Lowrance electronic GlobalMap 100 manuel d'utilisation

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INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 DGPS - What is it? ................................................................................................... 2 Don’t Get Lost ........................................................................................[...]

Project a Wa ypoint ...................................................................................... 32 Selecting a Wa ypoint .................................................................................. 33 W aypoint Number ....................................................................................... 33 W aypoint List .........[...]

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1 INTRODUCTION W elcome to the exciting w orld of GPS! Whether y ou’ re a first-time user or a prof essional navigator , you’ll find the GlobalMap 100 is a full-f eatured GPS receiver at a price that w as impossible just a fe w years ago . The Rockw ell ® receiver b uilt inside has 12 channels that will track all of the satellites that are in [...]

2 DGPS - What is it? If you w ant better perf or mance, (and who doesn’t?) man y manufacturers (including Lowrance) sell a DGPS receiv er that attaches to your GPS receiver . The DGPS system transmits correction signals that increase the accuracy of y our unit. The DGPS receiver tak es signals from these land- based transmitters and giv es them t[...]

3 ones listed abov e. Do not mix different types of batteries. (For e xample, don’t use both alkaline and ni-cad batteries at the same time .) Battery Installation First turn the unit so that its back is fac- ing you. Push the tw o tabs to the left and remov e the batter y cov er as shown at right. Install the batteries according to this diagram.[...]

4 Menus Most of the unit’ s f eatures are found on “menus’. Y ou can view the menus b y pressing the MENU key . This product has “Intelligent Menus”. There are many menus that pertain to only the map, f or example . When y ou press the MENU ke y and the plotter is showing, menu items f or the plotter show in addition to the normal menus .[...]

5 error is only an estimate, it does giv e you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has. The smaller the expected error number , the better (and more accurate) the fix is. If the e xpected error is flashing, then the unit has not lock ed onto the satellites, and the n umber shown is not v a lid. The fix indicator on the left center sh[...]

6 Manual Initialization If you don’t w ant to wait f or the Auto Search, then y ou may be ab le to speed up the initialization process by using the man ual initialization fea- ture. Using this f eature tells the unit it’s appro ximate position. Once it knows it’ s location, it deter mines exactly which satellites should be in view and star ts[...]

7 POSITION/NA VIGA TION SCREENS This unit has f our modes: status, map , navigation, and windo w groups. Use the P AGES and arro w k eys to s witch between the diff erent screens. The f our screens that show b y def ault are sho wn belo w . T o change modes, simply press the P AGES k ey . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Use the up or [...]

8 Nav Screen #1 This screen has a compass rose that shows not only your direction of tr av el, b ut also the direction to a re- called wa ypoint. The navigation screen looks lik e the one at right when you’ re not navigating to a w aypoint. Y our position is shown b y an arrow in the center of the screen. Y our trail history , or path you’v e t[...]

9 Nav Screen #2 This navigation screen sho ws all navigation inf or ma- tion in large digital numbers. T o view this screen, press the P AGES k ey , then select the “NA V1” label. While it’ s selected, press the right arrow ke y . The screen sho wn at right appears. Press the EXIT ke y to erase the menu. This screen is composed of eight digit[...]

10 Map The GlobalMap 100 has a ground map of the wo r ld built inside . This map has the majority of its detail in far southern Canada, the continental United States and Haw aiian islands, nor ther n Me xico , the Bahamas, and Ber muda. The map screens show y our course and track from a “birds-ey e” view . If you’ re navigating to a w a ypoin[...]

11 Cursor Pressing an arrow k ey tur ns on two dotted lines that intersect at the present position symbol. These lines are called a “cursor” and hav e a v ariety of uses. T o tur n the cursor on, simply press the arrow k ey in the direction you w ant the cursor to move . This lets you view areas on the plotter that are a wa y from your present [...]

12 T o correct this problem, a track-up mode rotates the map as y ou tur n. Thus , what you see on the left side of the screen should alwa ys be to your left, and so on. A course-up mode k eeps the map at the same orientation as the initial bearing to the wa ypoint. In the nor th-up view sho wn below left, we're tra velling southeast to wards [...]

13 A UTOZOOM This receiv er has an autozoom feature that eliminates m uch of the button pushing that competitiv e units f orce you to mak e . It works in conjunction with the navigation f eatures. First, recall a wa ypoint. (See the wa ypoint section f or more inf ormation on navigating to a wa ypoint.) Then, with the autozoom mode on, the unit z o[...]

14 EARTH MAP OPTIONS The ear th map consists of the built-in bac kground map of the world. T o change the Ear th map options, first press the MENU ke y , then select the Ear th Map label. Press the right arrow ke y . The screen shown at right appears. Earth Map On/Off The bac kground map can be tur ned on or off using the “Ear th Map” menu. The[...]

15 T ext Labels Select “Map T ext” to tur n all names on the map (such as Lake T ahoe or Mississippi River) off or on. The def ault is “on”. Press the left arrow ke y to turn them off. Locations Normally , te xt disappears as you z oom out. This declutters the screen, making it easier to see signifi- cant map detail. T ur ning “Locations?[...]

16 TRAIL OPTIONS The line e xtending from the present position symbol is called a plot trail. Y ou can customize the plot trail and sav e trails using the trail options menu. T o use it, press the MENU ke y , select “MAP SETUP”, then “TRAIL OPTIONS”. The screen at right appears. Clear T rail T o erase the current plot trail from the screen,[...]

17 Update Options By def ault, the plotter places a dot on the screen ev er y 3 seconds to create the plot trail. Y ou can change this time from once per second to once e ver y thir ty min- utes. The plot trail can also be updated by distance instead of by time . The distance update r ate can be set from 0.01 to once ev er y 10 miles . F rom the tr[...]

18 MO VE CURSOR PRESS ENT KEY SELECT ICON PRESS ENT KEY ICON PLACED A T CURSOR POS. Place Icon - Present P osition T o place an icon at your present position, simply press the ENT ke y while the mapping screen is on. The screen shown at right appears. Use the arrow k eys to high- light the desired icon. Now press the ENT ke y again. The mapping scr[...]

19 Icon Options Icons can be erased from the plotter individually , all of a specific type, or all at once . They can also simply be turned off without erasing them. T o make changes to the icons, press the MENU k ey , then select MAP SETUP , and finally select Icon Options. The screen shown at right appears. The first menu (ICONS OFF/ON) simply tu[...]

20 Map Downloading The GlobalMap 100 has a backg round map of the world per manently installed inside. Y ou can send an enhanced map from a mapping CD- R OM to the unit using a personal computer . BACKGR OUND MAP ONL Y BACKGR OUND MAP WITH IMS MAP Currently , the MapCreate CD has the follo wing databases: IMS SmartMap ™ data cov ers the 48 contig[...]

21 Coastal Nav aid data cov ers coastal regions of the 49 U.S . States (ex- cluding Haw aii), the Distr ict of Columbia, the Great Lakes and man y large coastal riv ers and other large inland lakes . Contained are approximately 60,000 marine navigation aids. Each navigation aid is displa yed as a small symbol, with inf or mation useful to the navig[...]

22 WINDO WS The windows f eature provides ten diff erent data screens chosen f or their broad range of na vigation inf ormation and ease of use. T o use the windows feature, press the P A GES key , then highlight the “GROUP A” label at the bottom of the screen. Group A is visible in the bac kground when you s witch to the windows g roup . Press[...]

23 Group B This screen has a map in the trac k-up mode on the top half with bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK) and the CDI on the low er half . (See page 10 f or an e xplanation of the CDI.) Group C A half screen map in the trac k-up mode again appears at the top . The CDI shows in the middle of the screen. Y our present course (CRS) [...]

24 Group F This screen shows y our present position (POSITION), bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK), and ground speed (GS). Group G The group I screen sho ws DGPS information. There must be a DGPS receiv er connected to the unit in or- der to use this screen. The DGPS corrections at the top of the screen shows a list of the satellites [...]

25 TRIP TIMER MENU select “CLOCK ALM SETUP” and press the r ight arrow ke y . The screen shown belo w left appears. Now press the right arrow ke y . The screen below center appears . Using the arrow ke ys, enter the alar m’ s time. Press the ENT k ey . The unit retur ns to the clock alarm menu. Highlight the “CLOCK ALM OFF ON” menu and pr[...]

26 Group J There are three timers on this screen and an odometer (TRIP METER). The trip timer is described in group I. The trip meter measures the distance you’ve tr a velled since it was last reset. T o reset the trip meter , press the MENU ke y , then select “TRIP METER RESET” and press the right arrow ke y . The unit retur ns to Group J wi[...]

27 counting until you stop it. When it reaches the alar m’ s time setting, a tone sounds. Press the EXIT ke y to shut the alarm off. The countdown timer starts from a time that you enter and counts down to zero . (Note: When the countdo wn timer reaches z ero , it begins count- ing up until you press the EXIT k ey . This tells you how long it’ [...]

28 Repr ogram Boxes The digital bo xes on MAP 2 and 3 and both NA V screens can be reprogr ammed, changing the inf or mations shown b y the box es . T o customize a screen, first switch to the screen that you w ant to customize . Map-2 (shown at right) is used in this e xample. Next, press the MENU k ey , then select the “Reprogram Bo xes” menu[...]

29 The screen on the f ar right on the previous page is the final v ersion. Use this same method to change the NA V screens. RESET GROUPS T o restore all box es on the navigation and plotter screens to their f actor y settings, first press the MENU k ey , then highlight the “System Setup” la- bel and press the right arrow ke y . Now highlight t[...]

30 Saving The Cursor P osition as a W aypoint When the cursor is showing on the map and y ou press the WPT k ey twice, the cursor’ s position is placed into the first a vailable wa ypoint num- ber . In the e xample screen shown below , the cursor is placed at the desired location. Pressing the WPT twice causes wa ypoint number three to be placed [...]

31 Saving a Ne w P osition T o save a position other than the cursor’ s or the present position as a wa ypoint, first select the wa ypoint num- ber as described on the previous page. Ne xt, select “CREA TE WPT”. The screen shown at the bottom of the previous page appears . Select “ENTER POS”. The screen shown at right appears. Using the a[...]

32 Project a W aypoint Y ou can sa ve a wa ypoint ev en if you don’t know it’ s position or location on the map . This unit lets you project the location of a wa ypoint from a known w aypoint us- ing only bearing and distance from the known wa y- point. This is useful if you don’t kno w the latitude/longi- tude of a location, but y ou do know[...]

33 SELECTING A WA YPOINT In order to edit or na vigate to a waypoint, y ou must first select it. There are three wa ys to do this: by w a ypoint number , wa ypoint list, or search by name. All selection methods are on the main wa ypoint menu shown at right. W aypoint Number T o select a wa ypoint by its number , simply highlight the “WPT” label[...]

34 Edit Name Y ou can assign a name to each wa ypoint. The name can hav e up to eight characters . T o do this, first select the wa ypoint that you wish to name, then choose “EDIT NAME” from the wa ypoint menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the up or down arrow k eys to select the first letter in the name. Press the right [...]

35 on the list: “Go T o Cursor”. Press the right arrow ke y . It no w shows na viga- tion data to the cursor location (shown as “D” on the map). See the screens below . Navigating to a W a ypoint using the Map The unique “birds-ey e” view used by the map giv es y ou an easy wa y to navigate to a wa ypoint. On the map screen shown at rig[...]

36 The screen shown at right appears. The “F rom” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right ar- row k ey until the w aypoint number that y ou want to mo ve appears. In this e xample, we selected w aypoint num- ber 1. No w press the down arrow ke y once to highlight the “T o” label. Press the left or right arrow ke y unt[...]

37 ROUTES Y ou can connect se veral user wa ypoints together to form a route. When you recall the route , the unit shows navigation inf or mation to the first wa y - point in the route, then when y ou reach that wa ypoint, it s witches to the ne xt w a ypoint, and so on until y ou reach the last wa ypoint in the route . Create a Route T o create a [...]

38 Add Fr om Map Y ou can add wa ypoints from the map , even create ne w ones. T o do this, select “ADD FROM MAP” from the menu as shown belo w left. A screen similar to the one below center appears . Using the arrow ke ys , mov e the cursor to the desired wa ypoint or location. Now press the ENT k ey to add it to the route. If it’ s an exist[...]

39 returns to the route list with the wa ypoint remov ed from the list. (Note: This doesn’t delete the w aypoint from the database, it simply remo v es it from the route .) W aypoint Statistics By def ault, this unit shows the distance and bearing from each wa ypoint in the route to the next. It will also show estimated time en route (ETE), estim[...]

40 w aypoints in the route. Follo w these lines to get to each of the waypoints . When you enter the r adius set by the arriv al alar m, the unit automatically s witches to the ne xt w a ypoint on the list, sho wing na vigation data to that w a ypoint, and so on until the last wa ypoint on the route list has been reached. (Note: The arr iv al alar [...]

41 The selected wa ypoint number appears at the top of this screen. Information about the wa ypoint shows at the bottom of the screen. When y ou’ re finished with this screen, press the EXIT k e y to er ase it. Delete a Route T o erase a route, highlight the “ROUTE #” label on the route planning menu, then select the route y ou want to erase.[...]

42 SYSTEM SETUP Many f eatures are listed under the “System Setup” la- bel on the main menu. These commands affect the ba- sic operation of the unit. T o use them, press the MENU k ey , then “System Setup”. The screen at r ight appears. Sound T o tur n the speaker off , highlight the “SOUND” label as shown belo w , then press the left a[...]

43 Use the left or right arrow k eys to select the number in the current time that you w ant to change. Use the up or down arro w ke ys to change the number . Press the ENT ke y to sav e the change, the EXIT ke y to erase the menu without changing it. Units of Measure Y ou can view data in three diff erent formats: statute, nautical, and metric. Th[...]

44 cable . See the sample wiring diagrams on the ne xt page f or general wir- ing procedures. Read your other product’ s owner’ s manual f or more wir- ing inf or mation. Once the cables are wired, turn the unit on, press the menu ke y , and select “NMEA / DGPS CONFIG” from the System Setup men u . A screen similar to the one shown belo w a[...]

45 T O GLOBALMAP 100 O THER DEVICE 12 VDC BA TTERY BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O +12V OTHER DEVICE’S RECEIVE DA T A WIRE GLOBALMAP 100 WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S WIRES GLOBALMAP 100 TRANSMITTING NMEA DA T A TO ANO THER DEVICE TO GLOBALMAP 100 DGPS RECEIVER 12 VDC BA TTERY BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O +12V DGPS REC[...]

46 If you ha ve an y other Magna vo x or Star link compatib le DGPS receiv er connected to the GlobalMap 100, y ou ma y need to change the settings. T o do this, mov e the b lack box to the “Configure DGPS” label and press the right arrow ke y . A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears. These menus select the beacon receiv er’ s frequen[...]

47 Reset Groups T o retur n all windo w groups and bo xes on the na vigation and mapping screens to their f actor y defaults , select Reset Groups on the System Setup menu. Finally , press the r ight arrow ke y . All window groups and digital bo x es are reset to their f actor y settings. System Info The system inf or mation screen shows the releas[...]

48 P osition Format The GlobalMap 100 can sho w the position in degrees, minutes, and thou- sandths of a minute (36° 28.700') or deg rees, minutes, seconds , and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in UTM (Universal T ransverse Mercator) projection, British, Irish, Swedish, Swiss, Finnish, Ne w Zealand, an[...]

49 T o change the datum, first press the MENU key , then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the right ar- row k ey . Now highlight the “Select Datum” label. Finally , press the right arrow ke y again. A screen similar to the one at right appears. The WGS-84 label is highlighted. T o change it, simply press the up or down arro w keys [...]

50 PCF Offset” label. Finally , press the r ight arro w key again. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now enter the correction f or your location. Remember , this is the diff erence between the location shown on the present position displa y and the position shown on the char t. In this example , we entered 0 degrees, 0.047 minutes nor[...]

51 Map Fix Map Fix is used with char ts or maps. This system asks f or a reference position in latitude/longitude, which y ou take from a mark ed location on the map. It then shows the present position as distance on the map from that reference point. For e xample, if it shows a distance of UP 4.00” and LEFT 0.50”, you then measure up f our inc[...]

52 ALARMS The GlobalMap 100 has sev eral alarms. Y ou can set an arrival alar m to flash a wa r ning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a wa ypoint. For example , if you hav e the arr ival alarm set to .1 mile, then the alarm will flash a message when you come within .1 mile of the recalled wa ypoint. The course de viati[...]

53 The DGPS message appears whene ver the unit begins or stops using DGPS data to help determine your position. The def ault setting for these messages is “on”. T o tur n the message off, select the “Setup Alar ms” menu from the main menu, then highlight “DGPS MSG” and press the left arrow k e y . SUNRISE/SET MOONRISE/SET CALCULA T OR T[...]

54 SIMULA TOR A simulator is b uilt into this unit that has sev eral options. Y ou can use nearly all of the unit’ s features - e ven sa ve and recall wa ypoints. This is useful f or tr ip planning. T o use the simulator , press the MENU ke y , then press the up or down arro w ke ys until the “SIMULA T OR SETUP” menu is surrounded by the b la[...]

55 DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIA TIONS Due to space considerations, the digital displa ys use abbreviations f or some names. The y are as f ollows: AL T ............... Altitude - Y our height abov e sea le v el. BRG ............. Bearing - The direction from your present position to a wa ypoint. CDI ............... Course Deviation Indicator - Sho [...]

56 WGS 84 ................. DEF AUL T ADIND AN ............... MEAN ADIND AN ............... BURKINA F ASO ADIND AN ............... CAMEROON ADIND AN ............... ETHIOPIA ADIND AN ............... MALI ADIND AN ............... SENEGAL ADIND AN ............... SUD AN AFGOO YE ............. SOMALIA AIN EL ABD ........... 1970 BAHRAIN AIN EL ABD ..[...]

57 CARTHA GE ........... TUNISIA CH-1903 ................ CHA THAM ............. ISLAND ASTRO NEW ZEALAND CHUA ASTR O ....... P ARAGU A Y CORREGO ............ ALEGRE BRAZIL D ABOLA ................ GUINEA DJAKAR T A ............. (BA T AVIA) INDONESIA DOS 1968 .............. NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS EASTER ................ ISLAND 1967 EUROPEAN .........[...]

58 IRELAND ............... 1965 ISTS 061 ................ ASTRO 1968 S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ................ ASTRO 1969 DIEGO GARCIA JOHNST ON ........... ISLAND 1961 KAND AW ALA ......... SRI LANKA KERGUELEN ......... ISLAND 1949 KERT AU 1948 ........ W MALA YSIA SINGAPORE KUSAIE ASTRO .... CAROLINE 1951 ISLANDS L C 5 ASTRO ......... 1961 CA YMAN BRAC[...]

59 N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CANAL ZONE N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CUBA N AMERICAN ........ 1927 GREENLAND N AMERICAN ........ 1927 MEXICO N AMERICAN ........ 1983 ALASKA CANADA CONUS N AMERICAN ........ 1983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO OBSER V A TORIA ... METEREO 1939 AZORES OLD EGYPTIAN .... 1907 EGYPT OLD HA W AIIAN ..... MEAN OLD HA W AIIAN ..... HA W AII O[...]

60 RT 90 ..................... SANTO (DOS) ....... ’65 ESPIRIT O SANTO ISLAND SAO BRAZ ............. AZORES SAPPER HILL ........ 1943 EAST F ALKLND ISLE SCHW ARZECK ..... NAMIBIA SEL V AGEM GRANDE SAL V AGE ISLE SO VIET .................. GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985 S AMERICAN ........ 1969 MEAN S AMERICAN ........ 1969 ARGENTINA S AMERICAN ........ 196[...]

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62 LO WRANCE DA T AB ASES LICENSE A GREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL A GREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, F AMIL Y , OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“Y OU”) AND LO WRANCE ELECTRONICS , INC ., THE MANUF ACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT . (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT A CCOMP ANIED BY THIS LIC[...]

63 D A T ABASES LIMITED W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lo wrance Electronics, Inc., the manuf acturer of this product. “Y ou” or “your” ref ers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item fo r personal, f amily , or household use. The Databases Limited W arranty applies to the one or more database[...]

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66 Ho w to Obtain Service - U.S.A. Only W e back your in vestment in quality products with quick, e xper t ser vice and genuine Lowrance ® replacement parts. If you're in the United States and you hav e questions, please contact the F actor y Customer Ser vice Depar tment using our toll-free number listed below . Y ou must send the unit to th[...]