® AirMap 100 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ®
Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1998 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. AirMap™ 100 is a trademark of Lowrance Avionics. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Jeppesen® is a registered trademark of Jeppesen Sanderson, Inc. WARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONLY AS AN AID TO NAVIGATION. A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. Never use this product while operating a vehicle.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS Due to space considerations, the digital displays use abbreviations for some names. They are as follows: ALT ............... Altitude BRG ............. Bearing - The direction from your present position to a waypoint. CDI ............... Course Deviation Indicator - Shows your distance to the side of the desired course line. CLOCK ......... Your local time. TRK .............. Track - The direction you’re travelling. DIS ...............
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 SA - What is it? ........................................................................................................ 2 Don’t Get Lost .......................................................................................................... 2 GETTING STARTED ...................................................................................................... 3 Power .............
WAYPOINTS ...................................................................................................... 42 Waypoint Menu ........................................................................................... 42 Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Quick Save Method) ........... 42 Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint ................................................ 43 Saving Your Present Position as a Waypoint (Select Number Method) ..... 43 Saving a New Position ...................
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Lowrance Avionics AirMap 100. With its large LCD screen, easy to use menus, and outstanding performance, we think you’ll be happy with your AirMap 100 for many years. No other handheld GPS receiver on the market today has the AirMap’s combination of 12 channel receiver, Jeppesen® database with obstacles (U.S. only), ground and hydrographic mapping capability, and programmable screens in a handheld unit.
SA - What is it? Another factor that greatly influences the receiver’s ability to determine position is SA. The United States government intentionally degrades the satellites signal for civilian users. They introduce small errors into the satellite’s signals that makes the GPS receiver less accurate. These errors are called selective availability, or SA.
GETTING STARTED Power The AirMap 100 operates from AA batteries, a DURACELL® NiMH rechargeable battery, or from 5 to 35 volts DC using the external power cable. If the power cable is used, the AirMap 100 automatically switches to it if the external power is greater than the battery voltage. If for any reason the external power fails, the unit automatically switches to the batteries. BATTERIES The unit requires four AA batteries.
(Note: The DR-121 is the only battery that can be recharged in this unit! Using the external power cable alone does not charge the battery! You must use a charger supplied by Lowrance in order to charge the battery. Also, this charger will only charge a DR-121. It will not charge any other type of battery installed in the unit, including ni-cads or rechargeable alkallines.
WINDSHIELD DASH Moisten the suction cups and press them firmly against the inside of the windshield, away from your line of sight. Route the antenna’s cable to the GPS receiver and it’s ready for use. YOKE MOUNTING Included with your AirMap is a yoke mounting bracket. It secures to the yoke’s shaft with a clamp. Fasten the cradle packed with your unit to the yoke mount with four 2 mm screws. Follow the instructions included with the yoke mount to assemble and attach it to your aircraft.
OPERATION Keyboard There are 12 keys on the keyboard. You navigate through the menus, adjust the chart’s cursor, and enter data using the arrow keys. The five major modes of operation are accessed using the PAGES key. Press the MENU key PAGES WPT to select or adjust a feature from a list. The Z-IN and Z-OUT keys zoom-in or zoom-out the view on the plotter screen. The ENT and EXIT keys are used to enter or clear data or MENU EXIT screens. Save and edit waypoints using the WPT key.
The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are surrounded by a black box. If the satellite number is not surrounded by a box, then the receiver hasn’t locked onto that satellite and it isn’t being used to solve the position. Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs, one for each satellite in view. Although the unit has twelve channels, it dedicates one channel per visible satellite. Therefore, if only six satellites are visible, only six bar charts show at the bottom of the screen.
Finding Your Position Auto Search To lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiver needs to know it’s current position, local time, and date. (Elevation (altitude) is also used in the equation, but it’s rarely required to determine a position.) It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view. It then searches for only those satellites. When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time, it doesn’t know what your position or elevation (altitude) is.
thereby giving it the data it needs to determine which satellites are in view. Once the satellites are known, the receiver searches for only those satellites, making a lock faster than an auto search method. Position Acquisition When the receiver locks onto the satellites and calculates a position, it shows the message “Position Acquired” on the screen. All position and navigation data flashes until the unit acquires a position.
To change modes, simply press the PAGES key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Use the up or down arrow keys to change modes. (The windows mode is shown as “groups”. Group “A” is the first windows group.) Press the right arrow key while the above menu is showing to switch between different versions of each mode. When the desired screen appears, press the EXIT key to erase the menu. Navigation Screens There are two different navigation screens.
Lines on either side of the present position show the current cross track error range. Cross track error is the distance you are off-course to the side of the desired course line. The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint. It’s shown on the screen as a vertical dotted line. The default for the cross track error range is 0.25 mile. For example, if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line, then you are .
wards the destination, from the start, then the line stays in the center. If you drift off course to the right, the line moves to the left. This signifies that you need to steer to the left to get back on course. This is called “chasing the needle”. If you steer towards the line (needle), you’ll always be heading in the correct direction to get back on course. The CDI’s range shows beneath the CDI label. On the screen at right, the CDI range is .20 mile, which is the default.
the airplane symbol is your plot trail, or path you’ve taken. The map’s range shows in the lower left corner of the screen. In this example, the map’s range is ten miles from the left edge of the screen to the right. MAP-1 MAP-2 MAP-3 There are three different mapping screens. To view the other map screens, press the PAGES key, highlight the MAP label, and press the right arrow key until the desired map screen appears. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu.
Cursor Pressing an arrow key turns on two dotted lines that intersect at the present position symbol. These lines are called a “cursor” and have many uses. To turn the cursor on, simply press the arrow key in the direction you want the cursor to move. This lets you view areas on the map that are away from your present position. The zoom-in and zoom-out keys work from the cursor’s position when it’s active - not the present position. You can zoom in on any detail, anywhere.
Obstructions Your Airmap has obstruction capability. The database installed in your unit lets you see ground obstructions on the map display such as radio and television towers. The obstruction portion of the database covers all of the continental United States, Alaska, and parts of Canada, Mexico, and Bahamas. On the screen shown at right, three obstructions are shown. Three different symbols are used to show them, depending on their height.
arrow key. Finally, select “OBSTRUCT OPTIONS” and press the right arrow key. The screen at right appears. The defaults are: obstructions from 205 to 499 feet (shown as 200-500 on the menu) off. Obstructions 500 feet and above off. MSL defaults on. You can change any of these by highlighting the desired menu, then pressing the left or right arrow keys.
With “AIRSPACE STATUS” highlighted, press the right arrow key. The center screen above shows next. In this example, we’re in Tulsa class “C” airspace. The time and distance remaining until we leave the inner ring of the airspace (assuming we keep the present track and speed) shows on this screen above the ceiling and floor of the airspace.
This is the information for the airspace that the cursor is resting on. If there are more pages of information about the airspace, press the left or right arrow keys to view them. To erase this screen, simply press the EXIT key. To see information about another airspace, simply move the cursor to that airspace and repeat these steps. MAP SETUP The map has many customization options. To change them, first press the MENU key while a map is showing on the screen. The “MAP SETUP” screen is highlighted.
In the north-up view shown at right, we're travelling southeast towards camp, saved as waypoint number 14. In this view, the present position indicator appears to move towards the lower right corner of the screen. NORTH-UP In the track-up view, the present position moves straight towards the top of the display. A "N" shows to help you see which direction is north when the track-up mode is on. Remember, in the track-up mode, the screen rotates as you change direction.
AUTOZOOM This receiver has an autozoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing that competitive units force you to make. It works in conjunction with the navigation features. First, recall a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint.) Then, with the autozoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, from the present position to the destination waypoint (recalled waypoint).
To use the autozoom feature, first press the MENU key, select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”. Highlight “Auto Zoom”, then press the right arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key repeatedly to erase the menus. VIEW DESTINATION The GPS receiver normally centers the present position on the screen and moves the map past it. If a waypoint is recalled, the unit can center the waypoint on the screen, instead of the present position. To do this, press the MENU key, select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”.
EARTH MAP OPTIONS The earth map consists of the built-in background map of the world. To change the Earth map options, first press the MENU key, then select the Earth Map label. Press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. Earth Map On/Off The background map can be turned on or off using the “Earth Map” menu. The earth map is the background map that shows on the map screens. Simply highlight the menu, then press the left arrow key to turn it off.
and graphics which can make it unreadable. There are two detail levels: normal and high. The difference between the two shows below. The screen on the left is normal detail, on the right is high detail. Both screens are on the 60 mile range. Normally, you’ll only see a difference in detail when the unit is zoomed out to the 30 mile range or higher. NORMAL DETAIL HIGH DETAIL To change the map’s detail setting, select “Map Detail” from the earth map menu, then press the right arrow key.
Map Boundaries The Map Boundary feature shows the area that’s covered by the detailed background map. The solid line on the screen at right shows the coverage area of the detail in the built-in background map. If you download SmartMap, WorldMap, or other more detailed maps, the map boundary feature will show their coverage areas, also. The default for this feature is on. To turn it off, select “MAP BOUNDS” from the “EARTH MAP” menu and press the left arrow key.
Runway Extensions This unit can draw a line on the screen that extends the runway which makes it easier to line up on the runway during final approach. To use the extension, you must first navigate to an airport. (See the Navigation section for more details.) In this example, (shown at right) we’re navigating to Mangham Regional airport in Nacogdoches, Texas. Next, select “Runways/ Extensions” from the “AIRMAP OPTIONS” menu shown on the previous page. The screen shown below appears.
TRAIL OPTIONS The line extending from the present position symbol is called a plot trail. You can customize the plot trail and save trails using the trail options menu. To use it, press the MENU key, select “MAP SETUP”, then “TRAIL OPTIONS”. The screen at right appears. Clear Trail To erase the current plot trail from the screen, select Clear Trail from the Trail Options menu. A message appears, asking if you really want to erase the plot trail. Follow the instructions on the screen.
PLOT TRAILS - Trails Shown The current plot trail shows on the plotter by default. To place a previously saved trail onto the plotter, choose “TRAILS SHOWN” from the Trail Options menu. The screen shown at right appears. Highlight the desired trail on this screen, then press the right arrow key to select it. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu. The selected plot trail shows on the plotter. ICONS The plotter has 28 symbols or “icons” available that can be placed anywhere on the screen.
Place Icon - Cursor Position To place an icon at the cursor’s position, first use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the location that you wish to place the icon. Next, press the ENT key. Now select the icon using the arrow keys. While it’s selected, press the ENT key. The map reappears with the icon placed at the cursor crosshairs. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor. On the screens shown below, the house icon was placed at the cursor’s location.
You can delete individual icons by selecting the DEL FROM MAP menu from the Icon Options menu. Once this menu is selected, the unit returns to the plotter screen with the cursor activated as shown at right. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the icon that you want to erase. Once the crosshairs are on top of the icon, press the ENT key. The icon is immediately erased. Press the EXIT key to erase the cursor. Map Downloading The AirMap 100 has a background map of the world permanently installed inside.
plus major roadways including two- and four-lane highways, inland waterways and coastal hydrography. Coastal Navaid data covers coastal regions of the 49 U.S. States (excluding Hawaii), the District of Columbia, the Great Lakes and many large coastal rivers and other large inland lakes. Contained are approximately 60,000 marine navigation aids.
WINDOWS The windows feature provides ten different data screens chosen for their broad range of navigation information and ease of use. To use the windows feature, press the PAGES key, then highlight the “GROUP A” label at the bottom of the screen. Group A is visible in the background when you switch to the windows group. Press the left or right arrow key to switch between all off the groups. When the desired group appears, press the EXIT key to erase the Pages menu. A summary of the groups follows.
Group B This screen has a map in the track-up mode on the top half with bearing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), track (TRK) and the CDI on the lower half. (See page 10 for an explanation of the CDI.) Group C A half screen map in the track-up mode again appears at the top. The CDI shows in the middle of the screen. Your present course (CRS) shows at the top of the CDI. Track (TRK) and distance to go (DIS) show at the bottom of the screen.
Group F This screen shows two position windows. Each can show the position in different formats. (See Position Format in the GPS Setup section for more details.) Group G The group G screen shows DGPS information. There must be a DGPS receiver connected to the unit in order to use this screen. The DGPS corrections at the top of the screen shows a list of the satellites in view. The satellite’s number is followed by an identifier showing its status.
row key. The screen shown below left appears. Now press the right arrow key. The screen below center appears. Using the arrow keys, enter the alarm’s time. Press the ENT key. The unit returns to the clock alarm menu. CLOCK ALARM ADJUST MENU CLOCK ALARM MENU CLOCK ALARM SET Highlight the “CLOCK ALM OFF ON” menu and press the right arrow key to turn it on. Press the EXIT key to erase the menus. The unit returns to the group with the alarm’s time showing in the clock’s window.
Group J There are three timers on this screen and an odometer (TRIP METER). The trip timer is described in group I. The trip meter measures the distance you’ve travelled since it was last reset. To reset the trip meter, press the MENU key, then select “TRIP METER RESET” and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to Group J with the trip meter reset to zero. The up timer starts at zero and counts up. The up timer also has an alarm. The down timer starts from a user setting and counts down to zero.
counting until you stop it. When it reaches the alarm’s time setting, a tone sounds. Press the EXIT key to shut the alarm off. The countdown timer starts from a time that you enter and counts down to zero. (Note: When the countdown timer reaches zero, it begins counting up until you press the EXIT key. This tells you how long it’s been since the alarm sounded.) Use the “DOWN TIMER SETUP” menu to adjust the countdown timer and reset it to zero.
If you finish selecting windows before filling the group with windows, press the ENT key. To leave the reprogramming menu without saving the changes, simply press the EXIT key. In this example, the finished group “B” looks like the one at right. Reprogram Boxes The digital boxes on MAP 2 and 3 and both NAV screens can be reprogrammed, changing the informations shown by the boxes. To customize a screen, first switch to the screen that you want to customize. Map-2 (shown at right) is used in this example.
example, we simply changed the BRG to GS, then pressed the ENT key. The screen on the far right on the previous page is the final version. Use this same method to change the NAV screens. RESET GROUPS To restore all window groups and boxes on the navigation and plotter screens to their factory settings, first press the MENU key, then highlight the “SYSTEM SETUP” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “RESET GROUPS” label on this menu. Press the right arrow key.
USER AIRPORT NDB VOR INT To find a particular airport, VOR, NDB, or intersection, first switch to the appropriate database. In this example, we’ll use the airport database. Suppose we’re planning a trip to Fort Smith Regional airport in Fort Smith, Arkansas. There are three ways to find this airport in the AirMap’s database. You can find it by searching through the airport identifiers (ID), airport name, or city.
Select the first letter in the identifier by pressing the up or down arrow keys until the letter “F” appears in the “ID” field. When it does, press the right arrow key once. This moves the selector to the second number in the identifier field. Again, press the up or down arrow keys until the letter “S” appears. Finally, press the right arrow key one more time, moving the selector to the last number in the “ID” field, then press up or down arrow keys until the letter “M” appears.
This is the communication frequencies screen. In this example, all applicable com frequencies for Fort Smith Regional airport are shown. Also, this airport has more frequencies that can be shown on one page. Press the left or right arrow keys to view the rest of the radio information. When you’re finished with this screen, press the EXIT key. The unit returns to the previous database screen.
OTHER AVIATION DATABASES The VOR, NDB, and intersection databases work the same as the airport. Simply switch to the desired database, highlight the ID, name, or city (where applicable) and select the location you wish to view. When you’re finished with these screens, press the EXIT key to erase them. USER DATABASE - WAYPOINTS This GPS receiver gives you the ability to create your own database of locations, called “waypoints’.
Saving The Cursor Position as a Waypoint When the cursor is showing on the map and you press the WPT key twice, the cursor’s position is placed into the first available waypoint number. In the example screen shown below, the cursor is placed at the desired location. Pressing the WPT twice causes waypoint number two to be placed at the cursor’s crosshairs. (Waypoint 2 was the next available waypoint number.) A message appears on the display telling you the waypoint number it just used.
Saving a New Position To save a position other than the cursor’s or the present position as a waypoint, first select the waypoint number as described on the previous page. Next, select “CREATE WPT”. The screen shown at the bottom of the previous page appears. Select “ENTER POS”. The screen shown at right appears. Using the arrow keys, enter the latitude and longitude of the position that you want to save.
Project a Waypoint You can save a waypoint even if you don’t know it’s position or location on the map. This unit lets you project the location of a waypoint from a known waypoint using only bearing and distance from the known waypoint. This is useful if you don’t know the latitude/longitude of a location, but you do know the distance and bearing from a saved waypoint or your own position. (Note: To project a waypoint from your present position, you must first save your present position as a waypoint.
SELECTING A USER WAYPOINT In order to edit or navigate to a user waypoint, you must first select it. There are three ways to do this: by waypoint number, waypoint list, or search by name. All selection methods are on the user waypoint menu. Waypoint Number To select a waypoint by its number, simply highlight the “WPT” label at the top of the waypoint menu, then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired waypoint number appears.
Edit Name You can assign a name to each waypoint. The name can have up to eight characters. To do this, first select the waypoint that you wish to name, then choose “EDIT NAME” from the waypoint menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the up or down arrow keys to select the first letter in the name. Press the right arrow key to highlight the next position in the name. Repeat this sequence until you’ve entered all of the letters in the waypoint name.
Navigating to a cursor location This unit lets you navigate to a location without storing it in the waypoint database by using the map and cursor. To do this, first switch to a map. Now move the cursor to the location that you want to navigate to. Next, MOVE CURSOR TO DESIRED LOCATION PRESS MENU KEY, THEN PRESS RIGHT ARROW KEY NAVIGATING TO CURSOR POSITION press the MENU key. A new, highlighted menu appears on the list: “Go To Cursor”. Press the right arrow key.
OTHER WAYPOINT OPTIONS Move a Waypoint You can move all information from one user waypoint number to another to help organize the waypoints. In this example, we’ll move all of the information in waypoint number 1 to waypoint number 10. To do this, highlight the “MOVE WPT” on the user waypoint screen and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. The “From” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right arrow key until the waypoint number that you want to move appears.
“NEAREST” FEATURE The AirMap 300 can show a list of the nearest airports, VORs, NDBs, intersections, or user waypoints to your present position. To use this feature, simply press the Z-OUT and Z-IN keys at the same time. The screen shown at right appears. The nearest airports show first. The airport’s range and bearing that’s closest to your present position shows at the top of this list. The other airports are shown on the list in increasing order from your present position.
Waypoint Options You can customize the method used to show a user waypoint on the map screens. To do this, first press the MENU key, then select “MAP SETUP”, finally select “WAYPOINT OPTIONS”. The screen shown at right appears. You can turn all of the waypoints, their symbols, names, or numbers on or off. Simply select the desired label, then press the appropriate arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase this menu. ROUTES You can connect several waypoints (user or aviation) together to form a route.
Add From Waypoint List This screen is virtually identical to the database screen Select a user waypoint, airport, VOR, NDB, or intersection. You can select a user waypoint either by using the waypoint number, waypoint name, or from the waypoint list. After selecting the waypoint, highlight the “ADD TO ROUTE” label and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the route screen with the first waypoint at the top of the list.
mark a location with the cursor that isn’t a waypoint, the unit will create a waypoint and add it to the route. To add another location or waypoint to the route, move the cursor to that location and press the ENT key. When you’re finished, press the EXIT key. The screen at right appears. The total route distance shows at the bottom of the screen. Continue selecting waypoints until all of the waypoints in the route are on the list. Your route is now saved in memory. Press the EXIT key to erase the menus.
Now highlight the first waypoint in the route that you wish to start with and press the right arrow key. (The first waypoint in the route is used in this example.) The screen shown at right appears. Now select “DIRECT TO” and press the right arrow key. The unit returns to the last used navigation, mapping, or windows screen. In this example, map screen 1 was in use. A box with the “S” inside represents your location when you started the route. A dotted line shows from your starting position to the waypoint.
The selected waypoint number appears at the top of this screen. In this example, Jones airport (Riverside) in Tulsa was selected. Information about the waypoint shows at the bottom of the screen. When you’re finished with this screen, press the EXIT key to erase it. Delete a Route To erase a route, highlight the “ROUTE #” label on the route planning menu, then select the route you want to erase. Next, highlight the “DELETE ROUTE” label and press the right arrow key.
SYSTEM SETUP Many features are listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. These commands affect the basic operation of the unit. To use them, press the MENU key, then “System Setup”. The screen at right appears. Audio/Screen To turn the speaker off or on, adjust the contrast and backlight, select “AUDIO/SCREEN” from the System Setup menu. The screen shown below appears. Sound To turn the speaker off, highlight the “SOUND” label as shown at right, then press the left arrow key.
Set Local Time When this unit is first initialized, it may not show the correct time for your location due to daylight savings time, time zone variances, and so on. If the time shown on the clock displays is incorrect, select “SET LOCAL TIME” from the system setup menu and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the number in the current time that you want to change. Use the up or down arrow keys to change the number.
cable. See the sample wiring diagrams on the next page for general wiring procedures. Read your other product’s owner’s manual for more wiring information. Once the cables are wired, turn the unit on, press the menu key, and select “NMEA / DGPS CONFIG” from the System Setup menu. A screen similar to the one shown below appears. NMEA Output To turn the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA OUT” menu (shown at right), then press the right arrow key.
TO AIRMAP 100 AIRMAP 100 TRANSMITTING NMEA DATA TO ANOTHER DEVICE AIRMAP 100 WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES OTHER DEVICE’S WIRES 12 VDC BATTERY OTHER DEVICE’S RECEIVE DATA WIRE OTHER DEVICE TO AIRMAP 100 AIRMAP 100 WIRES AIRMAP 100 RECEIVING DATA FROM A DGPS RECEIVER GREEN WIRE WHITE WIRE RED WIRE TO +12V BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES DGPS RECEIVER’S TRANSMIT DATA WIRE DGPS RECEIVER’S RECEIVE DATA WIRE (IF NEEDED) 12 VDC BATTERY DGPS RECEIVER 59
If you have any other Magnavox or Starlink compatible DGPS receiver connected to the AirMap 100, you may need to change the settings. To do this, move the black box to the “Configure DGPS” label and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. These menus select the beacon receiver’s frequency and bit rate (in bits per second).
Reset Groups To return all window groups and boxes on the navigation and mapping screens to their factory defaults, select “RESET GROUPS” on the System Setup menu. Finally, press the right arrow key. All window groups and digital boxes are reset to their factory settings. System Info The system information screen shows the release date and the software’s version number. To view this screen, highlight “SYSTEM INFO” on the System Setup menu. Now press the right arrow key.
Position Format The AirMap 100 can show the position in degrees, minutes, and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700') or degrees, minutes, seconds, and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) projection, British, Irish, Swedish, Swiss, Finnish, New Zealand, German, Taiwan, and Military Grid. UTM’s are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude.
To change the datum, first press the MENU key, then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the right arrow key. Now highlight the “Select Datum” label. Finally, press the right arrow key again. A screen similar to the one at right appears. The WGS-84 label is highlighted. To change it, simply press the up or down arrow keys to highlight the desired datum, then press the ENT key. This selects the datum and erases the select datum menu.
A screen similar to the one at right appears. Now enter the correction for your location. Remember, this is the difference between the location shown on the present position display and the position shown on the chart. In this example, we entered 0 degrees, 0.047 minutes north latitude and 0 degrees, 0.244 minutes east longitude. That is the difference between the present position shown by the AirMap 100 and the one on our chart.
ALARMS This GPS receiver has several alarms. You can set an arrival alarm to sound a warning tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to .1 mile, then the alarm will sound when you come within .1 mile of the recalled waypoint. The course deviation indicator alarm (CDI) can sound a warning when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the line to the waypoint. For example, if the alarm is set to .
AIRSPACE ALARMS This unit has two airspace alarms that are triggered by any airspace that it’s capable of showing. The first alarm is a “look-ahead” alarm that (based on your current speed and track) sounds an alarm ten minutes before you reach an airspace. The second alarm, “Distance warning” sounds when you are within 2 nautical miles of an airspace in any direction. The limits on both the “look ahead” and the “distance warning” alarm are adjustable.
SUNRISE/SET MOONRISE/SET CALCULATOR This unit has a sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset calculator that shows this information anywhere or anytime in the world. To use it, press the MENU key, then highlight “SUN/MOON CALC” and press the right arrow key. Highlight either the sun or moon calculator and press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears if you chose the sunrise calculator. (Both calculators work identically. The sunrise/sunset calculator is used for this example.
To change either the track or speed, highlight the one you want to change, then press the right or left arrow key. When the numbers are correct, press the EXIT key. Starting Position Normally, the starting position for the simulator is your present position. If you want to change the starting position, highlight the “SET START WPT” label on the Simulator Setup menu, then press the right arrow key. The screen shown at right appears. You can select any waypoint as the simulator’s starting point.
simply highlight each item on the list at right, press the right arrow key, enter the values, and finally press the ENT key. You’ll need the indicated altitude “I ALT”, barometric pressure (BARO) in inches of mercury, outside air temperature (I TEMP), and calibrated airspeed (CAS). On the example shown at right, the indicated altitude is 5000 feet, barometric pressure is 30.02”, outside air temperature is 59° Fahrenheit, and the calibrated airspeed is 129 knots.
Vertical Navigation The AirMap 100 can help you decide when to let down for an approach to an airport. To use this feature, first press the MENU key, then highlight the “E6B Computer” label. Now highlight the “Vertical Navigation” label as shown at right and press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. It’s inactive at this time. We are travelling to the Wichita Mid-Continent airport in Wichita, Kansas. It’s identifier is shown at the bottom of the screen ICT.
Jeppesen® Aviation Data Downloading Instructions The aviation data in your AirMap 100 is held in “flash” memory. This means it can be re-programmed at any time. You can order updates at any time. Contact LEI Extras, Inc. at 1-800-324-0045 for database update pricing and information. A diskette with the Jeppesen aviation data is supplied with your unit along with a cable to connect the unit to an PC-compatible personal computer.
PC Setup Windows 3.x • Insert the diskette into the drive. • Select File | Run from the Program Manager menu. • Type in the letter of the floppy drive followed by “FIXFLOP” and press Enter. • Select File | Run from the Program Manager menu. • Type in the letter of the floppy drive followed by “JEPPESEN” and press Enter. PC Setup Windows 95 • Insert the diskette into the drive. • Click the Start button and select “Run”. • Type in the letter of the floppy drive followed by “JEPPESEN” and press Enter.
NOTICE! JEPPESEN DATABASE UPGRADE The data inside your AirMap 100 is a combination of Lowrance Avionics and Jeppesen. Database updates are made based upon a computer diskette program. Unlike other manufacturers, you don’t need to return your unit for the Jeppesen database upgrade. Under this program you will receive a new PC-compatible computer diskette. Updates to the aviation database are available as follows: 1.
DATUMS WGS 84 ................. WGS 1984 DEFAULT Default ARC 1960 .............. Arc 1960 - Mean for Kenya, MEAN Tanzania ADINDAN ............... Adindan MEAN Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan ASCENSION .......... Ascension Island 1958 ISLAND Ascension Island 1958 ADINDAN ............... Adindan BURKINA Burkina Faso FASO ASTRO BEACON .. Astro Beacon E 1945 - Iwo Jima E 1945 IWO JIMA ADINDAN ............... Adindan CAMEROON Cameroon ASTRO DOS 714 .. Astro DOS 71/4 - St Helena Island ST HELENA ISLAND ADINDAN .
CARTHAGE ........... Carthage - Tunisia TUNISIA EUROPEAN ........... European 1950 1950 ITALY Italy (Sardinia) (SARDINIA) CH-1903 ................ Switzerland EUROPEAN ........... European 1950 1950 ITALY (Sicily) (SICILY) CHATHAM ............. Chatham Island Astro 1971 ISLAND ASTRO New Zealand (Chatham Island) NEW ZEALAND EUROPEAN ........... European 1950 1950 Malta MALTA EUROPEAN ........... European 1950 1950 SPAIN Portugal, Spain PORTUGAL CHUA ASTRO ....... Chua Astro PARAGUAY Paraguay CORREGO ...
IRELAND ...............Ireland 1965 1965 Ireland NAHRWAN ............. Nahrwan OMAN Oman (Masirah Island) ISTS 061 ................ISTS 061 Astro 1968 ASTRO 1968 South Georgia Islands S GEORGIA NAHRWAN ............. Nahrwan SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia ISTS 073 ................ISTS 073 Astro 1969 ASTRO 1969 Diego Garcia DIEGO GARCIA JOHNSTON ...........Johnston Island 1961 ISLAND Johnston Island 1961 KANDAWALA .........Kandawala SRI LANKA Sri Lanka KERGUELEN .........
N AMERICAN ........ North American 1927 1927 CANAL Canal Zone ZONE PITCAIRN .............. Pitcairn astro 1967 ASTRO Pitcairn Island 1967 N AMERICAN ........ North American 1927 1927 CUBA Cuba POINT 58 ............... Point 58 BURKINA Mean for Burkina Faso & Niger FASO NIGER N AMERICAN ........ North American 1927 1927 Greenland (Hayes Peninsula) GREENLAND POINTE NOIRE ..... Pointe Noire 1948 1948 CONGO Congo N AMERICAN ........ North American 1927 1927 MEXICO Mexico PORTO SANTO .....
ITALY (SARDINIA) ...........Italy (Sardinia) S AMERICAN ........South American 1969 1969 RT 90 .....................Sweden VENEZUELA .........Venezuela SANTO (DOS) ....... Santo (DOS) ’65 ESPIRITO 1965 Espirito Santo Island SANTO ISLAND SOUTH ASIA .........South Asia SAO BRAZ .............Sao Braz AZORES Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) TANANARIVE ........Tananarive Observatory 1925 OBSERVATORY Madagascar 1925 MADAGASCAR SINGAPORE .........Singapore SAPPER HILL ........
LOWRANCE AVIONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY “We", “our”, or “us” refers to LOWRANCE AVIONICS, adivision of LEI, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship, and against failure to conform to this product’s written specifications, all for one year (1) from the date of original purchase by you.
Lowrance's UPS Return Service - U.S.A. Only Lowrance Avionics and United Parcel Service (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping for all units sent to us for repair or service. If you have to send this unit to the factory, and you are in the continental United States, use the enclosed UPS shipping label for easy, free shipping to our factory customer service department. There are six easy steps: 1.
KEEP THIS LABEL! YOU WILL NEED IT IF YOU EVER NEED TO RETURN YOUR UNIT TO THE FACTORY FOR REPAIR. Accessory Ordering Information To order accessories such as power cables, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items. Consult your local telephone directory for listings. 2) LEI Extras, Inc. P.O. Box 129 Catoosa, OK 74015-0129 or call 800-324-0045 (USA orders only.
LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT. (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 1. This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain.
DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY “We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lowrance Avionics, a division of LEI, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain. We refer to each of these as a “Database” or together as the “Databases.
How to Obtain Service (Canadian Customers Only) We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts. If you need service or repairs, contact the Lowrance Factory Customer Service Department at the toll-free number listed below. A technician may be able to solve the problem and save you the inconvenience of returning your unit. You will be asked for your unit's serial number. 800-324-4740 Canada Only. Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
How to Obtain Service - U.S.A. Only We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance® replacement parts. If you're in the United States and you have questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department using our toll-free number listed below. You must send the unit to the factory for warranty service or repair. Please call the factory before sending the unit. You will be asked for your unit's serial number.
