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Matsutec GP-280

 

 

User Manual

 

Summary of Contents for GP-280

Page 1: ...Matsutec GP 280 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...appreciate feedback from you to go further where we are achieving Please carefully read and follow the procedures and operation for best use of your unit The unit is used as an auxiliary navigation device For safety reason it is not recommended to use it as ...

Page 3: ...y Please don t put it in a fire or in a high temperature It should be disposed of properly when discarded to avoid environmental pollution Information in this manual is subject to change without notice Please feel free to contact our support whenever you need ...

Page 4: ... 1 QUICK START 6 POWER ON OFF 6 ADJUST LCD AND KEY PANEL BRILLIANCE 6 2 MULTI DISPLAY SCREENS 8 RECEIVER STATUS 11 DATA LAYOUT 12 DATA FIELD 14 ZOOM IN OUT 16 PLOTTER SCREEN 17 Map Settings 17 Center Position 19 3 WAYPOINT 20 ...

Page 5: ... CURSOR POSITION 20 AT CURRENT POSITION 24 WAYPOINT LIST 25 MOB MARK 27 4 ROUTE 29 5 TRACK 35 6 ALARMS MESSAGES 36 ALARM INDICATION 37 MESSAGE LISTS 38 ALARMS SETTINGS 38 ALARM MEANING 40 7 MENU SETTINGS 41 ...

Page 6: ...lor LCD Multi display screen Plotter Highway Steering Satellite SOG meter COG meter and User data screen Visual and audio alarm Arrival Anchor XTE SBAS etc Storage of 10 000 waypoints 100 routes and 3 000 track points MOB mark ...

Page 7: ...nd hold key to power on the unit The unit beeps and starts up Press and hold key for three seconds to power off The time remaining is counted down until power off Adjust LCD and key panel brilliance Press key to show the brilliance window ...

Page 8: ...7 For LCD press key to loop over the brilliance or press or key to increase or decrease the brilliance For key panel press or key Press ENT key or ESC key to exit ...

Page 9: ...8 2 Multi display screens Main screens are shown as below Press DISP key to step through sequentially Press ESC key to invert the sequence ...

Page 10: ...9 Plotter Highway Steering Satellite ...

Page 11: ...10 SOG Meter COG Meter User Data 1 User Data 2 ...

Page 12: ...11 Receiver status Mark Meaning 2D 2D position fixed 3D 3D position fixed W2D W3D 2D 3D WAAS E2D E3D 2D 3D EGNOS M2D M3D 2D 3D MSAS G2D G3D 2D 3D GAGAN DOP DOP larger SIM Simulation Mode Not fixed ...

Page 13: ... in the upper screen as 2D or 3D with SBAS or not Data Layout In most screens except Satellite screen data layout and data field could be changed as you like Press MENU key to pop up the menu Press ENT key to open the layout menu ...

Page 14: ...13 Data Layout in most screens Data Layout in User Data ...

Page 15: ...eld and then press ENT key Then a data field is focused Use arrow key to move the focus to a data field and press ENT key to open the data list Select from the data list what you would like to show in the data filed or press ESC key to exit ...

Page 16: ...15 Data Meaning POSN Latitude Longitude and SOG Speed Ground over COG Course Ground over RNG Range ...

Page 17: ...BRG Bearing XTE Cross track error ETA Estimated time to arrival TTG Time to Go WPT Waypoint to Go Date Date ODO Odometer Trip Trip distance None Blank Zoom In Out Press IN or OUT Key to zoom in or zoom out ...

Page 18: ...er screen and among 0 2 nm 16 nm in Highway screen Plotter Screen In Plotter screen waypoint mark route line and track trails are displayed under default settings It can be set to your preference Map Settings Press MENU key to pop up the menu and select item ...

Page 19: ...18 Setup Map The name text of Goto or un Goto waypoint could be set to show or not respectively and also the text size Track log could be set to show or not too ...

Page 20: ...19 Center Position Normally when travels off the plotter screen it will automatically return back to the center of the screen ...

Page 21: ...ally Press and hold ENT key to return back to the center 3 Waypoint Waypoint could be accessed by 4 conditions at cursor position at current position through the waypoints list and at the MOB position At cursor position In Plotter screen use arrow key ...

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Page 23: ...that you want to lay a waypoint and press ENT key to add a new waypoint at the cursor position A waypoint is created with default properties The properties of name icon color position and comment could be modified by Edit operation ...

Page 24: ...23 Waypoint Info Screen When you move cursor to an existed waypoint in Plotter screen and press ENT key then a menu will ...

Page 25: ...r further access to the waypoint such as set as Goto or Cancel Goto Edit Move Delete In Plotter screen Delete is disabled when a waypoint is set as a destination 1 When a waypoint is not set as a destination ...

Page 26: ...25 2 When a waypoint is set as a destination At current position When location is fixed press WPT key in any screen to enter a waypoint at current position and the Waypoint Info Screen ...

Page 27: ... and select item Waypoints to list the waypoints by Name or by Range from current position Press or key to focus a line in the list and press ENT key then 1 When New line is selected a waypoint of current position is added to the list and Waypoint Info Screen is opened ...

Page 28: ...27 2 When a waypoint line is selected a menu is pop up for further operation ...

Page 29: ...28 MOB mark Press and hold WPT key to enter a MOB mark ...

Page 30: ...position will be set as a Goto destination automatically when a MOB mark is entered Only one MOB mark is available Each time the MOB mark is entered the previous MOB mark and its position data are overwritten ...

Page 31: ...enu and select item Routes to list the route by Name or by Range Create New Route Press or key to focus New line in the list and press ENT key then a new route will be created and Route Info Screen is opened for waypoints management in this route ...

Page 32: ...31 Route Operation Press or key in the ...

Page 33: ...32 route list Screen to focus a ...

Page 34: ...is opened for further operation such as set the route as a Goto destination Forward or Reverse Edit Delete or Cancel Route A destination route could not be deleted until Cancel Route When Edit is selected Route Info Screen is opened for route management ...

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Page 36: ...35 Manage waypoints in a Route Route Info Screen ...

Page 37: ...een press or key to move the focus to the waypoint that you want to manage and then press ENT key to pop up a menu for further operation such as Add Change Skip Skip Off or Delete Up to 30 waypoints could be added in a route ...

Page 38: ...phabetically or by distance 5 Track Track points are recorded at an interval of distance or according to display range The record interval and color could be set from the MENU Press MENU key and select Settings Use arrow key or to open the Track page ...

Page 39: ...38 When the track memory becomes full the oldest track point is erased to make space for the latest The tracks can be deleted collectively or by color 6 Alarms Messages ...

Page 40: ...arm setting is violated the buzzer sounds and the name of the offending alarm and the alarm icon appear on the screen You can silence the buzzer and remove the alarm name indication by pressing any key The alarm icon remains on the ...

Page 41: ...40 screen until the reason for the alarm is cleared Message lists Entering the Messages page of the main MENU you can browse all the alarm messages at present Alarms settings ...

Page 42: ...41 Press MENU key and select Settings Use arrow key to open the Alarms ...

Page 43: ...ning XTE Off the intended course by the range set Arrival Approaching the range set arrival area Anchor Move a set range from the rest place TIME The time set has come Speed Speed is higher than the rang set SBAS No SBAS signal ...

Page 44: ...43 7 Menu Settings A concise menu is offered to customize a variety of settings The following is the MENU Settings diagram for your reference ...

Page 45: ...4 Menu Settings General Key Beep On Off Language English Units nm km sm Time Offset 14 00 14 00 Time Display 12 Hour 24 Hour Date Display MM DD YY or DD MM YY Backlight Time Out Stays on 15s 30s 1 Minute ...

Page 46: ...45 Navigation Position Format xx xx xx xx x xx xxxx COG BRG ref Mag True Magnetic Variation Auto manual TTG ETA SPD Auto manual Smooth Position 0 to 999 s 0 s Smooth SOG COG 0 to 9999s 5 s ...

Page 47: ...46 Alarms Buzzer Long Short Continuous Arrival Anchor Off Arrival Anchor XTE Auto manual Speed Auto manual Time On Off SBAS On Off ...

Page 48: ...47 Track Record Off Distance Auto Color Red Blue etc Delete All By Color Delete All Waypoints On Off All Routes On Off ...

Page 49: ...48 Reset Trip On Off GPS Off Hot Cold Menu settings On Off Factory Reset On Off Simulate Mode On Off Speed Off Hot Cold Course On Off Latitude Longitude ...

Page 50: ...49 Self Test LCD Test Key Test System Version ...

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