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Lowrance GlobalMap 3600C iGPS Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1: Operation Instructions

    Pub. 988-0156-121 www.lowrance.com GlobalMap 3600C iGPS ® Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 All screens in this manual are simulated. NMEA 2000 For free owner's manuals and the most current information on this product, its operation and accessories, All rights reserved.  3600C are registered trademarks of ® Certification Pending. visit our web site: www.lowrance.com Lowrance Electronics Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Basic GPS Quick Reference ... 36 Find Your Current Position... 37 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys ... 37 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ... 38 Searching... 38 Table of Contents  Buss... 12  3600C... 2...
  • Page 4 Set a Waypoint... 40 Create Waypoint at Current Position ... 41 Create Waypoint on Map ... 42 Create Waypoint by Entering a Position ... 42 Navigate to a Waypoint ... 42 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint... 43 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ... 43 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map...
  • Page 5 Delete a Waypoint... 65 Edit a Waypoint ... 66 Selecting a Waypoint ... 67 Set a Waypoint by Average Position ... 67 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position... 67 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options ... 69 Alarms ... 69 NMEA 2000 Alarm ...
  • Page 6 Track Smoothing... 98 Trail Options ... 99 General Trail Options ... 99 Delete All Trails ... 99 Update Trail Option... 99 Specific Trail Options... 101 Delete Trail ... 101 New Trail... 101 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options ... 101 Transparency ...

  • Page 7: Section 1: Read Me First

    Section 3 covers Basic GPS Operation. It will show you how easy it is to run the GlobalMap 3600C, right out of the box. This section features a one-page GPS Quick Reference. (If you've already jumped ahead...

  • Page 8: Capabilities And Specifications: Globalmap  3600C

    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 GlobalMap 3600C's most remarkable capabilities — Searching. We'll introduce a search...
  • Page 9 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: ... Built-in memory stores GPS data for dec- Languages:...

  • Page 10: How Lowrance Gps Works

    How Lowrance GPS Works You'll navigate faster and easier if you understand how the GlobalMap 3600C scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth — and, where you're going. (But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system, skip on ahead to Sec- tion 2, Installation &...
  • Page 11 GPS Data Files (file format *.usr) can be shared be- tween Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units or even personal computers. This GlobalMap 3600C 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 (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 GlobalMap 3600C 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 Speed, direction of travel, and distance are all calculated from position information. Therefore, in order for the GlobalMap 3600C to determine direction of travel, you must be moving and the faster, the better. This is not to say that it won’t work at walking or trolling speeds —...

  • Page 14: Free Training Aids Available

    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: Arrow Keys

    2. Press ↓ to Trail 1| 3. You are asked to wait while it converts the trail into a route. 4. The wait message disappears and the GlobalMap 3600C begins showing navigation information along the trail. Now, begin moving and follow your GlobalMap 3600C.
  • 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: Powering A Nmea 2000 Buss

    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 19 Data Cable Power connections for GlobalMap 3600C iGPS unit. NOTE: If you are powering a NMEA 2000 buss, you will attach both the NMEA 2000 Power cable and the unit's Power Supply cable to an electric power source.

  • Page 20: Gps Internal Antenna

    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. If a malfunction happens inside the unit, extensive dam- age can occur if the enclosed fuse is not used. As with all electrical devices, this unit could be damaged to a point that it is unrepairable and could even cause harm to the user when not properly fused.

  • Page 21: Nmea 0183 Cable Connections

    NMEA 0183 Wiring (Data cable) To exchange NMEA 0183 data, the GlobalMap 3600C has one NMEA 0183 version 2.0 communication port. Com port one (Com-1) can be used to receive NMEA format GPS data. The com port can also trans- mit NMEA format GPS data to another device.

  • Page 22: Mounting The Unit: Bracket Or Portable

    GlobalMap 3600 iGPS Cable Connections. Mounting the Unit: Bracket or Portable You can install the GlobalMap 3600C on the top of a dash with the sup- plied gimbal bracket. It can also be mounted on a portable power supply. If you use the supplied bracket, you may be interested in the optional ...

  • Page 23: Bracket Installation

    GPS antenna can lock-on to satellite signals. You should also make sure there is enough room behind the GlobalMap 3600C to attach the power cable. (A drawing on the next page shows the dimensions of a gim- bal-mounted GlobalMap 3600C.)
  • Page 24 [5.43] Millimeter Front view (left) and side view (right) showing dimensions of the GlobalMap 3600C when mounted on gimbal bracket. After drilling the hole, pass the power cable's bare-wire end down though the hole from the top. If you wish, you can fill in the hole around the cables with a good marine sealant compound.

  • Page 25: Portable Installation

    GlobalMap 3600C. If you choose to fill in the hole, be sure to position the cables against the rear edge of the hole as you apply the fill material.
  • Page 26 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. Both of these solid-state flash memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp.

  • Page 27: Other Accessories

    This includes towing a boat on a trailer at highway speeds. Otherwise, wind blast can pop off the cover. Now that you have your GlobalMap 3600C installed, move on to Section 3, Basic GPS Operations. There, we'll present a series of step-by-step...
  • Page 28 Notes...

  • Page 29: Section 3: Basic Gps Operations

    BUT, if you just can't wait to get outside, turn to the one-page Quick Reference on page 36. Keyboard MMC slot access door GlobalMap 3600C GPS unit, front view, showing Map Page, keyboard and access door for the MMC slot.

  • Page 30: Power/Lights On And Off

    1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this and the ← → arrow keys (4) switches the unit between the three different page screens. (Satellite Status Page, Navigation Page and Map Page.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes.
  • 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

    Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Files command: this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains. Pages The unit has three Pages that represent the three major operating modes. They are the Satellite Status Page, the Navigation Page and the Map Page.
  • Page 33 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: Navigation Page

    Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoint. To get to the Navi- gation Page: Press The navigation screen looks like the one below when you're not navi- gating to a waypoint or following a route or trail.
  • Page 35 Track is the heading, or the current direction you are actually travel- ing. Bearing is the direction of a line-of-sight from your present position to the destination. No matter what direction you are steering, the Bearing data box shows the compass direction straight to the destina- tion from your location at the moment.

  • Page 36: Map Page

    Travel Time is the time that it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed. (You can also customize the time data box to show Arrival Time instead. Arrival Time is the local time it will be when you arrive at the destination, based upon your present closing speed and track.) In the preceding example figure, the driver is headed west (a 265º...

  • 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 The medium-detail U.S. maps contain: all incorporated cities; shaded met- ropolitan areas; county boundaries; shaded public lands (such as national forests and parks); some major city streets; Interstate, U.S. and state high- ways; Interstate highway exits and exit services information; large- and me- dium-sized lakes and streams;...

  • Page 39: Resize Window Command

    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 relative size of the windows, as well as horizontal or vertical layout, to suit your viewing preference.
  • Page 41 3. To change the window size again or revert back to the original dis- play, just follow the steps above. (Most dual-window displays use half the screen for each window by default.) You can also use the Reset Op- tions command to revert to the factory default. The following page contains a 12-step quick reference for the most basic GPS operations.

  • 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

    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 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 column|↓ to UBCATEGORY |↓ to HAINS EAREST 3.

  • Page 46: Set A Waypoint

    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. Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, Set a Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic "address,"...

  • Page 47: Create Waypoint At Current Position

    To create and save a Waypoint: These first two techniques use the Quick Save method, the fastest and easiest way to create a waypoint. Create Waypoint at Current Position While you are traveling, press automatically given a name with a sequential number, such as "way- point 003."...

  • Page 48: Create Waypoint On Map

    Symbol is described in Sec. 4.) After you have changed a waypoint symbol, the unit will remember the one you chose and use it the next time you "quick save" a waypoint. To revert back to the default symbol, edit a waypoint and choose the original symbol, or use the Reset Options command (described in Sec.

  • Page 49: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    3. If the list is short, you can jump directly to the . Use ↑ or ↓ to select the waypoint name, press pressing waypoint information screen appears with the 4. To begin navigating to the waypoint, press Course line (dotted) Off course range, set at...

  • Page 50: 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 51: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected 3. Press and the unit will begin navigating to the cursor location. MENU 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.

  • Page 52: Creating And Saving A Trail

    The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find Waypoint command, launched with the lier in this section, or turn to Sec. 6, Searching, for detailed instructions on POI searches.) After you have looked up an item with the Find Waypoint command, use ↑...
  • Page 53 To Save a Trail 1. Press MENU MENU Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one. My Trails com- mand (left). The Trails Menu (center). The arrow to the right of Trail 1 indicates the trail is active, and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display.

  • Page 54: 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 55 end to start.) However, visual trailing provides no navigation informa- tion during the trip, such as the time to your destination. 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"...
  • Page 56 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 command highlighted for Trail 6. A trail is always converted to a route when you navigate the trail.
  • Page 57 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 58: 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 clear the alarm and proceed. Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps: Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card.
  • Page 59 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. To transfer data from the unit to the MMC: press To transfer data from the MMC to the unit: press →...

  • Page 60: Cancel Navigation

    Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 4. Figure 3. These figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into the unit's memory. Cancel Navigation You can turn off any of the navigation commands after you reach your destination or at any other time by using the Cancel Navigation com- ←...

  • Page 61: 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 62: 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 63: 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 64: 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 65 1. From the , press or from the MENU AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU OUTE LANNING 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.

  • Page 66: 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 67: Edit Route Waypoints

    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 EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Edit Route Waypoints You can edit the route by adding and removing waypoints. 1.

  • Page 68: Navigate A Route In Reverse

    Selecting the Route Planning command on Main Menu brings up the Routes menu, left. Edit Route menu, right. Navigate command is se- 2. Press ↓ to select route name| 3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation: press |↓ to MENU MENU The following figures show what the Navigation Page and Map Page...

  • Page 69: 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 70: 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 71: Utilities

    At left, Edit Trail Menu with Pattern option selected. At right, edited trail with dotted line pattern. 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 &...

  • Page 72: Edit A Waypoint

    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 73: Selecting A Waypoint

    Selecting a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map (for navigating to, for editing, etc.,) use the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint. A highlighted halo will appear around the waypoint. Set a Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them.
  • Page 74 Notes...

  • Page 75: 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 76: Nmea 2000 Alarm

    Press ↑ or ↓ 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 you're sitting still.

  • Page 77: 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 78: Communications Port Configuration

    Main Menu, left, MMC File Browser, right. Communications Port Configuration The unit has one NMEA 0183 version 2.0 compatible communication port, or com port for short. The Com Port Menu, which is accessed from the System Setup Menu, allows you to configure the communications port to send or receive data to another electronic device, such as an autopilot.

  • Page 79: Configure Nmea

    Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences. 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to OMMUNICATIONS 3. A menu appears showing the prefixes of the available NMEA sen- tences. A check mark next to a prefix means the prefix is in use. Use ↑ ↓...
  • Page 80 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 81: 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 82: Customize Page Displays

    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 . The unit displays a waypoint information screen with the com- mand RIGIN figure Map Fix menu.

  • Page 83: Gps Simulator

    Customize Menu, with "GPS Data" and "Navigation" categories expanded. Selecting the category name and pressing will show the category's contents, so you can choose items within it. An expanded category (one with a "–" next to its name) can be collapsed to hide its contents. Just select the category name and press Expand any categories that might contain data you want to display.
  • Page 84 Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlighting GPS S IMULATOR 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.

  • Page 85: Initialize Gps

    Tip: You can pick any spot on the map to begin your simulation session by using the Initialize GPS command. This makes your unit think it's located at the position you select. See its entry following the en- try for Hide GPS Features. Initialize GPS This command is handy when you are practicing in simulator mode.

  • Page 86: Show Map Data

    range rings on the map. This menu lets you select Navionics Maps; for instructions, see the Navionics Charts entry in this section. To get to Map Data: From the Map Page, press Map Menu (left). Map Data Menu (right). Show Map Data From the Map Page, press ARTH ETAIL...

  • Page 87: Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid)

    Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) The map screen can be customized with four range rings and/or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude. Range rings are handy for visually estimating distances on the map. The ring diameters are based on the current zoom range.

  • Page 88: Map Detail Category Selection

    Map Datum Menu. 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 89 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 90: Nauticpath Usa Marine Charts

    Map Menu, left; Map Orientation menu with the North Up map orientation option selected, right. 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.

  • Page 91: Port Information

    To view Chart Note information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Chart Note icon. When it's selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press to display the Note Information screen. 3. To scroll through the Chart Note screen, use ↑ ↓ arrow keys to read the information.

  • Page 92: Tidal Current Information

    Port Services icon NauticPath chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor. When first highlighted, the Pop-Up name box appears. The Port Services information screen for a NauticPath chart contains all the service information in one window. 3. To scroll through the service information window, use ↑ ↓ to see the types of services available.
  • Page 93 animated arrow with a pop-up name box (the name box disappears af- ter a few seconds). Examples are displayed in the following figures. To view Tidal Current information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Station icon.

  • Page 94: Tide Information

    Slack water, the period of little or no current, is represented by the Slack Water Line (SWL). The flood appears above the SWL and the ebb appears below the SWL. You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing the month, day and year selection boxes. To select another date: 1.

  • Page 95: Navionics  Charts

    MLLW Line Tide Table 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: Nmea 2000

    To display a Navionics chart: 1. Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment and turn on the unit. (For full card install instructions, see Sec. 2.) 2. From the Map Page, press . Select the Map Name, then press HOICE Navionics Map Choice highlighted.
  • Page 97 You can select items from any of these categories for display, in any combination — the category divisions are there only to help you sort through the information. Overlay Data, with "Navigation," "Trip Calculator" and "Time" categories expanded. overlay information on your screen: 1.
  • Page 98 From Overlay Data Shown (left) press ENT to see Data Viewer (center). Select a category and press ENT; then select information to float on To Remove overlaid data: 1. While on the Page that shows the item or items you want to remove, press |↓...

  • Page 99: Pop-Up Help

    3. The data begins to flash on your screen. Use any combination of →, ←, ↑ and ↓ to move the data to a new location on the screen. 4. When satisfied, press To change displayed data font size: 1. From the Map or Sonar page, press 2.

  • Page 100: Reset Options

    System Setup menu, left, with Pop-up Help command highlighted. At right, this example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Go To Cursor command, located on the Map Menu. Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults: 1. Press |↓...

  • Page 101: Set Language

    To adjust the display's contrast: slider bar is already selected. Press → or ← to move the ONTRAST bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast. Screen Command, left, and Screen Menu with Contrast bar selected, right. To adjust the display's brightness: Press ↓...

  • Page 102: Set Local Time

    1. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to ANGUAGE 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.

  • Page 103: Software Version Information

    you have the option of turning off the WAAS Acquired/Lost alarm with- out affecting how the unit uses WAAS. Here's how: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. With the option highlighted, press check it (turn on.) After the option is set, press the page display.

  • 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

    Track Smoothing option, turned on. 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 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 → to highlighted, press RAIL Update Trail Criteria (Auto, Time, Distance) The options are automatic, time, or distance.

  • Page 107: Specific Trail Options

    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 |← to ELETE RAIL Edit Trail menu. New Trail To manually start a new trail, in the Trails Menu, make sure RAIL...

  • Page 108: Units Of Measure

    Main Menu with Transparency command selected To adjust Menu Transparency level: Press | to MENU MENU appears. Press 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 or Celsius) and heading (true or magnetic) units.

  • Page 109: 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 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. To enter a street name, press ↓ to tions: A.
  • Page 111 press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press , then press ↓ or ↑ to select a city name from the list, by pressing then press . The city name you selected is now in the city field. NOTE: We recommend that you do not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when searching without it.

  • Page 112: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    8. To navigate to the address, press begin showing navigation information to the address pointed out by the cursor. If you are only looking up an address (not navigating), just press to return to the previous page. EXIT Tip: If the address also happens to be an item in the Point of Interest database, you can look up the item's phone number in the Waypoint Information list.

  • Page 113: Find Interstate Highway Exits

    NOTE: Since the Go Waypoint command is highlighted, you can navigate to the selected POI by pressing point Information screen. Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. From the Map Page, press up the Find Exit menu. Find Highway Exits command, left, and Find Exit menu, right. 2.
  • Page 114 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 Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the Exit List. 4.

  • Page 115: 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 . (narrow your search, press → then press ↓ or ↑ to select a press subcategory before pressing .) You will be given two options;...
  • Page 116 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. Press ↑ or to change the first letter, then press →...

  • Page 117: 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 118 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 119 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 120 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, and "Working"...

  • Page 121: Find Waypoints

    Find Waypoints 1. Press 2. If searching for the waypoint By Name, press . If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press ↓ to . (To search by name, |ENT EAREST jump to step 5.) Find Waypoint menu, left; Find By Nearest command, center, Find by Name command, right.
  • Page 122 B. To find the waypoint, press ↓ to appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint. Waypoint Information screens with the Go Waypoint command se- lected, left, and the Find on Map command selected, right. To clear these menus and return to the previous page, press 5.

  • Page 123: Section 7: Supplemental Material

    Sec. 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 124 Chatham Island Astro 1971; New Zealand (Chatham Island) 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-...
  • Page 125 Nahrwan United Arab Emirates 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...
  • Page 126 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 127 Notes...
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  • Page 130: 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 131 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 132 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 133 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 134: 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 135: Accessory Ordering Information For All Countries

    Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance GPS accessories, 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. To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator.

  • Page 136: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-0156-121 © Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 011306 Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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