Gps Quick Reference - Lowrance M52 S/GPS Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Fish-finding sonar & gps plotter

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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. To turn on the M52, press and release

3. Opening screen displays the GPS plotter at the 4,000 mile zoom

range. Rotate through the four main GPS Page screens (Plotter, Satel-

lite Status, Navigation and Position Page) by pressing

|↓ or ↑ to select Page Name|

GPS

Status Page.

4. Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position. Process

is visible on Satellite Page. This takes an average of 1 minute or less under

clear sky conditions (unobstructed by terrain or structures). When the unit

acquires position, a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears.

5. With position acquired, press

shows your position in the center. You can move around the plotter by:

Zoom in closer to see greater detail: press

Zoom out to see more area, less detail: press

Scroll display north, south, east or west using arrow keys ↑ ↓ → ←.

To stop scrolling and return to current position, press

6. Set a waypoint (Wpt 001) at your current position so you can navi-

gate back here: press

7. If you've already made some waypoints or event marker icons,

zoom/scroll to find a nearby location to go to. Otherwise, travel around

some and place some waypoint at place of interest. When you have sev-

eral in place, use arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over one of your

existing waypoint or locations.

8. Navigate to selected destination: press

course line on Plotter Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.

9. At destination, Arrival Alarm goes off; to clear it, press

navigation: press

10. Return to Wpt 1 by Backtrack Trail. Press

. Press ↓ to Trail 1|

ENT

RAILS

|← to

ENT

VERSE

Follow navigation displays.

11. Back home, Arrival Alarm goes off; press

press

12. To turn off the unit, press and hold