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1. As mentioned in the previous section the next to climb indication also know as the buzzer produces a sound when the vertical velocity is in the buzzer range This means that when pilot is on the ground the buzzer sound will be constantly audible which can be irritating When Auto Silent parameter is set to On the buzzer will remain quiet until the start of flight which is determined by a variation in altitude of 5 meters Conversely when set to Off the buzzer will be audible even before start of flight 19 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual 6 8 Screen Contrast The screen contrast menu allows changing of the display contrast The contrast level is shown trough a sliding bar The bar can be moved to the right using the S3 Key This action will turn the screen darker Inversely the bar can be moved to the left using S4 key which will turn the screen to be lighter After selection the new setting must be confirmed using S2 key 6 9 Language and Units The Language menu option allows the user to change the B1 interface language In order to do that the user should press S2 Enter key and then use S3 and S4 keys to chose the desired language In the end the choice should be confirmed pressing S2 key After the S2 key is pressed the Units parameter is highlighted Then the units system can be changed from SI to English System using S3 and S4 keys The choice should be confirmed pressing the S2 Key 6 10 Firmware Si2. B1 User manual Documen t version 1 3 2008 FLYMASTER AVIONICS LTD R Comendador Rainho 192 Apartado 118 3701 910 S Jo o da Madeira Portugal Tel 351 256 880 568 Fax 351 256 880 551 All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of FLYMASTER AVIONICS LDA herein FLYMASTER AVIONICS FLYMASTER AVIONICS hereby grants permission to download a copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print a copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice FLYMASTER AVIONICS reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Visit the FLYMASTER AVIONICS website www flymaster avionics com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other FLYMASTER AVIONICS products FLYMASTER AVIONICS Warning It is the sole responsi
3. 0 1 m s Version 1 3 18 FLYMASTER AVIONICS Mir Speed Pilot Speed Figure 8 Next to Climb Indicator A practical example of the buzzer feature can be illustrated using Figure 8 In this example the sinking rate relative to air for both paragliders is 1 0 m s The orange paraglider has a FLYMASTER B1 for which the climbing threshold is set to 0 1 m s and the Buzzer parameter is set to 3 The green paraglider has usual 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 level 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 Next to Climb brrrrr sound of his FLYMASTER B1 which helps him to centre the thermal while the green pilot is still not aware by his instrument Finally in the 3 level the air is rising at 1 2 m s and so both pilots climb at 0 2 m s The FLYN ASTER pilot starts to hear his vario beep beep sound and that s only when the green pilot hears the first beep from his instrument It is obvious how the Next to Climb indicator can be a major help to anticipate thermal detection or survive in very weak conditions The Next to Climb Indicator can be turned off by simply setting the buzzer to 0 B1 will then act as a usual vario 6 7 5 Auto Silent
4. climbing rate during a configurable period of time named integration time base This time base can be defined by the user in the Digital Vario menu option After pressing S2 Enter key the integration time base can be changed using S3 and S4 keys The Digital Vario is preset at zero and will have a slower response if higher integration values are selected 6 4 Date and Time The Date and Time menu option allows the user to set the internal B1 time and date This value is used to identify each flight log Since Firmware version 1 19 this option allows also to set an alarm The alarm can be useful to wake up in the morning dreaming with a good thermal Figure 7 Date and Time In order to set the time and date the user should press the S2 key Each time the S2 key is pressed a value is highlighted in the following sequence year month day hour minute second The highlighted value changes if S3 and S4 keys are pressed The alarm can be set in the same manner namely pressing the S2 key to highlight the hour minute or On Off and then the S3 S4 key to change the value Regarding the alarm when the hour previously specified is reached a beep beep sound will be eared as we were in a strong thermal The backlight will also flash The alarm can be stopped or snoozed by pressing S1 and S2 key respectively Version 1 3 16 FLYMASTER AVIONICS 6 5 Acoustic Thresholds The user can change the climbing an
5. menu option is always highlighted and for most of the options his parameters can be seen on the bottom part of the screen A highlighted option can be accessed by pressing S4 key Enter key 6 1 Flight Logger The Flight Logger option allows the user to access information about previews flights In the top of the screen a list of flights is showed Each flight is identified by the take off date and time Version 1 3 14 FLYMASTER AVIONICS elected Flight flight Data Figure 6 Flight Logger Flights can be chose by using S3 and S4 keys For each flight the flowing information is displayed e Duration Flight duration e Max Climb Maximal climbing rate e Max Sink Maximal sinking rate e Off Take Off altitude altimeter 1 e Landing Altit Landing altitude altimeter 1 e Max Altitude Maximum altitude during flight ASL e Alt Above TOff Maximum altitude above Take Off More information will be showed in future firmware versions 6 2 Set Altimeter The Set Altimeter option allows the user to change the current altitude values for each of the 3 available altimeters The altimeter to be adjusted can be choose pressing S2 Enter key Once the desired altimeter is highlighted the value can be changed using S3 and S4 keys 15 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual 6 3 Digital Vario In section 3 7 we have presented the Digital Vario This vario also called integrated vario indicates the average
6. see something like in Figure 9 saying that the application is waiting for B1 Then enter in the menu of B1 and choose the Firmware option Press S2 key in order to highlight the No word corresponding to the Update Now parameter y Use the S3 or S4 key in order to change the No to Yes and then press the S2 key to confirm the option If everything is ok then a message in the B1 screen and flashB1 software appears saying that the B1 is updating You should wait untill process ends and the B1 starts to function normally 21 Figure 10 Firmware menu option Version 1 3
7. The timer stops when the B1 is turned off When a flight is started data collected during flight time is automatically recorded in the internal memoty 3 Understanding the Flight Screen The FLYMASTER B1 has a high resolution 320x240 and contrast display This allows it to show more useful information simultaneously The flight screen can be seen in Figure 4 Each field has a self explanatory text tag Version 1 3 10 ELYMASTER AVIONICS 3 1 Altitude graph The FLYMASTER Bl has an altitude graph Whenever the flight starts a line is draw representing the altitude versus time Altitude is represented in the vertical axis and time in the horizontal axis The scale of the horizontal axis is fixed and corresponds to 2 minutes This means the plot will always represent absolute altitude of the last 2 minutes of flight 3 2 Temperature The field above the altitude chart indicates the ambient temperature in C or F with a resolution of 0 1 C The temperature sensor is located inside the B1 so a time delay can be expected between any ambient temperature change and the displayed value found Max Climb level Temperature Max Sink Battery Digital Vario Altitude Chart an m Vario me flight Duration Altimeter Figure 4 Flight Screen 3 3 Flight Duration The FLYMASTER Bl has a timer that indicates the flight duration in Hour Minute Second The timer is started once an altitude variation of 5 m
8. bility of the pilot to operate the aircraft in a safe manner maintain full surveillance of all flying conditions at all times and not become distracted by the FLYN ASTER B1 FLYN ASTER AVIONICS is not responsible for any damages resulting from incorrect or no data provided by the FLYN ASTER B1 Flight safety is the sole responsibility of the pilot It is unsafe to operate the FLYN ASTER B1 while in the air Failure by the pilot equipped with a FLYN ASTER Bl to pay full attention to the aircraft and flying conditions while flying could result in accident with property damage and or personal injury 5 Version 1 3 FLYMASTER AVIONICS Table of contents 1 ANE OGUCTION m OES 8 Ze Getting started ini 8 2 1 I A LESEN TT EATE AE nerne 9 2 2 Turning the Unit On and Off 10 3 Understanding the Flight Screen 10 3 1 Altitude graphio o551353859205922250 65893883 Raa 11 3 2 Temperature ee RM 11 3 3 Flieht DUration 2 22 22 DE 11 3 4 Altimeters 1 2 and 3 4 5 2 12 3 5 Sound Level ld 12 3 6 WMA SEEST STE 12 3 7 Digital and analogue variometer ccesceccccecsccsceccccscsccscnccccecsccccscescecsccccncecceces 12 3 8 Maximum and Minimum vertical speed eee eene eee eene nennen nnne 13 Adjusting sound VOI O iia 13 Resetting ANNIE 13 Caco 13 6 1 Flieht LOGBE gerer PT 14 6 2 Set AITIM CLO 52
9. d sinking rate sound trough the respective threshold values These thresholds correspond to the climbing and sinking rates at which sound activates The sinking threshold is set to 2 m s by default The value can be changed by pressing the S2 key when the Acoustic Thresholds option is highlighted on the settings menu This action will highlight the climb threshold which can be changed using S3 and S4 keys to increase and decrease the value Confirmation should be made by pressing S2 key which at the same time highlights the sinking threshold and same procedure can then be used to adjust the sinking threshold 6 6 Audio Frequencies The Audio Frequencies settings menu option allows the user to adjust the vario tone to his preference by adjusting the Base Frequency and Frequency Increments The Base Frequency is the first frequency used to produce the initial sound which corresponds to the climb threshold usually 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 Frequency can be set between from 500 to 1500 Hz The higher is the frequency value the more strident is the sound The Frequency Increments parameter sets the frequency increment for each 0 1 m s climb rate increase The Frequency increments can be set from 1 to 100 Hz The pre set values for Base Frequency and Frequency Incremen
10. ely 3 hours quick charge whilst the USB connecting may take up to 15 hours slow charge Bl uses a Lithium ion polymer battery which is not prone to memory effect so the battery does not need to be totally discharged before recharging Full charge lasts for over 20 operating hours but recharging before each flight is strongly recommended Version 1 3 8 FLYMASTER AVIONICS 2 1 The Keys Figure 2 FLYMASTER B1 keyboard Four keys are used to interact with FLYMASTER B1 see Figure 2 Each key may have more than one function depending on the context Functions are represented on the keys by a graphic or a word All functions are listed on the Table 1 Table 1 Keyboard Functions Key S Power Menu turns the B1 On starts settings menu exits settings menu moves back in selected items Enter use to confirm all actions changes vario volume when in flight screen mode resets altimeter 3 when in flight screen In Flight Mode three of the keys directly access specific functions namely changing vario volume see section 4 Resetting Altimeter 3 section 5 and switch to Settings Mode menu In Flight Mode mode 52 has no function allocated to it As mentioned above to access the Settings Menu from with in the Flight Mode screen briefly push the S1 menu key this will display the Settings Menu To return to Flight mode briefly push the S1 back key again Once in the Settings Menu the S3 up a
11. eters is detected and is stopped when the B1 is turned off The data collected after the timer starts is automatically recorded in the internal memory 11 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual 3 4 Altimeters 1 2 and 3 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 ONH absolute pressure at a given moment and location in regards to the correspondent pressure at MSL mean sea level at same moment for a given moment Altimeter 3 can be quickly set to 0 by pushing S4 key when the flight screen is active 3 5 Sound Level The sound level symbol indicates the current sound volume As explained in section 4 the Bl volume can be adjusted according 4 levels The sound level symbol corresponds to a small speaker and a specific number of sound wave lines The number of wave lines varies according to the volume level In this way three lines correspond to the maximum volume When the sound is muted a cross symbol appears next to the speaker icon 3 6 Time The Time field indicates time in Hour Minute Second The time can be set by the user on settings menu 3 7 Digital and analogue variometer The instant vertical speed is indicated by a bar which corresponds to the analogue variometer The bar is scaled from 5 m s to 5 m s Values between 10 m s are also indicated as when the vertical speed inc
12. m M 15 6 3 BICI CLTC Mt 16 6 4 Date and TIM teme E 16 6 5 Acoustic Thresholds ar el 17 6 6 Audl Frequencies iuris 17 6 7 Advanced Features 4 17 9 7 1 Damen O da 18 69 2 CADENCE essen 18 63s Dynamic ml COM zio deett DP 18 6 754 Buzzers Next to Climb INGICATON aa il 18 Gb JAULOGIIGI eoe vecta a Men eno em neto ep du A Ra 19 6 8 SCREEN CONTO s n 20 6 9 Language and UNIES zu nannten 20 6 10 O dep E Ne UREViesti cU e iS IN UNE s uUo PPRI SENE SR UPS 20 O 20 7 Updating BE FirmMWOre een 20 7 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual 1 Introduction Thank you for choosing FLYMASTER Bl If you have any questions or comments regarding the use of our vario you can visit our website or contact our Support Department support flymaster avionics com 2 Getting started Fully charge battery before start using FLYMASTER Bl Charging battery can be performed either by connecting the wall socket charger or the PC USB cable both included in the package to the B1 USB port located on the right side of the B1 see Figure 1 Figure 1 Battery charge connection The charging process is automatically stopped once the battery is fully charged A message appears on the screen indicating the charging level and the end of the process Note that the charger is capable of fully charging the battery in approximat
13. me of the acoustic vario can be changed directly using the S3 key The B1 has 4 volume levels approximately corresponding to the values of the following table Table 2 Sound Volume Levels Whenever in the flight mode screen pushing the S3 key for more than 2 seconds will cause the volume level to be decreased according Table 2 The B1 will beep 5 times to demonstrate it s current sound level When level 0 is reached an arpeggio sound is played When the sound is at level 0 pushing the S3 key for more that 2 seconds will set the volume to level 3 5 Resetting Altimeter 3 When in flight mode Altimeter 3 can be rapidly set to 0 by briefly pushing S4 key This is useful for creating a reference altitude marker during a flight For instance if you reset the Altimeter 3 upon entering a thermal you can easily monitor the total altitude gain in that thermal 6 Settings Almost all the FLYMASTER B1 parameters can be adjusted using the settings menu By changing parameter values the user can easily adapt features as the variometer acoustics time or display contrast just to name a few The menu can be accessed by pressing the S1 key for more than 1 second 13 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual Option Selection Parameters Figure 5 Settings Menu Options The settings menu screen is divided in two parts see Figure 5 The top one shows all the settings menu options Menu option can be changed by pressing S3 and S4 keys The current
14. n or Off When on the sound frequency may change during a beep otherwise the frequency will be steady Standard value for dynamic frequency is 1 6 7 4 Buzzer Next to Climb Indicator B1 features a next to climb acoustic indicator which is an important FLYMASTER development in detecting weak lifts This indication can be set to be always On or to start only when an altitude variation of 5 meters is detected see section 6 7 5 A usual vario starts beeping when the pilot experiences a certain climb speed for example 0 1 m s and this will not happen until the air is rising at a higher rate than the glider sink rate In these conditions typically the air must be rising at more than 1 m s before the usual vario makes the first beep The B1 can be set to release acoustic information well before that when just about next to climbing The Next to Climb Indicator helps the pilot to detect rising air starting from 0 m s The Buzzer parameter is used to calculate the value at which the vario starts to buzz This value is subtracted from the Climb Threshold Consider the following example were the Climb Threshold is 0 1 m s and Buzzer is 3 Climb Threshold 0 1 Buzzer 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 m s In this case B1 will start to buzz when the pilot s vertical velocity is greater than 0 2 m s i e at 0 19999 m s and over Naturally the B1 will make the usual beep beep after the climbing threshold is reached which in this example is
15. nce Firmware version 1 19 that the B1 firmware can be updated very easily using this menu option In order to update your B1 please see section 7 6 11 Shutdown The Shutdown menu option is self explanatory Once this option is highlighted and the S2 key is pressed the B1 is turned off The B1 has automatically saved all flight data before it had been turned off 7 Updating B1 Firmware As new features are added to the B1 firmware we provided a menu option that turns this procedure very simple The first step of the updating procedure consists of installing the USB drivers on the PC In order to do that you should connect the B1 to the PC and follow the windows instructions to install the driver You can download the drivers on our website as also an installation manual How to install B1 driver on Windows XP pdf Version 1 3 20 FLYMASTER AVIONICS FlashB1 Firmware file C 81 Firmware blb Send Waiting for B1 Figure 9 FlashB1 software Once the driver is correctly installed use the following procedure m 6 Connect the B1 to your PC using the cable supplied Some windows information should be given saying that a new hardware is present a ready to use Download and execute the FlashB1 FlashB1 exe application You will probably receive a security warning from windows about the application Browse for the B1 firmware previously download from our website Click send bottom You should
16. nd S4 down keys may be used to scroll through the Settings Menu items To edit items in the selected Settings Item push the S2 enter key by doing so B1 goes into Settings Edit mode In Settings Edit the S2 enter key moves to the next setting field whilst the Sl back key moves to the previous setting field The selected field s value can be changed by pushing the S3 up or S4 down keys Keeping the S3 or S4 keys pressed will automatically changing the field s value the speed of change will gradually increase 9 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual When the S2 enter key in pushed on the last field of changes made are confirmed and B1 returns to Settings menu mode On the other hand if the S1 back key is pushed when on the first settings field changes to fields are restored and B1 goes back to Settings Menu mode lected Option ttings Menu Access Move UP Move Down Figure 3 Settings Menu Mode 2 2 Turning the Unit On and Off To turn on the B1 briefly push the S1 key this will display the start up screen A 10 second countdown will start push the S2 Enter key to confirm power up before time is elapsed Turning of the B1 is made by selecting Shutdown on the settings menu mode This is done by briefly pressing the S1 key then using the S3 up or S4 down keys to select Shutdown option and then pressing S2 Enter key The flight timer will start automatically whenever the altitude varies more than 5 meters
17. reases or decreases the bar is filled proportionally until the full scale value 5 m s is reached and then for higher values ex 6 7 the bar is cleared from the bottom up until being completely empty at 10 m s Adjacent to the analogue variometer there are two digits that correspond to the digital variometer The resolution of the digital vario is 0 10 m s and the full scale is reached at 99 m s The digital variometer differs from the analogue variometer in that the values are averaged to a set time base of the This time base is factory defaulted to 10 seconds but may be defined by the user see section 6 3 For this reason the digital variometer is called the integrated variometer The integrated variometer is particularly useful in determining the actual strength of a bumpy thermal Version 1 3 12 FLYMASTER AVIONICS 3 8 Maximum and Minimum vertical speed Above and below the digital variometer there are two smaller figures These are constantly updated and represent the maximum positive and negative vertical speeds since the flight has started The saved values correspond to the integrated vario so they depend on the integration time defined by the user The figure above the digital vario value corresponds to the maximum rate of climb and the figure below the digital vario to the maximum rate of sink These values are automatically reset once when the B1 is turned off 4 Adjusting sound volume The volu
18. ts are respectively 600 Hz and 10 Hz In order to change the base frequency value press S2 key after Audio Frequencies menu option is highlighted This action will highlight the Base Frequency value so it can be increased using S3 key or decreased using S4 key S2 key should then be pressed thus confirming the Base Frequency setting and highlighting the Frequency Increments option The same procedure can be used to change the Frequency Increments 6 7 Advanced Features The advanced features settings option can be used to adjust the B1 acoustics to the user preferences Using these features the user can turn the vario sound more or less responsive and can also turn on and off the buzzer functionality There are following four advanced features 17 Version 1 3 B1 User Manual 6 7 1 Damper The damper determines the relation between climb acceleration and sound frequency increase Higher values turn the B1 more stable and thus having a slower response to increased climb rates Lower values make the B1 be less stable and respond faster B1 is preset at a Damper value of 8 6 7 2 Cadence Cadence can be set to 0 or 1 When set to 0 will cause the beeping cadence to beep slower initially and speed up faster later wile when set to 1 will cause B1 to beep faster at the beginning but evolve slower The Cadence preset value of the B1 is 1 6 7 3 Dynamic Frequency Dynamic Frequency can be set to O
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