LX Navigation Colibri X, User Manual

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Page 2: ...rsion 1 0 Page 1 of 34 Colibri X User s manual version 1 0 Refers to Colibri X FW version 1 0 For a new world experience Tkalska ulica 10 SI 3000 Celje Tel 00 386 3 490 46 70 Fax 00 386 3 490 46 71 in...

Page 3: ...2 Main pages overview 11 2 1 Vario page 13 2 2 TP page 14 2 3 APT page 15 2 4 TSK page 16 2 5 NRST page 18 2 6 GPS page 19 2 7 Flight statistics page 19 2 8 Setup page 20 Pilot 20 Gliders 21 Vario 22...

Page 4: ...e In fact our equipment can be found in almost any gliding club Our equipment has always been ground breaking Our motto Be the first Be the best Be different Why Colibri X Because Colibri X represents...

Page 5: ...display sizes All our varios are standalone devices which can be used without a glider computer for displaying flight parameters such as final glide information Speed Command SC as well as basic navi...

Page 6: ...vative gestures are used much like the ones you are used to from your current phone touchscreen devices A voice module is also built in for audio warnings We use a high end capacitive type touch panel...

Page 7: ...T TSK NRST navigation with airspace information and warnings Highest level IGC approved flight recorder Flarm radar screen Thermal assistant screen Logbook Flight information with Barograph Multi glid...

Page 8: ...Chip 16 GB of internal solid state memory Built in GPS receiver and antenna Built in battery with charger 5V via USB Pressure altitude sensor measuring up to 16000 metres USB interface mass storage d...

Page 9: ...urned on turns the device off on a hardware level hard reset Using this option should be avoided unless no other possibility is working The second input method is the unit s touchscreen Most gestures...

Page 10: ...or lower values Alphanumeric input The keyboard is a standard QWERTY type keyboard with two layouts The first one is an alphabetic keyboard and the second one is punctonumeric consisting of punctuatio...

Page 11: ...ave this setting and selecting Cancel will disregard the change you ve made and keep the old setting Updating procedure To start the updating procedure gently eject the micro SD card on the left side...

Page 12: ...represent a row of pages in the graphical user interface which allow the user to access different information screens and flight parameters The user will go through the following pages in their respec...

Page 13: ...slider to set ballast On the bottom of the page you can find icons for Bluetooth turn on off by pressing when off the icon is crossed WiFi turn on off by pressing when off the icon is crossed Mute tu...

Page 14: ...level indicator Wind icon consists out of two numerical values wind speed and wind direction and a graphic representation of the wind The vario scale features a gradient colour pallet which in a graph...

Page 15: ...ind relative to the glider with its direction relative to North in degrees and its speed being shown below On the right side we have final glide information In the bottom of the screen there is a conf...

Page 16: ...ws the course of the wind in regards to the glider the degrees of its direction from the North and the speed is shown below On the right side we have final glide information In the bottom of the scree...

Page 17: ...wn below On the right side we have final glide information In the bottom of the screen there is a configurable row of navboxes In order to find out how they are configured check 2 1 Vario page By pres...

Page 18: ...list of options will show depicted on the right picture Tapping on Insert APT Insert TP Select APT and Select TP will offer you a list of turnpoints or airports to choose from Choosing Insert will in...

Page 19: ...ilot by how many degrees he needs to correct his track in order to fly towards the selected airport In the upper right corner time is displayed as well as battery status In the left part of the screen...

Page 20: ...longitude and a map of satellites above us 2 7 Flight statistics page Appears only when in flight mode It shows us our barograph with time on the x axis and altitude on the y axis Tapping anywhere on...

Page 21: ...the glider to calculate actual wing loading Weight edit the weight of the pilot Co pilot s data is visible in the flight declaration IGC file Copilot name edit the name of the copilot Copilot surname...

Page 22: ...and C polar information Empty mass Reference mass and Maximum mass When you select a glider from the list the polar information and mass information are automatically inserted Enter your registration...

Page 23: ...s 5 10 and 20 kts according to user selected units The filter defines the dynamics of the vario needle and sound The smaller the time the faster is the response and vice versa Integration time defines...

Page 24: ...e by going to setup menu logger and selecting the event Warnings Warnings are used to inform the pilot that some flight related data is outside set margins When a warning state is detected by Colibri...

Page 25: ...load a file from the microSD card to internal memory Select is used to select between multiple files from internal storage Turnpoints After selecting Turnpoints option multiple options are shown Load...

Page 26: ...Deselect is used for deselecting the file A list of all af files up to 20 found in the root of external microSD card will be listed under Load Airports Select the file from which you wish to import AP...

Page 27: ...r flight to external SD card for OLC upload Last 50 flights are listed Any older flights will be erased from logbook list Press enter on a selected flight to open flight info where Transfer to SD card...

Page 28: ...nter the menu with scroll bar for selecting the colour As described in point 1 4 Basic use gestures Once you have adjusted the colour you want to use press back on the top left corner of display and t...

Page 29: ...er s manual Version 1 0 Page 28 of 34 We offer 12 different Map pallets which can be seen below LX Navigation 1 LX Navigation 2 LX Navigation 3 LX Navigation 4 Imhof 1 Imhof 2 Imhof 3 Swiss Atlas ICAO...

Page 30: ...ame Colibri X user s manual Version 1 0 Page 29 of 34 Info By choosing info page you can view the following Colibri X information Serial number FW version HW version IGC serial and production date of...

Page 31: ...optimized that the pilot doesn t have to spend too much time operating the unit during flight A helpful indication that the unit has changed to the flying mode is the appearance of statistics page Set...

Page 32: ...task is started automatically when glider leaves start TP observation zone and navigation to the next point will start If the pilot wishes to navigate back to the starting point he must simply use pu...

Page 33: ...hts are on the root of SD card Always safely remove SD card when connected to a computer 4 2 Bluetooth and WiFi The Colibri X has internal Bluetooth and WiFi modules You can switch them on and off at...

Page 34: ...d Security IGC seal If the security seal is lost you will receive the message while powering on the device To continue you will have to confirm The lost seal does not influence the functions of the de...

Page 35: ...Document Name Colibri X user s manual Version 1 0 Page 34 of 34 Do not try to open the Colibri X The battery can only be replaced by authorized dealer or manufacturer...