Nesis
— User’s Manual
2.2
Turning On/Off
1.
Direct mode
– with no menu labels shown on the display, the buttons allow direct
access to individual screens.
2.
Menu mode
– is active when at least one menu label is visible on the screen.
For the moment, try to remember the position of the
OK/Menu
and the
Cancel/Esc
buttons.
2.2
Turning On/Off
The
On/Off
button is used to turn Nesis on or off. It has no other meaning. The button
sends the signal to the electronic circuit. Depending on the current status of the electronics,
it executes one of the following actions.
If Nesis is off, a short press on the
On/Off
button turns it on.
If Nesis is on, a short press on the
On/Off
button starts the shutdown procedure. Any
action during the shutdown period cancels the operation.
A long press on the
On/Off
button for about 5 seconds unconditionally turns Nesis off
by cutting the power to the internal computer. In this case internal buffers are not
flushed and Nesis will take a little longer to boot on the next start. This procedure
should be used only for the cases when Nesis stops responding.
Note: The
On/Off
button is a soft button and the internal electronic circuit consumes a
small amount of electric energy even when Nesis is off. Although such consumption is very
small, it may influence the condition of your battery when the airplane is not used for a
very long period (say a few weeks). Therefore it is strongly recommended that Nesis is not
connected directly to the battery. It should be connected to an avionics power bus, which
has a mechanical switch between the bus and the battery.
2.2.1
Start-up Procedure
When Nesis is powered on, the start-up procedure commences. The internal computer starts
loading operating system and the Nesis main program. When the program is loaded, it
continues loading various databases like airfields, navigation points, airspaces, charts etc.
This procedure takes some time. Once the program is ready, it opens the start-up dialog as
shown on figure 4.
Figure 4:
Initial agreement (left), pilot selection, QNH and fuel level setting (right).
Pressing the
OK
button accepts the agreement and advances to the next page. This page asks
for the pilot name, QNH and fuel level. Use the following commands to enter the required
information.
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