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  • Page 1: Operation Instructions

    Pub. 988-0151-231 www.lowrance.com Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2004 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited.  GlobalMap Baja and Lowrance Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Section 1: Read Me First! ... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: GlobalMap How Lowrance GPS Works ... 4 Introduction to GPS and WAAS... 6 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ... 8 Section 2: Installation & Accessories... 10 Preparations... 11 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module ...
  • Page 4 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)... 49 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ... 50 Cancel Navigation... 52 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations ... 53 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location ... 53 Find Distance From Point to Point ... 53 Icons...
  • Page 5 Configure NMEA ... 71 Coordinate System Selection... 71 To setup Loran TD: ... 72 Map Fix ... 73 Customize Page Displays ... 74 Customize Satellite Status Page ... 74 Customize Navigation Page ... 74 Customize Map Page ... 75 DGPS Status ... 75 GPS Simulator ...
  • Page 6 Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance) ... 94 Delete Trail ... 95 New Trail... 95 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options ... 95 Units of Measure... 95 Section 6: Searching ... 97 Find Addresses... 97 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor ... 100 Find Interstate Highway Exits ...

  • Page 7: Section 1: Read Me First

    Baja and begin installing it, please give us a moment or two to explain how our manual can help you get the best performance from your compact, wide-screen, mapping GPS receiver. First, we want to thank you for buying a Lowrance GPS unit. Whether...

  • Page 8: Capabilities And Specifications: Globalmap  Baja

    Section 3 contains short, easy-to-scan GPS lessons that follow one an- other in chronological order. They're all you'll need to know to find your way on the water or in the wilderness quickly. After you've learned the basics (or if you already have some GPS expe- rience), you may want to try out some of the GlobalMap Baja's many advanced navigation features.
  • Page 9 Input power:... 10 to 15 volts DC. Case size:... 5.4" H x 6.9" W x 3.4" D (13.8 x 17.6 x 8.6 MMC slots: ... One with waterproof door (SD card compati- Recording:... MMC & SD memory cards for recording GPS Back-up memory: ...

  • Page 10: How Lowrance Gps Works

    Position points: ... 1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Audible alarms: ... Arrival/off-course/anchor. Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons: ... 42. Routes:... 100; up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails: ... 10 savable; up to 9,999 points per trail. Zoom range:...
  • Page 11 the horizon, eliminates the weakest signals, then computes its location in relation to those satellites. Once the GlobalMap Baja figures its lati- tude and longitude, it plots that position on the moving map shown on the screen. The whole process takes place several times a second! The performance doesn't stop there.

  • Page 12: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    ate software. These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater de- tail than the basic background map. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and personal computers. This unit automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMC or SD card.
  • Page 13 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 14: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    WAAS reception, but terrain, foliage or even large man-made structures can sometimes block the WAAS signal from ground receivers. You'll find that using your GPS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate. It’s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today.
  • Page 15 Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters, in a bold sans serif type like this: you are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action of some kind with the menu item. Text that you may need to enter or file names you need to select are show in italic type, such as trail name.
  • Page 16 Notes...

  • Page 17: Section 2: Installation & Accessories

    Installation & Accessories Preparations You can install the GPS system in some other order if you prefer, but we recommend this installation sequence: Caution: You should read over this entire installation section before drill- ing any holes in your vehicle or vessel! 1.

  • Page 18: Power Connections

    You need to select an antenna installation location that has a clear, un- obstructed view of the sky. After the module is installed, connect it to the end of the Y-adapter extension cable as shown in the following dia- gram. To connect it to the unit, insert the cable's splitter plug into the Network socket on the back of the unit and your system is ready to use.
  • Page 19 To unit The Power/Data cable for this unit. Depending on your configuration, you may not use all of these wires. (For example, many units cannot operate an optional external speaker, so the white wire on the Power Supply cable isn't functional.) The fol- lowing segments include instructions for installing all the wires that you will use with this unit.
  • Page 20 CAUTION: When using the unit in a saltwater environment, we strongly rec- ommend that you shut off the power supply to the power cable when the unit is not in use. When the unit is turned off but still connected to a power supply, electrolysis can occur in the power cable plug.

  • Page 21: Nmea 0183/Dgps Cable Connections

    The most popular DGPS system relies on a grid of ground-based trans- mitters that send correction signals to DGPS receivers. These in turn, connect to the GPS receiver (such as the GlobalMap Baja). Lowrance offers an optional DGPS receiver for your unit.

  • Page 22: Nmea/Dgps Wiring

    You can install the GlobalMap Baja on the top of a dash with the sup- plied gimbal bracket. It can also be installed in the dash or mounted on a portable power supply. from a DGPS receiver. from some other GPS receiver. NMEA Receive Transmit Ground...
  • Page 23 If you use the supplied bracket, you may be interested in the optional  R-A-M bracket mounting system. This converts the unit's gimbal bracket to a swivel mount, which can be used on the dash or overhead mounting positions. Optional R-A-M mounting system. Bracket Installation Mount the GlobalMap Baja in any convenient location, provided there is clearance behind the unit when it's tilted for the best viewing angle.
  • Page 24 Drill a 1-inch (25.4 mm) hole in the dash for the power and antenna cables. The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbal bracket location. This way, the bracket can be installed so that it covers the hole, holds the cables in position and results in a neat installation. Some customers, however, prefer to mount the bracket to the side of the cable hole —...
  • Page 25 In-Dash Installation You can mount the GlobalMap Baja in the dash with an optional FM-5 In-Dash Adapter Kit. The kit includes mounting hardware, a template for cutting the hole and an instruction sheet, part 988-0147-43. In-dash mounting template for the GlobalMap Baja, showing dimensions.

  • Page 26: Mmc Or Sd Card Memory Card Installation

    "D" cell battery Install batteries in power pack battery adapter. MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation Your GlobalMap Baja uses a MultiMedia Card to store information, such as custom maps, waypoints, trails and other GPS data. The unit can also use Secure Digital Cards (SD card) to store data. NOTE: Throughout this manual, we will use the term MMC, but just re- member that your unit can use an MMC or SD card to store data.

  • Page 27: Other Accessories

    Thumb screw Insert card face up, this way Memory card compartment with a 16 MB MMC card installed. To remove an MMC 1. Open the card compartment door by unscrewing the thumb screw. The screw should only be finger tight. If it was over-tightened, use a thumbnail, a coin or a screwdriver to open the door.

  • Page 28: Face Cover

    MapCreate™ 6 CD-ROM, left; MMC card reader for USB ports, right. Now that you have your GlobalMap Baja installed, move on to Section 3, Basic GPS Operations. There, we'll present a series of step-by-step tutorials to teach you the basics of GPS navigation. Face Cover Your unit comes with a white protective cover that snaps on and off the front of the unit.

  • Page 29: Section 3: Basic Gps Operations

    Basic GPS Operations This section addresses the unit's most basic GPS operations. The tuto- rials presented in Sec. 3 follow a chronological order. Sec. 4, Advanced GPS Operations, will discuss other more advanced functions and utili- ties. Material in Sec. 4 is arranged in alphabetical order. Before you turn on the unit and find where you are, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the three Page screens and how they all work together.

  • Page 30: Power/Lights On And Off

    3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accesses search functions for streets, intersections, addresses and highway exits. 4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the map cursor and enter data.
  • Page 31 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. System Setup command: sets general configuration options. Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon.

  • Page 32: Satellite Status Page

    Page. They are accessed by pressing the select a Page. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing Pages Menu, showing some Map display options. Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page, shown, provides detailed information on the status of the unit's satellite lock-on and position acquisition. To get to the Satellite Status Page: Press the select .

  • Page 33: Navigation Page

    You can use this to see which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if the unit is facing north. 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 34 Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel Navigation information displays in customizable data boxes Trail line Navigation Page, recording a trail, traveling southwest. Page looks like this when the unit is not navigating to a waypoint, following a When navigating to a waypoint, the Navigation screen looks like the following figure.
  • Page 35 The Off Course window shows the current cross track error. This shows the 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. The course line is shown on the Navigation Page screen (and the Map Page screen) as a dotted line.

  • Page 36: Map Page

    In the preceding example figure, the driver is headed west (a 265º track) toward a waypoint 265º (bearing) away. The cross track error range (white corridor) is 0.20 miles either side of the course. The driver is headed toward trail waypoint 4, which is 0.3 miles away. The vehicle is right on course.

  • Page 37: Background Map Vs. Mapcreate Map Content

    Far left, Map Page opening screen. Center, zoomed to 100 miles and right, zoomed to 10 miles. Over Zoomed means you have reached the detail limits in an area covered only by the basic background map. Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map details because a high- detail custom map has not been loaded on the MMC for this area.
  • Page 38 national forests and parks); some major city streets; Interstate, U.S. and state highways; Interstate highway exits and exit services informa- tion; large- and medium-sized lakes and streams; and more than 60,000 navigation aids and 10,000 wrecks and obstructions in U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters MapCreate custom maps include massive amounts of information not found in the background map.
  • Page 39 Tip: In some urban areas, businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each other on the screen. You can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply turning off the display of POIs you're not watching for.
  • Page 40 Pages Menu with Two Map option selected, left. Map Page with two map windows, at right. The left map is active. Resize Window is another extremely handy feature for pages that have two major windows. You can change the horizontal size of the windows to suit your viewing preference.

  • Page 41: Basic Gps Quick Reference

    Basic GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. While you're learn- ing, navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms.

  • Page 42: Find Your Current Position

    Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning the unit on. Un- der 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 43: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Cursor line Selected airport The selected airport to the northwest is 4.2 miles away. Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 1. Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map and find the item you wish to select. 2.
  • Page 44 2. You could search the entire restaurant category, but in this example we will narrow our search. Press → to |↓ to HAINS 3. The unit says it is calculating, then a list of restaurants appears, with the closest at the top of the list, and the farthest at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 45: Set A Waypoint

    6. The unit's map appears, with the cross-hair cursor highlighting the restaurant' s POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name, distance and bearing. A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location's latitude and longitude. Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, 7.

  • Page 46: Create Waypoint At Current Position

    Create Waypoint at Current Position While you are traveling, press automatically given a name with a sequential number, such as "way- point 003." The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map. Step 1. Step 3. Sequence for setting a waypoint. Step 1: while traveling, quickly press WPT twice to call up Find Waypoint screen (seen in Step 2) and set a point.

  • Page 47: Create Waypoint On Map

    Create Waypoint on Map 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make a waypoint. 2. Press . The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number, such as "waypoint 001." The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map.

  • Page 48: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    Course line (dotted) Off course range, set at 0.20 mile Navigation Page, navigating toward waypoint 004 and leaving a trail. Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint One of boating's most terrifying events is having a friend or family member fall overboard. This situation can be deadly on any body of wa- ter —...

  • Page 49: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    Navigating to Man Overboard: Man Overboard Activated message, left, Navigation Page, center, Map Page, right. The victim is to the starboard of the vessel; the GPS shows which direction to steer to for the rescue. The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint list for future reference.

  • Page 50: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    3. Press MENU cation. The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position to the cursor position. The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination. See the following examples. The 15-mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the dotted course line connecting your current position to your destination.
  • Page 51 particularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came. On the screen, trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position arrow. The unit is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on.

  • Page 52: Displaying A Saved Trail

    New trail, named "Trail 15," is created when Trail 14 is made inactive. Any new travel will be recorded in this trail, which is active and visi- ble. Trails do not need to be visible in order to be active. You can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails, which can also be copied to your MMC for archiving or for transfer to your MapCreate software.

  • Page 53: Navigating Trails

    To turn on trail display: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓|↓ to enter the Saved Trail list, then use ↑ or ↓ to select the desired Trail Name| 3. Press ↓ to CTIVE press EXIT EXIT EXIT Navigating Trails There are three methods for following a trail: visual trailing, navigating a trail (forward) and backtracking a trail (backward).
  • Page 54 3. Press → to ELETE 4. Press ↓ to AVIGATE mation along the trail. NOTE: If you are already located at or near the beginning of your trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press clear the alarm and proceed.

  • Page 55: Navigate A Back Trail (Backtrack, Or Reverse)

    Present position arrow Trail point Navigate trail, map views: at left driver is northbound heading straight toward trail point 6. At right, northbound driver has reached point 6 and has turned west to follow trail. Track or compass heading indicator Trail waypoint symbol...

  • Page 56: Transfer Custom Maps And Gps Data Files

    NOTE: If you are already located at or near the end of your trail, the arri- val alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press clear the alarm and proceed. 5. Now, begin moving and follow your unit. 6.
  • Page 57 The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the unit's memory. 2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert a card into the unit in order to activate the Load or Save commands.

  • Page 58: Cancel Navigation

    4. Loading to unit memory: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press to activate the selec- tion box, use ↓ or ↑ to highlight the file, then press to accept the selection.

  • Page 59: Section 4: Advanced Gps Operations

    Advanced GPS Operations Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1. While on the Map Page press: 2. Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to. A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location.

  • Page 60: Icons

    Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point of interest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and re- called later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons. This unit has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon.

  • Page 61: Navigate To An Icon

    1. Press |↓ to MENU 2. Press ↓ to ELETE press The Delete All Icons command will ask if you are sure. Press ← to . All icons will be deleted from the map. The Delete by Symbol command will launch the Select Symbol menu. Press ←...

  • Page 62: Create And Save A Route

    A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several waypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each waypoint. Once programmed into the GPS unit, a route provides the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order (you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route!) Create and Save a Route You have the option of creating and editing a route in the unit, or you...
  • Page 63 2. Press ↓ to |↓ to . The Map Page ND OF OUTE appears with the cursor showing. Edit Route menu, left. Edit Route Waypoints menu, right, with Add From Map command selected. 3. Use the Zoom keys and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin.

  • Page 64: 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 65: Edit A Route Name

    Edit a Route Name You can edit the route name if you wish. 1. From the AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to route name| 3. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct, then press Return...

  • Page 66: Navigate A Route

    NOTE: When adding waypoints to a route, the inserted waypoints will ap- pear in the route in front of the waypoint you have selected. To in- sert waypoints at the end of the route, make sure to select "(End of route)"...

  • Page 67: Trails

    Figure 1. Figure 3. Navigating along a route: Fig. 1 shows the Navigation Page at the start of a route, heading straight for the first waypoint (Wpt 1). In Fig. 2, the traveler has arrived at Wpt 1; the arrival alarm has been triggered and the bearing arrow on the compass rose has turned to point toward Wpt 2, off to the east.

  • Page 68: 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 then EXIT EXIT EXIT Tip: You can quickly call up the Edit Trail menu by selecting a trail on the map with the cursor.

  • Page 69: Utilities

    At left, Edit Trail Menu with Pattern option selected. At right, edited Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities. Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu: press LARM LOCK Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator To get to the Sun/Moon menu: press ALCULATIONS Trip Calculator...

  • Page 70: Edit A Waypoint (Name, Symbol And Position)

    To delete a waypoint from the map: 1. Use the arrow keys to select the waypoint with the cursor. 2. Press |→ to the previous page and clear the cursor, press To delete all waypoints at one time: press |↓ to ETUP ELETE to the previous page, press...

  • Page 71: Set A Waypoint By Average Position

    Set a Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them. This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi- tions and other factors. 1.
  • Page 72 Notes...

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

    Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has all of these but the anchor alarm turned on. You can turn the alarms off and on and change their distance settings. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint.

  • Page 74: 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. It does know the current UTC time and date since these were programmed into it at the factory and an internal clock keeps the time while the unit is turned off.

  • Page 75: Check Mmc Files And Storage Space

    GPS Auto Search on the Satellite Status Menu. You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode. Here's how: ← From the Satellite Status page, |↓ to MENU GPS A EARCH Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files: Press |↓...

  • Page 76: Configure Dgps

    Menus for changing Com Port settings. For connectors and wiring information for another device, see page 16. For assistance in configuring the unit to communicate with another device, consult the factory; customer service phone numbers are in the back of this manual. Also see the entries below for Configure DGPS and Configure NMEA.

  • Page 77: Configure Nmea

    • GGA transmits time, position, and fix related data. • GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites in view information. , then use ↑ ↓ → ← to enter the station frequency, then 4. Press press 5. Press → to then press 6.

  • Page 78: To Setup Loran Td

    To get to Coordinate System Selection: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to OORDINATE This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) projection;...

  • Page 79: Map Fix

    Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps. This system asks for a reference position in latitude/longitude, which you take from a marked location on the map. It then shows the present position as distance on the map from that reference point.

  • Page 80: Customize Page Displays

    It's shown as a ratio, for example 1:24000. Press turns to the Configure Map Fix screen. Configure a map fix so the unit can find your position on a printed Press → to ELECT Select the waypoint that you saved the reference point under and press .

  • Page 81: Customize Map Page

    Customize Map Page While on the Map Page, press Name| DGPS Status The DGPS Status screen shows whether DGPS is off or on, and it de- scribes the quality of the DGPS signal. This screen is useful if you have to diagnose a DGPS problem.

  • Page 82: Simulating Trail Or Route Navigation

    to erase this menu. A message and tone appear periodically, warning you that the simulator is on. To turn the simulator off, repeat the above steps or turn the unit off. While in simulator mode, you can press speed boxes from the screen while continuing the simulation. This will allow you to use the map cursor during a simulation.

  • Page 83: Map Auto Zoom

    1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU GPS S ETUP 2. A message appears, telling you to move the cursor near the desired location and press . When the message automatically clears, follow the message instructions. 3. In a moment, your present position marker arrow appears on the map in the location you selected with the cursor.

  • Page 84: Show Map Data

    Map Menu, left, Map Data Menu, right. Show Map Data From the Map Page, press ARTH ETAIL want, from Off (so the unit operates like a GPS plotter) to High. After the option is set, press Pop-up Map Information From the Map Page, press .

  • Page 85: Map Datum Selection

    100 mile zoom, the screen will show two rings with your current position in the center. The large ring touching the left and right sides of the screen is 100 miles in diameter (same as the zoom range). The second smaller ring is 50 miles in diameter (always 1/2 the zoom range).

  • Page 86: 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 87 In Track Up mode, map shows "N" and arrow to indicate north. Map orientation at left is shown in north up and at right, track up. This is fine if you're always traveling 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 88: Navionics  Charts

    NOTE: In North Up and Course Up, the present position arrow appears in the center of the map page. In Track Up, the position arrow appears centered in the lower third of the page.  Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC.

  • Page 89: Port Information

    3. To turn off a Navionics chart, From the Map Page, press |↓ to , then press OWRANCE Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information, represented by anchor icons on the map display. An example is displayed in the following figure. To view Port Services information: 1.

  • Page 90: Tidal Current Information

    Port Services information screens. Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information, represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter "C." The icon stands for a Tidal Current Station location. An example is displayed at right. When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range, the icon itself be- comes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time.

  • Page 91: Tide Information

    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 92 To view tide information: 1. Select a Tide Station icon: use the arrow keys to move the cursor over an icon. When it is selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. After selecting the Tide Station icon, press Information screen. Cursor line Tide Station icon...

  • Page 93: Pop-Up Help

    approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN). The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line (MLLW). The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes, based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day.

  • Page 94: Reset Options

    The Position Pinning feature was developed so that when you stopped, the unit locked the present position on the GPS plotter until you moved a short distance or exceeded a very slow speed. The command remains available in the unit's software, but we recom- mend that you leave it in the default off (unchecked) mode.

  • Page 95: Screen Contrast And Brightness

    3. You can return to this command and press again to turn the fea- ture off. GPS Setup command, left; Require DGPS command on the GPS Setup Menu, right. Screen Contrast and Brightness To access the Screen menu, press MENU MENU Once in the Screen menu: To adjust the display's contrast:...

  • Page 96: Set Language

    To adjust the screen's display mode: Press ↓ to ISPLAY Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger- man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish. To select a different language: 1. Press MENU MENU 2.

  • Page 97: Show Waas Alarm

    To set the Month: Press ↓ to month, then press To set the Day: Press → to then press To set the Year: Press → to then press The last field in this menu is to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav- ing Time (you should only have to set it once).

  • Page 98: Sounds And Alarm Sound Styles

    System Setup command left; Software Information command, center. At right, the Software Information screen. 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the last page displayed, press Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted: You first press MENU...

  • Page 99: Track Smoothing

    Track Smoothing This is a factory setting on the GPS Setup menu 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. Track Smoothing option, turned on.

  • Page 100: Update Trail Option

    Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur. WARNING: If you uncheck the Update Trail option, automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off. You must turn it back on to record trails. The default setting is on. From the Trails Menu, press →...

  • Page 101: Delete Trail

    Specific Trail Options Delete Trail To delete a specific trail: From the Trails Menu, press ↓ to Trail Name| . The Edit Trail menu appears as seen in the following fig- ure. Press → to ELETE New Trail To manually start a new trail, in the Trails Menu, make sure is highlighted and press Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi-...
  • Page 102 System Setup Menu, left, Units of Measure Menu, right. To set Speed/Distance Unit of Measure: Press ↑ or ↓ to change the Speed/Distance, then press . After the option is set, press to return to the page display. EXIT EXIT EXIT To set Heading: Press ↑...

  • Page 103: Section 6: Searching

    NOTE: The background map loaded in your unit lets you to search for U.S. Interstate Highway exits and exit services, as well as some land features, including cities and lakes. For a full set of searchable land features, including landmarks, streets, addresses and Points of In- terest, you must load your own high-detail custom map produced with our MapCreate 6 software.
  • Page 104 2. Press to search in the Address field. 3. To enter an address number, press ↑ or ↓ to change the first number, then press → to move the cursor to the next number and re- peat until the number is correct, then press 4.
  • Page 105 If you select yes, there are two options: A. You can spell out the city 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 , then press ↓...

  • Page 106: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    Address search result list, left. At center, Map Page showing location of the address on the map, highlighted by cursor. At right, after the address is located, you can navigate to it ("D" symbol for destination). 8. To navigate to the address, press begin showing navigation information to the address pointed out by the cursor.

  • Page 107: Find Interstate Highway Exits

    A POI selected by the cursor, left, POI information screen, right. NOTE: Since the Go To Waypoint command is highlighted, you can navi- gate to the selected POI by pressing Waypoint Information screen. Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. From the Map Page, press up the Find Exit menu.
  • Page 108 Find By Name menu. 3. Once you have selected a highway name you can then select an exit. Press ↓ to switch to the Exit List, then press ↓ or ↑ until you highlight the exit, then press ENT. Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the Exit List. 4.

  • Page 109: Find Map Places Or Points Of Interest (Poi)

    Tip: You can also look up some additional information on the Exit Serv- ices located near this exit. Press ↓ to Service Name| Exit Information screen, left; general location and amenities information, at right. Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) 1.
  • Page 110 appear. Press ↓ or ↑ to the selected POI and press to call up the POI's Waypoint Information screen. Find by Nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 3. Search by name of POI. Press . There are two options: A. You can spell out the POI in the top selection box.

  • Page 111: Find Streets Or Intersections

    "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1. From the Map Page, press |↓ to and the Find MENU TREETS Streets Menu appears. Find Streets command, left, Find Streets menu, right. 2.
  • Page 112 Find Street By Name menu. Spell out name in the top box, or select from the list in the lower box. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searching for in the First Street box. (In this example, it's 80th Street.) To search for that street, press ↓...
  • Page 113 Map Page showing results of a street search. The cursor points to the located street. If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, just press MENU EXIT Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box.
  • Page 114 5. The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second street dialog boxes filled in. In this example, we selected 71st Avenue as our second street. You could now use similar techniques to select a city or Zip code, but your search will probably be faster if you leave those boxes blank.

  • Page 115: Find Waypoints

    If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU EXIT Find Waypoints 1. Press 2. If searching for the waypoint By Name, press the Nearest waypoint, press ↓ to jump to step 5.) Find Waypoint menu, left; Find By Nearest command, center, 3.
  • Page 116 Waypoint Information screens with the Go To Waypoint command se- lected, left, and the Find on Map command selected, right. To clear these menus and return to the previous page, press EXIT peatedly. 5. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box.

  • Page 117: Section 7: Supplemental Material

    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 Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Dabola Guinea Djakarta (Batavia) Indonesia (Sumatra) DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands (Gizo Island) Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Gi- braltar, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Neth- erlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland...
  • Page 119 Naparima BWI Trinidad & Tobago North American 1927 Mean for Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Caicos Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Turks Islands North American 1927 Mean for Belize, Costa Rica, El Sal- vador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS...
  • Page 120 Point 58 Sweden Santo (DOS) 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay,...

  • Page 121: Fcc Compliance

    This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communi- cations Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful in- terference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re- ceived, including interference that may cause undesired opera- tion.
  • Page 122 Notes...

  • Page 123: Index

    Accessories, 1, 3, 4, 6, 11, 16, 17, 21, 32, 50, 97 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 11 Alarm Clock, 63 Alarms, 25, 35, 48, 50, 61, 67, 68, 76 Anchor Alarm, 67, 68 Antenna, 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 35, 36, 115 Arrival Alarm, 35, 48, 50, 61, 67, 68, 76 Backlights / Lighting, 2, 23...
  • Page 124 Navigating, 9, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49, 55, 58, 60, 68 A Route, 60 A Trail, 47 Cancel, 25, 35, 43, 44, 48, 50, 52, 60 To Cursor Position, 43 To Icon, 55 Nearest, 37, 38, 41, 97, 103, 104, 109 NMEA, 12, 15, 16, 69, 70, 71 Off Course Alarm, 67 Page Displays, 2, 25, 26, 33, 34, 35, 75...
  • Page 125 44, 48, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80, 81, 88, 90, 94, 97, 100, 101, 103, 104, 109, 110 Delete, 63 Edit, 64 Search, 109 Select, 64 Zooming, 4, 24, 29, 30, 35, 36, 47, 57, Auto Zoom, 77...
  • 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 prod- uct 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 for all countries To order Lowrance GPS accessories such as computer cables or MMC cards, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items.

  • Page 132: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-0151-231 © Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 082604 Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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