Lowrance electronic M52 Pro User Manual

Pub. 988-0152-28A M52 Pro Fish-finding Sonar & GPS Plotter Installation and Operation Instructions

8 Remember, the transducer location and installation is the most critical part of a sonar installation. Recommended Tools and supplies If you prefer t

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9 3. The transducer should be installed with its face pointing straight down, if possible. For shoot-thru applications: Many popular fishing boat hull

10 Align transducer centerline with hull bottom. However, there are times when you may need to adjust the transducer slightly higher or lower. (The s

11 Second, the transducer angle cannot be adjusted for the best fish arches on your sonar display. (This is not an issue for flasher-style sonars.) La

12 Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom. Again, check to see if you can move the transducer so it's parallel

13 Position transducer mount on transom and mark mounting holes. Side view shown at left and seen from above at right. 5. Attaching transducer to

14 6. Route the transducer cable through or over the transom to the sonar unit. Make sure to leave some slack in the cable at the transducer. If possi

15 3. Route the transducer cable alongside the trolling motor shaft. Use plastic ties (not included) to attach the transducer cable to the troll-ing m

16 SHOOT-THRU-HULL PREPARATION Hulls With Floatation Materials The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in an area that does not h

17 Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation. To choose the proper location for shoot-thru-hull mounting, foll

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18 3. Now move the transducer around to find the best location with the strongest possible bottom signal. If you find a spot with an acceptable bottom

19 2. The epoxy consists of the epoxy itself and a hardener. Remove the two compounds from the package and place them on the paper plate. Thoroughly s

20 with electrical interference. Therefore, it's safer to go ahead and attach the power cable directly to the battery. CAUTION: When using the un

21 WARNING: This product must be independently fused with the en-closed 3-amp fuse (or equivalent), even if you connect to a fused accessory or power

22 In-dash mounting template for M52 Pro. NOTE: This figure is not printed to scale. Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location,

23 Front view (left) and side view (right) showing dimensions of the M52 Pro when mounted on quick release bracket. If you wish, you can fill in the

24 M52 Pro quick release mounting bracket. Slots in the base allow routing the cable from beneath the mount. Attach the unit to the bracket by firs

25 Portable Sonar Installation Like many Lowrance products, the M52 Pro sonar is capable of portable operation. It uses the optional PPP-12 portable p

26 Portable transducer assembly: rear view (left) and side view (right.) Clean the chosen area of the hull before attaching

27 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation Keyboard Numbers in the photo correspond to key explanations below. Lowrance M52 Pro Sonar. 1. PWR/LIGHT – The

1 Table of Contents Section 1: M52 Pro Specifications ... 5 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ..

28 5. ENT – This key allows you to save data, accept values or execute menu commands. It is also used to create event marker icons. 6. EXIT – The Ex

29 • Sun/Moon Calculations: displays the rising and setting time of the sun and moon. • Timers: gives you access to the Up Timer, Down Timer and Cloc

30 Basic Sonar Quick Reference 1. Mount the transducer and unit. Connect the unit to electric power and the transducer. 2. Launch your boat. 3. To tur

31 Sonar Page, showing full sonar chart mode. Pages The M52 Pro has five major Sonar display op-tions. They are the Full Sonar Chart, Split Zoom S

32 Full sonar chart (left) and Split Zoom Chart (right). Digital Data page (left) with Flasher page (center) and Pro Tips page (rig

33 These figures show results of different sensitivity levels on the same location. Sensitivity set at 50 percent (left). Sensit

34 Fish I.D. is an easier way for a sonar novice to recognize a fish signal return when he sees it. However, locating fish by symbol only has some lim

35 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features ASP™ (Advanced Signal Processing) The ASP™ feature is a noise rejection system built into the sonar

36 At left, Main Menu and Sonar Alarms command. At right, the Sonar Alarms menu. To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓

37 At left, Sonar Alarms menu, with Adjust Zone command selected. At right, Adjust Zone Alarm selection box, with Upper Limit selected. 3. To s

2 Split Zoom Sonar Chart ... 48 Digital Data/Chart ...

38 To turn on fish alarm: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to SONAR ALARMS|ENT. 2. Press ↓ to FISH ALARM|ENT|EXIT. 3. To turn off the alarm, press MENU|MENU|↓ to

39 At left, Depth Cursor selected. At right, sonar chart with the depth cursor active. The line indicates the large fish is 40.53 feet deep. D

40 To switch to Manual Depth Range: 1. First, turn off automatic depth range. From the Sonar Page, press MENU|↓ to AUTO DEPTH RANGE|ENT. 2. Press ↑ to

41 To change the upper and lower limits: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU|↓ to UPPER AND LOWER LIMITS|ENT. The Sonar Chart Limits menu appears, w

42 Sonar Features menu with Fish I.D. Symbols selected. When the check box to the left is checked, the feature is on. FishTrack™ FishTrack shows the

43 At left, Sonar Page menu with GrayLine command selected. At right, the GrayLine control bar. To adjust the Grayline level: 1. From the Sonar

44 To turn off overlay data: 1. Press MENU|↓ to OVERLAY DATA|ENT. 2. Press ↓ or ↑ to select Data Type, then press ENT until the check mark to the left

45 To adjust Sensitivity: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU|ENT. 2. The Sensitivity Control Bar appears. Press ↓ to decrease sensitivity; press ↑ to

46 To adjust sensitivity in auto mode: 1. From the Sonar Page, press MENU|↓ to AUTO SENSITIVITY|ENT. 2. Highlight SENSITIVITY and press ENT. 2. The Se

47 To set Keel Offset: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to SET KEEL OFFSET|ENT. 2. The Keel Offset dialog box appears. Press ↓ to so that the displayed number sho

3 Reset Options... 90 Screen Contrast and Brightness ...

48 screen aid in determining the depth of targets. The line at the top of the screen represents the surface. The bottom depth and surface tem-perature

49 Flasher The Flasher page represents a flasher-style sonar. A circular dial shows all returning echoes at a high screen refresh rate. It uses the Gr

50 Stop Chart The Stop Chart feature allow you to stop the sonar chart from scrolling. To stop/start chart: 1. Press MENU|↓ to STOP CHART|ENT|EXIT. R

51 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting Unit won't turn on: 1. Check the power cable's connection at the unit. Check the fuse. Also check the wi

52 bubbles in the water disrupt the sonar signals, interfering with its ability to find the bottom or other targets. The technical term for this is ca

53 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations Main Menu You can access the Main Menu from any of the four Page screens by pressing MENU|MENU. To clear the menu s

54 Trip Calculator: shows trip status and statistics. Timers: controls the up timer, down timer and alarm clock settings. Browse MMC Files: this allow

55 Satellite Page. Left view indicates unit has not locked on to any satel-lites and does not have a fix on its position. Center view shows s

56 Navigation Page, recording a trail, traveling east. Page looks like this when the unit is not navigating to a waypoint , following a route, or

57 white corridor represent lines that show the current cross track error range. The default for the cross track error range is 0.20 miles. In the exa

4 WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data t

58 The plotter's zoom range is the distance across the screen. This number shows in the lower right corner of the screen. In the first example fi

59 Selecting Any Plotter Item With the Cursor 1. Use the zoom keys and the arrow keys to move around the plotter and find the item you wish to select.

60 GPS Quick Reference Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try navi-gating to a location at least a few blocks away. W

61 Find Distance between Points 1. While on the Plotter Page press: MENU|↓ to FIND DISTANCE|ENT. 2. Center your cursor over the position you want to f

62 Create Waypoint at Current Position While you are traveling, press WPT|WPT. The waypoint is saved and automatically given a name with a sequential

63 Create Waypoint by Average Position This feature sets a waypoint at the current position after averaging several position readings. 1. Press WPT|↓

64 To delete all waypoints at one time: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT|↓ to DELETE ALL MY WAY-POINTS|ENT|← to YES|ENT. 2. To return t

65 3. If the list is short, you can jump directly to the FIND IN LIST box by pressing ENT. Use ↑ or ↓ to select the waypoint name, press ENT and the

66 2. If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint name in the FIND BY NAME box to search for it. (Press ↑ or ↓ to change the f

67 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint Find your way back to the accident position with the Navigation Page or Plotter Page. When MOB is activated, the Navi

5 Section 1: M52 Pro Specifications General Display: ...High-contrast Film SuperTwist LCD. Diago-nal viewing area: 3.5"

68 Sequence for saving a trail and beginning a new one. At left, My Trails command. Center, the Trails Menu. The arrow to the right of Trail 3 in

69 Delete a Trail This is the command used to erase or delete a trail. 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to MY TRAILS|ENT|↓ to trail name|ENT. 2. Press → to DELETE

70 At left, trail selected with plotter cursor. The info box at the bottom of the screen shows distance and bearing from current position to the

71 NOTE: If you are already located at or near the beginning of your trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you press Enter. Just press EXIT

72 Navigate trail, plotter views: at left boater is heading straight toward trail point 3. Center, when the point is reached, Arrival Alarm goe

73 Icons Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point of interest or event. They can be placed on the plotter screen, saved an

74 3. The Delete All Icons command will ask if you are sure. Press ← to YES|ENT. All icons will be deleted from the plotter. To Delete By Symbol: 1. P

75 Route Planning command on Main Menu, left, will open the Route List screen, right. 1. From the NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the P

76 Route creation sequence: At left, the Plotter Page shows the waypoints we want to visit in our route. Set the first route point at waypoint

77 3. Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct, then pre

6 GPS Receiver/antenna: ...Internal 12 parallel channel GPS/WAAS. Position updates:...Every second. Position points: ...1,000

78 Navigate a Route backward Here's how you run a route backward, from the end waypoint to the beginning waypoint: 1. From the NAVIGATION PAGE,

79 Utilities Utilities are useful tools for traveling or for outdoor activities. Alarm Clock To get to the alarm clock menu: press MENU|MENU|↓ to TIME

80 Notes

81 Section 7: System & GPS Setup Options Alarms You unit has three alarms: Arrival Alarm, Off Course Alarm and An-chor Alarm. You can turn the ala

82 4. When your adjustments are finished, return to the last page dis-played by repeatedly pressing EXIT. IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm — The an

83 Coordinate System Selection The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinat

84 Map Fix Map Fix is used with charts or maps. This system asks for a reference position in latitude/longitude, which you take from a marked location

85 Customize Page Displays The Plotter, Position and Navigation pages all have customizable op-tions. These options control which information is displ

86 Input the desired settings, then turn on the simulator by highlighting the GPS SIMULATOR ON box and pressing ENT. Press EXIT repeatedly to close

87 Plotter Orientation By default, this receiver shows the plotter with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts ar

7 Section 2: Installation & Accessories Preparations You can install the sonar and GPS systems in some other order if you prefer, but we recommend

88 Overlay Data command on the Sonar Menu, at left. Overlay Data Shown selection menu, right. In this example, we scrolled down the data list t

89 Tip: If you wish, you can change the displayed data font size when you select a data type: 1. From the Plotter or Sonar page, press MENU|↓ to OVERL

90 The Position Pinning feature was developed so that when you stopped, the unit locked the present position on the GPS plotter until you moved a shor

91 Set Language This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, Ger-man, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and

92 To show WAAS Alarm: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to GPS SETUP|ENT|↓ to SHOW WAAS ALARM. 2. With the option highlighted, press ENT to uncheck it (turn off

93 To set Alarm Volume: Press ↓ to VOLUME. Press → or ← to move the bar. The left end of the scale is low volume; the right end is high volume. Af-ter

94 traveling in a straight line. Once you deviate from a straight line, the unit "drops" a plot point (trail waypoint) onto the trail. This

95 Trail Options menu: Update Time Rate setting, left, and Update Dis-tance setting, right. Specific Trail Options Delete Trail To delete a speci

96 Main Menu, left, Units of Measure Menu, right. To change unit of measure: 1. Press MENU|MENU|↓ to SYSTEM SETUP|↓ to UNITS OF MEASURE|ENT. 2. P

97 Index A Accessories, 7, 21, 22 Accessory, 19, 20, 51 Alarm Clock, 79 Alarms, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 53, 60, Anchor Alarm, 81, 82 Antenna, 6, 51, 60,