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Eagle IntelliMap 500C Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 Pub. 988-0156-051 www.eaglesonar.com Mapping GPS Receiver Installation and Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Ltd. Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin Co. Ltd. Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Section 1: Read Me First!... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: IntelliMap How GPS Works ... 4 Introduction to GPS and WAAS... 6 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ... 8 Section 2: Installation & Accessories... 11 Preparations... 11 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation ... 11 Power Connections ...
  • Page 4 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)... 52 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ... 53 Custom Maps:... 53 GPS Data files: ... 53 Cancel Navigation ... 55 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations... 57 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location ... 57 Find Distance From Point to Point...
  • Page 5 To setup Loran TD: ... 75 Customize Page Displays ... 76 GPS Simulator ... 77 To get to the GPS Simulator:... 77 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation ... 78 Initialize GPS... 78 Map Auto Zoom... 79 Map Data ... 79 Show Map Data ...
  • Page 6 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options ... 101 Transparency ... 101 To adjust Menu Transparency level:... 102 Units of Measure ... 102 Section 6: Searching ... 103 Find Addresses ... 104 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor ... 107 Find Interstate Highway Exits ...

  • Page 7: Section 1: Read Me First

    The manual is organized into 7 sections. This first section is an intro- duction to Eagle GPS. It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are.

  • Page 8: Capabilities And Specifications: Intellimap ® 500C

    GPS options in Section 5, System Setup and GPS Setup Options. Section 5 is organized in alphabetical order. In Section 6, we go into more detail on one of the IntelliMap 500C's most remarkable capabilities — Searching. We'll introduce a search...
  • Page 9 Back-up memory: ... Built-in memory stores sonar records and Languages:... 10; menu languages selectable by user. Receiver/antenna: ... External; EGC-12w 12 parallel channel Background map:... Built-in custom, detailed Eagle map. Con- Custom mapping: ... MapCreate Mapping memory: ... Up to 1 gigabyte on one MMC (or SD) card.

  • Page 10: How Gps Works

    — we made it easy to use, so you don't need to be a computer ex- pert to find your way!) The IntelliMap 500C includes a keypad and a screen with menus so you can tell it what to do. The screen also lets the unit show your location on a moving map, as well as point the way to your destination.
  • Page 11 GPS Data Files (file format *.usr) can be shared be- tween Eagle GPS or sonar/GPS units or even personal computers. This IntelliMap 500C has one more thing in common with a personal computer. Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and ex- changing files, the unit has a slot for an MMC (MultiMedia Card) or SD card (Secure Digital card) flash memory card.

  • Page 12: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    Section 2, Installation & Accessories, on page 11, so you can mount your IntelliMap 500C and plug in the power. Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tuto- rials easy to skim.
  • Page 13 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). This is called a 3D fix. Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals.

  • Page 14: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    receiver is only a tool. Always have another method of navigation avail- able, such as a map or chart and a compass. Also remember that this unit will always show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to a waypoint, regardless of terrain! It only calculates position, it can’t know what’s between you and your destination, for example.
  • Page 15 4. The wait message disappears and the IntelliMap 500C begins show- ing navigation information along the trail. Now, begin moving and fol- low your IntelliMap 500C. Translated into complete English, step 1 above would mean: "Start on the Map Page. Press the Menu key twice. Next, repeatedly press (or press and hold) the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select (highlight) the My Trails menu command.
  • Page 16 Notes...

  • Page 17: Section 2: Installation & Accessories

    8. Mount the GPS unit. GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation The IntelliMap 500C package includes the EGC-12w GPS module. This device contains the IntelliMap 500C's external antenna and receiver for GPS and WAAS signals. The antenna/receiver module comes with a 25- foot extension cable.

  • Page 18: Power Connections

    Power Connections The IntelliMap 500C works from a 12-volt battery system. For the best results, attach the power cable directly to the battery. You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss, but you might have problems with electrical interference.
  • Page 19 This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the event of a short. It uses a 3-amp fuse. Power connections for the IntelliMap 500C GPS unit. WARNING: This product must be independently fused with the en- closed 3-amp fuse (or equivalent), even if you connect to a fused accessory or power buss.

  • Page 20: Nmea Cable Connections

    NMEA is a standard communications format for marine electronic equipment. For example, an autopilot can connect to the NMEA inter- face on the IntelliMap 500C and receive positioning information. The IntelliMap 500C can exchange information with any device that trans- mits or receives NMEA 0183 data.

  • Page 21: Nmea Wiring

    NMEA-compatible device. Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable You can install the IntelliMap 500C 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.
  • Page 22 Mount the IntelliMap 500C in any convenient location, provided there is clearance behind the unit when it's tilted for the best viewing angle. You should also make sure there is enough room behind the IntelliMap 500C to attach the power and GPS antenna/receiver module cables. (a drawing on the next page shows the dimensions of a gimbal-mounted IntelliMap 500C.)
  • Page 23 Attach the unit to the gimbal bracket using the supplied gimbal knobs and washers. In-Dash Installation You can mount the IntelliMap 500C 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.
  • Page 24 Portable Installation Like many Eagle products, the IntelliMap 500C is capable of portable operation by using the optional PPP-13 portable power pack. The power pack and the magnet-equipped antenna module expand the uses for your GPS unit.

  • Page 25: Mmc Or Sd Card Memory Card Installation

    Install batteries in power pack battery adapter. MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation Your IntelliMap 500C 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 or SDC) to store data.

  • Page 26: Other Accessories

    MMC groove for card removal 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 27 MapCreate™ 6 CD-ROM, left; MMC card reader for USB ports, right. Now that you have your IntelliMap 500C 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.
  • Page 28 Notes...

  • Page 29: Section 3: Basic Gps Operations

    Quick Reference on page 36. Keyboard MMC slot access door IntelliMap 500C GPS unit, front view, showing Map Page, keyboard 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight.

  • 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 and move the map cursor.
  • Page 31 Main Menu. The Main Menu commands and their functions are: Screen command: changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen. Sounds command: enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style. Transparency command: adjust the level of transparency for menus. Alarms command: turns GPS alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds.

  • Page 32: Satellite Status Page

    Pages The unit has three Page displays that represent the three major operat- ing modes. They are the Satellite Status Page, the Navigation Page and Map Page. They are accessed by pressing the or ← to select a Page. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing Pages Menu, showing some Map display options.
  • Page 33 Satellite Status Page. Left view indicates unit has not locked on to any satellites and has no fix on its position. Center view shows satellites be- ing scanned. Right view shows satellite lock-on with 3D position ac- quired (latitude, longitude and altitude), and WAAS reception. This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view.

  • Page 34: Navigation 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 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 35 Speed instead. Closing Speed is also known as velocity made good. It's the speed that you're making toward the waypoint. For instructions, see the Customize Page Displays entry in Sec. 5.) Track is the heading, or the current direction you are actually travel- ing.

  • Page 36: Map Page

    course. You need to steer left to return to the desired course. You can use the keys to change the cross track error range. ZOUT A circular symbol depicting your destination (waypoint) appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint, as shown on the screen in the preceding figure.
  • Page 37 The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown. There are 40 available map zoom ranges, from 0.02 miles to 4,000 miles. Far left, Map Page opening screen. Center, zoomed to 100 miles and right, zoomed to 10 miles.

  • Page 38: Background Map Vs. Mapcreate Map Content

    the 2 mile range, along with minor streets. Right, at the 0.4 mile zoom, you can see an interstate highway with an exit, major and minor streets as well as Point of Interest icons. 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);...
  • Page 39 Interstate Minor Streets Marker School When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square dots. As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons. In the 0.2 mile zoom example at right, the cursor has selected the Cupps Café POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name.

  • Page 40: Resize Window Command

    Digital Data map page option. In pages that have two major windows (such as two maps) you can tog- back forth between windows pressing . This allows you to change which map your cursor PAGES PAGES moves on, and which map the menu operates on. Pages Menu with Two Map option selected, left.
  • Page 41 Map Page menu, you can update your software by visiting our website WWW.EAGLE.COM The following page contains a 12-step quick reference for the most basic GPS operations. If you don't want to carry the manual with you as you practice with the unit, you might consider photocopying this quick ref- erence page and tucking it into your pocket.

  • Page 42: 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 learning, navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms. 1.

  • Page 43: 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 44: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Now that you've seen how the unit can find where you are, let's search for something somewhere else. Searching is one of the most powerful features in the Eagle GPS product line. In this example, we'll look for the nearest fast-food restaurant. For more information on different types of searches, refer to Sec.
  • Page 45 After the unit has acquired a position: 1. Press |↓ to POI-R ESTAURANTS 2. You could search the entire restaurant category, but in this example we will narrow our search. Press → 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 46 POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position. Screen shows name, street address, phone number, latitude/longitude, distance to restaurant and its compass bearing. Figure at left shows Go To waypoint command; right figure shows Find On Map command. 6.

  • Page 47: Set A Waypoint

    NOTE: Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If you do not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data) for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything. Set a Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic "address,"...
  • Page 48 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. Step 3: message says the waypoint has been saved. Step 4: vehi- cle continues on its way;...

  • Page 49: Navigate To A Waypoint

    3. Press ↓ to ATITUDE change the first character, then press → to the next character and re- peat until the latitude is correct. Press 4. Press ↓ to ONGITUDE change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the longitude is correct.

  • Page 50: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    Course line (red) Off course range, set at 0.15 mile Navigation Page, navigating toward waypoint 001 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 51: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    Navigating to Man Overboard: "Man Overboard activated" message shown at left. The Navigation Page is shown in the center and Map Page is shown at right. The victim is astern 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 52 Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected 3. Press MENU cation. The Map Page will display a red line from your current position to the cur- sor position. The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing naviga- tion information to your destination.

  • Page 53: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    Navigate to a Point of Interest For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the POI. The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find Waypoint command, launched with the lier in this section, or turn to Sec.
  • Page 54 Visible Active symbol symbol Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one. At left, My Trails command. Center, the Trails Menu. The arrow to the right of Trail 3 indicates the trail is "active," and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display.

  • Page 55: Displaying A Saved Trail

    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. Tip: Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new one is to use the New Trail command: Press RAILS Caution:...

  • Page 56: Visual Trailing

    The other two methods provide a full range of navigation data and work with both the Map Page and Navigation Page. The only difference be- tween them is "navigating a trail" follows a trail forward (from start to end) while "backtracking" follows a trail in reverse (from end to start.) When hiking at walking speed with a hand-held GPS, we often just use visual back trailing because it is a bit better at following each little turn on a foot path.
  • Page 57 Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 4. Figure 3. Navigate a trail menu sequence: Fig. 1, My Trails command. Fig. 2, Trails Menu. Fig. 3, Edit Trail Menu. Fig. 4, Edit Route Menu with Navigate Route command highlighted for Trail 1. A trail is always con- verted to a "route"...

  • Page 58: Navigate A Back Trail (Backtrack, Or Reverse)

    Present position arrow Trail point Navigate trail, map views: at left driver is heading southeast straight toward trail point 3. At right, driver has reached point 3 and has turned southwest to follow the trail. Track or compass heading indicator Trail waypoint symbol...

  • Page 59: Transfer Custom Maps And Gps Data Files

    4. Press → to EVERSE begins showing navigation information along the trail, in reverse. 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.
  • Page 60 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 61: 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 tion box, use ↓ or ↑ to highlight the file, then press selection. Next, press ↓ to pletion message when the data transfer is finished.
  • Page 62 Notes...

  • Page 63: 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 64: 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 65: Delete An Icon

    Delete an Icon You can delete all the icons at one time, you can delete all icons repre- sented by a particular symbol, or you can use the cursor to delete a se- lected icon from the map. 1. Press |↓...

  • Page 66: Create And Save A Route

    The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg; routes are composed of one or more legs. The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight lines between waypoints. A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several waypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each waypoint.
  • Page 67 Route Planning command on Main Menu, left, will open the Route List screen, right. 2. If necessary, press ↑ to select , then press . (To add to OUTE an existing route, press ↓ or ↑ to route name| 3. Press ↓ to |↓...
  • Page 68 Route creation sequence, from left: Fig. 1. Set route waypoint (1) at the cove entrance. Fig. 2. Move cursor northeast to set point (2) at channel entrance. Fig. 3. With point (2) set, move cursor southeast to mark channel exit with waypoint (3). In figures 2 and 3, notice the rubber band line extending from the previously set waypoint to the cursor.

  • Page 69: Delete A Route

    8. To save your route, press screen, with the route automatically named "Route 1" and stored in the unit's internal memory. You can edit the route and run other commands, but if you are finished with the route for now, return to the last page displayed by pressing EXIT EXIT...

  • Page 70: Navigate A Route

    3. Use ↓ and ↑ to select a command from the Edit Route Waypoints menu and press route by clicking on a map location with the cursor. Add Waypoint calls up the Waypoint List so you can insert a waypoint from the list. Re- move Waypoint will delete the waypoint from the route.

  • Page 71: Navigate A Route In Reverse

    Route Planning command on Main Menu, left; Routes menu, center; Edit Route menu, right. Navigate Route command is selected. 2. Press ↓ to select route name| Upon arrival press |↓ to MENU MENU The following figures show what the Navigation Page and Map Page look like while navigating a route.

  • Page 72: Trails

    Figure 2. Figure 1. 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 trig- gered and the bearing arrow on the compass rose has turned to point toward Wpt 2, off to the northeast.

  • Page 73: Edit A Trail Name

    Tip: You can also delete all trails at once: 1. Press MENU 2. Press → to 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...

  • Page 74: 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 LATIONS Trip Calculator...

  • Page 75: Edit A Waypoint

    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 Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name: 1. Press |↑...

  • Page 76: 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 77: 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 78: Check Mmc Files And Storage Space

    3. To change distance settings, scroll gory, then press → | ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. 4. When your adjustments are finished, return to the last page dis- played by repeatedly pressing IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm - The anchor alarm may be triggered even when...

  • Page 79: Configure Nmea

    Menus for changing Com Port settings. For connectors and wiring information for another device, see page 15. 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 entry below for Configure NMEA. To set Com Port Configuration: 1.

  • Page 80: Coordinate System Selection

    • GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites in view information. • DBT transmits the depth below the transducer. • DPT transmits the depth • MTW transmits the water temperature. • VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas- ured by the paddle wheel.

  • Page 81: To Setup Loran Td

    UTM's are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude. British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan, and Greek grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries.

  • Page 82: Customize Page Displays

    Customize Page Displays Every Page display option except Full Map (on the Map Page) has cus- tomizable data boxes to provide constant on-screen information. The various data available from your unit are divided into categories in the Data Viewer menu. These categories include GPS Data, Navigation, Trip Calculator and Time.

  • Page 83: Gps Simulator

    GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit as if you were outdoors navigat- ing somewhere. It's a great way to practice using your unit. You can set the starting location by entering latitude/longitude (Starting Position) or from a stored waypoint, map place or POI location ( mand).

  • Page 84: Simulating Trail Or Route Navigation

    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 Map Page, go to the simulator menu. Pick a at or near the beginning of your trail/route. Enter an approxi- OSITION mate (shown in compass degrees) that will point you toward the...

  • Page 85: Map Auto Zoom

    Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the but- ton pushing that other brands of GPS receivers force you to make. It works in conjunction with the navigation features. First, start navigation to a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint.) Then, with the auto zoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, from the present position to the destination waypoint.

  • Page 86: Pop-Up Map Information

    Pop-up Map Information From the Map Page, press . With the option highlighted, press NFORMATION on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press return to the page display. Map Boundaries From the Map Page, press . With the option highlighted, press OUNDARIES on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press return to the page display.

  • Page 87: Map Detail Category Selection

    ated using different datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly different locations. All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 da- tum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may also cover the entire world, or just a small portion of it. By default, your position shows using the WGS-84 datum.

  • Page 88: 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 89: Map Orientation

    Configure a map fix so the unit can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map. Press → to ELECT Select the waypoint (or a landmark of POI) that you saved the reference point under and press screen with the command returns to the Configure Map Fix menu.

  • Page 90: Navionics  Charts

    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. However, if you travel any other direction, the map doesn't line up with your view of the world.

  • Page 91: Port Information

    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 then press EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information, represented by an- chor icons on the map display.

  • Page 92: Tidal Current Information

    3. To scroll through the Service Categories window: press ↑ or ↓ to see the types of services available. As you highlight a different category, the list in the lower window changes. To return to the Map Page, press EXIT EXIT 4.
  • Page 93 Pop-up name box Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur- sor. In this example, the current is flowing to the west at 0.2 kn. 2. Press to display the Tidal Current Information screen. The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time.

  • Page 94: Tide Information

    2. Use ↑ and ↓ to select the desired month, day or year, then press To clear the information screen, press Tide Information Navionics charts represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter "T." The icon stands for a Tidal Station location.

  • Page 95: Overlay Data

    Tide Information screen. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal 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 tidal range pattern for the day, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN).

  • Page 96: To Overlay Information On Your Screen

    Overlay Data, with "Navigation," "Trip Calculator" and "Time" categories expanded. To overlay information on your screen: 1. While on the Navigation Page or a Map Page, press |↓ to MENU VERLAY 2. You'll see a list of the overlay data currently shown, if any. Select and press .
  • Page 97 From Overlay Data Shown (left) press ENT to see Data Viewer (center). Select a category and press ENT; then select information to float on screen and press ENT (right). To remove overlaid data: 1. While on the Page that shows the item or items you want to remove, press |↓...

  • Page 98: Pop-Up Help

    1. From one of the Map Pages, press 2. You'll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed. Select the item you want to move and press 3. The data begins to flash on your screen. Use any combination of →, ←, ↑...

  • Page 99: Position Pinning

    Position Pinning When you are standing still or moving at extremely slow speed, a GPS receiver can have trouble determining the direction you are traveling. In the past, this resulted in a "wandering" plot trail that moved around the map, even if you were standing still. 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.

  • Page 100: Require Waas

    Require WAAS You can force the unit to require WAAS for reporting a valid position. (The default setting, off, uses WAAS 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 101: Set Language

    Screen Command, left, and Screen Menu with Contrast bar selected, right. To adjust the display's brightness: Press ↓ to RIGHTNESS scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast. 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.

  • Page 102: Set Local Time

    3. Use ↓ or ↑ to select a different language and press now appear in the language you selected. Set Local Time Using the correct local time setting is handy when estimating local ar- rival time while navigating. Also, the time and date are saved when a waypoint is created.

  • Page 103: Software Version Information

    Software Version Information From time to time, Eagle updates the operating system software in some of its products. These software upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site, www.eaglegps.com.

  • Page 104: Track Smoothing

    Sounds command, left. At right, the Sounds menu. Once in the Sounds menu: To set Key Press Sounds: With the option highlighted, press check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press to return to the page display. EXIT EXIT To set Alarm Sounds: Press ↓...

  • Page 105: Trail Options

    Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails. Some affect all trails, other options can be applied to a particular trail. You can change the way trails are updated, display or hide trails, create a new trail, delete a trail, etc.

  • Page 106: Delete Trail

    From the Trails Menu, press ↓ to |↓ to PTIONS PDATE RITERIA Press ← or → to select criteria type| Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance) You can update a trail by time, with a range from 1 second to 9999 sec- onds;...

  • Page 107: New Trail

    Edit Trail menu. New Trail To manually start a new trail, in the Trails Menu, make sure RAIL is highlighted and press Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visibil- ity are all changed on the Edit Trail menu screen.

  • Page 108: To Adjust Menu Transparency Level

    Main Menu with Transparency command selected. To adjust Menu Transparency level: Press |↓ to . The slider bar MENU MENU RANSPARENCY RANSPARENCY appears. Press ↑ or ↓ to move the bar. The lower end of the scale makes the menus opaque; the upper end is maximum transparency. Units of Measure This menu sets the speed and distance (statute or nautical miles, me- ters), depth (feet, fathoms, or meters), temperature (degrees Fahrenheit...

  • Page 109: Section 6: Searching

    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 110: Find Addresses

    In search results, the distance and bearing to the selected item will be calculated from the current position. In the case of a cursor search, the search results show distance and bearing from the cur- sor, but an individual waypoint's information screen shows distance and bearing from the current (or last known) position.
  • Page 111 Find Address menu, left; Find Street menu, center, with Find By Name field active; street name entry complete, right. 5. To enter a city name, press ↓ to want to find addresses only within a particular city. This option is de- signed so you can limit an address search to a single city if necessary (see the following note).
  • Page 112 6. When the necessary search fields are filled in, press ↓ to . Your unit asks you to wait while it searches for the address. DRESS (If an address is not in the database, a message appears saying the ad- dress could not be found.) 7.

  • Page 113: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    Left, Map Page showing location of the address on the map, high- lighted by cursor. Center, this address is a business in the POI data- base, so you can display the POI information window, then navigate to it. At right, this address is not in the POI database, so the Waypoint key will not display any information for this address.
  • Page 114 Find Highway Exits command, left, and Find Exit menu, right. 2. First, select a highway name by pressing , which calls up the Find By Name menu. There are two highway search options: A. You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 115 Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the Exit List. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press navigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press →| "Go To Exit" option, left, "Find On Map" option, right. Tip: You can also look up some additional information on the Exit Ser- vices located near this exit.

  • Page 116: Find Map Places Or Points Of Interest (Poi)

    Exit Information screen, left; general location and amenities information, at right. Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ↓ ↑ 1. Press , press to select a map place or POI category, then . (To narrow your search, press → or ← to select a subcate- press gory before pressing .) You will be given two options;...
  • Page 117 Find by Nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 3. Search by name of POI. Press ↓ to . There are two op- tions: A. You can spell out the POI in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓...

  • Page 118: 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 119 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 I-35.) To search for that street, press ↓...

  • Page 120: Find An Intersection

    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 121 5. The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second street dialog boxes filled in. In this example, we selected I-44 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. (You can specify a city and/or Zip code later on to narrow the search, if the resulting list is too long.) Find Intersection command highlighted, left.

  • Page 122: Find Waypoints

    If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU EXIT Find Waypoints 1. Press |↑ to AYPOINTS 2. If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press . If searching for the waypoint By Name, press to ↓ . (To search by name, jump to step 5.) Find Waypoint menu, left;...
  • Page 123 wanted to, you could select another waypoint from the list with the ↑ or ↓ keys.) A. To navigate to the waypoint, press command is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation infor- mation to the waypoint. B. To find the waypoint, press → to Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint.
  • Page 124 Find By Name menu, left. Waypoint Information screen, center. At right, the found waypoint is highlighted by cursor on Map Page. A. To navigate to the waypoint, press is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation information to the waypoint. B.

  • Page 125: Section 7: Supplemental Material Datums Used

    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 126 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, Nether- lands, Norway, Por- tugal, Spain, Swe- den, Switzerland...
  • Page 127 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 128 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 Sys- tem 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay,...

  • Page 129: Fcc Compliance

    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 130 Notes...

  • Page 131: Index

    Accessories 1, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 18, 23, 24, 35, 58, 115 Alarm Clock ... 74 Alarms27, 39, 40, 55, 56, 58, 72, 78, 79, 86 Anchor Alarm ... 78, 79 Antenna ..1, 3, 5, 12, 13, 18, 20, 21, 39, 41, 138 Arrival Alarm39, 40, 55, 56, 58, 72, 78, 79, 86...
  • Page 132 ... 82, 91, 92 Map Orientation ... 33, 92, 93 Map Overlays (Map Data option)... 87, 89 Memory Cards (MMC)1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 34, 39, 45, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 79, 80, 93, 94 Navigating 9, 10, 39, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 64, 70, 71, 79;...
  • Page 133 32, 33, 40, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 73, 74, 86, 90, 103, 109, 110, 111, 112; Delete ...73; Delete All ... 110; Edit Name ... 73; Navigate ...55; New Trail ... 53, 112; Update Criteria ...
  • Page 134 Notes...
  • Page 135 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 EAGLE ELECTRONICS, a DI- VISION OF LEI, 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 136 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY "We", "our", or "us" refers to Eagle Electronics, a division of LEI, the manufac- turer 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 Da- tabases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your prod- uct may contain.
  • Page 137 EAGLE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to EAGLE ELECTRONICS, a division of LEI, the manufac- turer 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.

  • Page 138: How To Obtain Service

    8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice.
  • Page 139 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. To locate an Eagle dealer near you, visit our web site, and look for the Dealer Locator (www.eaglesonar.com/Products/HowToBuy/dealers.asp).
  • Page 140 Visit our web site: www.eaglesonar.com  Eagle Pub. 988-0156-051 Copyright © 2004 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 121004 LEI-Eagle...

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