Eagle Electronics UltraNav II manual

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    UltraNav II INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0135-02 E&GI Ek1 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor[...]

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    WARNING! USE THIS GPS RECEIVER ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION This OPS receiver, (like all GPS navigation equipment) will show the shortest, most direct path to a waypoint. It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions. Therefore, the[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MOUNTING 1 POWER CONNECTIONS 2 GPS MODULE INSTALLATION 3 TRANSDUCER 6 KEYBOARD BASICS 6 DISPLAY 8 MENUS 8 HELP 9 WINDOWS 9 VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS 11 SIDE SCAN OPERATION ii SONAR OPERATION 12 AUTOMATIC 12 SENSITIVITY is RANGE ¶4 ZOOM - Automatic Operation 14 ZOOM - Manual Operation 14 MENU-PAGE I 16 CHART SPEED is GR[...]

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    To setthe PCFfactor, first press the MENU key, then press the key next to the "CHANGE GPS SETTINGS" label. Now press the key next to the "ADJUST PCF OFFSET' label. The screen shown on the previous page appears. Now press the key adjacent to the "CHANGE OFFSET" label to eriterthe correctionfactorfor jgJt ion Correction [...]

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    PCF OFFSET The GPS navigation system relies on complex mathematical calculations to determine your position based on satellite data and other factors. One factor is the Earths shape. Since the Earth is not atrue sphere, variations in the calculations have to be made to accommodate deviations. To make matters more complex, not everyone uses the same[...]

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    POWER CONNECTIONS The UltraNav I! works from a twelve-volt battery system. For the best results, attach the power cable directly to the battery. You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss, however you may have problems with electrical interference. Therefore, ifs saferto go ahead and attach the powercable direotlytothe battery. If[...]

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    PRESET The white wire is for a NMEA interface. The UltraNav II sends data to The Presetfeature returns all sonar and OPS units to their original factory settings. This resets the units of measure, speaker volume, automatic mode onthe sonarside, displaycontrast, and more. This doesn'terase any waypoints or routes, however. To preset the unit, p[...]

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    Surface Mounting - Without Access If you don't have access to the back side of the mounting surface, use the "cleats" supplied with the UltraNav II. (Note: This is assuming you can "snake" the module's cableto a location that is accessable. A hole will still need to be drilled in the mounting surface for the cable.) Us[...]

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    DGPS (Differential GPS) BEACON RECEIVER SETUP You'll have to tell the UltraNav II which beacon receiver's data to expect and setup the parameters for that data. To do this, first press the MENU key, then pressthe key nextto the 'CHANGE GPS SETTINGS" label. Now press the key next to the "SELECT NMEA" label. The screen o[...]

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    TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS See the transducer owner's manual included with the unit for complete transducer installation instructions. SIDE SCAN The UltraNav II has optional side-scan capability. To use this feature, you must purchase theScanpacaccessory. To install it,followtheinstructions enclosed with the ScanPac. See the "Side Scan Operat[...]

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    ARRIVAL ALARM The arrival alarm sounds a tone when your position is within the alarm's radius of a waypoint. For example, the alarm sounds if you come within .1 mile of a recalled waypoint if the arrival alarm's setting is .1 mile.The alarm is adjustable from .01 to 9.9 miles. XTE ALARM The XTE (cross track error) alarm sounds a tone when[...]

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    DISPLAY - General The lights are turned on for approximately ten seconds when the UltraNav II is first turned on. Menus appear at the same time. To keep the lights on, press the key adjacent to the Light label. It controls the backlighting used on the display and keyboard. If you don't want the lights on, wait ten seconds and the lights will a[...]

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    No matter if you travel forward or reverse through the route, when you reach the last waypoint in the route, the arrival alarm sounds until you turn it off. IMPORTANT! Turningthearrival alarm off preventsthe UltraNavil from sequencingtothe nextwaypoint in the route. This, in effect, turns the route off. However, the unit will still show navigation [...]

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    Press the up arrow key to move backward. Forexarnple, pressing the down arrow key• once shows the group "B" screen which is the side scan screen. To return to the full sonarscreen, simply pressthe SONAR key. To use the windows feature, flrstpressthe WINDOWS key. A screen similar to the one shown at left appears. The menu af the bottom o[...]

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    Name a Route To assign a name to a route, press the key next to the "-i-ATE" or "-RTE" label to move through the list of routes. When the desired route number appears in the window at the top of the screen, press the down arrow key until the black box moves to the "NAME" position. Now press the key next to the "CH[...]

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    To change the range, press the RANGE key. A new menu appears at the bottom of the display. Use the up or down arrow keys to change the range of the side scan modefrom ten to sixtyfeet. Eitherwait afew seconds after you've changed the range and the menus will automatically disappear or press the CLEAR key to erasethe menus. Group "L" [...]

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    Use the keys on both sides of the screen to enterthewaypoint name. For example, to name a waypoint "COVE 1", press the key repeatedly until the letter "C" appears in the window. Next, press the right arrow key to move the black box to the next letter position. Now press the "3" key repeat- edly until the "0" [...]

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    RANGE - Automatic When turned on for the first time, the UltraNav II automatically places the bottom signal in the lower half of the screen. This is called Auto Ranging and is part of the automatic function. The range cannot be changed manually while the unit is in automatic. RANGE - Manual The UltraNav II gives you control over the range when its [...]

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    Saving Present Position as a Waypoint (Quick Save Feature) • The UltraNav II lets you saveyour present position as awaypointwith only • one key press. This "Quick Save" feature lets you easily save the position • of a wreck or other locations. To save your present position as waypoint, simply press the WAYPT • QU ICKSAVE key. The [...]

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    MENU - PAGE 1 CHART SPEED The rate echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed. it's adjustable by first pressing the menu key, then pressing the key adjacent to the "ADJUST CHART SPEED" label. The chart speed menu appears at the bottom of the screen. Increase the chart speed by pressing the right ar- row key or decreas[...]

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    SECONDS Iib*DD.US t 2 • SECONDS URRENT UPDATE RATE 20 SEC0NDSW INSTANT a ENU PLOTTER UPDATE __________ The plottershows yourtrack by drawing asolid line behindyour present position. The track is ______ updated once every instantly when the unit is turned on for the tirsttime. However, if you're _____________ travelling a long distance, the _[...]

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    turtles, submerged floats, air bubbles, etc. Individual tree limbs extending outwards from a group of limbs isthe hardest objectforthe Fish l.D. feature to distinguishfromfish. You maysee Fish l.D. symbols on the screenwhen actually, there are no fish. Practice with the unit in the Fish ID. mode to become more familiar with the Fish I.D. feature. T[...]

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    All of the navigation displays on the UltraNav II will show navigation data to the location you marked. This includes the navigation, steering, and plotter displays. CHANGE DISPLAY The four digital displays on the left side of the plotter screen can be changed or customized at will. When the UltraNav II is first turned on, or after it's preset[...]

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    ZONE ALARM The zone alarm consists of a bar that appears on the right side of the screen. Any echo that appears on the screen between the top and bottom of the zone alarm's bar will "trip" the zone alarm. Note:Thezone alarm isn'tavail- able in the Windows mode. HE4LARM .11 TURN FISH LlI ON URhZuNEALMQH To set the zone alarm, pre[...]

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    PLOTFING WITH A WAYPOINT Usingthe plotterwith arecalled waypoint or route is an easy • way to see the effects of wind • andcurrentonyourboat. Italso • simplifies navigation. To use plotter in this manner, first recall awaypoint orstart a route. • (See the Waypoint Recall sec- • tionfor more information.) Then • press the PLOTTER key. A [...]

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    After you've entered the de- sired alarm depth, press the key next to the "ACCEPT" la- bel. This enters the alarm depth ihto memory and automatically turns theshallowalarmon. Now press the key next to the "AC- CEPT' label. The screen shown at right ap- pears next. The shallow alarm is now set. If the bottom goes shallowerth[...]

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    In this example, we changed the Bearing display to DTG (Distance To Go) by pressing the up arrow key twice. To change another digital dis _____________ play, press the left or right ar- row key. The label in the next ____________________________ digital display box changes as _____ ______ you press the arrow key. Again, press the up or down arrow k[...]

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    CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX The UltraNav II Plus can display the depth, speed, surface watertempera- ture, and distance log in the upper left portion of the screen. When the UltraNav II Plus is firstturned on, Onlythe depth is displayed. You can turn each digital display on as desired or turn all of them off, as desired. To select the digital displays me[...]

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    At the bottom of the screen are the Local Time and Cross Track Error Displays. Please note that you must recall a waypoint to use the Bearing and Cross Track Error displays. STEERING SCREEN The steering screen shows a pictorial view of your boat and course travelled. This is called a Course Deviation Indicator or CDI. It also shows Distance To Go ([...]

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    BAR" label. Note: Turning the zoom bar on also turns the zoom feature on. DISPLAY ZONE BAR When the zone alarm is on, the zone bardoesn't normallyshow on the screen. To turn the zone baron continuously, first press the MENU key until the 3rd menu page appears. Now press the key next to the "DISPLAY ZONE BAR" label. To turn the z[...]

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    it does, your local time and possibly date display will probably be wrong, Use the method shown above to setthe time and date to their proper local settings. Oncethis is done, an internal clockwill keepthecorrecttime, even when the unit is turned off. The GPS system updates this clock when the unit is locked on to the satellites. POSITION/NAVIGATIO[...]

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    on each line shows the unit of measure currently in use. In the screen shown below, the units of measure are in feet for the depth, temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, and both speed and log are in statute miles perhour. Press the key adjacent to the unit that you wish to change. For example, press the key next to the DEPTH label two times to switch[...]

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    CHANGE POSITION Use a chart to determine your position if you don't know it. The latitude! longitude that you enter doesn't have to be extremely accurate. Typically, if you enter a position within one degree of your present position, the UltraNav II should quickly find your actual Iatitude!Iongitude. To change your present position, first[...]

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    ADJUST KE EL OFFSET CALIBRAT —S E SPEED — p °RESET flNAR AHDP fl MENU - PAGE 6 ______________________ ADJUST KEEL OFFSET The keel offset feature lets you ____ _____ compensateforthetransducers location. Since this sonar unit _________ measures the water depth from the face of the transducer, there can be a significant difference ______ between[...]

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    the upper right corner. To set it, simply enterthe desired depth using the numbered keys. Remember to add tenths. For example, to set the keel offset to three feet, first press the 3, then press the 0 keys. Next, press the key next to the ENTER label. Press the key next to the "EXIT" label to return to the sonar screen. To enter a negativ[...]

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    Therefore, every time you turn the unit on, the settings are exactly as you left them. However, you can return the UltraNav II to it's factory settings using the preset feature. This returns all sonar and GPS receiver settings at the same time. To usethis feature, press the MENU key sixtimes whiJe a sonar screen is showing. Next, press the key[...]

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    GPS TABLE OF CONTENTS GPS - HOW IT WORKS ACCURACY .46 THE EAGLE GPS MODULE 46 GETTING STARTED - INITIALIZATION 47 CHANGE POSITION 48 CHANGE ALTITUDE 48 CHANGETIME 48 CHANGE DATE 49 COLD START 49 • POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS SC SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN SC • POSITION SCREEN STEERING SCREEN 52 NAVIGATION SCREEN 53 • CUSTOMIZE SCREENS 53 PL[...]

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    Very small fish probably will not arch at all. Medium sized fish will show a partial arch, or a shape similarto an arch if they're in deep water. Large fish will arch, but turn the sensitivity up in deeper water to see the arch. . . Because of waterconditions, such as heavy surface clutter, thermoclines, etc., the sensitivity sometimes cannot [...]

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    The UltraNav II can detectthis invisible layerinthewater, butthe sensitivity will probably have to be turned up to see it. 42 35 830 780 SURFACE LAYER ABSORBS HEAT FROM THE SUN 770 EPILIPQ1NION 760 e 750 THERMOCUNE MOST PRODUCTIVE ZONE FOR FISHING VARIES IN DEPTH DUE TO WIND, CURRENTS, 560 500 470 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION[...]

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    IMPORTANT TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION! If your unit is not working, Or if you need technical help, please use the following troubleshooting section before contacting the factory customer service department. It may save you the trouble of retqrning your unit. Unit won't turn on: 1. Check the power cable's connection at the unit. Also check[...]

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    3. The water may be deeper than the sonar's ability to find the bottom. If the sonar can't find the bottom signal while it's in the automatic mode, the digital will flash continuously. It may change the range to limits far greater than the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the manual mode, then change the range to [...]

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    A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually appears on the sonar's display as random patterns of dots or lines. In severe cases, it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit operate erraticly, or not at all. To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, firsttryto determine the cause. [...]