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Grayscale Display Color Display
ONIX 200 / 200CR
GPS RECEIVER
Quick Start Guide
Model #s: 362000/362005 Lit# 98-0908/07-07
Englihs
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Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell ONIX Series! The ONIX has been designed to be much simpler to operate than other handheld GPS receivers, while offering exclusive and unique features such as the ability to layer satellite photos or topographic maps (downloaded from BushnellGPS. com) right over your trail map screen, providing a “real world” frame of reference that other GPS units lack. Just press the “hot” button on the top of the ONIX to quickly see your current location relative to th
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Warnings and Notices GPS System & Map Data Accuracy Notice: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the government of the United States, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracy and performance of all GPS equipment. All map data sources contain some level of inaccuracies or incomplete data. Bushnell strives to provide the most recent map information at a reasonable cost. Warning: This device i
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How Does “GPS” Work? GPS stands for “Global Positioning System”. Launched by the United States Department of Defense, GPS consists of a constellation of 24 satellites orbiting the earth at nearly 11,000 miles. These satellites are traveling at a speed that allows them to circle the earth twice each day while emitting a very low power signal. The signals are timed by clocks that are highly accurate and are received by one of 5 ground stations. These ground stations use the precisely timed s
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Table of Contents SECTION PAGE Introduction.......................................................................... 2 3 Warnings & Notices............................................................ How Does GPS Work? ........................................................ 4 4 Software License Agreement............................................... Table of Contents................................................................ 5 Included In The Package......................................
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Included In The Package • ONIX GPS Receiver • USB Cable • Quick Start Guide • CD-ROM with: –An Interactive Tour of the ONIX –Software for managing & saving your topo map and satellite photo downloads, and planning your next outdoor excursion Battery Installation, Cleaning and Maintenance Notes Unscrew the battery compartment fastening screw (see next page), and install 2 AA alkaline, lithium or NiMh rechargeable batteries. Lithium batteries are recommended for c
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ONIX Parts Identification/Overview “Hot” Button: controls all actions (navigation, initiate “Where Am I” feature, activate SafeTrack, etc.) SafeTrack/GPS Signal Indicator Light (pg.18) 5-Way Button: Used to navigate on Zoom Button: Zoom Page View Button: screen, select from menu options, the view closer in Flips through the 4 and create waypoints. Press up/ or further out on basic screens (SAT, down arrows to select items in a maps and photos by MAP, NAV, SET). menu, right arrow to
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The Four Main Pages (Overview) There are 4 different “pages” you can select from to view on the display screen. To cycle through these pages in their order as shown below, press the Page View button on the top right of the ONIX. The pages and their function are: 1. The SAT (Satellite) Page The purpose of this page is to enable the user to view information related to the reception of GPS satellite signals by the ONIX. You can see how many satellites are providing location data to the ONIX,
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The Four Main Pages (Overview) 3. The NAV (Navigation) Page The NAV page provides a standard compass display, with arrows to indicate your last heading and/or current bearing, along with magnetic or true north indication and other optional navigation related data, depending on the display preferences the user has set up. This page is especially useful if you do not choose to see a compass image layered on top of the MAP page-you may switch over to it at any time, then return to MAP pa
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Page View Details Fig. 1 1. SAT Page View (Fig. 1) The SAT page view is used to identify the quality or strength of the satellite signals being received by the unit. Navigation data boxes on the satellite page are used to identify your location, shown as POSition (latitude, longitude) and ELEVation (altitude above sea level). The items displayed on the satellite page view are fixed, and cannot be changed by the user. Note: initial satellite contact may take 3-4 minutes, but will be faste
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Page View Details •Battery Indicator-shows battery condition or indicated USB power when connected to a PC Upper Navigation •Zoom Display Level-scale or actual distance represented Data Box by height of current display (e.g. “241 Meters” span from Fig. 3 top to bottom of screen). Screen Layering Options (User Selected) You may choose to add other items to your view of the MAP page. To select these items, hold down the PAGE button for 2 seconds-you will see a map page display options scr
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Page View Details •POI-points of interest from a pre-programmed, saved list (airports, hospitals, etc) •Navigation Data Fields-these sections of the map page display user-selected navigation information. To access and select the lower “Nav” data boxes (fields), arrow down below “Point Of Interest” to highlight each of the 3 available Nav data fields. Press the center OK button to see the list of Nav data-any 3 of the 20 types on the list can be displayed. When you select a new one, it rep
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Page View Details Fig. 7 The user selected options are accessed by holding down the PAGE view button for 2 seconds, then using the 5-way button to select and confirm the desired option. 4. SET Page View The SET page user options (Fig. 7) span two menu screens, and include all the following: •User Profiles (Fig. 8)-select to customize and set various display options. You can save different sets of screen configurations that are best suited to your different activities. To save a profile,
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Page View Details •Reset Data (Fig. 11)-allows you to reset (clear) existing data in the selected category, most commonly to clear old “breadcrumb” trail marks from a past trip to the area. One category in the Reset Data submenu is “Cold Start”, which will force the ONIX to clear the satellite “almanac” information which is stored automatically during the first power-on to speed up the process of choosing the best Display “Brightness” GPS satellites for your usual starting area. If this
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Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Using Your ONIX GPS When the unit is first powered on, you will see the default SAT screen. It may take up to 3 or 4 minutes for the unit to scan and lock on to the GPS satellites during the first power up in a new area-but will be faster when it is powered on again later in the same area. (See “Reset Data” on pg 14 if you later relocate more than 300 miles away from this initial area). Once it has locked into the satellites, the satellite position icons will stop blinking
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Using Your ONIX GPS / The HOT Button There are several methods that can be used to manually enter the coordinates (latitude and longitude) for a location into your ONIX GPS unit: •Enter the coordinates using the PC Companion software, then transfer them to an ONIX connected to your PC via USB. •Go to the MAP page and press the HOT button. Then select “Find/ Go To”, and select “Location”. You can then enter the coordinates for the location using the type tool. Select “OK” when finished- this
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Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 19 Fig. 20 The HOT Button (cont.) A trail is a previously walked path, for example a trail that you took back to your campsite that wound around trees and past the edge of a pond. • My Routes-pick from your list of saved routes (point to point navigation) • My Photos (or Topos)-after you pick a photo or topo from the list (Fig.20) (arrow down to it) and press OK to confirm you wish to navigate towards that area, the ONIX will begin to point you towards that area
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The HOT Button (cont.) / SafeTrack Mode The remaining HOT button menu items are: My Routes (Fig.19) (same 3 options as listed above for “My Trails”)-a Route is the most direct or shortest path between two points-”routes” are more often used for water based navigation (due to the reduced number of natural obstacles), whereas “trails” are more useful on land. My Photos -you have the options here to navigate towards a stored satellite photo (Fig. 20) or topo map, and to manage them (photos Sa
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Fig. 25 Fig. 26 Fig. 27 SafeTrack (cont.) / Text Tool / Waypoint Icons If you want to return to SafeTrack mode, simply do nothing-the unit will automatically re-enter SafeTrack. If you do not want to return to SafeTrack, but wish to remain in the SafeTrack active mode, arrow down to the “Wait” option. At the Start SafeTrack screen, you also have the option to view and change your SafeTrack Options (display inactivity time, alarm, tracking point frequency, etc). To view the SafeTrack Option
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Downloading, Uploading and Storing Satellite (Aerial) Photos or Topo Maps With Your ONIX Now that you are familiar with your Bushnell ONIX series GPS, you are ready to take advantage of many of the easy to use exclusive Bushnell features. In conjunction with your Bushnell GPS unit, you have two additional tools that make your ONIX the most functional GPS for your next outdoor excursion – BushnellGPS.com and the Bushnell ONIX CD with the interactive user’s manual and PC program. The Bushnell
