RC T3000. Vario and navigation system. Manual version: 1.0. RC Electronic

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1 RC T3000 Vario and navigation system Manual version: 1.0 RC Electronic

2 Contents Introduction... 3 Power supply... 3 Controls... 3 USB Connector... 4 SD card reader audio jack... 4 Main page... 5 TSK Navigation page... 5 Task... 6 New... 6 Load... 6 Options... 7 Start... 7 Logbook/statistic page... 7 Flight info... 8 Setup page... 8 Beeps... 8 Beep settings... 9 Voice... 9 Channel... 9 Warnings Password Info Battery information and power management How to power on and off Revision history RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 2

3 Introduction The unit s main function is telemetry receiver for RC Multi system with RC TRX30 and RG GPS. With this system user can view/track on field different plane parameters (vario, altitude, battery and GPS position). Software was designed for GPS triangle competitions. User can fly predefined or manually created tasks. Unit will give acoustic vario tone with user defined beeps and voice announcements. For RF communication 433 ISM band is used. Key features are: -Extremely small outline: 40 x 62 x 22 mm -Completely new design approach -Sunshine readable color display as a central part of the system -Simple manipulation via one multifunctional switch -Internal battery ensures up to 7 hours of autonomy -Built in battery charger (5V via USB cable) -SD card as a data transfer medium (micro version) - GPS triangle competition scoring code supported - 69 RF channels (LPD channel table) with 25 KHz spacing Power supply The unit contains a battery (accumulator) which is capable to run the unit for up to 7 hours. The accumulator can be recharged via USB port of a PC with a USB-A to USBmini B cable. Charging time is typically 3 hours. When battery is charging, you can see a plug symbol in top right of main page. Controls There is only one device which makes possible to control the unit. A so called navigation switch which includes five independent switches and those switches realizes following functions: - Up and down command - Left and right command - Push button after vertical press RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 3

4 USB Connector An USB Mini B type plug is situated on the right bottom side of the unit and is used for battrery charging. Note! There is no USB port carried out, that means no direct communication RC T3000 PC via USB. Via USB connector only power can be supplied (5V max). SD card reader The unit has an integral micro SD card reader positioned on the left side of the unit. SD card is used for: -Uploading TASK from RC\TSK folder (AFG format) -Updating system firmware (BIN format) -Audio files for voice announcements are stored on RC\AUDIO folder (WAV files) Note! If SD card has no wav files in RC/AUDIO folder or it is not inserted during flight, no voice announcements will be possible. 3.5 audio jack 3.5 audio jack is situated on left side of unit. You must use mono earphone. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 4

5 Main page The main page consists of basic flight parameters. In the left upper corner you find ground speed information. Close to ground speed display, you see GPS signal status (green bars), where 1 bar represent 3 satellites and 5 bars for more than 6 satellites and the battery indicator. When the internal charger is charging the battery status indicator is replaced with the charging plug symbol. The main part of this screen is the vario indicator with yellow needle and numeric value in middle. The analog needle deflection is ±4m/s (±8knots) but the numerical indication is not limited. Plane battery indicator showing voltage is in the left part of the display. Lower part of page is reserved for pressure altitude indication and vario volume indicator. Note! Pressure altitude reading will be always 0 at ground. It will change when takeoff is detected! Buttons: Left -> setup page Right -> TSK navigation page Up, down -> vario volume change Enter -> no effect TSK Navigation page Task is a complex navigation procedure which will guide the pilot from start point over turn points until finish line. Task can be created manually or imported from SD card. On this page pilot will find basic information how to approach towards selected TP from a task. In top left corner remaining task time is displayed, followed with start status point and the distance to point which is visualized in the right top corner. Tp name is under remaining time. In top center position you will find steering information. On bottom of the display you will find 3D speed and GPS altitude above ground information. Navigation is always track up orientated. TP zone is yellow. Green line shows towards next TP of the task. Pressing up, down button you will be able to change the zoom. After pressing on Enter, task functions will be offered. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 5

6 Buttons: Left -> main page Right -> logbook/statistic page Up, down -> changes zoom Enter -> Task menu Task Pressing enter on task navigation page will shove you task options. Pilot can manually generate new task selecting NEW sub menu, load pre-generated task from SD card with LOAD option. Task start altitude and length can be set under OPTIONS menu. New To manually generate task on field, go to start position with your plane having good GPS position. When you press enter on NEW currently coordinates are remembered as start coordinates. To select course to which first task turn point should be pointed, walk with glider to that direction. You will be able to see course on screen. When you are satisfied with course press enter button and task is generated. It is recommended to walk at least 30m to direction you wish task should be orientated. All other points will be recalculated, so regular triangle will be generated. Load To load pre-generated task you should first upload task file (.afg) to SD card into RC/TSK folder. After selecting LOAD option all task files find in that folder will be shown. Select required task file from list and task will be uploaded. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 6

7 Options This sub menu allows you to change task start altitude and task distance. Press enter on value you wish to change and then use up/down buttons to change it. Task will be recalculated when you leave this sub menu. Start To start or restart task select START. Red dot in task page will be green when start is triggered and task time will start to count down when plane will cross start line. Voice announcement will alert you when you select start or you restart task. Logbook/statistic page While flying this page provides statistic information to pilot such as start time, start altitude and speed, penalty points, flight time, number of laps and average task speed. Buttons: Left -> Tsk navigation page Right -> Setup page Up, down -> scroll up down on statistic page Enter -> no effect After flight, statistic information will be replaced with logbook showing date of flight, takeoff time, landing time and flight time. Log book is stored in T3000 unit flash memory. Buttons: Left -> Tsk navigation page Right -> setup page Up, down -> moving up and down over logbook Enter -> flight info RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 7

8 Flight info Pressing enter on any flight of the logbook will show you flight info with scoring code for GPS triangle competition. Setup page Setup page offers a wide range of system inputs. Select input of interest and press enter. Yellow colored frame shows ready for edit status, so you can immediately start alternating data with Up/Down key. To close press enter and the frame will become not active (white colored frame). To leave the menu use left or right arrow. Beeps Pilot has option to set a user defined beep for entering inside turn point zone, when penalty points are calculated on crossing start line and to be alerted on distance to turn point. Beep on distance will be generated 100m, 50m and 20m before turning point. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 8

9 Beep settings User can enable /disable beep. With F1 and F2, frequency of beep is set, while P1 and P2 define pause between different frequencies. With Repeat user can set how many times beep will be repeated. All seated options can be tested with Test BEEP option. Voice Different voice announcements can be set here. Line dist.: Overflowing distance from ideal line to TP set here, will trigger announcement with how many meters are you away and if you are in or outside of this triangle line. Time: Task remaining time every sated time will be told. Inside: Inside word will be generated when you will enter tp sector. Penalty: Number of penalty points will be told when crossing start line and if penalty is detected. Channel Channel number on 433MHZ ISM band can be set here. RC Multi must be set on the same channel! Channel 1 is MHz and channel spacing is 25kHz. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 9

10 Warnings RC T3000 can warn user with voice warning when GPS Altitude set here is crossed and when battery voltage from plane is under value set here. Also warning box will be shown on screen and user must confirm it with enter button to disappear. Password To access some special functions of the RC T3000 unit you must enter different passwords : Will erase all stored flights! 46486: All settings will have factory default values : Snake game will be activated. Info On this page you will found some information about firmware version, serial number etc RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 10

11 Battery information and power management RC T3000 is powered by a rechargeable battery. The battery can be charged and discharged hundreds of cycles. Only use PC USB port to recharge the battery. Do not leave a fully charged battery connected to a charger for a longer time, as overcharging may shorten its life time. If left unused a fully charged battery will lose its charge over time. Battery endurance after is typically 7 hours. Note! Always charge device when you will not use it for longer time and periodically check battery status if recharge is needed. How to power on and off A longer press (approximately 2 second) on push button of navigation switch will power on the unit, the first signal that the power has been applied is presence of RC Electronics logo. After you see logo, release push button. If press is too long, unit will switch off due to some kind of safety procedure, to filter out undesired turns on. To switch off simple apply a longer press on the push button until the unit will go off. If flight is still detected, you will be asked if you wish to finish flight or not. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 11

12 Revision history January 2012 Initial release of owner manual. RC T3000 vario and navigation system Page 12