Lowrance 200 manual

INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTRUCTIONS GlobalNav 200 TM[...]

Cop yright © 1996, 1997 Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. All rights reser v ed. GlobalNa v 200 ™ is a trademark of Lowr ance Electronics Lowr ance ® is a registered trademar k of Lowr ance Electronics W ARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION. A CAREFUL NA VIGA T OR NEVER RELIES ON ONL Y ONE METHOD T O OBT AIN POSITION INFORMA TION. N[...]

INTR ODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 GETTING ST A R T ED .................................................................................................... 3 BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION ...............................................................................[...]

NA VIGA TING T O A W A YPOINT USING THE PLO TTER ........................................ 32 CANCEL NA VIGA TION ........................................................................................... 32 SYSTEM SETUP .......................................................................................................... 33 BA CKLIGHT ........[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION W elcome to the e xciting world of GPS! Whether y ou’ re a first-time user or a prof essional na vigator , you’ll find the GlobalNa v 200 is a full-f eatured GPS receiv er at a pr ice that w as impossible just a f ew y ears ago . The Roc kwell ® receiv er b uilt inside has 12 channels that will trac k all of the satellites that[...]

S/A - What is it? Another f actor that greatly influences the receiv er’ s ability to deter mine position is SA. The United States gov er nment intentionally degrades the satellites signal f or civilian users. They introduce small errors into the satellite’ s signals that makes the GPS receiv er less accurate. These er- rors are called selectiv[...]

GETTING ST ARTED P ower This unit oper ates from four AA batteries, or one DURA CELL ® NiMH rechargeab le batter y , or from 5 to 16 v olts DC using a CA-2 e xter nal po wer cable (not included). If the pow er cable is used, the unit automati- cally s witches to it if the exter nal po wer is greater than the battery voltage. If f or an y reason th[...]

4 KEYBO ARD The k eyboard has tw elve k e ys. The arrow ke ys are tied to most of the f eatures, letting y ou easily mov e the plotter’ s cursor , na vigate through the menus , mak e selections from menus , and other tasks . The WPT k ey lets y ou create, sav e, and recall w aypoints and routes . The P A GES ke y s witches the unit between the th[...]

5 OPERA TION T urning P o wer On T o tur n the GlobalNa v 200 on, simply press the PWR k e y . A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT k ey to erase it. The GlobalNav 200 is now ready f or use . MENUS Most of the GlobalNa v 200’ s adjustments and f eatures are f ound on “menus”. Pres[...]

6 tr y to use it under a car por t, cov ered boat dock, or inside a b uilding. T ur n the po wer on, press the EXIT ke y to erase the opening message and w atch the displa y . As y ou wait f or the GlobalNa v 200 to find your position, y ou’ll see num- bers flashing on the displa y . Anytime y ou see flash- ing numbers , it means the GlobalNa v 2[...]

7 If y our latitude is south, press the up or do wn ar- ro w ke y to change it. If it is nor th, press the r ight arrow k ey to mo v e the change box to the first n um- ber in the latitude . No w press the up arrow k e y to increase the number or the do wn arrow k e y to de- crease it. Once the first n umber in the latitude is set, press the right [...]

8 POSITION/NA VIGA TION DISPLA YS The GlobalNa v 200 has navigation, plotter , and windows group pages . These screens were designed to sho w data that is used most often. The three def ault screens are sho wn belo w . NA V -1 PLO T -1 GR OUP A T o change screens, simply press the P A GES k ey . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now pre[...]

9 Nav Screen #1 This screen is dominated b y a compass rose (See the screen at right.) Y our position is in the center of the circle, designated b y an arro w that alwa ys points straight up . Y our trac k (direction of tra vel) is indicated b y an arrow pointing down tow ard the compass rose at the top center of the screen. Y our trac k in digital[...]

10 has nothing to do with y our present position, e xcept f or your star ting loca- tion.) It’ s sho wn as a dotted line on the NA V 1 displa y . This is sho wn as a reminder so that if y ou deviate from y our original course, y ou can easily return to it. (A “course” is a proposed path o ver the g round. A “tr ack” is y our actual path o[...]

11 Plotter The plotter lets y ou see your course and tr ack from a “birds-ey e” vie w . If you’v e recalled a wa ypoint, the plotter sho w your star ting location, present position, and destination. How e ver , you don’t ha ve to recall a w a ypoint to use the plotter . T o use the plotter , simply press the P A GES k ey , then press the up[...]

12 Y ou can mov e the cursor around the display b y pressing the arro w k eys in the direction y ou w ant it to mo ve . This lets you vie w diff erent areas of the plotter , aw a y from y our present position. When it’ s tur ned on, the z oom-in and zoom-out k eys work from the cursor’ s position - not the present posi- tion, so y ou can zoom i[...]

13 TRA CK-UP MODE In the e xamples shown belo w , we're tra velling southeast (about 150° mag- netic). In the nor th-up view , the present position indicator appears to mo v e tow ards the lo wer r ight cor ner of the screen. The anchor icon shown on the right side of the screen is actually on our left. Nor th is alwa ys at the top center of [...]

14 Grid Lines The GlobalNa v 200 can place gr id lines on the plotter to help y ou see your position, or the posi- tion of wa ypoints and icons. T o do this, highlight the “Grid” label on the “Plotter Options” menu, then press the r ight arrow k ey to tur n them on. Press the EXIT ke y to exit this men u. A plotter screen similar to the one[...]

Place Icon - Cur sor Location T o place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow k e ys to mov e the cursor to the position that y ou want to place the icon. Ne xt, press the ENT k ey . No w select the desired icon using the arrow ke ys. When it's selected, press the ENT k ey again. The plotter screen reappears with the icon at t[...]

16 T o remov e only icons of a cer tain type, highlight the “DEL ICON TYPE” label. Press the right ar- ro w ke y . The icon selection menu appears. Use the arro w ke ys to highlight the icon style that you wish to er ase. Press the ENT ke y when you’ re ready to erase the icons . A message appears, asking y ou if you w ant to delete the icons[...]

17 REPR OGRAM WINDO W GR OUPS You can customize the window groups to meet your own needs. The GlobalNav 200 gives you 35 different windows that can be rearranged into many combinations. To reprogram a group, first go to the pages menu and select the group that you wish to change. In this example, we’re reprogramming group “A”, shown at right.[...]

18 RESET GR OUPS T o restore all windows groups to their f actor y settings, first press the MENU k ey , then highlight the “System Setup” label and press the r ight arrow k ey . Now highlight the “Reset Groups” label on this menu. Press the right ar- ro w ke y . A message appears, asking if y ou really want to do this . Press the right arr[...]

19 press the EXIT k e y to er ase the pages men u. Satellite Inf ormation Screen (Gr oup O) This screen shows technical inf or mation about the status of the GPS receiv er . The receiv er has twelv e channels . Data f or each channel is sho wn as bar gr aphs on the right side of the displa y . Ev er y sat- ellite in the constellation has a number a[...]

20 the set local time menu. Cloc k Alarm Y ou can set the alar m b y using the “Clock Alarm” menu. T o set this alarm, press the MENU key while group “J” is showing, then highlight the “Clk Alm Set” label. Press the r ight arrow k e y . The screen sho wn below appears. Using the r ight and left arrow k e ys, mo ve the b lac k bo x to th[...]

21 the desired number sho ws . Contin ue until the time sho wn in the display is correct, then press the ENT k ey . T o star t the timer , press the MENU ke y , then mov e the b lack bo x to the “Dn Tmr Off On” label. Press the right arrow k ey to star t the timer . The timer continues counting until y ou stop it. If you turn the up timer’ s [...]

22 which means it’ s ready f or change. If you don’t w ant to change this bo x, simply press the up or do wn arrow k ey to mov e to the bo x that you do w ant to change. In this example , w e will change the BRG bo x to altitude (AL T). T o do this, simply press the left or right arrow k e y while the bo x is flashing. The bo x changes each tim[...]

23 (See the screen at the top of the ne xt page.) A message appears on the displa y telling y ou the w aypoint n umber it just used. W ait a f ew seconds and the menu will clear automatically . Press the EXIT k e y to erase the cursor . Sa ving Y our Present P osition as a Wa ypoint (Select Number Method) The method sho wn abov e doesn’t let you [...]

24 (Select Number Method) T o sav e the cursor position under a specific w aypoint n umber , first posi- tion the cursor at the desired position. Then f ollow the pre vious instr uc- tions f or sa ving your present position as a w a ypoint using the select num- ber method. Remember , the method of sa ving y our present position and the cursor’ s [...]

25 k e ys to scroll through the sa v ed w a ypoints. Only w aypoints that ha ve a position will sho w using this method. Edit Name The GlobalNa v 200 also lets y ou assign a name to each w aypoint. The name can hav e up to eight characters . T o name a wa ypoint, first select the w aypoint n umber that you wish to name. Now high- light the “WPT O[...]

26 “WPT 2” in w a ypoint 5’ s name field. DIST ANCE BETWEEN W A YPOINTS The GlobalNa v 200 can easily give y ou the dis- tance between tw o user wa ypoints. T o do this, first press the WPT k ey , highlight the “Options” menu and press the right arrow k ey , then highlight the “Dist Btwn WPTS” label and press the r ight arrow k e y . [...]

27 Delete a W a ypoint T o erase all of the inf or mation in a wa ypoint, first press the WPT ke y , then select the w aypoint y ou want to erase . Now highlight the “Options” label and press the r ight arrow k e y . Finally , highlight the “Delete WPT” label and press the r ight arrow ke y . A message appears, asking if y ou really want to[...]

28 the route. T o select the first wa ypoint in the route , press the r ight arro w k e y . A ne w menu appears as sho wn below right. This menu lets y ou go to the wa ypoint selection menu, delete a wa ypoint from the route, or see details about an y wa ypoint in the route . Since we w ant to add a wa ypoint to the route , press the r ight arrow k[...]

29 As y ou add wa ypoints to the list, their bearing and distance from each other is sho wn to the r ight of the w aypoint name . On the screen at right, wa y- point 2 is on a bearing of 133° and 4.68 miles from wa ypoint 1. The total route distance is shown at the bottom of this screen. Finishing the Route When y ou’ve selected all of the w ayp[...]

30 Follo wing a Route Bef ore star ting the route, y ou’ll need to decide if y ou want to star t at the beginning and trav el f or- w ard or star t at the last wa ypoint in the route and tra v el backw ards (re verse) to the first w a ypoint. The def ault is f orward. T o change it, press the MENU k ey , then select the “PLAN/EDIT R OUTES” la[...]

31 the route list has been reached. (Note: The arrival alarm does not hav e to be turned on in order to use the route feature .) Delete a Route T o erase a route , first press the MENU k e y , then highlight the “Plan/Edit Routes” label and press the right arrow k ey . The screen shown at r ight appears . Now select the route y ou want to er as[...]

32 Navigating to a Wa ypoint using the Plotter The unique “birds-ey e” view used b y the plotter gives y ou an easy wa y to na vigate to a wa ypoint. On the plotter screen shown on the pre vious page , the diamond with a cross in it is your present position. The bo x with the “S” in it was y our star ting location when you recalled the w ay[...]

33 SYSTEM SETUP The GlobalNa v 200 has sev eral menus and com- mands listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. These commands aff ect the ba- sic oper ation of the unit. T o use them, press the MENU k e y , then highlight the “System Setup” la- bel. Press the right arrow k e y . The screen shown at right appears. B A CKLIGHT T[...]

34 NMEA / DGPS The GlobalNa v 200 transmits data through the data por t in the bac k of the unit using NMEA 0183 f or mat, v ersion 1.5 or 2.0. This data is used by other electronic de vices such as mar ine autopilots f or position and steer- ing inf or mation. DGPS on the other hand, is a data input. DGPS is an acronym f or Diff er- ential Global [...]

35 T O GLOBALNA V 200 O THER DEVICE 12 VDC BA TTER Y BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O +12V O THER DEVICE’S RECEIVE D A T A WIRE GLOBALNA V 200’S WIRES O THER DEVICE’S WIRES GLOBALNA V 200 TRANSMITTING NMEA DA T A TO ANO THER DEVICE T O GLOBALNA V 200 DGPS RECEIVER 12 VDC BA TTER Y BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O[...]

36 NMEA OUTPUT T o tur n the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA OUTPUT” menu (shown at the bottom of the pre vious page), then press the r ight arrow k ey . If your other equipment works, then no setup will need to be perf or med. If your other equipment doesn’t recogniz e the NMEA data being sent by the GlobalNa v 200 and the wir ing is cor[...]

37 These menus select the beacon receiv er’ s frequency and bit rate (in bits per second). T o change one of these settings, simply highlight the men u item y ou wish to change, then press the right or left arrow k ey until the desired number appears . Press the EXIT k ey when y ou’ re finished. SERIAL COMMUNICA TIONS SETUP T o set the data por[...]

38 GPS SETUP The GPS Setup menu has sub-men us that aff ect the GPS receiv er . F rom these menus y ou can set the update r ate, initializ e the GPS receiver , do a self-test on the receiv er , and do a cold-star t. (Note: The “Initialize GPS receiver” is cov ered in the “Finding Y our P osition” section in the front of this manual. T o vie[...]

39 P osition Format T o change the position f or mat, highlight the “P o- sition F or mat” label on the “GPS Setup” menu (sho wn on the previous page), then press the right arrow k e y . A screen similar to the one at right ap- pears . The GlobalNa v 200 can sho w the position in de- grees , minutes, and thousandths of a min ute (36° 28.70[...]

40 D A TUM Maps and char ts are based on a sur ve y of the area that’ s co vered b y the map or char t . These surve ys are called “Datums”. Maps that are created using diff erent datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly diff erent locations. All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 datum, which co vers the [...]

41 PCF (P osition Correction Factor) Another method used to mak e your displa y match a char t or map is called “PCF” or P osition Correction F actor . This unit gives y ou the capability to mo ve or offset the position sho wn on the displa y to match one on the char t . The unit will add this offset to all position and navigation displa ys at [...]

42 After y ou’ve entered the latitude/longitude correction, press the ENT k ey to accept it. The GlobalNav 200 erases the PCF entr y screen and retur ns to the na vigation or mapping screens with the correction f actor applied. POSITION PINNING When using a GPS receiv er at e xtremely low speeds , it can hav e troub le deter mining your course ov[...]

43 “ALARMS/CDI” menu. A screen similar to the one sho wn at r ight appears. Press the up or down ar- ro w ke y to mov e the b lack bo x to the desired alar m, then press the right arrow k e y to turn it on. T o adjust an alar m’ s distance, mo v e the blac k bo x to the alar m’ s “DIST” menu item, then press the right or left arrow k ey[...]

44 SIMULA T OR A simulator is b uilt into the GlobalNa v 200 that has se veral options . Y ou can use near ly all of the unit’ s f eatures - ev en sav e and recall wa ypoints. This is useful f or trip planning. T o use the simulator , press the MENU ke y , then press the up or do wn arro w k e ys until the “Simu- lator Setup” menu is surround[...]

45 crease the speed. Use the r ight and left arro w ke ys to change the trac k. Press the EXIT k e y to er ase these men us . When y ou’ re finished changing the trac k and speed, press the EXIT ke y to erase the men us. T o tur n the simulator off , press the MENU k ey , then mo ve the b lack bo x to the “Simulator Setup” label. Finally , pr[...]

46 GR OUP “A” GR OUP “B” GROUP “ C ” GR OUP “D” GR OUP “E” GR OUP “F” GR OUP “G” GR OUP “H” GROUP “I” WINDO WS The f ollo wing is a listing of windo ws groups A through O .[...]

47 GR OUP “J” GR OUP “K” GROUP “L ” GR OUP “M” GR OUP “N” GR OUP “O”[...]

48 WGS 84 ................. DEF A UL T ADIND AN ............... MEAN ADIND AN ............... BURKINA F ASO ADIND AN ............... CAMEROON ADIND AN ............... ETHIOPIA ADIND AN ............... MALI ADIND AN ............... SENEGAL ADIND AN ............... SUD AN AFGOO YE ............. SOMALIA AIN EL ABD ........... 1970 BAHRAIN AIN EL ABD .[...]

49 CAR THAGE ........... TUNISIA CH-1903 ................ CHA THAM ............. ISLAND ASTR O NEW ZEALAND CHU A ASTRO ....... P ARAGU A Y CORREGO ............ ALEGRE BRAZIL D ABOLA ................ GUINEA DJAKAR T A ............. (BA T A VIA) INDONESIA DOS 1968 .............. NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS EASTER ................ ISLAND 1967 EUR OPEAN ......[...]

50 IRELAND ............... 1965 ISTS 061 ................ ASTRO 1968 S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ................ ASTRO 1969 DIEGO GARCIA JOHNST ON ........... ISLAND 1961 KAND A W ALA ......... SRI LANKA KERGUELEN ......... ISLAND 1949 KER T A U 1948 ........ W MALA YSIA SINGAPORE KUSAIE ASTR O .... CAROLINE 1951 ISLANDS L C 5 ASTRO ......... 1961 CA YMAN [...]

51 N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CANAL ZONE N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CUBA N AMERICAN ........ 1927 GREENLAND N AMERICAN ........ 1927 MEXICO N AMERICAN ........ 1983 ALASKA CANAD A CONUS N AMERICAN ........ 1983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO OBSER V A TORIA .. . METEREO 1939 AZORES OLD EGYPTIAN .... 1907 EGYPT OLD HA W AIIAN ..... MEAN OLD HA W AIIAN ..... HA W AII[...]

52 R T 90 ..................... SANT O (DOS) ....... ’65 ESPIRIT O SANT O ISLAND SAO BRAZ ............. AZORES SAPPER HILL ........ 1943 EAST F ALKLND ISLE SCHW ARZECK ..... NAMIBIA SEL V AGEM GRANDE SAL V AGE ISLE SO VIET .................. GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985 S AMERICAN ........ 1969 MEAN S AMERICAN ........ 1969 ARGENTINA S AMERICAN ........ [...]

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54 GR OUPS SCREENS GRP A GRP B GRP C GRP H GRP I GRP J GRP K P A GES P A GES Press the P A GES ke y to vie w the pages menu, then using the up and do wn arrow ke ys to s witch between na v , plot, and groups screens. Use the r ight or left ar- row k e ys to switch between diff er- ent screens on each page.[...]

55 NA V SCREENS NA V -1 NA V -2 PLO T SCREENS PLO T -1 PLO T -2 GRP D GRP E GRP F GRP G GRP O GRP L GRP M GRP N[...]

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60 Ho w to Obtain Ser vice - U .S.A. Only W e back y our investment in quality products with quic k, e xper t ser vice and genuine Lo wrance ® replacement par ts . If you're in the United States and y ou hav e questions, please contact the F actor y Customer Ser vice Depar tment using our toll-free number listed belo w . Y ou must send the un[...]