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User Manual XC Tracer Mini V
User Manual XC Tracer Mini V
Rev 01 2.9.2022

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Summary of Contents for XC-Tracer Mini V

  • Page 1 User Manual XC Tracer Mini V User Manual XC Tracer Mini V Rev 01 2.9.2022...
  • Page 2 Align the variometer as best you can so that the sun shines on the solar cell during flight. Turn your XC Tracer Mini V on before take- off (or during flight) by pressing the red button until you hear a "beep-beep", then release the button.
  • Page 3 (this feature is described further below). It will then take a further 10-120 seconds for the GPS to get a fix. XC Tracer Mini V will then make beep-beep-beeeeep and it’s now ready for flight.
  • Page 4 Automatic Switch-Off The automatic switch off is disabled on XC Tracer Mini V. The vario will run as long as the voltage of the battery does not drop below 3.3V. (NB. The log file is written to the SD card before the device turns off.
  • Page 5 Adjusting The Volume XC Tracer Mini V has 5 volume settings: Silent, quiet, gentle, medium and loud. You can change the volume setting with a short push of the red button, always from mute – gentle - medium – loud –...
  • Page 6 Enter the immatriculation number (if you have one) of your glider here. # create your own vario tone settings below beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes When this is set XC Tracer Mini V will be silent before takeoff. This is very helpful when you have beepOnlyWhenFlying=yes configured some kind of a thermal sniffer. With the variometer will be silent until XC Tracer Mini V detects a horizontal velocity of 4m/s or more during 1-2 seconds.
  • Page 7 You must define exactly 12 tones. Additional tones will be deleted from the configuration file, and missing tones will be complemented with values stored in the Eeprom. The tones must be defined ascending from tone 1 of -10m/s to tone 10m/s of tone 12. User Manual XC Tracer Mini V Rev 01 2.9.2022...
  • Page 8 XC Tracer Mini V doesn't actually save the new configuration into its internal memory until it starts up in normal flight mode. So, press the red button briefly to unmount / eject the device from your computer, disconnect it from the USB cable, then turn XC Tracer on as normal.
  • Page 9 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 Mini V itself does not warn of possible collisions with other aircraft.
  • Page 10 When the XC Tracer Mini V firmware (*.iap file) is updated, the white LED lights up, after a short time a few ascending beeps sound, the firmware file is deleted from the SD card and the Vario switches off.
  • Page 11: Warranty

    Freely configurable sound settings/sound simulator on xctracer.com • Accelerometer/Compass/Gyro/Baro/GPS/BLE/FLARM/FANET • GPS module with simultaneous reception of GPS and Galileo • Drag & drop firmware update, USB-C connector • CE & FCC certification (in process) • Swiss made User Manual XC Tracer Mini V Rev 01 2.9.2022...