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Lowrance electronic 000-10765-001 GPS Receiver User Manual

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1. 30 Position Averaging aad Delete a Waypoint oomcnonnccniccanonncoranannnonncrnononaconoroncannacononnnanrnacano nino ranccnnns 31 Delete All Waypoint ooomccononornnosnnicnconnaracconaconacinccrnccnno nana nnne nnne nnne 31 ROUTES ains Create a Route Delete a Waypoint Waypoint Detail Following a Route os Delete a Roll eerie inei ai ae CANCEL NAVIGATION 0 2 5 8 0 IPFE A aia TERES EROR Navigation Notes SYSTEM SETUP Backlight Contrast Units of Measure n NMEA DGBS O es vs R NMEA Outputs a internet eet re nee ep Configure NMEA Output m DGBS taii E E EE E SC RE airis eme nem Serial Communication Setup eeeneeeneeneenene nenne 39 Reset Options 99 Reset Groups 39 System Info 40 GPS SETUP 4 Aaa 40 Positioris OLmat it id cea eausa sam 40 DATUM eerte etn 41 PCF Position Correction Factor POSITION PINNING ALARMS 43 MESSAGES indianon atte 44 SUNRISE SET MOONRISE SET CALCULATOR sse 44 SIMULATOR iniciara rtt metet e RE i eet de 45 DEFINITION OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS ccooccicccccncoccnnonncnncncnanonanannnonanancnnanncanins 46 INTRODUCTION Welcome to the exciting world of GPS Whether you re a first time user or a professional navigator you ll find the GlobalNav 12 is a full featu
2. 14 Clear Trail orci rite err EE Er ieee EH UE ERE TERRE PO HR 14 Range Rings Grid l in8s aaa ita 14 GRIDS 14 ICONS esee 15 Place Icon Present Position a 15 Place Icon Cursor Position 16 Icon Options um WINDOWS ites dieses tnr iret e Abana e n E ee HER iei Reprogram BOX6S iiir te retener te ne neci EP e Ent eroe RESET GROUPS WAYPOINTS Waypoint Men neret rr eene rhet eriel v Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint Quick Save Method 23 Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint sseene 24 Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint Select Number Method 24 Selecting a Waypoint sessi nennen 25 Waypoint Number 5 25 Waypoint List 25 Nearest Waypoint 25 Editing a Waypoint 25 Edit Name 26 Edit POSION oii dta eiie rca asa n ere eere tete 26 foi Mee C A PUE 26 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION 0 ee eee eee erence sete eter tntnntnetn trennen tne tn etas 27 Navigating to a cursor location eee ee eee eee cee eee nara narn corn c nn cnn cnn 27 Navigating to a Waypoint using the Plotter seeee 28 OTHER WAYPOINT OPTIONS 28 Move a Waypoint ssssss 28 DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPOINTS 29 Project a Waypoint
3. Course Deviation Indicator Shows your distance to the side of the desired course line 46 DATUMS WGS 84 WGS 1984 DEFAULT Default ADINDAN Adindan MEAN Mean for Ethiopia Sudan ADINDAN Adindan BURKINA Burkina Faso FASO ADINDAN Adindan CAMEROON Cameroon ADINDAN Adindan ETHIOPIA Ethiopia ADINDAN Adindan MALI Mali ADINDAN Adindan SENEGAL Senegal ADINDAN Adindan SUDAN Sudan AFGOOYE Afgooye SOMALIA Somalia AIN EL ABD Ain el Abd 1970 1970 Bahrain BAHRAIN AIN EL ABD Ain el Abd 1970 1970 SAUDI Saudi Arabia ARABIA ANNA 1 ASTRO Anna 1 Astro 1965 1965 COCOS Cocos Islands ISLANDS ANTIGUA Antigua Island Astro 1943 ISLAND Antigua Leeward Islands ASTRO 1943 ARC 1950 Arc 1950 MEAN Mean for Botswana Lesotho Malawi Swaziland Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Botswana BOTSWANA ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Burundi BURUNDI ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Lesotho LESOTHO ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Malawi MALAWI ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Swaziland SWAZILAND ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Zaire ZAIRE ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Zambia ZAMBIA ARC 1950 Arc 1950 Zimbabwe ZIMBABWE 47 ARC 1960 A
4. GlobalNav 12 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS LE LOWRANCE Copyright 1998 Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved GlobalNav 12 is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc WARNING USETHIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AIDTO NAVIGATION A CAREFUL NAVI GATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSI TION INFORMATION Never use this product while operating a vehicle CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position waypoint this unit will show the shortest most direct path to the waypoint It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions Therefore the prudent naviga tor will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when trav elling to a waypoint but will also visually check to make certain a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available The operating and storage temperature for your unit is from 4 degrees to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 to 75 degrees Celsius Extended storage temperatures higher or lower than specified will cause the liquid crystal display to fail Neither this type of failure nor its consequences are cov ered by the warranty For more information consult the factory customer service department All features and specifications subject to change without notice Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our poli cies regulations and special offer
5. miles per hour knots kilometers per hour Altitude II I E meters The unit will also show bearing in degrees true or mag netic and the clock in 12 hour a m p m or 24 hour IRITS formats To change a unit of measure first select Change Units from the System Setup menu Highlight BEARING the desired selection then press the left or right arrow MAG key You can change any or all of the settings on this CLOCK page When yourre finished press the EXIT key 12HF NMEA DGPS This product transmits data through the power data port in the back of the unit using NMEA 0183 format version 1 5 or 2 0 The data is used by other electronic devices such as marine autopilots for position and steer ing information DGPS on the other hand is a data input DGPS is an acronym for Differ ential Global Positioning System Currently it relies on a system of ground 36 based transmitters that send correction signals to small DGPS receivers DGPS gives you more accurate positions than is otherwise possible All wiring connections to the GlobalNav 12 are made through the power cable See the sample wiring diagrams on the next page for general wir ing procedures Read your other product s owner s manual for more wir ing information Once the cables are wired turn the unit on press the menu key and select NMEA DGPS CONFIG from the System Setup menu A screen similar to the one shown below a
6. Oman Oman Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Mean for England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Islands Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britian 1936 England Ordinance Survey Great Britian 1936 England Isle of Man Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britian 1936 Scotland Shetland Islands Ordinance Survey Great Britian 1936 Wales Pico de las Nieves Canary Islands PITCAIRN ASTRO 1967 POINT 58 BURKINA FASO NIGER POINTE NOIRE 1948 CONGO PORTO SANTO 1936 MADEIRA ISLANDS PROVISIONAL S AMERICA 1956 MEAN PROVISIONAL S AMERICA 956 BOLIVIA PROVISIONAL S AMERICA 956 N CHILE PROVISIONAL S AMERICA 956 S CHILE PROV S AMER 956 COLOMBIA ROVISIONAL AMERICA 956 ECUADOR nv ROVISIONAL AMERICA 956 GUYANA nu ROVISIONAL AMERICA 956 PERU nu U ROVI S AMER 956 VENEZUELA ROVISIONAL CHILEAN 963 S CHLIE nu PUERTO RICO VIRGIN ISLANDS QATAR NATIONA QORNOGQ GREENLAND SOUTH REUNION MASCARENE ISLANDS ROME 1940 ITALY SARDINIA Pitcairn astro 1967 Pitcairn Island Point 58 Mean for Burkina Faso amp Niger Pointe Noire 1948 Congo Porto Santo 1936 Porto Santo Madeira Islands Provisional S American 1956 Mean for Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana
7. Note To project a waypoint from your present posi tion you must first save your present position as a waypoint To use this feature press the WPT key then select a waypoint number that you want to save the projected waypoint under Now select Project WPT from the Op tions menu The screen shown at right appears The unit needs a starting location to project the new waypoint from Highlight the REF WPT label on the Project WPT menu and press the right arrow key The screen at the top of the next page appears Select a waypoint from either the waypoint number newest or waypoint list When you ve chosen the waypoint high light the USE REF label and press the right arrow key The unit returns to the Project WPT screen The starting waypoint you chose shows in the middle of this screen Now set the distance from the starting waypoint to the projected waypoint by highlighting the SET DIST label and pressing the right arrow key Use the arrow keys to set the distance then press the ENT key when youre finished The unit returns to the Project WPT screen Now enter the bearing from the starting waypoint to the projected waypoint by selecting SET PROJECT HPT SET DIZT SET ERG pIs 0 00 HI ERG O8 HAG ENTER TO PR JEC EXIT TO CANCEL ZEN USE REF WET LIST HEAREST WET OO1 M 35 5T TTH H 3g5735B 373 I D 55 HI R 3gun Ho 25 AUG 97 10 07A PROJECT HPT REF WET SET DIST 1 PT 004 M 35057 778
8. ISLAND ASTRO NEW ZEALAND CHUA ASTRO PARAGUAY CORREGO ALEGRE BRAZIL DABOLA GUINEA DJAKARTA BATAVIA INDONESIA DOS 1968 NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS EASTER ISLAND 1967 EUROPEAN 1950 MEAN WESTERN EUROPEAN 1950 MEAN CENTRAL EUROPEAN 950 MEAN MIDDLE EAST EUROPEAN EUROPEAN 950 GREAT BRITAIN EUROPEAN 50 FINLAND NORWAY EUROPEAN 1950 GREECE EUROPEAN 1950 IRAN Carthage Tunisia Switzerland Chatham Island Astro 1971 New Zealand Chatham Island Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Dabola Guinea Djakarta Batavia Indonesia Sumatra DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands Gizo Island Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France West Germany Gibralter Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland European 1950 Mean for Austria Denmark France West Germany Netherlands Switzerland European 1950 Mean for Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Kuwait Saudi Arabia Syria European 1950 Cyprus European 1950 Egypt European 1950 England Channel Islands Ireland Scotland Shetland Islands European 1950 Finland Norway European 1950 Greece European 1950 Iran 48 E
9. first turn the unit on then press the MENU key The screen shown at right appears Now press the down arrow key until the GPS SETUP label is highlighted Press the right arrow key The INIT GPS Initialize GPS label is highlighted Press the right arrow key The Quick Initialization label is highlighted Press the right arrow key The screen at right ap pears All of the states in America are listed along with most of the countries in the world Using the up UzA RLRERHR USA ARIZONA or down arrow keys highlight the state or country ARRANSAS that is closest to your location then press the right arrow key The unit returns to the initialize GPS menu Press the EXIT key three more times to erase the COLORADO menus The unit returns to the satellite status screen USA CRLIFOREHIR uz Using the quick initialization method loads a position that s close to yours into the GPS receiver It should now have position time and date thereby giving it the data it needs to determine which satellites are in view Once the satellites are known the receiver searches for only those satellites making a lock much faster than an auto search method Full Initialization There are occasions when you will want or need to manually initialize the unit by entering the position elevation time and date To do this press the MENU key Now press the down arrow key until the GPS SETUP label is highlighted Press the right arrow key The
10. ye ql u GROUND WIRES GLOBALNAV 12 TRANSMITTING NMEA DATA TO ANOTHER DEVICE OTHER DEVICE S ES WIRES 12 VDC OTHER BATTERY DEVICE S RECEIVE OTHER DATA WIRE DEVICE TO GLOBALNAV 12 GLOBALNAV 12 RECEIVING DATA FROM A DGPS RECEIVER GLOBALNAV 12 WIRES GREEN WIRE P WHITE WIRE RED WIRE ph TO 12V P BLACK WIRE DW n U GROUND WIRES i DGPS RECEIVER S 12VDC TRANSMIT DATA WIRE DGPS BATTERY RECEIVER S DGPS RECEIVE DATA WIRE RECEIVER IF NEEDED 38 arrow key to turn it on Note If you have a Magnavox DGPS receiver connected the GlobalNav 12 can t send NMEA data With the exception of serial communications typically no other setup needs to be made with these receivers If you have any other Magnavox or Starlink compatible FREQUENCY DGPS receiver connected to the GlobalNav 12 you 225 0 nap may need to change the settings To do this move the E ME black box to the Configure DGPS label and press the STAR AUTO right arrow key A screen similar to the one at right ap aEFEEm SN orr ot These menus select the beacon receiver s frequency and bit rate in bits per second To change one of these settings simply highlight the menu item you wish to change then press the right or left arrow key unt
11. H 5036 379 ENTER TO PROJEG EXIT TO CANCEL BRG from the Project WPT screen Once you ve entered the bearing the unit returns to the Project WPT screen with the distance and bearing showing at the bottom of the screen as shown at right Now press the ENT key The unit saves the projected location under the waypoint num ber that you picked at the beginning 30 Position Averaging The effects of Selective Availability described in the Introduction can be minimized or virtually eliminated using position averaging You can only save a waypoint using this method however the location saved can be much more accurate than any other method without using DGPS The downside to this method is twofold It only works to save a waypoint and the unit must be in the location that you want to save preferably for an hour This method works by taking an extremely large number of position re ports and averaging them This results in a surprisingly accurate position The longer you leave the unit in the location the better the position should be AVERAGING To save a waypoint using position averaging first se ES lect a number that you wish to save the waypoint un W 35 35 024 der Next select Average WPT from the OPTIONS menu on the waypoint menu The screen shown at right POINTE appears When you re ready to save the waypoint press El the ENT key The position is saved under the waypoint EE number you selected ENT To SAV
12. INIT GPS Initialize GPS label is highlighted Press the right arrow key Now highlight the FULL INIT label and press the right arrow key The screen at right appears n Su NM d ALTITUDE This is the full initialization screen The position alti EDIT tude time and date the GPS receiver is currently us TIHE EDIT ing to find the satellites shows at the bottom of the DATE screen To update these settings to the current values EDIT simply highlight the desired label using the up or down BH2 21 AUG 97 arrow keys then press the right arrow key The posi et ete tion label see at the top of the next page was se W 35550573 lected in this example SOLAS To change a number in the position highlight it using the right arrow key then use the up or down arrow key to change its value The left arrow key acts as a backspace When the position is correct press the ENT key 7 The unit returns to the full initialization screen POSITION Repeat this for each of the other settings until they re E 36008 955 correct for your location and time Note The position doesn t have to be very accurate If you enter a posi tion within one degree of your actual location the unit will be able to acquire the proper satellites H 9550 577 EILEFT ILHT Press the EXIT key to erase the full initialization menu The unit will use the data you entered to find the satel lites that are currently in view The receiver should lock o
13. South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra Galapagos South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay S AMERICAN South American 1969 Peru S AMERICAN South American 1969 Trinidad amp Tobago S AMERICAN South American 1969 Venezuela 51 SOUTH ASIA South Asia SINGAPORE Singapore TANANARIVE Tananarive Observatory 1925 OBSERVATORY Madagascar 1925 MADAGASCAR TIMBALAI Timbalai 1948 1948 BRUNEI Brunei East Malaysia E MALAYSIA Sabah Sarawak TOKYO Tokyo MEAN Mean for Japan Korea Okinawa TOKYO Tokyo JAPAN Japan TOKYO Tokyo KOREA Korea TOKYO Tokyo OKINAWA f Okinawa TRISTAN DA Tristan Astro 1968 CUNHA Tristan da Cunha ASTRO 1968 MITELEVU 3 Viti Levu 1916 1916 FIJI Fiji Viti Levu Island WAKE Wake ENIWETOK 60 Eniwetok 1960 MARSHALL ISL Marshall Islands WAKE ISLAND Wake Island Astro 1952 ASTRO 1952 Wake Atoll WGS 1972 WGS 1972 GLOBAL Global Definition DEFINITION YACARE Yacare URUGUAY Uruguay ZANDER Zanderij SURINAME Suriname LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY We our or us refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS the manufacturer of this prod uct You or your re
14. closest to your present position On the screen shown at right waypoint number 7 is the closest to the present posi tion If you want to start the route with a different way point press the right arrow key until the desired way point number appears If you want to see details about the highlighted way point press the WPT key When you have everything on this screen set as de sired press the ENT key to start the unit navigating to the first waypoint on the route As you travel to the first waypoint the unit shows navi gation data to the waypoint The plotter draws a dotted line from your starting position and a dashed line from the first waypoint to each of the other waypoints in the route When you enter the radius set by the arrival alarm the unit automatically switches to the next way point on the list showing navigation data to that way point and so on until the last waypoint on the route list has been reached Note The arrival alarm does not have to be turned on in order to use the route feature 34 ROUTES a START ROUTE RUM FORWARD EDIT ROUTE DELETE ROUTE EDIT WAHE ENT TO RUN HPT FOR DETAIL DIRECT TIRE ifuer oo a EM 2 HFT nus 2895 8 93 3 487_002 iae 6 44 TOTAL DIS 15 36H ENT T RUN HPT FOR DETAIL DIRECT TIRE FIENT p a urt nus 2890 8 93 Ta HFT 002 4269 6 44 TOTAL DIZ 15 3BH Delete a Route To erase a route first press the MENU key the
15. key until the NAV1 label is highlighted While it s highlighted press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears Press the EXIT key to erase the menu This screen is composed of eight digital boxes Track TRK and ground speed GS are all that show if you re not navigating to a waypoint If you are navigating to a waypoint then bearing BRG distance to waypoint 3i 222 g 22 0 00 CR ee 3i 222 g 22 22 0 55 TRE G CF FTE DIS estimated time en route ETE course CRS cross track error XTK and the CDI also operate See below for more information on the CDI Course Deviation Indicator CDI Once navigation to a waypoint is established the CDI shows your dis tance to the left or right of the desired course The ver tical line in the box shows both the direction you must steer to get back on course and the distance to the course line For example if you re travelling straight to wards the destination from the start then the line stays 10 CDI 0 d5 in the center If you drift off course to the left the line moves to the right This signifies that you need to steer to the right to get back on course This is called chasing the needle If you steer towards the line needle you ll always be heading in the correct direction to get back on course The CDI s range shows in the upper right corner of the CDI box You can adjust the range by
16. location However this number is only valid if you re using DGPS or if S A is turned off Due to S A the accuracy can only be less than 100 meters 9596 of the time per U S government specifications Although the expected error is not accurate unless you have a DGPS receiver it does give you an indicator of the fix 5 quality the unit currently has The smaller the expected error number the better and more accurate the fix is If the expected error is flashing then the unit has not locked onto the satellites and the number shown is not valid A battery level indicator on the lower right side of the screen shows the approximately how much life is in the batteries This runs from F fully charged to E expired A light bulb indicator at the top right corner of the screen appears when the backlights are on You can press the EXIT key anytime to erase this screen This automatically switches the unit to the last used navigation plotter or window group screen Finding Your Position Auto Search To lock onto the satellites the GPS receiver needs to know it s current position local time and date Elevation altitude is also used in the equa tion but it s rarely required to determine a position It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view It then searches for only those satellites When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time it doesn t know what your po
17. press the right arrow key Press the EXIT key when you re finished reading this screen GPS SETUP FIMHMIrNMG Items found under the GPS Setup menu include initial ization covered at the beginning of this manual po sition format power save datums and more To use any of these features first press the MENU key high POSITION light GPS Setup and press the right arrow key The SELECT screen shown at right appears HATUM ZET FCF Position Format OFFSET The GlobalNav 12 can show the position in degrees minutes and thousandths of a minute 36 28 700 or degrees minutes seconds and tenths of a second 36 28 40 9 It can also show position in UTM Universal Transverse Mercator projection British Irish Swedish Swiss Finnish New Zealand and Military Grid UTM s are marked on USGS topographic charts This system divides the Earth into 60 zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude British Irish Swedish Swiss New Zealand and Finnish grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective coun tries In order to use these grid systems you must be in the respective country This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid See the Datums section for more information The military grid reference system MGRS uses two grid lettering schemes which are referred to as standard and alternate MGRS on the GlobalNav 12 Your position and datum in use deter mines which one to u
18. selecting the ALARMS CDI label on the main menu The default is 0 25 mile This is also shown by the dots at the far left and right side of the CDI If the line is on either of these dots then you are 0 25 mile off course Remember if the line moves to the left then you are too far to the right of the desired course line and vice versa On the CDI shown above the we are almost 0 125 mile to the left of the desired course Plotter The plotter shows your course and track from a birds eye view If you re navigating to a waypoint the plotter shows your starting location present position course line and destination You don t have to navigate to a way point however to use the plotter Using the plotter is as simple as pressing the PAGES key then highlight ing PLOT 1 A screen similar to the one below appears The diamond flashing in the center of the screen is your present position The solid line extending from the diamond is your plot trail or path you ve taken The plotter s range shows in the lower left corner of the screen In this ex ample the plotter s range is two miles from the left edge of the screen to the right There are three different plotter screens available To view the other plot ter screens press the PAGES key highlight the PLOT label and press the right arrow key Press the EXIT key to erase the menu Plot 2 shown at right has navigation data added at the bottom of the screen beneath the plot
19. the plotter should always be on your left The unit also has a course up mode that locks the course to the top of the display On the example screens shown below we re travelling southward about 150 In the north up view the present position indicator appears to move toward the lower right corner of the screen The anchor icon shown on the right side of the screen is actually on our left North is always at the top of this screen NORTH UP MODE TRACK UP MODE COURSE UP MODE In the track up view the present position symbol which has changed to an arrow moves straight toward the top of the display As you can see the anchor icon is now shown in its proper orientation to the left A N shows to help see which direction north is when the track up mode is on Remember in the track up mode the screen rotates as you change di rection It always keeps your direction of travel track headed towards the top of the screen The course up mode locks the top of the screen into the original bearing to the waypoint when navigation was first started See the navigation section for more information on course track and waypoint navigation To select a plotter orientation highlight the ROTATE label on the Plotter Options menu Press the right or left arrow keys until the desired mode appears Press the EXIT key to erase the menu PLOT TRAILS The line extending from the present position is your plot trail or path you ve ta
20. the upper left corner Bear ing is also shown by the large arrow pointing up to wards the compass above the present position arrow Distance from the present position to the waypoint DIS shows beneath the compass on the lower left side of the screen Lines on either side of the present position show the current cross track error range Cross track error is the 9 distance you are off course to the side of the desired course line The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint Its shown on the screen as a vertical dotted line The default for the cross track error range is 0 25 mile For example if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line then you are 25 mile to the right of the desired course You need to steer left to return to the desired course The cross track error is also shown in the XTK box Be neath this box is the course CRS box showing the direction from your starting position to the waypoint Remember a course is a proposed path from the start ing position to the destination Track is your actual di rection of travel A circle depicting your destination waypoint appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint as shown on the screen at right Nav Screen 2 This navigation screen shows all navigation informa tion in large digital numbers To view this screen press the PAGES key then press the up arrow
21. this page if you have to mail your unit to the dealer For proper testing repair and service send a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping ad dress and a daytime telephone number Accessory Ordering Information All Countries To order accessories such as power cables or transducers please contact 1 Your local dealer Most quality dealers that handle GPS navigation equipment should be able to assist you with these items Consult your local telephone direc tory for listings 2 Canadian customers only can write Lowrance Eagle Canada 919 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga Ontario L4W2R7 or fax 416 629 3118 How to Obtain Service U S A Only We back your investment in quality products with quick expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts If you re in the United States and you have questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department using our toll free number listed below You must send the unit to the factory for warranty service or repair Please call the factory before sending the unit You will be asked for your unit s serial number Use the following toll free number 800 324 1356 Your unit is covered by a full one year warranty See inside this manual for complete warranty details If your unit fails and the failure is not cov ered by the original warranty Lowrance has a flat rate repair policy that covers your unit and acc
22. up or down arrow keys to highlight the de MERN sired datum then press the ENT key This selects the datum and erases the select datum menu To erase the menu without changing the datum simply press the EXIT key A list of the datums used by the GlobalNav 12 is in the back of this manual PCF Position Correction Factor Another method used to make your display match a chart or map is called PCF or Position Correction Factor This unit gives you the capability to move or offset the position shown on the display to match one on the chart The unit will add this offset to all position and navigation displays at all times Remember the position error on any radio navigation system is very dy namic and the PCF offset should never be used in an attempt to cancel the error In general terms PCF should only be used if your map indicates what the possible error is PCF should always be reset to zero when you re finished with the chart 41 For example suppose you are stopped at a location MUA that is accurately marked on a chart Your unit shows a longitude position that is 244 minutes east of the one E n 00 000 on the chart and 047 minutes north latitude Using the PCF feature you can make the GlobalNav 12 match HU 0 00 000 the chart youre using If you move the unit will con tinuously add the change to all position navigation and mapping displays This makes it more closely match the datum used by the chart For this re
23. AST Newfoundland Nova Scotia Quebec N AMERICAN North American 1927 1927 CANADA Canada Northwest Territories NORTH Saskatchewan N AMERICAN North American 1927 1927 CANADA Canada Yukon YUKON N AMERICAN 1927 CANAL ZONE N AMERICAN 927 CUBA N AMERICAN 927 GREENLAND N AMERICAN 927 MEXICO N AMERICAN 983 ALASKA CANADA CONUS N AMERICAN 983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO OBSERVATORIA METEREO 939 AZORES OLD EGYPTIAN 907 EGYPT OLD HAWAIIAN MEAN LD HAWAIIAN AWAII IO D HAWAIIAN UAI Se LD HAWAIIAN AUI zo OLD HAWAIIAN OAHU OMAN ORD SURVEY G BRITAIN 1936 MEAN ORD SURVEY G BRITAIN 1936 ENGLAND ORD SURVEY G BRITAIN 1936 ENGLND WALES ORD SURVEY G BRITAIN 1936 SCOTLAND ORD SURVEY G BRITAIN 1936 WALES PICO DE LAS NIEVES CANARY ISLES North American 1927 Canal Zone North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland Hayes Peninsula North American 1927 Mexico North American 1983 Alaska Canada CONUS North American 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo amp Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Old Hawaiian Hawaii Old Hawaiian Kauai Old Hawaiian Maui Old Hawaiian Oahu
24. E Delete a Waypoint To erase all of the information in a waypoint first press the WPT key then select the waypoint you want to erase Now highlight the Options label and press the right arrow key Finally highlight the Delete WPT label and press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you really want to delete this waypoint Press the right arrow key to delete it the left to exit without deleting the waypoint Delete All Waypoints You can remove all of the waypoints from the unit s memory To do this press the MENU key then highlight the System Setup menu and press the right arrow key Now highlight the DEL ALL WPTS label The unit re moves all waypoints from memory Note This also removes all routes from memory ROUTES You can connect several user waypoints together to form a route When you recall the route the unit shows navigation information to the first way point in the route then when you reach that waypoint it switches to the next waypoint and so on until you reach the last waypoint in the route 31 Create a Route To create a route first press the MENU key highlight the PLAN EDIT ROUTES label and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears This unit can store up to 20 routes Route number one shows on this page If you wish to create a route using a different number simply press the left or right arrow keys until the desired route number appears In this exa
25. Groups label on this menu Press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you really want to do this Press the right arrow key to continue or the left arrow key to exit without resetting the groups 22 WAYPOINTS This GPS receiver gives you the ability to create your own database of locations called waypoints You can save your present position cursor position or enter a coordinate and save it as a waypoint For example you may wish to store the location of your parked car as a waypoint be fore starting on a hike When you want to return to the car all you have to do is recall the waypoint and the unit will show distance and bearing from your present position to the car This unit will store up to 250 waypoints Waypoint Menu With few exceptions in order to save modify or recall a waypoint you will use the waypoint menu shown at WET LIST right The current waypoint number shows at the top of HEAREST the screen lts name appears near the center of the OPTIONS screen right above its position Beneath this is the dis tance and bearing from your present position to the due H H5nq3 Bus waypoint It s icon shows just to the right of the dis nrs mms mr tance and bearing The date and time the waypoint was Ek6 385 HAG saved is at the bottom of this screen In short all of the detail about the waypoint shows on this screen Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint Quick Save Method To save your
26. NING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULT ING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIR CUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCI DENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been con nected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than accord ing to the instructions furnished with the product 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has re sulted from any accident misuse negligence or carelessness or from any failure to pro vide reasonable and necessary maintenance in accordance with the instructions of the owner s manual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install such improvements or changes on equipment or items previously manufactured This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state REMINDER You must retain the sales slip or sales receipt proving the date of your origi nal purchase in case warr
27. Peru Venezuela Provisional S American 1956 Bolivia Provisional S American 1956 Chile Northern Near 19 S Provisional S American 1956 Chile Southern Near 43 S Provisional S American 1956 Colombia Provisional S American 1956 Ecuador Provisional S American 1956 Guyana Provisional S American 1956 Peru Provisional S American 1956 Venezuela Provisional S American 1956 Chile South Near 53 S Hito XVIII Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Qatar National Qatar Qornoq Greenland South Reunion Mascarene Islands Rome 1940 Italy Sardinia RT 90 SANTO DOS 65 ESPIRITO SANTO ISLAND SAO BRAZ AZORES SAPPER HILL 1943 EAST FALKLND ISLE SCHWARZECK NAMIBIA SELVAGEM GRANDE SALVAGE ISLE SOVIET GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985 S AMERICAN 1969 MEAN VENEZUELA Sweden Santo DOS 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Trinidad amp Tobago Venezuela South American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia
28. RE A Press the right arrow key while the above menu is show ing to switch between different versions of each mode E Sm When the desired screen appears press the EXIT key to erase the menu B Navigation Screens There are two different navigation screens Nav screen number one shows a graphical view of your trip Nav screen number 2 shows all navigation details in large digital numbers You can also customize both navigation screens to show data other than the default See the Programming Boxes section for more information Nav Screen 1 This screen has a compass rose that shows not only T3 pTT3sss your direction of travel but also the direction to a re called waypoint The navigation screen looks like the one at right when you re not navigating to a waypoint Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is de picted by the line extending from the arrow The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel you are taking This is also shown in the TRK track box in the upper right corner of the screen On the example shown at right the track is 355 The current ground speed GS shows in the box in the lower left corner of this screen When navigating to a waypoint Nav screen number iq zz DAA 221 one looks like the one at right Bearing to the destina tion waypoint is in the box in
29. S 061 ISTS 061 Astro 1968 ASTRO 19 South Georgia Islands S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ISTS 073 Astro 1969 ASTRO 1969 Diego Garcia DIEGO GARCIA JOHNSTON Johnston Island 1961 ISLAND Johnston Island 1961 KANDAWALA Kandawala SRILANKA Sri Lanka KERGUELEN Kerguelen Island 1949 ISLAND Kerguelen Island 1949 KERTAU 1948 W MALAYSIA SINGAPORE KUSAIE ASTRO CAROLINE 1951 Kertau 1948 West Malaysia 8 Singapore Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands ISLANDS L C 5 ASTRO l L C 5 Astro 1961 1961 CAYMAN Cayman Brac Island BRAC ISLAND LEIGON Leigon GHANA Ghana LIBERIA Liberia 1964 1964 Liberia LUZON disecciones Luzon PHILIPPINES Philipines Excluding Mindanao EUZON siudi Luzon PHILIPPINES Philipines Mindanao MINDANAO MAHE ISLAND Mahe 1971 1971 Mahe Island MASSAWA Massawa ETHIOPIA Ethiopia Eritrea ERITREA MERCHICH Merchich MOROCCO Morocco MIDWAY ASTRO 1961 MINNA CAMEROON MINNA NIGERIA MONTSERRAT ISLAND ASTRO 1958 M PORALOKO GABON Midway Astro 1961 Midway Islands Minna Cameroon Minna Nigeria Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montserrat Leeward Islands M Poraloko Gabon NAHRWAN OMAN NAHRWAN SAUDI ARAB NAHRWAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 49 Nahrwan Om
30. See the screens below rsTEH SETLIF ALARMS COI GOTO CURSOR FLAN JEDIT ROUTES PLOTTER I OPTIONS 27 Navigating to a Waypoint using the Plotter The unique birds eye view used by the plotter gives you an easy way to navigate to a waypoint On the plotter screen shown above the diamond with a cross in it is your present position The box with the S in it was your starting location when you recalled the waypoint The dotted line is called a track line and is the shortest path from the starting location to the destination The number 1 is waypoint number one which is the recalled waypoint and the destination The D on the plotter screen at the top of this page is the cursor destination when the cursor position is used as a destination If you follow the track line you ll reach the destination cover ing the shortest distance in the least time CAUTION This product does NOT take land features restricted or prohibited areas or any other feature into account when it projects the track line on the screen Use caution when navigating to a location Make certain there are no obstructions in your path OTHER WAYPOINT OPTIONS Move a Waypoint You can move all information from one waypoint num BFTTTNETTTIEEITI ber to another to help organize the waypoints In this example we ll move all of the information in waypoint number 1 to waypoint number 9 To do this highlight the waypoint options label on the wayp
31. UROPEAN 1950 ITALY SARDINIA EUROPEAN 1950 ITALY SICILY EUROPEAN 1950 MALTA EUROPEAN 1950 SPAIN PORTUGAL EUROPEAN 1979 MEAN FORT THOMAS 1955 NEVIS ST KITTS GAN 1970 REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES GEODETIC DATUM 1949 NEW ZEALAND GRACIOSA BASE SW 1948 AZORES GUAM INDONESIA GUX 1 ASTRO GUADALCANAL ISLAND HERAT NORTH AFGHANISTAN HJORSEY 1955 ICELAND HONG KONG 1963 HU TZU SHAN TAIWAN NDIA NEPAL NDIAN 1954 THAILAND VIETNAM NDIAN 1975 THAILAND European 1950 Italy Sardinia European 1950 Sicily European 1950 Malta European 1950 Portugal Spain European 1979 Mean for Austria Finland Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Fort Thomas 1955 Nevis St Kitts Leeward Islands Gan 1970 Republic of Maldives Geodeic Datum 1949 New Zealand Graciosa Base SW 1948 Azores Faial Graciosa Pico Sao Jorge Terceira Guam 1963 Guam Gunung Segara Indonesia Kalimantan GUX 1 Astro Guadalcanal Island Herat North Afghanistan Hjorsey 1955 Iceland long Kong 1963 long Kong JE E Hu Tzu Shan Taiwan ndian Bangladesh ndian ndia Nepal ndian 1954 Thailand Vietnam ndian 1975 Thailand IRELAND Ireland 1965 1965 Ireland IST
32. an Masirah Island Nahrwan Saudi Arabia Arica Nahrwan United Arab Emirates NAPARIMA BWI Naparima BWI TRINIDAD AND Trinidad amp Tobago TOBAGO N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for Antigua Barbados Barbuda CARRIBEAN Caicos Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Grand Cayman Jamaica Turks Islands N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for Belize Costa Rica CENTRALAMER El Salvador Guatmala Honduras Nicaragua N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for Canada CANADA N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for CONUS CONUS Continental United States N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for CONUS East of Mississippi CONUS EAST River including Louisiana Missouri Minnesota N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 MEAN Mean for CONUS CONUS WEST West of Mississippi River N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 ALASKA Alaska N AMERICA yi h American 1927 1927 BAHAMAS Bahamas NO SAN SALV Except San Salvador Island N AMERICA North American 1927 1927 BAHAMAS Bahamas San Salvador Island N AMERICAN North American 1927 1927 CANADA Canada Alberta British Columbia WEST N AMERICAN North American 1927 1927 CANADA Canada Manitoba Ontario CENTRAL N AMERICAN North American 1927 1927 CANADA Canada New Brunswick E
33. anty service is ever required LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC 12000 E SKELLY DRIVE TULSA OKLAHOMA 74128 800 324 1356 54 How to Obtain Service Canadian Customers Only We back your investment in quality products with quick expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts If you need service or repairs contact the Lowrance Factory Customer Service Department at the toll free number listed below A techni cian may be able to solve the problem and save you the inconvenience of returning your unit You will be asked for your unit s serial number 800 324 1356 Canada Only Monday through Friday 8 00 A M 8 00 P M Central Time When sending a product for repair please do the following 1 Always use the original shipping container and filler material the product was packed in when shipping your product 2 Always insure the parcel against damage or loss during shipment Eagle does not assume responsibility for goods lost or damaged in transit 3 For proper testing repair and service send a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping address and a daytime telephone number How to Obtain Service International Customers Only Except Canada If you need service or repairs contact the dealer in the country you purchased your unit WARRANTY REPAIR WILL BE HONORED ONLY IN THE COUNTRY UNIT WAS PURCHASED Please follow the shipping instructions shown below on
34. ason you should be careful when entering the PCF offset It s saved in memory and doesn t change when the unit is turned off However reset ting the unit does erase the PCF offset EILEFT RIcHT I EXIT TO CANCEL ENTER T SAIE HPT To CLEAR To change the PCF offset first press the MENU key then highlight the GPS Setup label and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Set PCF Offset label Finally press the right arrow key again A screen simi lar to the one above right appears Now enter the correction for your location Remember EM this is the difference between the location shown on the present position display and the position shownon W 0 00 047 the chart In this example we entered 0 degrees 0 047 minutes north latitude and O degrees 0 244 minutes east longitude That is the difference between the present position shown by the GlobalNav 12 and the one on our chart After you ve entered the latitude longitude correction press the ENT key to accept it The GlobalNav 12 erases the PCF entry screen and returns to the navigation or mapping screens with the correc tion factor applied POSITION PINNING When using a GPS receiver at extremely low speeds it can have trouble determining your course over ground or direction you re travelling This is due in large part to SA or selective availability SA is small inaccuracies purposefully put into the GPS satellite s signal by the government This cause w
35. e waypoint then choose OPTIONS from the way point menu Now select the Symbol Edit menu The screen at right appears Use the arrow keys to select the icon that you want to assign to the waypoint then press the ENT key The waypoint now has the new icon 26 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION The GlobalNav 12 makes it easy to navigate to any waypoint All you have to do is select the waypoint see page 26 then highlight the GO TO label on the waypoint screen and press the right arrow key The unit im mediately shows navigation information to the waypoint on all navigation plotter and windows screens In this example waypoint number 5 was recalled Switching to a plotter number two screen shown at right shows the starting location S the recalled waypoint 5 the plot trail from the starting location to the present position and the present position WET LIST HERFEEZT OPTIONS WET OOS M 36 09 564 H Hh uH H55 DI 1 BB HI ERG 299 HAL 5 AUG 97 9 054 WFET HVE Navigating to a cursor location This unit lets you navigation to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the plotter and cursor To do this first switch to a plotter screen Now move the cursor to the location that you want to navigate to Next press the MENU key A new highlighted menu appears on the list Go To Cursor Press the right arrow key It now shows navigation data to the cursor location shown as D on the plotter
36. ection does erase all of the icons from memory Use this only if you want to erase all icons that have been placed on all plotter screens To erase only a certain type of icon select the DEL ICON TYPE menu The icon menu appears Highlight the icon style that you want to erase from memory then press the ENT key The unit returns to the plotter screen with only the selected icons erased You can delete individual icons by selecting the DEL FROM PLOTTER menu from the Icon Options menu Once this menu is selected the unit returns to the plot ter screen with the cursor activated as shown at right Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the icon that you want to erase Once the crosshairs are on top of the icon press the ENT key The icon is immediately erased When you re finished press the EXIT key to erase the cursor WINDOWS The windows feature provides fourteen different data screens chosen for their broad range of navigation in formation and ease of use To use the windows feature press the PAGES key then highlight the GRP A Group A label at the bottom of the screen Group A is visible in the background when you switch to the windows group Press the left or right arrow key to switch between all off the groups When the desired group appears press the EXIT key to erase the Pages menu A summary of the groups follows Note that many of the groups have navigation data that re quire navigation to a waypoint in order to show da
37. es are listed under the System Setup la bel on the main menu These commands affect the ba sic operation of the unit To use them press the MENU key then highlight the System Setup label Press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears TIME Backlight CHANGE The display has lights that can be turned on for night SETS use To turn the lights on simply press the PWR key iode To turn them off press the PWR key again An indica tor on the satellite status screen shows when the lights are on The lights automatically turn off after 30 seconds to preserve the battery power It will do this even if the external power is applied to the unit 35 The time delay is adjustable from 5 to 240 seconds by selecting Light Dly from the System Setup menu You can also turn the lights on continu ously from this menu Highlight this menu then press the right arrow key to increase the time the lights are on the left arrow key to decrease it Contrast To adjust the display s contrast highlight the Contrast label on the Sys tem Setup menu Press the right or left arrow keys until the screen s contrast is best for the lighting conditions Units of Measure You can view data in three different formats statute nautical and metric The default is statute The chart below shows the settings for each Statute Nautical Metric Distance miles nautical miles kilometers Speed
38. eset or Dwn Timer Reset label then pressing the right arrow key Group L This is a time screen An analog clock shows at the top followed by a digital clock showing your local time UTC time shows at the bottom of this screen UTC is Sco the time at the prime meridian It used to be called GMT 3 10 31F UTE 21 10 37 Group M and N The group M and N screens show DGPS information Other than the altitude and course information on group M shown at right in order to use these screens there must be a DGPS receiver connected to the unit The DGPS corrections at the top of the screen show the corrections the GPS receiver is using The satellite s number is follow by an identifier showing its status They are as follows DPS CORRECTIONS OK DGPS corrections are in use by GPS receiver and corrections are available FT OLD Unit hasn t received corrections in last 60 a seconds 141 MAG BAD Corrections not usable NA No correction available as When a DGPS receiver is connected to this unit and is working correctly its status is shown by group N The RATE DGPS station s ID number plus frequency baud rate SIGNAL signal strength signal to noise ratio SNR and time since the GPS receiver received the satellite correc ENTE tions AGE all show on this screen 21 Reprogram Boxes The digital boxes on the PLOT 2 and both NAV screens can also be re programmed using a method similar to the
39. essories packed with the unit at the factory There is a 180 day warranty on all non warranty repairs from the factory which is similar to the original warranty but is for 180 days rather than one year For further details please call us at the above number Accessory Ordering Information To order accessories such as power cables please contact 1 Your local marine dealer Most quality dealers that handle marine elec tronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items Consult your local telephone directory for listings 2 LEI Extras Inc P O Box 129 Catoosa OK 74015 0129 or call 800 324 0045 USA orders only Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice LITHO IN U S A 988 0145 82
40. fers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal family or household use We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship and against failure to conform to this product s written specifications all for one year 1 from the date of original purchase by you WE MAKE NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reason able manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship or any non conformity with the product s written specifications occurred within one year from the date of your original purchase which must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within one year from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or be replaced with a new product identical or reasonably equivalent to this product at our option within a rea sonable time after our receipt of the product If such defect malfunction or non conformity remains after a reasonable number of attempts to repair by us you may elect to obtain without charge a replacement of the product or a refund for the product THIS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CON FORMITY CONCER
41. hat its back is facing you Push the two tabs to the left and re IN A move the battery cover as shown at right Install the batteries according to this dia gram There s a decal in the battery com partment showing the correct polarity also Replace the battery compartment cover and the unit is ready for use 2 NiMH Battery D The DURACELL DR 121 nickel metal NES hydride NiMH battery replaces the four E standard batteries It is sold as an acces sory model BR 1 which includes a charger custom designed for the DR 121 The bat tery never needs to be removed from the unit since the charger connects to the GPS receiver and charges the DR 121 You can even use the receiver while the battery is charging To install the NiMH battery remove the battery cover and place the bat tery into the compartment as shown on the next page It will only fit one way so if it s difficult to install simply turn it over and drop it into place 3 Replace the compartment cover and follow the charging instructions included with the BR 1 Note The DR 121 is the only battery that can be recharged in this unit Using the ex ternal power cable alone does not charge the battery You must use a charger supplied by Eagle in order to charge the battery Also this charger will only charge a DR 121 It will not charge any other type of battery including ni cads or rechargeable alkallines OPERATION Keyboard The
42. ide variations in the track display and other navigation displays when using the unit at slow speeds If you re using this receiver without DGPS and stop the position pinning feature locks the present position indicator on the plotter until you ve moved a short distance or exceed a very slow speed This prevents the wander ing plot trail seen when you re stopped with position pinning turned off 42 This also affects the navigational displays FINNNING The easiest way to see the effects of S A is to stand still with the GPS receiver turned on and watch your plot trail with position pinning turned off You ll see the PEDEM present position change speed increase and decrease j SELECT and a random plot trail on the plotter s screen GATTin If you wish to turn the position pinning feature off press SEDE the MENU key then highlight the GPS Setup label and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Pin ning label Finally press the left arrow key ALARMS The GlobalNav 12 has several alarms You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message when you cross a preset distance from a way point For example if you have the arrival alarm set to 1 mile then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 1 mile of the recalled waypoint The course deviation indicator alarm CDI can warns when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the course line to the waypoint For example if the alarm is set to 1 m
43. il the desired number appears Press the EXIT key when you re finished Serial Communication Setup To set the data port select Com Port Setup on the System Setup menu Press the right arrow key The FARITY screen shown at right appears MONE DATA EITZ Check your DGPS receiver s manual for the proper data settings Highlight the menu item you need to change Press the left or right arrow keys to change them The serial port defaults are 4800 baud no parity and 8 data bits Press the EXIT key to erase this menu Reset Options To return the unit to the original factory settings highlight the Preset Op tions menu on the System Setup screen Now press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you want to restore the original options Press the right arrow key if you do the left arrow key to quit If you restore the unit to the factory settings all options such as contrast alarms and other system choices are returned to their default values However no waypoints routes or icons are erased Reset Groups To return all boxes on the navigation and plot 2 screens to their factory defaults select Reset Groups on the System Setup menu Finally press the right arrow key All digital boxes are reset to their factory settings 39 System Info The system information screen shows the release date and the software s version number To view this screen highlight the System Info label on the System Setup menu Now
44. ile then the alarm flashes a mes sage if you drift 1 of a mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint The anchor alarm is triggered when you drift outside of a preset radius Again using the 1 mile as an example if you re anchored and your boat moves more than 1 of a mile the alarm will flash a message To use any of these alarms first press the MENU key y OGES MSG then select the ALARMS CDI menu A screen similar to the one shown at right appears Press the up or down DOC MESE arrow key to move the black box to the desired alarm cum er then press the right arrow key to turn it on 0 10 HI CDI ALAR To adjust an alarm s distance move the black box to the alarm s DIST menu item then press the right or CDI DIST left arrow keys to change the alarm s distance 0 25 HI When you re finished press the EXIT key to erase this menu Important Alarm Notes Anchor Alarm Since civilian users don t receive the accuracy given to military users the anchor alarm may be triggered even when youre sit ting still This typically happens when using small less than 05 mile anchor alarm ranges If you have a DGPS beacon receiver connected to the GlobalNav 12 smaller ranges may be usable 43 Arrival Alarm If you set the arrival alarm s distance to a small number and you run a route see the routes section the GlobalNav 12 may not show navigation data to the next waypoint once you arrive at the first o
45. ken The unit automatically saves the current plot trail in memory when you turn it off UFDT ODIST 0 10 HI RECORD Clear Trail To erase the current plot trail from the screen select ROTATE Clear Trail from the Plotter Options menu A message NORTH UF appears asking if you really want to erase the plot trail BMG RINGS Follow the instructions on the screen When the trail is erased the unit returns to the plotter screen Record Trail To stop the plot trail from recording on the plotter screen select RECORD from the plotter options menu then press the left arrow key To start re cording the trail again repeat the above steps then press the right arrow key Range Rings Grid Lines The plotter screen can be customized with rings that are 1 4 of the range and or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude From the Plotter Options menu choose either Range Rings or Grid and press the right arrow key to turn it on A sample screen of each type shows below i ka a RINGS ICONS The plotter has 28 symbols or icons available that can be placed any where on the screen They can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca tions landmarks boat ramps and virtually any point of interest An icon can be placed at your present position or at the cursor s location Place Icon Present Position To place an icon at your present position simply press the ENT key The scree
46. label and press the right arrow key A screen similar to the one shown at right appears This screen is virtually identical to the waypoint screen Select a waypoint using the waypoint number from the waypoint list or the nearest waypoint list After select ing the waypoint highlight the SET WPT A label and press the right arrow key The unit returns to the dis tance between waypoints screen Once the first waypoint shows on the screen then you need to choose the other waypoint Highlight the Set WPT B label Now select the second waypoint The unit returns to the distance between waypoints screen Both waypoints are shown on this screen At the bot tom of the screen are the distance and bearing from the first waypoint A to the second waypoint B You can select more waypoints to measure at this time or press the EXIT key to erase this screen 29 DIST ETHM HFT SET WFTE E SET WFTH WET LIST NEAREST WET 002 M 35955 3449 H _95930 449 DIz 5 23 HI ERG i80 mE 2o AUG 97 5 29 DIST ETHN HPT3 Project a Waypoint You can save a waypoint even if you don t know it s position or location on the plotter This unit lets you project the location of a waypoint from a known way point using only bearing and distance from the known waypoint This is useful if you don t know the latitude longitude of a location but you do know the distance and bearing from a saved waypoint or your own posi tion
47. matically clears The screen shown below appears next NUTS i PRESS EXIT Satellite Status Screen This screen appears each time you turn the unit on It shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position The point in the center of the chart is directly overhead The small inner ring represents 45 above the horizon and the large ring represents the horizon North is at the top of the screen You can use this to see which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if you hold the unit facing north E O E The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are sur rounded by a black box If the satellite number is not surrounded by a box then the receiver hasn t locked onto that satellite and it isn t being used to solve the position Beneath the graph are the bar graphs one for each satellite in view Al though the unit has twelve channels it dedicates one channel per visible satellite Therefore if only six satellites are visible only six bar charts show at the bottom of the screen The higher the bar on the graph the better the unit is receiving the signals from the satellite The number in the upper left corner is the expected horizontal position error or expected error from a benchmark location In other words if the expected error shows 50 feet then the position shown by the unit is esti mated to be within 50 feet of the actual
48. mple however we ll use route number one At the bottom of this menu is the Edit Name label If you wish to name the route highlight that label then press the right arrow key Use the arrow keys to name the route you can use up to eight characters in the name then press the ENT key when you re finished To add waypoints to the route highlight the Edit Route label and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears This is the waypoint list screen This shows all of the waypoints that form the route The first waypoint is highlighted at the top of the screen To se lect the first waypoint in the route simply press the right arrow key A new menu appears as shown below This menu lets you go to the waypoint selection menu delete a waypoint from the route or see details about any waypoint in the route Since we want to add a way point to the route press the right arrow key on the ADD WPT label The screen shown at the top left on the next page appears ROUTES EHFT Y E START ROUTE RUM FORWARD EDIT ROUTE DELETE ROUTE EDIT MAHE 2 2 el n TOTAL DIF 0 00HI EDIT A n DELETE DETAIL TOTAL ae This screen is virtually identical to the waypoint screen Select a waypoint either using the waypoint number from the waypoint list or the nearest waypoint list After selecting the waypoint highlight the ADD WPT label and press the right arrow key The unit returns to the waypoint list
49. n highlight the Plan Edit Routes label and press the right arrow key Now select the route you want to erase at the top of the screen then highlight the Delete Route label and press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you really want to erase the route If you press the right arrow key the route will be erased If you select Yes by pressing the right arrow key the unit then asks if you want to erase the waypoints used in the route from memory also Press the right arrow key again to erase them or the left arrow key to leave the waypoints in memory The unit returns to the routes menu Press the EXIT key to erase the menu CANCEL NAVIGATION This unit continues to navigate to a recalled waypoint the last waypoint in a route or the cursor position until you stop it To stop the navigation function press the MENU key then press the up or down arrow keys until the Cancel Navigation label is highlighted Press the right arrow key The unit stops showing navigation information Navigation Notes If you are navigating with this unit either to a waypoint or in a route and shut it off it will preserve the current waypoint number that it is navigating to It also saves the current route if itis in use and the route s forward or reverse order When you turn the unit on it will show navigation data to the waypoint as soon as it locks onto the satellites as if it had never been turned off SYSTEM SETUP Many featur
50. n shown at right appears Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired icon Now press the ENT key again The plotter screen reappears with the icon showing at the position you were at when the ENT key was pressed e 3 kd EET PLOT 1 SCREEN SELECT ICON ICON IS PLACED PRESS ENT KEY PRESS ENT KEY AT POSITION Place Icon Cursor Position To place an icon at the cursor s position first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the location that you wish to place the icon Next press the ENT key Now select the icon using the arrow keys When it s highlighted press the ENT key The plotter screen reappears with the icon placed at the center of the cursor Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor On the screens shown below the house icon was selected and placed at the cursor location MH 35 457 309 kl EFE ER TTA E E El d t 5 MOVE CURSOR SELECT ICON ICON IS PLACED PRESS ENT KEY PRESS ENT KEY AT CURSOR POS Icon Options Icons can be erased from the plotter individually all of a specific type or all at once To delete an icon press Icons the MENU key then choose Icon Options The screen HILOEF MUNI shown at right appears DEL ALL ICONS The first menu on this page ICONS OFF ON simply PER E turns all icon symbols off or on This doesn t erase the icons it simply hides the icons from the plotter You DELE can use this feature to temporarily de clutter the dis play The DEL ALL ICONS sel
51. ne since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm MESSAGES The position and DGPS message selections are found on the Alarms CDI menu When turned on the position message appears for a few sec onds whenever the unit locks onto the satellites and shows a position It also appears when the unit loses the lock onto the satellites and cannot navigate Pressing the EXIT key erases these messages The DGPS message appears whenever the unit begins or stops using DGPS data to help determine your position The default setting for these messages is on To turn either message off select the Setup Alarms menu from the main menu then highlight the desired message and press the left arrow key SUNRISE SET MOONRISE SET CALCULATOR This unit has a sunrise sunset and moonrise moonset DATE calculator that shows this information anywhere or any 08 25 97 time in the world To use it press the MENU key then PRESS ENTER highlight the Sun Moon Calc label and press the right SUHRISE arrow key Highlight either the sun or moon calculator 68 50 and press the right arrow key The screen shown at SUNSET right appears if you chose the sunrise calculator Both 6 01PM calculators work identically We ll concentrate on the sunrise sunset calculator for this example The sun PRESENT rise and sunset for today s date appear in the centerof P SITION the screen Today s date shows at the t
52. nto unknown territory Also remember that this unit will always show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to a waypoint regardless of terrain It only calculates position it can t know what s between you and your camp for example It s up to you to safely navigate around obstacles no matter how you re using this product GETTING STARTED Power The Expedition operates from four AA batteries or one DURACELL NiMH rechargeable battery or from 5 to 16 volts DC using the external power cable If the power cable is used the Expedition automatically switches to it if the external power is greater than the battery voltage If for any reason the external power fails the unit automatically switches to the batteries BATTERIES The unit requires four AA batteries We recommend you use alkaline bat teries for the best trade off between battery life and cost However you can use nickel cadmium ni cad or lithium batteries You can also use rechargeable alkaline batteries such as RayOVac Renewals With the exception of lithium none of the above batteries will last as long as stan dard alkaline batteries We recommend DURACELL brand but others will work Do not use heavy duty batteries or any type other than the ones listed above Do not mix different types of batteries For example don t use both alkaline and ni cad batteries at the same time Battery Installation First turn the unit so t
53. nto them and show a position within a few minutes Position Acquisition When the receiver locks onto and calculates a position it shows the mes sage Position Acquired on the screen All position and navigation data flashes until the unit acquires a position Do not rely on any data that is flashing When the numbers are flashing they represent the last known values when the unit lost it s lock on the satellites Note The altitude data may still flash even if the unit shows a Position Acquired message and all other data is not flashing The unit must be locked onto at least four satellites to determine altitude It only takes three satellites to determine position You can navigate with this unit if the alti tude is flashing simply ignore the altitude display until it quits flashing REMEMBER DO NOT NAVIGATE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE NUMBERS STOP FLASHING POSITION NAVIGATION SCREENS This unit has four modes status plotter navigation and window groups Use the PAGES and arrow keys to switch between the different screens The four screens that show by default are shown below STATUS NAVIGATION PLOTTER WINDOWS a ag TRE SOO mac TRIF METER Is GE on To change modes simply press the PAGES key A screen similar to the one at right appears Use the up or down arrow keys to change modes The windows mode is shown as GRP groups group A is the first STATUS windows group Maw 1 PLOT H l G
54. o save it FOZITIGH M SB n7 733 IJ 35 43 783 ERG np 8 27 TRE az POSITION MH 36 07 111 M 95 44 760 LOCAL TIHE uie 20 FH EXIT T CANCEL ENTER TO SAE Group J Clock Alarm This group has both estimated time of arrival and en route plus the clock and aclock alarm To set the clock alarm press the MENU key while this group is show ing then highlight the Clock Alm Set label and press the right arrow key The screen below right appears Use the left and right arrow keys to highlight the num bers in the alarm s time Press the up or down arrow keys to change the numbers After setting the alarm press the ENT key to save it To turn the alarm on select the Clock Alm on off from the main menu and press the right arrow key Note The unit must be on in order for the alarm to work If you set the alarm then turn the unit off the alarm won t sound To silence the alarm press the EXIT key Group K Timers This group has two timers an up timer and a down timer The up timer starts at zero and counts up the down timer starts at the time you put in until it reaches Zero To set either timer first press the MENU key then high light the desired timer set menu In this example we re setting the countdown timer so the DWN TIMER SET label was selected Now press the right arrow key A screen similar to the one shown below appears Using the right and left arrow keys highlight the firs
55. oint screen and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Move WPT label Press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears The From label is highlighted at the top of the screen Press the right arrow key until the way point number that you want to move appears In this example we selected waypoint number 1 Now press the down arrow key once to highlight the To label Press the left or right arrow key until the number that you want to move the waypoint to ap HOWE WAYPOINT HOWE WAYPOINT FROH FROH EMT HOue EMT HOue EnIT FANFEL EnIT FANFEL 28 pears Again in this example we chose to move waypoint number 1 to waypoint number 9 so we pressed the right arrow key until 9 appeared As you can see on the screen below waypoint number 1 is showing in the From box Now press the ENT key The From box is now empty and the To box has waypoint number 9 Note The names in the From and To boxes are not the waypoint num bers they are the waypoint names Press the EXIT key to erase this menu DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPOINTS This unit can easily give you the distance between two waypoints To do this first press the WPT key highlight the Options menu and press the right arrow key then highlight the Dist Btwn WPTS label and press the right arrow key The screen at right appears You must now select the first waypoint which is called waypoint A on this screen Highlight the Set WPT A
56. one used to reprogram the window groups To customize a screen first switch to the screen that you want to custom ize In this example we ll change Plot 2 Next press the MENU key then highlight the Reprogram Boxes menu Press the right arrow key The screen shown below center appears FLOTe EDIT E OL m i IHLDCL 1 d 3 EH 5 To SAVE 4 5 ELIT 32e EET 1 78 DRE ens 1081 51 3 This is the plot 2 edit screen The BRG box near the left corner flashes which means it s ready for change If you don t want to change this box simply press the up or down arrow key to move to the box that you do want to change In this example we will change the BRG box to altitude ALT To do this simply press the left or right arrow key while the box is flashing The box changes each time the arrow key is pressed When the desired box appears then you can change another box or save your changes by pressing the ENT key If you want to leave this screen without saving the changes simply press the EXIT key In this example we sim ply changed the BRG to ALT then pressed the ENT key The screen on the far right on the previous page is the final version Use this same method to change the NAV screens RESET GROUPS To restore all boxes on the navigation and plotter screens to their factory settings first press the MENU key then highlight the System Setup la bel and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Reset
57. op of the screen If you want to know the sunrise sunset for a different date press the ENT key then enter the new date The unit returns to the sunrise sunset calculator screen with the sunrise and DATE sunset times shown for the date you entered 08 25 97 PRES ENTER The sunrise and sunset show for your present posi TO CHANCE PATA tion If you move the plotter s cursor to a different posi TeaM tion before using this calculator it will show the sun MOONSET rise sunset for the cursor s location e 41PH q 43x4 The moonrise moonset calculator works identically to E AT PRESENT the sunrise sunset calculator It looks like the screen at posrtion 44 right A moon symbol shows near the bottom of the screen showing the approximate phase of the moon The arrow next to the symbol shows if it is moving towards a full moon up or a new moon down Press the EXIT key to erase this screen SIMULATOR A simulator is built into this unit that has several options You can use nearly all of the unit s features even save and recall waypoints This is useful for trip planning STEER WT To use the simulator press the MENU key then press e the up or down arrow keys until the Simulator Setup menu is surrounded by the black box Now press the xliii right arrow key The screen shown at right appears ae S4 nn If you simply press the right arrow key turning the simu SPEED lator on the GlobalNav 12 will sta
58. perating a vehicle The first time you use this unit walk outside and turn it on in your back yard an open field or park Once it locks onto the satellites you can ex periment with it around buildings and trees This will give you some idea of its sensitivity to blockage Like most GPS receivers this unit doesn t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to calculate a position Speed direction of travel and distance are all calculated from position information Therefore in order for itto determine direction of travel you must be moving and the faster the better This is not to say that it won t work at walking speeds it will There will simply be more wandering of the data shown on the display S A What is it Another factor that greatly influences the receiver s ability to determine position is SA The United States government intentionally degrades the satellites signal for civilian users They introduce small errors into the satellite s signals that makes the GPS receiver less accurate These er rors are called selective availability or SA How bad is it They guarantee that the position reported by a GPS receiver that meets their specifica tions is within 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95 of the time The position can be better than that or worse than that the other 5 of the time In other words the position shown on your receive
59. ppears NMEA Output To turn the NMEA output on highlight the NMEA OUT CONF I GURE PUT menu shown at right then press the right arrow DGPS key If your other equipment works then no setup will WHEA OUT need to be performed If your other equipment doesn t recognize the NMEA data being sent by the Global Nav 12 and the wiring is correct then you may need to change the NMEA or the serial communication settings Configure NMEA Output Highlight the Configure NMEA Output menu then press the right arrow key The screen shown below ap pears NMEA 0183 Version There are two versions of the NMEA data 1 5 and 2 0 If your other equipment requires 2 0 press the right arrow key to select it GLL RMC RMB APB GGA GSA GSV Sentences Some equipment requires different sentence The de fault setting for these sentences is on In other words it automatically sends these sentences when NMEA is on turned on To turn any of these off move the black box to the desired menu and press the left arrow key Press the EXIT key when everything on this screen is the way you want it DGPS This unit will recognize Starlink and Magnavox automatic DGPS receiv ers If you have either one of these receivers simply highlight the Star DGPS or Magn DGPS on the NMEA DGPS menu and press the right 37 TO GLOBALNAV 12 GLOBALNAV 12 WIRES A WHITE WIRE RED WIRE MA TO 12V BLACK WIRE
60. present position simply press the WPT key twice Your current position is placed into the first available waypoint number on the list A message ap pears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used This also momentarily places you in the way 1 point menu Anytime this menu is showing simply press Ge the WPT key once and the unit will store your present position on the waypoint list Every time you save a waypoint the date and time are Peppy logged along with the position data It s icon is also placed on the plotter as shown above In this case waypoint number one was assigned when the position was saved 23 Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint When the cursor is showing on the plotter and you press the WPT key twice the cursor s position is placed into the first available waypoint num ber In the example screen shown below the cursor is placed at the desired location Pressing the WPT twice causes waypoint number two to be placed at the cursor s crosshairs Waypoint 2 was the next available waypoint number A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used Wait a few seconds and the menu will clear automatically Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor H 3555 349 L 95038 4949 Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint Select Number Method The method shown previously doesn t let you choose the waypoint number You can pick the waypoint num ber see belo
61. r is within 100 meters of your actual position 95 of the time That s over 300 feet Not exactly pinpoint accuracy but then few people need positioning accuracy greater than this However if you do want better performance and who doesn t many manufacturers including Eagle sell a DGPS receiver that attaches to your GPS receiver The DGPS system transmits correction signals that nullify the effects of SA The DGPS receiver takes signals from these land based transmitters and gives them to the GPS receiver which then uses them to show a more accurate position The ironic part is the federal government implemented SA and is also operat ing many DGPS transmitters You can use the signals from all of the Coast Guard DGPS stations for free by the way The downside to this is it requires another piece of electronic gear the DGPS receiver which usually isn t small enough to carry with you but will work nicely on a vehicle And you have to be close enough to a station to receive the DGPS signals Don t Get Lost Generally you find that using your GPS receiver without DGPS is both easy and amazingly accurate It s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today Remember however that this receiver is only a tool Always have another method of navigation available such as a chart or map and a compass It s a good idea to carry spare batteries with you especially if you re venturing i
62. rc 1960 Mean for Kenya MEAN Tanzania ASCENSION Ascension Island 1958 SLAND Ascension Island 1958 ASTRO BEACON Astro Beacon E 1945 Iwo Jima E 1945 WO JIMA ASTRO DOS 714 Astro DOS 71 4 St Helena Island ST HELENA SLAND ASTRO TERN Astro Tern Island FRIG 1961 SLAND Tern Island 1961 ASTRONOMICAL Astronomical Station 1952 STATION 52 Marcus Island MARCUS ISLE AUSTRALIAN Australian Geodetic 1966 GEODETIC Australia amp Tasmania 1966 AUSTRALIAN Australian Geodetic 1984 GEODETIC Australia amp Tasmania 1984 AYABELLE Ayabelle Lightlhouse Djibouti LIGHTHOUSE DJIBOUTI BELLEVUE Bellevue IGN Efate amp IGN EFATE Erromango Islands ERRAOMANGO BERMUDA Bermuda 1957 Bermuda 1957 BISSAU Bissau Guinea Bissau GUINEA BOGOTA ees Bogota Observatory Colombia OBSERVATORY COLOMBIA BUKIT RIMPAH Bukit Rimpah Indonesia Bangka INDONESIA amp Belitung Islands CAMP AREA Camp Area Astro Antarctica ASTRO McMurdo Camp Area ANTARCTICA CAMPO Campo Inchauspe Argentina INCHAUSPE ARGENTINA CANTON ASTRO Canton Astro 1966 Phoenix 66 PHOENIX Islands ISLANDS CAPE nee Cape South Africa SOUTH AFRICA GAPE nene Cape Canaveral Bahamas CANAVERAL Florida BAHAMAS FL CARTHAGE TUNISIA CH 1903 CHATHAM
63. re are 12 keys on the keyboard You navi gate through the menus adjust the chart s cursor and enter data using the arrow keys The five major modes of operation are ac cessed using the PAGES key Press the MENU key to select or adjust a feature from a list The Z IN and Z OUT keys zoom in or zoom out the view on the plotter screen The ENT and EXIT keys are used to enter or clear data or screens Save and edit way points using the WPT key The PWR key UNNXONDUSNS S ea turns the unit on and off Pressing it once while the unit is operating turns on the screen s backlight To prevent an accidental shutdown you must hold the PWR key down for a few seconds in order to turn the unit off Menus Most of the unit s features are found on menus You can view the menus by pressing the MENU key This product has Intelligent Menus There are many menus that pertain to only the plotter for example When you press the MENU key and the plotter is showing menu items for the plotter 4 show in addition to the normal menus If the navigation screen is showing and you press the MENU key plotter menu items won t show on the list This helps you find the item you need without scrolling through unneces sary menus Turning Power On To turn the unit on simply press the PWR key A screen similar to the one at right appears Read the message on the screen then press the EXIT key to erase it or wait a few seconds and it auto
64. red GPS receiver at a price that was impossible just a few years ago The Rockwell receiver built inside has 12 channels that will track all of the satellites that are in view of your location It s acquisition time and tracking ability are second to none in its class The Global Positioning System GPS was developed by the United States Department of Defense as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year global navi gation system for the military Civilian availability was added with less accuracy using the same satellites Twenty four satellites orbit the Earth Three of these satellites are spares unused until needed The rest virtu ally guarantee that at least four satellites are in view of anyplace on Earth at all times The system requires three satellites in order to determine a position This is called a 2D fix It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation your height above sea level also called altitude called a 3D fix Remember the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receiver their signals Unlike radio or television GPS works at very high frequencies The signals can be blocked easily by trees buildings even your body Fortunately they do travel through glass and plastic so your receiver will work in the car if it has a clear view of the satellites through the windshield or side windows Let someone else drive if you use it in a car or other vehicle Never use this GPS receiver while o
65. rt from your present 100 HPH position and follow a track of 355 at 100 miles per SET STAR hour WET To change either the track or speed highlight the one you want to change then press the right or left arrow key When the num bers are correct press the EXIT key M 1 Starting Position EC TEM Normally the starting position for the simulator is your WET LIST present position If you want to change the starting HERES position highlight the Set Starting Waypoint label on WET DD the Simulator Setup menu then press the right arrow So key The screen shown at right appears H 95044 2755 DIs 6 28 HI ERG hgP HAG You can select any waypoint as the simulator s starting gs auc sr 11 128 point Select the starting point by pressing the right ar row key on the WPTZ label until the desired starting waypoint number appears Now highlight the Start At label and press the right arrow key The GlobalNav 12 returns to the Simulator Setup menu using the way point you specified as the starting waypoint Use Arrow Keys to Steer This option lets you change both the course and speed on the screen as the simulator is running To do this highlight the Steer With Arrows label on the Simulator Setup screen then press the right arrow key The screen shown at the top of the next page appears Use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the speed Use the right and left arrow keys 45 to change the track Pres
66. s a location saved in them or not The waypoint list is com posed only of saved waypoints To use the list select WPT LIST from the waypoint menu The screen shown at right appears The names of all waypoints stored in memory show on this list Simply highlight the desired waypoint and press the right arrow key to select it The waypoint list screen is erased and the waypoint menu reappears Nearest Waypoint You can select the nearest waypoint to your present NEAREST position by choosing Nearest from the waypoint menu The screen shown below right appears Up to five way points show on this screen The highlighted waypoint at the top of the screen is nearest to your present posi tion the next one is farther the one after that even farther and so on Each waypoint is shown by its number name distance and bearing from your present position to the waypoint Use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of waypoints When the desired waypoint is highlighted press the right arrow key to select it The unit returns to the waypoint menu EDITING A WAYPOINT You can customize a waypoint by giving it a name or change it s position or icon To do this first press the WPT key The waypoint screen appears Now highlight the OPTIONS label and press the right arrow key Follow the instructions on the next page for each item 25 Edit Name You can assign a name to each waypoint The name can have up to eight charac
67. s at any time We reserve the right to do SO without notice All screens in this manual are simulated INTRODUCTION certe rerit ttr rtt te trien nn ecran ne irent deceat 1 S A What ceni PREDA HT CREE EEG eee kee 2 Don t Get Ost zen HERE EGER EBORE HET HERREN TG TUE 2 GETTING STARTED imi A er n ERE ADD 3 Mo FPE 3 BATTERIES 255 dispo eri tee NT car 3 Battery installati M n 2 22 ir 3 NIMH Batory e 3 External Antenna 3 55 n anm n eee te ERE ECT FE YE E EYE Tr ETERNI ON saa 4 OPERATION 223 ioi ipee PEE GE e Tar c eT RP HERMES 4 Keyboard roin ERE eA ee io 4 Mir CH 4 Turning Power ON con e Ro D steelers 5 Satellite Stat s SGreen cierre a Rr OPERE 5 Finding Your PosItlOtr s c rrr rrt rte nne perenni e rer nere 6 Auto SO Ct cv eevee eer Wes UENIT SETS 6 Quick InitialiZatiOn z iter et e cR ERE er REED Pene 7 EullInitialiZation 2 iieri A ad 7 Position ACQUISITION inrer tenerte men En einen en 8 POSITION NAVIGATION SCREENS seen nennen trennen 8 STATUS co acest teneis NAVIGATION PEOTTER satin M M WINDOWS 140a aceon cer eit sene IE a Navigation Screens Course Deviation Indicator CDI essen 10 Plotte e T H B 11 Cursor 12 Plotter Options 12 Update Options Plotter Orientation Plot Trails
68. s the EXIT key to erase these menus When you re finished changing the track and speed press the EXIT key to erase the menus y To turn the simulator off press the MENU key then i move the black box to the Simulator Setup label Fi nally press the left arrow key cp inn DEFINITION OF TERMS ABBREVIATIONS Due to space considerations the digital displays use abbreviations for some names They are as follows ALT esanai Altitude Your height above sea level BRG Bearing The direction from your present position to a waypoint CLOCK Your local time TRK ae Track The direction you re travelling DIS Distance Distance remaining between your present po sition and a waypoint DNT UPT Countdown timer DNT and Count up timer UPT ETE ion Estimated Time En route DD sse etus A measure of your receiver s position quality A fix of 1 is bad 9 is the best ICON A symbol you can place on the map representing a land mark POSITION Your present position GS ins Ground Speed Your actual speed TTG Time To Go Time remaining at your present speed until you reach a waypoint UTC Coordinated Universal Time Time at the prime meridian at Greenwich England Formerly known as GMT VOLTS Electrical system voltage VMG Velocity Made Good Your ground speed towards a re called waypoint airport etc CDI
69. screen with the first waypoint at the top Highlight the next waypoint location be neath the first waypoint and press the right arrow key Now select the second waypoint for your route After selecting the second waypoint the 32 HEAREST a EDIT ROUTE EDIT ROUTE ADD WET WET LIST HPT oo Jy E BE WET 001 M 45955 8319 H 3g57034 315 DI 13 B3 HI ERG 1305 ERES 25 AUG 97 10 15H TOTAL DIF TOTAL DIF 0 00H1 15 36H51 unit returns to the waypoint list screen The second waypoint shows be neath the first one with bearing and distance from the first waypoint in the route to the second showing under the second waypoint s name The total route distance shows at the bottom of the screen Continue selecting way points in this manner until all of the waypoints in the route are on the list Press the EXIT key to return to the Route menu Your route is now saved in memory Press the EXIT key to erase the menus Delete a Waypoint To remove a waypoint from a route first select the route then highlight the waypoint from the route listthat you want to delete and press the right arrow key Highlight the Delete label on this menu and press the right arrow key The unit returns to the route list with the waypoint removed from the list Note This doesn t delete the waypoint from the database it only removes it from the route Waypoint Detail To view the position bearing distance and other infor mation about a waypoint sa
70. se If you use the standard and your position is off significantly then try using the alter nate Note When the position format is changed it affects the way all positions are shown on all screens This includes waypoints DHS UTH ERITISH To change the format highlight the Position Format N 36 08 000 label on the GPS Setup menu then press the right H 35 50 000 40 arrow key A screen similar to the one at right appears Press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the desired format Press the EXIT key to erase the position format menu DATUM Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that s covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps that are created using different datums will show the same latitude longitude in slightly different locations All datums are named The GPS system is based on the WGS 84 datum which covers the entire world Other datums may also cover the entire world or just a small portion By default your position shows using the WGS 84 datum However it can show your position using one of 191 different datums To change the datum first press the MENU key then highlight the GPS Setup label and press the right ar row key Now highlight the Select Datum label Finally press the right arrow key again A screen similar to the one at right appears 1983 AL CANADA C The WGS 84 label is highlighted To change it simply ADINDAN press the
71. sition or elevation altitude is It does know the current UTC time and date since these were programmed into it at the factory and an internal clock keeps the time while the unit is turned off It begins searching for the satellites using the above data that it ac quired the last time it was turned on This probably was at the Eagle fac tory Since it s almost certain that you re not at the Eagle factory it s prob ably looking for the wrong satellites If it doesn t find the satellites it s look ing for after five minutes it switches to the Quick Initiailization screen This lets you enter your location from a list of states and countries If you simply press the EXIT key while the Quick Initialization screen is show ing after a few minutes the unit begins to search for any satellite This is called Auto Search Due to advanced technology the auto search time has shrunk to about five minutes so the longest time you should ever have to wait is ten minutes from the time you turn the unit on until it locks onto the satellites and shows a position Once the unit locks onto the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned on provided you haven t moved more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used Quick Initialization If you don t want to wait for the Auto Search then you can speed up the initialization process by using the Quick Initialization feature To do this
72. t number in the time that you want to set The time is in hours minutes and seconds Now press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number shows Continue until the time shown in the display is correct then press the ENT key The unit returns to the main menu screen To start the timer highlight the Dwn Timer Off On label Press the right arrow key to start the timer Press the EXIT key to erase the menu The time you set shows in the box at the bottom of group L The timer contin ues counting until you stop it When it reaches zero an alarm sounds Press the EXIT key to stop the alarm Note When the countdown timer reaches zero it be gins counting up until you press the EXIT key This tells you how long it s been since the alarm sounded 20 ETA 2 38 00F ETE 0 37 43 FH 2 00 17 i200 2008 CLE ALARM fe ooo A EILEFT RIGHT EXIT T CANCEL ENTER TO SANE UP TIMER 0 00 00 ALARM OFF 0 00 00 DOWN TIMER 0 00 00 INITIAL asino san DOWN TIMER The up timer has an alarm that can be set to sound at a preset time For example one hour from now three hours etc If you turn the up timer s alarm on press the right arrow key when the Up ALM Off On label is highlighted it sounds an alarm when it reaches the time you entered in the up timer set menu Press the EXIT key to shut off the alarm You can reset either alarm by pressing the MENU key then highlighting either the Up Timer R
73. ta See the waypoint section for information on setting up the unit for waypoint navigation Group A This screen has bearing BRG track TRK a trip meter distance to go DIS and ground speed GS The trip meter logs the distance you have travelled since the unit began reporting a position The trip meter is not erased when the unit is shut off To reset the trip meter to zero press the MENU key then select Tripmeter Reset from the menu The unit returns to group A with the trip meter reset Group B Bearing track distance to go and ground speed are all the same as group A Two new windows appear ETE and CDI ETE is your Estimated Time En route or an approximation of the time it will take to arrive at the waypoint you re navigating to The CDI is a steering indicator See page 10 for more information on the CDI 17 H 35259 921 W gunuu rHD STATUS HAM 1 FLOT1 ERG 141 nac TRE 141 nac TREIF HETER 13 63 wu Ors GS Ej ep ERG 141 nac TRE 141 mag Ors ES aL ETE e m zl fu in HE Group C ERG This group consists of bearing track distance to go 141 was and estimated time en route TRE 141 nac HE 8 41 m m 4 m Group D ERG Bearing distance to go track ground speed estimated time of arrival estimated time en route velocity made good VMG estimated time of arrival and CDI show on this screen Velocity made good is the speed you re making
74. ter The data includes bearing to waypoint BRG distance to way point DIS ground speed GS and track TRK PLOT 1 PLOT 2 PLOT 3 WFT3 I A HPT OO1 2 Plot 3 see at the top of the next page is similar to plot 2 The major difference is the steering arrow and waypoint information at the bottom of the screen When you navigate to a waypoint the waypoint s name and number show at the bottom of this screen The steer ing arrow always points in the direction to the waypoint The Z IN and Z OUT keys zoom in and out all plotters to enlarge or reduce their coverage area The available oe ranges are 0 1 0 15 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 8 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 15 20 30 40 60 80 100 150 200 300 400 600 800 1000 1500 and 2000 miles Pressing both the Z IN and Z OUT centers the cursor s position on the plotter screen Cursor Pressing an arrow key turns on two dotted lines that HH 36907 270 intersect at the present position symbol These lines ME amp IEEREEREES are called a cursor and have a variety of uses To turn the cursor on simply press the arrow key in the direction you want the cursor to move This lets you view areas on the plotter that are away from your present position The cursor s latitude and longitude show at the top of plot 1 s screen The zoom in and zoom out keys work from the cursor s position when it s active not the present position You can zoom in on any detail an
75. ters To do this first select Name Edit from the Options menu A screen similar to the one at right appears Press the up or down arrow keys to select the first let ter in the name Press the right arrow key to highlight the next position in the name Repeat this sequence until you ve entered all of the letters in the waypoint ELIT HAME name Press the ENT key to accept this name the WPT key to erase all characters in the name or the EXIT key to leave this screen without sav ing any changes Edit Position Any latitude longitude can be assigned to any waypoint by manually entering it using the keyboard First se lect the waypoint number that you want to save a posi tion under from the waypoint menu Next highlight the Options menu and press the right arrow key Now high light the Position Edit menu and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears Using the left and right arrow keys highlight each number in the po sition and change it using the up and down arrow keys When you re ready to save this position and return to the waypoint screen press the ENT key Press the EXIT FOSITION E 3B DB 131 EILEFT RIGHT EXIT TO CANCEL ENTER T SAE HPT T CLEAR key to erase the menus and return to the navigation plotter or windows screen Note You can also use this method to change the position of an existing waypoint Edit Icon To change the icon assigned to a waypoint first select th
76. towards the waypoint For example if you re in Mesa dla a boat and travelling directly towards a waypoint at 30 Ign miles per hour but you re going against a 5 m p h cur BAr rent then your velocity made good is 25 miles per hour n m Ui B DIOE 4 T ERG 141 nac ee TRE This screen has bearing track distance to go and o velocity made good 141 uas ors 8 34 nr MAG I a a z n I ERG To A repeat of group E except velocity made good is re HS placed with a large CDI DIS 8 31 wu MAG Group G This screen shows the present position bearing dis tance to go track and ground speed Group H Present position a large CDI distance to go and estimated time en route show on this screen Group Set Local Time This screen includes a clock that shows your local time estimated time of arrival bearing ground speed dis tance to go and the small CDI The clock shows the time based upon the setting in the initialization It s an offset from UTC which is the time the GPS system uses If this time is incorrect you can reset it by press ing the MENU key then highlight System Setup and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Set Local Time label and press the right arrow key The screen shown below appears Use the left and right arrow keys to highlight the num bers that you need to change Press the up or down arrow keys to change them After setting the time press the ENT key t
77. ved in a route first select the route then highlight the desired waypoint from the 1 uer mm route s list Now press the right arrow key Highlightthe 8 WET nnm Detail label and press the right arrow key The screen at right appears 22 AlG 97 5 18P EDIT FQUTE This screen shows the waypoint s name number cre ation time and date icon position distance and bear ing from your present position When youre finished press the EXIT key to erase it 33 Following a Route Before starting the route you ll need to decide if you want to start at the beginning and travel forward or start at the last waypoint in the route and travel backwards reverse to the first waypoint The default is forward To change it press the MENU key then select the PLAN EDIT ROUTES label and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears To run a route from the end to the beginning highlight the RUN la bel then press the right arrow key to change it To follow a route first select the route number that you wish to follow by highlighting the Route No label and pressing the left or right arrow keys until the desired route number appears In this example we re using route number one Now highlight the START ROUTE label and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears The Start RTE Auto label is highlighted This starts the navigation along the leg of the route that is
78. w on waypoint selection then save your present or cursor position To do this first press the WPT key once A screen similar to the one at right ap pears Highlight the WPT label at the top of the screen Press the right or left arrow keys until the desired waypoint number appears that you wish to save your present or cursor location under When it does highlight the Op tions label and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears Highlight the Save WPT As label shown at the top of the menu and press the right arrow key This saves your present position or cursor position under the way point number you selected on the first page 24 WET LIST HEAREST OPTIONS WET OO1 M 35 59 035 H 95043 645 1 0 07 HI RG 325 HAt 2 AUIG 97 5 18F MAME EDIT FOZITIUONM EDIT STHECL EDIT DELETE WET SELECTING A WAYPOINT In order to edit or navigate to a waypoint you must first select it There are three ways to do this by waypoint number waypoint list or nearest All waypoint selection methods are on the main waypoint menu shown at the top of this page Waypoint Number To select a waypoint by its number simply highlight the WPT label at the top of the waypoint menu then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired waypoint number appears Waypoint List The waypoint number selection method forces you to scroll through all waypoint numbers whether there
79. ywhere The cursor can also place icons and waypoints Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor Plotter Options This unit lets you customize the plotter using the plot ter options menu To use this menu press the MENU key then highlight the Plotter Options label The screen at right appears UFOT ODIST 0 10 HI RECORD on Update Options By default the plotter places a dot on the screen every ao 3 seconds to create the plot trail You can change this RNG RINGS time from once per second to once every thirty min utes The plot trail can also be updated by distance instead of by time The distance update rate can be set from 0 01 to once every 10 miles From the Plotter Options menu choose Update Options to change the update rate or type Select the option that you wish to change use the left or right arrow keys to adjust it then press the EXIT key to erase the menu Plotter Orientation Normally the plotter shows north at the top of the screen This is the way most maps and charts are printed This is fine if you re travelling north ward Waypoints on the plotter s left side should also be to your left and so on However if you travel any other direction the plotter doesn t line up with your view of the world To solve the problem this unit has a track up mode that orients the top of the display to your track or direction of travel It rotates the plotter as you turn Thus what you see on the left side of

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