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  • Page 1 Personal Navigator O w n e r ’ s @ @ ? f ? @ @ @ @ ? f ? @ @ @ @ ? g ? @ @ @ @ ? ? @ @ @ @ ? g ? @ @ ? f ? @ @ @ @ ? f ? @ @ ? C @ @ @ @ = g ? @ @ ? f C @ @ @ @ = f C @ @ = M a n u a l &...
  • Page 2 Tel: 913-397-8200 or 800-800-1020 GARMIN (Europe) Ltd., Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 9AQ UK Tel: 011-44-1794-519944 GARMIN (Asia) Corp., 3rd Fl., No. 1, Lane 45, Pao-Hsing Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. Tel: 011-886-02-2917-4107 Web Site Address: www.garmin.com All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 See your GARMIN dealer for accessories including our PC kit, swivel mounts, external antennas, and power/data cables. We at GARMIN hope the GPS 12 will help you meet all of your navigation needs and know it will become a valuable piece of your outdoor gear.
  • Page 4 AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misinterpreted and, therefore, become unsafe. Use the GPS 12 at your own risk. To reduce the risk of unsafe opera- tion, carefully review and understand all aspects of this Operator’s Manual and thoroughly practice operation using the simulator mode prior to actual use.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    SECTION ONE Introduction Glossary ......... . .2-3 Battery Installation .

  • Page 6: Glossary

    INTRODUCTION Glossary The GPS 12 is a powerful navigation tool that can guide you anywhere in the world. To better understand its operation and capabilities, it may be helpful to review the basic terms and concepts briefly explained below. Other navigation and GPS definitions used in the manual are defined in the appropriate reference sections of the manual.

  • Page 7: Glossary

    Grid Coordinate system that projects the earth on a flat surface, using square zones for position measurements. UTM/UPS and Maidenhead formats are grid systems. Ground Speed (SPD) The velocity you are traveling relative to a ground position. Latitude The north/south measurement of position perpendicular to the earth’ s polar axis.

  • Page 8: Battery Installation

    You may find that lithium batteries provide longer life in colder conditions. The GPS 12 operates on 4 AA batteries, which are To install the batteries: 1. Remove the battery cover by turning the thumb loop at the bottom of the unit 1/4 turn counter- clockwise.

  • Page 9: Keypad Usage & Data Entry

    Turns the unit on and off and activates screen backlighting. Scrolls through the main data pages in sequence and returns display from a submenu page to a primary page. Captures a position and dis- plays the mark position page. Displays GOTO page with the waypoint highlighted for GOTO operation.

  • Page 10: Primary Pages

    Position Page Primary Pages Before we start the tour, let’s briefly look at the five primary information pages used for the GPS 12. Switch between pages by pressing either the Position Satellite Page The Satellite Page shows satellite positions and signal strength.

  • Page 11: Primary Pages

    (TRN). Main Menu Page The last primary page is the Main Menu Page. The Main Menu Page gives you access to the GPS 12’ s waypoint management, route, track log, and setup fea- tures through a list of submenus. INTRODUCTION...

  • Page 12: Power On & Marking A Position

    Now that you’ve seen the primary pages, let’s get started by taking a simple tour to show you the basics about using your GPS 12. The tour assumes that your unit has been turned on and that none of the factory settings ( units of measure, selectable fields, etc.) have...

  • Page 13: Position Page, Map Page, & Going To A Waypoint

    “ b re a d c rumb” display of your track right on the screen. The GOTO waypoint page allows you to select a destination from a list of all available way- points in the GPS 12’s memory.

  • Page 14: Compass Page & Cancelling A Goto

    (see page 32). As you get close to ‘HOME’, you’ll be alerted to press PAGE. The GPS 12 will give you the message “Arrival at HOME”. Once you’ve arrived, you’ll notice the distance field will read 0.00.

  • Page 15: Clearing The Map, Screen Contrast, & Power Off

    The clear log confirmation page will appear. 5. Use the key to highlight the ‘Yes’ prompt. 6. Press to finish. Adjusting Screen Contrast You can access the GPS 12’s contrast feature from the Satellite Page. To adjust the screen contrast: 1. Press appears. 2. Press...

  • Page 16: Satellite Page

    The GPS 12’s Satellite Page displays the status of various receiver functions. The status information will help you understand what the GPS 12 is doing at any given time, and will tell you whether or not the receiver has calculated a position fix.

  • Page 17: Receiver Status

    The status will be shown as one of the following conditions: Searching— the GPS 12 is looking for any avail- able satellites in view. AutoLocate— the GPS 12is initializing and col- lecting new almanac data.

  • Page 18: Battery Level Indicator, Backlighting, And Emergency Erase

    Note: A bulb icon will appear on the Satellite Page when backlighting is turned on. Emergency Erase Function You may erase the GPS 12’s memory in four quick steps. This will cause all stored data to be deleted, including: routes, waypoints, and the track log.

  • Page 19: Position Page

    The lower left-hand cor- ner of the page shows your current latitude and longi- tude in degrees and minutes. The GPS 12 uses this basic information to mark exact positions as waypoints, which help guide you from one place to another. The lower right-hand corner of the page contains the alti- tude field (default).

  • Page 20: Position

    2. Press to confirm the ‘RESET?’ prompt. Altitude Field When the GPS 12 is acquiring satellites or navigat- ing in the 2D mode, the last known altitude is used to compute your position. You may also manually enter your altitude for greater accuracy. In cases where the...

  • Page 21: Marking A Position & Position Averaging Function

    Marking a Position The GPS 12 allows you to mark and store up to 500 positions as waypoints. A waypoint can be entered by taking an instant electronic fix, by manually enter- ing coordinates (pg. 20), or by using the bearing and distance to a known position (pg.

  • Page 22: Waypoint

    (DST) to the nine nearest waypoints are updated continuously. Waypoint Pages The GPS 12 has three waypoint pages that let you quickly manage up to 500 waypoints. These pages— nearest waypoints, waypoint list, and waypoint defini- tion—can be accessed through the Main Menu Page.

  • Page 23: Proximity Waypoints

    Note: This feature is handy for deleting temporary waypoints created by the TracBack function. Proximity Waypoints The GPS 12’s proximity waypoint function warns you when you are getting too close to hazardous way- points. This function allows you to create up to nine proximity waypoints and designate an alarm circle for each waypoint.

  • Page 24: Waypoint

    REFERENCE Waypoint Definition & Reference Waypoints The GPS 12’s advanced waypoint planning fea- tures allow you to create new waypoints and prac- tice navigation without ever setting foot outside. If you create a new way- point by entering coordi- nates from a map, you may want to re-mark the waypoint’s exact position...

  • Page 25: Waypoint Symbols

    ‘DONE?’ prompt. Waypoint Comments Each waypoint stored in the GPS 12 has a user- d e f i n- able 16-character comment field. The default comment is the UTC (or Greenwich Mean Time) date and time of the w a y p o i n t ’...

  • Page 26: Waypoint

    2. Press the left side of the keypad to clear the name field. 3. Scroll through the waypoints. Note: The GPS 12’s waypoint scanning feature will offer the first waypoint that matches the character or characters you have entered up to that point. If you...

  • Page 27: Goto & Man Overboard

    ‘MOB’ selected. 2 Press to begin MOB navigation. The GPS 12 will now guide you to the MOB way- point until the MOB GOTOis cancelled. If you want to save the MOB waypoint, be sure to rename it because it will be overwritten the next time a MOB is activated.

  • Page 28: Tracback Navigation

    , highlight ‘TRACBACK?’, and press Once the TracBack function has been activated, the GPS 12 will take the track log currently stored in mem- ory and divide it into segments called legs. Up to 30 temporary waypoints will be created to mark the most significant features of the track log in order to duplicate your exact path as closely as possible.
  • Page 29 Tips On the TracBack Feature • Always clear your track log at the exact point that you want to go back to (trail head, truck, etc.). • The ‘RECORD’ option on the track log setup page must be set to ‘WRAP’ or ‘FILL’. •...

  • Page 30: Creating And Using Routes

    Route Navigation The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12 is by creating a user-defined route. The route navigation feature lets you plan and navigate a course from one place to another using a set of pre-defined waypoints.

  • Page 31: Route Definition

    The last form of navigating to a destination with the GPS 12 is by creating a user-defined route. The GPS 12 lets you create and store up to 20 routes of 30 waypoints each. Routes can be copied, cleared, inverted, and acti- vated through the route definition page.

  • Page 32: Creating And Navigating Routes

    REFERENCE Using Routes You may use up to 16 characters to custom name a route. The default name will be the first and last waypoint in the route. To activate a route, high- light the ‘ACT?’ prompt and press ENTER. Creating and Navigating Routes To create a route from the route definition page: 1.

  • Page 33: Active Route

    Active Route Page Once a route has been activated, the active route page will display the waypoint sequence of your route with the estimated time enroute (ETE) at your present speed and the distance to each waypoint. As long as you are navigating an active route, the active route page will become part of the main page sequence of the unit.

  • Page 34: Editing Routes

    On-Route GOTOs At the beginning of this section, we mentioned that the GPS 12 will automatically select the route leg closest to your position as the active leg. This will give you steering guidance to the desired track (desired course) of the active leg.

  • Page 35: Compass & Highway

    Selecting a Navigation Page Once you’ve selected a GOTO destination or acti- vated a TracBack, MOB, or route; the GPS 12 will pro- vide graphic steering guidance to the destination with one of two navigation pages: Compass Page Compass Page (default) provides a direc- •The...
  • Page 36 REFERENCE Navigation Pages The user selectable field allows you to customize the navigation pages, selecting the desired data readout. The turn option shows the number of degrees you need to turn (left or right) to head directly to your destination. Selecting a Navigation Page (cont.) Graphic Compass...

  • Page 37: Compass Page

    (SPD), and a user-selectable field for ETE, ETA, CTS, XTK, VMG, or TRN. When you are one minute away from your destina- tion (based on your current speed and track over ground), the GPS 12 will alert you with a flashing on- screen message box. REFERENCE Destination...
  • Page 38 Waypoint Graphic Highway Display The GPS 12’s Highway Page provides graphic steer- ing guidance to a destination waypoint, with a greater emphasis on the straight-line desired course and the distance and direction you are off course. The bearing and distance to a waypoint—along with your current track and speed—are displayed at the top of the screen.

  • Page 39: Map Page, Zooming, & Panning

    Map Page Zoom Scale Bearing to Waypoint Track The Map Page shows your position and surround- ings, and provides you with a target cursor that lets you pan ahead to nearby waypoints, determine the dis- tance and bearing to a map position, and mark new waypoints while you navigate.

  • Page 40: Map Options

    REFERENCE Zooming, Panning, & Map Options A crosshair will appear when you activate the pan function. The distance and direction of the crosshair from your current position is shown in the upper cor- ners of the Map Page. On-Screen Pointing The crosshair will “snap to”...
  • Page 41 From the waypoint definition page, you can also define how each individual waypoint is displayed on the map. The GPS 12 displays waypoints as a name with a corresponding symbol (e.g., “fuel” and a gas pump symbol), a symbol only (e.g., a fish symbol), or a 16-character comment and corresponding symbol (e.g.,...

  • Page 42: Map Options & Map Setup

    REFERENCE Using the Cursor & Map Options The ‘OPT’ field gives access to the map setup, and track setup pages, right from the Map Page. The Map Page’ s default screen orientation is ‘track up’. ‘Track Up’ means that the top of the map display corresponds to your cur- rent direction of travel.

  • Page 43: Track Method

    Field Method Field The track setup page lets you manage the GPS 12’ s track log data (see pg 24). You can also select whether to record a track log and define how it is recorded. To turn the track log on or off: 1.

  • Page 44: Track Log Setup

    TracBack feature (see pg. 24). Main Menu Page The GPS 12’s Main Menu Page (shown on pgs. 18 and 41) provides access to additional pages (submenus) that are used to customize operation and select naviga- tion/planning features.

  • Page 45: Setup Menu & System Setup

    To calculate, enter the date and year, then press ENTER. Select the ‘Setup Menu’ option from the Main Menu to access configura- tion options for your GPS 12 .

  • Page 46: System Setup

    REFERENCE System Setup The GPS 12’s two operat- ing modes are accessed through the system setup submenu. To display the corre c t local time, you must enter the appropriate offset. See the chart at the end of Appendix C.
  • Page 47 System Setup: Screen Contrast The GPS 12 has adjustable screen contrast con- trolled by an on-screen bar scale. Use this option to adjust the screen contrast. To set the screen contrast: 1. Highlight the ‘CONTRAST’ field, and press 2. Adjust the bar scale to the desired contrast, and...

  • Page 48: Navigation Setup

    CDI scale, units of measure for speed and distance, and a heading reference. Navigation Setup: Position Formats The default position format for the GPS 12 is lati- tude and longitude in degrees and minutes (hdddº mm.mmm’). You may also select degrees, minutes and seconds (hdddºmm’ss.s’’);...

  • Page 49: Navigation Setup

    1. Highlight the ‘CDI’ field, and press 2. Select the desired setting, and press Navigation Setup: Units of Measure The GPS 12 lets you select statute (default), nauti- cal, or metric units of measure for all speed and dis- tance readouts.

  • Page 50: Angular Heading Selection & Alarms

    (left or right) beyond the limits that you set. Angular Heading Selection The GPS 12 gives you the ability to change your angular display. Choose this field to toggle between degrees and MILS. To change between degrees and MILS: 1.

  • Page 51: Interface Setup & Dgps

    GARMIN GPS units or the GPS 12 and a PC. The transfer mode field is directly below ‘GRMN/GRMN’, and allows you to spec- ify what information to request or send to a second GPS unit.

  • Page 52: Interface Setup & Dgps

    DGPS operation. You may also monitor the DGPS status from the status field on the interface page. The GPS 12 will display one of three alert messages concerning DGPS operation: No DGPS Position— there is not enough correc- tion data available to compute a DGPS position.

  • Page 53: Language Setup & Simulator

    Language Setup The GPS 12’s Language Setup allows you to change your unit’s display language. Changing the display lan- guage does not effect user entered data. All views will be changed to the selected language except the way- point names, route names, and all comments.

  • Page 54: Appendix A--Initialization

    •Select Country––allows you to initialize the receiver by selecting your present position from a list of countries in the GPS 12’s internal database. This typically provides a position fix in under three minutes. •Autolocate ––allows the GPS 12 to initialize...

  • Page 55: Appendix A––Initialization

    5. Press to finish. The GPS 12 will now begin searching for the appropriate satellites for your location and should acquire a position in under three minutes. You can ver- ify that you have acquired a position by watching the Satellite Page transition to the Position Page (provided you haven’t pressed any other buttons) or by looking...

  • Page 56: Appendix B-Specifications & Wiring

    Internal Backup: NOTE: Alkaline batteries lose a significant amount of their capacity as temperature decreas- es. If you’re using the GPS 12 in below freezing temperatures, use lithium batteries for longer battery life. Extensive use of screen backlighting will significantly reduce battery life.

  • Page 57: Appendix B—Specifications & Wiring

    However, waypoint symbols are only transferrable from or to units that support waypoint symbols such as the GPS II plus, GPS 12, and GPS 12XL software version 3.01 or later. Part No. 010-10142-00. • PC Kit Interface Cable— PC interface cable with 9-pin ‘D’ serial data connec- tor.

  • Page 58: Appendix C-Messages And Time Offsets

    Try another location with a clearer view of the sky. Power Down and Re-init—The GPS 12 is not able to calculate a position due to abnormal satellite conditions. Turn the unit off and verify the last position shown by other means. Try the unit again later, possibly in a different location.

  • Page 59: Time Offsets

    RTCMInput has Failed—DGPS data being received has been lost. You are no longer receiv- ing the beacon signal. Searching the Sky—The GPS 12 is in searching the sky for almanac data or the unit is in AutoLocate mode.

  • Page 60: Appendix D-Map Datums

    APPENDIX D Map Datums the GPS 12. Menu abbreviations are listed first, followed by the corresponding map datum name and area. The default map datum for the GPS 12 is WGS 84. Adindan Adindan- Ethiopia, Mali, Senegal, Sudan Afgooye Afgooye- Somalia AINELABD ‘70...

  • Page 61: Appendix D—Map Datums

    Mahe 1971 Mahe 1971- Mahe Island Marco Astro Marco Astro- Salvage Island Massawa Massawa- Eritrea (Ethiopia) Merchich Merchich- Morocco Midway Ast ‘61 Midway Astro ‘61- Midway Minna Minna- Nigeria NAD27 Alaska North American 1927- Alaska NAD27 Bahamas North American 1927- Bahamas (excluding San Salvador Island) NAD27 Canada...

  • Page 62: Appendix E--Index

    APPENDIX E Index Activating a Route ..28 Active Route Page ..29 Acquiring a position ..8 Alarms ....46 Adjusting Screen Contrast 11 Altitude (ALT) .
  • Page 63 I/O format ... .47 Initializing ... .50 Interface Setup ..47 Inverting a Route ..28 Keypad Usage .

  • Page 64: Appendix E––Index

    Turn (TRN) ...32 Turning the GPS 12 Off . .11 Turning the GPS 12 On . . .8 Units of Measure ..45 User Grid ... .44 User Heading .

  • Page 65: Limited Warranty

    GARMIN Corporation warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and manufacture for one year from the date of purchase. GARMIN will at its sole option, repair or replace any com- ponents which fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor.
  • Page 66 Web Site Address: www.garmin.com GARMIN (Europe) Ltd. - Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ, UK GARMIN (Asia) Corp., 3th Fl., No. 1, Lane 45, Pao-Hsing Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. Part Number 190-00143-10 Rev. B Printed in Taiwan...

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