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Contents 1.0 Tracker500/500i Introduction ................................................................... 3 1.1 The Global Positioning System (GPS) ................................................................ 3 1.2 Commonly Used Terms ....................................................................................... 3 1.3 Operating the Tracker500/500i .......................................................................... 4 2.0 Overview ...............................................
12.0 Marks ....................................................................................................... 26 12.1 Converting Marks to Waypoints ....................................................................... 26 13.0 Routes ...................................................................................................... 27 13.1 Creating a New Route ...................................................................................... 27 13.2 Adding and Deleting Waypoints in a Route ...
1.0 Tracker500/500i Introduction Congratulations on purchasing a Navman Tracker500/500i track plotter. The Tracker500/ 500i is a compact, ruggedly built, highly integrated navigation instrument that has been designed for ease of use. With this instrument you will be able to display your boat’s position, track and destination. Complex navigation functions can be performed with a few simple key presses, taking the hard work out of navigation.
displayed. Pressing the Mark key will save the current boat position with a temporary name in the range of MARK0 to MARK9. Marks are saved separately from normal waypoints. They are simpler to create and display and are intended to provide a simple method of marking temporary locations such as fish strikes. See section 12.0 Marks for a more detailed description. Route Two or more waypoints can be linked in sequence to form a route.
digits are used for the degrees as longitudes can be as large as 180°. The E indicates this location is east of Longitude 000°, a vertical line through Greenwich (London). If you don’t have a pair of dividers, you can use a ruler or even two pencil marks on the edge of a strip of paper. When entering the Lat/Lon of a waypoint from a chart, it is essential that the Tracker500/ 500i is set to the same Lat/Lon datum that the chart uses (see section 15.0 Chart Datums).
2.0 Overview Display is backlit for Night Operation NAVMAN Tracker500 Boat Track Screen Cursor Boat Symbol Escape Key ‘Escape’ from screen or menu Also backlighting on/off Active Route Power On/Off and Marks mark on Man Over Board Reduce Trackplot Scale zoom-in MOB ctr zoom-out Move screen cursor and select menu items Increase Trackplot Scale Centre Boat on Trackplot Screen Power On/Off and Mark Key The power on/off key performs a number of functions.
zoom-in, zoom-out keys The Zoom In and Zoom Out functions are only active while the Track Plot screen is displayed. The scale of the displayed track plot area can be instantly changed by pressing the zoom-in or zoom-out key. To see more detail press the zoom-in key. To see a larger area but less detail press the zoom-out key. When any list is displayed, such as waypoints or datums, the zoom-in key will step down through the list a screen at a time.
4.0 Start-up Sequence Press the power key to switch power on. To switch power off, press and hold the power key until the display goes blank. Immediately after power-up the unit will display the software version number and a GPS navigation warning. mark MOB zoom-in ctr zoom-out on Press any key to proceed and start normal Tracker500/500i operation. The satellite status screen will be displayed until the Tracker500/500i receives a valid position fix from the key is pressed. antenna or the 4.
DIFF Operating in differential GPS mode. Indicates that Tracker500/500i is receiving valid RTCM 104 data and that lat/lon values provided by the Tracker500/500i have had differential corrections applied. Using differential GPS (DGPS) will improve receiver accuracy to 5-10 metres, regardless of errors induced by the USA Department of Defense Selective Availability program. • The top right corner indicates the geometric accuracy of the position fix. A low number indicates a more accurate position fix.
5.0 Moving Around the Screens After the power-up sequence has completed, as described in the previous section, the Main Selection screen will be displayed, as shown below. All Tracker500/500i screens are accessed from this screen. Graphical screens showing boat position and navigation data are available from this screen, along with waypoint and route management features and instrument setup screens. The Satellite Status screen, displayed at power-up, can also be viewed using this menu.
After a value has been selected by pressing the key, the display will highlight the first character, indicating that you are able to change it. Press the or key to scroll through the letters of the alphabet and numbers 0-9. After you have reached the required letter or number press the key to move to the next character within the name or data. When you have completed all changes press the key to finish editing the value. 5.3 Screen Summary Two graphical screens simplify navigation.
6.0 Trackplot Screen The Tracker500/500i features a Trackplot Screen that plots your current position and course. The current vessel speed and heading are also shown in the lower section of the screen. To display the Trackplot screen select the TRACK function from the Main Selection screen. Details of the Trackplot screen are shown below. The Trackplot screen shows the track of the boat as it moves. The boat position is saved in memory at regular intervals.
7.0 Position Screen The Tracker500/500i’s position screen displays navigation data, speed, course, etc, along with additional data not readily available from other screens. The latitude and longitude of your current boat position is displayed at the top of the display along with the chart datum currently selected.
8.0 Highway Screen This screen provides a graphic ‘highway’ that shows your movement relative to your desired course. The highway is drawn from your original start point to a selected destination point. In the Highway screen the destination is positioned at the top of the display and the boat position is automatically maintained in the central area of the display. A bird’s-eye view of the highway is displayed on the screen.
9.0 Fuel Screen (Tracker500i only) The Tracker500i has a comprehensive set of fuel management features. To utilise these features you need only purchase a Navman fuel flow transducer. This plugs into the 5 pin connector on the rear of the Tracker500i. For twin engine installations there is a kit containing two fuel transducers and a ‘Y’ cable to enable both transducers to be connected to the 5 pin connector.
over which the average is taken. Usually a value of 10-15 seconds will give a satisfactory result for a carburettor engine. Fuel injected engines may require a larger value. Too high a flow filter value will slow down the display of real changes in flow rate when you change the throttle setting. This setting does not affect the fuel volume measurement, only the display of the flow rate.
9.2 Fuel used calibration (Transducer calibration) Without calibration, accuracy can be expected to be better than 10%. By recording the actual fuel usage of your boat over a period of time, it will be possible to adjust the Tracker500i to give consistently accurate readings within a 2% tolerance. In a twin engine installation you can calibrate the port and starboard transducers independently. To calibrate your fuel transducer you will need to accurately measure the fuel used.
9.3 Fuel remaining change The fuel remaining value must be changed manually each time you change the amount of fuel in the tanks (e.g. filling, swapping or syphoning tanks). If it is not, this figure will be meaningless. 9.4 Fuel remaining low alarm You can use this feature to warn you when your fuel remaining drops below a certain value. The value can be set from 1-9999.
10.0 GoTo The GoTo function provides a simple method of navigating from the current boat position to a waypoint or mark. The GoTo sub-screen that can be selected from the Main Selection screen gives the options to GoTo a waypoint or mark, or to Go Along a route. Each of these options will bring up the appropriate list of destinations. Selecting a destination will start the navigation process and switch to the Highway screen.
11.0 Waypoints The GPS receiver of the Tracker500/500i provides current position, speed and direction information which can be viewed on the Position screen. But knowing your position is only a small part of navigation. You also need to keep track of where you have been and where you are going. Waypoints are electronic markers stored by the Tracker500/500i and are used to keep track of start points, destinations, objects of interest, and any other important position.
11.2 Creating Waypoints The Tracker500/500i allows you to store and use up to 500 waypoints. There are three methods of creating waypoints as described in the following sections. Creating a New Waypoint You can create a new waypoint by directly entering a lat/lon value and waypoint name. To do this you must first display the Waypoints screen.
Saving the current cursor position On the Trackplot screen move the cursor to the required location of the new waypoint. Press and hold the zoom-out key to display the Waypoints screen. Selecting the NEW AT CRSR option initiates an operation identical to NEW AT BOAT (see above), except that the current cursor lat/lon is used instead of the current boat lat/lon. 11.3 Viewing Waypoint Details To view waypoint details you can select an existing waypoint from the list of waypoints.
From The Trackplot Screen. 1. Use the cursor keys to position the Trackplot cursor over the required waypoint. The waypoint name will appear in the top section of the Trackplot display. 2. Press and hold the zoom-out key until the Waypoint Details are displayed. zoom-out 3. The waypoint name and lat/lon will be displayed. To change waypoint information such as name, lat/lon or symbol, select the EDIT function from the list of available functions. 11.
terminate editing of this data field. At the completion of all changes press again and you will be prompted with a screen asking for confirmation to save the changes to memory. Select YES to save the changes to memory. 11.5 Displaying a Waypoint If you are unsure of the location of an existing waypoint, you can use the Show function to display the waypoint in the centre of the Trackplot screen. This allows you to see where it is in relation to other waypoints and the current boat position. 1.
11.7 Distance Calculations The final waypoint function available is the distance and bearing calculator. The following diagram illustrates the method used to determine distance and bearing between waypoints. 1. Use the cursor keys to select DISTANCE from the Waypoints screen. 2. Select the start and end waypoints from the list of waypoints stored in memory 3. The Distance screen will be displayed, showing the distance and bearing from the start waypoint to the end waypoint.
12.0 Marks Marks are temporary waypoints. They are saved separately from waypoints, making them easier to find, change or delete. Marks are created by momentarily pressing the power on/ off key. This will save the current boat position with a temporary name in the range of MARK0 to MARK9. Up to ten Marks can be saved in this manner. If more than ten Marks are created, the oldest ones will be overwritten by the more recent ones.
13.0 Routes A route is a sequence of waypoints that are traversed in order. A route can consist of any number of waypoints from a minimum of two to a maximum of 20. Routes can be started from any waypoint within the route and can be traversed in either direction. The Routes screen can be accessed from the Main Selection screen. The Routes screen has options for creating, editing and activating routes. Note: While a route is active you can create new routes or edit other existing routes in memory.
13.2 Adding and Deleting Waypoints in a Route Waypoints within a route can be deleted and new waypoints can be added, providing the route is not currently active. 1. Choose Select to see the list of routes currently stored in memory. 2. Select the route you wish to edit from the list. 3. Select the EDIT option. 4. The list of waypoints included in the route will be displayed. Move the cursor to the waypoint you wish to delete.
13.3 Starting and Cancelling Routes To start traversing a route, it must first be selected from the list of previously created routes. The route can be traversed in the forward direction or in the reverse direction, allowing you to return along the same route. You can also choose any waypoint in the route as the start waypoint. Note: To cancel an active route select STOP NAV from the Main Selection screen. A message asking you to confirm that you wish to cancel the active route will be displayed. 1.
13.4 Deleting a Route The following sequence removes an existing route from memory. 1. Choose Select to see the list of routes currently stored in memory. 2. Select the route from the list. 3. Select Delete from the list of available functions. 4. Confirm that the route is to be deleted.
14.0 Setup Select Setup from the Main Selection screen to access the Tracker500/500i setup functions. See section 5.0 for a detailed description of using the cursor keys to select menu items and changing data fields. On the Setup screen and its sub-screens, where there is a value on the end of a highlighted menu line, this can be changed by pressing the or cursor keys. The key will step forward through the list of available values and the will step in the reverse direction.
BEARINGS The Tracker500/500i automatically calculates the magnetic variation for the location in which it is situated. Consequently, all bearings and course directions can be displayed either relative to true North or magnetic North. Select TRU or MAG as required. UNITS The Tracker500/500i has three units of measure; Nautical miles, Statute (land) miles and Kilometres. This setting applies to all distance and speed readings displayed on the Tracker500/500i.
15.0 Chart Datums Tanslation of Locality in the datum table is optional but please do not translate anything else in the table. GPS derived positions are based on a worldwide reference (datum) known as WGS 1984. Many charts are based on datums other than WGS 1984. This results in an offset between a Lat/Lon plotted on the chart and the same Lat/Lon plotted on the Tracker500/500i. To match the Tracker500/500i with your chart you must enter the datum specified on the chart. See section 14.
Tracker abbreviation Datum name Datum code Locality CORREGO ALEG DJAKARTA DOS 1968 EASTER IS 67 EURO 1950 EURO 50 ENGL Corrego Alegre Djakarta (Batavia) DOS 1968 Easter Island 1967 European 1950 European 1950 England COA BAT GIZ EAS EUR-M EUR-G Brazil Sumatra (Indonesia) Gizo Island (New Georgia Islands) Easter Island EURO 50 WEST EURO 1979 GAN 1970 GEO DAT 1949 GRACIOSA1948 GUAM 1963 GUX 1 ASTRO HJORSEY 1955 HONG KONG 63 HU-TZU-SHAN IND BNGLDSH INDIAN 1975 INDONESIA 74 IRELAND 1965 ISTS 073ASTR JOH
Tracker abbreviation Datum name Datum code Locality NAD27 CENTRL North American 1927 Central America NAS-N Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua NAD27 CONUS NAD27 CUBA NAD27 GREEN NAD27 MEXICO NAD27 SANSAL NAD83 NTH SAHARA59 OBSERV 1966 OLD EGYPT”07 OLD HAWAIIAN OMAN ORD SRVY GB North American 1927 Conus North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland North American 1927 Mexico North American 1927 San Salvador Island North American 1983 North Sahara 1959 Observatori
Appendix A – Specifications Tracker500 and Tracker500i • Dimensions 500 132mm W x 133mm H x 46mm D. 500i 132mm W x 133mm H x 88mm D. • Display Type STN temperature compensated LCD. • Display Matrix 100 x 64 Pixels. • Input Voltage 11 to 16.6 Volts DC. • Backlighting 15 levels plus off, 5 levels directly available key. from • Operating Temperature 0 °C to 50 °C ambient (32 °F to 122 °F). • Display Scales Distance - 0.1 to 500 nautical miles/miles/ kilometres. • Waypoints 500 plus 10 marks.
Appendix B – Tracker500/500i Installation Packing List • GPS Tracker500/500i Display Head, including 2 mounting knobs & 2 washers • Power/data cable • Mounting Bracket • User’s manual • GPS Antenna, Tracker500 only • GPS Antenna User’s Manual, Tracker500 only Mounting Choose a location for the display head that provides good visibility and protects the unit from direct sun and excessive exposure to water.
Power Cable Connections 1. Connect the red wire to the positive supply (11-16.6 VDC) via a 1 amp fuse or 1 amp circuit breaker. Connect the cable shield to the negative supply. If possible, route the antenna and power cable away from other wiring on the boat. Electrical noise from engine wiring, bilge pumps and other equipment can affect the display. For a detailed description of the antenna installation procedure see the separate installation guide supplied with the antenna. Tracker500 only 2.
Appendix C – Trouble Shooting Guide PROBLEM CAUSE – SOLUTION Tracker500/500i will not switch on. Power/data cable not connected or not not fully connected into its socket. Power supply connections reversed. Tracker500/500i switches itself off. Check for a poor connection in the power cable causing intermittant loss of power. When the Tracker500/500i detects a large supply voltage surge, it will turn itself off to protect itself. Check for loose battery connections.
Indicated heading does not match the boat’s compass. The boat must be moving before the Tracker500/ 500i can determine its direction. The Tracker500/500i BEARINGS setting must be set to MAG before the indicated heading will match the compass. The constantly changing SA offset results in an indicated heading error, usually apparent only at low speeds. The Tracker500/500i indicates the boat’s direction of movement over the sea bed.
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