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Lowrance LMS-480 Operation Instructions Manual (216 pages)

Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS

Brand: Lowrance | Category: Marine Equipment | Size: 5.4 MB

Operation Instructions
1
Visit Our Web Site
2
Table of Contents
3
Sec. 1: Read Me First
9
Capabilities and Specifications: LMS-480 and LMS-480DF
11
How LMS-480 Sonar Works
13
How LMS-480 GPS Works
14
Introduction to GPS and WAAS
16
How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions
18
Sec. 2: Installation & Accessories
21
Preparations
21
Transducer Installation
21
Speed/Temperature Sensors
36
GPS Antenna/Receiver Module
38
Power Connections
39
- Powering a NMEA-2000 Buss
  39
- Powering Your Unit
  40
NMEA 0183/DGPS Cable Connections
42
- NMEA/DGPS Wiring
  42
Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable
44
MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
47
Other Accessories
49
Face Cover
50
Sec. 3: Basic Sonar Operation
51
Keyboard
51
Power/Lights (Turn Unit on and Off)
52
Main Menu
52
Satellite Status Page
54
Navigation Page
55
- Map Page
  55
- Sonar Page
  56
- Basic Sonar Quick Reference
  59
- Sonar Operations
  60
- Sec. 4: Sonar Options & Other Features
  65
- ASP (Advanced Signal Processing)
  65
- Alarms
  66
- Depth Alarms
  66
- Zone Alarm
  67
- Fish Alarm
  68
Calibrate Speed
69
Chart Speed
70
Depth Cursor
70
Depth Range - Automatic
71
Depth Range - Manual
72
Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits
73
Fastrack
74
Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths)
75
Fishtrack
76
Fishreveal
77
Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency)
79
Grayline
80
Hyperscroll
82
Log Sonar Chart Data
82
Noise Rejection
83
Overlay Data
83
- Change Displayed Data Font Size
  84
Ping Speed & Hyperscroll
85
Reset Options
87
Reset Water Distance
87
Set Keel Offset
87
Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
89
- Turn Auto Sensitivity Back on
  90
Sonar Color Mode
90
Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
91
- Full Sonar Chart
  91
- Split Zoom Sonar Chart
  92
- Split Frequency Sonar Chart (LMS-480DF Only)
  92
- Digital Data/Chart
  93
- Flashgraf
  95
- Map with Sonar Split Screen
  96
- Sonar Simulator
  96
Stop Chart
98
Surface Clarity
99
Upper and Lower Limits
100
Zoom & Zoom Bar
100
Zoom Pan
101
Sec. 5: Sonar Troubleshooting
103
Sec. 6: Basic GPS Operations
107
Keyboard
107
Power/Lights (Turn Unit on and Off)
108
Main Menu
108
- Sonar Page
  110
- Satellite Status Page
  110
- Navigation Page
  112
- Map Page
  114
  - Background Map Vs. Mapcreate Map Content
    116
Basic GPS Quick Reference
120
Find Your Current Position
121
Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
121
Selecting any Map Item with the Cursor
122
Searching
122
Set a Waypoint
124
Navigate to a Waypoint
126
Set man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint
127
- Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
  127
Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
128
Navigate to a Point of Interest
129
Creating and Saving a Trail
130
Displaying a Saved Trail
132
Navigating Trails
132
- Visual Trailing
  133
- Navigate a Trail (Forward)
  133
- Navigate a Back Trail (Backtrack, or Reverse)
  135
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
136
Cancel Navigation
138
Sec. 7: Advanced GPS Operations
139
Find Distance from Current Position to Another Location
139
Find Distance from Point to Point
139
Icons
140
- Create Icon on Map
  140
- Create Icon at Current Position
  140
- Delete an Icon
  140
- Navigate to an Icon
  141
- Routes
  141
- Create and Save a Route
  142
- Delete a Route
  145
- Edit a Route Name
  145
- Edit Route Waypoints
  145
- Navigate a Route
  146
- Navigate a Route in Reverse
  147
Trails
148
- Delete a Trail
  148
- Edit a Trail Name
  148
- Edit a Trail Color
  148
- Edit a Trail Pattern
  149
Utilities
149
- Alarm Clock
  149
- Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator
  149
- Trip Calculator
  149
- Trip down Timer
  149
- Trip up Timer
  149
Waypoints
150
- Delete a Waypoint
  150
- Edit a Waypoint (Name, Symbol and Position)
  150
- Selecting a Waypoint
  151
- Set a Waypoint by Average Position
  151
- Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
  151
Sec. 8: System & GPS Setup Options
153
Alarms
153
Auto Satellite Search
154
Check MMC Files and Storage Space
155
Communications Port Configuration
155
Configure DGPS
156
Configure NMEA
157
Coordinate System Selection
157
- Setup Loran TD
  159
Map Fix
159
Customize Page Displays
160
DGPS Status
161
GPS Simulator
161
- Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
  162
Initialize GPS
163
Map Auto Zoom
163
Hide GPS Features
163
Map Boundaries
164
Pop-Up Map Information
164
Show Map Data
164
Map Data
164
Fill Water with White
165
Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid)
165
Map Datum Selection
165
Map Detail Category Selection
166
Map Orientation
166
Navionics  Charts
168
- Display a Navionics Chart
  168
- Port Information
  169
- Tidal Current Information
  170
- Tide Information
  171
Pop-Up Help
173
Position Pinning
173
Reset Options
174
Require DGPS
174
Screen Contrast and Brightness
175
Set Language
176
Set Local Time
176
Show WAAS Alarm
177
Software Version Information
177
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
178
Track Smoothing
178
Trail Options
179
- Delete All Trails
  179
- Flash Trails on Screen Option
  179
- Update Trail Option
  180
  - Update Trail Criteria (Auto, Time, Distance)
    180
  - Trail Update Rate (Time, Distance)
    180
- Delete Trail
  181
- New Trail
  181
- Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
  181
Units of Measure
181
Sec. 9: Searching
183
Find Addresses
183
Find any Item Selected by Map Cursor
186
Find Interstate Highway Exits
187
Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI)
189
Find Streets or Intersections
191
Find Waypoints
195
Sec. 10: Supplemental Material
199
Fcc Compliance
203
Index
205
How to Obtain Service
214

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