
Chapter 2. Getting Started
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PC pane icons
Entry Icon Description
Workspace
Represents a directory (folder) on the computer’s
hard drive or a removable drive or flashcard.
Double-clicking the icon expands or collapses the
folders in this workspace so you can see its
contents. The right and left arrow keys also expand
or collapse the workspace.
Directory
Folder
Represents a folder on your hard drive, removable
drive, or compact flashcard. You can expand or
collapse the folder to see its contents.
Navpoints
A navpoint (.dat) file. Double-clicking the icon
displays the navpoints in the Display pane.
SUA files
A Special Use Airspace (.sua) file. Double-
clicking the icon displays the airspace in the
Display pane.
Log in IGC
Format
A flight log (.igc) file, stored in standard IGC
format. Double-clicking the icon displays the
flight in the Display pane.
Log in CAI
Format
A flight log (.cai) file, stored in a standard IGC
format. Double-clicking the icon displays the
flight in the Display pane. The program creates a
log in IGC format if one does not exist when you
perform any action on it.
Click and Drag Operations
You can use your mouse to click and drag icons to accomplish various tasks. This is also
called “drag and drop”, since you drag a copy of the icon across the screen, then drop
(release the mouse button) the icon on the desired pane. Refer to the rest of this manual
for more information on the tasks listed below.
Displaying a file
You can display the contents of a navpoint, special use airspace, or flight log file in the
Display pane by clicking and dragging the desired icon from the PC pane to the Display
pane. In addition, you can overlay multiple files by repeating the step of clicking and
dragging additional files to the Display pane.
Transferring a file
You can transfer files between the recorder and the computer. The following operations
are supported:
o Transfer navpoint files to the recorder by clicking and dragging the navpoint icon
from the PC pane to the recorder entry in the Recorder pane.
o Transfer navpoint files from the recorder by clicking and dragging the navpoint icon
from the recorder pane to a folder in the PC pane.
o Transfer flight log files from the recorder by clicking and dragging the flight log icon
from the recorder pane to a folder in the PC pane.
o You can also click and drag a flight file from the Recorder pane directly to the
Display pane. The program displays the flight, and also transfers the flight file to the
default flight log folder.
Moving a file
You can move navpoint, special use airspace, or flight log files between different
workspaces on the computer. Simply click and drag the file to the desired folder.
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