Syride SYS'GPS User manual

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syride
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SYS’GPS
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Guide d’utilisation : p1
User guide : p21
Manual de usuario : p43
Benutzerhandbuch : p65

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Foreword
Welcome in the community of Syriders ! Your SYS'GPS is an extra light instrument with the
most recent technologies, which will able you to improve yourself and monitor your improvements.
You will also be able to build a unique and highly detailed online flight book. Your practice of
paragliding is going to take a new dimension with the SYS'GPS !
As a member of the community, you will be a key player in the evolution and continuous
improvement if the instrument. Sensors inside the SYS'GPS allows the development of future
features. We encourage you to share your suggestions for your greater satisfaction.
Syride whishes you beautiful flights.

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Contents
I. Setup the SYS PC Tool .........................................................................24
II. Place the instrument...........................................................................25
III. Recharging the battery……………………………………………………….…………..26
IV. Configure your device…………………………………………………….……………….27
V. Advanced configuration......................................................................29
VI. Customize your screens and vario sound...........................................29
VII. Height above ground …………………………………………………………………….. 31
VIII. Screens when flying ............................................................................32
IX. Information about GPS state ..............................................................33
X. Display and delete a flight ..................................................................34
XI. Warnings and reset .............................................................................35
XII. Transfer your flights............................................................................36
XIII. Parameters ..........................................................................................39
XIV. Suggestion of use ................................................................................40
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I. Setup the SYS PC Tool
1. Download the lastest version of the
SYS PC Tool by checking the following
website :
http://www.syride.com/en/software
2. Follow the instructions to install it on
your computer.
3. Once installed, an icon shows in the
task bar. It detects when your
instrument is connected.
4. The software will automatically start
with your operating system.
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II. Place the instrument
1. Syride suggests to place your
instrument on the risers. 2 velcros
ables you to place it on any existing
riser. Take care not to « lock » your
rope or pulley accelerator.This position
ables you to manipulate the instrument
while flying without releasing the
brakes.
We recommend you to insert a
protection between the velcro and
your riser in order to avoid the
abrasion of it.
2. Velcros also allow placing the
instrument on a cockpit in thigh (with
extension) or on the wrist.
3. You can secure your instrument by
using the strap provided for this
purpose.
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III. Recharging the battery
1. Simply connect your instrument’s USB
to a computer. A light shows the right
loading of the device.
2. Your instrument will display
“Charging…” and the percentage of
charge. To complete, a charge requires
2 hours.
3. Disconnect USB to stop the charge.
Your instrument has a Li-ion battery,
which has no memory effect.
4. When your instrument will start the
battery icon needs 10 seconds to be
stable.
Charging…
54%

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IV. Configure your device
1. Push the central button to start your
instrument.
2. Go to screen #5 with left and right
buttons, and confirm by clicking on
central button. The number of the
screen is displayed on the top right of it.
3. The first screen shows some
informations about your instrument.
4. Next screen ables you to setup the
sound volume.
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5 5 5
SYS’GPS
Battery : 100%
Memory : 52%
Version : 1.15
S/N : 20142013

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5. The 2 next screens ables you to setup
rising and falling threshold of the vario.
6. You can turn ON or OFF the backlight
of your instrument on the next screen.
Warning : backlight reduces the
instrument’s autonomy.
7. Last screen is to go back to main
screen (#1)
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V. Advanced configuration
Connect your device to a computer with the SYS PC Tool, you get access to advanced setup.
You can :
•Adjust the security alarm based on the G-meter.
•Modify the filtering time (integration) of the vario.
•Choose the units and the language of your instrument.
•Change any setup that is changeable inside the instrument.
An explanation of those functions is explained here: https://www.syride.com/en/support
For this : 1) Turn-on the instrument and connect it to your computer
2) From SYS PC Tool, click on “configure my instrument” icon.
3) Change whatever you want.
4) Click on Send parameters.
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VI. Customize your screens and vario sound
With SYS’GPS, you can fully customize screens 1 and 2, as well as your vario sound!
To customize your screen (tutorial video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3lfZWiS13M ) :
1) Go to : http://www.syride.com/en/ssctool/GPS
2) Customize your screen by selecting an item with is font size and units, and then drag and
drop it to the screen.
3) Download the config file to your computer.
4) Turn-on your instrument, and connect it to your computer.
5) On SYS PC Tool, click on “Send a file to my Instrument” icon.
6) Select the config file you just downloaded before and disconnect your instrument, done.
The vario sound setup follows the same principle, follow here: https://www.syride.com/en/variosetup

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VII. Height above ground
The SYS’GPS is able to tell you how high from the ground you are thanks to topography data
recorded by the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission realized in 2000 by Endeavour space
shuttle (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Radar_Topography_Mission ).
To send topography data into your instrument :
1) You must go to our dedicated webpage: https://www.syride.com/en/topography
2) Then move the red rectangle to your selected fly area, and download the data.
3) Turn on and connect your SYS’GPS with the USB cable.
4) Then go in the SYS PC Tool, and click on the “Send a file to my instrument” icon, and
select the file you previously downloaded.
5) Wait until the end ot the file upload and restart your instrument.
Caution, height above the ground has a precision of ±20m, plus
the GPS precision (a few meters).
To display your height above ground, this information must be included in your screen
configuration (see previous chapter) and you need GPS reception.
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VIII. Screens when flying
1. Screens #1 and #2 shows the
informations you previously choosed.
2. Pressing the central button will turn
OFF and ON the sound of the vario.
This is usefull when you need to
concentrate on a transition or when
landing.
3. Press the central button on the screen
#3 in order to save your current GPS
position. Screen #3 then shows the
distance and gain from this point.
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IX. Information about GPS state
The GPS fix after a long period of inactivity, or after an important change in geographical
position, can take up to 10 minutes. It is recommended to be outdoor in order to ease the
first GPS fix.
We suggest you to turn ON your instrument a few minutes before taking-off until GPS
fixes.
1. GPS state is shown with the bargraph
on the top center of the screen :
Blinking = GPS not ready
Low level signal
Medium level signal
High level signal
Optimum level signal
2. The plane icon on the top left of the
screen indicates wether a flight is
beeing recorded or not. The vario
automatically detects when you’re
flying.
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X. Display and delete a flight
1. Go to screen #4 and press the central
button to enter the flights list.
2. You will see here every recorded
flights, with some informations about
this flight.
3. To delete a flight, press the central
button and confirm your action when
you’re asked to.
4. Come back to the main flight screens
by pushing on “BACK”
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Vol # 1
Date : 01/02/14
Time : 12h35
Flight time : 01h37
Alt max : 1346m
Vario max : 5.4m/s

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XI. Warnings and reset
If this happens, be sure the instrument’s memory is not full, and check the
battery is charged enough.
To protect from flights corruption, your instrument will automatically stop
recording the flight if the battery is too low, or if memory is almost full. This
is indicated when the plane icon on the top left of the screen is blinking
with a cross over it
If the G-Meter exceeds the value selected in advanced parameters (2.5g is the
default value), a highly noisy sound will activate (even if the sound is turned-off).
If ever your instrument would be stuck (unresponsive to buttons), plug the device
to your computer with the USB cable and press the reset button with a needle in
the hole on the back of the instrument (keeping the USB plugged).
2.5g
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XII. Transfer your flights
1. Be sure you’ve installed the SYS-PC-
Tool software on your computer
(https://www.syride.com/en/software)
2. Turn on and connect your instrument
with the USB cable.
3. Click on Account configuration icon.
4. The IGC/GPX and KML files are
systematically duplicated on your
computer.
To use the advanced flight analyzer on
syride.com, you must enter your email
and password of your Syride account
(create one on http://www.syride.com)
Make sure "Use the advanced logbook
from Syride.com” is selected to upload
your flights and click “OK”.
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5. Press the “Download recorded
flights” icon, and your flights will be
sent from the instrument to your
computer and the online flight book.
You can have access to the files on
your computer by clicking on File/open
local directory.
6. You can modify your flight information
(e.g. name, used glide, take off site and
the type of flight) by clicking on the red
pen and validate your modification with
the green arrow.
7. To watch your track, click on the
picture.
8. You can make your flight invisible for
the Syride community by clicking on the
eye icon on the top right. It will stay on
your profile but the Syride users won’t
be able to see it.
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9. You can look at your personal evolution on the flight page through location and time.
You can also compare your stats and performances to the other riders.

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XIII. Parameters
Here is a list of parameters preprogrammed in your instrument in order to improve its use and
autonomy:
•Flights less than a minute will be automatically deleted by the SYS PC Tool.
•When flying, your instrument will automatically stop recording the flight if neither a
ground speed nor a vario is detected.
•Your instrument will automatically turn OFF if a 20 minutes inactivity is detected, unless
you’re flying.
•The SYS’GPS is able to record 75h of flights.
•The SYS’GPS is able to record 30 flights.
•G-Meter alarm is set to 2.5g by default.
•Time and date setup is thanks to the GPS (to get the GMT) and your computer (to apply the
timezone).
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XIV. Suggestion of use
•We suggest you to turn-on your instrument while preparing your flight in order to be
sure you get the GPS fix before starting your flight.
•Use the strap to secure your instrument while flying.
•Electromagnetic perturbations from antennas can disturb GPS signal
•If the SYS'GPS is very hot and you fly in very cold air, fog can appear on the screen. It will
dissipate within minutes.
•Only use the backlight if required. Otherwise the autonomy will decrease significantly.
•A Factory Reset from SYS PC Tool (Settings icon Repair button) allows you to get your
instrument back to default state (every recorded flight will be deleted).
•When you connect your instrument to a USB charger, the battery will start charging, even if
the instrument is turned-off.