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1. White LED screen backlighting for night and low light viewing 2 Input powel 8 3 volts DC two 1 5v AA batteries operates up to 12 hours on batteries when using one second position updates longer update rates and op tional power saving settings further extend battery life but will reduce GPS accuracy Cigarette lighter power adapter included Case size 5 6 H x 2 5 W x 0 9 D 142 x 65 x 25 mm water resistant to IPX 2 standards Weight cc eee 7 68 ounces 219 grams with batteries GPS Receiver 00cccceees Internal 12 parallel channel GPS WAAS ad vanced active remote external antenna included Recording 00 Removable MMC or SD memory cards for recording GPS trip details displaying cus tom maps upgrading operating system soft ware and transferring trip data to personal computer without a slow serial connection USB card reader included with unit MMC slots cceeeee One inside battery compartment Accepts non proprietary MMC or SD memory cards Background map Built in custom detailed Lowrance map Contains low detail maps of the whole world containing cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and medium detail maps of the United States containing all in corporated cities Interstate U S and state highways Interstate highway exits and exit services information large and medium sized la
2. Navigation information display Navigation Page recording a trail traveling east Page looks like this when iFINDER is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail When navigating to a waypoint or following a route the Navigation screen looks like the one shown in the following image Your ground speed track distance and bearing to waypoint and course are all shown digitally on this screen Closing speed is also known as velocity made good It s the speed that you re making towards the waypoint The current cross track error is shown in the Off Course line This is the distance you are off course to the side of the desired course line The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint It s shown on the navigation page as a vertical dotted line Lines on either side of the present position show the current cross track error range The default for the cross track error range is 0 20 mile For example if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line then you are 20 mile to the right of the desired course You need to steer left to return to the desired course You can use the ZIN or ZOUT keys to change the cross track error range A circular symbol de picting your destination waypoint appears on the screen as you ap proach the waypoint as shown on the screen below 23 Travel Time is the time that it will
3. Configure Loran TD ae 9610 South C7 Secondary 1 Xray 7 Secondary 2 Yankee 7 Configure Loran TD menu Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps This system asks for a reference position in latitude longitude which you take from a marked location on the map It then shows the present position as distance on the map from that reference point For example if it shows a distance of UP 4 00 and LEFT 0 50 you then measure up four inches and to the left a half inch from the refer ence point on the map to find your location To configure a map fix To use this format you need to follow these steps in order First take your map of the area and determine a reference latitude longitude Note in order for this system to work the latitude longitude lines must be parallel with the edge of the map USGS maps are parallel others may not be Also this works better with smaller scale maps The refer ence position can be anywhere on the map but the closer it is to your location the smaller the numbers will be that you ll have to deal with Once you ve decided on a reference position you can save it as a waypoint See the waypoint section for information on saving a waypoint Save the reference position as a waypoint Exit from the waypoint screens Now press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT to CoorpINATE Sys Tem ENT to Setup Map Fix ENT The following screens appear and MAP Scale is highlighted Press ENT an
4. 1 Press FIND ENT To look up the nearest waypoint press ENT or to look by name and scroll through the entire waypoint list press 4 ENT For this example look by name 2 If your waypoint list is a long one you can spell out the waypoint name in the Finp BY Name box to search for it Press T or J to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next character and re peat until the name is correct then press ENT to jump to the list below 50 3 If the list is short you can jump directly to the Fino IN List box by pressing ENT Use or J to select the waypoint name press ENT and the waypoint information screen appears with the Go To command selected 4 To begin navigating to the waypoint press ENT Navigate a Trail 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT and a screen similar to the one below appears OS Trail 1 56 Pts Trail 2 55 Pts Trail 3 69 Pts lt Trails Menu Advanced Mode 2 Press 4 then use J or to select a trail to navigate 3 With the trail name highlighted press ENT 4 to Navicate ENT 4 Wait while iFINDER creates a route from the trail When the prog ress message disappears the unit displays a trail information screen with the NAVIGATE command highlighted in the top command box Tip Back Track a Trail Simply running the Navigate command will lead you along the trail from its starting point to its ending point forward order You can also back track a
5. 4 When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates Access this function only in Advanced Mode Initialize GPS Coord System Coord System Coord System Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Power Saving Track Smoothing r Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm Use Indoors MGRS Standard MGRS Standard MGRS Standard MGRS Std 10 IMGRS Std 10 x IMGRS Std 10 N 36 08 971 N 36 08 971 RE i p o f o DGPS Status W 95 50 579 H 95 50 579 H 95 50 579 GPS Simulator Setup Map Fix Setup Map Fix ond E Priten Setup Loran TD Setup Loran TD Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions To get to Coordinate System Selection 67 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup J to CoorDINATE SYSTEM ENT 2 Press 4 to Coorp System ENT This unit can show a position in degrees 86 14952 degrees minutes and thousandths of a minute 36 28 700 or degrees minutes seconds and tenths of a second 86 28 40 9 It can also show position in UTM Universal Transverse Mercator projection MGRS Standard MGRS Standard 10 Map Fix Loran TD British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Swedish Swiss Taiwan Gr
6. In Easy Mode you 1 Press MENU J to Software INFO ENT 90 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT In Advanced Mode you 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to SoFTWaRE INFO ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted The ad justments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the Sounds command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to Sounps ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU to Sounps ENT Go To Curson Ci So Po Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen Cancel Navigation Screen Portas Sounds Power Saving Route Planning uiKey Press Sounds Navigate Trail My Trails R Alarm Sounds Clear Trail Cancel Navigation Volume SuniMoon Calc GPS Setup yy Units of Measure System Setup Set Local Time Utilities Alarm Style Advanced Mode Easy Mode Beeps M Transfer My Data Browse MMC Files Software Info J Software Info Omi 4000mi Rf iC Sounds command left Easy Mode center Advanced At right the Sounds menu Once in the Sounds menu To set Key Sounds With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off A
7. Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Power Saving Track Smoothing Show WAAS Alarm Use Indoors DGPS Status GPS Simulator son p Producen Require DGPS command on the GPS Setup Menu Advanced Mode Screen Contrast and Brightness The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the SCREEN command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to Screen ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU ENT Once in the Screen menu To adjust the display s contrast 1 The Contrast slider bar is already selected Press or 4 to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast the right end is maximum contrast MainMenu Screen Sounds Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation GPS Setup Display Mode System Setup gt Normal gt Utilities gt A Easy Mode Light Delay Browse MMC Files B0 Sece y k le omy ia fo0omi af E Screen Command left and Contrast bar right 87 To adjust the display s brightness 1 Press J to BRIGHTNESS Press gt or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast the right end is maximum contrast Screen tt a Contrast Brightness Display Mode Normal 7 Light Delay 30 Sec 7 Screen Command left and Contrast bar right To adjust the screen s display mode 1
8. Oologah Oklahoma 3 Press MENU ENT and iFINDER will begin navigating to the cursor location The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position to the cursor position The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination See the following examples lt lt Pon Going To Cursor Off Course Oft R Distance 21 74 mi Speed 0 0 mph Travel Time 99 9999 ua nee TUSIA a foal re Thara FP Oologah OK 94 97m N 36 26 701 21 747 H 95 42 490 160m H 95 42 490 160m The 15 mile zoom figure at left clearly shows the dotted course line connecting your current position to your destination The 60 mile zoom center shows both current position and destination on screen The Navigation Page right will also show navigation information 34 To stop navigating to the cursor use the Cancel Navigation command press MENU J to CanceL Navication ENT to Yes ENT iFINDER stops showing navigation information Navigate to a Point of Interest For POIs that are in view on the map you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above just use the cursor to select the POI Another method involves searching for POIs with the Find Map Places command launched with the FIND key See the searching example earlier in this section or turn to Sec 6 Searching for detailed instruc tions on POI searches After you hav
9. You ll navigate faster and easier if you understand how iFINDER scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth and where you re go ing But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system skip on ahead to Section 2 Installation amp Accessories on page 9 If you re new to GPS read on and you can later impress your friends with your new found knowledge First think of your iFINDER as a small but powerful computer But don t worry we made iFINDER easy to use so you don t need to be a computer expert to find your way The iFINDER includes a keypad and a screen with menus so you can tell it what to do The screen also lets iFINDER show your location on a moving map as well as point the way to your destination This pocket sized computer also contains an antenna and specialized scanning receiver something like your car radio But instead of your favorite dance tunes this receiver tunes in to a couple of dozen GPS satellites circling the earth It will also listen in to the WAAS satellites in orbit but more about that in the upcoming segment introducing you to GPS and WAAS iFINDER listens to signals from as many satellites as it can see above the horizon eliminates the weakest signals then computes its location in 4 relation to those satellites Once iFINDER figures its latitude and longi tude it plots that position on the moving map shown on the screen While the
10. DGP tatus GPS Simulator Carm Prodace omi N Use Indoors selection box on GPS Setup Menu With the box selected as in this figure the GPS engine is turned off to save power Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults In Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to RESET Options ENT to Yes ENT In Easy Mode Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn the unit on NOTE Reset Options does not erase any waypoints routes icons or plot trails Units of Measure Set Local Time Com Port System Setup Menu Units of Measure Set Local Time Com Port Res Sie Delete All Waypts Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Info pW arning Reset all the S options T A Ne Software Info Carm HEN Carm Prodace 30mi N omi Advanced Mode s Reset Options command left and the Reset Options Menu right 86 Require DGPS You can force iFINDER to require DGPS for reporting a valid position Your unit must have a special DGPS antenna to receive these signals Here s how to turn it on and off in Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT to Reauire DGPS ENT 2 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT 3 You can return to this command and press ENT again to turn the fea ture off
11. ENT 52 2 Press ENT J to Route END ENT J to App From Map ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor showing 3 Use the Zoom keys and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor posi tion you are already at the starting spot 4 Set the first route waypoint press ENT In this example we moved to the intersection of 11th Street and 145th E Ave to start our route to a public hunting area next to a river Planning Route Planning Route Planning Route 1 im 2ist St H 36 08 887 H 3609 547 H 3609 471 H 95 48 942 WH 95 48 751 WH 95 48 137 1 Bit O true 2 0 75mi 14 true 3 0 76mi 105 true Route creation sequence from left Fig 1 Set route waypoint 1 at 11th St amp 145th Ave Fig 2 Zoom in move cursor north to set point 2 at 145th amp Admiral Fig 3 With point 2 set move cursor east to mark interstate on ramp with waypoint 3 In figures 2 and 3 notice the rubber band line extending from the previously set waypoint to the cursor This line will become the course for the route CO AlMavigate Hame 2 3 4 0 23mi a ist sti 5 H 36 10 024 a 95 3 7 222 O true H 36 09 665 H 95 47 633 Oft O true Route end e Dist Brg 5 Route creation sequence continu
12. a map feature or an item like a restaurant from the POI database Using the map is as simple as pressing the PAGES key A screen similar to those in following images appears The arrow flashing in the center of the screen is your present position It points in the direction you re traveling The solid line extending from the arrow is your plot trail or path you ve taken Remember a flashing question mark on the arrow symbol or flashing text displays means iFINDER has not yet calculated a position 24 The map zoom range is the distance across the screen This number shows in the lower left corner of the screen In the first example below left the range is 4 000 miles from the left edge of the map to the right edge of the map The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 39 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 miles to 4 000 miles yi as PEL T it a Over Zoomed Canada 5 8 United sas te a or ws es E 1 Bg 4000mi SB ttoomi f Far left Map Page opening screen Center zoomed to 100 miles and right zoomed to 6 miles Over Zoomed means you have reached the detail limits in an area covered only by the basic background map Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map details because a high detail custom map has not been loaded on the MMC for this area If you re using only the factory loaded background map t
13. 50 Custom Maps 1 3 5 6 14 15 18 25 26 30 32 38 57 78 97 Customize Map Data Shown 73 74 75 78 79 E Easy Mode 1 2 8 19 20 21 27 28 32 33 35 36 40 43 44 45 49 50 51 56 57 59 86 87 89 90 91 92 95 97 100 101 102 104 Switch To 56 115 G GPS Data File 5 21 38 39 40 49 52 54 57 58 65 GPS Data Files Loading 48 Saving 54 Icons 3 4 5 21 25 26 27 38 45 47 48 50 58 76 79 80 81 82 86 Creating 47 48 Deleting 48 Navigate 50 Installation 4 6 10 14 15 28 38 57 78 Sec 2 Installation amp Accessories 9 Introduction GPS and WAAS 6 Sec 1 Introduction 1 Specifications 2 Typographical Conventions 8 K Keypad Description 8 19 41 L Languages 89 Lat Lon Grid Map Data option 75 Main Menu 20 42 65 84 92 Man Overboard 4 32 33 49 59 Map Data 73 74 75 78 79 Map Datum 68 75 76 Selection 68 75 Map Detail 27 74 76 Map Fix Coordinate System 68 69 70 Map Menu 45 74 76 78 Map Orientation 24 45 76 77 78 Map Overlays Map Data option 73 74 Memory Cards MMC 1 3 4 5 6 14 15 18 21 25 28 32 35 38 39 40 45 48 49 52 54 57 58 65 78 N Navigating 8 21 28 32 33 34 35 36 37 49 50 51 52 54 64 A Route 50 A Trail 51 52 Cancel 20 28 32 33 35 37 50 51 To Cursor Position 33 50 To Icon 50 To POI 50 To Waypoint 49 50 Trail
14. The nearest is highlighted Category Find By Nearest POl Attractions aj National Inn POl Emergney Govt Super 8 Motel Highway Exits Find Streets ome Econo Lodge POl Hunting Super 8 Motel Executive Inn POl Marine POl Restaurants Motel 6 POl Services Garnett Inn Brookshire Motel Best Western Ait Dst 0 15 Brg 206 Find Map Places Menu left Category Selection menu center and list of the nearest motels right 4 If you wish you could scroll T or here to select another motel or hotel but for now we will just accept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The POI information screen appears This is what makes iFINDER handy as a business phone directory If you wanted to navigate there you could press Enter since the Go To command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Mar ENT National Inn National Inn al Hotel or Motel Hotel or Motel 11910 E ith St 11910 E ith St Tulsa OK 74128 Tulsa OK 74128 Phone 918 437 8980 Phone 918 437 8980 N 36 08 857 N 36 08 857 U 95 50 662 U 95 50 662 Distance 0 15 mi Distance 0 15 mi Bearing 210 true Bearing 210 true POl Lodging POl Lodging gt Elco To E POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to the restaurant and its compass bearing Figure at left shows Go
15. are available for the United States Canada and Europe In 2004 Free domMaps with topographic contours will become available for the United States and Canada Like custom maps built in MapCreate the custom map on a FreedomMap card contains all of these features rivers lakes tributaries more than 60 000 critical navigation aids more than 10 000 wrecks obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes waters interstate federal state highways inter state exit services searchable Points of Interest POI database including airports hotels restaurants entertainment emergency services rural roads and city streets cities and towns railways key landmarks search able street intersections and street addresses national parks and forests with boundaries wildlife preserves and more FreedomMaps come to you preloaded on a single 128 or 256 MB mem ory card Simply insert the memory card into your Lowrance GPS unit and you re ready to go FreedomMaps are available through LEI Extras To order a card or for a list of the areas available see the ordering information in the back of this manual Aquabag Waterproof Travel Pouch Installation The waterproof travel pouch keeps your GPS dry when the going gets wet An adjustable neck strap on the pouch keeps your unit within reach The pouch is made of a transparent material that is rugged yet easy to see through The pouch is flexible enough for you to operate the iFINDER s keys with the unit ins
16. press ENT 4 Press to Bit RATE ENT then use J to select the station bit rate then press ENT 5 A If you are not using a Starlink DGPS receiver press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page B If you are using a Starlink DGPS receiver press to AUTO TUNING ENT Press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences 1 Press MENU MENU to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to Com Port ENT J to Conrigure NMEA ENT 3 A menu appears showing the prefixes of the available NMEA sen tences A check mark next to a prefix means the prefix is in use Use T gt to select a prefix then press ENT to turn off the prefix Press ENT again to check the box and turn a prefix on 66 Baud Rate jasoo gt GLL ERMC and RMB R APB RGGA RGSA and GSV Configure NMEA Configure DGPS Configure NMEA menu showing all prefixes turned on checked NOTE The names of the NMEA sentences are abbreviated in this menu These are the functions of the various selectable prefixes eGLL transmits latitude and longitude of present position time of position fix and status eRMC and RMB transmits navigation information messages eAPB transmits autopilot information eGGA transmits time position and fix related data eGSA and GSV transmits fix mode DOP values and satellites in view information
17. symbol or you can use the cursor to delete a selected icon from the map 1 Press MENU J to DELETE My Icons ENT 2 Press to DELETE ALL Icons DELETE BY SYMBOL or DELETE FRom Map and press ENT Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation Delete Icons imeDelete All Icons Delete By Symbol Delete From Map 40mi_ Delete icons menu Load GPS Data Files from an MMC GPS Data files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons must be copied from an MMC to iFINDER s internal memory be fore iFINDER can read them Here s how 48 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to TRANSFER My Data ENT and the screen below appears System Setup Menu Units of Measure Set Local Time Com Port Reset Ontions r Transfer data which way SI Load Software Info The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into iFINDER s memory 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into iFINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To load data from the MMC to iFINDER press gt to Loan ENT 3 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use J or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept
18. the display box highlighted and flashing press ENT to open a list of op tions Scroll J or T to select a different data option then press ENT You can repeat these steps to change the display in another box When all your changes are finished press EXIT to return to the page display Customize Navigation Page While on the Navigation Page press MENU to Customize ENT Press J or T to select a display option With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After all options are set press EXIT to return to the page display Customize Map Page While on the Map Page press MENU to Customize ENT Press J or to select a display option With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After all options are set press EXIT to return to the page display 70 DGPS Status The DGPS Status command opens an indicator screen that lets you keep track of the quality of your DGPS signal This screen shows you the Signal Frequency the Station ID abbreviated ID the signal s Bit Rate the Signal to Noise Ratio SNR the signal s Age that is how old the corrections are in seconds and the current Signal Strength To get to the DGPS Status screen 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to DGPS Status ENT ers Senn Semp Meno nitialize Coordinate System Freauency Datum Selection i kHz GPS Auto Search ID Bit Rate Power
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21. Page or the compass rose on the Navigation Page To cancel navigation press MENU J to Cance NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT iF INDER stops showing navigation information 32 Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint One of boating s most terrifying events is having a friend or family member fall overboard This situation can be deadly on any body of wa ter fresh or salt It s particularly dangerous at night or if you re out of sight of land Of course the first thing to do is remain calm and try all standard safety measures to try and rescue the person This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position Caution Saving a new Man Overboard waypoint will overwrite and erase the previous Man Overboard waypoint Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint Find your way back to the accident position with the Navigation Page or Map Page When MOB is activated the Navigation Page automati cally shows the compass rose with its bearing arrow pointing toward the man overboard position and the destination name says Going To Man Overboard The Map Page displays a Man Overboard waypoint represented by a human figure and the steering arrow points where to steer to reach that position The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoi
22. Press 4 to DispLay Mope ENT then press or J to select mode EXIT Screen i I A Contrast Brightness _ Display Mode Normal X High Contrast Night Viewing Display Mode menu To adjust the display s back light delay options 1 Press 4 to LigHt DeLay ENT press or J to select mode EXIT 2 To leave screen settings and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Screen i I A Contrast gnt Delay Continuous M Light Delay menu Setting shown is continuous which is ideal for night travel in a vehicle on external power 88 Set Language This unit s menus are available in 10 languages English French Ger man Spanish Italian Danish Swedish Russian Dutch and Finnish To select a different language 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to SET LANGUAGE ENT 3 Use J or to select a different language and press ENT All menus now appear in the language you selected Set Local Time The local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created The ad justments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the SET LOCAL TimE command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to SET Loca Time ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU J to System SETUP ENT L to SET LocaL TIME ENT System Setup Menu Time Settings Units of Measure Co To Cunson Cancel Navigation Scre
23. Saving 53 foo R Track Smoothing bps rRequire DGPS SNR Age Show WAAS Alarm 30 aB f3 sec rUse Indoors i es Signal Strength GPS Simulator 40 kanl pam Produge At left the GPS Setup Menu with DGPS Status command selected At right the DGPS Status indicator screen External Passive Antenna The iFINDER Pro can be used with an optional external antenna While we recommend the powerful external active antenna the unit can operate with an external passive antenna as well To do this you have to let the unit know it s looking for the antenna s signals in a differ ent way To do this from the Satellite Status page press MENU J to Ext PASSIVE Ant Press ENT to turn on check or turn off uncheck the command Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search DGPS Status Power Saving se In Track Smoothing External Power Remote Passive Antenna command on the Satellite Status Menu 71 Warning As long as the External Passive Antenna command is acti vated the iFINDER will only monitor GPS signals from an external passive antenna If you have this command acti vated and are not using an external passive antenna the unit will not be able to accurately lock on To switch back to using the iFINDER s internal antenna or to use an op tional external active antenna be sure to turn off this command From the Status page press MENU to Ext Passive Ant Press ENT to uncheck the box next to the comm
24. TRAIL ENT lt to Yes ENT Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT to trail name ENT ENT Press orl to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit it automatically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into the iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories 57 GPS Data files GPS Data Files contain waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Instructions for copying GPS Data Files between your computer and an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software GPS data automatically recorded in the unit s internal memory must be saved to the MMC as a GPS Data File in order to store it on your per sonal computer GPS Data Files stored on an MMC must be copied from the card to the iFINDER s internal memory before the unit can read them Here s how 1 Insert the MMC into your unit Press MENU MENU J to SYSTEM Setup ENT to TRANSFER My D
25. This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to these singly as a Database and together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases The Databases that your product may contain are licensed not sold We grant to you the nonexclusive nonassignable right to use these Databases for supplemental navigation reference purposes but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement You are responsible for using official government charts and prudent navigation for safe travel The Databases housed in your product are protected by the copy right notices appearing on the product or its screen s You may NOT modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile disas semble rent lease or resell any Database and you may NOT create derivative works based upon any Database or its contents Any un authorized reproduction use or transfer of a Database may be a crime and may subject you to damages and attorney fees This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior notice from us if you fail to comply with or violate any of the provi sions of this Agreement Upon termination
26. To command right figure shows Find On Map command 55 6 i1FINDER s map appears with the cross hair cursor highlighting the restaurant s POI symbol A pop up name box identifies the POI A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s lati tude and longitude distance and bearing Finding Waypoint Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a lodging search 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT Press EXIT one more time if you want to clear the cur sor and let the map return to the current or last known position Be fore you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place Switch to Easy Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch to Easy Mode 1 Press MENU MENU to Easy Mope ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on Easy Mode 3 Press lt ENT and the unit switches to Easy Mode Switch Back to Advanced Mode from Easy Mode To leave Easy Mode and switch back to Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU J to ADVANCED Mone ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to enter Advanced Mode 3 Press amp ENT and the unit switches to Advanced Mode Trails A trail or plot trail is a string of position points plotted by iFINDER as you travel It s a travel history a record of the path you have taken Trails are useful for repeating a journey along the same track They are part
27. Trail Options Menu press to NEw TRAIL ENT The trail menu appears as seen below 94 Name Trail 2 Maximum Points 2000 Active R Visible Delete Trail Navigate Trail Style Trail menu Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options The name maximum number of points in the trail activity and visibility are all changed on the Edit Trail screen The Active setting determines whether or not iFINDER is recording new points for a particular trail On the Edit Trail menu press J or to highlight the section you wish to change then press ENT Make your changes then press EXIT to erase this menu You can also change the trail line color and pattern For instructions see the entries on Edit a Trail Color and Edit a Trail Pattern in Sec 4 Advanced GPS Operations Units of Measure This menu shown below sets the speed and distance statute or nauti cal miles meters depth feet fathoms or meters temperature de grees Fahrenheit or Celsius and heading true or magnetic units To change the units In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to UNITs oF Measure ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT ENT Units of Measure Speed Distance et Local Time Com Port Statute 2 Reset Options Heading Altitude Delete All Waypts Magneticy Feet hd Popup Help Temperature Set Language poppei Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Ti
28. Utilities On T Water Fal 4 Detailed Services Shower Electric Assistance Engine Assistance Mechanical Assistance General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On T Detailed Services Marina Offices Coast Guard Dock Or Pier Private Port Or Marina Detailed Services For Each Docking Space Water Port Services information screens 4 Depending on the location the Detailed Services window may have a long list of services under the General Services category To scroll through the Detailed Services window from SERVICE CATEGORIES press J to DETAILED Services ENT then use 7 or J to read the list of available services To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT To return to the top service category window press ENT T Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information Se represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with A the letter C The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta jz tion location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed C icon and it becomes 80 an animated arrow with a pop up name box the name box disappears after a few seconds Examples are displayed in the following figures To view Tidal Curre
29. display Satellite Status Page 4 Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position Process is visible on Satellite page This takes an average of 1 minute or less under clear sky conditions unobstructed by terrain or structures When the unit acquires position a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears 5 With position acquired press PAGES key to display Map Page which shows a bird s eye view of the earth You can move around the map by Zoom in closer to see greater detail press ZIN zoom in key Zoom out to see more area less detail press ZOUT zoom out key Scroll map north south east or west using arrow keys 4 gt amp To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 Set Home waypoint at your current position so you can navigate back here press ENT ENT 7 Zoom scroll map to find a nearby object or location Use arrow keys to center cursor cross hair over the map object or location 8 To navigate to the selected location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page 9 At destination Arrival Alarm goes off to clear it press EXIT Cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 10 Navigate back home by Go To Home or Navigate Trail Go Home press FIND ENT follow navigation arrows Trail press MENU J to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT Wait while route is calculated then
30. displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed This page shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock on and position calculation WARNING Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing 21 Satellites 4 04 PM t No Fix EPE ft External Power External Power External Power Satellite Page Left view indicates unit has not locked on to any satel lites and does not have a fix on its position Center view shows satel lites being scanned Right view shows satellite lock on with a 3D posi tion acquired latitude longitude and altitude This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position The point in the center of the chart is directly overhead The small in ner ring represents 45 above the horizon and the large ring represents the horizon North is at the top of the screen You can use this to see which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if you hold the unit facing north The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in bold type The re ceiver hasn t locked onto a satellite if the number is grayed out there fore it isn t being used to solve the position Beneath the circular graph are the bar graphs one for each satellite in view Since the unit has twelve channels it can dedicate one channel per
31. flood appears above the SWL and the ebb appears below the SWL You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use gt and lt to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Tide Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Information represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter T The icon stands for a Tidal Station location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated gauge showing a rising or falling tidal height for the selected station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed T icon and it becomes an ani mated gauge with a pop up name box Examples are displayed in the following figures To view tide information 1 Select a Tide Station icon use the arrow keys to move the cursor over an icon When it is selected a pop up name box appears 2 After selecting the Tide Station icon press FIND FIND to display the Tide Information screen CORPUS CHRISTI CHANNEL CUT A EAST RGE ARANSAS nm N 27 49 993 0 477 H 97 03 006 238 At left Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor Right icon animates automatically without selection at the 1 2 m
32. follow arrows 11 Back home Arrival Alarm goes off press EXIT Cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 12 To turn off iFINDER press and hold PWR key for three seconds 28 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning iFINDER on Un der clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so that the unit has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again Moving Around the Map Zoom amp Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird s eye view perspective The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen 1 Press the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail in a smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail but a larger geographic area When you are walking or riding in a vehicle the map will automatically move as you move This keeps your current location roughly centered on the screen You can manually pan or s
33. information on the closest highlighted waypoint press ENT and the Waypoint Information screen appears If you wanted to you could select another waypoint from the list with the T or 4 keys A To navigate to the waypoint press press ENT The Go To Way point command is already highlighted The unit will show naviga tion information to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press gt to FINDON Mar ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint To clear these menus and return to the previous page press EXIT repeat edly 107 5 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower se lection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a waypoint from the list then press ENT The Waypoint Information screen appears Find By Name 00 Find In List Find By Name menu A To navigate to the waypoint press press ENT The Go To Waypoint command is already highlighted The unit will show navigation information to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press to FINDON Map ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint To clear these menus and return to the previous page press EXIT repeat edly 108 Section 7 Supplem
34. is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is depicted by the line extending from the arrow The large arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel you are taking NOTE Refer to Sec 2 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Navigation Page 1 To get to Navigation Page press PAGE repeatedly until the page you want appears 2 To get to Navigation Page Sub Menu press MENU Route Planning ancel Navigation Alarms Customize To Cholita s Mexican Re Off Course OQOftR gt OfIR Distance 138 56 mi i 138 56 mi Speed 0 0 mph 0 0 mph Travel Time 99 9999 Travel Time 99 9999 Navigation Page left Navigation Menu right 44 Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to cancel navigation set up alarms and plan or edit your route Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view By default this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen This can be changed See the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If you re navigating to a waypoint the map shows your starting loca tion present position course line and destination You don t have to navigate to a waypoint however to use the map The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its coverage area and the amount of mapping detail s
35. laptop computer or other device This is our favorite cable for connecting the iFINDER Pro to a laptop computer in an RV or other vehicle By transmitting NMEA data to the computer you can get live position data for GPS compatible mapping software You can also run one of our free Lowrance GPS emulators on your lap top and operate it with real time position information To use it plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket plug the DB 9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the iFINDER Then see Com Port Configuration in Sec 5 12 PC DI4 NMEA Serial cable with power converter The PC DI4 is similar to the previous accessory but the serial cable portion has bare wires instead of the DB 9 plug This allows you to make a NMEA or serial connection with a device that doesn t use a DB 9 plug See the following diagrams for general wiring connections Read your other product s owner s manual for more wiring information NMEA DGPS Wiring To exchange NMEA or DGPS data the unit has one NMEA 0183 version 2 0 compatible communication port Com port one Com 1 can be used to receive NMEA format GPS data or DGPS data Com 1 can also transmit NMEA format GPS data to another device In the PC DI4 cable the wires for the com port are combined with the power wires to form the power data cable Com 1 uses the yellow wire to receive the orange wire to transmit and the black shield wire for sign
36. no guarantee that 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 correct the interference by one or more of the following measures eReorient or relocate the receiving antenna eIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver eConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected eConsult the factory customer service department for help 113 Notes 114 Index A Accessories 1 4 5 6 15 16 17 18 38 57 71 72 Sec 2 Installation amp Accessories 9 Advanced Mode 2 8 19 21 24 33 35 36 38 40 41 42 48 49 50 51 52 56 57 63 65 67 70 75 76 84 86 87 89 90 91 92 95 97 100 101 102 104 107 Switch To 40 Alarm Clock 58 Alarms 28 36 37 51 63 64 73 Anchor Alarm 63 64 Antenna 3 4 16 17 71 72 87 113 Arrival Alarm 28 36 37 51 63 64 73 Backlights Lighting 2 19 41 88 Batteries 1 2 3 6 9 10 14 15 19 21 28 84 85 Brightness 21 87 88 C Cancel Navigation 20 28 32 33 35 37 50 51 Communications Ports 4 11 12 13 14 65 66 67 Compass 7 22 28 31 32 33 34 36 37 44 50 51 55 73 85 91 98 Contrast 2 21 87 88 Coordinate System 67 Cursor 20 29 30 33 35 46
37. program to boost GPS performance with its Wide Area Augmentation System or WAAS The FAA commissioned the system on July 11 2003 WAAS is designed to increase GPS accuracy to within 7 6 meters vertically and horizontally but it consistently delivers accuracies within 1 2 meters horizontal and 2 3 meters vertical according to the FAA It does this by broadcasting correction signals on GPS frequencies Your unit automati cally receives both GPS and WAAS signals However there are some fringe areas of the U S including parts of Alaska that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage Continued WAAS development is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation but the system is designed for aircraft The satellites are in a fixed orbit around the Equator so they appear very low in the sky to someone on the ground in North America Aircraft and vessels on open water can get consis tently good WAAS reception but terrain foliage or even large man made structures can sometimes block the WAAS signal from ground receivers You ll find that using your GPS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate It s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today Remember however that this receiver is only a tool Always have another method of navigation avail able such as a map or chart and a compass 7 Also remember that this unit will always
38. s location Press ENT to set the first point and the rubber band line disappears 46 3 Move the cursor to the second position The rubber band line reap pears connecting the first point you set to the cursor The distance along that line will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen 4 Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning iFINDER on Un der clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so that the unit has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again If you have the cursor activated any information the unit gives you will be based on the cursor position not your own If you want to find where you are just press EXIT until the cursor goes away and the map snaps back to center on your position Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location personal point of interest or event They can be placed on the map screen saved and re called later for navigation pu
39. screen is updated once a second your iFINDER is making these in ternal calculations and determining its position several times a second The performance doesn t stop there Stored in the permanent memory of each iFINDER is a basic background map of the entire world We lock it in here at the factory you can t change or erase this map Another portion of iFINDER s onboard memory is devoted to recording GPS navigation information which includes waypoints event marker icons trails and routes This lets you look back the way you came Think of this data storage like the hard drive memory in a computer or a tape in a cassette tape recorder You can save several different GPS data files erase em and record new ones over and over and over again Like any computer file these GPS Data Files file format usr can be shared between iFINDERs other Lowrance GPS or sonar GPS units even personal computers iFINDER has one more thing in common with a personal computer Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and exchanging files iFINDER has a slot for an MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card flash memory card These solid state memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp but can hold data ranging from 8 MB to 512 MB in size Compare that to a floppy disk s 1 44 MB capacity iFINDER uses all that MMC space for two key purposes First you can backup your onboard GPS Data Files by copying them to the MMC S
40. set it once You may select which set of rules matches DST in your region or simply accept the default Once you have each field set the way you want press EXIT repeatedly until you return to the previous page Software Version Information From time to time Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products These software upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site www lowrance com These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new fea ture or function You can find out what software version is running in your iFINDER by using the Software Info command Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen Sounds Power Saving Navigate Trail Clear Trail Sun Moon Calc Units of Measure Set Local Time Advanced Mode Transfer My Data Units of Measure Set Local Time Com Port Reset Options Delete All Waypts r Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Carm Pradics Lomi xX Software Info _ info iFINDER Pro Version 1 3 0 Build PC Win32 Points of Interest Data by infoUSA Copyright 2001 eXitSource Database Copyright 2001 Interstate America BOmi Software Info command left Easy Mode center Advanced At right the Software Info screen The command works the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the Software Info command differently in each mode
41. trail or follow it in reverse order from its ending point to its starting point In Easy Mode this is done automatically with the most recently created active trail In Advanced Mode you must first select the Reverse command to reverse the trail point order before you start navigating press to REVERSE ENT lt to NAVIGATE 5 To follow the trail press ENT The unit begins showing navigation data along the trail Follow the steering arrow on the Map Page or the compass bearing arrow on the Navigation Page NOTE If you are at or near the start of the trail the arrival alarm will go off as soon as navigation begins because of your proximity to the trail s first point Just press EXIT to clear the alarm 6 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 51 Backtrack a Trail See the tip paragraph in the previous entry Navigate a Trail Routes A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered sequence that s used to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as a string of beads The beads represent waypoints and the string repre sents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg routes are composed of one or more legs The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight lines between waypoints A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several wa
42. visible satellite The taller the bar on the graph the better the unit is receiving the signals from the satellite The Estimated Position Error horizontal position error shown in the upper right corner of the screen is the expected error from a benchmark location In other words if the EPE shows 50 feet then the position shown by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the actual loca tion This also gives you an indicator of the fix quality the unit cur rently has The smaller the position error number the better and more accurate the fix is If the position error flashes dashes then the unit hasn t locked onto the satellites and the number shown isn t valid Navigation Page This Page has a compass rose It shows your direction of travel and the direction to a recalled waypoint The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when you re not navigating to a waypoint or 22 other destination No graphic course information is displayed Your po sition is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail his tory or path you ve taken is depicted by the line extending from the arrow The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel you are taking Track or compass heading indicator showing direction of travel Track 70 4 Compass rose Present position arrow Trail line Off Course Distance Speed Travel Time
43. was probably at the factory Since it s almost certain that you re not at our factory it s probably looking for the wrong satellites If it doesn t find the satellites it s looking for after a short time it switches to Auto Search The receiver looks for any satellite in the sky Due to advanced technology the auto search time has shrunk signifi cantly from the early days of GPS Once the unit locks onto the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned on provided you haven t moved more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used Status Menu Status Menu Initialize GPS Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search DGPS Status DGPS Status Power Saving Power Savina rExt Passive Ant Warning Use Indoors r Perform GPS Track Smoothing f Auto Search jno Power gt o External Power 4 External Power Satellite Status Menu 64 You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode Here s how 1 While in Advanced Mode press PAGES until you are on the Satel lites screen 2 Press MENU J to Auto SEARCH ENT then lt to Yes ENT Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files 1 In Advanced Mode press MENU MENU J to MMC Fites ENT Main Menu gerrei Files MMC Card Label Alarms Map directory Route Planning Total Size My Trails 0 bytes Cancel Navigation Free Space GPS Setu
44. 00 ms and see if accuracy is adequate for you WARNING Full power settings will always give you the best most accurate performance with iFINDER Power save functions can extend bat 84 tery life but aggressive power saving settings can reduce GPS ac curacy particularly in demanding situations when signal availabil ity is less than ideal It is up to you to decide if position accuracy or battery consumption is the most important consideration for a par ticular navigation situation In potentially risky navigation situations we suggest you consider the standard operating procedure of professional cave explorers who never enter an undeveloped cave with fewer than three sources of light a main light and two backups Even if you do carry a couple of spare sets of batteries remember a prudent navigator never depends on only one source of navigation information A good map and compass are impor tant companions for you and your iFINDER To access the Power saving feature 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT J to Power Savina ENT 2 Press or lt to move the slider bar The left end of the scale is minimum power saving full battery power the right end of the scale is maximum power saving minimum battery power 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Initialize GPS _ Power Save _ Power Save Coordinate System jm Sree Max Min Max Datum Selection Full power Trickle
45. 37 38 44 48 51 56 57 58 73 76 86 91 92 93 94 95 Delete 57 Delete All 92 Edit Name 57 Flash on Screen 92 93 Navigate 51 52 New Trail 57 94 Update Criteria 93 Update Rate 94 Trip Calculator 59 Trip Down Timer 59 Trip Up Timer 59 U Units of Measure 21 95 Utilities 58 59 W WAAS 3 4 6 7 Waypoints 2 3 4 5 8 14 20 21 22 23 24 28 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 56 58 59 60 61 63 64 68 69 70 72 73 76 77 86 89 93 97 100 101 103 104 107 108 Delete 61 Edit 61 Navigate 49 50 117 Save 59 60 Search 97 101 107 Z Zooming 4 20 23 25 28 29 36 41 45 46 53 73 Auto Zoom 73 Notes 118 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD USE YOU AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT WE OUR OR US USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RE TURN THE PRODUCT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE PLEASE RE TURN USING THE ENCLOSED UPS SHIPPING LABEL AND INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY APPLICABLE TAXES WILL BE REFUNDED PLEASE ALLOW 4 6 WEEKS TO PROCESS YOUR REFUND 1
46. 52 Navigation Menu 44 45 Nearest 30 31 50 54 55 97 103 107 NMEA 4 11 12 13 14 65 66 67 O Off Course Alarm 63 P Pages 2 21 28 42 Map Page 21 24 25 28 32 33 34 36 42 45 50 51 52 53 54 70 73 74 77 78 79 80 99 107 108 Navigation Page 21 22 23 24 28 32 33 34 36 42 44 50 51 52 54 70 Position Page 42 43 44 70 Satellite Status Page 9 21 28 42 43 POI Point of Interest 15 20 24 25 26 27 30 31 32 34 35 50 54 55 56 60 72 97 100 102 103 104 Navigate 50 POIs Search 30 35 55 102 Position Menu 44 Power 1 2 3 4 6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 28 41 42 43 84 85 86 88 Power Saving 21 84 85 86 Product Specifications 2 R Range Rings Map Data option 74 75 Reset Options 86 Route 4 5 7 21 23 28 38 45 48 50 51 52 53 54 58 64 73 86 100 116 Create and Save 52 Delete 54 Navigate 50 S Satellite Search 64 Searching 2 20 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 41 46 47 50 51 54 55 85 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 Addresses 97 By Cursor 100 Highway Exits 101 POIs 30 35 55 102 Streets 104 105 106 Waypoints 97 101 107 Set Local Time 21 89 Simulator 72 73 Software Version Information 90 Sounds 91 Status Menu 43 64 71 Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator 59 T Track Smoothing 91 92 Trail 4 5 8 16 20 21 23 24 28 35 36
47. 83 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo amp Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt 111 Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Old Hawaiian Hawaii Old Hawaiian Kauai Old Hawaiian Maui Old Hawaiian Oahu Oman Oman Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Mean for England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Islands Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Isle of Man Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Scotland Shetland Islands Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Wales Pico de las Nieves Canary Islands Pitcairn Astro 1967 Pitcairn Island Point 58 Sweden Santo DOS 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Trinidad amp To bago and Venezuela South American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra Ga lapagos South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay South American 1969 Peru South American 1969 Tr
48. A You can spell out the city name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a city name from the list then press ENT The city name you selected is now in the city field To return to the previous page press EXIT NOTE We recommend that you do not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when you try searching without it 1FINDER can actually search quicker without a city and you save time by not entering a city name Find By Hame Address Address Brien net reer Find in List Street S Do you want to Hystrom Village 4 0 g find addresses only within a O Fallon IL particular city i o Falion Mo An A O neil MI L r O Neill UT mi Find Address Find Address Oak at Wasatch P Oak Brook IL Oak Center wi Find city field left Search in particular city only option center Find City by name right 6 When the necessary search fields are filled in press 4 to Finp AD pRESS ENT Your units asks you to wait while it searches for the ad dress If an address is not in the database a message appears saying the address could not be found 7 The unit will display a list of addresses If the address you are look ing for is highlighted at the top of the list pr
49. B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a street from the list then press ENT 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searcing for in the First Street box 4 Now fill in the second street Press to SeEconp STREET ENT and the Find by Name menu appears again Just like before there are two op tions A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to se lect the second street from the list then press ENT 5 The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second streets dialog boxes filled in In this example we selected 81st Street as our sec ond street You could now use similar techniques to select a city or Zip Code but your search will probably be faster if you leave those boxes blank You can specify a city and or Zip Code later on to narrow the search if the resulting list is too long First Street First Street 80th 80th SW 80th Ct SWE 84st Dr Second Street Second Street Miami Dade sist si SW 80th Ave andi SW 81st Dr i Finding street ae City Ci IAA Miami Dade Any Ar Please wait SW 80th Rd SW 81st Rd Find First Street Find First Street Pinecrest FL SW 80th Ter Find Intersection S
50. Clear Trail command clears all the points stored in the plot trail Sun Moon command finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon Units of Measure command changes the speed or distance units Also used to change the heading time and temperature formats Set Local Time command sets the time for your local time zone Advanced Mode command used to switch from Easy Mode to Ad vanced Mode Easy Mode shows only the most commonly used features to simplify the interface and simplify operation Transfer My Data command load from or save to an MMC card GPS Data Files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Software Info command shows the product name and software version of the unit s operating system software as well as copyright notices Pages Easy Mode has three Page displays that represent the three major op erating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Navigation Page and the Map Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key Pressing PAGES repeatedly scrolls among the three screens in an end less circular loop Satellite Status Page This Page shown in the following images provides detailed informa tion on the status of iFINDER s satellite lock on and position acquisi tion To get to the Satellite Status Page press PAGES repeatedly until the page you want appears No matter what page you are on a flashing current position indica tor question mark symbol and flashing GPS data
51. Data User Data File User Data File User Data File User Data File DATA USR 7 Data123Am USR 7 Data123Am USR 7 Data123Am USR 7 DATA USR Load Dallas Trip USR Load Datai23Am USR my User data Home USR loaded successfully From left to right these figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into iFINDER s memory Switch to Advanced Mode To leave Easy Mode and switch to Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU J to ADVANCED Mone ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to enter Advanced Mode 3 press ENT and the unit switches to Advanced Mode Switch Back to Easy Mode from Advanced Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch back to Easy Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to Easy Mope ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on Easy Mode press lt ENT and the unit switches to Easy Mode 40 Section 4 Advanced Mode Operation Keypad a WIDtd AX LOWRANCE 2 PAGES iFINDER Pro keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the four dif ferent page screens in Advanced Mode Satellite Position Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list 4 ARROW KEYS These key
52. ENT There are two op tions A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next let ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a street name from the list then press ENT The street name you selected is now in the street field To return to the previous page press EXIT Tip When entering a street name do not enter the street s compass direc tion N S E or W in the street name field Just enter the number or name If the example below had been a search for 324 E 9th St you would enter 9th and press ENT The iFINDER will generate a list of all possible 9th streets and let you choose the one you want Find By Hame Address Btn Address 324 Find In List 324 80 interstate GKO 0 i z 9 B State Highw on City 9 Access Rd City 9 County Highwa Any 9 County l Any Find Address 9 County Road O Find Address 9 County Road 9 County StHwy Find street field left Find street by name menu center Street entry complete right 5 To enter a city name press J to City ENT You will be asked if you 98 want to find addresses only within a particular city This option is de signed so you can limit an address search to a single city if necessary see the note below If you select yes there are two options
53. EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Easy Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function com mands and some setup option commands The tutorial lessons in this sec tion will deal only with functions the basic commands that make iFINDER do something iFINDER will work fine for these lessons right out of the box with the factory default settings But if you want to learn about the various options see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen Sounds Power Saving Navigate Trail Clear Trail Sun Moon Calc Units of Measure Set Local Time Advanced Mode Transfer My Data Software Info Main Menu Easy Mode The Main Menu commands and their functions are Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor position on the map Cancel Navigation command turns off the navigation command after you have reached the end of a back trail or your destination waypoint Point of Interest or map cursor location 20 Screen command changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen and backlight delay Sounds command enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style Power Saving command configures power saving mode to extend bat tery life Navigate Trail command sets up navigation back to the start of the current trail
54. L LOWRANCE Pub 988 0148 411 www lowrance com FINDER i IFINDER Pro Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions Copyright 2003 Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved iFINDER Pro is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics Inc DURACELL is a registered trademark of Duracell Inc RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation copyright 2001 2003 All Rights Reserved infoUSA is a L nfoUS Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA trademark of infoUSA Inc eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2003 Zenrin Co Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of it Zenrin Co Ltd KNOW THE WAY Lowrance Electronics 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 All features and specifications subject to change without notice All screens in this manual are simulated For free owner s manuals and other information visit our web site www lowrance com Lowrance Electronics Inc 12000 E Skelly Dr Tulsa OK USA 74128 2486 Printed in USA Table of Contents Sec 1 Read Me First sicccsicsccsscevcacsossccsesicsstessatvsssvescsecessaccssnsas 1 Capabilities and Specifications iFINDER Pro ccceeeeee 2 How 1FINDER W
55. MMC into iFINDER s memory 38 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into iFINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for Save To transfer data from the MMC to iFINDER press to Loan ENT 3 Saving To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press J to Save ENT If you wish to rename the file as in the example below press ENT to activate the selection box Press T or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to SAVE ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT File name File name Data Data123 Ata Data123Am Save Save PETA From left to right these figures show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from an MMC into iFINDER s memory 4 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use J or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press to Loan ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT 39 Transfer My
56. NDER is ready to use right out of the box but you can fine tune and customize its operation with dozens of options We describe how to use general system options along with GPS options in Section 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options This section covers both Easy Mode and Advanced Mode options In Section 6 we go into more detail on one of iFINDER s most remark able capabilities Searching We ll introduce a couple of search exam ples in both the Easy and Advanced mode sections but there are so many map items you can search for we had to give this function it s own section in the manual For example did you know iFINDER can look up business phone numbers functioning as a virtual Yellow Pages We ll show you how in Section 6 Finally in Section 7 we offer Supplemental Material including a list of the GPS datums used warranties and customer service information Now if you re into the fine details glance over the next segment on specifications to see just how much GPS power you hold in your hand It s important to us and our power users but if you don t care how many waypoints iFINDER can store or how long the batteries last skip ahead to important information on how iFINDER works on page 4 Capabilities and Specifications iFINDER Pro General Display ee 3 7 3 cm diagonal high contrast Film Su perTwist Resolution 0 240 pixel x 180 pixel resolution 43 200 total pixels Backlighting
57. OSE If there is a defect in any Database your exclusive remedy shall be at our op tion either a refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defec tive Database or a replacement of such product WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSE QUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen tial damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been connected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than according to the instructions furnished with the prod uct 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has resulted from any accident mis use negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance in accordance with the instructions of the owner s man ual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install such improvements or changes on equipment or items previously manufactured This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state
58. Set Calculator To get to the Sun Moon menu press MENU MENU J to Urtu TIES ENT ENT Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu press MENU MENU J to Utiities ENT 4 to TRIP CALCULATOR ENT Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu press MENU MENU J to UTIL TIES ENT to Down Timer ENT Trip Up Timer To get to the Up Timer menu press MENU MENU to Utitities ENT J to Up Timer ENT Waypoints A waypoint is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth A waypoint represents a location spot or destination that can be stored in memory then be recalled and used later on for navigation purposes Simply think of it as an elec tronic address You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating Create a Waypoint These techniques use the Quick Save method the fastest and easiest way to create a waypoint Create Waypoint on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make a waypoint 2 Press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as waypoint 001 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map Create Waypoint at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as way point 002 The waypoint symbol and nu
59. T if you just can t wait to get outside grab the bat teries and turn to the one page Quick Reference on page 28 Keypad WIDtd AX LOWRANCE 2 PAGES iFINDER Pro keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the three dif ferent page screens in Easy Mode Satellite Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the map cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands 19 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or erase a menu 7 FIND The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight Press
60. TE To navigate a route in reverse instead of ENT ENT in step two press J to select route name ENT gt to Reverse ENT lt to NAVIGATE ENT 3 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT Navigate to Cursor Position on Map 1 Use arrow keys to center cursor cross hair over the map object or location 2 To navigate to the selected location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command above and use the cursor to se lect the icon Navigate to Point of Interest POI For POIs that are in view on the map you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above just use the cursor to select the POI The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find command see Sec 6 Searching for detailed instructions on POI searches Whenever you locate a POI the Point of Interest information screen appears with phone number position etc and the Go To command is automatically highlighted in the command box To navigate to that POI press ENT and iFINDER begins displaying navigation information to that location Navigate to a Waypoint You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor then use the Navigate to Cursor command However you can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find commands
61. W dist Ave Miramar Fl xi Find intersection left and Working menu center Intersection list right 6 To search for the intersection of the two streets press 4 to FIND INTERSECTION ENT A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the intersection When the Intersections Found list appears press T or J to select the intersection you are searching for and press ENT In the previous example we selected the intersection of SW 80th Court and SW 81st Drive in Miami Fla If you want to navigate to the found intersection just press MENU ENT EXIT 106 Find Waypoints Advanced Mode only 1 Press FIND ENT 2 If searching for the Nearest waypoint press ENT If searching for a waypoint By Name press J to Name ENT To search by name jump to step 5 below mm PAE PPL Map Places j lt I Ze am EA bom Highway Exits Find By a r By Find Streets Nearest Nearest 7 Name Zm 1th St 1th St a a aS a 5 Carm Produce z z komi N Pmi a iz Omi as Find menu left and Find By Nearest center Find by Name right 3 If you re looking for nearest iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of waypoints appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the farthest is at the bottom of the list Find By Nearest Calculating 002 Calculating message left and list of the nearest waypoints right 4 To see location
62. a pop up message appears that describes the function of the menu item This feature is on by default To set up Popup Help Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 4 to Popup HELP With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 83 Cancel Navigation GPS Setup System Setup Utilities gt Easy Mode Browse MMC Files Carm Prodace Bomi This example shows the Pop up Help message for the Screen com mand located on the Main Menu in Advanced Mode Power Saving iFINDER contains a battery capacity indicator and will also flash low battery warning messages when battery power declines to a certain level When plugged into the DC cigarette lighter adapter the power indicator displays the External Power message This message some times appears for a few minutes when using fresh batteries Battery capacity shown in the Power box at bottom of Satellite Page Figure at left shows full power with fresh batteries At right batteries show approximately 25 percent of their power is left The power save feature conserves battery power by changing the posi tion update rate We recommend you test the power save feature in known surroundings and determine its capabilities before venturing into unknown territory Experiment with modest settings such as 1 second update 300 ms or 1 second update 2
63. ables are discussed in the following segment on NMEA DGPS NMEA DGPS Cable Connections NMEA is a standard communications format for marine electronic equipment For example an autopilot can connect to the NMEA inter face on this unit and receive positioning information The unit can ex change information with any device that transmits or receives NMEA 0188 data DGPS is an acronym for the Differential Global Positioning System DGPS supplements and boosts the accuracy of basic GPS DGPS was developed by the U S Coast Guard which is responsible for the sys tem s operation in the United States Since its creation DGPS has be come the international maritime standard for marine navigation The most popular DGPS system relies on a grid of ground based trans mitters that send correction signals to DGPS receivers These in turn 11 connect to the GPS receiver such as the iFINDER Pro Lowrance of fers an optional DGPS receiver for your unit To exchange NMEA or DGPS data Lowrance offers an optional data only cable and two power data combo cables PC DI5 NMEA Serial cable with DB 9 plug The PC DI5 is a NMEA serial communications cable It has a standard female DB 9 connector on one end to attach your unit to a computer s serial communications port PC DI6 NMEA Serial cable with DB 9 plug and power converter The PC DI6 combines a cigarette lighter power adapter with a DB 9 plug for a NMEA serial com port connection to a
64. age press PAGE repeatedly until the page you want appears 2 To get to Satellite Status Menu press MENU GPS Auto Search DGPS Status Power Saving Ext Passive Ant Use Indoors R Track Smoothing Power External Power W External Power Satellite Status Page left Satellite Status Menu right Status Menu The Satellite Status Menu allows you to set your own GPS options such as power saving track smoothing and whether you want the GPS en gine to stop searching a power saving function for use indoors Position Page This page provides detailed information on the position of iFINDER s cursor From this page you can determine your latitude longitude alti tude travel time speed and other useful information about your posi tion and trip 1 To get to Position Page press PAGE repeatedly until the page you want appears 2 To get to Position Page Sub Menu press MENU 43 lies aE Coord System 971 Map Datum 95 50 579 Set Local Time Customize Press MENU again for the main menu Position Page left Position Menu right Position Menu The Position Menu allows you to set your own coordinate system change your map datum or even set your local time Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel but also the direction to a recalled waypoint The navigation screen looks like the one below when you re navigating to a waypoint Your position
65. al ground Yellow Receive Transmit Com 1 Orange Transmit Receive To DGPS To unit Receiver Shield Ground Ground Com 1 wiring to receive DGPS position information from a DGPS receiver Orange Transmit NMEA Receive To Other von Shield Ground Ground GPS Receiver To unit Com 1 wiring to transmit NMEA position information to another NMEA compatible device 13 Yellow Receive NMEA Transmit Com 1 k EeE E other To unit Shield Ground Ground Device Com 1 wiring to receive NMEA position information from some other GPS receiver MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your iFINDER uses a MultiMedia Card to store information such as custom maps waypoints and other GPS data The unit can also use Se cure Digital Cards SD cards to store information NOTE Throughout this manual we will use the term MMC but just re member that your unit can use an MMC or SD Card to store data Both of these solid state flash memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp An SD card is slightly thicker than an MMC As this manual went to press MMCs were available in storage capacities of 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB and 128 MB SD cards were available in capacities of 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB and up We have successfully tested SD cards up to 512 MB Additional MMC cards are available from LEI Extras see ordering in formation inside the back cover of this manual MMCs and SD cards are
66. also available at many consumer electronics stores The MMC slot is located in the battery compartment behind the bat teries on the right side of the unit The battery compartment decal points out the slot which is also marked by small white letters on the circuit board To remove an MMC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit upright in left hand Use a thumbnail or fingernail to grab the groove along the bottom edge of the MMC 4 Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment 5 Hold iFINDER face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface To add an MMC or SDC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 14 3 Hold unit upside down in left hand Grasp the bottom corner of the MMC with your other hand The MMC label should be toward you 4 Use the white lines and text on the circuit board as a guide and drop the MMC into the slot 5 Gently shake the unit or use your finger to nudge the MMC into ver tical alignment Then gently push the card into the slot with your fin ger 6 Replace the batteries and battery cover FreedomMaps FreedomMaps are pre made custom maps that cover multiple states provinces countries or other geographic regions on a single memory card They give you all the features found in our MapCreate mapping software but without the necessity of using a computer FreedomMaps
67. anced MENU to Apvancep Mone ENT amp ENT To change the datum 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT J to Datum SELECTION ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired datum then press ENT 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT A list of the datums used by this unit is in the back of this manual 75 Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Power Saving k Track Smoothing Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm Use Indoors DGPS Status GPS Simulator Map Datum WGS 84 Default B North American 192 North American 19 Adindan Mean for Adindan Burkina F Adindan Cameroo Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgooye Somalia Carm Pradace pomi N GPS Setup Menu left Map Datum Menu right Ain el Abd 1970 By Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen This includes waypoints trails icons cities highways etc You can selectively turn on or off any of these items customizing the map to your needs Map Detail Categories can be turned off and on only in Ad vanced Mode Switch from Easy to Advanced MENU to ADVANCED Mone ENT lt ENT To get to Map Categories 1 Press MENU J to Map Catecories ENT 2 Press T or J to select a category or subcategory Press ENT to turn it off no check or on check
68. and GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit as if you were outdoors navi gating somewhere You can set the starting location in lati tude longitude Starting Position or from a stored waypoint map place or POI location Select Starting Waypoint You can steer your position on the map by using the arrow keys STEER w ArRows or by setting the track and speed in the boxes provided on simulator screen To get to the GPS Simulator 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to GPS SIMULATOR ENT Simulator o Initialize GPS WmSimulator On Coordinate System Datum Selection Steer w Arrows GPS Auto Search Power Saving Track k Track Smoothing 317 mag Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm rUse Indoors 34 mph DGPS Status GPS Simulator Select Start Carm Produce Bomi Ny GPS Setup Menu left GPS Simulator Menu right Make the desired settings then turn the simulator on by highlighting the SimuLator ON box and pressing ENT key Press EXIT to erase this menu A message appears periodically reminding you that the simula tor is on To turn the simulator off repeat the above steps or turn the unit off While in simulator mode you can press EXIT to clear the steering and speed boxes from the screen while continuing the simulation This will allow you to use the map cursor during a simulation To turn steering 72 and speed boxes back on again return
69. ange The distance from your current position to the smaller ring the ring s radius is 25 miles always 1 4 the zoom range With the arrow keys and map cursor you can scroll the map to see the third and fourth rings In this example the distance to the third ring is 75 miles and distance to the fourth ring is 100 miles from your current position To set range rings Press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to RANGE Rines With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display To set Lat Lon Grid Press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press J to Lat Lon Grip With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to re turn to the page display Map Datum Selection Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that s covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps that are cre ated using different datums will show the same latitude longitude in slightly different locations All datums are named The GPS system is based on the WGS 84 da tum which covers the entire world Other datums may also cover the entire world or just a small portion of it By default your position shows using the WGS 84 datum However it can show your position using one of 191 different datums Different datums can be selected only in Advanced Mode Switch from Easy to Adv
70. ata ENT 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into the iFINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from the iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for SAVE To transfer data from the MMC to the iFINDER press gt to Loan ENT 3 Saving to MMC To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press 4 to Save Data ENT If you wish to rename the file press ENT to activate the selection box Press T or 4 to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to Save Data ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view repeatedly press EXIT 4 Loading to unit memory There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selec tion box use J or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press 4 to Loan ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu press MENU MENU J to UtiLities ENT 4 to ALARM CLock ENT 58 Sun Moon Rise amp
71. be replaced with a new product identical or reasonably equivalent to this product at our option within a reasonable time after our receipt of the product If such defect malfunc tion or non conformity remains after a reasonable number of attempts to repair by us you may elect to obtain without charge a replacement of the product or a refund for the product THIS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been con nected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than ac cording to the instructions furnished with the product 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has resulted from any accident misuse negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance i
72. croll the map northward southward east ward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the cross hair map cursor This allows you to look at map places other than your current position To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known pesition Selected airport Cursor line ee Leah heres Mitta Distance measured by cursor jem Os Tulsa International Airport a W_95 53 325 _ 319 The selected airport to the northwest is 4 2 miles away 29 Tip Use the cursor to determine the distance from your current position or last known position when working indoors to any map object or location Simply use the arrow keys to position the cursor over the object or place The distance measured in a straight line appears in the data box at the bottom of the map Press EXIT to clear the cursor Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor 1 Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the map and find the item you wish to select 2 Use the arrow keys and center the cursor cross hair on the desired ob ject On most items a pop up box will give the name of the selected item You will also notice a black ring surrounds the item as it becomes se lected Once that happens if you press FIND the Find Menu will pop up with an extra option at the top of the list SELEcTED Irem Press ENT to see the Waypoint Information screen for the selected item Searchin
73. d enter the map s scale This is gener ally at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio for example 1 24000 Press EXIT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix screen 69 Configure Map Fix METeMter 11 1 o Select Origin Configure Map Fix Map Scale 1 24000 Select Origin Origin Origin N 0 00 000 N 0 00 000 W 0 00 000 Ww 0 00 000 Configure a map fix so iFINDER can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map Press J to SELECT ORIGIN ENT ENT My Waypoints if you saved the refer ence point as a waypoint Select the waypoint name that you assigned to the reference point and press ENT The unit displays a waypoint in formation screen with the command SET As ORIGIN selected press ENT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu Finally press EXIT to erase this menu Now press T to Coorp System ENT select Map Fix from the list and press ENT All position information now shows as a distance from the reference point you chose Customize Page Displays The Position Navigation and Map pages all have customizable options that are available in Advanced Mode These options decide which in formation is viewable on each page Customize Position Page This page has nine boxes you can customize While on the Position Page press MENU J to Customize ENT The topmost data box begins flashing Use the arrow keys to select the box you want to change With
74. e press lt ENT 2 Return to the page by pressing EXIT Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit iFINDER auto matically loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories GPS Data Files GPS Data files contain waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Instructions for copying GPS Data Files between your computer and an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software GPS data automatically recorded in the unit s internal memory must be saved to the MMC as a GPS Data File in order to store it on your per sonal computer GPS Data Files stored on an MMC must be copied from the card to the iFINDER s internal memory before the unit can read them Here s how 1 Insert the MMC into your unit Press MENU J to TRANSFER My Data ENT and the screen below appears Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen Passe Cniinn Question Transfer data which way L EE Load Advanced Mode Software Info The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the
75. e indicate that you are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action of some kind with the menu item Text that you may need to enter or file names you need to select are shown in italic type such as trail name Instructions Menu Sequences Most functions you perform with iFINDER are described as a sequence of key strokes and selecting menu commands We ve written them in a condensed manner for quick and easy reading For example instructions for backtracking a trail in Easy Mode would look like this 1 Press MENU J to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT 2 Now begin moving and follow your iFINDER Translated into complete English step 1 means Press the Menu key Next press the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select high light the Navigate Trail menu command Finally press the Enter key Also note that throughout this text we will refer to the iFINDER Pro as iFINDER or simply as the unit 8 Section 2 Installation amp Accessories Power The iFINDER operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an optional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter When the power cable is used the iFINDER automatically switches to it if the external power is greater than the battery voltage If the external power fails the unit automatically switches to the batteries Flash memory will keep your stored data safe and accessible for the life of the product after the unit is turned off no battery or e
76. e looked up an item with the Find Map Places command use the lt to make sure the Go To command is highlighted at the bot tom of the screen then press ENT iFINDER begins showing navigation information to the item To cancel navigation press MENU to CaNcEL NAvicATION ENT lt to Yes ENT iF INDER stops showing navigation information Creating and Saving a Trail A trail or plot trail is a history of the path you have taken On the screen trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position arrow By default the trail flashes once a second making it easier to see against the background map With the default auto setting iFINDER creates a trail by placing a dot trail point on the screen every time you change directions The method used for creating a trail and the trail update rate can both be adjusted in Advanced Mode See Sec 5 for Trail Options In Easy Mode this unit automatically creates a plot trail when turned on and this trail is automatically saved in memory when the unit is turned off iFINDER continues recording the same trail until you clear the trail which erases the old trail and starts creation of a new trail NOTE iFINDER can record up to 9 999 points per trail which can be ad justed in Advanced Mode The default setting is a maximum of 2 000 points When trail length exceeds the maximum setting the unit begins recording the trail over itself In Advanced Mode
77. e you re traveling in a straight line Once you deviate from a straight line the unit drops a plot point trail waypoint onto the trail This conserves plot trail points If a plot trail uses all of the available points allotted to it the beginning points are taken away and placed at the end of the trail 93 F Update Trail F Flash Trails Auto gt Auto Distance Trail Options menu Press J to UPDATE CRITERIA ENT press J or T to select criteria type ENT Trail Update Rate Time Distance You can update a trail by time with a range from 1 second to 9999 sec onds the default is 3 seconds You can update by distance with a range from 0 01 mile nm km to 9 99 mile nm km the default is 0 10 mile With Update Criteria selected press J to either the rate or distance data entry boxes and press ENT Press or J to change the first charac ter then press to the next character and repeat until the entry is correct Press EXIT EXIT to return to the Trail Options Menu K Update Trail K Update Trail E Flash Trails E Flash Trails Time F Distance gt Update Rate Update Dist 3 sec 0 10 mi Trail Options menu Specific Trail Options Delete Trail To delete a specific trail From the Trails menu press J to trail name ENT The Edit Trail menu appears as seen in the following fig ure Press J to DELETE TRAIL ENT lt to Yes ENT New Trail To manually start a new trail or delete a trail From the
78. ed 3 To change distance settings scroll T or 4 to select the desired cate gory then press ENT to activate the distance dialog box Press T or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and re peat until the distance is correct 63 4 When your adjustments are finished return to the last page dis played by repeatedly pressing EXIT IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm may be triggered even when you re sitting still This typically happens when using small less than 0 05 mile anchor alarm ranges Arrival Alarm If you set the arrival alarm s distance to a small number and you run a route see the Navigate Routes segment this unit may not show navigation data to the next waypoint once you arrive at the first one since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm Auto Satellite Search To lock onto the satellites the GPS receiver needs to know its current position UTC time and date Elevation altitude is also used in the equation but it s rarely required to determine a position It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view It then searches for only those satellites When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time it doesn t know what your position or elevation altitude is The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on This
79. ed 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Go To Gurson Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Map Data Delete My Icons Customize Category v My Waypoints wv My Icons v My Trails v Airports v Cities v Countries v County Parish wv Highway Exits v Highways 2 Landen Subcategory 4 Map Menu left Map Categories Menu right Map Orientation By default this receiver shows the map with north always at the top of the screen This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper However you can change the map orientation to Track Up or Course Up if you switch to Advanced Mode 76 In Track Up mode map shows N and arrow to indicate north k cneSSpeake Balt ny 6 Map orientation at left is shown in north up and at right track up The default North Up setting is fine if you re always traveling due north What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map what you see to your right is shown on the right side of the map and so on However if you travel any other direction the map doesn t line up with your view of the world To correct this problem a track up mode rotates the map as you turn Thus what you see on the left side of the screen should always be to your left and so on Another option is course up mode which keeps the map at the same orientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint When either the t
80. ed Fig 4 Point 3 set at on ramp turn Fig 5 Waypoint 4 set at highway exit to frontage road leading to river Waypoint 5 ends the route at a tree stand in the hunting area Fig 6 Press EXIT to save the route and you return to this screen 5 Move the cursor to the next point in the route a spot where you need to turn or change direction and press ENT to set the next waypoint 6 Repeat step five until the route reaches your destination 53 4 7 To save your route press EXIT iFINDER reverts to the Route screen with the route automatically named Route 1 and stored in iFINDER s internal memory 8 You can edit the name if you wish Press T to select the screen s command box then press to Epit Name ENT Press or 4 to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next charac ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT 9 You can execute other route commands such as NavicATE With the command box active just press to highlight a different command then press ENT 10 If you are finished with the route for now you can return to the last page displayed by pressing EXIT EXIT EXIT Delete a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to ROUTE PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to the route list press 4 or T to select route name ENT 3 Press lt to DELETE ENT lt to Yes ENT Save GPS Data Files to an MMC 1 P
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82. eek and Military grids UTM s are marked on USGS topographic charts This system divides the Earth into 60 zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Swedish Swiss Taiwan and Greek grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries In order to use these grid systems you must be in the respective country This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid See the entry on Map Datum Selection for more information The military grid reference system MGRS uses two grid lettering schemes which are referred to as standard and alternate MGRS on this unit Your position and datum in use determines which one to use If you use standard and your position is off significantly then try the al ternate NOTE When the position format is changed it affects the way all posi tions are shown on all screens This includes waypoints To select a coordinate system To change the coordinate system press ENT while COORDINATE SYSTEM is highlighted Press the T or arrow keys to highlight the desired for mat Press ENT to select it Press EXIT to erase the menus To setup Loran TD NOTE If the Loran TD conversion is chosen you must enter the local Lo ran chain identification for the master and slaves Do this by se lecting Setup Loran TD at the bottom of the Coordinate System menu and select the ID Press EXIT to erase this menu 68
83. en Set Local Time 02 43 39 PM Sounds Com Port Power Saving Reset Options Month Navigate Trail Delete All Waypts June E Clear Trail r Popup Help Day veer Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Info Sun Moon Calc Units of Measure Set Local Time Advanced Mode Transfer My Data Software Info 17 12003 y Config DST DST United States Grows Carm Produce komi N Set Local Time Command left Easy Mode center Advanced At right the Time Settings menu Once in the Time Settings menu To set Local Time Press ENT Press or J to change the first charac ter then press to move the cursor to the next character Repeat until the time is correct then press ENT To set the Month Press J to MontH ENT Press T or J to select the month then press ENT To set the Day Press J to Day ENT Press or J to select the day then press ENT To set the Year Press to Year ENT Press or J to select the year then press ENT 89 Local Time 02 43 Time Settings 7 June E April May July August DST United States 17 7 12003 ha ConfigDsT DST United States Adjusting the time left Adjusting the month right The last field in this menu is Conric DST This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav ing Time you should only have to
84. ental Material Datums Used by This Unit WGS 1984 Default Adindan Mean for Ethiopia Sudan Adindan Burkina Faso Adindan Cameroon Adindan Ethiopia Adindan Mali Adindan Senegal Adindan Sudan Afgooye Somalia Ain el Abd 1970 Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970 Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965 Cocos Islands Antigua Island Astro 1943 Antigua Lee ward Islands Arc 1950 Mean for Botswana Lesotho Malawi Swaziland Zaire Zambia and Zimbabwe Arc 1950 Botswana Arc 1950 Burundi Arc 1950 Lesotho Arc 1950 Malawi Arc 1950 Swaziland Arc 1950 Zaire Arc 1950 Zambia Arc 1950 Zimbabwe Arc 1960 Mean for Kenya Tanzania Ascension Island 1958 Ascension Island Astro Beacon E 1945 lwo Jima Astro DOS 71 4 St Helena Island Astro Tern Island FRIG 1961 Tern Island Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island Australian Geodetic 1966 Australia amp Tasmania 109 Australian Geodetic 1984 Australia amp Tasmania Ayabelle Lighthouse Djibouti Bellevue IGN Efate amp Erromango Islands Bermuda 1957 Bermuda Bissau Guinea Bissau Bogota Observatory Colombia Bukit Rimpah Indo nesia Bangka amp Be litung Islands Camp Area Astro Antarctica McMurdo Camp Area Campo Inchauspe Argentina Canton Astro 1966 Phoenix Islands Cape South Africa Cape Canaveral Bahamas Florida Carthage Tunisia Switzerland Chat
85. ept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The POI s Waypoint Information screen appears This is how you can use iFINDER as a business phone directory If you wanted to navigate there you could press Enter since the Go To command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Map ENT Taco Bueno a Taco Bueno al Fast Food Chain Fast Food Chain 11710 E ith St 11710 E ith St Tulsa OK 74128 Tulsa OK 74128 Phone 918 438 4370 Phone 918 438 4370 N 36 08 859 N 36 08 859 U 95 50 779 U 95 50 779 Distance 0 23 mi Distance 0 23 mi Bearing 235 true Bearing 235 true POl Restaurants POl Restaurants gt Elco To lt i POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to the restaurant and its compass bearing Figure at left shows Go To command right figure shows Find On Map command 6 1FINDER s map appears with the cross hair cursor highlighting the restaurant s POI symbol A pop up name box identifies the POI A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s lati tude and longitude distance and bearing Finding Waypoint Taco Buendag yqs H 95 50 779 234 Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a restaurant search 31 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT Before you comp
86. ess ENT If not use 4 and T to select the correct address from the list then press ENT The Map Page will then appear with the location selected by the cursor 8 To navigate to the address press MENU ENT EXIT and your iFINDER will begin showing navigation information to the address pointed out by the cursor If you are only looking up an address not navigating just press EXIT to return to the previous page 99 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor With a POI or map feature selected by the cursor press FIND ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT Y Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address N 36 08 857 H 95 50 662 Distance 0 15 mi 206 mag p gi 3mi 2 a N 36 08 867 0 157 W 95 50 656 206 s A POI selected by the cursor left The Find Menu center POI informa tion screen right NOTE Since the Go To command is highlighted you can navigate to the selected POI by pressing ENT while in the POI Waypoint Informa tion screen Find Home Waypoint The Home Waypoint is a unique waypoint created when using the iFINDER in Easy Mode To search for the Home Waypoint in Easy Mode simply press FIND to Go Home ENT ap Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address The Easy Mode Find Menu In Advanced Mode you still have access to a Home Waypoint created in Easy Mode It will simply show up in you
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88. et an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from a waypoint For example if you have the arrival alarm set to 0 1 mile then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 0 1 mile of the recalled waypoint The off course alarm warns you when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the course line to the waypoint For example if the alarm is set to 0 1 mile then the alarm flashes a message if you drift 0 1 mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint The anchor alarm is triggered when you drift outside of a preset radius Again using the 0 1 mile as an example if you re anchored and your boat moves more than 0 1 mile the alarm will flash a message and sound a tone You can only adjust alarm distance settings or turn alarms off or on in Advanced Mode Switch from Easy to Advanced MENU J to ADVANCED Mone ENT lt ENT Main Menu Screen Arrival Alarm Sounds Arrival 0 12 mi oute Plannin My Trails Cancel Navigation ROff Course Alr GPS Setup Off Course System Setup 0 20 mi Utilities Easy Mode _ r Anchor Alarm Browse MMC plone Rechor fo 0 20 mi fao0omi N E Alarms command left Alarm menu right To change alarm settings 1 Press MENU MENU J to Ararms ENT 2 Scroll J or to select the desired category then press ENT to check or clear the enabled box This turns the alarm on checked or off uncheck
89. fter the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Alarm Sounds Press J to ALarm Sounps With the option high lighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Alarm Style Press J to ALARM STYLE ENT Press or J to change the style then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to re turn to the page display Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be left on When stopped or traveling at slow speeds such as walking or trolling Track Smoothing prevents wandering of trails the steering arrow compass rose and a map in track up mode 91 Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Power Saving Track Smoothing Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm Use Indoors DGPS Status GPS Simulator Carm Prodace 30mi Track Smoothing option turned on Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails Some affect all trails other options can be applied to a particular trail You can change the way trails are updated you can display or hide trails make them flash on the screen or not flash create a new trail delete a trail etc These options are only available in Advanced Mode but option changes made in Advanced will affect the appearance of trails in Easy Mode General Trail Options To access the Trails Men
90. g Now that you ve seen how iFINDER can find where you are let s search for something somewhere else Searching is one of the most powerful new features in the Lowrance GPS product line In this example we ll look for the nearest fast food restaurant For more information on different types of searches refer to Sec 6 Searching NOTE This example requires the Point of Interest POI database included with iFINDER Express or a high detail MapCreate 6 custom map After iFINDER has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Map Ptaces ENT to POI RESTAURANTS 2 You could search the entire restaurant category but in this example we will narrow our search Press gt to Fast Foon Cuains ENT ENT Find Map Places Menu left Category Selection menu center and list i Category Find By Nearest Go Home POFFishing aj ORECA TE POlHunting Sonic Drive In Find Streets ee W Captain D s Seaf Find Address W McDonald s POl Services M Long John Silver POl Shopping o ina POLSpor rs Burger King POI T tati Ones ee Subcategory Church s Chicken rast Food Chains ma 231 of the nearest restaurants right 30 3 iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of restaurants appears with the closest at the top of the list and the farthest at the bottom of the list The nearest is highlighted 4 If you wish you could scroll T or J here to select another restaurant but for now we will just acc
91. gin with the FIND key and the search menus work the same in each mode However the Go Home command works only in Easy Mode and the Find Waypoints command works only in Advanced Mode You can still find a Home waypoint in Advanced mode you just search for it using the Find Waypoints command Map Places p Places Highway Exits Highway Exits Find Streets Find Streets Find Address Find Address Carm Prodice 30mi Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right NOTE You can search for items even if iFINDER hasn t acquired a posi tion yet or start from a position other than your own When you do a search distance and bearing to the selected item will be calcu lated from iFINDER s current position If iFINDER hasn t acquired a position it will use the last known position If the cursor is active iFINDER will always begin the search at the cursor You can look up items by name or search for the item nearest to you Find Addresses 1 Press FIND J to Appresses ENT 2 Press ENT to search in the Address field 97 Find Address 0 Street Hone City Any Find Address Find Address Menu 3 To enter an address number press 7 or J to change the first number then press gt to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the number is correct then press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT 4 To enter a street name press J to STREET
92. ham Island Astro 1971 New Zealand Chatham Island Chua Astro Paraguay Corrego Alegre Brazil Dabola Guinea Djakarta Batavia Indonesia Sumatra DOS 1968 New Georgia Islands Gizo Island Easter Island 1967 Easter Island European 1950 Mean for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France West Germany Gi braltar Greece Italy Luxembourg Neth erlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland European 1950 Mean for Austria Denmark France West Germany Netherlands Swit zerland European 1950 Mean for Iraq Israel Jordan Lebanon Kuwait Saudi Arabia Syria European 1950 Cyprus European 1950 Egypt European 1950 England Channel Islands Ireland Scotland Shetland Islands European 1950 Finland Norway European 1950 Greece European 1950 Iran European 1950 Italy Sardinia European 1950 Sicily European 1950 Malta Ireland 1965 Ireland ISTS 061 Astro 1968 South Georgia lIs lands ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Diego Garcia Johnston Island 1961 Johnston Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kerguelen Island 1949 Kerguelen Island Kertau 1948 West Malaysia amp Singapore Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands 110 L C 5 Astro 1961 Cayman Brac Island Leigon Ghana Liberia 1964 Liberia Luzon Philippines Exclud ing Mindanao Luzon Philippines Min danao Mahe 1971 Mahe Island Massawa Ethiopia Eritrea Merchich Morocco Midway Ast
93. he maximum zoom range for showing additional map detail is 8 miles You can con tinue to zoom in closer but the map will simply be enlarged without revealing more map content except for a few major city streets Load your own high detail custom map made with MapCreate and you can zoom in to 0 05 miles with massive amounts of accurate map detail Map Pages with high detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC At left arterial streets appear at the 4 mile zoom range with a few Point of Interest icons visible Center numerous dots representing Points of Interest become visible at the 3 mile range Right at the 0 4 mile zoom you can see an interstate highway with an exit major and minor streets as well as Point of Interest icons 25 Background map vs MapCreate map content The background map includes low detail maps of the whole world con taining cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and me dium detail maps of the United States The medium detail U S maps contain all incorporated cities shaded metropolitan areas county boundaries shaded public lands such as national forests and parks some major city streets Interstate U S and state highways Interstate highway exits and exit services informa tion large and medium sized lakes and streams and more than 60 000 navigation aids and 10 000 wrecks and obstructions in U S coastal and Great Lakes waters MapCreate custom maps include
94. hown There are 37 available map zoom ranges from 0 05 miles to 4 000 miles NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Map Page 1 To get to Map Page Map page is the default when iFINDER is turned on To switch from another page to the Map Page press PAGE repeatedly until the page you want appears 2 To get to Map Page Menu press MENU NOTE The screen shows an indicators of what iFINDER s microprocessor is doing similar to the floppy drivel ight on a PC In the lower right corner of the screen a special icon MMC symbol will appear and disappear from time to time When this icon appears iFINDER is reading information from the MMC w o o SO E EE ae r h City Mersphis ap Orientation E eer aaah r Auto Zoom oa i f Map Data Ilas tooo i Map Categories es Pear 21 2i Delete My Icons orf _ Customize j Fe P inana j is jf OUS toa ae bales e a lsoomi ls00mi Ale N 31 54 390 355 2 N 37 00 973 92 177 H_92 19 828 140 W 94 34 709 450m Map Page left Map Menu right Map Menu The map menu has many options The map menu allows you to find distances change the orientation of your map view map data and other helpful map functions 45 Moving Around the Map Zoom amp Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird s eye view perspective The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner
95. icularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came 56 Easy Mode only allows you to work with one trail But Advanced Mode lets you save up to 10 trails in iFINDER s memory Since you can copy these trails to MMCs in the form of GPS Data Files usr format the only true limit on the number of trails you can record is the number of MMCs you can carry in your pockets For various trail options see the Trail Options entry in Sec 5 Create and Save a Trail iFINDER is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on It will continue recording the trail until the length reaches the maximum trail point setting default is 2 000 but the unit can record trails 9 999 points long When the point limit is reached iFINDER begins recording the trail over itself To preserve a trail from point A to point B you must turn off the trail by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A When a trail is set inactive iFINDER automatically creates and begins recording a new trail Clear a Trail This is the command Easy Mode uses to erase the active trail and im mediately begin recording a new one It s only available in Easy Mode 1 Press MENU J to CLear Trait ENT lt to Yes ENT Delete a Trail This is the command Advanced Mode uses to erase or delete a trail Press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT J to trail name ENT to DELETE
96. ide To use it open the closure flap 15 and unroll the anti moisture baffle to open the bag Slip the unit inside Roll up the baffle tightly and close the outer flap Insert iFINDER into bag upside down left That makes it easier to read when wearing the unit around your neck right NOTE If you want to leave the unit on to record a trail as you travel in sert the unit in the bag right side up with the internal antenna pointed up This allows much better satellite signal reception External Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation Inside a vehicle your iFINDER can sometimes maintain satellite lock while sitting on the seat beside you but we don t recommend this for optimum performance Since the view is restricted to what can be seen through the windows this operating mode will reduce position accuracy and will increase the chance of losing satellite lock Inside a vehicle the unit operates best with an optional external antenna mounted on the windshield on the dash or on the top of the vehicle The external antenna includes a magnetic base that allows temporary mounting on any flat ferrous metal surface A suction cup mount allows you to attach the antenna to a windshield The iFINDER Pro can use the passive FA 8 antenna or the active RAA 3 antenna The active antenna offers a further performance boost by amplifying the satellite signals it receives This is especially helpful
97. il you want from Off so the unit operates like a GPS plotter to High After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Popup Map Information Press MENU 4 to Map Data ENT Press J to Popup InFormaTIoN With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Draw Boundaries Press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press J to Draw Bounparies With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Fill Land With Gray Press MENU 4 to Map Dara ENT Press J to FILL LAND With Gray With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT to return to the page display Map Overlays Range Rings Lat Long Grid The map screen can be customized with four range rings and or grids that divide the plotter into equal segments of latitude and longitude Range rings are handy for visually estimating distances on the map The ring diameters are based on the current zoom range For example at the 100 mile zoom the screen will show two rings with your current 74 position in the center The large ring touching the left and right sides of the screen is 100 miles in diameter same as the zoom range The sec ond smaller ring is 50 miles in diameter always 1 2 the zoom r
98. ile zoom range In the example above the tide is at 1 5 feet and falling as shown by the down arrow at the top of the icon Tide Station icon in ani mated mode Cursor lines 82 Port Aransas i ssid Aransas 1 6 ft a Ae OS tt MN 369NN 369 MN Daily Highs amp Lows High 1 00 AM 1 3 ft Low 8 00 AH 0 5 ft High 3 30 PH 1 6 ft Low 9 30 PM 1 1 ft Moon Calculations Sets 5 34 AM Rises 5 36 PM Novem 64 2003 J Tide Information screen The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line MLLW The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day The MLLW line also ad justs its position as the height scale changes You can look up tidal data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use gt and lt to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Pop up Help Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit By highlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds
99. ince the MMC is removable like a floppy disk or a cassette tape you can store these GPS Data Files on a personal computer equipped with an MMC card reader Or store them on a pocketful of MMCs if you don t have a computer Our MapCreate mapping software can save edit or create its own GPS Data Files which can be copied to the MMC and then loaded from the MMC into iFINDER s memory NOTE No matter where they come from GPS Data Files must be loaded from the MMC into memory before iFINDER can use them The other key GPS use for MMCs is storage of special high detail cus tom maps which you can produce on your computer with our MapCre ate software These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater de tail than the basic background map These Custom Map Files file format lem can also be shared between iFINDERs other Lowrance GPS or sonar GPS units and personal computers You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software but you don t have to We also sell ready to use FreedomMaps These custom maps are pre loaded on MMCs No computer work required 5 iFINDER automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMC or SD Card To use a custom map all you need to do is slide an MMC containing a map into the unit Introduction to GPS and WAAS Well now you know the basics of how iFINDER does its work You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2 Installation amp Accessories on page 9 so you can install
100. inidad amp Tobago South American 1969 Venezuela South Asia Singapore Tananarive Obser vatory 1925 Mada gascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei East Malay sia Sabah Sarawak 112 Tokyo Mean for Japan Ko rea Okinawa Tokyo Japan Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Fiji Viti Levu Island Wake Eniwetok 1960 Marshall Islands Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake Atoll WGS 1972 Global Definition Yacare Uruguay Zanderij Suriname FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U S Federal Communi cations Commission FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful in terference and 2 this device must accept any interference re ceived including interference that may cause undesired opera tion Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equip ment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection 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 in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is
101. is space age technol ogy but we have a favor to ask Before you grab the batteries and head outside please give us a moment or two to explain how our manual can help you get the best performance from this remarkable little GPS unit First we want to thank you for buying an iFINDER Pro Whether you re a first time user or a professional navigator you ll discover that the iFINDER is a true pocket sized full featured mapping GPS re ceiver When you team an iFINDER with one of our specialized maps or our custom mapping software MapCreate 6 you have an incredible combination No other consumer GPS mapping system on the market offers so much information and so many features in one package Our goal for this book is to get you on the road or out to the woods and water fast with a minimum of fuss Like you we d rather spend more time traveling and less time reading the manual So we designed our book so that you don t have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want At the start or end of each segment we ll tell you what content is coming up next If it s a concept you re already familiar with we ll show you how and where to skip ahead for the next important topic We ve also made it easy to look up any tips you may need from time to time Here s how The manual is organized into seven sections This first section is an introduction to Lowrance GPS It tells you the basics you need to know before you can
102. kes and streams Custom mapping Accepts custom higher detail MapCreate 6 mapping on memory cards with searchable Points of Interest database of hotels restau rants shopping services and more Navion ics charts on MMC cards optional Mapping memory Up to 512 MB on one MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card Position updates Every one second Position points 1 000 waypoints 1 000 event marker icons Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons 42 Routes ccceeeeeeeeeees 100 up to 100 waypoints per route Plot Trails 0 0 99 savable up to 9 999 points per trail Man Overboard MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon then automatically displays navigation data to that position Audible alarms Arrival off course detination passed anchor Com Port cceee One serial communications port NMEA 0183 version 2 0 compatible Allows exchange of position data with another device such as an autopilot or personal computer Optional combination serial power cable available ZOOM LranGe 66000 40 ranges 0 02 to 4 000 miles NOTE The above memory capacities refer only to iFINDER s on board memory The amount of GPS data you can record and save for re call later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you have How iFINDER Works
103. letely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place NOTE Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in iFINDER If you do not have a high detailed custom map containing POI data for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC you may not find anything Set Home Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth Easy Mode allows you to save two waypoints Home and Man Overboard To save a Home Waypoint 1 Press and release ENT 2 The Save As Home WayPoint menu appears with Yes highlighted To accept yes press ENT The waypoint appears on the map as an X named Home 7 T ET N Claremore E Owasso am A i Pop up box Save as Home fe waypoint _No i Arrow 20mi N 36 07 901 6 46 Homelo7 320 6 467 W_95 43 756 97 s W 95 42 853 97m Save Home Waypoint menu left At right Home waypoint with X sym bol and name When selected by the cursor the pop up box appears The example shows waypoint set at the cursor location If cursor was not active the point would be placed at the current position Caution Saving a new Home waypoint will overwrite and erase the previous Home waypoint Navigate Back Home This command will automatically take you back to the Home way point you created 1 Press FIND ENT then follow navigation arrows on the Map
104. llow your iFINDER Clear Trail Sun M NOTE Units of Measure If you are already located at or near the Set Local Time beginning of your back trail the arrival alarm Advanced Mode f k Transfer My Data will go off as soon as you hit Enter Just press Software Info EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed Navigate Trail menu On the map your original trail is visible as a flashing solid line along with a roughly parallel dotted line indicating the back trail to follow The map contains a steer arrow in the lower right corner This arrow shows you where to steer to reach the next waypoint on your back trail The Navigation Page will also show the trail line and a bearing arrow which points to the next waypoint on the trail As you travel the arrival alarm will go off when you near a trail way point and the steer arrow on the map and bearing arrow on the com pass rose will swing around and point to the next trail waypoint Press EXIT to clear the alarm 36 Back trail dotted line Present position i arrow Steer arrow Trail point Navigate trail map views at left driver is southbound heading straight toward trail point 6 steer arrow says steer straight At right southbound driver has reached point 6 and must turn east to follow trail Steer arrow swings around to say turn left east toward the next trail waypoint arrival alarm message turned off for clarity Track or compass heading indicator Present po
105. make the unit look around and tell you where you are Section 2 will help you get the batteries and MultiMedia Card MMC correctly installed in your iFINDER We ll also tell you about some of the accessories available for your unit Section 3 is the heart of our book Easy Mode Operation It will intro duce you to the basic GPS functions We lead off this section with a one page Easy Mode Quick Reference If you ve already figured out how to load the batteries yourself and you just can t wait any longer turn to the Quick Reference on page 28 and head out side with your iFINDER The rest of Section 3 contains short easy to scan lessons that follow one another in chronological order They re all you ll need to know to find your way on the water or in the wilderness quickly 1 Easy Mode operation will meet the navigation needs of many users But after you ve learned the basics or if you already have some GPS experience you may want to try out some of iFINDER s many ad vanced navigation features That brings us to Section 4 Advanced Mode Operation After we introduce the Advanced Mode menus and submenus this section contains the rest of iFINDER s command func tions organized in alphabetical order When you come to a GPS menu command on the iFINDER screen you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents or index just flipping through Section 3 or scanning through the command portion of Section 4 iFI
106. massive amounts of information not found in the background map MapCreate contains the searchable Points of Interest database all the minor roads and streets all the landmark features such as summits schools radio towers etc more rivers streams smaller lakes and ponds and their names What s more important is the large scale map detail that allows your GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy For example the background map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a coastline or water body but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shoreline completely and accurately finer detail Many smaller islands would not be included in the background map but are of course in MapCreate f Interstate Major Street Cursor line Restaurant POI POI Markers gt v Al POI pot R g E ae thWestlink Pop up School POI fe i afai ai S orp s Cholita s Mexican big ni Restaurant i Position distance and Zoom bearing data Range When the map is zoomed out far enough most POIs appear as square dots As you zoom in closer the symbols become readable icons In the 0 3 mile zoom example at right the cursor has selected the Cholita s Mexican Restaurant POI which triggers a pop up box with the POI name This pop up box works on POIs at any zoom range 26 Tip In some urban areas businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each othe
107. mber appear on the map Create a Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For further details see this subject in the Easy Mode Operation section 59 Create a Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi tions and other factors 1 Press ENT to Averace Position ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position The greater the number of points the greater the accuracy When the desired number of points accumulates press ENT to create and save the waypoint 3 The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can simply save the waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and bearing from a reference position The reference position can be se lected from your waypoint list a map feature or from the Points of In terest list 1 Press ENT to PRovecTeD Positi
108. me Date Software Info fi2 hour 7 MM DDIY 7 a fa ETOUR At left Units of Measure command on System Setup menu At right Units of Measure Menu 95 To set Speed Distance Unit of Measure Press ENT Press or J to change the Speed Distance then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Heading Press 4 to HEADING ENT Press T or J to change the heading then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to re turn to the page display To set Time Format Press to Time Format ENT Press T or J to change the time format then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Date Format Press to Date FormAT ENT Press or J to change the date format then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 96 Section 6 Searching NOTE The background map loaded in your unit lets you search for U S Interstate Highway exits and exit services as well as some land features including cities and lakes For a full set of searchable land features including landmarks streets addresses and Points of In terest you must load your own high detail custom map produced with our MapCreate 6 software For a complete description of what detail is found in the background map and custom MapCreate maps see page 26 Whether you are in Easy Mode or Advanced Mode iFINDER s search functions all be
109. menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT ounds Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation GPS Setup System Setup Utilities Easy Mode Browse MMC Files l4000mi EARTE Main Menu Advanced Mode Pages Advanced Mode has four Page displays that represent the four major operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Position Page the Navigation Page and the Map Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key Pressing PAGES repeatedly scrolls between the four screens in an endless circular loop Each Page has a submenu screen associated with it You access a Page Submenu by pressing the MENU key one time while the page is dis played Pressing the Menu key twice takes you to the Main Menu Satellite Status Page This page provides detailed information on the status of iFINDER s satellite lock on and position acquisition No matter what page you are 42 on a flashing current position indicator question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed This page shows you the quality and ac curacy of the current satellite lock on and position calculation WARNING Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing NOTE Refer to Sec 2 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Satellite Page 1 To get to the Satellite Status P
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111. n accordance with the instructions of the owner s manual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install such improvements or changes on equipment or items previously manufactured This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to state REMINDER You must retain the sales slip or sales receipt proving the date of your original purchase in case warranty service is ever required LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS 12000 E SKELLY DRIVE TULSA OK 74128 800 324 1356 121 How to Obtain Service in the USA We back your investment in quality products with quick expert service and genuine Lowrance parts If you re in the United States and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your problem over the phone with out sending your product to the factory To call us use the following toll free number 800 324 1356 8 a m to 5 p m Central Standard Time M F Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice iIn Canada If you re in Canada and you ha
112. n the map by pressing ENT Sonic Drive In a Sonic Drive In Fast Food Chain Fast Food Chain 11231 E 11th St 11231 E 11th St Tulsa OK 74128 Tulsa OK 74128 918 438 6400 918 438 6400 N 36 08 911 N 36 08 911 W 95 51 100 W 95 51 100 Distance 0 42 nm Distance 0 42 nm Bearing 257 mag Bearing 257 mag POl Restaurants POl Restaurants e B Find On Map E Go To POI option left Find on Map POI option right Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1 Press FIND J to StREETS ENT and the Find Streets menu appears Find Menu Go Home My Waypoints Map Places Map Places Carm Prodace Bomi Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 2 You must first fill in a screet name in the First Street dialog box Press ENT to display the Find By Name menu There are two options A You 104 can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a street from the list then press ENT First Street Find By Hame 80th Both Second Street Find In List Bist 8 4 a Cy City 80 B Any 80 S US Highway 80 A Find First Street 80 A 80 Aa 80 Alternate Rou RN Rannerter Sh LI Find Intersecti
113. nit in the direction indicated by the arrow The battery cover will snap off Remove iFINDER battery cover Install the batteries according to the decal in the battery compartment which shows the correct polarity Point the positive pole of the upper bat tery to the left point the positive pole of the bottom battery to the right Replace the battery compartment cover Align the cover latch tab with the slot inside the case With a finger press the bottom of the cover in and then up toward the top of the unit Replace battery compartment cover Align tab with slot left Press in cover bottom right 10 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power Plug the CA 5 power cable s cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle Next slide the other connec tor over the power contacts on the bottom of the iFINDER case Attach CA 5 external power cable to iFINDER WARNING Do not remove the cigarette lighter adapter and splice the exposed wires directly to a 12 volt power system The cigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a protec tive fuse and a voltage regulator to convert 12 volts down to about 3 volts Without this regulator connecting your unit to a 12 volt power source will destroy the unit This damage will not be covered by your warranty The iFINDER can use three other optional external cables to supply a NMEA serial data connection or a combination of power and data These c
114. nt information 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Station icon When selected a pop up name box appears 2 Press FIND FIND to display the Tidal Current Information screen Station icon in animated mode NORTH JETTY 1 SOUTH vs Cursor lines N 27 50 030 0 18 HW 97 02 656 195 Left Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cursor Right the icon animates automatically without selecting it at the 1 2 mile zoom range The tidal current is flowing toward the northwest at a velocity of 0 8 mph 0 9 mph f la y SWL 0 9 mph MN 369NN 369 MN Line indicates current status 4 21 AM Ebb 12 03 PM Fid Slack Before Max Floods amp Ebbs 2 00 AM 0 4 mph 8 34 AM 0 7 mph 3 18 PM 0 9 mph 11 30 PH 0 0 mph Month Novemty 6 10 11 PM Ebb pero Ea 295 Fid 113 Ebb 295 Fid 113 Ebb Current Information screen The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the flood and ebb pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The velocity scale at the top left side of the graph changes dynamically based upon the maximum velocity of the current for that day 81 Slack water the period of little or no current is represented by the Slack Water Line SWL The
115. nt table for fu ture reference It can be edited the same as any other waypoint in Ad vanced Mode This prevents the inadvertent loss of the current Man Overboard position Tip You don t need to have an emergency to use the MOB waypoint It is the only way you can set an additional waypoint other than Home in Easy Mode When you set the MOB point just cancel navigation and then use MOB like a regular waypoint Remember you can set 1 000 waypoints in Advanced Mode To cancel navigation to MOB press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGA TION ENT lt to Yes ENT iFINDER stops showing navigation informa tion Navigate to Cursor Position on Map The Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor position on the map It s a quick and handy way to navigate to anything you can see on the map display 33 1 Use the cursor controlled by the arrow keys with the zoom in and zoom out keys to maneuver around the map until you find a location you want to go to 2 Center the cursor over the location to select it See the example be low Many map items such as waypoints Points of Interest towns etc can be selected and appear highlighted with a pop up box Other features such as a river or a street intersection will not appear high lighted but the cursor will take you to those locations just the same Oologah OK ws WH 95 42 490 16 79 Navigate to cursor In this example the cursor has selected the town of
116. of the screen If the zoom range says 4 mi the map shows an area 4 miles wide from the left edge of the screen to the right edge of the screen 1 Press the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail in a smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail but a larger geographic area You can pan or scroll the map northward southward eastward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the cross hair map cursor To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known position Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1 While on the Map page press MENU J to Finp Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to A rubber band line appears connecting your current position to the cursor s location The distance along that line will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen 3 Press EXIT to return to regular operation Elmi an anteegfioustori_N N 33 16 628 211 17 W_97 06 966 196 The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 211 1 miles Find Distance From Point to Point You can also measure distance between two other points on the map 1 While on the Map page press MENU J to FIND Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the first position A rubber band line ap pears connecting your current position to the cursor
117. on Find streets or intersections menu left Find street by name right 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searcing for in the First Street box In this example it s 80th Street To search for that street press 4 to Finn First STREET ENT A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the street When the Streets Found list ap pears press or J to the street you are searching for and press ENT First Street goth SW 80th Ct Miam Second Street SW 80th St Mia 81st SW 80th Ave Miai SW 80th PI Miami City SW 80th Ave Miai Any SW 80th PI Miami SW 80th Ave Miai SW 80th Ave Miai SW 380th Rd Pines SW 80th Ave Pings rt gt Find first street left Street found right Find First Street Find Intersection If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location just press MENU ENT EXIT Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box 1 Press FIND J to Streets ENT and the Find Streets menu appears 2 You must first fill in a screet name in the First Street dialog box Press ENT to display the Find By Name menu There are two options A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change 105 the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT
118. on ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Press J to SET REFERENCE ENT Use and J to select a waypoint map feature or Point of Interest When the point has been selected press ENT and the point s position appears as the reference position 3 Press to Distance ENT Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor rect Press ENT 4 Press T to BEARING ENT Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor rect Press ENT 5 Press 4 to Prosect ENT The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can simply save the new projected waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Press EXIT ENT if you want to immediately be gin navigating to the new waypoint Select a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map for navigating to for editing etc use the arrow keys and center the cursor over the waypoint A highlighted halo will appear around the waypoint 60 Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint press FIND ENT 4 to Name ENT ENT J to way point name ENT gt to DELETE ENT lt to Yes ENT To return to the pre vious page press EXIT EXIT Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name press FIND ENT J to Name ENT ENT J to way point name ENT to DELETE ENT to Yes ENT To return to the pre vious page press EXIT EXIT Wa
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120. ory menu 3 Search by nearest POI At the Find By menu press ENT The Find by Nearest menu will show a calculating screen then a list of nearest POIs will appear Press J or to select the POI you want and press ENT to call up the POI s Waypoint Information screen Category Find By Nearest Find By Nearest POl Attractions Denny s PCr aio W Taco Bueno Fajita Rita s U Rigoberto s M Mazzio s Pizza Lot A Burger M Sonic Drive In Big Daddy All An M Hong Kong BBQ Dst 0 21 Brg 227 Find by nearest option left Calculating screen center POI list right 4 Search by name of POI At the Find By menu press 4 ENT There are two options A You can spell out the POI in the top selection box Press or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a POI from the list then press ENT to call up the POI s Waypoint Information screen 103 Category Find By Name Pol Attractions Son Pion reli nil ering oy Find In List Nearest Solid Rock Cafe Son Set Grill S B Sooner Barbeque Sooners Corner Res Southeast Bingo Southeast Carrv Ou Find by name option left Find by name menu right 5 When the POI s Waypoint Information screen appears you can choose to Go To the POI by pressing ENT or find it o
121. p System Setup 0 bytes Utilities gt Format Easy Mode i 4000mi N E Main Menu left MMC File Browser center amp right Com Port Configuration iFINDER has one NMEA 01838 version 2 0 compatible communication port or com port for short The Com Port Menu which is accessed from the System Setup Menu in Advanced Mode allows you to configure the communications port to send data to another electronic device such as an autopilot Units of Measure Set Local Time Communication Port Baud Rate 4800 NMEA Input NMEA Output Magnavox DGPS r Starlink DGPS Configure NMEA Configure NMEA Configure DGPS Configure DGPS Menus for changing Com Port settings Communication Port Reset Options Delete All Waypts r Popup Help Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Info BTOW 1 OLANA Wor O Carm Prodice Omi 65 For connectors and wiring information for another device consult the factory phone numbers are in the back of this manual To set Com Port Configuration 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to Com Port ENT Configure DGPS This unit will recognize Starlink Magnavox and Lowrance DGPS receivers 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press to Com Port ENT to Conricgure DGPS ENT 3 Press ENT then use T e to enter the station frequency then
122. power GPS Auto Search WAAS enabled 10 second update Power Saving 1 second update 500ms 5 duty Track Smoothing Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm Use Indoors DGPS Status GPS Simulator Carm Prodice komi Power Saving command left and Power Save menu at Min Power save center and Max Power Save right Stop GPS Engine There is another function that will help preserve battery life when practicing with the unit indoors Most of the time the unit will not be able to find a satellite unless you are practicing by a large window After a few moments of unfruitful scanning iFINDER will ask you if it should stop searching for satellites or continue searching When this message appears the Stop SEARCHING command is highlighted To turn off the GPS engine and save power press ENT 85 Use Indoors If you don t want to wait for i1FINDER to prompt you to switch to the inside setting you can manually switch to indoor operation in Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT to Use INDoors ENT 2 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT 3 You can return to this command and press ENT again to turn the fea ture off or just turn the unit off and back on again iFINDER will automatically resume searching for satellites Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Power Saving Track Smoothing Require DGPS Show WAAS Alarm
123. r on the screen In the preceding figure you can see a packed string of POIs all along the west half of 11th You can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to see by simply turning off the display of POIs you re not watching for To see how check the text on Map Detail Category Selection in Sec 5 It shows how to use the Map Catego ries Drawn menu to turn individual POI displays off and on Even though their display is turned off you can still search for POIs and their icons will pop up when your unit finds them for you The following page contains a 12 step quick reference for Easy Mode operation If you don t want to carry the manual with you as you prac tice with iFINDER you might consider photocopying this quick refer ence page and tucking it into your pocket 27 iFINDER Easy Mode Quick Reference Start outdoors with a clear view of the open sky As you practice try navigating to a location a few blocks away Navigation in too small a space like a backyard will constantly trigger arrival alarms 1 Install two AA batteries and an MMC card in the battery compart ment on back of case See installation details on page 9 2 To turn on iFINDER press and release PWR key 3 Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4 000 mile zoom range Rotate through the three main Page screens Map Page Satellite Status Page Navigation Page by repeatedly pressing PAGES key switch Pages to
124. r waypoints list under the name Home You can search for the Home Waypoint navigate to it add it to a route or otherwise use it exactly like any other waypoint 100 Details on searching for waypoints in Advanced Mode can be found later in this section in the segment Find Waypoints Find Interstate Highway Exits 1 Press FIND J to Highway Exits ENT which calls up the Find Exit Menu My Waypoints M Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 2 First select a highway name by pressing ENT which calls up the Find By Name menu There are two highway search options A You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a highway from the list then press ENT Find Exit Highway 44 Interstate Find By Hame Bla Interstate Find In List Exit 435 Interstate j Exit 233 East 21st St al Exit 234A US 169 Brok Exit 234B Garnett Rd Exit 235 East 1th St 440 Interstate 45 Interstate 465 Interstate L 469 Interstate Ee T 470 Interstate it 238 161st East Av 474 Interstate Exit tt N By fInterstate Find Exit using the Highway Name 3 Once you have selected a highway name you can then select an exit P
125. rack up or course up mode is on an N shows on the map screen to help you see which direction is north Which option you use is a matter of personal taste we sometimes switch back and forth depending on the circumstances For example when we are in an area we know fairly well we usually run the unit in default North Up But we ll sometimes switch to Track Up when we re in an unfamiliar area and want to instantly coordinate what we see out the window with what we see on the screen Try all three modes to find what works best for you To change map orientation from the Map Page press MENU J to Map ORIENTATION ENT Press 7 or J to select an orientation option then press ENT Press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 77 Go Mo Gursonr Find Distance r Auto Zoom Map Data Map Categories Delete My Icons Go To Cupson Find Distance Tr Auta Zaam Map Orientation M Map NET peek Track Up Course Up ad PS Customize Carm Prodace om Map Menu left Map Orientation menu with the North Up map orientation option selected right Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs Both the GOLD and CLASSIC format charts are accepted They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC NORTH JETTY Left entrance to Aransas Pass in a MapCreate 6 custom map 4 mile zoom Remaining images from left to right same posi
126. ress J to switch to the Exit List then press J or until you highlight the exit you want then press ENT 101 Find Erit Highway 44 Interstate Exit 233 East 21st St al Exit 234A US 169 Brok Exit 234B Garnett Rd East dith St Exit 366 Jet 244 WwW Exit 238 161st East Av Exit 240A OK 167 N al Maia MAAN IIA AIA m OA Selected exit 4 In the Exit Information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate or go to the exit B Press gt ENT to find the exit on the map l 44 Exit 234B l 44 Exit 234B Garnett Rd Garnett Rd Mile 234 Mile 234 Elco To is 4 Services Services Country Tire Inc Country Tire Inc Jiffy Lube Jiffy Lube Go To option left Find On Map option right Tip You can also look up some additional information on the Exit Serv ices located near this exit Press J to Services 4 or to select serv ice name ENT Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI 1 Press FIND J to Map PLaces ENT Go Home Find Streets Find Address Elmi Highway Exits Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 102 2 Press J or T to select a Map Place or POI category then press ENT To narrow your search press lt or to select a subcategory before pressing ENT You will be given two options Search by Name or by Nearest Category Map Places categ
127. ress MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to TRANSFER My DATA ENT 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into iFINDER in order to activate the Save command 3 To save data from iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for Save 4 To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press J to Save ENT If you wish to rename the file press ENT to activate the se lection box Press T or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to Save ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT Searching In this example we ll look for the nearest hotel or motel For more in formation on different types of searches refer to Sec 6 Searching NOTE This example requires the Point of Interest POI database included with iFINDER Express and MapCreate 6 54 After iFINDER has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Map PLaces ENT J to POI Lopaina 2 You could search the entire lodging category but in this example we will narrow our search Press to HOTELS MoTELs ENT ENT 3 iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of hotels and motels ap pears with the closest at the top of the list and the farthest at the bot tom of the list
128. ro 1961 Midway Islands Minna Cameroon Minna Nigeria Montserrat Island Astro 1958 Montser rat Leeward Islands M Poraloko Gabon Nahrwan Oman Masirah Is land Nahrwan Saudi Arabia Nahrwan United Arab Emirates Naparima BWI Trinidad amp Tobago North American 1927 Mean for Antigua Barbados Barbuda Caicos Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Grand Cayman Jamaica Turks Islands North American 1927 Mean for Belize Costa Rica El Sal vador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua North American 1927 Mean for Canada North American 1927 Mean for CONUS Continental United States North American 1927 Mean for CONUS East of Mississippi River including Lou isiana Missouri Min nesota North American 1927 Mean for CONUS West of Mississippi River North American 1927 Alaska North American 1927 Bahamas Except San Salvador Island North American 1927 Bahamas San Sal vador Island North American 1927 Canada Alberta British Columbia North American 1927 Canada Manitoba Ontario North American 1927 Canada New Brunswick New foundland Nova Scotia Quebec North American 1927 Canada Northwest Territories Sas katchewan North American 1927 Canada Yukon North American 1927 Canal Zone North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland Hayes Peninsula North American 1927 Mexico North American 1983 Alaska Canada CONUS North American 19
129. rposes These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons iFINDER has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon Icons are similar to waypoints but they do not store as much informa tion like names as waypoints do You can t use a menu to navigate to icons as you can with waypoints But you can use the map cursor and navigate to any icon on the map You can create an icon at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating Create Icon on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make an icon 2 Press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon menu then release the ENT key 3 Press amp or or gt or J to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map 47 H ee le x x x j ec ty foo fear in FT eI camer Save Icon ale mla ala soo Pat anman Track l O true Agana Distance Seam Aleli fm a fat Speed 0 0 mph Save icon menu left Select symbol menu right Create Icon at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon menu then release the ENT key 3 Press amp or or gt or J to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map Delete an Icon To delete an icon you must be in Advanced Mode You can delete all the icons at one time you can delete all icons represented by a particular
130. s are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or erase a menu 7 FIND The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map 41 Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Advanced Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function commands and some setup option commands The instructions in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make iFINDER do something iFINDER will work fine for these instructions right out of the box with the factory default settings But if you want to learn about the various options see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options 1 To get to the main menu from any page press MENU MENU To clear the
131. s suction cup bases for attachment to windscreens or fiberglass surfaces See your Lowrance dealer or visit the LEI web site for the latest options acces sory ordering information is on the inside back cover of this manual For a complete look at the many mounting options visit the R A M web site at www ram mount com Other Accessories Other iFINDER accessories include a belt holster with a see through cover MMC cards MMC card readers and MapCreate 6 custom mapping software for your computer The iFINDER Pro Plus model ships with the GPS Accessory Pack which is composed of the MapCre ate CDs the card reader and one memory card If these accessories are not available from your dealer see the acces sory ordering information on the inside back cover of this manual Oy Mapping Detail The Ultimate CS i in GPS RPE From left to right see through belt holster MapCreate 6 CD ROM MMC card reader for USB ports The holster s clear cover allows the unit to remain locked on to satellites while in the holster 18 Section 3 Easy Mode Operation This section addresses Easy Mode operation for iFINDER s main GPS functions The principles are the same in both operating modes so this discussion also serves as a good introduction to Advanced Mode work Before you turn on iFINDER and find where you are it s a good idea to learn about the different keys the three Page screens and how they all work together BU
132. show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to a waypoint regardless of terrain It only calculates position it can t know what s between you and your destination for example It s up to you to safely navigate around obstacles no matter how you re using this product How to use this manual typographical conventions Many instructions are listed as numbered steps The keypad and arrow keystrokes appear as boldface type So if you re in a real hurry or just need a reminder you can skim the instructions and pick out what menu command to use by finding the boldface command text The fol lowing paragraphs explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of dotted cross hair lines on your mapping screen called the cursor The arrow keys also help you move around the iFINDER menus so you can execute different commands They are represented by symbols like these which denote the down ar row key the up arrow the left arrow and the right arrow e gt Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions When the text refers to a key to press the key is shown in bold sans serif type For example the Enter Save key is shown as ENT and the Menu key is shown as MENU Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters in a bold sans serif type like this ADVANCED Mone Thes
133. sition Track Bearing Bearing Trail 90 477 arrow waypoint symbol Compass AF Trail line Going To 5 Off Course Oft L Distance 0 14mi Speed 25 0 mph Travel Time 0 0020 Cross track Going To 6 error range Off Course 474 ft R Distance 2 00mi off Course Speed 25 0 mph indicator Travel Time 1 3615 Navigate trail navigation page compass rose views at left driver is eastbound heading straight toward trail point 5 bearing arrow shows the trail point is due east straight ahead At right driver has reached trail point 5 and must turn south to follow the trail Arrival alarm goes off and bearing arrow swings around to say turn right south toward the next waypoint trail point 6 iFINDER now shows navigation information to point 6 which is 2 miles away 3 When you reach your destination be sure to cancel your navigation press MENU J to Cancer NAVIGATION ENT iFINDER asks if you re sure press lt ENT Clearing or Erasing a Trail You can erase the current trail and automatically begin recording a new one by using the Clear Trail command 37 WARNING Clearing a trail will erase the trail from iFINDER s memory You will not be able to backtrack to that trail head if the trail is erased If you need to preserve the trail switch to Advanced Mode and use the instructions in Sec 4 for Creating and Saving a Trail 1 Press MENU J to Cuear TraiL ENT iF INDER asks if you re sur
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135. take to reach your destination at your present closing speed Arrival Time is the local time that it will be when you arrive at the destination based upon your present closing speed and track ean es as Track Compass bearing eading shown o are in degrees eee 70 4 to destination Waypoint Bearing symbol arrow Trail line Cross track error range Destination off course namg dlean Going To Cursor Off Course 15ftLl scien Distance 0 1 7 mi jnf rinction Speed 34 0 mph display Travel Time 0 0018 Navigation Page going to cursor Driver is headed east a 70 track toward a waypoint 70 bearing away The cross track error range white corridor is 0 20 miles either side of the course The driver is headed toward the cursor location which is 0 17 miles away The vehi cle is nearly on course off course 15 feet Traveling at a speed of 34 mph the driver will arrive at the waypoint in 18 seconds Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view By default this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen This can be changed using options in Advanced Mode See the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If you re navigating to a waypoint the map also shows your starting location present position course line and destination NOTE When our text says navigating to a waypoint we really mean navigation to any selected item whether it is a waypoint you made
136. tario L4W2R7 or fax 905 629 3118 Shipping Information If it becomes necessary to send a product for repair or replacement you must first receive a return authorization number from Customer Service Products shipped without a return authorization will not be accepted When shipping we recommend you do the following 1 Always use the original shipping container and filler material the product was packed in 2 Always insure the parcel against damage or loss during shipment Lowrance does not assume responsibility for goods lost or damaged in transit 3 For proper testing include a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping address and a daytime telephone number E LOWRANCE We Lead We Find You Win Lowrance Pub 988 0148 411 Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 111203 Lowrance Electronics Inc
137. tellites are spares unused until needed The rest virtually guarantee that at least four satellites are in view nearly anywhere on Earth at all times A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix 6 The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position This is called a 2D fix It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation your height above sea level also called altitude This is called a 3D fix Remember the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals Unlike radio or television signals GPS works at very high frequencies These signals can be easily blocked by trees buildings an automobile roof even your body Like most GPS receivers iFINDER doesn t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to calculate a position Speed direction of travel and distance are all calculated from position information Therefore in order for iFINDER to determine direction of travel you must be moving and the faster the better This is not to say that it won t work at walking or trolling speeds it will There will simply be more wandering of the data shown on the display GPS alone is plenty accurate for route navigation but the U S Federal Aviation Administration has special aircraft navigation needs that go beyond basic GPS So the FAA has developed a
138. the batteries Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim If that s the case move on to How to Use This Manual on page 8 But if you want to understand the current state of satellite navigation look over this segment describing how GPS and its new companion WAAS work together to get you where you re going The Global Positioning System GPS was launched July 17 1995 by the United States Department of Defense It was designed as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year all weather global navigation system for the armed forces of the U S and its allies Civilian use was also avail able at first but it was less accurate because the military scrambled the signal somewhat using a process called Selective Availability SA GPS proved so useful for civilian navigation that the federal govern ment discontinued SA on May 2 2000 after the military developed other methods to deny GPS service to enemy forces Reliable accuracy for civilian users jumped from 100 meters 830 feet under SA to the present level of 10 to 20 meters about 30 to 60 feet Twenty four satellites orbit 10 900 nautical miles above the Earth passing overhead twice daily A series of ground stations with precisely surveyed locations controls the satellites and monitors their exact loca tions in the sky Each satellite broadcasts a low power signal that identi fies the satellite and its position above the earth Three of these sa
139. the selection Next press 4 to Loan ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT Navigate Navigation is one of the most powerful reasons for owning an iFINDER With the navigation options available you can get accurate information about where you want to go how to get there how long it will take and other useful trip information Navigate Back Home You can navigate to the Home waypoint created in Easy Mode but you must use Advanced Mode s procedure for navigating to a waypoint See the entry later in this section on Navigate to a Waypoint Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For further details see this subject in Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation 49 Cancel Navigation In Easy Mode Press MENU J to CanceL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT In Advanced Mode Press MENU MENU J to CaNcEL NavIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT Navigate a Route 1 From the NAviGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to select route name ENT ENT NO
140. tion for more information on navigating to a waypoint Then with the auto zoom mode on the unit zooms out until the entire course shows from the present position to the destination waypoint As you travel toward the destination the unit automatically begins zooming in one zoom range at a time always keeping the destination on the screen To turn this feature on from the Map Pace press MENU J to Auto Zoom ENT Repeat these steps to turn it off Map Data This menu lets you turn the map off if desired which turns the map screen into a GPS plotter turn off or on the pop up map info boxes draw the map boundaries or boxes around the areas of detail or fill land areas with gray You can also turn on or off Map Overlays which 73 display latitude and longitude grid lines or range rings on the map This menu lets you select Navionics Maps for instructions see the Navionics Charts entry in this section To get to Map Data 1 From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT He Mee age Find Distance Earth nap botail Map Orientation Medium r Auto Zoom k Popup Information ap Categories Draw Boundaries Delete My Icons Fill Land With Gray Customize Range Rings i rLatiLon Grid Lines Map Choice Lowrance pomi 5 Map Menu left Map Data Menu right Show Map Data Press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press ENT to enter the Earth Map DETAIL selection list and choose how much deta
141. tion on Navionics GOLD chart at 8 mile 4 mile and 1 mile zoom ranges WARNING You should never format the MMC containing your Navionics chart Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card To display a Navionics chart 1 Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment and turn on the unit For full card install instructions see Sec 2 2 From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT to Map Choice ENT Use or J to select the Map Name then press ENT EXIT EXIT 78 Earth Map Detail Medium Popup Information Draw Boundaries CFill Land With Gray ORange Rings CLatiLon Grid Lines Map Choice Lowrance M Earth Map Detail Medium x Popup Information Draw Boundaries Lowrance DAI AL Mumeo Miami Demo West Gulf Of Mexico hoice Gulf Of Mexic y Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation DAuto Zoom Map Categories Delete My Icons Customize 4000mi Peru These figures show menu sequence from left to right for selecting a Navionics chart for the West Gulf of Mexico area 3 To turn off a Navionics chart From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT J to Map Choice ENT Use or J to select Lowrance then press ENT EXIT EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information represented by an chor icons on the map display These icons appear at the 2 nautical mile
142. to state Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that the defect occurred within one 1 year from the date of your original purchase and we must receive your warranty claim no later than 30 days after such 1 year period expires Your claim must be substanti ated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip 120 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY We our or us refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal family or household use We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship and against failure to conform to this product s written specifications all for one 1 year from the date of original purchase by you WE MAKE NO OTHER EXPRESS WAR RANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship or any non conformity with the product s written specifications occurred within one year from the date of your original purchase which must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within one year from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or
143. to the GPS Simulator menu se lect the STEER wiTH ARROWS command and press ENT then press EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page Simulating Trail or Route Navigation In Simulator mode your unit can automatically follow a trail or route without manual steering if you use these steps 1 From the Map Page go to the simulator menu Pick a STARTING Po SITION at or near the beginning of your trail route Enter an approximate Track shown in compass degrees that will point you toward the start of the trail route 2 Set SPEED to zero Select STEER WITH ARROWS command and press ENT which turns on the simulator and returns you to the Map Page 3 Begin navigating along the trail route If you are close enough to the first waypoint the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga tion begins Press EXIT to clear the alarm When navigation starts press since you re using the Simulator s STEER WITH ARROWS command to increase speed to the desired setting 4 Press EXIT to turn off the steering and speed boxes The unit will now automatically steer along the trail or route When you arrive at your destination cancel navigation as you normally do Map Auto Zoom This receiver has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the but ton pushing that other brands of GPS receivers force you to make It works in conjunction with the navigation features First start navigation to a waypoint See the waypoint sec
144. ts Advanced Mode only cccccccccesseeseesessneees 107 Sec 7 Supplemental Material ccccccccccccccesssssessssseees 109 VA OX oei eccvcceselncceeveoonsnecdsscsnsndesessoocegecevesevancessvtonasesevsonsncess 115 iv WARNING A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position waypoint a GPS unit will show the shortest most direct path to the waypoint It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions Therefore the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when traveling to a way point but will also visually check to make sure a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available WARNING When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle the vehicle operator is solely re sponsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving boating or fly ing conditions at all times An accident or collision resulting in damage to property personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion Notes vi Section 1 Read Me First How this manual can get you out on the road fast Welcome to the exciting world of GPS satellite navigation We know you re anxious to begin finding your way with th
145. u 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT ENT Screen Sounds Eitrait Options jUpdate Trail Alarms K Flash Trails Route Planning Update Criteria Cancel Navigation Auto gt GPS Setup System Setup Utilities gt Easy Mode Browse MMC Files l4000mi N P E Main Menu left Trails Menu center Trail Options right Delete All Trails To remove all of the trails from memory from the Trails Menu press gt to DELETE ALL ENT amp to Yes ENT Flash Trails on Screen Option Press J to FLASH Traits With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off 92 K Update Trail fedFlash Trails Update Criteria Auto gt Trail Options menu Flash Trails Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur edUpdate Trail E Flash Trails Update Criteria Auto gt Trail Options menu WARNING If you uncheck the Update Trail option automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off in both Advanced and Easy modes and you must turn it back on to record trails The default setting is on Press J or to UppaTe TRAILS With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off Update Trail Criteria Auto Time Distance The options are automatic time or distance When it s in the default automatic mode the unit doesn t update the plot trail whil
146. ve technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory To call us use the following toll free number 800 661 3983 905 629 1614 not toll free 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern Standard Time M F outside Canada and the USA If you have technical return or repair questions contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit To locate a dealer near you visit our web site www lowrance com and look for the Dealer Lo cator 122 Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance GPS accessories such as computer cables or MMC cards please contact 1 Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items To locate a Lowrance dealer near you visit our web site www lowrance com and click on Support and then click Dealer Locator Or you can consult your telephone directory for listings 2 U S customers LEI Extras Inc PO Box 129 Catoosa OK 74015 0129 Call 1 800 324 0045 or visit our web site www lei extras com 3 Canadian customers can write Lowrance Eagle Canada 919 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga On
147. when operating in areas such as dense forests which can obstruct GPS signals Your unit will automatically switch between the active RAA 3 and it s internal antenna located in the top of the case If you pur 16 chase the passive FA 8 you must use a menu check box to manually switch between it and the internal antenna See the topic External Passive Antenna in Sec 5 amp Attach iFINDER antenna to windshield bracket with two screws You may achieve good results by simply placing the external antenna on the top of the dash at the base of the windshield A piece of the rub ber non skid shelf liner material available in recreational vehicle sup ply stores will also help hold the antenna in place To use the antenna Mount it in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky Plug the connector into the unit s antenna socket located on the back in the upper left corner of the case R A M Bracket Mounting Systems Several R A M mounting brackets are available for your iFINDER There are permanent mounts and temporary mounts suitable for virtu ally any boat aircraft or other vehicle even motorcycle handlebars Two R A M mounting systems for your unit 17 One model has a mounting arm and cradle attached to a swivel ball plate that can be screwed or bolted to a supporting surface Another has a moldable weighted rubber foot and gooseneck for support virtually anywhere without screws or adhesives R A M even ha
148. xternal power is needed to store your data Batteries The unit requires two 1 5 volt AA batteries We recommend that you use alkaline batteries for the best trade off between battery life and cost We recommend DURACELL brand but other brands will work If you re looking for an extended life battery the Duracell ULTRA bat tery has performed well in our tests You can also use rechargeable AA alkaline batteries such as those made by RAYOVAC or rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride NiMH batteries We do not recommend nickel cadmium NiCd rechargeable batteries because we tend to get poor battery life from them Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka line batteries However rechargeable NiMH batteries should give you suitable battery life NOTE The battery gauge on the Satellite Status Page may not read accu rately with some battery brands because discharge rates can vary significantly This is especially true for rechargeables This battery gauge was calibrated for alkaline batteries Do not mix different battery types Mixing battery types may cause leakage For example don t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time and don t use standard alkalines with rechargeable al kalines Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you Place your thumb on the large arrowhead on the battery compartment cover Press in and down toward the bottom of the u
149. you can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails which can also be copied to your MMC for archiving 35 Caution You also have the option of turning off trail recording in Ad vance Mode If the option is left turned off it will cancel the automatic trail creation feature in Easy Mode Displaying a Saved Trail The trail is automatically displayed in Easy Mode by default Trail dis play can be selectively turned off and on only in Advanced Mode Navigating or Backtracking a Trail There are two methods for following your back trail The simplest re quires no menu commands at all but provides no navigation informa tion during the trip such as the time to your destination The other requires only three key strokes and provides a full range of navigation data Try both methods and see which you prefer When hiking at walking speed we often just use visual back trailing because it is better at following each little turn on a foot path At faster speeds such as the highway or on the water the Navigate Trail command is handy Visual Back Trailing 1 On the Map Page zoom ZIN or ZOUT so your flashing trail is visible 2 Begin moving and watch the Map Page or Navigation Page if you prefer Simply walk or steer so that your current position arrow traces along the trail you have just made Navigate a Back Trail Screen Sounds 1 Press MENU J to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT Power Saving Navigate Trail 2 Now begin moving and fo
150. you will promptly return all products containing one or more Databases to us Prices and programs are subject to change without notice This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma and comprises the complete and exclusive understanding between you and us concerning the above subject matter 119 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY We our or us refers to Lowrance Electronics Inc the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases the prod uct 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 Data bases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases We warrant to you that we have accurately compiled processed and repro duced the portions of the source material on which the Databases are based However we are under no obligation to provide updates to the Databases and the data contained in the Databases may be incomplete when compared to the source material WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL ITSELF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURP
151. ypoint Symbol To edit waypoint symbol 1 Press FIND ENT J to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT to Epit SymgoL ENT 2 Use arrow keys to select desired symbol and press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT Waypoint Position To edit waypoint position 1 Press FIND ENT 4 to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT gt to Enit Position ENT 2 Latitude press ENT then press or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the latitude is cor rect Press EXIT 3 Longitude press ENT then press or J to change the first charac ter then press gt to the next character and repeat until the latitude is correct Press EXIT 4 When latitude and longitude are correct return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude 1 Press FIND ENT J to Name ENT ENT to waypoint name ENT gt to Enit ALTiTubDE ENT 2 Press ENT then press T or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the altitude is correct Press EXIT 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT 61 Notes 62 Section 5 System amp GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms The factory default setting has all the alarms turned on You can turn the alarms off and on and change their distance settings You can s
152. ypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each waypoint Once programmed into the GPS unit a route provides the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route Create and Save a Route In iFINDER routes can be created edited and navigated only in Ad vanced Mode You have the option of creating a route in the unit or on your computer if you have purchased our MapCreate 6 software PC created Routes MapCreate is the easiest method for preparing a route simply because your PC s larger screen keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than the pocket sized iFINDER To load a MapCreate route into iFINDER follow instructions in Map Create s manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS Data File file format usr Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and insert the MMC in iFINDER See Sec 2 for instructions on installing MMCs To load the GPS Data File into iFINDER memory see the entry on Transferring GPS Data Files between iFINDER and a Computer in this section Routes Created in iFINDER You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the way point list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key In this example we ll create a route from the map 1 From the NAviGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to ROUTE PLANNING
153. zoom range An example is displayed in the following figures To view Port Services information 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Port Services icon When selected a pop up name box appears 2 Press FIND FIND to display the Port Services Information screen Port Services icon TS 33 2FT X 555 SS 33 2FT X 554 Gd he fi M SH a a es SPOIL AREA 1 T M SH SPOIL AREA CORPUS CORPUS CHRISTI v ISTI Pop up OBSTRUCTI OBSTRUI name box Acuna a Cursor lines Pal nm 113 PA Corpus Christils gor N 27 47 767 5 49 Marina W_97 23 141 _277 Navionics chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor When first highlighted the Pop Up name box appears After a few seconds the name box disappears and the position distance and bearing are displayed at the bottom of the screen The Port Services information screen has two windows The top window lists the various service categories The lower window lists the detailed services available in each basic category 79 3 To scroll through the Service Categories window press ENT then use T or J to see the types of services available As you highlight a different category the list in the lower window changes To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT e Cz Service Categories General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On T Repair Services Other Utilities On T Other

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