Flytec ELEMENT Manual de usuario

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1. First ight

2. Navigation

3. General information

Congratulations on your purchase of this quality instrument from Flytec. We know

you want to y with it right away, and you should! Just a few short minutes with this

Quick Guide and you'll see how easy it is to get the most out of your new vario.

You'll be ying and navigating in no time. Have fun!

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Getting familiar with the basics in this Quick Guide is just the beginning

of what you can do with your Element. For more information, please visit

www.ytec.ch to learn about other features:

• Conguring your pilot information

• Creating waypoint les on your computer to drag-and-drop into your

Element's memory

• Using your Element to navigate competition tasks

• Selecting menus for even more useful information in ight

• And more!

1.1 Get ready for the rst ight

Switching on 4

GPS acquisition 4

Set time zone 5

Choose units 5

Mounting 6

1.2 Now you are ready to y

Recording 8

Information display 8

1.3 After your ight

Saving tracks 10

Uploading tracks 10

2.1 Get ready to navigate

Entering waypoints 11

Creating a route 12

Activating the route 12

2.2 Now you are ready to navigate

Flying the route 13

Skipping a waypoint 15

Goto function 15

2.3 After navigating

Erasing waypoints and route 16

Firmware update 17

Batteries 17

Technical notes 17

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You should also choose which units of measurement you would like your

Element to display. Metric or imperial units, Fahrenheit or Celsius scale, and

other choices are located in the Instrument Settings menu.

Press and hold , then use the arrow keys to select

«>Instrument settings». Press .

Use the arrow keys to select «>Units». Press .

Use the arrow keys to select the unit to be changed. Press .

Now use the arrow keys to select your unit preference.

Press .

Press to return to the Main Setup Menu.

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1.1 Get ready for the rst ight

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The Element comes with two AA alkaline batteries with which the device

will operate for about 30 hours.

Press the On/O key .

Conrm «On?» by pressing .

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quisition

Give your Element at least two minutes with an unobstructed view of the

sky to acquire a GPS signal. «GPS 3D» will appear at the top of the display

screen when the device receives sucient satellite reception. Battery charge state is

also indicated.

Your radio and mobile phone will interfere with GPS reception, so keep them

away from your Element.

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Time and date are automatically set by GPS, but you will need to input

your time zone.

Press and hold , then use the arrow keys to select

«>Instrument settings». Press .

Select «>Time zone» and press .

Use the arrow keys to your UTC (World Time) oset.

Press .

Press to return to the Main Setup Menu.

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Mount your Element securely before ight. Here are the 3 mounting options

with accessories available from your vendor:

Leg strap mount

Harness mount

Cockpit mount

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Front: insert rubber washer. Insert the Element into the vario pocket,

attach the velcro bar to your harness and

secure the Element’s lanyard to harness

or velcro bar.

Insert the Element into the vario pocket, attach to your

cockpit and secure the Element’s lanyard to the cockpit.

: insert screw, attach to back of Element.

Attach strap to leg and x

Element’s lanyard to harness.

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ow you are ready to y!

ording

Your Element will automatically detect your take-o and begin recording

ight data. «REC» will appear at the top of the display screen. In ight, the

display screen shows you the most useful information.

ALT 1 gives your altitude above Mean Sea Level. It is automatically calibrated by GPS.

Ground speed is given in kilometres per hour, knots, or miles per hour.

The compass rose shows your direction of ight by indicating the relative position of

True North with the symbol «N». You are always ying toward the top of the

compass rose.

Last thermal shows the relative position of your last climb. If you need to return to

that thermal, turn your glider so that the indicator appears at the top of the compass rose.

Airspace shows the direction to the nearest airspace. (Feature coming soon!)

The analogue vario shows your vertical speed (climb or sink) in metres per second,

ranging from +10m/s to -10m/s. You may also choose feet per minute, ranging from

+20 fpm x100 to -20 fpm x100.

The integrated vario gives your vertical speed averaged over the last ve seconds.

Wind direction is shown once you have own a few 360s. Your Element will

automatically calculate the wind direction from your drift and show it as a small wind

arrow to the right of the compass rose.

When landing, keep the wind arrow pointing down. That means you are

ying into wind.

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Integrated vario

Wind direction

Ground speed

Time

Flight

information display

Scroll with the arrow keys

between various

information displays, e.g.

graphic altimeter

ESC / On / O

GPS signal

Battery charge

Compass rose

Analogue vario

Last thermal

Airspace

Route / Waypoint

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avigation

2.1 Get ready to navigate

For an example ight, imagine you want to y over these locations:

Take-o: Niederhorn 1926m N 46° 42.686' E 7° 46.681'

Midpoint: HouseThermal 1460m N 46° 42.983' E 7° 52.767'

Landing: Interlaken 560m N 46° 41.170' E 7° 51.517'

Here is how to store these locations in your Element as waypoints.

Press and hold , then use the arrow keys to select

«>Waypoints». Press .

Select «Edit». Press .

Press to create a new waypoint.

Spell out «Niederhorn» using the arrow keys to select the letters and

to move back and forth. Use to toggle capital letters and special

characters. Holding down will also delete a character. Press to move

on to the next page.

Select «N» and enter «46° 42.686'» for the latitude. Press .

Select «E» and enter «07° 46.681'» for the longitude. Press .

Enter «1926» for the Niederhorn waypoint altitude. Press .

The waypoint named Niederhorn is now saved. Repeat this procedure to enter

the waypoints for HouseThermal and Interlaken.

Press to return to the Main Setup Menu.

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Your Element will automatically detect your landing and then save the data

from your ight. It will switch itself o about 5 minutes after you landed.

Alternatively, you can switch o your Element immediately after landing by pressing

. Keep it switched on by instead pressing .

You can also switch o your Element at any time. Note that this will stop recording if

you are in ight.

Press and hold the On/O key .

Conrm «O?» by pressing .

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acks

Your Element saves ight data as IGC track les, so uploading is fast and

easy. All online contest sites (such as OLC and XContest) use the IGC format.

Your Element works as a USB mass storage device, so when you connect it to your

computer it will appear as an external hard drive. Your track les are stored in a folder

named «tracks».

Make sure your Element is switched o.

Connect the device to your computer with the included USB cable.

Open the icon labelled «Element» on your computer.

Open the folder named «tracks».

Drag-and-drop the IGC track le to your desktop.

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The compass rose is your key to navigation. All icons on the compass rose

indicate bearings relative to your direction of ight. Your direction of ight is

always at the very top of this display.

Compass rose

In ight, your Element will show you the direction to your next waypoint as an arrow

in the compass rose. To y to the next waypoint on your route, turn your glider until

this arrow stays pointed toward the top of the compass rose.

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Next, you must create a route that tells your Element how you want to y

over the waypoints.

Press and hold , then select «>Route». Press .

Select «>Edit». Press .

Press to open the list of waypoints. Use the arrow keys to highlight

your rst waypoint, in this case «Niederhorn». Press .

Use the arrow keys to select the cylinder radius for the waypoint. We

recommend 400m. Press .

Repeat these steps to add HouseThermal and Interlaken as your second and

third waypoints on the route.

Press to save the route and return to the Main Setup Menu.

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Before you y, you must activate the route. (Note that entering a start time

for your route activates your Element's competition mode. For non-competi-

tion navigation, simply enter «No» for the start time.)

Press and hold . Activate «Route –» by pressing .

You will see the prompt «Start time». Use the arrow keys

to select «No». Press .

The route is now activated «Route » and your Element will start navigating

automatically upon take-o.

Firmware update

Coming soon: Entering waypoints is about to get even easier with a pending rmware

update. You will be able to drag-and-drop waypoint les from your computer directly

into your Element's memory. Check www.ytec.ch to learn about this and other updates.

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Nearest airspace

(rmware update coming soon)

Next waypoint

True north

Waypoint after next

(blinking)

Last thermal

In the example ight, this paraglider has just taken o from waypoint Niederhorn.

The compass rose will automatically point the way to HouseThermal. After passing

over waypoint HouseThermal, the compass rose will point toward waypoint Interlaken.

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A useful option is to skip forward or backward within an active route.

Imagine you have just taken o from Niederhorn. Now you decide to skip

HouseThermal and instead navigate directly to your landing eld at Interlaken.

Press and hold .

Use the arrow keys to select «Interlaken». Press .

You will now be guided to the waypoint you have selected and the active route will

continue from there.

Another useful option is to use the «Goto» function to navigate to any

stored waypoint at any time. The «Goto» function supersedes an active

route, but the route is still active in the background. When you cancel the «Goto»

function, your Element will resume guiding you to the next waypoint on your route.

Imagine you have passed HouseThermal but decide to use «Goto» to navigate back

to Niederhorn for a top landing.

Press and hold . Activate «Goto –» by pressing .

Use the arrow keys to select «Niederhorn». Press .

The arrow in the compass rose will now point you to Niederhorn.

Then, however, you decide to cancel the «Goto» function.

Press and hold . Deactivate «Goto »by pressing .

The arrow in the compass rose will resume pointing you to Interlaken.

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HouseThermal

Niederhorn

Interlaken

To HouseThermal

Direction of ight

To Interlaken

True north

direction to waypoint

HouseThermal. The pilot must

veer to the right.

The blinking arrow shows the

pilot his next turn by indicating

that waypoint Interlaken is

located o the right wingtip.

eneral information

Flytec will also issue rmware updates from time to time to improve your

Element's performance and to update you with new features, such as

airspace support. These will be easy to install, drag-and-drop les just like your

tracks. Check the Flytec website for the latest rmware and news about your Element.

If you choose to power your Element with NiMH rechargeable batteries, it is

important to congure the power supply setting on the device.

Press and hold , then use the arrow keys to select

«>Instrument settings». Press .

Select «>Battery type» and press .

Use the arrow keys to select «NiMH». Press .

Press to return to the Main Setup Menu.

Never remove the batteries until you rst switch o your Element. We do not

recommend using NiCad rechargeable batteries.

Store your Element in its cloth bag in a clean, dry place. Never expose the

device to water, extreme temperatures, or mechanical force.

Should your Element lock up, you may perform a hard reboot by removing the

batteries for ve minutes and then replacing them.

Flytec provides a 2-year warranty on all our ight instruments, and we encourage you

to contact us via our website any time for support. After your warranty has expired we

will still repair your Element at a reasonable charge.

Happy ying!

fter navigating

The route will remain in active mode until you deactivate it, even if you

switch o your Element. You cannot edit the route until you deactivate it.

Press and hold . Deactivate «Route »by pressing .

Your waypoints list and route are stored separately in the device's memory. Therefore,

deleting the route will not erase the waypoints from your stored waypoints list.

Similarly, deleting individual waypoints from your waypoints list will not remove them

from a saved route.

To delete a route:

Press and hold , then select «>Route». Press .

Use the arrow keys to select «>Delete». Press .

You will see the prompt «Delete route?» Press .

The route will be erased, but your Element will retain the waypoints in its list.

Erasing waypoints is easy. To erase waypoint HouseThermal:

Press and hold , then use the arrow keys to select

«>Waypoints». Press .

Select «>Edit» and press .

Use the arrow keys to select «HouseThermal».

Press to delete.

Your waypoint HouseThermal has been deleted from the waypoints list. If your saved

route includes HouseThermal, the route will still contain this waypoint.

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1. Dein erster Flug

2. Navigation

3. Allgemeine Information

Herzliche Gratulation zum Kauf dieses Qualitätsgerätes von Flytec. Wir wissen, dass Du

am liebsten gleich losiegen möchtest – und das kannst Du auch gleich! Dieser Quick

Guide wird Dir in wenigen Minuten zeigen, wie einfach Du das Beste aus Deinem neuen

Vario herausholen kannst. Wir wünschen viel Spass beim Fliegen und Navigieren!

Dieser Quick Guide fasst nur das Wichtigste zusammen. Mehr Informationen

zum Element erhältst Du auf www.ytec.ch:

• Piloteninformationen kongurieren

• Wegpunkte auf dem Computer erstellen und auf den Element-Speicher ziehen

• Wettbewerbsaufgaben denieren und abiegen

• Menüpunkte für weitere praktische Einstellungen

• und vieles mehr

1.1 Vor Deinem ersten Flug

Einschalten 20

GPS-Signal 20

Zeitzone festlegen 21

Masseinheiten 21

Befestigung 22

1.2 Jetzt kannst Du losiegen

Aufzeichnung 24

Informationsanzeige 24

1.3 Nach Deinem Flug

Tracks speichern 26

Tracks hochladen 26

2.1 Vorbereitungen zur Navigation

Wegpunkte eingeben 27

Route festlegen 28

Route aktivieren 28

2.2 Jetzt kannst Du navigieren

Route abiegen 29

Wegpunkte überspringen 31

Goto-Funktion 31

2.3 Nach der Navigation

Wegpunkte und Route löschen 32

Firmware-Updates 33

Batterien 33

Wartung 33

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