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- Page 1 GlobalMap 12 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS...
- Page 2 Copyright © 1996, 1997 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. GlobalMap 12™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. IMS SmartMap™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. WARNING! USE THIS MAPPING UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CARE- FUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OB- TAIN POSITION INFORMATION.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION ... 1 INSTALLATION ... 2 BATTERY INSTALLATION ... 3 ANTENNA ... 4 MAP CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION ... 5 REMOVING MAP CARTRIDGE ... 6 KEYBOARD ... 6 OPERATION ... 7 TURNING POWER ON ... 7 MENUS ... 7 FINDING YOUR POSITION ... 7 COLD START ... - Page 4 CANCEL NAVIGATION ... 42 SYSTEM SETUP ... 42 TRACK HOLDING ... 42 GPS CORRECTIONS ... 43 DATUM ... 43 PCF (POSITION CORRECTION FACTOR) ... 44 UNITS OF MEASURE ... 45 POSITION FORMAT ... 45 NMEA/DGPS ... 46 SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP ... 49 RESET OPTIONS ...
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Page 5: Introduction
150 meters vertically 95% of the time. In other words, the position shown on your GlobalMap 12 could be up to 100 meters in any direction from your actual position, and the altitude could be plus or minus 150 meters from what’s shown on the screen, 95% of the time. -
Page 6: Installation
INSTALLATION The GlobalMap 12 operates from six AA batteries or from 6 to 35 volts DC. The cigarette lighter adapter included with your unit plugs into virtu- ally any vehicle’s electrical system. The GlobalMap 12 automatically switches to external power when it’s plugged into the unit (provided that... -
Page 7: Battery Installation
To install the batteries, first turn the GlobalMap 12 so that it is facing you. Now grasp the bottom part of the case and push it to the right until it ®... -
Page 8: Antenna
Make certain the arrows are properly aligned! Otherwise, the bat- tery holder won’t slide all the way into the cover and the battery pack won’t slide onto the unit. Slide the battery pack onto the unit and the GlobalMap 12 is ready for use. ANTENNA Your GlobalMap 12 has a removable antenna that folds over the display when the unit is not in use. -
Page 9: Map Cartridge Installation
Over 600 cartridges are available. To install a cartridge into the GlobalMap 12, first make certain the unit is turned off. Never install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned on! You can damage your unit if you install or remove a cartridge with the unit turned on. -
Page 10: Removing Map Cartridge
MENU key. The Z-OUT and Z-IN keys zoom-out and zoom- in your view on the mapping screen. The ENT and EXIT keys let you enter or erase selections. The PWR key turns both the GlobalMap 12 and its lights on and off. -
Page 11: Operation
However, if you don’t want to push buttons at this time, that’s fine. The GlobalMap 12 will lock onto the satellites and give you a position without any input from you. This is called a “cold-start”. It simply means that the unit is searching without your help for the satellites that are in orbit. -
Page 12: Initialization
This is Map 3. Your present position is shown as a cross surrounded by a diamond. As you wait for the GlobalMap 12 to find your position, you’ll see numbers flashing on the display. Anytime you see flashing numbers, it... - Page 13 The screen shown below ap- pears next. This is the GPS initialization screen. The posi- tion, altitude, time, and date the GPS receiver is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen. Changing these values to your local position and time will speed the position lock.
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Page 14: Enter Manually
When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT key to return to a mode screen. The GlobalMap 12 will instantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be available at the position, date, and time you entered. -
Page 15: Position/Navigation Displays
DO NOT NAVIGATE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE DATA STOPS FLASHING! POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS The GlobalMap 12 has navigation, mapping, and windows group modes. These screens were designed to show data that is used most often. Many of the navigation, mapping, and windows screens can be customized to show data other than the ones chosen by the factory. -
Page 16: Navigation Screens
Navigation Screens There are two navigation screens. Nav screen number one shows a graphi- cal view of your trip, the other screen shows all navigation details in large digital numbers. Nav Screen #1 This screen is dominated by a compass rose. Your track (direction of travel) is indicated by an arrow pointing down toward the compass rose at the top center of the screen. -
Page 17: Cdi Indicator
course has nothing to do with your present position, except for your start- ing location.) It’s shown as a dotted line on the NAV 1 display. This is shown as a reminder so that if you deviate from your original course, you can easily return to it. -
Page 18: Mapping Screens
Mapping The GlobalMap 12 has a ground map of the world built inside. This map has the majority of its detail in far southern Canada, the continental United States and Hawaiian islands, northern Mexico, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. -
Page 19: Map Cursor
MAP 1 MAP 2 MAP 3 To view the other mapping screens, press the PAGES key. Press the up or down arrow key to highlight the "MAP 1" label. Now press the right or left arrow key to select a different mapping screen. Press the EXIT key to erase the pages menu. -
Page 20: Autozoom
Screen number one is the start and is on the 1 mile range. Intermediate stages progressively zoom out, until you’re at the mid- way point. The GlobalMap 12 then begins zooming in as you get closer to the destination. -
Page 21: Earth Map Options
To use the autozoom feature, first set the GlobalMap 12 up to navigate to a waypoint. (See the Navigation section for more details.) Next, simply press the MENU key, then use the up or down arrow keys to highlight the “AUTOZOOM OFF/ON”... - Page 22 Icons On/Off The GlobalMap 12 has symbols that you can place at any location. These symbols can be turned off, if desired. To do so, move the black box to the “ICONS OFF/ON” label and press the left arrow key. See the “ICONS”...
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Page 23: C-Map Options
Detail Cartridge The GlobalMap 12 has two cartridge slots in its back. Either one can hold a IMS SmartMap, Navionics, or C-MAP cartridge. The unit can only show detail from one type of cartridge at a time. In other words, you can’t show detail from an IMS SmartMap and a C-MAP cartridge at the same time. - Page 24 Fill With Gray When the GlobalMap 12 is first turned on, all water is filled with gray to distinguish it from land, which is clear. (See below) To make the land fill with gray and water remain clear, press the down arrow key until the “Fill With Gray”...
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Page 25: Plotter Options
NORTH-UP TRACK-UP In the course-up mode, the screen is locked into your original bearing to the recalled way- point, regardless of your track. (Note: the track- up and course-up modes do not work when the unit is zoomed-in on an area covered by a C-Map or Navionics cartridge.) To select the desired mode, first press the MENU key, highlight the “EARTH MAP OP-... - Page 26 Set Visible Plot Trails The plot trail can be turned off, if desired. To turn it off, press the up or down arrow key until the “Set Visible Plot Trails” menu is highlighted. Now press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears.
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Page 27: Icons
EXIT key to erase the menu. ICONS The GlobalMap 12 has fifteen symbols or “icons” available. These icons can be placed anywhere on the mapping screens. These can be used to mark fishing spots, boat ramps, rest stops, airports, or whatever. You can place an icon at your present position, or at the cursor location. - Page 28 Place Icon - Cursor Location To place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the position that you want to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. Now select the desired icon using the arrow keys. When it's selected, press the ENT key.
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Page 29: Windows
To remove only certain icons, highlight the “Delete Icons From Map” label. Press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the mapping screen with the cursor centered on your present position. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the icon on the map that you wish to erase. Press the ENT key when you’re ready to erase the icon. -
Page 30: Satellite Information Screen
Special Windows Although most of the windows used in the GlobalMap 12 are self-explana- tory, there are several windows that have special features or can be used in unique ways. The following section describes these windows. -
Page 31: Dual Mapping
ing the satellite, or a "S" if the receiver is searching for it. ELV is the eleva- tion of the satellite above the horizon; AZM is the azimuth, or direction of the satellite from your location. SNR is the signal-to-noise ratio. The higher the SNR, the better. - Page 32 When the alarm goes off, an audible tone sounds along with a flashing message on the screen. Press the EXIT key to turn the alarm off. Note: The GlobalMap 12 must be on in order for the alarms to work. In...
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Page 33: Timers
7:00 a.m., then the GlobalMap 12 will have to be on at 7:00 a.m., also. TIMERS The GlobalMap 12 has two timers built in. One is a countdown timer and the other is a count- up timer. The countdown timer counts down from the time you put in to zero. -
Page 34: Reprogram Boxes
“System Setup” section. WAYPOINT DATABASE The GlobalMap 12 gives you the capability of creating your own database of locations, called “waypoints”.. You can save your present position, cur- sor position, or enter a latitude/longitude and save it as a waypoint. The GlobalMap 12 can store up to 250 waypoints. - Page 35 REPROGRAMMING BOXES SELECT “REPROGRAM BOXES” FROM MAIN MENU. THE FIRST BOX IS PLACED AT THE TOP. AFTER MESSAGES ERASE THEMSELVES, YOU’RE RETURNED TO THE BOX SELECTION SCREEN SHOWN IN STEP 2. THIS MESSAGE APPEARS AFTER THE LAST BOX IS SELECTED . IT AUTOMATI- CALLY ERASES.
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Page 36: Saving Cursor Position As A Waypoint
Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint When the cursor is showing on the map and you press the WPT key twice, the GlobalMap 12 puts the cursor’s position into the first available waypoint number. A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used. -
Page 37: Edit Waypoint Lat/Lon
WAYPOINT NAMES The GlobalMap 12 lets you assign a name to each waypoint. The name can have up to twelve characters. To name a waypoint, first select the waypoint number that you wish to name. (Note: A waypoint must have a... -
Page 38: Waypoint Icons
label and press the right arrow key. A screen simi- lar to the one at right appears. Press the up or down arrow keys to select the first letter in the name. Press the right arrow key to move the black box to the next position in the name. Re- peat this sequence until you’ve entered all of the letters in the waypoint name. -
Page 39: Move A Waypoint
Distance Between Waypoints The GlobalMap 12 can easily give you the distance between two user waypoints. To do this, first press the WPT key, select the User Waypoints menu, then highlight the “Next Page” label and press the right arrow key. -
Page 40: Waypoint Options
You can connect several user waypoints together to form a route. When you recall the route, the GlobalMap 12 will show you navigation informa- tion to the first waypoint in the route, then when you reach that waypoint, it switches to the next way- point, and so on until you reach the last waypoint in the route. -
Page 41: Select Waypoints - Waypoint List
press the left or right arrow keys until the desired route number appears. In this example, however, we’ll use route number one. Beneath the route number is the route name menu. If you wish to name the route, highlight the “NAME” field, then press the right arrow key. Use the arrow keys to name the route, then press the ENT key when you’re finished. -
Page 42: Select Waypoints - From Map
Continue selecting waypoints until the route is com- plete. As you add waypoints to the list, the bearing and distance from each waypoint to the one previ- ous is shown to the right of the waypoint’s name. In this example, the second waypoint in the list is 104 degrees and 30.75 miles from the first way- point in the list. -
Page 43: Following A Route
Following a Route To follow a route, first recall it by pressing the MENU key, highlighting the “ROUTES” label, then high- lighting the “RUN ROUTE” label and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. The black box is on the “Route # 01” label. If this isn’t the route you want to use, press the right or left arrow keys to switch to another one. -
Page 44: Delete A Route
NAVIGATION Navigate To a Waypoint The GlobalMap 12 makes it easy to navigate to any waypoint in two simple steps. First, select the destination from the database, then press the key next to the “NAV GO TO ...” label. The unit immedi- ately shows navigation information to the selected location. -
Page 45: Navigate To Cursor Position
Navigating to a cursor location The GlobalMap 12 lets you navigation to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the map and cursor. To do this, first switch to any map screen. Map number 1 shown at the top of the next page is used in this example. -
Page 46: Cancel Navigation
TRACK HOLDING Your GlobalMap 12 has a special feature called "Track Holding" that pre- vents the unit from showing random numbers on the navigation screens when you're travelling less than 3 miles per hour. These random numbers are mostly caused by S/A (Selective Availability). -
Page 47: Gps Corrections
All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 datum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may also cover the entire world, or just a small portion. By default, the GlobalMap 12 shows your position on the map using the WGS-84 datum. -
Page 48: Pcf (Position Correction Factor)
.047 minutes north latitude. Using the PCF feature, you can make the GlobalMap 12 match the chart you’re using. If you move, the unit will continuously add the change to all posi- tion, navigation, and mapping displays. -
Page 49: Units Of Measure
EXIT key. Position Format The GlobalMap 12 can show the position in degrees, minutes, and hun- dredths of a minute (36° 26.106') or degrees, minutes, and seconds (36° 26' 06.3". It can also show position in UTM’s or Universal Transverse Mer- cator projection. -
Page 50: Nmea/Dgps
EXIT key to select the format and erase the menu. NMEA / DGPS The GlobalMap 12 transmits data through the data port in the back of the unit using NMEA 0183 format, version 1.5 or 2.0. This data is used by other electronic devices such as marine autopilots for position and steer- ing information. - Page 51 (Note: If you have a Magnavox DGPS receiver connected, the GlobalMap 12 can’t send NMEA data.) The DGPS data port needs to be configured next. Highlight the “Configure DGPS Beacon Receiver” label at the bottom of this screen and press the right arrow key.
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Page 52: Dgps Receiver
NDC-1 TO GLOBALMAP 12 GLOBALMAP’S WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V SHIELD WIRE GROUND WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S RECEIVE DATA WIRE NDC-1 TO GLOBALMAP 12 GLOBALMAP’S GREEN WIRE WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V SHIELD WIRE... -
Page 53: Serial Communication Setup
8 data bits. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu. RESET OPTIONS To return the GlobalMap 12 to its original factory settings, press the up or down arrow keys until the “Preset Options” menu on the System Setup screen is surrounded by the black box. -
Page 54: Name Input
ENT key. Your I.D. is saved in permanent memory. The name or number you save is written into the GlobalMap 12 Sport’s permanent memory. You won’t be able to change it once you enter it, unless you return the unit to the factory. -
Page 55: Gps Update Rate/Battery Save
“Position Pinning” label. Finally, press the right arrow key. Execute GPS Self Test If you suspect a problem with the GPS receiver, or just wish to test it, highlight the “Execute GPS Self Test” label on the GPS Setup menu, then... -
Page 56: Execute Gps Cold Start
ALARMS The GlobalMap 12 has several alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to sound a warning tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to .1 mile, then the alarm will sound when you come within .1 mile of the recalled waypoint. -
Page 57: Messages
Arrival Alarm - If you set the arrival alarm’s distance to zero (0), and you run a route (see the routes section), the GlobalMap 12 may not show navigation data to the next waypoint, once you arrive at the first one. If you use the routes feature, never set the arrival alarm to zero. -
Page 58: Backlight
All messages are stored in memory even if they’re not displayed. You can view them in the message log. To do this, simply press the MENU key, then highlight the “MESSAGES” label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one below ap- pears. -
Page 59: Simulator
Repeat these steps to turn the speaker on. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu. SIMULATOR A simulator is built into the GlobalMap 12 that has several options. You can use nearly all of the unit’s features - even save and recall waypoints. This is useful for trip planning. -
Page 60: Batteries
“Simulator Setup” label. Finally, press the left arrow key. BATTERIES When using the GlobalMap 12 with batteries, the backlights automatically turn off after 30 seconds. (Remember, you can change the time interval.) Pressing the PWR key turns the lights on again. -
Page 61: Definition Of Terms/Abbreviations
DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS Due to space considerations, the digital displays use abbreviations for some names. They are as follows: ALT ... Altitude - Your height above sea level. BRG ... Bearing - The direction from your position to a waypoint. CDI ... -
Page 62: Window Boxes
WINDOW BOXES These boxes are used on Map 3 and Nav 1 only. -
Page 64: Window Groups
WINDOW GROUPS This is a listing of window groups A through O. -
Page 66: Ups Return Policy
Lowrance's UPS Return Service - U.S.A. Only Lowrance Electronics and United Parcel Service (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping for all units sent to us for repair or service. If you have to send this unit to the factory, and you are in the continental United States, use the enclosed UPS shipping label for easy, free shipping to our factory customer service department. -
Page 67: Accessory Ordering Information
KEEP THIS LABEL! YOU WILL NEED IT IF YOU EVER NEED TO RETURN YOUR UNIT TO THE FACTORY FOR REPAIR. Accessory Ordering Information To order accessories such as power cables or transducers, please con- tact: 1) Your local marine dealer. Most quality dealers that handle marine elec- tronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items. -
Page 68: Warranty
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 con- sumer 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 year (1) from the date of original purchase by you. -
Page 69: Database License Agreement
DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PUR- CHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CON- DITIONS. -
Page 70: 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 product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your porduct may contain. -
Page 71: How To Obtain Service - International
How to Obtain Service (Canadian Customers Only) We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts. If you need service or repairs, contact the Lowrance Factory Customer Service Department at the toll-free number listed below. A techni- cian may be able to solve the problem and save you the inconvenience of returning your unit. -
Page 72: How To Obtain Service - U.s.a. Only
How to Obtain Service - U.S.A. Only We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service ® and genuine Lowrance and you have questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department using our toll-free number listed below. You must send the unit to the factory for warranty service or repair.