Preferences
You can customize the way the application works. This is done in the Preferences Windows accessible thought the File menu.
This window is organized into 4 tabs:
| • | General |
| • | Set Time and Date: opens Windows Time/Date properties box |
| • | Radar Range Rings: draw centered at Home location |
| • | Clear Reset Polar Diagram: Reset the diagram before testing a new antenna location |
| • | Use Local Times on MyLog |
| • | Aircraft Label Settings: type, size, prediction vectors and trail line and other settings for the map display |
| • | Internet Proxy Settings |
| • | Grid Visible Columns: choose which columns are visible in the MyFlights and Network grids |
Screen Shot Auto FTP Upload
This function allows the automatic FTP upload of a jpg screen shot to a location of your choice. The upload is delayed by 5 minutes in order to meet international restrictions on the display of live air traffic data. As RadarBox Network data is already delayed by 5 minutes, this will result Live aircraft positions being at least 5 minutes old and Network positions being 10 minutes old. Users should ensure that they are not breaking any local laws by uploading data to the web.
Active: Tick to activate the Auto FTP upload
Username: The Username provided by your ISP to access your web domain
Password: The Password used to access your web domain
Host: Host name to access you web domain e.g. homepages.demon.co.uk
Port: Port for FTP upload - normally Port 21
Folder: Folder for FTP picture on web domain e.g. /dcroot/radarbox
RadarBox
| • | Share Flight data on RadarBox Network: check if you want other users to see flights you are receiving |
| • | Transition Altitude and QNH: Set this so above this altitude Flight Levels are shown (instead of 9000ft FL90 is shown) |
| • | Photo Options: several options so you customize the way photos are downloaded from the internet |
| • | Screen Refresh Rate: Map screen update rate, increase time to decrease loading on the PC |
| • | Timeout for MyFlight: timeout flights will be shown in a different color |
| • | Timeout for Network Flights: timeout flights will be shown in a different color |
Note: See Timeout Settings in the Advanced Users section for further details on settings.
| • | Home Station Data |
| • | Home Location: so when you click the Go to Home button on the main window this is properly centered |
| • | Station Data: details of your station which will be included on the Report/Exported Log features. |
| • | Map Colors |
| • | Customize the way maps are drawn. Left click on the color panel to change a map color. |
| • | If you wish to save your color settings for later use, use Export to save the settings file in the AirNav RadarBox 2009/Color directory. |
| • | Your custom color settings will then appear in the Map Toolbar drop-down list. |
Note that you can share your settings with a friend by sending them the .mcl file
Examples of custom color settings.
