Lowrance GlobalNav II User manual

GlobalNav II
INSTALLATION ANDOPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS
LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0129-11 •®LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.
12000 E. SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128
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WARNING!
USE THIS GPS RECEIVER ONLYASAN AID TO NAVIGATION. A
CAREFUL NAVIGATORNEVER RELIES ON ONLYONEMETHOD TO
OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION.
CAUTION
This GPS receiver, (like all OPS navigation equipment) will show the
shortest,
mostdirectpath toawaypoint. Itprovidesnavigationdatatothe
waypointregardless ofobstructions.Therefore,the
prudentnavigatorwill
not
only
take
advantage ofallavailablenavigation
toolswhen
travellingto
a
waypoint, butwillalsovisuallychecktomakecertaina
clear,safe pathto
the
waypoint isalways
available.
NOTICE!
Asofthiswriting, theDepartmentofDefense(DOD)hasnotdeclared the
GPS
navigation systemoperational.Thesystem isstill in atestingphase.
Satellites canbe turnedofforaccuracy canbedegraded atwill bythe
systemoperators. RememberthattheGlobalNav II,oranyGPSreceiver
isonlyas accurate asthe
system
it'susing.
Copyright 1993 LowranceElectronics
Allrights
reserved.
Allfeaturesand specifications subject tochange withoutnotice.
Allscreensin thismanual are simulated.
NOTES:
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NOTE& TABLE OFCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
MOUNTING
BRACKErMOUNT
IN-DASH MOUNT 2
POWER CONNECTIONS 3
GPSMODULEINSTALLATION 4
KEYBOARD 7
GPS-HOWITWORKS 9
ACCURACY ID
THELOWRANCE GPSMODULE 10
GETTING STARTED-INITIALIZATION II
CHANGE POSITION 12
CHANGE ALTITUDE 12
CHANGETIME IS
CHANGEDATE 13
COLD START IS
POSITION/NAVIGATIONDISPLAYS 14
SATELLITE INFORMATIONSCREEN 14
POSITION SCREEN 15
STEERINGSCREEN 16
CUSTOMIZESCREENS 17
PLOTTER 18
PLOTTERCURSOR 19
PLOTTINGWITHAWAYPOINT 20
PLOTTERMENUS 20
PLOTTERMENU-PAGE1 2D
CLEAR PLOT 21
ICON ON/OFF 21
CHANGE DISPLAY 21
PLOTTER MENU-PAGE2 22
GOTOCURSOR 22
PLOTTER UPDATE 23
GRID LINES 23
SELECTUNITSOFMEASURE 24
BACK LIGHTON/OFF 24
EVENTMARKER 25
USING THEEVENT MARKERWITHTHE
CURSOR 25
ERASING ICONS 26
WINDOWS 27
VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS 29
MODIFYING GROUPS 29
RESETTINGALLGROUPS 30
WAYPOINT NAVIGATION 30
HOWTOSAVE AWAYPOINT 3D
QUICKSAVE METHOD 31
VIEW
ANDSAVE METHOD 31
ENTERNEWWAYPOINT 32
NAMEAWAYPOINT 32
ERASEAWAYPOINT 33
RECALLAWAYPOINT 33
ROUTES 34
CREATING AROUTE 34
NAMEAROUTE 35
WAYPOINT SELECTION 35
FOLLOWINGAROUTE 36
CANCEL NAVIGATION 37
MODIFYINGAROUTE 37
ERASINGAROUTE 37
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TABLEOF CONTENTS (cant.)
GPSALARMS 38
ARRIVALALARM 38
XTE
(CROSSTRACK ERROR)ALARM 39
ANCHORALARM 39
CHANGING GPSSE1TINGS
SELECINMEA 40
TRUEANIJMAGNETIC POSITION . Mi
PRESET 41
MANOVERBOARD 41
GPSMODULE SELF-TEST 43
GPSSIMULATOR 43
DISPLAY CONTRAST
ADJUST BACKLIGHT LEVEL
BACKLIGHTON/OFF 45
SPEAKER VOLUME 45
PCFOFFSET 45
SYSTEM INFORMATION 47
WINDOWSSUMMARY 48
SPECIFICATIONS 49
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GlobalNavIIGPSRECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS
OPSModule Dimensions 2.5"H x4.1"Wx7"0
Channels FiveParallel
Fourcontinuousforposition
Allsatellites in viewtracked
Update rate Onesecond
Accuracy Maximumaccuracyachievable with
Standard PositioningService
Position 25 meters CEP
Velocity 0.25meters/sec RMS
WithoutSA PDOP<6.O
NMEA 0183SENTENCES
RMB Minimum Recommended Sentence,PartB
RMC Minimum Recommended Sentence,PartC
GLL Present Position-Latitude/Longitude
APB Autopilot
Steering Data
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WINDOWS SUMMARY
Allofthewindow
groups
used bythe
GlobalNav IIare shown onthefollow-
ingpages.Toviewthesegroups,sim-
ply press the WINDOWS key, then
repeated press the downarrow key.
Thiswill "cycle" the unitthrough all
groups.
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INTRODUCTION
The GlobalNav II is a high quality,wide screen GPS receiverwith
performancethatissecondtononeinitsclass.
Usingmenufeaturesand
"soft-ke?'operation, theGlobalNavIllsalsooneofthe easiest-to-use
products that Lowrance has everbuilt.The wide "Clearvision" screen
showsthe
navigation and plotter
screens withhighresolution anddetail.
Thedisplay and keyboard are alsolighted fornightoperation.
Readthismanualandtakeitwithyou thefirstfewtimes
youuse your
unit.
Itmakes agreatreference ifyou need it.
MOUNTING -Bracket Mount
Install the GlobalNav II in anyconvenientlocation, provided there is
clearancebehindtheunitwhenitistiltedforthebestviewingangle.
Holes
inthebracketbaseallow
woodscrew
orthrough-bolt
mounting.Youmay
needtoplaceapiece ofplywood onthebackofthinfiberglasspanels
to
securethe
mountinghardware.Makecertainthereisenoughroombehind
theunittoattachthepowerandGPSmodule cables.
Thesmallest holethatwillpass one
power
ortransducer
plug
isoneinch.
Aftertheholeisdrilled, passthe OPSconnector
upthrough
the
holefirst,
then passthepower
cabledown
through
it.
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Afterthecables havebeen
routed,filltheholewithagood
marinesealing
compound.Offsetthe
brackettocoverthehole.Routethe
powerand
OPS
module cables
through theslot inthebackofthebracket.
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IN-DASHMOUNTING Afteryou've
enteredthedesired offset, press thekeynext tothe "PCF
TheGlobalNavIIcanbeinstalled inthedashwiththe
supplied hardware
ifthedashis 1/2"thick orless. Determining thedash thickness canbe
difficult,however, ifyou remove a
gauge
fromthedash, youcan easilly
measurethethkness.IY anarea
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someboats.Makecertain thereisclearance behindthedashfortheunit
andthereisenough roomtotighten
theboltsonboth sides oftheunit.
Once
you've
determined thelocation for
theunit, cuttheholeaccording
to the drawingshown above. Measure carefullybefore cutting!After
cullingthe
dash, place
the
gasketsupplied
withtheGlobalNavIIaround
theunitandplace
theunitin thehole.
Supplied
withtheGlobalNavIIarerubber
pads, bolts,washers, and cam
clamps
toattach ittothedash. Peeltheadhesive backingofftherubber
pads
and
place
oneoneachsideoftheunitinthelocationwherethecam
clamp
willtouchthebacksideofthedash.Usingthehardware supplied
withthe
unit,attachtheunittothedash. Makecertainthatthecamclamp
ontheleftsideoftheunitispointing downandthecam
clamp
ontheright
sideoftheunitispointing up before youstart
tightening thebolts.
BOLT
CAMCLAMP
(TURNED DOWN)
OffsetOFFON" label.Thisturns the PCFcorrection factor that you
enteredon.Toleavethis screen,pressthekeynexttothe
"Exit"label.This
also putsyourchanges intoeffect.
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auieeiiallu LuIkey heALLu
the"PCF OFFSET OFFON" label. Remember, Presettingtheunita!so
erases anyPCF
offset, therebyturning itoff.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
TheSystem Informationmenugivesyou thedateand revisionnumber of
thesoftware used mtthe GlobalNav
MENU key,thenpress thekey
nexttothe"More" labeluntilthe
fourthmenupageappears.Now
pressthekey nexttothe"Sys-
temInformation"label.Ascreen
similar totheone at right ap-
pears. To return to thesonar
screen, press the key nextto
the"Exit" label.
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7.625"
DASHCUTOUT
.400"radius
(4places)
N I II. To viewthis menu, press the
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BOLT
CAMCLAMP
(TURNED UP)
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Nowpressthekeyadjacent to
the "Change Offset' labelto
enterthecorrection factorfor
your location. The screen
shown at right appears.Re-
member,
thisisthedifference
betweenthelocationshownon
the
presentposition
display
and
the
position
shownonthechart.
thechart. Forthisreason,you
shouldbecarefulwhenenter-
ing
thePCFoffset. This offset
issavedin memory. Itdoesn't
changewhentheunitisturned
off. However, a Preset does
erase thePCFfactor.
To set the PCF factor, first
press the MENU key, then
press the key next to the
"Change GPSSettings" label.
"PCF Offset"label. Thescreen shown
Use the arrow keys to move
the black boxto the number
that
you
wishtochange inthe
latitude,thenenterthe
numbers. Pressthe
keynexttothe"Latitude N3" tochange thelatitudefromnorthtosouth,
ifnecessary.Pressthe
keynexttothe"AcceptOffset"labelwhen
you've
enteredthedesired latitude offset. Repeatthisproceduretochange the
longitude.Inthis example,wehaveentered Odegrees,.012
minutesnorth
lattitude and0 degrees, .068
minuteseastlongitude asthe
PCFoffset. Thatisthe differ-
encebetween thepresent
po-
sitionshown on the unitand
ourposition
shownbythe chart.
In other words, our position
shownontheunitis0.012min-
utesnorth and0.068 minutes
eastoftheposition shownon
POWER CONNECTIONS
TheGlobalNav IIworksfromatwelve-volt batterysystem. Forthebest
results,attachthepowercable directly
tothe
battery.
Youcanattach the
power cableto an accessory or powerbuss,however
you mayhave
problemswithelectrical interference.Therefore,it'ssaferto
go
aheadand
attachthe power cabledirectly
tothebattery. Ifthecable is too short,
splice
#18
gauge
wireontoit.Thepower
cablehasfour
wires; red,black,
green, andwhite. Red isthepositive
lead, blackisnegative
orground.
Make certaintoattachthein-linefuseholdertothered leadascloseto
the powersource as possible. Forexample, ifyou haveto extend the
powercabletothe
batteryorpowerbuss,
attachoneendofthefuseholder
directly
tothe
battery
or
power
buss.Thiswillprotect boththeunitandthe
powercableintheeventofashort.TheGlobalNav IIusesa
3-amp
fuse.
IMPORTANTl
Do notusethisproduct withouta
3-ampfusewiredintothe power
cablel
Failure tousea
3-amp
fusewillvoidyourwarranty.
N o°uaoou'
Nowpress thekeynexttothe
aboveappears.
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TO"P
"CONNECTOR
ON GLOBALNAV II
WHITE
WIRE
NMEA
INTERFACE
GREEN
RED
WIRE
3amp
FUSE
thechart.
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GlobalNavII POWER CONNECTIONS
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Thewhiteand greenwiresareforaNMEA interface. TheAccuNavil
sendsdata to another electronicnavigation devices through thewhite
wireandreceivesNMEA data through thegreen
wire. Ifthewhiteand
greenwiresare notused, tapetheirends sothattheycannot short.
Tu uuIIlIeei d deviuw u ilie GiobuiNavs NMEA output, auacn a
shielded, twistedpair
cablefromthedevice's NMEA intputtothewhite
wireontheGlobalNav Ii'spower
cable. Solderthe
ground conductorof
thetwistedpair andtheshieldtotheblackwireonthe
powercable. Do
notconnectthe shield totheotherdevice. Seethe otherinstrument's
manual formore
wiringinstructions.
SeetheNMEAsectionin thismanual formore information.
GPSMODULE
INSTALLATION
TheOPSmodule canbeinstalled onaflatsurface or(with
thesupplied
adapter)on apole. Mountthemodule in an areathat guarantees a
clearviewoftheskyatalltimes. Inorderforthemodule toreceive the
signalsfromthesatellites, itmustnotbeobstructed. An ideal location
is on a cabinroof,ordeck. Thegunnels also make agood location.
Attachingthe pole mountingadapter lets you install the module on a
one inch mast. However, forlightning protection, theantenna shouln't
bethehighestpartoftheboat.
SurfaceMounting
-WithAccess
If you haveaccess underneath the
mounting surface, use the gasket
supplied with the GPSmodule as a
template. Drillfour5.5mm (7/32")
holesand one 17 mm (11/16") hole
for the module's cable. Attach the
cable to the module and pass it
down
through
theholein thegasket
and the mounting surface. Use 5
mm screws, flat washers, and lock
washers tofasten the OF'S module
tothemounting surface. Routethe
cabletotheGlobalNavII. \[
, :
DECK7 5MMSCREWS
BACKLIGHTON/OFF
To turnthebacklightingon,
pressthe
menukey, then
press
the
keynexttothe"More" label
twice.Now
press
the
keyadja-
centtothe backigniOnOft
label.Thismovestheblackbox
from "OFF" to the "ON"posi-
tion.To turnthebacklightsoff,
repeatthesame steps.
SPEAKER
VOLUME
The speaker volume
hastwo
levels: highorlow. When theGlobalNavIIisfirstturned
on,the
speaker
volumeis
high.To change
it,pressthe
MENUkey, thenpressthekey next
tothe"More"labeltwice.Now
pressthekeynexttothe "SpeakerVolume
LowHigh"label.Thisswitchesthevolumefromhightolow. Ashorttune
sounds, letting you hearthe volume. To switch backto high volume,
simplypressthekey again.
Toexitfromthismenu, presstheCURkey.
PCFOFFSET
TheGPS
navigation systemrelieson complex
mathematicalcalculations
todetermineyourpositionbasedonsatellite dataandotherfactors. One
factoristheEarth'sshape.SincetheEarthisnotatrue
sphere,
variations
inthe
calculations havetobemadetoaccommodate deviations.Tomake
matters morecomplex, noteveryone usesthesame datatodetermine
whatthedeviationsare.Thesizeandshapeofthe
ellipsoidsthatareused
toapproximatetheearth'ssurface areimproved often.Thiscanlead to
errorsifyournavigation device usesone
ellipsoid,while yourchartuses
adifferent one. Thetermusedfortheseellipsoids is"Datum."
Toreducetheerrorfactorbetween
datum,
thisunit
givesyou
the
capability
tomoveor"offset"the
position shownonthe display
tomatchtheone
on
thechart. Theunitwilladdthisoffsettoallposition displaysatall times.
For
example, supposeyouare anchored atalocationthatisaccurately
markedon achart. Your unitshows a longitude position that is .010
degrees
lessthanthe one onthechart. Using the Position Correction
Factor(PCF)Offsetfeature, you
maketheunitreadthesameasthechart.
If
youraiseanchorand move,theunitwillcontinuouslyaddthe
changeto
allpositiondisplays.Thismakesitmoreclosely
matchthedatumusedby
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17mm
(11/16') 5.5mm
(7/32")
Hole
(4places)
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DISPLAYCONTRAST Surface Mounting -WithoutAccess
Theunit'sdisplaycontrastis
adjustabletosuitdifferent light-
ing
conditions.Toadjustit,first
press
themenu
key,
thenpress
the
keynexttothe"More"label ______________________________
twotimes. Nowpressthe key
nexttothe
"AdjustDisplay
Con-
trast"label.Ascreensimilarto __________ ___________ ___________
theoneatright appears. Now
press the key adjacent tothe
leftarrowtodecreasethecon-
trast. Pressthe
keyadjacent
to
therightarrow toincrease it.Thepercentage ofcontrastin usechanges
as the arrow keys are pressed. The bar chart also gives a graphical
indicationofthecontrastlevel.Youcanseethe
change onthescreenas
youpress
the
keys.Afteryou've
madethe
adjustment, presstheCLR key
toerasethemenu.
ADJUST BACK LIGHT
LEVEL
TheGlobalNav II hasinternal
lights forthedisplay
andkey-
board. To adjust theintensity
ofthe
lighting,press
theMENU
key,then pressthe keynextto
the"More"labeltwotimes.Now
pressthe keynext tothe"Ad-
just Back Light Level" label.
Thescmenshownbelowappears.
Ifyoudon'thaveaccesstothebackside ofthe mounting surface,use
the "cleats" supplied with the GlobalNav II. (Note: This is assuming
youcan"snake" themodule's cabletoalocationthatisaccessable.A
holewillstill need tobe drilled in the mounting surfacefor thecable.)
Usingthegasket
asa
template, mark and drill the 17mm(11/16") hole
forthe
cable. Attachthecabletothemodule anddrop
theotherend of
thecable
through
thegasket and down thehole. Placethemodule on
thegasket. Slidethe "cleats" onto eachendofthe module and(using
the cleats as templates) mark four holes for 5 mm (#10) mounting
screws. Drillthe holes, then replace thecleats on the module and
fasten them tothe mounting surface with 5mm (#10) screws. Route
thecabletotheGlobalNav II.
"cLEAT"
Now
press
theleftarrow key to
decreasethe
light level.Press
therightarrow keytoincrease
it.Thepercentage
ofback
light
in usechanges as the arrow
keys
are
pressed.
Thebarchart
alsogives agraphical indica-
tionofthe level. Afteryou've
made the adjustment, press
theCLR
keyto
erasethemenu.
GPS MODULE
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Pole Mount
First, thread the pole mounting adapter onto the mounting pole or
ratchetbase. Alignthepolemounting adapter so the module willface
thebow of the boat. Install and tighten the set screw into thepole
mountingadapter
and
tighten itsecurely. Thisshould preventtheOPS
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mountingadapter. Nowattach thecabletotheGPSmodule and pass
thecable
through
thegasket, polemountingadapter, and
pole. Setthe
GPS module on top ofthepolemounting adapter and alignthe four
threaded holes in the module with the holes in the pole mounting
adapter. Using
thefourstainless steel5mmscrews andlockwashers
supplied withtheGlobalNav II, attachthepolemountingadapter tothe
GPSmodule. Thiscompletes theassembly.
Ifthepole ormast
you'reusing isn't holloworiftheholein themiddle of
the
poleistoosmallfortheconnectors, usethecable mountingadapter
supplied with your unit. Threadthe cable mountingadapter intothe
GPS pole mounting adapter. Then thread the pole into the cable
mounting adapter. Route thecabledowntheoutsideofthe pole.
GPSMODULE SELF-TEST
ThisfeatureteststheGPSmodule and returnsa
specialcode. Thiscode
isofinterest onlytotheservice
department.However,theGlobalNavII
interpretsthis
codeand
displaysastatus message.
This
messageiseither
"MODULE HAS PASSED"or"MODULEHASFAILED"andshowsatthe
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department ifthemodule failstheselftest.Donotattempt to usethis
product
ifitfailstheselftest.
To use the self test feature,
press the MENU key, then
pressthekey
nexttothe"More"
label. Finally, pressthe key
nexttothe "OPS Module Self
Tesf' label.Thescreen shown
atright appears.
Toexitfromthisscreen, press
thekeynexttothe"Exit" label.
GPSSIMULATOR
Thisfeature
placesposition
andnavigationdataonallscreens, including
the plotter. Theunit"navigates" aclosed course. Itshows bearing and
distancetogo, courseoverground, andotherinformation.Arecurring
messageappears, alerting you
thatthesimulatormodeisenabled.Don't
navigate whenthesimulator ison!
Toturnthesimulator on,press theMENUkey,thenpressthekey nextto
the"More" label.
Finally,press the keynexttothe"GPSSimulatorOFF
ON"label. The simulator
mode starts immediately.Toturnthesimulator
off,either pressandholdtheOFFkey orrepeattheabove steps.
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MOUNTING
ADAPTER
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CABLE
MOUNTING
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POLE
CABLE
MOUNTING
ADAPTER
POLE
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