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Garmin 12CX GPS Receiver

1. Easter Island 1967 European 1950 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland European 1979 Austria Finland Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Finland Hayford Finland Gandajika Base Republic of Maldives Geod Datm 49 New Zealand Guam 1963 Gux 1 Astro Hjorsey 1955 Hong Kong 63 Hu Tzu ShanTaiwan Indian Bngldsh Indian Thailand Indonesia 74 Ireland 1965 ISTS 073 Astro Johnston Island Kerguelen Islnd Kertau 1948 L C 5 Astro Liberia 1964 Luzon Mindanao Luzon Philippine Mahe 1971 Marco Astro Massawa Merchich Midway Ast 61 Minna NAD27 Alaska APPENDIX E Map Datums Geodetic Datum 49 Guam 1963 Guam Island Gux 1 Astro Guadalcanal Island Hjorsey 1955 Iceland Hong Kong 63 Hong Kong Indian Bangladesh India Nepal Indian Thailand Vietnam Indonesia 1974 Indonesia Ireland 1965 Ireland ISTS 073 ASTRO 69 Diego Garcia Johnston Island Kandawala Kandawala SriLanka Kerguelen Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kertau 1948 West Malay sia Singapore Cayman Brac Island Liberia 1964 Liberia Luzon Mindanao Island Luzon Philippines excluding Mindanao Island Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Marco Astro Salvage Island Massawa Eritrea Ethiopia Merchich Morocco Midway Astro 61 Midway Minna Nigeria North American 1927
2. HAYFOIHT HRYFOIHT LIST HERREZT HFTZ PROHIHITY HFTZ DIST AHO SUH HEZZRHGEZ ETHF HEHH FIHD CITYT To Select the Route Definition Page ROUTE 001 T HF1 W HRYFMT DTH DST 100i a 2 amp RHF a eurrr Epi To cnra QD d Fogg 1 M HRYPHT OTH DST 5 HP4 M i DDA appa n T TRLDST CANF n copy to 2 SLIFF Davi CAHP CLR IHW d FORK je HHYFRT OTK DST 5 CRHFi E602 10 TOTAL DST guste COPY T 3 CLIFF CLR IHU popp 17E 1 2 TOTAL DET 43 82 COPY T CLR IHW ACT Entering a New Comment 33 038 2 0 REFERENCE Creating amp Navigating Routes TOTAL DST l COPY To d CLR IHU d H HRYFNT OTH DST 5 i GAHF TOTAL DET 2 Mott G FY T 3 EE CLR IMU 4 Creating a Route ROUTE DAY i chHHF WO HHYFNT OTH OST 1 6H P agy pg E Asi 038 2 0 arok Tr Ti s HF4L 80 D DAY 1 CHHF H HAYFAT OTR DET 2 ROCK gam 2 0 3 GLIFF E TE 1 2 TOTAL OST 4 80 AFORE won COFY T __ GCAHPL Z7 CLR IHU ACT NE iced TOTAL OST d ie COPY TO _ _ CLR Ps Activating a Route ROUTE DAY 1 CAHF H HAYFAT OTH DET 2 ROCK ngg 2 0 SCRIBE ea cca a 4 FORK 5 canpa DUT H H DAY 1 CHHF HRYFNT ETE DT EHI M Soc TOTAL DST 3 862 COPY To __ FORK i 0 00 CLR Hill ACT CLIFF i 1 45 ROGH i 3 17 CAHP i 3 82 CLE IHW ACT Inverting a
3. If there are large buildings or mountains nearby or if there is heavy tree cover the receiver may not be re ceiving enough satellite signals to calculate a position Have you selected the right country state region from the EZinit list Check for the correct approximate lat lon on the Position Page or reselect the appropriate country from the list to restart the initialization Have you moved more than 500 miles from the last calculated position with the receiver off Reinitialize the receiver selecting the country state region of your new location from the EZinit list Your unit should now be initialized APPENDIX A Initialization Troubleshooting COJHTEY LIST Rlbania Algerie Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Antique Argentine Rr menia Use the ROCKER to highlight the country region or state of your present position from the list and press ENTER If the country is not listed select the closest coun try instead 47 APPENDIX B 48 Never attempt any repairs yourself To protect your NIHIL GPS 12CX keep it in a covered container or case when amp not in use and never allow gasoline or other solvents to Wiring come into contact with the case Clean the case and lens with a soft cloth and a household window cleaner PHYSICAL Case Waterproof Size 5 3 x 14 7 x 3 1 cm Weight Approx 9 5 ounces 2699 w batteries Temperature Range 5 to 124 F 15 to 55 C PERFORMANCE Rece
4. Sapper Hill 43 Schwarzeck Sth Amrcn 69 South Asia SE Base SW Base Timbalai 1948 Tokyo Tristan Ast 68 Viti Levu 1916 Wake Eniwetok WGS 72 WGS 84 Zanderij Canary Islands Potsdam Germany Pitcairn Astro 67 Pitcairn Is Prov So Amricn 56 Bolivia Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Peru Venezuela Prov So Chilean 63 S Chile Puerto Rico amp Virgin Islands Qatar National Qatar Qornog South Greenland Reunion Mascarene Island Rome 1940 Sardinia Island Sweden Santo Dos Espirito Santo Sao Braz Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Azores Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Namibia South American 69 Argen tina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Venezuela Trinidad and Tobago South Asia Singapore Southeast Base Porto Santo and Madiera Islands Southwest Base Faial Graciosa Pico Sao Jorge and Terceira Islands Azores Timbalai 1948 Brunei and E Malaysia Sarawak and Sabah Tokyo Japan Korea Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Viti Levu Fiji Islands Wake Eniwetok Marshall Isl World Geodetic System 1972 World Geodetic System 1984 Zanderij Surinam A Activating Route 34 Active Route Page 35 Adding Waypoint to Route 24 Alarms Setup 4 201511119219 cU 12 Altitude Fie
5. TracBack Navigation GARMIN s patented TracBack feature allows you to quickly retrace your path using the track log automatically stored in the receiver This feature eliminates the need to mark waypoints along the way and manually create and activate a route back to where you began your trip Once a TracBack route is activated it will lead you back to the oldest track log point stored in memory so it s usually a good idea to clear the existing track log at the start of each trip To clear the track log and define a starting point for a TracBack route 1 From the Map Page press ENTER highlight the TRACK SETUP option and press ENTER 2 Highlight CLEAR LOG press ENTER highlight Yes and press ENTER To activate a TracBack route 1 Press GOTO 2 Highlight the OPT tab 3 Highlight TRACBACK and press ENTER Once the TracBack function has been activated the GPS 12CX will take the track log currently stored in memory and divide it into segments called legs Up to 30 temporary waypoints will be created to mark the most significant features of the track log in order to duplicate your exact path as closely as possible These points will be indicated by T e g TO01 on the waypoint list and by a T symbol on the Map Page The active route page will appear showing a route from your present position to the oldest track log point in memory Steering guidance to each waypoint w
6. Heading Settings 40 Map Datums cont To define a user datum 1 Highlight the MAP DATUM field and press ENTER 2 Scroll through the map datum options until User appears and press ENTER 3 Enter the five parameters of the map datum DX DY DZ DA and DF using the rocker keypad and press ENTEH The signs of each value should follow the convention WGS 84 local geodetic system 4 Highlight SAVE and press ENTER CDI Scale The course deviation indicator CDI field lets you select the range of the CDI bar scale on the Highway Page Four scales are available 0 02 0 25 default 1 25 and 5 0 miles or kilometers Note This CDI value represents the full scale limits left or right from center of the CDI To enter a CDI scale setting 1 Highlight the CDI field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER Units of Measure The GPS 12 CX lets you select statute default nau tical or metric units of measure for all speed and distance readouts To change the unit of measure 1 Highlight the UNITS field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired units of measure and press ENTER Heading Reference The GPS 12CX s heading information can be displayed referencing magnetic north automatic or user defined true north or calculated grid headings The default set ting is automatically calculated magnetic north which is suitable for mo
7. displays the waypoint label or comment e Track Log displays and plots track log points on the map ORIENTATION TRACK UF To turn a display option on or off DISPLAY f f RIHGEZ Ho N 1 Highlight the data field next to the desired option ROUTE WEHR HATFOIH and press ENTER CREEL ROUTE HT 2 Select YES or NO and press ENTER e ROTE DEFAULT sciwur To assign a color to a display option 1 Highlight the color box next to the option data field and press ENTER Changing the Route Display 2 Highlight the desired color and press ENTER to Open confirm the selection Track Setup Page ORIENTATION E DISFLAY The track setup page lets you manage the GPS a rz 12CX s track log data You can select whether to record o ves LABEL YES M a track log and define how it is recorded fick Log ves iil 2 Off Disables the track log HEBHHIMIESETHNDI yes ial o e Wrap Allows the unit to continue updating the tracklog after all track log points are used by eliminating the oldest track log information Changing the Route Display Color Fill Records track log information until all track log points are used OLATHE Note Turning the track recording off will prevent you from using TracBack RECORD MAA HETHOD ph Dmm ar GD OF HEH USED zj 720 CLEAR Tag RECORD MILL Em 0 TRE SEN Khi RECORD MFF Or Changing the Track
8. 2 Select the waypoint that you want to navigate to and press ENTER Once a GOTO waypoint has been activated the Com pass Page or Highway Page will provide steering guid ance to the destination until either the GOTO is can celled or the unit has resumed navigating the active route To cancel an active GOTO 1 Press the GOTO key 2 Highlight the OPT tab 3 Highlight CANCEL GOTO and press ENTER Man Overboard Function The GPS 12CX s man overboard function MOB lets you simultaneously mark and set a course to a position for quick response to passing positions To activate the MOB mode 1 Press GOTO twice The GOTO waypoint page will appear with MOB selected 2 Press ENTER to begin MOB navigation The GPS 12CX will now guide you to the MOB way point until the MOB GOTO is cancelled If you want to save the MOB waypoint be sure to rename it because it will be overwritten the next time a MOB is activated REFERENCE GOTO HHIPDIHT Man Overboard Function 29 REFERENCE TracBack Navigation HEH UZED 0x i3 2048 FTS CLEAR LOG all track log points will be deleted Are vou sure nr Ho Clearing the Track Log OFTIOHE CAHCEL GOTO TRACEBACK E FIND CITY TY TRACEACE HHYFNT ETE DST THOR cote eves TOO i H 4 TUB _ __ 0 59 TUUS _ __ 0 95 TH4 _ __ 1 1B T003 _ __ 1 51 CLR TH ACT Activating a TracBack Route 30
9. S MANUAL Packing List Thank you for choosing the GARMIN GPS 12CX the smallest easiest to use GPS navigator for outdoor use The GPS 12CX repre sents GARMIN s continuing commitment to provide quality naviga tion information in a versatile and user friendly flexible design you ll enjoy for years To get the most from your new GPS take the time to read through the owner s manual in order to understand the operat ing features of the GPS 12CX This manual is organized into four sections for your convenience Introduction gives a quick overview of the manual and contains the table of contents and the glossary of navigational terms Quick Start introduces you to the basic features of the unit and provides a quick start orientation to the GPS 12CX Reference provides details about the advanced features and op erations of the GPS 12CX by topic The Appendices contains initialization instructions and items with multiple listings such as map datums time offsets and the index Before getting started with your GPS check to see that your GARMIN GPS 12CX package includes the following items If you are missing any parts please contact your dealer immediately Standard Package e GPS 12CX Unit Owner s Manual e Wrist Strap Quick Reference Guide INTRODUCTION Caution The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance The system is
10. SSM Banr IHSERT REHOUE FORK CHAHGE CLIFF ui ROUTE ROCK 19 40 1 47 DAY 1 tHHF cahe ia 50 2 12 Hy Sa pi INSERT soe 2 SV RERGUE a ES 1 Lr CLR IHU ACT CHRHGE 3 cL x 4 FORK EIE dug 5 HF4 HHH D U TOTAL DST 3 862 COPY TO CLR IHW ACT Editing Routes From the Active Route and Route Definition Pages ROUTE DAY 1 CHHF WO HAYFAT OTR DST Z1 5 eanri UU TOTAL DST COPY TO CLE IHU FORK a TRE SPD 1897 4 67 ETE iz ii On Route GOTO 36 Editing Routes A route can be edited any time after its creation To edit a route from the active route page or the route definition page 1 Select the waypoint you want to edit and press ENTER An on screen menu of editing choices will appear with options for reviewing inserting deleting or chang ing the waypoint field highlighted This field contains the following options e Review displays the waypoint definition page for the selected waypoint Insert adds a new waypoint directly in front of the selected waypoint Remove deletes the selected waypoint from the route Change allows you to replace the selected waypoint with a new waypoint Note Editing the original storage route will not af fect route 0 If you want to save an edited version of route O save it to an open storage route On Route GOTOs At the beginning of this section we mentioned that the GPS 12CX will aut
11. at the top of the screen As you head toward your destination the middle of the screen provides visual guidance to your waypoint on a moving graphic highway Your present position is rep resented by the diamond in the center of a course devia tion indicator CDI scale The line down the middle of the highway represents your desired track As you navi gate toward a waypoint the highway will actually move indicating the direction you re off course relative to the position diamond on the CDI scale When the highway is pointing straight up the screen the waypoint is directly ahead If the destination waypoint is to the left the top of the highway will lead to the left and vice versa To stay on course simply steer in the direction the highway leads left or right until the highway leads straight up the page If you do get off the desired course by more than 1 5th of the selected CDI range the exact distance you are off course will be displayed where the CDI scale setting normally appears If you get too far off course the highway has disappeared off either side of the high way display a message box will appear to indicate what course to steer to get back on course For infor mation on how to set this scale see pg 40 As you approach a waypoint a horizontal finish line will move toward the bottom of the highway When the finish line reaches the CDI scale you ve arrived at your destination Creating Waypoint
12. called a track log appear along the path you have just covered Names of stored waypoints can also be shown on the map The bottom corners of the map will always display your current track and speed When going to a way point highlighting an on screen waypoint or using the panning target crosshair the corresponding distance and bearing are shown at the top corners of the map Press ENTER to access the setups for this page Navigation Page A navigation page gives you steering guidance when going to a waypoint The GPS 12CX has two navigation page choices the Compass Page and the Highway Page The Compass Page is the default and will be briefly ex plained here The Highway Page is covered on page 22 The Compass Page shows the destination waypoint at the top of the page with the bearing BRG and dis tance DST to the waypoint shown below The center of the page contains a compass ring and arrow to show you the direction of the waypoint from the direction you are moving The bottom of the page gives your track TRK speed SPD and a selectable field for estimated time to arrival ETA estimated time enroute ETE course to steer CTS crosstrack error XTK velocity made good VMG or turn bearing TRN Menu Page The last primary page is the Menu Page The Main Menu Page gives you access to the GPS 12CX s way point management route track log and setup features through a list of submenus Quick Start Tour Th
13. fix To enter an altitude 1 Highlight the ALT field and press ENTER 2 Enter a value and press ENTER Position Field The GPS 12CX displays the current GPS location in degrees minutes decimal minutes default or a vari ety of user selectable position formats See page 39 for more information on user selectable position formats 12 24 Hour Clock The GPS clock can be configured to display in a 12 or 24 hour format For more information on setting up the clock see page 37 HH FOo ALT Ee 8305 REFERENCE Maximum Speed amp Altitude Fields 355 0 0 355 0 0 HHSFD ALT Reset Mel T ELE r T F ZITIGOH F ZITIGOM H 38 00 000 HM 38 00 000 WOSF OL 83 WOSF OL BF TIHE TIHE 01 16 08 01 16 11 Maximum Speed Reset 355 glo AUSFo ALT AUSFo ALT HINH 0 0 30r F zITIOH F zITIOH H 38 00 000 H 38 00 000 J37 01 875 JI137 01 875 TIHE TIHE 01 01 22 0 53 47 Entering an Altitude 331 345 H O45 ding ticles TRACK FEED ch G AUSFO ALT SOF FoSITIOH TIHE 01 00 11 Position Field 13 REFERENCE Map Scale 5 0 miles CLIFF Map Scale CAHE 3 0 miles CRAFE TRE FOo s0 0 CLIFF S Map Scale 2 0 miles TER ERF FD 30 m 0 Increasing or decreasing the map scale varies the level of detail available on the map A small map scale increases the up close detail on the map while a large map scale incr
14. follow an exact course The bearing BRG and distance DST to the way point are displayed at the top of the page below the destination waypoint name The distance displayed is the straight line distance from your present position to the destination waypoint The bearing indicates the ex act compass heading from you to the destination User selectable Field The middle of the page features a rotating compass ring that shows your track or course over ground while you are moving with a pointer to the destination dis played in the center The pointer shows the direction of your destination relative to the direction you are mov ing For instance if the arrow points up you are going directly to the waypoint If the arrow points any direc tion left right down etc turn toward the arrow un til it points up Then continue in that direction The bottom of the page shows your track TRK speed SPD and a user selectable field for ETE ETA CIS XTK VMG or TRN When you are one minute away from your destina tion based on your current speed and track over ground the GPS 12CX will alert you with a flashing on screen message box REFERENCE Using the Compass CAR ah 3af 11 1 The COMPASS RING indicates your track TRK the direction that you are traveling CAR ea sof 11 17 The POINTER indicates the bearing BRG to the destination waypoint When navigating turn in the di rection of th
15. its approximate distance and bearing from an existing waypoint To create a waypoint by entering coordinates 1 From the waypoint definition page highlight NEW and press ENTER 2 Enter a waypoint name and press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to select a waypoint symbol make your selection and press ENTER 4 Highlight the DONE prompt and press ENTER to return to the waypoint page 5 Highlight the position field and press ENTER Input your position using the ROCKER and press ENTER 6 Press ENTER to confirm the DONE prompt REFERENCE Main Menu Waypoint Definition Page CAHP H 28 30 743 WOg4 43 313 7 DEC BH 18 31 REF ______ ERG DOST 22p EEHRHE HEH DELETE DOHE The GPS 12CXS advanced way point planning features allow you to create new waypoints and prac tice navigation without ever setting foot outside If you create a new waypoint be entering coordinates from a map you may want to re mark the waypoint s exact position once you get there To re detine an existing waypoints position coordinates from the way point definition page simply high light the DST field and press ENTER Press the ROCKER to the Left to set the distance to 0 00 then press ENTER to confirm The previous coordinates will be re placed by the coordinates of your present position 25 REFERENCE Rename Delete amp Scan Waypoints B1 B H 38 51 333 W s
16. just like the waypoint scanning function and displays the next available city with the state displayed below If there are multiple cities with the same name the state or country of the city will be displayed below the city name continue scrolling through the same character to see all of the choices When you have selected a city the location of the city will be displayed You can also determine the bearing and distance from your present location or a reference waypoint to the se lected city To determine bearing and distance 1 Highlight the REF field and press ENTER Note Leave the REF field blank to reference your present location 2 Enter a waypoint name and press ENTER To show the city location on the map 1 Highlight SHOW MAP and press ENTER To GOTO the city location 1 Highlight GOTO and press ENTER A waypoint with the city name or an abbreviation of the city name will be added to the waypoint list 2 Press ENTER to activate the GOTO Navigation Simulator The GPS 12CX s simulator mode lets you practice all aspects of its operation without active satellite ac quisition You can plan and practice trips enter new waypoints and routes and save them for use during normal operation To activate the simulator 1 From the Setup Menu Page highlight SYSTEM and press ENTER 2 Highlight the MODE field and press ENTER 3 Select Simulator and press ENTER Once the
17. on a bulb icon will be displayed on the satellite page Emergency Erase Function You may erase the GPS 12CX s memory in four quick steps This will cause all stored data to be de leted including routes waypoints and the track log To erase all stored data 1 Ensure that the GPS 12CX is turned off 2 While holding down the MARK key turn the unit on Once the unit is on release the keys A warning mes sage will appear with YES highlighted and ask you to confirm your selection 3 If you do wish to complete the emergency erase press ENTER to confirm 4 If you do not wish to erase all stored data press the ROCKER to the right to select NO then press ENTER When the Emergency Erase is complete a message will verify that the Stored Data Was Lost REFERENCE Satellite Status Page Backlight Bulb Icon O DEL ALL HFT all uas points and routes will be deleted Are sou sure kh u oF Hor HE SAGE gt Stored Data was Lost Emergency Erase DEL ALL HFT all was points and routes will be deleted Are vou Sure Ves or Emergency Erase Abort II REFERENCE Position Page 131 345 H H15 I TRACK SPEED 324 DOT TRIF ALT D O s a0 POSITION M S700 O00 WOFP OL oro TIHE 23 1206 Position Page B35 oO 0 oe RUSPD ALT ENG 30 T F FOSITIOH F ZzITIGOH HM 38 00 000 M 38 00 000 N 37 01 8r3 N 37 01 8 53 TIH
18. sembol o Will be deleted Are vou sure nr Ho Delete Waypoints by Symbol 27 REFERENCE Main Menu Nearest amp Proximity Waypoint Pages HERKEZT HFT ERG DT 146 D dd 45 0 45 145 10 8 356 O i ddb 1 04 046 1 06 003 1z HAYFHT Fork 1 HHF1 TRAIL CAHF CAR Hoe The compass heading BRG and distance DST to the nine nearest waypoints are updated continu ously HHYFTRT DET CLIFF 0 2 Roch n i zZTUHF n i CLEAR ALL The Proximity Alarm will trigger when the distance to the waypoint is smaller than the distance entered in the DST field HHYFTRT GLI ZTU KEHQOUE DET CLEAR ALL Quickly edit or remove proximity waypoints by highlighting the way point name and pressing ENTER 28 Nearest Waypoints Page The nearest waypoints page shows the nine nearest waypoints that are within 100 miles of your present posi tion with the bearing and distance noted for each waypoint This page will also let you retrieve a waypoint definition page or GOTO a selected waypoint right from the list To review the definition page of a selected waypoint 1 Highlight the desired waypoint 2 Press ENTER To return to the nearest waypoint page 1 Highlight DONE 2 Press ENTER To go to a highlighted list waypoint 1 Highlight the desired waypoint and press GOTO 2 Press ENTER Proximity Waypoint Page The GPS 12CX s proximity waypoint function w
19. simulator mode has been activated use the Position Compass or Highway Page to set your speed and track by highlighting the appropriate field entering the desired value and pressing ENTER You may also enter a new position if you desire from the Position Page SIHULATOR EFE 43 The GPS 12 X does not track satellites in simulator mode Never attempt to use the simulator mode for actual navigation A REFERENCE Navigation Simulator ATH HEHU HRYFOIHT HRYFOIHT LIST HERREST HFTS JAR e ders HAUIGATION ROUTES ALARMS DIST AND SUH INTERFACE HESSAGES LANGUAGE SETUP HEHN FIND CITY cubes HODE DATE 10 DEC 35 TIHE 3 12 05 05 OFFSET 06 00 HODE HOURS 4 Blimulatar LIGHT i5 SEC DATE l DEC 3 TIHE 12 54 17 TOHE HSG KET OFFSET 06 00 HOURS 2d LIGHT dE SE TOHE HEG KEY Putting the GPS 12CX in Simulator Mode aab 00T I T IEEE B ERG DET FORK n 336 8 88 ERG DST Enter Simulator Speed Track and Bearing in the appropriate field 45 APPENDIX A Initializing the Receiver HELCOHE T THE GARMIN GPS 12 COPYRIGHT 13536 1443 GREHIH CORF Welcome Page SEARCHING EFE 43 CHOOSE IHIT HETHOD FROH LIST z AUTOLOCATE HO RE IHIT CCOHTINUE ACGUIRIHG I a Seeders The EZ Init prompt will automati cally appear if the receiver needs to be initialized The prompt may also appear during normal use if the antenna b
20. subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment Although the GPS 12CX is a precision electronic NAVigation AID NAVAID any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe Use the GPS 12CX at your own risk To reduce the risk of unsafe operation carefully review and understand all aspects of this Operator s Manual and thoroughly practice operation using the simulator mode prior to actual use When in actual use carefully compare indications from the GPS 12CX to all available navigation sources including the information from other NAVAIDs visual sightings maps etc For safety always resolve any discrepancies before continuing navigation NOTE This device meets requirements for Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class B digital devices for home or office use It has been tested for compli ance with all necessary FCC standards This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the inter ference by relocating the equipment or connecting the equipment to a dif ferent circuit tha
21. travel The pointer does not function as a N magnetic compass Navigation is active i only while the GPS 12CX is moving For instance if the pointer is pointing toward the top of the display then you are heading toward the des tination waypoint If the pointer is pointing in any other direction turn in the direction of the pointer until it is pointing to the top then continue in that di rection The bearing BRG and distance DST to the desti nation waypoint are displayed at the top of the screen the track TRK and speed SPD are shown below The default ETE field at the bottom of the screen is a user selectable field that can provide a variety of navi gation information As you get closer to HOME you will be alerted to press PAGE The GPS 12CX will give you the message Approaching HOME Once you have arrived the dis tance field will read 0 00 QUICK START Compass Page amp Cancelling a GOTO ETE 13 20 The Compass Ring is a graphic representation of the track TRK HOHE 4 141 8 51 ETE 13 zn The Pointer is a graphic representa tion of the bearing BRG E T 3l8 1 HOHE FRES FAG iw TRE r 313 3 0 Getting the Message QUICK START Cancelling a GOTO If you decide to stop navigating to the active waypoint all you have to do is cancel the GOTO To cancel an active GOTO Cancelling a 1 Press the GOTO key GOTO 2 Use the RO
22. 0 Data Transfer Cable Allows data transfer between GARMIN GPS units The GPS 12CX is compatible with the following units GPS 38 40 45 45XL GPS II II plus GPS 12 and GPS 12XL Information that can be transferred includes the almanac waypoints routes and tracklog However waypoint sym bols are only transferrable from or to units that support waypoint symbols such as the GPS II plus GPS 12 and GPS 12XL software version 3 01 or later Part No 010 10142 00 PC Kit Interface Cable PC interface cable with 9 pin D serial data connector Part No 010 10141 00 A combined Cigarette Lighter Adapter and PC Interface Cable is also available as Part No 010 10165 00 The following interface formats are supported by the GPS 12CX for connection to up to three NMEA devices e NMEA 0180 NMEA 0183 version 2 0 e NMEA 0182 Approved sentences NMEA 0183 version 1 5 GPGGA GPGSA GPGSV GPRMB GPRMC GPRTE Approved sentences GPWPL GPRMB GPRMC GPWPL Proprietary sentences Proprietary sentences PGRME estimated error PGRMM PGRMM map datum PGRMZ map datum PSLIB beacon altitude PSLIB beacon rec receiver control control DGPS corrections are accepted on RTCM 104 v 2 1 format 49 The GPS 12CX uses a flashing on screen message indicator to alert you to important information When ever the message indicator appears press PAGE to view the message page There are two types of messages tem porary al
23. 12 52 Adindan Afgooye AIN EL ABD 70 Anna 1 Ast 65 ARC 1950 ARC 1960 Ascnsn Isld 58 Astro B4 Sorol Astro Ben E Astro Dos 71 4 Astr Stn 52 Astrln Geod 66 Astrln Geod 84 Austria Bellevue IGN Bermuda 1957 Bogata Observ Campo Inchspe Canton Ast 66 Cape Cape Canavrl Carthage CH 1903 Chatham 1971 New Zealand Chua Astro Corrego Alegr Djakarta Dos 1968 Easter Isld 6 European 1950 European 1979 Finland Hayfrd Gandajika Base Adindan Ethiopia Mali Senegal Sudan Afgooye Somalia AIN EL ANBD 1970 Bahrain Island Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 65 Cocos Isl ARC 1950 Botswana Lesotho Malawi Swaziland Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe ARC 1960 Kenya Tanzania Ascension Island 58 Ascension Island Astro B4 Sorol Atoll Tern Island Astro Beacon E lwo Jima Astro Dos 71 4 St Helena Astronomic Stn 52 Marcus Island Australian Geod 66 Australia Tasmania Island Australian Geod 84 Australia Tasmania Island Austria Efate and Erromango Islands Bermuda 1957 Bermuda Islands Bogata Obsrvatry Colombia Campo Inchauspe Argentina Canton Astro 1966 Phoenix Islands Cape South Africa CapeCanaveral Florida Bahama Islands Carthage Tunisia CH 1903 Switzerland Chatham 1971 Chatham Island Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Djakarta Batavia Sumatra Is land Indonesia Dos 1968 Gizo Island New Georgia Islands
24. 34 47 Add to rc number Jike JLATHE AVERAGE ms TEK 4 356 Marking Target Crosshair 0 41 DST SFO 4 0 016 ERG OLATHE H17 0 46 ERG h T TRE da OLATHE Ema TRE SPD Do 4 0 Going to the Target Crosshair q17 ER 0 42 DST HAF SETIF TRACK ETLIF FIHD CITY CITY SETUF TRE zFD 016 4 0 Map Option Window ORTEMTATION KE ee AP SETUP RINGS ORIENTATION HnR FOIH LABEL TRACE Low ORIEHTATIOH HORTH UF ORIENTATION DEFAULT ZETI JTK UF Map Orientation Setting 16 Using the Cursor to Mark and Goto Waypoints During panning the crosshair represents a target position right on the Map Page with the range and bear ing to the target displayed at the top corners of the screen You can also use the target crosshair to mark a new way point position or as a GOTO destination right from the map field To mark the target crosshair as a new waypoint 1 Pan to the desired position on the map and press MARK 2 Enter a name and or route number and press ENTER You can also use the target crosshair as an instant GOTO destination This feature is similar to the MOB mode and will allow you to mark and instantly set a course for a new waypoint called MAP To go to the target crosshair 1 Place the target crosshair on the desired location 2 Press GOTO and press ENTER Note To save the MAP waypoint be sure to renam
25. APPENDIX F 57 LIMITED WARRANTY GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free from de fects in materials and manufacture for one year from the date of pur chase GARMIN will at its sole option repair or replace any compo nents that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor The customer is however responsible for any transportation costs This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unauthorized alteration or re pairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY LI ABILITY ARISING UNDER ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATU TORY OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY IN CIDENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM AGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR IN ABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU To obtain warranty service call the GARMIN Customer Service department 913 397 8200 for a returned merchandise tracking number The unit should be securely packaged with the tracking number clearly marked on the outside of the package and s
26. ARMS INTERFACE LANGUAGE FOZITIOH FRHT hadd mm mmm HAF BRTHH Wes 84 CDI 0 25 UHITS STATUTE HEADIHG AUTO ood DEGREES Navigation Setup Submenu Page HA SETUP FOZITIOH FRAT HAF DATIH Mis 84 CDI 0 25 UNITS STATUTE HEADING AUTO E n4 DEGREES Position Format Field USER GRID LONGITUDE ORIGIN E0000 Ooo SCALE 0 3336000 FALSE E ai 0 FALSE H n T ZAVE User Grid Page HAN SETUP FOSITION FRHT hddd mm rmm HAF DATIH CDI D zE UHITS STATUTE HERDTHE AUTO Enid DEGREES Map Datum Field 39 REFERENCE Main Menu avigation Setup Submenu CDI 1 2H HAU SETIF FOSITIOH FRHT hadd mm mmm HAF DATIH f UNITS STATUTE CDI ES UHITE STATUTE CDI E oM AUTO E O 04 osx DEGREES a ue UHITS STATUTE UES Tei l CDI 0 28 UHITS STATUTE UES Tei CDI Scale Settings FOZITIOH FRHT hddd mm mmm HAF DATUH WES 84 CDI 0 25 LIHTT HEADING CDI zE AUTO ED04 UNITS BUT1SEL DEGREES Dearne gt CDI zE LIHTTS TRTLITE T CDI zE UHITS METRIC UES Thi Units of Measurement Settings HAU SETIF FOSITIOH FRHT hd rm mmm HRF DRTUH HEADING NGS d Bluro Enoaz CDI 0 25 DEGREES UHITS STATUTE I HEADING HEADING IZER Eooo DEGREES DEGREES HEADING RIO Enunn DEGREES I HEADING RUE DEGREES
27. Alaska 53 APPENDIX E Map Datums NAD27 Bahamas NAD27 Canada NAD27 Canal Zone NAD27 Caribbn NAD27 Central NAD27 CONUS NAD27 Cuba NAD27 Grnland NAD27 Mexico NAD27 San Sal NAD83 Nhrwn Masirah Nhrwn Saudi A Nhrwn United A Naparima BWI Obsrvtorio 66 Old Egyptian Old Hawaiian Oman Ord Srvy GB 54 North American 1927 Bahamas excluding San Salvador Island North American 1927 Canada and Newfoundland North Am 1927 Canal North American 1927 Car ibbean Barbados Caicos Islands Cuba Dom Rep Grand Cayman Jamaica Leeward and Turks Islands North American 1927 Cen tral America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guate mala Honduras Nicaragua North Am 1927 Mean Value North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland Hayes Peninsula N American 1927 Mexico North American 1927 San Salvador Island North American 1983 Alaska Canada Central America CONUS Mexico Nahrwn Masirah Island Oman Nahrwn Saudi Arabia Nahrwn United Arab Emirates Naparima BWI Trinidad and Tobago Observatorio 1966 Corvoand Flores Islands Azores Old Egyptian Egypt Old Hawaiian Mean Value Oman Oman Old Survey Grt Britn En gland Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Isl Wales Pico De Las Nv Potsdam Ptcairn Ast 67 Prov S Am 56 Prov S Chln 63 Puerto Rico Qatar National Qornoq Reunion Rome 1940 RT 90 Santo Dos Island Sao Braz
28. CKER to move the highlight to the OPT tab 3 Highlight CANCEL GOTO and press ENTER Clearing a Cluttered Map Display After you have used the GPS 12CX a few times you zum may find that the display has become cluttered with old prep track log information The track log is the bread crumb GoTo wacen trail that you left on the screen It is generally a good Pon FIND idea to start a trip with a clean track log so for practice CITY lets clear the track log we created during this tour CANCEL GOTO TRACEACEK Er FIND CITY 1 Press PAGE or QUIT until the Map Page is displayed 2 Press ENTER to display the Map Setup Page 3 Highlight TRACK SETUP and press ENTER 4 Highlight CLEAR LOG and press ENTER 5 Highlight YES on the Warning Page and press ENTER Screen Backlighting The GPS 12CX has thee levels of screen backlighting available for use OFF LOW and HI After being acti vated the backlighting will remain on for the amount of time specified on the System Setup Page See page 38 Clearing a Cluttered Map To activate the screen backlighting 1 Briefly press the POWER key twice to activate the first level low one bulb or three times to activate the second level hi two bulbs COHTRAST Either one or two bulb icons will be displayed along the bottom of the Contrast Adjustment Page indicating the level of screen backlighting that you have a
29. E TIHE 00 30 02 23 13 56 To Reset TTIME MXSPD AVSPD or TRIP 12 Position Page The second page in the GPS 12CX s primary page sequence is the Position Page This page shows you where you are what direction you re heading and how fast you re going and it s most useful when you are traveling without an active destination waypoint The Compass Tape at the top of the page is a graphic repre sentation of the track and indicates the direction you re heading while you re moving Directly below this display are the track speed trip odometer and the altitude default fields Below these fields is the position field The position field indicates your current latitude and longitude in degrees and min utes The GPS 12CX uses this basic information to mark exact positions as waypoints which help guide you from one place to another The bottom of the page contains a 12 or 24 hour clock Both the trip odometer and the altitude fields are user selectable and both offer a trip odometer trip timer and elapsed time This way you can always be sure of viewing this information regardless of the option you ve selected for the other user selectable field The following user selectable options are available on the Position Page Trip Odometer TRIP total distance traveled since reset Trip Timer TTIME total cumulative time in which a ground speed has been maintained since last reset Elapsed Time ELPSD total time
30. G P S 12CX PERSONAL NAVIGATOR ENTER OWNER S MANUAL amp REFERENCE II C 3 z Copyright 1999 GARMIN Corporation All Rights Reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated down loaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose with out the express prior written consent of GARMIN Corpora tion GARMIN Corporation hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual and of any revision to this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage me dium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual or revision must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Garmin International Inc 1200 E 151 Street Olathe KS 66062 USA Tel 913 397 8200 FAX 913 397 8282 Garmin Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9AQ UK Tel 011 44 1794 519944 FAX 011 44 1794 519222 Garmin Asia Corp 3F No 1 Lane 45 Pao Hsing Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan R O C Tel 011 886 02 2917 4107 FAX 011 886 02 2917 1758 Web Site Address www garmin com January 1999 Part Number 190 00160 00 Rev B Printed in Taiwan INTRODUCTION GPS 12CX OWNER
31. GPY T __ stance Field CLE TH ACT Function Prompts The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12CX is by creating a user defined route The GPS 12CX lets you create and store up to 20 routes of 30 waypoints each Routes can be copied cleared inverted and acti vated through the route definition page To select the route definition page 1 Highlight ROUTES from the Main Menu Page and press ENTER The route number field is displayed at the top of the page with a 16 character user comment field directly below If no user comment is entered the field displays the first and last waypoint in the route To edit the route comment 1 Highlight the comment field and press ENTER 2 Use the arrow keys to enter anew comment and press ENTER The waypoint list along the left side of the page ac cepts up to 30 waypoints for each route with fields for desired track and distance between legs The total route distance is indicated below the waypoint list The bottom of the route definition page features sev eral function fields which let you copy clear invert or activate the displayed route Routes 1 19 are used as storage routes with route 0 always serving as the active route you are navigating If you want to save a route that s currently in route 0 be sure to copy it to another open route as it will be overwritten by the next route activation REFERENCE Main Menu Routes
32. Ho Status Beacon Rate Field 43 REFERENCE Main Menu Language Setup amp Find City SETUP HEH SYSTEH HRUIGRTIOH ALARMS THTERFACE EHGLIZH DhHTI H FREHGH GERHAH ITRLIRH ZSFRHIZH ZHEDIZH FORTUGUESE HORHEGIAH Language Setup Submenu Page ATH AEM HRYFOIHT HRYFOIHT LIST HERREST HFTS FROHIHITY HFTS ROUTES L H HE _ _ _ DIST AHO SUH COLORADO HESSAGES USA SETUF HEHU M 28 36 333 W 107458 992 REF Lo ERG DT spa 7124 zH OH HAF GOTO Locating a City FIND CITY OLATHE COLORADG USA H 38 36 333 M 10758 832 REF ______ ERG DST eB3 riai SHOW HAF P Show City Location on Map 44 Language Setup The GPS 12CX offers nine different language selec tions English Danish French German Italian Spanish Swedish Portuguese and Norwegian To select a language 1 From the Setup Menu Page highlight LANGUAGE and press ENTER 2 Highlight the desired language and press ENTER Find City The GPS 12CX has a built in database of over 30 000 city locations worldwide The Find City function makes locat ing viewing and going to any city in the database easy To locate a city 1 Highlight FIND CITY on the menu and press ENTER 2 The city field will be highlighted press ENTER to activate the field and enter the city name 3 Press ENTER to accept As you enter the city name the unit scans the database
33. IHE 14 Ei 4Z OFFSET 06 00 TOHE 5G KEY OFFSET of o0 HOURS zd HOURS 2E LIGHT HS SE LIGHT Mo SE LIGHT Ho SE HOURS 24 LIGHT 15 SEC TONE a TOME HEG OHLY I TOHE HOHE Tone Settings 38 2 Select the 12 or 24 hour format and press ENTER Backlight Timer The screen backlight timer is adjustable for 0 15 30 60 120 or 240 seconds If the timer is set to O then the backlight will operate continuously after being activated When the backlight is activated a bulb icon will appear on the satellite status page To set the backlight timer 1 Highlight the LIGHT field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER 3 To turn the backlight on and off press the POWER key briefly Tone Setting The GPS 12 CX allows you to choose a tone for mes sages only messages and keystrokes or no tone at all To set the tone 1 Highlight the TONE field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired tone setting and press ENTER Navigation Setup The navigation setup submenu page is used to select the Position Format Map Datum CDI Scale Units of Measurement and Heading information Position Formats The default position format for the GPS 12 CX is latitude and longitude in degrees and minutes hddd mm mmm7 You may also select degrees minutes and seconds hddd mm ss s degrees only hddd ddddd UTM UPS MGRS Maidenhead User defined Grid o
34. Menus OTST AHD SUH FROH HOUSE To ERMIR__ ERG DET 1617 13 35 DATE 10 DEC 3 SUHRIZE 13 25 10 SLIHESET RELIER RT DEZTIHRTIGOH Distance and Sun Calcula tions Page HRYFOIHT HRYFOIHT LIST HEREEST HFTS FROHIHITY HFTS ROUTES DIST AHD SUH HESSAGES SETUF HEHL FIHD CIT ZYTZTEH HRUIGRTIOH HL REHZ THTERFACE LAHGUAGE System Setup Submenu DATE 10 DEC 3 TIHE 11 44 43 OFFSET 00 00 HOURS z3 LIGHT 1E SEC TOHE HEG KEY Le e cE 7 E Operating Modes a7 Date and Time Setup cont To enter the time offset 1 Highlight the OFFSET field and press ENTER REFERENCE Main Menu System Setup 2 Enter the time offset and press ENTER Time Format The time display shown on the system setup and Po sition Pages may be set to display the time in a 12 or 24 hour format Submenu To select the time format EU 1 Highlight the HOURS field and press ENTER TIHE 20 07 24 HODE OFFSET Sheehy HOURS 24 Simulator DATE l DEC 38 TIHE 14 02 27 LIGHT 1E SEC TOHE H amp G KEY Simulator DATE l DEC 38 TIHE 14 4 OFFSET 06 00 HOURS Efl LIGHT 1E SEC TOHE HEG KEY Simulator DATE l DEC 38 TIHE i4 2z zz OFFSET 06 00 HOURS 24 LIGHT FH TOHE HEG KEY LIGHT Eizo SEG LIGHT H40 SEG LIGHT Q SE Backlight Timer Settings STEH SETUP HODE Simulator DATE l DEC 3 T
35. Record Option 17 REFERENCE Track Method amp Clearing the Track Log OLATHE TRACK SETUF HETHOD TIHE INTERVAL or DIRE HETHOD Taos THTERWAL Mo o0 30 naam edu Changing the Track Method OLATHE TRACK SETUF RECORD HRAF HETHOD TIHE THTEF IRIL 00 00 20 HEH USED Ox 413 2048 FTZ CLEAR Loo TRH FD BoB 0 0 all track log points will be all track log apiid Are sou sure Ves or Are vou sure nr Ho Clearing the Track Log 18 Track Method The track method option determines how often positions are stored in the track log The default setting is auto which records track points based upon a set variance from your projected course over ground This setting provides the most efficient use of track memory and the best TracBack performance To record points based on a specific time interval 1 Highlight the METHOD field and press ENTER 2 Select TIME INTERVAL and press ENTER twice 3 Enter hours minutes and seconds press ENTER Managing and Clearing the Track Log The rest of the track setup window displays the per centage of available memory currently used to store track log data as well as a function field to clear the track log memoty To clear the track log 1 Highlight CLEAR LOG and press ENTER 2 Highlight Yes and press ENTER Note It s a good idea to clear the track log at the beginning of the trail etc in orde
36. Route 34 Creating and Navigating Routes To create a route from the route definition page 1 Highlight the route number field and press ENTER 2 Enter a route number and press ENTER Select an empty route without any waypoints listed when cre ating a new route 3 Enter the first waypoint of your route and press ENTER As you continue entering the rest of your waypoints the list will automatically scroll down 4 To change the route comment automatically assigned to the route based upon the starting and final destina tion waypoints highlight the route comment field and press ENTER Enter the new comment and press ENTER Whenever you activate a route it will automatically select the route leg closest to your position as the active leg As you pass each waypoint in the route the receiver will automatically sequence and select the next waypoint as the active to waypoint Activating and Inverting Routes After a route has been entered it can be either acti vated in sequence or inverted from the route definition page The process of activating or inverting a stored route takes a storage route routes 1 19 and copies it into the active route route O for navigation The storage route is no longer needed and will be retained in its original for mat under its existing route number This system allows you to have an active route that you may edit during navigation and save as an entirely new route from the o
37. UIT key will move the display backward through the pages Below is a brief overview of each page A detailed de scription of each information page is available in the reference section of this manual QUICK START Primary Pages HAIH HEHU ue 0 12 FOND ef L rien one IENI n TRACK SPEED Bis 6 12 HRYFOIHT LIST ele 0 0 FOHD HEAREST HFTZ dRIF ALT FROHIHIT HFTZ 0 0 3r CAR ROUTES FAOZITIOH DIET AHO SUH TT H 38 51 334 ong HESSAGES FE JI034 47 341 it SETUP HEHU nnnnnn1i1 TTHE t m B19 1 7 PIHD cin 123456789034 23 55 35b 1 5 ETE 4 11 0 Satellite Page The Satellite Page shows satellite positions and sig nal strength Satellite positions are displayed using two circles and a center point The outer circle shows satel lites on level with the horizon the inner circle is 45 above the horizon and the center point represents sat ellites directly overhead Knowing satellite positions will show you the direction of any blocked signals The bottom of the page contains a row of signal strength bars corresponding to each satellite being used Position Page SIHULHTOR EFE 43 n ggnnmnui 1230567890 Satellite Page Lad The Position Page shows you where you are what direction you are heading and how fast you are going Only solid bars on the Satellite page represent satellites being used for navigation The top of the page shows a compass tape The compass tape prov
38. age 1 Press ENTEH from the existing Navigation Page and ENTER again to change the page REFERENCE Navigation Pages 0 25 prp I E5 HE To switch from the Compass Page to the Highway Page press ENTER twice ERG DST 3367 8 36 1 HIGHHAY M CAR oh T CAR eim 326 A 43 ERG DST TRE sFn dat 4 87 ETE 06 44 To switch from the Highway Page to the Compass Page press ENTER twice 19 REFERENCE User Selectable Field CAR lh 329 1 35 GTA 22 22 BT zE3 HTE 0 OOHT QHe 4 OHH DRM ogot Compass Page User selectable Options ERG OST 176 8 357 175 4 8 TRK SPD CAR eim 0 25 E 17 FER E te ee 0 25 gre 0 25 18 zE Se qu up pu n na qu 0 25 gra 0 25 TEF FERE 0 25 Hrs 0 25 176 Se qu ups pue p qu 0 25 pyre 0 25 OOHT SS a Hrs 0 25 pon Highway Page User selectable Options 20 C ustomizing the Navigation Pages ERG DST 359 7 92 TE dd am Jag 4 8 ERG DST TRE Fh CHE eim TRE SPD D at 0 25 413 4 685 01 53 ETE o2 54 User Selectable Field The ETE field located at bottom center on both pages is a user selectable field that allows you to dis play a variety of navigation values for your trip To access the user selectable field 1 Highlight ETE and press ENTER 2 Use the keypad to scroll through the possible options The following data options
39. ame field and press ENTER 2 Move the cursor to the DISPLAY field and press ENTER 3 Using the ROCKER select one of the display options NAME WITH SYMBOL SYMBOL ONLY or COM MENT WITH SYMBOL 4 Press ENTER to confirm the selection 5 With DONE highlighted press ENTER to return to the waypoint definition page 6 With DONE highlighted press ENTER to return to the Map Page The last function that you can perform with a waypoint highlighted is a GOTO see page 29 for more on the GOTO function the highlighted waypoint To go to a waypoint highlighted on the Map Page 1 Press the GOTO key 2 Press ENTER to confirm the GOTO REFERENCE Waypoint Display amp GOTO Map Waypoint 3 0 69 ERG IT CAHP 4 H 38 26 360 32715 118 D1 DEGC 8H 19 59 oe ERG DST TRE SPD n Tt p 09r 0 75 RENAME HEH DELETE ENBA Review Waypoint Definition Page CAHP H 39 26 360 W g2 15 118 01 DEG 98 19 59 REF ______ ERG DST 31 0 75 KEHRHHE HEH DELETE DOHE DISPLAY HAHE ee HITH S HE L D HE HITH HEOL DIZFLR DISPLAY WAHE or BrnEuL HLY DISPLAY BAHHEHT NAHE HITH SYHEOL _ Ma HITH gt HEHL DIZFLR DOHE Select Waypoint Display Options GOTO HAYFOLHT GOTO Map Waypoint 15 REFERENCE Using the Cursor amp Map Setup OLATHE HAF n HARK POSITION Westpoint HH1 M 38 52 Yes I11
40. are available Estimated Time Enroute ETE the estimated time remain ing to reach your destination based on your present speed and track Estimated Time of Arrival ETA the estimated time of day at which you will arrive at your destination based on current ground speed and track Course to Steer CTS the recommended course to follow in order to reduce cross track error and stay on course Pro vides the most efficient heading to get back on course and proceed along your route or GOTO Crosstrack Error XTK the distance you are off the desired course in either direction left or right This field will give you a digital readout of the data depicted by the CDI Velocity Made Good VMG the speed you are closing in on a destination along the desired course Also referred to as the vector velocity to your destination Turn TRN the angle difference between the bearing to your destination and your current track L indicates you should turn left R indicates you should turn right Using the Compass Page Bearing to Destination Waypoint ee Waypoint CAP lh oof 11 1 Graphic ERG DET nc Distance to Compass Waypoint d AC ES Speed Over AP i Ground TRE SPO d 321 3 957 Track Over ETE q z3 Ground iem med The Compass Page provides better steering guidance than the Highway Page for travel at slower speeds e g walking travel with many directional changes and when it s not necessary to
41. arns you when you are getting too close to hazardous way points This function allows you to create up to nine proximity waypoints and designate an alarm circle for each waypoint If you enter this circle a warning message will alert you To enter a proximity waypoint from the Main Menu Page 1 Highlight PROXIMITY WPTS and press ENTER 2 Highlight the first empty waypoint field and press ENTER 3 Use the ROCKER to scroll through stored waypoints until the desired waypoint appears 4 Press ENTER The distance DST field will be auto matically highlighted Press ENTER and enter the de sired distance 5 Press the ENTER key To review or remove a proximity waypoint 1 Using the ROCKER select a proximity waypoint and press ENTER 2 Highlight REVIEW or REMOVE and press ENTER If REVIEW is chosen the waypoint page will ap pear and you may make any changes to the selected waypoint If REMOVE is chosen the proximity way point will be removed from the list Press QUIT or PAGE to return to the Main Menu Page Selecting a GOTO Destination The GPS 12CX provides four ways to navigate to a destination GOTO MOB TracBack and Route naviga tion The most basic method of selecting a destination is the GOTO function which lets you choose any stored waypoint as the destination and quickly sets a direct course from your present position To activate the GOTO function 1 Press the GOTO key
42. be changed to display the map at 18 different zoom levels To select a map scale 1 Press the N or OUT key until the desired zoom level is displayed on the map Panning To pan around the map simply use the ROCKER to control the direction that the target crosshair will travel To quit the pan function and resume tracking on the map press the QUIT key As you move around the map the distance and bear ing from the current GPS location to the crosshair will be displayed in the top corners of the map As you pan near a waypoint you will notice that the crosshair will snap to on screen waypoints Once a waypoint is highlighted you can either review its waypoint defini tion page the waypoints display options or execute a GOTO function right from the Map Page To review waypoint definition page for highlighted waypoint 1 Press ENTER while waypoint is highlighted From the waypoint definition page you can also define how each individual waypoint is displayed on the map The GPS 12CX displays waypoints as a name with a corresponding symbol e g camp and the camp site symbol or a 16 character comment and cor responding symbol e g great boat ramp and the boat symbol The waypoint name has a six character limit while the comment field has a 16 character limit and there are 16 waypoint symbols available To select a waypoint display option 1 Highlight the symbol field to the right of the n
43. bottom left side of the waypoint definition page To rename a stored waypoint 1 Highlight RENAME and press ENTER 2 Enter the new waypoint name and press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to confirm the Yes prompt To delete a stored waypoint 1 Highlight DELETE and press ENTER 2 Highlight the Yes prompt and press ENTER Scanning Waypoints As you manually enter a waypoint s name the GPS 12CX s waypoint scanning feature will automatically dis play the first numerical or alphabetical match of the char acter you have entered to that point This helps eliminate the need to always enter a waypoint s complete name To scan waypoints from a waypoint field 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press ENTER 2 Press the left side of the ROCKER to clear the name field 3 Scroll through the waypoints Note The GPS 12CX s waypoint scanning feature will offer the first waypoint that matches the character or char acters you have entered up to that point If you have more than one waypoint that begins with the same letter or number move to the next character position as needed 4 When you find the desired waypoint press ENTER Waypoint List Page REFERENCE The waypoint list page provides a complete list of all REFERENCE waypoints stored in the GPS 12CX The waypoints are conveniently located on alphabetical tabs that allow quick Main Menu access to any of the 1000 available waypoints From
44. ctivated Turning off the Receiver You have now gone through the basic operation of your new unit and probably know a little more than you think about how it works We encourage you to e experiment with the GPS 12CX until it becomes an ex tension of your own navigation skills If you encounter any problems using the unit or want to take advantage GaRM of the more advanced features turn to the reference sec GPS12 8 tion starting on page 9 Hz 4 COPYRIGHT TURNING OFF 1 SARHIH CORE To turn the GPS 12CX off Turning off the GPS 12CX 1 Press and hold the POWER key for 3 seconds Status Horizontal Field SB HU Accuracy Battery Indicator BI Ad Display HINH Strength ee Indicators H1 414BBH3E51_ __ _ The GPS 12CX s Satellite Page displays the status of various receiver functions The status information will help you understand what the GPS 12CX is doing at any given time and will tell you whether or not the receiver has calculated a position fix Sky View and Signal Strength Bars The sky view and signal strength bars give you an indication of what satellites are visible to the receiver whether or not they are being used to calculate a posi tion fix and the signal quality The satellite sky view shows a bird s eye view of the position of each avail able satellite relative to the unit s last known position The outer circle represents the horizon north up the inner circle i
45. des a fix in 3 5 minutes If the EZinit prompt has not automatically appeared on the Satellite Page 1 Press the ENTER key Note If the EZinit prompt ever appears after you have initialized the receiver due to the antenna s view of satellites being obstructed by trees etc highlight the NO RE INIT selection with the arrow keypad and press ENTER To initialize the receiver 1 If the COUNTRY option is not highlighted press the ROCKER down repeatedly to move the field highlight to the COUNTRY option 2 Press the ENTER key 3 Use the ROCKER key to scroll through the list options until the country of your present position appears 4 Press the ROCKER key up to highlight the country state region you re in If the country you re in is not listed select any other country within 500 miles of your present position 5 Press ENTER to finish The GPS 12CX will now begin searching for the ap propriate satellites for your location and should acquire a position in under three minutes You can verify that you have acquired a position by watching the Satellite Page transition to the Position Page provided you haven t pressed any other buttons or by looking for a 2D NAV or 3D NAV status at the top left corner of the Satellite Page Initialization Troubleshooting If you have trouble initializing the receiver or acquiring a position check the following Does the unit have a clear view of the sky
46. e Stored Data was Lost All waypoints routes time and almanac data has been lost due to battery failure or clearing the receivers memory Track Memory is Full All track log points in memory have been used You must either delete the current tracklog or switch the record option to WRAP which will begin erasing the oldest tracklog points as new ones are added Transfer has been Completed The receiver is finished uploading or downloading information to the connected device WPT Memory is Full You have used all 1000 waypoints in the GPS 12CX Delete unwanted waypoints to make room for new entries APPENDIX D Time Offset Time Offset Chart The table below gives approximate UTC time offset for various longitudinal zones If you are in daylight savings time add one hour to the offset Longitudinal Zone Offset Longitudinal Zone Offset W180 0 to W172 5 12 E007 5 to E022 5 1 W172 5 to W 157 5 M E022 5 to E037 5 B WI57 5 to WI42 5 10 E037 5 to E052 5 3 W 142 5 to W127 5 9 E052 5 to E067 5 ge 4 00 89 Mena c E067 5 to E082 5 5 W112 5 to W097 5 7 E082 5 to E097 5 6 W097 5 to W082 5 6 E097 5 to E112 5 1 W082 5 to W067 5 5 E112 5 to E127 5 8 W067 5 to W052 5 4 E127 5 to E142 5 9 W052 5 to W037 5 3 E142 5 to E157 5 10 W037 5 to W022 5 x a A E157 5 to E172 5 11 W007 5 to E007 5 0 E172 5 to E180 0
47. e it because it will be overwritten the next time a GOTO is performed using the target crosshair Accessing Map Option Windows You can access four map option pages Map Setup Track Setup Find City and City Setup from the Map Page by pressing ENTER except when panning or pointing To select a map option 1 Highlight the desired option and press ENTER Map Setup Page and Orientation The map setup page lets you select the Map Page and satellite sky view orientation as well as specify what items are displayed The Map and Satellite Pages may be oriented to NORTH UP TRACK UP the direc tion of current travel or DTK UP desired track up or the direction of the desired course The default set ting is TRACK UP To change the map orientation 1 Highlight the map field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired orientation and press ENTER Selecting the DTK UP option will set the satellite sky view to track up orientation Map Setup Page and Orientation cont REFERENCE The rest of the map setup page lets you specify what items are displayed on the map and their color e Hings displays three range rings on the map at incre ments of 1 5th the selected map scale Map amp Track e Houte plots the straight leg lines between waypoints Setup Pages of an active route and displays all route waypoint names e Waypoint displays the nine nearest waypoints e Label
48. e Quick Start Tour will teach you the basic op eration of your GPS 12CX This tour assumes that none of the factory settings units of measure selectable fields have been changed If the settings have been changed the pictures and descriptions you see in the manual may not match what you see on the screen Turning on the GPS 12CX 1 Press the POWER key hold until the unit turns on The welcome page and database info pages will ap pear while the unit conducts a self test Once testing is complete the Satellite Page will appear When suffi cient satellite signals have been acquired the Satellite Page will be replaced by the Position Page Adjusting the Contrast It may be necessary to adjust the display contrast in varying light conditions The contrast adjustment can be accessed from any of the five main pages by pressing the POWER key briefly After the contrast adjustment page appears pressing the ROCKER left or right will either decrease or increase the display s contrast Marking a Position GPS is really about marking and going to places called waypoints Before we can use our GPS 12CX to guide us somewhere we have to mark a position as a waypoint Your GPS 12CX can hold up to 1000 way points To mark your present position 1 Press the MARK key The mark position page will appear with a default three digit name for the new waypoint in the upper left portion of the page To rename the waypoint 1 Highlight
49. e pointer until the pointer is straight up then con tinue in that direction A quick check to verify that you are indeed traveling in the right direction if the bearing and track are the same then you are exactly on course CAR nh 329 4 Oe ooo HH 0 Arrival Alert 21 REFERENCE Using the Highway Page ERG OST B27 8 74 BAS 3 75 TEE SPD HOUSE o 3 0 25 ETE 1z EE This example indicates that you are off course to the left and need to steer right to get back on course Coutinue turning in the direction of the highway until the highway is pointing straight up then continue in that direction ERG DST B2E B 74 339 4 8 TRE SFO HOUSE n ETEER O27 0 25 ETE 1E If you get too far off course a mes sage box will appear indicating a course to STEER to get back on the most efficient course 22 Using the Highway Page Bearing to Distance to j ERG OST W j wWepon Nam 18 oo oe IrckOvr FG 3 957 Ground TRE Fh CAR ai Speed Over ERR Ground Destination Waypoint CDI Scale eee Graphic 0 25 prp 0 25 Highway DEAE Er User Selectable Field The GPS 12CX s Highway Page provides graphic steering guidance to a destination waypoint with a greater emphasis on the straight line desired course and the dis tance and direction you are off course The bearing and distance to a waypoint along with your current track and speed are displayed
50. e route without using the route definition page To invert a route from the active route page ACTIVE ROUTE 1 Highlight INV and press ENTER Ferrer SES Pah Sa eo 1 1 a FURR 22 22 e424 To stop route navigation MI 2 Highlight CLR and press ENTER ROGK 18 d 3 13 CAHF 19 52 3 TH To reactivate the route navigation LES HilE ROT 3 Highlight ACT and press ENTER e Copying and Clearing Routes Inverting a Route The route definition page is also used to copy a route to another route number This feature is useful when you TOT make changes to the active route or create a TracBack D route and want to save the route in its modified form for CLIFF 49 40 1 11 future use B uno iad LAWS ACT To copy the active route 1 Highlight the COPY TO field and press ENTER i 2 Scroll through the available routes and select a des Stopping Route Navigation tination route number Only open routes will be avail ACTIVE ROUTE able Press ENTER to copy the route TP PP WRYFNT ETA OST To clear a route from memory i e c 1 Highlight the route number field and press ENTER CLIFF 19 10 1 09 ROCK 19 40 3 10 CRHF 19 50 4 75 2 Select the desired route number and press ENTER 3 Select CLR and press ENTER CLR IMU Rd 4 Highlight Yes and press ENTER Reactivating Route Navigation REFERENCE Edit Routes amp On Route GOTO s ACTIVE ROUTE DAY 1 CHHF IIiiF NISIM
51. eases the overall viewing area 14 Map Page Bearing to Distance to Waypoint 3 4 0 x 3 Waypoint CLIFF Track Line Present Position SCR Route Line CRHF Track Over TEE zFD Speed Over Ground 55 l Ground The Map Page shows your current position and sur roundings and provides you with a target cursor that lets you pan ahead to nearby waypoints determine the distance and bearing to a map position or nearby way point and mark new waypoints while you navigate The map displays your present position as a diamond icon with your track and or route displayed as a solid line Nearby waypoints are represented as squares or icons with the waypoint name listed above You may select the features that are displayed on the map through the map setup submenu page see page 16 for more information The four corners of the Map Page are used to display navigation data including the bearing and distance to a destination waypoint and your current track and speed over ground The two fields at the top corners of the map show your bearing and distance to one of three selectable destinations an active destination waypoint a highlighted waypoint or the panning target crosshair If you are not navigating to a waypoint or using the pan ning function the top data fields will not be displayed Your current track and speed are shown at the bottom corners of the display Zooming Changing the Map Scale The map scale can
52. ecomes shaded 46 Initializing Your GPS 12CX for First Time Use The GPS 12CX typically acquires a position fast enough that initialization is not required However ini tialization may be necessary for the following After memory loss When the receiver has been moved more than 500 miles with the power off Additionally it may be necessary to initialize the unit the first time you use it if it does not acquire a fix after the first few minutes The receiver is shipped from the factory in AutoLo cate mode which enables the GPS 12CX to deter mine its location anywhere in the world To speed up the initialization process we recommend using the graphic initialization described below which will usu ally provide a fix in a few minutes To turn the GPS 12CX on 1 Press the POWER key until the receiver turns on The welcome page will be displayed while the unit conducts a self test Once testing is complete the wel come page will be replaced by the Satellite Page and the EZinit prompt may appear prompting you to select one of two initialization methods e Select Country allows you to initialize the receiver by selecting your present position from a list of countries in the GPS 12 CX s internal database This typically provides a position fix in under three minutes e AutolocateTM allows the GPS 12 X to initialize itself and calculate a position fix without knowing your present position This usually provi
53. ent freight prepaid and in sured to a GARMIN warranty service station A copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs GARMIN retains the exclusive right to repair or replace the unit or soft ware or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REM EDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY LN ulti GARMIN 1999 GARMIN Corporation Garmin International Inc 1200 E 151st Street Olathe KS USA 66062 GARMIN Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Industrial Estate Romsey SO51 9AQ UK GARMIN Asia Corp 3F No 1 Lane 45 Pao Hsing Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan R O C
54. eption Once a valid beacon signal has been received a Receiving message will be displayed Ifthe beacon signal is received and no correction data is being received a No Data message will be dis played f a beacon frequency cannot be tuned and or no signal is received a No Status message will be dis played The message page will alert you to any problems relating to DGPS operation You may also monitor the DGPS status from the status field on the interface page The GPS 12CX will display one of three alert messages concerning DGPS operation No DGPS Position there is not enough correction data available to compute a DGPS position No RTCM Input the beacon receiver is not properly connected the baud rates do not match or no signal is being provided RTCM Input Failed DGPS data was being received but has been lost REFERENCE Interface Setup DGPS INTERFACE ETEFI HFIE HMER 1 5 2 0 1200 bau EEACOM RECUR FREG ___ KHZ RATE 1 ps DIST Eum SHE __dE Ho Status NMEA Setting Field THTERFACE RTCH HMEHR HMER 0183 2 0 1200 baud EERCOH RECUR FREQ RATE 1 ps DIST ES SHR HE Ho Status DGPS Frequency Field ETCH HFIEH HMER 0183 2 0 1200 baud EERCOM RECUR FREG 304 Hz RATE 1O0bps DIST SHE dB Tuning Transter Rate Field INTERFACE ETEFI HF1EH HFIEH 0183 2 0 1200 baud EERCOH RECUR FREG ___ _KHz RATE DIST m SHR HE
55. erts and condition alerts Temporary alerts are cleared from the message page after viewing while con dition alerts remain until the condition has been resolved Pay careful attention to all messages for your own safety Messages Active WPT Can t be Deleted You have attempted to change the active to or active from waypoint Clear the active route or GOTO before making your changes Accuracy has been Degraded The accuracy of the GPS 12CX has been degraded beyond 500 meters due to poor satellite geometry or data quality You should check other navigational sources to verify the position indicated Already Exists The name you are entering already exists in the GPS 12CX s memory Arrival at or Approaching You are one minute away from reaching a destination waypoint or at the distance specified on the alarms sub menu Battery Power is Low The batteries are low and should be replaced CDI Alarm You are left or right of course beyond the limits set on the alarms submenu No DGPS Position Not enough data is available to compute a DGPS position No RTCM Input Beacon receiver is improperly connected or baud rates do not match Poor GPS Coverage The GPS 12CX cannot acquire the necessary number of satellites to compute a position Try another location with a clearer view of the sky Power Down and Re init The GPS 12CX is not able to calculate a position due to abnormal satel
56. ery Installation To install the carrying lanyard place the loop at the end of the lan yard through the thumb loop on the battery cover route the lanyard back through the loop and pull tight QUICK START Keypad Usage amp Data Entry Press the ROCKER key up or down to select letters or num bers in a data field Pressing the ROCKER key left or right moves the cursor for ward or backward along the data path MARK The POWER key turns the unit on and off activates the screen backlighting and contrast control The PAGE key scrolls through the main data pages in sequence and returns display from a submenu page to a primary page The MARK key captures a position and displays the mark position page The GOTO key displays the GOTO page with the waypoint highlighted for GOTO operation Pressing the GOTO key twice activates MOB The ENTER key confirms data entry and activates highlighted fields to allow data entry The QUIT key returns the display to a previous page or restores a data field s previous value The N and OUT keys either increase or decrease the map scale The ROCKER key controls the movement of the cursor and is used to select options positons and to enter data Primary Pages The GPS 12CX has five primary information pages the Satellite Position Map Navigation and Menu pages Pressing the PAGE key will move the display forward through the information pages pressing the Q
57. f course left or right beyond the limits specified To set the CDI alarm 1 Highlight the CDI Alarm field and press ENTER 2 Select On or Off and press ENTER 3 If On is selected highlight the distance field press ENTER enter the desired distance and press ENTER Note The arrival and CDI alarms both have setting ranges from 0 0 to 9 9 units statute miles nautical miles kilometers Setting the CDI alarm to its lowest limits may cause false alarms due to the effects of DOD im posed Selective Availability Selective Availability can degrade your GPS position by as 100 meters REFERENCE Main Menu Alarms Setup Submenu FOZITIOH FRHT hadd mm mmm HAF DATUH WES 84 CDI 0 25 UHITS STATUTE HEADING AUTO Enn4 DEGREES AUTO Edd MEGREES I AUTO EDieE DIL Angular Heading Settings Eanismain Z YZTEH HRUIGRTIOH THTEEFREE L HBLIRBE Arrival Auto EDI Alarm Ott D uz Alarms Setup Submenu Page 4 REFERENCE Main Menu Interface Setup Submenu PS ETUP HEHU SYSTEH HRUIGRTION ALARMS THTERP ACE LANGUAGE EPiH 5EFIH HOST WAITING ng ee PACKETS Interface Setup Submenu Page IHTERFACE HOST WAITING ORE cai PACKETS I O Format Field BE UU GRMHA GRMH HOST WAITING 1 na PACKETS Transfer Mode Field 42 Interface Setup The GPS 12CX s interface page lets you specify the formats for c
58. f selective availability and provide more accurate saved positions 1 After you have pressed the MARK key highlight the AVERAGE field and press ENTER The Figure of Merit field will display a value reflecting estimated accuracy of the averaged position Note As the GPS 12CX calculates the FOM initially it will change rapidly then begin to stabilize over time 2 The unit will continue averaging until you have high lighted SAVE and pressed ENTER Saving the Waypoint After you have finished making any changes to the waypoint remember to save the waypoint 1 Highlight SAVE and press ENTER Waypoint Pages The GPS 12CX has three waypoint pages that let you quickly manage up to 1000 waypoints These pages waypoint definition nearest waypoints and waypoint list can be accessed through the Main Menu Page Waypoint Definition Page Waypoint jae Name a Symbol CAHP H 38150 749 Postion m 3 4 212 Coordinates S 7 DEGC HH 18 31 REF _ ERG DT Distance Bearing 23b oy i va RENRHE HEU Reference Reference 7 Waypoint 5 Done aypoint Function Prompts The waypoint definition page lets you create new waypoints manually or review and edit an existing waypoint s coordinates symbols and comments It is also used to delete an individual waypoint from memory see pg 26 To create a new waypoint manually you ll need to know its coordinates or
59. g the Position Page Walk briskly for 3 4 minutes and watch the position page This is a good opportunity to compare the Com pass Tape at the top of the page and the Track the direc tion that you are moving as long as you are walking briskly they should be a direct reflection of one another The speed that you are traveling distance you have trav eled and the altitude are also displayed on the upper por tion of the screen The lower portion contains your lati tude and longitude notice that the current position is con tinually updating as long as you are moving The current time is displayed at the bottom of the page Let s continue by looking at the Map Page 1 Press PAGE to display the Map Page Map Page To ensure that we can see our entire trip on the map lets change the map scale from the default 2 MI to 8 MI 1 Press and release the OUT button three times This quickly adjusts the map scale to the desired 5 MI setting To display the current map scale setting longer hold the IN or OUT button The Map Page shows your present position as a dia mond icon in the center of the map The house symbol labeled HOME is the waypoint that you created when you MARKED your position the line connecting the two is called the TRACK LOG 1 Now turn approximately 90 to your left and continue walking for another 2 3 minutes Notice how the dis play changes always keeping the direction that you are travel
60. gd 4r 341 FROM 09 DEG 98 19 36 EEicz agi REF ______ ERG DZT Ta Dnon 0 00 RENANE INSEE FDRIS_ DELETE DONE e FORE Are vou sure PETER oe Ho Renaming a Waypoint HAYPOINT HH1 R H 3851 533 034247 5341 09 DE 98 19 36 REF ERG DST REHAHE HEH DELETE HH1 Will be deleted Are vou sure or Ho Deleting a Waypoint HATFOTHT H 38 51 333 RY WAYPOINT n r d p rer M 38551 333 gj Wi OO WAYFOIHT or os HAHP REN REF M 38 51 333 peL er MW S34 47 3341 OQ DB DEC BH 19 46 REH REF ______ DEL ERG DST non 0 00 REHAHE HEH DELETE DOHE Scanning Waypoints 26 Reference Waypoints To create anew waypoint manually without knowing its position coordinates you ll need to enter its bearing and distance from an existing waypoint or your present position To create a new waypoint by referencing a stored waypoint 1 From the waypoint definition page highlight NEW and press ENTER 2 Enter a waypoint name and press ENTER 3 Highlight the REF field and press ENTER 4 Enter a reference waypoint name or leave the field blank to use your present position and press ENTER 5 Enter the bearing BRG and distance DST of your new waypoint from the reference waypoint 6 Press ENTER to confirm the DONE prompt Renaming and Deleting Waypoints The rename and delete function fields are located along the
61. hout satellite coverage press ENTER while the Satellite Sta tus Page is displayed 10 Receiver Status Receiver status is indicated at the top left of the page with the current horizontal accuracy esti mated position error in feet or meters at the top right The status will be shown as one of the follow ing conditions Searching the GPS 12CX is looking for any available satellites in view AutoLocate the GPS 12CX is initializing and collecting new almanac data This process can take 5 minutes depending on the satellites currently in view Acquiring the receiver is collecting data from available satellites but has not collected enough data to calculate a 2D fix 2D Nav 2D Navigation at least three satel lites with good geometry have been locked onto and a 2 dimensional position fix latitude and longitude is being calculated 2D Diff will appear when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 2D mode 3D Nav 3D Navigation at least four satel lites with good geometry have been locked onto and your position is now being calculated in lati tude longitude and altitude 3D Diff will appear when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode Poor Cvg Poor GPS Coverage the receiver isn t tracking enough satellites for a 2D or 3D fix due to bad satellite geometry Not Usable the receiver is unusable possibly due to incorrect initialization or abnormal satellite conditions Turn
62. ides a graphic representation of your track Your track and speed are displayed directly be low the compass tape nh 445 H His Cc TRACK FEED T The graphic compass tape reflects your Sab D 0 track only while you are moving TRIF ALT D uz di The next fields on the page are the Trip and Alt fields H 851 E ad Further information on these fields can be found on page 12 II34 47 341 The rest of the page shows your current location in TIHE three dimensions latitude longitude and altitude A 23 3 Position Page 12 24 hour clock is provided at the bottom of the page QUICK START Primary Pages Map Page The Map Page shows your progress on a moving map plot ter and gives a bird s eye view of surrounding waypoints FOO 6187 8 127 ERG DST TRE ZPD 6197 1 77 ETE 04 11 Compass Page The Compass Page is the default navigation page and will show you the direction of the way point relative to the direction that you are traveling HAYFOIHT HRYFOIHT LIST HERREST HFTS FROHIHITY HFTS ROUTES DIST AHO SUH HES HbE ETHF HEHLI FIHO CITT Menu Page The Menu Page allows quick ac cess to the unit setups and the waypoint management system 4 Map Page The Map Page allows you to view your position the path you have traveled over and nearby waypoints A diamond icon in the center of the screen repre sents your current position As you move you will see a thin line
63. ill be provided back to the starting point of your track log T You may delete a TracBack waypoint from a route but only if the route is not active Tips On the TracBack Feature Always clear your track log at the exact point that you want to go back to trail head truck etc The RECORD option on the track log setup page must be set to WRAP or FILL There must be at least two track log points stored in memory to create a TracBack route If there is not enough available memory to add more waypoints and create a TracBack route you will be alerted with a waypoint memory full message and the receiver will use any available waypoints to create a TracBack route with an em phasis on the track log closest to the destination the oldest track log point in memory If the METHOD option on the track log setup page is set to a time interval the TracBack route may not follow your exact path Keeping the cri teria set to automatic will always provide the most detailed TracBack route If the receiver is turned off or you lose satellite coverage during your trip the TracBack route will simply draw a straight line between any point where coverage was lost and where it resumed If the changes in direction and distance of your track log are complex 30 waypoints may not be enough to accurately mark your exact path The receiver will then assign the 30 waypoints to the most significant points of you
64. ime Enroute ETE The time left to your destination at your present speed INTRODUCTION Glossary Grid Coordinate system that projects the earth on a flat surface using square zones for position measurements UTM UPS and Maidenhead formats are grid systems Ground Speed The velocity you are traveling relative to a ground position Latitude The north south measurement of position perpendicular to the earth s polar axis Navigation The process of traveling from one place to another and knowing where you are in relation to your desired course Position An exact unique location based on a geographic coordinate system Track TRK The direction of movement relative to a ground position Universal Transverse Mercator UTM A grid coordinate system that projects global sections onto a flat surface to measure position in specific zones Velocity Made Good VMG The speed you are traveling in the direction of the destination Waypoint A specific location saved in the receiver s memory INTRODUCTION Accessories are available from your dealer or di rectly from GARMIN To order an accessory directly ELIANA de from GARMIN call 913 397 8200 between 8 00 am and 5 00 pm Central Time Swivel Mount Bracket Part Number 0O10 10048 00 Mount will swivel 360 at base unit can be tilted approximately 30 forward or backward Carrying Case Fart Number O10 101 17 00 Zippered case is lined and has a belt l
65. in hours and min utes since last reset Average Speed AVSPD average speed traveled since last reset Maximum Speed MXSPD maximum speed traveled since last reset Altitude ALT vertical distance above mean sea level To reset TTIME MXSPD AVSPD or TRIP 1 Highlight the user selectable field and press ENTER Reset will appear as a selectable option 2 Press ENTER to confirm or QUIT to exit The trip odometer trip timer and average speed fields are linked Resetting one of these options in a user selectable field will automatically reset the correspond ing data in the other This ensures that information shown in these fields reflects your current trip Maximum Speed Field To obtain the most accurate reading of your maxi mum speed keep in mind that due to the sensitivity of the GPS 12CX s antenna your maximum speed value may include the effects of rapid movement such as swinging your arm while holding the unit To reset the maximum speed field 1 Highlight the MXSPD field and press ENTER 2 Press ENTER to confirm the RESET prompt Altitude Field When the GPS 12CX is acquiring satellites or navi gating in the 2D mode the last known altitude is used to compute your position You may also manually en ter your altitude for greater accuracy In cases where the GPS 12CX has 2D coverage entering your approxi mate altitude will enable the receiver to determine a more accurate position
66. ing toward the top of the map and your track log updates continually leaving a breadcrumb trail of where you have been Going to a Waypoint Once you ve stored a waypoint in memory you may return to it by performing a GOTO A GOTO isa straight line course from your present position to the destination you ve selected Let s navigate back to our starting posi tion the HOME waypoint To select a GOTO destination 1 Press GOTO 2 Highlight the HOME on the G H l tab and press ENTER You ll notice that you ll automatically return to the Map Page and a straight line will connect your current position to the HOME waypoint Let s continue by moving to the Compass Page 1 Press PAGE to display the Compass Page Compass Page HOHE 2597 8 B65 Destination Bearing to i Waypoint ERG DET Waypoint Pointer to Waypoint Distance to Waypoint Compass k Ring o ev Speed Over Ground Track Over TRE SFh c7 7 Ground 2997 1 77 22 63 Whenever you select a destination waypoint the GPS 12CX provides graphic steering guidance with the Compass Page the default navigation page The com pass ring in the middle of the page acts much the same as the compass tape at the top of the Position Page it provides a graphic representation of your present track TRK The pointer is a graphic representation of the direction or bearing BRG to the destination waypoint and points in the direction you need to
67. iver 12 parallel channel differential ready Acquisition Time Approx 15 seconds warm start Approx 45 seconds cold start Approx 5 minutes AutoLocate Update Rate 1 second continuous Position Accuracy 1 5 meters 3 17 ft with DGPS corrections 15 meters 49 ft RMS Velocity Accuracy 0 1 knot RMS steady state Dynamics 6g POWER Input Four 1 5 volt AA batteries or 10 32v DC Power Consumption 1 watt Battery Life Up to 36 hours with 4 AA batteries Internal Backup lithium battery NOTE Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as tem perature decreases If you re using the GPS 12CX in below freezing tem peratures use lithium batteries for longer battery life Extensive use of screen backlighting will significantly reduce battery life Specifications subject to change without notice Meets IEC European Community Specification 529 IPX7 for protection against immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter With optional DGPS input Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the US DOD imposed Selective Availability Program APPENDIX B DATA IN _ WHITE GROUND Specfications BLACK amp Wiring POWER RED DATA OUT BROWN Three optional cables are available to connect the GPS 12CX to an external power source or interface with another unit or PC e Cigarette Lighter Adapter Allows connection to a 12 volt DC cigarette lighter plug Part No 010 10085 0
68. ld 13 Angular Heading 4 Average Speed 12 B Backlight Timer 38 Backlighting 8 Battery Installation l Battery Level Indicator II C Cancelling a GOTO 7 CAUTIONS sa sa toeegldenolssddesisagtiyendssees ii CIE Sel 17 TT tdi e ienscs 40 Changing Waypoint Name 23 Cigarette Lighter Adapter vi Clearing the Map 8 Clearing Routes 35 reus MT 5 Compass PAGS ssconerioansinsam 21 Copying Routes 35 Creating Routes 34 Custom Navigation Pages 20 APPENDIX F Map Datums D Date and Time Setup 37 Deleting WaypoInfs 26 Bi c 42 43 Distance and Sun 37 E Editing Routes 36 Elapsed Time 12 Emergency Erase sessi iine II Entering an Altitude 13 EZ T tens 10 F Pind ois C 44 G GOTO c 15 29 H Heading Reference 40 Highway Page 22 I TT HH2 TH saynesssspsedReusvisassbes 46 47 Interface Setup 42 Inverting Routes 34 V O Format crec
69. lite conditions Turn the unit off and verify the last position shown by other means Try the unit again later possibly in a different location PROX Alarm You have entered the alarm circle for a specific prox imity waypoint Proximity Overlapped The alarm circles of two proximity waypoints overlap which could cause difficulty in monitoring distances to each waypoint APPENDIX C Messages Proximity Wpt can t be Deleted The waypoint you are trying to delete is listed as a proximity waypoint and must be removed from the list before it can be deleted Read Only Mem has Failed The permanent memory has failed and the unit is not operable Received an Invalid WPT A waypoint was received during upload transfer that has an invalid identifier Receiver has Failed A failure in receiver hardware has been detected If this message persists do not use the unit and take it to an authorized dealer for repair Route is Full You have attempted to add more than 30 waypoints to a route Route is not Empty You have attempted to copy into a route already in use Route Waypoint was Deleted A route waypoint entered does not exist in the database and has been deleted from the route RTCM Input has Failed DGPS data being received has been lost You are no longer receiving the beacon signal Searching the Sky The GPS 12CX is in searching the sky for almanac data or the unit is in AutoLocate mod
70. n the affected equipment Consult an authorized dealer or other qualified service technician for additional help if these remedies do not correct the problem Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device cannot cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause un desired operation The GPS 12CX does not contain any user serviceable parts Repairs should only be made by an authorized service center Unau thorized repairs or modifications could void your warranty and your au thority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations INTRODUCTION Table of Contents SECTION ONE Introduction Glossary Accessories SECTION Two Battery Installation Keypad Usage and Data Entry Primary Page Overview Power On Screen Contrast amp Marking a Position Position Page Map Basics amp Going to a Waypoint Compass Page Cancelling a GOTO Clearing Map amp Power Off SECTION THREE Reference Satellite Status Page Receiver Status Battery Level Indicator Backlighting and Emergency Erase Position Page amp User Selectable Fields Map Page Panning and Waypoint Display Map Page Setup Navigation Pages Creating Managing and Using Waypoints TracBack Navigation Creating and Navigating Routes Menu Page Distance and Sun Calculations Menu Page System Setup Menu Page Navigation Setup Menu Page Alarms Setup Menu Page Interface Set
71. omatically select the route leg closest to your position as the active leg This will give you steering guidance to the desired track desired course of the active leg Note that the first waypoint selected as the destination waypoint will be along the route leg clos est to your present position This may mean you re not navigating to the first waypoint in the active route you may even be navigating to the last You can manually navigate a route out of sequence at any time bypassing one or more interim waypoints by perform an on route GOTO from the active route page To perform an on route GOTO from the active route page 1 Highlight the desired route waypoint and press GOTO 2 Once the GOTO waypoint page appears with the waypoint highlighted press ENTER Note that after you reach the on route GOTO way point the GPS 12CX will automatically resume navigat ing the rest of the route in sequence Distance and Sun Calculations The distance and sun calculation page will give you the distance and bearing between any two waypoints or between your present position and a waypoint It will also calculate the sunrise and sunset in local time fora particular date ant either your present position or any stored waypoint To perform a distance and sun calculation 1 Highlight the FROM field and press ENTER 2 Enter the desired waypoint and press ENTER 3 Highlight the TO Field and press ENTER 4 Enter the desired wa
72. onnecting external devices There are six options GRMN GRMN None None RTCM None RTCM NMEA NMEA NMEA and None NMEA Each option lists the input format first followed by the output format To select an I O format 1 Highlight the I O field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER The GRMN GRMN setting is a proprietary format that lets you exchange information such as waypoints routes and track logs between two GARMIN GPS units or the GPS 12CX and a PC The transfer mode field is directly below GRMN GRMN and allows you to specify what information to request or send to a second GPS unit The Host setting lets you control all data transfer functions from the second GPS unit or a PC To select a transfer mode 1 Highlight the transfer mode field and press ENTER 2 Select a desired setting and press ENTER To disable all interfacing capabilities select the None None setting If you want to output NMEA data without any differential input capability select None NMEA Interface Setup DGPS The last two format settings allow the differential ready GPS 12CX to accept RTCM DGPS corrections in RTCM 104 version 2 0 format Using DGPS corrections will improve receiver accuracy to 1 5 meters regardless of errors induced by the U S Dept of Defense Selective Availability SA program Two RTCM options are avail able RTCM NONFP which allows connection to a bea con receiver wi
73. oop GA 27 Amplified Antenna Fart Number O010 10052 00 Helps the GPS 12CX acquire weak satellite signals Great for the car Cigarette Lighter Adapter Part Number O010 10085 00 Plugs into 12 and 24 volt systems to run the GPS 12CX on external battery power PC Software and Cable Kit Part Number 0O10 10054 00 This DOS based software allows you to easily manage and create waypoint and routes Not Shown Bicycle Mount 010 10115 00 Power Data Cable 010 10082 00 Data Transfer Cable unit to unit 010 10142 00 PC Interface Cable serial connector only 010 10165 00 PC Interface Cable wo lighter adapter 010 10141 00 GA 28 Marine Antenna 010 10052 00 V Battery Installation The GPS 12CX operates on 4 AA batteries in cluded which are installed at the base of the unit These batteries provide up to 36 hours of use in Power Saver mode To install the batteries 1 Remove the battery cover by turning the thumb loop at the bottom of the unit 1 4 turn counter clockwise 2 Insert the batteries into position The battery pole that you can still see should match the symbol or marked on the case 3 Replace and secure the battery cover by turning the thumb loop 1 4 turn clockwise Battery life varies due to a variety of factors includ ing temperature and backlighting You may find that lithium batteries provide longer life in colder condi tions QUICK START Batt
74. r AVERAGE SAE Adding Waypoint to Route HARK FOZITIOH Was point Bi B H 38 51 334 W 34 47 341 Add to route BISFLRT number 3 lHHEHT aa Sa HITH SYHEOL T ZANET Position Averaging HARE FOSITIOH Was paint HH1 E M 38 51 334 M 34 47 341 Add to route number 3 34 25 AUERAGE ZAVE E Saving the Waypoint 24 Add to route Waypoint Comments Each waypoint stored in the GPS 12CX has a user defined 16 character comment field The default com ment is the UTC or Greenwich Mean Time date and time of the waypoint s creation To change or add a comment 1 Highlight the comment field 2 Press ENTER Note You can clear the comment field by pressing the left side of the rocker keypad 3 Enter the desired comment using the ROCKER 4 Press ENTER Adding the Waypoint to a Route The GPS 12CX can automatically add marked way points to a user selected route This works well when you want to create a return route while moving To add this waypoint to a route 1 Highlight the Add to route number field and press ENTER 2 Enter a route number press ENTER to confirm the route number and ENTER again to save the waypoint The waypoint will be added to the end of the selected route after any other waypoints already in the route Position Averaging Function The GPS 12CX can use the positioning averaging func tion to help reduce the effects o
75. r regional British German Irish Indo So LCO Indian New Zeland Swedish Swiss Taiwan and West Malayan Grids To select a position format 1 Highlight the POSITION FRMT field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER User Grid Position Format The User Grid option lets you create a user defined position format by establishing factors such as longitude of origin scale and false Easting or Northing To define a user grid 1 Select User Grid and press ENTER 2 Enter values for longitude origin scale and false Easting and Northing and press ENTER 3 Highlight SAVE and press ENTER Map Datums The MAP DATUM field comes with a WGS 84 de fault setting Although over 100 map datums are avail able for use see Appendix D for map datums you should only change the datum if you are using maps or charts that specify a different datum than WGS 84 Ifno datum is specified you may select each datum applicable to your region until you find the datum that provides the best positioning at a known point To select a map datum 1 Highlight the MAP DATUM field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER Warning Selecting the wrong map datum can result in substantial position errors When in doubt use the default WGS 84 datum for best overall performance REFERENCE Main Menu Navigation Setup Submenu SETUP HEHU SYSTEM HRUIGRTIOH AL
76. r to make the best use of the TracBack feature see pg 8 Selecting a Navigation Page Once you ve selected a GOTO destination or acti vated a TracBack MOB or route the GPS 12CX will provide graphic steering guidance to the destination with one of two navigation pages ERG D zT dS LT m 359 168 6 356 3 9 TRE zFD CHE eim ETE 3 1z 4z Highway Page 3217 ETE 03 z3 Compass Page ma e The Compass Page default provides a directional pointer indicating the bearing to your destination and a rotating compass ring which shows your di rection of travel track at the top of the ring The Compass Page provides better guidance for car travel hiking or biking where straight line navi gation is often not possible The Highway Page provides a graphic highway display that shows your movement relative to the desired course with an emphasis on your cross track error the distance and direction you are off course The cross track error XTK is depicted on a course deviation indicator CDI see pg 40 The Highway Page is well suited for boating or some types of off road recreation where straight line navigation is typically possible and maintain ing a specified course is desirable Both pages provide a digital display of the bearing and distance to the destination and your current speed and track over the ground You can switch to either Navigation Page at any time To select either Navigation P
77. r track and simplify segments with fewer changes in direction To save a TracBack route copy route 0 to an open storage route before activating another TracBack Activating another TracBack or storage route will overwrite the existing TracBack route Whenever a TracBack route is activated the re ceiver will automatically erase any temporary waypoints T that are not contained in routes 1 19 If there are temporary waypoints stored in routes 1 19 the receiver will create any new tem porary way points using the first three digit num beravailable You can also quickly delete all tem porary TracBack waypoints in memory by using the DELETE BY SYMBOL method described on pg 27 REFERENCE TracBack Tips 205 0 24 ERG DST ae TRE L SFD 025 0 0 TRE SFD 025 0 0 Activating a TracBack will create a route base on your current track log T waypoints and symbols will be added to the waypoint list and displayed on the map for easy iden tification The TracBack will be come the Active Route and dis played on the active route page ACTIVE ROUTE TRACEAGK HHYFRT ETE DST TODE TOO TOOE TOOS T004 T003 all wesepoints Will be removed from this route 0 24 cea sk xdg 1n cos bait Are vou sure nr Ho To cancelan active TracBack high light the CLR field at the bottom of the active route page and press ENTER Highlight YES on the wa
78. riginal You will have to copy the active route to an unused storage route to save it since new route or TracBack activation overwrites route 0 To activate a route 1 From the route definition page highlight the route number field and press ENTER 2 Enter the route number to be activated and press ENTER 3 Highlight ACT and press ENTER To activate a route in inverted order 1 Follow the steps above but select INV and press ENTER Active Route Page REFERENCE Once a route has been activated the active route page will display the waypoint sequence of your route with the estimated time enroute ETE at your present speed and the distance to each waypoint As long as you are navigating an active route the active route page will become part of the main page sequence of the unit The active route page will also allow you to change the ETP field to display desired track DTK or estimated time of arrival ETA for each leg You can also clear or invert the ACTIVE ROUTE active route EEEE HHYPMT JTH DST To display DTK or ETA for each leg CAHP EE FORK DAY1 ChHHF 1 Highlight ETE and press ENTER GLIFF 356 1 13 HRYFNT GTA DST Rath BiH 3 14 CHHFi1 _ _ _ 2 Select DTK or ETA and press ENTER mcer Md em The active route page also allows you to clear stop SENSERI rc CLE TH ACT Displaying DTK or ETA navigating or invert the activ
79. rning page and press ENTER again to confirm 3 REFERENCE 32 Route Navigation Route Navigation The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12CX is by creating a user defined route The route navigation feature lets you plan and navigate a course from one place to another using a set of pre defined way points Routes are often used when it s not practical safe or possible to navigate a direct course to a particular destination e g through a body of water or impassable terrain Waypoint 2 active to waypoint 4 Active Leg Waypoint 1 active from waypoint Routes are broken down and navigated in smaller segments called legs The waypoint you are going to in a leg is called the active to waypoint and the waypoint immediately behind you is called the active from way point The line between the active to and the active from waypoint is called the active leg Whenever you activate a route with the GPS 12CX it will automatically select the route leg closest to your position as the active leg As you pass each waypoint in the route the receiver will automatically sequence and select the next waypoint as the active to waypoint Route Definition Page Rout ROUTE FH TH Comment Field HORE TO RIDGE HO HHIPNTDIH D5T 1H HE pap i Leg 2 GAR z Distance Track 3 CRHF za g 1 4 RIDGE TH 2 5 5 HU f3 1 4 Co TOTAL OST T Hi rol ed
80. s The GPS 12CX allows you to store up to 1000 posi tions as waypoints A waypoint can be entered by taking an instant electronic fix by manually entering coordi nates by using the bearing and distance to a known position or by marking a position on the map page Marking a Position The GPS 12CX can instantly capture and store the present GPS location in memory for future use To mark your present position 1 Press MARK The mark position page will appear showing the captured position and a default three digit name 2 To save with the default name and symbol press ENTER to confirm the SAVE prompt Changing the default waypoint name The GPS 12CX will assign a numeric default name when marking a waypoint The name can be changed using the six digit waypoint name field To enter a different waypoint name 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press ENTER 2 Make the appropriate changes and press ENTER 3 If finished changing the waypoint Highlight SAVE and press ENTER Waypoint Symbols The GPS 12CX allows you to select one of 16 sym bols for each waypoint for easy recognition on the map display From the symbol page you may also select how the waypoint appears on the map To select a waypoint symbol 1 Highlight the symbol field on the waypoint definition page and press ENTER 2 Use the arrow keypad to select the desired symbol and press ENTER 3 Select the display color for the
81. s 45 above the horizon and the center point is directly overhead You can use the sky view to help determine if any satellites are being blocked and whether you have a current position fix indicated by 2D NAV or 3D NAV in the status field You can also set the sky view to a track up configuration by changing the orienta tion option on the Map Page See pg 16 for setup instructions When the receiver is looking for a particular satel lite the corresponding signal strength bar will be blank and the sky view indicator will be highlighted Once the receiver has found the satellite a strength bar will appear indicating that the satellite has been found and the receiver is collecting data from it The satellite num ber in the sky view will no longer appear highlighted As soon as the GPS 12CX has collected the necessary data to calculate a fix the status field will indicate a 2D or 3D status REFERENCE Satellite Page Horizon 45 Above Horizon FE F f H Directly Overhead ACGUIRIHG EFE Tt 43 Looking Satellite for Satellite Being Used REFERENCE Satellite Status Page Receiver Status AC ls E O _ RE s RUTOLOCRTE SEARCHING 20 HAW sD HAN SIHULATOR E E FT F455 Receiver Status Options DTAULATOR EFE q3 CH OZE THIT HETHOL FROH LIST z AUTOLOCATE HO EE IHIT CONTINUE ACGUIRINGS ft 1545153D To access the EZ Init feature wit
82. st applications To select a heading reference 1 Highlight the HEADING field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired heading reference and press ENTER To enter a user defined magnetic heading 1 Select User Mag and press ENTER 2 Enter the degrees and direction of magnetic variation and press ENTER Angular Heading Selection The GPS 12CX gives you the ability to change your angular display Choose this field to toggle between de grees and MILS To change between degrees and MILS 1 Highlight the angle heading field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired setting and press ENTER Alarms Setup The alarms setup submenu page is used to set two alarms on the GPS 12CX arrival and CDI The arrival alarm will alert you when you are approaching a way point The arrival alarm has three available settings e Off No alarm will occur e On The alarm will occur at the user specified dis tance from the destination waypoint e Auto The alarm will occur at one minute away based upon current speed distance amp track from the each waypoint in the active route or from the GOTO destination To set the arrival alarm 1 Highlight the ARRIVAL field and press ENTER 2 Select On Auto or Off and press ENTER 3 If On is selected highlight the distance field press ENTER enter the desired distance and press ENTER The CDI alarm will alert you if your position deviates of
83. symbol and press ENTER 4 The cursor will move to the display field where you can select which waypoint information is displayed on the map 5 To change the display option press ENTER and us ing the ROCKER select one of the following NAME WITH SYMBOL SYMBOL ONLY or COMMENT WITH SYMBOL 6 Press ENTER to confirm your selection and ENTER again to confirm the DONE prompt REFERENCE Creating a Waypoint STHEOL HARK FOZITIOH Wreaspoint CREE H 328451 3 W 34 47 141 AVERAGE e Changing the Waypoint Name SEHR DIZFLR joHHEHT HITH 2 HEOL D HE STHEOL HARE POSITION Was point CREEK EM H 38 51 334 W 34d 47 341 Add to route number OTSFLAY T AUERAGE SAE HHHE HITH rTHEDL STHEOL OTSFLAY HITH rHE DL DOHE OTSFLAY AHE HITH THEOL OTSFLAY BHEnL OHLY DIZFLHR HniHHEHT HITH THEOL OTSFLAY HHHE HITH rTHEDL e Changing the Waypoint Symbol 23 REFERENCE Creating a Waypoint TREE 1 t M 38 51 334 34747 341 WU 34 47 341 3 DEc 88 01 24 134747 341 REF ERG DST oo0 0 00 REHRHE HEH DELETE DOHNE 034247 947 STAND_ABOUE EEN WU U34 47 341 STAND ABQUE BED Waypoint Comments ee HARK FOZITIOH Was point HH1 z H 38 51 334 W 34 47 341 Add to route number ME numbe
84. th no output capability and RTCM NMEA which allows DGPS input and NMEA output When RTCM NMEA is selected the GPS 12CX will either automatically try to tune the last frequency and bit rate you selected or will switch to the default frequency of 304 0 kHz with a bit rate of 100 bps if no previous beacon has been tuned You may also enter your own frequency and bit rate if desired This information is used to tune control an optional GARMIN GBR 21 differential beacon receiver Note Use the RTCM NONE setting if your beacon receiver does not support these software driven controls Interface Setup DGPS continued To enter a DGPS beacon frequency 1 Highlight the FREQ field and press ENTER 2 Enter the desired frequency and press ENTER 3 Highlight the RATE field and press ENTER 4 Select the desired bit rate bps and press ENTER Note The frequency and bit rate fields are disabled when the RTCM NONE option is selected When the GPS 12CX is receiving DGPS corrections from the GBR 21 the BEACON RECVR section of the I O setup page will display the beacon frequency and sig nal strength as well as the distance from the beacon transmitter to your present position At the bottom of the beacon receiver field a status message will keep you informed of DGPS activity e A Tuning message will be displayed while a beacon receiver is selecting a frequency bit rate and waiting for signal rec
85. the waypoint list page you can retrieve a waypoint defini tion page delete all user defined waypoints delete way points by symbol or review and perform a GOTO toa selected waypoint Waypoint List To locate and review a waypoint Note If the highlight is not on an alphabetical tab press the ROCKER to the lett 1 Select the tab that corresponds with the first letter of the waypoint CAHP H 38 50 743 034248 18 D7 DEGC BH 18 31 2 Using the ROCKER move the highlight to the way point list 3 Scroll through the list until the desired waypoint is highlighted REp Een ERG DT l 226 1 04 4 Press ENTER to review the waypoint definition page E DELETE MENA To delete all user defined waypoints Locate and Review Waypoint 1 Highlight OPT tab and press ENTER 2 Highlight DELETE ALL and press ENTER 3 Highlight the YES prompt and press ENTER pEF DELETE To delete waypoints by symbol ERT 1 Highlight OPT tab and press ENTER 2 Select DELETE BY SYMBOL and press ENTER IRIS EIE and routes 3 Select the symbol corresponding to the waypoints will be deleted you wish to delete Press ENTER 4 Press ENTER to confirm the DONE prompt high light the YES prompt and press ENTER Are vou sure nr Ho Delete All Waypoints Note This feature is handy for deleting temporary waypoints created by the TracBack function all was points with
86. the name field and press ENTER 2 Enter the waypoint name HOME and press ENTER See pg 2 for data entry The waypoint symbol field will become highlighted To change the waypoint symbol 1 Highlight the waypoint symbol field press ENTER 2 Select the house symbol and press ENTER 3 Select the desired color and press ENTER 4 Move the cursor to DONE press ENTER IJ34 47 341 number RHUERRGE QUICK START Power On amp Marking a Position Press the POWER key briefly to activate the contrast adjustment window Pressing the ROCKER left or right will decrease or in crease the screen contrast Was paint HH1 E H 38 51 334 W g4 47 341 Add to raute number F T AUERAGE Ena To Mark Your Present Position HARK FOZITIONH HARK POSITION Waypoint Waypoint 2 H HM__ H SE m i aad W g3 47 341 Add to route number cepa ale E AUERAGE AUERAGE SRUEZ SRUEZ Renaming a Waypoint H 3 u oon W gar n1 875 Add to route number Was paint HOHE EJ H 3 31 533 Add to route F DIZFLR HITH z HEGOL SAE DOHE Changing Waypoint Symbol 5 HITH HE L QUICK START Position Map Pages amp Going To a Waypoint mur OUT OUT ear OUT te M Map Zoom Level HOHE TRK zFD O30 2 0 Map Page making a left turn TRH s 395 Going to a Waypoint Usin
87. the unit off and back on to reset and reinitialize the receiver if necessary Simulator the receiver is in simulator mode EZinit Option Prompt The Satellite Page also provides access to the EZinit prompt whenever a position fix has not been calculated The unit must be in searching AutoLo cate acquiring simulator or poor coverage mode This allows you to reinitialize the unit see Appen dix A and is useful if you have traveled over 500 miles with the receiver off and must initialize your new position EZinit Option Prompt continued The EZinit prompt will automatically appear if the receiver needs to be initialized The prompt may also appear during normal use if the antenna is shaded or the unit is operated indoors Battery Level Indicator The Satellite Page also features a battery level indi cator located to the left of the sky view which displays the strength of the unit s batteries The battery level indicator is calibrated A for alkaline batteries Ni Cad and lithium batteries will not display accurately The GPS 12CX features a rechargable internal lithium battery that will maintain the unit s memory for several months without batteries installed When new batteries are installed or the unit is operated on external power the internal lithium battery will renew its charge Backlight Bulb Icon The GPS 12CX features three level off low high full screen backlighting Anytime the backlight is
88. up Menu Page Language Setup amp Find City Navigation Simulator SECTION FOUR Appendix A Initialization Appendix B Specfications and Wiring Appendix C Messages Appendix D Time Offset Appendix E Map Datums Appendix F Index iii INTRODUCTION Glossary 1V The GPS 12CX is a powerful navigation tool that can guide you any where in the world To better understand its operation and capabilities it may be helpful to review the basic terms and concepts briefly explained below Other navigation and GPS definitions used in the manual are defined in the appropriate reference sections of the manual Almanac Data Satellite constellation information including location and health of sat ellites that is transmitted to your receiver from every GPS satellite Alma nac data must be acquired before GPS navigation can begin Bearing The compass direction from your position to a destination Course Made Good CMG The bearing from the active from position your starting point to your present position Crosstrack Error XTK The distance you are off a desire course in either direction Desired Track The compass course between the from and to waypoints Differential GPS DGPS An extension of the GPS system that uses land based radio beacons to transmit position corrections to GPS receivers Estimated Time of Arrival ETA The time of day of your arrival at a destination Estimated T
89. uscnessecseenseneusenaasewte 42 L Language Setup 44 55 APPENDIX F M Map Datums x bitten 39 53 Map an nan 14 Map Seu eret one to hoses ines 16 Marking a Position 95 23 Maximum Speed 12 13 Maximum Speed Reset 13 Memory Battery 1 Messages 7 1P 50 51 MOP 20 IVE SED S 13 N Navigating Routes 34 Navigation Setup 30 Nearest Waypoints Page 28 NMEA Format 49 O On Route GOTOS 36 Operating Modes 37 P T7 a 15 OU e vi Position AveragIng 24 Position Field 13 Position PA GC uisi troc pee 12 Positon Field 13 Positon Formats 39 Power and Data Cables vi Proximity Waypoint Page 28 56 R Reference Waypoints 26 Renaming Waypoints 26 Reset Odometer 12 Reset Speed Measurement 12 Reset h p gt 0 1T 17 12 Reset TT Ta iaiedasesaee 12 Routes Clearing Routes 35 Copying Routes 35 Creating Routes 34 Editing Routes 36 Inverting Ro
90. utes 34 Navigating Routes 34 On Route GOTOS 36 Route Definition Page 33 Route Navigation 32 S Satellite Page sonaires 9 Saving WaypolInt 24 Scanning WaypolIn s 26 Screen Backlighting 8 Selecting a GOTO 29 SUMULAOL seeen nenian 45 SUID TP 15 System Setup 37 T Time Format lt lt 38 TAINS II SE a5 s ai 02 Tone Setting lt 2 38 Tea Da c 30 TracBack Tips esses 3l dico qe EA 12 Trip Odometer 12 Wxib Min uU 12 U Units of Measure 40 1 EE E E T etas dpa 39 Using the Compass Page 21 Using the Keypad 2 W Waypoints OMI C ALG repauses aiai 24 Definition Page 25 Display Option 15 GOTO a WaypoInt 15 Nearest Waypoints Page 28 Proximity Waypoint Page 28 Reference Waypoints 26 Renaming Waypoints 26 Waypoint Listessa 27 Waypoint Pages 24 Waypoint Symbols 23 Z ZOOM NE seseante ii 14
91. ypoint and press ENTER 5 The DATE field will become highlighted Enter the date that you will arrive at the destination and press ENTER If you leave the TO field blank the sunrise and sun set at your present location will be shown System Setup The system setup page is used to select the operating mode time offset and screen preferences The GPS 12CX has three operation modes Normal Mode operates the unit at maximum perfomance and provides battery life of up to 24 hours on alkaline batteries Power Save Mode allows the receiver to operate in an energy efficient manner and provides battery life of up to 36 hours on alkaline batteries e Simulator Mode allows you to operate the unit without acquiring satellites and is ideal for practicing or enter ing waypoints and routes while at home To select an operating mode 1 Highlight the MODE field and press ENTER 2 Select the desired mode and press ENTER Date and Time Setu The date and time is located directly below the mode field Date and Time information is derived from the GPS satellites and cannot be changed by the user Because the time shown is UTC time Greenwich mean time you will need to enter a time offset to dis play the correct local time for your area To determine the time offset for your area note your position and refer to the chart in Appendix C REFERENCE Main Menu Distance Sun amp Setup

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