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- Page 1 C-Pilot PRO manuale d’uso Compass s.r.l. Software version 0302030 rev. 12/01/2016 Compass s.r.l. Via San Pio X°, 224 31033, Castelfranco Veneto (TV), Italy www.compass-italy.com info@compass-italy.com Connessioni...
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Page 5: Limitation Of Liability
C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Limitation of liability The manufacturer reserves the right to modify the device or the devices specifications in this manual without prior notice. It is absolutely forbidden to use the device for different uses other than those for which it has been devised for, as inferred to in this manual. -
Page 6: Information On The Device
This might damage the device and its battery. Information on the device C-Pilot EVO is a portable device that, thanks to its state-of-the-art GPS receiver, determines its geographical location in real time. Additionally, the detected data can be recorded for further analysis. - Page 7 Compass s.r.l. Using and taking care of C-Pilot EVO Let us give you some advices to take advantage of the features of your C-Pilot EVO and to keep it functional and in order: The antireflection layer of the touch panel is particularly effective and allows a remarkable ...
- Page 8 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Do not place other electronic equipment too close to C-Pilot EVO: they could disturb to or be disturbed by it. Do not expose C-Pilot EVO to temperatures above 50°C (122°F) or lower than -20°C (-4°F) ...
- Page 9 Compass s.r.l. Introduction Thank you for purchasing C-Pilot EVO. We are confident that it will be with you during your flights for many years. We have tried to make it as user friendly as possible, but we recommend anyway a careful reading of the user manual to learn all the features of your device: by doing so, you will be able to configure it as you like.
- Page 10 On the top menu bar you can find 3 buttons and some icons: The SD Card icon means that the SD Card is inside the slot and C-Pilot EVO is using it. if the icon is red colored the C-Pilot is not able to use the SD Card or one or more...
- Page 11 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. live tracking active and transmitting data (when blue) speaker (sound of variometer) is muted satellites 3D fix is active and valid (if grey the fix is not active) The control bar also includes some buttons that allow accessing all the features of C-Pilot PRO.
- Page 12 In-flight use C-Pilot EVO was designed so that it requires very few inputs from the pilot while flying. This was one of our main targets right from the start of the development of the device. We wanted it to be very easy to use, but, more importantly, we wanted to guarantee the maximum safety for you, by avoiding any unnecessary distraction.
- Page 13 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Figure 3: display-selection page The command page For the rare occasions when you have to interact with C-Pilot PRO while flying, we have prepared an easy-to-access page that contains the main commands. You can open it by pressing the “commands”...
- Page 14 Next waypoint, previous waypoint: manually select the next waypoint in the task or the previous. The central column controls the volume of C-Pilot EVO. You can increase or decrease the volume or enable/disable completely the variometer audio. On the right you will find: The touch-panel lock button.
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Page 15: Touch Panel Calibration
When you see the C-Pilot EVO logo on the display, you can release the button. The device will complete the start up procedure in more or less 20 seconds. To turn the device off, press briefly the power button, then press the “ok” button in the confirmation alert that appears. - Page 16 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Figure 6: touch-panel calibration Optimal in-flight position C-Pilot PRO features a LCD display optimised for direct-sunlight operation. The built-in light sensor automatically tunes the LCD backlight to guarantee the optimal contrast in any light condition and –...
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Page 17: Recharging The Battery
If you leave C-Pilot EVO off for a very long time, the battery might discharge completely. The internal protection of the battery will prevent it to be damaged, but you may not be able to switch the... - Page 18 User manual C-Pilot PRO the battery to recharge to the minimum level necessary for the correct operation of C-Pilot EVO. In this case the backlight will not flash during the recharge. You can charge the battery also by connecting the device to a PC via the USB cable. Be aware anyway that some PC, laptops in particular, do not provide enough energy from the USB ports to fully recharge C-Pilot EVO.
- Page 19 When you turn the device on for the first time, you need to configure some parameters that control the operation of C-Pilot EVO. The device will store your settings. From the main menu, you can access the most important configuration options by pressing the “configuration” button.
- Page 20 The backlight level can be automatically controlled by means of the C-Pilot EVO light sensor. This will react to more than 200 light levels, with a sensitivity that closely resembles the one of the human eye.
- Page 21 MSL at goal, etc...). TAS (C-Probe): sets the response time of the calculation of the true airspeed. The true airspeed is available when C-Pilot EVO is connected to the optional external sensor C- Probe. Restore default values: restore factory presets.
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Page 22: Usb Connection
Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Connectivity C-Pilot PRO can be connected to a PC or other devices by means of several kinds of connections: serial RS232, USB, or BlueTooth. The serial and USB ports are located on the left side of the device, underneath the rubber protection (Figure 5). - Page 23 User manual Compass s.r.l. connect C-Pilot EVO to your PC using the USB cable. C-Pilot PRO will be seen from the PC as a generic USB storage device. If the USB cable is already connected when you access the USB page, you will have to unplug the cable and plug it again to activate the connection.
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Page 24: Bluetooth Connection
You can pair C-Pilot EVO to other BlueTooth-enabled devices to transfer data to and from C-Pilot EVO. When you send a file to C-Pilot EVO from your PC, if it is a system file (such as a display file or an audio file), C-Pilot EVO will store it in the proper folder, ready to be used. Unrecognised files will be stored in the main folder of the USB memory. -
Page 25: Sd Memory Card
USB more free than possible. All data can be stored in the SD card that can be used as a backup memory of your C-Pilot EVO. Maps - mandatory - are to be stored in the SD Card Terrain folder: the device will automatically read the maps stored in the SD. - Page 26 Once the SD is virgin or formatted as virgin, you can insert it in the C-Pilot EVO’s slot (right side): push it till you hear a smooth “Click” that confirms it is well stored inside the device. The C-Pilot EVO will ask you to format the SD card.
- Page 27 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. asking to your telephonic company or searching in the telephonic company’s website). “send.ee” is the APN correct for ONE Sim Card company (the most used); 5) just choose (by putting the flag) if you want to start tracking automatically or manually.
- Page 28 From the configuration menu you can access to the Pilot’s page by pressing the “pilot” button to enter your personal data. C-Pilot EVO stores your name, your competition number, and the emergency telephone number to which you can send an SMS (by means of a Safly device) containing your coordinates.
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Page 29: Waypoint Management
Compass s.r.l. Waypoint management C-Pilot EVO can store several waypoints, ready to be used to define a competition task or to navigate to one of them. Waypoint data can be entered manually on the device or loaded from a file in the USB memory by using the waypoint-management page. - Page 30 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO with similar coordinates really easy. Duplicate: this button creates a new waypoint with the same coordinates of the selected one and opens the waypoint editing window (Figure 12). New: creates a new waypoint and opens the waypoint editing window (Figure 12).
- Page 31 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Figure 13: waypoint menu Figure 14: loading a waypoint file In the top part of the waypoint page, the “mark position” button allows you to create a waypoint corresponding to your current GPS position.
- Page 32 Once activated a WP file, you will see the waypoints listed inside the Waypoint menu of C-Pilot EVO and, at the same moment they will appear in the map (as black points). From the menu Maps of C-Pilot EVO you can choose how to visualize the Waypoints (by the name and/or the description )
- Page 33 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Entering a competition task Entering a task just before taking off for your competition is a delicate phase. We believe that we have simplified this procedure as much as possible by developing a graphical user interface (Figure 15) that resembles the standard panel used at every competition during the briefing.
- Page 34 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Figure 16: entering the task times The data shown in the waypoint list can be modified by touching the name of the columns of the list. For example, touching “Name”, toggles between the short name and the description of the waypoint.
- Page 35 (see page 33). When adding a waypoint, C-Pilot EVO will ask for its details (Figure 19), such as its radius, whether it is the start waypoint or the end of speed section or the goal line (in the latter case you will be asked to enter the line length rather than the radius).
- Page 36 ES = end of speed section). Figure 19: turnpoint details For each waypoint, it is possible to choose if it has to be validated on entry or on exit. C-Pilot EVO will optimize the route taking into account both cases.
- Page 37 C-Pilot EVO before flying. Task-To-Go By means of this new feature, Task-To-Go, made possible by the touch-panel-based user interface of C-Pilot EVO, you will be able to insert or modify the task waypoints directly from the map.
- Page 38 Please remember that you can change the map scale by using the virtual buttons described at page Touch the waypoint that you wish to add with your fingertip. C-Pilot EVO will ask you the details of the waypoint by means of the panel shown in Figure 19. When you press “ok”, the waypoint will be added to the task.
- Page 39 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. the turnpoints is drawn in red. The advantage, in terms of distance to fly, is quite clear. Figure 22: route optimisation CONICAL END SPEED SESSION It is possible to set the goal as Conical End Speed Session (CESS).
- Page 40 C-Pilot PRO Fai Triangle and Xc-Assistant You C-PilotEVO helps you in your Xc-flights, exactly as is does in a competition. Compass, in fact, has has leveraged its expertise in the competition software (that is considered the best ever and used by the world champions) to develop the best software even for Cross Country. By these functions, the C-PilotEVO: keeps the pilot informed about the optimized route and the distance ha has already flown;...
- Page 41 The TASK page has 2 different options: “COMPETITION TASK” and “FAI TRIANGLE”. Of course, if you want to run the XC-Assistant, choose the FAI Triangle page by pressing the button. Now you are inside the XC-Assistant page of C-Pilot EVO:...
- Page 42 “unassigned”, the list of waypoints will appear in the display of C-pilot EVO. You may choose any waypoint as “Vertex 1” and , then, as “Vertex 2”. Once you have selected both, C-Pilot EVO will show the minimum and maximum triangle length. (normally you do not use these buttons!) If you want the XC-Assistant run in automatic mode (most of times), you just have to “flag”...
- Page 43 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. the C-Pilot will not detect any triangle. While flying, the xC-Assistant will continuously analyse your track. As soon as it detects that a Yassen / FAI triangle is possible (bigger than 15 km), it will draw the triangle in violet colour (see pics below).
- Page 44 From this moment on you will notice that C-Pilot EVO draws a point called “FAI1” and, at the same time, it starts to draw the sectors of the triangle. These sectors, of course will grow as far as the distance, between you and the FAI1 point, increases.
- Page 45 Turn Point of the Triangle. No more activity is required by the pilot from now on. In fact C-Pilot EVO will detect automatically the turn point 2 (FAI2) by calculating (and re-calculating continuously) the best point possible.
- Page 46 Note that, even if the x-CAssistant is running, you can navigate - as usual - by the “GOTO” to any waypoint. C-Pilot EVO, in this case, considers as a “priority” the navigation to a single waypoint and, as consequence, the auto-zoom of the map is calibrated to the navigation to the waypoint and not to the triangle (all triangle data fields and graphics iof the xC-Assistant remain active and running).
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Page 47: Manual Navigation
C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. 3. Manual Navigation If you want to navigate a declared triangle, or to fly to precise turn points you can select manually the FAI1 and FAI2 Turn Points. Enter in the FAI triangle menu and do not select the AUTO mode. Press the Vertex 1 button “UNASSIGNED”... - Page 48 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Triangle data fields ...
- Page 49 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. In some cases it is possible to find the number in the right showing less distance (in Km) than the one in the left. This is not an error but a good suggestion. In fact the XC-Assistant has calculated that the best triangle possible considering the flight already done is more little than the distance covered.
- Page 50 The CSS is an advanced function made available by C-Pilot EVO. The variometer sound is surely one of the most important features for a pilot. With C-Pilot EVO you can completely tune it to your taste. You will be able to get the most out of the outstanding sensitivity of the C-Pilot PRO variometer.
- Page 51 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. and 1 m/s is larger than that, for example, between 5 m/s and 6 m/s. This allows you to have a greater precision when you need it most. Blue and a green thick lines show the response of the audio. You can move the squared cursors with your finger to tune the curves as you like.
- Page 52 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Figure 24: audio menu Errore. Lo stile non è definito.
- Page 53 User manual Compass s.r.l. Customised-display management One of the most distinctive innovations introduced by C-Pilot EVO, together with the variometer customisation, is the possibility to design the navigation page. Press the “display” button in the “setup” page to open the display management page (Figure 25).
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Page 54: Editing A Display
Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Figure 25: display-management page Editing a display Editing a display is fast and easy. Select it from the list and press the “edit” button to start the editor. You will be shown the data fields as they would appear in the navigation window, but with a gray border. - Page 55 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Figure 26: editing a display To remove a data field from the display, just touch it to activate it (its border turns red) and press “remove” from the control bar at the top of the screen.
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Page 56: Flight Data
the currently-loaded airspaces and on the limits entered in the active task. Round compass: this item has a double function. It shows the direction that you are flying to with respect to the ground. The cardinal points rotate showing where the North is. If a task or a go-to is active, a big arrow in the middle will indicate the bearing to your next waypoint. - Page 57 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. True and indicated airspeeds: show the true and indicated airspeeds (measured by the optional external sensor C-Probe). Please refer to the user manual of the C-Probe for further details. Air-referenced glide ratio: shows the glide ratio calculated taking into account the ...
- Page 58 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO triangles mean that you have to increase your speed more than 6 km/h (3 km/h each) to fly at the speed to fly. One triangle suggests a speed increase of 3-to-6 km/h. A diamond means that your speed is correct.
- Page 59 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Arrival time at Goal: shows the estimated arrival time at goal flying at the speed to fly along the optimised route. If you still need gaining altitude to glide to goal, C-Pilot PRO takes into account the additional time needed to climb this excess altitude at the measured average climb rate.
- Page 60 User manual C-Pilot PRO This is an innovative feature of C-Pilot EVO, particularly useful when there is a significant drift of the thermals due to the wind. It indicates whether your current thermal is useful or not. A double upward-pointing triangle means that the arrival altitude at the next waypoint is increasing with a rate at least equal to the average climb.
- Page 61 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. FAI triangle and Xc Assistant TRIANG MIN: shows in real time, while flying, the minimum triangle possible considering the track already done TRIANG MAX: shows in real time while flying the maximum triangle possible considering the ...
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Page 62: Environmental Variables
C-Pilot PRO Glide over terrain Distance at end of glide: C-Pilot EVO, if you have loaded the terrain map of your flight zone, can estimate the distance that you can fly in straight line at the speed-to-fly taking into account the terrain of the area. - Page 63 If you set it up correctly before flying, C-Pilot EVO will manage automatically all the details, allowing you to concentrate on your piloting.
- Page 64 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Figure 29: airspace management menu. The “airspace menu” button gives access to the functions shown in Figure 29: Open file: allows adding to the list new airspaces from a file stored in the USB memory. C- ...
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Page 65: Drawing Options
If any alarm triggers, if a display is associated to the “airspace” condition (see page 49) and if the display selection is in automatic mode (see page 8), C-Pilot EVO will show the selected display. - Page 66 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO If an alarm is triggered, an audio alarm (a siren tone) will always be played, independently from the display configuration. If present in the display shown, the “Airspace warnings” field will list all the airspaces that have triggered an alarm and the corresponding distances from your current position.
- Page 67 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. coordinates. By selecting an airspace from the list and pressing the “edit” button, you can edit the elements composing the selected airspaces or adding new ones by means of the page shown in Figure 32. The latter figure shows, for example, the Aviano ATZ airspace (see Figure 33), which is composed of an arc and a point.
- Page 68 C-Pilot PRO Top and Base altitude settings By pressing the “AH” ed “AL” buttons C-Pilot EVO shows the altitude editing window (Figure 34). Altitudes (of the base in the case shown in the figure) are entered by type: from ground level (SFC/GND), as a flight level (FL), in meters or feet (m or ft) or as altitude above ground level (AGL).
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Page 69: Map Operation
Figure 36: manual control of the map C-Pilot EVO has an autozoom feature, signalled by a small “A” in the bottom right corner of the map, that automatically set the map scale and the centring in order to show the relevant region depending on the flight situation. -
Page 70: Map Settings
You can override C-Pilot EVO setting and change manually the scale by touching the top-right or bottom-right corners of the map (see Figure 36). If you touch the area marked with the “Auto zoom”... - Page 71 Also the colour scheme can be customized (see “How to change the colour scale of the terrain maps” in the download section of the Compass website). Several colour schemes can be created and saved in the “colormaps” folder of the USB memory.
- Page 72 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Thermal autozoom: when C-Pilot EVO detects that you are turning in a thermal, the map scale switches to the value set in the “map scale” box to help centring the thermal. Map scale: when the thermal autozoom kicks in, the map scale will be set to this value.
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Page 73: Topographic Map
The more the map is zoomed (manually or in auto-mode) the more you will see details (the map has different levels). The Compass Team has decided not to have too many details: too many details of the maps may cause confusion with the graphics in the display and the pilot must be able to read all... - Page 74 C-PilotPRO folder of your SD card. If your instrument is new and/or you have a virgin SD Card, after having formatted it for C-Pilot EVO, just download the map from the Compass website. You will see a map of the entire world, divided in squares (see picture below): click on the desired square.
- Page 75 Glide along your heading direction By enabling the “Show heading line” option in the map-setup page (see page 66), C-Pilot EVO will draw a line in the map that represents your flight direction (Figure 38). Figure 38: glide over terrain along your heading line and toward a waypoint.
- Page 76 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO These indications allow you to realise immediately if you can clear an obstacle or you will need to climb more. The altitude of the point (+) where you will touch the ground, is numerically shown in the “Altitude at end of glide”...
- Page 77 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Glide along a task Figure 40: glide over terrain in task flights. Glide-over-terrain calculations are performed also while flying a task, along the optimal path. As in the previous case, your glide is drawn with a white line with black borders where your glide is calculated to be above ground level and with a red line with white borders where it is below ground level.
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Page 78: Track Logs
C-Pilot PRO Track logs C-Pilot EVO stores your flight trails in an internal memory with approximately 300 hours (at five points per second) capacity. From the internal memory, flight logs can be exported to a PC via serial, BlueTooth connections, or copied as IGC files in another memory (USB memory) that can be accessed from a PC via a USB cable. - Page 79 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Below the list, you will find some indicators showing the amount of memory available. They refer to the internal or USB memory depending on which one is shown. To select a track log, simply touch it. Then you will be able to perform the following actions by means of the buttons on the right: Delete: deletes the selected track log.
- Page 80 Figure 42: flight-log configuration page Fast export: C-Pilot EVO stores your track with a resolution of five points per second. If you do not need to produce IGC files with such a high resolution, you can reduce the number of track points exported by selecting this option.
- Page 81 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. significant points of the log (such as those corresponding to turnpoint validation) regardless of this setting to avoid skipping important points. The entry in the internal memory will always store the full resolution track log. You can export a flight later with a higher resolution if you need it.
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Page 82: Usb Transfer
In the track-log page (Figure 41), select the flight that you want to export and press the “export IGC” button. C-Pilot EVO will ask you to create an IGC file in the USB memory or to export the IGC file into the SD memory card. - Page 83 Also in this case, the points transferred will be a subset or all of those stored in the log depending on the “fast export” setting. Note: if you start the transfer while C-Pilot EVO is not in the track-log page, the last flight log will automatically be transferred. Otherwise, C-Pilot EVO will send the one selected in the list (see Figure 41).
- Page 84 “polar” page (Figure 43). As a factory default, C-Pilot EVO will use a standard polar curve, which you can modify to match the one of your wing. Inside polar menu you can choose between 3 standard polars (competition, sport and standard) As a starting point, you can use a generic polar curve.
- Page 85 User manual Compass s.r.l. On the left C-Pilot EVO shows the curve. The polar curve is defined by three pairs of values (horizontal speed and vertical speed) and by the stall speed. Horizontal speed and vertical speed pairs can be entered by using the buttons on the right, organised in three columns by three rows.
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Page 86: Gps Status
This page shows the status of the GPS module. The GPS module of C-Pilot EVO is very sensitive and can receive signals from GPS satellites even situations where common receivers would fail. Satellite positions are shown inside a schematic view of the sky, shown North up. The outer circle represents the horizon;... -
Page 87: Hardware Info
If the GPS signal is completely absent for several hours, the receiver will shut itself off to reduce the power consumption. To restart it, you will have to power cycle C-Pilot EVO. Hardware info Here you will find some parameter of the hardware of C-Pilot PRO. -
Page 88: Software Updates
Download the update file from the Compass website (www.compass-italy.com) and copy it in the “updates” folder of the USB memory, after connecting C-Pilot EVO to your PC via USB cable (see the detailed procedure in the connection chapter, page 18). - Page 89 If SD icon in the menu bar of C-Pilot is grey colored, it means C-Pilot EVO i correctly reading it. If the SD icon is...
- Page 90 Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO To manage GeoTiff files on your PC, there are some excellent Open Source programs. We recommend QGIS (http://www.qgis.org/), available both for Windows and Linux systems. Errore. Lo stile non è definito.
- Page 91 Compass s.r.l. C-Pilot EVO and open source software C-Pilot EVO runs on the Linux operating system and takes advantage of many software packages licensed under GPL and LGPL. Some operating-system files were modified by Compass to adapt them to our hardware. As per the GPL, we shall be glad to send the source code of the operating...
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Page 92: Specifications
Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO Specifications Size 15.4 x 13 x 3.5 cm Weight 610 g Operating temperature From -20°C to 60°C Display Active-matrix TFT, 5.7’’ diagonal Resolution 640x480 65536 colours Automatic backlight control Touch panel Channels: 51 independent channels with WAAS/EGNOS Sensitivity: -158 dBm in tracking mode;... -
Page 93: Manufacturer's Limited Warranty
C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. Manufacturer’s limited warranty This warranty does not limit the user’s (statutory) rights under any applicable national laws relating to the sale of consumer products. During the warranty period, the Manufacturer or the Manufacturer authorized service company will in a reasonable time remedy defects in materials, design and workmanship free of charge by repairing. -
Page 94: What The Warranty Does Not Cover
Compass s.r.l. User manual C-Pilot PRO the original proof of purchase. What the warranty does not cover This limited warranty does not cover any third party software, setting, content, data or links, whether included or downloaded in the product, whether included during instalment, assembly, shipping or at any other time in the delivery chain or otherwise and in any way acquired by the user. - Page 95 C-Pilot PRO User manual Compass s.r.l. If the Product is found to be not covered by the terms and conditions of this Limited Warranty, the Manufacturer and its authorized service companies reserve the right to charge a handling fee for repairs/servicing.
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