Page 3 - Contents
1 Tracker500/500i User Manual T 5 0 0 i / E N G / 1 F Contents 1.0 Tracker500/500i Introduction ................................................................... 3 1.1 The Global Positioning System (GPS) ................................................................ 3 1.2 Commonly Used Terms ......
Page 5 - Commonly Used Terms; M a r k s
3 Tracker500/500i User Manual 1.0 Tracker500/500i Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Navman Tracker500/500i track plotter. The Tracker500/500i is a compact, ruggedly built, highly integrated navigation instrument that has beendesigned for ease of use. With this instrument you will be able ...
Page 6 - Working With Charts
Tracker500/500i User Manual 4 displayed. Pressing the Mark key will save the current boat position with atemporary name in the range of MARK0 to MARK9. Marks are saved separatelyf r o m n o r m a l w a y p o i n t s . T h e y a r e s i m p l e r t o c r e a t e a n d d i s p l a y a n d a r eintende...
Page 7 - Fuel Functions
5 Tracker500/500i User Manual digits are used for the degrees as longitudes can be as large as 180°. The E indicates thislocation is east of Longitude 000°, a vertical line through Greenwich (London). If you don’thave a pair of dividers, you can use a ruler or even two pencil marks on the edge of a ...
Page 8 - Power On/Off and Mark Key; key to return to the screen previous to; Cursor Keys; Overview
Tracker500/500i User Manual 6 NAVMAN Escape Key ‘Escape’ from screen or menu Also backlighting on/off Screen Cursor Boat Track Display is backlit forNight Operation Boat Symbol Power On/Offand Marks Man Over Board Tracker500 mark zoom-in zoom-out ctr MOB on Move screen cursorand select menuitems Inc...
Page 10 - Press the power key to switch power on.; ACQ
Tracker500/500i User Manual 8 4.0 Start-up Sequence Press the power key to switch power on. To switch power off, press and hold the power key until the display goes blank. Immediately after power-up the unit will display the software version number and a GPSn a v i g a t i o n w a r n i n g . zoom-o...
Page 11 - Acquisition Period
9 Tracker500/500i User Manual DIFF O p e r a t i n g i n d i f f e r e n t i a l G P S m o d e . I n d i c a t e s t h a t T r a c k e r 5 0 0 / 5 0 0 i i sr e c e i v i n g v a l i d R T C M 1 0 4 d a t a a n d t h a t l a t / l o n v a l u e s p r o v i d e d b y t h eTracker500/500i have had diff...
Page 12 - Moving Around the Screens; Changing Names or Numeric Values within data fields
Tracker500/500i User Manual 10 5.0 Moving Around the Screens After the power-up sequence has completed, as described in the previous section, the MainSelection screen will be displayed, as shown below. All Tracker500/500i screens are accessed from this screen. Graphical screens showing boatposition ...
Page 14 - Trackplot Screen; Scale
Tracker500/500i User Manual 12 6.0 Trackplot Screen T h e T r a c k e r 5 0 0 / 5 0 0 i f e a t u r e s a T r a c k p l o t S c r e e n t h a t p l o t s y o u r c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n a n dcourse. The current vessel speed and heading are also shown in the lower section of thescreen. To displ...
Page 15 - Position Screen
13 Tracker500/500i User Manual 7.0 Position Screen The Tracker500/500i’s position screen displays navigation data, speed, course, etc, alongwith additional data not readily available from other screens. T h e l a t i t u d e a n d l o n g i t u d e o f y o u r c u r r e n t b o a t p o s i t i o n i...
Page 16 - Highway Screen
Tracker500/500i User Manual 14 8.0 Highway Screen This screen provides a graphic ‘highway’ that shows your movement relative to your desiredcourse. The highway is drawn from your original start point to a selected destination point.In the Highway screen the destination is positioned at the top of th...
Page 17 - Flow rate averaging
15 Tracker500/500i User Manual 9.0 Fuel Screen (Tracker500i only) The T racker500i has a comprehensive set of fuel management features. To utilise thesefeatures you need only purchase a Navman fuel flow transducer. This plugs into the 5 pinc o n n e c t o r o n t h e r e a r o f t h e T r a c k e r ...
Page 18 - Economy and speed
Tracker500/500i User Manual 16 over which the average is taken. Usually a value of 10-15 seconds will give a satisfactoryresult for a carburettor engine. Fuel injected engines may require a larger value. Too higha flow filter value will slow down the display of real changes in flow rate when you cha...
Page 19 - Single Engine
17 Tracker500/500i User Manual 9.2 Fuel used calibration ( Transducer calibration) Without calibration, accuracy can be expected to be better than 10%. By recording thea c t u a l f u e l u s a g e o f y o u r b o a t o v e r a p e r i o d o f t i m e , i t w i l l b e p o s s i b l e t o a d j u s ...
Page 21 - A l o n g o p t i o n .; Cancel GoTo
19 Tracker500/500i User Manual 10.0 GoTo The GoTo function provides a simple method of navigating from the current boat positionto a waypoint or mark. The GoTo sub-screen that can be selected from the MainSelection screen gives the options to GoTo a waypoint ormark, or to Go Along a route. Each of t...
Page 22 - Waypoints Screen; There are two methods of displaying the Waypoints screen.
Tracker500/500i User Manual 20 11.0 Waypoints The GPS receiver of the Tracker500/500i provides current position, speed and directioninformation which can be viewed on the Position screen. But knowing your position is onlya small part of navigation. You also need to keep track of where you have been ...
Page 23 - Creating Waypoints; Creating a New Waypoint; Saving the current boat position
21 Tracker500/500i User Manual 11.2 Creating Waypoints The Tracker500/500i allows you to store and use up to 500 waypoints. There are threemethods of creating waypoints as described in the following sections. Creating a New Waypoint You can create a new waypoint by directly entering a lat/lon value ...
Page 24 - Saving the current cursor position; Viewing Waypoint Details; From The Waypoints Screen.; Waypoints
Tracker500/500i User Manual 22 Saving the current cursor position On the Trackplot screen move the cursor to the required location of the new waypoint. Pressand hold the zoom-out key to display the Waypoints screen. Selecting the NEW AT CRSRoption initiates an operation identical to NEW AT BOAT (see...
Page 25 - From The Trackplot Screen.; Changing Waypoint Details; key to select it. Then use the
23 Tracker500/500i User Manual From The Trackplot Screen. zoom-out 2. Press and hold the key until the Waypoint Details are displayed. zoom-out 1. Use the cursor keys to position the Trackplot cursor over the required waypoint. The waypoint name will appear in the top section of the Trackplot displa...
Page 26 - again and you; Displaying a Waypoint; Deleting a Waypoint; Display the Waypoint Details
Tracker500/500i User Manual 24 terminate editing of this data field. At the completion of all changes press again and you will be prompted with a screen asking for confirmation to save the changes to memory.Select YES to save the changes to memory. 11.5 Displaying a Waypoint If you are unsure of the...
Page 27 - Distance Calculations
25 Tracker500/500i User Manual 11.7 Distance Calculations The final waypoint function available is the distance and bearing calculator. The followingdiagram illustrates the method used to determine distance and bearing between waypoints. 1. Use the cursor keys to select DISTANCE from the Waypoints s...
Page 28 - The symbol for a Mark is:; Converting Marks to Waypoints; From The Trackplot Screen
Tracker500/500i User Manual 26 12.0 Marks Marks are temporary waypoints. They are saved separately from waypoints, making themeasier to find, change or delete. Marks are created by momentarily pressing the power on/of f key. This will save the current boat position with a temporary name in the range...
Page 29 - Routes; Creating a New Route
27 Tracker500/500i User Manual 13.0 Routes A route is a sequence of waypoints that are traversed in order. A route can consist of anynumber of waypoints from a minimum of two to a maximum of 20. Routes can be startedfrom any waypoint within the route and can be traversed in either direction. The Rou...
Page 30 - Select; Examples of the two possible choices:; Adding and Deleting Waypoints in a Route
Tracker500/500i User Manual 28 13.2 Adding and Deleting Waypoints in a Route Waypoints within a route can be deleted and new waypoints can be added, providing theroute is not currently active. 1. Choose to see the list of routes currently stored in memory. Select 2. Select the route you wish to edit...
Page 31 - Starting and Cancelling Routes; Starting a Route
29 Tracker500/500i User Manual 13.3 Starting and Cancelling Routes To start traversing a route, it must first be selected from the list of previously created routes.The route can be traversed in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, allowing youto return along the same route. You can al...
Page 32 - The following sequence removes an existing route from memory.; from the list; Delete; Confirm that the route is to; Deleting a Route
Tracker500/500i User Manual 30 13.4 Deleting a Route The following sequence removes an existing route from memory. 1. Choose to see the list of routes currently stored in memory. Select 2. Select the route from the list. 3. Select from the list of available functions. Delete 4. Confirm that the rout...
Page 38 - Appendix A – Specifications; Tracker500i Fuel Functions
Tracker500/500i User Manual 36 Appendix A – Specifications Tracker500 and Tracker500i • Dimensions 500 132mm W x 133mm H x 46mm D . 500i 132mm W x 133mm H x 88mm D. • Display Type STN temperature compensated LCD. • Display Matrix 100 x 64 Pixels. • Input Voltage 11 to 16.6 Volts DC. • Backlighting 1...
Page 39 - Appendix B – Tracker500/500i Installation; Packing List
37 Tracker500/500i User Manual Appendix B – Tracker500/500i Installation Packing List • GPS Tracker500/500i Display Head, including 2 mounting knobs & 2 washers • Power/data cable • Mounting Bracket • User’s manual • GPS Antenna, Tracker500 only • GPS Antenna User ’s Manual, Tracker500 only Moun...
Page 40 - RED; Power/Data Cable Connections
Tracker500/500i User Manual 38 Power Cable Connections 1 . C o n n e c t t h e r e d w i r e t o t h e p o s i t i v esupply (11-16.6 VDC) via a 1 amp fuse or 1a m p c i r c u i t b r e a k e r . C o n n e c t t h e c a b l eshield to the negative supply. If possible,route the antenna and power cabl...
Page 41 - Appendix C – Trouble Shooting Guide; Prolonged period to obtain a fix.; PROBLEM
39 Tracker500/500i User Manual Appendix C – Trouble Shooting Guide Tracker500/500i will not switch on. Tracker500/500i switches itself off. Some previously availablenavigation functions are no longeravailable. ‘GPS FIX LOST’message displayed. Prolonged period to obtain a fix. Position indicated on T...
