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- Page 1 COMPETINO Manual COMPETINO Manual Vers.1.16 Grey marked texts show the differences of this version compared to the last one Bräuniger GmbH Dr. Karl Slevogt Str.5 D-82362 Weilheim +49 881 64750 info@brauniger.com www.brauniger.com May 2006 - 1 -...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Main Setup Menu ..................6 Basic Settings ....................7 User selectable fields .................8 Battery Management ..................8 2.10 Data Exchange Via PC................9 2.11 Transferring New Firmware to the COMPETINO ........10 Technical Data ...................11 Air pressure functions ................11 Altimeter and Air pressure................11 Analog Vario.....................12 Digital Vario....................12... -
Page 3: Operation
COMPETINO Manual 2 Operation 2.1 Turning the Unit On and Off The unit is switched on by pressing the key. In order to avoid turning it on unintentionally, you must confirm by pressing the “Enter” key.To switch it off, you need to press the same key for three seconds. -
Page 4: Main Screen
COMPETINO Manual Main Screen Remaining battery Number of received capacity of Bank 1 satellites from the and Bank 2 GPS system Unit of analogue vario User selectable field Analog Variometer Altitude Mode Dig. Variometer User selectable field User selectable field... -
Page 5: Final Glide Screen
COMPETINO Manual The graph can then be changed as follows: F2: Zoom in: The map scale is gradually increased to approx. 0.5-1.0km. Thus, individual circles during climbing periods are clearly recognizable (this is also dependent on the recording interval). F1: Zoom out: The map scale is gradually decreased until the screen display is optimized. -
Page 6: Main Setup Menu
Here you can change the most important parameters (see Chapter 2.7) Factory Settings Only for service; password protected; contains unit specific calibration data (see Chapter 9.2) Opt. SW-Packages Here you can enable optional SW packages that you purchased from Brauniger (see Chapter 9.3) - 6 -... -
Page 7: Basic Settings
COMPETINO Manual 2.7 Basic Settings A series of settings permit the unit to be programmed according to the user’s wishes. If too much information bogs you down and causes confusion, it is always possible to reset the unit at Basic Settings/Init EEPROM, which are the manufacturer’s tested basic settings. You are basically cleaning the slate. -
Page 8: User Selectable Fields
Distance to last thermal 2.9 Battery Management Two bar graph scales indicate the capacity of the batteries. The COMPETINO has 2 banks of 2 batteries each. Bank 1 must always be equipped. Bank 2 can remain free. However, we recommend installing batteries in both banks. As soon as the first bank is used up, the instrument switches automatically to the second bank. -
Page 9: Data Exchange Via Pc
Bank 1 to Bank 2 . 2.10 Data Exchange Via PC The COMPETINO’s basic equipment includes a data cable for a serial PC interface (9 pol Sub D plug). Data transfer can occur in both directions. The connection occurs with: 57.600 baud;... -
Page 10: Transferring New Firmware To The Competino
COMPETINO. To be able to write to the COMPETINO’s flash memory with a PC, it is necessary to use a compressed file named InstallFlasher.exe”. In addition, the actual firmware to be uploaded must be obtained. -
Page 11: Technical Data
Mounting brackets for both hang gliders and paragliders are available. The technical details may be altered without notification. Software upgrades can be made by downloading the latest firmware version from our homepage (www.brauniger.com). Air pressure functions Altimeter and Air pressure The COMPETINO has 3 altitude displays: Alt1 should be always the altitude above sea level (QNH). -
Page 12: Analog Vario
COMPETINO Manual If Alt1 is adjusted to zero for any planned landing area, then the height above this location will always be indicated after starting. The associated air pressure (QFE) is the actual air pressure in hPa at this spot, which deviates from QNH (the pressure at sea level) according to the difference in altitude. - Page 13 COMPETINO Manual Mod. Modulation (see graphic below) Pit. Pitch, broken tone interval (see graphic below). The broken tone intervals increase in pitch with the climb rate damp Dampening The vario value is re-calculated every 0.2 seconds. Rapid vario changes may result in wide variations in tone frequency . The ear registers it as a fast piano effect.
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Page 14: Speed
Speed The COMPETINO has an input for a vane wheel speed sensor. It shows the true air speed and begins to make correct measurements above 1km/h; it is also well suited in determining the wind strength at take-off. In the Basic Settings > Speed Correction vane it is possible to calibrate the displayed speed from 70% to 150% (default is 100%). -
Page 15: Gps Functions
COMPETINO label pointing upwards. When the unit is securely mounted (to a flight deck, etc.), it should not have more than 45° deviation from a horizontal position. -
Page 16: Track And Bearing
COMPETINO Manual 6.3 Track and Bearing As is the convention with GPS receivers, the Track is defined as the route of the aircraft over ground. Geographic true North is always 0 or 360 degrees (East 90, South 180, West 270 degrees). -
Page 17: The Wind Component: Head, Cross, And Tail Winds
A waypoint is any single point on the earth’s surface that you would like to go to. The COMPETINO can save up to 200 different waypoints. Each named waypoint can have up to 17 characters, e.g. “Laber Airfield”. In determining the waypoint, it is also necessary to enter the altitude, e.g. -
Page 18: Waypoints - Alter, Delete, Or Add
The COMPETINO also understands waypoints entered according to the standardized convention of using 3 letters and 3 numbers (as created by Brauniger). For example, LAB167 indicates a waypoint with the name LABxxx and an altitude of 1670 meters absl. -
Page 19: Deletion Of Waypoints
Selecting the waypoint to be deleted is done with the arrow keys. Pressing the F2 key (Del Wp) activates the delete function. To be on the safe side, the COMPETINO asks for confirmation, “Delete Waypoint?” Yes or No are the choices available. It is possible, however, to stop the deletion process by pressing Esc and returning to a previous screen. -
Page 20: Goto-Function
Of course there is still the option of looking up other, possibly closer, waypoints without leaving the current route by using the Goto function. Altogether, the COMPETINO can have up to 20 routes set. The same waypoint can be used more than once along a route, and the same waypoint may occur on other routes as well. -
Page 21: Routes: Set - Delete - Alter
F1 key (Ins Rte) a new route can be created. Karwendel Peak With less effort Routes can be transferred with the program Total Dist: Flychart 4.50 or others from your PC to the Competino. Waypoints: A route is a string of waypoints (of course, the WPs have ---------------- to already be in the COMPETINO’s memory). -
Page 22: Altering A Route
You may select the route to be deleted with the keys and press F2 (Del Rte.). To be on the safe side, the COMPETINO will prompt you once again: “Delete Route?” - to which you may answer, “Yes” or “No”. However, it is not possible to delete the Competition-Route. -
Page 23: Competition - Route: Set - Alter - Delete
6.14 Flying a competition route Because COMPETINO’s GPS receiver confirms its new position every second, it only takes one second for the pilot to know that he/she is crossing the cylinder circumference. In this case, a 2 second long, unmistakable tone sounds (Waypoint reached) and the unit automatically switches to the next route waypoint. - Page 24 COMPETINO Manual EXIT cylinder: Exit ENTER cylinder: ENTER At any time during the race, the pilot can toggle back and forth manually between previous and upcoming WPs by pressing the ▲ or ▼ keys. This is useful when a pilot wants to break off from a task and restart at a later time.
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Page 25: Final Glide Calculation
COMPETINO Manual 6.15 Final glide calculation Among the user selectable fields, there is one called “Alt a.BG” This is a precalculated height above the path of best glide . Based on the L/D ratio for best glide input at the Basic Settings. -
Page 26: Relocating Thermals
From the last entered WP, the COMPETINO automatically draws a line to the first WP (it is not necessary to reenter the first WP to complete the process). The input of the CTRs can be done either manually in the Main Setup Menu >... -
Page 27: Flight Memory And Flight Analysis
The start of the flight is recognized as soon as the ground or airspeed reaches at least 10 km/h for more than 5 seconds. In each case, however, the previous flight history with up to 20 recording points is logged in the COMPETINO’s memory. Even the last 3 minutes before the start of the logged flight... -
Page 28: User Selectable Fields
COMPETINO Manual Note: Before starting a flight make sure that the GPS receiver shows at least 3 receiving satellites in order to get a valid recording. 8 User Selectable Fields In the vario display on the main screen there are a total of 9 User Selectable Fields divided over 3 pages which can be used as the pilot decides. -
Page 29: Other Functions
WP becomes smaller while at the same time the altitude naturally decreases. If you now initiate a climb with the key, the COMPETINO simulates circling up in a thermal (the compass rose turns and the distance to goal continuously changes between somewhat closer and somewhat further away). -
Page 30: Factory Settings, Unit Specific Parameters
The GPS receiver is turned off during the simulation, and in place of its bar the word “Simulation” appears. A simulated flight is stored into the memory of the COMPETINO but the Digital Signature is obviously not valid. 9.2 Factory Settings, Unit Specific Parameters At this level (which is not accessible to the pilot) all basic factory settings are stored.
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