Lowrance electronic GlobalMap 12 User Manual

GlobalMap 12

INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

GlobalMap 12™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. IMS SmartMap™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

WARNING! USE THIS MAPPING UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID TO NA VIGA TION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION.

Never use this product while operating a vehicle.

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

CAUTION

When showing navigation data to a position (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 storage temperature for y our unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to +75 deg rees Celsius). Extended stor age temperatures higher or lower than specified will cause the liquid crystal display to fail. Neither this type of failure nor its consequences are cov ered b y the warranty . For more information, consult the factory customer service department.

All features and specifications subject to change without notice. All screens in this manual are simulated. Many were taken with an IMS SmartMap™ loaded into one of the cartridge slots.

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

INSTALLATION............................................................................................................. 2

BATTERY INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 3

ANTENNA..................................................................................................................... 4

MAP CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION ............................................................................. 5

REMOVING MAP CARTRIDGE ................................................................................... 6

KEYBOARD .................................................................................................................. 6

OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 7

TURNING POWER ON ................................................................................................ 7

MENUS ......................................................................................................................... 7

FINDING YOUR POSITION .......................................................................................... 7

COLD START ............................................................................................................... 7

INITIALIZATION ........................................................................................................... 8

ENTER BY MAP........................................................................................................... 8

ENTER MANUALLY...................................................................................................... 10

POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS ........................................................................... 11

NAVIGATION SCREENS ............................................................................................. 12

CDI INDICATOR ........................................................................................................... 13

MAPPING SCREENS .................................................................................................. 14

MAP CURSOR ............................................................................................................. 15

AUTOZOOM ................................................................................................................. 16

EARTH MAP OPTIONS ............................................................................................... 17

C-MAP OPTIONS......................................................................................................... 19

NAVIONICS OPTIONS ................................................................................................. 19

PLOTTER OPTIONS.................................................................................................... 21

ICONS .......................................................................................................................... 23

WINDOWS.................................................................................................................... 25

REPROGRAM WINDOW GROUPS............................................................................. 25

SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN ......................................................................... 26

DUAL MAPPING ........................................................................................................... 27

CLOCK ......................................................................................................................... 27

TIMERS ........................................................................................................................ 2 9

REPROGRAM BOXES................................................................................................. 30

WAYPOINT DATABASE ............................................................................................... 30

SAVING PRESENT POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (QUICK SAVE)............................. 30

SAVING CURSOR POSITION AS A WAYPOINT ........................................................ 32

SAVING PRESENT POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (SELECT WAYPOINT #).............. 32

SAVING CURSOR POSITION AS A WAYPOINT (SELECT WAYPOINT #) ............... 32

EDIT WAYPOINT LAT/LON .......................................................................................... 33

WAYPOINT NAMES ..................................................................................................... 33

WAYPOINT ICONS ...................................................................................................... 34

DELETE A WAYPOINT ................................................................................................ 34

MOVE A WAYPOINT .................................................................................................... 35

DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPOINTS........................................................................... 35

WAYPOINT OPTIONS.................................................................................................. 36

ROUTES ....................................................................................................................... 36

SELECT WAYPOINTS - WAYPOINT LIST................................................................... 37

SELECT WAYPOINTS - FROM MAP........................................................................... 38

FINISHING THE ROUTE .............................................................................................. 38

FOLLOWING A ROUTE ............................................................................................... 39

DELETE A ROUTE....................................................................................................... 40

NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................ 40

NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT ....................................................................................... 40

NAVIGATE TO CURSOR POSITION ........................................................................... 41

NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT USING THE MAP ......................................................... 41

CANCEL NAVIGATION ................................................................................................ 42

SYSTEM SETUP.......................................................................................................... 42

TRACK HOLDING ........................................................................................................ 42

GPS CORRECTIONS .................................................................................................. 43

DATUM .......................................................................................................................... 43

PCF (POSITION CORRECTION FACTOR)................................................................. 44

UNITS OF MEASURE .................................................................................................. 45

POSITION FORMAT .................................................................................................... 45

NMEA/DGPS ................................................................................................................ 46

SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP ............................................................................ 49

RESET OPTIONS ........................................................................................................ 49

RESET GROUPS ......................................................................................................... 49

SYSTEM INFO ............................................................................................................. 49

NAME INPUT ............................................................................................................... 50

GPS SETUP ................................................................................................................. 50

GPS UPDATE RATE/BATTERY SAVE......................................................................... 51

POSITION PINNING .................................................................................................... 51

EXECUTE GPS SELF-TEST ....................................................................................... 51

EXECUTE GPS COLD STA RT .................................................................................... 52

ALARMS ....................................................................................................................... 52

MESSAGES.................................................................................................................. 53

BACKLIGHT ................................................................................................................. 54

CONTRAST .................................................................................................................. 54

SPEAKER ON/OFF ...................................................................................................... 54

SIMULATOR ................................................................................................................. 55

BATTERIES .................................................................................................................. 56

DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................... 57

WINDOW BOXES......................................................................................................... 58

WINDOW GROUPS ..................................................................................................... 60

UPS RETURN POLICY ................................................................................................ 62

WARRANTY ................................................................................................................. 64

DATABASE LICENSE AGREEMENT........................................................................... 65

DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY............................................................................ 66

HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - INTERNATIONAL .......................... INSIDE BACK COVER

HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - U.S.A. ONLY ................................................BACK COVER

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing an Lowrance® GlobalMap 12™. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus, and outstanding performance, we think you’ll be happy with this product f or man y y ears.

The GlobalMap 12 can be used for fishing, hiking, canoeing, offshore boating, and just about any other ground-based activity . This product also takes IMS SmartMap™, C-MAP™, and Navionics™ cartridges, which show greater detail of land and hydrog raphic f eatures.

Like most GPS receivers, your GlobalMap 12 doesn’t ha ve 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.

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 building, the unit probably won’t be able to pick up the signals from the satellites. This is common among all GPS receivers . W e have f ound that using this product inside a car is usually sufficiently close to the windows and windshield that it works well. However, there is an optional remote antenna bracket and cable (model PA-2) that lets you mount the removable antenna on top of the dash, in case it’s required.

Another factor that influences the GPS’ position and navigation capabilities is called selective av ailability or SA. This is small errors purposefully injected into the transmitted signal from the satellites. The government does this to degrade the system’ s accur acy to civilian and f oreign users.

Even with SA, GPS is the most accurate na vigation system ever inv ented on such a large scale. The Gover nment’s accuracy specification is 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95% of the time. In other words, the position shown on your GlobalMap 12 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 .

One way around the S/A problem is to purchase a DGPS receiver and connect it to your GlobalMap 12. A DGPS receiver (commonly called a beacon receiver), picks up correction signals broadcast from ground sta

tions. The GlobalMap 12 takes these corrections and applies them to the position and altitude screens, giving you much better accuracy. Ev en with S/A on, and without a DGPS receiver , y our GlobalMap 12 gives y ou outstanding position and navigation information.

Please sit down with the unit and this manual and f amiliarize yourself with them before using this unit in the “real w orld”. A sim ulator is built in, which lets you practice with the receiver.

INSTALLATION

The GlobalMap 12 operates from six AA batteries or from 6 to 35 volts DC. The cigarette lighter adapter included with your unit plugs into virtually any vehicle’s electrical system. The GlobalMap 12 automatically switches to external power when it’s plugged into the unit (provided that the external power is a higher voltage than the batteries.) If, for any reason, the external power f ails , the unit will automatically s witch to the batteries. The GlobalMap 12 does not require batteries when external power is in use, however they make a good backup in case of power failure. An optional rechargeable battery pack, (model RBP-L) has a nickle-metal hydride battery and charger built into a pack that’ s almost identical to the alkaline battery pack that slides onto the bottom of the GlobalMap 12.

An external antenna kit is also availab le (model PA-2) that allows the removable antenna to be mounted on a suction cup br ac k et up to four feet awa y from the GPS receiv er.

RBP-L

P A-2

BATTERY INSTALLATION

The GlobalMap 12 requires six AA batteries. We recommend DURA CELL alkaline batteries, but other brands will work. You can use lithium batteries which will last longer than alkaline batteries (but cost more) or rechargeable ni-cad batteries (won’t last as long as standard alkalines). Rechargeable alkaline batteries such as RayOVac® Renewals® will also work .

Do not use heavy-duty batteries or any battery other than the ones listed above. Do not mix different types of batteries. (For example, don’t use both alkaline and ni-cad batteries at the same time.)

To install the batteries, first turn the GlobalMap 12 so that it is facing you. Now grasp the bottom part of the case and push it to the right until it

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

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

IMPORTANT!

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

Slide the battery pack onto the unit and the GlobalMap 12 is ready for use.

ANTENNA

Your GlobalMap 12 has a removable antenna that folds over the display when the unit is not in use. This prevents damage to the display. To open the antenna, simply lift on an edge and raise it to the desired position. The antenna is a quick release design, simplifying its remov al and installation. To remove the antenna, push the antenna to the right (1), while simultaneously moving the antenna up (2), until it clears the AirMap's right side (3). To replace the antenna, reverse the above steps. Make certain to align the antenna with the GlobalMap 12 until the antenna slides into place to the left by itself. When it does, the antenna has mated with the connector inside the unit and it’s ready f or use .

1. 2. 3.

MAP CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION

The GlobalMap 12 uses IMS SmartMap™ and WorldMap™, C-Map™, and Navionics™ cartridges, all of which are packaged in a cartridge housing specifically designed for Lowrance mapping products .

The IMS SmartMap™ car tridges contain digitized data of over 120,000 bodies of water . Nearly all inland waterw ays-pub lic and private lakes , rivers, and streams, plus coastal United States waters up to 25 miles out are included. There are also state and U.S. interstate highways and routes, cities and towns. These inland mapping cartridges cover the entire continental United States in 64 highly detailed cartridges. The WorldMap™ cartridges cover all other areas of the world, showing more detail than the background map , b ut not as much as the SmartMap™ areas.

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

LEI IMS

TEXAS

NORTH

LEI IMS

OKLAHOMA

EAST

To install a cartridge into the GlobalMap 12,

turned off.

Never install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned

LEI IMS

AMERICAS

DATABASE

LEI IMS

OKLAHOMA

EAST

first make certain the unit is

on! You can damage your unit if y ou install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned on. Ne xt, pry the cover off the bac k of the unit. Place the cartridge into either slot with it’s label facing you as shown at the bottom of the previous page. Now slide the cartridge towards the top until it stops. Replace the cover .

REMOVING A CAR TRIDGE

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

KEYBOARD

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

PAGES

Z-OUT Z-IN ENT PWR

WPT

EXIT

The WPT k ey lets y ou create, sav e, and recall wa ypoints and routes. The P A GES key s witches the unit between the three major displays: windows , navigation, and mapping. To select different features, or to modify functions, press the MENU key. The Z-OUT and Z-IN keys z oom-out and zoomin your view on the mapping screen. The ENT and EXIT keys let y ou enter or erase selections. The PWR key turns both the GlobalMap 12 and its lights on and off.

Note: To prev ent an accidental po wer shutdown, y ou must hold the PWR key down for a few seconds in order to turn the unit off.

OPERATION

Turning Power On

T o turn the GlobalMap 12 on, simply press the PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the EXIT key to erase this screen.

MENUS

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

T o er ase the main menu, simply press the EXIT key.

Finding Y our Position

Cold Start

When it’s turned on for the v ery first time, the GPS receiver doesn’t kno w where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your position, time, and date, the unit will take less time to lock-on to the satellites and give you a fix or position.

However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The GlobalMap 12 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 your help for the satellites that are in orbit. A cold-start can take up to 5 minutes to acquire enough satellite data to determine your position, although it typically takes less time than that.

Once the GPS receiver locks on to the satellites and finds y our position, it stores the satellite data in its memory. The next time you use the unit, it should take less time to lock on.

Once the GlobalMap 12 locks on to the satellites and finds your position, it stores the satellite data in its memory . The ne xt time y ou use the unit, it should take much less time to lock on.

T o use y our GlobalMap 12, first take it outside, awa y from trees and buildings. You need a clear view of the sky.

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

This is Map 3. Your present position is shown as a cross surrounded by a diamond. As you wait f or the GlobalMap 12 to find your position, you’ll see numbers flashing on the display. Anytime you see flashing numbers, it means the GlobalMap 12 does not have a position! Do not rely on any data that is flashing! When the numbers stop flashing, the unit has loc ked on to the satellites and the position is good.

That’s all y ou have to do to find y our position. The time displa y may not be correct when the cold start method is used. See the manual initialization section for details on changing the time.

Finding Y our Position

Initialization

A cold-start as described above can take up to 5 minutes to find your position. There is another method to initialize the GlobalMap 12 that may let it acquire the satellites faster. Manually entering your position, local time and date will help the GPS receiver determine which satellites are available and lock on to them faster. There are two ways to input your position. You can locate your position on the receiver’ s map or enter your latitude and longitude. Remember, once the receiver finds its position, it stores the position into memory. The receiver won’t have to initializ ed the next time you it on.

Enter by Map

To show the receiver your approximate location on its map, first press the MENU ke y , then the up or down arrow keys until the “GPS SETUP” menu is highlighted as sho wn at right. Now press the right arrow key. The screen shown at the top of the next page appears .

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

This is the GPS initialization screen. The position, altitude, time, and date the GPS receiver 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.

T o change the position, highlight the “EDIT LA T/ LON label, then press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. With the “INPUT FROM MAP” label highlighted, press the right arrow key. The screen below appears.

The mapping screen appears with two lines that intersect at the center. These lines are the cursor. Using the arrow keys, mov e the cursor to your present position. You can use the Z-IN and Z-OUT keys to zoom in or out to find y our area on the map. Once you have the cursor close to your location, simply press the ENT

key. The unit returns to the GPS SETUP menu with your local latitude and longitude showing in the box at the bottom of the screen.

Enter Manually

To change the position by manually entering the latitude and longitude, press the MENU key, then highlight the “GPS SETUP” label and press the right arrow key. Now press right arrow key again while the “EDIT LAT/LON” box is highlighted. The screen shown at right appears. Highlight the “INPUT MANU ALLY” label and press the right arrow key. The screen shown below appears.

If your latitude is south, press the up or down arrow key to change it. If it is north, press the right arrow key to highlight 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 ne xt number in the latitude .

Keep pressing the arrow k eys until the latitude and longitude are set to your local position. (Note: This position does not have to be v ery accurate. If y ou can get it within one degree of your actual position, that will be fine.) When it’ s set, press the ENT key. The GlobalMap 12 accepts your entry and returns to the GPS setup menu.

Now change the local time and date if they’re incorrect on this screen by highlighting the appropriate label and pressing the right arrow key. (Don’t worry about altitude.) When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT key to return to a mode screen. The GlobalMap 12 will instantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be availab le 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.)

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 GPS receiver has lost its loc k on the satellites. The data that is flashing was the last kno wn when the unit lost its navigational capability .

DO NOT NAVIGATE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE DATA STOPS

FLASHING!

POSITION/NA VIGA TION DISPLAYS

The GlobalMap 12 has navigation, mapping, and windows group modes . These screens were designed to show data that is used most often. Many of the navigation, mapping, and windows screens can be customized to show data other than the ones chosen by the f actory . See the Reprog ram Groups section for more details.

The three default displays are shown below. To change displays, simply press the PAGES key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now press the up or down arrow keys to change modes . (The windows display is shown as "Groups". For example, Group A is the first windows group on the PAGES menu.) Press the right arrow key to see more screens on each mode. When the desired screen appears, press the EXIT key to clear the menu.

NAVIGATION

(Nav 1)

MAPPING

(Map 3)

WINDOWS

(Group A)

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.

Nav Screen #1

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

Your speed over ground or Ground Speed is shown at the bottom of this screen. In this example, the ground speed is 21.3 miles per hour. The screen looks like this when you’ re not navigating to a wa ypoint. (See page 39 for information on wa ypoint navigation.) If y ou navigate to a w a ypoint, 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 numbers on either side of the center arrow show the cross track error range . In other words, (using the screen at right as an example) if the arrow crosses the dark band on either side, you are .10 miles to the left or right of the desired course.

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

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

course has nothing to do with your present position, except f or your starting location.) It’s shown as a dotted line on the NAV 1 display. This is shown as a reminder so that if you de viate from your original course, y ou can easily return to it. (A “course” is a proposed path over the ground. A “track” is y our actual path over ground.)

All of the digital boxes on this screen are programmable. See the “Programming” section f or more inf ormation.

Nav Screen #2

The navigation screen shows navigation inf ormation in large digital numbers. To vie w this screen, press the PAGES k e y, 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 belo w appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu.

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

You can reprogram all of the digital box es on the NAV 2 screen. See the "Programming" section for more inf ormation.

COURSE DEVIATION INDICAT OR (CDI)

The CDI shows your distance to the left or right of the desired course to a waypoint. (In order to use the CDI, you must first recall a w aypoint or route. See the Navigation section for more details.) The arrow in the center of the box shows the direction to the destination. For example, if you’re travelling straight towards the waypoint, the arrow points straight up. If you turn to the right, the arrow points to the left, showing that the destination is to your left.

The smaller arrows pointing down on each side show the CDI’ s range. The def ault is 1/10 mile. The small vertical bar shows the distance off course and represents the course line. If the bar moves to the right, then you are to the left of the desired course line, and vice-versa. The CDI indicator shown above shows that we are about .02 miles to the left of the desired course. (With the CDI range of .10 miles, each vertical dotted line represents .02 mile.) You can adjust the CDI’s range through the “Alarms/CDI” men u.

Using the CDI with a mapping screen helps you visualize your position in relation to the course. The screen belo w left shows that we are on course. The CDI arrow is pointing straight ahead and no off-course bar is showing. Looking at the screen on the right, howe v er , y ou can see that we are off course to the right. In f act, w e are so far off course that we exceeded the range of the CDI. The vertical bar has gone off the scale on the left side of the CDI. A small arrow points to the left, 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 tra v el and the desired direction.

Mapping

The GlobalMap 12 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 bac kground map shows when the GlobalMap 12 is first turned on, with or without a map cartridge.

There are three different mapping screens availab le. Map screen number 3 shows b y default, as shown at right. Your current position displays at the center of the screen by a cross surrounded by a flashing diamond.

MAP 1 MAP 2 MAP 3

To view the other mapping screens, press the PAGES key. Press the up or down arrow key to highlight the "MAP 1" label. Now press the right or left arrow key to select a diff erent mapping screen. Press the EXIT k ey to erase the pages menu.

Maps 2 and 3 (as shown above) have navigation data displayed using digital numbers. The digital displays on map 3 can be rearranged or changed to other displays. See the “Reprogram Boxes” section for more information.

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

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

Map Cursor

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

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

The latitude/longitude of the cursor shows in the box at the top of the screen whenev er the cursor is activ ated.

CURSOR OFF

CURSOR ON

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

AUTOZOOM

Generally, when you travel using a mapping receiver like the GlobalMap 12, you spend some amount of time zooming in and out, looking at detail or the whole route between the start and destination.

The GlobalMap 12 has an autozoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing that competitive units force you to make. It works in conjunction with the navigation feature . First y ou must recall a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint.) When you turn the autozoom mode on, the GlobalMap 12 zooms in on your present position. As you trav el towards the destination (recalled wa ypoint), the GlobalMap 12 begins zooming out, showing more of your course to the waypoint. After you cross the halfway point to your destination, the GlobalMap 12 zooms in closer, one zoom range at a time, keeping the destination on the screen. Nearly every time it zooms in, you can see more detail. This is a benefit for two reasons. Number one, you want to see more detail as you get closer to the destination, especially if you’ve never been there before. Two, it takes a load (small, perhaps, but still another thing to keep track of) while y ou’re occupied with other details.

The screens at the top of the next page show a slice of the progression of a trip on an area lake. Screen number one is the start and is on the 1 mile range. Intermediate stages progressively zoom out, until you’ re at the midway point. The GlobalMap 12 then begins zooming in as you get closer to the destination.

To use the autozoom feature, first set the GlobalMap 12 up to navigate to a waypoint. (See the Navigation section for more details.) Next, simply press the MENU key, then use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the “AUT OZOOM OFF/ON” menu. Press the right arrow ke y to turn it on, the left to turn it off.

EARTH MAP OPTIONS

The earth map consists of the built-in background map of the world, plus any cartridge that is attached to the GlobalMap 12. To change the Earth map options, first press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the Earth Map label appears. Highlight the label, then press the right arrow key to select it. The screen shown at right appears.

T ext Labels

Use this menu 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.

Map Boundaries

If you have a IMS SmartMap™, Navionics®, or a C-MAP™ cartridge plugged into the back of the GlobalMap 12, this feature will show the boundaries of the cartridge on the map. This lets you know the e xact area covered by y our cartridge. The example at the top of the next page sho ws

the boundaries of the Oklahoma - East IMS SmartMap car tridge. The default for this feature is on. Press the left arrow key on the “MAP BOUNDS” label to turn them off.

Earth Map On/Off

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

Icons On/Off

The GlobalMap 12 has symbols that you can place at any location. These symbols can be turned off, if desired. To do so, mov e the blac k bo x to the “ICONS OFF/ON” label and press the left arrow key. See the “ICONS” section in this manual for more information on the icon symbols. Note: This doesn’t erase the icons, it merely “hides” them.

Move Map Center

In normal operation, the present position indicator stays in the center of the screen and the map moves past it as you travel. To move the present position indicator to a different part of the screen, highlight the “Mov e Map Center” label on the “Earth Map Options” menu and press the right arrow k ey.

The unit returns to the mapping screen with the message “Set Map Center” flashing at the bottom of the screen. Use the arrow keys to mov e the present position indicator to the desired location on the screen, then press the EXIT key. This locks the present position indicator in this location.

The above e xamples show the present position in the center of the screen, then moving the present position down and to the left. This shows more of the lake.

Detail Cartridge

The GlobalMap 12 has two cartridge slots in its back. Either one can hold a IMS SmartMap, Navionics, or C-MAP cartridge. The unit can only show detail from one type of cartridge at a time. In other words, you can’t sho w detail from an IMS SmartMap and a C-MAP cartridge at the same time. You must select one or the other. The “Detail Cartridge” menu lets you select the type of cartridge to display. When you install a mapping cartridge, and wish to use it, switch the “Detail Cartridge” to the desired selection on this menu. To do this, simply highlight the menu, then press the left or right arrow keys to select the proper cartridge type.

C-MAP OPTIONS

If you are using this receiver with a C-Map cartridge, a new menu appears on the main menu list. This is the “C-Map Options” menu. Highlight this menu item and press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

These menu items let you turn the depth lines, restriction areas, coastal features, and marine navigation aids off or on. Highlight the desired feature, then press the right or left arrow ke y to change them. Press the EXIT k e y when y ou’re finished.

Navionics Options

If you are using this receiver with a Na vionics cartridge, the “Navionics Options” label appears on the main menu list. Highlight this menu item and press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

These menu items let you turn various navigation aids off or on. Highlight the desired feature, then press the right or left arrow key to change them. Press the EXIT key when you’re finished to erase this menu.

Fill With Gray

When the GlobalMap 12 is first turned on, all water is filled with gray to distinguish it from land, which is clear. (See below) To make the land fill with gray and water remain clear, press the down arrow key until the “Fill With Gray” menu is highlighted, then press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key to return to the mapping screen.

FILL WITH GRAY - WATER

FILL WITH GRAY - LAND

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.

Map Orientation

By default, the GlobalMap 12 shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the wa y most maps and charts are printed on paper. This is fine if you’ re alwa ys tra velling due north. What y ou 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. Ho we ver , if y ou tra vel an y other direction, the map doesn’t line up with your view of the world.

To correct this problem, the GlobalMap 12 has a track-up mode that rotates the map as you turn. Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your left, and so on. It also has a course-up mode that keeps the map at the same orientation as your initial bearing to the waypoint.

In the example at the top of the next page, we're travelling northeast towards wa ypoint number 2. In the north-up view , the present position indicator appears to move to wards the upper right corner of the screen. In the track-up view, the present position moves straight towards the top of the display. 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.

NORTH-UP

TRACK-UP

In the course-up mode, the screen is locked into your original bearing to the recalled waypoint, regardless of your track. (Note: the trackup and course-up modes do not work when the unit is zoomed-in on an area cov ered by a C-Map or Navionics cartridge.)

To select the desired mode, first press the MENU key, highlight the “EARTH MAP OPTIONS” label, then press the right arrow key.

COURSE-UP

Now press the up or down arrow k eys to mov e the black bo x to the “UP ORIENTA TION”, then press the left or right arrow key to make the selection. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu.

PLOTTER OPTIONS Plot T rail

The line extending from your present position is called a plot trail. This unit lets you customize the plot trail with the following menu items. All of the items on the Plotter Options menu affect the plot trail.

Plot T rail Flashing

Since there can be many lines on the mapping display, it’s helpful at to make the plot trail flash. This usually makes it easier to see. The default for plot trail flashing is on.To turn it off, highlight the “Plot T r ail Flashing” label on the “Plotter Options” menu, then press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key to return to the map. Repeat the above steps to turn the flashing on.

Set Visible Plot T rails

The plot trail can be turned off, if desired. To turn it off, press the up or down arrow ke y until the “Set Visible Plot T rails” menu is highlighted. Now press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

Use the up or down arrow keys to select the desired plot trail, then press the left or right arrow key. Press the EXIT k e y to return to the Plotter Options menu.

Clear Current Plot Trail

To erase the plot trail extending from your present position, highlight the “Clear Current Plot Trail” men u, then press the right arrow key. A message box appears, asking you if you really want to erase the plot trail. Follow the directions on this message box. The unit returns to the mapping screen after the message box clears.

Save Current Plot Trail

You can save up to two plot trails in memory. The receiver saves these trails even if po w er is remov ed from the unit.

To save your current plot trail, highlight the “Save Current Plot Trail” menu using the arrow keys. Now press the right arrow k ey . The screen at right appears.

You can save the plot trail as #1 or #2. Highlight the desired plot trail number, then press the right arrow key. A message box appears asking you if you really want to save the trail. Follow the instructions in this box. The mapping screen appears after the message box clears. Your plot trail is now stored in memory .

To view your saved plot trail, see the “Set Visible Plot T rails” section.

Set Plotter Update Criteria

The plotter places a dot on your trail as you mo ve . It determines when to place a dot depending on two things: time and distance. By default, it places a dot ev ery three seconds.

To change the update, highlight the “Set Plotter Update Criteria” menu item, then press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

To change the update to distance, press the right arrow key while the “Plot Update Criteria” menu is highlighted.

Change the plotter update time by highlighting the “Plot Update Rate” menu, then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired time appears.

The distance update is changed in the same manner. Highlight the “Update Distance” menu, then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired distance appears.

When you hav e ev erything on this menu adjusted to the desired settings, press the EXIT key to erase the menu.

ICONS

The GlobalMap 12 has fifteen symbols or “icons” available. These icons can be placed anywhere on the mapping screens. These can be used to mark fishing spots, boat ramps, rest stops, airports, or whateve r . Y ou can place an icon at your present position, or at the cursor location.

Place Icon - Present Position

To place an icon at your present position, simply press the ENT key. The screen shown at right appears. Use the arrow k eys to highlight the desired icon. No w press the ENT key. The mapping screen appears with the icon you selected placed at your position when you first pressed the ENT key, not your present position.

MAP - BEFORE PLACING

ICON

MAP - AFTER PLACING

ICON

Place Icon - Cursor Location

To place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow keys to mov e the cursor to the position that you want to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. No w select the desired icon using the arrow keys. When it's selected, press the ENT key. The mapping screen reappears with the icon at the cursor's location. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor.

MOVE CURSOR TO

LOCATION

PRESS ENT, SELECT

ICON, PRESS ENT

PRESS EXIT TO

ERASE CURSOR

Erase Icons

To erase an icon from the screen, first press the MENU key, then select the “Icon Options” menu as shown at right.

There are three methods used to erase icons from the screen. Y ou can delete all of the icons , regardless of their position on the display, delete all of the icons of a certain type, or selectively erase individual icons. You can also simply turn the icons off by highlighting the “ICON SYMBOLS” menu, then pressing the left arro w key. This doesn’t erase the icons, it simply “hides” them from the map.

To erase all of the icons, highlight the “Delete All Icons” menu, then press the right arrow key. A message appears, asking y ou if y ou want to delete all icons. Press the left arrow key to erase them. The unit returns to the mapping screen with all icons deleted.

To remove only icons of a certain type, highlight the “Delete Icons By Type” label. Press the right arrow key. The icon selection menu appears. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon style that you wish to erase. Press the ENT key when you’re ready to erase the icons. A message appears, asking you if you w ant to delete the icons of that type. Press the left arrow ke y to erase them. The unit returns to the mapping screen with all icons of the type you selected erased.

T o remo ve only certain icons, highlight the “Delete Icons From Map” label. Press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the mapping screen with the cursor centered on your present position. Use the arrow ke ys to move the cursor to the icon on the map that you wish to erase. Press the ENT key when you’re ready to erase the icon. A message appears, asking you if you want to delete that icon. Press the left arrow key to erase it. If you wish to delete another icon, move the cursor over it and press the ENT key. When you’ re finished, press the EXIT k e y to er ase the cursor.

WINDOWS

The windows feature giv es you ov er 45 diff erent displays that you can arr ange in 15 diff erent groups. This lets you customize the unit to your own situations.

T o use the windows f eature, press the PAGES key, then press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the “GROUP A” label as shown at right. The windows have 15 different pre-programmed groups: A through N. Group “A” is visible in the background when y ou switch to the windows groups . To view each group, simply press the right or left arrow k ey while the mode men u is showing. Each group sho ws in the background as y ou press the arro w keys. When you see the group you want to use, press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu.

REPROGRAM WINDO WS GROUPS

All of the 15 windows groups can be customized. The changes y ou make to the groups will remain in memory , even if all pow er is removed from the unit. You can, however, return the groups to the factory settings from the “Preset Groups” menu.

T o customiz e a group, first switch to a windo ws group. It doesn’t hav e to be the group you want to customize. Next, press the MENU k ey , then highlight the “Reprogram Groups” menu and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one shown at right appears.

The group selection menu is at the top of the screen. Using the left or right arrow keys, choose the group you want to change. When

the desired group letter is showing in the box (and in the background), press the up arrow key to change it. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

The first window appears on this screen. A description of the window appears in a box on this screen, also. If you wish to use it, simply press the up arrow key. The unit flashes a message on the screen, telling you it’ s adding the new window to the group. When it’s finished, it returns to the window selection menu. You can now press the right or left arrow keys to select the next window in the group .

When you’re filled the g roup with windows, the unit will automatically sav e your reprogrammed group . You can reprogram all groups, if desired.

If you’ re finished selecting windows

before

filling the group with windows, press the EXIT key. If you fill the group with windows, the unit will automatically leave the menu after the last windo w is selected.

To return all groups to the factory defaults, see the “Preset Groups” in the “System Setup” section.

Note: The digital boxes on the navigation and map #3 screens can also be reprogrammed. Follow the same steps show above to program the navigation and map screens. (The menu label is called “Reprogram Box es” for the navigation and map screens .)

Special Windows

Although most of the windows used in the GlobalMap 12 are self-explanatory , there are sev eral windows that hav e special features or can be used in unique ways. The following section describes these windows .

Satellite Information Screen (Group A)

This screen shows technical information about the status of the GPS receiver. The receiver has twelve channels. Data f or each channel is shown on the display. The channels are numbered one through 12 on the left side of the screen. Ev ery satellite in the constellation has a number assigned to it, called the PRN. This number shows to the right of the channel. The TRK column shows a "T" if the channel is track-

ing the satellite, or a "S" if the receiver is searching f or it. ELV is the elevation of the satellite above the horizon; AZM is the azimuth, or direction of the satellite from your location. SNR is the signal-to-noise ratio. The higher the SNR, the better.

If you look at row one in the satellite info screen above, channel 1 is tracking satellite number 6. The satellite's elevation is 53 degrees above the horizon and it's azimuth is 330 degrees. It's SNR is 37, which is good.

The FIX numbers in the lower left corner of the screen show the quality of fix. If the FIX is 9, then it's the best you can get. A FIX of 1 is the worst. The LOCK shows either 2D (latitude/longitude) or 3D (latitude/longitude plus altitude). The receiver must be loc ked onto at least f our satellites in order to show a 3D fix.

Dual Mapping

The windows feature gives you the capability to have more than one map on the display at one time. For example, group "O" shown at the top of the next page has two half-screen maps , side-byside. Both of these maps are completely independent of each other. In other words, you can zoom in or out, set options, and other functions on one map, without affecting the other.

When you press the MENU , ZOOM IN or OUT, or ENT keys, a message appears asking you which display you want to aff ect. On the screen shown at right, the menu key was pressed. The unit wants to know which map you want to change . Press the left arrow key for the left map, the right arrow key for the right map. The main menu then appears.

CLOCK

Whenever a clock is showing on a display, new items appear in the list when you press the MENU key. These items let you set the clock’s time, set alarms, and change the unit of measure. The clock and timers can be used on windows, mapping, or the navigation mode.

Clock Set

If the time shown on the clock displa y is not your local time, change it using the “Clock Set” function. To do this, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the “Clock Set” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

Using the right and left arrow keys, highlight the first number in the time that you want to change. Now press the up or down arrow ke ys until the desired number shows. Continue until the time shown in the display is correct, then press the ENT key. The unit returns to the navigation, mapping, or windows displa y with the ne w time showing.

Clock Hours

Normally , the time shows in the twelve hour f ormat (a.m./P.M..). To change it to 24-hour format, press the MENU key, then select the “CLK HRS” label. Now press the right arrow key to change it to 24, then press the EXIT key.

Clock Alarm

You can set an alarm (that works just like an alarm clock), by using the “Cloc k Alarm” menu. To set this alarm, press the MENU key, then highlight the “Clk Alm Set” label. Press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Using the right and left arrow keys, move the black box to the first number in the time that you want to set. Now press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number shows. Continue until the time shown in the display is correct, then press the ENT key. The unit returns to the navigation, mapping, or windows display.

To turn the alar m on, press the MENU key, then select the “CLK ALM” menu. Press the right arrow k e y. The alarm is now activated.

When the alarm goes off, an audible tone sounds along with a flashing message on the screen. Press the EXIT key to turn the alarm off.

Note: The GlobalMap 12 must be on in order for the alarms to work. In

other words, if you set the alarm to go off at 7:00 a.m., then the GlobalMap 12 will have to be on at 7:00 a.m., also .

TIMERS

The GlobalMap 12 has two timers built in. One is a countdown timer and the other is a countup timer. The countdown timer counts down from the time you put in to zero . The count-up timer starts at zero and counts up to the time you entered.

To set either timer, first switch to a screen that is showing the timer that you want to use. Ne xt, press the MENU key , then highlight the desired timer set menu. In this example, we’re setting the countdown timer. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one belo w appears.

Using the right and left arrow keys, move the black box to the first number in the time that you want to set. (The time is in hours, min utes, and seconds) Now press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number shows. Continue until the time shown in the displa y is correct, then press the ENT key. In this e xample, the down timer is set for 10 minutes. The unit returns to the navigation, mapping, or windows display .

To star t the timer, press the MENU key, then move the b lack box to the “Dn Timer STOP/ GO” label. Press the r ight arrow key to start the timer. The timer continues counting until you stop it. If you turn the up timer’s alarm on (press the right arrow key when the blac k bo x is on the (Up ALM...Off/On label), it will sound a tone when it reaches the time you entered in the up timer set menu. Press the EXIT key to silence the alarm.

You can reset either alarm to the time you originally set by pressing the MENU key, then moving the black bo x to either the “Up Timer Reset” or “DN Timer Reset” label, then press the right arrow key.

REPROGRAM BO XES

The digital boxes on the MAP 3 and both NAV screens can be reprogrammed. The changes you make to the screen will remain in memory, even if all power is removed from the unit. You can, however, return the box es to the factory settings from the “Preset Groups” item in the “System Setup” menu.

To customize a screen, first switch to the screen that you want to customize. Map 3 is used as the example on the next page. Next, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow key until the “Reprogram Box es” menu is highlighted. Press the right arrow k ey. The screen shown as number two at the top of the next page appears .

The first window appears on this screen. A description of the window appears in a box on this screen, also. If you wish to use it, simply press the up arrow key. The unit flashes a message on the screen, telling you it’s adding the new window to the group. When it’s finished, it returns to the box selection menu. You can now press the right or left arrow keys to select the next box in the g roup.

When you’re filled the group with boxes, the unit will automatically save your reprogrammed group .

If you’ re finished selecting boxes

before

filling the group, press the EXIT key. If you fill the group with boxes, the unit will automatically leave the menu after the last box is selected.

To return the group to its factory default, see the “Preset Groups” in the “System Setup” section.

W AYPOINT DATAB ASE

The GlobalMap 12 gives y ou the capability of creating your own database of locations, called “wa ypoints”.. You can sav e your present position, cursor position, or enter a latitude/longitude and save it as a waypoint. The GlobalMap 12 can store up to 250 waypoints.

Saving Y our Present Position as a W a ypoint (Quic k Sa ve Method)

To save your present position, simply press the WPT key twice. The GlobalMap 12 puts your current position into the first available waypoint number on the list. A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used. This also momentarily places you in the waypoint menu as shown at the top of page 32. Anytime the waypoint menu shows, simply press the WPT k ey once and the unit will store y our present position in the waypoint list.

REPROGRAMMING BOXES

1. 2.

SELECT “REPROGRAM BOXES” FROM MAIN MENU.

4. 5.

THE FIRST BOX IS PLA CED A T THE TOP. AFTER MESSAGES ERASE THEMSEL VES, Y OU’RE RETURNED TO THE BOX SELECTION SCREEN SHOWN IN STEP 2.

THE BOX SELECTION SCREEN APPEARS. PRESS THE RIGHT ARROW KEY UNTIL THE DESIRED BOX APPEARS.

WE CHOSE THIS WINDOW AS THE SECOND ONE FOR THIS GROUP . REPEA T STEPS 2 AND 3 AGAIN.

THIS IS THE FIRST WINDOW THAT WE WANT TO USE. PRESS THE UP ARROW KEY TO SELECT IT .

“vOL TS” IS THE LAST BOX CHOSEN FOR THIS SCREEN.

7. 8.

THIS MESSAGE APPEARS AFTER THE LAST BOX IS SELECTED . IT A UT OMATICALLY ERASES.

See the back of this manual for a complete listing of all box options.

THE FINISHED SCREEN.

Every time you save a w aypoint, the date and time are logged along with the position data. An icon symbol is also automatically assigned to the waypoint. You can edit the icon symbol, if you wish. See the ICONS section in this manual for more information.

Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint

When the cursor is showing on the map and you press the WPT ke y twice, the GlobalMap 12 puts the

cursor’s

position into the first available waypoint number. A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used. This also places you in the waypoint menu as shown above. Wait a few seconds and the menu will clear automatically or press the EXIT key to erase the waypoint menu.

Saving Y our Present P osition as a Waypoint (Select Number Method)

The methods shown above don’t let you choose the waypoint number. You can pick the waypoint n umber, then sav e your present position. To do this, first press the WPT key.

Now press the up arrow k ey once. This is the w aypoint number selection menu. Press the left or right arrow keys until the w aypoint number appears that you wish to store your present position. In this example, we’ re going to store a position as wa ypoint number 4.

Now press the down arrow key until the “OTHER OPTIONS” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. This is the second waypoint menu page.

The “Save Position As” label is highlighted at the top of the list on this page. When you’re at the location you wish to sav e, press the right arrow ke y. This saves your present position under the waypoint number you selected on the first page.

Saving Cursor P osition as a Waypoint (Select Number Method)

To save the cursor position under a specific waypoint number, first position the cursor at the desired position. Then follow the previous instructions for saving y our present position as a wa ypoint using the select num-

ber method. Remember, the method of saving your present position and the cursor’s position is identical.

Edit Lat/Lon

The GlobalMap 12 lets you enter any latitude/longitude using the keyboard and save it under any waypoint number, from 1 to 250. You can also change any wa ypoint’s position using this method. T o do this , first select the waypoint number . When you select the USER WPTs menu, the GPS receiver places you at the last-used waypoint number. If y ou want to sa ve the location under a diff erent waypoint number, press the up arrow key until the black bo x is on the “WPT #” label. Now press the left or right arrow keys until the desired waypoint number appears. In this e xample, we mo ved it to wa ypoint number twelve.

When the desired waypoint number is showing, highlight the “EDIT LAT/LON” label, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. To enter the latitude, simply move the black box using the right and left arrow keys, then press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number appears. If you make a mistake, simply move the black bo x back to the number you need to change, and change it. If you want to change the entire latitude number, press the WPT key to erase it and start over. To exit completely out of this screen without saving the position, press the EXIT key.

When the latitude is the way you w ant it, press the right arrow key to mov e the blac k bo x to the longitude. Now enter the longitude .

When you’ re ready to save this position and return to the waypoint screen, press the ENT key. The location you entered shows at the bottom of the screen under the waypoint number y ou selected.

W AYPOINT NAMES

The GlobalMap 12 lets you assign a name to each waypoint. The name can have up to twelve characters. To name a waypoint, first select the waypoint number that you wish to name. (Note: A waypoint must have a position stored before you can name it.) Now highlight the “EDIT NAME”

label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

Press the up or down arrow ke ys to select the first letter in the name. Press the right arrow key to mo ve the black bo x to the next position in the name . Repeat this sequence until you’ve entered all of the letters in the waypoint name . Press the ENT k ey 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.

Tip: You can select waypoints by name instead of by number . Simply press the right arrow ke y while the black bo x is on the “Name” portion of the waypoint menu, then press the up or down arrow ke ys until the desired waypoint name appears.

W AYPOINT ICONS

When you save a waypoint, an icon is automatically assigned to it. If you wish to change the icon, first press the waypoint key, select the waypoint you want to change, then highlight the “EDIT ICON” label. Now press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

Press the arrow keys to highlight the desired icon, then press the ENT key to assign it to your waypoint. The unit returns to the waypoint screen with the icon you selected assigned to the waypoint.

Delete a Waypoint

To remove all information from a waypoint location, first select the waypoint number on the waypoint menu’s first page that you wish to delete. Next, highlight the “Other Options” label. Press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Delete A W a ypoint” label. Press the right arrow ke y. A message appears, asking you if you really want to delete the selected waypoint. If you choose yes, all information in the selected wa ypoint will be deleted. The unit returns to the second waypoint menu page. You can make other waypoint selections or press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

Move a Waypoint

You can move all information from one waypoint number to another. In this example, we’ll move all of the information in waypoint n umber one to waypoint number 10. To do this, go to the second wa ypoint menu page. Now highlight the “Mov e A W aypoint” label. Press the right arrow ke y. The screen shown at right appears. The “Select F rom” label is highlighted. Using the down arrow key, highlight either the name or waypoint number labels. You can select a waypoint to be moved by name or number. In this example, it’s already on waypoint number one.

Once you have the desired waypoint showing on the screen that you’re going to be moving the information FROM, then you need to choose the waypoint number that you’re going to move that information TO. Highlight the “Select” label at the top of the screen, then press the right arrow key to select “T O”. Now choose the w aypoint number that you wish to move the information to. In this example, we selected wa ypoint number 10.

When everything on this screen is correct, press the WPT ke y . In this example, the name, icon, and position were moved from waypoint number 1 to waypoint number 10. Press the EXIT key to erase this screen when you’ re finished.

Distance Between W a ypoints

The GlobalMap 12 can easily give you the distance between two user waypoints. To do this, first press the WPT ke y, select the User Wa ypoints menu, then highlight the “Ne xt P age” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Dist Between WPTS” label and press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.

“Select WPT A” label is highlighted. No w press the down arrow key to highlight either the name or waypoint number labels . Y ou can select a w aypoint by name or number. The number method is used in this example, measuring the distance between waypoint numbers three and f our .

Once you have the first waypoint showing on the screen, then you need to choose the other waypoint that you’re going to measure. Highlight the “Select” label at the top of the screen, then press the right arrow key to select “B”. Now choose the waypoint that y ou wish measure. The distance and bearing from the first waypoint “A” to the second waypoint “B” shows at the bottom of the screen. You can select more waypoints to measure at this time or press the EXIT key to erase this screen.

W AYPOINT OPTIONS

You can customize the way a waypoint shows on the mapping screens. To do this, first press the MENU key, highlight the “User WPT Options” label, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

You can turn all of the user waypoints on or off (Wa ypoints), an icon (Waypoint Symbols), it’ s name (Wa ypoint Names), or it’s number (W aypoint Numbers). Highlight the desired menu, then press the right arrow k ey to turn it on. Press the EXIT k e y to er ase this men u.

ROUTES

You can connect several user waypoints together to form a route. When you recall the route, the GlobalMap 12 will show you navigation infor mation to the first waypoint in the route, then when you reach that wa ypoint, it switches to the next wa ypoint, and so on until you reach the last waypoint in the route.

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

This unit can store up to twenty different routes. Route number one shows on this page. If you wish to create a route using a different number, simply

press the left or right arrow keys until the desired route number appears. In this example, how e v er, we’ll use route number one.

Beneath the route number is the route name menu. If you wish to name the route, highlight the “NAME” field, then press the right arrow key. Use the arrow keys to name the route, then press the ENT key when you’re finished.

Now highlight the top of the stack of gr ay bo x es at the bottom of this screen as shown at right. This is the list of waypoints used in your route. To select the first waypoint in the route, press the right arrow key. A ne w menu appears as sho wn below.

You can place a waypoint using the waypoint list or from locations on the map, or both. F or the first waypoint, we’ll use the “Insert From WPTS” method. With the black box on this menu, press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one below appears.

Select W a ypoints - Waypoint list

Select the first waypoint either by using the waypoint name or waypoint number menus. As you move through the list of sav ed waypoints, their date and time saved, icon, position, distance and bearing from your present position show at the bottom of the screen. When the desired wa ypoint appears that you want to use as the first waypoint on the route, move the black box to the “Add WPT To Route” label, then press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the route planning screen with this waypoint placed in the first location on the list as shown at right.

Continue selecting wa ypoints until the route is complete. As you add wa ypoints to the list, the bearing and distance from each waypoint to the one pre vious is shown to the right of the waypoint’s name. In this example, the second waypoint in the list is 104 degrees and 30.75 miles from the first waypoint in the list.

Select Waypoints - From Map

T o add a position from the map to the route’ s list of waypoints, first highlight the position on the list of waypoints that you want to add the position. On the example screen at right, the third position on the list was highlighted. Ne xt, press the right arrow key. No w highlight the “Insert From Map” label and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the mapping screen with the cursor on. (See belo w.)

Move the cursor (using the arrow k eys) until it’ s on the e xact location that you want to add to the route list. When it’s there, press the ENT ke y.

As you move the cursor, a line moves with it as shown in the screen at right. This line shows you the path from the last waypoint on the list. You can continue to sav e waypoints on the map b y moving the cursor and pressing the ENT key to save the location. When you’ re done, a line connects all the waypoints on the route, g raphically showing y ou a diagram of your route. When you’re finished saving locations, press the EXIT key. The unit returns to the route planning menu.

The locations you sav ed f or y our route from the map ha v e not only been added to the route list, but have also been added to the waypoint list.

Finishing the Route

When you’ve selected all of the waypoints for the route, simply press the EXIT key. Your route is saved in memory.

Following a Route

T o follo w a route, first recall it by pressing the MENU key, highlighting the “ROUTES” label, then highlighting the “R UN ROUTE” label and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

The black box is on the “Route # 01” label. If this isn’t the route you want to use, press the right or left arrow keys to switch to another one. Before starting the route, you’ll need to decide if you want to start at the beginning and travel f orward or start at the last waypoint in the route and tra vel backwards (re verse) to the first w a ypoint. The default is f orward.

Once you determine which direction in the route you want to go, you’ll need to determine the first waypoint in the list y ou want to start the route. Usually, it’s the first waypoint, however the unit gives you sev eral options . The default starting waypoint is the one closest to your present position. T o use it, simply highlight the “ START AUTO” label and press the right arrow key. To star t the route using the nearest waypoint to y our location, simply press the ENT key.

You can start at any waypoint in the route by highlighting the desired waypoint, then pressing right arrow key. A ne w menu appears as shown at right. The “DIRECT TO” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow key to start the route with this waypoint. To view information (latitude/longitude, distance, bearing, etc.) about this waypoint, highlight the “WPT INFO” label and press the right arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase the w aypoint inf ormation menu.

As you travel to the first waypoint, the unit shows navigation data to that waypoint. When you enter the radius around the waypoint set by the arrival alarm, the unit automatically switches to the next w aypoint on the list, showing 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 in order to use the route feature.)

Delete a Route

T o erase a route from memory , first press the WPT key, then go to the Route Planning menu on the second user waypoint page. Switch to the route number you wish to erase, then move the black box to the “Delete Route” label. Press the right arrow key to delete it.

NAVIGATION

Navigate T o a Waypoint

The GlobalMap 12 makes it easy to navigate to any waypoint in tw o simple steps. First, select the destination from the database, then press the key next to the “NA V GO T O ... ” label. The unit immediately shows navigation inf ormation to the selected location.

In this example, we recalled w aypoint n umber 12. It’s 6.17 miles a way from our present position on a bearing of 233° magnetic, which is roughly southwest.

The mapping, navigation, and windows screens below sho w samples of the three navigation modes. All three are showing navigation data to the same waypoint from the same location. Simply press the PAGES key to switch between these screens .

MAP 1 NAV 1 GROUP F

Navigating to a cursor location

The GlobalMap 12 lets you navigation to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the map and cursor . To do this, first switch to any map screen. Map number 1 shown at the top of the ne xt page is used in this example.

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Now move the map cursor to the location that you want to navigate to. Next, press the MENU ke y. A new menu appears on the list: “Go To Cursor”. Press the right arrow k ey. The GlobalMap 12 shows nav data to the cursor location.

Navigating to a Waypoint using the Map

The unique “birds-ey e” vie w used by the mapping screen gives you an easy way to navigate to a waypoint. On the map screen shown at right, the diamond with a cross in it is your present position. The box with the “S” in it was your starting location when you recalled the wa ypoint. The dotted line is called a track line and is the shortest path from the starting location to the destination. The “D” is the destination, which can be a waypoint or cursor location. If you follow the track line, you’ll reach the destination, covering the shortest distance in the least time.

CAUTION!

The GlobalMap 12 does NOT take land f eatures, altitudes, restricted or prohibited areas, or any other feature into account when it projects the track line on the screen. Theref ore, you must use care when na vigating on the track line and avoid any object that may be in your path to the destination.

CANCEL NA VIGATION

The GlobalMap 12 continues to navigate to a recalled waypoint, the last w aypoint 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 Navigation” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow key. The unit stops showing na vigation information to the waypoint.

SYSTEM SETUP

The GlobalMap 12 has several menus and commands listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. To use these, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the black box is on the “System Setup” label. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

TRACK HOLDING

Your GlobalMap 12 has a special feature called "Track Holding" that prevents the unit from showing random n umbers on the na vigation screens when you're trav elling less than 3 miles per hour. These random numbers are mostly caused by S/A (Selective Availability). S/A is random errors introduced into the GPS satellite network by the government to degrade the system's accuracy to the general public. The error can be as bad as 100 meters and 5 m.p.h., which is within the government's GPS specifications. You can see this happening when you're standing still with the track holding feature turned off. With it turned off, your present position will move on the map e v en though y ou’re standing still.

The track holding feature works by locking the track at the last known direction when you slow below three miles per hour. Above three miles per hour, the track holding feature is disabled. This feature is automatically activated when the unit is turned on for the first time or after you preset it.

You'll see the unit's track "lockup" when you slo w below 3 miles per hour . If you have the unit in the "track-up" mode, the map will also lock in the

last known track direction. When you resume speed, all features operate normally .

When you’ re stopped at a traffic light, the track holding f eature is useful to prevent the annoying random numbers from appearing on the display while you're stopped. This also pre v ents the unit from rotating the map in all directions when it's in the "track-up" mode. This feature is useful when you're using the GlobalMap 12 while hiking, horseback riding, or other typically slow-speed activities.

To turn the track holding feature off, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the “System Setup” men u appears, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. The track holding menu is at the top of this screen. Press the left arrow key to turn the track holding feature off. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu.

GPS CORRECTIONS 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, the GlobalMap 12 shows your position on the map using the WGS-84 datum. However, it can show your position using one of 99 different datums.

T o change the datum, first highlight the “GPS Corrections” label on the “System Setup” menu and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Select Datum” label. Press the right arrow key. 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 until the desired datum is highlighted, then press the ENT key. This selects the datum and erases the datum menu. The GlobalMap 12 is now using the datum you selected.

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 mak e the GlobalMap 12 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 set the PCF offset, highlight the “Set Position Correction Factor” label on the GPS CORRECTIONS menu and press the right arrow key. The screen shown 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 GlobalMap 12 and the one on our chart.

After you’ve entered the latitude/longitude correction, press the ENT key to accept it. The GlobalMap 12 returns to the navigation or mapping screens with the correction factor applied.

Units of Measure

The GlobalMap 12 can show its data in many different formats. For example, distance can be displayed in statute miles (MI), nautical miles (NM), or kilometers (KM).

The following can be changed on the Units of Measure menu: (Defaults shown in bold)

Distance .................. miles, nautical miles, kilometers

Speed...................... miles per hour, knots, kilometers per hour

Bearing.................... magnetic, true

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

Clock....................... 12-hour (a.m.-p.m.), 24 hour

Position F ormat ....... degrees, minutes, and thousands of a minute

degrees, minutes, seconds UTM

T o change a unit of measure , first select the “Units of Measure” from the “System Setup” menu. The screen shown at right appears. To change a setting on this menu, highlight the desired selection, then press the left or right arrow key. You can change one or all of the settings on this page. When you’ re finished, press the EXIT k e y.

Position Format

The GlobalMap 12 can show the position in degrees, minutes, and hundredths of a minute (36° 26.106') or degrees, minutes, and seconds (36° 26' 06.3". It can also sho w position in UTM’s or Univ ersal Transverse Mercator projection.

UTM’s are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones horizontally , each appro ximately 6 degrees wide in longitude. The Earth is then divided into 20 zones vertically, which are lettered from “C” to “X”. For example, 15 S means that the position shown to the right of the “S” is in grid 15 horizontally and “S” vertically . The numbers to the right of the “S” show the position in meters from points inside the zone.

To change the position format, highlight the Units of Measure menu, then

press the right arrow key. Ne xt, highlight the “Position Format” label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at the bottom of the previous page appears. Highlight the desired position format then press the EXIT key to select the format and erase the menu.

NMEA / DGPS

The GlobalMap 12 transmits data through the data port in the back of the unit using NMEA 0183 format, version 1.5 or 2.0. This 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. These receivers connect to the GlobalMap 12 through the data port. DGPS gives you more accurate positions than is otherwise possib le.

Lowrance makes the “Lowrance DGPS Beacon Receiver” that receives the DGPS signal broadcast by the Coast Guard at many locations around the United States. One benefit of this system is that the Coast Guard doesn’t charge for the use of this service. You can attach the DGPS Beacon Receiver to your GlobalMap 12 and start using it immediately. However , please note that the Lo wrance DGPS Beacon Receiver is designed for permanent mount on a boat or other vehicle. It requires a f our to eightfoot whip antenna.

See the sample wiring diagrams on the next page f or general wiring procedures. Y ou’ll need to purchase a NDC-1 adapter cab le for your GlobalMap 12 Sport’s data port to connect to the DGPS receiver.

(Note: Connecting power to the GlobalMap 12 through the NDC cable as shown in the diagrams is optional. However, the shield wire must still be connected to ground.) Once the cables are wired, turn the GlobalMap 12 on, press the menu key, and select NMEA / DGPS from the System Setup menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

NMEA 0183 OUTPUT

To turn the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA 0183 OUTPUT” menu, then press the right arrow key. If the other equipment w orks, then no setup will need to be performed. If your the equipment doesn’t recognize the NMEA data being sent by the GPS receiver and the wiring is correct, then you may need to change the NMEA or the serial communication settings.

Configure NMEA Output

Press the down arrow key on the “NMEA/DGPS” menu until the “Configure NMEA Output” menu is highlighted, then press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears.

NMEA 0183 Version

There are two versions of the NMEA data, 1.5 and

2.0. If your other equipment requires 2.0, press the right arrow key to select it.

NMEA Sentence Selection

Some equipment requires different sentence. The GlobalMap 12 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, first highlight the “NMEA Messages” label on the “Configure NMEA” menu as shown above, then press the right arrow k e y. The screen shown at right appears. Now highlight the desired menu and press the left arrow ke y . Press the EXIT key when everything on this screen is the way you want it.

DGPS

The GlobalMap 12 will recognize Starlink® and Magnavox® DGPS receivers and compatibles. If you hav e either one of these receivers, simply highlight the “Starlink DGPS” or “Magnav ox DGPS” label on the NMEA/DGPS menu and press the right arrow key to turn it on. (Note: If you have a Magnavox DGPS receiver connected, the GlobalMap 12 can’t send NMEA data.) The DGPS data port needs to be configured next. Highlight the “Configure DGPS Beacon Receiver” label at the bottom of this screen and press the right arrow key. The screen shown below appears.

These menus select the beacon receiver’s frequency and bit rate (in bits per second). If you are using a Starlink receiver, turning the auto mode on causes the GlobalMap 12 to auto-detect the frequency and bit rate.

To change one of these settings, simply highlight the menu item you wish to change, then press the

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right or left arrow key until the desired number appears. Press the EXIT key when y ou’re finished.

SERIAL COMMUNICA TIONS SETUP

To set the data port, highlight the “Serial Com Setup” on the System Setup men u. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

Check your DGPS receiv er’s manual f or 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 k ey to erase this menu.

RESET OPTIONS

To return the GlobalMap 12 to its original factory settings, press the up or down arrow keys until the “Preset Options” menu on the System Setup screen is surrounded by the black bo x. Now press the right arrow key. A message appears, asking if you want to restore the original options. Press the left arrow key if y ou do , the right arrow ke y to quit.

If you restore the unit to the factory settings, all options such as battery level and delay, contrast, alarms, and other system choices are returned to their default values . How ever , no waypoints , routes, or icons are erased.

RESET GROUPS

To return all programmed window groups and boxes on the navigation screens and MAP-3 to their factory defaults, highlight “PRESET GROUPS” on the System Setup menu and press the right arrow key.

SYSTEM INFO

The system information screen shows the release date and the version number of the code stored inside the GlobalMap

12. To view this screen, highlight the “System Inf o” label on the System Setup menu. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the EXIT ke y when you’ re finished reading this screen.

NAME

You can personalize your GPS receiver by entering your name, social security number or any I.D. you desire.

To enter a name, first highlight the “Name Input” label on the System Setup menu. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

This is the first name entry screen. Press the up or down arrow keys until the first letter appears that you want to use. When it does, then press the right arrow key to mov e to the ne xt letter. Continue this process until the I.D. is complete. You can press the WPT key to completely erase all of the characters you entered and start over , if y ou need to. Pressing the EXIT ke y erases this screen without accepting any input. When the first name is correct, press the ENT key.

Now enter your last name, using the same method as shown abo ve. When it’s the w ay you w ant it, press the ENT key. Your I.D . is sav ed in permanent memory .

IMPORT ANT!

The name or number you save is written into the GlobalMap 12 Sport’s permanent memory. You won’t be able to change it once you enter it, unless you return the unit to the factory . Mak e certain the name or I.D . is exactly the way you want it before pressing the ENT ke y!

To see your I.D., see the System Information screen. Your identification will be permanently placed on this screen.

GPS SETUP

The GPS Setup menu has five sub-menus that affect the GPS receiver. From these menus you can turn the simulator on or off, set the update rate, initialize the GPS receiver, do a self-test on the receiver, and do a cold-start. (Note: The “Initialize GPS receiver” is covered in the “Finding Your Position” section in the front of this manual.

To view these menu items, press the MENU key, then highlight the “GPS Setup” menu. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears.

GPS Update Rate/Battery Save

Changing the update rate conserves battery power and lengthens the battery life. The update rate is the length of time it takes the receiver to send data to the display. In other words, normally the receiver sends position data once every second. You can reduce that time to once every five seconds. However, slowing the update rate also makes it harder to use this product at very slow speeds, such as hiking. The faster the update rate, the better the unit can respond to changes in direction or speed. There is also a direct correlation between the update rate and the load on the batteries. The faster the update rate , the faster the batteries are drained.

If you wish to change the update rate, simply highlight the “GPS Update Rate (SEC)” menu, then press the left or right arrow key highlight the desired rate: 1, 3, 4, or 5 seconds. Press the EXIT key to activate your selection.

POSITION PINNING

When using a GPS receiver at extremely lo w speeds, it can ha v e trouble determining your course over ground, or direction you’ re tra velling. 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 the GlobalMap12 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 prev ents the “wandering” plot tr ail seen when you’re stopped with position pinning turned off. This also affects the navigational displa ys.

The easiest way to see the eff ects of S/A is to stand still 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 on, press the MENU key, then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “P osition Pinning” label. Finally, press the right arrow ke y.

Execute GPS Self Test

If you suspect a problem with the GPS receiver, or just wish to test it, highlight the “Execute GPS Self Test” label on the GPS Setup menu, then

press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears after several seconds . A messages shows if the unit passed the self-test, or failed. If the unit fails the self-test, contact the Lo wrance customer service department.

Execute GPS Cold Start

When the GlobalMap 12 is turned on for the first time “out of the box”, it automatically does a “coldstart”. A cold start means the unit doesn’t have any information that helps it determine which satellites are available .

If the unit can’t lock on to the satellites using the data you’v e given it, or if it has trouble finding the satellites, perhaps it is using the wrong data. This can happen if you’ve entered the wrong data by accident when initializing the receiver. For example, if you entered east longitude instead of west. Or if you’ve mov ed a long distance with the unit turned off.

T o send a cold start message to the receiver , highlight the “Execute GPS Cold Start” label on the GPS Setup menu, then press the right arrow key. A message appears, asking you if you really w ant to do a cold start. Follow the instructions on this message page.

The unit will begin searching for the satellites. It can take as long as 5 minutes for it to lock on to the necessary satellites, but it usually takes less time. Remember , when it does, your local time and possibly date can be wrong. Use the method shown in the initialization section at the front of this manual to change them, if needed. Once this is done, an internal clock will k eep the correct time, ev en when the unit is turned off. The GPS system updates this cloc k when the unit is locked on to the satellites.

ALARMS

The GlobalMap 12 has several alarms. You can set an arr ival alarm to sound a warning 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 sound when you come within .1 mile of the recalled wa ypoint. The course deviation indicator alarm (CDI) can sound a warning when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the line to the waypoint. For example, if the alarm is set to .1 mile, then the alarm will sound if you drift .1 of a mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint. The anchor alarm sounds a warning when you drift outside of a preset radius. Again, using

the .1 mile as an example, if y ou’re anchored and your boat moves more than .1 of a mile , the alarm will sound.

To use any of these alarms, first press the MENU key, then select the “GPS ALARMS” menu. A screen similar to the one shown at right appears. Highlight the desired alarm, then press the right arrow key to turn it on.

To adjust the 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.

Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

Important Alarm Notes:

Anchor Alarm - Since civilian users don’t receive the accuracy given to military users, the anchor alarm may sound even when y ou’ re sitting still. This typically happens when using small (less than .05 mile) anchor alarm ranges. If you hav e a DGPS beacon receiver connected to the GlobalMap 12, smaller ranges may be usable .

Arrival Alarm - If you set the arrival alarm’s distance to zero (0), and y ou run a route (see the routes section), the GlobalMap 12 may not show navigation data to the next w aypoint, once you arrive at the first one . If you use the routes feature, ne v er set the arrival alarm to zero.

MESSAGES

At the bottom of the GPS Alarms menu are the position (POS) and DGPS message selections. When turned on, the position message (shown at right) appears for a few seconds whenever the GlobalMap 12 locks onto the satellites and shows a position. It also appears when the unit loses the lock onto the satellites and cannot navigate. Pressing the EXIT key erases these messages .

The DGPS message appears whenever the unit begins or stops using DGPS data to help determine your position.

To turn on either message, select the “GPS Alarms” menu from the main menu, then highlight the desired message and press the right arrow key to activate it. Press the EXIT key to erase this screen.

All messages are stored in memory even if they’ re not displayed. You can view them in the message log. To do this, simply press the MENU key, then highlight the “MESSA GES” label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one below appears. If there are more messages than this screen can hold, press the left or right arrow keys to view more pages.

Press the EXIT key to erase this screen.

BA CKLIGHT

The AirMap’s displa y and keyboard ha ve 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.

If the unit is operating from the battery pack, it automatically turns the lights off after 30 seconds. This helps conserve battery power. The time is adjustable from 5 seconds to 240 seconds. Press the PWR key to turn the lights on after the unit turns them off.

To change the backlight’s delay time, press the MENU key, then highlight the “AUDIO/SCREEN” label. Press the right arrow k ey. The screen at the top of the next page appears. Highlight the “Light Delay” label at the bottom of the list. Now press the left or right arrow key until the desired time appears on the menu. Press the EXIT key when you’ re finished.

The backlights brightness is also adjustable. T o do this, highlight the “Light Dela y” label. Now press the left or right arrow k ey until you have the lights at the desired level. Press the EXIT key when you’ re finished. The default light lev el is maximum.

CONTRAST

To adjust the display’s contrast, highlight the “CONTRAST” label on the Audio/Screen menu, then press the right or left arrow k eys until the screen’ s contrast is best for the lighting conditions.

SPEAKER

You can turn the speaker off, if desired. Turning the speaker off also turns off the audible portion of the alarms.

To turn the speaker off, highlight the “SPEAKER” label on the “Audio/ Screen” menu and press the right arrow ke y . Now press the left arro w key to turn the speaker off. Repeat these steps to turn the speaker on. Press the EXIT key to erase this men u.

SIMULATOR

A simulator is built into the GlobalMap 12 that has sever al 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 highlighted. 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 GlobalMap 12 will start from your present position and follow a trac k of 0° at 100 miles per hour.

To change either the track or speed, highlight the one you want to change, then press the right arrow key. Use the up and do wn arrow keys to change each number, then use the left and right arro w keys to select the other numbers that you wish to change. On the example at right, the speed is changed from 100 m.p.h. to 30 m.p.h.. 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 ST A RT” label, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown below 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 AS SIM ST AR T” label and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the Simulator Setup menu.

Use Arrow Ke ys to Steer

This option lets you change both the course and speed on the screen as the simulator is running. T o do this , highlight the “User Arrow K eys to Steer” label, 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 .

If you hold the left or right arrow keys down, the track changes at 6° per second. You can change this to 3° per second as shown below by highlighting the “Turn Rate” label on the simulator setup screen, then pressing the left arrow key.

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

T o turn the simulator off, press the MENU k ey , then highlight the “Simulator Setup” label. Finally , press the left arrow ke y.

BATTERIES

When using the GlobalMap 12 with batteries, the backlights automatically turn off after 30 seconds. (Remember, you can change the time interval.) Pressing the PWR key turns the lights on again.

If the batteries become weak, the message shown at right appears on the display. When the battery voltage drops below a certain level, the unit automatically turns itself off. A message shows on the screen about a minute before it shuts down.

When switching from e xternal power to the batteries, a tone sounds which alerts you to the fact that you’ re no w on battery power.

Store your unit with the battery pack attached. Do not remov e the batteries. This will increase the internal memory’s battery life.

DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS

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

ALT ............... Altitude - Y our height abo v e sea le v el.

BRG ............. Bearing - The direction from y our position to a waypoint.

CDI ............... Course Deviation Indicator - A display that shows the dis-

tance to the

side

of the desired course (called “cross track

error”) to a waypoint.

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

TRK .............. Track - The direction you’ re tr a v elling.

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

sition and a waypoint.

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

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

FIX................ A measure of your receiver’s position quality. A fix of 1 is

bad, 9 is the best.

ICON ............ A symbol you can place on the map.

POSITION .... Y our present position.

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

TTG .............. Time To Go - Time remaining at your present speed until

you reach a wa ypoint.

VOLTS .......... Electrical system voltage.

VMG ............. Velocity Made Good - Your ground speed towards a re-

called waypoint.

XTK .............. Cross Track Error - Shows y our distance to the

side

of the

desired course line.

WINDOW BO XES

These box es are used on Map 3 and Na v 1 only.

123

456

789

10 11 12

13 14 15

WINDOW GR OUPS

This is a listing of window groups A through O .

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

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

Lowrance Electronics and United Parcel Service (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping for all units sent to us for repair or service. If you have to send this unit to the factory, 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 Lowrance at the toll-free number on the bac k of this manual f or 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 for this shipment.

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

NOTE!

Lowrance will pay UPS surface shipping charges both to and from the factory for this unit in the ev ent it needs repair. Y our 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

THE FACTORY FOR REPAIR.

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To order accessories such as power cables or transducers, 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.)

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FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

“We", “our”, or “us” refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., 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.

LOWRANCE ELECTR ONICS, INC.

12000 E SKELLY DR TULSA, OK 74128

(800) 324-1356

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THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PR ODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMIL Y, OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS (“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 TO US VIA A TRACEABLE DELIVERY METHOD, AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED.

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

uct may contain. we refer to these singly as a “Database” and togerher as the “Databases.” Your porduct may thus include the “WBS Database” which contains worldwide background surface mapping data, the “SmartMap Database” whcih contains inland mapping data, the “C-Map Database” whcih contains cartographic data, or other Databases.

2. The Databases that your porduct may contain are licensed, not sold. We g rant

to you the nonexclusiv e, 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. We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement. You are responsible for using offical go vernment charts and prudent navigation for safe travel.

3. The Databases housed in your porduct are protected by the copyright notices

appearing on the product or its screens(s). Y ou ma y NOT modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, deompile, disassemble, rent, lease, or resell any Database, and you may NO T create derivativ e works based upon any Database or its contents.. Any unauthorized reproduction, use, or transfer of a Database may be a crime and may subject you to damages and attorney fees.

4. This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior notice 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 laws of the State of Okla-

homa and comprises the complete and exclusive understnading between y ou and us conerning the above subject matter.

DATA BASES LIMITED WARRANTY

“We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lowrance Electronics Inc., the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” refers 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 porduct 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” whcih contains inland mapping data, the “C-Map Database” which contains cartographic 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 CIRCUMSTNACES 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 does NOT apply in the following circumstances: (1) when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us, (2) when the porduct 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.

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 n a reasonable manner that the defect occurred within one (1) year fro 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.

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

800-324-1356

Canada Only. Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M. Central Time. When sending a product for repair, please do the following:

1. Always use the original shipping container and filler material the product was packed in when shipping your product.

2 Always insure the parcel against damage or loss during shipment. Lowrance 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 accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact:

1. Your local dealer. Most quality dealers that handle GPS navigation equipment should be able to assist you with these items. Consult your local telephone 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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800-324-1356

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Your unit is covered by a full one-y ear warr anty. (See page 64 inside this manual for complete warranty details.) If your unit fails and the failure is not covered b y the original warranty , Lowrance has a flat-r ate 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.

Lowrance also gives y ou free UPS shipping from anywhere in the continental United States both to and from the factory for all warranty repairs. You can also use the enclosed UPS shipping label for non-warranty shipments. See page 62 for more information. Remember, non-warranty repairs are subject to Lowrance's published flat-rate charges and 180-day warranty.

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