Eventide ARGUS 5000 - GPS Training Modes and Argus Home Use

Brightness control, exactly four buttons. That's about 1/10 as many as a basic VCR,
and even fewer than your microwave oven. Despite the apparent initial complexity
implied by the length of this manual, you will find it easy, and, ultimately, intuitive to
operate. If you want to see farther ahead, press ENRroute. If you want to see where
you're going, press ARRival. If you want to look around as you're taking off, press
DEParture. But we're getting ahead of ourselves. Please read on.
GPS "Training" Modes and Argus Home Use
Most GPS receivers have a "training" or demo mode. You can take them home,
connect them to a small power supply, and actually operate them outside the aircraft
using internally-generated courses. The Argus also has a "demo mode" that allows
you to operate it and experiment with its features with no external connections other
than a power source. By running the Argus with or without your GPS, in the comfort
of your armchair and without the distractions of flying, you will be able to experiment
more and learn faster. (Nothing you can do from the front panel can damage the
Argus, so experiment all you want.) You can actually set up the same situations
depicted in this manual and fly complete routes where we only show "snapshots."
To use the Argus at home, you need a power supply and a simple wiring harness that
can be supplied by your installer or, if you're technically inclined, built at home. The
Argus requires between 12 and 28 volts DC at less than 15 watts, and most modern
panel-mount nav receivers have comparable requirements. A power supply and
appropriate connectors can be purchased at your local Radio Shack store.
Other Navigation Receivers
Previous versions of this manual used the term LORAN throughout as a synonym for
"navigation receiver." We recommend using GPS receivers with the Argus in
preference to LORAN because their "dynamics," i.e., the speed at which they react
to turns and other maneuvering, is about an order of magnitude better. However, the
Argus is perfectly usable with LORAN, or with any other type of navigation receiver
that provides the proper data. The Appendix gives a list of compatible units.
July 1999 Argus 5000/7000 Ver. 5.xx Reference Manual Part#141003