Lowrance Elite-4 Operation Manual

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  • Lowrance Elite-4 | Operation Manual - Page 1
    Installation &EOlpiteerat5io,nElite 4 & Mark 4 manual Operation manual
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    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,
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    8 Entering text 8 Fishing Modes 8 Cursor 9 Goto cursor 9 Advanced Mode 10 Standby mode 10 Restore defaults 10 Adjusting the display 10 Pages 11 Steer Page 11 Sonar Page 11 Chart/Sonar page 12 Chart Page 12 Overlay Data 13 Chart/Sonar split 13 Using your Sonar 15 Trackback 15 1
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    18 Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only)........ 18 Fish ID 20 Using your Chart 21 Chart Menu 21 Waypoints, Routes, Trails 22 Routes Screen 23 Trails Screen 27 Orientation 29 Settings 30 System 30 Saving Screenshots 32 Navigation 33 Chart 34 Sonar 36 Installation 37 Alarms 38 Index 40
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    both Zoom keys to create a Man Overboard waypoint ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save /Power key for three seconds. Man Overboard waypoint Press the zoom in and zoom out keys at the same time to set a Man Overboard waypoint. Your system will
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    Introduction Inserting 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
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    . To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. Pages This unit has four pages: Sonar, Chart, Sonar/Chart and Steer. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. NOTICE This manual covers several units. Some screenshots may differ from what you see on your screen. Your unit, however
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    Basic Operation Sonar page Page menus The Steer, Sonar, Chart/Sonar and Chart pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed. Chart/Sonar page Steer page Steer menu Chart page 6 Sonar menu Chart or sonar menu will appear depending on which panel is active. Press the
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    Accessing the Settings menu Basic Operation Scrollbars Select the scrollbar and press the keypad left (decrease) or right (increase). Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter. On/Off
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    naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text. Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase Fishing Modes Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Switches keyboard between Alpha and
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    Fishing Mode Options General Use Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Shallow Water Bottom brown/white background; best for depths less than 100 feet Fresh Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Deep Water Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary transducer
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    ) Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. Press the PWR/Light key to access the Backlight dialog. Select Standby and press Enter. Press any key to resume normal operation. NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your
  • Lowrance Elite-4 | Operation Manual - Page 13
    Direction to Compass waypoint Current Track Overlay Data Surface Clutter Colorline Fish arches Pages Your location Steer Page Cursor Navigation Location and depth Range Scale Depth information Frequency Amplitude Scope Sonar Page Displays the water column moving from right to The
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    Pages Depth contours Current location Chart/Sonar Page Chart/Sonar page Consists of a chart/sonar 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
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    overlay data on the sonar page. Show Overlay data Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. 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
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    Pages To select overlay data: 1. From a sonar 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
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    Using your Sonar Sonar Cursor depth Blue sonar history bar Move the blue sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling. Press Menu and select Exit cursor mode to remove the cursor from the screen. Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by moving the
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    from any sonar page to access the Sonar menu. New waypoint menu Sonar Menu (Advanced Mode) Adjust (Advanced Mode only) Used to make adjustments to Sensitivity and Colorline/Grayscale. Sensitivity New Waypoint Controls the level of detail shown on the display. Too much detail will clutter the
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    . Colorline/Grayscale Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar echoes. That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from the bottom. A hard return will be shown as a wide, bright yellow area, whereas a soft return will be a narrow reddishblue area. Mark series units have
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    Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports two frequencies: transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers. When using fishing modes, ping speed settings are optimized for the selected fishing
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    you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness. Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. Nightview Iceview Monochrome units support Grayscale, Reverse Grayscale and Bottom Black. Split
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    data (water temperature, depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the Sonar screen. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Ice Mode Turns on a package of sonar settings optimized for ice fishing and also overlays battery meter data on the screen. Settings Accesses the
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    Chart This section covers chart operation, which includes saving, loading and navigating, waypoints, routes and trails and using chart menus, context on the screen, waypoints will be saved at the cursor position; conversely, if the cursor is not displayed onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current
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    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
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    delete a selected waypoint. Delete All deletes all waypoints. Sort Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted - by name or by nearest. Chart Routes Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to access the Routes screen. Routes screen
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    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
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    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
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    Menu from the chart screen. 2. Select Navigation and press Enter. 3. Highlight Cancel 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
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    you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail. Trails menu To create 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. 27
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    on the Trails screen and press Enter. The Edit Trail menu will appear. 2. Highlight Create Route and press Enter. The Edit Route menu will appear. 3. Highlight Done and press Enter. 4. For navigation instructions refer to the Navigating a route segment. Displayed and Record Displayed allows
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    to record or resume recording a desired trail. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Overlay Data Allows you . Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu. North Up COG 29
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    Settings Settings Menu Accesses to installation and configuration settings for your unit. System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Settings menu (Advanced mode only) (Advanced mode only)
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    speed/temp sensor. GPS Status Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit's satellite lock-on. Chart/Sonar Split Allows you to display the Chart/ Sonar combo page with with pages split vertically or horizontally. Chart/Sonar split is covered in the pages section
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    check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen. Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and www.lowrance.com. Saving Screenshots You can save screenshots to a microSD card by inserting a microSD card into the card slot and pressing Power and then
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    and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Arrival Radius Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when MSAS) and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS). All three systems help increase GPS accuracy for different parts of the world.
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    the variation 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
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    , if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section. 35
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    Settings Sonar Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and display settings like Noise Rejection, Surface and Fishing Mode. Noise Rejection Uses advanced the surface. Surface Clutter Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit will only send sonar signals to the selected depth
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    refer to the Basic Operation section. Reset Fishing Mode Resets selected fishing mode to default settings. That is useful when you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode. Installation menu Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom
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    , it will be input as -3.5 feet. Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer temperature sensor with data from a known temperature source to ensure the accuracy of temperature information. Alarms menu Sounds alarm when Fish ID symbol appears on display Reset water distance
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    sounds alarm when a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on the sonar screen Units Allows you to select the unit of measure used by the unit. Unit 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. Simulator Simulates GPS and/or sonar activity. Simulations can
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    39 Fish ID 20 Fishing Mode 8 Fishing Modes Reset 37 Frequency 18 G Goto cursor 9 Goto waypoint 23 GPS Source 31 GPS Status 31 Grid Lines 35 I Ice Mode 20 Installation menu 37 K Keel Offset 37 L Language 31 40 M Magnetic Variation 34 Man Overboard waypoint 3 Man Overboard way- point 3 Manual Mode
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    Speed 18 R Reset Fishing Mode 37 Reset water distance 38 Route display 35 Routes Screen 23 S Saving Screenshots 32 Scrollbars 7 Sensitivity 16 Settings Menu 30 Setup wizard 5 Shallow alarm 39 Simulator 39 Software Updates 32 Sonar Installation 37 Sonar Menu 15 Sonar Options menu 19 Sonar Page 11
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    devices supported Transmit Power Power Power 4000W PTP; 500W RMS 12V 10 to 17V Typical: .75A 3-amp Automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer Frequency Max speed Sonar (Elite 5 only) 1000ft (305m) 83/200kHz 70mph Transducer Skimmer with built in temp sensor Transducer cable 20ft (6m) GPS
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    through NMEA 0183 Power 2100W PTP; 262W RMS 12V 10 to 17V at 13.5V (250mA) 3-amp Automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer Frequency Max speed Sonar 1000ft (305m) 83/200kHz 70mph Transducer Skimmer with built in temp sensor Transducer cable 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD
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    in the following circumstances: (1) when the product has been 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 furnished with the product; (3) when any serial
  • Lowrance Elite-4 | Operation Manual - Page 47
    Canada and the USA: Contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit. To locate a dealer near you, see the instructions in paragraph number 1 below. Accessory Ordering Information LEI Extras is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics
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    Visit our website: www.lowrance.com *988-10161-001* © Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved Navico Holding AS
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