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® SYS’GPS Guide d’utilisation : p1 User guide : p21 Manual de usuario : p43 Benutzerhandbuch : p65...
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Foreword Welcome in the community of Syriders ! Your SYS'GPS is an extra light instrument with the most recent technologies, which will able you to improve yourself and monitor your improvements. You will also be able to build a unique and highly detailed online flight book. Your practice of...
Contents Setup the SYS PC Tool ................. 24 Place the instrument ................25 III. Recharging the battery……………………………………………………….…………..26 Configure your device…………………………………………………….……………….27 Advanced configuration ..............29 Customize your screens and vario sound ........... 29 VII. Height above ground …………………………………………………………………….. 31 VIII. Screens when flying ................32 Information about GPS state ..............
Setup the SYS PC Tool Download the lastest version of the SYS PC Tool by checking the following website : http://www.syride.com/en/software Follow the instructions to install it on your computer. Once installed, an icon shows in the 10:39 task bar.
Place the instrument Syride suggests place your instrument on the risers. 2 velcros ables you to place it on any existing riser. Take care not to « lock » your rope or pulley accelerator.This position ables you to manipulate the instrument...
III. Recharging the battery Simply connect your instrument’s USB to a computer. A light shows the right loading of the device. Your instrument will display Charging… “Charging…” and the percentage of charge. To complete, a charge requires 2 hours. Disconnect USB to stop the charge. Your instrument has a Li-ion battery, which has no memory effect.
The number of the screen is displayed on the top right of it. first screen shows some SYS’GPS SYS'GPS informations about your instrument. Battery : 100% Memory : 52% Version : 1.15 S/N : 20142013 Next screen ables you to setup the...
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The 2 next screens ables you to setup rising and falling threshold of the vario. You can turn ON or OFF the backlight of your instrument on the next screen. Warning : backlight reduces the instrument’s autonomy. Last screen is to go back to main screen (#1)
• Change any setup that is changeable inside the instrument. An explanation of those functions is explained here: https://www.syride.com/en/support For this : Turn-on the instrument and connect it to your computer From SYS PC Tool, click on “configure my instrument” icon.
To customize your screen (tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3lfZWiS13M Go to : http://www.syride.com/en/ssctool/GPS Customize your screen by selecting an item with is font size and units, and then drag and drop it to the screen. Download the config file to your computer.
To send topography data into your instrument : You must go to our dedicated webpage: https://www.syride.com/en/topography Then move the red rectangle to your selected fly area, and download the data. Turn on and connect your SYS’GPS with the USB cable.
VIII. Screens when flying Screens shows informations you previously choosed. Pressing the central button will turn OFF and ON the sound of the vario. This is usefull when you need to concentrate on a transition or when landing. Press the central button on the screen #3 in order to save your current GPS position.
Information about GPS state The GPS fix after a long period of inactivity, or after an important change in geographical position, can take up to 10 minutes. It is recommended to be outdoor in order to ease the first GPS fix. We suggest you to turn ON your instrument a few minutes before taking-off until GPS fixes.
Display and delete a flight Go to screen #4 and press the central button to enter the flights list. You will see here every recorded Vol # 1 flights, with some informations about Date : 01/02/14 this flight. Time : 12h35 Flight time : 01h37 Alt max : 1346m Vario max : 5.4m/s...
Warnings and reset If this happens, be sure the instrument’s memory is not full, and check the battery is charged enough. To protect from flights corruption, your instrument will automatically stop recording the flight if the battery is too low, or if memory is almost full. This is indicated when the plane icon on the top left of the screen is blinking with a cross over it If the G-Meter exceeds the value selected in advanced parameters (2.5g is the...
To use the advanced flight analyzer on syride.com, you must enter your email and password of your Syride account (create one on http://www.syride.com) Make sure "Use the advanced logbook from Syride.com” is selected to upload your flights and click “OK”.
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To watch your track, click on the picture. You can make your flight invisible for the Syride community by clicking on the eye icon on the top right. It will stay on your profile but the Syride users won’t be able to see it.
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You can look at your personal evolution on the flight page through location and time. You can also compare your stats and performances to the other riders.
XIII. Parameters Here is a list of parameters preprogrammed in your instrument in order to improve its use and autonomy: • Flights less than a minute will be automatically deleted by the SYS PC Tool. • When flying, your instrument will automatically stop recording the flight if neither a ground speed nor a vario is detected.
• Electromagnetic perturbations from antennas can disturb GPS signal • If the SYS'GPS is very hot and you fly in very cold air, fog can appear on the screen. It will dissipate within minutes. • Only use the backlight if required. Otherwise the autonomy will decrease significantly.
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The soaring in the Antarctic is not guaranteed!! check with local authorities Ensure that the product is well in position before taking off. Syride cannot DO NOT ATTEMPT RECHARGING THE DEVICE WITH A DIFFERENT be held responsible for the loss of the product during the flight (takeoff USB CORD THAN THE ONE PROVIDED.
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