Lowrance iFINDER M-M - Manual

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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 Section 4 covers Mapping Mode Operation . It will show you how easy it is to run the iFINDER, right out of the box. This section features a one-page Map Mode Practice Run. (If you've already jumped ahead and figured out how to install the unit yourself, and you just can't wait any longer, turn to ...

4 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!). iFINDER automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMCor SD Card. To use a custom map,...

5 Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters,in a bold sans serif type like this: G O T O C URSOR . These indicate that you are to select this command or option from a menu or take an action ofsome kind with the menu item. Text that you may need to enter or fi...

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7 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 it if theexternal power is greater than the battery vol...

8 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 up out of the grooves in the bottom of the case. Remov...

9 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 sho...

10 Attach headphone adapter to iFINDER. NMEA Cable Connections NMEA is a standard communications format for marine electronicequipment. For example, an autopilot can connect to the NMEA interfaceon this unit and receive positioning information. The unit can exchangeinformation with any device that t...

12 4. Press down on the center of the label and slide the card to the right. Add an MMC Card. 5. Turn the plastic rotating card lock until it holds the card firmly inplace, with the grip parallel to the direction of the batteries. 6. Replace the batteries and battery cover. FreedomMaps  FreedomMaps...

13 External Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation.Inside a vehicle, your iFINDER can sometimes maintain satellite lockwhile sitting on the seat beside you, but we don't recommend this foroptimum performance. Since the "view" is restricted to what can be...

14 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. Two R-A-M mounting systems for your unit. One model has a mou...

15 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. 5, which starts on page 53 and is full of detai...

16 3. PWR (Power) /LIGHT – The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 4. ARROW KEYS/Previous Song & Next Song – These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move themap cursor and enter data. When no menus are open, the left and rightarrows act...

17 The Main Menu. The Main Menu commands and their functions are: Screen command: changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen as well as the backlight delay. Sounds command: enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms, sets the alarm style and controls speaker volume. Alar...

18 of the current song will appear at the top of the screen, as well as thesong's quality (in kbps). If you're playing a list, then the play list's nameand the song's position in the list are both displayed as well. To switch to Music Mode from Map Mode, press the MAP/MUSIC button. The Music Mode di...

19 PREVIOUS SONG is shown as a double arrow pointing to the left. NEXT SONG is a double arrow pointing to the right. These correspond to the left and right arrow, respectively. PLAY & PAUSE are both on the same button – when the music is play- ing, this button pauses it. When music is paused, th...

20 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. Insert an MMC card with free space into your MMC card reader. 2. Sel...

21 Play Lists The iFINDER can play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis music files. It canalso recognize m3u-style play list files. Use the SONGS key to launch the Browse Music Files screen. Use the Browse Music Files screen to choose which songs to play next. From the music browser you can choose individual so...

22 We'll spend the rest of this section introducing you to the options andsettings available from the Music Menu. Power Saving If you're using your iFINDER for both mapping and music, you can con-trol how much of each get out of it. One of the biggest drains on theiFINDER's battery is the position u...

23 Sounds Menu The Sounds command on the Music Menu opens the same SoundsMenu accessible from the Main Menu. We've added this option to theMusic Menu for your convenience. From the Sounds Menu you can ad-just the volume of both the unit's internal speaker, and the Line Outvolume to your headphones. ...

25 Section 4: Map 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, make sure to rea...

28 The Map Mode Display 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 thescreen. (This can be changed. See the topic Map Orientation , in Sec. 5.) If you’re navigating to a waypoint, the map shows your starting...

29 If you're using only the factory-loaded background map, the maximumzoom range for showing additional map detail is 10 miles. You can con- tinue to zoom in closer, but the map will simply be enlarged withoutrevealing more map content (except for a few major city streets). Loadyour own high-detail ...

30 background map would show you the general outline and approximateshape of a coastline or water body, but the higher detail in MapCreateshows the shoreline completely and accurately (finer detail). Manysmaller islands would not be included in the background map, but are,of course, in MapCreate. Wh...

32 Map Mode Practice Run 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 MMC card if desired) in battery com-pa...

33 Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning iFINDER on. Un-der clear sky conditions, the unit automatically searches for satellitesand calculates its position in approximately one minute or less. NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrai...

34 3. Move the cursor to the second position. The rubber band line reap-pears, connecting the first point you set to the cursor. The distancealong that line will appear in the lower left-hand corner of the screen. 4. Press EXIT to clear the command and return to the page screen. Moving Around the Ma...

35 Tip: The iFINDER Map & Music has an extremely handy Cursor Undofeature that lets you instantly return to the previous location youwere looking at. It works like this: Use the cursor (arrow keys) toscroll the map to some far away location or waypoint. Press EXIT clear the cursor and jump back ...

36 Save icon menu, left, 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" menu, then release the ENT key. 3. Press ← or ↑ or → or ↓ to select your icon symbol, then press ENT . The icon appears on t...

37 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to T RANSFER M Y D ATA | ENT and the screen below appears. 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...

40 3. Press MENU | ↓ to G O T O C URSOR | ENT and iFINDER will begin navi- gating to the cursor location. The Map Page will display a dotted line from your current position to thecursor position. The Compass Page displays a compass rose showingnavigation information to your destination. See the foll...

42 Tip: Back Track a Trail Simply running the Navigate command will lead you along the trailfrom its starting point to its ending point — forward order. You canalso back track a trail, or follow it in reverse order (from its ending point to its starting point.) First select the Reverse command to re...

43 To load a MapCreate route into iFINDER, follow instructions in Map-Create's manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPSData File (file format *.usr). Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC andinsert the MMC in iFINDER. (See Sec. 2 for instructions on installingMMCs. To load the GPS Data ...

44 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...

45 3. To save data from iFINDER to the MMC: press ENT (for S AVE ). 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...

46 4. If you wish, you could scroll ↑ or ↓ here to select another restaurant, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press ENT . 5. The POI's Waypoint Information screen appears. (This is how youcan use iFINDER as a business phone directory!) If you wanted tonavigate there, you could press...

47 NOTE: Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in iFINDER. Ifyou do not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data)for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may notfind anything. Trails A trail, or plot trail, is a string of position points plotted by iFINDER asyou trav...

48 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files Custom Maps: Custom maps work only from the MMC card or SD card. When a cardcontaining a Custom Map File is loaded into the unit, it automaticallyloads the map into memory when the unit is turned on. Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are c...

52 4. When latitude and longitude are correct, return to the previous page:press EXIT | EXIT | EXIT | EXIT . Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude: 1. Press FIND | ENT | ↓ to N AME | ENT | ENT | ↓ to waypoint name | ENT | → to E DIT A LTITUDE | ENT . 2. Press ENT , then press ↑ or ↓ to change ...

53 Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms This unit has several GPS alarms. The factory default setting has allthe alarms turned on. You can turn the alarms off and on and changetheir distance settings. You can set an arrival alarm to flash a warning message and sound atone when you cross ...

54 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 whenyou're sitting still. This typically happens when using small (lessthan 0.05 mile) anchor alarm ranges. Arrival ...

55 At left, the MMC File Browser, with Card Info screen shown at right. Com Port Configuration iFINDER has one NMEA 0183 version 2.0 compatible communicationport, or com port for short. The Com Port Menu, which is accessed fromthe System Setup Menu, allows you to configure the communicationsport to ...

56 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to C OM P ORT | ENT | ↓ to C ONFIGURE 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 ↑ ↓ → ← to select a prefix, then press ENT to tur...

57 Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions. To get to Coordinate System Selection:1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ↓ to C OORDINATE S YSTEM | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to C OORD S YSTEM | ENT . This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutesand thousandth...

58 NOTE: If the Loran TD conversion is chosen, you must enter the local Lo-ran chain identification for the master and slaves. Do this by se-lecting "Setup Loran TD" at the bottom of the "Coordinate System"menu and select the ID. Press EXIT to erase this menu. Configure Loran TD menu...

59 Now press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to C OORDINATE S YS- TEM | ENT | ↓ to S ETUP M AP F IX | ENT . The following screens appear, and M AP S CALE 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 exampl...

60 tude/longitude (Starting Position) or from a stored waypoint, map placeor POI location (Select Starting Waypoint). You can steer your positionon the map by using the arrow keys ( S TEER W / A RROWS ) or by setting the track and speed in the boxes provided on simulator screen. To get to the GPS Si...

61 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 you are close enough to thefirst waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga-tion begins. Pr...

63 The distance from your current position to the smaller ring (the ring'sradius) is 25 miles (always 1/4 the zoom range). With the arrow keysand map cursor, you can scroll the map to see the third and fourthrings. In this example, the distance to the third ring is 75 miles anddistance to the fourth...

64 Map Datum Selection Menu. 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 selectively turn on or off any of these items, customizing the map toyour needs. To get to Map ...

65 Map Orientation By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top ofthe screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper.However, you can change the map orientation to Track Up or CourseUp if desired. Map orientation at left is shown in north up and at right, t...

66 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. Left, entrance to Aransas Pass in a MapCreate 6 custom map, 4 mile zoom. Remaining images, from left to r...

67 3. To turn off a Navionics chart, From the Map Page, press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT | ↓ to M AP C HOICE | ENT . Use ↑ or ↓ to select L OWRANCE , then press ENT | EXIT | EXIT . Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information, represented by an-chor icons on the map display....

68 Port Services information screens. 4. Depending on the location, the Detailed Services window may have along list of services under the General Services category. To scrollthrough the Detailed Services window: from S ERVICE C ATEGORIES , press ↓ to D ETAILED S ERVICES | ENT , then use ↑ or ↓ to r...

69 To view Tidal Current information: 1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor over a Tidal Current Stationicon. When selected, a pop-up name box appears. 2. Press FIND | FIND to display the Tidal Current Information screen. Left, Navionics chart showing Tidal Current Station icon selected by cursor...

70 You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing themonth, day and year selection boxes. To select another date: 1. Use → and ← to highlight month, day or year, then press ENT . 2. Use ↑ and ↓ to select the desired month, day or year, then press ENT . To clear the information screen...

71 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 acros...

72 This example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Screen com- mand, located on the Main Menu. Power Saving iFINDER contains a battery capacity indicator, and will also flash lowbattery warning messages when battery power declines to a certainlevel. When plugged into the DC cigarette lighter adap...

73 of batteries, remember: a prudent navigator never depends on only one source of navigation information. A good map and compass are impor- tant companions for you and your iFINDER. To access the Power saving feature:1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT| ↓ to P OWER S AVING | ENT . 2. Press...

74 Screen Menu, with Contrast bar selected. To adjust the display's brightness: Press ↓ to B RIGHTNESS . Press → or ← to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast. To adjust the screen's display mode: Press ↓ to D ISPLAY M ODE | ENT then press ↑ o...

75 Light Delay menu. Setting shown is "continuous," which is ideal for night travel in a vehicle on external power. Satellite Status Screen This command provides detailed information on the status of theiFINDER's satellite lock-on and position acquisition. On any Map Modedisplay a flashing c...

76 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 | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT . 2. Press ↓ to S ET L ANGUAGE … | ENT . 3. Use ↓ or ↑ to select a...

77 Adjusting the time, left, Adjusting the month, right. The last field in this menu is C ONFIG 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 setof rules matches DST in your...

78 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT| ↓ to S OFTWARE I NFO | ENT . 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the previous display, press EXIT | EXIT . Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted. The unithas an intern...

79 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 Smoothingprevents wandering of trails, the steering arrow, compass rose and amap in track-up mode. Trail Options There are several options you ca...

80 WARNING: If you uncheck the Update Trail option, automatic trail creation and recording will be turned off , and you must turn it back on to record trails. The default setting is on. Press ↓ or ↑ to U PDATE T RAILS . With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (tur...

82 Units of Measure This menu (shown in the following image) sets the speed and distance(statute or nautical miles, meters), depth (feet, fathoms, or meters), al-titude (feet or meters) and heading (true or magnetic) units. To changethe units, press MENU | MENU | ↓ to S YSTEM S ETUP | ENT | ENT . Th...

83 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 landfeatures, including cities and lakes. For a full set of searchable landfeatures, including landmarks, streets, addresses and Points of In-teres...

84 2. Press ENT to search in the Address field. Find Address Menu. 3. To enter an address number , press ↑ or ↓ 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 . 4. To e...

85 5. To enter a city name , press ↓ to C ITY | 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 if necessary (seethe note below). If you select yes, there are two options: A. You can spe...

86 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor With a POI or map feature selected by the cursor, press FIND | ENT . To return to the previous page, press EXIT . A POI selected by the cursor, left, The Find Menu, center, POI informa- tion screen, right. NOTE: Since the Go To command is highlighted, you can ...

87 3. Once you have selected a highway name you can then select an exit.Press ↓ to switch to the Exit List, then press ↓ or ↑ until you highlight the exit you want, then press ENT . Selected exit. 4. In the Exit Information screen you have two choices. A. Press ENT to navigate or "go to" the...

88 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select a Map Place or POI category then press ENT . (To narrow your search, press ← or → to select a subcategory before pressing ENT .) You will be given two options: Search by Name or by Nearest. Map Places category menu. 3. Search by nearest POI. At the Find By menu, press EN...

89 Find by name option, left, Find by name menu, right. 5. When the POI's Waypoint Information screen appears, you can chooseto "Go To" the POI by pressing ENT or find it on the map by pressing → | ENT . "Go To" POI option, left, "Find on Map" POI option, right. Find Streets ...

90 Find streets or intersections menu, left, Find street by name, right. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searcing for inthe First Street box. (In this example, it's 80th Street.) To search for thatstreet, press ↓ to F IND F IRST S TREET | ENT . A message appears asking you ...

92 If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU | ENT | EXIT . Find Waypoints 1. Press FIND | ENT . 2. If searching for the Nearest waypoint, press ENT . If searching for a waypoint By Name , press ↓ to N AME | ENT . (To search by name, jump to step 5 below.) Find menu, left, a...

93 A. To navigate to the waypoint, press press ENT . (The Go To Way- point command is already highlighted.) The unit will show naviga-tion information to the waypoint. B. To find the waypoint, press → to F IND ON M AP | ENT . The Map Page appears with the cursor highlighting the found waypoint. To c...

95 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 Ant...

99 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...

101 Index A Accessories, 1, 2, 4, 12, 13, 14, 48 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 7 Alarm Clock, 49Alarms, 17, 27, 32, 42, 53, 54, 61Anchor Alarm, 53, 54Antenna, 2, 13, 99Arrival Alarm, 32, 42, 53, 54, 61 B Backlights / Lighting, 16, 20, 26, 74, 75Batteries, 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 17, 22, 32, 72, 7...

106 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...

107 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...

108 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, please contact: 1) Your local sporting goods, marine, aviation, automobile or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle outdoor electronicequipment or other consumer electronics should be able to as...