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LX7000

 Mar.2002 

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LX 7000  1.0 

 

 

Flight Data Computer and GPS Navigation system with 

Logger 

Pilot’s manual 

 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

LX

 Navigation d.o.o. 

Tkalska 10 SLO 3000 Celje 

Tel. +386 3 490 46 70 Fax 71 

www.lxnavigation.si

 

Summary of Contents for lx 7000

Page 1: ...X7000 Mar 2002 Page 1 LX 7000 1 0 Flight Data Computer and GPS Navigation system with Logger Pilot s manual LX Navigation d o o Tkalska 10 SLO 3000 Celje Tel 386 3 490 46 70 Fax 71 www lxnavigation si...

Page 2: ...6 PASSWORD 12 3 1 2 SETUP after password 12 3 1 2 1 TP Turn point 12 3 1 2 2 OBS ZONE observation zone 13 3 1 2 3 GPS 14 3 1 2 4 UNITS 15 3 1 2 5 GRAPHIC 15 3 1 2 6 NMEA 17 3 1 2 7 PC 17 3 1 2 8 DEL T...

Page 3: ...n ground 34 3 4 2 SET ALT take off elevation input 35 3 4 3 Preflight check 35 3 4 4 How to start the TSK 35 3 4 4 1 TP confirmation 36 3 4 4 2 TSK END 36 3 4 4 3 Procedure after landing 36 3 4 4 4 SI...

Page 4: ...irports 600 turnpoints 100 tasks Statistic Near airport function Logger under IGC rules not approved 2 1 System configurations 2 1 1 LX 7000 basic The system consists of LX 7000 digital unit without G...

Page 5: ...7000 standard External speaker Data compatible with LX 20 and Colibri PC communication Wiring Additional LCD Vario could be connected via 485 bus Weight 800g 2 3 Rotary switches and keys buttons four...

Page 6: ...his rotary switch has lower priority than switch and is active all the time in the selected mode It is mainly used for selecting sub menus during navigation and to scroll in edit menu 2 3 4 ENTER key...

Page 7: ...inserted into the display Rotating v will produce changes of the MC Second press on MC Bal key will activate ballast input use the same procedure like by MC 2 3 9 GO TO key The pilot is able to make...

Page 8: ...vigation selection and edit of task STAT Flight statistic and logbook SETUP is organized in two levels The first level no password required is accessible for everybody For the second level the pilot h...

Page 9: ...ation Having a receiver delivering variation no input is possible AUTO message will appear ALT R allows input of safety altitude by final glide after input the final glide will go higher than calculat...

Page 10: ...data because of overwriting B RECORD position GPS altitude pressure altitude UTC and GPS status are recorded Pilot sets record interval the default value is 12 seconds K RECORD not active now NEAR TP...

Page 11: ...r automatic OFF only with external switch GPS after climbing circling is detected using GPS an automatically change over will happen IAS in 5 km h steps from 100 up to 160 km h WIND COMPASS compass is...

Page 12: ...DATE OFF will store the position like AP 12 35 The numbers shows the time of storing Setting DATE ON will store the position under date and time 28121330 for 28 dec 13 30 To store the actual position...

Page 13: ...cylinder templates START ZONE All procedures can be defined using two angles and two radiuses A1 A2 and R1 R2 With HDG the orientation is described Angle A21 is by some settings defined automatically...

Page 14: ...bed above can be prepared using Lxe PC program ZONES and simple transferred to the LX7000 The LX 7000 meets the latest regulations flying a task by competition for instance Assigned Area Task For more...

Page 15: ...QNH mb mm in OVERLOAD kg m2 lb ft2 Glider Pilot Ballast OVERLOAD Glider Pilot Example Overload 1 2 means that the take of weight is 20 higher than unballasted 3 1 2 5 GRAPHIC The graphic display of t...

Page 16: ...airspace visible only by zoom 50 km and lower If the zoom is bigger than 50 km the particular airspace will not be visible Factory suggests settings described above CTR control zone R P D restricted...

Page 17: ...in the NEAR AIRPORT displayed with corresponding symbols in front of the name airport outlanding 3 1 2 6 NMEA LX 7000 delivers position data in NMEA form to other navigation devices in the cockpit if...

Page 18: ...can be calculated very simple by pilot if the glider polar is not found in the library After LXPOLAR program is started and three points of the polar Apr 100 km h 130 km h 150 km h are entered the pa...

Page 19: ...e static of the glider isn t correct there is no way to adjust compensation Having problems we suggest the following test of the static inputs Connect the tubes for the electronic compensation and set...

Page 20: ...rs are able to indicate different and the rest of them are simple repeaters To adjust viewing angle use contrast setting from LOW to HIGH The layout of the indicator consists of Needle Two numerical d...

Page 21: ...0 7 m s Upper digital display Integrator time flight time leg time Lower digital display ALT NN altitude distance GL DIF final glide altitude difference SPEED TAS LEG S speed on leg 3 1 2 14 COMPASS...

Page 22: ...me again 3 2 2 NEAR AIRPORT The nearest airports will be shown using this mode The airports are separated under distance and simple press on ENTER will change over to APT mode and all nav features wil...

Page 23: ...vailable through Filser Electronic only and depends on the database version and serial number of the LX 7000 The database can be downloaded from the Internet using the following addresses www filser d...

Page 24: ...ETE estimated time enroute If there is no way to reach point difference BRG TRK more than 90 both times will be replaced with stars The last page shows the pilot some important airport data The traffi...

Page 25: ...button or ZOOM to step back By unknown ICAO the indirect way should be used Simply confirm ICAO with ESC and select the state in which the airport is v After the state is selected four stars are to b...

Page 26: ...ivated after a new TP is regular selected 3 2 3 2 3 WIND calculation The LX 7000 is able to calculate wind direction and speed under 5 methods all the time Another method COMPASS is available only aft...

Page 27: ...re selecting APT After pressing ENTER menu for SELECT EDIT NEW DELETE TEAM and WIND will open To select turnpoint simple replace stars with the first letters of the TP IMPORTANT The LX 7000 is able to...

Page 28: ...the procedure is started After Y the well known selection of an airport will follow The result will be a new turnpoint copied from APT database After N manual input of coordinates name attribute and e...

Page 29: ...morize convenient landing places thermals etc By default settings these points have MARKER attribute 3 2 5 TSK task The LX 7000 task consists of maximum 10 turnpoints The capacity is 100 tasks Flying...

Page 30: ...y ENTER To select a task rotate v and confirm with ENTER 3 2 5 1 TSK edit The active TSK can be edited at any time on the ground or during the flight After the procedure is started all points of the T...

Page 31: ...and all settings will be brought to default How to fly the task see paragraph Fly LX 7000 3 2 5 2 TASK new To build a new TSK an empty TSK should be selected all points NOT PROG After COPPY an alread...

Page 32: ...light only After STATISTICS is selected the flight statistics data will appear on the LX 7000 display 3 2 6 2 TSK Statistics This kind of statistics is present after the task is started see paragraph...

Page 33: ...al is derived from the altitude signal All signals are temperature compensated Vario and speed signals are altitude compensated as wel A special device based on LCD has been developed for the vario in...

Page 34: ...de altitude difference to the selected point APT TP and TSK Only when using CP in TSK it will calculate around the last turnpoint to the finish Indication will inform the pilot that the glider is abov...

Page 35: ...offered Use ENTER and v to adjust actual value 3 4 3 Preflight check It is hardly recommended to check all settings in setup only before password especially if more pilots are flying the glider All pa...

Page 36: ...straight line by barogram at the beginning and at the end This is the reason that we recommend not to switch off the LX 7000 immediately after landing A very typical signal that the procedure is finis...

Page 37: ...r Read da 4 read TP and TSK Read flight info Write da 4 write TP and TSK Write flight info incl declaration Write APT Write airspace Write zones confirmation sectors Read zones automatically done afte...

Page 38: ...bri is much more simple The Colibri will establish CONNECT automatically after pressing ENTER on TRANSFER by LX 7000 The CONNECT status is signaled by a sound from the Colibri Having activated some NM...

Page 39: ...LX7000 Mar 2002 Page 39 Using TE tube TE Pst TE tube Pst Static Ptot Pitot...

Page 40: ...se 2A For power supply extension use min 0 5 mm cables Installation of the LX 7000 Prepare the cutouts in the instrument panel according to the drilling plans Remove the covers from the four main sele...

Page 41: ...H I E LD TX R X RS232 SUBD9 male white black 1 2 3 TEMP GND BINDER 5PinMale PC RS232C 09 0097 00 05 White RXD Black TXD Shield GND 1 3 5 LX 7000 ANALOG UNIT V1 0 Wiring LX 7000 V1 0 DIGITAL UNIT Wiri...

Page 42: ...X 7000 V1 0 DIGITAL UNIT Wiring 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 PC SUBD9 Female 711 2 99 0096 00 005 BINDER5PinFemale 1 3 5 Shield 1 5 m LX 7000 LX 500 PC CABLE 30 cm 150cm 20cm 50cm LX20 RS232 SUBD9 male TEMP SENS...

Page 43: ...LX7000 Mar 2002 Page 43 5 2 Tree structure Diagram...

Page 44: ...s 96990 System parameters 55556 External NMEA input internal GPS is disconnected The function is active till switching OFF or new input of 5556 99999 Delete logger all logger data will be deleted 7 Re...

Page 45: ...LX5000 Jan 2001 Seite 45 8 Basic navigation terms TP APT N...

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