Virtualfly COMPOSS User manual

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1. PACKAGE LIST
A) COMPOSS
B) Allen key
C) Replacement tags
D) Fine tip marker
COMPOSS
USER'S MANUAL
Rev. . - January 

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COMPOSS | User's manual
2. ASSEMBLY
Mount on an iron surface
COMPOSS has  magnets to get secured on the panels that have a
magnetic metal surface.
Mount on a non iron surface
Remove the compass' bottom plate, unscrewing the  screws: one in the front
and one in the back, using the allen key (B).
Screw using  screws (not included) the bottom plate to desired surface. Re-
assemble the compass with the  screws previously removed.
Connect the USB cable to the computer where the flight simulator software is running.
If you cannot or don't want to screw on the surface where you want to place
the compass, you can use double sided adhesive tape or adhesive velcro
(not included).
Apply the adhesive on the bottom plate without removing it from the compass.

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3. ADJUSTMENTS
Aircraft may have an eect on the magnetic values of the compass.
Therefore, you have a marker (D) to be able to write these variations on the front labels.
You also have a replacement set of labels (C), in case you decide to change the simulated aircraft.
As the COMPOSS control interacts with any computer as a normal HID device (Joystick), this makes it compatible with any FLIGHT SIMULATOR software.
The following tables tell how to configurate the COMPOSS on the most popular FLIGHT SIMULATOR software, FSX-PreparD and X-Plane.
4. CONFIGURATION ON FLIGHT SIMULATION SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION:
. Connect your COMPOSS
device to a free USB port of the
FSX/PREPARD computer.
. Download and extract VF-
ControlPanel software in your
Desktop folder. Available at:
www.virtual-fly.com/en/
downloads
. Download and install FSUIPC
module in your FSX/PREPARD.
Registration is not required.
Available at: www.virtual-fly.
com/en/downloads
INSTALLATION:
. Connect your COMPOSS
device to a free USB port
of the X-Plane computer.
. Download and extract
VF-ControlPanel
software in your Desktop
folder. Available at:
www.virtual-fly.com/en/
downloads
COMPOSS Configuration on X-Plane 11
COMPOSS Configuration onFSX/PREPAR3D
ACTIVATION:
. Execute VF-ControlPanel software
and check if COMPOSS device
estatus is "Connected".
(Note that VF-ControlPanel
software has to keep running
while using COMPOSS device.)
. Execute FSX/PREPARD and check
on VF-ControlPanel if FSX/P3D
status is "Connected".
. Load a flight and check that
Compass value indicated in
the aircraft match with the value
indicated on COMPOSS device.
ACTIVATION:
. Execute VF-ControlPanel software
and check if COMPOSS device
estatus is "Connected".
(Note that VF-ControlPanel
software has to keep running
while using COMPOSS device.)
. Execute X-Plane  and load a
flight
. Check if Compass value
indicated on X-Plane aircraft
match with the value indicated
on COMPOSS device.

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6. TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM SOLUTION
1. VF-ControlPanel does
not show "Connected" in
COMPOSS Status
although COMPOSS is
plugged in the computer.
Make sure COMPOSS device is
recognized by the computer, go to
"Control panel"->"Devices and printer".
Virtual Fly - COMPOSS device should
be shown there. If it is not shown, try
connecting the COMPOSS to a different
USB port or through a powered USB HUB.
2. VF-ControlPanel does
not show "Connected" in
FSX/P3D Status.
Make sure you have FSUIPC module
installed on FSX/PREPAR3D and FSX/
PREPAR3D is running when you check
this point.
3. When COMPOSS
device is plugged in
a USB port, after find
the initial position, the
position shown is not
"North".
COMPOSS is not properly calibrated.
Execute VF-ControlPanel, go to "open
calibration panel" and follow the
instructions for COMPOSS calibration.
4. The indicated compass
position shown in
the FSX/PREPAR3D
or X-Plane 11 aircraft
differs from the position
indicated on COMPOSS
device.
Make sure you are comparing Compass
instrument in the FSX/PREPAR3D or
X-Plane 11 aircraft and not the Gyro/HSI
instrument. If the position differs, execute
VF-ControlPanel, go to "open calibration
panel" and follow the instructions for
COMPOSS calibration.
5. VF-CONTROL PANEL
- Refresh: Performs a device and software scan.
- Backlight: Control for Composs backlight activation and deactivation.
- Open calibration panel: A guided step by step calibration process for
Composs calibration.
Note that Composs device is calibrated in factory and this process is not
required unless Composs is not properly calibrated.
- Test: Let the user test the Composs device and calibration.