Garmin echoMAP 40 Series, Owner'S Manual & Reference

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Reference GPS 40 Personal Navigator TM GPS 40 XL 8 5 98 8 15 AM Page 1...

Page 2: ...ose without the express written permission of GARMIN Information in this document is subject to change without notice GARMIN reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in...

Page 3: ...unit and provides a quick start orientation to the GPS 40 This section has been designed to acquaint you with the unit and provide a basic working knowledge necessary to use the unit in typical condi...

Page 4: ...cy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a p...

Page 5: ...15 Clearing the Track Log Power Off 16 SECTION THREE Reference Satellite Status Page 17 19 Position Page 20 Creating and Using Waypoints 21 27 GOTO and MOB Mode 28 TracBack Navigation 29 30 Creating a...

Page 6: ...Almanac data must be acquired before GPS navigation can begin Bearing The compass direction from your position to a destination Course Made Good CMG The bearing from the active from position your star...

Page 7: ...circle that passes through the north and south poles Navigation The process of travelling from one place to another and knowing where you are in relation to your desired course Position An exact uniq...

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Page 9: ...can only see satellites above the horizon it needs to know what satellites to look for at any given time By using an almanac a timetable of satellite numbers and their orbits stored in the receiver s...

Page 10: ...The GPS 40 will now continuously select the best satellites in view to update your position If some of the satellites in view get blocked or shaded the receiver can simply use an alternate satellite t...

Page 11: ...ith the EZinit prompt ready for you to select one of two initialization methods Select Country allows you to initialize the receiver by selecting your present position from a list of coun tries in the...

Page 12: ...and has never acquired a position fix If you have trouble initializing the receiver or getting a position fix check the following Does the receiver have a clear view of the sky If there are large bui...

Page 13: ...lite status page provides a visual ref erence of satellite acquisition and position As the receiver locks onto satellites a signal strength bar will appear for each satellite in view with the appropri...

Page 14: ...indicates your cardinal heading while you re moving with the track and speed indicated below The graphic compass display is designed to show your current track and does not serve as a true magnetic co...

Page 15: ...cter highlight to the next character space 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the word HOME is displayed 6 Press E to complete entry of the name 7 Press the D key once to return the field highlight to the s...

Page 16: ...meter are continuously displayed in the middle of the page with the time of day displayed below Now let s change the display to the moving map page and watch the track log of our walk 1 Press the P ke...

Page 17: ...guidance with the compass page As you begin walking again the compass page will display nav data and graphic steering guidance to the desti nation The bearing BRG and distance DST to the way point are...

Page 18: ...f the CDI scale is 0 25 miles with each mark representing 0 05 miles of course deviation If you do get off course by more than the selected scale an arrow prompt will appear at the end of the scale to...

Page 19: ...s in action by acquiring satellites marking a position and navigating to a destination The last page available from the main page sequence is the menu page which provides access to the GPS 40 s waypoi...

Page 20: ...f You ve now gone through the basic operation of your new GPS 40 and probably know a little more than you think about how it works We encourage you to experiment with the GPS 40 until it becomes an ex...

Page 21: ...g for a particular satellite the corresponding signal strength bar will be blank and the sky view indicator will remain highlighted in reverse video Once the receiver has found the satellite a hollow...

Page 22: ...ng enough satellites for a 2D or 3D fix Not Usable the receiver is unusable possibly due to incorrect initialization or abnormal satellite conditions Turn the unit off and back on to reset Simulating...

Page 23: ...ths in the event that the batteries are removed or totally discharged Screen Backlighting The GPS 40 s automatic backlight feature illuminates the screen display for a user defined interval the defaul...

Page 24: ...d while navigating To reset the trip odometer 1 Press the D key until the trip field is highlighted 2 Press E followed by L 3 Press E to finish Altitude Display When the GPS 40 is acquiring satellites...

Page 25: ...nt name To change the default position name 1 Press the Ukey twice to move the field highlight from the save field to the name field 2 Press E to begin entry of the name Pressing the L key will clear...

Page 26: ...you the closest points of safety in your area at a glance The nearest waypoints page will also let you retrieve a waypoint definition page or goto a selected waypoint right from the list To review th...

Page 27: ...ypoint as a destination press the G key 3 Once the GOTOwaypoint page appears press the E key to confirm the selected waypoint as your destination To delete all user defined waypoints 1 Use the U or D...

Page 28: ...position field will now become highlighted with the receiver s last known position shown if one exists 5 Press E to begin entry of the position 6 Use the U and D keys to enter your position and use t...

Page 29: ...our new waypoint from the reference waypoint Remember to use the E key to begin entry and confirm each field The coordinates will be calculated and saved for your new waypoint 10 Press the E key with...

Page 30: ...ypoint s creation To change or add a comment 1 Use the U and D keys to highlight the comment field 2 Press E to begin entry of your comment 3 Enter the comment and press the Ekey to confirm Renaming a...

Page 31: ...ints from a waypoint field 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press E 2 Press the L key to clear the name field 3 Use the U and D keys to scroll through waypoints 4 If you have more than one wayp...

Page 32: ...e see page 36 To cancel an active GOTO 1 Press the G key 2 Use the arrow keypad to move the field highlight to the CANCELGOTO prompt at the bottom of the page and press E Man Overboard Function The GP...

Page 33: ...se the U key to highlight the CLEARLOG option 4 Press E The clear log confirmation page will appear 5 Use L to highlight the Yes prompt and press E To activate a TracBack route 1 From the menu page hi...

Page 34: ...receiver is turned off or you lose satellite cover age during your trip the TracBack route will simply draw a straight line between any point where cover age was lost and where it resumed If the chang...

Page 35: ...smaller seg ments called legs The waypoint you are going to in a leg is called the active to waypoint and the waypoint immedi ately behind you is called the active from waypoint The line between the...

Page 36: ...al distance of the route is indicated below the waypoint list The bottom of the route definition page features several function fields which let you copy clear invert or activate the displayed route R...

Page 37: ...ke changes to the active or TracBack route and want to save the route for future use To copy a route 1 Highlight the route number field and press E 2 Enter the route number to be copied and press E 3...

Page 38: ...te that you may edit during navigation and save as an entirely new route from the original You will have to copy the active route to an unused storage route to save it since new route or TracBack acti...

Page 39: ...invert the active route without using the route definition page To invert a route from the active route page 1 Press the Ukey once to move the field highlight to the INVERT prompt 2 Press the E key t...

Page 40: ...ve route will be overwritten by a new route activation If you add delete or change the first or last waypoint of a route the default comment first and last waypoint will automatically be updated after...

Page 41: ...he dis tance and direction you are off course The highway page is well suited for boating and other activities with higher speeds and straight line courses to a destina tion Both pages provide a digit...

Page 42: ...sents your present position while the d bar the moving vertical line on the scale indicates the direction and distance you are off the desired straight line course To stay on course steer toward the d...

Page 43: ...ourse relative to the position diamond on the CDI scale To stay on course simply steer toward the center of the highway If you do get off the desired course by more than 1 5th of the selected CDI rang...

Page 44: ...ur corners of the map page are used to display various navigation data including the bearing and distance to a destination waypoint and your current track and speed over the ground The two fields at t...

Page 45: ...3 Use the arrow keys to move the map in any direction As you begin to move the map a crosshair will appear This crosshair will now serve as a target marker for the moving map The distance and bearing...

Page 46: ...o the zoom or pan function field Once a waypoint has been selected in the map field its distance and bearing from your present position will be dis played at the top corners of the map page You can al...

Page 47: ...the target crosshair as an instant GOTO destination Similar to the MOB mode this function will mark and instantly set a course for a new waypoint called MAP To GOTO the target crosshair 1 Press the G...

Page 48: ...ield 2 Highlight the to field and enter the destination waypoint Press the E key to calculate the range and bearing to the destination waypoint 3 Highlight the date field and enter the date for your d...

Page 49: ...ng waypoints and routes while at home To select an operating mode 1 Highlight the MODE field and press E 2 Use the arrow keypad to select a mode and press E Date and Time Setup The date and time field...

Page 50: ...he 0 setting will keep backlighting on continuously Whenever backlighting is on a bulb icon will appear on the status page To set the backlight timer 1 Highlight the LIGHT field and press the E key 2...

Page 51: ...atum listing in appendix B you should only change the datum if you are using maps or charts that spec ify a different datum than WGS 84 To select a map datum 1 Highlight the MAPDATUM field and press E...

Page 52: ...the USER MAG option and press E 2 Use the U and D keys to enter the degrees and direction of magnetic variation 3 Press the E key to confirm the magnetic variation value Map Setup and Orientation The...

Page 53: ...mpt to display on the map page The default setting of 250 points provides good resolution with minimal screen clutter The maximum setting is 768 points Once you ve reached the maximum number of track...

Page 54: ...n hours minutes and seconds and press the E key Managing and Clearing the Track Log The rest of the track log setup page displays the per centage of available memory currently used to store track log...

Page 55: ...put capability select the None NMEA setting Once a NMEA output setting has been selected with or without RTCM input the NMEA field will become highlighted NMEA formats 0180 0182 or 0183 1 5 or 2 0 are...

Page 56: ...the bottom of the beacon receiver field a status message will keep you informed of DGPS activity A tuning message will be displayed while a beacon signal is being tuned Once the beacon signal has been...

Page 57: ...e To enter track speed and position 1 Highlight the TRACK field and press the E key 2 Enter a track heading and press E 3 Highlight the SPEED field and press E 4 Enter a speed and press E 5 Highlight...

Page 58: ...e unit is not operable Take your unit to an authorized GARMIN dealer for repairs Received an Invalid WPT A waypoint was received during upload transfer that has an invalid identifier Receiver has Fail...

Page 59: ...Memory is Full You have used all 250 waypoints in the GPS 40 Delete unwanted waypoints to make room for new entries Time Offset Chart The table below gives approximate UTC time offset for various long...

Page 60: ...s Easter Isld 67 Easter Island 1967 European 1950 European 1950 Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Eu...

Page 61: ...Ord Srvy GB Old Survey Grt Britn England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Isl Wales Pico De Las Nv Canary Islands Ptcairn Ast 67 Pitcairn Astro 67 Pitcairn Isl Prov S Am 56 Prov So Amricn 56 Bolivia Chi...

Page 62: ...eir capacity as temperature decreases If you re using the GPS 40 in below freezing temperatures use lithium batteries for longer battery life Extensive use of screen backlighting will significantly re...

Page 63: ...cepted on RTCM 104 v 2 0 format The GARMIN GBR 21 is the recommended beacon receiver for use with the GPS 40 Other receivers with the correct RTCM format may be used but may not correctly display stat...

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Page 65: ...ulation 44 E Estimated Position Error EPE 18 Estimated Time of Arrival ETA 2 35 Estimated Time Enroute ETE 2 35 EZinit 7 8 G GOTO Function 13 28 Ground Speed 3 H Heading Selection 48 Highway Page 39 I...

Page 66: ...ng Routes 35 36 On Route GOTOs 36 S Satellite Status Page 9 10 17 19 Screen Backlighting 19 Screen Contrast 46 Setup Pages 45 52 Simulator Mode 53 Sky View Display 6 10 Steering Guidance 13 14 Sun and...

Page 67: ...ackaged with the tracking number clearly marked on the outside of the package and sent freight prepaid and insured to a GARMIN warranty service station A copy of the original sales receipt is required...

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