Lowrance Elite-4m HD, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation Operation manual Elite 5m HD Operation manual ...

Page 2: ...d special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite 5m HD meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15 103 of the FCC rules complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999 5 EC complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications Electromagnetic...

Page 3: ... B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that th...

Page 4: ...izard 6 Page menus 6 Accessing the Settings menu 7 Accessing menu items 7 Working with menus 7 Entering text 8 Cursor 8 Goto cursor 9 Advanced Mode 9 Restore defaults 9 Pages 10 Steer Page 10 Chart Page 10 Overlay Data 11 Chart Operation 13 Chart Menu 13 Waypoints Routes Trails 14 Routes Screen 16 Table of contents ...

Page 5: ...tents Elite 5m HD Trails Screen 19 Orientation 21 Chart Settings 22 Overlay Data 22 Settings 22 Navigation Settings 24 Settings 26 Settings menu 26 System 26 Saving Screenshots 28 Alarms 28 Specifications 30 Index 31 ...

Page 6: ...dio from the System menu Select Mute and press Enter Selecting a GPS source Select GPS from the System settings menu Press Menu select GPS source andchoosethedesiredsource Unit Controls LIGHT POWER controls backlight level and turns unit on off KEYPAD controls cursor selects items on menus PAGES allows you to select a page to view MENU opens settings context and page menus ENTER finalizes menu sel...

Page 7: ...5 Introduction Elite 5m HD 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 8: ...ed Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time To choose your own settings do not run the setup wizard To restart the Setup wizard restore defaults Pages This unit has two pages Steer and Chart Press the pages key to switch pages Basic Operation Steer page Steer menu Chart page Chart menu ...

Page 9: ...eypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter Working with menus 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 keypad left decrease or right increase On Off features Select the on off item and press Enter to turn it on off ...

Page 10: ...rsor mode to clear the cursor Dropdown menus Select the dropdown menu and press the keypad up down to select the desired item Press Enter Dialogs Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user Depending on the type of information or entry different methods are used to confirm cancel or close the dialog Entering text Some functions like naming a waypoint route or trail wi...

Page 11: ... 1 Move the cursor to a desired location and press Menu 2 Select Goto cursor and press Enter Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on Navigation Enables arrival radius off course distance and Bearings setting Alarms Enables arrival off course and anchor alarm options NMEA 0183 configuration options Units Enables distanc...

Page 12: ...ation panel Pages Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real time as you move By default the map is shown from a birds eye view with North at the top of the screen Current location Course over ground Compass Direction to destination Navigation information Current location Waypoint Current location and distance bearing to cursor Zoom Range Cursor ...

Page 13: ...data and press Enter 7 Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add more data 8 Press Menu and select Return to Overlays Press Enter 9 Press Menu select Done Configuring and press Enter Overlay Data Used to select data shown on the Chart page Show Enables disables the display of overlay data allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the current overlay data configuration Configure Allows...

Page 14: ...ata You can select a data source add remove data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen Select the desired overlay data from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes dialog and press Menu The configuration menu will appear ...

Page 15: ...ition When the cursor is on the screen waypoints will be saved at the cursor position If the cursor is not active waypoints will be saved at your current position Chart Menu Press Menu from the Chart page to open the Chart menu Press Enter to launch the New waypoint dialog Chart Operation Chart menu ...

Page 16: ...nter 2 Move the cursor to the desired location The distance will be shown in the measuring dialog 3 To measure from the cursor position to a new location press Enter and move the cursor to a new location 4 To stop measuring press Menu and select Stop measuring Waypoints Routes Trails Used to create edit navigate and delete waypoints routes and trails Press the keypad left right to toggle between w...

Page 17: ...Creates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel position You can also select waypoint name icon and latitude longitude from the new waypoint dialog Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map Goto Allows you to navigate to a waypoint Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete a selected waypoint Delete All deletes all waypoints ...

Page 18: ... using the cursor to posi tion new points on the chart You also can add way points to a route by selecting them from the chart screen Routes screen Routes menu To create a route from waypoint list 1 Press Menu from the Routes screen 2 Select New and press Enter 3 Press the keypad down to select the Leg Name field and press ENTER 4 Press Menu select Add to End and press Enter Route waypoint menu In...

Page 19: ...g a route using points from chart 1 Repeat Steps 1 4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list 2 Select Points using chart and press Enter The chart page will appear 3 Move the cursor to the desired location Press Enter to set a point 4 Repeat Step 3 to add more points 5 Press Menu and select Stop adding Press Enter 6 Select Save and press Enter Navigating a route Routes can be...

Page 20: ...dialogs Used to edit create routes route names and to turn on off the route display To cancel navigation 1 Press Menu from the chart screen 2 Select Navigation and press Enter 3 Highlight Cancel and press Enter 4 Select Yes and press Enter Displays hides route on the map To edit create a route use the keypad to select the Route Leg Name field and press Enter ...

Page 21: ...hide a route on the display which prevents the screen from being cluttered by too many routes Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete individual routes Delete All removes all routes Trails Screen Used to create edit navigate and delete trails Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen Creating trails When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and colo...

Page 22: ... Save and press Enter Trails menu Edit and New Trail dialogs Allows you to edit create trails select trails names trail color trail display and the trail being recorded You can also convert a trail into a route from the Edit Trails dialog Turns on off trail display on map Turns on off trail recording Edit Trails dialog ...

Page 23: ...pear 3 Highlight Done and press Enter 4 For navigation instructions refer to the Navigating a route segment Displayed and Record Displayed allows you to show hide trails on the map display preventing the screen from being cluttered with trails The Record command allows you to record or resume recording a desired trail Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails Delete All remo...

Page 24: ...section Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu Overlay data Chart Settings Controls map data used on the chart screen as well as display settings like grid lines waypoints routes and trails Chart Data Selects map data that will be used on the Chart display Lowrance or Navionics regional map Go to Navionics com to see a full selection of available charts Chart Settings menu ...

Page 25: ...idea of your location on the latitude longitude scale Waypoints Routes and Trail displays From the Chart Settings menu you can turn on off waypoint route and trail display properties Turning off display properties allows you to get a better view of the map if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints routes and or trails Waypoints Routes Trails Accesses the Waypoints Routes Trails screen Waypoin...

Page 26: ... when your ves sel comes within a selected distance arrival radius of the destination waypoint Off Course Distance Sets Off Course Distance threshold for the Off Course alarm When the selected off course dis tance is exceeded the Off Course alarm will sound when the alarm is enabled Bearings Controls whether bearing will be calculated using True North or Magnetic North Magnetic North should be use...

Page 27: ...calcu lated using Automatic or Manual settings Magnet ic variation is the angle between magnetic north and true north The automatic setting reconciles the variation for you WARNING You should only use the Manual magnetic variation setting if you have variation information from a verified source ...

Page 28: ...ion and configuration settings for your unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings Settings menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System menu ...

Page 29: ...S Source Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS You will use the built in GPS antenna unless you have a LGC 16W external antenna p n 000 00146 001 WAAS MSAS EGNOS Turns on off WAAS MSAS and EGNOS All three systems help increase GPS accuracy for different parts of the world Time Used to set local time and time and date formats for your unit Trip Calculator Tracks trip time speed and distanc...

Page 30: ...ewfilesonacomputerorothermicroSD compatible device About Displays software information about this unit Before attempting a software update you can check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality To see the latest available software version go to www lowrance com Alarms Enables alarm...

Page 31: ...can be customized on the Simulator options menu Alarms Arrival sounds alarm when you are within a selected distance of your destination Advanced Mode only Off Course sounds alarm when course exceeds a selected off course threshold Advanced Mode only Anchor sounds alarm when vessel moves a selected distance Advanced Mode only Units Allows you to select the unit of measure used by the unit Unit opti...

Page 32: ...TTE directive 1999 5 EC Power Transmit Power 250W RMS 30 000 PTP Power Requirement 12V Voltage Input 10 to 17V Current drain Typical 1 1A Fuse type 3 amp Automotive GPS Mapping card slot microSD and microSDHC GPS Antenna High accuracy GPS antenna internal optional external GPS antenna sold separately Mapping compatibility Fishing Hot Spots Navionics Hotmaps Premium and Gold Waypoints Routes Trails...

Page 33: ...10 COG Extension 23 Creating a route 16 Creating trails 19 Cursor 8 Customizing Overlay Data 12 D Data Port 27 Dialogs 8 Dropdown menus 8 E Editing waypoints 15 G Goto cursor 9 Goto waypoint 15 GPS Source 27 Grid Lines 23 L Language 27 M Magnetic Variation 25 Man Overboard way point 4 microSD cards 5 Muting Audio 4 N Navigating a route 17 Navigating a trail 21 Navigation 24 Navigation menu 24 New ...

Page 34: ...es Screen 16 S Saving Screenshots 28 Scrollbars 7 Selecting a GPS Source 4 Setup wizard 6 Software Updates 28 Sort waypoints 16 Standby mode 9 Steer Page 10 System settings 26 T Text entry 8 Time 27 Trail display 23 Trails Screen 19 Turn unit on off 4 U Unit Controls 4 Units 29 W WAAS MSAS EGNOS 27 Waypoint display 23 Waypoints Routes Trails 14 Working with menus 7 ...

Page 35: ... 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 We refer to each of these as a Database or together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the Indigo Database which contain...

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