PAGES Eagle Expedition INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS TM TM Copyright © 1996, 1997 Eagle Electronics All rights reserved. Eagle ExpeditionTM is a trademark of Eagle Electronics Eagle® is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. Never use this product while operating a vehicle. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), this unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the 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. The storage temperature for your unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 to +75 degrees Celsius). Extended storage temperatures higher or lower than specified will cause the liquid crystal display to fail. Neither this type of failure nor its consequences are covered by the warranty. For more information, consult the factory customer service department. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All screens in this manual are simulated. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 2 BATTERY INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 2 EXTERNAL POWER ................................................................................................ 3 KEYBOARD .................................................................................................................. 3 OPERATION ................................................................................................................. 4 TURNING POWER ON ............................................................................................ 4 MENUS .................................................................................................................... 4 FINDING YOUR POSITION ..................................................................................... 4 COLD START ...................................................................................................... 4 INITIALIZATION .................................................................................................. 5 POSITION/NAVIGATION DISPLAYS ....................................................................... 7 NAVIGATION SCREENS ................................................................................... 7 CDI ...................................................................................................................... 9 PLOTTER ................................................................................................................ 10 PLOTTER CURSOR .......................................................................................... 10 PLOTTER OPTIONS .......................................................................................... 11 PLOTTER ORIENTATION .............................................................................. 11 CLEAR PLOT TRAIL ..................................................................................... 12 SAVE PLOT TRAILS ...................................................................................... 12 RECALL PLOT TRAIL ................................................................................... 13 GRID LINES ................................................................................................... 13 PLOTTER UPDATE ....................................................................................... 14 ICONS ................................................................................................................ 14 PLACE ICON - CURSOR LOCATION ........................................................... 15 ERASE ICONS .............................................................................................. 15 WINDOWS ............................................................................................................... 16 SATELLITE INFORMATION SCREEN .......................................................... 17 CLOCK ........................................................................................................... 17 CLOCK ALARM ............................................................................................. 18 TIMERS ......................................................................................................... 18 REPROGRAM BOXES ............................................................................................ 19 WAYPOINTS ............................................................................................................ 20 SAVING YOUR PRESENT POSITION (QUICK SAVE) ..................................... 20 SAVING CURSOR POSITION ........................................................................... 20 SAVING YOUR PRESENT POSITION .............................................................. 21 EDIT WAYPOINT LAT/LON ................................................................................ 22 WAYPOINT NAMES ........................................................................................... 22 MOVE A WAYPOINT .......................................................................................... 23 DISTANCE BETWEEN WAYPONTS ................................................................. 24 WAYPOINT OPTIONS ....................................................................................... 24 DELETE A WAYPOINT ...................................................................................... 25 ROUTES .................................................................................................................. 25 CREATE A ROUTE ............................................................................................ 25 SELECT WAYPOINTS FOR ROUTE ............................................................ 26 FINISHING THE ROUTE ............................................................................... 27 DELETE A WAYPOINT FROM ROUTE ........................................................ 27 WAYPOINT DETAIL ....................................................................................... 27 FOLLOW A ROUTE ........................................................................................... 28 DELETE A ROUTE ............................................................................................ 29 NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................ 29 NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT .................................................................................. 29 NAVIGATE TO A CURSOR LOCATION .................................................................. 29 NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT USING THE PLOTTER ........................................ 30 CANCEL NAVIGATION ........................................................................................... 30 SYSTEM SETUP .......................................................................................................... 31 BACKLIGHT ............................................................................................................. 31 SOUND .................................................................................................................... 31 CONTRAST ............................................................................................................. 31 UNITS OF MEASURE ............................................................................................. 32 NMEA/DGPS ........................................................................................................... 32 NMEA OUTPUT ................................................................................................. 34 DGPS .................................................................................................................. 34 SERIAL COMMUNICATION SETUP ................................................................. 35 RESET OPTIONS .................................................................................................... 35 RESET GROUPS .................................................................................................... 35 SYSTEM INFO ......................................................................................................... 35 GPS SETUP ................................................................................................................. 36 COLD START ........................................................................................................... 36 POSITION FORMAT ................................................................................................ 37 DATUM ..................................................................................................................... 38 PCF ....................................................................................................................... 39 POSITION PINNING ............................................................................................... 40 ALARMS ....................................................................................................................... 40 MESSAGES .................................................................................................................. 41 SIMULATOR ................................................................................................................. 42 STARTING POSITION ............................................................................................. 42 USER ARROW KEYS TO STEER .......................................................................... 42 DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................... 43 WINDOW GROUPS ..................................................................................................... 44 LIST OF DATUMS ........................................................................................................ 46 WARRANTY STATEMENT ........................................................................................... 51 UPS RETURN SERVICE ............................................................................................. 52 HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - INTERNATIONAL ........................... INSIDE BACK COVER HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE - U.S.A. ONLY .................................................. BACK COVER Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest 12-channel GPS receivers EagleTM has ever made. With its high contrast LCD screen, easy to use menus, and outstanding performance, we think you'll be happy with your Eagle ExpeditionTM for many years. GPS works from satellites that transmit information to the world at very high frequencies. One disadvantage to this frequency is that it's "line-ofsight". In other words, the signals don't bounce around like your local radio or television. If you don't have a clear view of the sky, or if you're inside a building (such as a house), the unit probably won't be able to pick up the signals from the satellites. This is common among all GPS receivers. Like most GPS receivers, your Eagle Expedition doesn't have a compass or any other navigation aid built into it. It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to determine its position. Speed, direction of travel, and distance are all calculated from position information. Therefore, in order for it to determine the direction you're travelling, you must be moving, and the faster - the better. This is not to say the unit won't work at walking speeds - it will. But the faster you travel, the easier it is for the unit to determine your direction. Another factor that influences the GPS' position and navigation capabilities is called selective availability or S/A. This is small errors purposefully injected into the transmitted signal from the satellites. The government does this to degrade the system's accuracy to civilian and foreign users. Even with S/A, GPS is the most accurate navigation system ever invented on such a large scale. The Government's accuracy specification is 100 meters horizontally and 150 meters vertically 95% of the time. In other words, the position shown on your Eagle Expedition could be up to 100 meters in any direction from your actual position, and the altitude could be plus or minus 150 meters from ...