Magellan NAV 6500, NAV 6510 User Manual

MAGELLAN

NAV 6500/NAV 6510 User Manual

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Magellan NAV 6500/ NAV 6510 User Manual

WARNINGS

USE GOOD JUDGEMENT

This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on

one device for navigating.

USE CARE

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance.

The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. Government and is subject to

change in accordance with the Department of Defense civil GPS user policy and the Federal Radionavigation Plan.

USE CAUTION

Accuracy can be affected by poor satellite geometry. When accuracy warnings appear on the screen, use the data with extreme caution.

USE PROPER ACCESSORIES

Use only Magellan cables and antennas; the use of non-Magellan cables and antennas may severely degrade performance or damage the

receiver, and will void the warranty.

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Contents

Introduction

Packing List.......................................................................1

Conventions Used in this Manual......................................2

Commonly Used Terms.....................................................2

Getting Started

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 Description....................3

Power ON/OFF ................................................................5

Adjusting Contrast ............................................................5

Adjusting Backlighting ......................................................6

First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver ...........................6

Navigating with Your Receiver...........................................8

Reference

General Usage.................................................................... 9

Turning the Receiver ON/OFF ......................................... 9

Cancelling an Operation.................................................... 9

Inputting Data .................................................................. 9

Adjusting Contrast ............................................................9

Adjusting Backlighting ....................................................10

NAV Screens ................................................................... 10

Satellite Status Screen................................................... 10

Map Screen..................................................................12

Setting the Map Scale................................................... 13

Using the Cursor Key on the Map Screen .................... 13

Map Orientation..........................................................14

Track Plot Mode ..........................................................15

Viewing Nav-Aid Attributes.........................................15

Finding Distance & Bearing from a Point on the Map . 17

Viewing Tide Information............................................ 18

Viewing Port Information ............................................18

NAV 1 Screen ..............................................................19

NAV 2 Screen ..............................................................19

Customizing the Nav 2 Screen..................................... 20

Waypoints ..................................................................... 20

Creating a Waypoint ....................................................21

Saving the Cursor Position as a Waypoint ....................21

Saving the Current Position Fix as a Waypoint ............. 21

Modifying Waypoint Data Fields ................................. 22

Creating a Waypoint Using the MARK key.................. 22

Accessing the Waypoint List.........................................23

Finding a Waypoint in the Waypoint List..................... 23

Viewing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List ............... 24

Editing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List................. 24

Deleting a Waypoint from the Waypoint List ............... 25

Deleting All Waypoints in the Waypoint List ...............25

Creating a Waypoint from the Waypoint List ............... 25

Viewing Nearest Waypoint...........................................26

Deleting a Waypoint from the Map Screen .................. 26

Moving a Waypoint ..................................................... 26

Routes ........................................................................... 27

Creating a GOTO Route from Waypoint List .............. 27

Creating a GOTO Route from Nearest List .................28

Creating a GOTO Route by Waypoint Name .............. 28

Creating a GOTO Route to the Cursor Position..........29

Creating a MOB Route................................................ 29

Deleting a GOTO Route ............................................. 29

Multi-leg Routes .......................................................... 30

Creating a Multi-Leg Route Using the Map .................30

Creating a Multi-Leg Route (Text Mode) .....................30

Activating a Route........................................................ 31

Deactivating a Route.................................................... 32

Reversing a Route from the Map Screen.......................32

Reversing a Route from the List ................................... 33

Editing a Route............................................................33

Inserting a Waypoint in a Route...................................33

Removing a Waypoint from a Route ............................34

Appending a Waypoint to the End of a Route..............34

Moving a Waypoint in a Route ....................................35

Replacing a Waypoint in a Route Using Text Edit ........35

Activating a Leg of a Route ..........................................36

Deleting a Route on the Map.......................................37

Deleting a Route in the List .........................................37

Copying a Route..........................................................37

Auxiliary Functions........................................................ 38

The Aux Screen............................................................ 38

General Setup Function ............................................... 38

Adjusting Contrast.......................................................39

Setting Time Reference ................................................39

Initializing Date/Time .................................................39

Setting Time Format .................................................... 40

Setting Date Format..................................................... 40

Turning the Beeper On or Off .....................................40

Language Setting..........................................................40

Navigation Setup .........................................................41

Selecting Coordinate System........................................ 41

Selecting Map Datum .................................................. 42

Selecting North Reference............................................ 42

Selecting Map Orientation...........................................42

Setting Projected Course.............................................. 43

NAV 2 Screen Setup .................................................... 43

CDI/Units/Alarms Function........................................43

Selecting CDI Scale ..................................................... 44

Setting Distance Units .................................................44

Setting Speed Units ...................................................... 44

Setting Depth Units.....................................................44

Activating Alarms......................................................... 45

Setting Arrival Radius ..................................................45

Setting Anchor Alarm ..................................................45

Setting XTE Alarm ......................................................46

Turning Test Alarm On or Off..................................... 46

Data Port Setup Functions ...........................................46

Setting NMEA Output ................................................ 46

Changing NMEA Output Baud Rate........................... 47

Turning NMEA Input On or Off ................................ 47

Changing NMEA Input Baud Rate.............................. 47

Setting Differential Input Baud Rate............................ 47

Map Configuration Functions...................................... 48

Turning Land Settings On and Off .............................. 48

Turning Marine Settings On and Off...........................48

Bathymetric Lines ........................................................ 49

Depth Areas Limit .......................................................49

Bathymetrics and Soundings Range .............................50

Turning Nav-Aid Settings On and Off.........................50

Lights...........................................................................51

Turning Other Settings On and Off.............................51

Turning Chart Settings On and Off ............................. 51

Plotter Mode................................................................ 52

Track History Functions...............................................52

Turning Track History On or Off................................. 53

Choosing Plotting Interval........................................... 53

Resolution by Dist ....................................................... 53

Resolution by Time...................................................... 53

Percentage of Track Memory Used ...............................53

Clearing Track Memory ............................................... 54

Trip Planning Function................................................54

Calculator ....................................................................54

Calculating Sunrise/Sunset and Lunar Information ......55

Calculating Actual Current ..........................................55

Simulation Mode Function..........................................56

Memory Reset.............................................................. 56

Color Setup.................................................................. 56

User C-Card ................................................................57

Map Shift..................................................................... 58

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting........................................................... 60

Warnings/Alarms ......................................................... 62

Tutorial

Tutorial ........................................................................ 63

NAV 6500/NAV 6510 Appendix

Installation Instructions...................................................69

Gimbal Mount Installation Instructions.......................70

Flush Mount Installation Instructions .......................... 72

Proper Antenna Installation - Signal Reception ............74

Electrical Connections .................................................74

Wiring Instructions......................................................75

Navaid Icons.................................................................... 76

Data Cartridges ...............................................................81

List of Available Datums.................................................. 82

NMEA Messages .............................................................83

Abbreviations................................................................... 90

Specifications...................................................................92

Coordinate Systems ......................................................... 93

What Is GPS? .................................................................. 95

Explanation of Data Terms .............................................. 97

Glossary...........................................................................99

Index 102

IIntrntroductionoduction

1

Congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan NA V 6500/
NAV 6510 receiver. The receiver integrates the remarkable
accuracy of a GPS receiver with a broad range of electronic
chart and navigation aids into a single easy-to-use navigation
information center.

Equipped with C-MAP CF-95 cartography, the receiver can
store up to 500 waypoints, and 25 routes with up to 50 legs.
The large LCD display features a help bar on every screen
and can be used either with cartography or as a track plotter
to monitor progress.

The manual is to be used with either the NAV 6500 or the
NAV 6510. These receivers differ in that the NAV 6510 is
the color version of the NAV 6500.

This manual is divided into six chapters; Introduction, Get-

ting Started, Reference, Troubleshooting, Tutorial and Appen­dix. It is very important that you go through the Getting
Started chapter first as it prepares your receiver for use and
provides basic instruction. The third chapter is a Reference
Section for the features found in your receiver including step-

by-step instructions on their use. Because of the advanced
navigational features of the receiver some of the terminology

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used may be new to you. The Troubleshooting section gives
you a problem and answer series to guide you with problems
you may have. The fourth chapter is a Tutorial that walks you
through the basic usage of the receiver. The final chapter,
Appendix, contains some further explanations and informa­tion that will help you use your receiver and defines many of
the terms that may be unfamiliar.

Packing List

The following items should be in your package:

NAV 6500/NAV 6510 receiver
Remote antenna with 40 ft coax cable
Power/data cable
Gimbal mount kit
Plastic cover
Flush mount kit
Warranty card

If any of these items is missing, please contact your local
Magellan dealer or distributor.

Conventions Used in this Manual

The reference section of this manual is designed to assist you
in the use of your receiver . Each topic in the reference section
includes a brief description of the activity chosen, a pictorial
view of the keys to press, and a detailed description with sample
screens of how to perform the activity. As you become more
familiar with your receiver, you will be able to use the picto­rial view of the keys as a "quick reference" to perform the
desired activity.

Also in the reference section are alerts to inform you of some
cautions or notes that will assist you in using your receiver.

The stop sign indicates information that is very
important and should be read before continuing.

The light bulb denotes information that can help
you use or understand your receiver. While this
information is not required to perform the activity,
it may provide you with a better understanding of
the activity or shortcuts you can use.

Commonly Used Terms

A few of the terms used in this manual may be unfamiliar to
you and are described in the Glossary found in the Appendix.
To help you get started, some of the more common terms are
described here with a simple explanation as to their meaning.

Position F ix: The receiver attains information from GPS satel-

lites to compute a value (coordinates) that describes your

unique position on the earth. This is called taking a posi-

tion fix and the coordinates computed are referred to as the

position fix.

Waypoint: (Abbreviated as WPT.) A position fix can be saved

in memory with a name and type that you either assign or

let the receiver assign for you. These saved position fixes are

called waypoints.

MARK: You can mark the cursor position or your present po-

sition at any time by pressing the MARK key to create a

waypoint.

GOTO: You can actually "Go To" a saved waypoint or any

cursor position simply by pressing the GOT O key and choos-

ing a destination waypoint. The receiver will navigate you

from your present position to the waypoint chosen with

bearing and distance information.

Route: A route is slightly different from a GOTO. A route

contains a starting and ending waypoint and may include

intermediate waypoints along the way. Routes can be from

one waypoint to another (a single-leg route) or from a

waypoint to a series of waypoints, (a multi-leg route) up to

50 legs.

Leg: Legs are the divisions of a route between waypoints. A

route that goes from WPT A to WPT B, from WPT B to

WPT C, and from WPT C to WPT D has three legs.

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GGetting Setting Startartedted

2

This section shows you how to begin using your receiver for
the first time. After a brief description of the receiver, it dis­cusses:

• Turning power on and off

• Adjusting contrast and backlighting

• First time use, initializing the receiver

• Navigating

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 Description

The Magellan GPS NAV 6500/NAV 6510 has a high con­trast, high resolution backlit LCD, and backlit keypad and is
designed to be either flush-mounted or gimbal mounted.
Mount the unit as you plan on using it, install the antenna,
and make all the electrical and data connections before you
attempt to operate it. See the Installation section in the Ap­pendix for details on mounting and connecting the receiver.

Keys

ZOOM IN - Changes the displayed map scale to view a
smaller area in greater detail.

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ZOOM OUT - Changes the displayed map scale to view

a larger area in less detail.

CURSOR KEY - Controls cursor movement, and is used

to select menu items as well as scroll through the alpha-

numeric series for data entry. The UP/DOWN and

RIGHT/LEFT indicators on the CURSOR KEY move

the cursor or highlight in the cardinal directions, up,

down, right and left. The dots on the cursor key move

the cursor diagonally on the map display.

ENTER - Used to confirm data entry and confirm selec-

tions on the screen.

CTR - Centers the boat or cursor on the screen and al-

lows toggling between the boat and the cursor position.

GOTO -Creates a one-leg route directly to the selected

waypoint or to the cursor position.

MARK - Records the present boat position or cursor po-

sition (if the map is displayed), as a stored waypoint.

ESC - Cancels and backs out of an operation or backs up

one step in a sequence.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 GPS Receiver

ZOOM IN

Display

Softkeys

ZOOM OUT

Cursor Key

ENTER Key
CTR (Center) Key

GOTO Key
MARK Key
PWR (Power) and

Light Key

ESC (Escape) Key

Cartridge Slot

(not shown)

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PWR - Turns the r eceiver on and off and adjusts the LCD
and keys backlight intensity.

SOFTKEYS - Softkey functions are accessed using the
keys along the bottom of the display. Softkey functions
appear at the bottom of each screen.

Information
Window

Map

Help
Bar

Power ON/OFF

To turn power on :

Press and release the PWR key.

The start-up screen and navigation warning screen are

displayed.

From the warning screen, press any key to exit and con-

tinue.

To turn power off :

Press and hold down the PWR key.

A countdown window is displayed on the screen. The

window will countdown from 3 to zero.

Continue to hold the PWR key until the countdown is

complete. The unit turns off.

Softkey
Functions

Adjusting Contrast

Press the AUX softkey to access the AUXILIAR Y MENU

When the text of the softkey function is dark, the feature is
accessible; when the text is grayed out, the function is avail­able from this screen but is not currently accessible.

Using the Help Bar. The map screen and many of the func­tion screens contain a help bar , located just above the softkeys,
which tells you which action or actions you may perform on

screen.

While “General Setup ” is highlighted in the Auxiliary win-

dow, press ENTER to access the window at right, con-

taining the CONTRAST option.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight CONTRAST and

press ENTER. A bar graph appears.

the current screen.

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Use the RIGHT/LEFT arrows on the CURSOR KE Y to ad­just the contrast to a comfortable level, then press ENTER to
confirm.

Follow the instructions at the bottom of the screen, pressing
ESC twice to back out of the AUXILIARY screen.

Adjusting Backlighting

Adjust backlighting to three different levels of intensity by
pressing and releasing the PWR key repeatedly. The intensity
increases and decreases incrementally when the PWR key is
pressed.

First Time Use - Initializing the Receiver

The constellation of 24 GPS satellites circling the globe is in
constant motion and before your receiver can tell you where
you are, it needs to know where the satellites are relative to
itself. Your receiver’s internal almanac tells it which satellites
are in view at a given geographic position.

Therefore, you need to enter your approximate location, time
and date, which will serve as a point of reference for your
receiver in selecting the best satellites to use. Without know­ing its approximate location, the receiver may take 10 min­utes or more to find the specific coordinates of your position.

T elling your receiv er the initial position, time and date is called
initializing your receiver; initializing enables it to begin track-

ing satellites, and therefore, calculating your position, much
faster.

You need not reinitialize your receiver each time
you use it, but only if the unit has moved over 300
miles without computing a postion or if the total
memory has been cleared by the user. If you do
not reinitialize, the receiver may take 10 minutes
or more to compute a new position fix.

Entering an Approximate Initial Position. To give your re­ceiver an approximation of its current position, you will need
to enter the latitude and longitude of your general location.
The receiver allows you to enter the location quickly and
easily using the MAP screen.

While viewing the Satellite Status screen, press the INIT
POS softkey. The Map screen will appear.

Use the CURSOR KEY to mo ve the cursor to your present
geographic area on this map. Use the Z OOM IN /Z OOM
OUT keys to help you determine whether the cursor is
active in the right part of the globe. (Some basic knowl­edge of continental land masses is helpful.)

If the cursor is not in your region of the world, press Z OOM
OUT repeatedly , then use the CURSOR KEY to mo ve the
cursor to your present geographic area and use the Z OOM
IN key repeatedly to zero in on your present location.

When you have placed the cursor near your current loca-

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tion, press ENTER, as you are instructed to do by the help
bar.

Now the help bar displays the word “Initializing...” and the
receiver returns to the Satellite Status screen.

The receiver records the coordinates of the cursor position
where ENTER was pressed as the starting point from which
it searches for available satellites. When it begins receiving
signals from satellites, this approximate coordinate position
will be updated to reflect your actual position.

Pressing the ESC key before initializing returns to the Satel-
lite Status screen without changing the initial position.

Setting the Date and Time. To set the UTC date and time,
press the AUX soft key.

UTC, or Universal Time Coordinates, is simply
the current local time at the Prime Meridian
running through Greenwich, England. You must
calculate the local offset and enter the correct time
expressed in UTC for initializing your receiver.
(Be reminded that as you calculate your UTC you
need to correct for changes in your time zone due
to daylight savings time.)

While “General Setup” is highlighted in the
Auxiliary window, press ENTER to access the
window at right, containing the options, UTC
DATE and UTC TIME.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight UTC DATE and

press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the date to the current

UTC date, then press ENTER to confirm.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight UTC TIME and

press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the time to the cur-

rent UTC time, then press ENTER to confirm.

Press ESC twice to r eturn to the pr eviously viewed NAV

screen.

In a few seconds, after being initialized, the receiver will ac­quire its first position fix, displaying the actual latitude and
longitude coordinates of your current position.

It is necessary to have a current position fix in
order for the receiver to compute navigation
information. If you do not have a position fix, the
navigation information will be displayed with
dashes until a position fix is acquired.

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The format of the coordinates displayed can be changed. Lati­tude and longitude (LAT/L ON) are expressed in ddd mm.ss,
ddd mm.mm or ddd mm.mmm. The first option uses sec­onds (there are 60 seconds to one minute of latitude or longi­tude), while the second and third options use decimal for­mat. Other formats include: UTM, OSGB and TDs.

See Navigation Setup for instructions on changing the coor­dinate system.

Navigating with Your Receiver

Navigation requires setting waypoints and routes. You can
either create waypoints first, using the W aypoints softkey func­tion, and then create routes using those waypoints, or go di­rectly to the Routes function and connect the waypoints into
a route as you create them.

Once the route is created, it must be activated. As you get
ready to navigate, make sure the boat icon representing your
present position is active (press CTR and the boat appears at
the center of your screen, press it again and the cursor is cen­tered). Also, make sure that the unit is computing fixes, then
it is ready to update navigation information.

As you navigate, you can look at the map screen to see graphi­cally how you are progressing and where y ou are with respect
to your planned route. You can view important navigation
data in the information window to the left of the map. You

can also use the Nav 1 screen to get complete information on
your navigation such as position coordinates, DTG, BRG,
SOG, COG, VMG, TRN, TTG and ETA to the next desti­nation waypoint. If you wish to use other parameters for navi­gation, you may customize the Nav 2 screen.

If you are not planning to monitor the receiver continuously,
you may choose to turn on certain alarms to warn you when
you are drifting off course or approaching your destination
waypoint.

The unit can also be connected to an autopilot. The steering
of the boat is then done automatically by the autopilot using
NMEA messages output by the unit.

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RRefereferenceence

3

General Usage

Turning the Receiver ON/OFF

To turn power on :

PWR

Press and release the PWR key.
The copyright and warning screens are displayed.
From the warning screen, press any key to exit and con-

tinue.

To turn power off :

Cancelling an Operation

ESC

Use the ESC key to cancel and back out of an operation.
(except in setup)

Inputting Data

Use the CURSOR KEY to select menu items as well as
scrolling through alphanumeric series for data entry.

Use the UP/DOWN indicators on the CURSOR KEY to
scroll up and down through the alphanumeric list, stop­ping on the selection. Then use the RIGHT/LEFT indi­cators on the CURSOR KEY to move the highlight to the

PWR

Hold down until
countdown is finished.

A countdown window is displayed on the screen. The win­dow will countdown from 3 to zero: PO WERING DO WN
IN 3 Seconds.

Continue to hold the PWR key until the countdown is
complete. The unit turns off.

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right or left to continue or correct data entry.
Use ENTER to confirm data entry.

Adjusting Contrast

AUX

Highlight

General Setup

Press ENTER

Highlight

Contrast

Press ENTER

Adjust
Contrast

ENTER

Press the AUX softkey to access the AUXILIARY MENU
screen.

While “General Setup” highlighted in the Auxiliary win­dow , press ENTER to access the windo w at right, contain­ing the CONTRAST option.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight CONTRAST and
press ENTER.

A bar graph appears.
Use the RIGHT/LEFT arrows on the CURSOR KEY to

adjust the contrast to a comfortable level, then press EN-
TER to confirm.

Follow the instructions at the bottom of the scr een, press­ing ESC twice to back out of the AUXILIARY screen and
return to the last viewed root screen.

Adjusting Backlighting

Adjust backlighting to four different levels of intensity by press­ing and releasing the PWR key repeatedly. The intensity in­creases and decreases incrementally when the PWR key is
pressed.

NAV Screens

The receiver has four different NA V scr eens that provide you
with information that you can use for navigating: SAT STA-
TUS, MAP, NAV 1 and NAV 2.

From any NAV screen, press the Nxt Scrn soft key repeatedly
to cycle through the four NAV screens. The SAT STATUS
screen, MAP screen, NAV 1, and NAV 2 screens ar e constantly
updating and contain the information necessary to guide you
to your destination. You can customize the NA V 2 scr een to
display the navigation information you find most useful (see
customizing).

Satellite Status Screen

The first screen after the navigation warning screen is the Sat­ellite Status screen. This screen displays information relating

to the satellites being tracked, searched for, or used in the
position fix.

A bar graph shows the signal quality of the satellites being
tracked. The satellite identification numbers are sho wn along
the bottom of the graph, and the signal strength is shown
along the left edge. The longer the bar , the str onger the signal
of the corresponding satellite.

The satellites’ positions in the sky are plotted at right in 2
concentric circles representing 0° elevation at the horizon, and
45°. The center point of the circle, 90°, is directly o v erhead.
The satellites being tracked are shaded.

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Satellite Quality
Bar Graph

GPS Fix

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

01 14 15 20 21 22 25 29 -- --

Aux Waypts Routes MapShft NxtScrn

Jan/19/96
09:19:05AM

14

15

29

HDOP: 1.1 EPE: 63.1Ft

True North

Satellite Position
(not tracking)

20

01

25

22

Satellite Position
(tracking)

Direction of
COG

Geometric Quality
Estimated Position

Error

The current time, date, GPS status, geometric quality
(HDOP) and estimated position error (EPE) are also dis­played. When the unit is first turned on, or when the posi­tion fix is more than 20 seconds old, the GPS status field will
indicate “Acquiring,” the HDOP and EPE numbers are re­placed by underscores and the available softkeys are Aux,
Waypts, Routes, Init Pos, and Nxt Scrn.

Init Pos can be used to initialize the unit (see Entering an
Approximate Initial Position).

If the receiver is computing fixes and moving faster than 0.2
mph, a line from the center to the outer circle points in the

direction of COG. The dir ection of the line is updated when­ever COG changes.

When the unit is computing fixes the GPS status field will
indicate “GPS Fix” and the active softkeys at the bottom of
the Satellite Status screen ar e Aux, Waypts, Routes, Map Shft
and Nxt Scrn.

If the boat’s position plotted on the map screen is
consistently offset from the coordinates plotted on
the paper chart, a bias may exist in the paper chart
due to the datum used. You can use Map Shift to
apply an offset to the boat’s position to correct for
the bias. See the section entitled Map Shift.

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Map Screen

From the SAT STATUS screen, press Nxt Scrn to access the
Map Screen.

When the Map Screen is viewed for the first time after the
unit is turned on, the map always shows the cursor location
before the unit was turned off.

If the receiver is not yet initialized, the cursor
position defaults to 00°00.00 N and 00°00.00 E,
off the African coast in the Gulf of Guinea. See
Initializing.

On the left side of the screen, an information window dis­plays the name of the destination waypoint of the active route
(if any), the distance and bearing from the present position to
the destination waypoint, the cartographic scale, and GPS
status, as well as COG, SOG, XTE and steering data if you
are moving.

Ten seconds after accessing the Map screen, the help bar dis­appears and the date and time are shown.

To Cursor

BRG 035` M
DTG 6.7

COG 359` M
SOG 7.0

XTE --.­TRN ---`

34`06'34"N
119`26'01"W

GPS Fix
Scale: 954

03:07:21 PM

Aux Waypts Routes NxtScrn

n

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k

t

n

m

n

m

Hide

Los Angel

Press the Hide softkey to temporarily remove the informa­tion window , extending the map to the full screen width. Pr ess
the Show softkey to redisplay the information window.

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While the information window is hidden, press ESC to re­move and deactivate the softkey labels, enlarging the map to
the dimensions of the entire display. Press ESC again or any
softkey to bring the softkey labels back into view.

N 34 00 00.00

N 32 00 00.00

Aux Waypts Routes NxtScrn

Show

Los Angel

When the unit computes a fix, the present position will be
represented by a boat icon. If the position is more than 20
seconds old it is represented by the (

) icon.

If the last computed fix is differentially corrected, the letter D
appears next to the GPS status.

Setting the Map Scale

ZOOMINZOOM

OUT

The map screen first appears in the highest possible scale set­ting. Use the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys to zero in
on a small area of the map or pan over a larger area.

The receiver retains the scale level last used when you go to
view other screens or when the receiver is turned off. If the
cartridge is changed, the screen will once again zoom to the
highest scale.

Map scale can also be changed from the Waypoint and Route
functions.

Using the Cursor Key on the Map Screen

Press the CURSOR KEY to activate and move the cursor
on the Map screen.

The cursor is represented by a

+ .

The information window displays the bearing and distance
from the present position (boat) to the cursor location (+),
the coordinates of the cursor, COG and SOG.

VMG and TTG are replaced by the cursor coordinates and
XTE and TRN are replaced by underscores.

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While the cursor is active, press CTR to center the map around
the present position boat icon. Press CTR again to recenter
the display on the cursor.

If the boat and the cursor are shown on the screen, pressing
CENTER first centers the map around the present position
and removes the cursor icon, though it remains active. P r ess­ing CENTER again centers the map around the cursor and
the present position boat icon is continuously updated.

If the map is centered on the boat, pressing the
CURSOR KEY will activate the cursor. If the
cursor was already active somewhere else on the
map and is not shown on the screen, that cursor
position is lost.

As you scroll across the map, the map will follow the cursor
movement when the cursor comes near the edge. The map
redraws with the cursor near the edge.

Map Orientation

The map orientation can be set to North Up or Track Up.
When North Up is selected, the boat icon rotates according
to the COG direction with respect to north. The map on the
previous page is shown in North Up mode.

When Track Up is selected, the map turns to keep the boat
icon pointing upwards. The top of the screen is then always
the COG direction. The map rotates ever y time the COG
changes more than the specified number of degrees set under
Aux functions (see Selecting Map Orientation, A uxiliary Func­tions).

Los Angeles

Aux Waypts Routes NxtScrnShow

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Track Plot Mode

Track Plot Mode allows you to go where no man has gone
before - or at least where your chart does not provide detailed
navigation information - by displaying a LA T/LON grid with­out background cartography.

Though you can use this feature to plot and
retrace your course conveniently using coordinates
alone, EXTREME CAUTION IS REQUIRED
when using the Track Plot Mode. The Track Plot
Mode should never be used as a sole means of
navigation. Paper charts are required.

If a cartridge is not installed, zooming into a scale not sup­ported by the built-in map activates the Track Plot mode. If a
cartridge is installed, zooming into a scale not supported by
either the cartridge or the internal map also activates the Track
Plot mode.

In this mode, the LAT/LON grid and label are turned on
automatically, even if they are off in the Map Configuration
and a warning appears for two seconds to let you know you
have zoomed to a scale not supported by cartography.

Track Plot Mode then plots the route you are traveling on a
grid showing coordinates, without background cartography.

Viewing Nav-Aid Attributes

Map objects appear as icons on the map. The
Nav-Aids (buoys, lights, signals, etc.) and other objects are
part of the cartography such as rocks, wrecks, etc. See Appen­dix for a list of map objects.

Object attributes appear instantly on the map screen in a
QUICK INFO window when the cursor covers an icon, giv­ing a description of the object or objects. The abbreviated
description is similar in format and content to what you would
see in a standard paper chart.

To Cursor

BRG 035` M
DTG 7061.

COG 164` M
SOG 0.9

XTE --.­TRN ---`

33`20'66"N
117`31'94"W

GPS Fix
Scale: 6

Use Cursor & ENT to set reference pnt

Aux Waypts NxtScrn

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k

h

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Underwater rock

Routes Hide

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Press ENTER and the softkeys Expand, All Info, LocP ort and
Set Ref become active. To view additional information on the
Objects shown in the QUICK INFO window, press ENTER
and a full-screen window opens, showing a list of the objects
under the cursor.

Object:

Underwater rock

Navigational aid, generic

To Cursor

BRG 035` M
DTG 7061.

COG 164` M
SOG 0.9

XTE --.­TRN ---`

33`20'66"N
117`31'94"W

GPS Fix
Scale: 6

Use Cursor & ENT to set reference pnt

Expand All Info Set Ref

n

m

k

h

n

m

LocPort

Underwater rock

Use Cursor to scroll: ENT to select

When the ENTER key is pressed, the objects now appear in
the form of a menu. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight an
object on the menu and press ENTER. For example, to view
the attributes for "Navigational aid, generic" use the CUR-
SOR KEY to highlight it and press ENTER.

Complete attributes on the selected object appear.

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Navigational aid, generic:

Generic navigational aid information

DANA POINT BREAKWATER LIGHT ‘5’ FL G 4S R=9M HOR
N US LL# 2395

turn to the object menu, and ESC again to return to the map
screen.

Finding Distance and Bearing from a Point on the Map

You can find the distance and bearing from one point to an­other on the Map screen using a built-in “measuring stick.”

Move cursor
to Ref. Point

ENTER

Set Ref

Move cursor
to 2nd Point

Use the CURSOR KEY to place the cursor on the starting
reference point from which you are measuring. P ress ENTER,
Set Ref to activate the reference point. A temporary reference
point icon is created on the screen at the cursor position.

The information window heading displays “Ref Cursor.”

Restart

PageDn

Use the CURSOR KEY to move the arrow to a second
point. The bearing, distance and other navigation data dis-

Sometimes a single object, such as a floating Navigation mark,
may contain several navigational aids such as a buoy, a radar
transponder beacon and a fog signal. In this case, when you
press ENTER, the navigational aids appear on the menu and
you may select them by highlighting them individually and
pressing ENTER to view their attributes.

If there is a single object under the cursor on the map and it
consists of one nav-aid, pressing Expand will immediately dis­play the attributes of the object.

When you have finished viewing attributes, press ESC to re-

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played in the information window change by increments
as you move the cursor, drawing a dotted line between the
two points.

Press SET REF again, and the the reference point changes
to the new cursor location, which becomes the starting point
of the measurement.

Pressing SET REF when the cursor is not active sets the
last computed position fix or the boat’s position as the ref­erence point. Use the CURSOR KEY to mo ve to a second
point. Press ESC to exit the reference point feature.

Viewing Tide Information

You may want information about the changing tides at a
certain Tide Reference Station. From the Map screen, while
a C-MAP cartridge is installed, use the ZOOM IN and the

CURSOR KEY to find a Tide Reference Station icon (
Place the CURSOR KEY over the icon and press ENTER.
The Tide screen (shown below) will appear.

The top left of the screen shows the current time and height
according to the
tide graph. The
tide graph shows
the tidal height
range over a 24
hour period. The

CURSOR KEY

allows you to move
the dotted lines on
the graph to

Time:

12:00

Height:

0.27 Ft

Aug/14/98 +1

31590.83

56167.92

Port Info

Carlo Forte

High Water (max)
Low Water (min)

Sunrise

SetDate Today NextDay PrevDay

0.18 Ft (09:00L)

05:54L

0.51

0.43

0.35

0.26

0.18
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24

0.51 Ft (17:00L)

Sunset

18:59L

change the height
accordingly. Under
PORT INFO is the Tide Reference Station name, height of
the water (max and min) and the sunrise and sunset for the
date and time you have chosen. The softkeys at the bottom
of the screen allow you to set the date. Press the desired key

and the tide graph will show the tides for the appointed
day.

The C-MAP cartridge needs to be inserted into

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the receiver in order to obtain the above informa­tion.

Viewing Port Information

The receiver can show you information regarding port
services such as restaurants, fuel stations, police, etc. From
the Map screen, press ENTER. Press the LOCPORT
softkey at the bottom of the Map screen to locate a port. A
screen will appear listing the local services available.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the service you want
information about and press ENTER to find the name,
distance and bearing of the port for the service. The ports
are listed in order of nearest proximity to your present
position. Again, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight your
choice and press ENTER. A screen appears to give you
specifics on the service you have chosen. Press ESC to view
the Map screen with your port location selection shown.

The C-MAP cartridge containing port informa­tion is needed for this function.

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NAV 1 Screen

From the Map Screen, press Nxt Scrn to access the NAV 1
screen

TO HOTSPOT
GPS Fix D

DTG 6.7 Nm
SOG 7.0 Kts
VMG 6.5 Kts

n

L4.0

m

Aux Waypts Routes NxtScrn

34`06'35"N
117`49'34"W

WGS84

Jan/19/96
09:19:05AM

BRG 22` M
COG 359` M
TRN R 23`

TTG:00:58:13 ETA:10:17:18

MapScrn

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R4.0

m

The bottom of the screen displays Time to Go (TTG),
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA ), and Course Deviation In­dicator (CDI). The boat icon on the CDI points in the direc­tion of COG with respect to Bearing (BRG).

The active softkeys are Aux,Waypts, Routes, MapScrn and
Nxt Scrn.

Press MapScrn to return to the Map screen or Nxt Scrn to
switch to the Nav 2 screen.

NAV 2 Screen

From the NAV 1 screen, press Nxt Scrn to access the NAV 2
screen.

TO HOTSPOT

GPS Fix D

At the top of the NA V 1 screen is the destination waypoint (if

COG

359`
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any), and current GPS status, the current position coordi­nates and datum, the time and date. The position coordi­nates are based on the setup datum, which you may select
under Navigation Setup.

The letter “D“ for differential appears next to the GPS status
if the last computed fix is differentially corrected (see DGPS
in Appendix).

The two large center windows display Distance to Go (DT G),
Bearing (BRG), Speed over Ground (SOG), Course over
Ground (COG), Velocity made good (VMG), and how many

SOG

7.0

Kts

Nm

Nm

CTS

STR

R 46`

6.7

DTG

L3.0

XTE

n

L4.0

m

Aux Waypts Routes NxtScrnMapScrn

At the top of the screen the name of the destination waypoint
(if any) and the current GPS status are displayed. If the last
computed fix is differentially corrected, the letter D appears.

degrees and direction to turn (TRN).

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The two large center windows display Speed ov er Ground
(SOG), Course over Ground (COG), D istance to Go (DTG),
Course to Steer (CTS), Cross Track Error (XTE) and Steer­ing (STR). These fields can be changed to include other in­formation under Navigation Setup.

The bottom of the NA V 2 screen displays a Course Deviation
Indicator (CDI). The boat icon on the CDI points in the
direction of COG with respect to Bearing (BRG).

The active softkeys are Aux,Waypts, Routes, MapScrn and
Nxt Scrn.

Press MapScrn to return to the Map screen or Nxt Scrn to
return to the Satellite Status screen.

Customizing the Nav 2 Screen

In addition to the navigation parameters shown, you may se­lect BRG, Drift, SOA, Set, TRN, and VMG.

AUX

Highlight

Navigation Setup

Press ENTER

ENTER

Select New
Data Type

Highlight

Nav2 Screen Setup

Press ENTER

ENTER

Select Field
to Change

Press the Aux softkey , highlight Navigation Setup and pr ess
ENTER. Highlight Nav 2 Screen S etup and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the field you wish to
change and press ENTER to access the complete list of
parameters.

Highlight the parameter in the list that you wish to use,
then press ENTER. Do this for each field that you wish to
change, confirming with ENTER each time, then press
ESC three times to return to the Nav 2 screen.

The receiver will not accept an entry of the same
parameter more than once.

Waypoints

The W aypoints function allows y ou to store in memory up to
500 positions, which can be used to build routes by which
you navigate.

Waypoints can be created, viewed, edited, deleted, moved,
and listed by proximity to the cursor or present position.

Waypoint names can be generated by the receiver or created
by the user. In addition, you may choose from 16 different
waypoint types, whose icons appear on the map, making them
more easily identifiable.

From any NAV screen, press the Waypts softkey to access the
Waypoints function.

The Map screen appears.

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If you have stored waypoints in memory, the number of
waypoints plotted on the map display depends on the map
zoom scale and the proximity of the waypoints to each other .

The cursor shown on the map is an arrow and can be moved
using the CURSOR KEY.

Softkeys available on the Waypoints screen are List, Nearest,
Create, Delete and Move.

Press the ESC key to exit from the Waypoints screen and re­turn to the root screen.

Creating a Waypoint

The receiver allows you to create waypoints in several ways:
graphically, by moving the cursor to the desired location on
the map, by saving your current position as a waypoint, by
entering coordinates manually , or b y pressing the MARK key
from any screen to save either your current position or the
cursor position. You also have the choice of allowing the unit
to automatically name the waypoint, or naming it yourself.

Saving the Cursor Position as a Waypoint

From any NAV screen, press the Waypts softkey, use the
CURSOR KEY to move the cursor arrow to the point on

the map at which you wish to create a waypoint, and press
the CREATE softkey.

The Create Waypoint window appears. You can change
the waypoint name, waypoint icon, coordinates, descrip­tion, or you can accept the default values. When the infor­mation for the waypoint is correct, press Done.

Saving the Current Position Fix as a Waypoint

Modify or

GPSWaypts Create

Accept

Default Data

While the unit is computing fixes, from any root screen,
press the Waypts, Create softkeys.

The Create Waypoint window appears. Press the GPS
softkey. The current computed position is entered into
the coordinates field. You may modify any of the four
fields in the Create Waypoint window. Press Done to ac­cept the waypoint.

Done

Waypts

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Set Cursor
Position

Create

Modify or

Accept

Default Data

Done

You can also access the create window from the
Waypoint List screen.

Modifying Waypoint Data Fields

Each of the four fields in the Create Waypoint window can
be modified. Each field is assigned a default value determined
by the way in which the window was accessed. Y ou can modify
a field or accept the default values.

To modify one of the fields, use the CURSOR KEY to high­light the field you wish to modify and press ENTER.

The highlight on the first
character in the field be­comes active. Press up or
down on the CURSOR
KEY to scroll through the al-

Create Waypoint:

Name:

WPT001

34`06.00N
117`49.00W

Type:

phanumeric character list,
press left or right to move the

Description:

02/15/96 08:00

cursor to the next character.
If you want to clear the entire name or description line press

the Clear softkey.
If you want to restore the name or description field to what it

was at before you made these changes press the Restor e softkey .
This will not restore the field to its default value, but to what­ever value it was when you pressed ENTER to begin this edit.

When you have completed editing the field, press ENTER.
You may now use the CURSOR KEY to move to another
field.

Notes on the Data Fields
Name: A receiver-generated name is automatically generated

in the format WPTXXX where XXX is a sequential number
(001, 002 etc.). This name may be changed to any eight
character name.

T ype: A • type (icon) is generated as a default for the waypoint.
Y ou may change it to anyone of 16 different icons (D ot, F ish,
Buoy , Light, Anchor , F lagstaff, Red Daymark, G rn Daymark,
Wreck, House, Star, Boat, Fuel, Danger, Diver Down, or
Food).

Coordinates: The coordinates may be modified in the man­ner described above or with the field highlighted you can press
the Cursor or GPS softkey to automatically assign the cursor
position or current GPS position fix to the coordinate field.
The header of the Create Waypoint window tells you which
coordinates are displayed, CURSOR or GPS.

Description: Y ou may enter any description y ou desire up to
16 characters in this field. The default description is the time
and date of the waypoint creation.

Creating a Waypoint Using the MARK key

Modify or

MARK

Accept

Default Data

Done

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