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- Page 2 Remember that the AccuNav Sport™, or any GPS receiver is only as accurate as the system it’s using.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ... 1 ... SPECIFICATIONS ... 1 GPS - HOW IT WORKS ... 2 ACCURACY ... 3 THE EAGLE™ GPS RECEIVER ... 4 ANTI-SKID ... 5 POWER ... 6 ... EXTERNAL POWER ... 6 BATTERIES ... 7 ... - Page 4 GPS ALARMS ... 57 ... ARRIVAL ALARM ... 59 ... XTE (CROSS TRACK ERROR) ALARM ... 59 CHANGING GPS SETTINGS ... 60 GPS MODULE SELF TEST ... 60 GPS SIMULATOR ... 61 NMEA/DGPS WIRING ... 62 SELECT NMEA/DGPS ... 64 NMEA/DGPS SETUP ...
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION The AccuNav Sport™ is a high quality, big screen hand- held GPS receiver with performance that is second to none in its class. Using menu features and raised soft- key operation, the AccuNav Sport™ is also one of the easiest to use products that Eagle has ever built. -
Page 6: Gps - How It Works
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is perhaps the best approach to navigation that has ever been devised. Conceived by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the United States military, the GPS system is an answer to their needs of 24 hour global positioning, 365 days a year. -
Page 7: Accuracy
ACCURACY You may have heard tales of extraordinary accuracy from GPS receivers. The DOD requires accuracy of 10 to 15 meters from the satellite system. However, only the military gets this precision. The way the military keeps us and other unauthorized people from using the more precise system is coding. -
Page 8: The Eagle™ Gps Receiver
We hope you’ll enjoy it for many years to come. The EAGLE™ GPS Receiver The Rockwell GPS engine is currently used in all Eagle™ GPS receivers. It’s small, rugged, and fast. The five channel design lets it track all satellites in view. It sends position information to the AccuNav Sport™... -
Page 9: Anti-Skid
ANTI-SKID The AccuNav Sport™ has a recess molded into the back of the case and one-half of a plastic fastener attached to the recess. When used with the other half of the fastener, it keeps the unit from sliding on a level surface such as a dashboard. -
Page 10: Power
AccuNav Sport™. Plug the other end of the CA-1 into the vehicle's cigarette lighter, and the AccuNav Sport is ready for use. (Note: A rubber plug comes with the AccuNav Sport to cover the external power jack on the side of the unit when it's not in use.) -
Page 11: Batteries
Rechargeable ni-cad batteries will also work in the AccuNav Sport™, however they won't last as long as alkalines. Do Not use heavy-duty batteries or any battery other than the ones listed above. Do not mix different types of batteries. - Page 12 Now push the battery pack out the bottom of the battery cover as shown at right. Install the batteries with the negative end (-) toward the springs. The positive end (+) should be firmly against the metal plate. When all six batteries are installed in the battery pack, slide it into the battery cover.
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Page 13: Vari-Power
It does this by changing the update rate of the GPS receiver inside the unit. When you first turn the AccuNav Sport on, the update rate is once per second. In other words, the GPS receiver calculates and sends your position to the display once per second. - Page 14 For example, if the CA-1 cigarette lighter adapter cable is plugged into the AccuNav Sport and the other end is plugged into your car's cigarette lighter, then the update rate will automati- cally switch to the one second update.
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Page 15: Low Battery Indicator
Now press the right arrow key to see the second menu screen. The screen shown on the previous page ap- pears. Press the F1 key which corresponds to the "POWER SAVING SETUP" label. A screen similar to the one below appears. The update rate cur- rently in use shows at the bottom of the... -
Page 16: Antenna
ANTENNA The AccuNav Sport™ has a removable antenna that folds over the display when the unit is not in use. To open the antenna, simply lift on an edge of the antenna and raise it to the desired angle. Two thumbscrews on the antenna's hinge let you adjust the tension on the antenna. - Page 17 To remove the antenna, simply loosen the thumbwheels until they won't turn. Carefully remove the antenna from the unit by pulling it straight out. If you feel any resis- tance, make certain the thumbwheels are at the end of their travel. Don't force any parts. Once you remove the antenna, you can see it's connec- tor inside the left-hand thumbwheel.
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Page 18: Antenna Angle
ANTENNA ANGLE When using the AccuNav Sport™, try to make certain the antenna is parallel with the ground, or nearly so as shown at right. Since the signals from the satellites are "line of sight", a flat antenna gives you a better chance of being able to receive the signals from all of the available satellites. -
Page 19: Keyboard
KEYBOARD The keyboard has the main group of keys arranged in three horizontal rows, plus four arrow keys at the top. The keys are used to enter numbers, make menu selections and activate the windows feature. The menu key near the bottom left corner of the keyboard activates the first menu page. - Page 20 ARROW KEYS - These keys are used to make menu selections and to move objects on the screen. ON - The ON key turns the AccuNav Sport™ on. It also controls the lights. Pressing the ON key again after turning the unit on turns the lights on. Press it a third time and the lights are turned off.
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Page 21: Operation
TURNING POWER ON OPERATION To turn the AccuNav Sport™ on, simply press the "ON" key. (Note: The "ON" key is harder to press than the other keys. This makes it harder to turn the AccuNav Sport™ on accidentally.) A screen similar to the one shown below appears. -
Page 22: Menus
MENUS Most of the AccuNav Sport's™ features are found on pages of "menus". Pressing the MENU key lets you view the menus. This unit has four basic displays. They are: Windows, Position, Steering, and Plotter. When you press the MENU key, different menus appear depend- ing on the display mode the unit is in. -
Page 23: Initialization
(You can set the time display to your local time.) To speed up the satellite acquisition process, you can initialize the AccuNav Sport™ or “tell it where it is” the first time it’s turned on. This initialization process is usually done only once and requires the following data: 1. -
Page 24: Change Position
CHANGE POSITION To change the position shown on the AccuNav Sport's display, first determine your approximate position. Use a chart or call your local airport to determine your position if you don’t know it. The latitude/longitude that you enter doesn’t have to be extremely accurate. -
Page 25: Change Altitude
latitude has been entered, press the ENT key. Now move the black box to the LONGITUDE display. Enter your present longitude within a degree. Use the up or down arrow keys to switch to east or west longitude, if necessary. Now enter the longitude using the num- bered keys. -
Page 26: Change Date
If everything is correct, press the key next to the “EXIT” label. The unit will switch to the position screen and start searching for the satellites currently in view. The AccuNav Sport™ should find the satellites and show a position in a few min-... -
Page 27: Cold Start
COLD START When the AccuNav Sport™ is turned on for the first time “out of the box”, it automatically sends a “cold start” message to the GPS receiver. You can also send a cold start message to the receiver at any time. -
Page 28: Position/Navigation Displays
POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS The AccuNav Sport™ has a position screen, plotter, steering indicator, and a satellite information screen. These displays were designed to show the most impor- tant data. However, using the Windows feature, many more screens are available that show navigation infor- mation in various arrangements. -
Page 29: Satellite Information Screen
SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN The satellite information screen shows technical data about each satellite in view. The AccuNav Sport™ has a five parallel channel GPS receiver. Data on each channel is shown at the top of the display. The channels are numbered one through five on the left side of the screen. -
Page 30: Position Screen
DOPs. POSITION SCREEN The position screen automatically appears after the AccuNav Sport™ is initialized or you can view this screen at any time by pressing the POS key. The position display shows your present position (POSI- TION), bearing (BRG), course over ground (COG), local time, cross track error (XTE), time to go to waypoint (TTG), and waypoint name (WPT NAME). -
Page 31: Steering Screen
are the Local Time and Cross Track Error Displays. Please note that you must recall a waypoint to use the Bearing and Cross Track Error displays. STEERING SCREEN The steering screen shows a pictorial view of your vehicle and course travelled. This is called a Course Deviation Indicator or CDI. -
Page 32: Customize Screens
CDI range is 0.5 miles, then your cross track error is to the left 0.25 miles. The CDI range is the same as the CDI alarm setting. See the section on GPS alarms to change the CDI range. Using the digital displays at the bottom of the screen with the graphical display at the top lets you accurately steer to a waypoint. - Page 33 DISPLAY" label. The unit returns to the Position Screen with a black box around the Bearing (BRG) label as shown on the previous page. The black box identifies the Bearing box as “ready for change.” To change the Bearing display to a different one, press the up or down arrow keys to select the display that you want to show inside the box.
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Page 34: Plotter
The digital displays available for use are: BRG ... Bearing SOG ... Speed Over Ground DTG ... Distance To Go DEST WPT ... Destination Waypoint POSITION ... Present Position ALT ... Altitude RTE NAME ... Route Name WPT NAME ... Waypoint Name TTG ... -
Page 35: Plotter Cursor
Your present position is shown at the top of the screen. If your present position starts to move outside the square, the AccuNav Sport™ clears the display, then redraws your present position closer to the center of the screen. Your present position will always be displayed on the plotter. -
Page 36: Plotting With A Waypoint
position to the cursor position show in the bottom left corner of the display. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor lines anywhere on the plotter. To erase the cursor lines, press the CLEAR key. This will switch the display at the top of the screen back to your present position and erase the distance and bearing displays at the bottom of the... -
Page 37: Plotter Menu
your present position. The “flag” with a number inside is the destination (recalled waypoint). The number inside the flag is the recalled waypoint number. In this ex- ample, waypoint number 1 is the destination. The dotted line is the shortest, most direct course from the starting point to the destination. -
Page 38: Clear Plot
F2 key is pressed, starting from your present position. SAVE PLOT TRAIL The AccuNav Sport™ can save up to five (5) plotter trails. Saving plot trails makes it easier to follow an old path to a destination. Simply save your current trail, then recall it later to use as a guide. -
Page 39: Recall Plot Trail
save the trail currently displayed on the screen as plot trail number 1, simply press the F1 key. The AccuNav Sport™ saves the current trail and returns to the plotter screen. These trails are saved in memory and are not erased when the unit is turned off, but they are erased when the unit is preset. -
Page 40: Plotter Menus
CHANGE DISPLAY The four digital displays on the left side of the plotter screen changed or custom- ized at will. When the AccuNav Sport™ is first turned on, or af- ter it’s preset, the four digital displays are Distance (DTG), Speed Over... - Page 41 Over Ground (COG). The available displays that can be placed in these windows are: Distance To Go (DTG), Speed Over Ground (SOG), Bearing to waypoint (BRG), Course Over Ground (COG), Cross track error (XTE), and Altitude (ALT). at left. This means the DTG box is ready to be changed. Press the left or right arrow key to change the display.
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Page 42: Plotter Update Rate
F3 (UPDATE RATE) key. The screen shown at left appears. Simply press the key corresponding to the desired update time. The AccuNav Sport™ returns to the plotter screen using the new time. Remember, as the update rate lengthens, the trail's... -
Page 43: Goto Cursor
F4 key. All of the navigation displays on the AccuNav Sport™ will show navigation data to the location you marked. This includes the navigation, steering, and plotter dis- plays. -
Page 44: Icons
ICONS The AccuNav Sport™ can place icons on the plotter to mark special locations. There are five different icons to choose from and there are 100 of each icon for a total of 500. You can place each icon individually, however, you have to erase all of the icons in a group. -
Page 45: Using Icons With Cursor
Note that there are two different sets of symbols avail- able - land and marine. When the AccuNav Sport™ is turned on for the first time or after it's preset, the marine set of icons (shown on the previous page) is in use. -
Page 46: Erasing Icons
Now select the group of icons that you wish to erase by pressing the key corresponding to the desired icon. After pressing the key, the AccuNav Sport™ erases all of the selected icons from the plotter. WINDOWS You can change the... - Page 47 A group can have as many as four windows. A window can display digital GPS data, GPS steering or navigation displays, and many more.
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Page 48: Viewing Windows Options
display as shown on the previous page. Three of these labels are window menus. Pressing the key corresponding to one of the “window menu” labels gives you a menu with functions that relate only to that window. For example, if you press the F1 key which corresponds to the window menu label on the plotter window, the screen will clear and you will have the normal plotter menu screen. -
Page 49: Waypoint Navigation
Saving Present Position as a Waypoint (Quick Save Feature) The AccuNav Sport™ lets you save your present posi- tion as a waypoint with only two key presses. This “Quick Save” feature lets you easily save the position of a wreck or other locations. - Page 50 the waypoint number that your present position is stored in. (Note: You can store a position under a waypoint number that already has a position assigned to it using this method.) To save your present position, press the WPT key, then press the F2 (WPT SAVE) key. A screen similar to the one below appears.
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Page 51: Enter New Waypoint
Enter New Waypoint To save a location other than your present position, first press the WPT key. Next, press the F2 (WPT SAVE) key. Using the up and down arrow keys, move the black box down to the latitude/longitude position as shown below. -
Page 52: Name A Waypoint
“O” appears on the screen. Repeat this process until the entire name has been written on the screen. Now press the ENT key. The AccuNav Sport™ returns to the waypoint save menu as shown above. To save the waypoint with this name, first press the F3 key. -
Page 53: Recall A Waypoint
To exit from the waypoint save menu, press the CLR key. RECALL A WAYPOINT You must recall a waypoint in order to navigate to that position with the AccuNav Sport™. To recall a waypoint, first press the WPT key, then press the F4 (WPT RECALL) key. - Page 54 Note: The AccuNav Sport™ will show navigation data to a waypoint until the "Cancel Navigation" feature is used. This feature stops the unit from navigating. If you turn the unit off while it is navigating, the next time it's turned on it will still navigate to the previous waypoint.
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Page 55: Routes
Sport™ shows navigation information to the first way- point in the route. When you reach the first waypoint, (signalled by the Arrival Alarm), the AccuNav Sport™ automatically sequences to the next waypoint. Naviga- tion information is shown to this waypoint and the process repeats. -
Page 56: Creating A Route
CREATING A ROUTE To create a route, first press the RTE key . The screen shown at right appears. Now press the F1 (SAVE/EDIT ROUTE) key. The screen shown below right appears. This menu lets you select the route number, name the route, and choose the waypoints used in the route. -
Page 57: Waypoint Selection
“E” appears on the screen. Repeat this process until the en- tire name has been written on the screen. Now press the ENT key. The AccuNav Sport™ returns to the route menu. You can now enter the way- points used in the route. -
Page 58: Following A Route
in the route. Continue entering the way- points until all of the waypoints have been entered for the route as shown on the screen at the far right side of this page. Then press the F3 key. This saves your route in memory. - Page 59 wish to recall a different route, press the F1 or F2 keys to cycle through the available routes. After you’ve selected the desired route, you’ll notice a black box surrounding the first waypoint in the route. This is the starting waypoint box. If you wish to start the route using the first waypoint in the route, simply press the F4...
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Page 60: Modifying A Route
MODIFYING A ROUTE Any part of a route can be changed at any time. For example, suppose you have a route consisting of way- points number 2, 1, and 3 and you wish to change waypoint number 3 to waypoint number 5. Simply press the RTE key, then press the F1 key. -
Page 61: Cancel Navigation
It merely stops the AccuNav Sport™ from navigating to waypoints. ALARMS The AccuNav Sport™ has two alarms. One is an arrival alarm that sounds when you come within a preset distance to a waypoint. The other is a cross track error alarm that sounds when you move off course more than the alarm’s setting. - Page 62 the numbers on the right side. In the example shown on the right side of this page, the arrival alarm is selected. Now press the ENT key. The screen shown on the next page appears. The current alarm value shows in a window on the screen which is labeled "OLD VALUE".
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Page 63: Arrival Alarm
you can change the other alarm or press the CLR key to leave the alarm menu. You can return to this alarm screen at any time to adjust either alarm, turn one off, or both of them on, as desired. Each alarm works and adjusts independently of the other. -
Page 64: Changing Gps Settings
CHANGING GPS SETTINGS For the fastest position acquisition, the AccuNav Sport™ must be initialized when it’s turned on for the first time. This is described at the beginning of the GPS section in this manual. However, if you wish to change only one of... -
Page 65: Gps Simulator
TOR IS ON! To turn the simulator on, press the MENU key twice, then press the F5 (GPS SIMULATOR OFF ON) key. The simulator mode starts immediately. To turn the simula- tor off, either press and hold the OFF key or repeat the... -
Page 66: Nmea/Dgps Wiring
NMEA/DGPS WIRING The AccuNav Sport™ can send NMEA 0183, version 1.5 data to another device. It can also receive position correction data from a DGPS (Differential GPS) beacon receiver for high position accuracy. A connector on the back of the unit (see photo at right) is used for these connections. - Page 67 The blue, black, and brown wires are not used. To connect a device to the AccuNav Sport's white or green wires, attach a twisted pair cable from the device's NMEA input to the white wire on the NDC-1 ACCUNAV SPORT cable.
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Page 68: Select Nmea/Dgps
SELECT NMEA The AccuNav Sport sends data out the white wire on the optional NMEA cable according to standards set by the NMEA (National Marine Electronics Association). This allows the AccuNav Sport to send position and naviga- tion information to “listener” units, such as charting... -
Page 69: Nmea/Dgps Setup
Sport must be told which NMEA data format to use. Consult the owner’s manual of the other equipment to see which format it needs. Then set the AccuNav Sport as follows: First, press the MENU key. Next, press the F5 (CHANGE GPS SETTINGS) key. - Page 70 When the station frequency and bit rate are adjusted to their proper settings, press the CLR key. The AccuNav Sport returns to the last used GPS screen. The letters "DGPS" appear next to the "POSITION"...
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Page 71: Select Units Of Measure
For more information, read your beacon receiver's manual. SELECT UNITS OF MEASURE The AccuNav Sport™ can display distance in miles, kilometers, or nautical miles, velocity in miles per hour, kilometers per hour, or knots, bearing in degrees mag- netic or true, altitude in feet or meters, and time in 12 hour or 24 hour format. -
Page 72: True And Magnetic Position
Mercator projection, you’ll either have to convert magnetic readings to true or use true readings. The AccuNav Sport can display navigation information in magnetic or true. When it’s turned on for the first time magnetic is used. To switch to true, first press the MENU key. -
Page 73: Light Adjust
To preset the unit, press the MENU key until the “PRE- SET UNIT” label appears. Press the key corresponding to that label. The menu screen disappears and the AccuNav Sport™ returns to the GPS position screen. All units will be returned to their factory settings. -
Page 74: Pcf Offset
The unit will add this offset to all position displays at all times. Remember, the GPS error is very dynamic and the PCF offset should never be used in an attempt to cancel the error. - Page 75 However, a Preset does erase the PCF factor. To set the PCF factor, first press the MENU key, then press the key corresponding to the "CHANGE GPS SETTINGS" label. Now press the F5 (ADJUST PCF OFF- SET") key.
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Page 76: System Information
This turns the PCF correction factor that you entered on. To leave this screen, press the CLR key. This returns the unit to the last used GPS screen. It also puts your changes into effect. To turn these changes off, return to this screen and press the F4 key. -
Page 77: Waypoint Upload/Download
WAYPOINT UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD You can transfer all waypoints, routes, and icons to and from an I.B.M. or compatible computer using software supplied by Eagle. This software is Eagle's model number WS-1. Contact Eagle Customer Service or your local dealer for more information. - Page 78 WINDOWS GROUP SUMMARY All of the window groups used by the AccuNav Sport™ are shown on the following pages. To view GROUP these groups, simply press the WINDOWS key, "B" then repeatedly press the down arrow key. This will "cycle" the unit through all groups. GROUP GROUP "C"...
- Page 79 GROUP GROUP "F" "D" GROUP GROUP "E" "G"...
- Page 80 GROUP GROUP "J" "H" GROUP "I"...
- Page 81 WINDOWS SUMMARY All of the windows used by the AccuNav Sport™ are shown on the following pages. To view these windows, press the WINDOWS key, then press the MENU key. Now press the key next to the "MAIN MENU" label. Finally, press...
- Page 86 MENU SUMMARY The position and steering screen's main menus are shown on these pages. There are two ways to view these menus. The first is to simply repeatedly press the MENU key while either the position or steering screen are showing.
- Page 87 all menu pages. Pressing the MENU key while the fourth menu is showing brings you back to the first menu page. The other method of scrolling through the menu pages is to first press the MENU key, then press the left or right arrow keys to move through the menu pages.
- Page 88 NOTES: 1. Never store the AccuNav Sport™ for extended peri- ods of time with dead batteries. These will leak and can damage your unit. 2. The speaker can be completely turned off, if desired. If you do this, it won't sound when you press a key, nor will sound a tone when either alarm is triggered.
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