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TRACKER950 CHARTPLOTTER 

Installation and Operation Manual

NAVMAN

GoTo is a simple way of navigating straight to one
place: to the cursor position or to a waypoint.

To start the GoTo

1

In the Underway screen, zoom in or out until
the boat and destination are visible.

2

Press the GoTo key. A dotted line joins the
boat and cursor positions, showing the
planned course.

3

Move the cursor to the destination; this can
be a waypoint or just the current cursor
position.

Warning: make sure that the course does
not pass over land or dangerous waters.

4

Press the Confirm key to start the GoTo. The
TRACKER950 will start navigating to the
destination.

4-1 GoTo screen

To cancel a GoTo

1

In the Underway screen, press the GoTo key.

2

Press Cancel. The TRACKER950 will stop
navigating to the destination.

Summary of Contents for TRACKER950

Page 1: ...C H A R T P L O T T E R NAVMAN Installation and Operation Manual w w w n a v m a n c o m TRACKER950 English 4 Fran ais 44...

Page 2: ...ms 16 4 Underway screen 17 4 1 GoTo screen 18 5 Highway screen 19 6 Navigation screen 20 6 1 Waypoints 20 6 1 1 Introduction to waypoints 20 6 1 2 Waypoints screen 20 6 1 3 Create a new waypoint at th...

Page 3: ...Units Alarms 30 9 4 Map Configuration 31 9 5 Track History 32 9 6 Fuel Settings 32 9 7 Simulation Mode 33 10 Installation 34 10 1 What comes with the TRACKER950 34 10 2 Options and accessories 34 10...

Page 4: ...a Windows based PC Chart accuracy C MAP electronic charts are derived from geographical data including official government charts which are not verified or approved by Hydrographic Authorities C MAP...

Page 5: ...ce the protective cover over the slot 1 3 Removing and replacing the unit You can easily remove and replace the display unit for security or protection To remove the display unit 1 Clip the dust cover...

Page 6: ...TG Distance To Go Distance from the boat to the destination ETA Expected Time of Arrival At the destination assuming that SOG and COG remain constant SOG Speed Over Ground Current boat speed over the...

Page 7: ...CursorLeft the right of the button is CursorRight The function of a cursor key depends on what is being displayed at the time Softkeys The five keys in a row under the display are called softkeys The...

Page 8: ...press CursorUp to move the cursor up If you hold a cursor key down the cursor moves across the screen Boat position The cursor If you press the cursor key midway between two of the marked keys the cur...

Page 9: ...nit turns off 2 3 Alarms When the TRACKER950 detects a condition outside the alarm parameters it gives an alarm It beeps continually and displays a warning message in a window To clear the alarm press...

Page 10: ...navigation functions Fuel The fuel computer this is only displayed if the fuel kit is installed and fuel data set up Position Boat position and navigation data To move to the next main screen press th...

Page 11: ...The Underway and Highway screens will show navigation data If the TRACKER950 is connected to an autopilot it will start steering The waypoint which is the current destination is displayed in the Unde...

Page 12: ...ed range typically less than 400 km 220 nm 3 Satellite Status screen GPS and DGPS antennas The NAVMAN GPS antenna gives a GPS position The unit has a high gain antenna and a sensitive 12 channel recei...

Page 13: ...here in the world The signal strengths of up to twelve visible GPS satellites are displayed as bargraphs The higher the bar the stronger the signal the strongest satellite is on the left The current p...

Page 14: ...t function Warning Mapshift is for eliminating minor offsets It must not be used to correct positions to match local charts To set mapshift 1 Move your boat to a known point on the chart for example a...

Page 15: ...n The Hide Zoom In and ZoomOut keys are still active even though they are not displayed To restore the data press the same key second from the left again Centre key Moves the chart so that either the...

Page 16: ...tted line joins the boat and cursor positions showing the planned course 3 Move the cursor to the destination this can be a waypoint or just the current cursor position Warning make sure that the cour...

Page 17: ...ng the start to the destination is the ideal course for the boat The CDI lines are on either side of the ideal course The distance from a CDI line to the ideal course is called the CDI Scale set this...

Page 18: ...in the Waypoints screen change according to where the cursor is When the cursor is not over a waypoint the softkeys are Save Create a waypoint where the cursor is see section 6 1 3 Save Create a wayp...

Page 19: ...ct the waypoint to find Press the Enter key 6 1 6 Edit a waypoint You have the opportunity to edit the data for a waypoint in a number of screens A window with the waypoint data appears To edit the wa...

Page 20: ...it the data for the highlighted Waypoint see section 6 1 6 Delete Delete the highlighted Waypoint You can not delete a waypoint if it is part of a route or the boat is going to the waypoint Create Cre...

Page 21: ...cting waypoints from a list 1 In the routes screen press the TxtCrt key to display a new empty route list 2 The route is given a default name To change the name press the Edit key and use the cursor k...

Page 22: ...y available if the cursor is over the last waypoint of the route Add a new way point to the end of the route Note that the Move and Remove keys above are the only ways to change waypoints which are us...

Page 23: ...Move the cursor to the next point on the path Press the Next key It displays the total distance from the start and the bearing from the previous point to the next point 3 Repeat the above step to ente...

Page 24: ...unit of fuel used The TRACKER950 uses GPS speed over the ground and fuel consumption for this calculation The Economy units are set by the units selected for speed and fuel Adjust the throttle and tri...

Page 25: ...ata with the latitude and longitude of the boat in large numbers Esc key Go to the Underway screen Menu key Go to the Menu screen Highway key Go to the Highway screen Nav key Go to the Navigation scre...

Page 26: ...e Menu key Using the Menus A menu is a list of items To select an item in a menu press the CursorUp or CursorDown key to highlight the item then press the CursorRight key If the item is another menu t...

Page 27: ...val radius OFF Attention areas Contour Anchor alarm OFF Tracks routes ON XTE alarm ON Lights ON Low fuel OFF Bouys beacons ON Signals ON Map Configuration Cartograph objects ON Track History Track his...

Page 28: ...his Projected Course time are 2 minutes 10 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour and 2 hours or OFF User definable fields The Highway screen displays four user definable fields User Data 1 User Data 2 User Data 3...

Page 29: ...te are Plotter Mode Occasionally it is desirable to zoom in to a scale smaller than the available chart resolution Examples of this are if you wish to track very small movements of the boat or if you...

Page 30: ...emoved Clear Used Select Clear Used to set Used the amount of fuel used to zero Do this to restart measuring the amount of fuel used Units Options are L Litres USGAL US Gallons or IMPGAL Imperial Gall...

Page 31: ...se the TRACKER950 to navigate on the water Speed The simulated boat speed to use Mode There are two choices for Mode Normal mode Simulates the boat moving between two waypoints at a given speed The ot...

Page 32: ...tal to read the entire installation section of this manual and the documentation that comes with your antenna and any other units before starting installation 10 2 Options and accessories a C MAP elec...

Page 33: ...inal place Reconnect the wires and braid matching the wire colours Ensure the joint is waterproof and strong we recommend fitting heatshrink to each wire and over the whole joint 10 3 Installation Do...

Page 34: ...d Positive power in 11 to 16 6 V DC 6 Orange External MOB switch in 7 Yellow Auto Power in 12 V for Auto Power 8 Green External beeper out 12 VDC 250 mA Note shield is connected to pin 1 black wire S...

Page 35: ...backlight on full Output for external beeper Switched to Gnd sink 250mA max 30V max Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C 32 F to 122 F List of datums ADINDAN CORR ALEGRE ISTS 73 AS 69 O S IRELAND SELVAGE...

Page 36: ...erent from same position on local charts Incorrect chart datum Select the correct chart datum see section 9 1 7 TRACKER950 GPS position different from true position by more than 10 m a The normal erro...

Page 37: ...clog a transducer remove it from the line and gently blow through it in the opposite direction to the fuel flow Fit a fuel filter before the transducer c Inspect the fuel cable s for damage d Dirty fu...

Page 38: ...sed navigation tool see section 3 Legs are the straight segments of a route between waypoints A route consisting of four waypoints will have three legs MOB function Starts navigating back to the place...

Page 39: ...defect occurring in the product of which notice in writing is received by Talon Technology or its approved distributor within the Warranty Period Conditions 1 Repairs may only be carried out by a Ser...

Page 40: ...5258 e mail herbymarina ciudad com ar Australia Talon Technology Australia PTY Ltd 2 340 Darling Street Balmain NSW 2041 Australia Tel 61 2 9818 8382 Fax 61 2 9818 8386 Toll free fax 1300 303 105 e m...

Page 41: ...Lon 174 44 535 E Lat 36 48 404 S Made in New Zealand 1951060AMN000084 Designers and manufacturers of GPS communication and marine products TRACKER950...

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