Fac GG-H16 User manual

Copyright Taiwan Falcon Aerospace Corporation 2003. All rights reserved.
GG-H16 User Manual
V1.0
Taiwan Falcon Aerospace Corporation
5F, 131, NanjingE. Rd.,Sec.3, Taipei,104,Taiwan
WEB : www.tfac.com.tw
TEL : [phone]
FAX : [phone]
Document Number: GGH16xx011E

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Copyright
Allrights, includingcopyright,inthecontent of this manual arereserved byFAC. Nopartof this
manual maybe reproduced,copied,transmitted, distributed, published, storedinanyform or by
anymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording,orotherwise, without thepriorwritten
permissionof FAC. FAC reserves theright to revise orchangethismanualwithout obligationto
notify.
FCC Regulatory compliance
The GG-H16 complieswithFCC Part 15inbothradiatedandconducted emissionclass B limits.
TocomplywiththeFCC RFexposure compliance requirements,nochangetothe antenna orthe
deviceis permitted.Anychangetothe antennaorthedevice couldresultinthedevice exceeding
the RFexposure requirementsandvoidtheuser sauthoritytooperate the device. Operationis
subject to the followingtwo conditions:
l This devicemaynot cause harmfulinterference.
l This device mustaccept anyinterferencereceived,includinginterference that maycause
undesired operation.

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Contents
1 INTRODUCTIONOFGG-H16HANDHELD RECEIVER......................................................1
1-1 CONTENTS OF PRODUCT................................ ...........................................................................1
1-2 NOTICE OF OPERATION.............................................................................................................1
1-3 DESCRIPTIONSOF PRODUCT APPEARANCE ................................ ................................ ................2
1-4 POWER REQUIREMENTS ................................ ...........................................................................2
2 METHODSOFOPERATION ....................................................................................................3
2-1 STARTING SYSTEM ................................................................ ................................ ...................3
2-2 COMPOSITION OF FUNCTION PAGE............................................................................................3
2-3 OPERATION OF PAGES...............................................................................................................4
2-3-1 SatellitePage ................................................................ ................................ ...................5
2-3-2 MenuPage................................ ................................ .......................................................5
2-3-2-1 MapDatum...............................................................................................................6
2-3-2-2 Position Mark ...........................................................................................................7
2-3-2-3 Waypoint Management ............................................................................................. 8
2-3-2-4 Route Management................................................................................................ .10
2-3-2-5 SystemSetup ................................................................ ................................ ..........12
2-3-2-6 Electric Compass ....................................................................................................13
2-3-2-7 Altimeter.................................................................................................................14
2-3-2-8 Clear Memory.........................................................................................................15
2-3-2-9 ColdStart ...............................................................................................................16
2-3-2-10 PC Link ................................................................ ................................................ 16
2-3-2-11Track................................ ................................ ................................ ..................... 17
2-3-3 Trip Gauge Page ............................................................................................................18
2-3-4 Navigation Page.............................................................................................................19
2-3-5 MapPage.......................................................................................................................21
2-3-5-1 MapView ...............................................................................................................21
2-3-5-2 MapNavigation ......................................................................................................24
3 UTILITYSOFTWARE FORGG-H16 ................................ ................................ ..................... 26
3-1 FIRMWARE MAP UTILITY ................................ ................................ .......................................26
3-2 NAVIGATION DATA UTILITY....................................................................................................27
APPENDIXA FAILUREAND TROUBLESHOOTING ................................ ............................ 28

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1 Introduction of GG-H16 Handheld Receiver
GG-H16 handheld receiver features:
l GPS+GLONASS dual-systemreceiver.
l Built-in antenna and support external antenna.
l Built-in electriccompass and altimeter.
l Color display.
l Supported languages: simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English.
l To support electric map.
l Built-in 32MB highcapacitymemory.
l Easyoperation.
l To support various map datums.
l Rugged design.
l Waterproof.
1-1 Contents of Product
The standard product pack includes:
l One GG-H16 handheld receiver.
l PCinterface cable with car cigarettelighter adapter (1.2meters)
l One User Manual.
l OneCD-ROM for Tool Software.
l One externalantenna for GPS/GLONASS (5m).
l One camouflage carrybag.
For other optional accessories, please refer to www.tfac.com.tw.
1-2 Noticeof Operation
l Thisreceiver should be used in areas with good skyview.
l Do not cover thepartof antenna.
l Please use the rubbercovertoblockupthe jack of external antenna whennot usingthe external
antenna to ensure thewaterproof performanceof the unit.
l When the unitis placed horizontally,anincludedanglebetweeninteriorantenna of the unit and
the levelwillbe15degree. Inorderto obtainthe bestreceivingresult,the unit should befaced
to sky directlyandmaintain an includedangle withthe levelof 0-30degree.If the electric
compass is used alone, the unit should be kept horizontal as far as possible.
l Thereceiver should bekept awayfrom devices transmittingRFradio wave.
l Please use four AA 1600mAH/2000mAH, 1.2V batteries.

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External Antenna InteriorAntenna
Jack
Display Screen
Function Key UP
MENU POWER/Backlight
LEFT RIGHT
ESC ENTER
DOWN
External Power and Data
Transmission Connector
l Remove batteries when it is notexpected to be in use for a longtime.
l Theproductis waterproof design. Please do not open the unit byyourself.
1-3 Descriptions of Product Appearance
1-4PowerRequirements
The GG-H16 operates on thegeneral vehicle power (12VDC/24VDC)or four AANi-MH batteries
(1600mAH/2000mAH@ 1.2V DC).Please followthe sign “LOCK”on theback cover androtate the
knob counterclockwise toremovethebackcover. Theninstallbatteriesaccordingtopolarityof(+)
and (-)ofbattery.Afterbatteries are installed, close the backcover andturn the knob clockwise to
lockcertainly,sothat ensures thewaterproof performance of the unit. If external powerandbatteries
are supplied at the same time, the GG-H16 willprefer to use external power.
Descriptions of Key:
l POWER/Backlight: To
switchpower or
backlight of the screen.
l UP: To select function and modify data.
l DOWN: To selectfunction
andmodify
data.
l LEFT: To selectfunction and modify data.
l RIGHT:To selectfunction
and modify
data.
l ENTER: To inputd
ata or execute function.
l ESC: To cancel input or return to
the
previous page.
l F1/F2: Functional key to be stylized.
l MENU: Quick Menu key.

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2 Methods of Operation
2-1 Starting System
2-2 Compositionof FunctionPage
l Power on/off
Ø To press POWER key for 2 seconds to turn on the unit.
Ø To press POWER key for 3 seconds to turn off the unit.
l Backlighton/off
Ø Topress POWER key for 1second toturn on the
screen backlight.
Ø Topress POWER keyfor 1second again to close the
backlight.
l Satellite Page willbe displayed and searching for
satellitesignal when systemjuststarts, as shown inleft
figure.
l If thesatellite signal is good, your positionwillbe
resolved within60seconds andthe screen will display
the message “ReadytoNAV ”.Nowtheunitis readyto
providenavigation functions to you.
Functions of theGG-H16 are divided intopages
.
Every page asshowninleftfigure will provide
with
the messages or functions as follows:
l Battery Indicator:
²Green: high capacity
²Yellow:middle capacity
²Red: lowcapacity
l GPS Fixed Indicator:
² G: Good GPSsignaland position resolved
² ?:AcquiringGPS signal
² X: No Receiver Signal or Receiver Closed.
l Command button ( ): to execute page-
specific
commands.
l Page button ( ): to quickly access other pages.
Page button
Commandbutton
GPS fixindicator
Page title Battery indicator
Major
Pages

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2-3 Operation of Pages
All functions of the GG-H16 can beclassified as five major pages as follows:
Satellite Page Menu Page Trip GaugePage Navigation Page MapPage
l Satellite Page: To provide the satellite related information.
l Menu Page: To providesystem setting and data editingfunctions.
l Trip Gauge Page: Toprovide related information on a trip.
l Navigation Page: To provide navigation function and related information.
l Map Page: To provide map view and map navigation functions
Toshift among pages:
l Use MENU key to instantly switch to Menu page.
l Use Page button ( ) to quick access anyof fivemajor pages.
l Use ESC key to return to the previous page mostof time.

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2-3-1 Satellite Page
2-3-2 Menu Page
l Menu Page provides systemsettinganddata tobe
edited.The UP, DOWN, LEFT and RIGHT keysare
usedto select icons (highlighted). Use theENTER key
to execute function of the selected icon.
l Use theMENU keyto activatethis page.
l Satellite Chart: Todisplaya distributive statusof
the
GPS Satellites (the concentriccircle inleft)
and
GLONASS Satellites (the concentric circle in right
).
The innercirclerepresents anelevation
of45degree
and the outer circledenotes 0 degreewith north up.
l Signal Intensityfor Satellite:
² Green:>=36dB
² Yellow:>=27dB
² Red: <27dB
l The unitwill display “ReadytoNAV ”
andthe
longitudeandlatitudeof your current positiononce
it can geta location fixed.

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2-3-2-1 Map Datum
l Select MapDatum icon in MENUpageto activate
Map
Datum page.
l In Map Datum page, the correct map datum
can be set up.
l Using the UP DOWN,LEFTandRIGHkey toselect
the
desired map datum. Press ENTER to finish setting.
l Using the ESC key tomove the highlight
toexitthelist
box of Map Datum. Usingthe
UP/DOWN keyto move
the highlight
toCommandbuttonto access optional
commands.
l The GG-H16
supports180 kindsofmapdatums,
including WGS84, TWD67, TWD97 and etc, as well as
reserves oneset of map datum that you
candefine
yourself.
l Using the Command button toaccess [
EditUserDatum]
function.The screenwilldisplay User Datum
Page,
which caninput Map Datum parameters defined by you.
Refers to adescription of Mark Page for datainput.

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2-3-2-2 Position Mark
l If you want to mark the current position and
increase
adatabase of waypoints,select
MarkicononMenu
PagetoactivateMarkPage.
The defaultvalueof
columns inMarkPageisyour currentposition,
which can be saved or edited directly.
The methods to changevalues are as follows:
² In Select Mode(whiteon black):
The highlighted columnis the target one (w
hiteon
black), in which the
UPandDOWNkeyis used to
select thecolumn to beedited and the
ENTER keyis
used to enter edit mode.
² In edit mode (black on yellow):
The
UPandDOWNkeyisused to editcharactersas
wellas the
LEFTandRIGHT keyis usedtoselect
characters tobeedited. After completing
the column
modification, press the ENTER key to end e
dit mode
and return to select mode (black on white)
l Be aware ofusingthis function
onlywhenthe unit
resolved your position.
l Data format:
² Nameof Waypoint:8characters in length
.Legal
characters are0…9,A…Zandblank,the first
character of which must not beblank.
² Nameof Route:11characters in length
.Legal
characters are0…9,A…Zandblank,the first
character of which must not beblank.
² Waypoint names and routenames
donothavetobe
unique, but we suggest not using
duplicatednames
to avoid confusing.
l PressingtheENTER keyfor3seconds can
also
mark your current position.