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  • Page 1

    Copyright © 2004 Eagle Tree Sy stems, LLC User Manual for the Seagull Glide Wireless D ashboard Telemetry System and Recorder Patent Pending Document Version 3.1 Please read this manual before using y our new system. Thank you for your purchase! This i nstruction manual will guide you through the installation and op eration of your Seagull Glide W[...]

  • Page 2

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 2 3. If desire d, configure t he Seagull s ystem with your PC, as d escribed the Advanced set up instructio ns below. 4. Bench and range tes t your mod el, and have fun! Your Seagull Glid e syste m has be en pre-configured for the follo wing options: Var iometer, Airspeed, Altitude , Climbra te[...]

  • Page 3

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 3 NOTE : Additional P itot Tub e kits are available for purchase on our website. Method A: If the airp lane’s fusela ge is relativel y sealed, with no large “ram” air o penings in the nose of the p lane, you c an likel y obtain good readings b y just leaving t he static airsp eed conne ct[...]

  • Page 4

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 4 1. Remove the Record er’s case to p. 2. T here is a pr edrilled hole to accommodate an e xternal altit ude tube. Look at the back o f your recorder c over, and use an x- acto knife to carefully cut t he lab el around the hole. 3. You can now install a n external altimeter tube to the nipple[...]

  • Page 5

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 5 elevator b y monitoring the p itch of t he aircraft, which require s an additional p robe to be mounted. T he Seagull Glid e system uses t he airspeed pitot tube for total energy calc ulatio ns, requiring no additio nal tube. The vario meter pro duces a varying tone, which cha nges as y ou as[...]

  • Page 6

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 6 sinkrate, the variometer will start to sound, as d escribed in th e “Variometer ” section abo ve. Pressing up/do wn arrows chan ges this para meter. • “Vario Climbra te” – this setting contro ls the minimum climbr ate. W hen you ascend at a rate greater than this cli mbrate, the v[...]

  • Page 7

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 7 Advanced Installation and Setup Instructions This section d escribes more advanced setup and configurati on. A co mputer is require d for this section, a nd so me features listed require optional acce ssories. Installing Temperature Sensor(s) If you purchased optional T emperat ure Sensors, y[...]

  • Page 8

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 8 magnet bei ng in the rig ht polarit y. We have rec eived prob lem repor ts of RPM re ading err ors when the RP M sensor is mounted ver y near the ma gneto of spark engine s, so we reco mmend mounting it 18 0 degrees a way fro m the magneto, or as far awa y as possible. Installing the R PM Sen[...]

  • Page 9

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 9 Connection of t he ‘Y’ cab les is si mple: connect t he center ( male) keyed connector of the ‘Y’ to o ne of the 4 ke yed slots servo slots i n the reco rder (see Fig ure 1), c onnect the remain ing male connecto r one of t he channel s on your r eceiver, and connect the female ‘Y?[...]

  • Page 10

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 10 Windows 9 8SE™ and Wi ndow s Millenniu m™ : When t he Recorder is first connected to the USB por t, the New Hard ware Wizard will likely ap pear. Follo w the steps in the Wizar d, choo sing the options to allow Windo ws to find the a ppropria te drivers for the Record er – these d rive[...]

  • Page 11

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 11 • Left Joystic k controls ele vator and r udder, and Right Joystick co ntrols thro ttle and ailero ns. Setting the “Stop on Full” Feature After you co mplete the Ne w Mo del Wiza rd for the first ti me, you will be p rompted to choose whether you want the reco rder to write over its da[...]

  • Page 12

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 12 Seagull Trans mitter Ty pe : Selec t either the F CC US T ransmitter ( red case) or the EU transmitter (gold ca se) depending on which syste m you ha ve. Seagull ID: The W izard automaticall y generate s an ID for your Seagul l system, which yo u can change in t he wizard. The Sea gull ID un[...]

  • Page 13

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 13 NOTE : See the “Servo” section b elow for in formation on Se rvo setup. NOTE : If you have a Fli ght Syste m and select Climbrate, se e the “Con figuring Cli mbrate Alar ms” section be low. To enable a “High Alar m” for a p arameter, meaning that the alar m should activate if t h[...]

  • Page 14

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 14 Figure 4 Figure 5 Configuring Variometer Alarms If you wish to configure climbrate and/or sinkrate alar ms for variometer s upport, c lick the Vario meter button in t he alarms sec tion. Note that the Climbrate b utton will only appear when the Climbrate p ara meter is selected a nd Enab led[...]

  • Page 15

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 15 To invoke Live Mode, first ensure that your Dashboa rd is rece iving data fro m the transmit ter. T hen, connect the Dashboard to USB, and click the Live Mo de button o n the Ap p. A window may displa y asking you whether to recor d the Live Mod e data. After choosing thi s option, Li ve Mod[...]

  • Page 16

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 16 IMPO RTANT: The Reco rder’ s battery indicator should be used as a guide only: you need to verify that the LED gives ac curate re sults w ith your sy stem, and you ne ed to make sure that yo ur bat tery’s cha rge state is sufficient befo re flying under the appropr iate loa ds. WARNING: [...]

  • Page 17

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 17 • Graphical a nd/or Num eric Tem peratures – T he app lication can displa y up to two T empera ture readings in either instrume nt or numeric for mat. • Graphical a nd/or Num eric RPM – The app lication displa ys RPM rea dings in either instrument or numeric for mat. • Graphical J [...]

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    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 18 ERROR_LOW _BAT _RESTART – the reco rder has been r estarted due to a brownout, ERROR_SER VO_G LITCH_MI SSED – a ser vo pulse wa s missing, ERROR_SER VO_G LITCH_SHORT – a servo pulse was s horter than 74 0uSec, ERROR_SER VO_G LITCH_LONG – a servo p ulse was lo nger than 2.2 5mSec, Tim[...]

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    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 19 • Make sure that under C hoose What to Log in the a pp, you ha ve checked RP M. • Make sure that t he RPM se nsor is plugged into t he correc t slot on the rec order (should be the botto m slot next to t he temp sensors). • Connect the rec order to the computer and lau nch the app. The[...]

  • Page 20

    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 20 Eagle Tree Systems SEA-01 (900 MHz, 200 mW System) Contains FCC ID: OUR-9X TEND (900 MHz, 1 Watt System) Contains FCC ID: OUR-X BEEPRO (2.4 GHz System) Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE FCC Radiation Exp osure Statement Regarding th e FCC Certified 900 MHz and 2.4 GH[...]

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    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 21 Temperature Range: 0 – 140 degrees F TX Antenna: Articulatin g Rubber A ntenna with MM CX Pigtail Power: Power taken from Reco rder/Receiver batter y Current Dra w: Trans mitter + Recorder , average 25 0 milliamp FCC/CE 2.4 GHz, 10 0mW Tra nsmitter Frequency Ra nge: 2.4GHz Operating Ran ge[...]

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    Copyright © 2003- 2005 Eag le Tree Syste ms, LLC Page 22 • The Soft ware included with the Flig ht Data Reco rder. See the Software license agree ment for more information o n Soft ware restrictions. • Problems t hat result fro m: o External ca uses such as accid ent, ab use, misuse, or prob lems with electrica l po wer o Servicing not authori[...]