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Lowrance electronic LMS-337C DF GPS Receiver User Manual

1. Map Pages with high detail MapCreate map of an urban area loaded on the MMC Left arterial streets appear at the 4 mile zoom range witha few Point of Interest icons visible Center numerous dots representing Points of Interest are visible at the 2 mile range along with minor streets 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 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 massive amounts of information not found in the background map MapCreate maps contain 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
2. Little Creek Rr Terminal 3 7 ft 3 7 ft 0 1 ft 0 1 ft MN 3 6 9 NN 3 6 9 MN MN 3 6 9 NN 3 6 9 MN Daily Highs amp Lows O Daily Highs amp Lows O Low 2 49 AM 0 1 ft Low 2 49 AM 0 1 ft High 9 16 AM 3 7 ft High 9 16 AM 3 7 ft Low 3 43 PM 0 0 ft Low 37 m 0 0 ft High 9 39 PM 3 0 ft High g 8 3 0 ft Moon Calculations _ Moon Calculati ooo Sets 7 02PM Rises 8 47 AM Sets 7 02 Ph i i 8 47 AM Month Year Month Year October 19 X 2002 td October 19 id 2002 d Tide Information screen The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for the station 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 mid night 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 167 1 Use 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 Overlay Data On any Page display except Satellite Status you can float or overlay additional GPS or navigation data
3. ccccccccccccccccesessssssssseceeeeeeeeeees 117 Moving Around the Map Zoom amp Cursor Arrow Keys 117 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor cccccccceceeeeees 118 Searchin cisiues ater E alae tele eee 118 Seta Wayponts i aoea Arn cat aa e e a adea tsa oes 120 Navigate To a Waypoint cccccccccccccsssssesssseseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 122 Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint ccccsssccccesessteeeeees 123 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint cccccssccccseessseeeeeeeesseees 123 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map cccccccccccessseeceeeeesseeees 124 Navigate to a Point of Interest ccccccccesseecceseesseeeeeseenseeees 125 Creating and Saving a Trail eccccessceceeeesteeeeesensseeeeeees 126 Displaying a Saved Trail ccccccccccessecceessssseeeeesssseeeeeeseeaes 128 Navigating Tras scccdescs tetodes Jets sedeatectes cevdes see a baad ceesueehes cates 128 Visual TVranlini ps ised 60k eon 5 ees Bese see Raed wie a bes 129 Navigate a Trail forward cccccccceessssscceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenens 129 Navigate a Back Trail backtrack or reverse 0008 131 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files 132 Cancel Navigation isis Sent cet aee Seed lose oases EE bots 134 Section 7 Advanced GPS Operations sssssssseeeseeees 135 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 135 Find Distance From Point to Point
4. 7 a Memory card compartment with a 16 MB MMC card installed To remove an MMC 1 Open the card compartment door by unscrewing the thumb screw The screw should only be finger tight If it was over tightened use a thumbnail a coin or a screwdriver to open the door 2 Just press a finger against the label of the MMC and drag it from the slot 3 Close the compartment door and fasten the thumb screw finger tight To add an MMC or SD Card 1 Open the card compartment door 2 Grasp the bottom of the MMC and push the top of the card into the slot Once the card is started use your fingernails to slide it the rest of the way to the left until it is firmly seated in the slot 3 Close the compartment door and fasten the thumb screw finger tight Other Accessories LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF accessories include MMC cards MMC card readers and MapCreate 6 mapping software for your computer MMC card readers are available in USB and parallel port versions Two switch boxes are available for this unit The SB 7X transducer switch box switches two transducers to one sonar unit The SB 8X trans ducer switch box switches two sonar units to one transducer If these accessories are not available from your dealer see the acces sory ordering information on the inside back cover of this manual Visit our web site for a complete listing of all the available accessories 42 The Ultimate J in GPS A Mapping Detail A z l d
5. Main Menu with Transparency command selected To adjust Menu Transparency level Press MENU MENU J to TRANSPARENCY ENT The TRANSPARENCY slider bar appears Press T or J to move the bar The lower end of the scale makes the menus opaque the upper end is maximum transparency 180 Units of Measure This menu sets the speed and distance statute or nautical miles me ters depth feet fathoms or meters temperature degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius and heading true or magnetic units To change the units Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT ENT Screen togami ake Sounds Alarms e mita Diannina ae of Measure Speed and Distance Depth ie Statute Feet E C Nautical C Fathoms z z C Metric C Meters Heading Temperature I CTrue Fahrenheit r Magnetic C Celsius if Transfer My Data Check Free Storage 2 Software Information The Units of Measure Menu To set Speed Distance Unit of Measure Press or J to change the Speed Distance then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Heading Press or to change the heading type then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 181 Notes 182 Section 9 Searching NOTE The background map loaded in your unit lets you to search for U S Interstate Highway exits and exit services as well as some land
6. Navigate trail map views Left driver is northbound heading straight toward trail point 6 At right northbound driver has reached point 6 and has turned west to follow trail 130 Track or compass heading indicator Trail B 30 0 m waypoint Cross track symbol error range Jove off course 06 m Course indicator peg line made _ from trail i J399 i Going To 6 26 T Going To 7 y aTi 7 TE Arrival 37 Ln 44225 h TEE Bearing 0 4255 li sours alarm 0 00 40 4 43 05 B arrow s146 7 59 11 R A Navigate trail navigation page compass rose views left driver is northbound heading straight toward trail point 6 bearing arrow shows the trail point is due north straight ahead At right driver has reached trail point 6 and must turn west to follow the trail Arrival alarm goes off and bearing arrow swings around toward the west and the next waypoint The unit now shows navigation information to point 7 which is 2 02 miles away Navigate a Back Trail backtrack or reverse 1 Press MENU MENU J to My TRAILS ENT 2 Press 4 4 to enter the Saved Trail list then use T or J to select the desired Trail Name ENT 3 Press gt to DELETE Trait J to NAVIGATE ENT 4 Press 4 to NAVIGATE gt to REVERSE ENT lt to Navicate ENT The unit begins showing navigation information along the trail
7. Transducers 05 A dual frequency Skimmer transducer with 3 Transmitter 0 000 Sonar sounding depth capability Surface water temp Speed distance log Receiver antenna built in temperature sensor is packed with the LMS 337CDF It has 35 12 cone angles A single frequency Skimmer transducer with built in temperature sensor is packed with the LMS 332 It has a 20 cone angle Transducers operate at speeds up to 70 mph 61 kts 3 000 watts peak to peak 375 watts RMS LMS 337CDF 2 500 feet 762 meters LMS 332 1 000 feet 305 meters Actual capability depends on transducer configuration and installation bottom com position and water conditions All sonar units typically read deeper in fresh water than in salt water Continuous display Up to 1 GB on one MMC or SD card Deep shallow fish zone Yes with instant screen updates Yes built into transducer Yes with optional speed sensor sensor in cluded with LMS 337CDF GPS External LGC 2000 12 parallel channel NMEA 2000 ready GPS WAAS re ceiver antenna Built in custom detailed Lowrance map Contains enhanced detail of continental U S and Hawaii Includes more than 60 000 nav aids and 10 000 wrecks obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes waters Metro ar eas selected major streets highways and in terstate exit services details included 4 Custom mapping
8. i loam Cd A N 25 41 758 U 80 18 471 Map Page showing results of an intersection search The cursor points to the located intersection If you want to navigate to the found intersection just press MENU ENT EXIT Find Waypoints 1 Press WPT ENT 2 If searching for the waypoint By Name press ENT If searching for the Nearest waypoint press to NEAREST ENT To search by name jump to step 5 Find Waypoint Find Waypoint Find Waypoint POI Restaurants POl Services POI Shopping DNI Sn Press the WPT key again to quickly save a waypoint POI Shopping POIl Shopping Press the WPT key again to Press the WPT key again to quickly save a waypoint quickly save a waypoint Find Waypoint menu left Find By Nearest command center Find by Name command right 3 If you re looking for nearest the unit says it is calculating then a list of waypoints appears The closest waypoint is highlighted at the top of the list The waypoint furthest from you is at the bottom of the list 4 To see location information on the closest highlighted waypoint press ENT and the Waypoint screen appears If you wanted to you could select another waypoint from the list with the T or 4 keys 193 A To navigate to the waypoint press ENT The Go To Waypoint command is already highlighted The unit will show navigation in formation to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press 4 to Finn ON Map ENT The M
9. Default Chart sig Normal display in auto depth range mode left At right display zoomed with Upper and Lower Limits focusing on the portion of the water column from 20 feet to 40 feet deep In the zoomed image note the target definition at lower left showing a fish holding just above the structure At top right two game fish are attacking a school of bait fish To turn off upper and lower limits From the Sonar Page press MENU to Auto DEPTH RANGE ENT EXIT FasTrack This feature automatically converts all echoes to short horizontal lines on the display s far right side The graph on the rest of the screen con tinues to operate normally FasTrack gives you a rapid update of condi tions directly under the boat This makes it useful for ice fishing or when you re fishing at anchor When the boat is not moving fish sig nals are long drawn out lines on a normal chart display FasTrack con verts the graph to a vertical bar graph that with practice makes a use ful addition to fishing at a stationary location 71 Sonar Default Chart sig D Surface clutter Structure In FasTrack fish arches show as horizontal bars Bottom signal FasTrack Sonar Page showing FasTrack bar graph Fish I D Fish Symbols amp Depths The Fish I D feature identifies targets that meet certain conditions as fish The microcomputer analyzes all echoes and eliminates surface clutter thermocli
10. Depth Range Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data TRE gn z Sonar Stopped Left Sonar Page menu with Depth Cursor selected Right sonar chart with active depth cursor The cursor is set at 34 64 feet deep The cursor can be moved to any location on the screen letting you pin point the depth of a target 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to DepTH Cursor ENT 2 The depth cursor appears Press J to lower the cursor line press T to raise the cursor line 3 To clear the depth cursor press EXIT 68 Depth Range Automatic When turned on for the first time the bottom signal is automatically placed in the lower half of the screen This is called Auto Ranging and is part of the automatic function However depending upon the bottom depth and the current range you can change the range to a different depth To do this 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to DEPTH RANGE ENT Sensitivity r Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Dat Sonar Default Chart sig o i i s 4 i z 5 o co At left Sonar Page menu with Depth Range command selected At right the
11. Distance 0 15 mi Bearing 206 mag POl Lodging Hotels Motels National Inn 0 15 mi 206 mag A POI selected by the cursor left POI information screen right NOTE Since the Go To Waypoint command is highlighted you can navi gate to the selected POI by pressing ENT EXIT while in the POI Waypoint Information screen Find Interstate Highway Exits 1 From the Map Page press MENU 4 to Highway Exits ENT which calls up the Find Exit menu 185 Find Exit Highway 44 Interstate Exit 233 East 21st St Exit 234A US 169 Broken Arrow C Exit 234B Garnett Rd Exit 235 East 11th St Exit 236A 129th Ave East Admiral Exit 236B Jct 1 244 W Downtown Exit 238 161st East Ave Exit 240A OK 167 N 193rd East Av Exit 240B US 412 E Choteau Siloat Exit 241 OK 66 E Catoosa Jct I 44 The Find Exit 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 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 to select a highway from the list then press ENT Find By Name E14 Interstate Find By Name menu 3 Once you have selected a highway nam
12. 2 14 52 356 3 29 05 176 Pattern Trail Preview 4 29 91 356 peeereersrverers ne 5 31 05 314 Press ENT 3 End of route Maximum Points Active 2000 Visible T IS 12 13 722 E 139 21 320 Navigate a trail menu sequence Fig 1 My Trails command Fig 2 Trails Menu Fig 3 Edit Trail Menu Fig 4 Edit Route Menu with Navigate command highlighted for Trail 6 A trail is always converted to a route when you navigate the trail On the Map Page the trail you are navigating is represented by a dot ted line that alternates with a flashing solid line The Navigation Page will also show the navigated trail as a dotted line The bearing arrow on the compass rose 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 bearing arrow on the compass rose will swing around and point to the next trail waypoint Press EXIT to clear the alarm F a 5 r North A eee E dl inst A Present DERE ie a position s H arrow aA 4 2tst St HER 5 4 a w 31st St 31st St a G Fae da7 Ao ER tat uh e Sty e St a Trail point dotted line re 3807489 W 95 4700 is N 3608017 W IAT i a ea
13. Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within one year from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or 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 l
14. ENT 2 Press J or to AVERAGE Position ENT press to CREATE ENT 3 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 4 The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can simply save the waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Set 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 WPT gt to SuBcaTecorY column 4 to New ENT 2 Press J to PROJECTED Position ENT gt to CREATE ENT 3 Press gt to Choose REFERENCE ENT Use and J to select a waypoint map feature or Point of Interest When the point has been selected press ENT and you will be directed to the Waypoint information menu There will be two options Set Reference or Find on Map Highlight Set Reference and press Enter 4 Press J 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 147 5 Press to BearING ENT Press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor rect Press ENT
15. EXIT To turn off Fish I D repeat the instructions in step 2 FishTrack The FishTrack feature shows the depth of a fish symbol when it ap pears on the display This lets you accurately gauge the depth of tar gets This feature is available only when the Fish I D feature is on The default setting for FishTrack is off To turn on FishTrack Note These instructions will turn on FishTrack and Fish I D at the same time 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar Features ENT 2 Press gt then press J to Fish DEPTHs ENT EXIT EXIT To turn off FishTrack repeat the instructions in step 1 Turning off FishTrack in this manner will not turn off Fish I D symbols Sensitivity Sensitivity pene Or tl Op Soe 5 M Ort m F Chart Manual Mode FishID F Chart Manual Mode FishID 48 42 Symbols with Auto Sensitivity Fish Symbols K Auto Sensitivity Honet FishTrack depth is d K Auto Depth Range Fish Depths Z Auto Depth Range idFish Depths 8 Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode T Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale fil T Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale E 30 200 KHz Transducer Freq 200 KHz r Surface Clarity 200 kHz Surface Clarity ote Z C50 kHz otf D Noise Rejection Noise Rejection Low i Low F A Bi 7 x 200kHz 60 SO Sonar Features menu with Fish I D Depths selected at left dual frequency menu center single fre
16. If you need to drill a hole in the transom to pass the connector through the required hole size is 7 8 CAUTION If you drill a hole in the transom for the cable make sure it is lo cated above the waterline After installation be sure to seal the hole with the same marine grade above or below waterline seal ant used for the screws The sensor is now ready for use Connect the sensor to the sonar socket on the back of your unit and connect the transducer to the speed sen 29 sor s socket If you have any questions concerning the installation of the sensor please contact your local boat dealer GPS Antenna Receiver Module The LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF packages include the LGC 2000 GPS module This device contains the unit s external antenna and receiver for GPS and WAAS signals The antenna receiver module comes with a 25 foot Y adapter extension cable This module can be mounted on a flat surface or pole or an optional magnet is available for temporary mounting on any ferrous surface LGC 2000 Module bottom view left and top view right You need to select an antenna installation location that has a clear un obstructed view of the sky After the module is installed connect it to the unit The LGC 2000 can communicate with your GPS unit either directly using the supplied extension cable or through a NMEA 2000 network NOTE See the module s instruction sheet publication part number 988 0147 981 for complete insta
17. MapCreate 6 software optional optional plug and play LEI FreedomMaps offer the same high detail without the computer work of MapCreate Other plug and play mapping options include IMS Fishing Hot Spots LEI NauticPaths charts and Navionics charts Mapping memory Up to 1 GB on one MMC or SD card Position updates Every second Position points 1 000 waypoints 1 000 event marker icons Audible alarms Arrival off course anchor Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons 42 Routes ceceeeeeteeees 100 up to 100 waypoints per route Plot Trails 0 10 savable up to 9 999 points per trail ZOOM LranGe ccc008 39 ranges 0 02 to 4 000 miles NOTE The above memory capacities refer only the unit s on board memory The amount of GPS or sonar data you can record and save for recall later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you have NOTICE The storage temperature range for your unit is from 4 degrees to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 degrees to 75 degrees Celsius Extended stor age in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liq uid crystal display in your unit This type of damage is not covered by the warranty For more information contact the factory s Customer Service Department phone numbers are listed on the last page How Lowrance Sonar Works Sonar has been aroun
18. N io NA a rrr TARGA O O Shallow 1 ft F Deep 100 ft 200kHz Sonar chart display options from left digital data and FlashGraf 51 Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range r Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Overlay Data Resize Window Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data ee A Sonar Page Menu Most of these functions are discussed in Sec 4 Digital data Surface signal Surface clutter overlay depth amp Sonar Chart Default hart sig temperature Depth scale In FasTrack fish arches show as horizontal bars Fish arches Zoom bar Structure FasTrack bar graph Bottom signal Sonar Page showing full sonar chart mode You can customize how the Sonar Page displays its pictures and other data in many ways We ll discuss all of those features and options in Sec 4 but to show you how easy this unit is to operate the following page contains a simpli fied 10 step quick reference that will cover most fish finding situations The quick reference describes how your unit will operate with all the sonar features in their automatic modes which are set at the factory 52 Notes 53 Basic Sonar Quick Reference 1 Mount the transducer antenna and unit Connect the unit to electric power and the transducer If GPS operation is desired connect GP
19. 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 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
20. The power cable has two wires red and black Red is the positive lead black is negative or ground There is also a white wire to power an optional external speaker for some units Make sure to attach the in line fuse holder to the red lead as close to the power source as possible For example if you have to extend the power cable to the battery or power buss attach one end of the fuse holder directly to the battery or power buss This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the event of a short It uses a 3 amp fuse External speaker wire To unit not used by this unit f Red wire with To power a Black wire Sa Sana tae NMEA 2000 buss also F 4 be S connect j ES NMEA 2000 N Power cable oe T to the boat s Optional power off battery switch for salt 12 volt water installations battery Data Cable NMEA 2000 Power Cable Power connections for LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF sonar GPS units NOTE If you re powering a NMEA 2000 buss you will attach both the NMEA 2000 Power cable and the unit s Power Supply cable to the boat s battery To attach the NMEA 2000 Power cable connect the red wire to battery s and black and shield wires to battery s WARNING This product must be independently fused with the en closed 3 amp fuse or equivalent even if you connect to a fused accessory or power buss If a malfunction happens inside the unit extensive
21. but use a different alignment letter until you can place the transducer on the transom correctly 19 3 Lock washer Bolt Nut Flat washer Flat washer Assemble transducer and bracket Assembling the transducer A One piece bracket Once you determine the correct position for the ratchets assemble the transducer as shown in the following fig ure Don t tighten the lock nut at this time Metal Metal washer Assemble transducer and bracket B Two piece bracket Once you determine the correct position for the ratchets assemble the transducer as shown in the figure in step 2B Don t tighten the lock nut at this time Drilling mounting holes Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against the transom The transducer should be roughly parallel to the ground The trans ducer s centerline should be in line with the bottom of the hull Don t let the bracket extend below the hull Mark the center of each slot for the mounting screw pilot holes You will drill one hole in the center of each slot Drill the holes For the one piece bracket use the 29 bit for the 10 screws For the two piece bracket use the 20 bit for the 12 screws 20 Transom Position transducer mount on transom and mark mounting holes Side view shown left and seen from above at right OU Attaching tran
22. features including cities and lakes For a full set of searchable land features including landmarks streets and Points of Interest 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 108 Remember our pre made FreedomMaps contain all the same detail found in custom made MapCreate maps This unit s varied search functions all begin with either the Find Way point menu or the Map Page menu Press WPT and the Find Waypoint menu appears for waypoints and Points of Interest POI From the Map Page press MENU and the Map Page menu appears for streets and highway exits Category Subcategory Find Distance Saved Find Streets Airports New Highway Exits Cities Map Orientation Countries r Auto Zoom Landmarks POI Attractions here aan POIl Emergency Go S POl Entertainment Map Categories Drawn POI Fishing Delete My Icons POl Hunting POl Lodging POl Marine POl Restaurants POl Sports POl Services POl Shopping POl Transportation 4 5 Find Waypoint menu left Map Page menu right NOTE You can search for items after the unit has acquired a position or while using the unit in the indoor simulator mode Distance and bearing to the selected item will be calculated from the unit s cur rent position or the last known positio
23. i iE WSF MapCreate 6 CD ROM left MMC card reader for USB ports right Now that you have your unit installed move on to Section 3 Basic So nar Operations There we ll present a series of step by step tutorials to teach you the basics of how to operate your sonar NOTE When you first turn the unit on the Map Page appears If you d rather start learning about GPS operation first turn over to Sec tion 6 Basic GPS Operations Face Cover Your unit comes with a white protective cover that snaps on and off the front of the unit This cover is intended for use when the vehicle is idle WARNING When the unit is mounted in an unprotected area such as an open boat cockpit the protective face cover must be removed when the vehicle is moving at high speed This includes towing a boat on a trailer at highway speeds Otherwise wind blast can pop off the cover 43 Notes Section 3 Basic Sonar Operation This section addresses the unit s most basic sonar operations The in structions presented in Sec 3 follow a chronological order Sec 4 Sonar Options amp Other Features will discuss other more advanced functions and utilities Material in Sec 4 is arranged in alphabetical order Before you turn on the sonar unit it s a good idea to learn about the different keys the Main Menu the four Page screens and how they all work together BUT if you just can t wait to get on the water turn to the one page Quick Referenc
24. place the unit in the manual mode then change the range to a realistic one for example 0 100 feet and increase the sensitivity As you move into shallower water a bottom signal should appear 4 Check the battery voltage If the voltage drops the unit s transmitter power also drops reducing its ability to find the bottom or targets Bottom echo disappears at high speeds or erratic digital read ing or weak bottom echo while boat is moving 1 The transducer may be in turbulent water It must be mounted in a smooth flow of water in order for the sonar to work at all boat speeds Air bubbles in the water disrupt the sonar signals interfering with its ability to find the bottom or other targets The technical term for this is cavitation 2 Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere with the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its discrimination or noise rejection feature This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display Try using resis tor spark plugs or routing the sonar unit s power and transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat No fish arches when the Fish I D feature is off 1 Make sure the transducer is pointing straight down This is the most common problem if a partial arch is displayed 2 The sensitivity may not be high enough In order for the unit to dis play a fish arch it has to be able to receive the fish s echo from
25. 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 Ontario L4W2R 7 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 Please do not ship the knobs or mounting bracket with your unit 2 If you are sending a check for repair please place your check in an envelope and tape it to the unit 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 An e mail address is optional but useful 4 Pack the unit in a suitable size box with packing material to prevent any damage during shipping 5 Write the Return Authorization RA number on the outside of the box underneath your return address 6 For your security you may want to insure the package through your shipping courier Lowrance does not assume responsibility for goods lost or damaged in transit E LOWRANCE We Lead We Find You Win Lowrance Pub 988 0156 071 Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 121704 Lowrance Electronics Inc
26. 40 At left Sonar Menu with Sonar Features selected In the Sonar Features menu Noise Rejection is selected with ASP in the default low setting center dual frequency menu at right single frequency menu To change the ASP level 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar FEATURES ENT 2 Press J to Noise REJECTION ENT 61 3 Press J or T to select a setting then press ENT 4 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Alarms This unit has three different types of sonar alarms The first is the Fish Alarm It sounds when the Fish I D feature determines that an echo is a fish Another alarm is the Zone Alarm which consists of a bar on the side of the screen Any echo on the chart that appears inside this bar triggers this alarm The last alarm is the Depth Alarm which has both a Shallow and a Deep setting Only the bottom signal will trigger this alarm This is useful as an anchor watch a shallow water alert or for navigation Depth Alarms The depth alarms sound a tone when the bottom signal goes shallower than the shallow alarm s setting or deeper than the deep alarm s set ting For example if you set the shallow alarm to 10 feet the alarm will sound a tone if the bottom signal is less than 10 feet It will continue to sound until the bottom goes deeper than 10 feet The deep alarm works just the opposite It sounds a warning tone if the bottom depth goes deeper than the alarm s
27. 6 Press T to Provect 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 148 Section 8 System amp GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms The factory default setting has all of these but the anchor alarm turned on You can turn the alarms off and on and change their distance settings You can set 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 1 mile then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 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 1 mile then the alarm flashes a message if you drift 1 of a 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 1 mile as an example if you re anchored and your boat moves more than 1 of a mile the alarm will flash a message and sound a tone Screen Sounds Transparency Screen baganta 7 Sounds Z Als es Se r n mm Bout Arrival Alarm Route Planning My T Detance My
28. Camps Campgrnd Bed amp Breakfast Cabins Camps Campgrnd Hotels Motels RY Parks POl Restaurants POl Restaurants i POl Services pi POIl Transport n Public Lands j POl Transport n Public Lands E Find Waypoint menu with Lodging POI category selected left and with the RV Parks subcategory selected right 2 To search by the nearest POI press 4 ENT The find by nearest menu will show a calculating screen then a list of the nearest POT s will appear Press J or to the selected POI and press ENT to call up the POI s Waypoint Information screen Find Waypoint Find By Nearest i Name Find the name in the list Calculating nearest lap Indian Park Rv amp Cabin jand press ENT Camps Campgrnd leg Elk O Vue River Park 86 80 65 Hotels Motels lag Cherokee Strip Campground 90 26 309 lap Big Cedar Rv Park 118 9 139 lp Crossroads Mobile Home Park 176 8 190 leg Lone Oak Rv Park 201 2 198 leg Lone Oak Rv Park 201 2 198 lag Shady Lake Rv Park 208 9 172 p Dallas North East Campground 218 1 181 log Paradise Rv Park 224 9 197 aig Shoreline Rv Park amp Marina 225 3 178 jig Rabbit Cove Landing 25 leg Rains County Rv amp Mobile Hom226 4 175 lg Hogg Gov Rv Park 292 6 170 lz Chaney Point Rv Park 233 9 173 jj Lake Hawkins Rv Park 247 6 167 lg Groves Parking Lot Public Lands F Do ount Ry P Find by Nearest option left Calculating screen cent
29. ENT and the Find 1 Streets Menu appears 2 You must first fill in a street name in the First Street dialog box Press ENT to display the Find By Name menu There are two op tions A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press T or J 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 Or you can jump down to the lower box and pick a 189 street from the list Press ENT then press J or 7 to select a street from the list and press ENT G0 iio Cursor Find Distance Find Streets Cind A daenwnn E Find Streets None Second Street None City Postal Code Any Any Find First Street Find Intersection The Find Streets menu Find By Name Both Find In List 8 BR Interstate 80 B 80 P State Highway a 80 S US Highway 80 County Road 80 E 80 Highway 80 Interstate 80 Old Hwy 80 Old USHwy 80 State Highway 80 US Highway 80 000 80 Alt State Hiahwav a Find Street By Name menu Spell out name in the top box or select from the list in the lower box 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searching for in the First Street box In this example it s 80th Street To search for that street press to Finp First STREET ENT A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the street When the Streets
30. Found list appears press or J to select the street you are searching for and press ENT 190 Go te Cursor Find Distance a SS First Street 80th Second Street None City Postal Code Any Any Streets Found S 80th E Ave Tulsa OK 74145 E3 S 80th E Ave Tulsa OK 74133 S 80 E Ave Tulsa OK 74129 S 80th E Ave Tulsa OK 74129 S 80th E Ave Tulsa OK 74112 N 80th E Ave Tulsa OK 74115 80th W Ave Osage County OK 74063 N 80th W Ave Osage County OK 74070 E 80 St N Tulsa County OK 74073 E 80th PI N Owasso OK 74055 E 80th St N Tulsa County OK 74055 E 80th Ct N Owasso OK 74055 E 80th St N Owasso OK 74055 E 80th St N Rogers County OK 74055 E 80th St N Owasso OK 74055 S 80th W Ave Creek County OK 74047 S 80th W Ave Creek County OK 74131 W 80th St S Creek County OK 74131 io 5 oe Find First Street J Left the Find Streets menu with the Find First Street command highlighted Right the Streets Found list Find Intersection 4 The Map Page appears with the cursor pointing to the found street ean mid H 35 43 722 U 95 14 624 Map Page showing results of a street search The cursor points to the located street 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
31. I Sonic Drive In 0 49 258 Cities Cities Barbecue in Captain D s Seafood estaurat O89 202 Countries Countries Coffee Shops ing i eng akin siler ati Soie Landmarks Landmarks Delis i Burger King 1 22 197 POl Attractions POl Attractions We KFC 125 199 POl Emergency Go POl Emergency Go Ilce Cream Arby s 1 27 150 POl Entertainment POl Entertainment Italian i Church s Chicken 2 10 188 POl Fishing POI Fishing Mexican i Se ee 2 R iea POl Hunting POl Hunting Miscellaneous i POl Lodging POl Lodging Pizza is wane Sa Sage POl Marine POl Marine Sandwiches WO Arby s 247 253 POl Restaurants Seafood lU McDonald s 2 51 282 POl Sports POl Sports Steak Houses lW Burger King 2 53 283 POl Services POl Services i jase Bueno ze 208 DAL Cbs exe rience ii icDonald s 2 e Press the WPT key E a aane AR W0 Captain D s Seafood Restaurar 2 78 282 again to quickly save a 4l tC H Taco Bueno 2 83 281 waypoint WA asiste zoe zao Find Waypoint Menu left Category Selection menu center and list of the nearest restaurants right 4 If you wish you could scroll or 4 here to select another restaurant but for now we will just accept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The POI information screen appears This is how you can use this unit as a business phone directory If you wanted to navigate there you could press Enter since the Go To Waypoint command is high lighted But we just want to see it
32. Map Data menu with Navionics Map Choice selected Right the South Chesapeake Navionics chart is chosen from the map choice list 3 To turn off a Navionics chart From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT to Navionics Map Choice ENT Use T 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 An example is displayed in the following figure 163 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 WPT to display the Port Services Information 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 Map feel mt af name box Port Services TIVE SS FONTROL TROESERT a ae icons ee Ii 5 Ee cove 1 MARINE Bee e aa SOT ITTLE REE TANK OC R i ie te COVE LAKE WHITEHURST fe p ge FR a Imd ry 20 Cursor lines Fin b AN ia JN 36 55 415 U 7610730 Navionics chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor 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 EXI
33. NOTE An existing operational NMEA 2000 buss will already have termina tors in place and will already be powered If you re connecting to such a network you won t need the terminators or extension cable provided Do not add terminators or power to a functional NMEA 2000 buss When the LGC 2000 is connected to the unit directly or indirectly it will begin providing GPS signal information Power Connections Your unit comes with a power data cable that splits into three ends each with several exposed wires shown in the following figure The end with 4 wires blue yellow orange and shield is a Data cable that connects to a NMEA 0188 interface The end with three wires red black and shield is a power cable that connects to a NMEA 2000 buss The thicker three wire cable red black and white is the Power Supply for your unit and optional external speaker connection for some units Power Supply wires H red black and white To unit j NMEA 2000 Power wires _ lt a red black and shield Data Cable wires blue yellow orange and shield The Power Data cable for this unit Depending on your configuration you may not use all of these wires The following segments include instructions for installing all the wires that you will use with this unit Caution All of the wires in the power data cable have bare ends for eas ier installation The bare ends on any unused wire
34. On the Map Page zooming in lets you see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR As the unit powers up the Map Page is displayed first To switch to another page press PAGES lt or to Page Name EXIT To turn on the backlight press PWR again The unit has three backlight levels to select from Repeatedly pressing PWR will cycle through the backlight settings and turn off the backlight Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu The unit has a Main Menu which contains some function commands and some setup option commands The tutorial lessons in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make the unit do something The GPS 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 8 System Setup and GPS Setup Options 104 You can access the Main Menu from any of the four Page screens by pressing MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails ancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers owse MMC Files Main Menu The Main Menu commands and their functions are Screen command changes
35. 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 Chatham 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 19
36. Sonar Chart LMS 337CDF only This page shows sonar data from the 50 kHz transducer on the left side of the screen and data from the 200 kHz transducer on the right side All other functions and features are the same as the Full Chart page 87 Sonar Chart fan 0 j z 6 AAS AAS z oe B i ff sec vom ift A Status Navigation Map Sonar Full Sonar Chart Split Zoom Sonar Chart Split Frequency Sonar Chart Digital Data Flasher 200kHz Split Frequency Sonar Chart page with 50 kHz view at left and 200 kHz view at right You can adjust the sensitivity in each window To adjust sensitivity in auto mode 1 Press MENU ENT 2 The unit asks which window 50kHz or 200kHz you would like to adjust Press or to select the one you want ENT 3 The Sensitivity Control Bar appears Press J to decrease sensitivity press to increase sensitivity When it s set at the desired level press EXIT When you reach the maximum or minimum limit a tone sounds Sonar Chart sensitivity separately for each window Digital Data Chart This mode shows the chart on the right side of the screen The left side has five digital data boxes containing Water Depth Water Speed from an op tional speed sensor Water Distance distance traveled or log it also re quires a speed sensor Surface Water Temperature and Voltage 88 Digital Data Chart Customize Page Displays Every Page display opti
37. 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 From the Trails Menu press to TRAIL Options ENT to UPDATE CRI TERIA Press or J 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 mi With one of the Update Criteria selected use the cursor arrows to highlight either the UPDATE Rate or UPDATE Distance data entry boxes and press ENT Press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the entry is correct Press EXIT to return to the Trail Options Menu 178 Screen E New Trail DDAA Delete All cavad Tro Options Saved T amp Update Active Trail Update Criteria Auto Time Distance Update Distance 0 10 mil10 o mi Trail Options menu with Distance set as the update criteria 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 gt to DELETE TRAIL ENT to Yes ENT Screen plogantaxe y Trails Edit Trail Trail 2 Delete Trail Color Black Z Navigate Pattern K Active EE
38. ad vanced functions and for setting various options Options and setup are discussed in Sec 8 To access the Navigation Page Menu from the Navigation Page press MENU Map Page The Map Page 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 8 If you re navigating to a waypoint the map also shows your starting location present position course line and destination You however don t have to navigate to a waypoint to use the map Map Page is the default screen that appears when you turn on the unit To get to the Map Page from another page Press PAGES or lt to Map EXIT When the Map Page is displayed a screen similar to the fol lowing figures appears The arrow in the center of the screen is your present position It points in the direction you re traveling The solid line extending from the back of the arrow is your plot trail or path you ve taken The map zoom range is the distance across the screen This number shows in the lower right corner of the screen In the first of the follow ing example figures 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 0
39. 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 track up or course up mode is on a N shows on the map screen to help you see which direction is north To change map orientation from the Map Page press MENU J to Map ORIENTATION ENT Use or J to select the desired mode then press ENT Press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Go To Cursor Find Distance Find Streets Highway Exits Map Orientation x Auto Zoom Overlay Data Map Data Map Categori lt RUKDYJ Delete My lcc e Track Up Dallas eet A ee N 35 53 981 W 96 08 971 1000 m Map Menu left Map Orientation menu with the North Up map orientation option selected right NOTE In North Up and Course Up the present position arrow appears in the center of the map page In Track Up the position arrow appears centered in the lower third of the page Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC 162 ar DOZE mE Islands o4 4 REGULATED 25 AREA SEE CHART
40. and the Edit Trail menu opens Screen E E Trail 1 Delete Trail Color Light Magenta bd Navigate Pattern Trail Preview RRRRRRRRRR RARER pee Se Maximum Points r Active 2000 Visible 36 20 177 U 96 06 833 SHI 22S ESRA Left trail selected with map cursor The pop up box shows distance and bearing from current position to the selected point on the trail Right the Edit Trail menu Edit a Trail Color To edit a trail color press MENU MENU to My Trais ENT J to trail name ENT J to Coor ENT Press or J to select a color style then press ENT Press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display 144 Edit a Trail Pattern To edit a trail pattern press MENU MENU to My Trais ENT J to trail name ENT to Pattern ENT Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the pattern is cor rect Press ENT then EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display Screen Name Trail 1 Delete Trail Color Dad Creeks Light Magenta M Navigate 7 m 006 Trail Preview Perera rrrrrTTs es Maximum Points r Active 2000 r Visible lj 3mi IN 36 08 971 W 95 50 579 T1100 mi JN 36 20 474 U 96 06 336 Left Edit Trail Menu with Pattern option selected Right edited trail with dotted line pattern Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for
41. and trip distance The various data available from your unit are divided into categories in the Overlay Data menu These categories include GPS Data Naviga tion Trip Calculator Time Sonar Data and Miscellaneous Data You can select items from any of these categories for display in any combination the category divisions are there only to help you sort through the information l Navigation Route Data i H Bearing p o Closing Speed o Course Es x Distance O Off Course es o Steer Arrow Trip Calculator Time i ig Water Temp PE gta x Depth o Water Distance o Water Speed Miscellaneous Data Overlay Data with Navigation and Sonar Data categories expanded To overlay information on your screen 1 Press MENU 4 to Overtay Data ENT 2 If you currently have any overlay data on your screen it will be listed here Select ENTER To ADD and press ENT The data viewer shows information categories with or symbols next to each category name A category with a next to it is expandable meaning its con tents are hidden Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the category s contents so you can choose items within it An expanded category one with a next to its name can be collapsed to hide its contents Just select the category name and press ENT 3 Expand any categories that might conta
42. bottom the face of the transducer rise above the bottom of the hull Shoot thru hull vs Transom Mounting In a shoot thru hull installation the transducer is bonded to the inside of the hull with epoxy The sonar ping signal actually passes through the hull and into the water This differs from a bolt thru hull installa tion often called simply thru hull In that case a hole is cut in the hull and a specially designed transducer is mounted through the hull with a threaded shaft and nut This puts the transducer in direct contact with the water Typically shoot thru hull installations give excellent high speed opera tion and good to excellent depth capability There is no possibility of transducer damage from floating objects as there is with a transom mounted transducer A transducer mounted inside the hull can t be knocked off when docking or loading on a trailer However the shoot thru hull installation does have its drawbacks First some loss of sensitivity does occur even on the best hulls This varies from hull to hull even from different installations on the same hull This is caused by differences in hull lay up and construction 16 Second the transducer angle cannot be adjusted for the best fish arches on your sonar display This is not an issue for flasher style sonars Lack of angle adjustment can be particularly troublesome on hulls that sit with the bow high when at rest or at slow trolling speeds T
43. by pressing EXIT EXIT 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 4 to route name ENT 3 Press 4 to NAVIGATE ENT gt to DELETE ENT lt to Yes ENT Tip You can also delete all routes at once 1 From the NAVIGATION Pace press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press to DELETE ALL ENT lt to Yes ENT Edit a Route Name You can edit the route name if you wish 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to ROUTE PLANNING ENT 2 Press to route name ENT ENT 3 Press T or 4 to change the first character then press gt to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT Return to the previous page by pressing EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Edit Route Waypoints You can edit the route by adding and removing waypoints 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 route name ENT to Route Waypoints List Use J and to select a waypoint then press ENT 141 Edit Route Name Display Data Route 1 Total Distance Bearing gt Davranan l nzete Nei ara RGAE Eui Route Waypoints o Direct To Waypoint Nam fe 1 Add From Map Lawr F Omal Ad
44. 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 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 202 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
45. first measure the distance from the face of the transducer to the lowest part of the boat In this example we will use 3 5 feet This will entered as a negative 3 5 feet which makes the depth indi cators perform as if the transducer s lower in the water than it really is 1 Press MENU MENU J to Sonar Setup ENT Use J to select SET KEEL OFFSET ENT 2 The Keel Offset dialog box appears Press J to change the plus sign to a minus sign 3 Press to the first number then press T to change the number to 3 4 Press gt to the second number then press T to change the number to 5 then press EXIT The depth indicators now accurately show the depth of water beneath the keel NOTE If knowing the exact depth of water beneath the keel is less important you can calibrate the depth indicators so that they show the actual wa ter depth from surface to bottom To do this first measure the distance from the face of the transducer up to the surface the water line on the boat In this example we will use 1 5 feet This will be entered as a positive 1 5 feet which makes the depth indicators perform as if the transducer s higher in the water than it really is 83 1 Press MENU MENU to Sonar Setup ENT Use J to select SET KEEL OFFSET ENT 2 The Keel Offset dialog box appears with a plus sign at the front of the box 3 Press to the first number then press T to change the number to 1 4 Press to the
46. located on the Map Menu Reset Options To reset all features to their factory defaults 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to RESET Options ENT lt to Yes ENT NOTE Reset Options does not erase any waypoints routes icons plot trails or sonar logs Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup Units of Measure System Setup Set Local Time Sun Moon Cak Communications Port Trip Calculator Reset Options Timers Delete All My Waypoints Browse MMC KeA Aa Hide GPS Features a Set Language O Transfer My Data Check Free Storage N 36 10 712 Software Information The Reset Options menu 172 Screen Contrast and Brightness To access the Screen menu press MENU MENU ENT The Contrast slider bar is selected Press or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is the minimum contrast the right end is the maximum Sounds Z Alarms rl Route Planning cruel My 7 Gane Sona GPS Low Syste Sun I Brightness l Trip Low High Time Brow Display Mode ahem x T l th j 51 The Screen Menu with Contrast bar selected To adjust the display s brightness Press J to BRIGHTNESS Press or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is the minimum contrast the right end is the maximum To adjust the screen
47. message instructions 3 In a moment your present position marker arrow appears on the map in the location you selected with the cursor The unit will consider that spot as its last known position until changed by either a live satel lite lock on or a new simulator location 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 section 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 EXIT 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 high detail or fill land areas with gray You can also turn on or off Map Overlays which display latitude and longitude grid lines or range rings on the map This menu also lets you select Navionics Maps For instructions see the Navionics C
48. move overlaid data You may find it useful to rearrange data that is floating in your display window 1 From one of the Map Pages press MENU J to Overtay Data ENT 2 You ll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed Select the item you want to move and press ENT to Move ENT 3 The data begins to flash on your screen Use any combination of gt lt T and J to move the data to a new location on the screen 4 When satisfied press EXIT EXIT 170 NOTE The Customize command and the Overlay Data command both use the same information categories The difference between the two commands is that Customize changes only the data boxes on a screen and Overlay Data changes only the information floating on the screen without a box See Customize Page Displays on page 89 for information on customizing data boxes A d Overlay Data Shown Data Type oi Data Description Depth oi The temperature of the water Waerve from the transducer xN Remove Move Priority Overlay Size Small Off sf Medium a Large eae Enormous L4 AON 60 Left Water temp in the overlay data shown menu Right the overlay data size window Notice the water speed data description at the top of the data information window To change displayed data font size 1 From the Map or Sonar page press MENU J to Overtay Data ENT 2 Press J or to select Data Type press
49. on the map so press J to FIND ON Map ENT Taco Bueno Go To Waypoint Fast Food Chain Find On Map 1710 E 11th St Tulsa OK 74128 918 438 4370 N 36 08 859 f HWH 95 50 779 Distance 0 23 mi Bearing 230 mag POl Restaurants Fast Food Chains Waypoint Information Taco Bueno Go To Waypoint Fast Food Chain Find On Map 1710 E 11th St Tulsa OK 74128 918 438 4370 N 36 08 859 f KH 95 50 779 Distance 0 23 mi Bearing 230 mag POl Restaurants Fast Food Chains POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to restaurant and its compass bearing Left figure shows Go To Waypoint command Right figure shows Find On Map command 119 6 The unit s map appears with the cross hair cursor highlighting the restaurant s POI symbol A pop up data box shows the POI s name distance and bearing A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s latitude and longitude cas e acoyBueno J 119th E Ave 120th E Ave Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a restaurant search 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Before you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place NOTE Search works from ma
50. on the screen with the Overlay Data command For example if you left your watch at home you could dis play the local time on top of the map Or if you wanted to see details about your route and trip you could show your bearing course average speed and trip distance The various data available from your unit are divided into categories in the Overlay Data menu These categories include GPS Data Naviga tion Trip Calculator Time Sonar Data and Miscellaneous Data You can select items from any of these categories for display in any combination the category divisions are there only to help you sort through the information GPS Data Navigation Route Data i Hg Bearing je o Closing Speed o Course o Destination Distance O Off Course aR O Steer Arrow 4 Trip Calculator Time Hg Water Temp ae e x Depth o Water Distance Water Speed Miscellaneous Data Overlay Data with Navigation and Sonar Data categories expanded To overlay information on your screen 1 Press MENU J to OverLay Data ENT 2 If you currently have any overlay data on your screen it will be listed here Select ENTER To ADD and press ENT The data viewer shows information categories with or symbols next to each category name A category with a next to it is expandable meaning its con tents are hidden Selecting the ca
51. only one font size If that is the case the Data Size box will not be displayed for that data type Ping Speed amp HyperScroll Ping Speed controls the rate at which the transmitter and transducer broadcast sonar sound waves pings into the water The unit has a default ping speed of 50 percent At normal boating speeds this auto matically provides enough return echoes to refresh the screen and scroll the chart at maximum chart speed However when you are running at high speeds or just want the fastest possible screen update you may want to use the HyperScroll feature 80 When you change the Ping Speed to any setting greater than 50 per cent the unit automatically enters HyperScroll mode These faster ping rates allow you to maintain a high detail picture on the screen and the screen refresh rate and chart scroll speed can keep pace with the boat as it moves quickly over the bottom terrain When using HyperScroll you may also need to manually decrease the sensitivity for optimum performance Depending on water depth and other conditions HyperScroll may cause a second bottom echo to return to the transducer during the next ping cycle or sounding This can result in a large amount of clutter appearing on the screen If this occurs just decrease the sensitivity to a level that eliminates the clutter When you turn HyperScroll off you can return to your original sensitivity level Sensitivity Aut
52. outdoor activities Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu press MENU MENU J to Timers ENT 4 to ALARM CLock ENT Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator To get to the Sun Moon menu press MENU MENU J to SuNn Moon CALCULATIONS ENT Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu press MENU MENU J to Trip Carcu LATOR ENT Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu press MENU MENU to Timers ENT 4 to DOWN TIMER ENT Trip Up Timer To get to the Up Timer menu press MENU MENU J to Timers ENT ENT 145 Waypoints Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint from the waypoint list press WPT ENT ENT ENT J to waypoint name ENT to DELETE Way POINT ENT lt to Yes ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT To delete a waypoint from the map 1 Use the arrow keys to select the waypoint with the cursor 2 Press WPT J to DELETE Waypoint ENT lt to Yes ENT To return to the previous page and clear the cursor press EXIT To delete all waypoints at one time press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to DELETE ALL My Waypoints ENT lt to Yes ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name 1 Press WPT ENT ENT ENT J to waypoint name ENT to Ept Waypoint ENT ENT 2 Press T or 4 to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Press ENT then EXI
53. s display mode Press J to DispLay Mone ENT press or J to select mode EXIT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Sate My T Cange _ Se Sona Nh rae aU ae GPS Syste Brightness SUni E ESTR y High Trip Time Display Mode Brow Normal IN 36 10 712 W 95 50 579 80m Display Mode menu Set Language This unit s menus are available in 10 languages English French Ger man Spanish Italian Danish Swedish Russian Dutch and Finnish 173 To select a different language 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to SET LANGUAGE ENT 3 Use J or T to select a different language and press ENT All menus now appear in the language you selected Set Local Time Using the local time setting is handy when estimating local arrival time while navigating Also the time and date are saved when a waypoint is created To access the Set Local Time menu you must first acquire your posi tion Once that is done press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to SeT LOCAL Time ENT To set Local Time Press ENT Press 7 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 to Day ENT Press T or J to select the day then press ENT To s
54. scale map detail that allows your GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy For example the 112 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 NOTE Available through LEI Extras look inside back cover for accessory ordering information FreedomMaps are pre made maps that con tain all of the same information available in a custom MapCreate map without any work on your part Interstate Major Street Cursor line Minor Streets v ait sett pe E i Cupps Cafe POI POI 769 44 3 Tne Marker re34 Aa nsi lg Pop up School POIH Restaurant POI NATE SST 8757047 jez Position distance and Zoom Range bearing data 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 2 mile zoom example at right the cursor has selected the Cupps Caf POI which triggers a pop up box with the POI name This pop up box works on POIs at any zoom range Tip In some urban areas businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each other on the screen You can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to
55. select a different data option With the new option highlighted press ENT to switch the contents of the box to the new data type then press EXIT You can now select another box to change When you are finished with the settings press EXIT again to end the Custom ize command and the box name stops flashing A Page display can show a limited number of data boxes You can not turn them off or add more data boxes GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit as if you were outdoors navi gating somewhere It s a great way to practice using your unit You can set the starting location by entering latitude longitude Starting Posi tion or from a stored waypoint map place or POI You can steer your position and change speed on the map by using the arrow keys STEER witH ARROWS command or by setting the track and speed in the dialog boxes provided on the simulator menu screen To get to the GPS Simulator 1 Press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to GPS SIMULATOR ENT The GPS Simulator Menu appears Screen plogantaxe 7 Carda IEGPS Simulator Onl Starting Position Latitude Select Starting Waypoint N 36 08 971 _ Steer With Arrows Longitude Track W 95 50 579 15 mag Speed 24 mph Altitude 0 ft IT 2 T AY od N 3608 971 W 9550 579 e mi The GPS Simulator menu Make the desired settings then turn the simulator on by highlighting the GPS S muLaATOR On box and pre
56. 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 Edit Rote Name Display Data Route 2 Totar Distance Bearing 7 i Navigate Reverse slot 356 mag Preview Delete Name Distance Bearing 2 0 87 356 3 2 05 84 4 10 82 84 5 11 79 77 Press ENT End of route SO TOOTT AOS SASS o a Route creation sequence continued Fig 4 Point 8 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 7 To save your route press EXIT The unit reverts to the Edit Route screen with the route automatically named Route 1 and stored in the unit s internal memory In our example Route 1 already existed so the unit automatically made Route 2 140 You can edit the route and run other commands but if you are finished with the route for now return to the last page displayed
57. setting Both depth alarms work only off the digital bottom depth signals No other targets will trip these alarms These alarms can be used at the same time or individually a Shallow Alarm ransparency GPS Alarms l Depth Route Planning EIEE igiEnabled 1 ft My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup gt rDeep Alarm GPS Setup Depth System Setup Sun Moon Calculations T Enabled 100 Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files rZone Alarm hers F Enabled Adjust Zone a F Fish Alarm Left Main Menu and Sonar Alarms command Right the Sonar Alarms menu 62 To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALARMs ENT to Sonar ALARMS ENT 2 Press to SHALLOW ALARM DEPTH ENT 3 Press T or 4 to change the first number then press to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the depth is correct then press ENT 4 Press lt to SHALLOW ALARM ENABLED ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT 5 To turn off the alarm press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT J to Sonar ALarms ENT ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT To switch to a different depth setting open the Sonar Alarms menu and repeat the instructions in step 3 above To adjust and turn on the deep alarm 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALARMS ENT to Sonar ALARMS ENT 2 Press J to DEEP ALARM ENABLED to DEEP ALARM DEPTH ENT 3 Press T or J to change the first number then press
58. 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 the unit doesn t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside It relies solely on the signals from the sat ellites to calculate a position Speed direction of travel and distance are all calculated from position information Therefore in order it 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 program to boost GPS performance with its Wide Area Augmentation System or WAAS The FAA commissioned the system on July 11 2008 9 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 dev
59. strap securely 3 Route the transducer cable alongside the trolling motor shaft Use plastic ties not included to attach the transducer cable to the troll ing motor shaft Make sure there is enough slack in the cable for the motor to turn freely Route the cable to the sonar unit and the trans ducer is ready for use CI le fat Transducer mounted on trolling motor side view Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches If you do not get good fish arches on your display it could be because the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds 23 ge Partial fish arches ie Sa Transducer aimed Transducer aimed too far back too far forward Full fish arch Pea Proper transducer angle Transducer angles and their effects on fish arches If the arch slopes up but not back down then the front of the trans ducer is too high and needs to be lowered If only the back half of the arch is printed then the nose of the transducer is angled too far down and needs to be raised NOTE Periodically wash the transducer s face with soap and water to re move any oil film Oil and dirt on the face will reduce the sensitivity or may even prevent operation Shoot Thru Hull Preparation Hulls With Floatation Materials The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in an area that does not have air bubbles in the resin or separated fiberg
60. 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 when the search result list is too long Find Distance TY 1 Find Distance TY E 80th St S 74st E Ave Tulsa OK 74133 z3 Emer See SW 80th St SW 71st Ave Miami Dade Find Streets County FL 33143 Frears First Street NW 80th Ave NW 71st Ct Tamarac FL 33321 goth 0th NW 80th Ct NW 74st Ave Tamarac FL 33321 Second Street Smr 71st 7 Finding street intersection Please l City Postal Code Sie eae Any fany Any fany Find First Street Find First Street GESE N 3008971 W 9550579 FLO N 300887 T W 9550579 E Find Intersection command highlighted left and Working message center At right is the Intersections Found list 6 To search for the intersection of the two streets press J 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 our example we selected the intersection of SW 80th Street and SW 71st Avenue in Miami Fla 192 7 The Map Page appears with the cursor pointing to the found intersec tion The intersection in our example is shown in the following figure
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62. the WAAS satellites in orbit but more about that in the upcoming segment introducing you to GPS and WAAS 6 Your unit listens to signals from as many satellites as it can see above the horizon eliminates the weakest signals then computes its location in relation to those satellites Once the unit figures its latitude and lon gitude it plots that position on the moving map shown on the screen The whole process takes place several times a second The performance doesn t stop there Stored in the permanent memory of each unit 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 The background map is suitable for many navigation chores but for maximum accuracy and much more detail you need our optional map making software MapCreate 6 Some unit features such as searching for businesses and addresses won t work without a custom MapCreate map There is so much detail in our background map and even more in MapCreate that we ll describe their contents and differ ences in Section 6 Basic GPS Operations on page 1038 Another portion of the unit 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 GP
63. the next street in the Second Street dialog box 1 From the Map Page press MENU to Finp STREETS ENT and the Find Streets Menu appears 2 You must fill in a street name in the First Street dialog box Press ENT 191 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 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 Or you can jump down to the lower box and pick a street from the list Press ENT then press 4 or to select a street from the list and press ENT 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searching for in the First Street box In this example it s 80th Street 4 Now fill in the second street Press J to SECOND STREET ENT and the Find By Name menu appears again Just like before there are two op tions A You can spell out the second 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 You can also jump down to the lower box and pick the sec ond street from the selection list Press ENT then press J or T to select a street from the list and press ENT 5 The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second street dialog boxes filled in In this example we selected 71st Avenue as our second
64. then the noise source is probably cavitation Many novices or persons with limited experience make hasty sonar installations which function perfectly in shallow water or when the boat is at rest In nearly all cases the cause of the malfunction will be the location and or angle of the transducer The face of the transducer must be placed in a location that has a smooth flow of water at all boat speeds Read your trans ducer owner s manual or the Installation instructions Sec 2 in this manual for the best mounting position 101 Notes 102 Section 6 Basic GPS Operations This section addresses the unit s most basic GPS operations The tuto rials presented in Sec 6 follow a chronological order Sec 7 Advanced GPS Operations will discuss other more advanced functions and utili ties Material in Sec 7 is arranged in alphabetical order Before you turn on the unit and find where you are it s a good idea to learn about the different keys the four Page screens and how they all work together BUT if you just can t wait to get outside turn to the one page Quick Reference on page 116 Keyboard E LOWRANCE LMS 33 7 MORE Oei ae LMS 337CDF sonar GPS unit front view showing map with sonar split screen keyboard and access door for the MMC slot 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this and the arrow keys 4 switches t
65. 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 a pop up box The box also shows the bearing to the point you re measuring to 3 Press EXIT to return to regular operation Map Finding Distance Map Finding Distance Dam Site West Th Kansas City Springfield Little Rock AR 292 2 mi 156 mag T 7 i Little Rock 2mi N 34 42 416 U 92 18 343 JN 36 25 640 U 95 40 678 Left the distance from Dallas to Little Rock is 292 2 miles At right the distance from the boat s current position to the boat ramp is 0 52 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 Fo Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the first position A rubber band line ap pears connecting your current position to the cursor s location Press ENT to set the first point and the rubber band line disappears 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 pop up box 4 Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen Press EXIT once more to clear the cursor 135 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location personal
66. want to find streets 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 following note If you select yes there are two options A You can spell out the city name in the top selection box Press T or 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 NOTE We recommend that you do not enter a city name unless the list you are given is too large when searching without it This unit can ac tually search quicker when you don t enter a city 184 Find By Name Brien Find In List Nurmi Isles FL a Brien TX _ O Donnell TX O Fallon IL O Fallon MO O Kean AR Oak NE Oak Creek CO Oak Grove KY Oak Grove LA Oak Grove MO Oak Grove MO Oak Grove OK Oak Grove TX Oak Grove Heiahts AR l4 Find City By Name menu Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor On the Map Page with a POI or map feature selected by the cursor press WPT To return to the previous page press EXIT Waypoint Information National Inn Go To Waypoint Hotel or Motel 1910 E 11th St Tulsa OK 74128 Find On Map 918 437 8980 N 36 08 857 H_ 95 50 662
67. 00 miles ie Tey 7 k a f ae 3008971 W 9550579 FAO 3008971 W 0550579 T Left Map Page opening screen Center zoomed to 100 miles and right zoomed to 10 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 111 If you re using only the factory loaded background map the maximum zoom range for showing additional map detail is 20 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 or a pre made FreedomMap from LEI and you can zoom in to 0 02 miles with mas sive amounts of accurate map detail a Tat i 129th E Ave Gat
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69. 46 10 5 42 MB free hed Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data 4 Chart Quality a PP T i ee ee Sees At left the Sonar Page menu with the Log Sonar Chart Data command selected At right Sonar Chart Logging menu with the Start Logging command selected The menu says the MMC has 5 42 MB of free space which will record the scrolling chart for 28 minutes and 44 seconds To record or log chart data 1 Press MENU J to Loc Sonar CharT Dara ENT 2 To record data using the default settings press ENT The menu clears and the Sonar Page title bar shows the name of the file you are record ing Warning messages will appear as recording time begins to run out NOTE You can change any of the settings by using the cursor arrows to highlight different commands Select Fite Name if you want to change the name Select CHART QuaLity if you want to lower the file quality and record for a longer period of time After you ve changed the settings select START LOGGING and press ENT Noise Rejection See the entry on Advanced Signal Processing in this section 76 Overlay Data On any Page display except Satellite Status you can float or overlay additional GPS or navigation data on the screen with the Overlay Data command For example if you left your watch at home you could dis play the local time on top of the map Or if you wanted to see details about your route and trip you could show your bearing course average speed
70. 51 Caroline Islands 196 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 Astro 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
71. 7 Active Map Q j f Toront San Francisco Chicago 2 7 Indianapolis ns xe eck eres Nim Soest sem a De SISSIES pele arctan Iai ae Memphis i o Dalla t 200m7 Paso Si A N 36 12 663 W 9550 579 After selecting the Two Maps option from Map menu you can modify the windows to be side by side or stacked one on top of the other as in the illustration above The bottom map is the active map indicated by the Active Map display at the top The following page contains a 12 step quick reference for the most basic GPS operations If you don t want to carry the manual with you as you practice with the unit you might consider photocopying this quick ref erence page and tucking it into your pocket 115 Basic GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors with a clear view of the open sky As you practice try navigating to a location at least a few blocks away Navigation in too small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms 1 Connect the unit to electric power and the antenna module Make sure the MMC is in See complete installation details beginning on page 13 2 To turn on the unit press and release PWR key 3 Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4 000 mile zoom range Rotate through the four main Page screens Map Page Satellite Status Page Navigation Page and Sonar Page by pressing PAGES lt or gt to select Page Name EXIT Switch Pages to display S
72. CS To Other To unit Shield Ground Ground Device Com 1 wiring to transmit NMEA position information to another NMEA compatible device 36 Sonar socket LMS 337CDF rear view Network socket Power Data socket NMEA 0183 Data cable four wires LGC 2000 25 extension cable SP BL optional speed sensor 60 ohm terminator NMEA 2000 Power cable Transducer LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF cable connections Power Supply cable GPS antenna module Mounting the Unit Bracket In Dash or Portable You can install your unit on the dash with the gimbal bracket It can also be installed in the dash or mounted on a portable power supply If you use the supplied bracket you may be interested in the optional R A M bracket mounting system This converts the unit s gimbal bracket to a swivel mount which can be used on the dash or overhead mounting positions 37 Optional R A M mounting system Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location provided there is clearance behind it when it s tilted for the best viewing angle You should also make sure there is enough room behind it to attach the power transducer and GPS antenna receiver module cables Holes in the bracket s base allow wood screw or through bolt mounting You may need to place a piece of plywood on the back side of thin fiber glass panels to reinforce the panel and secure the mounting hardware Install th
73. Chain Number GRI 9610 South Central U S a Secondary Station 1 Secondary Station 2 Xray K Yankee bi N 36 08 97T 15 W 95 50 579 244221 E 4004277 N Setup Map Fix 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 153 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 such as 1 24000 The reference 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 1 Press MENU M
74. Chart Mode x Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode r Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale g r Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale gl 200 KHz Transducer Freq 200 KHz Surface Clarity 200 kHz Surface Clarity Orr Z 50 kHz off x Noise Rejection Z a Noise Rejection Low a frequency menu at right single frequency menu 2 Press to SURFACE CLARITY ENT 3 Press J or T to select clarity level EXIT EXIT EXIT Sonar Chart Default Chart sig Sonar Chart Default Chart sig ee 50 a In the illustration at left Surface Clarity is turned off The right view shows Surface Clarity set at High Transparency Use the transparency menu to adjust the transparency of menu win dows A high transparency allows you to continue monitoring the screen s display while adjusting feature settings though the text of the menus may fade until it is unreadable A low transparency will usually make menu text easier to read at the cost of watching your display Experiment with this feature until you find the right level of transpar ency for your eyes 95 Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC File Main Menu with Transparency command selected To adjust Menu Transparency level Press MENU MENU J to TRANSPARENCY ENT The TRANSPARENCY sli
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76. Depth Range Control Scale 2 The Depth Range Control Scale appears Press or J to select a dif ferent depth range A blue bar highlights the selected range The light numbers cannot be selected 3 When the new range is selected press EXIT to clear the menu Depth Range Manual You have complete control over the range when the unit is in the man ual mode There are 16 depth ranges from 5 feet to 4 000 feet To switch to Manual Depth Range 1 First turn off automatic depth range From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Auto DEPTH RANGE ENT 2 Press to DEPTH Rance ENT and the Depth Range Control Scale ap pears 3 Press J or to select a different depth range A horizontal blue bar highlights the selected range 4 When the new range is selected press EXIT to clear the menu 69 To turn Auto Depth Range on again From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Auto DEPTH RANGE ENT EXIT NOTE The sonar s depth capability depends on the water bottom condi tions transducer installation and other factors Depth Range Upper and Lower Limits Virtually any segment of the water column can be displayed by using the upper and lower limit feature This lets you pick the shallow and deep depth range limits that are shown on the screen provided there is at least 10 feet between the upper and lower limit you select For ex ample a range from 12 feet to 34 feet could be used Changing the upper and lower limits g
77. EE E E E E E E E EE Visible e a Maximum Points 2000 Edit Trail menu To manually start a new trail in the Trails Menu make sure New TRAIL is highlighted and press ENT 179 Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options The name maximum number of points in the trail activity and visi bility are all changed on the Edit Trail menu screen The Active setting determines whether or not the unit is recording new points for a par ticular trail On the Edit Trail menu press 4 or T to highlight the section you wish to change then press ENT Make your changes then press EXIT to close the menu Related trail functions are discussed in further detail under the Trails topic in Sec 7 Advanced GPS Operations Transparency Use the transparency menu to adjust the transparency of menu win dows A high transparency allows you to continue monitoring the screen s display while adjusting feature settings though the text of the menus may fade until it is unreadable A low transparency will usually make menu text easier to read at the cost of watching your display Experiment with this feature until you find the right level of transpar ency for your eyes Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup ry GPS Setup rt B System Setup He Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator f Timers Browse MMC Files
78. ENT J to RESET OP TIONS ENT 2 The unit asks if you want to reset all the options Press lt to Yes ENT All options are reset and the unit reverts back to the Map Page at the 4000 mile zoom range Any recorded sonar logs or GPS data will be unchanged Fish Symbols vs Full Sonar Chart You may have noticed in the quick reference that we used fish arches in full sonar chart mode for our example and not the popular Fish I D fish symbol feature Here s why Fish I D is an easier way for a sonar novice to recognize a fishy signal return when he sees it However locating fish by symbol only has some limitations Your sonar unit s microprocessor is remarkably powerful but it can be fooled Some of the echoes calculated to be fish could be tree limbs or tur tles To see what s under your boat in maximum detail we recommend you turn off Fish I D and begin learning to interpret fish arches Fish I D is most handy when you re in another part of the boat or per forming some task that prevents you from watching the sonar screen Then you can turn on Fish I D and the audible fish alarm When that lunker swims under your boat you ll hear it Fish I D can also be useful when you want to screen out some of the sonar detail gathered by your unit For example in one case fisherman in San Francisco Bay saw clouds of clutter in the water but no fish arches When a down rigger was pulled up it brought up several small jellyfi
79. ENT then use J or T to scroll to overlay size press ENT Press J or T to select the desired data size Press ENT EXIT The selected data type will be displayed in the new size To change the font size for another Data Type repeat these steps beginning with step two above 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT NOTE Some data types can be displayed in only one font size If that is the case the Data Size box will not be displayed for that data type 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 a pop up message appears that describes the function of the item This feature is on by default 171 To set up Popup Help Press MENU MENU to System Setup ENT J 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 Screen Sounds Enable or disable the sound set the volume or set the alarm style My Trails Gance Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers gt Browse MMC Files IN 36 10 712 W 95 50 579 80 mi System Setup menu left with Pop up Help command highlighted At right this example shows the Pop up Help message for the Go To Cur sor command
80. ENU J to GPS SETUP ENT 2 Press 4 to CoorDINATE SYSTEM ENT 3 Press 4 to Setup Map Fix ENT The screen below appears and Map SCALE is highlighted Press ENT and enter the map s scale This is generally at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio for example 1 24000 Press EXIT and the unit re turns to the Configure Map Fix screen Coordinate System 1 Coordinate System 2 Map Scale 4 00 24000 Select Origin Waypoint Origin Latitude Longitude IN 0 00 000 u 0 00 000 Setup Loran TD Configure a map fix so the unit can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map 154 Press to SELEcT ORIGIN ENT ENT ENT to bring up the waypoint list Select the waypoint that you saved the reference point under and press ENT The unit displays a waypoint information screen with the com mand SET As ORIGIN selected Press ENT and the unit returns to the Con figure Map Fix menu Finally press EXIT to close this menu Now press T to Coorp SyYsTEM ENT select Map Fix from the list and press ENT EXIT All position information now shows as a distance from the reference point you chose Customize Page Displays Every Page display option except Full Map on the Map Page has cus tomizable data boxes to provide constant on screen information The data available from your unit is divided into categories in the Data Viewer menu These categories include GPS Data Naviga
81. L LOWRANCE Pub 988 0156 071 www lowrance com LE LOWRANCE LMS 332C amp LMS 337C DF Fish finding Sonar amp Mapping GPS Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright 2004 Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved No part of this manual may be copied reproduced republished transmitted or distributed for any purpose without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics Inc MapCreate FreedomMaps IMS and NauticPaths are trademarks of LEI Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics Inc eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2004 Zenrin Co it p Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of GURCE 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 On the cover LMS 337CDF shown 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 Section 1 Rea
82. S antenna too Make sure the MMC is in See complete installation de tails beginning on page 13 2 Launch your boat 3 To turn on the unit press and release PWR key 4 Opening screen displays Map Page Rotate through the four main Page screens Map Page Satellite Status Page Navigation Page Sonar Page by pressing PAGES lt or to select Page Name EXIT Switch Pages to display Sonar Page 5 If GPS data is desired wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position When the unit acquires position a tone sounds and a posi tion acquired message appears 6 With position acquired if desired head for your fishing grounds Your unit will automatically display digital depth and surface water temperature in the top left corner of the screen The auto settings will track the bottom displaying it in the lower por tion of the screen The full sonar chart will scroll from right to left showing you what s under the boat as you cruise across the water You can change the display by Zoom in to enlarge the chart for more detail press ZIN Zoom out to return to full chart mode press ZOUT 7 Watch the display for the appearance of fish symbols or arches if Fish I D is turned off When you see fish symbols or arches you ve found fish Stop the boat and get your lure or bait into the water at the depth indicated on the sonar chart 8 Gauge the fish depth by visually comparing the fish symbols or ar
83. S data files erase em and record new ones over and over again These GPS Data Files file format usr can be shared between not only the LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF but other Lowrance GPS units and even personal computers Your unit has one more thing in common with a personal computer Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and exchanging files the unit has a slot for an MMC MultiMedia Card or SDC 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 1 GB Compare that to a floppy disk s 1 44 MB capacity Your unit uses all that MMC space for two key GPS purposes The MMC is also used to record sonar logs First you can backup your onboard GPS Data Files by copying them to the MMC Since 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 unit s memory NOTE 7 No matter where they come from GPS Data Files must be loaded from the MMC into memory before your unit 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 M
84. S g b Chesapeake Bay AT dy NTRA ING amp CRABBTHG fiom Gs J ME o semi ARE PROHIBITED N 37 02 499 U 75 58 435 N N 37 02 499 U 75 58 435 Left entrance to Chesapeake Bay in a MapCreate 6 custom map 10 mile zoom Center same position on Navionics chart at 11 15 mile zoom and right 5 56 mile zoom 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 WARNING You should never format the MMC containing your Navionics chart Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card 2 From the Map Page press MENU to Map Data ENT J to Navionics Map Choice ENT Use 7 or J to select the Map Name then press ENT EXIT EXIT hage t T Find Nietanne fr Find Dietanna EN Map Data Earth Map Detail Earth Map Detail Medium a Medium a Popup Map Information M Lat Lon Grid Lines Popup Map Information M Lat Lon Grid Lines Draw Map Boundaries Range Rings Draw Map Boundaries Range Rings CFill Water With White CFill Water With White Navionics Options Navionics Options Fy Safety Contour ENEAN Safety Contour Lowrance 5 Meters y South Chesapeake 7 f Meters i Biesentetion Mode International Mode 7 South Florida Miami Demo l j Fi I a i Zi LY SLi N 3658397 _ W 9725 210 fe 30m N 3608971 W 9550 579 300m Left
85. T EXIT 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 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 T7 Little Creek Marina Little Creek Marina Service Categories General Services General Services Repair Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Other Utilities On The Pier Fuel Fuel Other Information Other Information Little Creek Marina General Services Repair Services Other Utilities On The Pier Fuel Other Information Detailed Services Detailed Services lLaunderettes lLaunderettes General Stores General Stores Restaurants Restaurants Hotels Hotels Fishing Diving Fishing Diving Accessories Shops Ice Groceries Stores Port Services information screens 164 Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information 3 represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with g the letter C The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta tion location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a small zoom range the icon itself becomes an ani mated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station At larger zoom ranges you can selec
86. T EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display Waypoint Symbol To edit waypoint symbol 1 Press WPT ENT ENT ENT J to waypoint name ENT to Ept Waypoint ENT to CHoose SymeoL ENT 2 Use arrow keys to select desired symbol and press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Waypoint Position To edit waypoint position 1 Press WPT ENT ENT ENT J to waypoint name ENT to Epit Waypoint ENT 2 Latitude press gt to LATITUDE ENT Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the lati tude is correct Press EXIT 146 3 Longitude press J to Lonaitupe ENT Press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the lon gitude is correct Press EXIT 4 When latitude and longitude are correct return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Selecting 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 Set 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 WPT to SuBcaTecorY column J to New
87. 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 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo amp Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt 197 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 Americ
88. Trails Gane i Cancel Navigation springfield Sona ERE 0 10 lea Sonar Setup GPS GPS Setup Syste Off Course Alarm tc System Setup gt Sun l Distance Sun Moon Calculations Trip Enabled 955 aif Trip Calculator Time Timers Brow Browse MMC Files a Auer XENI Distance 7 U enabled b20 Wichita Falle IN 36 25 332 W 95 41 082 400 mi Alarms command left Alarm menu right To change alarm settings 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired category then press ENT to check or clear the Enabled box This turns the alarm on checked or off un checked 149 3 To change distance settings scroll 4 or T to select the desired cate gory then press gt ENT to activate the distance dialog box Press or to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct 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 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 You may not be
89. able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm Auto Satellite Search To lock on to 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 It does know the current UTC time and date since these were programmed into it at the factory and an internal clock keeps the time while the unit is turned off If the time and or date are incorrect you can set them using the Set Local Time menu The unit begins searching for the satellites using the above data that it acquired the last time it was turned on This probably was at the fac tory Since it s almost certain that you re not at our factory it s proba bly looking for the wrong satellites If it doesn t find the satellites it s looking for after approximately one minute it switches to Auto Search The receiver looks for any satellite in the sky Due to advanced technology the auto search time has shrunk significantly from the early days of GPS Once the unit locks on to the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned on as long as you are
90. an 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 Trinidad amp Tobago South American 1969 Venezuela South Asia Singapore Tananarive Obser vatory 1925 Mada gascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei East Malay sia Sabah Sarawak 198 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 tec
91. an be used with eight D cell alkaline batteries or an optional sealed rechargeable battery Visit our web site for a complete listing of all the available portable power packs 40 PPP 15 Portable Power Pack with transducer installed Shown with the X67C IceMachine MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation Your unit uses a MultiMedia Card to store information such as sonar logs custom maps waypoints trails and other GPS data It can also use Secure Digital Cards SD card to store data 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 with capacities of 8 MB 16 MB 32 MB 64 MB 128 MB 256 MB and 1 GB Additional MMC cards are available from LEI Extras see ordering in formation inside the back cover of this manual MMCs and SD cards are also available at many camera and consumer electronics stores The MMC slot is located in a compartment on the front of the case The compartment door is located at the lower right corner The following figure shows a close up with the door opened 41 MMC groove for card removal Insert card face up this way lt my ar sje E 3
92. an veered off course the arrow would show which direc tion to steer to get back on course Right Sonar Page with Overlay Data turned on showing Depth Ground Speed and the Track the boat is following E p e 78 To remove overlaid data 1 While on the Page that shows the item or items you want to remove press MENU J to Overlay Data ENT 2 You ll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed Select the item you want to remove from your display and press ENT ENT to re move the data To remove another item select the item and press ENT ENT 3 When you have finished removing all the items you want from the screen press EXIT to return to the page display NOTE You can also remove data directly from the Data Viewer menu by un checking the data option you would like to remove p D Data Description The current date Remove Move Overlay Size Small bad Overlay Data Shown with Date option selected left Press ENT to ac cess REMOVE option center Press ENT again to remove item and return to Overlay Data Shown right To move overlaid data You may find it useful to rearrange data that is floating in your display window 1 From one of the Map Pages press MENU J to Overlay Data ENT 2 You ll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed Select the item you want to move and press ENT to Move ENT 3 The data begins to flash on your screen Use
93. any combination of gt lt T and J to move the data to a new location on the screen 4 When satisfied press EXIT EXIT NOTE The Customize command and the Overlay Data command both use the same information categories The difference between the two 79 commands is that Customize changes only the data boxes on a screen and Overlay Data changes only the information floating on the screen without a box See Customize Page Displays on page 89 for information on customizing data boxes Ld a Data Description t The temperature of the water V4 later from the transducer xN Remove Move Priority Overlay Size Small Off i aa Medium pee Large oe Enormous Ls AMO 60 Left Water temp in the overlay data shown menu Right the overlay data size window Notice the water speed data description at the top of the data information window To change displayed data font size 1 From the Map or Sonar page press MENU J to Overlay Data ENT 2 Press J or T to select Data Type press ENT then use J or T to scroll to overlay size press ENT Press J or T to select the desired data size Press ENT EXIT The selected data type will be displayed in the new size To change the font size for another Data Type repeat these steps beginning with step two above 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT NOTE Some data types can be displayed in
94. ap Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint Go To Waypoint N 36 12 691 N 36 12 691 e H 95 52 371 Find On Map H 95 52 371 ENNEN Altitude 0 ft Altitude 0 ft Edit Waypoint Edit Waypoint December 11 2003 aa SSS December 11 2003 SSS SSS 9 09 47 AM 9 09 47 AM Delete Waypoint Delete Waypoint Distance 4 59 mi rs Pease ee dart Distance 4 59 mi Bearing 334 mag i Bearing 334 mag Waypoint Information screens with the Go To Waypoint command se lected left and the Find on Map command selected right To return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly 5 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press or 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 Or you can jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a way point from the list then press ENT The waypoint screen appears Find By Name Zoo Go To Waypoint N 36 42 656 4 W 95 55 927 ET Altitude 0 ft December 12 2003 10 54 52 AM Edit Waypoint Delete Waypoint R Distance 6 53 mi Bearing 306 mag Find By Name menu left Waypoint Information screen center Right the found waypoint is highlighted by the cursor on the Map Page A To navigate to the waypoin
95. ap Page with two map windows right With Active Map shown in the top left hand corner the left map is active Resize Window is another extremely handy feature for pages that have two major windows You can change the horizontal size of the windows to suit your viewing preference Here s how 1 From any two window display press MENU J to Resize WinDow ENT 114 2 Two flashing arrows appear along the centerline dividing the two windows Press gt lt to adjust the window widths Press EXIT to clear the menu 3 To change the window size again or revert back to the original dis play just follow the steps above Most dual window displays use half the screen for each window by default You can also use the Reset Op tions command to revert to the factory default When you are in the Two Maps page mode you not only can change the horizontal size of the windows but the vertical size as well After re peating step 1 from above you will see four arrows Press T 4 gt e to modify the windows to your preference They can either be side by side or stacked one on top of the other You can switch between maps by pressing PAGES PAGES The map that is active will have an Active Map indicator listed in a blue bar at the top of the screen Seattle o H i LS a o Billings 6 Bl O United 7 ee State ki Ti lt a ae es eee CARR rE ai UosrAngeles o tiaras Sa bela pee a H las SOOOmi A aE Paso i N 40 07 432 W 100 33 30
96. ap will automatically move as you move This keeps your current location roughly centered on the screen You can manually pan or scroll the map northward southward east ward or westward by using the arrow keys which launch the cross hair map cursor This allows you to look at map places other than your cur rent position To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known position 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 popup data box Press EXIT to clear the cursor 117 Cursor line Cursor line Selected airport POI pop up data box Distance measured by cursor hud mi The selected airport to the northwest is 4 2 miles away 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 Tip This unit has an extremely handy Cursor Undo feature that lets you instantly return to the previous location you were looking at without scrolling It works like this Use th
97. apCre ate software These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater de tail than the basic background map These Custom Map Files file format lem not only may be shared between the LMS 332 and 337 CDF but also with other Lowrance GPS and sonar GPS units as well as personal computers For example the exact same MMC custom map files and GPS data files can be used interchangeably between your gimbal mounted unit and the hand held iFINDER GPS receiver Your unit automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMC or SDC 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 your unit does its work You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2 Installation amp Accessories on page 13 so you can mount your unit and plug in the power 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 10 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 us
98. approxi mately 100 miles from the last location it was used 150 Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files Press MENU MENU J to Browse MMC FILES ENT Browse Files Files No MMC cards ready MMC File Browser Communications Port Configuration The unit has one NMEA 0188 version 2 0 compatible communication port or com port for short The Com Port Menu which is accessed from the System Setup Menu allows you to configure the communications port to send or receive data from another electronic device such as an autopilot The com port can be used for either NMEA or SiRF Binary data transfer Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transparency Transpar Gretna Alarms Alarms REMEE Route Planning Route Ple 4800 My Trails My Trails Cancel Navigation Cancel N ENER OEG Iet To CNMEA 0183 GPS Input jolis Sonar Se GPS Seti T NMEA 0183 Output Configure NMEA 0183 Sun Moo Trip Calc Timers Delete All My Waypoints Browse MMC Popup Help Hide GPS Features Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information Sonar Setup gt GPS Setup Units of Measure Seesaw Set Local Time Sun Moon Cal MALLU neLra aeia Trip Calculator Reset Options y Timers Delete All My Waypoints Browse MMC Popup Help Hide GPS Features Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Informa
99. ass 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 123 Peg 44 0 mn imete jee Sia Evanston 249 ma i Inwood 44 0 mn 68 A Y w Man Overboard Activated Man Overboard 130 m Erag P Chicage 0 Going To Man Overboard _0 Going To Man Overboard g mag magl y Zg 6 7 prame 3 06 08 p Latitude maywa 3 06 20 B Latitude Je ull MIJN 41 54 125 me MIN 41 54 073 lerown Y 4 Longitude Longitude wn 99 99 99 W 87 26 243 99 99 99 W 87 26 400 4154260 W 8726779 e 30m Navigating to Man Overboard Man Overboard Activated message left Navigation Page center Map Page right The victim is to the starboard of the vessel The GPS shows which direction to go for the rescue The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint list for future reference It can be edited the same as any other waypoint This pre vents the inadvertent loss of the current Man Overboard position To cancel navigation to MOB press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGA TION ENT lt to Yes ENT The unit stops showing navigation information Navigate to Cursor Pos
100. at ellite 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 when it is 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 the Map Page which gives you a bird s eye view You can manipulate 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 TL gt e To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 Set a waypoint Wpt 001 at your current position so you can navigate back here press WPT WPT Waypoint symbol and 001 appears 7 Zoom scroll map to find a nearby object or location to go to Use ar row keys to center cursor cross hairs over the map object or location 8 Navigate to the selected destination press MENU ENT EXIT Follow dot ted course line 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 MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 10 Return to Wpt 1 by Navigate To Waypoint or Backtrack Trail To Waypoint press WPT to Saven ENT ENT ENT Use or J to select Wpt 001 press ENT ENT
101. ble to the transom close to the transducer This can prevent the transducer from enter ing the boat if it is knocked off at high speed If you need to drill a hole in the transom to pass the connector through the required hole size be 1 Caution If you drill a hole in the transom for the cable make sure it is lo cated above the waterline After installation be sure to seal the hole with the same marine grade above or below waterline seal ant used for the mounting screws 7 Make a test run to determine the results If the bottom is lost at high speed or if noise appears on the display try sliding the trans ducer bracket down This puts the transducer deeper into the water hopefully below the turbulence causing the noise Don t allow the transducer bracket to go below the bottom of the hull 22 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation single frequency only 1 Attach the optional TMB S bracket to the transducer as shown in the following figure using the hardware supplied with the transducer Note The internal tooth washer is supplied with the TMB S TMB S bracket lt Internal tooth washer Bolt Nut Ser ol Flat washer o Attach motor mounting bracket to transducer 2 Slide the adjustable strap supplied with the TMB S through the slot in the transducer bracket and wrap it around the trolling motor Po sition the transducer to aim straight down when the motor is in the water Tighten the
102. bracket Place the ratchets into the holes in the bracket with the letter B aligned with the dot stamped in the bracket Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom Again check to see if you can move the transducer so it s parallel with the ground If you can then go to step 3A If it doesn t repeat step 2A but use a different alignment letter until you can place the transducer on the transom correctly Ratchets Insert bolt and check transducer position on transom B Two piece bracket Assemble the transducer and bracket as shown in the following figure Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly but don t tighten the nut at this time Hold the assembled transducer and bracket against the transom Looking at the transducer from the side check to see if it will adjust so that its face is parallel to the ground If it does then the A positions are correct for your hull If the transducer s face isn t parallel with the ground remove and disassemble the transducer and ratchets Place the ratchets into the bracket holes with the letter B aligned with the bracket alignment mark Place them on the transducer aligned with the 12 o clock posi tion on the transducer stem Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom Again check to see if you can move the transducer so it s parallel with the ground If you can then go to step 3B If it doesn t repeat step 2B
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105. cel Navigation as m Sonar Setup k Color GPS Setup gt Light Magenta Navigate System Setup a i a a Sun Moon Calculations d j file Trail Previ Trip Calculator symbo MN Timers Visible y E E Browse MMC Files itl g symbol Maximum Points r Active 2000 B Visible 4000mi Aus J IS 12 13 722 E 1 320 IS 12 13 722 E 139 21 320 IS 12 13 722 E 139 21 320 Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one Left My Trails command Center the Trails Menu The arrow to the right of Trail 1 indicates the trail is active and the check to the left indicates the trail is visible on the map display The right figure shows the Edit Trail menu with the Active command selected 2 Press 4 to the Active Trail Name ENT 3 Press J to Active ENT This unchecks the Active option 4 To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT As you leave the Edit Trail menu you will notice that a new trail starts with a new sequential number In the example figure below the new trail is number 2 showing zero points Note that Trail 1 is inactive but it is still visible on the map Screen a New Trail Trail Options Delete All_ Saved Trails v Trail 1 5 Points v Trail 2 0 Points lt IS 12 13 722 E 139 21 320 New trail named Trail 2 is created when Trail 1 is made inactive Any new travel will be recorded in this trail which is active and visi ble Trails do n
106. ches with the depth scale on the right side of the screen 9 If you are drifting at a very low speed or anchored you are not mov ing fast enough for a fish to return the tell tale fish arch signal As you drift over a fish or as a fish swims through the transducer s signal cone the fish echo will appear as a straight line suspended between the surface and the bottom when Fish I D is turned off 10 To turn off the unit press and hold PWR key for three seconds 54 Sonar Operations As you can see from the quick reference on the previous page basic operation is pretty easy right out of the box If you are a sonar novice try operating the unit with the factory defaults until you get a feel for how it s working As you re learning the basics there is one setting you might want to tinker with from time to time Sensitivity Sensitivity controls the unit s ability to pick up echoes If you want to see more detail try increasing the sensitivity a little at a time There are situa tions when too much clutter appears on the screen Decreasing the sensitivity can reduce the clutter and show the strongest fish echoes if fish are present As you change the sensitivity setting you can see the difference on the chart as it scrolls Fig 1 Fig 2 Sonar Chart Default Chart sig Sonar Chart Default Chart sig 200kHz These figures show results of different sensitivity levels on the same lo cation Fig 1 Sensit
107. ck it turn on or uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Fill Water With White From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to FILL WateER WitH Wuite With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on or uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT 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 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 second smaller ring is 50 miles in diameter always 1 2 the zoom range 159 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 From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press J to Draw Map Bounparics gt to RANGE Ri
108. creen out On the Sonar Page it returns you to a full sonar chart display showing the entire water column from surface to bottom On the Map Page it lets you see a larger geographic area on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in On the Sonar Page this key enlarges fish signals and bottom detail On the Map Page zooming in lets you see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR As the unit powers up the Map Page is displayed first To switch to the Sonar Page press PAGES EXIT To turn on the backlight press PWR again The unit has three backlight levels to select from Repeatedly pressing PWR will cycle through the backlight settings and turn off the backlight Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu The unit has a Main Menu which contains some function commands and some setup option commands The instructions in this section will deal only with sonar functions the basic commands that make the unit show sonar signals on your screen This sonar unit will work fine right out of the box with the factory default settings But if you want to learn about the various sonar options see Sec 4 Sonar Options amp Other Features For general system setup and GPS options see Sec 8 System Setup and GPS Setup Options You can access the Main Menu from a
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110. d Me First sseessessecesesssoecsesssoccesesscocesesssoeeeees 1 Capabilities and Specifications LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF 3 How Lowrance Sonar Works ccccccccceeessseceeeesesseeeeeesesseeeeeseees 5 How Lowrance GPS Works cccccesscccceessseeeeeesenseeeeeessnsseeeeesees 6 Introduction to GPS and WAAG Wu eececcccccceesscceeseesteeeeeesesseeeeees 8 How to use this manual typographical conventions 10 Section 2 Installation amp ACCESSOTIES ccssccccsesesseeeees 13 Preparations mosneira n r a e Ree matcher 13 Transducer Installation ccccceeeeeseceececcececeeeeeeseeeeeeeesnnnaaees 13 Selecting a Transducer Location ccccccccccssscceeeeesseeeeeeseees 14 How low should you 20 c cccccsscccccesssseececesesseeeeeeessseeeeeeeeaes 15 Shoot thru hull vs Transom Mounting c ccccccessseeeeeeeee 16 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting 06 17 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation cccccsssscceceeeeeeeeeees 23 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches cccceeseeees 23 Shoot Thru Hull Preparation cccccccccccsssssteceeeeesseeeeeesenee 24 Speed Temperature Sensors scccccccccccccssssssssssssssssccececees 28 GPS Antenna Receiver Module cccccssscsceceessseeeeesessseeeeees 30 Power Connections cccccccccsssssceceeseessececeeseesseeecessessaeeeessessaaeees 32 NMEA 2000 Cable Connections ccccccccees
111. d Waypoint Pres Remove Waypoint End View Waypoint Edit Route Waypoints menu 3 Use 4 and T to select a command from the Edit Route Waypoints menu and press ENT Add From Map lets you insert a waypoint in the route by clicking on a map location with the cursor Add Waypoint calls up the Waypoint List so you can insert a waypoint from the list Re move Waypoint will delete the waypoint from the route View Waypoint will show you where the selected waypoint is on the map NOTE When adding waypoints to a route the inserted waypoints will ap pear in the route in front of the waypoint you have selected To in sert waypoints at the end of the route make sure to select End of route before adding them Navigate a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT Screen Screen a Aje Sounds x N ane Display Data T tes i y 7 Faecal A New Routel Delete All Trail 1 Totar Distance Bearing H Route Planning j 7 i My Trails g j Sa Saved Routes Navigate Preview Reverse Delete Cancel Navigation j Aaf Route 1 Waypoints Sonar Setup gt h Name Distance Bearing GPS Setup 3 2 System Setup e 2 14 52 356 Sun Moon Calculations i a ae ne Trip Calculator is A aid Timers Browse MMC Files Press ENT End of route G N 36 08 971 W 95 50 579 Rou
112. d since the 1940s so if you already know how it works skip down to read about the relatively new technology of GPS But if you ve never owned a sonar fish finder this segment will tell you the under water basics Sonar is an abbreviation for SOund NAvigation and Ranging a technol ogy developed during World War II for tracking enemy submarines Lowrance developed the world s first transistorized sportfishing sonar in 5 1957 A sonar consists of a transmitter transducer receiver and dis play In simple terms here s how it finds the bottom or the fish The transmitter emits an electrical impulse which the transducer con verts into a sound wave and sends into the water The sound frequency can t be heard by humans or fish The sound wave strikes an object fish structure bottom and bounces back to the transducer which converts the sound back into an electrical signal The receiver amplifies this return signal or echo and sends it to the display where an image of the object appears on the scrolling sonar chart The sonar s microprocessor calculates the time lapse between the transmitted signal and echo return to determine the distance to the object The whole process repeats itself several times each second Your unit can record a log of the sonar signals that scroll across the screen and save them to the MMC memory card These recordings are also called sonar charts or sonar graphs You can replay this sonar log in the
113. d using the in structions in step 2 to select a different chart Tip There s more than one way to play a recorded sonar chart You can also turn on the simulator from the MMC files list Here s how 1 Press MENU MENU J to Browse MMC Fues ENT ENT 2 Press J or T to file name ENT to Play ENT EXIT Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files Select Browse MMC Files from the Main Menu NOTE For some great practice try running the Sonar Simulator and the GPS Simulator at the same time This will really give you a feel for how the unit will work in the field NOTE If you turn on your unit before attaching a transducer it may enter a demo mode The words demo mode flash on the bottom of the screen and a sonar chart plays much like the simulator Unlike the 93 simulator the demo mode is for demonstration only and will auto matically stop as soon as you turn on the unit with a transducer at tached The simulator will continue to function normally Stop Chart If you are running multiple units on a boat or using this unit in a car there are times when you may want to turn off the sonar This com mand turns off the sonar and stops the chart from scrolling Sonar re starts automatically each time you turn on your u
114. dam age can occur if the enclosed fuse is not used As with all 34 electrical devices this unit could be damaged to a point that it is unrepairable and could even cause harm to the user when not properly fused CAUTION Do not use this product without a 3 amp fuse wired into the power cable Failure to use a 3 amp fuse will void your warranty This unit has reverse polarity protection No damage will occur if the power wires are reversed However the unit will not work until the wires are attached correctly An optional 8 foot CA 4 external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter is available from Lowrance NMEA 2000 Cable Connections NMEA 2000 is a new buss network specifically designed for boats This is a very young industry standard and at the time of printing few boats being built now have a NMEA 2000 buss installed Over the next few years however NMEA 2000 will become much more common To help you get the most out of this technology your Lowrance unit is designed to work with a NMEA 2000 network as soon as it becomes available Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network Your unit can be connected to a NMEA 2000 buss receiving sensor infor mation from any Lowrance units attached to the buss Contact LEI Extras look inside back cover for accessory ordering information for a NMEA 2000 buss adapter cable if you would like to do this You can connect both the unit and antenna module through the antenna s extension cable a
115. der bar appears Press or J to move the bar The lower end of the scale makes the menus opaque the upper end is maximum transparency Upper and Lower Limits See the entry in this section for Depth Range Upper and Lower Limits Zoom amp Zoom Bar Zooming the display is a common fast and easy method used to en large small detail fish signals and the bottom with its associated struc ture This unit lets you zoom the display quickly and easily by pressing the Zoom In key ZIN Pressing ZIN once doubles the size 2X of all echoes on the screen Pressing it again quadruples the size of the echoes 4X The zoom bar on the far right side of the screen shows which echoes will be displayed on the screen when the ZIN key is pressed For example pressing the ZIN key once will enable a 2X zoom which will show all echoes that are between the top and bottom of the 2X zoom bar Pressing the key again will give a 4X zoom and only the ech oes between the top and bottom of the 4X bar will show on the screen Press the Zoom Out key ZOUT to return the display to the normal mode 96 At left Sonar Page normal view Center same view zoomed to 2X Right same view zoomed to 4X Zoom Pan Your unit has the handy ability to quickly zoom in on any portion of the water column with just the touch of an arrow key The Zoom Pan feature lets you rapidly move the zoomed area up and down to different depths By pointing your zoom at dif
116. dindan 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 Leewar Arc 1950 Mean for Botswana Lesotho Ma Arc 1950 Botswana Are 1950 Burundi x KIE The Map Datum Menu 160 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 turn on or off any of these items to customize the map To get to Map Categories 1 From the Map Page press MENU to Map CaTecories DRAWN ENT 2 Press T or J to select a category or press then press or J to select a subcategory Press ENT to turn it off no check or on checked 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT Map Categories Drawn The Map Categories Drawn Menu 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 In Track Up mode map shows N and arrow to indicate no Map orientation left is shown in north up and right track up 161 This is fine if you re always traveling due north What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map to your right is shown on the right side of the map
117. dule and its cable route 4 Determine the location of your battery or other power connection along with the power cable route 5 Install the transducer and route the transducer cable to the so nar GPS unit 6 Install the GPS antenna and route the antenna cable to the so nar GPS unit 7 Install the power cable and route it to the sonar GPS unit 8 Mount the sonar GPS unit to the bracket Transducer Installation These instructions will help you install your Skimmer transducer on a transom on a trolling motor or inside a hull These instructions cover both single and dual frequency Skimmer transducers Please read all instructions before proceeding with any installation The smaller single frequency Skimmers typically use a one piece stainless steel mounting bracket The larger dual frequency Skimmers typically use a two piece plastic mounting bracket The trolling motor mount uses a one piece plastic bracket with an adjustable strap These are all kick up mounting brackets They help prevent damage if the transducer strikes an object while the boat is moving If the trans ducer does kick up the bracket can easily be pushed back into place without tools 13 Read these instructions carefully before attempting the installation Determine which of the mounting positions is right for your boat Re member the transducer installation is the most critical part of a sonar installation NOTE The following installat
118. e of the transducer as shown in the previous figure Make sure there are no air pockets in the epoxy layer Then apply the remaining ep oxy to the sanded area on the hull 3 Press the transducer into the epoxy twisting and turning it to force any air bubbles out from under the transducer face Stop pressing when you bottom out on the hull When you re finished the face of the transducer should be parallel with the hull with a minimum amount of epoxy between the hull and transducer 4 Apply a weight such as a brick to hold the transducer in place while the epoxy cures Be careful not to bump the transducer while the ep oxy is wet Leave the weight in place for a minimum of three hours Allow the epoxy to cure for 24 hours before moving the boat 5 After the epoxy has cured route the cable to the sonar unit and it s ready to use Speed Temperature Sensors Optional Speed Sensor Installation All the units in this series can display speed and distance traveled but only the LMS 337CDF comes packed with a speed sensor If you wish to purchase an optional additional sensor for your unit refer to the acces sory ordering information inside the back cover of this manual The following instructions describe how to install the speed sensor Recommended tools for this job include drill 7 8 drill bit 1 8 drill bit for pilot holes screwdriver Required supplies for this job include four 8 stainless steel wood screws 3 4 long hig
119. e MIN 36 08 870 2 x 0 04 14 8 19 29 f W 95 50 394 3608437 W 9547857 T E Navigating along a route Fig 1 shows the Navigation Page at the start of a route heading straight for the first waypoint Wpt 1 In Fig 2 the traveler has arrived at Wpt 1 the arrival alarm has been triggered and the bearing arrow on the compass rose has turned to point toward Wpt 2 off to the east In Fig 3 the traveler has turned east on his new course and is heading straight for Wpt 2 which is 2 37 miles away Fig 4 shows route navigation on the Map Page In this figure the traveler has reached Wpt 2 and is half way along the leg between Wpts 2 and 3 143 Trails Delete a Trail This is the command used to delete a trail Press MENU MENU J to My TraLs ENT to trail name ENT to DELETE TRAIL ENT lt to Yes ENT Tip You can also delete all trails at once 1 Press MENU MENU J to My TRAILS ENT 2 Press to DELETE ALL ENT lt to Yes ENT Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name press MENU MENU to My Traits ENT J to trail name ENT ENT Press T or 4 to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Press ENT then EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display Tip You can quickly call up the Edit Trail menu by selecting a trail on the map with the cursor Simply move the cursor over a trail and a pop up box appears Press WPT
120. e category name and press ENT Expand any categories that might contain data you want to display Then press J or T to select a different data option With the new option highlighted press ENT to switch the contents of the box to the new data type then press EXIT You can now select another box to change When you are finished with the settings press EXIT again to end the Custom ize command and the box name stops flashing A Page display can show a limited number of data boxes You can not turn them off or add more data boxes FlashGraf The FlashGraf sonar page option represents a flasher style sonar com bined with a scrolling chart A circular dial shows all returning echoes at a high screen refresh rate It uses the Colorline feature to show weaker targets as lighter colors The bottom depth is also shown as a black bar across the outer circle You can adjust the size of the chart and the flasher windows by using the Resize Window command which is described in Sec 6 90 Surface clutter Fish signal approximately 16 feet Bottom signal 200kHz FlashGraf page Map With Sonar Split Screen There is a page mode that splits the screen in half with the map on the left and the sonar on the right This screen option can be found on the Pages Menu under the Map Page category Left the full Map Page is shown Pages Menu with the Map option list center Right the Map with Sonar split scr
121. e cursor arrow keys to scroll the map to some far away location or waypoint Press EXIT to clear the cursor and jump back to your current position on the map When you want to take another peek at that distant place just press EXIT again You can use this trick to toggle between your cur rent position and your destination without a lot of scrolling Searching Now that you ve seen how the unit can find where you are let s search for something somewhere else Searching is one of the most powerful 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 9 Searching NOTE This example requires the Point of Interest POI database included with a high detail MapCreate 6 custom map After the unit has acquired a position 1 Press WPT J to POI RESTAURANTS 118 2 You could search the entire restaurant category but in this example we will narrow our search Press to SuBcATEGORY column to Fast Foop Chans ENT to NEAREST ENT 3 The unit 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 Category Subcategory Category Subcategory Name DistanceBearing Saved My Waypoints Asian i Taco Bueno Airports New Airports Banquet Rooms
122. e gimbal bracket Orient the bracket so the arms slope toward the front of your unit 38 Drill a 1 inch 25 4 mm hole in the dash for the power transducer and antenna cables The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbal bracket location This way the bracket can be installed so that it covers the hole holds the cables in position and results in a neat in stallation Some customers however prefer to mount the bracket to the side of the cable hole it s a matter of personal preference 23 4 173 9 0 92 6 85 r OO 137 9 OO 5 43 OO h 157 9 OO H 16 22 E w Zi Millimet 56 9 Inch 2 24 Front view left and side view right showing dimensions of the LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF sonar GPS units mounted on gimbal bracket After drilling the hole pass the transducer connector up through the hole from under the dash followed by antenna connector Pass the power cable s bare wire end down though the hole from the top If you wish you can fill in the hole around the cables with a good ma rine caulking compound Some marine dealers stock cable hole covers to conceal the opening No matter what type of installation you prefer be sure to leave enough slack in the cables to allow tilting or swiveling the unit If you choose to fill in the hole be sure to position the cables against the rear edge of the hole as you apply the fill material Before posit
123. e list is short you can jump directly to the Fino IN List box by pressing ENT Use T 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 122 Waypoint Course line dotted Trail line Off course solid range set at wee 0 20 mile LIN 36 08 196 Destination TB Longitude name H 95 45 500 Navigation Page navigating toward waypoint 004 and leaving a trail 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 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 then use all standard safety procedures to 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 the pre vious 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 comp
124. e on page 54 Keyboard E LOWRANCE LMS 33 7 2 MMC slot access door e LMS 337CDF sonar GPS unit front view showing map with sonar split screen keyboard and access door for the MMC slot 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this and the arrow keys switches the unit between the four different page screens Satellite Status Page Naviga tion Page Map Page and Sonar Page Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus and submenus which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature This also accesses search functions for streets intersections addresses and highway exits 45 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the map and sonar chart cursors and enter data 5 ENT ICONS Enter amp Icons This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands It is also used to create event marker icons 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or close a menu 7 WPT Waypoint The Waypoint key is used to save and recall way points search for waypoints and access the waypoint list It also launches the Point of Interest POI search menus and is involved in some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the s
125. e 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 8 fies the satellite and its position above the earth Three of these satellites 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 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
126. e you can then select an exit Press J to switch to the Exit List then press 4 or T until you highlight the exit then press ENT 186 Find Exit Exit Exit 233 East 21st St Exit 234A US 169 Broken Arrow C Exit 234B Garnett Rd Exit 235 East 11th St Exit 236A 129th Ave East Admiral Exit 240B US 412 E Choteau Siloat Exit 241 OK 66 E Catoosa Jct l 44 Find Exit menu with an exit selected in the Exit List 4 In the Exit Information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate or go to the exit B Press ENT to find the exit on the map 1 44 Exit 234B 1 44 Exit 234B Go To Exit Find On Map Executive Inn Executive Inn Go To Exit 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 to Services press J or to select Service Name ENT 1 44 Exit 234B Etf Hotel Motel Services Executive Inn fs Truck Parking i CRY Parking Open 24 Hours Exit Information screen left general location and amenities information right 187 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI 1 Press WPT press J or to select a map place or POI category then press ENT To narrow your search press gt then press J or 7 to select a subcategory before pressing ENT You will be given two options Search By Name or By Nearest Find Waypoint Find Waypoint Bed amp Breakfast Cabins
127. ect a Page Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT Canada Status e EER Sonar f N Kra i E i Digital Data Two Position Formats Two Maps Map With Sonar 4000mi St ts N 36 08 971 U 95 50 579 Wenezenl Pages Menu showing some Map display options Sonar Page The Sonar Page displays the sonar chart a view of the water column from the surface to the bottom The chart scrolls across the screen from right to left displaying signal echoes that represent fish structure and the bottom The Sonar Page is discussed in detail in Sec 3 To get to the Sonar Page Press the PAGES key then use or lt to select SONAR Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page shown provides detailed information on the status of the unit s satellite lock on and position acquisition To get to the Satellite Status Page Press the PAGES key then use or lt to select Status Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT No matter what Page you are on a flashing current position indica tor question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed The Sat ellite Status 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 106 Sins round Spe I satet
128. een When the split screen is activated you need to specify which side of the display is the active menu To do this press PAGES PAGES The window with the blue title bar at the top of the screen is the active window To switch back just press PAGES PAGES again Sonar Simulator This unit has a built in simulator that lets you run it as if you were on the water All sonar features and functions are useable When in simulator mode you will see the chart file name in the Sonar Page title bar and a play symbol will flash on and off at the right end of the title bar To use the simulator 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU MENU J to Sonar Setup ENT J to SONAR SIMULATOR ENT 91 Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation i Cancel igati T mSonar Simulator On Sonar Setup J ki Sonar Setup Transducer Type GPS Setup Re GPS Setup Set Keel Offset Chart Used System Setup System Setup Calibrate Water Speed Default Chart slg Sun Moon Calculations Sun Moon Cak Reset Water Distance Trip Calculator Trip Calculator IREE Simulate Position Timers Timers Browse MMC SS ree E 2ooknz 100 At left Main Menu with Sonar Setup command selected Center sub menu with Sonar Simulator command selected At right Sonar Simu lator menu with
129. een when you reduce sensitivity to about 50 percent or less Try adjusting sensitivity in both auto and manual modes to see how they work To adjust sensitivity 1 Press MENU ENT 2 The Sensitivity Control Bar appears Press 4 to decrease sensitivity press to increase sensitivity When it s set at the desired level press EXIT When you reach the maximum or minimum limit a tone sounds Sonar Chart Default Chart sig Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range r Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Overlay Data Resize Window Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data l Fr Left Sonar Menu with Sensitivity command selected Right the Sensi tivity Control Bar 56 NOTE If you want to change the sensitivity in Manual Mode first turn off Auto Sensitivity from the Sonar Page press MENU J to Auto Sensitivity ENT to Sensitivity ENT Press or to pick a different sensitivity setting When it s set at the desired level press EXIT Important Tip While you are experimenting and learning it s possible to scramble the settings so that the sonar picture disappears from your screen If that happens remember that it s easy to switch back to full automatic operation by simply restoring the factory auto settings Here s how To Restore Factory Settings 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup
130. elopment 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 Also remember that this unit will always 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 co
131. en press ENT The icon appears on the map Delete an Icon You can delete all the icons at one time you can delete all icons repre sented by a particular symbol or you can use the cursor to delete a se lected icon from the map 136 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 fio Cursor Find Distance Find Streets Highway Exits Map Orientation 66 fie Cursor Find Distance Find Streets Highway Exits Map Orientation r Auto Zoom T Auto Ferrers Overlay Data Overl Map Data Map Delete All Icons Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Map _Delets Delete By Symbol Delete From Map an Soe E3 er Se i N 36 08 971 W 95 50 579 Delete icons menu The Delete All Icons command will ask if you are sure Press lt to Yes ENT All icons will be deleted from the map The Delete by Symbol command will launch the Select Symbol menu Press lt or or gt or J to select the icon symbol to delete then press ENT A message appears saying all icons with the selected symbol have been deleted The Delete From Map command will prompt you to move the cursor over an icon to select it After selecting the icon press ENT and it disap pears from the map Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command and use the cursor to se
132. er POI list right 3 To search by the name of a POI press ENT There are two options A You can spell out the POI in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press 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 POI from the list then press ENT to call up the POI s Waypoint Information screen 188 Find Waypoint Symbols POl Restaurants POl Services Find By Hame Will and Wileys Aerodrome Will Rogers World Airport Willadae Farms Airport Willhoit Airport William E Koenig Airport William L Rutherford Airport William R Pogue Municipal Airport Find by Name option left Find by Name menu right 4 When the POI s Waypoint Information screen is displayed you can choose to Go To the POI waypoint by pressing ENT or find it on the map by pressing ENT Waypoint Information Will and Wileys Go To Waypoint Aerodrome Rogers County OK Find On Map N 36 19 534 4A HM 95 38 801 S Distance 16 35 mi 37 mag Waypoint Information Will and Wileys Go To Waypoint Aerodrome Find On Map Rogers County OK N 36 19 534 4 H 95 38 801 i 16 35 mi 37 mag Go To POI option left Find on Map POI option right Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street From the Map Page press MENU J to Finn STREETS
133. er is not placed in a smooth flow of water interference caused by bubbles and turbulence will show on the sonar s display in the form of random lines or dots whenever the boat is moving NOTE Some aluminum boats with strakes or ribs on the outside of the hull create large amounts of turbulence at high speed These boats typically have large outboard motors capable of propelling the boat 14 at speeds faster than 35 mph Typically a good transom location on aluminum boats is between the ribs closest to the engine 3 The transducer should be installed with its face pointing straight down if possible For shoot thru applications Many popular fishing boat hulls have a flat keel pad that offers a good mounting surface On vee hulls try to place the transducer where the deadrise is 10 or less Deadrise less than 10 A Strakes Pad Left vee pad hull right vee hull A pod style transducer is shown here but the principle is the same for Skimmers inside a hull 4 If the transducer is mounted on the transom make sure it doesn t interfere with the trailer or hauling of the boat Also don t mount it closer than approximately one foot from the engine s lower unit This will prevent cavitation bubble interference with propeller operation 5 If possible route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat Electrical noise from engine wiring bilge pumps and aerators can be displayed on the sonar s screen Use caut
134. ess MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT 2 Press 4 to Trail 1 ENT gt J to Navicate ENT 3 You are asked to wait while it converts the trail into a route 4 The wait message disappears and the unit begins showing navigation information along the trail Translated into complete English step 1 above would mean Start on the Map Page Press the Menu key twice Next repeatedly press or press and hold the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select highlight the My Trails menu command Finally press the Enter key Step 2 would mean Press the down arrow key repeatedly to scroll to the trail named Trail 1 and press Enter Next press the right arrow key and then the down arrow key to highlight the Navigate command then press Enter 11 Notes Section 2 Installation amp Accessories Preparations You can install the sonar and GPS systems in some other order if you prefer but we recommend this installation sequence Caution You should read over this entire installation section before drill ing any holes in your vehicle or vessel 1 Determine the approximate location for the sonar GPS unit so you can plan how and where to route the cables for the antenna transducer and power This will help you make sure you have enough cable length for the desired configuration 2 Determine the approximate location for the transducer and its cable route 3 Determine the approximate location for the GPS antenna mo
135. et the Year Press gt to Year ENT Press or J to select the year then press ENT The last field in this menu is Conric DST This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time you should only have to 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 Show WAAS Alarm When the signal is available your unit will automatically use WAAS to boost the accuracy of the position fix When the WAAS signal is lost or acquired an alarm message appears Since the U S government is still developing the WAAS system it s not unusual for a GPS WAAS re ceiver to frequently lose and reacquire its lock on a WAAS satellite That can result in the alarm repeatedly going on and off If you want you have the option of turning off the WAAS Acquired Lost alarm with out affecting how the unit uses WAAS Here s how 174 1 Press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT J to SHow WAAS ALarm 2 With the option highlighted press ENT to uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display 3 You can return to this spot again and press ENT to show the alarm 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 c
136. ferent portions of the chart as it scrolls you can get a good close up look at structure or cover below you To use Zoom Pan switch to a manual depth Range setting see page 69 and turn on 2X or 4X Zoom Then simply press or J to pan up and down the water column 97 Notes 98 Section 5 Sonar Troubleshooting If your unit is not working or if you need technical help please use the following troubleshooting section before contacting the customer service department It may save you the trouble of returning your unit for re pair For contact information refer to the last page just inside the back cover of this manual Unit won t turn on 1 Check the power cable s connection at the unit Also check the wiring 2 Make sure the power cable is wired properly The red wire connects to the positive battery terminal black to negative or ground 3 Check the fuse 4 Measure the battery voltage at the unit s power connector It should be at least 10 volts If it isn t the wiring to the unit is defective the battery terminals or wiring on the terminals are corroded or the bat tery needs charging Unit freezes locks up or operates erratically 1 Electrical noise from the boat s motor trolling motor or an accessory may be interfering with the sonar unit Rerouting the power and trans ducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat may help Route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery instead
137. follow navigation displays Trail press MENU MENU to My TraLs ENT Press J to Trail 1 ENT gt to NAVIGATE ENT J to Navicate ENT gt to Reverse ENT to NavicaTe ENT If arrival alarm sounds press EXIT Follow navigation displays 11 Back home Arrival Alarm goes off press EXIT Cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NaviGaTION ENT to Yes ENT 12 To turn off the unit press and hold PWR key for three seconds 116 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning the unit on With out obstruction from dense foilage terrain or structures the unit auto matically searches for satellites and calculates its position in approxi mately one minute or less 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 s antenna mod ule 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 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 traveling the m
138. gate a Trail forward The following figures illustrate the menu sequence for navigating a trail 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Trails ENT 2 Press 4 to enter the Saved Trail list then use T or J to select the desired Trail Name ENT 3 Press gt to DELETE Trait J to NAVIGATE ENT 4 Press 4 to NaviGATE ENT The unit begins showing navigation infor mation along the trail NOTE If you are already located at or near the beginning of your trail the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter Just press EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed 5 Now begin moving and follow your unit 6 When you reach your destination be sure to cancel your navigation press MENU MENU J to Cancer Navieation ENT The unit asks if you re sure press lt ENT 129 Figure 1 Figure 2 Screen screens p Sounds PeT Transparency Alarms Route Planning ji New Trail Trail Options Delete All_ 5 Points Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup gt GPS Setup gt System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files gt KG S 12 13 722 E 139 21320 I5 12 13 722 E 13921320 e3 Figure 4 Screen eT Trails Name Display Data a Trail 1 Total Distance Bearing Trail 1 Delete Trail Navigate Preview Reverse Delete Waypoints Color Name Distance Beating ict Macs el El EEN
139. gle Dot o 5 Saget O Align plastic ratchets in bracket B Two piece bracket Locate the four plastic ratchets in the trans ducer s hardware package Press two ratchets into the sides of the plas tic bracket and two on either side of the transducer as shown in the fol lowing illustrations Notice there are letters molded into each ratchet 17 Place the ratchets into the bracket with the letter A aligned with the alignment mark molded into the bracket Place the ratchets onto the transducer with the letter A aligned with the 12 o clock position on the transducer stem These positions set the transducer s coarse angle adjustment for a 14 transom Most outboard and stern drive tran soms have a 14 angle Alignment letters Alignment positions a D Transducer bracket In nd ali hets Transducer a align ratchets bracket Transducer Add ratchets to bracket and transducer 2 Aligning the transducer on the transom A One piece bracket Slide the transducer between the two ratch ets Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly and hold it against the transom Looking at the transducer from the side check to see if it will adjust so that its face is parallel to the ground If it does then the A position is correct for your hull 18 If the transducer s face isn t parallel with the ground remove the transducer and ratchets from the
140. h quality marine grade above or below waterline sealant First find a location on the boat s transom where the water flow is smoothest Don t mount the sensor behind strakes or ribs These will disturb the water flow to the speed sensor Make sure the sensor will remain in the water when the boat is on plane Also make sure the lo cation doesn t interfere with the boat s trailer Typically the sensor is mounted about one foot to the side of the transom s centerline 28 Once you ve determined the proper location for the unit place the sen sor on the transom The bottom of the bracket should be flush with the hull s bottom Using the sensor as a template mark the hull for the screws pilot holes Drill four 1 8 holes one in each end of the slots Mount the sensor to the hull using 8 stainless steel wood screws not included Use a high quality marine grade above or below waterline sealant to seal the screws Make sure the sensor is flush with the bot tom of the hull and tighten the screws Good location Stern view showing good location for mounting sensor on transom Transom Bottom of hull Speed sensor mounting configuration side view left and rear view right Bottom of hull If the base of the transom has a radius fill the gap between the tran som and the sensor with the sealant This will help ensure a smooth water flow Route the sensor s cable through or over the transom to the sonar unit
141. h the feature The default for Fish I D is off 72 FEN Oe Chart Manual Mode Fish ID i TEES Titel l Fish Depths X Auto Sensitivity X Auto Depth Range Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode 3 Oe T Chart Manual Mode Fish ID EIFish Symbols l Fish Depths X Auto Sensitivity X Auto Depth Range X Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode T Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale a T Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale a 200 KHz Transducer Freq 200 KHz Surface Clarity 200 kHz Surface Clarity off 7i C50 kHz Off E Noise Rejection Noise Rejection Low a Low a 7 7 200kHz 4 E 60 Sonar Features menu with Fish I D Symbols selected at left dual frequency menu at right single frequency menu When the check box to the left is checked the feature is on Fig 1 A Fig 1B Sonar Default Chart sig Many fish arches visible Sonar Default Chart sig Fewer fish pa sa symbols visible Fig 2 B Default Chart sio _ Fish arches s above structure ma At left figures 1A and 2A show Sonar Page in normal chart mode At right figures 1B and 2B show the same underwater scene with Fish I D turned on Note how arches are replaced with symbols 73 FastTrack graph confirms fish To turn the Fish I D feature on 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar Features ENT 2 Press to FisH SymBots ENT EXIT
142. hange the way trails are updated display or hide trails make them flash on the screen or not flash create a new trail delete a trail etc General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Trans ENT Screen ploganrtaxe 7 New Trail Delete All Saved Trails Trail 1 2000 Points 24 Points lt 3 The Trails Menu 177 Delete All Trails To remove all of the trails from memory from the Trails Menu press gt to DELETE ALL ENT lt to Yes ENT Flash Trails on Screen Option From the Trails Menu press to Trait Options ENT J to FLASH TRAILS With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on or uncheck it turn off Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur WARNING If you uncheck the Update Trail option automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off You must turn it back on to record trails The default setting is on From the Trails Menu press to Trait Options ENT With UPDATE ACTIVE TRAIL 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 while 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
143. harts entry in this section To get to Map Data From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT 158 TESPA iogantake 7 Find Nietance Map Data Earth Map Detail Medium ha Find Distance q Find Streets K Find Address Highway Exits Map Orientation F Auto Zoom Overlay Data Map Data Map Categories Drawn Delete My Icons Popup Map Information Lat Lon Grid Lines F Draw Map Boundaries M Range Rings T Fill Water With White Navionics Options Navionics Map Choice Safety Contour Lowrance 5 Meters a lexico Presentation Mode International Mode 7 z ay N 3608 971 W 9550 579 fe 40n Map Menu left Map Data Menu right Show Map Data From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press ENT to enter the EARTH Map DETAIL selection list and choose how much detail you want from Off so the unit operates like a GPS plotter to High After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the page display Pop up Map Information From the Map Page press MENU to Map Darta ENT Press J to Popup Map INFORMATION With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on or uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Map Boundaries From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to Draw Map Bounparies With the option highlighted press ENT to che
144. he full map option Right map with sonar option Map Page is also the default screen that appears when you turn on the unit To get to the Map Page from another page Press PAGES or lt to Map EXIT You can display a split screen showing both the Map and Sonar pages at the same time This feature is discussed in Sec 4 Sonar Options amp Other Features The Map Page represents a GPS function so it is discussed in much greater detail in Sec 6 SonarPage The Sonar Page displays the sonar chart This is a cross section view of the water column beneath the boat The chart moves across the screen displaying sonar signal echoes that represent fish structure and the bottom To get to the Sonar Page Press the PAGES key then use or lt to se lect Sonar Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT The Pages Menu also offers five chart display options under the Sonar Page category To access them press PAGES lt or to Sonar J to Option Name EXIT The Sonar Page also has its own menu which is used for some advanced functions and for setting various options Sonar Options and other fea tures are discussed in Sec 4 To Access the Sonar Page menu from the Sonar Page press MENU 50 Split Zoom Sonar Chart Split Frequency Sonar Chart Digital Data FlashGraf Left Pages Menu showing sonar chart display option commands Right Sonar Page in full sonar chart display mode tS
145. he unit between the four different page screens Satellite Status Page Navigation Page Map Page and Sonar Page Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 103 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus and submenus which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature This also accesses search functions for streets intersections addresses and highway exits 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the map cursor and sonar chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT ICONS Enter amp Icons This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands It is also used to create event marker icons 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or close a menu 7 WPT Waypoint The Waypoint key is used to save and recall way points search for waypoints and access the waypoint list It also launches the Point of Interest POI search menus and is involved in some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out On the Sonar Page this key returns you to a full sonar chart display showing the entire water column from surface to bottom On the Map Page this lets you see a larger geographic area on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in On the Sonar Page this key enlarges fish signals and bottom detail
146. hird a transducer CAN NOT shoot through wood and metal hulls Those hulls require either a transom mount or a thru hull installation Fourth if your Skimmer transducer has a built in temp sensor it will only show the temperature of the bilge not the water surface temp Follow the testing procedures listed in the shoot thru hull installation section at the end of this lesson to determine if you can satisfactorily shoot through the hull Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting The best way to install these transducers is to loosely assemble all of the parts first place the transducer s bracket against the transom and see if you can move the transducer so that it s parallel with the ground The following instructions sometimes vary depending on the mounting bracket that came with your transducer Single frequency Skimmers come with a one piece stainless steel bracket while dual frequency Skimmers come with a two piece plastic mounting bracket Use the set of instructions that fits your model 1 Assembling the bracket A One piece bracket Press the two small plastic ratchets into the sides of the metal bracket as shown in the following illustration Notice there are letters molded into each ratchet Place each ratchet into the bracket with the letter A aligned with the dot stamped into the metal bracket This position sets the transducer s coarse angle adjustment for a 14 transom Most outboard and stern drive transoms have a 14 an
147. icularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came On the screen trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position arrow The unit is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on The unit 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 the unit begins recording the trail over itself By default the trail flashes once a second making it easier to see against the background map With the default auto setting this unit creates a trail by placing a dot trail point on the screen every time you change di rections The methods used for creating a trail and the trail update rate can both be adjusted or even turned off See Sec 8 for Trail Options 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 the current trail is set inactive the unit automatically begins recording a new trail To Save a Trail 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT 126 Screen P Screen T Screen y Sounds tai 7 aes i i Transparency New Trail Trail Options Delete All 5A Be a Route Panpina 5 Points Trail 4 Delete Trail Can
148. igating Trails There are three methods for following a trail visual trailing navigating a trail forward and backtracking a trail backward Try each method to see which you prefer Visual trailing is the simplest method It uses only the Map Page and requires no menu commands at all The technique works the same if you are running a trail forward from start to end or backward from end to start However visual trailing provides no navigation informa tion during the trip such as the time to your destination 128 The other two methods provide a full range of navigation data and work with both the Map Page and Navigation Page The only difference be tween them is navigating a trail follows a trail forward from start to end while backtracking follows a trail in reverse from end to start When hiking at walking speed with a hand held GPS we often just use visual back trailing because it is a bit better at following each little turn on a foot path At faster speeds such as the highway or on the wa ter the Navigate Trail and Backtrack Trail commands are handy Visual Trailing 1 On the Map Page zoom ZIN or ZOUT so your flashing trail is visible 2 Begin moving and watch the Map Page Simply walk or steer so that your current position arrow traces along the trail you have just made Tip Generally when using this method the smaller the zoom range the more accurately you will be able to steer along the trail Navi
149. ignal It is caused by electrical and mechanical sources such as bilge pumps engine ignition systems and wiring air bubbles passing over the face of the transducer even vibration from the engine In all cases noise can produce unwanted marks on the display The ASP feature has four settings Off Low Medium and High If you have high noise levels try using the High ASP setting However if you are having trouble with noise we suggest that you take steps to find the interference source and fix it rather than continually using the unit with the high ASP setting There are times when you may want to turn the ASP feature off This allows you to view all incoming echoes before they are processed by the ASP feature Sensitivity Sensitivity i Sensitivity r Auto Sensitivity Wy Ann Canni ike Oe R iiaa Ernai Oe Colorline el El Depth Range F Chart Manual Mode Fish ID F Chart Manual Mode Fish ID Gane owen is K Auto Sensitivity L Fish Symbols X Auto Sensitivity L Fish Symbols T Stop Chart si Auto Depth Range _ Fish Depths X Auto Depth Range _ Fish Depths SEN eae 5 K Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode X Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode Overlay Data T Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale H r Zone Alarm Bar Grayscale a Ping Speed Ls 200 KHz Transducer Freq 200 KHz Log Sonar Chart Data Surface Clarity 200 kHz Surface Clarity off hd C50 kHz otf Low bd Low B F g al 7 9 T 200KHz 60 a
150. il The cross track error range is shown on the compass rose as a wide white corridor enclosing the course line The outer edges of this white corridor represent lines that show the current cross track error range The default for the cross track error range is 0 20 miles For example if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line then you are 0 20 miles 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 showing your destination waypoint appears on the screen as you approach the waypoint as shown on the screen in the preceding figure Travel Time is the time that it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed You can also customize the time data box to show Arrival Time instead Arrival Time is the local time it will be when you arrive at the destination based upon your present closing speed and track In the preceding example the driver is headed west a 265 track to ward a waypoint 265 bearing away The cross track error range white corridor is 0 20 miles either side of the course The driver is headed toward trail waypoint 4 which is 0 8 miles away The vehicle is right on course Traveling at a speed of 8 mph the driver will arrive at the waypoint in 2 minutes 17 seconds 110 The Navigation Page has its own menu which is used for some
151. in data you want to display Then press J or T to select a data option 77 4 With the data option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off As you turn it on the data will appear on top of the screen Every Page display has a maximum number of items you can show using the Overlay Data command 5 After the desired changes are made press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Beas SDa Navigation amp Navigation pe Trip Calculator Route Data ENT to add Time p Bearing o Closing Speed Miscellaneous Data i o Course p Destination Distance o Off Course o Steer Arrow Trip Calculator Time g Water Temp rm Depth o Water Distance o Water Speed Miscellaneous Data From Overlay Data Shown left press ENT to see Data Viewer center Select a category and press ENT Next select information to show on screen and press ENT to check it and turn it on right Sonar C ATS viewers LMS240 Wor Steering arrow is Oe Aee At left Map Page showing boat cruising Puget Sound Washington with Overlay Data turned on This example shows Depth Ground Speed and the Steering Arrow Note that the Steering Arrow always points directly to the destination you are navigating toward In this case the boater is headed on a northwesterly course of 275 Since the helmsman is on course the Steering Arrow is pointing straight ahead If the helmsm
152. in reverse NOTE If you are already located at or near the end of your trail the arri val alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter Just press EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed 5 Now begin moving and follow your unit 6 When you reach your destination be sure to cancel your navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NaAvicaTION ENT The unit asks if you re sure press lt ENT 131 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 the unit 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 the unit see Sec 2 Installation Accessories NOTE To load a Navionics chart see Sec 8 for the entry Navionics Charts 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 unit
153. ion types also call for these recommended tools and required supplies that you must provide supplies listed here are not included Single frequency transom installations Tools include two adjustable wrenches drill 29 0 186 drill bit flat head screwdriver Supplies high quality marine grade above or below waterline sealant adhesive compound Dual frequency transom installations Tools two adjustable wrenches drill 20 0 161 drill bit flat head screwdriver Supplies four 1 long 12 stainless steel slotted wood screws high quality marine grade above or below waterline sealant adhesive compound Single frequency trolling motor installations Tools two adjustable wrenches flat head screwdriver Supplies plastic cable ties Shoot through hull installations Tools these will vary depending on your hull s composition Consult your boat dealer or manufacturer Other tools are a wooden craft stick or similar tool for stirring and applying epoxy and a paper plate or piece of cardboard to mix the epoxy on Supplies rubbing alcohol 100 grit sandpaper specially formulated epoxy adhesive available from LEI see ordering information on the inside back cover A sandwich hull also requires polyester resin Selecting a Transducer Location 1 The location must be in the water at all times at all operating speeds 2 The transducer must be placed in a location that has a smooth flow of water at all times If the transduc
154. ion when routing the transducer cable around these wires CAUTION Clamp the trans ducer cable to transom near the transducer This will help prevent the transducer from entering the boat if it is knocked off at high speed Good location Poor location Good location i Poor angle Good location Good and poor transducer locations How low should you go For most situations you should install your Skimmer transducer so that its centerline is level with the bottom of the boat hull This will 15 usually give you the best combination of smooth water flow and protec tion from bangs and bumps Transom Transducer centerline Hull bottom Align transducer centerline with hull bottom However there are times when you may need to adjust the transducer slightly higher or lower The slots in the mounting brackets allow you to loosen the screws and slide the transducer up or down If you fre quently lose bottom signal lock while running at high speed the trans ducer may be coming out of the water as you cross waves or wakes Move the transducer a little lower to help prevent this If you cruise or fish around lots of structure and cover your transducer may be frequently kicking up from object strikes If you wish you may move the transducer a little higher for more protection There are two extremes you should avoid Never let the edge of the mounting bracket extend below the bottom of the hull Never let the
155. ioning the bracket be sure to hold the cables against the rear edge of the hole Slide the bracket over the hole and butt the rear of the bracket base against the cables thus pinning them in place against the side of the hole Fasten the bracket to the dash Attach the unit to the gimbal bracket using the gimbal knobs and washers 39 In Dash Installation You can mount the unit in the dash with an optional FM 5 In Dash Adapter Kit The kit includes mounting hardware a template for cut ting the hole and an instruction sheet part 988 0147 438 g Top R 7 9 0 31 In Dash ee Template 4 46 Millimeters Inches ALWAYS VERIFY DIMENSIONS Ree In dash mounting template for LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF sonar GPS units showing dimensions NOTE The figure above is not printed to scale A scaled template FM 5 In Dash Adapter Kit instructions is available for free download from our web site www lowrance com Portable Installation Like many Lowrance products the unit is capable of portable operation by using an optional portable power pack The power pack a magnet equipped antenna module and an optional portable transducer expands the uses for your sonar GPS unit It makes it easy to transfer your unit from a boat to a car recreational vehicle airplane or other vehicle without mounting a second bracket You can use it in your own car or boat then take it along when riding in a friend s vehicle The power pack c
156. 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 or uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Alarm Volume Press J to VoLume Press or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is low volume the right end is high volume After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display To set Alarm Style Press 4 to ALARM STYLE ENT Press T or J to change the style then press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Track Smoothing This is a factory setting on the GPS Setup menu 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 176 Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cance Navigation Sonar Setup i Initialize GPS System Setup Coordinate System Sun Moon Cak Datum Selection Timers Require WAAS Browse MMC r Show WAAS Alarm GPS Simulator 80m Track Smoothing option turned on N 36 10 712 W 95 50 579 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 c
157. is shown in the figure on the following page Notice how the signal strength de creases The second bottom signal will probably disappear and the bot tom signal intensity will likely decrease 3 Now move the transducer around to find the best location with the strongest possible bottom signal If you find a spot with an acceptable bottom signal mark the location and move on to step 4 If you can t get an acceptable bottom signal try turning up the sensi tivity by three or five keystrokes and then move the transducer around once more If you find a spot that works mark it and move on to step 4 If you have to turn up sensitivity by more than five keystrokes to get a good signal the transducer should be mounted on the outside of the hull This is especially true if you have to turn sensitivity all the way up to get a decent bottom signal 26 4 Most people can get good results by following steps 1 through 3 so this step is optional If you want to make an extra effort to be absolutely sure that your selected location will work under all conditions make a test run with the boat on plane and observe the bottom signal You ll need to figure some way to prop the transducer into position while you make your test run A brick or two might be sufficient to hold it in place 5 When you re satisfied with a location mark it and proceed with the installation Shoot thru hull Installation If you are installing the transducer on a hull w
158. it Frequency Sonar Chart Digital Data FlashGraf Pages Menu showing sonar chart display options Full Sonar Chart This is the default mode used when the unit is turned on for the first time or when it s reset to the factory defaults The bottom signal scrolls across the screen from right to left Depth scales on the right side of the screen aid in determining the depth of targets The line at the top of the screen represents the surface The bottom depth and surface temperature if equipped with a temperature sensor or a transducer with a temp sensor built in show at the top left corner of the screen 86 The FasTrack display shows just to the right of the scale This changes all echoes into short horizontal bars replicating a flasher so nar The zoom bar on the far right shows the area that s zoomed when the zoom is in use See the Zoom section for more information Sonar Chart Default Chart sig Full Sonar Chart The Overlay Data depth and water temperature are both set to the small text size Split Zoom Sonar Chart A split chart shows the underwater world from the surface to the bot tom on the right side of the screen The left side shows an enlarged ver sion of the right side The zoom range shows in the bottom left corner Split Zoom Sonar Chart Image at left shows the left window zoomed to 2X The right image shows the left window zoomed to 4X Split Frequency
159. ith floatation material sandwiched within the hull refer to the text Hulls With Flotation Ma terials beginning on page 24 1 Make sure the area is clean dry and free of oil or grease then sand both the inside surface of the hull and the face of the transducer with 100 grit sandpaper The sanded hull area should be about 1 1 2 times the diameter of the transducer The surface of the hull must be flat so the entire transducer face is in contact with the hull prior to bonding After sanding clean the hull and transducer with rubbing alcohol to remove any sanding debris 3 l Spread epoxy here Sand this surface unit s face Orient the Skimmer with the nose facing the bow of the boat lt To bow Epoxy transducer to hull WARNING Use only the epoxy available from LEI It has been for mulated to work with these installation procedures Other epoxy types may be too thin or may not cure to the right consistency for optimum transducer performance 27 2 The epoxy consists of the epoxy itself and a hardener Remove the two compounds from the package and place them on the paper plate Thoroughly stir the two compounds together until the mixture has a uniform color and consistency Do not mix too fast or bubbles will form in the epoxy After mixing you have 20 minutes to complete the installation before the epoxy becomes unworkable Spread a thin layer of epoxy about 1 16 or 1 5 mm thick on the fac
160. ition 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 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 in the following figure Many map items such as waypoints Points of In terest 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 highlighted but the cursor will take you to those locations just the same 124 Collinsville DAE cerho g Valley Park Owasso Navigate to cursor In this example the cursor is centered on Oologah Oklahoma 3 Press MENU ENT and the unit will begin navigating to the cursor lo cation 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 Going To Cursor Off Course Local Time 0 Lp 9 54 24 08 998 N Longitude 5 0 54 14 10 48 38 W 95 50 567 30 26753 N 95 4Z597 e Br Left the 15 mile zoom figure clear
161. its attached to the buss Contact LEI Extras look inside back cover for accessory ordering information for a NMEA 2000 buss adapter cable if you would like to do this There are two ways to connect the antenna to a NMEA 2000 network port One method shown in the following image is to use the extension cable s Y adapter to connect both the antenna and the unit to the same network port To do this simply remove the 60 ohm terminator shown in the previous image and attach the NMEA 2000 buss adapter cable to the shorter branch of the extension cable s Y adapter Connect the NMEA 2000 buss adapter cable s other end to an available network port To unit ew LGC 2000 13 25 Y adapter extension cable To NMEA 2000 network port LGC 2000 and GPS unit connection to NMEA 2000 buss You can also attach the antenna to a remote port on the network and pass position information along the network To do this simply attach the LGC 2000 s connector to one end of the buss adapter cable and attach the other to an available port on the NMEA 2000 buss as shown in the fol lowing image You will have to use a similar adapter cable to connect the GPS unit to the NMEA buss as described later in this section 31 To NMEA 2000 network port LGC 2000 LGC 2000 remote connection to NMEA 2000 buss
162. ives Longitude WE Longi C Long December 15 2003 W 95 50 579 December 15 2003 W 95 50 599 December 15 2003 W 95 50 599 Satellite Status Page Left view indicates unit has not locked on to any satellites and does not have a fix on its position Center view shows sat ellites being scanned Right view shows satellite lock on with a 3D posi tion acquired latitude longitude and altitude and WAAS reception 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 inner 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 the unit is 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 visible satellite The taller the bar on the graph the better the unit is receiving the signals from the satellite NOTE O
163. ives you far greater control over the depth range This feature lets you zoom in the display in almost unlimited combinations Nearly any segment of the water column from the surface to the bottom can be shown Sensitivity Sensitivity amp Auto Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Colorline Depth Range r Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Range r Auto Depth aise Upper And innii Stop Char a Chart Spe Depth Cursor Depth Cur 0 ft Overlay Data Overlay D Sonar Features Sonar Fea Lower Limit Ping Speed Ping Spee go ft Log pona eoan Data Log Sonar Left Sonar Page Menu with Upper and Lower Limits command se lected Right Sonar Chart Limits menu with Upper Limit selected To change the upper and lower limits 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU 4 to UPPER AND Lower Limits ENT The Sonar Chart Limits menu appears with Upper Limit selected 2 To set the upper limit press ENT Press or J to change the first number then press to move the cursor to the next number and re peat until the depth is correct then press EXIT 3 To set the lower limit press J to Lower Limt ENT Press or J to change the first number then press to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the depth is correct then press EXIT EXIT EXIT 70 485 Fish arches Z Sonar Default Chart sig 3
164. ivity at 88 percent determined by Auto Sensitivity Typical of full auto mode Fig 2 Sensitivity set at 75 percent Fig 3 Sen sitivity set at 50 percent Fig 4 Sensitivity set at 100 percent 55 You can change the sensitivity level whether you are in Auto Sensitivity mode or Manual Sensitivity mode The adjustment method works the same in both modes but it gives you slightly different results Adjusting sensitivity in Auto Sensitivity Mode is similar to manually ad justing a car s speed with the accelerator pedal while cruise control is on You can tell the car to run faster but when you let off the gas the cruise control automatically keeps you from running slower than the minimum speed setting In the unit auto mode will let you increase sensitivity to 100 percent but the unit will limit your minimum setting This prevents you from turning sensitivity down too low to allow automatic bottom tracking When you change the setting with auto turned on the unit will continue to track the bottom and make minor adjustments to the sensitivity level with a bias toward the setting you selected Adjusting sensitivity in Manual Sensitivity Mode is similar to driving a car without cruise control you have complete manual control of the car s speed In the unit manual mode allows you to set sensitivity at 100 percent maximum or zero percent minimum Depending on wa ter conditions the bottom signal may completely disappear from the scr
165. lass lay ers The sonar signal must pass through solid fiberglass A successful transducer installation can be made on hulls with flotation materials such as plywood balsa wood or foam between layers of fiberglass if the material is removed from the chosen area See the following figure 24 WARNING Do not remove any material from your inner hull unless you know the hull s composition Careless grinding or cutting on your hull can result in damage that could sink your boat Contact your boat dealer or manufacturer to confirm your hull specifications Fill with resin Fill with resin Flotation material Inner hull IRB MWWW Outer hull ene BBC Epoxy to hull first Epoxy the transducer to a solid portion of the hull For example some but not all manufacturers use a layer of fiberglass then a core of balsa wood finishing with an outer layer of fiberglass Removing the inner layer of fiberglass and the balsa wood core exposes the outer layer of fiberglass The transducer can then be epoxied di rectly to the outer layer of fiberglass After the epoxy cures for 24 hours fill the remaining space with polyester resin When the job is finished the hull is watertight and structurally sound Remember the sonar signal must pass through solid fiberglass Any air bubbles in the fiberglass or the epoxy will reduce or eliminate the sonar signals Testing Determines Best Location Ideally the shoot thru transd
166. lect the desired icon on the map 1 Use arrow keys to center cursor cross hair over the icon 2 To navigate to the selected icon location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow course line on the Map Page or the compass bearing arrow on the Navigation Page Routes A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered sequence to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as a string of beads The beads represent waypoints and the string represents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint 137 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 waypoints 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 You have the option of creating and editing a route in the unit or you can make a route on your computer with 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 unit To load a MapCreate route into the unit follow instructions in MapCre ate s manual for c
167. llation instructions In an automobile 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 rubber non skid shelf liner material available in recreational vehicle supply stores will help hold the antenna in place This may not work well if you have a cab over design pickup truck camper or motor home If dashboard reception is poor simply relocate the antenna mod ule elsewhere on the vehicle for a clearer view of the sky Connecting Directly to the Unit After the module is installed attach it to the end of the Y adapter ex tension cable as shown in the following diagram To connect it to the unit insert the extension cable s splitter plug into the Network socket on the back of the unit and your system is ready to use 30 60 ohm S Splitter plug E terminator E Al fel LGC 2000 To unit Nw 25 Y adapter extension cable LGC 2000 direct connection to GPS unit NOTE The extension cable s shorter branch will have a 60 ohm terminator at tached to it Do not remove this terminator When you re not con necting to a NMEA 2000 buss you must leave the terminator con nected to this socket for your antenna receiver to function correctly Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network The LGC 2000 can be connected to a NMEA 2000 buss providing GPS information to any Lowrance GPS un
168. ly shows the dotted course line con necting your current position to your destination The 40 mile zoom center shows both current position and destination on screen The Navigation Page right will also show navigation information To stop navigating to the cursor use the Cancel Navigation command press MENU MENU J to Cancer NavicaTion ENT amp to Yes ENT The unit 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 125 The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find Waypoint command launched with the WPT key See the searching example ear lier in this section or turn to Sec 9 Searching for detailed instructions on POI searches After you have looked up an item with the Find Waypoint command use T or J to make sure the Go To Waypoint command is highlighted at the top of the screen then press ENT The unit begins showing naviga tion information to the item To cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT The unit stops showing navigation information Creating and Saving a Trail A trail or plot trail is a string of position points plotted by the unit 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
169. mmand func tions organized in alphabetical order When you come to a GPS menu command on the screen you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents just flipping through Section 6 or scanning through the command portion of Section 7 Your unit is ready to use right out of the box but you can fine tune and customize it s operation with dozens of options Since sonar is the unit s key feature we put the main sonar options in Section 4 Some options such as screen brightness settings affect both sonar and GPS opera tions We describe how to use those common options along with GPS options in Section 8 System Setup and GPS Setup Options Section 8 is organized in alphabetical order In Section 9 we go into more detail on one of the units most remarkable GPS capabilities Searching We ll introduce a search example in the Ba sic GPS Operation section 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 your unit can look up business phone numbers functioning as a virtual Yellow Pages We ll show you how in Section 9 Finally in Section 10 we offer Supplemental Material including a list of the GPS datums used warranties and customer service information 2 Now if you re into the fine details glance over the next segment on specifications to see just how much sonar and GPS power your unit con tains It s important t
170. mmand 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 control a hori zontal line depth cursor on the sonar screen The arrow keys help you move around the menus so you can execute different commands They are represented by symbols like these which denote the down arrow key the up arrow the left arrow and the right arrow 4 Te gt 10 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 Icons 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 RouTE PLANNING These 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 show in italic type such as trail name Instructions Menu Sequences Most functions you perform with your unit 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 navigating a trail would look like this 1 From the Map Page pr
171. n From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Auto Sensitivity ENT EXIT NOTE To return to the original factory setting for Auto Sensitivity see the entry in this section on Reset Options If sensitivity is in manual mode the Reset Options command will switch back to Auto and re set the factory setting at the same time Tip For quicker sensitivity adjustments try leaving the Sensitivity Control Bar on the screen as the chart scrolls You can see the changes on the screen as you press the up or down arrows This is handy when there s a lot of clutter in the water and you are matching the sensitivity to rapidly changing water conditions 85 Sonar Chart Mode The default color scheme for the sonar chart is the white background but we offer other variations to suit your viewing preferences The chart can be displayed in grayscale reverse grayscale blue back ground white background nightview iceview or bottom color tracking To change the chart mode color scheme 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar Features ENT 2 Press J to SONAR CHART Mope ENT 3 Press J or T to Mode Name ENT 4 Press EXIT EXIT to return to the Sonar Page Sonar Page amp Sonar Chart Display Options The Pages Menu offers five chart display options for dual frequency models and four options for single frequency models To access them press PAGES lt or gt to Sonar J to Option Name EXIT Split Zoom Sonar Chart Spl
172. n if operating indoors with out a position determined You can look up items by name or search for the item nearest to you Find Streets 1 From the Map Page press MENU J to FIND STREETS ENT 183 2 Press ENT to search in the Street field 3 To enter a street name press J to STREET ENT 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 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 Go To Cursor Find Distance Find By Name Find Streets A lofty METERT Find In List 8W State Highway 5 None ot 9 A State Highway Second Street 9 B State Highway T None 9 B US Highway 9 D State Highway City Postal Code 9 F State Highway Any fAny 9 N State Highway 9 P State Highway 2 z 9 P US Highway Find First Street Find Intersection 9 S State Highway ssa ere nro 9 Access Rd Ticaragae ro S ea 9 Canal i Venezeula 9 Highway N_36 08 971 W 95 50579 H 4000mi 9 Ks Hwv z Left the Finds Streets menu Right the Find Street by Name menu 4 To enter a city name press 4 to C ty ENT You will be asked if you
173. nal fisherman you ll dis cover that your unit is easy to use yet capable of handling demanding navigation and sonar tasks When you team your unit with our custom mapping software MapCreate 6 you have an incredible combination You won t find another combination GPS and sonar unit with this much power and this many features for this price Our goal for this book is to get you on the water fast with a minimum of fuss Like you we d rather spend more time boating or fishing 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 10 sections This first section is an intro duction to the LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF sonar and GPS It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are or look below the surface to find some fish Section 2 will help you install your unit the transducer and the GPS antenna module We ll show you how to get the MultiMedia Card MMC correctly installed inside the unit We ll also tell you about some of the available accessories Section 3 co
174. nar signal cone the image appears on the screen as a long line instead of a fish arch Reducing the chart speed may result in a shorter line that more closely resembles a regular fish return Sensitivity Sonar Default Chart sig r Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data aaa FEN f Left Sonar Page menu with Chart Speed command selected Right Chart Speed Control Bar If you do experiment with chart speed remember to reset it to maxi mum when you resume trolling or moving across the water at higher speed To change chart speed 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to CharT SPEED ENT 2 The Chart Speed Control Bar appears Press 4 to decrease chart speed press to increase chart speed 3 When it s set at the desired level press EXIT ColorLine ColorLine lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes It 66 paints a brighter color on targets that are stronger than a preset value This allows you to tell the difference between a hard and soft bottom For example a soft muddy or weedy bottom returns a weaker signal which is shown with a narrow colored line dark blue tinged with red or a little yellow Since fish are among the weakest echoes they show up mostly as blue arches A hard bottom or other rela
175. ne of the data display options for the Satellite Status page is Po sition Error horizontal position error which can appear in one of the page s data boxes If you turn on Position Error it will show you the expected error from a benchmark location In other words if the Position Error box shows 50 feet then the position shown by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the actual location This also gives you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has The smaller the position error number the better and more ac curate 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 For details see the Customize Page Displays entry in Sec 8 107 The Satellite Status Page has its own menu which is used for setting various options Options and setup are discussed in Sec 8 To access the Satellite Status Page Menu from the Status Page press MENU 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 page has two options navigation with digital data and navigation with sonar To get to the Navigation Page Press PAGES or lt to NavicaTion Press J or T EXIT to select one of the two menu items The navigation screen looks like the one below when you re not navi gating to a waypoint or following a route or trail Your position is shown by an arr
176. nes 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 To set Lat Long Grid From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT Press to Popup Map INFORMATION gt to LAT LON GRID LINES With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and un check it turn off After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Map Datum Selection Maps and charts are based on a survey of an area covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps using different da tums will show the same latitude longitude in 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 unit uses the WGS 84 datum However it can show your position using any of 191 datums Different datums can be selected 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 Map Datum North American 1927 Mean for Continental North American 1983 Alaska Canada Cont Adindan Mean for Ethiopia Sudan Adindan Burkina Faso A
177. nes and other signals that are undesirable In most instances remaining targets are fish The Fish I D feature displays fish symbols on the screen in place of the actual fish echoes There are several fish symbol sizes These are used to designate the relative size between targets In other words Fish I D displays a small fish symbol when it thinks a target is a small fish a medium fish sym bol on a larger target and so on The sonar s microcomputer is sophisticated but it can be fooled It can t distinguish between fish and other suspended objects such as trotlines turtles submerged floats air bubbles etc Individual tree limbs ex tending outwards from a group of limbs is the hardest object for the Fish I D feature to distinguish from fish You may see fish symbols on the screen when actually there are no fish The reverse is also true The illustrations on the next page show how Fish I D can actually miss fish that are present Does that mean Fish I D is broken No the feature is simply inter preting sonar returns in a specific way to help take some of the work out of reading the screen Remember Fish I D is one of the many tools we provide so you can analyze your sonar returns for maximum fish finding information This and other features can help you successfully see beneath the boat under varied water and fishing conditions So practice with the unit in both the Fish I D mode and without to become more familiar wit
178. nge or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice in Canada If you re in Canada 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 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 206 Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables or transducers 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 look for the 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
179. ning aid be sure to download the free emulator software for your unit Aside from being fun this program can help you learn both basic and advanced operations without burning boat fuel Lowrance is one of the first sonar manufacturers to provide this type of training tool for customers This PC application simulates the actual sonar GPS unit on your com puter You can run it from your computer keyboard or use your mouse to press the virtual keys Easy download and installation instructions are available on our web site 58 E LOWRANCE LMS 337 2 Free training emulator is available for your unit on our web site The emulator works exactly like your real sonar GPS unit Using the Sonar Simulator and GPS Simulator features it allows you to play back sonar logs run GPS routes and trails and create real waypoints you can use in the field You can even take snapshots of the Sonar Chart and print them or e mail them to friends 59 Notes 60 Section 4 Sonar Options amp Other Features Material in this section is arranged in alphabetical order ASP Advanced Signal Processing The ASP feature is a noise rejection system built into the sonar unit that constantly evaluates the effects of boat speed water conditions and interference This automatic feature gives you the best display pos sible under most conditions The ASP feature is an effective tool in combating noise In sonar terms noise is any undesired s
180. nit Press MENU J to Stop CharT ENT EXIT To turn on sonar and start the chart scrolling again repeat the above step Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data Sonar Menu with Stop Chart command selected The box is unchecked indicating that the chart is scrolling across the screen Surface Clarity The markings extending downward from the zero line on the chart are called surface clutter These markings are caused by wave action boat wakes temperature inversion and more The surface clarity control reduces or eliminates surface clutter signals from the display It does this by changing the sensitivity of the receiver decreasing it near the surface and gradually increasing it as the depth increases There are three levels of surface clarity available low medium or high It can also be turned off The default level is off To adjust the Surface Clarity level 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar Features ENT 94 Sensitivity Og T Anta eee ites Or Sonar Fontes ME Sonar Features T Chart Manual Mode Fish ID T Chart Manual Mode Fish ID Auto Sensitivity Fish Symbols Auto Sensitivity Fish Symbols Auto Depth Range TEL LE Auto Depth Range ai Tetn Dei Zoom Bar Sonar
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182. ns does not erase any waypoints routes plot trails or sonar logs Reset Water Distance The sonar chart s Digital Data display option includes a box that shows distance traveled called Water Distance This information is calculated 82 from an optional water speed sensor not the GPS The Water Distance window can be reset to zero using the Reset Water Distance command Press MENU MENU J to Sonar Setup ENT J to RESET WATER Dis TANCE ENT The menus are cleared and the water distance is reset to 0 00 Set Keel Offset This unit measures water depth from the face of the transducer Since the transducer is installed below the water surface the distance dis played by the digital depth chart depth scale chart cursor or fish sym bols is not the exact water depth If the transducer is 1 foot below the surface and the screen shows the water depth as 30 feet then the ac tual depth is 31 feet On sailboats or other large vessels with deep drafts the distance be tween the transducer installation and the keel or lower engine unit can be several feet In those cases an inexact depth reading could result in grounding or striking underwater structure The Keel Offset feature eliminates the need for the navigator to mentally calculate how much water is under his keel Keel Offset lets you calibrate the digital depth chart depth scale chart cursor depth and fish symbol depth displayed on the screen To calibrate the depth indicators
183. ny of the four Page screens by pressing MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page 46 display press EXIT Remember our text style for MENU MENU means press the Menu key twice See a full explanation of our instruction text formatting on pages 10 and 11 How to use this manual Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails ancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers owse MMC Files Main Menu The Main Menu commands and their functions are Screen command changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen Sounds command enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style Transparency command adjusts the level of transparency for menus Alarms command turns sonar and GPS alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds Route Planning command used to plan view or navigate a route My Trails command shows creates and deletes plot trails Also used to navigate or backtrack a trail Cancel Navigation command turns off the various navigation com mands Used to stop navigating after you have reached your destina tion waypoint Point of Interest or map cursor location or after you reach the end of a route or trail Sonar Setup command sets various sonar options GPS Setup command sets various GPS receiver options Sys
184. o 60 zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude 152 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 standard 10 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 alternate NOTE When the position format is changed it affects the way all posi tions are shown on all screens This includes waypoints To change the coordinate system press ENT while COORDINATE SYSTEM is highlighted Press the T or J arrow keys to highlight the desired for mat Press ENT to select it Press EXIT to close 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 close this menu Coordinate System 1 Coordinate System 2 Degrees E Degrees Minutes Deg Min Sec OTM on ran oran
185. o Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Ping Speed E a fees O0kHZ2 60 SL se el 200K 2a 60 At left Sonar Menu with Ping Speed command selected Ping Speed Control Bar right at default setting To change Ping Speed 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to PING SPEED ENT 2 The Ping Speed Control Bar appears Press T to increase ping speed press J to decrease speed When it s set at the desired level press EXIT To adjust Sensitivity 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU ENT 2 The Sensitivity Control Bar appears Press J to decrease sensitivity press to increase sensitivity When it s set at the desired level press EXIT When you reach the maximum or minimum limit a tone sounds To turn off HyperScroll 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to PING SPEED ENT 81 2 The Ping Speed Control Bar appears Press 4 to decrease ping speed to 50 percent When it s set at the desired level press EXIT When you boost ping speed and switch into HyperScroll the width of the FasTrack bar graph display doubles in width at the right side of the screen This allows you to better see the virtually instantaneous sonar returns just as you would on a flasher sonar unit For more informa tion on FasTrack see its entry in this section Reset Options This command is
186. o us and our power users but if you don t care how many watts of power the unit has or how many waypoints the your unit can store skip ahead to important information on how the sonar works on page 5 Background on GPS begins on page 6 Capabilities and Specifications LMS 332 and LMS 337CDF General Display ee 5 0 12 7 cm diagonal high contrast color Film SuperTwist LCD programmable to viewing preference Resolution 480 pixel x 480 pixel resolution 230 400 total pixels Backlighting Incandescent backlit screen with multiple lighting levels backlit keypad Input power 10 to 15 volts DC Current drain Sonar only 500 ma lights off 600 ma lights on With GPS and lights on 700 ma Case size 5 4 H x 6 9 W x 3 4 D 13 8 x 17 6 x 8 6 cm sealed and waterproof suitable for saltwater use MMC slots cceee One with waterproof door SD card compati ble Recording cc c0 GPS uses MMC amp SD cards for recording trip details and displaying charts or custom maps Sonar uses them to record and save sonar chart logs Back up memory Built in memory stores sonar records and GPS data for decades User settings are stored when unit is turned off Languages 005 10 menu languages selectable by user Sonar Frequency 06 LMS 337CDF 50 200 kHz LMS 332 200 kHz
187. of through a fuse block or ignition switch 2 Inspect the transducer cable for breaks cuts or pinched wires 3 Check the transducer and power connector Make sure it s securely plugged in to the unit Weak bottom echo digital readings erratic or no fish signals 1 Make sure the transducer is pointing straight down Clean the face of the transducer Oil dirt and fuel can cause a film to form on the trans ducer reducing its effectiveness If the transducer is mounted inside the hull be sure it is shooting through only one layer of fiberglass and that it is securely bonded to the hull When attaching a transducer to the inside of a hull ONLY use the epoxy available from LEI order information is inside the back cover Do NOT use RTV silicone rubber adhesive or any other type of epoxy The LEI epoxy is specially formulated so that it will cure properly for shoot through applications 2 Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere with the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its discrimination or noise rejection feature This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display 99 3 The water may be deeper than the sonar s ability to find the bottom If the sonar can t find the bottom signal while it s in the automatic mode the digital sonar display will flash continuously It may change the range to limits far greater than the water you are in If this hap pens
188. oftware Version Information cccccccccesseeceeeessseeeeessesseeeees 175 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles ccccccccccsssscccesessseeeeessesseeees 175 Track Smoothing 2 004 sii Beit Belisle 176 Trail Opinions ives nastier hale ed ovat hea tenets 177 Delete All Trails vce celine tee eal ha 178 Flash Trails on Screen Option cceccccccccsessseeeeeeesseeeeeees 178 Update Trail Option cesen e Rent Ta T ea 178 Delete Trail 3 Tarsia er ae deck ee Soave e NAE bend cates Shes a 179 New Pralnie een tasen e Sons eos E a a eres Ly 179 Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options 180 TRANS PAL ECNCY aneneen i Tos tees be Lees ang Si Ra ERS 180 Wnits of Measures tetera d dil m nena a ads 181 Section 9 Searching cccsssssssssscssssscsssssssssssessnsccsssscses 183 Hind Streets sscace ess Ms th rohit eeu ok ee ee ee 183 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor ccccssccccceeessteees 185 Find Interstate Highway Exits 0 cccceceesesesttttteceeeeeeeees 185 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POD ccccceeseees 188 Find Streets or Intersections ccccccccceessseeeeesessseeeeessessaeeees 189 Find Waypoints csic6s is devtaveesshawaatn acdcesdesiscevedesacteatardeesceadleses 193 Section 10 Supplemental Material ccccccssessssssees 195 WARNING A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION CAUTION When showing navigati
189. ol Services B DAlLChannisa Press the WPT key again to quickly save a waypoint 5 Eth St Notice i The current position has been saved B as 003 A f a T ae N 3608 971 W 95 50579 jo 04m East Central High School 19th E Ave 120th E Ave Sequence for setting a waypoint Step 1 while traveling press WPT twice to call up the Find Waypoint screen seen in Step 2 and seta waypoint Step 3 a message says the waypoint has been saved Step 4 vehicle continues on its way waypoint number and symbol are visible on map NOTE The Quick Save method uses the default waypoint symbol until you edit an existing waypoint and change its symbol Edit Waypoint Symbol is described in Sec 7 After you have changed a waypoint 121 symbol the unit will remember the one you chose and use it the next time you save a waypoint To revert back to the default symbol edit a waypoint and choose the original symbol or use the Reset Options command described in Sec 8 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 WPT WPT 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 by Entering a Position 1 Press WPT to SuBcaTeGory column 4 to New ENT 2 Pres
190. on 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 vi Section 1 Read Me First How this manual can get you out on the road fast Welcome to the exciting world of digital sonar and GPS We know you re anxious to begin navigating and finding fish but we have a favor to ask Before you grab the unit and begin installing it please give us a moment or two to explain how our manual can help you get the best performance from your compact wide screen combination fish finder and mapping GPS receiver First we want to thank you for buying a Lowrance sonar GPS unit Whether you re a first time user or a professio
191. on except Full Map on the Map Page has cus tomizable data boxes to provide constant on screen information The data available from your unit is divided into categories in the Data Viewer menu These categories include GPS Data Navigation Trip Calculator Time Sonar Data and Miscellaneous Data You can select items from any of these categories for display in any data box the category divisions are only there to help you sort through the informa tion To change the information displayed in a data box On the Page display you wish to change press MENU J to Custom izE ENT A data box name flashes indicating it is selected Press ENT to change the box or hit T 1 gt or lt to select another box then press ENT You ll see a list of categories with or symbols next to each category A category with a is expandable meaning its contents are hidden 89 GPS Data ip Altitude Ground Speed i p Position a o Position Error m Track Navigation Trip Calculator i i p Average Speed be o Max Speed Sonar Data Miscellaneous Data Customize Menu with GPS Data and Navigation categories expanded Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the category s contents so you can choose items within it An expanded category one with a next to its name can be collapsed to hide its contents Just select th
192. ood It s the speed that you re making toward the waypoint For instructions see the Customize Page Displays entry in Sec 8 Track is the heading or the current direction you are actually travel ing Bearing is the direction of a line of sight from your present position to the destination No matter what direction you are steering the Bearing window shows the compass direction straight to the destina tion from your location at the moment Distance shows how far it is to the waypoint you re navigating toward The Off Course window shows the current cross track error This shows 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 The course line is shown on the Navigation Page screen and the Map Page screen as a dotted line 109 Left cross track error line Course line Heading arrow Steering Simulating Current track or mp heading shown W Bearing in degrees 1265 ma arrow 7 STEE Waypoint Compass bearing 8 0 mp symbol to destination 265 ma np Cross track Trail line error range off course indicator information displays 0 Ra in data boxes Navigation 265 ma Destination name Latitude i IN 36 08 196 _ Longitude W 95 45 500 Navigation Page going to a waypoint while creating a new tra
193. oss or damage has resulted from any accident misuse negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance in 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 203 Notes 204 Notes 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 cha
194. ot need to be visible in order to be active You can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails which can be cop ied to your MMC for archiving or for transfer to your MapCreate soft ware 127 Tip Another quick way to stop recording one trail and begin a new one is to use the New Trail command Press MENU MENU J to My TRAILS ENT ENT Caution You also have the option of completely turning off trail record ing under the trail Options command However if the Update Active Trail option is turned off it will cancel the automatic trail creation feature Displaying a Saved Trail The active trail is automatically displayed on the map the Visible option with the factory default settings You can selectively turn trail display off and on for any saved or active trail In the Saved Trails List visible trails have a check mark in front of the trail name To turn off trail display 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT 2 Press 4 to enter the Saved Trail list then use or J to select the desired Trail Name ENT 3 Press J to Active gt to Visele ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT To turn on trail display 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Trans ENT 2 Press 4 to enter the Saved Trail list then use T or J to select the desired Trail Name ENT 3 Press J to Active to Visible ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Nav
195. ow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve just taken is depicted by the line extending from the arrow The arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the cur rent track direction of travel you are taking Track or compass heading indicator showing direction of travel Navigation Ground Speed information 19 0 mpn part displays in customizable 23 ws data boxes m mph Present position arrow Latitude N 36 08 833 Longitude ae el fess esa ales W 95 50 855 The Navigation with Digital Data Page recording a trail while travel ing southwest Page looks like this when the unit is not navigating toa waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail 108 Sonar Chart 200k Zao Q The Navigation with Sonar page When navigating to a waypoint your ground speed track distance bearing to the waypoint and course are all displayed NOTE Remember when the Speed Track and Position information dis plays are flashing satellite lock has not been achieved and no posi tion fix has been determined A question mark will also flash on the present position arrow in the center of the compass rose Speed ground speed is the velocity you are making over the ground If you wish you can customize the Speed data box to display Closing Speed instead Closing Speed is also known as velocity made g
196. point of interest or event They can be placed on the map screen saved and re called later for navigation purposes These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons This unit 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 ENT and the screen shows a Select Icon Symbol menu 3 Press lt or or gt or 4 to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map gt x 7 Ble r Q op g 3355481 H 96 42044 e 57 N SSSA W 96 42044 Cursor selects icon location left Select Icon Symbol menu center Boat Ramp icon on map right Cursor has been moved for clarity Create Icon at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press ENT and the screen shows a Select Icon Symbol menu 2 Press lt or or gt or J to select your icon symbol th
197. pping and POI data loaded in the unit 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 a Waypoint A waypoint is simply an electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth A waypoint represents a location or destination that can be stored in memory then be recalled later for navigational use You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating A waypoint may be created at any location by manually entering the position s latitude and longi tude You can copy waypoints from your unit to your personal computer with MapCreate software When you want to repeat a trip these ar chived waypoints can be reloaded into your GPS unit 120 To create and save a Waypoint These first two techniques use the Quick Save method the fastest and easiest way to create a waypoint Create Waypoint at Current Position While you are traveling press WPT WPT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as way point 003 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map Step 1 Step 2 Category Subcategory Saved Airports New Cities Countries Landmarks POl Attractions POl Emergency Go POl Entertainment POI Fishing POl Hunting POl Lodging POl Marine POl Restaurants POl Sports P
198. quency menu When the check box to the left is checked the feature is on At right Sonar Page showing Fish I D symbols and FishTrack depths turned on Frequency Change Transducer Frequency LMS 337CDF only The LMS 337CDF transducer can operate at both 200 kHz and 50 kHz The 200 kHz frequency has a 12 cone angle and the 50 kHz frequency has a 35 cone angle The default frequency is 200 kHz which is best for use in shallow water about 300 feet or less This frequency is the best choice for about 80 74 percent of the fresh and salt water sport fishing applications When you get into very deep salt water 300 to 500 feet or deeper the 50 kHz fre quency is the best choice The 200 kHz transducer will give you better detail and definition but less depth penetration The 50 kHz transducer will give you greater depth penetration but a little less detail and less definition Remember all sonar units typically read deeper in fresh water than in salt water There is a common exception to these rules of thumb Some fishermen on freshwater lakes or the ocean using downriggers like to see them on the sonar In many of those cases you ll see a 50 kHz transducer frequency in use because the wider cone angle lets them watch the bait Sensitivity M Anta Aes sites Oe T Chart Manual Mode Fish ID X Auto Sensitivity l Fish Symbols Auto Depth Range Fish Depths X Zoom Bar Sonar Chart Mode r Zone Alarm Bar Gray
199. reating 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 the unit See Sec 2 for instructions on installing MMCs To load the GPS Data File into the unit s memory see the entry on Transfer Custom Maps amp GPS Data Files in Sec 6 Basic GPS Operations Routes Created in the Unit 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 ENT ENT 138 Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation Sonar Setup GPS Setup System Setup Sun Moon Calculations Trip Calculator Timers Browse MMC Files i 63 266 IN 36 08 971 W 9550 579 Screen ay Raks Delete All Saved Routes Route 1 5 Legs Route Planning command on Main Menu left will open the Route List screen right 2 Press 4 to END oF Roure ENT J to App From Mar ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor showing Name Display Data Display Data Route 1 Total Distance Bearing gt Navigate Preview Reverse Delete Waypoints Name Distance Bearing Pres
200. s to ENTERED Position ENT gt to CREATE ENT 3 Press gt to Lat tune ENT Enter the latitude by pressing T or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and re peat until the latitude is correct Press ENT 4 Press to Lonaitupe ENT Enter the longitude by pressing or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the longitude is correct Press ENT then EXIT EXIT to return to the previous page display 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 and in the waypoint list Navigate To a Waypoint You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor then use the Navigate to Cursor command we ll describe how later in this section However you can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find Waypoint commands 1 Press WPT to Saven ENT To look up the nearest waypoint press to Nearest ENT or to look by name and scroll through the entire waypoint list press 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 Finn 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 3 If th
201. s described earlier or you can connect the unit directly to a network port To do so attach the adapter cable s manual locking collar connector to the Network port on the back of the sonar unit and attach the other end to an available port on the NMEA 2000 buss as shown in the following image To NMEA 2000 To sonar TT unit s Network network port socket Lowrance unit direct connection to NMEA 2000 buss As soon as the unit is connected to the network it will begin receiving shared information Please note the buss must be powered to operate See instructions in this section for more on powering NMEA 2000 buss NMEA 0183 Wiring Data cable To exchange NMEA 0183 data this unit has one NMEA 0188 version 35 2 0 communication port Com port one Com 1 can be used to receive NMEA format GPS data The com port can also transmit NMEA format GPS data to another device The four wires for the com port are combined with the Power Supply cable and NMEA 2000 Power cable to form the power data cable shown earlier Com 1 uses the yellow wire to transmit the orange wire to re ceive and the shield wire for signal ground Your unit does not use the blue wire Orange Receive NMEA Transmit To Other Com 1 4 To unit Shield Ground Ground GPS Receiver Com 1 wiring to receive NMEA position information from some other GPS receiver Yellow Transmit NMEA Receive Com 1 __ SetstS
202. s ENT End of route Route 2 Total Distance Bearing 7 ey eal EREA _ Edit Route Waypoints Direct iio Waypoint o Add From Map N am Add Waypoint End i L E a Remove Waypoint View Waypoint Edit Route menu left Edit Route Waypoints menu right with Add From Map command selected 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 started our route at the intersection of 11th Street and 145th E Ave The route ends at a public hunting area next to a river Our route creation exam ple is illustrated in the following figures 139 T a a 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
203. s could cause an electrical short if left exposed To prevent this you should cover the individual wire ends either by capping them with wire nuts or wrapping them with electrical tape You should cut off the bare wire before taping off the ends 32 Powering a NMEA 2000 Buss NMEA 2000 Power cable A NMEA 2000 buss must be connected to a power source to operate If you have a pre existing NMEA 2000 installation it may already be connected to another power source If your NMEA 2000 buss is already powered you can ignore the NMEA 2000 Power cable Never attach two power sources to a single NMEA 2000 buss If you do need to power your NMEA 2000 buss attach the NMEA 2000 Power cable to your boat s battery just as indicated in the following segment for connecting your unit s Power Supply cable The NMEA 2000 Power cable s red wire should be attached with provided 3 amp fuse to the boat battery s positive terminal and the NMEA 2000 Power cable s black and shield wires should both be attached to the battery s negative terminal NOTE If the NMEA 2000 buss draws power directly from the boat s battery the LGC 2000 will remain on drawing power all the time The LGC 2000 s current draw is very small and shouldn t decrease the boat s storage battery life but if this small draw is a concern you can in stall a switch between the NMEA 2000 buss and the battery Powering Your Unit Power Supply cable red and black wires The uni
204. 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 J to TRANSFER My Darta ENT and the screen below appears Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation GP Syste Q Transfer data which way rae l Load Timers Delete All My Waypoints Browse MMC Popup Help Hide GPS Features Set Language Transfer My Data t Check Free Storage SSS Software Information The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the unit s memory 132 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 unit in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from the unit to the MMC press ENT for SAVE To transfer data from the MMC to the unit 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 as shown in the following figures 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 message followed by a completion me
205. scale K 4 200 KHz Transducer Freq Surface Clarity g Off 7 C50 kHz Noise Rejection Low a 200kHz Sonar Features menu with a frequency of 200 kHz selected To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU to Sonar Features ENT 2 Press gt then press J to 50 KHz ENT 3 Press EXIT EXIT to clear the menu To change the frequency setting to 200 kHz 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to Sonar Features ENT 2 Press gt then press J to 200 KHz ENT 3 Press EXIT EXIT to clear the menu HyperScroll See the entry on Ping Speed which controls the HyperScroll feature 75 Log Sonar Chart Data If you have an MMC installed in the unit the sonar data shown on the screen can be saved to the MMC This can be played back at any time to play a recorded sonar chart log see the entry in this section for So nar Simulator If you have a personal computer and Internet access visit our web site www lowrance com and download the free Sonar Viewer and the emulator for your unit These programs will allow you to replay sonar logs on your personal computer Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity a mn Colorline oner Depth Range Start Logging Browse Files Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits Stop Chart File Name Chart Speed chart1 Depth Cursor Overlay Data MMC Card Sonar Features 0147 02
206. sducer to transom A One piece bracket Remove the transducer from the bracket and re assemble it with the cable passing through the bracket over the bolt as shown in the following figures For single frequency Skimmer route cable over bolt and through bracket Side view shown left and seen from above at right Both bracket types Attach the transducer to the transom Slide the transducer up or down until it s aligned properly with the bottom of the hull as shown in the preceding and following figures Tighten the bracket s mounting screws sealing them with the sealant Adjust the transducer so that it s parallel to the ground and tighten the nut until it touches the outer washer then add 1 4 turn Don t over tighten the lock nut If you do the transducer won t kick up if it strikes an object in the water 21 Bottom of hull Flat bottom hull Deep vee hull Align transducer centerline with hull bottom and attach transducer to transom Rear view of dual frequency Skimmer shown 6 Route the transducer cable through or over the transom to the sonar unit Make sure to leave some slack in the cable at the transducer If possible route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat Electrical noise from the engine s wiring bilge pumps VHF radio wires and cables and aerators can be picked up by the sonar Use cau tion when routing the transducer cable around these wires WARNING Clamp the transducer ca
207. second number them press T to change the num ber to 5 then press EXIT The depth indicators now accurately show the water depth from surface to bottom Sensitivity amp Auto Sensitivity The sensitivity controls the ability of the unit to pick up echoes Sensi tivity can be adjusted because water conditions vary greatly A low sensitivity level from zero to 50 percent excludes much of the bottom information fish signals and other target information High sensitivity levels let you see this detail but it can also clutter the screen with many undesired signals Typically the best sensitivity level shows a good solid bottom signal with Colorline and some surface clutter Automatic Sensitivity The default sensitivity mode is automatic The unit bases the sensitiv ity level on water depth and conditions When the unit is in the auto matic mode sensitivity is automatically adjusted to keep a solid bottom signal displayed plus a little more power This gives it the capability to show fish and other detail However situations occur when it becomes necessary to increase or de crease the sensitivity This typically happens when you wish to see more detail so an increase in sensitivity is indicated Or wave action and boat wakes can create enough tiny air bubbles to clutter much of the water column In that case a decrease in sensitivity is indicated to reduce some of the clutter The control bar used to adjust sensitivity up or do
208. 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 page 161 It shows how to use the Map Categories 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 Map Page has its own menu which is used for several functions and for setting various options To access the Map Page Menu from the Map Page press MENU 113 The Pages Menu also offers several map display options under the Map Page category To access them press PAGES lt or to Map J to Op tion EXIT Latitude JN 36 25 415 fe E 260669 E Longitude ju 95 40 172 0213 N Left Digital Data map page Right Two Position Formats page In pages that have two major windows such as two maps you can tog gle back and forth between the two windows by pressing PAGES PAGES This allows you to change which map your cursor moves on and which map the menu operates on A blue title bar de notes the active window when the unit is in simulator mode otherwise the aria will have Active Map displayed at the top EREE T Wichita Status Navigation I Sonar i Full Map Digital Data Two Position Formats Map With Sonar key again to change the active Pages Menu with Two Map option selected left M
209. sh The fisherman switched their sonar to Fish I D which screened out the schools of jellyfish and clearly showed the game fish there as fish symbols 57 Other Free Training Aids The sonar options section discusses Fish I D fish alarms and other features in greater detail If you or a friend has Internet access you can also learn more about interpreting what you see on your sonar screen Visit our web site www lowrance com Be sure to check out the free Sonar Tutorial which includes animated illustrations and more pic tures of actual sonar returns all described in detail There s even a printer friendly version of the tutorial available on our web site it makes a great supplement to this operation manual You can also download a free copy of our Sonar Viewer software This PC based software application plays back any sonar chart log recorded with a Lowrance sonar product Features include e Adjustable range zoom sensitivity color line noise rejection surface clarity etc of the recorded file e Color interpretation of sonar signals can be user defined e Operates like a Windows Multimedia Player with forward re verse pause fast forward fast reverse and scroll buttons e Adjustments update the entire record displayed e Can print in full color e Window can dynamically be sized on your monitor e Mouse cursor shows GPS position depth and sounding number anywhere on the visible record For the ultimate trai
210. simulator turned off check box is unchecked NOTE With Simulate Position checked the simulator will automatically run the GPS simulator if GPS data was recorded with the sonar log 2 To use the default sonar chart log stored in the unit press ENT EXIT The recorded chart begins scrolling across the screen just as if you were on the water 3 Turn off Sonar Simulator by pressing MENU MENU J to Sonar Setup ENT J to SONAR SIMULATOR ENT ENT EXIT Sonar Default Chart sig Play symbol flashing Title bar with chart file name Sonar Page playing a recorded sonar chart in Sonar Simulator mode Tip The Sonar Simulator can use sonar charts that you or a friend have recorded logged on a MMC card To see how read the entry in this section on Log Sonar Chart Data To play back your own sonar chart make sure the MMC containing the chart is installed then 92 1 Press MENU MENU J to Sonar Setup ENT to Sonar SIMULATOR ENT 2 Press J to CHART Usen ENT 3 Press 4 or T to select chart name ENT T to SONAR SIMULATOR On ENT EXIT While you re in the Sonar Simulator menu don t forget to check Simulate Position if you want to run the sonar and GPS simulators simultaneously As you review sonar logs you can create waypoints to mark the sites you want to revisit While the simulator is running you can switch from one chart log to another by opening the Sonar Simulator menu an
211. slower than true speed you will enter 5 in the window A good way to gauge your speed sensor s performance is to compare its reading with the ground speed measured by your unit s GPS functions When you make a run to compare GPS ground speed to speed sensor speed perform your test in relatively calm water free of current if pos sible Unless of course you are taking the speed of current into con sideration when making your calculation After you have a correction figure here s how to enter it 1 Press MENU MENU J to Sonar SetuP ENT to CALIBRATE WATER SPEED ENT 2 Enter the number you calculated earlier press T or J to change the first character or then press to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the percentage is correct then press EXIT 65 Chart Speed The rate that echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed The default is maximum we recommend that you leave the speed set there for virtually all fishing conditions However you might consider experimenting with chart speed when you are stationary or drifting very slowly You may sometimes achieve bet ter images as you slow down the chart speed to match how fast you are moving across the bottom If you are at anchor ice fishing or fishing from a dock experiment with a chart speed around 50 percent If you are drifting slowly try a chart speed around 75 percent When you are stationary and a fish swims through the so
212. splay For example turn on the bilge pump and view the sonar display for noise If no noise is present turn the pump off then turn on the VHF radio and transmit Keep doing this until all electrical equipment has been turned on their effect on the sonar display noted then turned off If you find noise interference from an electrical instrument trolling mo tor pump or radio try to isolate the problem You can usually reroute the sonar unit s power cable and transducer cable away from the wiring that is causing the interference VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting so be sure to keep the sonar s wires away from it You may need to route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery to isolate it from other wiring on the boat If no noise displays on the sonar unit from electrical equipment then make sure everything except the sonar unit is turned off then start the engine Increase the RPM with the gearshift in neutral If noise ap pears on the display the problem could be one of three things spark plugs alternator or tachometer wiring Try using resistor spark plugs alternator filters or routing the sonar unit s power cable away from engine wiring Again routing the power cable directly to the battery helps eliminate noise problems Make sure to use the in line fuse sup plied with the unit when wiring the power cable to the battery When no noise appears on the sonar unit after all of the above tests
213. ssage when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view repeatedly press EXIT Transfer My Data Transfer My Data File name Data214Pi Data214Pm Transfer My Data File name Save Duis Save Duta From left to right these figures show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from the unit s memory to an MMC 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 Loap Data ENT The unit will display a com pletion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT 133 Figure 1 Figure 2 Transfer My Data User Data File Transfer My Data User Data File Transfer My Data Data214am usr Load Data These figures show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into the unit s memory Cancel Navigation You can turn off any of the navigation commands after you reach your destination or at any other time by using the Cancel Navigation com mand Press MENU MENU J to Cancer Navigation ENT to Yes ENT 134 Section 7 Advanced GPS Operations 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
214. ssing ENT key Press EXIT EXIT EXIT to close this menu A message and tone appear periodically warning you that the simulator is on To turn the simulator off repeat the above steps or turn the unit off 156 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 and speed boxes back on again return to the GPS Simulator menu se lect the STEER WITH ARROWS command 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 T to increase speed to the desired setting 4 Press EXIT to turn off the steering and speed boxes The unit will no
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216. t press ENT Go To Waypoint com mand is already highlighted The unit will show navigation infor mation to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press 4 to Finn On Map ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint 194 Section 10 Supplemental 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 195 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
217. t the boxed C icon and it becomes an animated arrow with a pop up name box To view Tidal Current 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 WPT to display the Tidal Current Information screen Tidal Current Station icon in animated mode Pop up name box Cursor lines N 36 56 049 U 76 10607 Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cursor In this example the tidal current is in flood but it s about to enter the slack water stage The current is flowing to the west at 0 1 mph 165 Little Creek 0 2 H Mi H Of E 0 7 mph MN 3 6 9 NN 3 6 9 MN Slack Before 5 05 AM 6 02 PM 11 42 AM 11 45 PM Daily Max Flood hs 2 00 AM 0 6 m 8 103 Ebb 7 31 AM 0 7 m 289 Flid 2 45 PM 0 6 mi 10 103 Ebb 8 04 PM 0 5 mj 44 89 Fid Month Year October 19 kd 2002 d Current Information screen The Tidal Current Information screen displays current tidal data for the station 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 Slack water the period of little or no current is represented by the Slack Water Line SWL The 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 da
218. t works from a 12 volt battery system For the best results at tach the power cable directly to the battery You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss however you may have problems with electrical interference Therefore it s safer to go ahead and attach the power cable directly to the battery CAUTION When using the unit in a saltwater environment we strongly rec ommend that you shut off the power supply to the power cable when the unit is not in use When the unit is turned off but still connected to a power supply electrolysis can occur in the power cable plug This may result in corrosion of the plug body along with the electri cal contacts in the cable and the unit s power socket In saltwater environments we recommend you connect the power cable to the auxiliary power switch included in most boat designs If that results in electrical interference or if such a switch is not available we recommend connecting direct to the battery and in stalling an inline switch This will let you shut off power to the 33 power cable when the unit is not in use When you are not using the unit you should always shut off power to the power cable es pecially when the power cable is disconnected from the unit If possible keep the power cable away from other boat wiring especially the engine s wires This will provide the best isolation from electrical noise If the cable is not long enough splice 18 gauge wire onto it
219. te Planning command on Main Menu left Routes menu center Edit Route menu right Navigate command is selected in the Action box 100m N 300r N SST Te 4000r 2 Press J to select route name ENT 4 to Navicate ENT 142 3 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to CANCEL NavicaTIoNn ENT lt to Yes ENT The following figures show what the Navigation Page and Map Page look like while navigating a route Navigate a Route in Reverse Here s how you run a route backward from the end waypoint to the beginning waypoint 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 J to NavicaTE gt to RE VERSE ENT lt to NAVIGATE ENT 3 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU JL to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT Figure 1 Figure 2 10 0 men 2 49 m 438 ra Going To 001 Lg far14 23 tai ere Oa EE i cao 289 Le 0 00 40 8 15 03 f H__95 50 555 Figure 3 34 0 men 85 mas 34 0 mn em jien pea H 85 E E Z 7 z asf 237 FF SL __ _ 21st St 85 ine Going To 002 J 003 y pa itt 6 Re ct5 18 fj a
220. tegory name and pressing ENT will show the category s 168 contents so you can choose items within it An expanded category one with a next to its name can be collapsed to hide its contents Just select the category name and press ENT 3 Expand any categories that might contain data you want to display Then press J or T to select a data option 4 With the data option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off As you turn it on the data will appear on top of the screen Every Page display has a maximum number of items you can show using the Overlay Data command 5 After the desired changes are made press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display GPE Dala E Dala Navigation amp Navigation Trip Calculator Route Data ENT to add Time p Bearing o Closing Speed Miscellaneous Data i o Course p Destination i Distance o Off Course o Steer Arrow Trip Calculator Time g Water Temp rm Depth o Water Distance o Water Speed Miscellaneous Data From Overlay Data Shown left press ENT to see Data Viewer center Select a category and press ENT Next select information to show on screen and press ENT to check it and turn it on right Sonar C ATS viewers LMS240 Wor Steering arrow 4mi 4 te 16 30 fe int a iait ag i RFs se lt i gt a NAOR o A ce ee eee OO At left Map Page showing boat cruising P
221. tem Setup command sets general configuration options Sun Moon Calculations command finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon Trip Calculator command shows trip status and statistics Timers command controls the up timer down timer and alarm clock settings 47 Browse MMC Files command this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains Pages The unit has four Page displays that represent the four major operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Navigation Page the Map Page and Sonar Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key then using gt or lt to select a Page Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT Sonar Chart Demo Sonar Chart blg D Split Zoom Sonar Chart Split Frequency Sonar Chart Pages Menu showing some Sonar display options Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page provides detailed information on the status of the unit s satellite lock on and position acquisition To get to the Satel lite Status Page Press the PAGES key then use gt or lt to select STATUS Clear the Pages Menu by pressing EXIT This page represents a GPS function so it is discussed in much greater detail in Sec 6 No matter what Page you are on a flashing current position indica tor question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate that satellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed WARNING Do not begin na
222. the alarm press MENU MENU J to ALArRmMs ENT J to Sonar ALarms ENT to Zone ALARM ENABLED ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT To switch to a different depth setting open the Sonar Alarms menu and repeat the instructions in steps 3 and 4 above Fish Alarm Use the fish alarm for a distinctive audible alarm when fish or other suspended objects are detected by the Fish I D feature Fish I D must be turned on for the Fish Alarm to work A different tone sounds for each fish symbol size shown on the display Sonar Alarms rShallow Alarm J Depth I Enabled h ft rDeep Alarm I Enabled rZone Alarm C Enabled Adjust Zone i igiFish Alarm Sonar Alarms menu with Fish Alarm selected The check box to the left is blank indicating the alarm is turned off To turn the fish alarm on 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALARMs ENT to Sonar ALARMS ENT 2 Press 4 to Fish ALARM ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT 3 To turn off the alarm press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT J to Sonar ALarnms ENT J to Fish ALARM ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT Calibrate Speed The speed sensor can be calibrated to compensate for inaccuracies Be fore you change the setting first calculate the percentage that the speed is off You will enter this percentage in a moment For example if you figure the sensor is reading 10 percent faster than actual speed you will enter 10 in the calibration window If the sen sor is reading 5 percent
223. the contrast or brightness of the display screen Sounds command enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style Transparency command adjusts the level of transparency for menus Alarms command turns GPS or sonar alarms on or off and changes alarm thresholds Route Planning command used to plan view or navigate a route My Trails command shows hides creates and deletes plot trails Also used to navigate or backtrack a trail Cancel Navigation command turns off the various navigation com mands Used to stop navigating after you have reached your destina tion waypoint Point of Interest or map cursor location or after you reach the end of a route or trail Sonar Setup command sets various sonar options GPS Setup command sets various GPS receiver options System Setup command sets general configuration options Sun Moon Calculations command finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon Trip Calculator command shows trip status and statistics Timers command controls the up timer down timer and alarm clock settings 105 Browse MMC Files command this allows you to view the installed MMC card and the files it contains Pages The unit has four Page displays that represent the four major operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Navigation Page Map Page and the Sonar Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key then using gt or lt to sel
224. the time it enters the cone until it leaves If the sensitivity is not high enough the unit shows the fish only when it is in the center of the cone 3 Use the Zoom feature It is much easier to display fish arches when zoomed in on a small range of water than a large one For example you will have much better luck seeing fish arches with a 30 to 60 foot range than a 0 to 60 foot range This enlarges the targets allowing the dis play to show much more detail 4 The boat must be moving at a slow trolling speed to see fish arches If the boat is motionless fish stay in the cone showing on the screen as straight horizontal lines NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise This usually ap pears on the sonar s display as random patterns of dots or lines In se vere cases it can completely cover the screen with black dots or cause the unit to operate erratically or not at all 100 To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise first try to de termine the cause With the boat at rest in the water the first thing you should do is turn all electrical equipment on the boat off Make sure the engine is also off Turn your sonar on then turn off Noise Reject also known as the ASP feature Advanced Signal Processing Sensi tivity should be set at 90 95 percent There should be a steady bottom signal on the display Now turn on each piece of electrical equipment on the boat and view the effect on the sonar s di
225. tion N 36 19 303 N 36 19 078 Menus for changing Com Port settings For connectors and wiring information for another device see page 35 For assistance in configuring the unit to communicate with another device consult the factory Customer service phone numbers are in the back of this manual 151 Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences 1 Press MENU MENU to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to Communications Port ENT 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 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 Screen Sounds Coordinate System 1 Coordinate System 2 Coordinate System 1 Coordinate System 2 WDE WTEMOUMS is Degrees al Degrees Degrees Degrees Aarme A rees Minutes Degrees Minutes egrees Minutes Degrees Minutes Route Planning Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec My Trails UTM 5 UTM A Cancel Na
226. tion Trip Calculator Time Sonar and Miscellaneous You can select items from any of these categories for display in any data box the category divi sions are only there to help you sort through the information To change the information displayed in a data box On the Page display you wish to change press MENU to Customize ENT A data box name flashes indicating it is selected Press ENT to change the box or hit T 1 gt or lt to select another box then press ENT You ll see a list of categories with or symbols next to each category A category with a is expandable meaning its contents are hidden El GPS Data 4 o Altitude Ground Speed i o Position p Position Error Lo Track Navigation f Route Data M Bearing io Closing Speed 0 Course Destination m Distance iQ Off Course i o Steer Arrow Trip Calculator Time Sonar Data Miscellaneous Data E E E i Customize Menu with GPS Data and Navigation categories expanded Selecting the category name and pressing ENT will show the category s contents so you can choose items within it An expanded category one with a next to its name can be collapsed to hide its contents Just select the category name and press ENT 155 Expand any categories that might contain data you want to display Then press J or T to
227. tion 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 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the factory customer service department for help 199 Notes 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
228. tively hard target returns a strong signal which causes a wider brightly col ored line reddish yellow to bright yellow If you have two signals of equal size one with red to yellow color and the other without then the target with brighter color yellow is the stronger signal This helps distinguish weeds from trees on the bottom or fish from structure ColorLine is adjustable Experiment with your unit to find the Color Line setting that s best for you Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range kk Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits r Stop Chart Chart Speed Depth Cursor Overlay Data Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data HARM LO At right the ColorLine control bar To adjust the ColorLine level 1 From the Sonar Page press MENU J to CoLor ine ENT 2 The ColorLine Control Bar appears Press J to decrease ColorLine press to increase ColorLine 3 When it s set at the desired level press EXIT 67 E a E ep O At left little ColorLine indicates a soft bottom probably sand or mud At right the wider ColorLine indicates a harder ottom Depth Cursor The depth cursor consists of a horizontal line with a digital depth box on the right side The numbers inside the box show the depth of the cursor Cursor line Depth box Sensitivity r Auto Sensitivity Colorline
229. to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the depth is correct then press ENT 4 Press lt to DEEP ALARM ENABLED ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT 5 To turn off the alarm press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT J to Sonar ALarms ENT to DEEP ALARM ENABLED ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT To switch to a different depth setting open the Sonar Alarms menu and repeat the instructions in step 3 above Zone Alarm The zone alarm is triggered when any echo passes inside the zone alarm bar shown on the right side of the screen To adjust and turn on the zone alarm 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALarms ENT J to Sonar ALARMs ENT 2 Press J to Zone ALARM ENABLED to ADuusT ZONE ENT 63 Sonar Default Chart sig Sonar Alarms Depth Zone Alar I Enabled Adjust Zone F Fish Alarm E Left Sonar Alarms menu with Adjust Zone command selected Right Adjust Zone Alarm selection box with Upper selected 3 To set the upper boundary for the Zone Alarm use lt or gt to select Upper then press T or J to move the top of the bar to the desired depth 4 To set the lower boundary for the Zone Alarm use or gt to select Lower then press T or J to move the bottom of the bar to the desired depth 5 Press EXIT lt to Zone ALARM ENABLED ENT EXIT EXIT EXIT Now any echo fish bottom structure within the zone alarm s depth range will trigger the zone alarm 6 To turn off
230. ucer should be installed as close to the transom as possible close to the centerline This will give you the best performance during high speed maneuvers Transducer location Transducer location high speed trolling speed A LJ B _ Shoot thru hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation 25 UU WMD To choose the proper location for shoot thru hull mounting follow these testing procedures You may need a helper to complete these steps 1 Anchor the boat in about 30 feet of water Add a little water to the sump of the boat Plug the transducer into the sonar unit turn it on then hold the transducer over the side of the boat in the water Adjust the sensitivity and range controls until a second bottom echo is seen on the display You ll need to turn off Auto Sensitivity Auto Depth Range and ASP Try a range setting that is two to three times the water depth The harder more rocky the bottom the easier it will be to get a second bottom signal Don t touch the controls once they ve been set True bottom Second pooma P i range setting 200kHz Example of a second bottom signal Unit is in 30 feet of water with range set at 80 feet and sensitivity set at 87 percent 2 Next take the transducer out of the water and place it in the water in the sump of the boat face down The transducer face
231. uget Sound Washington with Overlay Data turned on This example shows Depth Ground Speed and the Steering Arrow Note that the Steering Arrow always points directly to the destination you are navigating toward In this case the boater is headed on a northwesterly course of 275 Since the helmsman is on course the Steering Arrow is pointing straight ahead 169 If the helmsman veered off course the arrow would show which direc tion to steer to get back on course Right Sonar Page with Overlay Data turned on showing Depth Ground Speed and the Track the boat is following To remove overlaid data 1 While on the Page that shows the item or items you want to remove press MENU J to Overlay Data ENT 2 You ll see a list of the overlay data currently displayed Select the item you want to remove from your display and press ENT ENT to re move the data To remove another item select the item and press ENT ENT 3 When you have finished removing all the items you want from the screen press EXIT to return to the page display NOTE You can also remove data directly from the Data Viewer menu by un checking the data option you would like to remove p Data Description The current date Remove Move Overlay Size Small Overlay Data Shown with Date option selected left Press ENT to ac cess REMOVE option center Press ENT again to remove item and return to Overlay Data Shown right To
232. unit using the Sonar Simulator function or play it back on a per sonal computer using our free Sonar Viewer The viewer is available for download from the Lowrance web site www lowrance com You can save several different sonar log files erase em and record new ones over and over again The size of your sonar recordings is only limited by the free space available on your MMC How Lowrance GPS Works You ll navigate faster and easier if you understand how your unit 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 ahead to Section 2 Installation amp Accessories on page 13 If you re new to GPS read on and you can later impress your friends with your new found knowledge First think of your unit as a small but powerful computer But don t worry we made the unit easy to use so you don t need to be a com puter expert to find your way It includes a keypad and a screen with menus so you can tell it what to do The screen also lets the unit show your location on a moving map as well as point the way to your desti nation This gimbal mounted unit uses an external antenna receiver module which makes the whole system work 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
233. used to reset all features options and settings to their original factory defaults This is useful when you have changed several settings and want to return the unit to basic automatic operation 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to RESET Options ENT 2 Press lt to Yes ENT 3 All the menus are cleared and the unit reverts to the Map Page at the 4000 mile zoom range just as if you had turned it on for the first time All options have been returned to the factory settings Screen Screen Sounds Sounds Transparency ii Transparency bi Alarms gt ae Alarms gt ay Route Planning Route Planning My Trails My Trails Cancel Navigation Cancel Navigation Bee Sonar lt a Us nt Units of Measure GPS Setu GPS Se 7 a Set Local Time System Q Reset all the options Sun Moon Cal Communications Port Sun Mo aa N s S No Trip Calculator Mawel Wels A Trip Ca e Timers Delete All My Waypoints Timers Delete All My Waypoints owse MMC Popup Help Hide GPS Features Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information owse MMC Popup Help Hide GPS Features Set Language Transfer My Data Check Free Storage Software Information At left System Setup menu with Reset Options command selected At right the Reset Options dialog box with Yes selected NOTE Reset Optio
234. ustomers 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 unit by using the Software Information command Screen Sounds Transparency Alarms Route Planning Software Information a LMS 337cDF Version 1 0 0 Build PC Win32 Points of Interest Data by infoUSA Copyright 2003 Zenrin Copyright Copyright 1999 2003 Zenrin Co Ltd Hide GPS Features a Set Language Ke Transfer My Data Check Free Storage N 36 10 712 Software Information The Software Information screen 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to Sortware Info ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT EXIT EXIT Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted You first press MENU MENU J to Sounps ENT 175 Screen Transparency es Alarms gt Rout a 7 My 1 xem ce njo Ca Sona Alarm Sounds GPS A Syst Th DS we p SE High Sun MENNEN Trip Time Alarm Style Brow Beeps 36 10 712 Pew had 80 mi N W 95 50 579 The Sounds menu To set Key Press Sounds With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on or uncheck it turn off After the option
235. vers Basic Sonar Operation It will show you how easy it is to run your sonar right out of the box This section features a one page Sonar Quick Reference If you ve already jumped ahead and fig ured out how to install the unit yourself and you just can t wait any longer turn to the Quick Reference on page 54 and head for the water After you ve gained some experience with your sonar you ll want to check out Section 4 which discusses more advanced Sonar Options and Other Features When you come to a sonar menu command on your unit s screen you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents just flip ping through Section 3 or scanning through the sonar options in Section 4 If you re having difficulty with your sonar you can find an answer to the most common problems in Section 5 Sonar Troubleshooting The manual switches from sonar to navigation in Section 6 which in troduces you to Basic GPS Operations This section features a one page GPS Quick Reference on page 116 Section 6 contains short easy to scan GPS lessons that follow one an other in chronological order They re all you ll need to know to find your way on the water quickly After you ve learned the basics or if you already have some GPS expe rience you may want to try out some of the unit s many advanced navigation features That brings us to Section 7 Advanced GPS Opera tions This section contains the rest of your unit s GPS co
236. vigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing 48 nag 28 7 8 11272926 4 Off Course LE r ler 1 57 26 Latitude N 36 08 985 aoo Longitude December 15 2003 WH 95 50 599 Satellite Status Page showing satellite lock on with a 3D position acquired latitude longitude and altitude including WAAS reception Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel but also the direction to a recalled waypoint To get to the Navi gation Page Press PAGES or lt to NAVIGATION EXIT This page represents a GPS function but also has a navigation with sonar option which will keep you updated on what is under your boat as well as where you re going Local Time __ Position Degrees Minutes 9 19 29 A Latitude N 36 08 833 CTI Torge moree HW 95 50 855 Left Navigation page with Sonar Right Navigation Page with digital data recording a trail traveling southwest Map Page The Map Page screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view on a moving map By default this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen The arrow in the center of the screen is your present position It points in the direction you re traveling 49 Map Page showing position on Bull Shoals Lake Arkansas Left t
237. vigation MGRS Standard MGRS Standard MGRS Standard MGRS Standard Sonar Setup IMGRS Std 10 MGRS Std 10 IMGRS Std 10 MGRS Std 10 Rea initialize GPs Map Fix L Map Fix a Map Fix U Map Fix System Setup MATE ICORECIN Loran TD Loran TD Loran TD Loran TD Sun Moon Cak Datum Selection British Grid British Grid British Grid British Grid Trip Calculator Track Smoothin Irish Grid Irish Grid Irish Grid Irish Grid s EE AG Finnish Grid z Finnish Grid z Finnish Grid Finnish Grid a Browse MMC Show WAAS Alarm N 36 08 971 iB N 36 08 971 15 r GPS Simulator W 95 50 579 244221 E HW 95 50 579 244221 E 3 earton Tea 4004277 N 4004277 N Mexico 4 Mexico an Setup Map Fix Setup Loran TD Setup Map Fix Setup Loran TD IN 36 18 239 W 94 41 535 2000 mi Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions To get to Coordinate System Selection 1 Press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press J to CoorDINATE 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 and Greek UTM s are marked on USGS topographic charts This system divides the Earth int
238. w automatically steer along the trail or route When you arrive at your destination cancel navigation as you normally do Tip You can pick any spot on the map to begin your simulation session by using the Initialize GPS command This makes your unit think it s located at the position you select See its entry following the en try for Hide GPS Features Hide GPS Features If there is no GPS antenna receiver module attached to this unit the GPS menus and features can be hidden from view with this command The default setting is off allowing you to rotate between the Sonar Page and the GPS pages and features To hide GPS features Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to HipeE GPS Features ENT The GPS menus and pages are now hidden To restore GPS Features press MENU MENU J to SHow GPS Fea TURES ENT The GPS menus and pages are available once again 157 Initialize GPS This command is handy when you are practicing in simulator mode See the entry in this section for GPS Simulator In simulator mode this command makes the unit operate as if it is sitting someplace other than its actual location So you and your unit could be located in Kansas City but easily practice navigating in the ocean off Islamorada Florida 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT ENT 2 A message appears telling you to move the cursor near the desired location and press ENT When the message automatically clears follow the
239. wn is the same whether the unit is in the automatic or manual mode In automatic you can adjust sensitivity up to 100 percent but the unit will limit your minimum setting In auto the unit will continue to make small ad justments allowing for the setting you selected In manual mode you have complete control over sensitivity with the ability to set it anywhere from zero to 100 percent Once you select a level in manual the unit will continue to use that exact sensitivity set ting until you change it or revert to auto mode 84 To adjust sensitivity in auto mode 1 Press MENU ENT 2 The Sensitivity Control Bar appears Press 4 to decrease sensitivity press to increase sensitivity When it s set at the desired level press EXIT When you reach the maximum or minimum limit a tone sounds Sensitivity Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range r Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits F Stop Chart Chart Speed Overlay Data Resize Window Sonar Features Ping Speed Log Sonar Chart Data a a K Sensitivity Control Bar To adjust sensitivity in manual mode 1 First turn off Auto Sensitivity from the Sonar Page press MENU J to AuTo SENSITIVITY ENT 2 Press T to Sensitivity ENT and the Sensitivity Control Bar appears Press 4 or T to pick a different sensitivity setting When it s set at the desired level press EXIT To turn Auto Sensitivity back o
240. y and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use gt and lt to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use 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 repre sented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter T The icon stands for a Tidal Station location The figure on the right is an example When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range the icon itself be comes an animated gauge showing a rising or falling tidal height for the selected station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can se lect the boxed T icon and it becomes an animated gauge with a pop up name box An example is displayed in the following figure 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 WPT to display the Tide Information screen 166 Pa EISH HAVEN rere a fe Hi i 20 O Pop up art ince er Creek _ SS name box ay 114 Tide Station waned z 244 mag Icon E y 278mi N 36 55 000 U 76 10 995 Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor In the example above the tide is at 2 8 feet and falling as shown by the down arrow at the top of the icon

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