuration of Google Earth essential e In Google Earth click Tools Options General and check in the frame Management of KML errors that the option Accept all data not recognized in silent mode is checked If this is not the case check the option and click on Apply User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Using Icare2 Manager Connecting the receiver e Connect the receiver to a USB port of your computer using the supplied USB cable e If the receiver is off switch it on e Launch Icare2 Manager with exinusion positioning of the camera stop Ham mie 1408 bytes received 0 bytes sent k a E SS aE Ma NR eC D E S Icare2 Manager automatically connects to the receiver If this is not the case disconnect and reconnect the USB cable and click Start A message connected to Icare virtual port etc is displayed If you want to end the connection click Stop page 59 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 ay da ay nw connecta Insane ts pretentie to rn are Manager ean Configuring Icare2 Manager Click the symbol OX The settings window opens Select the exe file of Gos Babel Selection Selection C Program F
12. 015 The 6 operating modes The mode menu allows you to select one of 6 operating modes 1 Mode search for transmitter Select the transmitter to search The search screen appears 1 Relative Altitude altitude of the transmitter in relation to the receiver 2 Name of the transmitter name of the transmitter being searched for 3 Age and quality of the GPS position indicates the elapsed time since the transmitter went by this position and the quality 1 to 5 of the GPS signal during the calculation of this position 4 Disk of uncertainty limit of the probable location area of the transmitter at the time of the reception of the position message This area is larger in proportion to the weakness of GPS signal quality 5 Your trajectory 6 Speed of the transmitter speed of the transmitter being searched for 7 Battery voltage Power of the radio signal from the transmitter alternating between the voltage of the transmitter battery and the radio signal strength from the transmitter 8 Age of the radio reception indicates the elapsed time since the last time a transmitter position was received 9 Trajectory of the transmitter 10 Arrow and distance indicate the direction and distance of the transmitter from you User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 If the receiver or the transmitter has not determined its position the search panel flashes and indicates that positioning
13. CARE2 MANAGER 57 12 SPECIFICATIONS 64 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 f D Do not operate the Icare2 system while driving Park your vehicle before using the system Turn off your Icare2 in aircraft Icare2 may cause interference with aircraft systems Turn off your Icare2 in close proximity to any electronic medical equipment Medical electrical equipment is sensitive to radio waves Specific regulations Observe the special regulations in force in the place where you are Check that the use of Icare2 is not prohibited Water tightness Only the transmitter of Icare2 is waterproof to short duration immersion at the surface of the water Keep the receiver dry Charging the receiver To recharge the receiver battery connect the receiver to a USB port to international standards Opening the product The receiver must not be opened because any incorrect handling could lead to the explosion of the battery or some other hazard Therefore only an authorized service technician may open the unit Do not dispose of the unit in a fire and do not use in areas with a risk of explosion The battery could explode Do not throw away the unit just anywhere If you want to dispose of the unit you must e return it to your dealer e entrust it to a proper waste dump e return it to Optimal Tracking User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Declaration of conformity We Optima
14. T OR ANY SOFTWARE SUPPLIED BY OPTIMAL TRACKING WITH THE PRODUCT EVEN IF OPTIMAL TRACKING HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES By making a claim under this Guarantee you acknowledge that the distribution and depending on availability the replacement of the Product in accordance with and within the limits of this Guarantee constitute your sole and unique recourse with regard to Optimal Tracking under this Guarantee in the event of a defect of the Product covered by this Guarantee Optimal Tracking 360 chemin de Pauli 13760 Saint Cannat France Tel 33 0 4 42 38 05 32 www optimaltracking com The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Optimal Tracking reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make modifications to this content without prior warning To get the latest updates of this document please refer to www optimaltracking com The brand names mentioned in this manual are the property of their owners User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 3 PRESENTATION nisi JST ZH 02 female connector Transmitter radio antenna page 5 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 e JST ZM 02 male connector o It is available on the Optimal Tracking site e Mini USB cable o It is supplied with the Icare2 receiver It is for charging the battery in the receiver but also for connecting the receiver to a PC e
15. The most used is the mode search for transmitter User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Recharging the receiver battery Connect the receiver to the charger via the USB cable e Maximum charging time approximately 3 hours e Charging the LED flashes every 2 seconds e Charge done the LED flashes twice per second Positioning and power of the transmitter Be outdoors with a good view of the sky The upper part of the transmitter must be in the open air and not covered It is advisable to place the transmitter vertical Connect the transmitter to its supply A blue LED lights up for a few seconds page Il User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Starting the receiver Press the thumb wheel for one second Choice of language Click on the thumb wheel to display the main menu Move the cursor onto settings and then click Move the cursor on language Click as many times as necessary to select the language Waiting for positioning of the receiver Mm 11 47 38 e Be outdoors with a good view of the sky e Wait until you have at least 3 green bars Your position is determined Calibration of the compass As soon as the receiver determines its position the procedure for calibrating the compass starts Hold the receiver horizontal click turn around about 4 times for 20 seconds while holding the unit horizontally For a good calibration it 1s imp
16. User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 USER S MANUAL ICARE2 V1 1 Icare2 has been specially designed to locate flying aircraft aeromodelling drones etc It is completely autonomous can be used everywhere and requires no network Its use does not involve any financial cost Particular attention has been paid to locating the distant landing point When the model descends the Icare2 transmitter sends its position very frequently before touching ground The radio range when the transmitter is in flight is considerably longer than when it is on the ground We thus know the position of the model just before the landing even before going out to search for it All the parameters of the transmitter can be set from the receiver which allows you to configure Icare2 according to your own needs It is possible simply to search for your model or follow the model in real time The Icare2 transmitter has no built in battery which allows you to choose your mode of supply It is possible to connect it to a battery already in the model or add a specific battery User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY WARRANTY 4 3 PRESENTATION 5 4 NECESSARY EQUIPMENT 6 5 PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION 8 6 QUICKSTART 11 7 TIPS AND TRICKS FOR USE 17 8 AUTONOMY OF THE TRANSMITTER 22 9 USE OF THE RECEIVER 23 10 USE OF THE TRANSMITTER 52 11 CONNECTING TO A PC I
17. allows an effective supervision of the transmitters detection of excessive distance risk of being out of range detection of transmitter out of range no news detection of leaving a mandatory area detection of entry into a prohibited area detection of imminent hazard etc Creating a new alarm In the alarms page click create an alarm Then enter e its name e the transmitter which the alarm applies or ereate an alar the application to all transmitters e the type of alarm tiout oF garden e depending on the type of alarm o the maximum or minimum distances o the maximum time without news o the geographical entity and the map in which it is located Then click save ttoo far Editing an alarm In the list of alarms from the alarms page click on the alarm you want to modify The page that opens is identical to the page for creating a new alarm You can modify all the settings of the alarm User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Deleting an alarm In the list of alarms on the alarms page click on the alarm you want to delete then click on remove Reception of an alarm Each time an alarm is triggered an audible alarm is launched for 20 seconds the vibrator is switched on for 20 seconds the LED flashes for 20 seconds an information message is displayed to explain the alarm a symbol describing the type of alarm flashes in the upper icon bar a symbol describing the alarm flashes
18. as many times as necessary to select the desired language Manipulations S E Main menu Display of the main menu If there is no displayed menu click to display the main menu center the view Explore the menus J transmitters alarms Move the thumb wheel up or down to move the p cursor more or less quickly ELH maps trajectory Click previous to return to the previous menu m Click exit to close all menus turn on flashlight 4 settings Deleting the information messages Information messages are displayed in small Information information windows tf Ho answer from the transm Click to clear the oldest of all the messages Clearing all messages clears the information window User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Stopping audio messages Click to stop all audio messages Zoom If there are no menus use the thumb wheel to zoom the display e Thumb wheel upwards zoom in onto the displayed area e Thumb wheel downwards zoom out from the displayed area Receiving a message from a transmitter Each time a position message is received from a transmitter a short sound is emitted by the receiver T The reception icon blinks for a few seconds and indicates the quality of the reception from 0 to 5 In search for transmitter mode the receiver emits a sound only when the transmitter being searched for sends its position il User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2
19. ation period Quick flashing blue Receiver possibly waiting 10 seconds for setting Flashing blue Sending a position i 1 lt 3 5v i 1 1 Flashing yellow GPS signal too low 0 1 second every 10 seconds everything is OK Slow flashing red Radio error 1 Appears in the event of electronic failure Slow flashing blue GPS error 2 Appears in the event of electronic failure Slow flashing yellow Radio error 3 Appears in the event of electronic failure Slow flashing yellow red Radio error 4 Appears in the event of electronic failure Slow flashing yellow blue Radio error 5 Appears in the event of electronic failure Start period As soon as it is connected the transmitter seeks to determine its position on the basis of the information it receives from the satellites During this period which may last for a few minutes the period of sending messages is 1 minute If the receiver is in the search mode for your transmitter the search panel flashes and indicates that the transmitter is being positioned The quality of the GPS signal SNR signal to noise ratio is also indicated Once the transmitter has determined its position the search panel stops flashing 9 otondo thers you wil din hE DAE RENOME User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Periodicity of transmissions The transmitter regularly sends its position to the receiver according to 3 criteria which can be Set e Temporal pe
20. care2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Viewing the used memory By clicking on memory used you have access to e the memory used by the system the memory used by the data from the transmitters the memory used by your trajectory the memory used by the maps the free memory the numbers of transmitters maps points lines polygons and alarms e the name of the receiver This page allows good visibility of the occupation of the memory a Viewing advanced settings By clicking on advanced you have access to e The age and distance of the most recent calibration of the compass e Other useful parameters only for technical support To Returning to factory settings It is possible to return to all the factory settings by clicking on return to factory defaults User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Positioning Power supply The transmitter can be powered by any rechargeable or non rechargeable battery of 3 3 to 5 5 volts that can deliver a peak of 500 mA The ideal is to connect the transmitter to a rechargeable lithium battery If your model already has a battery you can connect to it You can also use a specific battery To determine the potential autonomy refer to the chapter page 52 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Starting the transmitter The transmitter starts as soon as it 1s connected and signals this by the blue LED Meaning of the LEDs LEDs lit up Dur
21. ctivation of alarms to enter the name of the unit to view the contents of the memory access to advanced settings Choice of language Click language until the desired language is displayed Choosing the radio channel It is possible to choose among 10 channels The receiver receives the positions of all the transmitters on the same radio channel Setting the transmitters The operating settings of a transmitter can be modified from a receiver BEEPRO Calibrating the compass The compass must be recalibrated regularly once a week or for each long travel over 1 000 km A However if you think the compass is giving incorrect information start a calibration Click on compass calibration and follow the displayed instructions Hold the receiver horizontal click turn around about 4 times for 20 seconds while holding the receiver horizontally For a good calibration it is important to stay away User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 True North setting J Nm The magnetic declination is at a given point on the surface of ea the earth the angle formed between the direction of the Dy f geographic North Pole and the magnetic north pole This angle is counted positively towards the east and negatively towards the west The axis of rotation of the earth defines the geographic poles The axis of the earth s magnetic field defines the magnetic poles These two axes do not coincide and the ma
22. d In the map page click add point add a polygon The mode icon becomes and the input screen appears e click each time you are located on a summit of the polygon to enter The entered point appears in yellow as well as the temporary polygon e when you have entered the last point of the polygon and its characteristics map where the polygon is stored o name colour o display level from O to 8 the low level polygons are displayed first A O Editing or deleting an entity of the map In the map page click on the entity to be edited or deleted The page that opens allows e editing the characteristics of the entity e moving the entity to another map e deleting the entity User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Alarms The alarms menu enables you to create or modify alarms An alarm can detect abnormal behaviour of one or more transmitters There are 10 types of alarms that can be set by the user e no news from a transmitter for a certain time transmitter too far away from the receiver transmitter outside a polygon transmitter in a polygon transmitter too close to a point transmitter too far away from a point transmitter too close to a line transmitter too far away from a line transmitter too close to a polygon transmitter too far away from a polygon The alarms can be defined on a transmitter or on all transmitters The combination of all these alarms
23. ead settings User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Connection to a PC is by the USB port and requires the installation of Icare2 Manager Icare2 Manager is free software for e following in real time on Google Earth o the positions trajectories and alarms of the transmitters o the position and trajectory of the receiver e downloading maps into the receiver e backing up the contents of the receiver on the computer Icare2 Manager operates on XP VISTA Windows 7 and Windows 8 In addition to Icare2 Manager you can install for free e Google Earth for real time monitoring and the creation of maps e GpsBabel for the conversion of any GPS format to or from Google Earth Installing Icare2 Manager 4 Step 1 downloading Icare2 Manager essential e Download from the site www optimaltracking com the file install_icare2_manager v1 1 It is a compressed file ZIP file Unzip the file with a utility such as WinZip Go to the directory Install_icare2_manager v1 1 Run setup exe Follow the usual installation instructions in Windows The software will classify with the following parameters o Editor Optimal Tracking o Name Icare2 Manager Step 2 installing the USB driver essential e Windows 7 or 8 operating system connect the receiver to the computer using the supplied USB cable o The USB driver is installed automatically e VISTA operating system connect the receiver to the compute
24. een arrow indicates the last precise position of the transmitter It is therefore normally the landing point of the model If the model has been stored indoors this position is the point of entry into the building User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 a 2 Mode reach a point Select the map in which the point to reach is recorded Select the point to reach The search screen appears Se Ladi 213m e Arrow and distance indicate the direction and distance of the point to be reached from you e Checkered Flag it points to the point to reach If the automatic centring option is enabled menu Settings centring the zoom is BA continuously adjusted so that the point to reach appears in the screen This option can be deactivated User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 a 3 Mode follow a route Select the map in which the line to follow is recorded Select the line to follow A glance of the line appears Then choose in which direction you want to follow the line e direct or e opposite The following screen appears e 1 nearest point of the route to you e 2 Arrow it shows your deviation in relation to the route and the direction to follow once on the route e 3 Deviation from the route indicates the distance to the nearest point of the route 4 Travel distance alternates between o distance to travel on the route until the end of the route o distance to travel on the route until the
25. ends on the movement of the transmitter Autonomy according to the capacity of the battery Little movement Slow permanent Fast permanent 5 min per hour movement movement lt 10 km h gt 10 km h 160 mAh 9 hours 160 mAh 4 hours 160 mAh 2 to 4 hours Default transmitter 240 mAh 14 hours 240 mAh 6 hours 240 mAh 3 to 6 hours settings 350 mAh 20 hours 350 mAh 8 hours 350 mAh 4 to 8 hours Default 160 mAh 13 hours transmitter Identical to the upper Identical to the upper settings except 60 240 mAh 20 hours box box seconds send period 350 mAh 29 hours These measurements have been made with Lithium Polymer batteries e Battery 160 mAh weight 1 5 grams e Battery 240 mAh weight 4 6 grams e Battery 350 mAh weight 6 9 grams The autonomy can be increased by slightly degrading the accuracy of the GPS positions For example going from 15 meters to 20 meters Recommendations Battery of more than 1000 mAh Everything is allowed You can choose the period of sending you want You have the possibility to obtain real time monitoring of the model Battery of 240 to 1000 mAh The default settings are a good compromise Battery of less than 240 mAh You can increase the sending period up to 60 seconds reduce the GPS accuracy to 20 meters User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 x Recharging the battery A Connect the receiver to the Mini USB cable Connect the Mini USB cable to the
26. gnetic north pole is distinct from the geographic North Pole This explains that the magnetic declination varies from one point to another on the surface of the earth It also varies in time because the axis of the earth s magnetic field changes over time due to movements of the earth s core sJ r gt Click true North setting You have now 3 ways to define the true North e Enter the value of the declination positive towards the east and negative toward the west The value can be found on the site www magnetic declination com for each point of the globe e If you know the direction of the True North point the receiver in this direction and click on point true North e If you see an Icare2 transmitter located more than 100 meters point in the direction of this transmitter and click on point transmitter This is the best solution Time zone The GPS reception allows the receiver to determine the CSS Sema se pss Bee relma 2 eee ee 6 ee eee ee ee coordinated universal time UTC very accurately The coordinated universal time is a time scale adopted as the basis of p international civil time by most countries of the globe It is therefore necessary to enter your time zone in relation to this universal time Click UTC time diff and enter the time zone expressed in D Bonchmark arag GEDATLAS 2008 EE 10 a H a H M a oO ER 2 OS s s Se 8 M 10 12 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Trac
27. iles ic86 GP SBabel gpsbabelfe exe Refresh Pernod tor Google Earth Read Penod of the receiver Waiting time before display of the items in GoogleEarth Save and Quit You can choose e The language e The full name of the command to run GpsBabel For example C Program Files GPSBabel gpsbabelfe exe if GPSBabel is installed in C Program Files GPSBabel and if the program is named gpsbabelfe exe e The period for refreshing the real time following in Google Earth 2 seconds by default e The period separating the readings of the receiver in real time following 1 second by default e The period between running the real time following and displaying data in Google Earth 15 seconds by default page 60 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Viewing altitudes If you are interested in 3D movement click altitudes viewed All the trajectories and positions are then 3D Otherwise trajectories and positions are projected at the level of the ground Click with extrusion to view the altitudes and the projections on the ground at the same time Each 3D trace is then connected to the ground to view its altitude better Following in real time on Google Earth Before starting the real time following you must decide if you want to use a camera follower Almost all allow you to monitor a unit or all entities continuously displayed by holding them in the centre of the screen If you opt for a ca
28. iodicity e Movement since the last transmission e Altitude loss since the last transmission Temporal periodicity transmission transmission transmission _ _ ____ _______ time _ _ Transmission period When the transmitter moves slowly a position is sent to the receiver every N seconds 30 by default Criterion of movement transmission transmission Criterion of movement transmission When the transmitter moves a position is sent to the receiver as soon as the transmitter moves by N meters 50 by default in relation with to the last position sent User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Criterion of altitude loss transmission Criterion of altitude loss transmission When the transmitter descends a position is sent to the receiver as soon as the transmitter has lost N meters of altitude 10 by default in relation with to the last position sent This enables you to know the landing point of the model precisely even if it is out of radio range after landing Indeed when the transmitter is above ground level the radio range is much greater Settings All parameters related to the periodicity of transmission can be modified QpaBesO It is also possible to choose the radio channel among a list of 10 channels The receiver receives the positions of all the transmitters on its channel Viewing modes There are several viewing modes eipawelen
29. itter located more than 100 meters point in the direction of this transmitter and click on point transmitter This is the best solution User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Choosing a transmitter name Go to the transmitters menu Click on the serial number of your transmitter Click on name Enter the name you want to assign to your transmitter Validate Click save Choice of display mode The ideal mode to locate your transmitter is the mode search for your transmitter If you use your receiver for the first time it will switch automatically into this mode as soon as a radio message is sent by your transmitter If this is not the case e Click on mode search for transmitter e In the list of transmitters click on the line corresponding with your transmitter Waiting for positioning of the transmitter Search panel The search panel flashes for as long as the transmitter is not able to determine its position The message Transmitter positioning in progress appears on the panel User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Search panel rs n Fam P a a Sea Y are i i r gout i As soon as the transmitter has determined its position the search panel displays the essential parameters of the transmitter 1 Difference in altitude between transmitter and receiver 2 Speed of the transmitter 3 Age and quality of the GPS position of the transmitter
30. king 08 10 2015 Automatic centring When the centring is automatic the zoom is continuously adjusted to keep some entities visible e in search for transmitter mode the transmitter is always visible e inreach a point mode the point is always visible e in follow a route mode the nearest point of the route to you is always visible e in see and go mode the nearest point of the axis to you is always visible If manual centring is selected the zoom can be modified only by the user To modify the centring click centring Floating or fixed reference In all modes except global fixed north and global compass the reference moves from top to bottom in order to enlarge the space of most interest to you The reference is said to be floating The floating character of the reference can be deactivated The reference is then fixed To modify the behaviour of the reference click reference Backlight Click backlight to adjust the light intensity of the screen from 1 to 9 Lowering the brightness increases the autonomy of the battery Backlight duration If the thumb wheel is not turned or pressed for a certain time the screen goes into very low light intensity to lower the power consumption To adjust this time click on backlight duration to obtain the desired time delay Displaying transmitters in search for transmitter mode By default only the transmitter being searched for is displayed in this mode to lighten the content on the sc
31. l Tracking hereby declare under our sole responsibility that the Icare2 product conforms to the following European standards Radio EN 300 220 2 V2 1 2 Radio EN 300 440 2 V1 2 2 E M C EN 301 489 3 V1 4 1 Electrical safety EN 60950 1 2006 Health EN 50371 2002 The receiver falls under Class 2 according to the EN 300 220 2 standard Guarantee The term Product refers to all products made by Optimal Tracking described in this document Optimal Tracking guarantees the Product against any material or construction defects under normal operating conditions for a period of 1 year starting from the date of purchase The original purchase invoice or register receipt indicating the Product purchase date constitutes proof of purchase date All software supplied with the Product including firmware are supplied as is Optimal Tracking does not guarantee that the function of these software programs will be uninterrupted or free from errors or that these software programs will meet your needs If you make a claim under this Guarantee Optimal Tracking may at its discretion repair or replace all or part of the defective Product covered by the Guarantee with new or refurbished products or parts If Optimal Tracking decides to use refurbished parts or products these will have the same characteristics or performance as new products All parts removed or products replaced under the Guarantee become the property of Optimal Tracking
32. l through all the choices Some symbols are of fixed colour The trajectory of the transmitter uses the user defined colour Saving the modifications concerning the name symbol or the colour In the transmitter page click save Removing the transmitter from the list In the transmitter page click remove Clearing the transmitter trajectory In the transmitter page click clear trajectory f User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Displaying all information concerning a transmitter Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 In the transmitter page click Information Use the thumb wheel to explore the information table emergencies reception and position age battery energy distance to the receiver course speeds altitude current elevation graph overlapping etc duration and length of the trajectory GPS position and information radio signal quality information radio channel Transmit info transmitter name n26 serial nb 26 Ponsmit into oldness of posit _ ft gistange A W 292 speed head Remaining battery power 43 36 47 41 E 47 22 01 horizontal accuracy The following information is displayed Compass Transmit mto latitude longitude M best srr 29 position User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Maps The maps menu is for creating supplementing or modifying maps A
33. lays the deactivated functions among sound vibrator and light alarm map display indicates whether a map is active transmitter alarms indicates that a transmitter has triggered an alarm transmitter reception quality indicates 0 to 5 the quality of reception of the last message from a transmitter A single bar or no bars indicate that the signal is low and that the transmitter may soon be out of range computer connection indicates that the receiver is connected to the USB port of a computer User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Lower icon bar battery status or charge indicates the battery autonomy of the receiver Under charge a symbol of connection is displayed time indicates the time based on UTC and the user defined offset from UTC time GPS reception quality the blue bars designate the number of satellites being acquired and the green bars show the number of satellites used for the calculation of the position Good accuracy requires at least 4 green bars 4 satellites used for the position calculation altitude designates the altitude of the receiver above sea level compass heading w o below 10 km h and horizontal receiver designates the course pointed by the antenna i o above 10 km h designates the course in which you are moving 0 below 10 km h and unit not horizontal Central area your position OG o fixed your position is accurate D o alternately flashing your posi
34. map is a Set of points lines and polygons to be displayed simultaneously Several maps can be defined but only one can be displayed at a time This map will be called the active map The points lines and polygons of the maps can be used e simply to be displayed and find one s way better e to define area alarms e for navigation point to reach or route to follow There are two ways to create a map e by moving on the ground and by saving the geometric entities The advantage of this method is not needing any other equipment The disadvantage is the time spent moving e by typing on the screen on Google Earth or another software package all the entities of the map and then download them into the receiver However this quick and pleasant method requires the use of a computer Creating a new map In the maps page click add a map Then enter its name and its possibly active character and then click save The new map is empty sreviGUr Selecting a map add a map The list of all the maps saved in the receiver is p Wediterann ee displayed One of these maps may be active It a i is preceded by the symbol s 5 salhte victoire ac Click on one of these maps to display or modify its content Renaming the map In the map page click mame and enter a new F name Op Medi previous Changing the visibility of the map In the map page click active Only one map can be active namely the one displayed on the screen
35. mber of satellites used to calculate the position 3 green bars 3 satellites used 2D position The altitude is unknown and the position is inaccurate 4 or 5 green bars at least 4 satellites are used to calculate the position The position is accurate 4dr se 211m The receiver can be used without GPS reception In this case the last known position is used Some features are then deactivated gt O gualaaemteaaeaieamam aeons To put the receiver on standby press the thumb wheel for 3 seconds Using the thumb wheel There are 5 possible actions on the thumb wheel click o validates the choice under cursor o displays the main menu all the way up all the way up o fast zoom in half way up moves the cursor upwards quickly j half way up cick o slow zoom in o moves the cursor upwards slowly l y all the way down Maway o fast zoom out all the way down o moves the cursor downwards quickly half way down o slow zoom out moves the cursor downwards slowly User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Resetting the receiver If the receiver no longer responds press the reset button with a fine tip to reset it A sums ae MNO Choice of language The receiver is factory configured in English To change the language Click to display the main menu in English Main menu Move the cursor onto settings Click to display the settings menu Move the cursor onto language Click
36. mera follower click on camera follower before launching the real time following Subsequently it will be possible for you at any time during the real time following e To choose the entity to follow transmitter receiver global following e To choose the distance and direction of the follow camera distance course tilt Click launch to start the real time following on Google Earth page 61 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Google Earth starts and displays in real time positions and trajectories of running transmitters position and trajectory of the receiver the entities of the active map the time altitude and speed of all the points of the trajectories the status of the batteries of the various units the alarm symbols of transmitters If an alarm is triggered a symbol appears on the position of the transmitter that triggers the alarm Simultaneously a ringtone is triggered by Icare2 Manager To stop it click stop alarm During the rel time following you can change the viewing parameters with Hard To end the real time following exit Google Earth Backing up the contents of the receiver click backup choose a directory where the backup is stored click OK The receiver emits a succession of beeps and then a file named Icare save date and time is created in the directory you chose Icare2 Manager then asks you if you want to view the content of the backup in Google Ear
37. modify e maximum points the maximum number of points forming the trajectory e length of segments the distance between two consecutive points of the trajectory e type the type of line used to draw the trajectory e thickness the thickness of the trajectory The colour of the trajectory of a transmitter is the colour defined in the transmitters menu Display the name of the entities of the maps It is possible to deactivate the display of the names of the entities of the maps to clarify the display To do this click display the names of map entities Deactivating the sound the audible alarm the vibrator and the light alarm The sounds generated when starting stopping clicks etc can be deactivated by clicking on sound Audible alarms can be deactivated by clicking on sound alarm The vibrator can be deactivated by clicking on vibrator The light alarm flashing LED can be disabled by clicking on flashlight alarm These deactivations are viewed in the upper icon bar Modifying the settings of the see and go mode By clicking on settings see and go it is possible to change some settings of see and go mode l e use e distance e wind speed This makes it possible for example to correct the wind speed after having entered the axis to follow Defining the receiver name It 1s possible to assign a name to the receiver To change the name click name of the unit and enter the desired name User s Manual I
38. on 23n 9 distance covered __ 285 aay to snz Trajectory inte M E ESE i i latitude N 43 36 46 60 we AS Wer S00 20 position 3D uto date 7 4 2015 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Resetting the trajectory In the trajectory page click on clear trajectory All the trajectory counters are then reset times distances travelled averages elevations overlapping etc Saving the trajectory in a map It is advantageous to record your trajectory in a map in several cases e before resetting the trajectory in order to keep a backup e to make a return on its path e for automatically creating a zone for the alarms Click save in a map select the map and the display characteristics and then click save Torch The torch lights up your way which can be useful for a night search It consumes little and can therefore stay lit for a long time Switching on the torch In the main menu page click on turn on flashlight Switching off the torch In the main menu page click on turn off flashlight User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Settings The settings menu allows you the choice of language the choice of the radio channel the setting of the transmitters the choice of display settings the calibration of the compass to set the True North to set the time the choice of the system of units the dea
39. on the position of the transmitter The symbols are area alarm ip no news te Z4 Eeeee If the receiver is connected to the USB port of a computer and the real time following in Google Earth is activated an audible alarm is triggered by the computer and an alarm symbol appears in Google Earth on the position of the transmitter Audible alarm vibrator or flashing LED can be disabled EESPERE 4 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Analysis of the trajectory The trajectory menu allows you to display all the information related to your trajectory Displaying all information concerning your trajectory In the trajectory page click on mformation Use the thumb wheel to explore the information table The following information is displayed duration of the trip distance travelled distance to the transmitter being searched for if the corresponding mode is active distance of the point to be reached if the corresponding mode is active distance to travel on the route to be followed if the corresponding mode is active distance to travel on the axis to be followed if the corresponding mode is active compass overlay of search symbols or fast following on the compass current and average speeds altitude current and average vertical speeds elevations positive or negative altitude overlapping altitude graph GPS data UTC date trajectory info search for sn26 gurati
40. ortant to R stay away At the end of the calibration the True North setting menu starts 2 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Handling the thumb wheel To access the main menu click the thumb wheel In the absence of the menu turning the thumb wheel up or down activates the zoom on the screen In the presence of the menu turning the thumb wheel up or down enables you to navigate in the menu Top e Zoom in Click e Move menu cursor up e Main menu e navigation l Bottom e Zoom out e Move menu cursor down Set the time e Go to the menu settings UTC time diff e Enter the time zone in hours and hundredths of hours in relation to the universal time UTC In France 2 00 in summer time and 1 00 in winter time True North setting The magnetic declination is at a given point on the surface of the earth the angle formed between the direction of the geographic North Pole and the magnetic north pole This angle is counted positively towards the east and negatively towards the west Click true North setting You have now 3 ways to define the true North e Enter the value of the declination positive towards the east and negative toward the west The value can be found on the site www magnetic declination com for each point of the globe e If you know the direction of the True North point the receiver in this direction and click on point true North e If you see an Icare2 transm
41. our thickness distance between its points etc SD e current scale modification during the zoom indicates the width of the displayed area f Automatic centring F A If the automatic centring option is enabled menu settings centring the zoom is continuously adjusted in the search and follow modes Keyboard PonsmitT nameg For entering a keyboard emulation is displayed e The thumb wheel is used to move along the keys e Asalternates between lowercase and uppercase letters o deletes the last character e f validates the entry e X cancels the entry User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Transmitters The transmitters menu allows you to change all the display settings of the transmitters to erase their trajectores and display the information related to each transmitter Transmitters previous gt Clear all the traje The list of all transmitters having already sent a message to the receiver is displayed Click on one of these transmitters to display or modify its settings Renaming the transmitter In the transmitter page click name and enter a new name By default the name of each transmitter is defined by sn followed by the serial number of the transmitter Changing the symbol representing the transmitter In the transmitter page click symbol to scroll through all the choices Changing the colour of the transmitter In the transmitter page click colour to scrol
42. ption Movement mode The transmitter moves Low consumption mode Battery voltage low lt 3 3v One radio message per minute Position recalculated every 10 minutes Total stop voltage lt 3 0v The transmitter automatically switches from one mode to the other depending on the context 4 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Water tightness The transmitter is waterproof to short duration immersion at the surface of the water Setting the transmitter Many operating settings of the transmitter can be modified e Radio channel Transmission period Spacing between two successive positions sent Loss of altitude between two successive transmissions Horizontal accuracy desired Maximum speed in stationary mode To modify these settings e Go to the settings transm settings menu Select the serial number of the transmitter Select the desired settings Start the transmitter by connecting it to its power supply When the transmitter flashes blue click send to transm The message setting successful is displayed If the setting was not successful the causes can be e You have specified a wrong serial number e The transmitter does not flash in blue at the time of sending the request To reread the settings of a transmitter follow the same procedure but at the end click read the settings The message successful reading appears and the various lines of the menu take the values of the r
43. r is not turned on and that your model land very far you will have no recorded position of the transmitter User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 How to hold the receiver During all the navigation operations the receiver must be held horizontally so that the compass can accurately determine the direction of the receiver in relation to the north However if the transmitter is located far away or is hidden by obstacles buildings hills etc you are advised to keep the receiver as high as possible with the antenna vertical until you receive a_ position message from the transmitter indicated by an audible message The reception is thus improved Where to place the transmitter The upper part of the transmitter must be in the open air and not covered It is advisable to place the transmitter vertical Increasing the range of the system When the transmitter is far away or the obstacles are located between the transmitter and receiver it is advisable to go to a high and clear point to get better reception of the transmitter position message page 18 User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Accuracy of positions The accuracy of the positions calculated by GPS is generally 10 to 20 meters it may degrade in difficult environments such as a forest city inside a building etc Therefore when you are about twenty meters from the transmitter begin to look around you In dense
44. r using the supplied USB cable a New hardware detected window appears select Locate and install driver software Click Continue if Windows asks you an authorization to install the driver the driver is then automatically found by Windows Update and this may take a few minutes O O O User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 again a New hardware detected window appears select Locate and install driver software Click Continue if Windows asks you an authorization to install the driver Windows Update again searches for the driver and this may take a few minutes the message The device driver software has been installed correctly appears The driver installation is complete O O O O O e XP operating system o download the USB driver for your operating system on http www ftdichip com Drivers V CP htm o extract the downloaded directory with WinZip if you do not have WinZip you can download one from the Internet o connect the receiver to the computer using the supplied USB cable o follow the instructions by requesting a manual installation and indicating that the USB driver is located in the downloaded directory Step 3 free installation of Google Earth recommended e go to the site www earth google com e click on download Google Earth e follow the instructions provided by the site and run the installation programme Step 4 free installation of GpsBabel optional e go to the
45. reen If you want to see all the other transmitters when you are in this mode click display all search mode Displaying trajectories This option enables or disables the display of trajectories Displaying help messages Help messages can be displayed to guide you in the use of Icare2 By default they are deactivated Click help display to activate or deactivate Displaying information messages Information messages can be displayed to give you better information about the operation of Icare2 By default they are deactivated Click info display to activate or deactivate Choice of units Three systems of units are available e the metric system e the English land system e the nautical system Click on units until you obtain the desired system of units User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Modifying the receiver trajectory Click on receiver trajectory to modify the trajectory of the receiver You can then modify e maximum points the maximum number of points forming the trajectory e length of segments the distance between two consecutive points of the trajectory e periodicity the delay between two consecutive savings in the trajectory e type the type of line used to draw the trajectory e colour the colour of the trajectory e thickness the thickness of the trajectory Modifying the trajectories of the transmitters Click transmitters trajectories to change the trajectories of the transmitters You can then
46. riodicity e Movement since the last transmission e Altitude loss since the last transmission Temporal periodicity transmission transmission transmission time _ _ Transmission period When the transmitter moves slowly a position is sent to the receiver every N seconds 30 by default Criterion of movement transmission transmission Criterion of movement transmission When the transmitter moves a position is sent to the receiver as soon as the transmitter moves by N meters 50 by default in relation with to the last position sent User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Criterion of altitude loss transmission Criterion of altitude loss transmission When the transmitter descends a position is sent to the receiver as soon as the transmitter has lost N meters of altitude 10 by default in relation with to the last position sent This enables you to know the landing point of the model precisely even if it is out of radio range after landing Indeed when the transmitter is above ground level the radio range is much greater Channels It is possible to choose the radio channel of the transmitter among 10 channels ESPAR eo A receiver can receive only the positions from transmitters with the same channel Operating modes Starting Not yet positioning A radio message sent every minute Stationary mode The transmitter does not move and reduces its consum
47. th The backup file is in KML format the format of Google Earth and contains the trajectories of all transmitters the trajectory of the receiver all the maps stored in the receiver Loading maps In a KML format file the format of Google Earth assemble all points lines and polygons you want to load into the receiver To do this you can build these entities in Google Earth very quickly using the mouse O O O O O create a folder in Google Earth right click on temporary places go into this folder click on folder create points lines and polygons save the folder in a KML format file right click on the folder and save the place under specify that you want the the KML format and not the KMZ one import maps from other software or another device and convert with GpsBabel User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 When the KML format file containing the entities to transfer is ready e click loading e select the KML format file e click open The receiver emits a succession of beeps and then a new map is created in the receiver It bears the name of the document contained in the KML file almost all the name of the KML file if the file has been saved by Google Earth Conversion To be able to communicate with almost all GPS software and devices Icare2 Manager gives access to GpsBabel e Click convert e GpsBabel starts e you can then choose for the input and output o the GPS device
48. the same radio channel thanks to the radio message collision detection system Each receiver receives the positions of all the transmitters on the same channel The radio channel of the receiver and transmitter can be set User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Recalibrating the compass The earth s magnetic field varies depending on the place and the environment It is therefore advisable to recalibrate the compass from time to time A message is sent when the recalibration 1s desirable To recalibrate Defining True North To set the True North the best way is to point an Icare2 transmitter located more than 100 meters e Click on settings true North setting e Point the transmitter and click on point transmitter Behaviour of the compass according to the speed At low speed if the receiver is not horizontal the icon ts replaces the indication of the course in the bottom icon bar to advise you to keep the receiver horizontal Cleaning the trajectories The trajectories of the receiver and the transmitters lengthen each time they are used Remember to clean them from time to time User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 The autonomy of the transmitter depends on many factors e The frequency of transmitting positions e The movement of the transmitter e The desired GPS accuracy of positions The transmitter consumes less when it does not move Consequently the consumption strongly dep
49. tion is unknown your trajectory it is continuously saved It is possible to display it or not to change its characteristics colour thickness distance between its points frequency of recording etc epas reference position depending on the operating mode the reference can be in the middle at the top or at the bottom of the screen For example for all search modes it is floating to widen the search space It is possible to deactivate the floating character of the reference active map entities all pointe lines and polygons of the active map are displayed It is possible to deactivate the display of their name circles of uncertainties they limit the probable area of eaan of each transmitter transmitter position ae x x o fixed means that the position of the transmitter is known 3 D o Alternately flashing transmitter position unknown A s o flashing alarms from the transmitter transmitter name a name that you can define is associated with each transmitter By default this name is defined by sn followed by the serial number of the transmitter autonomy of the transmitter this display allows you to watch the autonomy of the transmitter transmitter position age indicates the time elapsed since the transmitter went by this position User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 e transmitter trajectory it is continuously saved It is possible to display it or not to change its characteristics col
50. urther effect The displayed view is turned with the north at the top The view can be moved by the thumb wheel or centred on any geographical entity For that go to the center the view menu e Full centring frames the view so that everything is displayed trajectories maps transmitters etc e horizontal move the view is moved to the right or left by rotation of the thumb wheel e vertical move the view is moved downwards or upwards by rotation of the thumb wheel e focus on centre the view on the chosen entity ce 6 Mode global compass The displayed view is centred on you The compass is used to direct the display User s Manual Icare2 v1 1 Optimal Tracking 08 10 2015 Description of the display operating mode circle of uncertainty transmitter b position X scale circle active map entity reference position your position battery status or charge deactivations sound etc available memory map display transmitters alarms transmitter reception quality computer connection current scale modification transmitter name transmitter autonomy transmitter position age transmitter trajectory p your trajectory me ig 26 26 26am Nie compass heading a A GPS reception your altitude Upper icon bar operating mode indicates in what mode the receiver is located available memory shows free memory space in green deactivations successively disp
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