BHCnav NAVA 200 Owner's Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing NAVA handheld
GPS. NAVA is lightweight, compact,
rugged, reliable positioning and navigation
assistant to your outdoor activities. This
manual provides you the instructions to
use NAVA 200, 300, 400, and 600.
If you have further questions, please refer
to our website:
Http://www.BHCnav.com
or contact us at Email:
NAVAsales@BHCnav.com
NAVAsupport@BHCnav.com
and
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Features of NAVA Series

Excellent GPS performance: With
its high-sensitivity, SBAS-enabled
GPS receiver, NAVA locates your
position quickly and precisely and
maintains its GPS location even in
heavy cover and deep canyons.
Long battery life: Powered by two
AA batteries, NAVA can work for up
to 15 hours. Powered by special
Li-ion battery, NAVA can work for
up to 25 hours.
User data compatibility: Export and
import user data from gpx, shp, kml,
dxf, csv to NAVA proprietary format.
Built-in Sensors (NAVA600): The
built-in 3-axis E-compass provides
you the bearing even when you stand
still, and its barometer
Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1: Introduction

    This heavy cover and deep canyons. manual provides you the instructions to  use NAVA 200, 300, 400, and 600. Long battery life: Powered by two AA batteries, NAVA can work for up If you have further questions, please refer to 15 hours.
  • Page 2 Owner’s Manual  pinpoints air pressure. Also, you can Basemap, city detail map, topo map use the thermometer to know support: NAVA supports built-in temperature conditions. basemap and city detail/topo map on the Micro SD card  User POI icons: You can design your ...
  • Page 3: Optional Accessories

    Owner’s Manual Optional Accessories For a complete list of available accessories and maps for use with the NAVA GPS, please refer to the BHCnav website: Http://www.BHCnav.com Manual Conventions In this manual, small arrows () indicate that you should highlight a series of items on the screen using the ROCKER key, and press in to ENTER after each item.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Owner’s Manual Table of Contents GPS Status Page ........19 Map Page ..........20 Introduction ......1 Compass Page ........21 Features of NAVA Series......1 Weather Page (NAVA600 only) ... 23 Optional Accessories ......3 Trip Computer Page ......23 Manual Conventions ......
  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Owner’s Manual Getting Started Key Functions...
  • Page 6: Installing The Batteries

    Owner’s Manual Installing the Batteries To install special Li-ion batteries: 1. Remove the battery cover from the back of the unit. Turn the D-ring The NAVA operates on two AA batteries or counter-clockwise and pull the cover. special Li-ion batteries 2.
  • Page 7: Turning The Nava On And Off

    Owner’s Manual Turning the NAVA On and Off Adjusting the Backlight 1. When the NAVA is on, Press and To turn the NAVA on, press and hold the quickly release POWER key to open POWER key for more than 2 seconds. To the Backlight page.
  • Page 8: Basic Operation

    Owner’s Manual Basic Operation To change waypoint name and note on the Mark page, select the appropriate This section explains basic operations you field and press the ENTER key to can perform with your NAVA, including open the on-screen keypad. After creating and using waypoints, tracks, entering and confirming your changes, routes, and using the Find Menu.
  • Page 9 Owner’s Manual Marking a Waypoint on the Map Page Editing a Waypoint Attribution 1. On the Mark page, select Map. You can edit a waypoint to change its icon, 2. On the Map Page, use the ROCKER name, coordinates, elevation and note. key to move the pointer ( )to the location where you want to mark a...
  • Page 10 Owner’s Manual Deleting a Waypoint ENTER key. 6. Select to save the new waypoint. 1. Press and release the FIND key. 2. Select Waypoint. Calculating Current Location By 3. Select the waypoint you want to Averaging delete, and press ENTER key. 1.
  • Page 11 Owner’s Manual Alerting Waypoints To clear one or all alert waypoints from the list: 1. Access Alert from the Main Menu 1. Access Alert from the Main Menu page, press ENTER key. page, press ENTER key. 2. To define alert range 2.
  • Page 12: Finding

    Owner’s Manual Finding Finding a Waypoint By Name 1. Press the FIND key to open the Find Press the FIND key to open the Find page page. and search for waypoints, POI, cities and 2. Select Waypoint. the addresses in the NAVA map. 3.
  • Page 13 Owner’s Manual Finding a Point of Interest Finding a History If your unit is loading a detail map, you The History page shows a list of the last can open POI on the Find page to locate a items you have searched for or gone to nearby place, government, education, recently.
  • Page 14 Owner’s Manual Finding an Item From Another Location To find an address: Address on the Map 1. Press the FIND key 2. Select the Province field. In the Result 1. Press the FIND key. list, select the name. 2. Select an icon on Find page. Press 3.
  • Page 15: Tracks

    Owner’s Manual Tracks 3. When the message appears, select to save only a portion of the track log. As you travel, NAVA records “track log” 4. Use the ROCKER to move the pointer to the point on the track that you want automatically.
  • Page 16 Owner’s Manual Viewing a Track on the Map Clearing the Track Log On the Track Details page, select Map. A 1. Press MENU key to open the Main map showing the entire track appears. Menu. Begin and End markers and waypoints are 2.
  • Page 17: Routes

    Owner’s Manual Routes 4. Search and add a via point from Waypoint, History, POI, etc. 5. To add more via points to your route, A route consists of a sequence of repeat the process 3 and 4, and select waypoints or POIs. The NAVA stores 60 Save.
  • Page 18 Owner’s Manual Change the Name of the Route Reviewing Individual Route Points 1. Press MENU key  Main Menu 1. Press MENU key Main  Route. Menu Route. 2. Select a saved route select the 2. Select a saved route select a point route name field on the Route Details Route...
  • Page 19: Main Pages

    Owner’s Manual satellite signals that are used to calculate Main Pages your position. NAVA200, NAVA300 and NAVA400 have five recurring default main pages :GPS Status, Map page, Compass page, Main Menu, Trip computer. NAVA600 has an extra default Weather page. Press and release NEXT/EXIT to cycle through the pages.
  • Page 20: Map Page

    Owner’s Manual Map Page 2. The information box shows the Lat & Lon, Bearing and distance. On the Map page, your current position is Showing or Hide Data Fields indicated by a position marker . 1. On the Map page, press the MENU key, 2.
  • Page 21: Compass Page

    Owner’s Manual Compass Page Changing Map Orientation 1. On the Setting page, select Map. The Compass page guides you with a 2. There are two map orientations: compass ring and a bearing or course North Up --orients the map like a pointer.
  • Page 22 Owner’s Manual Electronic Compass (NAVA 600 only) directions for rotating the device horizontally for two rounds. When you are moving and reach a pre-set 3. Press ENTER speed, it uses GPS data to maintain your calibration. heading. When you are not moving, it 4.
  • Page 23: Weather Page (Nava600 Only)

    Owner’s Manual Weather Page (NAVA600 only) Trip Computer Page The Weather page shows you the current The Trip Computer page shows seven air pressure, altitude and the temperature. types of navigation data in small font size, You can calibrate the barometer, altimeter, or show three large data fields in big font thermometer, change the data field and size.
  • Page 24: Main Menu Page

    Owner’s Manual Main Menu Page Setting Page Access Setting page from Main Menu, you The Main Menu contains settings and can set up system, page sequence, map, features not found on the main pages and unit, heading, USB, Display, Time and sub-menus.
  • Page 25: Usb Setting Page

    Owner’s Manual Map Setting Page measurement (degrees, rad) to show the angle. Use the Map Setting page to adjust the bearing and change the maps. Heading Setting  Unit Setting Page Display—choose from Angle or Characters.  Position Format—sets the format ...
  • Page 26 Owner’s Manual Display Setting Page Time Setting Page You can choose a display mode, adjust the To access the Time Setting page: amount of time that the backlight stays on, Form the Setting page, select Other and set the level of brightness. Time.
  • Page 27: Tools Page

    Owner’s Manual Tools Page Sun & Moon From tools page, you can access Calendar, The Sun and Moon page shows sunrise Calculator, Sun&Moon, Stopwatch, time, sunset time, moonrise time, moonset Hunt&Fish. time, and moon phase for a specified date. Calendar Calculator...
  • Page 28 Owner’s Manual Stopwatch Hunt & Fish 1. Access Tool from the Main Menu, select Hunt&Fish to view the hunting and fishing predictions for a different date. To view the predictions for a location, select the Lat & Lon field to input the data.
  • Page 29: Area Calculation

    Owner’s Manual Area Calculation Calculating the Area of a Saved Track 1. Access Area Calculation page from The area of a saved track is calculated The sub-menu of GPS Status page, automatically when you select a saved Map page, or Area Calculation option track and view the route detail.
  • Page 30: Appendix

    Owner’s Manual Appendix Specifications Physical NAVA200 NAVA300 NAVA400 NAVA600 Unit Dimension, WxHxD 56x119x32mm 2.2" QVGA, 240x320 pixels, Transflective TFT, 65536 Display colors Weight 108g (without battery)
  • Page 31 Owner’s Manual Performance NAVA200 NAVA300 NAVA400 NAVA600 Battery (not included) 2xAA 2xAA or Special Li-ion Battery 2xAA(15hours), Special Li-ion Battery life 15 hours Battery(25hours) GPS Receiver 20 Channels,L1, CA code, High Sensitive GPS Module Acquisition Time Cold Start: < 35s, Hot Start: <1s GPS Accuracy 3-7m (GPS only), 1-3m (SBAS) SBAS...
  • Page 32 Owner’s Manual Features NAVA200 NAVA300 NAVA400 NAVA600 Basemap Built-in memory 128M Micro SD card slot Waypoints 3000 Routes Tracks 50 tracks, 5000 points Electronic Compass Barometric Altimeter Temperature Hunt/Fish Sun/Moon Calculator Area Calculation Coordinate System WGS84, UTM, User Grid···...
  • Page 33: Connecting Nava To Your Computer

    Owner’s Manual Connecting NAVA Your Installing a Micro SD Card Computer The NANA Micro SD card tray is located beneath the batteries. Connect NAVA to your computer using the USB connector cable provided. USB cable MicroSD card slot To install or remove a Micro SD card: 1.
  • Page 34: Declaration Of Conformity

    Owner’s Manual In addition to map and data storage, the micro SD card can be used to store files such as routes, waypoints and custom POIs. Declaration of Conformity Hereby, BHC Navigation Co., Ltd declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

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Nava 300Nava 400Nava 600

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