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INST ALLA TION AND OPERA TION INSTRUCTIONS GlobalNav 212 TM ...
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Cop yright © 1996, 1997 Lowr ance Electronics, Inc. All rights reser v ed. GlobalNa v 212 ™ is a trademark of Lowr ance Electronics Lowrance ® is a registered tr ademar k of Lowr ance Electronics W ARNING! USE THIS UNIT ONL Y AS AN AID T O NA VIGA TION. A CAREFUL NA VI- GA T OR NEVER RELIES ON ONL Y ONE METHOD T O OBT AIN POSI- TION INFORMA TIO ...
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T able of Contents INTR ODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 GETTING ST A R TED ...................................................................................................... 3 P ower ........................................................................... ...
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O THER W A YPOINT OPTIONS ............................................................................... 29 Mov e a W aypoint ............................................................................................... 29 Distance Betw een W a ypoints ............................................................................ 30 Project a Wa y ...
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1 INTR ODUCTION W elcome to the e xciting world of GPS! Whether y ou’ re a first-time user or a prof essional navigator , you’ll find the GlobalNa v 212 is a full-featured GPS receiv er at a price that was impossib le just a f ew y ears ago . The Roc kwell ® receiv er built inside has 12 channels that will tr ac k all of the satellites that ar ...
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2 S/A - What is it? Another f actor that greatly influences the receiver’ s ability to deter mine position is SA. The United States gov ernment intentionally degrades the satellites signal f or civilian users. They introduce small errors into the satellite’ s signals that makes the GPS receiv er less accur ate. These er- rors are called selecti ...
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3 GETTING ST ARTED P ower This unit oper ates from f our AA batteries, or one DURA CELL ® NiMH rechargeab le batter y , or from 5 to 16 volts DC using the e xter nal power cab le . If the power cab le is used, it automatically s witches to it if the exter- nal po w er is greater than the batter y v oltage. If f or an y reason the e xter nal po wer ...
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4 Replace the compar tment cov er and f ollow the charging instructions included with the BR-1. (Note: The DR-121 is the only batter y that can be recharged in this unit! Using the e x - ternal power cab le alone does not charge the batter y! Y ou must use a charger supplied b y Lowr ance in order to charge the batter y . Also , this charger will o ...
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5 press the MENU k e y and the plotter is sho wing, menu items f or the plotter sho w in addition to the nor mal menus. If the navigation screen is showing, and y ou press the MENU k ey , plotter menu items won’t sho w on the list. This helps y ou find the item you need without scrolling through unneces- sar y menus . T urning P o wer On T o tur ...
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6 unless y ou ha v e a DGPS receiv er , it does giv e y ou an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has. The smaller the e xpected error number , the better (and more accurate) the fix is . If the e xpected error is flashing, then the unit has not lock ed onto the satellites , and the number sho wn is not v alid. A batter y le v el indica ...
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7 Quic k Initialization If y ou don’t want to w ait f or the A uto Search, then y ou can speed up the initialization process b y using the “Quic k Initialization” f eature. T o do this, first tur n the unit on, then press the MENU k ey . The screen shown at right appears . No w press the down arro w ke y until the “GPS SETUP” label is hig ...
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8 The unit retur ns to the full initialization screen. Repeat this f or each of the other settings until they’ re correct f or your location and time. Note: The position doesn’t ha v e to be v er y accurate . If y ou enter a posi- tion within one deg ree of your actual location, the unit will be ab le to acquire the proper satellites. Press the ...
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9 T o change modes, simply press the P AGES k ey . A screen similar to the one at right appears. Use the up or do wn arrow k eys to change modes . (The windows mode is sho wn as “GRP” (groups); group “A” is the first windo ws group .) Press the right arrow k e y while the abov e menu is sho w- ing to s witch between different v ersions of e ...
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10 distance y ou are off-course to the side of the desired course line. The course line is an imaginar y line dra wn from y our position when y ou star ted na vigating to the destination wa ypoint. It’ s shown on the screen as a v er tical dotted line . The default f or the cross track error range is 0.25 mile . F or e xample, if the present posi ...
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11 in the center . If you drift off course to the left, the line mov es to the right . This signifies that y ou need to steer to the right to get back on course . This is called “chasing the needle”. If y ou steer towards the line (needle), y ou’ll alw a ys be heading in the correct direction to get bac k on course. The CDI’ s range shows i ...
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12 Plot-3 (see at the top of the ne xt page) is similar to plot-2. The major difference is the steering arrow and w a ypoint inf or mation at the bottom of the screen. When y ou na vigate to a w a ypoint, the wa ypoint’ s name and number sho w at the bottom of this screen. The steer- ing arrow alw a ys points in the direction to the wa ypoint. Th ...
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13 F rom the Plotter Options menu, choose Update Options to change the update r ate or type. Select the option that you wish to change , use the left or right arrow k eys to adjust it, then press the EXIT k ey to erase the menu. Plotter Orientation Nor mally , the plotter shows nor th at the top of the screen. This is the w a y most maps and char t ...
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14 The course-up mode loc ks the top of the screen into the original bear ing to the w a ypoint when navigation w as first star ted. (See the navigation section f or more inf ormation on course, trac k, and wa ypoint na vigation.) T o select a plotter or ientation, highlight the “R O T A TE” label on the “Plotter Options” menu. Press the ri ...
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15 ICONS The plotter has 28 symbols or “icons” a v ailable that can be placed an y- where on the screen. The y can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca- tions , landmarks, boat ramps , and vir tually any point of interest. An icon can be placed at y our present position or at the cursor’ s location. Place Icon - Present P osition T o place ...
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16 Place Icon - Cur sor P osition T o place an icon at the cursor’ s position, first use the arro w ke ys to mov e the cursor to the location that y ou wish to place the icon. Ne xt, press the ENT k ey . Now select the icon using the arrow k eys. When it’ s highlighted, press the ENT k e y . The plotter screen reappears with the icon placed at ...
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17 Y ou can delete individual icons by selecting the DEL FR OM PLO TTER menu from the Icon Options men u. Once this men u is selected, the unit retur ns to the plot- ter screen with the cursor activ ated as sho wn at right. Use the arro w ke ys to mov e the cursor to the icon that y ou w ant to erase . Once the crosshairs are on top of the icon, pr ...
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18 Gr oup C This group consists of bearing, trac k, distance to go , and estimated time en route . Gr oup D Bear ing, distance to go , trac k, ground speed, estimated time of arrival, estimated time en route , v elocity made good (VMG), estimated time of arrival, and CDI sho w on this screen. V elocity made good is the speed y ou’ re making tow a ...
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19 Gr oup G This screen sho ws the present position, bearing, dis- tance to go , trac k, and g round speed. Gr oup H Present position, a large CDI, distance to go , and estimated time en route show on this screen. Gr oup I Dual position screen. This unit shows the present posi- tion in a v ariety of formats including two diff erent v er- sion of la ...
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20 Use the left and right arrow k eys to highlight the num- bers that y ou need to change. Press the up or down arro w ke ys to change them. After setting the time, press the ENT k e y to sa ve it. Gr oup K - Cloc k Alarm This group has both estimated time of arriv al and en route , plus the cloc k and a clock alarm. T o set the clock alarm, press ...
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21 Using the right and left arrow k eys , highlight the first number in the time that y ou want to set. (The time is in hours , minutes , and seconds) Now press the up or down arrow k eys until the desired number sho ws. Continue until the time shown in the displa y is correct, then press the ENT k e y . The unit retur ns to the main menu screen. T ...
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22 Gr oup N and O The group N and O screens sho w DGPS inf ormation. Other than the altitude and course inf or mation on group N, (sho wn at right) in order to use these screens, y o u must ha v e a DGPS receiv er connected to the unit. The DGPS corrections at the top of the screen show the corrections the GPS receiv er is using. The satellite’ s ...
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23 The altitude windo w appears at the top of the screen. T o view a diff erent window , press the left or r ight arro w k e y . When the desired window appears, press the down arrow k ey to select it. In this e xample, we selected the digital cloc k. The unit adds this windo w to the selected group . It then sho ws the selected windo w’ s positi ...
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24 simply press the up or do wn arrow k ey to mov e to the bo x that you do w ant to change. In this example , w e will change the BRG bo x to altitude (AL T). T o do this, simply press the left or right arrow k ey while the bo x is flashing. The bo x changes each time the arrow k ey is pressed. When the desired bo x appears, then y ou can change a ...
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25 Sa ving Y our Present P osition as a W a ypoint (Quic k Sa ve Method) T o sa ve y our present position, simply press the WPT k ey twice . Y our cur- rent position is placed into the first a v ailable wa ypoint number on the list. A message appears on the display telling y ou the w a ypoint number it just used. This also momentarily places you in ...
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26 Sa ving Y our Present P osition as a Wa ypoint (Select Number Method) The method shown pre viously doesn’t let you choose the wa ypoint number . Y ou can pic k the wa ypoint num- ber , (see belo w on wa ypoint selection) then sa v e your present or cursor position. T o do this, first press the WPT k ey once . A screen similar to the one at rig ...
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27 Nearest W aypoint Y ou can select the nearest wa ypoint to your present position b y choosing “Nearest” from the wa ypoint menu. The screen sho wn below right appears. Up to five wa y- points sho w on this screen. The highlighted wa ypoint at the top of the screen is nearest to y our present posi- tion, the ne xt one is f ar ther , the one a ...
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28 sition and change it using the up and down arro w ke ys . When you’ re ready to sa v e this position and return to the wa ypoint screen, press the ENT k ey . Press the EXIT k ey to erase the men us and retur n to the navigation, plotter , or windows screen. Note: Y ou can also use this method to change the position of an e xisting w a ypoint. ...
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29 Navigating to a cur sor location This unit lets y ou navigation to a location without storing it in the wa ypoint database b y using the plotter and cursor . T o do this, first s witch to a plotter screen. No w mov e the cursor to the location that y ou want to na vigate to . Ne xt, press the MENU key . A ne w , highlighted menu appears on the l ...
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30 arrow k ey . Now highlight the “Mov e WPT” label. Press the right arrow k e y . The screen shown at r ight appears. The “ F rom” label is highlighted at the top of the screen. Press the right arrow k e y until the wa ypoint number that y ou want to mo ve appears. In this e xample, w e selected w a ypoint n umber 1. No w press the do wn a ...
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31 Y ou must no w select the first wa ypoint, which is called w a ypoint “A” on this screen. Highlight the “Set WPT A” label, and press the right arrow k e y . A screen similar to the one shown at right appears . This screen is vir tually identical to the waypoint screen Select a w a ypoint using the wa ypoint number , from the w a ypoint l ...
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32 w aypoint list. When you’v e chosen the wa ypoint, high- light the “USE REF” label and press the right arro w k e y . The unit retur ns to the Project WPT screen. The star ting wa ypoint y ou chose sho ws in the middle of this screen. No w set the distance from the star ting w a ypoint to the projected w a ypoint b y highlighting the “SE ...
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33 the “Options” label and press the right arrow k ey . Finally , highlight the “Delete WPT” label and press the right arrow ke y . A message appears , asking if y ou really want to delete this w a ypoint. Press the r ight arrow ke y to delete it, the left to e xit without deleting the w a ypoint. Delete All W a ypoints Y ou can remov e all ...
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34 This menu lets y ou go to the wa ypoint selection menu, delete a wa ypoint from the route, or see details about an y wa ypoint in the route . Since we want to add a w ay- point to the route , press the right arrow ke y on the “ADD WPT” label. The screen shown belo w left appears . This screen is vir tually identical to the wa ypoint screen S ...
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35 from the list. (Note: This doesn’t delete the wa ypoint from the database, it only remo v es it from the route.) W aypoint Detail T o view the position, bearing, distance , and other inf or- mation about a wa ypoint sav ed in a route , first select the route , then highlight the desired wa ypoint from the route’ s list. Now press the right a ...
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36 When y ou hav e ev er ything on this screen set as de- sired, press the ENT k ey to star t the unit navigating to the first w a ypoint on the route. As y ou tra v el to the first w a ypoint, the unit shows navi- gation data to the w a ypoint. If you use the plotter , as sho wn at right, the unit draws a dotted line from y our star ting position, ...
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37 SYSTEM SETUP Man y f eatures are listed under the “System Setup” la- bel on the main men u. These commands aff ect the ba- sic operation of the unit. T o use them, press the MENU k e y , then highlight the “System Setup” label. Press the right arrow k ey . The screen shown at r ight appears . Bac klight The displa y has lights that can b ...
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38 sired selection, then press the left or right arrow k ey . Y ou can change any or all of the settings on this page . When y ou’ re finished, press the EXIT k ey . NMEA / DGPS This product tr ansmits data through the pow er/data por t in the bac k of the unit using NMEA 0183 format, ver- sion 1.5 or 2.0. The data is used b y other electronic de ...
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39 T O GLOBALNA V 212 O THER DEVICE 12 VDC BA TTERY BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O +12V O THER DEVICE’S RECEIVE D A T A WIRE GLOBALNA V 200’S WIRES O THER DEVICE’S WIRES GLOBALNA V 212 TRANSMITTING NMEA DA T A TO ANO THER DEVICE T O GLOBALNA V 212 DGPS RECEIVER 12 VDC BA TTERY BLACK WIRE GROUND WIRES WHITE WIRE RED WIRE T O + ...
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40 GLL, RMC/RMB, APB, GGA, GSA/GSV Sentences Some equipment requires diff erent sentence . The de- f ault setting for these sentences is on. In other words, it automatically sends these sentences when NMEA is tur ned on. T o tur n any of these off , move the b lack bo x to the desired menu and press the left arrow k e y . Press the EXIT k e y when ...
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41 Reset Options T o retur n the unit to the or iginal f actor y settings, highlight the “Preset Op- tions” men u on the System Setup screen. No w press the right arrow ke y . A message appears, asking if y ou want to restore the original options. Press the right arrow k e y if you do , the left arrow k ey to quit. If y ou restore the unit to t ...
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42 country . This unit will pick the matching datum f or you when y ou select the grid. See the Datums section f or more inf ormation. The militar y grid ref erence system (MGRS) uses two grid letter ing schemes, which are ref erred to as standard and alter nate MGRS on the GlobalNa v 212. Y our position and datum in use deter mines which one to us ...
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43 and press the right arrow k e y . The screen at right ap- pears. Ref erence P oint is highlighted. Press the right arrow k ey . The screen belo w left appears. Select the w a ypoint n umber that y ou sa ved the ref erence point under . Highlight the Use Ref label and press the right arro w k e y . The unit returns to the Map Fix Setup menu. Now ...
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44 D A TUM Maps and char ts are based on a sur ve y of the area that’ s co vered b y the map or char t . These sur ve ys are called “Datums”. Maps that are created using diff erent datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly diff erent locations. All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 datum, which co v ers th ...
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45 utes east of the one on the char t and .047 minutes nor th latitude. Using the PCF f eature, y ou can mak e the GlobalNa v 212 match the char t you’ re using. If you mo v e, the unit will contin uously add the change to all position, navigation, and mapping displa ys. This mak es it more closely match the datum used b y the char t . F or this ...
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46 The easiest wa y to see the eff ects of S/A is to stand still with the GPS receiv er tur ned on and watch y our plot trail with position pinning turned off . Y ou’ll see the present position change, speed increase and decrease , and a random plot tr ail on the plotter’ s screen. If you wish to turn the position pinning f eature off , press t ...
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47 radius . Again, using the .1 mile as an example , if you’ re anchored and y our boat mo v es more than .1 of a mile, the alarm will flash a message. T o use any of these alarms, first press the MENU k ey , then select the “ALARMS/CDI” men u. A screen similar to the one sho wn at r ight appears. Press the up or down arrow k e y to mo v e th ...
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48 SUNRISE/SET MOONRISE/SET CALCULA T OR This unit has a sunrise/sunset and moonrise/moonset calculator that shows this inf or mation anywhere or an ytime in the w or ld. T o use it, press the MENU k e y , then highlight the Sun/Moon Calc label and press the right arrow k e y . Highlight either the sun or moon calculator and press the right arrow k ...
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49 T o change either the track or speed, highlight the one y ou want to change , then press the right or left arrow k ey . When the numbers are correct, press the EXIT k e y . Starting P osition Nor mally , the star ting position f or the simulator is y our present position. If y ou want to change the star ting position, highlight the “Set Star t ...
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50 DEFINITION OF TERMS/ABBREVIA TIONS Due to space considerations , the digital displa ys use abbre viations f or some names. The y are as f ollows: AL T ............... Altitude - Y our height abov e sea le v el. BRG ............. Bear ing - The direction from y our present position to a w a ypoint. CLOCK ......... Y our local time. TRK .......... ...
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51 WGS 84 ................. DEF A UL T ADIND AN ............... MEAN ADIND AN ............... BURKINA F ASO ADIND AN ............... CAMEROON ADIND AN ............... ETHIOPIA ADIND AN ............... MALI ADIND AN ............... SENEGAL ADIND AN ............... SUD AN AFGOO Y E ............. SOMALIA AIN EL ABD ........... 1970 BAHRAIN AIN EL ABD ...
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52 CAR THA GE ........... TUNISIA CH-1903 ................ CHA THAM ............. ISLAND ASTR O NEW ZEALAND CHU A ASTRO ....... P ARAGU A Y CORREGO ............ ALEGRE BRAZIL D ABOLA ................ GUINEA DJAKAR T A ............. (BA T A VIA) INDONESIA DOS 1968 .............. NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS EASTER ................ ISLAND 1967 EUR OPEAN ..... ...
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53 IRELAND ............... 1965 ISTS 061 ................ ASTRO 1968 S GEORGIA ISTS 073 ................ ASTRO 1969 DIEGO GARCIA JOHNST ON ........... ISLAND 1961 KAND A W ALA ......... SRI LANKA KERGUELEN ......... ISLAND 1949 KER T A U 1948 ........ W MALA YSIA SINGAPORE KUSAIE ASTR O .... CAROLINE 1951 ISLANDS L C 5 ASTRO ......... 1961 CA YMAN ...
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54 N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CANAL ZONE N AMERICAN ........ 1927 CUBA N AMERICAN ........ 1927 GREENLAND N AMERICAN ........ 1927 MEXICO N AMERICAN ........ 1983 ALASKA CANAD A CONUS N AMERICAN ........ 1983 CENTRAL AM MEXICO OBSER V A TORIA ... METEREO 1939 AZORES OLD EGYPTIAN .... 1907 EGYPT OLD HA WAIIAN ..... MEAN OLD HA WAIIAN ..... HA W AII OL ...
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55 R T 90 ..................... SANT O (DOS) ....... ’65 ESPIRIT O SANT O ISLAND SAO BRAZ ............. AZORES SAPPER HILL ........ 1943 EAST F ALKLND ISLE SCHW ARZECK ..... NAMIBIA SEL V A GEM GRANDE SAL V A GE ISLE SO VIET .................. GEODETIC SYSTEM 1985 S AMERICAN ........ 1969 MEAN S AMERICAN ........ 1969 ARGENTINA S AMERICAN ....... ...
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56 Lo wrance's UPS Return Ser vice - U .S.A. Only Lowr ance Electronics and United P arcel Ser vice (UPS) are proud to off er all of our customers free shipping f or all units sent to us for repair or ser vice. If you ha v e to send this unit to the f actor y , and you are in the continental United States , use the enclosed UPS shipping label ...
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57 KEEP THIS LABEL! Y OU WILL NEED IT IF Y OU EVER NEED T O RETURN Y OUR UNIT T O THE F A CT OR Y FOR REP AIR. Accessory Ordering Inf ormation T o order accessor ies such as po w er cab les , please contact: 1) Y our local mar ine dealer . Most quality dealers that handle mar ine elec- tronic equipment should be ab le to assist y ou with these item ...
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58 LO WRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR W ARRANTY “W e", “our”, or “us” ref ers to LO WRANCE ELECTR ONICS, INC ., the manufacturer of this product. “Y ou” or “y our” ref ers to the first person who purchases this product as a con- sumer item f or personal, f amily , or household use. W e warrant this product against defects or ...
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59 How to Obtain Service (Canadian Customers Onl y) W e back y our in vestment in quality products with quic k, e xper t ser vice and gen uine Lowrance replacement parts. If you need service or repairs, contact the Lowrance F actory Customer Ser vice Department at the toll-free number listed below . A techni- cian ma y be able to solv e the problem ...
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60 Ho w to Obtain Service - U .S.A. Only W e bac k y our in vestment in quality products with quic k, exper t ser vice and genuine Lo wrance ® replacement par ts . If y ou're in the United States and y ou ha v e questions, please contact the F actor y Customer Ser vice Depar tment using our toll-free n umber listed below . Y ou must send the ...
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