DeLorme Earthmate GPS PN-20 User Manual

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Earthmate GPS PN-20 DELORME User Manual ® We Bring Technology Down to Earth ™ Since its incorporation in 1976, DeLorme has developed an unprecedented reputation as a leader in the mapping industry. From early beginnings as a paper atlas publishe...

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Earthmate ® GPS PN-20 Accessories We offer a variety of products designed to help you get the most out of your Earthmate GPS PN-20. For more information, be sure to visit www.delorme.com/pn20. And, remember to use your Topo USA ® software's...

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2 3 Getting Started Thank you for purchasing the DeLorme Earthmate GPS PN-20. This versatile and compact GPS receiver lets you create tracks of your travels, create routes so you never get lost, find points of interest, and more! ...

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4 5 Find The Find button is labeled with a magnifying glass and it lets you search for a point of interest, way- point, address, coordinate, and more. You can search for a location based on its name or its proximity to the current map center. Mark...

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6 7 • Online Map Cutter for Earthmate GPS PN-20—Visit http://data.delorme.com. You must have an Internet connection to use this Web site. For instructions on sending maps to your Earthmate GPS PN-20 with this online application, see...

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8 9 Why are the new batteries that I put in the device the last time I used it (a month ago) dead already? Because the Earthmate GPS PN-20 has a real-time clock which requires power even when the device is powered off, your batteries are constant...

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10 11 (+, -, /, &), or punctuation (period, comma, apostrophe, exclamation point) you want to use. In addi- tion, the following special functions are provided: Moves the cursor one space to the left without deleting characters. Moves the cu...

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12 13 for the imported file. 8. Click Done to return to the Draw dialog area. 9. Click the Handheld Export tab. 10. With the map centered on the geocache area, click the Edit tool and then click the rectangles on the map that cover the map...

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14 15 In the scenario below, a bird watcher (Tom) uses the Earthmate GPS PN-20, ADP data, and the Earth- mate GPS PN-20 Online Map Center to prepare for his expedition: Before Tom leaves for his trip, he uses the Earthmate GPS PN-20 Online Map Cent...

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16 17 4. Press MENU, highlight the Tracks option, and then press ENTER. 5. Ensure the On button is activated. If it is not, highlight the On button and press ENTER to activate it. 6. Press PAGE until the Map Page displays to view the l...

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18 19 The icons in the satellite constellation and the lines in the signal graph are color coded based on the quality of the data they are transmitting: • Red—Indicates your GPS receiver is tracking the satellite, but it is not receiving data...

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20 21 The Map Page Viewing the Map Page If a 2-D or 3-D fix is obtained, the Map Page displays the map data that is available for your current GPS location. If a GPS fix cannot be obtained, the location of your last GPS fix displays on the map....

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22 23 Note: If Change Info Fields does not display in the list, the information fields are hidden. Choose Show Info Fields to display the information fields and then repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Press ENTER. 5. Use the arrow keypad ...

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24 25 Information Field Option Description Next Turn The label of the next turn, as it appears in the route directions. A symbol displays the direction of the turn/route direction information. Next Turn Arrow The symbol representing ...

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26 27 To Reset the Information Fields The Map menu offers a Restore Info Defaults option which allows you to change the custom settings you made to the Show Info Fields, Arrange Info Fields, and Change Info Fields drop-down lists back to their de...

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28 29 6. Press ENTER. The Data Layering screen displays a list of all of the data types that are currently loaded on the Earthmate GPS PN-20. The data type at the top of the list has the highest priority. The data type at the bottom of the...

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30 31 Restoring the Default Settings in the Map Setup Screen The Map Setup screen also offers a Restore Defaults option which allows you to change any of the custom settings you have made in the screen (regarding data prioritization, map orientati...

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32 33 The Compass Page Viewing the Compass Page The Compass Page provides a graphic representation of a traditional floating needle compass. It displays differently depending on if you are navigating (following a route) or tracking. The...

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34 35 To Reset the Trip Information Use the Reset Info option in the Trip Info menu if you want to start a new trip and reset the odometer, speed information, and/or elevation information. 1. Ensure the Trip Info Page is displaying. 2. Press MEN...

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36 37 and then press ENTER. Then, enter the Waypoint name by highlighting each letter of the Waypoints’s name and pressing ENTER after each consecutive letter. Then, highlight OK and then press ENTER. 10. Use the arrow k...

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38 39 To create a route from your current location to the search result, use the arrow keypad to high- light the Route button and then press ENTER. Use the arrow keypad to update the route name, add another point to the route, and to select a calc...

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40 41 9. To search within a country other than the U.S., use the arrow keypad to highlight the Country field and then press ENTER. Enter the country name by highlighting each letter of the country’s name and pressing ENTER after each c...

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42 43 you enter with the keyboard. Then, highlight OK and then press ENTER. Note: If you want to search for all cities within a state, leave the City field blank. 8. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the State field and then press...

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44 45 The Waypoints Page Using the Mark Button You can use the Mark button (the button that displays as a push pin) on Earthmate GPS PN-20 to mark a waypoint at your current GPS location (or at the current map center/cursor position if pan- ning...

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46 47 To Edit a Waypoint 1. Find the waypoint you want to edit using the Waypoint Page, Find search functionality, or by selecting a waypoint on the map. 2. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the waypoint that you want to edit and then press E...

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48 49 The Routes Page Using the Route Page There are many ways to create routes on the Earthmate GPS PN-20. You can create a route: • From your current GPS location to a waypoint. • From your current GPS location to a Find search result. • ...

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50 51 Note: To select a route point that is on the map, highlight the Use Map button and press ENTER to pan to the location on the map that you want to use as a route point. Once you move the cursor to the desired location, press E...

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52 53 The Tracks Page Using the Tracks Page Earthmate GPS PN-20 is set to record GPS tracks by default. That means that the device will create a track (“breadcrumb trail” ) of your travels until you turn recording off. The breadcrumb trail wil...

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54 55 To View a Saved Track 1. Ensure the Tracks Page is displaying. 2. Use the arrow keypad to highlight the track you want to view and then press ENTER. The Track Details Page displays. Track logs that displays with red text are visible on ...

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56 57 The Sun/Moon Page Using the Sun/Moon Page Use the Sun/Moon Page to view the sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset information as well as the moon phase information for your current GPS location. The current date and time also display at the t...

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58 59 The Tide Page Using the Tide Page Use the Tide Page to view high and low tide information based on a specific time, date, and tide station. To Get Tide Information for a Particular Time and/or Date Note: Setting the time/date in t...

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60 61 Highlight the desired color scheme and press ENTER. • Spring (green) • Summer (yellow) • Autumn (orange) • Winter (blue) • Midnight (high contrast-black/gray/dark blue; helpful for nighttime use) 4. To modify the backlight in...

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62 63 3. To change the Page order, highlight the Page you want to move up or down in the list. If you want to move the highlighted Page up in the list, use the arrow keypad to highlight the up button. If you want to move the highli...

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64 65 Restore Factory Defaults The Restore Factory Defaults option in the Device Setup screen restores all of the settings on the Earthmate GPS PN-20 to their “out-of-the-box” status and also deletes all tracks, routes, waypoints, etc. Append...

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66 67 With this Page... You Can... And Use the Page’s MENU to... Trip Info View user-selected information • Change/reset information fields • Show large text in the information fields (which displays three large fields) • Reset trip ...

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68 69 With this Page... You Can... And Use the Page’s MENU to... Device Setup You must use the MENU functions to modify the device settings • Turn the GPS on/off • Turn WAAS status on/off • Select a battery type • Select a color scheme �...

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70 71 FCC Certification This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfere...

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72 73 Service Plan Before a product can be returned, you must contact DeLorme Support at 207-846-8900 to determine if a return is necessary and request a Return Material Authorization (RMA) tracking number. The following information must be provid...

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74 75 Appendix C Waypoint Symbols American Flag Anchor Animal Tracks Arrow, Down-left Arrow, Down-right Arrow, Down Arrow, Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up-left Arrow, Up-right Arrow, Up Ballpark Beach Bear Bicycling Binoculars Birch Tree Bird Tracks Bi...

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76 77 Waypoint Symbols Tow Truck Traffic Light Truck Tunnel Waterskiing Flag (available in red, dark red, yellow, dark yellow, green, dark green, blue, dark blue, turquoise, dark turquoise, gray, and dark gray) Push Pin (available in re...

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78 79 GPS Accuracy—The calculated accuracy of the GPS. GPS Status—The current status of your GPS device (No Fix, 2-D, 3-D, etc.). Heading—The current direction of travel. Latitude—Position north or south of the equator in degrees; degrees, ...

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80 81 Index A About this Device ...............................63 Arrow Keypad .......................................4 Averaging a waypoint .........................45 B Back on track ................................49, 51 Backlight .................

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82 83 O Orientation .........................................29 P Page button ..........................................3 Page Order .........................................62 Pages ............................................65 -68 Panning the ma...