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Страница 1: ...Flytec Balloon 4 user manual Version 1 6 17 11 2019...

Страница 2: ...and altitude adjustment 21 Sound volume adjustment 23 Flight 25 Flight mode 25 Flight recording 32 Envelope temperature 33 Analysis 36 Flight log 36 Google Earth 38 IGC files 41 Configuration 43 Vari...

Страница 3: ...1 Overview General information languages Contents Batteries The Flytec Balloon 4 at a glance Contents Batteries...

Страница 4: ...Flytec Balloon 4 cannot be charged from a computer Charging information The four batteries are charged in pairs batteries 1 2 together and batteries 3 4 together For each pair the charging informatio...

Страница 5: ...ternal batteries will be used up The charging mode is indicated by the running battery charge meter in the status bar Additionally by flipping through the flight pages at the bottom of the screen you...

Страница 6: ...atteries Contents First start Keyboard Switching on To switch your Flytec Balloon 4 on press Confirm the question On with or cancel with If you do not press either within 3 seconds the vario will turn...

Страница 7: ...key to leave this page and turn the vario off Regular operation Press to cycle through the five audio volume levels 0 25 50 75 100 0 Press to cycle through the three altitude indications m ft Flight L...

Страница 8: ...erature settings menu Long press to show the menu press to confirm input Press to change menu selection or alter setting values Text input Key tone By default the Flytec Balloon 4 sounds a short beep...

Страница 9: ...oup The choices are Metric Alititude in m vario in m s distance in km speed in km h pressure in hPa temperature in C USA Altitude in ft vario in fpm distance in miles speed in mph pressure in inHg tem...

Страница 10: ...e program of your choice See the data evaluation section for a list of programs that process IGC files system folder In the rare case of a malfunction our support technicians may ask you to send the v...

Страница 11: ...ware is indicated when starting up your Flytec Balloon 4 or in the Menu under Device About the number on the first line Never miss a new version Sign up for our newsletter 1 to be notified when we rel...

Страница 12: ...omputer to have the FlytecBalloon drive come up On this drive you find the program FB_Actualizer Run this program occasionally or after receiving notice of a new version through our newsletter 1 The F...

Страница 13: ...f you change the ending back to upg your Flytec Balloon 4 will offer to re install this version the next time you turn it on Trouble shooting Normally the update process starts automatically the first...

Страница 14: ...Error 4 An error occurred in the Flytec Balloon 4 s co processor Try again and if it keeps failing contact our technical support 2 Error 5 An error occurred in the Flytec Balloon 4 s main processor Tr...

Страница 15: ...ition is not determined yet solid Receiving GPS signal current position is determined Flight recording off No flight recording on Flight data is being recorded Audio Shows the current sound volume TT3...

Страница 16: ...u overview languages Status bar Contents More details Menu overview 1 To access the Flytec Balloon 4 s menu press and hold for 3 seconds 2 To leave the menu press repeatedly until you are back in flig...

Страница 17: ...ot In the event your Flytec Balloon 4 locks up you may perform a hard reboot by removing the batteries for 5 minutes before replacing them and restarting the device If exposed to water The Flytec Ball...

Страница 18: ...at facilitates repairs Our repair partners world wide 2 will do their best to fix what can be fixed regardless of your vario s age and warranty status When sending a vario to our factory in Switzerlan...

Страница 19: ...17 Insert the rubber ring into the groove in the bracket front Flight preparation Mounting the vario languages More details Contents Mounting the TT34 Mounting the vario Fastening the attachment strap...

Страница 20: ...Mounting the vario 18 Fasten the attachment strap to the vario with the screw Insert the screw from the bracket back...

Страница 21: ...ght and thread the vario through it once 2 Loop the attachment strap around the upright loop it through the open side of the bracket and fixate it with the velcro end 3 Slide it up or down until the v...

Страница 22: ...Mounting the TT34 20 Mounting the TT34 languages Mounting Contents QNH and altitude adjustment Mounting the TT34 temperature transmitter Mounting Contents QNH and altitude adjustment...

Страница 23: ...light if required by air traffic control The Flytec Balloon 4 does that automatically for you but you can override this automatic adjustment manually Automatic adjustment When you turn on your Flytec...

Страница 24: ...ress F2 to switch to altitude adjustment 3 Use to adjust ALT1 in steps of 1 m 1 ft until the value matches the desired reading 4 Notice how QNH is adjusted accordingly 5 Press to confirm your setting...

Страница 25: ...lume adjustment Sound volume adjustment languages QNH and altitude adjustment Contents Flight mode Sound volume adjustment The Flytec Balloon 4 s acoustic vario has four different sound volume levels...

Страница 26: ...is set to in flight only your vario will remain quiet while on the ground in general But after changing the audio volume the vario beeps will be audible even before launch for 30 seconds to allow you...

Страница 27: ...25 Flight mode Flight languages Sound volume adjustment Contents Flight recording Flight mode...

Страница 28: ...4 s Indicators Graphic vario The graphic vario shows your vertical speed climb or sink in m s ranging from 10 m s to 10 m s or fpm ranging from 2000 fpm to 2000 fpm Note that the scale for the graphic...

Страница 29: ...QNE Press to cycle through the three indications m ft Flight Level m if units are set to imperial ft m Flight Level ft Numeric vario The numeric vario gives your vertical speed either in m s or fpm Gr...

Страница 30: ...an can be shown all at once on the display screen Press to flip through the different flight pages in the lower part of the screen Overview Course Flight direction in degree QNH Currently set QNH Temp...

Страница 31: ...Bat TT34 s battery status Position Current position and satellite information N or S Latitude E or W Longitude Sat Number of satellites currently receiving Battery charging Battery charging informatio...

Страница 32: ...Flight mode 30 TT34 Position Battery charging Temperature...

Страница 33: ...econds the screen will return to normal or you can immediately return to the normal display by pressing The information given on the flight information page is Maximum value of ALT1 Maximum climb rate...

Страница 34: ...e every 5 seconds both as a Google Earth file KML and an IGC file Flight recording is indicated by the recording symbol in the status bar Constant recording Instead of automatically starting the fligh...

Страница 35: ...lloon TT34 temperature transmitter 1 which is available separately from your Flytec Balloon dealer 2 Prerequisites This is required to receive temperature data on the Flytec Balloon 4 1 A TT34 is inst...

Страница 36: ...Shortcut To quickly jump to the temperature flight page press TT34 information Along with the envelope temperature the TT34 also transmits its own battery status TT34 status information is indicated...

Страница 37: ...266 F Ask your Flytec Balloon dealer to set it to the maximum temperature recommended by your balloon s manufacturer When that threshold is exceeded the Flytec Balloon 4 emits a warning sound and auto...

Страница 38: ...files for flight analysis on a computer The flight summary page To review the summary of any flight use the Flights menu 1 Press and hold then use to select Flights Press 2 Use to flip through your fl...

Страница 39: ...4 Confirm the file export with another press on The export will start counting from 1 to 100 Depending on the flight duration this can take a few minutes Note 1 The Flytec Balloon s internal memory i...

Страница 40: ...d flight data Flight recording files remain intact To delete those files as well connect your Flytec Balloon 4 with a computer and delete the files there Envelope temperature Google Earth Contents Goo...

Страница 41: ...your computer for later analysis Note The file names are in the format flight date pilot name number if more than one flights on that day kml Details The Google Earth file includes the following detai...

Страница 42: ...Google Earth 40 Flight log Contents IGC files References 1 https www google com earth versions Flight detail information...

Страница 43: ...mat flight date pilot name number if more than one flights on that day igc Processing A number of online and offline programs exist that process IGC files B record format The B records in IGC files re...

Страница 44: ...IGC files 42 105 envelope temperature is 105 C Google Earth Contents Variometer settings References 1 https www fai org page igc approved flight recorders...

Страница 45: ...Contents Temperature settings Variometer settings The Flytec Balloon 4 indicates vertical speed numerically graphically and also acoustically This section explains how to configure both its vario aco...

Страница 46: ...o menu select Acoustic and press to get here Note As a shortcut simply long press to quickly get to the vario acoustics settings Audio general Inside the Acoustic menu select Audio general and press t...

Страница 47: ...menu select Base frequency and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with The frequency is set in Hertz default is 800 Hz Tone change Determines the way the tone changes...

Страница 48: ...y increases or decreases at a medium rate with vertical speed This is the default setting fast The frequency increases or decreases quickly with vertical speed Use this to clearly distinguish between...

Страница 49: ...io produces a climb tone or not In the Climb tone menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with yes The vario produces a climb tone no The vario does...

Страница 50: ...o produces a sink tone or not In the Sink tone menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with yes The vario produces a sink tone no The vario does not...

Страница 51: ...adjust the value Select one with or cancel with low The vario filters out most turbulence and reacts relatively slowly to changes in altitude nor to changes in climb or sink rate regular This is the d...

Страница 52: ...rature settings The Flytec Balloon 4 indicates envelope temperature as received by the Flytec Balloon TT34 temperature transmitter This section explains how to configure temperature reception Accessin...

Страница 53: ...to quickly determine whether temperature reception is active or not Pairing a TT34 In order to receive data from a TT34 its ID which is its serial number must be set on the Flytec Balloon 4 There are...

Страница 54: ...ously to reset the ID to 0 3 Confirm with or cancel with With the ID being set to 0 the Flytec Balloon 4 will set the TT34 ID to the first ID it receives Manual TT34 ID entry 1 In the Temperature menu...

Страница 55: ...manufacturer temperature alert will sound regardless of this setting when its threshold temperature is exceeded In the Alert menu select Active and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one...

Страница 56: ...266 F or the manufacturer temperature alert threshold whichever is lower Default is 120 C 248 F Variometer settings Personal settings Contents Personal settings languages Temperature settings Contents...

Страница 57: ...ettings 55 Accessing personal settings Long press then use to select Settings press Time zone Defines the offset from UTC as received from GPS Inside the Settings menu select Time zone and press to ge...

Страница 58: ...ct Time zone and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with Available languages are German deutsch English Spanish espanol French francais Italian italiano Pilot name Ent...

Страница 59: ...individually adjust each unit type to your preference The units set here are used in the various indicators as well as in the Google Earth file Inside the Settings menu select Units and press to get h...

Страница 60: ...s are indicated Inside the Units menu select Distance and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with km distance is shown in kilometer miles distance is shown in internat...

Страница 61: ...km h horizontal speed is shown in kilometers per hour mph horizontal speed is shown in miles per hour kts horizontal speed is shown in knots Pressure Defines how pressure is indicated Inside the Unit...

Страница 62: ...in degree Fahrenheit Key tone Defines whether or not the Flytec Balloon 4 emits a short beep every time a key is pressed Inside the Settings menu select Key tone and press to get here Use to adjust t...

Страница 63: ...fines how the battery voltage translates to the the battery level indicated in the status bar and at what voltage the low battery alert is emitted Inside the Settings menu select Battery type and pres...

Страница 64: ...get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with In flight Flight recording starts once launch has been detected and includes the five minutes leading up to that moment This is the reco...

Страница 65: ...languages Personal settings Contents Device information and settings This section explains how to access device information and adjust the device settings for the Flytec Balloon 4 Accessing device in...

Страница 66: ...r repair provider with access to a calibrated reference barometer Inside the Device menu select Sensor correction and press to get here Use to adjust the value Select one with or cancel with The corre...

Страница 67: ...y reset and press 2 Confirm factory reset by pressing or cancel with Internal settings Internal information mainly for development and manufacturing purposes Inside the Device menu select Internal set...

Страница 68: ...rantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment...

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