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Summary of Contents for XC-Tracer Maxx
- Page 1 User Manual XC Tracer Maxx User Manual XC Tracer Maxx Rev 01 23.2.2020...
- Page 2 The Vario is preset to beep only when flying. But you can set this as you wish. If you want to download the tracks or change the configuration file then connect XC Tracer Maxx to your computer with one of the included USB cables. Now switch on the vario and the SD card of XC Tracer Maxx will appear on the computer as a USB hard drive.
- Page 3 (this feature is described further below). Up to 2 minutes the system will search for a GPS fix, while only the XC Tracer logo is displayed on the screen. After a maximum of 2 minutes, the default screen is displayed, even if no GPS fix was found.
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Page 4: Battery Indicator
– gentle - medium – loud – mute – gentle etc. Energy Management A fully charged battery from the XC Tracer Maxx is sufficient to run the vario for 60 hours, including logging of IGC and KML files, sending and receiving of Flarm Beacons, data transfer over BLE etc. - Page 5 Screens XC Tracer Maxx can display several predefined screens: Simple Standard Thermal Buddy Airspace (Not yet ready) The LCD, which is perfectly readable in bright sunlight, has an update rate of 10Hz, so that a smooth display is guaranteed.
- Page 6 As soon as the wind can be calculated reliably, the arrow head will be filled in black, as in the example above. User Manual XC Tracer Maxx Rev 01 23.2.2020...
- Page 7 But please keep always an eye on the airspace around you and don't keep looking at the screen, however helpful it may be. It is best to try the thermal assistant if you are flying alone in a thermal. User Manual XC Tracer Maxx Rev 01 23.2.2020...
- Page 8 On the Buddy Screen you can see all paraglider and hang glider pilots who fly with a Flarm device and have been received by the XC Tracer Maxx in the last 5 minutes. Your position is in the middle of the circles, and from one circle to the next the distance doubles.
- Page 9 Tracer Maxx and the vario of your friend, and wait until both vario's have a GPS fix. Now go to the settings of Maxx (double click and hold the second click for one second), then go to the menu "Add Buddy" with short clicks, then select this menu with a long click. Now you will see all the Flarm devices that are available within a radius of 50m around you.
- Page 10 Connect XC Tracer Maxx to a computer using a Micro USB Cable and once connected, switch the device on by briefly pressing the red button until you hear a beep-beep-beep. XC Tracer Maxx is now running in USB-MSD (Mass Storage Device) mode. XC Tracer Maxx’s internal Micro SD Card will appear as an external drive in Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder.
- Page 11 # create your own vario tone settings below beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes When this is set XC Tracer Mini III GPS will be silent before takeoff. This is very helpful when you have configured some kind of a thermal sniffer. With beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes...
- Page 12 579Hz, that the complete tone interval will last 527ms, and that the tone will be audible for 50% of the tone interval. This is a typical tone that is used when indicating climbing. User Manual XC Tracer Maxx Rev 01 23.2.2020...
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- Page 14 20 seconds. Any other FLARM devices in the vicinity can use this information to assess any possible risk of collision. If another FLARM device determines that a collision is possible, it will warn the pilot of the other aircraft. XC Tracer Maxx itself does not warn of possible collisions with other aircraft.
- Page 15 Connect XC Tracer Maxx to a computer using a Micro USB Cable and once connected, switch the device on by briefly pressing the red button until you hear a beep-beep-beep. XC Tracer Maxx is now running in USB-MSD (Mass Storage Device) mode. XC Tracer Maxx’s internal Micro SD Card will appear as an external drive in Windows Explorer or the Mac Finder.
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Page 16: Warranty
Warranty XC Tracer grants a 24 month warranty for material and workmanship. Unsuitable or improper use (for example strong impact, water landing, opened enclosure, software modification, ripped off USB connector, broken lcd etc.) and normal wear and tear (scratches in the enlcosure, degradation of the battery) are excluded from the guarantee.