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- Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 1
Mark-4, Elite-4, Elite-5, Elite-7 & Elite-9 Installatimonan&uOalperaOtiopneration manual - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 2
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 Lowrance Mark-4, Elite-4, Elite-5, Elite-7 and Elite-9 • meets the technical standards in accordance with Part - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 3
, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 4
Pages 11 Setup wizard 5 Steer page 11 Pages 5 Sonar page 11 Selecting pages 5 Downscan page 12 Page menus 5 Chart page 12 Working with menus 7 Combo pages 13 Dialogs 7 Overlay data 14 Entering text 8 Sonar Operation 16 Fishing modes 8 Trackback 16 Cursor 9 CHIRP 16 Goto - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 5
23 Installation 25 DownScan Operation 26 Trackback 26 DSI menu 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 43 Target symbols 44 Viewing - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 6
card to save screen captures; or insert a microSD mapping card to use mapping data Turn unit on/off Getting Started To turn on/off the unit, press and hold the LIGHT/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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 7
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. Elite-5, Elite-7 and Elite-9 Introduction | Elite series 4 Mark-4 and Elite-4 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 8
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 page, press the keypad in the direction of the desired page and press ENTER. Pages Page menus The Steer, Downscan, Sonar and Chart pages have menus that - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 9
panels. The page menu for active page will be displayed when the MENU key is pressed. The active panel is denoted by an orange border. Sonar menu Accessing the Settings menu Chart page Basic Operation | Elite series Chart menu 6 NOTE: Only Elite-7 and Elite-9 units support NMEA 2000. - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 10
are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features used for user input or for presenting information to the user. Depending on the type of entry, different methods are used - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 11
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 Alpha and QWERTY layout Basic Operation | Elite series 8 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 12
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 mode to clear the cursor. Goto cursor Used to navigate to the cursor. 1. Move the cursor - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 13
the Backlight dialog. 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. Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. Basic Operation | Elite series 10 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 14
Steer Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Bottom Range Scale Sonar Page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit's screen. 11 Pages | Elite series - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 15
. You can overlay downscan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting Downscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu. Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen. Pages | Elite series 12 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 16
and control how the pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over). To make adjustments to combo page panels, select a combo page from the Pages carousel and press MENU. Sonar/Downscan Chart/Sonar/Downscan NOTE: To adjust panel size, access the customize menu after - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 17
Used to select data shown on the Sonar, Structure and Chart pages. Show Overlay data Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen to Overlays. Press ENTER. 8. Press MENU, select Done Configuring and press ENTER. Pages | Elite series 14 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 18
data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen. Select the desired overlay data from the Configure Item Locations and Select the data type and press the right arrow on the keypad. Data sources Used to select the network device that will supply source data for a selected data - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 19
penetration. This unit supports High CHIRP, Medium CHIRP and Low CHIRP, depending on the transducer. CHIRP can be used with Lowrance conventional sonar transducers. • 50/200 kHz (Low/High CHIRP) • 83/200 kHz (Medium/High CHIRP) To use CHIRP, select the desired CHIRP frequency from the Frequency - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 20
review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Blue sonar history bar Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU and select Exit cursor mode. Used to record sonar logs Sonar - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 21
of detail shown on the display. Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed. Colorline Helps distinguish fish or structure from the bottom by showing hard returns as light colors and soft returns as darker colors. A lower colorline - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 22
shown on the display. Range settings display the section of the water column from transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports conventional, CHIRP and DownScan sonar frequencies. Only frequencies supported by your transducer will appear on the Frequency menu. 19 Sonar Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 23
interCustom medium ference from other CHIRP transducers 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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 24
Clutter Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. Noise Rejection Uses Split Zoom Split Flasher Color Allows you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness. 21 Sonar Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 25
options menu will only be available when Downscan overlay is enabled. Downscan options You can make adjustments to Downscan overlay settings from the sonar page. Downscan options are covered in more detail in the DSI section. Stop Sonar Prevents the transducer from transmitting to reduce/eliminate - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 26
the quality of sonar logs. Higher quality logs will use more memory. View previously saved sonar logs Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the Sonar page. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Overlay data Conventional settings/Downscan Settings You can - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 27
depth 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 series 24 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 28
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. Installation menu Water speed calibration Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed data from a GPS source. Keel Offset All - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 29
and CHIRP sonar. DownScan menu Press MENU from the DownScan page to view the DownScan 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. DownScan history - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 30
contrast settings. Contrast set to 40 Contrast set to 60 Contrast set to 80 Range Range settings display the section of the water column from the water surface to the selected depth range. NOTE: Auto range is the preferred setting for most fishing conditions. 27 DownScan Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 31
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 penetration. Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 32
fishing conditions. The white background palette works well for suspended targets. Purple is useful for viewing structure detail and determining bottom hardness. Sepia is best for looking at bottom detail. Surface Clarity set to Low. Surface Clarity set to High. 29 DownScan Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 33
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 of sonar logs. Higher quality logs will use more memory. View previously saved sonar logs DownScan Operation | Elite series 30 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 34
open the Chart menu. Chart menu New Waypoint Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the cursor position. When the cursor is 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 position - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 35
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 Chart Operation | Elite series Waypoints menu Waypoints menu Edit Allows you to edit the name, icon - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 36
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 Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to access the Routes screen. Routes screen Creating - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 37
navigation to the selected route waypoint To create a route from waypoint list: 1. Press MENU from the Routes screen. 2. Select New... and press ENTER. 3. Press the keypad down to select the Leg Name field and press ENTER. 9. Select Save and press ENTER. Chart Operation | Elite series 34 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 38
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 page will appear. 3. Move the cursor to the desired location. Press ENTER to set screen and press MENU. 35 Routes menu Chart Operation - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 39
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. Turns on/off route display on map To edit/create a route, use the keypad - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 40
to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu Creating trails When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail. To create a trail: 1. Select - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 41
menu. Turns on/ off trail display on map Edit Trails menu Turns on/ off trail instructions refer to the Navigating a route segment. Displayed and Record Displayed allows you to show/hide trails on the map display, preventing the screen from being cluttered with trails. Chart Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 42
recording a desired trail. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Overlay map orientation. Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu. 39 Chart Operation | Elite series - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 43
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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 44
Turning off display properties allows you to get a better view of the map, if the screen becomes cluttered with waypoints, routes and/or trails. Navigation Settings (Advanced mode only) Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Waypoints - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 45
. WARNING: You should only use the Manual magnetic variation setting if you have variation information from using True North or Magnetic North. Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading; otherwise use the default setting, True North. Chart Operation | Elite - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 46
the 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 series - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 47
uses the AIS target symbols shown below: Symbol Description Stationary AIS target Moving AIS target with (COG) course extension line The extension line always represents the target's course over ground and is set filter the target icons based on distance and vessel speed. AIS | Elite series 44 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 48
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 series - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 49
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 and Elite 9 only) Settings | Elite series 46 System menu Displays software - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 50
like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc. Time Used to set local time, and time and date formats 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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 51
your 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 series 48 Alarms menu Sounds alarm when Fish ID symbol appears on - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 52
shallow threshold sounds alarm when a fish 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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 53
to view data for devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network. Simulator Simulates GPS and/or sonar activity. Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu. Selecting a GPS source Data sources Allows you to select the source this unit will use for GPS data. Settings | Elite series 50 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 54
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 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 55
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 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 56
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 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 57
1000ft (305 m) 83/200kHz 3000ft (914 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 20ft (6m) GPS Mapping card slot microSD - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 58
Editing waypoints 32 F 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 GPS Status 47 Grid Lines 40 H High CHIRP 20 I Ice Mode 22 Installation menu 25 K Keel Offset 25 L Language 47 Low CHIRP 20 55 Index | Elite series - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 59
R Range 27 Reset Fishing Mode 24 Reset water distance 25 Route display 41 Routes Screen 33 Saving Screenshots 48 Scrollbars 7 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 - Lowrance Mark-4 CHIRP | Mark-4 Elite-45 79 Operation Manual -EN - Page 60
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