Lowrance Pub.988-0148-641 - 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 set up the unit yourself, and you just can't wait any longer, turn to t...

4 iFINDER automatically reads Custom Map Files directly from the MMCor SD Card. To use a custom map, all you need to do is slide an MMCcontaining a map into the unit. Introduction to GPS and WAAS GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a navigational system thatcan accurately locate your position ...

5 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 iFINDER are described as a sequenceof key strokes and selecting menu commands. We've written th...

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 shown 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. Remove iFINDER battery cover. Install the batteries according to the embossed signs in the battery com-partment, which shows the correct polarity. Point the positive ...

9 in the following image. A small clip on the connector should hold theconnector in place. Attach external power cable to iFINDER. WARNING: Do not remove the cigarette lighter adapter and splicethe exposed wires directly to a 12-volt power system. Thecigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a ...

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. One of the R-A-M mounting systems for your unit. One model ha...

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 59 and is full of detai...

16 2. MENU – Press this key to show the menus, which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list. 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 m...

18 The Music Mode Display and Keyboard Commands The Music Mode screen contains a battery power indicator and a volumedisplay for quick reference. When a song or play list is playing, the nameof the current song will appear at the top of the screen, as well as thesong's quality (in kbps). NOTE: We’ve...

20 ing all of the songs and play lists available as well as any subfolders. Ifyou've sorted your music on the MMC by album or artist, you can selectthe folder you wish and play only the songs in that folder, or you canchoose a particular song to play right away. We'll describe the Music Browser unde...

21 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...

22 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...

23 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...

24 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 Digital Data Display The Digital Data display provides detailed information about your en-vironment, including your ground speed, bearing, and current compassheading. Some of the most useful information on this display, though,are the pressure history and weather prediction utility. When time the...

34 You can use the arrow keys to move back and forth through the avail-able pressure history. Use ← to move back in time, selecting previous readings, or → to move forward in time. The exact value of the selected reading is displayed on screen. You can also use ↑ to switch to altitude values, or ↓ t...

35 You can choose how to display the Compass's orientation. The optionsare "North Up," "Heading Up," and "Bearing Up." With North Up, North the unit always places North at top of the screen.As you turn and change your facing direction (your heading), the headingindicator arro...

36 Navigation Page, going to an address. The compass is in Bearing Up mode, so you can see that the destination is to your west. Your current facing is north (a 294º heading) toward an address 355º (bearing) away. If you were navigating to a waypoint, the waypoint's icon would appear on the edge of ...

37 A new screen will appear showing a simple drawing of a circle with a linepointing from the center to a point on the edge. At the top of the screen, the S TART C ALIBRATION button is selected. The Calibrate Compass page, with Start Calibration selected. 2. Choose a reference point. The reference p...

38 NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliageor structures. Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception. If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer, you may be insidea structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception. Tocorrect thi...

39 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird's eye view perspective. The currentzoom 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 ...

40 cursor and jump back to your current position on the map. Whenyou want to take another peek at that distant place, just press EXIT again. You can use this trick to toggle between your current posi-tion and your destination without a lot of scrolling. Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor 1. Use ...

41 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...

42 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...

45 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...

47 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...

48 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 ...

49 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...

50 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...

51 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...

52 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...

53 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...

57 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 ...

59 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 ...

60 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 ...

61 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 ...

62 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...

63 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...

64 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...

65 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...

66 information to work with, it can provide better predictions. In order tohelp with this, we've designed the iFINDER with a Sleep Mode that al-lows it to conserve battery life, while occasionally waking up just enoughto take a pressure reading. This allows the unit to continue to build anaccurate p...

67 Make the desired settings, then turn the simulator on by highlighting the S IMULATOR O N box and pressing ENT key. Press EXIT to erase this menu. A message appears periodically, reminding you that the simulator is on. Toturn the simulator off, repeat the above steps or turn the unit off. While in...

68 First, start navigation to a waypoint. (See the waypoint section formore information on navigating to a waypoint.) Then, with the autozoom mode on, the unit zooms out until the entire course shows, fromthe present position to the destination waypoint. As you travel towardthe destination, the unit...

69 Draw Boundaries Press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT . Press ↓ to D RAW B OUNDARIES . With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press EXIT to return to the page display. Fill Land With Gray Press MENU | ↓ to M AP D ATA | ENT . P...

70 entire world, or just a small portion of it. By default, your positionshows using the WGS-84 datum. However, it can show your positionusing one of 191 different datums. To change the datum: 1. Press MENU | MENU | ↓ to GPS S ETUP | ENT | ↓ to D ATUM S ELECTION | ENT . 2. Scroll ↓ or ↑ to select th...

71 Map Categories Menu. 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 nor...

72 Which option you use is a matter of personal taste; we sometimesswitch back and forth depending on the circumstances. For example,when we are in an area we know fairly well, we usually run the unit indefault North Up. But, we'll sometimes switch to Track Up when we'rein an unfamiliar area and wan...

73 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 M AP D ATA | ENT | ↓ to M AP C HOICE | ENT . Use ↑ or ↓ to select L OWRANCE , then press ENT | EXIT | EXIT...

74 The Port Services information screen has two windows. The top windowlists the various service categories. The lower window lists the detailedservices available in each basic category. 3. To scroll through the Service Categories window: press ENT then use ↑ or ↓ to see the types of services availa...

75 When you zoom in to a sufficiently small zoom range (1/2 nauticalmile), the icon itself becomes an animated arrow showing tidal currentvelocity 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 an...

76 Slack water, the period of little or no current, is represented by theSlack Water Line (SWL). The flood appears above the SWL and the ebbappears below the SWL. You can look up tidal current data for other dates by changing themonth, day and year selection boxes. To select another date: 1. Use → a...

77 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...

78 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...

79 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...

80 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...

81 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...

82 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...

83 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...

84 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...

85 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...

86 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...

88 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), heading (true or magnetic), and pressure (milli-bars or inches) units. To change the units, press MENU | MENU | ↓...

89 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...

90 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...

91 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...

92 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 ...

93 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...

94 (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 ENT . The Find by Nearest menu will show a "calculating" screen t...

95 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 ...

96 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 ...

98 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...

99 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...

101 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...

105 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...

107 Index A Accessories, 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 53 Sec. 2, Installation & Accessories, 7 Alarm Clock, 54Alarms, 17, 27, 32, 47, 59, 60, 67Anchor Alarm, 59, 60Antenna, 2, 13, 105Arrival Alarm, 32, 47, 59, 60, 67 B Backlights / Lighting, 16, 21, 26, 80, 81Batteries, 1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 18, 23, 32, 34, ...

114 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...

115 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...

116 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...