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Lowrance M68C IceMachine Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 Pub. 988-0152-031 www.lowrance.com M68C S/Map & M68C IceMachine  Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS Installation and Operation Instructions...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2003 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Marine-Tex is a trademark of Illinois Tool Works Inc. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Sec. 1: Read Me First! ... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: M68 ... 3 How your Sonar Works... 4 How your GPS Works ... 5 Introduction to GPS and WAAS... 5 How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions... 7 Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories ... 9 Preparations...
  • Page 4 Depth Range - Manual... 50 Turn Auto Depth Range on Again:... 50 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits ... 50 FasTrack ... 52 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ... 52 FishTrack ... 53 Overlay Data ... 54 Change Displayed Data Font Size: ... 55 Ping Speed &...
  • Page 5 GPS Quick Reference ... 91 Find your Current Position ... 92 Moving around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys... 92 Selecting any Map Item with the Cursor ... 93 Set a Waypoint... 93 Create Waypoint at Current Position ... 93 Create Waypoint on Map...
  • Page 6 Trip Down Timer... 116 Trip Up Timer ... 117 Waypoints... 117 Delete a Waypoint... 117 Edit a Waypoint (Name, Symbol and Position) ... 117 Selecting a Waypoint ... 118 Set a Waypoint by Average Position ... 118 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position... 118 Sec.
  • Page 7 Delete Trail ... 140 New Trail... 140 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options ... 141 Transparency ... 141 Units of Measure... 142 Sec. 10: Searching... 143 Find any Item Selected by Map Cursor ... 143 Find Map Places... 144 Find Streets or Intersections... 146 Find Waypoints...
  • Page 8 Notes...

  • Page 9: Sec. 1: Read Me First

    GPS receiver. First, we want to thank you for buying a Lowrance sonar/GPS unit.
  • Page 10 Section 5 is a brief introduction to the powerful ice fishing applications of the M68C and M68C IceMachine. (See section 2 to learn how you can get the most out of your M68C with the addition of a special portable power pack for ice fishing.)

  • Page 11: Capabilities And Specifications: M68

    Capabilities and Specifications: Display:... High-contrast Film SuperTwist LCD. Diago- Resolution:... 160 pixel x 240 pixel resolution; 38,400 total Backlighting:... LED backlit screen with multiple lighting lev- Input power:... 10 to 17 volts DC. Current drain: ... 170 ma lights off; 240 ma lights on. Case size:...

  • Page 12: How Your Sonar Works

    Receiver/antenna: ... Internal 12 parallel channel GPS/WAAS. Position updates: ... Every second. Position points: ... 1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Man Overboard:... MOB feature precisely marks man overboard Audible alarms: ... Arrival/off-course/destination passed/anchor. Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons: ...

  • Page 13: How Your Gps Works

    display, where an image of the object appears on the scrolling sonar chart. The sonar's microprocessor calculates the time lapse between the transmitted signal and echo return to determine the distance to the object. The whole process repeats itself several times each second. How Your GPS Works You'll navigate faster and easier if you understand how this unit scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth —...
  • Page 14 WAAS work together to get you where you're going. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was launched July 17, 1995 by the United States Department of Defense. It was designed as a 24- hour-a-day, 365-days-a-year, all weather global navigation system for the armed forces of the U.S.

  • Page 15: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    WAAS reception, but terrain, foliage or even large man-made structures can sometimes block the WAAS signal from ground receivers. You'll find that using your GPS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate. It’s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today.
  • Page 16 menu command to use by finding the boldface command text. The fol- lowing paragraphs explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions: Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of dotted cross-hair lines on your mapping screen called the cursor.

  • Page 17: Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories

    Installation & Accessories Preparations You can install the sonar and GPS systems in some other order if you prefer, but we recommend this installation sequence: CAUTION: You should read over this entire installation section before drill- ing any holes in your vehicle or vessel! 1.

  • Page 18: Recommended Tools And Supplies

    Remember, the transducer location and installation is the most critical part of a sonar installation. Recommended Tools and supplies If you prefer the option of routing the cable through the transom, you will need a 5/8" drill bit. NOTE: The following installation types also call for these recommended tools and required supplies that you must provide (supplies listed here are not included): Transom installation...

  • Page 19: How Low Should You Go

    boat hulls have a flat keel pad that offers a good mounting surface. On vee hulls, try to place the transducer where the deadrise is 10° or less. Left, vee pad hull; right, vee hull. A pod style transducer is shown here, but the principle is the same for Skimmers inside a hull.

  • Page 20: Shoot-Thru-Hull Vs. Transom Mounting

    Transducer centerline Align transducer centerline with hull bottom. However, there are times when you may need to adjust the transducer slightly higher or lower. (The slots in the mounting brackets allow you to loosen the screws and slide the transducer up or down.) If you fre- quently lose bottom signal lock while running at high speed, the trans- ducer may be coming out of the water as you cross waves or wakes.

  • Page 21: Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting

    Second, the transducer angle cannot be adjusted for the best fish arches on your sonar display. (This is not an issue for flasher-style sonars.) Lack of angle adjustment can be particularly troublesome on hulls that sit with the bow high when at rest or at slow trolling speeds. Third, a transducer CAN NOT shoot through wood and metal hulls.
  • Page 22 Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom. Again, check to see if you can move the transducer so it's parallel with the ground. If you can, then go to step 3. If it doesn't, repeat step 2, but use a different alignment letter until you can place the transducer on the transom correctly.
  • Page 23 Transom Position transducer mount on transom and mark mounting holes. Side view shown at left and seen from above at right. 5. Attaching transducer to transom. Remove the transducer from the bracket and re-assemble it with the cable passing through the bracket over the bolt as shown in the following figures.

  • Page 24: Trolling Motor Bracket Installation

    6. Route the transducer cable through or over the transom to the sonar unit. Make sure to leave some slack in the cable at the transducer. If possible, route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat. Electrical noise from the engine's wiring, bilge pumps, VHF radio wires and cables, and aerators can be picked up by the sonar.

  • Page 25: Transducer Orientation And Fish Arches

    3. Route the transducer cable alongside the trolling motor shaft. Use plastic ties (not included) to attach the transducer cable to the troll- ing motor shaft. Make sure there is enough slack in the cable for the motor to turn freely. Route the cable to the sonar unit and the trans- ducer is ready for use.

  • Page 26: Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation And Installation

    If the arch slopes up – but not back down – then the front of the trans- ducer is too high and needs to be lowered. If only the back half of the arch is printed, then the nose of the transducer is angled too far down and needs to be raised.
  • Page 27 Testing Determines Best Location Ideally, the shoot-thru transducer should be installed as close to the transom as possible, close to the centerline. This will give you the best performance during high speed maneuvers. Transducer location (high speed) Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation.
  • Page 28 2. Next, take the transducer out of the water and place it in the water in the sump of the boat, face down. (The transducer face is shown in the figure on the following page.) Notice how the signal strength de- creases.
  • Page 29 Sand this surface WARNING: Use only the epoxy available from LEI. It has been for- mulated to work with these installation procedures. Other epoxy types may be too thin or may not cure to the right consistency for optimum transducer performance. 2.

  • Page 30: Power And Cable Connections

    5. After the epoxy has cured, route the cable to the sonar unit and it's ready to use. POWER AND CABLE CONNECTIONS The unit works from a 12-volt battery system. For the best results, at- tach the power cable directly to the battery. You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss, however you may have problems with electrical interference.

  • Page 31: Mounting The Sonar Unit: In-Dash Or Bracket

    lead, black is negative or ground. Make sure to attach the in-line fuse holder to the red lead as close to the power source as possible. For example, if you have to extend the power cable to the battery or power buss, attach one end of the fuse holder directly to the battery or power buss.
  • Page 32 ALWAYS VERIFY DIMENSIONS. Cut along this line In-dash mounting template for M68. NOTE: This figure is not printed to scale. Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location, provided there is clearance when it’s tilted for the best viewing angle. You should also make sure there is enough room behind the unit to attach the power/transducer cable.
  • Page 33 107.5 [4.23] 76.9 [3.03] Front view (left) and side view (right) showing dimensions of the M68 when mounted on quick release bracket. If you wish, you can fill in the hole around the cable with a good marine sealant compound. (Some marine dealers stock cable hole covers to con- ceal the opening.) This unit uses a quick release mounting bracket.
  • Page 34 Screw hole Power/transducer cable M68 quick release mounting bracket. Slots in the base allow routing the cable from beneath the mount. Attach the unit to the bracket by first connecting the power/transducer cable. Then, hold the sonar unit vertically and slide it onto the bracket from above.

  • Page 35: Portable Sonar Installation

    Depress ratchets to release. Swivel base Adjust viewing angle: use one hand to press and release the spring- loaded ratchets while you move the unit with the other hand. An op- tional GBSA-3 swivel base is shown with the quick release bracket. Portable Sonar Installation Like many Lowrance products, the M68 sonar is capable of portable operation.
  • Page 36 NOTE: When the unit is not in use, we recommend you unplug the power connector to reduce the possibility of corrosion or battery drain. When you store the unit, always remove the batteries because dead batteries can leak and corrode the contacts. After installing the batteries, plug the cable's power connector into the socket on the battery compartment cover.

  • Page 37: Portable Transducer Assembly

    If the batteries do lose a charge, you can sometimes restore them by placing them in a warm room or car interior. A better way is to replace them with batteries that have been kept warm. WARNING: Never heat the batteries over an open flame or direct hot air onto them.
  • Page 38 Hull Portable transducer installed on boat transom. NOTE: For optimum operation, the portable transducer should be adjusted so that it is parallel to the ground. For more information on this, see the earlier segment on Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches. Now that you have your unit installed, move on to Sec.

  • Page 39: Sec. 3: Basic Sonar Operation

    Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation KEYBOARD BASICS The unit sounds a tone when you press any key. This tells you the unit has accepted a command. Numbers in the photo correspond to key ex- planations below: Lowrance M68 Sonar, front view, showing screen and keyboard. (A close-up of the keyboard can be found at the beginning of Sec.

  • Page 40: Memory

    4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the plotter cursor and sonar chart cursor and enter data. 5. ENT (Enter) – This key allows you to save data, accept values or execute menu commands.

  • Page 41: Sonar Menu

    Point of Interest or map cursor location; or after you reach the end of a route or trail. Sonar Setup command: sets various sonar options. GPS Setup command: sets various GPS receiver options. System Setup command: sets general configuration options. Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon.
  • Page 42 options. You access the Sonar Menu by pressing the key one MENU time. You run a command by using ↑ or ↓ to highlight the command and then pressing . To clear the menu screen and return to the Page display, press EXIT Sonar Page Menu.
  • Page 43 • Overlay Data command: chooses what types of information (such as water temperature) to show overlaid on the sonar chart screen. • Sonar Features command: launches the Sonar Features menu which controls many functions and options, including screen color mode, auto depth and sensitivity, surface clarity, noise rejection, Fish I.D....
  • Page 44 Sonar chart display options (from left) full sonar chart and split zoom. Sonar chart display options (from left) digital data and flasher. You can customize how the Sonar Page pictures and other data are dis- played in many ways. We'll discuss all of those features and options in the Advanced Sonar Operation section, but to show you how easy the sonar unit is to operate, the following page contains a simplified, 10- step quick reference that will cover most fish finding situations.

  • Page 45: Basic Sonar Quick Reference

    Basic Sonar Quick Reference 1. Mount the transducer and unit. Connect the unit to electric power and the transducer. 2. Launch your boat. 3. To turn on the unit, press and release 4. Head for your fishing grounds. Your unit automatically displays digi- tal depth and surface water temperature in the corner of the screen.

  • Page 46: Sonar Operations

    Sonar Operations As you can see from the quick reference on the previous page, basic operation is pretty easy, right out of the box. If you are a sonar novice, try operating the unit with the factory defaults until you get a feel for how it's working. As you're learning the basics, there is one setting you might want to tinker with from time to time —...
  • Page 47 You can change the sensitivity level whether you are in Auto Sensitiv- ity mode or Manual Sensitivity mode. The adjustment method works the same in both modes, but it gives you slightly different results. Adjusting sensitivity in Auto Sensitivity Mode is similar to manually ad- justing a car's speed with the accelerator pedal while cruise control is on.

  • Page 48: Fish Symbols Vs. Full Sonar Chart

    NOTE: If you want to change the sensitivity in Manual Mode, first turn off Auto Sensitivity: from the Sonar Page, press |↑ to ENSITIVITY sensitivity setting. When it's set at the desired level, press Important Tip: While you are experimenting and learning, it's possible to scramble the settings so that the sonar picture disappears from your screen.

  • Page 49: Other Free Training Aids

    Other Free Training Aids The following section discusses Fish I.D., fish alarms and other fea- tures in greater detail. If you or a friend has Internet access, you can also learn more about interpreting what you see on your sonar screen. Visit our web site, .
  • Page 50 Notes...

  • Page 51: Sec. 4: Sonar Options & Other Features

    Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features Material in this section is arranged in alphabetical order. ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) The ASP feature is a noise rejection system built into the sonar unit that constantly evaluates the effects of boat speed, water conditions and interference.

  • Page 52: Alarms

    3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a setting, then press 4. To return to the previous page, press Alarms This unit has three different types of sonar alarms. The first is a Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish I.D. feature determines that an echo is a fish.

  • Page 53: Zone Alarm

    3. Press ↑ or ↓ until the depth is correct, then press 4. Press ← to HALLOW 5. To turn off the alarm, press ONAR LARMS To switch to a different depth setting, open the Sonar Alarms menu and repeat the instructions in step 3 above. To adjust and turn on the deep alarm: 1.

  • Page 54: Fish Alarm

    3. To set the upper boundary for the Zone Alarm, use ← or→ to select , then press ↑ or ↓ to move the top of the bar to the desired depth. PPER 4. To set the lower boundary for the Zone Alarm, use ← or→ to select , then press ↑...

  • Page 55: Chart Speed

    Chart Speed The rate that echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed. The default is maximum; we recommend that you leave the speed set there for virtually all fishing conditions. However, you might consider experimenting with chart speed when you are stationary or drifting very slowly.
  • Page 56 they show up mostly as blue arches. A hard bottom or other relatively hard target returns a strong signal which causes a wider brightly col- ored line (reddish yellow to bright yellow.) If you have two signals of equal size, one with red to yellow color and the other without, then the target with brighter color (yellow) is the stronger signal.

  • Page 57: Depth Cursor

    Depth Cursor The depth cursor consists of a horizontal line with a digital depth box on the right side. The numbers inside the box show the depth of the cursor. At left, Sonar Page menu with Depth Cursor command selected. At right, sonar chart with the depth cursor active.

  • Page 58: Depth Range - Manual

    At left, Sonar Page menu with Depth Range command selected. At right, the Depth Range Control Scale. 2. The Depth Range Control Scale appears. Press ↑ or ↓ to select a dif- ferent depth range. A dark bar highlights the selected range. Range numbers in gray cannot be selected.
  • Page 59 Changing the upper and lower limits gives you far greater control over the depth range. This feature lets you "zoom in" the display in almost unlimited combinations. Nearly any segment of the water column, from the surface to the bottom can be shown. This enlarges the sonar targets to best suit your fishing needs and water conditions.

  • Page 60: Fastrack

    To turn off upper and lower limits: 1. From the Sonar Page, press FasTrack This feature automatically converts all echoes to short horizontal lines on the display's far right side. The graph on the rest of the screen con- tinues to operate normally. FasTrack gives you a rapid update of condi- tions directly under the boat.

  • Page 61: Fishtrack

    You may see fish symbols on the screen when actually, there are no fish. The reverse is also true. Does that mean Fish I.D. is broken? No — the feature is simply inter- preting sonar returns in a specific way to help take some of the work out of reading the screen.

  • Page 62: Overlay Data

    Symbols with FishTrack depths Sonar Features menu with Fish I.D. Depths selected. When the check box to the left is checked, the feature is on. At right, Sonar Page show- ing Fish I.D. symbols and FishTrack depths turned on. HyperScroll See the entry on Ping Speed, which controls the HyperScroll feature.

  • Page 63: Change Displayed Data Font Size

    Data list showing "Ground Speed" turned on to display on Sonar Page. 3. To return to the previous page, press To turn off displayed data: 1. Press |↓ to MENU 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select Data Type, then press to the left of the selected data type disappears.

  • Page 64: Ping Speed & Hyperscroll

    Ping Speed & HyperScroll Ping Speed controls the rate at which the transmitter and transducer broadcast sonar sound waves — pings — into the water. The unit has a default ping speed of 50 percent. At normal boating speeds, this auto- matically provides enough return echoes to refresh the screen and scroll the chart at maximum chart speed.

  • Page 65: Reset Options

    To adjust Sensitivity: 1. From the Sonar Page, press 2. The Sensitivity Control Bar appears. Press ↓ to decrease sensitivity; press ↑ to increase sensitivity. When it's set at the desired level, press . (When you reach the maximum or minimum limit, a tone sounds.) EXIT To turn off HyperScroll: 1.

  • Page 66: Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity

    Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity The sensitivity controls the ability of the unit to pick up echoes. Sensi- tivity can be adjusted, because water conditions vary greatly. A low sensitivity level (from zero to 50 percent) excludes much of the bottom information, fish signals, and other target information.

  • Page 67: Turn Auto Sensitivity Back On

    At left, Sonar Menu with Sensitivity command selected. At right, the To adjust sensitivity in manual mode: 1. First, turn off Auto Sensitivity: from the Sonar Page, press ENSITIVITY 2. Press ↑ to ENSITIVITY Press ↓ or ↑ to pick a different sensitivity setting. When it's set at the desired level, press To turn Auto Sensitivity back on: From the Sonar Page, press...

  • Page 68: Sonar Color Mode

    On sailboats or other large vessels with deep drafts, the distance be- tween the transducer installation and the keel or lower engine unit can be several feet. In those cases, an inexact depth reading could result in grounding or striking underwater structure. The Keel Offset feature eliminates the need for the navigator to mentally calculate how much water is under his keel.

  • Page 69: Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options

    2. Press ↓ to ONAR HART 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to Mode Name| 4. Press to return to the Sonar Page. EXIT EXIT Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options The M68 offers four Sonar chart display options. To choose among them, press to clear any menus, then press and use the ar-...

  • Page 70: Digital Data/Chart

    Split Zoom Sonar Chart. Image at left shows the left window zoomed to 2X. The right image shows the left window zoomed to 4X. The depth overlay data is set to the default large text size; the water temperature is set to the medium text size. Digital Data/Chart This mode shows seven digital data boxes or windows containing (by de- fault): Water Depth;...

  • Page 71: Sonar Simulator

    Bottom signal Sonar Simulator This unit has a built-in simulator that lets you run it as if you were on the water. All sonar features and functions are useable. When in simulator mode, you will see [Simulator Mode] in the Sonar Page title bar.

  • Page 72: Surface Clarity

    To turn on sonar and start the chart scrolling again, repeat the above step. Sonar Menu with Stop Chart command selected. The box is unchecked, indicating that the chart is scrolling across the screen. Surface Clarity The markings extending downward from the zero line on the chart are called "surface clutter."...

  • Page 73: Zoom Pan

    ↓ or ↑ to select clarity level| Press Upper and Lower Limits See the entry in this section for Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits Zoom & Zoom Bar "Zooming" the display is used to enlarge small detail, fish signals and the bottom with its associated structure.
  • Page 74 lets you rapidly move the zoomed area up and down to different depths. By "pointing" your zoom at different portions of the chart as it scrolls, you can get a good, close-up look at structure or cover below you. To use Zoom Pan, switch to a manual depth Range setting (see page 50) and turn on 2X or 4X Zoom.

  • Page 75: Sec. 5: Ice Fishing

    The M68C and the M68C IceMachine work exactly alike. Each M68C unit contains a menu command that allows you to switch the sonar in and out of IceMachine mode. The only differences between the two pack- ages are the accessories they are shipped with.

  • Page 76: Icemachine Mode Operation

    there is the Ice Flasher. This page is only visible in IceMachine Mode. You can tell at a glance which mode you are in because the battery gauge only appears in the lower right corner of the Ice Flasher page. Ice Flasher page, left, and normal Flasher page, right.
  • Page 77 At left, M68C IceMachine opening screen, showing the Full Sonar Chart Page. The Backlight Level control bar automatically disappears after five seconds. At right, the Full Sonar Chart is shown. To enter the IceMachine mode: 1. From the Full Chart Sonar page, press the normal Flasher page.

  • Page 78: Sensitivity

    The following figure shows the various components of the Ice Flasher page display. Bottom ColorLine shows hard bottom Temperature Bottom Signal indicator Bigger fish signal at 15 feet. Sensitivity Control Bar Echo Strength Color Scale Ice Flasher page. Temp display requires Sensitivity Sensitivity and Auto Sensitivity are described in detail in Sec.

  • Page 79: Colorline

    To adjust sensitivity: 1. Start with your IceMachine showing the Ice Flasher page, in the de- fault IceView color mode. 2. Drop your lure five to 10 feet directly below the transducer. You should be able to follow the fall of the bait on the flasher screen. 2.

  • Page 80: Battery Gauge

    In the Ice Flasher, the weakest signals are shown in black and the strongest signals show as red. Fish are among the weakest echoes, so they show up mostly as black and blue bands on the flasher screen. The hardest surfaces, like the bottom, show as red. Cover in the form of weed beds or submerged timber display in the blue to yellow range.

  • Page 81: Ice Flasher Options

    When ice fishing season arrives, you're often searching for fish that are hugging the warmer water at the bottom of the lake. When walleye or perch are holding right on the bottom, your M68C IceMachine can sepa- rate those fish from the bottom with a remarkable Split Zoom display mode.

  • Page 82: Color Modes

    At left, Flasher Page Menu with Flasher Options command high- lighted. Center, Flasher Options Menu with Flasher Display Mode se- lected. At right, the Split Zoom option has been selected. The following figure show the bottom target separation possible using the flasher's Split Zoom.

  • Page 83: Scouting Through The Ice

    There are six color mode options for the flasher pages, and seven for the sonar chart page. The Ice Flasher default color is the IceView mode, but other settings may suit your eyes better. For example, some of our fishing friends favor the striking green-on- black contrast of the Nightview mode…they use it a lot, even in broad daylight! Experiment with the color modes to see which ones work best for you under various fishing and lighting conditions.
  • Page 84 Another variation used by some anglers requires a small plastic bag, such as a food storage bag. They fill the bag with a mixture of RV anti- freeze and water. The bag is placed on the ice surface, and the trans- ducer is rested in the "puddle"...

  • Page 85: Sec. 6: Sonar Troubleshooting

    Section 6: Sonar Troubleshooting If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, please use the following troubleshooting section before contacting the factory customer service department. It may save you the trouble of returning your unit for repair. For contact information, refer to the last page, just inside the back cover of this manual.
  • Page 86 3. The water may be deeper than the sonar's ability to find the bottom. If the sonar can't find the bottom signal while it's in the automatic mode, the digital sonar display will flash continuously. It may change the range to limits far greater than the water you are in. If this hap- pens, place the unit in the manual mode, then change the range to a realistic one, (for example, 0-100 feet) and increase the sensitivity.
  • Page 87 To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to de- termine the cause. With the boat at rest in the water, the first thing you should do is turn all electrical equipment on the boat off. Make sure the engine is also off.
  • Page 88 Notes...

  • Page 89: Sec. 7: Basic Gps Operations

    Section 7: Basic GPS Operations This section addresses the unit's most basic GPS operations. The tuto- rials presented in Sec. 7 follow a chronological order. Sec. 8, Advanced GPS Operations, will discuss other more advanced functions and utili- ties. Material in Sec. 8 is arranged in alphabetical order. Before you turn on the M68 and find where you are, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the five GPS Page screens and how they all work together.

  • Page 90: Power/Lights (Turn Unit On And Off)

    4. ARROW KEYS – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the map cursor and sonar chart cursor and enter data. 5. ENT (Enter) – This key allows you to save data, accept values or execute menu commands.
  • Page 91 Sonar Setup command: sets various sonar options. GPS Setup command: sets various GPS receiver options. System Setup command: sets general configuration options. Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon.

  • Page 92: Sonar Page

    Pages The unit has two Pages that represent the two major operating modes. They are the Map Page and the Sonar Page. Each Page has several sub- set display options. They are accessed by pressing the using → or ← to select a Page, then ↑ or ↓ to select a display option. (Clear the Pages Menu by pressing Pages Menu, showing some Map display options.
  • Page 93 You can use this to see which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if the unit is facing north. The GPS receiver is tracking satellites those satellites whose numbers ap- pear in light blue on the circular chart. The receiver hasn't locked onto a satellite if the number is dark blue, therefore it isn't being used to solve the position.

  • Page 94: Navigation Page

    Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel, but also the direction to a selected waypoint. To get to the Navi- gation Page: Press The navigation screen looks like the one below when you're not navi- gating to a waypoint or following a route or trail.
  • Page 95 Speed (ground speed) is the velocity you are making over the ground. (If you wish, you can customize the Speed window to display Closing Speed instead. Closing Speed is also known as velocity made good. It's the speed that you're making toward the waypoint. For instructions, see the Customize Page Displays entry in Sec.

  • Page 96: Full Map Page

    A circular symbol depicting your destination (waypoint) appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint, as shown on the screen in the previous figure. Travel Time is the time that it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed. (You can also customize the time window to show Arrival Time instead.
  • Page 97 Far left, Map Page opening screen. Center, zoomed to 100 miles and right, zoomed to 15 miles. The maximum zoom range for showing additional map detail is 20 miles. You can continue to zoom in closer, but the map will simply be enlarged without revealing more map content (except for a few major city streets).
  • Page 98 Pages Menu with Map With Sonar option selected, left. Map With Sonar display, at right. The left map is active. Resize Window is another extremely handy feature for pages that have two major windows. You can change the horizontal size of the windows to suit your viewing preference.

  • Page 99: Gps Quick Reference

    Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. While you're learning, navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms. 1. Install the unit. (See complete installation details beginning on page 9.) 2.

  • Page 100: Find Your Current Position

    Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning the unit on. Un- der clear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliage or structures.

  • Page 101: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Distance measured by cursor Cursor line The selected wreck (the Empress) to the southeast is 12.81 miles away. Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 1. Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map and find the item you wish to select.

  • Page 102: Create Waypoint On Map

    Step 1. Step 3. Sequence for setting a waypoint. Step 1: while traveling, quickly press WPT twice to call up Find Waypoint screen (seen in Step 2) and set a point. Step 3: a message says the waypoint has been saved. Step 4: ve- hicle continues on its way;...

  • Page 103: Create Waypoint By Entering A Position

    2. Press name with a sequential number, such as "waypoint 001." The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map. Create Waypoint by Entering a Position 1. Press |→ to 2. Press ↓ to NTERED 3. Press ↓ to ATITUDE change the first character, then press →...

  • Page 104: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    Course line (red) Off course range, set at 0.20 mile Navigation Page, navigating toward waypoint 2 and leaving a trail. Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint One of boating's most terrifying events is having a friend or family member fall overboard. This situation can be deadly on any body of wa- ter —...

  • Page 105: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    Navigating to Man Overboard: "Man Overboard activated" message shown at left. The Navigation Page is shown in the center and Map Page is shown at right. The victim is astern of the vessel; the GPS shows which direction to steer to for the rescue. The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint list for future reference.
  • Page 106 Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected the town of 3. Press MENU location. The Map Page will display a red line from your current position to the cur- sor position. The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing naviga- tion information to your destination.

  • Page 107: Navigate To A Map Place

    Navigate to a Map Place For map places that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the map place. The other method involves searching for map places with the Find Waypoint command, launched with the Searching, for detailed instructions on map place searches.) After you have looked up an item with the Find Waypoint command,...
  • Page 108 Visible Active symbol symbol Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one. At left, My Trails command. Center, the Trails Menu. The arrow to the right of Trail 3 indicates the trail is "active," and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display.

  • Page 109: Displaying A Saved Trail

    You can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails. Tip: Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new one is to use the New Trail command: Press RAILS Caution: You also have the option of completely turning off trail record- ing, under the trail Options command.

  • Page 110: Visual Trailing

    The other two methods provide a full range of navigation data and work with both the Map Page and Navigation Page. The only difference be- tween them is "navigating a trail" follows a trail forward (from start to end) while "backtracking" follows a trail in reverse (from end to start.) When hiking at walking speed with a hand-held GPS, we often just use visual back trailing because it is a bit better at following each little turn on a foot path.
  • Page 111 Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 4. Figure 3. Navigate a trail menu sequence: Fig. 1, My Trails command. Fig. 2, Trails Menu. Fig. 3, Edit Trail Menu. Fig. 4, Edit Route Menu with Navigate Route command highlighted for Trail 1. A trail is always con- verted to a "route"...

  • Page 112: Navigate A Back Trail (Backtrack, Or Reverse)

    Present position arrow Trail point Navigate trail, map views: at left driver is heading southeast straight toward trail point 3. At right, driver has reached point 3 and has turned southwest to follow the trail. Track or compass heading indicator Trail waypoint symbol...

  • Page 113: Cancel Navigation

    4. Press → to EVERSE begins showing navigation information along the trail, in reverse. NOTE: If you are already located at or near the end of your trail, the arri- val alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press clear the alarm and proceed.
  • Page 114 Notes...

  • Page 115: Sec. 8: Advanced Gps Operations

    Advanced GPS Operations Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1. While on the Map Page press: 2. Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to. A rubber band line appears, connecting your current position to the cursor's location.

  • Page 116: Create Icon On Map

    called later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons. The M68 has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon. Icons are similar to waypoints, but they do not store as much informa- tion (like names) as waypoints do.

  • Page 117: Navigate To An Icon

    2. Press ↓ to ELETE press The Delete All Icons command will ask if you are sure. Press ← to . All icons will be deleted from the map. The Delete by Symbol command will launch the Select Symbol menu. Press ←...

  • Page 118: Create And Save A Route

    waypoint. Once programmed into the GPS unit, a route provides the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order (you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route!) Create and Save a Route You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the way- point list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key.
  • Page 119 (If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor posi- tion, you are already at the starting spot.) 4. Set the first route waypoint: press the entrance of the cove where our boat was docked to start our route to a promising fishing spot next to an oil platform.

  • Page 120: Delete A Route

    5. Move the cursor to the next point in the route, a spot where you need to turn or change direction, and press 6. Repeat step five until the route reaches your destination. 7. To save your route, press screen, with the route automatically named "Route 1" and stored in the M68's internal memory.

  • Page 121: Navigate A Route

    3. Use ↓ and ↑ to select a command from the Edit Route Waypoints menu and press route by clicking on a map location with the cursor. Add Waypoint calls up the Waypoint List so you can insert a waypoint from the list. Re- move Waypoint will delete the selected waypoint from the route.

  • Page 122: Navigate A Route In Reverse

    The following figures show what the Navigation Page and Map Page look like while navigating a route. Figure 1. Navigating along a route: Fig. 1 shows the Navigation Page at the start of a route, heading straight for the first waypoint (Wpt 1). In Fig. 2, the traveler has arrived at Wpt 1;...

  • Page 123: Trails

    1. From the AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU 2. Press ↓ to select route name| OUTE 3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation: press |↓ to MENU MENU Trails Delete a Trail This command Press MENU MENU |← to RAIL Tip: You can also delete all trails at once:...

  • Page 124: Edit A Trail Color

    Edit a Trail Color To edit a trail color: press name| ENT|↓ to C OLOR . Press EXIT EXIT Edit a Trail Pattern To edit a trail pattern: press name| ENT|↓ to P ATTERN then press → to the next character and repeat until the pattern is cor- rect.

  • Page 125: Trip Up Timer

    Trip Up Timer To get to the Up Timer menu: press Waypoints Delete a Waypoint delete |← to POINT EXIT|EXIT To delete a waypoint from the map: 1. Use the arrow keys to select the waypoint with the cursor. 2. Press |→...

  • Page 126: Selecting A Waypoint

    Selecting a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map (for navigating to, for editing, etc.,) use the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint. A highlighted halo will appear around the waypoint. Set a Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them.

  • Page 127: Sec. 9: System & Gps Setup Options

    Section 9: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has all the alarms turned on. You can turn the 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 128: Auto Satellite Search

    It then searches for only those satellites. When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time, it doesn't know what your position or elevation (altitude) is. It does know the current UTC time and date since these were programmed into it at the factory and an internal clock keeps the time while the unit is turned off.

  • Page 129: Coordinate System Selection

    You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode. Here's how: 1. Press |← to PAGES 2. Press |↓ to MENU Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates. Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions.

  • Page 130: Map Fix

    on this unit. Your position and datum in use determines which one to use. If you use standard, and your position is off significantly, then try the alternate. NOTE: When the position format is changed, it affects the way all posi- tions are shown on all screens.
  • Page 131 tude/longitude lines must be parallel with the edge of the map. USGS maps are parallel, others may not be. Also, this works better with smaller scale maps.) The reference position can be anywhere on the map, but the closer it is to your location, the smaller the numbers will be that you'll have to deal with.

  • Page 132: Customize Page Displays

    Customize Page Displays The Full Map, Navigation and Position pages can all be customized to display many different types of navigation information in data boxes. Pages can be customized by turning data boxes on or off. These data boxes (sometimes referred to as text boxes, data windows or information displays) are controlled with the Customize command.

  • Page 133: Gps Simulator

    ner begins flashing. Use the arrow keys to select the box you want to change. With the display box highlighted and flashing, press ENT to open a list of options. Scroll ↑ and ↓ to select a different data option, then press ENT.

  • Page 134: Simulating Trail Or Route Navigation

    above steps or turn the unit off. While in simulator mode, you can press speed boxes from the screen while continuing the simulation. This will allow you to use the map cursor during a simulation. . To turn steering and speed boxes back on again, return to the GPS Simulator menu, se- lect the TEER WITH Simulating Trail or Route Navigation...

  • Page 135: Map Auto Zoom

    map in the location you selected with the cursor. The unit will consider that spot as its last known position until changed by either a live satel- lite lock-on or a new simulator location. Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the but- ton pushing that other brands of GPS receivers force you to make.

  • Page 136: Pop-Up Map Info

    Pop-up Map Info From the Map Page, press . With the option highlighted, press NFORMATION on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press return to the page display. Fill Water With White From the Map Page, press .

  • Page 137: Map Detail Category Selection

    All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 da- tum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may also cover the entire world, or just a small portion of it. By default, your position shows using the WGS-84 datum. However, it can show your position using one of 191 different datums.

  • Page 138: Map Orientation

    Map Menu, left, Map Categories Drawn Menu, right. Map Orientation By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. In Track Up mode, map shows "N" and arrow to indicate north. Map orientation at left is shown in north up and at right, track up.

  • Page 139: Overlay Data

    To change map orientation: from the Map Page, press . Use ↑ or ↓ to select the desired mode, then press RIENTATION Press to return to the page display. EXIT EXIT Map Menu, left; Map Orientation menu with the North Up map orientation option selected, right. Overlay Data The Sonar Page and the Map Page can be customized to show many different types of navigation information as text that "floats"...
  • Page 140 To change the digital data shown on top of the Sonar Page or the Map Page: , use → or ← to select a Page Name, then press First, press PAGES To select data for display: 1. From the Map or Sonar page, press 2.

  • Page 141: Pop-Up Help

    3. To return to the previous page, press To change displayed data font size: 1. From the Map or Sonar page, press 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select Data Type|press → or ← to Data Size| . The selected data type will be displayed in the new EXIT EXIT size.

  • Page 142: Reset Options

    Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults: Press |↓ to MENU MENU NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons, plot trails or sonar logs. System Menu with Reset Options command selected. Screen Contrast and Brightness To access the Screen menu, press Once in the Screen menu: To adjust the display's contrast:...

  • Page 143: Set Language

    To adjust the display's brightness: Press ↓ to RIGHTNESS scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast. To adjust the screen's display mode: Press ↓ to ISPLAY Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger- man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish.

  • Page 144: Show Waas Alarm

    To set the Month: Press ↓ to M |ENT. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the month, then ONTH press ENT. To set the Day: Press → to D |ENT. Press ↑ or ↓ to select the day, then press ENT.

  • Page 145: Sounds And Alarm Sound Styles

    At left, Main Menu with Software Information command selected. At right, the Software Information screen. 1. Press MENU MENU 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the last page displayed, press Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted: You first press MENU...

  • Page 146: Track Smoothing

    To set Alarm Sounds: Press ↓ to lighted, press to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press To set Alarm Volume: The left end of the scale is low volume; the right end is high volume. Af- ter the option is set, press Press ↓...

  • Page 147: Delete All Trails

    Main Menu, left, Trails Menu, center, Trail Options, right. Delete All Trails To remove all of the trails from memory: from the Trails Menu, press → |← to ELETE Update Active Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur. WARNING: If you uncheck the Update Trail option, automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off.

  • Page 148: Delete Trail

    With one of the Update Criteria selected, use the cursor arrows to highlight either the . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to press the next character and repeat until the entry is correct. Press return to the Trail Options Menu.

  • Page 149: Trail Visible/Invisible And Other Trail Options

    Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options The name, maximum number of points in the trail, activity, and visi- bility are all changed on the Edit Trail menu screen. The Active setting determines whether or not the unit is recording new points for a par- ticular trail.

  • Page 150: Units Of Measure

    Units of Measure This menu sets the speed and distance (statute or nautical miles, me- ters), depth (feet, fathoms, or meters), temperature (degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius) and heading (true or magnetic) units. To change the units: Press |↓ to MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP...

  • Page 151: Sec. 10: Searching

    NOTE: The background map loaded in your unit lets you search for high- ways and arterial streets in the U.S., as well as land features, in- cluding cities and lakes. For a complete description of what detail is found in the background map, see page 89. The unit's search functions all begin with either the Find Waypoint menu or the Map Page menu.

  • Page 152: Find Map Places

    A Map Place selected by the cursor, left, Waypoint Information screen, right. NOTE: Since the Go To command is highlighted, you can navigate to the selected map place by pressing formation screen. Find Map Places , press ↑ or ↓ to select a map place category, then press 1.
  • Page 153 Find by Nearest option, left, Calculating screen, center, map places list, right. 3. Search by name. Press ↓| . There are two options: A. You can spell out the map place in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press →...

  • Page 154: Find Streets Or Intersections

    Go To Waypoint option, left; Find on Map option, right. Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1. From the Map Page, press |↓ to and the Find MENU TREETS Streets Menu appears. Find Streets command, left, Find Streets menu, right. 2.
  • Page 155 Find Street By Name menu. Spell out name in the top box, or select from the list in the lower box. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searching for in the First Street box. (In this example, it's I-35.) To search for that street, press ↓...
  • Page 156 Map Page showing results of a street search. The cursor points to the located street. If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, just press MENU EXIT Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box.
  • Page 157 dialog boxes filled in. In this example, we selected I-44 as our second street. You could now use similar techniques to select a city or Zip code, but your search will probably be faster if you leave those boxes blank. (You can specify a city and/or Zip code later on to narrow the search, if the resulting list is too long.) Find Intersection command highlighted, left.

  • Page 158: Find Waypoints

    If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU EXIT Find Waypoints 1. Press 2. If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press . If searching for the waypoint By Name, press ↓ to . (To search by name, jump EAREST to step 5 below.) Find Waypoint menu, left;...
  • Page 159 wanted to, you could select another waypoint form the list with the ↑ or ↓ keys.) A. To navigate to the waypoint, press command is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation in- formation to the waypoint. B. To find the waypoint, press → to Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint.
  • Page 160 Find By Name menu, left. Waypoint Information screen, center. At right, the found waypoint is highlighted by the cursor on the Map Page. A. To navigate to the waypoint, press command is already highlighted.) The unit will show navigation in- formation to the waypoint.

  • Page 161: Sec. 11: Supplemental Material

    Section 11: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Default Adindan Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan Adindan Burkina Faso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgooye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands...
  • Page 162 Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Dabola Guinea Djakarta (Batavia) Indonesia (Sumatra) DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands (Gizo Island) Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, West Germany, Gi- braltar, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Neth- erlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland...
  • Page 163 Naparima BWI Trinidad & Tobago North American 1927 Mean for Antigua, Barbados, Barbuda, Caicos Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Turks Islands North American 1927 Mean for Belize, Costa Rica, El Sal- vador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS...
  • Page 164 Point 58 Sweden Santo (DOS) 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay,...

  • Page 165: 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 166 Notes...

  • Page 167: Index

    Accessories, 1, 5, 23, 24, 67 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 9 Alarm Clock, 116 Alarms, 33, 44, 45, 46, 83, 91, 102, 103, 105, 114, 119, 126 Anchor Alarm, 119 Antenna, 4, 5, 79, 92, 157 Arrival Alarm, 91, 102, 103, 105, 114, 119, 126 Backlights / Lighting, 3, 31, 68, 69 Batteries, 9, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 32,...
  • Page 168 124, 132 Map Page, 30, 84, 87, 88, 89, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 107, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 143, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152 Navigation Page, 86, 87, 88, 91, 96, 97, 98, 102, 103, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 124 Plotter Page, 8, 32...
  • Page 169 Notes...
  • Page 170 Notes...
  • Page 171 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT 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 172 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 173 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. We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship, and against failure to conform to this product's written specifications, all for one (1) year from the date of original purchase by you.

  • Page 174: How To Obtain Service

    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.
  • Page 175 Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items. To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator.

  • Page 176: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-0152-031 © Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 102203 Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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