Pub. 988-0156-081 www.lowrance.com GlobalMap 3500C ® Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions Copyright © 2004 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance® and GlobalMap 3500C are registered trademarks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreate, FreedomMaps, IMS and NauticPaths are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. eXitSource Database, copyright 2001-2003 Zenrin Co. Ltd. Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin Co. Ltd. Lowrance 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. 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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First!............................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: GlobalMap 3500C ........................ 2 How Lowrance GPS Works ................................................................ 4 Introduction to GPS and WAAS......................................................... 6 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ........................ 8 Section 2: Installation & Accessories........................................ 11 Preparations...................................................................................... 11 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module........................................................ 11 Power Connections ........................................................................... 12 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ....................................................... 15 NMEA Wiring................................................................................ 16 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable .......................... 16 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation.................................. 20 Other Accessories ............................................................................. 21 Face Cover......................................................................................... 21 Section 3: Basic GPS Operations ............................................... 23 Keyboard ........................................................................................... 23 Power/lights on and off ..................................................................... 24 Main Menu........................................................................................ 24 Pages ................................................................................................. 26 Satellite Status Page .................................................................... 26 Navigation Page ............................................................................ 28 Map Page ....................................................................................... 30 Background map vs. MapCreate map content............................. 31 Resize Window command ............................................................. 33 Basic GPS Quick Reference........................................................ 36 Find Your Current Position ............................................................. 37 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys................... 37 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ....................................... 38 Searching .......................................................................................... 38 Set a Waypoint.................................................................................. 40 To create and save a Waypoint:.................................................... 40 Navigate to a Waypoint.................................................................... 42 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint ............................................. 43 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint.................................................... 43 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map................................................ 44 Navigate to a Point of Interest......................................................... 45 Creating and Saving a Trail............................................................. 46 Displaying a Saved Trail .................................................................. 48 Navigating Trails.............................................................................. 48 Visual Trailing .............................................................................. 49 i Navigate a Trail (forward)............................................................ 49 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)............................. 51 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ................................... 52 Custom Maps:................................................................................ 52 GPS Data files: .............................................................................. 52 Cancel Navigation ............................................................................ 54 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations....................................... 55 Find Distance From Current Position to Another Location ........... 55 Find Distance From Point to Point.................................................. 55 Icons .................................................................................................. 56 Create Icon on Map ....................................................................... 56 Create Icon at Current Position ................................................... 56 Delete an Icon................................................................................ 56 Navigate to an Icon ....................................................................... 57 Routes................................................................................................ 57 Create and Save a Route .............................................................. 58 Delete a Route ............................................................................... 61 Edit a Route Name........................................................................ 61 Edit Route Waypoints ................................................................... 61 Navigate a Route........................................................................... 62 Navigate a Route in Reverse ........................................................ 62 Trails ................................................................................................. 63 Delete a Trail................................................................................. 63 Edit a Trail Name ......................................................................... 64 Edit a Trail Color .......................................................................... 64 Edit a Trail Pattern ...................................................................... 64 Utilities ............................................................................................. 65 Alarm Clock................................................................................... 65 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator.................................................. 65 Trip Calculator .............................................................................. 65 Trip Down Timer........................................................................... 65 Trip Up Timer ............................................................................... 65 Waypoints ......................................................................................... 65 Delete a Waypoint......................................................................... 65 Edit a Waypoint ............................................................................ 66 Selecting a Waypoint .................................................................... 66 Set a Waypoint by Average Position ............................................ 66 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position...................................... 67 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options .................................. 69 Alarms ............................................................................................... 69 Auto Satellite Search........................................................................ 70 Check MMC Files and Storage Space.............................................. 70 Communications Port Configuration............................................... 71 ii Configure NMEA .............................................................................. 71 Coordinate System Selection ........................................................... 72 To setup Loran TD: ....................................................................... 73 Map Fix ............................................................................................. 73 To configure a map fix: ................................................................. 74 Customize Page Displays ................................................................. 75 GPS Simulator .................................................................................. 76 To get to the GPS Simulator:........................................................ 76 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation ......................................... 77 Initialize GPS.................................................................................... 77 Map Auto Zoom................................................................................. 78 Map Data .......................................................................................... 78 Show Map Data ............................................................................. 78 Pop-up Map Information .............................................................. 79 Map Boundaries ............................................................................ 79 Fill Water With White .................................................................. 79 Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) .............................. 79 Map Datum Selection ....................................................................... 80 Map Detail Category Selection ........................................................ 80 Map Orientation ............................................................................... 81 Navionics Charts............................................................................. 82 To display a Navionics chart: ....................................................... 83 Port Information ........................................................................... 83 To view Port Services information: .............................................. 83 Tidal Current Information............................................................ 85 To view Tidal Current information: ............................................. 85 Tide Information ........................................................................... 87 To view tide information:.............................................................. 87 Overlay Data..................................................................................... 88 Pop-up Help ...................................................................................... 91 Reset Options.................................................................................... 92 Screen Contrast and Brightness ...................................................... 92 Set Language .................................................................................... 93 Set Local Time .................................................................................. 94 Show WAAS Alarm........................................................................... 94 Software Version Information.......................................................... 95 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles...................................................... 96 Track Smoothing............................................................................... 96 Trail Options..................................................................................... 97 Delete All Trails ............................................................................ 97 Update Trail Option...................................................................... 97 Delete Trail.................................................................................... 9 ...