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INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTRUCTIONS GlobalNav 200 TM.
Cop yright © 1996, 1997 Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. All rights reser ved. GlobalNav 200 ™ is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics Lowr ance ® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics W ARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION.
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 GETTING ST AR TED .................................................................................................... 3 BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION .
NA VIGA TING T O A WA YPOINT USING THE PLO TTER ........................................ 32 CANCEL NA VIGA TION ........................................................................................... 32 SYSTEM SETUP ...............................
1 INTRODUCTION W elcome to the exciting wo r ld of GPS! Whether you’ re a first-time user or a prof essional navigator , you’ll find the GlobalNa v 200 is a full-featured GPS receiver at a price that w as impossible just a fe w years ago .
S/A - What is it? Another f actor that greatly influences the receiver’ s ability to deter mine position is SA. The United States gov ernment intentionally degrades the satellites signal f or civilian users. They introduce small errors into the satellite’ s signals that makes the GPS receiv er less accurate.
GETTING ST AR TED P ower This unit operates from f our AA batteries, or one DURACELL ® NiMH rechargeable battery , or from 5 to 16 v olts DC using a CA-2 external pow er cable (not included). If the power cab le is used, the unit automati- cally s witches to it if the external power is greater than the battery v oltage.
4 KEYBO ARD The k eyboard has twelv e keys. The arrow k eys are tied to most of the f eatures, letting you easily mo ve the plotter’ s cursor , navigate through the menus , mak e selections from menus , and other tasks. The WPT k ey lets you create , sav e, and recall wa ypoints and routes.
5 OPERA TION T urning P ower On T o tur n the GlobalNav 200 on, simply press the PWR ke y . A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT ke y to erase it. The GlobalNav 200 is now ready f or use .
6 try to use it under a car por t, covered boat doc k, or inside a building. T ur n the power on, press the EXIT k ey to erase the opening message and w atch the display . As you w ait for the GlobalNa v 200 to find your position, you’ll see num- bers flashing on the displa y .
7 If your latitude is south, press the up or do wn ar- row k ey to change it. If it is nor th, press the right arrow k ey to mov e the change box to the first n um- ber in the latitude. Now press the up arrow k e y to increase the number or the down arro w ke y to de- crease it.
8 POSITION/NA VIGA TION DISPLA YS The GlobalNav 200 has na vigation, plotter , and windows group pages . These screens were designed to sho w data that is used most often. The three def ault screens are shown belo w . NA V -1 PLO T -1 GR OUP A T o change screens, simply press the P AGES k ey .
9 Nav Screen #1 This screen is dominated b y a compass rose (See the screen at right.) Y our position is in the center of the circle, designated b y an arrow that alwa ys points straight up . Y our trac k (direction of tra vel) is indicated by an arro w pointing down toward the compass rose at the top center of the screen.
10 has nothing to do with y our present position, except f or your star ting loca- tion.) It’ s sho wn as a dotted line on the NA V 1 display . This is shown as a reminder so that if you de viate from your original course, y ou can easily return to it.
11 Plotter The plotter lets y ou see your course and tr ack from a “birds-eye” view . If you’v e recalled a wa ypoint, the plotter show y our star ting location, present position, and destination. Howe ver , you don’t hav e to recall a wa ypoint to use the plotter .
12 Y ou can mov e the cursor around the display by pressing the arrow k e ys in the direction y ou want it to mov e. This lets you vie w different areas of the plotter , awa y from your present position.
13 TRA CK-UP MODE In the e xamples shown belo w , we're trav elling southeast (about 150° mag- netic). In the nor th-up view , the present position indicator appears to mov e tow ards the lower right cor ner of the screen. The anchor icon shown on the right side of the screen is actually on our left.
14 Grid Lines The GlobalNav 200 can place grid lines on the plotter to help you see y our position, or the posi- tion of wa ypoints and icons. T o do this, highlight the “Grid” label on the “Plotter Options” menu, then press the right arrow ke y to turn them on.
Place Icon - Cursor Location T o place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow ke ys to mov e the cursor to the position that you w ant to place the icon. Next, press the ENT ke y . Now select the desired icon using the arro w ke ys. When it's selected, press the ENT ke y again.
16 T o remove only icons of a certain type, highlight the “DEL ICON TYPE” label. Press the right ar- row k ey . The icon selection menu appears . Use the arrow k eys to highlight the icon style that y ou wish to erase . Press the ENT ke y when you’ re ready to erase the icons.
17 REPROGRAM WINDO W GROUPS You can customize the window groups to meet your own needs. The GlobalNav 200 gives you 35 different windows that can be rearranged into many combinations. To reprogram a group, first go to the pages menu and select the group that you wish to change.
18 RESET GROUPS T o restore all windows groups to their f actor y settings, first press the MENU ke y , then highlight the “System Setup” label and press the right arrow k ey . Now highlight the “Reset Groups” label on this menu. Press the r ight ar- row k ey .
19 press the EXIT ke y to erase the pages menu. Satellite Information Screen (Gr oup O) This screen shows technical inf or mation about the status of the GPS receiv er. The receiver has tw elv e channels. Data f or each channel is shown as bar gr aphs on the right side of the displa y .
20 the set local time menu. Clock Alarm Y ou can set the alar m by using the “Clock Alarm” menu. T o set this alarm, press the MENU key while group “J” is showing, then highlight the “Clk Alm Set” label. Press the right arrow ke y . The screen shown belo w appears.
21 the desired number sho ws. Continue until the time shown in the displa y is correct, then press the ENT ke y . T o star t the timer , press the MENU ke y , then mov e the blac k bo x to the “Dn Tmr Off On” label. Press the right arrow k e y to star t the timer .
22 which means it’ s ready f or change. If you don’t w ant to change this bo x, simply press the up or down arrow k ey to mov e to the bo x that you do w ant to change. In this example , w e will change the BRG bo x to altitude (AL T). T o do this, simply press the left or right arrow k ey while the bo x is flashing.
23 (See the screen at the top of the ne xt page.) A message appears on the displa y telling you the w aypoint number it just used. W ait a f ew seconds and the menu will clear automatically .
24 (Select Number Method) T o save the cursor position under a specific w aypoint number , first posi- tion the cursor at the desired position. Then f ollow the previous instruc- tions f or saving y our present position as a wa ypoint using the select num- ber method.
25 ke ys to scroll through the sav ed w aypoints . Only w aypoints that ha ve a position will show using this method. Edit Name The GlobalNav 200 also lets y ou assign a name to each wa ypoint. The name can have up to eight characters. T o name a wa ypoint, first select the wa ypoint number that you wish to name .
26 “WPT 2” in wa ypoint 5’ s name field. DIST ANCE BETWEEN W A YPOINTS The GlobalNav 200 can easily giv e you the dis- tance between tw o user waypoints . T o do this , first press the WPT k ey , highlight the “Options” men u and press the right arrow ke y , then highlight the “Dist Btwn WPTS” label and press the right arrow ke y .
27 Delete a W aypoint T o erase all of the inf ormation in a waypoint, first press the WPT ke y , then select the wa ypoint yo u want to erase . Now highlight the “Options” label and press the right arrow ke y . Finally , highlight the “Delete WPT” label and press the r ight arrow ke y .
28 the route. T o select the first waypoint in the route , press the r ight arro w ke y . A new menu appears as sho wn belo w r ight. This menu lets y ou go to the wa ypoint selection menu, delete a wa ypoint from the route, or see details about an y waypoint in the route .
29 As y ou add wa ypoints to the list, their bearing and distance from each other is shown to the right of the wa ypoint name. On the screen at right, way- point 2 is on a bearing of 133° and 4.68 miles from wa ypoint 1. The total route distance is shown at the bottom of this screen.
30 Following a Route Bef ore star ting the route, y ou’ll need to decide if you w ant to star t at the beginning and trav el for- w ard or star t at the last w aypoint in the route and tra v el backwards (re verse) to the first w aypoint. The def ault is forward.
31 the route list has been reached. (Note: The arr iv al alar m does not hav e to be turned on in order to use the route feature .) Delete a Route T o erase a route, first press the MENU k e y , then highlight the “Plan/Edit Routes” label and press the right arrow ke y .
32 Navigating to a W a ypoint using the Plotter The unique “birds-e y e” vie w used by the plotter giv es you an easy w a y to na vigate to a waypoint. On the plotter screen shown on the pre vious page, the diamond with a cross in it is y our present position.
33 SYSTEM SETUP The GlobalNav 200 has se veral men us and com- mands listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. These commands affect the ba- sic operation of the unit. T o use them, press the MENU ke y , then highlight the “System Setup” la- bel.
34 NMEA / DGPS The GlobalNa v 200 transmits data through the data por t in the bac k of the unit using NMEA 0183 f or mat, v ersion 1.5 or 2.0. This data is used by other electronic de vices such as mar ine autopilots f or position and steer- ing inf or mation.
35 T O GLOBALNA V 200 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 GLOBALNA V 200’S WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S WIRES GLOBALNA V.
36 NMEA OUTPUT T o turn the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA OUTPUT” menu (shown at the bottom of the previous page), then press the right arrow k ey .
37 These menus select the beacon receiv er’ s frequency and bit rate (in bits per second). T o change one of these settings, simply highlight the menu item you wish to change , then press the r ight or left arro w ke y until the desired number appears.
38 GPS SETUP The GPS Setup menu has sub-menus that aff ect the GPS receiv er . F rom these menus you can set the update rate , initialize the GPS receiver , do a self-test on the receiv er , and do a cold-star t. (Note: The “Initialize GPS receiver” is cov ered in the “Finding Y our P osition” section in the front of this manual.
39 P osition Format T o change the position format, highlight the “P o- sition F or mat” label on the “GPS Setup” menu (sho wn on the previous page), then press the right arrow k e y . A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears. The GlobalNav 200 can sho w the position in de- grees, min utes, and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.
40 D A TUM Maps and charts are based on a sur ve y of the area that’ s cov ered by the map or char t. These sur ve ys are called “Datums”. Maps that are created using diff erent datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly diff erent locations.
41 PCF (P osition Correction F actor) Another method used to make y our display match a chart or map is called “PCF” or P osition Correction F actor . This unit gives y ou the capability to mov e or offset the position shown on the displa y to match one on the char t.
42 After you’v e entered the latitude/longitude correction, press the ENT ke y to accept it. The GlobalNav 200 erases the PCF entry screen and retur ns to the navigation or mapping screens with the correction f actor applied.
43 “ALARMS/CDI” menu. A screen similar to the one shown at right appears. Press the up or down ar- row k ey to mo v e the blac k bo x to the desired alarm, then press the right arrow ke y to turn it on.
44 SIMULA T OR A simulator is b uilt into the GlobalNav 200 that has se veral options . Y ou can use near ly all of the unit’ s f eatures - ev en sav e and recall wa ypoints.
45 crease the speed. Use the r ight and left arrow ke ys to change the trac k. Press the EXIT ke y to erase these menus . When you’ re finished changing the trac k and speed, press the EXIT key to erase the men us. T o tur n the simulator off , press the MENU k ey , then mov e the black bo x to the “Simulator Setup” label.
46 GROUP “A” GROUP “B” GROUP “ C ” GROUP “ D” GR OUP “E” GROUP “F” GROUP “G” GROUP “H” GROUP “I” WINDO WS The f ollo wing is a listing of windows g roups A through O .
47 GROUP “ J” GROUP “K” GROUP “L ” GROUP “M” GROUP “N” GROUP “O”.
48 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 ....
49 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 .
50 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 .
51 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 .
52 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 .
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54 GROUPS SCREENS GRP A GRP B GRP C GRP H GRP I GRP J GRP K P A GES P A GES Press the P A GES ke y to vie w the pages menu, then using the up and down arro w ke ys to switch between nav , plot, and groups screens. Use the right or left ar- row k eys to switch betw een differ- ent screens on each page.
55 NA V SCREENS NA V -1 NA V -2 PLO T SCREENS PLO T -1 PLO T -2 GRP D GRP E GRP F GRP G GRP O GRP L GRP M GRP N.
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