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  • Page 1 AirMap 600c  Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, trans- mitted or distributed 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

    Section 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 Section 2: Installation & Accessories... 11 Power... 11 Batteries... 11 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter...
  • Page 4 Navigate Back to a Waypoint... 46 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map... 47 Navigate to a Point of Interest ... 48 Go "Direct To" (Using the Direct To Button)... 48 Airspace Status ... 49 Airport Information... 49 Runways... 50 Runway Approach Guidance feature ... 51 Services ...
  • Page 5 Navigate to a Waypoint ... 68 Navigate a Trail ... 68 Backtrack a Trail... 70 Routes ... 70 Create and Save a Route ... 70 Delete a Route ... 73 Save GPS Data Files to an MMC ... 73 Searching ... 74 Switch to Aviation Mode ...
  • Page 6 Coordinate System Selection... 85 Map Fix ... 87 Customize Page Displays... 88 GPS Simulator... 89 Map Auto Zoom ... 90 Map Data ... 90 Show Map Data ... 91 Pop-up Map Information... 91 Fill Water with White ... 91 Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) ... 91 Draw Map Boundaries ...
  • Page 7 Find Interstate Highway Exits ... 121 Find Map Places ... 122 Find Streets or (Street) Intersections ... 125 Find Waypoints ... 127 Section 7: Supplemental Material ... 129 Index ... 135 A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION.
  • Page 8 Notes...

  • Page 9: Section 1: Read Me First

    Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you flying, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of GPS! We know you're anxious to take off and begin navigating, but we have a favor to ask. Before you grab the batteries and head for the plane, please give us a moment or two to show you how to skip around our manual for the information you need.
  • Page 10 Whether your AirMap 600 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing up an in-panel display, you're using the most versatile and most affordable hand-held 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 11: Capabilities And Specifications

    the basics (or if you already have some GPS experience), you may want to try out some of AirMap's many advanced features. That brings us to Section Four, Land Mode Operation, which also includes its own one- page quick reference. After we introduce the Land Mode menus and submenus, the rest of the section contains AirMap's more advanced command functions.
  • Page 12 Weight: ...8.7 ounces (246.6 grams) with batteries. Receiver: ...Internal, 16 parallel channel GPS+WAAS; ad- Recording: ...Removable MMC or SD memory cards for 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 2 GB on one MMC (MultiMedia Card) Position updates:...Every one second.

  • Page 13: How Airmap Works

    Plot Trails:...100 savable; up to 9,999 points in a single Nearest Airport:...Quickly locates an airfield closest to your Man Overboard: ...MOB feature precisely marks man overboard Com Port:...One serial communications port, NMEA Zoom range: ...39 ranges; 0.02 to 4,000 miles. NOTE: The above memory capacities refer only to AirMap's on-board mem- ory.
  • Page 14 longitude, it plots that position on the map shown on the screen. While the screen is updated once a second the internal calculations are done several times a second. The performance doesn't stop there. Stored in the permanent memory of each AirMap is a basic background map of the entire world. (For just what's in the map, see the preceding segment on specifications.) We lock it in here at the factory —...

  • Page 15: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    must be loaded from the MMC into memory before AirMap can use them.) As we mentioned earlier, the other key use for MMCs is storage of the aeronautical databases and high-detail maps from MapCreate. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between Air- Maps, other Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and personal computers.
  • Page 16 passing overhead twice daily. A series of ground stations (with precisely surveyed locations) controls the satellites and monitors their exact loca- tions in the sky. Each satellite broadcasts a low-power signal that identi- fies the satellite and its position above the earth. Three of these satellites are spares, unused until needed.

  • Page 17: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    WAAS. This GPS add-on will include a time control element that will help airliners fly closer together while avoiding collisions. In addition to carefully spacing airplanes along travel corridors, WAAS will even- tually make instrument landings and takeoffs more accurate as it re- places existing aviation navigation systems.

  • Page 18: Menu Commands

    mapping screen called the cursor. The arrow keys also help you move around the AirMap menus so you can execute different commands. They are represented by symbols like these, which denote the down arrow key, the up arrow, the left arrow and the right arrow: ↓ ↑ ← →. Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions.

  • Page 19: Section 2: Installation & Accessories

    Installation & Accessories Power The AirMap operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an op- tional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. If the power cable is used, the AirMap automatically switches to it if the ex- ternal power is greater than the battery voltage.

  • Page 20: Battery Installation

    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. With your thumb or nail, pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch as shown in the following images.

  • Page 21: 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, pull aside the rubber cover on the bottom of the unit and insert the other connector as shown in the following image.

  • Page 22: Mmc Or Sd Memory Card Installation

    To use it, plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket, plug the DB-9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the AirMap. Then see "Com Port Configuration" in Sec. 5. MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your AirMap uses a MultiMedia Card to store information, such as custom maps, waypoints and other GPS data.

  • Page 23: Freedommaps

    4. Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment. 5. Turn the AirMap face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface. To add an MMC or SDC 1.

  • Page 24: External Active Antenna

    FreedomMaps come to you preloaded on a single 128 or 256 MB mem- ory card. Simply insert the memory card into your Lowrance GPS unit, and you're ready to go. FreedomMaps are available through LEI-Extras. To order a card (or for a list of the areas available) see the ordering information in the back of this manual.

  • Page 25: Bracket Mounting System

    Press suction cup plate firmly against a window with unobstructed view. 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.
  • Page 26 Notes...

  • Page 27: Section 3: Aviation Operation

    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 AirMap and find where you are, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the five Page screens and how they all work together.

  • Page 28: Power/Lights On And Off

    6. EXIT – The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear data or erase a menu. 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.
  • Page 29 Disable AirMap command: turns off Aviation Mode operation and switches to Land Mode. See Sec. 4 for details on Land Mode Operation. GPS Setup command: sets various GPS receiver options and runs the GPS Simulator. System Setup command: sets general configuration options.
  • Page 30 access these display options by pressing the key, then the down PAGES ↓ arrow or up ↑ arrow keys. To clear the Pages Menu, press EXIT The following series of nine images shows the Pages Menu and display options on their corresponding screens. This series of figures shows the Pages Menu for all three main screens and their various display options.

  • Page 31: Satellite Status Page

    Each of the three main Pages also has a submenu screen associated with it. You access a Page Submenu by pressing the while the page is displayed. (Pressing the the Main Menu.) Several pages share similar display features. For example, the Naviga- tion Page's HSI Map and the Map Page's Map Panel option both have a VSI or Vertical Speed Indicator.

  • Page 32: Navigation Page

    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- fore it isn't being used to solve the position.

  • Page 33: Navigation Display Options

    Navigation Page, HSI Map display option. Navigation Display Options Aviation Map display option The Aviation Map provides a simplified version of the Map Panel as described later (under Map Display Options). The Aviation Map, unlike the general map, shows only Aviation navaids, against a black back- ground.

  • Page 34: Hsi Map Display Option (Compass Rose With Hsi)

    Profile Window - In this window, your current position (or cursor po- sition if cursor is up) is always at the left edge of the screen. The ter- rain ahead of you stretches to the right. The line extending from the aircraft nose is your altitude and vertical speed indicator.
  • Page 35 Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel 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 36 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 355º. The pilot needs to turn left to "center the needle" and get on course. The plane is cur- rently 2.6 nautical miles to the right of the course.

  • Page 37: Navigating With Obs Hold

    TO arrow Fig. 1 Following a course by "chasing the needle." Fig. 1, plane has veered off course to the right by nearly 3 nautical miles, away from the needle. Fig. 2, pilot turns on heading of 348º, steering left toward CDI needle to intersect intended course.
  • Page 38 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 section 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 39: 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 40: Map Page Menu

    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 41 Far left, Map Page opening screen, Full Map display option. Center, zoomed to 100 nautical miles and right, zoomed to 30 nautical miles. (Note that the four data boxes or text boxes appearing in the bottom of these images are on by default.
  • Page 42 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 43: Map Panel Page Display Option

    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 nautical mile zoom example at right, the cursor has selected the Denny's restaurant POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name.

  • Page 44: Compass Overlay Page Display Option

    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 45: Position Page Display Option

    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 46: Two Maps Page Display Option

    Bearing is the direction of a line-of-sight from your present position to a destination. No matter what direction you are steering, the Bearing shows the compass direction straight to the destination from your loca- tion at the moment. Off Course tells you how far you are to the left or right of the intended direction or line of travel toward a destination.
  • Page 47 Resize Window command lets you use the arrow keys to adjust split window displays We've done everything we could with AirMap to make it a powerful navigation tool, but also to keep it simple to use. Sometimes describing all of the options AirMap contains can make it sound hard to use, but it's really not! The following page contains a 12-step quick reference for the most basic aviation GPS operations.

  • Page 48: 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 49: 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 50: 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 51: 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 52 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 53: 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 54: 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 55: 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 56: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    The 15-nautical mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the dotted course line connecting your current position to your destination. The 30-nautical mile zoom, center, shows both current position and desti- nation on screen. The Navigation Page, right, will also show naviga- tion information.

  • Page 57: 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 name| .

  • Page 58: 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 59: 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 60: 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 61: Terrain Awareness Display

    Airport Services screen for KTUL (Tulsa International). Terrain Awareness Display We'll discuss the Map Categories Drawn feature elsewhere in this document, but one of the most powerful Aviation tools available is the Map Category "Terrain Awareness." When you turn on this map cate- gory, the AirMap draws color contours on all map displays to show you the height of the surrounding terrain.

  • Page 62: Transfer Custom Maps And Gps Data Files

    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 63: Switch To Land Mode

    From left to right, these figures show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from AirMap's memory onto an MMC. The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished. To return to the Page view, press 4.

  • Page 64: Switch Back To Aviation Mode From Land Mode

    Switch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode To leave Land Mode and switch back to Aviation Mode: 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on aviation mode?" 3. Press ←| and the unit switches to Aviation Mode. Aviation Calculators To help you with flight planning, this unit has three aviation utilities built into it that let you calculate density altitude, true airspeed, wind...

  • Page 65: E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator

    E6B Altitude/Airspeed 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 66: 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 67: Section 4: Land Operation

    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 (Satellite, Navigation and Map).

  • Page 68: Power/Lights On And Off

    9. ZIN – (Zoom In) – This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map. Power/lights on and off To turn on the unit, press . To turn on the backlight, press again.

  • Page 69: 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 flash- ing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed.

  • Page 70: Navigation Menu

    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 71: Map Menu

    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 72: 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 73: 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 63 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon.

  • Page 74: 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 75: 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 76: 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 77 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 of- ten just use visual back trailing because it is better at following each little turn on a foot path.

  • Page 78: 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 79 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 80 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 81: 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 82: 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 83 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 84: 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 85: 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 86: 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 87: 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 88: 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 89: Section 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 90: 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 91: 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 92: 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 93: Coordinate System Selection

    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. Press MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to OMMUNICATIONS Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates.
  • Page 94 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; MGRS (Standard); MGRS (Standard + 10);...

  • Page 95: 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 96: Customize Page Displays

    Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed chart, sectional or topographical map. Press → to ELECT ence point as a waypoint. Select the waypoint that you saved the refer- ence point under and press tion screen with the command unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu.

  • Page 97: 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 98: Map Auto Zoom

    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. Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing that other brands of GPS receivers force you to make.

  • Page 99: 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 100: Draw Map Boundaries

    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. Draw Map Boundaries Press |↓ to MENU option highlighted, press off).

  • Page 101: 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 102: 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 103: 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 104: 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 through the Detailed Services window: from , press ↓ ERVICE ATEGORIES , then use ↑ or ↓ to read the list of available ETAILED ERVICES services.

  • Page 105: To View Tidal Current Information

    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 106: 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 107: 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 108: 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 MENU MENU NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons or plot trails. Reset Options command, left, and the Reset Options Menu, right.
  • Page 109 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 110: 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, German, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Fin-...

  • Page 111: 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 112: 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 113: Track Smoothing

    At left, Main Menu with Sounds command selected. Once in the Sounds menu: To set Key Sounds: With the option highlighted, press (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 114: 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 115: 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 116: 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 117 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 118 Notes...

  • Page 119: Section 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).

  • Page 120: Find Airports (Aviation Mode Only)

    the airspace, not on the airspace itself. This means you can scroll the 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 air- space for more precise navigation information.

  • Page 121: 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 122 2. If searching for the Nearest VOR, press Name, press ↓ to City. Find menu, left, and Find By Nearest, center, Find By Name, right. 3. If you're looking for nearest, AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of VORs appears. The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 123: Find Ndbs (Aviation Mode Only)

    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 124 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 125: 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 126: 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 127 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 direc- tion (N, S, E or W) in the street name field.

  • Page 128: 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. AirMap can search quicker without a city entered, and you save time by not entering one in.

  • Page 129: 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 130: 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 131 Land Mode Find menu, with Map Places command selected. 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 → and then ↑ or ↓ to select a subcate- gory before pressing 3.
  • Page 132 Find by nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 4. 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 133: Find Streets Or (Street) Intersections

    "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets or (Street) Intersections 1. Press |↓ to FIND Land Mode Find menu, with Find Streets command selected. 2. To find a street. Press out the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 134 Find streets or intersections menu, left, Find street by name, right. Find first street, left, Street found, right. 3. To find an intersection. First enter an address into the "first street" field by pressing . There are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box.

  • Page 135: Find Waypoints

    Find intersection, left, and "Working" menu, center, Intersection list, Find Waypoints 1. Press FIND 2. If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press waypoint By Name, press ↓ to Find menu, left, and Find By nearest, center, Find by name, right. 3.
  • Page 136 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 137: Section 7: Supplemental Material Datums Used By This Unit

    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 138 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 139 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 Salva- dor, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS...
  • Page 140 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 141: 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 142 Notes...

  • Page 143: Index

    Accessories, 5, 7, 16, 17, 54, 77 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 11 Airspace, 4, 25, 26, 32, 33, 49, 82, 111, 112 Alarm Clock, 78 Alarms, 21, 28, 70, 81, 82 Anchor Alarm, 81, 82 Antenna, 2, 4, 5, 16, 17, 40, 41, 133 Arrival Alarm, 70, 81, 82 Aviation Alarms, 21, 81, 82, 83 Inside Airspace, 21...
  • Page 144 Map Data, 10, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95 Map Datum, 86, 92 Selection, 86, 92 Map Detail, 34, 35, 91, 92 Map Fix (Coordinate System), 86, 87, 88 Map Menu, 63, 91, 93 Map Orientation, 31, 62, 93 Map Overlays (Map Data option), 90, 91 Memory Cards (MMC), 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 15, 21, 34, 40, 45, 54, 55,...
  • Page 145 Status Menu, 61, 83 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator, 78 Track Smoothing, 105 Trail, 5, 6, 10, 21, 27, 32, 37, 54, 61, 66, 68, 69, 70, 76, 77, 92, 100, 105, 106, 107, 108 Delete, 77 Delete All, 106 Edit Name, 77 Navigate, 68, 70 New Trail, 76, 107...
  • Page 146 Notes...
  • Page 147 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 148: Databases Limited Warranty

    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 149 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 150: 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 151: Accessory Ordering Information For All Countries

    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 152: Visit Our Web Site

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