LX8000 version 0.96 April 2008
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4.2 Switching on the unit
After a short press of the power-on button the LX8000 vario unit will turn on. A few seconds
later the LX8000 digital unit welcome screen will appear. First screen shows the version of
the boot loader, and then the version of the Linux kernel operating system is shown and
then the version of the file system.
The boot procedure normally takes 30 seconds but in the case of a firmware update or
system check it can take more time. On the last boot screen information about LX8000
firmware and IGC serial number is shown.
When the boot procedure is completed the profile selection dialog is shown. Please refer to
chapter 7.1 for more details about starting up LX8000.
4.3 User input
LX8000 user interface consist of many dialogs which have different input controls. They are
designed to make input of names, parameters, etc, as easy as possible. Input controls can
be summarized as:
• Text editor
• Masked text editor
• Spin controls
• Selection control
• Checkboxes
• Color selector
• Line width selector
To move the function from one control to another, rotate right-bottom knob (page
selector).as follows:
• Clockwise rotation will select next control.
• Counterclockwise rotation will select previous control. Press SELECT button (usually
bottom-right) to enter control input.