GPS NAVIGATOR
1 Part specifications..................................................................................................................5
2 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................7
2.1 Basic Features................................................................................................................ 8
2.1.1 Position (POS)....................................................................................................... 8
2.1.2 Navigation (NAV)................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Waypoint (WP).......................................................................................................8
2.1.4 Route (ROUTE) .....................................................................................................8
2.1.5 MAN OVER BOARD.............................................................................................. 8
2.1.6 TIME......................................................................................................................8
2.2 EXTRA NEXUS FEATURES.......................................................................................... 9
3 Installation.............................................................................................................................10
3.1 Mounting the instrument............................................................................................... 11
3.2 Installation alternatives.................................................................................................13
3.3 CABLE CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................. 16
4 FIRST START ........................................................................................................................ 17
4.1 DEFAULT SETTINGS FROM FACTORY.....................................................................18
4.2 GPS STATUS and OPERATION.................................................................................. 19
5 HOW TO USE THE 5 PUSH BUTTONS................................................................................ 20
5.1 PAGE BUTTON............................................................................................................ 20
5.2 LIGHT CONTROL......................................................................................................... 20
5.3 MINUS BUTTON ..........................................................................................................20
5.4 PLUS BUTTON............................................................................................................. 20
5.5 SET BUTTON............................................................................................................... 20
5.6 ACCESS TO SETTINGS.............................................................................................. 21
5.7 CLEAR (or ERASE) a WP or value. .............................................................................21
5.8 MAN OVER BOARD..................................................................................................... 21
5.9 ESCAPE (or ABORT) from edit mode. ......................................................................... 21
5.10 "BACK STEP"...............................................................................................................21
5.11 GENERAL WAYPOINT SEARCH ................................................................................21
6 NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS ...................................................................................................23
6.1 POS..............................................................................................................................24
6.1.1 POSITION and ALTITUDE ..................................................................................24
6.1.2 DATE and TIME................................................................................................... 24
6.1.3 BATTERY VOLTAGE ..........................................................................................25
6.1.4 SATELLITE STATUS and SIGNAL to NOISE. .................................................... 25
6.2 WP................................................................................................................................26
6.2.1 MARK WP ........................................................................................................... 26
6.2.2 EDIT WP.............................................................................................................. 26
6.2.3 COPY WP............................................................................................................ 27
6.2.4 MOVE WP ...........................................................................................................28
6.2.5 DELETE............................................................................................................... 28
6.2.6 ED B/R................................................................................................................. 28
6.3 NAV .............................................................................................................................. 29
6.3.1 COMBI VIEW and X~TRACK ERROR................................................................29
6.3.2 ETA and TTG....................................................................................................... 29
6.3.3 DRIFT.................................................................................................................. 29
6.3.4 WCV and CTS..................................................................................................... 30
6.3.5 GOTO WP ........................................................................................................... 31
6.4 ROUTE .........................................................................................................................32
6.4.1 SAIL PLAN ..........................................................................................................32
6.4.2 ROUTE CALL ...................................................................................................... 35
6.4.3 REVERSE CALL .................................................................................................36
6.4.4 DELETE............................................................................................................... 36
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