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Hotpoint 9536 Washer User Manual

1. Waypoints A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longi tude of a position on the earth A waypoint represents a location spot or destination that can be stored in memory then recalled and used later for navigational purposes You can create a waypoint at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while navigating Create a Waypoint These techniques use the Quick Save method the fastest and easiest way to create a waypoint Create Waypoint on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make a waypoint 2 Press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as waypoint 001 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map 71 Create Waypoint at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press ENT ENT The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential number such as way point 002 The waypoint symbol and number appear on the map Create a Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigational data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For further details see this subject in the Easy Mode Operation section Create a Waypoint by Av
2. A Captain D s Seaf Find Address W McDonald s POl Services Long John Silver POl Shopping POl Sports POl Transportation Duik li A subcategory W Church s Chicken pl Fast Food Chains Dst 0 23 Bra 231 Find Map Places Menu left Category Selection menu center and list of the nearest restaurants right 3 The i1FINDER says it is calculating Busy then a list of restaurants appears with the closest at the top of the list and the farthest at the bottom of the list The nearest is highlighted 4 If you wanted you could scroll through the list to select another res taurant but for now we will just accept the nearest one so press ENT 5 The POI s Waypoint Information screen appears This is how you can use the iFINDER as a business phone directory If you wanted to navigate there you could press Enter since the Go To command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Map ENT Taco Bueno Taco Bueno Fast Food Chaini Fast Food Chain Wid E ith St Wid E ith St Tulsa OK P4128 Tulsa OF P4125 Phone 918 438 4370 Phone 918 435 4370 Ho 3605 359 Ho 3605 359 H 35 50 779 td H 35 50 779 bd Distance O23 mi Distance O 23 mi Bearing 235 true Bearing 235 true POl Restaurants POl Reztaurants KlGo To JETRI POI information screen for fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude dist
3. Needs Calibration Calibrate Compass Ta Calibrate Hold the Customize unit level press Enter and rotate the unit trying to keep the line pointed in the same direction Compass Page menu with Calibrate Compass selected A new screen will appear showing a drawing of a circle with a line pointing from the center to a point on the edge At the top of the screen the START CALIBRATION button is selected Compass Calibration Start Calibration Calibration is Done The Calibrate Compass page with Start Calibration selected 2 Choose a reference point The reference point is for you alone The 1FINDER doesn t need to know anything about it But choose a refer ence point nearby such as a tree your car or even use your own body NOTE While calibrating hold the iFINDER as parallel to the ground as possible Tilting the iFINDER makes compass measurements more difficult for the unit 3 Now press ENT to start calibration You ll notice the line moving slowly around the circle Turn the iFINDER so that the line is pointing from the center of the circle directly to your reference point As the line continues moving around the circle rotate the i1FINDER to keep the 129 line pointing at your reference point Remember to keep the iFINDER level as you rotate it so the back of the unit is parallel to the ground 4 The line will travel all the way around the circle at least once and may go twice around the circle Cont
4. Accessories on page 11 so you can install the batteries Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim If that s the case move on to How to Use This Manual on page 9 But if you want to understand the current state of satellite navigation look over this segment describing how GPS and its new companions WAAS and EGNOS work together to get you where you re going The Global Positioning System GPS was launched July 17 1995 by the United States Department of Defense It was designed as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year all weather global navigation system for the armed forces of the U S and its allies Civilian use was also avail able at first but 1t was less accurate because the military scrambled the signal somewhat using a process called Selective Availability SA A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix 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 330 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
5. Customize Map Page While on the Map Page press MENU to Customize ENT Press J or T to select a display option With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After all options are set press EXIT to return to the page display External Passive Antenna The 1FINDER HUNTc can be used with an optional external antenna While we recommend the powerful external active antenna the unit can operate with an external passive antenna as well To do this you have to let the unit know it s looking for the antenna signals in a different way From the Satellite Status page press MENU J to Ext Passive Ant Press ENT to turn on check or turn off uncheck the command Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search Ext Passive Ant F Use Indoors External Passive Antenna highlighted on Satellite Status Menu WARNING As long as the External Passive Antenna command is acti vated the iFINDER will only monitor GPS signals from an external passive antenna If you have this command acti vated and are not using an external passive antenna the unit will not be able to accurately lock on 83 To switch back to using the 1FINDER s internal antenna or to use an optional external active antenna be sure to turn off this command From the Satellite Status page press MENU J to Ext Passive ANT Press ENT to uncheck the box GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit as if you were navigating out doors
6. 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 142 Australian Geodetic 1984 Australia amp Tasmania Ayabelle Lighthouse Djibouti Bellevue IGN Efate amp Erromango Islands Bermuda 1957 Bermuda Bissau Guinea Bissau Bogota Observatory Colombia Bukit Rimpah Indo nesia Bangka amp Be litung Islands Camp Area Astro Antarctica McMurdo Camp Area Campo Inchauspe Argentina Canton Astro 1966 Phoenix Islands Cape South Africa Cape Canaveral Bahamas Florida Carthage Tunisia Switzerl
7. 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 crosshairs on the desired ob ject On most items a pop up box will give the name of the selected item You will also notice a red ring surrounds the item as it becomes se lected Once that happens press FIND and the Find Menu will pop up with an extra option at the top of the list SELEcTED ITem Press ENT to see the Waypoint Information screen for the selected item Searching Now that you ve seen how the 1FINDER can find where you are let s search for something somewhere else Searching is one of the most powerful new features in the Lowrance GPS product line In this example we ll look for the nearest fast food restaurant For more information on different types of searches refer to Sec 6 Searching NOTE This example requires the Point of Interest POI database included in a high detail MapCreate 6 custom map After the iF TINDER has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Map PLaces ENT J to POI RESTAURANTS 31 2 You could search the entire restaurant category but in this example we will narrow our search Press to Fast Foon Chans ENT That launches the Waypoints menu with two options FIND NEAREST AND FIND BY Name Find Nearest is already highlighted so press ENT Category Find By Hearest POl Fishing J Taco Bueno POl Hunting W Sonic Drive In Find Streets
8. You can set the starting location in latitude longitude Starting Position or from a stored waypoint map place or POI location Select Starting Waypoint You can steer your position on the map by using the arrow keys STEER w ARROws or by setting the track and speed in the boxes provided on simulator screen To get to the GPS Simulator 1 Press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press J to GPS SIMULATOR ENT GPS Setup Menu Simulator Initialize GPS giSimulator On Coordinate System Datum Selection Steer wi Arrows GPS Auto Search Satellites F Use WAAS EGNOS R Track Smoothing M Require WAAS C Ext Passive Ant C Show WAAS Alarm l Use Indoors GPS Setup Menu left GPS Simulator Menu right Choose the desired settings then turn on the simulator by highlighting the SIMULATOR ON box and pressing the ENT key Press EXIT to close this menu A message appears periodically reminding you the simulator is on To turn off the simulator repeat the above steps or turn off the unit 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 on the steering and speed boxes again return to the GPS Simulator menu select the STEER wITH ARROWS command and press ENT Press EXIT re peatedly to return to the previous page Simulating Trail or Route Navigation In Simula
9. or DELETE FROM Map and press ENT 3 If you choose to DELETE ALL Icons the following message will appear DELETE ALL Icons Press ENT to proceed 4 If you decide to DELETE BY SYMBOL the Select Symbol chart will appear Select the icon you want to delete and press ENT which will clear that icon off the map 5 Choosing Delete From Map will launch the following message Move the cursor over an icon and press the ENT key to delete it To delete an icon use the T J amp keys to center the cursor crosshairs over an icon and press ENT Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation qOelete Icons _ Delete All Icons j j Delete By Symbol i Delete From Map Delete icons menu Load GPS Data Files from an MMC GPS Data files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons must be copied from an MMC to the 1FINDER s internal memory before the i1FINDER can read them Here s how 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to TRANSFER My Data ENT and the screen below appears 55 System Setup Menu Units of Measure Set Local Time Com Port Reset Ontians question f Transfer data G which way i BAD Load Software Info The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into iFINDER s memory 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present
10. turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Alarm Style Press J to ALARM STYLE ENT Use 7 or J to scroll through the three options BEEPS SOUND EFFECTS and Sones After se lecting a style press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display 102 To set Repeat Function Press Repeat and press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Shuffle Function Press 4 SHUFFLE and press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be left on When stopped or traveling at slow speeds such as walking or trolling Track Smoothing prevents trails from wandering It has the same steadying effect on the steering arrow the compass rose and the map in track up mode Initialize GPS Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Satellites E Use WAAS EGNOS il Track Smoothing T Require WAAS l Ext Passive Ant l Show WAAS Alarm r Use Indoors GPS Simulator Browse NIMC hes Trail Options There are several options you can use with trails Some affect all trails other may be applied to a particular trail You can change the way trails are updated di
11. velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed C icon and it becomes an animated arrow with a pop up name box the name box disappears after a few seconds Examples are displayed in the following figures 93 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 FIND FIND to display the Tidal Current Information screen Station icon in animated mode Cursor lines A o N 27 50 030 0 18 H 97702 6565 195 Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cursor left The icon animates automatically without selecting it at the 1 2 mile zoom range right The tidal current is flowing toward the northwest at a velocity of 0 8 mph Miami River Entrance 10D 10 mgh fo Li indicat ae dai ER ine INQICAesS Y k E current status 10 mph F F l FH 3 3 Mr 3 Slack Before 3 13 A Fld 3 34 P Fid 848 AEbb 9 24 P Ebb Max Floods amp Ebbs ta A 09 mgh zr Ebb BO amp O02 mph 267 Fld t25 F 40 mgh 77 Ebb E34 F 03 mph 267 Fld Month EES Ear JAuquet mhs m 2005 Current Information screen The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the flood and ebb pattern f
12. 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 59 2 Press T to New Route ENT Press J to RouTE END ENT to App From Mar ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor showing 3 Use the Zoom keys and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor posi tion you are already at the starting spot 4 Press ENT to set route waypoints In this example we moved to the intersection of 11th Street and 145th E Ave to start our route to a public hunting area next to a river Planning Route Planning Route Planning Route d te PN E Bist st psi TE Cae H 36 O8 8 7 H 36 OS 517 H 3609 471 H 95 46 942 96 46 r91 H 95 46 1437 1 0 Oh true LY 44 true 3 G fb mi 105 true Route creation sequence from left Fig 1 Set route waypoint 1 at lith St amp 145th Ave Fig 2 Zoom in move cursor north to set point 2 at 145th amp Admiral Fig 3 With point 2 set move cursor east to mark interstate on ramp with waypoint 3 In figures 2 and 3 notice the rubber band line extending from the previously set waypoint to the cursor This line will become the course for the route a Route 1 2 3 4 5 ENT to add 0 23mi let st as j H 36 09 GES H 36 410 02 4 oule en H 95 74 7 633 H 9
13. 6 This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oklahoma and comprises the complete and exclusive understanding between you and us concerning the above subject matter 147 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY We our or us refers to Lowrance Electronics Inc the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases the prod uct as a consumer item for personal family or household use The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to each of these as a Database or together as the Data bases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping data or other Databases We warrant to you that we have accurately compiled processed and repro duced the portions of the source material on which the Databases are based However we are under no obligation to provide updates to the Databases and the data contained in the Databases may be incomplete when compared to the source material WE MAKE NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE SOURCE MATERIAL ITSELF INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MER CHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE If there is a defect in any Database your exclusive remedy shall be at our op tion either a refund of the price you paid for the
14. Day Press gt to Day ENT Press or J to select the day then press ENT To set the Year Press and gt to Year ENT Press T or J to select the year then press ENT To set the Month Press lt to MonTH ENT Press T or J to select the month then press ENT Time Settings Time Settings al Tit Day Local Time Day 0 13 33 PH IE 02 13 33 PH E Month Year antt August 2005 Config DST DST United States Time Format 1 hour 1 hour Date Format Date Format MM DD YY MM DD YY Adjusting the time left Adjusting the month right The next field in this menu is Conric DST This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Sav ing Time you should only have to set it once You may select which set of rules matches DST in your region or accept the default 100 Use the J key to scroll down to Time Format and press ENT to toggle be tween 12 and 24 hour time formats Choose one of the two options and press ENT The last field on the Time Settings menu is Date Format Use the J key to highlight DATE Format and press ENT Choose from Mont DAY YEAR Day MONTH YEAR or YEAR Month Day then press ENT Once you have each field set the way you want press EXIT repeatedly until you return to the main page display Software Version Information From time to time Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products These softw
15. Each satellite broadcasts a low power signal that identi fies the satellite and its position above the earth Three of these satellites are spares unused until needed The rest virtually guarantee that at 7 least four satellites are in view nearly anywhere on Earth at all times The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position This is called a 2D fix It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation your height above sea level also called altitude This is called a 3D fix Remember the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals Unlike radio or television signals GPS works at very high frequencies These signals can be easily blocked by trees buildings an automobile roof or your body Like most GPS receivers the 1FINDER doesn t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to calculate a position Speed direction of travel and distance are all calculated from position information Therefore in order for the iFINDER to determine direction of travel you must be moving and the faster the better This is not to say that it won t work at walking or trolling speeds it will There will 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 nee
16. 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 1FINDER 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 Data ENT 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into the iFINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from the iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for SAVE To transfer data from the MMC to the iFINDER press to Loan ENT 3 Saving to MMC To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press 4 to Save Darta ENT If you wish to rename the file press ENT to activate the selection box Press T or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT to Save Data ENT 66 The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view repeatedly press EXIT 4 Loading to unit memory There may be more than one
17. Pizeo Volume slider for playing alarms and notification beeps and is also capable of playing sounds through an external speaker connected to the power port con trolled using the LineOut Volume slider The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the Sounds command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to Sounps ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU J to Sounps ENT Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Transparency Navigate Trail Alarms iT Key Press Sounds Clear Trail Route Planning Fr Alarm Sounds Sun Moon Calculations My Trails h Units of Measure Cancel Navigation Set Local Time Enable Hunting Mode E Advanced Mode GPS Setup Alarm Style Transfer My Data system Setup p s Beeps Software Info Utilities L E Repeat H 36 5 9366197m Easy Mode ET Shuffle U 95 51 189 171 maq Browse MMC Files Sounds command menu in Easy Mode left and Advanced Mode center The Sounds menu right Once in the Sounds menu To adjust LineOut or Pizeo Volume Press or J to select the op tion you want to adjust then press lt to decrease or to increase the volume To set Key Sounds Press 4 to Key Sounds and press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Alarm Sounds Press J to ALARM Sounps Press ENT to check it
18. The unit can also use Se cure Digital Cards SD cards to store information 14 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 but can hold data ranging from 8 MB to 1 GB Compare that to a floppy disk s 1 44 MB capacity Additional MMC cards are available from LEI Extras see ordering information inside the back cover of this manual MMCs and SD cards are also available at many consumer electronics stores The MMC slot is located in the battery compartment beneath the bat teries on the right side of the unit The contact pins are springy to make it easier to insert and remove the MMC card To remove an MMC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit facedown in right hand Use your thumb or index finger and press down on the center of the MMC label Remove an MMC Card 4 Drag the MMC from the slot into the battery compartment 5 Turn the iFINDER face up and give it a shake to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface To add an MMC or SDC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit facedown in right hand Drop the MMC card into the slot label up with the notched edge toward the right 4 Press down on the center of the label and slide the card to the righ
19. an MMC card Insert the MMC card in the iFINDER as described in Sec 2 and the music will immediately be available in the file browser It s that simple Before you copy your music onto the MMC card consider setting up some subfolders to sort your music by artist aloum or genre however you prefer to arrange your music The i1FINDER makes it easy to play a whole folder at a time so if you arrange your music well when you re installing it playing the right songs when you want to hear them will be a breeze The Music Menu Any time you re using the iFINDER in Music Mode you can press MENU to open the Music Mode Menu which contains several settings and commands related to Music Mode operation You can use these settings to change the way the iFINDER plays back music The 1FINDER works great right out of the box but as you become more familiar with the unit and what it can do you ll eventually want to begin tweaking some of these settings 137 We ll spend the rest of this section introducing you to the options and settings available from the Music Menu Use Indoors When you re only using your 1FINDER to listen to music you can pre serve battery life by turning off the GPS satellite search To do this turn on the Use Indoors option To toggle this feature on or off from the Music Mode press MENU J to Use INDoors ENT The box is checked when the feature is turned on and unchecked when the feature is off The iFINDER will au
20. approach the waypoint as shown on the screen below Travel Time is the time that it will take to reach your destination at your present closing speed Arrival Time is the local time it will be when you arrive at the destination based upon your present closing speed and track Bearing Compass bearing Current track or 350 to destination heading shown k in degrees Bearing arrow Trail line Cross track error range off course indicator Navigation information Destination data boxes name Going To Cursor Pa XTK DST GS Navigation Page going to cursor Driver is headed east a 68 track toward a cursor location 68 bearing away The cross track error range white corridor is 0 20 miles either side of the course Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view By default this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen This can be changed using options in Advanced Mode See the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If you re navigating to a waypoint the map also shows your starting location present position course line and destination NOTE When our text says navigating to a waypoint we really mean navli gation to any selected item whether it 1s a waypoint a map feature or an item like a restaurant from the POI database Using the map is as simple as pressing the PAGES key A screen similar to those in following images appears The arrow flashing in the center
21. arrow keys and map cursor you can scroll the map to see the third and fourth rings In this example the distance to the third ring is 75 miles and distance to the fourth ring is 100 miles from your current position To set range rings Press MENU to Map Dara ENT Press J to RANGE Rines With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Lat Lon Grid Lines Press MENU to Map Darta ENT Press 4 to Lat Lon Grip Lines With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display Map Datum Selection Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that s covered by the map or chart These surveys are called Datums Maps that are created using different datums will show the same latitude longitude in slightly different locations All datums are named The GPS system is based on the WGS 84 da tum which covers the entire world Other datums may also cover the entire world or just a small portion of it By default your position is based on the WGS 84 datum The iFINDER however can show your position using one of 191 different datums Different datums can only be selected in Advanced Mode To switch from Easy to Advanced press MENU J to ADVANCED Mope ENT A mes sage will appear asking you if you are
22. current position UTC time and date Altitude is also used in the equation but it s rarely required to determine a position It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view It then searches for only those satellites When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time it doesn t know what your position or elevation altitude is The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on This was probably at the factory Since it s almost certain that you re not at our factory it s probably looking for the wrong satellites If it doesn t find the satellites it s looking for after a short time it switches to Auto Search The receiver looks for any satellite in the sky Due to advanced technology the auto search time has shrunk signifi cantly from the early days of GPS Once the unit locks onto the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned on provided you haven t moved more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used 76 Initialize GPS Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search gt Auto Search Ext Passive Ant m Ext DEEE Ant Use Indoors r Use Indoors E Track Smoothing Be i Perform GPS Auto Search mj simulating Satellite Status Menu You can force the unit to immediately kick into auto search mode Here s how 1 While in Advanced Mode press PAGES until you are o
23. determine whether you should use standard or alternate MGRS 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 positions are shown on all screens This includes waypoints 80 To select a coordinate system To change the coordinate system press ENT ENT while COORDINATE System is highlighted Use the T or J arrow keys to highlight the desired format Press ENT to select it Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display To set up 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 and pressing ENT ENT then choosing the ID Press EXIT to close this menu Configure Loran TO a 9610 South z secondary 1 xray secondary 2 Yankee gt Configure Loran TD menu Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps This system asks for a reference position in latitude longitude which you take from a marked location on the map It then shows the present position as distance on the map from that reference point For example if t 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
24. it into folders from your computer That way you can play a folder at a time When you select a folder to play the iFINDER automatically creates a play list out of all of the songs contained in that folder Later in this section we ll explain how to play folders how to copy music and play lists from your PC and how to manage them all on the iFINDER Using the Play Control Buttons All of the play control buttons are represented by symbols on the key board not names These symbols are fairly standard and are probably already familiar to you Use the lt key to skip to the Previous Sona To skip ahead to the NExT SonG press the gt key Holding down the lt key allows you to rewind the previous song If you want to fast forward through a song press and hold the gt key PLAY AND Pause are both controlled by the ENTER key When music is playing you pause it by pressing the ENTER key The music will resume when you press the ENTER key again You can Stop the music by pressing the EXIT key To INCREASE VOLUME press the ZIN key If you want to DECREASE VOLUME press the ZOUT key As you push these buttons you can see the current volume display shift on screen Move the level to the left or right to get the desired volume NOTE Some advanced Map Mode operations such as achieving a satellite lock or searching for POIs require intense processing power If you re having trouble performing advanced GPS operations while listening t
25. more important is the large scale map detail that allows your GPS unit to show a higher level of position accuracy For example the background map would show you the general outline and approximate shape of a coastline or water body but the higher detail in MapCreate shows the shoreline completely and accurately finer detail Many smaller islands would not be included in the background map but are in MapCreate Special Hunting Details MapCreate USA Hunting Topo version was developed specifically for the iFINDER HUNT family It contains all the higher detail in the non topo version but the addition of topographical contour lines makes it great for hikers aviators and hunters MapCreate Topo contains an amazing amount of special information for hunters including public hunting boundaries and their names from 47 states along with game management unit boundaries from 22 states boundaries for state and federal wildlife refuges state and federal for ests city state and federal parks higher resolution hydrography wa ter bodies including intermittent streams USGS 1 24000 scale topo quadrangle map boundaries and more MapCreate USA Hunting Topo is the first GPS mapping software on the market to offer this type of extensive hunting database 21 Interstate Major Street Cursor line Restaurant POI POI Markers POI j ae d E Pop up School POI Ae shopping Cholita s Mexican ee Restaurant ue Position distance and Zoo
26. of search examples in both the Easy and Advanced Mode sections but there are so many map items you can search for we had to give this function its own section in the manual For example did you know the iFINDER can look up business phone numbers functioning as a virtual Yellow Pages We ll show you how in Section 6 In Section 7 we describe the unique hunting features in Hunting Mode Operation When the unit is first turned on it begins operation in Hunting Mode Finally in Section 8 we offer Supplemental Material including a list of the GPS datums used warranties and customer service information Now if you re into the fine details glance over the next segment on specifications to see just how much GPS power you hold in your hand It s important to us and our power users but if you don t care how many waypoints the iFINDER can store or how long the batteries last skip ahead to important information on how the 1FINDER works on page 5 Capabilities and Specifications iFINDER HUNTc General Displayen 2 62 6 65 cm diagonal high contrast Film SuperTwist color display Resolution 240 pixel x 160 pixel resolution 38 400 total pixels Backlighting White LED screen backlighting for night and low light viewing Input powel 008 3 volts DC two 1 5v AA batteries operates up to 12 hours on batteries when using one second position updates longer update rates
27. of the screen 1s your present position It points in the direction you re traveling The solid line extending from the arrow is your plot trail or path you ve taken Remember flashing question mark on the arrow symbol or flashing text displays means the iFINDER has not yet calculated a position 25 The map zoom range is shown in the lower left corner of the screen In the first example below the range is 4 000 miles from the left edge of the map to the right edge of the map The Zoom Out and Zoom In keys enlarge or reduce the map s coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 40 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 miles to 4 000 miles Canada q United ns A To Sere hgh h TN eco ty a Eia eae 4000mi RF Map Page opening screen left Zoomed to 100 miles center and zoomed to 6 miles right Over Zoomed means you have reached the detail limits in an area covered only by the basic background map Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map details because a high detail custom map has not been loaded on the MMC for this area If you re using only the factory loaded background map the maximum zoom range for showing additional map detail is 8 miles You can zoom in closer but with the exception of a few major city streets the map will be enlarged without revealing more map content Load your own high detail custom map made with MapCreate and you can zoom in to 0 02 miles with massive amounts of
28. the open sky As you practice try navigating to a location a few blocks away Navigation in too small a space like a backyard will constantly trigger arrival alarms 1 Install two AA batteries and MMC card if desired in the battery compartment on back of case See installation on page 11 2 To turn on the iFINDER HUNTc press and release the PWR key 3 Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4 000 mile zoom range Rotate through the two main Page screens Map Page and Compass Page by repeatedly pressing PAGES 4 Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position Flash ing question mark or data boxes indicate a position has not been deter mined Position calculation takes an average of one minute or less under clear sky conditions unobstructed by terrain or structures When position is found a tone sounds a position acquired message appears data boxes stop flashing and the flashing question mark disappears 5 With position acquired the Map Page shows your location on the map in a bird s eye view of the earth You can move around the map by Zoom in closer to see greater detail press ZIN zoom in key Zoom out to see more area less detail press ZOUT zoom out key Scroll map north south east or west using arrow keys 4 gt To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 Set a Vehicle waypoint at your current position so you can navigate back to your ve
29. the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice All screens in this manual are simulated This manual was written for software version 1 0 0 For free owner s manuals and the most current information on this product its operation and accessories 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 L Read Me First ascccicictineiniewiaiiaint ates 1 Capabilities and Specifications iFINDER HUNTc 3 How the EEN DER WOPkS vcscscsistecessctadstiesencvteunatiavie ANRA 5 Introduction to GPS WAAS and EGNOS oaeee T How to use this manual typographical conventions 9 WT OWNS CYS ora AA A ea eee aoa 9 TRC yO ai as Mev hicet dataset neo iasel a 9 Menu Comina NS x issinte eerie E 9 Instructions Menu Sequences cccccccceeceecceseeseesceeesueceees 9 Section 2 Installation amp ACCESSOTIES ccccessccessccesseees 11 POWE ee en Pe Se OE eee ee eee 11 Batter Ouraan sc eset eaas inc asa eae ee 11 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter cccccccceccesccesceeceeeseeeees 13 Headphone Adaptor serren a a eaencaman names auiaeeeorse ens 13 NMEA Cable Connections sis eiissiscriiirasiieersisseds rinses 14 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation nosece 14 FreedomMaps Veere N 16 External Antenna senner aE eE E TEE ETT 16 R A M Bracket Moun
30. 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 the i1FINDER s memory NOTE No matter where they come from GPS Data Files must be loaded from the MMC into memory before the 1FINDER can use them The other key GPS use for MMCs is storage of special high detail cus tom maps which you can produce on your computer with our MapCre ate software These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater de tail than the basic background map These Custom Map Files file format lcm can also be shared between the iFINDERs other Lowrance GPS or sonar GPS units and personal computers You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software but you don t have to We also sell ready to use FreedomMaps These custom maps are pre loaded on MMCs No computer work required The iFINDER automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMC or SD Card To use a custom map all you need to do is slide an MMC containing a map into the unit Introduction to GPS WAAS and EGNOS Well now you know the basics of how the 1FINDER does its work You might be ready to jump ahead to Section 2 Installation amp
31. this unit automatically creates a plot trail when turned on It is automatically saved in memory when the unit is turned off The 1FINDER continues recording the same trail until you clear the trail which erases the old trail and starts creation of a new trail NOTE The 1FINDER can record up to 9 999 points per trail which may be adjusted in Advanced Mode The default setting is a maximum of 2 000 points When trail length exceeds the maximum setting the unit begins recording the trail over itself In Advanced Mode you can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails which may be copied to your MMC for archiving Caution You also have the option of turning off trail recording in Ad vance Mode If the option is left turned off it will cancel the automatic trail creation feature in Easy Mode Displaying a Saved Trail The trail is automatically displayed in Easy Mode by default Trail dis play can be selectively turned off and on only in Advanced Mode oT Navigating or Backtracking a Trail There are two methods for following your back trail The simplest re quires no menu commands at all but provides no navigation informa tion during the trip such as the time to your destination The other requires only three keystrokes and provides a full range of navigation data Try both methods and see which you prefer When hiking at walking speed we often just use visual back trailing because it 1s better at following each littl
32. to the Find menu Mem Appletree Inn Destination i Hotel or Motel Recent Finds i820 E tlth St My Waypoints Map Places Coffeyville KS 67337 Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Distance 50 63 mi Bearing g ma Destination highlighted on the Find menu left POI information window right 110 Destination When you are navigating to a location DESTINATION will appear at the top of the Find menu It provides quick access to navigational information about your destination To access Destination 1 When navigating to a location press FIND select DESTINATION and press ENT 2 If your destination is listed in the POI database the POI information window will appear If you are navigating to a location not listed in the POI database an information window will appear displaying the dis tance to the target as well as your current bearing kind Recent W Goldies Patio Gril Goldie s Patio Grill Restaurant 7115 S Garnett Rd Battlecreek Golf Course Comfort Suites 1 22 mi 196 mag Recent Finds The Recent Finds function keeps a record of places to which you have navigated either by cursor or via the Map Places menu To see Recent Finds 1 Press FIND select RECENT FINDS and press ENT 2 Use the T J keys to scroll through the list 3 To open the POI information window for a particular location high light the location and press ENT Press EXIT to return to the
33. you must first insert a card into the 1FINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To load data from the MMC toiFINDER press gt to Loan ENT 3 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use J or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press 4 to Loan ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT Navigate Navigation is one of the most powerful reasons for owning an iFINDER With the navigation options available you can get accurate information about where you want to go how to get there how long it will take and other useful trip information Navigate Back Home You can navigate to the Home waypoint created in Easy Mode but you must use Advanced Mode s procedure for navigating to a waypoint See the entry Navigate to a Waypoint later in this section Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For further details see this subject in Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation 56 Cancel Navigation I
34. 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 145 Tokyo Mean for Japan Ko rea Okinawa Tokyo Japan Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Fiji Viti Levu Island Wake Eniwetok 1960 Marshall Islands Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake Atoll WGS 1972 Global Definition Yacare Uruguay Zanderij Suriname FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U S Federal Communi cations Commission FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful in terference and 2 this device must accept any interference re ceived including interference that may cause undesired opera tion Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manu facturer could void the user s authority to operate the equip ment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro tection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However
35. 5 s fee 4 Dft OP true 5 Oft D true Dist Brg Route creation sequence continued Fig 4 Point 3 set at on ramp turn Fig 5 Waypoint 4 set at highway exit to frontage road leading to river Waypoint 5 ends the route at a tree stand in the hunting area Fig 6 Press EXIT to save the route and you return to this screen 5 Move the cursor to the next point in the route a spot where you need to turn or change direction and press ENT to set the next waypoint 60 6 Repeat step five until the route reaches your destination 7 To save your route press EXIT The iFINDER reverts to the Route screen where the route has automatically been named Route 1 and stored in the i1FINDER s internal memory Trail 41 Bledit Route Name Route end Edit Route Name highlighted in the top command box 8 You can edit the name if you wish Press T to select the screen s top command box then press gt to Epit Route NAME ENT Press or J to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT 9 You also can execute other route commands such as NAVIGATE ROUTE With the command box active press to highlight a different com mand then press ENT 10 If you are finished with the route for now you can return to the last page displayed by pressing EXIT repeatedly Delete a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT o
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37. D My Waypoints ENT Choose FIND BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name and press ENT to Record Aupio Norte ENT 74 Section 5 System amp GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms The factory default setting has all the alarms turned on You can turn the alarms off and on and change their distance settings You can 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 0 1 mile then the alarm will flash a message when you come within 0 1 mile of the recalled waypoint The off course alarm warns you when your track drifts too far to the right or left of the course line to the waypoint For example if the alarm is set to 0 1 mile then the alarm flashes a message if you drift 0 1 mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint The anchor alarm is triggered when you drift outside of a preset radius Again using the 0 1 mile as an example if you re anchored and your boat moves more than 0 1 mile the alarm will flash a message and sound a tone You can only adjust alarm distance settings or turn alarms off or on in Advanced Mode Switch from Easy to Advanced MENU to ADVANCED Mope ENT A message will pop up asking if you re sure you want to en ter Advanced Mode Press lt ENT Screen WaArrival Alarm Sounds Arrival Transparency 0 1 J m
38. DER HUNTc Plus model ships with the GPS Accessory Pack which is composed of the MapCreate CDs the card reader and one memory card If these accessories are not available from your dealer see the acces sory ordering information on the inside back cover of this manual The Ultimate in GPS in J Mapping Z A a MapCreate 6 CD ROM and MMC card reader for USB ports 18 Section 3 Easy Mode Operation This section addresses Easy Mode operation for the iFINDER s main GPS functions The principles are the same in both operating modes so this also serves as a good introduction to Advanced Mode work NOTE When you turn on the unit it is in ADVANCED Mope To switch the iFINDER to Easy Mope press MENU MENU then use the T J keys to scroll down to DISABLE HUNTING MODE and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on LAND NAVIGATION Mope Use the lt key to select YES and press ENT Now press MENU MENU to get back to the main menu Scroll down to Easy Mope and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on Easy MobeE Select Yes and press ENT Remember When you are in Easy Mope you will NOT be able to take advantage of the iFINDER s specialized hunting features You will have to switch back to ADVANCED Mope then enable Hunting Mode Before you turn on the iFINDER and find where you are it s a good idea to learn about the different keys the four Page scre
39. Find menu Current Route When you are navigating a route Current Route gives you quick access to route menu 111 To access Current Route information 1 When navigating a route press FIND select CURRENT RouTE and press ENT 2 A window will appear showing all the points within your current route Press EXIT to return to the FIND menu Trail 1 Selected Item 4 aviqate Route H Destination z Recent Finds Trail 1 Current Route 4 My Waypoints 3 Map Places 6 Highway Exits 7 Find Streets 8 5 a iti TE Dist 170 0 Brg 176 Current Route highlighted on the Find menu left The trail menu right launches when CURRENT ROUTE is selected from the Find menu Find Addresses 1 Press FIND J to Appresses ENT 2 Press ENT to search in the Address field o Street Hone City Any Find Address Find Address Menu 3 To enter an address number press or J to change the first number then press to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the number is correct then press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT 112 4 To enter a street name press J to STREET ENT There are two op tions A You can spell out the name 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 Or jump down to the lower selectio
40. GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selec tion box use 4 or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press 4 to Loap ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT EXIT EXIT Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu press MENU MENU J to Utitities ENT to ALARM CLocK ENT Sun Moon Rise amp Set Calculator To get to the Sun Moon menu press MENU MENU J to Urtu TIES ENT ENT Trip Calculator To get to the Calculator menu press MENU MENU to Utitities ENT 4 to TRIP CALCULATOR ENT Trip Down Timer To get to the Down Timer menu press MENU MENU J to Urtu TIES ENT J to Down Timer ENT Trip Up Timer To get to the Up Timer menu press MENU MENU to UtiLities ENT to UP TIMER ENT Weather Prediction barometer Hunters and other people active in the outdoors should always be weather aware Weather affects the movement and behavior of game and fish It makes our outdoor adventures pleasant or miserable And weather can even injure or kill us if we re unprepared No weather forecast is perfect but public and private weather reporting services have reduced the guesswork when preparing for outdoor activi ties There are times however when conventi
41. Ly LOWRANCE Pub 988 0148 771 eFINDEr L4 ONTE Handheld Color GPS Receiver Operation Instructions Copyright 2005 Lowrance Electronics Inc All rights reserved No part of this manual may be copied reproduced republished trans mitted or distributed for any purpose without prior written consent of Lowrance Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited iFINDER HUNTc is a trademark and iFINDER and Lowrance are registered trademarks of Lowrance Electronics Inc MapCreate FreedomMaps and NauticPath are trademarks of LEI Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc LakeMas ter and Pro Maps are trademarks or registered trademarks of Way Point Technologies Inc Navionics is a registered trademark of Navi onics Inc DURACELL is a registered trademark of Duracell Inc RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation Ener gizer and e2 are registered trademarks of Energizer Holdings Inc nfoUS Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA copyright 2001 2005 All Rights Reserved infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA Inc eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2005 Zenrin Co j t Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of SOURCE Zenrin Co Ltd KNOW THE WAY Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our poli cies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve
42. Now scroll down to ENABLE HUNTING MODE and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on HUNTING MobE Select Yes and press ENT The rest of Section 3 contains short easy to scan lessons that follow one another in chronological order They re all you ll need to know to find your way in the wilderness quickly Easy Mode operation will meet the navigation needs of many users But after you ve learned the basics or if you already have some GPS experience you may want to try out some of the i1FINDER s many ad vanced navigation features That brings us to Section 4 Advanced Mode Operation After we introduce the Advanced Mode menus and submenus this section contains the rest of the 1FINDER s command functions except for the hunting features organized in alphabetical order When you come to a GPS menu command on the iFINDER screen you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents or index just flipping through Section 3 or scanning through the command portion of Section 4 Your iFINDER is ready to use right out of the box but you can fine tune and customize its operation with dozens of options We describe how to use general system options along with GPS options in Section 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options This section covers all operation modes In Section 6 we go into more detail on one of the iFINDER s most re markable capabilities Searching We ll introduce a couple
43. Page 1 To get to the Satellite Status Page press PAGES repeatedly until it appears on the screen 2 To get to Satellite Status Menu press MENU 45 Initialize GPS GPS Auto Search l Ext Passive Ant r Use Indoors E Track Smoothing Sr ic ic ie Satellite Status Page left with Satellite Status Menu right Status Menu The Satellite Status Menu allows you to set your own GPS options such as track smoothing and use indoors which preserves battery life by stopping the GPS engine s search for satellites Digital Data Page The Digital Data display can show a variety of information including ground speed bearing and current compass heading Some of the most useful information on this display is the pressure history and weather prediction utility When the 1FINDER is on it takes barometric pressure and altitude readings once every hour By monitoring the trend in these readings the i1FINDER can predict the weather The top of the Digital Data display is a bar chart seen in the following image representing the pressure history available in the iFINDER Pressure Histor 10 55 AM M Position Menu Current Calibrate Altitude 980 6 mb Units of Measure selected 6h Enable Sleep Mode 986 1 mb Customize Min Max Aug Min 961 389 J86 Compass Hdg 355 mas The Digital Data page with Digital Data menu 46 If you want the iFINDER to record your altitude as well you must cali brate th
44. S Simulator Browse MMC Ales setup Loran TD Setup Loran TD Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions E Track Smoothing l Require WAAS l Ext Passive Ant r Show WAAS Alarm l Use Indoors To get to Coordinate System Selection 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press J to Coorp System ENT This unit can show a position in degrees 36 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 Greek and Military grids UTM s are marked on USGS topographic charts This system divides the Earth into 60 zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Swedish Swiss Taiwan and Greek grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries In order to use these grid systems you must be in the respective country This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid See the entry on Map Datum Selection for more information The military grid reference system MGRS uses two grid lettering schemes which are referred to as standard and alternate MGRS on this unit The position and datum you are using
45. T 2 Press T or 4 to select a category or subcategory Press ENT to turn it off unchecked or on checked 3 To return to the last page displayed press EXIT repeatedly Category ww ful Y Way P antz s hiy lcons w wiy Trails w AIPports t Cities w Countries County Parish Highway Exits Highways e ol sendeesele Subcategory Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Delete My Icons Customize t 4 Map Menu left Map Categories Menu right 88 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 You however can change the map orientation to Track Up Course Up or Heading Up in Advanced Mode In Track Up mode the map shows N and arrow to indicate north cf rete Bay Map orientation shown in north up left and track up right The default North Up setting is fine if you re always traveling due north What you see to your left corresponds to the left side of the map what you see to your right is shown on the right side of the map and so on If however 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 t
46. Trail waypoint Compass symbol rose Trail line Cross track error range off course indicator Navigate trail navigation page compass rose views Driver is east bound heading straight toward trail point 5 left bearing arrow shows the trail point is due east straight ahead Driver has reached trail point 5 right and must turn south to follow the trail Arrival alarm goes off and bearing arrow swings around to say turn right south toward the next waypoint trail point 6 iFINDER now shows navigation information to point 6 which is 2 07 miles away 3 When you reach your destination be sure to cancel your navigation press MENU to CaNceL NaAVIGATION ENT A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select Yes and press ENT Clearing or Erasing a Trail You can erase the current trail and automatically begin recording a new one by using the Clear Trail command WARNING Clearing a trail will erase the trail from the 1FINDER s memory You will not be able to backtrack to that trail if it is erased If you need to preserve the trail switch to Advanced Mode and use the in structions in Sec 4 for Creating and Saving a Trail 1 Press MENU to Clear TraiL ENT A message appears asking if you want to Clear all trail points Select YEs and press ENT 2 Return to the page by pressing EXIT Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card W
47. a W W Lot A Burger M Sonic Drive In U Big Daddy All An SwitchBox W Hong Kong BBQ BlEntire Category Dst 0 21 Brg 227 Find by nearest left Calculating screen center and POI list right 4 Search by name of POI From the Waypoints menu press 4 select FIND BY NAME and press ENT There are two options A You can spell out the POI 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 Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then use J or T to select a POI from the list Press ENT to call up the POI s Waypoint Information screen 118 Find By Name Son Find In List Solid Rock Cafe son Set Grill sooner Barbeque PO Hunting Sooners Corner Res POl Lodging sophisti Catering Cc POFMarine Souper Salad Resta Sei south Tulsa Grill southeast Bingo SwitchBox atire te Southeast Carrv Ou Find by name option left Find by name menu right 5 When the POI s Waypoint Information screen appears you can choose to Go To the POI by pressing ENT or find it on the map by pressing gt ENT FIND ON Map N 36 08 911 m N 36 08 911 m H 95 51 100 H 95 51 100 Distance 0 47 nm Distance 0 47 nm Bearing 297 mag Bearing 297 mag POl Restaurants POl Restaurants Find On Mag Go To POI option left Find on Map POI option right Find Streets or Inter
48. a Light Magenta a eee kee RAK Pattern Maximum Points i Maximum Points 2000 bed 2000 Delete Trail Navigate Delete Trail Navigate Delete Trail Navigate etike Trail Preview riActive Trail Preview Active Trail Preview X Visible X Visible X Visible Color highlighted on the Edit Trail menu left Scrolling through color options center Customizing the trail pattern right Edit a Trail Pattern To edit a trail name press MENU MENU 4 to My Tras ENT to trail name ENT Press to PATTERN and press ENT By default the pattern 65 will consist of a series of asterisks To erase or add an asterisk in the series use the T J keys To move on to the next asterisk in the series press the gt key When you are satisfied with the new pattern press ENT Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the previous page display Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card When a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit it automatically loads the map into memory when the unit 1s turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into the iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories GPS Data files GPS Data Files contain waypoints routes trails and event marker icons
49. accurate map detail Map Pages with high detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC Arterial streets appear at the 4 mile zoom range with a few Point of Interest icons visible left Numerous dots representing POIs become visible at the 3 mile range center At a 0 4 mile zoom you can see an interstate highway with an exit major and minor streets as well as POI icons right 26 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 comes in a hunting topo and non topo version and the non topo program contains the searchable Points of Interest database all the minor roads and streets all the landmark features such as summits schools radio towers etc more rivers streams smaller lakes and ponds and their names What s
50. ace 13 Attach headphone adapter to iFINDER NMEA Cable Connections NMEA is a standard communications format for marine electronic equipment For example an autopilot can connect to the NMEA interface on this unit and receive positioning information The unit can exchange information with any device that transmits or receives NMEA 0188 data To exchange NMEA data Lowrance offers an optional data only cable and a power data combo cable The PC DI7 is a NMEA serial communications cable It has a standard female DB 9 connector on one end to attach your unit to a computer s serial communications port The PC DI8 combines a cigarette lighter power adapter with a DB 9 plug for a NMEA serial com port connection to a laptop computer or other device This is our favorite cable for connecting the iFINDER HUNTc to a laptop computer in an RV or other vehicle By transmitting NMEA data to the computer you can get live position data for GPS compatible mapping software You can also run one of our free Lowrance GPS emulators on your lap top and operate it with real time position information To use it plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket plug the DB 9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the iFINDER Then see Com Port Configuration in Sec 5 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your iFINDER uses a MultiMedia Card to store information such as custom maps waypoints and other GPS data
51. ance to the restaurant and its compass bearing Go To command is selected left Find on Map is selected right 32 6 The 1FINDER s map appears with the cursor crosshairs highlighting the restaurant s POI symbol A pop up name box identifies the POI A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s latitude longitude distance and bearing 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 repeatedly Before you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place NOTE Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in the i1FINDER If you do not have a high detailed custom map containing POI data for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC you may not find anything Set Home Waypoint A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longi tude of a position on the earth Easy Mode allows you to save two way points Home and Man Overboard To save a Home Waypoint 1 Press and release ENT 2 The Save AS Home WAYPOINT prompt appears with Yes highlighted To accept yes press ENT The waypoint appears on the map as an X named Home 33 Claremore r Wouestion Save as Home Sa waypoint 4 f S No plara are No E 20mi ia 1 N 36 07 901 6 467 Homelg gt gag 6 46 H 95 43 756 979m H 95 42 853 97 ma Save H
52. and 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 ls lands ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Diego Garcia Johnston Island 1961 Johnston Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kerguelen Island 1949 Kerguelen Island Kertau 1948 West Malaysia amp Singapore Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands 143 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 Mi
53. ands are available at the touch of a single button The most important tools are the play control buttons ENTER Play and Pause EXIT Stop lt Previous Song and gt Next Song If you hold down the key you will be able to fast forward through a song You can also press the FIND button to open the file browser and choose a new song or play list NOTE Refer to Sec 8 Music Mode for a detailed explanation of how to get the most out of the i1FINDER s music playing feature 1 To get to Music Mode Page press PAGE repeatedly until it appears on screen 2 To get to Music Mode Page Sub Menu press MENU 50 Song Title tee WUse Indoors Sounds Playlist Name kbps Playlist Name sr song of song o Song Time Song Time soon 00001 ot ono 00000 Rep aL Repeat Music Mode Page left with Music Mode menu right Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird s eye view By default this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen This can be changed See the topic Map Orientation in Sec 5 If youre navigating to a waypoint the map shows your starting loca tion present position course line and destination You however don t have to navigate to a waypoint to use the map The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 40 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 miles t
54. ange the time format and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the mainpage display To set Date Format Press gt to Date Formar ENT Use the or 4 keys to change the date format and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display 108 Section 6 Searching NOTE The background map loaded in your unit lets you search for U S Interstate Highway exits and exit services as well as some land features including cities and lakes For a full set of searchable land features including landmarks streets addresses and Points of In terest you must load your own high detail custom map produced with our MapCreate 6 software For a complete description of what detail is found in the background map and custom MapCreate maps see the discussion beginning on page 27 Whether you are in Easy Mode or Advanced Mode the 1FINDER s search functions all begin with the FIND key The search menus work the same in each mode The Go HomE command however works only in Easy Mode and the Find Waypoints command works only in Advanced Mode You can still find a Home waypoint in Advanced mode You just search for it using the Find Waypoints command Recent Finds Map Places My Waypoints Highway Exits Map Places Find Streets Highway Exits Find Address Find Streets Find Address I 430 Rd 19 35 mi Re 13 34 17 mag Easy Mode Find menu le
55. are upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site www lowrance com The upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce new features or functions You can find out what software version is running in your iFINDER by using the Software Info command Go To Cursor System Setup Ment Cancel Navigation Units of Measure Screen Sounds HuntC Debug Navigate Trail Debug 0 0 1 Clear Trail Build PC Win3 Sun Moon Calculations Points of Interest Data Units of Measure by infoUSA Copyright Set Local Time 7003 Advanced Mode fenrin Copyright Transfer My Data Copyright 1995 2003 Software Info Zenrin Co Ltd N 36 15 936 78 03m ak U 95 51 189 171 mag Browse MMC Files Software Info command left Software Info screen right The command works the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the Software Info command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you 1 Press MENU J to Sortware INFO ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly In Advanced Mode you 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENTI to SorTware INFO ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the main page display press EXIT repeatedly 101 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted The unit has an internal speaker controlled using the
56. arta ENT Press J to Popup Map INFORMATION With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display Draw Boundaries Press MENU J to Map Dara ENT Press J to Draw Bounparices With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display Fill Water with White Press MENU J to Map Darta ENT Press J to FILL WATER WITH Wuite With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main 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 86 the screen is 100 miles in diameter same as the zoom range The sec ond smaller ring is 50 miles in diameter always 1 2 the zoom range 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
57. asy Mode used to switch from Advanced Mode to Easy Mode Easy Mode shows only the most commonly used features to simplify the in terface and operation Browse MMC Files load from or save to an MMC card GPS Data Files containing waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Pages Advanced Mode also referred to as Land Mode has six Page displays that represent the six major operating modes They are the Satellite Status Page Digital Data Page Compass Page Navigation Page Music Mode Page and Map Page They are accessed by pressing the PAGES key Pressing PAGES scrolls through the six screens in an endless loop Each Page has a submenu screen associated with it You access a Page Submenu by pressing the MENU key one time while the page is dis played Pressing the Menu key twice takes you to the Main Menu Satellite Status Page This page provides detailed information on the status of the 1FINDER s satellite lock on and position acquisition No matter what page you are on a flashing current position indicator question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate satellite lock has been lost and no position is confirmed This page shows you the quality and accuracy of the current satellite lock on and position calculation WARNING Do not begin navigating with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing NOTE Refer to Sec 2 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Satellite
58. ated once a second your iFINDER is making these internal calculations and determining its position several times a second The performance doesn t stop there Stored in the permanent memory of each i1FINDER is a basic background map of the entire world We lock it in here at the factory you can t change or erase this map Another portion of the 1FINDER s onboard memory is devoted to re cording 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 com puter or a tape in a cassette tape recorder You can save several differ ent GPS data files erase em and record new ones over and over and over again Like any computer file these GPS Data Files file format usr can be shared between 1FINDERs other Lowrance GPS or so nar GPS units and even personal computers Your 1FINDER has one more thing in common with a personal com puter Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and ex changing files the 1FINDER has a slot for an MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card flash memory card These solid state mem ory devices are about the size of a postage stamp but can hold data ranging from 8 MB to 512 MB in size Compare that to a floppy disk s 1 44 MB capacity The iFINDER uses all that MMC space for two key purposes First you can backup your onboard GPS Data Files by copying
59. ator of the quality of the fix the unit currently has The smaller the position error number the more accurate the fix If the position error displays flashing dashes then the unit hasn t locked onto the satellites and the number shown isn t valid Compass Page This Page has a compass rose It shows the direction you are facing and the direction to a selected destination When you re not navigating to a waypoint or other destination the navigation screen looks like the one in the image below No graphic course information is displayed An ar row on the edge of the compass represents your facing direction Track or compass heading indicator showing facing direction Compass rose Navigation information Mik data boxes Battery power indicator Navigation Page recording a trail traveling east Page looks like this when the iFINDER is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail Navigation Page Like the Compass Page the Navigation Page also has a compass rose It shows your direction of travel and the direction to a recalled way point When you re not navigating to a waypoint or other destination the navigation screen looks like the one in the following image No 23 graphic course information is displayed Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is represented by the line extending from the arrow The arrow pointing do
60. 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 command text The fol lowing paragraphs explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions Arrow Keys The arrow keys control the movement of dotted cross hair lines on your mapping screen called the cursor The arrow keys also help you move through the i1FINDER menus so you can execute different commands They are represented by symbols like these which denote the down ar row key the up arrow the left arrow and the right arrow 4 e gt Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions When the text refers to a key to press the key is shown in bold sans serif typ
61. aypoints as you walk but you don t want to include them in the boundary of your hunting area To avoid drawing the boundary line around those waypoints when you press Enter to save a point use the J and T keys to select the desired symbol for the game sign you are marking then press ENT which will launch the New Waypoint Name window Press T to App To ScouT then press ENT to uncheck it To accept the default way point name and set the waypoint press J to SAVE WayPoint and press ENT The next time you record a point the menu automatically re verts to the previous scout symbol unless you select a different symbol 131 4 As you walk the perimeter of the area you re scouting record a series of flag points using the flag waypoint symbol that will be used to draw the scout plot boundary You need to set enough flag points to roughly outline the area s corners For example while scouting a square soy bean field and looking for deer entry points you could record the field boundary by setting just four flag points To set the first flag point press ENT and the new waypoint menu ap pears Choose a point and press ENT The New Waypoint Name box will appear with Save Waypoint highlighted Scroll T to Add to Scout and press ENT to uncheck it Now scroll down to SAVE WaypoINT and press ENT to create your first flag point After the point is created the scout point menu is cleared Back on the Map Page the message Scout 1 ap pears i
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63. ce to Aransas Pass left in a MapCreate 6 custom map 4 mile zoom Remaining images from left to right same position on Navion ics GOLD chart at 8 mile 4 mile and 1 mile zoom ranges WARNING You should never format the MMC containing your Navionics chart Formatting the MMC will permanently erase the chart from the card To display a Navionics chart 1 Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment and turn on the unit For full card install instructions see Sec 2 90 2 From the Map Page press MENU to Map Data ENT J to Map Choice ENT Use or J to select the Map Name then press ENT repeat edly Go To Cursor Map Data Find Distance Earth Map Detail Earth Map Detail Map Orientation High Medium DAuto Zoom E Popup Map Information E Popup Map Information Map Categories M Fill Water With White M Fill Water With White Delete My Icons C Range Rings C Range Rings Customize Lat Lon Grid Lines ONNEAAN r owrance a fap Choice Lowrance Map Choice M Lowrance z U 95 43 120 224 mag U 96 03 190 28 mag These figures show menu sequence from left to right for selecting a Navionics chart for the West Gulf of Mexico area 3 To turn off a Navionics chart From the Map Page press MENU to Map Data ENT to Map Choice ENT Use or J to select Lowrance then press ENT EXIT EXIT which will take you back to the main display Port Information Navio
64. chieve good results by 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 also help hold the antenna in place To use the antenna Mount it in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky Plug the connector into the unit s antenna socket located on the back in the upper left corner of the case R A M Bracket Mounting Systems Several R A M mounting brackets are available for your iFINDER There are permanent mounts and temporary mounts suitable for virtu ally any boat aircraft or other vehicle even motorcycle handlebars 17 Two R A M mounting systems for your unit One model has a mounting arm and cradle attached to a swivel ball plate that can be screwed or bolted to a supporting surface Another has a moldable weighted rubber foot and gooseneck for support virtually anywhere without screws or adhesives R A M even has suction cup bases for attachment to windscreens or fiberglass surfaces See your Lowrance dealer or visit the LEI web site for the latest options Acces sory ordering information is on the inside back cover of this manual For a complete look at the many mounting options visit the R A M web site at www ram mount com Other Accessories Other 1FINDER accessories include MMC cards MMC card readers and MapCreate 6 custom mapping software for your computer The i1FIN
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66. ds 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 EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is the European equivalent of WAAS Like WAAS it was created to make GPS position calculation more accurate 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 There however are some fringe areas of the U S including parts of Alaska that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage Continued WAAS development is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation but the system is designed for aircraft The satellites are in a fixed orbit around the Equator so they appear very low in the sky to someone on the ground in North America Aircraft and vessels on open water can get consis tently good WAAS reception but terrain foliage or even large man made structures can sometimes block the WAAS signal from ground receivers You ll find that using your GPS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate It s easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation 8
67. dway 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 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 Ame
68. e For example the Enter Save key is shown as ENT and the Menu key is shown as MENU Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters in a bold sans serif type like this ADVANCED Mope 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 shown in italic type such as trail name Instructions Menu Sequences Most functions you perform with the iFINDER are described as a se quence of key strokes and selecting menu commands We ve written them in a condensed manner for quick and easy reading For example instructions for backtracking a trail in Easy Mode would look like this 1 Press MENU J to NaviGaTE TRAIL ENT 2 Now begin moving and follow your i1FINDER Translated into complete English step 1 means Press the Menu key Next press the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select high light the Navigate Trail menu command Finally press the Enter key Also note that throughout this text we will refer to the iFINDER HUNTc as the iFINDER or as the unit 10 Section 2 Installation amp Accessories Power The iFINDER operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using an optional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter When the power cable is used the 1FINDER automatically switches to it if the external power is gr
69. e Navigate to Cursor command You can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find commands 1 Press FIND scroll down to My Waypoints and press ENT To look up the nearest waypoint press ENT or to look by name and scroll through the entire waypoint list press J To FIND BY NAME ENT 2 If your waypoint list is a long one you can spell out the waypoint name in the FinpD BY Name box Press or J to change the first character then press to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT to jump to the list below 57 3 If the list is short you can jump directly to the Finp IN List box by pressing ENT Use or J to select the waypoint name press ENT and the waypoint information screen appears with the Go To command selected 4 To begin navigating to the waypoint press ENT Navigate a Trail 1 Press MENU MENU to My Tras ENT and a screen similar to the one below appears Trail Options H Trail i 56 Pts Trail 2 55 Pts Trail 3 639 Pts m Trails Menu Advanced Mode 2 Use J to to select a trail to navigate 3 With the trail name highlighted press ENT 4 to NAVIGATE ENT 4 Wait while iFINDER creates a route from the trail When the prog ress message disappears the unit displays a trail information screen with the NAVIGATE ROUTE command highlighted in the top command box Tip Back Track a Trail Running the Navigate comma
70. e altimeter by providing the known altitude at a current loca tion To do this from the Digital Data display press MENU then choose CALIBRATE ALTITUDE You can accept the altitude value provided by your GPS position or manually enter the altitude of your current location Then select SAVE CALIBRATION and press ENT The iFINDER will now track your altitude with its built in altimeter You can use the arrow keys to move back and forth through the avail able pressure history Use lt to move back in time selecting previous readings or gt to move forward in time The exact value of the selected reading is displayed on screen You can also use 7 to switch to altitude values position values or 4 to return to atmospheric pressure values Sleep Mode We ve designed the 1FINDER with a Sleep Mode that allows it to con serve battery life while occasionally waking up just enough to take pressure readings for the altimeter and weather prediction This allows the unit to continue to build an accurate history even when you re not actively using it There are a couple of ways to enable Sleep Mode If you re viewing the Digital Data page press MENU and select ENABLE SLEEP MODE then press ENT If you re viewing one of the other displays press MENU MENU to System Setup ENT to ENABLE SLEEP Mone ENT A dialog will ask you to confirm your choice Choose Yes and the iFINDER will appear to turn off NOTE Sleep mode can be activated f
71. e moon Units of Measure changes the unit of measure for speed and dis tance It also is used to change heading time and temperature formats Set Local Time sets the time for your local time zone Advanced Mode used to switch from Easy Mode to Advanced Mode Easy Mode shows only the most commonly used features to simplify operation Transfer My Data used to load or save GPS data files to an MMC card Software Info shows the product name and software version of the unit s operating system software as well as copyright notices Pages Easy Mode has four Page displays that represent the four major oper ating modes They are the Satellite Status Page Compass Page Navi 21 gation Page and the Map Page The pages are accessed by pressing the PAGES key Pressing PAGES repeatedly scrolls through the four screens in an endless loop Satellite Status Page The Satellite Status Page shown in the following images provides de tailed information on the status of the 1FINDER s satellite lock on and position acquisition To get to the Satellite Status Page press PAGES repeatedly until it appears on the screen No matter what page you are on a flashing current position indica tor question mark symbol and flashing GPS data displays indicate sat ellite lock has been lost and there is no position confirmed This page shows you the quality and accuracy of current satellite lock on and po sition calculation WARNING Do not begin naviga
72. e only 1 Press FIND J to My Waypoints and press ENT 2 If searching for the nearest waypoint press ENT If searching for a waypoint by name press J to Fp BY Name ENT To search by name jump to step 5 below Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address Find Nearest Find by Name Find by Name Carm Produce i Find menu left Find By Nearest center Find by Name right 3 If you re looking for nearest the 1FINDER says it is calculating then a list of waypoints appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list and the one farthest from your location is at the bottom of the list 122 Calculating Dst 11 50 Brg 114 Calculating message left and list of the nearest waypoints right 4 To see location information on the closest highlighted waypoint press ENT and the Waypoint Information screen appears If you wanted to you could select another waypoint from the list with the T or 4 keys A To navigate to the waypoint press ENT The Go To command is already highlighted The unit will show navigation information to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press to FIND ON Mar ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint To clear these menus and return to the previous page press EXIT repeat edly 538 6 mi i 538 4 mi 224 mag ing 223 mag When a waypoint is selected from the Find Nearest or F
73. e the cursor controlled by the arrow keys with the zoom in and zoom out keys to maneuver around the map until you find a location you want to go to 2 Center the cursor over the location to select it See the example be low Many map items such as waypoints Points of Interest towns etc can be selected and appear highlighted with a pop up box Other fea tures such as a river or a street intersection will not appear high lighted but the cursor will take you to those locations just the same 35 H 95 42 490 16 79 Navigate to cursor In this example the cursor has selected the town of Oologah Oklahoma 3 Press MENU ENT and the iFINDER will begin navigating to the cur sor location The Map Page will display a line from your current position to the cur sor position The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination See the following examples iy rs i l T vA ae Pai x Oologah OK fF port AA Tiom ologah OK 24 87 IN 36 26 701 214 74 H 95 42 490 16 79 H 95 42 490 16 79 The 15 mile zoom figure left clearly shows the course line connecting your current position to your destination The 60 mile zoom center shows both current position and destination on screen The Navigation Page right will also show navigation information To stop navigating to the cursor use the Cancel Navigation command press MENU to Cancer NaviGATION ENT A messag
74. e turn on a footpath At faster speeds like travel ing on the highway or cruising on the water the Navigate Trail com mand is handy Visual Back Trailing 1 On the Map Page zoom ZIN or ZOUT so your trail is visible 2 Begin moving and watch the Map Page or Navi Go To Cursor gation Page if you prefer Walk or steer so that 9 ae Navigation ae Screen your current position arrow traces along the trail Sounds you have just made Navigate Trail Clear Trail Navigate a Back Trail Sun Moon Calculations 1 Press MENU J to NavicaTE TRAIL ENT Units of Measure Set Local Time 2 Begin moving and let your i1FINDER guide you Advanced Mode Transfer My Data NOTE Software Info If you are already located at or near the begin poema O26 ning of your back trail the arrival alarm will ee go off as soon as you hit Enter Just press EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed Navigate Trail menu Back trail Present dotted line ea position arrow Steer arrow Trail point Dist 0 39mi Dist 2 0mi Navigate trail map views Driver is southbound heading straight to ward trail point 6 left steer arrow says steer straight Southbound driver right has reached point 6 and must turn east to follow trail Steer arrow swings around to say turn left east toward the next trail waypoint arrival alarm message turned off for clarity 38 Track or compass heading indicator Present position
75. e will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select YES and press ENT The i1FINDER 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 36 Another method involves searching for POIs with the Find Map Places command launched with the FIND key See the searching example earlier in this section or turn to Sec 6 Searching for detailed instruc tions on POI searches After you have looked up an item with the Find Map Places command use the lt to make sure the Go To command is highlighted at the bot tom of the screen then press ENT The 1FINDER begins showing navi gation information to the item To cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT A mes sage will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select YES and press ENT The iFINDER stops showing navigation information Creating and Saving a Trail A trail or plot trail is a history of the path you have taken On the screen trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the position arrow With the default auto setting the i1FINDER creates a trail by placing a dot trail point on the screen every time you change directions The method used for creating a trail and the trail update rate can both be adjusted in Advanced Mode See Sec 5 for Trail Options In Easy Mode
76. eater than the battery voltage If the external power fails the unit automatically switches to the batteries Flash memory will keep your stored data safe and accessible for the life of the product after the unit is turned off no battery or external power is needed to store your data Batteries The unit requires two 1 5 volt AA batteries We recommend that you use alkaline batteries for the best trade off between battery life and cost We recommend DURACELL brand but other brands will work If you re looking for an extended life battery the Duracell ULTRA bat tery has performed well in our tests You can also use rechargeable AA alkaline batteries such as those made by RAYOVAC or rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride NiMH batteries We do not recommend nickel cadmium NiCd rechargeable batteries because we tend to get poor battery life from them Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka line batteries However rechargeable NiMH batteries should give you suitable battery life Lithium batteries are lighter than alkaline and with some brands of lithium battery the IFINDER HUNTc will float We ve tested the iFINDER HUNTc using Energizer e2 lithium batteries and it re mained afloat NOTE The battery gauge on the Satellite Status Page may not read accu rately with some battery brands because discharge rates can vary significantly This is especially true for rechargeables This ba
77. ens and how they all work together BUT if you just can t wait to get outside grab the batteries and turn to the one page Quick Reference on page 29 Keypad LOWRANCE PAGES an FIND iFINDER HUNTc keypad 19 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns on the unit and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the four page screens in Easy Mode Satellite Compass Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 3 MENU Press this key to access menus where you will be able to select or adjust 1FINDER features 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the map cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values and execute menu commands 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or close a menu 7 FIND The Find key launches iFINDER search menus and some navigational functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key zooms out the screen allowing you to see a larger geographic area on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key zoom in the screen so you can see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR a third time will t
78. era tion modes 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter amp Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or close a menu 7 FIND The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom Out This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map Less detail is seen as you zoom out 9 ZIN Zoom In This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map 43 Power lights on and off To turn on the unit press PWR To turn on the backlight press PWR again Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Advanced Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function commands and some setup option commands The instructions in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make the 1FINDER do something For these instructions the 1FINDER will work fine right out of the box with the factory default settings But if yo
79. erage Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after taking several position readings and averaging them This boosts waypoint position accuracy by helping to eliminate errors caused by atmospheric condi tions and other factors 1 Press ENT to Averace Position ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Wait while the unit takes points to average for the position The greater the number of points the greater the accuracy When the desired number of points accumulates press ENT to create and save the waypoint 3 The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can save the waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position This feature sets a waypoint at a point located a specific distance and bearing from a reference position The reference position can be se lected from your waypoint list a map feature or from the Points of In terest list 1 Press ENT to PRoJecTED Position ENT cursor jumps to highlight CREATE ENT 2 Press J to SET REFERENCE ENT Use and J to select a waypoint map place or Highway Exit When the point has been selected press ENT and the point s position appears as the reference position 3 Press T to Distance ENT Press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the distance is cor rect Press ENT 4 Press T to BEARING ENT Press or 4 to change the first character then
80. ess to HOTELS MOTELs ENT ENT 3 The iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of hotels and motels appears with the nearest location at the top of the list and the location farthest from you at the bottom of the list The nearest is highlighted iT Category Find Ey Hearest My Waypoints POl Attractions IKE VCIEL Inn POl Emergney Govt H Super 8 Motel Highway Exits POl Entertainment Find Streets PUl Fishing sl Econo Lodge Find Address Fol Hunting E Super 8 Motel B Executive Inn F l Mlarine POl Restaurants Brookshire Motel subcategory E Best Western Ait p Hotels htotels Dst 0 15 Brg 206 Find Map Places Menu left Category Selection menu center and list of the nearest motels right 4 If you wish you could scroll T or 4 here to select another motel or hotel but for now we will just accept the nearest one Press ENT 5 The POI information screen appears This is what makes the iFINDER handy as a business phone directory If you wanted to navi gate there you could press Enter since the Go To command is high lighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON Map ENT 62 Hational Inn Hational Inn Hotel or hotel Hotel or hotel 11310 E ith St 1310 E ith St Tulsa OK P4128 Tulsa OK 4128 Phone 918 437 8990 Phone 918 437 8990 H Sb OS 55 H SB OS 55 H 35 50 662 H 35 50 662 Distance 0 15 mi Distance 0 15 mi Bearing 210 true Beari
81. et all the options IE No Check Free Storage ma re erg Software Info Software Info Carm Praddce Carm Praddce H 30mi Advanced Mode s Reset Options command left and the Reset Options Menu right Screen Contrast and Brightness The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the SCREEN command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to Screen ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU ENT 97 Once in the Screen menu To adjust the display s contrast 1 The Contrast slider bar is already selected Press or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast The right end is maximum contrast Route Planning My Trails Cancel Navigation GPS Setup system Setup Utilities Easy Mode Browse MMC Files 0 la Display Mode Normal Light Delay 30 Sec Browse MMC Files Screen Command left with Contrast bar right To adjust the display s brightness 1 Press J to BRIGHTNESS Press or lt to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast the right end is maximum contrast Contrast Display Mode Normal Light Delay 30 Sec Browse MMC Files Screen menu with Brightness selected To adjust the screen s display mode 1 Press 4 to DispLay Mope ENT then press or J to select mode then press the EXIT key 98 Too Contrast Contrast High C
82. ft Advanced Mode Find menu right NOTE You can search for items even if the iFINDER hasn t acquired a position yet or start from a position other than your own When you do a search distance and bearing to the selected item will be calculated from the iFINDER s current position If the iFINDER hasn t acquired a position it will use the last known position If the cursor is active the iFINDER will always begin the search at the cursor You can look up items by name or search for items nearest to you 109 Destination Recent Finds My Waypoints Map Places dith St Highway Exits S Find Streets Find Address 0 15 mi 206 mag 1430 Rd i 19 45mi W 95 50 656 2069 R 19 94 17 mag Cursor crosshairs centered on a POI left The Find menu with Se lected Item highlighted center POI information right Selected Item The Selected Item function allows you to quickly access information on any location you select with the cursor crosshairs To access a Selected Item 1 Center the cursor crosshairs on a POI on the map and press FIND 2 SELECTED ITEM will be listed at the top of the Find menu Press FIND then press ENT to launch the POI information window 3 At the bottom of the POI information window Go To will be high lighted To navigate to the Selected Item press ENT To Find the loca tion on the Map use the lt keys to select FIND ON MaP and press ENT Press EXIT to return
83. further extend battery life but will reduce GPS accu racy Cigarette lighter power adapter in cluded CASE SIZE ee ceecceeeeee 5 6 H x 2 5 W x 0 9 D 142 x 65 x 25 mm water resistant to IPX 7 standards A 5 2 6 Cee ae ae 8 48 ounces 242 grams with alkaline batteries Receiver c0cceceeees Active Antenna V Ola SC enner Recording 08 MMC slots 08 Background map GPS Internal 16 parallel channel GPS WAAS ex ternal active or passive antennas optional 3 volts DC Removable MMC or SD memory cards for recording GPS trip details displaying cus tom maps adding audio notes to waypoints upgrading operating system software and transferring trip data to personal computer without a slow serial connection One inside battery compartment Accepts non proprietary MMC or SD memory cards Built in custom detailed Lowrance map Contains low detail maps of the whole world containing cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and medium detail maps of the United States containing all in corporated cities Interstate U S and state highways Interstate highway exits and exit services information large and medium sized lakes and streams Custom mapping Accepts custom higher detail MapCreate 6 Mapping memory Position updates Position points Graphic symbols fo
84. ge will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on hunting mode 3 Select YES and press ENT Switch Back to Advanced Mode from Hunting Mode To leave Hunting Mode and switch back to Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU J to DisaBLe HUNTING Mone ENT 2 A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on land navigation mode 3 Choose YES and press ENT Trails A trail or plot trail is a string of position points plotted by the 1FINDER 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 particularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came Easy Mode only allows you to work with one trail Advanced Mode lets you save up to 10 trails in the iFINDER s memory Since you can copy these trails to MMCs in the form of GPS Data Files usr format the only true limit on the number of trails you can record is the number of MMCs you can carry in your pocket For various trail options see the Trail Options entry in Sec 5 Create and Save a Trail The 1FINDER is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on It will continue recording the trail un til 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 iFINDER begins recording the trail over itse
85. gt Loasa User Data File DATA USR X Load User Data File Data123Am USR Dallas Trip USR Data123Am USR User data Home USR loaded successfully These figures from left to right show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into iFINDER s memory Switch to Advanced Mode To leave Easy Mode and switch to Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU J to ADVANCED Mone ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to enter Advanced Mode 3 Select YEs and press ENT to switch the unit to Advanced Mode 41 Switch Back to Easy Mode from Advanced Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch back to Easy Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to Easy Moone ENT 2 Unit asks Are you sure you want to turn on Easy Mode 3 Select YES and press ENT to switch the unit to Easy Mode Switch to Hunting Mode There s also a powerful Hunting mode in this unit but it cannot be ac tivated directly from Easy Mode To switch to Hunt Mode you must switch to Advanced Mode See further instructions in Sec 4 and Sec 7 42 Section 4 Advanced Mode Operation Keypad LOWRANCE PAGES An FIND iFINDER HUNTc keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power amp Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the six different page screens in Land Mode Satellite Digital Data Compass Music Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major op
86. h Up the unit always places North at top of the screen As you turn and change your facing direction your heading the heading indi cator arrow will move along the edge of the compass rose When using Heading Up the unit keeps your heading indicator arrow at the top of the screen so no matter which was you turn the arrow stays up The compass rotates under it to tell what direction you are facing When you re navigating to a waypoint or any other destination you can turn on Bearing Up which keeps the direction to your destination at the top of the screen while your heading indicator swings around the compass rose That way all you have to do to navigate to your destination is keep turning so that your arrow points closer and closer to the top of the screen Track or compass heading indicator showing facing direction Compass rose Navigation cS information data boxes 0 00 Battery power indicator Navigation Page recording a trail traveling east Page looks like this when iFINDER is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail 127 When navigating to a waypoint or following a route the Navigation screen looks like the one shown in the following image Customizable data boxes on this screen can show information such as your ground speed track distance and bearing to your destination Current track or heading shown in degrees In Bearing Up mode shown the direc ti
87. he same orientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint With the fourth op tion heading up the map rotates to keep your heading at the top of the screen When track up course up or heading up mode is on an N shows on the map screen to help you see which direction is north The option you use is a matter of personal taste We sometimes switch back and forth depending on the circumstances For example when we are in an area we know fairly well we usually run the unit in default North Up But we ll sometimes switch to Track Up when we re in an unfamiliar area and want to instantly coordinate what we see around us with what we see on the screen Try all four modes to find what works best for you 89 To change map orientation from the Map Page press MENU J to Map ORIENTATION ENT Press T or J to select an orientation option then press ENT Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display Map Menu Go To Cursor Go io Cursor Find Distance Find Distance Map Orientation Man Orientatic K M North Up Map Categories Mz Track Up Delete My Icons De Customize Cy Course Up The Th Dallas Map Menu left Map Orientation menu with the Heading Up option selected right Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs Both the GOLD and CLASSIC format charts are accepted They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC NORTH JETTY Entran
88. hen a card containing a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit the iFINDER automatically loads the map into memory when the unit 1s turned on 39 Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into the iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories 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 1FINDER s internal memory before the unit can read them Here s how 1 Insert the MMC into your unit Press MENU J to TRANSFER My DaTA ENT and the screen below appears Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen FLL k Question Transfer data which way SIE Loaa Advanced Mode Transfer My Data Software Info The Transfer My Data submenu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the iFINDER s memory 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must first i
89. hicle press ENT and use the J to highlight VeHicLe from the waypoint list then press ENT ENT Waypoint Vehicle 1 will ap pear on the map 7 Zoom scroll map to find a nearby object or location Use arrow keys to center the cursor crosshairs over the map object or location 8 To navigate to the selected location press MENU select Go To Cursor and press ENT EXIT Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Compass Page 9 At destination Arrival Alarm goes off To clear it press EXIT To Cancel navigation press MENU J to CaNcEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 10 Navigate back home Zoom scroll map and use arrow keys to center cursor crosshair over waypoint Vehicle 1 Press MENU select Go To Cursor and press ENT EXIT 11 Back home Arrival Alarm goes off press EXIT Cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT lt to Yes ENT 12 To turn off the iFINDER press and hold PWR key for three seconds 126 Compass Page This Page has a compass rose It shows the direction you are facing and the direction to a selected destination The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when you re not navigating to a way point or other destination No graphic course information is displayed Your facing direction is shown by an arrow on the edge of the compass rose You can choose how to display the Compass s orientation The options are North Up Heading Up and Bearing Up With Nort
90. horization 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 Visit our web site lowrance com E LOWRANCE We Lead We Find You Win Lowrance Pub 988 0148 771 Copyright 2005 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 092105 Lowrance Electronics Inc
91. hours of data Tg Sun symbol indicates an unstable higH pressure trend Barometer is typically rising very quickly Predicts a rapidly increasing chance of clear or clearing skies pA Partly Cloudy symbol indicates a stable high pressure trend Barometer is typically rising Predicts an increasing chance of partly cloudy to clearing skies 7 T Cloudy symbol indicates a stable mid range pressure trend Barometer is typically steady Predicts a stable weather pattern which could be either overcast or sunny You should expect no immediate significant change in the current con ditions Whatever it is the present weather should continue until you see the symbol change Rain symbol indicates a stable low pressure trend Barometer ta is typically falling Predicts an increasing chance of some rain or other precipitation from an approaching low pressure weather front Storm symbol indicates an unstable low pressure trend 48 Barometer is typically falling very quickly Predicts a rapidly increasing chance of an approaching thunderstorm or a snowstorm if temperatures are freezing Whenever the Weather Symbol box switches to the Storm symbol the unit will display a Weather Storm Watch alarm message The mes sage will remain until you clear it by pressing the ESC key NOTE If the unit fails to add a new reading in the last three hours it will delete all the old history and start over again This usually occ
92. i Route Planning My Trails EROTf Course Alr Cancel Navigation Off Course Enable Hunting Mode 0 20 mi GPS Setup System Setup Anchor Alarm Utilities Anchor Easy Mode Browse MMC Files 0 20 mi Alarms command left Alarm menu right To change alarm settings 1 Press MENU MENU J to ALARms ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired category then press ENT to check or uncheck the enabled box This turns the alarm on checked or off un checked 75 3 To change distance settings scroll T or J to select the desired cate gory then press ENT to activate the distance dialog box Press or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and re peat until the distance 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 0 05 mile anchor alarm range 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 waypoint since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm Auto Satellite Search To lock onto the satellites the GPS receiver needs to know its
93. iduamedakdaasaomdtons 89 Navionics Chait Seea a lewis Seon Alaioden nat 90 Pop tp Hel Dann AT atl scatinieincstuc nae 96 Keset OPTIONS orein nern E T E E EAT OS 97 Screen Contrast and Brightness cccccccecceecceeceecceceeeeeeseees 97 ROL Fal Of Wg 140 ke 02 ee E E TP 99 Det OCA PINE acter vcs TRT EA nates 99 Software Version Information ccccccceccescceeceesceeseeeeesseeess 101 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles cccccecceeeceeseeseeeseeees 102 Track SHTOOUNING nesini E T EE 103 TALO GOI S raen TT AA 103 Update Trail Option iacistiacstctecccuavenscideasotantaacenGacatnass 104 Update Trail Criteria Auto Time Distance 105 Trail Update Rate Time Distance c ccc ceec eee eeeeees 105 Delte Tia rei scaatie i naneo A 106 New Pall eciennee a R RE 106 Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options 106 nits GP Meas Ure aoisi atia EEEE E O 107 SECON Ge OCAL CII onnes a aaa 109 Selected eiio ieri an a a A a a aa 110 Dest mao ea a Soacteuan toad aa pauseetcanconnnatevarneieneaeens 111 Recent INOS enen a EA 111 Current FOU Ge aiaa a T 111 Find Address Snicanianenrnca a EAT 112 Find Home Wavpon leekanna 114 Find Interstate Highway Exits 20 0 0 ccc cecccecceeccesseeseeeseeees 115 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POD 0 ce 117 Find Streets or Intersections ccccccccescceccesccesseecceeceeceenseeess 119 Find Waypoints Advanced Mode only 0 cccc
94. ind by Name menus Go To will be highlighted by default left Press to switch to FIND ON MAP right 5 If you re looking by name there are two options A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until 123 the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a waypoint from the list and press ENT The Waypoint Information screen appears Find By Name ook Find In List Find By Name menu A To navigate to the waypoint press press ENT The Go To com mand is already highlighted The unit will show navigation infor mation to the waypoint B To find the waypoint press to FIND on Map ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint 124 Section 7 Hunting Mode This section addresses how to operate the 1FINDER in Hunting Mode If you ve read through this manual in order you re already familiar with many of the basic GPS principles that drive the 1FINDER The principles are the same in both operating modes so you already know how to work your 1FINDER If however you re only interested in Hunting Mode operation this sec tion should be the main reference you ll use to operate your 1FINDER Look through Sec 3 and Sec 4 to figure out how to operate anything that s not obvious like naviga
95. ing an icon Icons are similar to waypoints but they do not store as much informa tion like names as waypoints do You can t use a menu to navigate to icons as you can with waypoints But you can use the map cursor and navigate to any icon on the map You can create an icon at the cursor position on the map or at your current position while you are navigating Create Icon on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make an icon 2 Press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon menu then release the ENT key 3 Press amp or T or gt or V to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map ele le lel x fc fe fe fe i YP EAA Slil a A fe ae a ho TBR J fe Blof iehelt W 36 10290 4AGmi a ffA fun fa fatt H 95 50 589 356 mag Save icon menu left with Select symbol menu right Create Icon at Current Position 1 While you are traveling press and hold ENT until the screen shows a Save Icon window then release the ENT key 3 Press amp or T or gt or 4 to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map Delete an Icon You must be in Advanced Mode to delete an icon You can delete all the icons at one time all icons represented by a particular symbol or use the cursor to delete a selected icon from the map 54 1 Press MENU J to DELETE My Icons ENT 2 Press to DELETE ALL Icons DELETE BY SYMBOL
96. ing every hour Each reading is shown as a vertical bar in the Pressure History box The bar at far right is always the current pressure the oldest reading is at the left side of the chart You can press the and keys to scroll through these readings You can also use to switch to altitude values or the GPS Position display or 4 to return to atmospheric pressure values Reading 6 hours ago selected by Current left arrow key reading Current pressure 930 6mb Selected Gh POr 936 1mb hour Min Max Aug 981 989 J86 Pressure History box where the unit has been recording in Sleep Mode for several hours Air pressure peaked 11 hours ago and has been steadily dropping for the last 10 hours The prediction is rain The unit has recorded 23 hourly readings with the minimum pressure at 981 millibars the maximum at 989 mb and the average at 986 mb When the unit is first turned on the Weather Symbol box is blank be cause there is no history no trend has been established When three hourly readings are recorded the HUNTc interprets the data and dis 69 plays one of five weather symbols in the Weather Symbol box This symbol reflects the current trend shown in the Pressure History bar chart By monitoring the trend steady rising or falling the 1FINDER can predict how the weather will likely behave Weather Symbol box showing Rain symbol The following weather symbols are based only on the last 3
97. inue rotating your i1FINDER in time with the movement of the line until the words Calibration is Done appear at the top of the screen When you see this you re finished Your i1FINDER should now report accurate compass headings Set Hunting Waypoint A waypoint is an electronic address based on the latitude and longi tude of a position on the earth Hunting Mode allows you to save way points and use a unique set of hunting symbols to represent them Once a waypoint exists you can edit it by changing the symbol and name We describe that in more detail in the Advanced Mode section To save a hunting waypoint at your current location or cursor position 1 Press ENT and the New WayPoint menu appears 2 Use the J and T keys to scroll through the list and select the waypoint type 3 Press ENT and the NEw Waypoint NAME menu appears 4 To accept the default name which is numbered automatically press ENT and the waypoint appears on screen with the default name If you want a different name spell it out in the New Waypoint Name menu The first character is highlighted so press or J to scroll through a circular list containing the alphabet numbers and punctuation symbols When the first char acter is correct press gt to move to the second character then press T or J again to select the correct character Press gt to the next character and repeat the process until you have spelled out the desired waypoint name then press ENT Scou
98. ipt of the product If such defect malfunc tion or non conformity remains after a reasonable number of attempts to repair by us you may elect to obtain without charge a replacement of the product or a refund for the product THIS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the product has been con nected installed combined altered adjusted or handled in a manner other than ac cording to the instructions furnished with the product 3 when any serial number has been effaced altered or removed or 4 when any defect problem loss or damage has resulted from any accident misuse negligence or carelessness or from any failure to provide reasonable and necessary maintenance in accordance with the instructions of the owner s manual for the product We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our p
99. irect you to the map page where the cursor crosshairs will be centered on the location Find Home Waypoint The Home Waypoint is a unique waypoint created when using the 1FINDER in Easy Mode To search for the Home Waypoint in Easy Mode press FIND 4 to Go Home ENT 114 Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets Find Address The Easy Mode Find Menu In Advanced Mode you still have access to a Home Waypoint created in Easy Mode It will show up in your waypoints list under the name Home You can search for the Home Waypoint navigate to it add it to a route or use it exactly like any other waypoint Details on searching for waypoints in Advanced Mode can be found later in this section in the Find Waypoints segment Find Interstate Highway Exits 1 Press FIND J to Highway Exits ENT which calls up the Find Exit Menu Find Menu Go Home Selected Item Recent Finds My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Streets N 36 08 904 14 28 H 36 02 692 263 mag Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 2 First select a highway name by pressing ENT which calls up the Find By Name menu There are two highway search options A You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box Press T or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower
100. ition The rubber band line reap pears connecting the first point you set to the cursor The distance along that line will appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen 4 Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning on the iFINDER Under clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satel lites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means an open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foli age or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so the unit has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again If you have the cursor activated any information the unit gives you will be based on the cursor position not your own If you want to find where you are just press EXIT until the cursor goes away and the map snaps back on your position 53 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location personal point of interest or event They can be placed on the map screen saved and re called later for navigation purposes These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons The i1FINDER has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creat
101. l a space like a backyard will constantly trigger arrival alarms 1 Install two AA batteries and an MMC card in the battery compart ment on back of case See installation details beginning on page 11 2 To turn on the iFINDER press and release the 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 Compass Page and Navigation Page by repeat edly pressing PAGES key 4 Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position Process is visible on Satellite page This takes an average of 1 minute or less under clear sky conditions unobstructed by terrain or structures When the unit acquires position a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears 5 With position acquired press the PAGES key to display the Map Page which shows a bird s eye view of the earth You can move around the map by Zooming in closer to see greater detail press ZIN zoom in key Zooming out to see more area with less detail press ZOUT zoom out key Scroll map north south east or west using arrow keys 4 gt amp To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 Set Home waypoint at your current position so you can navigate back it press ENT ENT 7 Zoom scroll map to find a nearby object or location Use arrow keys to center cursor crosshairs over the map object or location 8 To navigate
102. lable If you need help ripping your CDs to these for mats consult the documentation for the CD ripper software 1 Insert an MMC card with free space into your MMC card reader 2 Select a few of your favorite songs and copy them onto the MMC card For now copy only a few songs and place them directly in MMC card s main folder Later you might prefer to set up subfolders on the card and organize your music by artist album or genre 3 Wait until the songs are finished copying then transfer the MMC card to your iFINDER You can find instructions for this in Sec 2 starting on page 11 4 To turn on the unit press and release the PWR LIGHT key 5 The opening screen displays either a map of North America or the music player If the Map Mode opens up press the PAGES key to switch to Music Mode 6 Open the file browser by pressing the FIND key which will display a list of the songs available on your iFINDER These should match the songs you just copied there Using the arrow keys choose one from the list and press ENTER This is a quick and convenient combination to start your music playing FIND ENTER 7 The song will begin playing Make sure you ve attached your head phones or other external speakers as described in Sec 2 You can use the Browse Music Files screen activated by pressing the FIND key to choose another song if you want If you d prefer to play several songs move on to step 8 8 Cancel the song cu
103. lete a specific trail by pressing 4 to trail name ENT The Edit Trail menu appears as seen in the following figure Press J to DELETE TRAIL ENT A message will appear asking if you want to Delete the trail Select YEs and press ENT New Trail To manually start a new trail or delete a trail from the Trail Options Menu press to NEw TRAIL ENT The trail menu appears as seen below Trail 2 Maximum Points 2000 E Active E Visible Delete Trail Color Light Magenta ba Pattern Errena Trail menu Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options The name maximum number of points in the trail activity and visibility are all changed on the Edit Trail screen The Active setting determines whether or not the iFINDER is recording new points for a particular trail 106 On the Edit Trail menu press J or to highlight the section you wish to change then press ENT Make your changes then press EXIT to close this menu You can also change the trail line color and pattern For instructions see the entries on Edit a Trail Color and Edit a Trail Pattern in Sec 4 Advanced GPS Operations Units of Measure This menu shown below sets the speed and distance statute or nauti cal miles meters heading true or magnetic units altitude and depth feet fathoms or meters pressure inches and millibars and Time and Date To change the units In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to Units oF Measure ENT In Ad
104. lf 64 To preserve a trail from point A to point B you must turn off the trail by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A When a trail is set to inactive the iFINDER automatically creates and begins recording a new trail Clear a Trail This is the command Easy Mode uses to erase an active trail and im mediately begin recording a new one It s only available in Easy Mode 1 Press MENU to Clear TRAIL ENT A message will appear asking you if you want to clear all trail points Select YEs and press ENT Delete a Trail This is the command Advanced Mode uses to erase or delete a trail Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT J to trail name ENTI to DELETE TRAIL ENT A message will appear asking if you want to Delete this trail Select Yes and press ENT Edit a Trail Name To edit a trail name press MENU MENU 4 to My Traws ENT to trail name ENT ENT Press T or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the previous page display Edit a Trail Color To edit a trail color press MENU MENU J to My Tras ENT 4 to trail name ENT Press J Cotor and press ENT Use the T J keys to select the desired color and press ENT Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display dit Trail Edit Trail dit Trail Name Name Name Trail 1 Trail 1 Trail 1 i Color Light Magenta Light Magent
105. 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 gives the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route Create and Save a Route In the 1FINDER routes can be created edited and navigated only in Advanced Mode You have the option of creating a route in the unit or on your computer if you have purchased our MapCreate 6 software PC created Routes MapCreate is the easiest method for preparing a route because your PC s larger screen keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than the pocket sized 1FINDER To load a MapCreate route into i1FINDER follow instructions in Map Create s manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS Data File file format usr Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and insert the MMC in the iFINDER See Sec 2 for instructions on in stalling MMCs To load the GPS Data File into iFINDER memory see the entry on Transferring GPS Data Files between the iPFINDER and a Computer in this section Routes Created in the iFINDER You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the way point list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key In this example we ll create a route from the map
106. m bearing data Range When the map is zoomed out far enough most POIs appear as square dots left As you zoom in closer the symbols become readable icons In the 0 3 mile zoom example right the cursor has selected the Cho lita s Mexican Restaurant POI which triggers a pop up box with the POI name This pop up box works on POIs at any zoom range Tip In some urban areas businesses are so close to one another that their POI icons crowd each other on the screen In the preceding figure you can see a packed string of POIs all along the west half of lith Street You can reduce screen clutter and make streets and other map features easier to see by turning off POIs you don t need to see on the display To see how check the text on Map Detail Category Selection in Sec 5 It shows how to use the Map Categories Drawn menu to turn indi vidual POI displays off and on Even though their display is turned off you can still search for POIs and their icons will pop up when your unit finds them for you The following page contains a 12 step quick reference for Easy Mode operation If you don t want to carry the manual with you as you prac tice with the iFINDER you might consider photocopying this quick ref erence page and tucking it into your pocket 28 iFINDER HUNTc Easy Mode Quick Reference Start outdoors with a clear view of the open sky As you practice try navigating to a location a few blocks away Navigation in too smal
107. mation in the back of this manual External Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation Inside a vehicle your iFINDER can sometimes maintain satellite lock while sitting on the seat beside you but we don t recommend this for optimum performance 16 Since the view is restricted to what can be seen through the windows this operating mode will reduce position accuracy and will increase the chance of losing satellite lock Inside a vehicle the unit operates best with an optional external antenna mounted on the windshield on the dash or on the top of the vehicle The optional external antenna can use a magnetic base that allows temporary mounting on any flat ferrous metal surface A suction cup mount allows you to attach the antenna to a windshield The 1FINDER HUNTc can use the passive FA 8 antenna or the active RAA 3 antenna The active antenna offers a further performance boost by amplifying the satellite signals it receives This is especially helpful when operating in areas such as dense forests which can obstruct GPS signals Your unit will automatically switch between the active RAA 3 and its internal antenna located in the top of the case If you purchase the passive FA 8 you must use a menu check box to manually switch between it and the internal antenna See the topic External Passive Antenna in Sec 5 es Attach the iFINDER antenna to windshield bracket with two screws You may a
108. 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 Locator 150 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 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 L4W2R7 or fax 905 629 3118 Shipping Information If it becomes necessary to send a product for repair or replacement you must first receive a return aut
109. n Advanced Mode Press MENU MENU to CaNcEL NAVIGATION ENT A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Choose Yes and press ENT Navigate a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to select route name ENT ENT 3 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation Navigate to Cursor Position on Map 1 Use arrow keys to center cursor crosshairs over a map object or loca tion 2 To navigate to the selected location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command above and use the cursor to se lect the icon Navigate to Point of Interest POT For POIs that are in view on the map you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above Just use the cursor to select the POI The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find command see Sec 6 Searching for detailed instructions on POI searches Whenever you locate a POI the Point of Interest information screen appears with phone number position etc and the Go To command is automatically highlighted in the command box To navigate to that POI press ENT and the iFINDER begins displaying navigation informa tion to that location Navigate to a Waypoint You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor then use th
110. n barometric pressure is higher than average good weather is expected Low pressure indicates clouds and precipitation The relative change in pressure over time is an indication of a future change in weather This is feasible because a change in air pressure al ways occurs ahead of a change in weather conditions The air pressure changes as a weather front moves through the area The pressure change during an interval of about two to three hours 1s the best indica tor for a weather forecast Interpreting Weather Information The iFINDER HUNT s Weather Prediction utility is found in two data boxes on the Digital Data page This page is only available in Ad vanced Mode The Pressure History box at the top has a bar chart Each bar represents a past hourly pressure reading up to 23 hours old plus the current reading The Weather Symbol box at lower left reflects the current trend shown in the Pressure History bar chart 68 Pressure Histor 10 55 AM Current 980 6 mb 9861 6h Pressure History Min Max Aug box shows hourly a51 sea gae barometer readings Weather Symbol box shows icon indicat ing current weather HENS Bn Digital Data page with barometric Pressure History box at the top and Weather Symbol box at lower left When the 1FINDER is first turned on and determines its position and the local time it takes a barometric pressure reading As long as the unit is on or in Sleep Mode it records a pressure read
111. n list press ENT then use J or to select a street name from the list and press ENT The street name you selected is now in the street field Tip When entering a street name do not enter the street s compass direc tion N S E or W in the street name field Just enter the number or name If the example below had been a search for 324 E 9th St you would enter 9th and press ENT The i1FINDER will generate a list of all possible 9th streets and let you choose the one you want Find By Hame Address ith Address 324 Find In List Jed Hn Go Interstate EHG 0 j 9th 9 6 State Highw City 9 Access Rd City Any 3 County Highwa Any 4 County l Find Address 4 County Road 0 Find Address 9 County Road 9 innt StHww E Find street field left Find street by name menu center Street entry complete right 5 To enter a city name press 4 to City ENT You will be asked if you want to find addresses only within a particular city This option is de signed so you can limit an address search to a single city 1f necessary see the note below If you select yes there are two options A You can spell out the city name in the top selection box Press T or J to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or to select a city name from the li
112. n on the Exit Serv ices located near this exit Press J to Services 4 or T to select serv ice name ENT That will bring up more detailed information about each of the service names listed in the services window Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI 1 Press FIND J to Map PLaces ENT My Waypoints Highway Exits Highway Exits Find Streets Find Streets Find Address Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 2 Press J or T to select a Mar PLAcEs or POI category then press ENT To narrow your search press or to select a subcategory before pressing ENT You will be given two searching options FIND BY NAME and FIND NEAREST 117 Map Categories Drawn Map Categories Drawn POl EmergncyGovt IPOEmergncy Govt POlEntertainment POlEntertainment SwitchBox SwitchBox Elentire Category EllFast Food Chains Map Places category menu with subcategory set to display all restau rants left The subcategory has been set to fast food chains right 3 Search by nearest POI With Finp Nearest highlighted press ENT The Find by Nearest menu will show a calculating screen then a list of the nearest POIs will appear Press J or to select the POI you want and press ENT which will launch the POI Information screen Find By Hearest Calculating E Denny s M Taco Bueno U Fajita Rita s U Rigoberto s M Mazzio s Pizz
113. n the Satellites Page 2 Press MENU J to GPS Auto SEARCH ENT The following message will appear Perform GPS Auto Search Press lt to Yes ENT Check MMC Files and Storage Space To check MMC Files 1 In Advanced Mode press MENU MENU to MMC Files ENT Main Menu MMC Card Info Screen Files MMC Card Label Sounds Map directory Transparency Total Size Alarms 0 bytes Route Planning Free Space My Trails 0 bytes Cancel Navigation Enable Hunting Mode Pulls GPS Setup Create ID File System Setup b Utilities Ree Card Info Easy Mode Main Menu left MMC File Browser center amp right Com Port Configuration The iFINDER has one NMEA 0188 version 2 0 compatible communica tion port com port The Com Port Menu which in Advanced Mode is accessed from the System Setup Menu allows you to configure the communications port to send data to another electronic device such as an autopilot TT Units of Measure Units of Measure Units of Measure Set Local Time Sat acal Time Sat acal Time Communication Ports Communication Ports Reset Options Baud Rate Delete All Waypts iba i r Popup Help M AMEA Input Set Language C NMEA Output Transfer My Data NMEA GPS Input Check Free Storage Configure NMEA Easy Mode Browse MMC Files Browse MMC Files Menus for changing Com Port settings For connectors and wiring information for ano
114. n the lower right corner indicating a scouting session is under way 5 Repeat these steps for setting a point at every major corner of the area you re scouting The 1FINDER will link the flag points and draw the perimeter of the area you walked Switch to Land Mode To leave Hunting Mode and switch to Land Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to DisaBLe HUNTING Mone ENT 2 The following message appears Are you sure you want to turn on Land Navigation Mode 3 Press ENT and the unit switches to Land Mode Switch Back to Hunting Mode from Land Mode To leave Land Mode and switch back to Hunting Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to ENABLE HUNTING Mone ENT 2 This message appears Are you sure you want to turn on Hunting Mode 3 Press lt ENT and the unit switches to Hunting Mode 132 Section 8 Music Mode The Music Mode Display and Keyboard Commands The Music Mode screen contains a battery power indicator and a volume display for quick reference When a song or play list is playing the name of the current song will appear at the top of the screen as well as the song s quality Gn kbps NOTE We ve found that songs using a bitrate of 128 kbps work well in the unit Playing a song with a higher bitrate may slow down the unit s overall functionality To ensure consistent performance in map re draw and menu response 56 kbps is preferred Try the unit with various settings to find what works best for you Other options f
115. nd will lead you along the trail from its starting point to its ending point You can also back track a trail or follow it in reverse order from its ending point to its starting point In Easy Mode this is done automatically with the most recently cre ated active trail In Advanced Mode you must first select the Reverse command to reverse the trail point order before you start navigating press to REVERSE Route ENT lt to NAVIGATE 5 To follow the trail press ENT The unit begins showing navigation data along the trail Follow the steering arrow on the Map Page or the compass bearing arrow on the Navigation Page NOTE If you are at or near the start of the trail the arrival alarm will go off as soon as navigation begins because of your proximity to the trail s first point Just press EXIT to clear the alarm 58 6 Upon arrival at your destination cancel navigation press MENU MENU J to Cancer NavicATION ENT A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Choose Yes and press ENT Routes A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered sequence that is used to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as a string of beads The beads represent waypoints and the string repre sents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg Routes are composed of one or more legs The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight
116. nderstand how the iFINDER scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth and where you re going But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system skip ahead to Section 2 In stallation amp Accessories on page 11 If you re new to GPS read on and later you will impress your friends with your new found knowledge First think of your iFINDER as a small but powerful computer But don t worry we made the 1FINDER easy to use so you don t need to be a computer expert to find your way The iFINDER includes a key pad and a screen with menus so you can tell it what to do The screen also lets the 1FINDER show your location on a moving map as well as point the way to your destination This pocket sized computer also contains an antenna and specialized scanning receiver something like your car radio But instead of your favorite dance tunes this receiver tunes in to a couple of dozen GPS satellites circling the earth It will also listen in to the WAAS satellites in orbit but we ll tell you more about that in the upcoming segment introducing you to GPS and WAAS The iFINDER listens to signals from as many satellites as it can see above the horizon eliminates the weakest signals then computes its loca tion in relation to those satellites Once the 1FINDER figures its latitude and longitude it plots that position on the moving map shown on the screen While the screen is upd
117. ng 210 true Pol Lodging Pol Lodging E Go To ite POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to the restaurant and its compass bearing The Go To com mand highlighted left Find On Map command selected right 6 The 1FINDER s map appears with the cursor crosshairs highlighting the restaurant s POI symbol A pop up name box identifies the POI A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location s latitude and longitude distance and bearing Map screen showing the result of a lodging search 7 To clear the search and return to the last page displayed press EXIT repeatedly Before you completely exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place Switch to Easy Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch to Easy Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to Easy Mone ENT 2 A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn on Easy Mode 3 Select YES and press ENT 63 Switch Back to Advanced Mode from Easy Mode To leave Easy Mode and switch back to Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU J to ADVANCED Mone ENT 2 A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to enter ad vanced mode 3 Choose Yes and press ENT Switch to Hunting Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch to Hunting Mode 1 Press MENU MENU J to ENABLE HUNTING Mone ENT 2 A messa
118. nics charts contain Port Services information represented by an chor icons on the map display These icons appear at the 2 nautical mile zoom range An example is displayed in the following figures To view Port Services information 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Port Services icon When selected a pop up name box appears 2 Press FIND FIND to display the Port Services Information screen 91 Port Services L E en ri a icon I H SH A i SPOIL AREA i i CORPUS CHRISTI Pop up name box As a ron eg enim Corpus Christi 4gmi N 27 47 767 5 49 Marina H _97 23 141 _2770m Navionics chart showing Port Services icon selected by cursor When first highlighted the Pop Up name box appears After a few seconds the name box disappears and the position distance and bearing are displayed at the bottom of the screen Cursor lines 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 3 To scroll through the Service Categories window press ENT then use T or J to see the types of services available As you highlight a different category the list in the lower window changes To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT 92 Corpus Christi Marina Corpus Christi Marina Corpus Christi Marina General Services General Services General Services Repair Service
119. nsert a card into the 1FINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands To transfer data from the iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for SAVE To transfer data from the MMC to the iFINDER press gt to Loan ENT 3 Saving To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press J to Save ENT If you wish to rename the file as in the example below press ENT to activate the selection box 40 Press T or 4 to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to Save ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT Transfer My Data Transfer My Data yo Save Save File name Data123Am _ These figures from left to right show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data File from an MMC into iFINDER s memory 4 Loading There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selection box use J or T to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press to LoaD ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT Transfer My Data Transfer My Data Transfer My Data User Data File Data123Am USR Load Transfer My Data User Data File Data123Am USR
120. o 4 000 miles NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Map Page 1 To get to Map Page Map page is the default when the iFINDER is turned on To switch from another page to the Map Page press PAGES repeatedly until it appears on the screen 2 To get to Map Page Menu press MENU NOTE The screen shows an indicator of what the iFINDER s microproces sor is doing similar to the floppy drive light on a PC In the lower right corner of the screen a special icon MMC symbol will appear and disappear from time to time When this icon appears the 1FINDER is reading information from the MMC 51 Go To Cursor Find Distance Map Orientation r Auto Zoom Map Data Map Categories Delete My Icons Customize J aat H Hew ri Nouston REW eons a E00mi 1 B00mi N 31 54 390 355 2 N 37 00 973 H 92 19 828 140 9 H 94 34 709 45 ma Map Page left with Map Menu right Map Menu The map menu allows you to find distances change the orientation of your map view map data and aids users in the execution of other help ful map functions 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 If the zoom range says 4 mi the map shows an area 4 miles wide from the left edge of the screen to the right edge of the screen 1 P
121. o matter which way you turn the arrow stays up The compass rotates under it to show which direction you re facing When you re navigating to a waypoint or any other destination you can turn on Bearing Up which keeps the direction to your destination at the top of the screen while your heading indicator swings around the compass rose That way all you have to do to navigate to your destination is keep turning so that your heading indicator arrow points closer and closer to the top of the screen Track or compass heading indicator showing facing direction Compass rose Navigation information gt fT ai data boxes Battery power indicator Compass Page recording a trail traveling east Page looks like this when the iFINDER is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail 48 When navigating to a waypoint or following a route the Navigation screen looks like the one shown in the following image Customizable data boxes on this screen can show information such as your ground speed track distance and bearing to destination Compass bearing to destination Current track or_ 7 heading shown in degrees Track or compass Navigation heading indicator information showing facing data boxes direction oe GS Cam ar HDG i Battery power indicator 321 heading moving toward the waypoint at 321 bearing Since we are navigating to a waypoint the waypoint s icon appears on
122. o music use the ENTER key to pause your music and switch over to Map Mode Once your unit has a lock switch back to Music Mode and resume playing music Normal Map Mode opera tion will work fine with music playing Using the FIND key to Launch Music Browser You can push the FIND key at any time to open the music browser which lets you choose the song or play list to play next The music browser is a screen showing the file structure of your MMC card includ 134 ing all of the songs and play lists available as well as any subfolders If you ve sorted your music on the MMC by album or artist you can select the folder you wish and play only the songs in that folder or you can choose a particular song to play right away We ll describe the Music Browser under the heading Play Lists later in this section In addition to all these keyboard commands the Music Mode has its own menu which is used to set various options To access the Music Menu from the Music Mode Page press the MENU key Later in this section we ll describe the various options in the Music Mode Menu in detail The following page contains an 11 step Practice Run that will walk you through the most basic Music Mode operations Following just the steps outlined here you can start using the i1FINDER to listen to your favor ite songs in no time 135 Music Mode Practice Run Start at your computer You should already have some MP3 or Ogg Vor bis music files avai
123. of the area and determine a reference latitude longitude Note in order for this system to work the latitude longitude lines must be parallel with the edge of the map USGS maps are parallel others may not be Also this works better with smaller scale maps The refer ence position can be anywhere on the map but the closer it is to your location the smaller the numbers you ll have to deal with 81 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 then EXIT the waypoint screens Now press MENU MENU to GPS Setup ENT J to CoorpinaTE Sys TEM ENT to Setup Map Fix ENT The following screens appear and MAP SCALE is highlighted Press ENT and enter the map s scale This is gener ally at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio for example 1 24000 Press EXIT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix screen Configure Map Fix Configure Map Fix Map Scale Map Scale 1 l0 T 24000 Select Origin Select Origin Origin Origin N 0 00 000 N 0 00 000 W 0 00 000 W 0 00 000 Configure a map fix so the iFINDER can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map Press J to SELECT ORIGIN ENT ENT My Waypoints if you saved the refer ence point as a waypoint From the waypoints menu select FIND BY Name ENT ENT from the Waypoints menu then choose the way
124. ogether 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 2 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 1f you violate any aspect of this License Agreement You are responsible for using official government charts and prudent navigation for safe travel 3 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 bea crime and may subject you to damages and attorney fees 4 This License Agreement will terminate immediately without prior notice from us if you fail to comply with or violate any of the provi sions of this Agreement Upon termination you will promptly return all products containing one or more Databases to us 5 Prices and programs are subject to change without notice
125. ome Waypoint menu left Home waypoint with X symbol and name right When selected by the cursor the pop up box appears The example shows waypoint set at the cursor location If the cursor was not active the point would be placed at the current position Caution Saving a new Home waypoint will overwrite and erase the pre vious Home waypoint Navigate Back Home This command will automatically take you back to the Home waypoint you created 1 Press FIND use T J to select Go Home and press ENT then follow navi gation arrows on the Map Page or the compass rose on the Navigation Page To cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT A mes sage will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select YES and press ENT The iFINDER stops showing navigation information 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 try all standard safety measures to try and rescue the person This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position 34 Caution Sa
126. on icon press FIND FIND to display the Tide Information screen CORPUS CHRISTI CHANNEL CUT A EAST RGE ARANSAS Tide Station icon in ani mated mode Cursor lines H 97 03 005 239 Navionics chart showing Tide Station icon selected by cursor left Icon animates automatically without selection at the 1 2 mile zoom range right In the example above the tide is at 1 5 feet and falling as shown by the down arrow at the top of the icon 95 Biscayne Bay Miami Marina 0 3 ft MM 36 ON 36 Oo MN Daily Highs amp Lowes Lowy 200 4h 0 0 ft High S30 AM 2 ft Lowy 250 PM 0 3 ft High S00 PR 2 6 ft Moon Calculations Sets S36 4 Rises 13 F Month a Year August 0 2005 Tide Information screen The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line MLLW The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day The MLLW line also ad justs its position as the height scale changes You can look up tidal data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use and to highlight month day or year
127. on of your destina tion is shown at the top of the compass cages Compass bearing to destination Track or compass heading indicator showing facing direction Navigation information data boxes Battery power indicator Navigation Page going to an address The compass is in Bearing Up mode so you can see that the destination is to your southeast Your current fac ing is southeast a 137 heading toward an address 137 bearing away If you were navigating to a waypoint the waypoint s icon would appear on the edge of the compass rose indicating the proper direction An informa tion box on this screen indicates the destination is 523 miles away Calibrate Compass To find your heading the iFINDER uses a sensor that detects the mag netic field in the area This field can be affected by any large object particularly by metallic items such as your car or the barrel of your ri fle Over time all these variations gradually interfere with the 1FINDER s measurements and will result in poor performance by the compass In order to keep your 1FINDER reporting accurate compass headings all you have to do is calibrate it when you begin to notice deterioration in its performance To do this use the CALIBRATE Compass command on the Com pass Page menu 1 From the Compass Page press MENU to CALIBRATE Compass ENT 128 Compass Calibration Cancel Navigation Start Calibration Alarms Compass Orientation
128. onal weather reports are unavailable or not completely accurate for the current conditions at your specific location This is especially true in remote areas far from news or government weather broadcasts When you can t get a professional forecast you need to watch the sky and interpret the signs based on your woodsman or mariner skills The 67 recording barometer in your GPS unit can sharpen your weather skills by tracking changes in barometric pressure at your location It will tell you if local atmospheric pressure is steady rising or falling and how fast Knowing this pressure history and how to interpret it will make you a better forecaster and a better hunter Here s how it works A barometer measures air pressure in the atmosphere Most U S weather reports list barometric pressure in inches which is based on the height of a column of mercury in a commercial barometer Chang ing air pressure changes the height of the mercury Your HUNT has a digital barometer that records air pressure in milli bars Bar is the metric pressure equivalent of pounds per square inch and a millibar is 1 1000 of one bar For example a barometric reading of 29 82 inches is equal to 1 009 1 mb The unit of measure isn t par ticularly important here the critical factor is determining the trend whether the air pressure is steady rising or falling over time A larger number means higher pressure a lower number means lower pressure Whe
129. ontrast Light Delay Night Viewing 30 Sec Display Mode menu left with Light Delay menu right Set Language This unit s menus are available in 10 languages English French Ger man Spanish Italian Danish Swedish Russian Dutch and Finnish To select a different language 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to SET LANGUAGE ENT 3 Use 4 or to select a different language and press ENT All menus now appear in the language you selected Set Local Time The local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created The ad justments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode but you access the SET LOCAL TIME command differently in each mode In Easy Mode you first press MENU J to SeT Loca Time ENT In Advanced Mode you first press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT J to Set Loca Time ENT 99 Units of Measure Day i 02 09 48 PH 15 gt Com Port Month Year Reset Options August 2005 Delete All Waypts E Popup Help Config DST Set Language Check Free Storage Time Format Software Info 1 hour l noes Date Format Easy Mode m a Browse MMC Files MMDD YY Set Local Time Command left with Time Settings menu right Once in the Time Settings menu To set Local Time Press ENT Press or J to change the first charac ter then press to move the cursor to the next character Repeat until the time is correct then press ENT To set the
130. or improving the iFINDER s performance without sacrificing audio quality include activating the unit s Power Save mode Changing the Update Rate will free up some processor power to allow simultaneous map re draws searches and music playback If you re playing a list then the play list s name and the song s position in the list are both displayed as well To switch to Music Mode from Map Mode press the PAGES button Mu sic Mode page is designed to be simple Using only these buttons and the Music Menu you can listen to what you want when you want Song Title Playlist Hame LHe Song o of i Song Time soo 0 HODDLI Repeat Music Mode display with all the on screen command buttons shown Most of the music player s commands are available at the touch of a sin gle button The most important tools are the play control buttons ENTER Play and Pause EXIT Stop lt Previous Song and Next Song You can fast forward through a song if you press and hold the gt key 133 To rewind a song press and hold the lt key You can open the file browser and choose a new song or play list by pressing the FIND key Music Mode always runs using a play list even 1f this consists of a sin gle song You can copy pre made play list files from your PC to your MMC card and play the songs in these play lists by selecting them from the song browser It s just as easy to organize your music when you copy it to the MMC by arranging
131. or the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The velocity scale at the top left side of the graph changes dynamically based upon the maximum velocity of the current for that day 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 94 You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing the month day and year selection boxes To select another date 1 Use and to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Tide Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Information represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter T The icon stands for a Tidal Station location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated gauge showing a rising or falling tidal height for the selected station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed T icon and it becomes an ani mated gauge with a pop up name box Examples are displayed in the following figures To view tide information 1 To select a Tide Station icon use the arrow keys to move the cursor over the icon When it is selected a pop up name box appears 2 After selecting the Tide Stati
132. pdate 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 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 F Update Trail Trail Options menu with auto selected from the Update Criteria menu Press J to UPDATE CRITERIA ENT press J or T to select criteria type ENT Trail Update Rate Time Distance You can update a trail by time with a range from 1 second to 9999 sec onds The default is 3 seconds You can update by distance with a range from 0 01 mile nm km to 9 99 mile nm km The default is 0 10 mile With Update Criteria selected press to select either Time or DISTANCE and press ENT Press J to the UPDATE RATE or UPDATE DISTANCE boxes and press ENT Use the J keys to change the first character then press gt to modify the next character repeating the steps until you are satisfied with the rate or distance figure you entered Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display 105 Trail Options E Update Trail F Update Trail Update Criteria Update Criteria Time M Distance Update Rate Update Dist 3 0 10 Trail Options menu with time left and distance right highlighted on the Update Criteria menu Specific Trail Options Delete Trail From the Trails menu you can de
133. point name you assigned to the reference point and press ENT The unit dis plays a waypoint information screen with the command SET As ORIGIN selected Press ENT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu Finally press EXIT to close the menu Now press 7 to Coorp System ENT select Map Fix from the list and press ENT All position in formation now shows as a distance from the reference point you chose Customize Page Displays The Digital Data Navigation and Map pages all have customizable options that are available in Advanced Mode These options determine what information will be displayed on each page Customize Digital Data Page The Customizable Digital Data page has six boxes you can customize While on the Digital Data Page press MENU J to Customize ENT A data box will start to flash Use the arrow keys to select the box you want to change 82 With the display box highlighted and flashing press ENT to open a list of options Scroll 4 or T to select a different data option then press ENT You can repeat these steps to change the display in another box When all your changes are finished press EXIT to return to the page display Customize Navigation Page While on the Navigation Page press MENU to Customize ENT Press 4 or T to select a display option With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off After all options are set press EXIT to return to the page display
134. press to the next character and repeat until the bearing is cor rect Press ENT T2 5 Press 4 to PRovect ENT The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can save the new projected waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Press ENT if you want to immediately begin navigating to the new waypoint Select a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map for navigation editing etc use the arrow keys centering the cursor over the waypoint A red halo will ap pear around the waypoint Delete a Waypoint To delete a waypoint press FIND 4 My Waypoints ENT Select FIND BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name press ENT gt to DELETE ENT The following message will appear Delete this way point Select Yes and press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly Edit a Waypoint Waypoint Name To edit waypoint name press FIND My Waypoints ENT Choose Finp BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name and press ENT to Enit Name ENT Use the J T keys to change the waypoint name then press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly Waypoint Symbol To edit waypoint symbol 1 Press FIND My Waypoints ENT Choose Fino BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name and press ENT to Epit SymegoL ENT 2 Use arrow keys to select the de sired symbol and press ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT
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136. r waypoints or event marker icons RoOutes cccccecseeenere Plot Trails mapping on memory cards with searchable Points of Interest database of hotels restau rants shopping services hunting areas and more Navionics charts on MMC cards op tional Up to 1 GB on one MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card Every one second 2 000 waypoints 1 000 event marker icons 42 basic icons with 17 additional hunting specific icons 100 up to 100 waypoints per route 99 savable up to 9 999 points per trail 4 Scout Plots 0 000 100 savable scout plots Man Overboard MOB feature precisely marks man overboard location with special icon then automatically displays navigation data to that position Audible alarms Arrival off course destination passed anchor Com Port csc ccccasend One serial communications port NMEA 0183 version 2 0 compatible Allows exchange of position data with another device such as an autopilot or personal computer Optional combination serial power cable available ZOOM LaNnGe 00 0085 40 ranges 0 02 to 4 000 miles NOTE The above memory capacities refer only to the iFINDER s on board memory The amount of GPS data you can record and save for re call later is only limited by the number of MMC cards you have How the iFINDER Works You ll navigate faster and easier 1f you u
137. r from the Map PAGE press MENU MENU J to Route PLANNING ENT 2 Press J to the route list and use 4 or to select a route name ENT 3 Press lt to DELETE Route ENT A message will appear asking if you want to delete the route Select YES and press ENT Save GPS Data Files to an MMC 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to TRANSFER My DATA ENT 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present If no MMC is present you must first insert a card into 1FINDER in order to activate the Save command 3 To save data from iFINDER to the MMC press ENT for Save 61 4 To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File press 4 to Save ENT If you wish to rename the file press ENT to activate the se lection box Press T or J to change the first character then press gt to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT J to Save ENT The unit will display a progress message followed by a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT repeatedly Searching In this example we ll look for the nearest hotel or motel For more in formation on different types of searches refer to Sec 6 Searching After the i1FINDER has acquired a position 1 Press FIND J to Map Paces ENT J to POI Lopaina 2 You could search the entire lodging category but in this example we will narrow our search Pr
138. re checked or unchecked press EXIT re peatedly to return to the previous page Use WAAS EGNOS The iFINDER HUNTc has a new feature that allows users to turn WAAS and EGNOS reception on and off The default value is on EG NOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is the European equivalent of WAAS Like WAAS it makes GPS position calculation more accurate To determine the accuracy in your area place yourself in a known location and turn on the GPS Note your lo cation on the map with WAAS EGNOS on then turn it off and check again Use the setting that is most accurate in your area To Turn off WAAS or EGNOS 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT 2 Press to Use WAAS EGNOS ENT which will turn on check or turn off uncheck the feature Press EXIT to clear the menus Note that this setting can only be accessed in Advanced Mode or Hunting Mode Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates Access this function only in Advanced Mode 79 Initialize GPS Coord System Coord System Coordinate System Datum Selection GPS Auto Search Satellites E Use WAAS EGNOS Degrees Minutes Degrees Minutes Deg MinfsSec DegiMinisec UTM UTM MGRS Standard MGRS Standard MGRS Std 10 i IMGRS Std 10 N 36 08 971 N 36 08 971 H 95 50 579 H 95 50 579 setup Map Fix Setup Map Fix GP
139. repeatedly Waypoint Position To edit waypoint position 1 Press FIND J My Waypoints ENT Choose FIND BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name and press ENT to Epit Position ENT 2 Latitude press ENT then press or J to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the latitude is cor rect Press EXIT 3 Longitude press 4 ENT then press or J to change the first charac ter then press to the next character and repeat until the latitude is correct Press EXIT 4 When latitude and longitude are correct return to the previous page by presssing EXIT repeatedly 73 Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude 1 Press FIND J My Waypoints ENT Choose FIND BY NAME and press ENT ENT Scroll down to waypoint name and press ENT to Epit ALTITUDE ENT 2 Press T or 4 to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the altitude is correct then press ENT EXIT 3 To return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly 192 4 mi 46 mag Record Audio note selected from a waypoint information window Waypoint Audio Note Audio notes are most helpful when you only have time to quick save a waypoint and move on After saving the waypoint you can record an audio note giving specific information related to the waypoint that would have otherwise been undocumented To record an audio note 1 Press FIN
140. ress the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail in a smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail but a larger geographic area You can pan or scroll the map northward southward eastward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the map s cursor crosshairs To clear the cursor press EXIT which returns the map back to the current position or the last known position Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location 1 While on the Map page press MENU to FIND Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the position you want to find the distance to A rubber band line appears connecting your current position to the cursor s location The distance along that line will appear in the lower left hand corner of the screen 3 Press EXIT EXIT to return to regular operation 52 Finding Distance BOOM on antara Houston Hi N 33 16 628 211 1 H 97 06 966 196 ma The distance to Dallas from the starting point is 211 1 miles Find Distance From Point to Point You can also measure distance between two other points on the map 1 While on the Map page press MENU J to FIND Distance ENT 2 Center your cursor over the first position A rubber band line ap pears connecting your current position to the cursor s location Press ENT to set the first point and the rubber band line disappears 3 Move the cursor to the second pos
141. rican 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo amp Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt 144 Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawaii Kauai Maui Oahu Old Hawaiian Hawaii Old Hawaiian Kauai Old Hawaiian Maui Old Hawaiian Oahu Oman Oman Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Mean for England Isle of Man Scotland Shetland Islands Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Isle of Man Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Scotland Shetland Islands Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Wales Pico de las Nieves Canary Islands Pitcairn Astro 1967 Pitcairn Island Point 58 Sweden Santo DOS 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores Sao Miguel Santa Maria Islands Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Trinidad amp To bago and Venezuela South American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra Ga lapagos South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay South American 1969 Peru South American
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143. rom any page by holding down the PAGES key for 5 seconds When the iFINDER is in Sleep Mode you can return to normal operation by pressing PWR You can also use the Instant On Compass feature to briefly display the compass reading without reactivating the entire unit Instant On Compass When the iFINDER is in Sleep Mode you can still quickly check your compass bearing by pressing and holding the PAGES key This activates the screen and shows the current Compass display including your cur rent heading and any information you are displaying in the customiza ble data boxes As soon as you release the PAGES key the i1FINDER will return to SLEEP MODE 47 Compass Page This Page has a compass rose It shows the direction your are facing and the direction to a selected destination The navigation screen looks like the one in the following image when you re not navigating to a waypoint or other destination No graphic course information is dis played Your facing direction is shown by an arrow on the edge of the compass rose You can choose how to display the Compass s orientation The options are North Up Heading Up and Bearing Up With North Up the unit always places North at top of the screen As you turn and change your facing direction your heading the heading indi cator arrow will move along the edge of the compass rose When using Heading Up the unit keeps your heading indicator arrow at the top of the screen so n
144. round 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 walking or riding in a vehicle the map will automatically move as you move This keeps your current location roughly centered on the screen You can manually pan or scroll the map northward southward east ward or westward by using the arrow keys which launches the cross hair map cursor This allows you to look at map places other than your current position To clear the cursor press EXIT which jumps the map back to the current position or the last known position 30 Selected airport Cursor line Cursor line Distance measured Tulsa Internationall by cursor Airport 7 i J a H 95 53 325 3190m The selected airport to the northwest is 4 2 miles away 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 Use the arrow keys to position the cursor over the object or place The distance measured in a straight line appears in the data box at the bottom of the map Press EXIT to clear the cursor Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor 1
145. rrently playing by pressing EXIT To have the iFINDER create a play list of all of the songs on the MMC press FIND ENTER with the PLay ALL option selected The 1FINDER will begin playing the first song on the MMC 9 Press MENU J to Sounps ENT to open up the Sounds Menu Press J to SHUFFLE and press ENT to toggle it on Now press EXIT repeatedly un til you get back to the Music Mode page Press FIND ENTER again and the i1FINDER will begin playing a randomly sorted play list 10 Listen to your favorite music Now you can return to your computer and add more songs or play lists to your MMC 11 To turn off the unit press and hold POWER key for three seconds 136 Play Lists The 1FINDER can play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis music files It can also recognize m3u style play list files Use the FIND key to launch the Browse Music Files screen Browse Music Files Aerosmith Just Pus Brian Adams Every Eagles Desperado Shania Twain Any M Tchaikovsky Polona Use the Browse Music Files screen to choose which songs to play next From the music browser you can choose individual songs play list files or subfolders to play Choose PLAY ALL to play all of the music files in the selected folder and its subfolders Getting the Music onto Your iFINDER Of course to use your 1FINDER s Music Mode you ll need to get some music onto the unit To do this use an MMC card reader to copy the MP3 or OGG Vorbis files from your PC onto
146. rudent 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 GPS and manual can make you a better hunter We know the last thing you want to do after buying your new iFINDER HUNTc is to look inside the manual But before you grab the batteries and head outside please give us a moment or two to ex plain how our manual and GPS can make you a better hunter If you re like most hunters you probably purchased your i1FINDER HUNTc to keep from getting lost in the big woods That s the most im portant function but this rugged GPS will also lead you to new hunting grounds help you find more game by better scouting improve your hunt planning and help you recover downed game But it won t give you tighter groups you ll just have to spend more time at the range for
147. s Repair Services Repair Services Other Utilities On T Other Utilities On T Other Utilities On T Water iP fa fa Detailed Services Detailed Services Electric Assistance Shower Engine Assistance Power Mechanical Assistance Shipyard Corpus Christi Marina Corpus Christi Marina Corpus Christi Marina General Services Other Utilities On Taj Other Utilities On T Repair Services Water Water Other Utilities On T Fuel Water Other Information Other Information of Ji Detailed Services Detailed Services Detailed Services For Each Docking Space i Marina Offices Water i Coast Guard Dock Or Pier Private Port Or Marina Port Services information screens 4 Depending on the location the Detailed Services window may have a long list of services under the General Services category To scroll through the Detailed Services window from SERVICE CATEGORIES press J to DETAILED Services ENT then use 7 or J to read the list of available services To return to the Map Page press EXIT EXIT To return to the top service category window press ENT T Tidal Current Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Current information Ss oN represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter C The icon stands for a Tidal Current Sta z tion location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current
148. sections Find a Street 1 Press FIND J to StrEETsS ENT and the Find Streets menu appears 119 FindMenu Find Menu Go Home Recent Finds Map Places My Waypoints Map Places Highway Exits Find Address Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right 2 You must first fill in a street name in the First Street dialog box With First Street highlighted press ENT to display the Find By Name menu There are two options A You can spell out the street in the top selec tion box Press 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 jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select a street from the list and press ENT Find By Hame 80th Moth Second Street Find In List fist 6 4 E E City 0 B Any o0 S US Highway Find First Street Find Intersection 60 Alternate Rous i fRannerter Sh L Find streets or intersections menu left Find street by name right 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searching for listed in the First Street box In this example it s 80th Street To search for that street press J to FIND First STREET ENT A message ap pears asking you to wait while the unit finds the street When the Streets Found list appears press or 4 to the street you are searching for and press ENT 120 Firs
149. selection list by pressing ENT then press 4 or T to select a highway from the list and press ENT 115 Find Exit Highway 44 interstate Find By Hame P4 Interstate Find In List Exit 435 Interstate Exit 233 East 21st St Exit 2344 US 169 Brok 440 Interstate Exit 2346 Garnett Fd 45 Interstate Exit 235 East fith St 465 Interstate i 469 Interstate Exit 2366 Jot 244 Wi Exit 238 l lst East Av 470 Interstate 474 Interstate Exit 24048 OF 167 H 19 ae Adnan tin adore mile D finterstatet bai Find Exit using the Highway Name 3 Once you have selected a highway name you then can select an exit Press J to switch to the Exit List then press J or T to highlight the exit you want and press ENT Find Exit Highway 44 interstate Exit 233 East 2st t w Exit 234A US 169 Brok Exit 2346 Garnett Rd Exit 235 East ith St Exit 2364 129th Ave E Exit 2366 Jot 244 Wi Exit 238 16lst East Av Exit 2404 OK 167 H be Poet SA PE Aa A e Selected exit 4 In the Exit Information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate Go To the exit B Press ENT to find the exit on the map FIND ON Map 116 l 44 Exit 2346 l 44 Exit 2346 Garnett Ad Garnett Rd hile 234 hile 234 B Go To OO Services Services Country Tire Inc Country Tire Ire Jitty Lube Jiffy Lube Go To option left Find On Map option right Tip You can also look up some additional informatio
150. splay or hide trails create a new trail or delete a trail These options are only available in Advanced Mode but changes made in Advanced will affect the appearance of trails in Easy Mode General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu 1 Press MENU MENU J to My Traits ENT ENT 103 Main Menu im rails SATE Update Trail Sounds EMS HT Transparency mi Alarms Route Planning Auto Update Criteria Cancel Navigation Enable Hunting Mode GPS Setup System Setup Utilities Easy Mode Browse MMC Files Main Menu left Trails Menu center Trail Options right Delete All Trails From the Trails menu you can remove all of the trails from memory by pressing to DELETE ALL ENT A message will appear asking if you want to Delete all trails Select YEs and press ENT Update Trail Option This menu lets you change the way the trail updates occur Update Trail Update Criteria Auto Trail Options menu WARNING If you uncheck the Update Trail option automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off in both Advanced and Easy modes You then will have to turn it back on to record trails The default setting is on Press J or T to Uppate Traits With the option highlighted press ENT to check it turn on and uncheck it turn off 104 Update Trail Criteria Auto Time Distance The options are automatic time and distance When it s in the default mode the unit doesn t u
151. st and press ENT The city name you selected is now in the city field To re turn to the previous page press EXIT NOTE We recommend you do not enter a city name unless it 1s absolutely necessary The i1FINDER can actually search quicker without a city 113 Find By Hame Address Address W Brien 324 are Question Find In List Street Do you want to Hystrom Village a find addresses only within a O Fallon IL particular city o Fallon MO an A O neil MI EE te O Heill UT mi Find Address Find Address Oak at Wasatch P Oak Brook IL Oak Center wil Find city field left Search in particular city only option center Find City by name right 6 When the necessary search fields are filled in press J to FIND AD DRESS ENT Your unit asks you to wait while it searches for the address If an address is not in the database a message appears saying the ad dress could not be found 7 The unit will display a list of addresses If the address you are look ing for is highlighted at the top of the list press ENT If not use 4 and T to select the correct address from the list then press ENT A message will appear asking you to please choose an option FIND or Go To 8 To navigate to the address select Go To and press ENT and your 1FINDER will begin showing navigation information to the address If you are looking up an address not navigating highlight F nD and press ENT which will d
152. stination the unit automatically begins zooming in one zoom range at a time always keeping the destination on the screen To turn on this feature from the Map PAGE press MENU J to Auto Zoom ENT Repeat these steps to turn it off Map Data This menu lets you turn off the map which will turn the map screen into a GPS plotter turn off or on the pop up map info boxes draw the map boundaries or boxes around the areas of detail and fill land areas with gray You can also turn on or off Map Overlays which display lati tude and longitude grid lines or range rings on the map This menu also lets you select Navionics Maps For more instructions see the Navion ics Charts entry in this section To get to Map Data 1 From the Map Page press MENU J to Map Data ENT 85 Go To Cursor 3 ee re F Find Distance Earth Map Detail Map Orientation Medium x r Auto Zoom E Popup Map Information Map Categories M Fil Water With White Delete My Icons F Range Rings Customize l Lat Lon Grid Lines posal l E Draw Boundaries Dallas Map Menu left Map Data Menu right Show Map Data 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 main page display Popup Map Information Press MENU to Map D
153. sure you want to enter Advanced Mode Select YES and press ENT To change the datum 1 Press MENU MENU J to GPS Setup ENT to Datum SELECTION ENT 2 Scroll J or T to select the desired datum then press ENT 3 Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display A list of datums you can use with this unit is in the back of this man ual 87 GPS Setup Menu Map Datum Initialize GPS WGS 84 Default B Coordinate System North American 192 Datum Selection North American 19 GPS Auto Search Adindan Mean for Satellites Adindan Burkina F E Use WAAS EGNHOS Adindan Cameroo kE Track Smoothing Adindan Ethiopia F Require WAAS Adindan Mali Ext Passive Ant Adindan Senegal r Show WAAS Alarm Adindan Sudan r Use Indoors Afgooye Somalia GPS Simulator Ain el Abd 1970 om 4 d GPS Setup Menu left Map Datum Menu right Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen This includes waypoints trails icons cities highways etc You can selectively turn on or off any of these items customizing the map to your needs Map Detail Categories can only be turned off and on in Ad vanced Mode To switch from Easy to Advanced press MENU JV to ADVANCED Mope ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to enter Advanced Mode Select YEs and press ENT To get to Map Categories 1 Press MENU J to Map CatTecories EN
154. t 15 Add an MMC Card 5 Turn the plastic rotating card lock until it holds the card firmly in place with the grip parallel to the direction of the batteries 6 Replace the batteries and battery cover FreedomMaps FreedomMaps are pre made custom maps that cover multiple states provinces countries or other geographic regions on a single memory card They give you all the features found in our MapCreate mapping software but without the necessity of using a computer FreedomMaps are available for the United States Canada and Europe Like custom maps built in MapCreate the custom map on a FreedomMap card contains all of these features rivers lakes tributaries more than 60 000 critical navigation aids more than 10 000 wrecks obstructions in coastal and Great Lakes waters interstate federal state highways inter state exit services searchable Points of Interest POI database including airports hotels restaurants entertainment emergency services rural roads and city streets cities and towns railways key landmarks search able street intersections and street addresses national parks and forests with boundaries wildlife preserves and more FreedomMaps come to you preloaded on a single 128 or 256 MB mem ory card Insert the memory card into your Lowrance GPS unit and you re ready to go FreedomMaps are available through LEI Extras To order a card or for a list of the areas available see the ordering infor
155. t Plots The Scout Plot feature lets you map your own hunting areas A scout plot is a type of GPS data you can record that includes an area perime ter or boundary along with waypoints that mark game types A scout plot could be your immediate hunting area a food plot or the entire piece of property you have permission to hunt on Scout plots are saved as part of a GPS Data File with the usr suffix This feature is espe cially useful on private lands where property borders do not appear in our mapping data To start a new scouting session 1 From the Map page press MENU J to Scoutine ENT ENT 2 Use J and T to select the type of scouting session then press ENT The default is Big Game which determines the set of waypoint sym bols available for the scouting session 130 Show Digital Data Find Distance C Show Distances dBi Game Map Orientation Small Game m Auto Zoom Upland Cancel Navigation Water Fowl Map Data Map Categories oS Delete My Icons Customize Scout Plot menus 3 The Scout plot list appears To begin recording press 4 to the desired Scout and press ENT Press 4 Active ENT to make the session Active then repeatedly press EXIT to clear the menus and return to the Map Page Scout Plots O gt Preview scout iNew Scout Active E Visible fiad cf Visible v Scout 1 Scout 1 Scout 1 Scout end Scout end Scout Plot List Tip You can record game sign w
156. t Street 0th 0th St Monroe 2 SW 80th Ct Miam second Street SW 80th St Mia ist SV th Ave Mia SW 80th Pl Miami City SW 80th Ave Mia Any SW 80th Pl Miami SW 80th Ave Mia Find First Street SW Uth Ave Mia SW 0th Rd Pines Find Intersection Sw th Ave Pind Find first street left Street found right If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location just press MENU ENT Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box 1 Press FIND 4 to StREETS ENT and the FIND 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 options A You can spell out the street in the top selection box Press or 4 to change the first letter then press gt to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T 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 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 street in the top selection box Press T or to change the first letter
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158. that The original iFINDER HUNT and its companion mapping software MapCreate USA Hunting Topo made up the first and only GPS mapping package on the market with features developed especially for hunters The two products were introduced in the Summer of 2004 but additional hunting functions are already under development In 2005 we added color to the mix releasing the 1FINDER HUNTc Periodically we offer free features and enhancements that may be downloaded at our web site We strongly recommend you check the Lowrance web site www lowrance com for free downloads of updated software and instruction manuals Our goal for this book is to get you out to the woods fast with a mini mum of fuss Like you we d rather spend more time hunting 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 eight sections This first section is an in troduction to Lowrance GPS It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are Section 2 will help you get the batteries and Mul
159. the edge of the compass rose indicating the proper direction Compass Menu The Compass Menu allows you to set compass orientation as well as compass calibration described in Sec 7 Navigation Page This screen has a compass rose that not only shows your direction of travel but also the direction to a recalled waypoint The navigation screen looks like the one below when you re navigating to a waypoint Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is illustrated by the line extending from the arrow The large arrow pointing down at the top of the com pass rose indicates your current track direction of travel NOTE Refer to Sec 2 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Navigation Page 1 To get to Navigation Page press PAGE repeatedly until it appears on screen 2 To get to Navigation Page Sub Menu press MENU 49 Havigation Menu Route Planning Cancel Navigation Alarms Customize Navigation Page left with Navigation Menu right Navigation Menu The Navigation Menu allows you to cancel navigation set up alarms and plan or edit your route Music Mode Page The Music Mode Page allows you to play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis mu sic files It can also recognize m38u style play list files The Music page contains a battery power indicator and a volume display for quick ref erence Most of the music player s comm
160. then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press J or T to select the second street from the list and press ENT 5 The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second streets dialog boxes filled in In this example we selected 81st Street as our sec ond street You could now use similar techniques to select a city but your search will probably be faster if you leave that box blank 121 First Street First Street g th g th SW 80th Ct SW E Second Street Second Street dist 1 Working Sv 0th Ave City cj Finding street SW fist Or intersection Miami Dade Any Ar Please wait SW 0th Rd SW fist Rd Find First Street Find First Street Pinecrest FL SV 80th Ter Find Intersection SW Fist Ave Miramar Fl Find intersection left Working menu center Intersection list right 6 To search for the intersection of the two streets press to FIND INTERSECTION ENT A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the intersection When the Intersections Found list appears press T or J to select the intersection you are searching for and press ENT In the previous example we selected the intersection of SW 80th Court and SW 81st Drive in Miami Fla If you want to navigate to the found intersection just press MENU ENT Find Waypoints Advanced Mod
161. then press ENT 2 Use T and J to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Pop up Help Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit By highlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds a pop up message appears that describes the function of the menu item This feature is on by default To set up Popup Help press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 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 96 Screen Change the contrast brightness or color scheme Bancel Navigation GPS Setup system Setup Utilities Easy Mode Browse MMC Files Carm Produce Omi This example shows the Pop up Help message for the Screen com mand located on the Main Menu in Advanced Mode Reset Options In Advanced Mode To reset all features to factory defaults press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT to Reset Options Press ENT which will asking you if you want to reset all the options Select YES and press ENT In Easy Mode Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn on the unit NOTE Reset Options does not erase any waypoints routes icons or plot trails System Setup Menu System Setup Menu Units of Measure Units of Measure Set Local Time Set Local Time D C Res
162. ther device consult the factory Phone numbers are in the back of this manual To set Com Port Configuration 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press J to Com Port ENT Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences 1 Press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT 2 Press 4 to Com Port ENT J to ConriguReE 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 on a prefix Configure HMEA Units of Measure GPS Sat nral Time r ea F GGA Baud Rate T APB 4800 z F RMC and RMB M NMEA Input F GSA and GSV M NMEA Output Sonar NMEA GPS Input DAT Configure NMEA MDPT M MTW Easy Mode M VLN Browse MMC Files C WHW Configure NMEA menus left All GPS prefixes are turned on right 78 NOTE The names of the NMEA sentences are abbreviated in this menu These are the functions of the various selectable prefixes eGLL transmits latitude and longitude of present position time of position fix and status eRMC and RMB transmit navigation information messages eAPB transmits autopilot information eGGA transmits time position and fix related data eGSA and GSV transmit fix mode DOP values and satellites in view information 4 When the desired prefixes a
163. 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 eReorient or relocate the receiving antenna eIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver eConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected eConsult the factory customer service department for help 146 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD USE YOU AND LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT WE OUR OR US USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMPANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS PROMPTLY RE TURN THE PRODUCT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE PLEASE RE TURN USING THE ENCLOSED UPS SHIPPING LABEL AND INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE NAME ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER YOUR PURCHASE PRICE AND ANY APPLICABLE TAXES WILL BE REFUNDED PLEASE ALLOW 4 6 WEEKS TO PROCESS YOUR REFUND 1 This License Agreement applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to these singly as a Database and t
164. thin 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 148 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE YEAR WARRANTY We our or us refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS INC the manufacturer of this product You or your refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal family or household use We warrant this product against defects or malfunctions in materials and workmanship and against failure to conform to this product s written specifications all for one 1 year from the date of original purchase by you WE MAKE NO OTHER EXPRESS WAR RANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING THIS PRODUCT Your remedies under this warranty will be available so long as you can show in a reasonable manner that any defect or malfunction in materials or workmanship or any non conformity with the product s written specifications occurred within one year from the date of your original purchase which must be substantiated by a dated sales receipt or sales slip Any such defect malfunction or non conformity which occurs within one year from your original purchase date will either be repaired without charge or be replaced with a new product identical or reasonably equivalent to this product at our option within a reasonable time after our rece
165. tiMedia Card MMC correctly installed in your 1FINDER We ll also tell you about some of the accessories available for your unit Section 3 is the heart of our book Easy Mode Operation It will intro duce you to the basic GPS functions This section includes a one page Easy Mode Quick Reference If you ve already figured out how to load the batteries yourself and you just can t wait any longer turn to the Quick Reference on page 29 and head outside with your iFINDER NOTE When you turn on the unit it is in ADVANCED Mope To switch the iFINDER to Easy Mope press MENU MENU then use the T J keys to scroll down to DISABLE HUNTING MODE and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to turn ON LAND NAVIGATION MODE Use the lt key to select YES and press ENT Now press MENU MENU to get back to the main menu Scroll down to Easy MobE and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to switch to Easy Mope Select YEs and press ENT Remember When you are in Easy Mope you will NOT be able to take advantage of the iFINDER s specialized hunting features You will have to switch back to ADVANCED Mope then enable the Hunting Mode to enjoy all the 1FINDER HUNTc has to offer To switch back to ADVANCED Mope or to ENABLE HUNTING MODE press MENU then scroll down to ADVANCED Mone and press ENT A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to enter ADVANCED MODE Select YES and press ENT
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167. ting routes trails and waypoints but read through this section to learn about all the special hunting tools that come with the unit One of the major features of the 1FINDER HUNTc is the Compass Page The Compass Page appears is one of only two pages in Hunting Mode We ll go into more detail on setting up and using the Compass Page in this section Another useful feature are the special Hunting Waypoints which differ from the kinds of waypoints described earlier in this manual We ll tell you how to set up and use a Hunting Waypoint later in this section We ll also talk about the Scouting feature which allows you to define your favorite hunting area by drawing a boundary on the map This area will show up on your iFINDER s map so you can always know your position within the scouted area But first we want to walk you through the basics of using the i1FINDER HUNTc to improve your hunting experience The following page con tains a 12 step quick reference for the most basic Hunting Mode opera tions There are several other ways to perform the steps described here but this quick reference will show you the simplest way to park a vehi cle walk out in the woods and find your way back If you don t want to carry the manual with you as you practice with the 1FINDER you might consider photocopying this quick reference page and tucking it into your pocket 125 iFINDER HUNTc Quick Reference Start outdoors with a clear view of
168. ting with this unit until the numbers have stopped flashing Satellites 40 55 AM Satellite Status Page showing a 3D position fix latitude longitude and altitude with WAAS reception This screen shows a graphical representation 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 the chart to see which satellites are obstructed by obstacles in your immediate area if you hold the unit facing north The GPS receiver is tracking satellites that are in bold type The re ceiver hasn t locked onto a satellite if the number is grayed out The grayed out satellite is not being used to resolve your position Beneath the circular graph are bar graphs one for each satellite in view 22 Since the unit has 16 channels it can dedicate one channel per visible satellite The taller the bar on the graph the better the unit is receiv ing signals from the satellite The Estimated Position Error horizontal position error shown in the upper right corner of the screen is the expected error from a bench mark location In other words if the EPE shows 50 feet then the posi tion shown by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the actual location This also gives you an indic
169. to the selected location press MENU ENT EXIT Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page 9 At destination Arrival Alarm goes off To clear it press EXIT To Cancel navigation press MENU J to CaNcEL NAVIGATION ENT A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select YES and press ENT 10 Navigate back home by Go HOME or NAVIGATE TRAIL To Go Home press FIND ENT then follow navigation arrows To Navigate Trail press MENU to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT Wait while route is calculated then follow the navigation arrows 11 Back home when Arrival Alarm goes off press EXIT To Cancel navigation press MENU J to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT Yes ENT 12 To turn off the iFINDER press and hold PWR key for three seconds 29 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning on the iFINDER Under clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satel lites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception To correct this be sure you are positioned so the unit has as clear a view of the sky as possible then turn the unit off and back on again Moving A
170. tomatically resume searching for satellites the next time you turn it on Sounds Menu The Sounds command on the Music Menu opens the same Sounds Menu accessible from the Main Menu We ve added this option to the Music Menu for your convenience From the Sounds Menu you can ad just the volume of both the unit s internal speaker and the Line Out volume to your headphones The most important options on this menu for Music Mode though are at the very bottom l Alarm Sounds Volume Alarm Style Beeps E Repeat M Shuffle Sounds Menu with Repeat command activated To access the Sounds Menu from Music Mode press MENU V to Sounps ENT Shuffle On Off With Shuffle on the i1FINDER will randomly sort the order of songs when generating a play list When Shuffle is turned off play lists will be generated alphabetically by filename From the Sounds Menu press 4 to SHUFFLE and press ENT When the feature is on the box is checked When Shuffle is turned off the box will be unchecked 138 Repeat On Off When Repeat is on the 1FINDER will automatically replay a song or play list If Repeat is turned off the unit will play the selected song or play list then wait for you to select a new song or play list From the Sounds Menu press 4 to REPEAT ENT to turn the option on and off When the feature is turned on the box will be checked It will be unchecked when it is off 139 Notes 140 Notes 141 Section 9
171. tor mode your unit can automatically follow a trail or route without manual steering if you use these steps 84 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 since you re using the Simulator s STEER WITH ARROWS command to increase speed to the desired level 4 Press EXIT to turn off the steering and speed boxes The unit now will automatically steer along the trail or route When you arrive at your destination cancel navigation Map Auto Zoom The iFINDER HUNTc has an auto zoom feature that eliminates much of the button pushing typical of other brands of GPS receivers 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 de
172. ttery gauge was calibrated for alkaline batteries Do not mix different battery types Mixing battery types may cause leak age For example don t use both alkaline and NiMH batteries at the same time and don t use standard alkalines with rechargeable alkalines 11 Battery Installation Turn the unit over so the back is facing you With your thumb or nail pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch as shown in the following images Once the latch is released pull the battery cover up out of the grooves in the bottom of the case 7 Y Remove the iFINDER s battery cover For clarity an iFINDER H20 is shown in these installation photos Your HUNTc works the same Install the batteries according to the embossed signs in the battery com partment which shows the correct polarity Point the positive pole of the upper battery to the left point the positive pole of the bottom battery to the right NOTE Inside the battery compartment is a rotating MMC card lock The grip on this lock must be turned parallel with the direction of the batteries for them to fit properly Replace the battery compartment cover First align the latch tabs at the bottom of the cover with the slots at the case s base Press the cover into place and then firmly push up on the clip at the top of the cover until it latches in place There is usually an audible click when the latch engages Replace battery compartment co
173. u want to learn about the various options see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options 1 To get to the main menu from any page press MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT Transparency Alarms Route Planning My Trails ance Navigation Enable Hunting Mode GPS Setup System Setup Utilities Easy Mode Browse MMC Files Main Menu Advanced Mode Screen changes contrast or brightness of display screen and backlight delay Sounds enables or disables sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style Transparency adjusts the level of transparency for menus Alarms changes alarm thresholds and allows users to turn on or off GPS alarms Route Planning allows you to plan view or navigate routes My Trails command used to show create edit or delete trails Cancel Navigation turns off the navigation command after you have reached the end of a back trail or your destination 44 Enable Hunting Mode changes the unit mode of operation from Land Navigation mode to Hunting mode GPS Setup gives access to GPS receiver options like GPS Simulator Track Smoothing and GPS Auto Search System Setup give access to general configuration options like Units of Measure Set Local Time Reset Options Popup Help and Transfer My Data Utilities allows users to modify settings for Sun Moon calculator Trip Calculator Timers and Alarm Clock E
174. urn off the backlight Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Easy Mode has a single Main Menu which contains some function and setup option commands The tutorial in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make the iFINDER do something For these lessons the 1FINDER will work fine right out of the box with the factory default settings But 1f you want to learn about the various options and settings see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options 20 Go To Cursor Cancel Navigation Screen Sounds Navigate Trail Clear Trail Sun Moon Calculations Units of Measure Set Local Time Advanced Mode Transfer My Data Software Info H 360a 00r 2 51mi U 95 53 166 225 mag Main Menu Easy Mode The Main Menu commands and their functions are Go To Cursor navigates to the current cursor position on the map Cancel Navigation turns off the navigation command after you have reached your destination Screen changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen and backlight delay Sounds enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets alarm style Navigate Trail sets up navigation back to the start of the current trail Clear Trail clears all points stored in a plot trail Sun Moon Calculations finds the rising and setting time of the sun and th
175. urs when the unit is turned on after being completely turned off for more than three hours 70 Sleep Mode Of course when the 1FINDER has more information to work with it can provide better predictions In order to help with this we ve de signed the 1FINDER with a Sleep Mode that allows it to conserve bat tery life while occasionally waking up just enough to take a pressure reading This allows the unit to continue to build an accurate pressure history even when you re not actively using it Caution If you want to record pressure history for weather prediction you must first acquire a 3D position fix before putting the unit into Sleep Mode Once it has a fix and an accurate local time reading the unit will continue recording correctly timed pres sure readings even if the unit loses its position There are three ways to enable Sleep Mode 1 If you re viewing the Digital Data page press MENU and select ENABLE SLEEP MODE then press ENT A dialog will ask you to confirm your choice Choose Yes and the iFINDER will appear to turn off 2 If you re viewing one of the other displays press MENU MENU J to System SETUP ENT to ENABLE SLEEP Mope ENT You will be asked to con firm your choice Choose Yes and the iFINDER will appear to turn off 3 Sleep mode can also be activated from any page by holding down the PAGES key for 5 seconds When the iFINDER is in Sleep Mode you can return to normal operation by pressing PWR
176. vanced Mode press MENU MENU J to System Setup ENT ENT Sustem Setun Menu Units of Measure Units of Measure Set Local Time peed Distance Com Port Statute Reset Options Heading f Delete All Waypts Magnetic 7 Beh Altitude and Depth Set Language Fet Transter My Data p Check Free Storage see ne oo Gtorano Software Info M2 hour gt MMDD Y Units of Measure command on System Setup menu left Units of Measure Menu right Browse MMC Files To set Speed Distance Unit of Measure Press ENT then use the T or 4 keys to change the unit of measure for Speed Distance and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Heading Press 4 to HEADING ENT Use the T or J keys to change the unit of measure for heading and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Altitude and Depth Press J to ALtiTuDE and DePTH ENT Use the T or J keys to change the unit of measure for altitude and depth and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display 107 To set Pressure Press J to Pressure ENT Use the or J keys to change the unit of measure for pressure and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display To set Time Format Press J to Time Formar ENT Use the or J keys to ch
177. ver Align tabs with slots in the base left Press latch firmly until it clicks right 12 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power Plug the power cable s cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle Next pull aside the rubber cover on the bottom of the unit and insert the other connector as shown in the following image A small clip on the connector should hold the connector 1n place Attach external power cable to the iFINDER WARNING Do not remove the cigarette lighter adapter and splice the exposed wires directly to a 12 volt power system The cigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a protec tive fuse and a voltage regulator to convert 12 volts down to about 3 volts Without this regulator connecting your unit to a 12 volt power source will destroy the unit This damage will not be covered by your warranty The iFINDER can use two other optional external cables to supply a NMEA serial data connection or a combination of power and data These cables are discussed in the following segment on NMEA connections Headphone Adapter The 1FINDER PhD comes with a cable adapter that allows you to plug in your headphones To use this adapter Plug your headphones into the standard audio socket on the adapter Next pull aside the rubber cover on the bottom of the unit and insert the other connector as shown in the following image A small clip on the connector should hold the connector in pl
178. ving a new Man Overboard waypoint will overwrite and erase the previous Man Overboard waypoint Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint Find your way back to the accident position with the Navigation Page or Map Page When MOB is activated the Navigation Page automati cally shows the compass rose with its bearing arrow pointing toward the man overboard position and the destination name says Going To Man Overboard The Map Page displays a Man Overboard waypoint represented by a human figure and the steering arrow points where to steer to reach that position The man overboard position is also stored in the waypoint table for fu ture reference In Advanced Mode it can be edited the same as any other waypoint This prevents the inadvertent loss of the current Man Overboard position Tip You don t need to have an emergency to use the MOB waypoint It is the only way you can set an additional waypoint other than Home in Easy Mode When you set the MOB point just cancel navigation and then use MOB like a regular waypoint Remember you can set 1 000 waypoints in Advanced Mode To cancel navigation to MOB press MENU 4 to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation Select Yes and press ENT Navigate to Cursor Position on Map The Go To Cursor command navigates to the current cursor position on the map It s a quick and handy way to navigate to anything you can see on the map display 1 Us
179. wn at the top of the compass rose indicates the your current track direction of travel Track or compass heading indicator showing direction of travel Present position arrow Compass rose Trail line Navigation information data boxes Recording a trail on the Navigation Page The page looks like this when the iFINDER is not navigating to a waypoint following a route or backtracking a trail When navigating to a waypoint or following a route the Navigation screen looks like the one shown in the following image Your ground speed track distance and bearing to your destination are all shown digitally on this screen The current cross track error is shown in the XTK box This is the dis tance you are off course to the side of the desired course line The course line is an imaginary line drawn from your position when you started navigating to the destination waypoint It s shown on the navi gation page as a vertical dotted line Lines on either side of the present position show the current cross track error range The default for the cross track error range is 0 20 mile For example if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line then you are 0 20 mile to the right of the desired course You need to steer left to return to the desired course You can use the ZIN or ZOUT keys to change the cross track error range 24 A circular representing your destination waypoint appears on the screen as you

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