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getting started
g e t t i n g s t a r t e d
s t a r t i n g y o u r h u m m i n b i r d l a k e m a s t e r m a p c a r d
1. Insert the LakeMaster card into either slot of your compatible Humminbird Fishfinder.
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Registration is not required. Depending on your HB model, it may be label facing right or facing
left, but it won't go in incorrectly, so don't force it. Push until the card locks, close the cover.
2. Power up your unit. Choose simulator mode if you are indoors, cannot pick up GPS satellite
reception, or are not attached to a transducer. Choose simulator mode by pressing the menu
button when the Humminbird welcome screen appears (you will see "press menu for start up
options" at the bottom of the screen) Highlight "simulator" and press the right arrow on the cursor
button. It may take a moment to 'boot' up and load the map data.
3. Bring the map view onto your screen by pressing your 'view' button until it displays. You will
recognize it by the straight down view of a boat shaped cursor. This is different from the Bird's Eye
View, which displays a view of the horizon. Bird's eye view does not display the LakeMaster map.
f i n d i n g a l a k e - s e t t i n g t h e f e a t u r e s
1. Go to the main menu by pressing 'menu' twice.
2. Use the cursor control button to slide over to the Chart Tab. (Hint: When the Chart Tab is
highlighted, press the 'up' arrow for a short cut to the bottom of the list)
3. Look at Chart Select on the Chart drop down list to be sure you are choosing the slot that has
the LM card in it. If you don't have a 2nd card inserted, it should automatically choose the correct
slot. The LakeMaster map will not display when "Uni-Map" is selected.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the Chart Drop Down list to locate the LakeMaster Chart Functions.
5. The exclusive patented features below should now be displayed:
>Depth Colors
>Depth Highlight
>Depth Highlight Range
>Water Level Offset
>Shallow Water Highlight
>Lake List
If these features are not visible, your card has not loaded into your GPS unit. See FAQ #5 on pg 7.
NOTE:
6. Highlight any lake on the Lake List, press the right cursor key arrow, and that lake will appear on
screen. If you are already located at a lake with LakeMaster coverage, and getting satellite
reception, that map should already be on your chart screen.
7. Alternatively, you can move around the map using the cursor control arrows to locate your
destination. You will move 'faster' the more you are zoomed out.
8. Notice the zoom level scale on screen, usually at the left side. You will see the chart data at the
'1sm' (1 statute mile) zoom level. As you press the '+' zoom-in button the map will show more data.
1. Adjust the Depth Color settings until the map looks good to you. Different numbers will make
the color differential between depths more or less intense. You may want to change this setting
from lake to lake.
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2. Sometimes changing the Contour Lines setting to "Hidden" will better display features that
were previously obscured by contour lines and depth numbers. As you scan the map with contour
lines hidden, you can still determine the depth at the cursor location by pressing the 'info" button.
(On some units the "info" button is a 'check mark' symbol).
3. Map Information will pop up on the screen when you move the cursor over a map symbol.
For example, move the cursor over a buoy. When you press the info button, data pertinent to that
buoy will display.
4. You can essentially 'highlight' 3 depth zones. Choose a Shallow Water Highlight (red), and a
Depth Highlight (green), so that the mid-zone between the red (shallow) and green (deeper) zones
is useful to you. See pg 5 for more instructions on setting highlights. You can also highlight depth
using your Depth Color setting.
5. After highlighting the lake list, use the right arrow to click through the alphabet of lakes.
6. When you create a waypoint on your Humminbird, it is automatically saved in the unit's memory,
not on your map card. After removing your LakeMaster map card, the waypoint will still be in the
unit, not on the map card. You may want to invest in a blank SD card to back up your waypoints so
you'll have them in case something happens to your GPS unit. Saving waypoints to a blank SD card
will also allow you to move them to a computer program, or another GPS. Do NOT use your
LakeMaster card to save waypoints. You could corrupt the map data and void the warranty.
h e l p f u l h i n t s
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