Element Track:General settings
For some of these settings you will have to enter text, view the diagram for text entry.
Pilot information
You can enter your name, aircraft type, and aircraft ID number under this menu.
Press and hold MENU, then use the arrow keys to select Pilot. Press OK.
Select a field to edit and press OK.
Spell out your information using to select the letters and F1 / F2 to move back and forth. Use RTE to toggle capital letters and special characters. Holding down RTE will also delete a character. Press OK.
Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu.
Time zone (UTC)
Your Element's time and date are automatically set by GPS, however you must input your time zone in the form of an offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). To look up your UTC setting, use www.worldtimeserver.com and click on your country and city.
Press and hold MENU, then use the arrow keys to select Instrument settings. Press OK.
Select Time zone and press OK.
Enter your UTC offset with the arrow keys. Press OK.
Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu
Units of measurement
The Element offers different units of measurement for altitude, speed, pressure, rate of climb/sink, distance, time, and coordinates. Default settings are in SI (metric) units. To select other units, follow these steps:
Press and hold MENU, then use the arrow keys to select Instrument settings. Press OK.
Select Units. Press OK.
Select the unit to be changed. Press OK.
Now select your unit preference. Press OK.
Press ESC to return to the Main Setup Menu.
Coordinate format
The Element uses the degrees decimal minutes format (dd° mm.mmm') as its default for GPS coordinates because it introduces fewer rounding errors. Selecting other formats may make your GPS less accurate, on the order of 20 metres. Follow the procedure above for changing units of measurement and select Coordinates. The Element supports these coordinate formats:
- dd° mm.mmm' (default)
- dd° mm' ss"
- dd.ddddd°
- UTM (coming soon in a firmware update)
Further customisation
Continue to audio settings and variometer settings to further customise your Element to your needs.