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Garmin 12 GPS Receiver User Manual

1. Route Waypoint was Deleted A route waypoint entered does not exist in the database and has been deleted from the route RTCMInput has Failed DGPS data being received has been lost You are no longer receiv ing the beacon signal Searching the Sky The GPS 12 is in searching the sky for almanac data or the unit is in AutoLocate mode Stored Data was Lost All waypoints routes time and almanac data has been lost due to battery failure or clearing the receiver s 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 informa tion to the connected device WPT Memory is Full You have used all 500 waypoints in the GPS 12 Delete unwanted waypoints to make room for new entries 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 02 to W172 52 12 E007 5 to 022 52 1 W 172 52 to W 157 52 11 022 52 to 037 52 2 W 157 52 to W 142 52 10 037 52 to 052 52 3 W 142 52 to W127 52 9 052 52 to 067 52 4 W127 5 to W112 52 8 067 52 to 082 52 5 W112 5 to W097 52 7 082 52 to 0
2. TRE SPO 261 3 5 ETE 54 14 In this example the Compass Page indicates that you are traveling west 261 degrees and the destination waypoint is to the northwest 291 degrees Turn right 30 degrees and continue on RIDGE iy 291 3 00 ERG DST TRE ZPD 350 4 0 ETE 0i 7 In this example the Compass Page indicates that you are traveling north 350 degrees and the destination waypoint is to the northwest 291 degrees Turn left 59 degrees and continue on to reach your destination 3 REFERENCE Highway Page ERG DET o7o 2 00 041 5 0 TRE Fo LAKE F 0 25 7 0 25 i ETE 4 27 32 In this example the Highway Page indicates that you are off course to the left Steer right to get back on course Notice the highway always shows the direction to turn If the highway leads straight up the page you should con tinue in your current direction ERG DST 0637 2 06 164 4 0 TRE SFD LAKE F 0 25 0 27 ETE If you get too far off course a message box will appear to indicate the most efficient heading to get you back on course 34 Using the Highway Page Eas to Distance to Waypoint a 291 2 Gan Waypoint Tak gt 293 3 9 TRE sep M Speed Over RIDGE iy Ground Destination Waypoint CDI Scale Graphic 1 a High Display User Selectable Field The GPS 12 s High
3. Ss Manual amp Reference ENTER dul Software Version 4 52 or above 1999 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International Inc 1200 E 151st Street Olathe Kansas66062 USA Tel 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Fax 913 397 8282 GARMIN Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Romsey Hampshire S051 9AQ UK Tel 011 44 1794 519944 Fax 011 44 1794 519222 GARMIN Asia Corp 3rd Fl 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 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying and recording for any purpose with out the express written permission of GARMIN Information in this document is subject to change without notice GARMIN reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content with out obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes GARMIN Personal Navigator AutoLocate TracBack and PhaseTrac12 are all trade marks of GARMIN Corporation and may not be used without the expressed permis sion of GARMIN January 1999 Part Number 190 00143 10 Rev B Printed in Taiwan INTRODUCTION G P S 1 2 Packing List Owner s Manual Thank you for choosing the GARMIN GPS 12 the smallest easiest to use GPS navigator for outdoor use The GPS 12 represents GARMIN 5
4. 17 G Getting Started Tour 8 GOTO ting eee vas 23 30 Going To a Waypoint 9 23 Graphic heading display 15 H Heading Selection 46 Heading Reference 45 Highway Page 31 34 I 1 0 format 0 47 Initializing aaa 50 Interface Setup 47 Inverting a Route 28 K Keypad Usage 5 L Language Setup 49 M Mag Heading Reference 45 Managing Track Log 40 Man Overboard 23 Map Cursor 37 Map Datums 44 56 Map Options 36 38 Map Orientation 38 Map Page 7 9 35 Map Setup 38 Marking a Position 8 17 Max Speed MXSPD 15 16 Main Menu Page 7 40 Messages 41 54 N NMEA Formats 53 Navigation Pages 7 31 Navigating Routes 2 Navigation Setup 44 45 APPENDIX E Navigation Simulator Nearest Waypoints O Offset On RouteGOTOs Operating modes P Page Sequence Panning Position Averaging Position Formats Position Page Primary Pages Proximity Waypoints R Receiver Status Reference Waypoints Renaming Waypoints Routes Clearing Copying Creating Editing Inverting Navigating Routes On RouteGOTOS Route Definition Page Route Navigation Index 59 APPENDIX E 60 Index S Satellite Page Scanning Way
5. 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 i An on screen menu of editing choices will appear with options for reviewing inserting deleting or changing the waypoint field highlighted This field con tains the following options e Review displays the waypoint definition page for the selected waypoint e Insert adds a new waypoint directly in front of the selected waypoint e Remove deletes the selected waypoint from the route e Change allows you to replace the selected waypoint with anew waypoint Note Editing the original storage route will not affect route 0 If you want to save an edited version of route 0 save it to an open storage route On Route GOTOs At the beginning of this section we mentioned that the GPS 12 will automatically 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 closest to your present position This may mean you re not navi gating to the first waypoint in the active route you may even be navigating to the last You can manually navigate aroute out of sequence at any time bypassing one or more interim waypoints by perform an on route GOTO fro
6. ERG DST i lic aar Waypoint Compass Pointer to Speed Over Waypoint ae Ground TRE SFO mm Track Over W 211 2 0 Ground ETE 06 17 Selectable Field Whenever you select a destination waypoint the GPS 12 provides graphic steering guidance with the Compass Page the default navigation page The com pass ring in the middle of the page shows your course over ground while you re moving with a pointer arrow to the destination displayed in the center The arrow shows the direction of your destination relative to the direction you are moving For instance if the arrow points up you are going directly to the waypoint If the arrow points any other direction left right down etc turn toward the arrow until it points up Then continue in that direction The bearing and distance to a waypoint are dis played at the top of the screen and your current track and speed are shown below The default ETE field at the bottom of the screen is a user selectable field that can provide a variety of navigation information W e ll cover more about that field in the reference section see page 32 As you get close to HOME you ll be alerted to press PAGE The GPS 12 will give you the message Arrival at HOME Once you ve arrived you ll notice the distance field will read 0 00 Cancelling a GOTO If you decide to stop navigating to the active way point all you have to do is cancel the GOTO To cancel an active GOTO 1
7. Highlight the position field and press Now enter the position using the arrow keys and press i when done NOTE When you are done with the top line of coordinates press Pto get to the bottom line 6 Highlight DONE and press Gi Reference Waypoints To create a new waypoint manually without knowing its position coordinates you ll need to enter its bearing and dis tance 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 2 Enter a waypoint name and press a Reference Waypoints cont 3 Highlight the REF field and press Gia 4 Enter a reference waypoint name or leave the field blank to use your present position and press d amp a 5 Repeat the preceding two steps to enter the bearing BRG field and distance DST field of your new way point from the reference waypoint 6 Press to confirm the DONE prompt Waypoint Symbols The GPS 12 allows you to select one of 16 symbols for each waypoint for easy recognition on the map display From the symbol page you may also select how the way point appears on the map To select a waypoint symbol 1 Highlight the symbol field on the waypoint definition page and press i 2 Use the arrow keypad to select the desired symbol and press Quy 3 The cursor will move to the display field where you can sel
8. Nahrwn Masirah Island Oman Nahrwn Saudi Arabia Nahrwn United Arab Emirates Naparima BWI Trinidad and Tobago Observatorio 1966 Corvo and Flores Islands Azores Old Egyptian Egypt Old Hawaiian Mean Value Oman Oman Old Survey Grt Britn England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Isl Wales Canary Islands Potsdam Germany Pitcairn Astro 67 Pitcairn Is Prov S Am 56 Prov S Chln 63 Puerto Rico Qatar National Qornoq Reunion Rome 1940 RT 90 Santo Dos Sao Braz Sapper Hill 43 Schwarzeck Sth Amren 69 South Asia SE Base SW Base Timbalai 1948 Tokyo Tristan Ast 68 Viti Levu 1916 Wake Eniwetok WGS 72 WGS 84 Zanderij APPENDIX D Map Datums 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 Island Sao Braz Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Azores Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Namibia South American 69 Argentina 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 Sa
9. and press a Navigation Setup Heading Reference The GPS 12 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 most applications To select a heading reference 1 Highlight the HEADING field and press D 2 Select the desired heading reference and press Gums To enter a user defined magnetic heading 1 Select User Mag and press d 2 Enter the degrees and direction of magnetic variation and press a REFERENCE Navigation Setup HAU SETUP FOSITION FRHT hddd mm ss s HAF DATIN eF CDI 0 25 UHITE STATUTE HEADING AUTO Eoods DEGREES The user datum feature allows you to define the earth model used to calcu late position coordinates WARNING Incorrect entries may result in sub stantial position errors HAU SETUP FOSITION FRHT hddd mm ss s HAF DATIN Was 84 CDI 0 25 UHITE STATUTE HEADING DEER Eooos DEGREES To enter a user defined magnetic variation select the User Mag option and enter the desired direction and degrees 45 REFERENCE Angular Heading amp Alarms HAU SETUF FOSITION FRHT hddd tmm ss s HAF DATIH Wes 84 CDI 0 25 UNITS STATUTE HEADING TRUE MEGREES The angular heading selection field gives yo
10. Erase When backlighting is on a bulb icon will appear on the Satellite Page Use the icon to determine if backlighting is turned on during daylight hours DEL ALL HFTS HARH ING all waypoints and routes Will be deleted Are ou sure MH or Ho Upon activating the Emergency Erase Function you will be asked to confirm your decision 14 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 for alka AN line batteries Voltage differences will display Ni Cad and lithium batteries differently No other receiver functions are affected The GPS 12 features an internal lithium battery that will maintain the unit s memory when the receiver is not running off batteries or external power Backlighting Bulb Icon The GPS 12 features full screen backlighting Activate the backlight by pressing the Bia key briefly Note A bulb icon will appear on the Satellite Page when backlighting is turned on Emergency Erase Function You may erase the GPS 12 s memory in four quick steps This will cause all stored data to be deleted including routes waypoints and the track log To erase all stored data 1 Ensure that the GPS 12 is turned off 2 While holding down the EJ key hold down the key to turn the unit on A warning message w
11. Press the key 2 Use the arrow keypad to move the field highlight to the CANCEL GOTO prompt at the bottom of the page and press dD Clearing a Cluttered Map Display After you ve used the GPS12 for a few trips you may find that your map display has become a bit messy from keeping track of your every move For practice let s clean up the screen by clearing the track log the plot points left on the Map Page we ve just created during the Getting Started tour 1 Press Q or until the Map Page appears 2 Highlight the OPT field and press D 3 Highlight Track Setup and press B 4 Highlight the CLEARLOG option and press ei The clear log confirmation page will appear 5 Use the 4 key to highlight the Yes prompt 6 Press to finish Adjusting Screen Contrast You can access the GPS 12 s contrast feature from the Satellite Page To adjust the screen contrast 1 Press J or until the Satellite Page appears 2 Press 4 or P to adjust the level of contrast and press ENTER Screen Backlighting Screen backlighting is available for nighttime use Activate backlighting by pressing the E key briefly Backlighting will remain on for the time specified on the system setup page See page 43 Turning the Receiver Off You ve now gone through the basic operation of your new GPS receiver and probably know a little more than you think about how it works We encourage you to experiment with the GPS
12. a MOB is activated REFERENCE GOTO amp MOB Functions GOTO HAYFOLHT DOCK i FSTAID i GAS T HOHE LAKE H CAHCEL GOTO TRACEBACK Select a destination way point from the GOTO waypoint list ETE 00 07 Once the MOB mode has been activated steering guidance will be provided by the Compass or Highway Page Activating another MOB will over write the previous MOB waypoint 23 REFERENCE TracBack E EMA PAN rT TRACK SETUF RECORD MFF HETHOD AUTO HEH USED Ox 3 1024 FT CLEAR LOG 0 0 356 WARNING Setting the track recording to OFFwill also disable the TracBack function GOTO HAYFOIHT 4 BRIDGE 2 CAHP i GAS zt HOHE HOB TOO CANCEL coro Highlight TRACBACK and press ENTER to begin TracBack navigation A message box will appear while the GPS 12 ana lyzes the data and creates the TracBack route 24 TracBack Navigation GARMIN s patented TracBack feature allows you to quickly retrace your path using the track log automati cally 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 Three track recording options are available Off no plot will be recorded Fill a track log will be recorded until track mem ory is full Wrap a track log will be cont
13. acts as a window It 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 athin line called a track log appear along the path you have just covered Names of stored waypoints and nearby cities 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 The top of the screen contains the zoom pan and con figuration fields Navigation Page A navigation page gives you steering guidance when going to a waypoint The GPS 12 has two naviga tion page choices the Compass Page and the Highway Page The Compass Page is the default and will be briefly explained here The Highway Page is covered on page 34 The Compass Page shows the destination way point at the top of the page with the bearing BRG and distance DST to the waypoint shown below The cen ter of the page contains a compass ring and arrow to show you the direction of the waypoint from the direc tion 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 err
14. allows the GPS 12 to exchange data with a PC or another GPS unit Use this setting with the optional PC Software Kit INTERFACE ATCM HMEA HMEA 0183 2 0 4800 baud EEACON RECUR FREG ___ _KHz RATE 25bps DIST _ 8 ZHR __dB Ho Status Select the RTCM NMEA option to use the GPS 12 along with a GBR 21 Differential Beacon Receiver 4 REFERENCE THTERFACE ETCM HOHE BOG baud EEACOH RECUR FREG ___ _KHz RATE 23kbps DIST EA SHR __dB Ho Status The baud rate is selec table for all RICM and NMEA interface options HES AGES Ho DGPS Position FRESS FAGE Alert messages will signal any problems with DGPS operation Interface Setup DGPS continued To enter a DGPS beacon frequency 1 Highlight the FREQ field and press i 2 Enter the desired frequency and press Q 3 Highlight the RATE field and press G 4 Select the desired bit rate bps and press Gla Note The frequency and bit rate fields are disabled when the RTCM NONE option is selected When the GPS 12 is receiving DGPS corrections from the GBR 21 the BEACON RECVR section of the 1 0 setup page will display the beacon frequency and signal 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 whil
15. repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor The cus tomer is however responsible for any transportation costs This war ranty does not cover failures due to abuse misuse accident or unau thorized alteration or repairs THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING ANY LIA BILITY ARISING UNDER WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE STATUTORY OR OTH ERWISE THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCI DENTAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF INCIDEN TAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITA TIONS 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 sent freight prepaid and insured 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 software at its sole discretion SUCH REME
16. to get back on course For information on how to set this scale see pg 45 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 Map Page Pan amp Option Zoom Scale gt QUIT OFT lt t Fields 013 0 44 Distance to a Waypoint earing to FOREST Waypoint Present DGE E Position HARIWA Track a seg 8 0 a Speed The Map Page shows your position and surround ings and provides you with a target cursor that lets you pan ahead to nearby waypoints determine the dis tance and bearing to a map position and mark new waypoints while you navigate The Map Page is broken down into two sections control fields and map section The zoom function panning control and configu ration fields are located at the top of the screen The zoom function uses 18 selectable zoom ranges from 0 2 to 500 miles or 0 3 to 800 km Using the zoom pan ning and configure fields will be addressed in the next section The map portion of the page displays your present position as a diamond icon with your track and or route displayed as a solid line Nearby waypoints are represented using symbols with the waypoint name also listed You may select which of these features are shown through the map options pages see pgs 37 39 for more information The four corners of the Map Page are used to dis pl
17. to route number field and press 2 Enter a route number press to confirm the route number and 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 REFERENCE Position Averaging HARE POSITION Was poaint HOHE H 3851 334 Wog4 47 941 Add to route namber 33 45 AVERAGE SANE After initiating the posi tion averaging function a Figure of Merit value will be displayed and the SAVE field will auto matically be highlighted HARE POSITION Wease point HOHE H 36 51 334 Wodd 47 d41 Add to route number ME 35 47 AIERAGE ZAJE The GPS 12 will save new waypoints with a default three digit name To add the waypoint to a route enter the desired route number highlight SAVE and press ENTER H REFERENCE Nearest Waypoints amp Waypoint List HAIN HEH HAYFOIHT HAYFOINT LIST HEAREST HFTS FROHIHITY HFTE ROUTES DIST AHD SUH HESSAGES SETUF HEHU To select a waypoint sub menu highlight the desired option and press ENTER HEARE T HFTE HAYFEWT ERG DST HOHE 145 0 00 GAS 135 1 26 LAKE ord 2 25 TRAIL O25 2 54 003 356 3 06 J337 4 33 oo2 147 5 03 LooGE 2d 8T 8 Nearest Waypoints Page The compass heading BRG and distance DST to the nine nearest waypoints are updated continuousl
18. to select a proximity waypoint and press dB 2 Highlight REVIEW or REMOVE and press eiD If REVIEW is chosen the waypoint page will appear 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 or ZS vo return to the Main Menu Page REFERENCE Waypoint List amp Proximity Waypoints HAYFOIHT LIST OPTIONS i DELETE ALL DELETE HFT Deleting waypoints by symbol enables you to delete a specific group of waypoints without losing all other waypoints FROXIAITY HFTS HAYFOIMT OST GLI FENIEH me REHOUE CLEAR ALL Quickly edit or delete proximity waypoints by highlighting the waypoint name and pressing ENTER 19 REFERENCE Waypoint Definition amp Reference Waypoints HAYPOIHT DOCK H 38 51 334 WOog4 4 941 17 APR 37 10 37 REF JOME__ ERG DST ood 0 00 REMAHE HEH DELETE DONE The GPS 12 s advance waypoint planning fea tures allow you to create new waypoints and prac tice navigation withou ever setting foot outside If you create a new way point by entering coordi nates from a map you may want to re mark the waypoint s exact position once you get there To re define an existing waypoint s position coor dinates from the waypoint definition page simply highlight the DST field and press ENTE
19. will become part of the main page sequence of the unit The active route page will also allow you to change the ETE field to display desired track DTK or estimated time of arrival ETA for each leg You can also clear or invert the active route To display DTK or ETA for each leg 1 Highlight ETE and press 2 Select DTK or ETA and press iD The active route page also allows you to clear stop navigating or invert the active route without using the route definition page To invert a route from the active route page 1 Highlight INV and press Gay To stop route navigation 2 Highlight CLR and press D To reactivate the route navigation 3 Highlight ACT and press GD Copying and Clearing Routes The route definition page is also used to copy a route to another route number This feature is useful when you make changes to the active route or create a TracBack route and want to save the route in its modi fied form for future use To copy a route 1 Highlight the route number field and press 2 Select the route number to be copied and press Qi 3 Highlight the COPY TO field and press Gu 4 Scroll through the available routes and select a desti nation route number Only open routes will be avail able Press to copy the route To clear a route from memory 1 Highlight the route number field and press Glia 2 Select the desired route number and press a
20. 12 until it becomes an extension of your own navigation skills If you encounter any problems using the unit or want to take advantage of the GPS 12 s more advanced features turn to the reference section To turn the GPS 12 off 1 Press and hold the Era key for 3 seconds GETTING STARTED Clearing the Map Adjusting Contrast amp 0 5 PAM fla TRACK SETUP 971024 FTS CLEAR LOG 356 0 0 Highlight the CLEAR LOG prompt and press ENTER to clear the track log Note With the Wrap record option once all 1024 points are used dur ing normal operation the oldest point will be contin ously deleted to make room for the latest track log point to be stored ACGUIRING EFE zi 2308927i Pressing the LEFT or RIGHT arrows from the Satellite Page will auto matically activate the screen contrast bar ol ol BI H H ruj H REFERENCE Satellite Page The GPS 12 Satellite Page will help you deter mine which satellites are in view and whether or not any satellites are being shaded or blocked from receiving satellite signals see satellites 07 and 19 above By periodically monitor ing the signal strength bars at the bottom of the page and the north up sky view you will be able to see how moving to another area with a clearer view of the sky will improve satellite reception and speed up signal acquisition Satellite
21. 3 Select CLR and press dn 4 Highlight Yes and press B REFERENCE Active Route Copying amp Clearing ACTIVE ROUTE HOHE T GAS HAYPAT OTK DET HOHE snad eat LAKE aif O id TRAIL O24 0 18 0 24 GAS 135 CLR IMU ACT Active Route Page Whenever you have an active route the active route page will appear in the primary page sequence after the Compass Highway Page ROUTE amp HOHE To GAs MO HAYEMT OTH 1 HOHE O70 2 LAKE x J326 a TRAIL 107 ws I I We mm I Mug TOTAL DST T di COPY TO f CLR IHU ACT To copy a route select an open storage route in the Copy To field and press ENTER Only empty stor age route numbers will be offered in the Copy To field 29 REFERENCE Editing Routes amp On Route GOTO ROUTE amp HOHE To GAs WO HAYFMTOTR DSI TOTAL DST T di COFY TO 2 CLR IHU ACT Use the on screen menu to select the desired editing function The on screen menu is displayed by highlighting a route waypoint and pressing ENTER ROUTE o HOHE TO GAS MO HAYFATOTE D1 THOME pon a a Z LAKE gap 4g a inv 3 2 d GAs woe Bees co ve pa ee as TOTAL OST 7 34 GORY TO CLR IMU ACT You can skip ahead and bypass one or more legs of the route by highlighting a waypoint further along the route pressing GOTO and ENTER 30 Editing Routes
22. 4H 0 0 On Screen Pointing The crosshair will snap to displayed waypoints which allows you to quick ly review or go to the selected waypoint right from the Map Page 36 Zooming Panning and Map Options There are three main functions you can perform from the Map Page zooming pointing amp panning and options changing the map track setup and finding cities Each of these functions has its own field which may be selected and activated for use Whenever the Map Page first appears the zoom field at the top left is always highlighted The map has 18 map scales which are selected through the zoom function field To select a zoom scale 1 Highlight the zoom field if not already highlighted 2 Press the key to begin map scale selection 3 Select a map scale and press D The second function field on the Map Page is the pan field located at the top middle of the screen The pan function allows you to move the map with the four arrow keys to view areas outside the current map area To activate the pan function 1 Highlight the pan field 2 Press the key to activate the pan function 3 Use the arrow keys to move the map in any direction 4 To cancel the pan function press Em As you begin to move the map a crosshair plus sign will appear This crosshair will now serve as a tar get marker for the moving map The distance and bear ing to your destination will now be replaced by the di
23. 6 Of0965 FOSITIOW H 38745 304 WO94 47 622 TIHE 10 0 1 06am You may enter a known altitude to assist the GPS 12 in establishing a more accurate 2D position fix 16 To reset timer speed measurement or odometer 1 Highlight the user selectable field and press d amp a Reset will appear as a selectable option see left 2 Press to confirm or 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 corre sponding data in the other This ensures that informa tion shown in these fields reflects your current trip Maximum Speed Field To obtain the most accurate reading of average speed keep in mind that due to the sensitivity of the GPS 12 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 2 Press to confirm the RESET prompt Altitude Field When the GPS 12 is acquiring satellites or navigat ing in the 2D mode the last known altitude is used to compute your position You may also manually enter your altitude for greater accuracy In cases where the GPS 12 has 2D coverage entering your approximate altitude will enable the receiver to determine a more accurate position fix To enter an altitude 1 Highlight the ALT f
24. 97 52 6 W097 5 to W082 52 6 097 52 to 112 52 7 W082 5 to W067 52 5 E112 5 to 127 52 8 W067 52 to W052 52 4 E127 5 to 142 52 9 W052 52 to W037 52 3 E142 5 to 157 52 10 W 037 52 to W022 52 2 157 52 to 172 52 11 W022 52 to W007 52 1 E172 5 to 180 02 12 W007 5 to E007 52 0 55 APPENDIX D Map Datums Adindan Afgooye AINELABD 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 Chua Astro Corrego Alegr Djakarta Dos 1968 56 Adindan Ethiopia Mali Senegal Sudan Afgooye Somalia AIN ELANBD 1970 Bahrain sland Saudi Arabia nna 1 Astro 65 Cocos Isl RC 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 Iwo 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 Cape Canaveral Flori
25. DY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY 1999 GARMIN Corporation GARMIN International Inc 1200 E 151st Street Olathe KS 66062 USA Web Site Address www garmin com GARMIN Europe Ltd Unit 5 The Quadrangle Abbey Park Romsey Hampshire SO51 9AQ UK GARMIN Asia Corp 3th Fl No 1 Lane 45 Pao Hsing Road Hsin Tien Taipei Taiwan R O C Part Number 190 00143 10 Rev B Printed in Taiwan
26. E CLEAR LOG 356 0 0 Entering a large time interval into the track recording criteria may plot your position points further apart than they would be in the AUTO setting This will increase the distance you can trav el without using up your track log but will greatly reduce the effectiveness of TracBack 39 REFERENCE Track Setup amp Main Menu PO 5 FAN OFT TRACK SETUP HEH USED Ox 9 71024 FTS CLEAR LOG 336 0 0 Clear the track log any time your screen gets clut tered or to make more room to store points for use with the TracBack fea ture HAIN HEHU HAYFOINT HAYFOINT LIST HEAREST HFTS PROMIHITY HETS ROUTES DIST AHO SUH HESSAGES SETUP HEH Your GPS 12 s Main Menu Page gives you access to the GPS 12s waypoint management route track log and setup features through a list of submenus 40 Track Log Display The track log option sets the number of points the unit will attempt to display on the Map Page The default setting of 250 points provides good resolution with minimal screen clutter The maximum setting is 1024 points Once you ve reached the maximum num ber of track points the older points will be lost as new points are added Note that adjusting the track points displayed will not affect how the receiver records track log data or the ability to create a TracBack route Managing and Clearing the Track Log The r
27. EA 15 16 Marking a Position amp Position Averaging Function 17 Waypoint Pages 0 aaa 18 22 GOTO amp Man Overboard 6 cece ee 23 TracBack Navigation 0 cc cece cece teeta 24 25 Creating and Using Routes 0 ccc eee eee eee 26 30 Compass amp Highway Pages 0 cece 31 34 Map Page Zooming amp Panning cece eee eee 35 37 Map Options amp Map Setup 0 eee cece eee 38 Track LOG Setup cis ii i inania a a ap eh vo 39 40 Main Menu Page Distance Sun Calculations amp Messages 40 41 Setup Menu amp System Setup vw ieee cece eee eee 41 43 Navigatlon SetUp devs a aaa a eae 44 45 Angular Heading Selection amp Alarms 0 0 eee eee eee 46 nterface Setup amp DGPS eee es 47 48 Language Setup amp Simulator oo cece cece eee ees 49 SECTION FOUR Appendices Appendix A InitialiZation 0 cece eee eee eens 50 51 Appendix B Specifications amp Wiring 0 eae 52 53 Appendix C Messages and Time Offsets 0000 54 55 Appendix D Map Datums 0 cece eee eee 56 57 Appendix E Index 2 ec c een es 58 60 INTRODUCTION The GPS 12 is a powerful navigation tool that can guide you anywhere 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 appropr
28. N 38 51 346 a HESSAGES WO94 47 941 ai SETUP HENU mim 08 06 22 asea oo Em oei Satellite Position Compass Main Menu C a a EFE Satellite Page The Satellite Page will allow you to monitor satellite signal reception Satellite Page The Satellite Page shows satellite positions and signal strength Satellite positions are displayed using two circles and a center point The outer circle shows satellites on level with the horizon the inner circle is 452 above the horizon and the center point represents satellites 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 The Position Page shows you where you are what and strength direction you re heading and how fast you re going rao 345M OS U The top of the page contains a compass tape which rs is a graphic representation of your heading or track ose oe aie Your track and speed are indicated immediately below TRIF ALT 0 0 ir The graphic compass tape reflects your actual eee heading track only while you are movin H 38 51 346 eaaing y y 9 WOd4 47 941 ose The rest of the page shows your current position in Position Page D three dimensions latitude longitude and altitude A trip odometer and 12 24 hour clock are also provided Map Page The Map Page
29. PS position No RTCM Input Beacon receiver is improperly connected or baud rates do not match Poor GPSCoverage The GPS 12 cannot acquire the necessary number of satellites to com putea position Try another location with a clearer view of the sky Power Down and Re init The GPS 12 is not able to calculate a position due to abnormal satellite 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 proximity waypoint Proximity Overlapped The alarm circles of two proximity waypoints overlap which could cause difficulty in monitoring distances to each waypoint Proximity Wpt can t be Deleted The waypoint you are trying to delete is listed as a proximi ty 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 APPENDIX C Messages amp Time Offsets
30. Page Horizontal Status 30 HAN EFE Accurac gt y Field F ii 15 Pe 1 Battery Skyview Indicator Display Signal Strength Indicators The GPS 12 s Satellite Page displays the status of various receiver functions The status information will help you understand what the GPS 12 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 available satellite relative to the unit s last known position The outer circle represents the horizon north up the inner circle is 452 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 orientation option on the Map Page See pg 38 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 ho
31. R Use the LEFT arrow key to set the distance to 0 00 and press ENTER to confirm The old coordinates will be replaced by the coordi nates of your present posi tion you must have a valid 2D or 3D position fix and the reference way point name field must be blank 20 Waypoint Definition Page Waypoint HAYFOINT a oe ordinates Name CAHP iy H 38 51 480 Reference Wodd d oF Waypoint Comment Waypoint 17 APR 97 18 12 leave blank for c Distance from present position Reference Bearing from 05T Waypoint Reference REHAHE HEH w Waypoint DELETE Dizi Function Prompts The waypoint definition page lets you create new way points manually or review and edit an existing waypoints coordinates symbols and comments It is also used to delete an individual waypoint from memory see pg 22 To create a new waypoint manually you ll need to know its position coordinates or its approximate distance and bearing from an existing waypoint To create a waypoint by entering coordinates 1 After highlighting NEW on the waypoint definition page and pressing all fields will be blank Highlight the name field and press B 2 Enter a waypoint name using the center rocker pad and press For data entry instructions see pg 5 3 To change the square default waypoint symbol highlight the ne to the right of the waypoint name and press 4 Choose a symbol and press dB Next highlight DONE and press a 5
32. THE GARMIN GPS 12 SOFTHARE 4 5 COPYRIGHT 1556 1555 GARHIH CORF Welcome Page ACQUIRING PPPppp i23d4567890i12 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 thereby block ing satellite reception 50 Initializing Your GPS 12 for First Time Use The GPS 12 typically acquires a position fast enough that initialization is not required However ini tialization may be necessary for the following After memory loss e 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 AutoLocate mode which enables the GPS 12 to determine its location anywhere in the world To speed up the initialization process we recommend using the graphic initialization described below which will usual ly provide a fix in a few minutes To turn the GPS 12 on 1 Press and hold Ew until the receiver turns on The welcome page will be displayed while the unit conducts a self test Once testing is complete the welcome page will be replaced by the Satellite Page and the EZinit prompt may appear prompting you to select one of two initial ization methods Select Country allows you to initialize th
33. To select a map option 1 Highlight the OPT field and press B 2 Select the desired option and press Map Setup Page and Orientation The map setup page lets you select the Map Page and satellite sky view see pg 12 orientation as well as specify what items are displayed The Map and Satellite Pages may be oriented to NORTH UP TRACK UP the direction of current travel or DTK UP desired track up or the direction of the desired course The default setting is TRACKUP To change the map orientation 1 Highlight the map field and press D 2 Select the desired orientation and press Note Selecting the DTK UP option will set the Satellite sky view to track up orientation The rest of the map setup page lets you specify what items are displayed or plotted on the Map Page by selecting YES or NO in the appropriate field e Rings displays three range rings on the map at increments of 1 5th the selected map scale e Route plots the straight leg lines between way points of an active route and displays all route waypoint names Map Setup Page and Orientation cont e Nearest shows up to nine nearest waypoints from your present position on the map e Names displays the waypoint name for up to nine nearest waypoints e Track Log displays and plots track log points on the map To turn a map item on or off 1 Highlight the data field
34. ates which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance The system is Subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment Although the GPS 12 is a precision electronic NAVigation AID NAVAID any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and therefore become unsafe Use the GPS 12 at your own risk To reduce the risk of unsafe opera tion 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 12 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 accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu nications 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 interference by reloca
35. ay 2 Select the house symbol and press D 3 Move the cursor to the DONE prompt and press ENTER Using the Position Page Walk for 3 4 minutes and watch the Position Page The direction you are moving track your speed trip distance and altitude are shown on the upper half of the screen The latitude and longitude of your position are displayed in the middle of the page with the time of day shown below Let s continue by moving to the next page 1 Press Q Map Page The next page is the Map Page To ensure we can see our entire trip on the map lets change the map scale from 0 2 mi default to 1 2 mi 1 Use the arrow keys to highlight the ZOOM field located directly to the right of the magnifying glass at the top left of the Map Page and press dB 2 Press the or wW arrow until 1 2 mi is shown and press Qi The Map Page shows your present position as a diamond icon in the center of the map The house symbol labeled HOME is the waypoint you created and the line connecting the two is your track log 1 Now turn approximately 90 to your right and continue walking for another 2 3 minutes Notice how the dis play changes always keeping the direction you are moving at the top of the map see right 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 s
36. ay various navigation data the bearing and distance to a destination waypoint and your current track and speed over the ground The two fields at the top cor ners of the map show your bearing and distance to one of three selectable destinations an active destination waypoint a highlighted on screen waypoint or the panning target crosshair If you are not navigating to a waypoint or using the panning function the top data fields will not be displayed Your current track and speed are shown at the bottom corners of the display REFERENCE Map Page SREB eurtiorr 019 0 44 LODGE HARINA 336 3 0 Note The map scale rep resents the distance from the top to the bottom of the Map Page For exam ple when viewing the 20 mile scale the distance represented between the top of the screen and bot tom is 20 miles pao SEC 019 0 44 FOREST LODGE 4 HARINA 356 3 0 The four corners of the Map Page are used to show your track and speed along with distance and bearing to either a cursor or to a destination waypoint 35 REFERENCE Zooming Panning amp Map Options QUIT OFT err 0 27 356 3 0 A crosshair will appear when you activate the pan function The distance and direction of the crosshair from your current position is shown in the upper cor ners of the Map Page Ep 5 eurt orr o05 0 38 FOREST EE um 1H En 296
37. aypoints 1 Highlight DELETE WPTS and press B 2 Highlight DELETE ALL and press EB 3 Highlight the YES prompt and press a Waypoint List Page continued To delete waypoints by symbol 1 Follow step one from the previous page under delete all user defined waypoints 2 Select DELETE BY SYMBOL and press E 3 Select the symbol corresponding to the waypoints you wish to delete Press Gi 4 Press to confirm the DONE prompt highlight the YES prompt and press Qa Note This feature is handy for deleting temporary waypoints created by the TracBack function Proximity Waypoints The GPS 12 s proximity waypoint function warns 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 mes sage will alert you To enter a proximity waypoint from the Main Main Menu Page 1 Highlight PROXIMITY WPTS and press Gi 2 Using the arrow keys highlight the first empty way point field and press a 3 Use the or w key to scroll through stored waypoints until the desired waypoint appears 4 Press The distance DST field will be auto matically highlighted Press and use the arrow keys to enter the desired distance to be prompted 5 Press the key to confirm the entry To review or remove a proximity waypoint 1 Use and w
38. ce or interface with another unit e Cigarette Lighter Adapter Al lighter plug Par Data Transfer Cabl GPS 12 is compati plus GPS 12 and almanac waypoin only transferrable from or to un GPS II plus GPS 1 010 10142 00 ble with the GPS 12XL I ows CO No 010 10084 00 e Allows data tra e PC Kit Interface Cable PC in tor Part No 010 10141 00 A In APPENDIX B Specifications amp GROUND BLACK aa pro Wiring DATA OUT BROWN e to connect the GPS 12 to an external power or PC nection to a 12 volt DC cigarette sfer between GARMIN GPS units The ollowing units GPS 38 40 45 45XL GPS III formation that can be transferred includes the s routes and tracklog However waypoint symbols are its that support waypoint symbols such as the 2 and GPS 12XL software version 3 01 or later Part No erface cable with 9 pin D serial data connec combined Cigarette Lighter Adapter and PC erface Cable is also available as Part No 010 10164 00 The following interface formats are supported by the GPS 12 for connection to up to three NMEA devices NMEA 0180 NMEA 0182 NMEA 0183 version 1 5 Approved sentences GPRMB GPRMC GPWPL Proprietary sentences PGRMM map datum PGRMZ altitude PSLIB beacon rec control NMEA 0183 version 2 0 Approved sentences GPGGA GPGSA GPGSV GPRMB GPRMC GPRTE GPWPL Proprietary sentences PGRME estimated e
39. cia ohnston Island Kandawala Kandawala Sri Lanka Kerguelen Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kertau 1948 W est Malaysia Singapore Cayman Brac Island Liberia 1964 Liberia Luzon Mindanao Island Luzon Philippines excluding Mindanao Island co Mahe 1971 Marco Astro Massawa Merchich Midway Ast 61 Minna NAD27 Alaska 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 Pico De Las Nv Potsdam Ptcairn Ast 67 Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Marco Astro Salvage Island Massawa Eritrea Ethiopia Merchich Morocco Midway Astro 61 Midway Minna Nigeria North American 1927 Alaska North American 1927 Bahamas excluding San Salvador Island North American 1927 Canada and Newfoundland North Am 1927 Canal Zone North American 1927 Caribbean Barbados Caicos Islands Cuba Dom Rep Grand Cayman Jamaica Leeward and Turks Islands North American 1927 Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala 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
40. continuing commitment to provide quality navigation 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 man ual in order to understand the operating features of the GPS 12 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 Getting Started introduces you to the basic features of the unit and provides a quick start orientation to the GPS 12 Reference provides details about the advanced features and opera tions of the GPS 12 by topic The Appendix section 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 12 package includes the following items If you are missing any parts please contact your dealer immediately Standard Package GPS 12 Unit Owner s Manual e Wrist Strap Quick Reference Guide See your GARMIN dealer for accessories including our PC kit swivel mounts external antennas and power data cables Weat GARMIN hope the GPS 12 will help you meet all of your navigation needs and know it will become a valuable piece of your outdoor gear INTRODUCTION The GPS system is operated by the government of the United St
41. ct local time for your area To deter mine the time offset for your area note your position and refer to the chart in Appendix C To enter the time offset 1 Highlight the OFFSET field and press eD 2 Enter the time offset and press Q Note Move the cursor to the left to change the plus or minus sign System Setup Hours Time Format The time display shown on the system setup and Position Pages may be set to display the time in a 12 or 24 hour format To select the time format 1 Highlight the HOURS field and press ei 2 Select 12 or 24 hour display and press GD System Setup Screen Contrast The GPS 12 has adjustable screen contrast con trolled by an on screen bar scale Use this option to adjust the screen contrast To set the screen contrast 1 Highlight the CONTRAST field and press d 2 Adjust the bar scale to the desired contrast and press Qi Note The screen contrast can also be adjusted by pressing the rocker keypad while on the Satellite Page see pg 11 System Setup Backlighting Timeout The screen backlight timeout is adjustable for 15 30 60 120 or 240 seconds The timeout may be can celled by setting it to Stay On continuously Whenever backlighting is on a bulb icon will appear on the Satellite Page To set the backlight timeout 1 Highlight the LIGHT field and press G 2 Select desired time and press a 3 To turn lighting on and off press E b
42. d press again 2 Highlight the TO field press G3 enter the destina tion waypoint and press again 3 Highlight the DATE field press and enter the date you ll arrive at your destination Press again If you haven t marked your present position as a waypoint just leave the TO field blank to show the Sunrise and sunset at your present position Messages The messages page displays any current message alerts There are two types of messages temporary alerts eg approaching a waypoint and condition alerts e g battery power low All messages are initially indi cated by a flashing on screen indicator Temporary alerts are then cleared while condition alerts can be viewed again from the messages page Setup Menu The setup menu displays an additional list of four menu options used exclusively for configuring the GPS 12 to your preferences Menu selections for system setup navigation setup alarms settings and interface setup are available REFERENCE Dist Sun Calc Messages amp Setup Menu DIST AHO SUH FROH HOME To LODGE ERG DST Pie te or ony DATE FRAEN SUNRISE 11 47 22 SUHSET 01 02 43 AT ESTIMATION The GPS12 will calculate the sunrise and sunset times of any stored way point or your present posi tion To calculate enter the date and year then press ENTER SETUF HEHU HAVIGATIOH ALARHS IHTERFACE LANGUAGE Se
43. da Bahama Islands Carthage Tunisia CH 1903 Switzerland Chatham 1971 Chatham Island New Zealand Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Djakarta Batavia Sumatra Island Indonesia Dos 1968 Gizo Island A A Easter Isld 67 European 1950 European 1979 Finland Hayfrd Gandajika Base Geod Datm 49 Guam 1963 Gux Astro Hjorsey 1955 Hong Kong 63 Hu Tzu Shan 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 The following list shows the map datums available for the GPS 12 Menu abbreviations are listed first followed by the corresponding map datum name and area The default map datum for the GPS 12 is WGS 84 New Georgia Islands 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 Geodetic Datum 49 New Zealand Guam 1963 Guam Island Gux 1 Astro Guadalcanal sland Hjorsey 1955 Iceland Hong Kong 63 Hong Kong Taiwan ndian Bangladesh India Nepal ndian Thailand Vietnam ndonesia 1974 Indonesia reland 1965 Ireland STS 073 ASTRO 69 Diego Gar
44. e receiver by selecting your present position from a list of countries in the GPS 12 s internal database This typically provides a position fix in under three minutes Autolocate allows the GPS 12 to initialize itself and calculate a position fix without knowing your present position This usually provides a posi tion fix in 3 5 minutes If the EZinit prompt has not automatically appeared on the Satellite Page 1 Press the 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 dD To initialize the receiver 1 If the COUNTRY option is not highlighted press the w key repeatedly to move the field highlight to the COUNTRY option 2 Press the key 3 Use the w key to scroll through the list options until the country of your present position appears 4 Use the 4 key 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 to finish The GPS 12 will now begin searching for the appropriate satellites for your location and should acquire a position in under three minutes You can ver ify that you have acquired a position by watching the Satellite Page transition to the Position Page provided you haven t pressed an
45. e units of measure for speed and distance and a heading reference Navigation Setup Position Formats The default position format for the GPS 12 is lati tude and longitude in degrees and minutes hddd mm mmm You may also select degrees minutes and seconds hddd2mm ss s degrees only hddd ddddd UTM UPS MGRS Maidenhead User defined Grid or regional British German Irish Indonesian Indian Swedish Swiss Taiwan or West Malayan grids To select a position format 1 Highlight the POSITION FRMT field and press Gag 2 Select the desired setting and press Navigation Setup 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 2 Enter values for longitude origin scale and false Easting and Northing and press Glug 3 Highlight SAVE and press Navigation Setup Map Datums The MAP DATUM field comes with a WGS 84 default setting Although over 100 map datums are available 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 If no datum is specified you may select each datum applica ble to your region until you find the datum that pro vides the best positioning at a known point To selec
46. e a bea con receiver is selecting a frequency bit rate and waiting for signal reception Once a valid beacon signal has been received a Receiving message will be displayed If the beacon signal is received and no correction data is being received a No Data message will be displayed If a beacon frequency cannot be tuned and or no signal is received a No Status message will be displayed 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 12 will display one of three alert messages concerning DGPS operation No DGPS Position there is not enough correc tion 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 Language Setup The GPS 12 s Language Setup allows you to change your unit s display language Changing the display lan guage does not effect user entered data All views will be changed to the selected language except the way point names route names and all comments To change the display language 1 From the Setup Menu Page highlight LANGUAGE and press a 2 Highlight the desired language and press eB Navigation Simulator The GPS 12 s simulator mode lets you practice all aspect
47. e 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 Selecting a GOTO Destination The GPS 12 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 EE 2 Select the waypoint you want to navigate to and press Guay OnceaGOTO waypoint has been activated the Compass Page or Highway Page will provide steering guidance to the destination until either the GOTO is cancelled or the unit has resumed navigating the active route see pg 30 To cancel an active GOTO 1 Press the key 2 Highlight CANCELGOTO and press Gad Man Overboard Function The GPS 12 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 twice The GOTO waypoint page will appear with MOB selected 2 Press to begin MOB navigation The GPS 12 will now guide you to the MOB way point until the MOB GOTOis cancelled If you want to save the MOB waypoint be sure to rename it because it will be overwritten the next time
48. ect which waypoint information is displayed on the map 4 Press Qi and select one of the following display options NAME WITH SYMBOL SYMBOL ONLY or COMMENT WITH SYMBOL 5 Press to confirm your selection and again to confirm the DONE prompt Waypoint Comments Each waypoint stored in the GPS 12 has a user defin able 16 character comment field The default comment is the UTC or Greenwich Mean Time date and time of the waypoints creation To change or add a comment 1 Highlight the comment field 2 Press dE Note You can clear the comment field by press ing the left side of the rocker keypad 3 Enter the desired comment using the arrow keys 4 Press dE REFERENCE Waypoint Symbols amp Comments EYHEOL DISFLAY BYHEOL OnMLY DOHE Waypoint symbols enable you to instantly identify a waypoint when it appears on the map page HATFOIHT COCK H 38 51 334 woad Ar 941 LARE_GHARLERL_ REF oo ERG DST ooo oO 00 REMAHE HEH DELETE DOHE The waypoint comment field will automatically assign the date and time of creation to the waypoint comment field You may enter a 16 character user comment at any time 21 REFERENCE Rename Delete amp Scan Waypoints REHAHE HATFHT From 003 To TRAIM Are ou Sure Yes or Ho You may wish to quickly save waypoints by press ing MARK a
49. elected Let s navigate back to our starting position the HOME waypoint To select a GOTO destination 1 Press Gap 2 Highlight the HOME waypoint and press Gia You ll notice that you ll automatically return to the Map Page and a straight line will connect your current position to the position of the destination waypoint Let s continue by moving to the next page 1 Press Q Position Map Pages amp Going To a Waypoint QUIT OFT 033 3 36 CAEIN 356 o 0 The Map Page displays your present position as a diamond icon and pro vides a real time graphic breadcrumb display of your track right on the screen GoTo HATFOIHT o GARHIH T oa CAHCEL GoTo TRACEBACK The GOTO waypoint page allows you to select a destination from a list of all available way points in the GPS 12 s memory Compass Page and Cancelling a GOTO ETE 06 51 The GPS 12 will also pro vide steering guidance with a Highway Page To change the display from the Compass Page press ENTER twice GOTO HAYFOIHT o GARHIH tt HOHE TRACEACK Once a GOTO is activat ed the GPS 12 provides steering guidance until the GOTO is canceled To cancel a GOTO highlight the cancel prompt at the bottom of the page and press ENTER 10 Compass Page Destination Bearing to HOHE fr a Waypoint Waypoint 212 0 271
50. ert you if your position devi ates off course left or right beyond the limits specified To set the CDI alarm 1 Highlight the CDI Alarm field and press iB 2 Select On or Off and press D 3 a is selected highlight the distance oe enter the desired distance and press 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 imposed Selective Availability Selective Availability can degrade your GPS position by as much as 100 meters Interface Setup The GPS 12 s interface page lets you specify the for mats for connecting 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 out put format To select an I O format 1 Highlight the 1 0 field and press i 2 Select the desired setting and press 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 12 and a PC The transfer mode field is directly below GRMN GRMN and allows you to spec ify 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 transfe
51. est 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 memory To clear the track log 1 Highlight CLEAR LOG and press Qi 2 Highlight Yes and press C Note It s a good idea to clear the track log at the beginning of the trail etc in order to make the best use of the TracBack feature see pg 24 Main Menu Page The GPS 12 s Main Menu Page shown on pgs 18 and 41 provides access to additional pages submenus that are used to customize operation and select naviga tion planning features These eight pages are divided into categories by function We ve already gone over the waypoint and route management pages in their respec tive sections Let s review the rest of these pages in the order they appear on the Main Menu Page To select a submenu page from the Main Menu 1 Highlight the submenu option and press D 2 To return to the Main Menu Page press Em 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 for a particular date at either your present position or any stored waypoint To perform a distance and sun calculation 1 Highlight the FROM field press e enter the desired waypoint an
52. g point of your track log Note You may delete a TracBack waypoint from a route but only if the route is not active Tips On the TracBack Feature e 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 e There must be at least two track log points stored in memory to create a TracBack route e 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 emphasis on the track log closest to the destina tion the oldest track log point in memory e If the METHOD option on the track log setup page is set to atime 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 e 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 your track and simplify segmen
53. ge 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 Page 1 Press from the existing Navigation Page and again to change the page ETE 24 56 To switch the navigation page to the Compass Page press ENTER twice ERG DST 0237 2 34 OJHIGHHAT h i COMPASS 7 TRAIL M 0 25 0 25 ETE g 35 04 To switch the navigation page to the Highway Page press ENTER twice 31 REFERENCE Navigation Pages RIDGE iy 251 3 08 ERG DST TRE ZPD 301 4 0 RITE Oo GOH The user selectable field allows you to customize the navigation pages selecting the desired data readout The turn option shows the number of degrees you need to turn left or right to head directly to your destination 32 Selecting a Navigation Page cont RIDGE i 291 3 02 ee Graphic ERG bt lt istance to Waypoint y TRE SFO f Track Over gt 261 3 9 User Selectable Ground ETE Sdiiaah gt Field The ETE field located at bottom center on both pages is a user selectable field that allows y
54. iate reference sections of the manual Almanac Data Satellite constellation information including location and health of satel lites that is transmitted to your receiver from every GPS satellite Almanac data must be acquired before GPS navigation can begin Bearing BRG 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 desired course in either direction Desired Track DTK 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 Time Enroute ETE The time left to your destination at your present speed INTRODUCTION 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 SPD The velocity you are traveling relative to a ground position Latitude The north south measurement of position perpendicular to the earth s polar axis Longitude An east west measurement of position in relation to the Prime Meridian an imaginary circle that passes through the north and so
55. ield and press Gli 2 Enter a value and press Ge Marking a Position The GPS 12 allows you to mark and store up to 500 positions as waypoints A waypoint can be entered by taking an instant electronic fix by manually enter ing coordinates pg 20 or by using the bearing and distance to a known position pg 20 To mark your present position 1 Press MEQ The mark position page will appear showing the captured position and a default three digit name 2 To save a default name and symbol press to confirm the SAVE prompt Position Averaging Function The GPS 12 positioning averaging function will help reduce the effects of selective availability upon position error when marking a waypoint providing more accurate saved positions 1 After you have pressed the BEM key highlight the AVERAGE field and press The Figure of Merit field will display a value reflecting estimat ed accuracy of the averaged position Note As the GPS 12 calculates the FOM it will rapidly change ini tially then begin to stabilize over time 2 The unit will continue averaging until you have high lighted SAVE and pressed To enter a different waypoint name 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press a 2 Make the appropriate changes and press 3 Highlight SAVE and press Gla Note To enter a different waypoint symbol or com ment see pg 21 To add this waypoint to a route 1 a the Add
56. ill appear with Yes highlighted and ask you to confirm your selection 3 Ifyou donot wish to erase all stored data press gt and to cancel the emergency erase 4 If you do wish to complete the emergency erase press to confirm Position Page The second page in the GPS 12 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 trav eling without an active destination waypoint The graph ic heading display at the top of the page indicates the direction you re heading track while you re moving Directly below this display are the track speed and trip odometer default fields Track is the compass direction representing your course over the ground or the direction you re moving The lower left hand cor ner of the page shows your current latitude and longi tude in degrees and minutes The GPS 12 uses this basic information to mark exact positions as waypoints which help guide you from one place to another The lower right hand corner of the page contains the alti tude field default Below that field is 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 f
57. inuously recorded wrapping through the available memory replacing the oldest data with new data To select a track log option 1 Highlight OPT field on the map page and press Ci 2 Highlight TRACK SETUP and press B 3 Highlight the RECORD field press i select an option and press iS Once aTracBack 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 A highlight the TRACK SETUP option and press 2 Highlight CLEARLOG press d amp n highlight Yes and press B To activate a TracBack route 1 Press highlight TRACBACK and press Gimp Once the TracBack function has been activated the GPS 12 will take the track log currently stored in mem ory 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 T001 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 will be provided back to the startin
58. isplayed 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 e 2 Use the arrow keys to enter a new comment and press ENTER The waypoint list along the left side of the page accepts 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 several 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 Route Definition Page HEHU HAYFOINT HAYFOINT LIST HEAREST HFTS FPROXIAITY HFTS ROUTES DIST AND SUH HESSAGES SETUP HEHU Routes enable you to store groups of frequently used waypoints together and use this information for navigation guidance ROUTE amp HOHE T GAS NO HAYFHTOTHE 037 1 HOHE gm 2 3 2 LAKE 3 326 1 9 a TRAIL 187 3 2 1 AB SEN 5 ra a ree as ere TOTAL OST 7 ad CORY TO __ CLR IHU ACT Enter each waypoint in the orde
59. lect the Setup Menw option from the Main Menu to access configura tion options for your GPS 12 m REFERENCE SYSTEH SETUP HODE Horma DATE od HAY oF TIHE 11 19 55 OFFSET 00 00 HOURS 24 CONTRAST pore LIGHT 1 amp SEC The GPS 12 s two operat ing modes are accessed through the system setup submenu SYSTEM SETUP HODE Hormel DATE 0i HAY 3 TIHE 11 20 34am OFF SET 08 00 HOURS 12 CONTRAST a LIGHT 1 amp SEC To display the correct local time you must enter the appropriate offset See the chart at the end of Appendix C 42 System Setup Mode The system setup page is used to select the operat ing mode time offset and screen preferences The GPS 12 has two operating modes Normal Mode operates the unit at maximum performance and provides battery life of up to 24 hours on alkaline batteries Simulator Mode allows you to operate the unit without acquiring satellites and is ideal for prac ticing or entering waypoints and routes while at home To select an operating mode 1 Highlight the MODE field and press Qa 2 Select a mode and press d amp a System Setup Offset The date and time offset is located directly below the mode field Note Date and time information is derived from the GPS satellites and cannot be changed by the user Because the time shown is UTC Greenwich Mean Time time you will need to enter a time offset to display the corre
60. llow signal strength bar will appear indicating that the satellite has been found and the receiver is collecting data from it The Satellite number in the sky view will no longer appear highlighted As soon as the GPS 12 has collected the necessary data to calculate a fix the status field will indicate a 2D or 3D status Receiver Status Receiver status is indicated at the top left of the page with the current horizontal accuracy estimated position error in feet or meters at the top right The status will be shown as one of the following conditions Searching the GPS 12 is looking for any avail able satellites in view AutoLocate the GPS 12is initializing and col lecting 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 a2 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 satellites with good geometry have been locked onto and your position is now being calculated in latitude longitude and altitude 3D Diff will appear when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode Poor Cvg Poor GPS Coverage
61. m the active route page To perform an on route GOTO from the active route page 1 Highlight the desired route waypoint and press Gy 2 Once the GOTO waypoint page appears with the way point highlighted press Pere Note that after you reach the on route GOTO way point the GPS 12 will automatically resume navigating the rest of the route in sequence Selecting a Navigation Page Once you ve selected a GOTO destination or acti vated a TracBack MOB or route the GPS 12 will pro vide graphic steering guidance to the destination with one of two navigation pages REFERENCE Navigation Pages TRAIL fy ERG DST 023 2 36 023 2 35 ERG DST 0257 4 0 TRE ZPD TRAIL fy TRE PD a O27 4_o 0 25 ETE 0 25 ETE 38 40 35 23 Compass Page Highway Page The Compass Page default provides a direc tional pointer indicating the bearing to your desti nation and a rotating compass ring which shows your direction of travel track at the top of the ring The Compass Page provides better guidance for car travel hiking or biking where straight line navigation is often not possible e 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 34 The Highway Pa
62. n as the active leg As you pass each waypoint in the route the receiver will automatically sequence and select the next way point 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 0 for navigation The stor age route is no longer needed and will be retained in its original format 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 original 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 a 2 Enter the route number to be activated and press ENTER 3 Highlight ACT and press e To activate a route in inverted order 1 Follow the steps above but select INV and press ENTER Active Route Page 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
63. nd then ENTER thus assigning a default name You may then rename the waypoint at a later date Any way point may be renamed at any time HAYFOIHT STAID W H 38 50 514 WO34 47 012 iT AFR 97 08 51 REF L ERG DST 135 1 26 REHAHE HEH DELETE DOHE Scanning waypoints from the waypoint definition page gives you instant access to a specific way point s information 22 Renaming and Deleting Waypoints The rename and delete function fields are located along the bottom left side of the waypoint definition page To rename a stored waypoint 1 Highlight RENAME and press Gly 2 Enter the new waypoint name and press D 3 Press to confirm the Yes prompt To delete a stored waypoint 1 Highlight DELETE and press 2 Highlight the Yes prompt and press GD Scanning Waypoints As you manually enter a waypoint s name the GPS 12 s waypoint scanning feature will automatically dis play the first numerical or alphabetical match of the character you have entered to that point This helps eliminate the need to always enter a waypoint s com plete name To scan waypoints from a waypoint field 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press D 2 Press the left side of the keypad to clear the name field 3 Scroll through the waypoints Note The GPS 12 s waypoint scanning feature will offer the first waypoint that matches the character or characters you hav
64. next to the desired option and press dD 2 Select YES or NO and press Guy Track Setup Page Option Field Record D 0 5 FAN oFT A Selected Field Track Setup Method ye Page Field 2 1024 PT5 CLEAR LOG Clear Log Option 356 0 0 Bh The track setup page lets you manage the GPS 125 track log data see pg 24 You can also select whether to record a track log and define how it is recorded To turn the track log on or off 1 Highlight the RECORD field and press 2 Select OFF FILL or WRAP and press Note Turning the track recording off will prevent you from using TracBack 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 gives the most efficient use of track memory and provides the best TracBack performance To change the method to record points based on a specific time interval 1 Highlight the METHOD field and press iB 2 Select TIME INTERVAL and press twice 3 Enter hours minutes and seconds and press Ge REFERENCE Map amp Track 0 Se PAN T TRACK SETUP HEH USED Ox 21024 FTS 0 0 Use the track setup page to control the way the GPS 12 manages track log data 0 Se PAN FT TRACK SETUP 471024 PT
65. none of the factory settings units of measure selectable fields etc have been changed If these settings have been changed the pictures and descriptions you see in this manual may not match what you see on your screen Turning the GPS 12 On 1 Press until the receiver turns on The welcome page will appear while the unit con ducts a self test Once testing is complete the Satellite Page will appear When sufficient satellite signals have been acquired the Satellite Page will be replaced by the Position Page Marking a Position with defaults GPS is really about marking and going to places called waypoints Before we can use our GPS 12 to guide us somewhere we have to mark a position as a waypoint Your GPS 12 can hold up to 500 waypoints To mark your present position 1 Press the BGM 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 You can save the waypoint with the default name and symbol at this time by highlighting SAVE and pressing eE To rename the waypoint 1 Highlight the name field and press d amp a 2 Enter the waypoint name HOME and press D See pg 5 for data entry The waypoint symbol field will become highlighted Each waypoint may also be assigned a custom way point symbol for easy waypoint recognition on the map To change the waypoint symbol 1 Highlight the waypoint symbol field and press G
66. ollowing user selectable options are available on the Position Page Trip Odometer TRIP total distance traveled since last reset Trip Timer TTIME total cumulative time in which a ground speed has been maintained since last reset Elapsed Time ELPSD total time in hours and minutes 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 REFERENCE Position Page TRACK SPEED 202 4 07 TRIF ALT 1 2 a7 FOSITION H 38 50 465 WO94 47 536 TIHE 08 02 11am The speed and track dis played on the Position Page may fluctuate at slow speeds or when you re standing still because of position errors caused by DOD imposed Selective Availability mS TRACK SPEED 197 4 0 GNSFO ALT 36 3 a7 FOSITIOH H 38 50 444 Wog4 47 608 TIHE 08 02 35am The user selectable fields on the Position Page give you a variety of informa tion to choose from REFERENCE Maximum Speed amp Altitude Fields TRACK SPEED 221 4 0 ALT SBF FOSITION H 38 45 315 WOo94 47 609 TIHE 10 00 500m Resetting the trip odome ter will erase the previous mileage and set the odometer to zero Average speed maximum speed and timer readouts will also be reset to zero TRACK SPEED 220 4 0 TRIF ALT 7
67. on and press to select one of the following display options NAME WITH SYM BOL SYMBOL ONLY or COMMENT WITH SYMBOL 5 Press to confirm the DONE prompt 6 Press again on the waypoint definition page to return to the Map Page The last function you can perform with a waypoint highlighted on the Map Page is a GOTO directly to the waypoint To go to a waypoint highlighted on the Map Page 1 Press while the waypoint is highlight by the crosshair 2 Press to confirm the GOTOwaypoint page Using the Cursor to Mark and Go to Waypoints During panning the crosshair represents a target position right on the Map Page with the range and bearing to the target displayed at the top corners of the screen You can also use the target crosshair to mark a new waypoint 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 MM 2 Enter a name and or route number and press i REFERENCE Waypoint Display amp Marking Cursor EYHEOL DISFLAY BYHEOL OnMLY DOHE You can custom tailor the Map Page to display way points by any of three options Symbol Only Name With Symbol or Comment With Symbol QUIT OFT 358 0 50 FOREST LODGE 36 oo Marking a Cursor Position To mark a new waypoint with the crosshair simply pan to the desired position and
68. or XTK velocity made good VMG or turn bearing TRN Main Menu Page The last primary page is the Main Menu Page The Main Menu Page gives you access to the GPS 125 waypoint management route track log and setup fea tures through a list of submenus INTRODUCTION Primary Pages QUIT OPT 013 0 44 FOREST LODGE HARINA 356 0 0 Map Page The Map Page shows your progress on a mov ing map plotter and gives a bird s eye view of sur rounding waypoints HOHE F 212 0 21 ERG DST TRE 211 2 0 ETE 06 17 Compass Page The Compass Page is the default navigation page and will show you the way to the waypoint from the direction you are moving Power On amp Marking a Position HELCOHE TO THE GARMIN GPS 12 SOFTHARE 4 5 COPYRIGHT 1556 1555 GARAIN CORF The welcome page will be shown while the unit con ducts a self test Press PAGE to quickly move on to the Satellite Page HARK POSITIOW Waypoint HOHA H 38 31 334 Wos4 47 941 Add to route number 2o32 6R AUERAGE SAVE Press the UP arrow to move forward through the alphabet or numbers and the DOWN arrow to move backward Getting Started Tour Now that you ve seen the primary pages let s get started by taking a simple tour to show you the basics about using your GPS 12 The tour assumes that your unit has been turned on and that
69. or impass able terrain Waypoint 2 Active Leg active to waypoint 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 way point immediately behind you is called the active from waypoint The line between the active to and the active from waypoint is called the active leg Whenever you activate a route with the GPS 12 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 26 Route Definition Page ROUTE Route Comment peH0HE To GAS Number Field WO HAYFMTDTR Dl Desired 3 SAHE aa aa Leg Distance Track of Leg Set 245 4 5 ggas D56 2 1 Eese UU Total Copy Field ae Route CLR INU ACT Distance Function Prompts The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12 is by creating a user defined route The GPS 12 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 d The route number field is d
70. ou to dis play a variety of navigation values for your trip To access the user selectable field 1 Highlight ETE and press eD 2 Use the keypad to scroll through the possible options The following data options are available for the Navigation Pages Estimated Time Enroute ETE the estimated time remaining to reach your destination based on your present speed and track Estimated Time of Arrival ETA the estimat ed time of day at which you will arrive at your desti nation 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 Provides 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 Destination RIDGE a Waypoint Waypoint al 3 og Bearing to Pointer to J Waypoint TRE aa Speed Over 297 A o G
71. points 22 Screen Backlighting 11 14 43 Screen Contrast Setup Menu 41 Signal Strength Bars 12 Simulator 49 Sky VieW 00 00 eee 12 Specifications 52 Symbols 21 37 System Setup 41 43 T Time Format 42 Time Offset 42 55 TracBack Navigation 24 TracBack Tips 25 Track Log Display 24 40 Track Method 39 Track Setup 39 Trip Odometer TRIP 15 Trip Timer TTIME 15 Troubleshooting 49 Turn TRN 000 32 Turning the GPS 12 Off 11 Turning the GPS 12 On 8 U Units of Measure 45 User Grid 44 User Heading 45 Using the Keypad 5 vV Velocity Made Good VMG 32 W Warranty 00 61 Waypoints Comments 21 Definition Page 20 Deleting 22 Going to a Waypoint 9 23 Nearest Waypoints 18 Proximity Waypoints 19 Reference Waypoints 20 Renaming 22 Scanning 22 Waypoint List 18 Waypoint Pages 18 Waypoint Symbols 21 37 Welcome Page 8 50 Wiring ccc cece ee 53 Z Zooming 36 LIMITED WARRANTY GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and manufacture for one year from the date of purchase GARMIN will at its sole option repair or replace any com ponents which fail in normal use Such
72. press the MARK key 37 REFERENCE Using the Cursor amp Map Options PO 5 2 PAN Gla aH aH HAF SETIF TRACK SETUP 356 0 0 The OPT field gives access to the map setup and track setup pages right from the Map Page 0 54ra fila HAF TRACK UF RINGS ROUTE NEAREST YES HANES YES TRACK LOoG vES 356 0 0 The Map Pages default screen orientation is track up Track Up means that the top of the map display corresponds to your cur rent direction of travel With this setting the map rotates as your track changes It can also be set for north up or desired track dtk up orientation 38 Using the Cursor to Mark and Go to cont 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 apy and press Gay Note To save the MAP waypoint be sure to rename it because it will be overwritten the next tine a GOTO is performed using the target crosshair Accessing Map Option Windows You can access two additional pages map setup and track setup by highlighting the OPT field at the top right of the Map Page and pressing E The map options window will appear ready for you to select one
73. r mode 1 Highlight the transfer mode field and press Guy 2 Select a desired setting and press a 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 12 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 NONE which allows connection to a bea con receiver with no output capability and RTCM NMEA which allows DGPS input and NMEA output When RTCM N MEA is selected the GPS 12 will either automatically try to tune the last frequency and bit rate you selected or will switch to the default fre quency 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 infor mation 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 REFERENCE Interface Setup amp DGPS THTERFACE GRMH GREMH HUST WAITIMG a eee PACKETS The GRMN GRMN op tion
74. r you would like to navigate them If you enter a waypoint not stored in memory you ll need to define the position on the waypoint definition page 21 REFERENCE Using Routes ROUTE F JANES TRAIL MO HAYFHTOTH DI h I I I S a a E i S a a E i TOTAL DST 0 00 CORY TO __ CLR IHW ACT You may use up to 16 characters to custom name a route The default name will be the first and last waypoint in the route ROUTE amp HOHE To GAs WO HAYFMTOTR DSI i HOHE pon ag 2 LAKE 326 1 9 3 TRAIL Soy 3 a d GAs Aaji EAN mec ade scars Be E TOTAL DST 7 31 COPY TO CLR INU REA To activate a route high light the ACT prompt and press ENTER 28 Creating and Navigating Routes To create a route from the route definition page 1 Highlight the route number field and press E 2 Enter a route number and press GS Select an empty route without any waypoints listed when creating a new route 3 Enter the first waypoint of your route and press Ge As you continue entering the rest of your way points 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 a Enter the new comment and press amp Whenever you activate a route it will automatically select the route leg closest to your positio
75. rawak and Sabah Tokyo Japan Korea Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Viti Levu Fiji slands Wake Eniwetok Marshall Isl World Geodetic System 1972 World Geodetic System1984 Zanderij Surinam e e 57 APPENDIX E Index A Activating a Route 28 Active Route Page 29 Acquiring aposition 8 AlarmMS oaa 46 Adjusting Screen Contrast 11 Altitude ALT Angular Heading Selection 46 Arrival Alarm 46 AutoLocate 50 Average Speed AVSPD 15 Averaging positions 17 B Backlighting Timeout 43 Battery Installation 4 Battery Level 14 Battery Life 4 52 Bulb Icon 14 C Cancelling a GOTO 10 23 Cautions oaaae ii CDI 56 sazs eee 34 45 46 CDI Alarm 46 Cigarette Lighter Adapter 53 Clearing Map Display 11 Clearing Routes 29 Clearing Track Log 11 24 40 Compass Page 7 10 31 33 Configuring theMap 38 Copying Routes 29 Course to Steer CTS 32 Creating Routes 28 Crosstrack Error XTK 32 D DataEntry 5 DateandTime 43 Deleting Waypoints 22 DGPS Interface 47 48 Distance Sun Calculations 41 E Editing Routes 30 Elapsed Time ELPSD 15 Emergency Erase 14 Est Time Enroute ETE 32 Est Time of Arrival ETA 32 EZINIt eis cage os 13 50 F Figure of Merit FOM
76. riefly REFERENCE SYSTEM SETUP HODE Hor mal DATE oF JUL TIHE O2 22 20p0n OFFSET 05 00 HOURS 12 CONTRAST m LIGHT 15 SEC To adjust the screen con trast highlight the CONTRAST field press ENTER and simply adjust the screen contrast with the rocker keypad SYSTEM SETUP HODE Simulator DATE 0i HAY 3 TIHE 11 44 17 am OFFSET 02 00 HOURS 12 COHTRAST ae LIGHT RTAY OH The Stay On setting will eep your backlighting on continuously However if you use backlighting fre quently this setting will significantly reduce your battery life REFERENCE Navigation Setup HAU SETUF POSITION FRAT Dddd mm s s HAP DATIN WGS 84 CDI 0 25 UNITS STATUTE HEADING AUTO Eoods DEGREES The position format may be set to display your choice of many formats Note degree and minutes is the default setting HAU SETUP POSITION FRHT hddd mm ss s HAF DATIN His 34 CDI 0 25 UHITE STATUTE HEADING AUTO Eoods DEGREES The default map datum covers world wide naviga tion However if you are using a paper map or chart which uses a differ ent map datum that WGS 84 then you may wish to switch to that datum to make your GPS 12 posi tion readout correspond to the chart 44 Navigation Setup Page The navigation setup page is used to select the desired position format map datum CDI scal
77. round ETE 46 11 The Compass Page provides better steering guid ance than the Highway Page for travel at slower speeds e g walking travel with many directional changes and when it s not necessary to 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 exact compass heading from you to the destination The middle of the page features a rotating compass ring that shows your course over ground while you are moving track indicated at the top of the ring with a pointer arrow to the destination displayed in the cen ter The arrow shows the direction of your destination from the direction you are moving For instance if the arrow points up you are going directly to the way point If the arrow points any direction left right down etc turn toward the arrow until 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 CTS 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 12 will alert you with a flashing on screen message box REFERENCE Compass Page RIDGE iy 291 3 027 ERG DST
78. rror PGRMM map datum PSLIB beacon receiver control DGPS corrections are accepted on RTCM 104 v 2 1 format 53 The GPS 12 uses a flashing on screen message indica APPENDIX C tor to alert you to important information Whenever the message indicator appears press PAGE to view the mes Messages amp sage page There are two types of messages temporary Time Offsets 54 alerts and condition alerts Temporary alerts are cleared from the message page after viewing while condition alerts remain until the condition has been resolved Pay careful attention to all messages for your own safety Active WPT Can t be Deletd 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 12 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 12 s memory Arrival at or Approaching You are one minute away from reaching a destination waypoint or at the distance specified on the alarms submenu Battery Power is Low Thebatteries are low and should be replaced CDI Alarm You are left or right of course beyond the limits set on the alarms submenu No DGPSPosition N ot enough data is available to compute a DG
79. s tance and bearing from your present position to the tar get crosshair When you pan around the map you ll notice the target crosshair will snap to on screen waypoints and highlight the waypoint name Once a waypoint name is highlighted you can either review its waypoint defini tion page and waypoint display options or execute a GOTO function and navigate directly to the waypoint To review the waypoint definition page for a high lighted waypoint 1 Press while the waypoint is highlighted by the crosshair Zooming Panning and Map Options cont From the waypoint definition page you can also define how each individual waypoint is displayed on the map The GPS 12 displays waypoints as a name with a corresponding symbol e g fuel and a gas pump symbol a symbol only eg a fish symbol or a 16 character comment and corresponding symbol e g great view and the camp site symbol The waypoint name has a six character limit while the comment field has a 16 character limit and there are 16 different waypoint symbols available To select a waypoint display option 1 Display the waypoint definition page for the desired waypoint by selecting a waypoint from the Map Page or from a waypoint list 2 Highlight the symbol field to the right of the name field and press display the Symbol Options 3 Move the cursor to the DISPLAY field and press ENTER 4 Select a display opti
80. s of its operation without active satellite acquisi tion You can plan and practice trips enter new way points and routes and save them for use during nor mal operation To activate the simulator 1 From the Setup Menu Page highlight SYSTEM and press dD 2 Highlight the MODE field and press Gia 3 Select Simulator and press d amp n Once the 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 e You may also enter a new position if you desire from the Position Page The GPS 12does not track satellites in simula tor mode Although you can create and save waypoints and routes while using the simulator mode never attempt to use the simulator mode for actual navigation REFERENCE Language Setup amp Simulator SETUP HENU SYSTEH NAVIGATION ALARHS INTERFACE LANGUAGE The GPS 12 s Language Setup menu allows you to change the display language SYSTEM SETUF HODE Bimulator DATE i AFR 37 TIHE 03 18 42am OFFSET 07 00 HOURS 12 CONTRAST E LIGHT if SEC Select the simulator mode from the operation mode choices and press ENTER You may return to normal operation by changing the operation mode or by turning the unit off and back on 49 APPENDIX A Initialization 5 HELCOHE TO
81. sequence and returns display from a submenu page to a primary page Captures a position and dis plays the mark position page clo Ke Displays GOTO page with the waypoint highlighted for GOTO operation Pressing GOTO twice activates MOB ENTER Confirms data entry and activates highlighted fields to allow data entry QUIT gt 4 Returns display to a previous page or restores a data field s previous value Selects alphanumerical characters and menu choices and moves the field highlight from field to field DATA ENTRY Press the amp or Y key to scroll through let ters numbers and to highlight menu options and data fields Press the 4 or key to move along data entry fields and menu options After a data field is highlight ed press to acti vate the field for change Press amp again to confirm the entries or changes Moves the selected character field and moves the field highlight from field to field INTRODUCTION Primary Pages Before we start the tour let s briefly look at the five i primary information pages used for the GPS 12 Switch Primary Pages between pages by pressing either the E or keys ae HAN EFI finas N msd pao sea HAIN HENU agit i a TRACK SPEED 21 0 34 WAYPOINT LIST m 356 2 3 FOREST NEAREST HPTS md Fi TRIP ALT PROXIMITY HPTS 0 0 97 LODGE ROUTES POSITION T DIST AND SUN
82. t a map datum 1 Highlight the MAP DATUM field and press GiB 2 Select the desired setting and press a 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 Navigation Setup Map Datums continued To define a user datum 1 Highlight the MAP DATUM field and press Gm 2 Scroll through the map datum options until User appears and press a 3 Enter the five parameters of the map datum DX DY DZ DA and DF using the rocker keypad and press Ga The signs of each value should fol low the convention WGS 84 local geodetic system 4 Highlight SAVE and press B Navigation Setup 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 i 2 Select the desired setting and press ae Navigation Setup Units of Measure The GPS 12 lets you select statute default nauti cal or metric units of measure for all speed and dis tance readouts To change the unit of measure 1 Highlight the UNITS field and press e 2 Select the desired units of measure
83. the receiver isnt tracking enough satellites for a 2D or 3D fix due to bad satellite geometr y Not Usable the receiver is unusable possibly due to incorrect initialization or abnormal satellite conditions Turn 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 AutoLocate acquiring simulator or poor coverage mode This allows you to reinitialize the unit see Appendix A and is useful if you have traveled over 500 miles with the receiver off and must initialize your new position 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 oper ated indoors REFERENCE Receiver Status amp EZinit ACRUIRING EFE The signal strength bars at the bottom of the page will not appear until the GPS 12 has found the satellites indicated at the bottom of the screen If you travel more than 500 miles with the receiv er off reinitialize the unit to your new position by using the EZinit feature To access EZinit press ENTER from the Satellite Page before any satellites are acquired B REFERENCE Battery Level Backlighting amp Emergency
84. ting the equipment or connecting the equipment to a different circuit than 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 undesired operation The GPS 12 does not contain any user serviceable parts Repairs should only be made by an authorizedservice center Unauthorized repairs or modifications could void your warranty and your authority to operate this device under Part 15 regulations INTRODUCTION Table of Contents SECTION ONE Introduction GIOSSANY Pata ea at a AE ciate atlanta 2 3 Battery Installation 0 cece eee a cece eee e eee eas 4 Keypad Usage amp Data Entry 2 0 eee eee eee 5 Primary Page Overview oo cece cee eee e ene eeees 6 7 SECTION TWO Getting Started Power On amp Marking a Position ccc ec ee eee eee eee 8 Position Page Map Page amp Going To A Waypoint 9 Compass Page amp Cancelling A GOTO 0 cece eee aes 10 Clearing the Map Screen Contrast amp Power Off 11 SECTION THREE Reference Satellite Page wsiicciest nee prenut EEEE EREE ERE deed wake 12 13 Battery Level Indicator Backlighting and Emergency Erase 14 POSIION Paden E E
85. ts 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 e Whenever a TracBack route is activated the receiver 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 temporary waypoints using the first three digit number available You can also quickly delete all temporary TracBack waypoints in mem ory by using the DELETE BY SYMBOL method described on pg 19 REFERENCE TracBack 5 s0 FAM ola 356 4 0 The TracBack feature will navigate your track log back to the oldest point in the receiver s memory E 504 FAN Bla pri 396 4 0 The track log will be divided into segments with temporary waypoints to create a route back to the beginning of the track log 25 REFERENCE Route Navigation The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12 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 waypoints Routes are often used when its not practical safe or possible to navigate a direct course to a particu lar destination e g through a body of water
86. u a choice between degrees and MILS ALARHS SETUF Arrival Auto CHI Alarm im 1 0 The arrival alarm alerts you when you ve reache your destination Auto provides an alert at one minute from your destina tion On allows you to define an alarm distance The CDI alarm warns you when you deviate off course left or right beyond the limits that you set 46 Angular Heading Selection The GPS 12 gives you the ability to change your angular display Choose this field to toggle between degrees and MILS To change between degrees and MILS 1 Highlight the angle heading field and press 2 Select the desired setting and press iD Alarms The alarms page is used to set two alarms on the GPS 12 arrival and CDI The arrival alarm will alert you when you are approaching a waypoint 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 C 2 Select On Auto or Off and press 3 If On is selected highlight the distance field press GGG enter the desired distance and press da The CDI alarm will al
87. uth poles 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 Battery Installation Battery Installation The GPS 12 operates on 4 AA batteries which are installed at the base of the unit These batteries provide up to 24 hours of use 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 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 including temperature and backlighting You may find that lithium batteries provide longer life in colder conditions INTRODUCTION Turns the unit on and off and activates screen backlighting Scrolls through the main data pages in
88. way Page provides graphic steer ing guidance to a destination waypoint with a greater emphasis on the straight line desired course and the distance and direction you are off course The bearing and distance to a waypoint along with your current track and speed are displayed 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 represented by the diamond in the center of a course deviation indicator CDI scale The line down the mid dle of the highway represents your desired track As you navigate toward a waypoint the highway will actually move indicating the direction you re off course rela tive to the position diamond on the CDI scale When the highway is pointing straight up the screen the way point 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 direc tion 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 set ting normally appears If you get too far off course the highway has disappeared off either side of the highway display a message box will appear to indicate what course to steer
89. with the case Clean the case and lens with a soft cloth and a house hold window cleaner Specifications PHYSICAL Case waterproof Size 14 6 x 5 1 x 3 4 cm Weight Approx 9 5 ounces 269g w batteries Temperature Range 52 to 1582F 152 to 70 C PERFORMANCE Receiver 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 5 8 vDC Power Consumption 1 watt Battery Life Up to 24 hours with 4 AA batteries Internal Backup lithium battery NOTE Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as temperature decreas es If you re using the GPS 12 in below freezing temperatures 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 52 Availability Program unit view DATA IN WHITE Three optional cables are availab sour
90. y 18 Waypoint Pages The GPS 12 has three waypoint pages that let you quickly manage up to 500 waypoints These pages nearest waypoints waypoint list and waypoint defini tion can be accessed through the Main Menu Page To select a waypoint page 1 Access the Main Menu and highlight a waypoint page option Waypoint Waypoint List or Nearest Wpts 2 Press ii Nearest Waypoints Page The nearest waypoints page shows the nine nearest waypoints that are within 100 miles of your present position 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 waypoint definition page of a select ed waypoint 1 Highlight the desired waypoint 2 Press dB To return to the nearest waypoint page 1 Highlight DONE 2 Press To go to a highlighted list waypoint 1 Highlight the desired waypoint and press 2 Press dB Waypoint List Page The waypoint list page provides a complete list of all waypoints currently stored in the GPS 12 and their respective waypoint symbols The total number of empty and used waypoint locations in memory is also indicated From the waypoint list page you can retrieve a waypoint definition page delete all user defined way points delete waypoints by symbol or review and per form a GOTO to a selected waypoint To delete all user defined w
91. y 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 e Does the unit have a clear view of the sky If there are large buildings or mountains nearby or if there is heavy tree cover the receiver may not be receiving 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 e 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 COUHTRY LIST UA Emirates UK England UK Ireland UK Scothand UK Wales USA AK Use the arrow keypad 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 country instead 51 APPENDIX B Never attempt any repairs yourself To protect your GPS 12 we Keep it in a covered container or case when not in use and amp Wiring never allow gasoline or other solvents to come into contact

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