Multifunction Altimeter/Variometer AV1 ®
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1. Rev 3 0 F LYBOX Dimensions a 32 0 36 0 15 Side view Dimensions in millimeters AV1 User s manual 9 Rev 3 0 Electrical installation F LYE OXE SECTION 2 2 1 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION On the back of the AV1 altimeter there is a 15 pole male connector with the AV1 is already furnished the corresponding 15 pole female connector The connections are the followings 12V MAIN SUPPLY BREAKER 12V AUXILIARY BACKUP BATTERY GND AUXILIARY BACKUP BATTERY ALTITUDE ALERT ALARM OUT GND FOR INTERCOM AUDIO OUT INTERCOM AUDIO OUT MODE C ENCODER OUT GND MAIN SUPPLY 15 pole female connector view from wiring side 10 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LYEOX Electrical installation gt gt Connections detail 1 12V Main supply 2 GND auxiliary backup battery if present 3 GND not used 4 GND for audio out 5 GND not used 6 reserved 7 reserved 8 GND Main supply 9 12V auxiliary backup battery if present 10 reserved 11 Altitude alert alarm out 300mA max Connect the load for example a lamp indicator between out and 12V 12 Low level audio out for intercom it s recommended to use shielded cable 13 reserved 14 reserved 15 Mode C encoder out open collector OPTIONAL actually not used NOTE Insert a 1A circuit breaker or fuse to the power lead 12V CAUTION Voltage peaks on the supply line that exceeds the operating limits c2. shall not apply to product that has been improper installed misused or incorrect maintenance repaired or altered by non qualified person Data Versioni Descrizione 12 2007 2 3 First release 11 2014 3 0 Layout update 22 WARNING All photos data drawings instruments layouts technical solutions and data representation you find in this document or watching at FL YBOXQ instruments working and or you can access by means of any other media including web sites are sole property of MICROEL s r l cannot be copied or imitate without a written permission of MICROEL s r l itself and are protected by law even by means of extended international copyright and or specific patents deposited Any infringement of this statement and of MICROEL s r l intellectual property will be prosecuted 2014 Microel s r l all rights reserved AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 Page intentionally left blank MICROEL s r l Via Mortara 192 194 27038 Robbio PV ITALY Tel 39 0384 670602 Fax 39 0384 671830 www flyboxavionics it
3. F g RS TUVII Y Py selecting DEL z 91235456709 he maximum length of the name is 14 l SL characters When you have finished press END AV1 User s manual 19 Rev 3 0 Edit Airports F LYE OXE MODIFY The next screen allows you to adjust the altitude rotate the knob and press it when you have reached the right altitude for the airport Altitude 300 F To confirm the updating of the airport the display shows MODIFIED and returns to the setup menu To insert new airports follow the same steps described above for modifying the existing airports 20 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 Fo LYBOX e Technical specifications SECTION 5 5 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Graphic LCD with backlight and coated glass dimensions 58x31mm Standard mounting 3 1 8 80mm Anodized aluminium case Dimensions 83 x 83 x 36 mm Weight 230g Altimeter range 1000 25000 Feet Altimeter resolution 10 feet Variometer range 8000 Ft min Variometer resolution 10 Ft min Operational temperature range 20 70 C Supply voltage 10 30 V Supply current 80mA Audio level 2Vpp with 10Kohm load Alarm out open collector 300mA max current active low AV1 User s manual 21 Rev 3 0 FLYBOX WARRANTY This product is warranted to be free from defects for a period of 12 months from the user invoice date The warranty only cover the manufacture s defects
4. ION Microel s r l reserves the right to change or improve its products Information in this document is subject to changes without notice AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 Index F LYE OX INDEX SECTION 1 Mechanical installation 1 1 Mechanical installation cn 7 Pressure port connection ise core xbox bete re cad 7 1 2 DIMENSIONS serenite eiee Era EEEE CEATA E 8 SECTION 2 Electrical installation 2 1 Electrical installation cece cece ee ee cae eens 10 SECTION 3 Use of the instrument 3 1 Use of the instrument iii 12 SEZIONE 4 Instrument settings 4 1 Functions Menu siii 14 4 2 SEtUP MENU Gees spere eESE T ROTE pU EEEE PESEE PESENE SEEE TENERE RE 17 4 3 Edit am POTS aaa 19 SEZIONE 5 Technical specifications 21 Warranty E 22 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LYEOX Mechanical installation SECTION 1 1 1 MECHANICAL INSTALLATION 1 The AV1 fits in a standard 3 1 8 80mm panel cutout 2 It s recommended to choose a position that permits optimal visibility PRESSURE PORT CONNECTION Connect the pipe fitting on the back of the instrument to a static air pressure lines the furnished pipe fitting is suitable for pipe with internal diameter of 5 mm AV1 User s manual 7 Rev 3 0 Dimensions F LYE OX 1 2 DIMENSIONS Front view Dimensions in millimeters 8 AV1 User s manual
5. STOP to stop it SETUP enter in the setup menu see next chap 16 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LY BOX Setupmenu 4 2 SETUP MENU Done ontrast Imeter uni apture interval 105 dit airports Setup menu page 1 Setup menu page 2 DONE Exit from the setup menu CONTRAST adjust the LCD contrast ALTIMETER UNIT Select which unit of measure will be used for the altitude Feet or Meters change also the unit for the variometer Feet min or Meters sec PRESSURE UNIT Select the unit of measure for the pressure reference hPa mBAR or inches of mercury CALIBRATION The altimeter has been calibrated at the factory and doesn t need further adjustments but if you notice that the indication is not accurate you can follow these steps to calibrate the instrument e Read the current sea level barometric pressure from an altimeter barometer used as reference e Adjust the value that appears in Calibration so that it coincides with the pressure read from the reference to modify this value you must press and hold the knob for 5 seconds the background changes from black to white and then you can rotate to adjust the value e Press again the knob to confirm the value and exit from the calibration AV1 User s manual 17 Rev 3 0 Setup menu F LY EOXS VARIO SCALE Select the scale for the graphical een of the variometer the range is 500 to 8000 t min CAPTURE INTERVAL The altimetric graphic profil
6. an damage the device AV1 User s manual 11 Rev 3 0 Use of the instrument F LYBOX SECTION 3 3 1 USE OF THE INSTRUMENT Using the AV1 altimeter is simple and intuitive all the functions or settings are activated modified using the knob rotary switch on the front panel for example it can be rotated to increment or decrement a value or can be pushed to confirm as explained in the following chapters At startup the display briefly shows the software version then the main screen will appear with the altimeter and variometer VARIOMETER CURRENT GRAPHICAL ALTITUDE INDICATION UNIT OF j VARIOMETER MEASURE NUMERICAL HNH 1019 50 mg INDICATION PRESSURE REFERENCE The altimeter section includes the current altitude the unit of measure and the pressure reference with its unit of measure milliBAR hPa or inches of mercury Rotating the knob changes the value of the pressure reference and consequently it also changes the altitude 12 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LY EOfXSe Use of the instrument The variometer section includes both numerical and graphical indications the amplitude of the bar varies in proportion to the vertical speed the upper bar indicates a positive vertical speed climb while the lower bar indicates a negative vertical speed descend The unit of measure of the variometer is feet minute or m s depending on what is selected A CAUTION Before using the altimeter for the first
7. e is drawn storing the altitude at fixed time intervals this parameter allows you to select the time interval between two altitude samplings value can be from 1 to 60 seconds The maximum number of samplings is 8900 so if you choose an interval of 1 second the graphic can store a 8900s flight 2hours and 28 minutes When the memory is full MEMORY FULL appears on the display no more recordings will be made EDIT AIRPORTS Allows you to modify the airports elevation database see next chapter AUDIO VOLUME Adjust the volume for the audio out 18 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 FLYBOX Edit Airports 4 3 EDIT AIRPORTS This function allows you to modify insert or delete the airports present in the database After selecting Edit Airports it appears a new screen that permits to create a new airport by selecting NEW or to modify an existing one by selecting the initial letter of the airport and then selecting the airport from the list that appears ED I T To delete the selected airport press DELETE another confirmation is LESSANDRIA required and pressing YES will delete the airport pressing NO returns it to DELETE the setup menu without deleting the MODIFY Vs airport To modify the selected airport press MODIFY MODIFY the screen that appears allows you to add a character by selecting the character and pressing ABECDEFGHI JKL the knob or delete the last character MO
8. rsor the line below the graphic shows the time elapsed from the start of the recording and the altitude reached at that moment If the profile is divided into more screens it is indicated by an arrow on the right corner as in the example picture when the cursor reaches the end of the screen it automatically change to the next one 00 05 20 Ft 1623 Flight profile screen ALTIMETER ALERT enable disable the altitude alert and set the limits Press the knob to display the alert screen where you can modify the upper and the lower limits there is also the on off option to activate deactivate the alert turn the knob clockwise to activate or counterclockwise to deactivate AV1 User s manual 15 Rev 3 0 Functions menu F LYBOX When the altitude exceeds this limit the AV1 activates a visual indication blinking yellow LED and an audio tone on the intercom audio out Furthermore the display shows the indication CLIMB or DESCEND CLIMB when the altitude is below the lower limits and DESCEND when the altitude is over the upper limit SET LIMIT UPPER l200F LOWER f00F Altitude alert screen CAPTURE FLIGHT start stop the altimetric profile recorder To start a recording press the knob and choose if you want to begin a new recording by selecting NEW or if you want to continue the last recording by selecting CONTINUE If the recording is already started the only option available is
9. time you must set up the unit of measure for the altitude and for the pressure read chapter 4 2 Setup menu the default settings are Feet altitude and mBAR pressure AV1 User s manual 13 Rev 3 0 Functions menu F LYBOX SECTION 4 4 1 FUNCTIONS MENU To enter in the functions menu press the knob for at least one second DONE exit from the main menu and return to the altimeter variometer screen REFERENCE Set the pressure reference mode QNH QFE QNE press and then rotate the knob to choose the desired mode e choose QNH to manually adjust the pressure reference rotating the knob when in main screen with altimeter and variometer e choose QFE to automatically set the pressure reference so that the altimeter shows zero e choose QNE to automatically set the standard pressure reference 1013 25hPa Press the knob again to confirm 14 AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LYEOX Functions menu AIRPORTS LIST allows you to choose the airport for automatic QNH and elevation setting After pressing the knob a screen appears that allows you to select the Initial letter of the airport and then you can select the airport from the list LIGHT Turns on off the display backlight FLIGHT PROFILE shows the altimetric profile screen This screen displays the altimetric profile of the last recorded flight to begin a recording see the option Capture flight Rotate the knob to slide the profile with the cu
10. yr FLYEOX Multifunction Altimeter Variometer AV1 Revision 3 0 21 11 2014 For firmware version 2 2 Page intentionally left blank SECTIONS Introduction F LYE OX Thank you for purchasing a Flybox product We hope it fully satisfy you and makes your flights pleasant and secure Developing AV1 our intent was to create a compact and lightweight digital altimeter easy to install and quick to consult SYMBOLS USED IN THE MANUAL A NOTE Used to highlight important informations A CAUTION Used to warn the user and indicate a potentially hazardous situation or improper use of the product A WARNING Used to indicate a dangerous situation that can cause personal injury or death if the instruction is disregarded AV1 User s manual Rev 3 0 F LYEOXK Important notices amp warnings A A NOTE Keep this manual in the aircraft This document must accompany the instrument in the event of change of ownership NOTE This device is intended for installation onto non type certified aircraft only because it has no aviation certifications Refer to your local aviation authorities to check if this device may be installed in your aircraft CAUTION Read entirely this manual before installing the instrument in your aircraft and follow the installation and operating instructions described here CAUTION Using this instrument over the maximum allowable ranges can cause malfunction or wrong indications CAUT
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