Transcript General Overview

General Overview
and Primary Functions
Introduction
• This presentation will
help you quickly find
some of the features
of the GPSMAP295
and the procedure
steps that guide you
through these
features.
Topics
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Basic Operation
Main Pages
User Waypoints
Main Menu
Quick Tips
Basic Operation Includes
• Keypad usage
• Turning the Unit On &
Off
• Main Page Sequence
• Screen Backlighting &
Contrast
Keypad Usage
• • Enter/Mark
KeyAllows
Activates
D WPT Key
you to
•• Key
Rocker
Menu
Keypad
Displays
Controls
aZoom
menu of
highlighted
fields
and
confirms
select
aKey
destination
waypoint.
• NRST
Displays
nine
nearest
airports,
In
&
Out
Keys
Quit
Route
Key
Key
Returns
Displays
the
a
display
listand
of
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Red
Page
Power
Key
Scrolls
Key
through
Press
the
menu
the
available
movement
options.
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of
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the
for the
cursor,
and
current
hold
its
navaids, airspace,
user
waypoints
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and
hold
this
key
to
display
to
stored
a
previous
routes
page
and
allows
or
restores
you
to
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the
map
in
and
out
hold
main
page
turn
sequence
unit
on
off.
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highway
exits
and
points
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mark
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options
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display
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the field’s
Favorite
Waypoints
List
interest. data
create
new routes
previous
value.
user-created
positions,
Main
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to enter data.
Turning the Unit On / Off
• Press and hold the red
power key.
• Once the testing is
complete,
• Welcome page is
replaced with a
database page.
• Press enter to
acknowledge the
database page.
• Press the enter key
again to acknowledge
the map source page.
Screen Back Lighting & Contrast
• Press the Red Power Key momentarily to display a popup window
• Then use the Rocker Keypad to make any desired
screen backlight or contrast adjustments
Main Pages
• Main Page sequence
• Satellite Page
• Aviation vs. Land
Mode
• Position Page
• Map Page
• RMI Page
Main Page Sequence
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Satellite Page
•
Position Page
•
Map Page
•
HIS or RMI
Page
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Active Route
Page
Use the Page and Quit keys to scroll through the five main
pages
Satellite Page
• The Satellite Page provides a visual reference of receiver
functions, including
• Current Satellite Coverage
• Receiver Status
• Battery Level
• Position Accuracy
Aviation vs. Land Mode
• Press Menu, with the Satellite
Status Page displayed, to
show the page options.
• Enter Land Mode or Enter
Aviation Mode will appear (as
appropriate) allowing you to
select whichever mode is not
currently being used
Land Mode
• Uses a Pointer symbol on
the map to indicate
current position
• Pointer symbol is aligned
to the nearest Road
(where practical)
• RMI Page is displayed for
navigation
• GOTO navigation is from
Present Position
• All Vertical Navigation
(VNAV) messages, are
disabled
Position Page
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The Position Page shows
Where you are (Current Position)
What Direction you are heading (compass Track)
How fast you are going (Speed)
Current Time and Date
User Selectable Data fields
Map Page
• There are three main actions you can perform on the
Map page
• Zooming
• Panning
• Pointing
Zooming
• Press the In key to see a smaller area with more
detail
• Press the Out key to see a larger area with less
detail
Panning
• Panning allows you
to move the map in
order to view areas
beyond the current
map area
• As you begin to pan
the map, a pointer
will appear
• This pointer will
serve as a target
marker for the map
• To activate the pan function, use the ROCKER KEYPAD
to move the map in any direction, including diagonally.
Pointing
• To select an on-screen airport,
navaid or user waypoint with the
panning pointer
• Use the ROCKER KEYPAD to
highlight the desired item
• To view database Information for
the selected item, press ENTER
• Use THE ROCKER KEYPAD to
highlight the Various file tabs
across the top of the page
• To Exit the information pages
verify the on-screen ‘OK’ button is
highlighted and press ENTER
RMI Page
• The RMI Page appears only when the GPS is in Land Mode
• The pointer indicates bearing to the destination waypoint
• The rotating compass card indicates your current ground track at the
top of the page
• By default eight user-selectable data fields appear along the right
hand side of the page
• Each data field my be configured to display any one of twenty-one
data options
User Waypoints Includes
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Waypoint Information
GOTO Waypoint
Address search
Crossroad Search
Waypoint Information & GOTO Waypoint
• Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information
page
• Use the Rocker
Keypad to select the
“USER” file tab at the
top of the page
• Use the Rocker
Keypad to highlight
the IDENTIFIER field
and press ENTER
• Use the Rocker
Keypad to highlight
the destination
•Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight the
Waypoint press
on-screen GOTO button and press
Enter
ENTER
Address Search
• Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information
page
• Use the Rocker Keypad
to select the address file
tab at the top of the page
• Press the down portion of
the Rocker keypad to
highlight the address
number field and press
enter
• Use the Rocker keypad to
enter the address number
and press enter
• Press Enter and use the
Rocker Keypad to enter
the street name
Address Search
• Use the Rocker Keypad to
scan through additional
street names once the
desired name is highlighted
press Enter
• Use the Rocker keypad to
highlight the on-screen
Search button and press
enter
• Once you enter the street
name and number select
the on-screen search
button and the GPS will
display any matches it finds
• To select the address as your destination verify the
GOTO is highlighted and press Enter
Crossroad Search
• Press D WPT key to display the waypoint information
page
• Use the Rocker Keypad to select the
Crossroad file tab at the top of the
page
• Press the down portion of the Rocker
keypad to highlight the First Street
name field and press enter
• Use the Rocker keypad to enter the
Street name and press enter
• Press Enter and use the Rocker
Keypad to enter the Second street
name
• Use the Rocker Keypad to highlight
the on-screen search button and
press enter
• To select a matching street
intersection as your destination, verify
the on-screen GOTO button is
highlighted and press enter
Main Menu
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Press the Menu key twice from any page to display the Main Menu
• The Main Menu is organized
using a series of file tabs
• Use the Rocker Keypad to
select the desired file tab at
the top of the page and press
Enter
• Use the Rocker Keypad to
highlight the desired field and
press Menu
• A pop-up window will show
the available setting for the
selected field
• Use the Rocker Keypad to
select the desired setting and
press Enter
Main Menu
• The System file tab
allows you to select
between Aviation and
Land Mode
• Turn the Keypad
beeper On or OFF
• Change Time Settings
and Format
Quick Tips
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If you press any keys while the
unit is acquiring satellites, the
automatic sequencing from
Satellite Status Page to Map
Page will not occur
On warm days you may find it
necessary to decrease the
contrast for optimal screen
clarity
While panning the map, press
NRST to display a list of cities,
Highway exits and points of
interest nearest to the map
pointer NOT YOUR PRESENT
POSITION
In Land Mode the GOTO line
appearing on the map is
constantly updated to your
present position
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