www.lowrance.com Pub. 988-0151-521 GlobalMap® 7200C, GlobalMap® 7300C HD, GlobalMap® 8200C, GlobalMap® 8300C HD, GlobalMap® 9200C, GlobalMap® 9300C HD, Operation Instructions Mapping GPS Receivers Copyright © 2006 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® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreateTM, FreedomMapsTM, and NauticPathsTM are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots® is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics® is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. NMEA 2000® is a registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright © 2001-2006, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc. 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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 How Lowrance GPS Works........................................................... 3 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 4 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 7 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................... 9 Preparations .................................................................................. 9 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module .................................................... 9 Power Connections ...................................................................... 10 Powering Your Display Unit ...................................................... 11 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus ...................................... 13 NMEA 2000 Cable Connections ................................................. 14 NMEA 0183 Wiring (Data cable) ............................................... 15 Expanding to a NMEA 2000 Network ....................................... 20 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable.................... 22 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation ..................................... 26 Other Accessories ........................................................................ 27 Face Cover ............................................................................... 28 Cleaning Towel ........................................................................ 28 Section 3: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 29 Keyboard ...................................................................................... 29 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 30 Main Menu................................................................................... 30 Pages ............................................................................................ 32 Satellite Status Page............................................................... 32 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 33 Map Page ................................................................................. 36 GPS Quick Reference ............................................................. 41 Find Your Current Position........................................................ 42 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys............. 42 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor.................................. 43 Searching ..................................................................................... 43 Set a Waypoint ............................................................................ 45 Navigate To a Waypoint ............................................................. 47 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint........................................ 48 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint .............................................. 48 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.......................................... 49 Navigate to a Point of Interest ................................................... 50 Creating and Saving a Trail ....................................................... 51 Displaying a Saved Trail ............................................................ 52 Navigating Trails ........................................................................ 53 Visual Trailing......................................................................... 53 i Navigate a Trail (forward)...................................................... 53 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse) ...................... 55 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ............................. 56 Save GPS Data to Hard Drive.................................................... 58 Cancel Navigation ....................................................................... 59 Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations................................. 61 Find Distance to Another Location ............................................ 61 Find Distance From Point to Point ............................................ 61 Icons ............................................................................................. 61 Create Icon on Map ................................................................. 62 Create Icon at Current Position ............................................. 62 Delete an Icon .......................................................................... 62 Navigate to an Icon ................................................................. 63 Routes .......................................................................................... 63 Create and Save a Route ........................................................ 63 Delete a Route ......................................................................... 65 Edit a Route ............................................................................. 66 Navigate a Route ..................................................................... 67 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 .............................................................. 71 Set a Waypoint by Average Position ...................................... 71 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position................................ 72 Set a Waypoint by Entering a Position.................................. 72 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options ............................ 73 Alarms.......................................................................................... 73 Auto Satellite Search .................................................................. 74 Check MMC Files and Storage Space........................................ 75 Communications Port Configuration ......................................... 75 Configure NMEA......................................................................... 76 ii Coordinate System Selection...................................................... 76 Map Fix ........................................................................................ 78 Customize Page Displays............................................................ 79 GPS Simulator............................................................................. 80 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation ................................... 81 Initialize GPS .............................................................................. 82 Map Auto Zoom ........................................................................... 82 Map Data ..................................................................................... 82 Earth Map Detail .................................................................... 83 Pop-up Map Info ...................................................................... 83 Map Boundaries ...................................................................... 83 Fill Water with White ............................................................. 83 Trackline Extension ................................................................ 83 Presentation Mode .................................................................. 84 Safety Contour......................................................................... 84 Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid) ........................ 84 Map Datum Selection.................................................................. 85 Map Detail Category Selection................................................... 85 Map Orientation.......................................................................... 86 NauticPathTM USA Marine Charts............................................. 87 Nautical Chart Notes .............................................................. 87 Port Information...................................................................... 88 Tidal Current Information...................................................... 89 Tide Information ..................................................................... 91 Navionics® Charts ....................................................................... 92 To display a Navionics chart: ................................................. 93 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 93 Pop-up Help ................................................................................. 99 Reset Options............................................................................. 100 Screen Contrast and Brightness .............................................. 100 Set Language ............................................................................. 101 Set Local Time ........................................................................... 101 Show WAAS Alarm ................................................................... 102 Software Version Information .................................................. 103 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles .............................................. 103 Track Smoothing ....................................................................... 104 Trail Options.............................................................................. 105 Delete All Trails .................................................................... 105 Update Trail Options ............................................................ 105 Delete Trail ............................................................................ 106 New Trail ............................................................................... 107 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options.................. 107 Transparency (available in some models) ............................... 107 iii Units of Measure ....................................................................... 108 Section 6: Searching............................................................. 109 Find Addresses .......................................................................... 110 Find Any Ite ...