RC T3000 v12€¦ · RC T3000 – vario and navigation system by TOPMODEL® S.A.S. Page 5 Controls...

RC T3000

Vario and navigation system

Manual version: 1.2

RC Electronics

[email protected]; http://www.rc-electronics.org Imported by:

TOPMODEL S.A.S. Le jardin d’entreprises de Sologne F - 41300 SELLES-SAINT-DENIS

www.topmodel.fr

RC T3000 – vario and navigation system by TOPMODEL® S.A.S.

Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 4

Keyfeatures.............................................................................................................................................4

Powersupply...........................................................................................................................................4

Controls...................................................................................................................................................5

USBConnector.........................................................................................................................................5

SDcardreader.........................................................................................................................................5

3.5audiojack...........................................................................................................................................5

Main page ..................................................................................................................................... 6Thermalassistant.....................................................................................................................................7

Text page ...................................................................................................................................... 8GPS triangle navigation page ....................................................................................................... 9

Task..........................................................................................................................................................9

New......................................................................................................................................................9

Load...................................................................................................................................................10

Save...................................................................................................................................................10

Setup..................................................................................................................................................10

Start...................................................................................................................................................10

XC soaring navigation page ........................................................................................................ 11Task........................................................................................................................................................11

Load...................................................................................................................................................11

Setup..................................................................................................................................................12

Start...................................................................................................................................................12

F3F navigation page ................................................................................................................... 13

Task........................................................................................................................................................13

New....................................................................................................................................................13

Load...................................................................................................................................................14

Save...................................................................................................................................................14

Start...................................................................................................................................................14

F3B distance navigation page .................................................................................................... 15...............................................................................................................................................................15

Task........................................................................................................................................................15

New....................................................................................................................................................15

Load...................................................................................................................................................16


Save...................................................................................................................................................16

Start...................................................................................................................................................16

F3B speed navigation page ........................................................................................................ 17Task........................................................................................................................................................17

New....................................................................................................................................................17

Load...................................................................................................................................................18

Save...................................................................................................................................................18

Start...................................................................................................................................................18

Thermal task navigation page ..................................................................................................... 19Logbook/statistic page ................................................................................................................ 20

GPStrianglestatistic..............................................................................................................................21

XCsoaringstatistic.................................................................................................................................21

F3Fstatistic............................................................................................................................................21

F3Bdistancestatistic.............................................................................................................................21

F3Bspeedstatistic.................................................................................................................................22

Setup page ................................................................................................................................. 23

Profile....................................................................................................................................................23

Save...................................................................................................................................................23

Load...................................................................................................................................................23

Vario......................................................................................................................................................24

Task........................................................................................................................................................24

Units.......................................................................................................................................................24

Beeps.....................................................................................................................................................25

Beepsettings.....................................................................................................................................25

Voice......................................................................................................................................................25

Channel..................................................................................................................................................25

Warnings................................................................................................................................................26

Password................................................................................................................................................26

Info.........................................................................................................................................................26

Battery information and power management .............................................................................. 27HowtopowerONandOFF....................................................................................................................27

Firmware update ......................................................................................................................... 28Revision history .......................................................................................................................... 28


Introduction

Theunit’smainfunctionisatelemetryreceiverfortheRCMulti2systemwiththeRCTRX30andRCGPSmodules. With this system the user can view several parameters of the plane (vario, altitude, GPSpositionandbattery).TheSoftwareisdesignedformanycompetitiontasksorfreeflying.Theusercanfly predefined ormanually created tasks. The unit will give an acoustic vario tonewith user definedbeepsandvoiceannouncements.ForRFcommunicationthe433ISMbandisused.

Key features

• Extremelysmalloutline:40x62x22mm

• Completelynewdesignapproach

• Sunshinereadablecolordisplayasacentralpartofthesystem

• Simplemanipulationwithonemultifunctionnavigationswitch

• Internalbatteryallowsupto7hoursofruntime

• Built-inbatterycharger(5VviaUSBcable)

• MicroSDcardasadatatransfermedium

• GPStrianglecompetitionscoringcode,XCsoaring,F3F,F3Bdistance,F3Bspeedsupported

• 69RFchannels(LPDchanneltable)with25KHzspacing

Power supply

Theunit’sbattery(accumulator)capacityisupto7hours.

ThebatterycanberechargedviaPCwithaUSBtoUSBMiniBcable.Chargingtime is typically 3 hours when completely discharged. When the battery ischarginga“plug”symbolisvisibleatthetoprightcornerofthemainpage,asdepictedonthefigureatright.


Controls

A navigation switch,which moves in five independent directions, is used tocontroltheunit.Theswitchutilizesfivemotions:

• moveupordown–movesthecurserupanddownthepage

• moveleftorright–displaysadifferentpage,thinkofturningthepageofabook

• push/press – selects the highlighted item or navigates to a menubehindthecurrentpage

USB Connector

AUSBMiniBtypeplugispositionedonthebottomsideoftheunitandisusedforbatterycharging.

Note!ThereisnodatacarriedontheUSBport–nodirectcommunicationbetweentheRCT3000

andPCviaUSB.Onlypowercanbesupplied(5Vmax)viatheUSBconnector.

SD card reader

TheRCT3000hasamicroSDcardslotpositionedontheleftsideoftheunit.TheSDcardisusedfor:

• UploadingaTASKfromtheRC\TSKfolder

• SavingaTASKfiletotheRC\TSKfolder

• Updatingsystemfirmware(BINformat)

• AudiofilesforvoiceannouncementsarestoredintheRC\AUDIOfolder(WAVfiles)

Note!IftheSDcardhasnowavfilesintheRC/AUDIOfolderoritisnotinsertedduringflight,no

voiceannouncementsarepossible.

3.5 audio jack

3.5audiojackispositionedontheleftsideoftheunit.Monoearphoneissupported.


Main page

Themainpageconsistsofbasicflightparameters.

In theuppersectionthegroundspeed information,GPSsignalstatuswithgreenbars,(1barrepresents3satellitesand5barsmorethan6satellites)andthebatteryindicatoraredisplayed.

Themainpartof thispage is thevario indicatorwitha yellowneedle and a numeric value (current vario or average) in themiddle. The maximum analog needle deflection is ±4m/s(±8knots),butthenumericalindicationisnotlimited.

The planebattery indicator displays battery voltage and is positioned on themiddleleftsideofthedisplay.

Thebottomofthepageisreservedforaltitude indication(calculatedfromairpressure)andthevariovolumeindicator.

Note!Pressurealtitudereadingswillalwaysbe0ontheground.Itwillchangewhentake-offisdetected!

Navigationswitchactions:

• left->Setuppage• right->Textpage• upanddown->variovolumeadustment• press->Thermalassistantpage


Thermal assistant

Pressing thenavigation switchwhileon themain variopagewill activate thethermalassistant.Anautomaticswitchfromthemainpageisalsopossiblebyselecting the Thermal assistant item in the setup/vario menu. The Thermalassistantpageshowsthethermalprofileincolorsasapercentofthemaximumclimb rate in the last circle. Reddots represent 70%ormore, yellow50-70%andbluelessthan50%ofthemaximum.Nodotmeansnegativevarioandthewhite dot shows themaximum. The top right corner of the page shows theoverall thermalaveragewhich is theaverageclimbrate fromthestartof thethermal to the present time (total average). In the bottom right corner thealtitudegainforthethermal isshown.Thenumberdisplayedinsidethecircle

showstheaveragevarioandthearrowshowswinddirection.Navigationswitchactions:

• left->Setuppage• right->Textpage• upanddown->notused• press->Mainvariopage


Text page

During flight, some text data can be found here for laterreview:

• maximumdetectedaltitude• currentgroundspeed• distancefromthepilottotheplane• distanceflowninflight(trip)• lastknownlatitudeandlongitude

If theRC T3000 is poweredOFF all this data (except last known latitude andlongitude)willbereset.Lastknownlatitudeandlongitudewillbestoreduntil“initmemory”isdoneinSetup.Navigationswitchactions:

• left->Mainvariopage/Thermalassistant• right->Tasknavigationpage• upanddown->scrollupanddownontheTextpage• press->notused


GPS triangle navigation page

TheGPStriangletaskisacomplexnavigationprocedurewhichguidesthepilotfromthestartpointaround3turnpointsuntilthefinishline.ThetaskcanbecreatedmanuallyorimportedfromtheSDcard.OnthispagethepilotcanfindbasicinformationonhowtoapproachthenextTPonthetask.

In the top left corner the remaining task time isdisplayed.TPname isunderthe remaining time. The distance to the next turn point is shown in the toprightcorner.Acrossthebottomofthedisplayyoucanfind3DspeedandGPSaltitude above ground. Navigation is always oriented track up. Above thespeedboxthenumericvarioisdisplayed.

TheTPzoneisshowninyellow.Thegreenlinesshowthecourse.


• left->Textpage• right->Logbook/Statisticpage• upanddown->changesdisplayzoom(0.6shown)• press->Taskmenu

Task

PressingEnterontheTasknavigationpagedisplaysthetaskoptions.Thepilotcanmanually generate a new task by selecting “NEW”, load a pre-generatedtask fromtheSDcardwith the“LOAD”option,or “SAVE”a created/importedtasktotheSDcard.Taskoptionscanbesetunder“SETUP”.Tostart/restartthetaskselect“START”option.

New

Tomanuallygenerateataskonthefield,moveyourplanetothestartpositionand make sure you have a good GPS position. When you select “NEW” thecurrent coordinates are remembered as the start coordinates. To select thedirectiontothefirstturnpoint,walkwiththeglider inthatdirection.Youwillbeabletoseethecourseheadingonthepage.Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththecourse heading, press the navigation switch to generate the task. It isrecommended towalk at least 30m in the direction youwish the task to beoriented.Allotherpointsofthecoursewillbecalculatedandatrianglewillbegenerated.


LoadTo loadapre-generatedtaskyoushoulduploadthetaskfile(.rctfile) intotheRC/TSK folder on the SD card. After selecting the “LOAD” option, all .rct taskfilesinthatfolderwillbeshown.Selecttherequiredtaskfilefromthelistanditwillbeuploaded.

SaveThe currently active taskwill be saved into theRC\TSK folder on the SD cardafterpressing“SAVE”. Youshouldedit thenameofthetaskfile. Movingthenavigation switch left or right selects which letter to edit. Moving thenavigation switch up or down changes the underlined letter. Pressing thenavigation switch confirms the name and generates an *.RCT file on the SDcard.

Note!TouseasavedfilefromtheSkynavigatorSW,youwillhavetorenamethetaskfileextensionfrom*.RCT

tolowercaseletters*.rct.ThisismustbedoneonaPC.

SetupThismenuallowsyoutochangethetaskstartaltitudeandtaskdistance.PressEnteronthevalueyouwishtochangeandmovethenavigationswitchup/downtochangeit.Thetaskwillberecalculatedwhenyouleavethismenu.

StartTostart/restartthetask,selectthe“START”option.OntheTasknavigationpage“ARMED”textwillbedisplayedwhenstartistriggered.Thetasktimewillautomaticallybeginthecountdownwhentheplanecrossesthestartline.Avoiceannouncementwillalertyouwhenyouselectstart/restarttask.


XC soaring navigation page

Course tracking - The XC soaring navigation page shows thecourseasasolidgreenlineconnectingtheturnpoints.Currentbearingtothenextturnpointisshownasasolidwhiteline.Theturn points are shown as yellow circleswhich depict the turncylinders.Theradiusof thecylinder is setby theuser.Asmalliconofanaircraft is in thebottomcenterof thepageandthecoursemovesunderneath it.Atthetopofthepageisa<or>iconwithanumberbesideit.Thisgivesthesteeringcorrectionneededfortheglidertoflydirectlytotheturnpoint.

Turnpoint tracking -Oncenear the turnpoint, thenavigationpagecanbezoomedintoseepreciselywhentheturncylinderispenetrated.“INSIDE”messageisannouncedatthistime.Thiscan save a lot of time at the turn point. It also allows one toaccurately fly the longest distance through the cylinder ifconditionsarefavorableforthattactic.


• left->Textpage• right->Logbook/Statisticpage• upanddown->changeszoom• press->Taskmenu

Task

PressingEnterontheTasknavigationpagedisplaysthetaskoptions.Selectthe“LOAD”optiontoloadapre-generatedtaskfromtheSDcard.Taskoptionscanbesetunder“SETUP”.Tostart/restarttask,select“START”option.

Load

Toloadapre-generatedtaskyoushoulduploadthetaskfile(.xcsfile)intotheRC/TSK folder on the SD card first. After selecting the “LOAD” option all .xcstaskfilesinthatfolderwillbeshown.Selecttherequiredtaskfilefromthelistandthattaskwillbeuploaded.


SetupThismenuallowsyoutochangetheturncylinderradius.PressEnterandusetheup/downfunctionsofthenavigationswitchtochangeit.Thetaskwillberecalculatedwhenyouleavethismenu.

StartTostart/restartthetask,selectthe“START”option.OntheTasknavigationpage“ARMED”textwillbedisplayedwhenthestart is triggered.TheTasktimewillstart tocountupwhentheplanecrossesthestartline.Avoiceannouncementwillalertyouwhenyouselectstart/restarttask.


F3F navigation page

TheF3Fnavigationpageshowsthecourseasasolidgreenlineconnecting the turn points. The two turn points are shown asyellow lines. These yellow lines define an infinite plane that isthe turn point. The course and turn point lines areperpendicular.

Thegoalistofly5laps/10legsbetweenturnpoints(100m)asfastaspossible.AnF3Fresult isvalidonly ifyouclimbtoyourlaunch height (or higher) within 5 seconds after crossing the finish line (topreventanymassivedivewhileflyingthetask).



Task

PressingEnterontheTasknavigationpagedisplaysthetaskoptions.Thepilotcanmanually generate a new task by selecting “NEW”, load a pre-generatedtaskfromtheSDcardwith“LOAD”option,or“SAVE”acreated/importedtasktotheSDcard.Taskoptionscanbesetunder“SETUP”.Tostart/restartthetask,select“START”option.

New

Tomanuallygeneratea task,moveyourplane to thestartpositionandmakesure you have a good GPS position. When you select “NEW” the currentcoordinatesarerememberedasthestartcoordinates.Toselectthedirectiontothefirstturnpoint,walkwiththegliderinthatdirection.Youwillbeabletoseethe course heading on the page. When you are satisfied with the courseheading,pressthenavigationswitchtogeneratethetask.Itisrecommendedtowalkat least30m in thedirectionyouwish the task tobeoriented. Ifyoudonot know the required heading, simply walk to the other turn point beforepressingthenavigationswitch.


LoadToloadapre-generatedtaskyoushoulduploadthetaskfile(.f3xfile) intotheRC/TSK folder on the SD card. After selecting the “LOAD”option, all .f3x taskfilesinthatfolderwillbeshown.Selecttherequiredtaskfilefromthelistanditwillbeuploaded.

SaveThe currently active taskwill be saved into theRC\TSK folder on the SD cardafterpressing“SAVE”. Youshouldedit thenameofthetask file. Movingthenavigationswitchleftorrightselectswhichlettertoedit.Movingthenavigationswitchupordownchangestheunderlinedletter.Pressingthenavigationswitchconfirmsthenameandgeneratesan*.F3XfileontheSDcard.

StartTostart/restart thetask,select the“START”option. In theTasknavigationpage“ARMED”textwillbedisplayedwhenthestartistriggered.Thetasktimewillstarttocountdownwhentheplanecrossesthestartline.Ifthestartlineisnotcrossedin30seconds,thetasktimewillstarttocountautomatically.Avoiceannouncementwillalertyouwhenyouselectstart/restarttask.


F3B distance navigation page

TheF3Bdistancenavigationpageshowsthecourseasasolidgreenlineconnectingtheturnpoints.Thetwoturnpointsareshown as yellow lines. These yellow lines define an infiniteplanethatistheturnpoint.Thecourseandturnpointlinesareperpendicular.

Thegoalistoflyasmanylegsaspossiblebetweenturnpoints(150m)ina4minutestasktime.

Youhave7minutesof“workingtime”and4minutesof“tasktime”.Workingtime starts when you release from winch tow and task time starts whencrossingtheturnpointlineforthefirsttime.Ifworkingtimeexpiresandtasktimeisstillleft,thetaskisfinished.



Task

PressingEnterontheTasknavigationpagedisplaysthetaskoptions.Thepilotcan manually generate a new task by selecting “NEW”. He can load a pre-generated task from the SD card with the “LOAD” option or “SAVE” acreated/importedtasktotheSDcard.Tostart/restartatask,selectthe“START”option.

New

Tomanuallygeneratea task,moveyourplane to thestartpositionandmakesure you have a good GPS position. When you select “NEW” the currentcoordinatesarerememberedasthestartcoordinates.Toselectthedirectiontothefirstturnpoint,walkwiththegliderinthatdirection.Youwillbeabletoseethe course heading on the page. When you are satisfied with the courseheading,pressthenavigationswitchtogeneratethetask.Itisrecommendedtowalkat least30m in thedirectionyouwish the task tobeoriented. Ifyoudonot know the required heading, simply walk to the other turn point beforepressingthenavigationswitch.



Save

The currently active taskwill be saved into theRC\TSK folder on the SD cardafterpressing“SAVE”. Youshouldedit thenameofthetask file. Movingthenavigationswitchleftorrightselectswhichlettertoedit.Movingthenavigationswitchupordownchangestheunderlinedletter.Pressingthenavigationswitchconfirmsthenameandgeneratesan*.F3XfileontheSDcard.

StartTostart/restart thetask,select the“START”option. In theTasknavigationpage“ARMED”textwillbedisplayedwhenthestartistriggered.Thetasktimewillstarttocountdownwhentheplanecrossesthestartline.Aftertakeoffisdetectedworkingtimestartstocountdown.Avoiceannouncementwillalertyouwhenyouselectstart/restarttask.


F3B speed navigation page

The F3B speed navigation page shows the course as a solidgreen line connecting the turnpoints. The two turnpointsareshown as yellow lines. These yellow lines define an infiniteplanethatistheturnpoint.Thecourseandturnpointlinesareperpendicular.

Thegoal is to fly2 laps/4 legsbetween turnpoints (150m)asfastaspossible.

Youhave1minutetostartthetaskafteryoureleasefromthewinchtow.Tasktimestartscountingwhentheturnpointlineiscrossedforthefirsttime.Ifyoufailtostartin1minuteyoumustlandandre-launch.



Task

PressingEnterontheTasknavigationpagedisplaysthetaskoptions.Thepilotcan manually generate a new task by selecting “NEW”. He can load a pre-generated task from the SD card with the “LOAD” option or “SAVE” acreated/importedtasktotheSDcard.Tostart/restartatask,selectthe“START”option.

New

Tomanuallygenerateatask,moveyourplanetothestartpositionandmakesure you have a good GPS position. When you select “NEW” the currentcoordinatesarerememberedasthestartcoordinates.Toselectthedirectiontothefirstturnpoint,walkwiththegliderinthatdirection.Youwillbeabletoseethe course heading on the page. When you are satisfied with the courseheading,pressthenavigationswitchtogeneratethetask.Itisrecommendedtowalkat least30m in thedirectionyouwish the task tobeoriented. Ifyoudonot know the required heading, simply walk to the other turn point beforepressingthenavigationswitch.



Save

The currently active taskwill be saved into theRC\TSK folder on the SD cardafterpressing“SAVE”. Youshouldedit thenameofthetask file. Movingthenavigationswitchleftorrightselectswhichlettertoedit.Movingthenavigationswitchupordownchangestheunderlinedletter.Pressingthenavigationswitchconfirmsthenameandgeneratesan*.F3XfileontheSDcard.

StartTostart/restart thetask,select the“START”option. In theTasknavigationpage“ARMED”textwillbedisplayedwhenthestartistriggered.Thetasktimewillstarttocountdownwhentheplanecrossesthestartline.Ifthestartlineisnotcrossedin1min,youmustlandandre-launch.Avoiceannouncementwillalertyouwhenyouselectstart/restarttask.


Thermal task navigation page

ThermaltaskdoesnothaveaTasknavigationpagealthoughthestatisticpageisworkingnormally.ItistheonlytaskwhereaGPSsignalisnotneeded.


• left->Textpage• right->Logbook/Statisticpage• upanddown->notused• press->notused


Logbook/statistic page

Duringflightthispageprovidesstatisticinformationofthecurrentflight.Navigationswitchactions:

• left->Tasknavigationpage• right->Setuppage• upanddown->scrollonstatisticpage• press->notused

Afterflightthestatisticinformationwillbereplacedwiththelogbookshowing:

• typeoftask• dateofflight• take-offtime• flighttime

ThelogbookisstoredintheRCT3000internalflashmemory.PressingEnteronanyflightinthelogbookdisplaysflightinfo–statisticsofcompletedtask.Navigationswitchactions:

left->Tasknavigationpageright->Setuppageupanddown->scrollonlogbookpagepress->Flightinfo


GPS triangle statistic

• starttime• startaltitudeandspeed• numberoflaps• averagetaskspeed• penaltypoints• flighttime• scoringcode

XC soaring statistic

• starttime• flighttime• distanceflown• averagetaskspeed

F3F statistic

• flighttime• averagetaskspeed(ifvalid)• legsflown

F3B distance statistic

• starttime• flighttime• averagetaskspeed• legsflown


F3B speed statistic

• starttime• flighttime• averagetaskspeed• legsflown


Setup page

TheSetuppageoffersawiderangeofoptions.Selectanoptiontosetupbypressingthenavigationswitch.

Ayellowcoloredframeindicatesyouareineditmode.Youcanchange settings with up and down movements of thenavigation switch. Press the navigation switch to save. Theframewillbecomeinactive(whitecoloredframe).

To leave the menu, use left or right movements of thenavigationswitch.

Profile

TheuserhasanoptiontosaveorloadapersonalprofileontheRCT3000.Thepersonalprofilecontainsalloftheuser’schangedsettings:variosettings,units,beepsandvoicesettings.

SaveSelectapositiontocreateaprofilebypressingthenavigationswitch.Movetheswitchupordowntochangethecharactersandleftorrighttonavigateacrossthename.Pressthenavigationswitchtosave.

LoadPressthenavigationswitchwhileontheprofilenametoactivateit.


Vario

Value:• Vario–theunitwilldisplaythenormal(instantaneous)variovalue.• Average – the unit will display an average vario value over the user

defined(Avg.time)timeframe.Negative mute: when enabled, only a positive vario beep will be generated.Whennegativevarioisdetected(planesinking),therewillbenotone.Thermal assistance: if checked, an automatic switch to the Thermal assistantpagefromtheMainvariopagewilloccurwhilecirclingandviceversa.(CirclingdetectedbyGPStrack)Avg.time:definetimeinseconds(10–40)fortheaveragevario.Task

Type:selectbetweenF3Bdistance,F3Bspeed,F3F,XCsoaring,GPStriangle,andThermaltasks.Servostart:thisoptionallowstheusertostartthetaskviaanRCservochannelonthereceiver.TheMulti2mustbepluggedintothischannel.Trigger:servopulsetriggerishighifthepulseislongerthan1600us.Lowservopulsetriggerisdetectedwhentheservopulseislessthan1400us.Thetaskwillbestartedorrestartedwhenaservopulsechangeisdetected(fromhightoloworlowtohigh,dependingonthetriggersetting).Units

IntheUnitsoptionstheusercanselectthedifferentunitswhichtheRCT3000candisplay.Values:

• Vario:m/sorkts• Altitude:morft• Distance:km,nmormi• Speed:km/h,mphorkts• GPS:d°m’s’’ord m.m’


Beeps

Theuserhastheoptiontosetauserdefinedbeepforenteringinsidetheturnpointzone,whenpenaltypointsarecalculatedoncrossingstartline,andalertsonthedistancetotheturnpoint(beepwillbegenerated100m,50mand20mbeforeturnpoint).

BeepsettingsThe user can enable/disable the beeps. F1 and F2 set thefrequencyof thebeep.P1andP2define lengthof theF1andF2 beeps. With “Cnt” the user can set how many times thebeepwill be repeated. All set options can be testedwith the“TestBEEP”option.Voice

Differentvoiceannouncementscanbeset.

• Linedist.–ThedistancefromtheideallinetotheTPisset here. This setting will trigger an announcementstatinghowmanymetersyouareawayand ifyouare“in”or“outside”ofthetriangleline.

• Altitude–Avoicemessagewillbegeneratedevery50or100mifthisoptionisenabled.

• Time–Sethowoftentheremainingtasktimewillbeannounced.

• Inside–“Inside”wordwillbegeneratedwhenyouenteraTPsector.

• Penalty–Numberofpenaltypointswillbeannouncedwhencrossingthestartlineifapenaltyisdetected.

• Altgain–Whencirclingflightisdetected,gainedorlostaltitudeisannouncedevery30seconds.• Vario –Sets thevario toannounce thecurrentoraveragevario strengthevery30secondsof

circlingflight.

Channel


The channel number on 433MHZ ISM band can be set here. RC Multi 2 must be set on the samechannel!Select“Sendnewch.”toalsochangetheRCMulti2.

Channel1is433.075MHzandchannelspacingis25kHz.

Warnings

TheRCT3000willwarntheuserwithavoicewarningwhen:

• GPSaltitudesethereisexceeded• planebatteryvoltageislowerthanvaluesethere

Ifthesewarningsaretriggeredawarningboxwillbeshownonthepageandtheusermustconfirmitbypressingthenavigationswitchtohidethewarning.Password

ToaccesssomespecialfunctionsoftheRCT3000unit,differentpasswordscanbeentered:

• 99999–Erasesallstoredflights!• 46486–Resettofactorydefaultvalues• 76253–Openthesnakegame

Info

Theinfopagedisplaysinformationabout:

• serialnumber• firmwareversion• selectedtasktype• selectedtaskname


Battery information and power management

The RC T3000 is powered with a rechargeable battery. The battery can be charged and dischargedhundredsofcycles.UseonlythePCUSBporttorechargethebattery.

Do not leave a fully charged battery connected to a charger for too long a time. Overchargingmayshortenitslife.Ifleftunused,afullychargedbatterywillloseitschargeovertime.

Batteryruntimeistypicallyupto7hours.

Note!Alwayschargethedeviceevenifitwillnotbeusedforalongtime.Periodicallycheckthe

batterystatusandrechargeifneeded.Thiswillhelptokeepthebatteryhealthy.

Note!

TheunithasanintegratedautomaticpowerOFFfunction.ItwillautomaticallypowerOFFbeforethebatteryiscompletelyemptyorifthereisnoRFlinkorifthenavigationswitchisnot

usedfor2minutes.

How to power ON and OFF

A long press (approximately 2 seconds) on the navigation switch will power the unit ON. The firstindicationthatthepowerhasbeenturnedonisthepresenceoftheRCElectronicslogo.Afteryouseethelogo,releasetheswitch. Ifthepress istoolongtheunitwillswitchOFFduetoasafetyfeaturetopreventunintendedpoweron.

To switchOFF, simply apply a longpresson thenavigation switchuntil theunit turnsOFF. If flight isdetected,youareaskedifyouwishtofinishtheflight.


Firmware update

DownloadthelatestFWfromourWEBsite(www.rc-electronics.org).Copythelatestfirmwarefileandrenameittofwwithextension.bin.(fw.bin)

• SavetheupdatefiletotherootoftheSDcard(youshouldseeRCfolderandtheupdatefile).

• InserttheSDcardtotheRCT3000unit.

• PowertheRCT3000ON.Youwillseethe“Updating…”page.Whenupdateisfinished(after3seconds),theunitwillpowerOFFautomatically.PoweritONagainandyouarereadytousethenewfirmware.

Revision history

January2012 Initialreleaseofownermanual.May2012 Addedinfirmwarev1.4

-automaticpowerofffunction-tasksaveoption-altitudevoicemessagesaddedinVOICEsetup-addedVARIOsetup

October2013 AddedXCsoaring,F3F,F3Bdistance,F3Bspeedandthermaltask.NewoptionsunderSETUPmenu.

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Le jardin d’entreprises de Sologne F - 41300 SELLES-SAINT-DENIS

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