Lowrance Explorer - Manual

vi WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHODTO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will showthe shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to thewaypoint regardless of obstructions. The...

1 Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of GPS satellite navigation! We knowyou're anxious to begin finding your way with this hand-held technol-ogy, but we have a favor to ask. Before you grab the batteries and headoutside, please...

2 The rest of Section 3 contains short, easy-to-scan lessons that followone another in chronological order. They're all you'll need to know tofind your way on the water or in the wilderness quickly. Easy Mode operation will meet the navigation needs of many users.But, after you've learned the basics...

4 Mapping memory: ......... Up to 1 GB on one MMC (MultiMedia Card) or SD (Secure Digital Card.) Position updates: .......... Up to every second. Position points: ............. 1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Graphic symbols forwaypoints or eventmarker icons: ................. 42. Routes:...

6 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 theMMC or SD Card. To use a custom ...

7 A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order todetermine a position. This is called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites todetermine both position and elevation (your height above sea level —also called altitude...

8 There, however, are some fringe areas of the U.S., including parts ofAlaska, that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage. Continued WAASdevelopment is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come. WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation, but the system isdesigned for aircraft. The...

9 some kind with the menu item. Text that you may need to enter or filenames 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 keystrokes and selecting menu commands. We've writt...

11 Section 2: Installation & Accessories Power The iFINDER operates from AA batteries or on 3 volts DC using anoptional external power cable with a cigarette lighter adapter. Whenthe power cable is used, the iFINDER automatically switches to exter-nal power. If the external power fails, the unit...

12 Battery Installation Turn the unit over so that the back is facing you. With your thumb ornail, pull back on the small clip to release the battery cover latch asshown in the following images. Once the latch is released, pull the bat-tery cover out of the grooves in the bottom of the case. Remove ...

13 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter To use external DC power, plug the power cable's cigarette lighteradapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. Next, pull aside the rubbercover on the bottom of the unit and insert the other connector as shownin the following image. A small clip on the connector sh...

14 other device. This is our favorite cable for connecting the iFINDER Ex-plorer to a laptop computer in a RV or other vehicle. By transmittingNMEA 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 you...

15 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 MMCinto 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...

16 software, but without the necessity of using a computer. FreedomMapsare available for the United States, Canada and Europe. Like custom maps built in MapCreate, the custom map on a FreedomMapcard contains all of these features: rivers/lakes/tributaries; more than60,000 critical navigation aids; m...

17 The optional external antenna can use a magnetic base that allowstemporary mounting on any flat ferrous metal surface. A suction-cupmount allows you to attach the antenna to a windshield. The iFINDER Explorer can use the passive FA-8 antenna or the activeRAA-3 antenna. The active antenna offers a...

18 Two R-A-M mounting systems for your unit. One model has a mounting arm and cradle attached to a swivel ballplate that can be screwed or bolted to a supporting surface. Another hasa moldable, weighted, rubber foot and gooseneck for support virtuallyanywhere without screws or adhesives. R-A-M even ...

19 Section 3: Easy Mode Operation This section addresses Easy Mode operation for the iFINDER's mainGPS functions. The principles are the same in both operating modes, sothis discussion also serves as a good introduction to Advanced Modework. Before you turn on the iFINDER, it's a good idea to learn ...

20 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 out the screen to see a larger geographic are on the map. Less detail is...

21 Sounds : enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style. Power Saving : power saving mode helps extend battery life. Navigate Trail : sets up navigation back to the start of the current trail. Clear Trail : clears all the points stored in the plot trail. Sun/Mo...

22 Satellite Status Page. This screen shows a graphical view of the satellites that are in view.Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your position.The point in the center of the chart is directly overhead. The small in-ner ring represents 45° above the horizon and the large ring...

23 Compass Page. Navigation Page At the center of the Navigation Page is a compass rose. It shows direc-tion of travel and the direction to a recalled waypoint. When you're notnavigating to a waypoint or destination, the navigation screen lookslike the one in the following image. No graphic course i...

24 When navigating to a waypoint or following a route, the Navigationscreen looks like the one shown in the next image. Your ground speed,track, distance, course and bearing to a waypoint, all can be showndigitally on this screen. The current cross-track error is shown in the XTK box. This is the di...

25 Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird's-eye view. Bydefault, 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 al...

26 Map Pages with high-detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC. Arterial streets appear at the 4-mile zoom range (left), with a few Point icons visible. Numerous dots representing Points of Interest become visible at the 3-mile range (center). At the 0.4-mile zoom (right), you can see an inter...

27 When the map is zoomed out far enough, most POIs appear as squaredots (left). As you zoom in closer, the symbols become readable icons. In the 0.3-mile zoom example (right), the cursor has selected Cholita's Mexican Restaurant POI, which triggers a pop-up box with the POI name. This pop-up box wo...

28 IFINDER Explorer  Easy Mode Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, trynavigating to a location a few blocks away. Navigation in too small aspace, like a backyard, will constantly trigger arrival alarms. 1. Install two AA batteries and an MMC card in t...

29 Find Your Current Position When you turn on the iFINDER, it automatically searches for satellitesand under clear sky conditions, calculates its position in approximatelyone minute or less. NOTE: Clear sky means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliage orstructures. Clouds do not restrict ...

30 Tip: Use the cursor to determine the distance from your current position(or last known position, when working indoors) to any map object orlocation. Use the arrow keys to position the cursor over the object orplace. The distance, measured in a straight line, appears in the databox at the bottom o...

31 Find Map Places Menu (left); Category Selection menu (center) with list of the nearest restaurants (right). 3. A list of restaurants will appear with the closest at the top of the listand the one furthest from you at the bottom of the list. The locationnearest you will be highlighted. NOTE: If yo...

32 6. The iFINDER's map appears, with the cursor crosshairs highlightingthe restaurant's POI symbol. A pop-up name box identifies the POI. Adata box at the bottom of the screen displays the location's latitude,longitude, distance and bearing. Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, the result of a rest...

33 Save Home Waypoint menu (left). Home waypoint with X symbol and name (right). When selected by the cursor, the pop-up box appears. The example shows the home waypoint set at the cursor location. If thecursor was not active, the point would be placed at the current position. Caution: Saving a new ...

34 Overboard and the Map Page displays a Man Overboard waypoint, rep-resented by a human figure. The steering arrow will guide you to thatposition. The man overboard position is stored in the waypoint table forfuture reference. It can be edited the same as any other waypoint inAdvanced Mode. This pr...

35 3. Press MENU | ENT and the iFINDER will begin navigating to the cur- sor location. The Map Page will display a course line from your current position tothe cursor position. The Navigation Page displays a compass roseshowing navigation information to your destination. See the followingexamples. T...

36 Creating and Saving a Trail A trail or plot trail, is a history of the path you have taken. On thescreen, trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back ofthe current position arrow. With the default auto setting, the iFINDER creates a trail by placing adot (trail point) on the sc...

37 Navigate Trail Navigate a Back Trail 1. Press MENU | ↓ to N AVIGATE T RAIL | ENT . 2. Begin moving and let your iFINDER guide you. NOTE: If you are already located at or near the beginning of your backtrail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Justpress EXIT to clear the alarm...

38 Navigate trail, navigation page (compass rose) views: Driver is east- bound heading straight toward trail point 5 (left). The bearing arrow shows the trail point is due east (straight ahead.) Driver (right) hasreached trail point 5 and must turn south to follow the trail. Arrival alarm goes off a...

39 To do this, use the Power Saving command. Just remember the higheryour Power Saving setting, the less reliable your position informationon the map display. To access the Power saving feature in Easy Mode press MENU | ↓ to P OWER S AVING | ENT . Press → or ← to move the slider bar. To return to th...

40 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. If no MMC is present, a message will appear letting you know thereis no card in the iFINDER. You must insert a card to activate the Loador Save commands. To transfer data ...

41 These figures (left to right) show the menu sequence for loading a GPS Data File from an MMC into the iFINDER's memory. Switch to Advanced Mode To leave Easy Mode and switch to Advanced Mode: 1. Press MENU | ↓ to A DVANCED M ODE | ENT . 2. A prompt will appear requesting confirmation.3. Press ← |...

43 Section 4: Advanced Mode Operation Keypad iFINDER Explorer keypad. 1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES – Pressing this key switches the unit between the four dif- ferent page screens in Advanced Mode. (Satellite, Position,...

44 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 Mod...

49 Map Page (left) with Map Menu (right). Map Menu The map menu offers a variety of options, which include, finding dis-tances, scouting, changing the orientation of the map and viewing andmodifying map data. Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's-eye ...

50 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 | ↓ to F IND D ISTANCE | ENT . 2. Center your cursor over the first position. A rubber band line ...

51 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point ofinterest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and re-called later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to asevent marker icons. The iFINDER has 42 different symbols to choosefrom when cr...

52 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 iFINDER's internal memorybefore the iFINDER can read them. Here's how: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to T RANSF...

53 Press ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next char- acter and repeat until the name is correct. Then press ENT | ↓ to S AVE | ENT . The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer isfinished. To return to the main page display, press EXIT repeatedly. Navigate...

55 2. Press ↓ to saved trail list, then use ↓ or ↑ to select a trail to navigate. 3. With the trail name highlighted, press ENT | ↓ to N AVIGATE | ENT . 4. Wait while the iFINDER creates a route from the trail. When the progress message disappears, the unit displays a trail infor-mation screen, with...

56 PC-created Routes MapCreate is the easiest method for preparing a route, because yourPC's larger screen, keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate thanthe pocket-sized iFINDER. To load a MapCreate route into the iFINDER, follow instructions inMapCreate's manual for creating a route and saving i...

57 4. 5. 6. 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. M...

58 4. To accept the default name Data for the GPS Data File, press ↓ to S AVE | ENT . If you wish to rename the file, press ENT to activate the se- lection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the name is correct. To save thedata file, ...

59 sired location. To enter another letter, press → , then use ↑ ↓ to se- lect the desired letter. If the location you are looking for is in thelist, it will move toward the top. To exit the Name Filter window,press ENT , then push ↓ to select the desired location from the list. 5. The POI informati...

60 Trails A trail or plot trail, is a string of position points plotted by theiFINDER. 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 areparticularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go backthe way you...

61 Select C OLOR and press ENT . Choose the color you want and press ENT . Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main page display. Trail Style highlighted on the Edit Trail menu (left); Scrolling through color options (center); Customizing the trail pattern (right). Edit a Trail Pattern To edit a ...

62 1. Insert the MMC card into your unit. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to T RANSFER M Y D ATA | ENT . To transfer data from the iFINDER to the MMC , press ENT . To transfer data from the MMC to the iFINDER , press → to L OAD | ENT . 2. Saving to MMC : If you want to rename the f...

63 Trip Calculator The Trip Calculator is a handy tool for keeping track of detailed routeinformation. You can use it to find the distance of a daily commute or tocalculate average speed on a cross-country road trip. Trip Active Use the Trip Active checkbox to turn on and off trip calculation. If yo...

67 Sleep Mode When the iFINDER has more information to work with, it can providebetter weather predictions. In order to help with this, we have designedthe iFINDER with a Sleep Mode that allows it to conserve battery life,while occasionally waking up to take a pressure reading. This allowsthe unit t...

70 1. Latitude: select L ATITUDE and press ENT . Use ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the lati- tude is correct. Press EXIT . 2. Longitude: press ↓ to L ONGITUDE | ENT . Use ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character an...

71 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has allalarms turned on, but you can turn alarms off and on and change theirdistance settings. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound atone when you cross a pr...

72 alarm. To change the settings, use the ↑ or ↓ keys to highlight Arrival, Off Course or Anchor and press ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to the next character and repeat until the dis- tance is correct, then press ENT . 4. When your adjustments are finished, return t...

74 Menus for changing Com Port settings. To set Com Port Configuration: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to C OMM P ORT | ENT | ENT . 3. Use the ↓ ↑ keys to select the desired Baud Rate and press ENT . Configure NMEA You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA senten...

75 • APB transmits autopilot information. • GGA transmits time, position, and fix related data. • GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites in view information. 4. When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked, press EXIT re- peatedly to return to the main page display. Use WAA...

76 (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 dividesthe Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude. British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealan...

77 To access the Loran Chain Number, Secondary Station 1 or SecondaryStation 2 menus, highlight the category and press ENT . Use the ↑ ↓ keys to choose the desired setting and press ENT . Press EXIT to close the menu. Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps. This system asks for a referenceposit...

78 Press ↓ to S ELECT O RIGIN | ENT , which will launch the Select Point window with three options: My Waypoints, Map Places and Highway Exits. Ifyou saved the reference point as a waypoint, choose M Y W AYPOINTS by pressing ENT | ENT , which will bring up the Waypoint list with the way- point neare...

79 turn on (check) or turn off (uncheck) the selected data option. Check oruncheck other data options to change the data displayed in other boxes.If you get an Overlay Limit Exceeded message, you must turn off (un-check) a data category before you will be able to add another category.When you are sa...

80 GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit to simulate outdoor naviga-tion. The starting location may be set in latitude/longitude, from astored waypoint, map place or POI location. You can move across themap by using the arrow keys ( S TEER W / A RROWS ) or by setting the track and sp...

81 Enter an approximate T RACK (shown in compass degrees) that will point you toward the start of the trail/route. 2. Set S PEED to zero. Select S TEER WITH A RROWS command and press ENT , which turns on the simulator and returns you to the Map Page. 3. Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If yo...

83 Map Data The Map Data menu lets you turn off the map — which turns the mapscreen into a GPS plotter — turn on or off pop-up map info boxes, drawmap boundaries or boxes around areas of detail and fill land areas withgray. You can also turn on or off Map Overlays, which display rangerings and latit...

84 are based on the current zoom range. At a 100-mile zoom, the screenwill show two rings with your current position in the center. The largering touching the left and right sides of the screen is 100 miles in di-ameter (same as the zoom range). The second, smaller ring is 50 milesin diameter (alway...

85 GPS Setup Menu (left) with Map Datum Menu (right). Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on thescreen. This includes waypoints, trails, icons, cities, highways, etc. Youcan turn on or turn off any of these items, customizing the map to yourneed...

86 Map Orientation By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top ofthe screen (North Up). This is the way most maps and charts areprinted on paper. You, however, can change the map orientation toTrack Up, Course Up or Heading Up, if you switch to Advanced Mode. Map orientation...

87 To change map orientation: From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to M AP O RIENTATION | ENT . Press ↑ or ↓ to select an orientation option, then press EXIT | EXIT to return to the main page display. Map Menu (left) with Map Orientation menu (right). NauticPath  USA Marine Charts Your unit can displa...

89 3. To scroll through the service information window, use ↑ or ↓ to see the types of services available. To return to the main page display,press EXIT repeatedly. Port Services information screens. Tidal Current Information NauticPath charts contain Tidal Current information,represented at large z...

90 NauticPath chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cur- sor (left). Icon animates automatically at .08-mile zoom range (right). Current Information screen. The Tidal Current Information screen displays daily tidal current datafor this station on this date at the present time. The gra...

91 Tide Information NauticPath charts contain Tidal Information, repre-sented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with theletter " T ." These icons will appear when you are zoomed in to a 6-mile range. The icon stands for aTidal Station location. An example is displayed at right. When you zoo...

92 Tide Information screen. The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station onthis date at the present time. The graph at the top of the screen is anapproximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day, from midnight(MN) to noon (NN) to midnight (MN). The dotted line across...

93 To display a Navionics chart: 1. Install the Navionics MMC in the memory card compartment andturn on the unit. (For full card install instructions, see Sec. 2.) 2. From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT | ↓ to M AP C HOICE | ENT . Use ↑ ↓ to select the Map Name , then press ENT | E...

94 Pop-up Help message for the Screen command. Reset Options In Advanced Mode 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to R ESET O PTIONS | ENT | ← to Y ES | ENT . In Easy Mode Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn the unit on. NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoin...

95 Screen Command (left) and Contrast bar (right). To adjust the display's brightness: 1. From the screen menu, press ↓ to B RIGHTNESS . Press ← or → to adjust the brightness. Screen menu with brightness selected. Display mode menu. To adjust the screen's display mode: 1. From the screen menu, press...

96 Continuous selected on Light Delay menu. It's ideal for night travel in a vehicle, since the cigarette lighter can be used as the power source. Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger-man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish. To...

97 To set Local Time: from the Time Setting menu, press ENT . Use ↑ ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character. Repeat until the time is correct, then press ENT . To set the Month : from the Time Settings menu, press ↓ to M ONTH | ENT . Use ↑ ↓ to select t...

98 Software Info command in Easy Mode (left). Advanced mode (center). The Software Info screen (right). The command works the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, butSoftware Information is accessed differently in each mode. In Easy Mode : 1. Press MENU | ↓ to S OFTWARE I NFO | ENT . 2. Read the inf...

99 To change LineOut Volume : from the Sounds menu, use the ← → keys to increase or decrease the volume. To set Key Sounds: from the Sounds menu, highlight K EY P RESS S OUNDS and press ENT to turn them on (check) or turn them off (uncheck). To set Alarm Sounds: from the Sounds menu, highlight A LAR...

100 Power save set to the minimum power (left) and maximum power (right). For even greater power efficiency you can stop receiving GPS signalsentirely by activating the Use Indoors command. Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be turned on . When stopped or traveling at slow ...

101 Main Menu (left); Trails Menu (center); Trail Options menu (right). General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu : 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to M Y T RAILS | ENT . Delete All Trails Once you are in the Trails menu, you can remove all trails from mem-ory by pressing → to D ELETE A LL | ENT | ← ...

102 Flash Trails Option From the Trail Options menu, press ↓ to F LASH T RAILS . With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) Update Trail Criteria There are three criteria by which trails may be updated: automatic,time or distance. When it is in the defaul...

103 New Trail If you want to manually start a new trail from the Trails Menu, high-light the top command box, then use the ← → keys to scroll to N EW T RAIL and press ENT . The edit trail menu appears with the new trail name listed in the name box at the top. Edit trail menu with Delete Trail highli...

106 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 will appear on the Find menu when an itemis selected with the cursor crosshairs. It allows you to quickly accessinformation on th...

107 To access Destination : 1. When navigating to a location, press FIND , select D ESTINATION and press ENT . 2. If your destination is listed in the POI database, the POI informationwindow will appear. If you are navigating to a location not listed in thedatabase, an information window will appear...

108 Current Route highlighted on the Find menu (left). The Route menu (right) launches when Current Route is selected from the Find menu. Find Addresses 1. Press FIND | ↓ to F IND A DDRESS | ENT . 2. Press ENT to search in the Address field. Find Address Menu. 3. To enter an address number : with th...

109 If the example below had been a search for 324 E. 9th St, you wouldenter 9 and press ENT . The iFINDER will generate a list of all possi- ble 9th streets and let you choose the one you want. Find street by name menu (left); Street entry is complete (right). 5. To enter a city name , press ↓ to C...

110 is not in the database, a message will appear letting you know the ad-dress could not be found, otherwise a list of addresses will appear. 7. Use the ↓ ↑ keys to select the correct address from the list and press ENT . A window will appear giving you the option to F IND or G O T O the address. H...

111 2. To select a highway name press ENT , which calls up the Find By Name menu. There are two highway search options: A. You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the nam...

112 2. Press ↓ ↑ to select a Map Place or POI category, then press ENT . (To narrow your search, press ← or → to select a subcategory before press- ing ENT .) That will launch the Find By menu, which has two options: search for Nearest or search by Name. Map Places menu (left) with Find by Nearest s...

113 POI in the top selection box. Press ↑ ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT | ENT . B. Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT , then use ↓ ↑ to select a POI from the list. Press ENT to ...

114 Find menu with Find Streets highlighted. 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 ↓ to change the first letter, then press → to m...

115 Find first street (left); Streets found list (right). If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, justpress MENU | ENT . Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box, then enter thenext street in the Second Street dialog box. 1. Press FIND...

116 Find intersection selected (left); Working message (center); Intersection list (right). 6. To search for the intersection of the two streets, press ↓ to F IND I NTERSECTION | ENT . When the Intersections list appears, press ↑ ↓ to se- lect the intersection you are searching for and press ENT . (...

117 List of nearest waypoints (left). Waypoint information screen with Go To highlighted (right). 4. To see information on the closest waypoint, press ENT and the Way- point Information screen appears. If you wanted, you could select anotherwaypoint from the list with the ↑ ↓ keys. A. To navigate to...

119 Section 7: Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit 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 An...

123 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 interfere...

128 DATABASES LIMITED WARRANTY "We", "our", or "us" refers to Lowrance Electronics, Inc., the manufacturer ofthis 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 Data...

129 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 househol...

130 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 Informationfor all countries To order Lowrance GPS accessories such as computer cables or MMCcards, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumerelectronics should be able t...