Naviter Oudie 3, User Manual

Page 1: ...2003 2013 Naviter d o o Oudie 3 Help Last modified 26 7 2013 for version 4 50...

Page 2: ...to Oudie 3 13 7 Learning to use Oudie 3 13 8 Using Profiles with Oudie 3 16 9 How Airspace warning works 19 10 Entering and flying the tasks 29 11 Flying with the FAI Triangle Assistant 32 12 Using T...

Page 3: ...Task 63 List edit 64 Map edit 65 Edit Point 66 Load task 67 Task options 68 12 Next map 69 13 Info page 69 14 Statistics 69 15 About 69 16 Save Settings 70 17 Thermal assistant 70 18 Switch Profile 71...

Page 4: ...iscellaneous Misc 103 21 Hardware 104 Terminal 105 22 Vario Part VIII Oudie firmware 108 108 1 Main screen 108 2 Settings screen 109 Volume 110 Backlight 111 Language 112 Autorun 113 Calibration 115 U...

Page 5: ...Part I...

Page 6: ...It was designed to answer the question which was most frequently posted to us as Why do you not build the device for paraglider and hang glider pilots Naviter is a Slovenian based software company We...

Page 7: ...or to the charging slot on the Oudie fast charge Connect the car charger to the DC 12 24 V source and insert the connector to the mini USB slot on the Oudie slow charge Connect the USB cable to an ext...

Page 8: ...Part II...

Page 9: ...Oudie 3 on and off Upgrading firmware Running Oudie 3 software for the first time Using vario Copying files to Oudie 3 Learning to use Oudie 3 Using profiles with Oudie 3 Entering the task How Airspac...

Page 10: ...do nothing and return focus to navigation To reboot press the reset button on the back of the device See also Getting to know Oudie 3 2 3 Upgrading firmware Upgrading the firmware on the Oudie 3 is as...

Page 11: ...Getting started 7 2003 2013 Naviter d o o 8 Reboot the Oudie one more time to complete the update...

Page 12: ...3 software for the first time When you turn the Oudie 3 on for the first time or after a reset navigation software is started automatically Language Select language which you would like to use on Oudi...

Page 13: ...Getting started 9 2003 2013 Naviter d o o Region Select region in which you are going to fly and confirm this with Select button...

Page 14: ...es later Map with symbols This is where you will be looking for information all the time You can do many things on the Map page You can move the map by dragging it It will return to the position of th...

Page 15: ...mation you need Be at waiting for Start gate Final glide Navigation Optimization or another issue use Menu Navboxes to select which items you want displayed Command bar holds 2 shortcuts to specific a...

Page 16: ...before you change them You can control the size and position of the Vario Symbol on the map Simply drag it on the screen if you wish to move it to a new position Go to Menu Settings Symbols Vario to c...

Page 17: ...flights from the desktop PC to your device Then go to Menu Settings Input then change input to File Press the button and choose a flight you wish to replay Now use the buttons to change Waypoints MacC...

Page 18: ...your gliders or type of flying Here s how it works 1 When you first ran Oudie 3 a Default profile was created Anything you have changed in the application was stored to this profile Now comes a day w...

Page 19: ...either Copy current profile which makes an exact copy of your current settings Create a new profile which creates a copy of the default settings You may give the new profile a name according to what...

Page 20: ...settings you will probably want to change before use Links to Terrain Airspace and Waypoint files Pilot name and Glider type settings Navboxes for Map1 Navboxes for Map2 See also Getting Started 2 9...

Page 21: ...It will also display a line with distances from your position to the nearest position of each airspace you are about to encounter And it will beep briefly You get to choose to turn the airspace warni...

Page 22: ...space where you are not horizontally inside i e you are not below this airspace yet 2 Horizontally nearest airsapce Altitude gives you the altitude difference towards the horizontally nearest airspace...

Page 23: ...10 Entering and flying the tasks This is a tutorial about entering the task in Oudie 3 We have had the privilege to look over the shoulder many impressively experienced pilots who have found a very di...

Page 24: ...20 2003 2013 Naviter d o o Make sure the first line in the empty list is selected if you didn t touch the screen after clearing the task then it is already selected Then press the Keyb as in Keyboard...

Page 25: ...arted 21 2003 2013 Naviter d o o Start typing and you will notice that the waypoint name auto completes while you are typing note that the keyboard characters which do not make sense are disabled whil...

Page 26: ...vicinity of the currently auto completed name of the waypoint you may also use the and buttons on the full screen keyboard to advance the waypoint names alphabetically Once you have found the waypoin...

Page 27: ...Getting started 23 2003 2013 Naviter d o o Press the Keyb button again and start entering the Start Gate turnpoint s name A28089 in this example...

Page 28: ...iter d o o Note that after entering A and 2 the suggested waypoint name is A28089 If not A28089 Press once and you are now at A28089 Press OK Repeat this procedure until all waypoints including the fi...

Page 29: ...es FAI sectors are setup correctly Note that you can choose your default Sector type settings in Menu Settings Task Observation Zone Type Cylinder are what you wanted to use on most flights At each of...

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Page 31: ...oto Statistics will be reset when you cross the start line again Flying the task To navigate during the task use all of the featues that are made available to you through Oudie 3 software Map pages to...

Page 32: ...an be wrong when you try to math through the glider polar Current L D however is pragmatic it tells you what you are doing Required L D is pragmatic as well It tells you what you should be doing If Cu...

Page 33: ...ried to design the assistant Here s how it works Turning the FAI Assistant on or off follows the same phylosophy as toggling the Map Waypoints Airspace Navboxes etc It is controlled through the Displa...

Page 34: ...int One finish fix within 1 km radius from another fix that occured before turning the 1st waypoint of the optimized triangle is required to finish the task It may be a single fix if you started your...

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Page 36: ...e quickly if you decide to follow its instructions Thermal assistant analyses the lift in your thermal It calculates the average and follows how strongly the vario values change in each circle It uses...

Page 37: ...istant graphics is displayed if variance for displaying the thermal assistant is large enough see Settings Thermal The size of the bubbles represents the amount of lift The color of the bubble is rela...

Page 38: ...t for the times when you are tired or have better things to do than focus 100 on the thermal It will only sound a bell if the thermal varies significantly in strength If you would like to display Ther...

Page 39: ...Part III...

Page 40: ...one of these elements It is described in the chapters you will access by following the above links An important feature of the Map page is Cursor info There are two Map views Map 1 and Map 2 which are...

Page 41: ...ursor info A tap on the map brings up a dialog with relevant information about Waypoints Airspace Task If either of the items above is present within the Drag limit distance from the tap such informat...

Page 42: ...e screen and hold it down then move the finger in one direction You will get a list of points sorted on distance Columns are sortable in the Goto dialog Click on the column header to sort ascending or...

Page 43: ...ea of your tap You can quickly change the status of any of these airspaces by using the buttons for disabling an airspace for Always Today 5 minutes or turning them back on with the Activate button By...

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Page 45: ...urrent position You will want to do that if you wish to have a different view of the map You can choose several sizes glider symbol through Menu Settings Symbols 3 3 Arrow towards the North Map orient...

Page 46: ...original map orientation See also Map orientation 3 4 Wind vector The wind vector gives you a graphical and textual orientation about the wind at current height It is measured in different ways depend...

Page 47: ...ation boxes You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display how large they should be and where they should be located Navboxes are setup separately for Map 1 and Map 2 views That is beca...

Page 48: ...on The higher the number the faster animation the slower refresh rate for the Map page Pocket PC reaches its limits here Slider allows you to quickly jump to a point within the flight 3 9 Command bar...

Page 49: ...Part IV...

Page 50: ...ur position Use it to report your landing position or check if everything is setup OK Position panel shows present position local date and time Altitude panel shows Altitude QNH Flight Level altitude...

Page 51: ...Part V...

Page 52: ...ts the entrance and departure from each thermal relative to the other four The number on the right is average for the last four thermals Use it for your MacCready setting if you wish Flight statistics...

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Page 54: ...to the other Page 1 Esc Prev and Next Settings Display Options Screen Lock Map orientation Exit Zoom Volume Alt Goto Task Next Map Info page Statistics Page 2 About Save Settings Thermal Assistant Sw...

Page 55: ...ow the next and previous page in the Menu 6 3 Settings The Settings button in the Menu opens the Settings dialog where all of the preferences of Oudie 3 can be setup Note that some settings like Map a...

Page 56: ...Oudie 3 52 2003 2013 Naviter d o o 6 4 Display options You can control what is visible on the Map page All items which can be made visible or invisible on Oudie 3 are listed in this dialog 36...

Page 57: ...cked the screen It s very useful to lock it during the flight Some action Navboxes like Zoom in Zoom out Previous Next turnpoint on task will still works Tu unlock the screen press the Menu button and...

Page 58: ...e top of the screen Track Up puts your current track towards the top of the screen Heading Up puts your current heading towards the top of the screen Heading is calculated by subtracting Wind vector f...

Page 59: ...Menu 55 2003 2013 Naviter d o o There is a shortcut for this dialog if you tap with your finger on the North Arrow indicator...

Page 60: ...g this button quits the application Before you exit the program will ask you whether or not you wish to save the current profile changes save changes to the waypoints and tasks save changed or added F...

Page 61: ...f the Oudie 3 window 0 1km 2km 5km 35km 50km are fixed zoom settings Setting represents the width of the Map window Depending on the units it can be in either kilometers statute or nautical miles Targ...

Page 62: ...p this value correctly is essential for correct final glide indications When there is a waypoint or the terrain map with elevations in vicinity there is a suggestion at what to set up in the top line...

Page 63: ...ume This property is used for changing the Vario volume 6 10 Goto The goto dialog allows you to select the Navigate to point quickly There are several ways to access this dialog Tap on the map Brings...

Page 64: ...the waypoints are filtered the Filter caption is highlighted in the command bar see screenshot below At the bottom of the screen immediately above the menu three recently used waypoints are displayed...

Page 65: ...or Cursor Info Waypoints dialog and press the button once Use the and buttons to change values quickly and without the use of the keyboard 6 10 3 Waypoint filter Since SeeYou Mobile may use multiple...

Page 66: ...oint that you were looking for from the list that matches the filter you have entered The screenshot below left displays such filter with the letters MAL already entered The result is a list of all wa...

Page 67: ...etical order Use the right left button to change waypoint name in alphabetical vicinity of what you had entered Please read the Gettings Started chapter Entering and flying the task By tapping on the...

Page 68: ...g altitude 6 11 2 Map edit The same simple philosophy from graphical task editing in SeeYou has been implemented in the Oudie 3 software Tap Move anywhere except on a waypoint to move the map Tap Move...

Page 69: ...ping its name in List view Elev Elevation This is the reference altitude for the point in question This is the altitude that is taken into account when calculating the final glide Direction This optio...

Page 70: ...and finish points only Buttons at the bottom will help you enter the correct values quickly with your fingers The DEF button will change values to the default ones 6 11 4 Load task Load task dialog is...

Page 71: ...and interval and number of intervals For Race to goal tasks is Start on entry set to default End speed section In this box you choose the end of speed section waypoint Task deadline time You can put t...

Page 72: ...ing to the MacCready theory The Navigate by shortest route check box will automatically navigate you on task by shortest optimized distance Use the and buttons to quickly change values 6 12 Next map I...

Page 73: ...tics page 6 15 About Through the About dialog you can see serial number and the version of Oudie 3 software Upgrades are free and available through http www oudie3 com 6 16 Save Settings Once you have...

Page 74: ...2013 Naviter d o o 6 17 Thermal assistant See Using Thermal Assistant 6 18 Switch Profile The switch profile icon shuts down Oudie 3 and runs it again so you can choose another profile See also Using...

Page 75: ...diately like to navigate to the newly created waypoint The reason for this feature is to be able to come back to the current position with as few clicks as possible Tipically when trying to center a t...

Page 76: ...ds in Oudie 3 Position drift when Lat Lon are the only available data Groundspeed difference when groundspeed and track are received from the GPS Combination of Groundspeed and straight flight when tr...

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Page 78: ...ou Mobile Menu page lets you control the content of the main Menu Files page has shortcuts to the terrain waypoint and airspace files Log page sets up the header for the IGC file User interface is sho...

Page 79: ...lected Repeat this for about 4 6 different altitudes Use the stylus to drag from one selected altitude to another Press Spread Repeat this for all of the intervals you have designed Object properties...

Page 80: ...which zoom level it is visible from the Zoom drop down list By checking the Warn me check box you will be warned before entering this type of zone Choose whether or not a zone should be filled from th...

Page 81: ...screen in complex airspace 7 3 Waypoints Wpts The Waypoints dialog allows you to control how waypoints are displayed Each waypoint consists of Waypoint symbol Label one Label two Type panel allows yo...

Page 82: ...wo in a single line Max number of visible symbols lets you setup how many waypoint symbols you wish to have displayed with their icons before they become points Cursor sort allows you to select how th...

Page 83: ...ght path if you continue to fly the current track You may change the Color Width and Length of the line through the combo boxes You may choose to disable the display of the current track vector by dis...

Page 84: ...lay Options dialog The Rotate button will change where the FAI Area is drawn If the currently flown triangle is not deep enough it will switch sides over the longest currently flown leg giving you the...

Page 85: ...parately design the Line only Direction Angle12 Radius1 Angle1 Radius2 Angle2 properties for the Start Waypoint and Finish points Observation zone style lets you choose the color and width for the way...

Page 86: ...e the other one is approaching the waypoint where details are important You will require two different settings for which Navboxes should be displayed in these conditions Through this dialog you can s...

Page 87: ...FL Altitude above standard atmosphere pressure Height AGL Agl Altitude above the ground elevation vertically below the glider position Altitude m QNH Alt m Altitude in meters QNH regardless of the un...

Page 88: ...u are not inside The caption of this navbox will show airspace name Tapping on this navbox will temporarily arm this airspace so you can turn it off if you wish Nearest airspace Altitude Near AS V Rel...

Page 89: ...lume decrease will decrease the Volume of the device Map 1 page will switch view to Map 1 Map 2 page will switch view to Map 2 Statistics page will switch view to Statistics page Info page will switch...

Page 90: ...lines is one only the Data line Line 2 will be displayed When you select two Title and Data lines will be displayed Line 1 and Line 2 When you select three all three lines will be displayed Colors pan...

Page 91: ...r symbol Wind indicator and Glideslope indicator in the same way If the checkbox for Transparent is selected the Data and Units line will be transparent With the Fill combo box you can control how tra...

Page 92: ...not the symbol can be moved around the screen Reset position button will bring the selected button back to its default position on the screen The Size slider selects the size of each symbol Type comb...

Page 93: ...than Alt res different from the airspace boundaries A continous sound warning and whole screen warning appears Altitude warning is a general warning useful for example when there is a maximum altitude...

Page 94: ...he Menu Settings Thermal you can determine at which vario variance you would like the visual Thermal Assistant and Audio thermal assistant will appear For the audio you can also select how much before...

Page 95: ...an access a list of pre generated polars by clicking on the List button Glider field lets you enter a name for the polar Stall speed tells Oudie 3 about the assumed stall speed of the glider A B and C...

Page 96: ...ph Vertical speed m s kts fpm XC Speed cross country speed or average speed m s km h kts mph Pressure mbar hPa mmHG inHg Load wing loading kg m2 lb ft2 Latitude Longitude DDMMSS DD MMmmm DD dd Set to...

Page 97: ...o 7 13 Fonts The fonts dialog allows you to change preferences of the fonts in Oudie 3 Choose one Item then change Font Size Color Bold Underline and Italic preferences See an example in the Sample p...

Page 98: ...dragging a line out of the glider thus telling it in which direction to move and how fast You can specify a start Latitude and Longitude through the edit boxes if you wish File This mode takes an IGC...

Page 99: ...ere sent to the device may be reproduced on screen including other Flarm data and its warnings To replay a saved NMEA log you need to create a TMP folder in the root of your Oudie memory save the NMEA...

Page 100: ...o 7 15 Commands You can customize the 2 software buttons in the Command bar here 7 16 Menu You can fully control the content and order of the buttons in the menu Use the Up Down and Edit Insert Delete...

Page 101: ...13 Naviter d o o 7 17 Files Setup the default file locations for Oudie 3 through this dialog To read about how to transfer your waypoint and airspace files to Oudie 3 please read the chapter Copying f...

Page 102: ...aded for the whole world You don t have to change those at any time Waypoint files only If you decide to use more than one waypoint file then one file must be selected as Active Tasks will be read and...

Page 103: ...flights recorded with Oudie 3 Information on Pilot Copilot Competition ID Glider and Class is collected here Interval spin box lets you select the interval between consecutive fixes that are recorded...

Page 104: ...he Oudie in order for all changes to take effect Dialog timeout sets up how long a dialog will wait for you to press something before it quits and returns back to navigation Dialogs subjected to this...

Page 105: ...installed the Multilingual version of SeeYou to have other languages than English available Regional Settings drop down list allows you to select how you would like the date and time field to be forma...

Page 106: ...ult by checking this check box and restarting the application You can choose Distance calculation on Spheroid or Elipsoid Add profile button allows you to add new profiles to SeeYou Mobile One applica...

Page 107: ...tings of one map with settings from the other map Please read the message in the dialog carefully so you don t accidentally replace the wrong map settings 7 21 Hardware GPS data dialog If you will con...

Page 108: ...GPS input The upper edit box allows you to enter commands and sending them with the Send button Port settings opens up the COM options dialog Pause button pauses receiving of NMEA data Stamp will add...

Page 109: ...ing Sound frequencies Here you can set sound frequencies of Oudie 3 vario Make sure to try factory settings before you ll make any changes Silence threshold In first field you can set value where Oudi...

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Page 112: ...screen is where you can easily start Oudie 3 or ConnectMe software Oudie 3 is the navigation software while ConnectMe can download flight traces upload declarations and more from other flight recorder...

Page 113: ...tapping on the button you can proceed to the Oudie s Main screen 8 2 1 Volume The slider allows you to select the volume setting on the device The checkbox allows you to select whether or not you woul...

Page 114: ...to leave it on full brightness most of the time Auto OFF allows you to save battery life by selecting after which time the screen Backlight is automatically switched off Default setting is Always ON...

Page 115: ...Oudie firmware 111 2003 2013 Naviter d o o 8 2 3 Language By pressing the left and right icons you can choose the language of the Oudie 3...

Page 116: ...ws you to select whether or not the software will run automatically after the Oudie 3 has been switched on or reset You can use the button to determine which software will be run when pressing the Oud...

Page 117: ...Oudie firmware 113 2003 2013 Naviter d o o 8 2 5 Calibration Allows you to re calibrate the screen if the touch screen has become inaccurate...

Page 118: ...Oudie 3 114 2003 2013 Naviter d o o...

Page 119: ...ed to PC After you plug in the USB cable you will be asked whether or not you wish to Connect to PC or Charge Battery If you choose to Connect to PC then all running programs on Oudie 3 will be shut d...

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Page 121: ...Part IX...

Page 122: ...her than the stylus Tap This is similar to mouse left click in desktop Windows Press your finger or nail anywhere on the screen to create a Tap This way you can navigate through the menus or tap on th...

Page 123: ...Part X...

Page 124: ...es Flight storage Practically unlimited Operating Temp 15 50 Touch screen Display size 5 TFT LCD Resolution 480 x 272 Aspect ratio 16 9 Portrait mode Yes Landscape mode Yes Touchscreen Yes Resistive S...

Page 125: ...o fly indicator Yes Navboxes 66 Flight statistics Yes Race To Goal Yes automatic Assigned Area Yes Task route optimization Yes automatic IGC approved No Wind calculator Yes Units Metric Imperial File...

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Page 127: ...y Symptom Navigation software does not find my position Solution Get out where the view to the sky is unobstructed and wait for up to 40 minutes If you still cannot acquire satellites check Menu Setti...

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Page 129: ...will use this device to become familiar with operation and safety aspects of this device Using the system improperly could cause failure and lead to possible property damage and or personal injury Nav...

Page 130: ...Part XIII...

Page 131: ...s not functioning and we will repair or replace it at our discretion free of charge you pay only shipping to Naviter Return the unit to Naviter d o o Planina 3 4000 Kranj Slovenia The warranty is non...

Page 132: ...Angle2 65 81 Animation 44 Animation speed 36 area 12 Arrival 82 Arrival altitude 82 Arrival time 82 Arrow towards the North 36 As Dis 82 Assigned Area 65 Auto advance 67 Auto Arrange 82 Automatic sea...

Page 133: ...2 FAI Area 80 FAI Triangle 29 FAI Triangle Assistant 29 FAI Triangle distance 82 File 13 94 File replay 13 Files 97 Fill 76 79 80 filter 59 61 Final glide 8 finger 118 Finish 29 67 first time 8 FL 82...

Page 134: ...ap orientation 8 41 54 Map view 63 74 MAWT 52 Max number 77 MC 67 menu 8 44 50 96 metric 92 Misc 102 Miscellaneous 102 Mobile Wizard 12 move 63 64 multi 13 multiple 97 multiple files 61 N Navbox 43 82...

Page 135: ...all 39 Show area 80 Show current track vector 79 Show track 79 Show vario 79 Simulator 13 94 Soaring time 58 sort 38 South Up 54 Speed over ground 82 Speed to Fly 82 Speed to Fly indicator 36 statisti...

Page 136: ...Track over ground 82 Track Up 54 transfer 12 Transparent 82 86 87 tRemain 82 tReq Sp 82 Trk 82 True airspeed 82 Tsk Sp 82 U UI 100 units 92 Upgrades 69 V VarA 82 Vario 82 Variometer 103 VarT 82 Vecto...