Apelco GPS11 User Manual

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Apelco GPS11 Installation and Operation Handbook

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Package Contents

Checking your GPS11 Package

The GPS11 package contains the following standard items:

1. Display unit with an internal antenna

2. Lanyard

3. Velcro fixing

4. Mounting bracket (GPS11 plus only)

5. Power and Data connector (GPS11 plus only)

6. Installation & Operation Guide

7. Warranty document

Items Missing?

If any of the above items are missing or damaged, please contact
your Apelco dealer or our Product Support Department to obtain
replacement parts. Please note that missing or damaged items

cannot be replaced without proof of purchase.

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Registering this Product

Once you have checked that you have all of the listed components,
please take the time to complete the warranty document and return
it to your national distributor.

By returning this document you will receive prompt and expert
attention should you ever experience any difficulties with this
product. Also, your details are added to our customer database so
that you automatically receive new product brochures as and when
they are released.

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Standard GPS11 package

GPS plus package (see page 12 for accessory pat numbers)

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Contents

Contents

Checking your GPS11 Package 2
Chapter 1: Introduction 7
Chapter 2: Installation 9

Chapter 3: Getting Started 1 5

2.1“Velcro” Strap mounting 9

2.2 Bracket Mounting ( GPS11 plus only) 9

2.3 Accessories 12

2.4 External Power connection 14

2.5 External Data Connection 14

3.1 Inserting the batteries 15

3.2 Switching the unit ON and OFF 16

3.3 Light and Contrast 17

3.4 Selecting different pages 18

3.5 Status indicator 18

3.6 Setup 19

3.7 Marking Events 25

3.8 Man Over Board (MOB) 26

Chapter 4: Operation 27

4.1 Satellites Page 27

4.2 Position Page 29

4.3 Waypoint Data Page 29

4.4 Route Data Page 38

4.5 Plotter Page 48

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Chapter 5: Fault Finding & Maintenance 49

5.1 Fault Finding 49

5.2 How to Contact Apelco 49

5.3 Maintenance 52

Chapter 6: Specification 53
Appendix A : Chart Datums 5 7
Appendix B : NMEA Output Specifications 67

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your Apelco GPS11.
This unit is a navigational system consisting of a radio-positioning

receiver making use of signals from the NAVSTAR GPS (Global
Positioning System). The system offers simultaneously, high
accuracy, continuous cover and worldwide availability.

This unit may be operated as a purely standalone system supplied
by its own internal batteries or may be connected to an external
12v supply and integrated with further instumentation via a
NMEA data link.

For fixed installation a bracket is provided to allow secure fixing in
a wide variaty of positions.

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Important Information

All Raytheon equipment and accessories are designed to the highest standard
for use in the leisure marine environment.

Their design and manufacture conforms to the latest Electromagnetic
Compatibility (EMC) standards, but good installation is required to ensure that
performance is not compromised. Although every effort has been taken to
ensure that they will perform under all conditions, it is important to understand
what factors could affect the operation of the product. To avoid the risk of
EMC problems, all Raytheon equipment and cables connected to it should be;

❏ At least 1m (3 feet) from any equipment transmitting or cables carrying

radio signals e.g. VHF radios, cables and antennas. In the case of SSB
radios, the distance should be increased to 2m (7ft).

❏ At least 20m (66 feet) from large vessels equipped with radar.
❏ More than 2m (7 feet) from the direct path of a radar beam.

The following points should also be noted;
❏ Genuine Raytheon cables should be used at all times. Cutting and

rejoining these cables can compromise EMC performance and so should
be avoided unless doing so is detailed in the installation manual.

❏ Raytheon equipment should be serviced only by authorised Raytheon

service engineers. They will ensure that service procedures and replace­ment parts used will not affect EMC performance. There are no user
serviceable parts in any Raytheon product.

❏ Voltage drops below 10v in the power supply to our products can cause

the equipment to reset. This will not damage the equipment but will cause
the loss of some information and can change the operating mode. This
most frequently happens during engine starting, and so to reduce the risk
of this occurring, it is recommended that the equipment is supplied from a
different battery than the one used for engine start.

❏ Some products generate high voltages, and so never handle the cables/

connectors when power is being supplied to the equipment.

❏ Always check the installation before going to sea to make sure that it is not

affected by radio transmissions, engine starting etc.

❏ In some installations, it may not be possible to prevent the equipment from

being affected by external influences. In general this will not damage the
equipment but can lead to it resetting, or momentarily result in faulty
operation.

Please keep these notes for future reference.

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Chapter 2: Installation

Chapter 2: Installation

This chapter covers installation of the support bracket and external
cable of the GPS11. If the unit is to be used purely as a standalone
handheld GPS then this chapter may be ignored.

2.1 “Velcro” Strap mounting

The unit is supplied with a “Velcro” strip which may be attached to
the rear case using the lanyard slots. Ensure that the strap is pulled
tight and the end tabs turned back and secured to the main strap.

Attach the fixing strip to the desired surface using glue or double
sided tape or sew the strip onto clothing.

2.2 Bracket Mounting ( GPS11 plus only)

The unit is supplied with a universal mounting bracket (selected
models only) which will allow your GPS to be slotted into a
permanent storage/operating position.

2.2.1 Fixed to a vertical bulkhead

Select your desired position and screw the backplate (1) to the
vertical bulkhead. Slot the main bracket (2) onto the top tab of the
backplate and then push the bottom of the main bracket back, to
allow the supplied finger bolt (3) to secure the base of the bracket.

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2.2.2 Fixed to a horizontal surface

The bracket may be fixed such that it may be adjusted vertically
only or such that it may be rotated and adjusted vertically.

For vertical adjustment only screw the backplate (1) to the desired
horizontal surface and then secure the main bracket (2) at the
desired angle using the finger bolt (3).

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To allow the bracket to be rotated assemble the backplate (1) to the
main bracket (2) using the finger bolt (3). The angle may be
adjusted later if required. Select your desired position and screw the
base plate (4) to the horizontal surface, then attach the backplate to
the baseplate using the finger bolt (5).

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2.2.3 Fixed to a rail

The bracket may be mounted to a rail using the same method as for
mounting to a horizontal surface but by reversing the base plate and
using stainless steel nuts and bolts (not supplied) to clamp the base
plate to the back plate around the rail.

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2.3 Accessories
Carry Case

Part No. P36003
A soft carry case is available to protect your GPS11 unit.

Bracket Assembly

Part No. P36004 (included in GPS11 plus)
To allow the standard GPS11 unit to be bracket mounted the

bracket assembly that is included in the GPS11 plus kit is available
separately.

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External Connection

There are three external cable accessories available which may be
used to connect your GPS11 to external power and data sources.

Part No. P36001 Power and Data Cable (included in GPS11 plus)

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Part No. P36005 Power and Data Cable + PC Connector

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Note: Ensure that any unused cores are isolated to prevent data loss

Part No. P36002 Power Cable with Cigar Lighter Adapter

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2.4 External Power connection

The GPS11 may be connected to an external power supply between
10V and 24V d.c..

Connection is made via any of the Power/Data cables shown on
page 13 and should be protected by a 5 Amp fuse or circuit breaker.

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10V - 32V d.c.

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2.5 External Data Connection

The GPS11 is capable of outputing data to other navigational
instrumentation or accepting waypoint information from an
external source (P.C.).

Connection is made via the supplied Power/Data cable.

Note: Data communications protocols must be set up correctly in the

“SET-UP PORT” section, see page xx.

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Chapter 3: Getting Started

3.1 Inserting the batteries

Open the battery cover on the base of the unit by pulling the compart­ment latch (1) towards the side of the unit. The battery cover will
spring open revealing the black battery carrier within.

Remove the carrier and insert the four AA size batteries following the
+ and - marks.

Insert the loaded carrier back into the unit taking care to line up the
stud (2) on the carrier with the mark on the cover seal (3).

Close the battery cover and pull the latch toward the side of the unit.
The cover will click into position sealing the battery compartment.

Note: The cover will not close if the battery carrier has been inserted

incorrectly.

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3.2 Switching the unit ON and OFF

Press the PWR button to switch on your GPS11. The Startup screen
will be displayed for 5 seconds.

startup

After 5 seconds the GPS satellite information page will be displayed
showing the number and identification of the satellites being
received.

satstat

To switch off your GPS11 press and hold down the PWR button.
After a one second delay a countdown display will appear. Keep the
PWR button held down for a further three seconds until the display
switches off.

Chapter 3: Getting Started

Note: The backlight will reduce the battery life. The continuous setting is

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3.3 Light and Contrast

After startup the illumination and contrast may be adjusted by
pressing the PWR button momentarily.

lgtcon

Use the trackpad up/down arrows to highlight “BACKLIGHT”,
“CONTRAST” or “BACKLIGHT TIME” and press ENTER to
select.

BACKLIGHT: Use the up/down arrows to select ON or OFF

then ENTER to store.

CONTRAST: Use the left/right arrows to increase or

decrease the contrast to the desired level then
ENTER to store.

BACKLIGHT TIME: Use the up/down arrows to select the option

required then ENTER to store.
Options are:
15 or 30 seconds
1, 2 or 4 minutes
Continuous

Press PAGE to return to the last screen.

not recommended unless the unit is connected to an external power
supply.

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3.4 Selecting different pages

Use of the PAGE button allows the unit to move through the
sequence of main operating pages:

> SATELLITES <
> POSITION <
> WAYPOINT DATA <
> ROUTE DATA <
> PLOTTER <

Each page has a menu bar near the bottom of the display. To access a
menu use the left/right arrows on the trackpad to highlight the
appropriate title and then press ENTER to activate the menu.

3.5 Status indicator

The bottom line of the screen shows the units current status and
cycles though three sets of information:

Battery Status:

Number of Satellites being tracked:
Chart Datum selected:
Position Fix:
Illumination:
Operating Mode:
Differential Fix:

Full
Half

Low

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3.6 Setup

Basic Setup of the GPS11 unit is accessed by highlighting SETUP?
on the menu bar on the SATELLITES page.

The Setup section is then divided into four sub-menus:
SET-UP SYSTEM
SET-UP PLOTTER
SET-UP NAVIGAT
SET-UP PORT
Sub menus are accessed by highlighting the appropriate line and

pressing ENTER.

After switching on select “SETUP?” on the menu bar using the
trackpad. Press ENTER to display the main menu.

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Set-up System

Use the trackpad to select “SET-UP SYSTEM” and press ENTER.

Setsys

Use the trackpad to highlight the desired option:

D/S UNIT:

Press ENTER to select the desired units for Speed and Distance.
Highlight the desired option and press ENTER to select.
Options are: KM - KPH, NM - KT, MI - MPH.

ALT. UNITS:

Press ENTER to select the desired units for altitude.
Highlight the desired option and press ENTER to select.
Options are: METRE, FEET,

ALTITUDE:

Press ENTER to select whether to display or not the altitude informa­tion on the Position page..

Options are: ON -display altitude / OFF - not display altitude

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Note: When the unit is first switched on the setting of the correct Warm

Note: Setting is returned to NOT ACTIVE on power up.

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WARM START

Press ENTER to select a start area:

AUTO - The unit will search for all satellites and will initiate a
cold start if the unit has moved location while switched off.
“Selection” - A local area may be selected instructing the unit to
search for selected satellites first.

Start region will greatly reduce the time to first fix. The auto setting
could result in a time to first fix in excess of 30 minutes.

LOCAL TIME

Press ENTER to select a time offset from UTC.
Use the trackpad to input the correct local time difference for the area

you are in and press ENTER to select.

ECONOMY MODE

Stops GPS reception to increase the battery life of the unit. Use this
setting for entering waypoint and route information whilst the unit is
not being used for navigation.

Options are: ACTIVE - reception disabled

NOT ACTIVE - reception enabled

MAIN MENU?

Highlight this option and press ENTER to return to the main menu.