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2. E d 8 2 2 3 BATTERY OFE PROS stitit E a E S E at 9 2 2 4 RECHARGING THE INTERNAL LITHIUM BATTERY PRO 9 2 3 NORIWIAL OR CONG KEY PRESS eu edu PUE 10 pr ERE Quies ce e Ed 10 2 5 DISPEAY GCONTRASTAADJIUSTIVIEIN Dus ca PER Ro 10 2 6 ME NUNAVIGA TIO tree ieee evs bee sec sia edd enw veda ae nee 11 2 STING UIP VOU TING TV 11 2 8 AGS uid e 12 2 9 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS 12 S QUICK RERERENGE GUIDES 13 os 13 3 2 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY IN 14 3 3 GUIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY GIS E EIN PEE 15 A ERE 16 4 1 MAIN DISPLAY oC Ee ING 16 4 2 AUTOMATIC SCREEN SWITCHING INTELLIFLIGHT eee eere 16 4 3 GLIDE PLOTTER AND GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY 17 4 3 1 PLOFSCALE 1 JSUBSORBEDS
3. DU PERDER DRE MEE 18 4 5 CUSTOMISABEE DATA FELD 19 4 6 DISPLAYING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO WAYPOINT AND ROUTES 19 EE 20 4 8 IBI TON Rm 21 4 9 EFRICIENCGC HINFORMA TIONS 21 ZO EACIAINGJINPEORIVIATIOIS do oun eee 21 Allo DATARIELDS ShOWININ SEQUENGE estes e ME EUR 22 OI FUNCHON EE 23 23 Dub d BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER UAI 23 5 2 ADDFNONAEJAD VET 24 2 13 ADJUSTING ALTIMETER ALAND A Z 25 5 1 4 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER AND THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY 25 e We Use E 26 5 2 1 SUPFERFASTINTECHVAR O cuia 26 5 2 2 VARIOS REAC TIVITY edm Ene 26 5 2 3 ANALOGUE VARIO cepisn RE 26 5 2 4 INTEGRATED AVERAGED VARIO eee A 27 9 229 ACOUSTIC VARIO lp e e tub 27 5 2 6 VARIS SIMULATOR isra ran E E em
4. arta nd rao necant gea urea n Eo n exea es 42 WAYPOINT MANAGEMEN T utt ou uto vun utt Loue cutn i ee 43 7 18 1 MANUALLY CREATE A NEW OWA YF OWN een teers 43 7 18 2 CREATE NEW WAYPOINT WITH CURRENT POSITION MARK 44 7 18 3 up US Op 44 lod DELETE WAY POUN To toD T O E MIO RA SERA E IE ME QURE Oed 44 7 18 5 NAVIGATE VVAYPON T GOTO oscula eausa ad a nia dr e seii ass 45 GREATEOME WAYPOINT gena esu sesto a Lon usua outs de dpa uid 45 HOS ROUTE MANAGEMEN Pe 45 194 JNSERTWAYPOINTSINAN EMPTY ROUTE aiia Ote rd De ro a n ee LU ss E ede RE Den eges 46 7 19 2 INSERT A WAYPOINT AT THE LAST POSITION OF THE 46 7 19 3 INSERT WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE WITH 46 7 19 4 CHANGE WAYPOINTS INA ROUTE olor tne ted 46 7 19 5 DELETE WAYPOINTSIN A 47 196 ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE REVERSE 7 CLEAR A ROUTE eto ER eA eon ie 47 1 20
5. a Qoia dus arce mico rn d 48 fL SEIP IHE COMPETITION ROUTE REL COR edo Rd Pr e DER OR e on 48 Page 5 1 20 2 STAR FPYLON NAVIGATION elu aie 50 tun Grats 51 7 20 4 CHANGE WAYPOINT ICON ON COMPETITION ROUTE eee nennen nnne nnne 52 7 20 5 MANUALLY JUMP TO PREVIOUS NEXT 52 8 53 8 1 AGTIVA TING THE FLIGHT RECORDER ETUR en p Me Pec a 53 8 1 1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE 53 8 1 2 PREV AY SOR E 54 8 1 3 Return pM 54 8 2 54 8 3 RECORDED NE SIT 54 8 4 LOG BOOK MANAGEMEN imas vaca va duca udo tite vs ci dd Cin un did S Ee 55 8 5 FEIGHIP BEAYBAUNR i maiden Bereits one dated e dua de dude 55 9 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFAGE se eo De 56 9 1 COMPETITION SOFFWARE COMPATIBILITY i iix eo bua
6. ue E etw t bon Uc o e Eva ut 56 9 2 CONNECTING WITH COMPEGPS MAXPUNKTE GPSDUMP CHECKIN PWC SOFTWARE 56 9 2 1 UPLOADING COMPETITION WAYPOINTS deam ax asuma desea Puta ds 56 9 2 2 DOWINEOAD A SINGEE TFEIGEDN 57 9 2 3 DOWNLOAD ALL FLIGHTS uicasststvesse eux ET E ep E T NETA 57 9 3 CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS 1 57 9 4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 58 9 4 1 UPGRADE PROC Hoo EIE LE m 59 9 5 PROBLEMS CONNECTING IO YOUR PC vitaes busta trit 60 9 6 IVES ERR OUI PULL cina NISI 62 9 6 1 Bie TER EE IVI VR Ys OOM OF 62 9 7 EXTERNAL GPS CONNECTION CARTESIO MODELS tet utat aepo a Rr 63 10 APPRENDI mauu fear Sait 64 10 1 DIGIFLY CARTIESIO PLUS 5 5
7. e On Off GPS antenna ic e e On Off Instrument ON OFF e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP ZOOM 2 RTE OAL Om e Scroll Subpage e e Volume Off Med High e GoTo Waypoint ee Skip to next start gate ras MENU K INFO GPS ZERO ZERO Q a CHRONO e Info Edit display data field e e Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering e MENU ILL GPS Info Mark WP e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to next WP e Scroll Page e e Zero Chronograph e Info Edit display data field e e Zero A2 Altimeter e Normal key pressure e e Long key pressure 2 seconds 10 14 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREEN Altimeter 1 customisable data field Integrated Vario customisable data field Equivalent McCready Estim Time to Next WP customisable data field McCready Analogue Vario Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field ik Current WP Direction Altitude to Next WP Distance to Next WP Current WP name gt Tm aX o mA 4 P North Direction Next WP Direction GHEHE EUA Informations Index customis data field Required Effic to Next WP Wind Direction Z gt Last Thermal Direction E Wind Speed DOT AATRIX LCD ERU Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link
8. Altimeter A1 customisable data field Integrated Vario customisable data field IER McCready Clock UTC customisable data field Equivalent McCready Analogue Vario Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field Current WP Direction Current WP name JM X North Direction Next WP Direction A 5 ELET ACS e Course Predictor e FAI Cylinder n Pilot Location T HSI Bearing to curr WP n HSI Height over curr WP i 1 3 Wind Direction Plotter scale 10pix km To Last Thermal Direction RJ DOT AATRIX LCD I M a ae Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link Battery State GPS Signal Subpage L amp e Info Edit display data field e e Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering 1 ON OFF am GOTO e On Off GPS antenna ee On Off Instrument e MENU GPS Info Mark WP e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to next WP M 4 2 RTE L e Scroll Subpage ZERO fem e Scroll Page e e Volume Off Med High Ys 5 CHRONO e e Zero Chronograph m lt o Info Edit display data field e e Zero A2 Altimeter e Go Waypoint ee Skip
9. atmospheric pressure and displays this as a vertical speed If you slow down in flight your glider will climb using the excessive kinetic energy A non compensated vario would interpret this as lift Now if you are flying quite fast and slow down when you enter a thermal the vario reading gets rather difficult to interpret Part of the lift reading is due to slowing down and part is due to lift from the thermal With total energy compensation the part of the climb due to the change in velocity is ignored allowing you to identify real thermals To identify the correct total energy compensation value an air speed probe must be connected to your vario The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario To determine the correct total Vario indication without total energy Actual climb in lift energy compensation value with an air speed probe connected you Vario indication with total energy should fly in calm air conditions Pilot hits lift and slows down and slow down as if you are Pilot gliding in no lift entering a thermal If the vario shows a change in lift you have to increase the total energy compensation value go to MAIN SETUP X n 10 TEC Then try again 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 THERMAL CENTERING FUNC
10. To view the Waypoint lists press the key HON 3a E Hra function MEN and select the WPT COMP or albus ra Ot WPT USER lists using the keys using the HAM 05 AAAT GG arrow keys ES tv and view by pressing the press the MENU key function ENT To scroll through the Waypoint lists press the arrow keys or the or an keys for fast scrolling Waypoints are sorted alphabetically Competition Waypoints can be used only in the Competition Route Rt 1 Comp and User Waypoints can be used only in User Routes Rt 2 User Rt 12 User Waypoints can be managed manually through the Digifly instrument or with an external Windows program running on a PC WPT DATA To create a new Waypoint move the cursor to the first line of the Waypoint list the empty line using the arrow keys 4 a then Lat Lon press the MENU key function EDIT the Waypoint Data WPT dd mm ss s DATA screen appears with these fields to be completed max 6 characters Altitude 233 mt Sym there are 6 graphic symbols icons available to choose from Lat Lon Longitude and Latitude Each Waypoint can be individually edited with its own coordinate System Degrees Minutes and Seconds dd mm ss s Degrees and Minutes dd mm mmm or UTM Universal Transverse Mercator utm x y zone Page 43 7 18 2 CREATE NEW WAYPOINT WITH CURRENT PO
11. ieff mph As will appear for one second 11 421 On the left of the air speed indicator the instant ground efficiency ieff is also displayed To change the data fields with AIR SPEED press the ES tv keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust then press the 4 key to select the data field AIR SPEED 5 3 1 STALL ALARM To utilize the stall alarm function you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario To enable the stall alarm select MAIN SETUP X n 9 STAL with a value higher than The stall alarm is always disabled when the air speed drops lower than 5 km h 5 3 2 AIR SPEED RECALIBRATION If the air speed probe is showing inaccurate readings it is possible to recalibrate the air speed probe go to MAIN SETUP n 11 KIAS An adjustment in 96 of the air speed reading can be made 100 adjustment 110 90 decrease Incorrect recalibration will makes the air speed readings less accurate Page 28 5 4 5 5 TEMPERATURE The temperature can be shown by the Digifly instrument The ambient temperature reading can be shown in metric C or imperial F units To change the units of display go to MAIN SETUP n 30 U TEM and change CEL or FAR Temperature data can be shown in any of the 5 customizable display fields on the Thermal D
12. To scroll to view the others flights navigate using tj keys Press the key function ESC to return to the previous menu To delete all flights from the flight log from the LOGBOOK menu press the key long press A confirmation of YES or is required For each flight the flight data screen includes the following information Take off date and time the duration of the flight and the total gain of altitude attained the minimum and maximum values of altimeter A1 the variometer values and air speed FLIGHT PLAYBACK This is a special function that allows you to review playback on your vario the whole flight in detail Moving the cursor on the graph you can read on the screen at each data point Pressure altitude variometer air speed time and chronograph values Ground speed and tracking with arrow if flight in 3D mode To activate the playback function press the key function MOV From this screen you can use these keys for the following functions Press the arrow keys gt a to zoom in zoom out Press the arrow keys 4 gt to move the graphic cursor to the left or to the right Press the MENU key function to change the time display to chronograph display Page 55 CABLE 9 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFACE 9 1 9 2 download your flight data to your PC plug the optional PC serial or USB cable into the middle socket on the base of your D
13. MIN DAY MONT YEAR PILO RECM R DS RECR RECA GTYP GID U AL U SP U TE KTMP LANG Description display contrast acoustic vario lift setting acoustic vario sink setting vario tone acoustic vario sensitivity vario integrator graphic vario scale 1 6 12 vario simulator stall alarm level total energy compensation air speed calibration barometer calibration graphic altimeter x graphic altimeter y time zone difference time setting hours time setting minutes time setting day time setting month time setting year pilot name recorder mode autorecorder meters recorder rate recorded altimeter glider type glider id altimeter units speed units temperature units temperature calibration help language Page 67 Range 40 60 0 25 0 25 FAS STD SFT 0 1 3 0 0 60 LOW MED HIGH ON OFF O 150 O 100 50 200 20 0 0 4 4 3 3000 12 12 0 23 0 59 11 1 12 99 6 letters AUT ALW OFF 1 30 1 60 GPS BAR 6 letters 6 letters MT FT KMH MPH 20 0 Default o0 0 05 3 5 SID 0 4 1 MED OFF 100 1 0 30 AUT GPS MT KMH C Units m s m s Sec Sec m s km h 90 90 mB min mt hour hour minute day month year Sec C USR UK ITA ESP DEU FRA CZE HUN LN1 LN2 10 10 ADVANCED SETUP ADV SETUP PARAMETERS The following is a list of parameters that can be adjusted For each parameter you can see the range of values the factory setting default
14. SGnm Number of Start Pylon next Gates On the Competition Route Display Rt Comp 1 there are 2 indicators effrto gol The efficiency required to arrive at goal Tot dst km Total distance of the Route RET Camp EOSqIS RAISE EQSTSS Badan 6110 Biss E1SOZZ Skart 13 30 Next Gate 15 min Num orf Gates 3 to Gal 33 0 Tat dzt km 33 376 e e Confirm on the Competition Route page Rt 1 Comp that all information has been correctly entered and then press the GOTO key to activate the Route Now you are ready to navigate 7 20 2 START PYLON NAVIGATION If the current Waypoint is a Start Pylon the message START PILON appears on the glide pages 5 minutes before the Start Pylon Absolute Time Gate the instrument will automatically switch the time display the fifth in the Thermal Display page and the third in the Glide Compass and Glide Plotter Display screen to the Remaining count F down timer to Start Pylon Time Gate Timer Start es display Additionally if the current waypoint is a Start Pylon the Glide Plotter Display automatically switches first three instrument displays to 0511 and es and also disables the HSI cross hair START d When the Remaining count down Timer to start pylon time gate Timer Start es reach it starts to flash and a popup message Gate Opened with
15. Wall adaptor OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES The following optional accessories are available from Digifly Digifly PC serial cable to download flight data and upload new firmware directly from the Internet Digifly PC USB cable to download flight data and upload new firmware directly from the Internet Air speed probe for hang glider Air speed probe for paraglider Hang gliding vario mount Paragliding vario mount Digifly 12V plug car recharger cable Combined Digifly PC USB cable amp 12V plug car recharger cable DIGIFLY TECHNICAL FEATURES 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 Analogue vario 24 m s 2400 ft min Digital vario 25 m s 5000 ft min Vario integrator adjustable from O to 60 sec Total energy compensation with optional air speed probe Input for optional air speed probe 150 km h 93 mph with user calibration Adjustable stall alarm visual and acoustic with optional air speed probe Barometer range 300 to 1200 mB with user calibration Thermometer range 30 C to 70 range 22 158 F Constant battery monitoring Date and time with GPS synchro chronometer flight timer Adjustable units of measure Page 64 10 6 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 3 adjustable polar curves McCready and Equivalent McReady function with optional air soeed probe Speed To Fly with
16. and the unit of measure n Name Description Range Default Units 1 IFLY intelliflignt function ON OFF OFF 2 THEV thermal detect vario thres 0 25 0 5 m s 3 THET thermal detect time thres 1 30 10 sec 4 EFF instant efficiency average 1 30 3 sec 5 EFFA average efficiency for HW 1 100 15 sec 6 TELE telemetry out enable OFF CAR FL1 FL2 FL3 DBG OFF 7 gps mode Leonardo only STD ECO EC2 ECO 8 POLA active polar OFF P1 P2 P3 OFF 9 11 P1 A P1 B P1 C polar 1 coeff XXX 12 14 2 2 2 polar 2 coeff XXX 15 17 P3 A P3 B P3 C polar 3 coeff XXX 18 McCready value 0 2 30 10 min 19 MCRE McCready equiv average time 0 1 3 0 4 sec 20 BLUT bluetooth enable OFF ON OFF 10 11 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS To restore the factory settings default parameters and default screen setups press and hold down the key as you turn vario on Keep the key pressed until a message FACTORY SET appears then confirm with YES or Page 68 10 12 DATA FIELDS SHOWN SEQUENCE GENERIC INSTRUMENTS temp TEMPERATURE mB PRESSURE ieff as AIR SPEED gs GROUND SPEED BLANK BASIC INSTRUMENTS mt ALTIMETER 1 m s VARIO INTEG rev m s NETTO VARIO A2 ALTIMETER 2 AG GPS ALTIMETER A3 ALT LAST THER HEIGHT TO DESTINATION 1 HEIGHT TO WPT H2 HEIGHT TO NEXT HA HEIGHT TO GOAL DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
17. customisable data field Integrated Vario customisable data field Bae mu 4 Equivalent McCready Estim Time to Next WP customisable data field Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field tf Current WP Direction Altitude to Next WP Distance to Next WP Required Effic to Next WP McCready Analogue Vario Current WP name ac AE p North Direction Next WP Direction Informations Index customis data field Wind Direction Last Thermal Direction Wind Speed m de DOT AATRIX LCD OU e E Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link Battery State GPS Signal Subpage e Info Edit display data field e e Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering 1 Eu ve MENU ON OFF GPS Ground Speed e MENU e On Off GPS antenna 771 GPS Info Mark WP e e On Off Instrument e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP e Scroll data field Zoom e e Jump to next WP ZooM ZOOM RTE RTE SOA Scroll Page ER ESI x Md CHRONO e e Zero Chronograph e Info Edit display data field ee Zero A2 Altimeter e Scroll Subpage e e Volume Off Med High e Go To Waypoint ee Skip to next start gate e Normal key pressure ee Long key pressure 2 seconds 3 3 GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY SCREEN
18. dstT DIST TO LST TH 951 DIST TO WPT dst2 DIST TO NEXT dstA DIST TO GOAL EFFICIENCY REQUIRED TO DEST efrT TER efr1 X EF REQ TO WPT efr2 NXT efr EF REQ TO GOL SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS effA X IST AIR EFF brt TO LST TH br1 BEARING TO WP br2 BEARITO NEXT trk TRACKING TIME TO DESTINATION ero REL TIME STAR eS TIME TO START e1 TIME WPT e2 TIME TO NEXT eA TIME TO GOAL CLOCK TO DESTINATION tS CLOCK TO START t1 CLOCK TO WPT t2 CLOCK TO NEXT tA CLOCK TO GOAL REAL TIME CLOCK CHRONO rt CLOCK UTC ch CHRONO TIME gt 69 10 13 THERMAL DISPLAY SCREEN 4 Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering Le Equivalent McCready nz gt 4 P McCready Integrated Vario Analogue Vario i D a je 5 Y Altimeter 1 Altimeter A2 customisable data field customisable data field Clock UTC customisable data field Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field DOT AATRIX LCD Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link Battery State GPS Signal Subpage
19. eo dua la o alc eic 64 10 2 DIGIFLY CARTESIO PRO BT LEONARDO PRO STANDARD ACCESSORIES 1 64 Z0 9 OPTIONALAGCCESSORIE a Mace adstat vu tcu usd adora 64 10 4 10 5 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 10 10 10 11 10 12 10 13 10 14 10 15 DIGIFEYSEGHNICAbTFEALURES tu C nena ipaa onda 64 STANDARD FUNCTHONS 64 PROVING A ING TIONS I cu ULIS 65 GPO FUNG HONS rr 65 GENERAESPECIFICATIOIS ain debit E E cae Lade ua 65 MAIN SETUP PARAMETER tdt 67 ADVANGED SETUPTXADVSSE TUE PAFRAIVIETETG vere 68 RESTORE FACTORY RE 68 DATATFIELD SOO WINN SE OUEING Cys 69 DISPLAY SCREEN 70 GUIDE COWIPAS gt DISPLAY SCREEIN RSM Te CN TST SEI ee YS sd Nc er 72 Page 2 GETTING STARTED GUIDE TO SOCKETS POWER AIR SPEED PROBE PC
20. is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected POLAR DATA Horizontal Va Ve Ve Speed To utilize the polar data functions you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario A polar curve shown in bold on the figure is a graph of your glider s sink rate over its speed range The glider s stall speed is shown by at point S and the glider s max speed at point T on the graph On the graph you can also see three pairs of relative speed readings and sink rates At Page 32 6 5 point A you can see that the lowest sink rate achieved is at the top of the curve Therefore SinkA is the minimum sink rate and VA is the speed at which this is achieved The glide ratio is the ratio between the glider s horizontal speed and the sink rate To find the best glide rate on the graph a straight line is from the origin of the graph point O to the tangent of the curve point B The speed to fly at to achieve the best glide air related is therefore VB and the glide ratio is VB SinkB On your instrument you can insert three different polars go to ADVANCED SETUP n 9 17 PX A B C and choose which polar to use go to ADVANCED SETUP Xn 8 If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 8 is set to OFF all information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not displayed
21. m and then press the MENU Mum of Gates 3 to Jol 4 7 key function SAVE Tot ast km 47 77 1 19 4 CHANGE WAYPOINTS IN A ROUTE To change a Waypoint in a Route scroll to the desired position using 181 2 02 400 the arrow keys g tv and then press the key function EDIT From the drop down menu select the CHANGE option with the F3 tv keys and confirm with YES Start 13 2 G ur The current Waypoint on the Waypoint list a appears scroll through mir FFF Eo dol 4 1 the Waypoint list using the arrow keys tv and then press the Los dst 41 MENU key function SAVE Page 46 7 19 5 DELETE WAYPOINTS IN ROUTE Rt 1 2 To delete all Waypoints a Route press the GOTO key long press and confirm with YES To delete a Waypoint in a Route scroll to the desired position using the arrow keys a then press the MENU key function EDIT 1520 Ld From the drop down menu select the CLEAR function with the Next Gate 15 min Jum or Gates v sfr to dol 64 7 keys and confirm with YES t dst km 47 i 7 19 6 ACTIVATE DEACTIVATE REVERSE CLEAR A ROUTE activate a Route press the key and confirm with YES To deactivate a Route press the key and confirm with YES reverse a Route press the key long press To clear a R
22. 20 1 SETUP THE COMPETITION ROUTE Rt 1 Comp Insert in the Competition Route Rt 1 Comp the Waypoints required for the current task Each Waypoint with its own name icon and radius adjustable from O to 60 000 mt Each Waypoint in the Competition Route has more icon choices than the Waypoints available to the User Routes 7 HH FF G Waypoints may also include numbers and letters so it will possible for instance to follow the Route on the Glide Plotter screen with Waypoints in numerical order Page 48 Select the correct Start Pylon icon for the start Pylon Waypoint any Waypoint can be selected start pylon validation entering into the circle i 5000 vs 1 o _O 6 take off A waiting zone start 1 Y 5000 point pe MAR103 05000 1 The Start pylon function is only activated if one of these two start pylon icons is selected Ifa Waypoint is selected as the Start Pylon it will be shown on the Glide Plotter screen plotter with the S symbol Page 49 To edit Start Pylon Time Gate go to Route Display Rt Comp 1 using the arrow keys ES tv select fields start next gate num of gate then press the MENU key function EDIT n 1 SGhh Hour to start n 2 SGmm minutes to start n SGst Next Start Pylon Time Gate Interval in minutes if necessary n 4
23. Altimeter Thermal Centering e MENU eT jee GPS Info Mark WP Wind Direction Plotter scale 10pix km On Off GPS antenna ee On Off Instrument ON OFF e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP e Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to next WP ZOOM 2 RTE GOAL 1 e Scroll Page e e Zero Chronograph e Scroll Subpage e e Volume Off Med High e Info Edit display data field ee Zero A2 Altimeter e Go To Waypoint ee Skip to next start gate e Normal key pressure e e Long key pressure 2 seconds
24. Battery State GPS Signal Subpage e Info Edit display data field e e Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering GPS Ground Speed On Off GPS antenna e On Off Instrument D GPS Info Mark WP ON OFF Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP e Scroll data field Zoom ZOOM ee Jump to next WP WA S L ZERO e Scroll Page TD 2 x Aas CHRONO e e Zero Chronograph TT Info Edit display data field ee Zero A2 Altimeter e Scroll Subpage e e Volume Off Med High e Go To Waypoint ee Skip to next start gate e Normal key pressure ee Long key pressure 2 seconds 10 15 GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY SCREEN Altimeter 1 customisable data field Integrated Vario customisable data field McCready Clock UTC customisable data field mrs 1 11 40 11 410 MHREDOJ POLOS Equivalent McCready Analogue Vario Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field Current WP Direction B Course Predictor ec FAI Cylinder Current WP name North Direction ry G Next WP Direction Oe Pilot Location HSI Bearing to curr WP z HSI Height over curr WP Last Thermal Direction DOT AATRIX LCD p gt Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link Battery State GPS Signal Subpage e Info Edit display data field e e Graphic
25. Waypoint scroll though the list Bici f jie tude S00 m using the arrow keys SF Y until the cursor is on pear Sr n ART OSS the desired Waypoint Press the key TAUZZ function EDIT the Waypoint Data screen then appears Press the GOTO key long press and confirm with YES Page 44 7 18 5 NAVIGATE WAYPOINT GOTO WoT COMP To quickly navigate to Waypoint press the GOTO key and select if you wish to view Waypoints from the COMP or USER Waypoint MPEGS M i lists Use the arrow keys A t to highlight the desired Waypoint and press the GOTO key to select and confirm with YES Phy a MUSE ARTO33 T 7 18 6 CREATE HOME WAYPOINT 7 19 To quickly mark your current position as Waypoint mark the position as in the Waypoint list and automatically activate it as an active Waypoint press the key extra long pressure A confirming message is shown ACTIVE then NEAR WPT is shown ROUTE MANAGEMENT The Digifly instrument can store up to 12 Routes with 20 Waypoints on each Route A Route allows you to automatically navigate to all Waypoints stored in it The first Route shown is the Rt 1 Comp Competition Route To scroll through amp view the other routes Rt 2 User to Rt 12 User use the keys m At the bottom of the Route screen the total distance of the Route is shown in in km The
26. changes with Next Gate ts min gree ko Got 33 9 the press the key 95 55 Xe chives E to edit and press the gt key to select the icon column To 7 20 5 MANUALLY JUMP TO PREVIOUS NEXT WAYPOINT To manually jump to previous or next Waypoint on the current active Route press the arrow 4 keys long press Page 52 8 FLIGHT RECORDER When the Digifly instrument is recoding a flight the record icon in shown at 8 1 the bottom of the screen If the recorder starts before the UTC SYNC had been obtained it records a flight in 2D using the barometric altitude and the R2d icon is shown While recording in 2D mode if a valid GPS position had been obtained the recorder starts to record a new flight in 3D mode and the record icon is at the bottom of the screen In order to respect the FAI rules access to the MAIN SETUP menu on the Digifly instrument is blocked when the flight recorder has been activated ACTIVATING THE FLIGHT RECORDER The flight data recorder can operate in 3 different modes AUT Automatic start record mode ALW Always record mode OFF No data recording 9 1 1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE The default record mode is automatic start record mode AUT parameter MAIN SETUP n 22 RECM In the automatic start record mode it is possible to change the parameters that initiates the recording You can a
27. for a conflict with a another program or device and turn off firewall antivirus programs C It is also possible that the COM port number assigned is too high or duplicated with some other devices e g Bluetooth Irda Try to reassign the COM port number 1 Go to the Device Manager Start gt Control Panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager 2 Click on the plus sign next to Ports Page 60 3 Right click on the Prolific USB to Serial Port and click on Properties 4 Click on the Port Settings tab Click the Advanced button 5 Pull down the scrollbar on the bottom left side and select COM 1 2 3 or 4 NOTE Choose one that does not say in use next to it Click OK 6 Click OK again Notice that the device will show up as being on the same COM port that it was before i e but will show up on the new port if you close the Device Manager and open it again D From Windows right click on the Vltools200 icon and tick the check box run this program in Windows98 WindowsMe compatible mode Problem The cable is working with the Digifly Vltools but not with the software I m using Solutions Make sure that the software and the cable are using the same COM port number try with the Digifly Vitools program to check the COM port number If you are still experiencing problems try with the following Temporarily disable your antivirus and firewall software Manually setup on your
28. function ENT You will now see a list of parameters that can be adjusted in the MAIN SETUP there are 32 parameters that can be adjusted In the ADVANCED SETUP there are 19 parameters that can be adjusted To change parameters select the parameter you want to change move up and down with the arrow keys 52 Press the key function EDIT to go to the edit mode Page 11 change the selected parameter s values use the arrow keys 52 and confirm 2 8 2 9 with the MENU key function SAV or you can also leave without saving your edit with the key function ESC To return to the instrument s main display press the key function ESC MULTI LANGUAGE HELP To help you setup your Digifly instrument the instrument Supports several help languages To change the help language go to MAIN SETUP n 32 LANG amp select the language of choice When updating the software on the Digifly instrument make sure you upload the latest help file for the language you have selected using the upload HELP function of the Digifly Vitools software on your PC RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS To restore the factory settings default values for all parameters press and hold down the key as you turn vario Keep the key pressed until message FACTORY SET appears then confirm with YES or NO If you select YES a confirming message SETUP RESET is shown Page 12 3 QUI
29. lift or sink The scale of the analogue vario can be adjusted to suit the conditions you are flying in The default scale is 5 To change the scale of the analogue vario go to MAIN SETUP n 7 FS_V and change the parameter from the default value MED 6m s to change to HIGH 12m s for very strong conditions or to LOW 1m s for very weak conditions Page 26 5 2 4 5 2 5 5 2 6 INTEGRATED AVERAGED VARIO The integrated vario highlighted here red is an average vario reading This time over which the reading is averaged is adjustable The data in this display field is always highlighted to make reading in flight easier You can change the integration interval by setting parameter MAIN SETUP n 6 INTE between 0 and 60 seconds It can be delayed or immediate If you set a value that is too low its value will be close to the instantaneous reading Normally this is the most common setting It can also be used for example to see if the rate of lift or sink is improving or getting worse If the integrated vario reading over a number of seconds is higher than the actual reading it means that you are doing worse than before ACOUSTIC VARIO The acoustic vario represents the instantaneous values of the vario with a modulated tone The volume of the tone is adjustable over three levels HIGH OFF amp LOW by pressing the key long pressure vo
30. long beep alerts to inform the pilot that the time gate has opened Page 50 At this point if the parameter SGnm is bigger than is possible to switch to the next start time gate with a long press of the Key When the time gate has opened you are allowed to cross the start Pylon circle in or out depending on the start pylon icon selected When you across the circle on the correct side a popup message Start is OK appears the Chrono ch is automatically zeroed and the Route navigation automatically jumps to the next Waypoint If you across the Start Pylon circle earlier than the Start time gate has opened the distance indicator in the circle dis1 is reversed to alert you that you are on the wrong side When your distance on the wrong side of the Start Pylon becomes greater than 500mt a popup message Wrong Side appears When you are at the start Plyon on an active Route you can jump to the next start time gate if available by pressing the GOTO key long press 7 20 3 FAI CYLINDER NAVIGATION If the current Waypoint is a FAI Cylinder Turnpoint the Digifly instrument will guide you to the Waypoint giving you continuous information about your position the distance and direction to the Waypoint WP1 400m 0 150 1000 m CFAI fixed distance E to exit 51 When you arrive near the FAI Cylinder the Digifly instrument will alert you with a sound a pop u
31. on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality There are three polars preloaded 2 for hang gliders and 1 for a paraglider To see the three default polar curves and to calculate your own use the Digifly Excel software available from the Digifly web site www digifly com We suggest that you insert your own polar curve data which best reflects the actual performance of your glider SPEED TO FLY To utilize the speed to fly functions you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 8 is set to OFF all information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality The speed to fly value is the optimum flying speed to obtain the best glide ratio This value depends on performance of your glider as well as vertical and horizontal airflow In calm air the optimum flying speed is the same as the best glide speed point B on the figure below Page 33 Original tangent Horizontal VB VD Velocity New tangent Original polar Amount of position sinking air New polar position the figure above you can see different values of speed to fly value related to different flight conditions he X axis shows horizontal speed the Y ax
32. show ALTIM SYNC WARNING if the recorder is activated is not possible to synchronize the barometric altimeter If no GPS information is shown here a GPS FIX has not been made as there be no or poor GPS reception The altimeters can be shown in metric mt or imperial ft units To change the units of display go to MAIN SETUP n 28 V AL and change from MT to 5 1 2 ADDITIONAL ALTIMETERS The additional altimeters A2 AG A3 H1 H2 and HA can be shown in any of the 5 customizable display fields on the Thermal Display screen highlighted here in red To show additional altimeter information in any of these customizable fields press the A 52 keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the 4 gt keys Each time the data field is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected The A2 altimeter is for generic use To zero the A2 altimeter press the Ka key long press The A3 altimeter is automatically zeroed when a thermal is found There are 2 parameters that can be adjusted to allow the Digifly instrument to identify a thermal the change in height and the time over which the change in height occur
33. the GPS is activated every 1 second In the EC2 mode the Leonardo battery life is increased by 80 compared to having no power saving feature enabled Note that the EC2 mode reduces the navigation reactivity a little when the pilot is turning Page 3 7 7 4 7 5 7 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 GPS SIGNAL AND BATTERY Leonardo Models With the GPS power saving mode set to STD ADVANCED SETUP n 7 The integrated GPS receiver in the Digifly Leonardo consumes 90 of the total current of the instrument and consumption depends on the strength of the satellite reception During outdoor usage with full sky visibility 3 bars you can achieve 30 hours of battery life During indoor use with poor sky visibility 2 bars the GPS receiver switches to high power mode and consumes up to two times more current As a result of poor satellite reception the expected battery life can be reduced to 15 hours or even less With the GPS power saving mode set to ECO ADVANCED SETUP n 7 During outdoor usage with full sky visibility 3 bars you can achieve 40 hours of battery life With the GPS power saving mode set to EC2 ADVANCED SETUP n 7 POWE During outdoor usage with full sky visibility 3 bars you can achieve 50 hours of battery life GPS INFORMATION DISPLAY MARK To view the GPS information display press the MENU key long toe 01MO31 press Lat Lon On this page you can read in
34. to go to the edit mode and then press the arrow keys to increase or decrease the display contrast Page 10 2 6 2 7 MENU NAVIGATION To navigate the menus on your Digifly instrument go to the MENU page by pressing the key function men To return to the instrument s main display press the key function 5 From the MENU page to select the sub menus move up and down using the arrow keys Fs tv and to confirm press the function ENT ROUTES ALTIMETER LOGBOOK LTOOLS MAI NS E TUP HOY SETUP To change the selected parameter s values use the arrow keys tj and confirm with the key function SAV or you can also leave without saving your edit with the key function 5 SETTING UP YOUR INSTRUMENT To setup your Digifly instrument and adjust the parameters mentioned in the following sections go to the MENU page by pressing the key function There are two setup menus on the Digifly instrument The MAIN SETUP menu and the ADVANCED SETUP menu MAIN SET 1 505 YUP iUm 3 50m s TONE TD RVAR INTE 1 sec siM OFF Display contrast zetting EDIT AD V SET 1 Powe POLA OFF intellyFlight mod Using the arrow keys e tv scroll to select the MAIN SETUP or the ADVANCED SETUP menu and to select confirm press the MENU key
35. 27 O29 AIRSPEED WITR OPMONAL AIR SPEED PROBE 28 2 9 1 STALL CARIN 28 2 2 2 AIRSPEED RECALIBRAWIOIN iron us ones 28 TEMPERATURE c errr ere ee 29 9 0 BAROMETER dee 29 2402 CHOINOGIAEDPI 30 omg zd Og PVE sce GHDER DATA D 30 ADVANCED FUNGTHONS cc 31 OT TOTALENERGY COMPENSATION Saat su dtu eue 31 97 THERMAL CENTERING FUNCTION 31 0 9 AIREFFICIENGY GEHDE RATIO 32 6 4 EE 32 SPEED TOFEL aon ere PUT ER 33 6 6 iui M MM dU MAE 34 6 7 EOI El IVC EWAN I cio seas utis cece tase ve 35 6 8 MEORUM 35 950 OMIERVIALEONIEEBR sp E IIS NI IM MM LM ELM ME I MI 36 gt GRS FUNCHONS RM 37 7 1 INTEGRATED 20 CHANNEL GPS RECEIVER LEONARDO 5 1 nnnm nnns 3 7 2 GPS STATUS INFORMA TION m cT
36. CABLE 2 1 2 2 BATTERIES 2 2 1 BATTERY TYPES PRO MODELS The Digifly instrument PRO models Cartesio Pro BT Leonardo Pro and Leonardo Pro BT are supplied with a high power fully independent double battery system the main power is supplied by an internal rechargeable lithium battery Supplied as standard with a full recharge time of only 3 hours This battery has no memory effect so it can be be partially recharged it also has a very low self discharge rate more than one year and works very well at low temperatures Battery life ranges from 30 hours to 200 hours depending on whether GPS or Bluetooth has been activated the backup battery is a high power non rechargable 1 5 volt AA size battery This battery is situated in the removable battery slot and can also be replaced with other 1 5 volt AA size batteries To change this battery you will need a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover on the rear of the vario Rechargeable batteries can be used though are not recommended for the backup battery system because of their high self discharge rate after 2 months they are completely discharged and useless If using a rechargable backup battery note that this battery is not recharged by the instrument but has to be removed and recharged externally by the user The backup battery life ranges from 20 hours to 200 hours depending on whether GPS or Bluetooth has been activated 2 2 2 BATTERY TYPES PLUS MO
37. CK REFERENCE GUIDES 3 1 THERMAL DISPLAY SCREEN 4 Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering Altimeter 1 Altimeter A2 customisable data field Blank customisable data field Equivalent McCready McCready NOE BILL gt 4 Jd n Clock UTC customisable data field Integrated Vario f Analogue Vario f Y a gt 11 4 11 E rec BE ii DOT LCD angusta LED Volume Level Flight Recorder Bluetooth Link Battery State GPS Signal Subpage e Info Edit display data field e On Off GPS antenna e e Graphic Altimeter Thermal Centering ee On Off Instrument _A Scroll data field Zoom ee Jump to prev WP 2 To RTE RTE L e Scroll Subpage ZERO ZERO e Volume Off Med High E D a CHRONO e Go To Waypoint ee Skip to next start gate Efficiency Ground speed customisable data field Li mi MENU e e GPS Info Mark WP 4 ON OFF e Scroll data field Zoom e e Jump to next WP ZOOM ZOOM 4 e Scroll Page e e Zero Chronograph e Info Edit display data field ee Zero A2 Altimeter e Normal key pressure e e Long key pressure 2 seconds 3 2 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREEN Altimeter 1
38. DEL The Cartesio Plus model has only one non rechargable 1 5 volt AA size battery This battery is situated in the removable battery slot and can also be replaced with other 1 5 volt AA size batteries To change this battery you will need a flat blade screwdriver to unscrew the battery cover on the rear of the vario Rechargeable batteries can be used Page 8 though are not recommended because of their high self discharge rate after 2 months they are completely discharged and useless If using a rechargable backup battery note that this battery is not recharged by the instrument but has to be removed and recharged externally by the user The battery life is about 200 hours 2 2 3 BATTERY LIFE PRO MODELS the Digifly instruments PRO models Cartesio Pro BT Leonardo Pro and Leonardo Pro BT can achieve 30 hours use main internal lithium battery 20 hours use removable backup battery under optimal conditions When the battery icon starts to blink there are less than 5 hours use remaining 2 2 4 RECHARGING THE INTERNAL LITHIUM BATTERY PRO MODELS With the instrument turned off insert the Digifly Wall Adapter POWER Recharger plug in to the left socket of your Digifly flight imm instrument The vario display shows the blinking message CHARGE while charging and LITIO FULL when fully charged The time required for a full recharge is about 3 hours There is no problem if you leave the vario charging for m
39. Module v2 0 EDR SPP profile CartesioProBt LeonardoProBt High speed telemetry output CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt Input for external power supply CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt Integrated battery recharger CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt Integrated rechargeable lithium battery CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt Battery life min 30 20 hours max 200 hours CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt Battery life 200 hours CartesioPlus Dimensions H x Lx D 144mm x 2mm x 25mm Weight with battery 180g CartesioPlus Page 65 Weight with batteries 240g CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt The Digifly CartesioProBt LeonardoPro LeonardoProBt are supplied with leg strap protective case internal rechargeable lithium battery AA 1 5V High Power non rechargeable battery and wall recharger The Digifly CartesioPlus is supplied with leg strap protective case and AA battery 3 year warranty Page 66 10 9 MAIN SETUP PARAMETERS The following is a list of parameters that can be adjusted For each parameter you can see the range of values the factory setting default and the unit of measure OO 0 BW N29 FP 5 CJ C CO FP RP RP RP RP RFP RF EB N PO ON OO OOP WON CTRS V UP V DN TONE RVAR INTE FS_V SIMV STAL TEC KIAS KBAR BARX BARY UTCO HOUR
40. PC the communication protocol MLR 38400 baud If this still fails try adjusting the communication protocol to MLR 19200 baud 15 200 7 109 Properties General Version Compatibility Archive Security Summary IF have probleme with this program and it worked correctly on an earlier version of Windows select the compatibility mode that matches that earlier version Compatibility made Run this program compatibility made for Display settings Run in 256 colors C Run in 540 480 screen resolution Disable visual themes Input settings Turn off advanced text services for this program Learn mare about program compatibility Page 61 9 6 TELEMETRY OUTPUT The Leonardo Pro BT has a high speed 10 times per second telemetry output This is a new very powerful function that sends your flight information in real time to external equipment e g PDA Palm Pocket or your even to your mobile phone by Bluetooth or a serial USB cable Data be sent to external equipment e g for car navigation remote tracking of pilots SMS alarm messages for search amp rescue CompeGPS for Pocket PC mobile phones and many flight programs running on Palm Pocket PC and Cellphone available free on the internet HEADPHONE External equipment can be connected to the GPS socket on the base of the Digifly instrument in order to receive the telemetry data output To enab
41. SITION MARK When the GPS has acquired a valid position UTC sync is possible to capture your current GPS position using the MARK function Pressthe key long press to go to MARK page To save your position press the key function SAV You are asked to select where your want to save the Waypoint you have just created it You may save the Waypoint in the Competition Waypoint list WPT COMP or in the User Waypoint list WPT USER 7 18 3 EDIT WAYPOINT WPT DATA To edit an existing Waypoint scroll though the list using the arrow xL me _ Sem keys z Ra until the cursor is on the desired Waypoint Press the n Lat Lon MENU key function EDIT the Waypoint Data screen then appears gr with these fields to be completed 012 22 04 3E Name max 6 characters Altitude 600 mt Sym there are 6 graphic symbols icons available to choose from Lat Lon Longitude and Latitude Each Waypoint can be individually edited with its own coordinate System Degrees Minutes and Seconds dd mm 55 5 Degrees and Minutes dd mm mmm or UTM Universal Transverse Mercator utm y zone 7 18 4 DELETE WAYPOINT WPT COM WPT DATA f WP volpagqg To delete all Waypoints press the GOTOJ key Ion sym i y long ABLOSS 9059050 au press and confirm with YES 47 Fin AFEOAS did mm zs z AFRO12 2 46 09 25 To delete a single
42. TION This is a live plot of your vario against time it scrolls whilst you are flying It will help you to see how wide the thermal is and how far you flew from the best lift you encountered It is especially useful in weak conditions To switch between the Thermal Centering Function and the a Graphic Altimeter press the gt key long pressure MEAN Page 31 6 3 6 4 The horizontal x scale time in minutes can be changed go to MAIN SETUP n 13 BARX The vertical scale y height in meters can also be adjusted go to MAIN SETUP n 14 BARY AIR EFFICIENCY GLIDE RATIO To utilize the air efficiency functions you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should e 1 0 be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario The air efficiency indicates the current efficiency glide ratio related to the air If your Air speed drops lower than 5km h the display is blank To adjust the time over which efficiency is averaged go to ADV SETUP n 4 EFF To show instant Air Efficiency information in any of these customizable fields press the Es tj keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the 4 keys Each time the data field
43. User manual 20 channels GPS receiver 95 Cartesio Pro BT Leonardo Pro LeonardoPro BT Version 1 2 UK 1 9 2008 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 in terms of 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 Our designers can foresee future software developments so the software at the heart of this instrument can be updated at any time via the Internet using the optional Digifly PC 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 in
44. an be shown by the Digifly instrument rt UTC time ch Chronograph Time or chronograph data can be shown in any of the 5 customizable display fields on the Thermal Display screen highlighted here in red To show additional time information in any of these customizable fields press the ES ka keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the 4 gt key Each time the data field is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected To zero the chronograph press the m key long press The vario time and date are automatically synchronized with the GPS at start up Adjust the time zone difference for your country go MAIN SETUP n 15 UTCO To manually adjust the time and date go to MAIN SETUP n 16 HOUR MAIN SETUP n 17 MIN MAIN SETUP n 18 DAY MAIN SETUP n 19 MONT MAIN SETUP n 20 YEAR PILOT NAME amp GLIDER DATA To set the pilot name the glider type and the glider id go MAIN SETUP n 21 PILO MAIN SETUP n 26 MAIN SETUP n 27 GID Page 30 6 ADVANCED FU NCTIONS AIR SPEED PROBE 6 1 6 2 TOTAL ENERGY COMPENSATION Total energy compensation is the rate of change of
45. and the old Competition Route Rt 1 Comp Page 56 9 2 2 DOWNLOAD SINGLE FLIGHT To download single flights from your Digifly instrument to your PC enter the LOGBOOK menu on your instrument With up and down arrows highlight the desired flight without entering in it From the PC software CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump CheckIn PWC select download flight track using the protocol MLR 38400 baud The download can be stopped pressing the ESC key on the your Digifly instrument 9 2 3 DOWNLOAD ALL FLIGHTS 9 3 To download all flights from your Digifly instrument to your to the PC go to the LOGBOOK menu without entering in it From the PC software CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump Checkln PWC select download flight track using the protocol MLR 38400 baud The download can be stopped pressing the ESC key on the Digifly instrument CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS SOFTWARE The VLTOOLS software is a free Digifly g D Digifly 2007 IMFO INSTRUMENT Windows PC software that allows the full management of flight data track logger HELP SETUP Waypoints Routes and the selected language of the MAIN SETUP menu help Connect the PC cable with both the ROUTES Digifly instrument and the PC switched off Switch on the Digifly instrument and then the PC From the Digifly instrument go to the menu VLTOOLS the message LINK start to flash From your PC run the latest D
46. aptop to the telemetry data output format from the Digifly instrument To choose the correct Digifly telemetry data output format go to ADVANCED SETUP n 6 TELE for more information read the related protocol documentation on our web site www digifly com When the Bluetooth connection is enabled battery life will be slightly reduced EXTERNAL GPS CONNECTION Cartesio Models An external GPS receiver can be connected to the Digifly Cartestio Connect to the GPS socket on the base of the Digifly Cartesio To enable the external GPS receiver to send data output to the Digifly Cartesio setup the external GPS receiver data output to Data Output Protocol NMEA 183 2 0 or higher Data Output Baud Rate 4800 Connect the Digifly Cartesio to the external GPS receiver using the Digifly GPS cable GPS cables for different GPS models are available from Digifly GPS CABLE Page 63 10 APPENDIX 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 DIGIFLY CARTESIO PLUS STANDARD ACCESSORIES The Digifly Cartesio Plus has the following accessories provided as standard Protective case Leg strap AA 1 5V removable non rechargeable battery DIGIFLY CARTESIO PRO BT LEONARDO PRO STANDARD ACCESSORIES The Digifly Cartesio Pro Bt Leonardo Pro and Leonardo Pro Bt models has the following accessories provided as standard Protective case Leg strap Internal rechargeable lithium battery AA 1 5V High Power removable non rechargeable battery
47. are Propriet Prolific USB to Serial Comm COMS5 4 Gestione periferiche Generale Impostazioni della porta Driver Ex Gestione periferiche visualizza un elenco di tutte e per amp hardware installate nel computer Utilizzare Gestio periferiche per modificare le propriet delle periferi E Prolific USB to Serial Port COM5 Profili hardware m profili hardware consentono aly wee diverse configurazioni hardwar eH eG File Azione Visualizza Versio x cmn PORTATILESTEFY Batterie Dettagli driver Per visualizzare dettagli sui file dei driver Compute audio video giochi Aggiorna driver Per aggiornare il driver della periferica Controller host bus IEEE 1394 Se la periferica non funziona corr erp dopo Controller IDE ATA AT API aver aggiormeato il driver ripristinare il driv Controller USB Universal bus precedentemente installato Mouse altre periferiche di puntamento gt di imaging 7 Porte e LPT nj Bluetooth Communications Port COM1IO0 EP d Firma dig gware Compatibility Publ 4 Bluetooth Devices Controller disco Floppy an eee interface Device HID Disinstalla Per disinstallare il driver Avanzate Periferiche di sistema CM Wm Schede di rete v B Look
48. ce to last thermal dst1 Distance to current Waypoint dst2 Distance to next Waypoint dstA Distance to Goal EFFICIENCY INFORMATIONS efrT Efficiency required to last thermal efr1 Required efficiency to current Waypoint efr2 Required efficiency to next Waypoint efrA Required efficiency Goal effA Instant efficiency related to the Air TRACKING INFORMATIONS The Digifly instrument can display tracking information related to Waypoints and Routes BRT Bearing to last thermal BR1 Bearing to current Waypoint BR2 Bearing to next Waypoint TRK Tracking Page 21 4 11 DATA FIELDS SHOWN SEQUENCE GENERIC INSTRUMENTS temp TEMPERATURE mB PRESSURE ieff as AIR SPEED ieff gs GROUND SPEED BLANK BASIC INSTRUMENTS mt ALTIMETER 1 m s VARIO INTEG rev m s NETTO VARIO A2 ALTIMETER 2 AG GPS ALTIMETER A3 A3 ALT LAST THER HEIGHT TO DESTINATION H1 HEIGHT TO WPT H2 HEIGHT TO NEXT HA HEIGHT TO GOAL DISTANCE TO DESTINATION dstT DIST TO LST TH dst1 DIST TO WPT dst2 DIST TO NEXT dstA DIST TO GOAL EFFICIENCY REQUIRED TO DEST efrT TER efr1 WPT 2 EF REQ TO efr X EF REQ TO GOL SPECIAL INSTRUMENTS effA IST AIR EFF brt BRG TO LST TH ort BEARING TO WP br2 BEARITO NEXT trk TRACKING TIME TO DESTINATION
49. ceiver To turn off the GPS press the key A confirming message OFF GPS is shown and a confirmation of YES is required When the GPS is turned OFF or there is no GPS reception on the Glide Compass and Glider Plotter screens a the message GPS SIGNAL is shown To turn ON the GPS press the A confirming message GPS is shown and confirmation of YES or NO is required GPS STATUS INFORMATION The GPS status icon indicates the strength of the GPS signal either 2 or 3 bars 2 bars poor GPS reception 3 bars good GPS reception The GPS status icon shown at the bottom of all display pages has different meanings 1 GPS icon on GPS signal is valid current GPS position is provided 2 GPS icon blinking GPS signal not obtained the current GPS position is not provided 3 GPS icon off GPS receiver is turned off or very low signal POWER SAVING MODES Leonardo Models The GPS receiver in the Digifly Leonardo has 3 power saving modes Go to ADVANCED SETUP 7 STD The GPS is activated every 1 second with power saving The GPS is activated every 2 seconds except when near Waypoints or in a turn when the GPS is activated every 1 second In the ECO mode the Leonardo battery life is increased by 60 compared to having the no power saving feature enabled EC2 The GPS is activated every 2 second except when near Waypoints when
50. ction of a thermal Page 40 7 14 DIRECTION DISTANCE AND HEIGHT WAYPOINTS Your position c Distance to current wp dst lt i Your altitude altitude of current waypoint Distance to Arrival Goal dstA WP02 next WP03 n Lat p Distance to Arrival Average glide ratio Height on Arrival Your altitude H altitude of Goal Height on WP3 Arrival 2 2 HWA 2 a altitude WP04 of Goal Goal Distance This is a powerful feature that displays direction distance and the estimated height of arrival over the current Waypoint H1 next Waypoint H2 and the Arrival Waypoint HA To view this data a Route has to be activated Page 41 7 15 7 16 7 17 height over the current Waypoint H1 is based on the following information Altimeter A1 Distance to Waypoint Waypoint Altitude and Average Glide Ratio ground related The Waypoint Altitude has to be included in the Waypoint name in the format aaaNNN or edited when a mark position is stored 3 alphanumeric characters with the name of the Waypoint NNN altitude above sea level in tens of meters e g MIL15 indicates that the Waypoint MIL has the altitude of 1570 m above sea level The Average Glide Ratio is continuously calculated during a glide and stored as soon as a lift is reache
51. d It is displayed in place of real time glide ratio when you are in a lift To change the time in seconds over which the Glide Ratio is averaged go ADVANCED SETUP X n 5 EFFA REQUIRED EFFICIENCY TO THE CURRENT NEXT WAYPOINT AND TO ARRIVAL AT GOAL This is the estimated efficiency glide ratio or L D required to arrive to the Waypoint and is calculated only if navigation to a Waypoint or Route has been activated This information is shown by the efr1 efr2 efrA data values on the main display screens Thermal Display Glider Compass and Glide Plotter DIRECTION TO CURRENT AND NEXT WAYPOINT There are two different direction indications from your current position The Direction to Current Waypoint The Direction to Next Waypoint SAFE LANDING GLIDE CONE INDICATION This function is activated when the Waypoint has the Landing Icon selected If you are positioned within the circle with your current glide you a should be able to reach the landing area as shown in the figure I a Page 42 DEM 7 18 WAYPOINT MANAGEMENT 7 18 1 MANUALLY CREATE A NEW WAYPOINT The Digifly instrument stores two separate List USEI 44 Waypoint lists Total Wpt aem ism dat The Competition Waypoints list WPT COMP Active Wpt and the User Waypoints list WPT USER can x each store a maximum of 200 Waypoints m IN
52. d from the standard vario that is displayed in reverse mode To use this function you also need to set up the polar curve of your glider mas 1 4l Page 35 6 9 THERMAL SNIFFER To utilize the thermal sniffer function you must an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 8 is set to OFF all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality The thermal sniffer is an innovative function that helps you to detect a thermal early It alerts you with a sound and the popup message THERMAL when you are in a thermal but your vario is still indicating sink because your sink rate is higher than the speed of the rising air This function uses two parameters the thermal strength and the time over which the themal must occur To set the thermal detection parameters go to ADVANCED SETUP 2 THEV and ADVANCED SETUP n THET to adjust the time over which a change in height is required for detection of a thermal To use this function you need to set up the polar of your glider Page 36 7 GPS FUNCTIONS 7 1 7 2 119 INTEGRATED 20 CHANNEL GPS RECEIVER Leonardo Models The Digifly Leonardo contains a high sensitivity 20 parallel channel GPS re
53. d socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP 8 is set to OFF all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not EBERT OT displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality This value indicates the Equivalent McCready value using the actual air speed as the optimal speed The Equivalent McCready indicator is a kind of reverse speed to fly calculation It tells you that flying at the current air speed you are assuming that the average thermal value of the flight is the value indicated from the Equivalent McCready To set the average of the Equivalent McCready go to ADVANCED SETUP n 18 MCRE NETTO VARIO AIR SPEED PROBE To utilize the netto vario function you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP n 8 is set to OFF the netto display vario is disabled and all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality The netto vario indicates the vertical speed of the rising or sinking air mass you are flying through and is displayed with black digits with a white background this allows it to be distinguishe
54. dicating 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 costs 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 executed by unauthorized person or service Damage is caused by accidents including but not limited to lightning water or fire misuse or neglect Digifly assumes no responsibility for special incidental punitive or consequential damages or loss of use If your Digifly product is not working correctly or is defective please contact your Digifly dealer In order to avoid unnecessary inconvenience we advise you to read the operating instructions carefully before contacting your dealer Digifly Europe s r l Via Stradelli Guelfi 53 40138 Bologna Italia Tel 39 051 533777 C Internet www digifly com E Mail info digifly com Page 2 1 INDEX 4 2 c LP P 3 2 GETING 8 HAMID VO SOC pode 8 2 2 BATIERIE ead eee eyed 8 2221 BANERY T EPEST PAO MODERS 9 2 2 2 BATTERY GC FEOS MODEL
55. djust the change of height in meters MAIN SETUP n 23 R DS required for the instrument to automatically start recording a flight In the automatic start record mode the flight recorder will start on take off The take off is detected when there is a change of height lift or sink greater than 2 meters MAIN SETUP n 23 R DS over 4 seconds e g MAIN SETUP n 23 R DS 2 means that a vertical speed lift or sink bigger than 0 5 m s for at least 4 consecutive seconds is required to recognize a take off 0 5 4 2 In order to respect the FAI rules access the setup menu on the Digifly instrument is blocked when the flight recorder has been activated Once the recorder is activated the flight recorder will only stop recording when the instrument is turned off Page 53 8 1 2 ALWAYS RECORD MODE In the Always record mode ALW MAIN SETUP n 22 RECM the flight data recorder starts recording 5 seconds after the instrument is turned on and stops recording when the instrument is turned off In order to respect the FAI rules access to the setup menu on the Digifly instrument is blocked when the flight recorder has been activated 8 1 3 RECORD MODE OFF 8 2 8 3 In the record mode OFF MAIN SETUP n 22 RECM data is recorded RECORD RATE The recorder rate can be adjusted from 1 60 seconds go to MAIN SETUP n 24 RECR At 1 data point per second you can record 10 hours of flight data At 1 da
56. e customizable data fields Shown here in red on each of the main display screens Thermal Display screen Glide Compass Display screen and Glide Plotter Display screen Page 19 HOMOs4 To show additional information in any of these customizable fields press the gt a 4 7 keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the g key Each time the data field is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected TIME INFORMATIONS The Digifly instrument can display time information related to Waypoints and Routes ero Estimated relative time related to start gate time in seconds negative advance wrong positive delay correct es Remaining time to start pylon gate open e1 Estimated remaining time to current Waypoint e2 Estimated remaining time to next Waypoint eA Estimated remaining time to goal ts Start pylon absolute time t1 Estimated time to current Waypoint t2 Estimated time to next Waypoint tA Estimated time to Goal rt UTC Time ch Chronograph Page 20 4 8 4 9 DISTANCE INFORMATONS The Digifly instrument can display distance information related to Waypoints and Routes dstT Distan
57. ero REL TIME STAR eS TIME TO START e1 TIME TO WPT e2 TIME TO NEXT eA TIME TO GOAL CLOCK TO DESTINATION tS CLOCK TO START t1 CLOCK TO WPT t2 CLOCK TO NEXT tA CLOCK TO GOAL REAL TIME CLOCK CHRONO rt CLOCK UTC ch CHRONO TIME Se Page 22 5 BASIC FUNCTIONS Su Sul ALTIMETER The Digifly instrument has different altimeters A1 A2 AG A3 H1 H2 and HA 1 Barometric altimeter 2 Altimeter A2 GPS altimeter A3 Last thermal height gain 1 Estimated height over current WP H2 Estimated height over next WP HA Estimate height over goal BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER A1 On the Thermal Display page the A1 altimeter barometric altimeter is the first altimeter shown highlighted here in red In order to synchronize the A1 altimeter barometric altimeter with the GPS altitude the GPS unit must be turned ON and a GPS FIX made To turn ON the GPS press the key A confirming message ON GPS is shown and a confirmation of YES or is required To synchronize the A1 altimeter barometric altimeter press the MENU key long press this takes you to the MARK page where the current GPS information is also shown You can then check if the GPS altitude is available and stable for at least one minute then press the key long press to confirm the display will then
58. first Route Rt 1 Comp is the special Route for Competition use and only works with the Waypoints in the Competition list WPT COMP The other Routes Rt 2 User to Rt 12 User are User Routes and they only work with the User Waypoint list WPT USER Routes on the Digifly instrument can be managed manually or with an external Windows program running on a PC Page 45 7 19 1 INSERT WAYPOINTS EMPTY ROUTE To insert Waypoints an empty Route press the key function EDIT The first Waypoint of the list appears scroll trough the Waypoint list using the arrow keys gt tv and then press the MENU key function SAVE 7 19 2 INSERT A WAYPOINT AT THE LAST POSITION OF THE ROUTE Scroll to the last position on the Route you want add a Waypoint to using the arrow keys Fs tv and then press the key function EDIT The first Waypoint on the Waypoint list appears Scroll trough the Waypoint list using the arrow keys gt vj and then press the MENU key function SAVE 7 19 3 INSERT A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE WITH WAYPOINTS Scroll to the desired position using the arrow keys Yjandthen Rti Comp 2 02 400 press the MENU key function EDIT From the drop down menu select the INSERT option with the gt tv keys and confirm with YES The first Waypoint the Waypoint list appears scroll through the Waypoint list using the arrow keys
59. how effectively you are climbing or turning in a thermal It is especially useful in weak conditions The scales on the graphic altimeter can be changed go to MAIN SETUP n 13 BARY and Mn 14 BARY To switch between the graphic altimeter and the thermal centering display press the gt GRAPHIC ALTIMETER DISPLAY THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY key long pressure Page 25 5 2 VARIOMETER 5 2 1 SUPERFAST INTELLIVARIO The Intellivario is a revolutionary system designed by Digifly which is based on the use of sophisticated digital filters This results in a very sensitive vario and is immune to radio interference All the variometric functions are subject to these filters The Digifly instrument has a very fast pressure sensor and an excellent data acquisition system that allows the instrument to perform as a very fast and accurate vario updated 20 times a second 5 2 2 VARIO REACTIVITY To adjust the reactivity of the vario go to MAIN SETUP n 5 The default setting is 4 sec To increase the reactivity of the vario reduce the value of this parameter For a more damped response increase this value 5 2 3 ANALOGUE VARIO The long data field highlighted here in red on the left of the Thermal Display page shows the analogue vario value The analogue vario is an instantaneous vario reading This information is shown on the analogue display on the left of the screen by a bar graph indicating
60. igifly Vitools software and click the CONNECT button A successful connection is confirmed by a message with the serial number of your instrument Click the Download Last Flight or the Download Flights button Page 57 9 4 At the end of the download XLS and IGC files will be created the VLTOOLS directory The Download Last Flight button will save last flight in two different file format flight igc and flight xls The Download All Flights button will save each flight in two different formats igc xls with file name 01 02 etc The Download All Flights button will save each flight in two different formats igc and xls with file name O1 02 03 etc Note these files will be always overwritten so it s very important that you rename them after the download Files igc can be viewed on your PC with most IGC compatible software packages e g CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump Seeyou Oziexplorer etc Files xls can be read amp edited by Excel program For more info on all other functions read the Digifly Vitools user manual FIRMWARE UPGRADE The software firmware on your Digifly instrument can be PC CABLE updated as new releases are made available from Digifly This Will allow your instrument to be kept up to date with new functions and improvements The latest Digifly software may be downloaded from the Digifly web site www digifly com amp installed using the opti
61. igifly instrument COMPETITION SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY The Digifly instrument instruments can communicate via a direct cable connection with some of the commonly used competition software packages e g CompeGPS MaxPunkte GosDump Checkln PWC With these programs is possible to upload competitions Waypoints download flight tracks with competition validation and to add automatically the digital signature required for the On Line Contest OLC The Digifly Vitools2008 software and the CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump Checkln PWC software have two different and completely independent ways to connect to the instrument To communicate with a PC connect the optional PC serial cable or USB cable in to the left socket on the bottom of the vario marked GPS CONNECTING WITH COMPEGPS MAXPUNKTE GPSDUMP CHECKIN PWC SOFTWARE 9 2 1 UPLOADING COMPETITION WAYPOINTS To upload competition Waypoints from your PC to the Digifly instrument install on your PC one of the following software packages CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump Checkln PWC Select the correct COM port and set up the communications protocol to MLR 38400 baud Turn on the Digifly instrument instrument and navigate to the MENU screen With the up and down keys highlight the WPT COMP menu without entering it From your PC software CompeGPS MaxPunkte GpsDump Checkln PWC select send Waypoints to the gps Note that this procedure will automatically erase all old competition Waypoints
62. irection are automatically calculated and displayed using GPS informations of the GPS Direction and the GPS ground speed 55 values to determine the wind speed and direction you should make a normal turn that is 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 On the Glide Compass display screen and the Glide Plotter display screen the flag icon shows you the wind direction Page 39 HSI BRG1 HSI H1 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY 7 12 HSI GRAPHICS INDICATION Anew instrument on the Glide Plotter Display screen for a fast and intuitive navigation tisa dotted cross hair that dynamically and automatically tells you your vertical and horizontal track error related to the current waypoint WP1 altitude range 300mt bearing range 60 Note that this function is not activated if the current waypoint is the Start Pilon For optimal navigation the cross hair have to be at the same point of your current position icon 7 13 LAST THERMAL INFORMATIONS WITH GPS Indicates the direction distance dstT required efficiency ertT and gain altitude A3 to the last thermal thermal detection parameters go to ADVANCED SETUP n 2 THEV and ADVANCED SETUP n THET to adjust the time over which a change in height is required for dete
63. is shows sink rate In a head wind or sink conditions the best glide speed increases In order to find the optimum speed to fly value in sink you simply add the sink 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 obtain the correct Speed to fly Equiv McCready you have to adjust your speed so 4 a McCready both McCready arrows are in the 1 1 same position 5 Optimal Good Bad Speed to fly indications 6 6 McCREADY To utilize the McCready functions you must have an air speed McCready probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged to the right hand socket the bottom of the vario If this parameter ADVANCED SETUP 8 is set to OFF all display information relating to McCready McCready Equivalent Thermal Sniffer is not MI vs ERI ERIS CT displayed on the instrument creating a cleaner display for users not needing this functionality The McCready value is the average lift value from last 10 minutes The average time can be adjusted go to ADVANCED SETUP n 17 MCRA Page 34 6 6 9 EQUIVALENT McCREADY To utilize the McCready functions you must have an air speed Equivalent 4 probe connected The optional air soeed probe should be McCready 1 plugged to the right han
64. isplay screen highlighted here in red To show the temperature data in any of these customizable fields press the Es tv keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the 4 gt key Each time the data field is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected It is possible to adjust the temperature units go to MAIN SETUP n 31 BAROMETER The pressure can be shown by the Digifly instrument The pressure data can be shown in any of the 5 customizable display fields on the Thermal Display screen highlighted here in red To show the pressure data in any of these customizable fields press the ES t keys to highlight amp select the data field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and a description of the data currently being shown is that field is shown for approx 3 seconds To change the data you wish to display press the 4 gt key Each time the data field is changed the field briefly shows a description of the data type currently selected Page 29 5 6 5 7 TIME CHRONOGRAPH The following time and chronograph information c
65. le telemetry output go to ADVANCED SETUP n 6 TELE and select the correct data output format for more information read the related protocol documentation on our web site www digifly com 9 6 1 BLUETOOTH TELEMETRY OUTPUT To send telemetry data output via the integrated Bluetooth module Cartesio Pro Bt and Leonardo Pro Bt models only go to ADVANCED SETUP n 20 BLUT and select ON Please refer to the Bluetooth connection setup instructions in the documentation that comes with your PDA Smartphone or Laptop You will need to set up a Serial Port connection SPP between the Digifly instrument and your device make sure you also select the correct COM port number The Digifly instrument will appear to your device as the Digifly Cartesio Pro BT or the Digifly Leonardo Pro BT and its telemetry data will be output on its serial output To ensure ease of use create a pairing between your device and your Digifly instrument The pairing code is 0000 In the Bluetooth connection property of your device authorize the connection with the Digifly instrument so for further use it will be automatically connect it will not need to be paired again When the Bluetooth connection is enstablished the Bluetooth icon in the status bar of the Digifly instrument is on and is not blinking Page 62 9 7 After setting up the Bluetooth connection you will need to modify the properties of the software on your PDA Smartphone or L
66. lume level selected is shown by a change in the speaker graphic at the bottom of the screen You can set the threshold level for the Digifly instrument to indicate lift go to MAIN SETUP n 2 V UP and sink go to MAIN SETUP X n 3 V DN To change the vario tone based on your personal preferences you can adjust the acoustic vario tone modulation go to MAIN SETUP 4 TONE VARIO SIMULATOR The vario simulator is very useful to check your acoustic vario settings without the need to test it in real flight To activate the vario simulator go to MAIN SETUP n 8 SIMV and select ON Once in vario simulator mode is possible to change the vario value using the keys tJ To deactivate the vario simulator go to MAIN SETUP n 8 SIMV select OFF For safety reason the vario simulator is always turned off when you switch off the instrument Page 2 7 5 3 AIR SPEED WITH OPTIONAL AIR SPEED PROBE The airspeed can be shown by the Digifly instrument AIR SPEED PROBE To display your air speed you must have an air speed probe connected The optional air speed probe should be plugged in to the right hand socket on the bottom of the vario The air speed reading can be shown in metric km h or imperial mph units To change the units of display go to MAIN SETUP n 29 U SP and change to KMH or MPH If the air speed indicator is selected on the data field indicator the icon ieff Kmh As or
67. m with a long beep Press the key and disconnect the PC cable When you restart your Digifly instrument the version number of the new software you have just installed is briefly shown on the start up screen It is suggested that you upload the new help setup file in order to obtain information on any of the new parameters that have been installed with the upgrade Use the function Upload Help from within the latest version of the Digifly Vitools software Page 59 9 5 PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO YOUR PC Problem attached the cable but the software does not connect Solutions A Unplug the cable download from our web site the driver installer www digifly com gt software gt DIGIFLYNEXTGEN USB Driver zip run it on your PC then plug in the cable again How to Check the Driver Installation 1 Go to the Device Manager Start gt Control Panel gt System Hardware Device Manager 2 Click on the plus sign next to Ports 3 If the device is installed properly you will see Prolific USB to Serial Com Port COMXx Note that x is the number of the COM port assigned to the cable Propriet del sistema gt lt Ripristino configurazione di sistema Aggiomame automatic Connessione remota Generale computer ESI Avanzate Installazione guidata hardware lt L installazione guidata hardware facilita l installazione di hardware Installazione guidata hardw
68. oints must have been entered in to the Digifly instrument and a Route activated and a GPS FIX achieved The Glide Compass Display screen shows essential vario information along with a compass showing Waypoints amp Route information thermal location efficiency information ground speed wind speed and wind direction 4 3 1 PLOT SCALE To zoom in or out of the live plot of your flight ZOOM Km screen m pixel press the arrow keys 4 gt VALUE The plot scale is shown on the left of the screen 0 01 0 06 1 according to the following values 0 02 0 125 2 0 04 0 25 4 0 08 0 5 8 0 16 1 16 0 32 2 32 0 64 4 65 1 28 8 130 2 56 16 250 5 12 32 500 10 2 65 1000 20 4 130 2000 40 9 250 4100 Page 17 4 4 SUB SCREENS On each of the main display screens the Thermal Display screen Glide Compass Display screen and Glide Plotter Display screens there are 3 fully customizable sub pages a total of 9 sub pages already setup and configured with information related to To scroll The current Waypoint The next Waypoint between the each sub page press the key Sub page 1 is preset with all information related to the WP1 the current Waypoint and is easily recognized by the icon 1 on the display status bar Sub page 2 is preset with all information related to the WP2 the next Waypoint and is easily recognized by the icon 2 2 on the display status bar Sub page 3 is pre
69. onal PC serial or USB cable The optional PC serial or Digifly USB cable is connected to the middle socket on the base of the Digifly instrument When upgrading from Digifly instrument firmware version 44 0 or older to a new version all previously recorded flights will be erased and all settings will be restored to the factory default Page 58 9 4 1 UPGRADE PROCESS Make sure the battery on your Digifly instrument is fully charged Turn off your Digifly instrument and plug the Digifly PC serial or USB cable in to the middle socket on the base of the Digifly instrument Keeping the key pressed press the key and wait a long beep acoustic confirmation Note that the screen will not come on Now release the key and then the MENU Key From your PC run the Upgrade xx x Leonardo exe program W LoaderMT v 32765 20480 0 0 File Help Digifly v 50 1 and 50 1 for 1 LEONARDO Works only connected to bootloader v 2 and w 3 START e o o 0o 06 Comi Come Com3 Com4 Comb Com Comil Comil Comi Comli3 Coml4 Comish 9600 C 19200 38400 57600 115200 Press Start Button Make sure you have only one version of the Upgrade xx x Leonardo exe programme open at a time When the Upgrade xx x Leonardo exe tools software is operating you will see a the progress of the software Upgrade take about 5 minutes on completion the PC will confir
70. optional air soeed probe Efficiency related to the air with optional air speed probe Netto Vario with optional air speed probe Thermal sniffer with optional air speed probe Thermal centering function Auto zero thermal altimeter GPS FUNCTIONS Integrated high sensitivity 20 channel SIRF III GPS receiver Leonardo Latitude Longitude Altitude GPS Direction GPS TRK Ground Speed GPS Wind speed and direction indicator with GPS Efficiency 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 Required efficiency to the current Waypoint Direction to next Waypoint safe landing glide cone indication Multiflight logger 3D recorder flight data and GPS with Autostart and Playback Data points 100 000 in 2D mode and 45 000 in 3D mode From 1000 hours with 1 data point per minute to 10 hours with 1 data point per second 250 max flight number Compatible with most competition software programs Automatic FAI cylinder turnpoint and Start Pylon validation visual and acoustic 200 Competition Waypoints 200 User Waypoints Routes with 20 Waypoints on each Route GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS High resolution graphic LCD display 128 x 64 pixels Upgradeable Flash memory software available from the Internet using the optional PC cable via your PC PC connection Input for optional air soeed probe Integrated Bluetooth
71. ore than 3 hours as the vario automatically switches to a maintain mode to prevent any damage from occurring due to overcharging the battery With Lithium batteries there is no memory effect so you may also partially charge the main Lithium battery Page 9 2 3 2 4 2 5 NORMAL OR LONG KEY PRESS The length of time a key is pressed on your Digifly instrument influences the functions available For a normal key press you must 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 is to be considered as a normal key press less than a second TURNING ON amp OFF To turn on your Digifly instrument press the key at least for 4 seconds To turn off your Digifly instrument press the key at least for 4 seconds After switching off your Digifly instrument you must wait at least 5 seconds before you can turn it on again This prevents unwanted operation e g during transit in your glider bag After turning your Digifly instrument on the first screen briefly shows the vario model pilot name if set vario serial number software version date and time and battery voltage DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT The contrast of the Digifly instrument LCD display can be adjusted to suit ambient light conditions To change the contrast of the display go to MAIN SETUP n 1 CTRS press the MENU key function EDIT
72. oute press GOTO key long press and confirm with YES Rei Comp 4 04 Rti Comp 4 04 Rt2user 5 05 User 4 04 VITO P 400 400 570055 5272055 4 gt 400 AGE P 00 C 2014112 AFROZ gt 400 AFROZ gt 400 2 2 400 PF 12 20 Maxt 15 mir Hurm of Gates 2 to Gel 99 9 Tot dst km a 92 x Page 47 7 20 COMPETITION ROUTE 4 CompeGPS AIR Mappe 3D Voli Waypoints Rotte Fotos Profi Vista Comunicazione Aiuto 64 2000 62 la 292 n MAN RET Comp 2 05 A 100 RAISE WW 2 00 R das 17 dag g dan BOsass don Biase 400 Start 3230 Next Gake 15 min Num or Gates 3 ka 33 0 Tat dst kim 29 96 giungi waypoint dalla Aggiungi Waypoint Modifica Waypoint Rimuovi Waypoint coo aa ad gt 0 _ Nome Rota 01 Distanza 40 00 Km Area 1481675776 4 b B8 10 12 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 coordinate 45 87999049N 9 1411683 E Altezza del suolo The Digifly instrument automatically manages Waypoint navigation for competitions For competitions use the Digifly instrument has a special Route Rt 1 Comp with options dedicated to competition rules The 2 images show the same Route on the Digifly instrument and COMPEGPS Air 7
73. p message NEAR and the flight recorder rate is automatically increased to 1 data point per second To change Near value go to Route Display Rt Comp 1 and using the arrow keys E tv select fields start next gate num of gate then press the MENU key function EDIT Here using the arrow keys tv select NEAR parameter 5 and press MENU key to edit value FAI Cylinder Validation When you arrive in the FAI Cylinder the distance to the Waypoint is less than the radius the Digifly instrument warns you with a sound a pop up message WPOK and the flight recorder rate returns to the setup value MAIN SETUP n 24 RECR The cylinder radius can be adjusted in the Competition Route Rt 1 Comp Scroll to the desired Waypoint using the arrow keys ES Press the gt key to select the cylinder radius column Press the key function EDIT and increase or decrease the cylinder radius with the arrow keys To save your changes with the press the MENU 7 20 4 CHANGE WAYPOINT ICON ON COMPETITION ROUTE RET Comp 8 08 From the Competition Route scroll to the Waypoint you wish to BOSS 100 06155 2 00 edit with the arrow keys 4 Y Press the key function Bodies EE 400 040 0 2 400 05 2 f 400 d 400 MENU 5 400 change the icon press the key function EDIT and selecta pisnes E 400 new icon using the arrow keys i 71 To save your
74. real time Waypoint name and dd mm ss s 23 1 Q O3S 4N symbol Latitude Longitude GPS Direction TRK Ground Speed QU4 05 42 1 vv 5 in km h GPS Altitude GPS ALT in mt Satellite Number Gs km h SAT and the strength of the GPS Signal hdp and Battery 00 VEAT 1 208 1 Voltage VBAT 5 aM ML m m Y LATITUDE amp LONGITUDE COORDINATES Latitude and Longitude are referenced with respect to the WGS84 Map Datum GPS ALTITUDE GPS Altitude is the altitude above sea level AG icon GROUND SPEED GPS Ground Speed is the speed over the ground Gs icon GPS DIRECTION TRK GPS Direction is the direction of movement relative to the ground Page 38 7 10 7 11 GROUND EFFICIENCY GLIDE RATIO When you select the air speed or ground speed on the left side of this data field is displayed the ground efficiency If your ground speed drops to lower than 2km h or the GPS 1 1 Fa Or fix is not valid the left indicator displayed as 0 00 d If you are in a lift the efficiency indicator is in reverse and shows the average efficiency calculated in the last glide go to ADVANCED SETUP n 5 to set the time over which the average efficiency is calculated The average efficiency value is very important because is the value used by the glide computer WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION INDICATION USING GPS The wind speed and d
75. s To set the thermal detection parameters go to ADVANCED SETUP n 2 THEV and ADVANCED SETUP n THET to adjust the time over which a change height is required for detection of a thermal The AG altimeter shows the GPS altitude If a GPS FIX has not been made of the GPS has been switched off a value of O is shown in the display The H1 H2 and HA altimeters are special altimeters that show the expected height over the current Waypoint H1 over the next Waypoint H2 and over goal HA at your current efficiency Page 24 5 1 3 ADJUSTING ALTIMETERS A1 AND A2 Go to the altimeter menu ALTIM and select which altimeter A1 or 00346 2 you want to adjust Move up down using arrow keys g 1006 2 mb and press the key function EDIT To adjust the 29655 mb altimeter value use the arrow keys gt a and confirm with the MENU key function SAVE or leave without saving with the function ESC Altimeter sating To set the A1 and A2 altimeters to standard QNH 1013mb go to the altimeter menu ALTIM and select which altimeter A1 or A2 you want to adjust Press the GOTO key long press A confirmation of YES or NO is required 5 1 4 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER AND THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY This is a live plot of your altitude against time highlighted here in red it scrolls whilst you are 4 flying It will help you to see
76. set with all information related to the arrival Waypoint GOAL and is easily recognized by the icon GOL on the display status bar Page 18 4 5 4 6 CUSTOMISABLE DATA FIELDS It is possible to customise the pre set screens On the Thermal Display Screen there are 5 data fields highlighted here in red that can be customized to change the type of data to be displayed On the Glide Plot and Glide Compass Display Screens all 4 main data fields highlighted here in red that can be customized to change the type ofdata to be displayed On the Glide Compass Display screen the inner triple instrument reference can also be customized to display WP1 WP2 GOAL or Thermal To change the data shown in this field press the A tv keys to highlight the field you wish to adjust As you scroll up or down the fields that you can customize are highlighted inverted and for approximately 3 seconds a description of the data currently being displayed is shown To change the data you wish to display press the 4 keys Each time new parameter is selected the field shows the a description of the data currently selected DISPLAYING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO WAYPOINT AND ROUTES For these functions to be active Waypoints must have been entered in to the Digifly instrument a Route activated the GPS switched ON a GPS FIX made The additional data relating to Waypoints and routes can be shown in any of th
77. ta point per minute you can record up to 1000 hours of flight data Up to 45 000 flight and GPS data points can be recorded from 250 flights When you are near the Waypoint go to the recorder rate is automatically increased to 1 data point per second When the recorder memory is full the oldest flight is automatically deleted The remaining free recorder memory is displayed briefly as the instrument is turned on If a single flight fills the whole memory the recorder is stopped and the message MEM FULL is displayed To then record a new flight is is necessary to clear the whole recorder memory To delete all flights go to the LOGBOOK menu press the GOTO key long press A confirmation of YES or NO is required RECORDED ALTIMETER The Digifly instrument instrument can be set to record either the GPS or the barometric altimeter To set which altimeter data is to be recoded go to MAIN SETUP n 25 RECA and select either GPS or BAR Page 54 9 4 8 5 LOG BOOK MANAGEMENT To view saved flight data go to press the key function ENT and select LOGBOOK A list of all recorded flights with take off date hh mm and time is shown GAIN To select which flight you want to view move up and down using the ALTIMETER Max 229 mt arrow keys tj and then press the MENU key function ENT DRM The first flight listed is the last recorded flight Mi 042 m s
78. to next start gate e Normal key pressure e e Long key pressure 2 seconds 4 DISPLAY 41 DISPLAY SCREENS The are 3 main display screens on the Digifly instrument The Thermal Display the Glide Compass Display and the Glide Plotter Display To manually switch between these 3 main display screens press the key THERMAL DISPLAY GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY 4 2 AUTOMATIC SCREEN SWITCHING INTELLIFLIGHT The Intelliflight function handles the automatic screen switching between the Thermal Display screen and Glide Compass Display or Glide Plotter Display screens To enable this function go to ADVANCED SETUP n 1 IFLY and set it to Digifly instrument will switch automatically to the Thermal Display screen when the conditions of a thermal are met To set the thermal detection parameters go to ADVANCED SETUP n 2 and ADVANCED SETUP n THET to adjust the time over which change in height is required for detection of a thermal The instrument will then switch back to the Glide Compass or Glide Plotter display screens when there is no lift for more than 10 seconds Page 16 4 3 GLIDE PLOTTER AND GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREENS The Glide Plotter display shows essential vario information along with a live graphical trace of your flight Waypoints amp Route information and wind direction For some of these function to be active Wayp

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