Lowrance-electronic AirMap 2000C User Manual

AirMap 2000cAviation Mapping GPS ReceiverOperation Instructions

4ware and transferring trip data to personalcomputer without a slow serial connection.USB card reader included with unit.MMC slots: ...

94 Port Services information screens.4. Depending on the location, the Detailed Services window may have along list of services under the

95To view Tidal Current information:1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Stationicon. When selected, a pop-up name box appear

96Slack water, the period of little or no current, is represented by theSlack Water Line (SWL). The flood appears above the SWL and the ebbappears bel

97Tide Information screen.The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station onthis date at the present time. The graph at the top

98 This example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Route Planningcommand, located on the Main Menu.Reset OptionsTo reset all features to the

99maximum contrast. Adjust the screen so that you see white, black & 2shades of gray at the top of the screen. Screen Command, left, and Contr

100Display Mode menu.To adjust the display's back light delay options:1. Press ↓ to LIGHT DELAY|ENT|press ↑ or ↓ to select mode|EXIT.2. To leave

101Set Local TimeThe local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created. Begin bypressing MENU|MENU|↓ to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT|↓ to SET LOCAL TIME|EN

102The last field in this menu is CONFIG DST. This feature allows your unitto automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav-ing Tim

103 At left, Main Menu with Sounds command selected.At right, the Sounds menu.Once in the Sounds menu:To set Key Sounds: With the option highli

5Com Port: ... One serial communications port, NMEA 0183version 2.0 compatible. Allows exchange ofposition data with another devi

104Trail OptionsThere are several options you can use with trails. Some affect all trails,other options can be applied to a particular trail. You can

105Trail Options menu.Press ↓ to UPDATE CRITERIA, then press → or ← to select criteria type|ENT.Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)You can update a tra

106Trail menu.The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi-bility are all changed on this screen. The Active setting determines

107To set Heading: Press ↓ to HEADING|ENT. Press ← or → to change theheading, then press ENT. After the option is set, press EXIT|EXIT to re-turn to t

108Notes

109Section 6: SearchingWhether you are in Aviation Mode or Land Mode, AirMap's search func-tions all begin with the FIND key, and the search menu

110cursor to the far side of the airspace to check how far it is across, ormove it to the exact spot you plan on entering the airspace for moreprecise

111 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest airports, right.4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spe

1122. If searching for the Nearest VOR, press ENT. If searching for a VOR ByName, press ↓ to NAME|ENT. You can also search By Identifier, and ByCity.

113Find By Name menu.5. If you're looking by identifier or by city, the method is the sameas by name (described in step 4). Use the arrow keys to

6The background map is also suitable for many land and marine naviga-tion chores, but for maximum surface accuracy and much more detail,you need a cus

114 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest NDBs, right.4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spellou

115Find Intersections (Aviation Mode only)1. Press FIND|↓ to FIND INTERSECTIONS|ENT.2. If searching for the Nearest intersection, press ENT. If search

116tion from the list, then press ENT. The waypoint information screen ap-pears. To find the intersection, press → to FIND ON MAP|ENT. To return tothe

117ter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Jumpdown to the lower selection list by pressing ENT, then press ↓ or ↑ to select

118 Find city field, left, Search in particular city only option, center,Find City by name, right.NOTE:It is recommended that you not enter a city n

119Find Interstate Highway Exits1. Press FIND|↓ to HIGHWAY EXITS|ENT.Land Mode Find menu, with Highway Exits option selected.2. First select a highway

120Selected exit.4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press ENT tonavigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press →|ENT to find

1212. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a POI category then press ENT. You will begiven two options: Search by nearest or by name.NOTE:To narrow your search pres

122 Find by name option, left, Find by name menu, right.5. You are then shown the POI's information screen. You can choose to"Go To&q

1232. To find a street. Press ENT. There are two options: A. You can spellout the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the firstlet

7Introduction to GPS and WAASWell, now you know the basics of how AirMap does its work. You mightbe ready to jump ahead to Section 2, Installation &am

124this process for the second street. Now press ↓ to "find intersection" andpress ENT. A "working" screen appears and then a list

125 Calculating message, left, and list of the nearest waypoints, right.4. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can sp

126Notes

127Section 7: Supplemental MaterialDatums Used by This UnitWGS 1984DefaultAdindanMean for Ethiopia,SudanAdindanBurkina FasoAdindanCameroonAdindanEthio

128Chua AstroParaguayCorrego AlegreBrazilDabolaGuineaDjakarta (Batavia)Indonesia (Sumatra)DOS 1968New Georgia Islands(Gizo Island)Easter Island 1967Ea

129Naparima BWITrinidad & TobagoNorth American 1927Mean for Antigua,Barbados, Barbuda,Caicos Islands,Cuba, DominicanRepublic, GrandCayman, Jamaica

130Point 58SwedenSanto (DOS)1965 Espirito SantoIslandSao BrazAzores (Sao Miguel,Santa Maria Islands)Sapper Hill 1943East Falkland IslandSchwarzeckNamb

131FCC ComplianceThis device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communica-tions Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the follow-ing

132Notes

133IndexAAccessories, 5, 6, 7, 11, 14, 16, 52, 75Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 11Airspace, 4, 32, 33, 48, 80, 109, 110Alarm Clock, 76Alarms,

8A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix.The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order todetermine a po

134LLand Mode, 1, 3, 4, 19, 54, 57, 58, 65,68, 70, 74, 109, 116, 119, 120, 122Sec. 4, Land Operation, 57Languages, 100Lat/Lon Grid (Map Data option),

135Aviation Mode, 109Airports, 110Intersections, 115NDBs, 113VORs, 42, 111By Cursor, 118Highway Exits, 119POIs, 72, 120Streets, 122Waypoints, 124Set L

136Notes

137LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENTTHIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRSTPURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL,

138DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY"We", "our", or "us" refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer ofthis product.

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9WAAS signals make your GPS navigation even more accurate. YourAirMap automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However,WAAS has some limits y

10KeyboardThe other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to akey to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example

11Section 2:Installation & AccessoriesPowerFor your safety, we have designed the AirMap to work with severalpower sources, so you can ensure conti

12Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka-line batteries. NiMH batteries are rechargeable and should also giveyou suita

13Cigarette Lighter Power AdapterTo use external DC power: Plug the power cable's cigarette lighteradapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. N

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14Drag the MMC from its slot by pressing against its label.2. Hold unit facedown in left hand. With your right hand, press a fingeragainst the label o

15You may achieve good results by simply placing the external RAA-4antenna on the top of the dash, at the base of the windshield. Many pi-lots like to

16Wherever you mount the antenna, make sure it is in a location with anunobstructed view of the sky. If you're sticking it to a window, moistenth

17 Fit the ball mount into the mounting bracket's arm, and tighten thearm knob to hold the unit in place (shown left). At right, you can seean

18Protective CoverThis hard cover simply snaps on and off the front of the unit. If youstore your unit in an aircraft or other vehicle, the cover prot

19Section 3:Aviation OperationThis section addresses AirMap's main aviation GPS functions. Theprinciples are the same in both operating modes, so

207. FIND (Direct To) – The Find key launches the AirMap searchmenus. It also allows you to go Direct To items shown in search lists.8. ZOUT – (Zoo

21Main Menu, Aviation Mode.The Main Menu commands and their functions are:Screen command: changes the contrast or brightness of the displayscreen.Soun

22Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting times ofthe sun and moon for any location on any day from the year 2000 to2064. This als

23 This series of figures shows the Pages Menu for all three main screensand their various display options.Each of the three main Pages also

iTable of ContentsSec. 1: Read Me First! ... 1Capabilities and Specifications ...

24No matter what page you are on, a flashing current position indica-tor/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate thatsatellite lo

25Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs, one for each satellite inview. Since the unit has twelve channels, it can dedicate one channelper vis

26Navigation Page.The Navigation Page combines several instruments and situational aware-ness tools that offer the look of a "glass cockpit"

27Navigation Page, traveling north. Page looks like this when AirMap is notnavigating to a waypoint, following a route, or backtracking a trail.When n

28Navigation Page, flying TO KTUL on a course of 343º. The pilot needsto turn left to "center the needle" and get on course. The plane is cu

29 Following a course by "chasing the needle." Fig. 1, plane has veered offcourse to the right by a little over 2 nautical miles, away fro

30NOTE:You must be navigating to some destination to begin using OBSHold. Usually this will be a VOR, or some other Aviation Waypointin the Jeppesen

31Use the Clear OBS Hold command to resume navigation. The HSI dis-play will point to your original destination again.You can turn off OBS Hold at any

32Map Page Menu.Map Page MenuTo get to Map Page Menu: press MENU while displaying a map page.The map menu has many options. It allows you to get infor

33 Far left, Map Page opening screen, Full Map display option. Center,zoomed to 150 nautical miles and right, zoomed to 30 nautical miles. (Noteth

iiSwitch Back to Aviation Mode from Land Mode ... 54Aviation Calculators ...

34 Map Pages with high-detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC,with the Earth Map Detail option set to Medium, the default. At left,arterial

35 When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as square dots.As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons. In the 0.4 nau-t

36Map Page: Map Panel display option.The compass overlay at the bottom of the screen includes a bearing ar-row that points toward your destination, al

37Additional information can be displayed using compass overlay datathat appears at the top of the page. This information can be customizedwith the Co

38Tip:Don't like the window sizes or orientation we selected? Well, pickyour own! You can re-size the two map windows and even switch tovertical

39Aviation GPS Quick ReferenceStart outdoors, with a clear view of open sky. Imagine you're flying to anearby airport to practice landings. (If y

40Find Your Current PositionFinding your current position is as simple as turning AirMap on. Underclear sky conditions, the unit automatically searche

41The selected airport to the northwest is 3.64 nautical miles away.Tip:Use the cursor to determine the distance from your current position(or last kn

42SearchingNow that you've seen how AirMap can find where you are, let's searchfor something somewhere else. Searching is one of the most po

43 Waypoint information screen on VOR nearest this position. Screenshows name, identifier, city, radio frequency, latitude/longitude and itscom

iiiTransferring GPS Data ... 75Transferring and Loading Custom Maps ...

44NOTE:Search works from high detail mapping data loaded in AirMap. Avia-tion Navigation searches use information from a Jeppesen database,and general

45Setting a WaypointA waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude andlongitude of a position on the earth. Both the Av

46Navigate to Cursor Position on MapThe Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor positionon the map.To navigate to a particular location o

47 The 15-nautical mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the red course lineconnecting your current position to your destination. The 30-nautical m

48You can also use Direct To when navigating a route, to force AirMap tonavigate toward a particular waypoint in the route. To do this (from theMap Pa

49In the AirMap, airports have information screens packed with useful infor-mation. They include much of the same information as a VOR informationscre

50At the runways screen you can press ← or → to cycle through the air-port's runways. In the previous image, you can see we've selected 18L,

51want to setup Runway Guidance?" (See the previous image.) If you wantthe AirMap to navigate a localizer-type approach, select YES and pressENT.

52Airport Services screen for KTUL (Tulsa International).Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data FilesCustom maps work only from the MMC card or SDC card. W

53To transfer data from AirMap to the MMC: press ENT (for SAVE.)To transfer data from the MMC to AirMap: press → to LOAD|ENT.3. Saving: A file name bo

ivSet Local Time ... 101Software Version Information...

54Switch to Land ModeTo leave Aviation Mode and switch to Land Mode:1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT|↓ to DISABLE AIRMAP|ENT.2. Unit asks, &qu

55E6B Altitude/Airspeed CalculatorE6B Wind Speed/Direction CalculatorTo determine the wind speed and direction, first find true airspeed us-ing the Al

56Vertical Navigation CalculatorWith the Vertical Navigation Calculator, the AirMap 2000 can help youdecide when to let down for an approach to an air

57Section 4:Land OperationKeypadAirMap 2000 keypad.1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on andoff and activates the backlight

58Power/lights on and offTo turn on the unit, press PWR. To turn on the backlight, press PWRagain. Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight

59Satellite Status PageThis page provides detailed information on the status of AirMap's sat-ellite lock-on and position acquisition. No matter w

60NOTE:Refer to Sec. 3, Aviation Operation, for further explanation andmore illustrations of the Navigation Page.1. To get to the Navigation Page: pre

61 Map Page, left, Map Menu, right.Map MenuThe map menu has many options. The map menu allows you to finddistances, change the orientation of y

62The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 207.5 nautical miles.Find Distance From Point to PointYou can also measure distance between two ot

63IconsIcons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point ofinterest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and re-ca

1Section 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 takeoff and be

64Delete an IconYou can delete all the icons at one time, you can delete all icons repre-sented by a particular symbol, or you can use the cursor to d

652. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if anMMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert acard into A

662. To navigate to the selected location: press MENU|ENT|EXIT. Follow steer-ing arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.Navigat

67during the trip, such as the time to your destination. The other requiresonly three key strokes and provides a full range of navigation data. Trybot

685. To follow the trail, press ENT. The unit begins showing navigationdata along the trail. Follow the steering arrow on the Map Page or thecompass b

69Routes Created in AirMapIf you plan on flying the route – or if you just want to make it quicklywithout using a computer – you can create a route in

70Keep adding waypoints in this way until you have plotted your wholeroute. Of course, you don't have to use just one method. You could add ahand

714. 5. 6.Route creation sequence, continued: Fig. 4. Point (3) set at on-ramp turn.Fig. 5. Waypoint (4) set at highway exit to frontage road leadin

724. To accept the default name "Data" for the GPS Data File, press ↓ toSAVE|ENT. (If you wish to rename the file, press ENT to activate the

734. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another motel orhotel, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press ENT.5. The POI

2Whether your AirMap 2000 is the only GPS in the cockpit or backing upan in-panel display, you're using the most versatile and most affordablecol

74sor and let the map return to the current or last known position. (Be-fore you completely exited out of the Search menus, you could havegone looking

75To preserve a trail from point A to point B, you must "turn off" the trailby making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to

76Alarm ClockTo get to the alarm clock menu: press MENU|MENU|↓ to UTILITIES|ENT|↓to ALARM CLOCK|ENT.Sun/Moon Rise & Set CalculatorTo get to the Su

77Create a Man Overboard WaypointThis unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to thelocation where the feature was activated. To a

78Selecting a WaypointTo select a waypoint on the map (for navigating to, for editing, etc.,) usethe arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoin

79Section 5:System & GPS Setup OptionsAlarmsThis unit has several GPS alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to flasha warning message and sound a t

802. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired category, then press ENT to turn thealarm on or off.3. To change the alarm range, press → to DISTANCE|ENT. Pr

81To change any of these settings while in Aviation Mode:1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to AVIATION ALARMS|ENT.2. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select the desired category,

82You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode.Here's how:1. Press PAGES|← to STATUS|ENT.2. Press MENU|↓ to GPS AUTO SEARCH|E

83System Setup Menu, allows you to configure the communications port tosend data to another electronic device, such as an autopilot. Menus for chang

3to try out some of AirMap's many advanced features. That brings us toSection Four, Land Mode Operation. After we introduce the Land Modemenus an

841. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to GPS SETUP|ENT.2. Press ↓ to COORDINATE SYSTEM|ENT.This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutesand

85 At left, Setup Loran TD option on the Coordinate System Menu.At right, Configure Loran TD menu.Map FixMap Fix is used with charts or maps. This s

86 Configure a map fix so AirMap can find your position on a printedchart, sectional or topographical map.Press → to SELECT ORIGIN|ENT|ENT (MY

87Customize Menu, with "GPS Data" and "Navigation" categories expanded.Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the

88Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlightingthe SIMULATOR ON box and pressing the ENT key. Press EXIT to erase thismenu. A

89 Map Menu, left, Map Data Menu, right.Show Map DataPress MENU|↓ to MAP DATA|ENT. Press ENT to adjust the level of detailusing EARTH MAP DETAIL.

90To set range rings: Press MENU|↓ to MAP DATA|ENT. Press ↓ to RANGERINGS. With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) anduncheck it

91To get to Map Categories:1. Press MENU|↓ to MAP CATEGORIES DRAWN|ENT.2. Press ↑ or ↓ to select a category or subcategory. Press ENT to turn itoff (n

92By default, many receivers show the map with north always at the topof the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on pa-per. This

933. To turn off a Navionics chart, from the Map Page, press MENU|↓ toMAP DATA|ENT|↓ to NAVIONICS MAP CHOICE|ENT. Use ↑ or ↓ to select NONE,then press