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Eagle View
INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Copyright © 1996, 1997 Eagle Electronics All rights reserved. ™ Eagle View is a trademark of Eagle Electronics ® Eagle is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVI- GATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSI- TION INFORMATION. Never use this product while operating a vehicle. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), this unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provide
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INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................. 2 BRACKET INSTALLATION ...................................................................................... 2 POWER CABLE ...................................................................................................... 4 ANTENNA ..................
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NAVIGATION ................................................................................................................ 35 NAVIGATE TO A WAYPOINT .................................................................................. 35 NAVIGATE TO A CURSOR LOCATION .................................................................. 35 NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT USING THE PLOTTER........................................ 36 CANCEL NAVIGATION ............................................................
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Congratulations! You have purchased one of the finest 12-channel GPS receivers Eagle™ has ever made. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus, and out- standing performance, we think you’ll be happy with your Eagle View™ for many years. GPS works from satellites that transmit information to the world at very high frequencies. One disadvantage to this frequency is that it’s “line-of- sight”. In other words, the signals don’t bounce around like your local radio or television. If you don’t have
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you outstanding position and navigation information. Most people are amazed when they actually use a GPS receiver and see what it does. Please sit down with the unit and this manual and familiarize yourself with them before using the Eagle View in the “real world”. A simulator is built in, which lets you practice. INSTALLATION INSTALLATION - Bracket You can install the Eagle View on the top of a dash or from an overhead with the supplied bracket. It can also be installed in the dash with an opti
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Attach the Eagle View to the gimbal bracket using the supplied gimbal knobs and washers as shown below. Eagle View Gimbal Bracket Washer Gimbal Knob 3
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POWER The Eagle View will operate from a 12-volt DC system. (9 to 15 volts DC.) You can connect the power cable to an accessory buss under the dash, however, to keep electrical noise interference to a minimum, we recom- mend you wire the power cable directly to the battery through the sup- plied 2-amp fuse. CAUTION! Do not connect this product to a power source without using a fuse! Failure to use the fuse can cause damage to your unit and will void the warranty. Follow the wiring diagram below.
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ANTENNA The Eagle View’s antenna can be mounted on any flat surface, provided you have access behind the surface for the mounting screws. A magnet is also supplied that can be epoxied to the bottom of the antenna, allowing it to be used on off-road vehicles. A pole mount adapter lets you mount the antenna on a pole or swivel mount. ANTENNA INSTALLATION Surface Mount The Eagle View’s antenna can be easily installed on any flat surface that is at least 90 mm (3 1/2”) wide. Make certain that a clea
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After drilling the holes, pass the o-ring over the antenna cable and press it into the groove on the bottom of the antenna housing. Now attach the antenna to the mounting surface, using 4mm screws and the supplied lock washers. Route the cable to the Eagle View and the antenna installa- tion is finished. Magnet Mount A magnet lets you temporarily mount the antenna on any ferrous metal surface. (such as a car) To use the magnet, simply epoxy it to the bottom of the antenna, using the epoxy suppli
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KEYBOARD The keyboard has twelve keys. The arrow keys are tied to most of the features, letting you easily move the plotter’s cursor, navigate through the menus, make selections from menus, and other tasks. WPT Z-IN MODE ENT Z-OUT MENU EXIT PWR The WPT key lets you create, save, and recall waypoints and routes. The MODE key switches the unit between the three major displays: windows, navigation, and plotter. To select different features, or to modify functions, press the MENU key. The Z-IN and Z
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OPERATION Turning Power On To turn the Eagle View on, simply press the PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase it. The Eagle View is now ready for use. MENUS Most of the Eagle View’s adjustments and features are found on “menus”. Pressing the MENU key lets you view the menus. Different menus items are added to the basic list, depending on which mode (plotter, navigation, or windows) the unit is in. This gives you the
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Once the Eagle View locks on to the satellites and finds your position, it stores the satellite data in its memory. The next time you use the unit, it should take much less time to lock on. To use your Eagle View, first make certain you have a clear view of the sky, free from any obstructions such as trees, carport, or a covered boat dock. Press the PWR key. Read the message on the screen, then press the EXIT key to erase the message. A screen similar to the one at right appears. This is window
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arrow key. The screen shown at right ap- pears. Using the down arrow key, highlight the “Initialize GPS Receiver” menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown below appears. This is the GPS initialization screen. The position, altitude, time, and date the Eagle View is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen. Changing these values to your local position and time will speed the po- sition lock. To change the position, press the right arrow key while
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Now change the local time and date if they’re incorrect on this screen. (Don’t worry about altitude.) When everything is acceptable, press the EXIT key repeat- edly to return to a mode screen. The Eagle View will instantly use the data you entered to find the satellites in the sky. (The unit knows which satellites will be available at the position, date, and time you entered. Therefore, it will only look for those satellites, making the search time much shorter than a cold start which looks for
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NAV-1 PLOT-1 GROUP A as "GRP" (groups). For example, Group A is the first windows group on the MODE menu.) Press the right arrow key to see more screens on each mode. When the desired screen appears, press the EXIT key to clear the menu. Note: For a list of abbreviations used on the displays, see the back of this manual. Navigation Screens There are two navigation screens. Nav screen number one shows a graphi- cal view of your trip, the other screen shows all navigation details in large digital
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348°. The line extending behind the ar- row in the center shows your track his- tory, or path you’ve travelled. Your speed over ground or Ground Speed (GS) shows in the digital box to the right of the circle. The screen looks like this when you’re not navigating to a waypoint. (See page 35 for information on waypoint naviga- tion.) If you navigate to a waypoint, the screen looks like the one below. The bearing to the destination waypoint is shown in the upper left corner of the screen. Bearing i
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Nav Screen #2 The navigation screen shows navigation information in large digital numbers. To view this screen, press the MODE key, then press the up arrow key until the black box surrounds the “NAV 1” label. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu. This screen is composed of eight digital display boxes, showing your track (TRK), and ground speed (GS). The other boxes show navigation data when a waypoint is recalled,
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row key to move the black box to the "PLOT" label. Now press the right arrow or left arrow key to select plot 2. This screen (as shown at the bottom of the previous page) has navigation data displayed on the right side of the screen in digital numbers. This data is active whenever you’ve recalled a waypoint. Press the EXIT key to erase the mode menu. This screen shows ground speed (GS), track (TRK), course (CRS), and cross track error (XTK). Use the Z-IN and Z-OUT keys to enlarge or reduce the p
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Record Trail On / Off The line extending from the present po- sition diamond on the plotter is call the plot trail. As each dot on the trail is placed on the screen, it’s also saved in memory. The plot trail recording can be turned off, if desired. To turn it off, press the up or down arrow key until the “Record Trail” menu is highlighted and press the left arrow key. Press the EXIT key to return to the main menu. Clear Current Plot Trail To erase the plot trail extending from your present posi
