........................... 5 2 Turning Oudie 3 on and off ........................... 6 3 Upgrading firmware ........................... 6 4 Running Oudie 3 software for the first time ........................... 8 5 Using vario ........................... 12 6 Copying files to Oudie 3 ........................... 12 7 Learning to use Oudie 3 ...........................
Introduction Oudie 34.50 Company Naviter is dedicated to solving glider pilot's problems and Oudie 3 is one of the answers in this challenge. It´s intended use is helping para-glider, hang glider and other pilots navigate during leisure, cross country and competition flights.
Connect the USB cable to an external Power Pack battery or PC (slow cha rg e). Fast charge with the wall charger take about 6 hours to fully charge the Oudie 3 status in about 6 hours. Slow charge will take about 10 hours to fully charge the battery.
Getting started This topic wants to cover some of the basic things you need to know about how to use your Oudie 3. If this is the first time you are using Oudie 3 please take a few moments to read about the basics about...
Oudie 3 Turning Oudie 3 on and off To turn the Oudie 3 ON press the power button for 1 second. In order to prevent turning on the device by accident you have to press the confirm button in five seconds.
Getting Started Using vario Oudie 3 features an excellent vario. It is the best vario you can find on the market. It is extremely accurate and responsive at the same time. You can control the audio settings of the vario on the Menu >...
This is by far the most efficient way to learn Oudie 3 software. What it does is it replays an already flown flight and enables you to see the data you would have been looking at if you had Oudie 3 with you on the particular flight.
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You can have separate setups for each of your gliders or type of flying. Here's how it works. 1. When you first ran Oudie 3, a Default profile was created. Anything you have changed in the application was stored to this profile. Now comes a day when you fly the another glider with a significantly different polar than the one you have used previously.
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"Highlight nearest airspace" and it is assigned to the "Nearest airspace - Horizontally" by default. If you touch a Navbox which has this action assigned to it, Oudie 3 will highlight the airspace in question. It will link the glider with the airspace and display the distance from the glider to the airspace.
2.10 Entering and flying the tasks This is a tutorial about entering the task in Oudie 3. We have had the privilege to look over the shoulder many impressively experienced pilots who have found a very difficult way to enter a task into Oudie3.
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Task dialog, select start point and press Goto. Statistics will be reset, when you cross the start line again. Flying the task To navigate during the task use all of the featues that are made available to you through Oudie 3 software: Map pages...
Getting Started 2.12 Using Thermal Assistant Thermal assistant is a feature of Oudie 3 which should help you get centered in a lift more quickly if you decide to follow its instructions. Thermal assistant analyses the lift in your thermal. It calculates the average and follows how strongly the vario values change in each circle.
Oudie 3 Map page Map view is the main Oudie 3 window. It contains the following elements: Glider position Arrow towards the North Wind vector Vector map Flight trace Terrain collision Airspace warning Navboxes Animation speed Command bar A function is assigned to each one of these elements. It is described in the chapters you will access by following the above links.
Arrow towards the North Map orientation on Oudie 3 is not always "North up" It can be anything, therefore the North arrow is always pointed in the direction of true North. By tapping the North arrow a menu will open up where you can select any of the other possible Map orientations.
Oudie 3 uses the CIT maps to display terrain and topographic features. These are the same maps also used in the desktop version of SeeYou. Maps for the whole world are preloaded on Oudie 3 already. Just turn it on and you will have a map.
Map page Airspace warning Oudie 3 tries to estimate your position in the future and give you comprehensive warnings before you enter airspace. Please read How Airspace warning works from the Getting Started chapter. Navboxes Oudie 3 supports several Navigation boxes. You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display, how large they should be and where they should be located.
Map page. Pocket PC reaches its limits here. Slider allows you to quickly jump to a point within the flight. Command bar The bottom line of Oudie 3 window is the Menu. It is optional (it can be disabled through Settings > Miscellaneous What it does is it adds 5 more shortcut buttons available in addition to all the hardware buttons on the Oudie 3 device.
The Settings button in the Menu opens the Settings dialog where all of the preferences of Oudie 3 can be setup. Note that some settings like Map and Navboxes are separate for Map 1 and Map 2 views while others like Units, Commands etc.
The Zoom dialog lets you choose from several predefined values (depending on the units). The value represents the width of the Oudie 3 window. 0.1km, ... 2km, 5km ... 35km, 50km ... are fixed zoom settings. Setting represents the width of the Map window.
Map view 6.11.1 List edit Entering the task is best done in list view. Open the keyboard to start entering waypoint name. Oudie 3 will automatically suggest the first waypoint in alphabetical order. Use the right/left button to change waypoint name in alphabetical vicinity of what you had entered. Please read the Gettings Started chapter...
A warning dialog will be issued if finish altitude is set to zero. This is to protect you from making final glides to the wrong altitude. 6.11.2 Map edit The same simple philosophy from graphical task editing in SeeYou has been implemented in the Oudie 3 software. Tap & Move anywhere except on a waypoint to move the map.
Radius1, Angle1, Radius2 and Angle2 will setup the sector in the same way as already used to in the desktop version of SeeYou. Assigned Area check box tells Oudie 3 the type of task Line only can be selected for start and finish points only.
Task deadline time You can put task deadline here. Oudie 3 will give you a warning 15 minutes before Task deadline time. Asigned area task time is essential for flying the Assigned Area tasks. It is used to calculate required speed to finish as well as time difference on task.
6.21 Logbook The logbook displays a list of flights written by your Oudie 3. It also displays information about the glider and the pilot if it is stored in the IGC file.
Settings The Settings dialog has an array of Pages where all of the Oudie 3 preferences can be setup. Note that some settings like Map and Navboxes are separate for Map 1 and Map 2 views while others like Units, Commands etc.
Oudie 3 Navboxes Navigational boxes are one of the most important parts of Oudie 3. They show all parameters of flight. You have full control over which Navboxes you wish to display, how large and how transparent they should be and where they should be located. Note that each Navbox can also function as a button if you assign an "Action"...
(with a shortcut to show the Thermal Assistant regardless of the variables) 7.11 Polar The Polar dialog lets you enter your glider polar data into Oudie 3. These data is essential for performing the final glide calculations. You can access a list of pre-generated polars by clicking on the "List..." button.
Settings 7.13 Fonts The fonts dialog allows you to change preferences of the fonts in Oudie 3. Choose one Item, then change Font, Size, Color, Bold, Underline and Italic preferences. See an example in the Sample panel at the bottom of the dialog.
The input dialog lets you choose from three different input methods for displaying a flight in Oudie 3. GPS/Vario is what you will want to use in the air. In normal circumstances all you need to do is turned on Oudie 3 and the communication will run automatically.
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Selecting multiple waypoint and airspace files. It is possible to select more than one waypoint and more than one airspace file in Oudie 3. Maps are preloaded for the whole world. You don't have to change those at any time.
CIT files from your PDA will be listed etc. 7.18 Log Oudie 3 does also log a flight and produces an IGC file. It can however be analyzed in SeeYou or similar software after the flight. This dialog lets you enter the Header information for the flights recorded with Oudie 3. Information on Pilot, Copilot, Competition ID, Glider and Class is collected here.
7.19.1 Manage languages In this dialog you can see which language files are installed on your Oudie 3 and what versions they carry. A language file version must be the same as the installed application version or else, the translations won't work.
7.21 Hardware GPS data dialog If you will confirm Popup ?Flight properties dialog? Oudie 3 will open this dialog before you will start your flight. Port settings... opens up the COM options dialog. Terminal... button opens up a dialog where NMEA input can be monitored.
Oudie 3 7.21.1 Terminal This dialog allows you to see what data Oudie 3 is receiving through the COM port. It may be very useful for debugging any problems related to GPS input. The upper edit box allows you to enter commands and sending them with the Send... button.
Oudie firmware By default Oudie 3 software will run automatically when you turn on the Oudie 3. If you exit Oudie 3 software (through Menu > Next > Exit) then you will end up in an environment where you can setup some basic things on the Oudie 3.
Auto OFF allows you to save battery life by selecting after which time the screen Backlight is automatically switched off. Default setting is "Always ON". Auto backlight checkbox allows Oudie 3 to adapt it´s Backlight according to the light conditions as seen by the sensor on the back of the device.
The checkbox allows you to select whether or not the software will run automatically after the Oudie 3 has been switched on or reset. You can use the "..." button to determine which software will be run when pressing the Oudie 3 icon on the main menu (or started if automatic start is enabled).
This option allows you to select how Oudie 3 behaves when connected to PC with that USB cable. In Mass Storage mode Oudie 3 will become a logical drive when connected to PC. After you plug in the USB cable you will be asked whether or not you wish to "Connect to PC" or "Charge Battery". If you choose to "Connect to PC"...
Usually in office conditions, you will be using your Oudie 3 with the included stylus. However in flight this is a pain. Stylus is small, Oudie 3 is shaking, so taping the screen is pretty inaccurate. The stylus could get lost really quickly. Oudie 3 is therefore designed to be used with fingers (gloves) rather than the stylus.
Using the system improperly could cause failure and lead to possible property damage and/or personal injury. Naviter assumes no responsibility for property damage, accidents, injury or death that may result from the misuse of this device/equipment. This includes any use of this device/equipment outside the scope of common sense, the User Manual, inserts and other related documentation.
Naviter company warrants your Oudie 3 against defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from date of purchase invoice. The warranty is non-transferable. Should any part of the Oudie 3 become defective within the warranty period return the Oudie 3 with a description of what/why it is not functioning and we will repair or replace it, at our discretion, free of charge (you pay only shipping to Naviter).
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