Eagle Electronics Cuda 240 S/GPS - Manual (Page 85)

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GPS Quick Reference
Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try
navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. While you're learning,
navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms.
1. Install the unit. (See complete installation details beginning on page 9.)
2. To turn on the Cuda 240, press and release PWR key.
3. Opening screen displays the GPS plotter at the 4,000 mile zoom
range. Rotate through the four main GPS Page screens (Plotter, Satel-
lite Status, Navigation and Position Page) by pressing
PAGES |
← to
GPS |
↓ or ↑ to select Page Name|
EXIT . Switch Pages to display Satellite
Status Page.
4. Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position. Process
is visible on Satellite Page. This takes an average of 1 minute or less under
clear sky conditions (unobstructed by terrain or structures). When the unit
acquires position, a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears.
5. With position acquired, press PAGES key to display Plotter Page, which
shows your position in the center. You can move around the plotter by:
Zoom in closer to see greater detail: press
ZIN (zoom in key.)
Zoom out to see more area, less detail: press
ZOUT (zoom out key.)
Scroll display north, south, east or west using arrow keys ↑ ↓ → ←.
To stop scrolling and return to current position, press EXIT key.
6. Set a waypoint (Wpt 001) at your current position so you can navi-
gate back here: press
WPT | WPT . Waypoint symbol and "001" appears.
7. If you've already made some waypoints or event marker icons,
zoom/scroll to find a nearby location to go to. Otherwise, travel around
some and place some waypoint at place of interest. When you have sev-
eral in place, use arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over one of your
existing waypoint or locations.
8. Navigate to selected destination: press MENU | ENT | EXIT . Follow dotted
course line on Plotter Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.
9. At destination, Arrival Alarm goes off; to clear it, press EXIT . Cancel
navigation: press MENU | MENU |
↓ to
C
ANCEL
N
AVIGATION
| ENT | ←
to Y
ES
| ENT .
10. Return to Wpt 1 by Backtrack Trail. Press MENU | MENU |
↓ to
M Y
T RAILS
| ENT . Press
↓ to Trail 1|
ENT |
↓ to
N AVIGATE
| ENT |
→ to
R E-
VERSE
| ENT |
← to
N
AVIGATE
| ENT . (If arrival alarm sounds, press EXIT .)
Follow navigation displays.
11. Back home, Arrival Alarm goes off; press EXIT . Cancel navigation:
press MENU | MENU |
↓ to
C ANCEL N AVIGATION
| ENT | ←
to Y ES
| ENT .
12. To turn off the unit, press and hold PWR key for three seconds.