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6. On your PC execute the Digifly program AitTools and click the key CONNECT Verify the confirmation of the connection showing the model the serial number and instrument s firmware version meanwhile AirTools application enables the usable window s function keys SOFTWARE GPSDUMP PC amp GPSDUMP MAC Digifly VL Tools 2011 File Utility Connection zie Disconnect Digifly FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS Please connect the instrument to this PC with the cable or bluetooth select the menu item VLTools and press connect button Disconnect Model LEONARDOPROBT SN 20558 Firmware version 65 5 24 Total flights 0 Total time 00 00 Flights Waypoints Routes Serial or USB connection D lt gt 2 Digifly VLTools 2011 Ver 1 0 0 build 57 release candidate 1 VLTools 2010 2010 2011 Digifly Europe S r l all rights reserved Owner Mario Rossi Address Via Leonardo da Vinci 13 Bologna 40139 Italy Phone 39 123456789 Mobile 39 335 12345678 Email leonardo da vinci leonardo com THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY DIGIFLY EUROPE AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED Configuration WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL DIGIFLY EUROPE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BLIT NOT LIMITED TO
7. Press the key to open the drop down menu containing the possible action then select DELETE confirm with the key or cancel the procedure using the key ad Confirm to accept the cancellation of the WP pressing the key or cancel the procedure using the key 29 10 2 ACTIVATING A ROUTE To activate a route from the Menu Routes enter into the route to be activated and press the key long OK press and confirm with the key or cancel the procedure using the key 27 10 3 DE ACTIVATING A ROUTE de activate a route from the page GPS INFO press the key long press accept the request to de activate the navigation pressing again the key or cancel the procedure using the key 5j 10 4 DELETING A ROUTE To delete a route from the Menu Routes enter into the route to be activated and press the key long press OK and confirm with the key or cancel the procedure using the key 27 30 11 OPERATION CHECKLIST BEFORE A TASK Ensure that batteries are fully charged Download the waypoints from the competition organization website Upload them on the Digifly Air with the software AirTools PC or GosDump PC e MAC or copy them transferring the file from one instrument to the other using the direct connection cable or BT Edit a route accordingly to the task s director instructions Insert the turn points cylinders radius Insert the start info entering or leaving Insert correctly the start tim
8. Only Name Send to IqBasic Flytec 6015 Only Name Send to Magellan 9600 Send to Top Navigator Send to XC Trainer Send to Digifly Leonardo Send to Flymaster Only Name Send to Leonardo Pro User wpts Send to Leonardo Pro Comp wpts Send to Compeo Competino Only ID Send to Compeo 4 Competino 4 10 Send Fn FlvFec Onl TY GpsDump 4 72 COM1 ee Wpts CTR Misc View Help Read Garmin Read Garmin USB Read IQ Compeo Competino Ctrl4 E Read all IQ Tracks Read Flytec 50 60 Read all Flytec Tracks Read XC Trainer MXP at 57600 Read XC Trainer 57600 Read Top Nav at 57600 Read Top Navigator Read Log It 57600 Read Log It 38400 Read Log It 19200 Read Tracklogger 115200 Read MLR Read Leonardo New Read Leonardo MLR Read Graviter all tracks Read Magellan 9600 Read Flymaster Read DSX Read MTK Pentagram 38400 Read MTK Pentagram 115200 Read IQ Basic Flytec 6015 Ctrl G Ctrl U TopNav Save log Flight Data Flymaster Ctrl F Abort transfer Exit Ctrl X GPS H B G km h Ctrl T Ctrl Alt T Ctri L Ctrl R Ctrl N Ctrl 15 4 FIRMWARE UPDATE INSTRUMENT S SOFTWARE 15 5 The software firmware of your Digifly instrument can be updated to new versions released on the
9. PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE Ready Model LEONARDOPROBT SN 20558 Version 65 5 COMI GPSDump is most commonly used software among the free flight organizations to manage competitions it integrates the Digifly v66 protocol Turn on the Digifly AIR and enter in GpsDump 4 72 COT File Edit Logs 71554 CTR Misc View Help File Edit n 1 Read Garmin the menu AirTools the blinking 2 Read comin use Gamin Garmin USB Read Compeo 4 Competino 4 Gmel n n ReadFlytec 50 60 message LINK indicates that the Read IqBasicjFlytec 6015 Read MLR NMEA H Requesting produ Read MLR Fast Requestir instrument is waiting for commands ssecttems neo Magelan 9600 Select ite Read Top Navigator UTC dal UTC date L from the PC or MAC These images are some examples of the program s functions Send to MLR Read XC Trainer Read Flymaster Read Leonardo Pro User Wpts Read Leonardo Pro Comp Wpts Send to Garmin Send to Garmin USB Send to Compeo 4 Competino 4 Only Name Send to Flytec 50 60
10. 22 3 pts 16 APPENDIX 16 1 DIGIFLY AIR STANDARD ACCESSORIES Digifly AIR is shipped with the following standard accessories Protective case Internal rechargeable lithium battery Battery charger 5V 1000mA 110 220V ca 50 60Hz USB PC cable to download flights manage other functions and update the firmware directly from Internet 16 2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The following optional accessories are available from Digifly Anemometric Sensor Pitot tube Hang gliding vario mount Paragliding protective case 12V plug recharger cable 16 3 TECHNICAL FEATURES 16 3 1 STANDARD FUNCTIONS Graphic altimeter Altimeters 9 000 m 29527 ft Super fast vario with dynamic filter IntelliVario Acoustic vario with adjustable levels volume and tone Acoustic vario with pre thermal function Analogue vario 24 m s 4800 ft min Digital vario 25 m s 5000 ft min Vario integrator adjustable from O to 60 sec Total energy compensation with optional Pitot tube Ready for installation of the optional Pitot tube and sensor kit Barometer range 300 to 1200 mB with user calibration Constant battery monitoring Date and time with GPS synchro chronometer flight timer Adjustable units of measure 14 Language for help setup 16 3 2 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS adjustable polar curves McCready and Equivalent McReady function with optional Pitot tube
11. MAIN SETUP n 3 RECM AUT The flight recorder activates automatically only if it is available the GPS position and it is detected a takeoff with an altitude variation of at least 0 5m for 3 consecutive seconds To change the altitude variation parameter go to MAIN SETUP n 4 R DS 0 5 the change the detection time parameter go to MAIN SETUP n 4 RTI 3 The flight recorder is automatically de activated 60 second after the landing if the instrument is turned off 13 1 2 ALWAYS ACTIVE RECORD MODE ALW To set the always active record mode parameter go to MAIN SETUP n RECM ALW The flight recorder is activated once the instrument is turned on and is de activated when it is turned off 13 1 3 RECORD MODE OFF OFF To de activate the flight recorder set the parameter MAIN SETUP n RECM OFF no data are recorded 13 2 RECORD RATE The recorder rate can be adjusted from 1 to 60 seconds go MAIN SETUP n 5 RECR Setting 1 data point per second you can record over 10 hours of flight data Setting 1 data point per minute you can record up to 600 hours of flight data The recorder memory has room for up to 45 000 GPS data point and up to 250 flights When you are near a GO TO Waypoint the recorder rate is automatically increased to 1 data point per second When recorder s memory is full the oldest flight is automatically deleted by the newest flight The rema
12. Netto Vario dm sec 1 40 m s Page 42 65 Wind Direction uum Main Lithium Battery Voltage lt CR gt lt LF gt 15 7 LK8000 The AIR models can interface directly with the free LK8000 software www Ik8000 it 15 8 XCSOAR The AIR models can interface directly with the free XCSOAR software www xcsoar org mE Backup AA Battery Voltage Iu degree 0 01 volts 3 82 volts 0 01 volts 1 53 volts Nmea checksum End of message termination Page 43 Distance to Bearing difference to Track heading destination Destination wp name destination line wx Bearing line Se Compass showing current map orientation RN S es Current S BLEITOP 77 824 imig V efficiency xoi m Tell 4 Vario Requested Efficiency to destination Arrival Altitude to destination Ground Map Scale speed Alt Dis BottomBar mode 229 12 9 Aircraft icon Analog menu popup variometer Wind indicator Glide Bar BottomBar ut idicms LK8000 MAP OVERLAYS Release 1 20 March 2010 OO01ABFLUGPUNI 117Segeletz 437 n 000Abflugpenkt Nor eZ X o WPDIST m N 0 00 pIs 307 H 98 1264 1236 4147ft 4055ft 119Stechow 735m CCREADY APTENT 3 1 6 163 MANUAL 121Stoelln HNETE 0LC 104Rathefhow REPLAY 03 54 16 0 F25m 54
13. V DN It is possible to set the preferred acoustic profile with the parameter VARIOMETER SETUP n 4 PROF Three pre set profile are available FAS STD SFT Two fully customizable profile USR1 USR2 are available via PC using the AirTools software moreover there is a new manual MAN mode that allows to directly customize the instrument using the following parameters Style VARIOMETER SETUP n 5 STYL relation between sound amp pause values from 1 to 3 Modulation VARIOMETER SETUP n 6 MODH increases the tone frequency from 1 to 30 Hz Pitch increases ascending the tones rhythm VARIOMETER SETUP n 7 PITC values from 1 to 4 Climb start tone s frequency VARIOMETER SETUP n 8 UPHZ Page 17 Sink start tone s frequency VARIOMETER SETUP n 9 DWHZ Autosilence VARIOMETER SETUP n 19 AUTV activates the acoustic vario only after the takeoff and stops it 60 seconds after the landing 5 2 7 ACOUSTIC VARIO PRE THERMAL TONE If activated an acoustic signal with a tone and modulation significantly different of the acoustic vario indicates that the instantaneous sink rate is better of the glider s minimum sink rate therefore indicating an area of slightly climbing air To set the pre thermal sound s start threshold go to VARIOMETER SETUP n 2 V PT value from 0 00 to 1 00 m s Suggested value 0 4 m s 5 2 8 VARIO SIMULATOR Fora perfect tuning of the acoustic vario without flying it is possible to s
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15. accelerometer magnetometer and gyroscopes This results in a highly precise and sensitive vario exempt from radio interferences All the vario data are subject to this filter Digifly AIR utilizes an extremely sensitive pressure sensor and an excellent data acquisition system providing a very quick and extremely precise vario updated 24 times each second 5 2 2 VARIO SENSITIVITY Three different electronic filters are available to change the vario s sensitivity These settings allow the pilot to fully customize the AIR to adjust it according to the pilot s requirements Filter 1 adjustable the menu VARIOMETER SETUP n 10 FLT1 default value 80 suggested use ranges Page 16 from 7096 to 9596 Reducing this value makes the vario very sensitive to variations Filter 2 adjustable the menu VARIOMETER SETUP n 11 FLT2 default value 72 suggested use range from 48 to 96 reducing this value makes the vario very sensitive to variations Filter adjustable in the menu VARIOMETER SETUP n 12 FLT3 default value 0 suggested use range from O96 to 1096 reducing this value makes the vario very sensitive to variations 5 2 3 VARIO REACTIVITY To adjust the vario s reactivity enter in the menu VARIOMETER SETUP w n 13 RVAR The default value is 0 To reduce the reactivity increase this parameter 5 2 4 ANALOGICAL VARIO Indicates the instant vario values It is displayed by the analogi
16. be saved new Waypoint in User Waypoint list WPT USER with the format nnMaaa aaa altitude A1 in tens of meters 8 1 3 EDIT WAYPOINT To modify edit an existing Waypoint scroll though the list using the arrow keys o or until the cursor is OK on the desired one then press the key EDIT function The EDIT function is described in the chapters 2 6 1 and 2 6 2 the field s layout see the chapter 8 3 8 1 4 DELETE WAYPOINT OK delete a Waypoint from the list enter in the desired Waypoint as like to edit it key then press the key long press and confirm the delete request pressing the key cancel the procedure using the key To delete all the Waypoints of a list while you are inside a WP list press the key long press and confirm Page 25 OK the delete request of ALL THE WP with the key or cancel the procedure using the key 9 NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT GOTO 9 1 ACTIVATING NAVIGATION TO A WAYPOINT GOTO 9 1 1 NAVIGATION TO WAYPOINT HOME GOTO HOME This function allows to create a waypoint having position xxx altitude in tens of meters and at the same time activating the navigation GOTO to it To activate this function enter into the page GPS INFO and wait till the GPS position is valid then press and hold the key till the message HOME ACTIVE appears 9 1 2 NAVIGATION TO THE NEAREST LANDING ZONE GOTO L
17. connection it is necessary to install drivers onh to your PC If the computer is connected to internet generally the Window s automatic software seatrch finds and installs it otherwise it is possible to download the updated drivers from the web site www digifly com download gt PC USB Driver DIGIFLYoxxxxx Driver zip To verify the correct driver s installation 2 uu F Mouse e altri dispositivi di puntamento 1 In Windows 7 from Start menu go to Control Panel gt System and 4 7 Porte COM eLPT 7397 USB Serial Port COMB Security gt System gt Device Management gt E Processori 2 Click on the sign nearby Ports COM e LPT Update Driver Software 3 If the driver is correctly installed it is shown the message USB Serial Port y COMxx without any yellow indication of error Note that x is the number of Uninstall the COM port assigned to the PC USB Scan for hardware changes 4 The kind of driver is visible with a mouse s right key click on USB Serial Port Properties then click on Properties If the driver is installed it will show FTDI Propriet USB Serial Port Generale Impostazioni della porta Driver Dettagli If the driver need to be manually installed ensure that the USB cable is disconnected from the PC download the updated driver from the web site 74474095 www digifly com download gt PC USB Driver DIGIFLYxxxxxx Driv
18. e 7 2 5 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADIUS TIMIEN Tiscstssvcctcttcucisctotecctsitaes andbsvacctceteasaactapncctanbaucanceasancdsetensenduinanstentensasseabgecventnatcecuasnesteebeate 7 2 6 MENU m 7 2 6 1 DISPLAY S FIELS EDITING ccc EE dune apum aa 7 2 6 2 ALPHANUMERICAE FIEEDS EDITING retta 8 2 7 MUETFEANGUAGE 8 2 8 RESTORE FACTORY SETAINGS IM S M MUNI 8 2 9 ieee fion M PE LM EMEN MCN E 8 3 QUICK REFERENCE 5 9 3 1 SYMBOLS MENU H 9 3 2 PLOTTER e n0 n U 10 3 3 COMPASS SCREEN MM 11 4 DISPLAY 12 4 1 MAIN SCREENS usines dU MD E DEED MEE EE 12 4 2 PLOTTER AND COMPASS SCREENS INSTRUMENTS 14 4 2 1 VARIOMETE R dM PP 14 4 2 2 ANEMOMETER
19. e M 20 6 2 POLAR WITH a na eae seein 20 6 3 SPEED TO FEY WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE 21 6 4 MECREADY WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE ot to nn enim eva v ad re Encore 22 6 5 EQUIVALENT cCREADY WITH OPTIONAL TUBE nennen nennen nnne nnn nnne nennen 22 6 6 NETTO VARIO WITHITOPTIONAL PITOT TUBB a epe eae cei esa entation 22 CI FUNCTIONS isisisi eaaa aaaea aaa aaa aiaa arda aaa 23 1 1 INTEGRATED 99 CHANNELS GPS RECEIVER 23 7 2 GPS STATUS INFORMATION 2 nies altace 23 7 3 GPS INFORMATION DISPLAY ona UC 23 7 4 LATITUDE amp LONGITUDE COORDINATES lae teo rhon noe dero ens 23 7 5 GPSAETITUDE eem DTE 23 1 6 GPS GROUND SPEED n 23 7 7 GPS a 24 7 8 GROUND EFFICIENCY GLIDE RATIO 24 7 9 WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION INDICATION USING 24 7 10 LAST THERMAL DIRECTION DISTANCE HEIGHT I
20. equivalent McCready Analogical vario Digital vario Analogical avg vario Volume level Direction to WPcenter Analogical G meter Bluetooth ON e Contrast e e Instrument On Off e Contrast Mini USB connector Battery charge PC e e lt o c j lt 2 2 7 Digifly 3 9680 m 10 0 00 080 0M8SO m wa 2 i 500 R C Page 10 Distance to WP Required glide ratio to the next WP Analogical Anemometer Optimal spd to fly STF Digital anemometer Height to WP Ground speed GPS Optimized route to WP Battery level GPS signal Wind direction speed Flight recorder ON Direction symbols e Menu Return e Change page e e Reset altimeter A2 Memory card slot micro SD 3 3 COMPASS SCREEN Analogical altimeter 1 digital altimeter Time to START Analogical vario scale Current glide ratio McCready Analogical anemometer McCready equivalent Optimal spd to fly STF Analogical Vario Digital anemometer 1395 4 N lt TIME TO START 3000 at 4 Digital Vario 80 START line distance Analogical avg vario START DIST START direction Compass main points 2500 DIR GPS ground speed Volume level Distance to WP External compass ring direction to WP Req glide ratio to next COAL DIS Analogical G meter Km Distance to GOAL Blu
21. it as a climb but this variation is caused by a change of speed kinetic energy not a true thermal With the total energy compensation the part of the climb due to the change in velocity is ignored allowing you to identify real thermals To properly set the TOTAL ENERGY compensation value go to VARIOMETER SETUP n 17 TEC to do it you should fly in calm air conditions and slow down as if you Vario indication without total energy Actual climb in lift Vario indication with T T total energy are entering a thermal e vario SNOWS a Pilot hits lift and slows down change in lift you have to increase the total Pilot gliding in no lift energy compensation value until the change in velocity isn t recorded as lift A typical value for hang gliders is 65 The default setting of O deactivates the total energy compensation function Horizontal A polar curve shown in bold on the figure is the graph of je DEPO your glider s sink rate over its speed range The black bold curved line represents the polar The glider s stall speed is shown at point S on the left and the glider s max speed at point T on the right of the graph On the graph you can also see three pairs of relative speed readings and sink rates The graph shows at point A the lowest sink rate achieved at the top of the Page 20 6 3 curve Therefore SinkA is the minimum sink rate and VA is the speed at which this is achieved The glide rati
22. minutes To adjust the average lift time go to ADVANCED SETUP n 19 MCRA If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 9 is set to OFF all information related to McCready McCready Equivalent and Netto Vario are not displayed on the instrument This value indicates the Equivalent McCready value this means the McCready value considering the current air speed as the optimal speed The equivalent McCready based on the glider s polar the sink rate and the current anemometric airspeed IAS indicates in real time at with which true McCready value we are flying compared to the optimal speed When this value coincides with the one estimated in the thermal this means that the current airspeed IAS coincides with the optimal speed see speed to fly paragraph To set the reaction time of the Equivalent McCready indicator go to ADVANCED SETUP n 20 MCRE 6 6 NETTO VARIO WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 9 POLA is set to OFF all information related to McCready McCready Equivalent and Netto Vario are not displayed on the instrument It is shown thru an analogic scale on the right of the instant variometer that shows the climb or sink rate within a range 5 m s This indicator during the glide alternates with the NETTOVARIO To use this function it is necessary to set the proper polar of your glider Page 22 7 GPS FUNCTIONS 7 1 INTEGRATED 99 CHANNELS GPS RECEIVER Digif
23. or can be downloaded from PC using the software Digifly AirTools It is possible also to transfer the routes from one instrument to another Inthe page route is also listed the optimized total distance of the route in km Tot dst km 10 1 1 VISUALIZING WAYPONT DATA OF A ROUTE Using the arrow keys lt gt set the cursor on the desired waypoint s line OK Press the key to open the drop down menu containing the possible action then select EDIT VIEW and OK confirm with the key Pressthe key to go back the route s page 10 1 2 INSERT A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE Using the arrows keys set the cursor on the desired waypoint s line where you want to insert another Waypoint OK Press the key to open the drop down menu containing the possible action then select INSERT WPT OK xxxxxx and confirm with the key OK From the Waypoints list select the desired one and confirm with the key 10 1 3 SUBSTITUTE A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE Using the arrows keys set the cursor the desired waypoint s line where you want to substitute an existing Waypoint OK Pressthe key to open the drop down menu containing the possible action then select CHANGE WPT OK XXXXXx and confirm with the key OK From the Waypoints list select the desired one and confirm with the key 10 1 4 MODIFY A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE PARAMETER CHANGE To modify a Waypoint included into a route is necessary to assig
24. wait at least 5 seconds before to be able to turn it on again This prevents unwanted operation e g during the transit in your glider bag After turning on your Digifly instrument the first screen briefly shows the vario model pilot name if set logger status vario serial number software version date time and battery voltage 2 5 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT The LCD display contrast can be adjusted to suit ambient light conditions using the keys arrow UP fo or arrow DOWN operating from the pages plotter or compass To change the contrast of the display press the key to enter in the MAIN SETUP menu select the menu MAIN SETUP 1 go to the edit mode pressing the key set the preferred contrast using the keys arrow UP or arrow DOWN then save the changes pressing the key d 2 6 MENU To navigate the menus of your instrument press the key MENU MENU function Wpt Airfields select the sub menus navigate the list UP or DOWN using the Wpt Competitions arrow keys then confirm your choice pressing the key Wpt Users function Routes Altimeters To exit and come back to the main screen press the key ESC Logbook function AirTools Main Setup 2 6 1DISPLAY S FIELDS EDITING Advanced Setup Variometer Setup change parameters and settings select the parameter you want to Bluetooth pairing chang
25. ANDING To activate this function wait till the GPS position is valid enter in the menu with the key select the sub menu Wpt Near Airfield In it there is list of all the landing fields get from both the WP database USER COMP having the symbol A This list is sorted showing the nearest landing zone first and the distance from the current GPS position The cursor is automatically set on the nearest landing If necessary scroll the list using the arrow keys 2 OK and To select the required zone press the key long press then confirm the choice to activate the navigation to the WP pressing the key again or cancel the procedure using the key 9 1 3 NAVIGATION TO THE NEAREST WAYPOINT GOTO NEAREST activate this function wait till the GPS position is valid enter the menu with the key select the sub menu Wot Nearest The list shows the nearest waypoints obtained from both USER amp COMP databases The cursor is automatically set on the nearest Waypoint if necessary scroll the list using the arrow keys 2 To select the required Waypoint press the key long press then confirm your choice to activate OK the navigation to the WP by pressing again the key or cancel the procedure using the key 9 1 4 NAVIGATION TO A GENERIC WAYPOINT GOTO To activate this function wait till the GPS position is valid enter in the menu with the key 5 select the da
26. L SPECIFICATIONS iiio bei s trado bia dio obe adt eda Ec eS Fa PO e Ea DU De ka ited ka VR 45 164 MAIN SETUP MENU PARAMETERS 46 26 5 WARIOMETER SETUP PARAMETERS ssimum fee ae Deus 46 16 6 ADV SETUP PARAMETERS MENU ADVANCED 47 16 7 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS DEFAULT 5 47 168 FRESE ec 47 Page 5 2 GETTING STARTED 2 1 CONNECTIONS mini USB connector F Bluetooth The dual purpose mini USB socket allows the Digifly AIR to be recharged via the supplied Digifly 5v charger and additionally connection to a personal computer configuring amp managing flight data Micro SD card slot Bluetooth connection 2 2 BATTERY The main power is supplied by an internal rechargeable high capacity lithium battery This battery has no memory effect so it can be partially recharged without affecting the battery s life It also has a very low self discharge rate more than one year and it works very well at low temperatures A fully charged battery will power the instrument for over 30 hours When the battery s icon starts to flash there are roughly 4 hours of battery life remaining 2 2 1 BATTERY RECHARGE To recharge the instrument insert the charger plug or other mini USB a
27. NFORMATION 4 0 1 1 enne enne nnn nnne 24 WAYPOINT 225052000 c FVRKI E ETE CUI REIR Ex Uu Io nu EE VE n ow Dua di 24 8 1 DATABASE WAYPOINT COMPETITION AND WAYPOINT 24 8 1 1 CREATING NEW WAYPOINT MANUALLY 25 8 1 2 CREATING A NEW WAYPOINT USING THE CURRENT POSITION 25 8 1 3 EDIT WAYPOINT mem S 25 8 1 4 DELETE WAYF OIN uote foe ite MER 25 9 NAVIGATE A 26 9 1 ACTIVATING NAVIGATION WAYPOINT 26 9 1 1 NAVIGATION TO WAYPOINT HOME GOTO HOME 26 9 1 2 NAVIGATION TO THE NEAREST LANDING ZONE GOTO LANDING eren nnn 26 9 1 3 NAVIGATION TO THE NEAREST WAYPOINT GOTO 26 9 1 4 NAVIGATION TO A GENERIC WAYPOINT 26 9 1 5 DEACTIVATING NAVIGATION TO A WAYPOINT 27 9 2 NAVIGATION S FUNCTIONS WAYPOINT GOTO
28. RB RB RB PB PB PB Bp OMAN OUOBRWNHR O Name V UP V PT V DN PROF STYL MODH PITC UPHZ DWHZ FLT1 FLT2 FLT3 RVAR INTE THEV THET TEC SIMV AUTV Description acoustic vario lift setting acoustic vario pre thermal setting acoustic vario sink setting acoustic vario profiles rythm style tone in lift frequency modulation in lift tone rhythm in lift base frequency in lift base frequency in sink filter 1 filter 2 filter 3 acoustic vario sensitivity integrator vario delay thermal detect vario thres thermal detect time thres total energy compensation vario simulator automatic acoustic vario Units 06 m s sec sec ore ore min days months years min mt Units m s m s m s Hz Hz 06 Sec m s sec 96 Range Default 1 99 28 USR UK ITA ESP DEU FRA CZE HUN PLN GRK TRK OFF ALW AUT AUT 0 1 5 0 5 1 30 3 1 60 3 15 15 2 0 23 0 59 1 31 1 12 0 99 0 4 4 1 0 3000 30 MT FT MT KMH MPH KMH 6 letter ABCDEF 6 letter ABCDEF 6 letter ABCDEF Range Default O 2 00 0 10 O0 1 50 0 50 25 00 3 00 FAS STD SFT US1 US2 MAN MAN 0 2 1 1 30 4 1 8 4 500 1400 700 350 1000 600 O 100 80 24 96 72 0 100 0 0 48 0 0 60 10 0 5 0 5 1 30 10 0 100 0 ON OFF FULL OFF OFF ON OFF Page 46 16 6 ADV SETUP PARAMETERS MENU ADVANCED SETUP The following is a list of parameters that can be adjusted For each parameter you can see the range of values th
29. RMC sent one time per second TELE FL1 GPGGA GPRMC PDGFTL1 sent one time per second TELE FL2 GPGGA GPRMC sent one time per second PDGFTL1 sent 8 times per second SETTINGS DATA COMMUNICATION 38400 baud no parity 8 data bit 1 stop bit SENTENCES DESCRIPTION The field Nmea checksum is composed by and 2 hex digits representing exclusive GPGGA 161229 487 3723 2475 12158 3416 W 1 07 1 0 9 0 OOOO 18 lt CR gt lt LF gt Message ID SGPGGA GGA protocol header N S Indicator EE EN N north or S south cess mm pms LLL Position Fix Indicator See Note 3 possess 44 Range 0 to 12 Age of Diff Corr Null fields when DGPS is not used Ditty Bet Station 1D 0000 0 7 mem 000000 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Note 3 0 Fix not available or invalid 1 GPS SPS Mode fix valid 2 Differential GPS SPS Mode fix valid 3 3 Not Supported GPS PPS Mode Tix valid 6 Dead Reckoning Mode fix valid GPRMC 161229 487 A 3723 2475 N 12158 3416 W 0 13 309 62 120598 A 10 lt CR gt lt LF gt elfen a a ices au NEN Co oe RN iv oos oc RENI pms eee eee eS Ee ee Lees EN e NN ucc RN DRE a RN RR NND oec NNNM d PDGFTL1 2025 2000 250 14 45 134 28 65 382 153 3D lt CR gt lt LF gt a i i
30. Speed To Fly with optional Pitot tube Netto Vario with optional Pitot tube Auto zero thermal altimeter Page 44 16 3 3 GPS FUNCTIONS Integrated high sensitivity GPS receiver 99 channels and 10hz atitude Longitude Altitude GPS Direction GPS TRK Ground Speed GPS Wind speed and direction indicator with GPS Efficiency Glide Ratio related to the ground with GPS ground speed Direction and distance to the last thermal Glide calculator Direction distance and height to the current Waypoint Direction distance and height to the GOAL Required efficiency GR to the current Waypoint logger 3D recorder flight data and GPS with Autostart Autostop and Playback 100 000 data points flight recorder Over 1000 flight recorder hours with 1 data point per minute to 20 hours with 1 data point per second Up to 250 recordable flights Compatible with mostly of the competition software programs Automatic FAI cylinder turn point and Start Pylon validation visual and acoustic 186 Competition Waypoints 186 User Waypoints 12 Routes with 20 Waypoints on each Route Optimized navigation management with shortest task s way indications Controlled air spaces CTR management prearrangement Optional GSM module for mobile sim card Inertial platform with axis gyroscopes accelerometers and magnetometers Three axis Gmeter Three axis magnetic compass 16 3 4 GENERAL SPECIFICA
31. TIONS High resolution gray scale graphic LCD display 320x240 pixels Upgradeable Software via internet PC Connection Ready for installation of the optional Pitot tube and sensor kit Integrated Bluetooth module SPP profile High speed telemetry output Input for external power supply Integrated battery charger Integrated rechargeable lithium battery Battery life hours Dimensions H x Lx D 156mm x 93mm x 19mm Weight with battery 180g The Digifly instruments are supplied with protective case rechargeable internal lithium battery wall adapter charger 110 220V ca 50 60Hz and USB cable Free AirTools vario management PC software via internet download Three year warranty Page 45 16 4 MAIN SET UP MENU PARAMETERS O ON OOP WN BPR RP RB RRB RB PB PB Bp OMONOOBRWNHR O Name CTRS LANG RECM R DS R TI RECR UTCO HOUR MIN DAY MONT YEAR BARX BARY U AL U SP PILO GTYP GID Description display contrast language selection recorder mode selection meters variation start autorecorder seconds variation start autorecorder recorder rate time zone difference time setting hour time setting minutes time setting day time setting month time setting year graphic altimeter scale limit x axis graphic altimeter scale limit y axis altimeter units speed units pilot s name glider type glider id 16 5 VARIOMETER SETUP PARAMETERS ON OOP WN F 5 BPR RP
32. User Manual AIR Pro BT Firmware 142 IT Rev 53 a UK version 06 02 2014 CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for choosing Digifly You have purchased a high technology instrument designed expressly for free flight The multiple functions and flight data it provides effectively make it an on board computer Learning to use this instrument will make your flying easier improving performance and safety It will enable you to improve your flying technique and make piloting decisions more quickly thanks to the comprehensive flight information that is provided Another benefit is the ability to download and analyze your flight data afterwards The instrument has been designed to allow for future software developments to be easily incorporated via the Internet using the supplied Digifly PC USB cable DIGIFLY INTERNATIONAL GUARANTEE Dear Customer Thank you for purchasing this Digifly product which has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards Digifly warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for 3 years from the date of purchase The Digifly guarantee applies provided the product is handled properly for its intended use in accordance with its operating instructions and upon presentation of the original invoice or cash receipt indicating the date of purchase the dealer s name the model and the serial number of the instrument The customer is however responsible for any transportation cos
33. a route s waypoint or a goal arrival Relative time hour min or min sec with blinking points relative time expected arrival time to the start pylon cylinder shown in seconds Negative value if it s too early wrong positive value if it s late right es countdown to the start time gate 1 expected arrival time to the current Waypoint Page 18 expected arrival time to the goal accordingly to the route ch chronograph Absolute time hour min ts absolute time to start pylon gate 11 Expected absolute time to the current Waypoint tA Expected absolute time to goal Absolute time UTC hours min 5 6 DISTANCES tis possible to set the distance s unit of measure using the parameter MAIN SETUP n 16 U SP the same used also for the speed value dstT Distance to last thermal dst1 Distance to last Waypoint dstA Distance to goal along the route dstO Distance to the cylinder 5 7 AIR EFFICIENCY GLIDE RATIO Needed glide ratio to the last thermal efr1 Needed glide ratio to current Waypoint efrA Needed glide ratio to goal along the route effA Glide ratio referred to air 5 8 TRACKING amp BEARING BRT Direction bearing to last thermal BRO Direction bearing to the center of the currrent Waypoint 1 Direction bearing to the optimized point of current Waypoint Tracking current direction referred t
34. acent to the micro USB connector it is possible to connect a 2 GB Micro SD memory card or 2 GB maximum capacity To insert a memory card place the card with the label toward the instrument s keyboard side and insert the connector card s side inside the instrument To lock the memory card it is necessary to gently press it with you fingernail until it will be locked in the case Page 38 To extract the memory card press it in to release it Warning if the card is incorrectly inserted it is possible that the instrument would be damaged 15 SOFTWARE 15 1 SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY Your Digifly Air uses a protocol Digifly v66 this protocol allows to communicate at high speed with the applications having it embedded in their interface e g Digifly AirTools GpsDump for PC and GpsDump for MAC Thanks to this protocol it is possible acess amp configure your vario remotely 15 2 SOFTWARE DIGIFLY AIRTOOLS 15 3 This is official Digifly software it integrates the protocol Digifly v66 The Digifly AirTools is a free application to be used on PC Windows It allows the full management of flights routes waypoint the help language of the SETUP parameters and the complete personalization of the vario s acoustic profile Connect the PC to the Digifly AIR and turn on both On the instrument press the key menu and enter with the key ent in the menu AitTools untill it appears the blinking message LINK
35. cal bar indicator on the left of the screen it shows the sink or climb rate within a 5 m s range 5 2 5 INTEGRATED AVERAGE VARIO Shows the integrated vario values This means an average data reading slowed down in the time of the instant vario Can be set slowed down or immediate Setting to the minimum the integrated vario value the shown value Will be the same of the instant vario factory setting It can be used to monitor the proceeding of the climb to see if it is getting better or worse For example if the integrated vario value is higher of the instant vario one means that previously the climb was stronger It can be used therefore to better core the thermal To change the integration time set the parameter VARIOMETER SETUP n 14 INTE from O to 60 seconds It is analogically displayed on the right of the instant variometer with a bar showing the climb or sink rate with a range 5 m s During the glide the gauge alternates with the NETTOVARIO 5 2 6 ACOUSTIC VARIO The acoustic vario represents the instantaneous values of the vario with a modulated acoustic tone Pressing the key long pressure the sound s volume changes into three levels HIGH OFF amp LOW The chosen volume is shown by the loudspeaker icon on the center left of the display To set sound s threshold level to indicate lift go to parameter VARIOMETER SETUP n 1 V UP for the sink go to VARIOMETER SETUP n
36. ccessory and wait until the battery level indicator is totally filled The time required for a full charge is about 8 hours There are no problems if you leave the vario charging for more than 8 hours as the vario automatically switches to a maintain mode which prevents the the battery from being overcharged The Digifly AIR s lithium battery has no memory effect so it can be also partially charged 2 2 2 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY The mini USB socket can be used to power the instrument and simultaneously charge the internal battery With the instrument turned on using an external stabilized 5V DC power supply e g a solar panel a minimum of 150mA is required to power the instrument Any excess current will be used charge the internal lithium battery Solar panels are suitable to power the instrument 2 3 KEYBOARD NORMAL OR LONG KEY PRESS The time length you press the keys on your Digifly instrument selects the functions available For a Normal press key press the button for less than a second For a long key press you must keep the button pressed down for at least 2 seconds When not specified the key press has to be considered as a normal key press less than a second Page 6 2 4 TURNING ON amp OFF To turn on your Digifly instrument press the a key at least for 4 seconds To turn off your Digifly instrument press the re key at least for 4 seconds After switching off your Digifly instrument you must
37. cribed above won t be necessary When a Bluetooth connection has been made the Bluetooth icon on the AIR Pro BT status bar will be on and not flashing Page 3 7 14 2 2 BLUETOOTH DATA TRANSFER ACTIVATION Set on AIR Pro Bt the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 24 TELE to choose the desired telemetry see paragraph 15 6 1 To be able to exchange data with the software installed on your device PC MAC SmartPhone Tablet or PDA to read the data from the correct Bluetooth COM port it will be necessary to adjust the value on your application For the app XCSoar proceed as follows Enter in the devices configuration Enable a device with the driver Digifly Leonardo from the door Bluetooth Digifly AIR BT connected enter in the XCSoar s Monitor and execute the following procedure On the instrument AIR Pro Bt enter in the menu Bluetooth Pairing and wait for about 15 seconds untill the instrument emits a sound to request a confirmation press the key OK then exit from the menu After this procedure in the XCSoar s monitor screen appear the telemetry data transmitted from the Digifly AIR The connection is now active and this is visible also in the text Connected Barometer Airspeed Variometer nearby the device Digifly Leonardo su Bluetooth Digifly AIR BT Chiudi Annulla Riconnetti Pausa Chiudi Annulla Riconnetti Pause 14 3 ADDITIONAL MEMORY Samisk In the vario case adj
38. cted by the IN OUT option If the start s pylon cylinder is crossed before the open start gate time the start pylon distance s indicator blinks to show that the pilot is in the wrong side of the start pylon cylinder The Air constantly drives the pilot toward the start line of the start pylon until it is properly crossed from the correct side IF the start time gate is opened if everything is correct it shows the message Start is OK and the navigator then switches to the next waypoint IN Validation of the start pylon entering in the turn point cylinder OUT Validation of the start pylon leaving the turn point cylinder Page 32 ENTERING START PYLON IN Start Waiting di radi side WP start LEAVING START PYLON OUT WP start Waiting side Start OK start pylon function with countdown is activated only if it is set one of the two parameters IN or OUT Page 33 12 5 NAVIGATION TO STANDARD WAYPOINT If the current Waypoint is not set as a start pylon the navigation is managed in standard cylinder mode and the Digifly Air will drive you providing constant info about your posistion distance direction required glide ratio and expected arrival height above the waypoint When you arrive near the cylinder see the Waypoint s parameter NEAR the flight recorder rate is automatically set to one data point per second The parameter NEAR can be modified f
39. e If existing insert also the ulterior gate time how may and when In the route page verify that the total distance is corresponding Tot dst km Activate the route Set the barometric altimeter this is important as it used also by the glide s computer Before takeoff turn on your instrument with sufficient time to allow a correct GPS position to be obtained After a GPS position has been obtained check that the time is correct If necessary change the time zone pay special attention to the summer time shift otherwise the start time will be wrong 12 NAVIGATION ROUTE To have this information available it has to be activated a route s navigation 12 1 12 2 DIRECTION DISTANCE amp HEIGHT ON THE WAYPOINTS This function indicates the direction distance and the estimated arrival height above the current waypoint H1 the next Waypoint H2 and the goal s Waypoint HA The arrival height above the current Waypoint H1 is computed accordingly of the following info Altimeter A1 distance to Waypoint Waypoint s altitude and medium glide ratio The medium Glide Ratio is constantly updated during the glide and memorized during the thermal flight to change the GR media calculation time in seconds go to ADVANCED SETUP n 5 REQUIRED GLIDE RATIO TO CURRENT WAYPOINT NEXT WAYPOINT GOAL It is the estimated needed glide ratio to reach the current waypoint This info is available in all the three screen
40. e ground speed Gs To determine the wind speed and its direction you should make a normal turn which has to be neither too tight nor too wide It is also important to maintain constant airspeed during the turn For an accurate calculation a 360 turn must be completed The wind direction related to the glider and its speed are visualized in the both main screens COMPASS and PLOTTER This function uses the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 22 WSEN for the wind calculator sensibility default WSEN 5 LAST THERMAL DIRECTION DISTANCE HEIGHT INFORMATION The data direction brt distance dst T and altitude gain are shown on the display when it is detected thermal To define a thermal this function uses two parameters the variometer value VARIOMETER SETUP n 15 THEV to define the vertical speed vario and the lifts minimum duration in seconds VARIOMETER SETUP n 16 THET to define how many consecutive seconds this vertical speed has to be detected 8 WAYPOINT MANAGEMENT 8 1 DATABASE WAYPOINT COMPETITION AND WAYPOINT USER Two waypoint databases are available Competition Waypoints WPT COMP and User Waypoints WPT USER For each database there 186 Waypoints may be saved To visualize the Waypoint list press the key function and select the desired WP list Page 24 Waypoints can be manually created or can be downloaded from a PC using AirTools or G
41. e factory setting default and the unit of measure n Name Description Range Default Unit 1 PITO pitot tube installation ON OFF OFF 2 KMAG magnetic compass calibration O 100 96 100 km h 3 KIAS anemometer calibration O 100 96 100 96 4 KBAR barometer calibration 20 0 0 0 mB 5 GCAL AHRS calibration MAN AUT AUT 6 GPOS AHRS spacial position LEFT CENT RIGHT CENT 7 EFF real time medium glide ratio 1 30 3 sec 8 EFFA medium glide r for HW calc 1 100 15 sec 9 POLA active polar OFF P1 P2 P3 OFF 10 11 12 P1 A P1 B P1 C polar 1 coefficient XXX 13 14 15 P2 A P2 B P2 C polar 2 coefficient XXX 16 17 18 P3 A P3 B P3 C polar 3 coefficient XXX 19 MCRA McCready average time 0 2 30 10 0 min 20 MCRE McCready equiv average time 0 1 3 0 4 sec 21 IFLY intelliflight mode ON OFF OFF 22 WSEN wind calculator sensibility 3 15 5 23 CORD GPS coordinates type lat lon DMM DMS UTM DMS 24 TELE telemetry output habilitation OFF CAR FL1 FL2 OFF 29 BLUT bluetooth enable OFF ON OFF 16 7 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS DEFAULT PARAMETERS restore the factory settings default parameters and default screen setups turn on the instrument pressing at the same time the re and keys until the message FACTORY SET appears If you want to continue confirm by pressing the key amp the message SETUP RESET will appear Otherwise press the key to cancel the reset 16 8 RESET 4 In the case of a system cra
42. e navigating UP or DOWN using the keys press the key function to enter in edit mode 8 ty To change the value of the selected parameter use the keys every parameter s change is automatically saved function a longer press of the B keys activate the quick parameter s change AUTOREPEAT function To exit from the edit function press the m key 5 function Page 7 2 6 2 ALPHANUMERICAL FIELDS EDITING Changing the alphanumerical fields is different from a normal edit as described in the above paragraph because it is possible to modify every single character of the field OK To modify the field press the key EDIT function to activate the edit mode Use the arrow keys to change the character shown in reverse mode on the display every parameter s change is automatically saved AUTOSAVE function a longer press of the arrow keys activate the quick parameter s change AUTOREPEAT function OK Pressing the key it is possible to shift to the character on the right to edit it repeatedly pressing key it is possible to scroll toward right all the field s characters to come back to the first of the field A longer press of the key comes back toward left To exit press the key 2 MULTI LANGUAGE HELP In the vario setup menus help messages are available to guide you through the parameters It is possible to set the preferred lan
43. er zip Data driver 12 07 2013 Versione driver 2 8 30 0 Unzip the folder and run the proper installation program accordingly to the used operation sys e g DIGIFLY Page 36 14 2 Restart the PC Connect the USB cable to the PC and verify the correct installation Propriet USB Serial Port Generale Impostazioni della porta Driver Dettagli Some software require that the COM door number would be in the range from 1 Bt per secondo 5600 to 9 if the PC assigns to the door and higher number it is necessary to reassign it manually as follows 1 Right click on USB Serial Port and click on Properties Anese Rite 2 Click on Port settings then click on Advanced 3 In the window Advanced Settings set the COM Port Number on the lower number from 1 to 9 among the doors that aren t already in use then click OK Note the value shown in the window Device Management may still be the value initially set the correct port number will be seen by closing and opening again this window Impostazioni avanzate RN mm Remember the COM port number set as you will have to set this x I number later in e g GPS Dump etc per correggere i problemi a bassa velocit di trasferimento mtanda Selezionare la configurazione pi alta per il tra
44. et the vario simulator mode setting ON the parameter VARIOMETER SETUP n 18 SIMV Then exit from menu and use the arrow keys to set the preferred vario sound To deactivate the simulator set to OFF the parameter SIMV Note for safety reasons the simulator is automatically deactivated when the instrument is powered on 5 3 AIR SPEED ANEMOMETER WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE This sensor measures the glider s air speed Indicated Air Speed that can be visualized in km h or mph change this parameter use the menu MAIN SETUP n 16 U SP This function is available only installing the Pitot tube sensor module optional The tube will have to be inserted in the specific housing hole located on the instrument s top and the parameter ADVANCED SETUP N n 1 PITO have to be set to ON The minimum speed indication 15 18 km h 5 4 ANEMOMETER SETTING WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE possible to perform a fine tuning of the anemometer using the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n KIAS it indicates the anemometer s correction value 100 correction 110 increase 90 decrease Warning incorrect adjustment of this parameter will make the anemometer s reading inaccurate The calibration of the anemometer with the Pitot tube should have done at the sea level in standard atmosphere conditions 5 5 TIME amp CHRONOGRAPH The Digifly AIR can visualize the expected hour and time referred to
45. etooth ON Syspem symbols Internal compass ring battery GPS recorder thermal amp wind Air e Menu Return e Contrast OK e e Instrument On Off e Change page e e Reset alimeter A2 e Contrast e e lt c 3 lt p 9 e Normal key pressure e e Long key pressure 2 seconds Page 11 4 DISPLAY 4 1 MAIN SCREENS The Digifly AIR features several main display screens pages to manually change the pages press the key PLOTTER PAGE COMPASS PAGE 13 25 38 57 300 35 50 80 2416 68 000 40 E120 40 35 2500 N INFO GPS PAGE LatLon ddmmss ss 05 43 46 5N 005 43 46 5E Tracking Ground Speed Altitude GPS 03 11 13 16 12 03 RECT Page 12 Page 13 4 2 PLOTTER AND COMPASS SCREENS INSTRUMENTS FIELDS 4 2 1 VARIOMETER Inthe variometer s display area can be seen o Digital variometer o Average vario Netto vario o Mc Ready value o Mc Ready equivalent value 4 2 2 ANEMOMETER Inthe shown anemometer s display area can be seen o Analogical gauge roll type of Indicated Air Speed IAS o Indicated Air Speed IAS digital value o Ground speed GS o Optimal glide speed STF If the optional Pitot tube is not installed it will be shown analogically and digitally the ground speed GS only 4 2 3 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER T 100 the COMPASS page the altimeter s digital information
46. glide ratio lt Optimal STF This value depends on performance of your glider as well as vertical and 000 40 horizontal airflow In calm air the optimum flying speed is the same as the best glide speed point 3 5 The diagram shows different values of speed to fly value related to different flight conditions Original tangent Horizontal VB VD Velocity New tangent Original polar Amount of position sinking air New polar position The X axis shows horizontal speed the Y axis shows sink rate With head wind or sink conditions the best glide speed increases In order to find the optimum speed to fly value in sink conditions add the sink rate of the air to the polar of your glider drawing a new polar and a new tangent line from the initial point of axes The new tangent point D meets the polar at the point giving a higher optimum flying speed VD To fly at the correct Speed to fly you have to adjust your anemometric speed IAS to overlap the triangle symbol with the numeric value of the optimal anemometric speed Page 21 6 4 McCREADY WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE 6 5 EQUIVALENT cCREADY WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 9 is set to OFF all information related to McCready McCready Equivalent and Netto Vario are Equivalent McCready McCready not displayed on the instrument The McCready value is the average lift value of the last nn
47. guage for these messages via the MAIN SETUP menu MAIN SETUP n 2 LANG then select the language you prefer and confirm IMPORTANT after every firmware update it is necessary to also update the help file containing help messages The help file update can be performed from your PC using the Digifly AirTools function upload HELP 2 8 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS To restore the factory settings default values for all parameters turn on the instrument pressing at the same time and holding down the keys E amp 7 until the message FACTORY SET appears To confirm press the key and the display will show the SETUP RESET message To cancel press the 4 2 9 RESET If a system crash occurs resulting in the instrument freezing it is possible to reset its functions by pressing at the same time the keys and and holding them down for more than 4 seconds Page 8 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 3 1 SYMBOLS MENU Battery level Bluetooth activated REC Flight recorder on GPS connected Volume level Direction toward the center of current Waypoint WP Direction toward the current WP accordingly to the optimized route Direction to the current WP for optimized route HIS representation Closest START line direction Last thermal direction Wind direction Page 9 3 2 PLOTTER SCREEN Altimeter A1 Current glide ratio Analogical vario scale McCready
48. ils the instrument s memory could be wiped so it will not work If this happens the instrument may quickly discharge the battery BUT IT IS NOT BROKEN To restore the normal functions it is necessary to try the update again it may be worth trying to do it from a different PC Using the Digifly AitTools software it is also possible to upload the help info This is suggested if the new firmware uploaded on the instruments offers new parameters the menu MAIN SETUP and or ADV SETUP Page 40 15 6 TELEMETRY DATA OUTPUT The models AIR Plus AIR Pro and AIR Pro have the ability to send data at high speed rate to external devices up to 8 updates per second This function is very important as the instrument can send in real time all the flight s altitude anemometer variometer and GPS data to various devices such as Smartphone Tablet PDA Car Navigators Palm and Pocket PC This can be useful to provide remote monitoring of pilots or through alert SMS for search and rescue The data can be sent via serial cable USB or through Bluetooth find further details on connections and interfaces at chapter 14 CONNECTIONS INTERFACES amp MEMORY CARD activate the real time telemetry output go to ADVANCED SETUP n 24 TELE and select the data format CAR FL1 or FL2 15 6 1 TELEMETRY DATA SELECTION Select the telemetry data type with the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 24 TELE TELE CAR GPGGA GP
49. ining free memory time and percentage are shown for 2 seconds as the instrument is turned on Ifa single flight fills the whole memory it will not be possible to use the recorder A message MEM FULL appears every time that you try to use it To activate again the flight recorder it is necessary to clear the whole Page 35 13 3 recorder memory To do this from the menu LOGBOOK press the key long press and confirm the cancellation of ALL THE FLIGHTS pressing the key or cancel the procedure using the key 27 LOG BOOK MANAGEMENT LOG BOOK To see the recorded flights select the menu LOGBOOK It appears the list of all the recorded flights with the date and take off time OK To see details of each flight recorded after selection of the flight press the key o Foreach flight are shown the following infomation o Take off date and time flight duration and total altitude gain o Maxand min value for Altimeter A1 Vario and Ground speed GPS To delete all the flights of a list from the menu LOGBOOK press the key long press and confirm the cancellation of ALL THE FLIGHTS pressing the key or cancel the procedure using the key 2 It is not possible to delete a single flight 14 CONNECTIONS INTERFACES amp MEMORY CARD 14 1 It is possible to connect your Digifly Air to a PC MAC Smartphone Tablet PDA via Bluetooth or using the provided USB cable USB CABLE CONNECTION To use the USB
50. is integrated with a 2000 Mer graphic sliding scale This scale is intuitive to be understood and features a 284 numeric indication of the 500 and 1000 m altitude s gap in a graphic design that D120 40 enables at a glance a visual distinction of the height It also features a simple graduated scale for the hundreds meters 4 2 4 COMPASS SCREEN ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS m 13 25 38 aq the COMPASS page essential flight information is clearly shown aligned ina 3000 8 single row H 90D 284 68 Aligned with the digital variometer you can find altimeter A1 value the current glide ratio and the Indicated Air Speed if the optional pitot tube is installed or the GPS ground speed 4 2 5 PLOTTER PAGE ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS the PLOTTER page essential flight information is shown slightly differently from the COMPASS page allowing spave for navigation information Inline with the digital variometer on the left is the IAS GS indicator on the right while the altimeter A1 and the glide ratio are positioned on the left upper side of the display Page 14 4 2 6 NAVIGATION PLOTTER SCREEN 9680 190 On the PLOTTER page the navigation is based on a graphic perspective display L AL that features o Graphic representation of the flight track toward the current WP o Graphic representation of the current WP cylinder o Optimized course line to the current WP cylinder
51. itude and longitude are referred to map datum WGS84 7 5 GPS ALTITUDE GPS altitude is the height above the sea level accordingly to the satellite system AG it is visible the page GPS INFO 7 6 GPS GROUND SPEED The GPS ground speed is the glider speed related to the ground Gs When navigation is activated the ground speed is visualized in reverse mode if the glider is moving away from the waypoint Page 23 7 7 GPS DIRECTION TRK The GPS direction TRK is the glider s direction related to the ground 7 8 GROUND EFFICIENCY GLIDE RATIO It shows the efficiency glide ratio related to the ground To set the time over which the average efficiency glide ratio is calculated go to ADVANCED SETUP n 7 EFF If the ground speed slows below the 2km h or the GPS signal is not valid the indicator shows 0 00 If you are in lift the efficiency indicator is in reverse mode and shows the average efficiency calculated during the last glide go to ADVANCED SETUP n 8 EFFA to set the time to be used to calculate the medium efficiency glide ratio to be used for the glide calculation to WP The average efficiency value is very important because it is the value used by the glide computer 7 9 WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION INDICATION USING GPS 7 10 The wind speed and its direction are automatically computed and displayed using direction info coming from the GPS TRK and th
52. ly AIR features an extremely sensitive state of the art 99 channel integrated GPS receiver 7 2 GPS STATUS INFORMATION GPS status icon is located the status bar on the right lower part of the display plotter screen or on the lower edge of the display compass screen and has different meanings 1 Fixed GPS icon GPS FIX valid GPS position available 2 Blinking GPS icon insufficient signal GPS position NOT AVAILABLE 7 3 GPS INFORMATION DISPLAY dicenda This page shows in real time Waypoint and symbol Latitude 05 43 46 5N Longitude GPS direction Ground speed GS in km h or 005 43 46 5E mph GPS Altitude GPS ALT in mt or feet Satellite s number SAT GPS Signal power Tracking n the status bar is visible also the flight recorder status and the Ground Speed battery level Altitude GPS Pressing the key long pressure it is possible to memorize a Waypoint function holding pressed the key activates the navigation function HOME 03 11 13 16 12 03 7 4 LATITUDE amp LONGITUDE COORDINATES OPTIONS Three different kinds of coordinates are available DMS grade minute amp second dd mm 55 5 default DMM grade amp minute dd mm mmm Y UTM Universal Transverse Mercator utm x y zone To set the coordinates DMM DMS or UTM use the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 23 CORD The coordinates lat
53. n to it the start function and to modify the cylinder s validation radius Pressthe keys lt gt set the cursor on the desired waypoint s line that you want to modify OK Press the key to open the drop down menu containing the possible action then select EDIT VIEW and Page 28 confirm with the t appears a page with all the Waypoint data use the arrow keys to navigate the field you want to modify and confirm with the key The function EDIT is described the chapters 2 6 1 and 2 6 2 waypoint fields that have generally to be EDITED in a route are Sym number from O to 9 or the letter A to identify a landing field Airfield o Note alphanumerical 16 characters o Near distance in meters from the cylinder where it is activated the one second oversample of the flight recorder o Radius radius in meters of the turn point cylinder o Start Pilon Type IN entering OUT leaving REV o Start Gate Time time of the first start hours min o Next Gate time to the next start minutes o Gates total number of Start gate Press the key to go back to the route s page ENTERING START PYLON IN Start OK Start Waiting di radi side WP start Page 29 LEAVING START PYLON OUT WP start Waiting side Start OK 10 1 5 DELETE A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE Using the arrows keys gt set the cursor on the waypoint to be deleted OK
54. o North 5 9 BAROMETER The barometric pressure can be displayed on of the customize fields It is possible to adjust the calibration by changing parameter ADVANCED SETUP 4 KBAR m Warning incorrect adjustment of this parameter will make the barometric altimeter s data less accurate 5 10 TIME CHRONOGRAPH SETUP rt UTC time clock Ch Chrono chronometer Page 19 To zero the chronograph press the long press The vario time and date are automatically synchronized with the GPS data at the instrument s power on To set the time zone for your country go to MAIN SETUP n 7 To manually adjust the time and date go to MAIN SETUP n 8 HOUR MAIN SETUP n 9 MIN MAIN SETUP n 10 DAY MAIN SETUP n 11 MONT MAIN SETUP n 12 YEAR 5 11 PILOT S NAME amp GLIDER S DATA To set the pilot name the glider type and the glider id go to MAIN SETUP n 17 PILO MAIN SETUP n 18 GTYP MAIN SETUP 19 GID 6 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 6 1 TOTAL ENERGY COMPENSATION 6 2 POLAR WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE To use this function it is necessary to install the optional Pitot tube Generally a variometer works as follows it feels the atmospheric pressure change rate considering it as an altitude change but if during the flight the pilot slows the glider and even more if he does it quickly there is a real change of pressure so a vario without compensation records
55. o Optimized course line to the next WP o Wind s direction and intensity The following info is listed in digital format o Required glide ratio to the current WP and its distance o Expected height of arrival above the Current WP and current glide ratio o Current WP name 4 2 7 HSI NAVIGATION PLOTTER PAGE moves above or below the horizontal dotted line to indicate if with the current glide you will arrive above or below the WP Along the horizontal line the symbol represents the optimized direction to the current WP 4 2 8 COMPASS HEADING the bottom of the PLOTTER page there is a compass showing also all the navigation infoformation with graphics symbols WP direction wind etc If the GPS signal is valid the direction is the TRK of the GPS track otherwise it is represented by the AIR s internal magnetic compass 4 2 9 COMPASS SCREEN MAIN FIELDS the COMPASS page the navigation info are represented with a series of concentric circles with some rotating symbols Qutside the circle there are the N E S W points in outer ring are rotating the direction to WP symbols in the inner ring are rotating the direction to the last thermal the wind direction and wind speed symbols COMPASS SCREEN NAVIGATION TO THE START LINE 32523 COMPASS page during the task s phase preceding the Start the pilot finds some i 35 58 i EID 284 68 specific info to naviga
56. o is the ratio between the glider s horizontal speed and the sink rate To find the best glide rate on the graph it is necessary to draw a straight line from the origin of the graph point O tangent of the curve The intersection of the tangent with the curve point B shows the speed to fly at to achieve the best glide air related is therefore VB and the glide ratio is VB SinkB On your Digifly AIR you can insert three different polars using the function ADVANCED SETUP n 10 18 Px A B C To choose which polar to use go to ADVANCED SETUP n 9 POLA If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 6 is set to OFF all information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent and Netto Vario are not displayed on the instrument On the instrument there are three preloaded polars 2 for hang gliders and 1 for a paraglider Using the Digifly AirTool software available on the Digifly web site www digifly com it is possible to see the values of the three default polars and to set your own polar We suggest that you insert your own polar curve data which best reflects the actual performance of your glider SPEED TO FLY WITH OPTIONAL PITOT TUBE If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 9 is set to OFF all information 500 E related to McCready McCready Equivalent and Netto Vario are not displayed 0 0 80 4 mm Speed to Fly on the instrument Speed to Fly STF is the best anemometric speed to obtain the best
57. oesn t contain three numbers then the navigation uses the Altitude field The medium glide ratio is continuously update during the glide and stored the memory during the thermal flight 9 2 2 NEEDED GLIDE RATIO TO THE CURRENT WAYPOINT GOTO Itis the estimated requested glide ratio to reach the current Waypoint efr1 9 2 3 ARRIVAL HOUR ARRIVAL TIME TO THE CURRENT WAYPOINT GOTO This is the expected arrival time t1 and the expected arrival time 1 to the current waypoint 9 2 4 HSI GRAPHIC INDICATION TO THE CURRENT WAYPOINT GOTO This info is available the PLOTTER page and provides to the pilot quick and intuitive navigation s graphic instruction to the WP see paragraph 4 2 7 This indication is deactivated if the current turn point is a start pylon 10 ROUTE MANAGEMENT 10 1 PREFIXED GENERAL ROUTES Page 27 From the main menu enter in the sub menu ROUTES The first visualized route is the Rt 1 to select other routes use arrow keys tis possible to memorize up to 12 routes from Rt 1 to Rt 12 containing each one up to 20 Waypoints A route allows you to automatically navigate toward the last WP going through all the inserted WP On the bottom of the route screen is visualized the route s total distance in km every route it is possible to insert both Waypoint Competition and Waypoint User in any combination routes can be created manually
58. psDump software On a MAC GpsDump MAC version is available It is also possible to transfer the Waypoints from Digifly Air to other via BT 8 1 1 CREATING A NEW WAYPOINT MANUALLY create a new Waypoint the menu put the cursor on the first database s dotted line and then press the key EDIT function The EDIT function is described in the chapters 2 6 1 and 2 6 2 Name 6 characters format aaaNNN alphanumeric characters NNN waypoint altitude above sea level in tens of meters Note if the field NNN doesn t contain three numbers then the navigation uses the field Altitude Sym numbers from O to 9 or the letter A to identify an official landing zone Airfield Note alphanumerical 16 characters available Lat Lon Latitude and longitude Altitude altitude in meters Note this field is used only if the field NNN of the waypoint s name doesn t contains three numbers Near distance in meters that activates the fast frequency flight recorder one second scan Radius radius in meters of the waypoint s cylinder 8 1 2 CREATING A NEW WAYPOINT USING THE CURRENT POSITION MARK When the GPS acquires a valid position UTC sync it is possible to save it in the instrument s memory using the function MARK Press the key long press to enter in the MARK page To save the current position press again the key SAV function The current position will
59. rom the page Waypoint s edit Cylinder validation entering in a cylinder the WP1 MON150 1000 m fixed distance toexit Q NEAR WPO Digifly Air will alert you with a sound and will appear messageo then flight recorder rate returns to the setup value MAIN SETUP n 5 RECR 12 6 NAVIGATION TO CONCENTRIC WAYPOINT properly manage a task s route with concentric waypoints it is necessary to insert the desired route the same waypoint two three or more times accordingly to the task route but with different cylinders radius Page 34 13 FLIGHT RECORDER When the Digifly Air starts the flight recorder it shows the message REC ON and the icon rec REC on the bottom of the display starts blinking The following parameters are continuously recorded Date and time latitude longitude number of satellites tracking GPS ground speed GPS altimeter GPS barometric altimeter A1 variometer and anemometer IMPORTANT the flight recorder is automatically deactivated if the setup is modified or the flights are deleted 13 1 ACTIVATING DE ACTIVATING FLIGHT RECORDER The flight recorder can operate in three different ways AUT Automatic flight recorder Flight recorder always active OFF Flight recorder de activated 13 1 1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE AUT By default setting the flight recorder starts automatically
60. s Thermal Glide Compass and Glide Plotter using the tools efr1 efr2 efrA Page 31 12 3 OPTIMIZED NAVIGATION The optimized navigation shows the polit the shortest path along the task s route 12 4 NAVIGATION TO START PYLON WAYPOINT If the current waypoint is a Start Pylon on the info bar appears the message START PILON and 3 minutes before the start time it appears the message 3 min to go emphasized by a beep 3 minutes before of the start time some fields of the screen are automatically changed by the instrument Note on the Glide Plotter screen 3 minutes before the start time the first field at the top showing the distance from the start dst1 and the second field where is show is displayed in seconds the estimated arrival time to the start based on the current medium speed referred to the countdown e g if this field shows 10 means that the pilot will arrive at the start 10 second late If it shows 15 this means that the pilot will arrive 15 second early penalty Still in this state it is disabled the graphic indicator of the HSI When the timer has counted down e g 200 00 a message Gate Opened is shown followed by a long beep advising the pilot that the start gate is open and it is now possible to cross the start line When the start time gate is open Gate Opened has been shown it is now possible to cross the start s cylinder line entering or leaving accordingly as sele
61. sferimento veloce Ricezione Bytes 4096 Note Digifly AirTools Digifly Firmware Update Software Trasmissione Bytes 4096 automatically detects the correct port so they do not need to be set BLUETOOTH CONNECTION 14 2 1 DEVICES CONNECTION PAIRING To connect the Digifly AIR Pro Bt and your device PC MAC smartphone Tablet or PDA proceed as follows Set on the AIR Pro Bt the parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 25 BLUT For the AIR Pro BT enter in the menu Bluetooth Pairing and wait On your device PC MAC etc start a scan for new Bluetooth devices the AIR Pro Bt will be recognized as Digifly AIR On your device when requested enter the code for the pairing of the AIR Pro BT it is 0000 At this point AIR Pro BT emits a sound to request a confirmation pressing the key OK then exit from the menu the connection is now active If necessary create on your device a connection type Serial Port SPP to dialogue with the AIR Pro BT be sure to select also the correct COM port number Note is is best if your device allows to create an association pairing between your device and the AIR Pro Bt of an authorized type In this way the Bluetooth connection will be automatically activated every time the two devices will be turned on During the subsequent connections between the AIR Pro BT and your device normally the setup amp acknowledgement procedure des
62. sh to reset the instrument press at the same time the arrow key and the power on key for over 4 seconds Air User Manual R52a UK Page 47
63. tabase Waypoint Competition or Waypoint User accordingly where is recorded the chosen WP Scroll the list using the arrow keys B and set the cursor on the wished Waypoint to select it press the key long press then confirm the choice to activate the navigation to the WP pressing again the key Page 26 or cancel the procedure using the 9 1 5 DEACTIVATING NAVIGATION WAYPOINT GOTO To deactivate the current navigation from the page GPS INFO press the key long press then confirm the OK choice to deactivate the navigation pressing again the key or cancel the procedure using the key 9 2 NAVIGATION S FUNCTIONS TO A WAYPOINT GOTO The following navigation s functions are available only if a navigation toward a single waypoiny GOTO is active 9 2 1 DIRECTION DISTANCE HEIGHT TO CURRENT WAYPOINT GOTO is a very useful function that indicated the direction bri distance dst1 and estimated height H1 of arrival on the current waypoint The arrival altitude on the current H1 is computed integrating the following info Altimeter distance to the Waypoint dst1 Waypoint altitude and medium glide ratio Waypoint s altitude have to be included in the Waypoint s name o aaaNNw visible on the bottom of the waypoint s page o alphanumeric characters for the Waypoint s name o NNN waypoint altitude above sea level in tens of meters Note if the field NNN d
64. te to the Start line Page 15 top section there is a clock and below a field with the countdown timer to start Below glide ratio indicator is shown the distance of the Start Line closest to the pilot and its direction After the Start and once you have successfully passed the Start line these fields can be optionally used for displaying other information selected by the pilot 5 BASIC FUNCTIONS 5 1 ALTIMETERS The Digifly AIR features 7 different altimeters A1 A2 AG H1 1 Barometric altimeter A2 Altimeter A2 AG Altimeter GPS thermal height gain 1 Estimated height over current WP Estimated height over goal 5 1 1 ALTIMETERS SETTINGS Goto the ALTIMETERS menu and select which altimeter you want to display 1 or A2 OK A2 altimeter is suitable for general purpose To reset the A2 altimeter hold pressed the PLOTTER or COMPASS pages key from the altimeter is automatically reset while entering in a thermal The altimeters can be shown in meters mt or feet ft To change altitude s unit of measure enter the setup from MAIN SETUP n 15 U AL 5 2 VARIOMETERS 5 2 1 SUPERFAST INTELLIVARIO The Intellivario is a revolutionary digital system designed by Digifly based on sophisticated integrated circuits combining info coming from the atmospheric pressure sensor joined with the inertial platform data
65. ts The unit must be securely packaged for return The Digifly guarantee may not apply if The documents have been altered in any way or made illegible Repairs or product modifications and alterations have been performed by unauthorized persons or service Damage is caused by accidents including but not limited to lightning water or fire misuse or neglect or every malfunction not related to manufacturing defects of your instruments If your Digifly product is not working correctly or is defective please contact your Digifly dealer In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience Digifly Europe s r l Bologna Italy www digifly com C info digifly com Page 2 1 INDEX 3 2 GETTING STARTED 6 2 1 IEEE 6 2 2 simple 6 2 2 1 BATTERY RECHARGE aco dva DR du dd d o Have dvd Ro dvds ro du 6 2 2 2 EXTERNAL POWER SUPPEY n cep en deed xeu aged ya FRU RUE A Ea R VE dE RTA 6 2 3 AEYBOARD NORMALEOR LONG KEY PRESS 6 2 4 TURNING ON Se 0 5
66. website www digifly com This free software allows you to acquire new functions and improvements to your instruments software The updates can be installed with the provided USB cable Note it is not possible to update the firmware through the Bluetooth connection FIRMWARE UPDATING PROCEDURE Ensure that your instrument s battery is fully charaged This is impoprtant Close all other PC programs that are running included the antivirus amp firewall Ensure that the instrument is turned off and connect the USB cable Press and hold the key then press also key Wait with the two key pressed untill the instrument emits a long acoustic beep Now the instrument is is in boot loader mode waiting for the firmware upload Note the screen will be totally blank at this point t Release first the key and then the key Run on your PC the Digifly firmware s updating program PESTE e g Upgrade 661a All exe Press the button Start Be sure to run only one session of the update program e g Upgrade 661a All exe at a time When the program Upgrade 661a All exe is running the update progress phases are visible COMI 38400 The update requires roughly 5 minutes Once finished your computer will provide an acoustic and visible message When the new firmware upload is finished press the key to turn off the instrument and disconnect the USB cable Important If the update fa

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