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INSTALLATION AND

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

LMS-160

and

GlobalMap 1600

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Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS LMS 160 and GlobalMap 1600 TM...

Page 2: ...ake advantage of all available navigation tools when trav elling to a waypoint but will also visually check to make certain a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available The operating and stor...

Page 3: ...can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accor dance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio com munications However there is no guarantee that interfe...

Page 4: ...ble Connections 3 GlobalMap 1600 3 LMS 160 4 Antenna 5 Transducer 6 INTRODUCTION TO GPS 10 OPERATION 12 Satellite Status Screen 13 FindingYour Position 14 Auto Search 14 Manual Initialization 14 Posit...

Page 5: ...sing 62 Range Automatic 62 Manual 63 Chart Options 63 Chart Speed 63 Chart Stop 63 Upper and Lower Limits 64 Zoom 64 Fish ID 65 FISHTRACK 65 Chart Display 66 Zoom Bar 66 Zone Bar 67 Chart Cursor 67 Di...

Page 6: ...Notes...

Page 7: ...he back of this manual You may find the solution to your problem there The Lowrance customer service department also has representatives avail able to answer your questions on our toll free telephone...

Page 8: ...sitive lead black is negative or ground Make certain to attach the in line fuse holder to the red lead as close to the power source as possible For example if you have to extend the power cable to the...

Page 9: ...te noise when transmitting so be certain to keep the sonar s wires away from it You may need to route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery to isolate it from other wiring on the boat C...

Page 10: ...EED TEMP SENSOR OPTIONAL WHITE NMEA TRANSMIT LOWRANCE BLACK GROUND TO 12 VDC See Note 1 Notes 1 If the NMEA wires are not used then the NMEA adapter cable is not required The speed temperature sensor...

Page 11: ...g a satellite Do not mount it in front of radar antennas They radiate high energy that can interfere with the GPS signal Once you ve determined the mounting location use the template on page 51 in thi...

Page 12: ...mount adapter accept a standard marine antenna mount MAGNET SPEED TEMPERATURE SENSOR LMS 160 ONLY If you re installing a temperature or speed temperature sensor read the sensor s mounting instruction...

Page 13: ...GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION 4 If possible route the transducer cable away from other wir...

Page 14: ...ree angle DOT 2 Slide the transducer between the two ratchets Temporally slide the bolt though the transducer assembly and hold it against the transom Look ing at the transducer from the side check to...

Page 15: ...f the slots for the mounting holes Drill two 5 32 holes in the marked locations for the 10 screws supplied with the transducer NUT METAL WASHER RUBBER WASHERS METAL WASHER BOLT TRANSOM SIDE VIEW 5 Att...

Page 16: ...r may even prevent operation INTRODUCTION TO GPS The Global Positioning System GPS was developed by the United States Department of Defense as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year global navi gation system...

Page 17: ...performance and who doesn t many manufacturers including Lowrance sell a DGPS receiver that attaches to your GPS receiver The DGPS system transmits correction signals that nullify the effects of SA T...

Page 18: ...once while the unit is operating turns on the screen s back light To prevent an accidental shutdown you must hold the PWR key down for a few seconds to turn the unit off PWR ENT MENU EXIT PAGES WPT Z...

Page 19: ...aph are the bar graphs one for each satellite in view Since the unit has twelve channels it can dedicate one channel per visible satellite Therefore if only six satellites are visible only six bar cha...

Page 20: ...you turn the unit on until it locks onto the satellites and shows a position Once the unit locks onto the satellites it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it s turned o...

Page 21: ...Acquired message and all other data is not flashing The unit must be locked onto at least four satellites to determine altitude It only takes three satellites to determine position You can navigate wi...

Page 22: ...e the one at right when you re not navi gating to a waypoint Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen Your trail history or path you ve taken is depicted by the line extending fr...

Page 23: ...a vertical dotted line The default for the cross track error range is 0 20 mile For example if the present position symbol touches the right cross track error line then you are 25 mile to the right of...

Page 24: ...the solid line is on either of the dotted lines then you are 0 20 mile off course Remember if the line moves to the left then you are too far to the right of the desired course line and vice versa Us...

Page 25: ...ion when the top of the screen is pointing in your direction of travel and a CDI Map 3 is similar to Map 2 except it shows sonar data on the right side When the MENU key is pressed while Map 3 is show...

Page 26: ...A line is drawn from the point when the ENT key was pressed to the cursor s present location The distance covered by the line shows at the top of the screen To measure another two points simply move...

Page 27: ...up mode keeps the map at the same orientation as the initial bearing to the waypoint NORTH UP TRACK UP COURSE UP In the north up view shown at left we re travelling east In this view the present posit...

Page 28: ...petitive units force you to make It works in conjunction with the navigation features First recall a waypoint See the waypoint section for more information on navigating to a waypoint Then with the au...

Page 29: ...es on the map such as Lake Tahoe or Mississippi River off or on The default is on Press the left arrow key to turn them off Map Detail The detail shown on the background map diminishes as the screen i...

Page 30: ...ckground map This line depicts the detailled map bound aries To turn this off select Map Bounds from the map details menu then press the left arrow key Map Symbols When the nav aid data is downloaded...

Page 31: ...screen select Clear Trail from the Trail Options menu A message appears ask ing if you really want to erase the plot trail Follow the instructions on the screen When the trail is erased the unit retu...

Page 32: ...s to adjust it then press the EXIT key to erase the menu ICONS The plotter has 28 symbols or icons available that can be placed any where on the screen They can be used to mark fishing or hunting loca...

Page 33: ...you want to erase all icons that have been placed on all map screens To erase only a certain type of icon select the DELETE ICON TYPE menu The icon menu appears Highlight the icon style that you want...

Page 34: ...approximately 60 000 marine navigation aids Each navigation aid is displayed as a small symbol with information useful to the navigator including light type flash ing or continuous light color and ot...

Page 35: ...is zoomed in to ranges of ten miles or less WINDOWS The windows feature provides ten different data screens chosen for their broad range of navigation information and ease of use To use the windows f...

Page 36: ...middle of the screen Track TRK and the CDI shows distance to go DIS show in the lower right quarter Group D This group has a half screen map on the left side of the screen CDI bearing BRG estimated t...

Page 37: ...ver re ceived the satellite corrections AGE all show in the top half of this screen The DGPS corrections at the bottom of the screen shows a list of the satellites in view The satellite s number is fo...

Page 38: ...u Highlight the TRIP START GS label then press the left or right arrow keys until the desired speed appears Press the EXIT key to erase this screen Group J There are three timers on this screen and an...

Page 39: ...bel Press the right arrow key Press the EXIT key to erase the menu The time you set shows in the UP TIMER box The timer continues counting until you stop it When it reaches the alarm s time setting a...

Page 40: ...is removed from the unit You can however return the groups to the factory settings using Reset Groups on the system setup menu To customize a group first switch to the group that you wish to change F...

Page 41: ...his box simply press the up or down arrow key to move to the box that you do want to change In this example we will change the bearing BRG box to ground speed GS To do this simply press the left or ri...

Page 42: ...just to the right of the date and time In short all of the detail about the waypoint shows on this screen SavingYour Present Position as a Waypoint Quick Save Method To save your present position simp...

Page 43: ...select CREATE WAYPOINT A screen similar to the one at right appears Finally high light CURRENT POSITION and press the right arrow key The unit returns to the waypoint screen with the position saved un...

Page 44: ...waypoint number then select CREATE WAYPOINT The screen in the middle of the pre vious page appears Now select AVERAGE POSITION The screen shown at right appears Your present position shows at the top...

Page 45: ...pressing the right arrow key Use the arrow keys to set the distance then press the ENT key when you re finished The unit returns to the Project Position screen Now enter the bearing from the starting...

Page 46: ...it s name select NAME SEARCH from the waypont menu The screen at right appears Using the arrow keys type the waypoint s name on the screen When the de sired waypoint name appears press the ENT key Th...

Page 47: ...ect the icon that you want to assign to the waypoint then press the ENT key The waypoint now has the new icon Delete a Waypoint To erase all of the information in a waypoint first press the WPT key th...

Page 48: ...ow a waypoint on the map screens To do this first press the MENU key then select MAP SETUP finally select WAYPOINT OPTIONS The screen shown at right appears You can turn all of the waypoints their sym...

Page 49: ...S in it was your starting location when the waypoint was recalled The dotted line is called a course line and is the shortest path from the starting location to the destination The D is the cursor de...

Page 50: ...me then press the ENT key when you re finished The gray boxes in the lower portion of the screen comprise the list of waypoints that form the route To add waypoints to the route highlight the first gr...

Page 51: ...bottom of the screen Continue selecting waypoints until all of the waypoints in the route are on the list Press the EXIT key to return to the Route menu Your route is now saved in memory Press the EX...

Page 52: ...press the right arrow key The unit returns to the last used navigation map ping or windows screen In this example map screen 1 was in use A box with the S inside represents your location when you star...

Page 53: ...ghlight the ROUTE label on the route planning menu then select the route you want to erase Next highlight the DELETE ROUTE label and press the right arrow key A message appears asking if you really wa...

Page 54: ...y has lights that can be turned on for night use To turn the lights on simply press the PWR key To turn them off press the PWR key again A light bulb indicator on the satellite status screen shows whe...

Page 55: ...change any or all of the settings on this page When you re finished press the EXIT key NMEA DGPS This product transmits data through the power data port in the back of the unit using NMEA 0183 format...

Page 56: ...erent sentence The default setting for these sentences is on In other words it automatically sends these sentences when NMEA is turned on To turn any of these off move the black box to the desired men...

Page 57: ...DGPS receiver s manual for the proper data settings Highlight the menu item you need to change Press the left or right arrow keys to change them The serial port defaults are 4800 baud no parity and 8...

Page 58: ...zones each 6 degrees wide in longitude German Taiwan British Irish Swedish Swiss New Zealand and Finn ish grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries In or...

Page 59: ...highlight the GPS Setup label and press the right arrow key Now highlight the Select Da tum label Finally press the right arrow key again A screen similar to the one at right appears The WGS 84 label...

Page 60: ...ss the right arrow key Enter the map s scale This is generally at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio for example 1 24000 In this example we entered 24000 as a map scale Ignore the 1 The...

Page 61: ...In this example we entered 0 degrees 0 047 minutes north latitude and 0 degrees 0 244 minutes east longitude That is the difference between the present posi tion shown by this unit and the one on our...

Page 62: ...f you drift 1 of a mile or more to the right or left of the line to the waypoint The anchor alarm is triggered when you drift outside of a preset radius Again using the 1 mile as an example if you re...

Page 63: ...in the world To use it press the MENU key then highlight SUN MOON CALC and press the right arrow key The screen shown at right appears Both calculators work identically The sunrise sunset calculator i...

Page 64: ...n for the simulator is your present position If you want to change the starting position highlight the SET START WPT label on the Simulator Setup menu then press the right arrow key You can select any...

Page 65: ...bottom depth shows at the top left corner of the screen The word AUTO at the screen s top center shows that it s in the automatic mode freeing you from sensitivity range and noise rejec tion adjustmen...

Page 66: ...nsitivity level shows a good solid bottom signal with Grayline and some surface clutter The sensitivity is adjusted to keep a solid bottom signal displayed plus a little more when the unit is in the a...

Page 67: ...his helps distinguish weeds from trees on the bottom or fish from structure GRAYLINE is adjustable Since GRAYLINE shows the difference between strong and weak signals adjusting the sensitivity may req...

Page 68: ...echanical sources such as bilge pumps engine ignition systems and wiring air bubbles passing over the face of the transducer even vibration from the engine In all cases noise can produce unwanted mark...

Page 69: ...to select a different range Press the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the range The available ranges are 0 10 20 30 40 60 100 150 200 300 500 800 and 1000 feet After selecting the ran...

Page 70: ...to the expanded depth range To change the upper and lower limits first press the MENU key then select CHART OPTIONS from the SONAR SETUP menu The screen at the bottom of the previous page appears To c...

Page 71: ...inguish from fish You may see Fish ID symbols on the screen when actually there are no fish Practice with the unit in both the Fish ID mode and without to be come more familiar with the Fish ID featur...

Page 72: ...at the top left corner of the screen normally shows in large numbers You can change this to smaller numbers or turn it off completely by selecting DIGITAL DEPTH at the top of the screen Use the up or...

Page 73: ...press the MENU key and select SONAR SETUP then select USE DEPTH CURSOR A screen similar to the one at right appears Use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor up or down to the desired depth To...

Page 74: ...s just the opposite It sounds a warning tone if the bottom depth goes deeper than the alarm s setting Both depth alarms work only off the digital bottom depth signals No other targets will trip these...

Page 75: ...the right arrow key to select END on the screen then use the up or down arrow keys When the zone alarm is set press the EXIT key to erase the menus FISH ALARM Use the fish alarm for a distinctive audi...

Page 76: ...of the boat instead of the sur face To do this measure the lowest part of the boat below the transducer In this example we ll use 3 feet Now using the keel offset feature adjust the offset for a nega...

Page 77: ...outing the power and trans ducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat may help Route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery instead of through a fuse block or ignition sw...

Page 78: ...h the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimination or noise rejection feature This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the di...

Page 79: ...at is causing the interference VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting so be certain to keep the sonar s wires away from it You may need to route the sonar unit s power cable directly...

Page 80: ...for warranty verifi cation 3 Write a brief note detailing the problem you re having with the unit Please include your name address and daytime telephone number 4 Please include payment for non warrant...

Page 81: ...accessories such as power cables or transducers please con tact 1 Your local marine dealer Most quality dealers that handle marine elec tronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items C...

Page 82: ...EFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CON FORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULT ING FROM ANY OTHER CAU...

Page 83: ...RC 1960 MEAN ASCENSION ISLAND 1958 ASTRO BEACON E 1945 IWO JIMA ASTRO DOS 714 ST HELENA ISLAND ASTRO TERN ISLAND 1961 ASTRONOMICAL STATION 52 MARCUS ISLE AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1966 AUSTRALIAN GEODETIC 1...

Page 84: ...an 1950 England Channel Islands Ireland Scotland Shetland Islands European 1950 Finland Norway European 1950 Greece European 1950 Iran EUROPEAN 1950 ITALY SARDINIA EUROPEAN 1950 ITALY SICILY EUROPEAN...

Page 85: ...1927 MEAN CARRIBEAN N AMERICA 1927 MEAN CENTRAL AMER N AMERICA 1927 MEAN CANADA N AMERICA 1927 MEAN CONUS N AMERICA 1927 MEAN CONUS EAST N AMERICA 1927 MEAN CONUS WEST N AMERICA 1927 ALASKA N AMERICA...

Page 86: ...1927 Mexico North American 1983 Alaska Canada CONUS North American 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores Corvo Flores Islands Old Egyptian 1907 Egypt Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawai...

Page 87: ...h American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra G...

Page 88: ...s of this License Agreement We reserve the right to terminate this license if you violate any aspect of this License Agreement You are responsible for using official government charts and prudent navi...

Page 89: ...BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the ab...

Page 90: ...84 Notes...

Page 91: ...note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping ad dress and a daytime telephone number Shipping Information When sending a product for repair we recommend y...

Page 92: ...nty details If your unit fails and the failure is not covered by the original warranty Lowrance has a flat rate repair policy that covers your unit and accessories packed with the unit at the factory...

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