Eagle 1000c Operating Guide

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GPS Quick Reference
Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try
navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. While you're learning,
navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms.
1. Connect the unit to electric power and the antenna module. Make sure
the MMC is in. (See complete installation details beginning on page 13.)
2. To turn on the unit, press and release 
PWR
 key.
3. Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4,000-mile
zoom range. Rotate through the four main Page screens (Map Page,
Satellite Status Page, Navigation Page and Sonar Page) by pressing
PAGES
|
← or → to select Page Name|
EXIT
. Switch Pages to display
Satellite Status Page.
4. Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position. Process
is visible on Satellite Page. This takes an average of 1 minute or less under
sky conditions unobstructed by terrain or structures. When the unit
acquires position, a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears.
5. With position acquired, press the 
PAGES
 key to display the Map
Page, which shows a bird's eye view of the earth. You can move around
the map by:
      Zoom in closer to see greater detail: press 
ZIN
 (zoom in key.)
      Zoom out to see more area, less detail: press 
ZOUT
 (zoom out key.)
      Scroll map north, south, east or west using arrow keys 
↑ ↓ → ← .
To stop scrolling and return to current position on map, press 
EXIT
 key.
6. Set a waypoint (Wpt 001) at your current position so you can
navigate back here: press 
WPT
|
WPT
. Waypoint symbol and "001"
appears.
7. Zoom/scroll map to find a nearby object or location to go to. Use
arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over the map object or location.
8. Navigate to the selected destination: press 
MENU
|
ENT
. Follow the red
course line on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.
9. At destination, Arrival Alarm goes off; to clear it, press 
EXIT
. Cancel
navigation: press 
MENU
|
MENU
|
↓ to 
C
ANCEL 
N
AVIGATION
|
ENT
|
 to Y
ES
|
ENT
.
10. Return to Wpt 1 by Navigate To Waypoint or Backtrack Trail. To
Waypoint: press 
WPT
|
→ to 
S
AVED
|
ENT
|
ENT
|
ENT
. Use 
↑ or ↓ to select
Wpt 001, press 
ENT
|
ENT
; follow navigation displays. Trail: press
MENU
|
MENU
|
↓ to 
M
T
RAILS
|
ENT
. Press 
↓ to Trail 1|
ENT
|
→|↓ to
N
AVIGATE
|
ENT
|
 
to 
N
AVIGATE
|
→ to 
R
EVERSE
|
ENT
|
← to 
N
AVIGATE
|
ENT
. (If
arrival alarm sounds, press 
EXIT
.) Follow navigation displays.
11. Back home, Arrival Alarm goes off; press 
EXIT
. Cancel navigation:
press 
MENU
|
MENU
|
↓ to 
C
ANCEL 
N
AVIGATION
|
ENT
|
 to Y
ES
|
ENT
.
12. To turn off the unit, press and hold 
PWR
 key for three seconds.