Eagle Electronics Eagle View User Manual

Eagle View
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Copyright © 1996, 1997 Eagle Electronics All rights reserved.
Eagle View™ is a trademark of Eagle Electronics Eagle® is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics
WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO 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 provides na vigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions. Therefore, the prudent naviga­tor will not only take advantage of all av ailable navigation tools when tr av­elling to a waypoint, but will also visually check to make certain a clear, safe path to the wa ypoint is alw a ys a v ailab le .
The storage temperature for your unit is from -4 deg rees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to +75 degrees Celsius). Extended storage temper atures higher or lower than specified will cause the liquid crystal display to fail. Neither this type of failure nor its consequences are cov ered b y the w ar­ranty . 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.
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 2
BRACKET INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 2
POWER CABLE ...................................................................................................... 4
ANTENNA................................................................................................................ 5
SURFACE MOUNT ............................................................................................ 5
MAGNET MOUNT .............................................................................................. 6
POLE MOUNT.................................................................................................... 6
KEYBOARD .................................................................................................................. 7
OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 8
TURNING POWER ON ........................................................................................... 8
MENUS .................................................................................................................... 8
FINDING YOUR POSITION ..................................................................................... 8
COLD START ..................................................................................................... 8
INITIALIZATION ................................................................................................. 9
POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS ...................................................................... 11
NAVIGATION SCREENS ................................................................................... 12
PLOTTER SCREENS.............................................................................................. 14
PLOTTER CURSOR .......................................................................................... 15
PLOTTER OPTIONS.......................................................................................... 15
TRAIL RECORD ............................................................................................ 16
PLOTTER ORIENTATION ............................................................................. 16
PLOTTER UPDATE RATE............................................................................. 17
GRID LINES................................................................................................... 18
ICONS ................................................................................................................ 18
PLACE ICON - CURSOR LOCATION ........................................................... 18
ERASE ICONS .............................................................................................. 19
WINDOWS............................................................................................................... 20
SPECIAL WINDOWS ......................................................................................... 20
SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN .......................................................... 20
COURSE DEVIATION INDICATOR (CDI) ..................................................... 21
CLOCK ........................................................................................................... 22
CLOCK SET................................................................................................... 22
CLOCK ALARM ............................................................................................. 22
TIMERS ......................................................................................................... 23
REPROGRAM BOXES ............................................................................................ 23
WAYPOINTS ............................................................................................................ 24
SAVING YOUR PRESENT POSITION (QUICK SAVE) ..................................... 24
SAVING CURSOR POSITION........................................................................... 25
SAVING YOUR PRESENT POSITION .............................................................. 25
EDIT WAYPOINT LAT/LON ................................................................................ 26
EDIT WAYPOINT NAME .................................................................................... 27
MOVE A WAYPOINT .......................................................................................... 27
DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPONTS ................................................................. 28
WAYPOINT OPTIONS ....................................................................................... 29
DELETE A WAYPOINT ...................................................................................... 29
ROUTES .................................................................................................................. 30
CREATE A ROUTE ............................................................................................ 30
SELECT WAYPOINTS FOR ROUTE ............................................................ 31
FINISHING THE ROUTE ............................................................................... 32
DELETE A WAYPOINT FROM ROUTE ........................................................ 32
VIEW WAYPOINT DETAIL............................................................................. 32
FOLLOW A ROUTE ........................................................................................... 32
SKIP A WAYPOINT IN A ROUTE.................................................................. 34
DELETE A ROUTE ............................................................................................ 34
NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................ 35
NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT.................................................................................. 35
NAVIGATE TO A CURSOR LOCATION .................................................................. 35
NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT USING THE PLOTTER........................................ 36
CANCEL NAVIGATION ........................................................................................... 36
SYSTEM SETUP.......................................................................................................... 37
SPEAKER ON/OFF ................................................................................................. 37
CONTRAST ADJUST .............................................................................................. 37
UNITS OF MEASURE ............................................................................................. 37
POSITION FORMAT ................................................................................................ 38
NMEA/DGPS ........................................................................................................... 39
NMEA OUTPUT ................................................................................................. 40
DGPS.................................................................................................................. 40
SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP ................................................................. 42
RESET OPTIONS ................................................................................................... 42
RESET GROUPS .................................................................................................... 43
SYSTEM INFO ........................................................................................................ 43
GPS SETUP ................................................................................................................. 43
EXECUTE GPS COLD START ............................................................................... 43
DATUM ..................................................................................................................... 44
PCF ....................................................................................................................... 45
POSITION PINNING ............................................................................................... 46
ALARMS ....................................................................................................................... 46
MESSAGES.................................................................................................................. 47
BACKLIGHT ................................................................................................................. 47
SIMULATOR ................................................................................................................. 48
STARTING POSITION ............................................................................................. 48
USER ARROW KEYS TO STEER .......................................................................... 48
DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................... 49
WINDOW GROUPS ..................................................................................................... 50
UPS RETURN SERVICE ............................................................................................. 52
WARRANTY STATEMENT........................................................................................... 54
ANTENNA MODULE TEMPLATE ................................................................................ 55
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - INTERNATIONAL ...........................INSIDE BACK COVER
HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - U.S.A. ONLY ................................................BACK COVER
Congratulations!
You have purchased one of the finest 12-channel GPS receivers Eagle™ has ever made. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus, and out­standing performance, we think you’ll be happy with your Eagle View™ for many years .
GPS works from satellites that transmit information to the world at very high frequencies. One disadvantage to this frequency is that it’s “line-of­sight”. In other words, the signals don’t bounce around like your local radio or television. If you don’t have a clear view of the sky, or if you’re inside a metal boat dock or garage, the unit probab ly won’t be able to pick up the signals from the satellites. This is common among all GPS receiv­ers.
Like most GPS receivers, your Eagle View doesn’t have a compass or any other navigation aid built into it. It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to determine its position. Speed, direction of tra vel, and distance are all calculated from position information. Therefore, in order for it to determine the direction you’re travelling, you must be moving, and the faster - the better . This is not to say the unit w on’t work at walking speeds
- it will. But the faster you travel, the easier it is for the unit to determine your direction.
Another factor that influences the GPS’ position and navigation capabili­ties is called selective av ailability or S/A. This is small errors purposefully injected into the transmitted signal from the satellites. The government does this to degrade the system’ s accuracy to civilian and f oreign users. Even with S/A, GPS is the most accurate navigation system e ver in vented on such a large scale. The Government’s accuracy specification is 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95% of the time. In other words, the position shown on your Eagle View could be up to 100 meters in any direction from your actual position, and the altitude could be plus or minus 150 meters from what’ s shown on the screen, 95% of the time .
There are two ways around the S/A problem. One is to have the govern­ment simply turn it off. In fact, there is growing pressure on them to do that, but it’s not likely to happen anytime soon. The other method is to purchase a DGPS receiver and connect it to your Eagle View. A DGPS receiver (commonly called a beacon receiver), picks up correction sig­nals broadcast from ground stations. The Eagle View tak es these correc­tions and applies them to the position and altitude screens, giving you much better accuracy.
Even with S/A on, and without a DGPS receiver, your Eagle View gives
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you outstanding position and navigation information. Most people are amazed when they actually use a GPS receiv er and see what it does.
Please sit down with the unit and this manual and f amiliarize yourself with them before using the Eagle View in the “real w orld”. A simulator is b uilt in, which lets you practice.
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - Bracket
You can install the Eagle View on the top of a dash or from an overhead with the supplied bracket. It can also be installed in the dash with an optional IDA-3 mounting kit. A swivel bracket is included that converts the Eagle View's gimbal bracket to a swivel mount. You can mount the Eagle View in any convenient location, provided there is clearance when it’s tilted for the best viewing angle.
Bracket Installation - No Swivel
Holes in the bracket’s base allow wood screw or through bolt mounting. It may be necessary to place a piece of plywood on the back side of thin panels to reinforce the panel. Make certain there is enough room behind the unit to attach the power and antenna cables.
Drill a hole in the dash for the power and antenna cables. The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbal bracket. This way, the bracket covers the hole. The smallest hole the power and antenna cable connector can pass through is 3/4". Route the cables to the unit by passing them through the hole from under the dash. Slide the bracket over the hole, then route the cables out the slot in the back of the bracket. Finally, fasten the bracket to the dash.
Bracket Installation - With Swivel
1. Place the swivel bracket on the dash or console in the desired mounting location. Make certain there is enough room for the unit to rotate. Using the swivel bracket’s base as a template, mark the four mounting holes for drilling. Remove the bracket and drill the holes in the mounting surface for the #10 mounting screws.
2. Install the large locknut into the bottom of the swivel bracket. Place the swivel bracket onto the mounting surface and attach it using the four supplied #10 screws.
3. Pass the large screw through the gimbal bracket and the swivel bracket. Thread it into the large locknut and tighten it. Don't tighten it too tight, or the gimbal bracket won't swivel.
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Attach the Eagle View to the gimbal bracket using the supplied gimbal knobs and washers as shown below.
Eagle View
Gimbal Bracket
Washer
Gimbal Knob
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POWER
The Eagle Vie w will operate from a 12-volt DC system. (9 to 15 volts DC.) You can connect the power cable to an accessory buss under the dash, however, to keep electrical noise interference to a minimum, we recom­mend you wire the power cable directly to the battery through the sup­plied 2-amp fuse.
CAUTION!
Do not connect this product to a power source without using a fuse! Failure to use the fuse can cause damage to y our unit and will void the warranty.
Follow the wiring diagram below. If the wires on the power cable are not long enough to reach the battery , use 18 gauge wire to lengthen the power cable.
The power cable’s green wire is used to receive data from a DGPS re­ceiver . The white wire is used to transmit data to a DGPS receiv er or other electronic equipment. If y ou are not connecting the Eagle Vie w to another device, tape the ends of these wires and secure them where the y will not short to one another. See the NMEA/DGPS section in this manual for more information.
(Note: If y our power cab le has six wires, tape and secure the e xtra wires , also. The y are not used on this product.)
TO
EAGLE VIEW
EAGLE VIEW
RECEIVE
(NMEA)
EAGLE VIEW
TRANSMIT
(NMEA)
WHITE
12-VOL T
BA TTER Y
GREEN
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BLACK
RED
2-AMP
FUSE
ANTENNA
The Eagle View’s antenna can be mounted on an y flat surf ace , provided you hav e access behind the surface f or the mounting screws. A magnet is also supplied that can be epoxied to the bottom of the antenna, allowing it to be used on off-road vehicles. A pole mount adapter lets y ou mount the antenna on a pole or swivel mount.
ANTENNA INSTALLATION Surface Mount
The Eagle Vie w’ s antenna can be easily installed on an y flat surf ace that is at least 90 mm (3 1/2”) wide. Make certain that a clear view of the sky is available at the selected location. Since the GPS signals travel “line-of­sight”, nearly anything blocking the antenna can potentially obstruct the unit from finding a satellite.
Once you’ve determined the mounting location, use the template on page 51 in this manual to drill the holes for the screws. The screws, supplied with the Eagle Vie w, are 4mm x 30mm. (about 1 1/8” long). Drill 4.75 mm (3/16”) holes for the mounting screws . If you route the cable through the mounting surface, you’ll need to drill a 25 mm (1”) hole for the cable. There is a notch in the antenna housing that allows the cable to pass through to the outside, instead of routing it through the mounting surface.
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After drilling the holes, pass the o-ring over the antenna cable and press it into the groove on the bottom of the antenna housing. Now attach the antenna to the mounting surface, using 4mm screws and the supplied lock washers. Route the cab le to the Eagle Vie w and the antenna installa­tion is finished.
Magnet Mount
A magnet lets you temporarily mount the antenna on any ferrous metal surface. (such as a car) To use the magnet, simply epoxy it to the bottom of the antenna, using the epoxy supplied with your Eagle View. Carefully follow the instructions on the epoxy package and apply it to the magnet. Then carefully press the magnet to the bottom of the antenna housing. After the epoxy cures (in about 30 minutes), the antenna is ready f or use.
MAGNET
Pole Mount
The Eagle View’s antenna attaches to the pole mount adapter with the supplied 4 mm screws. You can route the antenna cable through the slot in the side of the antenna, or pass it down through the pole mount adapter. A slot next to the threads in the pole mount adapter places the cable next to the pole where it can be easily routed down the pole to the Eagle View. The threads on the pole mount adapter accept a standard marine antenna mount.
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POLE MOUNT
KEYBOARD
The keyboard has twelve keys. The arrow keys are tied to most of the features, letting you easily mo ve the plotter’ s cursor , navigate through the menus, make selections from menus , and other tasks.
Z-IN
Z-OUT
MODE
MENU
WPT
EXIT
ENT
PWR
The WPT k ey lets y ou create, sav e, and recall wa ypoints and routes. The MODE key switches the unit betw een the three major displays: windows, navigation, and plotter . To select different features, or to modify functions , press the MENU key. The Z-IN and Z-OUT keys zoom-in and zoom-out your view on the plotter screen. The ENT and EXIT k e ys let y ou enter or erase selections. The PWR key turns the Eagle View on and off.
Note: To prevent an accidental po w er shutdown, y ou must hold the PWR key down for a few seconds in order to turn the unit off.
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OPERATION
Turning Po wer On
To turn the Eagle Vie w on, simply press the PWR key . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase it. The Eagle View is now ready f or use.
MENUS
Most of the Eagle Vie w’s adjustments and f eatures are found on “menus”. Pressing the MENU key lets you view the menus. Different menus items are added to the basic list, depending on which mode (plotter, navigation, or windows) the unit is in. This gives you the features that are specific to the mode you are in, but also has items that are used on all modes.
Using the arrow keys moves the black box to highlight different menus on the list. Pressing the right arro w ke y selects the menu.
To erase a menu, press the EXIT key.
Finding Y our Position
Cold Start
When the Eagle View is turned on for the very first time, it doesn’t know where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your position, time, and date, the unit will take much less time to loc k-on to the satellites and give you a fix or position.
However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The Eagle Vie w will lock onto the satellites and give y ou a position without any input from you. This is called a “cold-start”. It simply means that the unit is searching without help for the satellites that are in orbit. A cold-start can take up to 2 minutes to acquire enough satellite data to determine your position, although it typically takes less time than that.
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Once the Eagle View locks on to the satellites and finds your position, it stores the satellite data in its memory. The next time you use the unit, it should take much less time to lock on.
To use your Eagle View, first make certain you have a clear view of the sky, free from any obstructions such as trees, carport, or a covered boat dock.
Press the PWR key. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase the message. A screen similar to the one at right appears.
This is windows group “A”. Your track (TRK), or direction of travel is shown in the upper right corner of this screen. Bearing to a waypoint (BRG), Course over ground (CRS), and cross track er­ror (XTK) are all shown on this screen. You must recall a waypoint to use the bearing, course, and cross track error windows. As you wait for the Eagle View to find your position, you’ll see numbers flashing on the dis­play. Anytime you see flashing numbers, it means the Eagle View does not have a position! Do not rely on any data that is flashing! When the numbers stop flashing, the unit has locked on to the satellites and the position is good.
That’s all y ou have to do to find y our position. All time displays may not be correct when the cold start method is used. See the initialization section for details on changing the time.
Finding Y our Position
Initialization
A cold-start as described above can take up to 15 minutes to find your position. A faster method is to initialize the Eagle Vie w manually. To do this, first press the PWR key. Ne xt, read the mes­sages on the screen and press the EXIT key to erase them. Now press the MENU key .
Press the up or down arrow keys until the “GPS SETUP” menu is highlighted as shown at right. Now press the right
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arrow ke y . The screen sho wn at right ap­pears.
Using the down arrow key, highlight the “Initialize GPS Receiver” menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown below appears.
This is the GPS initialization screen. The position, altitude, time, and date the Eagle View is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen. Changing these values to your local position and time will speed the po­sition lock.
To change the position, press the right arrow key while the “EDIT LA T/LON” box is highlighted. The screen shown at right appears.
If your latitude is south, press the up or down arrow ke y to change it. If it is north, press the right arrow key to move the change box to the first number in the latitude. Now press the up arro w key to increase the number or the down arrow key to decrease it. Once the first number in the latitude is set, press the right arrow key once to move to the next number in the latitude.
Keep pressing the arrow keys until the latitude and longitude are set to your lo­cal position. (Note: This position does not have to be very accurate. If you can get it within one degree of your actual posi­tion, that will be fine.) When it’ s set, press the ENT key. The Eagle View accepts your entry and returns to the GPS setup menu.
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Now change the local time and date if they’re incorrect on this screen. (Don’t worry about altitude.) When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT ke y repeat­edly to return to a mode screen. The Eagle Vie w will instantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be available at the position, date, and time you entered. Therefore, it will only look for those satellites, making the search time much shorter than a cold start which looks for all of the satellites until it finds three.)
Once the Eagle Vie w finds and loc ks on to three satellites , it stops flash­ing the numbers on the display. (Note: Altitude will still flash until the unit locks on to the fourth satellite. It takes four satellites to determine alti­tude.)
IMPORTANT!
If the data shown in digital numbers on any screen is flashing, it means that data is invalid. DO NOT RELY ON ANY NUMBERS THA T ARE FLASHING! Usually, this happens when the Eagle View has lost its lock on the satellites. The data that is flashing was the last known when the unit lost its navigational capability.
DO NOT NAVIGATE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE DATA STOPS
FLASHING!
POSITION/NA VIGA TION DISPLAYS
The Eagle Vie w has navigation, plotter , and windows group modes. These screens were designed to show data that is used most often.
The three default displays are sho wn on the next page. To change displays, sim­ply press the MODE key. A screen simi­lar to the one at right appears. Now press the up or down arrow keys to change modes. (The windows display is shown
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NAV-1 PLOT-1
GROUP A
as "GRP" (groups). For example, Group A is the first windows group on the MODE menu.) Press the right arrow ke y to see more screens on each mode. When the desired screen appears , press the EXIT key to clear the menu.
Note: F or a list of abbre viations used on the displays, see the bac k of this manual.
Navigation Screens
There are two navigation screens. Nav screen number one sho ws a graphi­cal view of your trip , the other screen shows all navigation details in large digital numbers. You can customize the navigation screens to show diff er­ent data than the ones chosen by Eagle. See the “Customize Screen” section for more details.
Nav Screen #1
This screen is dominated by a compass rose (See the screen at the top of the next page.) Your position is in the center of the circle, designated by an arrow that always points straight up. Your track (direction of travel) is indicated by an arrow pointing down tow ard the compass rose at the top center of the screen. Your track in digital numbers is also shown to the right of the arrow. On the screen at the top of the next page, the track is
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348°. The line extending behind the ar­row in the center shows your track his­tory , or path y ou’ve tr a v elled.
Your speed over ground or Ground Speed (GS) shows in the digital box to the right of the circle.
The screen looks like this when you’re not navigating to a waypoint. (See page 35 for information on waypoint naviga­tion.) If you navigate to a waypoint, the screen looks like the one below.
The bearing to the destination waypoint is shown in the upper left corner of the screen. Bearing is also shown by the large arrow pointing up to the compass.
The lines on either side of the present position arrow show the cross track er­ror range. In other words, (using the screen above as an example) if the ar­row crosses the line on either side, you are .10 miles to the left or right of the desired course.
A circle depicting your destination ap­pears on the screen as you approach the waypoint.
The digital boxes on the screen’s r ight side show (from top to bottom) your dis­tance to go to the destination (DIS), ground speed (GS), estimated time en route (ETE), and course (CRS).
Course (CRS) is the bearing from your starting location to your destina­tion. (Remember, course has nothing to do with your present position, except for y our starting location.) It’s shown as a dotted line on the NA V 1 display. This is shown as a reminder so that if you de viate from your origi­nal course, you can easily return to it. (A “course” is a proposed path over the ground. A “track” is your actual path over ground.)
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Nav Screen #2
The navigation screen shows navigation information in large digital numbers. To view this screen, press the MODE key, then press the up arrow key until the black box surrounds the “NAV 1” label. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu.
This screen is composed of eight digital display bo xes, showing your track (TRK), and ground speed (GS). The other boxes show navigation data when a waypoint is recalled, including bearing to the waypoint (BRG), course (CRS), Altitude (ALT), distance to waypoint (DIS), velocity made good (VMG), and cross track error (XTK).
Plotter
The plotter lets you see your course and track from a “birds-eye” view. If you’ve recalled a wa ypoint, the plotter show your staring location, present position, and destination. Howe ver , y ou don’t ha ve to recall a w aypoint to use the plotter.
To use the plotter, simply press the MODE key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the “Plot” label is higlighted. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears. This is plot-1. The diamond flashing in the center of the screen is your present position. The solid line extending from the diamond is your track, or path you’ve travelled. The plotter’s range is shown in the lower left corner of the screen. In this ex­ample, the plotter’ s range is two miles from the left edge of the screen to the right.
There are two different plotter screens available. Map screen number 1 shows by default. Your current position displays at the center of the screen by a cross surrounded by a flashing diamond.
To view the other plotter screen, press the MODE key. Press the up or down ar-
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row key to move the black box to the "PLOT" label. Now press the right arrow or left arrow key to select plot 2. This screen (as shown at the bottom of the previous page) has navigation data displayed on the right side of the screen in digital numbers. This data is active whene v er you’v e recalled a waypoint. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu.
This screen shows ground speed (GS), track (TRK), course (CRS), and cross track error (XTK).
Use the Z-IN and Z-OUT keys to enlarge or reduce the plotter area. This changes the plotter’s range . The available 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, 2000, 3000, and 4000 miles.
Cursor
Pressing an arrow key while the plotter is on shows two dotted lines that inter­sect at your present position. These dot­ted lines are called a “cursor” and have a variety of uses.
You can move the cursor around the dis­play by pressing the arrow keys in the direction you want it to move. This lets you view different areas of the plotter, away from your present position. When it’s turned on, the zoom-in and zoom-out keys work from the cursor’s position - not the present position, so you can zoom in on any detail, anywhere while navigating. The latitude/longitude of the cursor shows in the box at the top of the plot-1 screen whenever the cursor is activated. The cursor is also used to place and erase icons and waypoints .
Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor.
PLOTTER OPTIONS
The Eagle View lets you customize the plotter using the “plotter options” menu. To use this menu, first press the MENU key, then use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the “Plotter Opts” label. Fi­nally, press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.
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