Garmin Personal Navigator GPS 48, Owner'S Manual & Reference

Page 1: ...O w n e r s M a n u a l R e f e r e n c e GPS 48 Personal NavigatorTM GPS48revB qxd 1 7 00 3 12 PM Page 1...

Page 2: ...other eletronic storage medium to be viewed for personal use provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual contains the com plete text of this copyright notice and provided further that...

Page 3: ...the unit and provides a quick start orientation to the GPS 48 Reference provides details about the advanced features and opera tions of the GPS 48 by topic The Appendix section contains initializatio...

Page 4: ...essary FCC standards This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com...

Page 5: ...arine Database 19 21 Map Page Zooming Panning Configuring 22 23 Map Page Track Log City Navaid Setup 24 27 Using the Highway Compass Pages 28 31 Marking a Position Position Averaging Function 32 Waypo...

Page 6: ...in Bearing The compass direction from your position to a destination Course Made Good CMG The bearing from the active from position your starting point to your present position Course Deviation Indica...

Page 7: ...tion to the Prime Meridian an imaginary circle that passes through the north and south poles Navigation The process of traveling from one place to another and knowing where you are in relation to your...

Page 8: ...and navigation information using degrees a measurement measured in a clockwise direction from a north reference North is described as 000 east as 090 south as 180 and west as 270 The diagram and comp...

Page 9: ...and returns display from a submenu page to a primary page M Captures a position and dis plays the mark position page G Displays GOTO page with the waypoint highlighted for GOTO operation Pressing GOTO...

Page 10: ...Once testing is complete the warning page is replaced by the Satellite Page with the EZinit prompt ready for you to select one of two initialization methods Select Country allows you to initialize th...

Page 11: ...on check the following Does the unit have a clear view of the sky If there are large buildings or mountains nearby or if there is heavy tree cover the receiver may not be receiving enough satellite si...

Page 12: ...om of the page contains a row of signal strength bars corresponding to each satellite being used Position Page The Position Page shows you where you are what direction you re heading and how fast you...

Page 13: ...he Compass Page and the Highway Page The Compass Page is the default and briefly explained here The Highway Page is covered on pages 28 and 31 The Compass Page shows the destination way point at the t...

Page 14: ...g and going to places called waypoints Before we can use our GPS 48 to guide us somewhere we have to mark a position as a waypoint Your GPS 48 can hold up to 500 waypoints To mark your present positio...

Page 15: ...tely 90 to your right and continue walking for another 2 3 minutes Notice how the dis play changes always keeping the direction you are moving at the top of the map Going to a Waypoint Once you ve sto...

Page 16: ...ome the displayed navigation page This page provides a directional pointer to your destination by using a rotating compass display to show direction of travel It provides better steering guidance at s...

Page 17: ...n backlighting are available for nighttime use Activate backlighting by pressing the B key briefly To change the level of backlighting press the B key repeatatly until the desired level is of backligh...

Page 18: ...on on the Map Page See pg 24 for setup instructions While the receiver is looking for satellites the satellite number will be highlighted in the sky view When the receiver locates and begins satellite...

Page 19: ...lites with good geometry have been acquired and your position is now being calculated in latitude longitude and altitude 3D Diff will appear when you are receiving DGPS corrections in 3D mode Poor Cvg...

Page 20: ...off batteries or external power Backlighting Bulb Icon The GPS 48 features full screen backlighting with three selectable levels of brightness To activate the backlight press the B key briefly To incr...

Page 21: ...s are user selectable Both fields offer a trip odometer trip timer and elapsed time The left field offers additional selec tions for average speed and maximum speed the right field for altitude The fo...

Page 22: ...onfirm the RESET prompt Altitude Field When the GPS 48 is acquiring satellites or navigat ing in the 2D mode the last known altitude is used to compute your position In cases where the GPS 48 has 2D c...

Page 23: ...f the page displays your present position as a diamond icon your track and or route as a solid line marine database points see page 20 and waypoints by squares or the selected symbol the way point nam...

Page 24: ...h navaid is represented by a symbol on the map that will help quickly identify the type of navaid There are 10 symbols representing the different types of navaids Foghorn Racon Radio Beacon Daybeacon...

Page 25: ...t Navaids can either have a normal worded description such as TR ON PILE or a special desig nation code for the shape and color within the descrip tion string Fog Signal labels include type of sound w...

Page 26: ...ve the map a crosshair plus sign will appear This crosshair will now serve as a tar get marker for the moving map The distance and bear ing to your destination will now be replaced by the dis tance an...

Page 27: ...eturn to the Map Page Using the Cursor to Mark and Go to Waypoints During panning the crosshair represents a target position right on the Map Page with the range and bear ing to the target displayed a...

Page 28: ...s may be oriented to NORTH UP TRACK UP the direc tion of current travel or DTK UP desired track up or the direction of travel to stay on course The default set ting is track up To change the map orien...

Page 29: ...d The stored track method determines how often positions are stored in the track log The default set ting is automatic which will store a track based on res olution This setting gives the most efficie...

Page 30: ...detailed description of the find city function see page 55 City Setup Page The city setup page lets you select the zoom range where city locations become visible on the map The cities are divided int...

Page 31: ...map at or below the selected zoom setting To change the zoom setting 1 Highlight NAVAID SETUP and press E 2 Select the ZOOM field that corresponds with the navaid visible range and press E 3 Change to...

Page 32: ...on your crosstrack error the distance and direction you are off course This page also features a course deviation indicator CDI see pg 50 The Highway Page is well suit ed for water or off road recrea...

Page 33: ...ur rent ground speed and track Course to Steer CTS the bearing which will give you the most efficient way to stay on course to your destination Crosstrack Error XTK the distance you are off the desire...

Page 34: ...rack up orientation with a pointer arrow to the destination displayed in the center The arrow shows the direction of your destination from the direc tion you are moving For instance if the arrow point...

Page 35: ...ection the highway leads left or right until the highway leads straight up the page If you do get off the desired course by more than 1 5th of the selected CDI range the exact distance you are off cou...

Page 36: ...ccuracy of the averaged position Note As the GPS 48 calculates the FOM it will rapidly change before it stabilizes on one number 2 The unit will continue averaging until you have high lighted SAVE and...

Page 37: ...2 Press E To return to the nearest waypoint page 1 Highlight DONE 2 Press E To go to a highlighted list waypoint 1 Highlight the desired waypoint and press G 2 Press E Waypoint List Page The waypoint...

Page 38: ...er a proximity waypoint from the Menu Page 1 Highlight PROXIMITY WPTS and press E 2 Highlight the first empty waypoint field and press E 3 Use the U or D key to scroll through stored way points until...

Page 39: ...point from memo ry see pg 37 To create a new waypoint manually you ll need to know its position coordinates or its approximate distance and bearing from an existing waypoint To create a waypoint by en...

Page 40: ...an select which waypoint information is displayed on the map 4 Press E and select one of the following display options NAME WITH SYMBOL SYMBOL ONLY or COMMENT WITH SYMBOL 5 Press E to confirm your sel...

Page 41: ...r you have entered to that point This helps eliminate the need to always enter a waypoint s com plete name To scan waypoints from a waypoint field 1 Highlight the waypoint name field and press E 2 Pre...

Page 42: ...an active GOTO 1 Press the G key 2 Highlight CANCEL GOTO and press E Man Overboard Function The GPS 48 s man overboard function MOB lets you simultaneously mark and set a course to a position for qui...

Page 43: ...press E highlight the TRACK SETUP option and press E 2 Highlight CLEAR LOG press E highlight Yes and press E To activate a TracBack route 1 Press G highlight TRACBACK and press E Once the TracBack fu...

Page 44: ...where it resumed If the changes in direction and distance of your track log are complex 30 waypoints may not be enough to accurately mark your exact path The receiver will then assign the 30 waypoints...

Page 45: ...ler segments called legs The waypoint you are going to in a leg is called the active to waypoint and the way point immediately behind you is called the active from waypoint The line between the active...

Page 46: ...d press E The route number field is displayed at the top of the page with a 16 character user comment field to the right If no user comment is entered the field dis plays the first and last waypoint i...

Page 47: ...activating or inverting a stored route takes a storage route routes 1 19 and copies it into the active route route 0 for navigation The stor age route is now no longer needed and will be retained in...

Page 48: ...Copying and Clearing Routes The route definition page is also used to copy a route to another route number This feature is useful when you make changes to the active or TracBack route and want to sav...

Page 49: ...he route leg closest to your position as the active leg This will give you steering guidance to the desired track of the active leg Note that the first waypoint selected as the destination waypoint wi...

Page 50: ...ghlight the FROM field enter the desired waypoint and press E 2 Highlight the TO field enter the destination waypoint and press E 3 The DATE field will become highlighted Enter the date you ll arrive...

Page 51: ...r area To deter mine the time offset for your area note your position and refer to the chart in Appendix C To enter the time offset 1 Highlight the OFFSET field and press E 2 Enter the time offset and...

Page 52: ...is on a bulb icon will appear on the Satellite Page To set the backlight timer 1 Highlight the light timeout field and press E 2 Select the desired setting and press E 3 To turn lighting on and off pr...

Page 53: ...mat by establishing factors such as longi tude of origin scale and false Easting or Northing To define a user grid 1 Select User Grid and press E Enter values for longitude origin scale and false East...

Page 54: ...ect the desired setting and press E Units of Measure The GPS 48 lets you select statute default nauti cal or metric units of measure for all speed and dis tance fields To change the unit of measure 1...

Page 55: ...atic on or off The Auto setting is the default and will monitor changes in your current track and speed and adjust the receiver s response time up to 255 seconds Selecting a higher setting may be desi...

Page 56: ...me highlighted NMEA formats 0180 0183 or 0183 1 5 or 2 0 are available The data transfer rate can be set to 130 300 600 1200 2400 4800 or 9600 baud DGPS Interface The last two format settings allow th...

Page 57: ...eiving message will be displayed If a beacon signal is tuned and no corrections are being received a No Data message will be dis played If a beacon signal cannot be tuned a No Status message will be d...

Page 58: ...ange to the desired setting and press E Off No alarm will occur On The alarm will occur at the distance specified Auto The alarm will occur automatically at a dis tance determined by the GPS To set th...

Page 59: ...s complete the map will display the city you selected at the crosshair on the the map Note The city location may not be visible if the map is zoomed to a large scale To view the city location lower th...

Page 60: ...nu Page highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press E 2 Highlight the MODE field and press E 3 Select Simulator and press E Once the simulator mode has been activated use the Position Compass or Highway Page to...

Page 61: ...tes AutoLocateTM Update Rate 1 second continuous Position Accuracy 1 5 meters 3 17 ft with DGPS corrections 15 meters 49 ft RMS Velocity Accuracy 0 1 knot RMS steady state Dynamics 6g POWER Input Four...

Page 62: ...ver waypoint symbols are only transferrable from or to units that support waypoint symbols PC Kit Interface Cable PC interface cable with 9 pin D serial data connec tor Part No 010 10141 00 The follow...

Page 63: ...eted AA batteries Note The on screen bat tery level indicator is cali brated for alkaline batter ies and will not be accu rate when using NiCad or lithium batteries To install the batteries 1 Flip up...

Page 64: ...nge the secondary stations in the Setup TD field the active waypoint information will frflect those changes Since the GPS 48 does not rely on the loran signal for navigation it can refer ence a differ...

Page 65: ...use difficulty in monitoring distances to each waypoint Proximity Wpt can t be Deleted The waypoint you are trying to delete is listed as a proximi ty waypoint and must be removed from the list before...

Page 66: ...nforma tion to the connected device WPT Memory is Full You have used all 500 waypoints in the GPS 48 Delete unwanted waypoints to make room for new entries Time Offset Chart The table below gives appr...

Page 67: ...Islands 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 Switzerl...

Page 68: ...waiian Mean Value Oman Oman Oman Ord Srvy GB Old Survey Grt Britn England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Isl Wales Pico De Las Nv Canary Islands Potsdam Potsdam Germany Ptcairn Ast 67 Pitcairn Astro 67...

Page 69: ...dark with duration of light longer than dark ISO Isophase alternating light and dark with duration of light and dark equal MO A Morse Code different flash durations used to represent morse code charac...

Page 70: ...onfiguring the Map Page 22 Copying Routes 44 Course deviation indicator 50 Course to Steer CTS 29 Creating Routes 43 Creating Waypoints 35 Crosstrack Error XTK 29 D DGPS Interface 52 Date and Time 47...

Page 71: ...Routes 41 Navigation Page 9 28 Navigation Setup 49 Nearest Waypoints 33 O On Route GOTOs 45 Operating modes 47 P PC Kit i 58 Panning 22 Position Accuracy 57 Position Averaging 32 Position Formats 49 P...

Page 72: ...ay 25 40 Track Method 40 Track Setup 25 Trip Timer TTIME 17 Troubleshooting 7 Turn TRN 17 Trip odometer 17 U Units of Measure 50 User defined route 42 User Grid 49 Using the Keypad 5 Using the Positio...

Page 73: ...RY FROM STATE TO STATE IN NO EVENT SHALL GARMIN BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDEN TAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHETHER RESULTING FROM THE USE MISUSE OR INABILI TY TO USE THIS PRODUCT OR FROM...

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