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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ................................................................1 Capabilities and Specifications: GlobalMap® 5200c ..........................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 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module .........................................................11 Power Connections.............................................................................12 Powering Your Display Unit .............................................................13 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus .............................................15 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ........................................................17 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable...........................19 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation...................................22 Other Accessories ...............................................................................23 Section 3: Basic GPS Operations ................................................25 Keyboard.............................................................................................25 Power/lights on and off ......................................................................26 Main Menu .........................................................................................26 Pages ...................................................................................................28 (Satellite) Status Page ...................................................................28 Navigation Page .............................................................................31 Map Page.........................................................................................34 Background map vs. MapCreate map content .............................35 Resize Window command...............................................................37 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 ............................................................................................42 Set a Waypoint ...................................................................................44 Navigate to a Waypoint .....................................................................46 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint ..............................................46 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint.....................................................47 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.................................................47 Navigate to a Point of Interest..........................................................49 Creating and Saving a Trail..............................................................49 Displaying a Saved Trail ...................................................................51 Navigating Trails ...............................................................................51 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files....................................55 Cancel Navigation..............................................................................57 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations........................................59 i Find Distance From Current Position to Another Location...........59 Icons ....................................................................................................60 Routes .................................................................................................61 Create and Save a Route................................................................62 Delete a Route ................................................................................63 Edit a Route Name .........................................................................64 Edit Route Waypoints ....................................................................64 Navigate a Route ............................................................................65 Navigate a Route in Reverse .........................................................65 Trails ...................................................................................................66 Delete a Trail ..................................................................................66 Edit a Trail Name...........................................................................67 Edit a Trail Color............................................................................67 Edit a Trail Pattern........................................................................67 Utilities ...............................................................................................68 Alarm Clock ....................................................................................68 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator...................................................68 Trip Calculator ...............................................................................68 Waypoints ...........................................................................................68 Delete a Waypoint ..........................................................................68 Edit a Waypoint..............................................................................69 Selecting a Waypoint......................................................................69 Set a Waypoint by Average Position .............................................69 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position.......................................70 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options...................................71 Alarms.................................................................................................71 Auto Satellite Search .........................................................................72 Check MMC Files and Storage Space...............................................73 Communications Port Configuration................................................73 Configure NMEA................................................................................74 Coordinate System Selection.............................................................74 Map Fix ...............................................................................................75 Customize Page Displays ..................................................................77 (GPS) Simulator .................................................................................78 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation ..........................................79 Initialize GPS .....................................................................................79 Map Auto Zoom ..................................................................................80 Map Data ............................................................................................80 Map Datum Selection ........................................................................82 Map Detail Category Selection .........................................................83 Map Orientation.................................................................................84 NauticPathTM USA Marine Charts....................................................85 Nautical Chart Notes .....................................................................85 ii Port Information.............................................................................86 Tidal Current Information.............................................................87 Tide Information.............................................................................89 Navionics® Charts ..............................................................................90 Overlay Data ......................................................................................91 Pop-up Help ........................................................................................94 Reset Options .....................................................................................95 Screen Contrast and Brightness .......................................................95 Set Language......................................................................................96 Set Local Time....................................................................................97 Show WAAS Alarm ............................................................................98 Software Version Information...........................................................98 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles.......................................................98 Track Smoothing ................................................................................99 Trail Options ......................................................................................99 Transparency....................................................................................102 Units of Measure ..............................................................................103 Section 6: Searching.....................................................................105 Find Addresses .................................................................................106 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor .........................................109 Find Interstate Highway Exits .......................................................109 Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ..................................111 Find Streets or Intersections...........................................................113 Find Waypoints ................................................................................117 Section 7: NMEA 2000 Device Configuration.........................119 NMEA 2000 Menu............................................................................119 Bus Setup..........................................................................................119 Engine & Tank Configuration.........................................................120 Fuel Management Menu .................................................................123 Adding Fuel to Tank.....................................................................124 Engine Operations........................................................................125 NMEA 2000 Alarms .........................................................................126 Waypoint Sharing ............................................................................126 Configuring EP Sensors...................................................................127 Calibrating EP Sensors ...................................................................135 EP-10 Fuel Flow Calibration .......................................................135 EP-15 Fluid Level Calibration.....................................................137 Engine Trim Calibration..............................................................141 Reset Trim Calibration .............................. ...