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LX5000 March 2002

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7.2.2.4

Installation

Generally the unit must be connected to the RS485-bus. See following examples.

Revision history

Version 8.2

3.1.1.1
3.2.4.2

Options

insert pp 49 - 53

Version 9.0

2.2.7; 3.1.1.2; 3.1.1.3; 3.1.2.5; 3.1.2.6; 3.1.2.13; 3.1.2.17; 3.2.2.1; 3.2.2.2.3; 3.2.4;
3.3.4; 3.4; 3.4.2; 3.4.4.1; 3.4.4.3; 3.4.4.4

Summary of Contents for LX5000 V9.0

Page 1: ...LX5000 V 9 0 Variometer and GPS Navigation System March 2002 LX navigation 386 3 490 4670 386 3 490 46 71 support lxnavigation si http www lxnavigation si...

Page 2: ...UNITS 15 3 1 2 5 GRAPHIC 16 3 1 2 6 PILOTES Piloten Namen Eigabe 17 3 1 2 7 NMEA 18 3 1 2 8 PC 18 3 1 2 9 DEL TP TSK 19 3 1 2 10 POLAR 19 3 1 2 11 LOAD 19 3 1 2 12 TE COMP 19 The LX5000 offers two met...

Page 3: ...39 3 4 4 1 Preparing a task 40 3 4 4 2 Starting a task 41 3 4 4 3 Automatic switch over 41 3 4 4 4 Using the MOVE function 41 3 4 4 5 TSK END 42 3 4 4 6 Procedure after landing 42 3 4 4 7 SIMPLE TASK...

Page 4: ...100 tasks Statistics Near airport function The manual is written for all instruments having program version 9 x and also for all the instruments being hardware upgraded from 6 x to 8 x or 9 x What do...

Page 5: ...onfirmation from the pilot so the LX5000 cannot be switched off by mistake IMPORTANT After having a short power brake during flight and the instrument will be off for a few seconds it will not produce...

Page 6: ...nking cursor ESC confirms the whole row not necessary to press ENTER few times 2 2 6 EVENT key Activates the Event function see Chapter 3 1 1 2 LOGGER 2 2 7 MC BAL key Provides Mc Cready MC and ballas...

Page 7: ...on selection and edit of turnpoints TSK Navigation 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...

Page 8: ...safety altitude 000m QNH offset not possible BUGS is polar degradation because of buggy wings The input is in glide ratio degradation percentage 5 means glide ratio degradation is 5 3 1 1 2 LOGGER As...

Page 9: ...ry and depends on the settings only This number is not reduced after some flights are stored It changes only after new settings have been made in the setup The total memory indicates how many hours of...

Page 10: ...ario indicator from 0 5 up to 5 default setting is 1 0 nominal seconds VARIO INT vario average time 20 seconds default VARIO RNG vario range TAB audio dead zone during speed command flight ETA Calcula...

Page 11: ...o store 600 turnpoints TP QUICK POINT NAME The pilot is able to store his actual position during the flight Such turnpoints are called QUICK TP and are generally named like AP actual point How to stor...

Page 12: ...ither by a fixed value or by automatic definition The settings done here are global that means this definition is valid for all tasks For 5 five tasks it is possible to program special sectors even fo...

Page 13: ...one with 20km diameter is programmed the following way HDG TO NEXT POINT A21 AUTO A1 900 R1 10km A2 0 R2 0 Note According to the IGC competition rules of May 2000 the current start sector for internat...

Page 14: ...ctors may apply which can be found in the particular competition rules In case of doubt the rules pertaining are defined in the FAI Sporting Code Section 3 E g For most of the national decentralised c...

Page 15: ...E The symmetry axis can be set to any direction see example 4 Example 4 In a competition the finish line is orientated perpendicular to the runway s direction independent from the bearing to the last...

Page 16: ...RTANT UTC offset has absolutely no influence on time logged in the logger Logger always uses UTC It is not possible to change the GPS earth datum For IGC loggers WGS 1984 is obligatory 3 1 2 4 UNITS P...

Page 17: ...ch has a different type of line to allow visible separation of different zones The zones can be present all the time setting ON or closed by setting OFF Using setting ON for all kinds of airspace will...

Page 18: ...he NEAR AIRPORT displayed with corresponding symbols in front of the name airport outlanding 3 1 2 6 PILOTES Piloten Namen Eigabe The LX5000 version 9 0 supports a so called multi pilot function The n...

Page 19: ...NMEA LX5000 delivers position data in the NMEA format to other navigation devices in the cockpit if necessary All NMEA sentences are not active in default settings that means the pilot has to activate...

Page 20: ...laced with the glider s name to have the correct glider type in the IGC header 3 1 2 11 LOAD Normally the ballast setting is brought to minimum after the LX5000 has been switched off Using setting SWI...

Page 21: ...Accelerate to 160 km h and reduce the speed Observe the vario indicator If the needle is moving at first more into minus and after that towards the static source of the glider is not suited and there...

Page 22: ...rs 4 different data sets for the indicators that means maximum 4 indicators are able to indicate different and the rest of them are simple repeaters To adjust viewing angle use contrast setting from L...

Page 23: ...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 16 COMPASS This...

Page 24: ...activated or disabled 3 2 Navigation functions The LX5000 has the following navigation functions GPS Status and coordinates Near Airport APT Airport TP Turnpoints TSK Task STATISTICS separately during...

Page 25: ...s will be shown using this mode The airports are assorted by distance Simply press ENTER on the desired airport and the LX5000 will change over to APT mode and all nav features will be immediately pre...

Page 26: ...sses www lxnavigation de www lxnavigation si 3 2 3 1 Navigation in APT There are five navigation pages and the first one has the following structure The airport names are normally displayed using 8 ch...

Page 27: ...ation is not active depending on the method the age of the last windupdate in min is displayed right of the wind After rotating of UP DOWN selector one reaches the last page showing some important air...

Page 28: ...using the TEAM FUNCTION they are able to locate each other in a very simple way To be successful both pilots have to select the same destination point APT TP or TSK The pilot who is ahead has to expl...

Page 29: ...IX is not a real calculation it allows the pilot simply to input the wind COMPASS wind calculation method is available only with the external compass device On how to use the unit see COMPASS manual 3...

Page 30: ...n in the NEAR AIRPORT mode In front of the name the pilot will find the symbol to know what kind of landing place it is see NEAR Marker is a temporarily limited attribut a turnpoint attributed with MA...

Page 31: ...uld be changed before switching off 3 2 5 TSK task The LX5000 task consists of maximum 10 turnpoints The capacity is 100 tasks Flying a task will offer following benefits Accurate task statistics Simp...

Page 32: ...ed the user selects the desired turnpoint with UP DOWN and confirms with ENTER A context box is opened Select exchanges the selected turnpoint with another Insert adds a turnpoint one position above D...

Page 33: ...cedure should now ben repeated for all turnpoints of the task max 8 At the end the finish line has to be programmed Editing a task and the corresponding sectors can also be done during flight but decl...

Page 34: ...ent functions The declaration is only the procedure to show that the flight was declared before take off All manipulation and functions of the LX5000 will be the same having declared the task or not T...

Page 35: ...lay 3 2 6 2 TSK Statistics This kind of statistics is present after the task is started see paragraph Fly LX5000 Rotating the UP DOWN selector will display statistic data for the actual leg Time means...

Page 36: ...ll four different kinds of LX5000 flight analyses ROUTE flown route will be shown BAROGRAM barogram of the flight TASK if the declared task has not been completed one or more points are missing the pi...

Page 37: ...ight is very long and log time interval very short The calculation procedure cannot be stopped The single legs are available by rotating UP DOWN Rotating UP DOWN selector all legs can be analyzed in d...

Page 38: ...leak proof IMPORTANT To use electronic compensation connect TE Pst onto the static pressure source of the glider To use TE tube connect tube to TE Pst 3 3 2 Altimeter The altimeter of LX5000 is tempe...

Page 39: ...e LX5000 will be successful and fun 3 4 1 Switching ON and selecting pilot Pressing the ON START button will switch on the LX5000 A booting routine is started and after that the pilot can be selected...

Page 40: ...ter input of QNH the pilot will be able to offset his altimeter due to pressure changes during the flight This will make his flight and specially his final glide safer The best way to get an actual QN...

Page 41: ...to avoid mistakes made in panic But all the described processes exept declaration can also be done during flight 1 Entering the task copy the task file from a PC LX20 or Colibri Copy to declare and i...

Page 42: ...ESTART with Y will stop the actual task The task is now ready for another start All logger functions are not affected when a restart is performed as well as the declaration The declaration is active u...

Page 43: ...statistics page If the unit is accidentally switched off immediately after landing there will not be any problems After switching it ON again the calculating security will start at first 3 4 4 7 SIMP...

Page 44: ...OS program for flight evaluation Manuals for practically all LX instruments incl Manual for Lxe Another CD with high level flight analyzes PC program called SeeYou is delivered additionally Using Lxe...

Page 45: ...MENU LOGGER SETUP TRANSFER 2 ENTER 3 READ or WRITE key Select t function 4 ENTER LX5000 acts like a master and will force LX 20 to follow his commands Transfer functions LX5000 READ TP TSK READ INFO...

Page 46: ...d to the power via 25 SUB D connector There is no fuse in the instrument so it is VERY IMPORTANT to use an external fuse 2A For power supply extension use min 0 5 mm cables i nst r umentpannel sel ect...

Page 47: ...LX5000 March 2002 page 46 Dimensions for mounting 80 0mmh11 89 0mm 6mm...

Page 48: ...SUBD9Female 711 2 99 0096 00 005 BINDER5PinFemale 1 2 SPEAKERCHINCH POWER 12V GND SECONDSOURCE 12V GND Red Black Red Black SPEEDCOM GND VARIOPRIOR GND TEM P GND 1 2 3 1 2 3 LM 335Z 09 0097 00 05 RED 5...

Page 49: ...LX5000 March 2002 page 48 5 2 Tree structure Diagram MODE...

Page 50: ...96990 System parameters 55556 External NMEA input internal GPS is disconnected The function is active till switching OFF or new input of 5556 After using password 5556 is INTEGRITY lost 99999 Delete...

Page 51: ...ly not only used for displaying mag heading In most cases it is installed for the windvector calculation in straight flight The windvector is calculated following the well known triangle method where...

Page 52: ...the mechanical compass should be far away Minimum distance is 20cm As mentioned above the arrows should look forward into flight direction parallel to pitch attitude For a proper installation a plane...

Page 53: ...a result shall be entered in the INIT menu under WIND COMPASS Longer times produce more exact results and vice versa If the pilot intends to use the windcalculation with the compass module he has to s...

Page 54: ...one function no combinations no double functions All keys correspond 100 to the LX5000 usage philosophy Remote LX5000 MODE MODE Mode Selector knob Up down selector knob ESC EVENT ENTER MC START ESC EV...

Page 55: ...on of the wires coming from the stick The special wooden sticks covered with leather are delivered with a 20 5 or 22 5 mm bore and are therefore usable for nearly all types of gliders 7 2 2 2 LX 5000...

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Page 57: ...it must be connected to the RS485 bus See following examples 8 Revision history Version 8 2 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 2 Options insert pp 49 53 Version 9 0 2 2 7 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 6 3 1 2 13 3 1 2 17...

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