Lowrance AirMap 2000C Operation Instructions Manual

Lowrance AirMap 2000C Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 AirMap 2000c  Aviation Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2004 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, trans- mitted, distributed, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sec. 1: Read Me First! ... 1 Capabilities and Specifications ... 3  How AirMap Works ... 5 Introduction to GPS and WAAS... 7 How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions... 9 Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories ... 11 Power ... 11 Emergency Backup Batteries...
  • Page 4 Switch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode ... 54 Aviation Calculators ... 54 E6B Altitude/Airspeed Calculator... 54 E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator... 55 Vertical Navigation Calculator ... 56 Sec. 4: Land Operation ... 57 Keypad... 57 Power/Lights (Turn Unit On and Off) ... 58 Main Menu ...
  • Page 5 Transferring GPS Data ... 75 Transferring and Loading Custom Maps ... 75 Utilities... 75 Alarm Clock... 76 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator... 76 Trip Calculator... 76 Trip Down Timer... 76 Trip Up Timer ... 76 Waypoints... 76 Create a Waypoint ... 76 Create a Man Overboard Waypoint ...
  • Page 6 Set Local Time ... 101 Software Version Information... 102 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles... 102 Track Smoothing... 103 Trail Options ... 104 Update Active Trail Option ... 104 Update Trail Criteria (Auto, Time, Distance) ... 104 Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)... 105 New Trail...
  • Page 7: Sec. 1: Read Me First

    Before we go any further, we want to thank you for buying an AirMap 2000C. Whether you're a first time GPS user or a professional naviga- tor, you'll find that the AirMap 2000C includes a complete set of power- ful aeronautical mapping and navigation features, yet is easy to use.
  • Page 8 Whether your AirMap 2000 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing up an in-panel display, you're using the most versatile and most affordable color-screen GPS receiver in the aviation market today. Our goal for this book is to get you in the air (or out on the road) fast, with a minimum of fuss.
  • Page 9: Capabilities And Specifications

    to try out some of AirMap's many advanced features. That brings us to Section Four, Land Mode Operation. After we introduce the Land Mode menus and submenus, the rest of the section contains AirMap's more advanced command functions. Your AirMap is ready to use right out of the box, but you can fine tune and customize its operation with dozens of options.
  • Page 10 MMC slots: ... One, inside battery compartment. Accepts Aeronautical map: ... Jeppesen Background map:... Built-in custom, detailed Lowrance map. Custom mapping: ... Accepts custom, higher-detail MapCreate 6 Mapping memory: ... Up to 512 MB on one MMC (MultiMedia Position updates: ... Every one second. Position points: ...
  • Page 11: How Airmap Works

    Com Port: ... One serial communications port, NMEA 0183 Zoom range:... 40 ranges; 0.02 to 4,000 miles. NOTE: The above memory capacities refer only to AirMap's on-board mem- ory. The amount of GPS data you can record and save for recall later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you carry with you.
  • Page 12 The background map is also suitable for many land and marine naviga- tion chores, but for maximum surface accuracy and much more detail, you need a custom map from MapCreate 6. Some AirMap features — such as searching for businesses and addresses — won't work without a custom MapCreate map.
  • Page 13: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well, now you know the basics of how AirMap does its work. You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2, Installation & Accessories, on page 11, so you can install the power. Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim.
  • Page 14 A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. 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).
  • Page 15: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate. Your AirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However, WAAS has some limits you should know about. First, the U.S. government has not completed construction of the WAAS system, so it is not yet fully operational. The ground stations are in place, but only a few of the needed WAAS satellites have been launched.
  • Page 16 Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to a key to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example, the "Enter/Save" key is shown as Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters, in a bold sans serif type like this: are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action of some kind with the menu item.
  • Page 17: Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories

    Installation & Accessories Power For your safety, we have designed the AirMap to work with several power sources, so you can ensure continuous operation by providing multiple emergency backups. The AirMap operates on 6 volts DC using an external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. In case your plane has no cigarette lighter, we also sell an optional re- chargeable gel cell battery with connectors.
  • Page 18 Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka- line batteries. NiMH batteries are rechargeable and should also give you suitable battery life. Do not mix different battery types. Mixing battery types may cause leak- age. (For example, don’t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time, and don't use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines.) Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you and loosen the thumb-...
  • Page 19: Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter

    Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power: Plug the power cable's cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. Next, firmly press the cable's connector into the socket on the back of the AirMap's case. Attach external power cable to AirMap. MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your AirMap uses a MultiMedia Card to store information, such as cus- tom maps, waypoints and other GPS data.
  • Page 20: External Active Antenna

    Drag the MMC from its slot by pressing against its label. 2. Hold unit facedown in left hand. With your right hand, press a finger against the label of the MMC and drag it from the slot. To add an MMC or SD Card 1.
  • Page 21 You may achieve good results by simply placing the external RAA-4 antenna on the top of the dash, at the base of the windshield. Many pi- lots like to attach the antenna to the top of their instrument panel glare ...
  • Page 22: R-A-M  Bracket Mounting System

    Wherever you mount the antenna, make sure it is in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky. If you're sticking it to a window, moisten the suction cups on the mounting plate and press firmly against the window. Route the cable so that it won't interfere with flying. Then, simply plug the connector into the unit's antenna socket, located on the back, in the upper left corner of the case.
  • Page 23: Protective Bag

    Fit the ball mount into the mounting bracket's arm, and tighten the arm knob to hold the unit in place (shown left). At right, you can see an AirMap 2000 securely mounted above a yoke. Protective Bag Your AirMap comes with a cloth bag designed to protect the unit from minor scratches and dings when it's tucked into your flight bag or lug- gage.
  • Page 24: Protective Cover

    Protective Cover This hard cover simply snaps on and off the front of the unit. If you store your unit in an aircraft or other vehicle, the cover protects the screen from damage that can result from long-term exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays.
  • Page 25: Sec. 3: Aviation Operation

    Section 3: Aviation Operation This section addresses AirMap's main aviation GPS functions. The principles are the same in both operating modes, so this discussion also serves as a good introduction to Land Mode work. Before you turn on the AirMap and find where you are, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the three Page screens and how they all work together.
  • Page 26: Power/Lights (Turn Unit On And Off)

    7. FIND (Direct To) – The Find key launches the AirMap search menus. It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists. 8. ZOUT – (Zoom Out) – This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic area on the map.
  • Page 27 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 and runs the GPS Simulator. System Setup command: sets general configuration options.
  • Page 28 Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting times of the sun and moon for any location on any day from the year 2000 to 2064. This also shows the moon phase. Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics, such as trip time, distance and average speed.
  • Page 29: Satellite Status Page

    This series of figures shows the Pages Menu for all three main screens and their various display options. Each of the three main Pages also has a submenu screen associated with it. You access a Page Submenu by pressing the key one time MENU while the page is displayed.
  • Page 30 The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in blue type. The re- ceiver hasn't locked onto a satellite if the number is in dark blue, there-...
  • Page 31: Navigation Page

    Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs, one for each satellite in view. Since the unit has twelve channels, it can dedicate one channel per visible satellite. The taller the bar on the graph, the better the unit is receiving the signals from the satellite. The Position Error box (sometimes called EPE for "Estimated Position Error") is shown in the bottom left corner of the screen.
  • Page 32: Compass Rose With Hsi And Obs Hold

    Navigation Page. The Navigation Page combines several instruments and situational aware- ness tools that offer the look of a "glass cockpit" panel display. The instru- ments surrounding the central compass rose are discussed when we describe the Map Page's Map Panel option on page 35. Now, we want to talk about the heart of this display –...
  • Page 33 Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel Ground speed window Compass rose Present position of aircraft Navigation Page, traveling north. Page looks like this when AirMap is not navigating to a waypoint, following a route, or backtracking a trail. When navigating to a waypoint or following a route, the HSI screen looks like the one shown in the next image.
  • Page 34 Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel White bearing arrow (pointing to destination) Course Deviation Indicator needle (CDI) Navigation Page, flying TO KTUL on a course of 343º. The pilot needs to turn left to "center the needle" and get on course. The plane is cur- rently 2.1 nautical miles to the right of the course.
  • Page 35 TO arrow Fig. 1 Following a course by "chasing the needle." Fig. 1, plane has veered off course to the right by a little over 2 nautical miles, away from the nee- dle. Fig. 2, pilot turns on heading of 332º, steering left toward CDI nee- dle to intersect intended course.
  • Page 36 NOTE: You must be navigating to some destination to begin using OBS Hold. Usually this will be a VOR, or some other Aviation Waypoint in the Jeppesen database. See the entry Searching later in this sec- tion if you need help finding and setting up navigation to a waypoint. In the example below, Air Traffic Control contacts a pilot flying north across Oklahoma and warns him of a dangerous storm ahead.
  • Page 37: Map Page

    Use the Clear OBS Hold command to resume navigation. The HSI dis- play will point to your original destination again. You can turn off OBS Hold at any time using the Navigation Page menu. 1. Press |↓ to MENU 2. A window will pop up asking you if you want to cancel OBS Hold. Press ←| .
  • Page 38 Map Page Menu To get to Map Page Menu: press The map menu has many options. It allows you to get information on the airspace you're in with the Airspace Status command. You can also find distances, change the orientation of your map, view map data, and other helpful map functions.
  • Page 39 Far left, Map Page opening screen, Full Map display option. Center, zoomed to 150 nautical miles and right, zoomed to 30 nautical miles. (Note that the five data boxes or text boxes appearing in the bottom of these images are on by default. They can be individually turned off or you can customize the display to show a different type of information in each box.) The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its cov- erage area and the amount of mapping detail shown.
  • Page 40 Map Pages with high-detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC, with the Earth Map Detail option set to Medium, the default. At left, arterial streets appear at the 5 nautical mile zoom range. Center, at 1.5 nautical miles, minor streets appear, along with square dots represent- ing Points of Interest.
  • Page 41 Interstate Minor Street Markers Data boxes display navigation information 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 0.4 nau- tical mile zoom example at right, the cursor has selected the Denny's res- taurant POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name.
  • Page 42 Data Boxes Ground Speed Compass overlay with CDI Map Page: Map Panel display option. The compass overlay at the bottom of the screen includes a bearing ar- row that points toward your destination, along with a CDI or Course Deviation Indicator. The CDI shows when you are off course. Steering toward the CDI needle will bring you back on course.
  • Page 43 Additional information can be displayed using compass overlay data that appears at the top of the page. This information can be customized with the Compass Overlay Data command, which is discussed in Sec. 5, System Setup and GPS Setup Options. You can select from 28 different types of information to display.
  • Page 44 Tip: Don't like the window sizes or orientation we selected? Well, pick your own! You can re-size the two map windows and even switch to vertical windows. Here's how to use the Resize Window command: 1. From the Two Maps page, press 2.
  • Page 45: Aviation Gps Quick Reference

    Aviation GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of open sky. Imagine you're flying to a nearby airport to practice landings. (If you're practicing on foot or by car, substitute a restaurant for an airport. Pick one a few blocks away. While learning, navigation in too small an area constantly triggers alarms.
  • Page 46: Find Your Current Position

    Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on. Under 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 47: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Cursor line Selected airport Distance measured by cursor The selected airport to the northwest is 3.64 nautical miles away. Tip: Use the cursor to determine the distance from your current position (or last known position, when working indoors) to any map object or location.
  • Page 48: Searching

    Searching Now that you've seen how AirMap can find where you are, let's search for something somewhere else. Searching is one of the most powerful features in the Lowrance GPS product line. In this example, we'll look for the nearest VOR. For more information on different types of searches, refer to Sec.
  • Page 49 Waypoint information screen on VOR nearest this position. Screen shows name, identifier, city, radio frequency, latitude/longitude and its compass bearing. It also shows both distance to the VOR and your "Ra- dial From" – information ready at your fingertips when Air Traffic Con- trol wants a position report! The figure at left shows Go To command;...
  • Page 50: Find Nearest Airport (Shortcut)

    NOTE: Search works from high detail mapping data loaded in AirMap. Avia- tion Navigation searches use information from a Jeppesen database, and general navigation searches use POI information available with a MapCreate custom map. If you do not have a high-detailed Jeppe- sen map (or a custom map containing POI data) for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything.
  • Page 51: Setting A Waypoint

    Setting a Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth. Both the Aviation and the Land mode allow you to save waypoints to mark specific locations you'd like to return to (or maybe send a friend to, or even specifically avoid).
  • Page 52: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    Navigate to Cursor Position on Map The Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor position on the map. To navigate to a particular location on the map, first find the location, then select the location with the cursor. Use the Go To Cursor command to lead you there: 1.
  • Page 53: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    The 15-nautical mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the red course line connecting your current position to your destination. The 30-nautical mile zoom, center, shows both current position and destination on screen. The Navigation Page, right, will also show navigation information. To stop navigating to the cursor, use the Cancel Navigation command: press |↓...
  • Page 54: Airspace Status

    You can also use Direct To when navigating a route, to force AirMap to navigate toward a particular waypoint in the route. To do this (from the Map Page), press |↓ to |↓ to route MENU MENU OUTE LANNING . Now press ↓ to select the waypoint you want from the list, name| and then hit .
  • Page 55: Runways

    In the AirMap, airports have information screens packed with useful infor- mation. They include much of the same information as a VOR information screen. In addition, airport information screens contain a line drawing showing the general layout of the airport's runways. Also, note that the ra- dio frequencies listed at the bottom make a much longer list.
  • Page 56: Runway Approach Guidance Feature

    At the runways screen you can press ← or → to cycle through the air- port's runways. In the previous image, you can see we've selected 18L, so all of the information shown refers to that particular runway. The previous images show not only the information available on this screen, but also the Runway Extension feature.
  • Page 57: Services

    want to setup Runway Guidance?" (See the previous image.) If you want the AirMap to navigate a localizer-type approach, select . (Select if you want to continue your own navigation with a regular runway extension.) When you select Runway Guidance, the unit will display a localizer- type fan and create a route automatically for guidance down the run- way's extended centerline.
  • Page 58: Transfer Custom Maps And Gps Data Files

    Airport Services screen for KTUL (Tulsa International). Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SDC card. When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit, AirMap automatically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on. Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software.
  • Page 59 To transfer data from AirMap to the MMC: press To transfer data from the MMC to AirMap: press → to 3. Saving: A file name box appears. To accept the default name "Data" for the GPS Data File, press ↓ to the file (as in the following example), press box.
  • Page 60: Switch To Land Mode

    Switch to Land Mode leave Aviation Mode and switch to Land Mode: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on land navigation mode?" 3. Press ←| and the unit switches to Land Mode. Switch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode To leave Land Mode and switch back to Aviation Mode: 1.
  • Page 61: E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator

    E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator To determine the wind speed and direction, first find true airspeed us- ing the Altitude/Airspeed Calculator (see above). Once you have that, open the Wind Speed/Direction Calculator. To get to the wind speed/direction calculator menu: while in Aviation Mode, press |↓...
  • Page 62: Vertical Navigation Calculator

    Vertical Navigation Calculator With the Vertical Navigation Calculator, the AirMap 2000 can help you decide when to let down for an approach to an airport. To get to the verti- cal navigation calculator menu: while in Aviation Mode, press |↓ to |↓...
  • Page 63: Sec. 4: Land Operation

    Section 4: Land Operation Keypad AirMap 2000 keypad. 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this key and the arrow keys will switch the unit between the three different page screens in Land Mode.
  • Page 64: Power/Lights (Turn Unit On And Off)

    Power/lights on and off To turn on the unit, press . To turn on the backlight, press again. Pressing once again will turn off the backlight. Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the key for 3 seconds. Main Menu Land Mode has a single Main Menu, which contains some function commands and some setup option commands.
  • Page 65: Satellite Status Page

    Satellite Status Page This page provides detailed information on the status of AirMap's sat- ellite lock-on and position acquisition. No matter what page you are on, a flashing current position indicator/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed.
  • Page 66: Map Page

    NOTE: Refer to Sec. 3, Aviation Operation, for further explanation and more illustrations of the Navigation Page. 1. To get to the Navigation Page: press 2. To get to Navigation Page Sub Menu: press Navigation Page, left, Navigation Menu, right. Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to cancel navigation, set up alarms, and plan or edit your route.
  • Page 67: Moving Around The Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys

    Map Page, left, Map Menu, right. Map Menu The map menu has many options. The map menu allows you to find distances, change the orientation of your map, view map data, and other helpful map functions. Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's-eye view perspective.
  • Page 68: Find Distance From Point To Point

    The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 207.5 nautical miles. Find Distance From Point to Point You can also measure distance between two other points on the map. 1. While on the Map page press: 2. Center your cursor over the first position. (A rubber band line ap- pears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location.) Press to set the first point, and the rubber band line disappears.
  • Page 69: 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. AirMap has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon.
  • Page 70: 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 71: Navigate

    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 AirMap in order to activate the Load or Save commands. To load data from the MMC to AirMap: press →...
  • Page 72: Navigate To An Icon

    2. To navigate to the selected location: press ing arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page. Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command above, and use the cursor to se- lect the icon. Navigate to Point of Interest (POI) For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above;...
  • Page 73 during the trip, such as the time to your destination. The other requires only three key strokes and provides a full range of navigation data. Try both methods and see which you prefer. When hiking at walking speed, we often just use visual back trailing because it is better at following each little turn on a foot path.
  • Page 74: Backtrack A Trail

    5. To follow the trail, press data along the trail. Follow the steering arrow on the Map Page or the compass bearing arrow on the Navigation Page. NOTE: If you are at or near the start of the trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as navigation begins because of your proximity to the trail's first point.
  • Page 75 Routes Created in AirMap If you plan on flying the route – or if you just want to make it quickly without using a computer – you can create a route in the unit. You do this by selecting existing waypoints from your waypoint list or the Aviation Waypoints, or by making new route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key.
  • Page 76 Keep adding waypoints in this way until you have plotted your whole route. Of course, you don't have to use just one method. You could add a handful of Aviation Waypoints but in between place some waypoints from the map, if you want to detour over a particular landmark. Or even include personal waypoints in your route, if you'd like to fly over a friend's house.
  • Page 77: 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. 7.
  • Page 78: Searching

    4. To accept the default name "Data" for the GPS Data File, press ↓ to . (If you wish to rename the file, press lection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. Then, press |↓...
  • Page 79 4. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another motel or hotel, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press 5. The POI information screen appears. (This is what makes AirMap handy as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there, you could press Enter, since the Go To command is highlighted.
  • Page 80: Switch To Aviation Mode

    sor and let the map return to the current or last known position. (Be- fore you completely exited out of the Search menus, you could have gone looking for another place.) Switch to Aviation Mode To leave Land Mode and switch to Aviation Mode: 1.
  • Page 81: Delete A Trail

    To preserve a trail from point A to point B, you must "turn off" the trail by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A. When a trail is set inactive, AirMap automatically creates and begins recording a new trail.
  • Page 82: Alarm Clock

    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 TIES Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu: press ALCULATOR Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu: press |↓...
  • Page 83: Create A Man Overboard Waypoint

    Create a Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated. To activate it, press the keys at the same time. Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position.
  • Page 84: 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. Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint: press |↓...
  • Page 85: Sec. 5: System & Gps Setup Options

    System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to 0.1 mile, then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 0.1 mile of the recalled waypoint.
  • Page 86: Aviation Alarms

    2. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired category, then press alarm on or off. 3. To change the alarm range, press → to change the first character, then press → to the next character and re- peat until the distance is correct. Then press 4.
  • Page 87: 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. The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on.
  • Page 88: Battery Indicator

    You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode. Here's how: 1. Press |← to PAGES 2. Press |↓ to MENU Battery Indicator AirMap contains a battery capacity indicator, and will also flash low bat- tery warning messages when battery power declines to a certain level. When plugged into the DC cigarette lighter adapter, the power indica- tor instead displays the Voltage of the external power source.
  • Page 89: Coordinate System Selection

    System Setup Menu, allows you to configure the communications port to send data to another electronic device, such as an autopilot. Menus for changing Com Port settings. For connectors and wiring information for another device, consult the factory; phone numbers are in the back of this manual. To set Com Port Configuration: 1.
  • Page 90 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to OORDINATE This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) projection;...
  • Page 91: Map Fix

    At left, Setup Loran TD option on the Coordinate System Menu. At right, Configure Loran TD menu. 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.
  • Page 92: Customize Page Displays

    Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed chart, sectional or topographical map. Press → to if you saved the refer- |ENT|ENT (M ELECT RIGIN AYPOINTS ence point as a waypoint. Select the waypoint that you saved the refer- ence point under and press .
  • Page 93: Gps Simulator

    Customize Menu, with "GPS Data" and "Navigation" categories expanded. Selecting the category name and pressing 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, and make more room on your screen.
  • Page 94: Map Auto Zoom

    Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlighting box and pressing the key. Press to erase this EXIT IMULATOR menu. A message appears periodically, warning you that the simulator is on. Repeat the above steps or turn the unit off to turn the simulator off. GPS Setup Menu, left, GPS Simulator Menu, right.
  • Page 95: Show Map Data

    Map Menu, left, Map Data Menu, right. Show Map Data Press |↓ to MENU using ARTH ETAIL the page display. NOTE: In Aviation Mode, turning map information from the map display, but the aviation map re- mains. You can also select other degrees of detail, from Low to High.
  • Page 96: Map Datum Selection

    To set range rings: Press . With the option highlighted, press INGS uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press page display. To set Lat/Lon Grid: Press . With the option highlighted, press INES (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press return to the page display.
  • Page 97: Map Orientation

    To get to Map Categories: 1. Press |↓ to MENU ATEGORIES RAWN 2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select a category or subcategory. Press to turn it off (no check) or on (checked). You can also press → or ← to select sub- categories, so you could turn off all Rural and Minor Roads to reduce clutter, but leave on Major City Roads for landmarks.
  • Page 98: Navionics  Charts

    By default, many receivers show the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on pa- per. 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 99: Port Information

    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. These icons appear at the 2 nautical mile zoom range.
  • Page 100: Tidal Current Information

    Port Services information screens. 4. Depending on the location, the Detailed Services window may have a long list of services under the General Services category. To scroll , press ↓ through the Detailed Services window: from ERVICE ATEGORIES , then use ↑ or ↓ to read the list of available ETAILED ERVICES services.
  • Page 101 To view Tidal Current information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Station icon. When selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press FIND FIND Tidal Current Station icon in animated mode Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur- sor.
  • Page 102: 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.
  • Page 103: Pop-Up Help

    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 104: Reset Options

    This example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Route Planning command, located on the Main Menu. Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults: 1. Press |↓ to |↓ to |← MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP ESET PTIONS NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons or plot trails.
  • Page 105 maximum contrast. Adjust the screen so that you see white, black & 2 shades of gray at the top of the screen. Screen Command, left, and Contrast bar, right. To adjust the display's brightness: 1. Press ↓ to RIGHTNESS the scale is minimum backlight brightness; the right end is maximum backlight brightness.
  • Page 106: Set Language

    To adjust the display's back light delay options: 1. Press ↓ to IGHT 2. To leave the screen settings and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT EXIT Light Delay menu. Setting shown is "continuous." The backlight time will automatically change to "continuous" when the unit is attached to Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger- man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish.
  • Page 107: Set Local Time

    Set Local Time The local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created. Begin by pressing MENU MENU Set Local Time Command: left, Main Menu; center System Setup menu. Once in the Time Settings menu: To set Local Time: Press ter, then press →...
  • Page 108: Software Version Information

    The last field in this menu is . This feature allows your unit ONFIG to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav- ing Time (you should only have to set it once). You may select which set of rules matches DST in your region, or simply accept the default.
  • Page 109: Track Smoothing

    At left, Main Menu with Sounds command selected. At right, the Sounds menu. Once in the Sounds menu: To set Key Sounds: With the option highlighted, press to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press to return to the page display.
  • Page 110: 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, you can display or hide trails, make them flash on the screen or not flash, create a new trail, delete a trail, etc.
  • Page 111: Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)

    Press ↓ to PDATE RITERIA Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance) You can update a trail by time, with a range from 1 second to 9999 seconds; the default is 3 seconds. You can update by distance, with a range from 0.01 miles/nm/km to 9.99 miles/nm/km;...
  • Page 112: Units Of Measure

    Trail menu. The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi- bility are all changed on this screen. The Active setting determines whether or not AirMap is recording new points for a particular trail. Press ↓ or ↑ to highlight the section you wish to change, then press .
  • Page 113 To set Heading: Press ↓ to . Press ← or → to change the EADING heading, then press . After the option is set, press to re- EXIT EXIT turn to the page display. To set Depth: Press ↓ to .
  • Page 114 Notes...
  • Page 115: Sec. 6: Searching

    Section 6: Searching Whether you are in Aviation Mode or Land Mode, AirMap's search func- tions all begin with the each mode. However, the Aviation Mode searches appear only in Aviation Mode (while the general searches appear in both Aviation and Land mode). Aviation Mode Find menu, left;...
  • Page 116: Find Airports (Aviation Mode Only)

    cursor to the far side of the airspace to check how far it is across, or move it to the exact spot you plan on entering the airspace for more precise navigation information. At left, we have selected the airspace around Tulsa Airport. Center, the Selected Airspace option on the Find menu.
  • Page 117: Find Vors (Aviation Mode Only)

    Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest airports, right. 4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 118 2. If searching for the Nearest VOR, press . If searching for a VOR By Name, press ↓ to . You can also search By Identifier, and By City. Find menu, left, and Find By Nearest, center, Find By Name, right. 3.
  • Page 119: Find Ndbs (Aviation Mode Only)

    Find By Name menu. 5. If you're looking by identifier or by city, the method is the same as by name (described in step 4). Use the arrow keys to enter the VOR's identifier or the name of a city, and the AirMap will show you all avail- able VORs matching the criteria you entered.
  • Page 120 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest NDBs, right. 4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 121: Find Intersections (Aviation Mode Only)

    Find Intersections (Aviation Mode only) 1. Press |↓ to FIND |ENT NTERSECTIONS 2. If searching for the Nearest intersection, press . If searching for an airport By Identifier, press ↓ to DENTIFIER Find menu, left, and Find By Nearest, center, Find By Identifier, right. 3.
  • Page 122: Land Mode Searches

    tion from the list, then press pears. To find the intersection, press → to the previous page, press Land Mode Searches Find Addresses 1. Press |↓ to FIND 2. Press to search in the Address field. 3. To enter an address number, press ↓ or ↑ to or ↓...
  • Page 123 ter and repeat until the name is correct, then press down to the lower selection list by pressing a street name from the list, then press is now in the street field. To return to the previous page, press Tip: When entering a street name, do not enter the street's compass di- rection (N, S, E or W) in the street name field.
  • Page 124: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    Find city field, left, Search in particular city only option, center, NOTE: It is recommended that you not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when you try searching without one. Air- Map can search quicker without a city entered, and you save time by not entering one in.
  • Page 125: Find Interstate Highway Exits

    Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. Press |↓ to FIND Land Mode Find menu, with Highway Exits option selected. 2. First select a highway by pressing You can spell out the highway in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 126: Find Map Places

    Selected exit. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press navigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press →| to find the exit on the map. "Go To" option, left, "Find On Map" option, right. Find Map Places 1.
  • Page 127 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a POI category then press given two options: Search by nearest or by name. NOTE: To narrow your search press → or ← to select a subcategory before pressing 3. Search by nearest POI. Press show a "calculating"...
  • Page 128: Find Streets Or (Street) Intersections

    Find by name option, left, Find by name menu, right. 5. You are then shown the POI's information screen. You can choose to or find it on the map by pressing →| "Go To" the POI by pressing "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets or (Street) Intersections 1.
  • Page 129 2. To find a street. Press out the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press lection list by pressing list, then press Press ↑...
  • Page 130: Find Waypoints

    this process for the second street. Now press ↓ to "find intersection" and press . A "working" screen appears and then a list of intersections. Press ↑ or ↓ to the intersection you are searching for and press Find intersection, left, and "Working" menu, center, Intersection list, right. Find Waypoints 1.
  • Page 131 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest waypoints, right. 4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 132 Notes...
  • Page 133: Sec. 7: Supplemental Material

    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 134 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- erlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland...
  • Page 135 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 136 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 137: Fcc Compliance

    FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communica- tions Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfer- ence, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, in- cluding interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 138 Notes...
  • Page 139: Index

    Accessories, 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 16, 52, 75 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 11 Airspace, 4, 32, 33, 48, 80, 109, 110 Alarm Clock, 76 Alarms, 21, 28, 68, 79, 80 Anchor Alarm, 79, 80 Antenna, 2, 3, 5, 14, 15, 16, 39, 40, 59, Arrival Alarm, 68, 79, 80 Aviation Alarms, 21, 79, 80, 81 Inside Airspace, 21...
  • Page 140 Land Mode, 1, 3, 4, 19, 54, 57, 58, 65, 68, 70, 74, 109, 116, 119, 120, 122 Sec. 4, Land Operation, 57 Languages, 100 Lat/Lon Grid (Map Data option), 90 Main Menu, 20, 21, 23, 58, 69, 82, 98, 101, 103, 104 Man Overboard, 4, 65, 77 Map Boundaries (Map Data option), 89...
  • Page 141 Aviation Mode, 109 Airports, 110 Intersections, 115 NDBs, 113 VORs, 42, 111 By Cursor, 118 Highway Exits, 119 POIs, 72, 120 Streets, 122 Waypoints, 124 Set Local Time, 101 Simulator, 21, 87, 88 Software Version Information, 102 Sounds, 102 Status Menu, 59, 81 Sun/Moon Rise &...
  • Page 142 Notes...
  • Page 143 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 144 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 145 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 146: 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 147: Accessory Ordering Information

    Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables, please contact: 1) Your local aviation equipment dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle avionics equipment, marine electronics or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items.
  • Page 148: Visit Our Web Site

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