........................... 5 2 Turning Oudie 4 on and off ........................... 6 3 Updating your Oudie 4 ........................... 6 4 Running Oudie 4 software for the first time ........................... 9 5 Using vario ........................... 12 6 Copying files to Oudie 4 ...........................
Introduction Oudie 4 version 7.2 Company Naviter is dedicated to solving glider pilot's problems and Oudie 4 is one of the answers in this challenge. It´s intended use is helping para-glider, hang glider and other pilots navigate during leisure, cross country and competition flights.
Getting started This topic wants to cover some of the basic things you need to know about how to use your Oudie 4. If this is the first time you are using Oudie 4 please take a few moments to read about the basics about...
To turn the Oudie 4 OFF go to Menu > Next > Exit > Yes . Once Oudie 4 software is turned off , press the power button for 1 second while the device is running then choose the desired action: Power Off: will stop the navigation and turn off the device.
Oudie 4 has pre-installed two templates for profiles: RACE. Choose one of them to add new profile to Oudie 4. One application for several profiles is when you fly different paragliders and need different setups for them (Competiton flying - RACE template, XC flying - XC template, etc...).
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Select template dialog: Language Select language which you would like to use on Oudie 4 and confirm this by tapping on the Select button: Region Select region in which you are going to fly and confirm this with Select button:...
Getting Started Using vario Oudie 4 is now assisted by inertial sensors (gyros, accelerometers and magnetometers). Contrary to our initial expectations the inertial vario – when done right – is a real benefit and does provide additional information to pilot through its instantaneous response without being nervous or too sensitive.
2. Once connected, tap "Connect to PC" or the USB Stick icon on Oudie 4, 3. You should now see Oudie 4 as an external Mass Storage drive on your PC (named TFAT), 4. Copy Files to the root or folder on your Oudie 4 device, 5.
This is by far the most efficient way to learn Oudie 4 software. What it does is it replays an already flown flight and enables you to see the data you would have been looking at if you had Oudie 4 with you on the particular flight.
You can have separate setups for each of your gliders or type of flying. Here's how it works. 1. When you first ran Oudie 4, a Default profile was created. Anything you have changed in the application was stored to this profile. Now comes a day when you fly the another glider with a significantly different polar than the one you have used previously.
The altitude in the Oudie 4 is recorded at the standard pressure of 1013.25 hPa. In order to know you current altitude above mean sea level and your current flight level altitude the altitudes need to be corrected to correspond with the real world.
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GPS altitude (but the latter is only a fallback and should not normally happen since there is a worldwide terrain database already installed on each Oudie 4). Auto QNH setting will give you a very good idea about the current pressure level and it works automatically without your input.
Avoiding forbidden airspace is often just as important as navigating in general. It can however be much trickier than finding the right valley since the airspace structure is very abstract and often complicated. Oudie 4 will be your best friend if you use the whole potential of what it's got to offer. 1. Airspace Warning The first stage - let's name it the Airspace Warning - is often merely informative.
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"Highlight nearest airspace" and it is assigned to the "Nearest airspace - Horizontally" by default. If you touch a Navbox which has this action assigned to it, Oudie 4 will highlight the airspace in question. It will link the glider with the airspace and display the distance from the glider to the airspace.
. Loading (multiple) airspace files Using Thermal Assistant Thermal assistant is a feature of Oudie 4 which should help you get centered in a lift more quickly if you decide to follow its instructions. Thermal assistant analyses the lift in your thermal. It calculates the average and follows how strongly the vario values change in each circle.
Entering the tasks by list This is a tutorial about entering the task in Oudie 4. We have had the privilege to look over the shoulder many impressively experienced pilots who have found a very difficult way to enter a task into Oudie3.
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How to Flying the task To navigate during the task use all of the features that are made available to you through Oudie 4 software: Map pages to see where you are, Navboxes to see the flight parameters you are interested in,...
Oudie 4 will finish the flight automatically without needing any input from the user. Once the flight is finished and signed it will copy the flight to the micro SD card if such card is present in the Oudie 4.
Bluetooth while the phone then connects to the internet by the any means available to the phone - typically Wifi or Data plan. In order to connect your Oudie 4 to the Android smartphone you need to install a free app "Oudie Live" from the Google Play store.
Share your profile Oudie 4's Transfer menu option enables you by far the fastest way to copy all of the existing data from on to another Oudie 4. No cables, no wireless communication is needed, just a microSD card! This...
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Oudie 4 Map page Map view is the main Oudie 4 window. It contains the following elements: Glider position Arrow towards the North Wind vector Vector map Flight trace Terrain collision Airspace warning Navboxes Animation speed Command bar A function is assigned to each one of these elements. It is described in the chapters you will access by following the above links.
(and clever use of the Kalman filters if you like) allowed us to improve wind prediction considerably. In the best case scenario Oudie 4 will give a useful wind estimate already after a single 180 degree turn on the ridge. It also works at wind speeds higher than your airspeed. Additional turns make the prediction better of course.
Map page Airspace warning Oudie 4 tries to estimate your position in the future and give you comprehensive warnings before you enter airspace. Please read How Airspace warning works from the Getting Started chapter. Navboxes Oudie 4 supports several Navigation boxes. You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display, how large they should be and where they should be located.
Map page Command bar The bottom line of Oudie 4 window is the Menu. It is optional (it can be disabled through Settings > Miscellaneous What it does is it adds 5 more shortcut buttons available in addition to all the hardware buttons on the Oudie 4 device.
The Zoom dialog lets you choose from several predefined values (depending on the units). The value represents the width of the Oudie 4 window. 0.1km, ... 2km, 5km ... 35km, 50km ... are fixed zoom settings. Setting represents the width of the Map window.
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Menu order for this feature to work reliably please remember to turn the Oudie 4 on at least 3 minutes before takeoff. By changing the QNH value you can change the pressure at start or change the QNH in flight to correct the change in pressure.
A warning dialog will be issued if finish altitude is set to zero. This is to protect you from making final glides to the wrong altitude. 7.11.2 Map edit The same simple philosophy from graphical task editing in SeeYou has been implemented in the Oudie 4 software. Tap & Move anywhere except on a waypoint to move the map.
Gate time, Gate interval and Start Type (Entry, Exit).* Buttons at the bottom will help you enter the correct values quickly with your fingers. *not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 7.11.4 Load task Load task dialog is accessed through Menu > Task > Tools > Load task... You can access it through both List view of the Task.
Task deadline time You can put task deadline here. Oudie 4 will give you a warning 15 minutes before Task deadline time. Asigned area task time is essential for flying the Assigned Area tasks. It is used to calculate required speed to finish as well as time difference on task.
Use the + and - buttons to quickly change values. Note: Task settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 7.12 Next map If you are currently viewing Map 1 it changes the view to Map 2 and vice versa.
Menu Note: Switch Profile is featured in Oudie 4 Basic. See also Using Profiles 7.19 Add Waypoint You may edit and delete waypoints on this screen. This window opens when you tap Menu > Add Waypoint or use the shorcut on a hardware or software button.
4. If needed, adjust Direction and Speed with the buttons in the lower part of the display, 5. tap Apply, then OK. Wind is calculated using three methods in Oudie 4: . Position drift when Lat/Lon are the only available data, .
7.21 Logbook The logbook displays a list of flights written by your Oudie 4. It also displays information about the glider and the pilot if it is stored in the IGC file.
Oudie 4 7.22 Transfer Transfer menu option enables to copy all of the existing data from on to another Oudie 4 with a microSD card. Settings to SD card packages and transfer all of the existing user data to the inserted microSD card.
Settings The Settings dialog has an array of Pages where all of the Oudie 4 preferences can be setup. Note that some settings like Map and Navboxes are separate for Map 1 and Map 2 views while others like Units, Commands etc.
Settings Note: Map settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 8.1.1 Scheme properties Scheme Properties dialog lets you change the color scheme for the topographic features of the map. Object properties allows you to change the zoom level, transparency and color for each of the topographic features in the combo box.
Settings Note: Airspace settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. Waypoints (Wpts) The Waypoints dialog allows you to control how waypoints are displayed. Each waypoint consists of: . Waypoint symbol, . Label one, . Label two. Type panel allows you to select the type of waypoint. Several types are available. Each type has its own waypoint symbol.
Goto dialog. off. Defaults button will return factory settings if pressed. Note: Waypoints settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. Track & target Setup the appearance of the flight on Map page.
Show task will show or hide the task from the Map page. Navboxes Navigational boxes are one of the most important parts of Oudie 4. They show all parameters of flight. You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display, how large and how transparent they should be and where they should be located.
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Settings *not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. Note that these actions will work even when the screen is locked: - Zoom in and Zoom out actions on navboxes, - Increase and decrease volume as an action on the navbox, - turn OFF Thermal assistant (with press on screen anywhere), - turn ON, Turn OFF side view.
Oudie 4 See also: Using vario Warnings There is three types of warnings in Oudie 4: 1. Airspace warnings 2. Altitude warnings Airspace Warning is activated by two triggers. First warning is when the projected point of the flight is inside a sector.
(with a shortcut to show the Thermal Assistant regardless of the variables) 8.11 Polar The Polar dialog lets you enter your glider polar data into Oudie 4. These data is essential for performing the final glide calculations. You can access a list of pre-generated polars by clicking on the "List..." button.
If you tap on Calculate button new dialog will show up. Here you make complete polar curve calculations for A,B and C coefficients. Note: Polar settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 8.12 Units Setup the units you are used to in the Units dialog. You can choose the units for:...
Set to British sets up km, kts, km/h, lb/ft2, inHg, °F, ft, lbs, DDMMSS 8.13 Fonts The fonts dialog allows you to change preferences of the fonts in Oudie 4. Choose one Item, then change Font, Size, Color, Bold, Underline, Outline and Italic preferences.
The input dialog lets you choose from three different input methods for displaying a flight in Oudie 4. GPS/Vario is what you will want to use in the air. In normal circumstances all you need to do is turned on Oudie 4 and the communication will run automatically.
8.15 Commands You can customize the 2 software buttons in the Command bar here. Note: Commands settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 8.16 Menu You can fully control the content and order of the buttons in the menu. Use the Up/Down and Edit/ Insert/Delete buttons to change the main menu.
Note: Menu settings are not featured in Oudie 4 Basic. 8.17 Files Setup the default file locations for Oudie 4 through this dialog. To read about how to transfer your waypoint and airspace files to Oudie 4, please read the chapter...
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Selecting multiple waypoint and airspace files. It is possible to select more than one waypoint and more than one airspace file in Oudie 4. Maps are preloaded for the whole world. You don't have to change those at any time.
CIT files from your PDA will be listed etc. 8.18 IGC Logging Oudie 4 does also log a flight and produces an IGC file. It can however be analyzed in SeeYou or similar software after the flight. This dialog lets you enter the Header information for the flights recorded with Oudie 4. Information on Pilot, Copilot, Competition ID, Glider and Class is collected here.
Map direction Flight properties Oudie 4 speaks several Languages. You may select your language through the Language combo box. Managing installed language files is possible through the Language combo box. Note that you need to have installed the Multilingual version of SeeYou to have other languages than English available.
NMEA input can be monitored. 8.21.1 Terminal This dialog allows you to see what data Oudie 4 is receiving through the COM port. It may be very useful for debugging any problems related to GPS input.
You can simply mute vario sound with checkmark in Mute checkbox. Silence threshold In first field you can set value where Oudie 4 will start to draw attention on sinking which is more that set value. With checkmark you can Enable or Disable this function.
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Settings Please make sure to read the "How to connect Oudie to Internet" chapter first. Once you have paired your Oudie 4 with your smartphone you can setup the available services such as SeeYou Cloud, LiveTrack24 and more to come.
Oudie firmware By default Oudie 4 software will run automatically when you turn on the Oudie 4. If you exit Oudie 4 software (through Menu > Next > Exit) then you will end up in an environment where you can setup some basic things on the Oudie 4.
Oudie 4 Screen calibration USB port By tapping on the ">>" button you can proceed to the Oudie 4's Main screen 9.2.1 Volume The slider allows you to select the volume setting on the device. The checkbox allows you to select whether or not you would like the Oudie to make a sound each time you tap the screen.
Auto OFF allows you to save battery life by selecting after which time the screen Backlight is automatically switched off. Default setting is "Always ON". Auto backlight checkbox allows Oudie 4 to adapt it´s Backlight according to the light conditions as seen by the sensor on the back of the device.
The checkbox allows you to select whether or not the software will run automatically after the Oudie 4 has been switched on or reset. You can use the "..." button to determine which software will be run when pressing the Oudie 4 icon on the main menu (or started if automatic start is enabled).
This option allows you to select how Oudie 4 behaves when connected to PC with that USB cable. In Mass Storage mode Oudie 4 will become a logical drive when connected to PC. After you plug in the USB cable you will be asked whether or not you wish to "Connect to PC" or "Charge Battery". If you choose to "Connect to PC"...
Usually in office conditions, you will be using your Oudie 4 with the included stylus. However in flight this is a pain. Stylus is small, Oudie 4 is shaking, so taping the screen is pretty inaccurate. The stylus could get lost really quickly. Oudie 4 is therefore designed to be used with fingers (gloves) rather than the stylus.
Using the system improperly could cause failure and lead to possible property damage and/or personal injury. Naviter assumes no responsibility for property damage, accidents, injury or death that may result from the misuse of this device/equipment. This includes any use of this device/equipment outside the scope of common sense, the User Manual, inserts and other related documentation.
Naviter company warrants your Oudie 4 against defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from date of purchase invoice. The warranty is non-transferable. Should any part of the Oudie 4 become defective within the warranty period return the Oudie 4with a description of what/why it is not functioning and we will repair or replace it, at our discretion, free of charge (you pay only shipping to Naviter).