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  • Page 1 Light and simple, yet full of features User Manual v 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index 1.Gps LS 2. Display layout 3. Design software 4. Firmware update 5. Reset and fail safe mode 6. Place and secure the GPS LS 7. Battery 8. Basic settings 9. Menu sequence 10. Advanced settings 11. Flight log 12. Downloading flights 13.
  • Page 3 Flight safety is the sole responsibility of the pilot. Using the Flymaster GPS LS in the air is dangerous. Failure by the pilot equipped with a Flymaster GPS LS of all attention paid to the aircraft and to the flight conditions during the flight could result in an accident with property damage and / or injuries.
  • Page 4 1. GPS LS Flight page and buttons Battery level GPS status Máx. climb rate Current Glide ratio Integtated analog Vario Vario Ground Speed Max. sink rate Wind speed 10 - Wind direction Distance from Take Off Heading Thermal ball Distance to thermal...
  • Page 5 Distance to thermal - This value indicates the distance from the last thermal. Altimeter - This value indicates your current altitude. Volume level - This indicates the volume level of the GPS LS speaker (Mute, Low, Medium, High). Clock/Flight Time - This value indicates the current time. Also it shows the current flight...
  • Page 6 Flymaster instruments including the GPS LS. For the GPS LS the following functions are available: - Firmware upgrade - Download and sync your flights to Flymaster Cloud Flights (see chapter 8) 1. Download the Designer from: https://www.flymaster.net/downloads# 2. Install it on your computer 3.
  • Page 7 3.1. Designer software 6. Register instrument : If you already have an account on the Flymaster network, just log in with your Cloud user email and password. 7. If you don’t have an account, create one. During the account creation process a verification email will be sent to the provided email, so be sure to use a valid email account.
  • Page 8 3. The Designer should detect an outated version of the firmware and will prompt you to update. 4. Click “Yes” and the GPS LS shoud load the firmware and reboot itself. Manual update If for some reason the Designer does not detect the outdated firmware version, or if want to use any previous firmware version, you can force a manual firmware install.

  • Page 9: Firmware Update

    4.1. Firmware update 4. Choose the firmware file, that can be downloaded at: https://www.flymaster.net/downloads?product=Gps%20LS on the tab: Downloads GpsLs.fmf 5. The Gps LS shoud load the firmware and reboot.

  • Page 10: Reset And Fail Safe Mode

    Insert a paper clip into the reset hole and push it gently. Do not use extreme force or use a sharp tip tool to do this operation. 2 . Put the GPS LS into “fail safe” mode: keep the Power/Menu button pressed, while pressing the reset button. The GPS shoud display “SAFE”...

  • Page 11: Place And Secure The Gps Ls

    6. Place and secure the GPS LS There are 4 recommended options to secure your GPS LS for flying. Remember to allways secure the GPS LS with the supplied safety lanyard. 1. On the riser Using the supplied velcro piece 2.

  • Page 12: Battery

    Charging the Gps LS 1. Use the supplied Micro-USB cable. 2. Use any 5V USB charger with at least 1A output. The Gps LS also charges when connected to a computer. 3. When the GPS LS is OFF and connected to the power source the display shows the message “CHRG”.

  • Page 13: Basic Settings

    Restore the GPS LS to factory defaults: Press Power/Menu key, press UP or DOWN key until FACT appears on the display. Press ENTER, select YES with the UP or DOWN key.

  • Page 14: Menu Sequence

    9. Menu sequence BUZZ ALT 1 UNIT ALT 2 CTRS CLTH SLNT SKTH ALT 1- GPS SKAL INTG ERAS FREQ FACT INCR DAMP...

  • Page 15: Advanced Settings

    10. Advanced settings OFF - Turns the GPS LS OFF ALTI 1 - Altimeter 1 ALTI 2 - Altimeter 2 - Get your ALT1 from GPS: Press Menu - Use UP and DOWN until AL1-GPS is visible. Press enter do edit the required setting.
  • Page 16 For example with the GPS LS default values, Climb threshold=0.1m/s, and Buzzer=3 (0.3m/s) the buzzing with start at -0.2m/s because 0.1 - 0.3= -0.2. In this case at 0.1m/s directly below the Climb threshold the GPS LS will emit a constant sound varying rapidly in pitch from around 100hz to the set base frequency at which the first beep is emitted.
  • Page 17 CTRS - Sets the contrast of the display. SLTN - Setting Auto silent option ON will keep the GPS LS 's sound quiet until a Start Flight has been detected. This function avoids listening the vario sound while waiting to take off. The audio will then be kept active until the GPS LS is switched off.
  • Page 18 When Auto is selected, after being turned On, the GPS LS will automatically set the altimeter to the GPS altitude (once the a valid GPS signal exists), or whenever the pdop value is lower than the previous one.
  • Page 19 10.4 Advanced settings Thermal and wind indicator: Wind speed Wind direction Wind indicator - The outside arrow (wind direction) will rotate in both directions indicating from where the wind is blowing, considering the center of the circle is your position. The upper right data indicates the wind speed.

  • Page 20: Flight Log

    11. Flights log To see your flights log: - Press MENU, then press UP or DOWN key until you see “LOG” on the display. Use the UP key or DOWN key to scroll between the flights. Max sink and climb rate Max.
  • Page 21 11.1 Flights log Erase one flight from flights log: - Press MENU, then press UP or DOWN key untill you see “LOG” on the display. Press ENTER to enter the LOG. Use the UP key or DOWN key to scroll between the flights. Press enter in the logged flight you want to delete, and DEL will appear on the display, with the word NO.
  • Page 22 11.2 Flights log Erase all flights at once from flights log: - Press MENU, then press UP or DOWN key untill you see “ERAS” on the display. Press ENTER to select erase funcion. The word NO will appear on the display on the ALT1 field. Use UP or DOWN key to change it to YES.

  • Page 23: Downloading Flights

    12 Downloading flights Dowloading flights from the GPS LS: 1. Download the IGC file: 1.1 - Turn ON you GPS LS, and connect it to the Designer software. 1.2 - Click on instrument’s logo and chooose “Download IGC”. Save the file.
  • Page 24 12.1 Downloading flights 2.5 - Go to www.flymaster.net and click on “Flights” - “Cloud flights” 2.6- Log into your account 2.7- Go to “my activity”...
  • Page 25 12.2 Downloading flights 2.8 - In your activity resume, click on “ All my activities” 2.9 - Click in “activity details” to choose the flight you want to analyse or download,...
  • Page 26 12.3 Downloading flights 2.10- Here you can see the flight details. It’s possible to playback, download IGC, download it several formats, send it by email, share it in Facebook or delete it from your flights list.

  • Page 27: Important Notes

    Avoid leaving fully exposed to the sun, or in temperatures bellow -10ºC. Ensure that the product is well in position before taking off. Flymaster cannot be held responsible for the loss of the product during the flight (takeoff included).

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