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CHARTPLOTTER
Installation and
Operation Manual
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Contents 1 Introduction.................................................................................................... 6 1-1 Care ....................................................................................................................... 6 1-2 C-MAP™ chart cartridges ..................................................................................... 7 1-3 Removing and replacing the unit........................................................................... 7 1-4 Navigation
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7 Fuel screen................................................................................................... 26 8 Position screen ............................................................................................ 27 9 Menu screen................................................................................................. 28 9-1 General Setup ..................................................................................................... 30 9-2 Navigation Setup ............
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1 Introduction Congratulations on choosing the NAVMAN Chart accuracy TRACKER950 chartplotter. For maximum benefit, C-MAP™ electronic charts are derived from please read this manual carefully before installing geographical data (including official government and using the unit. Special terms are explained in charts) which are not verified or approved by Appendix C. Hydrographic Authorities. C-MAP™ electronic charts are designed only to simplify navigation The TRACKER950 calculations. They must be
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1-2 C-MAP™ chart cartridges A C-MAP™ electronic chart cartridge has chart details required for navigating in a particular region. When you plug the cartridge in, the extra details are automatically superimposed on the TRACKER950’s built-in chart of the world. The cartridge plugs into a slot in the upper, left side of the display unit. When you insert or remove a cartridge it does not matter if the TRACKER950 is turned on or off. To insert a cartridge 1 Remove the protective cover from the C-MAP™
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1-4 Navigation data Latitude and longitude Latitude and longitude are displayed in degrees and minutes: Degrees symbol Minutes symbol N or S of equator for 43° 12.538' N latitude Degrees E or W of zero for longitude Minutes, 0 to 60, to 3 decimal places Navigation data Data displayed on the TRACKER950 has three-letter names. The boat is sailing from the start to the destination and has moved off the original plotted course from the start to the destination. BRG Bearing to destination Bearing to
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2 Operation This section describes the basic principles of how to operate the TRACKER950. For more detail, refer to the chapters following. 2-1 Front panel C-MAP™ cartridge slot Power ON/OFF MOB Keys or Esc (Escape) Cursor Key Soft Keys Keys Softkeys Esc key The five keys in a row under the display are called softkeys. The name of a softkey depends on the The Esc key has three different uses: information currently being displayed on the 1 To switch the unit on and off (see section 2-4). s
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2-2 Chart displays A typical TRACKER950 chart screen is shown If you press the cursor key midway between below. two of the marked keys, the cursor moves diagonally. Chart displays can show: When you move the cursor to the edge of the A part of the built-in worldwide chart. See screen the chart will scroll. For example, if you Chart scale below move the cursor to the top of the screen then the Chart details from any C-MAP™ cartridge chart will scroll down and you will see a part of the fitted. ch
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2-3 Alarms When the TRACKER950 detects a condition The following alarms can be enabled or disabled: outside the alarm parameters, it gives an alarm. It Arrival Radius, Anchor Alarm, XTE Alarm and Low beeps continually and displays a warning message Fuel (see section 9-3). in a window. To clear the alarm, press the Esc key. 2-4 Turning on and off / Auto Power 3 It displays the Satellite Status screen. Wait Auto Power for the GPS or DGPS receiver to start up, If the TRACKER950 is wired for Auto Po
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2-6 Main screens After you have turned the unit on (see section 2- 4), it displays the Satellite Status screen until it acquires a position fix, then displays the Underway screen. This is one of the five main screens. Each main screen displays a particular navigation Press function. Esc key Five main screens Underway Underway Screen A chart with boat movement and position Highway A chart with the destination at the top and the boat in the middle Navigation Access the navigation functions Fuel Th
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2-7 Navigating the route by using the Waypoints screen The TRACKER950 has two ways of navigating, (see section 6-1). going straight to a point or following a route. To create a route, go to the Routes screen Waypoints (see section 6-2). You can create waypoints Before you start navigating, you can enter as you create the route. waypoints at points of interest (see section 6-1). To start the route, see section 6-2-7. Tip: create a waypoint at your marina so that you The Underway and Highway scree
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3 Satellite Status screen The satellite status screen displays the signal strengths of the visible GPS satellites, their current positions and information about the accuracy of the calculated position. 3-1 GPS and DGPS worldwide navigation GPS and DGPS GPS and DGPS antennas The US Government operates the GPS system. The NAVMAN GPS antenna gives a GPS position. There are twenty-four satellites orbiting the earth The unit has a high-gain antenna and a sensitive 12- that broadcast position and time
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3-2 The Satellite Status screen When you turn the TRACKER950 on, the Satellite Status screen is automatically displayed while the GPS receiver starts up. To display this screen at any other time: press the Sat key in the Position or Fuel screen or choose it from the Menu screen The satellite status screen displays information about the GPS satellites: The current type of GPS fix, for example Acquiring, GPS fix, DGPS fix, No GPS. If the unit is in Simulation mode it displays Simulate (see section
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3-3 Mapshift screen and datums Satellite derived positions are based on a To set mapshift worldwide reference (datum) known as WGS84. 1 Move your boat to a known point on the Some paper charts are based on datums other chart, for example a marina berth. than WGS84. This results in an offset between a 2 Press the Esc key until it displays the Fuel or latitude and longitude plotted on the paper chart Position screen. Press the Sat key to display and the same latitude and longitude plotted on the t
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4 Underway screen The Underway screen is the main screen for displaying your current location and heading while navigating. It displays: The chart with the boat position and track. Two user-definable data fields (see section 9- 2). When you turn the TRACKER950 on and first come to the Underway screen, the boat is in the centre of the screen and Autopan is on (see below): If you press any other key other than Zoom In, ZoomOut or Esc then Autopan will turn off To turn Autopan on again, press the C
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4-1 GoTo screen GoTo is a simple way of navigating straight to one To cancel a GoTo place: to the cursor position or to a waypoint. 1 In the Underway screen, press the GoTo key. To start the GoTo 2 Press Cancel. The TRACKER950 will stop 1 In the Underway screen, zoom in or out until navigating to the destination. the boat and destination are visible. 2 Press the GoTo key. A dotted line joins the boat and cursor positions, showing the planned course. 3 Move the cursor to the destination; this can
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5 Highway Screen The Highway screen displays a chart with your current position and heading when you are navigating to a destination: The destination is automatically positioned directly ahead, at the top centre of the chart. The boat position is automatically maintained in the centre of the chart. You can see on the chart where you are, where you are heading, and if you are approaching land or any dangerous water. It displays two vertical parallel lines, called the CDI (Course Deviation Indicat
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6 Navigation screen Use the Navigation screen to create edit and delete waypoints and routes. You can also calculate distances and bearings along a path on the chart. Esc key if fuel is enabled, go to the Fuel screen otherwise, go to the Position screen Waypts key Go to the Waypoints screen to add, change or delete waypoints (see section 6-1). Routes key Go to the Routes screen to add, change or delete routes (see section 6-2). Dist key Go to the Distance screen to calculate distances and bearin
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To edit the waypoint data: 6-1-3 Create a new waypoint at the 1 Press the CursorUp or CursorDown keys to cursor or boat position highlight the piece of data to change. 1 In the Waypoints screen: 2 Press the Edit key to highlight a character in to create the new waypoint at the cursor the piece of data. position, move the cursor to the desired 3 To change the data, press the CursorLeft or position and press the Save+ key CursorRight keys to highlight the character to create it at the boat positio
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Use the cursor keys to highlight a particular waypoint. These softkeys keys are available: Edit: Edit the data for the highlighted Waypoint (see section 6-1-6). Delete: Delete the highlighted Waypoint. You can not delete a waypoint if it is part of a route or the boat is going to the waypoint. Create: Create a new waypoint (see section 6-1-4). View: Display the chart with the waypoint in the centre of the screen. GoTo: Start the boat going to the waypoint (see section 4-1). 22 TRACKER950
