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- Page 2 PROTRACK II Manual Every technical device can fail. So everything imaginable can happen with the PROTRACK II, including, but not limited to: displaying a status which is not true, failing to function, or functioning at a wrong moment or at a wrong occasion. If you or your friends or family are not willing to accept these uncertainties and risks, then please don’t use...
- Page 3 LB ALTIMETERS operates a policy of continuous development. Therefore, we reserve the right to make changes and improvements to any of the The PROTRACK II is intended to be a backup device and must not be relied upon as products described in this guide without prior notice.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS sounds on the ground, as the PROTRACK II alarm volume is very loud. It may cause pain or damage to the ear. 1 - Introduction ........................12 Due to outside wind noise in freefall, the alarm sounds will not be perceived to be 2 - Features .......................... - Page 5 11 - Warning Windows (common for all) ..................36 14 - Low Speed Warnings ......................54 11.1 Warning Memory Bank Description ................... 37 14.1 Description ........................55 11.2 Change between Memory Banks ..................38 14.2 Setting Warnings ......................55 11.3 Setting the Warning Altitudes ..................39 14.3 Guide Tones ........................
- Page 6 18.1 Power OFF ........................81 22 - Battery Status ........................98 18.2 AUT / ECO ........................83 23 - Mounting the PROTRACK II ....................99 18.2.1 Description ......................83 24 - Resetting the PROTRACK II ....................100 18.2.2 Automatic (AUT) ....................83 25 - Battery Replacement ......................
- Page 7 30.2 SAS ..........................109 33 - Waiver of Liability ....................... 119 30.3 Conclusion ........................109 31 - Specifications........................111 31.1 Climb to Altitude Alarm Sounds ..................111 31.2 High-Speed Alarm Sounds ....................112 31.3 Low Speed Alarm Sounds ....................113 31.4 Alarm Output Volume .....................
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Page 8: Introduction
• The PROTRACK II includes a powerful electronic logbook loaded with advanced fea- tures for immediate access on the large LCD display. • The PROTRACK II is ideally suited for all types of skydives. • The PROTRACK II includes a micro USB connector and is a Mass Storage Class (MSC) device. -
Page 9: Features
2 - Features • Micro USB port for connection to different types of applications. Visit www.LBAltimeters.com for applications that support PROTRACK II. • 4 Climb to Altitude warnings with settings up to 29,900 feet. • Large LCD screen for easy and intuitive operation and information review. -
Page 10: Description
3 - Description 3.2 Display (Warnings section) 3.1 Front Display Battery and lock area Warning area Warning bank area 1. LCD Display (see Display section) 2. Up Button 3. Mode Button 4. Down Button The display has the following characteristics by default (normal usage) when showing warnings:... -
Page 11: Display (Logbook Section)
Battery and lock area Warning Bank area: 1) Battery Power Level icon – indicates the remaining battery capacity 9) Indicates active warning bank 2) Padlock icon displays when locked and flashes to control entrance to ACCESS mode 3.3 Display (Logbook section) Warning area: 3) 1st warning altitude Battery and lock area... -
Page 12: Rear
11) Padlock icon 19) Reset button Displays when locked, and flashes while activating ACCESS mode To perform reset, see “Resetting the PROTRACK II” section Logbook area: 12) Jump number 20) Air Filter. 13) Exit altitude either in feet or meters See ”Air Filter”... -
Page 13: Usb Connection
4 - Quick Guide and Road Map 3.5 USB Connection 21) Connector for data communication It is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the PROTRACK II QUICK GUIDE Type Micro-B USB and ROAD MAP, which are very helpful tools when using the PROTRACK II. -
Page 14: Power On
In Ground Mode, the screen display will switch OFF after 60 seconds to save battery The PROTRACK II runs a self-test and sounds two beeps as it flashes the screen two power. However, the unit is still ready to jump. -
Page 15: Ground Mode
6 - Ground Mode 7 - Flight Mode After Power ON and shortly after landing from a jump the PROTRACK II enters Ground Mode. In Ground Mode the PROTRACK II continually records the ambient air pressure and temperature and within 30 minutes calibrates itself to the local elevation. -
Page 16: Main Windows
To avoid any unintentional changes in settings, all settings are “locked” behind an ACCESS procedure. - Flight Mode - Climb to Altitude Warnings (CL-xx) ACCESS procedure is required to change any settings in the PROTRACK II. - High Speed Warnings (HI-xx) - Low Speed Warnings (LO-xx) 1. Press and quickly release –... -
Page 17: Altitude Offset
NOTE: The PROTRACK II goes out of ACCESS and back to the Main Display if no button has been pressed within 30 sec. All functions (except Power ON) can be performed ONLY when the PROTRACK II is in ACCESS mode. - Page 18 Perform ACCESS from the flight mode screen: The altitude (normally 0) next to the FT or MT indicator will begin to flash.
- Page 19 After 14 hours the PROTRACK II recalibrates to the field elevation where it is currently 2) If the PROTRACK II is switched OFF during climb to altitude. Switch the PROTRACK II ON located and enters Ground Mode. The altitude offset is not retained when the PROTRACK and adjust the altitude to the same altitude as shown on the airplane altimeter (AGL).
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Page 20: Warning Windows (Common For All)
- Hear selected warnings, volume and pitch 11.1 Warning Memory Bank Description The PROTRACK II makes it possible to store warning altitudes in four custom ”Warning Memory Banks”. This is a useful option when performing various types of jumps, e.g., Freefly, AFF, Tandem, Camera, etc. -
Page 21: Change Between Memory Banks
11.2 Change between warning Memory Banks 11.3 Setting the Warning Altitudes The setting of altitudes in each warning bank can be performed either on the ground or in the airplane during climb to jump altitude. 11.4 Four Warning Alarms Press until 1 warning altitude flashes When the warning bank value is flashing, press... - Page 22 Press again and the 2 warning altitude flashes Press again and the 3 warning altitude flashes Press to change the 2 warning altitude Press to change the 3 warning altitude...
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Page 23: Three Warning Alarms
11.5 Three Warning Alarms You can choose to only have three warning alarms. The procedure is the same as above, but set one of the warnings to ----- (Zero) NOTE: (The PROTRACK II then sounds only the 2 and 4 warning alarms). -
Page 24: Sequence Of Warning Alarm Altitudes
3rd warning altitude, and so on. This is not a problem; when the PROTRACK II exits ACCESS mode it will automatically sort and store the warning alarms, such that the highest warning altitude becomes the 1st warning alarm, the next highest warning altitude becomes the 2nd warning alarm, and the lowest warning altitude becomes the 4th warning alarm. -
Page 25: Sound Pitch
”1” is very low pitch,”9” is very high pitch. Press This causes the PROTRACK II to sound the preset alarm sequence at the selected pitch and volume. To stop the Test Warning Sounds, press NOTE: When selecting a pitch on either side of 7 (3,800 Hz), the output volume will... -
Page 26: Climb To Altitude Warnings
· Warning1 · Warning2 In Flight Mode, when passing through the lowest preset climb altitude (factory preset · Warning3 to 1,000 feet), the PROTRACK II sounds a sequence of beeps. These beeps have two · Warning4 functions: · Active memory bank 1. - Page 27 13 - High Speed Warnings increment. Should the battery voltage show low capacity, the sequence will be followed by an additional 5 short beeps. The window shows: · Warning1 Note: At the same time the output volume setting is automatically changed to low volume “1”...
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Page 28: Description
13.1 Description warning: The PROTRACK II includes 4 “High Speed Warnings” memory banks (HI-01 to HI-04). Siren alarm as long as vertical airspeed exceeds 13 m/sec at or below the preset altitude. Up to 4 different warning altitudes may be set in each memory bank. -
Page 29: Setting Warnings
14 - Low Speed Warnings 14.1 Description The PROTRACK II includes 4 “Low Speed Warnings” memory banks (LO-01 to LO-04). Up to 4 different warning altitudes may be set in each memory bank. The window shows: · Warning 1 · Warning 2 Short beeps sound when passing through one, two, three or four altitudes. -
Page 30: Guide Tones
14.3 Guide Tones Press again to select Guide Tones The diagram shows an example where the 3 warning is set to 900 ft and the 4 warning to 300 ft. A long beep sounds when passing through the 4 selected altitude. The steeper a glide angle the shorter time between beeps. -
Page 31: Logbook
3 seconds. - Avg. 1 half - Avg. 2 half The PROTRACK II can display terminal speed information four different ways in mph and km/h: NOTE: If the freefall lasted less than 20 sec. the display shows no speed information. -
Page 32: Logbook Screen #2. (Date, Time And Dive Type)
Perform ACCESS to scroll through the previous jumps. 15.2 Logbook Screen #2. (Date, time and dive type) Press to view Logbook Screen # 2. The window shows: · Jump number · Year · Month and date · Hours and minutes ·... -
Page 33: Logbook Screen #3. (Playback, Jump Profile)
15.3 Logbook screen #3. (Playback, Jump profile) 15.4 Delete last jump Press to view Logbook Screen #3. Press to view “Delete last Jump” window. The Profile area features playback of altitude/speed profile for the jump. Note: Speed information is available in playback mode when freefall has lasted > 6 sec. The windows shows: - Jump number - Altitude at time... -
Page 34: Remaining Logbook Storage
It is recommended that you update the PROTRACK II logbook (accumulated number of The PROTRACK II flash memory can store 2 MB of data (approximately 200 jumps with jumps and freefall time) before making the first jump with the unit. -
Page 35: Set Accumulated Number Of Jumps
16.1 Set accumulated number of jumps 16.2 Set accumulated number of hours Perform ACCESS to change settings. Press and accumulated hours of freefall flashes. Press to set the accumulated number of jumps. Press to set the accumulated hours of freefall. -
Page 36: Set Accumulated Number Of Minutes
16.3 Set accumulated number of minutes 16.4 Set accumulated number of seconds Press and accumulated minutes flashes. Press and accumulated seconds flashes. Press to set the accumulated minutes of freefall. Press to set the accumulated seconds of freefall. -
Page 37: Delete Complete Logbook
Free logbook storage in % When flashing counter shows 123, press The PROTRACK II flash memory can store 2 MB of data (approximately 200 jumps with 2 beeps will sound when the unit has deleted the logbook. two minute profiles or 26 jumps with 15 minute profiles). -
Page 38: Clock
17 - Clock 17.1 Set Year Perform ACCESS to change settings. Year will flash. The options in this window are: Set year Set month Set day Set 12 / 24 hour format Set hours Set minutes NOTE: Factory preset values for Clock: Press to set year. -
Page 39: Set Month
17.2 Set Month 17.3 Set Day Press and month flashes. Press and day flashes. Press to set month. Press to set day. -
Page 40: Set 12 / 24 Hour Format
17.4 Set 12 / 24 Hour Format 17.5 Set Hours Press and 24 or 12 hour format flashes. Press and hours flashes. Press to select 24 hour or 12 hour Format. Press to set hours. -
Page 41: Set Minutes
Press and minutes flashes. The PROTRACK II can be customized to your personal settings. Your settings will be stored and recalled also after replacing batteries. When you first get the PROTRACK II, we recommend you to go through the SETUP Selector to customize the PROTRACK II settings. -
Page 42: Setup
In the Setup area the following options can be selected: 18.1 Power OFF • Power OFF The PROTRACK II can be manually powered OFF to further extend the battery life time • AUT / ECO (Default ECO) when not in use. -
Page 43: Aut / Eco
AUT/ECO. When powered OFF, the PROTRACK II cannot be used for jumping. To power the PROTRACK II ON, press any key until the unit beeps, then release the key. The unit calibrates itself to the local elevation. -
Page 44: Economy (Eco)
This is a battery saving mode and is used when jumping is mostly done in the week- ends. Press to toggle between BEEP ON/OFF. NOTE: The PROTRACK II does not switch OFF while in Flight Mode (see section Flight Mode). This only affects the beeps when pressing buttons, and will not turn off warning beeps. -
Page 45: Dive Type
18.4 Dive Type Changing Dive Type from ”----“ (Normal) to any other mode will change the PROTRACK The Dive Type mode can be used to change the parameters when the PROTRACK II II sensitivity. detects freefall exit and canopy deployment. -
Page 46: Tas / Sas
See note 1. 18.5 TAS / SAS Press again and TAS/SAS flashes. NOTE 1: Freefall detection is very sensitive in this mode and may log a jump if the airplane descends. Exit and deployment altitudes may be incorrect. Freefall time may be incorrect. NOTE 2: High speed warnings 1, 2 and 3 sound when vertical airspeed exceeds 13 m/sec at the Press... -
Page 47: Feet / Meters
18.6 Feet / Meters 18.7 MPH / KM/H Press again and FT or MT flashes. Press again and MPH/KMH flashes. Press to switch between feet (FT) or meters (MT). Press to switch between miles per hour (MPH) or kilometer per hour (KM/H). NOTE: Jump data is continuously stored in both feet and meters. -
Page 48: Celsius / Fahrenheit
18.8 Celsius / Fahrenheit 18.9 Factory Default Press again and CEL/FAHr flashes. Press again and Counter flashes. Press to increase / decrease the flash counter to 123. Press to switch between Celsius(CEL) and Fahrenheit(FAHr). At 123 press... -
Page 49: Manual Zeroing
The PROTRACK II does the following: - Deletes all information in the logbook When arriving at the Drop Zone the PROTRACK II may be in Flight Mode. (see section - Accumulated number of jumps and freefall time is reset to 0 Flight Mode). -
Page 50: Landing Zone Elevation Differs From That Of The Airport
Prior to jumping the PROTRACK II should be in Ground Mode. 2: Compensate by adjusting the warning altitudes accordingly, If the PROTRACK II is in Flight Mode and does not show the correct altitude (or your 3: Program new altitude Offset. -
Page 51: Battery Status
22 - Battery Status 23 - Mounting the PROTRACK II NOTE: Make sure that there is no material between the PROTRACK II loudspeaker Full capacity: Symbol shows two black bars inside the battery icon. hole and your ear. Half capacity: Symbol shows one black bar inside the battery icon. -
Page 52: Resetting The Protrack Ii
Press a paperclip into the tiny hole on the left side of the battery cover and release. The unit restarts. NOTE: Reset the PROTRACK II after replacing batteries. Customer settings are kept in non-volatile memory when removing batteries. NOTE: Reset the unit after battery replacement or when troubleshooting. -
Page 53: Air Filter
The air filter is the white circular part mounted on the back of the unit below the battery cover. If it becomes wet, let the PROTRACK II dry in a warm place for 48 hours. NOTE: The air filter must be replaced if jumping is resumed quickly or if the PROTRACK II has been submerged into water. -
Page 54: Firmware Version / Serial Number
28 - Firmware Version / Serial Number The PROTRACK II will display the firmware version on line 1 and the serial number on the following lines. It is recommended that you write down the serial number for later reference in case you need to contact LB ALTIMETERS, your dealer or your insurance company. -
Page 55: Usb Mode
The PROTRACK II is a USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) device. If a USB host device is connected to the PROTRACK II USB port, the PROTRACK II will act as a USB slave and show USB on the LCD display. -
Page 56: Tas / Sas Definitions
30 - TAS / SAS Definitions difficult to compare the fall rates when measured using TAS. True Airspeed (TAS) and Skydiver’s Airspeed (SAS) are two methods of calculating 30.2 SAS the airspeed of a moving/flying/falling object. SAS is a concept developed by LB The SAS formula calculates airspeed (using the same metrics used with TAS) from ALTIMETERS: measurements of air pressure and temperature and converted to a fixed air pressure... -
Page 57: Specifications
31 - Specifications the base is slowing down the fall rate during the entire skydive. NOTE: Jump data is continuously stored in both TAS and SAS. Stored information Dimensions: 64 x 44 x 13 mm (2.52 x 1.73 x 0.51 inches) LCD Display area: 29 x 31 mm (1.14 x 1.22 inches) may be displayed in either unit of measurement by selecting the respective mode. -
Page 58: Low Speed Alarm Sounds
31.2 High Speed Alarm Sounds High pitch continuous siren. Factory preset: 1500 ft. Calibration range: 0 to 29,900 feet (0 to 9,100 meters) Volume: Factory preset: 7 warning: Pitch: Factory preset: 7 One 1.5 second pulsating alarm if vertical airspeed exceeds 13 m/ sec at preset altitude. -
Page 59: Alarm Output Volume
31.4 Alarm Output Volume Celsius / Fahrenheit: Celsius 112 +/- 2dB at minimum volume “1” measured at 1 inch (2.54 cm) MPH / KM/H: 117 +/- 2dB at maximum volume “9” measured at 1 inch (2.54 cm) 31.8 Logbook 31.5 Alarm Output Pitch Minimum freefall time for logbook generation in normal mode: 3000 Hz at minimum pitch “1”... -
Page 60: Tolerances
31.9 Tolerances 31.13 Storage Exit altitude: +/- 1.2% 2 MB flash memory Deployment altitude: +/- 1.2% USB Mass Storage Class (MSC) device Freefall time: +/- 1 sec Speed (TAS/SAS): +/- 3 mph (+/- 5 km/h) 31.14 USB Connector Micro USB Type B 31.10 Clock Accuracy: +/- 4 min/month Factory preset values:... -
Page 61: Warranty
The buyer and user of the PROTRACK II indemnify the manufacturer and vendor from any liability for damage incurred before, during and after skydiving with the If within 12 months of the purchase of PROTRACK II™ a defect or damage is identified instrument. - Page 62 #2.1...