User manual

XCSoar User Manual
Last flight statistics
The previous flight’s statistics are saved when XCSoar exits, and
loaded at startup. This allows the flight to be reviewed after shut-
ting down Altair. Statistics are reset on takeoff so they will not
affect the next flight.
Exiting the program
For PDA and PC versions, XCSoar is shut down from the menu:
INFO . INFO . INFO . Exit
For PC versions, XCSoar can also be shut down by clicking the
close icon on the XCSoar window.
For Altair, XCSoar is shut down by holding the PWR button for
two seconds or more.
1.7 Through-life support
Troubleshooting
A small team of dedicated developers produces XCSoar. Although
we are happy to help with the use of our software, we cannot teach
you about basics of modern information technology. There are
ample existing resources dealing with these. If you have a question
about XCSoar please email us at
[e-mail].
Any frequent questions will be added to this document and to the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section of the XCSoar web-
site.
You may also find it useful to subscribe to the XCSoar users mail-
ing list so you will be kept up to date with latest developments.
A log file of the startup functions of XCSoar is generated to the file
xcsoar-startup.log. This can be sent to the XCSoar developers
to help determine the cause if the program crashes at startup.
For Altair users, the startup file is transferred to the ‘FromAltair’
directory by AltairSync if a USB drive is plugged in when Altair
is first switched on.
Updates
You should periodically visit the XCSoar website to check for pro-
gram updates. The installation procedure described above can
typically be repeated in order to upgrade the software. All user
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