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

n

m

k

h

n

m

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

).

T

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

n

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`
45`

M

M

R4.0

n

m

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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MARK can be activated from any screen (except the full map
screen) to create a waypoint at the cursor position or your
current position. This is similar to Creating a Waypoint, but
does not permit you to manually edit the coordinates. You
can, however, either choose the cursor position by pressing
the Cursor softkey or the current GPS position by pressing
the GPS softkey.

From any screen except the full map screen, press the
MARK key.

The Mark GPS Position window appears, or the Mark
Cursor P osition window appears if the Map screen is shown
and the cursor is active. Y ou may no w modify or accept the
default values. Press Done to save the waypoint.

Accessing the Waypoint List

From any NAV screen, press the Waypts, List softkeys to dis-
play the catalog of stored waypoints (Waypoint List). This
list may continue for several pages if you have stored a large
number of waypoints. You may store up to 500 waypoints.

Use the CURSOR KEY to scroll up and down the list of
waypoints. When the highlight reaches the bottom of a page,
it automatically continues on the next page, if one exists. When
scrolling up, the highlight automatically continues on the
previous page if one exists.

Waypoint Type Description

WPT001 01/19/96 09:50

WPT002 01/19/96 09:51
WPT003 01/19/96 10:23
XPT017 01/19/96 11:24

Press ENT to review/edit; ESC to exit

Find View Del All Delete Create

The softkeys available from this screen are the Find, View,
Del All , Delete, and Create keys.

Finding a Waypoint in the Waypoint List

From the List screen, you
may perform a search to call
up a certain waypoint by
name. This is particularly
useful if you have many

Find Waypoint

Name:

Type:

pages of stored waypoints
and you know the name or type of the one you are looking
for.

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Press the Find softkey. The Find Waypoint window is dis-
played.

Searching by Name. P ress ENTER with the N ame field high­lighted. Use the CURSOR KEY to enter the complete name
of the waypoint you are looking for. Press ENTER when
done and the receiver returns to the Waypoint List with the
waypoint highlighted.

The receiver’s “fast search” will allow you to select
only names that are in the waypoint list. While
you are scrolling through the character list,
characters that would spell a waypoint name that is
not in the list are skipped.

Searching by T ype. Alternatively, you can find one or a series
of waypoints having a given icon type. Use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight the TYPE field and press ENTER.

The Select Wpt Type window appears, displaying only the
waypoint icon types currently in use. Use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight the type of the waypoint you wish to find. Press
ENTER when you have selected the icon and the receiver
returns to the Waypoint List with all the waypoints with the
icon you selected displayed.

To return the Waypoint List to its default configuration (all
waypoints displayed) press the ESC key.

Viewing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List

This function enables you to view a waypoint from the
Waypoint List on the Map screen.

Waypts List

Highlight
Waypoint

View

From any NAV screen, press Waypts, List .
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint you wish

to view and press the VIEW softkey.

The display returns to the Map screen, with the selected
waypoint in the center of the map, under the cursor.

The information window at the left of the map shows the
coordinates, bearing/distance from the present position to the
waypoint being viewed.

Editing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List

This function enables you to change the name, icon, coordi­nates, and/or description of a previously saved waypoint.

Waypts List

Done

Highlight
Waypoint

ENTER

Modify or

Accept

Default Data

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From any NA V scr een, press the W aypts, List softkeys. U se
the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint in the list
you wish to edit.

Press ENTER to edit the highlighted waypoint. The Edit
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.

If a waypoint is contained in an inactive route, it
can be deleted but the route will be modified. If a
waypoint is contained in a single leg route, it can
be deleted but the route will be deleted also.

Deleting All Waypoints in the Waypoint List

Waypts List Del All

Confirm

Delete

Deleting a Waypoint from the Waypoint List

Waypts List

Highlight
Waypoint

Delete

Confirm

Delete

From any NAV screen press Waypts, List.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint in the list

you wish to delete and press ENTER. The Delete Waypoint
confirmation screen appears. Highlight YES to delete or NO
to exit and press ENTER.

If a waypoint is contained in an active route, it
cannot be deleted without first deactivating the
route.

From any NAV screen press Waypts, List.
Press the Del All softkey. The Delete All Waypoint confir-

mation screen appears. Highlight YES to delete or NO to
exit and press ENTER.

Creating a Waypoint from the Waypoint List

This creates a new waypoint using your present position as
the default coordinates.

Modify or

CreateWaypts List

Accept

Default Data

Done

From any NAV screen press Waypts, List. P ress the Create
softkey .

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The Create Waypoint window appears with the current
GPS coordinates. 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.

Viewing Nearest Waypoint

The Nearest function, available from the Waypoints screen,
allows you to view a list of the 10 waypoints nearest to your
present position or to the cursor position.

Waypts Nearest

From any root screen, press Waypts, Nearest.

A list of the 10 nearest waypoints is displayed. The screen
header indicates whether they are nearest to the cursor posi­tion or to your present position (boat).

The softkeys available on the Nearest screen, C ursor and Boat,
allow you to toggle between viewing a list of the 10 waypoints
nearest the cursor or nearest the present position (boat).

As the help bar indicates, you may Review/Edit a waypoint in
the Nearest list as you would in the Waypoint List (see Edit­ing a Waypoint).

Deleting a Waypoint from the Map Screen

Waypts

Highlight
Waypoint

Delete

Confirm

Delete

From the Map scr een use the CURSOR KEY to mo ve the
cursor to an existing waypoint. The Delete softkey will
become active and the waypoint information will be dis­played in the information window . Pr ess the Delete softkey .
A delete confirmation window will appear . Highlight YES
to delete the waypoint or NO if you change your mind
and press ENTER.

If a waypoint is contained in an active route, it
cannot be deleted without first deactivating the
route.

If a waypoint is contained in an inactive route, it
can be deleted but the route will be modified. If a
waypoint is contained in a single leg route, it can
be deleted but the route will be deleted also.

Moving a Waypoint

From the map screen a waypoint can be mo ved to a different
location.

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Waypts

Highlight
Waypoint

Move

Move
Waypoint

ENTER

From any NAV screen, press Waypts, and use the CUR­SOR KEY to highlight the waypoint on the map you wish

move.
Press the MO VE softkey.
As the help bar indicates, move the CURSOR KEY to the

new position on the map where you wish to move the se­lected waypoint.

As you move the cursor to a new position, a dotted line
appears between the old location and the new . Navigation
data in the information window at left shows the bearing
and distance of the new location with respect to the old,
updating the coordinates as you move the cursor.

When you have positioned the cursor at the desired new
location, press ENTER.

A waypoint used in a route cannot be moved. The
waypoint can be moved under Route Edit.

Routes

A route is a planned course of travel defined by a series of
waypoints stored in the receiver’s memory. These waypoints
are then connected to form the segments or “legs” of the route.

There are two kinds of routes: a GOT O route and a multi-leg
route. A GOTO is a simple one-leg route, while a multi-leg
route may contain up to fifty legs.

The receiver allows you to create and store up to twenty-five
multi-leg routes, which can be activated, deactivated, viewed,
reversed, edited, copied or deleted.

Creating a GOTO Route from Waypoint List

GOTO

List

Highlight
Waypoint

ENTER

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

To select from a list of waypoints, press the List softkey.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the desired destina-

tion waypoint from list and press ENTER.

Creating a GOTO route automatically deletes any
previous GOTO route. If the previous GOTO
route was a GOTO MOB, you must confirm to
delete it.

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On the Map screen, you will notice a solid line showing
the GOTO route created from the current position (boat
icon) to the selected waypoint.

On the Map screen, you will notice a solid line showing
the GOTO route created from the current position (boat
icon) to the selected waypoint.

Creating a GOTO Route from Nearest List

GOTO

Nearest

Highlight
Waypoint

Cursor Boat

ENTER

or

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

To select from a list of the ten nearest waypoints, press the
Nearest softkey.

Press the Cursor softkey to list waypoints nearest to the
cursor , or the Boat softkey to list waypoints near est to the
present position.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the desired destina­tion waypoint from the list and press ENTER.

Creating a GOTO route automatically deletes any
previous GOTO route. If the previous GOTO
route was a GOTO MOB, you must confirm to
delete it.

Creating a GOTO Route by Waypoint Name

GOTO

Name

Enter
Name

ENTER

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

Press the N ame softkey to enter the name of the waypoint
to which you wish to travel.

The Wayp Name window appears, showing the first
waypoint that exists, alphabetically, in the Waypoint list.

Use the CURSOR KEY to enter the waypoint name.
Press ENTER.

Creating a GOTO route automatically deletes any
previous GOTO route. If the previous GOTO
route was a GOTO MOB, you must confirm to
delete it.

On the Map screen, you will notice a solid line showing
the GOTO route created from the current position (boat
icon) to the selected waypoint.

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Creating a GOTO Route to the Cursor Position

Creating a MOB Route

GOTO

Move cursor
to destination

ENTER

Modify or

Accept Default

Data

Only if destination is not an

existing waypoint

Done

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

Move the cursor o ver the desired destination point and press
ENTER.

If no waypoint already exists at the cursor position, the
Create GOTO Waypoint window appears.

Use the CURSOR KEY and ENTER to modify the name,
type and description, if desired, and press Done.

Creating a GOTO route automatically deletes any
previous GOTO route. If the previous GOTO
route was a GOTO MOB, you must confirm to
delete it.

A solid line shows the GOT O route created from the present
position to the cursor position.

GOTO

MOB

The MOB, or Man Overboar d, function allows you to in­stantly create a GOTO route to the position at which you
press the GOTO key and MOB softkey.

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

Press the MOB softkey.
A GOT O MOB has been created to the position at which

you pressed the MOB softkey.

When a GOTO MOB has been created, it remains
in memory until you set another route or GOTO.
A confirmation window then appears: Activate
New GOTO, Delete GOTO MOB?

Deleting a GOTO Route

GOTO ESC

Confirm

Delete

Press GOTO from any screen ex cept the Auxiliary and full
map screens. The Map screen appears.

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Press ESC.
The Exit from GOTO confirmation window appears.
Highlight YES and press ENTER.
The GOTO is deleted.

Multi-leg Routes

The receiver allows you to create multi-leg routes, which can
be used again and again, activated, deactivated, reversed, ed­ited, copied or deleted.

Creating a Multi-Leg Route Using the Map

From any root screen, press the Routes, Create softkeys.
Move the cursor o ver the starting waypoint and press EN-

TER.
Now move the cursor over the next waypoint in the route

and press ENTER. A line appears on the map, connecting
the first point to the second, and so on. Continue to add
waypoints to the route until you have completed it, then
press the Done softkey.

Press ESC to exit the routes function.
To add a leg to the route at a location where no waypoint

yet exists, see Appending a Waypoint.

ENTER

Move cursor
to start wpt

Done Done

ENTER

Routes Create

Move cursor
to leg destination

Repeat for each leg in the route

Note: If the start waypoint or any leg destination waypoint is not in
the receiver's memory, you will be given a window allowing you to
create the new waypoint.

Use this function to create a route from existing waypoints
or create them as you go on the screen.

Creating a Multi-Leg Route (Text Mode)

Routes Create Txt Crt

Highlight
next field

Select
Waypoint

ENTER

ENTER

Repeat for each leg in the route

Modify or

Accept Default

Comment

ENTER

Select
Waypoint

Done Done

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Highlight
start field

ENTER

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, Create, Txt Crt
softkeys.

The Create Route screen appears showing the number of
the first available route in the screen header , “Create Route
x.” Below is a comment field containing time and date of
creation.

Below is a table where you enter waypoints to form the
legs of the route. The table shows leg numbers, waypoint
names, distance and bearing.

You will notice that the numbers at the left side appear
between the lines. This is because a leg is defined as the
distance from one waypoint in the route to the next.

Press ENTER and use the CURSOR KEY to change the
comment, if desired and press ENTER when finished.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the first field of the
first leg in the route and press ENTER.

A window displaying the waypoint list appears. Use the
CURSOR KEY to select the starting waypoint of the route
and press ENTER.

The selected waypoint appears in the first field.
Use the CURSOR KEY to step down to the next line and

press ENTER.
Select the next waypoint and press ENTER.

Continue to select waypoints to complete the route, (up to
50 legs). When you have finished, press the Done softkey.

Press Done and then ESC to return to the previous NAV
screen.

When selecting waypoints from the list, if the list
is long, you can press the right arrow on the
Cursor key to access the Find Waypoint function,
which allows you to enter the name of the
waypoint. You can also use Find Waypoint to list
waypoints of a specific type in order to narrow the
search process.

Activating a Route

Routes List

Highlight
route

Activte

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route you wish to

activate and press the Activte softkey.
An arrow appears next to the route number in the list, and

a window appears briefly : “Route x is the active route”

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Deactivating a Route

Rte Start End Description

1 CAMP LAKE01 21:37:23 01/22/96
2 WPT002 WPT006 32:46:15 01/22/96
3 LAKE03 WPT010 10:14:31 01/20/96
4 ________ ________ _________________
5 ________ ________ _________________
6 ________ ________ _________________
7 ________ ________ _________________
8 ________ ________ _________________
9 ________ ________ _________________
10 ________ ________ _________________

Press ENT to review/edit route

Activte Create Copy DeleteReverse

The route which was previously active, if any, has been
deactivated.

When a route is activated, the unit automatically determines
which leg to navigate on based on present position. If the
route being activated was previously active, the unit automati­cally activates the leg that was previously active if it is still
valid. The user can also activate a specific leg within the r oute
under Text Edit (see Activating a Leg of a Route).

Press ESC to exit the Routes function.
After a route has been activated, when viewing the map

screen, press CTR to center the boat on the map in order
to get navigation information for the route.

Routes List

Highlight
route

Deactiv

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the activated route

that you wish to deactivate and press the Deactiv softkey.
The arrow to the left of the route number in the list disap-

pears and the route has been deactivated.
The display remains on the Route list screen.
Press ESC twice to exit the Routes function.

Reversing a Route from the Map Screen

The receiver allows you to reverse the order of waypoints in a
route.

Routes Reverse

While viewing an inactive route on the Map screen, press
the Routes, Reverse softkeys.

The route you were viewing is reversed.

An active route cannot be reversed.

Press ESC to exit the Routes function.

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Reversing a Route from the List

Routes List

Highlight
route

Reverse

From any NAV screen, press Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route in which

you wish to insert a waypoint and press ENTER.

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the inactive route you

To edit the active route a shortcut is to press
Routes, Edit.

wish to reverse and press the Reverse softkey.
The route is reversed.
Press ESC twice to exit the Routes function.

Editing a Route

Use the CURSOR KEY to move the cursor close to the
course line near the point you wish to insert a waypoint in
the route.

The Insert softkey becomes active. The help bar displays
“Press Insert to edit route.”

Editing a route allows you to insert, delete, append, replace
and move waypoints in a route.

The cursor must be in close proximity to the
course line in order for the Insert softkey to be

Inserting a Waypoint in a Route

Routes List

Move cursor to the leg on the route
where the waypoint is to be inserted

Move cursor to the position
of the waypoint to be inserted

Highlight
route

ENTER

Insert

ENTER

active on the screen.

Press the Insert softkey, then use the CURSOR KEY to
move to the exact position you want to insert an existing
or to-be-created waypoint before presssing ENTER.

If a waypoint does not already exist at that point, the Insert
Waypoint window appears.

Press ENTER and use the CURSOR KEY to modify the
name, type and description if desired.

If the chosen position is not an existing waypoint, a window
will be displayed to create a new waypoint for that position.

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If you want to add an existing waypoint to the
route, you must still move the cursor near the
course line, activate the Insert softkey, then move
the cursor to the waypoint to insert and press

ENTER.
When you have finished, press the Done softkey.
The inserted waypoint appears at the position you placed

it on the map. Press Done to exit Route Edit.

Removing a Waypoint from a Route

Press the Remove softkey.
The waypoint is removed from the route, however it con-

tinues to exist as a waypoint in the waypoint list and on
the map.

Press Done to exit R oute Edit.

Appending a Waypoint to the End of a Route

Routes List

Highlight
route

ENTER

Routes List

Move cursor to the waypoint
in the route to be removed

Highlight
route

ENTER

Remove

From any NAV screen, press Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route in which

you wish to delete a waypoint and press ENTER.

To edit the active route a shortcut is to press

Routes, Edit.
Use the CURSOR KEY to place the cursor over the

waypoint in the route that you wish to remove.

Move cursor to the position
at which you wish to append

If chosen point is not an existing waypoint, a window will be
displayed to create a new waypoint for that position.

ENTER

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route in which

you wish to append a waypoint to the end and press EN-
TER.

To edit the active route a shortcut is to press
Routes, Edit.

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Use the CURSOR KEY to place the cursor at the position
where you wish to add a waypoint to the end of the route.

The help bar indicates “Use ENT to append wpts to route.”
Press ENTER.
If a waypoint does not exist at the cursor position, the Ap-

pend Waypoint window appears. Press ENTER and use
the CURSOR KEY to modify the name, type and descrip-
tion if desired. When you have finished, press the Done
softkey. Press Done to exit Route Edit.

The waypoint you created or selected at the cursor posi­tion has been added to the end of the route.

To edit the active route a shortcut is to press
Routes, Edit.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint in the
route that you wish to move and press the Move softkey.

Now use the CURSOR KEY to move the cursor to the
position to which you wish to move the waypoint and press
ENTER. As you move the CURSOR KEY, the distance
and bearing from the original waypoint position to the
cursor is updated continuously.

The waypoint is moved from the old position to the new.
W aypoints are mo vable, whether or not they are contained
in an active route.

Moving a Waypoint in a Route

Replacing a Waypoint in a Route Using Text Edit

Routes List

Move cursor to the
waypoint to be moved

Move cursor to the
new position

Highlight
route

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

Routes List

TxtEdit

Highlight replacement
waypoint

Highlight
route

Highlight
waypoint

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route in which

you wish to move a waypoint and press ENTER.

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From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List, and use the
CURSOR KEY to select the route in which you wish to

replace a waypoint. Press ENTER, then pr ess the Txt Edit
softkey .

If you wish to replace a waypoint in the active

route, simply press Route, Edit, Txt Edit softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint you wish

to replace and press ENTER.
The waypoint list appears.
Select the waypoint you wish to use to replace the one you

highlighted and press ENTER.
The waypoint you select in the waypoint list replaces the

one you highlighted in the route.

If the list is very long, you may access the Find

Waypoint function in this list by pressing the right

arrow on the CURSOR KEY.

Activating a Leg of a Route

Routes List

Highlight
route

ENTER

From any root screen, press the Routes, List, and use the
CURSOR KEY to select the route in which you wish to

activate a leg. Press ENTER, then press the Txt Edit softkey .

If you wish to activate a leg in the active route,
simply press Route, Edit, Txt Edit softkeys.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the destination
waypoint of the leg you wish to activate in the route.

Press the Activte softkey.
If a leg is activated, an arrow appears next to the leg and

Active appears on the right of the header window.
The Activte softkey then changes to Deactiv.
Activating a leg of an inactive route automatically activates

the route itself. Any multi-leg route which was previously ac­tive is deactivated.

To deactivate the route you can use the Deactiv
softkey that appears on the Txt Edit screen or the
Routes List screen.

TxtEdit

Highlight waypoint
to activate

Activte

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Deleting a Route on the Map

Routes Delete

Confirm

Delete

“Delete Route. Are you sure? YES NO”

Highlight YES and press ENTER.

The route is deleted.

While viewing an inactive route on the Map screen, press

An active route cannot be deleted.

the Routes, Delete softkeys.
A confirmation window appears.
“Delete Route. Are you sure? YES NO”
Highlight YES and press ENTER.
The route you were viewing is deleted (the waypoints, how-

ever, remain in memory).

Copying a Route

Routes

CopyList

Highlight
route

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List, Copy

softkeys.

ENTER

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route you wish to

An active route cannot be deleted.

Deleting a Route in the List

Routes

List

Highlight
route

Delete

From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the route you wish to

delete and press the Delete softkey.

Confirm

Delete

copy and press ENTER.

A window appears briefly: “Route x was copied to route

y”and the display returns to the route list.

The route you highlighted was copied to the first available

route.

If there are already 25 existing routes, the Copy
function is not available. You must first clear a
route before copying.

A confirmation window appears.

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Auxiliary Functions

The receiver offers various auxiliary functions that are acces­sible from any of the four NAV screens by pressing the Aux
softkey. From the Aux Screen you are able to customize the
receiver , access a calculator, or put the receiver into a simula­tion mode.

The Aux Screen

To access the Aux Screen press the Aux softkey from any of
the four NAV screens.

Auxiliary

General Setup

Navigation Setup
CDI/Units/Alarms
Data Port Setup
Map Configuration
Track History
Trip Planning
Calculator
Simulation Mode
Memory Reset
Color Setup
User C-Card

Select using Cursor & ENT; ESC to exit

Contrast 4
Time Reference UTC
UTC Date Jan/24/96
UTC Time 00:12:18
Time Format 24 hour
Date Format MMM-DD-YY
Beeper OFF
Language English

To select the desired Aux function scroll down to highlight
the function using the CURSOR KEY, then press ENTER.

When an auxiliary function is highlighted by the cursor, a
window to the right shows the contents of that function and
its corresponding settings.

Since the Trip Planning function requires the full
screen, you must press ENTER to view the
Auxiliary Trip Planning screen.

Press ENTER when an Aux function is highlighted to move
the cursor to the window on the right. The highlight appears
on the menu item accessed the previous time.

To exit Aux, press ESC.

General Setup Function

General Setup allows
you to set time and
date and their format,
control screen contrast,
activate and deactivate
the beeper.

Contrast 4
Time Reference UTC
UTC Date Jan/24/96
UTC Time 00:12:18
Time Format 24 hour
Date Format MMM-DD-YY
Beeper OFF
Language English

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Adjusting Contrast

The contrast can be changed for best screen viewing.
Press the Aux softkey , highlight General Setup using the CUR-

SOR KEY and press ENTER. Highlight Contrast and press
ENTER to display the contrast scale adjustment bar.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change
contrast and press ENTER to con-

Contrast

firm. Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: 20

Default setting: UTC

Initializing Date/Time

In order for the receiver to locate satellites and compute posi­tion fixes within a short period of time (less than 1 minute),
it must have the correct UTC (Universal Time Coordinates
or Greenwich Mean Time in Greenwich, England) time and
date.

If you are unsure about the UTC time/date, do not enter
UTC time/date during initialization. Simply wait about 6
minutes and the unit will automatically get the UTC time/

Setting Time Reference

Time can be refer enced to either Universal T ime Coordinates
(UTC, Greenwich Mean Time in Greenwich, England) or
local time. For local time, you must enter the hourly offset
from UTC to Local (local minus UTC). Use the world map
included with the unit to calculate the offset.

Press the Aux softkey, highlight General
Setup using the CURSOR KEY, press EN-

UTC

Local

TER, highlight T ime R eference, press EN-
TER and a window opens that lists UTC, Local. Use the
CURSOR KEY to select an option and press ENTER. If

local is chosen, use the CURSOR KEY to input Local Offset
in hours and press ENTER.

Press ESC to exit.

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date from the satellites and then compute a position fix.

Press the Aux softkey, highlight General Setup using the

CURSOR KEY and press ENTER. Highlight UT C Date

and press ENTER to display a window showing the cur-

rent UTC date.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select num-

bers and move between day, month and

UTC Date
01/24/96

year. When you have finished, press

ENTER to set.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

UTC Time, press ENTER. A window

UTC Time
22:08:18

opens that shows the current UTC time.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select numbers and move be-

tween hours, minutes and seconds. When you have fin-

ished, press ENTER to set. Press ESC twice to exit Aux.
It is only necessary to set the UTC time to within 15 min­utes of the correct UTC time.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight your choice and press
ENTER to accept. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: MMM-DD-YY.

Setting Time Format

Time can be shown as 24 hours or 12 hours (AM/PM).
Press the Aux softkey , highlight General Setup using the CUR-

SOR KEY, and press ENTER. Highlight T ime
Format and press ENTER to display a window
with the options 24, 12.

24 hour

12 hour

Use the CURSOR KEY to select and press ENTER. Press
ESC to exit.

Default setting: 24 hour

Setting Date Format

Date can be shown as Month-Day-Year or Day-Month-Year.
Press the Aux softkey , highlight General Setup

using CURSOR KEY, and press ENTER.
Highlight Date F ormat, press ENTER and a
window opens that lists MMM-DD-YY and

MMM-DD-YY

DD-MMM-YY

DD-MMM-YY .

Turning the Beeper On or Off

The beeper can be turned on and off.

Beeper activation is independent of alarm control.

Press the Aux softkey, highlight General Setup us­ing the CURSOR KEY and press ENTER. High­light Beeper, press ENTER and a window opens

OFF

ON

shows On/Off. Use the CURSOR KEY to select one and
press ENTER.

Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: On

Language Setting

The receiver supports five languages: English, Italian, F rench,
German and Spanish.

Press the Aux softkey, highlight General Setup using the
CURSOR KEY and press ENTER. Highlight Language, press
ENTER and a window opens listing the languages.

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Use the CURSOR KEY to select one and
press ENTER.

Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: English

English

Italiano
Francais
Deutsch
Espanol

The important difference between Deg/Min/Sec
and Deg/Min/Fractions is that there are 60
seconds in one minute of latitude or longitude (the
seconds value will always be between 00 and 59),
whereas fractions of a minute are expressed in
decimal format (from .00 to .99, or .000 to .999).

Navigation Setup

The Navigation Setup
menu enables you to
change the coordinate
system, map datum,
north reference, map
orientation, and NAV
2 screen setup. It also
activates or deactivates

Coordinate System ddd mm.mm
Map Datum WGS 1984
North Reference Auto Mag.
Map Orientation North Up
Projected Course OFF
Nav2 Screen Setup
SOG COG
DTG CTS
XTE STR

course projection.

Selecting Coordinate System

Position coordinates displayed on the NAV1 screen and
waypoint coordinates displayed on the waypoint screen can
be based on latitude/longitude, Universal Transverse Mercator
(UTM), Ordinance Survey of Great Britain (OSBG) or Lo­ran TD’s. If latitude/longitude is selected, the position can
be displayed in Degrees, Minutes, Seconds or Degrees, Min­utes and fractions of minutes to 2 or 3 digits of resolution,
(ddd mm.mm or ddd mm.mmm).

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR

KEY to highlight Navigation Setup, and

press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY to

highlight Coordinate System, and press

ENTER.

ddd mm.ss

ddd mm.mm

ddd mm.mmm
UTM
OSGB
TD

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight desired coordinate

system and ENTER to set.

If TD’s is selected, the chain and pair

must be chosen.

The ASF value can be set to correct

the coordinates in case of map shift 0.0

to 9.9.

TD Settings

Chain: 9970
Pair: X Y
ASF 1: +0.0
ASF 2: +0.0
Prime: ON

Turn Prime OFF if the coordinate position does not corre-

spond to the chart position. (Since two solutions are pos-

sible, mathematically, in certain rare cases the second cal-

culation is the more accurate of the two.) Press ESC to

exit.
Default setting: latitude/longitude, ddd mm.mm (Frac-

tions of mins to 2 places resolution)

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Selecting Map Datum

The receiver allows selecting from 93 different map datums.

All information dislayed on the map screen is
based on WGS84. Only position coordinates
displayed on the NAV1 screen and waypoint
coordinates entered manually (not through the
map) are based on the map datum selected by the
user through the Aux function.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Navigation Setup and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR

KEY to highlight Map Datum and press ENTER. U se the
CURSOR KEY to highlight the desired map datum and
ENTER to set. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: WGS 1984

Selecting North Reference

Direction related information such as COG, BR G, CTS and
Set can be referenced to True North or Magnetic North (Auto
Mag.).

Press the Aux softkey , highlight N avigation
Setup using CURSOR KEY, press EN-

TER, highlight North Reference using the
CURSOR KEY, press ENTER. Use the

True

Auto Mag.

CURSOR KEY to highlight True or Auto Mag. and EN-

TER to accept. Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: Auto Mag.

Selecting Map Orientation

When navigating on the map, there are two methods of ori­enting the map and the boat icon.

When Map Orientation is set to North Up,
the boat icon rotates according to its COG
direction, with respect to north; the map does
not rotate.

North Up

Track Up

When Map Orientation is set to Track-Up, the boat icon al­ways points up while the map rotates so the top of the screen
is always the COG direction. The map rotates ever y time
COG changes more than the specified number of degrees set.

Press the Aux softkey, highlight Navigation Setup using

the CURSOR KEY, press ENTER, highlight Map Orien-

tation using the CURSOR KEY, and press ENTER. Use

the CURSOR KEY to highlight North Up or Track Up

and press ENTER to accept. If Track Up is selected, the

resolution of rotation must be entered (the default is 10°).

Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: North Up

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Setting Projected Course

The position of the boat can be projected ahead in time based
on current COG and SOG. The projected course is repre­sented by a solid line extending from the boat in the direction

of its COG and terminated with an

.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight Navigation Setup and
press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Projected Course and press EN-
TER. The course can be projected ahead
over 2 min., 10 min., 30 min., 1 hour, or

OFF

2 min.
10 min.
30 min.
1 hour
2 hours

2 hours. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight and EN­TER to accept. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: OFF

NAV 2 Screen Setup

The NAV 2 screen can be customized to display six different
navigation parameters chosen from a list of 12.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CUR-
SOR KEY to highlight Navigation
Setup and press ENTER. Use the
CURSORY KE Y to highlight Nav
2 Screen Setup and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to select

Nav2 Screen Setup

BRG
COG
CTS
Drift
DTG
SOA

Set

SOG

STR
TRN
VMG
XTE

the parameter you wish to change

and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight one of the following

parameters: BRG, COG, CTS, Drift, DTG, SOA, Set,

SOG, STR, TRN, VMG, XTE. Press ENTER to accept.

Use the same procedure to change as many parameters as

you wish. Press ESC twice to exit.
Default settings: SOG, DTG, XTE, COG, CTS, STR

CDI/Units/Alarms Function

This menu allows you to set CDI scale, choose distance, speed
and depth units, and set alarms for arrival radius, anchor , cross
track error and test.

CDI Scale 0.5 Nm

Distance Units Nm
Speed Units Kts
Depth Units Ft

Alarm Activated ON
Arrival Radius OFF
Anchor Alarm OFF
XTE Alarm OFF
Test Alarm OFF

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Selecting CDI Scale

The scale (maximum offset) of the CDI displayed on the
Nav 1 and Nav 2 scr eens can be set to 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0,

10.0 distance units (Nm, Mi, or Km depending on the dis­tance units setting).

Press the Aux softkey, highlight CDI/Units/
Alarms and press ENTER, highlight CDI Scale
using CURSOR KEY, press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired scale
and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

0.2

0.5

1.0

2.0

4.0

10.0

Default setting: 0.5

Setting Distance Units

Distance units can be set to Nautical Miles, S tatute M iles, or
Kilometers.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight CDI/Units/Alarms and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Distance

Nm

Mi
Km

Units and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired units and press

ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: Nautical miles (Nm)

Setting Speed Units

Speed units can be set to Knots, Miles Per Hour, or Kilome­ters Per Hour.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CURSOR KEY to

highlight CDI/Units/Alarms and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight S peed Units

Kts

Mph
Kph

and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired units and press

ENTER. Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: Knots (Kts)

Setting Depth Units

Depth units can be set to Feet, Fathoms or Meters.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CURSOR KE Y to

highlight CDI/Units/Alarms and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Depth U nits

and press ENTER.

Ft

FM
m

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired unit and press

ENTER. Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: Feet (Ft)

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Activating Alarms

The internal/external alarm can be turned on/off. Turning
the Alarm Activated off does not clear the values set for Ar­rival Radius, Anchor Alarm and XTE Alarm from memory.
They are retained and shown again when Alarm Activated is
on again.

Beeper activation is independent from the alarm.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CUR-

SOR KEY to highlight CDI/Units/

Arrival Radius

OFF

Alarm and press ENTER. Use the

CURSOR KEY to highlight Arrival

Radius and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired radius and press

ENTER. Press ESC to exit.
Default setting: OFF

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight CDI/Units/Alarms and press EN-
TER. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

OFF

ON

Alarm Activated and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to select on or off and press EN-

TER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: ON

Setting Anchor Alarm

While the unit is computing position fixes, the alarm will
sound when the boat has moved more than a certain distance
from the position where the alarm was activated. The anchor
radius can be set between 0.01 and 9.99 distance units.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CUR-
SOR KEY to highlight CDI/Units/

Anchor Alarm

OFF

Alarms and press ENTER, highlight

Setting Arrival Radius

If the alarm is on, it will sound when the boat comes within a
certain distance of the destination waypoint(s) of the route.
The arrival radius can be set between 0.01 and 9.99 distance
units.

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Anchor Alarm using the CURSOR
KEY, press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired radius and pr ess EN­TER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: OFF

Setting XTE Alarm

If the alarm is on, it will sound when the boat has exceeded a
certain XTE. The XTE can be set from 0.01 to 9.99 distance
units.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CUR-
SOR KEY to highlight CDI/Units/

XTE Alarm

OFF

Alarms and press ENTER. Use the
CURSOR KEY to highlight XTE

Alarm and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to select the desired XTE value

and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: OFF

Turning Test Alarm On or Off

The alarm allows you to test the internal and external alarm
(if installed).

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight CDI/Units/Alarms and press ENTER.

OFF

ON

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Test Alarm
and press ENTER. Use CURSOR KEY to set on
or off and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: OFF

Data Port Setup Functions

Setting NMEA Output

The receiver can output NMEA messages to interface with
external devices such as autopilots and fish finders.

Press the Aux softkey, use

the CURSOR KEY to

highlight Data P ort Setup

and press ENTER. Use

the CURSOR KEY to

highlight NMEA Output

NMEA Output OFF
Baud Rate 4800

NMEA Input OFF
Baud Rate 4800

Differential Input
Baud Rate 4800

and press ENTER.

The available outputs are NMEA 0180, 0180/CDX, 0183A

(v1.5), 0183B (v1.5), 0183C (v1.5), 0183D (v2.0), or

0183E (v2.0).

Use the CURSOR KEY to select and press

ENTER. Press ESC to exit.
Make sure the correct baud rate is selected

for the setting chosen. The standard baud rate
is 1200 for NMEA 0180 and 4800 for
NMEA 0183.

OFF

0183A v1.5
0183B v1.5
0183C v1.5
0183D v2.0
0183E v2.0
0180
0180/CDX

Default setting: OFF

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Changing NMEA Output Baud Rate

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Data P ort Setup and press ENTER . U se
the CURSOR KEY to highlight Baud Rate below
NMEA Output and press ENTER. The baud rate
can be set to 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600. Use
the CURSOR KEY to select and press ENTER.
Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: 4800

300
1200
2400

4800

9600

Changing NMEA Input Baud Rate

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Data Por t Setup and press ENTER. Use
the CURSOR KEY to highlight Baud Rate below
NMEA Input and press ENTER. The baud rate
can be set to 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, or 9600.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select the desired baud
rate and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: 4800

300
1200
2400

4800

9600

Turning NMEA Input On or Off

Input from the boat’s speed log and compass can be used for
actual current calculation. Turning NMEA input on disables
manual input of speed log and heading under Calculator ­Actual Current.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Data P ort Setup and press ENTER. Use
the CURSOR KEY to highlight NMEA Input and

OFF

ON

press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY to select
on or off and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Setting Differential Input Baud Rate

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Data P ort Setup and press ENTER. Use
the CURSOR KEY to highlight Baud Rate under

4800

9600
19200

Differential Input and press ENTER. The baud rate
can be set to 4800, 9600 or 19200.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select the desired baud rate and
press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: 4800

Default setting: OFF

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Map Configuration Functions

The Map can be config­ured to show the objects
that best suit your navi­gation needs. Object at­tributes can be viewed

Land Settings Menu
Marine Settings Menu
Nav-Aids and Features Menu
Other Settings Menu
Chart Settings

on the map screen if the
object is turned on in
Map Configuration.

C-MAP's cartography closely matches the source
charts and their scales in order to give the user the
most accurate digital chart navigation capability.
As you pan over the map, you may notice the scale
changing slightly even though a zoom-in or zoom­out is not performed. This happens because you
are moving between charts that use different scales.

Turning Land Settings On and Off

Land icons shown on the map can be turned on and off. They
include Natural F eatures such as dunes, hills, vegetation, and
salt pans; Rivers and Lakes; Cultural Features, such as air­ports, bridges, roads, railways, cables, and pipelines; and Land­marks, such as buildings, water tanks etc.

Press the Aux softkey,
use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight Map Con­figuration Functions and
press ENTER. Use the

Land Settings Menu
Natural Features ON
Rivers & Lakes ON
Cultural Features ON
Landmarks ON

CURSOR KEY to high­light Land Settings Menu and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select the feature you wish to acti­vate or deactivate and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to higlight on or off and press EN-
TER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: ON

Turning Marine Settings On and Off

Marine features icons shown on the map can be turned on
and off. They include Tides and Water Turbulence, Bathy­metric Lines, Depth Areas Limits (depth contours, dredged
and intertidal areas); Bathymetrics and Soundings Range, Spot
Soundings, and Bottom Type.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Map Configuration Functions and press ENTER.

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Use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight

Marine Settings
Menu and press
ENTER.

Use the CURSOR
KEY to select the
feature you wish to

Marine Settings Menu

Tide & Water Turbulence ON

Bathymetric Lines ON
Depth Areas Limits 00033 ft
Bathymetrics and Soundings Range
00000 ft - 00033 ft
Spot Soundings ON
Bottom Type ON

activate or deactivate and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight on or off and press ENTER. Press ESC to

exit.
Default setting: ON (except for Depth Areas Limits and

Bathymetrics and Soundings Range).

pear in a paler shade of grey. Those that disappear are con­tours which appear on the chart as discontinuous or "open."
Those contours that remain, displayed in lighter grey, are
closed contours, (i.e. forming a closed shape). Closed-con­tour lines cannot be turned off.

Depth Areas Limits

Areas within closed depth contours are called depth areas.
Depth areas can be shaded using the Depth Areas Limits set­ting under Map Configuration, Marine Settings. This shad­ing gives you an instant visual cue on the chart when you
approach the depth areas limit you have selected. When you
set a depth area limit to a certain value, all areas shallower
than this value will be shaded. Depth areas deeper than the

Bathymetric Lines

The Marine Settings menu under Map Configuration allows
you to turn bathymetric lines ON and OFF, and to adjust the
depth areas limit.

selected value will remain unshaded.
The exact value you set as the Depth Area Limit may not be

on a contour, as contours occur at var ying intervals. Conse­quently , when you choose a depth v alue, the receiver defaults
to the next deepest depth area limit available. For example, if

Bathymetric lines are taken from nautical charts and repre­sent depth contours. To turn them ON/OFF, press Aux, se­lect Map Configuration and press ENTER. Highlight Ma­rine Settings and press ENTER. Highlight bathymetric lines

the value you enter is 15 feet, and the adjacent closed depth
contours are at 10 and 20 feet, the receiver defaults to 20 feet
such that all area within this contour, (i.e. shallower than 20
feet), is shaded.

and press ENTER. Choose ON or OFF and press ENTER.
When you turn off bathymetric lines and return to the map,
you will notice that some contours disappear and others ap-

To set the Depth Areas Limits, press Aux, select Map Con­figuration and press ENTER. Highlight Marine S ettings and
press ENTER. Highlight Depths Ar eas Limits and press EN-

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TER. Use the CURSOR KEY to adjust the numerical value
and press ENTER.

Bathymetrics and Soundings Range

You can enter a depth range under Bathymetrics and Sound­ings Range for displaying spot soundings and depth contour
labels. All depth soundings within the selected range will be
displayed on the map as a numerical value.

All bathymetric lines within the selected range will be dark­ened and labeled with the corresponding depth values.

In order to see bathymetric line labels, Bathymet­ric Lines must be turned on.

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

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3280

Turning Nav-Aid Settings On and Off

Nav-Aid icons shown on the map can be turned on and off.
They include Ports and S ervices; Attention Areas, such as cau­tion, danger and restricted areas, and offshore installations;
Tracks and Routes; Lights; Buoys and Beacons; Signals, such
as radar, radio, and electronic positioning systems; and Car­tographic Objects, such as generic lines, areas and texts.

Press the Aux softkey,
use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight Map
Configuration Func­tions and press EN-
TER.

Use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight Nav-

Nav-Aids and Features Menu
Port & Services ON
Attention Areas Contour
Tracks & Routes ON
Lights No Sector
Buoys & Beacons ON
Signals ON
Cartograph. Objects ON

Aids and Features
Menu and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select the feature you wish to acti­vate or deactivate and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight on or off and press EN-
TER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: ON (except for Attention Areas, default:

Contour; Lights, default: No Sector).

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Lights

When Lights are turned ON under the Nav-Aids and Fea­tures Menu, lights will be shown on lighthouses and other
lights that rotate, a light sector will be displayed to show the
range of coverage for the light. In the No Sector setting, the
light will be shown without sectors.

Light House

Lights OFF

Light House

Lights ON
(light sector shows
range of coverage)

Light House

NO SECTOR setting
(does not display
range of coverage)

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Map Configuration Functions and press ENTER. Use the
CURSOR KEY to high­light Other Settings
Menu and press EN-
TER.

Use the CURSOR KEY
to select the feature you
wish to activate or de-

Other Settings Menu
Names ON
Compass ON
Chart Generation ON
New Objects ON
Complex Object Icon Multiple
Info. Level Detailed

activate and press EN­TER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight on or off and press EN­TER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: ON (except for Complex Object Icon, de­fault: Multiple; Info. Level, default: Detailed).

Turning Other Settings On and Off

Other settings on the map can be turned on and off. They
include Names of continents, countries and cities; Compass,
showing magnetic variation information points; Chart Gen­eration, showing chart generation and nautical publication
information; Complex Object Icons which can be set to single
(individual icons for each object are superimposed on each
other) or multiple (one icon represents multiple objects in the
same location); and Info Level. (Amount of information given
for each Nav-Aid or cartographic object; can be basic or de-

Turning Chart Settings On and Off

Chart related settings can be set to ON, OFF or AUTO. In
the AUTO setting, if the scale is high, only the largest chart
boundaries appear in order to avoid unnecessary clutter on
the screen.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

Map Configuration Functions and press ENTER. U se the

CURSOR KEY to highlight Chart Settings Menu and press

ENTER.

tailed).

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Use the CURSOR
KEY to select the fea-

ture you wish to acti­vate or deactivate and
press ENTER.

Chart Settings
Lat/Lon Grid ON
Chart Boundaries ON
Waypoint Icons ON
Track Display ON
Plotter Mode OFF

Use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight on or off and press ENTER. Press ESC

to exit.

Default setting: ON (except Plotter Mode, default: OFF).

Plotter Mode

Plotter Mode setting can be turned ON and OFF under the
Chart Settings option within Map Configuration.

With Plotter Mode ON, the unit will allow y ou to zoom closer
than the lowest available scale in the cartridge and enter "Track
Plot Mode." If, on the other hand, the Plotter M ode setting is
turned OFF, you cannot zoom any closer than the lowest
available scale in the cartridge.

When you zoom into or near the lowest scale available in the
cartridge and Plotter Mode is OFF, as the cursor pans over
the map, you will notice that the plotter zooms out automati­cally when you reach an area not covered b y the detailed car­tography on the C-card. This featur e is designed to keep car­tography displayed in the background even if you "run off
the edge." Panning into an area not covered by the C-card

causes the unit to zoom out to the lowest scale for which a
chart is available.

When Plotter Mode setting is ON, this automatic zoom-out
does not occur and the unit instead enters Track Plot Mode.

Track History Functions

The Track History Function allows plotting the track of the
vessel as it moves. Ho w often the boat’s position is plotted on
the map can be based on distance traveled or time passed.

Track History ON
Plotting Interval Distance
Resolution by Dist. 0.1 Nm
Resolution by Time 10 sec
Track Memory Used 001%

Clear Track Memory

A total of 2000 track points can be stored, and the percentage
of these points used is shown as a percentage under Track
Memory Used. When the track memory is filled up, newly
recorded points require the unit to automatically erase points
that were first recorded.

Setting Track History on or off will automatically
set track display under Map Configuration - Chart
Settings on or off, respectively.

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Turning Track History On or Off

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight Track History and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Track His­tory and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to turn Track History on or off
and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: ON

Choosing Plotting Interval

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR
KEY to highlight Track History and press

Distance

Time

ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY to high­light Plotting Interval and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select Distance or Time and
press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: Distance

OFF

ON

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight R esolution

by Dist. and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select desired distance

resolution and press ENTER. P ress ESC to exit.
Default setting: 0.1 distance units

Resolution by Time

0.01

0.05

0.1

0.5

1.0

2.0

5.0

10.0

If the plotting interval is based on time, the user can select
the time resolution.

Press the Aux softkey , use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight Track History and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight R esolu­tion by Time and press ENTER.

1 sec
5 sec

10 sec

30 sec
1 min

Use the CURSOR KEY to select 1 sec., 5
sec., 10 sec., 30 sec., or 1.0 minute for de­sired time resolution and press ENTER. Press ESC to exit.

Default setting: 10 sec

Resolution by Dist

If the plotting interval is based on distance, the user can select
the distance resolution.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Track History and press ENTER.

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Percentage of Track Memory Used

This shows what percentage of track memory is used up.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

Track History and press ENTER.

Clearing Track Memory

Clearing track memory removes the track stored in memory
that is plotted on the map. To clear track:

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Track History and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY
to highlight Clear Track Memory and press ENTER.

Use the CURSOR KEY to select Yes or No and press EN-
TER. Press ESC to exit.

Trip Planning

Route 1 01/05/96 17:00

SOG 10.0 Kts Depart Date Jan/25/98

Fuel Flow 10.0/Hr Depart Time 17:30:42 UT

Leg BRG DST Fuel ETE ETA

1 -------- ---` -.--Nm ----.- --:--:-- --:--:--

2 -------- ---` -.--Nm ----.- --:--:-- --:--:--

3 -------- ---` -.--Nm ----.- --:--:-- --:--:--

4 -------- ---` -.--Nm ----.- --:--:-- --:--:--

Trip Planning Function

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Trip Planning and press ENTER.

The Trip Planning screen appears showing the route number ,
SOG, Fuel Flow, Departure date and time of the route dis­played.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight one of the fields and
press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY to edit and press
ENTER to confirm.

The softkeys allow you to view the next route, the previous
route, the totals for the route (total for Distance, F uel, ETE
and ET A) and to scroll page up and page down in the route
currently displayed. Press ESC to exit.

Use Cursor & ENT to edit; Esc to exit

PrevRte NextRte Page DnPage Up

Totals

Calculator

The receiver allows you to view sunrise/sunset and lunar phase
information for a specfic position and date.

Actual current (set and drift)
can be computed using the
speed and compass heading
input from a boat’ s sensors or
by entering them manually.

Sunrise/Sunset Lunar

Location POS
Date Feb/14/96
Sunrise 06:11:00
Sunset 18:18:00

Actual Current

External Instrument OFF
Speed Log 1.0 Kts
Heading 000` M
Current Spd (Drift) 1.0 Kts
Current Dir. (Set) 180` M

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Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight
Calculator and press ENTER.

Calculating Sunrise/Sunset and Lunar Information

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight S unrise/Sunset Lunar
and press ENTER.

Highlight Location and press ENTER to access the Find
Waypoint function which allows you to enter the name of
a waypoint.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the location if desired.
Press ENTER to confirm.

When the unit is first turned on, the default
setting for location is POS which is the last
computed position, however, the field does not
return to this value unless the unit is turned off.

Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Date and press ENTER
to display the date window.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the date to something other
than the present date, if desired, and press ENTER.

Once the date is selected, the sunrise/sunset times and lunar
phase information are recalculated and displayed.

Press ESC.

Calculating Actual Current

Use the CURSOR KEY to access the Actual C urr ent win-

dow and press ENTER.

If your receiver is not connected to an external instrument

(i.e. External Instrument is off ), the highlight moves to

the Speed Log field.

Press ENTER to display the Speed Log window.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the speed and press EN-

TER.

Highlight Heading and press ENTER to display the H ead-

ing window.

Use the CURSOR KEY to change the heading value and

press ENTER.
The Current Speed (Drift) and Current Direction (Set) are

recalculated and displayed.

External Instrument is automatically turned ON
when NMEA input is selected in Data Port Setup.
In this case the Speed Log and Heading cannot be
changed manually since they are received as input.

The receiver accepts the VHW (log speed and compass head­ing), VBW (log speed), HDM (magnetic compass heading),
HDT (true heading reading) and HDG (magnetic compass

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heading) NMEA 0183. Different combinations of these sen­tences could be output by the boat’s sensors. The data format
of the sentences is given in the Appendix.

Simulation Mode Function

The unit can simulate traveling on a one-leg route at a certain
speed and heading defined by the user. Ther efore, in order to
set the unit in the simulation mode, two or more waypoints
must already be stored in memory in order for a one-leg route
to be created.

Press the Aux softkey, use
the CURSOR KEY to
highlight Simulation
Mode and press ENTER.
Use the CURSOR KEY

Speed 1.0 Kts
Heading 000` M
Starting Waypoint -------­Dest. Waypoint --------

Activate Simulation OFF

to highlight Speed and
press ENTER. Use the
CURSOR KEY to set speed value and press ENTER. Then
set the heading value, starting and ending waypoints. Use
the CURSOR KEY to highlight Activate Simulation and
press ENTER. Highlight On and press ENTER. Press
ESC to exit.

To deactivate simulation mode, simply set Activate Simula­tion to Off.

Memory Reset

T wo options ar e available under Memory Reset: T otal M emory
Reset and GPS Reset Only.

Total Memory Reset is used only if you wish to erase the last
completed position, time, date and all user-entered informa­tion, including all waypoints, routes, track and setup. When
Total Memory Reset is executed, the auxiliary functions are
reset to their default values.

GPS Reset clears only the last computed position, time and
date. All other memory remains intact.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

Memory Reset and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY

to highlight Total Memory Reset or GPS Reset Only and

press ENTER.

A confirmation screen appears. Highlight YES and press

ENTER and the unit will turn off after a few seconds. Turn

the unit on again to continue.

Color Setup

T wo options ar e available under Color Setup: W aypoint Color
and Track Color. You may choose the color of Waypoints
and Tracks.

Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight

Color Setup and press ENTER. Use the CURSOR KEY

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to highlight Waypoint Color or Track Color and press
ENTER. Use the cursor to select the color you prefer and
press ENTER.

User C-Card

The User C-Card allows storing and r etrieving of waypoints,
routes and track history. A C-Card must be installed into
one of the two of the receiver’s slots to be able to access this
functionality (for more information on cartridge installation,

Name

FILE05 OCT/12/98 20:52:03 Waypts
FILE01 MAY/13/98 08:40:35 Routes
FILE10 FEB/03/98 01:15:10 Tracks

Date

Time

Type

Slot 2

Sort By:

Name

In Memory
Waypoints:002
Routes: 005
Tracks: 000%

Files: 009

READING DIR

..OK

see Data Cartridges section).

The information on a User C-Card is interchange­able and can be accessed by another NA V 6500/NA V

6510.

Select using Cursor ESC; to exit.

Save Load Delete Slot

Sort By

Once the C-Card is installed, you can access the User C­Card functions. To access these softkeys, press the Aux
softkey , use the CURSOR KEY to highlight User C-Car d
and press ENTER.

The softkeys display Save, Load, Delete, Sort By and Slot.
The Sa ve softkey saves your waypoints, and associated routes
or tracks that are in the receiver’s memory . The Load softkey
inputs the data on the C-Card back into the receiver’ s memory .

To save, press the Save softkey. The softkeys will change
to Waypts and Tracks. Make your selection. An infor-
mation window appears asking you to select the file you
want to save. Use the CURSOR KEY to input the name
and press ENTER.

The Delete softkey erases the file you have highlighted. The
Sort By softkey allows you to sort by name, time and date,
and type. The S lot softkey allows you to r ead the inserted C­Card, switch the slot or format the C-Card, as shown by the

You have a maximum of 8 characters to use in
creating a file name. The characters may be either
letters, numbers or a combination of both.

softkeys that appear once the Slot softkey has been selected.

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To load, press the Load softkey to copy to the receiver.

The screen on the bottom right corner will read “Load­ing”. When complete, “..OK” appears. This will replace
all waypoints and associated routes or tracks within
memory.

To delete, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight what you
want to delete and press the Delete softkey. A confirma­tion screen appears. Highlight YES or NO and press
ENTER.

To sort, press the Sort By softkey. The softkeys change to
Name, Time and T ype. The Time softkey sorts by date

and time of the file creation.

To access slot, press the Slot softkey. The softkeys change
to Read, Switch and Format. If there is no
C-Card inserted, an information window appears stating
there is no C-Card present.

When the Read softkey is pressed, the receiver displays
the information on the C-Card it is reading. The scr een
on the right of the screen will read, “Reading Dir ”. When
“..OK” appears, the reading is complete.

Y ou can tell the r eceiver which of the slots you want it to read
from (For more information on cartridge installation, see the

Data Cartridges section).

To switch the Slot, press the Switch softkey. This tells the

receiver to access the slot that you have chosen, either

Slot 1 or Slot 2. If there is no C-Card in the specified
slot, an information window will appear saying “C-Card
Not Found”. If there is a C-Card, the data on the C­Card will appear on the screen. The small screen in the
upper right will indicate which slot you are using, Slot 1
or Slot 2.

To prepare the C-Card for receiving and storing infor­mation, press the Format softkey. A confirmation screen
appears. Highlight YES and press ENTER.

The C-Card needs to be inserted into the receiver
in order to obtain the information.

Map Shift

The position plotted on the map screen and the electronic
charts on the C-Map cartridges are based on WGS 1984 da­tum regardless of the datum set. Paper charts from which
electronic charts are created may be based on other datums
and were shifted to WGS 1984 when the electronic charts
were created. In some rare cases, the datum of the paper chart
is unknown, which may cause a consistent bias (error) to ap­pear between the displayed position and known coordinates.
This bias can be corrected by using Map Shft to shift the
receiver’ s computed position to match its coor dinates on your
paper chart.

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When using Map Shft, we recommend that you
physically go to a position that is clearly recogniz­able on the paper chart, to serve as a basis for

performing the shift.
From any NAV screen, press Nxt Scrn until you are view
ing the Sat Status screen.
When the unit is computing position fixes, from the Sat

Status screen press the Map Shft softkey.
The Map Screen appears. When no Map Shft has been

set, the help bar indicates “No map shift set; press ENT to
set.”

Travel to a position you recognize with certainty on your
paper chart and use the ZOOM IN key to select a scale
level that closely matches the paper chart’s scale. Compare
this position on the paper chart with the boat position dis­played on the receiver . The receiver ’ s boat icon may appear
to be far from your current position on the paper chart.

To set the bias, use the CURSOR KEY to move the cursor ,
active at your current GPS position, to the position corre­sponding to your current location on the paper chart. A
dotted line is traced from your current position to the cur­sor . When you have finished placing the cursor, press EN-
TER.

As you travel, you can check to see that you have shifted the
boat’s position properly by comparing other points of refer­ence on your paper chart with the corresponding points on
the electronic chart.

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Troubleshooting

The following is a brief guide to some of the problems that
might be encountered while using the Magellan NAV 6500/
NAV 6510 and what you can do to correct them.

Receiver will not turn on

1 The receiver may not have been hooked up

correctly to external power, or the external
power source is not working. Check the con­nections, and be sure the external power source
is working. The po wer supply used or the cir­cuit breaker that the unit is connected to should
be rated for at least 0.5A at 12V for the
NA V 6500 or 1.0A at 12V for the NAV 6510.

Use only the Magellan Power/Data Cable to

connect the receiver to external power.

2 Press power key.

Receiver will not compute a position fix

1 Make sure that the antenna has a clear and un-

obstructed view of the sky.

2 Check the antenna connections. Make sure the

coaxial cable is firmly secured to the back of

the unit. Check along the length of the cable
to make sure it is not cut. With a voltmeter,
you may also measure the voltage output from
the unit to the antenna, which should be 5 ±

0.25 VDC between the center conductor and
the shield of the TNC connector. (You need
to measure across a 100ohm resistor for cor­rect reading.)

3 Have you moved more than 300 miles with

the receiver off since your last position fix? If
so, the receiver may need to be reinitialized.

4 Check UTC date and time. If it is wrong, re-

enter it under Aux-General Setup.

5 If the receiver status on any of the NAV screens

is “No GPS,” turn the unit off and on.

6 If none of the above works, do a GPS reset.

Select Memory Reset under Aux and execute
the “GPS Reset Only.”

Frozen display, keypad does not respond

1 Disconnect power and wait for the r eceiver to

turn off. Reconnect power, turn power back
on.

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Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the loca­tion on your map.

1 Make sure that your receiver is set up to use

the same datum as your map. The map da­tum is generally shown in the map legend. See
Map Datum under Navigation Setup for in­structions on selecting the map datum in your
receiver .

Position fix fluctuates

1 S mall changes in the position coordinates and

elevation are normal. They are caused by sev­eral variables, including the geometric quality
of the fix and the effects of SA. Geometric
quality is a measurement of the probable ac­curacy of a fix based on the position of the
satellites being used in relation to each other.

Unit does not recognize C-card installed

1 Make sure the C-card is mounted all the way

into the C-card slot so it is locked in place.

2 Check the C-card contacts to make sure they

are clean. If dirt is collected on the gold con­tacts, use a soft dry cloth to wipe the dirt away .

If you are experiencing a problem that is not described above,
please contact Magellan Technical Support for assistance at
T el.: [phone] or F ax: [phone]. Technical Sup­port engineers are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST.

If none of the above fixes the problem, as a last resor t, you
may attempt Total Memory Reset to clear the unit’s memory,
including waypoints, routes and GPS initialization informa­tion. Total Memory Reset can be done under Aux-Memory
Reset or if the problem is such that you can’t access the Aux
functions follow this procedure.

With the unit off, press and hold any key and press the PWR
key simultaneously to turn on the unit. Highlight RAM us­ing the Cursor Key and press ENT. P ress ENT again to clear
RAM. Turn off the unit.

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Warnings/Alarms

Fix alarm

Unit is no
longer computing
position fix

Press ENT

Anchor alarm

Boat has moved
x.xx nm from
anchor spot

Press ENT

XTE alarm

Off course by
more than x.xx

Press ENT

This message appears when posi­tion fix is more than 20 seconds
old. The alarm will sound when
the message appears.

Is displayed when anchor alarm is
on and boat moved more than
X.XX from position fix when the
alarm was set on. The alarm
sounds when message appears.

Is displayed when XTE alarm is
on and the boat is more than
X.XX Nm from the course line.

Arrival alarm

Closer than x.xx
nm to WPT 006

Press ENT

Is displayed when Arrival Radius
is set and the boat has moved
within the arrival radius.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651062

TTutorialutorial

This section will walk you through creating waypoints, creat­ing a route, editing the route, and, finally , activating the route
you created. The area chosen for this example was intention-

ally selected so that there is little or no land mass to interfere
with the tutorial. You may follow along with your receiver,
just bear in mind that coordinate values displayed in this tu­torial may differ from the ones you view on your receiver.

Some of the steps and features displayed can be performed in
other manners. For example, in this tutorial, a waypoint could
have been created using the MARK key or created from the
waypoint list. The objective here is to demonstrate the cre-

ation of waypoints and routes using the Map Screen.
The first step is to look at the Map Screen we are going to use.

The receiver has been turned on and the
pressed, causing the Map Screen to be displayed. Next, the

Hide

softkey is pressed to allow a larger area of the map to
be displayed. The cursor is mo ved with the C ursor Key until
the area in which the route is to be created is displayed.

NxtScrn

softkey

40 00 00.00

30 00 00.00

Waypts

Press
waypoints map screen. Use
the CURSOR KEY to
move the cursor (arrow) to
the location of a waypoint
that will be used in the
route.

to access the

4

Press the

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Create

softkey.

A Create W aypoints windo w
is displayed. From this win­dow you can change the
name, type, coordinates, and
description for this
waypoint. For this example,
the information is accept­able. Press

Done

.

Create Waypoint: Cursor

Name:

WPT001

Type:

29`23.76 N
138`43.74 W

Description: 01/25/96 18:17

The next step is to cre­ate a second waypoint.
This is done just as be­fore; move the cursor to
the desired position,
press

Create

, and ac­cept the waypoint values
from the Create
Waypoint window by

WPT002

WPT001

WPT001

The map now resembles
the one to the left with
the new waypoint and
name displayed. The
circle around the
waypoint indicates that
the cursor is pointing to
the waypoint and that the
waypoint can be edited
by pressing the ENTER
key.

pressing

Done

. Press the

ESC

key. The display returns
to the Map screen with the two newly created waypoints dis­played.

40 00 00.00

30 00 00.00

WPT002

WPT001

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Press the

Routes

softkey . This scr een looks
just like the waypoint
screen but the softkeys are
different. This is the start­ing point for creating a
route.

WPT001

WPT002

The first step in creating the
route will be to define the
starting location for the
route. Press

Create

Move the cursor to
WPT001, as this will be the

WPT002

WPT001

starting waypoint for the
route. Press

ENTER

. Move

the cursor towards waypoint
WPT002. Notice the dashed line from WPT001 to the cur­sor. This helps you visualize the leg you are creating.

When the cursor is over
WPT002, press

ENTER

.
This defines WPT002 as
the destination for the
leg being created. The
dashed line becomes
solid, and as the cursor
is moved away from
WPT002, a new dashed

WPT001

WPT002

line is drawn.
Move the cursor to the new desired destination point. In this

example there is no predefined waypoint at the position we
want to use in the route. Press

.

ENTER

. The receiv er provides
the means to create a waypoint at this point automatically.
To do this, a Create Waypoint (identical to the window dis­played earlier) appears. The
only difference is that the co­ordinates cannot be changed
from this window.

Press

Done

.

Create Waypoint

Name:

WPT003

32`50.94 N
135`14.57 W

Description: 01/25/96 18:47

Type:

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The dashed line has be­come a solid line. From
this point, more legs
could be added (ap­pended) to the route in
the same way. In this ex­ample, we have created a
two-leg route. Press

Done

to complete the

Create Route function.

WPT003

WPT001

WPT002

When you have moved
the cursor to the new
waypoint position, press

ENTER

. The waypoint
has been moved and the
route recalculated.

WPT003

WPT002

WPT001

Moving a Waypoint. We
will now move WPT003
to a new location. Press

Edit

to access the

Route Edit mode. Move

WPT003

WPT002

the cursor towards
WPT003 and when the
circle appears around the

WPT001

waypoint, press

Move

As you move the cursor away from WPT003, a dashed line
aids you in placing it.

Inserting a Waypoint.

A waypoint can be in­serted in a route. To ac­complish this, move the
cursor until it is close to
the leg where the new
waypoint will be in­serted. The Insert

.

softkey becomes active.

WPT003

WPT002

WPT001

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WPT003

Insert

Press

. As you be-

gin moving the cursor, two
dashed lines are displayed
showing how the route is be­ing changed.

Pressing

Done

accepts
the new waypoint and
the route now resembles
the one at the right.

WPT003

WPT004

WPT002

WPT001

When you are satisfied with
the location of the cursor , press

ENTER

. If there is an existing
waypoint at that position, it
will be used in the route, if not,
the Insert Waypoint window

Insert Waypoint

Name:

WPT004

Type:

34`49.75 N
139`05.76 W

Description: 01/25/96 19:00

WPT001

Removing a Waypoint. Another common editing function
is removing a waypoint from a route. M ove the cursor to the
waypoint to be removed from the route. (Please note that the

waypoint is not removed
from the receiver’s memory,

WPT003

but only from this route.)

WPT002

will be displayed. This win­dow behaves like the other Creating Waypoint windows pre-

WPT004

sented in this tutorial. However, as in the previous example,
the coordinates cannot be changed.

WPT001

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WPT002

Remove

Press
removed from the route but
is still displayed on the

. WPT002 is

WPT003

screen. The route has been
reconfigured, starting at

WPT004

WPT001, to WPT004, and
ending at WPT003.

WPT001

WPT002

Activating a Route. A route can be activated from the route
list.

An arrow appears next to the number of the activated route
in the list, and a window appears briefly: “Route x is the ac­tive route.” The display returns to the r oute map screen, show­ing the activated route.

Deactivating a Route. An activated route can be deactivated
from the route list.

From any root screen press the Routes, List softkeys.
The activated route is shown by an arrow next to the route

number in the list. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the
route to be deactivated, and press the Deactiv softkey.

From any root screen press the Routes, List softkeys. The
route list appears, containing up to twenty-five routes you
have created. Use the CURSOR KEY to scroll to additional
pages, if any.

Highlight the route you wish to activate and press the Activte
softkey .

Only one route can be activated at a time. Activat­ing a route automatically deactivates the previous
active route.

The arrow next to the route number in the list disappears.
The selected route has been deactivated. When you return to
the map screen, the deactivated route is no longer shown.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651068

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

Nav-Aid 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

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 69

Installation Instructions

Before you use the receiver , both the external antenna and the
unit must be mounted. The unit must also be connected to
its power source, to any NMEA device you want to support
and/or to a differential beacon receiver. The unit can also be
connected to an external alarm.

Before installing the receiver , whether using the Gimbal mount
or the flush-mount, there are several things you should keep
in mind.

The receiver should be mounted in a location where it is eas­ily viewed, where the operating keys are accessible and where
there is sufficient clearance to insert and remove cartridges.
You will need at least 2 inches clearance at the bottom front
of the unit for access to the cartridges.

Although the receiver is splash proof, it should not be sub­jected to prolonged exposure to water. To protect the unit
from direct sunlight and water, the cover (supplied with the
unit) should be used when the unit is not being operated.

We do not recommend installing the receiver within 1 foot
(0.3 meters) of a magnetic compass or a flux gate sensor. (A u­topilots and remote electronic compasses typically have flux
gate sensors).

Gimbal Mount Installation Instructions

For gimbal mounting the unit, find a surface that is fairly flat
for the base plate. You will need four screws (not included)
for mounting the base plate on the selected surface.

Steps 1 through 4 are done at the factory, but are provided
here in case you take the gimbal mount apart and need to put
it back together.

1) Place the metal coil in the
opening on the under side of
the base plate.

2) Slip the bolt through the plas­tic washer, then in through the
coil and out the top side of the
base plate.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651070

3) Fit the threaded adapter onto
the exposed end of the bolt and
screw in the bolt. Make sure to
adjust the direction of the
adapter, by aligning the teeth
as desired, before tightening.

4) Use a wrench to tighten the
bolt so that it does not protrude
beyond the perimeter of the base
plate.

5) V erify that the bolt is level with
or inside the perimeter of the base
plate. (Otherwise, the base will
not rest flat on the surface to
which you are attaching it.)

6) Insert four screws as shown to at­tach the base plate to the desired sur­face.

7) Attach the threaded mount on the back of the receiver
using three screws supplied with the unit. (Not shown).

8) Fit the threaded mount on
the back of the receiver onto
the threaded bolt adapter you
have just assembled.

9) Adjust the viewing angle
of the display, then tighten
the bolt through the
threaded mount until the
teeth are interlocking and
the receiver is secured.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 71

Flush Mount Installation Instructions

1) When deciding on a location to flush mount the unit, find
a location so the unit can be viewed clearly. Remember that
the unit, once flush mounted, cannot be turned or tilted.

2) Use the flush mount template provided and cut out the
portion of the wall through which the unit will mount. (You
may need to reuse the template, so do not discard it.)

3) Insert the three threaded studs on the back of the unit. If
the threaded mount used for Gimbal mount is attached, you
will need to detach it in order to insert the three studs.

4) Pass the power/data and antenna cables through the flush
mount bracket and connect them to the unit.

5) Fit the unit through the cut out and adjust the flush mount
bracket and connect them to the unit.

6) Insert the three washers on the threaded studs. Then insert
the three nuts on the studs and tighten them so that thereceiver
unit is firmly mounted.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651072

Flush Mount Diagram

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 73

Proper Antenna Installation - Signal Reception

The illustrations show both the proper and improper place­ment of a fixed antenna on a boat. Physical obstructions (build­ings, large trees, mountains, etc.) will block satellite signals
from reaching the receiver. If the unit is unable to get a posi­tion fix, move the receiver antenna so it has a clearer view of
the sky, allowing it to choose from all of the satellites cur­rently available.

Proper
placement

For an illustration of the antenna mounting, see the mount­ing instruction sheet included with the antenna package.

Electrical Connections

Use the power/data cable to connect the unit to a power
source and to data devices.

The receiver accepts 10-35 VDC. It is r ecommend, but not
required, for a fuse (3A slow blow) to be connected to the
positive lead of the power source. See the wiring diagram to
make the necessary connections.

The power/data connector on the back of the unit has the
following pin-out.

NMEA Input -

NMEA Output +

NMEA Input +

Improper
placement

External Alarm

Differential In +

4

3

5

6

2

1

7

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651074

Power +

Shield

Wiring Instructions

Connection Matrix

Power/Data Cable

Connect...

Wire

(+) (–)

DBR Brown Black*
External

Red Yellow

Alarm **
NMEA Data

White Green

to NA V 6500/6510
NMEA Data from

Gray Black*

NAV 6500/6510
External

Red*** Black*

Power

* If connecting to more than one device,

additional wire must be spliced to the black
wire.

** You may prefer to connect the alarm to a

separate power supply.

*** It is recommended that a 3-amp, in-line fuse

be used on the positive lead to the external
power.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 75

Nav-Aid Icons

Plot Presentation symbols include the following new icons.

Areas, limits

Cargo transhipment area; Con­tiguous zone; Continental shelf
area; Custom zone; Dumping
ground; Exclusive economic
zone; Fishery zone; Fishing
ground; Free port area; H arbour
area (administrative); Incinera­tion area; Log pond; Military
practice area; National territo­rial area; Restricted area; Sea
area; Sea-plane landing area;
Spoil ground; Straight territorial
sea baseline; Submarine translit
lane; Territorial sea area; no data
area.

Airport area

Airport area.

Lattice

Generic

Tower

Withy

Anchorage area/Anchor

Anchor berth

Beacon

Beacon, cardinal; Beacon, iso­lated danger; Beacon, safe wa­ter; Beacon, special purpose;
Beacon, generic

Bottom type

Seabed area.

Building, religious

Barrel

Can,
cyclindrical

Conical

Pillar

Spar, Spindle

Spherical

Super

Building, single

Buoys

Buoys, cardinal; Buoy, in­stallation; Buoy, isolated
danger; Buoy, internal;
Buoy , safe water; Buo y , spe­cial purpose; Buoy, generic

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651076

Cairn
Cartographic objects

Closing line; Cartographic
symbol; Cartographic line;
Cartographic area; TEXT ; Line,
generic Text; Area, generic;
National Character Set Text;
Incomplete survey area.

Caution Areas

Cemetery

Chimney

Coastguard station

CG

Compass

Compass, Distance

Local magnetic anomaly.

Composite objects

C

Airport; Anchorage; Channel
edge; Deep water route; De­fined water; Harbour; Range
system; Lighthouse; Mooring
trot; Navigation mark, afloat;
Navigation mark, fixed; Traffic
Separation Scheme System.

Control point

Crane

Cultural Dashed

Cable, overhead; Fence; Pipe­line, overhead; Pylon;
Telepheric, T unnel entrance.

Cultural Features

Bridge; Built-up area; Railway;
Road crossing; Road part; Run­way; Sloping ground; Square.

Depths 1 (Shallow)

Depth area; Depth contour .

Depths 1 (Medium)

Depth area; Depth contour .

Depths 1 (Deep)

Depth area; Depth contour .

Depths 2

Dredged area; Spot S ound­ings; Shallow water blue.

Depths 3

Intertidal area; Zero meter
contour.

Dish aerial

Extended navigational

Flagstaff/Flagpole

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Flare stack

Marine farm/culture

Natural Features (ICE)

Ice area; Pingo.

Fish haven

Fishing facility

Fog signal

Fortified structure

Lake

Landmarks

Tower.

Light

Light vessels

Light House

m

Mast

Meta objects

Accuracy of data; Compilation
scale of data; Horizontal datum
of data; Nautical publication
information; Production infor­mation; Sounding datum of
data; Survey reliability; Survey
source; Units of measurement
of data; V ertical datum of data.

Mooring/Warping facility

Monument
Natural Features

Coastline; Dune; Hill; Lake
shore; Land area; Land eleva­tion; Land region; Salt Pan;
Slope T opline; T r ee; V egetation
area.

Natural Features (RIVERS)

Canal; Canal bank; Rapids;
River; River bank; Waterfall.

Navigational aid, generic

Navigational mark fixed

Navigational mark floating

Offshore Installation

Cable, submarine; Cable area;
Diffuser; Obstruction; Off­shore production area; Pipe­line, submarine/on land;
Pipeline area; Production in­stallation.

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651078

P

Offshore platform

Pile

Ports

Berthing facility; Causeway;
Checkpoint; Dam; Distance
mark; Dock area; Dry dock;
Dyke area; Dyke crown;
Floating dock; Gate; Grid­iron; Harbour facility; Hulk;
Landing place; Landing stairs;
Lock basin; Oil barrier; Pon­toon; Ramp; Shoreline con­struction; Slipway; Weir;
Small craft facility.

Production Objects

Correction marker.

Radar dome

SS

Radar, Radio

Radar, Radio, Electronic Po­sitioning System
Radar station; Radar tran­sponder; Radio station_refco.

Radar Reflector

Rescue station

Rocks

Underwater rock.

Sand waves

Services

Pilot boarding place.

Signals

Chain/Wire; Top mark.

Signal Station

Signal station, traffic; Signal
station, warning.

Silo

Spring

Tank

Tracks, Routes

Deep water route part; Deep
water route centreline; Fair­way; Ferry route; Navigation
line; Precautionary area; radar
line; Radar range; Radio call­ing-in point; Recommended
route centreline; Recom­mended track; Recommended
traffic lane part; Traffic sepa­ration scheme crossing; Traf­fic separation scheme lane
part; Traffic separation scheme
round about; Traffic separa­tion zone; Two-way route
part.

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Water Turbulence

Tideway; Water turbulence.

Weed/Kelp
Windmill
Windmotor
Wrecks

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651080

Data Cartridges

In addition to its internal chart information, the receiver dis­plays detailed navigational chart information from external
data cartridges.

Insert one or two cartridges in the slots located on the bot­tom of the unit, below the softkeys. Cartridges should be in­serted or removed when the unit is powered off.

While facing the bottom of the receiver, hold the cartridge
with the gold contacts toward the unit and "C-MAP" or
“C-Card” facing up. Insert the cartridge into one of the slots
at the bottom of the unit. Push the cartridge all the way in.
When it will go no further, press the edge of the cartridge
down gently until rests in place behind the plastic catch.

C-MAP/C-Card Cartridge

NAV 6500/NAV 6510 — Bottom View

To remove the cartridge, turn the unit off and push the car­tridge in and up gently to free it from the plastic catch, then
remove. The cartridge will pop out easily.

Data cartridges are available from your Magellan dealer or
directly from C-MAP.

C-MAP
133 Falmouth Road
Mashpee, MA 02649-9910
tel. [phone]
fax [phone]

[phone]

C-MAP Italy
Via Caboto, 9
54036 Marina di Carrara
Italy
tel. [phone]
fax [phone]

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List of Available Datums

ADINDAN
AFGOOYE
AIN EL ABD 70
ANNA 1 AS. 65
ANTIGUA AS. 43
ARC 1950
ARC 1960
AS.BEACON ‘E’
AS.DOS 71/4
AS.STATION 52
AS.TERN ISL.
ASCENS. ISL.58
AUS.GEOD. 66
AUS. GEOD. 84
AYABELLE
BELLEVUE (IGN)
BERMUDA 1967
BISSAU
BOGOTA OBS.
BUKIT RIMPAH
C. CANAVERAL
CAMP AREA AS.
CANTON AS. 66
CAPE
CARTHAGE
CHATHAM 1971
CHAU ASTRO
CMP.INCHAUSPE

CORR. ALEGRE
DABOLA
DJAKARTA
DOS 1968
EASTER ISL.67
EUROPEAN 1950
EUROPEAN 1979
F.THOMAS 1955
FINNISH (KKJ)
GAN 1970
GEODETIC 1949
GRACIOSA BASE
GUAM 1963
GUNUNG SEGARA
GUX 1 ASTRO
HERAT NORTH
HERMANSKOGE
HJORSEY 1955
HONG KONG 63
HU-TZU-SHAN
IGN 1954
IGN47
IGN47-51
IGN72
INDIAN
INDIAN 1954
INDIAN 1975
IRELAND 1965

ISTS 73 AS.69
ISTS AS. 1968
JOHNSTON 1961
KANDEWALA
KERGUELEN 1949
KERTAU 1948
KUSAIE AS. 51
L.C. 5 ASTRO
LEIGON
LIBERIA 1964
LISBOA
LUZON
M. MERCURY 68
MAHE 1971
MASSAWA
MERCHICH
MERCURY 1960
MIDWAY AS. 61
MINNA
MONTSERRAT 58
M’PORALOKO
NAD 1927
NAD 1983
NAHRWAN
NANKING 1960
NAPARIMA, BWI
NEW P. SANTO
NORWEGIAN

O.S. IRELAND
O.S.G.B. 1936
OBSERVAT.1996
OLD EGYPTIAN
OLD HAWAIIAN
OMAN
PTE. NOIRE
P.TO SANTO
PICO NIEVES
PITCAIRN 1967
POINT 58
POLISH
POTSDAM
PRV.S.AMER.56
PRV.S.CHIL.63
PUERTO RICO
PULKOVO 1942
QATAR NATION.
QORNOQ
REUNION
REV. KERTAU
REV. NAHRWAN
ROME 1940
S. AMERICAN 69
SANTO(DOS) 65
SAO BRAZ
SAPPER H. 43
SCHWARZECK

SELVAGEM 1938
SOUTH ASIA
SWEDISH
SWISS CH-1903
TANANARIVE 25
TIMBALAI 1948
TOKYO
TRISTAN 1968
VITI LEVU 16
VOIROL 1875
WAKE ISL.1952
WAKE-ENIWETOK
WGS 1972
WGS 1984
YACARE
ZANDERIJ

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651082

NMEA Messages

Y our GPS receiver can be set to output GPS data in the NMEA
0183 version 1.5 or version 2.0 format to interface with other
marine devices or equipment.

NMEA DATA MESSAGES. NMEA data is output at 4800
baud, 8, N, 1. These settings are acceptable to most equip­ment and software applications.

There are several NMEA output message sets, each with a
slightly different application. Check documentation for your
external equipment to choose the appropriate message set.

SET OUTPUT/USAGE

0183A BWC, APA, GLL, VTG

Remote displays, version 1.5 marine autopilots

0183B RMC, RMB

NMEA-recommended navigation data for remote
map, etc.

0183C APA, GGA, BWC, GLL, VTG

Vers. 1.5 marine autopilot data and satellite data

0183D BWC, APB, GLL, VTG, GGA

V 2.0 NMEA Interface

0183E RMB, RMC

V 2.0 NMEA Interface

NMEA Message Definitions

APA Autopilot cross track error, direction to steer, status of

GPS, route status, destination waypoint name, and bear­ing from origin to destination (old format).

APB Revised autopilot message contains all of the above plus:

heading to steer toward destination, bearing from the

present position to the destination (magnetic or true).
BWC Range and bearing to a waypoint
GGA GPS position, time, fix quality, number of satellites

used, HDOP (Horizontal Dilution of Precision), dif-

ferential reference information, and age.
GLL GPS-derived latitude, longitude, and time of fix.
RMB Data status, cross track error, direction to steer, origin,

destination waypoint, waypoint location, bearing to

destination, and velocity toward the destination.
RMC Time, latitude, longitude, speed, heading, and date.
VTG Track (magnetic and true) and groundspeed (knots and

KPH).

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NMEA OUTPUT DATA FORMAT - VERSION 1.5

APA Autopilot Format A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
APA,A,A,X.XX,L,N,A,A,XXX.,M,CCC

1 OR’ed Blink and SNR (A = valid, V = invalid)
2 Cycle Lock (A = valid, V = invalid)
3-5 Cross Track, Sense (L = steer left, R = steer

Right), N.Mi. Units

6-7 Arrival Circle, Arrival Perpendicular (crossing

of the line which is perpendicular to the course
line and which passes through the destination

waypoint.
8-9 Bearing dest. LMK. from origin LMK., Magnetic
10 Dest LMK. identifier

APB Autopilot Sentence “B”

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

APB,A,A,x.x,a,N,A,A,x.x,a,c—c,x.x,a,x.x,a*hh

1 Status: V = Loran-C Blink or SNR warning

A = general warning flag for other

navigation systems when a

reliable fix is not available.

2 Status: V = Loran-C cycle lock warning flag
A = OK or not used
3 Magnitude of XTE
4 Direction to steer (L, R)
5 XTE units, nautical miles
6 Status: A = arrival circle entered
7 Status: A = perpendicular passed at waypoint
8-9 Bearing origin to destination, M/T
10 Destination waypoint ID
11-12Bearing, present position to destination,

Magnetic or True

13-14Heading to steer to destination waypoint,

Magnetic or True

BWC To Selected Waypoint, Great Circle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

BWC,XXXXXX,XXXX.XX,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XXX.X,N,CCCC

1 UTC of Bearing
2-3 Lat, N or S of waypoint
4-5 Long, E or W of waypoint
6-7 Bearing, True
8-9 Bearing, Magnetic

Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 651084

10-11Distance, naut. miles
12 Waypoint identifier

GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011

GGA, hhmmss.ss,111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,

1213 14
M,x.x,xxxx*hh

1 UTC of Position
2-3 Latitude - N/S
4-5 Longitude - E/W
6 GPS Quality Indicator
0 = fix not available or invalid
1 = GPS Fix
2 = Differential GPS Fix
7 Number of satellites in use
8 Horizontal dilution of precision
9 Antenna altitude above/below mean sea level
10 Units of antenna altitude
11 Geoidal separation - difference between the

WGS-84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level
(geoid), “-” = mean sea level below ellipsoid

12 Units of geoidal separation, meters.
13 Age of Differential GPS data - Time in seconds

since last SC104 Type 1 or 9 update, null field
when DGPS is not used

14 Differential reference station ID, 0000-1023

GLL Geographic Position — Latitude/Longitude

1 2 3 4 5 6

GLL,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,hhmmss.ss,A*hh

1-2 Latitude, N/S
2-3 Longitude, E/W
4 UTC of position
6 Status A = Data valid

RMB Generic Navigation Information (immediately follows RMC)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

RMB,A,X.XX,L,CCCC,CCCC,SSS.SS,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XXX.X,XXX.,XX.X,

13 14
A *XX

1 Status (A = valid, V = invalid)
2-3 XTE, naut. miles and direction to steer (L or

R) [If XTE exceeds 9.99 NM, display 9.99 in
field 2.]

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4 Origin waypoint ID
5 Destination waypoint ID
6-7 Destination Waypoint Latitude (N or S)
8-9 Destination Waypoint Longitude (E or W)
10 Range naut. miles, present fix to destination

waypoint Great Circle. [If range exceeds 999.9
nm, display 999.9.]

11 Bearing, True, Great Circle, Present fix to

dest. waypoint
12 Closing velocity to destination, knots
13 Arrival (OR’ed arrival circle and crossing of

line which is perpendicular to the course line

and which passes through the destination

waypoint.)
14 CHECKSUM (Mandatory in this sentence.)

RMC Transit Specific (to be followed by RMB)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12

RMC,XXXXXX,A,XXXX.XX,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XX.X,XXX.,XXXXXX,XX.,E *XX

1 Time, UTC
2 Status (A = valid, V = invalid)
3-4 Latitude at UTC time, N or S
5-6 Longitude at UTC time, E or W
7 Speed, knots

8 HDG (track), degrees
9 Date (DDMMYY)
10 Variation, degrees
11 Variation, sense (E or W)
12 CHECKSUM (Mandatory in this sentence)

VTG Actual Track and Ground Speed (SPD)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VTG,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XX.X,N,XX.X,K

1-2 Track degrees, True
3-4 Track degrees, Magnetic
5-6 Speed, knots
7-8 Speed, kilometers/hour

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NMEA 0183 VERSION 2.0

BWC Bearing and Distance to Waypoint

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

BWC,hhmmss.ss1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,c--c*hh

1 UTC of observation
2-3 Waypoint Latitude, N or S
4-5 Waypoint Longitude, E or W
6-7 Bearing, degrees True
8-9 Bearing, degrees Magnetic
10-11Distance, naut. miles
12 Waypoint identifier

GGA Global Positioning System Fix Data

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

GGA, hhmmss.ss,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x,xx,x.x,x.x,M,x.x,

12 13 14
M,x.x,xxxx*hh

1 UTC of Position
2-3 Latitude - N/S
4-5 Longitude - E/W
6 GPS Quality Indicator

0 = fix not available or invalid
1 = GPS SPS Mode, Fix valid
2 = Differential GPS, SPS Mode, fix valid
3 = GPS PPS Mode, fix valid
7 Number of satellites in use (00-12, may be

different from the number in view)
8 Horizontal dilution of precision
9 Antenna altitude above/below mean sea level
10 Units of antenna altitude, meters
11 Geoidal separation - difference between the

WGS-84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level

(geoid), “-” = mean sea level below ellipsoid
12 Units of geoidal separation, meters.
13 Age of Differential GPS data - Time in seconds

since last SC104 Type 1 or 9 update, null field

when DGPS is not used
14 Differential reference station ID, 0000-1023

GLL Geographic Position — Latitude/Longitude

1 2 3 4 5 6

GLL,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,hhmmss.ss,A*hh

1-2 Latitude, N/S
2-3 Longitude, E/W

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4 UTC of position
6 Status A = Data valid

V = Data not valid

RMB Generic Navigation Information (immediately follows
RMC)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

RMB,A,X.XX,a,c--c,c--c,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,A *hh

1 Data Status (A = valid, V = invalid)
2-3 XTE, naut. miles and direction to steer (L or

R) [If XTE exceeds 9.99 NM, display 9.99 in

field 2.]
4 Origin waypoint ID
5 Destination waypoint ID
6-7 Destination Waypoint Latitude (N or S)
8-9 Destination Waypoint Longitude (E or W)
10 Range naut. miles, present fix to destination

waypoint Great Circle. [If range exceeds 999.9

nm, display 999.9.]
11 Bearing, True, Great Circle, Present fix to

dest. waypoint
12 Closing velocity to destination, knots
13 Arrival (OR’ed arrival circle and crossing of

line which is perpendicular to the course line
and which passes through the destination
waypoint.)

14 CHECKSUM (Mandatory in this sentence.)

RMC Transit Specific (to be followed by RMB)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

RMC,hhmmss.ss,A,1111.11,a,yyyyy.yy,a,x.x,x.x,xxxxxx,x.x,a *hh

1 Time, UTC of position fix
2 Status (A = valid, V = Navigation receiver

warning)
3-4 Latitude at UTC time, N or S
5-6 Longitude at UTC time, E or W
7 Speed over ground, knots
8 Course over ground, degrees
9 Date (DDMMYY)
10 Magnetic variation, degrees
11 Magnetic variation, sense (E or W)
12 CHECKSUM (Mandatory in this sentence)

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VTG Course over ground and Ground Speed (SPD)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K*hh

1-2 COG, degrees True
3-4 COG, degrees Magnetic
5-6 SOG, knots
7-8 SOG, kilometers/hour

APA Autopilot Format A

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
APA,A,A,x.x,a,N,A,A,x.x,M,c--c*hh

1 OR’ed Blink and SNR (A = valid, V = invalid)
2 Cycle Lock (A = valid, V = invalid)
3-5 Cross Track Error, Sense (L = steer left, R =

steer Right), N.Mi. Units

6-7 Arrival Circle, Arrival Perpendicular (crossing

of the line which is perpendicular to the course
line and which passes through the destination

waypoint.
8-9 Bearing dest. LMK. from origin LMK., Magnetic
10 Dest LMK. identifier

The formats listed are NMEA formats and Magellan receiv­ers may not output all of the information listed for a particu­lar format.

A complete copy of the NMEA specifica­tions can be obtained from:

NMEA
PO Box 3435
New Bern, NC 28564-3435

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Abbreviations

2D Two-dimensional
3D Three-dimensional
AUX Auxiliary functions
BRG Bearing
CDI Course Deviation Indicator
CLR CLEAR
COG Course over ground
CTR Center key
CTS Course to steer
DEG Degrees
DTG Distance to go
ENT ENTER
EPE Estimated position error
ESC Escape key
ETA Estimated time of arrival
FM Fathoms
Ft Feet
GPS Global Positioning System

HDOP Geometric quality
INIT POS Initialize position
Km Kilometers
Kph Kilometers per hour
K/H Kilometers per hour
Kts Knots
KT Knots
LAT Latitude
LON Longitude
M/H Miles per hour
Mi Miles
MIN Minute
mm Minutes (decimal format to two degrees of

resolution)

mmm Minutes (decimal format to three degrees of

resolution)
Mph Miles per hour
M Meters
NAV Navigate

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Nm Nautical mile
Nxt Scrn Next screen
OSGB Coordinate system used in Great Britain
POS Receiver-generated name for current position
PWR Power Key
SA Selective Availability
SEC Seconds
SET REF Set reference
SOG Speed over ground
SPD Speed
TDs Loran-based coordinate system
TRN Direction to turn
TTG Time To Go
Txt Crt Text Create
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
UT Universal Time (Greenwich Mean Time)
VMG Velocity made good
WPT Receiver-generated waypoint name
XTE Cross track error

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Specifications

Size 6” x 8” x 2.5”, not including antenna

( 15.2 cm x 20.3 cm x 6.4 cm)

LCD display dimensions 6" diagonal

Temperature:

Operating 32˚F to 122˚F (0˚C to 50˚C)

Storage -40˚F to 167˚F (-40˚C to 75˚C)
Case splashproof
Antenna Active low-profile patch

Operating Characteristics

Accuracy:

Position 12 meters RMS in 3D operation without

SA

Velocity 0.5 meters/second RMS

Speed limit up to 951 MPH

(1,530 kilometers per hour)

Time to First Fix:

Cold start* less than 1 minute
Warm start* 30 seconds
* Warm start: the receiver has obtained a position

fix within the last 2 hours. Cold start: the receiver
has been idle for 2 hours or longer.

Storage capacity up to 500 waypoints, up to twenty-

five 50-leg routes

Update rate once every second
Input voltage 10 - 35 VDC
Power consumption 6 watts for NAV 6500

12 watts for NAV 6510

Data Input/Output

Differential Input Baud Rate: 4800, 9600, 19200

NMEA Input/Output Baud Rate: 300, 1200, 2400,

4800, 9600

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