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Seagull Transmitter Type

:  Select either the FCC US Transmitter (red case) or the EU transmitter (gold case) 

depending on which system you have. 
 

Seagull ID:   

The Wizard automatically generates an ID for your Seagull system, which you can change in the wizard.   The Seagull 

ID uniquely attaches your Seagull Transmitter to your Dashboard.    This attachment means that it is unlikely that other Seagull 
systems at your site will interfere with your system, and it also keeps your data private to some degree.    Note that the Seagull system 
will not operate if the Seagull Transmitter and Dashboard are set to different ID’s.     
 
Note:  The Dashboard ID is displayed in Hexadecimal in the lower right-hand side of the LCD screen at Dashboard power up. 
 

Set Beep on Seagull Keyboard Press:   

Check this wizard box if you want a short beep to sound on each press of the Dashboard 

buttons.   Note that in this mode, selecting Mute All will silence these beeps. 

 
Seagull Power Level (FCC transmitter only):  

The Seagull Transmitter supports operation at low (around 8-12 milliwatt) and high 

(around 200 milliwatt) power levels.   Normally low power is good for indoor use, and high power may be required for outdoor use.      

Warning:  Always range check your model after changing power levels! 

 

Connecting the Dashboard to USB:

  When the Wizard asks you to Connect the Seagull Dashboard, disconnect the Recorder from 

the USB connection, and connect the Dashboard as described in the “Seagull Dashboard Receiver Instructions” section above.   Note:   
Follow the Wizard instructions carefully – if the computer needs to reboot the first time the Dashboard is installed, do so and relaunch 
the Wizard after reboot. 
 
After the Dashboard is successfully discovered by your PC, “USB Mode Active” should display on the LCD window.   If this does not 
happen, see the Troubleshooting section below. 
 

Launching the Dashboard Data Setup Utility:  

After the Dashboard is discovered by the PC, the Next button of the Wizard should 

ungray, and hitting Next take you to the final page of the Wizard.   This page has a button to launch the Dashboard Data Setup Utility.   
See the below section on running this utility.   Once the utility is successfully run, the Finish button of the Wizard will ungray. 

Seagull Dashboard Data Setup Utility Instructions 

 
This utility (the Utility) will appear the first time you run the Seagull Configuration Wizard, and can be re-run by selecting “Tools, 
Edit Seagull Display” in the App.     This utility is the tool used to bring your Seagull Dashboard to life – it gives you the capability of 
configuring all of the items displayed on the LCD screen, setting up alarms, and configuring the Climbrate Alarm settings (Flight 
Systems).    
 
Figure 4 shows the main page of the Utility.    The Utility main page is divided into the following section: 
 

Select Data Parameter to Configure on the Dashboard LCD

:   This section contains the tools to select what, how and where 

parameters are displayed on the LCD pages. 
 
Figure 6 provides a table of the parameters that can be configured with your system. 
 
To select and configure a parameter,  choose the parameter to be configured in the “Select Feature to Display” window.   A “

o

” next to 

an item indicates that this item is already selected for display, and choosing it will allow you to edit the item.    After selecting the 
parameter, click the “Enable this parameter…”  checkbox to enable the parameter to be displayed/configured, or uncheck it to remove 
it from the list.     
 
Once the parameter is enabled, choose where the parameter will be displayed by choosing the location in the “Select Display 
Location” window.   A “

o

” next to the location chosen means it is already in use by this or another parameter.   Choosing a location 

that is in use already will cause the parameter using it to be disabled. 
 
The window labeled “Enter the label to display..” in this section displays the 3 digit label that will be displayed beside this parameter 
on the LCD.  You can change this 3 digit label to be whatever you want.    For example, if Temperature Sensor 1 was attached to your 
Cylinder Head, you might label this parameter “CHT.” 
 
NOTE:  If the data for each parameter grows large, such as a large RPM, the middle character in the 3 digit label will be eliminated to 
show all the numeric digits in the parameter.   For example, “RPM 0” would become “RM 40342” in this case.     
 

Set up alarms (if any) to be triggered by values of the above parameter:  

This section contains the tools to set up audible and 

visual alarms for many of the displayed parameters. 

Summary of Contents for Seagull Glide

Page 1: ...ded Packing List Your Seagull Glide System includes the Wireless Telemetry Data Dashboard Receiver the Wireless Telemetry transmitter Flight Data Recorder approximately 3 feet 1 meter of Pitot Tube ho...

Page 2: ...he model is in operation is strongly discouraged Use the programmable audible alarms or have a buddy look at the display as necessary The Seagull Transmitter and Dashboard Receiver antennas are very f...

Page 3: ...e is mounted parallel to the direction of travel near the pitot tube as shown in the below figure Method C A static source can be obtained from the side of the fuselage with the rubber tube or a short...

Page 4: ...protruding at right angles with your RX antenna to reduce the possibility of interference For example if you have a model plane with the receiver mounted horizontally along the plane s fuselage mount...

Page 5: ...ding down this pushbutton for approximately two seconds zeros the Max parameters In Menu Mode this pushbutton takes you to the next menu item Pushbutton 4 Mute Power When the unit is in operation pres...

Page 6: ...compensated and Receiver voltage Page two of the data displayed contains signal strength received packet percentage and raw climbrate non TE compensated If the Dashboard displays No Signal consult the...

Page 7: ...reduced In fact if the magnet is mounted flush in another metal material it is quite possible that no shaft imbalance will occur if you only mount one of the magnets total To flush mount the magnets d...

Page 8: ...sor to the recorder The power wire of the Y cable between the sensor and the recorder should be cut before connecting it to the recorder This is necessary to avoid connecting the power of the existing...

Page 9: ...from Eagle Tree Systems which extends the USB pushbutton and LED to the outside of your plane This allows for easy downloading and control of the Recorder without removing the canopy or wing Installin...

Page 10: ...receiver Note that it is normal to see a series of glitch notifications right after the recorder or the transmitter is powered up Receiver Battery Voltage Selecting this parameter causes the recorder...

Page 11: ...from Eagle Tree Systems Also note that the display area is limited so not all parameters can be displayed at once Numeric parameters take up less space than instruments so more numeric parameters can...

Page 12: ...running this utility Once the utility is successfully run the Finish button of the Wizard will ungray Seagull Dashboard Data Setup Utility Instructions This utility the Utility will appear the first t...

Page 13: ...t the length of the silence between each of the beeps in the Length of silent pause between beeps window If you wish the beeps to repeatedly sound when the alarm condition occurs click on the Check he...

Page 14: ...ude value uncheck this box Note that the altitude may jump around a bit if raw mode is chosen Servo Display on the Dashboard If you calibrated your servo movements with the App during Recorder setup t...

Page 15: ...lue Alarm Low Alarm High Max Recorded Servo1 No Varies varies N A N A No Servo2 No Varies varies N A N A No Servo3 No Varies varies N A N A No Servo4 No Varies varies N A N A No RX Volts V Yes 4 4 7 5...

Page 16: ...flash to indicate battery voltage as described above NOTE All data within the Recorder will be lost when the Recorder is reset in this manner After You ve Flown After flying with the Recorder you can...

Page 17: ...ware and perhaps other spreadsheet brands Using Excel is useful for graphing the data output from the recorder To load in Excel save the data file from File Save Recorder File and in Excel choose File...

Page 18: ...not using it requires PC connection Note that low power mode is the default Solution Try operating the Recorder Transmitter without any recorder cables connected to your radio RX This will require a s...

Page 19: ...vehicle s power off WAIT 10 SECONDS turn your vehicle s power back on and then turn your Dashboard off and on Solution Make sure the Seagull ID is correctly set in both the Recorder and the Dashboard...

Page 20: ...ations However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter...

Page 21: ...r average 60 milliamp Receiver RX Antenna Thin flexible stainless whip Temperature range 0 140 degrees F Battery Standard 9V or other 5V to 16V battery pack Display 16x2 character LCD Pushbuttons 4 US...

Page 22: ...UENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILTY FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR DAMAGES FOR PRODUCTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE FOR USE OR FOR LOST DATA OR LOST SOFTWARE OUR LI...

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