Holux GM-305 manual

V ersion: 1.03 EI Date: Mar . 07, 2001 V e r t r i e b D e u t s c h l a n d o. j. imports, Sascha Schwalbe Alt-Gatow 33 b, 14089 Berlin T elefon: 030-36 35 362 Fax: 030-364 00 722 E-Mail:info@holux-gps.de W eb: www .holux-gps.de All Right Reserved User ’ s Guide Explorer GM-305 Personal Navigator[...]

2 T hank Y ou! Thank you for choosing HOLUX Explorer Handheld GPS as your personal navigator . W e hope it will be useful to you for a long time. Wa r r anty This Explorer is warranted to be free from defects in material and functions for one year from the date of purchase. Any failure of this product within this period under normal operation will [...]

3 T able of Content s Chapter 1 QUICK REFERENCE ……………………………………………… 4 Chapter 2 BEFORE OPERA TING …………………………………………….. 7 I. NAME …………………………………………………………………………… 7 II. ALL MODELS …………………………………………[...]

4 Chapter 1 QUICK REFERENCE I. CAUTIONS A. Please select cold start mode under the following situations: (i) Initial use. (ii) Moving more than 500 km without performing satellite acquiring. (iii) Unused for more than one month regardless of looking up map. B. Environment and antenna position (i) Outdoors without shade. (ii) Have the built-in anten[...]

5 VI. MAJOR NA VIGA TION FUNCTION KEYS A. MENU “ ” The gate key to operate all functions. B. P AGE “ ” (i) Switch among pages of satellite, map, status and compass. (ii) Press for 2 seconds to change screen orientation, either horizont al or vertical . C. ZOOM IN “ ” / ZOOM OUT “ ” (i) Enlarge/narrow down map scale. (ii) In map page[...]

6 I. Adjust time Go to Change T ime from the status page for changing to daylight saving time or the real time in the area across more than one time zone. J. Adjust contrast P r e s s “ ” or ” ” key in satellite page to adjust contrast. K . W a y p o i n t s Creating a waypoint: either go to Wa y p o i n ts from Main Menu or press ” ” f[...]

7 Chapter 2 BEFORE OPERA TING I. NAMES A. Front B. Bac k Serial Port for data communication (Under rubber cover). II. ALL MODELS A. GM-305-WT W ith track recording, waypoints and ro utes functions, special designed for outdoors use wherever in the open field, on the water or when exploring. Y ou may preprogram your route, input waypoint or set trac[...]

8 III. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES A. Single Item ( i ) Explorer Holder (A-30501) When using the unit in a car , stick the holder on the dashboard with enclosed 3M adhesive pad. you may have the unit held with the antenna facing up to the sky for better signal receiving and reading. (ii) Data Cable (A-30502) T o up load / down load map, data or to upgrade[...]

9 (xii) Antenna Bracket (A-3051 1) For holding antenna rod on bike or motorcycle. (xiii) T ravelling Bag (A-30512) T o receive all accessories and main unit for travelling or storage. (xiv) Antenna Rod Supporting Strip (A-30513) For holding antenna rod to support A-30503 when mountaineering or hiking. ( x v ) O p t i o n a l M a p Mountaineering ma[...]

10 B. Full Package (GM-305-??) (?? for dif ferent language version) Details please refer above Optiona l Accessories or single package. (i) Main Unit (GM-305) (ii) Manual Packed with a quick refere nce card and warranty card. (iii) A-30501 Holder (v) A-30502 Data Cable (vi) M-305-?? Map CD (?? varies in different countries) Y our country map CD. Y [...]

11 (ii) Use a certified char ger to ensure batteries are full charged. (iii) Remove batteries from the cartridge w h en not use more than 30 days. VI. EXTENSION ANTENNA ASSEMBLE & DISASSEMBLE A. Remove rubber cover at right top si de as Fig.2-4-1. B. Connect active antenna with SMA connector to the unit.[...]

12 Chapter 3 OPERA TING DET AILS The Explorer Handheld GPS is a miniature comput er , composed of a CPU, memory IC and operation system (OS), called HOLUX OS. It is designed to receive the satellite signals once every 100 milli-second, i.e. 10 ti mes per second, and to calculate all the retrieved dat a in the CPU. In that case, th ere will be some [...]

13 In fact, Y ou do not need to operate Cold St art . But you must improve satellite- a c q u i r i n g e n v i r o n m e n t u n l e ss incorrect satellite data stored in the system . II. SIMULA TION This function is for looking up a map or setti ng up waypoints and routes regardless of acquiring satellite signals. It may save power and respond qu[...]

14 (ii) Press and hold ” ” for 2 seconds to change screen orientation, horizont al or vertical as Fig. 3-3-2 and Fig. 3-3-3. (iii) Satellite Page In this page, you may see battery level, ba cklight and what & how m any satellites are acquired. Once a satellite is acquired and fixed, the signal bar will turn dark. Moreo ver , strength of sat[...]

15 20km, 50km, 100km, 200km , 500km, 12 levels in total. (ii) Press and hold “ ” for 2 seconds to display/clear scale, map mode and area size in right down corner . (iii)Press and hold “ ” for 2 seconds to display/clear road s to check routes or track logs. (For GM-305-DT and GM-305-HT only) (iv) When zooming in/out map, a black dot in th e[...]

16 position. Before position fixed, “ ” is your last position or the center position when downloading map in last operation. The “ ” is fixed and can’t be moved. (a) Click any direction key once to scroll map 1/2 page. (b) Hold a direction key to move cursor ” Û ”. W hen the cursor goes to the edge of screen, the map still moves acco[...]

17 Chapter 4 FUNCTION DET AIL IN P A GES I. SA TELLITE P AGE A. Adjust Contrast (i) Press direction key “ ” or ” ” to adjust the contrast of screen as Fig. 3-3-4, “ ” for l i g h t e r a n d ” ” for darker . ( i i ) P r e s s “ ” to confirm or “ ” to escape. B . C o l d S t a r t This function is to clear obsolete or incorre[...]

18 E. NMEA Output T h e Explorer provides NMEA 0183 output to enable you to use this unit as an ordinary GPS receiver for linking to a notebook PC or other devices for navigation or other applications. ( i ) P r e s s “ ” ( i i ) S e l e c t NMEA output On/Off and press “ ” Y ou may output all satellite positioning information through the s[...]

19 ( i ) S e l e c t Search Object , and press “ ”. (ii) Move marked field to select a region as Fig. 4-2-2 and press “ ”. (iii) Move marked field to select a type, e.g. City , as Fig. 4-2-3 and press “ ” as Fig. 4-2-4. ( i v ) P r e s s “ ” to move marked field to top level to start searching a City name by alphabet sequence as Fig[...]

20 hold to roll the page. C. Show Map Information (For GM-305-DT and GM-305-HT only) (i) Move cursor to tough a ro ad or an interesting point, then press “ ”. (ii) Move marked field to Show MapInfo , press “ ” to show map information. (iii) When cursor is not t ouching a road or an interesting point, the Show MapInfo will be not active (gra[...]

21 selection and return to the map Page or press ” ” to ignore and return to the former page. (ii) Move the cursor to ? and pr ess “ ” to check out the meaning of every icon as Fig. 4-2-9, 4-2-10 and 4-2-1 1. Switch pages by selecting Ð and Ï and press ” ”. Y ou may p r e s s ” ” to ignore and return to the former page. F . C u r [...]

22 A. T ime Adjustment (i) Prior to changing the time, make sure of the actual dif ference between the time stored in the Explorer and your local time. Y ou only need to change the hours. The date and minutes can’ t be changed. (ii) Select Change T ime and press “ ” as Fig. 4-3-3. (iii) Move the marked field to Minus/Plus and press “ ” as[...]

23 Chapter 5 SYSTEM MENU Press “ ” in any page to select Main Menu as Fig.5-1-1 (for GM-305-DT , GM-305-HT only) and press “ ”. There are W aypoint s, Routes, T rack Logs, Pw Savings On/Off and UpLoad and DownpLoad for options as Fig. 5-1-2. I. W A YPOINTS Explorer can hold up to 500 waypoints. F i g . 5 - 1 - 1 F i g . 5 - 1 - 2 F i g . 5 [...]

24 ( b ) P r e s s d i r e c t i o n k e y s “ ” and “ “ to change data, “ ” or ” ” to change column. ( c ) P r e s s “ ” when set up complete. The functions of direction keys: B. Create New W aypoints P r e s s “ ” to get New , Edit, Delete and Delete All displayed as Fig. 5-1-4. Method 1: S e l e c t New and press ” ” [...]

25 (i) Move the cursor “ Û ” to the objective in map page. ( i i ) P r e s s a n d h o l d ” ” for one second to turn the page as Fig. 5-1-5. (iii) Follow the steps as Method 1. ( i v ) T h e t i m e a n d date is your present one. Note: If you have not changed the coordi nate, the waypoint you created is: (a) Method 1: At present address [...]

26 II. ROUTES T h e Explorer can hold 20 routes, 30 waypoints each. F i g . 5 - 2 - 1 F i g . 5 - 2 - 2 A. Route Page ( i ) Select Routes from Main Menu and press “ ” as Fig. 5-2-1. The created routes are displayed in routes column. The de finitions of figures outside the routes and waypoints columns are explained as Fig.5-2-1. ( i i ) P r e s [...]

27 (2) Move the marked field to the list of waypoints and press “ ”. (3) Select a waypoint and press “ ”. ( 4 ) M o v e m a r k e d f i e l d t o “ ˇ ” and press “ ”. The waypoint is now selected into the r o u t e . (5) T o append second waypoint, just press “ ” and duplicate the above steps (1) – (4). ( 6 ) M o v e m a r k [...]

28 (iii) Please refer to W aypoint s in page 22 for editing. (iv) When complete, move marked field to“ ˇ ” and press “ ” to return to previous page. T h e n p r e s s ” ” to return to former page. D. Delete a Route (i) Go to the page as Fig. 5-2-1 or select from Main MENU. (ii) Select the route to be deleted. ( i i i ) P r e s s “ ?[...]

29 A. St art to T rack F i g . 5 - 3 - 2 F i g . 5 - 3 - 3 F i g . 5 - 3 - 4 ( i ) M o v e m a r k e d f i e l d t o Off/Fill/Wrap , press “ ” ( i i ) S e l e c t Fill or Wr a p and press “ ”. ( i i i ) P r e s s “ ”, select Recording Mode as Fig. 5-3-2 and press “ ” as Fig. 5-3-3 to set your recording mode. There are two parameters[...]

30 Y ou are recommended to take following actions: ( a ) P r e s s “ ” or “ ” to clear the message. (b) Follow the steps in next paragra ph to save or clear current track log. Otherwise, the message will show again once you turn on the Explorer. B. Further Operation on T racking As Fig. 5-3-1 Press “ ”. Options are Clear T racking, Save[...]

31 ( c ) P r e s s “ ”. ( d ) S e l e c t Show On/Off and press “ ” to display/hide.. ( e ) M o v e t h e m a r k e d f i e l d t o “ ˇ ” and press “ ” or press “ ” to return to former page. Note: you may pick up more than one tracking logs to display at the same time. (v) Edit Return to the page as Fig. 5-3-1 to do as follows:[...]

32 A. Before Operation C o n n e c t Explorer and PC’ s serial port w ith data cable, A-30502. N o t e ! Be sure to check the power supply suf ficiently to complete the uploading B. Operation in Explorer F i g . 5 - 5 - 1 F i g . 5 - 5 - 2 F i g . 5 - 5 - 3 F i g . 5 - 5 - 4 ( i ) S e l e c t Upload from Main Menu as Fig. 5-5-1 and press “ ” [...]

33 (viii) When complete, the screen shows ( i x ) P r e s s “ ” to load another or Press “ ” to return. Note: Be sure to select file type (*.tki) When up load T rack log. V . Downloading This function is for downloading Map , W aypoint&Route, T r ack Logs and Font from PC to Explorer. A. Before Operation C o n n e c t Explorer and PC’[...]

34 When downloading map file to GM-305-DT GM-305-HT , the map size must be smaller than the memory size built-in th e unit. If the map size is too big, the screen will s h o w : ( v i ) C l i c k T ransfer and Dow nload. The screen shows: (vii) When complete, it will say: ( v i i i ) P r e s s “ ” to load another or Press “ ” to return. I[...]

35 VII. Operation System (HOLUX O.S.) Upgrading This function is for upgrading your Explorer O.S.. Y ou may get the newest version of Explorer O.S. from our web site or your local distri butor free of char ge within 1 year from the date of purchase. A. Before Operation C o n n e c t Explorer and PC’ s serial port w ith data cable, A-30502. N o t [...]

36 ( i v ) C l i c k T ransfer and Download. The screen will show ( v ) W h e n c o m p l e t e , i t w i l l s a y : (vi) will turn off automatically . N o t e : It is vital that t he cable will not become di sconnected during download. File Length: ?????bytes T ransferring dat a to Explorer ??% complete File Download Successfully![...]

37 Chapter 6 SPECIFICA TION I. MAP A. Display Scale: ( i ) S c r e e n w i d t h : 400m ~ 3,000km . ( i i ) M a p l a y e r : 12 levels for zooming in/out. B. Map Memory: (i) GM-305-WT : 0 Byte. (ii) GM-305-DT : 2M Byte. (iii) GM-305-HT : 8M Byte. II. NA VIGA TION A. W aypoints: 500 maximum, including name, symbol, comment and display . B. Routes: [...]

38 VII. ANTENNA A. Built-in: patch antenna. B. Optional: External antenna with SMA connector . XIII. PHYSICAL A . S i z e : 153 x 60 x 34 mm. B . W e i g h t : 170g without battery . C. Battery: 4 AA battery , 0.15 – 0.66W . IX. DISPLA Y A. 4-gray , Black & White. B . S i z e : 6.0 x 3.8 cm. C. Backlight: high contrast electroluminescent. D. [...]

39 I. BASIC SETTING A. Power saving: ON B. Display (GM-305-DT , GM-305-HT only): ( i ) I n t e r e s t i n g p o i n t : W aypoint only (ii) Road: All Roads C. Cursor speed: Low Speed D. Distance measuring: OFF E. Map orientation: North Up F . T i m e : Greenw ich T ime G . Navigation: ON H . D a t u m : WGS 1984 I. NMEA output: OFF J. Waypoint s: [...]

40 Chapter 8 TROUBLE SHOOTING Q1: What should I do when I press ” “ for sever al times but fail in turning on the unit? A: 1. Be sure to press and hold ” “ for two seconds. T o ensure th at the unit is not turned on accidentally , the unit is desi gned to turn on after the “ “ being pressed for two seconds. If it doesn’t work, please [...]

41 A: The waypoint you created may not be at Y ello w S t one. It is your current position. Y ou have to create waypoint by Method 2 of “Create new wayp oint”. It is to press “ ” for one second to have the page as Fig. 5-1-5 show up and then press “ ”. Please practice creating a way point by both Method 1 and Method 2. Q7: I find my des[...]

42 Appendix A DA TUM The Explorer supports 219 datums. Y ou may change it by following Change Datum step by step on page. 15 in Chapter 4. It s setting is WGS-84 when you use the unit initially . Note: dX, dY and dZ are the 3 dimension tolerance with WGS-84 (scale: meter). Datum dX dY dZ Ellip soid Region of use Name in EXPLORER 1. WGS-84 0 0 0 WGS[...]

43 1966 Geodetic’66 33. Australian Ge odetic 1984 -134 -48 149 Australian National Australia; T asmania Australian Geodetic’84 34. A yabelle Lighthouse -79 -129 145 Clarke 1880 Djibouti Ayabelle Light house 35. Bellevue (IGN) -127 -769 472 International 1924 Efate & Erromango Islands Bellevue 36. Bermuda 195 7 -73 213 296 Clarke 1866 Bermud[...]

44 Switzerland 67. European 1950 -103 -106 -141 International 1924 Mean for Iraq; Israel; Jordan; Lebanon; Kuwait; Saudi Arabia; Syria Euro’50-South Regional Mean 68. European 1 950 -84 -107 -120 International 1924 Portugal; S pain Euro’50- Portugal,Sp ain 69. European 1 950 -1 12 -77 -145 International 1924 T unisia Euro’50- T unisia 70. Eur[...]

45 106 . Mahe 1971 41 -220 -134 Clarke 1880 Mahe Island Mahe 1971 107 . Massawa 639 405 60 Bessel 1841 Ethiopia (Eritr ea) Massawa 108 . Merchich 31 146 47 Clarke 1880 Morocco Merchich 109 . Midway Astro 1961 912 -58 1227 International 1924 Midway Islands Midway Astro’61 110 . Minna -81 -84 1 15 Clarke 1880 Cameroon Minna- Cameroo n 111 . Minna -[...]

46 Including Louisiana; Missouri; Minnesota) 135 . North American 1927 -8 159 175 Clarke 1866 Mean for Conus (West of Mississippi; River Excluding Louisiana; Minnesota; Missouri) N-Amer ’27-W -Mississi ppi 136 . North American 1927 -12 130 190 Clarke 1866 Mexico N-Amer ’27-Mexico 137 . North American 1983 0 0 0 GRS 80 Alaska (Excluding Aleutian[...]

47 166 . Provisional South American 1956 -278 171 -367 International 1924 Ecuador Prov S-Amer ’56- Ecuador 167 . Provisional South American 1956 -298 159 -369 International 1924 Guyana Prov S-Amer ’56- Guyana 168 . Provisional South American 1956 -288 175 -376 International 1924 Mean for Bolivia; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; Guyana; Peru; V enezue[...]

48 202 . South American 1969, -58 0 -44 South American 1969 Peru S-Amer ’69- Peru 203 . South American 1969, -45 12 -33 South American 1969 Trinidad & T obago S-Amer ’69- T rinidad,T obago 204 . South American 1969, -45 8 -33 South American 1969 V enezuela S-Amer ’69- V enezuela 205 . South Asia 7 -10 -26 Modified Fischer 1960 Singapore S[...]