Apollo Precedus Guide de l'utilisateur

Waypoint ManagerUse your personal computer to manage information insideyour Apollo GPS product.1. Turn on the computer. Start Windows™ and then theWay

WaypointManagerFeaturesThe Waypoint Manager features cover the Apollo productsas shown in the following table. A given Apollo productmay not take adva

Program Title BarThe Program Title Bar shows the title of the program.Control-Menu BoxClick on the Control-Menu box to display a menu ofcommands you c

KeyboardOperationIf for some reason a mouse is not available, all operationscan be performed from the keyboard. The keystrokesnecessary to perform all

Basic OperationThis section illustrates some of the basic operations of theWaypoint Manager. More detailed descriptions of all featuresare provided in

Connect theApollo GPSReceiverConnect and turn on your GPS receiver. You can also firststart your Waypoint Manager software in your personalcomputer, i

SendDatabase toApolloAfter loading your database to your hard drive, you maycopy it to your Apollo unit.1. Click on the Databases menu.2. Click on “Se

Save TrackHistoryYou can transfer Track History points from your GPSreceiver to your personal computer for archiving,processing, or editing. This feat

ReferenceThis section provides detailed information on the functionsavailable with Waypoint Manager.File The File menu is where you perform the file o

Install Application to Hard DriveThe “Install Application to Hard Drive” selection will installApplication software files to your hard drive. You must

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Send Application to GPS UnitAfter installing the Application software to your hard drive youmay transfer it to your GPS Unit. If you are not sure abou

Delete Application from Hard DriveThe “Delete Application...” selection will remove Applicationsoftware files from your hard drive.1. Click on the App

CommunicationsThe Communications menu item sets the serialcommunications port that you will use on your computer toconnect to the handheld. You must s

1. Click on “Databases.”2. Click on “Send Database to GPS Unit.”3. Select the desired database from the list by clicking on thedatabase to highlight i

Delete Database from GPS UnitUse this function to remove a database from your Apollo GPS.As long as you have the database on your hard drive, you cana

Install Databases to Hard DriveThis function will install the database from the databasediskette onto your hard drive. After the database is installed

Waypoints The Waypoint function allows you to manageUser-defined waypoints. You can transfer the Userwaypoints to your computer that you have created

Delete User Waypoints from GPS UnitUse this function to remove the User waypoints from yourApollo GPS. As long as you have the User waypoints stored o

Routes The Routes function allows you to manage routes you havecreated in the Apollo GPS. You can transfer the Routes toyour computer that you have cr

Delete All Routes from GPS UnitUse this function to remove the Routes from your Apollo GPS.As long as you have the Routes stored on your hard drive, y

TABLE OF CONTENTSHistory of Revisions ...2Ordering Information ...2Get

Track History You can transfer Track History points from your GPSreceiver to your personal computer for archiving,processing, or editing. As long as y

Delete Track History from GPS UnitUse this function to delete the Track History from your ApolloGPS. When the Track History is deleted from your Apoll

Working with Data FilesEditing DataFilesWaypoint Manager allows you to use Microsoft’s Notepad,or other text editor, to edit or create waypoint, route

Data FileStructuresThis section contains information about the structure ofeach of the following file types.•Waypoint files (stored in \WPTMGR\WAYPOIN

Route FilesA route file can contain up to 20 routes, with each route havingup to 30 waypoints. Each route in the file begins with a routeheader follow

If a waypoint already exists in the Apollo GPS internal database with the same identifier and type, then the latitude andlongitude found in the data b

Track History FilesA track history file can contain up to 1,000 or 2,000 track pointssaved in the Apollo GPS during use, depending on your model.The t

Sample DataFilesWaypoint Manager includes several sample data files foruser waypoint, route, and track history files. These files arefound in the appr

Error MessagesIf your PC or the Waypoint Manager detects an error, it willdisplay a message. The table below lists those messages, adescription of the

PC Message Description Possible SolutionsInsufficient memoryin the GPS totransmit databaseThe Apollo GPS isout of memory.The waypoint transferhas stop

Save Track History ...12Reference ...13File...

PC Message Description Possible SolutionsData is not availablein GPS.The information youtried to access is notpresent or there is acommunicationproble

PC Message Description Possible SolutionsNo connection orbusyThe PC is not able tocommunicate withthe Apollo GPS.1. The serial cable maynot be connect

Apollo GPS Product InformationOctober 2, 1998New data that updates the information in this section isprovided on the database or applications disk sup

Apollo GPSSerial PortSelectionsfor PCInterfaceThe serial port selection for the following units is describedbelow.Apollo 920Using the serial outputs s

“PASS” or “FAIL”. If the message is “pass,” continue. Ifthe message is “fail,” try again. If the procedure continuesto “fail,” call technical support.

4. Select the “Send Database to GPS Unit” option on the PC.5. In the SL60, press SYS. Turn the Large knob to WaypointDatabase. Turn the Small knob to

7. The PC will read the software, wait for the 360 to erase theold software, then send the blocks of data. After the datahas been sent, the PC is fini

Notes

INDEXAApollo 360 ...1,15,36,37,38,40Apollo 920 ...1,36,37,38,41Apollo 940 ...37Application menu...13Application software ...40Ap

Reference . 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26Routes ...23,29SSample data files ...32Save routes ...11Save

Apollo GPS Database Update Operation ...38Apollo 360, 920, and Precedus ························38Apollo SL50 ·····················

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Getting StartedWaypoint Manager for Windows is a program that uses a serialdata interface to communicate with your Apollo GPS productfrom a personal c

RecommendedComputer 486, or more powerful PC with3.5” high density floppy drive.Operating System Windows version 3.1, 3.11,Windows 95/98, or Windows N

Installation The installation program will create a directory andnecessary subdirectories to put the files for WaypointManager. In Windows 3.1, the ma

StartingWaypointManagerA new Program Group with program icons has beencreated for the Waypoint Manager. Double-click on theWaypoint Manager icon to st