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Lowrance Elite 5m Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Elite 5m & Elite 4m Installation & Operation Operation manual manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2011 Navico All rights reserved. Lowrance® and Navico® are registered trademarks of Navico. Fishing Hot Spots® is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics® is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. Navico 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

    Table of Contents Introduction ........2 Using your Chart ......12 Unit Controls ..........2 Chart Menu ..........12 Inserting microSD cards ......3 Waypoints, Routes, Trails ...... 13 Basic Operation ....... 4 Routes Screen ........14 Trails Screen ......... 18 Setup wizard ..........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Unit Controls Getting Started LIGhT/POwer: controls backlight To turn on/off the unit, press and Turn unit level and turns unit on/off hold the LIGhT/POwer key for on/off three seconds. KeYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus Press the zOOM In and zOOM OUT keys at the same time to set PAGeS: allows you to select a page to a Man Overboard waypoint.

  • Page 5: Inserting Microsd Cards

    Introduction Inserting microSD cards Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place. To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place.

  • Page 6: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Setup wizard Pages The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is This unit has two pages: Chart and Steer. turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Page menus nOTICe The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can...

  • Page 7: Working With Menus

    Basic Operation Steer menu Steer page working with menus Accessing the Settings menu There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus. Scrollbars Select the scrollbar and press the key- Settings menu pad left (decrease) or right (increase).

  • Page 8: Entering Text

    Basic Operation entering text Dropdown menus After accessing the drop- Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or down menu, press the keypad trail, will require you to input text. up/down to select the desired item and press Enter. Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase nOTe: Press the Menu key to Exit...

  • Page 9: Cursor

    Basic Operation Cursor Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and The keypad moves the cursor around the display, settings. allowing you to scroll the map and select map items. Press MenU and select Return to vessel to The following features are enabled when Advanced clear the cursor.

  • Page 10: Restore Defaults

    Basic Operation Press the Pwr/LIGhT key to access the Backlight dialog. Select Standby and press enTer. Press any key to resume normal operation. nOTe: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery. restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to defaults.

  • Page 11: Steer Page

    Pages Direction to Compass Current Track Current location waypoint Depth contours Waypoint Navigation Zoom Current location; Your location information Range distance to cursor Steer Page Chart Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your Consists of map that moves in real-time as you current track, the direction to your destination, and move.
  • Page 12 Pages Overlay Data Displays selected overlay data on the sonar page. To select overlay data: Overlay data 1. From the chart page, press MenU. Show 2. Select Overlay data and press enTer. Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allow- 3. Select Configure and press enTer. ing you to remove overlay data from the screen 4.
  • Page 13 Pages Customizing Overlay Data Access the Overlay Data configuration menu to make adjustments to the size and/or location of overlay data on the display. Press Menu from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes screen to access the menu.

  • Page 14: Using Your Chart

    Chart Using your Chart Chart Menu Press Menu from any Chart pages to open the This section covers chart operation, which includes Chart menu. saving, loading and navigating, waypoints, routes and trails and using chart menus, context menus and submenus. Chart menu New Waypoint Creates a waypoint at your current location or at...

  • Page 15: Waypoints, Routes, Trails

    Chart cursor is not displayed onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current position. waypoints, routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete way- points, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints menu Edit Waypoints...

  • Page 16: Routes Screen

    Chart Sort Controls how the waypoints list will be Creates a new waypoint sorted — by name or by nearest. at the cursor or vessel position. You can also select waypoint name, icon and routes Screen latitude/longitude from the new waypoint menu. Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes.
  • Page 17 Chart Shows selected route 4. Press Menu, select Add to End and press waypoint on the chart enTer. Inserts waypoint between 5. Highlight Waypoint from list and press existing route waypoints enTer. 6. Select the desired waypoint and press enTer. 7.
  • Page 18 Chart Creating a route using points from chart: 1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Points from chart and press enTer. The chart screen will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the desired location. Press enTer to set a waypoint.
  • Page 19 Chart To cancel navigation: To access the Edit or New Route menu, select Edit or New on the Routes menu and press enTer. 1. Press Menu from the chart screen. To finalize changes on the Edit or New Route 2. Select Navigation and press enTer. menus, highlight the Accept button and press en- 3.

  • Page 20: Trails Screen

    Chart Trails Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails menu Trails menu Trails screen Creating trails To create a trail: When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail.
  • Page 21 Chart Edit and New Trail menus To save a trail as a route: Allows you to edit/create trails, select trails names, 1. Highlight the desired trail on the Trails trail color, trail display and the trail being recorded. screen and press enTer. The Edit You can also convert a trail into a route from the Trail menu will appear.

  • Page 22: Orientation

    Chart Delete and Delete All Overlay Data Delete is used to remove Allows you to select data (course over ground, etc) individual trails. Delete to be displayed on top of the Chart screen. All removes all trails. Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation.

  • Page 23: Settings

    Settings Settings Menu System Accesses to installation and configuration settings Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. for your unit. Enables advanced Settings features and (Advanced mode menu settings System menu only) Displays software information (Advanced mode only)
  • Page 24 Settings Set Language GPS Source (Elite-5m only) Selects the antenna your unit will Selects the language used on use for GPS. You will use the built- menus and text boxes. in GPS antenna unless you have a LGC-16W exter- nal antenna (p/n: 000-00146-001). Mute Audio Turns on/off unit audio, like key beeps, alarm Advanced Mode...

  • Page 25: Navigation

    Navigation Settings menu ing the About screen. Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality. To see the latest available software version go to www.low- rance.com.
  • Page 26 Settings Bearings Arrival Radius Controls whether bearing will be calculated using Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival True North or Magnetic North. Magnetic North alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your ves- should be used when navigating with a compass sel comes within a selected distance (arrival radius) course or heading;...

  • Page 27: Chart

    Selects map data that will be used on the Chart Waypoints, Routes and Trail displays display (Lowrance or Navionics regional map). Go to Navionics.com to see a full selection of available From the Chart Settings menu, you can turn on/off charts.

  • Page 28: Alarms

    Settings Waypoints, Routes, Trails Alarms Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. sounds alarm when you are within a selected Arrival distance of your destination (Advanced Mode only) Alarms sounds alarm when course exceeds a selected off-course threshold (Advanced Course Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds.
  • Page 29 Settings NMEA 0183 Output Allows users to select NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. Simulator Simulates GPS activity. Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu.

  • Page 30: Index

    Index Chart Page 9 New route menu 17 Chart settings 25 New trail menu 19 About 23 Language 22 Chart settings menu 25 New Waypoint 12 Advanced Mode 7 COG Extension 25 NMEA 0183 27 Alarms 26 Cursor 7 Anchor 26 Magnetic Variation 24 Arrival 26 Off Course alarm 26...
  • Page 31 Index Restore Defaults 22 Trail display 25 New 14 Route display 25 Trails 18 Show 14 Routes 14 Creating 18 Sort 14 Creating 14 Delete 20 Delete 17 Displayed 19 Displayed 17 Navigating 19 Navigating 16 Record 19 Save as route 19 Turn unit on/off 2 Saving Screenshots 23 Scrollbars 5...

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Specifications Elite 5m General microSD (microSDHC high capacity cards are not Mapping card slot compatible 5.4” H (134mm) x 6.8” W (174mm); 6” H (152mm) Case Size with bracket 16 parallel channel (internal); optional external GPS Antenna GPS antenna sold separately (5”...
  • Page 33 Specifications Elite 4m General microSD (microSDHC high capacity cards are not Mapping card slot compatible) 5.6” H (144mm) x 3.7” W (94.3mm); 6.4” H (164mm) Case Size with bracket 16 parallel channel (internal); optional external GPS Antenna GPS antenna sold separately Display (3.5”...
  • Page 34 Databases Limited Warranty Navico Databases License Agreement “We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Navico, the manufacturer of this product. “You” or “your” THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES refers to the first person who purchases the product as a consumer item for personal, family, or household use. THIS 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 35 LEI Extras is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics. To order Lowrance accessories, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. To locate a Lowrance dealer, visit the web site, www.low- rance.com, and look for the Dealer Locator; or, consult your telephone directory for listings.
  • Page 36 Visit our website: www.lowrance.com © Copyright 2011 *988-10165-001* All Rights Reserved Navico Holding AS...

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