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  • Page 1 GlobalNav 212 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 1996, 1997 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. ™ GlobalNav 212 is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVI- GATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSI- TION INFORMATION.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION ... 1 GETTING STARTED ... 3 Power ... 3 BATTERIES ... 3 Battery Installation ... 3 NiMH Battery ... 3 External Antenna ... 4 OPERATION ... 4 Keyboard ... 4 Menus ... 4 Turning Power On ... 5 Satellite Status Screen ... 5 Finding Your Position ...
  • Page 4 OTHER WAYPOINT OPTIONS ... 29 Move a Waypoint ... 29 Distance Between Waypoints ... 30 Project a Waypoint ... 31 Position Averaging ... 32 Delete a Waypoint ... 32 Delete All Waypoints ... 33 ROUTES ... 33 Create a Route ... 33 Delete a Waypoint ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Welcome to the exciting world of GPS! Whether you’re a first-time user or a professional navigator, you’ll find the GlobalNav 212 is a full-featured GPS receiver at a price that was impossible just a few years ago. The ®...
  • Page 6 GPS receiver less accurate. These er- rors are called selective availability, or SA. How bad is it? They guarantee that the position reported by a GPS receiver that meets their specifica- tions is within 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95% of the time.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    GPS receiver and charges the DR-121. You can even use the receiver while the battery is charging! To install the NiMH battery, remove the battery cover and place the bat- tery into the compartment as shown on the next page.

  • Page 8: External Antenna

    External Antenna Although this GPS receiver is extremely sen- sitive, it can be used in locations where the built-in antenna simply cannot receive signals from enough satellites. A second connector on the back of the unit is for an external antenna.

  • Page 9: Turning Power On

    The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are surrounded by a black box. If the satellite number is not surrounded by a box, then the receiver hasn’t locked onto that satellite and it isn’t being used to solve the posi-...

  • Page 10: Finding Your Position

    Finding Your Position Auto Search To lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiver needs to know it’s current position, local time, and date. (Elevation (altitude) is also used in the equa- tion, but it’s rarely required to determine a position.) It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view.

  • Page 11: Quick Initialization

    The unit returns to the satellite status screen. Using the quick initialization method loads a position that’s close to yours into the GPS receiver. It should now have position, time, and date, thereby giving it the data it needs to determine which satellites are in view. Once the satellites are known, the receiver searches for only those satellites, making a lock much faster than an auto search method.

  • Page 12: Position Acquisition

    The unit returns to the full initialization screen. Repeat this for each of the other settings until they’re correct for your location and time. Note: The position doesn’t have to be very accurate. If you enter a posi- tion within one degree of your actual location, the unit will be able to acquire the proper satellites.

  • Page 13: Navigation Screens

    To change modes, simply press the PAGES key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to change modes. (The windows mode is shown as “GRP” (groups); group “A” is the first windows group.) Press the right arrow key while the above menu is show- ing to switch between different versions of each mode.

  • Page 14: Course Deviation Indicator (Cdi)

    distance you are off-course to the side of the desired course line. The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint. It’s shown on the screen as a vertical dotted line. The default for the cross track error range is 0.25 mile.

  • Page 15: Plotter

    in the center. If you drift off course to the left, the line moves to the right . This signifies that you need to steer to the right to get back on course. This is called “chasing the needle”. If you steer towards the line (needle), you’ll always be heading in the correct direction to get back on course.

  • Page 16: Cursor

    Plot-3 (see at the top of the next page) is similar to plot-2. The major difference is the steering arrow and waypoint information at the bottom of the screen. When you navigate to a waypoint, the waypoint’s name and number show at the bottom of this screen. The steer- ing arrow always points in the direction to the waypoint.

  • Page 17: Plotter Orientation

    From the Plotter Options menu, choose Update Options to change the update rate or type. Select the option that you wish to change, use the left or right arrow keys to adjust it, then press the EXIT key to erase the menu.

  • Page 18: Plot Trails

    The course-up mode locks the top of the screen into the original bearing to the waypoint when navigation was first started. (See the navigation section for more information on course, track, and waypoint navigation.) To select a plotter orientation, highlight the “ROTATE” label on the “Plotter Options”...

  • Page 19: Grids

    RINGS BOTH GRIDS ICONS The plotter has 28 symbols or “icons” available that can be placed any- where on the screen. They can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca- tions, landmarks, boat ramps, and virtually any point of interest. An icon can be placed at your present position or at the cursor’s location.

  • Page 20: Place Icon - Cursor Position

    Place Icon - Cursor Position To place an icon at the cursor’s position, first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the location that you wish to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. Now select the icon using the arrow keys. When it’s highlighted, press the ENT key.

  • Page 21: Windows

    You can delete individual icons by selecting the DEL FROM PLOTTER menu from the Icon Options menu. Once this menu is selected, the unit returns to the plot- ter screen with the cursor activated as shown at right. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the icon that you want to erase.
  • Page 22 Group C This group consists of bearing, track, distance to go, and estimated time en route. Group D Bearing, distance to go, track, ground speed, estimated time of arrival, estimated time en route, velocity made good (VMG), estimated time of arrival, and CDI show on this screen.
  • Page 23 Group G This screen shows the present position, bearing, dis- tance to go, track, and ground speed. Group H Present position, a large CDI, distance to go, and estimated time en route show on this screen. Group I Dual position screen. This unit shows the present posi- tion in a variety of formats including two different ver- sion of latitude/longitude, UTM’s, military grid reference, and more.
  • Page 24 Use the left and right arrow keys to highlight the num- bers that you need to change. Press the up or down arrow keys to change them. After setting the time, press the ENT key to save it. Group K - Clock Alarm This group has both estimated time of arrival and en route, plus the clock and a clock alarm.
  • Page 25 Using the right and left arrow keys, highlight the first number in the time that you want to set. (The time is in hours, minutes, and seconds) Now press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number shows. Continue until the time shown in the display is correct, then press the ENT key.

  • Page 26: Reprogram Window Groups

    O. The DGPS station’s ID number, plus fre- quency, baud rate, signal strength, signal to noise ratio (SNR), and time since the GPS receiver received the satellite corrections (AGE) all show on this screen.

  • Page 27: Reprogram Boxes

    The altitude window appears at the top of the screen. To view a different window, press the left or right arrow key. When the desired window appears, press the down arrow key to select it. In this example, we selected the digital clock.

  • Page 28: Reset Groups

    WAYPOINTS This GPS receiver gives you the ability to create your own database of locations, called “waypoints’. You can save your present position, cursor position, or enter a coordinate and save it as a waypoint. For example, you may wish to store the location of your parked car as a waypoint be- fore starting on a hike.

  • Page 29: Saving The Cursor Position As A Waypoint

    Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Quick Save Method) To save your present position, simply press the WPT key twice. Your cur- rent position is placed into the first available waypoint number on the list. A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used.

  • Page 30: Saving Your Present Position As A Waypoint (Quick Save Method)

    Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Select Number Method) The method shown previously doesn’t let you choose the waypoint number. You can pick the waypoint num- ber, (see below on waypoint selection) then save your present or cursor position. To do this, first press the WPT key once.

  • Page 31: Editing A Waypoint

    Nearest Waypoint You can select the nearest waypoint to your present position by choosing “Nearest” from the waypoint menu. The screen shown below right appears. Up to five way- points show on this screen. The highlighted waypoint at the top of the screen is nearest to your present posi- tion, the next one is farther, the one after that even farther, and so on.

  • Page 32: Waypoint Navigation

    ENT key. The waypoint now has the new icon. WAYPOINT NAVIGATION The GlobalNav 212 makes it easy to navigate to any waypoint. All you have to do is select the waypoint (see page 26), then highlight the “GO TO”...

  • Page 33: Navigating To A Cursor Location

    Navigating to a cursor location This unit lets you navigation to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the plotter and cursor. To do this, first switch to a plotter screen. Now move the cursor to the location that you want to navigate to. Next, press the MENU key.

  • Page 34: Distance Between Waypoints

    arrow key. Now highlight the “Move WPT” label. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. The “From” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right arrow key until the waypoint number that you want to move appears. In this example, we selected waypoint number 1.

  • Page 35: Project A Waypoint

    You must now select the first waypoint, which is called waypoint “A” on this screen. Highlight the “Set WPT A” label, and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one shown at right appears. This screen is virtually identical to the waypoint screen Select a waypoint using the waypoint number, from the waypoint list, or the nearest waypoint list.

  • Page 36: Position Averaging

    waypoint list. When you’ve chosen the waypoint, high- light the “USE REF” label and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the Project WPT screen. The starting waypoint you chose shows in the middle of this screen. Now set the distance from the starting waypoint to the projected waypoint by highlighting the “SET DIST”...

  • Page 37: Delete All Waypoints

    the “Options” label and press the right arrow key. Finally, highlight the “Delete WPT” label and press the right arrow key. A message appears, asking if you really want to delete this waypoint. Press the right arrow key to delete it, the left to exit without deleting the waypoint. Delete All Waypoints You can remove all of the waypoints from the unit’s memory.

  • Page 38: Delete A Waypoint

    This menu lets you go to the waypoint selection menu, delete a waypoint from the route, or see details about any waypoint in the route. Since we want to add a way- point to the route, press the right arrow key on the “ADD WPT”...

  • Page 39: Waypoint Detail

    from the list. (Note: This doesn’t delete the waypoint from the database, it only removes it from the route.) Waypoint Detail To view the position, bearing, distance, and other infor- mation about a waypoint saved in a route, first select the route, then highlight the desired waypoint from the route’s list.

  • Page 40: Delete A Route

    When you have everything on this screen set as de- sired, press the ENT key to start the unit navigating to the first waypoint on the route. As you travel to the first waypoint, the unit shows navi- gation data to the waypoint. If you use the plotter, as shown at right, the unit draws a dotted line from your starting position, and a dashed line from the first way- point to each of the other waypoints in the route.

  • Page 41: System Setup

    SYSTEM SETUP Many features are listed under the “System Setup” la- bel on the main menu. These commands affect the ba- sic operation of the unit. To use them, press the MENU key, then highlight the “System Setup” label. Press the right arrow key.

  • Page 42: Nmea / Dgps

    If your other equipment doesn’t recognize the NMEA data being sent by the Glo- balNav 212 and the wiring is correct, then you may need to change the NMEA or the serial communication settings.

  • Page 43: Dgps Receiver

    TO GLOBALNAV 212 GLOBALNAV 200’S WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S RECEIVE DATA WIRE TO GLOBALNAV 212 GLOBALNAV 200’S GREEN WIRE WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V BLACK WIRE...

  • Page 44: Dgps

    DGPS” or “Magn DGPS” on the NMEA / DGPS menu and press the right arrow key to turn it on. (Note: If you have a Magnavox DGPS receiver connected, the GlobalNav 212 can’t send NMEA data.) With the excep- tion of serial communications, typically no other setup needs to be made with these receivers.

  • Page 45: Reset Options

    GPS Setup and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. Position Format The GlobalNav 212 can show the position in degrees, minutes, and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700') or degrees, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second (36°...

  • Page 46: Map Fix

    The military grid reference system (MGRS) uses two grid lettering schemes, which are referred to as standard and alternate MGRS on the GlobalNav 212. Your position and datum in use determines which one to use. If you use the standard, and your position is off significantly, then try using the alternate.

  • Page 47: Alternate Format

    and press the right arrow key. The screen at right ap- pears. Reference Point is highlighted. Press the right arrow key. The screen below left appears. Select the waypoint number that you saved the reference point under. Highlight the Use Ref label and press the right arrow key.

  • Page 48: Datum

    To erase the menu without changing the datum, simply press the EXIT key. A list of the datums used by the GlobalNav 212 is in the back of this manual. PCF (Position Correction Factor) Another method used to make your display match a chart or map is called “PCF”...

  • Page 49: Position Pinning

    GlobalNav 212 and the one on our chart. After you’ve entered the latitude/longitude correction, press the ENT key to accept it. The GlobalNav 212 erases the PCF entry screen and returns to the navigation or mapping screens with the correc- tion factor applied.

  • Page 50: Power Save

    ALARMS The GlobalNav 212 has several alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message when you cross a preset distance from a way- point. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to .1 mile, then the alarm will flash a message when you come within .1 mile of the recalled...

  • Page 51: Messages

    Arrival Alarm - If you set the arrival alarm’s distance to a small number, and you run a route (see the routes section), the GlobalNav 212 may not show navigation data to the next waypoint, once you arrive at the first one, since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm.

  • Page 52: Sunrise/Set Moonrise/Set Calculator

    The screen shown at right appears. If you simply press the right arrow key, turning the simu- lator on, the GlobalNav 212 will start from your present position and follow a track of 355° at 100 miles per...
  • Page 53 “WPT#” label until the desired starting waypoint number appears. Now highlight the “Start At” label and press the right arrow key. The GlobalNav 212 returns to the Simulator Setup menu using the waypoint you specified as the starting waypoint.

  • Page 54: Definition Of Terms/Abbreviations

    DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS Due to space considerations, the digital displays use abbreviations for some names. They are as follows: ALT ... Altitude - Your height above sea level. BRG ... Bearing - The direction from your present position to a waypoint.
  • Page 55 DATUMS WGS 84 ... WGS 1984 DEFAULT Default ADINDAN ... Adindan MEAN Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan ADINDAN ... Adindan BURKINA Burkina Faso FASO ADINDAN ... Adindan CAMEROON Cameroon ADINDAN ... Adindan ETHIOPIA Ethiopia ADINDAN ... Adindan MALI Mali ADINDAN ... Adindan SENEGAL Senegal...
  • Page 56 CARTHAGE ... Carthage - Tunisia TUNISIA CH-1903 ... Switzerland CHATHAM ... Chatham Island Astro 1971 ISLAND ASTRO New Zealand (Chatham Island) NEW ZEALAND CHUA ASTRO ... Chua Astro PARAGUAY Paraguay CORREGO ... Corrego Alegre ALEGRE Brazil BRAZIL DABOLA ... Dabola GUINEA Guinea DJAKARTA ...
  • Page 57 IRELAND ... Ireland 1965 1965 Ireland ISTS 061 ... ISTS 061 Astro 1968 ASTRO 1968 South Georgia Islands S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ... ISTS 073 Astro 1969 ASTRO 1969 Diego Garcia DIEGO GARCIA JOHNSTON ... Johnston Island 1961 ISLAND Johnston Island 1961 KANDAWALA ...
  • Page 58 N AMERICAN ... North American 1927 1927 CANAL Canal Zone ZONE N AMERICAN ... North American 1927 1927 CUBA Cuba N AMERICAN ... North American 1927 1927 Greenland (Hayes Peninsula) GREENLAND N AMERICAN ... North American 1927 1927 MEXICO Mexico N AMERICAN ...
  • Page 59 RT 90 ... Sweden SANTO (DOS) ... Santo (DOS) ’65 ESPIRITO 1965 Espirito Santo Island SANTO ISLAND SAO BRAZ ... Sao Braz AZORES Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) SAPPER HILL ... Sapper Hill 1943 1943 EAST East Falkland Island FALKLND ISLE SCHWARZECK ...
  • Page 60 Lowrance's UPS Return Service - U.S.A. Only Lowrance Electronics and United Parcel Service (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping for all units sent to us for repair or service. If you have to send this unit to the factory, and you are in the continental United States, use the enclosed UPS shipping label for easy, free shipping to our factory customer service department.

  • Page 61: Accessory Ordering Information

    KEEP THIS LABEL! YOU WILL NEED IT IF YOU EVER NEED TO RETURN YOUR UNIT TO THE FACTORY FOR REPAIR. Accessory Ordering Information To order accessories such as power cables, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer. Most quality dealers that handle marine elec- tronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items.
  • Page 62 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 con- sumer item for personal, family, or household use. We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship, and against failure to conform to this product’s written specifications, all for one year (1) from the date of original purchase by you.

  • Page 63: How To Obtain Service

    How to Obtain Service (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 64 How to Obtain Service - U.S.A. Only We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance and you have questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department using our toll-free number listed below. You must send the unit to the factory for warranty service or repair.

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