Lowrance Elite-7 CHIRP Gold Operation Manual

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  • Lowrance Elite-7 CHIRP Gold | Operation Manual - Page 1
    InstallatioEnl&itOepe-r5ati&on Elite-7 Combo manual Operation manual
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    Copyright © 2014 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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    installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible
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    11 Basic Operation 5 Sonar Page 11 Setup wizard 5 Downscan page 12 Selecting Pages 5 Chart Page 12 Page menus 5 Combo pages 13 Accessing the Settings menu 6 Overlay Data 14 Accessing menu items 7 Sonar Operation 16 Fishing Modes 8 Trackback 16 Cursor 9 CHIRP 16 Goto cursor
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    Fish ID 22 Downscan options 22 Sonar Settings 23 Installation 25 DSI Operation 26 Trackback 26 Ping Speed 28 Downscan options 28 Chart Operation 31 Waypoints, Routes, Trails 32 Routes Screen 33 Trails Screen 37 Orientation 39 Chart Settings 40 Navigation Settings 41 AIS 43 AIS Setup
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    . Press the Light/Power key to switch backlight levels. Muting Audio Select Mute Audio from the System menu and press Enter. Selecting a GPS Source Select GPS from the System settings menu. Highlight GPS source and press Enter. Select the desired source. 3 Introduction | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    out of place. Conventional sonar and Downscan This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and Downscan. Conventional Downscan Refer to the Sonar Operation section for information about conventional sonar features and settings. Downscan features and settings are covered in the Downscan
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    for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Selecting Pages To select a , Downscan, Sonar, Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/Downscan, Sonar/ Downscan and Chart/Sonar/Downscan. Page menus The Steer, Downscan, Sonar and Chart
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    Combo pages Downscan page Sonar page Downscan menu Two-panel page Three-panel page Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. The page menu for active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed. Sonar menu Accessing the Settings menu Chart page Basic Operation | Elite-5 &
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    press Enter. Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus. NOTE: Press the Menu key to Exit menus are used to confirm, cancel or close the dialog. 7 Basic Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    When entry is completed, highlight OK and press enter. Fishing Modes (Conventional sonar only) Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase Switches keyboard between
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    or less Offshore Inland/Coastal Inland/Coastal Inland/Coastal Fresh-Saltwater mix Ice 400ft or less Ice fishing 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
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    radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting) • Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and anchor alarm options) • NMEA 0183 Output • Units (Enables distance, speed, depth, temperature, and bearings options) Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. Press the
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    Current Track Compass Surface Clutter Fish arches Your location Navigation information Steer Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Colorline Range Scale Sonar Page Displays the water column
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    Current location Depth contours Fish Surface clutter Structure Downscan page Range scale The Downscan page shows the water column moving from right to left. You can overlay downscan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting Downscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu. Current location
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    unit has four pre-configured combo pages. Chart/Sonar Chart/Downscan Customizing combo pages You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control how the pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over). Sonar/Downscan Chart/Sonar/Downscan NOTE: Press the Pages
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    Overlay Data Used to select data shown on the Sonar, Structure and Chart pages. Show Overlay data Enables/ . Configure Allows you to select/customize overlay data. To add overlay data: 1. From the Sonar, Chart or Dowscan page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. 3. 
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    Used to select the network device that will supply source data for a selected data type. 3. Highlight the desired data source and press Enter. 15 Pages | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    of multiple frequencies within the bandwidth of the selected transducer type. This results in better image quality, better target separation and greater depth penetration. This unit supports High CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and Low CHIRP, depending on the transducer. Sonar Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 16
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    You can use CHIRP with Lowrance conventional sonar transducers. • 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) • 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) CHIRP Setup 1. Select a CHIRP transducer type from the Transducer type menu 2. Select the desired CHIRP frequency from the Frequency menu Sonar Menu Press Menu from any
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    . Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed. New waypoint Sensitivity and Colorline. Colorline Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar echoes. That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from the bottom. A
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    Selects the deepest range shown on the display. Range settings display the section of the water column from the transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports the following frequencies: 50 kHz, 83 kHz, 200 kHz, Low CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and High CHIRP. 19 Sonar Operation | Elite-5 & Elite
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    in shallow water than Medium CHIRP Ping Speed Controls the rate the 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 conditions, so in
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    surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface. Surface Clutter Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water
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    Fish ID Displays fish echoes as fish symbols instead of fish arches. Fish ID is not the most accurate method of fish detection since structure and suspended debris may be shown as a fish symbol on the display. Downscan options You can make adjustments to Downscan overlay settings from the sonar
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    setup is covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Conventional settings/Downscan Settings You can adjust settings for both Conventional sonar and Downscan sonar modes from the Sonar Settings menu. Only adjustments made to conventional sonar settings will be visible on the sonar page. 23 Sonar
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    is out of transducer range. 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. WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users. Sonar Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 24
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    , the keel is 3.5 feet below the transducer, it will be input as -3.5 feet. Installation menu Water speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source. Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As a result, water
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    mode. DSI menu Press Menu from the 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. DSI history bar DSI Operation
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    , 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 Range settings display the section of the water
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    that does not include the water surface. Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth coverage. Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help
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    zoom view. Color Allows you to select a color palette best suited to your fishing conditions. The white background palette works well for suspended targets. Purple is useful looking at bottom detail. Surface Clarity set to Low. Surface Clarity set to High. 29 DSI Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    top of the DSI page. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Logging Sonar You can record sonar data and save the file on a microSD card inserted into the unit's card reader. Settings Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to"Sonar Settings" on page 23. Controls the quality
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    be saved at the cursor position; conversely, if the cursor is not displayed onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current position. 31 Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    and delete waypoints, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints Screen Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 Waypoints menu Waypoints menu Edit Allows you to edit the name, icon and latitude/longitude. of a selected waypoint. 32
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    cursor to position new points on the chart. You also can add waypoints to a route by selecting them from the chart screen. 33 Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    another waypoint to the route. 8. When the route is complete, press Menu, select Stop Editing and press Enter. 9. Select Save and press Enter. Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 34
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    from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Points from chart and press Enter. The chart page will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the desired location. Press Enter to set a waypoint. the Route screen and press Menu. 35 Routes menu Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    from being cluttered by too many routes Delete and Delete All Delete is used to delete individual routes. Delete All, removes all routes. Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 36
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    the New Trail. To create a trail: 1. Select New and press Enter. The New Trail dialog will appear. 2. Select Save and press Enter. 37 Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    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 you to show/hide trails on the map display, preventing the
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    top of the Chart page. Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation. Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu. 39 Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    icon that estimates the time and distance to areas in front of you. 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 selection of available charts. Grid Lines Displays base values for
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    Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section. Navigation Settings menu 41 Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    sound when the alarm is enabled. WARNING: You should only use the Manual magnetic variation setting if you have variation information from a verified source. Bearings Controls whether compass course or heading; otherwise use the default setting, True North. Chart Operation | Elite-5 & Elite-7 42
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    settings menu. 2. Select NMEA 0183. 3. Access the Baud rate dropdown menu on the NMEA 0183 settings dialog. 4. Select the same Baud rate used by your AIS device. 5. Select Save. AIS Setup Before using AIS, your unit must be set to the same Baud rate as your AIS device. 43 AIS | Elite-5 & Elite
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    (COG) course extension line The extension line always represents the target's course over ground and is set to 10 minutes by default. Lost AIS target When no signals have been received within a time limit or filter the target icons based on distance and vessel speed. AIS | Elite-5 & Elite-7 44
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    Viewing AIS target information When you place the cursor on an AIS icon the MMSI number or vessel name (if available) will be displayed. You can view detailed information about a target by selecting the target and pressing Enter. The AIS Vessel detail dialog will appear. 45 AIS | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    Settings menu Accesses 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) (Elite-7 units only) Settings | Elite-5 & Elite-7 46 System menu Displays software
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    with unit in Advanced Mode. Restore Defaults Switches the unit back to default settings. GPS Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit's satellite lock-on. Browse Files Allows you to view a list of the files saved to the microSD card. 47 Settings | Elite-5 & Elite-7
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    unit is using by accessing the About screen. Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality. To see the latest available software version go to www. lowrance.com. Settings | Elite-5 & Elite-7 48 Alarms menu Sounds alarm when Fish ID symbol appears on display
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    symbol (Fish ID) appears on the sonar screen NMEA 0183 Output You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. You can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default setting works best under most conditions. Units Allows you to select
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    customized on the Simulator options menu. Selecting a GPS source Data sources (Elite-7 units only) Allows you to select the source this unit will use for GPS data. Device list (Elite-7 units only) Used to view data for devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network. Settings | Elite-5 & Elite-7 50
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    Sonar Max depth 300ft (91 m) 455/800Khz 1000ft (305 m) 83/200kHz 2500ft (762 m) 50/200kHz Transducer Frequency 455/800 kHz 83/200 kHz Medium/High CHIRP Max speed 70mph Transducer HDI 50/200kHz (Low/High CHIRP) HDI 83/200kHz (Medium/High CHIRP 83/200kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) Transducer cable
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    Elite-5 & Elite-7 C Cancel navigation 36 Chart 40 Chart Data 40 Chart menu 40 Chart Page 12 CHIRP Fish alarm 49 Fish ID 22 Fishing Mode 8 Fishing Modes Reset 24 Frequency 19, 28 G Goto cursor 9 Goto waypoint 33 GPS Source 47 52 GPS Status 47 Grid Lines 40 H High CHIRP 20 I Ice Mode 22 Installation
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    3 Manual Mode 24 Medium CHIRP 20 Fishing Mode 24 Reset water distance 25 Route display 41 Routes Screen 33 Sensitivity 18 Setup wizard 5 Shallow alarm 49 Software Updates 48 Sonar Installation 25 Sonar Menu 16 Sonar Options menu 21 Sonar Page 11 Sonar settings 23 Sort waypoints 33 Split Flasher
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    shall be, at our option, either a refund of the price you paid for the product containing the defective Database or a instructions of the owner's manual for the product. We reserve the right to make changes or improvements in our products from time to time without incurring the obligation to install
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    Contact information Customer Service: 1-800-628-4487 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F) (Canada) 1-855-361-1564 [email protected] (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, M-F) Ordering Accessories http://store.navico.com/ Visit our website www.lowrance.com
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    Visit our website: www.lowrance.com *988-10647-001*
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