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Warnings:

Take care of your instrument by cleaning regularly. Do not open the GPS 

LS, doing this will void your guarantee. Do not expose your Vario LS to 

extreme temperatures, high or low, this will permanently damage it. Avoid 

leaving fully exposed to the sun, or in temperatures bellow -10ºC.

Ensure that the product is well in position before taking off. Flymaster 

cannot be held responsible for the loss of the product during the flight 

(takeoff included).

Battery

This product uses a lithium-ion battery. Do not expose to temperatures 

above 50 ° C (120 ° F). Risk of fire, explosion or burning. If leakage and 

contact with liquid leaking from the battery, clean thoroughly with water 

and seek medical advice immediately. For safety reasons and to extend 

battery life, charging can be done in an ambient temperature range.

Temperatures: Standard operation: 0 ° C (32 ° F) to +45 ° C (113 ° F) 

short-term storage: -20 ° C (-4 ° F) at 60 ° C (140 ° F) Storage long term 

-20 ° C (-4 ° F) at 25 ° C (77 ° F).

Do not check out, or do not attempt to remove the battery, which is not 

user replaceable. If battery problem, please contact Flymaster support.
Notice to users regarding collection and disposal of batteries and 

electrical and electronic equipment.

LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT IN THIS PRODUCT 

CAN NOT BE ADDED TO THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE. To allow proper 

recycling, please bring it to a collection point for.

Directive 2002/96/EC applies within the European Union. For the 

procedure applicable in countries outside the European Union, please 

check with local authorities

DO NOT ATTEMPT RECHARGING THE DEVICE WITH A DIFFERENT USB 

CORD THAN THE ONE PROVIDED. RATING : 5VDC 500mA.

CE Mark

This product meets the requirements of the CE mark as part of a residen-

tial, commercial or light industrial.

About this document

The greatest care was taken in the preparation of this document. Howev-

er, due to the commercial development of the product, some information 

may not be quite up to date. The information in this document is subject to 

change without notice. Flymaster is  not responsible for any omissions or 

technical or editorial errors in this manual, in the event of incidental or 

consequential damages resulting from the content or use of this 

document.

13. Important notes

Summary of Contents for GPS LS

Page 1: ...Light and simple yet full of features User Manual v 1 0...

Page 2: ...3 Design software 4 Firmware update 5 Reset and fail safe mode 6 Place and secure the GPS LS 7 Battery 8 Basic settings 9 Menu sequence 10 Advanced settings 11 Flight log 12 Downloading flights 13 Im...

Page 3: ...ster Avionics reserves the right to modify or improve its products and to make changes to the content without obligation to inform any person or organization of these changes or improvements Visit the...

Page 4: ...io 5 Integtated analog Vario 6 Vario 7 Ground Speed 8 Max sink rate 9 Wind speed 10 Wind direction 11 Distance from Take Off 12 Heading 13 Thermal ball 14 Distance to thermal 15 Altimeter 16 Volume le...

Page 5: ...ax sink rate This value indicates the maximum sink rate achieved during the current flight Wind speed This value indicates the calculated wind speed Wind direction This rotational arrow indicates wher...

Page 6: ...GPS LS the following functions are available Firmware upgrade Download and sync your flights to Flymaster Cloud Flights see chapter 8 1 Download the Designer from https www flymaster net downloads 2...

Page 7: ...ve an account create one During the account creation process a verification email will be sent to the provided email so be sure to use a valid email account If you do not receive the verification emai...

Page 8: ...e GPS LS shoud load the firmware and reboot itself 4 Firmware update Manual update If for some reason the Designer does not detect the outdated firmware version or if want to use any previous firmware...

Page 9: ...1 Firmware update 4 Choose the firmware file that can be downloaded at https www flymaster net downloads product Gps 20LS on the tab Downloads 5 The Gps LS shoud load the firmware and reboot GpsLs fm...

Page 10: ...reset hole and push it gently Do not use extreme force or use a sharp tip tool to do this operation 2 Put the GPS LS into fail safe mode keep the Power Menu button pressed while pressing the reset but...

Page 11: ...your GPS LS for flying Remember to allways secure the GPS LS with the supplied safety lanyard 3 On the harness Using the optional arness adapter 2 On the cockpit No accesory needed 1 On the riser Usi...

Page 12: ...ying to charge the instrument in an excessively hot environment or a damaged battery When the GPS LS is ON and the instrument is connected to any power supply computer or wall charger the battery icon...

Page 13: ...nge the values Press ENTER to accept the value Press MENU to exit to main menu or to the flight page Get your ALT1 from GPS Press Menu Use UP and DOWN until AL1 GPS is visible Press enter do edit the...

Page 14: ...9 Menu sequence OFF ALT 1 ALT 2 QNH CLTH SKTH SKAL INTG FREQ INCR DAMP BUZZ UNIT UTC CTRS SLNT ALT 1 GPS LOG ERAS FACT OFF...

Page 15: ...g the QNH will adjust the barometric altitude CLTH The Climb Threshold defines the rate of climb at which the vario will start beeping The frequency of the first beep is defined through the Base Frequ...

Page 16: ...ons The value that defines how must the pressure is filtered is the Damper Setting a lower damper value caused the GPS LS to become more responsive but harsher Inversely a higher value causes the GPS...

Page 17: ...will keep the GPS LS s sound quiet until a Start Flight has been detected This function avoids listening the vario sound while waiting to take off The audio will then be kept active until the GPS LS...

Page 18: ...after being turned On the GPS LS will automatically set the altimeter to the GPS altitude once the a valid GPS signal exists or whenever the pdop value is lower than the previous one LOG Shows the re...

Page 19: ...the center of the circle is your position The upper right data indicates the wind speed Last thermal The moving ball last thermal location will rotate in both directions indicating the location of the...

Page 20: ...ieved during the flight Max sink and climb rate achieved during the flight analog vario Max Distance to the Take off achieved Max Alt 1 achieved during the flight Flight start time Flight duration Fli...

Page 21: ...splay Press ENTER to enter the LOG Use the UP key or DOWN key to scroll between the flights Press enter in the logged flight you want to delete and DEL will appear on the display with the word NO Use...

Page 22: ...untill you see ERAS on the display Press ENTER to select erase funcion The word NO will appear on the display on the ALT1 field Use UP or DOWN key to change it to YES Press ENTER to confirm The word W...

Page 23: ...ave the file 2 Using Flymaster Cloud Flights 2 1 Be sure you have a Flymaster account and you intrument is registered in your account Chapter 3 2 2 Turn ON you GPS LS and connect it to the Designer so...

Page 24: ...2 5 Go to www flymaster net and click on Flights Cloud flights 2 6 Log into your account 2 7 Go to my activity 12 1 Downloading flights...

Page 25: ...2 8 In your activity resume click on All my activities 2 9 Click in activity details to choose the flight you want to analyse or download 12 2 Downloading flights...

Page 26: ...0 Here you can see the flight details It s possible to playback download IGC download it several formats send it by email share it in Facebook or delete it from your flights list 12 3 Downloading flig...

Page 27: ...is not user replaceable If battery problem please contact Flymaster support Notice to users regarding collection and disposal of batteries and electrical and electronic equipment LITHIUM ION BATTERY...

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