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INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

GlobalMap 12

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Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS GlobalMap 12 TM...

Page 2: ...caution when using this product CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position waypoint this unit will show the shortest most direct path to the waypoint It provides navigation data to the waypoi...

Page 3: ...TE INFORMATION SCREEN 26 DUAL MAPPING 27 CLOCK 27 TIMERS 29 REPROGRAM BOXES 30 WAYPOINT DATABASE 30 SAVING PRESENT POSITION AS A WAYPOINT QUICK SAVE 30 SAVING CURSOR POSITION AS A WAYPOINT 32 SAVING P...

Page 4: ...SETUP 50 GPS UPDATE RATE BATTERY SAVE 51 POSITION PINNING 51 EXECUTE GPS SELF TEST 51 EXECUTE GPS COLD START 52 ALARMS 52 MESSAGES 53 BACKLIGHT 54 CONTRAST 54 SPEAKER ON OFF 54 SIMULATOR 55 BATTERIES...

Page 5: ...evision If you don t have a clear view of the sky or if you re inside a metal building the unit probably won t be able to pick up the signals from the satellites This is common among all GPS receivers...

Page 6: ...ttery pack model RBP L has a nickle metal hydride battery and charger built into a pack that s almost identical to the alkaline battery pack that slides onto the bottom of the GlobalMap 12 An external...

Page 7: ...h alkaline and ni cad batteries at the same time To install the batteries first turn the GlobalMap 12 so that it is facing you Now grasp the bottom part of the case and push it to the right until it c...

Page 8: ...ars the AirMap s right side 3 To replace the antenna reverse the above steps Make certain to align the antenna with the GlobalMap 12 until the antenna slides into place to the left by itself When it d...

Page 9: ...ap cartridges cover all other areas of the world showing more detail than the background map but not as much as the SmartMap areas The Navionics and C Map cartridges cover most of the world with de ta...

Page 10: ...selections from menus and other tasks The WPT key lets you create save and recall waypoints and routes The PAGES key switches the unit between the three major displays windows navigation and mapping...

Page 11: ...first time the GPS receiver doesn t know where it is nor what the local time or date is If you tell it your position time and date the unit will take less time to lock on to the satellites and give yo...

Page 12: ...s good That s all you have to do to find your position The time display may not be correct when the cold start method is used See the manual initialization section for details on changing the time Fin...

Page 13: ...will speed the position lock To change the position highlight the EDIT LAT LON label then press the right arrow key A screen similar to the one at right appears With the INPUT FROM MAP label highlight...

Page 14: ...et press the right arrow key once to move to the next number in the latitude Keep pressing the arrow keys until the latitude and longitude are set to your local position Note This position does not ha...

Page 15: ...reens were designed to show data that is used most often Many of the navigation mapping and windows screens can be customized to show data other than the ones chosen by the factory See the Reprogram G...

Page 16: ...like this when you re not navigating to a waypoint See page 39 for information on waypoint navigation If you navigate to a waypoint the screen looks like the one below The bearing to the destination w...

Page 17: ...digital dis play boxes showing your track TRK and ground speed GS The other boxes show navigation data when a waypoint is recalled including bearing to the waypoint BRG dis tance to waypoint DIS veloc...

Page 18: ...o the left of the desired course line and vice versa The CDI indicator shown above shows that we are about 02 miles to the left of the desired course With the CDI range of 10 miles each vertical dotte...

Page 19: ...extending from your position shows the path you ve taken Use the Z OUT and Z IN keys to enlarge or reduce the mapping area If you have an IMS SmartMap cartridge installed it s detail typically be gins...

Page 20: ...GlobalMap 12 begins zooming out showing more of your course to the waypoint After you cross the halfway point to your destination the GlobalMap 12 zooms in closer one zoom range at a time keeping the...

Page 21: ...River off or on The default is on Press the left arrow key to turn them off Map Boundaries If you have a IMS SmartMap Navionics or a C MAP cartridge plugged into the back of the GlobalMap 12 this fea...

Page 22: ...rmation on the icon symbols Note This doesn t erase the icons it merely hides them Move Map Center In normal operation the present position indicator stays in the center of the screen and the map move...

Page 23: ...using this receiver with a C Map car tridge a new menu appears on the main menu list This is the C Map Options menu High light this menu item and press the right arrow key The screen at right appears...

Page 24: ...of the map to your right is shown on the right side of the map and so on However if you travel any other direction the map doesn t line up with your view of the world To correct this problem the Globa...

Page 25: ...election Press the EXIT key to erase this menu PLOTTER OPTIONS PlotTrail The line extending from your present position is called a plot trail This unit lets you customize the plot trail with the follo...

Page 26: ...er the message box clears Save Current Plot Trail You can save up to two plot trails in memory The receiver saves these trails even if power is removed from the unit To save your current plot trail hi...

Page 27: ...have everything on this menu adjusted to the desired settings press the EXIT key to erase the menu ICONS The GlobalMap 12 has fifteen symbols or icons available These icons can be placed anywhere on t...

Page 28: ...a certain type or selec tively erase individual icons You can also sim ply turn the icons off by highlighting the ICON SYMBOLS menu then pressing the left arrow key This doesn t erase the icons it sim...

Page 29: ...label as shown at right The windows have 15 different pre pro grammed groups A through N Group A is visible in the background when you switch to the windows groups To view each group simply press the...

Page 30: ...lly leave the menu after the last window is selected To return all groups to the factory defaults see the Preset Groups in the System Setup section Note The digital boxes on the navigation and map 3 s...

Page 31: ...how a 3D fix Dual Mapping The windows feature gives you the capability to have more than one map on the display at one time For example group O shown at the top of the next page has two half screen ma...

Page 32: ...l Now press the right arrow key to change it to 24 then press the EXIT key Clock Alarm You can set an alarm that works just like an alarm clock by using the Clock Alarm menu To set this alarm press th...

Page 33: ...you want to set The time is in hours minutes and seconds Now press the up or down ar row keys until the desired number shows Con tinue until the time shown in the display is cor rect then press the E...

Page 34: ...the next box in the group When you re filled the group with boxes the unit will automatically save your reprogrammed group If you re finished selecting boxes before filling the group press the EXIT ke...

Page 35: ...AT THE TOP AFTER MESSAGES ERASE THEMSELVES YOU RE RETURNED TO THE BOX SELECTION SCREEN SHOWN IN STEP 2 WE CHOSE THIS WINDOW AS THE SECOND ONE FOR THIS GROUP REPEAT STEPS 2 AND 3 AGAIN vOLTS IS THE LA...

Page 36: ...waypoint number then save your present position To do this first press the WPT key Now press the up arrow key once This is the way point number selection menu Press the left or right arrow keys until...

Page 37: ...t appears To enter the latitude simply move the black box using the right and left arrow keys then press the up or down arrow keys until the desired number appears If you make a mistake simply move th...

Page 38: ...o it If you wish to change the icon first press the waypoint key select the waypoint you want to change then highlight the EDIT ICON label Now press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appea...

Page 39: ...e screen then press the right arrow key to select TO Now choose the waypoint number that you wish to move the information to In this ex ample we selected waypoint number 10 When everything on this scr...

Page 40: ...ypoints on or off Waypoints an icon Waypoint Symbols it s name Waypoint Names or it s number Waypoint Num bers Highlight the desired menu then press the right arrow key to turn it on Press the EXIT ke...

Page 41: ...aypoint list Select the first waypoint either by using the way point name or waypoint number menus As you move through the list of saved waypoints their date and time saved icon position distance and...

Page 42: ...n with the cursor on See below Move the cursor using the arrow keys until it s on the exact location that you want to add to the route list When it s there press the ENT key As you move the cursor a l...

Page 43: ...our present position To use it simply highlight the START AUTO label and press the right arrow key To start the route using the nearest waypoint to your location simply press the ENT key You can start...

Page 44: ...steps First select the destination from the database then press the key next to the NAV GO TO label The unit immedi ately shows navigation information to the selected location In this example we reca...

Page 45: ...eye view used by the mapping screen gives you an easy way to navigate to a waypoint On the map screen shown at right the diamond with a cross in it is your present position The box with the S in it wa...

Page 46: ...vigation screens when you re travelling less than 3 miles per hour These random numbers are mostly caused by S A Selective Availability S A is random errors introduced into the GPS satellite network b...

Page 47: ...CTIONS DATUM Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that s covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps that are created using different datums will show the same latitu...

Page 48: ...the chart you re using If you move the unit will continuously add the change to all posi tion navigation and mapping displays This makes it more closely match the datum used by the chart For this reas...

Page 49: ...selection then press the left or right arrow key You can change one or all of the settings on this page When you re finished press the EXIT key Position Format The GlobalMap 12 can show the position i...

Page 50: ...of this system is that the Coast Guard doesn t charge for the use of this service You can attach the DGPS Bea con Receiver to your GlobalMap 12 and start using it immediately How ever please note tha...

Page 51: ...nu and press the left arrow key Press the EXIT key when everything on this screen is the way you want it DGPS The GlobalMap 12 will recognize Starlink and Magnavox DGPS receivers and compatibles If yo...

Page 52: ...AP S WIRES OTHER DEVICE S WIRES GLOBALMAP 12 TRANSMITTING NMEA DATA TO ANOTHER DEVICE NDC 1 TO GLOBALMAP 12 DGPS RECEIVER POWER IF NEEDED SHIELD WIRE GROUNDWIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO 12V DGPS RECEIV...

Page 53: ...press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you want to restore the original options Press the left arrow key if you do the right arrow key to quit If you restore the unit to the factory set...

Page 54: ...as shown above When it s the way you want it press the ENT key Your I D is saved in permanent memory IMPORTANT The name or number you save is written into the GlobalMap 12 Sport s permanent memory Yo...

Page 55: ...n you re travelling This is due in large part to SA or selective availability SA is small inaccuracies purposefully put into the GPS satellite s signal by the government This cause wide variations in...

Page 56: ...to do a cold start Follow the instructions on this mes sage page The unit will begin searching for the satellites It can take as long as 5 minutes for it to lock on to the necessary satellites but it...

Page 57: ...ected to the GlobalMap 12 smaller ranges may be usable Arrival Alarm If you set the arrival alarm s distance to zero 0 and you run a route see the routes section the GlobalMap 12 may not show navigati...

Page 58: ...PWR key to turn the lights on after the unit turns them off To change the backlight s delay time press the MENU key then highlight the AUDIO SCREEN label Press the right arrow key The screen at the t...

Page 59: ...low a track of 0 at 100 miles per hour To change either the track or speed highlight the one you want to change then press the right ar row key Use the up and down arrow keys to change each number the...

Page 60: ...track and speed press the EXIT key to erase the menus To turn the simulator off press the MENU key then highlight the Simulator Setup label Finally press the left arrow key BATTERIES When using the G...

Page 61: ...you re travelling DIS Distance Distance remaining between your present po sition and a waypoint DNT UPT Countdown timer DNT and Count up timer UPT ETE Estimated Time En route FIX A measure of your rec...

Page 62: ...58 WINDOW BOXES These boxes are used on Map 3 and Nav 1 only 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12...

Page 63: ...59 13 14 15 16...

Page 64: ...60 WINDOW GROUPS This is a listing of window groups A through O A B C D E F G H I J K L...

Page 65: ...61 M N O...

Page 66: ...ief note detailing the problem you re having with the unit Please include your name address and daytime telephone number 4 Please include payment for non warranty repairs Check money order Visa or Mas...

Page 67: ...aler Most quality dealers that handle marine elec tronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items Consult your local telephone directory for listings 2 LEI Extras Inc P O Box 129 Catoos...

Page 68: ...R REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CON FORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULT ING FROM ANY OTHER...

Page 69: ...ference purposes but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreeme...

Page 70: ...OT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTNACES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse...

Page 71: ...d a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping address and a daytime telephone number How to Obtain Service International Customers Only Except Can...

Page 72: ...age 64 inside this manual for complete warranty details If your unit fails and the failure is not covered by the original warranty Lowrance has a flat rate repair policy that covers your unit and acce...

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