Eagle 642cDF - Manual

v Earth Map Detail .................................................................. 141Pop-up Map Information ...................................................... 142Draw Map Boundaries .......................................................... 142Fill Water With White .............................

vi WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHODTO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will showthe shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to thewaypoint regardless of obstructions. The...

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 know youare anxious to begin navigating and finding fish, but we have a favor toask. Before you grab the unit and begin installing it, please give us amoment or t...

3 It's important to us and our power users, but if you don't care how many watts of power the unit has or how many waypoints it can store, skipahead to important information on how sonar works on page 5. Back-ground on GPS begins on page 6. Capabilities and Specifications: General Display: ............

5 Position points: ............. 1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Audible alarms: ............. Arrival/off-course/anchor. Graphic symbols forwaypoints or eventmarker icons: ................. 42. Routes: ............................. 100, up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails: ..........

6 chart. The sonar's microprocessor calculates the time lapse between thetransmitted signal and echo return to determine the distance to theobject. 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 t...

7 making software, MapCreate  6 or one of our special plug-and-play mapping cards. Some unit features — such as searching for businessesand addresses — won't work without a custom MapCreate map. Thereis so much detail in our background map (and even more in MapCreate)that we'll describe their conte...

8 so you can mount your unit and plug in the power. Or you might wantto see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy toskim. If that's the case, move on to How to Use This Manual on page11. But, if you want to understand the current state of satellite naviga-tion, look over this segme...

10 of terrain! It only calculates position, it can’t know what’s between youand your destination, for example. It’s up to you to safely navigatearound obstacles, no matter how you’re using this product. Free Training Aids Available Now that you know something about the technology that makes thisunit...

11 The emulator works exactly like your real sonar/GPS unit. When usingthe Sonar and GPS Simulators you can play back sonar logs, run GPSroutes and trails, even create real waypoints you can use in the field.You can take snapshots of the Sonar Chart and print them or e-mailthem to friends. And that ...

12 For example, instructions for navigating a trail would look like this: 1. From the Map Page, press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to Trail 1 | ENT | → to N AVIGATE | ENT . 3. You are asked to wait while it converts the trail into a route. 4. The wait message disappears and the ...

13 Section 2: Installation & Accessories Preparations You can install the unit in some other order if you prefer, but we rec-ommend this installation sequence: Caution: You should read over this entire installation section before drill-ing any holes in your vessel! 1. Determine the approximate l...

14 Read these instructions carefully before attempting the installation. Determine which of the installation methods is right for your boat. Remember, transducer location is the most critical part of a so-nar installation. Recommended Tools and Supplies If you prefer the option of routing the cable ...

15 NOTE: Some aluminum boats with strakes or ribs on the outside of thehull create large amounts of turbulence at high speed. These boatstypically have large outboard motors capable of propelling the boatat speeds faster than 35 mph. Typically, a good transom location onaluminum boats is between the...

16 Align transducer centerline with hull bottom. A dual frequency transducer (left) and a single frequency transducer (right). How low should you go? For most situations, you should install your Skimmer transducer sothat its centerline is level with the bottom of the boat hull. This will usually giv...

18 Align plastic ratchets in bracket. B. Two-piece bracket: Locate the four plastic ratchets in the trans- ducer's hardware package. Press two ratchets into the sides of the plasticbracket and two on either side of the transducer as shown in the follow-ing illustrations. Notice there are letters mol...

19 2. Aligning the transducer on the transom. A. One-piece bracket: Slide the transducer between the two ratch- ets. Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly andhold it against the transom. Looking at the transducer from the side,check to see if it will adjust so that its face is pa...

20 If the transducer's face isn't parallel with the ground, remove anddisassemble the transducer and ratchets. Place the ratchets into thebracket holes with the letter "B" aligned with the bracket alignmentmark. Place them on the transducer aligned with the 12 o'clock posi-tion on the transd...

21 Position transducer mount on transom and mark mounting holes. Side view shown (left) and seen from above (right). 5. Attaching transducer to transom. 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...

22 6. Route the transducer cable through or over the transom to the sonarunit. Make sure to leave some slack in the cable at the transducer. Ifpossible, route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat.Electrical noise from the engine's wiring, bilge pumps, VHF radio wiresand cables, an...

23 3. Route the transducer cable alongside the trolling motor shaft. Useplastic ties (not included) to attach the transducer cable to the trollingmotor shaft. Make sure there is enough slack in the cable for the motorto turn freely. Route the cable to the sonar unit and the transducer isready for us...

24 NOTE: Periodically wash the transducer's face with soap and water to re-move any oil film. Oil and dirt on the face will reduce the sensitivityor may even prevent operation. Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation Hulls With Flotation Materials The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in ...

25 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...

27 Epoxy transducer to hull. WARNING: Use only the epoxy available from LEI. It has been for- mulated to work with these installation procedures.Other epoxy types may be too thin or may not cure to theright consistency for optimum transducer performance. 2. The epoxy consists of the epoxy itself and...

28 Leave the weight in place for a minimum of three hours. Allow the ep-oxy to cure for 24 hours before moving the boat. 5. After the epoxy has cured, route the cable to the sonar unit and it'sready to use. Speed/Temperature Sensors This unit can accept as many as two temperature sensors, which can ...

29 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 642cDF iGPS comes pa...

30 Make sure the location does not interfere with the boat's trailer. Usually,the sensor is mounted about one foot to the side of the transom's center-line. Once you have determined the proper location for the unit, place thesensor on the transom. The bottom of the bracket should be flush withthe hu...

31 The sensor is now ready for use. Connect the sensor to the accessorysocket on the back of your unit. If you have any questions concerningthe installation of the sensor, please contact your local boat dealer. Power Connections The unit works from a 12-volt battery system. For the best results, at-...

32 Power connections for the sonar unit. WARNING: This product must be independently fused with the en- closed 3-amp fuse (or equivalent), even if you connect toa fused accessory or power buss. If a malfunction happens inside the unit, extensive dam-age can occur if the enclosed fuse is not used. As...

33 NMEA format GPS data. The com port can also transmit NMEA formatGPS data to another device. A data cable should contain three wires. Com-1 uses the yellow wire totransmit, the orange wire to receive and the shield wire for signalground. Com-1 wiring to receive NMEA position information from some ...

34 Optional R-A-M mounting system. Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location, provided there is clearancebehind the unit when it's tilted for the best viewing angle. This must be a location with a clear view of the sky, so the internal GPSantenna can lock-on to the satellite sig...

35 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 that it coversthe hole, holds the cables in position and results in a neat installation.Some cus...

36 Portable Installation Like many Eagle products, this unit is capable of portable operation byusing an optional portable power pack (PPP). The power pack and anoptional portable transducer expand the uses for your sonar unit. ThePPP makes it easy to use the unit on your boat or take it to the dock...

37 The MMC slot is located in a compartment on the front of the case. Thecompartment door is located at the lower right corner. The followingfigure shows a close-up with the door opened. Memory card compartment with a 16 MB MMC card installed. To remove an MMC 1. Open the card compartment door by un...

39 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...

40 4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through menus, make menu selections, move the map and sonar chart cursors and enterdata. 5. ENT/ICONS – The Enter key allows you to save data, accept values and execute menu commands. It is also used to create event markericons. 6. EXIT – The Exit k...

42 Timers : controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Files : allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains. Pages The unit has four Page displays. They are the Satellite Status Page,Navigation Page, Map Page and Sonar Page. They are accessed by pre...

43 Satellite Status Page showing satellite lock-on with a 3D position acquired (latitude, longitude and altitude) with WAAS reception. Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that shows your direction of travel anddirection to a recalled waypoint. To get to the Navigation Page press PAGES | ←...

44 Map Page showing position on Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas. The full map option (left). Map with sonar option (right). Map Page is also the default screen that appears when you turn on theunit. To get to the Map Page from another page press PAGES | ← → to M AP | EXIT . You can display a split screen...

45 The four Sonar Page display modes: Full Sonar Chart (left). Split Zoom display mode (right). Split Frequency mode (left) and Digital Data mode (right). Full sonar chart mode. Surface clutter Structure Bottom signal Fish arches Depth scale Digital dataoverlay(depth &temperature) Surface signal...

47 Basic Sonar Quick Reference 1. Mount the unit and transducer. Connect the unit to electric powerand the transducer. Make sure the MMC is installed. See complete in-stallation details beginning on page 13. 2. Launch your boat. 3. To turn on the unit, press and release PWR key. 4. Opening screen di...

48 Sonar Operations As you can see from the quick reference, basic operation is pretty easy, rightout of the box. If you are a sonar novice, try operating the unit with the de-fault settings until you get a feel for how it is working. As you are learning the basics, there is one setting you might wa...

51 Section 4: Sonar Options & Features 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 interference. This automatic feature gives you the best display pos-sible und...

52 Alarms This unit has three types of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish Alarm.It sounds when the Fish I.D.  feature determines that an echo is a fish. Another alarm is the Zone Alarm, which consists of a bar on the side ofthe screen. Any echo on the chart that appears inside this bar triggersthi...

53 3. Press ↑ ↓ to change the first number, then press → to move the cur- sor to the next number and repeat until the depth is correct. Press ENT . 4. Press ← to S HALLOW A LARM E NABLED | ENT . To turn on the alarm, high- light the S HALLOW A LARM E NABLED box and press ENT . To adjust and turn on ...

54 Fish Alarm Use the fish alarm for a distinctive audible alarm when fish or othersuspended objects are detected by the Fish I.D.  feature. Fish I.D. must be turned on for the Fish Alarm to work. A different tone soundsfor each fish symbol size shown on the display. Sonar Alarms menu with Fish Ala...

55 Chart Speed The rate echoes scroll across the screen is called chart speed. The de-fault is maximum. We recommend you keep the default setting for mostall fishing conditions. You may consider experimenting with chart speed when you are sta-tionary or drifting slowly. Sometimes the unit will displ...

57 A little ColorLine (left) indicates a soft bottom, probably sand or mud. Wider ColorLine (right) indicates a harder, rocky bottom. Customize Page Displays Every Page display with digital data boxes may be customized to pro-vide on-screen information. The data is divided into categories in the Cus...

58 Digital Data box containing Water Temp is highlighed (left). Data Viewer with GPS Data and Navigation categories expanded (right). Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will bring up the cate- gory's contents.. An expanded category (one with a "-" next to its name)can be collapsed ...

59 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, press MENU | ↓ to D EPTH C URSOR | ENT . 2. The depth cursor appears. Press ↓ to lower the cursor line. Press ↑ to raise the cursor line. 3. To clear the depth cursor, press...

60 3. Press ↓ ↑ to select a different depth range. A horizontal blue bar highlights the selected range. 4. When the new range is selected, press EXIT to close the menu. NOTE: The sonar's depth capability depends on the transducer installa-tion, water and bottom conditions and other factors. FasTrack...

61 The sonar's microcomputer is sophisticated, but it can be fooled. It cannot distinguish between fish and other suspended objects such as trot-lines, turtles, submerged floats, air bubbles, etc. Individual tree limbsextending outwards from a group of limbs is the hardest object for theFish I.D. fe...

62 To turn on FishTrack: NOTE: These steps turn on FishTrack and Fish I.D. at the same time. 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ to S ONAR F EATURES | ENT . 2. Press → ↓ to F ISH D EPTHS | ENT | EXIT | EXIT . To turn off FishTrack, repeat the instructions in step 1. Turning offFishTrack in this m...

63 sonar. In many of those cases, you will see a 50 kHz transducer fre-quency in use because the wider cone angle lets them watch the bait. Sonar Features menu with 50 kHz frequency selected (left). 200 kHz frequency selected (right). To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz: 1. From the Sonar Page...

64 Sonar Page menu with Log Sonar Chart Data selected (left). Sonar Chart Logging menu with Start Logging command selected (right). To record or log chart data: 1. Press MENU | ↓ to L OG S ONAR C HART D ATA | ENT . 2. To record data using the default settings, press ENT . The menu clears and the Son...

65 You can select items from any of these categories for display, in anycombination. The category divisions are there only to help you sortthrough the information. Overlay Data menu with Press Ent to add highlighted (left). Data viewer with Navigation, Trip Calculator and Time categories expanded (r...

66 From Overlay Data Shown (left) press ENT to see Data Viewer (center). Select a category and press ENT , then choose a data option to display and press ENT to turn it on (right). To remove overlaid data: 1. While on the Page that shows the data you want to remove, press MENU | ↓ to O VERLAY D ATA ...

67 3. The data begins to flash on your screen. Use ↓ ↑ ← → to move the data to a new location on the display. 4. When have the data in the desired position, press EXIT | EXIT . NOTE: The Customize and Overlay Data commands use the same informa-tion categories. The difference between the two commands...

68 you change the Ping Speed to any setting greater than 50 percent, theunit automatically enters HyperScroll mode. These faster ping rates allow you to maintain a high-detail picture onthe screen. The ping rate helps the screen refresh rate and chart scrollspeed keep pace with the speed of the boat...

69 screen. This allows you to better see sonar returns, just as you would ona flasher sonar unit. For more information on FasTrack, see its entry inthis section. Reset Options This command is used to reset all features, options and settings to theirfactory defaults. This is useful when you have chan...

70 Set Keel Offset This unit measures water depth from the face of the transducer. Sincethe transducer is installed below the water surface, the distance dis-played by the digital depth, chart depth scale, chart cursor or fish sym-bols is not the exact water depth. If the transducer is 1 foot below ...

71 3. Press → to the first number, then press ↑ to change the number to 1. 4. Press → to the second number, them press ↑ to change the num- ber to 5 and press EXIT . The depth indicators now accurately show the water depth from surface to bottom. Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity The sensitivity co...

72 Sonar Menu with Sensitivity command selected (left). The Sensitivity Control Bar (right). To adjust sensitivity in manual mode: 1. First, turn off Auto Sensitivity: from the Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ to A UTO S ENSITIVITY | ENT . 2. Press ↑ to S ENSITIVITY | ENT and the Sensitivity Control Bar a...

73 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options The Sonar Page Menu offers four chart display options. To access them,press PAGES | → to S ONAR | ↓ to Option Name | EXIT . Pages Menu, showing sonar chart display options. Full Sonar Chart This is the default mode used when the unit is turned on for t...

75 Sonar Page Menu showing Customize command highlighted (left). The first data box (Water Temp) is flashing (right). 1. From the Digital Sonar Page, press MENU | ↓ to C USTOMIZE | ENT . 2. The title bar begins flashing on the second box from the top, indicat-ing its contests can be changed. Press E...

76 select a display option. With the option highlighted, press ENT to turn it on (check) and turn it off (uncheck). When you have selected a data op-tion, press ENT | EXIT . The data you chose is now displayed in the se- lected digital data box. To change other boxes on the Sonar DigitalPage, use ↑ ...

77 Main Menu with Sonar Setup command selected (left). Submenu with Sonar Simulator command selected (center). Sonar Simulator menu (right), with simulator turned off (box is unchecked). NOTE: With Simulate Position checked, the simulator will automatically runthe GPS simulator, if GPS data was reco...

78 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select chart name | ENT | ↑ to S ONAR S IMULATOR O N | ENT | EXIT . While you are in the Sonar Simulator menu, do not forget to checkSimulate Position if you want to run the sonar and GPS simulatorssimultaneously. As you review sonar logs, you can create waypointsat sites you w...

80 Sonar Page (left). Sonar Page zoomed 2X (center). Sonar Page zoomed 4X (right). Zoom Pan Your unit has the handy ability to quickly zoom in on any portion of thewater column. Zoom Pan lets you rapidly move the zoomed area up anddown the display. By pointing your zoom at different portions of thec...

81 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...

82 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 ...

85 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...

88 Pages The unit has four Page displays: Satellite Status Page, Navigation Page,Map Page and Sonar Page. They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key, then using ← → to select a Page. Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT . Map Page display options. Sonar Page The Sonar Page displays the sonar chart...

90 The Satellite Status Page has its own menu, which is used for settingvarious options. To access the Satellite Status Page Menu, from theStatus Page, press MENU . Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction oftravel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoi...

91 Speed is the velocity you are making over the ground. If you want, youcan customize the Speed data box to display Closing Speed instead.Closing Speed is also known as velocity made good. It is the speed youare making toward the waypoint. For instructions, see the CustomizePage Displays entry in S...

93 Map Page opening screen (left). Map zoomed to 100 miles (center). Map zoomed to 10 miles (right). Over Zoomed, listed at the top of the map screen (right) means you have reached the detail limits in an area cov- ered only by the basic background map. Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map ...

94 Background map vs. MapCreate map content The background map includes, low-detail maps of the whole world (con-taining cities, major lakes, major rivers, political boundaries) and me-dium-detail maps of the United States. The medium-detail U.S. maps contain all incorporated cities, shadedmetropoli...

95 When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as squaredots (left). As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons. In the 0.2-mile zoom example (right), the cursor has selected the Cupps Café POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name Tip: In some urban areas, busines...

96 Two Position Format map page option. In pages that have two major windows you can toggle back and forthbetween the two windows by pressing PAGES | PAGES . This allows you to change the active map. Only when a map is active are you able tomake adjustments to it. Pages Menu with Two Map option sele...

97 On the Map with Sonar page, you can only change size, not switch lay-out. It is always two vertical windows. Press EXIT to clear the four flashing arrows. (From left to right) Fig. 1. Resize Window command on the GPS Page menu. Fig. 2. Two Maps page display with four flashing arrows on the dividi...

98 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. Make sure the ...

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

100 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...

101 1. After the unit has acquired a position, press WPT | ↓ to POI- R ESTAURANTS . 2. You could search the entire restaurant category, but in this examplewe will narrow our search. Press → ↓ to F AST F OOD C HAINS | ENT | ↓ to N EAREST | ENT . 3. A list of restaurants will appear with the closest a...

102 you could by pressing Enter. The Go To waypoint command is alreadyhighlighted. But we just want to see it on the map, so press ↓ to F IND O N M AP | ENT . 6. The unit's map appears, with the cursor crosshairs highlighting therestaurant' s POI symbol. A pop-up data box shows the POI's name. Adata...

105 4. Press ↓ to L ONGITUDE | ENT . Enter the longitude by pressing ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the longitude is correct. Press ENT , then EXIT | EXIT to return to the previous page display. The waypoint is saved and automatically given ana...

106 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint One of boating's most terrifying events is having a friend or familymember fall overboard. This unit has a man overboard feature thatshows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated.To activate it, press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time...

107 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map The G O T O C URSOR command navigates to the current cursor position on the map. It is a quick way to navigate to anything you can see on themap display. 1. Use the cursor with the zoom in and zoom out keys to move aroundthe map until you find a location you wa...

108 The 60-mile zoom figure (left) shows the red course line connecting the current position to the destination. The Navigation Page (right) will also show navigation information. To stop navigating to the cursor, use the Cancel Navigation command.Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to C ANCEL N AVIGATION | ENT |...

109 The unit is set to automatically create and record a trail when it isturned on. The unit will continue recording the trail until the lengthreaches the maximum trail point setting. The default is 2,000 points,but the unit can record trails 9,999 points long. When the point limit isreached, the un...

110 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 record-ing, under the trail Options command. If, however, the UpdateActive T...

112 Navigate a trail menu sequence: Fig. 1, My Trails command. Fig. 2, Trails Menu. Fig. 3, Edit Trail Menu. Fig. 4, Edit Route Menu with Navigate Route command highlighted for Trail 2. A trail is always con- verted to a route when you navigate the trail. On the Map Page, the trail you are navigatin...

113 Navigate trail: Driver is heading southeast straight toward trail point 3 (left). Driver has reached point 3 and has turned southwest to follow the trail (right). Navigate trail, navigation page (compass rose) views: Driver is heading north straight toward trail point 3 (left). Bearing arrow sho...

114 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 let your unit guide you. 6. When you reach your destination, be sure to cancel your navigation.Pres...

115 1. Insert the MMC into your unit. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to T RANSFER M Y D ATA | ENT . 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 insert a cardinto the unit to activate the Load or Save co...

116 These figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into the unit's memory. Cancel Navigation You can turn off any of the navigation commands after you reach yourdestination or at any other time by using the Cancel Navigation com-mand. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to C ANCEL N ...

117 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations Find Distance Current Position to Another Location 1. While on the Map Page press MENU | ↓ to F IND D ISTANCE | ENT . 2. Center the cursor crosshairs on the position you want to find the dis-tance to. A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position...

118 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 to choose fromwhen cre...

119 Delete icons menu. 1. Press MENU | ↓ to D ELETE M Y I CONS | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to D ELETE A LL I CONS , D ELETE B Y S YMBOL or D ELETE F ROM M AP and press ENT . 3. The Delete All Icons confirmation message will appear. Press ← to Y ES | ENT . All icons will be deleted from the map. The Delete by...

121 Edit Route menu (left). Edit Route Waypoints menu (right) with Add From Map command selected. 2. Press ↑ to N EW R OUTE , then press ENT . (To add to an existing route, press ↓ ↑ to route name | ENT .) 3. Press ↓ to E ND OF R OUTE | ENT | ↓ to A DD F ROM M AP | ENT . The Map Page appears with th...

122 Route creation sequence, continued: Fig. 4. Point (3) set at channel mouth. Fig. 5. Waypoint (4) set further south along the beach, at a recognizable landmark. The route will end with waypoint 5 at an oil platform. Fig. 6. Press EXIT to save the route and you return to this screen. 6. Move the c...

123 Edit a Route Name 1. From the N AVIGATION P AGE , press MENU | ENT or from the M AP P AGE press MENU | MENU | ↓ to R OUTE P LANNING | ENT . 2. Highlight Saved Route Name | ENT | ↑ to Name | ENT . 3. Press ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move to the next character and repeat un...

124 Route Planning command on Main Menu (left). Routes menu (center). Edit Route menu (right) with Navigate Route command is selected. 2. Press ↓ to select saved route name | ENT . Highlight N AVIGATE and press ENT . 3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation.Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to C A...

125 Trails Delete a Trail This is the command used to erase or delete a trail.Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT | ↓ to trail name | ENT | → to D ELETE T RAIL | ENT | ← to Y ES | ENT . To Delete all trails at once : 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT . 2. Press → to D ELETE A LL |...

126 Edit a Trail Pattern To edit a trail pattern press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT | ↓ to trail name | ENT | ↓ to P ATTERN | ENT . Press ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the pattern is cor- rect. Press ENT . To get back to the main page ...

127 Waypoints Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint from the waypoint list press WPT | ↑ to M Y W AY- POINTS | ENT | ↓ to Name | ENT . Press ↑ ↓ to select the desired character then press → to choose the next character. After the desired waypoint is highlighted in the list, press ENT | ENT . Use ↓ ...

131 Section 8: System & GPS Setup Alarms This unit has three GPS alarms: Arrival Alarm, Off Course Alarm andAnchor Alarm — the only one of the three set to Off by default. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound atone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. Fo...

132 IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm - The anchor alarm may be triggered even when youare sitting still. This usually happens when using small — less than.05 mile — anchor alarm ranges. Arrival Alarm - If the arrival alarm distance is set to a small num-ber, the unit may not show navigation data ...

133 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 . Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specif...

134 • VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas-ured by the paddle wheel. • VHW transmits the water speed as measured by the paddlewheel. 4. When the desired prefixes are turned on, press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main page display. Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate...

135 The Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) uses two grid letteringschemes, referred to as standard and standard + 10 MGRS on this unit.Your position and datum in use determines which one to use. If you usestandard and your position is off significantly, then try the alternate. NOTE: When the posi...

136 To configure a map fix: To use this format, you need to follow these steps in order. Take a mapof the area and determine a reference latitude/longitude. NOTE: In order for this system to work, the latitude/longitude lines mustbe parallel with the edge of the map. USGS maps are parallel, oth-ers ...

137 command S ET A S O RIGIN selected. Press ENT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu. Finally, press EXIT to close this menu. Now press ↑ to C OORD S YSTEM | ENT , select M AP F IX from the list and press ENT . Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main page display where all posit...

138 5. Use ↑ ↓ to change the data in another digital data box or press EXIT to return to normal operation. Customize Navigation Page While on the Navigation Page, press MENU | ↓ to C USTOMIZE | ENT . The digital data box at the top of the screen will begin to flash. 1. Press ENT if you want to chang...

139 the arrow keys — S TEER WITH A RROWS command — or by setting the track and speed in the dialog boxes provided on the simulator menu screen. 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 M...

141 Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates a lot of the but-ton pushing common with other brands of GPS receivers. It works inconjunction with the navigation features. Start navigating to a waypoint. Then, with the auto zoom mode on, theunit zooms out until the entire c...

142 Pop-up Map Information From the Map Data menu, highlight P OPUP M AP I NFORMATION and press ENT to turn it on (check) or turn it off (uncheck). After the option is set, press EXIT . Draw Map Boundaries From the Map Data menu, highlight D RAW M AP B OUNDARIES and press ENT to turn it on (check) o...

143 All datums have a name. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 da-tum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may cover the entireworld or just a small portion of it. By default, your position is shownwith the WGS-84 datum. It, however, can show your position using anyof 191 different datums...

144 Map Menu (left). Map Categories Drawn Menu (right). To get to Map Categories Drawn: 1. From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to M AP C ATEGORIES D RAWN | ENT . 2. Scroll through the list of categories. Press ENT to turn on (check) or turn off (uncheck) a category. When a category is on, press → to j...

145 To correct this problem track-up mode rotates the map as you turn. Sowhat you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your leftand so on. Another option is course-up mode, which keeps the map at the sameorientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint. When either track-upor cou...

146 NauticPath chart showing Chart Note icon selected by cursor (left). Note information screen (right). To view Chart Note information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Chart Note icon. Whenit's selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press WPT to display the Note Information screen....

147 To view Port Services information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Port Services icon.When it is selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press WPT to display the Port Services Information screen. NauticPath chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor. When first highlight...

148 zoomed in to a 6-mile range. The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta-tion location. An example is displayed on the right. When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range (0.8 nauticalmile), the icon becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current ve-locity and direction for the selected tida...

149 The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current datafor this station on this date at the present time. The graph at the top ofthe screen is an approximate view of the flood and ebb pattern for theday, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN). The velocityscale at the t...

150 To view tide information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a tide station icon. Whenit is selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press WPT to display the Tide Information screen. Tide Information screen. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station onthis ...

151 inserted into the unit. Navionics charts must be inserted into theunit, then selected as a Map Choice option in the Map Data menu. To display a Navionics chart: 1. Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment andturn on the unit. (For full card install instructions, see Sec. 2.) 2. F...

152 System Setup Menu (left) with Pop-up Help highlighted. Pop-up Help message for the Map Data (right). Reset Options To reset unit to factory defaults: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to R ESET O PTIONS | ENT | ← to Y ES | ENT . NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints...

153 To Require WAAS: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to R EQUIRE WAAS | ENT . 2. To return to the main page display, press EXIT | EXIT . 3. Repeat Step 1 to turn off WAAS requirement. Require WAAS command on GPS Setup Menu. Screen Contrast and Brightness To access the Screen menu, p...

154 Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger-man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish. To select a different language: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to S ET L ANGUAGE | ENT . 3. Use ↓ ↑ to select a di...

155 oping the WAAS system, it is not unusual for a GPS/WAAS receiver tofrequently lose and reacquire its lock on a WAAS satellite. That canresult in the alarm repeatedly going off. If you want, turn off the WAASAcquired/Lost alarm without affecting how the unit uses WAAS. To turn off WAAS alarm: 1. ...

156 Sounds highlighted on main menu (left). Sounds menu (right). Sounds Menu To adjust Sounds and Alarm Styles: Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S OUNDS | ENT . To set Key Press Sounds: Press ENT to turn them on (check) or turn them off (uncheck). To set Alarm Sounds: Press ↓ to A LARM S OUNDS . With the op...

157 Track Smoothing option, turned on. Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails. Some affect all trails,others can be applied to a particular trail. You can change the waytrails are updated, display or hide trails, create a new trail, delete atrail, etc. Main Menu (left). Trai...

159 Trail Name highlighted (left). Edit Trail menu (center). Trails menu with New Trail highlighted (right). Specific Trail Options Delete Trail From the Trails Menu, press ↓ to trail name | ENT . The Edit Trail menu appears. Press → to D ELETE T RAIL | ENT | ← to Y ES | ENT . New Trail To manually ...

160 the screen's display while working with a menu. A low transparencyusually will make menu text easier to read, at the cost of watching yourdisplay. To adjust Transparency level: Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to T RANSPARENCY | ENT . The T RANSPARENCY slider bar appears. Press ↑ ↓ to adjust the level of t...

162 In search results, the distance and bearing to the selected item will becalculated from the current position. In the case of a cursor search, thesearch results show distance and bearing from the cursor. Find Addresses 1. From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to F IND A DDRESS | ENT . 2. Press ENT to...

164 8. To navigate to the address, press MENU select G O T O and press ENT . The unit will begin showing navigation information to the address. Ifyou are only looking up an address, highlight F IND and press ENT . The map page will appear with the cursor crosshairs centered on the ad-dress. Tip: If ...

165 A POI selected by the cursor (left). POI information screen (right). NOTE: Since the Go To waypoint command is highlighted, you can navi-gate to the selected POI by pressing ENT | EXIT while in the POI Waypoint Information screen. Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. From the Map Page, press MENU | ...

166 Find By Name menu (left). Find Exit menu with exit selected (right). 3. Once you have selected a highway name you can select an exit. Press ↓ to switch to the Exit List, then press ↓ ↑ until you highlight the exit, then press ENT. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press ...

167 Exit Information screen (left). General location and amenities information (right). Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) 1. Press WPT , use ↓ ↑ to select a map place or POI category, then press ENT . (To narrow your search, press → to select a subcategory before pressing ENT .) You will b...

168 Find by nearest option (left) with resulting POI list (right). 3. Search by name of POI. Highlight N AME and press ENT . There are two options: A. You can spell out the POI name in the top selection box. Press ↑ ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and...

169 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 enter a street name in the Firs...

170 The Find Streets menu with the Find First Street command high- lighted (left). Streets Found list (center). Map Page showing results of a street search (right). The cursor points to the located street. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you are searching forin the First Street bo...

171 ENT | ENT . B. Or you can jump down to the lower box and pick the sec- ond street from the selection list. Press ENT , then press ↓ ↑ to select a street from the list and press ENT . 5. The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second streetdialog boxes filled in. You could now use simi...

172 If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU | ENT | EXIT . Find Waypoints 1. Press WPT | ↑ to M Y W AYPOINTS | ENT . 2. If searching for the nearest waypoint, select N EAREST and press ENT . If searching by name, highlight N AME and press ENT . (To search by name, jump to ...

173 Find By Name menu (left). Waypoint Information screen (center). The cursor crosshairs are centered on the desired waypoint (right). A. To navigate to the waypoint, press ENT . The Go To Waypoint command is already highlighted. The unit will show navigation in-formation to the waypoint. B. To fin...

175 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...

179 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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