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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ................................................................1 Capabilities and Specifications: GlobalMap 5150c............................2 How GPS Works ...................................................................................4 Introduction to GPS and WAAS..........................................................6 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .........................8 Arrow Keys........................................................................................8 Keyboard ...........................................................................................8 Menu Commands..............................................................................8 Instructions = Menu Sequences ......................................................8 Section 2: Installation & Accessories .......................................11 Preparations .......................................................................................11 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation ....................................11 Power Connections.............................................................................12 NMEA Cable Connections .................................................................14 NMEA Wiring .................................................................................15 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable...........................15 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation...................................19 Cleaning Towel ...............................................................................20 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.........................................................................................31 Background map vs. MapCreate map content .............................33 Map with Custom Gauges..............................................................35 Resize Window command...............................................................37 Choose Viewable Pages ..................................................................38 Basic GPS Quick Reference...............................................................39 Find Your Current Position...............................................................40 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys ...................40 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor.........................................41 Searching ............................................................................................41 Set a Waypoint ...................................................................................44 Navigate To a Waypoint ....................................................................46 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint ..............................................47 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint.....................................................47 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.................................................48 i Navigate to a Point of Interest..........................................................50 Creating and Saving a Trail..............................................................50 Displaying a Saved Trail ...................................................................52 Navigating Trails ...............................................................................52 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files....................................56 Cancel Navigation..............................................................................58 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations.......................................59 Find Distance from Current Position To Another Location...........59 Find Distance from Point to Point ....................................................59 Icons ....................................................................................................60 Create Icon on Map ........................................................................60 Create Icon at Current Position ....................................................60 Delete an Icon .................................................................................61 Navigate to an Icon ........................................................................61 Routes .................................................................................................61 Create and Save a Route................................................................62 Delete a Route ................................................................................65 Edit a Route Name .........................................................................65 Edit Route Waypoints ....................................................................65 Navigate a Route ............................................................................66 Navigate a Route in Reverse .........................................................67 Trails ...................................................................................................68 Delete a Trail ..................................................................................68 Edit a Trail Name...........................................................................69 Edit a Trail Color............................................................................69 Edit a Trail Pattern........................................................................69 Utilities ...............................................................................................70 Alarm Clock ....................................................................................70 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator...................................................70 Trip Calculator ...............................................................................70 Trip Down Timer ............................................................................70 Trip Up Timer.................................................................................70 Waypoints ...........................................................................................70 Delete a Waypoint ..........................................................................70 Edit a Waypoint..............................................................................71 Selecting a Waypoint......................................................................72 Set a Waypoint by Average Position .............................................72 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position.......................................72 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options...................................73 Alarms.................................................................................................73 Check MMC Files and Storage Space...............................................74 Communications Port Configuration................................................74 Configure NMEA................................................................................75 ii Coordinate System Selection.............................................................76 Customize Page Displays ..................................................................78 GPS Simulator....................................................................................79 Initialize GPS .....................................................................................80 Map Auto Zoom ..................................................................................80 Map Data ............................................................................................81 Show Map Data ..............................................................................81 Pop-up Map Information................................................................81 Map Boundaries .............................................................................81 Fill Water With White ...................................................................82 Map Datum Selection ........................................................................82 Map Detail Category Selection .........................................................83 Map Fix ...............................................................................................84 Map Orientation.................................................................................85 NauticPathTM USA Marine Charts....................................................86 Navionics® Charts ..............................................................................91 Overlay Data ......................................................................................92 Pop-up Help ........................................................................................94 Reset Options .....................................................................................95 Require WAAS....................................................................................95 Screen Contrast and Brightness .......................................................96 Set Language......................................................................................97 Set Local Time....................................................................................97 Show WAAS Alarm ............................................................................98 Software Version Information...........................................................98 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles.......................................................99 Track Smoothing ................................................................................99 Trail Options ....................................................................................100 Delete All Trails ...........................................................................100 Update Trail Option .....................................................................101 Delete Trail ...................................................................................102 New Trail ......................................................................................102 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options .........................102 Transparency....................................................................................102 Units of Measure ..............................................................................103 Section 6: Searching.....................................................................104 Find Addresses .................................................................................106 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor ............ ...