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Magellan NAV 6000 User Manual
Magellan NAV 6000 User Manual
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© 1998 by Magellan Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this User Guide may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, for any purpose other than the purchaser's personal use without the written permission of Magellan Systems Corporation. Magellan™, GPS NAV 6000™ are the trademarks of Magellan Systems Corporation. Part No. 22-10311-001
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Magellan Systems Corporation Limited Warranty All Magellan GPS receivers are navigational aids, and are not in- Magellan Systems Corporation will not be responsible for any losses or tended to replace other methods of navigation. Purchaser is ad- damage to the product incurred while the product is in transit or is being vised to perform careful position charting and use good judge- shipped for repair. Insurance is recommended. ment. Read the User Guide carefully before using this prod- 4. LIM
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• Modifications to the receiver which may be required due to 7. MERGER any change in the Global Positioning System (GPS). [Note: All This written warranty is the complete, final, and exclusive agreement Magellan GPS receivers use GPS to obtain position, velocity, between Magellan Systems Corporation and the purchaser with respect and time information. GPS is operated by the U.S. Govern- to the quality of performance of all the goods and any and all warran- ment, which is solely responsible fo
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Magellan NAV 6000 User Manual
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WARNINGS USE GOOD JUDGEMENT This product is an excellent navigation aid, but does not replace the need for careful orienteering and good judgement. Never rely solely on one device for navigating. USE CARE The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by the U.S. Government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy and maintenance. The accuracy of position fixes can be affected by the periodic adjustments to GPS satellites made by the U.S. Government and is subject to change in accordance
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Contents Introduction 1 Map Screen 19 Packing List 1 Setting the Map Scale 20 Conventions Used in this Manual 2 Using the Cursor Key on the Map Screen 21 Commonly Used Terms 2 Map Orientation 21 Getting Started 3 Plotter Mode 22 Magellan NAV 6000 Description 3 Viewing Waypoint and Navaid Attributes 23 Language Selection 4 Finding Distance and Bearing from a Point Power ON/OFF 5 on the Map 25 Adjusting Contrast 6 NAV 1 Screen 25 Adjusting Backlighting 6 Customizing the Nav 1 Screen 26 First
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Deleting Waypoints from the Waypoint List 31 Moving a Waypoint in a Route 41 Listing the Nearest Waypoints 32 Replacing a Waypoint in a Route Manually 42 Moving a Waypoint 32 Activating a Leg of a Route 42 Routes 33 Deleting a Route on the Map 43 Creating a GOTO Route Using the Waypoint List 33 Deleting a Route in the List 43 Creating a GOTO Route Using the Nearest List 34 Copying a Route 43 Creating a GOTO Route using the Find Function 34 Creating a Backtrack Route
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Port Setup Functions 49 Simulation Mode Function 58 Setting NMEA Output 49 Memory Reset 58 Setting NMEA Baud Rate 49 Troubleshooting 60 Turning the Beeper On or Off 50 Warnings/Alarms 62 Activating Alarms 50 NAV 6000 Appendix 63 Setting Arrival Radius 50 Installation Instructions 64 Setting Anchor Alarm 50 Battery Installation 64 Setting XTE Alarm 51 C-Card Installation 65 Map Setup 51 Nav 6000 Swivel Mounting Bracket (Optional) 67 Map Configuration Functions 51 Electrical Connections 69 Turning
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1 I Intr ntroduction oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Magellan NAV 6000. The final chapter of this manual, Appendix, contains some The NAV 6000 integrates the remarkable accuracy of a GPS further explanations and information that will help you use receiver with a broad range of electronic chart and navigation your receiver and defines many of the terms that may be un- aids into a single easy-to-use navigation information center. familiar. The NAV 6000 uses C-MAP NT marine cartogr
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Position Fix: The NAV 6000 receives information from GPS Conventions Used in this Manual satellites to compute a value (coordinates) that describes your The Reference section of this manual is designed to assist you unique position on the earth. This is called taking a posi- in the use of your Magellan NAV 6000. Each topic in the tion fix and the coordinates computed are referred to as the Reference section includes a brief description of the activity position fix. chosen, a pictorial view of
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2 G Getting S etting Star tarted ted This section shows you how to begin using your MAGEL- Keys LAN NAV 6000 for the first time. After a brief description of ZOOM IN - Changes the displayed map scale to view a the receiver, it discusses: smaller area in greater detail. • Turning power on and off ZOOM OUT - Changes the displayed map scale to view • Adjusting contrast and backlighting a larger area in less detail. • First time use, initializing the receiver CURSOR KEY - Controls cursor movement, a
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QUIT - Cancels and backs out of an operation or backs When the text of the softkey function is dark, the feature is up one step in a sequence. Allows stepping through root accessible; when the text is grayed out, the function is avail- screens in reverse order. able from this screen but is not currently accessible. POWER - Turns the NAV 6000 on and off and adjusts Using the Help Bar. The map screen and many of the func- the LCD and keys’ backlight intensity. tion screens contain a help bar, loc
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Magellan NAV 6000 GPS Receiver Power ON/OFF Antenna To turn power on : Press the POWER key until the “MAGELLAN NAV 6000” screen is displayed (approximately 5 seconds). From the navigation warning screen, press one of the softkeys for a different language or press ENTER to con- tinue. To turn power off : Press and hold down the POWER key. The receiver will begin a countdown sequence that will last for 5 seconds. The window will countdown from 4 to zero. Pressing any key except POWER will stop the
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Adjusting Contrast Therefore, you need to enter your approximate location, time and date, which will serve as a point of reference for your Press the MENU softkey to access the FUNCTION receiver in selecting the best satellites to use. Without know- MENU screen. ing its approximate location, the receiver may take 10 min- Highlight System Setup and press ENTER to access the utes or more to find the specific coordinates of your position. Setup Menu, containing the Contrast option. Telling your rec
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Use the CURSOR KEY to move the cursor to your present Pressing the QUIT key before initializing returns geographic area on this map. Use the ZOOM IN /ZOOM to the SAT STATUS screen without changing the OUT keys to help you determine whether the cursor is initial position. active in the right part of the globe. (Some basic knowl- The ELEVATION ENTRY window appears, prompting you edge of continental land masses is helpful.) for the elevation. If the cursor is not in your region of the world, press
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The DATE ENTRY window appears, prompting you for the See System Setup for instructions on changing the coordi- date. nate system. Use the RIGHT/LEFT and UP/ DATE ENTRY DOWN arrows on the CURSOR KEY to enter the date and press JUN/05/97 ENTER. The display returns to the SAT STATUS screen. Within seconds, after being initialized, the NAV 6000 will acquire its first position fix, displaying the actual latitude and longitude coordinates of your current position on the NAV 1 screen. You must have a
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3 T Tutorial utorial This section will walk you through creating waypoints, creat- The cursor is moved with the ing a route, editing the route, and, finally, activating the route Cursor Key until the area in you created. The area chosen for this example was intention- which the route is to be cre- ally selected so that there is little or no land mass to interfere ated is displayed. with the tutorial. You may follow along with your receiver, just bear in mind that coordinate values displayed in
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MARK CURSOR POSITION The next step is to create a MARK Press the key. A MARK second waypoint. This is CURSOR POSITION window is Name: WPT001 done just as before; move the displayed. From this window you Type: cursor to the desired posi- can change the name, type, coor- Los Angel 33`05.45’N WPT002 tion, press MARK , and ac- dinates, and description for this 118`14.81’W F WPT001 0 T waypoint. For this example, the cept the waypoint values DESCRIPTION: information is acceptable. Press fro
