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Lowrance electronic AirMap 600c User's Manual

1. Wherever you mount the antenna make sure it is 1n a location with an unobstructed view of the sky If you re sticking it to a window moisten the suction cups on the mounting plate and press firmly against the window Route the cable so that it won t interfere with flying Then simply plug the connector into the unit s antenna socket located on the back in the upper left corner of the case The AirMap 600 will auto matically switch to use the RAA 3 remote antenna when plugged in Bracket Mounting System A mounting bracket is shipped with your AirMap The mounting arm and cradle can swivel on a ball for easy viewing in any type of vehicle Attach the mounting bracket to the stem of the yoke Then tighten the knob at the bracket s base to keep the bracket from sliding around on the yoke stem Next angle the arm so that the unit will be held in front of the yoke When you are satisfied with the bracket position tighten all the knobs to keep the bracket from shifting Li Find a good position for the mounting bracket Then slide the AirMap into the bracket AirMap 500 model shown 17 Notes Section 3 Aviation Operation This section addresses AirMap s main aviation GPS functions The principles are the same in both operating modes so this discussion also serves as a good introduction to Land Mode work Before you turn on AirMap and find where you are it s a good idea to learn about the different keys the five Pa
2. Highway Exits Find Streets Fi Name Fi Name Find Address Fi Fi Identifier Identifier Find menu left and Find By Nearest center Find By Name right 3 If you re looking for nearest AirMap says it is calculating then a list of NDBs appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Press ENT and the waypoint infor mation screen appears To find the NDB press gt to FIND ON Map ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT 115 Find By Nearest Calculating nearest Distance Calculating message left and list of the nearest NDBs right 4 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select an NDB from the list then press ENT The waypoint information screen appears To find the NDB press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Find By Name Find By Name Tu Find In List Tulita Fort Norman Tulln Tumaco Tumbes Tumeremo Tumlingtar Tumurtai Tunas Victoria De Las Tunas Tune Rygge Find By Name menu 5 If you
3. cAlester Wo N 35 06 980 N 35 06 980 Sonn 95 32 670 on 95 32 670 Map Page left Map Menu right Map Menu The map menu has many options The map menu allows you to find distances change the orientation of your map view map data and other helpful map functions Moving Around the Map Zoom amp Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird s eye view perspective The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen If the zoom range says 4 nm the map shows an area 4 nautical miles wide from the left edge of the screen to the right edge of the screen 1 Press the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail ina smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail but a larger geographic area You can pan or scroll the map northward southward eastward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the cross hair map cursor To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known position Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1 While on the Map page press MENU J to FIND Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to A rubber band line appears connecting your current position to the cursor s location The distance along that line will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen 3 Press EXIT to ret
4. l Whether your AirMap 600 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing up an in panel display you re using the most versatile and most affordable hand held GPS receiver in the aviation market today Our goal for this book is to get you in the air or out on the road fast with a minimum of fuss Like you we d rather spend more time flying and less time reading the manual So we designed our book so that you don t have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want At the start or end of each segment we ll tell you what content is coming up next If it s a concept you re already familiar with we ll show you how and where to skip ahead for the next important topic You may be the button pushing type who just likes to play with the GPS first before peeking inside the manual That s fine because Air Map menus have a pop up Help feature that will answer many of your questions If this is your learning style turn to the installation instruc tions in Section 2 then step outdoors with your unit When you come to a menu command you want to learn more about jut turn to the Table of Contents or the Index and look it up The manual is organized into six sections If youre new to GPS prefer a tutorial approach to learning or just want to explore more of the awe some features in your AirMap we suggest you skim some of these sec tions more closely This first section is an introduction to AirMap GPS and WAA
5. 80 US Highway 80 Alt State Highway 80 BR Interstate 800th 800 County Road 800 E My Waypoints Map Places Find Streets First Street 80th Second Street None City Any Postal Code Any Find First Street Find Intersection Find first street left Street found right 3 To find an intersection First enter an address into the first street field by pressing ENT There are two options A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a street from the list then press ENT Repeat this process for the second street Now press 4 to find intersection and press ENT A working screen appears and then a list of intersections Press T or J to the intersection you are searching for and press ENT 126 My Waypoints My Waypoints Map Places Map Places N 80th St N 81st St First Street en ee Lincoln NE 68505 feoth feoth i NW 80th Ave NW 8 st Ct Okeechobee County Second Street Eanna Ctenn 61st SW 80th Ct SW 81st Finding street Dr Miami Dade County City Postal Code intersection Please SW 90th Ave SW 81st lAny Any t Dr Miami Dade County SW 80th Rd SW 81st Find First Street Find First Street Rd Pinecrest F
6. LOWRANCE AVIONIC A Division of LEI AirMap 600c Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions Copyright 2006 Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved No part of this manual may be copied reproduced republished trans mitted or distributed for any purpose without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited AirMap Lowrance Avionics and Lowrance are all registered trade marks of Lowrance Electronics Inc Jeppesen is a registered trademark of Jeppesen Sanderson Inc Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics Inc DURACELL is a registered trademark of Duracell Inc RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2006 Zenrin Co 7 Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of it Zenrin Co Ltd KNOW THE WAY Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our poli cies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice All screens in this manual are simulated For free owner s manuals and the most current information on this product its operation and accessories visit our web site www lowrance com Lowrance Electronics Inc 12000 E Skelly Dr Tulsa OK USA 74128 2486 Printed in USA Ta
7. My Trails i 20 Points BancelNanigation aieka a Disable AirMap aS Pains a Update Criteria GPS Setup Auto lt Time lt Distance System Setup Aviation Calculators Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files Main Menu left Trails Menu center Trail Options right Delete All Trails To remove all of the trails from memory from the Trails Menu press gt to DELETE ALL ENT lt to Yes ENT Update Active Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur WARNING If you uncheck the Update Active Trail option automatic trail crea tion and recording will be turned off and you must turn it back on to record trails The default setting is on Press or to UPDATE Active TRAIL With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off Update Trail Criteria Auto Time Distance The options are automatic time or distance When it s in the default automatic mode the unit doesn t update the plot trail while you re traveling in a straight line Once you deviate from a straight line the unit drops a plot point trail waypoint onto the trail This conserves plot trail points If a plot trail uses all of the available points allotted to it the beginning points are taken away and placed at the end of the trail 106 New Trail Delete All Trail Options x Update Active Trail Update Criteria iT Ti
8. Simulating 36 08 871 N 0 60m N 36 09 553 4 kon 95 48 916 3569meg 9 I snn 95 48 724 14 ma_ 3 nn 95 47 989 920 mag Route creation sequence from left Fig 1 Set route waypoint 1 at 11th St amp 145th Ave Fig 2 Zoom in move cursor north to set point 2 at 145th amp Admiral Fig 3 With point 2 set move cursor east to mark in terstate on ramp with waypoint 3 In figures 2 and 3 notice the rubber band line extending from the previously set waypoint to the cursor This line will become the course for the route iZ Action dNavigate Route 5 5 QB on Admiral PI Main Auto Partskalripia Bapt O crntat inci Pam SN N 36 09 670 N 36 10 025 4 02m95 47 654 356 mag 5 om 95 37 206 35 Route creation sequence continued Fig 4 Point 3 set at on ramp turn Fig 5 Waypoint 4 set at highway exit to frontage road leading to river Waypoint 5 ends the route at a tree stand in the hunting area Fig 6 Press EXIT to save the route and you return to this screen 7 To save your route press EXIT AirMap reverts to the Route screen with the route automatically named Route 1 and stored in AirMap s internal memory 8 You can edit the name if you wish Press T to Name ENT Press T or J to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT 9 You can execute other route commands such
9. French German Spanish Italian Danish Swedish Russian Dutch and Fin nish To select a different language 1 Press MENU MENU J to System SETUP ENT 2 Press J to SET LANGUAGE ENT 3 Use 4 or T to select a different language and press ENT All menus now appear in the language you selected 102 Set Local Time The local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created Begin by pressing MENU MENU J to System Setup ENTI to SET Locau Time ENT Time Settings Local Time 14 20 29 Date Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Units of Measure Month Day Year Set Local Time August Communications Port Reset Options v 2004 m Format Simulators 2 How G 24 Hour Delete All My Waypoints xX Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data C Day Month Year Check Free Storage _ Year Month Day Sof tware Information Config DST DST is set for Pear chal LL ond fn Config DST United States SS es a L Date Format Month Day Year Set Local Time Command left Main Menu center System Setup menu At right the Time Settings menu Once in the Time Settings menu To set Local Time Press ENT Press or J to change the first charac ter then press to move the cursor to the next character Repeat until the time is correct then press ENT To set the Month Press J to MontH ENT Press T or 4 to select the month then press ENT
10. Here s how 1 Press MENU MENU J to System SETUP ENT 2 Press 4 to TRANSFER My Darta ENT and the screen in the following im age appears Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transparency Transparency Alarms Alarms Aviation Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Planning Route Plannina Question Units of Measure z Set Local Time Transfer data which Communications Port way Reset Options IG Load Delete All My Waypoints E pem X Popup Help x Popup Help Set Language Set Language Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Check Free Storage Software Information Software Information The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into AirMap s memory 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into AirMap in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from AirMap to the MMC press ENT for Save To transfer data from the MMC to AirMap press gt to Loan ENT 3 Saving A file name box appears To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press J to Save Darta ENT If you wish to rename the file as in the following example press ENT to activate the selection box Press T or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the nam
11. and list of the nearest VORs right 4 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a VOR from the list then press ENT The waypoint information screen appears To find the VOR press to FinD ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT 114 Find By Name Tul Find In List Name lt gt Tucumcari 3 Tucurui Tulsa J Tulua Tumaco La Florida Tumbes Tumeremo E Tupelo Tuscaloosa Find By Name menu 5 If you re looking by identifier or by city the method is the same as by name described in step 4 Use the arrow keys to enter the VOR s identifier or the name of a city and the AirMap will show you all avail able VORs matching the criteria you entered Find NDBs Aviation Mode only 1 Press FIND J to FIND NDBs ENT 2 If searching for the Nearest NDB press ENT If searching for an air port By Name press J to Name ENT You can also search By Identi fier and By City Find Airports Find Airports Find VORs Find VORs Find NDBs Find NDBs Find Intersections Find Intersections Find Intersections My Waypoints iFindBy tv Goes Map Places M M Nearest
12. arrow keys to scroll the map to some far away location or waypoint Press EXIT to clear the cursor and jump back to your current position on the map When you want to take another peek at that distant place just press EXIT again You can use this trick to toggle between your cur rent position and your destination without a lot of scrolling 42 Searching Now that you ve seen how AirMap can find where you are let s search for something somewhere else Searching is one of the most powerful features in the Lowrance GPS product line In this example we ll look for the nearest VOR For more information on different types of searches refer to Sec 6 Searching NOTE This example requires the Jeppesen database included with your AirMap After AirMap has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Fino VORS ENT 2 You could search the VOR category by any of these four criteria by Nearest by Name by Identifier or by City but in this example we will just search for nearest When the Find By menu pops up press ENT 3 AirMap says it is calculating then a list of VORs appears with the closest at the top of the list and the farthest at the bottom of the list The nearest is highlighted Find Airports Find Airports Find By Nearest Find VORs Find VORs Find NDBs Find NDBs Distance Find Intersections Find Intersections My Waypoints Find By Map Places M Nearest Highway Exits H Find Streets Fi Name Find Addres
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14. day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Tide Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Information represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter T The icon stands for a Tidal Station location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated gauge showing a rising or falling tidal height for the selected station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed T icon and it becomes an animated gauge witha pop up name box Examples are displayed in the following figures To view tide information 1 Select a Tide Station icon use the arrow keys to move the cursor over an icon When it is selected a pop up name box appears 2 After selecting the Tide Station icon press FIND FIND to display the Tide Information screen cog cee MP N y Ea SOUTH Ns Oak H i ld kn en icon in ani mated mode Port Aransas N 27 50 006 1 40m H 97002992 2790m At left Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor Right icon animates automatically without selection at the 1 2 mile zoom range In the example above the tide is at 1 5 feet and falling as shown by the down arrow at the top of the icon 98 ort Aransas 1 0 ft 0 2 ft MN 36 9 NN 3 6 9 MN Daily Highs amp Lows Low High Moon Calculations Sets 2 29 Ris
15. lt gt Tulsa Intl Tuluksak Tumbler Ridge Tumeremo Tune Tunica Tunica Mun Tuntutuliak Find By Name menu 5 If you re looking by identifier or by city the method is the same as by name described in step 4 Use the arrow keys to enter the alir port s identifier or the name of a city and the AirMap will show you all available airports matching the criteria you entered Find VORs Aviation Mode only 1 Press FIND J to FIND VORS ENT 113 2 If searching for the Nearest VOR press ENT If searching for a VOR By Name press J to NAME ENT You can also search By Identifier and By City Find Airports Find Airports Find Airports Find VORs Find VORs Find VORs Find NDBs Find NDBs Find NDBs Find Intersections Find Intersections Find Intersections My Waypoints M aii M iina Map Places M Nearest M Nearest Highway Exits H Find Streets Fi Name Fi Name Find Address Fi Fi Identifier Rr Identifier Find menu left and Find By Nearest center Find By Name right 3 If you re looking for nearest AirMap says it is calculating then a list of VORs appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Press ENT and the waypoint infor mation screen appears To find the VOR press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Calculating nearest Calculating message left
16. practice a bit before taking your AirMap aloft The AirMap 600 is a true pocket sized GPS WAAS receiver but its slim silhouette is crammed with lots of extra features and value You don t need to learn them all right away but a little practice on the ground will help you become familiar with AirMap s capabilities and make you a safer pilot Flying of course is why you bought an AirMap but it s like hav ing three different GPS receivers in one Here are the other two rea sons why Need business or pleasure travel directions or phone numbers after landing You don t need another GPS when you leave the cockpit just slip your AirMap in to pocket or purse and take advantage of the fully functional Land Navigation Mode With your own custom built MapCreate 6 map your AirMap can use a massive searchable Point of Interest database of businesses and attractions to lead you to your final destination Land Mode Operation is described in Section 4 Searching is covered in Section 6 And AirMap performance doesn t stop at the water s edge If your des tination is a boating or fishing adventure your AirMap will help you safely navigate the Great Lakes and coastal U S waters with our 70 000 item database of marine navigation aids wrecks and obstruc tions This also requires a MapCreate map functions are discussed in Section 4 The MapCreate manual has an Easy Mode Quick Reference of its own it ll help you make a map in just 6 steps
17. refer to Sec 6 Searching NOTE This example requires the Point of Interest POI database in cluded with MapCreate 6 Always use a custom map if you want to be able to search for Points of Interest After AirMap has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Mar PLAcEs ENT V to POI Lopeine 2 You could search the entire lodging category but in this example we will narrow our search Subcategory is listed below the main selection list Press to HoTELS MOoTELs ENT ENT 3 AirMap says it is calculating then a list of hotels and motels ap pears with the closest at the top of the list and the farthest at the bot tom of the list The nearest is highlighted My Waypoints Map Categories Drawn Find By Nearest Map Places Category National Inn Highway Exits Find Streets EJSuper 8 Motel Find Address EJEcono Lodge E Executive Inn e Garnett Inn Brookshire Motel E Best Western Airport Saratoga Motor Hotel EJHoliday Inn SDays Inn Country Inn amp Suites Subcategory ElComfort Suites Hotels Motels Brg 198 Find Map Places Menu left Category Selection menu center and list of the nearest motels right 74 4 If you wish you could scroll T or 4 here to select another motel or hotel but for now we will just accept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The POI information screen appears This is what makes AirMap handy as a business phone directory If you wanted to nav
18. true airspeed is automatically used and you only need to enter your heading Use the arrow keys to change the heading in the box at the top of the screen In the example shown the heading is 39 magnetic This gives us a wind speed of 11 5 knots on a bearing of 44 magnetic for an 11 4 knot headwind Wind Speed Direction True Air Speed 140 4 kt Ground Speed 129 0 kt Track 38 mag Wind Speed 11 5 kt Wind From Direction 45 mag Head Wind 11 4 kt E6B Wind Speed Direction Calculator 57 Vertical Navigation Calculator With the Vertical Navigation Calculator the AirMap 2000 can help you decide when to let down for an approach to an airport To get to the verti cal navigation calculator menu while in Aviation Mode press MENU MENU to Aviation CaLcuLaToRs ENT to VERTICAL NAV ENT The command only works when you are navigating to a waypoint In the following example we re travelling to the Wichita Mid Continent airport in Wichita Kansas Its identifier is shown at the bottom of the screen KICT We are travelling at 4500 feet and need to be at the pat tern altitude about 2300 feet by 5 nautical miles from the airport using a 450 fpm descent After determining the above information use or 4 to highlight each field then press ENT In each box use the arrow keys to enter the data When you re finished highlight ON next to the Vertical Nav label and press ENT A scree
19. 1549 Map Simu atng ig 26 ar kn Jo RS SNES at 40nm gt S wa all STU Broke x i bd ee ae N 36 26 722 19 007 e Geeta yee Ties mT WH 95 42 518 O016 mss 0 0 7 015 355 focogcoo CURSOR The 15 nautical mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the dotted course line connecting your current position to your destination The 30 nautical mile zoom center shows both current position and desti nation on screen The Navigation Page right will also show naviga tion information n To stop navigating to the cursor use the Cancel Navigation command press MENU MENU 4 to Cancer Navication ENT amp to Yes ENT AirMap stops showing navigation information Navigate to a Point of Interest AirMap can navigate to any Point of Interest POI you can look up with the FIND key For help with FIND s searching capabilities see the entry on Searching earlier in this section or turn to Sec 6 Searching for detailed instructions After you have looked up an item with the find command use the lt to make sure the Go To command is highlighted at the bottom of the screen then press ENT AirMap begins showing navigation information to the item To cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to Yes ENT AirMap stops showing navigation information Go Direct To Using the Direct To Button You will notice a symbol above your FIND button that looks something like t
20. 4 In the Exit information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate or go to the exit B Press ENT to find the exit on the map 121 Find Exit Highway laa Interstate Exit 230 41st St Sheridan Rd Exit 231 Jct US 64 OK 51 Tulsa Exit 232 Memorial Dr East 31st Exit 233 East 21st St Exit 234A US 169 Broken Arrow Exit 234B Garnett Rd Exit 235 East 11th St Exit 236A 129th Ave East Admi Exit 2366 Jct 1 244 W Downtow Exit 238 161st East Ave Exit 2404 OK 167 N 193rd East Exit 240B US 412 E Choteau Silc Exit 241 OK 66 E Catoosa Jct l Mile 241 Parking Area Fvit 255 NK IN Claramara Prun Selected exit 4 In the Exit Information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate or go to the exit B Press ENT to find the exit on the map 1 44 Exit 2364 1 44 Exit 2364 129th Ave East Admiral Place 125th Ave East Admiral Place Mile 236 Mile 236 Find On Map Go To Exit Services Services Truck Pro Truck Pro Go To option left Find On Map option right Find Map Places 1 Press FIND J to Map PLaces ENT 122 My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Land Mode Find menu with Map Places command selected 2 Press J or T to select a POI category then press ENT You will be given two options Search by nearest or by name NOTE To narrow your search press gt and then or J to select a subcate
21. At left Setup Loran TD option on the Coordinate System Menu At right Configure Loran TD menu Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps This system asks for a reference position in latitude longitude which you take from a marked location on the map It then shows the present position as distance on the map from that reference point For example if it shows a distance of UP 4 00 and LEFT 0 50 you then measure up four inches and to the left a half inch from the refer ence point on the map to find your location To configure a map fix To use this format you need to follow these steps in order First take your map of the area and determine a reference latitude longitude Note in order for this system to work the latitude longitude lines must be par allel with the edge of the map USGS maps are parallel others may not be Also this works better with smaller scale maps The reference posi tion can be anywhere on the map but the closer it is to your location the smaller the numbers will be that you ll have to deal with Once you ve decided on a reference position you can save it as a waypoint See the waypoint section for information on saving a waypoint Save the reference position as a waypoint Exit from the waypoint screens Now press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT to CoorpbiNATE Sys TEM ENT J to Setup Map Fix ENT The following left screen appears and Map SCALE is highlighted Press ENT and enter the map s
22. ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a street name from the list then press ENT The street name you selected is now in the street field To return to the previous page press EXIT Tip When entering a street name do not enter the street s compass direc tion N S E or W in the street name field Just enter the number or name If the example below had been a search for 324 E 9th St you would enter 9th and press ENT The AirMap will generate a list of all possible 9th streets and let you choose the one you want My Waypoints Find By Name My Waypoints Map Places Find By Name Map Places Highway Exits fth Highway Exits Find In List Address i Address A State Highway B State Highway B US Highway D State Highway F State Highway N State Highway P State Highway P US Highway S State Highway 9 Access Rd 9 Canal 9 Highway 9 Ks Hwy 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Find street field left Find street by name menu center Street entry complete right 5 To enter a city name press J or T to City ENT You will be asked whether you would like to find addresses only within a particular city This option is designed so if you have a city already entered you can choose not to search in a city If you select yes there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first l
23. Press ENT 4 Press 4 to BEARING ENT Press T or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor rect Press ENT 5 Press T to PRoJEcT ENT The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Press EXIT ENT if you want to immediately be gin navigating to the new waypoint 79 Selecting a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map for navigating to for editing etc use the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint A highlighted halo will appear around the waypoint Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint press FIND J to My Waypoints ENT J to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT to DeLete ENT lt to Yes ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name 1 Press FIND to My Waypoints ENT J to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT to Enit Waypoint ENT ENT 2 Use the arrow keys to rename the waypoint then press ENT To re turn to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Waypoint Symbol To edit waypoint symbol 1 Press FIND 4 to My Waypoints ENT to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT to Epit WAYPOINT ENT L to EDIT SYMBOL ENT 2 Use the arrow keys to select desired symbol and press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT Waypoint Position To edit wayp
24. To set the Day Press 4 to Day ENT Press T or J to select the day then press ENT To set the Year Press J to YeEaR ENT Press or J to select the year then press ENT Time Settings Local Time E1940 15 19 40 Date Date Month Day Year Day Year August fa gt 2004 August fa 2004 Time Format C 12 Hour 24 Hour 5 24 Hour Time Settings v A Date Format Month Day Year C Day Month Year Year Month Day Config DST DST is set for United States Month Day Year Day Month Year Year Month Day Config DST DST is set for United States Adjusting the time left Adjusting the month right The last field in this menu is Conric DST This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav ing Time you should only have to set it once You may select which set of rules matches DST in your region or simply accept the default Once you have each field set the way you want press EXIT repeatedly until you return to the previous page Software Version Information From time to time Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products These software upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site www lowrance com These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new fea ture or function You can find out what software ver
25. Zoom Clear Runway Ext Map Data Map Data Earth Map Detail Earth Map Detail Medium Medium X Popup Map Information x Popup Map Information l Draw Map Boundaries Draw Map Boundaries Fill Water with White Fill Water with White Map Categories Drawn l Range Rings l Range Rings Delete My Icons d l Lat Lon Grid Lines Lat Lon Grid Lines Customize Navionics Map Choice Navionics Map Choice None South Chesapeake Presentation Mode F South Chesapeake linternational Mode South Florida Safety Contour Miami Demo EN f Meters f Meters These figures show menu sequence from left to right for selecting a Navionics chart for the South Chesapeake area 94 3 To turn off a Navionics chart from the Map Page press MENU W to Map Data ENT to Navionics Map Choice ENT Use or J to select NONE then press ENT EXIT EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information represented by an chor icons on the map display These icons appear at the 2 nautical mile zoom range An example is displayed in the following figures To view Port Services information 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Port Services icon When selected a pop up name box appears 2 Press FIND FIND to display the Port Services Information screen Cursor lines Pop up name box Port Services icon N 27 47 736 19 05m H 97 23 203 2590m Navionics chart showing Port Services icon se
26. and some setup option commands The instructions in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make AirMap do something AirMap will work fine for these instructions right out of the box with the factory default settings But if you want to learn about the various options see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options To access the Main Menu from any Page press MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Enable AirMap GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files Main Menu Land Mode Pages Land Mode has three main Page displays that represent the three ma jor operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Navigation Page and the Map Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key which calls up the Pages Menu You then press the left lt arrow key or the right gt arrow key to scroll among the three pages Each Page has a submenu screen associated with it You access a Page Submenu by pressing the MENU key one time while the page is dis played Pressing the MENU key twice takes you to the Main Menu 60 Satellite Status Page This page provides detailed information on the status of AirMap s sat ellite lock on and position acquisition No matter what page you are on a flashing current positi
27. coding of the Terrain Awareness Color Code As you fly the AirMap notes your current altitude and the height of the terrain below you The relief map shows areas with different risk levels in different colors according to the following parameters Red highlight indicates terrain that is at your current altitude or higher Yellow highlight indicates terrain 500 feet below your current altitude Green highlight indicates terrain 1 000 feet below your current al titude When flying over the ocean the surface shading in the Profile Win dow reverts to a pattern of small Xs indicating no risk of flying into elevated terrain All map screens will show the terrain relief shading except for the Navigation Panel and the Aviation Map option On those screens the terrain awareness color highlight does appear 53 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SDC card When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit AirMap automatically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into AirMap see Sec 2 Installation Accessories GPS Data files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons must be copied from an MMC to AirMap s internal memory be fore AirMap can read them
28. displaying and entering position coordinates Screen Coordinate System Coordinate System Sounds Coordinate System 1 Coordinate System 1 Transparency Alarms e Initialize GPS Deg Min Sec Deg MiniSec TM TM Coordinate System GRS Standard GRS Standard Datum Selection GRS Std 10 GRS Std 10 EiS aMi SI N 36 08 971 N 36 08 971 Satellites XUse WAAS IEGNOS W 95 50 579 WH 95 50 579 x Track Smoothing r Require WAAS r Show WAAS Alarm r Use Indoors Setup Map Fix Setup Map Fix Browse Files Setup Loran TD Setup Loran TD es Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions To get to Coordinate System Selection 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press J to COORDINATE SYSTEM ENT 85 This unit can show a position in degrees 86 14952 degrees minutes and thousandths of a minute 36 28 700 or degrees minutes seconds and tenths of a second 86 28 40 9 It can also show position in UTM Universal Transverse Mercator projection MGRS Standard MGRS Standard 10 Map Fix Loran TD British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Swedish Swiss Taiwan and Military grids UTM s are marked on USGS topographic charts This system divides the Earth into 60 zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Swedish Swiss and Taiwan grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in thei
29. fix It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation your height above sea level also called altitude This is called a 3D fix Remember the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals Unlike radio or television signals GPS works at very high frequencies These signals can be easily blocked by trees buildings an automobile roof a wing even your body Like most GPS receivers AirMap doesn t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside It relies solely on the signals from the sat ellites to calculate a position Speed direction of travel and distance are all calculated from position information Therefore in order for AirMap to determine direction of travel you must be moving and the faster the better This is not to say that it won t work at walking or boat trolling speeds it will There will simply be more wandering of the data shown on the display GPS is plenty accurate for route navigation but the U S Federal Avia tion Administration has special needs for aircraft traffic control that go beyond basic GPS The FAA has a plan under way to boost GPS per formance even further with its Wide Area Augmentation System or 8 WAAS This GPS add on will include a time control element that will help airliners fly closer together while avoiding collisions In addition to carefully spacing airplanes along travel corridors WAAS will even tually make instr
30. for a particular trail Press 4 or T to highlight the section you wish to change then press ENT Press EXIT to erase this menu Units of Measure This menu shown below sets the speed and distance statute nautical miles meters depth feet fathoms or meters temperature degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius and heading true or magnetic units To change the units you first press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT ENT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Units of Measure Set Local Time Communications Port Reset Options Simulators Delete All My Waypoints x Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information Screen Sounds Transparency Speed Distance Nautical Heading Magnetic v j System Setup menu left Units of Measure Menu right To set Speed Distance Unit of Measure Press ENT Press or J to change the Speed Distance then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 108 To set Heading Press J to HEapING ENT Press or J to change the heading then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to re turn to the page display To set Depth Press J to DepTH ENT Press or to change the depth units then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Temperature Press J to TEMPERATURE ENT Press T o
31. gory before pressing ENT Map Categories Drawn Category POl Attractions POl Emergncy Govt POI Entertainment POI Fishing POl Hunting POI Lodging POl Restaurants Subcategory Entire Category Map Places category menu 3 Search by nearest POI Press ENT The find by nearest menu will show a calculating screen then a list of nearest POI s Press J or T to the selected POI and press ENT 123 Map Categories Drawn Category WTaco Bueno WiFajita Rita s Wi Rigoberto s WiMazzio s Pizza WiLot A Burger W Sonic Drive In WMoose Lodge Restaurz WiSubway Sandwiches amp UTony O z Bar B Que amp Mel O Dy Ice Cream Braum s Ice Cream amp Subcategory U Waffle House Entire Category Dst 0 19 Brg 220 Find by nearest option left Calculating screen center POI list right 4 Search by name of POI Press ENT There are two options A You can spell out the POI in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next let ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a POI from the list then press ENT Map Categories Drawn Find By Name Sonny s Breakfast BBQ amp More Sonny s Famous Steak Hogies Sonny s Pizza Pasta amp Subs Subcategory Sonny s Real Pit Bar B Q 7 items Sonny s Restaurant Entire Category Sonny s Stardu
32. how far to a final destination when navi gating a route or trail If your route has multiple legs this option will total them for you Travel Time ETE is the time it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed Arrival Time ETA is the local time that it will be when you arrive at the destination based upon your pre sent closing speed and track Total Travel time tells how long it will take to reach a final destination when navigating a route or trail Track is the heading or the current direction you are actually traveling 37 Bearing is the direction of a line of sight from your present position to a destination No matter what direction you are steering the Bearing shows the compass direction straight to the destination from your loca tion at the moment Off Course tells you how far you are to the left or right of the intended direction or line of travel toward a destination Most of the unit s displays show Off Course as Cross Track or XTK Two Maps page display option This option provides a split map showing your current position in the top map and an auto zoomed view of the destination airport in the bot tom map Both maps are always in Track Up mode You can manually select any zoom range in the top map or switch it to Auto Zoom To change settings you need to specify which map the Menu Zoom In and Zoom Out keys correspond to To do this switch the active map by pressing PAGES PAGES The
33. how to move between the two windows at the end of this segment 24 Map Simulating a ava STL jz Navigation Page HSI Map display option Navigation Display Options Aviation Map display option The Aviation Map provides a simplified version of the Map Panel as described later under Map Display Options The Aviation Map unlike the general map shows only Aviation navaids against a black back ground For more information on the AirMap s moving maps work read about the various Map Page displays later in this section Navigation AirSpace display option The Navigation Airspace Page has two windows The top window Map Window shows the relief map overlaid with Jeppesen data and terrain awareness color shading The bottom window Profile Window shows your altitude relative to a 2D cross section of the terrain under and ahead of you This window also shows shading for different airspace categories Map Window In the Map Window the cross hatched line extending from the nose of the aircraft symbol represents your projected track The area under this projected track 1s shown in the Profile Window below You can use the cursor to view the terrain in other areas on the map As you move the cursor the projected track line will swing around leading the cursor The 2D display changes according to the selected terrain 25 Profile Window In this window your current position or cursor po sition if cursor is up is a
34. is the expected error from a benchmark location In other words if the EPE shows 50 feet then the position shown by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the ac tual location This also gives you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has The smaller the position error number the better and more accurate the fix is If the position error flashes dashes then the unit hasn t locked onto the satellites and the number shown isn t valid The Satellite Status Page has its own menu which is used for setting various options Options and setup are discussed in Sec 5 To access the Satellite Status Page Menu from the Status Page press MENU Navigation Page To get to the Navigation Page press PAGES then either or lt to se lect the page Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT The Navigation Page has its own menu which is used for setting vari ous options Options and setup are discussed in Sec 5 To access the Navigation Page Menu from the Navigation Page press MENU The data boxes on the Aviation Map and HSI Map can be fully custom ized You can select from 28 types of navigation information For customi zation instructions see the Customize Page Displays topic in Sec 5 Sys tem and GPS Setup Options The HSI Map combines the main compass display in one window with a map display in another window plus four data boxes An amazing amount of information is crammed into this one display We ll discuss
35. leave Land Mode and switch to Aviation Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup J to ENABLE AIRMap ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on aviation mode 3 Press lt ENT and the unit switches to Aviation Mode Switch Back to Land Mode from Aviation Mode To leave Aviation Mode and switch back to Land Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup J to DISABLE AIRMap ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on land navigation mode 3 Press lt ENT and the unit switches to Land Mode NOTE In Aviation Mode trail displays are turned off by default but trails may still be recording When you switch the unit back to Land Mode any trails you ve recorded will again be displayed If these trails cause too much clutter on the map display you can hide them using the Map Categories Shown option or delete any unneces sary trails as described in the following segment Trails A trail or plot trail is a string of position points plotted by AirMap as you travel It s a travel history a record of the path you have taken Trails are useful for repeating a journey along the same track They are particularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came AirMap lets you save up to 100 trails in its memory Since you can copy these trails to MMCs in the form of GPS Data Files usr format the only true limit on the number of trails you can record is the number of MMCs
36. message appears 5 With position acquired press PAGES gt to MAP EXIT to display Map Page showing a bird s eye view of the earth Move around the map by Zoom in closer to see greater detail press ZIN zoom in key Zoom out to see more area less detail press ZOUT zoom out key Scroll map north south east or west using arrow keys Tl gt To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 At the airport set a waypoint Wpt 001 at your current position so you can navigate back here press ENT ENT Waypoint symbol and 001 appears 7 Zoom scroll map to find a nearby airport to go to Use arrow keys to center cursor cross hair over the airport symbol or wherever you want to enter the pattern 8 Navigate to airport press MENU to Go To Cursor ENT EXIT and take off Follow red course line on Map Page or Course Arrow on Navigation Page Remember to steer to the needle 9 At airport Arrival Alarm goes off to clear it press EXIT Enter pattern and land Cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CanceL NAVIGA TION ENT lt to Yes ENT 10 Return to Wpt 1 by Navigate To Waypoint press FIND to My Waypoints ENT ENT Use T or J to select Wpt 001 press ENT ENT follow navigation displays 11 Back home Arrival Alarm goes off press EXIT Cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 12 To turn off AirMap press and hold PWR key for thr
37. navigate to the POI by pressing ENT while in the POI in formation screen 120 Find Interstate Highway Exits 1 Press FIND 4 to HicHway Exits ENT My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Land Mode Find menu with Highway Exits option selected 2 First select a highway by pressing ENT There are two options A You can spell out the highway in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next let ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the low selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to se lect a highway from the list then press ENT Find Exit Find By Name Find By Name fa Interstate M Interstate Exit Find In List Exit 230 41st St Sheridan Rd a Exit 231 Jct US 64 OK 51 Tulsa Exit 232 Memorial Dr East 31st 440 Interstate Exit 233 East 21st St 45 Interstate Exit 234A US 169 Broken Arrow 459 Interstate Exit 234B Garnett Rd Exit 235 East lith St Exit 236A 129th Ave East Admi Exit 236B Jct l 244 W Downtow Exit 238 161st East Ave Exit 240A OK 167 N 193rd East Exit 240B US 412 E Choteau Silc Exit 241 OK 66 E Catoosa Jct l h CA OA Drun 494 Interstate Find Exit using the Highway Name 3 Once you have selected a highway you can then select an exit by pressing J then pressing J or T until you find the exit then press ENT
38. or load data from the MMC into AirMap s memory 66 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into AirMap in order to activate the Load or Save commands To load data from the MMC to AirMap press gt to Loan ENT 3 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use 4 or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press J to Loap ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT Navigate Navigation is one of the most powerful reasons for owning an AirMap and has already been addressed in Sec 3 Land navigation is just as useful though Just like the air navigation options you can get accu rate information about where you want to go how to get there how long it will take and other useful trip information Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint In Land Mode this unit has a man overboard feature that shows navi gation data to the location where the feature was activated This fea ture replaces Aviation Mode s Find Nearest Airport shortcut To ac tivate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard posi tion The unit automatically begins navi
39. previous image If you want the AirMap to navigate a localizer type approach select YEs and press ENT Select No if you want to continue your own navigation with a regular runway extension When you select Runway Guidance the unit will display a localizer type fan and create a route automatically for guidance down the run way s extended centerline Once selected however you are no longer navigating your earlier route because the AirMap assumes you are on radar vectors or your own vectors to intercept final The HSI and all other CDI displays will now be set to the inbound runway course and will give guidance to left or right of centerline via the CDI display However the hollow white bearing arrow will con tinue to point to the runway touchdown zone TDZ The automatic route will be created and set to track inbound on the extended runway s centerline from any distance from the airport If you desire you can navigate to the notch of the fan for an approximate five mile final approach Just press amp FIND select CuRRENT ROUTE and se lect the LOC waypoint in the route If you plan a short approach and want to bypass the use of runway cen terline guidance and navigate directly to the runway threshold you can press FIND select CuRRENT Route and select the TDZ waypoint in the route When the Runway Approach Guidance feature is working after pass ing the TDZ the route sequences to the runway center and then the a
40. runway then make sure the box at the bottom of the screen says Extend next to the runway name As long as we have sufficient information about it in our database AirMap can display a runway extension for any runway Press ENT and the unit will ask Do you want to setup Runway Guidance Press to No ENT The runways screen will go away returning you to the airport informa tion screen Now you can press EXIT EXIT to see the runway extension on the map Surface Width Lights Length Hard 200 ft Full 10000 ft Setup Runway Guidance Runway guidance selection message Runway extensions are meant to serve as visual references to help you orient the plane as you approach an airport for a landing The exten sion appears as a fan shape with its tip pointing directly to the touch down zone or threshold of the runway you re approaching This allows you to navigate toward the wider end of the fan so once you turn down the extension you can easily judge how far you ve got to touch down To turn off an airport extension press MENU J to CLEAR RUNWAY Ext ENT EXIT Runway Approach Guidance feature The AirMap also uses the Runway Extension command to extend a lo calizer type display to the landing runway we call it the Runway Ap proach Guidance feature After selecting a runway extension see in structions at the bottom of the previous page the unit will ask Do you 51 want to setup Runway Guidance See the
41. saving settings further ex tend battery life but will reduce GPS accu racy Cigarette lighter power adapter in cluded CASE SIZE ccce 5 6 H x 2 5 W x 1 2 D 142 x 65 x 30 mm water resistant to IPX 7 standards Weight 0 0 0 cece eee RECEIVED 0ccccecceeees Recording 068 MMC slots 0008 Aeronautical map Background map Mapping memory Position updates Position points Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons Routes cccceceecececeees 8 7 ounces 246 6 grams with batteries Internal 16 parallel channel GPS WAAS ad vanced active remote external antenna included Removable MMC or SD memory cards for recording GPS trip details displaying cus tom maps upgrading operating system soft ware and transferring trip data to personal computer without a slow serial connection USB card reader included with unit One inside battery compartment Accepts non proprietary MMC or SD memory cards Jeppesen Americas database with airports VORs NDBs intersections and airspaces including Class D Lowrance Obstructions database displays ground obstructions in AGL or MSL heights Built in custom detailed Lowrance map Contains low detail maps of the whole world containing cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and medium detail ma
42. show your position using one of 191 different datums To change the datum 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENTI to Datum SELECTION ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired datum then press ENT 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT A list of the datums used by this unit is in the back of this manual Screen Sounds WGS 84 Default Transparency North American 1927 Mean for Alarms North American 1983 Alaska C Foe Mean for Ethiopia Sud Initialize GPS indan Burkina Faso j Coordinate System i Cameroon Datum Selection i i Mali GPS Auto Search 3 Sena Satellites i Sudan XUse WAASIEGNOS Afgooye Somalia X Track Smoothing Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Require WAAS g Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia q Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islanc Show WAAS Alarm Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antic T Use Indoors Arc 1950 Mean for Botswana L Arc 1950 Botswana a ss Are 1950 R di GPS Setup Menu left Map Datum Menu right Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen This includes waypoints trails icons cities highways etc You can selectively turn on or off any of these items customizing the map to your needs 92 To get to Map Categories 1 Press MENU 4 to Map CATEGORIES DRAWN ENT 2 Press T or J to select a category or subcategory Press ENT to turn it off no check or on checked Y
43. slightly off course to the left 36 Additional information can be displayed using compass overlay data that appears at the top of the page This information can be customized with the Compass Overlay Data command which is discussed in Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options You can select from 28 different types of information to display Position page display option The Position display provides detailed textual information on your pre sent position and the status of your trip For example it can display information such as your current latitude longitude travel time to des tination and more Position Degrees Minutes Latitude E GPS Data 36 08 97 1 LE Pos Error Longitude Ground Speed W 95 50 579 Trip Calculator H Time Sensor Data Position display left Position display Customize Menu right The Position display can be fully customized The lower window can dis play ten of 22 types of navigation information For customization instruc tions see the Customize Page Displays topic in Sec 5 System and GPS Setup Options Some of the popular information displays include Altitude is height above sea level not ground level Speed ground speed is the velocity you are making over the ground Closing Speed is also known as velocity made good It s the speed that you re making toward a destination Distance shows how far it is to the next waypoint you re navigating toward Total Distance tells
44. status and statistics such as trip time distance and average speed Timers command controls settings and alarms for an up timer a down timer and an alarm clock Browse MMC Files command this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains Pages Aviation Mode has three main Page displays that represent the three major operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Naviga tion Page and the Map Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key which calls up the Pages Menu You then press the left lt arrow key or the right arrow key to scroll among the three pages The Navigation Page has three display options Aviation Map HSI Map and Navigation AirSpace The Map Page has five display options Map Panel Full Map Compass Overlay Position and Two Maps You 21 access these display options by pressing the PAGES key then the down arrow or up arrow keys To clear the Pages Menu press EXIT The following series of nine images shows the Pages Menu and display options on their corresponding screens Satellites 10 10 fiMap Simulating ETE Dest t N 355 ALT ft 29 TRK 355 Status Status DA Map h HSI Map Navigation AirSpace Canada AT g N en 3 tatus IINavigation Map Aviation Map bat Va Full Map m 4 Navigation AirSpace Compass Overlay Compass Overlay Position m Position GS kt ALT ft kt TRK 355 mag f4 Position Degrees Minut
45. t have to use just one method You could add a handful of Aviation Waypoints but in between place some waypoints from the map if you want to detour over a particular landmark Or even include personal waypoints in your route if you d like to fly over a friend s house Since you add one waypoint at a time you can choose the best way to enter each one For another example we ll go through the process of creating a Land Mode route using only the map option 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Make sure New Route is selected and press ENT to Route END ENT 4 to App From Mar ENT The Map Page appears with the cur sor showing 3 Use the Zoom keys and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor posi tion you are already at the starting spot 4 Set the first route waypoint press ENT In this example we moved to the intersection of 11th Street and 145th E Ave to start our route to a public hunting area next to a river 5 Move the cursor to the next point in the route a spot where you need to turn or change direction and press ENT to set the next waypoint 6 Repeat step five until the route reaches your destination Map Planning Route Simulating Map Planning Route Simulating Map Planning Route
46. the Screen menu To adjust the display s contrast 1 The Contrast slider bar is already selected Press or to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast the right end is 100 maximum contrast Adjust the screen so that you see white black amp 2 shades of gray at the top of the screen Screen Screen Contrast Sancel Navigation Screen Command left and Contrast bar right To adjust the display s brightness 1 Press J to BRIGHTNESS Press gt or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum backlight brightness the right end is maximum backlight brightness Screen Brightness Screen menu with Brightness bar selected To adjust the screen s display mode 1 Press J to DispLay Mone ENTIpress or 4 to select mode EXIT 101 Screen Brightness Display Mode Normal v Normal High Contrast Night Viewing imers Browse MMC Files Display Mode menu To adjust the display s back light delay options 1 Press J to LiGHt DELAY ENT press or J to select mode EXIT 2 To leave the screen settings and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Screen Light Delay Continuous Light Delay menu Setting shown is continuous The backlight time will automatically change to continuous when the unit is attached to an external power source Set Language This unit s menus are available in 10 languages English
47. then press J or T to select a waypoint from the list then press ENT The waypoint information screen appears To find the waypoint press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Find By Hame Find By Name 00k Find In List Find By Name menu 128 Section 7 Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Default Adindan Mean for Ethiopia Sudan Adindan Burkina Faso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgooye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antigua Lee ward Islands Arc 1950 Mean for Botswana Lesotho Malawi Swaziland Zaire Zambia and Zimbabwe Arc 1950 Botswana Arc 1950 Burundi Arc 1950 Lesotho Arc 1950 Malawi Arc 1950 Swaziland Arc 1950 Zaire Arc 1950 Zambia Arc 1950 Zimbabwe Arc 1960 Mean for Kenya Tanzania Ascension Island 1958 Ascension Island Astro Beacon E 1945 lwo Jima Astro DOS 71 4 St Helena Island Astro Tern Island FRIG 1961 Tern Island Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island Australian Geodetic 1966 Australia amp Tasmania 129 Australian Geodetic 1984 Australia amp Tasmania Ayabelle Lighthouse Djibouti Bellevue IGN Efate amp Erromango Islands Bermuda 1957 Bermuda Biss
48. to look at map places other than your current position To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known position 41 Cursor line Selected airport Cursor line Distance measured by cursor N 36 11 799 om _95 53 118 319 mag The selected airport to the northwest is 3 64 nautical miles away Tip Use the cursor to determine the distance from your current position or last known position when working indoors to any map object or location Simply use the arrow keys to position the cursor over the object or place The distance measured in a straight line appears in the data box at the bottom of the map Press EXIT to clear the cursor Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 1 Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map and find the item you wish to select 2 Use the arrow keys and center the cursor cross hair on the desired ob ject On most items a pop up box will give the name of the selected item You will also notice a black ring surrounds the item as it becomes se lected Once that happens if you press FIND the Find Menu will pop up with an extra option at the top of the list SELEcTED Irem Press ENT to see the Information screen for the selected item Tip The AirMap has an extremely handy Cursor Undo feature that lets you instantly return to the previous location you were looking at without scrolling It works like this Use the cursor
49. 0 49 Dist Left 1 74 Ceiling 4700 MSL Floor 2300 MSL Airspace Status page showing information about Tulsa International Airport Press lt or gt to cycle through the various information pages if there is more than one Press EXIT EXIT to clear the Airspace Status page and return to the previous page Airport Information We ve already mentioned the waypoint information screen this screen pops up whenever you view the details of a selected item from the map or when you select an item from a search list Different information appears on the information screen depending on what kind of map ob ject you have selected Earlier we had an example of a VOR informa tion screen complete with radio frequency and Morse identifier 49 In the AirMap airports have information screens packed with useful infor mation They include much of the same information as a VOR information screen In addition airport information screens contain a line drawing showing the general layout of the airport s runways Also note that the ra dio frequencies listed at the bottom make a much longer list You can press at the information screen to scroll down and see all of these frequencies When you first open the airport information screen you ll see Go To highlighted at the bottom You already know how to use Go To and FIND ON Map but airports have two more options RUNWAYS and SERVICES 7 9h h gt Waypoint Information Waypoi
50. 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Addresses 118 Aviation Mode 111 Airports 112 Intersections 117 NDBs 115 VORs 43 113 By Cursor 120 Highway Exits 121 POIs 74 122 Streets 125 Waypoints 127 Set Local Time 103 Simulator 21 89 90 Software Version Information 104 Sounds 104 Status Menu 61 83 Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator 78 T Track Smoothing 105 Trail 5 6 10 21 27 32 37 54 61 66 68 69 70 76 77 92 100 105 106 107 108 Delete 77 Delete All 106 Edit Name 77 Navigate 68 70 New Trail 76 107 Update Criteria 106 Update Rate 107 Trip Calculator 21 78 88 Trip Down Timer 78 Trip Up Timer 78 U Units of Measure 108 Utilities 21 56 77 78 88 137 W WAAS 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 23 Waypoints 3 4 6 9 14 19 21 26 27 28 29 30 31 37 40 42 43 44 46 49 52 54 58 59 61 62 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 73 75 78 79 80 81 82 86 87 88 89 90 92 94 100 103 106 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 127 128 Delete 80 Edit 80 Navigate 68 Save 78 79 Search 127 Select 80 Z Zooming 5 20 28 33 38 40 41 59 60 62 63 69 72 90 Auto Zoom 38 90 Notes 138 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD USE YOU AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC
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52. 969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra Ga lapagos South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay South American 1969 Peru South American 1969 Trinidad amp Tobago South American 1969 Venezuela South Asia Singapore Tananarive Obser vatory 1925 Mada gascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei East Malaysia Sabah Sarawak 132 Tokyo Mean for Japan Ko rea Okinawa Tokyo Japan Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Fiji Viti Levu Island Wake Eniwetok 1960 Marshall Islands Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake Atoll WGS 1972 Global Definition Yacare Uruguay Zanderij Suriname FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U S Federal Communica tions Commission FCC Rules Operation is subject to the follow ing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interfer ence and 2 this device must accept any interference received in cluding interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufac turer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules The
53. ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off As you turn categories on boxes will be added in a row at the top or bottom of the display Every Page display has a limit to the maximum number of boxes you can add You can also turn off all categories to increase the available screen size After all options are set press EXIT to return to the page display GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit as if you were outdoors navi gating somewhere You can set the starting location in lati tude longitude Starting Position or from a stored waypoint location Select Starting Waypoint You can steer your position on the map by using the arrow keys Steer With Arrows or by setting the track and speed in the boxes provided on the simulator screen To get to the GPS Simulator 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to SIMULATORS ENT Make the desired settings then turn the simulator on by highlighting the SIMULATOR ON box and pressing the ENT key Press EXIT to erase this menu 89 A message appears periodically warning you that the simulator is on Repeat the above steps or turn the unit off to turn the simulator off Screen GPS Simulator Sounds mGPS Simulator On Transparency Starting Position Alarms Latitude Units of Measure IN 36 08 971 Set Local Time Longitude Communications Port H 95 50 579 Reset Options Simulators Track Speed 8 kt Delete Al
54. Kertau 1948 West Malaysia amp Singapore Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands 130 L C 5 Astro 1961 Cayman Brac Island Leigon Ghana Liberia 1964 Liberia Luzon Philippines Exclud ing Mindanao Luzon Philippines Min danao Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Massawa Ethiopia Eritrea Merchich Morocco Midway Astro 1961 Midway Islands Minna Cameroon Minna Nigeria Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montser rat Leeward Islands M Poraloko Gabon Nahrwan Oman Masirah ls land Nahrwan Saudi Arabia Nahrwan United Arab Emirates Naparima BWI Trinidad amp Tobago North American 1927 Mean for Antigua Barbados Barbuda Caicos Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Grand Cayman Jamaica Turks Islands North American 1927 Mean for Belize Costa Rica El Salva dor Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS Continental United States North American 1927 Mean for CONUS East of Mississippi River including Lou isiana Missouri Min nesota North American 1927 Mean for CONUS West of Mississippi River North American 1927 Alaska North American 1927 Bahamas Except San Salvador Island North American 1927 Bahamas San Sal vador Island North American 1927 Canada Alberta British Columbia North American 1927 Canada Manitoba Ontario North American 1927 Canada New Brunswick New foundland Nov
55. L 33156 SW 80th Ter SW 81st Find Intersection Ave Miramar FL 33025 I7 NW 80th Ter NW 81st OT EVEL a T A Find intersection left and Working menu center Intersection list right Find Waypoints 1 Press FIND ENT 2 If searching for the Nearest waypoint press ENT If searching for a waypoint By Name press J to Name ENT My Waypoints Map Places ae Al gi i di Highway Exits s Admiral PI Sa Admiral PI 2 5 Find Streets oe ee aa oa ag Find Address Nearest ae om Find menu left and Find By nearest center Find by name right 3 If you re looking for nearest AirMap says it is calculating then a list of waypoints appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Press ENT and the waypoint information screen appears To find the waypoint press to FIND ON Map ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT 127 Find By Nearest Find By Nearest Calculating nearest Dst 0 27 Brg 152 Calculating message left and list of the nearest waypoints right 4 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT
56. LCULATORS ENT ENT The screen in the following image appears For each item in the top portion of the screen press the enter key use T and J to enter the field value and then press EXIT when you re done You ll need to enter indicated altitude ALTITUDE barometric pressure Baro in inches of mercury outside air temperature TEMP and cali brated airspeed CAS In the example shown the indicated altitude is 5000 feet barometric pressure is 30 02 outside air temperature is 15 Celsius and the cali brated airspeed is 129 knots This gives us a pressure altitude of 4908 feet a density altitude of 5740 feet and a true airspeed of 140 4 knots Obviously you don t need airspeed to calculate density altitude this was done for illustration purposes 56 Altitude Airspeed Calculator Altitude Baro 5000 ft 80 02 Hy Temp 15 129 kt Pressure Altitude 4908 ft Density Altitude 5740 ft True Air Speed 140 4 kt E6B Altitude Airspeed Calculator E6B Wind Speed Direction Calculator To determine the wind speed and direction first find true airspeed us ing the Altitude Airspeed Calculator see above Once you have that open the Wind Speed Direction Calculator To get to the wind speed direction calculator menu while in Aviation Mode press MENU MENU to AVIATION CaLcuLATorS ENT to E6B WD SPEED DiR ENT A screen similar to the one in the following image appears The current
57. Overboard Waypoint earlier in this section Create a Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi tions and other factors 1 Press ENT J to AVERAGE Position ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position The greater the number of points the greater the accuracy When the desired number of points accumulates press ENT to create and save the waypoint 3 The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can simply save the waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and bear ing from a reference position The reference position can be selected from your waypoint list a map feature or from the Points of Interest list 1 Press ENT to PRoJecTED Position ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Press 4 to Choose REFERENCE ENT Use and J to select a waypoint map feature or Point of Interest When the point has been selected press ENT and the point s position appears as the reference position 3 Press 4 to Distance ENT Press T or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor rect
58. PAGES lt to NAVIGATION ENT 2 To get to Navigation Page Sub Menu press MENU a ao 09 04 JOLOGAH 19 2 Cancel Navigation mag ALT Alarms Navigation Page left Navigation Menu right Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to cancel navigation set up alarms and plan or edit your route Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view By default this unit shows the map with your current track at the top of the screen This can be changed See the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If youre navigating to a waypoint the map shows your starting location present position course line and destination You don t have to navigate to a waypoint however to use the map The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its cov erage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 40 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 nautical miles to 4 000 nautical miles NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Aviation Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Map Page 1 To get to Map Page Map page is the default when AirMap is turned on To switch from another page to the Map Page press PAGES to Map ENT 2 To get to Map Page Menu press MENU 62 Go To Cursor st i Find Distance Sk Map Orientation Ee l Auto Zoom Raseryok Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Customize j j I
59. R Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Check Free Storage Software Information Software Information Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information From left to right these figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into AirMap s memory Switch to Land Mode To leave Aviation Mode and switch to Land Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to DisaBLe AIRMap ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on land navigation mode 3 Press ENT and the unit switches to Land Mode 55 Switch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode To leave Land Mode and switch back to Aviation Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to ENABLE AIRMap ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on aviation mode 3 Press ENT and the unit switches to Aviation Mode Aviation Calculators To help you with flight planning this unit has three aviation utilities built into it that let you calculate density altitude true airspeed wind speed and direction plus vertical navigation NOTE AirMap also includes another set of general purpose utilities These are discussed in Sec 4 Utilities E6B Altitude Airspeed Calculator The Altitude Airspeed Calculator lets you calculate density altitude or true airspeed To get to the altitude airspeed calculator menu while in Aviation Mode press MENU MENU to Aviation CA
60. RODUCT Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship or any non conformity with the product s written specifications occurred within one year from the date of your original purchase which must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within one year from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or be replaced with a new product identical or reasonably equivalent to this product at our option within a reasonable time after our receipt of the product If such defect malfunc tion or non conformity remains after a reasonable number of attempts to repair by us you may elect to obtain without charge a replacement of the product or a refund for the product THIS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circ
61. S It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make AirMap look around and tell you where you are Section 2 Installation will help you get the batteries and MultiMedia Card MMC correctly installed in your AirMap The card contains the Jeppesen Americas and Lowrance Obstructions aeronautical data bases We ll also show you how to install the mounting bracket on a yoke and the remote active antenna in an aircraft window or on top of the instrument panel Section 3 is really the heart of our book Aviation Mode Operation It will introduce you to the basic airborne GPS functions This section in cludes the one page Aviation Mode Quick Reference we mentioned ear her The rest of Section 3 contains short easy to scan lessons that fol low one another in chronological order They re all you ll need to know to get in the air quickly Aviation Mode instructions are only 40 pages long and these lessons will meet the navigation needs of many pilots But after you ve learned 2 the basics or if you already have some GPS experience you may want to try out some of AirMap s many advanced features That brings us to Section Four Land Mode Operation which also includes its own one page quick reference After we introduce the Land Mode menus and submenus the rest of the section contains AirMap s more advanced command functions Your AirMap is ready to use right out of the box but you can fine tune and customize its operati
62. Saved Routes Route Planning Route 1 3 Legs My Trails Cancel Navigation Enable AirMap GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files Route Planning on Main Menu is shown left Center New Route com mand on the Routes Menu Right Edit Route Menu with no waypoints in the waypoint list Adding Aviation Waypoints is the most effective way to build a route for a flight plan To begin press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT Make sure New Route is selected at the top of the Routes Menu and press ENT again To begin making your route press 4 to highlight the first empty space in the waypoint list Pressing ENT will bring up the menu in the fol lowing image Select ADD AVIATION WAYPOINT and press ENT Route Action 7 F Distance Bearing dNavigate Route 1 10 1229 Find By 3 64 319 TIT Row amp 3 85 211 i Nearest Distance 3 86 nm Rov Bearing To 039 mag Name l Radial From219 mag Identifier 114 40 TUL City Add To Route Process for adding an Aviation Waypoint to a route At left Find By menu appears after selecting Add Aviation Waypoint Center select the desired waypoint from the list notice the symbols at the left showing the type of waypoint At right Waypoint Information screen with Add to Route option selected 71 Keep adding waypoints in this way until you have plotted your whole route Of course you don
63. T IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm may be triggered even when you re sitting still This typically happens when using small less than 0 05 mile anchor alarm ranges Arrival Alarm If you set the arrival alarm s distance to a small number and you run a route see the Navigate Routes segment this unit may not show navigation data to the next waypoint once you arrive at the first one since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm Aviation Alarms This unit has three airspace alarms that are triggered by any airspace that it s capable of showing The alarms are three dimensional in nature that is they are triggered by both horizontal distance and altitude The Time Alarm is a look ahead alarm that based on your current speed and track sounds an alarm 10 minutes before you reach an air space The Near Alarm sounds when you are within one nautical mile of an airspace Finally the Inside Alarm sounds to let you know you have entered an airspace All of these alarms can be turned on or off using the Aviation Alarms menu The limits that trigger them are adjustable from this menu as well Screen Sounds Transparencv Es Time Alarm Time Buffer 10 Approaching P Near Alarm Airspace Dallas _ Near Distance Ft Worth 1 Ix Inside Alarm Timers Browse MMC Files DEST BRG TRK CDI 205 205 foootood kon Aviation Alarms menu left
64. THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT WE OUR OR US USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RE TURN THE PRODUCT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE PLEASE RE TURN USING THE ENCLOSED UPS SHIPPING LABEL AND INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY APPLICABLE TAXES WILL BE REFUNDED PLEASE ALLOW 4 6 WEEKS TO PROCESS YOUR REFUND l This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to these singly as a Database and together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases The Databases that your product may contain are licensed not sold We grant to you the nonexclusive nonassignable right to use these Da tabases for supplemental navigation reference purposes but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement You are responsible for using of ficial government charts and prudent navigation for safe travel The Databases housed in your product are protected by the copy right notices appearing on the product or its screen s Yo
65. a Scotia Quebec North American 1927 Canada Northwest Territories Sas katchewan North American 1927 Canada Yukon North American 1927 Canal Zone North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland Hayes Peninsula North American 1927 Mexico North American 1983 Alaska Canada CONUS North American 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo amp Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt 131 Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Old Hawaiian Hawaii Old Hawaiian Kauai Old Hawaiian Maui Old Hawaiian Oahu Oman Oman Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Mean for England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Islands Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Isle of Man Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Scotland Shetland Islands Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Wales Pico de las Nieves Canary Islands Pitcairn Astro 1967 Pitcairn Island Point 58 Sweden Santo DOS 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Trinidad amp To bago and Venezuela South American 1
66. a Time Alarm showing arrival at DFW International Airport in 10 minutes right 82 To change any of these settings while in Aviation Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to AVIATION ALARMs ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired category then press ENT 3 In number boxes press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the distance or time is correct 4 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Auto Satellite Search To lock onto the satellites the GPS receiver needs to know its current position UTC time and date Elevation altitude is also used in the equation but it s rarely required to determine a position It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view It then searches for only those satellites When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time it doesn t know what your position or elevation altitude is The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on This was probably at the factory Since it s almost certain that you re not at our factory it s probably looking for the wrong satellites If it doesn t find the satellites it s looking for after a short time it switches to Auto Search The receiver looks for any satellite in the sky Due to advanced technology the auto search time has shrunk signifi cantly from the early days of GPS Once the unit locks on
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68. a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 8 seconds Main Menu Aviation Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function commands and some setup option commands The tutorials in this sec tion will deal only with primary functions the basic commands that make AirMap do something These lessons are designed for use with the unit s options set at their factory defaults But if you want to learn more about the various option settings see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options To access the Main Menu from any Page press MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Disable AirMap GPS Setup System Setup Aviation Calculators Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse Files Main Menu Aviation Mode The Main Menu commands and their functions are Screen command changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen Sounds command enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style Transparency command adjusts the level of transparency of on sc
69. accident mis use negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance in accordance with the instructions of the owner s man ual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install such improvements or changes on equipment or items previously manufactured This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that the defect occurred within one 1 year from the date of your original purchase and we must receive your warranty claim no later than 30 days after such 1 year period expires Your claim must be substanti ated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip 140 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY We our or us refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal family or household use We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship and against failure to conform to this product s written specifications all for one 1 year from the date of original purchase by you WE MAKE NO OTHER EXPRESS WAR RANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING THIS P
70. ake it sound hard to use but it s really not The following page contains a 12 step quick reference for the most basic aviation GPS operations If for some reason you don t want to carry the manual with you as you practice with the AirMap you might consider photocopying this quick reference page and tucking it into your pocket or flight bag 39 Aviation GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors with a clear view of open sky Imagine you re flying to a nearby airport to practice landings If you re practicing on foot or by car substitute a restaurant for an airport Pick one a few blocks away While learning navigation in too small an area constantly triggers alarms 1 Insert the MMC and batteries Mount AirMap on the yoke Connect to electric power and the active antenna See install details on page 11 2 Turn on the AirMap press and release PWR key Press EXIT to clear each of the warning and copyright message screens 3 Opening screen displays map of North America at the 3 000 nautical mile zoom range Rotate through three main Page screens by pressing PAGES key then gt or lt key Switch pages to display Satellite Status Page then press EXIT to clear the Pages Menu 4 Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position Process is visible on Satellite Page This takes an average of 1 minute or less with sky unobstructed by terrain or structures When the unit acquires position a tone sounds and a position acquired
71. ap battery cover Install the batteries according to the embossed signs in the battery com partment which shows the correct polarity Point the positive pole of the upper battery to the left point the positive pole of the bottom battery to the right NOTE Inside the battery compartment is a rotating MMC card lock The grip on this lock must be turned parallel with the direction of the batteries for them to fit properly Replace the battery compartment cover First align the latch tabs at the bottom of the cover with the slots at the case s base Press the cover into place and then firmly push up on the clip at the top of the cover until it latches in place There 1s usually an audible click when the latch engages ry Replace battery compartment cover Align tabs with slots in the base left Press latch firmly until it clicks as shown right 12 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power Plug the power cable s cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle Next pull aside the rubber cover on the bottom of the unit and insert the other connector as shown in the following image A small clip on the connector should hold the connector in place The 1FINDER can use two other optional external cables to supply a NMEA serial data connection or a combination of power and data These cables are discussed in the following segment on NMEA connections NMEA Cable Connections NMEA is a standard communic
72. arrant to you that we have accurately compiled processed and repro duced the portions of the source material on which the Databases are based However we are under no obligation to provide updates to the Databases and the data contained in the Databases may be incomplete when compared to the source material WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL ITSELF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE If there is a defect in any Database your exclusive remedy shall be at our option either a refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defective Database or a replacement of such product WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDEN TAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen tial damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been connected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than according to the instructions furnished with the prod uct 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has resulted from any
73. as Navicate With the command box active just press lt or to highlight a different com mand then press ENT 10 If you are finished with the route for now you can return to the last page displayed by pressing EXIT EXIT EXIT Delete a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to the route list then press J or T to select route name ENT 3 Press J then gt to DELETE ENT amp to Yes ENT Save GPS Data Files to an MMC 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to TRANSFER My DATA ENT 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into AirMap in order to activate the Save command 3 To save data from AirMap to the MMC press ENT for SAVE 73 4 To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press 4 to Save ENT If you wish to rename the file press ENT to activate the se lection box Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to Save ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT Searching In this example we ll look for the nearest hotel or motel For more in formation on different types of searches
74. ashes a message if you drift 0 1 of a mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint The anchor alarm is triggered when you drift outside of a preset radius Again using the 0 1 mile as an example if you re anchored and your boat moves more than 0 1 of a mile the alarm will flash a message and sound a tone You can use the Alarm Menu to adjust distance settings or to turn alarms off or on NOTE The AirMap also includes several Aviation Alarms which are only available when the unit is in Air Mode For detailed descriptions of the Aviation Alarms see the following entry Screen Sounds Transparency Arrival Alarm Distance Aviation Alarms EjEnabled 0 10 nm Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation eee Disable AirMap Distance GPS Setup Enabled T4 90 nm System Setup Aviation Calculators Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Enabled 0 17 nm Browse MMC Files Anchor Alarm Distance Alarms command left Alarm menu right To change alarm settings 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT 81 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired category then press ENT to turn the alarm on or off 3 To change the alarm range press gt to Distance ENT Press T or J to change the first character then press to the next character and re peat until the distance is correct Then press ENT 4 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXI
75. ata Files From an MMC To copy GPS Data Files from an MMC to your computer see the in struction manual that came with your MapCreate 6 mapping software or your MMC card reader Transferring and Loading Custom Maps From Computer to AirMap Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit AirMap auto matically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into AirMap see Sec 2 Installation Accessories Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities NOTE AirMap also includes a set of Aviation only utilities These are dis cussed in Sec 3 Aviation Utilities 71 Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu press MENU MENU J to UtiLities ENT J to ALARM CLOCK ENT Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator To get to the Sun Moon menu press MENU MENU J to Urmu TIES ENT ENT Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu press MENU MENU J to UtiLities ENT 4 to TRIP CALCULATOR ENT Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu press MENU MENU J to UTILI TIES ENT J to Down Timer ENT Trip Up Timer To get to the Up Timer menu press MENU MENU J to Utitities ENT 4 to UP TIMER ENT Waypoints A waypoi
76. ated The Course if displayed shows the OBS direction instead of original Course The navigation data will now begin showing directions along the OBS ra dial instead of toward your original destination The white arrow near the airplane icon indicates you are navigating FROM a waypoint Remember that you can change the radial of OBS Hold using the right and left arrow keys Press lt to decrease the angle press to increase it 30 Airspace Status Route Planning Cancel Navigation Alarms Clear OBS Hold Are you sure you want to cancel OBS hold 3000nmi 1s Use the Clear OBS Hold command to resume navigation The HSI dis play will point to your original destination again You can turn off OBS Hold at any time using the Navigation Page menu 1 Press MENU J to CLEAR OBS Hop ENT 2 A window will pop up asking you if you want to cancel OBS Hold Press lt ENT Press EXIT to clear the menu The navigation data will once again direct you to your destination or the next waypoint in the route you re navigating Beginning navigation to a new destination will automatically clear OBS Hold as well Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view ex cept the Position screen described later These are moving map displays that is the map automatically scrolls beneath you as you fly The Map Page offers five display options which we will describe in a moment By default
77. ations format for marine electronic equipment For example an autopilot can connect to the NMEA interface on this unit and receive positioning information The unit can exchange information with any device that transmits or receives NMEA 0183 data To exchange NMEA data Lowrance offers an optional data only cable and a power data combo cable The NMEA serial communications cable has a standard female DB 9 connector on one end to attach your unit to a computer s serial communications port The other cable combines a cigarette lighter power adapter with a DB 9 plug for a NMEA serial com port connection to a laptop computer or other device This is our favorite cable for connecting the AirMap to a laptop computer By transmitting NMEA data to the computer you can get live position data for GPS compatible mapping software You can also run one of our free Lowrance GPS emulators on your lap top and operate it with real time position information 13 To use it plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket plug the DB 9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the AirMap Then see Com Port Configuration in Sec 5 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your AirMap uses a MultiMedia Card to store information such as custom maps waypoints and other GPS data The unit can also use Secure Digital Cards SD cards to store information NOTE Throughout this manual we will use the term MMC but just re m
78. atures that offer the look of a glass cockpit panel display In addition to the central map and the custom izable data boxes across the top it has an altitude window to the right and a ground speed window to the left A VSI or Vertical Speed Indicator is also located at the far right of the screen A bar above zero shows rate of climb and a bar below zero shows the rate of descent 35 Tick marks for 1000 fpm climb TRK DEST CDI C0007 KAN Tick marks for 100 A feet per minute Ground Speed m eri my CANE ya lt t vsi display Altitude Compass overlay with CDI Tick marks for 1000 fpm descent ORRA LRA Map Page Map Panel display option The compass overlay at the bottom of the screen includes a bearing ar row that points toward your destination along with a CDI or Course Deviation Indicator The CDI shows when you are off course Steering toward the CDI needle will bring you back on course The CDI only ap pears when navigating Compass Overlay page display option The Compass Overlay page is a map with a portion of a compass rose displayed on top A bearing arrow points toward your destination Your current track or heading is shown in a window at the top of the page A CDI graphic appears beneath the current position indicator Bearing arrow Track Map Simulating Compass rose overlay Current position CDI Map Page Compass Overlay display option The CDI shows the pilot is
79. au Guinea Bissau Bogota Observatory Colombia Bukit Rimpah Indo nesia Bangka amp Be litung Islands Camp Area Astro Antarctica McMurdo Camp Area Campo Inchauspe Argentina Canton Astro 1966 Phoenix Islands Cape South Africa Cape Canaveral Bahamas Florida Carthage Tunisia Switzerland Chatham Island Astro 1971 New Zealand Chatham Island Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Dabola Guinea Djakarta Batavia Indonesia Sumatra DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands Gizo Island Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France West Germany Gi braltar Greece Italy Luxembourg Neth erlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland European 1950 Mean for Austria Denmark France West Germany Netherlands Swit zerland European 1950 Mean for Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Kuwait Saudi Arabia Syria European 1950 Cyprus European 1950 Egypt European 1950 England Channel Islands Ireland Scotland Shetland Islands European 1950 Finland Norway European 1950 Greece European 1950 Iran European 1950 Italy Sardinia European 1950 Sicily European 1950 Malta Ireland 1965 Ireland ISTS 061 Astro 1968 South Georgia Is lands ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Diego Garcia Johnston Island 1961 Johnston Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kerguelen Island 1949 Kerguelen Island
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81. call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory To call us use the follow ing toll free number 800 324 1356 8 a m to 5 p m Central Standard Time M F Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice in Canada If you re in Canada and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory To call us use the following toll free number 800 661 3983 905 629 1614 not toll free 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern Standard Time M F outside Canada and the USA If you have technical return or repair questions contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit To locate a dealer near you visit our web site www lowrance com and look for the Dealer Lo cator Lowrance Pub 988 0160 061 This edition developed for software version 1 0 0 Lowrance often releases free software updates and updated manuals at their web site www lowrance com Printed in USA 031606 142 Accessory Ordering Informat
82. can also back track a trail or follow it in reverse order from its ending point to its starting point You must first select the Reverse com mand to reverse the trail point order before you start navigating press to REVERSE ENT lt to NAVIGATE 69 5 To follow the trail press ENT The unit begins showing navigation data along the trail Follow the steering arrow on the Map Page or the compass bearing arrow on the Navigation Page NOTE If you are at or near the start of the trail the arrival alarm will go off as soon as navigation begins because of your proximity to the trail s first point Just press EXIT to clear the alarm 6 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT Backtrack a Trail See the tip paragraph in the previous entry Navigate a Trail Routes A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered se quence that s used to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as a string of beads The beads represent waypoints and the string rep resents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg routes are composed of one or more legs The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight lines between waypoints A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several waypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each waypoin
83. e Using Cursor e sesecessesesesesrsrereresressees 111 Find Airports Aviation Mode only eccess 112 Find VORs Aviation Mode only w ccccccccccccccccccsscccsssceeeeeeees 113 Find NDBs Aviation Mode only 115 Find Intersections Aviation Mode only ooeec 117 Land Mode Searches iesidiscasstasen riveted a a T mivsceaats 118 Find AGL CS SCS iiss hates iris es a Aa dae 118 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor oseese 120 1V Find Interstate Highway Exits ccccccccecccescceeseeeseeeseeeees 121 MCE Map Plaosan a A vies 122 Find Streets or Street Intersections ccccceeecceeeceeeeeeee 125 Eind VY AY OIE osme E senses 127 Section 7 Supplemental Material ccssccsssccessccesees 129 INGO X E sexes ine E E EEE E A E 135 WARNING A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position waypoint a GPS unit will show the shortest most direct path to the waypoint It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions Therefore the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when traveling to a way point but will also visually check to make sure a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available WARNING When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle the vehicle operator is solely re sponsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner Vehicle operators must
84. e Water Private Port Or Marina Port Services information screens 4 Depending on the location the Detailed Services window may have a long list of services under the General Services category To scroll through the Detailed Services window from SERVICE CATEGORIES press J to DETAILED SERVICES ENT then use or 4 to read the list of available services To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT To return to the top service category window press ENT Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information Si oy represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter C The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta z tion location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed C icon and it becomes an animated arrow with a pop up name box the name box disappears after a few seconds Examples are displayed in the following figures 96 To view Tidal Current information 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Station icon When selected a pop up name box appears 2 Press FIND FIND to display the Tidal Current Information screen Ye sours UET WKS X AS a te Ke seco Dbg ARANSAS PAS Tidal Current Statio
85. e Icon at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon menu then release the ENT key 3 Press lt or T or or J to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map 65 Delete an Icon You can delete all the icons at one time you can delete all icons repre sented by a particular symbol or you can use the cursor to delete a se lected icon from the map 1 Press MENU J to DELETE MY Icons ENT 2 Press to DELETE ALL ICONS DELETE BY SYMBOL or DELETE FROM MAP and press ENT So To Gunson Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Man Nata h Delete Icons Eg Delete All Icons Delete By Symbol E Delete From Map F ad p7 Set fee eae Y SS bee BOAN at SSS Delete icons menu Load GPS Data Files from an MMC GPS Data files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons must be copied from an MMC to AirMap s internal memory be fore AirMap can read them Here s how 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to TRANSFER My Data ENT and the following screen appears Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Plannina Question Transfer data which way Save Load x Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC
86. e is correct Then press ENT J to SAVE ENT 54 Screen Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Sounds Transparency Transparency Transparency Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Transfer My Data File name File name File name Data Datai35A Datan35Am Save Data Save Data Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Check Free Storage Software Information Software Information Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information From left to right these figures show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from AirMap s memory onto an MMC The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT 4 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use 4 or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press 4 to Loap ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transparency Transparency Screen Sounds Transparency een Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Transfer My Data User Data File User Data File User Data File Day4 USR fed Day4 USR heal Dav4IISR Day5 USR Day1 USR rents mepe e FamilyData US
87. e right 4 Press down on the center of the label and slide the card to the right Add an MMC Card 5 Turn the plastic rotating card lock until it holds the card firmly in place with the grip parallel to the direction of the batteries 6 Replace the batteries and battery cover FreedomMaps FreedomMaps are pre made custom maps that cover multiple states provinces countries or other geographic regions on a single memory card They give you all the features found in our MapCreate mapping soft ware but without the necessity of using a computer FreedomMaps are available for the United States Canada and Europe Like custom maps built in MapCreate the custom map on a FreedomMap card contains all of these features rivers lakes tributaries more than 60 000 critical navigation aids more than 10 000 wrecks obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes waters interstate federal state highways inter state exit services searchable Points of Interest POI database including airports hotels restaurants entertainment emergency services rural roads and city streets cities and towns railways key landmarks search able street intersections and street addresses national parks and forests with boundaries wildlife preserves and more 15 FreedomMaps come to you preloaded on a single 128 or 256 MB mem ory card Simply insert the memory card into your Lowrance GPS unit and you re ready to go FreedomMaps are available thr
88. e right the range box floats to the right of the course line If you are off to the left the range box appears to the left of the course arrow While you are on this page you can use the ZIN or ZOUT keys to increase or decrease the cross track error range 28 TO arrow Course arrow Fig 3 Fig 2 CDI needle Eea DRMC ZOL LOA J Eee Soe Atma att i e PTE z af y L i 7H r 1500nm A Kn Following a course by chasing the needle Fig 1 plane has veered off course to the right by nearly 3 nautical miles away from the needle Fig 2 pilot turns on heading of 348 steering left toward CDI needle to intersect intended course Fig 3 pilot has intercepted his route and is virtually on course The most important graphic element however is the CDI needle The CDI and the cross track error scale instantly show you the distance to the course line as well as the direction to steer to get back on course In the example above fig 1 shows the pilot off course to the right so the CDI needle appears to the left of the plane symbol Fig 3 shows the pilot back on course so the CDI needle appears to line up with the course arrow If you steer toward the CDI needle line you ll always be heading in the correct direction to get back on course NOTE The examples above all show navigation to a waypoint the most common method of GPS navigation To show navigation from a way point see the instructions on the OBS Hold feature lat
89. e time A Find By Nearest screen appears showing a list of the closest airports Use T or J to select the best airport for your situation the bottom of the list displays the length of the longest runway at each airport Then you can press ENT to get detailed information about the airport or press the FIND key to begin navigating to the selected location Navigating to Nearest Airport with the AirMap Find your way to the selected airport with the Navigation Page or Map Page Any time navigation is activated the Navigation Page shows the compass rose with its bearing arrow pointing toward the desired destina tion position and the destination name shown in a data box The Map Page displays a dotted line from your start point to the desired airport Tip You don t need to have an emergency to use the Find Nearest Air port feature You can also use it to maintain positional awareness by finding the nearest landing strip at any time To cancel navigation to Nearest Airport press MENU MENU J to CaNceL NAVIGATION ENT lt to YEs ENT AirMap stops showing navigation in formation to the airport 45 Setting a Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth Both the Aviation and the Land mode allow you to save waypoints to mark specific locations you d like to return to or maybe send a friend to or even specifically avoid To save a waypoint move the cursor
90. e zoom range Center at 1 5 nautical miles minor streets appear along with square dots represent ing Points of Interest Right at the 0 4 nautical mile zoom you can see major and minor streets as well as Point of Interest icons for a hotel and a grocery store Background map vs MapCreate map content The background map includes low detail maps of the whole world con taining cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and me dium detail maps of the United States The medium detail U S maps contain all incorporated cities county boundaries some major city streets Interstate U S and state highways Interstate highway exits and exit services information large and me dium sized lakes and streams and more than 60 000 navigation aids and 10 000 wrecks and obstructions in U S coastal and Great Lakes waters MapCreate custom maps include massive amounts of information not found in the background map MapCreate contains the searchable Points of Interest database all the minor roads and streets all the landmark features such as summits schools radio towers etc more rivers streams smaller lakes and ponds and their names What s more important is the large scale map detail that allows your GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy For example the background map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a coastline or water body but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shorel
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92. ee seconds 40 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on Under clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so that the unit Gf using the built in antenna or the external antenna has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again Moving Around the Map Zoom amp Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird s eye view perspective The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen 1 Press the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail ina smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail but a larger geographic area When you are flying walking or riding in another vehicle the map will automatically move as you move This keeps your current location roughly centered on the screen You can manually pan or scroll the map northward southward east ward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the cross hair map cursor This allows you
93. een showing Finding Waypoint the result of a VOR search 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Before you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place 44 NOTE Search works from high detail mapping data loaded in AirMap Avia tion Navigation searches use information from a Jeppesen database and general navigation searches use POI information available with a MapCreate custom map If you do not have a high detailed Jeppe sen map or a custom map containing POI data for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC you may not find anything Find Nearest Airport shortcut One of flying s most terrifying events 1s having to make an emergency landing This situation can be deadly at any time It s particularly dan gerous when you re flying over unfamiliar territory with no idea where you can safely stop Of course the first thing to do is remain calm and follow all standard emergency procedures Naturally no instrument by itself can get you through an emergency situation but we have done our best to provide you with the tools you need as a pilot One of these emergency tools in the AirMap is a Find Nearest Airport feature that automatically locates selects and shows navigation data to the airport nearest the location where the feature was activated To acti vate Find Nearest Airport press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the sam
94. ember that your unit can use an MMC or SD card to store data Both of these solid state flash memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp An SD card is slightly thicker than an MMC As this manual went to press MMCs were available in storage capacities of 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB and 128 MB SD cards were available in capacities of 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB and up We have successfully tested SD cards up to 1 GB Additional MMC cards are available from LEI Extras see ordering in formation inside the back cover of this manual MMCs and SD cards are also available at many consumer electronics stores The MMC slot is located in the battery compartment beneath the bat teries on the right side of the unit The contact pins are springy to make it easier to insert and remove the MMC card To remove an MMC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit facedown in right hand Use your thumb or index finger and press down on the center of the MMC label Laon 5 tj Brey Remove an MMC Card 14 4 Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment 5 Turn the AirMap face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface To add an MMC or SDC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit facedown in right hand Drop the MMC card into the slot label up with the notched edge toward th
95. enu 63 91 93 Map Orientation 31 62 93 Map Overlays Map Data option 90 91 Memory Cards MMC 2 4 5 6 12 14 15 21 34 40 45 54 55 66 67 70 73 77 84 94 N Navigating 40 46 47 48 67 68 69 70 73 82 A Route 67 A Trail 68 70 Cancel 21 40 45 46 48 67 70 OBS Hold 26 29 30 31 To Cursor Position 47 67 To Icon 68 To POI 68 To Waypoint 68 Trail 70 Navigation Menu 62 Nearest 5 43 44 45 48 67 68 74 75 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 123 124 127 128 NMEA 5 13 84 O OBS Hold 26 29 30 31 Off Course Alarm 28 81 P Pages 3 21 22 23 24 31 40 60 Map Page 10 21 23 25 26 31 32 33 34 36 38 40 45 46 47 49 60 62 63 67 68 69 70 72 73 88 90 93 94 95 96 111 Satellite Status Page 21 23 24 40 60 61 POI Point of Interest 1 15 21 34 35 45 48 68 74 75 79 120 136 123 124 125 Navigate 68 POIs Search 74 122 Pop up Map Info Map Data option 91 Power 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 23 40 59 60 84 102 Product Specifications 3 R Range Rings Map Data option 91 Reset Options 100 Route 4 6 8 17 21 27 29 31 37 49 52 54 62 66 67 69 70 71 72 73 82 100 Create and Save 70 Delete 73 Navigate 67 Runways 45 50 51 52 Extensions 50 51 S Satellite Search 83 Searching 1 3 17 20 30 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 50 59 63 64 67 68 71 74 75 111 112
96. er in this sec tion Navigating with OBS Hold AirMap contains an OBS Hold feature to help you navigate along a pilot selected radial to or from a location You must first turn on navigation to a location before you can access OBS Hold While running a route or navi gating to a waypoint you launch OBS Hold from the Navigation Page just press the right or left arrow to initiate it 29 NOTE You must be navigating to some destination to begin using OBS Hold Usually this will be a VOR or some other Aviation Waypoint in the Jeppesen database See the entry Searching later in this section if you need help finding and setting up navigation to a waypoint In the example below Air Traffic Control contacts a pilot flying north across Oklahoma and warns him of a dangerous storm ahead To avoid it they instruct him to fly outbound on a radial of 320 from the nearby VOR FZT To use OBS Hold 1 From the Navigation Page while navigating to something press or gt 2 A window will pop up asking you if you want to activate OBS Hold Press lt ENT Use lt or to change the OBS Hold radial until it reaches the angle you need Press lt to decrease the angle press to increase it a ee NI FZT 23 42 4 kt TRK 1 mag ALT ft gt 5800 5 z 5700 E Warning on the OBS hold feature Left pilot navigating to VOR Center Navigation Panel page with OBS Hold menu Right HSI display with OBS Hold activ
97. es 14 38 Month Year December 7 3 M 2003 v Tide Information screen The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line MLLW The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day The MLLW line also ad justs its position as the height scale changes You can look up tidal data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use and to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Pop up Help Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit By highlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds a pop up message appears that describes the function of the menu item This feature is on by default To set up Popup Help Press MENU MENU to System Setup ENT to Popup HELP With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 99 Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transpa
98. es snps O 00 Latitude a De il N __2RNR A71 as a S Status Navigation Map Status Navigation Map Panel Map Panel Full Map Full Map Compass Overlay Position ETA Gaat EE key again to change os e the active window mag Off Course Ground Speec iS TEN Y Wag RE 0 00 kt 3000nm Mexico e eon i This series of figures shows the Pages Menu for all three main screens and their various display options 22 Each of the three main Pages also has a submenu screen associated with it You access a Page Submenu by pressing the MENU key one time while the page is displayed Pressing the MENU key twice takes you to the Main Menu Several pages share similar display features For example the Naviga tion Page s HSI Map and the Map Page s Map Panel option both have a VSI or Vertical Speed Indicator To reduce redundancy in our text we will describe some of these duplicate features when discussing the page on which they are most prominent Satellite Status Page This Page shown in the following image provides detailed information on the status of AirMap s satellite lock on and position acquisition To get to the Satellite Status Page press PAGES repeatedly until the page you want appears No matter what page you are on a flashing current position indica tor question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed This pa
99. ess FIND ENT and an Information Page will appear showing you details about the selected airspace To return to the previous page press EXIT NOTE The position distance and bearing information shown on the way point information screen are based on the cursor position within 111 the airspace not on the airspace itself This means you can scroll the cursor to the far side of the airspace to check how far it is across or move it to the exact spot you plan on entering the air space for more precise navigation information Selected Airspace Waypoint Information Destination Find Airports Find VORs Find NDBs Find Intersections N 36 07 165 i H 95 42 833 My Waypoints Map Places Distance 24 75 nm sem Highway Exits Bearing To 311 mag Find Streets Comm Frequencies Find Address ATIS 124 90 ICPT 134 05 CLD 134 05 GND 121 90 46 T 1 TWR 118 70 N 36 07 165 N 36 07 165 22 78m T WR 121 20 W__95 42 833 95942 833 3120mag Unicom 122 95 At left we have selected the airspace around Tulsa Airport Center the Selected Airspace option on the Find menu At right you can see the Airspace Information page Find Airports Aviation Mode only 1 Press FIND ENT 2 If searching for the Nearest airport press ENT If searching for an airport By Name press J to Name ENT You can also search By Identi fier and By City Find Airports Find Airports Find Airports Find VORs Find VOR
100. et to Map Data 1 From the Map Page press MENU 4 to Map Dara ENT 90 Airspace Status Map Data Go To Cursor Earth Map Detail Find Distance Medium v Map Orientation x Popup Map Information r Auto Zoom Fill Water With White l Range Rings Map Categories Drawn Lat Lon Grid Lines Delete My Icons Xx Draw Map Boundaries Clear Runway Ext Navionics Map Choice None Presentation Mode US Mode Safety Contour 5 Meters r Switch to Heading Map Menu left Map Data Menu right Show Map Data Press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press ENT to adjust the level of detail using EARTH Map DetaiL After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display NOTE In Aviation Mode turning EARTH Map DetaiL to Off will clear all land map information from the map display but the aviation map re mains You can also select other degrees of detail from Low to High This is a good way to quickly control clutter if you need to fo cus on just the air map Pop up Map Information Press MENU to Map Data ENT Press J to Popup Map INFORMATION With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Fill Water with White Press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to FILL WATER WITH WHITE With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to retu
101. etter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a city name from the list then press ENT The city name you selected is now in the city field To return to the previous page press EXIT 119 My Waypoints My Waypoints Map Places Map Places Find By Name Highway Exits Highway Exits OBrien Find In List Address Address 324 Question Street Do you want to find addresses only loth within a particular city re No Find Address Find Address Find city field left Search in particular city only option center Find City by name right NOTE It 1s recommended that you not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when you try searching without one AirMap can search quicker without a city entered and you save time by not entering one in Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor 1 With an item selected by the cursor press FIND ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT Selected Item My Waypoints National Inn Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address 0 15 nm 198 mag Hiah School N 36 08 847 0 1500 N 36 08 847 0 150 d 4nm95 50 665 198 msg i4nm95 50 665 198 mag A POI selected by the cursor left The Find Menu center POI information screen right NOTE You can
102. gating to the MOB waypoint Cancel Navigation Press MENU MENU J to CaNcEL NAVIGATION ENT amp to Yes ENT Navigate a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to select route name ENT to NAVIGATE ENT NOTE To navigate a route in reverse instead of the instructions in step 2 press J to select route name ENT then to Reverse ENT to NAVIGATE ENT 3 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to Yes ENT Navigate to Cursor Position on Map 1 Use arrow keys to center cursor cross hair over the map object or location 67 2 To navigate to the selected location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow steer ing arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command above and use the cursor to se lect the icon Navigate to Point of Interest POI For POIs that are in view on the map you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above just use the cursor to select the POI The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find command see Sec 6 Searching for detailed instructions on POI searches Whenever you locate a POI the Point of Interest information screen appears with phone number position etc and the Go To command is automatically highlighted in the command box To
103. ge screens and how they all work together BUT if you just can t wait to get outside grab the bat teries and turn to the one page Quick Reference on page 40 Keypad Le LOWRANCE Rens c a e l AirMap 600 keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the three dif ferent page screens in Aviation Mode Status Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major modes of operation and several pages have multiple display options 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data to accept values or to execute menu commands Also use it to quickly cre ate waypoints or icons 19 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or erase a menu 7 FIND Direct To The Find key launches the AirMap search menus It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map Less detail 1s seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in
104. ge shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock on and position calculation WARNING Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing Satellites E Satellite Page shows satellite lock on with a 3D position acquired latitude longitude and altitude and WAAS corrections The bottom of the screen shows a battery power indicator with E for empty and F for full This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position The point in the center of the chart is directly overhead The small in ner ring represents 45 above the horizon and the large ring represents the horizon North is at the top of the screen You can use this to see 23 which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if you hold the unit facing north The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in blue type The re ceiver hasn t locked onto a satellite if the number is in dark blue there fore it isn t being used to solve the position Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs one for each satellite in view Since the unit has twelve channels it can dedicate one channel per visible satellite The taller the bar on the graph the better the unit is receiving the signals from the satellite The EPE Estimated Position Error horizontal position error shown in the lower right corner of the screen
105. has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again If you have the cursor activated any information the unit gives you will be based on the cursor position not your own If you want to find where you are just press EXIT until the cursor goes away and the map snaps back to center on your position 64 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location personal point of interest or event They can be placed on the map screen saved and re called later for navigation purposes These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons AirMap has 68 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon Icons are similar to waypoints but they do not store as much informa tion like names as waypoints do You can t use a menu to navigate to icons as you can with waypoints But you can use the map cursor and navigate to any icon on the map You can create an icon at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating Create Icon on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make an icon 2 Press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon menu then release the ENT key 3 Press lt or T or gt or J to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map Map Simulating Icon Window ae mal ie EN SS UCP ee KA Fae Pact Save icon command left Select symbol menu right Creat
106. his B In addition to launching searches the Find Direct To but ton also serves several other purposes depending on when it is used For instance you can use the Direct To shortcut in searches Let s say you ve done a search for nearest VOR and a long list of VORs appears You scroll through the list and select the one you want to navigate to Instead of pressing ENT which would bring up an information screen if you press it will automatically begin navigating to the selected item in the list 48 You can also use Direct To when navigating a route to force AirMap to navigate toward a particular waypoint in the route To do this from the Map Page press MENU MENU to Route PLANNING ENT J to route name ENT Now press 4 to select the waypoint you want from the list and then hit amp The AirMap will automatically begin navigating to the selected waypoint and on arrival will continue navigating the route from there Airspace Status The AirMap can show you information about any airspace contained in its database While you are in motion you can press MENU ENT to run the AIRSPACE STATUS command You can also press ENT whenever an Aviation Alarm goes off to see this screen for the airspace that trig gered the alarm A screen like the one in the following image appears showing you information about any controlled airspaces that you are currently approaching Tulsa ATIS 124 90 Inside Class C e Time Left 0 0
107. ht 4 If you re looking by identifier there are two options A You can spell out the identifier in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the identifier is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select an intersec 117 tion from the list then press ENT The waypoint information screen ap pears To find the intersection press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Find By Identifier PAs Find In List Name PASEW lt PASHN PASID PASIE PASIT PASJE PASKE PASKO PASLA Find By Name menu Land Mode Searches Find Addresses 1 Press FIND 4 to Appresses ENT 2 Press ENT to search in the Address field My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Address Menu 3 To enter an address number press J or to Appress ENT Press T or 4 to change the first number then press gt to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the number is correct then press ENT 4 To enter a street name press J or T to StREET ENT There are two Op tions A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next let 118 ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT
108. igate there you could press Enter since the Go To command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Ma ENT Waypoint Information Waypoint Information National Inn National Inn Hotel or Motel Hotel or Motel N 36 08 857 H 95 50 662 Distance 0 15 nm i 0 15 nm Bearing 198 mag ing 198 mag POl Lodging Hotels Motels Hotels Motels Find On Map POI information screen on hotel nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to the hotel and its compass bearing Figure at left shows Go To command right figure shows Find On Map command 6 AirMap s map appears with the cross hair cursor highlighting the hotel s POI symbol A pop up name box identifies the POI A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s latitude and longitude distance and bearing Map Finding Waypoint Simulating National Inn Di BE Ldi F wi 2i Z Ti N 36 08 857 0 3nm95 50 662 Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a lodging search 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT Press EXIT one more time if you want to clear the cur 75 sor and let the map return to the current or last known position Be fore you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place Switch to Aviation Mode To
109. ine completely and accurately finer detail Many smaller islands would not be included in the background map but are of course in MapCreate 34 Major Street Cursor line Interstate Minor Street LY fC Restaurant Markers POI Pop up Data boxes imiti N 36 08 857 0 12 display gt Pet ee H__95 50 762 _027maa Position navigation distance and information Zoom bearing data Range When the map is zoomed out far enough most POIs appear as square dots As you zoom in closer the symbols become readable icons In the 0 4 nautical mile zoom example at right the cursor has selected the Denny s restaurant POI which triggers a pop up box with the POI name This pop up box works on POIs at any zoom range Tip In some urban areas businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each other on the screen In the preceding figure you can see a packed string of POIs all along the west half of 11th You can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply turning off the display of POIs you re not watching for To see how check the text on Map Detail Category Selection in Sec 5 It shows how to use the Map Catego ries Drawn menu to turn individual POI displays off and on Even though their display is turned off you can still search for POIs and their icons will pop up when your unit finds them for you Map Panel page display option The Map Panel page has several fe
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111. ion information 46 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map The Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor position on the map To navigate to a particular location on the map first find the location then select the location with the cursor Use the Go To Cursor command to lead you there 1 Use the cursor controlled by the arrow keys with the zoom in and zoom out keys to maneuver around the map until you find a location you want to go to 2 Center the cursor over the location to select it If you have selected a location that contains navigation information the icon you re pointing at will be highlighted indicating it s selected See the following example Airspace Status Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Sean Runway Ext Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Customize N 36 26 722 N 36 26 722 H 95 42 518 H 95 42 518 Navigate to cursor command on the Map Page Menu In this example the cursor has selected the town of Oologah Oklahoma 3 Press MENU to Go To Cursor ENT and AirMap will begin navigat ing to the cursor location The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position to the cursor position The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination See examples in the following images 47 Jamestown rhe 2035 PA Pee eee Oologah gt d A 7h 7 4 ap Lake A
112. irport center After landing and turning the AirMap off this tempo rary route is automatically deleted Tip For an even more complete runway guidance display turn on the Markers outer marker subcategory in the Aviation category See the Map Categories Drawn topic for more information Services The Services screen shows you all of the published services available at the selected airport You can press or J to scroll through the listed items in case the list runs past the bottom of the screen 52 E CERI light T Published IFR approach Repairs available W Avgas available Oxygen available Airport Services screen for KTUL Tulsa International Terrain Awareness Display We ll discuss the Map Categories Drawn feature elsewhere in this document but one of the most powerful Aviation tools available is the Map Category Terrain Awareness When you turn on this map cate gory the AirMap draws color contours on all map displays to show you the height of the surrounding terrain As mentioned the Terrain Awareness feature can be turned on and off in the Map Categories Drawn menu by checking on or unchecking off the Terrain Awareness category If you turn off the Background subcategory the map screens will not show shaded relief If you turn off the Warnings subcategory potentially hazardous terrain will not be highlighted in various colors Removing these categories will allow you to better distinguish the color
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114. l My Waypoints 319 mag 87 Popup Help Altitude Set Language Oo ft Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Steer With Arrows Software Information Plc nd Select Starting Waypoint i ded GPS Setup Menu left GPS Simulator Menu right Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing that other brands of GPS receivers force you to make It works in conjunction with the navigation features First start navigation to a waypoint See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint Then with the auto zoom mode on the unit zooms out until the entire course shows from the present position to the destination waypoint As you travel toward the destination the unit automatically begins zooming in one zoom range at a time always keeping the destination on the screen To turn this feature on from the Map Pace press MENU J to Auto Zoom ENT Repeat these steps to turn it off Map Data This menu lets you turn the map off if desired which turns the map screen into a GPS plotter turn off or on the pop up map info boxes draw the map boundaries or boxes around the areas of detail or fill water areas with white You can also turn on or off Map Overlays which display latitude and longitude grid lines or range rings on the map This menu lets you select Navionics Maps for instructions see the Navionics Charts entry in this section To g
115. lected by cursor When first highlighted the Pop Up name box appears The position distance and bearing are displayed at the bottom of the screen The Port Services information screen has two windows The top win dow lists the various service categories The lower window lists the de tailed services available in each basic category 3 To scroll through the Service Categories window press ENT then use T or J to see the types of services available As you highlight a different category the list in the lower window changes To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT 95 Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Water Fuel Other Information Detailed Services Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Fuel Other Information Detailed Services Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Water Fuel Other Information Detailed Services Electric Assistance Engine Assistance Mechanical Assistance Shipyard Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Other Information Detailed Services Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Other Information Detailed Services Shower Power Corpus Christi Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier For Each Docking Spac
116. lways at the left edge of the screen The ter rain ahead of you stretches to the right The line extending from the aircraft nose is your altitude and vertical speed indicator In level flight the altitude line is parallel to the ground In a climb the altitude line will swing up It will swing down when descending Controlled air spaces are shown in different colors and in the appropriate 2D shapes Note that vertical speed and altitude information in this display are not as accurate as the position information The terrain appears in cross section at the bottom of the window The terrain is color coded to indicate the relative elevation below you Ob stacles are represented by a line extending into the air with a circular callout at the top of the line The callout shows proximity to your track an X indicates the obstacle is on your track or within 500 feet of it an L indicates the obstacle is more than 500 feet to the left of your track an R indicates the obstacle is more than 500 feet to the right of your track HSI Map display option Compass Rose With HSI and OBS Hold The HSI Map combines several instruments and situational awareness tools that offer the look of a glass cockpit panel display The instruments sur rounding the central compass rose are discussed when we describe the Map Page s Map Panel option on page 35 Now we want to talk about the heart of this display the compass rose and its Horizontal Situation Indicat
117. maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving boating or flying conditions at all times An accident or collision resulting in damage to property personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions and vehi cle operation while the vehicle is in motion Notes vi Section 1 Read Me First How this manual can get you flying fast Welcome to the exciting world of GPS We know you re anxious to take off and begin navigating but we have a favor to ask Before you grab the batteries and head for the plane please give us a moment or two to show you how to skip around our manual for the information you need Tips start on page 2 We want to help you get the best performance from this versatile little GPS unit in the air on the ground and on the sea Before we go any further we want to thank you for buying an AirMap 600 Whether you re a first time GPS user or a professional navigator you ll find that the AirMap 600 includes a complete set of powerful aeronautical mapping and navigation features yet is easy to use How easy Well if you ve already figured out how to load the card and batteries yourself and you just can t wait any longer turn to the Quick Reference on page 40 and head outside with your AirMap You can be practicing touch and goes at a nearby air port in only 12 steps Not in that big of a hurry Good because we really recommend you
118. me lt Distance Trail Options menu Press 4 to UPDATE CRITERIA then press gt or lt to select criteria type ENT Trail Update Rate Time Distance You can update a trail by time with a range from 1 second to 9999 seconds the default is 3 seconds You can update by distance with a range from 0 01 miles nm km to 9 99 miles nm km the default is 0 10 nautical miles With the proper Update Criteria activated press to enter its data entry box and press ENT Press or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the entry is correct Press EXIT EXIT to return to the Trail Options Menu New Trail Delete All New Trail Delete All x Update Active Trail IX Update Active Trail Update Criteria Update Criteria Auto Time l Distance Auto C Time amp Update Rate Update Dist oook sec 0 09 nm Trail Options menu Specific Trail Options New Trail To manually start a new trail or delete a trail From the Trail Options Menu press ENT The trail menu appears as seen below 107 Edit Trail Trail 1 Color Light Magenta Pattern Maximum Points 2000 Delete Trail Navigate Active Trail Preview IX Visible Trail menu The name maximum number of points in the trail activity and visi bility are all changed on this screen The Active setting determines whether or not AirMap is recording new points
119. n Moon Calculations Trip Calculator MMC Card Info MMC Card Info At left Main Menu with Browse MMC Files selected MMC File Browser is shown at center and MMC Card Info at right Com Port Configuration AirMap has one NMEA 0188 version 2 0 compatible communication port or com port for short The Com Port Menu which is accessed from the System Setup Menu allows you to configure the communications port to send data to another electronic device such as an autopilot 84 Screen Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Sounds Transparency Transparency Transparency Alarms FODERN pim Communication Ports Communication Ports Units of Measure h Baud Rate Set Local Time 4800 Ww Communications Port g Reset Options NMEA Input Simulators NMEA Output Delete All My Waypoints Popup Help oe x NMEA GPS Input Set Language Configure NMEA Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Check Free Storage Check Free Storage Software Information Software Information Software Information Menus for changing Com Port settings For connectors and wiring information for another device consult the factory phone numbers are in the back of this manual To set Com Port Configuration 1 Press MENU MENU J to System SETUP ENT 2 Press J to ComMUNICATIONS Port ENT Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when
120. n icon in animated mode om N 27 50 024 0 80 H__97 02 639 285 mg Cursor lines Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur sor The icon animates automatically without selecting it at the 1 2 mile zoom range The tidal current is flowing toward the northwest at a velocity of 0 4 kn Aransas Pass 0 7 kn Line indicates SWL current status 0 7 kn yw WN 3 6 9 NN 3 6 9 MN Slack Before 2 48 Ebb 9 58 Fld Daily Max Floods amp Ebbs 6 38 O07 kn 113 Ebb 14 18 0 4kn 295 Fid 19 18 O 1kn 113 Ebb 22 42 O0 4kn 295 Fid Month Year December 7 3 v 2003 v Current Information screen The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the flood and ebb pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The velocity scale at the top left side of the graph changes dynamically based upon the maximum velocity of the current for that day 97 Slack water the period of little or no current is represented by the Slack Water Line SWL The flood appears above the SWL and the ebb appears below the SWL You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use gt and amp to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month
121. n similar to the one below appears The solution to our vertical navigation problem shows at the top of the screen Our current altitude is 4500 feet and at our current airspeed we should begin our descent in 44 minutes and 20 seconds If we main tain a 450 fpm descent starting in about 44 minutes then we should reach pattern altitude 5 nautical miles before we reach the airport You can watch the clock count down your approach If you increase your speed the clock will decrease more quickly If you slow down it will take longer Either way when you reach the point at which you should begin your descent the box at the top of the screen changes Now in place of the timer it indicates that you should be descending Above that it shows the altitude you should be at Screen TAA Screen Sounds 3637 Sounds E E lavertical Navigation Calculator Alar EE Navigation Calculator Avia Begin In 0 44 20 N Avia Descending Rou Elevation 4500 a a Rou Elevation 4456 M M u Vertical Nav fj Off ae Vertical Nav 6 0i off Gps Rate 450 fpm a GPS 1450 fpm Sys 4500 f bah Sys m 4500 ft ean 2300 ft i aa ean 2300 ft Trip 5 0 nm k Oat Trip Vy 5 0 nm Tim Before i Timi 4Before Broi Broi KICT KICT Vertical Navigation Calculator 58 Section 4 Land Operation Keypad a pE gt LOWRANCE AirMap 600 keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and ac
122. n small capital letters in a bold sans serif type like this System Setup These indicate that you are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action of some kind with the menu item Text that you may need to enter or file names you need to select are show in italic type such as trail name Instructions Menu Sequences Most functions you perform with AirMap are described as a sequence of keystrokes and selecting menu commands We ve written them in a condensed manner for quick and easy reading For example instructions for deleting all icons from memory would look like this 1 Press MENU J to DELETE My Icons ENT ENT 2 Press lt to Yes ENT 3 Press EXIT Translated into complete English step 1 means Press the Menu key Next press the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select highlight the Delete My Icons menu command Finally press the Enter key twice Step 2 means Press the left arrow key to select Yes then press Enter Step 3 means Press the Exit key to clear the menu and return to the Map Page Important Keyboard Shortcut Tip There are often three ways to move around an AirMap menu For simplicity we ve written our instructions using the Enter key ENT to complete a move from one menu to the next However many com mands have shortcuts that will help your fingers fly across the keys Almost every page menu command lets you press or gt instead of ENT This is always tr
123. nar GPS units and personal computers You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software but you don t have to We also sell ready to use FreedomMaps These custom maps are pre loaded on MMCs No computer work required Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well now you know the basics of how AirMap does its work You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2 Installation amp Accessories on page 11 so you can install the batteries Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim If that s the case move on to How to Use This Manual on page 9 But if you want to understand the current state of satellite navigation look over this segment describing how GPS and its new companion WAAS work to gether to get you where you re going First of all why are pilots so excited about GPS navigation GPS is more accurate than other navaids such as VOR and NDB GPS 1s free of environmental limitations that affect other navigation systems and it s available worldwide GPS receivers like your AirMap are highly affordable easy to use and not confined to your cockpit GPS frees a pilot to accurately navigate to or from virtually any map place on earth navigation is no longer limited to the aeronautical navaid network With a mapping GPS a pilot always knows exactly where he is A GPS receiver makes it easier for a pilot to apply wind correction angles and fly true headings as well as determine t
124. navigate to that POI press ENT and AirMap begins displaying navigation information to that location Navigate to a Waypoint You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor then use the Navigate to Cursor command However you can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find commands 1 Press FIND 4 to My Waypoints ENT To look up the nearest waypoint press ENT or to look by name and scroll through the entire waypoint list press 4 ENT For this example look by name 2 If your waypoint list is a long one you can spell out the waypoint name in the FIND BY NAME box to search for it Press T or J to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next character and re peat until the name is correct then press ENT to jump to the list below 3 If the list is short you can jump directly to the Finp IN List box by pressing ENT Use 7 or 4 to select the waypoint name press ENT and the waypoint information screen appears with the Go To command selected 4 To begin navigating to the waypoint press ENT Navigate a Trail NOTE Trails are described in more detail later in this section under the heading Trails If you are unfamiliar with plot trails consider skipping ahead and reading the introduction to them before read ing about trail navigation There are two methods for following your back trail The simplest requires no menu commands at all but provides
125. no navigation information during 68 the trip such as the time to your destination The other requires only three key strokes and provides a full range of navigation data Try both methods and see which you prefer When hiking at walking speed we of ten just use visual back trailing because it is better at following each little turn on a foot path At faster speeds whether cruising at 120 kts or zip ping down the highway the Navigate Trail command is handy Visual Back Trailing 1 On the Map Page zoom ZIN or ZOUT so your flashing trail is visible 2 Begin moving and watch the Map Page or Navigation Page if you prefer Simply walk or steer so that your current position arrow traces along the trail you have just made Navigate a Back Trail 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT and a screen similar to the one in the following image appears Trails New Trail Delete All Options d Trails i 20 Points 35 Points 9 Points 0 Points Trails Menu 2 Press J then use 4 or to select a trail to navigate 3 With the trail name highlighted press ENT then J to Nav GATE ENT 4 Wait while AirMap creates a route from the trail When the progress message disappears the unit displays a route information screen Press J to highlight the NAVIGATE command Tip Back Track a Trail Simply running the Navigate command will lead you along the trail from its starting point to its ending point forward order You
126. nt Information N 36 11 902 gt N 36 11 902 H 95 53 294 Distance 3 66 nm Bearing To 319 mag H 95 53 294 Distance 3 66 nm Bearing To 319 mag Comm Frequencies Comm Frequencies ATIS 124 90 ATIS 124 90 CPT 134 05 CPT 134 05 CLD 134 05 ICLD 134 05 Runways Services Airport information screen Runways selected center and Services at right H KRYSKS f N 36 11 823 3 66m WH 95 53 190 319 mag Runways The Runways screen shows you everything AirMap knows about the runways at the selected airport Display boxes contain the runway sur face type its length its width and the lighting available Map Simulating Map z baade Surface Width Lights Length Hard 200 ft Full 10000 ft f ae VA VA Sy F i hk TRK N 36 12 877 8 35mm aaa tnm 95 51 807 191 mag Runways screen at left with Extend option select Center map shows the fan shaped Runway Extension north of the airport At right you can see where the runway extension begins at the very end of runway 18L 50 At the runways screen you can press or gt to cycle through the air port s runways In the previous image you can see we ve selected 18L so all of the information shown refers to that particular runway The previous images show not only the information available on this screen but also the Runway Extension feature To turn on a runway ex tension use or gt to select the desired
127. nt is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth A waypoint represents a location spot or destination that can be stored in memory then be recalled and used later on for navigation purposes Simply think of it as an elec tronic address You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating Create a Waypoint These techniques use the Quick Save method the fastest and easiest way to create a waypoint Create Waypoint on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make a waypoint 2 Press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as waypoint 001 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map Create Waypoint at Current Position While you are traveling press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as way point 002 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map 78 Create a Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit automatically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For further details see the sub ject Navigating Back to a Man
128. nts or large in panel GPS screens will quickly feel comfort able with this HSI feature 21 Track or compass heading indicator showing direction of travel KEE Dest DST nan 1 38 KTUL 205 arrow pointing NUS to destination FE PEPE PEEP OEE Course arrow Course Deviation Indicator needle CDI Cross track error range Map Simulating Navigation Page flying TO KTUL on a course of 355 The pilot needs to turn left to center the needle and get on course The plane is cur rently 2 6 nautical miles to the right of the course The cross track er ror range is set at 4 00 nautical miles The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint It s shown on the HSI screen as a segmented course arrow The cross track error is the distance you are off course to the side of the desired course line The current cross track error can be shown in a data box Off Course and graphically by the CDI needle which is the middle segment of the course arrow Dots on either side of the course arrow show the current cross track error scale which is a graphic depiction of the cross track error range The default for the cross track error range is 4 0 nautical miles which is shown in a floating text box under the scale If you veer four nautical miles to the left or right of the course the off course alarm will appear If you are off course to th
129. oint position 1 Press FIND 4 to My Waypoints ENT to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT gt to Enit Waypoint ENT 2 Latitude press gt to LATITUDE ENT then press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the latitude is correct Press EXIT 3 Longitude press to LoneitupE ENT then press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the longitude is correct Press EXIT 4 When latitude and longitude are correct return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude 1 Press FIND to My Waypoints ENT J to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT to Enit Waypoint ENT to ALTITUDE ENT 2 Use the arrow keys to set the altitude then press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT 80 Section 5 System amp GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint For example if you have the arrival alarm set to 0 1 mile then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 0 1 mile of the recalled waypoint The off course alarm warns you when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the course line to the waypoint For example if the alarm is set to 0 1 mile then the alarm fl
130. on indicator question mark symbol and flash ing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed This page shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock on and position calculation WARNING Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Aviation Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Satellite Page 1 To get to the Satellite Status Page press PAGES lt to Status ENT 2 To get to Satellite Status Menu press MENU Satellites 10 06 Satellite Status Page Status Menu The Satellite Status Menu allows you to set your own GPS options such as initializing the GPS location or turning off track smoothing Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel but also the direction to a recalled waypoint The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when you re navigating to a way point Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is depicted by the line extending from the arrow The large arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel you are taking 61 NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Aviation Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Navigation Page 1 To get to the Navigation Page press
131. on with dozens of options We describe how to use them in Section 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options This sec tion covers both Aviation Mode and Land Mode options Finally in Section 6 we go into more detail on one of AirMap s most remarkable capabilities Searching We ll introduce a couple of search examples in both the Aviation and Land mode sections but there are so many map and aeronautical items you can search for we had to give this function its own section in the manual For example we mentioned telephone numbers earlier Your AirMap can function as a virtual Yel low Pages and we ll show you how in Section 6 Now if you re into the fine details glance over the next segment on specifications to see just how much GPS power you hold in your hand It s important to us and our power users but if you don t care how many waypoints AirMap can store or how long the batteries last skip ahead to important information on how AirMap works on page 5 Capabilities and Specifications Display ick tis 2 83 7 2 cm diagonal TFT Quarter VGA 256 colors Resolution 0 320V pixel x 240H pixel resolution 76 800 total pixels Backlighting White LED screen backlighting for night and low light viewing Input powel 000 3 volts DC two 1 5v AA batteries operates up to 12 hours on batteries when using one second position updates longer update rates and optional power
132. or The compass rose shows your direction of travel and the direction to a recalled waypoint or other destination such as an airport or VOR It can also show your intended course and whether you are currently on course or off course The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when you re not navigating to a waypoint or other destination No graphic course infor mation is displayed Your position is shown by an airplane symbol in the center of the screen The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel over the ground 26 Track or compass heading indicator showing direction of travel ETE Dest DST XTK alon Ee A information TRK 121 mag ALT ft displays in 800 Data Boxes Compass rose ATETA Present position of aircraft Moving map oS is cD Lava display SOW KTU ETI na Navigation Page traveling north Page looks like this when AirMap is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail When navigating to a waypoint or following a route the HSI screen looks like the one shown in the next image Navigation information such as bearing track and course can be shown in data boxes Tip You can fully customize the upper z easy to read visual indicator of the relationship between your current direction track and desired direction course Pilots familiar with fly to the needle VOR in strume
133. ou can also press gt or lt to select sub categories so you could turn off all Rural and Minor Roads to reduce clutter but leave on Major City Roads for landmarks 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Airspace Status So To Cunsoh Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Clear Runway Ext Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Customize Category v My Waypoints County Parish Highway Exits v Highways Landmarks v Marine Navaids v Navionics v POl Attractions v POl Emergncy Govt Subcategory Category On Off Map Menu left Map Categories Menu right Map Orientation From the Map Page press MENU J to Map ORIENTATION ENT Press J or T to select an orientation option With the option highlighted press ENT to select it which will immediately turn it on After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Airspace Status So To Cunsoh Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Clear Runway Ext Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Customize Airspace Status So To Cunson Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Clear Riinwaw Evt Y Map Orientation Nv C North Up BES Track Up C Map Menu left Map Orientation window with the Track Up map orientation option selected By default many receivers show the map with north always at the top of the screen This is the way most maps and charts a
134. ough LEI Extras To order a card or for a list of the areas available see the ordering information in the back of this manual External Active Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation Inside the cockpit your AirMap can sometimes maintain satellite lock while sitting on the seat beside you but we don t recommend this for optimum performance Since the view is restricted to what can be seen through the window this operating mode will reduce position accuracy and will increase the chance of losing satellite lock Inside a plane the unit operates best with an external antenna mounted on the windshield or dash Attach AirMap antenna to windshield bracket with two screws You may achieve good results by simply placing the external antenna on the top of the dash at the base of the windshield Many pilots like to attach the antenna to the top of their instrument panel glare shields Depending on the surface a strip of adhesive Velcro or a piece of the rubber non skid shelf liner material available in recreational vehicle supply stores will help hold the antenna in place We recommend attaching the antenna to your windshield or other win dow For this reason the remote active antenna packaged with your AirMap includes a suction cup mount Be sure to mount the antenna in a location where it will not obstruct your view 16 Press suction cup plate firmly against a window with unobstructed view
135. ps of the United States containing all in corporated cities Interstate U S and state highways Interstate highway exits and exit services information large and medium sized lakes and streams Accepts custom higher detail MapCreate 6 mapping on memory cards with searchable Points of Interest database of hotels restau rants shopping services and more Nau ticPath USA Fishing Hot Spots Elite LakeMaster ProMaps Navionics charts are optional Up to 2 GB on one MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card Every one second 1 000 waypoints 1 000 event marker icons 63 100 up to 100 waypoints per route 4 Plot Trails 0 0 100 savable up to 9 999 points in a single trail Nearest Airport Quickly locates an airfield closest to your current position Aviation Mode only Man Overboard MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon then automatically displays navigation data to that position Land Mode only Com Port cccceeees One serial communications port NMEA 0183 version 2 0 compatible Allows ex change of position data with another device such as an autopilot or personal computer Optional combination serial power cable available ZOOM range e 39 ranges 0 02 to 4 000 miles NOTE The above memory capacities refer only to AirMap s on board mem ory The amount of GPS data you can record and
136. r J to to change the temperature units then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 109 Notes 110 Section 6 Searching Whether you are in Aviation Mode or Land Mode AirMap s search func tions all begin with the FIND key and the search menus work the same in each mode However the Aviation Mode searches appear only in Aviation Mode while the general searches appear in both Aviation and Land mode Find Airports My Waypoints Find VORs Map Places Find NDBs Highway Exits Find Intersections Find Streets My Waypoints Find Address Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address he aK x eet ost Aviation Mode Find menu left Land Mode Find menu right NOTE You can search for items even if AirMap hasn t acquired a position yet or start from a position other than your own When you do a search distance and bearing to the selected item will be calculated from AirMap s current position If AirMap hasn t acquired a posi tion it will use the last known position If the cursor is active Air Map will always begin the search at the cursor You can look up items by name or search for the item nearest to you Aviation Mode Searches Find An Airspace Using Cursor On the Map Page you can select airspaces with the cursor by scrolling over the airspace border When the airspace is selected the line defin ing its border will expand Pr
137. r again Like any computer file these GPS Data Files file format usr can be shared between AirMaps other Lowrance GPS or sonar GPS units even personal computers AirMap has one more thing in common with a personal computer Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and exchanging files AirMap has a slot for an MMC MultiMedia Card or SD card Secure Digital Card flash memory card These solid state memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp but can hold data ranging from 8 MB to 1 GB in size Compare that to a floppy disk s 1 44 MB capacity AirMap uses all that MMC space for two key purposes First you can backup your onboard GPS Data Files by copying them to the MMC Since the MMC is removable like a floppy disk or a video tape you can store these GPS Data Files on a personal computer equipped with an MMC card reader Or store them on a pocketful of MMCsg if you don t have a computer handy Our MapCreate mapping software can save edit or create its own GPS Data Files which can be copied to the MMC and then loaded from the MMC into AirMap s memory NOTE No matter where they come from GPS Data Files must be loaded from the MMC into memory before AirMap can use them As we mentioned earlier the other key use for MMCs is storage of the aeronautical databases and high detail maps from MapCreate These Custom Map Files file format lcm can also be shared between Air Maps other Lowrance GPS or so
138. r respective countries In order to use these grid systems you must be in the respective country This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid See the entry on Map Datum Selection for more information The military grid reference system MGRS uses two grid lettering schemes which are referred to as standard and alternate MGRS on this unit Your position and datum in use determines which one to use If you use standard and your position is off significantly then try the alternate NOTE When the position format is changed it affects the way all posi tions are shown on all screens This includes waypoints To select a coordinate system To change the coordinate system press ENT while COORDINATE SYSTEM is highlighted Press the T or J arrow keys to highlight the desired for mat Press ENT to select it Press EXIT to erase the menus To setup Loran TD NOTE If the Loran TD conversion is chosen you must enter the local Lo ran chain identification for the master and slaves Do this by se lecting Setup Loran TD at the bottom of the Coordinate System menu and select the ID Press EXIT to erase this menu 86 Coordinate System Coordinate System Degrees a Degrees Minutes Configure Loran TD Loran Chain Number GRI 9610 South Central U S v Secondary Station 1 N 36 08 994 may a H 95 50 591 Secondary Station 2 Yankee Setup Map Fix Setup Map Fix Setup Loran TD Setup Loran TD
139. r that this unit will always show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to an airport VOR or other waypoint regardless of obstacles and terrain It only calculates position it can t know what s between you and your destination for example It s up to you to safely navigate around obstacles and rising terrain no matter how you re using this product How to use this manual typographical conventions Many instructions are listed as numbered steps The keypad and arrow keystrokes appear as boldface type So if you re in a real hurry or just need a reminder you can skim the instructions and pick out what menu command to use by finding the boldface command text The paragraphs below explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of dotted cross hair lines on your 9 mapping screen called the cursor The arrow keys also help you move around the AirMap menus so you can execute different commands They are represented by symbols like these which denote the down arrow key the up arrow the left arrow and the right arrow 4 T e gt Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions When the text refers to a key to press the key is shown in bold sans serif type For example the Enter Save key is shown as ENT and the Menu key is shown as MENU Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear i
140. re looking by identifier or by city the method is the same as by name described in step 4 Use the arrow keys to enter the NDB s identifier or the name of a city and the AirMap will show you all avail able NDBs matching the criteria you entered 116 Find Intersections Aviation Mode only 1 Press FIND J to FIND INTERSECTIONS ENT 2 If searching for the Nearest intersection press ENT If searching for an airport By Identifier press to IDENTIFIER ENT Find Airports Find Airports Find Airports Find VORs Find VORs Find VORs Find NDBs Find Taran Find a Find Intersections i My Waypoints 1 M Map Places M Nearest M Nearest Highway Exits H H Find Streets Fi Identifier J Fi TY Ve 1 te TY Ve j ne ny Find Address Find menu left and Find By Nearest center Find By Identifier right 3 If you re looking for nearest AirMap says it is calculating then a list of intersections appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Press ENT and the way point information screen appears To find the intersection press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Find By Nearest Find By Nearest Calculating nearest Distance 212 226 224 047 195 193 284 159 283 346 341 054 342 221 1aRo Calculating message left and list of the nearest intersections rig
141. re printed on pa per This is fine if you re always traveling due north What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map to your right is shown on the right side of the map and so on However if you travel any other direction the map doesn t line up with your view of the world To correct this problem AirMap defaults to a track up mode that ro tates the map as you turn Thus what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your left and so on Another option is course up mode which keeps the map at the same orientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint When either the track up or course up mode is on an N shows on the map screen to help you see which di rection is north Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs Both the GOLD and CLASSIC format charts are accepted They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC WARNING You should never format the MMC containing your Navionics chart Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card To display a Navionics chart 1 Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment and turn on the unit For full card install instructions see Sec 2 2 From the Map Page press MENU to Map Data ENT J to Navionics Map CHolcE ENT Use T or J to select the Map Name then press ENT EXIT EXIT Airspace Status So To Cunsor Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto
142. reen menus allowing you to see the map behind them 20 Alarms command turns arrival off course and anchor GPS alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds Aviation Alarms command turns distance time near and inside air space alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds Route Planning command used to plan view or navigate a route My Trails command shows hides creates and deletes plot trails Also used to navigate or backtrack a trail Cancel Navigation command turns off the various navigation com mands Used to stop navigating after you have reached your destina tion navaid waypoint Point of Interest or map cursor location or after you reach the end of a route or trail Disable AirMap command turns off Aviation Mode operation and switches to Land Mode See Sec 4 for details on Land Mode Operation GPS Setup command sets various GPS receiver options and runs the GPS Simulator System Setup command sets general configuration options Aviation Calculators command controls several aeronautical calcula tors These include E6B flight computer functions altitude and air speed calculator wind speed and direction calculator and a vertical navigation calculator alarm clock up timer and down timer Sun Moon Calculations command finds the rising and setting times of the sun and moon for any location on any day from the year 2000 to 2064 This also shows the moon phase Trip Calculator command shows trip
143. rency Transparency Alarms Units of Measure Set Local Time Route Planning Communications Port My Trails Reset Options Cancel Navigation Simulators Disable AirMap Delete All My Waypoints GPS Setup EdPopup Help System Setup Set Language Aviation Calculators Transfer My Data Sun Moon Calculations Check Free Storage Trip Calculator Software Information Timers _ Trott Browse Files This example shows the Pop up Help message for the Route Planning command located on the Main Menu Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENTI to RESET Options ENT to Yes ENT NOTE Reset Options does not erase any waypoints routes icons or plot trails Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transparency Transparency Alarms Alarms Units of Measure Units of Measure Set Local Time Sem Communications Port eq Warning Reset Options Reset al the Simulators Sir options Delete All My Waypoints De Yes No x Popup Help x Po pua Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information Software Information Reset Options command left and the Reset Options Menu right Screen Contrast and Brightness To access these screen commands you first press MENU MENU ENT Once in
144. rn to the page display Map Overlays Range Rings Lat Long Grid The map screen can be customized with rings that are 1 2 and 1 4 of the zoom range and or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude To set range rings Press MENU to Map Darta ENT Press J to RANGE Rincs With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display 91 To set Lat Lon Grid Press MENU to Map DaTa ENT Press J to Lat Lon GRID Lines With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Draw Map Boundaries Press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to DRAW Map Bounparies With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Map Datum Selection Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that s covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps that are cre ated using different datums will show the same latitude longitude in slightly different locations All datums are named The GPS system is based on the WGS 84 da tum which covers the entire world Other datums may also cover the entire world or just a small portion of it By default your position shows using the WGS 84 datum However it can
145. rue ground speed The Global Positioning System GPS was launched July 17 1995 by the United States Department of Defense It was designed as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year all weather global navigation system for the armed forces of the U S and its allies Civilian use was also avail able at first but it was less accurate because the military scrambled the signal somewhat using a process called Selective Availability SA GPS proved so useful for civilian navigation that the federal govern ment discontinued SA on May 2 2000 after the military developed other methods to deny GPS service to enemy forces Reliable accuracy for civilian users jumped from 100 meters 330 feet under SA to the present level of 10 to 20 meters about 30 to 60 feet Twenty four satellites orbit 10 900 nautical miles above the Earth 7 passing overhead twice daily A series of ground stations with precisely surveyed locations controls the satellites and monitors their exact loca tions in the sky Each satellite broadcasts a low power signal that identi fies the satellite and its position above the earth Three of these satellites are spares unused until needed The rest virtually guarantee that at least four satellites are in view nearly anywhere on Earth at all times A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position This is called a 2D
146. s Fi 4 Identifier pre Find VORs Menu left Search Criteria menu center and list of the nearest VORs right 4 If you wish you could scroll T or J here to select another VOR but for now we will just accept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The waypoint information screen appears If you wanted to navigate there you press ENT since the Go To command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Map ENT 43 N 36 11 777 H 95 47 285 Distance 3 87 nm Bearing To 039 mag Radial From219 mag 114 40 TUL Waypoint Information N 36 11 777 H 95 47 285 Distance 3 87 nm Bearing To 039 mag Radial From219 mag 114 40 TUL Find On Map Waypoint information screen on VOR nearest this position Screen shows name identifier city radio frequency latitude longitude and its compass bearing It also shows both distance to the VOR and your Ra dial From information ready at your fingertips when Air Traffic Con trol wants a position report The figure at left shows Go To command right figure shows Find On Map command 6 AirMap s map appears with the cross hair cursor highlighting the VOR s symbol A pop up name box identifies the VOR A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s latitude and longitude distance and bearing Map Finding Waypoint O gt P re bie 4 10nm i N 36 11 863 W 95 47 285 Map scr
147. s Find VORs Find NDBs Find NDBs Find NDBs Find Intersections Find Intersections Find Intersections My Waypoints MyFind By M tied Map Places M Nearest M Nearest Highway Exits H H Find Streets i Fi Name Find Address i Fi Identifier Find menu left and Find By Nearest center Find By Name right 3 If you re looking for nearest AirMap says it is calculating then a list of airports appears The closest 1s highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Press ENT and the waypoint infor mation screen appears To find the airport press to FIND ON Mar ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT 112 Calculating nearest Longest Runway 2580 ft Calculating message left and list of the nearest airports right 4 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select an airport from the list then press ENT The waypoint information screen appears To find the airport press to FIND ON Map ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Find By Name Tu Find In List Tulita gt Tullahoma Regl northern
148. save for recall later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you carry with you How AirMap Works You ll navigate faster and easier if you understand how AirMap scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth and where you re go ing But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system skip on ahead to Section 2 Installa tion amp Accessories on page 11 If you re new to GPS read on and you can later impress your friends with your new found knowledge First think of your AirMap as a small but powerful computer But don t worry we made AirMap so easy to use you don t need to be a computer expert to find your way The unit includes a keypad and a screen with menus so you can tell AirMap what to do The screen also lets AirMap show your location on a moving map as well as point the way to your destination This pocket sized computer also contains an antenna and specialized scanning receiver something like your car radio But instead of your favorite dance tunes or VOR signals this receiver tunes in to a couple of dozen GPS satellites circling the earth WAAS satellites too but more about them later AirMap listens to signals from as many satellites as it can see above the horizon eliminates the weakest signals then computes its location in relation to those satellites Once the AirMap figures its latitude and 5 longitude it plots that position on the map sho
149. scale This is generally at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio for ex ample 1 24000 Press EXIT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix screen 87 Coordinate System Coordinate System Coordinate System Coordinate System EEE CEY rr Configure Map Fix Configure Map Fix Map Scale f Select Origin 1 2 4000 Latitude Latitude IN 0 00 000 IN 0 00 000 Longitude Longitude iW 0 00 000 iW 0 00 000 Setup Loran TD Setup Loran TD Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printed chart sectional or topographical map Press to SELECT ORIGIN ENT ENT My Waypoints if you saved the refer ence point as a waypoint Select the waypoint that you saved the refer ence point under and press ENT The unit displays a waypoint informa tion screen with the command SET As ORIGIN selected press ENT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu Finally press EXIT to erase this menu Now press to CoorDINATE SYSTEM ENT select MAP Fix from the list and press ENT All position information now shows as a distance from the reference point you chose Customize Page Displays Every Page display option except Compass Overlay on the Map Page has customizable data boxes to provide constant on screen information The information provided in these data boxes is fully customizable The various data available from your unit are divided into categories in the Customize men
150. scenescenveconvecne 64 TOONS 34sec EI AE a eee Estes em E E 65 Pelete an Teonsana A 66 Load GPS Data Files from an MMC ssseeeseesseeesesssessersrrssesse 66 NAV Cal E aaa 67 Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint 67 Cancel INAV CALIONicvesieut a A E 67 INAV IO AeA ROUTO cniinn O A 67 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map eeessseesccesscsecserreseree 67 Navicate toan loikin a 68 Navigate to Point of Interest POD eeseseeseesseeseereressereens 68 11 Navigate toa Way PpOInt sceciei cacdntevaacepctnaseaetitevaewaiussacaroucieacmar 68 INAV ISA CA Malsana E cata 68 Backtrack a Trall Oe te ae ri PP ree arr 70 TOUTES chusne cried ehiositateea a 70 Create and Save a Route ccc ccceccccsscccesecccesecceessceeeneceensees 70 Deleted NOUUG css a n ee 73 Save GPS Data Files to an MMC ccecceeseeeseeneeees 73 DEAN C IS ch caceadei natadtutanesa areca nhanenlee E 74 Switeh to Aviation Mod cscs iaxcctocsaenccsctacacaravosasnuuaeaceemaaiadeturs 76 Switch Back to Land Mode from Aviation Mode 76 Ge We ne E reese aac cee tg aig nas hae Yee tee a ieee 76 Create and DAVE a Tanana E A TA 76 Delete Talosen a see aernasaaaet ecu sinaacevnadncasiuns TT Edta Trak INA Moen T a O TT Transterrin GPS Data Fil eSsrrosuerreisineera ra TT Transferring and Loading Custom Maps seeecssessesecesserereseeree TT UU CS aaa sacaarustaacantnielcascuaatadeiontalaiacdedomes LE PNA NOC aua E S 78 Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator
151. se limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures eReorient or relocate the receiving antenna eIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver eConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected eConsult the factory customer service department for help 133 Notes 134 Index A Accessories 5 7 16 17 54 77 Sec 2 Installation amp Accessories 1 Airspace 4 25 26 32 33 49 82 111 112 Alarm Clock 78 Alarms 21 28 70 81 82 Anchor Alarm 81 82 Antenna 2 4 5 16 17 40 41 133 Arrival Alarm 70 81 82 Aviation Alarms 21 81 82 83 Inside Airspace 21 Aviation Mode 2 3 5 6 19 20 21 55 56 57 58 67 76 83 91 111 112 113 115 117 Sec 3 Aviation Operation 19 61 62 B Backlights Lighting 3 19 59 102 Bat
152. sion is running in your AirMap by using the Software Info command Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Planning Units of Measure Set Local Time Communications Port Reset Options Delete All My Waypoints l Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information System Setup menu with Software Info command selected 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to SOFTWARE INFORMA TION ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted To access the Sounds menu press MENU MENU J to Sounps ENT 104 Screen Screen F ELT Transparency LineOut Volume Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Planning Key Press Sounds My Trails l Alarm Sounds Cancel Navigation Disable AirMap GPS Setup System Setup Aviation Calculators Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator omer Timers Timers Browse MMC Files Browse Files At left Main Menu with Sounds command selected At right the Sounds menu Once in the Sounds menu To set Key Sounds With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To se
153. st Lounge Find by name option left Find by name menu right 5 You are then shown the POI s information screen You can choose to Go To the POI by pressing ENT or find it on the map by pressing gt ENT 124 Waypoint Information Waypoint Information 0 42 nm i 0 42 nm 254 mag ing 254 mag POl Restaurants POl Restaurants Fast Food Chains Fast Food Chains Find On Map Go To POI option left Find on Map POI option right Find Streets or Street Intersections 1 Press FIND J to STREETS ENT My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Land Mode Find menu with Find Streets command selected 2 To find a street Press ENT There are two options A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a street from the list then press ENT Then press J to Find First Street and press ENT Press T or J to the street you are searching for and press ENT 125 My Waypoints Map Places Second Street None Find By Name sith Find In List 8 BR Interstate a 80th 80 B 80 P State Highway 80 S US Highway City Any Postal Code Any Find First Street Find Intersection 80 State Highway
154. t and this damage will not be covered by your warranty Flash memory and an internal lithium battery will keep your stored data safe and accessible for the life of the product Batteries The unit requires two 1 5 volt AA batteries We recommend that you use alkaline batteries for the best trade off between battery life and cost We recommend DURACELL brand but other brands will work If you re looking for an extended life battery the Duracell ULTRA battery has performed well in our tests You can also use rechargeable AA alkaline batteries such as those made by RAYOVAC or rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride NiMH batteries We do not recommend nickel cadmium NiCd rechargeable batteries because you will get poor battery life Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka line batteries NiMH batteries are rechargeable and should also give you suitable battery life 11 Do not mix different battery types Mixing battery types may cause leak age For example don t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time and don t use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you With your thumb or nail pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch as shown in the following images Once the latch is released pull the bat tery cover up out of the grooves in the bottom of the case Remove AirM
155. t Once programmed into the GPS unit a route provides the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order You can even begin navigating in the middle of a route Create and Save a Route You have the option of creating a route in the unit or on your computer if you have purchased our MapCreate 6 software PC created Routes When you re making routes exclusively for use in Land Mode MapCre ate is the easiest method for preparing them simply because your PC s larger screen keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than the smaller AirMap To load a MapCreate route into AirMap follow instructions in MapCre ate s manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS Data File file format usr Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and insert the MMC in AirMap See Sec 2 for instructions on installing MMCs To load the GPS Data File into AirMap memory see the entry on Transferring GPS Data Files between AirMap and a Computer in this section 70 Routes Created in AirMap If you plan on flying the route or if you just want to make it quickly without using a computer you can create a route in the unit You do this by selecting existing waypoints from your waypoint list or the Aviation Waypoints or by making new route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key Screen Routes Sounds Rave Aat Delete All Action Transparency a lt Navigate Route 5 Alarms
156. t Alarm Sounds Press 4 to ALARM Sounps With the option high lighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option 1s set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Alarm Style Press J to ALARM STYLE ENT Press T or J to change the style then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to re turn to the page display Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be left on When stopped or traveling at slow speeds such as walking or trolling Track Smoothing prevents wandering of trails the steering arrow compass rose and a map in track up mode Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Satellites kUse WAAS EGNOS r Show WAAS Alarm r Use Indoors AE ee es eed Track Smoothing option turned on 105 Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails Some affect all trails other options can be applied to a particular trail You can change the way trails are updated you can display or hide trails make them flash on the screen or not flash create a new trail delete a trail etc General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT gt to Options ENT Screen eh i ag ency New Trail Delete All New Trail Delete All Alarms Aviation Alarms om UT Route Planning Saved Trails a
157. teries 1 2 3 4 7 11 12 14 15 19 23 40 84 Brightness 20 100 101 C Cancel Navigation 21 40 45 46 48 67 70 Communications Ports 5 13 14 84 85 Compass 8 21 24 26 36 37 38 44 45 46 47 61 68 70 75 88 105 119 Contrast 3 20 100 101 Coordinate System 85 Custom Maps 4 6 7 14 15 33 34 45 54 74 77 94 Customize Map Data Shown 10 90 91 92 94 95 D Direct To 20 48 49 59 Direct To B 20 48 49 59 135 G GPS Data File 6 54 55 67 70 74 76 77 84 GPS Data Files Loading 66 Saving 73 77 H HSI Navigation 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 52 I Icons 4 5 6 10 19 30 34 35 46 47 54 59 65 66 68 92 95 96 97 98 100 Creating 65 Deleting 66 Navigate 68 Installation 2 5 7 12 14 54 77 94 Sec 2 Installation amp Accessories 11 Introduction GPS and WAAS 7 How AirMap Works 5 Sec 1 Introduction 1 Specifications 3 Typographical Conventions 9 Keypad Description 9 19 59 L Land Mode 1 3 5 19 21 55 56 59 60 67 70 72 76 111 118 121 123 125 Sec 4 Land Operation 59 Languages 102 Lat Lon Grid Map Data option 92 M Main Menu 20 23 60 71 84 100 103 105 106 Man Overboard 5 67 79 Map Boundaries Map Data option 92 Map Data 10 90 91 92 94 95 Map Datum 86 92 Selection 86 92 Map Detail 34 35 91 92 Map Fix Coordinate System 86 87 88 Map M
158. this unit almost always shows aviation maps in Track Up ori entation This can be changed using options described in the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If you re navigating to a waypoint the map also shows your starting location present position course line and destination NOTE When our text says navigating to a waypoint we really mean navi gation to any selected item whether it 1s a waypoint you made a map feature or an item like a VOR from the Jeppesen database To get to the Map Page Map Page s Full Map option is the default screen when AirMap is turned on To switch from another page to the Map Page press PAGES then use gt or lt to select a page then press T or 4 to select a page display option Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT 31 Airspace Status Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation T Auto Zoom Clear Runway Ext Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Customize glen EY SE ALIT 4 Ste hs cs zA 36 23 7 96 07 578 Map Page Menu Map Page Menu To get to Map Page Menu press MENU while displaying a map page The map menu has many options It allows you to get information on the airspace you re in with the Airspace Status command You can also find distances change the orientation of your map view map data and other helpful map functions Read more about these functions in Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options Tip We ve incorporated some
159. tivates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key and the arrow keys will switch the unit between the three different page screens in Land Mode Satellite Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major modes of operation 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands Also use it to quickly create waypoints or icons 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or erase a menu 7 FIND Direct To The Find key launches the AirMap search menus It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map Less detail 1s seen as you zoom out 59 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Land Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function commands
160. to the desired location then 1 Press and re lease ENT 2 The CREATE WAYPOINT menu appears with the Quick SAVE method selected To place a waypoint at your current cursor position press ENT The waypoint icon appears on the map and a pop up box tells you the waypoint s name in this case 009 Map Simulating ao Garnett Rd Pop up box 4 Tad Pine St ft hah One pine St pre Ganet Rd N The cursor position has been saved as Fay ae yan zhi N 36 09 326 0 65 N 36 09 333 nm _95 51 282 297 mag nm 95 51 357 297 mag Create a waypoint The pop up box with waypoint name is shown at left At right you can see Waypoint 009 with the default waypoint symbol This example shows a waypoint set at the cursor location If the cursor was not active the point would be placed at your current position When you re traveling fast and want to set a waypoint in a hurry at your current position just quickly press the Enter key twice ENT ENT Navigate Back to a Waypoint To navigate to a waypoint that you ve created 1 Press FIND J to My Waypoints ENTI ENT Press or J to select from the list the waypoint you want to navigate to then press ENT Use the navigation arrows on the Map Page or the compass rose on the Naviga tion Page to make your way to the selected waypoint To cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to Yes ENT AirMap stops showing navigat
161. to the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned on provided you haven t moved more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used Resize Window Resize Window Initialize GPS Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search GPS Auto Search T Use Indoors r Use Indoors x Track Smoothing x Track Smoothing Perform GPS Auto Search Satellite Status Menu 83 You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode Here s how 1 Press PAGES amp to Status ENT 2 Press MENU J to GPS AuTo SEARCH ENT lt to Yes ENT Battery Indicator AirMap contains a battery capacity indicator and will also flash low bat tery warning messages when battery power declines to a certain level When plugged into the DC cigarette lighter adapter the power indica tor instead displays the Voltage of the external power source SF E Battery capacity shown in the Power box at bottom of Satellite Page Figure at left shows nearly full power with fresh batteries At right batteries show approximately 10 percent of their power is left Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files 1 Press MENU MENU J to Browse MMC FILEs ENT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Aviation Alarms Route Planning My Trails US320T32 nav US320T32 nav Cancel Navigation Disable AirMap GPS Setup System Setup Aviation Calculators Su
162. type of map display in several different pages Most of the screen characteristics described in this segment apply to virtually every map display in the unit Map Display Options Full Map page display option The aircraft symbol centered in the lower third of the screen is your present position It points in the direction you re traveling The default setting is off but you can display a solid line extending from the plane s tail to mark your plot trail or path you ve taken Remember a flash ing question mark on your plane symbol or flashing text displays means AirMap has not yet calculated a position The map zoom range is the distance across the screen This number shows in the lower left corner of the screen In the first example below left the range is 4 000 nautical miles from the left edge of the map to the right edge of the map In the right image the range is 30 nm 32 Map Simulating Map Simulating Map Simulating ae rc Y 1r i a ED t i i Ta United_ States i i 2147 nt Tua 2 N Nru Broken reel ee Arow A Far left Map Page opening screen Full Map display option Center zoomed to 100 nautical miles and right zoomed to 30 nautical miles Note that the four data boxes or text boxes appearing in the bottom of these images are on by default They can be individually turned off or you can customize the display to show a different type of information in each box The Zoom In and Zoom Out ke
163. u These categories include GPS Data Navigation Trip Calculator Time and Miscellaneous Data You can select items from any of these categories for display on any page the category divisions are only there to help you sort through the information To change the information displayed on your screen While on the Page display you wish to change press MENU J to Customize ENT You ll see a list of the information categories with or symbols next to each category name A category with a next to it is expandable meaning its contents are currently hidden 88 B GPS Data O Altitude ALT O Pos Error EPE J Speed GS A Track TRK dlavigntion Route Data pie Bearing BRG O CDI Graphic CDI O Closing Spd CS O Course CRS A Destination DEST O Destination Arrow Steer M Distance DST O Off Course XTK H Trip Calculator E Time Miscellaneous Data Customize Menu with GPS Data and Navigation categories expanded Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the category s contents so you can choose items within it An expanded category one with a next to its name can be collapsed to hide its contents and make more room on your screen Just select the category name and press ENT Expand any categories that might contain information you want to dis play Then press J or to select a display option With the option high lighted press
164. u may NOT modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disas semble rent lease or resell any Database and you may NOT create derivative works based upon any Database or its contents Any un authorized reproduction use or transfer of a Database may be a crime and may subject you to damages and attorney fees This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior notice from us 1f you fail to comply with or violate any of the provi sions of this Agreement Upon termination you will promptly return all products containing one or more Databases to us Prices and programs are subject to change without notice This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma and comprises the complete and exclusive under standing between you and us concerning the above subject matter 139 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY We our or us refers to Lowrance Electronics Inc the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases the prod uct as a consumer item for personal family or household use The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to each of these as a Database or together as the Data bases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases We w
165. ue for commands with an ellipses Map DATA or an arrow GPS Setup gt Our menus also wrap around that is they form a circular loop This means when you open a menu and need to reach the bottom command you can get there by pressing T one time instead of holding or repeatedly pressing J A cockpit can be a busy place practice with these shortcuts and you can run AirMap commands faster with less finger movement from key to key 10 Section 2 Installation amp Accessories Power The AirMap operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an op tional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter If the power cable is used the AirMap automatically switches to it if the ex ternal power is greater than the battery voltage If the external power fails the unit automatically switches to the batteries NOTE Some pilots like to keep fresh batteries in their units even when us ing the external power If the power fails the unit will automatically switch to the batteries thus keeping the unit on without interruption Warning With earlier Lowrance Aviation units some pilots liked to remove the cigarette lighter plug from the adapter cable and splice the exposed wires directly to their dash con soles However the AirMap 600 cigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a voltage regulator to convert 12 volts down to about 3 Without this regulator connecting your unit to a 12 volt power source will destroy the uni
166. ument landings and takeoffs more accurate as it re places existing aviation navigation systems WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate Your AirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals However WAAS has some limits you should know about First the U S government has not completed construction of the WAAS system so it is not yet fully operational The ground stations are in place but only a few of the needed WAAS satellites have been launched WAAS can boost the accuracy of land and marine GPS navigation but the system is designed for aircraft The satellites are in a fixed orbit above the Equator so they appear very low in the sky to someone on the ground in North America Aircraft and vessels on open water can get consistently good WAAS reception but terrain foliage or even large man made struc tures frequently block the WAAS signal from ground receivers You ll find that using your GPS WAAS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate It s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today Remember however that this receiver is only a tool As this manual goes to press the FAA has not yet certified any hand held GPS WAAS receivers for use as the sole navigation aid for VFR pilots Always have another method of navigation available such as a sectional chart and your aircraft s mag netic and gyro compasses or a conventional nav com radio Also remembe
167. umstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been con nected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than ac cording to the instructions furnished with the product 8 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has resulted from any accident misuse negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance in accordance with the instructions of the owner s manual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install such improvements or changes on equipment or items previously manufactured This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state REMINDER You must retain the sales slip or sales receipt proving the date of your original purchase in case warranty service 1s ever required LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS 12000 E SKELLY DRIVE TULSA OK 74128 800 324 1356 141 How to Obtain Service in the USA We back your investment in quality products with quick expert service and genuine Lowrance parts If you re in the United States and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must
168. urn to regular operation 63 Map Finding Distance Simulating ae p 71 a ia MAW San Antonid Corpus N 32 46 999 coon 6 48 000 The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 207 5 nautical miles Find Distance From Point to Point You can also measure distance between two other points on the map 1 While on the Map page press MENU J to FIND Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the first position A rubber band line ap pears connecting your current position to the cursor s location Press ENT to set the first point and the rubber band line disappears 3 Move the cursor to the second position The rubber band line reap pears connecting the first point you set to the cursor The distance along that line will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen 4 Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on Under clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that 1s blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so that the unit
169. window with the blue title bar at the top is the active map window To switch back just press PAGES PAGES again Map Simulating See eure E aN I ng i ora J 2 a wot ERA EA 1 United ar b ae J r es gi 8 es a ry TR s C ae 2 ods a C i I i x _ure 2 Map Page Two Maps display option By default the bottom position map will always show your location rela tive to the destination airport Tip Don t like the window sizes or orientation we selected Well pick your own You can re size the two map windows and even switch to vertical windows Here s how to use the Resize Window command 1 From the Two Maps page press MENU J to Resize WINDow ENT 2 The window adjustment arrow appears Use the arrow keys to adjust the window size To switch to horizontal press the T or 4 keys To switch back to vertical press the or keys When you are finished press EXIT to clear the adjustment arrow 38 Airspace Status Go To Cursor Find Distance a my Map Orientation fore A E eae T Auto Zoom a ae Sateen ha Clear Runway Ext ae T ie Resize Window Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Resize Window command lets you use the arrow keys to adjust split window displays We ve done everything we could with AirMap to make it a powerful navigation tool but also to keep it simple to use Sometimes describing all of the options AirMap contains can m
170. wn on the screen While the screen is updated once a second the internal calculations are done several times a second The performance doesn t stop there Stored in the permanent memory of each AirMap is a basic background map of the entire world For just what s in the map see the preceding segment on specifications We lock it in here at the factory you can t change or erase this map The background map along with the Jeppesen and Lowrance aeronautical databases are all you need for aerial navigation Your unit reads these da tabases automatically from the MMC card included in the package The background map is also suitable for many land and marine naviga tion chores but for maximum surface accuracy and much more detail you need a custom map from MapCreate 6 Some AirMap features such as searching for businesses and addresses won t work without a custom MapCreate Map There is so much detail in our background map and even more in MapCreate that we ll compare their contents and differences in Section 3 Aviation Mode Operation Another portion of AirMap s onboard memory is devoted to recording GPS navigation information which includes waypoints event marker icons trails and routes This lets you plan a route for a flight or look back the way you came Think of this data storage like the hard drive memory in a computer You can save several different GPS data files erase em and record new ones over and over and ove
171. you can carry in your pockets For various trail options see the Trail Options entry in Sec 5 Create and Save a Trail AirMap is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on It will continue recording the trail until the length reaches the maximum trail point setting default is 2 000 but the unit can record a single trail up to 9 999 points long When the point limit is reached AirMap begins recording the trail over itself 76 To preserve a trail from point A to point B you must turn off the trail by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A When a trail is set inactive AirMap automatically creates and begins recording a new trail Delete a Trail To erase or delete a trail Press MENU MENU 4 to My Tras ENT 4 to trail name ENT gt to DELETE TRAIL ENT lt to Yes ENT Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT to trail name ENTIENT Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display Transferring GPS Data Files Between AirMap and a Computer To copy GPS Data Files from AirMap s memory to an MMC see the entry in this section on Save GPS Data Files to an MMC To copy GPS Data Files from an MMC into AirMap s memory see the entry in this section on Load GPS D
172. ys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its cov erage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 40 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 nautical miles to 4 000 nautical miles AirMap s high resolution screen makes it possible to display aeronautical chart features that look like the real thing If you re familiar with sectional charts you will instantly recognize items such as obstacles VORs special airspaces paved and unpaved airports and more As you zoom in closer you ll see Class B airports appear at a fairly wide zoom Zoom in closer and Class C and D airports appear as well as restricted airspaces At closer zooms still you can even see Class C airspace borders around airports If you re using only the factory loaded background map the maximum zoom range for showing additional land map detail is 6 nautical miles You can continue to zoom in closer but the map will simply be enlarged without revealing more map content except for a few major city streets Load your own high detail custom map made with MapCreate and you can zoom in to 0 02 nautical miles with massive amounts of accurate map detail 33 Map Simulating aie i Selec sei eikel oe FEL fi at gf ZF EER T m 124th E Ave at TA Be 21st St AN 1010 Map Pages with high detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC with the Earth Map Detail option set to Medium the default At left arterial streets appear at the 5 nautical mil

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