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Page 3 - Table of Contents; Aviation GPS Quick Reference
i Table of Contents Sec. 1: Read Me First! ............................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications .................................................... 3Introduction to GPS and WAAS ................................................... 7How to Use this Manual:...
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ii Vertical Navigation Calculator .............................................. 44 Sec. 4: Land Operation ........................................................... 45 Keypad......................................................................................... 45Power/Lights (Turn Unit On and O...
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iii Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator ............................................ 64Trip Calculator ........................................................................ 64Trip Down Timer..................................................................... 64Trip Up Timer .........................
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iv Update Trail Criteria (Auto, Time, Distance) ....................... 91Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance) ....................................... 92New Trail................................................................................. 92 Units of Measure..........................................
Page 7 - How this manual can get you flying, fast!; Before we go any further, we want to thank you for buying an AirMap
1 Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you flying, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of GPS! We know you're anxious to takeoff and begin navigating, but we have a favor to ask. Before you grab thebatteries and head for the plane, please give us a moment or two to showyou how to skip a...
Page 9 - Capabilities and Specifications
3 the basics (or if you already have some GPS experience), you may wantto try out some of AirMap's many advanced features. That brings us toSection Four, Land Mode Operation , which also includes its own one- page quick reference. After we introduce the Land Mode menus andsubmenus, the rest of the s...
Page 11 - How AirMap Works; Installation
5 Nearest Airport: ............ Quickly locates an airfield closest to your current position. (Aviation Mode only.) Man Overboard: ............. MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon, then automaticallydisplays navigation data to that position.(Land Mode only.) Com Por...
Page 13 - Introduction to GPS and WAAS; on page
7 Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between Air- Maps, other Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and personal computers. You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software,but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps . These custom maps are pre-loaded ...
Page 14 - A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix.
8 are spares, unused until needed. The rest virtually guarantee that atleast four satellites are in view nearly anywhere on Earth at all times. A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order todetermine a position...
Page 15 - How to use this manual: typographical conventions; Arrow Keys
9 WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate. YourAirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However,WAAS has some limits you should know about. First, the U.S. government has not completed construction of the WAASsystem, so it is not yet fully operational. The ground sta...
Page 16 - Important Keyboard Shortcut Tip:; stead of
10 Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to akey to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example, the"Enter/Save" key is shown as ENT and the "Menu" key is shown as MENU . Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appea...
Page 17 - Installation & Accessories; Power; in the plug; Batteries; tery has performed well in our tests.
11 Section 2: Installation & Accessories Power The AirMap operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an op-tional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. If thepower cable is used, the AirMap automatically switches to it if the ex-ternal power is greater than the battery vo...
Page 18 - Battery Installation; Remove AirMap battery cover.
12 Do not mix different battery types. Mixing battery types may cause leak-age. (For example, don’t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at thesame time, and don't use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines.) Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you. Place your ...
Page 19 - Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter; Attach external power cable to AirMap.; MMC or SD Memory Card Installation; or
13 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power: Plug the power cable's cigarette lighteradapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. Next, slide the other connec-tor over the power contacts on the bottom of the AirMap case. Attach external power cable to AirMap. MMC or SD Memory Card In...
Page 20 - Aquabag Waterproof Travel Pouch Installation; when wearing the unit around your neck, right.
14 3. Hold unit upright in left hand. Use a thumbnail or fingernail to grabthe groove in the bottom of the MMC. 4. Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment. 5. Hold AirMap face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into yourhand or onto a work surface. To add an MMC or SD Card 1. Rem...
Page 21 - External Active Antenna; Attach AirMap antenna to windshield bracket with two screws.; or a piece of the
15 External Active Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation.Inside the cockpit, your AirMap can sometimes maintain satellite lockwhile sitting on the seat beside you, but we don't recommend this foroptimum performance. Since the "view" is restricted to wha...
Page 22 - Bracket Mounting System; mounting bracket is shipped with your AirMap. The mounting; AirMap into the bracket, inserting the bottom of the unit first.
16 Press suction cup plate firmly against a window with unobstructed view. Wherever you mount the antenna, make sure it is in a location with anunobstructed view of the sky. If you're sticking it to a window, moistenthe suction cups on the mounting plate and press firmly against thewindow. Route the...
Page 23 - Aviation Operation; Quick Reference; Keypad; PAGES
17 Section 3: Aviation Operation This section addresses AirMap's main aviation GPS functions. Theprinciples are the same in both operating modes, so this discussion alsoserves as a good introduction to Land Mode work. Before you turn on AirMap and find where you are, it's a good idea tolearn about t...
Page 24 - System Setup and GPS Setup Options
18 6. EXIT – The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear data or erase a menu. 7. FIND (Direct To) – The Find key launches the AirMap search menus. It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists. 8. ZOUT – (Zoom Out) – This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a lar...
Page 25 - Pages
19 Alarms command: turns arrival, off course and anchor GPS alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds. Aviation Alarms command: turns distance, time, near and inside air- space alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds. Route Planning command: used to plan, view or navigate a route. My Trail...
Page 26 - The light bulb indicates the backlight is on.
20 WARNING: Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbershave stopped flashing! Satellite Page. Left view indicates unit has not locked on to any satellites and does not have a fix on its position. Center view shows satellites being scanned. Right view shows satellite-lock on with a 3D po...
Page 29 - HSI Navigation Page, flying TO K11 on a course of 62o. The pilot needs
23 Tip: You can fully customize the upper text displays, and there are 26types of information to select from. For customization instructionssee the Customize Page Displays topic in Sec. 5, System and GPS Setup Options . The heart of this page is the Course Arrow with its Course DeviationIndicator (C...
Page 31 - Left, pilot navigating; OBS Hold
25 Navigating with OBS Hold AirMap contains an OBS Hold feature to help you navigate along a radial from a location. You must first turn on navigation to a location before you can access OBS Hold. While running a route or navigating to a waypoint,you launch OBS Hold from the HSI Page; just press the...
Page 32 - MENU; OBS H; ENT
26 Use the Clear OBS Hold command to resume navigation. The HSI Navigation displays will point to your original destination again. At right, you can see the pilot's diversion in his trail on the map page. You can turn off OBS Hold at any time using the HSI Page menu. Press MENU | ↓ to C LEAR OBS H O...
Page 33 - additional; Map Pages with high-detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC.
27 Far left, Map Page opening screen. Center, zoomed to 100 nautical miles and right, zoomed to 6 nautical miles. (Note that the four data boxes ap- pearing in the bottom of these images are on by default. They have been turned off in most of the following images for the sake of clarity.) The Zoom I...
Page 34 - Background map vs. MapCreate map content; works on POIs at any zoom range.; School POI
28 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; countyboundar...
Page 36 - The Airport Orientation Page, showing an approach to
30 way position information listed in our database. Then, when you press PAGE from the Map Page, it will switch to a split map, showing your current position in the top map, and a zoomed view of the destinationairport in the bottom map. Both maps are always in "Track Up" mode. There are seve...
Page 37 - Zoom in
31 Aviation GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of open sky. Imagine you're flying to anearby airport to practice landings. (If you're practicing on foot or by car,substitute a restaurant for an airport. Pick one a few blocks away. Whilelearning, navigation in too small an area con...
Page 38 - The selected airport to the northwest is 3.66 nautical miles away.
32 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on. Underclear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellites andcalculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, ...
Page 39 - Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor; Searching
33 object or place. The distance, measured in a straight line, appears inthe data box at the bottom of the map. Press EXIT to clear the cursor. 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 ...
Page 41 - Navigating to Nearest Airport with the AirMap; Setting a Waypoint
35 General Navigation searches use POI information available with aMapCreate custom map. If you do not have a high-detailed Jeppe-sen map (or a custom map containing POI data) for the area youare searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything. Find Nearest Airport (shortcut) One of flying's ...
Page 42 - avoid; Create a waypoint. The pop-up box with waypoint name is shown at left.; Navigate Back to a Waypoint
36 return to (or maybe send a friend to, or even specifically avoid ). To save a waypoint: 1. Press and release ENT . 2. The C REATE W AYPOINT menu ap- pears, with the Q UICK S AVE method selected. To place a waypoint at your current cursor position, press ENT . The waypoint icon appears on the map,...
Page 43 - Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected; The 15- nautical mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the dotted; Navigate to a Point of Interest
37 Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected the town of Oologah, Oklahoma. 3. Press MENU | ↓ to G O T O C URSOR | ENT and AirMap will begin navigat- ing to the cursor location. The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position tothe cursor position. The HSI Navig...
Page 44 - Airspace Status page, showing information about
38 After you have looked up an item with the find command, use the ← to make sure the G O T O command is highlighted at the bottom of the screen, then press ENT . AirMap begins showing navigation information to the item. To cancel navigation, press MENU | MENU | ↓ to C ANCEL N AVIGATION | ENT | ← to...
Page 45 - and; Runways; Runways screen at left, with Extend option select. Center, map shows
39 Airport Information We've already mentioned the waypoint information screen – this screenpops up whenever you view the details of a selected item from the map,or when you select an item from a search list. Different informationappears on the information screen depending on what kind of map ob-jec...
Page 46 - Services
40 At the runways screen you can press ← or → to cycle through the air- port's runways. In the previous image, you can see we've selected 18L,so all of the information shown refers to that particular runway. The previous images show not only the information available on thisscreen, but also the Runw...
Page 47 - from; From left to right, these figures show the menu sequence for naming
41 GPS Data files , containing waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons, must be copied from an MMC to AirMap's internal memory be-fore AirMap can read them. Here's how: 1. Press MENU | ↓ to T RANSFER M Y D ATA | ENT and the screen in the follow- ing image appears. The Transfer My Data subme...
Page 48 - Loading; GPS Data File from an MMC into AirMap's memory.; Switch to Land Mode; Aviation Utilities; E6B Altitude/Airspeed Calculator
42 4. Loading : There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press ENT to activate the selection box, use ↓ or ↑ to highlight the file, then press ENT to accept the selection. Next, press ↓ to L OAD | ENT . The unit will display a completion message when the data t...
Page 49 - E6B Wind Speed/Direction Calculator; to
43 In the example shown, the indicated altitude is 5000 feet, barometricpressure is 30.02”, outside air temperature is 59° Fahrenheit, and thecalibrated airspeed is 129 knots. This gives us a pressure altitude of4908 feet, a density altitude of 5740 feet, and a true airspeed of 140.4knots. Obviously...
Page 50 - Vertical Navigation Calculator
44 Vertical Navigation Calculator With the Vertical Navigation Calculator, the AirMap 500 can help you de-cide when to let down for an approach to an airport. In the following exam-ple, we're travelling to the Wichita Mid-Continent airport in Wichita, Kan-sas. It’s identifier is shown at the bottom ...
Page 51 - Land Operation
45 Section 4: Land Operation Keypad AirMap keypad. 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this key switches the unit between the five different page screens in Land Mode. (Satellite, Position, Navigation, Map andSplit...
Page 52 - System Setup and GPS; Satellite Status Page
46 Power/lights on and off To turn on the unit, press PWR . To turn on the backlight, press PWR again. Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight. Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds. Main Menu Land Mode has a single Main Menu, which contains some functioncom...
Page 56 - Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys; Find Distance From Point to Point; current
50 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's-eye view perspective. The currentzoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen. If the zoomrange says "4 mi," the map shows an area 4 nautical miles wide fromthe left edge of the screen to the...
Page 57 - can
51 3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap-pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distancealong that line will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. 4. Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen. Find Your Current Po...
Page 58 - press ENT; Load GPS Data Files from an MMC; GPS Data files
52 Save icon menu, left, Select symbol menu, right. Create Icon at Current Position 1. While you are traveling, press and hold ENT until the screen shows a "Save Icon" menu, then release the ENT key. 3. Press ← or ↑ or → or ↓ to select your icon symbol, then press ENT . The icon appears on t...
Page 59 - Navigate; Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint
53 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to T RANSFER M Y D ATA | ENT and the screen below appears. The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into AirMap's memory. 2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if ...
Page 62 - Tip: Back Track a Trail; back track; to Y; Routes; Create and Save a Route
56 4. Wait while AirMap creates a route from the trail. When the progressmessage disappears, the unit displays a trail information screen, withthe N AVIGATE command highlighted in the top command box. Tip: Back Track a Trail Simply running the Navigate command will lead you along the trailfrom its s...
Page 63 - Route Planning on Main Menu is shown left. Center, New Route command
57 PC-created Routes When you're making routes exclusively for use in Land Mode, MapCre-ate is the easiest method for preparing them, simply because your PC'slarger screen, keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than thepocket-sized AirMap. To load a MapCreate route into AirMap, follow instruct...
Page 64 - Process for adding an Aviation Waypoint to a route. At left, Find By
58 Process for adding an Aviation Waypoint to a route. At left, Find By menu appears after selecting Add Aviation Waypoint. Center, select the desired waypoint from the list (notice the symbols at the left showing the type of waypoint). At right, Waypoint Information screen with "Add to Route...
Page 65 - EXIT; to save the route and you return to this screen.
59 1. 2. 3. Route creation sequence, from left: Fig. 1. Set route waypoint (1) at 11th St. & 145th Ave. Fig. 2. Zoom in; move cursor north to set point (2) at 145th & Admiral. Fig. 3. With point (2) set, move cursor east to mark interstate on-ramp with waypoint (3). In figures 2 and 3, notic...
Page 66 - Save GPS Data Files to an MMC; nearest
60 9. You can execute other route commands, such as N AVIGATE . With the command box active, just press → to highlight a different command, then press ENT . 10. If you are finished with the route for now, yo u c a n r e t u r n t o t h el a s t p a g e d i s p l a y e d b y p r e s s i n g EXIT | EX...
Page 67 - POI information screen on hotel nearest this position.
61 3. AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of hotels and motels ap-pears, with the closest at the top of the list, and the farthest at the bot-tom of the list. The nearest is highlighted. Find Map Places Menu, left; Category Selection menu, center; and list of the nearest motels, right. 4. If ...
Page 68 - Trails; Trail Options
62 Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, the result of a lodging search. 7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT | EXIT | EXIT . Press EXIT one more time if you want to clear the cur- sor and let the map return to the current or last known position. (Be-fore you compl...
Page 69 - Edit a Trail Name; Custom maps
63 Create and Save a Trail AirMap is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trailwhile the unit is turned on. It will continue recording the trail until thelength reaches the maximum trail point setting (default is 2,000, butthe unit can record trails 9,999 points long). When the po...
Page 70 - Utilities; Alarm Clock; Waypoints; Create a Waypoint
64 Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities. NOTE: AirMap also includes a set of four Aviation-only utilities. These arediscussed in Sec. 3, Aviation Utilities. Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu: press MENU | MENU | ↓ to U TILITIES | ENT | ↓ to A LARM C L...
Page 72 - waypoint name
66 4. When latitude and longitude are correct, return to the previous page:press EXIT | EXIT | EXIT | EXIT . Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude: 1. press FIND | ENT | ↓ to N AME | ENT | ENT | ↓ to waypoint name | ENT | → to E DIT A LTITUDE | ENT . 2. Press ENT , then press ↑ or ↓ to change ...
Page 73 - System & GPS Setup Options; Alarms
67 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has allthe alarms turned on. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound atone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, ifyou have the arrival...
Page 74 - Aviation Alarms; Aviation Alarms menu, left a Time Alarm showing arrival at
68 3. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the distance is correct. 4. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT | EXIT . IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm – The anchor alarm may be triggered even whenyou're sitting still. This typi...
Page 75 - Auto Satellite Search; Satellite Status Menu.; Check MMC Files and Storage Space
69 2. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired category, then press ENT . 3. In number boxes, press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the distance or time is correct. 4. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT | EXIT . Auto Satellite Search...
Page 76 - Com Port Configuration; Menus for changing Com Port settings.; Coordinate System Selection
70 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to B ROWSE MMC F ILES | ENT . Main Menu, left, MMC File Browser, center & right. Com Port Configuration AirMap has one NMEA 0183 version 2.0 compatible communicationports, or com port for short. The Com Port Menu, which is accessed fromthe System Setup Menu, allows yo...
Page 77 - Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions.
71 Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions. To get to Coordinate System Selection:1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to C OORD S YSTEM | ENT . This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutesand thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700')...
Page 78 - Configure Loran TD menu.; Map Fix
72 To setup Loran TD: NOTE: If the Loran TD conversion is chosen, you must enter the local Lo-ran chain identification for the master and slaves. Do this by se-lecting "Setup Loran TD" at the bottom of the "Coordinate System"menu and select the ID. Press EXIT to erase this menu. Conf...
Page 79 - Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed; Customize Page Displays; Customize Position Page
73 ample 1:24000. Press EXIT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix screen. Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed chart, sectional or topographical map. Press ↓ to S ELECT O RIGIN | ENT | ENT ( M Y W AYPOINTS ) if you saved the refer- ence point as a waypoint. Sele...
Page 81 - Map Data; Navionics Charts
75 Map Data This menu lets you turn the map off, if desired, which turns the mapscreen into a GPS plotter; turn off or on the pop-up map info boxes;draw the map boundaries or boxes around the areas of detail; or fillland areas with gray. You can also turn on or off Map Overlays, whichdisplay latitud...
Page 82 - Fill Land Gray; Map Datum Selection
76 Fill Land Gray Press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT . Press ↓ to F ILL L AND G RAY . With the op- tion highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press EXIT to return to the page display. Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) The map screen ...
Page 84 - Navionics; To display a Navionics chart:
78 Map Menu, left, Map Orientation window with the North Up map orientation option selected. By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top ofthe screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper.This is fine if you're always traveling due north. What you see to...
Page 85 - Navionics chart for the South Chesapeake Bay area.; Port Information; Navionics chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor.
79 These figures show menu sequence (from left to right) for selecting a Navionics chart for the South Chesapeake Bay area. 3. To turn off a Navionics chart, From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT | ↓ to M AP C HOICE | ENT . Use ↑ or ↓ to select L OWRANCE , then press ENT | EXIT | EXI...
Page 86 - Port Services information screens.; Tidal Current Information
80 4. The Repair Services category includes a long list of items in the De-tailed Services window. To scroll through the Detailed Services window:from S ERVICE C ATEGORIES , press ↓ to D ETAILED S ERVICES | ENT , then use ↑ or ↓ to read the list of available services. To return to the Map Page, pres...
Page 87 - Current Information screen.
81 2. Press FIND | ENT to display the Tidal Current Information screen. Current Information screen. 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 p...
Page 88 - range
82 2. After selecting the Tide Station icon, press FIND | ENT to display the Tide Information screen. 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 ...
Page 89 - This example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Route Planning; Power Saving; show approximately 25 percent of their power is left.
83 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" message appears that describes the function of the menu item.This feature is on by default. To set up Popup Help: Press MENU ...
Page 90 - Stop GPS Engine
84 territory. Experiment with modest settings, such as 1 second update(300ms) or 1 second update (200ms) and see if accuracy is adequate for you. WARNING: Full power settings will always give you the best, most accurateperformance with AirMap. Power save functions can extend batterylife, but aggress...
Page 91 - Use Indoors; Use Indoors selection box on GPS Setup Menu. With the box selected; Reset Options; not
85 message appears, the S TOP S EARCHING command is highlighted. To turn off the GPS engine and save power, press ENT . Use Indoors If you don't want to wait for AirMap to prompt you to switch to the in-side setting, you can manually switch to indoor operation: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP...
Page 92 - Require DGPS; Require DGPS command on the GPS Setup Menu.; Screen Contrast and Brightness; Once in the Screen menu:
86 Require DGPS You can force AirMap to require DGPS for reporting a valid position.(The default setting, off, uses DGPS 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 ETUP | ENT | ↓ to R EQUIRE DGPS | ENT . 2. To return...
Page 93 - an external power source.; Set Local Time; to S
87 Screen Command, left, and Contrast bar, right. To adjust the screen's display mode:1. Press ↓ to D ISPLAY M ODE | ENT |press ↑ or ↓ to select mode | EXIT . Display Mode menu. To adjust the display's back light delay options:1. Press ↓ to L IGHT D ELAY | ENT |press ↑ or ↓ to select mode | EXIT . 2...
Page 94 - Once in the Time Settings menu:; Software Version Information
88 Set Local Time Command: left, Main Menu; center System Setup menu. At right, the Time Settings menu. Once in the Time Settings menu: To set Local Time: Press ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first charac- ter, then press → to move the cursor to the next character. Repeat until the time is correct...
Page 95 - System Setup menu with Software Info command selected, left.; Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles; At left, Main Menu with Sounds command selected.
89 customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com.These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new fea-ture or function. You can find out what software version is running inyour AirMap by using the Software Info command. System Setup menu with Software Info command sel...
Page 96 - Track Smoothing; should always be left on; Delete All Trails
90 To set Alarm Style: Press ↓ to A LARM S TYLE | ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the style, then press ENT . After the option is set, press EXIT | EXIT to re- turn to the page display. Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be left on . When stopped or traveling at slow speeds (s...
Page 97 - Flash Trails on Screen Option
91 Flash Trails on Screen Option Press ↓ to F LASH T RAILS . With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). Trail Options menu: Flash Trails. Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur. Trail Options menu. WARNING: If you un...
Page 98 - criteria type
92 Trail Options menu. Press ↓ to U PDATE C RITERIA | ENT |press ↓ or ↑ to select criteria type | ENT . Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance) You can update a trail by time, with a range from 1 second to 9999 sec-onds; the default is 3 seconds. You can update by distance, with a rangefrom 0.01 miles/nm...
Page 99 - Units of Measure
93 Trail menu. The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi-bility are all changed on this screen. The Active setting determineswhether or not AirMap is recording new points for a particular trail. Press ↓ or ↑ to highlight the section you wish to change, then press ENT . Pres...
Page 100 - Set Language
94 To set Time Format: Press ↓ to T IME F ORMAT | ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the time format, then press ENT . After the option is set, press EXIT | EXIT to return to the page display. To set Date Format: Press ↓ to D ATE F ORMAT | ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the date format, then press ENT . Aft...
Page 101 - Aviation Mode Searches; FIND
95 Section 6: Searching Whether you are in Aviation Mode or Land Mode, AirMap's search func-tions all begin with the FIND key, and the search menus work the same in each mode. However, the Aviation Mode searches appear only in AviationMode (while the general searches appear in both Aviation and Land...
Page 102 - Airport. On the right, you can see the Airspace Information page.; Find Airports; Nearest; fier
96 On the left, we have selected the airspace around Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. On the right, you can see the Airspace Information page. Find Airports (Aviation Mode only) 1. Press FIND | ENT . 2. If searching for the Nearest airport, press ENT . If searching for an airport By Name , press ↓ to ...
Page 103 - Find VORs; If you're looking for nearest
97 4. If you're looking by name , there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT | ENT . B. Jump down to the lower se- lect...
Page 104 - If you're looking by identifier or by city; Find NDBs
98 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest VORs, right. 4. If you're looking by name , there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is co...
Page 105 - If you're looking by name
99 Find menu, left, and Find By Nearest, center, Find By Name, right. 3. If you're looking for nearest , AirMap says it is calculating, then a list of NDBs appears. The closest is highlighted at the top of the list andthe farthest is at the bottom of the list. Press ENT and the waypoint in- formatio...
Page 106 - Find Intersections
100 Find By Name menu. 5. If you're looking by identifier or by city , the method is the same as by name (described in step 4). Use the arrow keys to enter the NDB'sidentifier or the name of a city, and the AirMap will show you all avail-able NDBs matching the criteria you entered. Find Intersection...
Page 107 - Land Mode Searches; Find Addresses
101 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest intersections, right. 4. If you're looking by identifier , there are two options: A. You can spell out the identifier in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repea...
Page 108 - To enter an address number; spell out; Find street field, left, Find street by name
102 Find Address Menu. 3. Enter a portion of the name until you see it appear in the list below,then hit ENT to jump to the list. Then use ↑ or ↓ to highlight and select it from the list. ( To enter an address number , press ↓ or ↑ to A DDRESS | ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first number, then pr...
Page 109 - To enter a city name; Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
103 5. To enter a city name , press ↓ or ↑ to C ITY | ENT . You will be prompted whether you would like to find addresses only within a particular city.This option is designed so if you have a city already entered you canchoose not to search in a city. If you select yes, there are two options: A. Yo...
Page 110 - Find Interstate Highway Exits; Find Exit using the Highway Name.
104 NOTE: You can "navigate" to the POI by pressing ENT while in the POI in- formation screen. Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. Press FIND | ↓ to H IGHWAY E XITS | ENT . Land Mode Find menu, right. 2. First select a highway by pressing ENT . There are two options: A. You can spell out the hi...
Page 111 - Find Map Places
105 Selected exit. 4. In the Exit information screen you have two choices. A. Press ENT to navigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press → | ENT to find the exit on the map. "Go To" option, left, "Find On Map" option, right. Find Map Places 1. Press FIND | ↓ to M AP P LACES | ENT . ...
Page 112 - Map Places category menu.; Search by nearest POI.
106 Map Places category menu. 3. Search by nearest POI. Press ENT . The "find by nearest" menu will show a "calculating" screen then a list of nearest POI's. Press ↓ or ↑ to the selected POI and press ENT . Find by nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, POI list, right. 4....
Page 113 - spell
107 5. You are then shown the POI's information screen. You can choose to"Go To" the POI by pressing ENT or find it on the map by pressing ↓ | ENT . "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets or (Street) Intersections 1. Press FIND | ↓ to S TREETS...
Page 114 - Find Waypoints
108 Find first street, left, Street found, right. 3. To find an intersection. First enter an address into the "first street" field by pressing ENT . There are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move ...
Page 116 - Notes
Page 117 - Switzerland
111 Section 7: 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...
Page 119 - Sweden
113 North American 1927Mean for CONUS(Continental UnitedStates)North American 1927Mean for CONUS (Eastof Mississippi River) in-cluding Louisiana, Mis-souri, Minnesota North American 1927Mean for CONUS(West of MississippiRiver) North American 1927Alaska North American 1927Bahamas (Except SanSalvador ...
Page 121 - FCC Compliance; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
115 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...
Page 123 - Index; GPS Data Files
117 Index A Accessories, 5, 7, 14, 15, 16, 40, 63 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 11 Airspace, 4, 27, 29, 38, 68, 95, 96Alarm Clock, 64Alarms, 19, 24, 56, 67, 68Anchor Alarm, 67, 68Antenna, 2, 4, 5, 15, 16, 31, 115Arrival Alarm, 56, 67, 68Aviation Alarms, 19, 67, 68 Inside Airspace, 19 Aviat...
Page 128 - DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY
122 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY "We", "our", or "us" refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer ofthis product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases the prod-uct as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Data...
Page 129 - LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS
123 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer ofthis product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as aconsumer item for personal, family or househol...
Page 130 - How to Obtain Service...; ...outside Canada and the USA:; and look for the
124 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert serviceand genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and youhave technical, return or repair questions, please contact the FactoryCustomer Service Department. Before any product can be...
Page 131 - Dealer Locator; Shipping Information
Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables, please contact: 1) Your local aviation equipment dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle avionics equipment, marine electronics or other consumer electronics should be ...