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1. Flight time Battery volume and sink alarm display independent of record flight To record the flight as valid in the logbook and on a barogram flight acceptance must be present A flight will be accepted when a height difference of more than plus or minus 30m has been recognized and the recorded flying time is more than 2 minutes Batteries 2 x Alkaline Type size AA 1 5V or 2 x rechargeable NiCd or NiMh accu size AA1 2 V Error messages Lo Batt Battery voltage less than 2 1 V Please change batteries Lo Temperature is less than 50 C Hi Temperature is higher than 76 C Err Temperature sensor is faulty AdErr AD converter for measuring pressure is faulty If the instrument is showing one of this error messages send the instrument with a description of the fault to your BRAUNIGER dealer or direct to BRAUNIGER GMBH BRAUNIGER GMBH 16 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Maintenance and Care Water Damage Water damage invalidates the guarantee lf the instrument suffers water damage proceed as follows Remove the batteries at once Rinse the instrument with fresh warm water Dry the instrument e g warm air hair dryer Send the instrument as soon as possible to your BRAUNIGER dealer or direct to BRAUNIGER GMBH for testing Warning NEVER dry the instrument in a microwave oven Malfunction Should you have a problem when running the instrument remove the batteries for five minutes When the bat2. The sink alarm sounds when a certain sink speed is exceeded 3S Sink Alarm Set Mode AN Further long pressure on the sink key brings the instrument into Alarm Set Mode The speed at which the alarm activates can be set here NY Sink Alarm Option Mode Further long pressure on this key in the Set Mode brings the instrument into Option Mode 1 Unit The units of temperature can be set here There is a choice between C or F 2 Corr Correction Temperature deviation can be corrected here The maximum correction values are approximately 8 0 to 7 9 C This correction is necessary when it is felt the temperature sensor l is wrong However remember how difficult it is to measure temperature exactly The temperature display has a certain delay because the temperature sensor is measuring the temperature inside the instrument 3 Unit not available for speed Units for the speed display are chosen here The choices are km h or kts and mph 4 Stall Not available even shown in the menu The stall alarm sounds when flying too slowly results in an interruption to the laminar flow v BRAUNIGER GMBH 13 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO 5 Corr Speed Not available even shown in the menu Correct Speed speed correction A wing wheel sensor is used as a speed indicator can be bought separately Speed correction is in This correction is necessary when you are under the impression that the displayed
3. BRAUNIGER FLUGELECTRONIC IQ ALTO Br uniger GmbH Dr Karl Slevogt Str 5 D 82362 Weilheim www brauniger com 1 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Contents Important advise see page 17 Operating Philosophy ccccceeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeseeeees 1 Operating Philosophy E 2 SE e O E 2 OPONE NOO oere E E cee 2 GV FUNCIONO e eee E E E E E 3 Elements of the Display cccccccseccsecccsceceeeceececececeeeceusenseeceeeseueesaeeseeeseusenaeenseesaes 3 Switching the Instrument ON OFF E 4 Switching Off E 4 Quick Operating REECH ee 5 TEAME IO ee 6 EE e A E N E S 6 DIESEL WIC e EE 7 SE ele ECH ALT Tee ee ee ee a ee 7 PUMN ALT en ee ee ee ee ee 7 Se leie E E 8 Option Mode ATI 8 Analogue Vano Beam DISDIAY a a 9 Re af eier le EE 10 Vario e e Le 10 E get OPUN MOOG ee 10 UI Pe ME 11 Reefer le E 12 SIUC Aa SEE NO 12 SINK Alarm Option Mode nennen nennen nennn nenne nnenne nennen 12 Time FUNCIONS east 13 DPOC UNCION een rare een ee 14 Set Mode TIME nenne nenne nnnnnnnennnnnennn nenne nnenne nennen 14 OBlIon Mode TIME nase sen eee ee 14 FINO BECOFOING SING LOGO Te een 15 Beieleit Zeie VE 15 Ewe 15 Error MIC e 15 Maintenance and Site 16 War RT 16 pee eala AND AU E 16 coa nee Bun We Te KEE 17 Important advise see page 17 BRAUNIGER GMBH 2 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Operating Philosophy Brauniger GmbH s philosophy is to produce user friendly instruments A quick press of each key let
4. data is incorrect Brauniger GmbH is not responsible for any damages due to the incorrect functioning of the instrument Responsibility for ensuring safe flight lies with the pilot alone Important advise using the flight recorder Sometimes it may happen the flight memory shows curious values after switching on the IQ ALTO During the boot and auto test sequence it may happen that a wrong vario or altimeter value will be memorised at the flight memory please check the memo mode This wrong values automatically will be erased during correcting setting the A1 height above sea level to the correct value We highly recommend to correct A1 after every switching on the instrument If A1 was corrected just some minutes before but the unit was switched off meanwhile it is sufficient to quit this value by a long term pressing the A1 A2 button Now the flight memory was set to zero for the new flight This procedure should be done before every flight BRAUNIGER GMBH
5. see the Start up Screen Battery condition 5 full O empty The Startup Screen shows the serial number the battery condition and the Internal Serial number date The analog scale on the left shows the battery charge Day month and year Switching Off To switch the instrument OFF without setting the time Press and hold the TIME CHRONO MEMO Key for about seven seconds During the shutdown process the Set Menu for time will appear unless a barogram was recorded for the current flight Continue to hold the key down while the instrument counts down from 3 to 1 You will hear a beep and see OFF appear on the display when the process is complete BRAUNIGER GMBH 5 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Quick Operating Instructions Quick operating instructions direct choice keys Quick touch in RUN Long hold in RUN Functions in SET Functions in OPTION mode mode mode mode Key Key Key 3s 3S short Audio keys wlll Mn A Int Basic dampin Direct ER 5 choice Audio ie Sink alarm setting Setting point with keys AV Key Key Key 3S 3S short Choice of en Altitude setting ALT 1 Pressu Altitude setting Unit REL ab BRAUNIGER GMBH 6 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Key Key Key e Oriy when recording On Off Key function key TIME Time Year Date Date format Se MEMO ae Memo with Ge The Altimeter General How does an altimeter function An altimeter is rea
6. the actual pressure calculated back to sea level hPa 1mb It is calculated several times a day and can be taken from the weather forecast for aviation or it may be requested from airfields BRAUNIGER GMBH 7 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Setting options SECHER ALT 1 Height Unit nit Corr ALT 1 Alti 1 QNH Sensor 7 Be m ft hPa inHg correction 47 9 to 47 9 ALT 2 Height Unit REL AbS Direct functions The ALT1 ALT2 key changes the display between the ALT 1 and ALT2 displays With the Clear ALT3 key the height difference can be set back to 0 The ALT3 display shows the height difference occurring since the last reset or since the instrument was switched on Set Mode ALT1 Press the Altitude Key for three seconds during ALT1 display to bring the instrument into ALT1 Set Mode Now use the arrow keys to set your current altitude When in ALT1 Set Mode the height within the QNH range can be set The QNH range is the maximum or minimum height you can be at the prevailing pressure Option Mode ALT1 Further long pressure on the Set Mode key brings the instrument into Option Mode 3S 1 Unit The units of height to be displayed are set here A 2 Unit For the ALT1 value hPa or inHg pressure units can be chosen BRAUNIGER GMBH A NY Operating Instructions IQ ALTO 3 Corr Pressure corrections can be made in this mode This may become necessary when the pressure sensor af
7. lly a barograph because it doesn t directly measure height but air pressure Height is calculated from changes in air pressure The pressure at sea level is used as zero height for the calculation of real height after the international height formula Why does pressure change with height Pressure at any given point on the earth is created by the weight of air in the atmosphere above it Therefore pressure reduces with height there is less air above you A change in pressure of one millibar mb at 500 metres above sea level is a height difference of about 8 metres In practice it is not as simple as that because of the many other factors that influence air pressure On a stable day temperature induced differences of 1mb mean a height difference of 10 metres Depending on the weather air pressure at sea level QNH may vary from 950 mb to 1050 mb In order to eliminate the influence of the weather the altimeter has to be calibrated at certain intervals This means the altimeter has to be set to a known height and show this height During rapid weather changes e g the passage of a cold front the air pressure can change by 5 mb during aday This means a height difference of 40 metres Another way to calibrate an altimeter is to set it to QNH What is QNH General air traffic needs a common zero point This means that at a certain height all aircraft show the same height on the altimeter The reference point for this is QNH The QNH is
8. ort 3s 3s key Audio keys CT ooa DE o gt A setting Volume Audio Audio ASI E Pitch On Off 6 levels 3 tion Audio Max at time starting about 3 in 1 to 30s point to 11 m s 0 02 0 4 m s Analogue Vario Beam Display Each graduation on the beam scale equals 0 2 m s Up to 5 m s the beam fills up from the centre When the climb exceeds 5 m s the climb is displayed in reverse e g the display at 5 m s is full and it begins to clear from the middle Climb at Climb at Climb at 3 2m s 5m s 6 6m s BRAUNIGER GMBH 10 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Direct functions The internal loudspeaker volume is set with this key There are six levels ranging from zero volume to maximum and back to zero The volume is shown in three stages in the display Levels 1 and 2 Levels 3 and 4 Levels 5 and 6 smo O O O When a new level is set there is a time lag of about 0 5 seconds before it activates This also applies when switching off from level 6 to level O Vario Set Mode Press the Vario Key for three seconds to put the instrument m into Vario Set Mode A Int Analogue Integrator The basic damping of the Variometer is set here Four levels are displayed The damping corresponds with the following times Damping about 0 Ge This setting influences all further filters It can also be used as a turbulence filter Still air Turbulent air 3to4 Vario Option Mode Further long pressure on this key in
9. s you access the main functions of the instrument Hold a key down for about three seconds to call up Set Mode for that function From there a further three second press will call up Option Mode for that key In Set Mode and Option Mode the keys labeled START STOP RESET and CLEAR ALT become Arrow Keys With these you can change the display fields which flash to indicate they are changeable After making changes in Set Mode use a short press to return to Run Mode or wait three seconds Run Mode During normal use the instrument is in Run Mode In this mode the instrument shows sink or climb rate airspeed if the optional sensor is plugged in and or temperature altitude altitude difference time battery condition and the activated acoustic signals When in this mode all the main functions can be called up by briefly pressing the keys e volume of the acoustic signal main Variometer e ON OFF of the sink warning alarm main sink alarm warning e change of height displays main altimeter e reset height difference main altimeter e START STOP of stop watch main time functions e change between TIME CHRONO and MEMO displays main time functions Set Mode To enter Set Mode for a given key press and hold the key for about three seconds SET will appear in the lower portion of the display The relevant display field will flash and can be altered with the Arrow Keys After making your changes either wait three seconds or use a shor
10. speed is incorrect The accuracy of the speed displayed is greatly influenced by the mounting position of the speed sensor therefore you should take care when installing the wing wheel sensor Inaccuracy of the wing wheel sensor can be due to the production process in the range of 2 5 industry standard 6 Speed Disp Not available even shown in the menu Speed Disp shows if and after what time lapse change from speed to temperature display takes place U The following can be chosen speed only change after 30 seconds change after 60 seconds change after 120 seconds The temperature display appears for 4 seconds If no speed sensor is switched on only temperature is displayed Time Functions On Off Key Key Irma Of Set option TT Time year and date Date 12 24 Beet te Jun interval Setting to Off 1 5 15 Clear record All del Baro height speed temp BRAUNIGER GMBH 14 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Direct functions Repeated pressing of the TIME CHRONO MEMO key called TIME key in future changes the time stop watch and memory displays When in Time or Chrono display a short press on the START STOP RESET key starts the stop watch A longer press on the same key resets the stop watch to zero A During the MEMO display you can change between the actual flight and stored flights using the arrow key Y The actual flight is not disrupted In MEMO display
11. t press to return to Run Mode A three second press when in Set Mode will take you to Option Mode Option Mode When in Set Mode press the same key again for three seconds to bring the instrument into Option Mode OPT will appear in the lower portion of the display Here you can change the settings of various values see more details below Again the relevant field will flash and can be altered with the arrow keys Use a short press to keep your changes and go on to the next option when you reach the last option a short press will cycle the instrument back to the first option When you are finished setting the options wait three seconds to return to Run Mode Attention Even there is shown a speed display this function is not available as there is no speed port for an extern speed sensor BRAUNIGER GMBH 3 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Key Functions Acoustics Change Height and keys Value Memo keys keys Elements of the Display Integrated digital Analogue vario Vario Barometric Height 1 or Height 2 sink Warning On OFF only Temperature Active Recording Relative Height 3 Vario Volume Time Functions Condition of Batterv BRAUNIGER GMBH 4 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Switching the Instrument ON OFF The date and time are displayed when the instrument is off To turn it on press and hold the TIME CHRONO MEMO Key until you hear a beep and then release it After a short display test you will
12. ter several years use is no longer exact The maximum correction possible is 47 9 hPa A short press of the Altitude Key cycles you back to Option 1 Set Mode ALT2 Long pressure on the ALT1 ALT2 key during the ALT2 display brings the instrument into Altitude2 Height 2 Set Mode In ALT2 Set Mode a reference height can be set e g the relative height to a goal or waypoint In order to do this ALT2 must be set to relative height 3s Option Mode ALT2 Further long pressure on the Set Mode key brings the instrument into Option Mode 1 Unit The units of height to be displayed are set here 2 Rel Relative height ALT2 only For the ALT2 value relative or absolute values can be chosen lf you would like to see height in meters and feet change the display to absolute In Run Mode ALT1 and ALT2 are of equal size You can set one of the values to feet BRAUNIGER GMBH 9 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO IMPORTANT If you have chosen Abs for ALT2 in Option Mode ALT1 and ALT2 are linked together This means that there is only one Set Mode for ALT1 and ALT2 Option Mode remains separate To leave this mode change the setting Rel ALT2 in Option Mode to Abs To call up ALT2 in Option Mode you have to switch in Run Mode to ALT2 and long press the ALT1 ALT2 key twice Variometer The Variometer the most important instrument can be adjusted to the pilots requirements Key Key Sh
13. teries are returned the instrument carries out a self test If the problem persists send the instrument with a description of the problem to your BRAUNIGER dealer or direct to BRAUNIGER GMBH Technical Data Size Weight Power Supply Battery Life Altimeter Variometer Integrator Vario Averager Temperature Display Time Functions Number of Logged Flights Operating Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range 138 x 74 x 23 mm 4 3 8 x 2 3 4 x 13 16 inches 178 grams 6 278 ounces with 2 alkaline batteries without mountings 2 x AA alkaline batteries or NiMH batteries gt 250 hours with 2 alkaline batteries max 11 500 m 37 700 feet 1m 3ft steps analog 10 m s 2 000 ft min 0 2 m s 40 ft min steps digital 96 m s 19 200 ft min 0 1 m s steps 10 ft min adjustable from 1 sec to 30 sec 50 C to 76 C 72 4 F to 168 8 F display F or C resolution 0 1 C 0 1 F accuracy 0 5 C calibration possible real time clock 12h 24h with date stop watch up to 99 hrs 59 min 59 sec automatic calendar automatic logging 40 with date start time flying time max altitude and min max vario 5 F to 140 F 15 C to 60 C 22 F to 158 F 30 C to 70 C The technical data may be changed at any time BRAUNIGER GMBH 17 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Guarantee Limitation In rare cases it may happen that the instrument does not provide any data at all or the
14. the Set Mode brings the instrument into Option Mode A 1 Unit Set units N set the required unit for the Vario display here The options are m s or ft minx100 2 d Int Digital Integrator The digital integrator can be set from 1s to 30s e BRAUNIGER GMBH 11 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO 3 Audio Audio threshold dead band The audio starting point for climbing is set here The scale is logarithmic The level can be set from 0 02 m s to 0 4 m s The example on the left shows a setting of 0 06m s This means the acoustics start when a climb rate of 0 06 m s is achieved 4 Audio Pitch Audio Pitch The range of the peep frequency can be set to different climb rates Maximum peep frequency Pee Start of audio 4 output 5 m s 10 m s Vario 5 ASI Audio Scale Indication The audio scale indicator can be set to on or off ON OFF The audio scale indicator switches the rate of the peep tone from 50 50 to 65 35 each time the vario reaches an uneven number 0 0 99 m s 50 50 1 00 1 99 m s 65 35 2 00 2 99 m s 50 50 3 00 3 99 65 35 andso on Sink Alarm Key Key Key 3S 3S short Audio keys MM sa lt a gt changes Sink alarm Audio Corr On Off Sink alarm 3 SPEED Direct Setting of h kts GE Choice start level with E Ee keys 150 AV BRAUNIGER GMBH 12 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Direct functions The sink alarm is switched on or off with this key
15. when barograph recording is enabled Model IQ ONE only the instrument will revert automatically after twelve seconds to TIME display an Set Mode TIME Further long pressure on the TIME key brings the instrument into Time Set Mode The Time Set Mode is only active when no flight recording takes place Please note when switching 2 off the longer hold will take you into this menu even if no flight recording was active Time and date can be set here using the arrow keys Pressing the TIME key briefly allows you to choose which values to set This data is not visible on the startup page Note Starting to switch off the instrument will take you into Time Set Mode In order to switch off without setting the time do not release the key but continue to hold it down while the instrument counts down from 3 to 1 3S Option Mode TIME Further long pressure on the key in Set Mode brings the instrument into Option Mode The choice is between 24h und 12h am pm being displayed BRAUNIGER GMBH 15 Operating Instructions IQ ALTO Flight Recording and Logbook IQ ALTO records up to 40 flights max min values only Logbook displays Graphic displays of maximum climb sink lt Maximum change in climb sink values lt Maximum height reached lt Flight number A Small r indicates that a barogram was recorded for this flight too lt _ Date of flight Q vd FucHttme E waas C GHH
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