Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
P a g e 4 GPS Chart 150C TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 9 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 91.1 PACKING LIST ..........
Page 6 - Electronic; charts displayed by the chart plotter are believed to be accurate; For; and use the official published and approved nautical charts; CAUTION
P a g e 8 GPS Chart 150C WARNING!!! Electronic charts displayed by the chart plotter are believed to be accurate and reliable, but that are not intended to be a substitute for the officialcharts, which should remain your main reference for all matters related tothe execution of safe navigation. For ...
Page 7 - GENERAL INFORMATION
GPS Chart 150C Page 9 1. INTRODUCTION 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION The CP150C is a precision-crafted, high-performance receiver for the Global Positio-ning System (WAAS GPS) constellation of satellites, providing precise location datawith a host of navigation features. Idea for nautical use and sealed ag...
Page 9 - INSTALLING THE CHART PLOTTER
GPS Chart 150C Page 11 2. GETTING STARTED 2.0 INSTALLING THE CHART PLOTTER The CP1150C can be bracket mounted or flush mounted. If you decide to overheadbracket mount the CP150C, STANDARD HORIZON offers a overhead mountingbracket part number RR150003CP that will be needed for this installation.For F...
Page 10 - INSTALLING THE ANTENNA; number sticker is located.
Page 12 GPS Chart 150C 2.1 INSTALLING THE ANTENNA Choose a location for the antenna that has a clear view of the sky. Ensure there areno major obstructions or fixtures in the immediate proximity to the antenna. Theantenna relies on direct “line of sight” satellite reception. If you are unsure that t...
Page 11 - CARTOGRAPHY; The new cartography of NT
GPS Chart 150C Page 13 Figure 2.2 - Power On 2.3 OPTIONAL C-MAP NT + CARTOGRAPHY STANDARD HORIZON has taken advantage of C-MAP’s experience with professio-nal navigation, by allowing the use of the refined and improved cartography called NT + . The new cartography of NT + makes creative use of color...
Page 12 - Use the ShuttlePoint knob; CONTROLS AND INDICATORS; NOTE
Page 14 GPS Chart 150C Figure 2.4a - Inserting C-CARD (II) NOTE Throughout this Owner's Manual, the keys are noted in Capital bold letters withquotes, example “ENTER”. Menu operations are in Capital bold letters that areunderlined, example: ADVANCED SETUP.For an example “MENU” + ADVANCED SETUP + “EN...
Page 14 - Press “ENTER” to select the desired option or to confirm selection.; Places Waypoints to make Routes.
Page 16 GPS Chart 150C accurately. It also scrolls the desired option in the menu page(s). It allows to exit fromHome mode to Cursor mode. When into menu pages moving it to right selects thedesired option, as “ENTER”, moving it to the left exits from menu, as “CLEAR”. The key Press “ENTER” to select...
Page 15 - The ships icon can be changed to the following:; ADJUSTING CURSOR SPEED
GPS Chart 150C Page 17 GPS Antenna connector Power and I/O connector . 2.6 TURNING POWER ON AND OFF Press and hold “PWR” for 1 second to turn on. The chart plotter emits one rapid beepand the Start-Up pages are displayed. Figure 2.6 - Start-Up pages To turn off, press and hold “PWR” for 3 seconds, a...
Page 17 - ENTERING IN A MARK FROM A POSITION; NAVIGATING TO A MARK
GPS Chart 150C Page 19 2.12 ENTERING IN A MARK FROM A POSITION The 150C has the capability of storing up to 600 points. To enter in a point from a listof positions:Using the Chart page: 1. On the Chart page, press “MARK” to make a Mark at your current location.2. Press “ENTER” for more options.3. Se...
Page 18 - ENTERING LORAN TD’S; Press “MENU” and select ADVANCED SETUP + “ENTER” + NAVIGATE; TRANSFER MARKS FROM PC OR OTHER GPS
Page 20 GPS Chart 150C contained in a Route. 2. Press “GOTO”; you will notice a bearing line from the vessels position and the Target Mark or Waypoint. Using User Points list: 1. On the Chart page, move the cursor to an open area.2. Press “GOTO”. A pop-up screen will be shown with selections to go t...
Page 19 - SELECTING NORTH UP OR COURSE UP
GPS Chart 150C Page 21 To upload Marks from the chart plotter to the PC, a serial 9-pin cable with a DB9connector must be used. The pin-out of the cable is: PC DB 9 connection Chart plotter connection Chart plotter connection to NMEA 1 to NMEA 2 Pin 2 Receive Brown White Pin 3 Transmit Blue Gray Pin...
Page 20 - CUSTOMIZING DATA WINDOWS ON ANY PAGE; windows turns from black to clear.
Page 22 GPS Chart 150C 2.17.0 Selecting Data Window layout Press “MENU”, select GENERAL SETUP from menu, then press “ENTER”, selectDATA WINDOW and press “ENTER”. Choose the desired data window layout to beshown with the ShuttlePoint knob and press “ENTER”. Selections are None, 1 LineSmall, 1 Line La...
Page 22 - look around at other points on the chart, or Route planning.
Page 24 GPS Chart 150C look around at other points on the chart, or Route planning. While in this mode the position of the vessel will move right off the edge of the screen.The CP150C must be in Home Mode for this function to operate. Press “CLEAR” toenable Home Mode function. 2.20.1 Home Mode When ...
Page 23 - CHART PAGE; NAVIGATION DATA PAGE
GPS Chart 150C Page 25 3. ADVANCED OPERATON Now that you are familiar with the basic key operation of the CP150C, we will discussthe more advance operations in detail. 3.0 CHART PAGE “MENU” + CHART + “ENTER”The Chart page is the main page of the chart plotter. From this page the user can selectthe d...
Page 25 - VHF RADIO DSC LOG PAGE
GPS Chart 150C Page 27 Figure 3.3 - Celestial page 3.4 GPS STATUS PAGE “MENU” + GPS + “ENTER” NOTE To skip this page when the power is turned on press “CLEAR” or wait for a fewmoments and the CP150C will change to the Chart page after a GPS Fix is received. Figure 3.4 - GPS Status page 3.5 VHF RADIO...
Page 26 - NMEA DISPLAY PAGES
Page 28 GPS Chart 150C Figure 3.5 - DSC LOG - Distress Call page Figure 3.5a - DSC LOG - Position Request page 3.6 NMEA DISPLAY PAGES NOTE Some data fields will not operate unless the chart plotter is interfaced with anotherNMEA instrument. See section 3.14.1 for connections. The chart plotter is ca...
Page 28 - CREATING AND USING MARKS; enter in the Latitude and Longitude using the EDIT function.; ShuttlePoint knob to enter in the new Latitude and Longitude.
Page 30 GPS Chart 150C 3.7 CREATING AND USING MARKS Marks can be a stand alone position or can be linked to a Route. The differencebetween a Mark and a Waypoint is that when a Mark is contained within a Route andthe Route is deleted, Marks are not deleted, however Waypoints are.You may place a Mark ...
Page 30 - CREATING AND USING ROUTES; b. To change the name of the Route press “ENTER”, select EDIT, press; Place cursor on Waypoint:
Page 32 GPS Chart 150C 3.7.0.4 Locating a Mark To select User Points List page follow the procedure (a) or (b): a. Press “MENU”, select USER POINTS LIST and press “ENTER”.b. Move the cursor over a Mark. A pop up information window will be shown. Press “ENTER” and select DIRECTORY from the pop up inf...
Page 38 - GOTO FUNCTION
Page 40 GPS Chart 150C 3.8.8 Following a Route With the Route shown on the Chart page, move the cursor to the starting Waypointin the Route and press “GOTO”. You will notice that a line will be drawn from yourpresent position to the selected Waypoint which indicates the chart plotter is not goingto ...
Page 39 - Goto Mark or Waypoint using the User Point List
GPS Chart 150C Page 41 3.9.1 Goto Mark On the Chart Screen Moving the ShuttlePoint knob over the top of a Mark to navigate to and press “GOTO”.You are now navigating to the selected Mark location and will notice that a circle witha flag with the Mark's name appears on the chart. There is also a bear...
Page 45 - To select the desired value for brightness and keypad light.; Contrast
GPS Chart 150C Page 47 This operation will erase all Marks, Routes, stored track plots and Destinations. It willalso return all selections (Input Data Format, Autopilot selection, etc.) to originaldefault values. To confirm clear RAM press “ENTER” again (but if at this time you donot wish to clear R...
Page 46 - Indicates if there is a malfunction in the connector.; Change Parameters
Page 48 GPS Chart 150C C-CARD Test To test the C-CARD. There are three possible situations:1. if there is a C-CARD inserted in the slot and there is not a malfunction, the name of the C-CARD zone and the message "OK" are shown. 2. if there is a C-CARD inserted in the slot, but it is a defect...
Page 50 - TERMS AND FUNCTIONS
Page 52 GPS Chart 150C SLAVEPress the “MENU” + ADVANCE SETUP + “ENTER” + INPUT OUTPUT + “ENTER”+ INTERNAL GPS SETUP + “ENTER” + OPERATING MODE + “ENTER”+ SLAVE+ “ENTER” TRANSFERING USER POINTS:STANDARD HORIZON Chart Plotters can transfer User Points between plotters: User Point List Send/ReceiveTo u...
Page 51 - Route Following
GPS Chart 150C Page 53 3.15.0.0 Marks Marks are individual points typically placed under the cursor position or by enteringtheir coordinates manually. Marks are identified by an icon and an alphanumeric label(10 characters). Marks can be moved to different locations, can be deleted and theirlabel an...
Page 54 - Example of SOG graph shown on a dedicated page:
Page 56 GPS Chart 150C Speed Over Ground, Course Over Ground, etc. 3.15.2.1 Instruments Data The STANDARD HORIZON chart plotters can be connected to other instruments(Depth, Wind, Compass etc) sending NMEA-0183 data or other proprietary dataformats.The chart plotter reads the following NMEA-0183 sen...
Page 56 - About page
Page 58 GPS Chart 150C 3.15.3.3 3D Highway Display Shows the 3D highway and the most relevant navigation information (E.g. Distance,Bearing, TTG, Course, and Speed). The user can customize all six fields shown on thepage. All data pages can be customized. The user can select amongst the following da...
Page 57 - With a NT; Marine Settings; The Marine Settings menu controls the details shown from a C-MAP NT
GPS Chart 150C Page 59 3.15.4.1 Display Settings With a NT + chart installed, the display of the chart plotter is visually communicated to navigators as never before. To simplify the customization of the chart display, themap settings are now re-organized in modes allowing the user to choose thepref...
Page 58 - Depth Settings
Page 60 GPS Chart 150C Nav-Aids: US / US Simple / INT / INT Simple / Off. The default setting is US. When selected it affects Lights, Signals, Buoys & Beacons display. - INT(ernational): Draws Nav-Aids using international symbology. All compo- nents of Complex Objects are shown. - INT(ernational...
Page 59 - The default setting is On.; The Mixing Levels function works only with the new NT
GPS Chart 150C Page 61 Land Settings The Land Settings menu controls the level of cartographic details shown. Rivers & Lakes: Enables / Disables the display of Rivers and Lakes. The default setting is On. Natural Features: Enables / Disables the display of the Natural Features (any topographic f...
Page 60 - display. When Local Time is set the Local Time offset can be entered.
Page 62 GPS Chart 150C Declutter: Enables / Disables the Declutter. The default setting is Off. When it is On removes overlapping text (e.g. Names, Spot Soundings etc.). 3.15.4.3 General Setup Language: Allows changing the language for menus and data screens.Keypad beep: Enables / Disables the audib...
Page 61 - Due to the cartography contained in the C-MAP NT; Map Orientation; the reference angle after which the map changes its orientation.; Coordinate System
GPS Chart 150C Page 63 NOTE Due to the cartography contained in the C-MAP NT + C-CARD there will be multiple charts shown within the same scale range. Measure DST & BRG: allows measuring the Distance and Bearing between two points. Ship Icon: select the preferred icon (among 5 choices) to displa...
Page 62 - Internal GPS Setup
Page 64 GPS Chart 150C - Select Slave2- Switch Alternate solution- Set ASF1- Set ASF2 3.15.4.6 Compass Bearings: Magnetic/True. Allows selection of the reference used in calculating bearings. Switches Magnetic / True bearings display. When Magnetic bearingsoption is set, the chart plotter applies th...
Page 64 - Press “ENTER” to see information about that object.
Page 66 GPS Chart 150C 3.15.4.9 Simulation Allows simulating Vessel Position, speed and course.The simulated path is generally a straight course starting from the current positionassumed by the cursor at the Simulation activation time. Simulation Mode: Enables (On) or disables (Off) the Simulation. ...
Page 66 - To expand information about that object press “ENTER”.; Place cursor on the Tide symbol, a Automatic Info window is opened:; To display the Tide Graph page press “ENTER”:
Page 68 GPS Chart 150C Figure 3.15.5.2a - Automatic Info window To expand information about that object press “ENTER”. 3.15.5.3 Getting Tide Info When you will see a Tide Info icon you can place the cursor on it to query the availableinformation that will immediately be displayed. Figure 3.15.5.3 - ...