Table Of Contents - Lowrance LCX-15 CI Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

INTRODUCTION ................................................ 1
ACCESSORIES ................................................. 1
TRANSDUCERS ................................................ 1
INSTALLATION ................................................... 2
Mounting ......................................................... 2
Power Connections ......................................... 3
NMEA/DGPS Wiring ....................................... 4
Accessory Connections .................................. 5
Speed/Temperature Sensor ...................... 5
MMC ................................................................... 7
KEYBOARD ........................................................ 8
SONAR OPERATION ......................................... 9
Pages .............................................................. 9
Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 9
Split Zoom Chart ..................................... 10
Split Frequency Sorna Chart .................. 10
Digital/Chart ............................................ 10
Customizing the Digital/Chart Screen .... 11
Menus ........................................................... 11
Sonar Options ............................................... 12
Sensitivity ................................................ 12
Automatic Sensitivity ............................... 12
ColorLine ................................................. 13
Range - Automatic .................................. 13
Manual ............................................... 14
Range - Upper/Lower Limits ................... 14
Zoom ....................................................... 15
Chart Stop ............................................... 15
Chart Speed ............................................ 15
Depth Cursor ........................................... 15
Chart Data ............................................... 16
Sonar Features ....................................... 16
Transducer Frequency ....................... 17
Surface Clarity ................................... 17
Noise Rejection ................................. 17
Fish Symbols/Fish Depths ................ 18
Log Sonar Chart Data ............................. 19
Display Settings ...................................... 19
Contrast/Backlight/Display Mode ...... 19
Audio ....................................................... 20
Alarms ..................................................... 20
Depth Alarms ..................................... 21
Zone Alarm ........................................ 21
Fish Alarm ......................................... 22
Sonar Setup ............................................ 22
Transducer Type ................................ 22
Keel Offset ......................................... 23
Calibrate Speed ................................. 23
Reset Water Distance ........................ 23
Sonar Simulator ................................. 24
System Setup .......................................... 24
Units of Measure ............................... 24
Set Local Time ................................... 25
Communication Ports ........................ 25
Configure DGPS ................................ 26
Configure NMEA ............................... 26
Reset Options .................................... 26
Popup Help ........................................ 27
Hide GPS Features ........................... 27
Software Information ......................... 27
Sun/Moon Calculator .............................. 27

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GPS OPERATION ............................................ 28
Introduction to GPS ...................................... 28
Finding Your Position ..................................... 30
Sonar Troubleshooting ...................................... 60
Warranty Information ........................................ 63
Datum List ....................................................... 64
Database License Agreement .......................... 67
Database Limited Warranty .............................. 68
Saving and Replaying a Sonar Record ............ 69
Transferring GPS Data to/from a MMC ............ 70
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Auto Search ............................................ 30
Manual Initialization ................................. 30
Position Acquisition ................................. 31
Require DGPS ........................................ 32
PAGES .................................................... 32
Status Screen .................................... 32
Customizing the Status Screen ......... 33
Navigation Screen ................................... 33
Customizing the Navigation Screen .. 34
Map ....................................................... 34
Full Map ............................................. 35
Digital Data ........................................ 35
Two Position Formats ........................ 36
Two Maps .......................................... 36
Map with Sonar ................................. 36
Cursor ................................................ 36
Cursor Distance ............................. 37
Map Orientation ....................................... 37
Auto Zoom ............................................... 39
Range Rings/Grid Lines .......................... 39
Map Data ................................................. 39
Map Categories Drawn ........................... 40
Icons ....................................................... 40
Plot Trail ................................................... 41
Edit Trail ............................................. 42
Navigate a Trail .................................. 42
Trail Options ....................................... 44
New Trail ........................................ 44
Delete All Trails .............................. 44
Waypoints ................................................ 45
Saving Present Position .................... 45
Saving Cursor Position ...................... 45
Saving a New Position ....................... 46
Edit Waypoint ................................. 46
Average Position ............................ 47
Waypoint Information ......................... 47
Waypoint Navigation .......................... 48
Navigate to Cursor ......................... 48
Navigate to Waypoint using Map ... 48
Man Overboard ....................................... 49
Cancel Navigation ................................... 50
Routes ..................................................... 50
Create a Route .................................. 51
Follow a Route ................................... 53
GPS Simulator ........................................ 53
GPS Setup .............................................. 54
Coordinate System ............................ 54
Map Fix .............................................. 55
Datum ................................................ 56
Position Pinning ................................. 57
GPS Alarms ............................................ 58
Trip Calculator ......................................... 59
Timers/Alarm Clock ................................. 59