Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PN-40 DeLorme
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Ear thmat e ® PN-40/30 GPS D E LOR M E User Manual GPS f or Seri ous O ut door Adv en tu r es.
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T able of Contents General Information ......................................................................................................................... 2 Get ting Star ted ......................................................................
2 Get ting St ar ted Thi s manual i s for use wit h DeLo rme E art hmate ® PN - 3 0 and P N - 4 0 GP S dev ices; they are referre d to as the " PN - Se ries G PS " unle ss other wis e noted. How to Use th is Manua l For m ore informa tion ab out the b uttons o n the PN -S erie s GP S, se e Using the Bu ttons on p age 5 .
3 Getting Star ted 5. Go to M EN U > Devi c e Se tup > S ys te m > Bat t er y T ype and ensure th e corre ct bat ter y t ype is s elec ted. Thi s ensures tha t the bat ter y indic ator dis plays t he cor rect am ount of bat ter y life remai ning.
4 Data Management Th e PN - Se ries GP S stores ro utes and the b ase ma p in its inter nal mem or y . T rac ks, way points , and geo ca ches are saved to th e SD c ard in the dev ice.
5 Using the But tons Powe r Use the Power bu tton to tur n the PN - Serie s GP S on and off, lo ck the but tons, o r to chang e the bac klight s ettin gs. T o turn o n the devic e, press an d hold th e Power but ton until you s ee the Welc ome sc reen.
6 General Information Pre ss IN or OUT to move forw ard or ba ckw ard a pag e at a time. Page Pres s the PAG E but ton to move for ward th rough the pag es in the p age ord er sequ ence. T o ad d, remove, o r reord er pag es, go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > Pa ge Order (see Pa g e Ord e r o n pag e 6 4).
7 Get infor mation a bout a p oint on th e map to see detailed inf ormation, if available. Qui t Th e functi on of the QUIT but ton varies d epen ding on the st atus of the P N - Ser ies GP S; some of the t hings you c an do are: E xit a pa ge or scre en.
8 General Information Inser t a line break a nd move the cu rsor to the next line. Ke yb oard Shortc uts Th ese but ton press es on the P N - Seri es GP S are ke ybo ard shor t cuts.
9 T o c hange t he si ze of t he tex t On the Trip Info Pag e, you can c hang e the size of the text th at displ ays, wh ich also c hang es the numb er of info el ds.
10 Th e Satelli tes Page d isplay s GP S and satell ite informat ion, time, el evation , and the ba tter y ind icator. It is the rst pa ge in the d efault PA G E bu tton ord er . If you have remove d the Sate llites Pag e from the PA G E but ton orde r , go to MENU > Satellites to view it.
11 The S atellites Pa ge System ( WA AS ) is system of s atellites an d ground stat ions tha t corre ct GP S sign als to improve ac curac y . For m ore informa tion ab out GP S and WA AS , visit t he DeLorme Wiki (wi ki.
12 T o chan ge the tim e setti ngs, g o to MEN U > Dev ic e Setup > Time . GPS Accuracy In the l ower left c orne r of tne Sate llites Pag e, the GP S acc uracy d ispl ays. Th is is the c alcula ted accu racy of th e GP S, exp ressed in d istan ce.
13 The S atellites Pa ge Compas s and Altimeter PN- 40 Only Y ou c an cali brate the P N - Seri es GP S's elec tronic c ompa ss and barometric altimeter with the C alibrate option on the Sate llite Pag e menu, the C omp ass Pa ge menu , and the Devi ce Setup > C omp ass & A ltimeter m enu.
14 Th e Map P age center s the ma p on your cur rent loc ation when t he PN - S eries G PS h as a 2- D or 3 - D x. W hen it doe s not have a GP S x , the ma p displ ays your l ast GP S position. For more in formation, see GPS an d WAAS Sta tus on p age 10.
15 Th e Map P age Panning t he Map Th ere are two w ays to pan the m ap. W hen you pa n the map, t he map cur sor— a wh ite arrow — shows you r loc ation. Automatic panning – W hen GP S trac king or navi gating , the ma p automat icall y pans in t he direct ion of travel.
16 Info Fields Y ou c an hide /show, chang e, and arr ange the i nfo elds at the b ottom of th e Map P age. T he info eld s chan ge when yo u are navig ating . T o a ccess t he Info Field s opti ons, go to M ENU > I nf o Fi el ds . F or more inform ation , see Info Field s on pag e 8.
17 Th e Map P age high - level wo rld cove rage, as we ll as more det ailed N or th Am eric an covera ge. Y ou c an add m aps, d ata, im ager y, draw les, and m ore to your dev ice to supp lement th e bas e map. W hen you ad d dif ferent t ypes of m aps to the sa me area, yo u can cu stomize the ord er in whic h the layers appear .
18 T o reset the d efault layer s ettin gs (all ch eck boxes sele cted and d ata ord ered as in t he list ab ove), go to MENU > Res tore La yer Defaults .
19 Th e Map P age Orienta tion Y ou c an set the ma p to rotate as you move. T o c hange t he ma p orie nt atio n From the M ap Pa ge, go to M ENU > M ap S et up > Orientation and s elect t he map or ientat ion from the dro p - dow n list. North Up – No rt h is always at t he top of the map screen.
20 Point Manag emen t. Use the drop - down lis t for each opti on to selec t how you want i t to appe ar on the ma p. T o hide l ogge d geo cac hes, sel ect the H id e Lo gge d Ca ch es c heck box. Scale Th e scal e option l ets you set the t yp e of sca le you want to use on you r maps.
21 Th e Map P age notes, an d pick you r next c ache. F or more infor mation abo ut all of the se features, se e Th e Geocaches Page sec tion st ar ting on p age 3 8. Route Opt ions Wh en navig ating , use Ro ute Optio ns to stop navi gatin g, get ba ck on tra ck, o r switch th e route ty pe.
22 Navionics Y ou c an use Nav ionic s ® H otMa ps Premiu m Lake Ma ps and G OLD + Mar ine Char ts w ith your P N - Ser ies GP S. Th e char ts are ava ilabl e on SD c ards th at you inser t into your dev ice. Fo r more inform ation a bout th e char ts th at are avail able, v isit navi onics .
23 T o hi de c har t s by map sc al e Y ou c an customize at w hich ma p scal e you can v iew cha rt s on the dev ice. From the Hid e Char ts check b ox, sele ct the sc ale a bove whic h you want to hid e the char t s.
24 Use the C omp ass Pa ge’ s gr aphic c ompa ss to help you nd yo ur desti nation . Both the P N - 4 0 and t he PN - 3 0 use the G PS to d etermine c ompa ss readin gs whe n the devi ce is movi ng. T he PN - 4 0 also has an e lect ronic com pass for u se when th e devic e is stati onar y or movin g below 1.
25 Th e Com pas s Pag e Compass Navigation Arrow. T o chan ge the hik ing route ar row from the C ompa ss Pag e, go to ME NU > C omp as s Nav ig ati on A rro w > Dir ec t t o Next W aypoint or B ac k on Co ur se . Info Fields Y ou c an hide /show, chang e, and arr ange the i nfo elds at the b ottom of th e Com pass P age.
26 Log Y our G eoc ache F ind Wh en navig ating to a g eoc ache, us e the Log Your Geo cac he Find o ption to qui ckly l og ge oca ches, w rite el d notes, an d pick you r next c ache. F or more infor mation abo ut all of the se features, se e Th e Geocaches Page sec tion st ar ting on p age 3 8.
27 Th e T r ip Info Pag e displ ays info eld s that oc cupy th e entire sc reen. Y ou c an customi ze each e ld with o ne of the ma ny availab le info eld o ptions .
28 Th e T rip I nfo Pag e Ot her Menu Op tions Wh en navig ating , add itiona l option s are availab le on the T r ip Info Pag e menu. View Comme nt Deta ils Wh en navig ating , the V iew Co mment Det ails opti on allows yo u to view any avail able c omment s for the geo cac he or way point you a re navig ating to.
29 Use the F ind Pag e to search for a ddres ses, roa ds, citi es, po ints of interest (P OI s), wayp oints, g eoc aches , co ordinates , and more o n your PN -S eries G PS . T o ope n the Find P age, pres s the Find button . Searc h Me thods Th ere are two F ind searc h option s.
30 Th e Find P age T o cle ar all el ds into whic h you have entered inform ation, g o to MEN U > Cl ea r All F ie ld s . T o vi ew the s ear ch m eth od you ar e usi ng Go to Fi nd > M EN U . T he availa ble opt ions are prec ede d by " Switc h to.
31 State /C ountr y/ Cit y/ Nam e (Find b y Name o nly) Addr esses State/C ountry/ City/ Building Numb er/Street Name (Fi nd by Nam e only) Coordinate s Co ordin ates can b e edited .
32 Th e Find P age T o mar k a waypoi nt fo r a sea rc h res ult On the search result de t ails page, select Mark . The re sult is save d as a wayp oint and th e wayp oint deta ils pag e displ ays; you c an edit th e informat ion. Fo r more inform ation se e T o edit wayp oint details on p age 3 6 .
33 A way point is a lo cati on that you m ark and s tore using the P N - Seri es GP S. Y ou c an also t ransfer way point les to an SD c ard in the d evice. W aypo ints are ide ntie d by co ordinates , and you c an assig n a symb ol, na me, and other infor matio n to them.
34 Th e Wayp oint s Pag e GP X le op en on your d evice. T he le n ame and th e numbe r of way points in t he le ap pea r at the top of the p age. Wh en you high light a way point in t he list, t he Bear ing and Dist ance i nfo elds d isplay m easureme nts as follow s: From the G PS p ositi on when th e devic e has a GP S x .
35 elevat ion is not ava ilabl e. Whe n you press Mark , t he way point is s aved and a way point d etails p age o pens where yo u can ed it the way point d etails .
36 Th e Wayp oint s Pag e Managing Wa ypoi nts T o vi ew waypo int d et ail s Use the w aypo int detai ls page to v iew detai led inform ation a way point . From the Wa ypo ints Pag e, selec t a wayp oint and pres s ENTER . T he wayp oint det ails pag e ope ns.
37 3. S elect De lete . Whe n you see the c onr matio n message, se lect Ye s . Th e wayp oints wi th that sy mbol in t he current le are del eted from the l e.
38 Geo cac hing is a tre asure hunting g ame wh ere you use a GP S devi ce to search for g eoc ache s — cont ainers t hat incl ude a lo g for you to record yo ur visit . Some g eoc ache s have tri nkets you can t ake — just follow t he “take one, leave on e ” rul e.
39 Th e Geo cac hes P age a way point in th e list, th e Bearin g and Dis tanc e info elds display measurements as follows: From the G PS p ositi on when th e devic e has a GP S x . From the c ursor lo cat ion if you are m anuall y pannin g the map.
40 the l e you want to op en and pres s ENTER t o vi ew the way point s on the dev ice. Save A s – Save t he open le as a new l e and nam e it. If yo u have mad e any chan ges to the op en le, t he cha nges are s aved in the new le —t he orig inal l e doe s not retain th e chang es.
41 Managing Geo cache s T o vi ew geo ca che d et ail s Use the g eoc ache d etails p age to view i nformati on abo ut a geo cac he, when av ailab le. From the G eoc ache s Page, s elect a g eoc ache a nd press ENTER . T he geo cac he detai ls pag e opens .
42 Tip P r es s the Out but ton to move through the c omme nt one pa ge at a time. Press the Up arrow on the arrow keypad to move to the end o f the comm ent. T o vi ew the g eoc ac he hin t T o quick ly view t he geo cac he hint, from t he geo cac he deta ils pag e go to MENU > View Hint .
43 Th e Geo cac hes P age T o pr oje c t a geo cac he 1. From the ge oca che det ails pa ge, go to M ENU > Projec t Geocache . 2. Enter the i nformati on for proje cted ge oca che in the Bearing an d Distance elds. 3. S elect M ove to move the exis ting ge oca che or Create New to mark a n ew geoc ach e at the proje cted lo catio n.
44 T o wr ite a el d note Wh en you lo g a geoc ache w ith a c ache id , you ca n write a el d note that you c an later u ploa d to Geoc achin g.
45 Th e Geo cac hes P age in T op o Nor th A meric a, C ache R egister, or the De Lorm e Fiel d Notes pa ge on Ge oc aching .com. S ee the H elp for each application f or complete instructions.
46 Th e Routes Pa ge dis plays a lis t of routes on the P N - Ser ies GP S — route s you have create d on the dev ice and rou tes you have se nt to the devic e using a De Lor me map ping app licat ion.
47 Th e Route s Pag e » Hiking – S elec t Aut omatic to continuou sly reca lcula te from the cur rent GP S loc ation to the next s top in the rou te. Selec t Prompt to aler t you when yo u are off tr ack; yo u can the n choo se to reca lcula te or ignore.
48 T o add a n ame for your rou te, highlig ht the Route Name eld , press ENTER and u se the keybo ard to make cha nges. W hen yo u are nishe d editin g, pres s ENTER . T he route nam e will not ch ange w hen you ad d points . 3. Ens ure Ad d Poin t is high lighted an d press ENTER .
49 Th e Route s Pag e Manage Routes T o vi ew rou te de ta ils On the R outes Pa ge, sele ct a route to op en its d etails pag e. If the rou te name is in b old text , it is dis play ing on the map. T o navi gate w it h or vie w a saved r oute o n the m ap 1.
50 the ac tive route fro m Routes P age by sel ectin g Directions . Pre ss MENU from the D irectio ns Pag e to acces s Route Options and geoc aching options (see the ne x t section). Y ou c an also ch ange th e dista nce that i s displ ayed for eac h step in the d irectio ns.
51 A trac k is a record ing of po ints alon g the path yo u travel — use it to keep a l og of your tr avels. From th e T ra cks Pa ge, you c an turn tr ack reco rding on a nd off, set the met hod for reco rding tr ack poi nts, and m anag e track les on the SD c ard.
52 Th e T rac ks Pag e Re co rd p oi nt s by –The metho d for log ging p oints; sele ct Time or Distance from the dro p - dow n list. A shor t tim e inter val gives yo u the most d etaile d result s but quic kly ad ds many p oints; lo gging by dist ance g ives you lo nger rec ording t ime.
53 Pag e open s in navig ation m ode. T he ac tive trac k continu es reco rding as you fo llow the tra ck bac k to the star t. T o save th e ac ti ve trac k 1. Sele ct Save to s ave the acti ve track a s a le on th e SD c ard and c lear th e active t rack me mor y .
54 T o e dit d et ail s for t he ope n tr ack On the t rack d etails p age, you c an custom ize the track name, c olor, and com ments. T o edit a eld , use the ar row k ey pad to hig hlight it an d pres s ENTER . Use th e availab le opti on (drop - down lis t, arrow keyp ad, or keyb oard ) to make chang es.
55 Use the Sun/ Moon Pa ge to view the sunrise/sunset and moonrise/ moonset inf orm ation and the mo on phase inform ation for a sp eci c time, d ate, and lo cati on.
56 Th e Sun / Moo n Pag e Moon Phase Th e Phase eld dis plays t he name of th e current mo on pha se, the perc entag e comp leted if it 's waxin g or waning , and a gr aphic re presenta tion of the p hase.
57 Use the T ide P age to vi ew tide (for o cean s) or current (for tid al rive rs) informa tion for a sp eci c time, d ate, tide station, and location. T o ope n the Ti de Pag e, from any pa ge go to M ENU > Tide . If you have add ed the T ide P age to the PA G E but ton orde r , it is no lo nger ava ilabl e on menus .
58 2. P ress ENTER and u se the arrow keyp ad to make cha nges. W hen you a re nishe d editin g, pres s ENTER . T o re se t the t ime an d dat e T o reset the tim e and date to the d evice’s time and d ate, from the T ide P age, g o to MEN U > Re se t Ti me/D ate .
59 Use the H unt / Fish p age to view a p redic tion of the hunting a nd shin g cond itions for a s peci c d ay and loc ation . The c alcul ations a re based o n John A lde n Kn ight's So lunar Tables, w hich use t he cycle of t he sun and mo on to predi ct ac tivit y and fe eding s chedu les.
60 T o ope n the Devi ce Setup P age, fro m any pag e go to ME NU > De vic e Se tu p . If you have ad ded th e Devic e Setu p Page to th e PAG E button sequence, it is no longer avail able on m enus. P ress the PA G E but t on until it appears. Use the D evice S etup Pa ge opti ons to mod ify t he defaul t set tings on t he PN - S eries G PS .
61 Th e number of w aypo ints/ geoc ache s, trac k, and rou tes currentl y open . Th e device's total c apac it y . T o re s tore t he de faul t se t tin gs T o restore the d efault set tings for a ll the System o ptions , from any p age go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > S ys te m > Restore Default s.
62 T o tu rn on sc re en r ota tion Sel ect the E na bl e di sp lay r ota ti on c he ck b ox to allow the sc reen to rotate whe n you view the d evice u pside dow n.
63 feature an d to calib rate the ele ctronic c ompa ss and th e barometric altimeter . For m ore informa tion ab out the c ompa ss and alt imeter , see the Compass and Alt imeter sec tion starting on p a g e 6 7. From any pa ge, go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > Compass & Altimete r .
64 T o mo dif y t he tim e se t ting s From any pa ge, go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > T ime . Use the drop - down lists to select the time set tings.
65 ME NU > De vic e Se tu p > Pag e Or de r . T o add a p age, se lect th e check b ox next to it. T o remove a pa ge, cle ar the che ck box nex t to it. T o chan ge the p age ord er , high light the ite m you want to move, then u se the arrow s on the rig ht side of th e scree n to move the item up o r down in th e list.
66 File Manageme nt Wayp oints ( includ ing ge oca ches) and t racks are m anage d using G PX — or G PS E xchang e For mat— l es. A GP X le stores lo cati on, elevat ion, an d time inform ation an d is used to tr ansfer da ta bet ween you r PN - Se ries GP S and your c omputer.
67 Tip U se the SD c ard r ea der meth od to qui ckly tr a nsfer large map s. Sen d maps you r use frequently to the d evice’s internal mem ory so you a lways have them whe n you need th em. Compas s and Altime ter PN - 40 o nly Th e PN - 40 c omes e quipp ed wit h two se nsors; an electronic compas s and a barometric altimeter .
68 T o c ali bra te the c ompa ss 1. From the S atellite Pa ge or the C omp ass Pa ge, go to MENU > Calibrate > Calibr ate Compass. OR From any pa ge, go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > Co mpa s s & Alt im ete r > Ca li br ate > Calibrate Compass .
69 T o c ali bra te the a lti met er 1. From the S atellite Pa ge or the C omp ass Pa ge, go to ME NU > C ali br at e > Cal ib ra te Al ti me te r . OR From any pa ge, go to M ENU > D evi ce S et up > Co mpa s s & Alt im ete r > Ca li br ate > Calibra te Alt imeter .
70 Speci catio ns Ph ysical Specications C ase: IPX-7 water proof, impa ct resist ant Size: 5. 25" x 2. 4 3 " x 1 .5 " Weight : 5.
71 reaso nabl e protectio n again st harmf ul inter ference in a residential installation. This equipment generat es, uses, and c an radi ate radio f requenc y energ y and, i f not insta lled and us ed in acc ordan ce wit h the instr uctio ns, may c ause har mful inter ference to rad io com munica tions.
72 whic hever is lon ger . T his war rant y does n ot cover failures d ue to abuse, m isuse, ac cident s, or una uthor ized dis assemb ly or mo di cat ion.
73 Copyrigh t Information Font s used are d erived f rom the Dej a Vu fonts w hich are der ived from B itstrea m V er a, Co pyri ght © 20 0 3 by Bit stream, I nc. A ll Right s Reser ved . Geo cac hing ic ons (C opyr ight © Grou ndsp eak Inc .) used with permission.
74 Info el ds are used to p rovide infor matio n you need w hen usin g the PN - S eries G PS . On the M ap, C ompa ss, and T rip Info P ages, yo u can cu stomize the info el ds.
75 Info Field Descrip tion Co ordin ates: Seco ndar y Th e coord inates for the c urrent GP S lo catio n, curs or posi tion, o r map center i n the se cond ar y format . The d efault is U TM / UP S. C hang e the forma t in Devic e Setu p > Units > C oord inates: Se cond ar y .
76 Info Field Descrip tion GP S Statu s Th e current st atus of your G PS d evice. N o Fix , 2- D, or 3 - D. A W be low the stat us indic ates a WA A S x . Hea ding Th e current dire ction of t ravel. E xpres sed in de grees. PN- 40 Only : If elec tronic co mpas s accur acy is p oor, a r e d ex cl amati on point displa ys.
77 Info Field Descrip tion Sp eed: Mov ing Averag e Th e average s peed of t he devic e ex c luding s top time. E xpres sed in di stanc e per un it of time. Sunr ise/ Suns et Th e time of day at w hich th e sun will ri se and set ba sed on G PS lo cati on or t h e c u r re nt ma p ce n te r.
78 A A bout t his Devic e .................................. 65 Altimeter Cali brate ............................................ 68 - 69 Elevation ............................................ 12 Pre ssure ............................................ 6 4 , 6 7- 6 8 Set tin gs .
79 G Geocaches Ad d to device .................................... 40 Co mment s/ hint s ............................... 41 - 4 2 De lete ................................................ 42 Edit .................................................... 41 Field notes .
80 P Panning the map ................................... 15 POIs Find .................................................... 29 Map ................................................... 19 - 2 0 Proje ct a way point................................. 37 R Reset fa ctor y defau lts .
81 Save ................................................... 53 Set tin gs ............................................. 51 - 5 2 V iew on map ..................................... 51 T racks Page ........................................... 51 - 5 4 T ransfer maps .
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