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- Page 1 ½ SkyDrop user guide 1908...
- Page 2 navigation functions – compass, waypoints, odometer about this user guide Despite of we made SkyDrop vario as intuitive as possible, we recommend to read this user guide. We know this is not your favorite activity, so just briefly go through to understand basic concept of operation.
- Page 3 – please read SkyDrop is in silent mode after start-up, so if you want to hear vario sound, select FTime widget and manually start the flight by long press. This feature will help you to be nice to other pilots before take- off.
- Page 4 SkyDrop can use various widget layouts on home screens. You can adjust all screens, layouts and widgets easily through online drag&drop configurator at vps.skybean.eu/configurator, or you can set it directly on device. Before selecting layout of the screen, we recommend to make a list of widgets to be shown and choose the most adequate layout.
- Page 5 Vario history shows graphically relative vario value during time. Range of time interval is set in Average vario integration int. Altitude 1 to 5 (Alt on LCD) shows altimeter (1 – 5) value. This widget can be adjusted. Height AGL is altitude above ground (shown if terrain data in current location is stored on SD card).
- Page 6 Home Distance shows the shortest distance between Home and your actual position. Home Time is estimated time to reach the Home position based on Home Distance and actual ground speed. Home Info shows name of the selected home position. Waypoint Arrow is pointing to actual waypoint position. Waypoint Distance shows distance to actual waypoint.
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Page 7: Screen Layout Options
Weeklift ON/OFF (weak on LCD) switch on/off attention to light thermal (<1m/s) around. Audio ON/OFF (beep on LCD) can be toggled by long press to mute/unmute vario sound. Empty leaves current widget slot empty. screen layout options Each slot can show one widget, its size is adaptable, so the larger slots shows bigger numbers or letters. -
Page 8: Settings Menu
Long press the middle button and then press the right button to enter settings menu on SkyDrop vario. There are 9 main entries with their submenus. 1. Vario 1.1. Lift threshold defines the positive vertical speed level when sound is activated (in 0.1m/s steps). - Page 9 1.5.3. Weak lift threshold defines lower value of weak lift working range. Upper value is defined by Lift threshold. 1.5.4. Beep sink checkbox enables two tone sink instead of the classic continuous tone. 1.5.5. Weak/Beep offset defines frequency change of sink pretone to tone drop.
- Page 10 2.4. QNH2 value in hPa is pressure adjusted to mean sea level for actual date and location according to local info service. SkyDrop can store two different QNH values for flying in wide altitude range, lower altitudes using GPS or adjusted QNH value, or higher altitudes using standard QFE pressure 1013.25 hPa, what is default value of QNH2.
- Page 11 3.4.4. Timeout is time period in seconds used for landing detection. This time is then subtracted from flight time FTime. 3.4.5. Suppress audio checkbox mutes the device when waiting for takeoff. 3.4.6. Record always checkbox disables automatic start/stop of logging. Logger records while device is turned on, until it is turned off.
- Page 12 (apps) – LK8EX1 (XCtrack), DigiFly (XCSoar) or BlueFly (FlyMe). SkyDrop SPP Bluetooth device must be chosen when pairing with your Android phone or tablet. 7.4. Forward GPS checkbox will enable forwarding GPS coordinates to connected device, so there is possibility to turn off its internal GPS receiver to save power.
- Page 13 8.2.4. Invert display checkbox invert pixels on LCD. 8.2.5. Flip orientation checkbox turn over LCD screen, so SkyDrop can be operated in upside-down position. 8.2.6. Animation checkbox enables smooth switching between home screens. 8.3. Audio 8.3.1.
- Page 14 Press the middle button to confirm and save new calibration data. 8.5.5.2. Gyroscope calibration is the easiest from all sensors. After activation leave SkyDrop in calm static position while status bar is running. Press the middle button to confirm and save new calibration...
- Page 15 9.6. Record screen checkbox activates recording all happening shown on LCD. smart screen switching SkyDrop has implemented switching between various home screens, dependent on situation during flight. There are several recognizable modes: ● Prepare mode is active after you switch vario on, but before takeoff.
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Page 16: Bluetooth Pairing
BLE mode. I you want to use SPP you need to pair SkyDrop before the first use in system bluetooth settings. Turn vario on, enable bluetooth and choose protocol according Android app. Enable bluetooth also on Android device, go to system bluetooth settings and hit search button. -
Page 17: Power Management
SkyDrop vario: 1. Connect SkyDrop (powered off) to the computer via micro USB cable. Charging screens will appear and vario will connect to computer as flash disk (USB mode shown on LCD). 2. If you don’t want to keep your custom settings and just apply new software using factory settings, please skip step 3. - Page 18 4. Press “Download firmware update” button, or “Download configuration with firmware” button if you skipped step 3, and store SKYDROP.FW file into main folder of vario. Make sure that name of file won’t change e.g. to SKYDROP(2).FW or so (this can happen if old unapplied update files are still in vario’s main...
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Page 19: Faq & Troubleshooting
If there is something wrong with the device or if you need more detailed explanation of any function, please visit our FAQ section at skybean.eu/page/skydrop-frequently-asked-questions If you cannot find the answer, do not hesitate to contact us via email. contact information...
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