Eagle 500C, 500CDF - Manual

1 Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of digital sonar and GPS! We knowyou're anxious to begin navigating and finding fish, but we have a favorto ask. Before you grab the unit and begin installing it, please give us amoment or tw...

4 figuration and installation, bottom composi-tion and water conditions. All sonar unitstypically read deeper in fresh water than insalt water. Depth display: ................ Continuous display . Audible alarms: ............. Deep/shallow/fish/zone. Automatic ranging: ....... Yes, with instant scre...

5 Audible alarms: ............. Arrival/off-course/anchor. Graphic symbols forwaypoints or eventmarker icons: ................. 42. Routes: ............................. 100, up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails: ...................... 10 savable; up to 10,000 points per trail. Zoom range: ......

6 object. The whole process repeats itself several times each second. Your unit can record a log of the sonar signals that scroll across thescreen and save them to the MMC memory card. (These recordings arealso called sonar charts or sonar graphs.) You can replay this sonar login the unit using the ...

8 Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well, now you know the basics of how the unit does its work. You mightbe ready to jump ahead to Section 2, Installation & Accessories, on page 15, so you can mount your unit and plug in the power. Or you mightwant to see how our text formatting makes the manual tut...

10 available to the general public today. Remember, however, that thisreceiver is only a tool. Always have another method of navigation avail-able, such as a map or chart and a compass. Also remember that this unit will always show navigation informationin the shortest line from your present positio...

11 can help you learn both basic and advanced operations without burningboat fuel! Eagle is the first sonar manufacturer to provide this type oftraining tool for customers. This PC application simulates the actual sonar/GPS unit on your com-puter. You can run it from your computer keyboard or use yo...

12 lowing paragraphs explain how to interpret the text formatting forthose commands and other instructions: Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of dotted cross-hair lines on yourmapping screen called the cursor. The arrow keys also control a hori-zontal line depth cursor on the sonar scre...

15 Section 2: Installation & Accessories Preparations You can install the sonar system in some other order if you prefer, butwe recommend this installation sequence: Caution: You should read over this entire installation section before drill-ing any holes in your vessel! 1. Determine the approxi...

16 Remember, the transducer location and installation is the mostcritical part of a sonar installation. Recommended Tools and Supplies If you prefer the option of routing the cable through the transom, youwill need a 5/8" drill bit. (If you intend to install an additional speed ortemp sensor and...

17 typically have large outboard motors capable of propelling the boatat speeds faster than 35 mph. Typically, a good transom location onaluminum boats is between the ribs closest to the engine. 3. The transducer should be installed with its face pointing straightdown, if possible. For shoot-thru ap...

18 Align transducer centerline with hull bottom. A dual frequency trans- ducer is shown at left and a single frequency transducer at right. However, there are times when you may need to adjust the transducerslightly higher or lower. (The slots in the mounting brackets allow youto loosen the screws a...

19 hull. This is caused by differences in hull lay-up and construction. Second, the transducer angle cannot be adjusted for the best fish archeson your sonar display. (This is not an issue for flasher-style sonars.)Lack of angle adjustment can be particularly troublesome on hulls thatsit with the bo...

20 bracket and two on either side of the transducer as shown in the follow-ing illustrations. Notice there are letters molded into each ratchet. Placethe ratchets into the bracket with the letter "A" aligned with the align-ment mark molded into the bracket. Place the ratchets onto the trans-...

21 in the bracket. Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against thetransom. Again, check to see if you can move the transducer so it's par-allel with the ground. If you can, then go to step 3A. If it doesn't, repeatstep 2A, but use a different alignment letter until you can place the...

22 3. Assembling the transducer. A. One-piece bracket: Once you determine the correct position for the ratchets, assemble the transducer as shown in the following figure.Don't tighten the lock nut at this time. Assemble transducer and bracket. B. Two-piece bracket: Once you determine the correct pos...

23 A. One-piece bracket: Remove the transducer from the bracket and re-assemble it with the cable passing through the bracket over the bolt asshown in the following figures. For single-frequency Skimmer, route cable over bolt and through bracket. Side view shown at left and seen from above at right....

24 ing the boat if it is knocked off at high speed. If you need to drill a hole in the transom to pass the connector through,the required hole size will be 5/8". Caution: If you drill a hole in the transom for the cable, make sure it is lo-cated above the waterline. After installation, be sure t...

25 Transducer mounted on trolling motor, side view. Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches If you do not get good fish arches on your display, it could be becausethe transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at restin the water or at slow trolling speeds. Transducer angles and thei...

26 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation Hulls With Flotation Materials The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in an areathat does not have air bubbles in the resin or separated fiberglass lay-ers. The sonar signal must pass through solid fiberglass. A successfultransducer installation c...

27 Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation. To choose the proper location for shoot-thru-hull mounting, follow thesetesting procedures: (You may need a helper to complete these steps.) 1. Anchor the boat in about 30 feet of water. Add a little water to thesump...

28 with the boat on plane and observe the bottom signal. You'll need to figuresome way to prop the transducer into position while you make your testrun. (A brick or two might be sufficient to hold it in place.) 5. When you're satisfied with a location, mark it and proceed with theinstallation. Shoot...

29 Thoroughly stir the two compounds together until the mixture has auniform color and consistency. Do not mix too fast or bubbles will formin the epoxy. After mixing, you have 20 minutes to complete the in-stallation before the epoxy becomes unworkable. Spread a thin layer of epoxy (about 1/16"...

30 Sonar unit with external temp sensor, external speed sensor, or combo speed/temp sensor. The primary temperature sensor is built into the transducer. Optional Speed Sensor Installation All the units in this series can display speed and distance traveled, butonly the SeaCharter 500CDF comes packed...

31 fere with the boat's trailer. Typically, the sensor is mounted about one footto the side of the transom's centerline. Once you've determined the proper location for the unit, place the sen-sor on the transom. The bottom of the bracket should be flush with thehull's bottom. Using the sensor as a t...

32 Power Connections The unit works from a 12-volt battery system. For the best results, at-tach the power cable directly to the battery. You can attach the powercable to an accessory or power buss, however you may have problemswith electrical interference. Therefore, it's safer to go ahead and atta...

33 Power connections for the sonar unit. CAUTION: Do not use this product without a 3-amp fuse wired into the powercable! Failure to use a 3-amp fuse will void your warranty. This unit has reverse polarity protection. No damage will occur if thepower wires are reversed. However, the unit will not wo...

34 Install the gimbal bracket. Orient the bracket so the arms slope toward the front of your unit. Drill a 1-inch (25.4 mm) hole in the dash for the power and transducercables. The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbalbracket location. This way, the bracket can be installed so ...

35 Front view (left) and side view (right) showing dimensions of the sonar unit when mounted on gimbal bracket. Before positioning the bracket, be sure to hold the cables against therear edge of the hole. Then, slide the bracket over the hole and butt therear of the bracket base firmly against the c...

36 In-dash mounting template for the sonar unit, showing dimensions. NOTE: The figure above is not printed to scale. A scaled template (FM-5 In-Dash Adapter Kit instructions) is available for free download from our web site, www.eaglesonar.com. Portable Installation Like many Eagle products, this so...

37 Install batteries in power pack battery adapter. GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation This unit's package includes the EGC-12w GPS module. This devicecontains the unit’s external antenna and receiver for GPS and WAASsignals. The antenna/receiver module comes with a 25-foot extensioncable. Thi...

38 home. If dashboard reception is poor, simply relocate the antenna mod-ule elsewhere on the vehicle for a clearer view of the sky. NMEA Cable Connections NMEA is a standard communications format for marine electronicequipment. For example, an autopilot can connect to the NMEA inter-face on the Sea...

39 Both of these solid-state flash memory devices are about the size of apostage stamp. An SD card is slightly thicker than an MMC. As thismanual went to press, MMCs were available in storage capacities of 8MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB and 128 MB. SD cards were available incapacities of 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 M...

41 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation This section addresses the unit's most basic sonar operations. The in- structions presented in Sec. 3 follow a chronological order. Sec. 4, Sonar Options & Other Features , will discuss other more advanced functions and utilities. Material in Sec. 4 is arrange...

42 allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accessessearch functions for streets, intersections, addresses and highway exits. 4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the map and sonar chart cursorsand enter data. 5. ENT/ICONS ...

44 System Setup command: sets general configuration options. Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon. Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics. Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Fil...

46 always at the top of the screen. The arrow in the center of the screen isyour present position. It points in the direction you're traveling. Map Page, showing position on Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas. At left is the full map option. At right, map with sonar option. Map Page is also the default scre...

49 Basic Sonar Quick Reference 1. Mount the transducer, antenna and unit. Connect the unit to electricpower and the transducer. (If GPS operation is desired, connect GPSantenna, too.) Make sure the MMC is in. (See complete installation de-tails beginning on page 15.) 2. Launch your boat. 3. To turn ...

50 Sonar Operations As you can see from the quick reference on the previous page, basic operationis pretty easy, right out of the box. If you are a sonar novice, try operating theunit with the factory defaults until you get a feel for how it's working. As you're learning the basics, there is one set...

51 You can change the sensitivity level whether you are in Auto Sensitivitymode or Manual Sensitivity mode. The adjustment method works thesame in both modes, but it gives you slightly different results. Adjusting sensitivity in Auto Sensitivity Mode is similar to manually ad-justing a car's speed w...

53 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features Material in this section is arranged in alphabetical order. ASP  (Advanced Signal Processing) The ASP  feature is a noise rejection system built into the sonar unit that constantly evaluates the effects of boat speed, water conditionsand interferenc...

54 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a setting, then press ENT . 4. To return to the previous page, press EXIT | EXIT . Alarms This unit has three different types of sonar alarms. The first is the FishAlarm. It sounds when the Fish I.D.  feature determines that an echo is a fish. Another alarm is the Zone ...

55 To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to A LARMS | ENT | ↓ to S ONAR A LARMS | ENT . 2. Press → to S HALLOW A LARM D EPTH | ENT . 3. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first number, then press → to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the depth is correct, thenp...

56 At left, Sonar Alarms menu, with Adjust Zone command selected. At right, Adjust Zone Alarm selection box, with Upper selected. 3. To set the upper boundary for the Zone Alarm, use ← or → to select U PPER , then press ↑ or ↓ to move the top of the bar to the desired depth. 4. To set the lower boun...

57 Sonar Alarms menu with Fish Alarm selected. The check box to the left is blank, indicating the alarm is turned off. To turn the fish alarm on: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to A LARMS | ENT | ↓ to S ONAR A LARMS | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to F ISH A LARM | ENT | EXIT | EXIT | EXIT . 3. To turn off the alarm, ...

58 Chart Speed The rate that echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed.The default is maximum; we recommend that you leave the speed setthere for virtually all fishing conditions. However, you might consider experimenting with chart speed when youare stationary or drifting very slowl...

59 ColorLine  ColorLine lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes. It"paints" a brighter color on targets that are stronger than a presetvalue. This allows you to tell the difference between a hard and softbottom. For example, a soft, muddy or weedy bottom returns a weakersignal w...

60 At left, little ColorLine indicates a soft bottom, probably sand or mud. At right, the wider ColorLine indicates a harder, rocky bottom. Customize Page Displays Every Page display option except Full Map and Map With Sonar hascustomizable data boxes to provide constant on-screen information. The v...

61 Left; Digital Data box containing Water Temp is highlighted. Right; Data Viewer with GPS Data and Navigation categories expanded. Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the category's contents, so you can choose items within it. An expanded category (onewith a "–" next to ...

62 At left, Sonar Page menu with Depth Cursor command selected. At right, sonar chart with the depth cursor active. The line indicates the school of fish is 31.91 feet deep. The cursor can be moved to any location on the screen, letting you pin-point the depth of a target. 1. From the Sonar Page, pr...

63 At left, Sonar Page menu with Depth Range command selected. At right, the Depth Range Control Scale. 2. The Depth Range Control Scale appears. Press ↑ or ↓ to select a dif- ferent depth range. A blue bar highlights the selected range. Rangenumbers in light blue cannot be selected. 3. When the new...

64 tions directly under the boat. This makes it useful for ice fishing, orwhen you're fishing at anchor. When the boat is not moving, fish sig-nals are long, drawn out lines on a normal chart display. FasTrack con-verts the graph to a vertical bar graph that, with practice, makes a use-ful addition ...

65 finding information. This and other features can help you successfully"see" beneath the boat under varied water and fishing conditions. So,practice with the unit in both the Fish I.D. mode and without to becomemore familiar with the feature. The default for Fish I.D. is off. Sonar Feature...

67 Sonar Features menu with a frequency of 200 kHz selected. To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ to S ONAR F EATURES | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to F ISH D EPTHS | → to 50 K H Z | ENT . 3. Press EXIT | EXIT to clear the menu. To change the frequency setting to 20...

68 At left, the Sonar Page menu with the Log Sonar Chart Data command selected. At right, Sonar Chart Logging menu, with the Start Logging command selected. The menu says the MMC has 34.2 MB of free space, which will record the scrolling chart for 44 minutes and 59 seconds. To record or log chart da...

69 The various data available from your unit are divided into categories inthe Overlay Data menu. These categories include GPS Data, Naviga-tion, Trip Calculator, Time and Sonar Data. You can select items from any of these categories for display, in anycombination — the category divisions are there ...

70 From Overlay Data Shown (left) press ENT to see Data Viewer (center). Select a category and press ENT . Next, select information to show on screen and press ENT to check it and turn it on (right). To remove overlaid data: 1. While on the Page that shows the item or items you want to remove,press ...

71 1. Press MENU | ↓ to O VERLAY D ATA | ENT . 2. You'll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed. Select theitem you want to move and press ENT | → to M OVE | ENT . 3. The data begins to flash on your screen. Use any combination of → , ← , ↑ and ↓ to move the data to a new location on the...

72 NOTE: Some data types can be displayed in only one font size. If that is thecase, the Data Size box will not be displayed for that data type. Ping Speed & HyperScroll  Ping Speed controls the rate at which the transmitter and transducerbroadcast sonar sound waves — pings — into the water. Th...

73 To change Ping Speed: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ to P ING S PEED | ENT . 2. The Ping Speed Control Bar appears. Press ↑ to increase ping speed; press ↓ to decrease speed. When it's set at the desired level, press EXIT . To turn off HyperScroll: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ t...

74 NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, plot trails, or sonar logs. Reset Water Distance The sonar chart's Digital Data display option includes a box that showsdistance traveled, called Water Distance. This information is calculatedfrom an optional water speed sensor, not the GP...

75 NOTE: If knowing the exact depth of water beneath the keel is less important,you can calibrate the depth indicators so that they show the actual wa-ter depth from surface to bottom. To do this, first measure the distancefrom the face of the transducer up to the surface (the water line on theboat)...

76 can adjust sensitivity up to 100 percent but the unit will limit your minimum setting. In auto, the unit will continue to make small ad- justments, allowing for the setting you selected. In manual mode, you have complete control over sensitivity, with the ability to set it anywhere from zero to 1...

77 mode, the Reset Options command will switch back to Auto and re-set the factory setting at the same time. Tip: For quicker sensitivity adjustments, try leaving the SensitivityControl Bar on the screen as the chart scrolls. You can see thechanges on the screen as you press the up or down arrows. T...

78 scales on the right side of the screen aid in determining the depth oftargets. The line at the top of the screen represents the surface. Thebottom depth and surface temperature (if equipped with a temperaturesensor or a transducer with a temp sensor built in) show at the top leftcorner of the scr...

79 Split Zoom Sonar Chart. Image at left shows the left window zoomed to 2X. Press ZIN and the left window zooms to 4X, shown at right. Digital Data This mode shows the chart on the right side of the screen. The left sidehas five large digital data boxes containing (by default): Water Depth,Water Te...

81 ↓ to select data type | ENT | EXIT. Repeat these steps until you're fin- ished customizing, then press EXIT to return to the Sonar Page. Map With Sonar Split Screen There is a page mode that splits the screen in half, with the map on theleft and the sonar on the right. This screen option can be f...

82 At left, Main Menu with Sonar Setup command selected. Center, sub- menu with Sonar Simulator command selected. At right, Sonar Simu- lator menu, with simulator turned off (check box is unchecked). NOTE: With Simulate Position checked, the simulator will also automaticallyrun the GPS simulator (if...

83 this section on Log Sonar Chart Data.) To play back your own sonarchart, make sure the MMC containing the chart is installed, then: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S ONAR S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to S ONAR S IMULATOR | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to C HART U SED | ENT . 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select chart name | ENT | ↑ to...

84 To turn on sonar and start the chart scrolling again, repeat the above step. Sonar Menu with Stop Chart command selected. The box is unchecked, indicating that the chart is scrolling across the screen. Surface Clarity The markings extending downward from the zero line on the chart arecalled surfa...

85 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select clarity level | EXIT | EXIT | EXIT . In the illustration at left, Surface Clarity is turned off. The right view shows Surface Clarity set at High. Zoom & Zoom Bar Zooming the display is a common, fast and easy method used to enlargesmall detail, fish signals and the ...

86 At left, Sonar Page, normal view. Center, same view zoomed to 2X. Right, same view zoomed to 4X Zoom Pan Your unit has the handy ability to quickly zoom in on any portion of thewater column with just the touch of an arrow key. The Zoom Pan featurelets you rapidly move the zoomed area up and down ...

87 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, please use thefollowing troubleshooting section before contacting the factory customerservice department. It may save you the trouble of returning your unitfor repair. For contact information, refer to th...

88 3. The water may be deeper than the sonar's ability to find the bottom.If the sonar can't find the bottom signal while it's in the automaticmode, the digital sonar display will flash continuously. It may changethe range to limits far greater than the water you are in. If this hap-pens, place the ...

91 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations This section addresses the unit's most basic GPS operations. The tuto- rials presented in Sec. 6 follow a chronological order. Sec. 7, Advanced GPS Operations , will discuss other more advanced functions and utili- ties. Material in Sec. 7 is arranged in alphabetic...

92 3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accessessearch functions for streets, intersections and highway exits. 4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the map ...

94 Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Files command: this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains. Pages The unit has four Page displays that represent the four major operatingmodes. They are the Satellite Status Page, t...

96 This also gives you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currentlyhas. The smaller the position error number, the better (and more ac-curate) the fix is. If the position error flashes dashes, then the unithasn't locked onto the satellites, and the number shown isn't valid.(For details, see th...

97 NOTE: Remember, when the Speed, Track and Position information dis-plays are flashing, satellite lock has not been achieved and no posi-tion fix has been determined. A question mark will also flash on thepresent position arrow in the center of the compass rose. Speed (ground speed) is the velocit...

99 The arrow in the center of the screen is your present position. It pointsin the direction you're traveling. The magenta line extending from theback of the arrow is your plot trail, or path you've taken. The map zoom range is the distance across the screen. This numbershows in the lower left corne...

100 Map Pages with high-detail MapCreate map of an urban area loaded on the MMC. At left, arterial streets are visible at the 4 mile zoom range. Center, numerous dots representing Points of Interest are visible at the 2 mile range, along with minor streets. Right, at the 0.4 mile zoom, youcan see an...

101 NOTE: Available through LEI Extras (look inside back cover for accessoryordering information), FreedomMaps are pre-made maps that con-tain all of the same information available in a custom MapCreatemap. When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square dots. As you zoom in closer...

102 The Pages Menu also offers several map display options under the MapPage category. To access them, press PAGES | ← or → to M AP | ↓ to Op- tion | EXIT . Digital Data map page option. In pages that have two major windows (such as two maps) you can tog-gle back and forth between the two windows by...

103 2. Four flashing arrows appear along the centerline dividing the twowindows. Press an arrow key perpendicular to the centerline to adjustthe window widths. Press an arrow key parallel to the centerline toswitch between horizontal and vertical layout. (You can only changesize, not switch layout, ...

104 Basic GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, trynavigating to a location at least a few blocks away. While you're learning,navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms. 1. Connect the unit to electric power and the antenn...

105 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning the unit on. Un-der clear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellitesand calculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terr...

106 The selected wreck (the Empress) to the southeast is 12.81 miles away. Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 1. Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map andfind the item you wish to select. 2. Use the arrow keys and center the cursor cross-hair on the desired ob-ject. On most...

108 POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position. Screen shows name, street address, phone number, latitude/longitude, distance to restaurant and its compass bearing. Figure at left shows Go To waypoint command; right figure shows Find On Map command. 6. The unit's map appear...

109 not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data) for the areayou are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything. Set a Waypoint A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longitudeof a position on the earth. It represents a location, spot, or destinationth...

111 change the first character, then press → to the next character and re- peat until the latitude is correct. Press ENT . 4. Press ↓ to L ONGITUDE | ENT . Enter the longitude by pressing ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the longitude is corre...

112 Navigation Page, navigating toward waypoint 001 and leaving a trail. Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint One of boating's most terrifying events is having a friend or familymember fall overboard. This situation can be deadly on any body of wa-ter — fresh or salt. It's particularly dangerous at nigh...

113 Navigating to Man Overboard: "Man Overboard activated" message shown at left. The Navigation Page is shown in the center and Map Page is shown at right. The victim is astern of the vessel; the GPS shows which direction to steer to for the rescue. The man overboard position is also stored...

114 Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected the town of Oologah, Oklahoma. 3. Press MENU | ENT and the unit will begin navigating to the cursor lo- cation. The Map Page will display a red line from your current position to the cur-sor position. The Navigation Page displays a com...

115 Navigate to a Point of Interest For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigateto Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the POI. The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find Waypointcommand, launched with the WPT key. (See the searching example e...

116 Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one. At left, My Trails command. Center, the Trails Menu. The arrow to the right of Trail 3 indicates the trail is "active," and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display. The right figure shows the Edit Trail ...

117 copied to your MMC for archiving or for transfer to your MapCreatesoftware. Tip: Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new oneis to use the New Trail command: Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT | ENT . Caution: You also have the option of completely turning off trail ...

121 begins showing navigation information along the trail, in reverse. NOTE: If you are already located at or near the end of your trail, the arri-val alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed. 5. Now, begin moving and follow your unit. 6. When you re...

122 The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the unit's memory. 2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if anMMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert acard into the unit in order to activate...

123 4. Loading to unit memory : There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press ENT to activate the selec- tion box, use ↓ or ↑ to highlight the file, then press ENT to accept the selection. Next, press ↓ to L OAD D ATA | ENT . The unit will display a com- pleti...

125 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations Find Distance From CurrentPosition To Another Location 1. While on the Map Page press: MENU | ↓ to F IND D ISTANCE | ENT . 2. Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to.A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position to t...

126 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point ofinterest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and re-called later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to asevent marker icons. This unit has 42 different symbols you can pickfrom when ...

128 Routes A route is a series of waypoints, linked together in an ordered sequence,that's used to mark a course of travel. You can visualize a route as astring of beads: The beads represent waypoints and the string repre-sents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint. The course from on...

129 Route Planning command on Main Menu, left, will open the Route List screen, right. 2. If necessary, press ↑ to select N EW R OUTE , then press ENT . (To add to an existing route, press ↓ or ↑ to route name | ENT .) 3. Press ↓ to (R OUTE END ) | ENT | ↓ to A DD F ROM M AP | ENT . The Map Page app...

130 Route creation sequence, from left: Fig. 1. Set route waypoint (1) at the cove entrance. Fig. 2. Move cursor northeast to set point (2) at channel entrance. Fig. 3. With point (2) set, move cursor southeast to mark channel exit with waypoint (3). In figures 2 and 3, notice the rubberband line ex...

132 Edit Route Waypoints menu. 3. Use ↓ and ↑ to select a command from the Edit Route Waypoints menu and press ENT . Add From Map lets you insert a waypoint in the route by clicking on a map location with the cursor. Add Waypoint callsup the Waypoint List so you can insert a waypoint from the list. ...

134 In Fig. 3 the traveler has turned northeast on his new course and is heading straight for Wpt 2, which is 0.27 miles away. Fig. 4 shows route navigation on the Map Page. In this figure, the traveler has reached Wpt 2 and is starting on the leg between Wpts 2 and 3. Trails Delete a Trail This is ...

135 At left, trail selected with map cursor. The box at the bottom of thescreen shows distance and bearing from current position to the se- lected point on the trail. At right, the Edit Trail menu. Edit a Trail Color To edit a trail color: press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT | ↓ to trail name...

136 Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities. Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu: press MENU | MENU | ↓ to T IMERS | ENT | ↓ to A LARM C LOCK | ENT . Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator To get to the Sun/Moon menu: press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S UN /M OON C ALC...

137 Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name:1. Press WPT | ↑ to M Y W AYPOINTS | ENT | ↓ | to name | ENT |. Choose desired waypoint from the list by using ↑ or ↓ to select first character then press → to choose the next character. After the desired waypoint is highlighted in the list, pr...

139 Section 8: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has all ofthese but the anchor alarm turned on. You can turn the alarms off andon and change their distance settings. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a...

140 3. To change distance settings, scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired cate- gory, then press → | ENT to activate the distance dialog box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. 4. When your adjustments are finished, retu...

141 Menus for changing Com Port settings. For assistance in configuring the unit to communicate with anotherdevice, consult the factory; customer service phone numbers are in theback of this manual. Also see the entry below for Configure NMEA . To set Com Port Configuration: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓...

142 • GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites inview information. • DBT transmits the depth below the transducer. • DPT transmits the depth • MTW transmits the water temperature. • VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas-ured by the paddle wheel. • VHW transmits ...

143 New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan and Greek grid systems. UTM's are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system dividesthe Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude. British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan,and Greek grid systems are the national coor...

144 Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps. This system asks for a referenceposition in latitude/longitude, which you take from a marked locationon the map. It then shows the present position as distance on the mapfrom that reference point. For example, if it shows a distance of UP 4.00" an...

145 Press → to S ELECT O RIGIN | ENT to bring up the waypoint and POI list. Select the waypoint (or a landmark of POI) that you saved the referencepoint under and press ENT . The unit displays a waypoint information screen with the command S ET A S O RIGIN selected; press ENT and the unit returns to...

146 To get to the GPS Simulator: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to GPS S IMULATOR | ENT . The GPS Simulator Menu appears. GPS Setup Menu, left; GPS Simulator menu, center. Map Page showing Track and Speed steering arrow indicators, right. In this example, you are "trav...

147 3. Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If you are close enough to thefirst waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga-tion begins. Press EXIT to clear the alarm.) When navigation starts, press ↑ to increase speed to the desired setting. 4. Press EXIT to turn off the s...

148 works in conjunction with the navigation features. First, start navigation to a waypoint. (See the waypoint section formore information on navigating to a waypoint.) Then, with the autozoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, fromthe present position to the destination way...

151 2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select a category or press → or ← to select a subcate- gory. Press ENT to turn it off (no check) or on (checked.) 3. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT | EXIT . Map Menu, left, Map Categories Drawn Menu, right. Map Orientation By default, this receiver shows the ...

152 To correct this problem, a track-up mode rotates the map as you turn.Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should always be toyour left, and so on. Another option is course-up mode, which keeps the map at the sameorientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint. When either thetrac...

154 Navionics chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor. 3. To scroll through the Service Categories window: press ENT then use ↑ or ↓ to see the types of services available. As you highlight a different category, the list in the lower window changes. To return to the MapPage, press EXIT |...

155 Station location. An example is displayed above. When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range, the icon itself be-comes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time. At larger zoom ranges, you can select the boxed " ...

157 Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor. In the example above, the tide is at 1.5 feet and rising, as shown by the up arrow at the top of the icon. Tide Information screen. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station onthis date at the present time...

158 2. Use ↑ and ↓ to select the desired month, day or year, then press ENT . To clear the information screen, press EXIT . Pop-up Help Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit. Byhighlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds, a"pop-up" mess...

159 System Menu with Reset Options command selected. Require WAAS You can force the unit to require WAAS for reporting a valid position.(The default setting, off, uses WAAS automatically, but doesn't requireit to yield a position.) Here's how to turn it on and off: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ...

160 maximum contrast. Screen Command, left, and Screen Menu with Contrast bar selected, right. To adjust the display's brightness:Press ↓ to B RIGHTNESS . Press → or ← to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast. To adjust the screen's display mo...

162 check it (turn on.) After the option is set, press EXIT | EXIT to return to the page display. 3. You can return to this command and press ENT again to turn the fea- ture on. Software Version Information From time to time, Eagle updates the operating system software insome of its products. These ...

163 Sounds command, left. At right, the Sounds menu. Once in the Sounds menu: To set Key Press Sounds: With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press EXIT | EXIT to return to the page display. To set Alarm Sounds: Press ↓ to A L...

164 Track Smoothing option, turned on. Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails. Some affect all trails,other options can be applied to a particular trail. You can change theway trails are updated, display or hide trails, create a new trail, deletea trail, etc. General Trail O...

166 Specific Trail Options Delete Trail To delete a specific trail: From the Trails Menu, press ↓ to Trail Name | ENT . The Edit Trail menu appears as seen in the following fig- ure. Press ↓ to D ELETE T RAIL | ENT | ← to Y ES | ENT . Edit Trail menu. New Trail To manually start a new trail, in the ...

167 Main Menu with Transparency command selected. To adjust Menu Transparency level: Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to T RANSPARENCY | ENT . The T RANSPARENCY slider bar appears. Press ↑ or ↓ to move the bar. The lower end of the scale makes the menus opaque; the upper end is maximum transparency. Units of M...

170 In search results, the distance and bearing to the selected item will be calculated from the current position. In the case of a cursor search, the search results show distance and bearing from the cursor, but an indi- vidual waypoint's information screen shows distance and bearing from Address s...

171 Find Address menu, left; Find Street menu, center, with Find By Name field active; street name entry complete, right. 5. To enter a city name, press ↓ to C ITY | ENT . You will be asked if you want to find addresses within a particular city. This option is designedso you can limit an address sea...

172 6. When the necessary search fields are filled in, press ↓ to F IND A D- DRESS | ENT . Your unit asks you to wait while it searches for the address. (If an address is not in the database, a message appears saying the ad-dress could not be found.) 7. The unit will display a list of addresses. If ...

173 Left, Map Page showing location of the address on the map, high- lighted by cursor. Center, this address is a business in the POI data- base, so you can display the POI information window, then navigate to it. At right, this address is not in the POI database, so the Waypoint key will not displa...

175 Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the list. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press ENT | ENT to navigate or go to the exit. B. Press ENT | → | ENT to find the exit on the map. Go To Exit option, left, Find On Map option, right. Tip: You can also look up some addi...

176 Exit Information screen, left; general location and amenities information, at right. Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) 1. Press WPT , press ↓ or ↑ to select a map place or POI category, then press ENT . (To narrow your search, press → or ← to select a subcate- gory before pressing ENT ...

177 Find by Nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 3. Search by name of POI. Press ENT . There are two options: A. You can spell out the POI in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and re- peat ...

178 Go To POI option, left, Find on Map POI option, right. Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1. From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to F IND S TREETS | ENT and the Find Streets Menu appears. Find Streets command, left, Find Streets menu, right. 2. You must first fill in a street name in the ...

179 Find Street By Name menu. Spell out name in the top box, or select from the list in the lower box. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searching forin the First Street box. (In this example, it's I-35.) To search for thatstreet, press ↓ to F IND F IRST S TREET | ENT . When ...

180 Map Page showing results of a street search. The cursor points to the located street. If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, justpress MENU | ENT | EXIT . Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter thenext street in the Se...

181 street. You could now use similar techniques to select a city or Zip code,but your search will probably be faster if you leave those boxes blank.(You can specify a city and/or Zip code later on to narrow the search, ifthe resulting list is too long.) Find Intersection command highlighted, left. ...

182 Find Waypoints 1. Press WPT | ↑ to M Y W AYPOINTS | ENT . 2. If searching for the Nearest waypoint press ENT . If searching by Name press ↓ to N AME | ENT . (To search by name, jump to step 5.) Find Waypoint menu, left; Find By Nearest command, center, Find by Name command, right. 3 . If you're ...

183 command is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation in-formation to the waypoint. B. To find the waypoint, press → to F IND O N M AP | ENT . The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint. Waypoint Information screens with the Go To Waypoint command se- lected, l...

184 Find By Name menu, left. Waypoint Information screen, center. At right, the found waypoint is highlighted by the cursor on the Map Page. A. To navigate to the waypoint, press ENT . (Go To Waypoint com- mand is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation infor-mation to the waypoint. B. T...

185 Section 10: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984Default AdindanMean for Ethiopia,Sudan AdindanBurkina Faso AdindanCameroon AdindanEthiopia AdindanMali AdindanSenegal AdindanSudan AfgooyeSomalia Ain el Abd 1970Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965Cocos Islands A...

189 FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communi-cations Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the fol-lowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful in-terference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re-ceived, including interfere...

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193 EAGLE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to EAGLE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer of thisproduct. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a con-sumer item for personal, family or household us...

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