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AirMap 600c
Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver
Operation Instructions
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Copyright © 2006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, trans- mitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. AirMap , Lowrance Avionics and Lowrance are all registered trade- marks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Jeppesen is a registered trademark of Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. Navionics is a
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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications .................................................... 3 How AirMap Works....................................................................... 5 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 7 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 9 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.............................
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Navigate Back to a Waypoint..................................................... 46 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.......................................... 47 Navigate to a Point of Interest................................................... 48 Go "Direct To" (Using the Direct To Button)......................... 48 Airspace Status ........................................................................... 49 Airport Information................................................................
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Navigate to a Waypoint .......................................................... 68 Navigate a Trail ...................................................................... 68 Backtrack a Trail..................................................................... 70 Routes .......................................................................................... 70 Create and Save a Route ........................................................ 70 Delete a Route ..................................
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Coordinate System Selection...................................................... 85 Map Fix .................................................................................... 87 Customize Page Displays............................................................ 88 GPS Simulator............................................................................. 89 Map Auto Zoom ........................................................................... 90 Map Data ....................................
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Find Interstate Highway Exits ............................................ 121 Find Map Places .................................................................... 122 Find Streets or (Street) Intersections .................................. 125 Find Waypoints ..................................................................... 127 Section 7: Supplemental Material ..................................... 129 Index ....................................................................................
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Notes vi
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Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you flying, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of GPS! We know you're anxious to take off and begin navigating, but we have a favor to ask. Before you grab the batteries and head for the plane, please give us a moment or two to show you how to skip around our manual for the information you need. (Tips start on page 2.) We want to help you get the best performance from this versatile little GPS unit — in the air, on the ground and on the sea! B
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Whether your AirMap 600 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing up an in-panel display, you're using the most versatile and most affordable hand-held GPS receiver in the aviation market today. Our goal for this book is to get you in the air (or out on the road) fast, with a minimum of fuss. Like you, we'd rather spend more time flying, and less time reading the manual! So, we designed our book so that you don't have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want. At th
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the basics (or if you already have some GPS experience), you may want to try out some of AirMap's many advanced features. That brings us to Section Four, Land Mode Operation, which also includes its own one- page quick reference. After we introduce the Land Mode menus and submenus, the rest of the section contains AirMap's more advanced command functions. Your AirMap is ready to use right out of the box, but you can fine tune and customize its operation with dozens of options. We describe how to
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Weight: .............................8.7 ounces (246.6 grams) with batteries. Receiver:..........................Internal, 16 parallel channel GPS+WAAS; ad- vanced active remote external antenna included. Recording:.......................Removable MMC or SD memory cards for recording GPS trip details, displaying cus- tom maps, upgrading operating system soft- ware and transferring trip data to personal computer without a slow serial connection. USB card reader included with unit. MMC slots:.....
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Plot Trails:.......................100 savable; up to 9,999 points in a single trail. Nearest Airport:.............Quickly locates an airfield closest to your current position. (Aviation Mode only.) Man Overboard:.............MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon, then automatically displays navigation data to that position. (Land Mode only.) Com Port:.........................One serial communications port, NMEA 0183 version 2.0 compatible. Allows ex- change of pos
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longitude, it plots that position on the map shown on the screen. While the screen is updated once a second the internal calculations are done several times a second. The performance doesn't stop there. Stored in the permanent memory of each AirMap is a basic background map of the entire world. (For just what's in the map, see the preceding segment on specifications.) We lock it in here at the factory — you can't change or erase this map. The background map, along with the Jeppesen and Lowrance
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must be loaded from the MMC into memory before AirMap can use them.) As we mentioned earlier, the other key use for MMCs is storage of the aeronautical databases and high-detail maps from MapCreate. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between Air- Maps, other Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and personal computers. You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software, but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps. These custom maps are pre-loade
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passing overhead twice daily. A series of ground stations (with precisely surveyed locations) controls the satellites and monitors their exact loca- tions in the sky. Each satellite broadcasts a low-power signal that identi- fies the satellite and its position above the earth. Three of these satellites are spares, unused until needed. The rest virtually guarantee that at least four satellites are in view nearly anywhere on Earth at all times. A minimum of three satellites are required to determi
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WAAS. This GPS add-on will include a time control element that will help airliners fly closer together while avoiding collisions. In addition to carefully spacing airplanes along travel corridors, WAAS will even- tually make instrument landings and takeoffs more accurate as it re- places existing aviation navigation systems. WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate. Your AirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However, WAAS has some limits you should know about.
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mapping screen called the cursor. The arrow keys also help you move around the AirMap menus so you can execute different commands. They are represented by symbols like these, which denote the down arrow key, the up arrow, the left arrow and the right arrow: ↓ ↑ ← →. Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to a key to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example, the "Enter/Save" key is shown as ENT and the "Menu" key is shown as MENU. Menu Co
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Section 2: Installation & Accessories Power The AirMap operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an op- tional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. If the power cable is used, the AirMap automatically switches to it if the ex- ternal power is greater than the battery voltage. If the external power fails, the unit automatically switches to the batteries. NOTE: Some pilots like to keep fresh batteries in their units, even when us- ing the external power. If the power fail
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Do not mix different battery types. Mixing battery types may cause leak- age. (For example, don’t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time, and don't use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines.) Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you. With your thumb or nail, pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch as shown in the following images. Once the latch is released, pull the bat- tery cover up out of the grooves in the bottom o
