Standard Horizon CP500 User Manual

CP50012" WAAS GPS Chart PlotterOwner's ManualGPS Chart Plotters

Page 12 CP5001.2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES1.3 RADAR UNIT SUPPLIED BY SI-TEX USAThe Radar antenna will be supplied by SI-TEX in USA only and the part code i

CP500 Page 132. GETTING STARTEDThrough this manual you will see highlighted words. Please refer to the legend below:[MENU] If you see brackets around

Page 14 CP5002. Drill a hole in one area of the cutout area that will allow the blade of a jigsaw to beinserted. Insert and cut out the area on the pa

CP500 Page 15NOTEIn some cases the screw may not be long enough, if this happens simply apply more RTV to theunderside of the antenna to glue it into

Page 16 CP500NMEA CONNECTIONSThe CP500 PWR ACC 1 connector is also used to attach NMEA devices such as AISReceivers, digital instruments, Personal Com

CP500 Page 17**NOTE: FF520 FISH FINDER OPTIONSTANDARD HORIZON offers an optional BLACK BOX FISH FINDER called the FF520.When connected to the CP500, P

Page 18 CP5002.3.2.1 ACC 2 CONNECTORThis cable allows connections to a VHF, NMEA device with NMEA Output or the Input ofthe optional Radar antenna.*NO

CP500 Page 19· One VGA outputAllows connection to a compatible TV or monitor using the optional VGAC10adapter cable.· Two NTSC or PAL Video InputsNTSC

Page 20 CP500- If Auto Switch is chosen, all the menus will be closed and the video input will beshown switching between the Video Input Full View (if

CP500 Page 213. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS3.0 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONSUsing the keys located on the front panel controls the CP500. These labelled keys a

WARNING!!!Electronic charts displayed by the GPS Chart Plotter are believed to be accurate andreliable, but are not intended to be a substitute for th

Page 22 CP500The MARK keyPlaces a Mark under the ships position when in Home Mode, or when the cursor is shownwill place a Mark under the location of

CP500 Page 23moved to the next position. Pressing the ShuttlePoint knob up/down changes the value;pressing the ShuttlePoint knob left/right moves the

Page 24 CP5003.1.1 Cursor Vs. Home ModeCursor ModeWhen the cursor is shown on the Chart page, this is called Cursor mode.In Cursor mode the position

CP500 Page 25Figure 3.1.3 - Ship icons1. Press [MENU]. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SETUP MENU and press [ENT].2. Move the ShuttlePoint kno

Page 26 CP500ShuttlePoint knob to the desired selection and press [ENT] or move the ShuttlePointknob to the right.5. Press [CLR] or move the ShuttlePo

CP500 Page 27 2. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight GENERAL SETUP and press [ENT] or movethe ShuttlePoint knob to the right.3. Move the ShuttleP

Page 28 CP500Figure 3.4 - Display Color menu1. Press [MENU]. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SETUP MENU and press [ENT].2. Move the ShuttlePoi

CP500 Page 29the following: CHART, CHART/COMPASS, CHART/HIGHWAY, NAVIGATION, HIGH-WAY, CELESTIAL, GPS STATUS, DSC LOG, DSC DIRECTORY, NMEA DISPLAY, NM

Page 30 CP500SHIP ICON Allows selection of one of 5 choices of ship icons that represent your vessels positionshown on the chart page.CURSOR SPEED Sel

CP500 Page 314. USING FIND SERVICES & MORE FUNCTIONWith an optional C-MAP NT+/MAX C-CARD installed the CP500 allows you to search for a PortServic

CLEANING PROCEDURE FOR THE GPS CHART PLOTTER SCREENCleaning of the chart plotter screen is a very important operation and must be donecarefully. Since

Page 32 CP5004.2 INFO ON LAKES4.2.0 Quick Info On LakesUpon viewing the chart of a lake, you will click on to query the available informationimmediate

CP500 Page 33To see the "Fishing" object press [MENU] (when the "Fishing" object is highlighted). On thescreen appears:Figure 4.2.

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CP500 Page 355. C-MAP MAX OVERVIEW5.0 INSERTING THE C-CARDHold the C-CARD by the long inclined side so that you can see the C-MAP label.Open the door,

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CP500 Page 376. MAP FUNCTIONS6.0 MAX FUNCTIONS MENU1. Press [MENU]. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight SETUP MENU and press [ENT].2. Move the Shu

Page 38 CP5004. The menu now shows two selections, NORMAL or LARGE.5. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to select the selection and press [ENT].6. Press [CLR

CP500 Page 39Nav-aid is read from the Nav-Aid attributes available on the data cartridge. When the shipis inside the Nav-Aid nominal range, the light

Page 40 CP500· O. Zoom: red when the chart is over-zoomed in more than twice normal scale, grayotherwise.· Chart Lock: red when the chart is zoomed in

CP500 Page 416.0.6 Pictures & DiagramsUsing C-Map MAX data cards allows you to show pictures or diagrams on the Chart Plotterdisplay. These Pictur

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Page 42 CP500To see the picture press [MENU] when the object with a picture is highlighted.When the picture is shown, it is possible to fit it to scre

CP500 Page 437. CREATING MARKSDefinitions:MARKCan be a stand alone position or be linked to a Route. A Mark is place on the Chart page using[MARK] or

Page 44 CP500Figure 7.1 - Mark editing2. Using the ShuttlePoint knob move the cursor over the Mark. Press [EDIT] to show theedit popup window.Figure 7

CP500 Page 45Press [ENT] ([CLR] to abort the move), the Waypoint appears in the new position.Figure 7.1.1a - Moving Mark or Waypoint (II)7.2 MARKS/WAY

Page 46 CP5007.3 CREATING/MODIFY A NEW MARK IN THE USER POINTS LISTNOTEThis function is very useful if you have a list of Marks that you want to enter

CP500 Page 473. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight CURSOR and press [ENT].4. The GPS Chart Plotter is now navigating from your current position t

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CP500 Page 498. MAN OVER BOARD (MOB) FUNCTIONDuring navigation, the “MOB” feature provides a one-touch method of storing a location,such as a point we

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CP500 Page 519. ROUTESThe CP500 has the capability to store 50 Routes with a maximum of 50 Waypoints each.A Route can consist of Waypoints or Marks. T

CP500 Page 7TABLE OF CONTENTS1. INTRODUCTION ... 11

Page 52 CP500Figure 9.1 - Route Report4. When finished press [ENT] to save.5. Press [CLR] to show the Chart page.9.2 MAKING ADDITIONAL ROUTESTo create

CP500 Page 539.4 INSERTING A WAYPOINT INTO A ROUTE1a. Place the cursor on the navigation line between two points and press [ROUTE].1b. Place the curso

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CP500 Page 5510. TRACKSThe GPS Chart Plotter has the capability to store 5 individual tracks and record up to 3000Track Points.Before using the Track

Page 56 CP500Figure 10.0 - Tracking10.0.0 Saving and starting a new TrackA Track is automatically saved to memory. To start a new Track:1. Press [MENU

CP500 Page 574. Press [CLR] or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right until the selected page (Chart,Navigation, Highway or NMEA Data Page) is shown.

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CP500 Page 5911. USER C-CARDThe Optional C-MAP User C-CARD is used to back up Marks, Routes, and Tracks storedin your GPS Chart Plotter's memory.

Page 60 CP50011.0.1 Transferring files to the optional User C-CARD1. Remove a C-MAP NT+/MAX C-CARD if present and insert the optional User C-CARDinto

CP500 Page 6112. PAGESThe GPS Chart Plotter has many pages that are designed to ease your navigation.CHARTCELESTIALHIGHWAYNAVIGATIONGPS STATUS NMEA DI

Page 8 CP5006.0.3 Dynamic Nav-Aids ... 386.0.4 Safety Status Bar (DS

Page 62 CP50012.0 CHART PAGEThe Chart page is the main page of the GPS Chart Plotter. From this page the user can zoomIn/Out, pan around the chart, sh

CP500 Page 63Stations and Port Icons. If the cursor is moved over the top of these icons a popup windowwill be shown with information about the icon.1

Page 64 CP50012.0.3.0 MARINE SettingsTo control the display on the map of the marine features.Place Names : Turns the Local area names On or Off.Names

CP500 Page 65Chart Lock (*) : Turns the chart function On/Off. When Chart Lock is On, the available zoom scales are onlythe ones containing cartograph

Page 66 CP50012.1 NAVIGATION PAGEThis page is useful to show information when heading to a destination. The default page isshown with a Compass Rose,

CP500 Page 67Figure 12.2 - Highway page12.3 CELESTIAL PAGEThis page is useful for boaters that are concerned about the height of the water under abri

Page 68 CP500The WAAS/GPS Icon area may change due to the satellite reception:ACQUIRING : the GPS is trying to receive a valid position fix.GPS2D : Th

CP500 Page 6912.6 NMEA DATA PAGEThe NMEA Data Page is very useful to see if a External device (example: Depth Sounder)is transmitting NMEA sentences t

Page 70 CP500STANDARD HORIZON VHF Marine Radios with Digital Selective Calling are able to beinterfaced with the GPS Chart Plotter which feeds GPS dat

CP500 Page 7113. ADVANCED SETTINGSThe Advanced Setup menu allows customization of many GPS functions, Alarms andNMEA interfacing.1. Press [MENU]. Mov

CP500 Page 912.0.5 Customizing the Data Windows ... 6512.1 NAVIGATION PAGE ...

Page 72 CP500ASF1/2 :Additional Secondary phase Factor (TD Coordinate System)Correction to TD1/2 values which can be inserted by the user to take in a

CP500 Page 73speed of the redraw of the screen. If this function is not used it may be disabled.When any of the objects checked are found for the firs

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CP500 Page 7514. AISAIS is an Automatic Identification System. It has been introduced to improve the safety ofnavigation by assisting in the efficient

Page 76 CP500NOTEA target is removed from the screen if data is not received for 10 minutes.The maximum number of tracked targets is 100.Depending on

CP500 Page 7715. C-MAP WEATHER SERVICEC-MAP Weather Service is an innovative meteorological forecasting system with the abilityto visualize the weathe

Page 78 CP50015.0.1 ForecastAllows selecting the Layer of specific weather data to be displayed on the screen and tochange date and time of the foreca

CP500 Page 7916. TROUBLESHOOTINGThe GPS Chart Plotter does not turn On. The voltage or the polarity may not be correct.Make sure that the correct volt

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CP500 Page 8117. TECHNICAL TESTS17.0 SYSTEM TESTIf you have connected your GPS Chart Plotter according to the instructions, and chosen theproper menu

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Page 82 CP500BacklightThe second option allows to set the backlight. Operates in similar mode as Contrast.17.0.2 Cartridges (used by Standard Horizon

CP500 Page 8318. SPECIFICATIONSPower Consumption : 1.5A max @12V WITH EXTERNAL GPS and TWO VIDEOCAM CONNECTEDPower supply : 10-35 Volt DCInterface : I

Page 84 CP500Figure 18a - CP500 Flush Mount cutout (Dimensions are in mm)

CP500 Page 8518.0 GPS WAAS SMART RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONSThis GPS WAAS Smart Receiver is based on a ultimate GPS engine that delivers accuracybetter th

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CP500 Page 8719. APPENDIX: TERMSALT (Altitude) – Shows the Altitude of the vessel.APP Wind DIR SPD (Apparent Wind Direction) – Shows the Apparent Wind

Page 88 CP500Position Request – Marine DSC VHF Function of transmitting a GPS position to anotherMarine DSC VHF. When GPS Chart Plotter is connected

CP500 Page 89ANALITYCAL INDEXAAdjusting Time ... 26AIS ...

Page 90 CP500MAX OVERVIEW ... 35MEASURE DST & BRG ...

CP500 Page 91PLEASE NOTEThe following "Limited Warranty" is for customers that have purchased products inthe United States. For Limited Warr

CP500 Page 111. INTRODUCTIONCongratulations on your purchase of the CP500. Whether this is your first GPS ChartPlotter, or if you have other STANDARD