Eagle Map Guide INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

Map Guide

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

Map Guide™ is a trademark of Eagle Electronics Eagle® is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics

WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION. A CAREFUL NA VIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMA TION.

Never use this product while operating a vehicle.

CAUTION

When showing navigation data to a position (wa ypoint), this unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It pro vides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions. Therefore , the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all a vailable na vigation tools when travelling to a waypoint, but will also visually check to make certain a clear, safe path to the wa ypoint is alw ays available.

The operating and storage temperature for y our unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to +75 deg rees 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. F or more inf ormation, consult the factory customer service department.

All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies,

regulations, and special offers at any time . We reserve the right to do so without notice.

All screens in this manual are simulated.

This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired oper ation.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. How ever , there is no guarantee that interf erence will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the f ollo wing measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the factory customer service department for help.

Specifications

Dimensions................................................. 6.75” L x 2.25” W x 1.625” D

Display.................................................................. 160 H x 104 W pix els

P o w er ....................................................................................... 5-35 vdc

Waypoints.........................................................................................750

Routes ................................................................................................9 9

Wa ypoints per Route (maximum)........................................................ 99

Total Wa ypoints used in Routes......................................................1500

Icons............................................................................................... 1000

Sava ble Plot Trails.................................................................................3

Maximum Plot Trail P oints..................................................3000 per trail

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................1

S/A - What is it? .......................................................................................................2

Don’t Get Lost ..........................................................................................................2

GETTING STA RTED ......................................................................................................3

Power ................................................................................................................. 3

BATTERIES ..............................................................................................................3

Battery Installation .............................................................................................3

NiMH Battery .....................................................................................................3

OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 4

Keyboard .................................................................................................................4

Menus ................................................................................................................. 4

Turning Power On ....................................................................................................5

Satellite Status Screen ............................................................................................5

Finding Y our Position................................................................................................6

Auto Search.......................................................................................................6

Manual Initialization........................................................................................... 7

Position Acquisition ........................................................................................... 7

POSITION/NAVIGATION SCREENS ......................................................................8

Navigation Screens ...........................................................................................8

Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)................................................................10

Map ................................................................................................................. 11

Cursor .........................................................................................................12

Map Setup...................................................................................................12

Change Maps..............................................................................................12

Map Options ......................................................................................................12

Map Orientation .......................................................................................... 12

Autozoom ....................................................................................................14

View Destination .........................................................................................15

Range Rings/Grid Lines..............................................................................15

Earth Map Options ............................................................................................ 16

Earth Map On/Off .......................................................................................16

Text Labels ..................................................................................................16

Locations..................................................................................................... 16

Map Detail ...................................................................................................16

Gray Fill.......................................................................................................17

Plot Trail Options ...............................................................................................18

Clear Trail ....................................................................................................18

Flash Trail ....................................................................................................18

Update Options ...........................................................................................18

Save Trail .................................................................................................18

Show Trail.................................................................................................19

ICONS ...............................................................................................................19

Place Icon - Present Position ..................................................................19

Place Icon - Cursor Position....................................................................20

Icon Options ............................................................................................ 20

WINDOWS .........................................................................................................21

Reprogram Boxes ....................................................................................... 26

RESET GROUPS ..............................................................................................27

WAYPOINTS......................................................................................................27

Waypoint Menu ........................................................................................... 27

Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Quick Save Method)...........27

Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint ................................................28

Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Select Number Method) .....28

Saving a New Position ................................................................................29

Waypoint Averaging .................................................................................... 29

Project a Waypoint ...................................................................................... 30

Selecting a Waypoint .................................................................................. 31

Waypoint Number .......................................................................................31

Waypoint List ............................................................................................... 31

Editing a Waypoint ......................................................................................31

Edit Position.............................................................................................31

Edit Name ................................................................................................32

WAYPOINT NAVIGATION ........................................................................................ 32

ROUTES ................................................................................................................. 35

CANCEL NAVIGATION ............................................................................................39

Navigation Notes......................................................................................................39

SYSTEM SETUP .....................................................................................................40

GPS SETUP ............................................................................................................45

ALARMS ................................................................................................................. 49

MESSAGES............................................................................................................. 49

SUNRISE/SET MOONRISE/SET CALCULATOR ...................................................50

SIMULATOR .............................................................................................................51

DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS ...........................................................52

Edit Icon...................................................................................................32

Navigating to a cursor location..........................................................................32

Navigating to a Waypoint using the Map...........................................................33

OTHER WAYPOINT OPTIONS .........................................................................33

Move a Waypoint.........................................................................................33

DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPOINTS .........................................................29

Delete a Waypoint .......................................................................................34

Delete All Waypoints ...................................................................................34

Waypoint Options ........................................................................................34

Create a Route ..................................................................................................35

Add From Waypoint List ..............................................................................35

Add From Map ............................................................................................36

Delete a Waypoint .............................................................................................36

Waypoint Statistics ............................................................................................ 37

Following a Route..............................................................................................37

Waypoint Information ..................................................................................38

Delete a Route...................................................................................................39

Sound ................................................................................................................ 40

Contrast .............................................................................................................40

Set Local Time...................................................................................................40

Units of Measure ...............................................................................................41

NMEA / DGPS ...................................................................................................41

NMEA Output ....................................................................................................42

Configure NMEA Output ...................................................................................42

DGPS.................................................................................................................42

Serial Communication Setup.............................................................................44

Reset Options.................................................................................................... 44

Reset Groups .................................................................................................... 45

System Info ........................................................................................................ 45

Power Save........................................................................................................ 45

Position Format .................................................................................................46

DATUM............................................................................................................... 46

PCF (Position Correction Factor) ......................................................................47

POSITION PINNING ......................................................................................... 48

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the e xciting world of GPS! Whether you’ re a first-time user or a professional navigator, you’ll find the Map Guide is a full-featured 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) w as developed by the United States Department of Defense as a 24-hour a day, 365 days a year global navigation system for the military . Civilian availability was added (b ut with less accuracy) using the same satellites. T w enty-four satellites orbit the Earth. Three of these satellites are spares, unused until needed. The rest virtually guarantee that at least four satellites are in vie w 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, (y our height abov e sea le v el - also called altitude.) called a 3D fix.

Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive 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 vie w 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 operating a vehicle!

The first time you use this unit, walk outside and turn it on in your backyard, an open field or park. Once it locks onto the satellites, you can experiment 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. Theref ore, in order for it to 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 sho wn on the displa y.

S/A - What is it?

Another factor that greatly influences the receiver’s ability to deter mine position is SA. The United States government intentionally degrades the satellite’s signal for civilian users. They introduce small errors into these signals that makes the GPS receiver less accurate. These errors are called selective av ailability, or SA. How bad is it? They guarantee that the position reported by a GPS receiver that meets their specifications 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 receiver is within 100 meters of your actual position, 95% of the time. That’s ov er 300 feet! Not exactly pinpoint accuracy, but then fe w 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 tr ansmits 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 gov ernment implemented SA and is also operating 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 y ou 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. Alw a ys ha v e 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 into 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, f or example. It’ s up to you to saf ely navigate around obstacles, no matter how you’re using this product.

GETTING STARTED Po wer

The Map Guide operates from AA batteries, a DURACELL® NiMH rechargeable battery, or from 5 to 35 volts DC using the external power cable. If the power cab le is used, the Map Guide automatically switches to it if the external power is g reater than the battery voltage. If f or any reason the external power fails , the unit automatically s witches to the batteries.

BATTERIES

The unit requires four AA batteries. W e recommend you use alkaline batteries 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 abov e batteries will last as long as standard 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 that its back is facing you. Push the two tabs to the left and remove the battery cover as shown at right. Install the batteries according to this diagram. (There’s a decal in the battery compartment showing the correct polarity, also.) Replace the battery compartment cover and the unit is ready f or use.

NiMH Battery

The DURACELL® DR-121 nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) battery replaces the four standard batteries. It is sold as an accessory, (model BR-1) which includes a charger that’s custom designed f or the DR-

121. The battery never needs to be remo ved from the unit, since the charger connects to the GPS receiver and charges the DR-121. You can ev en use the receiver while the battery is charging!

To install the NiMH battery, remove the battery cover and place the battery 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. Replace the compartment cover and follow the charging instructions included with the BR-1.

(Note: The DR-121 is the only batter y that can be recharged in this unit! Using the external 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 nicads or rechargeable alkallines.)

OPERA TION Keyboard

There are 12 keys on the keyboard. You navigate through the menus, adjust the chart’s cursor, and enter data using the arrow keys. The five major modes of operation are accessed using the PAGES key. Press the MENU k ey to select or adjust a feature from a list. The

P AGES WPT

Z-IN and Z-OUT keys zoom-in or z oom-out the view on the plotter screen. The ENT and EXIT keys are used to enter or clear data or screens. Save and edit wa ypoints using the

MENU EXIT

WPT key. The PWR key turns the unit on and off. Pressing it once while the unit is operating turns on the screen’s backlight. T o

ZOUT

ZIN ENT

PWR

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 f eatures are f ound on “men us’. Y ou can view the men us by pressing the MENU key. This product has “Intelligent Menus”. There are many menus that pertain to only the map, for example. When you press the MENU key and the plotter is sho wing, menu items for the plotter show in addition to the normal menus. For e xample, if the navigation screen is showing, and you press the MENU ke y, plotter menu items won’t show on the list. This helps you find the needed item without scrolling through unnecessary menus.

Turning Power On

To turn the unit on, simply press the PWR key. A GPS logo screen appears, then the 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 automatically clears. The screen shown below appears next.

Satellite Status Screen

This screen appears each time you turn the unit on. It sho ws a gr aphical view of the satellites that are in view . Each satellite is sho wn on the circular chart relative to your position. The point in the center of the char t 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.

The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are surrounded 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 circular graph are the bar graphs, one f or each satellite in view . Although the unit has twelve channels, it dedicates one channel per visible satellite. Therefore, if only six satellites are visibl e, 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 e xpected error from a benchmark location. In other words , if the expected error shows 50 f eet, then the position sho wn by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the actual location. Ho we v er , this n umber is only valid if you’re using DGPS or if S/A is tur ned off. Due to S/A, the accuracy can only be less than 100 meters, 95% of the time, per U.S. government specifications. Although the expected error is not accurate unless you hav e a DGPS receiv er, it does give you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has. The smaller the expected error n umber , 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 v alid.

The fix indicator on the left center shows either 2D or 3D . A 2D fix means the unit has locked onto three satellites and has calculated its position. A 3D fix means the unit has locked onto at least f our satellites and has calculated both the position and altitude. (Remember, it takes three satellites to determine the position - four to determine position and altitude.) If neither 2D nor 3D are showing, then the unit doesn’t have the position or altitude.

A battery level indicator on the lower right side of the screen shows approximately how much life is in the batteries. This runs from “F” (fully charged) to “E” (e xpired).

A light bulb indicator at the top right corner of the screen appears when the backlights are on.

Finding Y our Position Auto Search

To lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiver needs to know it’s current position, local time, and date. (Elev ation (altitude) is also used in the equation, 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 position 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 acquired the last time it was turned on. This probably was at the Eagle factory . Since it’s almost certain that you’ re not at the Eagle f actory , it’ s probably looking for the wrong satellites. If it doesn’t find the satellites it’ s looking for after five min utes, it switches to Auto Search. The receiver looks f or any satellite in the sky . Due to adv anced technology , the auto search time has shrunk to about five minutes, so the longest time you should ever have to wait is ten min utes 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 ha ven’t mov ed more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used.

Manual Initialization

If you don’t want to wait for the Auto Search, then you may be able to speed up the initialization process by using the manual initialization f eature. Using this feature tells the unit it’ s approximate position. Once it knows

it’s location, it determines exactly which satellites should be in view and starts looking only for those satellites.

To manually initialize the unit, press the MENU key. Now press the down arrow k ey 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 again. The screen at right appears. Use the arrow keys to move the crosshairs to your approximate location on the map. You may use the ZOUT key to zoom the map out. This will make it easier and faster to find your location on the map. Once you hav e the crosshairs on your location, press the ENT key. The unit retur ns to the satellite status screen.

Using the manual 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 f aster than an auto search method.

Position Acquisition

When the receiver locks onto the satellites and calculates a position, it shows the message “Position Acquired” on the screen. All position and navigation data flashes until the unit acquires a position.

any data that is flashing!

When the numbers are flashing, the y represent

Do not rely on

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 f our satellites to determine altitude. It only tak es three satellites to determine position. You can navigate with this unit if the altitude is flashing, simply ignore the altitude display until it quits flashing.)

REMEMBER, DO NOT NAVIGA TE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE

NUMBERS STOP FLASHING!

Once the unit has acquired the satellites and it’s showing a fix on the status screen, or the position acquired message appears, it’s ready for use.

POSITION/NA VIGA TION SCREENS

This unit has four modes: status, map, navigation, and window groups. Use the PAGES and arrow keys to switch between the different screens. The four screens that show by def ault are sho wn belo w.

STATUS NAVIGATION MAP WINDOWS

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 “groups”. Group “A” is the first windows group .)

Press the right arrow key while the abov e menu is showing to switch between diff erent versions of each mode. When the desired screen appears, press the EXIT key to erase the menu.

Navigation Screens

There are two different na vigation 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 “Prog ramming Box es” section for more information.

Nav Screen #1

This screen has a compass rose that shows not only your direction of travel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoint. The navigation screen looks like the one at right when you’re

not

navigating to a wa ypoint. Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen. Your trail history, or path you’ve taken is depicted by the line extending from the arro w. The arro w

pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track (direction of travel) y ou are taking. This is also sho wn in the “TRK” (tr ack) box at the top 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 center of this screen.

When navigating to a waypoint, Nav screen number one looks like the one at right. Bearing to the destination waypoint is in the bo x in the upper left corner. Bearing is also shown by the large arrow pointing up towards the compass, abov e 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 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. It’s shown on the screen as a vertical dotted line. The def ault f or the cross tr ack error r ange is 0.25 mile. F or e xample , 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. In the upper right corner is the course (CRS) box showing the direction from your starting position to the waypoint. Remember, a course is a proposed path from the starting position to the destination. Track is y our actual direction of tr a v el.

A circle depicting your destination (wa ypoint) appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint as sho wn on the screen at right.

Nav Screen #2

This navigation screen shows all navigation information in large digital numbers. To view this screen, press the PAGES key, then press the up arrow key until the “NA V1” 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) data are all that show if

you’ re not na vigating to a wa ypoint. If y ou are navigating to a waypoint, then bearing (BRG), distance to waypoint (DIS), estimated time en route (ETE), cross track error (XTK), destination arrow, and the CDI also operate. See below for more information on the CDI.

The destination arrow shows the direction to the destination when the top of the screen is pointing in your direction of trav el.

Course Deviation Indicator (CDI)

Once navigation to a waypoint is established, the CDI shows your distance to the left or right of the desired course. The vertical 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 towards the destination, from the start, then the line stays in the center. If you drift off course to the right, the line mov es to the

left

. This signifies that you need to steer to the left 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 bac k on course .

The CDI’s range sho ws beneath the CDI label. On the abo ve screen, the CDI range is .20 mile, which is the default. You can adjust the range by selecting the “ALARMS/CDI” label on the main menu. This is also shown by the dotted lines at the far left and right side of the CDI. If the solid line is on either of the dotted lines, then you are 0.20 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.

Using the CDI with a mapping screen helps you visualize your position in relation to the course. The screen on the right shows that we are off course to the right. The vertical bar has moved to the left side of the CDI, showing the direction to the desired course line. The CDI gives you a quick, easy to read visual indicator of your relationship between your direction of travel and the desired direction.

Map

The Map Guide has a ground map of the world built inside. This map has the majority of its detail in far southern Canada, the continental United States and Hawaiian islands, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. The map screens show your course and trac k from a “birds-ey e” view . If you’ re navigating to a waypoint, the map shows your starting location, present position, course line, and destination. You don’t have to navigate to a waypoint, however, to use the map.

Using the map is as simple as pressing the PAGES key, then highlighting “MAP 1”. A screen similar to the one at right appears. The arrow flashing in the center of the screen is your present position. It points in the direction you’ re tra velling. The solid line extending from the arrow is your plot trail, or path you’ve taken. The plotter’s range shows in the lower left corner of the screen. In this e xample, the plotter’ s range is two miles from the left edge of the screen to the right.

There are three different mapping screens. T o vie w the other map screens, press the PAGES key, highlight the MAP label, and press the right arrow key until the desired map screen appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu. Map-2 (shown below) has navigation data added at the bottom of the screen, beneath the map. The data includes bearing to waypoint (BRG), track (TRK), and distance to wa ypoint (DIS).

MAP-1

MAP-2 MAP-3

Map-3 is similar to Map-2. It shows ground speed (GS), tr ack (TRK), and the CDI at the bottom of the screen.

The Z-IN and Z-OUT keys zoom-in and out all maps to enlarge or reduce their coverage area. The availab le 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.

Cursor

Pressing an arrow key turns on two dotted lines that intersect at the present position symbol. These lines are called a “cursor” and ha v e a variety of uses. T o turn the cursor on, simply press the arrow ke y 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 zoom-in and z oom-out keys work from the cursor’s position when it’s active - not the present position. You can zoom in on any detail, anywhere. The cursor can also place icons and waypoints.

Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor. The unit centers your present position on the screen after erasing the cursor .

Map Setup

The map has many customization options. To change them, first press the MENU key while a map is showing on the screen. The map setup screen is highlighted. Press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

Change Maps

Changes made to the map using the options in the Map Setup is normally made to all map screens. The change can be limited to the map screen currently in use, however, by switching the “All Maps” to “This Map” in the “Change” menu. To do this, simply highlight the “Change” label, then press the right arrow key. To switch back, repeat the abo ve .

Map Options

The following map options are listed under the “Map Options” menu: Map Orientation, Auto Zoom, View Destination, Range Rings, and Grids.

Map Orientation

By default, this receiver 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 tra velling 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. Howe ver , if you trav el any other direction, the map doesn’t line up with your view of the world.

To correct this problem, a track-up mode rotates the map as you turn. Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should alw ays be to your left, and so on. A course-up mode keeps the map at the same orientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint.

In the north-up view shown at right, we're travelling southeast towards camp, saved as waypoint number

14. In this view, the present position indicator appears to move to wards the lo wer right corner of the screen.

NORTH-UP

In the track-up view , the present position mov es straight towards the top of the displa y . A "N" shows to help you see which direction is north when the track-up mode is on. Remember, in the track-up mode, the screen rotates as you change direction. It always keeps your direction of travel (track) heading towards the top of the screen.

TRACK-UP

In the course-up mode, the screen is locked into your original bearing to the recalled waypoint, regardless of your track.

COURSE-UP

To select the desired mode, first press the MENU key, select “MAP 1 SETUP”, then select “MAP OPTIONS”. Finally , select “R OTA TE” and press the right or left arrow key until the desired mode appears. Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

AUTOZOOM

This receiver has an autozoom f eature that eliminates much of the button pushing that competitive units force y ou to make. It works in conjunction with the navigation features. First, recall a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a w a ypoint.) Then, with the autozoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, from the present position to the destination waypoint (recalled wa ypoint). As you trav el towards the destination, the unit automatically begins zooming in, one zoom range at a time, keeping the destination on the screen.

The screens below show a slice of the progression of a trip near a lake. Screen number one is the start and is on the 6 mile range. Intermediate stages progressively zoom in as it gets closer to the destination.

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456

To use the autozoom feature, first press the MENU key, select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”. Highlight “Auto Zoom”, then press the right arrow ke y to turn it on. Press the EXIT key repeatedly to er ase the menus.

VIEW DESTINA TION

The GPS receiver normally centers the present position on the screen and moves the map past it. If a waypoint is recalled, the unit can center the waypoint on the screen, instead of the present position. To do this, press the MENU key, select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”. Highlight “View Dest”, then press the right arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key repeatedly to erase the men us.

VIEW DESTINATION

OFF

VIEW DESTINATION

Range Rings/Grid Lines

The map 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. To do this, press the MENU key, select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”. Highlight the desired option, then press the right arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key repeatedly to erase the menus. A sample screen of each type shows below.

RANGE RINGS GRID

BOTH RINGS & GRID

EARTH MAP OPTIONS

The earth map consists of the built-in background map of the world. To change the Earth map options, first press the MENU key, then select the Earth Map label. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

Earth Map On/Off

The background map can be turned on or off using the “Earth Map” menu. The ear th map is the background map that shows on the map screens. Simply highlight the menu, then press the left arrow key to turn it off.

EARTH MAP ON

EARTH MAP OFF

T ext Labels

Select “Map Text” to turn all names on the map (such as Lake Tahoe or Mississippi River) off or on. The def ault is “on”. Press the left arrow key to turn them off.

Locations

Normally, text disappears as you zoom out. This declutters the screen, making it easier to see significant map detail. T urning “Locations” on from the earth map menu places a dot on the screen where a text label should be when the screen is zoomed out. The arrows on the screen at right show two locations where, if zoomed in, text will show.

Map Detail

The detail shown on the background map diminishes as the screen is zoomed out. This prevents cluttering of the display, or overlapping of text and graphics which can make it unreadable. There are two detail levels:

normal and high. The difference between the two shows belo w. The screen on the left is normal detail, on the right is high detail. Both screens are on the 40 mile range. Normally , you’ll only see a diff erence in detail when the unit is zoomed out to the 30 mile range or higher .

NORMAL DETAIL

HIGH DETAIL

To change the map’s detail setting, select “Map Detail” from the ear th map menu, then press the right arrow key.

Gray Fill

When this unit is first turned on, all water (lakes, oceans, rivers) 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, select the “Gray Fill” label from the Earth Map menu, then press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key repeatedly to return to the mapping screen.

WATER FILLED

WITH GRAY

LAND FILLED WITH

GRAY

Normally, you'll want to fill water with gray when you're using the GPS receiver on land and fill land with gra y when y ou're using it on the w ater.

TRAIL OPTIONS

The line extending from the present position symbol is called a plot trail. You can customize the plot trail and save trails using the trail options menu. To use it, press the MENU key, select “MAP SETUP”, then “TRAIL OPTIONS”. The screen at right appears.

Clear Trail

To erase the current plot trail from the screen, select Clear Trail from the T rail Options menu. A message appears, asking if you really want to erase the plot trail. Follow the instructions on the screen. When the trail is erased, the unit returns to the map screen.

Flash T rail

By default, the plot trail flashes once per second. This typically makes it easier to see the plot trail against the background map . To turn the flashing off, select “FLASH TRL” from the trail options menu. Press the left arrow key to turn it off.

Update Options

By default, the plotter places a dot on the screen e very 3 seconds to create the plot trail. You can change this time from once per second to once every thirty minutes. 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 trail options menu, choose “UPDATE BY” to change the update rate or type. To change the rate or distance, simply select either the “UPDATE RATE” or ‘UPDATE DIS” menus as appropriate, use the left or right arrow keys to adjust it, then press the EXIT key to erase the menu.

PLOT TRAILS - Save T rail

This unit automatically saves the current plot trail in memory when you turn it off. You can save two other trails in memory . To save y our current plot trail in a specific memory location, choose “SA VE TRAIL” from the “TRAIL OPTIONS” menu. The screen shown at right appears. Highlight the desired number that you wish to save the current trail under, (i.e. “Trail 1 or Trail 2) and press the right arrow key. Your current trail is saved. Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

PLOT TRAILS - T rails Shown

The current plot trail shows on the plotter by def ault. To place a previously sav ed trail onto the plotter, choose “TRAILS SHOWN” from the Trail Options menu. The screen shown at right appears. Highlight the desired trail on this screen, then press the right arrow key to select it. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu. The selected plot trail shows on the plotter .

ICONS

The plotter has 28 symbols or “icons” available that can be placed anywhere on the screen. They can be used to mark fishing or hunting locations, 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

T o place an icon at y our present position, simply press the ENT key while the mapping screen is on. The screen shown at right appears. Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired icon. Now press the ENT key again. The mapping screen reappears with the icon showing at the position you were at when the ENT key was pressed.

MAP-1 SCREEN

PRESS ENT KEY

SELECT ICON

PRESS ENT KEY

ICON PLACED

AT POSITION.

Place Icon - Cursor Position

To place an icon at the cursor’s position, first use the arrow ke ys to mov e the cursor to the location that you wish to place the icon. Ne xt, press the ENT key. Now select the icon using the arrow keys. While it’s selected, press the ENT key. The map reappears with the icon placed at the cursor crosshairs. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor . On the screens shown below , the tent icon w as placed at the cursor’s location.

MOVE CURSOR

PRESS ENT KEY

SELECT ICON

PRESS ENT KEY

ICON PLACED AT

CURSOR POS.

Icon Options

Icons can be erased from the plotter individually, all of a specific type, or all at once. They can also simply be turned off without erasing them. To make changes to the icons, press the MENU key, then select MAP SETUP, and finally select Icon Options. The screen shown at right appears.

The first menu (ICONS OFF/ON) simply turns all icon symbols off or on. This doesn’t erase the icons, it simply “hides” the icons from the map. You can use this feature to temporarily de-clutter the display.

The DEL ALL ICONS selection does erase all of the icons from memory , Use this only if you want to erase all icons that have been placed on all map 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 k ey. The unit returns to the map screen with only the selected icons erased.

You can delete individual icons by selecting the DEL FROM MAP menu from the Icon Options menu. Once this menu is selected, the unit returns to the plotter screen with the cursor activated as shown at right. Use the arrow ke ys to mov e the cursor to the icon that y ou want to erase. Once the crosshairs are on top of the icon, press the ENT key . The icon is immediately er ased. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor.

WINDOWS

The windows feature pro vides ten different data screens chosen for their broad range of navigation inf ormation and ease of use.

T o use the windows f eature, press the P A GES key, then highlight the “GROUP A” label at the bottom of the screen. Group A is visib le in the background when y ou switch to the windows group. Press the left or right arrow key to s witch between all off the groups. When the desired group appears, press the EXIT key to erase the Pages menu. A summary of the groups follow s. Note that many of the groups have navigation data that require navigation to a waypoint in order to show data. See the waypoint section for information on setting up the unit for waypoint navigation.

Group A

This screen has two maps, one abov e the other. Each map works separately from the other . For e xample, the top map has autoz oom turned on, while the bottom map doesn’t. To zoom in or out on the bottom map, simply press the ZIN or ZOUT keys. The main menu also has selections for the upper map and lower map setups.

GROUP A MAIN MENU

Group B

This screen has a map in the track-up mode on the top half with bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK) and the CDI on the lower half . (See page 10 for an explanation of the CDI.)

Group C

A half screen map in the track-up mode again appears at the top. The CDI shows in the middle of the screen. Your present course (CRS) shows at the top of the CDI. Track (TRK) and distance to go (DIS) show at the bottom of the screen.

Group D

This screen is the same as group C except ground speed (GS) replaces distance to go (DIS) in the lower right corner.

Group E

A CDI combined with digital boxes makes up this screen. Beneath the CDI are bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK), ground speed (GS), and altitude (ALT).

Group F

This screen shows your present position (POSITION), bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK), and ground speed (GS).

Group G

The group I screen shows DGPS information. There must be a DGPS receiver connected to the unit in order to use this screen.

The DGPS corrections at the top of the screen shows a list of the satellites in view. The satellite’s number is follow by an identifier showing its status. They are as follows:

OK DGPS corrections are in use by GPS receiver and corrections

are available .

OLD Unit hasn’t received corrections in last 60

seconds. NA No correction available . The DGPS station’s ID number , frequency, bit rate, signal strength, signal

to noise ratio (SNR), and time since the GPS receiver received the satellite corrections (AGE) all show at the bottom of this screen.

Group H

This is a time screen. An analog clock shows at the top, f ollowed by a digital cloc k showing your local time . The clock’s alarm setting shows in this window, also. UTC time shows at the bottom of this screen. (UTC is the time at the prime meridian. It used to be called GMT .) To set the clock alarm, first press the MENU key, then

select “CLOCK ALM SETUP” and press the right arrow key. The screen shown below left appears. Now press the r ight arrow key. The screen below center appears. Using the arrow ke ys, enter the alarm’s time . Press

CLOCK ALARM

CLOCK ALARM ADJUST MENU

CLOCK ALARM

SET

the ENT key. The unit retur ns to the clock alarm menu. Highlight the “CLOCK ALM OFF ON” menu and press the right arrow k ey to turn it on. Press the EXIT key to erase the menus . The unit returns to the group with the alarm’s time showing in the clock’s window.

Group I

This group has estimated time enroute (ETE) at the top of the screen, a trip timer, estimated time of arrival (ETA), and the digital clock.

The trip timer measures the total time you have been travelling. It starts counting when you exceed a preset speed. The default is 5 miles per hour. You can adjust this time from zero to 200 m.p.h.. To do this, press the MENU key, then select “TRIP TIMER SETUP” menu. The screen at right appears. Highlight the “START GS” label, then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired speed appears. Press the EXIT key to erase this screen.

TRIP TIMER MENU

Group J

There are three timers on this screen and an odometer (TRIP METER). The trip timer is described in group I. The trip meter measures the distance you’ve trav elled since it was last reset. To reset the trip meter , press the MENU key, then select “TRIP METER RESET” and press the right arrow key. The unit retur ns to Group J with the trip meter reset to zero.

The up timer starts at zero and counts up. The up timer also has an alarm. The down timer starts from a user setting and counts down to zero.

MAIN MENU

UP TIMER MENU

UP TIMER SET

T o start a timer , first press the MENU key, then highlight the desired timer setup menu. In this example, we’re using the count up timer, so the UP TIMER SETUP was selected. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one above center appears. To star t the timer, simply highlight the “UP TIMER” menu, then press the right arrow key. To reset the timer to zero, select the “UP TIMER RESET” men u. 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.) To set the alarm, highlight the “UP TIMER ALM SET” and press the right arrow key. The screen at the upper right appears.

Using the arrow keys , highlight the first number in the time that y ou w ant to set. (The time is in hours, min utes, and seconds) No w press the up or down arrow k eys until the desired number sho ws. Contin ue until the time shown in the display is correct, then press the ENT key. The unit returns to the timer menu screen. To turn the alarm on, highlight the “UP ALARM” label. Press the right arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu. The time you set shows in the “UP TIMER” box . The timer continues

counting until you stop it. When it reaches the alarm’ s time setting, a tone sounds. Press the EXIT k e y to shut the alarm off .

The countdown timer starts from a time that you enter and counts down to zero. (Note: When the countdown timer reaches z ero, it begins counting up until you press the EXIT key. This tells y ou how long it’ s been since the alarm sounded.) Use the “DOWN TIMER SETUP” menu to adjust the countdown timer and reset it to zero.

Reprogram Boxes

The digital box es on MAP 2 and 3 and both NAV screens can be reprogrammed, changing the informations shown by the box es .

To customize a screen, first switch to the screen that you want to customize . Map-2 (sho wn at right) is used in this example. Ne xt, press the MENU key, then select the “Reprogram Boxes” menu. The screen shown below left appears.

This is the MAP-2 edit screen. The “BRG” bo x near the left corner flashes, which means it’s ready for change. If you don’t want to change this box, simply press the left or right arrow key to mo ve to the box that y ou do want to change. In this example, we will change the bearing (BRG) box to

ground speed (GS). To do this, simply press the up or down 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 k ey . In this

example, we simply changed the BRG to GS , then pressed the ENT ke y. The screen on the far right on the previous page is the final v ersion. Use this same method to change the NA V screens .

RESET GROUPS

To restore all boxes on the navigation and plotter screens to their f actory settings, first press the MENU key, then highlight the “System Setup” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Reset Groups” label on this menu. Press the right arro w key. A message appears, asking if y ou really want to do this. Press the r ight arrow key to continue, or the left arrow key to e xit without resetting the g roups.

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 before starting on a hike. When you w ant to return to the car, all you ha ve to do is recall the waypoint and the unit will sho w distance and bearing from your present position to the car . This unit stores up to 750 waypoints.

Waypoint Men u

With few e xceptions, in order to sa v e, modify, or recall a waypoint, you’ll use the waypoint menu, shown at right. The current wa ypoint number shows at the top of the screen. Its name appears beneath the “GO TO WPT” label. The waypoint’ s position, distance and bearing from your present position to the wa ypoint, and the date and time the waypoint was saved show at the bottom of the screen. It’ s icon sho ws just to the right of the distance and bearing. In short, all of the detail about the waypoint shows on this screen.

Saving Y our Present Position as a Wa ypoint (Quick Save Method)

To save your present position, simply press the WPT key twice. Your current position is placed into the first availab le w aypoint number on the list. A message appears on the display telling you the w aypoint number it just used. This also momentarily places you in the wa ypoint menu. Anytime this menu is showing, simply press the WPT key once and the unit will store your present position on the waypoint list. In this case, waypoint number two was assigned when the position was sav ed.

Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint

When the cursor is showing on the map and you press the WPT key twice, the cursor’ s position is placed into the first availab le waypoint number. In the example screen shown below, the cursor is placed at the desired location. Pressing the WPT twice causes wa ypoint number three to be placed at the cursor’s crosshairs. (W aypoint 3 w as the next av ailable waypoint number.) A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used. Wait a f ew seconds and the menu will clear automatically. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor.

MOVE CURSOR TO

DESIRED LOCATION

PRESS WPT KEY

TWICE

Saving Y our Present Position as a Wa ypoint (Select Number Method)

The method shown previously doesn’t let you choose the waypoint number. You can pic k the w a ypoint n umber, then sa ve your present or cursor position. To save your present position, press the WPT key once. (If you’ re saving the cursor position, first mov e the cursor to the desired location, then press the WPT key.) A screen similar to the one at right appears.

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. Waypoint n umber 4 is used in this example. Now select “CREA TE WPT” . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Finally, highlight “CURRENT POS” and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the waypoint screen with the position saved under the selected wa ypoint number . Note: you can save the position on any wa ypoint number , ev en if a position is already stored on the desired number.

Saving a New P osition

T o sa ve a position other than the cursor’s or the present position as a waypoint, first select the waypoint number as described on the previous page. Next, select “CREATE WPT”. The screen shown at the bottom of the previous page appears. Select “ENTER POS”. The screen shown at right appears. Using the arro w keys, enter the latitude and longitude of the position that you want to save. (Note: latitude and longitude is the default, howe ver if UTM or other position f ormat is in use, this screen will let you enter the position in the format that’s currently in use.)

Waypoint A veraging

Although electronic position finding devices such as this one show the position in precise digital numbers, there is some ambiguity in the displayed position. With position pinning turned off, you can see this by w atching the position displayed on the unit mo ve while you’ re standing still. This is due to many factors; SA, atmospheric conditions, the number of satellites being tracked and their location relativ e to y our position, and so on.

However, even with SA tur ned on, this GPS receiver can show surprisingly accurate position information. If you wish to increase the accuracy of a saved position, use the waypoint averaging method. This method requires the unit to remain untouched at the location that you want to save, preferably for at least one hour. Longer times will result in a better position. The unit averages all of the positions reported by its GPS receiver , resulting in typically higher position accuracy.

To use this feature, first press the WPT ke y and select a waypoint number, then select “CREATE WPT”. The screen at the bottom of the previous page appears. Now select “AVERAGE POS”. The screen shown at right appears. Your present position shows at the top of the screen. A box with a plotter graphically shows the movement of your average position. The number of positions or points taken appears beneath the plotter. The position is updated once per second. No w place the unit where it has an unobstructed view of the sky. At the end of the position gathering time, press the ENT key to save the averaged position.

Project a Waypoint

You can save a waypoint even if you don’t know it’s position or location on the map. This unit lets y ou project the location of a waypoint from a known waypoint using only bearing and distance from the known waypoint. This is useful if you don’t kno w the latitude/longitude of a location, but you do know the distance and bearing from a saved waypoint or your own position.

(Note: To project a waypoint from your present position, 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. Waypoint 5 is used in this example. Now select “CREA TE WPT”. Finally , select “PROJECT POS”. The screen shown above appears.

The unit needs a location (reference waypoint) to project the new waypoint from. The default reference is waypoint number one. Highlight the “REFERENCE WPT” label on the Project WPT menu and press the right arrow key. The screen at r ight appears. Select a waypoint using either the waypoint number, or waypoint list. When you’ve chosen the waypoint, highlight the “SET REFERENCE” label and press the right arrow key. The unit retur ns to the Project WPT screen shown above . The starting waypoint you chose sho ws in the middle of this screen. Now set the distance from the starting waypoint to the projected waypoint b y highlighting the “SET DIST” label and pressing the right arrow key. Use the arro w keys to set the distance, then press the ENT key when you’re finished. The unit returns to the Project WPT screen. No w enter the bearing from the starting waypoint to the projected waypoint by selecting “SET 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. In this e xample, a distance of 2.5 miles and a bearing of 50° was used. Now press the ENT ke y. The unit saves the projected location under the waypoint number that you pick ed at the beginning.

SELECTING A WAYPOINT

In order to edit or navigate to a wa ypoint, you must first select it. There are three ways to do this: by w a ypoint number, w aypoint list, or search by name . All selection methods are on the main waypoint menu sho wn at right.

Waypoint Number

To select a waypoint by its number, simply highlight the “WPT” label at the top of the w a ypoint men u, then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired wa ypoint number appears.

Waypoint List

The waypoint number selection method forces you to scroll through all waypoint numbers , whether there’ s a location saved in them or not. The waypoint list is composed only of saved waypoints. To use the list, select “WPT LIST” from the wa ypoint 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 k ey to select it. The waypoint men u reappears.

(Note: When created, a waypoint is given a default name designated by an asterisk (*). Default names are not shown on the map. The waypoint number is shown until it’ s renamed.)

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 ke y. The waypoint screen appears . Follow the instructions below f or each item.

Edit Position

Any latitude/longitude can be assigned to any wa ypoint by manually entering it using the keyboard. First select the waypoint number that you want to save a position under from the waypoint menu. Next, highlight “EDIT POSITION” and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. Using the left and right arrow keys, highlight each n umber in the position and change it using the up and down arrow keys. When you’ re ready to save this position and return to the wa ypoint screen, press the ENT key. Note: You can also use this method to change the position of an existing wa ypoint.

Edit Name

You can assign a name to each waypoint. The name can have up to eight characters . T o do this, first select the waypoint that you wish to name , then choose “EDIT NAME” from the waypoint menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

Press the up or down arrow keys to select the first letter 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 w aypoint 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 saving any changes.

Edit Icon

To change the icon assigned to a waypoint, first select the waypoint, then choose “EDIT SYMBOL ”. The screen at right appears. Use the arro w k eys to select the icon that you want to assign to the wa ypoint, then press the ENT key. The waypoint now has the new icon.

W AYPOINT NAVIGATION

The Map Guide makes it easy to navigate to an y waypoint. All you ha ve to do is select the waypoint (see page 31), then highlight the “GO TO WPT” label on the waypoint screen and press the right arrow key. The unit immediately shows navigation inf ormation to the waypoint on all navigation, map, and windows screens .

In this example, waypoint number 4 was recalled. Switching to the MAP-2 screen (at right) shows the starting location “S”, the recalled waypoint “4”, the plot trail from the starting location to the present position, and the present position. The present position arrow also shows the direction of trav el (trac k).

Navigating to a cursor location

This unit lets you navigate to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the map and cursor. To do this, first switch to a map. Now move the cursor to the location that you want to navigate to . Next, press the MENU ke y . A new , highlighted men u appears

on the list: “Go T o Cursor”. Press the right arrow k ey . It no w shows navigation data to the cursor location (shown as “D” on the map). See the screens below .

MOVE CURSOR TO

DESIRED LOCATION

PRESS MENU KEY,

THEN PRESS RIGHT

ARROW KEY

NAVIGATING TO

CURSOR

POSITION

Navigating to a Waypoint using the Map

The unique “birds-eye” view used by the map gives you an easy wa y to navigate to a wa ypoint. On the map screen shown at right, the arrow is your present position. The box with the “S” in it was your starting location when the waypoint w as recalled. The dotted line is called a course line and is the shortest path from the starting location to the destination. The n umber “4” is w aypoint number four, which is the recalled waypoint and the destination. The “D” on the map screen at the top of this page is the cursor destination, when the cursor position is used as a destination. If you follow the course line, you’ll reach the destination, covering the shor test distance in the least time.

CAUTION!

This product does NOT take land f eatures, restricted or prohibited areas, or any other feature into account when it projects the course line on the screen. Use caution when navigating to a location. Make certain there are no obstructions in your path.

OTHER W A YPOINT OPTIONS Move a Waypoint

You can move all information from one waypoint number to another to help organize the waypoints. In this example, we’ll move all of the information in waypoint number 1 to w aypoint n umber 10. To do this, highlight the “MOVE WPT” on the waypoint screen and press the right arrow key.

The screen shown at right appears. The “F rom” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right arrow ke y until the waypoint number that you w ant to move appears. In this example, we selected waypoint number 1. No w press the down arrow k ey once to highlight the “To” label. Press the left or right arrow k e y until the number that you want to mov e the waypoint to appears . Again, in this example, we chose to move waypoint number 1 to waypoint number 10, so we pressed the right arrow key until “10” appeared. As y ou can see on the screen above, w aypoint number 1 is showing in the “From” bo x. Now press the ENT key. The “F rom” bo x is now empty and the “To” bo x has waypoint number 10.

Note: The names in the “From” and “To” bo xes are not the waypoint numbers - the y are the wa ypoint names .

Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

Delete a Waypoint

T o erase all of the inf ormation in a waypoint, first press the WPT key, then select the waypoint you want to erase. Now 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 e xit without deleting the w aypoint.

Delete All W a ypoints

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 removes all waypoints from memory. Note: This also removes all routes from memory .

Waypoint Options

You can customize the method used to show a waypoint on the map screens. To do this, first press the MENU key, then select “MAP SETUP”, finally select “WAYPOINT OPTIONS”. The screen shown at right appears. You can turn all of the waypoints, their symbols, names, or numbers on or off. Simply select the desired label, then press the appropriate arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

ROUTES

You can connect several user waypoints together to form a route. When you recall the route, the unit shows navigation inf ormation to the first waypoint in the route, then when you reach that waypoint, it switches to the next wa ypoint, and so on until you reach the last waypoint in the route.

Create a Route

To create a route, first press the MENU key, highlight the “ROUTE PLANNING” label, and press the r ight arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

This unit can store up to 99 routes. Route number one shows on this page. If y ou 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 example, how e v er, we’ll use route number one.

If you wish to name the route, highlight the “EDIT NAME” label and 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 y ou’re finished.

The gray boxes in the lower half of the screen comprise the list of waypoints that form the route. To add waypoints to the route , highlight the first gray bo x in the middle of the screen and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. To add a waypoint to the route from the waypoint tab le, select the “ADD WPT” label. The screen shown at the top left on the ne xt page appears.

Add From Waypoint List

This screen is virtually identical to the waypoint screen Select a wa ypoint either by using the waypoint number, waypoint name, or from the waypoint list. After selecting the waypoint, highlight the “ADD TO ROUTE” label and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the route screen with the first waypoint at the top of the list. Highlight the next waypoint location beneath the first waypoint and press the right arrow key. Now repeat the previous steps to select the second waypoint for your route. After selecting the second waypoint, the unit returns to the waypoint list screen. The second waypoint shows beneath the first one, with bearing and distance from the first waypoint in the route to the second showing under the second waypoint’ s name .

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Add From Map

You can add waypoints from the map, even create new ones . To do this, select “ADD FROM MAP” from the menu as shown below left. A screen similar to the one below center appears. Using the arrow keys, move the cursor to the desired waypoint or location. No w press the ENT key to add it to the route. If it’s an e xisting waypoint, it will be added to the route . If you mark a location with the cursor that isn’t a waypoint, the unit will create a waypoint and add it to the route. To add another location or waypoint to the route, move the cursor to that location and press the ENT k e y. When you’ re finished, press the EXIT k e y. The screen below right appears.

The total route distance shows at the bottom of the screen. Continue selecting waypoints 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 select the waypoint that 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 simply remov es it from the route.)

Waypoint Statistics

By default, this unit shows the distance and bearing from each waypoint in the route to the ne xt. It will also show estimated time en route (ETE), estimated time of arrival (ET A), or the w aypoint names (NAMES). To view the different statistics, highlight the “SHOW -DIS/BRG” label, then press the left or right arrow key until the desired statistic appears.

Following a Route - Direct To Method

Before starting the route, you’ll need to decide if you want to start at the first waypoint and travel forward to the last waypoint or start at the last waypoint in the route and travel backwards (reverse) to the first waypoint. The default is forward. You can also start at the closest waypoint to your position, then travel forward or rev erse through the route using the “AUTO START” feature.

T o f ollow a route, first select the route number that y ou wish to follow by highlighting the “Route #” label, and pressing the left or right arrow keys until the desired route number appears. In this example we’re using route number one. To run the route from the last waypoint to the first, highlight the “RUN” label and press the right arrow key to change it from forward to reverse.

Now highlight the first waypoint in the route that you wish to start with and press the right arrow key. (The first waypoint in the route is used in this e xample.) The screen shown above right appears. Now select “DIRECT TO” and press the right arrow key.

The unit returns to the last used navigation, mapping, or windows screen. In this example, map screen 2 w as in use. A box with the “S” inside represents your location when you started the route. A dotted line shows from your starting position to the waypoint. A dashed line extends from this waypoint to each of the other

waypoints in the route. Follow these lines to get to each of the waypoints . When you enter the radius set by the arriv al alarm, the unit automatically switches to the ne xt wa ypoint on the list, sho wing navigation data to that waypoint, 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.) The unit continues to show navigation data to the last waypoint in the route until you end the navigation. (See “Cancel Na vigation)

Following a Route - Auto Start Method

You don’t have to choose the starting waypoint in a route. Selecting “AUTO START” on the route planning menu, starts navigation along the

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of the route that is closest to your present position. The screen shown below left shows the result of the auto start feature. When the route was started, the first leg of the route (from waypoint #4 to waypoint #2) was the closest to

the present position. Theref ore, the unit shows navigation information to waypoint number 2. The first leg of the route, from #4 to #2 is shown on the screen by a dotted line. Once you arrive at waypoint number 2, the unit switches to the next w aypoint in the route, and so on. The rest of the route navigation is used normally.

Waypoint Inf ormation

To see details about the highlighted waypoint, select the waypoint from the list of waypoints on the route screen, then press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears. No w select “WPT INFO”. The screen at the top of the next page appears.

The selected waypoint number appears at the top of this screen. Infor mation about the waypoint shows at the bottom of the screen. When you’re finished with this screen, press the EXIT key to erase it.

Delete a Route

To erase a route, highlight the “ROUTE #” label on the route planning menu, then select the route you want to erase. Next, 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 NA VIGATION

This unit continues to navigate to a recalled wa ypoint, 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 ke ys until the “Cancel Nav” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow k ey . 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 wa ypoint number that it is navigating to. It also sa ves the current route (if it is 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 ne v er been turned off.

SYSTEM SETUP

Many features are listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. These commands aff ect the basic operation of the unit. To use them, press the MENU key, then “System Setup”. The screen at right appears.

Sound

T o turn the speaker off , highlight the “SOUND” label as shown below, then press the left arrow key. Note: This turns the speaker completely off. The unit will not sound a tone when a key is pressed, nor will any alarm sound. The alarm messages will still flash on the screen, however.

Contrast

T o adjust the displa y’s contr ast, highlight the “Contrast” label. Press the right or left arro w keys until the screen’ s contrast is best for the lighting conditions.

Backlight

The display has lights that can be turned on for night use. To turn the lights on, simply press the PWR key. To turn them off, press the PWR key again. A light bulb indicator on the satellite status screen shows when the lights are on.

The default light level is maximum. To reduce the level, select “BACKLIGHT”, then press the left arrow key until the lights are at the desired lev el. To increase the light level, press the right arrow key.

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. 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 continuously 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.

Set Local Time

When this unit is first initialized, it may not show the correct time for your location due to da ylight savings time, time zone v ariances, and so on. If the time shown on the clock displays is incorrect, select “SET LOCAL TIME” from the system setup menu and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at the top of the next page appears.

Use the left or right arrow keys to select the number in the current time that you want to change. Use the up or down arrow ke ys to change the number. Press the ENT key to sav e the change, the EXIT key to er ase the menu without changing it.

Units of Measure

You can view data in three different f ormats: 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 ........... miles per hour.....knots ................kilometers per hour

Altitude ......... feet .....................feet...................meters

The unit will also show bearing in degrees true or magnetic, and the clock in 12 hour (a.m./p.m.) or 24 hour formats. To change a unit of measure, first select “CHANGE UNITS” from the System Setup menu. Highlight the desired selection, then press the left or right arrow key. You can change any or all of the settings on this page. When you’re finished, press the EXIT key.

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 steering information.

DGPS on the other hand, is a data input. DGPS is an acronym f or Diff erential Global Positioning System. Currently, it relies on a system of groundbased transmitters that send correction signals to small DGPS receivers. DGPS gives you more accurate positions than is otherwise possib le .

All wiring connections to this GPS receiver are made through the power

cable. See the sample wiring diagrams on the next page for general wiring procedures. Read your other product’s owner’s manual for more wiring 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 appears.

NMEA Output

T o turn the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA OUT” menu (shown at right), then press the right arrow key. If your other equipment works, then no setup will need to be performed. If your other equipment doesn’t recognize the NMEA data being sent by the Map Guide 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” menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown below appears.

NMEA 0183 Version

There are two versions of the NMEA data, 1.5 and 2.0. If your other equipment requires 1.5, press the left arrow key to select it.

GLL, RMC/RMB, APB, GGA, GSA/GSV Sentences

Some equipment requires different sentence. The default setting for these sentences is on. In other words, it automatically sends these sentences when NMEA is 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 w ant it.

DGPS

This unit will recognize Starlink® and Magnavo x® automatic DGPS receivers. If you have either one of these receivers, simply highlight the “Star DGPS” or “Magn DGPS” on the NMEA / DGPS menu (sho wn at the top of this page) and press the right arrow key to turn it on. (Note: If you have a Magnavox DGPS receiver connected, the Map Guide can’t send NMEA data.) With the e xception of serial communications, typically no other setup needs to be made with these receivers.

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If you hav e any other Magnavo x or Starlink compatible DGPS receiver connected to the Map Guide, y ou may need to change the settings. To do this, mov e the black box to the “Configure DGPS” label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

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 ke y until the desired number appears.

The “STAR AUTO” menu works with the Starlink or compatible receivers that automatically determine the frequency and bit rate. If y ou have one of these receivers, lea v e this set to “ON”.

Press the EXIT key when you’re finished.

Serial Communication Setup

If you’re connecting a computer or other serial device to this unit, (including DGPS receivers) you’ll probab ly need to change the communications settings. To do this, select “COM POR T SETUP” on the System Setup menu. Press the right arrow k e y. The screen sho wn at right appears.

Check your computer or 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 men u.

Reset Options

To return the unit to the original factory settings, highlight the “Preset Options” 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 y ou 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. Howe v er, no waypoints, routes, or icons are erased.

Reset Groups

To return all window groups and boxes on the navigation and mapping screens to their factory defaults, select Reset Groups on the System Setup menu. Finally, press the right arrow key. All window groups and digital box es are reset to their f actory settings.

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 press the right arrow key. Press the EXIT key when you’ re finished reading this screen.

GPS SETUP

Items found under the GPS Setup menu include initialization, (covered at the beginning of this manual), position format, power save, datums, and more. To use any of these features , first press the MENU k e y, highlight GPS Setup and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

POWER SAVE

This GPS receiver has an important power save feature that significantly improves battery life. However, this feature does affect the receiver's performance. If you are using it under heavy cover, such as trees or around tall buildings, the receiver can lose its lock on the satellites easier when the power save feature is enabled. The power save feature changes the position update rate. We recommend you test the power sa ve feature in known surroundings and determine its capabilities before venturing into unknown territory .

To turn the power save feature on, select "PWR SAVE" from the GPS SETUP menu and press the right arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key to erase the men u.

The letters "PS" for "Power Save" show on the satellite status screen whenever the po wer sav e mode is on. Y ou can also v erify the power sa ve mode status by viewing the GPS Setup menu.

T o turn the power sa ve mode off, simply return to the GPS Setup menu as described above, highlight the "PWR SAVE" label, and press the left arrow key.

Position Format

The Map Guide 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 mark ed on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude.

German, Taiwan, British, Irish, Swedish, Swiss, New Zealand, and Finnish grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries. In order to use these grid systems, you must be in the respective country . This unit will pic k 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 Map Guide. Your position and datum in use determines which one to use. If you use the standard, and your position is off significantly, then try using the alternate.

Note: When the position format is changed, it affects the way all positions are shown on all screens. This includes waypoints.

To change the format, highlight the “Position Format” label on the “GPS Setup” menu, then press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the up or down arrow keys to select 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 cov ered by the map or chart. These surve ys 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 arrow key. Now highlight the “Select Datum” label. Finally, press the right arrow key again. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

The WGS-84 label is highlighted. To change it, simply press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the desired 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 Map Guide is in the back of this manual.

PCF (Position Correction Factor)

Another method used to make your displa y 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 an y radio na vigation system is very dynamic 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.

For example, suppose you are stopped at a location that is accurately marked on a chart. Your unit shows a longitude position that is .244 minutes east of the one on the chart and .047 minutes north latitude. Using the PCF feature, you can make the Map Guide match the chart you’re using. If you move, the unit will continuously add the change to all position, navigation, and mapping displays. This makes it more closely match the datum used by the chart. F or this reason, 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, resetting the unit does erase the PCF offset.

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 k e y again.

A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now enter the correction for y our location. Remember ,

this is the difference between the location shown on the present position display and the position shown on the chart. In this example , we entered 0 degrees, 0.047 minutes north latitude and 0 degrees, 0.244 minutes east longitude. That is the difference between the present position shown by the Map Guide and the one on our chart.

After you’ve entered the latitude/longitude correction, press the ENT key to accept it. The Map Guide er ases the PCF entry screen and returns to the navigation or mapping screens with the correction factor applied.

POSITION PINNING

When using a GPS receiver at extremely lo w 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 wide 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 y ou’ve moved a short distance or exceed a very slow speed. This pre vents the “w andering” plot trail seen when you’re stopped with position pinning turned off. This also affects the navigational displays.

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 present position change, speed increase and decrease, and a random plot trail on the plotter’ s screen.

If you wish to turn the position pinning feature off, press the MENU key, then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Pinning” label. Finally, press the left arrow k e y.

ALARMS

The Map Guide has sever al alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, if you hav e 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. F or example, if the alarm is set to .1 mile, then the alarm flashes a message 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 and sound a tone.

To use any of these alarms, first press the MENU key, then select the “ALARMS/CDI” menu. A screen similar to the one shown at right appears. Press the up or down arrow key to mov e the black box to the desired alarm, then press the right arrow key to turn it on.

To adjust an alarm’s distance, move the black box to the alarm’s “DIS” menu item, then press the right or left arrow keys to increase or decrease the alarm’s distance.

When you’ re finished, press the EXIT k e y to er ase 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 you’re sitting still. This typically happens when using small (less than .05 mile) anchor alarm ranges. If y ou ha ve a DGPS beacon receiver connected to the Map Guide, smaller ranges may be usab le .

Arrival Alarm - If you set the arrival alarm’s distance to a small number, and you run a route (see the routes section), the Map Guide may not show navigation data to the next waypoint, once you arrive at the first one, since you may not be ab le to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm.

MESSAGES

The DGPS message selections are found on the Alarms/CDI menu shown above. 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 the message off, select the “Setup Alarms” menu from the main men u, then highlight “DGPS MSG” and press the left arrow key.

SUNRISE/SET MOONRISE/SET CALCULA T OR

This unit has a sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset calculator that shows this information anywhere or anytime in the world. To use it, press the MENU key, then highlight “SUN/MOON CALC” and press the right arrow key. Highlight either the sun or moon calculator and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears if you chose the sunrise calculator. (Both calculators work identically. The sunrise/sunset calculator is used for this example.) The sunrise and sunset for today’ s date appear in the center of the screen. Today’s date shows at the top of the screen. If you want to know the sunrise/sunset for a different date, press the ENT key, then enter the new date with the arrow keys. The unit retur ns to the sunrise/sunset calculator screen with the sunrise and sunset times shown for the date you entered.

The sunrise and sunset show for your present position. If you move the plotter’s cursor to a different position before using this calculator, it will show the sunrise/sunset for the cursor’s location.

The moonrise/moonset calculator works identically to the sunrise/sunset calculator. It looks like the screen at 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.

To use the simulator, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the “SIMULATOR SETUP” menu is surrounded by the black box. Now press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

If you simply press the right arrow key, turning the simulator on, the Map Guide will start from your present position and follow a track of 355° at 100 miles per hour.

T o change either the track or speed, highlight the one y ou want to change, then press the right or left arrow key. When the numbers are correct, press the EXIT key.

Starting Position

Normally , the starting position for the simulator is your present position. If you want to change the starting position, highlight the “SET START WPT” label on the Simulator Setup menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

You can select any waypoint as the simulator’ s starting point. Select the starting point by pressing the right arrow key on the “WPT#” label until the desired starting waypoint number appears. Now highlight the “SET SIM START” label and press the right arrow ke y. The unit returns to the Simulator Setup menu using the specified waypoint as the starting wa ypoint.

Use Arrow Ke ys 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 right appears. Use the up and down arrow keys to increase or decrease the speed. Use the right and left arrow keys to change the track. Press the EXIT key to erase these men us .

When you’re finished changing the track and speed, press the EXIT key to erase the menus.

DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS

Due to space considerations, the digital displays use abbreviations for some names. They are as follows:

ALT ............... Altitude - Your height abov e sea le v el.

BRG ............. Bearing - The direction from your present position to a

waypoint.

CDI ............... Course Deviation Indicator - Shows your distance to the

side of the desired course line.

CLOCK......... Your local time.

TRK .............. T r ack - The direction you’re trav elling.

DIS ............... Distance - Distance remaining between your present po-

sition and a waypoint.

DNT/UPT...... Countdown timer (DNT) and Count up timer (UPT)

ETA............... Estimated Time of Arrival

ETE .............. Estimated Time En route

ICON ............ A symbol you can place on the map, representing a land-

mark.

POSITION .... Your present position.

GS ................ Ground Speed - Your actual speed.

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.

DATUMS

WGS 84 .................

DEFAULT

ADINDAN...............

MEAN

ADINDAN...............

BURKINA FASO

ADINDAN...............

CAMEROON

ADINDAN...............

ETHIOPIA

ADINDAN...............

MALI

ADINDAN...............

SENEGAL

ADINDAN...............

SUDAN

AFGOOYE .............

SOMALIA

AIN EL ABD ...........

1970 BAHRAIN

AIN EL ABD ...........

1970 SAUDI ARABIA

ANNA 1 ASTRO ....

1965 COCOS ISLANDS

ANTIGUA ...............

ISLAND ASTRO 1943

ARC 1950 ..............

MEAN

ARC 1950 ..............

BOTSWANA

ARC 1950 ..............

BURUNDI

ARC 1950 ..............

LESOTHO

ARC 1950 ..............

MALAWI

ARC 1950 ..............

SWAZILAND

ARC 1950 ..............

ZAIRE

ARC 1950 ..............

ZAMBIA

ARC 1950 ..............

ZIMBABWE

WGS 1984 Default

Adindan Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan

Adindan Burkina Faso

Adindan Cameroon

Adindan Ethiopia

Adindan Mali

Adindan Senegal

Adindan Sudan

Afgooye Somalia

Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain

Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia

Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands

Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antigua (Leeward Islands)

Arc 1950 Mean for Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Arc 1950 - Botswana

Arc 1950 - Burundi

Arc 1950 - Lesotho

Arc 1950 - Malawi

Arc 1950 - Swaziland

Arc 1950 - Zaire

Arc 1950 - Zambia

Arc 1950 - Zimbabwe

ARC 1960 ..............

MEAN

ASCENSION..........

ISLAND 1958

ASTRO BEACON .. E 1945 IWO JIMA

ASTRO DOS 714 .. ST HELENA ISLAND

ASTRO TERN ........

ISLAND 1961

ASTRONOMICAL .. STATION ‘52 MARCUS ISLE

AUSTRALIAN ........

GEODETIC 1966

AUSTRALIAN ........

GEODETIC 1984

AYABELLE .............

LIGHTHOUSE DJIBOUTI

BELLEVUE ............

(IGN) EFATE ERRAOMANGO

BERMUDA .............

1957

BISSAU..................

GUINEA

BOGOTA ................

OBSERVATORY COLOMBIA

BUKIT RIMPAH......

INDONESIA

CAMP AREA..........

ASTRO ANT ARCTICA

CAMPO..................

INCHAUSPE ARGENTINA

CANTON ASTRO .. ’66 PHOENIX ISLANDS

CAPE .....................

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPE .....................

CANAVERAL BAHAMAS FL

Arc 1960 - Mean for Kenya, Tanzania

Ascension Island 1958 Ascension Island

Astro Beacon E 1945 - Iwo Jima

Astro DOS 71/4 - St Helena Island

Astro Tern Island (FRIG) 1961 Tern Island

Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island

Australian Geodetic 1966 Australia & Tasmania

Australian Geodetic 1984 Australia & Tasmania

Ayabelle Lightlhouse - Djibouti

Bellevue (IGN) - Efate & Erromango Islands

Bermuda 1957 - Bermuda

Bissau - Guinea-Bissau

Bogota Observatory - Colombia

Bukit Rimpah - Indonesia (Bangka & Belitung Islands)

Camp Area Astro - Antarctica (McMurdo Camp Area)

Campo Inchauspe - Argentina

Canton Astro 1966 - Phoenix Islands

Cape - South Africa

Cape Canaveral - Bahamas, Florida

CARTHAGE ...........

TUNISIA

CH-1903 ................

CHATHAM .............

ISLAND ASTRO NEW ZEALAND

CHUA ASTRO .......

P ARA GU AY

CORREGO ............

ALEGRE BRAZIL

DABOLA ................

GUINEA

DJAKARTA .............

(BA TAVIA) INDONESIA

DOS 1968 ..............

NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS

EASTER ................

ISLAND 1967

EUROPEAN...........

1950 MEAN WESTERN

EUROPEAN...........

1950 MEAN CENTRAL

EUROPEAN...........

1950 MEAN MIDDLE EAST

EUROPEAN...........

1950 CYPRUS

EUROPEAN...........

1950 EGYPT

EUROPEAN...........

1950 GREAT BRIT AIN

EUROPEAN ‘50 .....

FINLAND NORWA Y

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

EUROPEAN...........

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 ....................

1963

GUNUNG ...............

SEGARA INDONESIA

GUX 1 ASTRO.......

GUADALCANAL ISLAND

HERAT NOR TH .....

AFGHANIST AN

HJORSEY ..............

1955 ICELAND

HONG KONG ........

1963

HU-TZU-SHAN ......

TAIWA N

INDIAN...................

BANGLADESH

INDIAN...................

INDIA NEPAL

INDIAN 1954 .........

THAILAND VIETNAM

INDIAN 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

Hong Kong 1963 Hong Kong

Hu-Tzu-Shan Taiwan

Indian Bangladesh

Indian India, Nepal

Indian - 1954 Thailand, Vietnam

Indian - 1975 Thailand

IRELAND ...............

1965

ISTS 061 ................

ASTRO 1968 S GEORGIA

ISTS 073 ................

ASTRO 1969 DIEGO GARCIA

JOHNSTON ...........

ISLAND 1961

KANDAWALA .........

SRI LANKA

KERGUELEN.........

ISLAND 1949

KERTAU 1948 ........

W MALAYSIA SINGAPORE

KUSAIE ASTRO ....

CAROLINE 1951 ISLANDS

L C 5 ASTRO.........

1961 CA YMAN BRAC ISLAND

LEIGON .................

GHANA

LIBERIA .................

1964

LUZON...................

PHILIPPINES

LUZON...................

PHILIPPINES MINDANAO

MAHE ISLAND ......

1971

MASSAW A.............

ETHIOPIA (ERITREA)

MERCHICH ...........

MOROCCO MIDWAY ASTRO ...

1961

MINNA ...................

CAMEROON

MINNA ...................

NIGERIA

MONTSERRAT ......

ISLAND ASTRO 1958

M’PORALOKO.......

GABON

Ireland 1965 Ireland

ISTS 061 Astro 1968 South Georgia Islands

ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Diego Garcia

Johnston Island 1961 Johnston Island

Kandawala Sri Lanka

Kerguelen Island 1949 Kerguelen Island

Kertau 1948 West Malaysia & Singapore

Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands

L.C. 5 Astro 1961 Cayman Brac Island

Leigon Ghana

Liberia 1964 Liberia

Luzon Philipines (Excluding Mindanao)

Luzon Philipines (Mindanao)

Mahe 1971 Mahe Island

Massawa Ethiopia (Eritrea)

Merchich Morocco

Midway Astro 1961 Midway Islands

Minna Cameroon

Minna Nigeria

Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montserrat (Leeward Islands)

M’Poraloko Gabon

NAHRWAN.............

OMAN

NAHRWAN.............

SAUDI ARABIA

NAHRWAN.............

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

NAPARIMA BWI.....

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CARRIBEAN

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CENTRAL AMER

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CANADA

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CONUS

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CONUS EAST

N AMERICA ...........

1927 MEAN CONUS WEST

N AMERICA ...........

1927 ALASKA

N AMERICA ...........

1927 BAHAMAS (NO SAN SALV)

N AMERICA ...........

1927 BAHAMAS

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANADA (WEST)

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANADA (CENTRAL)

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANADA EAST

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANADA NORTH

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANADA YUKON

Nahrwan Oman (Masirah Island)

Nahrwan Saudi Arabia

Nahrwan United Arab Emirates

Naparima BWI Trinidad & Tobago

North American 1927 Mean for Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Caicos Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Turks Islands

North American 1927 Mean for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatmala, Honduras, Nicaragua

North American 1927 Mean for Canada

North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (Continental United States)

North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (East of Mississippi River) including Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota

North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (West of Mississippi River)

North American 1927 Alaska

North American 1927 Bahamas (Except San Salvador Island)

North American 1927 Bahamas (San Salvador Island)

North American 1927 Canada (Alberta, British Columbia)

North American 1927 Canada (Manitoba, Ontario)

North American 1927 Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec)

North American 1927 Canada (Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan)

North American 1927 Canada (Yukon)

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CANAL ZONE

N AMERICAN ........

1927 CUBA

N AMERICAN ........

1927 GREENLAND

N AMERICAN ........

1927 MEXICO

N AMERICAN ........

1983 ALASKA CANADA CONUS

N AMERICAN ........

1983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO

OBSERVATORIA ... METEREO 1939 AZORES

OLD EGYPTIAN ....

1907 EGYPT

OLD HAWAIIAN.....

MEAN

OLD HAWAIIAN.....

HAWAII

OLD HAWAIIAN.....

KAUAI

OLD HAWAIIAN.....

MAUI

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 & 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

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 1956 BOLIVIA

PROVISIONAL.......

S AMERICA 1956 N CHILE

PROVISIONAL.......

S AMERICA 1956 S CHILE

PROV S AMER ......

1956 COLOMBIA

PROVISIONAL.......

S AMERICA 1956 ECUADOR

PROVISIONAL.......

S AMERICA 1956 GUYANA

PROVISIONAL.......

S AMERICA 1956 PERU

PROVI S AMER .....

1956 VENEZUELA

PROVISIONAL.......

S CHILEAN 1963 S CHLIE

PUERTO RICO ......

VIRGIN ISLANDS

QA TAR ...................

NATIONAL

QORNOQ ..............

GREENLAND (SOUTH)

REUNION ..............

MASCARENE ISLANDS

ROME 1940 ...........

ITALY (SARDINIA)

Pitcairn astro 1967 Pitcairn Island

Point 58 Mean for Burkina Faso & Niger

Pointe Noire 1948 Congo

Porto Santo 1936 Porto Santo, Madeira Islands

Provisional S. American 1956 Mean for Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, 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 SEL VAGEM

GRANDE SALVAGE ISLE

SOVIET..................

GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985

S AMERICAN ........

1969 MEAN

S AMERICAN ........

1969 ARGENTINA

S AMERICAN ........

1969 BOLIVIA

S AMERICAN ........

1969 BRAZIL

S AMERICAN ........

1969 CHILE

S AMERICAN ........

1969 COLOMBIA

S AMERICAN ........

1969 ECUADOR

S AMERICAN ........

1969 ECUADOR GALAP A GOS

S AMERICAN ........

1969 GUYANA

S AMERICAN ........

1969 P ARA GU AY

S AMERICAN ........

1969 PERU

S AMERICAN ........

1969 TOBAG O AND TRINIDAD

S AMERICAN ........

1969 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, T rinidad & Tobago, Venezuela

South American 1969 Argentina

South American 1969 Bolivia

South American 1969 Brazil

South American 1969 Chile

South American 1969 Colombia

South American 1969 Ecuador

South American 1969 Ecuador (Baltra, Galapagos)

South American 1969 Guyana

South American 1969 Paraguay

South American 1969 Peru

South American 1969 Trinidad & Tobago

South American 1969 Venezuela

SOUTH ASIA .........

SINGAPORE .........

TANANARIVE ........

OBSERV ATORY 1925 MADAGASCAR

TIMBALAI ..............

1948 BRUNEI E MALAYSIA

TOKYO...................

MEAN

TOKYO...................

JAPAN

TOKYO...................

KOREA

TOKYO...................

OKINAWA ..............

TRISTAN DA ..........

CUNHA ASTRO 1968

VITI LEVU ..............

1916 FIJI

WAKE ....................

ENIWETOK ‘60 ......

MARSHALL ISL .....

WAKE ISLAND ......

ASTRO 1952

WGS 1972 .............

GLOBAL DEFINITION

YACARE .................

URUGUAY

ZANDERIJ .............

SURINAME

South Asia Singapore Tananarive Observatory 1925

Madagascar

Timbalai 1948 Brunei, East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak)

Tokyo Mean for Japan, Korea, Okinawa

Tokyo Japan

Tokyo Korea

Tokyo Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968

Tristan da Cunha

Viti Levu 1916 Fiji (Viti Levu Island)

Wake Eniwetok 1960 Marshall Islands Wake Island Astro 1952

Wake Atoll WGS 1972

Global Definition

Yacare Uruguay

Zanderij Suriname

Eagle's UPS Return Service - U.S.A. Only

Eagle Electronics and United Parcel Service (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping for all units sent to us f or repair or service. If you hav e to send this unit to the f actory, and you are in the continental United States, use the enclosed UPS shipping label for easy, free shipping to our factory customer service department. There are six easy steps:

1. Call Eagle at the toll-free number on the back of this manual for a

Return Authorization (RA) number and instructions about what accessories to return. Do not return a product to the factory without a

Return Authorization (RA) Number!

2. Pac k your unit and any accessories in the original shipping container ,

if possible. Be sure to include pr oof of purchase f or warranty veri-

fication!

3. Wr ite a brief note detailing the problem you're having with the unit.

Please include your name, address, and da ytime telephone number.

4. Please include pa yment for non-w arranty repairs. Check, money order ,

Visa, or MasterCard may be used.

5. Fill in your name, address, zip code, date , and RA number in the blanks

provided on the UPS form included with your unit.

6. Attach the label to the shipping box, tear off the tab for your receipt

and give the package to any UPS driver or take the package to any UPS Customer Center. You will not be charged f or this shipment.

That's it! Your unit will be shipped to Eagle's customer service department at no charge to you. Units under warranty will be returned to you at no charge.

NOTE!

Eagle will pay UPS surface shipping charges both to and from the f actory for this unit in the ev ent it needs repair . Your unit is insured against loss or shipping damage when you use the enclosed UPS label.

This UPS shipping offer is good only in the continental United States (e xcludes Alaska and Hawaii).

KEEP THIS LABEL!

Y OU WILL NEED IT IF YOU EVER NEED TO RETURN YOUR UNIT TO

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Accessory Ordering Information

To order accessories such as power cables, please contact:

1) Your local marine dealer. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items. Consult your local telephone directory for listings.

2) LEI Extras, Inc. P.O. Bo x 129 Catoosa, OK 74015-0129 or call

800-324-0045

(USA orders only.)

Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies, regulations, and special offers at an y time . We reserve the right to do so without notice.

EAGLE ELECTRONICS

FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

“We", “our”, or “us” refers to EAGLE ELECTRONICS, a division of LEI, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” refers 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 O THER EXPRESS W ARRANTY 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 reasonable manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship, or any nonconformity 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 reasonable 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-CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER. WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, 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 connected, installed, combined, altered, adjusted, or handled in a manner other than according 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 resulted from any accident, misuse, negligence, or carelessness, or from any failure to provide 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 ma y also ha ve other rights which ma y vary from state to state.

REMINDER: You must retain the sales slip or sales receipt proving the date of your original purchase in case warranty service is ever required.

This warranty does not apply to any database or its contents supplied initially with this product. For warranty information on the databases and their contents, please refer to the “Databases Limited Warranty” included with this product.

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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND EAGLE ELECTRONICS, A DIVISION OF LEI, THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT. (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY RETURN THE PRODUCT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. PLEASE RETURN USING THE ENCLOSED UPS SHIPPING LABEL AND INCLUDE: PROOF OF PURCHASE, NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER. YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY APPLICABLE TAXES WILL BE REFUNDED . PLEASE ALLO W 4-6 WEEKS TO PR OCESS Y OUR REFUND .

1. This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that

your product may contain. We refer to these singly as a “Database” and together as the “Databases.” Your product may thus include the “WBS Database” which contains worldwide background surf ace mapping data, the “SmartMap Database” which contains inland mapping data, or other Databases.

2. The Databases that your product may contain are licensed, not sold.

We grant to you the nonexclusive, nonassignable right to use these Databases for supplemental navigation reference purposes, but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement. W e reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement. You are responsible for using official government charts and prudent navigation for safe tra vel.

3. The Databases housed in your product are protected by the cop yright

notices appearing on the product or its screen(s). You ma y NOT modify, adapt, translate, rev erse engineer, decompile, disassemb le, rent, lease, or resell any Database, and you may NOT create derivative works based upon any Database or its contents.. Any unauthorized reproduction, use, or transfer of a Database ma y be a crime and ma y subject you to damages and attorney fees.

4. This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior no-

tice from us if you fail to comply with or violate any of the pro visions of this Agreement. Upon termination, you will promptly return all products containing one or more Databases to us.

5. Prices and programs are subject to change without notice.

6. This License Agreement shall be governed by the la ws of the State of

Oklahoma and comprises the complete and exclusive understanding between you and us concerning the above subject matter.

DAT ABASES LIMITED WARRANTY

“We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Eagle Electronics, a division of LEI, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” ref ers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain. We refer to each of these as a “Database” or together as the “Databases .” Your product may thus include the “WBS Database” which contains worldwide background surface mapping data, the “SmartMap Database” which contains inland mapping data, or other Databases.

We warrant to you that we have accurately compiled, processed, and reproduced the portions of the source material on which the Databases are based. Howev e r , we are under no obligation to provide updates to the Databases, and the data contained in the Databases may be incomplete when compared to the source material. WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL ITSELF, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

If there is a defect in any Database, y our exclusive remedy shall be, at our option, either a refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defectiv e Database or a replacement of such product. WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANY ONE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you ma y also ha ve other rights which ma y vary from state to state.

Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that the defect occurred within one (1) year from the date of your original purchase, and we must receive your warr anty claim no later than 30 days after such 1-y ear period expires. Your claim must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip.

How to Obtain Service (Canadian Customers Only)

We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Eagle replacement parts. If you need service or repairs, contact the Eagle Factory Customer Service Department at the toll-free number listed below. A technician may be able to solve the problem and sav e you the incon venience of returning y our unit. Y ou will be asked for your unit's serial number.

800-324-1354

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 y our 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 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 address, and a daytime telephone number.

Accessory Ordering Information - All Countries

To order accessor ies 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 directory for listings.

2. Canadian customers only can write: Lowrance/Eagle Canada, 919 Matheson Blvd., E. Mississauga, Ontario L4W2R7

or fax 416-629-3118

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We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert ser vice and genuine Eagle® 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:

800-324-1354

U.S.A.only. Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Central time, except holidays.

Your unit is covered by a full one-y ear w arranty. (See page 60 inside this manual for complete warranty details.) If your unit fails and the failure is not covered by the original warranty, Eagle has a flat-rate repair policy that covers y our unit and accessories pack ed with the unit at the f actory. There is a 180-day warranty on all non-w arranty repairs from the f actory, which is similar to the original warranty , but is f or 180 days rather than one year . For further details, please call us at the above number.

Eagle also gives you free UPS shipping from an ywhere in the continental United States both to and from the factory for all warr anty repairs. You can also use the enclosed UPS shipping label for non-warranty shipments. See page 58 for more information. Remember, non-warranty repairs are subject to Eagle's published flat-rate charges and 180-day w arranty.

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