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- Page 1 User Manual XC Tracer Maxx II Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- 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 It remains important to continue monitoring the airspace around you and not to focus solely on the variometer. It's best to try out the Thermal Assistant when you are alone in a thermal. Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 8 On the Buddy Screen you see the positions of paraglider and hang glider pilots equipped with FLARM/FANET received by the XC Tracer Maxx II in the last 5 minutes. Your position is at the center. The distance to the buddies doubles with each circle.
- Page 9 When you are inside an airspace, the two arrows indicate the shortest way out of the airspace. The displayed distance is then the vertical/horizontal distance to the edge of the airspace Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 10 7. Click on "Export" again, and the "airspaces.bin" file will be downloaded. 8. Connect your XC Tracer Maxx II to your computer and turn it on. 9. The XC Tracer Maxx II will appear in Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Windows). 10. Open the XC Tracer in Finder or File Explorer.
- Page 11 " you can check where your 8 buddies, which you have selected for display on the screen, were the last time the XC Tracer Maxx II received a FANET/FLARM signal. This can be helpful in search and rescue operations to quickly find a missing pilot.
- Page 12 With "AutomaticSwitchBack," you can set the time within which the screen will switch back to the standard screen once you resume straight flight. A value between 14 and 16 seconds is Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 13 Under Units, you can configure the units to be used for speed, altitude, variometer, wind, and distance. Tone & Alarm Here you can make various settings regarding sound and alarm. BeepOnButtonClick=… Here you can set whether the variometer emits a beep when being operated or not. Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 14 This is particularly useful to avoid unnecessary warnings, especially if there are known obstacles near the launch site or in other areas that the pilot regularly flies over. Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 15 With the setting "Flarm=yes," Flarm is activated, so your Maxx II sends and receives Flarm packets. These packets are used to display the position of your buddies on the Buddy screen. Additionally, Flarm packets are used to warn aircraft of a potential collision with you. Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 16 Glidertracker. Important: Burnair does not receive packets from hang gliders! Device Info Here you can find various information about the variometer, such as firmware version, RadioID, RadioFirmwareVersion, etc. Exit From here, you return to the screen you use for flying. Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 17 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 18 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 Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
- Page 19 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 20 Collision warning Your XC Tracer Maxx II transmits your position and estimated trajectory for the next 20 seconds every second. All other FLARM devices in the vicinity can use this information to estimate a possible collision risk. If another FLARM device determines that a collision is possible, it warns the pilot of the other aircraft.
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Page 21: 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 22 (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: XPYANNAB1 Rev 02 23.05.2024 Instruction Manual XC Tracer Maxx II...
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