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Lowrance Finder Expedition C Operating Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1: Operation Instructions

    Pub. 988-0160-011 www.lowrance.com Mapping GPS & MP3 Player Operation Instructions www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...
  • Page 2 Ltd. Exit Authority™ and eXitSource™ are trademarks of Zenrin Co. Ltd. Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ............1 Specifications:................2 How the iFINDER Expedition™c Works........4 Introduction to GPS, WAAS and EGNOS ........6 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ....8 Arrow Keys ................8 Keyboard ..................8 Menu Commands...............
  • Page 4 Clearing a Trail ............... 38 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ......38 Switch to Advanced Mode............40 Section 4: Advanced Mode Operation......... 41 Keypad ..................41 Power/lights on and off ............... 42 Main Menu................... 42 Pages .................... 43 Satellite Status Page...............
  • Page 5 Edit a Trail Name ..............59 Edit a Trail Color ..............59 Edit a Trail Pattern..............59 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ......59 Utilities ..................60 Sun/Moon Calculation............. 60 Trip Calculator ................ 61 Alarm Clock ................61 Down Timer ................
  • Page 6 Customize Page Displays............78 Customize Digital Data Page ..........78 Customize Navigation Page............ 79 Customize Map Page............... 79 External Passive Antenna ............79 GPS Simulator................80 Map Auto Zoom ................81 Scouting ..................81 Map Data ..................83 Popup Map Information............83 Draw Map Boundaries ............
  • Page 7 Recent Finds ................107 Current Route................107 Find Addresses ................108 Find Home Waypoint ..............110 Find Interstate Highway Exits ..........110 Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ......111 Find Streets or Intersections............ 113 Find Waypoints (Advanced Mode only) ........116 Section 7: Music Mode ............
  • Page 8 WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions.

  • Page 9: Section 1: Read Me First

    Here's how: The manual is organized into seven sections. This first section is an introduction to Lowrance GPS. It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    The rest of Section 3 contains short, easy-to-scan lessons that follow one another in chronological order. They're all you'll need to know to find your way on the water or in the wilderness quickly. Easy Mode operation will meet the navigation needs of many users. But, after you've learned the basics (or if you already have some GPS experience), you may want to try out some of the iFINDER's many ad- vanced navigation features.

  • Page 11: Active Antenna

    MMC slots: .......One, inside battery compartment. Accepts non-proprietary MMC or SD memory cards. Background map: ..Built-in custom, detailed Lowrance map. Contains: low-detail maps of the whole world (containing cities, major lakes, major rivers, political boundaries); and medium-detail maps of the United States (containing all in- corporated cities;...

  • Page 12: How The Ifinder Expeditionc Works

    or SD (Secure Digital Card.) Position updates:...Up to every second. Position points: ....1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons:....42. Routes: ......100; up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails:.......99 savable; up to 9,999 points per trail. Man Overboard: .....MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon, then automatically displays navigation data to that position.
  • Page 13 GPS data files, erase 'em and record new ones, over and over and over again. Like any computer file, these GPS Data Files (file format *.usr) can be shared between iFINDERs, other Lowrance GPS and so- nar/GPS combo units and even personal computers.

  • Page 14: Introduction To Gps, Waas And Egnos

    You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software, but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps™. These custom maps are pre- loaded on MMCs. (No computer work required!). The iFINDER automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMC or SD Card.
  • Page 15 A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position. This is called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation (your height above sea level — also called altitude).

  • Page 16: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    There, however, are some fringe areas of the U.S., including parts of Alaska, that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage. Continued WAAS development is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come. WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation, but the system is designed for aircraft.

  • Page 17: Instructions = Menu Sequences

    some kind with the menu item. Text that you may need to enter or file names you need to select are shown in italic type, such as trail name. Instructions = Menu Sequences Most functions you perform with the iFINDER are described as a se- quence of keystrokes and selecting menu commands.
  • Page 18 Notes www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...

  • Page 19: Section 2: Installation & Accessories

    Section 2: Installation & Accessories Power The iFINDER operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an optional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. When the power cable is used, the iFINDER automatically switches to exter- nal power.

  • Page 20: Battery Installation

    Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you. With your thumb or nail, pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch as shown in the following images. Once the latch is released, pull the bat- tery cover out of the grooves in the bottom of the case.

  • Page 21: Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter

    The unit can exchange information with any device that transmits or receives NMEA 0183 data. To exchange NMEA data, Lowrance offers an optional data only cable and a power/data combo cable: The PC-DI7 is a NMEA/serial communications cable. It has a standard female DB-9 connector on one end to attach your unit to a computer's serial communications port.

  • Page 22: Mmc Or Sd Memory Card Installation

    NMEA data to the computer, you can get live position data for GPS-compatible mapping software. You can also run one of our free Lowrance GPS emulators on your lap- top and operate it with real-time position information. To use it, plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket, plug the DB-9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the iFINDER.

  • Page 23: Mapping Resources

    Remove an MMC Card. 4. Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment. 5. Turn the iFINDER face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface. To add an MMC or SDC 1.

  • Page 24: External Antenna

    They give you all the features found in our MapCreate™ mapping soft- ware, but without the necessity of using a computer. FreedomMaps are available for the United States, Canada and Europe. Like custom maps built in MapCreate, the custom map on a FreedomMap card contains all of these features: rivers/lakes/tributaries;...

  • Page 25: R-A-M ® Bracket Mounting Systems

    The optional external antenna can use a magnetic base that allows temporary mounting on any flat ferrous metal surface. A suction-cup mount allows you to attach the antenna to a windshield. The iFINDER ExpeditionC can use the passive FA-8 antenna or the active RAA-3 antenna.

  • Page 26: Other Accessories

    R-A-M even has suction cup bases for attachment to windscreens or fiberglass surfaces. See your Lowrance dealer or visit the LEI web site for the latest options. Accessory ordering information is on the inside back cover of this man- ual.

  • Page 27: Section 3: Easy Mode Operation

    Section 3: Easy Mode Operation This section addresses Easy Mode operation for the iFINDER's main GPS functions. The principles are the same in both operating modes, so this discussion also serves as a good introduction to Advanced Mode work. Before you turn on the iFINDER, it's a good idea to learn about the dif- ferent keys, the three Page screens and how they all work together.

  • Page 28: Power/Lights On And Off

    6. EXIT – The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear data or close a menu. 7. FIND – The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions. 8. ZOUT – (Zoom Out) – This key lets you zoom out the screen to see a larger geographic are on the map.

  • Page 29: Satellite Status Page

    Screen: changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen and backlight delay. Sounds: enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style. Navigate Trail: sets up navigation back to the start of the current trail.

  • Page 30: Navigation Page

    Satellite Status Page. This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view. Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position. The point in the center of the chart is directly overhead. The small in- ner ring represents 45°...
  • Page 31 screen. Your trail history, or path you've taken, is illustrated by a line extending from the arrow. The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose highlights your current track (direction of travel). Track or compass heading indicator, showing direction of travel Compass Present position rose...

  • Page 32: Map Page

    Bearing Waypoint arrow symbol Trail line Cross track error range Destination (off course name indicator) Navigation information data boxes Navigation Page, going to cursor. Driver is headed east (a 68º track) toward a cursor location 68º (bearing) away. The cross track error range (white corridor) is 0.20 miles either side of the course.
  • Page 33 Map Page opening screen (left); Map zoomed to 100 miles (center); Map zoomed to 6 miles (right). Over Zoomed means you have reached the detail limits in an area covered only by the basic background map. Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map details because a high- detail custom map for this area has not been loaded on the MMC.
  • Page 34 state highways; Interstate highway exits and exit services information; large- and medium-sized lakes and streams and more than 60,000 navigation aids and 10,000 wrecks and obstructions in U.S. coastal and Great Lakes waters. MapCreate custom maps include massive amounts of information not found in the background map.
  • Page 35 It shows how to use the Map Categories Drawn menu to turn indi- vidual POI displays off and on. Even though their display is turned off, you can still search for POIs and their icons will pop-up when the unit finds them. The following page contains a 12-step quick reference for Easy Mode operation.

  • Page 36: Easy Mode Quick Reference

    IFINDER Expedition™c Easy Mode Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try navigating to a location a few blocks away. Navigation in too small a space, like a backyard, will constantly trigger arrival alarms. 1.

  • Page 37: Find Your Current Position

    Find Your Current Position When you turn on the iFINDER, it automatically searches for satellites and under clear sky conditions, calculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: Clear sky means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliage or structures.

  • Page 38: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Now that you have seen how the iFINDER can find where you are, let's search for something else. Searching is one of the most powerful fea- tures in the Lowrance GPS product line. In this example, we'll look for the nearest fast-food restaurant. For more information on different types of searches, refer to Sec.
  • Page 39 Find Map Places Menu (left); Category Selection menu (center) with list of the nearest restaurants (right). 3. A list of restaurants will appear with the closest at the top of the list and the one furthest from you at the bottom of the list. The location nearest you will be highlighted.

  • Page 40: Set Home Waypoint

    Map screen showing found Waypoint. 7. To clear the search and return to the main page display, press EXIT repeatedly. Before you exited out of the Search menus, you could have gone looking for another place. NOTE: Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the unit. If you have not loaded a high-detailed custom map covering the desired search area, you may not find much.

  • Page 41: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    The example shows the home waypoint set at the cursor location. If the cursor was not active, the point would be placed at the current position. Caution: Saving a new Home waypoint will overwrite and erase the pre- vious Home waypoint. Go Home This command will automatically take you back to the Home waypoint you created.

  • Page 42: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    To cancel navigation to MOB, press |↓ to MENU ANCEL AVIGA- |← to . The iFINDER stops showing navigation in- TION formation. Navigate to Cursor Position on Map command navigates to the current cursor position on URSOR the map. It is a quick and handy way to navigate to anything you can see on the map display.

  • Page 43: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    The 15-mile zoom figure (left) shows the course line connecting your current position to your destination. The 60-mile zoom (center) shows both current position and destination on screen. The Navigation Page (right) will also show navigation information. To stop navigating to the cursor, use the Cancel Navigation command: press |↓...

  • Page 44: Displaying A Saved Trail

    In Easy Mode, this unit automatically creates a plot trail when turned on. The trail is saved in memory when the unit is turned off. The iFINDER continues recording the same trail until you clear the trail, which erases the old trail and begins recording a new trail. NOTE: The iFINDER can record up to 9,999 points per trail, which can be adjusted in Advanced Mode.
  • Page 45 NOTE: If you are already located at or near the beginning of your back trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press to clear the alarm and proceed. EXIT On the map, your original trail is visible as a solid line, along with a roughly parallel dotted line indicating the back trail to follow.

  • Page 46: Clearing A Trail

    Track or compass heading indicator Present position Bearing arrow Trail Compass waypoint rose symbol Trail line Cross track error range (off course indicator) Navigate trail, navigation page (compass rose) views: Driver is east- bound heading straight toward trail point 5 (left). The bearing arrow shows the trail point is due east (straight ahead.) Driver (right) has reached trail point 5 and must turn south to follow the trail.
  • Page 47 GPS Data Files: GPS Data files contain waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons. Instructions for copying GPS Data Files between your computer and an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software. GPS data automatically recorded in the unit's internal memory must be saved to the MMC (as a GPS Data File) in order to store it on your personal computer.

  • Page 48: Switch To Advanced Mode

    These figures (from left to right) show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from an MMC to the iFINDER's memory. 4. Loading: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on to activate the selection box, use ↓ the card.

  • Page 49: Section 4: Advanced Mode Operation

    Section 4: Advanced Mode Operation Keypad iFINDER ExpeditionC keypad. 1. PWR – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this key switches the unit between the four dif- ferent page screens in Advanced Mode. (Satellite, Position, Navigation and Map.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes.

  • Page 50: Power/Lights On And Off

    Power/lights on and off To turn on the unit, press . To turn on the backlight, press again. Pressing once again will turn off the backlight. (Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays.) Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the key for 3 seconds.

  • Page 51: Satellite Status Page

    Cancel Navigation: turns off the navigation command after you have reached your destination. GPS Setup: gives access to GPS receiver options, like GPS Simulator, Track Smoothing and GPS Auto Search. System Setup: give access to general configuration options like, Units of Measure, Set Local Time, Reset Options, Popup Help and Transfer My Data.

  • Page 52: Status Menu

    NOTE: Refer to Sec. 2, Easy Mode Operation, for further explanation and more illustrations of the Satellite Page. 1. To get to the Satellite Status Page press repeatedly until it PAGES appears on the screen. 2. To get to Satellite Status Menu press when the Satellite MENU Status page is displayed on the screen.

  • Page 53: Digital Data Menu

    Digital Data page (left) with the Digital Data Menu (right). Digital Data Menu The Digital Data Menu allows you to change units of measure, enable sleep mode and customize the digital data boxes with the data most important to you. Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows the direction of travel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoint.

  • Page 54: Navigation Menu

    Navigation Page (left) with Navigation Menu (right). Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to plan and edit routes, cancel navi- gation, set alarms and customize the digital data boxes at the bottom of the page. Music Mode Page The Music Mode Page allows you to play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis mu- sic files.

  • Page 55: Map Page

    Music Mode Page (left) with Music Mode menu (right). Map Page The map screens your course and track from a bird’s-eye view. By de- fault, this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. (This can be changed. See the topic Map Orientation, in Sec. 5.) If you’re navigating to a waypoint, the map shows your starting loca- tion, present position, course line and destination.

  • Page 56: Map Menu

    Map Menu The map menu has a variety of options, which include, finding dis- tances, scouting, changing the orientation of the map and viewing and modifying map data. Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's-eye view. The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen.

  • Page 57: Find Your Current Position

    pears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location. Press to set the first point and the rubber band line disappears. 3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap- pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distance along that line will appear in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.

  • Page 58: Create Icon At Current Position

    Save icon menu (left) with Select symbol menu (right). Create Icon at Current Position 1. While you are traveling, press and hold until the screen shows the Save Icon menu, then release the key. 3. Select the desired icon and press .

  • Page 59: Navigate

    The Transfer My Data menu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the iFINDER's memory. 2. If no MMC is present, you must insert a card into the iFINDER to activate the commands.

  • Page 60: Cancel Navigation

    matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint. For more details, see this subject in Sec. 3, Easy Mode Operation. Cancel Navigation In Easy Mode: Press |↓ to |← to MENU ANCEL AVIGATION In Advanced Mode Press |↓ to |← to MENU MENU ANCEL...

  • Page 61: Navigate A Trail

    character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character and re- peat until the name is correct, then press to jump to the list below. 3. If you don’t want to spell out the name, you can jump directly to the .

  • Page 62: Routes

    NOTE: If you are at or near the start of the trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as navigation begins because of your proximity to the trail's first point. Press to clear the alarm. EXIT 6. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation. Press |↓...
  • Page 63 1. From the , press or from the MENU AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU OUTE LANNING 2. Highlight and press |↓ to |↓ to OUTE OUTE END . The Map Page appears with the cursor showing. 3. Use the Zoom and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want the route to begin.

  • Page 64: Delete A Route

    7. To save your route, press . The iFINDER reverts to the Route EXIT screen, with the route automatically named Route 1 and stored in the iFINDER's internal memory. 8. If you want to edit the route name, press ↑ to the top command box, then press →...
  • Page 65 2. You could search the entire lodging category, but for this example we will narrow our search. Press → to OTELS OTELS 3. A list of hotels and motels appears, with the closest location at the top of the list and the location furthest from you at the bottom of the list.

  • Page 66: Trails

    Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a lodging search. 7. To clear the search and return to the current or last known position, press repeatedly. Before you exited out of the Search menus, you EXIT could have gone looking for another place. Trails A trail or plot trail, is a string of position points plotted by the iFINDER.

  • Page 67: Edit A Trail Name

    Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name, press |↓ to . Select a MENU MENU RAILS . Press ↑ or ↓ to trail from the Saved Trail list and press change the first character, then press → to the next character and re- peat until the name is correct.

  • Page 68: Utilities

    GPS Data files: GPS Data Files contain waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons. Instructions for copying GPS Data Files between your computer and an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software. GPS data automatically recorded in the unit's internal memory must be saved to the MMC (as a GPS Data File) in order to store it on your computer.

  • Page 69: Trip Calculator

    Trip Calculator To access the Trip Calculator, press |↓ to |↓ MENU MENU TILITIES . See more information on Trip Calculator below. ALCULATOR Alarm Clock To access the alarm clock menu, press |↓ to MENU MENU TILI- |↓ to TIES LARM LOCK Down Timer...

  • Page 70: Speed, Average Speed And Max Speed

    Speed, Average Speed and Max Speed Speed, Average Speed and Max Speed use changes in GPS Position to track ground speed. Trip Time and Trip Distance Trip Time monitors the amount of time spent on the road and Trip Dis- tance measures the distance traveled on your trip.

  • Page 71: Interpreting Weather Information

    always occurs ahead of a change in weather conditions. A pressure change during an interval of about two to three hours is the best indi- cator for a weather forecast. Interpreting Weather Information The iFINDER Expedition's Weather Prediction utility is found in two data boxes on the Digital Data page.
  • Page 72 Reading 6 hours ago, selected by Current left arrow key reading Reading 23 hours ago Current air pressure Pressure of selected hour Pressure History box, where the unit has been recording in Sleep Mode for several hours. Air pressure peaked 11 hours ago, and has been steadily dropping for the last 10 hours.

  • Page 73: Sleep Mode

    You should expect no immediate, significant change in the current con- ditions. Whatever it is, the present weather should continue until you see the symbol change. Rain symbol: indicates a stable low pressure trend. Barometer is typically falling. Predicts an increasing chance of some rain or other precipitation from an approaching low pressure weather front.

  • Page 74: Waypoints

    When the iFINDER is in Sleep Mode, you can return to normal operation by pressing Waypoints A waypoint is an electronic address, based on the latitude and longi- tude of a position on the earth. It represents a location, spot or destina- tion that can be stored in memory then recalled and used later for navigation purposes.

  • Page 75: Create A Waypoint By Projecting A Position

    ← → keys to bring up and press . When you are satisfied with the entry, press repeatedly to save the waypoint and return EXIT to the main page display. Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position This feature sets a waypoint at a location a specific distance and bear- ing from a reference position.

  • Page 76: Edit A Waypoint

    Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name ↓ to To edit a waypoint name, press . Press FIND AYPOINTS . Use the ↑ |↓ to desired waypoint name| |→ to and ↓ keys to select the first character, then press → to move to the second character and so on.

  • Page 77: Waypoint Audio Note

    Waypoint information screen with Record Audio Note highlighted. Waypoint Audio Note Audio notes are most helpful when you only have time to quick save a waypoint and move on. After saving the waypoint, you can record an audio note, giving specific information related to the waypoint that would have otherwise, been undocumented.
  • Page 78 Notes www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...

  • Page 79: Section 5: System & Gps Setup Options

    Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has all alarms turned on, but you can turn alarms off and on and change their distance settings. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint.

  • Page 80: Auto Satellite Search

    To change distance settings, press ↓, → to highlight the desired alarm distance dialog box and press . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the dis- tance is correct, then press 4.

  • Page 81: Check Mmc Files And Storage Space

    Satellite Status page (left); Satellite Menu (right). You can force the unit to enter auto search mode. Here's how: 1. In Advanced Mode, press until you are on the Satellites page. PAGES 2. Press |↓ to then ← to MENU GPS A EARCH Check MMC Files and Storage Space...

  • Page 82: Configure Nmea

    Menus for changing Com Port settings. To set Com Port Configuration: 1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP 2. Press ↓ to OMMUNICATIONS 3. Use the ↓ ↑ keys to select the desired Baud Rate and press Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences.

  • Page 83: Use Waas/Egnos

    • APB transmits autopilot information. • GGA transmits time, position, and fix related data. • GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites in view information. 4. When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked, press EXIT peatedly to return to the main page display. Use WAAS/EGNOS The iFINDER ExpeditionC has a new feature that allows users to turn WAAS and EGNOS reception on and off.
  • Page 84 (Standard + 10); Map Fix; Loran TD; British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan, Greek and Military grids. UTM's are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude. British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan, and Greek grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries.

  • Page 85: Map Fix

    To access the Loran Chain Number, Secondary Station 1 or Secondary . Use the ↑ ↓ Station 2 menus, highlight the category and press keys to choose the desired setting and press . Press to close the EXIT menu. Map Fix A Map Fix is used with charts or maps.

  • Page 86: Customize Page Displays

    Press ↓ to , which will launch the Select Point window ELECT RIGIN with three options: My Waypoints, Map Places and Highway Exits. If you saved the reference point as a waypoint, choose AYPOINTS pressing . That will launch the Find By Nearest waypoints list with the waypoint nearest your location at the top.

  • Page 87: Customize Navigation Page

    Customize Navigation Page . Use ↓ ↑ While on the Navigation Page press |↓ to MENU USTOMIZE to select a data category and press . Use to scroll through the ↑ ↓ data options for the selected category. Highlight a desired data option and press to turn it on (check) or turn it off (uncheck).

  • Page 88: Gps Simulator

    WARNING: As long as the External Passive Antenna command is acti- vated, the iFINDER will only monitor GPS signals from an external passive antenna. If you have this command acti- vated and are not using an external passive antenna, the unit will not be able to accurately lock on.

  • Page 89: Map Auto Zoom

    Simulating Trail or Route Navigation In Simulator mode, your unit can automatically follow a trail or route without manual steering if you use these steps: 1. From the Map Page, go to the simulator menu. Pick a TARTING OSI- at or near the beginning of your trail/route. TION Enter an approximate (shown in compass degrees) that will point...
  • Page 90 To start a new scouting session: 1. From the Map page, press |↓ to MENU COUTING 2. If you have not created a scout plot before, highlight New Scout and press . Scout 1 will appear in the scout plot list below. Select Scout 1 and Press Scout Plot menus.

  • Page 91: Map Data

    highlighted. Press to create the first point. After it is created, you will be taken back to the Map Page. The message Scout 1 appears in the lower right corner, indicating a scouting session is underway. 5. Repeat these steps for setting a point at every major corner of the area you are scouting.

  • Page 92: Map Overlays (Range Rings, Lat/Long Grid)

    Map Overlays (Range Rings, Lat/Long Grid) The map screen can be customized with range rings and/or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude. Range rings are handy for estimating distances on the map. Ring diameters are based on the current zoom range.

  • Page 93: Map Detail Category Selection

    GPS Setup Menu (left) with Map Datum Menu (right). Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen. This includes waypoints, trails, icons, cities, highways, etc. You can turn on or turn off any of these items, customizing the map to your needs.

  • Page 94: Map Orientation

    Map Orientation By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top of the screen (North Up). This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. You, however, can change the map orientation to Track Up, Course Up or Heading Up, if you switch to Advanced Mode.

  • Page 95: Nauticpath™ Usa Marine Charts

    To change map orientation: . Press ↑ or ↓ From the Map Page, press |↓ to MENU RIENTATION to select an orientation option, then press to return to the EXIT EXIT main page display. Map Menu (left) with Map Orientation menu (right). NauticPath™...

  • Page 96: Port Information

    3. To scroll through the Chart Note screen, use ↑ or ↓ arrow keys to read the information. To return to the main page display, press EXIT repeatedly. Entrance to Aransas Pass on a NauticPath chart with 8-nautical mile zoom (left). Remaining images (left to right): same position at 4- nautical mile, 1-nautical mile and 0.3- nautical mile zoom ranges.

  • Page 97: Tidal Current Information

    3. To scroll through the service information window, use ↑ or ↓ to see the types of services available. To return to the main page display, press repeatedly. EXIT Port Services information screens. Tidal Current Information NauticPath charts contain Tidal Current information, represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter "C."...
  • Page 98 Tidal Current Station icon in animated mode Cursor lines NauticPath chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur- sor (left). Icon animates automatically at .08-mile zoom range (right). Current Time Line Velocity Slack Water Line Scale Tide Tables Current Information screen. The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time.

  • Page 99: Tide Information

    Tide Information NauticPath charts contain Tidal Information, repre- sented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter "T." These icons will appear when you are zoomed in to a 6-mile range. The icon stands for a Tidal Station location. An example is displayed at right. When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range (0.8 nautical mile), the icon becomes an animated gauge showing a rising or falling tidal height for the selected station at the present time.

  • Page 100: Navionics ® Charts

    Current Time Line Height MLLW Scale Line Tide Table Tide Information screen. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time. The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day, from midnight (MN) to noon (NN) to midnight (MN).

  • Page 101: Pop-Up Help

    . Use ↑ ↓ to select the Map Name, then press HOICE EXIT EXIT Map Choice highlighted (left). Lowrance selected from Map Choice menu (right). WARNING: You should never format the MMC containing your Navionics chart. Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card.

  • Page 102: Reset Options

    Pop-up Help message for the Screen command. Reset Options In Advanced Mode 1. Press |↓ to |↓ to |← MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP ESET PTIONS In Easy Mode Hold down the key while you press to turn the unit on. PAGES NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons or plot...
  • Page 103 be highlighted. Press ← or → to adjust the contrast. Screen Command (left) and Contrast bar (right). To adjust the display's brightness: 1. From the screen menu, press ↓ to . Press ← or → to adjust RIGHTNESS the brightness. Screen menu with brightness selected.

  • Page 104: Set Language

    Continuous selected on Light Delay menu. It's ideal for night travel in a vehicle, since the cigarette lighter can be used as the power source. Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger- man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish. To select a different language: 1.

  • Page 105: Software Version Information

    Software Version Information From time to time, Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products. These software upgrades usually are offered to customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com.

  • Page 106: Sounds And Alarm Sound Styles

    Software Info command in Easy Mode (left). Advanced mode (center). The Software Info screen (right). The command works the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but Software Information is accessed differently in each mode. Easy Mode 1. Press |↓ to MENU OFTWARE 2.

  • Page 107: Track Smoothing

    To change LineOut Volume: from the Sounds menu, use the ← → keys to increase or decrease the volume. To set Key Sounds: from the Sounds menu, highlight RESS and press to turn them on (check) or turn them off (un- OUNDS check).

  • Page 108: General Trail Options

    Main Menu (left); Trails Menu (center); Trail Options menu (right). General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu: 1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU RAILS Delete All Trails Once you are in the Trails menu, you can remove all trails from mem- ory by pressing →...

  • Page 109: Update Trail Criteria

    Update Trail Criteria There are three criteria by which trails may be updated: automatic, time or distance. When it is in the default automatic mode, the unit does not update the plot trail while you are traveling in a straight line. Once you deviate from a straight line, the unit drops a plot point (trail waypoint) onto the trail.

  • Page 110: Trail Visible/Invisible And Other Trail Options

    Edit trail menu with Delete Trail highlighted. Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options Trail name, maximum number of points in a trail, activity and visibility all are changed on the Edit Trail screen. The Active setting determines whether or not the iFINDER is recording new points for a particular trail. You can also change the trail color and pattern.
  • Page 111 To set Heading: from the Units of Measure menu, press ↓ to EAD- . Use ↑ ↓ to select the desired unit and press To set Altitude: from the Units of Measure menu, press ↓ → to LTI- . Press ↑ ↓ to change the unit, then press TUDE AND EPTH To set Depth: from the Units of Measure menu, press ↓...
  • Page 112 Notes www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...

  • Page 113: Section 6: Searching

    Section 6: Searching NOTE: The background map loaded in your unit lets you search for U.S. Interstate Highway exits and exit services as well as land features, including cities and lakes. For a full set of searchable land features, including landmarks, streets, addresses and Points of Interest, you must load your own high-detail custom map produced with our MapCreate 6 software.

  • Page 114: Selected Item

    Cursor crosshairs centered on a POI (left). The Find menu with Se- lected Item highlighted (center). POI information (right). Selected Item The Selected Item function will appear on the Find menu when an item is selected with the cursor crosshairs. It allows you to quickly access information on the selected location.

  • Page 115: Recent Finds

    To access Destination: 1. When navigating to a location, press , select FIND ESTINATION press 2. If your destination is listed in the POI database, the POI information window will appear. If you are navigating to a location not listed in the database, an information window will appear displaying the distance to the target as well as your current bearing.

  • Page 116: Find Addresses

    Current Route highlighted on the Find menu (left). The Route infor- mation window (right) launches when Current Route is selected from the Find menu. Find Addresses 1. Press |↓ to FIND DDRESS 2. Press to search in the Address field. Find Address Menu.
  • Page 117 Tip: When entering a street name, do not enter its compass direction (N, S, E or W) in the street name field. Just enter the number or name. If the example below had been a search for 324 E. 9th St, you would enter 9 and press .

  • Page 118: Find Home Waypoint

    6. When the necessary search fields are filled in, press ↓ to . Your unit will begin searching for the address. If an address DRESS is not in the database, a message will appear letting you know the ad- dress could not be found, otherwise a list of addresses will appear. 7.

  • Page 119: Find Map Places Or Points Of Interest (Poi)

    Find menu. (left); Find Exit menu (center) with Highway highlighted at the top. Press enter and the Find by Name menu (right) will appear. 2. To select a highway name press , which calls up the Find By Name menu. There are two highway search options: A. You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box.
  • Page 120 Easy Mode Find menu (left); Advanced Mode Find menu (right). 2. Press ↓ ↑ to select a Map Place or POI category, then press . (To narrow your search, press ← or → to select a subcategory before press- .) That will launch the Find By menu, which has two options: search for Nearest or search by Name.

  • Page 121: Find Streets Or Intersections

    4. Search by name of POI. When the Find By menu appears, press ↓ and press . There are two options: A. You can spell out the POI in the top selection box. Press ↑ ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...
  • Page 122 Find menu with Find Streets highlighted. 2. You must first fill in a street name in the First Street dialog box. Press to display the Find By Name menu. There are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...

  • Page 123: Find An Intersection

    Find first street (left); Streets found list (right). If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, just press MENU Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box, then enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box.

  • Page 124: Find Waypoints (Advanced Mode Only)

    Find intersection selected (left); Working message (center); Intersection list (right). 6. To search for the intersection of the two streets, press ↓ to NTER- . When the Intersections list appears, press ↑ ↓ to select the SECTION intersection you are searching for and press .
  • Page 125 List of nearest waypoints (left). Waypoint information screen with Go To highlighted (right). 4. To see information on the closest waypoint, press and the Waypoint Information screen appears. If you wanted, you could select another way- point from the list with the ↑ ↓ keys. A.
  • Page 126 A. To navigate to the waypoint, press . The command is already highlighted. The unit will show navigation information to the waypoint. B. To find the waypoint, press → to . The Map Page IND ON appears with the cursor crosshairs centered on the waypoint. To close these menus and return to the main page display, press EXIT peatedly.

  • Page 127: Section 7: Music Mode

    Section 7: Music Mode The Music Mode Display and Keyboard Commands The Music Mode screen contains a battery power indicator and a volume display for quick reference. When a song or play list is playing, the name of the current song will appear at the top of the screen, as well as the song's quality (in kbps).

  • Page 128: Play Control Buttons

    Music Mode always runs using a play list, even if this consists of a sin- gle song. You can copy pre-made play list files from your PC to your MMC card and play the songs in these play lists by selecting them from the song browser.
  • Page 129 you've sorted your music on the MMC by album or artist, you can select the folder you wish and play only the songs in that folder or you can choose a particular song to play right away. We'll describe the Music Browser under the heading "Play Lists" later in this section.

  • Page 130: Music Mode Practice Run

    Music Mode Practice Run Start at your computer. You should already have some MP3 or Ogg Vor- bis music files available. If you need help ripping your CDs to these for- mats, consult the documentation for the CD ripper software. 1.

  • Page 131: Play Lists

    Play Lists The iFINDER can play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis music files. It can also recognize m3u-style play list files. Use the key to launch the FIND Browse Music Files screen. Use the Browse Music Files screen to choose which songs to play next. From the music browser you can choose individual songs, play list files, or subfolders to play.

  • Page 132: Use Indoors

    Use Indoors When you're only using your iFINDER to listen to music, you can pre- serve battery life by turning off the GPS satellite search. To do this, turn on the Use Indoors option. To toggle this feature on or off from the Music Mode, press |↓...

  • Page 133: Section 8: Supplemental Material

    Section 8: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Zaire, Zambia and Australian Geodetic 1984 - Australia & Default Zimbabwe Tasmania Adindan Arc 1950 - Botswana Mean for Ethiopia, Ayabelle Lighthouse - Sudan Arc 1950 - Burundi Djibouti Adindan Arc 1950 - Lesotho Bellevue (IGN) - Efa-...
  • Page 134 European 1950 L.C. 5 Astro 1961 Chua Astro England, Channel Cayman Brac Island Paraguay Islands, Ireland, Scotland, Shetland Leigon Corrego Alegre Islands Ghana Brazil European 1950 Liberia 1964 Dabola Finland, Norway Liberia Guinea European 1950 Luzon Djakarta (Batavia) Greece Philippines (Exclud- Indonesia (Sumatra) ing Mindanao) European 1950...
  • Page 135 Naparima BWI North American 1927 Old Hawaiian Trinidad & Tobago Canada (Alberta, Mean for Hawaii, British Columbia) Kauai, Maui, Oahu North American 1927 Mean for Antigua, North American 1927 Old Hawaiian Barbados, Barbuda, Canada (Manitoba, Hawaii Caicos Islands, Ontario) Cuba, Dominican Old Hawaiian Republic, Grand North American 1927...
  • Page 136 Point 58 Tokyo South American 1969 Mean for Japan, Ko- Sweden Chile rea, Okinawa Santo (DOS) South American 1969 Tokyo 1965 Espirito Santo Colombia Japan Island South American 1969 Tokyo Sao Braz Ecuador Korea Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) South American 1969 Tokyo Ecuador (Baltra, Ga-...

  • Page 137: Fcc Compliance

    FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communi- cations Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful in- terference, and (2) this device must accept any interference re- ceived, including interference that may cause undesired opera- tion.
  • Page 138 Notes www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...
  • Page 139 THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE ("YOU") AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT ("WE", "OUR", OR "US"). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

  • Page 140: Databases Limited Warranty

    DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY "We", "our", or "us" refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases the prod- uct as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain.
  • Page 141 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family or household use.

  • Page 142: How To Obtain Service

    …in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary.

  • Page 143: Accessory Ordering Information

    To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, and look for the Dealer Locator (www.lowrance.com/support/dealerlocator). Or, you can consult your telephone directory for listings.

  • Page 144: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-0160-011 © Copyright 2006 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 012006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de...

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