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- Page 1 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...
- Page 2 If you want to download the tracks or change the configuration file then connect XC Tracer Maxx II to your computer with the included USB-C cable. Now switch on the vario and the SD card of XC Tracer Maxx II will appear on the computer as a USB hard drive.
- Page 3 (due to data filtering). For this reason mount your XC Tracer Maxx II in such a way that it moves as little as possible in relation to the harness during flight.
- Page 4 – very gentle – gentle - medium – loud – mute – very gentle etc. Power management A fully charged battery from the XC Tracer Maxx II is sufficient to run the vario for up to 70 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 II can display several predefined screens: • Simple • Standard • Thermal • Buddy • Airspace The predefined screens cannot be customized except in a very limited way, however it is possible to define which screens should be displayed in flight.
- Page 6 But as soon as the wind can be calculated, the wind is displayed, i.e. the arrow shows where the wind is blowing to. Even when soaring on a slope, XC Tracer Maxx II can calculate the wind. The calculation of the wind usually works very well, but there can also be situations where this is not the case.
- Page 7 But please always keep 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 when you are flying alone in a thermal. Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...
- Page 8 On the Buddy Screen you can see all paraglider and hang glider pilots who fly with a FLARM / FANET device and have been received by the XC Tracer Maxx II in the last 5 minutes. Your position is in the middle of the circles, and from one circle to the next the distance (in kms) doubles.
- Page 9 Airspace This is what the airspace screen from the Maxx II looks like when flying towards an airspace. On the left is the side view, on the right is the top view. The numbers indicate the vertical distance to the next airspace on the left, and the horizontal distance to the next airspace on the right.
- Page 10 Single / Double Tap. Under Tone & Alarm you can set how often the same airspace should be warned. Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...
- Page 11 With you can add a buddy you don't know at the launch site. Turn on XC Tracer Maxx II and the vario of your buddy, wait until both varios have GPS reception and you can start. Buddy Nearby shows all FANET devices within a radius of 50m around you that are not yet registered on your device.
- Page 12 Burnair. Device Info Here you can find various information about the vario like firmware version, RadioID, RadioFirmWareVersion etc. Exit From here you come back to the screen you use for flying. Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...
- Page 13 Tracer Maxx II with a USB-C cable to a computer, and only then switch on the vario by briefly pressing the red button. Now XC Tracer Maxx II is active in USB mode. The SD card appears in the Windows Explorer or in the Finder of the Mac. The operating instructions are stored on the SD card as a PDF and the configuration file with the name XC_Tracer_Maxx II.txt.
- Page 14 The sink tone will be activated when the sink rate is below -3m/s. SinkToneOffThreshold=-3.0 The sink tone will be deactivated when the sink rate is less than -3m/s. tone=-10.00,200,100,100 tone=-3.00,280,100,100 tone=-0.51,300,500,100 tone=-0.50,200,800,5 tone=0.09,400,600,10 tone=0.10,400,600,50 tone=1.16,550,552,52 tone=2.67,763,483,55 tone=4.24,985,412,58 tone=6.00,1234,332,62 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...
- Page 15 Important: Before switching off the vario, please always eject the SD card from the computer. This also applies to firmware updates! Important: After changing the config file, the XC Tracer Maxx II must be switched on in flight mode so that the settings of the config file are applied and saved in the eeprom.
- Page 16 Collision warning XC Tracer Maxx II transmits once per second the position and also the estimated trajectory for the next 20 seconds. All other FLARM devices in the vicinity can use this information to estimate a possible collision risk.
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Page 17: Warranty
Only one update at a time. If you want to update 2 files you have to repeat the process. It’s impossible to install incorrect firmware on the XC Tracer Maxx II – all that happens is that the incompatible firmware will get deleted from the SD card. - Page 18 (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC ID: 2AVOQ02 / Contains FCC ID: XPYANNAB Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 01 16.08.2022...