Lowrance Elite-4 DSI Operation Manual
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- Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 1
InstaEllalititoen &5 ODpSeIra, tEiolnite 4 DSI & Mark 4 DSI manual Operation manual - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 2
Copyright © 2011 Navico All rights reserved. Lowrance® and Navico® are registered trademarks of Navico. Fishing Hot Spots® is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics® is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. Navico may find it necessary to change or end our policies, - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 3
menu items 7 Working with menus 7 Cursor 9 Goto cursor 9 Advanced Mode 9 Standby mode 9 Restore defaults 10 Adjusting the display 10 Pages 11 Steer Page 11 DSI Page 11 Chart/DSI page 12 Chart Page 12 Chart/Sonar split 13 Overlay Data 13 Using DSI 15 Trackback 15 DSI menu 15 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 4
Table of Contents Routes Screen 23 Trails Screen 27 Orientation 29 Settings Menu 30 System 30 Settings 30 Browse Files 32 Saving Screenshots 32 Navigation 33 Chart 34 Sonar 35 Installation 36 Alarms 37 Index 39 Specifications 41 2 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 5
or insert a microSD mapping card to use mapping data (See illustration on page 2) Muting Audio Select Mute Audio from the System menu and press Enter. Selecting a GPS Source Select GPS Source from the System menu and press Enter. Select internal or external and press Enter. (Elite-5 DSI only) 3 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 6
Introduction Inserting/Removing microSD cards Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place. To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place. 4 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 7
unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. Pages This unit has four pages: Steer, Chart, Chart/DSI and DSI. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. NOTICE This manual covers several units. Some screenshots may differ from what you see on - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 8
Page Page menus The Steer, DSI, Chart, and Chart/DSI pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed. Chart/DSI page Steer page Steer menu Chart page 6 DSI menu Chart or DSI menu will appear depending on which panel is active. Press the Pages key twice to switch active - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 9
Basic Operation Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus. Settings menu Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 10
Menu key to Exit menus. Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase Dialogs Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user. Depending on the type of information or entry, different methods are used to confirm, cancel or close the dialog. Entering text Some functions, like - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 11
Basic Operation Cursor The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map, select map items and review sonar history. Press Menu and select Return to vessel or Exit cursor mode to clear the cursor. Goto cursor Allows you to navigate to the cursor. 1. - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 12
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery. Restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to defaults. Adjusting the display You can make adjustments to the display using Contrast and Color settings. Both are covered in the DSI section. 10 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 13
to cursor Current Track Compass Tree Pages Fish Your location Navigation information Structure Frequency Steer Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. DSI Page Displays the water column moving - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 14
contours Current location Chart/DSI Page Chart/DSI page Consists of a Chart/DSI splitscreen. Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. The active panel will have an orange border. Current location; distance to cursor Waypoint Zoom Range Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 15
overlay data on the sonar page. Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. Show Overlay data Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the selected overlay data configuration. Configure Used to select overlay data - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 16
Pages To select overlay data: 1. From the DSI or chart page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. 3. Select Configure and press enter. 4. Press Menu and select Add. Press Enter. 5. Select a category - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 17
Using DSI DSI history bar DSI DSI menu Press Menu from any DSI page to view the DSI menu. Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Move the sonar history - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 18
adjustment scrollbar, allowing you to adjust contrast settings. Contrast set to 40 Contrast set to 60 Contrast set to 80 DSI units do not have a Sensitivity setting like traditional sonar units. Contrast functions as the sensitivity setting for DSI units. Range Selects the deepest range shown - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 19
Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. DSI Upper and lower limits must be at least 6.5 ft (2m) apart. NOTE: When using setting allows you to select a palette best suited for your fishing conditions. The White background palette works well for suspended targets. Purple is useful - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 20
depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the DSI screen. Overlay data Surface Clarity set to Low. Surface Clarity set to High. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the settings menu. Stop Sonar Pauses the sonar chart, allowing you to get a better look at suspended - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 21
DSI Interpretation Baitball Pipes Bridge piling Baitfish on the move 14 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 22
Trees Fish DSI Interpretation Thermocline Structure Fish Structure 15 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 23
Chart This section covers chart operation, which includes saving, loading and navigating, waypoints, routes and trails and using chart menus, context menus and submenus. Chart Menu Press Menu from any Chart pages to open the Chart menu. Chart menu New Waypoint Creates a waypoint - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 24
Chart Waypoints, Routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints Screen - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 25
name, icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint menu. Show Displays the selected waypoint on the map. Goto Allows you to navigate to a waypoint. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete a selected waypoint. Delete All deletes all waypoints. Sort Controls how the waypoints list will be - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 26
Chart Shows selected route waypoint on the chart Inserts waypoint between existing route waypoints Leg name field Remove waypoint Adds waypoint to end of the route Route waypoint menu Controls how waypoints are listed Starts navigation to the selected route waypoint To create a route from - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 27
Creating a route using points from chart: 1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Points from chart and press Enter. The chart screen will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the desired location. Press Enter to set a waypoint. 4. Repeat Step 3 to - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 28
and press Enter. 4. Select Yes and press Enter. Edit and New Route menus Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn on/off the route display. That allows you to display only desired routes on the map. To access the Edit or New Route menu, select Edit or New on - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 29
to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails a trail: 1. Select New and press Enter. The New Trail will appear. 2. Use the keypad to highlight Record and press Enter to make the trail active/ inactive. 3. Select Save and press Enter. - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 30
into a route from the Edit Trail menu. Turns on/ off trail display on map Edit Trails menu Turns on/ off trail recording Navigating a trail A trail must be 3. Highlight Done and press Enter. 4. For navigation instructions refer to the Navigating a route segment. Displayed and Record Displayed - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 31
resume recording a desired trail. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Overlay Data COG) as the map orientation. Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu. North Up COG 29 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 32
Settings Settings Menu Press Menu twice to access the Settings menu. Settings System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Settings menu (Advanced mode only) (Advanced mode only) 30 System menu Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 33
, etc. Time Used to set local time, and select the time and date format. GPS Status Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit's satellite lock-on. GPS Source (Elite-5 DSI only) Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS. You will use the builtin GPS antenna unless - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 34
card. You must view files on a computer or other microSD compatible device. About Displays software information about this unit. Before attempting a software update, you can check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen. Lowrance periodically updates unit software - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 35
Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Arrival Radius Sets the arrival radius threshold for the and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). All three systems help increase GPS accuracy for different parts of the world. 33 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 36
for you. WARNING: You should only use the Manual magnetic variation setting if you have variation information from a verified source. Chart Settings menu Chart Data Selects map data that will be used on the Chart display (Lowrance or Navionics regional map). Go to Navionics.com to see a full - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 37
Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section. Sonar Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and settings. Waypoints, Routes and Trail displays From the Chart Settings menu, you can turn on/off waypoint, route and trail display - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 38
to continue smooth scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer range. WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users. Installation menu Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As a result, water depth readings do not account - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 39
offset, measure the distance from the transducer to the lowest part of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.5 feet below the transducer, it will be input as -3.5 feet. Settings Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer temperature sensor with data from a known temperature - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 40
in basic or advanced mode. Basic Mode Advanced Mode NMEA 0183 Output Allows users to select NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. Simulator Simulates GPS and sonar activity. Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu. 38 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 41
17 G Goto waypoint 23 GPS Source 31 GPS Status 31 Grid Lines 35 I Installation menu 36 K Keel Offset 36 M Magnetic Variation 34 Man Overboard waypoint 3 Man Overboard way- point 3 Manual Mode 36 microSD cards 4 N Navigating a route 25 Navigating a trail 28 Navigation Settings 33 New Waypoint 21 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 42
10 Routes Screen 23 S Saving Screenshots 32 Scrollbars 7 Selecting Pages 5 Set Language 31 Settings Menu 30 Setup wizard 5 Simulator 38 Software Updates 32 Sonar Settings 35 Sort waypoints 23 Standby mode 9 Steer Page 11 Stop Sonar 18 Surface Clarity 18 System menu 30 T Temperature calibration 37 - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 43
3-amp Automotive (not supplied) Specifications Max depth Transducer Frequency Max speed Transducer DSI Sonar 250 ft (76m) 455/800kHz 50 mph (80 kph) 2-8 mph (3-12 kph) optimal for imaging DSI (Downscan) transducer Transducer cable 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD (up to 2GB); microSDHC - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 44
(250mA) 3-amp Automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer Frequency Max speed Transducer DSI Sonar 200 ft (76m) 455/800kHz 50 mph (80 kph) 2-8 mph (3-12 kph) optimal for imaging DSI (Downscan) transducer Transducer cable 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD (up to 2GB); microSDHC high - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 45
refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defective Database or a replacement of such serviced or repaired by anyone other than us; (2) when the product has been connected, installed, combined, altered, adjusted, or handled in a manner other than according to the instructions - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 46
. ...in Canada: Contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Call toll-free: 800-661-3983 instructions in paragraph number 1 below. Accessory Ordering Information LEI Extras is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics. To order Lowrance accessories - Lowrance Elite-4 DSI | Operation Manual - Page 47
Visit our website: www.lowrance.com *988-10153-001* © Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved Navico Holding AS
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