Brunton Multi-Navigator Specifications

Help Contents OziExplorer Help Contents About OziExplorer Conditions of Use Printing Help File Getting Started History of Changes Known Problems

3.95.5k - The printing of the route list has been improved. 3.95.5k - Changed how the first waypoint in a route is handled when navigation is started

Get Routes from GPS - Downloads the Routes from the GPS and displays them on the map. The routes can then be manipulated and saved to a file for futur

Get Waypoints from GRM File Get Track from GRM File Save Waypoints to WPT File Save Track to TRK File Turn Off GPS - Turns off the GPS, if the GPS

Lowrance Menu There are various Lowrance menus depending on which model of GPS is selected. This document covers the main Lowrance menu. The GPS rec

Get Waypoints from GPS (fast method) - Downloads the Waypoints from the GPS and displays them on the map using a fast binary protocol. The waypoints c

Track 1. Send Waypoints to GPS - Uploads the Waypoints loaded on the map to the GPS. Send Routes to GPS - Uploads the Routes which are loaded to the G

Moving Map Options BSB Calibration What is a Map A map in OziExplorer is an image of a map which has been calibrated (georeferenced) so OziExplorer c

Latitude/Longitude lines must run parallel to the edges of the screen for the calibration to be acceptable. The 3 point method uses an affine transfo

Tabs Setup - Displays the setup window Point 1, Point 2, ... Point 9 - Shows windows for up to 9 calibration points to be entered, use the arrows o

Specifying the Calibration points Fields Image Coordinates (X,Y) - The x and y pixel coordinates of the map image. Degrees & Mins Lat - The lati

2 point method - The 2 points can be placed anywhere on the map but it is preferable to give the 2 points as wide a spread on the map as possible. Do

connected to the PC by the special Garmin serial cable. These use the PVT protocol. Only tested with the Nuvi 760 but it is assumed other models menti

The shareware version can only use BMP files for the map image. The registered version can use BMP, JPG, PNG files but the preferred format is TIFF

Attaching Track,Waypoint, Event or Route Files to the Map Attaching Tracks to the Map You can attach tracks to any map and they will automatically

Tracks which have been specified as Alarm Zones perform a special function when using moving map mode. Attaching Waypoint, Event or Route Files to th

Standard Image Formats BMP - Not recommended but is the only format supported in the shareware/demo version. No compression so image files are large.

OziExplorer's own Formats These formats below were developed especially for use in OziExplorer and OziExplorerCE. The Img2Ozf and MapMerge progra

The Transverse Mercator projection is very commonly used for topographic maps and is the projection you are most likely to be using. The map is projec

The Swedish Grid is a Grid coordinate system based on the Transverse Mercator projection, all required parameters are known. (SUI) Swiss Grid This i

Grid Selection - In the Map Projection field select the France grid number you want to use, this should be the grid number the map uses for the +&apos

Fields Change Map Image File for Current Map Change To - Select the image file you want the currently loaded map to be changed to. Save Map - Saves t

Import Map Features and Comments from Map File Allows you to import the Map Features and Comments from an existing map file into the currently loaded

errors should no longer happen. The Google Maps.map file will still work but is no longer provided - use the Internet Maps.map file instead. Changed

3.from the FGD file if it is available If the FGD file is available then additional information is obtained from it : The Map Name The Map Scale T

The Map file name will be the same name as the image file but with a .MAP extension. The name of the file can be changed but do not change the extensi

A dialog will be opened which requests some of this information. Map Datum - specify the map datum to be used. Map UTM Zone - specify the zone, 2 d

into the file. You need Software to convert the Geotiff image from 24 bit to 8 bit color. Paint Shop Pro (www.jasc.com) works well. The Tiff Utilities

For Registered copies only. Importing a Single BSB Chart Importing a BSB Charts on a CD or In a Folder BSB Import Options Notes While it is simp

The maps are now ready to use, simply open the map you want to view using the OziExplorer Load Map menu option. Options Shift datum - Some BSB chart

Importing NV.Digital Charts NV.Digital charts are similar in format to BSB charts and can be imported using the BSB Import option. See Importing B

Image File Path - The Path where the chart files are located, for PCX charts this is the path where the .HDR files are located and is usually the cha

Cal File Path - The Path where the .cal files are located, this is usually a CD. Map File Path - The path where you want the OziExplorer .map files t

ECW images can have geo-referencing included within the image header and if this information is included then the images can be imported and the OziEx

Fixed issues with gpx files being used with Garmin Mapsource. Changes For Windows Vista the OziExplorer configuration files (and other OziExplorer s

The map images are not moved from the CD so the CD needs to be in the drive when the map files are opened. Kompass Map Path - The Path where the Komp

memory is required to process it. If you do require an image of this type the best option would be to save it as a color image and use a paint program

In order to discover if the map files in a folder have changed, been added to, or a new folder created OziExplorer stores a checksum in the index file

Index Map The Index Map dialog allows an OziExplorer map to be loaded and displayed. An outline of all the maps stored in the Search Path will be dr

index map. Lock - The Search Path will be locked to the path of the currently loaded map in the main OziExplorer window. Sub-Folders - If checked any

Fields Name to Find - Enter then name or part name of the place you want to find. Feature Code - Select the type of feature to see in the list. Left

Plot Location - Plots the location of the place on the currently loaded map. If the place is not located on the map it automatically searches for oth

Distance - The search radius. Distance Units - The units used for the search radius. Draw - The circle will be drawn on the map. Hatch - The circle wi

This lists all the maps found which contain the specified position. The ".." at the start of the map path indicates the map is located in

Last Map" configuration option set, the Blank Map will be created automatically. When first created the Blank Map will be calibrated to cover th

Windows Vista does not allow programs to store configuration files in the "Program Files" folder tree. If installed on Windows Vista this ve

Limitations in this version Map Projection and Datum - The seamless map can only be displayed in the Mercator map projection and the WGS 84 datum but

have been moved up or down the list using the Up/Down buttons, changing the sort order will re- sort any maps that have been moved). The control can

loaded and individual maps can then be deleted or added as required. No Sort of Maps - Does not automatically sort the maps, useful if you want to mov

difference between an AGD66 and a WGS 84 charted position can be up to 200 meter's (0.1 miles). This could be the difference between one side of

OziExplorer can use up to 10 user defined datums. To add User Datums to OziExplorer you need to do the following. If it doesn't already exist C

24 : 'Clarke 1880 IGN'; a: 6378249.2; invf:293.466021 25 : 'Hayford 1909'; a: 6378388.0; invf:296.959263 26 : 'Clarke 1858&ap

Close the list without making any change. Moving Map Introduction Setting Up Maps GPS Setup Starting Moving Map Command Line Parameters Status

($GPGGA and $GPVTG) or ($GPGLL and $GPVTG). Most GPS receivers can output the required sentences but most require configuring. You may need to refer

being processed. The next panel will display the following, these should be toggled on and off when data is being received. <nmea> when any ty

the date used is the PC date. This is necessary as not all NMEA sentences provide the date. Note that the time initially used to log track points may

For Eastern languages OziExplorer replaces the degree and minute symbols with spaces (question marks were being displayed). When loading a project fi

The center of the circle is the vessels anchor position. If the vessels position leaves the red circle then the alarm will sound. The green dot is th

Show Track - If ticked the track will be shown as the vessel moves. Track Ageing - Track points which are older than this value will not be shown. Ave

Other properties can also be set to suit your requirements. Alarm Zones will only cause the alarm to be activated if they are attached to the map. Thi

Regional Map The regional map window is used when using moving map (real time tracking) mode, it shows your position on a map loaded in the regional

always fully loaded into memory. This means that TIF, BSB, Maptech and OZF maps are fully loaded into RAM (instead of being paged from disk), these ma

Introduction You can use the moving map feature of OziExplorer to simply display your actual position on a map as you move. You can use the Navigatio

Use AIS System - Tick this box if you want the AIS system to be active. Ship Size - Specify the size of the graphic (triangle) seen on the screen. AI

Use Com Port Input - If you have a AIS receiver connected to a com (serial) port. Com Port - Specify the com port number the receiver is connected to

Always - Always show the label. Less than Range - Only show the label if the distance the ship is away is less than the specified range. CPA Alarm -

CPA Alarm - On show the CPA graphics if the ship is generating a CPA alarm. CPA Graphics Range - Specify the range using the specified units. Auto Pi

Release Version 3.95.4h (March-2005) Fixes Moving map when using PVT mode for Garmin USB GPS receivers was causing random Access Violations, this has

Waypoints can also be included in a Route. Creating Waypoints Select the Position & Set Waypoints button on the toolbar. The cursor will change t

Size - The size of the font used to display the waypoint on the map. Bold - Determines if the font is displayed with bold characters. Description - Th

Waypoint File Attachments Fields File Attachment - Any file can be attached to a waypoint. To attach a file press the button at the end of the field

Sorting by Name or Description - Click the left mouse button on the "Name" column title to sort the waypoints by name. To reverse the sort

- Plot Location of Selected Waypoint on Current Map - Will position the current map so the Waypoint is in the center of the screen. - Find Map for

Altitude - The altitude of the waypoint. Description - The description of the waypoint. Symbol - The symbol to use. Position Datum - This is the dat

The Lowrance/Eagle, Garmin, Magellan and MLR GPS units handle the upload and download of routes in different ways. The Lowrance/Eagles only use the W

Loading Routes from File This is still causing me problems on how to code this properly. At the moment you should make sure you load the waypoint fi

Show (Routes) - Shows or hides the routes on the map. ReLink - If you make any changes to a waypoints geographic position or sort the waypoints you ne

Fields Name - The Name of the route, up to 16 characters. This is the name which will be uploaded to the gps if your GPS supports Route names. Desc -

Added support for the ProjCenterLongGeoKey Geotiff key for map importing. Release Version 3.95.4d (October-2004) Fixes Waypoint selection from the m

Cancel - Close the Dialog and ignore any changes made. Events Events are specific to the Lowrance and Eagle models of GPS. If you are having

Event Properties Fields Fore Color - The foreground color of the symbol. The Garmin symbol set does not allow the color to be changed. Back Color -

Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Datum of Loaded Map

Map Features are objects which can be placed on a map, they are used to show the position of places or features of interest. They can be displayed as

Fields Feature Name - The name you give to the feature, this name is displayed in the hint when the cursor is placed on the map feature object. Comme

Map Feature List Datum Datum - The datum of the positions displayed in the list. Sets the Datum to the Datum of the currently loaded map. If the Da

The Map features can be displayed as a symbol. The symbol files are bitmap images. The symbol for a Map feature is selected on its property dialog.

button. Editing the Properties of Map Comments To open the property dialog for a map comment either double click on the map comment object or right cl

Help - Gives help for the properties dialog. Cancel - Close the dialog and discard any changes. Save - Close the dialog and keep the changes. If you m

Delete the Selected Map Comments - Deletes all the Map Comments which have been selected. Select if not on Map - If the Map Comments are not located o

position. When a waypoint was created from a track point it would not show until the screen was refreshed. OziAPI waypoint functions which were brok

Use the Track Control Property buttons to load and save the tracks and set the properties for each of the tracks. By saving the track the properties a

A track can be split into sections (putting a break in the track). Open the Track Control and select the track to be split. Press the Track List butt

Fields Track Desc - Any text to describe this track, up to 35 characters. Line Color - The Color used to draw the track on screen. Width - The width

Show - Show this Track on the screen. Help - Shows this help. OK - Close the Property Dialog. The Track Control To display the Track Control dialog

In order to manipulate the track the points must be displayed as objects, this is referred to as "Active". Two buttons have been provided to

Show Track List - See the Track List help for details. Selected Track Properties - Shows the Track Properties dialog, see Track Properties help for

If the Date and Time have been collected with the track then the speed for each section between track points is calculated. Datum Datum - The datum o

Selection Functions - Provides various ways of working with the selection of the track points. Delete the Selected Track Points - Deletes all the tra

Fields Track No - The Track number to move. Move Units - The number of pixels to move at each step. Combo Box - Determines which track points to move.

Clicking on the graph will popup a window which shows The Distance and Altitude or Speed of the point where the click was done and the details of t

New/Updated Features New software called the "Map Merging Utility" is now available to merge maps together and create a new map for use in O

Refresh Button - Loads the Track again and replots it. Useful if you load a new track into a track number and want to view it without having to restar

properties are derived from the properties of the Point Set. The number of points per Point Set is limited only by the resources of the PC. Points use

Fields Points Desc - Any text to describe this set of Points up to 25 characters. Fore Color - The Color of the foreground used to draw the points on

These are the properties of an individual Point within a Point Set. Fields Name - The name assigned to the point, up to 35 characters can be used. Ro

To activate the Point Control press the Show/Hide Point Control button on the Toolbar. Using the Point Control Buttons Show/Hide Points on Map - Di

Save the Selected Point Set - The point set currently selected in the list will be saved to a file. Show Point List - See the Point List help for de

Waypoint+ types The 1st field is signifies that it is a Waypoint record, the characters Waypoint or WP can be used. Each keyword is followed by a de

WP,UTM,WPNAME,56J,445946,7063980,11/23/1995,19:29:00,Description Extended Types (preferred for manual data entry) WP, waypoint name, latitude(multip

Compe-Gps Track Files - Allows a track to be imported from a Compe-Gps .trk track file. Import MapInfo MIF File This is a limited import, the proj

If the positions are in UTM then the UTM Zone of the positions must be known and specified in the Options dialog during the import process. Failure to

Map Related Creating (Calibrating) Maps Image Formats Supported Map Projections France Grids Changing the Map Image File Import Map Features and

Moving Map PVT mode for USB connections should now work. If using Garmin USB connection you must also tick the "Use PVT for Garmin instead of NM

Fields Track No - The number of the OziExplorer track to use. Track Color - The color to use for the track. Track Width - The width to make the track

The datum used for exporting can be selected and will default to the datum used for the current map. NOTE : When exporting to a Waypoint+ text file

each field separated by a comma non essiential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) Field 1 : TP - track

Lat - the y position, usually latitude Lon - the x position, usually longitude Name - the name of the waypoint in the record (if known) Aux1 - Date

This is an example of a good track for area calculation. Using the Area Calculation On the Options Menu select the Area Calculation option. The Ar

Note 1 : To select a Trackpoint or Point the Trackpoint or Point must be "Active" set by using the Track Control or Point Control dialog, so

Lat/Lon Grid The lat/lon grid can be displayed for any map of any scale of any projection. There are some limitations, such as maps crossing the 18

Most of the parameters need no explanation, the ones which are not obvious are decribed below. Clip to Neat Line - If checked the grid will stop at t

Note: Due to licensing conditions, there may be printing restrictions on some map types. Select Area to print on the main map Only enabled when a

number of pages being printed. Printing of the map can be aborted by pressing the Esc key when the OziExplorer window has the focus. Pressing the Esc

Changes Added some additional function calls for the OziAPI, see the OziAPI web page for details. Some of the Header files provided with the SRTM-30

This option allows you to print everything on the map without printing the actual image of the map, useful for printing map overlays on clear plastic.

The minimum scale allowed to be selected is 1:500 - this is to prevent possible problems in calculations of the various parameters required. It is po

Stuff Lat/Long Position Formats It is possible to enter Lat/Long positions in other formats instead of just Degrees and Minutes. Cursor MoveThe curs

Startup Parameters The following command line parameters can be used when starting OziExplorer Note, the / is part of the parameter name. A map name

see also Hints and Tips Special Keys and Stuff Why can't I upload to a Garmin GPS at 115,000 BAUD, Mapsource does it. 115,000 baud can be used

The PgUp/PgDn keys zoom the map in and out. There are 50, 100 and 200% zoom levels available on the right click map menu. There are + - zoom buttons o

The symbols are only for use by Map Features. The symbols used by the waypoints are fixed to match those available in your GPS and cannot be altered b

OziExplorer Crashes my System see also Trouble Shooting Common User Problems Here I am not meaning the odd bug in OziExplorer which causes an error

The problem may be caused by the Graphics card drivers and usually graphics cards which use high acceleration. Some of the problems which show up are

Communications with the GPS Garmin GPS - Upload/Download When using a Garmin GPS and are having problems uploading/downloading make sure you check the

Fixes Anchor Alarm - had problems when the regional settings were using a "," instead of a "." as the decimal separator - fixed.

See Datums help for more information. When calibrating a map and are using readings from your GPS make sure the readings were taken with the GPS datum

Waypoint Symbols will not print - This is a problem which seems to occur on just some printers, the cause has not been determined yet. A work around t

Line 2 : Geodetic Datum used for the Lat/Lon positions for each waypoint Line 3 : Reserved for future use Line 4 : GPS Symbol set - not used yet Wayp

One line per event each field separated by a comma non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) def

Note that OziExplorer reads the Date/Time from field 5, the date and time in fields 6 & 7 are ignored. Example -27.350436, 153.055540,1,-777,36169

substituted. non essential fields need not be entered but comma separators must still be used (example ,,) defaults will be used for empty fields An

Map File Format In the text below the lines in the map file are marked with a dot. Only those parameters which can be modified/created by the user are

Magnetic Variation entry - degrees,minutes Magnetic Variation,,,E Map Projection Map Projection,Lambert Conformal Conic,PolyCal,No,AutoCalOnly,No,B

A marker line, it contains no information but is used as a file marker, must be there Map Feature = MF ; Map Comment = MC These follow if they exist

Attached file marker, .plt, .wpt, .evt, .pnt files can be included Track File = TF These follow if they exist The attached files - not limited to ju

Fixes Fixed a bug in map searching - if you removed all the .map files from a folder it would not be re-indexed so would always show the old maps (wh

MM1B,170.352987 The lat/lon grid setup LL Grid Setup LLGRID,No,10 Min,Yes,8421504,255,16711935,10 Min,16777215,8421504,9,1,Yes,x Parameters 1.LLGR

OziExplorer API (Application Programming Interface) The API is a controlling interface, the API provides methods for other programs to control many

Because OziExplorer can handle maps and also requires the use of height data for its own needs it was decided to include the creation of the 3D maps w

What if I only have a basic graphics card and my maps rotate slowly If your system does not have a graphics card with hardware acceleration, the soft

Can height data captured by my GPS with a track be used to replace DEM data for my map. If height data is downloaded with the track then it will be u

SRTM SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission), a joint project between the NIMA and NASA to produce digital topographic data for 80% of the Earth&a

the file name of the .hgt file as it is used to position the dem. Place the file in the "Globe (Arcview)" Elevation Data folder. OziExplor

is destroyed. Run the oziUnGzip program and select the file (or files) you want to extract, they will be extracted to the same folder as the compress

From the Gtopo30 web site download the files you require by clicking on the map of the world, a page showing the area you clicked on will be displayed

Data Type int16 File Format PC binary Compression Option Compressed tar file Transfer Option FTP Enter a different File Name and Unique Name if de

deleted so the indexes can be created again. Help is now available for Map Searching in the "Map Related" section of the help Index. An Ind

have selected your region, download the compressed file format. (Free download) Files size - from 100K to 2MB Downloading Click on the map to obtai

This will present you with a list of files which cover the region, to save download time only download the compressed files. It is suggested you down

and GLOBE(approximately 1 kilometer grid) See the instructions above in the "World" section on how to use the data. 9 Sec DEMGEODATA 9

It is our intention to support other formats where possible and also to support more map projections and coordinate grids. For us to support a particu

The USA DEM 24K files are usually provided in the SDTS file format. OziExplorer does not read files in the SDTS format, these files can be converted t

see the table above, whether you will require a default.ozproj file for your DEM The default.ozproj file is read as each folder is scanned, all the D

;8=France I ;9=France II ;10=France III ;11=France IV ;12=Italy 1 Grid ;13=Italy 2 Grid ;14=Vicmap TM Grid ;21=Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area ;22=La

OziExplorer 3D - Elevation Configuration System Tab Use Elevation Data - Important, If unticked OziExplorer will not make use of Elevation from Elevat

Globe (ArcView) Grid Ascii USA DEM 250 USA DEM 24K See the Height Data help for more details of the type of data supported. The checkbox beside ea

left and bottom right corner markers will be used. There will be some maps where this option will not work because the corner marker configuration is

Changes Map searching when you have many thousands of maps is now much faster, the map paths are indexed and stored in index files with OziExplorer.

the map again to set the end position. The Create button can then be pressed to create the track and the View button can be pressed to view the track.

If many types of DEM's are active OziExplorer selects the DEM to use in this order. 1.USA Dem 24K 2.USA Dem 250 3.Grid ASCII 4.NIMA DTED 5. G

3D maps can only be created at 100% zoom the ability to select the full map and the map inside the neat lines are disabled Page 252 of 252OziExp

Event List Added display of the symbol in the list. Added the ability to modify most properties of selected events, these options are on a drop down

New versions of Garmin GPS firmware caused OziExplorer to give a "floating point error" under certain circumstances when downloading waypoin

Beta Version 3.90.4e Fixes For some dem types (USGS DEM and ASCII grid) we discovered that we had misinterpreted the way the start coordinates of the

Changes nil Beta Version 3.90.4b Fixes Some USA 250K DEMS have a slightly different way of formatting fields in the header to the others. Ozi3D wou

Waypoint File Attachments Waypoint List Project a Waypoint (or Trackpoint) Routes Working with Routes Route Editor Route Properties Events Event

Beta Version 3.90.3h Bugs Fixed the PVT problem when using serial port driver #2 Fixed the "Start NMEA Communication with GPS" and "S

The waypoint description in waypoint properties was accidentally restricted to 10 characters, now fixed. Beta Version 3.90.3d Bugs Windows XP - Fixe

The scroll bars have been removed from maps using MrSID images, this allows me to reduce the memory requirements (a design thing). MrSID images are r

Bugs Fixed a problem with the index map giving an access violation when many maps were clicked quickly. Fixed some minor problems with dialogs not d

graphics card models). Fixed import of Quovadis .cal files for the new versions of the cal file. Changes nil Release Version 3.90.0 Bugs minor fi

A button has been added to the top status line to allow the display datum to be adjusted. Datum selection has been added to all dialogs which display

Fixed a problem with the serial port handling Fixed a minor problem with the track profile plot when attempting to view the profile of newly download

Bugs The saving of "new" map files indicated the map file was read only (even though it didn't yet exist), this was a bug introduced i

NOT be prompted to change the CD and press the retry button. The track distance is now updated in the track control when you drag track points. NMEA

The Spanish version is ready for beta release and is available on the Spanish language version of the OziExplorer web page. The serial port communica

OziExplorer OziExplorer is copyright (C) D & L Software Pty Ltd Importing Tracks Import MapInfo MIF Files Import ESRI Shape Files Import ArcIn

Added a properties dialog for trackpoints, you can now edit the altitude, date/time and the position of an individual track point. The properties dial

Beta Version 3.85.5d Bugs The waypoint selection for calibration points was still not right, I have made many changes this time and it is getting bet

Changes OziExplorer has now been converted from Delphi 3 to the Delphi 5 compiler, this may cause some problems, some have already been fixed but the

More changes to MIF file import to handle Mapinfo user datums. Added in the Norske datum for Norwegian Charts Beta Version 3.85.3c Bugs changed the

menu. Example - if your map is in NAD 27 and the Blank map is in NAD 83 (WGS84) and your waypoints were saved and the positions in the file are now co

warn about) or may even cause numeric overflows. 24bit Color TIFF files can now be used - please note that these are fully loaded into RAM not paged

oziexplorer folder. Fixed a printing bug, Map Features would not print in correct color (just blackish). Changes Changes were made to support the n

When Changing Symbols for some Garmins using the waypoint list the changed symbol was not correct. The Maptech map import was not correct if the map

Changes Regional Map loading has now been modified so if the map image is not found in the location specified in the .map file then it looks in the s

Added another formatting option to the Grid Line display, you can now specify only the last 3 digits be displayed. Only the last 3 digits are displaye

Conditions of Use The unregistered version of this program can be used without cost and without time limits. The registered version must not be used

When using Moving Map mode with a Magellan 315/320 (and most likely other Magellan models) they would indicate a Heading of 0 degrees when they were m

Other Changes Symbol sets have been added for most Magellan models. The full Symbol set for Garmins has been added for GPS receivers such as the III+

Zoom window can now be activated from the Calibration window. The display of corner markers for the map neat line can now be turned on on the main ca

F12), the option is on the File menu just below configuration. There are now save buttons for all the major file types on the main screen, there is a

Position" option on the map menu. A selection of User Grids have been added to the User Grid (Transverse Mercator) dialogs. Select the grid from

Beta 3.73h.5 Bug Fixes Major bug fixed in OziMC multipolygon editing for World maps. The regions are much larger than smartmaps and caused a variable

redraw the screen when the position on the map has changed, this may eliminate some of the redrawing. This change was actually in 3.73h.2 as well. Be

subdirectories and finds all maps, can import Albers projection maps, default Datum and Zone can be specified. Default datum, default zone and the Alb

Load Last Map - Ticking this box will cause the last map being used to be automatically loaded the next time you run the software. Set Last Zoom and

Bearings - The Bearings can be displayed in True or Magnetic North. Distance Calcs - Specifies whether the software is to use a sphere or ellipsoid wh

Printing OziExplorer Help If you highlight and right click on a topic of the Contents in the left pane of the Help, a menu will be displayed. Options

consult other documentation on Grids and/or Coordinate systems for more information. Use Map User Grid - This option links the Map User Grid (Transve

Click on these links below to read specific information for each of the different makes Magellans , Garmins , Lowrance & Eagle , MLR , NMEA Only

Auto Pilot See the Auto Pilot Output help for more details. Outputs the Standard NMEA sentences which can control an Autopilot. The sentences output a

Never - never change the file. If logging is turned on, track data will be logged to the mmTrack.plt file. Daily Files, Weekly Files, Monthly Files -

Ignore Maps with Error - When scanning for a new map to load any maps where the image cannot be found are ignored. Current map Path - If checked Movin

Projected Line Color - The color of the projected line (above). Compass Button - Press button to configure the Compass Rose Show Compass Rose - Tick

If you highlight and right click on a topic of the Contents in the left pane of the Help, a menu will be displayed. One of the menu options is "P

Expedition II Map Guide Map Guide Pro View AccuMap UltraMap Older Eagles (via WS1) Other Eagles OziExplorer will not work with the Eagle AccuNa

use the same comm setup for both. To get NMEA output (for use with the Moving Map part of OziExplorer) you may have to turn it on within the GPS setup

have upload / download using GPX files. Some models may also be able to connect via a serial cable. Connect to PC using a Serial port or a USB port -

To Print the Complete Help File Select the heading "OziExplorer Help" Right mouse click to display the options dialog Select "Print s

3.Garmin GPS Connecting by a USB Port (Mass Storage Device) 1. Garmin GPS Connecting by a Serial Port (this also includes connecting through a USB to

1. OziExplorer Configuration for Moving Map - Garmin Interface setting in the GPS set to Garmin Mode (outputs PVT data) Please note - The GPS must be

to. Select the COM tab on the Configuration dialog. Set the Com Port number that you have connected the GPS to. Set the Parity to None. Set the Stop B

The Com Port is ignored The Parity is ignored. The Stop Bits is ignored The Upload/Download Baud Rate is ignored. Make sure the Garmin USB Checkbox i

The Oregon and Colardo can be used for moving map Set the GPS Interface to "Garmin Spanner" (do not install or start the Garmin Spanner soft

Configuring OziExplorer to use a Magellan GPS Connecting by a USB Port (Magellan USB GPS) (Explorist and other models) Configuring a Magellan Exploris

Com ports are available. You can use our GpsPortChecker program to see if it can find your GPS. Configuring OziExplorer to use a Magellan GPS Connecti

Set the NMEA Baud Rate to the same as the Upload/Download Baud Rate. The Garmin USB Checkbox is ignored. The Use PVT for Garmin instead of NMEA Checkb

On the File menu choose the Configuration option, this will open the configuration dialog. Select the GPS tab. Select the GPS Make as Magellan Select

tracking). After selecting NMEA Data Comm the NMEA must be selected, always select "V2.1 GSA". The driver sets up a modem on the PC which i

posted almost as soon as the coding is finished . Some testing is done but usually not enough, the new features will most likely have bugs, adding in

FX312 4X4 FX412 FX412 XC Other models may not be supported fully OziExplorer Configuration Setting 1.Go to the GPS tab on the Configuration dialo

Not that the Symbol number is not included with a waypoint when downloading using the "Fast" method. Waypoint and Route Download (from the G

At the time of writing this document GPS software Versions 2.12 and 2.13 are available for download and installing into your GPS from these sites. Ver

The GPS does not allow a track to be uploaded. Waypoint Upload Waypoints are stored in the GPS in specified locations (slots), if a waypoint is downlo

This GPS make is selected if your GPS is not one of the directly supported types. When this GPS make is selected a menu called GPS - NMEA Only appears

OziExplorer will remember the position of the toolbar the next time it is started. Quit OziExplorer - Quits the program. Load File Menu - Shows a menu

Show/Hide the Cursor Zoom Window - Shows or hides the cursor zoom window. Show/Hide the Map View Window - Shows or hides the map view window. Right cl

User Toolbar The user toolbar allows operations that are used regularly to be placed on a toolbar for easy access. Confi

Available toolbar buttons - The list of Buttons which can be added to the toolbar. Current toolbar buttons - The list of Buttons currently selected to

Save To File - Contains the basic File Saving options, see Save Menu for details and more options. Close Map - Closes the currently opened map and cre

This is the loading of multiple maps into OziExplorer so they are merged together to form one map. This is a first look at the seamless map support i

Map Features and Comments from Map File - Imports the Map Features and Map Comments from the selected Map file and adds them to the currently loaded m

Delete Selected Objects - Deletes the Selected objects. Save Selected Objects - Save the selected objects to a specified file name. Copy Map Screen to

Import Waypoints from Text File - Allows waypoints to be imported from a text file in one of the OziExplorer import formats. See Importing Waypoints t

Save Points to Waypoint File - Saves the currently loaded Point Set (Point Set 1) to a Waypoint file, a new file name can be specified if desired. In

Hide - Hide Map Objects, allows you to hide individual types of Map objects as well as all Map objects at once. To hide a specific Map object use the

Point Control - Allows the manipulation of Point Sets. See the Point Control help for details. Show Points on Map - Shows and Hides the display of th

be displayed in the status line indicating that "Moving Map is ON". When receiving NMEA data of the correct type the text "<+>&qu

Range Rings Setup - Shows the Range Rings setup dialog. Set Waypoint at Position Man Overboard (Alt O) - Selecting this option or pressing (Alt O) wi

Clear All Tracks from Map - As above but for Tracks. Clear All Points from Map - As above but for Point Sets. Clear All of Above - Clears All Waypoi

show or hide them. The proximity zones are displayed around waypoints as red circles with a blue diagonal hatch. Note : While the proximity waypoints