Lowrance GLOBALMAP 3000 manual

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54 Cop yright © 2000, 2001 Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. All rights reser v ed. GLOBALMAP 3000 is a tr ademar k of Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. Lowrance ® is a registered tr ademar k of Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. W ARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION. A CAREFUL NA VI- GA T OR NEVER RELIES ON ONL Y ONE METHOD T O OBT AIN POSI- TIO[...]

This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper ation is subject to the f ollo wing two conditions: (1) this de vice ma y not cause har mful interf erence , and (2) this device m ust accept an y interf erence received, including interf erence that ma y cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply [...]

GPS Alarms ........................................... 37 System Setup .............................................. 38 Units of Measure .............................. 38 Set Local Time .................................. 38 Communication P or ts ....................... 38 Configure DGPS ............................... 39 Configure NMEA ...........[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION Thank y ou f or purchasing a Lowrance product. No other GPS receiv er has the f eatures of the GlobalMap 3000. Countless hours went into the design of this product. We hope that y ou enjo y using it as much as we hav e. A CCESSORIES Model P ar t # Gimbal Knobs ........................................ GK-9 ...........................[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT! In order to pass all connectors through the 1" hole in the brac k et and dash, first pass the transducer connector up through the hole , then an y accessor y cables . Ne xt, pass the pow er cab le down through the hole . Fill the hole with a marine sealant. Y ou can now wire the po wer cab le . P o wer Connections This unit oper[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT! Do not use this product without a 6-amp fuse connected to the po wer cab le! F ailure to use a fuse will void y our w arranty . T o prev ent electr ical interf erence , route the po w er , transducer , and GPS cab les aw a y from other wiring, especially the engine’ s wiring har ness. VHF r adio antenna cables radiate noise when tr[...]

4 COM-1 GLOBALMAP 3000 FROM GPS RECEIVER ORANGE (RECEIVE) SHIELD (GROUND) NMEA TRANSMIT GROUND The GLOBALMAP 3000 can also accept position inf ormation from any GPS receiv er that transmits NMEA 0183 data. Use the wir ing diagram sho wn abov e f or NMEA input to the GLOBALMAP 3000. See page 38 and 39 f or NMEA and DGPS com por t setup instr uctions[...]

5 MMC This unit can use up to two MMC (MultiMediaCard) car tridges. They store the maps , wa ypoint and route information, plot trails , and icons for tr ans- f er to a computer . T o install a MMC car tr idge, twist the dr a wer retainer counter-cloc kwise and pull. The draw er will come out of the unit. Place the MMC car tr idge F A CE DO WN. (se[...]

6 KEYBO ARD The k eyboard has k e ys arranged in tw o v er tical columns beneath the arrow k e ys . The menu ke y near the bottom left cor ner of the ke yboard activ ates the first menu page . The other k e ys are used to zoom the dis- pla y , change modes, and other functions . ZOUT/ZIN - These ke ys “z oom” the map in and out. P AGES - This k[...]

7 GPS OPERA TION NO TE: A LGC-12S GPS module or an e xter nal GPS receiver with NMEA output m ust be attached to this unit in order to use the position and navi- gation f eatures . W ARNING! Use this product only as an aid to na vigation. A careful navigator ne v er relies on only one method to obtain position inf or mation. CA UTION This GPS recei[...]

8 Remember , the unit must hav e a clear view of the satellites in order to receiv e their signals . Unlike radio or tele vision, GPS wor ks at v ery high frequencies. The signals can be b lock ed easily by trees, co vered doc ks, e ven y our body . Never use this GPS receiver while operating a vehic le! Lik e most GPS receiv ers, this unit doesn?[...]

9 FINDING Y OUR POSITION A uto Sear ch T o lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiv er needs to know it’ s current position, UTC time , and date . (Ele v ation (altitude) is also used in the equa- tion, b ut it’ s rarely required to determine a position.) It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in vie w . It then [...]

10 right appears. Now press the MENU k ey . Select “INITIALIZE GPS”. A screen similar to the one belo w right appears. Use the ar- ro w ke ys to mo v e the crosshairs to y our appro ximate location on the map . Y ou can use the ZIN and ZOUT k e ys to enlarge the map which mak es it easier and f aster to find y our location. The box at the botto[...]

11 tude is flashing, simply ignore the altitude displa y until it quits flashing.) REMEMBER, DO NO T NA VIGA TE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE NUM- BERS ST OP FLASHING! Require DGPS Nor mally , the unit will flash the position and na vigation data when it loses the satellite fix, b ut it does not flash the data when it loses the DGPS fix. If y ou want th[...]

12 hasn’t loc ked onto a satellite if the n umber is gra y ed out, therefore it isn’t being used to solv e the position. Beneath the circular gr aph are the bar graphs , one f or each satellite in vie w . Since the unit has tw elv e channels, it can dedicate one channel per visib le satellite. The taller the bar on the graph, the better the uni[...]

13 When na vigating to a wa ypoint, the Na vigation screen looks lik e the one at right. Y our ground speed, trac k, distance and bear- ing to wa ypoint, and course are all sho wn digitally on this screen. Closing speed is also kno wn as v elocity made good. It’ s the speed that y ou’ re making tow ards the w a ypoint. The current cross trac k [...]

14 Map There are f our diff erent mapping screens: Full Map , Digital Data, T wo P o- sition F or mats , and T wo Maps . (Note: Maps must be downloaded from a MapCreate™ CD-R OM onto a MMC . The MMC must be installed into the unit bef ore maps will show on the screen. If your unit came with a MMC , MMC Interf ace, and CD-ROM, then f ollo w the in[...]

15 “T wo P osition F or mats” is similar to “Digital Data”, e xcept it adds two present position bo x es, one sho wing latitude/longitude and the other shows the present po- sition in UTM. “T wo Maps” shows tw o maps side-by-side . Y ou can customized each map with diff erent settings. F or e xample, the map on the left can ha ve a zoom[...]

16 NOR TH-UP Cursor Distance Y ou can use the cursor to find the distance between tw o points . While the cursor is showing, press the MENU k e y , then select “FIND DIST ANCE”. The unit re- turns to the mapping screen. Now mo ve the cursor to the first loca- tion that y ou want to measure the distance from and press the ENT k e y . Ne xt, move[...]

17 In the trac k-up vie w , the present position mo ves str aight tow ards the top of the displa y . Remember , in the trac k-up mode , the screen rotates as y ou change direction. It alwa ys keeps y our direction of tra v el (track) heading to w ards the top of the screen. In the course-up mode, the screen is loc ked into y our or iginal bearing t[...]

18 Map Categories Drawn This menu determines which of the mapping f eatures are shown on the screen. This includes, w a ypoints , trails , icons, cities , highw a ys, etc. Y ou can selectiv ely tur n on or off an y of these items, customizing the map to y our needs. T o change the map detail shown, press the MENU k e y , then select “Map Catagori[...]

19 ICONS The map has 42 symbols or “icons” av ailable that can be placed an y- where on the screen. They can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca- tions , landmarks, boat ramps , and vir tually any point of interest. An icon can be placed at y our present position or at the cursor’ s location. T o place an icon at your present position, si[...]

20 The list of sa ved tr ails shows on this screen. The check mark ne xt to the tr ail’ s name means that this trail is displa y ed on the map . An arro w on the r ight side of the screen points to the trail that’ s currently in use , ne xt to the num- ber of points in the trail. There can be up to 10 plot trails sa v ed with up to 10,000 point[...]

21 Na vigate a T rail Y ou can f ollo w a sa v ed trail b y using the “Na vigate” feature on the “Edit T rail” menu (sho wn abov e). Selecting the Navigate b utton br ings up the screen at right. The unit “drops” a n umbered point on the trail as y ou tra v el. Y ou can na vigate from one end of the tra il to the other . The points on t[...]

22 F or e xample, we ran a course on a local lake , (shown at r ight) from the boat ramp to a small co v e. T o na vigate bac k to the boat ramp using the plot trail, press the Menu k e y twice, select “My T rails” then select the desired plot trail and clic k on the “Naviate” button. The screen shown a the bottom of the pre vious page appe[...]

23 T rail Options This menu lets y ou change the w a y the trail updates occur . The options are automatic, time , or distance . When it’ s in the auto- matic mode , the unit doesn’t up- date the plot trail while y ou’ re trav- elling in a straight line . Once y ou de viate from a straight line , the unit “drops” a plot point onto the tra[...]

24 W A YPOINTS This GPS receiv er giv es you the ability to create y our own database of locations, called “wa ypoints”. Y ou can sa v e y our present position, cursor position, or enter a coordinate and sa ve it as a w a ypoint. F or e xample , y ou ma y wish to store the location of y our boat doc k as a wa ypoint bef ore star ting on a tr ip[...]

25 Sa ving a Ne w P osition T o sav e a position other than the cursor’ s or the present position as a wa ypoint, first press the WPT k e y . The “Find W a ypoint” menu appears . “My W a ypoints” is high- lighted. Press the right arrow k ey to mo ve to the Subcategory sec- tion. No w highlight “New” and press the ENT k e y . The scree[...]

26 A verage P osition This f eature a ver ages your posi- tion. This helps to eliminate errors in the position due to atmospheric eff ects and other conditions . When the “A ve rage P osition” menu item is selected, a screen similar to the one at right appears. The small plotter screen sho ws y our present position. The num- ber of positions us[...]

27 “Edit W a ypoint” retur ns the unit to the “Edit W aypoint” menu described on page 46. “Delete W a ypoint” remov es the wa ypoint from the list. W A YPOINT NA VIGA TION This unit mak es it easy to na vigate to any w a ypoint. All y ou ha v e to do is press the WPT k e y , select the wa ypoint, then select “Go T o W a ypoint” on t[...]

28 The bo x with the “S” in it was your star ting location when the wa ypoint w as recalled. The dotted line is called a course line and is the shor test path from the star ting location to the destination. The “D” is the cursor destination, when the cursor position is used as a destination. If you f ol- lo w the course line, y ou’ll reac[...]

29 The Man Ov erboard symbol is also placed on the map screen in the appropriate location. Y ou can use the map screen to na vi- gate to the Man Ov erboard loca- tion, if y ou so desire. T o stop the unit from sho wing na vigation to the man ov erboard position, see the Cancel Na viga- tion section belo w . Remember , saving the victim is the prima[...]

30 Create a Route T o create a route, first press the MENU k ey twice , highlight the “Route Planning” label, and press the ENT k e y . The screen sho wn at r ight appears. This unit can store up to 100 routes . T o create a route, highlight “Ne w Route” and press the ENT k e y . The screen at r ight appears . The route’ s name appears at[...]

31 so “Sa v ed” was chosen. A new men u appears, letting y ou choose from the list of names or from the nearest wa ypoint to your present position. In this e xample, “Name” w as chosen. The screen at right appears. Select the first wa ypoint for the route from the list and press the ENT k e y . The screen at right ap- pears . Data f or the [...]

32 Follo w a Route T o navigate a route, press the MENU k ey twice , then select “Route Planning”. Using the ar- ro w ke ys, highlight “Sav ed Routes” and press the ENT ke y . Select the desired route from the list. The “Edit Route” screen ap- pears ne xt. No w highlight “Na vigate” and press the ENT k e y . The unit imediately begi[...]

33 and speed in the bo xes pro vided on simulator screen. The altitude is also adjustable . T o use the GPS simulator , press the MENU k e y twice, than select “GPS Setup”, then “GPS Sim ulator”. The screen at the bottom of the pre vious page appears . Make the desired settings , then tur n the simulator on b y highlighting the “Sim ulato[...]

34 tems , y ou must be in the respectiv e countr y . This unit will pic k the match- ing datum f or y ou when you select the grid. See the Datums section f or more inf ormation. The militar y grid ref erence system (MGRS) uses two grid letter ing schemes, which are ref erred to as standard and alternate MGRS on this unit. Y our position and datum i[...]

35 measure up f our inches and to the left a half-inch from the ref erence point on the map to find y our location. T o use this format, you need to f ollow these steps in order . First, take your map of the area and deter mine a ref erence latitude/longitude . (Note: in order f or this system to work, the latitude/longitude lines must be parallel [...]

36 world, or just a small por tion. By default, y our position shows using the WGS-84 datum. Howe ver , it can show y our position using one of 191 diff erent datums . T o change the datum, first press the MENU k e y , then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the ENT k e y . Now highlight the “Map Datum” label. Finally , press the ENT[...]

37 ALARMS This unit has se ver al GPS alar ms. Y ou can set an arrival alarm to flash a w ar ning message and sound a tone when y ou cross a preset distance from a w aypoint. For e xample , if you ha ve the arriv al alar m set to .1 mile, then the alar m will flash a message when y ou come within .1 mile of the recalled wa ypoint. The course de via[...]

38 SYSTEM SETUP Man y of the unit’ s basic f eatures can be changed from this menu. Press the MENU k ey twice , then select “System Setup”. The screen at right appears. Units of Measure This menu (sho wn below) sets the speed and distance (statute or nautical miles , meters), depth (f eet, f athoms, or meters), tem- perature (deg rees F ahren[...]

39 If a DGPS receiv er is connect to this unit, highlight the appropri- ate recie v er type: “ST ARLINK DGPS” or “MA GNA V O X DGPS” and press ENT k ey to turn it on. (Use Starlink DGPS when using Low rance DGPS Beacon Receiv- ers .) With the e xception of ser ial communications, typically no other setup needs to be made with these receiv e[...]

40 chec k mark ne xt to the prefix means that prefix is in use. Select the prefix that y ou wish to change by highlighting it, then change it b y pressing the ENT k e y . Press the EXIT k e y when y ou’ re finished with this menu. Reset Options T o reset all features to their f ac- tor y def aults, select “Reset Op- tions” from the “System [...]

41 respectiv e symbols . The moon symbol sho ws the appro ximate phase of the moon. T oday’ s date shows at the top of the screen. If you w ant to know the sunrise/sunset f or a diff erent date, change it b y selecting the month, da y , or y ear b y pressing the ENT k ey , then enter the new date with the arro w k e ys. The unit recalculates the [...]

42 A UDIO The v arious sounds that the unit mak es can be customized to y our own taste . Press the MENU k ey twice , then select “Sounds” from the main men u. The screen at right appears. The v olume control on the right side of the men u adjusts the au- dio le vel f or all sounds. T o change it, select “V olume”, press the ENT k e y , the[...]

43 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC FULL ONE-YEAR W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” refers to LO WRANCE ELECTR ONICS, INC , the manuf acturer of this product. “Y ou” or “y our” refers to the first person who purchases this product as a con- sumer item f or personal, family , or household use. W e warr ant this product against defects or [...]

44 D A TUMS WGS 1984 Def ault Adindan Mean f or Ethiopia, Sudan Adindan Burkina F aso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgoo ye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antigua (Lee ward Islands) Arc 1950 Mean f or Botsw ana, Le[...]

45 Luzon Philipines (Excluding Mindanao) Luzon Philipines (Mindanao) Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Massawa Ethiopia (Eritrea) Merchich Morocco Midwa y Astro 1961 Midwa y Islands Minna Cameroon Minna Nigeria Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montserrat (Leeward Islands) M’P oralok o Gabon Nahrw an Oman (Masirah Island) Nahrw an Saudi Arabia Nahrw an United Ara[...]

46 D A TUMS South American 1969 Ecuador (Baltra, Galapagos) South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 P aragua y South American 1969 Pe r u South American 1969 T r inidad & T obago South American 1969 V enezuela South Asia Singapore T ananar ive Observator y 1925 Madagascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei, East Malaysia (Sabah, Sara wak) T okyo Mean [...]

47 LO WRANCE D A 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 W - RANCE ELECTR ONICS , INC ., THE MANUF A CTURER OF THIS PR ODUCT . (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT A CCOM- P ANIED BY[...]

48 D A T ABASES LIMITED W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” ref ers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the man uf acturer of this product. “Y ou” or “y our” refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item f or personal, f amily , or household use. The Databases Limited W arranty applies to the one or more databas[...]

49 T ransferring GPS Data to/fr om a MMC T o transf er wa ypoints, routes, icons, and plot tr ails from this unit to a MMC , press the MENU k e y twice , then select “System Setup”. Ne xt, select “T ransfer My Data”. The screen at right ap- pears . All data with chec k marks ne xt to their labels will be transf erred to the MMC . If you don[...]

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