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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Specifications: GlobalMap® 5300c iGPS ...................................... 2 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 8 Section 2: Installation............................................................. 11 Preparations ................................................................................ 11 Power Connections ...................................................................... 11 Powering Your Display Unit ...................................................... 12 Power Diagram A ........................................................................ 14 Power Diagram B ........................................................................ 15 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus ...................................... 15 Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network ...................................... 16 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ................................................. 16 NMEA 0183 Wiring................................................................. 16 Mounting the Unit: Bracket or Portable ................................... 18 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation............................ 22 Other Accessories ........................................................................ 23 Cleaning Towel ........................................................................ 23 Face Cover ................................................................................... 24 Section 3: Basic GPS Operation ........................................... 25 Keyboard ...................................................................................... 25 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 26 Main Menu................................................................................... 26 Pages ............................................................................................ 28 Satellite Status Page............................................................... 28 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 30 Map Page ................................................................................. 33 Background map vs. MapCreate map content ...................... 34 Map with Custom Gauges....................................................... 37 Radar............................................................................................ 38 Basic GPS Quick Reference ........................................................ 40 Find Your Current Position........................................................ 41 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys............. 41 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ................................. 42 Searching ..................................................................................... 42 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 Navigate to a Point of Interest ................................................... 49 Creating and Saving a Trail ....................................................... 50 i Displaying a Saved Trail ............................................................ 51 Navigating Trails ........................................................................ 52 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ............................. 56 Cancel Navigation ....................................................................... 58 Section 4: Advanced Operations .......................................... 59 Find Distance from different Locations ..................................... 59 Find Distance from Point to Point ............................................. 59 Icons ............................................................................................. 59 Create Icon on Map ................................................................. 60 Create Icon at Current Position ............................................. 60 Delete an Icon .......................................................................... 60 Navigate to an Icon ................................................................. 61 Routes .......................................................................................... 61 Create and Save a Route ........................................................ 62 Delete a Route ......................................................................... 64 Edit a Route Name .................................................................. 64 Edit Route Waypoints ............................................................. 65 Navigate a Route ..................................................................... 66 Navigate a Route in Reverse .................................................. 66 Trails ............................................................................................ 67 Delete a Trail ........................................................................... 67 Edit a Trail Name ................................................................... 68 Edit a Trail Color .................................................................... 68 Edit a Trail Pattern................................................................. 68 Utilities ........................................................................................ 69 Alarm Clock ............................................................................. 69 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator............................................ 69 Trip Calculator ........................................................................ 69 Trip Down Timer ..................................................................... 69 Trip Up Timer.......................................................................... 69 Waypoints .................................................................................... 69 Delete a Waypoint ................................................................... 69 Edit a Waypoint....................................................................... 70 Selecting a Waypoint .............................................................. 70 Set a Waypoint by Average Position ...................................... 71 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position................................ 72 Section 5: System & GPS Setup............................................ 73 Alarms.......................................................................................... 73 Auto Satellite Search .................................................................. 74 Check MMC Files and Storage Space........................................ 75 Communications Port Configuration ......................................... 75 Configure NMEA......................................................................... 76 Coordinate System Selection...................................................... 76 ii Map Fix ........................................................................................ 78 Customize Page Displays............................................................ 79 GPS Simulator............................................................................. 80 Initialize GPS .............................................................................. 82 Map Auto Zoom ........................................................................... 83 Map Data ..................................................................................... 83 Map Datum Selection.................................................................. 85 Map Detail Category Selection................................................... 86 Map Orientation.......................................................................... 86 NauticPathTM USA Marine Charts............................................. 87 Nautical Chart Notes .............................................................. 88 Port Information...................................................................... 88 Tidal Current Information...................................................... 89 Tide Information ..................................................................... 91 Navionics® Charts ....................................................................... 92 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 93 Pop-up Help ................................................................................. 97 Reset Options............................................................................... 98 Screen Contrast and Brightness ................................................ 99 Set Language ............................................................................. 100 Set Local Time ........................................................................... 100 Show WAAS Alarm ................................................................... 101 Software Version Information .................................................. 102 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles .............................................. 102 Track Smoothing ....................................................................... 104 Trail Options.............................................................................. 104 Transparency............................................................................. 107 Units of Measure ....................................................................... 108 Section 6: Searching.............................................................. 111 Find Streets ............................................................................... 111 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor .................................. 113 Find Interstate Highway Exits ................................................ 113 Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ........................... 116 Find Streets or Intersections.................................................... 118 Find Waypoints ......................................................................... 121 Section 7: NMEA 2000 ........................................................... 125 NMEA 2000 Menu..................................................................... 125 Internal GPS Receiver .............................................................. 125 Bus Setup................................................................................... 126 Engine & Tank Configuration.................................................. 127 Tank Select ........................................................................ 127 Tank Size ........................................................................... 128 Set Configuration button .................................................. 128 iii Device Configuration Menu.................................................. 129 Device Information and Device Data ................................... 129 Fuel Management Menu ...