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11 CONFIGURATION
11 Configuration
XCSoar is a highly configurable glide computer and can be customised to suit a wide variety of
preferences and user requirements. This section describes the configuration settings and options.
Scope of configuration
Several features of XCSoar can be customised:
• Modifying configuration settings. This is the sort of configuration most likely to be performed
by users; and this is given the greatest attention in this document.
• Changing the language, or even just to change the wording of text in the user interface.
• Changing the button assignments and button menus. This allows the content and structure
of the button menu to be changed.
• Changing or adding actions performed when glide computer events take place.
• Defining how long status messages appear and sounds to be played when those messages
occur.
Describing all of these is beyond the scope of this document.
Profiles and settings
There are a large set of configuration settings that may be customised from the Settings dialog
accessible from the menu under
CONF Setup system
You are strongly discouraged from changing these settings during flight. All changes
to the settings should be performed on the ground so that their desired effect on the
programs behaviour can be verified.
The settings dialog contains several pages. Once changes have been made, click the Close button
on the screen or PWR/ESC to close the dialog and return the program back to normal map mode.
Configuration settings are automatically saved to the profile xcsoar-registry.prf. To create a
new profile, copy this file and rename it. The new profile can be chosen at next system start.
It is recommended to create a new profile in order not to loose the configuration settings after
a system crash.
See 12 for a description of the data formats of files referred to in the settings. Where no file is to
be used, the field can be left blank. File name fields in forms show files that match a file extension
filter. This makes it much easier to find and select the correct file.
Safety lock
A safety feature is available to prevent settings being modified in flight. This optionally prevents
the configuration settings dialog from starting if the aircraft is in flight. This can be set on page
‘Interface’ in field ‘Safety lock’.
XCSoar Manual (Altair version) • XCSoar-A-EN 92
- Manual (Altair version) 1
- Revision history 3
- Warnings and precautions 3
- Legal notices 3
- Contents 4
- • XCSoar-A-EN iv 5
- • XCSoar-A-EN vi 7
- 1 Introduction 8
- Start-up and user profiles 9
- Splash screen 9
- 1.4 Through-life support 10
- 1.5 Using XCSoar safely 11
- 2 User Interface 12
- 2.1 Button labels and menus 13
- 2.1.1 NAV menu 14
- 2.1.2 DISP menu 15
- 2.1.3 Pan mode 15
- 2.1.4 CONF menu 16
- 2.1.5 INFO Menu 16
- Default buttons 17
- Dynamic menu labels 17
- 2.2 InfoBoxes 18
- 2.3 Dialog windows 18
- • XCSoar-A-EN 12 19
- 2.3.7 Screen Brightness 20
- 2.3.8 Setup MacCready 20
- 2.3.9 Basic Settings 20
- 2.3.10 Wind Settings 20
- • XCSoar-A-EN 14 21
- 2.4 Status messages 22
- 2.5 Status dialog 22
- Aircraft 23
- • XCSoar-A-EN 18 25
- 2.6 Text entry 26
- 2.7 Sounds 27
- 2.8 Screen 27
- 2.9 Help system 27
- 3 Display Elements 28
- 3.3 Glider symbol 29
- 3.4 Trail 30
- 3.5 Glide range 31
- 3.6 Map elements 31
- Waypoints 32
- Terrain and topology 32
- 3.7 Markers 33
- 3.8 Active task elements 33
- 3.9 Thermal profile 34
- 3.10 Other 34
- GPS not connected 35
- GPS waiting for fix 35
- Final glide 35
- 4 Cross Country Tasks 36
- • XCSoar-A-EN 30 37
- 4.2 Task Editor 38
- • Save only Only save task 39
- • Task type Standard or AAT 40
- • Distance Task distance 40
- • XCSoar-A-EN 34 41
- Page: Waypoints 42
- • XCSoar-A-EN 36 43
- Page: Rules 44
- 4.3 Task calculator 45
- 4.4 Waypoint Browser 46
- 4.5 Waypoint Info 47
- −100%, the target is located 48
- 4.7 OnLine Contest 49
- 4.8 Logger 50
- Setup Logger 51
- 5 Glide Computer 52
- 5.2 MacCready settings 53
- 5.3 Glide polar 54
- 5.4 Basic settings 55
- 5.5 Speed to fly 56
- 5.6 Safety heights 57
- = 0), adjusted for 58
- 5.7 Final glide calculator 59
- +/− 500 meters 60
- 5.9 Task speed estimation 61
- 5.10 Optimal cruise track 62
- Analysis Show 63
- 5.12 Flight notifications 64
- 5.13 Sunlight and time 64
- 6 Atmosphere and Instruments 65
- 6.2 Air data inputs 66
- 6.3 Wind display 66
- 6.4 Wind estimation 66
- 6.5 Wind settings dialog 67
- 6.6 Thermal locator 68
- 6.7 Convection forecast 69
- • XCSoar-A-EN 64 71
- 7.1 Airspace display 72
- 7.2 Incursion events 73
- 7.3 Airspace warning levels 73
- 7.4 Airspace warning dialog 74
- 7.6 Airspace Info dialog 75
- 7.7 Airspace Browser dialog 76
- • XCSoar-A-EN 70 77
- 7.8 Analysis dialog: Airspace 78
- 7.9 FLARM traffic display 79
- • Green for level 0 80
- • Yellow for level 1 80
- • Red for level 2 and 3 80
- 7.10 Team flying 81
- 8 Avionics and Airframe 82
- 8.3 Switch Status 83
- 8.5 Supported variometers 83
- 8.6 Other avionics devices 84
- 8.7 Slave mode 84
- 9 Quickstart 85
- 9.2 FAI Task 86
- 9.3 FAI Task, Manual Start 87
- 9.4 AAT Task, Manual Arm 87
- In-flight 88
- After landing 89
- Prior to takeoff 90
- 10 InfoBox Reference 91
- 10.3 Glide ratio 92
- 10.4 Variometer 93
- 10.5 Atmosphere 94
- 10.6 MacCready 94
- 10.7 Navigation 95
- 10.8 Waypoint 97
- 10.9 Team code 98
- 11 Configuration 99
- Fail-safe 100
- 11.1 Site 101
- 11.2 Airspace 102
- • XCSoar-A-EN 96 103
- 11.3 Map Display 104
- • XCSoar-A-EN 98 105
- 11.4 Terrain display 106
- Colour schemes 107
- 11.5 Glide computer 108
- • XCSoar-A-EN 102 109
- 11.6 Safety factors 110
- 11.7 Polar 111
- 11.8 Devices 112
- 11.9 Units 113
- 11.10 Interface 114
- 11.11 Appearance 115
- • XCSoar-A-EN 116
- 11.12 InfoBox 117
- 12 Data Files 118
- 12.5 Airspace 119
- 12.6 Map 119
- 12.7 Airfield details 119
- 12.8 Glide polar 120
- *Speed2, Sink2, Speed3, Sink3 121
- • XCSoar-A-EN 116 123
- 12.9 Profiles 125
- 12.10 Checklist 125
- 12.11 Tasks 125
- 12.12 Flight logs 126
- 12.13 Input events 126
- 12.14 Language 126
- 12.15 Status 127
- 12.16 FLARM Identification file 127
- 12.17 Dialog files 127
- 13 About XCSoar 128
- 13.3 Open source philosophy 129
- 13.4 Development process 129
- 13.5 User base 130
- 13.6 Credits 130
- • XCSoar-A-EN 124 131
- A GNU General Public License 132
- • XCSoar-A-EN 126 133
- • XCSoar-A-EN 128 135
- No warranty 136
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