J.P. Instruments FS-450, Pilot'S Manual

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Page 2: ...d During Flight 5 Parameter Indexing 7 Section 5 Personalizing 8 Pilot Programming 8 Section 6 Setting the K factor 11 FS 450 Set Up 13 Fuel Measurement Units Fuel Capacity Alarm Limits 15 Section 7 Data Formats Diagnostics 17 Navigation Data Input Formats 17 Setting GPS C Communications Output Format 18 Section 8 Rear Panel Connector Pin Assignments 19 Section 9 Technical Support 20 Limited Warra...

Page 3: ...flight is only an approximation and assumes a constant fuel flow rate for each phase of flight The FS 450 Fuel Scan uses a small turbine transducer that measures the fuel flowing into the engine Higher fuel flow causes the transducer turbine to rotate faster which generates a faster pulse rate Because the transducer turbine generates thousands of pulses per gallon of fuel it can measure with high ...

Page 4: ...e three components of the user interface Digital display for numeric readouts and messages top display is fuel flow per hour and the lower display for all other parameters Indicator lights to show what information is being displayed on the digital display Two front panel operating buttons STEP and AUTO ...

Page 5: ...vious parameters in the sequence rapidly backwards In the programming procedures described on page 8 tapping the STEP button will advance to the next item in the list When an alarm is displayed tapping the STEP button will temporarily delete that alarm from appearing for the next ten minutes When an alarm is displayed holding the STEP button until the word appears will delete that alarm from appea...

Page 6: ...begin the Automatic Indexing Mode The indicator lights show you what is being displayed in the lower digital display Alarms The FS 450 has programmable alarms When the remaining amount of fuel falls below the alarm limit the lower display will show the amount of fuel REMaining and the REM indicator light will flash When the remaining time falls below the alarm limit the lower display will show the...

Page 7: ...450 of startup fuel using the pilot program mode beginning on page 8 if you forgot to do so at start up Refer to the column in the chart below corresponding to your fuel tank configuration Tap the AUTO button to select one of the four following fueling choices on the left column of the chart AUTO to choose Main tanks only no tabs Main tanks with tabs Main Auxiliary tanks Did not add any fuel since...

Page 8: ...anks beginning on page 16 to program the FS 450 for this feature The FS 450 does not differentiate fuel flow between the main and auxiliary tanks it considers only total fuel in the aircraft If you added less than full fuel then tap AUTO to select Then tap STEP The next display will ask you how much you added or selected units Hold the AUTO button to count up tap the AUTO button to count down The ...

Page 9: ...nt is programmed to accumulate for an extended trip The display of fuel used pertains only to the fuel used since the last time you informed the FS 450 that the aircraft was refueled In the manual mode with USD displayed holding the AUTO button for three seconds will reset the amount used to 0 Parameter Indexing The FS 450 steps through the engine parameters in a specific sequence Listed below is ...

Page 10: ...t RES Fuel Reserve at next GPS WPT or Destination 1 1 3 Present with GPS interface Valid signal and way point MPG both REQ RES lights Nautical Miles per Gal 13 0 Present with GPS interface and valid signal or MPL MPP Note that liter and pound parameters are displayed as whole numbers without the decimal point Section 5 Personalizing Pilot Programming Setting Tank SIZE for the first time Hold the S...

Page 11: ...factor To adjust the K factor hold both STEP and AUTO buttons for five seconds Twin Engine Only Twin Engine Only N No manual K factor entry See Setting the K factor Manually below Y Yes enters automatic K factor mode See Setting the K factor Automatically below N No Upon informing the FS 450 that you refueled the aircraft reset total fuel used to 0 Y Yes accumulate total fuel used rather than rese...

Page 12: ...ed trip default is OFF reset the fuel used to 0 every time you inform the FS 450 that the aircraft was refueled With accumulate ON fuel used will not be reset to 0 when you inform the FS 450 that the aircraft was refueled GPS Communications fuel data format K Factor The K factor is shown on the fuel flow transducer as a four digit number which is the number of pulses generated per gallon of fuel f...

Page 13: ... Setting the K factor Use the following procedure to determine the new K factor 1 Make at least three flights of about two to three hours each Note the actual fuel used as determined by topping the tanks and the FS 450 calculation of the fuel consumed for each flight Flight Fuel USeD shown by FS 450 Actual fuel used by topping tanks 1 2 3 Total 2 Total the FS 450 fuel used and the actual fuel used...

Page 14: ...igit blinks 29 00 3 Tap or Hold the AUTO button to change flashing digit 19 00 4 Tap STEP button for next digit 19 00 5 Tap or Hold the AUTO button to change flashing digit 18 00 6 Tap STEP button for next digit 18 00 7 Repeat items 6 and 7 for the remaining digit 8 To exit hold STEP and AUTO buttons simultaneously for five seconds Setting the Accumulate Extended Trip Total Select no if you wish t...

Page 15: ...el air data to DESTINATION 8 Allied Signal to DESTINATION Recommended formats Setting the Dim Level The display will dim when the ambient light is low This adjustment sets the dim display level It has no effect on the bright display level The dim level may be set from very low 0 to bright 31 Hold a doubled over piece of black electrical tape or a similar opaque strip over the photo sensor that is ...

Page 16: ...rt below Tap the STEP button to advance to the next item in the list Tap the AUTO button to select alternate values of that item Hold AUTO button to increase a numerical value tap the AUTO button to decrease a numerical value Procedure Changing the Set Up Hold both buttons for 5 seconds until the words Tap STEP button until the words Hold both buttons for 5 seconds until the words Setting Tank SIZ...

Page 17: ...ep F 1 2 or 3 Higher is smoother filter Y Yes has fuel return transducer Y Yes to exit N No to review list again Fuel Measurement Units Fuel Capacity Alarm Limits Fuel Measurement Units Selects the units in all parameters where fuel quantity or fuel rate is displayed If you change this parameter it does not change the numerical value of the fuel tank capacity You must do this manually For example ...

Page 18: ...total fuel in the aircraft Low Time Alarm Limit Select the value of the time remaining in minutes that triggers the alarm Time remaining is calculated at the current fuel flow rate Low Fuel Alarm Limit Select the value of the fuel remaining in the selected fuel flow units that triggers the alarm Fuel remaining is calculated at the current fuel flow rate Carburetor Different response filters are us...

Page 19: ...rmats Format Baud rt NMEA 183 Marine Navigation Data Format 4 800 This is the format for most handheld GPS receivers Loran must have sentences RMA RMB GPS must have sentences RMB RMC Aviation Data Format 9 600 Output sentence type 1 Required sentences are A B C D E I and L first character identifier byte Sentence terminator may be either CR LF or CR alone Northstar 1 200 M1 setup select NO EXTENDE...

Page 20: ...Q RES MPG are all missing from the scan No communications from GPS receiver to FS 450 Possibly no connection or aircraft GPS is off or GPS not enabled to output data message and parameters REQ RES MPG are missing from scan Communications are received by FS 450 and the Auto Protocol setup is in process Verify correct output format setup in GPS receiver check GPS connections message and parameters R...

Page 21: ...vigation format If the FS 450 senses Northstar or NMEA 183 navigation data input there will be no fuel data output Section 8 Rear Panel Connector Pin Assignments Rear Fuel Flow 9 pin connector Pin no Function 1 Power 12 28VDC red 2 Ground black 3 FF transducer power red 4 Remote alarm 5 FF transducer ground black 6 RS 232 out to GPS 7 Single FF transducer signal white 7 Twin Left FF transducer sig...

Page 22: ...al damages JPI incurs no obligation under this warranty unless a Warranty Registration Certificate describing the warranted product has been completed and mailed to JPI with all information requested This warranty is void on any product which has been subject to misuse accident damage caused by negligence damage in transit handling or modification which in the opinion of JPI has altered or repaire...

Page 23: ...3 COM 18 Connector 19 Controls 2 Custom programming 8 alarm limits 13 D Data GPS formats 17 Default alarm limits 13 settings 13 Defueling 6 Diagnostic GPS interface messages 18 self test 5 Dim 13 Display dim level 13 Displays 2 E Electronics International 13 18 Extended trip 12 F Factory default alarm limits 13 Fill Add 6 Fill options 5 Filling the tanks 5 Filter 16 Fuel accumulate 7 adding or fil...

Page 24: ...G 8 MPG MPL MPP 8 N Nautical miles per gallon 8 Navigation data formats 17 NMEA 183 17 Northstar binary format 17 O OFF 4 Operation 5 P Parameter indexing 7 Personalizing 8 Pilot programming 8 alarm limits 13 Pin assignments connector 19 PPH 8 Product support 20 Prog Mode 8 Programming 8 alarm limits 13 R Rate baud 19 fuel flow 8 indexing 8 9 REM 4 8 Removing fuel 6 REQ 8 RES 8 Reset alarms 4 fuel...

Page 25: ...ity 6 16 tabs 6 16 Tapping a button 3 Technical support 20 Test self 5 Time to empty 8 Top fuel tanks See Fill Total fuel 7 used 8 Transducer fuel flow 1 Trip 12 Trip accumulate 7 U Units fuel measurement 15 UPS 13 18 USD 7 8 W Warranty 20 WPT 18 Z Zeroing fuel used 7 ...

Page 26: ...olution and Display Range display maximum display value resolution K factor range 5 000 to 99 990 10 Fuel flow Accuracy 8 to 60 GPH 1 140 0 GPH at K factor 85 000 0 1 GPH 410 0 GPH at K factor 29 000 0 1 GPH 820 PPH at K factor 85 000 1 PPH 2400 PPH at K factor 29 000 1 PPH 560 LPH at K factor 85 000 1 LPH 1640 LPH at K factor 29 000 1 LPH Fuel Remaining 999 9 Gal 0 1 Gal 999 Lbs L 1 Lb L Fuel Use...

Page 27: ...ars Reset Fuel Used 1 Tap STEP until USD indicator lights up 2 Hold AUTO for 3 seconds to reset fuel used to 0 No Fuel Added 1 On initial power up see 2 Tap STEP to exit Totalize Fuel Used 1 Hold both STEP and AUTO until you see immediately followed by 2 Tap STEP three times and see 3 If you want to accumulate the fuel used tap AUTO and see ...

Page 28: ...by 5 Tap AUTO and see with aux tanks or tabs Tap AUTO again and see 6 Tap STEP to exit Your tank capacity Added or Removed Fuel In flight do steps 1 2 3 first on power up skip to step 4 1 Hold both STEP and AUTO until you see immediately followed by 2 Tap AUTO and see 3 Tap STEP 4 See immediately followed by 5 Tap AUTO 2 or 3 times and see 6 Tap STEP and see Hold AUTO to increase Tap AUTO to decre...