Lowrance 500C - Manual

iv WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing turn-by-turn navigation data, a GPS unit willshow the shortest, most direct route to the destination. There aretimes when it may give directions, such as a U-turn, that may beprohibit...

1 Preface: Introducing GPS And, how this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of turn-by-turn GPS navigation! We knowyou're anxious to begin finding your way, but we have a favor to ask. Be-fore you grab the iWAY  500C and begin installing it, please give us a mom...

2 How Lowrance GPS and the GPS System Work You'll navigate a little easier if you understand the basics of how theiWAY 500 scans the sky to tell you where you are and where you'regoing. (If you already understand GPS receivers and the GPS system,skip on ahead to Section 1, Installation & Accesso...

3 Section 1: Installation & Accessories This section describes the various accessories and cables that camewith your iWAY, and exactly how to use them. Some of the most impor-tant information in this section is how to connect the iWAY to yourcar's stereo, and how to use the USB-to-PC cable to co...

4 Attach power cable to iWAY. You can control the speaker's volume either by adjusting the level onthe control on the side of the speaker (shown in an earlier image), or byadjusting the iWAY's volume in the Main Menu. We'll explain how todo that in the next section of this manual. Connecting the iWA...

7 2. Try reducing the iWAY's output level. This step will resolve the issue if you're overloading the input to your stereo or your FM modula-tor. To reduce the iWAY's output level, pressing and hold the SPEAK key until the Sounds menu appears. Notice that there are independent Voice Volume and Music...

8 1. Right-click the iWAY drive letter. (This can be found by first double-clicking the "My Computer" icon on the Windows desktop.) 2. If the file is still copying (or another file operation is under way), youwill see the standard Windows hourglass symbol. This indicates theunit's hard drive...

9 R-A-M  Mounting Systems Several R-A-M  mounting brackets are available for your iWAY. There are permanent mounts and temporary mounts suitable for virtuallyany boat, aircraft or other vehicle, even motorcycle handlebars. Two R-A-M mounting systems for your unit. One model is a suction cup base t...

10 A special lint-free, microfiber towel is included for cleaning the unit’sscreen. The towel is highly effective in clearing away smudges and fin-ger prints. Just wipe the screen with the dry towel — it's not necessaryto moisten the towel with water. If you lose the towel or wear it out,you can rep...

11 Section 2: Mapping Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Mapping Mode operation. Mapping Mode includes all navigation features, from finding the nearest restau-rant to plotting a road trip across the country. If you would prefer tostart out using the built-in music player, skip ahead t...

12 2. MAP/MUSIC – Press this key to toggle between the two page screens. Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes.See Sec. 3 for full details on the Music Mode. 3. MENU – Press this key to show the menus and submenus, which allow you to select a command or adjust a feature. We'll...

13 The Map Mode Display and On-Screen Commands The Map Mode screen shows your current position and the path of your cur-rent route from a "bird's-eye" view. By default, the iWAY rotates the map sothat the direction you're currently traveling stays at the top of the screen. NOTE: This can be ...

14 When tracking your current position, the toolbar buttons on the left ofthe page are hidden, so that you can see as much of the menu as possi-ble. You can change what's visible on the map display at any time,though, simply by touching the screen. When you do, a map cursor willappear along with a t...

15 Note that either the Move Map or the Zoom Box button is always se-lected. When you want to drag the map, make sure you have Move Mapselected and not Zoom Box, otherwise you'll quickly zoom in on a verysmall area and have to zoom out a lot before you can pan. Zoom Box is a selectable button, like ...

16 top of the screen. 3D renders the path ahead from a position above andbehind your current position, so that the display on the map moreclosely matches what you'll actually see through your windshield. Prac-tice some with each mode, and find out which one is right for you. Using the Location Infor...

17 Book" will appear on the Location Information Screen. Choose A DD TO A DDRESS B OOK from the Location Information Screen to save a contact at the selected location. NOTE: You can also create a contact at your current position. If your mapcursor is active, choose C LEAR C URSOR from the Map Di...

19 Map Mode Practice Run Start with the iWAY installed in your car. As you practice, try navigat-ing to a location at least a few blocks away. You should start out navi-gating to a destination you're already familiar with. Don't be too sur-prised if iWAY suggests a different route than you would tak...

20 The Map Menu Any time you're using the iWAY in Map Mode you can press MENU to open a special Map Menu containing several settings and commandsrelating to Map Mode operation. You can use these settings to changethe information iWAY provides you, as well as the way it generatesthat information. The...

22 direction of the turn (in this case, straight ahead), and the total dis-tance from the turn to the end of the route. If you want the iWAY to automatically show you Turn Previews when-ever you're navigating, from the Map Menu choose T URN P REVIEW to tog- gle the option "On." You can turn ...

23 Route Via Waypoints Although the iWAY is designed to generate your route from your startlocation all the way to your destination, sometimes you’ll want a littlebit of control over the path it makes. The Route Via Waypoints menuallows you to add intermediate locations along your route. When youuse...

24 on your road trip (maybe Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Denver), in the or-der you want to visit them. Once you’ve got all your major stops en-tered, in order, have the iWAY start navigating. It will give you direc-tions to your friend's house, so go pick him up, and then head for theroad. The iWAY will...

25 Use the Routing Options menu to control how iWAY generates routes. When generating a route, the iWAY is able to analyze certain types ofroads or turns and adjust their value to either prefer or avoid them.Preferred road types will occur more often in your routes – the iWAYwill deliberately try to...

26 Of course, the convenience of toll roads comes at a price. If you'd rathersave some of the cost of travelling toll roads, consider setting the iWAYto generally Avoid toll roads (press and drag the T OLL R OADS slider to the right). If you want to drive free, drag the slider all the way to the rig...

27 Categories Drawn The Categories Drawn command lets you choose how much of the map-ping detail available in our database you want shown on the screen. Thisinformation includes contacts, Points of Interest, cities, highways, etc. If you draw too much detail, your screen can feel cluttered. If you d...

29 Section 3: Music Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Music Mode operation. Music Mode is designed as a powerful but simple interface for playing back your musiccollection while navigating. If you'd rather skip ahead, you can look atSec. 4 which starts on page 39 and is full of detail...

30 backlight settings and turn off the backlight. Turn off the unit bypressing and holding the POWER key for 3 seconds. Using the Touch Screen At the beginning of Sec. 2 we gave detailed instructions on how to in-teract with the iWAY's touch screen. If you skipped Sec. 2, you mightwant to turn back ...

31 Music Mode always runs using a "play list," even if this consists of asingle song. You can copy pre-made play list files from your PC to youriWAY and play the songs in these play lists by selecting them from thesong browser. It's just as easy to organize your music when you copy itto the ...

33 Music Mode Practice Run Start at your computer. You should already have some MP3 or Ogg Vor-bis music files available. If you need help ripping your CDs to these for-mats, consult the documentation for the CD ripper software. 1. Connect the iWAY to your computer using the USB transfer cable asdes...

34 The Music Menu Any time you're using the iWAY in Music Mode you can press MENU to open a special Music Menu containing several settings and commandsrelating to Music Mode operation. You can use these settings to changethe way iWAY plays back music. The iWAY works great right out of thebox, but as...

35 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 P LAY A LL to play all of the music files in the selected folder and its subfolders. Copying Music to Your iWAY Of course, to...

36 Visualization Effects – Waveform/Spectrum Analyzer The Visualization Area takes up the center of the Music Mode displayand provides either a Waveform Analyzer or Spectrum Analyzer effectin time with the music that's playing. The visualization effects are controlled by a toggle button in the Music...

37 Use the Equalizer to precisely control iWAY's audio playback. Significantly increasing any of the Equalizer levels may cause audiodistortion. If you're having problems with audio distortion, decreasingthe P REAMP level will probably resolve them. Using the Find Button In Music Mode, the Find butt...

39 Section 4: Main Menu Options The iWAY has a Main Menu containing a handful of options and menusdesigned to let you customize the operation of your iWAY. To access theMain Menu, from either operation mode, press MENU and then choose M AIN M ENU from the options on-screen. The Main Menu will appear...

40 The Screen Setup Menu. Skin Selection Skin Selection allows you to change the visual appearance of the entireiWAY interface. We provide a handful of skins with the unit, and veryadvanced users can even generate their own and add them directly to theunit. Check the following caution statement befo...

41 To increase your screen's brightness, press and drag the button on theslider bar to the right. To decrease it, press and drag the button to the left. Transparency The Transparency Slider controls the transparency of icons and otherOverlays drawn over the background map, such as the Toolbar, and a...

42 Press each of the targets in turn. After the third, the screen should becalibrated. The calibration screen will disappear, returning you to theScreen Setup Menu. You may want to use a stylus for more accuratecalibration (or even the plunger of a ballpoint pen) – if you do, take ex-tra care not to...

43 time in snack stops along the way or the idle time spent in a traffic jam.If you're interested in complete details for this trip, set your threshold low (0 mph will monitor conditions all the time). If you'd prefer a more accurate average measure, raise the Thresholdabove idle speed. The Trip Cal...

45 Reset Options To reset all customizable settings to their factory defaults, from theMain Menu choose R ESET O PTIONS . A dialog will pop up asking you if you're sure . Choose Y ES to proceed. Reset Options confirmation dialog. NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any of your contacts, or saved rout...

46 To adjust Periodic Instruction frequency: Press and drag the blue button on the P ERIODIC I NSTRUCTION slider. Drag it to the right to increase the frequency of spoken instructions, or to the left to decrease it. Periodic Instructions are repeated at set intervals and, like the Instruc-tion at Ha...

47 To change any setting: simply tap the button next to the format you prefer. The button you select should become selected, and the previousformat should become unselected. Safety Mode (On/Off) The iWAY has a Safety Mode to prevent vehicle drivers from operatingthe GPS while the vehicle is in motio...

48 Device Information From time to time, Lowrance updates the operating system software insome of its products. These software upgrades are usually offered tocustomers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com.These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new fea-ture or fun...

49 Section 5: Searching, Finding and Navigating One of the most important uses of the iWAY is generating routes tohelp you get from where you are , to where you want to be. In this sec- tion, we'll teach you how to make iWAY generate a route for you, aswell as how to use the information iWAY provide...

50 NOTE: Any time you perform a search while the map cursor is up, the dis-tances listed for search results will be calculated from the cursorposition, not your current position. That means you can scrollahead to a destination a hundred miles away, and find the nearesthotel there , or you could clea...

51 The other important button to notice is the one on the top right, D ONE . Push D ONE when the text field contains the information you want to en- ter. When you do this, the iWAY will sometimes provide you with a listof several options that closely resemble whatever information you en-tered. Choos...

52 For our example, though, we'll assume we're running low on gasand need the first gas station available, so we’ll just use the iWAY’sdefault Find By setting, N EAREST . The list of search results contains two entry fields at the top, and threecolumns across the bottom of the screen. The first colu...

53 To use the Name Filter, press anywhere inside the N AME F ILTER field, and the virtual keyboard will appear. Type all or part of the name you arelooking for, and press D ONE . The iWAY will return to the previous list, but it will only show those locations whose names contain the text youentered ...

54 NOTE: There are several optional settings that control exactly how the iWAY generates its route. These options are discussed in detail inSec. 4. See the heading "Route Options" there for more details. As soon as the route is generated the iWAY will draw the course ofyour route in magenta ...

55 quires only the number, and "Street" requires only the street's name(not identifiers such as "Ave."). To enter information in either of thetext fields, simply press anywhere inside the field. 2. To enter an address number , press inside the A DDRESS field and the virtual keyboard ...

56 Find Address generates a list of possible matches. Choose the one you want. Of course, you already know how to use the Location InformationScreen. You can see how far away the address is, or choose Find OnMap or Go To if you want to begin navigating to it. Address Book Address Book allows you to ...

57 More If you're looking for POIs, the More button provides a handy menu thatdivides the "Everything" POI list into eight subcategories. If you'researching for POIs in a particular category other than Gas and ATMs,Lodging or Restaurants, this can be a handy menu for narrowing sim-plifying y...

58 The iWAY will return to the Find Streets menu, with the entered nameshowing in the First Street field. (In this example, it's 80th Street.) You can use the Intersections command to find a single street by en- tering a name and choosing Find First Street. Find a Street If you just want to find you...

59 Choosing New Destinations while Navigating So far we've taught you all the ways to make the iWAY generate aroute for you from scratch. No matter which method you use, the iWAYresponds in the same way. It begins examining the roads between yourcurrent position, and your selected destination. If yo...

60 Following a Generated Route By default, the iWAY tries to find you the fastest, shortest route to yourdestination. It will generate a list of instructions detailing the turnsyou need to make and the roads you need to follow along the way. Itwill also draw a magenta line on the map display, showin...

61 As soon as you leave the iWAY's recommended course, it will begingenerating a new route based on your new position. This will likelymatch the path you planned to take. Using Turn Preview and the Directions List Turn Preview and the Directions List are both described in Sec. 2. Themain navigation ...

62 Considering Temporary or Local Conditions Of course, the iWAY cannot possibly be aware of all temporary or localconditions that could affect your course. Short-term construction, trafficjams, or local bans on U-turns could all impact the usefulness of aniWAY-generated route. If you're following a...

63 Index A Accessories, 1, 2, 3, 9Address Book, 2, 12, 17, 18, 19, 50, 56, 58 Antenna, 2, 10, 67 B Batteries, 3, 6Brightness, 1, 39, 40, 41 C Calibrate Screen, 39, 41Cancel Navigation, 24Contact, 1, 2, 7, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 27, 44, 45, 50, 56, 72 Contrast, 39, 41Cursor, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26, ...

67 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 interferen...

68 Lowrance Mapping Database End User License Agreement The data (“Data”) is provided for your personal, internal use onlyand not for resale. It is protected by copyright, and is subject to thefollowing terms and conditions which are agreed to by you, on theone hand, and Lowrance Electronics, Inc. (...

71 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer ofthis product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as aconsumer item for personal, family or household...

72 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert serviceand genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and youhave technical, return or repair questions, please contact the FactoryCustomer Service Department. Before any product can be ...

Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance GPS accessories, please contact: 1) Your local sporting goods, marine, aviation, automobile or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle outdoor electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to ...