LX Navigation Colibri - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Colibri Manual Ver. 4.2 Dec 2006
LX Navigation d.o.o. www.lxnavigation.si
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Content
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................3
1.1 Basic principles ....................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Hardware configuration........................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Colibri - Physical Details ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.4 Power requirements................................................................................................................................. 5
1.5 The Colibri keyboard and display ........................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1 The Keyboard and its functionality....................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Minimum preparation for an IGC flight.........................................................................6
2.1 Task declaration ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1 Task declaration procedure................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Entering Pilot and Glider data................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.1 Pilot data .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2.2 Glider data............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.3 Preflight check ........................................................................................................................................ 8
3 Modes of operation............................................................................................................8
3.1 Powering up ............................................................................................................................................ 8
3.2 Menu structure ........................................................................................................................................ 9
3.2.1 GPS Mode............................................................................................................................................................................ 9
3.2.2 TP Mode............................................................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2.3 Task Mode (for navigation only)........................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2.4 APT Mode.......................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.5 SETUP mode...................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.6 VIEW FLIGHT RECORDER ............................................................................................................................................ 19
4 Wiring and installation ...................................................................................................20
4.1 Wiring ................................................................................................................................................... 20
5 Communication................................................................................................................22
5.1 PC communication................................................................................................................................ 22
5.1.1 PC specifications................................................................................................................................................................ 22
5.2 Communication with PDA.................................................................................................................... 25
5.3 Using of SD card................................................................................................................................... 25
5.3.1 Downloading of flights....................................................................................................................................................... 26
5.3.2 TP/TSK and Flight Info transfer......................................................................................................................................... 27
5.4 Communication with LX 5000/7000..................................................................................................... 27
6 Basic flight evaluation .....................................................................................................28
7 Problems...........................................................................................................................29
7.1 INIT MEMORY procedure................................................................................................................... 29
8 Baro calibration procedure.............................................................................................29
9 Colibri USB Port..............................................................................................................30
9.1 Installing USB driver ............................................................................................................................ 30
9.2 Data transfer through USB.................................................................................................................... 32
9.3 Troubleshooting the Colibri/USB connection....................................................................................... 32
10 Tree structure diagram...................................................................................................33