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Lowrance AirMap 500 Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 AirMap 500  Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2003 Lowrance Electronics, Inc.  AirMap , Lowrance Avionics trademarks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc.  Jeppesen is a registered trademark of Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc.  Navionics DURACELL  RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright ...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Section 1: Read Me First! ... 1 Capabilities and Specifications ... 3 Introduction to GPS and WAAS... 7 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ... 9 Section 2: Installation & Accessories... 11 Power ... 11 MMC or SDC Memory Card Installation... 13 Aquabag Waterproof Travel Pouch Installation ...
  • Page 4 E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator... 43 Vertical Navigation Calculator ... 44 Section 4: Land Operation... 45 Keypad... 45 Power/lights on and off ... 46 Main Menu ... 46 Pages ... 46 Satellite Status Page ... 46 Position Page... 47 Navigation Page ... 48 Map Page...
  • Page 5 Alarm Clock... 63 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator... 63 Trip Calculator... 64 Trip Down Timer... 64 Trip UP Timer... 64 Waypoints... 64 Create a Waypoint ... 64 Create a Man Overboard Waypoint ... 64 Selecting a Waypoint ... 65 Delete a Waypoint... 65 Edit a Waypoint (Name, Symbol, Position, Altitude)...
  • Page 6 Flash Trails on Screen Option... 91 Update Trail Option... 91 Update Trail Criteria (Auto, Time, Distance) ... 91 Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)... 92 New Trail... 92 Units of Measure... 93 Set Language ... 94 Section 6: Searching ... 95 Aviation Mode Searches ...

  • Page 7: Section 1: Read Me First

    12 steps. Not in that big of a hurry? Good, because we really recommend you practice a bit before taking your AirMap aloft. The AirMap 500 is a true pocket-sized GPS+WAAS receiver, but its slim silhouette is crammed with lots of extra features and value.
  • Page 8 Whether your AirMap 500 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing up an in-panel display, you're using the most versatile and most affordable hand-held GPS receiver in the aviation market today. Our goal for this book is to get you in the air (or out on the road) fast, with a minimum of fuss.

  • Page 9: Capabilities And Specifications

    Section Four, Land Mode Operation, which also includes its own one- page quick reference. After we introduce the Land Mode menus and submenus, the rest of the section contains AirMap's more advanced command functions. Your AirMap is ready to use right out of the box, but you can fine tune and customize its operation with dozens of options.
  • Page 10 Recording: ... Removable MMC or SD memory cards for MMC slots:... One, inside battery compartment. Accepts Aeronautical map: ... Jeppesen Background map: ... Built-in custom, detailed Lowrance map. Custom mapping: ... Accepts custom, higher-detail MapCreate 6 Mapping memory: ... Up to 256 MB on one MMC (MultiMedia Position updates: ...

  • Page 11: How Airmap Works

    Man Overboard: ... MOB feature precisely marks man overboard Com Port: ... One serial communications port, NMEA 0183 Zoom range: ... 39 ranges; 0.02 to 4,000 miles. NOTE: The above memory capacities refer only to AirMap's on-board mem- ory. The amount of GPS data you can record and save for recall later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you carry with you.
  • Page 12 what's in the map, see the preceding segment on specifications.) We lock it in here at the factory — you can't change or erase this map. The background map, along with the Jeppesen and Lowrance aeronautical databases, are all you need for aerial navigation. (Your unit reads these databases automatically from the MMC card included in the package.) The background map is also suitable for many land and marine naviga- tion chores, but for maximum surface accuracy and much more detail,...

  • Page 13: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software, but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps. These custom maps are pre-loaded on MMCs. (No computer work required!). Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well, now you know the basics of how AirMap does its work. You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2, Installation &...
  • Page 14 A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position. This is called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation (your height above sea level — also called altitude).

  • Page 15: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate. Your AirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However, WAAS has some limits you should know about. First, the U.S. government has not completed construction of the WAAS system, so it is not yet fully operational. The ground stations are in place, but only a few of the needed WAAS satellites have been launched.
  • Page 16 Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to a key to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example, the "Enter/Save" key is shown as Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters, in a bold sans serif type like this: are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action of some kind with the menu item.

  • Page 17: Section 2: Installation & Accessories

    How- ever, the AirMap 500 cigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a voltage regulator to convert 12 volts down to about 3.
  • Page 18 Do not mix different battery types. Mixing battery types may cause leak- age. (For example, don’t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time, and don't use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines.) Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you. Place your thumb on the large arrowhead on the battery compartment cover.

  • Page 19: Mmc Or Sdc Memory Card Installation

    Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power: Plug the power cable's cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. Next, slide the other connec- tor over the power contacts on the bottom of the AirMap case. Attach external power cable to AirMap. MMC or SDC Memory Card Installation Your AirMap uses a MultiMedia Card to store information, such as cus- tom maps, waypoints and other GPS data.

  • Page 20: Aquabag Waterproof Travel Pouch Installation

    3. Hold unit upright in left hand. Use a thumbnail or fingernail to grab the groove in the bottom of the MMC. 4. Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment. 5. Hold AirMap face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface.

  • Page 21: External Active Antenna

    External Active Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation. Inside the cockpit, your AirMap can sometimes maintain satellite lock while sitting on the seat beside you, but we don't recommend this for optimum performance. Since the "view"...

  • Page 22: R-A-M  Bracket Mounting System

    Press suction cup plate firmly against a window with an unobstructed view. Wherever you mount the antenna, make sure it is in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky. If you're sticking it to a window, moisten the suction cups on the mounting plate and press firmly against the window.

  • Page 23: Section 3: Aviation Operation

    BUT, if you just can't wait to get outside, grab the bat- teries and turn to the one-page Quick Reference on page 31. Keypad AirMap 500 keypad. 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight.

  • Page 24: Power/Lights On And Off

    6. EXIT – The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear data or erase a menu. 7. FIND (Direct To) – The Find key launches the AirMap search menus. It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists. 8.

  • Page 25: Satellite Status Page

    Point of Interest or map cursor location; or after you reach the end of a route or trail. GPS Setup command: sets various GPS receiver options and runs the GPS Simulator. System Setup command: sets general configuration options.
  • Page 26 The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in bold type. The re- ceiver hasn't locked onto a satellite if the number is grayed out, there- fore it isn't being used to solve the position.

  • Page 27: Position Page

    The Satellite Status Page has its own menu, which is used for setting various options. (Options and setup are discussed in Sec. 5.) To access the Satellite Status Page Menu, from the Status Page, press MENU Position Page This page provides detailed textual information on your present position and the status of your trip.

  • Page 28: Hsi Navigation Page

    shows the compass direction straight to the destination from your loca- tion at the moment. Off Course tells you how far you are to the left or right of the intended direction or line of travel toward a destination. Most of the unit's displays show Off Course as "Cross Track" or "XTK." The Position Page has its own menu, which is used for setting various options.
  • Page 29 Tip: You can fully customize the upper text displays, and there are 26 types of information to select from. For customization instructions see the Customize Page Displays topic in Sec. 5, System and GPS Setup Options. The heart of this page is the Course Arrow with its Course Deviation Indicator (CDI) needle.
  • Page 30 The default for the cross track error range is 2.0 nautical miles, which is shown in a floating text box under the scale. If you veer 2 nautical miles to the left or right of the course, the off course alarm will appear. If you are off course to the right, the range box floats to the right of the course line.

  • Page 31: Navigating With Obs Hold

    Navigating with OBS Hold AirMap contains an OBS Hold feature to help you navigate along a radial from a location. You must first turn on navigation to a location before you can access OBS Hold. While running a route or navigating to a waypoint, you launch OBS Hold from the HSI Page;...

  • Page 32: Map Page

    Use the Clear OBS Hold command to resume navigation. The HSI Navigation displays will point to your original destination again. At right, you can see the pilot's diversion in his trail on the map page. You can turn off OBS Hold at any time using the HSI Page menu. Press |↓...
  • Page 33 Far left, Map Page opening screen. Center, zoomed to 100 nautical miles and right, zoomed to 6 nautical miles. The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its cov- erage area and the amount of mapping detail shown. There are 39 available map zoom ranges, from 0.02 nautical miles to 4,000 nautical miles.
  • Page 34 Background map vs. MapCreate map content The background map includes: low-detail maps of the whole world (con- taining cities, major lakes, major rivers, political boundaries); and me- dium-detail maps of the United States. The medium-detail U.S. maps contain: all incorporated cities; county boundaries;...

  • Page 35: Airport Orientation Page

    Tip: In some urban areas, businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each other on the screen. In the preceding figure, you can see a packed string of POIs all along the west half of 11th.
  • Page 36 way position information listed in our database. Then, when you press from the Map Page, it will switch to a split map, showing your PAGE current position in the top map, and a zoomed view of the destination airport in the bottom map. Both maps are always in "Track Up" mode. There are several unique features built into the Airport Orientation Page.

  • Page 37: Aviation Gps Quick Reference

    Aviation GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of open sky. Imagine you're flying to a nearby airport to practice landings. (If you're practicing on foot or by car, substitute a restaurant for an airport. Pick one a few blocks away. While learning, navigation in too small an area constantly triggers alarms.

  • Page 38: Find Your Current Position

    Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on. Under clear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliage or structures.

  • Page 39: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    location. Simply use the arrow keys to position the cursor over the object or place. The distance, measured in a straight line, appears in the data box at the bottom of the map. Press Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 1.
  • Page 40 4. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another VOR, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press 5. The waypoint information screen appears. If you wanted to navigate there, you press just want to see it on the map, so press →...

  • Page 41: Find Nearest Airport (Shortcut)

    MapCreate custom map. If you do not have a high-detailed Jeppe- sen map (or a custom map containing POI data) for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything. Find Nearest Airport (shortcut) One of flying's most terrifying events is having to make an emergency landing.

  • Page 42: Navigate Back To A Waypoint

    waypoint: 1. Press and release pears, with the UICK current cursor position, press map, and a pop-up box tells you the waypoint's name (in this case, "001." Pop-up box Create a waypoint. The pop-up box with waypoint name is shown at left. At right, you can see Waypoint 001, with the default waypoint symbol.

  • Page 43: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected 3. Press |↓ to MENU ing to the cursor location. The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position to the cursor position. The HSI Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination.

  • Page 44: Go "Direct To" (Using The Direct To Button)

    To cancel navigation, press |↓ to |← MENU MENU ANCEL AVIGATION . AirMap stops showing navigation information. Go "Direct To" (Using the Direct To Button) You will notice a symbol on your button that looks something like FIND this: . In addition to launching searches, the Find/Direct To button also serves several other purposes, depending on when it is used.

  • Page 45: Runways

    appears on the information screen depending on what kind of map ob- ject you have selected. Earlier, we had an example of a VOR informa- tion screen, complete with radio frequency and Morse identifier. In the AirMap, airports have information screens packed with useful information.

  • Page 46: Services

    At the runways screen you can press ← or → to cycle through the air- port's runways. In the previous image, you can see we've selected 18L, so all of the information shown refers to that particular runway. The previous images show not only the information available on this screen, but also the Runway Extension feature.
  • Page 47 GPS Data files, containing waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons, must be copied from an MMC to AirMap's internal memory be- fore AirMap can read them. Here's how: 1. Press |↓ to and the screen in the follow- MENU RANSFER ing image appears.

  • Page 48: Switch To Land Mode

    4. Loading: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press to highlight the file, then press ↓ to . The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished. To return to the Page view, press From left to right, these figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into AirMap's memory.

  • Page 49: E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator

    In the example shown, the indicated altitude is 5000 feet, barometric pressure is 30.02”, outside air temperature is 59° Fahrenheit, and the calibrated airspeed is 129 knots. This gives us a pressure altitude of 4908 feet, a density altitude of 5740 feet, and a true airspeed of 140.4 knots.

  • Page 50: Vertical Navigation Calculator

    Vertical Navigation Calculator With the Vertical Navigation Calculator, the AirMap 500 can help you de- cide when to let down for an approach to an airport. In the following exam- ple, we're travelling to the Wichita Mid-Continent airport in Wichita, Kan- sas.

  • Page 51: Section 4: Land Operation

    Section 4: Land Operation Keypad AirMap keypad. 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this key switches the unit between the five different page screens in Land Mode. (Satellite, Position, Navigation, Map and Split Map.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes.

  • Page 52: Power/Lights On And Off

    Power/lights on and off To turn on the unit, press . To turn on the backlight, press again. Pressing once again will turn off the backlight. Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the key for 3 seconds. Main Menu Land Mode has a single Main Menu, which contains some function commands and some setup option commands.

  • Page 53: Position Page

    a flashing current position indicator/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed. This page shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock-on and position calculation. WARNING: Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing!

  • Page 54: Navigation Page

    Position Page, left, Position Menu, right. Position Menu The Position Menu allows you to set your own coordinate system, change your map datum or even set your local time. Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoint.

  • Page 55: Map Page

    Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to cancel navigation, set up alarms, and plan or edit your route. Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a “bird’s-eye” view. By default, this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen.

  • Page 56: Moving Around The Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys

    Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's-eye view perspective. The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen. If the zoom range says "4 mi," the map shows an area 4 nautical miles wide from the left edge of the screen to the right edge of the screen.

  • Page 57: Find Your Current Position

    3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap- pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distance along that line will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. 4. Press to clear the command and return to the page screen.

  • Page 58: Create Icon At Current Position

    Save icon menu, left, Select symbol menu, right. Create Icon at Current Position 1. While you are traveling, press and hold "Save Icon" menu, then release the 3. Press ← or ↑ or → or ↓ to select your icon symbol, then press The icon appears on the map.

  • Page 59: Navigate

    1. Press |↓ to |↓ to MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP RANSFER and the screen below appears. The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into AirMap's memory. 2.

  • Page 60: Navigate A Route

    Navigate a Route 1. From the AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to select route name| 3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation: press |↓ to MENU MENU Navigate to Cursor Position on Map 1. Use arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over the map object or lo- cation.

  • Page 61: Navigate A Trail

    4. To begin navigating to the waypoint, press Navigate a Trail NOTE: Trails are described in more detail later in this section, under the heading "Trails." If you are unfamiliar with plot trails, consider skipping ahead and reading the introduction to them before reading about trail navigation.

  • Page 62: Routes

    Tip: Back Track a Trail Simply running the Navigate command will lead you along the trail from its starting point to its ending point — forward order. You can also back track a trail, or follow it in reverse order (from its ending point to its starting point.) You must first select the Reverse com- mand to reverse the trail point order before you start navigating: press →...
  • Page 63 To load a MapCreate route into AirMap, follow instructions in MapCre- ate's manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS Data File (file format *.usr). Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and insert the MMC in AirMap.
  • Page 64 Keep adding routes in this way until you have plotted your whole route. Of course, you don't have to use just one method. You could add a hand- ful of Aviation Waypoints but in between place some waypoints from the map, if you want to detour over a particular landmark. Or even in- clude personal waypoints in your route, if you'd like to fly over a friend's house.

  • Page 65: Delete A Route

    Route creation sequence, continued: Fig. 4. Point (3) set at on-ramp turn. Fig. 5. Waypoint (4) set at highway exit to frontage road leading to river. Waypoint (5) ends the route at a tree stand in the hunting area. Fig. 6. Press EXIT to save the route and you return to this screen. 5.

  • Page 66: Searching

    2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present. If no MMC is present, you must first insert a card into AirMap in order to activate the Save command. 3. To save data from AirMap to the MMC: press 4.
  • Page 67 4. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another motel or hotel, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press 5. The POI information screen appears. (This is what makes AirMap handy as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there, you could press Enter, since the Go To command is highlighted.

  • Page 68: Switch To Aviation Mode

    Switch to Aviation Mode To leave Land Mode and switch to Aviation Mode: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on aviation mode?" 3. Press ←| and the unit switches to Aviation Mode. Switch Back to Land Mode from Aviation Mode To leave Aviation Mode and switch back to Land Mode: 1.

  • Page 69: Edit A Trail Name

    Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name: press . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press name| → to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. Press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Transferring GPS Data Files Between AirMap and a Computer To copy GPS Data Files from AirMap's memory to an MMC, see the...

  • Page 70: Trip Calculator

    Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu: press ALCULATOR Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu: press |↓ to TIES Trip UP Timer To get to the Up Timer menu: press IMER Waypoints A waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth.

  • Page 71: Selecting A Waypoint

    Selecting a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map (for navigating to, for editing, etc.,) use the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint. A highlighted halo will appear around the waypoint. Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint: press point name| |→...
  • Page 72 Notes...

  • Page 73: Section 5: System & Gps Setup Options

    System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has all the alarms turned on. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to 0.1 mile, then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 0.1 mile of the recalled waypoint.

  • Page 74: Aviation Alarms

    2. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired category, then press 3. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the distance is correct. 4. To return to the last page displayed, press IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm –...

  • Page 75: Auto Satellite Search

    It then searches for only those satellites. When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time, it doesn't know what your position or elevation (altitude) is. The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on.

  • Page 76: Check Mmc Files And Storage Space

    Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files: 1. Press MENU MENU Main Menu, left, MMC File Browser, center & right. Com Port Configuration AirMap has one NMEA 0183 version 2.0 compatible communication ports, or com port for short. The Com Port Menu, which is accessed from the System Setup Menu, allows you to configure the communications port to send data to another electronic device, such as an autopilot.

  • Page 77: Coordinate System Selection

    Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates. Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions. To get to Coordinate System Selection: 1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU GPS S...

  • Page 78: Map Fix

    To select a coordinate system: To change the coordinate system, press highlighted. Press the ↑ or ↓ arrow keys to highlight the desired for- mat. Press to select it. Press To setup Loran TD: NOTE: If the Loran TD conversion is chosen, you must enter the local Lo- ran chain identification for the master and slaves.

  • Page 79: Customize Page Displays

    Now press MENU . The following left screen appears, and lighted. Press bottom of the paper map. It's shown as a ratio, for example 1:24000. Press and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix screen. EXIT Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed chart, sec- Press ↓...

  • Page 80: Gps Simulator

    Customize Map Page . Press ↓ or ↑ to While on the Map Page press |↓ to MENU USTOMIZE select a display option. With the option highlighted, press to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After all options are set, press to return to the page display.

  • Page 81: Map Data

    the destination, the unit automatically begins zooming in — one zoom range at a time — always keeping the destination on the screen. To turn this feature on, from the . Repeat these steps to turn it off. Map Data This menu lets you turn the map off, if desired, which turns the map screen into a GPS plotter;...

  • Page 82: Map Boundaries

    Map Boundaries Press |↓ to MENU option highlighted, press off). After the option is set, press Fill Land Gray Press |↓ to MENU tion highlighted, press off). After the option is set, press Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) The map screen can be customized with rings that are 1/2 and 1/4 of the zoom range and/or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude.

  • Page 83: Map Detail Category Selection

    GPS Setup Menu, left, Map Datum Menu, right. Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen. This includes, waypoints, trails, icons, cities, highways, etc. You can selectively turn on or off any of these items, customizing the map to your needs.

  • Page 84: Navionics  Charts

    Map Menu, left, Map Orientation window with the North Up map orientation option selected. By default, this receiver 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 traveling due north.
  • Page 85 These figures show menu sequence (from left to right) for selecting a Navionics chart for the South Chesapeake Bay area. 3. To turn off a Navionics chart, From the Map Page, press |↓ to press EXIT EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information, represented by anchor icons on the map display.
  • Page 86 4. The Repair Services category includes a long list of items in the De- tailed Services window. To scroll through the Detailed Services window: from ERVICE ATEGORIES ↓ to read the list of available services. To return to the Map Page, press .
  • Page 87 2. Press to display the Tidal Current Information screen. FIND Current Information screen. The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time. The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the flood and ebb pattern for the day, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN).
  • Page 88 2. After selecting the Tide Station icon, press Tide Information screen. Pop-up name box Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor. In the example above, the tide is at 1.5 feet and rising, as shown by the up arrow at the top of the icon. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time.

  • Page 89: Pop-Up Help

    Pop-up Help Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit. By highlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds, a "pop-up" message appears that describes the function of the menu item. This feature is on by default.
  • Page 90 roundings and determine its capabilities before venturing into unknown territory. Experiment with modest settings, such as 1 second update (300ms) or 1 second update (200ms) and see if accuracy is adequate for you. WARNING: Full power settings will always give you the best, most accurate performance with AirMap.

  • Page 91: Reset Options

    should stop searching for satellites or continue searching. When this message appears, the off the GPS engine and save power, press Use Indoors If you don't want to wait for AirMap to prompt you to switch to the in- side setting, you can manually switch to indoor operation: 1.

  • Page 92: Require Dgps

    Require DGPS You can force AirMap to require DGPS for reporting a valid position. (The default setting, off, uses DGPS automatically, but doesn't require it to yield a position.) Here's how to turn it on and off. 1. Press MENU MENU 2.

  • Page 93: Set Local Time

    Screen Command, left, and Contrast bar, right. To adjust the screen's display mode: 1. Press ↓ to ISPLAY To adjust the display's back light delay options: 1. Press ↓ to IGHT 2. To leave the screen settings and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT EXIT...

  • Page 94: Software Version Information

    Set Local Time Command: left, Main Menu; center System Setup menu. At Once in the Time Settings menu: To set Local Time: Press then press → to move the cursor to the next character. Repeat until the time is correct, then press To set the Month: Press ↓...

  • Page 95: Sounds And Alarm Sound Styles

    customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com. These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new fea- ture or function. You can find out what software version is running in your AirMap by using the Software Info command. System Setup menu with Software Info command selected, left.

  • Page 96: Track Smoothing

    To set Alarm Style: Press ↓ to . Press ↑ or ↓ to change LARM TYLE the style, then press . After the option is set, press to re- EXIT EXIT turn to the page display. Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be left on. When stopped or traveling at slow speeds (such as walking or trolling), Track Smoothing prevents wandering of trails, the steering arrow, compass rose and a map in track-up mode.

  • Page 97: Flash Trails On Screen Option

    Delete All Trails To remove all of the trails from memory: from the Trails Menu, press → |← to ELETE Flash Trails on Screen Option Press ↓ to LASH RAILS it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur.

  • Page 98: Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)

    traveling in a straight line. Once you deviate from a straight line, the unit "drops" a plot point (trail waypoint) onto the trail. This conserves plot trail points. If a plot trail uses all of the available points allotted to it, the beginning points are taken away and placed at the end of the trail.

  • Page 99: Units Of Measure

    The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi- bility are all changed on this screen. The Active setting determines whether or not AirMap is recording new points for a particular trail. Press ↓ or ↑ to highlight the section you wish to change, then press .

  • Page 100: Set Language

    To set Time Format: Press ↓ to the time format, then press to return to the page display. To set Date Format: Press ↓ to the date format, then press to return to the page display. Obstruction Mode determines how AirMap displays the height of ob- structions on the Map Page.

  • Page 101: Section 6: Searching

    Section 6: Searching Whether you are in Aviation Mode or Land Mode, AirMap's search func- tions all begin with the each mode. However, the Aviation Mode searches appear only in Aviation Mode (while the general searches appear in both Aviation and Land mode). Aviation Mode Find menu, left;...

  • Page 102: Find Airports (Aviation Mode Only)

    On the left, we have selected the airspace around Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. On the right, you can see the Airspace Information page. Find Airports (Aviation Mode only) 1. Press FIND 2. If searching for the Nearest airport, press . If searching for an airport By Name, press ↓...

  • Page 103: Find Vors (Aviation Mode Only)

    4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press tion list by pressing list, then press...

  • Page 104: Find Ndbs (Aviation Mode Only)

    Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest VORs, right. 4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 105 Find menu, left, and Find By Nearest, center, Find By Name, right. 3. If you're looking for nearest, AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of NDBs appears. The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the far- thest is at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 106: Find Intersections (Aviation Mode Only)

    Find By Name menu. 5. If you're looking by identifier or by city, the method is the same as by name (described in step 4). Use the arrow keys to enter the NDB's iden- tifier or the name of a city, and the AirMap will show you all available NDBs matching the criteria you entered.

  • Page 107: Land Mode Searches

    Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest intersections, right. 4. If you're looking by identifier, there are two options: A. You can spell out the identifier in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 108 3. Enter a portion of the name until you see it appear in the list below, to jump to the list. Then use ↑ or ↓ to highlight and select then hit it from the list. (To enter an address number, press ↓ or ↑ to .

  • Page 109: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press to the lower selection list by pressing city name from the list, then press now in the city field. To return to the previous page, press NOTE: It is recommended that you not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when you try searching without one.

  • Page 110: Find Interstate Highway Exits

    Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. Press |↓ to FIND IGHWAY XITS Land Mode Find menu, right. 2. First select a highway by pressing . There are two options: A. You can spell out the highway in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...

  • Page 111: Find Map Places

    4. In the Exit information screen you have two choices. A. Press navigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press →| "Go To" option, left, "Find On Map" option, right. Find Map Places 1. Press |↓ to FIND 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a POI category then press given two options: Search by nearest or by name.
  • Page 112 Map Places category menu. 3. Search by nearest POI. Press . The "find by nearest" menu will show a "calculating" screen then a list of nearest POI's. Press ↓ or ↑ to the selected POI and press Find by nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 4.

  • Page 113: Find Streets Or (Street) Intersections

    5. You are then shown the POI's information screen. You can choose to or find it on the map by pressing ↓| "Go To" the POI by pressing "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets or (Street) Intersections 1.

  • Page 114: Find Waypoints

    Find first street, left, Street found, right. 3. To find an intersection. First enter an address into the "first street" field by pressing . There are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press , then press ↓...
  • Page 115 3. If you're looking for nearest, AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of waypoints appears. The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list. Press tion screen appears. To find the waypoint, press → to return to the previous page, press Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest waypoints, right.
  • Page 116 Notes...

  • Page 117: Section 7: Supplemental

    Section 7: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Default Adindan Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan Adindan Burkina Faso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgooye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands...
  • Page 118 DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands (Gizo Island) Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland European 1950 Mean for Austria, Denmark, France, West Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland European 1950...
  • Page 119 North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (Continental United States) North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (East of Mississippi River) including Louisiana, Missouri, Minnesota North American 1927 Mean for CONUS (West of Mississippi River) North American 1927 Alaska North American 1927 Bahamas (Except San...
  • Page 120 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela South American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador (Baltra,...

  • Page 121: Fcc Compliance

    This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 122 Notes...

  • Page 123: Index

    Accessories, 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 40, 63 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, Airspace, 4, 27, 29, 38, 68, 95, 96 Alarm Clock, 63 Alarms, 19, 24, 56, 67, 68 Anchor Alarm, 67, 68 Antenna, 2, 3, 5, 15, 16, 31 Arrival Alarm, 56, 67, 68 Aviation Alarms, 19, 67, 68, 69 Inside Airspace, 19...
  • Page 124 Sec. 4, Land Operation, 45 Languages, 94 Lat/Lon Grid (Map Data option), 76 Main Menu, 18, 19, 46, 57, 70, 83, 88, 89, 90 Man Overboard, 5, 53, 64 Map Boundaries (Map Data option), 76 Map Data, 10, 75, 76, 78, 79 Map Datum, 71, 76, 77 Selection, 71, 76 Map Detail, 29, 77...
  • Page 125 Aviation Mode, 95 Airports, 96 Intersections, 100 NDBs, 98 VORs, 33, 97 By Cursor, 103 Highway Exits, 104 POIs, 60, 105 Streets, 107 Waypoints, 108 Set Local Time, 87, 88 Simulator, 19, 74 Software Version Information, 88 Sounds, 89 Status Menu, 47, 69 Sun/Moon Rise &...
  • Page 126 Notes...
  • Page 127 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE ("YOU") AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT ("WE", "OUR", OR "US"). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

  • Page 128: Databases Limited Warranty

    DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY "We", "our", or "us" refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain.
  • Page 129 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. 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 (1) year from the date of original purchase by you.

  • Page 130: How To Obtain Service

    How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department.

  • Page 131: Accessory Ordering Information

    Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables, please contact: 1) Your local aviation equipment dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle avionics equipment, marine electronics or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items.

  • Page 132: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: © Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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