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OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

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AccuNav Sport

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Page 1: ...OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS AccuNav Spor AccuNav Spor AccuNav Spor AccuNav Spor AccuNav Sport t t t t TM ...

Page 2: ... most direct path to a waypoint It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions Therefore the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when travelling to a waypoint but will also visually check to make certain a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available Remember that the AccuNav Sport or any GPS receiver is only as accurate a...

Page 3: ...ER ON 17 MENUS 18 INITIALIZATION 19 CHANGE POSITION 20 CHANGE ALTITUDE 21 CHANGE TIME 21 CHANGE DATE 22 COLD START 23 POSITION NAVIGATION DISPLAYS 24 SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN 25 POSITION SCREEN 26 STEERING SCREEN 27 CUSTOMIZE SCREENS 28 PLOTTER 30 PLOTTER CURSOR 31 PLOTTING WITH A WAYPOINT 32 PLOTTER MENU PAGE 1 33 SET RANGE 33 CLEAR PLOT 34 SAVE PLOT TRAIL 34 RECALL PLOT TRAIL 35 ICON ON OFF ...

Page 4: ...MAGNETIC POSITION 68 LIGHT 68 LIGHT ADJUST 69 PRESET 69 PCF OFFSET 70 SYSTEM INFORMATION 72 WAYPOINT UPLOAD DOWNLOAD 73 PLOTTER UPDATE RATE 38 GO TO CURSOR 39 GRID LINES 39 ICONS 40 USING ICONS WITH CURSOR 41 ERASING ICONS 42 WINDOWS 42 VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS 44 WAYPOINT NAVIGATION 45 HOW TO SAVE A WAYPOINT 45 QUICK SAVE METHOD 45 VIEW AND SAVE METHOD 45 ENTER NEW WAYPOINT 47 NAME A WAYPOINT 48 E...

Page 5: ...h quality big screen hand held GPS receiver with performance that is second to none in its class Using menu features and raised soft key operation the AccuNav Sport is also one of the easiest to use products that Eagle has ever built The wide screen shows the navigation and plotter screens with high resolution and detail The display and key board are also lighted for night operation The electronic...

Page 6: ...lation of satellites orbiting Earth 11 000 miles in space There will be 24 satellites in orbit when the system is fully opera tional When all satellites are in place at least four of them will be in view nearly anywhere on Earth twenty four hours a day The GPS receiver requires at least three satellites to give a 2D fix A 2D fix is your position in latitude longitude A 3D fix is your latitude long...

Page 7: ...accuracy also depends on the angle of the satellite above the horizon signal to noise ratio the number of satellites tracked at one time the more As the receiver locks on to each satellite it calculates the distance from the satellite by measuring the length of time it takes the radio signal to reach it Each satellite has an extremely accurate clock that tells the receiver when the radio transmiss...

Page 8: ...ne of the finest navigation instru ments on the market today We hope you ll enjoy it for many years to come The EAGLE GPS Receiver TheRockwellGPSengineiscurrentlyusedinallEagle GPS receivers It s small rugged and fast The five channel design lets it track all satellites in view It sends position information to the AccuNav Sport from once every second to once every five seconds user select able By ...

Page 9: ...er from the literature pack supplied with the AccuNav Sport Select the location for this fastener and peel the plastic backing from this half and press it onto the mounting surface Align this patch with the one on the AccuNav Sport then press them together It will hold the unit under mild vibration keeping it from sliding NOTE The adhesive anti skid patch is not designed to hold the AccuNav Sport ...

Page 10: ... such as a car s cigarette lighter simply push the CA 1 s plug into the small connector on the side of the AccuNav Sport Plug the other end of the CA 1 into the vehicle s cigarette lighter and the AccuNav Sport is ready for use Note A rubber plug comes with the AccuNav Sport to cover the external power jack on the side of the unit when it s not in use EXTERNAL POWER ...

Page 11: ...av Sport however they won t last as long as alkalines Do Not use heavy duty batteries or anybatteryotherthantheoneslistedabove Donot mix different types of batteries e g ni cads and alkalines To install the batteries first turn the AccuNav Sport so that it is facing you Now grasp the bottom part of the case and push it to the right until it comes completely off the unit as shown at right The botto...

Page 12: ...attery holder sticks when sliding it into the battery cover apply a thin film of petroleum jelly to the O rings on the battery holder Slide the battery pack onto the unit and the AccuNav Sport is now ready for use Notice There is a tab on the top of the battery holder that aligns with a slot on the top of the battery cover Make certain the tab is aligned properly Otherwise the battery holder won t...

Page 13: ...once per second You can lengthen this time to as little as once every five seconds The longer the update rate the less power is drawn from the batteries For example less power is drawn from the batteries when the unit is in the five second update rate than the one second rate There can be exceptions to this rule however Whenever the AccuNav Sport is trying to lock onto the satellites it automatica...

Page 14: ...how you the current mode All displays including the clock are updated at the same time If you have it set for a three second update then the clock will freeze for three seconds then show the correct time then freeze for three seconds and so on Also note that the AccuNav Sport automatically goes into the one second update rate whenever external power is applied to the unit For example if the CA 1 c...

Page 15: ...conds and the display at the bottom of the screen will show CURRENTLY USING 4 SEC To exit this screen press the CLR key LOW BATTERY INDICATOR When the battery voltage reaches six volts a low battery message appears in the lower left corner of the display If you are using alkaline batteries and the unit is in the one second update mode then you will have approximately 15 minutes or less until the u...

Page 16: ... This helps keep the antenna in the desired position The thumbscrews work in oppo site directions To tighten the right thumbscrew rotate it away from the display To tighten the left thumbscrew rotate it toward the display Caution Always make certain the left thumbwheel is tight when using the AccuNav Sport The connector for the antenna is inside the left thumbwheel If it isn t tight a poor connect...

Page 17: ... s connec tor inside the left hand thumbwheel When reinstalling the antenna align the left side of the antenna first then thread left thumbwheel until it engages the connector This will require two full turns of the thumbwheel After you ve accomplished this thread the right side of the antenna by rotating the right thumbwheel Remember to rotate the right thumbwheel in the opposite direction from t...

Page 18: ...he signals from all of the available satellites Also trees buildings carports even your body can block the signals from the satellites When using this unit in heavy brush or timber remember that it may lose track on one or all of the satellites until you move into a clearing We have successfully used the AccuNav Sport in carsandtruckssincethesatellite ssignalpassesthrough glass However antenna pla...

Page 19: ...ate the windows feature The menu key near the bottom left corner of the keyboard activates the first menu page WIN This key gives you access to the windows mode which has many combination displays POS Press this key to show the Position Screen STR Press this key to show the Steering Screen PLOT This key gives access to the Plotter RTE Pressing this key shows the route planning menu ...

Page 20: ...and the lights are turned off WPT Pressing this key lets you save or recall a waypoint ICON To mark a location on the plotter screen use this feature CNTR Pressing this key centers your position on the plotter ZIN ZOUT These keys let you zoom in or zoom out the plotter display OFF Press and HOLD the Off key to turn the AccuNav Sport off MENU Press this key to show the menus and gain access to most...

Page 21: ... other keys This makes it harder to turn the AccuNav Sport on accidentally A screen similar to the one shown below appears To turn the lights on press the F5 key To adjust the display contrast presstheleft arrow key to lighten the screen the right arrow key darkens it To clear the display press the CLR key OPERATION ...

Page 22: ...lays share the same menus In other words ifyoupressthe MENU key while the position screen is showing the menu shown at right ap pears However ifyou press the menu key while the plotter is displayed a different menu appears as shown below This gives you the features specific to each display without having to search through many pages of menus Unless otherwise specified all menu examples used in thi...

Page 23: ...me To speed up the satellite acquisition process you can initialize the AccuNav Sport or tell it where it is the first time it s turned on This initialization process is usually done only once and requires the following data 1 Approximate present position in latitude longitude 2 Approximate elevation above sea level altitude 3 Today s date and time The unit usually only takes a few minutes or less...

Page 24: ...n Use a chart or call your local airport to determine your position if you don t know it The latitude longitude that you enter doesn t have to be extremely accurate Typi cally if you enter a position within a few degrees of your present position the AccuNav Sport should quickly find your actual latitude longitude To change your present position first move the black box to the LATI TUDE display the...

Page 25: ...UDE display then press the F6 key The AccuNav Sport needs to know your elevation above sea level Not your height above the ground Again an approxi mation within a few thousand feet is usually sufficient Use the numbered keys to enter your altitude data Press the up arrow key if your altitude is below sea level For example suppose you re in Death Valley and the spot you re standing in is 35 feet be...

Page 26: ...screen shown on the next page appears Enter the date using the numbered keys Whenyou refinished press the ENT key The numbers at the top of the screen should be correct If they aren t press the key next to the label that you need to change If everything is correct press the key next to the EXIT label The unit will switch to the position screen and start searching for the satellites currently in vi...

Page 27: ...ll automatically issue a cold start to it s internal GPS receiver however you can send a cold start at any time To send a cold start message to the receiver press the MENU key Now press the key next to the CHANGE GPS SETTINGS label Finally press the key next to the GPS COLD START label The unit will begin a cold start technique to find the available satellites It should lock on to them in 15 minut...

Page 28: ...dicator and a satellite information screen These displays were designed to show the most impor tant data However using the Windows feature many more screens are available that show navigation infor mation in various arrangements See the Windows section for more detail IMPORTANT If the data shown in digital numbers on any screen on this unit is flashing then it means that data is invalid DO NOT REL...

Page 29: ...n a S appears ELV is the elevation height of the satellite above the horizon from your position AZM is the azimuth or direction of the satellite from your position For example if the azimuth of a satellite is 180 degrees then it is due south of your position SNR is the signal to noise ratio This tells you how strong the satellite s signal is The higher the SNR number the better Typical good SNR nu...

Page 30: ...n display shows your present position POSI TION bearing BRG course over ground COG local time cross track error XTE time to go to waypoint TTG and waypoint name WPT NAME Your present position shows near the top of the screen in latitude longitude coordinates This is shown in de grees minutes and thousandths of a minute For ex ample on this page the present position is 36 degrees 8 987 minutes nort...

Page 31: ...ng relative to the waypoint In theory if you steer with the arrow always pointing towards the waypoint then you will arrive at the waypoint The solid line extending from the arrow is your track or path you ve taken To travel directly to a waypoint try to keep the arrow on the center line The waypoint is depicted by a box at the top of the CDI display As you approach the waypoint the arrow and the ...

Page 32: ...ame as the CDI alarm setting See the section on GPS alarms to change the CDI range Using the digital displays at the bottom of the screen with the graphical display at the top lets you accurately steer to a waypoint CUSTOMIZE SCREENS The digital displays on the bottom half of the position and steering screens plus all of the digital displays on the plotter screen can be changed as desired To show ...

Page 33: ...as you de signed it unless you preset the unit DISPLAY label The unit returns to the Position Screen with a black box around the Bearing BRG label as shown on the previous page The black box identifies the Bearing box as ready for change To change the Bearing display to a different one press the up or down arrow keys to select the display that you want to show inside the box In this example we cha...

Page 34: ...me at your location COG Course Over Ground PLOTTER The plotter lets you see your course and direction of travel on the screen If you ve recalled a waypoint the plotter shows your starting location present position and destination However you do not have to recall a waypoint to use the plotter The plotter also can showgridlinesonthe display These grid lines show latitude and longitude lines that ca...

Page 35: ...played on the plotter To clear the plotter screen see the Plotter Menus section On the left side of the screen are the Distance To Go DTG Speed Over Ground SOG Bearing BRG and Course Over Ground COG digital displays All of these displays are only used when a waypoint is recalled except COG and ALT which are always active These displays also can be customized See the Plotter Menus section for more ...

Page 36: ...he bottom of the screen PLOTTING WITH A WAYPOINT Using the plotter with a recalled waypoint or route is an easy way to see the distance and direction you trav elled It also simplifies navigation To use the plotter in this manner first recall a waypoint or start a route See the Waypoint Recall section for more information Then press the PLOT key A screen similar to the one at right ap pears Thecirc...

Page 37: ...tion on alarms for more information about the arrival alarm PLOTTER MENUS Pressing the MENU key while the plotter is showing gives you a new set of menus that relate only to the plotter There are two plotter menus The first menu is shown at right PLOTTER MENU PAGE 1 SET RANGE Press the F1 key to see the plotter s range menu See the screen at the top of the next page This menu changes the plotter s...

Page 38: ...is pressed starting from your present position SAVE PLOT TRAIL The AccuNav Sport can save up to five 5 plotter trails Saving plot trails makes it easier to follow an old path to a destination Simply save your current trail then recall it later to use as a guide Every time you turn the AccuNav Sport off it saves your current trail on the screen To save it un der a number that you can recall later f...

Page 39: ...ou wish to recall For example to recall plot trail number three press the F3 key The AccuNav Sport returns to the plotter screen and draws the recalled trail on the screen Note that this recalled trail doesn t affect your current trail both will be displayed Also note that the recalled plot trails are position spe cific In other words the plot trail is not simply a line drawn on the screen it repr...

Page 40: ... the second plotter menu screen is show ing A screen similar to the one at the far right side of this page appears To switch back to the normal plotter screen press the MENU key twice while the plotter is showing then press the F1 key CHANGE DISPLAY The four digital displays on the left side of the plotter screen can be changed or custom ized at will When the AccuNav Sport is first turned on or af...

Page 41: ...The unit re turns to the plotter screen with a black box surrounding the DTG box as shown at left This means the DTG box is ready to be changed Press the left or right arrow key to change the display For example to change the Distance To Go to Cross Track Error XTE press the right arrow key four times To change another digital box press the up or down arrow key until the black box surrounds the de...

Page 42: ...ess the MENU key while the plotter is displayed Now press the right arrow key once Finally press the F3 UPDATE RATE key The screen shown at left appears Simply press the key corresponding to the desired update time The AccuNav Sport returns to the plotter screen using the new time PLOTTER UPDATE UPDATE RATE SAVABLE TRAIL TIME INSTANT 33 MINUTES 2 SECONDS 1 HOUR 6 MINUTES 5 SECONDS 2 HOURS 44 MINUT...

Page 43: ...n on the plotter screen Next press the MENU key Now press the right arrow key once The second plotter menu screen appears as shown on the left side of page 31 Finally press the F4 GOTO CURSOR key The unit returns to the plotter screen as shown at left A waypoint flag appears on the screen numbered 0 that was the location of the cursor cross hairs when you pressed the F4 key All of the navigation d...

Page 44: ... icon individually however you have to erase all of the icons in a group To place an icon first press the ICON key The screen shown below appears Now select one of the five icons shown on the left side of the screen by pressing the key corresponding to the desired icon For example to place the fish symbol press the F1 key As soonasyoupressthe key the AccuNav Sport places the icon at your present p...

Page 45: ... choices Using Icons with the Cursor Normally when you select an icon it s placed on the plotter at your present position However you can place an icon anywhere on the plotter using the cursor To do this first press one of the arrow keys This makes the plotter cursor lines appear on the display Now move the lines to the desired position on the dis play by pressing the arrow keys When it s at the d...

Page 46: ...ey Next presstheF0key DELETE ICON BANK key The screen shown at right appears Now select the group of icons that you wish to erase by pressing the key corresponding to the desired icon After pressing the key the AccuNav Sport erases all of the selected icons from the plotter WINDOWS You can change the displays on the AccuNavSportbyus ing the windows fea ture Thisletsyouuse different displays to sui...

Page 47: ...ure first press the WIN key Ascreensimilartothe oneshownatrightap pears The menu at the bottom of the screenletsyouswitch between the pages of displays These are lettered A through J Group A shows first Press the up arrow key to move forward through the screens Press the down arrow key to move backward For example pressing the up arrow key once shows the group B screen To exit the windows mode pre...

Page 48: ... you to press the MENU key to see the windows main menu VIEWING WINDOWS To see all of the available windows press the WIN key then press the MENU key twice The windows main menu appears Finally press the F2 key VIEW ALL WINDOWS The screen shown at right appears The first window appears in the upper right corner of the screen A description of the screen shows in the box at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 49: ...t locations To save your present position as waypoint simply press the WPT key The screen shown below appears Now press the F6 WPT QUICK SAVE key again The AccuNav Sport takes your present position and as signs the first available waypoint number to it Saving Present Position View and Save Method The QuickSave fea ture doesn t let you select the waypoint number You have to usethenextavailable numb...

Page 50: ...of the screen If you wish to save the location in the CURRENT POSITION box under this waypoint number first press the F5 USE CURRENT POSITION key The position shown in the CURRENT POSITION box also will show in the waypoint location at the top of the screen To save the waypoint without naming it simply press the F3 SAVE key To save the location under a different waypoint number press the F1 WPT ke...

Page 51: ...e using the numbered keys Use the left arrow key as a back space if you make a mistake In other words pressing the left arrow key moves the black box over the last number entered Notice that the position entered is in degrees minutes and thousands of a minute Not seconds After you ve entered the latitude press the ENT key The waypoint save menu reappears with the black box on the longi tude Next p...

Page 52: ...en shown at left appears Use the keys on both sides of the screen to enter the waypoint name For example to name a waypoint COVE 1 press the F1 key repeatedly until the letter C appears in the window Next press the right arrow key to move the black box to the next letter position Now press the F5 key repeatedly until the O appears on the screen Repeat this process until the entire name has been wr...

Page 53: ...int that you wish to erase press the F0 key If not press the F5 key Pressing the F0 key erases all information from the waypoint number that appears at the top of the screen To exit from the waypoint save menu press the CLR key RECALL A WAYPOINT You must recall a waypoint in order to navigate to that position with the AccuNav Sport To recall a waypoint first press the WPT key then press the F4 WPT...

Page 54: ...osition steering or plotter screen showing navigation data to the waypoint you recalled Note The AccuNav Sport will show navigation data to a waypoint until the Cancel Navigation feature is used This feature stops the unit from navigating If you turn the unit off while it is navigating the next time it s turned on it will still navigate to the previous waypoint If you were navigating in a route wh...

Page 55: ...ou turn it off At this point you should use the Cancel Navigation feature to stop the AccuNav Sport from showing navigation data to the last waypoint in the route Otherwise it will continue to navigate to that waypoint even if it s turned off and on again There are four steps required to create and follow a route First you must create and name the route Next select the waypoints used in the route ...

Page 56: ...e through the list of routes When the de sired route number appears in the win dow at the top of the screen press the down arrow key until the black box moves to the NAME position Now press the ENT key The screen shown on the next page appears Use the keys on both sides of the screen to enter the waypoint name For example to name a route RED ROCK press the F6 key re peatedly until the let ter R ap...

Page 57: ...not move the black box to the 0 using the up or down arrow keys Now press the ENT key The screen shown on the next page appears Now press the numbered key of the waypoint you wish to go to first in the route For example if you want waypoint number 2 to be first press the 2 key If you ve named the waypoint it shows in the blank space to the right of the waypoint number Next press the ENT key The Ac...

Page 58: ...t a route that consists of waypoint numbers 1 2 and 3 However you wish to travel to 2 first then 1 and finally 3 In this case you must enter waypoint 2 1 and 3 in that order when making the route Press the CLR key to exit this screen when you re finished FOLLOWING A ROUTE To follow a route press the RTE key then press the F2 RECALL ROUTE key The screen shown on the next page appears Route number o...

Page 59: ...nd they re numbered 2 1 and 3 If you travel forward through the route the unit will show navigation data to waypoint number 2 first then 1 and finally 3 If you travel backward through the route the unit will start with waypoint number 3 first then 1 and end with waypoint number 2 No matter if you travel forward or reverse through the route when you reach the last waypoint in the route the arrival ...

Page 60: ...he ENT key Use the numbered keys to change the waypoint from 3 to 5 Next press the ENT key You ve changed the waypoint from 3 to 5 Press the F3 key to save the route Press the CLR key to exit this screen You can change any waypoint used in a route add or erase any waypoint or change the route name at any time using this method ERASING A ROUTE To erase a route first press the RTE key Next press the...

Page 61: ...s One is an arrival alarm that sounds when you come within a preset distance to a waypoint The other is a cross track error alarm that sounds when you move off course more than the alarm s setting Both of these alarms are set identi cally To adjust an alarm first press the MENU key then press the F4 ALARMS key The screen shown below ap pears To turn any alarm on press the key correspond ing to the...

Page 62: ...m to 2 miles press the 2 key then pressthe0keytwice To set the arrival alarm to 2 of a mile as shown on the next page press the 2 key then press the 0 key When the desired value has been entered press the ENT key to accept it The unit returns to the ALARMS screen as shown on the right side of the next page Notice that the alarm has automatically been turnedon Ifanalarm is off and you adjust it the...

Page 63: ...ARM The arrival alarm sounds a tone when yourpositioniswithin the alarm s radius of a waypoint For ex ample the alarm sounds if you come within 1 mile of a re called waypoint if the arrival alarm s setting is 1 mile The alarm is adjustable from 01 to 9 99 miles XTE ALARM The XTE cross track error alarm sounds a tone when your cross track error is greater than the alarm s setting Changing the XTE a...

Page 64: ...tialization setting All of these menus work identically to the ones described in the initialization section at the beginning of the GPS section After you make a change the unit returns to the GPS or plotter screen You may need to re initialize the unit if you move a long distance over 100 miles with the unit off In this case you would need to enter a new initial position to help the AccuNav Sport ...

Page 65: ...en press the CLEAR key GPS SIMULATOR This feature places position and navigation data on all screens including the plotter The unit navigates a closed course It shows bearing and distance to go course over ground and other information A recurring message appears alerting you that the simulator mode is enabled DON T NAVIGATE WHEN THE SIMULA TOR IS ON To turn the simulator on press the MENU key twic...

Page 66: ... of the unit see photo at right is used for these connections A rubber plug covers this connector when it s not in use The following NMEA 0183 sentences are sent from the AccuNav Sport GPRMB Minimum Recommended Sentence Part B GPRMC Minimum Recommended Sentence Part C GPGLL Present Position Latitude Longitude LCGLL Present Position Latitude Longitude GPAPB Autopilot Steering Data To send or receiv...

Page 67: ...at it cannot short The white and green wires are for a NMEA interface and or a DGPS beacon receiver The AccuNav Sport sends data to another electronic naviga tion devices through the white wire and receives data from a beacon receiver through the green wire The blue black and brown wires are not used To connect a device to the AccuNav Sport s white or green wires attach a twisted pair cable from t...

Page 68: ...n steering speed and more In order to use this feature the white wire on the optional NMEA cable must be connected to the NMEA data input on the other instrument See the installation section in the front of this manual for wiring connection informa tion The AccuNav Sport also has the capability to receive differential data from a beacon receiver This gives the unit much better accuracy than normal...

Page 69: ...the desired data output Now press the CLR key The AccuNav Sport will return to the last used GPS screen and send NMEA data out the NDC 1 NMEA DGPS interface cable DGPS DifferentialGPS BEACONRECEIVERSETUP You ll have to tell the AccuNav Sport which beacon receiver s data to expect and set up the parameters for that data To do this first press the MENU key Next press the F5 CHANGE GPS SETTINGS key N...

Page 70: ...ite If sponds to the INC FREQ to increase the station frequency or the F2 key DEC FREQ to decrease it Do the same for the bit rate When the station frequency and bit rate are adjusted to their proper settings press the CLR key The AccuNav Sport returns to the last used GPS screen The letters DGPS appear next to the POSITION on all screens that show your present position showing that the beacon rec...

Page 71: ...st press the MENU key Next press the F5 CHANGE GPS SETTINGS key Finally press the F3 SELECT UNITS OF MEASURE key The screen shown at right appears The black box on each line shows the unit of measure currently in use On this screen the units of measure are in statute miles for distance miles per hour for velocity degrees magnetic for bearing altitude in feet and time is in the 12 hour format A M P...

Page 72: ...ic is used To switch to true first press the MENU key Next press the F5 CHANGE GPS SETTINGS key Finally press the F3 SELECT UNITS OF MEA SURE key The screen shown on the previous page appears Now press the F3 BEARING key This moves the black box from MAG to TRU Press the CLR key when you re finished This saves your changes and returns to the GPS screen BACK LIGHT ON OFF Both the display and keyboa...

Page 73: ...ght is set to the desired level press the CLR key to erase this menu PRESET The Preset feature returns all GPS units to their original factorysettings Thisresetstheunitsofmeasure speaker volume display contrast and more This doesn t erase any waypoints or routes however it does erase plotter trails To preset the unit press the MENU key until the PRE SET UNIT label appears Press the key correspondi...

Page 74: ...lity to move or offset the position shown on the display to match the one on the chart The unit will add this offset to all position displays at all times Remember the GPS error is very dynamic and the PCF offset should never be used in an attempt to cancel the error In general terms this feature should only be used if your map indicates what the possible error is This feature should always be res...

Page 75: ...y to enter the correc tion factor for your lo cation The screen shown below appears Remember this is the difference between the location shown on the present position display and the position shown on the chart Use the right and left arrow keys to move the black box to the number that you wish to change in the latitude then enter the num bers Use the up or down arrow keys to change the latitude fr...

Page 76: ...or that you entered on To leave this screen press the CLR key This returns the unit to the last used GPS screen It also puts your changes into effect To turn these changes off return to this screen and press the F4 key Remember presetting the unit also erases any PCF offset thereby turning it off SYSTEM INFORMATION The System Information menu gives you the date and revision number of the software ...

Page 77: ...an transfer all waypoints routes and icons to and from an I B M or compatible computer using software supplied by Eagle This software is Eagle s model number WS 1 Contact Eagle Customer Service or your local dealer for more information ...

Page 78: ...of the window groups used by the AccuNav Sport are shown on the following pages To view these groups simply press the WINDOWS key thenrepeatedlypressthedownarrowkey Thiswill cycle the unit through all groups GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C ...

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Page 81: ...dows used by the AccuNav Sport are shown on the following pages To view these windows press the WINDOWS key then press the MENU key Now press the key next to the MAIN MENU label Finally press the key next to the VIEW ALL WINDOWS label ...

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Page 86: ...t is to simply repeatedly press the MENU key while either the position or steering screen are showing The first time you press the MENU key the first menu page appears While this menu is showing press the MENU key again The second menu page then appears Continually pressing the MENU key rotates through FIRST MENU PAGE SECOND MENU PAGE ...

Page 87: ...U key while the fourth menu is showing brings you back to the first menu page The other method of scrolling through the menu pages is to first press the MENU key then press the left or right arrow keys to move through the menu pages Press the CLR key to exit the menus ...

Page 88: ...cally is the least accurate of all the navigation displays This is due to satellite geom etry Selective Availability SA and other factors If you see the altitude display constantly changing and show ing inaccurate numbers don t assume there is some NOTICE The storage temperature for your unit is from 4 degrees to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 to 75 degrees Celsius Extendedstoragetemperatureshigherorlo...

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