External Switch Installation; Flight Recorder; Start And Stop Of Flight Recording - RC Electronics FenixN User Manual

FenixN – user's manual Document Revision: 1.5.B50
January 2022

7.3 External switch installation

Up to four external switches can be connected to the unit. To connect external switch to FenixN
you need to use external switch interface board (included in package). Every slot available has a
signal input and ground input. The configuration of inputs can be set under Setup / Inputs.
All inputs except SC will be "active" when switch is closed (signal and ground are in short
circuit). If "Inv" (Invert) option is selected on input setting then "active" means when switch is
open. SC input has its own setting under Vario/SC menu and can be set to be active on "on",
"off" and "toggle" state.

8 Flight Recorder

The flight recorder doesn't need any special care as it works nearly automatically without pilot
assistance. All the pilot should do is to adapt the logger settings under Setup / Logger menu
chapter.

8.1 Start and stop of flight recording

The unit will start recording immediately after start conditions are met. Start conditions are
based on ground speed and altitude change, so even if the GPS status is bad during takeoff, the
unit will start recording. It is recommended to switch the unit on a few minutes before takeoff.
Running time before takeoff will not reduce memory space of the flight rec order, due to
circular recording before takeoff. After landing the unit will close the flight after approximately
5 minutes at standstill, so it is recommended to keep the unit under power and GPS OK until
the Calculating security message appears on the display. To determine if the flight recorder has
closed the flight, check logbook/statistic page. If the Logbook appears, the recording has
finished, if the statistic page appears, the rec order is still active.
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