LXNAV LX80xx, User Manual

Page 1: ...LX90xx and LX80xx GPS Navigation System with Variometer Version 6 03 LXNAV d o o Kidričeva 24a 3000 Celje Slovenia tel 386 592 33 400 fax 386 599 33 522 info lxnav com www lxnav com ...

Page 2: ... Flarm Option 17 3 2 LX90xx 17 3 3 LX90xxD 17 3 4 LX80xx with Flarm Option 17 3 5 LX80xx 18 3 6 LX80xxD 18 4 System Description 19 4 1 Rotary Switches and Buttons 19 4 1 1 Landscape orientation 19 4 1 2 Portrait orientation 21 4 1 3 Buttons 21 4 1 3 1 Power Button 21 4 1 4 Rotary Switches Knobs 21 4 2 Switching on the Unit 22 4 3 User Input 22 4 3 1 Text Edit Control 23 4 3 2 Masked Text Edit Cont...

Page 3: ...5 1 6 3 Waypoints and Airports 55 5 1 6 4 Glider and Track 57 5 1 6 5 Thermal mode 58 5 1 6 6 Optimization 58 5 1 6 7 Task 59 5 1 6 8 Flarm 60 5 1 6 9 Rain Radar 62 5 1 6 10 Misc 62 5 1 7 Sounds 63 5 1 7 1 Audio Settings 64 5 1 7 2 Voice 65 5 1 7 3 Alarms 65 5 1 7 4 Observation Zones 66 5 1 8 Optimization 68 5 1 9 Warnings 68 5 1 9 1 Airspace Warnings 69 5 1 9 2 Altitude Warning 70 5 1 9 3 Flarm W...

Page 4: ...5 5 Airport Mode 114 5 5 1 Initial Navigation Page 114 5 5 2 Second Navigation Page 115 5 5 3 Third Navigation Page 116 5 5 4 Fourth Navigation Page 116 5 5 5 Fifth Navigation Page 117 5 5 6 Button actions related only to APT page 117 5 5 6 1 Select an Airport 117 5 6 Waypoint Mode 121 5 6 1 Button actions related only to WPT page 121 5 6 1 1 Editing Waypoints 121 5 6 1 2 New Waypoint 122 5 6 1 3 ...

Page 5: ... 153 6 3 7 Wind Arrow and Thermal Assistant 153 6 3 8 Zoom 154 6 3 9 Side View 154 6 3 10 Picture 154 6 3 11 History 155 6 3 12 Flarm radar 155 6 3 13 Artificial Horizon 155 6 3 14 Altitude Tape 156 6 3 15 Airspeed Tape 156 6 3 16 Vario Tape 158 6 3 17 Magnetic roses and HSI 158 6 3 18 Compass Tape 158 6 3 19 Flap tape 159 6 3 20 3D Map synthetic view 159 6 3 21 Vario Indicator 160 6 3 22 G meter ...

Page 6: ...io indicator 177 Automatic vario update 177 8 2 1 177 8 2 2 Manual vario update 178 9 IGC Barograph Recalibration Procedure 179 10 Options 180 10 1 Flarm 180 10 1 1 Installation 180 10 1 2 Flarm Update Procedure 181 10 1 3 Uploading Obstacles 181 10 1 4 Flarm update procedure with FLARMtool from PC 182 10 1 5 Uploading obstacles with FlarmTool from PC 183 10 1 6 Uploading FlarmNet Files 184 10 2 E...

Page 7: ... repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labour provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorised alterations or repairs LXNAV Instrument displays damaged by direct or magnified sunlight are not covered under warranty THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAI...

Page 8: ...t display screens can be damaged burned by strong sunlight magnified by canopies in certain positions We suggest you to cover your device from the direct sunlight especially if the canopy is open LXNAV Instrument displays damaged by direct or magnified sunlight are not covered under warranty May 2017 2017 LXNAV All rights reserved ...

Page 9: ... and 320x240 pixels resolution LX9050 model with 5 0 screen and 800x480 pixels resolution LX9000 model with 5 6 screen and 640x480 pixels resolution LX9070 model with 7 0 screen and 800x480 pixels resolution Standard part of system is also the V8 vario unit It is a most modern variometer running on very powerful processor with inertial platform using 3 axis accelerometer 4 gyroscopes for inertial ...

Page 10: ... tasks with assigned area support Comprehensive flight and task statistics Display of nearest airports and out landing fields Unlimited number of pilots profiles Integrated flight recorder according to high level IGC specification Real time flight optimisation according to FAI and OLC rules Flights stored in IGC format are downloadable using the integrated SD Card Flight recorder functions include...

Page 11: ... pressure sensors for altitude and airspeed inertial platform 3 axis digital 6g accelerometer 4 gyroscopes for inertial vario AHRS and wind calculation Smooth audio output with audio equalizer and many custom audio settings integrated synthesized speech output audible thermal assistant External SD card for configuration FlarmNet and firmware update Push buttons for setting adjustments ALS ambient ...

Page 12: ... pressure sensors for altitude and airspeed 100Hz sampling rate for very fast response Speed to fly indication TE compensation can be selected to be either pneumatic TE probe or digital compensation 2 1 5 Interfaces The RS232 interface has NMEA output for external devices An SD Card interface A USB slot for data transfer using USB memory stick 2 1 6 Internal Options Flarm module can be built into ...

Page 13: ...between both units is exclusively via the RS485 bus system Remote Control An extremely ergonomic leather coated handle which includes 8 push buttons to operate the main display unit and also two additional buttons with open wires These two buttons can be used for instance as PTT for radio and SC Vario changeover command A second remote control can be installed to control second seat device or for ...

Page 14: ...after entering suitable passwords see Chapter 5 1 14 These features are extremely useful for pilots who want to learn about the system and also wish to refresh their knowledge after a winter break Please note that altitude data will be sent from the simulator which means that real final glide training will be possible ...

Page 15: ...options o 480 mA maximum brightness without audio and with Flarm o 160 mA additional for V8 vario unit Cut out dimensions of the LX9050 display unit are 134 x 79 mm outline dimensions 136 x 83 x 61 mm exclusive connector 57 mm 2 standard aircraft cut out for the V9 vario unit length 92 mm exclusive connector 57 mm 2 standard aircraft cut out for the V8 vario unit length 95 mm exclusive connector 8...

Page 16: ...rd aircraft cut out for the V80 vario unit length 130 mm exclusive connector 2 1 9 5 LX8080 Power input 10 16 V DC Consumption at 12 V o 160mA at 50 LCD brightness 600nits still readable under sunlight o 260mA with integrated Flarm at 100 LCD brightness 1200nits o 160 mA additional for V8 vario unit Cut out dimension of the LX8080 digital unit is 80 mm 3 standard aircraft cut out outline dimension...

Page 17: ...nal V80 or V9 Main power cable for main display unit Cable for vario unit SD card Barograph calibration chart GPS antenna Hex key Inbus USB key containing the digital version of the Manual 3 3 LX90xxD LX9000D or LX9050 or LX9070D Main power cable RS485 cable 4 meter RS485 splitting unit Vario indicator I8 Optional I80 or I9 SD card Hex key Inbus 3 4 LX80xx with Flarm Option LX8000 or LX8080 main d...

Page 18: ...r V9 Main power cable for main display unit Cable for vario unit SD card Barograph calibration chart GPS antenna Hex key Inbus USB key containing the digital version of the Manual 3 6 LX80xxD LX8000D or LX8080 Main power cable RS485 cable 4 meter RS485 splitting unit Vario indicator I8 Optional I80 or I9 SD card Hex key Inbus ...

Page 19: ... manual all screenshots are given for portrait orientation of the LX9000 system which is most commonly used However all functionality is the same in any other configuration of system Small differences are going to be marked further in manual 4 1 Rotary Switches and Buttons The following controls are mounted on the front face of the main display unit Four rotary selector knobs Eight lx90xx or six l...

Page 20: ...y 2017 Page 20 of 192 VOLUME selector MODE selector POWER button ZOOM selector PAGE selector SD Card reader Ambient light sensor VOLUME selector MODE selector POWER button ZOOM selector PAGE selector SD Card reader Ambient light sensor ...

Page 21: ...tem on and off 4 1 4 Rotary Switches Knobs The main display unit has four rotary knobs Each has a single function with the exception of the zoom knob which has in some cases a function other than zoom With the upper left rotary knob the volume can be adjusted The upper right rotary switch is the mode selector it changes the mode of the operation At the lower right is the up down knob which is used...

Page 22: ...e boot procedure is completed the profile selection dialogue is shown Please refer to Chapter 7 1 for more details about starting up the system 4 3 User Input The main display unit 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 Masked text edito...

Page 23: ...ress it to toggle modes Abc mode will start every new word with a capital letter subsequent letters will be lower case ABC mode will enter only upper case letters abc mode will enter only lower case letters Pressing the DELETE button will delete the character at current cursor position Continually press the DELETE button to delete all characters after the current cursor position Press OK to confir...

Page 24: ...mbo boxes on Windows operating system are used to select a value from list of predefined values Use the page selector to scroll through the list 4 3 5 Checkbox and Checkbox List A checkbox enables or disables a particular parameter Press SELECT to toggle the value If an option is enabled a check mark will be shown otherwise an empty rectangle will be displayed Use page selector to scroll through t...

Page 25: ... Selector Using the font selector it is possible to define a font colour and style for a selected item Turn the PAGE selector knob page selector to change the font style Text is also rendered in the selected font style Turn the ZOOM selector knob zoom selector to change the font colour Press PICK button to define colour more precisely A colour dialog will open where you can select colour from HSV ...

Page 26: ...4 4 Switching off Please use one of the following recommended methods for shutting down the LX90xx system Method 1 Press the button with the OFF label which is displayed in navigational modes See Chapter 5 5 for more details A message to confirm shutdown will be shown Method 2 Press the button with the OFF symbol for approximately 4 seconds The OFF message will be displayed and the instrument will...

Page 27: ...e off button the main display unit may shut down by method 3 If the request for OFF is made during flight the instrument will ask for confirmation so that the system cannot be switched off by mistake It is important that the main display unit is switched off via software Never power down the system using the main power switch The main display unit is running the Linux operating system and sudden p...

Page 28: ...d editing waypoints Task Mode Navigation selection and editing task Statistics Mode shows statistical data for flight in progress or logbook Setup mode is used to configure the whole system Information Mode displays GPS status altitude flight level and height sunrise and sunset or position report to selectable point or satellite sky view only if there is no internal flarm Near Mode displays a list...

Page 29: ...LE menu option Refer to Chapter 6 for more details In airport navigation mode the user can navigate only to airports stored in LXNAV s Airports database This database cannot be edited on device itself and is available at no charge on our web pages See Chapter 5 1 5 2 for more details how to obtain the latest databases Database can be modified using program LXAsapt editor This program can be downlo...

Page 30: ...n or push middle multi directional button on the remote stick to enter a menu A dialogue or sub menu will open The setup menu is slightly different on the rear seat device as not all options are applicable Items which are marked with an asterisk are available only in the front seat setup menu 5 1 1 QNH and RES Turn the bottom right knob to select the required entry field Press the EDIT button and ...

Page 31: ...tic variation is derived from this model otherwise the user can enter a custom value 5 1 1 5 ETA ETE Calculation In changing this value you may choose from four different methods to calculate the estimated time of arrival to the navigational point Calculation is always divided into straight flight and climb time calculations MacCready uses the Polar data and MacCready setting to calculate speed to...

Page 32: ...seat aircraft the name of the co pilot may also be entered There is no setup for glider type Glider type is defined in the Polar and Glider setup see Chapter 0 There are very few settings for the flight recorder compared to other instruments This is because main display unit will record all additional data such as wind speed and vertical speed by default If a new pilot is entered upon exiting the ...

Page 33: ...rometer detects increased g load because of circling variometer will change from cruise to climb mode IAS When the IAS exceeds a pre set value The IAS at which switching occurs can be selected in 5 km h steps from 100 up to 160 km h or the equivalent in knots or mph Using Smart vario filter vertical speed can be further filtered Smart vario filter defines maximum speed of vario needle Higher the v...

Page 34: ...ons or darker conditions will occur Default values are tuned to human eyes and do not require change Night mode brightness defines maximum brightness when instrument is operating in night mode In night mode brightness is reduced to very low value to reduce difference between ambient light and device backlit If you want to set the brightness manually uncheck the Automatic brightness control and set...

Page 35: ...m SD card or USB stick to main display unit Waypoints Tasks and Flights can also be uploaded TO MAIL TO MAIL function After pressing TO MAIL a window with required email details will pop up User has to insert recipient s email address and press SEND File can be sent as ZIP if option Add attachment as zip is ticked EMAILS button stores all past recipient s emails it is a shortcut for faster sending...

Page 36: ...tation for the number of waypoints in a file and or name length Airspace file All types of CUB files are accepted 5 1 5 2 Uploading Airspace and Airports Database ASAPT LXNAV distributes free of charge airport and airspace database for the whole world The airport and airspace database is regularly maintained by LXNAV The latest version of the database can be found on our webpage www lxnav com The ...

Page 37: ...ust be confirmed Only user airspace files can be removed Press TO USB button to copy selected airspace to USB stick Press TO SD button to copy selected airspace to SD card When airspace file from SD or USB is highlighted LOAD button is displayed Press LOAD button to upload selected airspace to main display unit Loading the airspace doesn t mean enabling it If you wish to enable please repeat the S...

Page 38: ... airspaces for TODAY or ALWAYS To enable them again press ALL and choose ENABLE Press EDIT to edit data for the selected zone Airspace type class and altitude borders can be modified in this dialogue 5 1 5 4 Airports Select the Airports menu item and press the SELECT button A list of all available airport databases will be shown Only distributed airport databases are shown in this menu the user ca...

Page 39: ...g airports anywhere in the world for supported regions The application also monitors every change you make to the database so you can simply apply changes to a new database when it is released by LXNAV Modified airport data can readily be exported to the system as a asapt file and imported to the main display unit using the standard procedure for database updates see Chapter 5 1 5 2 The original d...

Page 40: ...g waypoint files on SD card or USB allows you to create portable profiles which can be transferred from one device to another device Press the ACTIVE button to mark the selected file as active Press the DELETE button to remove the selected file from the internal storage of main display unit If WiFi option is presented button TO MAIL will be visible Press this button to send selected file to email ...

Page 41: ...s are password protected and a valid password must be obtained before using such a file Please contact vendor to obtain password for your display unit 5 1 5 6 Maps Main display unit is preloaded with terrain and vector map data for complete Earth However it is also possible to use scanned rasterized maps as background of navigational screen Next two images are showing example of scanned ICAO map a...

Page 42: ...r on QMP map If serial number will not comply the map cannot be displayed Map files can be very big in size and can occupy a lot of space of internal storage of main display unit Selecting maps directly from SD card or USB allows you to save space at no performance cost and create portable profiles which can be transferred from one device to another device 5 1 5 6 1 High resolution terrain HGL Hig...

Page 43: ... to set parameters such as username and password This can be done each time the upload is performed or at SETUP PROFILES AND PILOTS select profile press EDIT SeeYou Cloud upload Upload to SeeYou cloud is automatically performed User has to insert SeeYou cloud KEY This can be done at SETUP PROFILES AND PILOTS select profile press EDIT 5 1 5 8 Flights declaration In this menu point pilot can check t...

Page 44: ...ension Copy this file to an SD Card or USB stick Plug the SD card or USB stick into the main display unit and select the Update database menu point If multiple ASAPT files are found on a SD card a dialogue window to select the appropriate one will pop up Plug the SD card or USB stick into the main display unit and select the Update database menu item If multiple files are found on a SD card a dial...

Page 45: ... a lot of space of internal storage of main display unit There it not necessary to copy documents to internal memory Documents can be selected directly from SD card or USB at no performance cost Press SELECT button again to open selected document A document will load within few seconds Use PAGE selector or NEXT and PREVIOUS button to move up down through document Use ZOOM selector to zoom current ...

Page 46: ... stored on a USB stick or SD card A file is stored in a file with the checklists extension Press the LOAD button to load a file from an SD card or USB stick A profile will be copied to the main display internal storage Press the EDIT button to edit the checklists file name Checklists can be found at the last page of APT WPT and TSK page Once the action of the checklist is performed press the CHECK...

Page 47: ...LISTS Select your instrument size and orientation Double click on the blank black page which will open the customization menu Click on the icon Checklist A new window create multiple labels will open Now you can set gaps vertical and horizontal space and text aligns Put the text in the table left and right Once finished press create button ...

Page 48: ...n 6 03 May 2017 Page 48 of 192 Press save to save the checklist file on the PC SD card or USB File has the extension checklists Go to LXxxxx instrument Files and Transfer Checklists and load the file from the SD card USB key ...

Page 49: ...Operating Modes Version 6 03 May 2017 Page 49 of 192 Checklist is automatically added to the last page of the ATP WPT and TSK screen ...

Page 50: ...ational pages If this item is unchecked no map will be displayed Check Shadows if you terrain to be shaded The Label zoom value defines up to which scale of zoom city names are visible 100km means the whole width of the screen represents 100 km The user can also modify size font style and colour via the Font style and colour item Use the ZOOM selector knob to modify the colour and the PAGE selecto...

Page 51: ... is similar to Google maps display Atlas colour scheme is approximation of Imhof colouring widely used in map books Grayscale OSM Himalaya Relative is a colour scheme related to the current altitude unreachable area is coloured from orange to red reachable area is white coloured In the Elements group land features are setup separately Zoom defines up to which zoom level a selected land feature is ...

Page 52: ...wnloading selected HGL package you can install it via Setup Password insert 89891 Package will be unpacked to internal memory and available for selection in Maps dialog Alternatively if you re low on internal space you can rename hglzip extension of the package to zip and extract it in a folder on a SD USB After inserting such SD USB into the device your package will be immediately available for s...

Page 53: ...rnal memory by going to Setup Password and enter 00111 Verify that FreeMem CF value displayed is at least 3 8 GBytes 2 Download CIT files from https my pcloud com publink show code kZiiy0ZzEanvinK8pQ0dYferQPHo4Htxu7V These files will also be automatically verified while being copied to your device To prevent discovering a faulty download on site you can optionally verify downloaded files on your P...

Page 54: ...omatically restart and when it starts again you can verify installed and used maps in About dialog If you don t have enough space available and if you wish to have the CITv2 you should contact LXNAV about the HW memory upgrade 5 1 6 2 Airspace In this dialogue you can define the airspace map presentation Check the Show airspace item to enable airspace displays in navigational pages If this item is...

Page 55: ... If duplicates is checked duplicated points might be shown on map when same waypoint airfield is defined in user file as in airport database Use show only airports from database to display only airports from database on airport mode The Max visible item defines how long waypoint labels and detailed symbols are shown If the maximum number of waypoints on the current screen is more than the defined ...

Page 56: ...to account current MacCready setting safety altitude and current wind Due to complexity of the calculation it will not take the wind profile into account Required altitude shows how much height is needed to reach the point Required altitude takes into account current MacCready setting safety altitude and current wind Due to complexity of the calculation it will not take the wind profile into accou...

Page 57: ...es positive netto vertical speed and blue colour negative netto values Check the Show current track item if you would like to see your current ground track vector Track colour and width defines the colour and width of the current track vector Selected target and current position are connected with a magenta line Check Show target if you would like to see this line In the target colour and target w...

Page 58: ...mal page option Displayed path on thermal page can be different from the one defined in Glider and track dialog Use length line and colouring properties to define path display Also page zoom is different and set to fixed value defined with Page zoom property Switching to thermal mode can be done in 2 ways Circling detection or Switching SC Var If you start circling the thermal mode will become act...

Page 59: ...group defines how the FAI area is drawn Select the Colour item to change the colour of the FAI area Use the ZOOM selector knob to change transparency of the area 100 means completely transparent and only the outline will be drawn 0 means completely solid not recommended Check the Show km lines item to see lines which indicate what will be the size of the completed triangle These lines will always ...

Page 60: ... isolines are showing expected speed delta time or expected distance which means if you turn to a next point at any of the lines you will have the results indicated next to the line based on the calculation to the next turn point zone AAT fill is filling the zone Zone becomes transparent if you are too early too short or task delta time is not 0 if the zone is solid colour you are already too late...

Page 61: ... item default 120 seconds After that time the aircraft symbol will not be displayed Show labels combo box defines for which Flarm objects altitude and vertical speed are displayed next to the aircraft symbol The user can modify size font style and colour Select the Font style and colour item Use the ZOOM selector knob to modify colour and the PAGE selector knob to modify style It is possible to di...

Page 62: ...s the layer transparency over the map and zoom level sets when the layer can be seen Max age defines time since the last rain picture was received Animation is showing how the rain is moving over the map Last picture can also be frozen and the duration can be set by freeze latest frame 5 1 6 10 Misc Statistics thermals count and button settings can be set here Screen button appearance can be set b...

Page 63: ...er left rotary knob Rotating it will directly change volume for sounds which is currently being played For example if voice message is being played voice message volume will be set If alarm is beeping alarm volume will be set In speed to fly mode speed to fly volume is set and in climb mode vario volume is set When button VOLUMES is pressed a menu will appear where it is possible to set up all vol...

Page 64: ...ess the DEMO button to hear the selected option SC audio mode has four modes SC positive sound is interrupted with silence every few milliseconds when the needle is positive on negative side sound is linear not interrupted SC negative inverse function to SC positive SC sound is linear and non interrupted in full scale range SC Mixed for positive relative values the sound represents relative for ne...

Page 65: ...ter where it was not possible to separately set volume for voice messages It is highly recommended to upgrade variometer to newer one Please contact info lxnav com for more details Volume level loudness can be also set with volume rotary knob when messages are being played 5 1 7 3 Alarms The vario unit produces an audio alarm on reaching certain confirmation points This screen allows the parameter...

Page 66: ...turn point and finish All stored tasks will match this global setting except those where the zone was modified in the task edit menu see Chapter 5 7 2 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 Symmetric This is the most common selection for turn point Fix...

Page 67: ...rvation zone setups When changing observation zone parameters the screen is automatically updated to display the new zone Check the AAT checkbox if you want to make the selected zone an assigned area The AAT checkbox will be automatically checked when Radius1 is greater than 10 km By default navigation to task points will be automatically advanced uncheck Auto next if you do not want to change ove...

Page 68: ...les and these rules can bend a little if you do not want to fly marginal triangles Check Reset optimization on engine run to reset optimization counter each time engine is started 5 1 9 Warnings There are four types of warnings available Airspace warnings are shown when approaching a particular airspace zone Altitude warnings are shown when approaching to a defined altitude Flarm warnings are trig...

Page 69: ...irst warning orange will also be given when you enter an airspace zone buffer but the projected flight is computed to cross it An Airspace warning will be raised in all modes and dialogues A warning for an alarmed zone can be dismissed for a whole day some minutes or just quit Quit means that the message will disappear Use Dismiss for spin to define dismiss time in minutes This time will be shown ...

Page 70: ...ge vertical speed and time which is defined in the Time item If the projected altitude is greater than the set altitude an altitude warning will be raised Altitude warnings will be raised in all modes and dialogues just as for airspace warnings Altitude warnings can be dismissed for 1 minute 5 minutes or disabled Altitude warnings can be set for approaching from below defined altitude or from abov...

Page 71: ...st a beep or be turned off 14 18 seconds before possible collision High alarms For very close Flarm targets main unit gives a short or long message just a beep or be turned off 6 8 seconds before possible collision On competition it is recommended to set to Medium or high alarms otherwise too many warnings will be displayed Medium or High means only the most important alarms will be triggered If t...

Page 72: ...phical presentation and relative bearing of object Press CLOSE to dismiss warning CIRC OFF to dismiss for time of circling and 1min to dismiss all Flarm warnings for one minute 5 1 9 4 Time Alarm warning Use this dialogue to define three independent time alarms that will be triggered at specified periods ...

Page 73: ...ay 2017 Page 73 of 192 5 1 9 5 Gear warning A gear warning can be set The warning will be triggered by AGL altitude 5 1 9 6 Waypoint warning Waypoint warning will be triggered at defined distance from selected waypoint 5 1 10 Units ...

Page 74: ...ght of water ballast If this option is used the weights of the glider and pilot must be entered Refer to Chapters 0 and 5 1 2 for more details of how to enter glider and pilot weights 5 1 11 Hardware Use this menu to define hardware properties such as total energy compensation vario indicators layout compass calibration FLARM module settings AHRS settings Wi fi module NMEA output and data which wi...

Page 75: ...c compensation with a total energy probe If the digital TE option has been used TE compensation should be set to 100 It is important to note that the method of TE compensation is set up when the instrument is installed by virtue of the pneumatic connections made to the TE and static ports Changing the compensation type in the setup screen below WILL NOT change the method of compensation the pneuma...

Page 76: ... tube might help 5 1 11 1 2Temperature Offset The system is supplied with an external outside air temperature OAT sensor With the offset setting it will correct static errors of temperature measurement There is another input called VARIO PRIORITY When this input is activated by grounding the appropriate wire the unit will change over to Vario immediately This input wire is set open not grounded as...

Page 77: ...o immediately This input wire is set open not grounded as a factory default on delivery 5 1 11 1 4 1 SC configuration with the NEW TYPE from 2016 remote stick The new LXNAV remote stick comes without the standard SC cable and VP cable but the function is still available With the new stick there is no more need to solder these wires to the vario wiring loom The SC function is programmable through L...

Page 78: ...f vario indicators can be connected to RS485 bus and each of them can be setup separately Description of indicator is shown on next picture Mechanical needle displays vario netto relative or speed to fly value It can be setup separately for climb mode or cruising mode Printed scale can be chosen in range from 5 to 5 or from 10 to 10 Within software range can be set to 2 5 5 10m s or 5 10 20kts or ...

Page 79: ... is an upgrade Firmware for vario unit can be easily upgraded by customer with SD card See Chapter 8 for more details 5 1 11 4 Indicator I8 I80 V8 V80 Indicator I8 I80 is without mechanical needle I80 features 3 5 colour screen with 320x240 pixels resolution and I8 features 2 5 colour screen with 320x240 pixels resolution User selectable data are displayed on screen and needle is drawn Each indica...

Page 80: ...istance to goal Arrival altitude TAS last 60 seconds speed Altitude in ft Flight level Thermal average IAS Voltage Average netto Height Total altitude Altitude IGC Navboxes set in the first and second line are also shown on the Thermal mode page Vario or SC needle can be set to Vario Sc Netto or Relativ All settings can be tested by pressing DEMO button G force can be reset by RESET G button V8 V8...

Page 81: ...ow above average red and the strongest point of thermal white If Auto Span is selected then the Thermal Assistant will use the average performance of the last circle to calculate below average and above average climb and indicate accordingly i e red bubbles for strongest lift and blue dots for weakest lift or sink If MacCready is selected then the Thermal Assistant will use the current MacCready s...

Page 82: ...on the Flarm target list Inactive gliders are gliders where the Flarm signal has been lost for a period longer than the Active timeout The targets become inactive and remain only in the Flarm target list for this time Draw Line to Selected Target Check this option to enable or disable a line drawn to a selected Flarm target Draw History Select if a trail is to be drawn behind Flarm targets to show...

Page 83: ... Get Darker In The user can specify in which time period the brightness can reach the required brightness Brightness With the Automatic Brightness unchecked you can set the brightness manually with this slider Night Mode Darkness Set the percentage of the brightness to be used after a press on the NIGHT mode button 5 1 11 4 2 6 Files The Files menu allows you to upload FlarmNet database 5 1 11 4 2...

Page 84: ...Red diamond symbol can show Netto Average Netto Average vertical speed or G force The Blue arrow symbol shows the current MacCready value The Green T symbol represents last thermal average value The Yellow Bar can show Max and Min values of vario over defined time average vario or G meter over whole flight The Flarm Status symbol indicates the presence of a Flarm unit grey if the Flarm receives an...

Page 85: ...ative positions of Flarm targets that are within range When you press either the upper or the lower button you can see focus on ID or zoom Press on the middle button will move focus from one to the other Pressing up down upper lower buttons when focus is active will can change the zoom level or switch between the active targets Data from a selected Flarm object can be seen in 4 corners such as Fla...

Page 86: ...aling to the left there will be an aircraft symbol on the right of the ring of bubbles and the bubbles will appear to rotate clockwise towards the symbol of the glider If you are in a right hand thermal there will be an aircraft symbol on the left and the ring of bubbles will appear to rotate anticlockwise towards the symbol of the glider Large red bubbles indicate the strongest lift within the th...

Page 87: ...ent flight mode vario or speed command Lower Numeric Display Altitude NN altitude Distance distance to the navigation point Glide diff final glide altitude difference Speed TAS Leg speed speed on leg QNH ft NN altitude in ft Flight levels Lower line the parameter displayed can be configured in both Vario and SC modes The labels will automatically be displayed depending on the current function The ...

Page 88: ...rate radio through main display unit First type of connected radio must be selected At the moment following types are supported KRT2 Trig TY91 92 ATR833 Becker 620X Support for other types is in progress Please consult LXNAV for more details Check Auto set target frequency if you want to automatically select frequency when new target is selected in navigational mode Ticking show target warnings wi...

Page 89: ...yed Freq shows selected frequency depending on the continent where system is located Flarm Frequency is automatically updated based on the current continent Port defines serial interface through which Flarm data are being received Internal is default setting and indicates that internal Flarm will be used if installed this option Ext Colibri only on LX8000 old model Use this mode when you want to r...

Page 90: ... available only when external Flarm is connected Check this option if you want that task declaration is automatically transferred to Flarm No tracking will disable tracking mode If set receiving ground stations do not process or store position data of aircraf You can also see your flarm serial number version and obstacles loaded if they are loaded Flarm internal number can be seen in the last row ...

Page 91: ...ible with V9 V8 V80 variometer Deviation of few degrees is tolerated When aligning compass with AHRS it is important that cabin is closed and glider is not moving Message will be displayed on screen when aligned Press CALIB button to start calibration of compass on the ground Calibration process I very straightforward Make sure glider fuselage is levelled use tail dolly wings are levelled and cano...

Page 92: ... seat configuration with the rear seat device it is possible to transfer selected data between the front and rear seat device Use this menu to define which data will be automatically received from the other device Data are divided into two groups flight parameters and navigational data If a specific value is checked this value will be automatically received from the other device Check MacCready Ba...

Page 93: ...ected user can specify functionality of function button There are several options available for function button SC toogle button will toggle variometer between speed to fly mode and vario mode Vario priority will temporary put variometer in vario mode regardless of other setting for speed to fly Toggle vario range will toggle between vario range 2 5m s 5m s or 10m s VOLUME will call volume menu on...

Page 94: ...n remote stick and the field in the menu will become active same procedure is for the Front SC button 5 1 11 11 AHRS When AHRS device is connected to the system or AHRS option on V9 V8 V80 is enabled this menu is used to calibrate AHRS for installation error Place you glider in levelled position and press LEVEL button You can also modify pitch offset if you rotate PAGE selector knob More detailed ...

Page 95: ...e and altitude LXNAV data will output all variometer related data such as vario MacCready and ballast Flarm data will output all Flarm related data PDA can be connected to the LX80 90xx system through the NMEA bridge or on the EXT PC port NMEA data is available also on Flarm display port on main display unit and rear display unit at 19200bps However only Flarm data and GPS data 5 1 11 13 Engine Us...

Page 96: ... sets when the engine is recognized which resets statistics 5 1 11 14 Network When Wi Fi option is available this menu will setup all the parameters for network Wi Fi can be turned ON all the time on ground only or off completely Use Wi Fi state to define state SMTP Settings are used to configure server for sending email It is recommend to leave it as LXNAV however user server can be configured Mo...

Page 97: ...AN to scan for new networks Use EDIT to enter password for selected network and to connect to it Use preferred Wi Fi network option if you would like to connect to this network only Press CONNECT to connect to this network and press FORGET to forget this network ...

Page 98: ... recommended that flaps labels are set together with speed range in Polar and Glider setup See Chapter 0 for more details It is also possible to toggle between cruise and climb mode using flap sensor in this case there is no need to define digital input for SC 5 1 11 16 Battery Types This menu defines type of battery being used Selecting type of battery is important in order to correctly show low ...

Page 99: ... the LX Polar program to calculate coefficients a b and c for a given glider s polar The program requires at least three sink points entered at selected speeds e g 100 km h 130 km h and 150 km h The program will calculate the values of a b and c which should be noted and entered into the system You can download program free of charge from www lxnav com Weights must be entered if user enters ballas...

Page 100: ... display requested flap position based on current wing loading and g factor 5 1 13 Profiles and Pilots All settings and navigational page layouts are stored in a profile Profiles can be used in different ways For club operation or multiple pilots sharing the same glider Each pilot can have his personal profile When the user is flying a glider which can have a different wing spans In this situation...

Page 101: ...n display internal storage Press the EDIT button to edit the profile name OLC and SeeYou Cloud logins can be set here Auto upload will automatically upload flight to SeeYou Cloud when the flight is finished and internet connection is established SeeYou cloud Key can be found at https cloud soaringspot com at the top bar click on Application keys and generate a KEY which is xxxx yyyy It can be foun...

Page 102: ...ational pages It can be downloaded free of charge from our web pages www lxnav com For more information about LXStyler please refer to the LXStyler manual If new profile is created with LX Styler it will have default device settings However it is possible to copy device settings from profile to another profile Select newly created profile as active profile Select profile from which you would like ...

Page 103: ... a translator for the system please do not hesitate to contact us Currently available languages are Czech German English Spanish French Italian Dutch Polish Slovenian Finnish and Russian 5 1 15 Passwords 00111 displays information about the system and its sensors 01043 will perform Auto zero and set indicated speed to zero 01049 will perform Auto zero and set indicated speed to zero for OLD LCD va...

Page 104: ... set Change Wind Methods user will not be able to change methods for wind calculation Change Page Style it is not possible to change page layout Change Flarm Target user cannot change flarm targets names and other data for it Use Flight Recorder menu user cannot modify flight recorder properties Use Display menu user cannot modify display properties Use Files and Transfer menu it is not possible t...

Page 105: ...file Use Language menu user cannot use this menu Use Passwords menu user cannot use this menu Once actions are selected and admin mode is closed user will un selected items grayout 5 1 17 About About dialogs show serial number software version installed terrain software options and update status if Wi Fi module is installed Use this menu whenever you are experienced a problem with the system If SD...

Page 106: ... are calculated for the current position In the upper right corner the current FLARM status is shown TX means FLARM is transmitting data to others and the number indicates how many other FLARM devices are within range Press START button to start running stopwatch Press STOP button to stop running stopwatch If you press the MARK button a new waypoint will be created with the current latitude longit...

Page 107: ...out saving Press GOTO button to navigate immediately to selected point 5 2 2 Position Report This page shows your position report relative to an arbitrary selectable point Use this page when you are talking to ATC Press the REPORT button to select a report point Radials will always be magnetic and distance will always be in nautical miles If you press the MARK button a new waypoint will be created...

Page 108: ...es above horizon If a satellite is in the centre of the circles it is directly overhead When you are experiencing bad satellite reception check this page If the satellites are always red in a particular place you should consider moving the GPS antenna to another position If you press the MARK button a new waypoint will be created At some instruments that page is not visible 5 2 4 Network status Ne...

Page 109: ...nt Duplicates are automatically removed If a target with nearly the same latitude and longitude is found within both the distributed airports database and user waypoint file then only the target from the user waypoint file will be displayed Press FREQ button to set standby frequency if this option is available if a radio bridge is present Small rectangle in bottom right corner of point icons indic...

Page 110: ...n to send email immediately Press EMAILS to select different email address which has been used before Press TO CLOUD button to upload the flight into SeeYou Cloud A flight is automatically copied to the SD card and or USB stick if it has been inserted into the main display unit when the message Calculating security is displayed This message appears when landing conditions are met You can also dele...

Page 111: ...Thermals are coloured based on MacCready value Red colour means that thermal average was 0 5 m s or more above current MacCready setting Blue colour means that thermal average was 0 5 m s or less below current MacCready setting Orange colour is for matching thermal average On the left side altitude scale is drawn On right side average of last four thermals is printed Shape of thermal column corres...

Page 112: ...rio is used in this calculation Task statistics displays data for the started task Distance flown is the distance that has already been flown on the task The last 60 minutes statistics displays data for the last 60 minutes of flight If the task was started then Dis flown is the distance flown on the task for the last hour otherwise it is the optimised distance If the task distance is used a remark...

Page 113: ...g Modes Version 6 03 May 2017 Page 113 of 192 5 4 2 3 OLC statistics Using the PAGE selector knob the user can select different optimized points Press VIEW button to show more details for selected optimized leg ...

Page 114: ...its dialogue see Chapter 5 1 9 5 The battery symbol indicates status of the battery When the battery is very low the symbol will turn red and also the Low battery warning will be displayed North direction is pointing to true north This is important if map orientation is not north up at the top The airplane symbol in the middle of the screen is showing current position The grey line indicates our c...

Page 115: ...rrival altitude Negative numbers indicate that you are below the glide path and positive numbers indicates you are above the glide path The middle number is the current MacCready setting Zoom scale is displayed in bottom right corner of screen A distance of drawn zoom symbol is plotted above the scale If there is a letter a written next to distance scale it means scale of map will automatically ad...

Page 116: ...quested glide ratio to goal based on zero MacCready setting and current MacCready setting 5 5 4 Fourth Navigation Page The fourth navigational page is combination of FLARM radar screen and some additional altitude data The internal pressure sensor altitude is shown as AltIGC AltInv shows the altitude in opposite units to those defined in the Units setup OAT is the outside temperature Pot Temp is t...

Page 117: ... row 5 5 6 Button actions related only to APT page 5 5 6 1 Select an Airport There are four different methods of selecting an airport They are called filter mode ICAO mode list mode map mode and history mode You can toggle between these four modes by pressing the select button then press the METHOD button several times to select the preferred mode Filter mode Selecting an airport in filter mode is...

Page 118: ...nd you press the GOTO button the cursor will jump to the beginning of the airport name The PAGE selector knob will select among the airports Press GOTO once more and you will navigate to it If you do not know the exact name of an airport just select the first letter and press the GOTO button Now scroll to the desired airport using the PAGE selector knob Press the GOTO button once more and you will...

Page 119: ... filter mode List mode In list mode airports are listed as in near mode Press the VIEW button to change details of selected airport Press the SORT button to change the sort order of the airports Select an airport using the PAGE selector knob Press GOTO and you will navigate to it Press COUNTRY button and a dialogue window with a list of all available countries will pop up ...

Page 120: ...lities distance sort or bearing sort Press SORT button to change it History mode History mode shows all previously selected airports and additional two points take off location and soaring begin location not shown on picture below Use PAGE selector knob to select desired airport Press GOTO to start navigation to it If you are flying a free cross country flight and you wish to finish it under the O...

Page 121: ...waypoint Navigational pages can be customised using LXStyler The description below applies to the default navigational pages 5 6 1 Button actions related only to WPT page 5 6 1 1 Editing Waypoints Press the EDIT button The Edit dialogue will be open with details of the selected waypoint There are two possibilities to enter a position You can modify latitude and longitude to define a position of th...

Page 122: ...ed with name default cup A message Do you want to copy from airport is displayed first Press YES if you would like to copy it from the Airports database An airport select dialogue will be opened Select the airport you wish to copy If none is selected a blank edit dialogue is opened The minimum data that must be entered are name latitude and longitude Press the OK button to confirm changes and crea...

Page 123: ...ored waypoints or airports A task can also be loaded from stored tasks A task can will be saved to an active waypoint file see Chapter 5 1 5 4 for details how to set an active waypoint file A task used for navigation will also be declared in the IGC file Navigational pages can be customised by using LXStyler Task mode valid for DEFAULT profile has five pages Use the PAGE selector knob to switch be...

Page 124: ...inish The third page is designed for tasks with time limits which are in most cases going to be assigned area tasks Three new symbols are added Tsk Sp which is task speed achieved up to this moment tReq Sp which is the required speed to task completion It is calculated as the remaining task distance divided by the remaining time tRemain indicates the remaining task time The fourth page is identica...

Page 125: ...o the navigational page Use the ZONE button to modify the observation zone for selected point The default zone style is defined in the Observation Zones menu in setup mode see Chapter 5 1 7 4 OPTIONS action will open a new dialogue where additional properties for the task can be defined The task name is set in this dialogue There are three different methods of creating task List mode detailed list...

Page 126: ... task Add as many start points as required Later it is possible to cycle through start points with CYCLE button 5 7 2 2 Zone modifying zones Select a point and press the ZONE button A new dialogue with the observation zone for the selected point will open Using parameters in the zone dialogue it is possible to describe all types of observation zones Angle12 defines the orientation of the observati...

Page 127: ...T checkbox will be automatically checked when Radius1 is greater than 10 km By default navigation to task points will be automatically advanced uncheck Auto next if you do not want to change over to next point when reaching selected point This option will be automatically unchecked when Radius1 is greater than 10 km Press the NEXT button when you are happy with the changes and to continue with the...

Page 128: ...art line is crossed or start sector is exited system will automatically advance navigation to first turning point There are also several options in this menu which will help competition pilots to have a less stressful start 5 7 2 3 1 Gate Time Gate time is the time when the start gate is going to open If this value is entered the instrument will not give you any message about starting a task befor...

Page 129: ...r Start alt and or Start gsp to use this option An indication will be shown on the final glide symbol Character A will be displayed before the MacCready value if a start altitude was entered and or character G will be displayed if a start speed was specified AG combines both A and G The lower number indicates at what altitude you will reach start altitude A negative value indicates you are going t...

Page 130: ...e Task is already saved is shown 5 7 3 NEW task task creation Make sure that at least one waypoint file is loaded into the main display unit and that it is checked and marked as an active waypoint file Refer to Chapter 5 1 5 1 for details on how to upload waypoint files to the system Select task time if AAT taks and press the EDIT button Enter the task time if required AAT Rotate the PAGE selector...

Page 131: ...er S indicates you entered the start point and a letter F indicates you entered the finish point Move the cursor down to the next empty point and repeat the above procedure until the entire task is entered Next to task name bearing to point and distance from previous point is shown When on ground time needed from start is shown in last column On ground calculation for time needed is based on MacCr...

Page 132: ...ul when you do not know exactly waypoint name but just direction and distance where to go Press VIEW button to change view from list to detailed list view In detailed list view also latitude and longitude for selected task point are given Press VIEW button once more to enter map edit mode 5 7 4 Creating a task in SEEYOU Tasks can be also created in SeeYou software and loaded into LX systems For mo...

Page 133: ...dit dialogue will be opened It is also possible to delete tasks from the active waypoint file Press the DELETE button to delete the selected task Tasks can be sorted by start point task distance and task description Press the SORT button to toggle the sort method 5 7 5 1 1 Loading a Task from SoaringSpot S SPOT If LX has the Wi fi option enabled and has an established internet connection then S SP...

Page 134: ... thermal mode When glider enters thermal device will switch to thermal page and zoom will adjust according to settings set in the following chapter 5 1 6 5 There can be only one page set as thermal for airport mode waypoint mode and task mode You can change current page to thermal mode in layout settings described in chapter 6 3 25 In this dialog you can enable it and also change track length colo...

Page 135: ...ion to make quick changes to layout just before going to fly In this chapter only customization on device will be explained For more info about LX Styler please refer to its manual Navigational page consists of many symbols and navboxes each of them is fully customizable Press LAYOUT button on navigational screen and a dialog with several options will appear EDIT option will enter page customizati...

Page 136: ...available via speed buttons NEW will create new symbol A dialog appears with list of avalible symbols DELETE will delete selected symbol A confirmation message will be displayed prior to erasing of symbol EDIT action will launch edit dialog for selected symbol All details for selected symbol are placed there RESIZE MOVE button will toggle between move mode and resize mode When in move mode a cross...

Page 137: ...FAI area if it is enabled This option is not shown if it is not enabled Team will open dialogue where pilot can enter team code of his partner Team code is compatible with SeeYou Mobile application Layout will run page layout editor In layout editor it is possible to modify layout of current navigational page Night will reduce backlight to level acceptable for flying in very dark conditions Notam ...

Page 138: ...le through start points Arm Start or Next option is used to start a task or to advance to the next turn point When any of the eight buttons are pressed the functions for the buttons are shown If a selected button is pressed once more the selected action will take place Press the MORE button to see more options If the remote stick is available the behaviour is slightly different When the check butt...

Page 139: ...is taken Pressing the BAL button will toggle the menu from MacCready setting to Ballast setting Ballast is entered in values which are defined in the Units menu see Chapter 5 1 9 5 You can set the load for an empty glider by pressing the Empty button When parameters for water dump rate are given DUMP button will appear Press DUMP button when you open water valve System will automatically count dow...

Page 140: ...hat the target point is always visible Maximum zoom is 200 km and minimum zoom is 1 km The check boxes will turn on or off the following items Map complete map is turned on off Terrain only terrain is turned on off Raster scanned maps is turned on off Airspace toggle airspace display on off Wpts waypoints drawing is turned on off Flarm Flarm radar display is turned on off Path flown path is switch...

Page 141: ... on position drift during circling A minimum of three circles must be completed to obtain the first wind measurements The third method is combination which takes into account also airspeed received from the vario unit If the compass module is available wind is also estimated using the wind triangle Calculated wind is stored in layers Layer height is 300 m or 1000 ft and cannot be modified by the u...

Page 142: ...ceive wind information from the first seat by ticking the FRONT SEAT option 6 2 1 4 Airspace The Airspace dialogue shows a list of airspace zones in the vicinity of your position Vertical and horizontal distances are calculated to all airspace zones in the list The VIEW button toggles the list views When the STATUS button is pressed the status of the selected airspace zone will toggle between OFF ...

Page 143: ... will be created with the current latitude and longitude and elevation based on the terrain database The waypoint name is generated from the current date and time separated by the minus character and preceded by an underscore Waypoint data can be modified Refer to Chapter 5 6 1 for more details Press the OK button to save a marked waypoint or press CANCEL to exit without saving Press GOTO button t...

Page 144: ...DENT to identify 6 2 1 7 Radio This dialog will be available only when 232 Bridge is installed and used as a radio bridge In dialog active and standby frequency are shown transmit status and volume control are shown Press SET FREQ button to swap active and standby frequency Press SQ to toggle volume control between volume squelch and vox Use upper left rotary knob to adjust it In HISTORY pull down...

Page 145: ...hare the same key Go fly When asked about your position answer Hotel Golf Echo Mike Your teammate will tap the Team button enter the code and say Thanks while others won t have a clue unless they have the key 6 2 1 9 Flarm Press the Flarm button to view the list of other aircrafts received by Flarm A split screen of map and list with all received aircraft since the last switch on is shown The list...

Page 146: ...ter the edit dialogue for the selected Flarm object Enter data about the Flarm glider and pilot The colour and size of each target can be adjusted by ticking the custom box The main display unit is pre loaded with the FlarmNet database to identify known FLARM Device IDs with plane and pilot data You can upload the latest FlarmNet database after downloading it from http www flarmnet org The update ...

Page 147: ...blue cross will be plotted over the screen with info box for given cross position Move cross up and down on map using PAGE selector knob Move cross left and right using MODE selector knob Turn ZOOM selector knob to zoom map If remote stick is being used move jogger to move map Press INFO button to change information for given position of cursor There are three types of information possible informa...

Page 148: ...ngle assistant to match your suitable position If FAI area is not enabled this option will be grey out 6 2 1 12 Layout Use this option to modify layout of navigational page See chapter 6 for detailed explanation 6 2 1 13 Night Use this option to switch the display brightness to minimum visibility which is suitable for night flying ...

Page 149: ...toward selected goal or plane bearing Picture symbol will print images bind to selected waypoint or airport History symbol shows aircraft altitude and terrain elevation over past time Flarm Radar symbol will display a radar screen showing Flarm targets at predefined zoom Artificial Horizon will show an artificial horizon symbol and optional compass points Altitude Tape shows altitude with some add...

Page 150: ...nutes speed Req Mc Required MacCready to target Agl Height above ground ReqAlt Required altitude to target Airport Nearest Airport reqE Required glide ratio to target Airspace Distance to nearest zone reqFlaps Requested Flaps Alt Altitude above MSL reqSTF STF for required MacCready AltGain Gained altitude in thermal Rwy Dir Target runway direction AltGps GPS altitude Rwy Len Target runway length A...

Page 151: ...n elevation Tri Optimized FAI triangle or just largest triangle GS Groundspeed Trk Groundtrack Hdg Heading trqSTF Task STF for required MacCready Humidity Relative humidity Tsk Sp Task speed IAS Indicated airspeed tskE Task required glide ratio LON LAT Longitude and Latitude tVario Average vario for task Mc MacCready Value UTC UTC time METAR Target parsed METAR VarA Averaged vertical speed METAR T...

Page 152: ...ng There are several representations of plane available Change style to select different plane symbol You can also add a wind vector which will rotate around the symbol Enable it by checking Show wind property 6 3 3 Orientation symbol Orientation symbol shows North direction 6 3 4 Final glide symbol The final glide symbol is a complex symbol The bottom number shows your predicted arrival altitude ...

Page 153: ...ude mode The Character T means TASK which means final glide to finish on task The Character S means START which means final glide to the start line 6 3 5 Battery indicator Battery will visually display current level of battery Green indicates that battery is ok It will turn yellow and later red when battery is empty Battery symbol colours are related to the battery voltage which can be set in the ...

Page 154: ...ider increasing the MacCready value if most of dots are blue we should consider decreasing the MacCready setting 6 3 8 Zoom Zoom symbol shows current map zoom It can be used only when the map symbol is already on the page Zoom can be presented in two ways number on symbol indicates the length of the zoom symbol or number indicates length of whole screen You can toggle Show full screen distance pro...

Page 155: ... is blue marker that indicates current position and change in position in last 20 seconds 6 3 12 Flarm radar Symbol will display a radar screen showing Flarm and ADSB targets at predefined zoom You can change zoom in edit layout dialog or you can rotate ZOOM knob to change it This will work only if map symbol is not on current page There are also ascending slopes drawn with grey colour This indica...

Page 156: ...tting AGL altitude flight level or MSL elevation Nearest airspace marker is also drawn on tape In task mode instead of airspace elevation task finish point is shown Latest thermal is drawn on tape with an appropriate colour 6 3 15 Airspeed Tape Airspeed tape shows current indicated airspeed Blue green marker on tape represents speed to fly value Band colours are fully customizable to match your ai...

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Page 158: ...orners can be adjusted 6 3 17 Magnetic roses and HSI Magnetic rose and HSI symbols are displaying compass Magnetic rose cannot be detached from plane symbol while HSI can be freely moved HSI always points in heading direction HSI also displays more information 6 3 18 Compass Tape Compass Tape is displaying magnetic direction User can set pointer colour and compass scale ...

Page 159: ...flaps are set When wrong flaps are set then selected flap band will be coloured red When property Show entire tape is set all bands are visible and have equal size regardless of their configured speed bounds If Snap Sensor Value is ticked flaps will also show current flaps setting and required flaps setting To calibrate flaps settings properly refer to the following chapter 5 1 11 15 6 3 20 3D Map...

Page 160: ...t ascending line will be shown Red diamond shows average vertical speed Blue arrow shows current MacCready value Green T pointer shows last thermal average value 6 3 22 G meter G meter symbol shows current g load value It also displays minimum and maximum g load At first symbol is always visible but it can be hidden automatically when bellow certain value You can configure this behaviour with chan...

Page 161: ...rmal was the strongest and the weakest Numerical value below each thermal column shows thermal vario since the first and last circle of the thermal Colours are related to MacCready settings Thermals are coloured based on MacCready value Red colour means that thermal average was 0 5 m s or more above current MacCready setting Blue colour means that thermal average was 0 5 m s or less below current ...

Page 162: ...ge global styles Dialog is split into four groups First group defines colours and font properties for title of navbox Second group defines colours and font properties for navboxes main value Third group defines properties of navboxes which have only a single line In last group background on navigational page is defined You can set current page in mode as thermal page by pressing THERMAL button But...

Page 163: ...witch the unit ON some minutes prior to take off to give the GPS receiver time enough to acquire satellites The flight recorder will also make a take off baseline Longer running on the ground will not reduce flight recorder capacity 7 1 2 Profile Selection Turn the PAGE selector knob to select the desired profile if more than one profile is available First profiles stored in internal storage are d...

Page 164: ...alue The QNH button should be pressed only when airfield elevation and QNH pressure are given This might happened on some competitions In all other cases elevation should always match QNH pressure The profile selection and Elevation dialogues are not shown if the system is switched off and on during flying 7 1 4 Pre flight Check After elevation setup the system will switch to airport mode It will ...

Page 165: ...and saving can be done while in the air But then the task cannot be declared in the air There is only one task which can be declared This task will be automatically declared in the IGC file on take off The task can also be modified during flight but any changes will not be written to the IGC file There are currently three methods to create a task Read waypoint and task file from SD card and load a...

Page 166: ...r than the designated task time An assigned area task has the same structure as other tasks and all known methods to enter are the same as described The only differences are larger observation zones having a specific geometry Use the ZONE button see chapter Error Reference source not found to modify the individual observation zone It is also recommended to use the AAT assistant tools such as optim...

Page 167: ...System Version 6 03 May 2017 Page 167 of 192 Usually a task sheet with observation zone definitions matching the system observation zone definition will be given An example of a task sheet is shown on the previous page ...

Page 168: ...pilot will notice this because the statistics page will change from logbook view to flight statistics 7 2 1 Starting a Task Before starting a task in task mode a character S will be displayed on the final glide symbol This indicates that the task has not yet been started The lower number tells you at what altitude you will start For more advanced start options such as maximum start speed maximum a...

Page 169: ...e The system will always take the correct time as start time If for some reason you miss the start message you may always start the task by pressing the START button Go to task mode and press any button In the top row the START button is shown Press this button and navigation will be advanced to the next turn point In case you change the task in the air and you are already flying towards first tur...

Page 170: ... observation zone is reached the message Inside zone will be displayed and the task will auto advance to the next turn point if the Auto next option was selected see Chapter Error Reference source not found When the Auto next option was not selected the message NEXT will be displayed Press the associated button to advance to the next turn point If for some reason you missed this message you can al...

Page 171: ... point when leaving the assigned area If you want to auto advance to the next turn point earlier you may always press the NEXT button in task mode see 7 2 3 If NEXT is pressed the task is advanced to the next turn point When flying in an assigned area it is NOT important when you will advance to next turn point The system is always taking into account the most optimal fix inside the assigned area ...

Page 172: ... sector Rotate the PAGE selector knob page selector to move the point in the radial direction from the area centre Use the ZOOM selector knob zoom to move point in the axial direction If more than one assigned area is set for a task the NEXT button is shown in the lower line Press this button if you would like to move point into another assigned area When moving task point to which you are navigat...

Page 173: ...de Different fill type colour and opacity can be set at 5 1 6 4 chapter In Near mode arrival altitude is coloured in white yellow and red White final glide shows APT in range at current MC setting Yellow final glide shows reachable airports if you decrease your MC to zero Red colour means these APTs cannot be reached The same colour logic is used for the APTs appearance on the map Yellow square in...

Page 174: ... The flight is finished when the message Calculating security disappears At that moment the statistics page will be changed back to logbook view Now it is safe to switch off the instrument If a SD card or USB stick is currently inserted into the main display unit the flight will automatically be copied to it Please use regular methods to power down the system See Chapter 4 4 for details It is impo...

Page 175: ...matically 8 1 Updating main display firmware We will send you an update file and update code The update code is a string six letters long and the update file has the lx8000 lx8080 lx9000 lx9050 or lx9070 extension To proceed with the firmware update copy the update file to a SD card or USB stick and insert it into the main display unit Start the main display unit and go to the Setup Password menu ...

Page 176: ... 0 it is also possible to make an update without the SD card or USB stick Once the internet connection is established system will automatically give you a notification that there is a new update available User has 3 options available update which will perform the update ignore this message will be ignored and it won t be shown anymore for this version and later option which will notify you each ti...

Page 177: ...It is advised to select YES and update the vario unit V8 V80 All detected devices will be listed including 2 vario parts Sensor box Automatic method V8 V80 indicator Manual method Select both and press UPDATE Sensor box will be automatically updated in less than a minute After that a manual update of the V8 V80 is needed Please follow instructions displayed on the LX80 90xx Instructions are You wi...

Page 178: ...and a SW update Once the update is successfully booted you can check your latest version in the SETUP ABOUT menu in the V8 V80 vario unit On the LX80 90xx you can terminate the message by clicking the OK button A micro SD card adapter is needed for a manual V8 V80 update 8 2 2 Manual vario update Download the vario file from www lxnav com and put it on the sd card Start the system insert the SD ca...

Page 179: ...ait some minutes straight line on the barogram beginning Set the recording interval to 1 second see Chapter 5 1 2 Place it in the chamber and carry out a short climb to about 100 m to start the flight recorder Bring the chamber pressure to exactly 1013 2 hPa Decrease the pressure by 1000 m and hold for about 30 seconds Continue the procedure to 9000 m Increase the pressure in 1000 m steps back to ...

Page 180: ...the Flarm External Display Some input is possible via the external display In case that unit has no built Flarm external Flarm connection is possible using LX5flarm or LX5PF cable for power Flarm 10 1 1 Installation For more detailed instructions on installation please refer to installation manual The position of the radio communication antenna is extremely important as a bad installation will red...

Page 181: ...ure The Flarm is updated via the SD card USB key From the Flarm webpage www flarm com download the appropriate file and copy to the SD card e g flarm_407 fw Enter password 89891 and select the Flarm update file Wait until it is completed In case of a problem it is still possible to perform an update using FLARMtool and the serial connection Please refer to an older LX8000 manual for the detailed p...

Page 182: ... with FLARMtool from PC Go into password menu and enter password 42000 Following message will appear Run Flarm tool and select communication port Connect main display unit to your PC with LX5PC cable In the same time Flarm tool will detect Flarm Please follow the instructions ...

Page 183: ... 42000 use following recover procedure In Flarm tool choose Recover and follow instructions On LX8000 enter password 41000 When recover is finished press OK button 10 1 5 Uploading obstacles with FlarmTool from PC Go into password menu and enter password 42000 Run Flarmtool and select communication port Connect LX8000 via PC cable with your PC ...

Page 184: ...n Copy this file to the SD card In the Files and Transfer menu select the Update Databases menu item Select the FlarmNet file and wait until the update completes 10 2 External Flarm or Power Flarm If main display unit has no internal Flarm user has a possibility to connect to it external Flarm or Power Flarm All Flarm Power Flarm items will be displayed on the navigation map with same functionalit...

Page 185: ...pin rounded connector On the other side of LX5FLARM cable is 6 pin standard IGC RJ12 plug connector which is plugged into Flarm Power Flarm port Using improper type of cable may harm your display unit or Flarm Power Flarm units 10 3 Rear Seat Device In two seat gliders it is possible to install the rear seat device The rear seat device looks almost identical to the main display unit However inside...

Page 186: ...automatically be received from the other device Check MacCready Ballast and or Bugs to receive the current MacCready value current ballast setting or bugs from the other device If Waypoint is checked a new waypoint target will be automatically assigned when the user changes the waypoint target on the other device A message Waypoint target received will be shown on the screen and you will be naviga...

Page 187: ... mm 19 3 mm 20 3 mm 24 4 mm and 25 4 mm All necessary electronics is built into the top of the stick The four coloured wires from the bottom must be connected to RS485 splitter Additionally two shielded cables are used for speed to fly command and push to talk button not valid for remote sticks delivered after 2016 Remote sticks produced after 2016 come without the SC and VP cables they are progra...

Page 188: ... navigational mode On main display unit some of the speed buttons are having small icon There are three icons available red cross which correspond to X button on remote blue dot which correspond to upper left button with dot and green tick which is middle button Function button is custom button which function can be set by user See chapter 5 1 11 10 On the front side of remote stick there is speed...

Page 189: ...vario unit Do not forget to set the speed command input setting to TASTER see Chapter 5 1 11 1 After installation there is no special setting required on main display unit as the remote stick will be automatically detected 10 5 Compass Compass module must be connected to RS485 bus It must be installed to the place where is no strong magnetic fields Irons or ferromagnetic materials cables with AC c...

Page 190: ...ay unit see Chapter 5 1 11 14 For more detailed instructions on installation please refer to installation manual 10 7 Secondary Vario Indicators An unlimited number of secondary vario indicators can be connected to the system bus RS485 splitting units should be used to extend the bus capacity The functionality of secondary units depends on settings made in setup see chapter 5 1 11 1 3 Each unit ha...

Page 191: ... part of manual moved to separate document Merged document with LX80xx manual Updates for firmware version 5 0 January 2015 Added chapter 6 2 2 January 2017 Reviewed updated chapters 5 1 2 5 1 5 5 1 9 3 5 1 11 1 4 1 5 1 11 6 5 1 11 11 5 1 17 5 4 1 5 1 6 5 6 2 1 9 6 3 25 New features updated chapters 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 12 5 1 6 1 5 1 6 7 5 1 6 9 5 1 6 10 5 1 9 5 5 1 9 6 5 7 5 1 1 6 2 1 13 6 3 1 1 6 3 ...

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