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InfoCards
™
InfoCards are pre-made custom maps that cover multiple states, provinces,
countries or other geographic regions on a single memory card. They give
you all the features found in our MapCreate™ mapping software, but without
the necessity of using a computer. InfoCards are available for the United
States, Canada and Europe. In 2004, TopoCards with topographic contours
will become available for the United States and Canada.
Like custom maps built in MapCreate, the custom map on a InfoCard contains
all of these features: rivers/lakes/tributaries; more than 60,000 critical naviga-
tion aids; more than 10,000 wrecks/obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes
waters; interstate/federal/state highways; interstate exit services; searchable
Points-of-Interest (POI) database including: airports, hotels, restaurants, en-
tertainment, emergency services; rural roads and city streets; cities and
towns; railways; key landmarks; searchable street intersections and street
addresses; national parks and forests with boundaries; wildlife preserves; and
more!
InfoCards come to you preloaded on a single 128 or 256 MB memory card.
Simply insert the memory card into your Brunton GPS unit, and you're
ready to go.
InfoCards are available through Brunton. To order a card (or for a list of the
areas available) see the ordering information in the back of this manual.
External Antenna
A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation.
Inside a vehicle, your Atlas can sometimes maintain satellite lock while
sitting on the seat beside you, but we don't recommend this for optimum
performance.
Since the "view" is restricted to what can be seen through the windows,
this operating mode will reduce position accuracy and will increase the
chance of losing satellite lock. Inside a vehicle, the unit operates best with
an optional external antenna mounted on the windshield, on the dash or on
the top of the vehicle.
The optional external antenna can use a magnetic base that allows tempo-
rary mounting on any flat ferrous metal surface. A suction-cup mount al-
lows you to attach the antenna to a windshield.
The Atlas MNS can use the passive FA-8 antenna or the active RAA-3 an-
tenna. The active antenna offers a further performance boost by amplifying
the satellite signals it receives. This is especially helpful when operating in
areas such as dense forests, which can obstruct GPS signals. Your unit
will automatically switch between the active RAA-3 and its internal antenna
(located in the top of the case). If you purchase the passive FA-8, you
must use a menu check box to manually switch between it and the internal
