Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GlobalMap 1600 Lowrance electronic
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INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTRUCTIONS LMS-160 and GlobalMap 1600 TM.
Cop yright © 1998 Lowr ance Electronics , Inc. All rights reser ved. GlobalMap 1600 ™ and LMS-160 are tr ademarks of Lowrance Electron- ics , Inc. Lowrance ® is a registered tr ademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. W ARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION.
This de vice complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) this de vice ma y not cause harmful interf erence, and (2) this de vice m ust accept any interf erence receiv ed, including interf erence that may cause undesired oper ation.
Editing a W a ypoint ............................ 40 Edit P osition .................................. 40 Edit Name ..................................... 41 Edit Icon ........................................ 41 Delete a W aypoint .....................
SONAR OPERA TION ...................................... 59 Sonar Modes ............................................... 59 Full Chart ............................................... 59 Split Chart .............................................. 59 Digital/Chart .
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1 Thank y ou for purchasing a Lowr ance product! Y ou won't find another combination GPS and sonar unit with these f eatures and power for the money! Each of our products is designed and man uf actured to precision tolerances f or long lif e under extreme conditions.
2 P o wer Connections - All Units This unit works from a twelv e-volt battery system. For the best results, attach the pow er cable directly to the battery . Y ou can attach the pow er cable to an accessory or pow er buss , howe v er you ma y hav e problems with electrical interference .
3 If possible , route the unit’ s power cab le and transducer cable aw ay from other wiring. VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting, so be cer tain to keep the sonar’ s wires aw a y from it. Y ou ma y need to route the sonar unit’ s power cab le directly to the batter y to isolate it from other wiring on the boat.
4 CABLE CONNECTIONS - LMS-160 Only RED BLACK GREEN (NMEA RECEIVE) ANTENNA TO TRANSDUCER TO SPEED/TEMP SENSOR (OPTIONAL) WHITE (NMEA TRANSMIT) LOWRANCE BLACK (GROUND) TO +12 VDC See Note 1 Notes 1. If the NMEA wires are not used, then the NMEA adapter cable is not required.
5 GPS Antenna Installation - All Units The antenna can be mounted on any flat surf ace, provided you ha v e ac- cess behind the surf ace for the mounting scre ws.
6 Magnet Mount A magnet lets you temporarily mount the an- tenna on any f errous metal surface. (such as a car) T o use the magnet, simply epoxy it to the bottom of the antenna, using the epo xy sup- plied with y our antenna. Carefully follow the in- structions on the epoxy pac kage and apply it to the magnet.
7 Read this section carefully bef ore attempting the installation. Deter mine which of the mounting positions is right for y our boat. Remember , the transducer location is the most critical par t of a sonar installation. Location - General 1. The transducer m ust be placed in a location that has a smooth flow of w ater at all times.
8 T ransducer Assembly and Mounting The best wa y to install this transducer is to loosely assemb le all of the par ts first, then place the transducer’ s brac ket against the transom and see if you can mo v e the tr ansducer so that it’ s parallel with the ground.
9 3. Once y ou deter mine the correct position for the ratchets , assemble the transducer as shown belo w . Don’t tighten the lock n ut at this time . 4. Hold the tr ansducer and bracket assemb ly against the transom. The transducer should be roughly parallel to the g round.
10 6. Route the transducer cab le to the sonar unit. If possible , route the trans- ducer cable a wa y from other wir ing on the boat. Electr ical noise from the engine’ s wir ing, bilge pumps, VHF radio wires and cables , and aera- tors can be pick ed up by the sonar .
11 to calculate a position. Speed, direction of trav el, and distance are all calculated from position inf or mation. Theref ore, in order f or it to deter mine direction of tra vel, y ou must be moving and the f aster, the better . This is not to sa y that it won’t work at trolling speeds - it will.
12 GPS OPERA TION There are 12 ke ys on the ke yboard. Y ou can na vigate through the menus , adjust the char t’ s cursor , and enter data using the arrow k eys. The fiv e major modes of operation are accessed using the P A GES ke y . Press the MENU ke y to select or adjust a feature from a list.
13 T o tur n the unit on, simply press the PWR ke y . A GPS logo screen appears, then the screen simi- lar to the one at right appears. Read the mes- sage on the screen, then press the EXIT ke y to erase it or w ait a few seconds and it automati- cally clears.
14 FINDING Y OUR POSITION A uto Sear ch T o lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiv er needs to know it’ s current position, UTC time , and date. (Ele v ation (altitude) is also used in the equa- tion, but it’ s rarely required to determine a position.
15 Using the manual initialization method loads a position that’ s close to yours into the GPS receiv er . It should no w ha v e position, time, and date , thereby giving it the data it needs to determine which satellites are in view .
16 ST A TUS NA VIGA TION SONAR (GLOB ALMAP 1600 ONL Y) MAPPING WINDO W GROUPS Navigation There are two diff erent navigation screens . Nav screen number one shows a gr aphical view of your trip , Nav screen number 2 sho ws all navigation details in large digital numbers .
17 pointing up to wards the compass, abo ve the present position arrow . Distance from the present position to the wa ypoint (DIS) shows beneath the compass on the lo wer left side of the screen. Next to the distance bo x is estimated time enroute (ETE).
18 Course De viation Indicator (CDI) Once navigation to a w aypoint is established, the CDI sho ws your dis- tance to the left or right of the desired course. The ve r tical line in the box shows both the direction y ou must steer to get back on course and the distance to the course line.
19 position. It points in the direction you ’ re trav elling. The solid line e xtending from the arrow is y our plot trail, or path you’v e taken. The plotter’ s range shows in the lo wer left corner of the screen. In this e xample , the plotter’ s range is f our miles from the left edge of the map to the right.
20 from your present position. The zoom-in and zoom-out k eys work from the cursor’ s position when it’ s active - not the present position. Y ou can zoom in on an y detail, anywhere.
21 Map Options The f ollowing map options are listed under the “Map Options” menu : Map Orientation, Auto Zoom, Range Rings , and Latitude/Longitude Grids. Map Orientation By def ault, this receiver shows the map with nor th alw a ys at the top of the screen.
22 Range Rings/Grid Lines The map screen can be customized with rings that are 1/4 of the range and/or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude. T o do this, press the MENU ke y , select “Map 1 Setup”, then “Map Options”.
23 MAP DET AILS This unit lets you change man y of the built-in backg round map’ s f eatures. T o change the op- tions, first press the MENU k ey , then select the Map Details label. Press the r ight arrow k ey . The screen shown at right appears. Earth Map On/Off The map can be turned on or off using the “All Map Details” label.
24 Gray Fill When this unit is first turned on, all water (lakes , oceans, r ivers) is filled with gra y to distinguish it from land, which is clear . (See belo w) T o make the land fill with gr ay and water remain clear , select the “Fill with Gra y” label from the Map Detail menu, then press the left arro w key .
25 Locations Normally , text disappears as y ou zoom out. This declutters the screen, making it easier to see significant map detail. T ur ning “LOCA TION DOTS” on from the Map Details menu places a dot on the screen where a te xt label should be when the screen is zoomed out.
26 plot trail in a specific memory location, choose “SA VE TRAIL ” from the “TRAIL OPTIONS” menu. A new screen appears . Highlight the desired number that y ou wish to sav e the current trail under , (i.e. “T rail 1 or T rail 2) and press the right arrow ke y .
27 Icons can be erased from the plotter individually , all of a specific type, or all at once . They can also simply be turned off without erasing them. T o make changes to the icons , press the MENU key , then select MAP SETUP , and finally select Icon Options.
28 MAP DO WNLOADING This unit has a bac kground map of the wor ld permanently installed inside. Y ou can send an enhanced map from the enclosed CD-ROM to the unit using a personal computer .
29 TRANSFERRING MAP D A T A Using either GDM or MapCreate software , you may transf er maps of your choice to your GPS Unit. The f ollo wing instructions are for the GDM soft- ware . 1. Click on the MapSelect T ab . 2. Select a map b y clicking on the desired database button (IMS Smart- Map , IMS W orldMap, or Coastal Na v aids).
30 Group B This screen has a map on the top half with bear- ing (BRG), distance to go (DIS), trac k (TRK) and the CDI on the lower half . Group C A half screen map is on the left side of the screen. A quar ter-size map is in the upper right cor ner . in the middle of the screen.
31 Group F This group shows y our present position (POSI- TION) in latitude/longitude at the top of the screen, and in UTM at the bottom. Y ou can change the type of position displa y on both the top and bottom of this (and all) screens b y pressing the MENU k ey , then selecting "GPS SETUP".
32 then select “CLOCK ALARM” and press the right arrow k ey . Now select "SET CLOCK ALARM". The screen at right appears. Using the arrow ke ys, enter the alarm’s time . Press the ENT key . The unit returns to the clock alarm menu . Highlight the “CLOCK ALM OFF ON” label and press the right arrow ke y to tur n it on.
33 reset the timer to zero , select the “UP TIMER RESET” menu. The up timer also has an alar m that can be set to sound at a preset time. (F or e xample, one hour from now , three hours, etc.) T o set the alar m, highlight the “SET UP TIMER ALM” and press the r ight arrow k e y .
34 Group L - LMS-160 Onl y This group has a digital depth displa y along with the sonar alarms setting in the upper left cor ner of the screen. (See the sonar section for more inf or mation on the sonar alar ms.) A quarter-size sonar screen shows in the upper right corner.
35 cally sav es your reprog rammed group and returns to the group , as shown at the top of the ne xt page . If you finish selecting windo ws before filling the group with windo ws, press the ENT ke y . T o leav e the reprogramming menu without sa ving the changes, simply press the EXIT k e y .
36 W A YPOINTS This GPS receiver giv es you the ability to create y our own database of locations, called “wa ypoints’. Y ou can save y our present position, cursor position, or enter a coordinate and sav e it as a wa ypoint. F or e xample, you ma y wish to store the location of your park ed car as a wa ypoint be- f ore star ting on a hike .
37 Saving Y our Present P osition as a Wa ypoint (Select Number Method) The method shown pre viously doesn’t let y ou choose the w aypoint n um- ber . Y ou can pick the w a ypoint number , then sav e y our present or cursor position. T o sa ve your present position, press the WPT key once .
38 W aypoint A veraging Although electronic position finding de vices such as this one show the position in precise digital numbers , there is some ambiguity in the dis- pla yed position. With position pinning tur ned off , you can see this by w atch- ing the position displa yed on the unit mov e while you’ re standing still.
39 this e xample. Now select “CREA TE W A YPOINT”, then “PROJECT POSITION”. The screen shown at the the bottom of the pre vious page appears. The unit needs a location (ref erence wa ypoint) to project the new w aypoint from. The default ref- erence is wa ypoint number one.
40 w a ypoint menu, then press the left or right arrow k eys until the desired wa ypoint number appears. Select from List The wa ypoint number selection method f orces you to scroll through all w aypoint n umbers, whether there’ s a location sav ed in them or not.
41 ENT ke y . Note: Y ou can only use this method to change the position of an e xisting wa ypoint. Name Y ou can assign a name to each wa ypoint. The name can hav e up to eight characters. T o do this, first select the wa ypoint that you wish to name , then choose “EDIT NAME” from the Edit W ay- point menu.
42 k ey . The screen shown at right appears. The “F rom” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right arrow k ey until the w a ypoint num- ber that you w ant to move appears. In this e x- ample, w e selected wa ypoint number 1. Now press the down arro w key once to highlight the “T o” label.
43 Navigating to a Cur sor P osition This unit lets you na vigate to a location without stor ing it in the wa ypoint database by using the map and cursor . T o do this, first s witch to a map . Now mo ve the cursor to the location that y ou want to navigate to .
44 ROUTES Y ou can connect se v eral user wa ypoints together to f or m a route. When you recall the route , the unit shows navigation inf or mation to the first wa y- point in the route, then when y ou reach that wa ypoint, it switches to the ne xt w a ypoint, and so on until y ou reach the last wa ypoint in the route.
45 tance from the first wa ypoint in the route to the second showing under the second w aypoint’ s name. Add Fr om Map Y ou can add wa ypoints from the map, e ven cre- ate ne w ones. T o do this , select “ADD FROM MAP” from the menu as shown on the pre vious page.
46 Follow a Route - Direct T o Method Bef ore star ting the route, y ou’ll need to decide if y ou w ant to star t at the first wa ypoint and trav el forward to the last w aypoint or start at the last w a ypoint in the route and tra vel bac kwards (re verse) to the first w aypoint.
47 w as the closest to the present position. There- f ore, the unit shows na vigation information to w a ypoint number 4. The first leg of the route, from #3 to #4 is shown on the screen b y a dotted line. Once you arriv e at wa ypoint number 4, the unit s witches to the next wa ypoint in the route, and so on.
48 SYSTEM SETUP Many f eatures are listed under the “System Setup” label on the main menu. These commands aff ect the basic operation of the unit. T o use them, press the MENU ke y , then “System Setup”. The screen at right appears. A udio/Screen This unit giv es you three audio options .
49 Change Units Y ou can view data in three diff erent formats: statute, nautical, and metric. The def ault is statute . The char t below sho ws the settings f or each. Statute Nautical Metric Distance ..... miles ..................... nautical miles .
50 Once the cables are wired, turn the unit on, press the menu k ey , and select “NMEA / DGPS CONFIG” from the System Setup menu. A screen similar to the one at right appears. T o tur n the NMEA output on, highlight the “NMEA OUT” menu (shown at right), then press the r ight arrow k ey .
51 These menus select the beacon receiv er’ s fre- quency and bit rate (in bits per second). T o change one of these settings, simply highlight the menu item you wish to change , then press the right or left arrow k ey until the desired n umber appears.
52 System Information The system inf ormation screen shows the release date and the software’ s v ersion number . T o view this screen, highlight the System Inf o label on the System Setup menu. Now press the right arrow k ey . Press the EXIT key when you’ re finished reading this screen.
53 T o change the position format, highlight either the “P osition F or mat” or the “Alter nate Format” label on the “GPS Setup” men u, then press the right arrow k ey . A screen similar to the one at right appears . Press the up or down arrow ke ys to select the desired f or mat.
54 with the edge of the map . USGS maps are parallel, others may not be . Also , this works better with smaller scale maps.) The reference position can be anywhere on the map , but the closer it is to your location, the smaller the numbers will be that y ou’ll ha v e to deal with.
55 F or example , suppose you are stopped at a location that is accurately marked on a char t. Y our unit shows a longitude position that is .244 min- utes east of the one on the char t and .047 minutes nor th latitude. Using the PCF f eature, you can mak e this unit match the char t you’ re using.
56 receiver turned on and watch y our plot trail with position pinning tur ned off . Y ou’ll see the present position change, speed increase and decrease, and a random plot trail on the plotter’ s screen.
57 and you run a route (see the routes section), this unit ma y not show navi- gation data to the ne xt waypoint, once y ou arr iv e at the first one, since you ma y not be ab le to come close enough to the first wa ypoint to tr ip the arrival alarm. DGPS Messages The DGPS message selections are f ound on the Alarms/CDI menu shown abov e.
58 SIMULA TOR A simulator is built into this unit that mo ves the GPS position and pro- duces a simulated sonar chart. Y ou can use near ly all of the unit’ s f ea- tures - e v en sa v e and recall w a ypoints .
59 SONAR OPERA TION - LMS-160 ONL Y SONAR MODES The LMS-160 has three diff erent sonar modes: full char t (sonar 1), split-chart (sonar 2), and so- nar with digital inf or mation (sonar 3).
60 A UT OMA TIC When this unit is first turned on, the automatic feature is enabled. This is indicated by the w ord “A UT O” at the top of the screen. The automatic f eature adjusts the sensitivity and range so the bottom signal is display ed in the lower half of the screen at all times .
61 the ke y , the menu’ s bar graph will gro w wider and the percentage will increase in value . Y ou can also see the diff erence on the char t record as it scrolls. When the sensitivity is at the desired le v el, release the k e y . T o decrease the sensitivity lev el, press the left arrow ke y .
62 The Surf ace Clar ity Control (SCC) reduces or eliminates surf ace clutter signals from the displa y . SCC varies the sensitivity of the receiv er , de- creasing it near the surf ace and gradually increasing it as the depth in- creases. There are three le vels of SCC av ailable on this unit: low , medium, and high.
63 while the unit is in automatic, as sho wn at r ight. How ev er , depending upon the bottom depth and the current range , you can change the range to a diff erent depth. In the example screen sho wn at right, the bottom depth has descended to a point where you can change the r ange to XX feet.
64 left arrow k ey to stop the chart . T o start the char t again, press the r ight arrow k e y . Upper and Lower Limits Y ou can enter vir tually any combination of ranges when the unit is in the manual mode. The unit lets you enter an y upper and lower limit, pro vided there is at least ten f eet separating them.
65 FISH ID The Fish ID f eature identifies targets that meet cer tain conditions as fish. The microcomputer analyses all echoes and eliminates surf ace clut- ter , thermoclines, and other signals that are un- desirab le. In most instances, remaining targets are fish.
66 T o tur n the FishT rac k feature off , press the menu ke y and select “SONAR SETUP”. Choose “FISH ID” from this menu. Now press the right arrow ke y to highlight the “TRK” FishT rack f eature. T o turn FishT rack off , press the left arrow k ey on the Fish ID menu.
67 Zone Alarm Bar The zone alarm has a range bar . Any echoes that appear between the top and bottom of this bar triggers the zone alarm . This bar normally doesn’t show on the screen. T o tur n the zone bar on continuously , select “ZONE BAR” from the “CHAR T DISPLA Y” menu, then press the right arrow k ey .
68 ALARMS This unit has three diff erent types of sonar alar ms. The first is the Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish I.D . f eature determines an echo or group of echoes is a fish. Another alar m is the Zone Alar m which consists of a bar . Any echo that appears inside this bar triggers this alar m.
69 b y highlighting the “Shallo w Alm” label and pressing the right arro w ke y . With the shallow alarm set at ten feet, an ytime the digital display goes below ten f eet, the shallo w alarm sounds. Set the deep alarm in the same manner. If the bottom depth reading goes below the deep alarm setting, the deep alar m will sound.
70 highlight the “SET KEEL OFFSET” label on the “System Setup” menu, then press the right arrow ke y . The screen shown at right appears. The cur- rent bottom depth shows in the upper left corner of the screen. The keel offset shows beneath it.
71 SONAR TROUBLESHOOTING If your unit is not w or king, or if you need technical help , please use the f ollo wing troubleshooting section bef ore contacting the f actor y customer service depar tment. It may sa v e you the troub le of returning your unit.
72 3. The water may be deeper than the sonar’ s ability to find the bottom. I f the sonar can’t find the bottom signal while it’ s in the automatic mode, the digital will flash continuously . It ma y change the range to limits far greater than the w ater y ou are in.
73 NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually appears on the sonar’ s display as random patterns of dots or lines. In sev ere cases, it can completely cov er the screen with black dots , or cause the unit oper- ate erratically , or not at all.
74 UPS Return Service Lowr ance Electronics and United P arcel Ser vice (UPS) are proud to offer all of our customers free shipping f or all units sent to us for repair or service.
75 KEEP THIS LABEL! Y OU WILL NEED IT IF Y OU EVER NEED T O RETURN Y OUR UNIT T O THE F ACT OR Y FOR REP AIR. Accessory Ordering Inf ormation T o order accessories such as po wer cables or transducers, please con- tact: 1) Y our local marine dealer .
76 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC FULL ONE-YEAR W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” refers to LO WRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC , the manuf acturer of this product. “Y ou” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases this product as a con- sumer item for personal, f amily , or household use.
77 WGS 84 ................. DEF AUL T ADIND AN ............... MEAN ADIND AN ............... BURKINA F ASO ADIND AN ............... CAMEROON ADIND AN ............... ETHIOPIA ADIND AN ............... MALI ADIND AN ............... SENEGAL ADIND AN ....
78 CARTHA GE ........... TUNISIA CH-1903 ................ CHA THAM ............. ISLAND ASTRO NEW ZEALAND CHUA ASTR O ....... P ARAGU A Y CORREGO ............ ALEGRE BRAZIL D ABOLA ................ GUINEA DJAKAR T A ............. (BA T AVIA) INDONESIA DOS 1968 .
79 IRELAND ............... 1965 ISTS 061 ................ ASTRO 1968 S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ................ ASTRO 1969 DIEGO GARCIA JOHNST ON ........... ISLAND 1961 KAND AW ALA ......... SRI LANKA KERGUELEN ......... ISLAND 1949 KERT AU 1948 ........ W MALA YSIA SINGAPORE KUSAIE ASTRO .
80 N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CANAL ZONE N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CUBA N AMERICAN ........ 1927 GREENLAND N AMERICAN ........ 1927 MEXICO N AMERICAN ........ 1983 ALASKA CANADA CONUS N AMERICAN ........ 1983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO OBSER V A TORIA ... METEREO 1939 AZORES OLD EGYPTIAN .
81 RT 90 ..................... SANTO (DOS) ....... ’65 ESPIRIT O SANTO ISLAND SAO BRAZ ............. AZORES SAPPER HILL ........ 1943 EAST F ALKLND ISLE SCHW ARZECK ..... NAMIBIA SEL V AGEM GRANDE SAL V AGE ISLE SO VIET .................. GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985 S AMERICAN .
82 LO WRANCE DA T AB ASES LICENSE A GREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL A GREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, F AMIL Y , OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“Y OU”) AND LO W - RANCE ELECTRONICS , INC., THE MANUF ACTURER OF THIS PR ODUCT .
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