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Chart Operation | 

Elite-7m

Chart Operation | 

Elite-7m

Arrival Radius

Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival 

alarm. The arrival alarm will sound 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 used when navigating with a compass 

course or heading; otherwise use the default set-

ting, True North.

Magnetic Variation

Controls whether magnetic variation will be 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. 

Summary of Contents for Elite-7m

Page 1: ...Installation Operation manual Elite 7m Operation manual ...

Page 2: ...and 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 7M 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 interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that th...

Page 4: ...ic Operation 5 Setup wizard 5 Pages 5 Page menus 5 Accessing the Settings menu 6 Accessing menu items 6 Working with menus 6 Dialogs 7 Entering text 7 Cursor 7 Goto cursor 8 Advanced Mode 8 Standby mode 8 Restore defaults 8 Pages 9 Steer Page 9 Chart Page 9 Overlay Data 10 Table of contents ...

Page 5: ...eration 12 Chart Menu 12 Waypoints Routes Trails 13 Routes Screen 14 Trails Screen 18 Orientation 20 Chart Settings 21 Navigation Settings 22 Settings 24 Settings menu 24 System 24 Alarms 26 Saving Screenshots 26 Specifications 29 Index 30 ...

Page 6: ...Select Mute Audio from the System menu and press Enter Selecting a GPS Source Select GPS from the System settings menu Highlight GPS source and press Enter Select the desired source 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 finalize...

Page 7: ...4 Introduction Elite 7m 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: ...d 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 Steer page Steer menu Basic Operation Chart page Chart menu ...

Page 9: ...ypad 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: ... Exit cur sor 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...

Page 11: ...rsor 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 Output Units Enables distance speed dep...

Page 12: ...a navigation panel Your location Direction to cursor Compass Current Track Navigation information 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 Waypoint Current location distance to cursor Depth contours Zoom Range ...

Page 13: ...Select the desired data and press Enter 7 Press Menu and select Return to Overlays Press Enter 8 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 you to select custom...

Page 14: ... data from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes dialog and press Menu The configuration menu will appear Data sources Used to select the network device that will supply source data for a selected data type To select a data source 1 Select Data sources and press Enter 2 Select the data type and press the keypad to the right 3 Highlight the desired data source and press Enter ...

Page 15: ...the cursor position When the cursor is on the screen waypoints will be saved at the cursor position conversely if the cursor is not displayed onscreen waypoints will be saved at your current position Chart Menu Press Menu from any Chart pages to open the Chart menu Chart menu Chart Operation ...

Page 16: ...te edit navigate and delete way points routes and trails Press the keypad left right to toggle between waypoint routes and trails tabs Edit Allows you to edit the name icon and latitude longitude of a selected waypoint Waypoints Screen Waypoints menu Waypoints menu ...

Page 17: ...e a selected waypoint Delete All deletes all waypoints Sort Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted by name or by nearest Routes Screen Used to create edit navigate and delete routes Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to ac cess the Routes screen Creating a route Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from the waypoints list or by using the cursor to posi tion new points on th...

Page 18: ...nter 5 Highlight Waypoint from list and press Enter 6 Select the desired waypoint and press Enter 7 Press Menu and select Add to end to add another waypoint to the route 8 When the route is complete press Menu select Stop Editing and press Enter 9 Select Save and press Enter Leg Name field Route waypoint menu Inserts waypoint between existing route waypoints Adds waypoint to end of the route Start...

Page 19: ...ing a route from waypoint list 2 Select Points from chart and press Enter The chart page will appear 3 Move the cursor to the desired location Press Enter to set a waypoint 4 Repeat Step 3 to add more route waypoints 5 Press Menu and select Stop adding Press Enter 6 Highlight the Save button and press Enter Navigating a route Routes can be navigated in forward or reverse 1 Select the desired route...

Page 20: ...ng cluttered by too many routes Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete individual routes Delete All removes all routes Edit and New Route menus Used to edit create routes route names and to turn on off the route display Turns on off route display on map To edit create a route use the keypad to select the Leg Name field and press Enter To cancel navigation 1 Press Menu from the chart screen...

Page 21: ... to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen Creating trails When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail To create a trail 1 Select New and press Enter The New Trail dialog will appear 2 Select Save and press Enter Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu ...

Page 22: ...ave a trail as a route 1 Highlight the desired trail on the Trails screen and press Enter The Edit Trail menu will appear 2 Highlight Create Route and press Enter The Edit Route menu will appear 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...

Page 23: ...ve individual trails Delete All removes all trails Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground COG as the map orientation Overlay Data Allows you to select data course over ground etc to be displayed on top of the Chart page Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu Overlay data ...

Page 24: ...rt display Lowrance or Navionics regional map Go to Navionics com to see a full selection of available charts Chart Settings menu COG Extension A line extending from the front of the current position icon that esti mates the time and distance to ar eas in front of you Grid Lines Displays base values for latitude and longitude making it easier to get a general idea of your location on the latitude ...

Page 25: ...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 Waypoints Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section Navigation Settings Advanced mode only Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on off WAAS MSAS EGNOS Navigation Settings menu ...

Page 26: ...the alarm is enabled Bearings Controls whether bearing will be calculated using True North or Magnetic North Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading otherwise use the default set ting True North Magnetic Variation Controls whether magnetic variation will be calcu lated using Automatic or Manual settings Magnet ic variation is the angle between magnetic north ...

Page 27: ...n and configuration settings for your unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System menu Settings ...

Page 28: ...nit GPS Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit s satellite lock on Trip Calculator Tracks trip time speed and distance when you are moving faster than the selected threshold Advanced Mode Enables features and settings only available with unit in Advanced Mode Restore Defaults Switches the unit back to default settings Browse Files Allows you to view a list of the f...

Page 29: ... 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 NOTE You cannot save screenshots to a Navionics card or other mapping cards Alarms Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds Ar...

Page 30: ...rk as your GPS source and share newly created way points with other display units on the network 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 sele...

Page 31: ...etwork can be shared and only with units on that network Data sources Allows you to select the source this unit will use for GPS data Device list Used to view data for devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network Simulator Simulates GPS and or sonar activity Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu Selecting a GPS source ...

Page 32: ... Part 15 103 FCC rules CE RTTE directive 1999 5 EC Power Transmit Power 250W RMS 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 16 parallel channel internal optional external GPS antenna sold separately Mapping compatibility Fishing Hot Spots NauticPath Navionics Hotmaps Premium and Gold W ...

Page 33: ...Data Port 25 Dialogs 7 Dropdown menus 7 E Editing waypoints 13 G Goto cursor 8 Goto waypoint 14 GPS Source 25 GPS Status 25 Grid Lines 21 L Language 25 M Magnetic Variation 23 Man Overboard waypoint 3 Man Overboard way point 3 microSD cards 4 Mute Audio 25 N Navigating a route 16 Navigating a trail 19 Navigation 22 Navigation menu 22 New Waypoint 12 NMEA 0183 27 NMEA 2000 27 Data sources 28 O Off ...

Page 34: ...reen 14 S Saving Screenshots 26 Scrollbars 6 Setup wizard 5 Software Updates 26 Sort waypoints 14 Standby mode 8 Steer Page 9 System settings 24 T Text entry 7 Time 25 Trail display 22 Trails Screen 18 Turn unit on off 3 U Unit Controls 3 Units 27 W Waypoint display 22 Waypoints Routes Trails 13 Working with menus 6 ...

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Page 38: ... 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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