Lowrance-electronic GlobalMap 100 User Manual

INSTALLATION ANDOPERATION INSTRUCTIONSGlobalMap 100®

4MenusMost of the unit’s features are found on “menus’. You can view the menusby pressing the MENU key. This product has “Intelligent Menus”. Thereare

5error is only an estimate, it does give you an indicator of the fix quality theunit currently has. The smaller the expected error number, the better

6Manual InitializationIf you don’t want to wait for the Auto Search, then you may be able tospeed up the initialization process by using the manual in

7POSITION/NAVIGATION SCREENSThis unit has four modes: status, map, navigation, and window groups.Use the PAGES and arrow keys to switch between the di

8Nav Screen #1This screen has a compass rose that shows not onlyyour direction of travel, but also the direction to a re-called waypoint. The navigati

9Nav Screen #2This navigation screen shows all navigation informa-tion in large digital numbers. To view this screen, pressthe PAGES key, then select

10MapThe GlobalMap 100 has a ground map of the world built inside. This maphas the majority of its detail in far southern Canada,the continental Unite

11CursorPressing an arrow key turns on two dotted lines thatintersect at the present position symbol. These linesare called a “cursor” and have a vari

12To correct this problem, a track-up mode rotates the map as you turn.Thus, what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to yourleft,

13AUTOZOOMThis receiver has an autozoom feature that eliminates much of the buttonpushing that competitive units force you to make. It works in conjun

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14EARTH MAP OPTIONSThe earth map consists of the built-in background mapof the world. To change the Earth map options, firstpress the MENU key, then s

15Text LabelsSelect “Map Text” to turn all names on the map (such as Lake Tahoe orMississippi River) off or on. The default is “on”. Press the left ar

16TRAIL OPTIONSThe line extending from the present position symbol iscalled a plot trail. You can customize the plot trail andsave trails using the tr

17Update OptionsBy default, the plotter places a dot on the screen every3 seconds to create the plot trail. You can change thistime from once per seco

18MOVE CURSORPRESS ENT KEYSELECT ICONPRESS ENT KEYICON PLACED ATCURSOR POS.Place Icon - Present PositionTo place an icon at your present position, sim

19Icon OptionsIcons can be erased from the plotter individually, all ofa specific type, or all at once. They can also simply beturned off without eras

20Map DownloadingThe GlobalMap 100 has a background map of the world permanentlyinstalled inside. You can send an enhanced map from a mapping CD-ROM

21Coastal Navaid data covers coastal regions of the 49 U.S. States (ex-cluding Hawaii), the District of Columbia, the Great Lakes and many largecoasta

22WINDOWSThe windows feature provides ten different data screens chosen for theirbroad range of navigation information and ease of use.To use the wind

23Group BThis screen has a map in the track-up mode on the tophalf with bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track(TRK) and the CDI on the lower half.

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24Group FThis screen shows your present position (POSITION),bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK), andground speed (GS).Group GThe group I

25TRIP TIMER MENUselect “CLOCK ALM SETUP” and press the right arrow key. The screenshown below left appears. Now press the right arrow key. The screen

26Group JThere are three timers on this screen and an odometer(TRIP METER). The trip timer is described in group I.The trip meter measures the distan

27counting until you stop it. When it reaches the alarm’s time setting, a tonesounds. Press the EXIT key to shut the alarm off.The countdown timer sta

28Reprogram BoxesThe digital boxes on MAP 2 and 3 and both NAV screenscan be reprogrammed, changing the informationsshown by the boxes.To customize a

29The screen on the far right on the previous page is the final version. Usethis same method to change the NAV screens.RESET GROUPSTo restore all box

30Saving The Cursor Position as a WaypointWhen the cursor is showing on the map and you press the WPT keytwice, the cursor’s position is placed into t

31Saving a New PositionTo save a position other than the cursor’s or the presentposition as a waypoint, first select the waypoint num-ber as described

32Project a WaypointYou can save a waypoint even if you don’t know it’sposition or location on the map. This unit lets you projectthe location of a wa

33SELECTING A WAYPOINTIn order to edit or navigate to a waypoint, you must firstselect it. There are three ways to do this: by waypointnumber, waypoi

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34Edit NameYou can assign a name to each waypoint. The namecan have up to eight characters. To do this, first selectthe waypoint that you wish to name

35on the list: “Go To Cursor”. Press the right arrow key. It now shows naviga-tion data to the cursor location (shown as “D” on the map). See the scre

36The screen shown at right appears. The “From” label ishighlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right ar-row key until the waypoint number tha

37ROUTESYou can connect several user waypoints together to form a route. Whenyou recall the route, the unit shows navigation information to the first

38Add From MapYou can add waypoints from the map, even create new ones. To do this,select “ADD FROM MAP” from the menu as shown below left. A screensi

39returns to the route list with the waypoint removed fromthe list. (Note: This doesn’t delete the waypoint fromthe database, it simply removes it fro

40waypoints in the route. Follow these lines to get to each of the waypoints.When you enter the radius set by the arrival alarm, the unit automaticall

41The selected waypoint number appears at the top ofthis screen. Information about the waypoint shows atthe bottom of the screen. When you’re finished

42SYSTEM SETUPMany features are listed under the “System Setup” la-bel on the main menu. These commands affect the ba-sic operation of the unit. To us

43Use the left or right arrow keys to select the number inthe current time that you want to change. Use the up ordown arrow keys to change the number.

Project a Waypoint ...32Selecting a Waypoint ...

44cable. See the sample wiring diagrams on the next page for general wir-ing procedures. Read your other product’s owner’s manual for more wir-ing inf

45TO GLOBALMAP 100OTHERDEVICE12 VDCBATTERYBLACK WIREGROUND WIRESWHITE WIRERED WIRETO +12VOTHERDEVICE’SRECEIVEDATA WIREGLOBALMAP 100WIRESOTHER DEVICE’S

46If you have any other Magnavox or Starlink compatibleDGPS receiver connected to the GlobalMap 100, youmay need to change the settings. To do this, m

47Reset GroupsTo return all window groups and boxes on the navigation and mappingscreens to their factory defaults, select Reset Groups on the System

48Position FormatThe GlobalMap 100 can show the position in degrees, minutes, and thou-sandths of a minute (36° 28.700') or degrees, minutes, sec

49To change the datum, first press the MENU key, thenhighlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the right ar-row key. Now highlight the “Select Datum”

50PCF Offset” label. Finally, press the right arrow keyagain. A screen similar to the one at right appears.Now enter the correction for your location.

51Map FixMap Fix is used with charts or maps. This system asksfor a reference position in latitude/longitude, which youtake from a marked location on

52ALARMSThe GlobalMap 100 has several alarms. You can set an arrival alarm toflash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a presetdistance

53The DGPS message appears whenever the unit begins or stops usingDGPS data to help determine your position.The default setting for these messages is

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54SIMULATORA simulator is built into this unit that has several options. You can usenearly all of the unit’s features - even save and recall waypoint

55DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONSDue to space considerations, the digital displays use abbreviations forsome names. They are as follows:ALT ...

56WGS 84 ...DEFAULTADINDAN ...MEANADINDAN ...BURKINAFASOADINDAN ...CAMEROONADINDAN ...ET

57CARTHAGE ...TUNISIACH-1903 ...CHATHAM ...ISLAND ASTRONEW ZEALANDCHUA ASTRO ...PARAGUAYCORREGO ...ALEGREB

58IRELAND ...1965ISTS 061 ...ASTRO 1968S GEORGIAISTS 073 ...ASTRO 1969DIEGO GARCIAJOHNSTON ...ISLAND1961

59N AMERICAN ...1927 CANALZONEN AMERICAN ...1927 CUBAN AMERICAN ...1927GREENLANDN AMERICAN ...1927 MEXICON AMERICAN ...1983 A

60RT 90 ...SANTO (DOS) ...’65 ESPIRITOSANTO ISLANDSAO BRAZ ...AZORESSAPPER HILL ...1943 EASTFALKLND ISLESCHWARZEC

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63DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY“We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer of this product.“You” or “your” refers to the

1INTRODUCTIONWelcome to the exciting world of GPS! Whether you’re a first-time user ora professional navigator, you’ll find the GlobalMap 100 is a ful

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