Simulating Trail Or Route Navigation - Lowrance M52 S/GPS Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Fish-finding sonar & gps plotter
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GPS Setup Menu, left; GPS Simulator menu, right.
Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlighting
the
GPS S
IMULATOR
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 plotter cursor during a simulation. To turn steer-
ing and speed boxes back on again, return to the GPS Simulator menu,
select the
S
|
|
EXIT
EXIT
EXIT

Simulating Trail or Route Navigation

In Simulator mode, your unit can automatically follow a trail or route
without manual steering if you use these steps:
1. From the Plotter Page, go to the simulator menu. Pick a
at or near the beginning of your trail/route. Enter an approxi-
P
OSITION
mate
(shown in compass degrees) that will point you toward the
T
RACK
start of the trail/route.
2. Set
to zero. Select
S
PEED
which turns on the simulator and returns you to the Plotter Page.
3. Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If you are close enough to the
first waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga-
tion begins. Press
press ↑ to increase speed to the desired setting.
4. Press
to turn off the steering and speed boxes. The unit will now
EXIT
automatically "steer" along the trail or route. When you arrive at your
"destination," cancel navigation as you normally do.
box and pressing
O
N
A
TEER
WITH
RROWS
to return to the previous page.
to clear the alarm.) When navigation starts,
EXIT
command, press
S
W
A
TEER
ITH
RROWS
113
. Press
ENT
EXIT
to clear the steering and
EXIT
ENT
command and press
|
|
to
EXIT
EXIT
, then Press
S
TARTING
ENT
,

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