Eagle Electronics Z-9500

Saving Present Position

as a Waypoint (Save As #)

To save your present position using this feature, first press the

Waypoint Save

key. The menu shown below appears. Now

press

the

key adjacent to the "SAVE

AS #" label. The Z-9500 stores your present

position under the waypoint number shown on the label. The waypoint

number increments each

time you save a waypoint, so you don't have

to keep track of the waypoint numbers. Once you've stored the

waypoint,

the Z-9500 returns to the loran

display.

Saue Waypoint

All Loran-C receivers work on this principle. Most modern receivers

also display latitude/longitude. The receiver takes the TD information

and, using a complex mathematical formula, converts it to latitude/

longitude position data. You can display

both TD's and latitude/longi-

tude on the Z-9500 to determine

your position.

Saving

Present Position

- View and Save Method

The"Save As #" feature

doesn't allow the selection of a waypoint num-

ber. You have to use the next available number when using that

method. To save your present position under any waypoint number,

first press

the

Waypoint

Save key, then press

the key adjacent

to the

"View/Save Waypt." label. The screen shown at the

top of the next

page appears.

Your

present position in both TD's and latitude/longitude displays

at the

top right corner of the screen. The first available waypoint number is

shown in a black box. In the example screen on the next page,

waypoint number one is the first available waypoint. If

you want to save

this waypoint under a number other than the one displayed, simply

press

the key adjacent to the

or down labels. This moves the box up

or down the list of waypoint numbers. The position saved under each

waypoint number appears in the boxes in the upper corner of the

display. When the black box is over the desired waypoint number,

press the

key next to the "Enter label. The waypoint displayed

at the

top

of the screen will be saved

under this number, then the Z-9500 will

return to the loran screen. To exit from this screen without saving a

waypoint, simply press

the key adjacent to the "Clear" label.

GE111NG STARTED - INITIALIZATION

The Z-9500 must be initialized or "told where it is" the first time it's

turned on. Once it locks on to the

proper

stations and

shows a

position,

the initialization process

won't have to be repeated. The Z-9500 stores

the

present position,

GAl, and stations used in memory each time ft's

turned off. Therefore, the next time it's turned on it has the

necessary

data to search for the

proper

stations for the area

you're in. If

you travel

a long distance with the Z-9500 turned off (over 100 miles), you will

need to re-initialize the unit.

There are three different

ways

to initialize the Z-9500. You can give it a

GRI only,

a position only,

or both. There are advantages and disadvan-

tages

to each.

INITIAL POSITION ONLY

you initialize the Z-9500

using the Initial Position

only starting mode,

the

unit will first pick the best GAl to use in your location. It then looks

for

the loran stations in that GAl chain. Once it finds

them, the Z-9500

will automatically switch stations until it can give a good "fix" and posi-

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