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Trails Turns on/off displaying trails on charts. Ú Note: To display trails on the chart panel, the Display option in the Trails dialog and the trails option in the chart settings dialog both have to be enabled. Refer to "Editing or deleting trails" on page 55. Hide chart Ú Note: This option is only available when Lowrance charts are displayed. If the option is set to ON, the chart (background) is not displayed in the chart panel. Instead, the vessel, vessel extensions, waypoints, and routes are displayed on a white background. Waypoints, Routes, Trails Opens the Waypoints, Routes, and Trails dialog where these items can be created, edited, deleted, and searched. 46 Charts | ELITE FS User Manual

Section	Page
ELITE FS™ User Manual	1
Preface	3
Disclaimer	3
Trademarks	3
Copyright	4
Warranty	4
Compliance statements	4
Declarations	4
Europe	5
United States of America	5
ISED Canada	5
Australia and New Zealand	6
Internet usage	6
About this manual	6
Manual version	6
Viewing the manual on the screen	6
Contents	9
1 Basic operation	17
Control keys	17
Card reader	18
Turning the system on and off	18
First time startup	18
Standby mode	18
The Home page	19
Application pages	20
Predefined split pages	20
Favorites bar	21
Multiple panel pages	21
Menus	21
System controls dialog	21
Display illumination	22
Brightness	22
Night mode	22
Locking the touchscreen	22
Lowrance mobile app available	22
Screen capture	23
2 Customizing your system	24
Customizing the Home page wallpaper	24
Adjusting the split on multiple panel pages	24
Data overlay	25
Edit overlay data	25
Customizing favorite pages	25
Adding new favorite pages	25
Edit favorite pages	26
Configuring the quick access key	26
Enabling or disabling features	26
3 Charts	27
The Chart panel	27
Chart data	27
Selecting chart source	28
Showing dual chart sources	28
Vessel symbol	28
Zooming the chart	28
Panning the chart	28
Chart orientation	29
North up	29
Heading up	29
Course up	29
Look ahead	30
Displaying information about chart items	30
Using the cursor on the panel	30
Go to cursor	30
The cursor assist function	31
Measuring distance	31
Find objects on chart panels	31
3D charts	32
Controlling the view angle	32
Panning the 3D chart	32
Chart overlay	33
Genesis live	33
Requirement	33
Genesis live menu options	34
Transparency	34
Contour interval	34
Depth palette	34
Safety depth	34
C-MAP charts	34
C-MAP tides and currents	34
C-MAP specific chart options	35
Photo overlay	35
Photo transparency	36
Raster charts	36
Raster transparency	36
High resolution bathymetry	36
Chart detail	36
Chart categories	37
Shaded relief	37
No contours	37
Depth palette	37
Depth filter	37
Safety depth	37
Shading	37
Depth 1 and Depth 2	37
Custom	38
3D exaggeration	38
Genesis Layer	39
Navionics charts	39
Navionics specific chart options	39
Photo overlay	39
Photo transparency	39
Chart shading	40
Fishing range	40
Shallow water highlight	40
Safety depth	41
Community edits	41
SonarChart	41
SonarChart Live	41
Transparency	42
Minimum depth	42
Palettes	42
SCL History	42
SC Density	42
Colored seabed areas	42
Navionics Dynamic tides and current icons	42
Rock filter level	43
Contours depth	43
Presentation type	43
Annotation	44
Chart details	44
Easy View	44
Chart settings	44
3D boat selection	44
Range rings	44
Extension lines	44
SonarChart Live tide correction	45
Synchronize 2D/3D chart	45
Pop-up information	45
Grid lines	45
Waypoints	45
Routes	45
Trails	46
Hide chart	46
Waypoints, Routes, Trails	46
4 Waypoints, routes, and trails	47
Waypoints, Routes, and Trails dialogs	47
Using the synchronize feature	47
Requirements	47
Synchronizing	48
Waypoints	48
About waypoints	48
Saving waypoints	49
New Waypoint icon	49
Moving a waypoint	49
Edit a waypoint	49
Deleting waypoints	50
Man Overboard waypoint	50
Create a MOB	50
Delete a MOB	50
Stop navigating to MOB	51
Waypoint alarm settings	51
Routes	51
About routes	51
Creating a new route on the chart panel	51
Edit a route from the chart panel	51
Creating routes using existing waypoints	52
Converting trails to routes	52
Dock-to-dock Autorouting and Easy Routing	52
Dock-to-dock Autorouting and Easy Routing examples	53
The edit route dialog	54
Deleting routes	54
Trails	55
About trails	55
Creating a new trail	55
Editing or deleting trails	55
Trails settings	56
5 Navigating	57
About navigating	57
Steer panel	57
Navigate to cursor position	58
Navigating a route	58
Starting a route from the chart panel	59
Starting a route from the steer panel	59
Start navigating a route from the edit route dialog	59
Navigating with the autopilot	60
Navigation settings	60
Arrival radius	61
XTE limit	61
XTE alarm (Cross track error)	62
Trails	62
Logging type	62
Phantom Loran	62
6 Sonar	63
The image	63
Multiple sources	63
Zooming the image	64
Zoom bar	64
Using the cursor on the image	64
Measuring distance	64
Viewing history	65
Recording log data	65
Start recording log data	65
Stop recording log data	66
Viewing recorded data	66
Upload sonar logs to C-MAP Genesis	66
Setting up the image	67
Fishing mode	67
Range	67
Preset range levels	67
Auto range	67
Custom range	68
Frequency	68
Sensitivity	68
Colorline	68
Source	68
Advanced options	69
Noise rejection	69
Surface clarity	69
Scroll speed	69
Ping Speed	69
Manual mode	69
More options	70
Stop Sonar	70
Split screens	70
Zoom	70
Bottom lock	71
Flasher	71
Palettes	71
Temperature graph	71
Depth line	71
Amplitude scope	71
Preview	72
Off	72
Cursor-only	72
Always	72
Fish ID	72
Sonar settings	73
7 SideScan	74
About SideScan	74
The SideScan panel	74
Zooming the image	74
Using the cursor on the panel	75
Viewing history	75
Recording SideScan data	75
Setting up the image	75
Source	76
Range	76
Preset range levels	76
Auto range	76
Frequencies	76
Contrast	76
Palettes	76
Advanced options	77
Surface clarity	77
Flipping the image left/right	77
More options	77
Stop Sonar	77
View	77
Range Lines	77
8 DownScan	78
About DownScan	78
The DownScan panel	78
Zooming the image	78
Using the cursor on the panel	79
Viewing DownScan history	79
Recording DownScan data	79
Setting up the DownScan image	79
Source	79
Range	80
Preset range levels	80
Auto range	80
Frequency	80
Contrast	80
Palettes	80
Advanced options	80
Surface clarity	81
More options	81
Stop Sonar	81
FishReveal	81
Sensitivity	81
Colorline	81
Surface clarity	81
Palette	81
Range lines	82
Preview	82
Off	82
Cursor-only	82
Always	82
9 3D Sonar	83
About 3D Sonar	83
Requirements	83
The 3D panel	83
Zooming the image	84
Using the cursor on a 3D image	84
Saving waypoints	84
3D mode options	85
3D vessel mode	85
3D cursor mode	85
Fish renderings	85
Viewing image history	86
Setting up the image	86
Source	86
Range	86
Preset range levels	86
Auto range	86
Contrast	87
Palettes	87
Advanced options	87
Surface clarity	87
Flipping the image left/right	87
Vertical enhancement	87
Target sensitivity	87
More options	88
Stop sonar	88
Clear live history	88
View lock	88
Depth highlighting	88
Sonar settings	89
10 LiveSight	90
Requirements	90
About	90
Start-up wizard	90
LiveSight panels	90
Zooming the image	91
Using the cursor on the panel	91
Stopping the Sonar	91
Recording LiveSight video	91
Stop recording video	92
Customizing the image settings	92
Changing modes	92
More options	93
Target trails	93
Palettes	93
Range grid lines	93
Source	93
LiveSight settings	93
11 ActiveTarget	94
About ActiveTarget	94
ActiveTarget forward panel	94
ActiveTarget down panel	95
ActiveTarget scout panel	96
Zooming the image	96
Stopping the Sonar	96
Using the cursor on the panel	96
Recording ActiveTarget video	97
Stop recording video	97
Modes and image settings	97
Changing modes	97
Auto mode	98
Down range	98
Forward range	98
Range	98
Sensitivity	98
Auto sensitivity	99
Noise rejection	99
More options	99
Target trails	99
Palettes	99
Range grid lines	99
StableView	99
Source	99
ActiveTarget settings	100
12 StructureMap	101
About StructureMap	101
The StructureMap image	101
StructureMap sources	101
Live data	102
Saved files	102
StructureMap tips	102
Using StructureMap with mapping cards	103
Structure options	103
Range	103
Transparency	103
Palettes	103
Contrast	103
Water column	103
Frequency	104
Clear live history	104
Log sonar data	104
Source	104
13 Instruments	105
About Instrument panels	105
Creating a dashboard	105
Starting from blank	105
Copying an existing layout	106
Using a built-in template	106
Customizing the dashboard	106
Adding gauges	106
Key operation	107
Choosing gauge data	107
Selecting a dashboard	107
14 Outboard autopilot	108
Safe operation with the autopilot	108
Autopilot alarms	108
Selecting active autopilot	108
Outboard motors autopilot (NAC-1) controller	109
Engaging and disengaging the autopilot	109
Autopilot indication	110
Autopilot modes	110
Heading hold mode (A)	111
To change the set heading	111
Course mode	111
Power Steer mode	111
NAV mode	112
NAV mode options	112
Restart	112
Skip	112
Cancel	112
Turning in NAV mode	113
Turn patterns	113
Turn variables	113
To start a turn	114
U-turn	114
C-turn	114
Spiral	114
Zigzag	114
Square	115
S-turn	115
Depth contour tracking	115
To initiate a DCT turn	116
Turn variables	116
Autopilot settings	117
Chart compass	117
Select active autopilot	117
Autopilot data sources	117
Auto hide autopilot bar	117
Commissioning and steering response settings	117
15 Trolling motor autopilot	118
Safe operation with the autopilot	118
Autopilot alarms	118
The autopilot controller for trolling motor	119
Engaging and disengaging the autopilot	119
Autopilot indication	120
Autopilot modes	120
Anchor modes	120
Cursor	120
Waypoint	121
Here	121
Change the position in anchor mode	121
Heading lock mode	121
To change the set heading	121
NAV mode	121
NAV mode options	122
Restart	122
Skip	122
Turn pattern steering	122
Starting a turn	122
Turn variables	123
U-turn	123
C-turn	123
Spiral	123
Zigzag-turn	123
Square	123
S-turn	124
Trolling motor speed control	124
Recording and saving a trail	124
Autopilot settings	124
Chart compass	125
Auto hide autopilot bar	125
Arrival mode	125
Standby	125
Heading lock	125
Anchor	125
Anchor point setup	125
Configure the Ghost trolling motor foot pedal keys	126
16 Audio	128
About the audio function	128
The audio controller	128
Setting up the audio system	128
Audio server	129
Setting up the speakers	129
Speaker zones	129
Master volume control	129
Selecting audio source	129
Bluetooth devices	129
Using an AM/FM radio	129
Selecting the tuner region	130
Radio channels	130
List of favorite channels	130
Viewing DVD video	130
Video standard	130
17 Radar	131
About radar	131
Supported radar	131
The Radar panel	131
Dual radar	132
Selecting the radar source	132
Radar overlay	132
Selecting radar overlay source on chart panels	133
Radar operational modes	133
Power off	133
Standby	133
Transmit	133
Radar Range	133
Dual range	134
Adjusting the radar image	134
Radar modes	134
Modes in dual ranges	134
Directional clutter rejection	135
Gain	135
Sea clutter	135
Auto Sea Offset	136
Rain clutter	136
Using the cursor on a radar panel	136
Go to cursor	136
The cursor assist function	136
Advanced radar options	137
Noise Rejection	137
Radar threshold	137
Target expansion	137
Rejecting radar interference	137