User manual - Flymaster
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1. Alt Gain Loss Altitude Gain Loss When at the top of the thermal displays the altitude gained from the base of the thermal else displays the altitude lost since reaching the top of thermal Note The Altitude field indicates the absolute height in meters or feet depending on the setting This altitude corresponds to the barometric altitude and thus depends totally on the QNH absolute pressure at a given moment and location in regards to the correspondent pressure at MSL The altimeter cannot be reset but can be set using the corresponding menu option see Section 4 2 12 4 Menu mode When in flight mode pushing the menu S1 button accesses the menu mode When in menu mode pushing the menu S1 button will go back to flight mode Main Menu light Log Set Altimeter Time Vario Acoustics Advanced Features Screen Language Units Device settings RF Probes Probe alerts Figure 4 1 Main Menu To access the different items on the menu you can use the UP S3 and DOWN S4 keys Once a menu item is selected pushing the ENTER S2 executes the selected function A short description of each option can be seen in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Main Menu Options Device Settings Allows reset all parameters to the default factory values see Section 4 8 RF Probes Allows pair up any of the Flymaster wireless devices see Section 4 9 Probe Alerts Allows setting alerts related with the wireless devices see Section 4 10 Calibr2. DOM O ps ssspess Ev re ae ALSO E NA AD Do elek ONIM R E O O RRR Dynamic Frequency saae e DO rubro ro ee ae kh eR he ee ee he BEE ik Ree eee ehh eee eee we ROS ee Ee ee m MOMO Mia nos ii gg chee eG REE ESE ORK EH RS Pu A JO GC G OT BR B E G K O O O O 9 0 40 4 DO ee spas REE RA OREERGEERLE ROSA ROO DE A E E ET oe ee CRO ee EEE eG HOME ERE EDS 4 8 Device Settings ga eke ARDE CREE RR ee E 49 RE Probes gt o Gee eee eee REE EEE REESE ERR ORG A DAS A10 Probe Aleris snap ue ewe kko ame dd dB oe ewe buwewe Tjan beea MSM JE na R R JA R RR R RT R T R R oe re 5 McCready Functions 6 Compass Calibration 6 1 Accelerometer Calibration 650644084 e e e a E HS 6 2 Magnetometer Calibration 7 Firmware 24 25 25 25 28 1 Getting Started Fully charge battery before using your Flymaster for the first time Figure 1 1 right view The battery may be charged by either connecting the VARIO SD USB connector to the wall socket charger or to a powered USB port using the USB cable USB connector can be found on the right side of the VARIO SD see figure 1 1 1 1 Charging the Battery Flymaster VARIO SD has an advanced battery power management system which gives the pilot accurate information about the battery state as well as the charging time and battery remaining time To charge the Flymaster VARIO SD battery you may use the wall charger the USB cable or the car
3. VARIO SD is inclined The Calibration menu option allows the user to calibrate the VARIO SD accelerometer and magnetometer sensors Calibration is particularly important for the magnetometer since without it you will get inaccurate data from the compass Despite all Flymaster instruments being factory calibrated errors can be introduced due to several external influences such as the presence of strong magnetic fields or the time In order to eliminate these errors a proper magnetometer calibration should be made Calibration parameters are kept when the VARIO SD is turned off reset or when a firmware update is done The magnetometer calibration process is described in Section 6 2 The VARIO SD magnetic compass is very sensible to external magnetic fields In order to get good readings ensure that there are no interference sources nearby 22 The accelerometer calibration is not so critical as the magnetometer The accelerometer is less sensitive to external factors and the errors are usual negligible for the propose However if you notice strange readings eg G Force value different from 1 when the instrument is at rest a calibration should be made The accelerometer calibration process is described in Section 6 1 23 5 McCready Functions If the TASProbe is available then the VARIO SD provides some data related with the McCready theory like the Speed to Fly or McCready setting The Speed to Fly is the TAS value which maximizes th
4. fields the associated menu option becomes grayed and the respective field data item is highlighted Using the UP and DOWN keys changes the value on each field Pushing the ENTER key moves to the next field or in same cases to the next character digit Conversely pushing MENU key moves to the previous field or to the previews character digit If the ENTER key is pushed on the last field all the data in the selection section is stored and control returns to the configuration menu Inversely if the MENU key is pushed on the first data field the changed settings are ignored and control is returned to the configuration menu Tip When setting a data field that involves setting several characters e g when defining a waypoint name after defining the desired characters pushing the ENTER key continually for more than 2 seconds will make the cursor jump to the next data field or return to the configuration menu if no more data field needs to be set 1 4 Switching VARIO SD On and Off To switch on the VARIO SD briefly push the S1 key Menu Key This will display the start up screen with a 10 second countdown Pushing the S2 Enter key before the 10 seconds have elapsed will power up the VARIO SD The VARIO SD initiates in flight mode If the S2 key is not pushed within 10 seconds the VARIO SD returns to sleep To switch off the VARIO SD push the S1 menu key to activate menu mode then use the 3 or S4 to select the Shutdown item and finally pus
5. in memory so is only valid until the VARIO SD is turned off In Flight Mode the current volume level can be seen using the sound element see Section 3 1 2 for more details 4 5 Advanced Features The advanced features settings option can be used to set more of the VARIO SD vario acoustics Figure 4 8 17 Damper 6 Cadence 1 Dynamic freq On Buzzer 3 Auto Silent On Start Speed 1 Figure 4 8 Advanced Features 4 5 1 Damper The VARIO SD s vertical speed calculation is based on air pressure variations It is very seldom to have air pressure absolutely stable Turbulence caused by air moving near the sensor is sufficient to cause small variations in pressure For this reason the VARIO SD filters averages the pressure data to prevent constantly detecting tiny pressure variations The value that defines how must the pressure is filtered is the Damper Setting a lower damper value caused the VARIO SD to become more responsive but harsher Inversely a higher value causes the VARIO SD to be less responsive but smoother The default value is 6 4 5 2 Cadence When a rate of climb is higher than that specified by the Climb threshold the VARIO SD creates a beeping sound The rate cadence of the beeps increases as the climb rate increases This increase in rate is not linear The cadence parameter specifies which cadence curve should be used Current there are 2 possibilities represented in the graph of Figure 4 9 0 5 0
6. you should run the installation file and follow the on screen instructions The installation procedure includes the usb drivers so there is no need to install further software fa Fie Edt View Format Tools Hep l m Fa Airspaces oa santana Figure 7 1 Firmware Menu Option Once the Designer is correctly installed do the following procedure 1 2 Open the Designer Select Tools gt Firmware see Figure 7 1 Use the new box to choose the latest firmware file downloaded from our website Connect the VARIO SD to the PC using the cable supplied If it is the first time the VARIO SD is connected to the PC wait until Windows show the message that new hardware is present and ready to use Click the Send to Instrument button and the update should start automatic A message appears saying Programing and a progress bar starts to grow If after a few seconds nothing happens reset the VARIO SD see section Section 1 5 When the process is finish the application shows a message saying complete see Figure 7 2 Dis connect the USB cable and the VARIO SD will start to work 28 Firmware upload C Users Downloads firmware 103v GpsSDPlus fmf B Figure 7 2 Firmware Update Done 29 Index Base Frequency 17 Climb Threshold 16 Delete All Flights 15 Delete Flight 14 Increments 17 Sink Alarm 17 Sink Threshold 17 Sound Volume 17 Volume 17 30
7. 10hz Volume q Figure 4 7 Vario Acoustics 4 4 1 Climb Threshold The Climb Threshold defines the rate of climb at which the vario will start beeping The frequency of the first beep is defined trough the Base Frequency parameter and steadily increases according the Increments parameter value The default value for Climb Threshold is 0 1m s This means that beeping starts once the instantaneous vario value goes above 0 1m s 16 4 4 2 Sink Threshold The Sink Threshold is the rate of descent at which the vario will emit a low frequency sound Contrary to the climb sound the sink sound is continuous The deeper the sink rate the lower the sound frequency Default value for this parameter is 2 m s we suggest setting a value lower than the natural sink rate of the glider when flying with speed bar in still air 4 4 3 Sink Alarm The Sink Alarm defines a vertical speed value at which a sound alarm siren starts to be produced For example if the Sink Alarm is set to 10m s then if the instantaneous vario goes below 10m s and alarm will be fired This alarm can be used to identify high vertical speeds as for example in a spiral dive The Sink Alarm parameter can vary from 0 to 25m s Set the Sink Alarm to Off to disable the alarm 4 4 4 Base Frequency The audio frequencies can be adjusted to match the user s preference by setting the Base Frq and Incre ments The Base Frg is the first frequency used to produce the initi
8. 45 0 4 0 35 0 3 0 25 ado cadl Beep duration seconds 0 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 3 0 35 40 45 50 5 5 Rate of Climb meters per second Figure 4 9 Cadence timing 4 5 3 Dynamic Frequency The VARIO SD beeps at a specified pitch frequency when a certain rate of climb is encountered When dynamic frequency is off the pitch frequency of that beep will remain constant if the rate of climb changes With dynamic frequency on the pitch of the beep may vary if the rate of climb varies during the individual beep 4 5 4 Buzzer Is so called because of the sound it emits which resembles a buzzing sound The buzzer sound is produced when the rate of climb is close to but has not yet reached the specified Climb threshold see 13 3 1 This value is set between 0 and 9 with each unit corresponding to be 0 1 m s ie 3 is 0 3m s Subtracting this decimal value from the climb threshold will give us the value at which the 18 VARIO SD will start buzzing For example with the VARIO SD default values Climb threshold 0 1m s and Buzzer 3 0 3m s the buzzing with start at 0 2m s because 0 1 0 3 0 2 In this case at 0 1m s directly below the Climb threshold the VARIO SD will emit a constant sound varying rapidly in pitch from around 100hz to the set base frequency at which the first beep is emitted This is the buzzer sound and may resemble a growl noise Setting the Buzzer value to Off will disable the buzzer feature Although t
9. ARIO SD Keys Four keys are used to interact with VARIO SD see Figure 1 2 In this manual we will call MENU key S1 ENTER key S2 UP key 3 and DOWN S4 Each key has 2 functions depending whether the device is in flight mode or in menu mode Additionally the MENU key is used to power up the VARIO SD when it is switched off D s3 U US Menu lt gt S1 V A Ta 41 ED Reset ter S4 Alt 3 8 Ente 52 Figure 1 2 VARIO SD keypad Note If the active page includes a Map Task Map or Airspaces Map FS Keys definition will be ignored In this case 3 and 4 will zoom in and out of the map whilst the 2 will switch page In menu mode all keys have fixed functions shown by symbols on the keys namely S3 Move Up S4 Move Down S2 Enter and 1 Back Exit 1 3 Using keys Inside Menu Changing parameters on the VARIO SD can be performed through the menu Changing a parameter involves accessing the menu selecting an option and then changing a specific field value Accessing the main menu can be done by pressing the MENU key in flight mode Once in the menu UP S3 and DOWN S4 keys can be used to scroll up and down through the menu options list During the scrolling process the selected option is highlighted The ENTER S2 key should be used to access the option Depending on the menu option a new menu options list or a data fields list appears In any time pressing the MENU S1 key takes you back When accessing data
10. Current date This value is automatic set when the device gets a PN alid GPS Signal Altitude Current altitude This altitude is calculated based on the baro _ metric pressure and depends on the QNH value Time Current local Time This value is automatic revised when the device gets a valid Gps Signal see Note 2 Flight Duration Duration of the current flight Battery CZC V Battery Shows battery strength as a percentage of complete charge Alt Gain Altitude Gain Altitude gained in current thermal Vario Instant vario value Ave Vario Average Vario calculated using an integration time constant in order to indicate smoother climbing rates Max Climb Once a flight has started it shows the maximum rate of climb encountered during the flight This value uses the integrated vario not the instantaneous rate of climb This provides good indication of the quality of the day s thermals This value is reset when the instrument is switched off Max Alti Maximum altitude reached during current flight This is based on barometric altitude Max Sink Once a flight has started shows the maximum sink encountered during the flight Note that these values are using the integrated vario When the instrument is switched off this value is reset back to zero Altitude2 Second Altimeter which can be set independently to the main OM asin ee Altitude3 Third Altimeter which can be set independently to the main al timeter Altimet
11. Delete all flights Each of the options is explained in the following sections Also if you use a flight data download application and request the flight list while the Flight Log Action is active only selected flight will be reported to the downloader application Delete Flight Selecting the Delete Flight option will delete the selected flight from memory Before deleting the flight a message is displayed asking the user to confirm the action Figure 4 3 14 Flight Log 2011 12 16 17 17 04 01 38 46 Delete flight Are you sure RCH Figure 4 3 Delete Flight Delete All Flights All of the flights in the VARIO SD can be deleted by selecting the Delete all flights option A message is displayed asking the user to confirm the action of deleting all flights Figure 4 4 Flight Log 2012 12 01 00 21 09 02 48 27 2012 11 30 03 10 45 00 23 19 2012 11 29 04 28 28 00 21 33 2012 11 29 2012 11 29 02 46 16 00 16 02 2012 11 29 02 03 18 00 10 58 2012 11 29 01 40 20 00 15 17 2012 11 29 01 25 00 00 05 45 2012 11 28 23 39 34 01 44 26 2012 11 28 23 30 38 00 02 34 Delete all flights Are you sure EC Figure 4 4 Delete all flights WARNING Deleting all flights will completely erase the flight log memory all track logs will permanently erased 4 2 Set Altimeter The Set Altimeter page Figure 4 5 allows the user to adjusts the barometric altimeter A barometric altimeter calculates altitude based on atmospheric p
12. SD sN FYMASTER QY User manual Document version 2 0 Contents 1 Getting Started Charging AMO coe ce a a SA EA RR E GT Ho VA T RS assis AREAS ESHER EE HOS BEY E Using keys Inside Menu Switching VARIO SD On and Ol s s oe eee eee we ee ew eee KS Resetting the VARIO SD 2 2 PRIUS TUE VOU cca ee Ghee ee hee EEE 8 je RS Flight Start and Recording sk eh hk RAKE AES Ome EO oe gg obja Lol 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 2 Flight Mode 3 VARIO SD Elements 3 1 Graphical Elements aoa a a a 2 La A 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 5 DNOM Ge hOB Eee be We eee ERA E ES MM ea a ea ac a ee a a a ce er E a E Eo i SO kb ae hae EEE OER ORR ee eG eee 8 PUP i RRR RRR OER SE Ge KO ee Gees Groe gb eee ee ee ee ee ee ee we SRS da 32 Data field Elements 8 2 65 464 625 84 ee ewe ee ee eS 4 Menu mode OM O ke eH eee REE eee RE eee hE ALAAA Seb AHIMEtET 2 cee hk Ew KEE ERE eS ES 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 Time Vario Acoustics eee ek kk kk a a a a 4 4 1 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 6 Climb Threshold 65 4 5664 a a a Je EA SE E ERR RODE sink Threshold lt ek ee BA EE ee ee eS Sa E Sink Pg cs oc eA he eee Ew DRE BES OSS Base Frequency 6k eee OR RA ME A EE E ER ERG do dd Increments ssa CORR RR ESCO EESTI SEDE ee YONG a eee E A RR A SE E SE E O SRD T 4 Advanced Features ccuvissasvciacraccasE EE ERA ERR Ra 4 9 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 9 4 5 6
13. ain working modes namely Flight mode and Menu mode Flight mode is used during flight and this allows the user to see information such as Altitude Speed or Vario The VARIO SD can have up to 16 different pages see Figure 2 1 in memory Each page corresponds to a different screen which can be completely configured by the user A set of 16 pages is called a Layout Figure 2 1 Page examples Some elements on the picture could not be available on your model Screen layout can be configured by the user using a free application called Flymaster Designer which can be downloaded from the Flymaster website www flymaster net This intuitive tool allows the user to create an unlimited number of layouts which can be saved to the computer uploaded to the instrument and even shared with other Flymaster users See the Designer user manual available on the website for more information about the Designer tool Designing a Layout consists of inserting a set of objects called Elements in the desired position and with the desired dimensions in each of the available 16 pages The Designer works by what you see is what you get This means that when you insert a element in a page and after uploading the layout to the instrument you will see exactly the same thing on the VARIO SD screen Note If a Layout is uploaded to the VARIO SD the previews layout is deleted all pages are deleted There are several elements available for the VARIO SD whi
14. al sound which corresponds to the climb threshold by default 0 1 m s Later as the climb rate increases a bip bip sound is produced for which the cadence and frequency also increase The Base Frg can be set from 500 to 1500 Hz The higher is the frequency value the higher pitched the sound is In order to change the base frequency value press the ENTER key after the Audio Frequencies menu option is highlighted This action will highlight the Base Frg value so it can be increased using the UP key or decreased using the DOWN key The ENTER key should then be pressed thus confirming the Base Frq setting The preset value for Base Frq is 700 Hz 4 4 5 Increments The Increments parameter sets the frequency increment for each 0 1 m s climb rate increase The incre ments can be set from 1 to 99 Hz The preset value for Increments is 10 Hz Considering an Increments value of 10 and Base Frq of 700 Hz the vario frequency at 1 m s is 800 Hz 4 4 6 Volume The final option allows the user to adjust the sound volume The VARIO SD has six different sound levels plus no sound Pressing UP or DOWN keys will respective increase or decrease the sound level After setting the sound value to confirm and return to the Settings menu press the ENTER key The new sound level is saved in memory and is used when the VARIO SD is turned on Sound volume can also be adjusted using one FS key However the sound level adjusted using the FS key is not kept
15. ame process occurs when descending but from the middle of the scale to the bottom Double Bar Analog Vario and McCready Indicator The Double Bar Analog Vario element shows not only the instantaneous vertical speed but also the Average Thermal and Next Expected Thermal McCready Indicator see Figure 3 3 This element can be resized and re positioned The element consists of 4 columns In the left most column a black bar is shown which indicates the average thermal climb rate This value is always positive In the next column a double arrow is shown which indicates the next expected thermal climb rate Finally the last columns show 2 bars indicating the climb rate and the sink rate See more about the McCready indicator in Chapter 5 h Climb 3 6 d Next 3 Average Thermal E zah Figure 3 3 Double Bar Vario and McCready Indicator Dial Analog Vario The Dial Analogue Vario element shows the instantaneous vertical speed Figure 3 4 This element can be resized and re positioned Climb or sink rates are shown by the position of the needle on the analogue dial The maximum and minimum climb rates can be set using the DESIGNER software 5 0 V d r e o 50 S Figure 3 4 Dial Vario 3 1 4 Altitude graph The Altitude graph element Figure 3 5 corresponds to a graph of barometric altitude versus time Alti tude is shown in the vertical axis graduated in meters with time shown on the horiz
16. ation Allows to calibrate the accelerometer and magnetometer see Section 4 11 Switches off the VARIO SD and displays detailed battery status All the menu options are explained on the folowing sections 4 1 Flight Log The Flight Log option allows the user to access information about previous saved flights Figure 4 2 The top half of the screen lists flights stored in memory Each flight is identified by the take off date time and flight duration 13 Flight Log 2012 11 28 23 30 38 00 02 34 2012 11 24 215254 00 49 05 2012 11 24 04 52 21 00 00 13 2012 11 23 19 08 41 00 00 08 2012 11 23 17 20 09 00 00 43 2012 11 21 20 44 03 00 00 12 2012 11 10 14 11 42 01 15 02 2012 10 05 09 43 25 00 12 44 2012 10 03 10 41 36 00 00 09 2012 10 01 12 17 32 02 28 48 Max Alti 4911m T off Alti 2540m Above Toff 2370m Max Sink 3 frmmis Max Climb 4 4m s Max Speed 63 0km h Distance 47 61km Goal Speed Sec 02 03 20 Figure 4 2 Flight log Flights can be selected using UP and DOWN keys For the selected flight additional information is displayed on the bottom half of the screen e Max Altitude Maximum altitude during flight ASL e T off Alti Take off altitude e Above Toff Altitude above take off e Max Sink Maximum sinking rate during flight e Max Climb Maximum climbing rate during flight e Distance Distance flown Pushing the ENTER key will display the Flight Log Action List with options e Delete flight e
17. ch are presented in the following section 3 VARIO SD Elements The main objective of an element is to provide information to the user Elements can be Graphical or Data Field type Each element has its own properties which can be changed in order to alter the element behaviour and or shape 3 1 Graphical Elements Graphical elements are characterized by providing information in a graphical way Most of the graphical elements have fixed dimensions although their position can be altered As the VARIO SD firmware evolves the list of Graphical Elements will likely grow The current list includes the following graphical elements 3 1 1 Battery The Battery Element provides a graphical indication of the current battery level In Table 3 1 it is possible to see the relationship between what is shown and the actual battery level in percentage This element has fixed dimensions Table 3 1 Battery Element description SH Battery level above 90 898 Battery level between 70 and 89 B Battery level between 50 and 69 EEN Battery level between 30 and 49 EEE Battery level between 15 and 29 m Less than 15 battery remaining 3 1 2 Sound The Sound Element provides graphical representation on the current volume level Table 3 2 Shows the relationship between what is shown and the sound level This element has fixed dimensions Table 3 2 Sound Element description Symbol Gy Sound Level 6 maximum
18. charger Original Flymaster accessories are recommended in order to avoid damage to the power manage ment system The Flymaster VARIO SD has 2 charging modes namely Quick Charge and Slow charge The charging mode choice is automatic and based on the power source Quick charge mode is activated when charging with the wall charger or the car charger while Slow Charge mode is activated when a USB cable connected to a PC or MAC is used Charging and battery status information is shown on both the power up screen and the Shutdown menu When the Flymaster VARIO SD is connected to a power supply wall charger or via USB cable even with the unit off the instrument will show if it is being Slow or Fast charged The time remaining to full charge is also shown This may not appear immediately when a power source is connected since the instrument requires some time to calculate the remaining charge time A Slow charge is ok for topping up the battery but not for fully charging Use the wall or car charger to fully charge the instrument Note The instrument will not charge when it is turned on and connected to a PC The instrument must be turned off in order to charge the battery using the PC USB port This behavior is deliberate to prevent overwhelming competition organizer s download hubs Note Charging the instrument with high ambient temperatures should be avoided Such action can cause the battery to overheat and affect battery health 1 22 V
19. e average Cross Country speed considering a certain average thermal speed This value is independent of the wind speed because the fastest average speed achievable through the air corresponds to the fastest achievable average ground speed To calculate the Speed to Fly the VARIO SD takes in account the polar and the average thermal speed The value is shown on the SpeedToFly data field Note Traditional the average thermal speed used to calculate the Speed to Fly is manually set by the pilot McCready Ring On the VARIO SD this value is calculated by averaging the last thermals climbed Conversely for each TAS Speed to Fly value there is a average thermal speed which maximizes the Cross Country speed This value is also calculated by the VARIO SD and shown on the McRdyNatThrm data field Additionally the McRdyNatThrm value can also be visualized on the Double Bar Analog Vario see Section 3 1 3 On the example of the Figure 5 1 Next thermal indicator points to 3 5m s while the Average Thermal shows something around 2 1m s Ideally they should point the same value so the pilot should reduce their speed Naturally he could maintain speed if he expects that the next thermal is stronger UE 0 a 3 Next JE 4 oe z x Average z y 1 4 540 Figure 5 1 McCready Indicator 24 6 Compass Calibration 6 1 Accelerometer Calibration Eventhough the VARIO SD Accelerometer is factory calibrated for offset and se
20. e done according the procedure described below Before describing the procedure lets explain what should be achieved during the calibration process 29 Compass Pointing D z Ya vo Figure 6 2 Compass Calibration Reference Frame The magnetometer has 3 axes Figure 6 2 which are associated with the instrument reference frame Turning the instrument around each of the 3 axes will change the Yaw Pitch and Roll angles In order to make a proper calibration the instrument should be turned rotated slowly in each of the 3 axis It is not important to make a complete rotation or the order in which the turns are made What is important is that instrument is rotated to vary the Yaw Pitch and Roll from an angle near 90 to 90 An indication of the calibration procedure state is given using 4 circles that are shown at the bottom of the calibration page see Figure 6 3 The top and bottom circles are associated with the Pitch angle while the left and right circles are associated with the Roll angle When the calibration is initiated all the circles are empty no color If the instrument is rotated so that the pitch angle gets close to 90 then the top circle is filled black Similarly if the pitch angle gets close to 90 then the bottom circle is filed black The same thing happens with the left and right circles when the instrument is rotated for the Roll angle No indication is given for the Yaw angle The calibration procedure i
21. ed with several devices RF Probes M1 Bs Paired No Figure 4 12 RF probes In the example shown in Figure 4 12 two M1 devices are visible These are distinguished on the screen by showing their serial number The serial number for the device can be found on the back of the wireless device By selecting one of the M1 devices and selecting ENTER the option to pair that device becomes available 21 4 10 Probe Alerts Main Menu Flight Log Set Altimeter Time Vario Acoustics Advanced Features Screen Language Units Device settings RF Probes Probe alerts Pulse Threshold 140 Stall 0 Figure 4 13 Probe Alerts The VARIO SD allows relating alerts with some probes values see Figure 4 13 A short description of each alert is sown in Table 4 4 Table 4 4 Probe Alerts Description Pulse Threshold Pulse Threshold above which the pulse data field will toggle be tween inverted numerical display and normal numerical display This allows the user to quickly see that they have a pulse above the desired level Stall IAS speed value starting which a alarm is triggered TAS Probe needed 4 11 Calibration All models of the new Flymaster SD series include a magnetometer and accelerometer sensor Using these sensors the VARIO SD can provide G Force and magnetic compass heading Even though the compass is digital there is a tilt compensation algorithm that ensures accurate compass heading even when the
22. er3 can be quickly reset to 0 using a short cut key which can be user configured Absolute atmospheric pressure value in Pascals Flight Level Current altitude in hundreds of feet based on a fixed QNH of 1013 25hPa Above Toff Altitude above takeoff is the altitude over the flight starting point Motor Temp Motor Temperature available when connected with Flymaster eee sn RP Motor revolutions per minute available when connected with Fly Pulse Current heartbeat in beats per minute when using the Flymaster Heart G sensor Steps Min Cadence showing number of steps per minute Number of steps taken since counting initiated Continued on next page 11 Table 3 3 continued from previous page Field ID G Force Current G Force being experienced by the pilot when using the Heart G sensor True Air Speed This information is available when the instrument is used in conjunction with the Flymaster TAS pitot probe TTG The TTG field is dynamic and will vary according to the current flight status and type of task defined It will show TTG time to go before start gate opening and will then change to SS Speed Section time which is the time elapsed after the opening of the start If no start gates are defined in the task or no task is defined then this field will show Dur which in this case is the time elapsed since takeoff The takeoff event is triggered when ground speed exceeds 5km h and a 3D fix is available
23. h the 82 Key 1 5 Resetting the VARIO SD The reset procedure allows the pilot to restart the VARIO SD in the unlikely event that it freezes or stops responding if this ever occur please report it to our support email To reset the VARIO SD push S1 Menu key and the 4 Down arrow key simultaneously for at least two seconds The display will go blank and after will return in Flight mode 1 6 Setting the Volume The VARIO SD sound volume can be adjust using one FS Key or trough the Vario Accoustics option of the Settings Menu see Section 4 4 The VARIO SD has six different sound levels plus no sound The current volume level can be seen using the sound element see Section 3 1 2 for more details Pressing the defined FS Key will scroll up the sound level until the maximum value Pressing more will mute the sound before start scrolling again starting from the minimum value Note Changing the volume using an FS key is only valid for the current flight and will not override the volume level setting Every time the instrument is turned on if the sound is muted an alarm is generated in order to notify the pilot 1 7 Flight Start and Recording Most of the VARIO SD features are only available after the Flight Start This procedure is taken in order to avoid wrong calculations due to missing data Flight starts when average vario is greater than 0 15m s a FLYMASTER w 2 Flight Mode The Flymaster VARIO SD has two m
24. he Buzzer will sound very annoying on the ground it becomes an amazing companion in flight allowing the pilot to pick up thermals he would have usually missed Airmass climb rate e S gt a Pilot climb rate LQ Figure 4 10 Buzzer A practical example of the advantages of the buzzer feature can be illustrated in Figure 4 10 In this example both pilots are sinking at 1 0 m s The orange paraglider has a VARIO SD for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s and the Buzzer parameter is set to 3 0 3 m s The green paraglider has a typical vario for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s As shown in the figure when both pilots enter the thermal nothing is heard The air is rising at 0 1 m s but both pilots are descending at 0 9 m s In the second zone of the thermal the air is rising at 0 8 m s and so pilots are descending at 0 2 m s At this stage the orange pilot starts to hear the Buzzer brrrrr sound of his VARIO SD which helps him to center the thermal while the green pilot is still unaware of the thermal Finally in the 3 zone the air is rising at 1 2 m s and so both pilots climb at 0 2 m s The VARIO SD pilot starts to hear his vario beep beep sound and it is only at this point the green pilot hears the first beep from his instrument 4 5 5 Auto Silent Setting Auto silent option ON will keep the VARIO SD s buzzer quiet until a Start Flight has been detected see Section 1 7 This func
25. ill undo changes Table 4 2 Language Units Menu Options Defines the interface language Altitude Units Altitude can be show in Meters or Feet Rate of Climb Units ROC can be show in m s or 10 x Feet min 4 8 Device Settings This menu option allows the user to execute some recovery functions A short description of the available options is shown in Table 4 3 20 Table 4 3 Device Settings Description Factory Settings Reset all parameters to the default factory values This will not change the layout to the factory default layout Care should be taken because all changes made by the user are lost Reset now Makes a hardware reset to the instrument The result is the same as the one presented in Section 1 5 4 9 RF Probes The RF Probes menu option allows the user to pair up any of the Flymaster wireless devices including the M1 and Heart G to the VARIO SD Pairing is performed automatically When ENTER is pressed the VARIO SD will look to see what wireless devices are around and it will shows these on the screen see Figure 4 12 Devices are identified by their name e g M1 TAS and serial number Devices can be selected using the UP or DOWN keys For the selected highlighted device the pairing state is shown on the bottom of the screen To pair a device the state should be changed from No to Yes Once paired the VARIO SD will always automatically connect with the wireless device The VARIO SD can be pair
26. nsitivity temperature and aging can cause further changes These sources of errors may cause the accelerometer to appear to be tilted or rotated relative to the zero reference point If spurious G Force readings are noticed eg a G Force value different from 1 when the instrument is at rest a recalibration should be made In order to perform an accelerometer recalibration follow the steps described below 1 Go to Menu gt Settings gt Calibration and choose the Calibrate Accelerometer option see Figure 6 1 2 Place the VARIO SD on a flat horizontal surface with the display facing up Press ENTER key avoiding moving the VARIO SD m WwW The message Calibrating appears on the display for a while and until the calibration is done 5 At the end of the calibration process message Calibration Done appears Calibration alibrate Accelerometer Calibrate Compass Place on horizontal surface ENTER to Calibrate Figure 6 1 Calibrate Accelerometer menu option 6 2 Magnetometer Calibration Compass heading is calculated using the magnetometer sensor data and the accelerometer sensor data In order to get correct values both sensors should be calibrated The accelerometer is not sensitive to external factors and its errors are usually negligible for this propose The magnetometer however is very sensitive to external factors especially magnetic fields So if strange compass heading values are noticed a calibration should b
27. ontal axis graduated in seconds Figure 3 5 Altitude Graph Element The range of the horizontal axis is fixed and corresponds to 240 seconds 4 minutes while the range of the vertical axis is automatically adjusted in order to accommodate the gained height In reality the altitude graph element is a plot of the absolute barometric altitude over the last 4 minutes of flight Figure 3 6 460 17 23 23 Figure 3 6 Altitude Plot Figure 3 7 Compass Element 3 1 5 Compass The Compass element Figure 3 7 show all the data provided by the VARIO SD built in magnetic compass This element can be resized and moved around the screen The compass includes an arrow which is always alined with the VARIO SD If the VARIO SD is turned the cardinal points will also turn in order the arrow tip points the right cardinal point Figure 3 8 Compass example In the example of Figure 3 8 the VARIO SD is pointing almost to East The direction is represented by the arrow and also indicated numerical 76 degrees 10 3 2 Data field Elements Data field elements can be used to shown numerical information like altitude vertical speedand many others These elements have configurable size and position although the text within has only 3 possible sizes The folowing table explains the available data fields As the VARIO SD firmware evolves this list will likely grow Table 3 3 Data fields Description Field ID Date
28. ressure Since atmospheric pressure can vary sub stantially with meteorological conditions and so with time the barometric altitude also varies according In order to have the correct altitude for a certain place the altimeter should be calibrated Calibrating the altimeter can be achieved by entering the know altitude of the location Entering an altitude automatically calculates the QNH which is the local barometric pressure adjusted to sea level Alternatively the altimeter can be calibrated by adjusting the QNH for the local and time Changing the QNH will adjust the barometric altitude 15 QNH 1013 250 Altimeter 58m Altitude 58m Altitude 3 58m Figure 4 5 Set Altimeter 4 3 Time The Time page allows the user to set the time and date Figure 4 6 Time and date values are important because they are used to classify data in the Flight Log Date 2014 09 24 Time 01 54 20 Figure 4 6 Timing Parameters 4 4 Vario Acoustics The Vario Acoustics settings menu option allows the user to change vario sound related parameters The user can change the climbing and sinking rate sound through the respective threshold values These thresholds correspond to the climbing and sinking rates at which the sound activates The user can also define in the Acoustic Thresholds option the sink alarm and the sound volume of is the VARIO SD Figure 4 7 Sink TH 20m s Climb TH 0 1mi s Sink Alarm O 0m s Base T00hz Increments
29. s automatically terminated when all the circles become black In the figure Figure 6 3 all the circles are black except the bottom one The complete calibration procedure can be summarized in the following points Calibration Calibrate Accelerometer alibrate Compass Tilt to all 3 axis Calibrating Figure 6 3 Compass Calibration Indication Points 1 Go to Menu gt Settings gt Calibration and choose the Calibrate Compass option see Figure 6 3 2 Pick the VARIO SD and turn it around all the 3 axis in order the Yaw Pitch and Roll angles go from 90 to 90 You can accomplish this by performing a movement similar to the one used to 26 calibrate the iphone 3 If the movement is correctly made the all the 4 circles will become black and the calibration process automatically stop 4 The end of the calibration process is indicated by the message Calibration Done Zi T Firmware Flymaster follows a policy of continuous improvement of its products This means that a new version of firmware can be uploaded from our website periodically The update process is simple Before beginning update procedure make sure you download the next files from the download page of VARIO SD product section e Designer software Windows windows 7 64bits or MAC OS X e The last version of the firmware xxxFirmware fmf The first step of the updating procedure consists in installing the Designer software In order to do that
30. sound level Gi Sound Level 5 Sound Level 4 Band Leal 1 Sound is muted No sound 3 1 3 Vario The Analog Vario Elements shows information regarding the analogue instantaneous vertical speed There are four different Elements that can be used to display the vario All of these element can be resized and re positioned Analog Vario This Element which can be resized and repositioned graphically represents the rate of climb scaled from 0 m s to 10 m s depending if you are climbing or sinking Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 Analog Vario When the VARIO SD detects that the pilot is climbing a black bar starts to grow on the left from the bottom of the scale to the top with 0 1 m s increments The same bar grows on the right from the top of the scale to the bottom if sinking is detected Big Analog Vario The Big Analog Vario element shows the instantaneous vertical speed Figure 3 2 This element can be resized and re positioned Figure 3 2 Big Analog Vario This Element graphically represents the rate of climb scaled from 0 m s to 10 m s depending if you are climbing or sinking In this Element a black bar starts from the middle of the scale and grows at 0 1 m s increments up to 5 m s at the top of the scale When 5 m s value is reached the black bar starts to disappear from 0 m s middle of the scale until the top of the scale When the bar completely disappears the climbing rate is equal or above 10 m s The s
31. tion avoids listening the vario sound while waiting to take off The audio will then be kept active until the VARIO SD is switched off The default value for the auto silent parameter is ON 4 5 6 Vario Integrator The Integrated vario is calculated by integrating the vertical speed during a period of X seconds defined by this value 4 6 Screen The screen menu option allows the user to set the Screen contrast Figure 4 11 19 Main Menu Flight Log Set Altimeter Time Vario Acoustics Advanced Features Screen Language Units Device settings RF Probes Probe alerts Figure 4 11 Screen Settings Contrast may be adjusted to the pilot s needs You can use the UP and DOWN keys to move the contrast bar Figure 4 11 Move the bar to the right to increase the contrast and to the left to decrease the contrast When in the desired position push the ENTER key to confirm the value WARNING Beware of adjusting a very low contrast value may cause the display to be totally blank With a blank screen it is difficult to readjust since nothing is visible 4 7 Language Units The Language and Units menu option allows the user to change the VARIO SD interface language and units short description off the available options for this menu are shown in Table 4 2 The UP and DOWN keys can be used to change each field option Pushing the ENTER key confirms the current field value and highlights the following field Pushing the MENU key w
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