Lowrance-electronic Mapping GPS and Multimedia Player User Manual

Pub. 988-0160-451 Mapping GPS and Multimedia Player Operation In

8 Opening Warning Dialog and Language Menus The unit will display an Alarm dialog when powered up. Press X to close the dialog box. The Language – Tex

9 Main Menu button: Map, Music, Find and Options are all available from the Main Menu. Location-POI Information button: Brings up the Location Inform

10 3D View displays the map from a position above, and slightly behind, the black arrow icon which represents you on-screen. North Up always shows the

11 When ADD TO ADDRESSBOOK is selected, the Edit Contact screen will ap-pear with the option to Go To the selected location or add an on-screen symbol

12 In the Edit Contact screen (left) press the Symbol button to bring up the Symbol Window screen, shown at right. The symbol will rema

13 To change information about a saved contact touch the entry header in the Edit Contact screen and a keyboard will appear. The Name he

14 Music Mode Use SD cards to store music and picture files. When Music Mode is se-lected the unit automatically searches the SD card for the specifie

15 Play control buttons Previous: Skips to previous song. Play/Pause: Starts a song or play list. If a song is playing, pressing this button will pau

16 where inside the Name Filter box to open a keyboard. Enter all or part of a song's filename and press DONE. The Audio Search screen will pro-v

17 Pictures, Gauge and Options The unit can display .gif and .jpg images stored on an SD card. The unit will automatically search the SD card for any

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18 Options Pages The Options feature in the Main Menu contains three pages of menus used to customize the operation of the unit. Directions List

19 Use the blue slider bar in the Directions screen to scroll through the list. The Turn Preview screen will appear when a turn is selected from the D

20 Use the Map Categories Drawn screen to customize the map. In this example the category My Trails and subcategory Distances are off. T

21 Use the Routes list menu (left) to store and manage different routes. The left image shows several stored routes. Each route contain

22 The Add to route button is shown at left. When you select a location to add to a route, a Notice Via Added dialog (right) will appea

23 The Category and Subcategory list in the Find menu. In this example a search is being conducted for a museum to add to a route. Selec

24 Choose a desired destination, select it, and add it to your route. You can add 99 waypoints to a route. To rearrange the order of the way-points in

25 Overlay Data Setup Overlay Data Boxes appear in semi-transparent boxes on the map screen and are used to dis-play information about a route, includ

26 The Data Viewer screen left and center image. The Data Information screen for the Odometer setting is shown at right. When Audio Data (left im

27 My Trails The unit is designed to record Trails. By default, Trails are hidden on-screen. Trails can be displayed, showing your travel history. For

1 Table of Contents External Connections ... 4 Map Mode...

28 Language Use the Language menu to select the text and spoken voice language. When the Language button is selected, the Lan-guage – Text menu will a

29 unit will emit a sound every time a command is entered. Voice Instructions: If Voice Instructions are turned off, voice instructions can still be a

30 Interface Selection: Several skin options are available. To change the skin display touch inside the Interface Selection box and a drop-down list

31 Power Key: Power Off and Standby Power Off is the unit's default mode. Standby mode allows the unit to "sleep" and draw very little

32 other dialog box will appear asking, "Do you want to clear your address book?" Select YES or NO depending on whether you want to clear al

33 Cross-Traffic Turns: Use this option to avoid turns across busy lanes of traffic. Toll Roads: By default, toll roads have a fairly high value in r

34 GPS Simulator The GPS Simulator simulates the navigation of a route. If the unit is in Simulator mode and you reach a speed of 15 m.p.h. or greater

35 Current Position Lock Two buttons on the left side of the Satellites screen indicate the quality of the units position lock. If 2D or 3D is not hig

36 Searching, Finding and Navigating When Find is selected from the Main Menu, the first of three Find menus will appear. The unit can search fo

37 Select DONE when the information is entered in the text field. The unit may provide a list with more than one location/address that closely re-semb

2 Auto Complete ... 37 Name Filter...

38 The unit will prompt you to search by State/Province. When the Choose button is selected, a keyboard (right) will appear. When a St

39 Find on Map: Displays a location on-screen. Anytime a search is per-formed with the cursor, the distance will be calculated from the cursor positio

40 The unit searches for locations in several different ways. When navi-gating, the unit searches for locations nearest to its current route. If the c

41 To search for a specific restaurant by name, select the Name Filter op-tion; "Taco" search results are shown at right. Nav

42 The Find Recent screen is shown at left. When a recent destination is selected the Recent Destination Information screen appears. Fi

43 Choosing New Destinations while Navigating When navigating and an alternate destina-tion is selected a dialog box will appear asking, "Which

44 Point-to-Point Navigation The unit can use optional "plug and play" map cards available through LEI, the source for Lowrance accessories.

45 Navigation Modes Point-to-point navigation creates a straight-line navigation course between you and another point on the map screen. To switch to

46 Straight-line Navigation Commands The two basic commands used for straight-line navigation are Go To Cursor and Go To Waypoint. Go To Cursor will n

47 FORMATION button to bring up the Waypoint Information screen. Select ADD TO ADDRESSBOOK to save the waypoint. The Edit Waypoint screen ap-pears. Se

3 WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing turn-by-turn navigation data, a GP

48 Navigating with the Go To Cursor command. At left, a waypoint was selected with the cursor. The image at right shows the straight-li

49 Uncheck HIDE WHEN INVALID and close the menus. Some overlay categories do not work the same in point-to-point mode, but several data types can help

50 arrow icon. The unit creates a Trail line by recording a string of trail points along your path. The unit can save 100 trails with 10,000 points pe

51 From left to right, menu sequence for navigating a trail. At the start of a trail the arrival alarm will sound as soon as navigation begins. P

52 These images show the offshore/coastal detail using NauticPath™ USA marine charts. Reading NauticPath Map Information Use the cursor

53 Information for almost any on-screen symbol can be accessed as long as it can be highlighted with the cursor. The Tidal Current Information screen

54 Fishing Hot Spots electronic charts lake detail, far left. Select a Fish-ing Area POI symbol and press the Location-POI Information button for

55 tures. More detail appears as the screen is zoomed in. Underwater fea-tures on man-made lakes reflect conditions prior to inundation. The amount of

56 Auto Complete, 36 Auto Zoom, 8 Brightness, 28, 29 Calibrate Screen, 29 Cancel Navigation, 23 Contact, 9, 10, 18 Contrast, 28 Cursor, 7, 38, 39 Cust

4 External Connections Section 1 includes information on external connections.

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5 Reset button: If the unit is not responding, use the Reset button located on the right side of the unit. Use the tip of a pen or something pointed t

6 Portable Battery Charger With a full charge, the internal battery will power the unit for approximately 2.5 hours. To extend battery time, try turni

7 Map Mode Section 2 addresses on-screen commands, power button, and creating and saving contacts. Power Button The Power button turns the unit on an