ALAN MAP 600
user’s manual
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4. Move the Joystick up/down to select the desired option
and press
.
5. If necessary, repeat steps 3 and 4 to change settings as
required.
6. Use the Joystick to highlight
OK
and press
to confirm.
Don’ t forget this step, otherwise no storage of settings
takes place! Press
ESC
to leave the menu without saving.
7.1.1 Backlight
Selects the automatic backlight deactivation time (is activated
each time by pressing the button). Settings available are:
30 sec,
3 min, 10 min, Always.
With the last setting, you will be required
to manually deactivate the backlighting by pressing a second
time. The backlight, deactivated after a determined period of
time, is enabled at any button pressure.
7.1.2 Navigation
Mode
Select the navigation mode for the receiver, based on the
battery consumption. The available settings are:
a.
Normal
– maximum settings (rapid updating of data on
the display) with normal consumption.
b.
Saving
– reduced settings (data is updated on the
display more slowly) with reduced battery consumption.
c.
Simulate
– GPS receiver deactivated with minimum
battery consumption. Navigation is not possible in this
mode; the only options available are the changing of
settings and viewing of maps.
In
Simulate
mode, this setting is not activated: the backlighting is always
enabled
.
7.1.3 NMEA
Output
Data acquired from the satellites can be taken from the NMEA
data output (
Data
socket) using an (optional) interface cable.
The data can be elaborated using a laptop computer or other
NMEA 0183 compatible data interface device (e.g., transceiver,
mapping instrument, etc). The available settings are:
a.
Off
(interface excluded) – MAP 500 functions normally
without sending data to the interface.
b.
On
(interface active) – data are sent with an update
frequency of once per second at a velocity of 4,800 bps,
and in the GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC formats. In this state, the
option of downloading maps or other data to the GPS
via the cable and optional software is deactivated.
Activation of the interface is advised only when necessary, because
when it is active, the data update frequency on MAP 500’s display
is slightly slower.
When using the NMEA ON interface, you cannot enter into navigation
mode Simulate.
In order to have the serial port properly working even when the NMEA
output is deactivated, we suggest you switch ALAN
MAP500 off and then on.
7.1.4 Map
Direction
Orientation of the displayed map can be changed on the Map
page as follows:
a.
Track Up
– the map is automatically oriented towards the
direction in which you are moving. The map rotates at
45° steps to maintain this orientation. In this mode, the
icon
in the top left corner of the display will constantly
show North as the dark part.
7.1.5 Units
This setting determines the units of measurement used by MAP
600:
a.
Mi/MPH
(Miles/Miles per Hour) – for use in Anglo-Saxon
countries.
b.
KM/KMH
(KM/KM per Hour) – for land navigation in non-
Anglo-Saxon countries
