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Page 1: ...Installation Operation manual Elite 5 Elite 4 Mark 4 Operation manual SONAR COMBO COVER_ indd 1 9 13 2011 9 58 45 PM ...

Page 2: ... Spots Inc Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics Inc Navico may find it necessary to change or end our policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice Visit our website www lowrance com SONAR COMBO COVER_ indd 2 9 13 2011 9 58 45 PM ...

Page 3: ...orking with menus 7 Dialogs 8 Entering text 8 Fishing Modes 8 Cursor 9 Goto cursor 9 Advanced Mode 10 Standby mode 10 Restore defaults 10 Adjusting the display 10 Pages 11 Steer Page 11 Sonar Page 11 Chart Sonar page 12 Chart Page 12 Overlay Data 13 Chart Sonar split 13 Using your Sonar 15 Trackback 15 SONAR combo indb 1 9 15 2011 11 55 32 AM ...

Page 4: ...Advanced Mode only 18 Fish ID 20 Using your Chart 21 Chart Menu 21 Waypoints Routes Trails 22 Routes Screen 23 Trails Screen 27 Orientation 29 Settings 30 System 30 Saving Screenshots 32 Navigation 33 Chart 34 Sonar 36 Installation 37 Alarms 38 Index 40 Specifications 42 SONAR combo indb 2 9 15 2011 11 55 32 AM ...

Page 5: ...stem menu and press Enter Selecting a GPS Source Select GPS Source from the System menu and press Enter Select internal or external and press Enter Elite 5 only Unit Controls LIGHT POWER controls backlight level and turns unit on off KEYPAD controls cursor selects items on menus PAGES allows you to select a page to view MENU opens settings context and page menus ENTER finalizes menu selections sav...

Page 6: ...ction 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 SONAR combo indb 4 9 15 2011 11 55 35 AM ...

Page 7: ...d The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time To choose your own settings do not run the setup wizard To restart the Setup wizard restore defaults NOTICE This manual covers several units Some screen shots may differ from what you see on your screen Your unit however will function in a similar manner Pages menu SONAR combo indb 5 9 15 2011 11 55 35 AM ...

Page 8: ...an only be accessed when those pages are displayed Steer page Steer menu Sonar page Sonar menu Chart Sonar page Chart or sonar menu will appear depending on which panel is active Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels Chart page Chart menu SONAR combo indb 6 9 15 2011 11 55 36 AM ...

Page 9: ...to select the desired item and press Enter Accessing the Settings menu Accessing menu items The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjust ments to options and settings including scrollbars on off features and dropdown menus NOTE Press the Menu ...

Page 10: ... of sonar set tings geared to specific fishing conditions Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout Switches letters to uppercase lowercase Dialogs Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user Depending on the type of infor mation or entry different meth ods are used to confirm cancel or close the dialog Entering text Some functions like naming a waypoint route...

Page 11: ...peed Shallow Water Bottom brown white background best for depths less than 100 feet Fresh Water Bottom brown white background 50 ping speed Deep Water Deep Blue 50 ping speed 50kHz is primary transducer frequency Slow Trolling Bottom brown white background 50 ping speed Fast Trolling Bottom brown white background slightly lower chart speed Clear Water Bottom brown white background 50 ping speed Br...

Page 12: ...n Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on Colorline manual control Surface Clarity manual control Ping Rate manual control 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 ...

Page 13: ...ction to waypoint Navigation information Sonar Page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit s screen On the right side of the screen the Amplitude Scope bar previews echoes about to appear on the display Fish arches Surface Clutter Overlay Data Cursor Depth Location and depth Frequency Range Scale Amplitude Scope Colorline SONAR combo indb 11 9 15 2011 11 55 37 AM ...

Page 14: ...panel will have an orange border Chart Sonar Page Chart Page Consists of map that moves in real time as you move By default the map is shown from a birds eye view with North at the top of the screen Current location Waypoint Current location distance to cursor Depth contours Zoom Range SONAR combo indb 12 9 15 2011 11 55 37 AM ...

Page 15: ...ta from the screen without deleting the selected overlay data con figuration Configure Used to select overlay data to be displayed on the screen Chart Sonar split Allows you to change the way the panels are dis played when viewing the Chart Sonar page Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels Overlay data SONAR combo indb 13 9 15 2011 11 55 38 AM ...

Page 16: ... screen to access the menu To select overlay data 1 From a sonar or chart page press Menu 2 Select Overlay data and press Enter 3 Select Configure and press enter 4 Press Menu and select Add Press Enter 5 Select a category from the Configure Items to show screen Press Enter 6 Press Menu and select Return to overlay 7 Press Menu select Done Configuring and press Enter SONAR combo indb 14 9 15 2011 ...

Page 17: ...ove the cursor from the screen Sonar Menu The sonar menu has options and settings that affect the appearance of the display Using your Sonar Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by mov ing the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse Blue sonar history bar Cursor depth SONAR combo indb 15 9 15 2011 11 55 38 AM ...

Page 18: ... name select an icon and input a desired latitude longitude Adjust Advanced Mode only Used to make adjustments to SensitivityandColorline Grayscale Sensitivity Controls the level 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 New waypoint menu Sonar Menu Advanced Mode SONAR combo indb 16 9 15 2011 11 55 39 AM...

Page 19: ...ake minor 4 changes to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on You will have to turn it off to make significant adjustments Sensitivity set to 65 percent Sensitivity set to 85 percent Colorline Grayscale Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar echoes That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from the bottom A hard return will be shown as a wide bright yellow area wher...

Page 20: ...nsitivity and best target discrimination in shallow water 83 kHz offers a wider cone angle for more water coverage Ping Speed Advanced Mode only 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 most c...

Page 21: ...en view Color Allow you to change the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color brightness Monochrome units support Grayscale Reverse Grayscale and Bottom Black Amplitude Scope Displays the amplitude of real time echoes before they appear on the display Nightview Iceview Amplitude scope Split Flasher Split Zoom SONAR combo indb 19 9 15 2011 11 55 40 AM ...

Page 22: ...lays battery meter data on the screen Stop Sonar Pauses the unit s sonar allowing you to get a closer look at suspended targets Stop Sonar also can be used to prevent stop inter ference between two units running on the same boat at the same time Overlay data Overlay Data Allows you to select data wa ter temperature depth etc to be displayed on top of the Sonar screen Overlay data setup is covered ...

Page 23: ...e 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 Using your Chart This section covers chart operation which includes saving loading and navigating waypoints routes and trails and using chart menus context menus and submenus Chart menu SONAR combo indb 21 9 15 2011 11 55 40 AM ...

Page 24: ...y points routes and trails Press the keypad left right to toggle between waypoint routes and trails tabs Edit Allows you to edit the name icon and latitude longitude of a selected waypoint Waypoints Screen Waypoints menu Waypoints menu SONAR combo indb 22 9 15 2011 11 55 41 AM ...

Page 25: ...ll deletes all waypoints Sort Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted by name or by nearest Routes Screen Used to create edit navigate and delete routes Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to ac cess the Routes screen Creating a route Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from the waypoints list or by using the cursor to posi tion new points on the chart You also can add way p...

Page 26: ...oint and press Enter 7 Press Menu and select Add to end to add 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 Route waypoint menu Shows selected route waypoint on the chart Inserts waypoint between existing route waypoints Adds waypoint to end of the route Remove waypoint Starts navigation to the selected rout...

Page 27: ... Select Points from chart and press Enter The chart screen will appear 3 Move the cursor to the desired location Press Enter to set a waypoint 4 Repeat Step 3 to add more route waypoints 5 Press Menu and select Stop adding Press Enter 6 Highlight the Save button and press En ter Navigating a route Routes can be navigated in for ward or reverse 1 Select the desired route on the Route screen and pre...

Page 28: ...te and Delete All Delete is used to delete individual routes Delete All removes all routes To cancel navigation 1 Press Menu from the chart 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 That allows you to display only desired routes on th...

Page 29: ...ls When creating a trail you can customize the trail name and color from the New Trail To create a trail 1 Select New and press Enter The New Trail will appear 2 Use the keypad to highlight Record and press Enter to make the trail active inactive 3 Select Save and press Enter Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu SONAR combo indb 27 9 15 2011 11 55 42 AM ...

Page 30: ...ght the desired trail on the Trails screen and press Enter The Edit Trail menu 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 screen from being cluttered with trai...

Page 31: ...s all trails Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground COG as the map orientation Overlay Data Allows you to select data course over ground etc to be displayed on top of the Chart screen Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu North Up COG Overlay data SONAR combo indb 29 9 15 2011 11 55 42 AM ...

Page 32: ... settings for your unit System Adjusts unit settings like language mute audio and advanced mode Settings menu Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System menu Advanced mode only Advanced mode only SONAR combo indb 30 9 15 2011 11 55 43 AM ...

Page 33: ...Elite 5 only Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS You will use the built in GPS antenna unless you have a LGC 16W external antenna p n 000 00146 001 Data Port Selects the type of device connected to the unit s Data port The port can be configured for use as a NMEA 0183 port or a secondary speed temp sensor Chart Sonar Split Allows you to display the Chart Sonar combo page with with pages...

Page 34: ...ard slot and press ing Power and then Zoom You must view files on a computer or other mi croSD compatible device About Displays software information about this unit Be fore attempting a software update you can check the version of software your unit is using by access ing the About screen Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality To see the latest availa...

Page 35: ...n the selected off course dis tance is exceeded the Off Course alarm will sound when the alarm is enabled WAAS MSAS EGNOS Turns on off the Wide Area Augmentation System WAAS Multi Functional Satellite Augmentation System MSAS and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service EGNOS All three systems help increase GPS accuracy for different parts of the world Navigation Controls Arrival Radius a...

Page 36: ...lated using True North or Magnetic North Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading otherwise use the default set ting True North Magnetic Variation Controls whether magnetic variation will be calcu lated using Automatic or Manual settings Magnet ic variation is the angle between magnetic north and true north The automatic setting reconciles the variation for yo...

Page 37: ...the latitude longitude scale Waypoints Routes and Trail displays From the Chart Settings menu you can turn on off waypoint route and trail display properties 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 Waypoints Routes Trails Accesses the Waypoints Routes Trails screen Waypoints Routes and Trails are ...

Page 38: ...tivity of the receiv er near the surface Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability so the unit will only send sonar signals to the selected depth range That allows the display to continue smooth scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer range Surface Clutter Sonar Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and display settings like Noise Rejection Surface and Fishing Mode Sonar Settin...

Page 39: ...de Resets selected fishing mode to default settings That is useful when you want to clear settings ad justments made while using a fishing mode WARNING Manual mode should only be used by advanced sonar users Installation Provides access to Keel Offset and Temp Calibra tion settings Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom As a result water depth readings do...

Page 40: ...e setting keel offset measure the distance from the transducer to the lowest part of the keel If for example the keel is 3 5 feet below the trans ducer it will be input as 3 5 feet Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer tempera ture sensor with data from a known temperature source to ensure the accuracy of temperature in formation Reset water distance Reset Water Distance to z...

Page 41: ... the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol Fish ID appears on the sonar screen Units Allows you to select the unit of measure used by the unit Unit options vary depending on whether the unit is in basic or advanced mode NMEA 0183 Output Allows users to select NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device Simulator Simulates ...

Page 42: ...stom Range 18 D Data Port 31 Depth Range 17 Dialogs 8 Dropdown menus 7 E Editing waypoints 22 F Fish alarm 39 Fish ID 20 Fishing Mode 8 Fishing Modes Reset 37 Frequency 18 G Goto cursor 9 Goto waypoint 23 GPS Source 31 GPS Status 31 Grid Lines 35 I Ice Mode 20 Installation menu 37 K Keel Offset 37 L Language 31 M Magnetic Variation 34 Man Overboard waypoint 3 Man Overboard way point 3 Manual Mode ...

Page 43: ... 39 Simulator 39 Software Updates 32 Sonar Installation 37 Sonar Menu 15 Sonar Options menu 19 Sonar Page 11 Sonar settings 36 Sort waypoints 23 Split Flasher 19 Split Zoom 19 Standby mode 10 Steer Page 11 Stop Sonar 20 Surface Clarity 36 System settings 30 T Temperature calibra tion 38 Text entry 8 Time 31 Trail display 35 Trails Screen 27 Turn unit on off 3 U Unit Controls 3 Units 39 Upper and L...

Page 44: ...n Typical 75A Fuse type 3 amp Automotive not supplied Sonar Elite 5 only Max depth 1000ft 305m Transducer Frequency 83 200kHz Max speed 70mph Transducer Skimmer with built in temp sensor Transducer cable 20ft 6m GPS Mapping card slot microSD microSDHC high capacity cards are not compatible GPS Antenna 16 parallel channel internal optional external GPS antenna sold separately Mapping compatibility ...

Page 45: ...0 to 17V Current drain at 13 5V 250mA Fuse type 3 amp Automotive not supplied Sonar Max depth 1000ft 305m Transducer Frequency 83 200kHz Max speed 70mph Transducer Skimmer with built in temp sensor Transducer cable 20ft 6m GPS Mapping card slot microSD microSDHC high capacity cards are not compatible GPS Antenna 16 parallel channel internal optional external GPS antenna sold separately Mapping com...

Page 46: ...chases the product as a consumer item for personal family or household use The Databases Limited Warranty applies to the one or more databases that your product may contain We refer to each of these as a Database or together as the Databases Your product may thus include the WBS Database which contains worldwide background surface mapping data the SmartMap Database which contains inland mapping da...

Page 47: ...r you see the instructions in paragraph number 1 below Accessory Ordering Information LEI Extras is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics To order Lowrance accessories please contact 1 Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store To locate a Lowrance dealer visit the web site www low rance com and look for the Dealer Locator or consult your ...

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