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.

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2-3-2-3WaypointManagement
l Waypoint Pageprovides functions to browse, create
,
delete, edit,andstore waypoints. You can
activate
Waypoint Page on Menu page. Usingthe UP
and
DOWN key toselecttherangebuttons (0...9，
A...Z)
to assign the namerange of waypoints to be browsed
.
Press theENTER key
to executeclassification, the
screenwillonlylistwaypoints that conform
tothe
range. You can usethe UP and DOWNkey
toselect
waypoints, andcolumns belowwilldisplaydetails
of
selected waypoint at the same time.
l Waypoint capacity:1000.
l The
ENTER keypressed afterwaypoint is selected
candisplayCommandMenu, whichincludes
followingfunctions:
² New Waypoint: Thecolumn below this page
can be
used to build a newwaypoint.
² Go To: Single-
waypoint navigation is activated,so
that the waypoint is selected asthe destination.
² Edit:
The columnbelowthis pagecanbe used to
modifythe selected waypoint.
² Delete: Todeletewaypoint selected
.If waypointis
used in aroute, it will not allowbeingdeleted.
² DeleteAll: Todelete allwaypoints promptly.
² Copy: To copywaypoint promptly.

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l
The columnbelowthis pagecanbeusedtobuilda new
waypoint ormodifyexistingone.
Foreditingcolumn
data, refer to “2-3-2-2 Position Mark”.

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2-3-2-4 RouteManagement
l
Routes canbeconsistedoftherelatedwaypointsas the
basis ofnavigation. Route Pageprovides functions to
browse, create, delete, modifyandsaveroutes. Route
Pagecanbeaccessedon MenuPage. The
UPand
DOWN keycanbe used toselect aroutean
dview its
detail on the columns below thepage:
l Route Capacity:100.
l WaypointCapacityfor Each Route:40.
l The
ENTER keypressed after waypoint is selectedcan
displayCommandMenu, whichincludes
following
functions:
² GoTo: Routenavigation is activated,
so that the route is
selected as the destination.
² Edit:The columnat thebottomof this pagecan
modify
the contents of a route.
²
New:The columnat thebottomofthis functioncan be
used to build a new route.
² Delete: To deleteroutesselected.
² DeleteAll: To deleteallroutes promptly.
² Copy: Toquick duplicate selected route.
² Reverse: Toquickduplicateselected route and
reverse
its waypoint sequence. Thus the first waypoint
in the
original route willbecome
the lastwaypointinthe
duplicated route.

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l The columnbelow Route Page can beusedto
modify
route name andwaypoints inside aroute. When
editing
waypoints insideselected route, use the
UPandDOWN
key to select waypoint and then press theENTERkey
to
access one of following functions:
² Add WPT: Toadd a newwaypoint to the selected route.
² Change: Tochange the inside of waypoint
intheselected
route.
² Remove: Toremove waypoints insidethe selected route.
l Using the ESC keyto end waypoint modification.

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2-3-2-5 System Setup
l Selecting Setup icon onMenu Pagecan activate Set
up
Page.Thispagecanset system configuration
. Theitems
thatcan beset shall be:
l
SystemLanguage: Tosupport simplifiedChinese,
traditional Chinese and English.
l Port Mode: Tosetaninterface modeofGG-
H16.
NMEA, Disable or Debugcanbe setinPortMode.
WhenNMEA is set asoutput, the GG-
H16 will output
the followingsentences of NMEAwith4800bps,8data
bits,no parityand 1 stop bit:
¥ RMC: 1HZ
¥ GGA: 1HZ
¥ GSA: 1HZ
¥ GSV: 0.2HZ
² Time Format: 12 hours or 24 hours.
² Unit: The Inch Systemor the MetricSystem.
² ReceiverOff: Toturnoffthe receiver
powercanreduce
power consumption.
²
LCDPower Save: Systemwill automaticallyreturn off
power ofLCD backlight withoutanyk
eytouchingin
30 seconds to reduce power consumption.
²
ArrivalAlert:The messageforthe arrivalcan be
displayedwithin10meters or10minutes from a
distanceof the target points.
² BatteryLowAlert.
² Over Speed Alert.
² Brightness of LCD Backlight: 0….9.
² Contractof LCD Display:0….9.
² Speed Limit.
²
TimeAdjustment:Universal TimeCoordinate(UTC
offset).
²
Time andDistance forTrack: Systemcan automatically
record thetracksincondition oftime (0
….255
seconds)anddistance (0….255 meters). Time set as
0
second represents no track recording.

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2-3-2-6 Electric Compass
l Selecticonoftheelectric compasson Menu Page
to
switchtoCompass Page. This page
provides the
magnetic northazimuth. Please make calibration
while
usingthe electric compass at thefirsttime
accordingto
the following procedures:
Ø Select the [Calibration] buttontostart
calibrating.
Beware of keeping the unit horizontal while calibrating
Ø Please rotate theunitcounterclockwise wh
ile
calibratingso that thered
pointer onthetopofthe
screen can keep in the same direction.
Ø Amessage will be showed
after calibration is
completed.
Ø Use the[Save] button tostore the result.
Next timeyou
can use the[Load] button toloadthe result directly
.
Whentheenvironment ischanged, just likeexchanging
batteries will result in defaultvalue invalid
,please
re-calibrate accordingto the procedure above.
Ø The greenpointer inCompass Page is shown
after
calibration ordefaultvalue loaded. It meansthat
the
electric compass isworkingproperlynow.
The green
pointer indicates magneticnorth.
l When using electriccompass, the unit
shouldbe kept
farawayfrom magnetism stuffs andkeep its
levelto
reduceerror.

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2-3-2-7Altimeter
l Altimeter icon canbe selected on Menu P
agetoenter
Altimeter Page. This page provides:
² Altitude of Air Pressure.
² GPS Altitude: Onlyfor reference.
² Atmospheric Pressure: In mill bar
² Verticalspeed: Itis in meter/secondorfeet/
second
and the positive value stands for increasing altitude.
² Altitude variation chart: Time range(from
20seconds
to 2hours)canbechanged from the C
ommand
button, andthe system will adjustthe rangeof altitude
automatically.
² Altitude correction:keyingin
your current altitude to
the column “Input Alt”and press the
F1 key tosave it.

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2-3-2-8 Clear Memory
l Icon ofClear Memory
is selectedonMenuPageto
clearmemory andreturnto thefactory value.
Data for
waypoints, routes and tracks willbecleared together.
l We recommend
tobackupdatatoPC hard diskfirst by
usingthe Navigation DataU
tility(GGH16SYN.EXE)
before usingthis function.

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2-3-2-9 Cold Start
2-3-2-10 PC Link
l ColdStart function canbe
used toreactivate
GPS/GLONASSreceiver
underanyofthe
followingsituations:
² Not used for long terms (>30 days).
² Distance between your currentlocation and last
fixed location exceeds 500 kilometers.
² Unable to get alocation fix in an open skyarea for
10 minutes
l PC Link canbe selected on Menu Pageto
maintain
data. Dataof waypoints, routes, historical track
sand
systemconfigurationcan be savedto the PC
endor
downloaded from the PC end.
l The ESC or POWER key is used to end PC Link.
l Please refer to instructions of GGH16SYNC.

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2-3-2-11 Track
l Track Page
canbe accessedonMenuPage. Systemwill
followtimeanddistance set onSetupPagetorecord the
track in circulation and displaythecurrent track.
l The currenttrack is saved RAMand willget
lost after
power off. It canalsobeeliminatedby select the [
Clear
(F2)] button.
l
You cankeepyour current trackafterpoweroffby
savingit as ahistorytrack.History tracksare keptin
flash memorywhere data won t get lostafter power off.
l An “S”symbol displayedonthescreen represents
the
startingpoint of a track,and asterisk represents
a
destination of the track.
l Four historical tracks can be saved totally.
l Each track can have a data capacityof 1000 positions.
l Before the currentrecords are full, you cansavethem
as
a historical track.Whenthe current track is fully
,the
GGH16 will automatically circulatetherecords
andkeep
the latest 1000 track point after then.
l
Press [HistoryTrack] to highlight one ofhistorical
tracks. Use the
UP/DOWN keyto viewdifferent
historical track.Press the
ENTER keytoaccess
followingfunctions:
² Go To:To navigate followingthe selected track.
² Go Back: To
navigate followingthe trackwithreversed
direction. TheESC/ENTER key can
endtrack
navigation.
² View: The trackcan be viewedin fullscreen mode.
In
fullscreen mode, UP
,DOWN, LEFTandRIGHTkeyare
usedtoshiftthe track; furthermore, F1/F2 keycan zoom
the track. The ESC and ENTER key can end track view.
² Delete: Todelete the historical track selected.