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Military ALTITRACK

™

and

ALTISET

™

Instruction manual

Rev. 12

LARSEN & BRUSGAARD ApS
Mosevej 3, 4070 Kirke Hyllinge / DENMARK
Phone

+45 46 48 24 80

Fax

+45 46 48 24 90

E-mail:

[email protected]

Web Site:

www.L-and-B.dk

Summary of Contents for Military ALTITRACK

Page 1: ...ilitary ALTITRACK and ALTISET Instruction manual Rev 12 LARSEN BRUSGAARD ApS Mosevej 3 4070 Kirke Hyllinge DENMARK Phone 45 46 48 24 80 Fax 45 46 48 24 90 E mail L and B L and B dk Web Site www L and B dk ...

Page 2: ...r 23 10 10 TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed 24 10 11 Canopy Log Enable Disable 25 10 12 Dive Type Selector 26 10 13 Celcius Fahrenheit Selector 27 10 14 Beep ON OFF 28 11 Main Selector 29 11 1 Logbook Screen 1 Main Information 30 11 2 Important Notice About Speed Recordings 30 11 3 Logbook Screen 2 Playback Jump Profile 30 11 4 Logbook Screen 3 Date Time and Dive Type 31 11 5 Logbook Scre...

Page 3: ...Military ALTITRACK IrDA port in the aircraft 42 23 3 ALTISET Programming 42 23 4 ALTISET Data Transmission to Military ALTITRACK 42 24 Replacing ALTISET Batteries 43 24 1 ALTISET Trouble shooting 43 25 Specifications Military ALTITRACK 44 26 Specifications ALTISET 45 27 Warranty 46 ...

Page 4: ...f 5ft 24 hrs LCD screen for easy and intuitive operation and information review Powerful electronic logbook packed with advanced features easy access by simply turning over the altimeter Operational at sub zero temperatures 1 2 Software functions Storing up to 15 minutes of data of each jump with a total of 6 5 hours recording time e g 200 jumps with two minute profiles Records and displays jump d...

Page 5: ...OFF 2 Left Front Button Power ON Perform ACCESS Adjust altitude or set QFE if the DZ elevation differs from that of the airport of take off Enable IrDa 3 ACCESS indicator 4 LOW BAT indicator 5 OLED Displays transducer testing mBar adjustment backlight intensity and IrDA communication 6 Serial number 7 IrDa transceiver ...

Page 6: ...6 2 2 Digital Face 8 Air Filter 9 Battery compartment 10 LCD display 11 Left button 12 Mode button 13 Right button 14 Reset button located below battery cover 8 14 9 10 11 12 13 ...

Page 7: ...ode 22 Deployment altitude in logbook Displays current altitude when in Altitude Screen 23 Battery status 24 Feet Meter status 25 Average Minimum Maximum speed in logbook 26 Speed in logbook Shows day when displaying date Shows seconds when displaying time 27 MPH KPH status 28 True Airspeed Skydiver s Airspeed status 29 Not used 30 Delete logbook icon 31 Clock icon Used when displaying current tim...

Page 8: ...r jumping if The LCD on the rear side displays an Error code ex ERR2 ERR3 ERR4 ERR5 ERR100 The units sounds a beep every minute Battery capacity is insufficient see paragraph 8 When the pointer has detected 0 the Military ALTITRACK performs an automatic testing of the two barometric sensors displayed on the OLED When the testing is completed the current mBar pressure is displayed for about 4 secon...

Page 9: ... see paragraph 7 4 Jump Mode Entering Jump Mode Shortly after take off at approx 1 000 feet 300 meters the Military ALTITRACK switches to Jump Mode and the pointer moves to the present altitude On the rear side LCD the airplane icon starts to flash Exiting Jump Mode The Military ALTITRACK exits Jump Mode automatically within one minute after it senses ground level again If the Military ALTITRACK h...

Page 10: ... ACCESS lights press immediately and let go again The pointer moves to 6 and unit switches OFF Note If the Military ALTITRACK is not manually switched OFF it will automatically switch OFF 14 hours after the last jump or 14 hours after the last pressing of any button 28 hours in case adjustment of altitude or QFE has been performed without jumping with the Military ALTITRACK ...

Page 11: ... absolute mbar value at the new DZ location QFE or move the pointed to the selected altitude On the ground the selected altitude is displayed on the screen on the rear side of the altimeter as well When adjusting to a negative altitude on the ground use the inner negative scale indication or the value displayed on the rear side of the altimeter Note When performing a manual adjustment of altitude ...

Page 12: ... automatically turn OFF after 2 hours If the backlight is turned ON while the Military ALTITRACK is in Jump Mode the backlight will remain ON until the unit exits Jump Mode 8 Battery Status Full capacity Symbol shows two bars inside the icon The Military ALTITRACK can be used without any restrictions The two bars correspond to a battery capacity between 100 and 10 Low capacity Symbol shows one bar...

Page 13: ... jump Set total number of jumps Set total freefall time Set current date Set current time Delete logbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF To enter the SETUP Selector Press and hold for 3 seconds To exit the SETUP Selector Wait until the display times out or press or repeatedly until returning to the Main...

Page 14: ...Set current time Delete logbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF Factory default set up Fig 2 Main display Displays all current settings Press to move forward in setup options Press to move backward in setup options To return to Logbook screen 1 press or repeatedly to return to this screen then press ...

Page 15: ...rn the Military ALTITRACK OFF Press to select OFF This is a secondary method To turn the Military ALTITRACK OFF use recommended method described in paragraph 5 Fig 3 Turn the Military ALTITRACK OFF Press OFF flashes Press to increase the counter Match Value Press to decrease the counter Match Value At Match Value press The pointer moves to 6 and the unit switches OFF NOTE When switched OFF the Mil...

Page 16: ... Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 2 Delete Jump Press again to select Delete Jump Example Fig 4 Delete Jump Press Delete Jump Icon flashes Press to increase the counter Match Value Press to decrease the counter Match Value At Match Value press to delete current jump If you press before you select the match value the delete jump action is cancelled Note At the same time the accumulated number of jumps and...

Page 17: ...diver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 3 Set Total Number of Jumps Press again to select TOTAL Example Fig 5 Set Total Number of Jumps Press TOTAL flashes Press to increase the jump total Press to decrease the jump total Press to store the new total number of jumps and end Note Total number of jumps cannot be set to a value below the highest stored j...

Page 18: ...H KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 4 Set Total Freefall Time Press again to select TOTAL FF TIME Fig 6 Set Total Freefall Time Press TOTAL flashes Press to increase total freefall time Press to decrease total freefall time Press to store the new total number of jumps and end ...

Page 19: ...gbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 5 Set Current Date Press again to select Clock DATE Fig 7 Set Current Date Press Clock icon flashes Press to increase date value Press to decrease date value Press to store the new date and end Note Date format is YYYY MM DD ...

Page 20: ... logbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 6 Set Current Time Press again to select Clock TIME Fig 8 Set Current Time Press Clock icon flashes Press to increase time value Press to decrease time value Press to store the time and end Note Time format is 24 hours ...

Page 21: ...le Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 7 Delete Logbook Press again to select Delete Logbook Fig 9 Delete Logbook Press Delete Logbook icon flashes Press to increase the counter Match Value Press to decrease the counter Match Value At Match Value press to delete logbook Caution The accumulated number of jumps and freefall time are also erased Warning Once is pressed at match value ...

Page 22: ...TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 8 MPH KMH Selector Press again to select MPH KMH Fig 10 MPH KMH Selector Press to toggle between MPH and KMH NOTE Jump data are continuously stored in mph and kmh At any time stored information may be displayed in either unit of measurement by selecting the respective mode ...

Page 23: ...ue Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 9 Feet Meter Selector Press again to select FT MTR Fig 11 Feet Meter Selector Press to toggle between FT and MTR NOTE Jump data are continuously stored in both feet and meters At any time stored information may be displayed in either unit of measurement by selecting the respective mode ...

Page 24: ...oncept developed by LARSEN BRUSGAARD SAS is the speed of a skydiver calculated from measurements of air pressure and temperature and converted to a fixed air pressure 875 3 mb and a fixed temperature 7 080C which corresponds to 4 000 feet ASL TAS A skydiver s True Airspeed TAS relative to the ground changes as a function of the altitude air pressure and temperature which makes it difficult to comp...

Page 25: ...d Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 11 Canopy Log Enable Disable Press again to select Freefall Canopy Logging freefall profile Logging freefall and canopy profiles Fig 13 Canopy Log Enable Disable Description Choice of storing freefall profile or freefall and canopy profiles More jumps can be stored in memory when choosing freefall profile only Press to enable ...

Page 26: ...Change freefall sensitivity Only when Dive Type is set to STu or SLO See below Press DIVE TYPE flashes Press to scroll forward through the Dive Type list Press to scroll backward through the Dive Type list Press to store your selection before moving to another menu Dive Types 0 factory default 1 1 User selectable in JUMP TRACK 2 2 User selectable in JUMP TRACK AFF Accelerated Free Fall TAn Tandem ...

Page 27: ... Set current date Set current time Delete logbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 13 Celsius Fahrenheit Selector Press again to select C Fig 15 Celsius Fahrenheit Selector Press to toggle between Celsius and Fahrenheit ...

Page 28: ... total freefall time Set current date Set current time Delete logbook MPH KMH Feet Meter TAS True Airspeed SAS Skydiver s Airspeed Canopy log Enable Disable Dive Type Celsius Fahrenheit Beep ON OFF 10 14 Beep ON OFF Press again to select BEEP Fig 16 Beep ON OFF Press to toggle between BEEP ON OFF ...

Page 29: ...titude To scroll through the previous jumps press To scroll forward press To go to highest jump press and hold for 3 seconds To go to lowest jump press and hold for 3 seconds The Military ALTITRACK will display three different terminal speed informations in mph and kmh 1 Average speed 2 Max speed 3 Min speed All speeds are calculated from 15 sec after exit to 7 sec before deployment If the freefal...

Page 30: ...every 30 sec Altitude at time Freefall and canopy status Press to playback the jump profile at speed Press twice to playback in real time Press three times to playback at 2x speed Press four times to playback at 5x speed Press to playback the jump profile in reverse at speed Press twice to playback in reverse in real time Press three times to playback in reverse at 2x speed Press four times to pla...

Page 31: ... Screen 3 Date Time and Dive Type Example Fig 19 Logbook Screen 3 Date Time and Dive Type The information on the display includes Jump Date Jump Time Dive Type To scroll through the previous jumps press To change direction press ...

Page 32: ...tween current time and date 12 Remaining Logbook Storage The Military ALTITRACK flash memory can store 400 minutes of data e g 200 jumps with two minute profiles or 26 jumps with 15 minute profiles The Military ALTITRACK flash storage is organized in minute sectors meaning that a 20 sec profile will fill up minutes storage and a 61 second profile will fill up 1 minutes storage When the storage is ...

Page 33: ...placing the battery cover with integrated Air Filter it is necessary to loosen several Unbrako socket screws Do not use an Allen Key to remove or fasten screws Use LARSEN BRUSGAARD WERA 140 cNm fixed Torque screw driver accessory or equivalent Fig 22 Torque screwdriver Fig 23 Note Four sealed screws must not be removed Do not unscrew ...

Page 34: ... 6V or equivalent 5 Press a paperclip into the tiny Reset hole next to the battery and release The unit restarts 6 Put battery cover back into place and fasten the 4 screws Pay attention that the surfaces underneath and on the black rubber sealing are clean 7 Put Wrist Mount assembly back into place and fasten 4 screws After battery replacement the battery system requires 2 minutes to calibrate it...

Page 35: ... tiny Reset hole next to the battery and release The unit restarts Step 4 Put battery cover back into place and fasten the 4 screws Pay attention that the surfaces underneath and on the black rubber sealing are clean Step 5 Put Wrist Mount assembly back into place and fasten 4 screws After resetting the battery system requires 2 minutes to calibrate itself before displaying the correct status Whil...

Page 36: ... in the upper part of the LCD screen At the same time the unit beeps every minute The ERR trouble shooting codes are as follows ERR 2 both transducers are defective ERR 3 both transducers are out of range ERR 4 crystal defective ERR 5 communication error to flash ERR 100 flash defective Remedy perform reset If the unit still does not function correctly even after peforming reset and replacing the ...

Page 37: ...that the difference in altitude air pressure makes it difficult to compare the fall rates when measured using TAS SAS The SAS formula calculates airspeed using the same metrics used with TAS as though the complete skydive had been performed at a fixed air pressure and a fixed temperature which corresponds to 4 000 feet ASL 4 000 feet is chosen as the reference altitude by LARSEN BRUSGAARD since th...

Page 38: ...d dirt which could prevent the sensors inside the instrument from reading the air pressure correctly on the next jump If no particles can be seen after rinsing the instrument in fresh water then replacement of the Air Filter should normally not be necessary and the unit can be put aside to dry However for safety reasons LARSEN BRUSGAARD recommends that the Air Filter is replaced after each water j...

Page 39: ...Filter into place and fasten the 4 screws Pay attention that the surfaces underneath and on the black rubber sealing are clean 3 Put Wrist Mount assembly back into place and fasten 4 screws Fig 25 Pay attention that the surfaces underneath and on the black rubber sealing are clean Remove foreign objects ...

Page 40: ...ight and within 30 cm 10 inches of the IrDA transceiver Fig 39 ALTISET front view Fig 40 ALTISET rear view 1 Linked flashing LED when IrDA is searching for Military ALTITRACK 2 OLED displaying data for transmission to Military ALTITRACK 3 Left button 4 Mode button 5 Right button 6 IrDA port 7 Reset 8 Battery compartment 22 1 ALTISET Road Map It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the...

Page 41: ...41 22 2 ALTISET ROAD MAP ...

Page 42: ...nd Backlight Intensity Press again to select mBar Press or to adjust the mBar Then press Press to go to the next menu point Backlight Press to select Backlight ON OFF Press to select next menu point Backlight Intensity Press and then or to set Backlight Intensity Then press 23 4 ALTISET Data Transmission to Military ALTITRACK Press and hold 3 seconds LINKED light starts flashing and display shows ...

Page 43: ...pose circuit board 3 Replace batteries and note polarity Use SANYO 2CR 1 3N 6V or equivalent 4 Put front cover back into place and fasten screws 5 Use a pencil to press on RESET button The unit restarts 24 1 ALTISET Trouble shooting If the ALTISET does not respond when pressing the buttons or if the display shows wrong symbols perform RESET If the unit does not respond after performing RESET then ...

Page 44: ...imum logging time 15 minutes per jump Sampling rate 4 sec Other IrDa transmission range Maximum 30 cm Present altitude 10 ft Operating altitude 0 to 40 000 ft 0 to 12 191 m Clock 4 min month Storing Temperature 20C to 70C Operating Temperature Range 35C to 80C continuous operation Will operate at 50C for 10 minutes Storing Pressure 200 to 1075 mBar Maximum allowable humidity Up to 99 9 rel humidit...

Page 45: ...rature 20C to 70C Operating Temperature Range 35C to 80C continuous operation Operating altitude 0 to 40 000 ft 0 to 12 191 m Storing Pressure 200 to 1075 mBar Maximum allowable humidity Up to 99 9 rel humidity Battery type SANYO Lithium 2CR 1 3N 6V or equivalent Battery Life Time at normal use approximately 2 years L B part no 801000 NATO Stock no 5820 22 616 5040 ...

Page 46: ...ted purchase invoice or receipt The warranty becomes void if damage is caused by external circumstances or if the unit has been serviced or repaired by third parties unauthorized by our national agents or LARSEN BRUSGAARD All further claims especially for defects after skydiving accidents are excluded LARSEN BRUSGAARD has no obligation to honor any extension of warranty granted by any national age...

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