DeLorme PN-20 manual

Ear thmate GPS PN-20 D E LORM E User Manual ® An All-in-One Handheld GPS Solution fr om DeLorme, the Leading Digital Mapping and GPS Compan y[...]

T able of C onten ts Get ting St ar ted ........................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Basi c Func tions ......................................................................................................................[...]

2 3 Get ti ng Star ted Th ank you fo r purch asing t he De Lorm e Ear t hmate G PS P N - 20. T his ve rsati le and comp act GP S re - cei ver lets you create t racks of your tr avels, c reate routes so you neve r get l ost, find po ints of interest, and mo re! Thi s manu al provi des ins truc tions f o r using all of the fun ctio nalit y ava ilab [...]

4 5 Find Th e Find but ton is l abel ed w ith a m agnif y ing gl ass. Use it to searc h for a p oint of intere st, w ayp oint, add ress, co ordin ate, an d mo re. Y ou c an s earch for a lo cati on b ased on its nam e or it s proxi mit y to the cur rent map c enter . Ma rk Way po in t Th e Mar k but ton is la bele d with a p ush pin . Use it to ma [...]

6 7 GP S PN -20 va r y by a ppl icati on. Fo r m ore inform ation, see t he map ping ap plic atio n’ s Hel p system for i nstru ction s on send ing ma ps to your E ar thmate G PS P N -2 0. • On li ne M ap C ut t er for Ea r th ma te G PS PN -2 0 —V isit http : / / d ata. delo rme.c om. Y ou must have an Internet co nnec tion to use this we[...]

8 9 • Set tingt heGP SSet ting stoPowerS avingm ode • Dis ablin gGP Swhil eindo ors • Usingb at teriesw ithhig hermilli amprati ngs( su chasDu race llUltra s,Energ izerE2 s,etc. ) Why are the n ew bat te r ie s th at I pu t in the devi c e t he l as t t im e I u se d i[...]

10 11 (+, - , / , & ) , or punctuation ( perio d, comma, apostrophe, exclamation point) you want to use. In addition, the foll owing s peci al func tions a re provid ed : Moves t he curs or one sp ace to th e left w itho ut delet ing ch arac ters. Moves t he curs or one sp ace to th e right w ithou t deleti ng cha racter s. Chan ges t he let te[...]

12 13 7 . Browse to the loc atio n w here yo u s aved the .loc fil e in step 2, sele ct the file, and then cli ck Open . Th e dr aw o bjec ts i n the impo r ted fi le d ispl ay . A new waypo int l ayer is automat ical ly created for t he imp or ted file. 8. Clic k Done to return to the Draw d ialo g area. 9. Clic k the Handheld Exp ort ta b in [...]

14 15 In the sce nario bel ow , T om , ab irdwatch er , uses the Ea rthmate GPS P N -20 , aerial i mage ry , an d the Earthm ateGPSPN - 20Onl ineMa pCentertopreparef o rhisexped ition. Before T o m le aves for hi s tri p, he u ses th e Ea rt hmate G PS PN -20 Onlin e M[...]

16 17 power t hem on, a nd sele ct the rou te they pla n to use for nav igati on. 1 . Press ME NU, hig hlight the Rou tes option , and pres s EN TER . 2. Hig hlight th e route and pre ss EN TE R. T he map d ispl ays. 3. Hig hlight th e Navigate b utto n and pres s EN TER . Th e map di splay s. 4. Pres s MEN U, highli ght the Tr a c k s op tion, a n[...]

18 19 5. From the H and held Ex po rt ta b, c enter th e ma p on the qua drant and custom ize the hand held gri d size to be st fi t the area . T hen, cli ck th e Select /Edit tool an d sel ect the gr ids on t he map t hat cover t he qua drant. 6. Clic k the Options but ton and sele ct the che ck box next to eac h data set to transfer to the Ear t[...]

20 21 The Satel lites Page Vi ew ing t he Sa te ll ite s Pag e Onc e you turn on the E ar thmate GPS PN -2 0, the Sa tellites P age displ ays. T he Satellites Page informs you of your current GP S s tatus , the numb er of satellite s the Ear thm ate G PS PN -20 is ac quir ing d ata from, t he sign al streng th, an d the GP S ac curac y ( avai labl [...]

22 23 3. Pres s EN T ER. GPS OFF d ispl ays in the up per- lef t co rner of the sc reen a nd all satellites are removed fro m the con stellati on dis play. The Map Page Vi ew ing t he M ap Pag e If a 2- D or 3 - D fi x is obta ined, th e M ap Pa ge disp lays the ma p d ata th at i s av ailab le for your current GP S l oc ation. If a G PS fix cann[...]

24 25 Cha ngeI nfoField smenuo ptio n • Worl dbased ata Th e list ab ove shows the defau lt layer ing of th e dat a t ype s (f rom top to b ottom ) . T o c hang e the d ata layer ing, se e Layering Y our D ata on pag e 31 . T o Sh ow/ H id e th e In for ma ti on F ie ld s Y ou c an hid e the inform ation fi elds to en lar[...]

26 27 mate GP S P N -2 0. In fo rma ti on F ie ld O p ti on De sc r ip ti on Bea ring Th e direc tion of travel f rom the c urrent l oca tion to t he des ti - nati on ( fini sh or nex t stop ) . E xpres sed in d egrees . Dis plays a green arrow poi nting in t he d irecti on of the nex t way point or ro ute p oint. The arrow is gr ayed out w hen no[...]

28 29 In fo rma ti on F ie ld O p ti on De sc r ip ti on Sp eed : Avera ge Th e ave rage sp eed of the device inc ludin g stop time. E xpres sed in d ista nce per unit of time. This fiel d may b e reset when yo u cle ar T rip Info. Sp eed : M axi mum Th e maxim um spee d achieve d. Ex press ed in dist ance p er unit of t ime. T his fiel d may b e[...]

30 31 5. Rep eat steps 3 and 4 for each poi nt in the line / p olyg on you want to me asure. The Pan Locat ion Inform ation that displ ays in the uppe r-r ight corne r of the s creen chang es to disp lay the he adin g from the l ast me asureme nt nod e to your cur rent GP S loc atio n, the le g dist ance, a s well as th e total dist ance from t he [...]

32 33 3. Pres s EN TER . Th e Map S etup sc reen dis play s. 4. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght the Da ta L aye ri ng bu tton . 5. Pres s EN T ER. The Dat a L ayeri ng sc reen d ispl ays a list of all of the dat a t yp es l oad ed o n the Ear thm ate G PS P N -2 0. The dat a ty pe at the top of the list ha s th e hig hest pri orit y. T he d at[...]

34 35 tering t he map. 1 . From th e Map P age, p ress M ENU. 2. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght Ma p Se tu p . 3. Pres s EN TER . Th e Map S etup sc reen dis play s. 4. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght the P OI De t ai l drop - dow n list and p ress EN T ER. 5. Use the arrow keypad to highlight Hi de PO I s, Show Ma jo r POI s , or Show A[...]

36 37 The Compa ss Page Vi ew ing t he C omp as s Page Th e C omp ass Pa ge is a gr aphic rep resenta tion of a tr adit ional  oatin g ne edle c ompa ss. It disp lays dif ferentl y dep endin g on if you are n avig ating a rou te or trac king. Th e com pas s rotates so th at the head ing is alway s up.[...]

38 39 The T rip I nfo Page Vi ew ing t he T ri p In fo Pag e Th e T r ip I nfo P age incl udes eig ht infor mati on fi eld s th at o ccu py t he e ntire s creen ( three inform ation fiel ds disp lay if the Ear th mate GP S PN - 20 is in larg e tex t m od e ). Y ou c an customi ze ea ch fiel d w ith one of the m any avail able informa tion fi el[...]

40 41 Note : Res etti ng T rip Valu es resets t he trip o dem eter for the cur rent T rip I nfo re adin g, wh ile resett ing Dev ice O dometer res ets the cu mulati ve odo meter for all tr ips on t he devic e. 5. Hig hlight R es e t Now an d press E NT ER . T o Re s tor e t he In fo rm at ion F ie l ds to t he ir D e fau lt S e t ti ngs Use the s t[...]

42 43 4. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght the Symbol fie ld and p ress EN T ER. 5. Use th e a rrow keyp ad to high light th e s ymb ol t yp e you wa nt to s earch for and pres s EN TER . For a c omp lete list of all of th e symb ol t yp es, se e App endixC o n pag e 81 . 6. Use the arrow k eypad to highlight t he search r esult that you wan[...]

44 45 If your cu rrent Fin d sett ing is Fin d By N ame and yo u want to searc h for natur al features that are near the m ap center , press M EN U. Fin d N ear Map Center i s hig hlighte d. P ress EN TER to sel ect th e Fi nd N ea r Ma p Ce nt er o ption . 4. For a F ind N ear M ap C enter sea rch, us e the ar row keypad t o highlight the Show fi[...]

46 47 T o create a rou te from your cur rent loc atio n to the searc h result, u se the ar row keypad to highl ight the Route but ton and p ress EN T ER. For m ore inform ation , see ToCr eateaR oute on pag e 55 . T o Fi nd a C oo rd in at e 1 . Pre ss the Find but ton. T he Fin d Pag e disp lays. 2. Use th e arrow keyp ad to highli ght th[...]

48 49 citie s by name, press MEN U. F ind By N ame is hi ghlig hted. Press ENT ER to sel ect the Fin d By Na me o ption. OR If your c urrent Fi nd set ting i s Find B y Na me and yo u want to se arch for c ities t hat are ne ar the m ap c enter , press ME NU. F ind N ear M ap C enter is hig hlighte d. P ress E NT ER to sel ect the Fi nd N ea r Ma p[...]

50 51 The Wa ypo ints Page Us ing t he M ark B ut to n Y ou can use the Ma rk b ut ton ( the but ton with a push pin ) on the E ar thma te GP S PN -20 to m ark a way point at your c urrent GP S locat ion or , if panning , at the cur sor posit ion. If you are not pannin g a nd your are not usin g GPS , the c urrent map center is u sed. Af ter you ad[...]

52 53 T o Ed it a Way po in t 1 . Fin d the wayp oint you want to ed it usi ng th e Way point s Pa ge, F ind se arch funct ional it y , o r by selec ting a w aypo int on the m ap. 2. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght the way poi nt you want to ed it and pres s EN TER . 3. T o chang e the symb ol of th e waypo int, use the arrow keypad to highlig[...]

54 55 2. Use the arrow keypa d to hig hlight the De l et e all Wayp oi nt s butto n and press ENT ER . A confi rmat ion mes sag e disp lays. 3. Use th e arrow key pad to hi ghlig ht the Ye s button and press ENT ER to del ete all way poi nts from the Ear t hmate GP S P N -2 0. The Route s Pa ge Us ing t he Ro ut e Page Th ere are many way s to cre[...]

56 57 4. Rep eat step 3 fo r each p oint you w ant to inclu de in your rou te. 5. Opt ional : If you do not want to includ e yo ur c urrent GP S p ositi on as a route p oint, use the arrow keypad to highli ght Cu rr en t P os it ion an d p ress EN TER . Use the arrow keypad to highli ght Re move and t hen pres s EN TER . 6. Use th e arrow key pad t[...]

58 59 3. Pres s MEN U. 4. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght De le te R ou te and p ress EN T ER. T he route is d eleted . T o De le te A ll R ou te s 1 . From th e Routes P age, p ress ME NU. 3. Use the a rrow keypa d to highli ght the De l et e All R ou te s opti on and pre ss EN TE R. T o Ed it t he R ou te Se t t in gs 1 . From th e Routes P [...]

60 61 4. T o add a c omme nt to your track , hig hlight the C omment s field and p ress EN T ER. Us e the keyboa rd to enter the co mment text . The n, high light OK and pres s EN TER . 5. T o v iew the track , hi ghlight the Vi ew but ton an d pres s EN T ER. Note : The V iew button toggl es wit h the Hid e but ton. OR T o follow an d create a di[...]

62 63 T o En ab le t he R es e t In fo S cr ee n Th e Re set Info scre en a llows you to sy nchronize your T rip Info with a track wh en yo u pre ss S ave or Cle ar on the T r ack Det ails P age. T his feature i s enab led by def ault. 1 . From th e T racks P age, p ress M ENU. 2. Hig hlight E di t T r ac k Se t ti ng s and pres s EN TER . 3. T o e[...]

64 65 T o Vi ew t he S un an d M oon R is e / Se t In fo rma ti on Th e Sun / Moo n ris e and set inform ation is found under neath the Sun / Mo on gr aphi cs. The infor mati on disp lays the ti me t hat both th e sun and m oon will rise a nd set base d on the current time an d d ate set - ting s. T he S un infor matio n is on the left and the moon[...]

66 67 The Hunt / Fish Page Us ing t he H unt / Fi sh Pa ge Use th e Hunt / Fi sh pa ge to v iew a pred icit ion of t he t yp e of da y it wi ll be for hunting or fish ing, the bes t times to hunt or fi sh, an d goo d times to hunt o r fish for you r current G PS l oc ation. T o Se t th e Da te Note : Setting the date in the Hunt / Fish Pag e aff[...]

68 69 • Spr ing( gre en ) • Summ er( yellow ) • Autu mn( oran ge ) • W inter( blue ) • Mid night( hi ghcont rast— bla ck / g ray / da rkblue ;hel pfulfornig htti meuse ) 3. T o mo dif y the b ackli ght intensit y, highlight t he Ba ck li gh t In ten s it y sli der and p ress the ar row [...]

70 71 T o Mo di f y t he Pag e Or d er S et t in gs Use the fo llowin g step s to c hang e th e pa ge o rder, add a p age to the pa ge b ut ton se quen ce, o r hid e a pag e. 1 . From th e Devic e Setup P age, h ighlig ht the Pag e Or d er op tion an d press EN T ER. 2. T o cha nge the p age ord er , hig hlight th e page yo u want to move up or dow[...]

72 73 If the check box is sel ecte d and you do not want to show the inform ation , high light t he fie ld and press EN T ER to cle ar the ch eck box . 4. Pres s QUI T to return to the D evic e Setup P age. Ab out t hi s Dev ic e Th e A b out Thi s D evice sc reen disp lays the seri al, buil d, and versio n nu mber s for you r E ar thmate GP S PN [...]

74 75 Wi t h thi s Pa ge.. . Y ou C an ... An d Us e the P age ’s MEN U to... Tr a c k s •T urnt rack ingof f •Saveatr ack •Retur ntothetrac kstar t •Cle arthecur renttrac k •Del eteanexistingt rack •V iewanexistin gtrac k •Nav igattoatr ackst ar t ?[...]

76 77 Wi t h thi s Pa ge.. . Y ou C an ... An d Us e the P age ’s MEN U to... •Sel ectth eback lightti mer •Chan gethes erialp or tst atus •Chan geUS Bset tings •Sel ecti ngsoun ds s But ton Pres s s Al arm s Power s T urn A ler t s Al l sound s •Mo dif yPa geOrd er s Chan ge s Ad d a P[...]

78 79 rad io frequ ency e nergy a nd, if n ot insta lled an d used in a cco rdan ce wit h the instr ucti ons, m ay cau se har mful inter ferenc e to r adio comm unic ations . However, there is no guar antee th at inter feren ce w ill not o ccur in a pa rt icula r inst allat ion. I f this equipm ent do es c ause harmful i nterfere nce to radio o r t[...]

80 81 DeL orm e Supp or t • Y ourretur nship pingad dress • Y ourd ay timetele pho nenumb er If you have co ntac ted DeL orme Su pp or t and have bee n instru cted to send the d evice in for war rant y ser vi ce, sen d the unit to : DeL orm e Ear thm ate GP S PN -20 Ser v ice D epar tm ent 2 DeL orm e Dri ve Y ar mouth ,[...]

82 83 Waypo in t Sy mbo ls Fish Fis hing Po le Flow er Ga rden Fo ur-w hee l A T V Ga s Stat ion Ge oc ache F oun d Geoc ache Gli der A rea Go lf Co urs e He alth F aci lit y Heliport Hiking House Ic e Fishi ng T r ap Se t Ic e Fishi ng T r ap Up Ic e Skat ing Information Jeep Kayak ing Lighthouse Lodging Mil ita r y Air po r t Mil ita r y Base Min[...]

84 85 Glossa ry Ba ck o n Co ur se— T he dire ctio n of travel ne ede d to return to the co urse. Ba se M ap— A low - d etail m ap tha t come s pre - lo aded o n the Ea rt hmate GP S P N -2 0. Ba t te r y Li fe— T he perc entag e of bat ter y life th at is lef t on the dev ice. Bearing — The d irecti on of travel f rom the cur rent loc atio[...]

86 87 Ti me to N ex t T ur n— The esti mated time to the nex t tu rn in the route bas ed on road cl assi fic ations and sp eed set tin gs. Ti me to S un ri se / se t — T he time rem aining u ntil the sun r ises and s ets. T ri p Od om et er— Th e total dis tanc e the GP S d evice h as been m oving . T ri p T ime M ovi ng— The tot al time t[...]

88 89 Stre ets .................................... 4 6 - 47 Way poi nts ............................... 41 - 42 Frequ ently asked q uesti ons .............. 7- 8 G Glossar y ....................................... 84 -86 GPS Disab ling .................................. 21- 22 How G PS wo rks .......................... 6 -7 Mo dif yin g GP S Set t[...]

90 91 Ti me set tings ................................ 7 0 -71 T racking ................................................ 9 Tr a c k s Clearing ........................................ 60 Del eting ..................................6 0, 6 2 Following ...................................... 60 Recording ..................................... 59 Sav in[...]

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