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Digifly Archimede Plus User Manual

Software Version 61.2
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CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for choosing Digifly! You have purchased a high technology instrument designed expressly for free flight. The
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 E-Mail: info@digifly.com
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1 INDEX
1 INDEX..................................................................................................................................... 3
2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES .................................................................................................... 6
2.1 BASIC DISPLAY SCREEN ............................................................................................... 6
2.2 ADVANCED DISPLAY SCREEN........................................................................................ 6
2.3 NAVIGATION DISPLAY SCREEN............................................................................. 7
2.4 KEY GUIDE................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 NORMAL KEY PRESSURE............................................................................ 7
2.4.2 LONG KEY PRESSURE (2 seconds) ................................................................. 7
3 GETTING STARTED.................................................................................................................. 8
3.1 GUIDE TO SOCKETS...................................................................................................... 8
3.2 BATTERIES................................................................................................................... 8
3.2.1 BATTERY TYPES ...................................................................................... 8
3.2.2 BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR ........................................................................... 8
3.3 LONG OR NORMAL KEY PRESS ..................................................................................... 8
3.4 TURNING ON & OFF...................................................................................................... 8
3.5 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT ................................................................................ 9
3.6 MENU NAVIGATION....................................................................................................... 9
3.7 SETTING UP YOUR VARIO .............................................................................................. 9
3.8 MULTI LANGUAGE HELP ............................................................................................... 9
3.9 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS ...................................................................................... 9
4 DISPLAY SCREENS................................................................................................................ 10
5 BASIC FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................ 10
5.1 ALTIMETER ................................................................................................................ 10
5.1.1 ADJUSTING ALTIMETERS A1, A2 ................................................................. 11
5.1.2 GRAPHIC ALTIMETER AND THERMAL CENTERING DISPLAY ................................... 11
5.2 VARIOMETER ............................................................................................................. 11
5.2.1 SUPERFAST INTELLIVARIO......................................................................... 11
5.2.2 VARIO REACTIVITY .................................................................................. 12
5.2.3 ANALOGUE VARIO .................................................................................. 12
5.2.4 INTEGRATED (AVERAGED) VARIO ................................................................. 12
5.2.5 ACOUSTIC VARIO ................................................................................... 12
5.2.6 VARIO SIMULATOR ................................................................................. 13
5.3 AIR SPEED (WITH OPTIONAL AIR SPEED PROBE).......................................................... 13
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5.3.1
STALL ALARM ....................................................................................... 13
5.3.2 AIR SPEED RECALIBRATION ....................................................................... 13
5.4 TEMPERATURE........................................................................................................... 14
5.5 BAROMETER .............................................................................................................. 14
5.6 TIME/CHRONOGRAPH ................................................................................................ 14
5.7 PILOT NAME............................................................................................................... 14
6 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................... 15
6.1 TOTAL ENERGY COMPENSATION................................................................................. 15
6.2 THERMAL CENTERING FUNCTION ............................................................................... 15
6.3 EFFICIENCY (GLIDE RATIO).......................................................................................... 16
6.4 POLAR DATA............................................................................................................... 16
6.5 SPEED TO FLY ............................................................................................................ 17
6.6 McCREADY................................................................................................................. 18
6.7 EQUIVALENT McCREADY............................................................................................. 18
6.8 NETTO VARIO ............................................................................................................. 19
6.9 THERMAL SNIFFER..................................................................................................... 19
7 FLIGHT RECORDER ............................................................................................................... 20
7.1 ACTIVATING THE FLIGHT RECORDER ........................................................................... 20
7.1.1 AUTOMATIC START RECORD MODE .............................................................. 20
7.1.2 ALWAYS RECORD MODE........................................................................... 21
7.1.3 RECORD MODE OFF................................................................................ 21
7.2 RECORD RATE............................................................................................................ 21
7.3 LOG BOOK MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................... 22
7.4 FLIGHT PLAYBACK...................................................................................................... 23
8 PC CONNECTION AND INTERFACE ......................................................................................... 23
8.1 CONNECTING WITH THE DIGIFLY VLTOOLS SOFTWARE ................................................ 23
8.2 CONNECTING WITH COMPETITION SOFTWARE ................................................ 24
8.2.1 DOWNLOAD A SINGLE FLIGHT TO COMPETITION SOFTWARE ................................. 24
8.2.2 DOWNLOAD ALL FLIGHTS TO COMPETITION SOFTWARE....................................... 25
8.3 FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................................. 25
8.3.1 UPGRADE PROCESS................................................................................ 25
8.4 PROBLEMS CONNECTING TO YOUR PC........................................................................ 26
9 DIGIFLY ACCESSORIES.......................................................................................................... 28
9.1 DIGIFLY ARCHIMEDE STANDARD ACCESSORIES .......................................................... 28
9.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................ 28
10 APPENDIX............................................................................................................................. 28
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10.1 DIGIFLY TECHNICAL FEATURES ................................................................................... 28
10.2 STANDARD FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................. 28
10.3 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................. 29
10.4 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................... 29
10.5 SETUP PARAMETERS.................................................................................................. 30
10.6 ADV-SETUP (ADVANCED SETUP) PARAMETERS ............................................................ 31
10.7 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS .................................................................................... 31
11 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE .................................................................................................... 32
BASIC DISPLAY SCREEN........................................................................................................ 32
LONG KEY PRESSURE (2seconds) ................................................................................. 32
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2 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDES
2.1 BASIC DISPLAY SCREEN
Analogue vario
Integrated Vario
Efficiency - Air Speed
Pressure
Temperature
Volume
Flight rec
Battery icon
Altimeter A1
Altimeter A2 / A3
Time : Real Time Clock Chrono : Flight Chrono
Menu
2.2 ADVANCED DISPLAY SCREEN
- Graphic Altimeter display / Thermal Centering display
- Altimeter 1
- Altimeter 2 / Altimeter 3 (thermal)
- Integrated Vario
- Time / Chrono / Efficiency and Air Speed / Temperature / Pressure
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2.3 NAVIGATION DISPLAY SCREEN
A
Equivalent McCready–
McCready–
- Graphic Altimeter display / Thermal Centering display
- Altimeter 1
- Altimeter 2
2.4 KEY GUIDE
2.4.1 NORMAL KEY PRESSURE
Graphic Altimeter / Thermal Centering
Time
- Altimeter 3 (thermal)
- Integrated Vario
- Netto Vario
- Time / Chrono
- Efficiency and Air Speed / Temperature / Pressure
Chrono
Menu
Eff-AirSpeed / Temperature / Pressure
Volume med / high
2.4.2 LONG KEY PRESSURE (2 seconds)
Power ON / OFF (4 sec)
Volume Off
lti 2 - 3
Zero Chrono
Zero Alti 2
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3 GETTING STARTED
3.1 GUIDE TO SOCKETS
3.2 BATTERIES
3.2.1 BATTERY TYPES
The Digifly Archimede Plus is supplied with a none rechargeable 1.5V AA battery. It also support a 1.2V AA Ni-MH rechargeable battery.
3.2.2 BATTERY LIFE INDICATOR
The battery life is up to 200 hours. The battery level is continuously monitored by an internal voltmeter that indicates the
remaining battery life.
The battery icon starts to blink when there is less than 20 hours of battery life remaining. The battery life can be affected by use in extreme conditions such as cold and humidity. The battery icon only starts at 100% when using a standard alkaline AA 1.5V battery.
3.3 LONG OR NORMAL KEY PRESS The length of time a key is pressed on your Digifly Archimede Plus influences the
functions available.
For a long key press, you must keep the button pressed down for at least 2 seconds
(green functions).
For a normal key press, you must press the button for less than a second. When not specified, the key press is to be considered as a normal key press.
3.4 TURNING ON & OFF
To turn on your Digifly Archimede Plus, press the
key at least for 2 seconds.
To turn off your Digifly Archimede Plus, press the
key at least for 2 seconds.
After switching off your Digifly Archimede Plus, 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 Archimede Plus on, the first screen briefly shows the vario
model, pilot name (if set), vario serial number, software version, date, time and battery voltage.
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3.5 DISPLAY CONTRAST ADJUSTMENT The contrast of the Digifly Archimede Plus LCD display can be adjusted to suit ambient
light conditions.
To change the contrast of the display, press the
key to go “MAIN SETUP” menu, and
go to (M-SET \ n. 1 CTRS). Edit the parameter and save by pressing the “SAV”).
3.6 MENU NAVIGATION To navigate the menus on your Digifly Archimede Plus, go to the
setup MENU page by pressing the
To return to the instrument’s main display, press the
key (function “MEN”).
key
(function “ESC”).
From the “MENU” page, to select the sub-menus, move up and
down using the arrow keys
and to confirm, press the
,
key (function “ENT”).
To change the selected parameter’s values, use the arrow keys
and confirm with the key (function “SAV”) or you can
,
also leave without saving your edit with the
key (function
“ESC”).
key (function
3.7 SETTING UP YOUR VARIO To setup your Digifly Archimede Plus and adjust parameters,
press the SET) sub-menu and press the
and down with the arrow keys
key (function “MEN”), select the “MAIN SETUP”(M-
key (function “ENT”).Move up
Press the key (function
, “EDIT”) to go to the edit mode. To change the selected parameter’s values, use the arrow keys
the your edit with the
key (function “SAV”) or you can also leave without saving
key (function “ESC”).
To return to the instrument’s main display, press the
and confirm with
,
key
(function “ESC”).
3.8 MULTI LANGUAGE HELP
To help you set up your Digifly Archimede Plus, the instrument supports several help
languages. To change the help language go to (M-SET \ n.30 LANG) & select the language of choice.
3.9 RESTORE FACTORY SETTINGS
To restore the factory settings (default values for all parameters), 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 “NO”.
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4 DISPLAY SCREENS
The are 3 main display screens on the Digifly Archimede plus:
- The Basic Display screen.
- The Advanced Display screen.
- The Navigation Display screen.
To switch between these 3 main display screens, press the
key.
BASIC DISPLAY
ADVANCED DISPLAY
NAVIGATION DISPLAY
5 BASIC FUNCTIONS
5.1 ALTIMETER
The Digifly Archimede Plus has 3 different altimeters: A1, A2, A3. The altimeters can be shown in metric (mt) or imperial (ft) units. To change the units of
display. Press the
key, (function “ENT”) to select and then select (M-SET \ n. 26 U-
AL)” and change to “FT” or “MT”.
On the Basic Display page, the A1 (barometric altimeter) is the first altimeter shown. Below the altimeter A1 is there the A2-A3 altimeter display . To switch between A2 or A3
press the
To zero the A2 altimeter press the
key.
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 instrument to identify a thermal; the
change in height and the time over which the change in height occurs.
To set the thermal detection parameters, go to (ADVANCED SETUP \ n. 1 THEV) and
(ADVANCED SETUP \ n. 2 THET) to adjust the time over which a change in height is
required for detection of a thermal.
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