KAVAN V20 + ETHOS™ - User manual
Main views
The operating system ETHOS™ allows users to fully customize the Main views. By default, only basic information (see below) is displayed. You can easily edit or add custom widgets. You can set up to 8 Main views. The Main views have the same top and bottom bars. However, you can set the main view to fullscreen. Customization details are in the Configure screens section.
If you have any questions about the V20 transmitter and its operation, please contact the technical and service staff at KAVAN Europe s.r.o. by e-mail (info@kavanrc.com for general technical information, service@kavanrc.com for service) or by phone (+420 466 260 133 for general technical information, +420 463 358 700 for service), during working hours 8 am–4 pm CET, Monday to Friday).
Top bar
The top bar shows the name of the model and set flight mode (if configured). The icons on the right show the general overview of the transmitter parameters:
- Data logging status
- Trainer mode icon
- RSSI 2.4G (FSK and Lora)
- Speaker volume
- Transmitter battery status
Touching the speaker and battery icons will bring up the relevant General (Audio etc.) and Battery control panels.
Bottom bar
The bottom bar has four tabs for accessing the advanced functions, i.e. Home, Model Setup, Configure Screens, and System Setup. The system time is displayed on the right. Touching the time will open the Date & Time settings.
Widgets
The middle area of the Main Views consists of widgets which may be configured to display images, timers, telemetry data, radio values etc. The default main screen has a widget on the left for a model image and three widgets for timers, as well as displaying the trims and pots. The widgets are user-configurable to display other information. Once multiple screens have been configured, they can be accessed using a touch swipe gesture or navigation controls.
Please refer to the Configure Screens section for more details.
The V20 transmitter has a touchscreen display, making the user interface very intuitive and simple to control. Touching the Model Setup (Aircraft icon), Configure Screens (Multiple Screens icon), and System Setup (Gear icon) tabs to go directly to these functions. See the following sections of the manual for their description. They can also be accessed using the [MODEL], [DISPLAY], and [SYSTEM] buttons.
- Press and hold the [BACK] key to return to the home screen from any submenu.
- Press system time on the right side of the bottom bar to access the Date and time settings section.
- Press the speaker or battery icon in the top bar to bring up the respective Sound and Vibration or Battery control panels.
Long press the [ENT] button to display the Reset menu, where you can reset telemetry, timers, or both by selecting "Reset Flight". After pressing "Reset Flight", the pre-flight checks will be performed.
Editing controls
Virtual keyboard
A touch-sensitive keyboard is available for typing into text fields.
- Press any text field (or press the [ENT] button) to bring up the keyboard.
- Press the ?123 or abc button to switch between the conventional and numeric keypad.
Number values
When a numeric value is pressed, a dialogue box appears with buttons to set the value to the lowest (Min), default (Default) or highest (Max) value, as well as "plus" and "minus" buttons to increase or decrease the value precisely. Additionally, a slider across the bottom allows you to adjust the output of the one-click rotary encoder to a range from 1:1 to fine on the left and coarse on the right. The slider value can be set by rotating the multifunctional knob while holding it pressed.
Advanced options
ETHOS™ has an extensive range of advanced settings. For most numeric fields, long press the [ENT] button to display the Advanced options menu.
Open the Advanced options field by the hidden menu (hamburger) symbol in the upper left corner of the field.