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Owner’s Manual
GPS 1000
Printed in China
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVER Part No. 480-038-P
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PRODUCT FEATURES Lanyard Connector Loop External Power/ PC Interface Connection Backlit Display Screen SD Memory Card Slot Battery Rocker Pad Compartment Door Page Button Power Button page power D-Ring Fastener Menu Button menu find Find Button enter esc zoom Enter Button Escape Button Zoom Out Button Zoom In Button For details of each button’s function see page 4. A3 Congratulations! Features: You’ve made a smart choice by purchasing this Global Positioning • Cobra’s exclusive A.S.A.P. I
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Information …………………A1 3 Navigation Tools ………………24–67 5 Alerts …………………………85–87 Product Features ……………………A2–A3 3.1 Editing or Entering Text & Symbols ……25 6 Appendix ………………………88–94 1 Basic Operation……………………2–9 3.2 Tracks …………………………27 6.1 General Information ………………88 1.1 Battery Installation …………………3 3.3 Waypoints ………………………32 6.2 Worldwide City Time Zones …………90 SD Memory Card Installation …………3 3.4 Cities …………………………39 6.3 Interference/Errors ………………91 1.2 Buttons an
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1.0 BASIC OPERATION 12 GoTo a Waypoint, City/Town, Point of Interest, Address, Intersection Making Travel Easier or Exit Your GPS receiver makes travel easier through the following ways: GoTo a Waypoint 1 – This GPS receiver guides you in a straight line to a single point. GoTo a City/Town 1 – This GPS receiver is already programmed with hundreds of cities/towns worldwide and can guide you in a straight line to a selected city/town. NOTE: A city/town is much larger than the precise location indi
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BASIC OPERATION 1.1 Installation Battery Installation 1 2 Your GPS receiver operates on two standard AA batteries (not included). Always use high quality alkaline batteries. To install batteries: 1. Twist the D-ring connector counterclockwise 1. 2. Remove the battery compartment door. 3. Insert two AA batteries, ensuring correct polarity alignment 2. 4. Replace the battery compartment door. 5. Twist the D-ring clockwise to lock. As an optional power source, a vehicle power adapter (see “Opti
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BASIC OPERATION 1.2 Buttons and Rocker Pad Buttons and Rocker Pad You can access all features of your GPS receiver by using the seven buttons and the Rocker Pad. The PAGE Button The ROCKER PAD The POWER Button Pressing the PAGE button allows you to cycle through the six main pages. Pressing up, down, left or right on the ROCKER PAD allows you to scroll Pressing and holding the POWER button for 2 seconds will turn the device through menus and options. A side scroll bar next to a menu indicate
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BASIC OPERATION 1.3 Power/Powersaver Mode 1 Startup Screen 2 Startup Screen Power To turn your GPS receiver on or off: power 1. Press and hold the POWER button for 2 seconds. A start-up screen appears for a few seconds 1, followed by a screen that shows the receiver is attempting to lock onto signals from GPS satellites 2. Once three satellite signals have been acquired, the screen will automatically switch to the Map Page 3 and the receiver is ready to use. p You can jump to the Map Page while
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BASIC OPERATION 1.4 Six Main Pages and Find Screen 1 Map Page 2 Gauges Page Six Main Pages and Find Screen This is a quick introduction to the six main pages and Find Screen that give you access to all of the GPS receiver’s features. Detailed information on each page/screen is available as indicated. Map Page 1 The Map Page displays a map of your current position in relation to any waypoints, points of interest, cities, and roads that you have selected. It can show you the distance between any t
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Tracks Page 5 5 Tracks Page 6 System Page The Tracks Page allows you to create tracks and clear track logs from the receiver’s automatic tracking feature. It also allows you to recall and retrace tracks you have saved. See page 27 for details and instructions. System Page 6 The System Page allows you to choose the various settings and formats the receiver uses to navigate and display information. It also give you access to the receiver’s data interface capabilities. See page 68 for details and i
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BASIC OPERATION 1.5 Navigation 1 Track 2 Waypoints Navigation Your GPS receiver receives signals from Global Positioning System satellites that are in fixed orbits (stationary relative to the ground) around the earth. By acquiring—or locking onto—the signals from at least 3 satellites, your receiver can use triangulation to precisely determine your current position, elevation above sea level and bearing (the direction you are traveling). As you travel, the receiver automatically acquires the str
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6 Address Cities or Exits 3 4 5 Points of Interest Already stored in your GPS receiver are coordinates for cities throughout the world; U.S. interstate freeways and highways; U.S. interstate freeway and highway exits and exit details; and continental U.S. state, Canadian provincial and European country boundaries. You can have the receiver show you the direction of travel to an individual city or exit or select the city or exit as a point to be used to navigate along a series of points in a rout
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INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION Instrumentation Information The GPS receiver instrumentation helps you see where you are, plan where to go, get there and then retrace your path. Gauges Page Trip Meter Page Trip Meter Page Map Page Selected Point’s Details Gauges Page Course Pointer 3 Fields Option 10 Fields Option Bearing Pointer The Map Page shows your location on the relevant map and The Gauges Page displays a compass and provides information The Trip Meter Page can display from 3 to 10 informat
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INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION 2.1 Map Page Panning Mode Map Page Press on the ROCKER PAD to enter the Panning Mode and see any portion of the map image that is beyond the left, right, top, p The Map Page displays a graphic representation of the p or bottom edge of the screen. See “Moving Around the Map,” page 18 for details and instructions. navigation currently in progress. Your GPS receiver comes equipped with a Base Map that includes locations of hundreds of Viewing Details 3 4 ter esc enter
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12 INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION Map Page Menu Options Selecting Options From the Map Page, press the MENU button to access the Map Page Menu Options. From the Map Page, when you see the menu icon press the MENU button to display the available Map Page p Stop Navigation menu options. Press on the Select “Stop Navigation” to stop your current type of navigation. One of ROCKER PAD to scroll up or down p menu three screens will appear, depending on the type of navigation currently through a screen o
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Map Page Data Fields Under Data Fields, select “Show” or “Hide” to show or hide data fields at the bottom of the map. The current option is grayed out. Select “Set” to set the data that is to be displayed in each information field. After selecting “Set,” select the field you want to change then select the new data from the data p choices list. See “Data Field Descriptions,” page 92 for details. menu enter Menu Options Restore Defaults Select “Restore Defaults” to restore all Map Page default set
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14 INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION Map Page Map Page Map Setup p To set the parameters used by the Map Page: menu p 1. On the Map Page, press the MENU button to display the available options 1. 2 enter 2. On the Map Menu, select “Map Setup” 1. menu Highlight/Select 3. On the Map Setup Screens, choose from the following options: enter 3 To highlight use • The icon 2 lets you set the following: AUTO ZOOM p 4 On Display automatically zooms in or out to keep the entire navigation ter esc (GoTo, route
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3 Map Setup - World Icon • The icon 3 lets you set the following: ORIENTATION North Up Screen always represents magnetic north to the top of the screen. The black triangle will rotate with your change in direction. Track Up Screen always represents your direction of travel to the top of the screen. The map rotates around a stationary black triangle. LAT & LON GRID Off: Grid for the selected map will not appear on the map. Level: Sets the zoom level value at which the grid for the selected map
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16 INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION Map Page 5 Map Setup - Line Icon • The icon 5 lets you set the following for the GoTo line, route line, track line and track log ZOOM Off: The selected element will not appear on the map from 20 feet to 800 miles. Level Sets the zoom level value at which the selected element will begin to appear on the map (zoom level appears at the lower left of the map image). 4. Press the ESCAPE button or the PAGE button to return to the main Map Page. esc NOTE: To restore def
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Map Page Measure Distance Function Highlight/Select To have the receiver display the distance in a straight line between any two points: To highlight use 1 Options Menu 1. On the Map Page, press the MENU button to display the available options 1. p 2. On the Map Menu, select “Measure Distance” 1. A ruler-shaped cursor will appear at your p current location 2 and a measure field will appear in the lower right corner of the map 3. nter esc p zoom menu 3. On the Map Page, use the ROCKER PAD to posi
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18 INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION Map Page 1 Map Page Moving Around the Map 2 Panning Mode From the Map Page, you can zoom in or zoom out on the map image by pressing the ZOOM IN/OUT button. The data fields on the map image can be hidden by selecting “Hide” (see “Menu Options,” page 12). A section of map outside the current viewing area can be seen by panning. Information and other options about map details such as a waypoint, city, POI, road, track, route or exit can be accessed while in the pan
