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1. Organize v Open Burn New folder hi Pictures Subversion E Videos 43QV2BD3 igc Type IGC flight document Size 22 9 KB 2d Homegroup 43QV2BD2 igc Type IGC flight document Size 12 5 KB ia raka E 43QV2BDL igc amp Local Disk C Type IGC flight document Size 10 7 KB cca Delovni D oN fi NANO3_3001 G gt r gE S Type Application Size 666 KB i Network autorun inf Mi ALEKSANDER PC2 Type Setup Information Size 32 bytes WE ARATHORN airspaces jM BORISPC 1 BORISPC jE DAVID PC pM LXNAV SERVER j MITJA PC waypoints Ju PRIMOZ PC 1 TOMAZ PC tmp 1 UROS DELL a JOT TO Type IGC flight document Size 30 0 KB system NanoConfig exe Date modified 21 1 2014 15 31 Date created 26 3 2014 12 14 Application Size 666 KB In the root folder you will find the flights created by the NANO and the NanoConfig program The NanoConfig program will run only on Microsoft Windows operating systems Double click to run it Page 20 of 42 Operation x nav G On the first connection of the NANO to a computer it may not be recognized immediately Disconnect the NANO from the computer and connect it again in order for it to be recognized 4 9 Downloading flights Turn off the NANO and connect it to a computer using a USB cable Navigate to the root folder of the NANO and use your preferred method of copying files SS _ GOL gt Computer NANO3 3001 G gt Organize v Ej Open v2. A Detailed explanation of the LEDs is given in the table below ee lap je jejo o 100 tun appromateiy aos of operation O re elo lee sien meme NM fe fele fe jo znomranenig C7 7 7 7 7 7Z Z V ele je sm rae remiing 3 19 a cumming fe ao snowsremanng A L ffs iour remainn O From version 2 0 NANO is able to measure battery level more accurately This means it can calculate the remaining time of working based on the current consumption rate It is possible in some circumstances for the accuracy of this calculation to drift so there is a built in ability to re calibrate the battery 4 4 1 Calibration of battery Battery can be calibrated in the following way 1 NANO must be fully charged 2 NANO is fully charged when charge current drops below 5mA 3 Disconnect the supply cable and leave the NANO running until it shuts down due to an empty battery To be sure that the NANO is really in discharge mode the bottom row of the INFO page text will show DIP which means Discharge In Progress Page 18 of 42 Operation IX nav We can increase the speed of the discharge cycle if we turn on BlueTooth module set up brightness of LCD to maximum turn off screen fade After this procedure NANO has measured its battery capacity and with the next charge the indication will be more accurate 4 5 Powering off Press the rocker button for a long time and the red
3. Working with the NANO3 x nav 5 Working with the NANO 5 1 Tree structure The NANO has four modes info Waypoint Task and Setup mode Info mode has two subpages where you will find all the necessary information about the status of the NANO 19 39 23 Tsk VINICA MOST o Setup P pips ka p ERA ELROSS E ae ONH i f 8 EISENKAPPL centevRA s Flight Record A Re NON a f ea Fs MOZIRJE MOST t lt em a i l BIWAKR VELENJE HANGAR a Jesoea Display Graphics ly J Steyr veq Cite 430C 1 RIN CEJ SOZDNIK BRG ST Airspace _N046 14 04 A Warnings Select 015 14 27 __ 19 39 40 1 N015 14 26 E046 14 05 18 13 56 03 04 14 2 P 467mW B 115mA 34 06v 91 5 2 Main navigation screen description The main navigation screen consists of a map with coloured airspace waypoints with names or task depends on which page you are looking at vario tape on the left and status bar on the top The vario tape and vario dynamics can be configured in the Setup Hardware Vario menu If you don t want to see the vario tape you can switch it off The status line indicates the status of the GPS indicates the chosen waypoint that you are navigating to the status of the Bluetooth device and the battery level Menu buttons appears when you press any one of the buttons Each button has its own function which is described on the button label The functions of buttons are mostly related to the pag
4. e Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small children e Keep the battery pack dry e Replace the battery pack only with the same or equivalent type recommended by LXNAV e Dispose of used battery packs promptly as described in these instructions 1 2 1 Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human Ss health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Page 6 of 42 Important Notices UT 1 2 2 Disposal of waste batteries Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste By ensuring these ba
5. to NANO using NanoPower PF 7 Configure NANO 7 1 Directly On NANO 7 1 1 Pilot information 7 1 2 Declaration and editing of a task 7 2 Ona PC with NanoConfig for Windows 7 2 1 Using the Nanoconfig program 7 2 1 1 Pilot information 7 2 1 2 Task declaration 7 2 2 Changing parameters with NanoConfig 7 2 2 1 Flight recording interval 7 2 2 2 Automatically finish flight 7 2 2 3 Start recording on power on 7 2 2 4 Automatically turn off Nano when flight is finished 7 2 2 5 Bluetooth 7 2 2 6 NMEA output 7 3 Using Bluetooth or serial interface 7 4 NANOS config for Android devices 7 4 1 7 4 2 7 4 3 7 4 4 7 4 5 7 4 6 Connecting and pairing the NANO Main page Downloading flights Editing pilot info Editing task for declaration Configuring NANO 8 Troubleshooting 9 Revision History Page 4 of 42 Important Notices x nav 1 Important Notices Information in this document is subject to change without notice LXNAV reserves the right to change or improve their products and to make changes in the content of this material without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements A A Yellow triangle is shown for parts of the manual which should be read very ame carefully and are important for operating the NANO flight recorder o Notes with a red triangle describe procedures which are critical and may result in loss of data or any other critical situation sa A bulb icon is show
6. 5 000 E014 41 000 68 5km 293 x v Celje Hangar l N46 14 600 E015 13 317 41 4km 89 Clear Task Waypoints A i x Add waypoint Settings Editing the task is very simple First is necessary to choose a waypoint file in the CUP SeeYou format To select the CUP file use the MENU button Press the Add waypoint button to add the waypoint to the last position A long press on the waypoint will give us an option to insert a waypoint On the right hand side of waypoint name is the trash box Press the trash box to delete the waypoint from the list After a task has been entered it can be transferred to the NANO by pressing the Write button 7 4 6 Configuring NANO In this tab the recording interval automatic power off and NMEA settings can be configured Page 40 of 42 Troubleshooting nav 8 Troubleshooting O My computer does not recognize the NANO as a USB mass storage device A Make sure that the NANO is turned off before connecting to the computer O When I power on see all green LEDs blinking and the red LED is illuminated A This means that your flight recorder has lost security Contact us for further details Q When I power on I see one green LED and the red LED is illuminated A There is a problem with internal Solid State Disc O Is the internal Lilon battery for the NANO end user replaceable or would I need to send the unit back to LXNAV or a dealer to have the battery replaced A User can replac
7. ANO 30 minutes after the flight is finished Logger always on will force the logging write position to an IGC file immediately after power on Normally the NANO logger is triggered by ground speed exceeded 40km h or vario over 1m s This function is recommended to be enabled only for hang gliders Pilot name must be entered here Co Pilot name must be entered here if glider is doubleseater Competition sign of glider Registration of glider Glider type Glider class Flight recorder Close Recording interval 1s Auto finish M Enabled Auto off O Enabled 5 7 3 Display Under this menu the following items can be set Display settings Cancel Brightness at USB powe 100 Brightness on battery Screen fade M Enabled Brightness at USB power will set the level of backlight when USB power is present Page 25 of 42 Working with the NANO3 T nav e Brightness on battery will set the level of backlight when USB power is not present e Screen fade enables fading screen to level Fade brightness after Fade Timeout time e Screen off enables power off of the screen after Off timeout seconds e Wake screen on events enables turning on the screen even if the screen is off 5 7 4 Graphics Graphics has many sub items which are related to Map Airspace Waypoints Glider Task Flarm and theme setting Page 26 of 42 5 7 5 Warnings Warnings setup Altitude alarms M Enabled z Al
8. Burn New folder be Pictures T p pe nan03001 xml Date modified 3 4 2014 18 51 Subversion z Size 389 bytes Videos a 443V2BDC igc Date modified 3 4 2014 16 09 _ 28 Homegroup Type IGC flight document Size 23 4 KB 443V2BDB igc Date modified 3 4 2014 16 05 MW Computer Type IGC flight document Size 16 5 KB ZZ Local Disk C Ma toate C or 443V2BDA igc Date modified 3 4 2014 16 04 cag Delovni D m Type IGC flight document Size 20 4 KB NANO3 3001 G 443V2BD9 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 35 i Gu ENEM Type IGC flight document Size 17 7 KB Ji ALEKSANDER PC2 a 443V2BD8 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 34 Ml ARATHORN E Type IGC flight document Size 17 7 KB hk m y BORISPC a 443V2BD7 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 32 ie BORISPC J Type IGC flight document Size 16 5 KB a aae ERM 443V2BD6 i AGC Date modified 3 4 2014 15 31 1 LXNAV SERVER Type IGC flight document Size 18 1 KB jE MITJA PC ski PRIMOZ PC ca 443V2BD5 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 08 Mi TOMAZ PC Type IGC flight document Size 18 3 KB jM UROS DELL Mi pO 443V2BD4 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 07 443V2BD8 igc Date modified 3 4 2014 15 34 Date created 3 4 2014 15 34 IGC flight document Size 17 7 KB Flights are stored in files with the IGC standard filename If you find it difficult to decode this standard we recommended that you switch to detailed view to see the date of the file In d
9. ELJE vw DIST OK When you are back in the Task menu you can Insert or delete I waypoint Page 34 of 42 Configure NANO3 nav 320km Tri S CELJE 1 RAKIC 60 84m ns B 2 VINIC 209 148km F CEL 11358 88m Zone DIST Edit To nsert a waypoint you make a quick press on the Ins and to delete a waypoint you press and hold down I for about not more than a second Each waypoint can have a custom zone or area applied These areas can be modified by pressing to Zone button Cancel Line M Enabl Angle1 180 0 Radius1l 7 2 Ona PC with NanoConfig for Windows Use the NanoConfig program to configure the NANO A flight declaration can be uploaded or various parameters can be modified using this program The NanoConfig program consists of two major screens A flight declaration screen and a settings screen amp NanoConfig v1 4 3 amp NanoConfig v1 4 3 a oa Se Declaration Declaration Fight recorder settings Settings Settings Recording interval s 1 Z Copilot Glider type v Registration V Automatically finish flight Class v Competition ID 7 Start rdi The smallest The smallest art recording on power on Task X nano vam V Enable Bluetooth V Enable NMEA output GPGGA GPRMC LXWP NMEA baudrete 57600 v Latitude Longitude Distance Course V Automatically tum off Nano when fligh
10. Enabled Display important alarms M Enabled 4 2 7 Slider selector Some values like volume and brightness are displayed as a slider Display settings Brightness With Edit you can activate slider control then up down buttons you can select the preferred value and confirm it with the Ok push button 4 3 Normal operation During normal operation mode the user can use the NANO as a flight recorder simple navigation vario system and Flarm radar display There are four pages information page waypoint page task page setup page and flarm radar You can read more about pages in Ch 5 1 If the screensaver function is enabled the screen will go off after the set time period in seconds When the screen saver is on the pilot can still see the indicated status of the NANO by monitoring the five LEDs The first LED blinks when the NANO is powered on The second LED blinks when the GPS status is ok The third LED blinks when flight recording has started The fourth blue LED blinks when the Bluetooth module is switched on Page 17 of 42 Operation x nav GPS OK Bluetooth OK Power ON Logger Started Error The fifth LED is red and indicates an error See chapter 8 for more details 4 4 Battery status The battery status is indicated with LEDs only in fast charge mode Ch 4 7 If all the LEDs are on it means that the battery is fully charged During operation as each LED goes out it means 20 less battery capacity remains
11. LED and the adjacent green LEDs will start blinking Once you see the LEDs blinking you may release the button and the unit will power off 4 6 Security void When the security secret key is lost at power on the red light will be on and the remaining four green LEDs will start blinking and DIGITAL SIGNATURE FAILED message will appear on the screen To continue press or move the rocker button for a longer period The NANO will be fully functional however the flight will not be signed S In order to produce the IGC certified files the NANO flight recorder must be returned to the dealer or manufacturer for resealing 4 7 Charging battery The battery will be charged when the NANO is connected to the external power through a usb port It can be charged from a wall adapter or directly from a PC or from the NANO power cable If you want to charge faster then you must connect the NANO to a power supply wait for it to boot up then press the rocker button to switch the unit off In this mode all the NANO functions GPS Bluetooth Memory are turned off this will increase the charging speed In this mode the NANO can be fully charged in approximately 5 hours The LCD screen is still on but the backlight is off It is still possible to monitor the level of charge The level of charge is also visible via the LED indicators More information on charge level and LED indication in chapter 4 4 Sometimes it may appear that the NANO3 ba
12. NANO Flight recorder including NanoConfig configuration program Version 2 01 LXNAV d o o e Kidri eva 24a 3000 Celje Slovenia e tel 386 592 33 400 fax 386 599 33 522 info Ixnav com e www lxnav com 1 Important Notices 1 1 Limited Warranty 1 2 Battery information 1 2 1 Disposal of Old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment 1 2 2 Disposal of waste batteries 2 Packing Lists 3 Basics 3 1 NANO ata glance 3 2 Technical data 3 3 Rocker button 3 4 Four push buttons 3 5 LEDs 3 6 NanoPower cable 3 6 1 Available cables for NanoPower 4 Operation 4 1 Powering on 4 2 Normal operation 4 3 Battery status 4 3 1 Calibration of battery 4 4 Powering off 4 5 Security void 4 6 Charging battery 4 7 Connecting to a computer 4 8 Downloading flights 4 9 Bluetooth pairing 4 10 Storing Nano 4 11 Replacing the battery 5 Working with the NANO 5 1 Tree structure 5 2 Main navigation screen description 5 3 Info screen 5 4 Flarm screen 5 5 Waypoint screen 5 6 Task screen 5 7 Setup Menu 5 7 1 QNH 5 7 2 Flight recorder 5 7 3 Display 5 7 4 Graphics 5 7 5 Warnings 5 7 6 Obs Zones 5 7 7 Hardware 5 7 7 1 Flarm 5 7 7 2 Vario 5 7 7 3 Communication 5 7 7 4 ENL 5 7 7 5 Sounds 5 7 8 Files 5 7 9 Units 5 7 10 Password 5 7 11 About 5 7 12 Shutdown Page 3 of 42 o 6 Flarm on NANO 6 1 Connecting FlarmMouse to NANO 6 2 Connecting Flarm to NANO 6 3 Connecting Flarm to NANO using NanoPower FL 6 4 Connecting Flarm
13. NANO will go into normal operation mode Normal operating mode starts with a message Acquiring time and Acquiring GPS fix Acguiring time Acquiring GPS fix When the NANO acquires a GPS fix it will switch to the GPS info page The user can at any time cancel the acguiring page by pressing any button Acguiring a GPS fix may take between a few seconds and a few minutes depending on the satellite constellation and the NANO position The NANO has a very sensitive GPS receiver which can sometimes acguire a GPS satellite signal in a room 046 14 05 lt 015 14 26 Page 14 of 42 Operation x nav If you press or move the rocker button or any other buttons when in the data transfer mode the NANO will revert to normal operation mode 4 2 User Input The NANO user interface consists of many dialogues which have different input controls They are designed to make input of names parameters etc as easy as possible Input controls can be summarised as Text editor Spin controls Selection control Checkboxes Slider control Line width control Color selection To move the function from one control to another use up or down buttons By pressing the Edit button access to the control that is displayed is possible Warnings Display important alarms M Enabled Display low alarms M Enabled Flarm alarm timeout 20s 4 2 1 Buttons on Nano3 Buttons have dynamically set functions
14. When you press a button on the button side will appear a blue labels with the action assigned to that button in that context On main screen top button always performs the function of switching between pages Short press will cycle in one direction between pages long press will cycle in the opposite direction between pages A number of pages look similar initially as the cycling between them simply change the zoom level The screen will momentary will be updated to reflect the new zoom level The number in a zoom level icon shows us the outer circle radius 2km depends on distance units setting Inner circle is half of that distance Middle buttons help with target selection by cycling through available targets Lower button has EDIT function where we can edit view the currently selected target Page 15 of 42 Operation x nav 4 2 2 Text Edit Control The Text Editor is used to input an alphanumeric string the picture below shows typical options when editing text Use the up down button to change the value at the current cursor position Flight Recorder l Pilot Co Pilot Glider ID Push button next will move cursor right Long press on next will move cursor left At last character position push button will confirm edited value long press Ok C will cancel editing and exit that control If Long press is available part of button label is in Gray color For example above top button s long press gt gt B has bac
15. a transfer mode flights can be downloaded and the NanoConfig program can be run Normal operation mode is when the logger is ready for recording flights The mode in which the NANO is operating can be determined from the main screen or LEDs when the screen is off In data transfer mode the last two or three green LEDs will be permanently lit on the screen there will be a message USB connected whereas in the normal operation mode up to four LEDs will be blinking or the screen will display data only See chapter 4 2 for a detailed explanation of each LED 4 1 Powering on There are three ways to power on the NANO flight recorder Press or rock the rocker button and the NANO will power on It will go directly to normal operation mode On startup a splash screen will appear with information containing the Serial number and version of firmware The NANO will then go into normal operation mode Connect the NANO to a computer using a USB cable It will automatically power on and the last two or three LEDs will light up At the same time you will see the first message USB connecting and later USB connected when the connection is established This indicates that the NANO flight recorder is in data transfer mode You may now run the NanoConfig program or copy flights using standard methods for copying files Connect the NANO to NanoPower cable The NANO will then automatically power on and after approximately 20seconds the
16. ase for 5 0 If Line is not checked the Angle1 parameter will define the basic shape of the observation zone A value of 180 means that the zone is a cylinder and 45 is the classical FAI sector Page 27 of 42 Working with the NANO3 1x nav Use Up Down buttons to select right angle Angle2 and Radius2 are used for more complex observation zone setups When changing observation zone parameters the screen is automatically updated to display the new zone 5 7 7 Hardware Hardware settings Exit ss Vario A Communication 4 ENL Sounds Y Select In the Hardware menu there are four sub items 5 7 7 1 Flarm If a flarm is detected the user can make some configuration setting changes on the flarm and get some flarm status information Flarm settings O Exit o Flarm confic Aircraft config Flarm Config Flarm range I Aircraft type Aircraft Config AT Unlimited T Flight Recorder PCAS Horizontal Range ICAO address Flarm Info km A5E6A9 Licenses PCAS Vertical Range Select Hardware POWERflarm id Usb Firmware 3 40 ni Installed Xpdr Flarm ID Igc Installed SN 2415 Obstacles OBS date Altitude 290 08 5 7 7 2 Vario Vario settings Close Vario volume z Vario needle filter 1sec Vario sound filter 3sec Vario submenu allows you to adjust the Vario filters for the Vario needle and the vario sound the time constant for average vario and vario tap
17. e and a pilot initiated event will be recorded and the flight recorder will then log 30 fixes with a recording rate of one second Moving the rocker button will increase or decrease the sound volume when on an info page On pages with the map the rocker button has a zoom function In the setup page you can move through each menu and make changes Page 10 of 42 Basics x nav 3 4 Four push buttons Nano has four push buttons which have a dynamic function sti Tsk L JUBLJANA BR 3 MREKOVEC MOZJRI MOST NAS IGUNDA db ft 11 FIN CEL starin ii WAIARI ALT BRG DIST ZEAE T 5A VF km The function of each push button is described on the blue label adjacent to the button A label can have two options with the second option coloured red on the label This indicates that the button has two functions The blue option is operated with a short press and the red option with a long press For labels with two options the second option is typically the opposite function of the first option e g Next Previous Insert Delete Ok Cancel forward backward The functions of buttons are mostly related the current page waypoint task flarm info setup If there is no label next to the button this button has no function N0469 14 N5 3 5 LEDs On the left side there are five LEDs three green one blue and one red The LEDs show the status of the NANO flight recorder During normal operation the first LED blinks whe
18. e range Page 28 of 42 5 7 7 3 Communication ommunication setting Close Bluetooth port NMEA output Disabled External port baud rate 4800bps In the communication menu you can enable or disable the Bluetooth device enable or disable NMEA output on the USB port baudrate for external serial interface and the optional menu for changing the bluetooth password which you need to enter on the host device when you want to pair with the NANO The default password for pairiong is set to 1234 5 7 7 4 ENL ENL settings Close Engine noise level A This page is just for monitoring the engin noise level 5 7 7 5 Sounds In this menu various setting for sounds can be adjusted Volume of vario sound enabling of system sounds and enabling of vario sounds From version 1 5 here is also sound setting for Flarm warning Vario settings Cancel Vario volume System Sounds M Enabled Vario Sounds M Enabled lt a Vario volume can also be adjusted using rocker button but only in GPS info page 5 7 8 Files Page 29 of 42 Working with the NANO3 Files settings IGC to KML m Waypoints Airspaces 4 FlarmNet l point file Close Select airspace file Close waypoints TP DJP20 airspaces ASDJP2012 LI TP DJP2012 1 O ASDJP2012 1 waypoints default cup airspaces LZBB130627 MI default cup zvoj LI LZBB130627 cu waypoints livno_ 2013 airspaces UK Airspace O livno 2013 cup gge
19. e the Li Ion Battery See chapter 4 11 O I can t read the NANO on my notebook A Change power management scheme on your notebook or connect notebook to power supply O When I connect the NANO to my notebook message USB device connected would appear disappear appear etc from the laptop screen A Change power management scheme on your notebook or connect notebook to power supply O Can I open files from the NANO on the Apple computer A Yes O I run Ubuntu on my laptop so cannot run NanoConfig exe A NanoConfig is Windows application that runs only on windows operating system O Can I declare task with an OUDIE A Yes declaration can be done via serial cable or over BlueTooth Please read step by step instructions http www ixnav com downloads manuals FAO Upload declaration from OUDIE 20to 2 ONANO pdf O When I run nanoConfig I m getting errors A Probably Microsoft Net Framework is not installed Page 41 of 42 Revision History T nav 9 Revision History April 2014 Initial release of owner manual Corrected chapters 5 7 1 5 7 5 January 2015 Added chapter 3 6 1 April 2015 Release version 2 0 May 2015 Release version 2 01 Updated chapters 5 2 5 5 5 7 6 June 2105 Release version 2 03 Updated chapter 4 2 Page 42 of 42
20. e where you are waypoint task flarm info setup If there is no label on the button this button has no function Battery level can be displayed in two ways with the classic battery level indicator H or round progress with number inside D which indicates remaining hours Outside progress indicates percent of the battery level When the remaining time is calculated to be less than 1 hour the indication becomes red and the inside number means remaining minutes the outer ring is progress for last hour 60 minutes When the battery is charging the indication is as follows BI inside symbol indicate charging outer ring is percent of charge The accuracy of battery life measurement depends on how accurate the battery capacity has been measured More about battery calibration can be read in chapter 4 4 In the centre top of the map is the off course indicator which helps the pilot fly in the right direction At the bottom of the map screen are three nav boxes showing bearing distance to the target and the pressure altitude Page 23 of 42 Working with the NANO3 Ty nav GN ACES EISENKAPPL cont Gon BIWAKR VELENJE HAN AR az soc EERNIVEC m SOZDNIK ALT BRG DISTO M a Nav boxes Final glide calculations will be available in version 3 0 5 3 Info screen On the info screen is available data about GPS Battery and Flight recorder status 5 4 Flarm screen Is visible only when the Nano3 detec
21. ed the NANO will start recording when vertical speed is above 1m s and the ground speed is above 8m s This option is most useful for hanggliders Page 37 of 42 Configure NANO3 T nav a When this option is enabled option Automatically finish flight is ignored 7 2 2 4 Automatically turn off Nano when flight is finished This option is very useful for NANO when installed more or less permanently into the glider If this option is enabled the NANO will automatically switch off 30 minutes after the flight is finished 7 2 2 5 Bluetooth Check the Enable Bluetooth checkbox if you want to turn it on By default Bluetooth is disabled Z When Bluetooth is enabled the NANO will consume more power and the total endurance of a new and charged battery will reduce approximately to 16 hours Without Bluetooth enabled NANO can run up to 25 hours 7 2 2 6 NMEA output Check Enable NMEA output to output NMEA data The NANO will transmit the following NMEA sentences GPGGA GPRMC LXWPO every second and LXWP1 once per minute NMEA can be output to either the serial interface or Bluetooth but not to both simultaneously Change the NMEA baud rate if you want to output NMEA at different baud rates 7 3 Using Bluetooth or serial interface Flight declarations can also be uploaded using the serial interface or Bluetooth See chapter 7 4 1 for Bluetooth pairing The NANO must be running in normal operating mode When connecting through t
22. egrees decimal minutes DD MM mmm v fli ights including world Distance unt im z records Built in battery allows up to 28 hours stand alone operation Nano detected on drive G OK u i Parameters for the NANO include recording interval NMEA output and Bluetooth enable settings In NanoConfig you can change the distance units used in the task declaration and the format of latitude and longitude 7 2 2 1 Flight recording interval The flight recording interval is set to one second by default It is recommended that you keep this setting Even with the recording interval set to one second the NANO is capable of storing approximately 28000hours of flight Having a recording interval of one second will allow you to do more accurate post flight analysis and increases the probability of obtaining a data point in the observation zone If you wish to change these settings use the up down arrow or type a new value 7 2 2 2 Automatically finish flight If this option is enabled the flight will be automatically finished and digitally signed once conditions for finishing the flight are met The NANO must fulfil the following conditions for 30 seconds GPS status is ok ground speed is below 4m s vertical speed is within 0 2m s and altitude is below 3000m 7 2 2 3 Start recording on power on If this option is enabled recording of a new flight will be automatically started when the NANO is powered on If this option is disabl
23. eries Page 7 of 42 Packing Lists 2 Packing Lists In the box you will find e NANO flight recorder with preloaded Nanoconfig program and user manual e NanoPower cable e USB cable e Wall charger e Barogram calibration chart e Quick reference chart Page 8 of 42 Basics x nav 3 Basics 3 1 NANO ata glance The NANO flight recorder is the smallest flight recorder designed in accordance with the IGC All Flights specification It has an IGC approval for all flights including world records It features an integrated 56 channel GPS receiver with built in antenna altitude sensor ENL sensor security micro switch Bluetooth module and 1800mAh battery The operational temperature for the NANO is from 20 C 68 F to 60 C 140 F Higher temperatures may cause the battery to inflate The built in battery allows up to 25 hours of stand alone operation The battery can be charged when the flight recorder is connected to a computer NanoPower or wall charger Bluetooth is used for easy data exchange with a PDA The housing is made of robust ABS plastic On the left side of the unit there is a rocker button and five status LEDs LEDs display the operational status A 4 GB solid state disk is used for flight data storage Flights are stored directly in IGC format and are downloadable through a USB connection which is compatible with all operating systems MS Win Linux and Mac OS On the right side of t
24. etailed view the file date and time shows the landing time of the glider Flights can also be downloaded using the NanoConfig for Android devices More details are in Ch 7 4 4 10 Bluetooth pairing In order to connect to the NANO via Bluetooth you have to search on a PDA for Bluetooth enabled devices in range See chapter 0 to enable Bluetooth The NANO will be identified as LXNAV NANO3 lt SERIALNUMBER gt Click PAIR or CONNECT to connect to the NANO A security pin must be entered The pin code for the NANO is 1234 and cannot be changed 4 11 Storing Nano The NANO must be stored in a dry environment with temperature lower than 25 C 77 F If the NANO will not be used for an extended time it is recommended that you charge the battery to 50 beforehand The NANO and the BATTERY have protection circuits which protect the battery from being overcharged or overly discharged If the NANO is stored with an empty or near empty battery eventually the battery will be discharged so far that it will not be possible to charge it again Page 21 of 42 Operation ix nav 4 12 Replacing the battery The battery can be replaced by the user You will need a screwdriver with cross head Phillips Unscrew the three screws Open the cover and remove the battery Insert a new Nokia 3310 battery Li Ion Make sure that the contacts are properly aligned Close the cover and put back the three screws gently Page 22 of 42
25. form us from which direction the threat is coming from AMERINGKOGEL BER FRJESACH HIRTH BOBENSDORF BF VARIO BELOW PCAS alerts on the map are represented as a dotted circle with relative altitude the PCAS warning is represented as lights on the clock as red or orange VARIO ABOVE Flarm warning can be dismissed with a short press of any button Dismiss time can be configured in setup 6 1 Connecting FlarmMouse to NANO CC NP IGC cable Flarm Splitter Flarm Splitter me aii gt Nano Power Must be connected to 12V USB cable 12V power supply Page 32 of 42 Flarm on NANO3 1 nav 6 2 Connecting Flarm to NANO CC NP IGC cable Needs separate 12V supply Nano Power USB cable Must be connected to 12V 6 3 Connecting Flarm to NANO using NanoPower FL NANO NanoPower FL gets 12V from flarm USB cable 6 4 Connecting Flarm to NANO using NanoPower PF NANO PowerFlarm NanoPower PF gets 12V from flarm USB cable Page 33 of 42 Configure NANO3 T nav 7 Configure NANO Flight declarations can be uploaded to the NANO in four different ways e Directly on the NANO e Using the NanoConfig program on PC e Bluetooth NanoConfig for Android Oudie XCSoar e Serial interface PDAs Oudie XCSoar Declarations are stored in the SYSTEM folder in a file called decl The declaration file is formatted as a standard IGC header file I
26. gistration Class Competition ID Erazem Polutnik LS8 18 S5 3118 Standard EJ Mitja Spes EB 28 S5 KKM Open MS Uros Krasovic HPH 304 S5JET 18meter UK 7 2 1 2 Task declaration Before creating a task you have to load the waypoints from which the task will be created Press the Load Waypoints button to load waypoints Waypoints can be loaded from a CUP formatted file Once waypoints are loaded you can create a task by typing the names of the waypoints Use the icons in the upper left corner of the task declaration group to add or Page 36 of 42 Configure NANO3 nav delete a point or to clear the whole task Task points can also be deleted by pressing the DEL key or can be inserted by pressing the INS key 7 2 2 Changing parameters with NanoConfig Run the NanoConfig program and go to the settings screen The settings screen is split into two sections Settings dedicated to the NANO and settings for NanoConfig xE amp NanoConfig v1 4 3 m a i a lS Declaration Flight recorder settings Settings Recording interval fs 1 v Automatically finish flight v Start recording on power on The smallest v Automatically tum off Nano when flight is finished vJ Enable Bluetooth po V Enable NMEA output GPGGA GPRMC LXWP QZ NMEA baudrate 57600 N nfi i the smallest flight recorder ee with IGC approval for all Latitude Longitude format D
27. he serial interface you should use the same baud rate as is set for NMEA output on the NANO When connected through Bluetooth baud rates are not important Please refer to the manual for the software used to upload flight declarations E g SeeYou Mobile Page 38 of 42 Configure NANO3 nav 7 4 NANOS config for Android devices NanoConfig can be downloaded from LXNAV web site or Google Play Market The NanoConfig is a configuration tool for the NANO The user can easily modify flight recorder parameters edit pilot and glider information edit the declaration and transfer flights from the NANO to a smart phone opo 3 44 mE qas 3 mA yang sa cele yer et MO nas m pss Kost kme su ana NP MO cen ore Konje NanoConfig consists of four tabs Main Logbook Pilot Task and Settings 7 4 1 Connecting and pairing the NANO When you run the NanoConfig on a smart phone the program will first ask you to turn on Bluetooth if it s not turned on already Over the menu button is access to the scan function which will scan for BlueTooth devices If the NANO3 is turned on and BlueTooth functionality in the NANO is enabled it will appear on the scanned list Choose nano The first time it will be necessary to pair the NANO and the Smart Phone together More about pairing in Ch 4 9 7 4 2 Main page On the main tab information about the NANO and its GPS status 7 4 3 Downloading flights The f
28. he unit there is a small hole with a reset button Use a pin to press the reset button if a reset is required In normal operation this button should never be used Page 9 of 42 Basics ix nav At the back of the unit there is a mini USB connector this is used for charging and data transfer The internal solid state disk is preloaded with the Nanoconfig program This program is used for uploading a flight declaration and or changing the settings of the NANO Flight declarations can also be uploaded using a serial interface cable or Bluetooth connection See chapter 0 for more details 3 2 Technical data Hardware ARM M4 core processor 4GBytes memory solid state disc QVGA 320 240 colour pixel TFT sunlight readable transreflective LCD Three direction rocker button and four push buttons 56 channel GPS receiver Engine noise level sensor Pressure altitude sensor measuring up to 16000m Input and output e USB interface mass storage device e Serial RS232 interface for PDA connection e Bluetooth interface for PDA connection Size and weight e Outline dimension 65x42x27mm e Weight 76g 3 3 Rocker button The rocker button has several actions you can press it or move it left or right Nanolll 4 A press or movement of the rocker button and the NANO flight recorder will power on Press the rocker button for a long time and the NANO flight recorder will switch off When flying a press of the button for a short tim
29. irst time you access this tab NanoConfig will automatically start reading flights from the connected NANO Downloading always starts from the most recent to the oldest flight If you have a lot of flights in the NANO s memory the transfer of the logbook can be interrupted with the BACK button Page 39 of 42 Configure NANO3 i nav aoe Main Logbook Pilot Task Not connected 259V1 7IB igc 15 40 07 16 13 26 00 33 19 98 3KB 5 5 2012 255VORW1 ige 13 14 17 13 46 34 00 32 17 95 7KB After downloading of the logbook data is finished a short press on the desired flight will start the download process If the flight size is big the download may take more than minute Flights are downloaded into the NanoConfig folder With a long press on the flight the downloaded flight can be shared with other applications installed on your smart phone Gmail SeeYou OLC not available Google Docs Facebook 7 4 4 Editing pilot info The Pilot tab can be used to edit information about the glider and crew 7 4 5 Editing task for declaration LS Main Logbook Pilot Task Main Logbook Pilot Task Not connected Not connected Task 144 9km Task 144 9km Waypoints Waypoints Celje Hangar Celje Hangar N46 14 600 015 13 317 N46 14 600 015 13 317 Are you sure you want to delete point CERNIVEC Areh Cerkev Areh Cerkev N46 29 400 E015 30 300 35 0km 142 N46 29 400 E015 30 300 35 0km 142 Cernivec Cernivec N46 1
30. k function Bottom button s long press has Cancel function Flarm ID field is not editable because it s unique flarm identification number On FlarmView57 we can enter in Edit mode with short press rotating knob we can change the characters short press will confirm current character and jump to the next position Long press will finish editing that field With push and rotate we can move cursor left and right 4 2 3 Selection Control Selection boxes also known as combo boxes are used to select a value from a list of predefined values Use the up down buttons to select the appropriate value Cancel Direction A Angle12 Line O Enabl 4 2 4 Line width selection SLine width boxes are used to select a line width from a list of predefined widths Use the up down buttons to select the appropriate width Class C Close Transparency 100 Zoom 2000m Width Page 16 of 42 Operation x nav 4 2 5 Color selection Color selection boxes are used to select a color from a list of predefined colors Use the up down buttons to select the appropriate color Color Transparency 100 Zoom 2000m 4 2 6 Checkbox and Checkbox List A checkbox enables or disables a particular parameter Press EDIT button to toggle the value If an option is enabled a check mark will be shown otherwise an empty rectangle will be displayed Warnings Enable flarm alarms M Enabled Display urgent alarms M
31. n the NANO is powered on The second LED blinks when the GPS status is ok The third LED blinks when the recording of a flight is started The fourth blue LED blinks when the Bluetooth module is switched on Page 11 of 42 Basics i nav ca LEDs show the status only when the LCD is off 3 6 NanoPower cable The NanoPower cable is a special device which converts 12V to 5V providing a power supply for the NANO and a PDA It also translates a serial signal to match the NANO signal level and a PDA or computer signal level Connect the red and black wire to 12V power supply Red is positive A Maximum input voltage is 24 Volts The NanoPower has two plugs On one side there is a standard USB A connector Please use the included USB A to mini USB cable and plug the NANO on this side Any standard USB A to mini USB cable can also be used On the other side there is an RJ45 plug This plug is designed for a PDA or a computer The RJ45 plug is NOT designed in accordance with the IGC standard It can be used only with a dedicated cable Do not plug any unknown cables in to it as this may damage the NanoPower circuit Page 12 of 42 Pin description on the NanoPower RJ45 is given in the picture below 12345678 Pin numbers s m Re vT eg ona 3 6 1 Available cables for NanoPower Page 13 of 42 Operation x nav 4 Operation There are two modes of operation Data transfer mode and Normal operation mode When in the dat
32. n warranty service contacts your local LXNAV dealer or contact LXNAV directly April 2014 2014 LXNAV All rights reserved Page 5 of 42 Important Notices T nav 1 2 Battery information NANO is powered by a rechargeable battery The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of times but it will eventually wear out Only use the approved battery and recharge your battery only with approved chargers Unplug the charger from the electrical plug and the device when not in use Do not leave a fully charged battery connected to a charger as overcharging may shorten its life If left unused a fully charged battery will lose its charge over time Use the battery only for its intended purpose Never use a charger or battery that is damaged If the battery pack is mishandled the battery pack can burst cause a fire or even chemical burns Observe the following precautions e Do not disassemble e Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering dropping or stepping on it e Do not short circuit and do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the battery terminals e Do not expose to high temperature above 60 C 140 F such as in direct sunlight or in a glider parked in the sun e Do not incinerate 4A e Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion batteries e Be sure to charge the battery pack using the supplied battery charger or a device that can charge the battery pack
33. n when a useful hint is provided to the reader 1 1 Limited Warranty This NANO product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase Within this period LXNAV will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labour provided that the customer pays for shipping costs This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alterations or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL LXNAV BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEOUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or conseguential damages so the above limitations may not apply to you LXNAV retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or software or to offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY To obtai
34. ng U UKAIrspace 200 Select Airspace and waypoints files can be selected here The NANO supports CUP file format for waypoints and CUB file format for airspace There is no limitation in file size or number of waypoints but reducing the size of the airspace area or number of waypoints performance of the NANO will be better In the same section you can convert all IGC files loaded on the NANO to KML file format FlarmNet data can be loaded also in this section and is useful only if flarm is connected to NANO 5 7 9 Units Altitude m Temperature E In this menu can be set the units for speeds distances altitudes 5 7 10 Password The password menu is only used for maintenance at this time There are no passwords available for users at the moment 5 7 11 About IX nav www lxnav com NANO ver 1 0 0 sn 3001 2BD 16 27 32 Apr 4 2014 Page 30 of 42 Working with the NANO3 UT Under about menu user can see the version and serial number of the NANO 5 7 12 Shutdown 4 Shutdown d Are you AU O sure Pressing the button adjacent to this item on the NANO screen will shut down the NANO after confirmation Page 31 of 42 Flarm on NANO3 UT 6 Flarm on NANO NANO is able to display flarm and PCAS traffic on map or on radar screen Radar screen is visible only when Flarm is detected by NANO In case of collision warning another screen will be displayed which will in
35. ni file please contact us 7 2 1 Using the Nanoconfig program Run the NanoConfig program and go to the declaration screen The declaration screen is split into two groups Pilot and glider related information is in the top group and the task declaration is shown in the bottom group Declarati Pilot Pilot stings copie Glidertype Ventus 2cxT 18m v Registration S5 KEJ Class 18 meter v Competition ID KEJ Erazem Polutnik The smallest Task 1009 5km Polygon with 5 points 1 nano Name Latitude Longitude Distance Course Start OOLivno N43 47 650 E016 53 533 1 Point 25Avtov N43 08 183 E018 34 717 154 5km 118 2 Poit 54Zelia N44 50 000 E015 47 100 292 5km 311 13 Point 20Risov N43 41 350 E017 35 517 192 1km 131 the zraka ight recerder 4 Point 490sjec N44 31 133 E016 15 350 141 0km with IGC approval for all 5 Point 21Bogod N43 26 933 E017 36 167 1605km 137 flights including world Finish O wa3 47 650 016 53 533 68 9km records Built in battery x allows up to 28 hours stand alone operation 4 Nano detected on drive G Nano is up to date 7 2 1 1 Pilot information Enter pilot and glider information in the pilot section In the top right you will find two icons The first icon will show a list of stored pilot information and the second will add the current pilot information to the list Pilot List EJ Pilot Glider type Re
36. t is finished lt E the smallest flight recorder with IGC approval for all flights including world records Built in battery allows up to 28 hours stand alone operation NanoContfig sett the smallest flight recorder geen ae with IGC approval for all Latitude Longitude format Degrees decimal minutes DD MM mmm x flights including world records Built in battery allows up to 28 hours stand alone operation Distance unit km v OK H Cancel You may toggle between these two screens by pressing the Declaration or Settings button in the upper left corner of the NanoConfig program Press the OK button to confirm changes and exit from the program Press Cancel to abandon changes and exit without saving data It is important to run the NanoConfig program directly from the NANO Do not copy the NanoConfig program to another location as the settings and declarations will not be written properly to the NANO Page 35 of 42 Configure NANO3 IX nav The version of the program is written in the lower left corner of the NanoConfig window When reguesting support from LXNAV or reporting a bug please always include the version of the program in your email All NANO configuration variables are stored in the SYSTEM folder of the NANO in A a file named system ini It is strongly recommended that you do not modify this file yourself If you need more information about the system i
37. t is recommended that you do not try to modify this file yourself 7 1 Directly On NANO 7 1 1 Pilot information Detailed information is written in Ch 5 7 1 7 1 2 Declaration and editing of a task In the Task page the user can enter or edit the task which will then be automatically declared when you leave this page Waypoints can be loaded into a task from the active waypoint file o 320 Tri Return S CELJE 1 RAKIC 60 84m mD 2 VINIC 209 148km F CEL 11358 88m Zone DIST Edit A Task can be entered in a very simple way In the task page you can press the edit button Using the up or down button you can highlight an existing waypoint or empty space and then set a new waypoint By pressing the Ins insert button you can start browsing through all of the waypoints in the selected CUP file Selecting from a list of waypoints is very intuitive The NANO will only offer you a choice of characters that are available from the list of waypoint names available Using the button gt gt you can move to the next character right the red part of the label indicates one space back or one character to the left uning a longer press of the button A similar function for the OK button where you can confirm a selected waypoint or with the 8 you can cancel the selection of a waypoint The previous waypoint will then be selected 232km Broken Lec S CELJE 1 RAKIC 60 84km 2 VINIC 209 148km F CEH 11 FIN C
38. titude alarm at 300m Altitude alarm timeout 30 altitude warnings flarm warnings and their conditions can be setup under this menu 5 7 6 Obs Zones This menu defines the default observation zone geometry The following items can be chosen start zone turn point zone and finish zone _ Observation zones Exit Start Zone Point Zone Finish Zone v Select Each type of observation zone is defined with two angles two radii and mean bearing Angle12 These parameters enable the creation of any known zone geometry separately for start turn point and finish Line O Enabl Angle1 180 0 Radius1 Using parameters in the zone dialogue it is possible to describe all types of observation zones Angle12 defines the orientation of the observation zone Available values for Direction are e Symmetric This is the most common selection for turn point e Fixed This is mostly used for assigned areas e Next will orient the observation zone in direction of the outgoing leg This is usually used for start e Prev will orient the zone in direction of the incoming leg and is usually used for the finish e Start orientates the sector always towards the start If the Line checkbox is checked the sector will become a line type of observation zone The Radius 1 parameter describes half of width of line length Use the UP DOWN arrow buttons to increase or decrease radius for step 0 1 Long press will increase decre
39. ts a flarm connected to the external port Selection of flarm targets and zooming is then available If the Nano3 is connected to PowerFlarm it is also able to show PCAS traffic 5 5 Waypoint screen In this screen the pilot can navigate to a selected waypoint Select waypoint from opened CUP file or select landable waypoint from near list Near w MARINA GRADEC 10 2im KALOBJE 10 3km PREBOLD KAPLJA 15 7km KONJICE SENOZE 17 9 m DIST 2m 262m ae Select 28 KOSTRIVARO 21 5im 81 Select E 5 6 Task screen In this screen user can navigate to waypoints from a task switching between them edit task points and their zones More on Ch 7 1 2 5 7 Setup Menu 5 7 1 QNH Under this page the pilot can change the ONH setting If ONH setting is correct Nano will show correct altitude Page 24 of 42 Wrong ONH setting will have effect only on wrong altitude warnings ONH setting has no influence over the recorded altitude in the IGC file 5 7 2 Flight recorder Under this page flight recorder pilot information and glider data are configured Recording interval sets the interval when the GPS position will be stored in flight Auto Finish will allow the automatic finish of the flight under certain conditions Uncheck this item for wave flying ground speed is used to indicate the end of a flight and in wave it is possible to be stationary or even fly backwards in relation to the ground Auto Off will power off the N
40. tteries are disposed of correctly you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources In case of products that for safety performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only To ensure that the battery will be treated properly hand over the product at end of life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment For all other batteries please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery please contact your local Civic Office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Applicable for Customers in the U S A and Canada Lithium Ion batteries are recyclable You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable Q TI batteries call toll free 1 800 822 8837 or visit http www rbrc org A Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium Ion batt
41. ttery level when connected to a charger looks full When you then disconnect the power the battery level drops to 90 This is normal as the battery level indication is different when the sa charger is connected and when it is disconnected To really fully charge the Nano3 please continue charging for a few hours In fast charge this time will be shorter 4 8 Connecting to a computer Before connecting the NANO to a computer you must turn it off Page 19 of 42 Operation IX nav Connect it to a computer using the supplied USB cable or any other standard USB A to mini USB cable The NANO flight computer will be identified automatically and a new removable storage device will be indicated The name of the device will be NANO3_ lt SERIALNUMBER gt a JI compte EE File Edit View Tools Help Organize v System properties Uninstall or change a program Map network drive Ve Favorites 4 Hard Disk Drives 2 E Desktop Je Downloads 7 Dropbox Gs i Recent Places A Libraries Local Disk C Delovni D L Documents 4 Devices with Removable Storage 4 d Music Pictures E Subversion Videos DVD RW Drive DVD Drive F NANO3_3001 G DVD Drive H Homegrou e group E jE Computer Z Local Disk C a UROS DELL Workgroup LX Memory 4 00 GB Processor Intel R Core TM i7 CP Open this device to see its content o KEJ V gt Computer NANO3 3001 G j 44 Search na 2
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