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LX Navigation Era 57 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Page 1 of 52 LX Era User’s manual (version 0.9H) Refers to LX Era 57/80 FW version 0.9H For standalone use and for use in an LX Zeus configuration. Tkalska ulica 10 SI 3000 Celje Tel.: 00 386 3 490 46 70 Fax.: 00 386 3 490 46 71...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 2 of 52 CONTENTS PART ONE – INTRODUCTION ............................... 4 Preamble .................................. 4 Introduction ................................5 Operation ................................. 7 PART TWO – INSTALLATION..............................8 2.1 Mechanical installation ..............................8 2.2 Pneumatic connections ..............................8 2.3 Electrical installation ................................
  • Page 4 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 3 of 52 Polar ................................31 Units ................................32 Indicators ..............................33 Logger ................................34 Warnings ............................... 34 Voice ................................35 Transfer ................................. 36 Inputs................................39 NMEA................................40 Pages ................................41 Password ...............................

  • Page 5: Part One - Introduction

    1.1 Preamble Why LX Navigation? LX Navigation is one of the oldest glider navigation brands. Its founders started experimenting with glider computers way back in the 70's and the Company has been working on improving your flight performance ever since.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 5 of 52 All our varios are standalone devices which can be used without a glider computer for displaying flight parameters such as final glide information, Speed Command (SC) as well as basic navigation. Our varios also have an internal battery which means that your IGC logs do not depend on your glider`s batteries.
  • Page 7 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 6 of 52 OAT probe input (outside air temperature) Internal beeper (for Flarm warning) Flarm port (input of Flarm data) User port for PDA/PNA/Radio/transponder, supplies navigation and Flarm data to PNA/PDA...

  • Page 8: Operation

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 7 of 52 1.3 Operation Switching the unit on There are two different ways of turning the unit on. Standalone units are turned on by pressing the lower push/rotary knob until the LX logo appears.

  • Page 9: Part Two - Installation

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 8 of 52 PART TWO – INSTALLATION 2.1 Mechanical installation LX Era fits in a standard 80 or 57 mm instrument hole so no extra cut out is required. To fit LX Era into the instrument panel, unscrew the two mounting screws (black) with a screwdriver and remove the two rotary knobs.

  • Page 10: Electrical Installation

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 9 of 52 2.3 Electrical installation Pin 6 BT/WIFI Antenna SPOT antenna OAT input (2.5 mm jack) GPS antenna Audio output (3.5 mm jack) Main power Pin 1 Pin 1...

  • Page 11: External Switch Installation

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 10 of 52 2.4 External switch installation Up to five external switches can be connected to LX Era. To connect an external switch to LX Era you have to use the external switch interface board (included in package).

  • Page 12: Installation Options

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 11 of 52 2.5 Installation options LX Era is compatible with all LX CAN based devices (LX Zeus, LX Joy, LX Era Repeater, CAN Compass, AHRS, and others). LX Era has an integrated CAN terminator so no other terminator should be used. Only one CAN terminator should be used (be careful when using LX Era with LX Zeus).

  • Page 13: Nd Seat -2 Nd Oudie

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 12 of 52 LX Era – Flarm – OUDIE – 2 seat –2 OUDIE Flarm / Eagle / RedBox MiniBox / Flarm Mobile OUDIE LX Era PNA Power & Data...

  • Page 14: Wirings For Radio

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 13 of 52 Wirings for radio...

  • Page 15: Update Procedure

    The picture below represents the Era with all of its main components. A large 3.5-inch (for the Era 80) or 2.5- inch (for the Era 57) transflective LCD display shows all flight-relevant information to the pilot. The Era boasts a digital needle, which clearly shows current lift, SpeedToFly or other flight parameter.

  • Page 16: Part Three - Interface

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 15 of 52 PART THREE – INTERFACE Front panel interface Below is a representation of the main page SpeedToFly time Digital Digital scale Wind direction (in needle regards to plane)
  • Page 17 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 16 of 52 Use of rotary switches To move around and access all functions of the unit, two rotary knobs with push buttons are used. The upper push/rotary knob serves the function of Cancel and from now on will be referred to as ‘’Cancel’’.
  • Page 18 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 17 of 52 To exit from any subpage or list, a pilot has 3 options: - Select “Exit” option which is always located at the end of each page / list - Move to the top of each page / list where a blue circle with a black backward arrow is located (←).

  • Page 19: Part Four - Software

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 18 of 52 PART FOUR – SOFTWARE 4 Main pages Initial setup After power on the Initial setup appears. This screen is used to input basic information which can often...
  • Page 20 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 19 of 52 TP navigation page APT navigation page TSK navigation page G – force page AHRS page ** GPS info page * When used as a part of an Era –...

  • Page 21: Vario Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 20 of 52 4.1 Vario page The Vario page is used for displaying a wide spectrum of flight-relevant information. There are four indicator fields available on the vario page when in thermal mode, and another when in SC mode.

  • Page 22: Thermal Assistant Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 21 of 52 Configuration with LX Joy: When an LX Joy is connected to an LX Era in standalone configuration, up/down keys can be used to change the volume with left/right controls used for scrolling through the pages. Pushing the centre button on the LX Joy opens a pop up window, used for entering Volume, MacCready, Ballast, Bugs and QNH.

  • Page 23: Flarm Radar Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 22 of 52 4.3 Flarm radar page The graphic display is divided into 2 or 3 circles (depends on zoom setting). The outer circle represents zoom distance. The blue glider symbol is always positioned in the middle of the screen Near gliders are displayed as yellow.

  • Page 24: Flarm Warning

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 23 of 52 Flarm warning When a Flarm warning is detected, Era will show a Flarm warning page with direction to the target provided by the red radar arcs, an above/below indication on the left of the screen, numerical information for horizontal distance at the top of the screen and relative altitude at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 25: Airport Navigation Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 24 of 52 4.5 Airport navigation page In order to use this page to its maximum extent, the user should first import airspace and airfield files. For more information on this subject, please refer to Setup/SD Card/Load TP. If LX Era is used in LX Zeus configuration, APT database selected under TP/Task/Era list on LX Zeus will be automatically (unlimited number of APT’s).

  • Page 26: Task Navigation Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 25 of 52 4.6 Task navigation page This page should be used for navigation when flying tasks. There are two ways of entering a task. Either by selecting a. CUP file, which contains a task inside, or by creating it by hand.

  • Page 27: G-Force Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 26 of 52 Observation zone If auto next option is enabled, next TP will be selected automatically when pilot reaches TP zone. User can change A1, R1, A2, R2, zone type, A21 and auto next option.

  • Page 28: Gps Info Page

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 27 of 52 4.8 GPS info page Basic GPS information is shown here. Status: 3D/6 – 3D GPS, 6 satellites found Status: Last fix – currently no satellites are found, last known location is displayed as Lat, Lon Lat: N or S –...

  • Page 29: Statistics

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 28 of 52 4.10 Statistics During flight, statistics of the flight are shown on this page. Take-off time is shown at the bottom of the page and flight duration at the top. A barograph line shows flight altitude for the last hour.

  • Page 30: Setup

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 29 of 52 4.11 Setup Under setup, the pilot can set all parameters of the unit. Setup page can be accessed only if LX Era is used as a standalone unit. When connected to LX Zeus, all information is automatically synchronised between LX Zeus and LX Era.

  • Page 31: Vario/Sc

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 30 of 52 Vario/SC In this menu pilot can set vario settings: Altitude sensor allows the user to choose which sensor will provide altitude information to the instrument. At lower altitudes, the pressure sensor is more accurate and effective.

  • Page 32: Polar

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 31 of 52 TE compensation can be fine-tuned during flight with the following procedure. It is essential that this is only done in smooth air; it is not possible to tune the TE accurately when there is thermal activity.

  • Page 33: Units

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 32 of 52 Units The units menu holds the units options for all flight parameters, shown as either an indicator, navbox, widget or digital needle. Pilot can set units for:...

  • Page 34: Indicators

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 33 of 52 Indicators Pilot can select needle functions in vario and SC mode. Vario: vertical speed of the glider • needle on 0, optimum flying condition (MC) • needle is above 0, slow down •...

  • Page 35: Logger

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 34 of 52 Logger The pilot can set recording interval, registration number of the glider, competition ID, competition class and event settings. Input data is then shown as declaration in every IGC flight file.

  • Page 36: Voice

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 35 of 52 Voice Pilot can set the voice volume of the device and mixer settings. The percentage of mixer means how much voice is mixed with vario beep. Low percentage means lower voice to vario beep ratio and higher percentage means higher voice to vario beep ratio.

  • Page 37: Transfer

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 36 of 52 Transfer The transfer page is used for transferring turnpoint and task files (.cup), airport files (.af), airspace files (.cub) and software updates (.lxu). It is also used for selecting active files and deleting old files.
  • Page 38 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 37 of 52 Load TSK After selecting “Load TSK” option, list of all CUP files (up to 20) found on external SD card in LX/TP folder will be listed here.
  • Page 39 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 38 of 52 Airspace A list of all .cub files (up to 20) found in the root of external microSD card will be listed under Load Airspace. Select the file from which you wish to import Airspace data to internal database.

  • Page 40: Inputs

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 39 of 52 Inputs LX Era has a possibility of five different user defined inputs. Each input can be set accordingly. There are seven options to choose from: None: nothing is connected to the input...

  • Page 41: Nmea

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 40 of 52 NMEA This setup page is used to set the data to be sent to a third-party unit connected through BT or user port. The pilot can set baud rate for communication through User port or Flarm port.

  • Page 42: Password

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 41 of 52 Pages The pilot can select which main pages are active. Page is active when box is checked. There are eight main pages available: Thermal assistant Flarm TP page (turnpoint)

  • Page 43: Shutdown

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 42 of 52 IGC serial number Firmware version Hardware version Shutdown When the shutdown option is selected, this screen will be shown to confirm that you wish to shutdown the device. Selecting “No” will return you to the setup menu, while selecting “Yes”...

  • Page 44: Part Five - Connectivity

    LX Era uses User port (RS232 standard) to connect to third party devices such as PDA/PNA (Oudie, Mio, Compaq, ...), radio (KRT2, Beker, Trig, ATR) Connect any third-party device using only a LX Navigation supported cable. Any unsupported cable may damage LX Era or third-party device beyond repair. For successful communication, correct BR must be selected under NMEA settings.

  • Page 45: Supported Data Transfers

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 44 of 52 6.1 Supported data transfers Description Supported Remark GPGGA If enabled in NMEA setting GPRMC If enabled in NMEA setting GPRMB If enabled in NMEA setting LXWPx (Lx data)
  • Page 46 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 45 of 52 IGC file structure IGC flight record file is text file, meaning the data are simply readable by any text editor. Example of an IGC flight is printed below: ALXNQ8QFLIGHT:2 Recorder Sn.
  • Page 47 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 46 of 52 Barograph trace check (calibration) Each flight recorder should be periodically checked to verify that the built-in pressure sensor is still in limits. The procedure is extremely simple and takes only minutes to finish. The most important action is setting the Rec.

  • Page 48: Part Five - Flying With Era

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 47 of 52 PART FIVE – FLYING WITH ERA To get the best out of the LX Era, it is important that some preparation is done prior to the flight – trying to configure the instrument or set up a task while flying the glider may spoil your whole day! Pre-flight preparation will ensure that the flight will be both successful and enjoyable.

  • Page 49: Event Function

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 48 of 52 Event function User has the option to set one of the user inputs to Event. If event switch is pressed during flight, it will enable faster record interval in flight recorder (recording in shorter intervals as default for a limited time).

  • Page 50: Revision History

    Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 49 of 52 Revision history Version Changes - SD card stability - selection of APT (Radio enabled) on Zeus will not crash device any-more. - AS CTR zone have transparency 50% fill by default - init memory is required.
  • Page 51 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 50 of 52 - 10s press on enter button will reset device. - AS warning with visual display, audio beep and voice announcement. - Declaration over BT is working. - Declaration over User port to Oudie / XC is supported now.
  • Page 52 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 51 of 52 - G-force background picture is now more visible. - G-force menu is working on Era80. - There is no zoom visible in Task TP / APT selection dialogue.
  • Page 53 Version: 0.9H Document Name: LX Era 57/80 user’s manual Page 52 of 52...

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