Lowrance LCX-15MT - Manuals

4 To prevent electrical interference, route the power, transducer, and GPScables away from other wiring, especially the engine’s wiring harness.VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting, so be cer tainto keep the unit’s wires away from it, also. NMEA/DGPSNMEA is a standard communicati...

5 COM-1 LCX-15MT FROM GPS RECEIVER ORANGE (RECEIVE) SHIELD (GROUND) NMEA TRANSMIT GROUND The LCX-15MT can accept position information from any GPS receiverthat transmits NMEA 0183 data. Use the wiring diagram shown abovefor NMEA input to the LCX-15MT. See page 25 and 26 for NMEA and DGPS com por t s...

6 X-15 MT Sonar Connector “Y” Adapter Cable (Packed with Speed/Temp Sensor) Temperature Sensor Speed/Temp Sensor X-15 MT Sonar Connector Temperature and Speed/Temperature Installation Examples To Transducer To Transducer To Additional Temp. or Speed Sensors (if needed) To Additional Temp. Sensors (i...

9 SONAR OPERATION PAGESTurn the unit on by pressing thePWR/LIGHT key. If the sonarscreen is not showing, press thePAGES key. A menu similar to theone at right appears. Press theleft or right arrow key to highlightthe Sonar label. This gives youfour selections: Full Sonar Chart,Split Zoom Sonar Char ...

13 select “Auto Sensitivity” and press the ENT key. To turn it off, repeat theabove steps. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu. GRAYLINE ® GRAYLINE lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes. It “paints”gray on targets that are stronger than a preset value. This allows you totell the diffe...

15 tom can be shown, which enlarges targets to best suit your fishing needsand water conditions. ZOOM“Zooming” the display is a com-mon method used to enlargesmall detail, fish signals, and thebottom with its asscociated struc-ture. This unit lets you zoom thedisplay quickly and easily bypressing th...

16 The cursor can be moved to anylocation on the screen, letting youpinpoint the depth of a target. To show the depth cursor, pressthe MENU key, then select “DepthCursor”. Press the ENT key. Thecursor appears at the top of thescreen. Use the arrow keys tomove the cursor to the desireddepth. Erase th...

22 highlight the “Enabled” box in theZone Alarm box, then press theENT key. To adjust the zonealarm, highlight the “Adjust Zone”label, then press the ENT key. Ascreen similar to the one at rightappears. The zone alarm bar shows on thescreen to the right of the zoombar. Any echo - fish, bottom,struct...

26 If you have any other Magnavox or Starlink compatible DGPS receiverconnected to this unit, (including a Lowrance DGPS receiver) you mayneed to change the settings. To do this, select “Configure DGPS” Configure DGPSThis unit will recognize Starlink®a n d M a g n avox ® a u t o m a t i cDGPS receiv...

27 Note: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, or plot trails. Popup HelpHelp is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit. By high-lighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds, a “popup”message appears that describes the function of the the menu ...

28 ferent location, select “Choose Position” and enter the new position. Theunit recalculates the sun and moon data for the location that you entered. Press the EXIT key to erase this screen. GPS OPERATION NOTE: A LGC-12S GPS module or an external GPS receiver with NMEAoutput must be attached to thi...

29 The system requires three satellites in order to determine a position. Thisis called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites to determine both position andelevation (your height above sea level - also called altitude.) This is calleda 3D fix. Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites...

50 The Man Overboard symbol isalso placed on the map screenin the appropriate location. Youcan use the map screen to navi-gate to the Man Overboard loca-tion, if you so desire. To stop the unit from showingnavigation to the man overboardposition, see the Cancel Naviga-tion section below. Remember, s...

54 and speed in the boxes provided on simulator screen. The altitude is alsoadjustable. To use the GPS simulator, press the MENU key twice, than select “GPSSetup”, then “GPS Simulator”. The screen at the bottom of the previouspage appears. Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on byhigh...

57 world, or just a small portion. By default, your position shows using theWGS-84 datum. However, it can show your position using one of 191different datums. To change the datum, first pressthe MENU key, then highlight the“GPS Setup” label and press theENT key. Now highlight the “MapDatum” label. F...

58 ALARMSThis unit has several GPS alarms. (Sonar alarms are covered in thesonar section of this manual.) You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warn-ing message and sound a tone when you cross a preset distance from awaypoint. For example, if you have the arrival alarm set to .1 mile, thenthe alar...

59 SONAR TROUBLESHOOTING If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, please use thefollowing troubleshooting section before contacting the factory customerservice department. It may save you the trouble of returning your unit. Unit won’t turn on:1. Check the power cable’s connection ...

63 DATUMS WGS 1984Default AdindanMean for Ethiopia, Sudan AdindanBurkina Faso AdindanCameroon AdindanEthiopia AdindanMali AdindanSenegal AdindanSudan AfgooyeSomalia Ain el Abd 1970Bahrain Ain el Abd 1970Saudi Arabia Anna 1 Astro 1965Cocos Islands Antigua Island Astro 1943Antigua (Leeward Islands) Ar...

66 LOWRANCE DATABASES LICENSE AGREEMENT THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHOFIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FORPERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND LOW-RANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., THE MANUFACTURER OF THISPRODUCT. (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOM-PA...

67 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY “We”, “our”, or “us” refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer of thisproduct. “You” or “your” refers to the first person who purchases the product as aconsumer item for personal, family, or household use. The Databases Limited Warrantyapplies to the one or...

68 Saving and Replaying a Sonar Record To save a sonar chart:1. Press the MENU key.2. Select “Sonar Char t Logging”. The screen at right appears. 3. To save the chart as “Char t 1”, select “Start Logging” andpress the ENT key. If youwant to use a different filename, select “File Name” andname a new ...

69 Transferring GPS Data to/from a MMC To transfer waypoints, routes,icons, and plot trails from this unitto a MMC, press the MENU keyt w i c e , t h e n s e l e c t “ S y s t e mSetup”. Next, select “Transfer MyData”. The screen at right ap-pears. All data with check marks next totheir labels will ...

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