Operation Manual

Page 6 CP590
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 10
1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 10
1.1 PACKING LIST ...................................................................................................... 10
1.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES .................................................................................. 11
1.3 RADAR UNIT SUPPLIED BY SI-TEX USA............................................................ 11
2. GETTING STARTED ...................................................................................................... 12
2.0 MOUNTING THE CP590 ........................................................................................ 12
2.1 BRACKET MOUNTING .......................................................................................... 12
2.2 FLUSH MOUNTING................................................................................................ 12
2.3 EXTERNAL GPS ANTENNA MOUNTING ............................................................. 13
2.3.0 Flush Mounting the Antenna ...................................................................... 14
2.3.1 GPS Cable ................................................................................................. 14
2.3.2 GPS Antenna Connections ........................................................................ 14
2.4 PWR Cable ...................................................................................................... 14
2.4.0 Battery Connections .................................................................................. 14
2.4.1 NMEA Connections ................................................................................... 15
Personal Computer Connection / Setup .................................................... 16
Setting Up the COM Port ........................................................................... 16
Send or Receive RTE and WPL ................................................................ 17
2.4.2 ACC2 Connector ........................................................................................ 17
VHF Connections ....................................................................................... 18
Video Input/Output ..................................................................................... 18
3. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ...................................................................................... 21
3.0 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS ....................................................................... 21
3.1 GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 23
3.1.0 Power On/Off and ShuttlePoint Knob Operation ....................................... 23
3.1.1 Cursor Vs. Home Mode ............................................................................. 24
Cursor Mode .............................................................................................. 24
Home Mode................................................................................................ 24
3.1.2 Cursor and Menu Selection Speed............................................................ 24
3.1.3 Changing the Ship Icon ............................................................................. 25
3.1.4 Changing Backlight and Contrast .............................................................. 26
3.1.5 Selecting North Up or Course Up .............................................................. 26
3.2 TIME SETUP ...................................................................................................... 27
3.3 SELECTING LORAN TD OR OTHER COORDINATE SYSTEM .......................... 28
3.4 CHANGING THE Display COLOR ......................................................................... 28
3.5 SELECTING LANGUAGE ...................................................................................... 29
3.6 SELECTING PAGES WITH SOFT KEYS .............................................................. 30
3.7 CUSTOMIZING THE SOFT KEYS ......................................................................... 31
3.8 SETTINGS IN GENERAL SETUP MENU .............................................................. 31
3.9 ABOUT PAGE ...................................................................................................... 33
4. FIND SERVICES ...................................................................................................... 34
4.0 USING FIND SERVICES & MORE FUNCTIONS .................................................. 34
4.0.0 Port Services.............................................................................................. 34
4.0.1 Port ...................................................................................................... 35
4.0.2 Tide Stations .............................................................................................. 35
4.0.3 Wrecks ...................................................................................................... 36
4.0.4 Obstructions ............................................................................................... 37