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- Page 1 GlobalMap Sport INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ® LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC. 12000 E. SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128...
- Page 2 Copyright © 1996 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. GlobalMap Sport™, IMS SmartMap™ are trademarks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. WARNING! USE THIS MAPPING UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CARE- FUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONL Y ONE METHOD TO OB- TAIN POSITION INFORMATION.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
BACKLIGHT ... 29 UNITS OF MEASURE ... 30 POSITION FORMAT ... 31 COURSE HOLDING ... 32 DATUM ... 32 PCF (POSITION CORRECTION FACTOR) ... 33 SYSTEM INFO ... 34 GPS COMMANDS ... 34 GPS SIMULATOR ... 34 GPS UPDATE RATE ... 35... - Page 4 CANCEL NAVIGATION ... 54 BATTERIES ... 54 MAP 4 STEERING INDICATOR ... 54 DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS ... 55 GPS - HOW IT WORKS ... 55 ACCURACY ... 56 WARRANTY ... 57 UPS RETURN POLICY ... 58 ACCESSORY ORDERING INFORMATION ... 59...
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Page 5: Introduction
The PA-1 remote antenna kit is available that lets you mount the antenna away from the unit. Like most GPS receivers, your GlobalMap Sport™ doesn’t have a com- pass or any other navigation aid built into it. It relys solely on the signals from the satellites to determine its position. -
Page 6: Installation
INSTALLATION BATTERY INSTALLATION The GlobalMap Sport™ requires six AA batteries. We recommend ® DuraCell alkaline batteries, but other brands will work. You can use lithium batteries which will last longer than alkaline batteries (but cost more) or rechargeable ni-cad batteries (won’t last as long as standard alkalines). -
Page 7: External Power
Make certain the arrows are properly aligned! Otherwise, the bat- tery holder won’t slide all the way into the cover and the battery pack won’t slide onto the unit. Slide the battery pack onto the unit and the GlobalMap Sport™ is ready for use. EXTERNAL POWER Instead of batteries, the GlobalMap Sport™... -
Page 8: Antenna Angle
Caution - do not overtighten the thumbwheels. ANTENNA ANGLE When using the GlobalMap Sport™, try to make certain the antenna is parallel with the ground, or nearly so as shown below. Since the signals from the satellites are “line of sight”, a flat antenna gives you a better ability to receive the signals from all of the available satellites. -
Page 9: Map Cartridge Installation
The C-Map cartridges cover most of the world with detailed views of coastal waters. Over 500 cartridges are available. The GlobalMap Sport™ can hold up to two map cartridges, in any combi- nation: Two Lowrance IMS SmartMaps or two C-Maps, one of each, or only one. -
Page 10: Removing Map Cartridge
MENU key. The Z-OUT and Z-IN keys zoom-out and zoom-in your view on the mapping screen. The ENT and EXIT keys let you enter or erase selections. The PWR key turns the GlobalMap Sport™ on and off. -
Page 11: Operation
Finding Your Position Cold Start When the GlobalMap Sport™ is turned on for the very first time, it doesn’t know where it is, nor what the local time or date is. If you tell it your posi- tion, time, and date, the unit will take much less time to lock-on to the satellites and give you a fix or position. - Page 12 To use your GlobalMap Sport™, first take it outside, away from trees and buildings. You need a clear view of the sky. Open the antenna and adjust it so that it is parallel with the ground. Press the PWR key. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase the mes- sage.
- Page 13 The screen shown below appears. This is the GPS setup screen. The position, altitude, time, and date the GlobalMap Sport™ is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen. Changing these values to your local position and time will speed the satellite lock much more.
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Page 14: Position/Navigation Displays
Now change the local time and date if they’re incorrect on this screen. (Don’t worry about altitude.) When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT key to return to a mode screen. The GlobalMap Sport™ will in- stantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be available at the position, date, and time you entered. -
Page 15: Navigation Screen
See the "Reprogram Groups" section for more information. Mapping The GlobalMap Sport™ has a map of the world built inside. This map has the majority of its detail in southern Canada, the continental... - Page 16 MAP 1 There are four different mapping screens available. Map screen number 1 shows by default. Your current position displays at the center of the screen by a cross surrounded by a flashing diamond. To view the other mapping screens, press the MODE key. Press the up or down arrow key to move the black box to the "MAP 1"...
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Page 17: Map Cursor
To center the cursor on the map, press both the Z-IN and Z-OUT keys at the same time. Remove the cursor by simply pressing the EXIT key. The GlobalMap Sport™ moves the present position diamond to the center of the screen and erases the cursor. -
Page 18: Plot Trail Flashing
Save Current Plot Trail You can save up to two plot trails in the GlobalMap Sport™’s memory. It saves these trails even if power is removed from the unit. To save your current plot trail, move the black box to the “Save Current Plot Trail”... -
Page 19: Set Plotter Update Criteria
turns to the mapping screen after the message box clears. Your plot trail is now stored in memory. To view your saved plot trail, see the “Set Visible Plot Trails” section. Set Plotter Update Criteria The plotter places a dot on your trail as you move. It determines when to place a dot depending on two things: time and distance. -
Page 20: Text Labels
Mapping System cartridge. Fill With Gray When the GlobalMap Sport™ is first turned on, all water is filled with gray to distinguish it from land, which is clear. To make the land fill with gray and water remain clear, press the down arrow key until the “Fill With Gray”... -
Page 21: Course-Up Mode
Track Up Mode Normally, the GlobalMap Sport™ shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. This is fine if you’re always travelling due north. What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map, to your right is shown on the right side of the map, and so on. -
Page 22: Icons
To switch between Lowrance and C-Map cartridges, press the up or down arrow keys until the “Detail Cartridge” menu is surrounded by the black box, then press the left or right arrow keys to select the desired cartridge. Press the EXIT key when you’re finished. -
Page 23: Place Icon At Cursor Position
Place Icon - Cursor Location To place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the position that you want to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. Now select the desired icon using the arrow keys. When it's selected, press the ENT key. -
Page 24: Windows
Special Windows Although most of the windows used in the GlobalMap Sport™ are self- explanatory, there are several windows that have special features or can be used in unique ways. The following section describes these windows. -
Page 25: Steering Screen
tracking satellite number 28. The satellite's elevation is 25 degrees above the horizon and it's location is 44 degrees. It's SNR is 44, which is good. The FIX numbers in the lower left corner of the screen show the quality of fix. -
Page 26: Dual Mapping
0.05 miles. In other words, your cross track error is left 0.05 miles. You can change the range by changing the cross track error (XTE) alarm. See the GPS alarms section for more information. Dual Mapping The windows feature gives you the capability to have more than one map on the display at one time. -
Page 27: Clock Alarm
Press the EXIT key to turn the alarm off. Note: The GlobalMap Sport™ must be on in order for the alarms to work. In other words, if you set the alarm to go off at 7:00 a.m., then the... -
Page 28: Timers
TIMERS The GlobalMap Sport™ has two timers built in. One is a count-down timer and the other is a count-up timer. The count-down timer counts down from the time you put in to zero. The count-up timer starts at zero and counts up to the time you entered. -
Page 29: Reprogram Window Groups
You can reset either alarm to the time you originally set by pressing the MENU key, then moving the black box to either the “Up Timer Reset” or “DN Timer Reset” label, then press the right arrow key. REPROGRAM WINDOWS GROUPS All of the 15 windows groups can be customized. -
Page 30: Backlight
BACKLIGHT The GlobalMap Sport’s™ display and keyboard have lights that can be turned on for night use. Although there is a menu item “Backlight”, the easiest way to turn the lights on is to simply press the PWR key. To turn them off, press the PWR key again. -
Page 31: Units Of Measure
UNITS OF MEASURE The GlobalMap Sport™ can show its data in many different formats. For example, distance can be displayed in statute miles (MI), nautical miles (NM), or kilometers (KM). The following can be changed on the Units of Measure menu: Distance ... -
Page 32: Course Holding
All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 datum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may also cover the entire world, or just a small portion. By default, the GlobalMap Sport™ shows your position on the map using the WGS-84 datum. However, it can show your position using one of 99 different datums. -
Page 33: Pcf (Position Correction Factor)
.047 minutes north latitude. Using the PCF feature, you can make the GlobalMap Sport™ match the chart you’re using. If you move, the unit will continuously add the change to all position, navigation, and mapping displays. -
Page 34: System Info
GPS Simulator A simulator is built into the GlobalMap Sport™ that runs a pre-set course off the Florida coast near Miami. When the present position reaches the end of the course, the plot trail is erased and the simulator starts over. You... -
Page 35: Gps Update Rate
Execute GPS Cold Start When the GlobalMap Sport™ is turned on for the first time “out of the box”, it automatically sends a “cold-start” message to the GPS receiver. You can also send a cold start message to the receiver at any time. -
Page 36: Gps Alarms
Arrival Alarm - If you set the arrival alarm’s distance to zero (0), and you run a route (see the routes section), the GlobalMap Sport™ may not show navigation data to the next waypoint, once you arrive at the first one. If you use the routes feature, never set the arrival alarm to zero. -
Page 37: Messages
Press the EXIT key to erase this screen. NMEA / DGPS The GlobalMap Sport™ transmits data through the data port in the back of the unit using NMEA 0183 format, version 1.5 or 2.0. This data is used by other electronic devices such as autopilots for position and steering information. -
Page 38: Configure Nmea Output
OUTPUT” menu, then press the right arrow key. If your other equipment works, then no setup will need to be performed. If your other equipment doesn’t recognize the NMEA data being sent by the GlobalMap Sport™ and the wiring is correct, then you may need to change the NMEA or the serial communication settings. -
Page 39: Dgps Configure
APB Sentences Some equipment requires different sentence. The GlobalMap Sport’s™ default setting for these sentences is on. In other words, it automatically sends these sen- tences when NMEA is turned on. To turn any of these off, move the black box to the desired menu and press the left arrow key. -
Page 40: Serial Communications Setup
These menus select the beacon receiver’s fre- quency and bit rate (in bits per second). If you are using a Starlink re- ceiver, turning the auto mode on causes the GlobalMap Sport™ to auto- detect the frequency and bit rate. -
Page 41: Name
IMPORTANT! The name or number you save is written into the GlobalMap Sport’s™ permanent memory. You won’t be able to change it once you enter it, unless you return the unit to the factory. Make certain the name or I.D. is exactly the way you want it before pressing the ENT key! This is the first name entry screen. -
Page 42: Waypoint Navigation
WAYPOINT NAVIGATION One of the GlobalMap Sport’s™ features is the ability to save locations in memory. These locations are called “waypoints”. They’re useful for mark- ing shipwrecks, hot fishing or hunting spots, hiking trails, and other loca- tions. Storing waypoints in the GlobalMap Sport™’s memory makes it easy to return to any point in the world by simply pressing a few buttons. -
Page 43: Saving Cursor Position As A Waypoint (Select Waypoint #)
Now press the down arrow key once. This is the waypoint number selection menu. Press the left or right arrow keys until the waypoint number appears that you wish to store your present position. Now press the down arrow key until the black box is on the “NEXT PAGE”... -
Page 44: Edit Waypoint Lat/Lon
WAYPOINT NAMES The GlobalMap Sport™ lets you assign a name to each waypoint. The name can have up to twelve characters. To name a waypoint, first select the waypoint number that you wish to name. (Note: A waypoint must have a position stored before you can name it.) Now move the black box to the... -
Page 45: Waypoint Icons
Press the up or down arrow keys to select the first letter in the name. Press the right arrow key to move the black box to the next position in the name. Repeat this sequence until you’ve entered all of the letters in the waypoint name. Press the ENT key to accept this name, the WPT key to erase all characters in the name, or the EXIT key to leave this screen without... -
Page 46: Move A Waypoint
Distance Between Waypoints The GlobalMap Sport™ can easily give you the distance between two waypoints. To do this, first press the WPT key, then move the black box to the “Next Page” label and press the right arrow key. Now move the black box to the “Dist Between WPTS”... -
Page 47: Navigate To A Waypoint
Navigate To a Waypoint Once you have waypoints stored in the GlobalMap Sport’s™ memory, you’ll want to recall and navigate to them. To do this, press the WPT key, then move the black box to the “NAME” or “WPT#” label. Now press the right or left arrow keys to select the desired waypoint. -
Page 48: Navigating To A Waypoint Using The Steering Screen
(CAUTION!) The GlobalMap Sport™ does NOT take land features into account when it projects the track line on the screen. Therefore, you must use care when navigating on the track line and avoid collisions with any object that may be in your path to the waypoint. -
Page 49: Waypoint Options
ROUTES You can connect several waypoints together to form a route. When you recall the route, the GlobalMap Sport™ will show you navigation informa- tion to the first waypoint in the route, then when you reach that waypoint, it switches to the next waypoint, and so on until you reach the last waypoint in the route. -
Page 50: Select Waypoints - Waypoint List
Now move the black box to the top of the stack of gray boxes at the bottom of this screen as shown at right. This is the list of waypoints used in your route. To select the first waypoint in the route, press the right arrow key. -
Page 51: Select Waypoints - From Map
Select Waypoints - From Map To add a position from the map to the route’s list of waypoints, first move the black box to the position on the list of waypoints that you want to add the position. In this example, we simply moved the black box to the second po- sition on the map. -
Page 52: Following A Route
When you have everything on this screen set as desired, press the ENT key to start the GlobalMap Sport™ navigating to the first waypoint on the route. As you travel to the first waypoint, the unit shows navigation data to the waypoint. -
Page 53: Delete A Route
When you’re finished viewing this information, press the EXIT key to erase Delete a Route To erase a route from the GlobalMap Sport’s™ memory, first press the WPT key, then go to the Route Planning menu on the second waypoint page. -
Page 54: Cancel Navigation
Press the right arrow key. The unit stops showing navigation information. BATTERIES When using the GlobalMap Sport™ with batteries, remember that the backlights automatically turn off after 30 seconds. (Remember, you can change the time interval.) Pressing the PWR key turns the lights on again. -
Page 55: Definition Of Terms/Abbreviations
This keeps at least four satellites in view virtually anywhere on Earth 24- hours a day. The GPS receiver requires at least three satellites to give a “2D” fix. (A 2D fix is your position in latitude/longitude. A 3D fix is your latitude/longitude plus altitude.) When the receiver locks onto at least four... -
Page 56: Accuracy
S/A effects, but gives extremely accurate positions. This system requires a DGPS beacon receiver that decodes the signal from the DGPS transmitter and sends it to a DGPS capable unit such as the GlobalMap Sport™. -
Page 57: Warranty
LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY “We", “our”, or “us” refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. -
Page 58: Ups Return Policy
There are six easy steps: 1. Call Lowrance at the toll-free number on the front of this flyer for a Return Authorization (RA) number and instructions about what acces- sories to return. Do not return a product to the factory without a Return Authorization (RA) Number! 2. -
Page 59: Accessory Ordering Information
2) LEI Extras, Inc. P .O. Box 129 Catoosa, OK 74015-0129 or call 800-324-0045 (USA orders only.) Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our ship- ping policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. -
Page 60: How To Obtain Service - International
(Canadian Customers Only) We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts. If you need service or repairs, contact the Lowrance Factory Customer Service Department at the toll-free number listed below. A techni- cian may be able to solve the problem and save you the inconvenience of returning your unit. - Page 61 Your unit is covered by a full one-year warranty. (See the back of this flyer for complete warranty details.) If your unit fails and the failure is not cov- ered by the original warranty, Lowrance has a flat-rate repair policy that covers your unit and accessories packed with the unit at the factory. There is a 180-day warranty on all non-warranty repairs from the factory, which is similar to the original warranty, but is for 180 days rather than one year.