Lowrance Elite-7x, Operation Manual

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

Page 2: ...without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice Compliance Statements Lowrance Elite 7x 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 Compatibility standard 2008 For more information please refer...

Page 3: ... and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correc...

Page 4: ...g Pages 4 Page menus 4 Accessing the Settings menu 5 Accessing menu items 5 Working with menus 6 Dialogs 6 Entering text 6 Fishing Modes 7 Cursor 8 Advanced Mode 8 Restore defaults 9 Pages 10 Sonar Page 10 Downscan page 10 Combo pages 11 Overlay Data 12 Sonar Operation 14 Trackback 14 Sonar Menu 14 Sensitivity 15 Colorline 15 Table of contents ...

Page 5: ...ncy 16 Ping Speed 17 Fish ID 18 Downscan options 19 Sonar Settings 20 Installation 21 DSI Operation 23 Trackback 23 DSI menu 23 Ping Speed 25 Downscan options 25 Settings 28 Settings menu 28 System 28 About 29 Alarms 29 Specifications 32 Index 33 ...

Page 6: ...ls 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 selections ZOOM Keys used to zoom in zoom out Conventional sonar and Downscan This unit supports two types of sonar Conventional and Downscan RefertotheSonarOperationsectionforinformatio...

Page 7: ... menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed 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 dialog Pages This unit has three pages Downscan Sonar and Sonar Downscan Basic Operation Downscan page Downscan menu ...

Page 8: ...nu for active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed Accessing the Settings menu Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter Sonar page Sonar menu Two panel page Horizontal panel ...

Page 9: ...e you to input text 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 an on off menu item and press Enter to turn it on off Dropdown menus Access the dropdown menu and press the keypad up d...

Page 10: ...preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout Switches letters to uppercase lowercase To input text 1 Use the keypad to select the desired character and press enter 2 Repeat Step 1 for each character 3 When entry is completed highlight OK and press enter ...

Page 11: ...ts Enables distance speed depth temperature and bearings options Fishing Mode Options General Use 1000ft or less Coastal Shallow Water 60ft or less Shallow weedy bottoms Fresh Water 400ft or less Inland Near coastal Deep Water 1000ft or more Offshore Slow Trolling 400ft or less Inland Coastal Fast Trolling 400ft or less Inland Coastal Clear Water 400ft or less Inland Coastal Brackish Water 400ft o...

Page 12: ...the display 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 Resetsunitoptionsandsettings to defaults ...

Page 13: ...screen Fish arches Surface Clutter Range scale Colorline Pages Downscan page The Downscan page shows the water column movingfromrighttoleft Youcanoverlaydownscan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting Dowscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu Structure Fish Surface clutter Range scale ...

Page 14: ...E Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels Customizing combo pages You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control how the pages will be arranged on the screen vertically side or horizontally over Highlight a combo page on the Page dialog and press Menu Select the desired configuration and press Enter ...

Page 15: ...elect 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 Sonar Structure and Chart pages 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 16: ... 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 17: ...o the right to resume normal sonar scrolling or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode Sonar Menu Press Menu from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu This unit supports two types of sonar Conventional and Downscan The features described in this section are for conventional sonar Refer to the Dowscan operation section for information on Dowscan features Sonar Operation Blue sonar history bar ...

Page 18: ... Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar echoes That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from the bottom A hard return will be shown as a wide bright yellow area whereas a soft return will be a narrow reddish blue area Auto Sensitivity Keeps sensitivity at a level that works well under most conditions reducing the needs for adjust ments Auto Sensitivity is turned on by d...

Page 19: ...ge Selects the deepest range shown on the display Range settings display the section of the water column from the water surface to the selected depth range If you select too shallow a depth range the unit will not be able to lock onto the bottom Custom Range Upper and Lower Limits Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water column That allows you to view a section of t...

Page 20: ...m other transducers When using fishing modes ping speed settings are optimized for the selected fishing conditions so in most cases adjustments are not necessary Sonar Options Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef fects noise boat pumps water conditions engine ignition systems etc has on your display and then filters out undesired signals ...

Page 21: ...nded debris may be shown as a fish symbol on the display Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces sur face clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiv er near the surface Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view Color Allows you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color brightness Split Zoom Sp...

Page 22: ...at suspended targets Stop Sonar also can be used to prevent stop interference between two sonar units running on the boat at the same time Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the Sonar page Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section NOTE The Downscan options menu will only be available when Downscan overlay is enabled Downscan options menu NOTE Sonar history wi...

Page 23: ...ar settings will be visible on the sonar page WARNING Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability so the unit will only send sonar signals to the selected depth range That allows the display to continue smooth scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer range Sonar Settings Menu Restricts unit s digital depth search capability Turns...

Page 24: ...s refer to the Basic Operation section Reset Fishing Mode Resets selected fishing mode to default settings That is useful when you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode Installation Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom As a result water depth readings do not account for the distance from the transducer to the keel or from th...

Page 25: ...speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer temperature sensor with data from a known temperature source to ensure the accuracy of temperature information Reset water distance Reset Water Distance to zero Transducer Type Selects the type of transducer model attached to your unit ...

Page 26: ...kback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen DSI menu Press Menu from the DSI page to view the DSI menu DSI Operation Stops sonar transmission pauses sonar scroll Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling or press Menu and...

Page 27: ...htness ratio between light and dark areas on the screen making it easier to distinguish suspended objects from the background DSI units do not have a Sensitivity setting like traditional sonar units Contrast functions as the sensitivity setting for DSI units Adjust Accesses the Contrast adjustment scrollbar allowing you to adjust contrast settings Range Range settings display the section of the wa...

Page 28: ...ings or you may receive incorrect depth information Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers Downscan options Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the ef fects noise boat pumps water conditions engine ignition systems etc has on your display and then filters o...

Page 29: ...y to a split zoom view Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface Surface Clarity set to Low Surface Clarity set to High Color Allows you to select a color palette best suited to your fishing conditions The white background palette works well for suspended targets Purple is useful for viewing structure detail and determini...

Page 30: ...ite 7x Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the DSI page Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section Settings Accesses the Settings menu Refer to Sonar Set tings on page 20 Overlay data ...

Page 31: ...for your unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only Settings Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System menu Restores settings and options to fac tory default settings ...

Page 32: ... the unit back to default settings 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 alarms and selects al...

Page 33: ...2000 network you can select a GPS antenna on the network as your GPS source and share newly created way points with other display units on the network Alarms Shallow sounds alarm when vessel enters water shallower than the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol Fish ID appears on the sonar screen Units Allows you to select the unit of measure used by the unit Unit options ...

Page 34: ...NMEA 2000 network 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 ...

Page 35: ...MEA 0183 Output Declaration of Conformity 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 Sonar Max depth 300ft 91m 455 800Khz 1000ft 305m 83 200kHz 2500ft 762m 50 200kHz Transducer Frequency 455 800kHZ and 83 200kHz or 50 200kHz Max speed 70mph Transducer HDI 50 200k...

Page 36: ...arm 30 Fish ID 18 Fishing Mode 7 Fishing Modes Reset 21 Frequency 16 25 I Ice Mode 19 Installation menu 21 K Keel Offset 21 L Language 29 M Manual Mode 20 Mute Audio 29 N NMEA 0183 30 NMEA 2000 30 Data sources 31 Noise Rejection 17 25 O On Off features 6 Overlay Data 12 27 Configure 12 Customizing 13 Show 12 P Page menus 4 Page selection 4 Ping Speed 17 R Range 24 Reset Fishing Mode 21 Reset water...

Page 37: ...21 Sonar Menu 14 Sonar Options menu 17 Sonar Page 10 Sonar settings 20 Split Flasher 18 Split Zoom 17 Standby mode 9 Stop Sonar 19 26 Surface Clarity 18 System settings 28 T Temp calibration 22 Text entry 6 Trackback 23 Turn unit on off 3 U Unit Controls 3 Units 30 Upper and Lower Lim its 16 24 W Working with menus 6 ...

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