The Alerter Leds - Eagle Tree Systems Vector User Manual

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Sound buzzer on User Alarms – This option causes the buzzer to sound continuously when a user
programmed OSD alarm (such as low battery, high altitude, etc.) is triggered. The alarm will stop sounding
when the alarm trigger condition is eliminated.
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Inactivity/Lost Alarm after – This option lets you set the number of minutes that the Vector must be idle
(no movement of the model and no movement of the radio sticks) until the Alerter will sound the Lost
Model Alarm.
This alarm can make it more likely that you can find your model after a crash, since it will sound after this
number of minutes of idle time (as long as the Vector is powered and connected to the Alerter) even if your
power system temporarily shuts off during a crash.
Also, since this alarm will sound if you leave your model sitting idle for this period, it can alert you that you
forgot to disconnect your battery pack. Note that the alarm will not sound when the Vector is connected to
USB.
5.17.2

The Alerter LEDs

The Red and Green Alerter LEDs mirror the state of the Vector's built-in LED indicator. See section 5.13 for
information on the meaning of these LEDs.
The Blue Alerter LED has two meanings:
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When the Red LED is NOT flashing, the Blue LED indicates the present number of satellites seen by the
GPS/Mag. The chart below describes how to interpret the number of satellites in view:
Blue LED Blink Pattern when
NO BLUE BLINKS
1 to 9 blinks, followed by a long pause, then repeats
1 blink, followed by a short pause, then a long blink
(indicating zero), followed by a long pause, then repeats
1 blink, followed by a short pause, then 1 to 9 blinks,
followed by a long pause, then repeats
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When the Red LED IS flashing (indicating an error condition), the Blue LED indicates the cause of the error,
for the most common errors that can occur. Please see the chart below for the Blue blinks:
Blue LED Blink Pattern when
1 Blink, followed by LONG BLINK
2 Blinks, followed by LONG BLINK
3 Blinks, followed by LONG BLINK
4 Blinks, followed by LONG BLINK
Red LED is NOT Flashing
Red LED is Flashing
The Receiver Analysis Wizard needs to be run
Return to Home (RTH) Mode is presently triggered
There is an issue with the GPS/MAG connection, fix quality,
or calibration
This alarm is always at maximum buzzer volume.
0 Satellites are in view
1 to 9 Satellites are in view
10 satellites are in view
11 to 19 satellites are in view
Meaning
Low Battery Autoland triggered
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