User manual LOWRANCE AIRMAP 500

[. . . ] Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver AirMap 500 Operation Instructions Copyright © 2003 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. AirMap, Lowrance Avionics and Lowrance are all registered trademarks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright 2001-2003, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc. eXitSource Database, copyright 2001-2003 Zenrin Co. [. . . ] At right, you can see where the runway extension begins at the very end of runway 18L. 39 At the runways screen you can press or to cycle through the airport's runways. In the previous image, you can see we've selected 18L, so all of the information shown refers to that particular runway. The previous images show not only the information available on this screen, but also the Runway Extension feature. To turn on a runway extension, use or to select the desired runway, then make sure the box at the bottom of the screen says "Extend" next to the runway name. (As long as we have sufficient information about it in our database, AirMap can display a runway extension for any runway. ) Press ENT and the runways screen will go away, returning you to the airport information screen. Runway extensions are meant to serve as visual references to help you orient the plane as you approach an airport for a landing. The extension appears as a fan-shape, with its tip pointing directly to the foot of the runway you're approaching. This allows you to navigate toward the wider end of the fan, so once you turn down the extension you can easily judge how far you've got to touch-down. To turn off an airport extension, press MENU| to CLEAR RUNWAY EXT. Services The Services screen shows you all of the published services available at the selected airport. You can press or to scroll through the listed items, in case the list runs past the bottom of the screen. Airport Services screen for KTUL (Tulsa International). Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SDC card. When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit, AirMap automatically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on. Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software. 40 GPS Data files, containing waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons, must be copied from an MMC to AirMap's internal memory before AirMap can read them. Press MENU| to TRANSFER MY DATA|ENT and the screen in the following image appears. The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into AirMap's memory. 2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert a card into AirMap in order to activate the Load or Save commands. To transfer data from AirMap to the MMC: press ENT (for SAVE. ) To transfer data from the MMC to AirMap: press to LOAD|ENT. Saving: To accept the default name "Data" for the GPS Data File, press to SAVE|ENT. If you wish to rename the file (as in the example below), press ENT to activate the selection box. Press or to change the first character, then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. Then, press ENT| to SAVE|ENT. From left to right, these figures show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from an MMC into AirMap's memory. The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished. Loading: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*. USR) on the card. [. . . ] If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. Many times, customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory. To call us, use the following toll-free number: 800-324-1356 8 a. m. [. . . ]