Digifly leonardo Manuale utente
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User Manual
Software Version 61.1
(05/05/2008)
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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, indicating the date of purchase, the dealer’s name, the model and the serial number of
the instrument. The customer is however, responsible for any transportation 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
Internet: www.digifly.com
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INDEX
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1QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES 9
1.1 THERMAL DISPLAY SCREEN 9
1.2 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREEN 9
1.3 GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY SCREEN 10
1.4 KEY GUIDES 10
1.4.1 NORMAL KEY PRESSURE 10
1.4.2 LONG KEY PRESSURE (2 seconds) 10
2GETTING STARTED 11
2.1 BATTERIES 11
2.1.1 BATTERY TYPES 11
2.1.2 INSERTING BATTERIES 11
2.1.3 BATTERY LIFE 11
2.1.4 RECHARGING YOUR DIGIFLY VARIO 12
2.1.5 BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR (Leonardo model) 12
2.2 NORMAL OR LONG KEY PRESS 13
2.3 TURNING ON & OFF 13
2.4 MENU NAVIGATION 14
2.5 SETTING UP YOUR VARIO 14
2.6 MULTI LANGUAGE HELP 15
2.7 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT 15
2.8 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS 15
2.9 MAIN DISPLAY SCREENS 15
2.10 AUTOMATIC SCREEN SWITCHING - INTELLIFLIGHT 16
2.11 SUB SCREENS 17
2.12 CUSTOMISABLE DATA FIELDS 17
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2.13 DATA FIELDS SHOWN IN SEQUENCE 19
3THERMAL DISPLAY SCREEN 20
3.1 VARIOMETER DISPLAY 20
3.1.1 SUPERFAST INTELLIVARIO 20
3.1.2 VARIO SENSITIVITY 20
3.1.3 ANALOGUE VARIO 20
3.1.4 INTEGRATED (AVERAGED) VARIO 21
3.1.5 ACOUSTIC VARIO 21
3.1.6 VARIO SIMULATOR 21
3.2 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER AND THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY 22
3.3 ALTIMETER DISPLAYS 22
3.3.1 BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER (A1) 23
3.3.2 ADDITIONAL ALTIMETERS 23
3.3.3 ADJUSTING ALTIMETERS A1 AND A2 24
3.4 TIME/CHRONOGRAPH DISPLAY 25
3.5 TEMPERATURE DISPLAY 25
3.6 PRESSURE DISPLAY 26
3.7 AIR SPEED DISPLAY (WITH OPTIONAL AIR SPEED PROBE) 26
3.7.1 AIR SPEED RECALIBRATION 27
3.7.2 STALL ALARM 27
3.8 PILOT NAME & GLIDER DATA 27
3.9 PRESET SCREENS 28
4DISPLAYING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO WAYPOINT AND ROUTES 29
4.1 TIME INFORMATION 29
4.2 DISTANCE INFORMATON 30
4.3 EFFICIENCY INFORMATION 30
4.4 TRACKING INFORMATION 30
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5ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 31
5.1 TOTAL ENERGY COMPENSATION 31
5.2 POLAR DATA 31
5.3 SPEED TO FLY 32
5.4 AIR EFFICIENCY (GLIDE RATIO) 33
5.5 GROUND EFFICIENCY (GLIDE RATIO) 34
5.6 McCREADY 34
5.7 EQUIVALENT McCREADY 35
5.8 NETTO VARIO 35
5.9 THERMAL SNIFFER 36
5.10 THERMAL CENTERING FUNCTION 36
5.11 INTELLIFLIGHT 37
6GPS FUNCIONS 38
6.1 INTEGRATED 20 CHANNEL GPS RECEIVER 38
6.2 GPS STATUS INFORMATION 38
6.3 POWER SAVING MODES 38
6.4 GPS SIGNAL AND BATTERY LIFE 39
6.5 GPS INFORMATION DISPLAY 39
6.6 LATITUDE & LONGITUDE COORDINATES 39
6.7 GPS ALTITUDE 39
6.8 GROUND SPEED GPS 40
6.9 GPS DIRECTION (TRK) 40
6.10 WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION INDICATION USING GPS 40
6.10.1 TURNING 40
6.10.2 RECTILINEAR FLIGHT 40
6.11 HSI GRAPHICS INDICATION 41
6.12 LAST THERMAL INFORMATIONS (WITH GPS) 41
6.13 DIRECTION, DISTANCE AND HEIGHT TO WAYPOINTS 41
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6.14 REQUIRED EFFICIENCY TO THE CURRENT/NEXT WAYPOINT AND TO ARRIVAL AT GOAL 42
6.15 DIRECTION TO CURRENT AND NEXT WAYPOINT 42
6.16 SAFE LANDING GLIDE CONE INDICATION 42
6.17 WAYPOINT MANAGEMENT 43
6.17.1 MANUALLY CREATE A NEW WAYPOINT 43
6.17.2 CREATE NEW WAYPOINT WITH CURRENT POSITION (MARK) 44
6.17.3 EDIT WAYPOINT 44
6.17.4 DELETE WAYPOINT 44
6.17.5 NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT (GOTO) 45
6.17.6 CREATE HOME WAYPOINT 45
6.18 ROUTE MANAGEMENT 45
6.18.1 INSERT WAYPOINTS IN AN EMPTY ROUTE 46
6.18.2 INSERT A WAYPOINT AT THE LAST POSITION OF THE ROUTE 46
6.18.3 INSERT A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE WITH WAYPOINTS 46
6.18.4 CHANGE WAYPOINTS IN A ROUTE 46
6.18.5 DELETE WAYPOINTS IN A ROUTE 47
6.18.6 ACTIVATE / DEACTIVATE / REVERSE / CLEAR A ROUTE 47
6.19 COMPETITION ROUTE 48
6.19.1 SETUP THE COMPETITION ROUTE (Rt 1 Comp) 48
6.19.2 START PYLON NAVIGATION 50
6.19.3 FAI CYLINDER NAVIGATION 51
6.19.4 CHANGE WAYPOINT ICON ON COMPETITION ROUTE 52
6.19.5 MANUALLY JUMP TO PREVIOUS/NEXT WAYPOINT 52
7FLIGHT RECORDER 53
7.1 RECORD RATE 53
7.1.1 RECORDED ALTIMETER 54
7.2 ACTIVATING THE FLIGHT RECORDER 54
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7.2.1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE 54
7.2.2 ALWAYS RECORD MODE 54
7.2.3 RECORD MODE OFF 55
7.3 LOG BOOK MANAGEMENT 55
7.4 FLIGHT PLAYBACK 55
8GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREEN 57
8.1 WAYPOINT MANAGEMENT 57
8.2 AIR SPEED DISPLAY 58
9GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY SCREEN 59
9.1 WAYPOINT MANAGEMENT 59
9.2 PLOT SCALE 60
10 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFACE 61
10.1 COMPETITION SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY 61
10.2 CONNECTING WITH COMPEGPS, MAXPUNKTE, GPSDUMP, CHECKIN (PWC) SOFTWARE61
10.2.1 UPLOADING COMPETITION WAYPOINTS 61
10.2.2 DOWNLOAD A SINGLE FLIGHT 62
10.2.3 DOWNLOAD ALL FLIGHTS 62
10.3 CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS SOFTWARE 62
10.4 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 62
10.4.1 UPGRADE PROCESS 63
10.5 PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO YOUR PC 64
10.6 ACOUSTIC HEADPHONE OUTPUT 65
10.7 EXTERNAL GPS CONNECTION TO CARTESIO2 66
11 DIGIFLY ACCESSORIES 67
11.1 DIGIFLY CARTESIO2 STANDARD ACCESSORIES 67
11.2 DIGIFLY LEONARDO STANDARD ACCESSORIES 67
11.3 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 67
12 APPENDIX 68
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12.1 DIGIFLY TECHNICAL FEATURES 68
12.2 STANDARD FUNCTIONS 68
12.3 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 68
12.4 GPS FUNCTIONS 69
12.5 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 69
12.6 MAIN SETUP PARAMETERS 70
12.7 ADV-SETUP (ADVANCED SETUP) PARAMETERS 71
12.8 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS 71
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1 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES
1.1 THERMAL DISPLAY SCREEN
1.2 GLIDE COMPASS DISPLAY SCREEN
- Graphic altimeter / thermal
centering
- Altimeter 1
- Customisable data field
- Customisable data field
- Integrated vario
- Customisable data field
- Customisable data field
- Customisable data field
Equivalent
McCready
McCready
Analogue
vario
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Altitude to
Distance to
Required efficiency to
Wind speed
Equivalent McCread
y
McCread
y
Analogue vari
o
Information ba
r
North direction
Current waypoin
t
direction
Next waypoint direction
Wind direction
Ground speed GP
S
Last thermal direction
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1.3 GLIDE PLOTTER DISPLAY SCREEN
1.4 KEY GUIDES
1.4.1 NORMAL KEY PRESSURE
1.4.2 LONG KEY PRESSURE (2 seconds)
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Customisable data field
Course predictor
Fai cylinder
HSI Bearing to current wp
HSI Height over current wp
Last thermal direction
Equivalent McCread
y
McCread
y
Analogue vari
o
Information ba
r
North direction
Current waypoint direction
Next waypoint direction
Wind direction
Plotter scale 10 pixels/km
ON/OFF GPS antenn
a
Go to waypoin
t
Select from instrumen
t
list / zoom map scal
e
Scroll subpag
e
Menu
Scroll up/down trough
displays for edit/info
Scroll page
Graphic Altimeter /
Thermal centering
GPS info / Mark WP
Zero altimeter 2
Zero chronograph
ON/OF
F
Skip to next start gat
e
Jump to previous/nex
t
waypoin
t
Volume off / med / high
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