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A65
GPS Chartplotter
Owner’s Handbook
Document number: 81248-2
Date: March 2006
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Trademarks and registered trademarks Raymarine is a registered trademark of Raymarine plc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics SpA. SanDisk is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Google is a trademark of Google, Inc. All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contents of this handbook © Raymarine 2006
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3 Contents Important Information .......................................................................................7 Intended Use .................................................................................................. 7 Safety Notices ............................................................................................... 7 Electronic Chart Cards .................................................................................... 8 Technical Accuracy .....................
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4 A65 GPS Chartplotter Key Beep .............................................................................................39 Digital Compass .................................................................................39 2.12 System Diagnostics ............................................................................39 2.13 User Card Menu .................................................................................40 User Card Manager... ...........................................
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5 4.5 Moving around the Chart ..................................................................... 67 4.6 Navigating to a Specific Point ............................................................... 68 4.7 Build and Follow a Route ................................................................... 72 What is a Route? .................................................................................. 72 Building a Route ..........................................................................
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6 A65 GPS Chartplotter
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7 Important Information Intended Use The A65 is a GPS Chartplotter display unit that can be upgraded to include optional Fishfinder functionality. This handbook contains important information on the operation of your A65 GPS Chartplotter. To get the best results in operation and performance, please take the time to read it thoroughly. For full details of installation and system integration, please refer to the Installation Manual supplied with the display. Safety Notices WARNING: Navigation
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8 A65 GPS Chartplotter CAUTION: Global Positioning System Antenna Do not connect or disconnect the GPS antenna from the display unit while power is switched on. Doing this may result in irreparable damage. Electronic Chart Cards To use your A65 display as a navigation aid, charts with the appropriate level of detail for the geographic area you wish to navigate are required. The charts are ® ® available an electronic format on Navionics CompactFlash (CF) Chart cards. The A65 is compatible w
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9 Chapter 1: Using the Display The A65 is a GPS Chartplotter display unit that can be upgraded to include fishfinder capabilities. The A65 comes equipped with a 6.5" TFT 256 Color Sunlight Viewable Color LCD and RS12 GPS Sensor. ENTER CANCEL RANGE PAGE ACTIVE WPTS MOB DATA PWR MENU 1.1 System Overview The A65 features the following applications: • Chartplotter for navigation information, waypoint entry and route-plan- ning. For full functionality, the display requires connection
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10 A65 GPS Chartplotter Note: The A65 sets its internal clock from the GPS. Therefore, time of day is not available until a GPS fix is acquired. After this initial fix, the A65 continues to update its internally stored time of day, even if GPS fix is lost. Upon power down, however, time of day is lost. • Temp Graph for plotting water temperature readings from the transducer over the past 60 minutes, current water temperature, Speed Over Ground, battery voltage and a trip log. • CDI for view
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Chapter 1: Using the Display 11 1.2 The Controls Rotary Knob Rotary Knob CANCEL CANCEL T Tr rackpad ackpad Press to quit the selected Controls the on-screen cursor. Use to scroll through lists or to Use to scroll through lists or to Press to quit the selected Controls the on-screen cursor. edit alpha-numeric characters. on-screen option when on-screen option when Also used to scroll through menu. Also used to scroll through menu. edit alpha-numeric characters. Rotate to scroll or to
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12 A65 GPS Chartplotter 1.3 Selecting How the Applications are Displayed Each A65 application (Chart, Fishfinder) is displayed in a separate page. In turn, these pages can be split into 2 side-by-side windows.The settings you choose are saved so that each time you open an application it is presented in the same way. Selecting a Page 1. Press the PAGE key. The associated soft keys are displayed: CHART FISHFINDER D7895-1 2. Press the appropriate soft key to select the desired page s
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Chapter 1: Using the Display 13 12nm North-Up (Relative Motion) Csr Pos N 25°18.160 W 080°19.397 250°T 0.67nm FIND SHIP FIND SHIP GOTO GOTO ROUTES ROUTES TRACKS TRACKS PRESENTATION PRESENTATION D7931-3 Using the chartplotter you can carry out such functions as: • Monitor the course of your vessel on the chart as you travel to a destination • View detailed cartographic information including ports and tides (if available) • Place, display and edit waypoints • Navigate to
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14 A65 GPS Chartplotter Fishfinder Page This function requires that you have installed the optional DSM25 Digital Sounder Module. The fishfinder application gives you a detailed view of what is below your vessel. This includes the seabed and its texture, fish, and other underwater objects. The fishfinder function is fully described in the DSM25 Owner’s Handbook. A typical fishfinder page is displayed full screen in the following figure: 200 kHz 0 12 20 20 40 42 40 ft 36 8 60 FIS
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Chapter 1: Using the Display 15 Data Pages The A65 can also display various Data pages as split windows alongside the chart and fishfinder applications. The following soft keys appear when the Chart page is selected: CHART/ FULL CHART/ CHART/ CHART/ CDI SCREEN FISHFINDER NAV DATA TEMP GRAPH D7896-1 Press the appropriate soft key to select the desired data split screen. Nav Data The Nav (Navigation) Data page displays position and active waypoint information as well as the current
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16 A65 GPS Chartplotter Temp Graph The Temp Graph Page displays a graph plotting water temperature readings from the transducer over the past 60 minutes as well as current water temperature, boat (paddlewheel) speed, battery voltage and a trip log: 150nm N-UP (RM) Temperature 71.5° F Csr Pos N 26°16.618 W 078°44.961 74 74 73 73 72 72 71 71 70 70 69 69 68 68 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Minutes - + 13.5 Speed 4.6 V kts 71.5°F Log nm N 25°30.000 W 078°30.961 Trip nm 28.6ft 9:35
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Chapter 1: Using the Display 17 0.5nm N-UP (RM) Csr Pos N 25°18.160 W 080°19.397 WPT 0003 >> STEER STARBOARD COG HEADING 0.067nm 220°T 225°T WPT BRG WPT RNG VMG (WPT) 250°T 0.42nm 3.1kts FIND SHIP FIND SHIP GOTO GOTO ROUTES ROUTES TRACKS TRACKS PRESENTATION PRESENTATION Selecting a Split Window When the selected page has a split window, the window that is currently active is bordered in red and the soft key options for that application are displayed. ACTIVE Press
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18 A65 GPS Chartplotter 12nm N-UP (RM) 200 kHz 0 Csr Pos N 26°42.618 W 078°31.961 ft 20 40 47 48 8 ft 60 FISHFINDER FISHFINDER BOTTOM BOTTOM A-SCOPE ZOOM A-SCOPE PRESENTATION PRESENTATION ZOOM SETTINGS SETTINGS LOCK LOCK 1.4 The Simulator The A65 display includes a simulator mode, with which you can practice operating your display without data from a GPS antenna or a DSM. Before installation, connect the display to a 12VDC power supply, fused at 4 amps by attaching the
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Chapter 1: Using the Display 19 Setup Setup Chart Setup... Fishfinder Setup... System Setup... Alarms Setup... GPS Setup... Compass Setup... Display Setup... Diagnostics Menu... User Card Menu... System Setup System Setup OFF OFF Simulator OFF ON ON Bearing Mode TRUE Variation Source AUTO (05 E) ENTER Manual Variation 00 E Language ENGLISH (US) Settings Reset... Settings and Data Reset... Units... NMEA-Out Setup... To place your simulated boat at a specific geographic location on
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