TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................

8

 

1.0

GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................................................................................

8

 

1.1

PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................

9

 

1.2

1.1.0

Packing List ........................................................................................................

9

 

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ............................................................................................

9

 

1.3

SAFETY / WARNING INFORMATION ..........................................................................

10

 

 

1.3.0

VHF Marine Antenna Installation .....................................................................

10

 

 

1.3.1

ON-LINE Warranty Registaration ....................................................................

10

 

1.4

1.3.2

Product Support Inquires .................................................................................

10

 

FCC RADIO LICENSE INFORMATION ........................................................................

11

 

 

1.4.0

Station License ................................................................................................

11

 

 

1.4.1

Radio Call Sign ................................................................................................

11

 

 

1.4.2

Canadian Ship Station Licensing ....................................................................

11

2.

 

1.4.3

FCC / Industry Canada Information ................................................................

11

GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................................................

12

 

2.0

MOUNTING THE GPS CHARTPLOTTER ....................................................................

12

 

2.1

BRACKET MOUNTING .................................................................................................

12

 

2.2

FLUSH MOUNTING ......................................................................................................

13

 

2.3

CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................

14

 

 

2.3.0

Rear Panel Connections ..................................................................................

14

 

 

2.3.1

VHF Antenna ....................................................................................................

15

 

 

2.3.2

Selecting a Marine VHF Antena ......................................................................

15

 

 

2.3.3

Coaxial Cable ...................................................................................................

16

 

2.4

2.3.4

Optional Enhanced Second VHF/PA Station ...................................................

17

 

GPS ANTENNA .............................................................................................................

19

 

 

2.4.0

Mounting the GPS WAAS Smart Antenna ......................................................

19

 

 

2.4.1

Mounting on a Pole ..........................................................................................

19

 

 

2.4.2

Flush Mounting ................................................................................................

19

 

2.5

2.4.3 SMART GPS Connector Table ........................................................................

20

 

PA HORN CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................

20

 

2.6

NMEA CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................

20

 

 

2.6.0

Output Sentences ............................................................................................

21

 

 

2.6.1

Input Sentences ...............................................................................................

21

 

 

2.6.2

Cables ..............................................................................................................

21

 

 

2.6.3

I/O Connector Table .........................................................................................

21

 

2.7

2.6.4

AIS Receiver Setup .........................................................................................

21

 

FF520 FISH FINDER SETUP ........................................................................................

22

 

2.8

2.7.0

AUX Connector Table ......................................................................................

22

 

OUTPUTTING NMEA TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER .................................................

23

 

2.9

2.8.0

Serial PC Connection ......................................................................................

23

 

NMEA DATA PAGE ........................................................................................................

23

 

2.10

BATTERY CONNECTIONS ...........................................................................................

24

 

2.11

OPTIONAL BLACK BOX FISH FINDER .......................................................................

24

 

2.12

OPTIONAL VHF EXTENSION SPEAKER AND PA HORN ..........................................

24

 

2.13

VIDEO INPUT ................................................................................................................

25

 

 

2.13.0

Video Camera Input .........................................................................................

25

 

 

2.13.1 VCR or DVD Input ...........................................................................................

25

3. C-MAP MAX OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................

27

 

3.0

INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................

27

4.

3.1

INSERTING THE C-CARD ............................................................................................

27

MAP FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................................................

29

 

4.0

NEW MAX FUNCTIONS MENU ....................................................................................

29

 

 

4.0.0

Zoom Type .......................................................................................................

29

 

 

4.0.1

Fonts & Symbols ..............................................................................................

29

 

 

4.0.2

Perspective View .............................................................................................

30

 

 

4.0.3

Dynamic Nav-Aids ...........................................................................................

31

 

 

4.0.4 Safety Status Bar (DSI - Data Safety Indicator) ..............................................

31

5.

 

4.0.5

Currents Prediction ..........................................................................................

32

DATA FEATURES ......................................................................................................................

33

 

5.0

PICTURES & DIAGRAMS .............................................................................................

33

 

5.1

5.0.0

How to show the pictures or diagrams of a Multimedia Object ......................

33

 

ENHANCED PORT INFO ..............................................................................................

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