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GlobalNav 200
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Copyright © 1996, 1997 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. ™ GlobalNav 200 is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. Never use this product while operating a vehicle. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), this unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the way
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INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................... 3 BATTERY INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 3 EXTERNAL ANTENNA ........................................................................................... 4 KEYBOARD ............................
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NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT USING THE PLOTTER........................................ 32 CANCEL NAVIGATION ........................................................................................... 32 SYSTEM SETUP.......................................................................................................... 33 BACKLIGHT............................................................................................................. 33 SOUND ...................................................
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INTRODUCTION Welcome to the exciting world of GPS! Whether you’re a first-time user or a professional navigator, you’ll find the GlobalNav 200 is a full-featured GPS receiver at a price that was impossible just a few years ago. The ® Rockwell receiver built inside has 12 channels that will track all of the satellites that are in view of your location. It’s acquisition time and tracking ability are second to none in its class. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was developed by the United States
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S/A - What is it? Another factor that greatly influences the receiver’s ability to determine position is SA. The United States government intentionally degrades the satellites signal for civilian users. They introduce small errors into the satellite’s signals that makes the GPS receiver less accurate. These er- rors are called selective availability, or SA. How bad is it? They guarantee that the position reported by a GPS receiver that meets their specifica- tions is within 100 meters horizontal
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GETTING STARTED Power ® This unit operates from four AA batteries, or one DURACELL NiMH rechargeable battery, or from 5 to 16 volts DC using a CA-2 external power cable (not included). If the power cable is used, the unit automati- cally switches to it if the external power is greater than the battery voltage. If for any reason the external power fails, the unit automatically switches to the batteries. BATTERIES The unit requires four AA batteries. We recommend you use alkaline bat- teries fo
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Replace the compartment cover and follow the charging instructions included with the BR-1. (Note: The DR-121 is the only battery that can be recharged in this unit! Using the external power cable alone does not charge the bat- tery! You must use a charger supplied by Low- rance in order to charge the battery. Also, this charger will only charge a DR-121. It will not charge any other type of battery, including ni- cads or rechargeable alkallines.) External Antenna Although this GPS receiver is ex
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OPERATION Turning Power On To turn the GlobalNav 200 on, simply press the PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase it. The GlobalNav 200 is now ready for use. MENUS Most of the GlobalNav 200’s adjustments and features are found on “menus”. Pressing the MENU key lets you view the menus. Different menu items are added to the basic list, depending on which page (plotter, navi- gation, or windows) the unit is on. This g
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try to use it under a carport, covered boat dock, or inside a building. Turn the power on, press the EXIT key to erase the opening message and watch the display. As you wait for the GlobalNav 200 to find your position, you’ll see num- bers flashing on the display. Anytime you see flash- ing numbers, it means the GlobalNav 200 does not have a position! Do not rely on any data that is flashing! Once the GlobalNav 200 locks on to the satellites and finds your position, it shows a “Position Acquired
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If your latitude is south, press the up or down ar- row key to change it. If it is north, press the right arrow key to move the change box to the first num- ber in the latitude. Now press the up arrow key to increase the number or the down arrow key to de- crease it. Once the first number in the latitude is set, press the right arrow key once to move to the next number in the latitude. Keep pressing the arrow keys until the latitude and longitude are set to your local position. (Note: This posit
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POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS The GlobalNav 200 has navigation, plotter, and windows group pages. These screens were designed to show data that is used most often. The three default screens are shown below. NAV-1 PLOT-1 GROUP A To change screens, simply press the PAGES key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now press the up or down arrow keys to change pages. (The windows display is shown as "GRP" (groups). For example, Group A is the first windows group on the PAGES menu.) Press the
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Nav Screen #1 This screen is dominated by a compass rose (See the screen at right.) Your position is in the center of the circle, designated by an arrow that always points straight up. Your track (direction of travel) is indicated by an arrow pointing down toward the compass rose at the top center of the screen. Your track in digital numbers is also shown to the right of the arrow. On the screen shown at right, the track is 167°. The line extending behind the arrow in the center shows your trac
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has nothing to do with your present position, except for your starting loca- tion.) It’s shown as a dotted line on the NAV 1 display. This is shown as a reminder so that if you deviate from your original course, you can easily return to it. (A “course” is a proposed path over the ground. A “track” is your actual path over ground.) Nav Screen #2 This navigation screen shows navigation informa- tion in large digital numbers. To view this screen, press the PAGES key, then press the up arrow key unt
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Plotter The plotter lets you see your course and track from a “birds-eye” view. If you’ve recalled a waypoint, the plotter show your starting location, present position, and destination. However, you don’t have to recall a waypoint to use the plotter. To use the plotter, simply press the PAGES key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the “Plot” label is highlighted. Press the EXIT key to erase the page menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears. This is plot-1. The diamond flash-
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You can move the cursor around the display by pressing the arrow keys in the direction you want it to move. This lets you view different areas of the plotter, away from your present position. When it’s turned on, the zoom-in and zoom-out keys work from the cursor’s position - not the present posi- tion, so you can zoom in on any detail, anywhere while navigating. The latitude/longitude of the cur- sor shows in the box at the top of the plot-1 screen whenever the cursor is activated. The cursor i
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In the examples shown below, we're travelling southeast (about 150° mag- netic). In the north-up view, the present position indicator appears to move towards the lower right corner of the screen. The anchor icon shown on the right side of the screen is actually on our left. North is always at the top center of this screen. NORTH-UP MODE TRACK-UP MODE COURSE-UP MODE In the track-up view, the present position symbol (which has changed to an arrow) moves straight towards the top of the display. As
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Grid Lines The GlobalNav 200 can place grid lines on the plotter to help you see your position, or the posi- tion of waypoints and icons. To do this, highlight the “Grid” label on the “Plotter Options” menu, then press the right arrow key to turn them on. Press the EXIT key to exit this menu. A plotter screen similar to the one at right appears. The grid lines appear as vertical and horizontal dashed lines. GRID LINES Plotter Update The plotter places a dot on your trail as you move. It determin
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Place Icon - Cursor Location To place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the position that you want to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. Now select the desired icon using the arrow keys. When it's selected, press the ENT key again. The plotter screen reappears with the icon at the cursor's location. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor. On the screens shown above, the house icon was selected and placed at the cursor location. PLACE CURSOR PRESS
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To remove only icons of a certain type, highlight the “DEL ICON TYPE” label. Press the right ar- row key. The icon selection menu appears. Use the arrow keys to highlight the icon style that you wish to erase. Press the ENT key when you’re ready to erase the icons. A message appears, asking you if you want to delete the icons of that type. Press the left arrow key to erase them. The unit returns to the plotter screen with all icons of the type you selected erased. To remove only certain icons, h
