Eagle AccuMap Sport INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

AccuMap SportTM

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

AccuMap Sport™ is a trademark of Eagle Electronics Eagle™ is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics

IMS SmartMap™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

WARNING!

USETHIS MAPPING UNIT ONLY AS AN AIDTO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION.

Never use this product while operating a vehicle.

The background map built into this unit is not intended for navigation and its accuracy has not been verified. This map is derived from U.S. government sources which rely on ground and aerial surveys and satellite data. Since there can be inaccuracies in the data used to create the maps and in the map’s resolution, plus position inaccuracies in the navigation system, use caution when using this product.

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 navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when travelling to a waypoint, but will also visually check to make certain a clear, safe path to the waypoint is always available.

The 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 covered by the warranty. For more information, consult the factory customer service department.

All features and specifications subject to change without notice.

All screens in this manual are simulated and were taken with an IMS SmartMap™ loaded into one of the cartridge slots.

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................	5
INSTALLATION ..............................................................................................................	7
BATTERY INSTALLATION .............................................................................................	7
EXTERNAL POWER .....................................................................................................	8
ANTENNA .....................................................................................................................	9
MAP CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION ...............................................................................	10
REMOVING MAP CARTRIDGE ....................................................................................	11
KEYBOARD ..................................................................................................................	11
OPERATION .................................................................................................................	12
TURNING POWER ON .................................................................................................	12
MENUS .........................................................................................................................	12
FINDINGYOUR POSITION ..........................................................................................	12
POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS ............................................................................	15
NAVIGATION SCREENS ..............................................................................................	16
MAPPING SCREENS ...................................................................................................	17
MAP CURSOR ..............................................................................................................	19
AUTOZOOM ..................................................................................................................	19
EARTH MAP OPTIONS ................................................................................................	21
C-MAP OPTIONS .........................................................................................................	21
PLOTTER OPTIONS ....................................................................................................	24
ICONS ...........................................................................................................................	26
WINDOWS ....................................................................................................................	28
SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN ..........................................................................	28
DUAL MAPPING ...........................................................................................................	29
CLOCK ..........................................................................................................................	29
TIMERS ........................................................................................................................	31
REPROGRAM BOXES .................................................................................................	32
USER DATABASE (WAYPOINTS) .................................................................................	34
SAVING PRESENT POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (QUICK SAVE) ...............................	34
SAVING CURSOR POSITION AS A WAYPOINT .........................................................	34
SAVING PRESENT POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (SELECT WAYPOINT #) ................	34
SAVING CURSOR POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (SELECT WAYPOINT #) .................	35
EDITWAYPOINT LAT/LON ...........................................................................................	35
WAYPOINT NAMES ......................................................................................................	36
WAYPOINT ICONS .......................................................................................................	37
DELETE AWAYPOINT .................................................................................................	37
MOVE A WAYPOINT .....................................................................................................	37
DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPOINTS ............................................................................	38
USERWAYPOINT OPTIONS .......................................................................................	39
ROUTES .......................................................................................................................	39
SELECTWAYPOINTS - WAYPOINT LIST ....................................................................	40
SELECT WAYPOINTS - FROM MAP ............................................................................	40
FINISHING THE ROUTE ..............................................................................................	41
FOLLOWING A ROUTE ................................................................................................	41
WAYPOINT DETAIL ......................................................................................................	42
DELETE A ROUTE .......................................................................................................	43
NAVIGATION .................................................................................................................	44
NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT ........................................................................................	44
NAVIGATE TO CURSOR POSITION ............................................................................	44
NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT USING THE MAP ...........................................................	45
CANCEL NAVIGATION .................................................................................................	45
SYSTEM SETUP ..........................................................................................................	46
GPS CORRECTIONS ...................................................................................................	46
TRACK HOLDING .........................................................................................................	46

DATUM ..........................................................................................................................	47
PCF (POSITION CORRECTION FACTOR) ..................................................................	48
UNITS OF MEASURE ..................................................................................................	49
POSITION FORMAT .....................................................................................................	49
NMEA/DGPS ................................................................................................................	50
SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP .............................................................................	53
RESET OPTIONS .........................................................................................................	53
SYSTEM INFO ..............................................................................................................	53
NAME INPUT ................................................................................................................	54
GPS SETUP .................................................................................................................	54
GPS UPDATE RATE .....................................................................................................	55
EXECUTE GPS SELF-TEST ........................................................................................	55
EXECUTE GPS COLD START .....................................................................................	55
ALARMS .......................................................................................................................	56
MESSAGES ..................................................................................................................	57
BACKLIGHT ..................................................................................................................	58
CONTRAST ..................................................................................................................	58
SPEAKER ON/OFF ......................................................................................................	58
SIMULATOR ..................................................................................................................	59
BATTERIES ...................................................................................................................	60
DEFINITION OFTERMS/ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................	61
WINDOW BOXES .........................................................................................................	61
WINDOW GROUPS ......................................................................................................	65
ACCUMAP SPORT WARRANTY ..................................................................................	67
UPS RETURN POLICY ................................................................................................	68
ACCESSORY ORDERING INFORMATION .................................................................	69
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - INTERNATIONAL ..........................	INSIDE BACK COVER
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - U.S.A. ONLY .................................................	BACK COVER

Congratulations!

You have purchased one of the finest handheld GPS receivers Eagle™ has ever made. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus, and outstanding performance, we think you’ll be happy with your AccuMap Sport™ for many years. No other handheld GPS receiver on the market today has the AccuMap’s combination of 5 channel receiver, mapping cartridge capability, and programmable screens in a waterproof, handheld unit.

GPS works from satellites that transmit information to the world at very high frequencies. One disadvantage to this frequency is that it’s “line-of- sight”. In other words, the signals don’t bounce around like your local radio or television. If you don’t have a clear view of the sky, or if you’re inside a metal boat dock or garage, the unit probably won’t be able to pick up the signals from the satellites. This is common among all GPS receivers. We have found that using this product inside a car or truck is usually sufficiently close to the windows and windshield that it works well. However, there is an optional remote antenna bracket and cable that lets you mount the removable antenna on top of the dash, in case it’s required.

Like most GPS receivers, your AccuMap Sport doesn’t have a compass or any other navigation aid built into it. It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to determine its position. Speed, direction of travel, and distance are all calculated from position information.Therefore, in order for it to determine the direction you’re travelling, you must be moving, and the faster - the better. This is not to say the unit won’t work at walking speeds - it will. But the faster you travel, the easier it is for the unit to determine your direction.

Another factor that influences the GPS’ position and navigation capabilities is called selective availability or S/A.This is small errors purposefully injected into the transmitted signal from the satellites. The government does this to degrade the system’s accuracy to civilian and foreign users. Even with S/A, GPS is the most accurate navigation system ever invented on such a large scale. The Government’s accuracy specification is 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95% of the time. In other words, the position shown on your AccuMap Sport could be up to 100 meters in any direction from your actual position, and the altitude could be plus or minus 150 meters from what’s shown on the screen, 95% of the time.

There are two ways around the S/A problem. One is to have the government simply turn it off. In fact, there is growing pressure on them to do that, but it’s not likely to happen anytime soon. The other method is to purchase a DGPS receiver and connect it to your AccuMap Sport.A DGPS

receiver (commonly called a beacon receiver), picks up correction signals broadcast from ground stations. The AccuMap Sport takes these corrections and applies them to the position and altitude screens, giving you much better accuracy.

Even with S/A on, and without a DGPS receiver, your AccuMap Sport gives you outstanding position and navigation information. Most people are amazed when they actually use a GPS receiver and see what it does.

Please sit down with the unit and this manual and familiarize yourself with them before using the AccuMap Sport in the “real world”. A simulator is built in, which lets you practice.

INSTALLATION

The AccuMap Sport will operate from six AA batteries or from 6 to 35 volts DC. A cigarette lighter adapter is available to plug into car or boat’s electrical system.The AccuMap Sport automatically switches to external power when it’s plugged into the unit.If, for any reason, the external power fails, the unit will automatically switch to the batteries.

The AccuMap Sport does not require batteries when the external power is in use, however they make a good backup in case of power failure.

BATTERY INSTALLATION

For battery operation, the AccuMap Sport requires six AA batteries. We recommend DuraCell® alkaline batteries, but other brands will work.You can use lithium batteries which will last longer than alkaline batteries (but cost more) or rechargeable ni-cad batteries (won’t last as long as standard alkalines). Rechargeable alkaline batteries such as RayOVac® Renewals® will also work.

Do not use heavy-duty batteries or any battery 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.)

To install the batteries, first turn the AccuMap Sport so that it is facing you. Now grasp the bottom part of the case and push it to the right until it comes completely off the unit as shown below. The bottom part of the case holds the batteries.

Next, push the battery holder out the bottom of the battery cover as shown below. Install each battery with the negative end (-) against the spring. The positive end (+) of each battery should be firmly against the metal plate. When all six batteries are installed, slide the battery holder into the battery cover.

If the battery holder sticks when sliding into the battery cover, apply a thin film of petroleum jelly to the “O” rings on the battery holder.

IMPORTANT!

There are arrows molded into the bottom of the battery cover and battery holder. Make certain the arrows are properly aligned! Otherwise, the battery holder won’t slide all the way into the cover and the battery pack won’t slide onto the unit.

Slide the battery pack onto the unit and the AccuMap Sport is ready for use.

EXTERNAL POWER

Instead of batteries, the AccuMap Sport can operate on 6 to 35 volts DC from an external power source. To use external power, an adapter cable must be purchased (model CA-1) that will plug into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter. To use this cable, simply plug one end into the connector on the side of the AccuMap Sport and the other end into the cigarette lighter. A rubber plug is supplied with your AccuMap Sport to cover the external power jack on the side of the unit when it’s not in use.

ANTENNA

The AccuMap Sport has a removable antenna that folds over the display when the unit is not in use. To open it, simply lift on an edge of the antenna and raise it to the desired height.

Two thumbscrews on the antenna’s hinge let you adjust the tension on the antenna. This helps keep the antenna in the desired position.The thumbscrews work in opposite directions. To tighten the right thumbscrew, rotate it away from the display.To tighten the left thumbscrew, rotate it toward the display.

Caution - Always make certain the left thumbwheel is tight when using the AccuMap Sport. The connector for the antenna is inside the left thumbwheel. If it isn’t tight, a poor connection can occur. This can prevent the unit from operating properly, if at all.

To remove the antenna, simply loosen the thumbwheels until they won’t turn. Carefully remove the antenna from the unit by pulling it straight out. If you feel any resistance, make certain the thumbwheels are at the end of their travel. Don’t force any parts!

LEFT

SCREW

RIGHT SCREW

You can see the antenna’s connector inside the left thumbwheel once it’s removed from the unit.When reinstalling the antenna, align the left side of the antenna first, then slowly thread the left thumbwheel until it engages the connector. This will require two full turns of the thumbwheel. After you’ve done this, thread the right side of the antenna by rotating the right thumbwheel. Remember to rotate the right thumbwheel in the opposite direction from the left.Tighten the thumbwheels to get the desired tension on the antenna. Caution - do not overtighten the thumbwheels.

MAP CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION

The AccuMap Sport uses IMS SmartMap™ and C-Map cartridges, all of which are packaged in a cartridge housing specifically designed by and for Eagle products.

The IMS cartridges contain digitized data of over 120,000 bodies of water. Nearly all inland waterways-public and private lakes, rivers, and streams, plus coastal United States waters up to 25 miles out are included. There are also state and U.S. interstate highways and routes.These inland mapping cartridges cover the entire continental United States in 64 highly detailed cartridges.

The C-Map cartridges cover most of the world with detailed views of coastal waters. Over 600 cartridges are available.

To install a cartridge into the AccuMap Sport, first make certain the unit is turned off. Never install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned on!

You can damage your unit if you install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned on. Next, pry the cover off the back of the unit. Place the cartridge into either slot with it’s label facing you as shown below. Now slide the cartridge towards the top of the AccuMap Sport until it stops. Replace the cover and the cartridge is ready for use.

	LEI	IMS
	TEXAS	IMS
	TEXAS
	EAST

LEI	IMS	LEI	IMS	LEI
		LEI			IMS
TEXAS
		TEXAS
				TEXAS

WEST
		EAST		WEST

REMOVING A CARTRIDGE

If you have difficulty removing a cartridge, use the back cover as a removal tool. Simply press one side of the cover against the ridge on the cartridge and gently push towards the bottom of the unit. Don’t use a corner of the cover - it could damage it.

KEYBOARD

The keyboard has twelve keys. The arrow keys are tied to most of the features, letting you easily move the mapping cursor, navigate through the menus, make selections from menus, and other tasks.

MODE			WPT
MENU			EXIT
Z-OUT	Z-IN	ENT	PWR

The WPT key lets you create, save, and recall waypoints and routes. The MODE key switches the unit between the four major displays: windows, position, navigation, and mapping.To select different features, or to modify functions, press the MENU key. The Z-OUT and Z-IN keys zoom-out and zoom-in your view on the mapping screen. The ENT and EXIT keys let you enter or erase selections. The PWR key turns the AccuMap Sport on and off.

Note:To prevent an accidental power shutdown, you must hold the PWR key down for a few seconds in order to turn the unit off.

OPERATION

Turning Power On

To turn the AccuMap Sport 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.The AccuMap Sport is now ready for use.

MENUS

Most of the AccuMap’s adjustments and features are found on “menus”. Pressing the MENU key lets you view the menus. Different menus items are added to the basic list, depending on which mode (mapping, navigation, or windows) the unit is in.This gives you the features that are specific to the mode you are in, but also has items that are used on all modes.

Using the arrow keys moves the black box

to highlight different menus on the list. Pressing the right arrow key selects the menu.

To erase a menu, press the EXIT key.

FindingYour Position

Cold Start

When the AccuMap Sport is turned on for the very first time, it doesn’t know where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your position, time, and date, the unit will take much less time to lock-on to the satellites and give you a fix or position.

However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The AccuMap Sport will lock onto the satellites and give you a position without any input from you. This is called a “cold-start”. It simply means that the unit is searching without help for the satellites that are in orbit. A cold-start can take up to 15 minutes to acquire enough satellite data to determine your position, although it typically takes less time than that.

Once the AccuMap Sport locks on to the satellites and finds your position, it stores the satellite data in its memory. The next time you use the unit, it should take much less time to lock on.

To use your AccuMap Sport, first take it outside, away from trees and buildings.You need a clear view of the sky.

Open the antenna and adjust it so that it is parallel with the ground. Press the PWR key. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase the message. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

This is Map 4. Your present position is shown as a cross surrounded by a triangle. As you wait for the AccuMap Sport to find your position, you’ll see numbers flashing on the display. Anytime you see flashing

numbers, it means the AccuMap Sport does not have a position! Do not rely on any data that is flashing!When the numbers stop flashing, the unit has locked on to the satellites and the position is good.

That’s all you have to do to find your position. The time display may not be correct when the cold start method is used. See the initialization section for details on changing the time.

FindingYour Position

Initialization

A cold-start as described above can take up to 15 minutes to find your position. A faster method is to initialize the AccuMap Sport manually. To do this, first press the PWR key. Next, read the messages on the screen and press the EXIT key to erase them. Now press the MENU key.

Press the up or down arrow keys until the“GPS SETUP” menu is highlighted as shown above right.Now press the right arrow key.The screen shown at right appears.

Using the down arrow key, highlight the “Initialize GPS Receiver” menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

This is the GPS initialization screen.The position, altitude, time, and date the AccuMap Sport is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen. Changing these

values to your local position and time will speed the position lock.

To change the position, press the right arrow key while the “EDIT LAT/LON” box is highlighted. The screen shown at right appears.

If your latitude is south, press the up or down arrow key to change it. If it is north, press the right arrow key to move the change box to the first number in the latitude. Now press the up arrow key to increase the number or the down arrow key to decrease it. Once the first num-

ber in the latitude is set, press the right arrow key once to move to the next number in the latitude.

Keep pressing the arrow keys until the latitude and longitude are set to your local position. (Note:This position does not have to be very accurate. If you can get it within one degree of your actual position, that will be fine.) When it’s set, press the ENT key. The AccuMap Sport accepts your entry and returns to the GPS setup menu.

Now change the local time and date if they’re incorrect on this screen. (Don’t worry about altitude.) When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT key to return to a mode screen. The AccuMap Sport will instantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be available at the position, date, and time you entered. Therefore, it will only look for those satellites, making the search time much shorter than a cold start which looks for all of the satellites until it finds three.)

Once the AccuMap Sport finds and locks on to three satellites, it stops flashing the numbers on the display. (Note: Altitude will still flash until the unit locks on to the fourth satellite. It takes four satellites to determine altitude.)

Eagle AccuMap Sport INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT!

If the data shown in digital numbers on any screen is flashing, it means that data is invalid. DO NOT RELY ON ANY NUMBERSTHAT ARE FLASHING! Usually, this happens when the AccuMap Sport has lost its lock on the satellites. The data that is flashing was the last known when the unit lost its navigational capability.

DO NOT NAVIGATE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE DATA STOPS

FLASHING!

POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS

The AccuMap Sport has navigation, mapping, and windows group modes. These screens were designed to show data that is used most often. The digital boxes on Nav 1 and Map 4 screens can be customized to show data other than the ones chosen by the fac-

tory. See the “Reprogram Boxes” section for more details.

The three default displays are shown below. To change displays, simply press the MODE key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now press the up or down arrow keys to change modes. (The windows display is shown as "Groups". For example, Group A is the first windows group on the MODE menu.)

Press the right arrow key to see more screens on each mode. When the desired screen appears, press the EXIT key to clear the menu.

Note: For a list of abbreviations used on the displays, see the back of this manual.

NAVIGATION	MAPPING	WINDOWS
(Nav 1)	(Map 1)	(Group A)

Navigation Screens

There are two navigation screens. Nav screen number one shows a graphical view of your trip, the other screen shows all navigation details in large digital numbers.

Nav Screen #1

This screen is dominated by a compass rose. Your track (direction of travel) is indicated by an arrow pointing down toward the compass rose at the top center of the screen. Track is also shown in the upper right corner of the display under the “TRK” label. In the example screen shown at right, the track is 355°. The line extending behind the arrow in the center shows your track history.

Your speed over ground or Ground Speed is shown at the bottom of this screen. In this example, the ground speed is 21.3 miles per hour. The screen looks like this when you’re not navigat-

ing to a waypoint.(See page 30 for information on waypoint navigation.) If you navigate to a waypoint, the screen looks like the one at right and below.

The bearing to the destination waypoint is shown in the upper left corner of the screen. (The destination can be an airport, NDB, VOR, intersection, or any user waypoint.) Bearing is also shown by the large arrow pointing up to the compass.

The numbers on either side of the airplane show the cross track error range. In other words, (using the screen above as an example) if the arrow crosses the dark band on either side, you are .10 miles to the left or right of the desired course.

A circle depicting your destination appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint.

The digital boxes at the bottom of the screen show (from left to right) your distance to go to the destination (DIS), estimated time en route (ETE), ground speed (GS), and course (CRS).

Course (CRS) is the bearing from your starting location to your destination. (Remember, course has nothing to do with your present position, except for your starting location.) It’s shown as a dotted line on the NAV 1 display. This is shown as a reminder so that if you deviate from your original course, you can easily return to it. (A “course” is a proposed path over the ground. A “track” is your actual path over ground.)

All of the digital boxes on this screen are programmable. See the “Programming” section for more information.

Nav Screen #2

The navigation screen shows navigation information in large digital numbers. To view this screen, press the MODE key, then press the up arrow key until the black box surrounds the “NAV 1” label. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one below appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu.

This screen is composed of eight digital display boxes, showing your track (TRK), and ground speed (GS).The other boxes show navigation data when a waypoint is recalled, including bearing to the waypoint (BRG), velocity made good (VMG), distance to waypoint (DIS), estimated time en route (ETE), local time (CLOCK), and a CDI.The CDI is a course deviation indicator, showing your distance to the left or right of the desired course.

You can reprogram all of the digital boxes on the NAV 2 screen. See the "Programming" section for more information.

Mapping

The AccuMap Sport has a ground map of the world built inside. This map has the majority of its detail in southern Canada, the continental United States and Hawaiian islands, the Caribbean down to and including the Virgin Islands, all the way down to the north-

ern coast of Honduras. It’s displayed with or without a map cartridge.

There are four different mapping screens available. Map screen number 4 shows by default. Your current position displays at the center of the screen by a cross surrounded by a flashing diamond.

MAP 1

MAP 2

MAP 3

MAP 4

To view the other mapping screens, press the MODE key. Press the up or down arrow key to move the black box to the "MAP 1" label. Now press the right arrow or left arrow key to select a different mapping screen. Maps 2, 3, and 4 (as shown above) have navigation data displayed using digital numbers. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu.

The digital displays on map 4 can be rearranged or changed to other displays. See the “Reprogram Boxes” section for more information.

As you move, the map slides past your present position, which always remains at the center of the screen.The line extending from your position shows the path you’ve taken.

Use the Z-OUT and Z-IN keys to enlarge or reduce the mapping area.If you have an IMS SmartMap™ cartridge installed, it’s detail typically begins showing when you zoom in to the 10 mile range.

Map Cursor

Pressing an arrow key while a map is on shows two dotted lines that intersect at your present position.These dotted lines are called a “cursor” and have a variety of uses.

CURSON OFF

CURSON ON

You can move the cursor around the display by pressing the arrow keys in the direction you want it to move. This lets you view different areas of a map, away from your present position. When it’s turned on, the zoom-in and zoom-out keys work from the cursor’s position - not the present position, so you can zoom in on any detail, anywhere while navigating.

The latitude/longitude of the cursor shows in the box at the top of the screen whenever the cursor is activated.

The map cursor is also used to place and erase icons and waypoints.

AUTOZOOM

Generally, when you travel using a mapping receiver like the AccuMap Sport, you spend some amount of time zooming in and out, looking at detail or the whole route between the start and destination.

The AccuMap Sport has an autozoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing that competitive units force you to make. It works in conjunction with the navigation feature. First you must recall a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint.) When you turn the autozoom mode on, the AccuMap Sport zooms in on your present position. As you travel towards the destination (recalled waypoint), the AccuMap Sport begins zooming out, showing more of your course to the waypoint. After you cross the halfway point to your destination, the AccuMap Sport zooms in closer, one zoom range at a time, keeping the destination on the screen. Nearly every time it zooms in, you can see more detail. This is a benefit for two reasons. Number one, you want

to see more detail as you get closer to the destination, especially if you’ve never been there before. Two, it takes a load (small, perhaps, but still another thing to keep track of) while you’re occupied with other details.

The screens below show a slice of the progression of a trip on an area lake. Screen number one is the start and is on the 1 mile range. Intermediate stages progressively zoom out, until you’re at the midway point.The AccuMap Sport then begins zooming in as you get closer to the destination.

To use the autozoom feature, first set the AccuMap Sport up to navigate to a waypoint. (See the Navigation section for more details.) Next, simply press the MENU key, then use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the “AUTOZOOM OFF/ON” menu. Press the right arrow key to turn it on, the left to turn it off.

EARTH MAP OPTIONS

The earth map consists of the built-in background map of the world, plus any IMS SmartMap™ cartridge that is attached to the AccuMap Sport.To change the Earth map options, first press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the Earth Map menu appears. Highlight it, then press the right arrow key to select it.The screen shown at right appears.

Text Labels

Use this menu to turn all names on the map (such as Grand Lake or Arkansas River) off or on. The default is “on”. Press the left arrow key to turn them off.

Map Boundaries

If you have a IMS SmartMap™ or a C-MAP cartridge plugged into the back of the AccuMap Sport, this feature will show the boundaries of the cartridge on the map. This lets you know the exact area covered by your cartridge. This example shows the boundaries of the Oklahoma - East IMS SmartMap cartridge.The default for this feature is off. Press the right arrow key on the “MAP BOUNDS” label to turn them on.

Earth Map On/Off

You can turn the earth map completely off, clearing the screen of all ground detail (including IMS SmartMap cartridge detail). To do this, highlight the “EARTH MAP OFF/ON” label and press the left arrow key.

Icons On/Off

The AccuMap Sport has symbols that you can place at any location.These symbols can be turned off, if desired.To do so, move the black box to the “ICONS OFF/ON” label and press the left arrow key. See the “ICONS” section in this manual for more information on the icon symbols.

Detail Cartridge

The AccuMap Sport has two cartridge slots in its back. Either one can hold a IMS SmartMap or C-MAP cartridge. When you install a C-MAP cartridge, and wish to use it, switch the “Detail Cartridge” to the “C-MAP” selection on this menu.This switches the background map to the C-MAP

background.To do this, simply highlight the “Detail Cartridge” label, then press the right arrow key.

Fill With Gray

When the AccuMap Sport is first turned on, all water is filled with gray to distinguish it from land, which is clear. (See below) To make the land fill with gray and water remain clear, press the down arrow key until the “Fill With Gray”menu is surrounded by the black box, then press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key to return to the mapping screen.

FILL WITH GRAY - WATER

FILL WITH GRAY - LAND

You'll generally want to fill water with gray when you're using the AccuMap Sport on land and fill land with gray when you're using it on the water.

Map Orientation

Normally, the AccuMap Sport shows the map with north always at the top of the screen.This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. This is fine if you’re always travelling due north. What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map, to your right is shown on the right side of the map, and so on.

However, if you travel any other direction, the map doesn’t line up with your view of the world.

To correct this problem, the AccuMap Sport has a track-up mode that rotates the map as you turn. Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your left, and so on. It also has a course-up mode that keeps the map at the same orientation as your initial bearing to the waypoint.

In the example on the next page, we're travelling towards waypoint number 2.In the north-up view, the present position indicator appears to move

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