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Lowrance LCX-18C Operation Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1: Operation Instructions

    Pub. 988-0105-991 www.lowrance.com LCX-18C & LCX-19C Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS Operation Instructions...
  • 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 Sec. 1: Read Me First! .............. 1 Capabilities and Specifications: LCX-18C and LCX-19C ..... 3 How your Sonar Works..............5 How your GPS Works ..............6 Introduction to GPS and WAAS........... 8 How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions....10 Sec.
  • Page 4 Sec. 4: Sonar Options & Other Features ......55 ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ......... 55 Alarms ..................56 Depth Alarms ................56 Zone Alarm ................57 Fish Alarm................58 Calibrate Speed................58 Chart Speed................. 59 ColorLine.................. 60 Depth Cursor................62 Depth Range - Automatic ............
  • Page 5 Power/Lights (Turn Unit On and Off) ........94 Main Menu .................. 94 Pages ................... 96 Sonar Page ................96 Satellite Status Page .............. 96 Navigation Page ..............98 Map Page................100 GPS Quick Reference ............105 Find your Current Position ............106 Moving around the Map: Zoom &...
  • Page 6 Trails ..................133 Delete a Trail ................ 133 Edit a Trail Name ..............133 Edit a Trail Color ..............133 Edit a Trail Pattern .............. 133 Utilities..................134 Alarm Clock................134 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator.......... 134 Trip Calculator..............134 Trip Down Timer..............
  • Page 7 Map Detail Category Selection..........149 Map Orientation ............... 150  Navionics Charts..............151 To Display a Navionics Chart: ..........151 Port Information ..............152 To View Port Services Information: ........152 Tidal Current Information ........... 153 To View Tidal Current Information: ........153 Tide Information ..............
  • 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: Sec. 1: Read Me First

    The manual is organized into 10 sections. This first section is an intro- duction to the LCX-18C and LCX-19C, sonar and GPS. It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are, or look below the surface to find some fish.
  • Page 10 After you've gained some experience with your sonar, you'll want to check out Section 4, which discusses more advanced Sonar Options and Other Features. When you come to a sonar menu command on the unit's screen, you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents, just flip- ping through Section 3 or scanning through the sonar options in Section 4.

  • Page 11: Capabilities And Specifications: Lcx-18C And Lcx-19C

    LCX-18C: 6.0" (15.2 cm) diagonal. Resolution:...... LCX-19C: 640 pixel x 480 pixel resolution; 307,200 total pixels; 256-color, full VGA. LCX-18C: 320 pixel x 240 pixel resolution; 76,800 total pixels; 256-color, full VGA. Backlighting:....Fluorescent cold cathode backlit screen with multiple lighting levels; backlit keypad.
  • Page 12 Recording:......MMC & SD memory cards for recording GPS trip details and displaying charts or custom maps. Background map:..Built-in custom, detailed Lowrance map. Contains: enhanced detail of continental U.S. and Hawaii. Includes more than 60,000 nav aids and 10,000 wrecks/obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes waters.

  • Page 13: How Your Sonar Works

    Sonar is an abbreviation for SOund NAvigation and Ranging, a technol- ogy developed during World War II for tracking enemy submarines. (Lowrance developed the world's first transistorized sportfishing sonar in 1957.) A sonar consists of a transmitter, transducer, receiver and dis- play.

  • Page 14: How Your Gps Works

    Sonar Simulator function, or play it back on a personal computer using our free Sonar Viewer. The viewer is available for download from the Lowrance web site, www.lowrance.com. You can save several different sonar log files, erase 'em and record new ones, over and over again.
  • Page 15 These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater de- tail than the basic background map. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between other Lowrance GPS or so- nar/GPS units and personal computers. (For example, the exact same...

  • Page 16: Introduction To Gps And Waas

    Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well, now you know the basics of how the unit does its work. You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2, Installation & Accessories, on page 13, so you can mount your unit and plug in the power. Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim.
  • Page 17 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). This is called a 3D fix. Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals.

  • Page 18: How To Use This Manual: Typographical Conventions

    available to the general public today. Remember, however, that this receiver is only a tool. Always have another method of navigation avail- able, such as a map or chart and a compass. Also remember that this unit will always show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to a waypoint, regardless of terrain! It only calculates position, it can’t know what’s between you and your destination, for example.
  • Page 19 1. From the Map Page, press |↓ to MENU MENU RAILS 2. Press ↓ to Trail 1| |→|↓ to AVIGATE 3. You are asked to wait while it converts the trail into a route. 4. The wait message disappears and the unit begins showing navigation information along the trail.
  • Page 20 Notes...

  • Page 21: Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories

    Section 2: 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 22: Recommended Tools And Supplies

    Read these instructions carefully before attempting the installation. Determine which of the mounting positions is right for your boat. Use extreme care if mounting the transducer inside the hull, because once it is epoxied into position, the transducer usually cannot be removed. Remember, the transducer installation is the most critical part of a sonar installation.
  • Page 23 2. The transducer should be installed with its face pointing straight down, if possible. 3. If the transducer is mounted on the transom, make sure it doesn't inter- fere with the trailer or hauling of the boat. Also, don't mount it closer than approximately one foot from the engine's lower unit.

  • Page 24: Shoot-Thru-Hull Vs. Transom Mounting

    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 25 bracket with the letter "A" aligned with the dot stamped into the metal bracket. This position sets the transducer's coarse angle adjustment for a 14° transom. Most outboard and stern-drive transoms have a 14° angle. Align plastic ratchets in bracket. B.
  • Page 26 Transducer Transducer bracket Ratchet Ratchet Add ratchets to bracket and transducer. 2. Aligning the transducer on the transom. A. One-piece bracket: Slide the transducer between the two ratch- ets. Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly and hold it against the transom. Looking at the transducer from the side, check to see if it will adjust so that its face is parallel to the ground.
  • Page 27 B. Two-piece bracket: Assemble the transducer and bracket as shown in the following figure. Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly but don't tighten the nut at this time. Hold the assembled transducer and bracket against the transom. Looking at the transducer from the side, check to see if it will adjust so that its face is parallel to the ground.
  • Page 28 B. Two-piece bracket: Once you determine the correct position for the ratchets, assemble the transducer as shown in the figure in step 2B. Don't tighten the lock nut at this time. 4. Drilling mounting holes. Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against the transom. The transducer should be roughly parallel to the ground.
  • Page 29 Both bracket types: Attach the transducer to the transom. Slide the transducer up or down until it's aligned properly with the bottom of the hull as shown in the preceding and following figures. Tighten the bracket's mounting screws, sealing them with the caulking compound. Adjust the transducer so that it's parallel to the ground and tighten the nut until it touches the outer washer, then add 1/4 turn.

  • Page 30: Trolling Motor Bracket Installation

    7. Make a test run to determine the results. If the bottom is lost at high speed, or if noise appears on the display, try sliding the trans- ducer bracket down. This puts the transducer deeper into the water, hopefully below the turbulence causing the noise. Don't allow the transducer bracket to go below the bottom of the hull! TROLLING MOTOR BRACKET INSTALLATION (single-frequency only)

  • Page 31: Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation & Installation

    TRANSDUCER ORIENTATION AND FISH ARCHES If you do not get good fish arches on your display, it could be because the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds. Partial fish arches Transducer aimed Transducer aimed...
  • Page 32 transducer installation can be made on hulls with flotation materials (such as plywood, balsa wood or foam) between layers of fiberglass if the material is removed from the chosen area. Fill with epoxy Inner hull Flotation material Epoxy to hull first Outer hull Epoxy the transducer to a solid portion of the hull.
  • Page 33 cation that shot through the hull the best and follow the instructions on the following pages for a shoot-thru-hull mounting. Transducer location Transducer location (high speed) (trolling speed) Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation. Shoot-thru-hull Installation 1.

  • Page 34: Speed/Temperature Sensors

    Place the transducer into the epoxy, twisting and turning it to force any air bubbles out from under the transducer face. The face of the transducer should be parallel with the hull, with a minimum amount of epoxy between the hull and transducer. After the epoxy dries, route the cable to the sonar unit.

  • Page 35: Sensor Chart

    Sensor Chart Sonar unit rear view Temperature sensor built into transducer Two-temperature sensor installation MY-4X TS-2X Cable temperature sensor Three-temperature sensor installation TS-3X temperature sensor Three-temperature sensor installation with speed SP-X speed sensor...

  • Page 36: Optional Speed Sensor Installation

    Optional Speed Sensor Installation All the units in this series can display speed and distance traveled, these features require a speed sensor which may or may not come packaged with your unit. If you wish to purchase an optional additional sensor for your unit, refer to the accessory ordering information inside the back cover of this manual.

  • Page 37: Gps Antenna/Receiver Module

    This module can be mounted on a flat surface or pole, or a mag- net is included for temporary mounting on any ferrous surface. (The LGC-12s GPS module sold with earlier Lowrance equipment will work with your unit, but it will not receive WAAS signals.)

  • Page 38: Power Connections

    You need to select an antenna installation location that has a clear, un- obstructed view of the sky. After the module is installed, route the cable to the unit, plug it in the center socket on the back and your system is ready to use.

  • Page 39: Nmea/Dgps Cable Connections

    The most popular DGPS system relies on a grid of ground-based trans- mitters that send correction signals to DGPS receivers. These in turn, connect to the GPS receiver (such as the LCX-19C or LCX-18C). Lowrance offers an optional DGPS receiver for your unit.

  • Page 40: Nmea/Dgps Wiring

    See the following diagrams for general wiring connections. Read your other product’s owner’s manual for more wiring information. NMEA/DGPS Wiring To exchange NMEA or DGPS data, the unit has two NMEA 0183 version 2.0 communication port. Com port one (Com-1) can be used to receive NMEA format GPS data or DGPS data.

  • Page 41: Mounting The Unit: Bracket Or In-Dash

    GPS socket Sonar unit, rear view Sonar socket Power/Data socket Com port Power wires Transducer data wires (two) (three) antenna module Cable connections. Note: External speaker wires in power/data cable not shown. Mounting the Unit: Bracket or In-Dash You can install the unit on the top of a dash with the supplied gimbal bracket.
  • Page 42 Optional R-A-M mounting system. Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location, provided there is clearance behind the unit 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 and GPS antenna/receiver module cables.
  • Page 43 Drill a 1-inch (25.4 mm) hole in the dash for the power, transducer and antenna cables. The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbal bracket location. This way, the bracket can be installed so that it covers the hole, holds the cables in position and results in a neat in- stallation.

  • Page 44: Mmc Or Sdc Memory Card Installation

    NOTE: The figure above is not printed to scale. A scaled template (FM- 3 In-Dash Adapter Kit instructions) is available for free download from our web site, www.lowrance.com. MMC or SDC Memory Card Installation Your unit uses MultiMedia Cards to store information, such as custom maps, waypoints, trails and other GPS data.

  • Page 45: Other Accessories

    (see following figures.) Insert cards face down Drawer retainer Memory card drawer on the LCX-19C and LCX-18C. Slide the drawer back into the unit and twist the retainer clockwise. The MMC is now ready for use. Other Accessories MMC and MapCreate Other available accessories include MMC cards, MMC card readers and MapCreate™...

  • Page 46: External Speaker

    If these accessories are not available from your dealer, see the acces- sory ordering information on the inside back cover of this manual. Visit our web site for a complete listing of all the available accessories for your unit. External Speaker Your unit can play sounds to an external speaker.

  • Page 47: Face Cover

    Face Cover Your unit comes with a white protective cover that snaps on and off the front of the unit. This cover is intended for use when your unit and the vehicle it's mounted in are idle. WARNING: When the unit is mounted in an unprotected area, such as an open boat cockpit, the protective face cover must be removed when the vehicle is moving at high speed.
  • Page 48 Notes...

  • Page 49: Sec. 3: Basic Sonar Operation

    Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation This section addresses the unit's most basic sonar operations. The in- structions presented in Sec. 3 follow a chronological order. Sec. 4, Sonar Options & Other Features, will discuss other more advanced functions and utilities. Material in Sec. 4 is arranged in alphabetical order. Before you turn on the unit, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the Main Menu, the four Page screens and how they all work to- gether.

  • Page 50: Power/Lights (Turn Unit On And Off)

    tion Page, Map Page and Sonar Page.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes. 3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accesses search functions for streets, intersections, addresses and highway exits.
  • Page 51 show sonar signals on your screen. This unit will work fine right out of the box with the factory default settings. But, if you want to learn about the various sonar options, see Sec. 4, Sonar Options & Other Fea- tures.

  • Page 52: Pages

    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. Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics. Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings.

  • Page 53: Navigation Page

    WARNING: Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing! Satellite Status Page showing satellite lock-on with a 3D position acquired (latitude, longitude and altitude), including WAAS reception. Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel, but also the direction to a recalled waypoint.

  • Page 54: Sonar Page

    always at the top of the screen. The arrow in the center of the screen is your present position. It points in the direction you're traveling. Map Page, showing position on Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas. At left is the full map option. At right, map with sonar option. Map Page is also the default screen that appears when you turn on the | →...
  • Page 55 FlashGraf At left, Pages Menu, showing sonar chart display option commands. At right, Sonar Page in full sonar chart display mode. Sonar chart display options (from left) split zoom and split frequency. Sonar chart display options (from left) digital data and FlashGraf.
  • Page 56 Sonar Page Menu. Most of these functions are discussed in Sec. 4. Digital data Surface clutter Surface signal overlay (depth & temperature) Depth scale In FasTrack, fish Fish arches arches show as horizontal bars. Zoom bar Structure FasTrack Bottom signal bar graph Sonar Page, showing full sonar chart mode.

  • Page 57: Sonar Quick Reference

    LCX-19C and LCX-18C Sonar Quick Reference 1. Mount the transducer, antenna and unit. Connect the unit to electric power and the transducer. (If GPS operation is desired, connect GPS antenna, too.) Make sure the MMC is in. (See complete installation de- tails beginning on page 13.)

  • Page 58: 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 59 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. You can tell the car to run faster, but when you let off the gas the cruise control automatically keeps you from running slower than the minimum speed setting.

  • Page 60: Fish Symbols Vs. Full Sonar Chart

    San Francisco Bay saw clouds of clutter in the water but no fish arches. When a down rigger was pulled up, it brought up several small jellyfish. The fisherman switched their Lowrance sonar to Fish I.D., which screened out the schools of jellyfish and clearly showed the game fish there as fish symbols.
  • Page 61 Aside from being just plain fun, this program can help you learn both basic and advanced operations without burning boat fuel! Lowrance is the first sonar manufacturer to provide this type of training tool for customers.
  • Page 62 Free training emulator is available for your unit on our web site. The emulator works exactly like your real sonar/GPS unit. Using the Sonar Simulator and GPS Simulator features, it allows you to play back sonar logs, run GPS routes and trails, even create real waypoints you can use in the field! You can even take snapshots of the Sonar Chart and print them or e-mail them to friends.

  • Page 63: 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 64: Alarms

    Alarms This unit has three different types of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish I.D. feature determines that an echo is a fish. Another alarm is the Zone Alarm, which consists of a bar on the side of the screen.

  • Page 65: Zone Alarm

    4. Press ← to EXIT EXIT EXIT HALLOW LARM NABLED 5. To turn off the alarm, press |↓ to |↓ to MENU MENU LARMS EXIT EXIT EXIT ONAR LARMS To switch to a different depth setting, open the Sonar Alarms menu and repeat the instructions in step 3 above.

  • Page 66: Fish Alarm

    4. To set the lower boundary for the Zone Alarm, use ← or→ to select , then press ↑ or ↓ to move the bottom of the bar to the desired OWER depth. 5. Press |← to . Now, any EXIT EXIT EXIT...

  • Page 67: Chart Speed

    For example, if you figure the sensor is reading 10 percent faster than actual speed, you will enter – 10 in the calibration window. If the sen- sor is reading 5 percent slower than true speed, you will enter + 5 in the window.

  • Page 68: Colorline

    If you do experiment with chart speed, remember to reset it to maxi- mum when you resume trolling or moving across the water at higher speed. To change chart speed: 1. From the Sonar Page, press |↓ to MENU HART PEED 2.
  • Page 69 Fig. 1A Fig. 1B Fish near Hard structure structure Colorline Fig. 2A Fig. 2B Hard Muddy bottom bottom Colorline Fig. 3A Fig. 3B Hard Muddy bottom bottom ColorLine This series of figures shows how different ColorLine settings can reveal more information. The "A" figures to the left show locations with Color- Line set at the factory level of 70 percent.

  • Page 70: 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. Depth box Cursor line At left, Sonar Page menu with Depth Cursor command selected. At right, sonar chart with the depth cursor active.

  • Page 71: 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 black bar highlights the selected range. Range numbers in gray cannot be selected.
  • Page 72 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 73: Fastrack

    To turn off upper and lower limits: From the Sonar Page, press |↓ to MENU EXIT EPTH ANGE 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.
  • Page 74 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. Remember: Fish I.D. is one of the many tools we provide so you can analyze your sonar returns for maximum fish finding information.

  • Page 75: Fishtrack

    To turn the Fish I.D. feature on: 1. From the Sonar Page, press |↓ to MENU ONAR EATURES 2. Press → ↓ or → to ID S EXIT EXIT YMBOLS To turn off Fish I.D., repeat the instructions in step 1. FishTrack...

  • Page 76: Hyperscroll

    The 200 kHz transducer will give you better detail and definition, but less depth penetration. The 50 kHz transducer will give you greater depth penetration, but a little less detail and less definition. (Remember, all sonar units typically read deeper in fresh water than in salt water.) There is a common exception to these rules of thumb.

  • Page 77: Noise Rejection

    Simulator.) If you have a personal computer and Internet access, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com, and download the free Sonar Viewer and the emulator for your unit. These programs will allow you to replay sonar logs on your personal computer.
  • Page 78 Overlay Data command on the Sonar Menu, at left. Overlay Data Shown selection menu, right. In this example, we scrolled down the data list to highlight "Ground Speed." When selected, the data type shifts to the top of the data list and a check mark appears beside the data type.

  • Page 79: Ping Speed & Hyperscroll

    2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select Data Type|press → or ← to Data Size| EXIT The selected data type will be displayed in the new size. (To change the font size for another Data Type, press and repeat these steps, be- ginning with step two above.) 3.
  • Page 80 However, when you are running at high speeds, or just want the fastest possible screen update, you may want to use the HyperScroll feature. When you change the Ping Speed to any setting greater than 50 per- cent, the unit automatically enters HyperScroll mode. These faster ping rates allow you to maintain a high-detail picture on the screen, and the screen refresh rate and chart scroll speed can keep pace with the boat as it moves quickly over the bottom terrain.

  • Page 81: Reset Options

    When you boost ping speed and switch into HyperScroll, the width of the FasTrack bar graph display doubles in width at the right side of the screen. The allows you to better see the virtually instantaneous sonar returns, just as you would on a flasher sonar unit. For more informa- tion on FasTrack, see it's entry in this section.

  • Page 82: Set Keel Offset

    Set Keel Offset This unit measures water depth from the face of the transducer. Since the transducer is installed below the water surface, the distance dis- played by the digital depth, chart depth scale, chart cursor or fish sym- bols is not the exact water depth. If the transducer is 1 foot below the surface, and the screen shows the water depth as 30 feet, then the ac- tual depth is 31 feet.

  • Page 83: Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity

    3. Press → to the first number, then press ↑ to change the number to 1. 4. Press → to the second number, them press ↑ to change the num- ber to 5, then press . The depth indicators now accurately show EXIT the water depth from surface to bottom.

  • Page 84: Sonar Color Mode

    At left, Sonar Menu with Sensitivity command selected. At right, the Sensitivity Control Bar. To adjust sensitivity in manual mode: 1. First, turn off Auto Sensitivity: from the Sonar Page, press |↓ MENU ENSITIVITY 2. Press ↑ to and the Sensitivity Control Bar appears. ENSITIVITY Press ↓...

  • Page 85: Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options

    3. Press ↓ or ↑ to Mode Name| 4. Press to return to the Sonar Page. EXIT EXIT Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options The Pages Menu offers five chart display options for units with dual- frequency transducers and four options for units with single-frequency transducers.

  • Page 86: Split Zoom Sonar Chart

    Full Sonar Chart. The Overlay Data (depth and water temperature) are each set to a different text size. Split Zoom Sonar Chart A split chart shows the underwater world from the surface to the bot- tom on the right side of the screen. The left side shows an enlarged ver- sion of the right side.
  • Page 87 Split Frequency Sonar Chart page, with 50 kHz view at left and 200 kHz view at right. You can adjust the sensitivity in each window. To adjust sensitivity in auto mode: 1. Press MENU 2. The unit asks which you wish to adjust. Press ← or→ to select the one you want | 3.

  • Page 88: Digital Data/Chart

    Digital Data/Chart This mode shows the chart on the right side of the screen. The left side has seven large digital boxes or windows containing: Water Depth; Water Speed (from an optional speed sensor); Water Distance (distance traveled or logged, it also requires a speed sensor); Surface Water Temperature; Tem- perature #2 and #3 and the unit's Voltage.

  • Page 89: Flashgraf

    2. The Water Speed window title bar flashes, indicating the window |↑ or ↓ to select data contents can be changed. Press type| EXIT Options List for customizing Digital Data windows. At left, the list first appears with Water Speed selected. At right, Maximum Speed has been picked to replace Water Speed in the top digital data window.

  • Page 90: Map With Sonar Split Screen

    Surface clutter Bottom signal Fish signal, approximately FlashGraf page. 27 feet Map With Sonar Split Screen There is a page mode that splits the screen in half, with the map on the left and the sonar on the right. This screen option can be found on the Pages Menu under the Map Page category.
  • Page 91 At left, Main Menu with Sonar Setup command selected. Center, sub-menu with Sonar Simulator command selected. At right, Sonar Simulator menu, with simulator turned on (check box is checked). NOTE: With Simulate Position checked, the simulator will also automati- cally run the GPS simulator (if GPS data was recorded with the so- nar log).
  • Page 92 1. Press |↓ to |↓ to MENU MENU ONAR ETUP ONAR IMULATOR 2. Press ↓ to HART 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select chart name| |↑ to ONAR IMULATOR EXIT While you're in the Sonar Simulator menu, don't forget to check Simulate Position if you want to run the sonar and GPS simulators simultaneously.

  • Page 93: Stop Chart

    Stop Chart If you are running multiple units on a boat or using this unit in a car, there are times when you may want to turn off the sonar. This com- mand turns off the sonar and stops the chart from scrolling. Sonar re- starts automatically each time you turn on your unit.

  • Page 94: Upper And Lower Limits

    Sonar Features menu with Surface Clarity selected. 2. Press → to ENT. URFACE LARITY 3. Press ↓ or ↑ to select clarity level| EXIT EXIT EXIT Surface clutter In the illustration at left, Surface Clarity is turned off. The right view shows Surface Clarity set at High. Upper and Lower Limits See the entry in this section for Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits Zoom &...

  • Page 95: Zoom & Zoom Pan

    For example, pressing the key once will enable a 2X zoom which will show all echoes that are between the top and bottom of the 2X zoom bar. Pressing the key again will give a 4X zoom and only the ech- oes between the top and bottom of the 4X bar will show on the screen.
  • Page 96 Notes...

  • Page 97: Sec. 5: Sonar Troubleshooting

    Section 5: 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 98 This causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimination or noise rejection feature. This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display. 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.
  • Page 99 NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually appears on the sonar's display as random patterns of dots or lines. In severe cases, it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit to operate erratically, or not at all. To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to determine the cause.
  • Page 100 Notes...

  • Page 101: Sec. 6: Basic Gps Operations

    Section 6: Basic GPS Operations This section addresses the unit's most basic GPS operations. The tuto- rials presented in Sec. 6 follow a chronological order. Sec. 7, Advanced GPS Operations, will discuss other more advanced functions and utili- ties. Material in Sec. 7 is arranged in alphabetical order. Before you turn on the Unit and find where you are, it's a good idea to learn about the different keys, the four Page screens and how they all work together.

  • Page 102: Power/Lights (Turn Unit On And Off)

    Navigation Page, Map Page and Sonar Page.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes. 3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. This also accesses search functions for streets, intersections, addresses and highway exits.
  • Page 103 will deal only with functions, the basic commands that make the Unit do something. The unit will work fine for these lessons right out of the box with the factory default settings. But, if you want to learn about the various options, see Sec. 8, System Setup and GPS Setup Options. You can access the Main Menu from any of the four Page screens by pressing .

  • Page 104: Pages

    Sun/Moon Calculations command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon. Trip Calculator command: shows trip status and statistics. Timers command: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Files command: this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains.
  • Page 105 No matter what Page you are on, a flashing current position indica- tor/question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed. The Sat- ellite Status Page shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock-on and position calculation.

  • Page 106: Navigation Page

    rently has. The smaller the position error number, the better (and more accurate) the fix is. If the position error flashes dashes, then the unit hasn't locked onto the satellites, and the number shown isn't valid. The Satellite Status Page has its own menu, which is used for setting various options.
  • Page 107 NOTE: Remember, when the Speed, Track and Position information dis- plays are flashing, satellite lock has not been achieved and no posi- tion fix has been determined. A question mark will also flash on the present position arrow in the center of the compass rose. Speed (ground speed) is the velocity you are making over the ground.

  • Page 108: Map Page

    Current track or Course line Trail line heading, shown in degrees Bearing arrow Compass bearing to Waypoint destination symbol Cross track error range (off course Left cross indicator) track error line Navigation information Destination displays name Navigation Page, backtracking a trail while creating a new trail. In the example figure above, the driver is headed north (a 355º...
  • Page 109 The map zoom range is the distance across the screen. This number shows in the lower right corner of the screen. In the first example fig- ure below, the range is 4,000 miles from the left edge of the map to the right edge of the map.
  • Page 110 The medium-detail U.S. maps contain: all incorporated cities; shaded metropolitan areas; county boundaries; shaded public lands (such as national forests and parks); some major city streets; Interstate, U.S. and state highways; Interstate highway exits and exit services informa- tion; large- and medium-sized lakes and streams; and more than 60,000 navigation aids and 10,000 wrecks and obstructions in U.S.
  • Page 111 can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply turning off the display of POIs you're not watching for. (To see how, check the text on Map Detail Category Selection, page 149. It shows how to use the Map Categories Drawn menu to turn individual 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 your unit finds them for you.
  • Page 112 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. Here's how: 1. From any two-window display, press |↓ to MENU ESIZE INDOW 2.

  • Page 113: Gps Quick Reference

    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.

  • Page 114: 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 115: Selecting Any Map Item With The Cursor

    Now that you've seen how the Unit can find where you are, let's search for something somewhere else. Searching is one of the most powerful features 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 116 Category Selection menu, left, and list of the nearest restaurants, right. 4. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another restaurant, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press 5. The POI information screen appears. (This is how you can use the Unit as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there, you could press , since the...

  • Page 117: Set A Waypoint

    Map screen showing Find Waypoint, the result of a restaurant search. 7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press . (Before you completely exited out of the Search EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT menus, you could have gone looking for another place.) NOTE: Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the Unit.
  • Page 118 Step 1. Step 2. Step 4. 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 119: Navigate To A Waypoint

    Create Waypoint by Entering a Position 1. Press |→ to column|↓ to UBCATEGORY 2. Press ↓ to |→ to NTERED OSITION REATE 3. Press → to . Enter the latitude by pressing ↑ or ↓ to ATITUDE change the first character, then press → to the next character and re- peat until the latitude is correct.

  • Page 120: Set Man Overboard (Mob) Waypoint

    Waypoint Course line (red) Trail line (magenta) Off course Destination range, set at 0.20 mile name Navigation Page, navigating toward waypoint 004 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.

  • Page 121: Navigate To Cursor Position On Map

    Navigating to Man Overboard: Navigation Page, left, and Map Page, right. The victim is astern of the vessel; the GPS shows which direc- tion to steer to for the rescue. The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint list for future reference.
  • Page 122 Navigate to cursor. In this example, the cursor has selected the town of Oologah, Oklahoma. 3. Press and the Unit will begin navigating to the cursor MENU location. The Map Page will display a red line from your current position to the cur- sor position.

  • Page 123: Navigate To A Point Of Interest

    Navigate to a Point of Interest For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the POI. The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find Waypoint command, launched with the key.
  • Page 124 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 17 indicates the trail is "active," and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display.

  • Page 125: Displaying A Saved Trail

    Tip: Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new one is to use the New Trail command: Press |↓ to MENU MENU RAILS Caution: You also have the option of completely turning off trail record- ing, under the trail Options command. However, if the Update Active Trail option is left turned off, it will cancel the automatic trail creation feature.

  • Page 126: 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 127 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 command highlighted for Trail 6. A trail is always converted to a "route"...

  • Page 128: Navigate A Back Trail (Backtrack, Or Reverse)

    North Present position arrow Magenta trail line Trail point Navigate trail, map views: at left driver is northbound heading straight toward trail point 6. At right, northbound driver has reached point 6 and has turned west to follow trail. Track or compass heading indicator Course line made from trail...

  • Page 129: Transfer Custom Maps And Gps Data Files

    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 EXIT clear the alarm and proceed. 5. Now, begin moving and follow your Unit. 6.
  • Page 130 The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the Unit's memory. 2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert a card into the Unit in order to activate the Load or Save commands.

  • Page 131: Cancel Navigation

    4. Loading to unit memory: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press to activate the selec- tion box, use ↓ or ↑ to highlight the file, then press to accept the selection.
  • Page 132 Notes...

  • Page 133: Sec. 7: Advanced Gps Operations

    Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1. While on the Map Page press: |↓ to MENU ISTANCE 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 134: Create Icon On Map

    called later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons. The Unit 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 135: Navigate To An Icon

    Delete icons menu. 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 ← or ↑ or → or ↓ to select the icon symbol to delete, then press .

  • Page 136: 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 have the option of creating and editing a route in the unit, or you can make a route on your computer with our MapCreate 6 software.
  • Page 137 Edit Route menu, left. Edit Route Waypoints menu, right, with Add From Map command selected. 3. Use the Zoom keys and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin. (If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor posi- tion, you are already at the starting spot.) 4.

  • Page 138: 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 to set the next waypoint. 6. Repeat step five until the route reaches your destination. 7. To save your route, press .

  • Page 139: Navigate A Route

    Edit Route Waypoints menu. 3. Use ↓ and ↑ to select a command from the Edit Route Waypoints menu and press . Add From Map lets you insert a waypoint in the 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.

  • Page 140: Navigate A Route In Reverse

    Navigate a Route in Reverse Here's how you run a route backward, from the end waypoint to the beginning waypoint: 1. From the , press or from the MENU AVIGATION press |↓ to MENU MENU OUTE LANNING 2. Press ↓ to select route name| |↓...

  • Page 141: Trails

    Trails Delete a Trail This command used erase delete trail: |↓ to trail name| Press |↓ to |→ to MENU MENU RAILS |← to ELETE RAIL Tip: You can also delete all trails at once: 1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU RAILS 2.

  • Page 142: Utilities

    then press → to the next character and repeat until the pattern is cor- rect. Press , then to return to the previous EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT page display. At left, Edit Trail Menu with Pattern option selected. At right, edited trail with dotted line pattern.

  • Page 143: Edit A Waypoint (Name, Symbol Or Position)

    To delete a waypoint from the map: 1. Use the arrow keys to select the waypoint with the cursor. 2. Press |→ to |← to . To return to ELETE AYPOINT the previous page and clear the cursor, press EXIT To delete all waypoints at one time: press |↓...

  • Page 144: Set A Waypoint By Projecting A Position

    accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi- tions and other factors. 1. Press |→ to column|↓ to UBCATEGORY 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to |press → to VERAGE OSITION REATE 3. Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position. (The greater the number of points, the greater the accuracy.) When the desired number of points accumulates, press to create and save the waypoint.

  • Page 145: Sec. 8: System & Gps Setup Options

    Section 8: 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 146: Auto Satellite Search

    4. When your adjustments are finished, return to the last page dis- played by repeatedly pressing EXIT IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm - The anchor alarm may be triggered even when you're sitting still. This typically happens when using small (less than 0.05 mile) anchor alarm ranges.

  • Page 147: Check Mmc Files And Storage Space

    GPS Auto Search on the Satellite Status Menu. You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode. Here's how: 1. Press until you are on the Satellite Status screen. PAGES 2. Press |↓ to |← to MENU GPS A EARCH Check MMC Files and Storage Space...

  • Page 148: Configure Dgps

    2. Press ↓ to OMMUNICATIONS A. If you have a Magnavox receiver, press ↓ to AGNAVOX B. If you have a Lowrance or Starlink receiver, press ↓ to TARLINK C. If you have a Magnavox or Starlink, press . This is...

  • Page 149: Configure Nmea

    Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences. 1. Press |↓ to MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP 2. Press ↓ to |↓ to NMEA OMMUNICATIONS ONFIGURE 3. A menu appears showing the prefixes of the available NMEA sen- tences.

  • Page 150: To Setup Loran Td

    you must be in the respective country. This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid. See the entry on Map Datum Selection for more information. The military grid reference system (MGRS) uses two grid lettering schemes, which are referred to as standard and standard + 10 MGRS on this unit.
  • Page 151 For example, if it shows a distance of UP 4.00" and LEFT 0.50", you then measure up four inches and to the left a half-inch from the refer- ence point on the map to find your location. To configure a map fix: To use this format, you need to follow these steps in order.

  • Page 152: Customize Page Displays

    Press ↓ to to bring up the waypoint |ENT|ENT|ENT ELECT RIGIN AYPOINT list. Select the waypoint that you saved the reference point under and press . The unit displays a waypoint information screen with the command selected; press and the unit returns to the RIGIN Configure Map Fix menu.
  • Page 153 tion) or from a stored waypoint, map place or POI location ( HOOSE TART command). You can steer your position and change speed on the map by using the arrow keys ( command) or by setting the track TEER WITH RROWS and speed in the dialog boxes provided on the simulator menu screen.

  • Page 154: Hide Gps Features

    3. Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If you are close enough to the first waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga- tion begins. Press to clear the alarm.) When navigation starts, EXIT press ↑ to increase speed to the desired setting. 4.

  • Page 155: Map Auto Zoom

    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. It works in conjunction with the navigation features. First, start navigation to a waypoint. (See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint.) Then, with the auto zoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, from the present position to the destination waypoint.

  • Page 156: Map Boundaries

    Pop-up Map Info . Press ↓ to From the Map Page, press |↓ to MENU OPUP . With the option highlighted, press to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press to re- EXIT EXIT turn to the page display.

  • Page 157: Map Datum Selection

    Map Datum Selection Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that's covered by the map or chart. These surveys are called "Datums." Maps that are cre- ated using different datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly different locations.

  • Page 158: 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 159: Navionics  Charts

    Map Menu, left; Map Orientation menu with the North Up map orientation option selected, right.  Navionics Charts  Your Unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs. They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC. Left, entrance to Chesapeake Bay in a MapCreate 6 custom map, 10 mile zoom.

  • Page 160: Port Information

    3. To turn off a Navionics chart, From the Map Page, press |↓ to MENU . Use ↑ or ↓ to select |↓ to , then HOICE OWRANCE press EXIT EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information, represented by anchor icons on the map display.

  • Page 161: Tidal Current Information

    Port Services information screens. Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information, represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter "C." The icon stands for a Tidal Current Station location. An example is displayed at right. When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range, the icon itself be- comes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time.

  • Page 162: Tide Information

    Current Information screen. The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current 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 flood and ebb pattern for the day, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN).

  • Page 163: To View Tide Information

    To view tide information: 1. Select a Tide Station icon: use the arrow keys to move the cursor over an icon. When it is selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. After selecting the Tide Station icon, press to display the Tide Information screen.

  • Page 164: Pop-Up Help

    (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN). The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line (MLLW). The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes, based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day. The MLLW line also ad- justs its position as the height scale changes.

  • Page 165: Reset Options

    The Position Pinning feature was developed so that when you stopped, the unit locked the present position on the GPS plotter until you moved a short distance or exceeded a very slow speed. The command remains available in the unit's software, but we recom- mend that you leave it in the default off (unchecked) mode.

  • Page 166: Screen Contrast And Brightness

    2. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT EXIT 3. You can return to this command and press again to turn the fea- ture off. GPS Setup command, left; Require DGPS command on the GPS Setup Menu, right. Screen Contrast and Brightness To access the Screen menu, press MENU...

  • Page 167: Set Language

    Press ↓ to |press ↑ or ↓ to select mode| EXIT ISPLAY Display Mode menu. 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 168: Show Waas Alarm

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

  • Page 169: Sounds And Alarm Sound Styles

    System Setup command left; Software Information command, center. At right, the Software Information screen. 1. Press |↓ to |↓ to MENU MENU YSTEM ETUP OFTWARE 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT EXIT EXIT...

  • Page 170: Track Smoothing

    Track Smoothing This is a factory setting on the GPS Setup menu that should always be left on. When stopped or traveling at slow speeds (such as walking or trolling), Track Smoothing prevents wandering of trails, the steering arrow, compass rose and a map in track-up mode. Track Smoothing option, turned on.
  • Page 171 Update 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. You must turn it back on to record trails. The default setting is on. From the Trails Menu, press →...

  • Page 172: Delete Trail

    Trail Options menu: Update Time Rate setting, left, and Update Dis- tance setting, right. Specific Trail Options Delete Trail To delete a specific trail: From the Trails Menu, press ↓ to Trail Name| . The Edit Trail menu appears as seen in the following fig- ure.

  • Page 173: Units Of Measure

    On the Edit Trail menu, press ↓ or ↑ to highlight the section you wish to change, then press . Make your changes, then press to erase EXIT this menu. 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.
  • Page 174 Notes...

  • Page 175: Sec. 9: Searching

    Section 9: Searching NOTE: The background map loaded in your unit lets you search for U.S. Interstate Highway exits and exit services, as well as some land features, including cities and lakes. For a full set of searchable land features, including landmarks, streets, addresses and Points of In- terest, you must load your own high-detail custom map produced with our MapCreate 6 software.
  • Page 176 Find Address Menu. 3. To enter an address number, press ↑ or ↓ to change the first number, then press → to move the cursor to the next number and re- peat until the number is correct, then press 4. To enter a street name, press ↓ to .
  • Page 177 NOTE: We recommend that you do not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when searching without it. The Unit can ac- tually search quicker without a city and you save time by not en- tering a city name.

  • Page 178: Find Any Item Selected By Map Cursor

    Tip: If the address also happens to be an item in the Point of Interest database, you can look up the item's phone number in the Waypoint Information list. With the address location selected by the cursor on the map, press .

  • Page 179: Find Interstate Highway Exits

    Find Interstate Highway Exits 1. From the Map Page, press |↓ to , which calls MENU IGHWAY XITS up the Find Exit menu. Find Highway Exits command, left, and Find Exit menu, right. 2. First, select a highway name by pressing , which calls up the Find By Name menu.
  • Page 180 Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the Exit List. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press navigate or "go to" the exit. B. Press →| to find the exit on the map. "Go To Exit" option, left, "Find On Map" option, right. Tip: You can also look up some additional information on the Exit Serv- ices located near this exit.

  • Page 181: Find Map Places Or Points Of Interest (Poi)

    Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ↓ ↑ 1. Press , press to select a map place or POI category, then . (To narrow your search, press → then press ↓ or ↑ to select a press subcategory before pressing .) You will be given two options;...

  • Page 182: Find Streets Or Intersections

    Find by Name option, left, Find by Name menu, right. 4. When the POI's Waypoint Information screen is displayed, you can choose to "Go To" the POI waypoint by pressing or find it on the map by pressing→| Go To Waypoint POI option, left; Find on Map POI option, right. Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1.
  • Page 183 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 184 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 185 5. The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second street dialog boxes filled in. In this example, we selected 71st Street 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.

  • Page 186: Find Waypoints

    Find Waypoints 1. Press 2. If searching for the waypoint By Name, press . If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press ↓ to . (To search by name, |ENT EAREST jump to step 5 below.) Find Waypoint menu, left; Find By Nearest command, center, Find by Name command, right.
  • Page 187 Waypoint Information screens with the Go To Waypoint command se- lected, left, and the Find on Map command selected, right. To clear these menus and return to the previous page, press EXIT peatedly. 5. If you're looking by name, there are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box.
  • Page 188 Notes...

  • Page 189: Sec. 10: Supplemental Material

    Section 10: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Arc 1950 - Botswana Default Bermuda 1957 - Bermuda Arc 1950 - Burundi Adindan Bissau - Guinea-Bissau Mean for Ethiopia, Sudan Arc 1950 - Lesotho Bogota Observatory - Colombia Adindan Arc 1950 - Malawi Burkina Faso...
  • Page 190 European 1950 Mahe Island DOS 1968 Italy (Sardinia) New Georgia Islands Massawa (Gizo Island) European 1950 Ethiopia (Eritrea) (Sicily) Easter Island 1967 European 1950 Merchich Easter Island Malta Morocco European 1950 Ireland 1965 Midway Astro 1961 Mean for Austria, Ireland Midway Islands Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, West...
  • Page 191 Great Britain 1936 - North American 1927 North American 1927 England Mean for CONUS Cuba (Continental United Ordinance Survey States) North American 1927 Great Britain 1936 - North American 1927 Greenland (Hayes England, Isle of Man, Mean for CONUS (East Peninsula) Wales of Mississippi River)
  • Page 192 Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Tokyo Colombia, Ecuador, South American 1969 Korea Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago, and South American 1969 Tokyo Venezuela Peru Okinawa South American 1969 South American 1969 Argentina Trinidad & Tobago Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha South American 1969 South American 1969 Bolivia...

  • Page 193: Fcc Compliance

    FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 194 Notes...
  • Page 195 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 196: 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 product 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 197 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 198: 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 199 To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator. Or, you can consult your telephone directory for listings.

  • Page 200: Visit Our Web Site

    Visit our web site: Lowrance Pub. 988-0105-991 © Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 112202 Lowrance Electronics, Inc.

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