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INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTR UCTIONS GL OB ALMAP 3000 WWW .LOWRANCE.COM TM ...
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54 Cop yright © 2000, 2001 Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. All rights reser ved. GLOBALMAP 3000 is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics , 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. A CAREFUL NA VI- GA T OR NEVER RELIES ON ONL Y ONE METHOD T O OBT AIN POSI- TION INF ...
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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 har mful interf erence, and (2) this device m ust accept any interf erence received, including interf erence that may cause undesired oper ation. Note: This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with ...
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GPS Alarms ........................................... 37 System Setup .............................................. 38 Units of Measure .............................. 38 Set Local Time .................................. 38 Communication P or ts ....................... 38 Configure DGPS ............................... 39 Configure NMEA ........... ...
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1 INTRODUCTION Thank you f or purchasing a Lowrance product. No other GPS receiver has the f eatures of the GlobalMap 3000. Countless hours went into the design of this product. We hope that y ou enjoy using it as much as we hav e. A CCESSORIES Model P art # Gimbal Knobs ........................................ GK-9 ............................ 101 ...
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2 IMPORT ANT! In order to pass all connectors through the 1" hole in the brac ket and dash, first pass the transducer connector up through the hole , then any accessory cables. Ne xt, pass the power cab le down through the hole. Fill the hole with a marine sealant. Y ou can now wire the power cab le. P o wer Connections This unit operates from ...
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3 IMPORT ANT! Do not use this product without a 6-amp fuse connected to the pow er cable! F ailure to use a fuse will void your w arranty . T o prev ent electr ical interf erence , route the power , transducer , and GPS cables a wa y from other wiring, especially the engine’ s wir ing har ness. VHF radio antenna cab les radiate noise when transmi ...
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4 COM-1 GLOBALMAP 3000 FROM GPS RECEIVER ORANGE (RECEIVE) SHIELD (GROUND) NMEA TRANSMIT GROUND The GLOBALMAP 3000 can also accept position inf ormation from any GPS receiver that tr ansmits NMEA 0183 data. Use the wir ing diagram shown abo v e f or NMEA input to the GLOBALMAP 3000. See page 38 and 39 f or NMEA and DGPS com por t setup instructions. ...
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5 MMC This unit can use up to two MMC (MultiMediaCard) car tridges. They store the maps, w a ypoint and route information, plot trails , and icons for tr ans- f er to a computer . T o install a MMC car tr idge, twist the dr awer retainer counter-cloc kwise and pull. The draw er will come out of the unit. Place the MMC car tridge F A CE DO WN. (see ...
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6 KEYBO ARD The ke yboard has ke ys arranged in two v er tical columns beneath the arrow k eys. The menu ke y near the bottom left cor ner of the k eyboard activates the first men u page. The other ke ys are used to zoom the dis- pla y , change modes, and other functions. ZOUT/ZIN - These ke ys “ zoom” the map in and out. P AGES - This key s wi ...
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7 GPS OPERA TION NO TE: A LGC-12S GPS module or an external GPS receiver with NMEA output must be attached to this unit in order to use the position and na vi- gation f eatures. W ARNING! Use this product only as an aid to navigation. A careful navigator ne ver relies on only one method to obtain position inf or mation. CA UTION This GPS receiver ( ...
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8 Remember , the unit must hav e a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals . Unlike radio or tele vision, GPS works at very high frequencies. The signals can be block ed easily by trees, co vered docks , e v en y our body . Never use this GPS receiver while operating a vehic le! Like most GPS receiv ers, this unit doesn’t h ...
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9 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 deter mine a position.) It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view . It then se ...
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10 right appears. Now press the MENU ke y . Select “INITIALIZE GPS”. A screen similar to the one below right appears. Use the ar- row k e ys to mo v e the crosshairs to your appro ximate location on the map . Y ou can use the ZIN and ZOUT k eys to enlarge the map which makes it easier and f aster to find your location. The box at the bottom of ...
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11 tude is flashing, simply ignore the altitude displa y until it quits flashing.) REMEMBER, DO NO T NA VIGA TE WITH THIS UNIT UNTIL THE NUM- BERS ST OP FLASHING! Require DGPS Normally , the unit will flash the position and na vigation data when it loses the satellite fix, but it does not flash the data when it loses the DGPS fix. If you w ant the ...
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12 hasn’t lock ed onto a satellite if the number is gr a y ed out, therefore it isn’t being used to solv e the position. Beneath the circular graph are the bar g raphs, one for each satellite in view . Since the unit has twelv e channels, it can dedicate one channel per visible satellite . The taller the bar on the g raph, the better the unit i ...
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13 When navigating to a w aypoint, the Navigation screen looks lik e the one at right. Y our ground speed, trac k, distance and bear- ing to wa ypoint, and course are all shown digitally on this screen. Closing speed is also known as v elocity made good. It’ s the speed that y ou’ re making tow ards the wa ypoint. The current cross trac k error ...
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14 Map There are f our different mapping screens: Full Map , Digital Data, T wo P o- sition F ormats, and T wo Maps . (Note: Maps must be downloaded from a MapCreate™ CD-R OM onto a MMC . The MMC must be installed into the unit bef ore maps will show on the screen. If your unit came with a MMC, MMC Interf ace, and CD-R OM, then follo w the instr ...
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15 “T wo P osition F or mats” is similar to “Digital Data”, except it adds two present position bo xes, one showing latitude/longitude and the other shows the present po- sition in UTM. “T wo Maps” shows two maps side-by-side . Y ou can customized each map with diff erent settings. F or example , the map on the left can ha ve a z oom ra ...
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16 NORTH-UP Cursor Distance Y ou can use the cursor to find the distance between tw o points. While the cursor is showing, press the MENU ke y , then select “FIND DIST ANCE”. The unit re- turns to the mapping screen. Now mov e the cursor to the first loca- tion that y ou want to measure the distance from and press the ENT ke y . Ne xt, move the ...
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17 In the trac k-up view , the present position mov es straight towards the top of the displa y . Remember , in the trac k-up mode, the screen rotates as you change direction. It alwa ys keeps your direction of tra v el (track) heading to w ards the top of the screen. In the course-up mode, the screen is lock ed into your original bear ing to the r ...
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18 Map Categories Drawn This menu determines which of the mapping f eatures are shown on the screen. This includes , wa ypoints , trails, icons , cities, highwa ys, etc. Y ou can selectively turn on or off any of these items, customizing the map to y our needs. T o change the map detail shown, press the MENU ke y , then select “Map Catagories Dra ...
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19 ICONS The map has 42 symbols or “icons” a v ailable that can be placed an y- where on the screen. They can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca- tions, landmarks, boat ramps , and vir tually any point of interest. An icon can be placed at y our present position or at the cursor’ s location. T o place an icon at your present position, si ...
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20 The list of sav ed trails shows on this screen. The check mar k ne xt to the tr ail’ s name means that this trail is displa yed on the map . An arrow on the right side of the screen points to the trail that’ s currently in use, ne xt to the num- ber of points in the trail. There can be up to 10 plot trails sav ed with up to 10,000 points per ...
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21 Navigate a T rail Y ou can f ollow a sa ved tr ail by using the “Navigate” feature on the “Edit T rail” menu (shown abov e). Selecting the Navigate button brings up the screen at right. The unit “drops” a n umbered point on the trail as y ou tra vel. Y ou can na vigate from one end of the trai l to the other . The points on the trail ...
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22 F or example , we ran a course on a local lake , (shown at right) from the boat ramp to a small cov e. T o na vigate back to the boat ramp using the plot trail, press the Menu k e y twice, select “My T rails” then select the desired plot trail and click on the “Naviate” button. The screen shown a the bottom of the pre vious page appears. ...
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23 T rail Options This menu lets you change the w a y the trail updates occur . The options are automatic, time , or distance. When it’ s in the auto- matic mode, the unit doesn’t up- date the plot trail while y ou’ re trav- elling in a straight line. Once yo u de viate from a straight line, the unit “drops” a plot point onto the trail. T ...
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24 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 sav e your 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 boat doc k as a waypoint bef ore star ting on a trip. When yo ...
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25 Saving a Ne w P osition T o save a position other than the cursor’ s or the present position as a wa ypoint, first press the WPT ke y . The “Find W aypoint” menu appears. “My W aypoints” is high- lighted. Press the right arrow k ey to mov e to the Subcategor y sec- tion. Now highlight “New” and press the ENT ke y . The screen at ri ...
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26 A verage P osition This f eature a ver ages your posi- tion. This helps to eliminate errors in the position due to atmospheric eff ects and other conditions. When the “A verage P osition” menu item is selected, a screen similar to the one at right appears. The small plotter screen shows your present position. The num- ber of positions used t ...
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27 “Edit W aypoint” retur ns the unit to the “Edit W aypoint” menu descr ibed on page 46. “Delete W a ypoint” remo v es the wa ypoint from the list. W A YPOINT NA VIGA TION This unit makes it easy to na vigate to any wa ypoint. All y ou ha ve to do is press the WPT k ey , select the waypoint, then select “Go T o W aypoint” on the W ...
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28 The bo x with the “S” in it was your star ting location when the wa ypoint w as recalled. The dotted line is called a course line and is the shor test path from the star ting location to the destination. The “D” is the cursor destination, when the cursor position is used as a destination. If you f ol- low the course line , you’ll reach ...
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29 The Man Ov erboard symbol is also placed on the map screen in the appropriate location. Y ou can use the map screen to navi- gate to the Man Ov erboard loca- tion, if you so desire . T o stop the unit from showing na vigation to the man ov erboard position, see the Cancel Naviga- tion section below . Remember , saving the victim is the primar y ...
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30 Create a Route T o create a route, first press the MENU ke y twice , highlight the “Route Planning” label, and press the ENT ke y . The screen shown at right appears. This unit can store up to 100 routes. T o create a route, highlight “New Route” and press the ENT ke y . The screen at r ight appears. The route’ s name appears at the up ...
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31 so “Sav ed” was chosen. A new menu appears , letting y ou choose from the list of names or from the nearest wa ypoint to your present position. In this e xample, “Name” was chosen. The screen at right appears. Select the first wa ypoint for the route from the list and press the ENT k e y . The screen at right ap- pears. Data f or the sel ...
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32 Follow a Route T o navigate a route, press the MENU ke y twice, then select “Route Planning”. Using the ar- row k eys, highlight “Sav ed Routes” and press the ENT ke y . Select the desired route from the list. The “Edit Route” screen ap- pears ne xt. Now highlight “Navigate” and press the ENT ke y . The unit imediately begins sho ...
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33 and speed in the bo xes pro vided on simulator screen. The altitude is also adjustable . T o use the GPS simulator , press the MENU key twice , than select “GPS Setup”, then “GPS Simulator”. The screen at the bottom of the previous page appears. Make the desired settings , then tur n the simulator on by highlighting the “Simulator On? ...
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34 tems, y ou must be in the respectiv e countr y . This unit will pic k the match- ing datum f or you when you select the grid. See the Datums section f or more inf or mation. The militar y grid ref erence system (MGRS) uses two gr id lettering schemes, which are ref erred to as standard and alternate MGRS on this unit. Y our position and datum in ...
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35 measure up f our inches and to the left a half-inch from the reference point on the map to find y our location. T o use this format, you need to follo w these steps in order . First, take your map of the area and determine a reference latitude/longitude. (Note: in order for this system to w ork, the latitude/longitude lines must be parallel with ...
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36 world, or just a small por tion. By def ault, your position shows using the WGS-84 datum. Howe ver , it can show y our position using one of 191 diff erent datums. T o change the datum, first press the MENU ke y , then highlight the “GPS Setup” label and press the ENT ke y . Now highlight the “Map Datum” label. Finally , press the ENT ke ...
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37 ALARMS This unit has sev er al GPS alar ms. Y ou can set an arrival alarm to flash a w ar ning message and sound a tone when y ou cross a preset distance from a wa ypoint. For e xample , if you ha ve the arrival alarm set to .1 mile, then the alarm will flash a message when you come within .1 mile of the recalled wa ypoint. The course de viation ...
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38 SYSTEM SETUP Many of the unit’ s basic features can be changed from this menu. Press the MENU ke y twice , then select “System Setup”. The screen at right appears. Units of Measure This menu (sho wn below) sets the speed and distance (statute or nautical miles, meters), depth (f eet, fathoms, or meters), tem- perature (degrees F ahrenheit ...
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39 If a DGPS receiver is connect to this unit, highlight the appropri- ate recie ver type: “ST ARLINK DGPS” or “MA GNA V O X DGPS” and press ENT ke y to tur n it on. (Use Starlink DGPS when using Lowr ance DGPS Beacon Receiv- ers.) With the e xception of serial communications, typically no other setup needs to be made with these receivers . ...
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40 check mark ne xt to the prefix means that prefix is in use. Select the prefix that you wish to change b y highlighting it, then change it b y pressing the ENT k e y . Press the EXIT k e y when y ou’ re finished with this menu. Reset Options T o reset all features to their f ac- tor y def aults, select “Reset Op- tions” from the “System S ...
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41 respective symbols . The moon symbol sho ws the appro ximate phase of the moon. T oday’ s date shows at the top of the screen. If you want to kno w the sunrise/sunset for a diff erent date , change it by selecting the month, da y , or year b y pressing the ENT key , then enter the new date with the arrow ke ys. The unit recalculates the sun an ...
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42 A UDIO The va rious sounds that the unit makes can be customiz ed to your own taste . Press the MENU key twice , then select “Sounds” from the main menu. The screen at right appears. The v olume control on the r ight side of the menu adjusts the au- dio le vel f or all sounds. T o change it, select “V olume”, press the ENT ke y , then ad ...
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43 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC FULL ONE-YEAR W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” refers to LO WRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC, the man ufacturer of this product. “Y ou” or “your” ref ers to the first person who purchases this product as a con- sumer item for personal, f amily , or household use. W e warrant this product against defects or mal ...
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44 D A TUMS WGS 1984 Def ault Adindan Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan Adindan Burkina F aso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgoo ye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antigua (Leeward Islands) Arc 1950 Mean for Bots wana, Lesot ...
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45 Luzon Philipines (Excluding Mindanao) Luzon Philipines (Mindanao) Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Massawa Ethiopia (Eritrea) Merchich Morocco Midwa y Astro 1961 Midwa y Islands Minna Cameroon Minna Nigeria Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montserrat (Leeward Islands) M’P o ralok o Gabon Nahrw an Oman (Masirah Island) Nahrw an Saudi Arabia Nahrw an United Ar ...
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46 D A TUMS South American 1969 Ecuador (Baltra, Galapagos) South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 P aragua y South American 1969 Pe r u South American 1969 T rinidad & T obago South American 1969 V enezuela South Asia Singapore T ananarive Obser vator y 1925 Madagascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei, East Malaysia (Sabah, Saraw ak) T okyo Mean f ...
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47 LO WRANCE D A T ABASES 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 LOW - RANCE ELECTRONICS , INC., THE MANUF A CTURER OF THIS PR ODUCT . (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PR ODUCT ACCOM- P ANIED BY THI ...
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48 D A T ABASES LIMITED W ARRANTY “W e”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lowr ance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer of this product. “Y ou” or “your” ref ers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item f or personal, family , or household use. The Databases Limited W arranty applies to the one or more databases ...
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49 T ransferring GPS Data to/fr om a MMC T o transfer w aypoints, routes , icons, and plot tr ails from this unit to a MMC , press the MENU key twice, then select “System Setup”. Ne xt, select “T ransf er My Data”. The screen at right ap- pears. All data with check marks ne xt to their labels will be transf erred to the MMC . If you don’t ...
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50 Notes: ...
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51 How to Obtain Service (Canadian Customers Onl y) We bac k your inv estment in quality products with quick, e xper t service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts. If you need ser vice or repairs, contact the Low rance F actor y Customer Service Depar tment at the toll-free n umber listed below . A techni- cian may be ab le to solve the problem ...
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52 How to Obtain Ser vice (U.S.A. Only) W e bac k your inv estment in quality products with quick, expert ser vice and genuine Lowr ance ® replacement par ts. If you’ re in the United States and you ha ve questions, please contact the F actor y Customer Ser vice Depar tment using our toll-free n umber listed below . Y ou must send the unit to th ...
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