Page 2 - © 1998 by Magellan Corporation. All rights reserved.
© 1998 by Magellan Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this User Guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, includingphotocopying and recording, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use without the written permission ofMagell...
Page 4 - WARNINGS; USE GOOD JUDGEMENT; one device for navigating.; USE CARE
WARNINGS USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely respons...
Page 5 - Introduction; Getting Started; Contents
Introduction Packing List ....................................................................... 1Conventions Used in this Manual ...................................... 2Commonly Used Terms ..................................................... 2 Getting Started Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 Descriptio...
Page 8 - Index
Coordinate Systems ......................................................... 93What Is GPS? .................................................................. 95Explanation of Data Terms .............................................. 97Glossary ..........................................................
Page 9 - Packing List; The following items should be in your package:
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 1 1 IIntr ntroduction oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 receiver. The receiver integrates the remarkableaccuracy of a GPS receiver with a broad range of electronicchart and navigation aids into a single easy-to-use navigationinform...
Page 11 - Turning power on and off; Keys
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 3 2 G Getting S etting Star tarted ted This section shows you how to begin using your receiver forthe first time. After a brief description of the receiver, it dis-cusses: • Turning power on and off • Adjusting contrast and backlighting • First time use, initializing the r...
Page 13 - Adjusting Contrast; Map
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 5 PWR - Turns the receiver on and off and adjusts the LCDand keys backlight intensity. SOFTKEYS - Softkey functions are accessed using thekeys along the bottom of the display. Softkey functionsappear at the bottom of each screen. When the text of the softkey function is da...
Page 16 - Navigating with Your Receiver
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 8 The format of the coordinates displayed can be changed. Lati-tude and longitude (LAT/LON) are expressed in ddd mm.ss,ddd mm.mm or ddd mm.mmm. The first option uses sec-onds (there are 60 seconds to one minute of latitude or longi-tude), while the second and third options...
Page 17 - General Usage; Turning the Receiver ON/OFF; To turn power on; Cancelling an Operation; ESC; Inputting Data; CURSOR KEY; PWR
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 9 3 R Refer eference ence General Usage Turning the Receiver ON/OFF To turn power on : Press and release the PWR key. The copyright and warning screens are displayed. From the warning screen, press any key to exit and con-tinue. To turn power off : Cancelling an Operation ...
Page 18 - Adjusting Backlighting; NAV Screens; Satellite Status Screen
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 10 Press the AUX softkey to access the AUXILIARY MENU screen. While “General Setup” highlighted in the Auxiliary win-dow, press ENTER to access the window at right, contain- ing the CONTRAST option. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight CONTRAST and press ENTER . A bar graph app...
Page 19 - GPS Fix
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 11 The current time, date, GPS status, geometric quality(HDOP) and estimated position error (EPE) are also dis-played. When the unit is first turned on, or when the posi-tion fix is more than 20 seconds old, the GPS status field willindicate “Acquiring,” the HDOP and EPE n...
Page 20 - Map Screen; From the SAT STATUS screen, press; Nxt Scrn; to access the; Hide; softkey to temporarily remove the informa-; Show; softkey to redisplay the information window.
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 12 Map Screen From the SAT STATUS screen, press Nxt Scrn to access the Map Screen. When the Map Screen is viewed for the first time after theunit is turned on, the map always shows the cursor locationbefore the unit was turned off. If the receiver is not yet initialized, t...
Page 21 - Setting the Map Scale; ZOOM IN; Using the Cursor Key on the Map Screen; Aux
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 13 When the unit computes a fix, the present position will berepresented by a boat icon. If the position is more than 20seconds old it is represented by the ( ) icon. If the last computed fix is differentially corrected, the letter Dappears next to the GPS status. While th...
Page 22 - Map Orientation
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 14 While the cursor is active, press CTR to center the map around the present position boat icon. Press CTR again to recenter the display on the cursor. If the boat and the cursor are shown on the screen, pressingCENTER first centers the map around the present positionand ...
Page 25 - Restart; Finding Distance and Bearing from a Point on the Map; Set Ref
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 17 Sometimes a single object, such as a floating Navigation mark,may contain several navigational aids such as a buoy, a radartransponder beacon and a fog signal. In this case, when youpress ENTER, the navigational aids appear on the menu andyou may select them by highligh...
Page 26 - Viewing Tide Information; Viewing Port Information
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 18 Viewing Tide Information You may want information about the changing tides at acertain Tide Reference Station. From the Map screen, whilea C-MAP cartridge is installed, use the ZOOM IN and the CURSOR KEY to find a Tide Reference Station icon ( T ). Place the CURSOR KEY ...
Page 27 - NAV 1 Screen; NAV 2 Screen
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 19 NAV 1 Screen From the Map Screen, press Nxt Scrn to access the NAV 1 screen At the top of the NAV 1 screen is the destination waypoint (ifany), and current GPS status, the current position coordi-nates and datum, the time and date. The position coordi-nates are based on...
Page 28 - Customizing the Nav 2 Screen; Waypoints
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 20 The two large center windows display Speed over Ground(SOG), Course over Ground (COG), Distance to Go (DTG),Course to Steer (CTS), Cross Track Error (XTE) and Steer-ing (STR). These fields can be changed to include other in-formation under Navigation Setup. The bottom o...
Page 29 - Creating a Waypoint; Saving the Cursor Position as a Waypoint; Waypts; Done; Done
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 21 If you have stored waypoints in memory, the number ofwaypoints plotted on the map display depends on the mapzoom scale and the proximity of the waypoints to each other. The cursor shown on the map is an arrow and can be movedusing the CURSOR KEY . Softkeys available on ...
Page 30 - MARK
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 22 Modifying Waypoint Data Fields Each of the four fields in the Create Waypoint window canbe modified. Each field is assigned a default value determinedby the way in which the window was accessed. You can modifya field or accept the default values. To modify one of the fi...
Page 31 - Finding a Waypoint in the Waypoint List; Find Waypoint; Accessing the Waypoint List
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 23 The softkeys available from this screen are the Find, View,Del All , Delete, and Create keys. Finding a Waypoint in the Waypoint List From the List screen, youmay perform a search to callup a certain waypoint byname. This is particularlyuseful if you have manypages of s...
Page 32 - Viewing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List; Editing a Waypoint from the Waypoint List
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 24 Press the Find softkey. The Find Waypoint window is dis- played. Searching by Name. Press ENTER with the Name field high- lighted. Use the CURSOR KEY to enter the complete nameof the waypoint you are looking for. Press ENTER when done and the receiver returns to the Way...
Page 33 - Deleting a Waypoint from the Waypoint List; Deleting All Waypoints in the Waypoint List
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 25 From any NAV screen, press the Waypts , List softkeys. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint in the list you wish to edit. Press ENTER to edit the highlighted waypoint. The Edit Waypoint window appears. You can change the waypointname, waypoint icon, coordinates,...
Page 34 - From any root screen, press; Deleting a Waypoint from the Map Screen; From the Map screen use the; Moving a Waypoint
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 26 The Create Waypoint window appears with the currentGPS coordinates. You can change the waypoint name,waypoint icon, coordinates, description, or you can acceptthe default values. When the information for the waypointis correct, press Done . Viewing Nearest Waypoint The ...
Page 35 - Routes; Creating a GOTO Route from Waypoint List; GOTO; List
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 27 Waypts HighlightWaypoint Move MoveWaypoint ENTER From any NAV screen, press Waypts , and use the CUR- SOR KEY to highlight the waypoint on the map you wish move. Press the MOVE softkey. As the help bar indicates, move the CURSOR KEY to the new position on the map where ...
Page 36 - Creating a GOTO Route from Nearest List; Nearest; Cursor; Creating a GOTO Route by Waypoint Name; Name
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 28 On the Map screen, you will notice a solid line showingthe GOTO route created from the current position (boaticon) to the selected waypoint. Creating a GOTO Route from Nearest List GOTO Nearest HighlightWaypoint ENTER Cursor Boat or Press GOTO from any screen except the...
Page 37 - Creating a GOTO Route to the Cursor Position; MOB
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 29 Creating a GOTO Route to the Cursor Position GOTO Move cursorto destination Modify or Accept Default Data ENTER Done Only if destination is not an existing waypoint Press GOTO from any screen except the Auxiliary and full map screens. The Map screen appears. Move the cu...
Page 38 - Creating a Multi-Leg Route Using the Map
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 30 Press ESC . The Exit from GOTO confirmation window appears. Highlight YES and press ENTER . The GOTO is deleted. Multi-leg Routes The receiver allows you to create multi-leg routes, which canbe used again and again, activated, deactivated, reversed, ed-ited, copied or d...
Page 41 - Editing a Route; Inserting a Waypoint in a Route
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 33 Reversing a Route from the List Routes List Highlightroute Reverse From any NAV screen, press the Routes, List softkeys. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the inactive route you wish to reverse and press the Reverse softkey. The route is reversed. Press ESC twice to exit ...
Page 42 - Remove
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 34 If you want to add an existing waypoint to theroute, you must still move the cursor near thecourse line, activate the Insert softkey, then movethe cursor to the waypoint to insert and pressENTER. When you have finished, press the Done softkey. The inserted waypoint appe...
Page 44 - TxtEdit
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 36 replace a waypoint. Press ENTER , then press the Txt Edit softkey. If you wish to replace a waypoint in the activeroute, simply press Route, Edit, Txt Edit softkeys. Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight the waypoint you wish to replace and press ENTER . The waypoint list app...
Page 45 - Deleting a Route on the Map; Deleting a Route in the List; Copying a Route
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 37 Deleting a Route on the Map Routes Delete Confirm Delete While viewing an inactive route on the Map screen, pressthe Routes , Delete softkeys. A confirmation window appears. “Delete Route. Are you sure? YES NO” Highlight YES and press ENTER . The route you were viewing ...
Page 46 - General Setup Function; Auxiliary Functions; The Aux Screen; Auxiliary
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 38 To select the desired Aux function scroll down to highlightthe function using the CURSOR KEY , then press ENTER . When an auxiliary function is highlighted by the cursor, awindow to the right shows the contents of that function andits corresponding settings. Since the T...
Page 47 - UTC Time; UTC; UTC Date
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 39 UTC Time 2 2:08:18 Adjusting Contrast The contrast can be changed for best screen viewing. Press the Aux softkey, highlight General Setup using the CUR- SOR KEY and press ENTER . Highlight Contrast and press ENTER to display the contrast scale adjustment bar. Use the CU...
Page 48 - OFF
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 40 ished, press ENTER to set. Press ESC twice to exit Aux. It is only necessary to set the UTC time to within 15 min-utes of the correct UTC time. Setting Time Format Time can be shown as 24 hours or 12 hours (AM/PM). Press the Aux softkey, highlight General Setup using th...
Page 49 - Selecting Coordinate System; English
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 41 Use the CURSOR KEY to select one andpress ENTER. Press ESC to exit. Default setting: English Navigation Setup The Navigation Setupmenu enables you tochange the coordinatesystem, map datum,north reference, maporientation, and NAV2 screen setup. It alsoactivates or deacti...
Page 50 - True
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 42 Selecting Map Datum The receiver allows selecting from 93 different map datums. All information dislayed on the map screen isbased on WGS84. Only position coordinatesdisplayed on the NAV1 screen and waypointcoordinates entered manually (not through themap) are based on ...
Page 51 - Setting Projected Course; NAV 2 Screen Setup
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 43 CDI Scale 0.5 Nm Distance Units Nm Speed Units Kts Depth Units Ft Alarm Activated ON Arrival Radius OFF Anchor Alarm OFF XTE Alarm OFF Test Alarm OFF Setting Projected Course The position of the boat can be projected ahead in time basedon current COG and SOG. The projec...
Page 52 - Nm
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 44 Selecting CDI Scale The scale (maximum offset) of the CDI displayed on theNav 1 and Nav 2 screens can be set to 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0,10.0 distance units (Nm, Mi, or Km depending on the dis-tance units setting). Press the Aux softkey, highlight CDI/Units/ Alarms and p...
Page 53 - Activating Alarms
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 45 Anchor Alarm OFF Activating Alarms The internal/external alarm can be turned on/off. Turningthe Alarm Activated off does not clear the values set for Ar-rival Radius, Anchor Alarm and XTE Alarm from memory.They are retained and shown again when Alarm Activated ison agai...
Page 54 - Data Port Setup Functions; Setting NMEA Output; XTE Alarm
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 46 Setting XTE Alarm If the alarm is on, it will sound when the boat has exceeded acertain XTE. The XTE can be set from 0.01 to 9.99 distanceunits. Press the Aux softkey, use the CUR- SOR KEY to highlight CDI/Units/ Alarms and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight ...
Page 56 - Map Configuration Functions; Turning Land Settings On and Off
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 48 Map Configuration Functions The Map can be config-ured to show the objectsthat best suit your navi-gation needs. Object at-tributes can be viewedon the map screen if theobject is turned on inMap Configuration. C-MAP's cartography closely matches the sourcecharts and the...
Page 57 - Bathymetric Lines; Marine Settings Menu; Depth Areas Limits
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 49 Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Ma r i n e Se t t i n g sMenu and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to select the feature you wish toactivate or deactivate and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight on or off and press ENTER . Press ESC to exit.Default setting: ON...
Page 59 - Light House; Turning Chart Settings On and Off
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 51 Turning Other Settings On and Off Other settings on the map can be turned on and off. Theyinclude Names of continents, countries and cities; Compass,showing magnetic variation information points; Chart Gen-eration, showing chart generation and nautical publicationinform...
Page 60 - Plotter Mode; Track History ON
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 52 Us e t h e C U R S O R KEY to select the fea- ture you wish to acti-vate or deactivate andpress ENTER . Us e t h e C U R S O R KEY to highlight on or off and press ENTER . Press ESC to exit. Default setting: ON (except Plotter Mode, default: OFF). Plotter Mode Plotter M...
Page 61 - Distance
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 53 Turning Track History On or Off Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Track History and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Track His- tory and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to turn Track History on or off and press ENTER . Press ESC to exi...
Page 62 - Calculator
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 54 Clearing Track Memory Clearing track memory removes the track stored in memorythat is plotted on the map. To clear track: Press the Aux softkey, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Track History and press ENTER . Use the CURSOR KEY to highlight Clear Track Memory and press ...
Page 66 - To switch the Slot, press the; Map Shift
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 58 To load, press the Load softkey to copy to the receiver. The screen on the bottom right corner will read “Load-ing”. When complete, “..OK” appears. This will replaceall waypoints and associated routes or tracks withinmemory. To delete, use the CURSOR KEY to highlight wh...
Page 67 - From any NAV screen, press; until you are view; Map Shft; key to select a scale
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 59 When using Map Shft, we recommend that youphysically go to a position that is clearly recogniz-able on the paper chart, to serve as a basis forperforming the shift. From any NAV screen, press Nxt Scrn until you are view ing the Sat Status screen. When the unit is comput...
Page 68 - Troubleshooting; Receiver will not turn on
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 60 Troubleshooting The following is a brief guide to some of the problems thatmight be encountered while using the Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 and what you can do to correct them. Receiver will not turn on 1 The receiver may not have been hooked upcorrectly to external powe...
Page 69 - and press; ENT; again to clear
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 61 Position coordinates on your receiver do not match the loca-tion on your map. 1 Make sure that your receiver is set up to usethe same datum as your map. The map da-tum is generally shown in the map legend. SeeMap Datum under Navigation Setup for in-structions on selecti...
Page 71 - Cursor Key; C U R S O R K EY
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 63 4 T Tutorial utorial 40 00 00.00 30 00 00.00 This section will walk you through creating waypoints, creat-ing a route, editing the route, and, finally, activating the routeyou created. The area chosen for this example was intention-ally selected so that there is little ...
Page 72 - pressing; key. The display returns; Create Waypoint: Cursor
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 64 WPT001 WPT001 WPT002 40 00 00.00 30 00 00.00 WPT001 WPT002 A Create Waypoints windowis displayed. From this win-dow you can change thename, type, coordinates, andd e s c r i p t i o n f o r t h i swaypoint. For this example,the information is accept-able. Press Done . T...
Page 73 - want to use in the route. Press; . The receiver provides; Pr e s s t h e; the cursor towards waypoint; Create Waypoint
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 65 WPT001 WPT002 WPT001 WPT002 When the cursor is overWPT002, press ENTER . This defines WPT002 asthe destination for theleg being created. Thed a s h e d l i n e b e c o m e ssolid, and as the cursori s m ov e d a w a y f r o mWPT002, a new dashedline is drawn. Move the c...
Page 74 - to complete the; t o a c c e s s t h e; Inserting a Waypoint.; softkey becomes active.
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 66 WPT001 WPT002 WPT003 WPT001 WPT002 WPT003 WPT001 WPT002 WPT003 The dashed line has be-come a solid line. Fromt h i s p o i n t , m o r e l e g sc o u l d b e a d d e d ( a p -pended) to the route inthe same way. In this ex-ample, we have created at w o - l e g r o u t e...
Page 75 - Press; . If there is an existing; accepts; Removing a Waypoint.; Another common editing function; Insert Waypoint
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 67 Press Insert . As you be- gin moving the cursor, twodashed lines are displayedshowing how the route is be-ing changed. WPT001 WPT002 WPT003 When you are satisfied withthe location of the cursor, press ENTER . If there is an existing waypoint at that position, itwill be ...
Page 78 - Installation Instructions; Gimbal Mount Installation Instructions
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 70 Installation Instructions Before you use the receiver, both the external antenna and theunit must be mounted. The unit must also be connected toits power source, to any NMEA device you want to supportand/or to a differential beacon receiver. The unit can also beconnecte...
Page 80 - Flush Mount Installation Instructions
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 72 Flush Mount Installation Instructions 1) When deciding on a location to flush mount the unit, finda location so the unit can be viewed clearly. Remember thatthe unit, once flush mounted, cannot be turned or tilted. 2) Use the flush mount template provided and cut out th...
Page 81 - Flush Mount Diagram
Page 82 - Electrical Connections
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 74 Proper placement Improper placement Proper Antenna Installation - Signal Reception The illustrations show both the proper and improper place-ment of a fixed antenna on a boat. Physical obstructions (build-ings, large trees, mountains, etc.) will block satellite signalsf...
Page 83 - Wiring Instructions; ** You may prefer to connect the alarm to a; Connection Matrix
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 75 Wiring Instructions Power/Data Cable * If connecting to more than one device, additional wire must be spliced to the blackwire. ** You may prefer to connect the alarm to a separate power supply. *** It is recommended that a 3-amp, in-line fuse be used on the positive le...
Page 84 - Plot Presentation symbols include the following new icons.
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 76 Building, single Buoys Buoys, cardinal; Buoy, in-stallation; Buoy, isolatedd a n g e r ; Bu oy, i n t e r n a l ;Buoy, safe water; Buoy, spe-cial purpose; Buoy, generic Anchorage area/Anchor Anchor berth Beacon Beacon, cardinal; Beacon, iso-lated danger; Beacon, safe wa...
Page 85 - Local magnetic anomaly.; CG
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 77 Composite objects Airport; Anchorage; Channeledge; Deep water route; De-fined water; Harbour; Rangesystem; Lighthouse; Mooringtrot; Navigation mark, afloat;Navigation mark, fixed; TrafficSeparation Scheme System. Control point Crane Cultural Dashed Cable, overhead; Fenc...
Page 87 - Pilot boarding place.; SS
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 79 Radar, Radio Radar, Radio, Electronic Po-sitioning SystemRadar station; Radar tran-sponder; Radio station_refco. Radar Reflector Rescue station Rocks Underwater rock. Sand waves Services Pilot boarding place. Signals Chain/Wire; Top mark. Signal Station Signal station, ...
Page 89 - Data Cartridges; fax
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 81 Data Cartridges In addition to its internal chart information, the receiver dis-plays detailed navigational chart information from externaldata cartridges. Insert one or two cartridges in the slots located on the bot-tom of the unit, below the softkeys. Cartridges shoul...
Page 90 - List of Available Datums
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 82 List of Available Datums ADINDANAFGOOYEAIN EL ABD 70ANNA 1 AS. 65ANTIGUA AS. 43ARC 1950ARC 1960AS.BEACON ‘E’AS.DOS 71/4AS.STATION 52AS.TERN ISL.ASCENS. ISL.58AUS.GEOD. 66AUS. GEOD. 84AYABELLEBELLEVUE (IGN)BERMUDA 1967BISSAUBOGOTA OBS.BUKIT RIMPAHC. CANAVERALCAMP AREA AS...
Page 91 - NMEA Messages; NMEA Message Definitions; SET; Remote displays, version 1.5 marine autopilots
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 83 NMEA Messages NMEA Message Definitions APA Autopilot cross track error, direction to steer, status of GPS, route status, destination waypoint name, and bear-ing from origin to destination (old format). APB Revised autopilot message contains all of the above plus: headin...
Page 94 - to; RMC
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 86 4 Origin waypoint ID 5 Destination waypoint ID 6-7 Destination Waypoint Latitude (N or S) 8-9 Destination Waypoint Longitude (E or W) 10 Range naut. miles, present fix to destination waypoint Great Circle. [If range exceeds 999.9 nm, display 999.9.] 11 Bearing, True, Gr...
Page 97 - APA
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 89 VTG Course over ground and Ground Speed (SPD) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K*hh 1-2 COG, degrees True 3-4 COG, degrees Magnetic 5-6 SOG, knots 7-8 SOG, kilometers/hour APA Autopilot Format A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 APA,A,A,x.x,a,N,A,A,x.x,M,c--c*hh 1 OR’ed Bli...
Page 98 - Abbreviations
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 90 2D Two-dimensional 3D Three-dimensional AUX Auxiliary functions BRG Bearing CDI Course Deviation Indicator CLR CLEAR COG Course over ground CTR Center key CTS Course to steer DEG Degrees DTG Distance to go ENT ENTER EPE Estimated position error ESC Escape key ETA Estima...
Page 100 - Specifications; Operating Characteristics
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 92 Specifications Size 6” x 8” x 2.5”, not including antenna( 15.2 cm x 20.3 cm x 6.4 cm) LCD display dimensions 6" diagonal Temperature: Operating 32˚F to 122˚F (0˚C to 50˚C) Storage -40˚F to 167˚F (-40˚C to 75˚C) Case splashproof Antenna Active low-profile patch Oper...
Page 101 - Coordinate Systems; UTM Coordinate System.; Another commonly used coordi-
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 93 Coordinate Systems Specifically, a position is up to 90 degrees north or south ofthe equator (up to the poles, which are 90˚N and 90˚S; theequator is 0˚ latitude), and up to 180 degrees east or west ofthe Prime Meridian, which is 0˚ longitude. (The Prime Me-ridian passe...
Page 102 - UTM; Other Coordinate Systems.; OSGB coordinates are similar to
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 94 A UTM position is described by three elements; the zone it isin, the easting, and the northing. Eastings and northingsmeasure how far into a zone a position is in meters. Eastingsare an east/west measurement, and correspond roughly to lon-gitude. Northings are a north/s...
Page 103 - Accuracy
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 95 What Is GPS? tance between the receiver andthe satellite: this is ranging.Once the receiver has computedrange for at least three satellites,its location on the surface of theearth can be determined. Each satellite transmits twot y p e s o f d a t a , a l m a n a c a n d...
Page 105 - Explanation of Data Terms; SOA
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 97 Explanation of Data Terms DRIFT. Speed of the current. The receiver requires external NMEA or manual input of the log speed and compass heading in order tocalculate drift. DST. Distance to go to an active waypoint, or the distance between two waypoints in a route leg. S...
Page 107 - Glossary
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 99 Glossary Active Leg The segment of a route currently beingtraveled. Azimuth The angular measurement from the horizonto a satellite or other object. Bearing The compass direction from your position toa destination, measured to the nearestdegree. Coordinates A unique nume...
Page 110 - INDEX; turning test alarm on/off 46
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510 102 INDEX Abbreviations 90Accuracy 95Alarms 45; arrival radius 45; anchor alarm 45; XTE alarm 46; turning test alarm on/off 46 Antenna installation 74Appendix 69Attributes, viewing Waypoint and Map object attributes 15AUX 38Auxiliary functions 38Backlighting 6, 10Baud rate...
