Ready for action – Eagle Tree Pro, Glide, Flight and Boat Seagull Wireless Telemetry and Data Recorder User Manual

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rate greater than this sinkrate, the variometer will start to sound, as described in the “Variometer”
section above. Pressing up/down arrows changes this parameter.

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“Vario Climbrate” – this setting controls the minimum climbrate. When you ascend at a rate greater than this
climbrate, the variometer will start to sound, as described in the “Variometer” section above. Pressing up/down
arrows changes this parameter.

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“Vario Freq Shift” – This setting changes the amount the pitch changes as the climbrate increases/decreases. If
you are not hearing enough change, increase this parameter, and vice versa for too much frequency change.

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“Total Energy %” – this adjusts the scaling of the Total Energy Compensation calculation. 100% means that
Kinetic Energy is converted into Potential Energy directly, i.e., any change in airspeed is assumed to directly
negate any change in altitude. Less than 100% reduces the degree which airspeed change affects Total Energy,
and increasing it above 100% increases the amount.

Ready for Action

Now that you have completed basic installation and configuration of the Seagull system, it’s time to actually use it.

Power on your vehicle as you normally would, turning on your radio transmitter before powering up the vehicle. The
Recorder’s LED should blink normally (one flash repeating) after powering up the vehicle.

NOTE: Always wait 15 seconds after powering down your Recorder, before powering it back on. This will ensure
that the Recorder and transmitter start properly.

Next, power on your Dashboard. Since the Dashboard calibrates several of the parameters on powerup, always turn on
your vehicle first, then turn on your Dashboard (or turn the Dashboard power off and on after you vehicle is turned on).

At this point, the Dashboard should display live data. By default, the dashboard will display Temperature 1, RPM (using
1 magnet), Variometer, Airspeed, Altitude, Climbrate, Receiver voltage, received packet percentage, and signal strength.
Other parameters may be displayed (and alarms programmed) by connecting the unit to a PC and running the Windows
application. See the Advanced section for instructions for reconfiguration.

If the Dashboard displays “No Signal”, consult the Troubleshooting section below.

Once the Seagull system is communicating, consider how you will mount and use the Dashboard. The Dashboard can
be mounted to your radio transmitter, using the supplied plastic clip with adhesive. Just remove the adhesive backing
from the clip, mount the clip on the back of the dashboard, and clip the ring around your radio’s antenna. You can further
stabilize the dashboard with a strip of Velcro on the dashboard’s bottom. Or, just hand the dashboard your crew or buddy
to monitor your run, or just place it in your shirt pocket. It is a very bad idea to take your eyes off your model
during operation!

DON’T FORGET TO “ANTENNA DOWN” RANGE CHECK YOUR VEHICLE AFTER INSTALLATION, AS
DESCRIBED IN YOUR RADIO MANUAL.

Happy flying!