Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit GlobalMap 12 du fabricant Lowrance
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INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTRUCTIONS GlobalMap 12 TM.
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INTR ODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 INST ALLA TION ............................................................................................................. 2 BA TTER Y INST ALLA TION .
CANCEL NA VIGA TION ................................................................................................ 42 SYSTEM SETUP .......................................................................................................... 42 TRA CK HOLDING .
1 INTR ODUCTION Thank y ou for purchasing an Lo wrance ® GlobalMap 12™. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus , and outstanding perf or mance , we think y ou’ll be happ y with this product f or man y y ears. The GlobalMap 12 can be used f or fishing, hiking, canoeing, offshore boating, and just about an y other ground-based activity .
2 INST ALLA TION The GlobalMap 12 oper ates from six AA batter ies or from 6 to 35 v olts DC . The cigarette lighter adapter included with y our unit plugs into vir tu- ally an y v ehicle’ s electrical system.
3 B A TTER Y INST ALLA TION The GlobalMap 12 requires six AA batteries. W e recommend DURA CELL ® alkaline batteries, b ut other brands will work. Y ou can use lithium batteries which will last longer than alkaline batteries (but cost more) or recharge- ab le ni-cad batter ies (won’t last as long as standard alkalines).
4 ANTENNA Y our GlobalMap 12 has a remov ab le antenna that folds ov er the displa y when the unit is not in use. This pre v ents damage to the displa y . T o open the antenna, simply lift on an edge and r aise it to the desired position. The antenna is a quic k release design, simplifying its remov al and installation.
5 MAP CAR TRIDGE INST ALLA TION The GlobalMap 12 uses IMS Smar tMap™ and W or ldMap™, C-Map™, and Na vionics™ car tridges, all of which are pac kaged in a car tridge hous- ing specifically designed f or Lo wrance mapping products . The IMS Smar tMap™ car tridges contain digitized data of o ver 120,000 bodies of w ater .
6 REMO VING A CARTRIDGE If y ou hav e difficulty removing a car tr idge , use the bac k cov er as a re- mo val tool. Simply press one side of the cov er against the r idge on the car tr idge and gently push towards the bottom of the unit. Don’t use a corner of the cov er - it could damage it.
7 OPERA TION T urning P o wer On T o tur n the GlobalMap 12 on, simply press the PWR k ey . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the EXIT k ey to erase this screen. MENUS Most of the adjustments and f eatures are f ound on “menus”. Pressing the MENU k ey lets y ou view the men us .
8 Once the GlobalMap 12 loc ks on to the satellites and finds your position, it stores the satellite data in its memor y . The ne xt time y ou use the unit, it should tak e much less time to loc k on. T o use y our GlobalMap 12, first take it outside , a wa y from trees and buildings.
9 Using the down arro w ke y , highlight the “Ini- tialize GPS Receiv er” menu, then press the right arrow ke y . The screen shown below ap- pears ne xt. This is the GPS initialization screen. The posi- tion, altitude, time , and date the GPS receiver is currently using to find the satellites is shown at the bottom of this screen.
10 k ey . The unit returns to the GPS SETUP menu with y our local latitude and longitude showing in the bo x at the bottom of the screen. Enter Man ually T o change the position by man ually entering the latitude and longitude , press the MENU ke y , then highlight the “GPS SETUP” label and press the right arrow k ey .
11 WINDO WS (Group A) MAPPING (Map 3) NA VIGA TION (Nav 1) IMPOR T ANT! If the data shown in digital n umbers on any screen is flashing, it means that data is in va lid. DO NO T REL Y ON ANY NUMBERS THA T ARE FLASH- ING! Usually , this happens when the GPS receiv er has lost its lock on the satellites .
12 Navigation Screens There are tw o navigation screens . Nav screen n umber one shows a gr aphi- cal vie w of your trip , the other screen shows all na vigation details in large digital numbers . Nav Screen #1 This screen is dominated b y a compass rose.
13 course has nothing to do with y our present position, except f or your star t- ing location.) It’ s shown as a dotted line on the NA V 1 displa y . This is sho wn as a reminder so that if you de viate from your original course, y ou can easily return to it.
14 Mapping The GlobalMap 12 has a ground map of the w orld built inside. This map has the majority of its detail in f ar souther n Canada, the continental United States and Ha waiian islands , nor thern Mexico , the Bahamas , and Ber muda. The background map sho ws when the GlobalMap 12 is first tur ned on, with or without a map car tridge.
15 MAP 1 MAP 2 MAP 3 T o view the other mapping screens , press the P A GES ke y . Press the up or do wn arrow k ey to highlight the "MAP 1" label. Now press the right or left arro w ke y to select a different mapping screen. Press the EXIT ke y to erase the pages men u.
16 The latitude/longitude of the cursor shows in the bo x at the top of the screen whene v er the cursor is activ ated. A UT OZOOM Gener ally , when you tra vel using a mapping receiv er lik e the GlobalMap 12, y ou spend some amount of time zooming in and out, looking at detail or the whole route between the star t and destination.
17 EAR TH MAP OPTIONS The ear th map consists of the built-in bac kground map of the world, plus an y car tr idge that is attached to the GlobalMap 12. T o change the Ear th map options , first press the MENU ke y , then press the up or down arro w k e ys until the Ear th Map label appears.
18 the boundaries of the Oklahoma - East IMS Smar tMap car tridge. The def ault for this f ea- ture is on. Press the left arrow k e y on the “MAP BOUNDS” label to tur n them off. Earth Map On/Off Y ou can tur n the ear th map completely off , clearing the screen of all ground detail (includ- ing IMS Smar tMap car tridge detail).
19 Detail Cartridg e The GlobalMap 12 has two car tr idge slots in its back. Either one can hold a IMS Smar tMap , Navionics, or C-MAP car tr idge. The unit can only show detail from one type of car tr idge at a time. In other words , you can’t show detail from an IMS Smar tMap and a C-MAP car tr idge at the same time.
20 Fill With Gra y When the GlobalMap 12 is first turned on, all water is filled with gra y to distinguish it from land, which is clear . (See belo w) T o make the land fill with gr a y and water remain clear , press the down arro w k ey until the “Fill With Gr a y” menu is highlighted, then press the left arro w k ey .
21 In the course-up mode , the screen is lock ed into y our or iginal bearing to the recalled wa y - point, regardless of y our trac k. (Note: the trac k- up and course-up modes do not w or k when the unit is z oomed-in on an area cov ered by a C-Map or Na vionics car tr idge.
22 Set Visible Plot T rails The plot trail can be turned off, if desired. T o tur n it off , press the up or down arrow k ey until the “Set Visible Plot T rails” menu is highlighted.
23 T o change the update, highlight the “Set Plot- ter Update Criter ia” menu item, then press the right arrow k ey . The screen at r ight appears. T o change the update to distance, press the right arrow ke y while the “Plot Update Criteria” menu is highlighted.
24 MO VE CURSOR T O LOCA TION PRESS ENT , SELECT ICON, PRESS ENT PRESS EXIT T O ERASE CURSOR Place Icon - Cur sor Location T o place an icon at cursor's location, first use the arrow k e ys to mov e the cursor to the position that y ou want to place the icon.
25 T o remov e only cer tain icons, highlight the “Delete Icons F rom Map” label. Press the right arrow k ey . The unit retur ns to the mapping screen with the cursor centered on y our present position. Use the arrow k eys to mo v e the cursor to the icon on the map that y ou wish to er ase .
26 the desired group letter is sho wing in the box (and in the bac kground), press the up arro w k ey to change it. A screen similar to the one at right appears. The first windo w appears on this screen. A de- scription of the window appears in a bo x on this screen, also .
27 ing the satellite , or a "S" if the receiver is searching f or it. EL V is the ele v a- tion of the satellite abo ve the horizon; AZM is the azimuth, or direction of the satellite from y our location. SNR is the signal-to-noise ratio . The higher the SNR, the better .
28 Cloc k Set If the time shown on the cloc k display is not y our local time, change it using the “Clock Set” function. T o do this, press the MENU k ey , then press the up or down arrow k e ys until the “Clock Set” label is highlighted. Press the right arrow k ey .
29 other words , if you set the alar m to go off at 7:00 a.m., then the GlobalMap 12 will ha v e to be on at 7:00 a.m., also . TIMERS The GlobalMap 12 has two timers b uilt in. One is a countdown timer and the other is a count- up timer . The countdown timer counts down from the time y ou put in to z ero .
30 REPR OGRAM BO XES The digital bo xes on the MAP 3 and both NA V screens can be repro- gr ammed. The changes you mak e to the screen will remain in memor y , e ven if all po wer is remo ved from the unit. Y ou can, how e ver , return the bo xes to the f actor y settings from the “Preset Groups” item in the “System Setup” menu.
31 SELECT “REPROGRAM BO XES” FR OM MAIN MENU . THE BO X SELECTION SCREEN APPEARS . PRESS THE RIGHT ARR O W KEY UNTIL THE DESIRED BO X APPEARS. THIS IS THE FIRST WINDO W THA T WE W ANT TO USE. PRESS THE UP ARRO W KEY T O SELECT IT . THE FIRST BO X IS PLA CED A T THE TO P .
32 Ev er y time you sa ve a w a ypoint, the date and time are logged along with the position data. An icon symbol is also automatically assigned to the w ay- point. Y ou can edit the icon symbol, if you wish. See the ICONS section in this manual f or more inf ormation.
33 ber method. Remember , the method of sa ving y our present position and the cursor’ s position is identical. Edit Lat/Lon The GlobalMap 12 lets y ou enter any latitude/lon- gitude using the k e yboard and sav e it under any w aypoint n umber , from 1 to 250.
34 label and press the right arrow k e y . A screen simi- lar to the one at right appears. Press the up or down arro w ke ys to select the first letter in the name . Press the right arrow k ey to mo ve the b lack bo x to the ne xt position in the name.
35 Mo ve a W a ypoint Y ou can mov e all inf or mation from one wa ypoint number to another . In this e xample , we’ll mov e all of the inf or mation in w a ypoint number one to w a y- point number 10. T o do this, go to the second w a y- point menu page .
36 Once y ou hav e the first wa ypoint showing on the screen, then y ou need to choose the other wa y - point that y ou’ re going to measure. Highlight the “Select” label at the top of the screen, then press the right arrow k e y to select “B”.
37 press the left or right arrow k eys until the desired route number appears . In this e xample , how e v er , we’ll use route number one . Beneath the route number is the route name men u . If you wish to name the route, highlight the “NAME” field, then press the r ight arro w k e y .
38 Contin ue selecting wa ypoints until the route is com- plete. As y ou add wa ypoints to the list, the bear ing and distance from each w a ypoint to the one previ- ous is shown to the right of the w a ypoint’ s name. In this e xample, the second wa ypoint in the list is 104 degrees and 30.
39 Follo wing a Route T o f ollow a route, first recall it b y pressing the MENU k ey , highlighting the “R OUTES” label, then high- lighting the “R UN ROUTE” label and press the right arrow k e y . The screen shown at r ight appears. The b lack bo x is on the “Route # 01” label.
40 Delete a Route T o erase a route from memory , first press the WPT k ey , then go to the Route Planning menu on the second user wa ypoint page. Switch to the route number y ou wish to erase, then mo v e the blac k bo x to the “Delete Route” label.
41 MO VE CURSOR T O LOCA TION PRESS MENU KEY , THEN PRESS RIGHT ARRO W KEY NA VIGA TING T O CURSOR LOCA TION Navigating to a cur sor location The GlobalMap 12 lets y ou na vigation to a location without stor ing it in the w a ypoint database by using the map and cursor .
42 CANCEL NA VIGA TION The GlobalMap 12 continues to na vigate to a re- called w aypoint, the last w a ypoint in a route, or the cursor position until y ou stop it. T o stop the navigation function, press the MENU k ey , then press the up or down arro w k e ys until the “Cancel Na vigation” label is highlighted.
43 last kno wn trac k direction. When y ou resume speed, all f eatures operate normally . When y ou’ re stopped at a traffic light, the trac k holding feature is useful to pre vent the anno ying random numbers from appearing on the displa y while y ou're stopped.
44 PCF (P osition Correction Factor) Another method used to mak e your displa y match a char t or map is called “PCF” or P osition Correction F actor . This unit giv es you the capability to mo ve or offset the position sho wn on the display to match one on the char t .
45 Units of Measure The GlobalMap 12 can sho w its data in man y dif- f erent formats. F or e xample, distance can be dis- pla yed in statute miles (MI), nautical miles (NM), or kilometers (KM). The f ollowing can be changed on the Units of Mea- sure menu: (Defaults shown in bold ) Distance .
46 press the right arrow ke y . Ne xt, highlight the “P osition F ormat” label and press the right arrow k ey . A screen similar to the one at the bottom of the pre vious page appears. Highlight the desired position f or mat then press the EXIT k e y to select the f or mat and erase the menu.
47 Configure NMEA Output Press the do wn arrow k ey on the “NMEA/DGPS” menu until the “Configure NMEA Output” menu is highlighted, then press the right arrow k e y . A screen similar to the one at right appears. NMEA 0183 V ersion There are two v ersions of the NMEA data, 1.
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49 right or left arrow k ey until the desired n umber appears. Press the EXIT k e y when y ou’ re finished. SERIAL COMMUNICA TIONS SETUP T o set the data por t, highlight the “Ser ial Com Setup” on the System Setup menu. Press the r ight arrow k e y .
50 NAME Y ou can personalize y our GPS receiv er by entering your name , social security number or an y I.D . you desire . T o enter a name, first highlight the “Name Input” label on the System Setup men u. Press the right arrow k e y . The screen shown at r ight appears.
51 GPS Update Rate/Battery Sav e Changing the update rate conserves battery power and lengthens the batter y lif e. The update rate is the length of time it takes the receiver to send data to the displa y . In other w ords, nor mally the receiv er sends po- sition data once e ver y second.
52 press the right arrow k e y . A screen similar to the one at right appears after se veral seconds . A mes- sages shows if the unit passed the self-test, or f ailed. If the unit fails the self-test, contact the Lo w- rance customer service depar tment.
53 the .1 mile as an e xample , if y ou’ re anchored and y our boat mov es more than .1 of a mile, the alar m will sound. T o use any of these alarms, first press the MENU k e y , then select the “GPS ALARMS” menu. A screen similar to the one sho wn at r ight appears.
54 All messages are stored in memor y e v en if they’ re not displa yed. Y ou can vie w them in the message log. T o do this , simply press the MENU ke y , then highlight the “MESSAGES” label and press the right arrow k ey . A screen similar to the one below ap- pears.
55 T o tur n the speaker off , highlight the “SPEAKER” label on the “Audio/ Screen” menu and press the r ight arrow k e y . No w press the left arrow k ey to tur n the speak er off. Repeat these steps to tur n the speaker on. Press the EXIT k e y to er ase this men u.
56 Use Arr ow K eys to Steer This option lets y ou change both the course and speed on the screen as the simulator is running. T o do this , highlight the “User Arro w K eys to Steer” label, then press the right arrow k e y . The screen sho wn at r ight appears.
57 DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIA TIONS Due to space considerations , the digital displa ys use abbre viations for some names. The y are as f ollows: AL T ............... Altitude - Y our height abo ve sea le v el. BRG ............. Bear ing - The direction from y our position to a wa ypoint.
58 WINDO W BO XES These bo xes are used on Map 3 and Na v 1 only . 12 3 45 6 78 9 10 11 12.
59 13 14 15 16.
60 WINDO W GROUPS This is a listing of windo w groups A through O . AB C DE F GH I JK L.
61 MN O.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Lowrance GlobalMap 12 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Lowrance GlobalMap 12 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Lowrance GlobalMap 12, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Lowrance GlobalMap 12 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Lowrance GlobalMap 12, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Lowrance GlobalMap 12.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Lowrance GlobalMap 12. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Lowrance GlobalMap 12 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
