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GP450X

MARINE GPS PLOTTER

INNOVATIVE ELECTRONICS

Summary of Contents for GP450X

Page 1: ...I N s t r u c t i o n m a n u a l GP450X MARINE GPS PLOTTER INNOVATIVE ELECTRONICS...

Page 2: ...the Cursor 10 Creating a Route from the ROUTE Menu 11 Creating Routes from the Waypoint List 11 Creating a Track based Route 12 Editing Routes 12 Erasing Routes 14 SETTING DESTINATIONS 14 Setting des...

Page 3: ...r destination TTG Time to go The amount of time left before you arrive at your destination Waypoint A selected destination saved on your GPS unit Route A set of Waypoints saved in a sequence that when...

Page 4: ...gs MARK MOB Briefly press the MARK MOB key to save the current location as a Waypoint Press and hold the MARK MOB key to store your current location as an MOB Man Over Board Waypoint You will be offer...

Page 5: ...on COMPASS DISPLAY When a destination is set the compass page will guide you to your destination with digital readouts and a graphic compass display which includes a bearing pointer The Compass page i...

Page 6: ...ing to Waypoint Estimated time of Arrival ETA Speedometer Display The Speedometer displays Speed over Ground The display can be configured to suit the speed limitations of your vessel or the speed ran...

Page 7: ...log but uses more memory resulting in a shorter storage time A longer interval will allow much longer recordings but there will be less detail Once the track memory becomes full the current track log...

Page 8: ...ol appears on the plotter display to mark the location of your Waypoint You can select from nine different Waypoint symbols to help categorise your Waypoints 1 Press the or and or keys to highlight th...

Page 9: ...herwise any Proximity Waypoints you have created will be listed The Waypoint name is displayed on the left On the right is the distance circle radius from the Waypoint at which the alarm will trigger...

Page 10: ...ld up to 50 stored routes plus one Route Log Each route may contain up to 30 Waypoints If you attempt to store more than 30 Waypoints a message will inform you that you can no longer save additional W...

Page 11: ...ooks for stored Waypoints matching the characters you select and displays them If more than one Waypoint exists with the same first letter e g RAMP and RAMP2 use the or keys to move the cursor positio...

Page 12: ...rd a point every 15 minutes set the interval to TIME and set the value to 00H 15M To record a point every 2 km set the interval to DISTANCE and set the value to 02 0 km NOTE Since each route has a lim...

Page 13: ...ypad to select the name of the Waypoint you wish to insert For example to insert a Waypoint called MARKER use the or keys to change the character at the cursor position to M The Waypoint called MARKER...

Page 14: ...TO key The GOTO option screen appears 2 Select CURSOR and press the ENT key The plotter screen appears with a to the right of the cursor 3 Use the cursor keypad to move the cursor to the desired locat...

Page 15: ...ed Waypoint RAMP is selected in the example and press the ENT key The GOTO window reappears and your selected Waypoint RAMP is now listed as a GOTO Waypoint 4 Press MENU to exit and return to the navi...

Page 16: ...when your vessel leaves a circle rather than enters it When setting the alarm you should allow for the possible distance your vessel may legitimately drift while at anchor The alarm distance should b...

Page 17: ...ance travelled by your vessel exceeds the distance preset in the Trip Alarm Setting the Trip Alarm 1 From the main menu select ALARMS and press the ENT key 2 Select the TRIP field and press the ENT ke...

Page 18: ...SPD field and press the ENT key 7 Choose AUTO or MAN Manual and press the ENT key AUTO uses your vessel s average speed MAN uses a speed that you choose 8 If AUTO was selected the TTG ETA and Range ar...

Page 19: ...he SMOOTH SC field is highlighted Press the ENT key 5 Use the cursor keys to enter a Course smoothing value from 0000 to 9999 seconds Press ENT when complete NOTE For long trips you may prefer to use...

Page 20: ...or To practice with your GP450X you can select the Simulator mode This mode provides a simulated operation allowing the unit to function as if it were calculating positions and moving around All contr...

Page 21: ...al press the or keys to highlight the INTERVAL option and press ENT Use the keys to change the value and the keys to move left or right through the fields Bearing Reference Your vessel s course and be...

Page 22: ...ess the ENT key 5 Use the cursor keys to select the required speed for use in TTG and ETA calculations then press the ENT key 6 Press the MENU key twice to return to the navigation screen User Display...

Page 23: ...ill now be available when the DISP key is cycled Resetting Trip and Odometer Distances 1 At the main menu select ERASE and press the ENT key 2 Select the RESET TRIP field and press the ENT key The Res...

Page 24: ...cut them to the correct length before use Installation of Antenna Unit Mounting the Antenna Mount the antenna in a location that has an unobstructed view of the sky Avoid locations that are near obst...

Page 25: ...figure the serial port on your PC to the following settings Note No position fix is available during uploading or downloading Connecting to External Marine Devices 1 From the main menu select I O SETU...

Page 26: ...at data sentences NMEA 0183 version 2 0 DATA1 Current loop data with Waypoint for connection to another marine device With Waypoint AP REM1 REM2 GLL GLL GLL VTG GGA GGA ZDA VTG VTG AAM ZDA ZDA APB RMC...

Page 27: ...V Not displayed 9 UTC Always NULL 10 Day Always NULL 11 Month Always NULL 12 Year Always NULL Note 1 Waypoint comment 2 bytes for mark code 16 characters of comment 1st byte of mark code Fixed to 2nd...

Page 28: ...ross Track Error XTE Odometer Speed Time Trip Plotter scale range 0 02 320 nm Interface NMEA 0183 v1 5 v2 0 v2 1 Sentences Output GLL GGA VTG ZDA RMC RMB BWC AAM APB BOD XTE Sentences Input WPL Waypoi...

Page 29: ...GP450X INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 29 GP450X Cutting template CUT ALONG DOTTED LINE 105 mm 125 mm 4 60 mm 4 60 mm 19 20 mm 19 20 mm 164 mm 96 mm...

Page 30: ...PAGE 30 INSTRUCTION MANUAL GP450X...

Page 31: ...anty for the goods into which they are incorporated 2 3 We warrant our other repairs to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for three months from the date of the original repair During t...

Page 32: ...Part Number 310470 Drawing Number 44806 2...

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