Nielsen-Kellerman ClearNav GPS Receiver User Manual

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NKClearNavManual•Version0.5•July3,2008

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sectionsbutalsoincorporatesseveralrealworldtutorialswhichshouldhelpyougetthemost

outofyourClearNav.Pleasedon’tbeintimidatedbythelargesizeofthemanual.Themanual

includesmanyiconsandgraphicswhichhelpclarifythings,buttheytakealotofspace–making

themanualappearextralong.Itisreallyaprettyquickandeasyread.

• PlaywiththeClearNavinSimulatorMode

TheClearNavSimulatorisagreatwaytoplaywiththeClearNavontheground.Itallowsyouto

flythelittleglideronthescreenaroundyourlocalgliderport.Youcanturn,adjustthespeed

andevenbumpthealtitudeupanddownusingtheremotecontrol.Werecommendtakingit

foraspinallthewayaroundseveraltasksinthesimulatorbeforeusingtheClearNavinthe

glider.

1.5.2 FlySafely

Itisveryimportanttokeepyoureyesfocusedoutsidethecockpitasmuchaspossible.Donot“play

with”orconfiguretheClearNavwhileinflight.Learntousetheunitandconfigureittomeetyour

needswhilesafelyontheground.Therehavebeenseveralinstancesofverynearmisses(oneglider

nearlyhittinganothergliderinflight)whichwereattributedtooneorbothpilots“playing”withtheir

soaringflightcomputersorsoaringflightsoftwarewhentheyshouldhavebeenkeepingtheireyesout

ofthecockpitlookingfortraffic.

1.5.3 NotaCertifiedInstrument

TheClearNavisdesignedtoenhanceyoursoaringflight.Itisnotintendedtoreplaceyourcertified

primaryflightinstruments.Itisnotareplacementforgoodjudgment–whichremainsthe

responsibilityofthepilot.Allcalculationsareonlyasgoodasthedatausedinthecalculation.If

incorrectdataisenteredthenincorrectinformationwillbeprovidedbythedevice.Forexample:Ifthe

gliderpolardataisnotenteredcorrectlytheunitcannotcalculateaccuratefinalglideinformation.

Also,theunitmakesnoattempttowarnyoutoavoidimpactwiththeterrain–itassumesthatyouwill

seeandavoidterrainandother

aircraft.Waypointandairspacedataistheresponsibilityofthepilot.

TheClearNavhasnowayofknowingwhetherthedatainuseisinaccurateoroutofdate.Themaps

displayedbytheClearNavaredesignedtosupplement(notreplace)theuseofaviationmapssuchas

sectionalcharts,

etc.

1.5.4 Warranty

ThisproductisguaranteedtobefreeofdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanshipforaperiodofTWO

YEARSfromthedateoftheirfirstconsumerpurchase.NKwillrepairorreplaceanydefectiveproduct

orpartwhennotifiedwithinthewarrantyperiod,andwillreturntheproduct

viadomesticground

shippingatnocharge.Thefollowingshallbeexcludedfromwarrantycoverage:damagedueto

improperuseorneglect(includingcorrosion);damagecausedbysevereorexcessiveimpact,crushing

ormechanicalharm;modificationsorattemptedrepairsbysomeoneotherthananauthorizedNK

repairagent;normalusage

wearandfailedbatteries.Ifnowarrantyregistrationorproofofpurchaseis

provided,thewarrantyperiodwillbemeasuredfromourdateofmanufacture.Exceptasotherwise

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Nielsen-Kellerman ClearNav GPS Receiver User Manual