Eagle Tree OSD Pro - Manual (Page 11)

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Figure 7A
Configuring Graphics and other Items to Display
In addition to being able to configure your data parameters on each display page, you can also configure
which Graphics elements, such as the airspeed and altitude ladders, compass, etc., are displayed on each
page. To configure which pages have which graphics, just click the “Select Graphical Items for Page X”
button, as shown in Figure 7A. Then, you can check or uncheck items you want to display on the currently
selected page.
Programming GPS Waypoints
To program a waypoint, enter the latitude and longitude in the “GPS Waypoints” section of the setup screen.
The format of waypoints entered must be DDD MM SS.SS format. Then click “Next.” That waypoint is
then saved, and you can enter the location of the next waypoint. Also, once waypoints are defined, they can
be edited by selecting them with the Next button. The “Delete All Waypoints” button clears the waypoints
you have entered.
Note: See the Waypoints section of the manual above for more information on using Waypoints.
Configuring On-Screen Menu Parameters via the Windows Software
Click the “Configure On-Screen Menu Parameters” if you would prefer to use the Windows software to
adjust the settings normally adjusted with the on-screen menu. Note: the message “Must Run Wiz First” will
appear for items that require the Servo Analysis Wizard to be run before they are accessible. The Servo
Analysis Wizard cannot presently be run with the Windows software, and requires access to the radio stick
menus, as described below.
Saving and Loading Configuration
To save all of your OSD Pro’s configuration settings, click the “Save Configuration” button. Then, you can
later load the configuration again, by clicking “File, Load Configuration File” or clicking the “Load
Configureation” button in the OSD setup utility.. Note: Before installing a new software version, it’s a
good idea to save your OSD Pro configuration using the button shown in Figure 6 BEFORE installing the
new software version, and then loading the configuration again by clicking “File, Load Configuration File”
AFTER you have installed the new software version, and completed the OSD Pro firmware update if prompted to do so. You can also use this feature to set
up multiple OSD Pros with the same configuration, rather than configuring each one separately.
Factory Reset
The Factory Reset button erases ALL OSD configuration information, including any RTH customizations, etc.
Completing the Windows Setup
Once you have defined your desired parameters, alarms, and waypoints, click the OK button to download the settings to the OSD Pro. Note that the first
time you download settings after updating the Windows software, or whenever you switch between Male and Female voice, the download of the settings will
take much longer than normal (about 30-55 seconds). Normally, the download time is less than 10 seconds.
Powering up your OSD Pro
After connecting and configuring your OSD Pro as described above, you should see the main OSD
Pro screen on your video receiver, as shown in the Main Screen figure. Before the main screen
appears, the startup screen, as shown in Figure 8, should appear for about 3-5 seconds. Then, the
main screen (shown in Figure 7 also) should appear. If the startup screen remains for more than
this length of time, or no OSD information appears at all, please see the troubleshooting section.
NOTE: it’s important that you turn your transmitter on before powering up the OSD Pro, if
you plan on using advanced features such as RTH. The OSD Pro needs to receive signals
from your receiver during startup, or some features such as RTH may not work correctly.
If the signals are not received, the OSD Pro will put up the message “Aileron or Elevator
Undetected” during startup, indicating the receiver was not detected.
Configuring the OSD Pro with the On-Screen Menus
A powerful set of menus are provided with the OSD Pro, for configuration at home, in the field, or even in flight.
There are two ways to access the menus:
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Via the Windows software, by clicking on the “Configure On-Screen Parameters” button in the software. See “Configuring Parameters to
Display on the Video OSD” section of the manual above for how to do this
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Using your radio sticks as inputs.
Note that the “Wizards” required for setting up RTH and some other advanced features cannot presently be accessed via the Windows Software, and require
the radio stick method of accessing the menus.
To fully utilize all the advanced features of the OSD Pro, you’ll need to dedicate at least one channel of your RC receiver to the OSD Pro for on-screen menu
control, and other functions.