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iFINDER H2Oc

Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver

Operation Instructions

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Страница 1: ...Pub 988 0148 811 www lowrance com iFINDER H2Oc Handheld Mapping GPS Receiver Operation Instructions ...

Страница 2: ...nit are by infoUSA copyright 2001 2004 All Rights Reserved infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA Inc eXitSource Database copyright 2001 2004 Zenrin Co Ltd Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin Co Ltd Lowrance Electronics 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 specifica...

Страница 3: ...14 To remove an MMC 15 To add an MMC or SDC 15 FreedomMaps 16 External Antenna 16 R A M Bracket Mounting Systems 17 Other Accessories 18 Section 3 Easy Mode Operation 19 Keypad 19 Power lights on and off 20 Main Menu 20 Pages 21 Satellite Status Page 21 Navigation Page 22 Map Page 24 IFINDER H2Oc Easy Mode Quick Reference 28 Find Your Current Position 29 Moving Around the Map Zoom Cursor Arrow Key...

Страница 4: ...al Data Page 44 Digital Data Menu 45 Navigation Page 45 Navigation Menu 46 Map Page 46 Map Menu 47 Moving Around the Map Zoom Cursor Arrow Keys 47 Find Distance to Another Location 47 Find Distance from Point to Point 48 Find Your Current Position 48 Icons 49 Create Icon on Map 49 Create Icon at Current Position 49 Delete an Icon 49 Load GPS Data Files from an MMC 50 Navigate 51 Navigate Back Home...

Страница 5: ...r 60 Trip Calculator 60 Alarm Clock 60 Trip Down Timer 60 Trip Up Timer 60 Waypoints 61 Create a Waypoint 61 Create Waypoint on Map 61 Create Waypoint at Current Position 61 Create a Man Overboard Waypoint 61 Create a Waypoint by Average Position 61 Create a Waypoint by Projecting a Position 62 Select a Waypoint 62 Delete a Waypoint 62 Edit a Waypoint 62 Waypoint Name 62 Waypoint Symbol 62 Waypoin...

Страница 6: ...tail Category Selection 77 Map Orientation 78 Navionics Charts 79 Pop up Help 85 Reset Options 85 In Advanced Mode 85 In Easy Mode 85 Screen Contrast and Brightness 86 Set Language 87 Set Local Time 87 Software Version Information 88 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles 89 Track Smoothing 90 Trail Options 91 General Trail Options 91 Update Active Trail Option 91 Update Active Trail Criteria Auto Time Dis...

Страница 7: ...d Any Item Selected by Map Cursor 100 Find Home Waypoint 101 Find Interstate Highway Exits 101 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI 102 Find Streets or Intersections 104 Find Waypoints Advanced Mode only 107 Section 7 Supplemental Material 109 Index 115 ...

Страница 8: ...ng to a way point but will also visually check to make sure a clear safe path to the waypoint is always available WARNING When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle the vehicle operator is solely re sponsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving boating or fly ing conditions at all times An accident or collision resulting i...

Страница 9: ...ou don t have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want At the start or end of each segment we ll tell you what content is coming up next If it s a concept you re already familiar with we ll show you how and where to skip ahead for the next important topic We ve also made it easy to look up any tips you may need from time to time Here s how The manual is organized int...

Страница 10: ...n 6 we go into more detail on one of the iFINDER s most re markable capabilities Searching We ll introduce a couple of search examples in both the Easy and Advanced mode sections but there are so many map items you can search for we had to give this function its own section in the manual For example did you know the iFINDER can look up business phone numbers functioning as a virtual Yellow Pages W...

Страница 11: ...sferring trip data to personal computer without a slow serial connection MMC slots One inside battery compartment Accepts non proprietary MMC or SD memory cards Background map Built in custom detailed Lowrance map Contains low detail maps of the whole world containing cities major lakes major rivers political boundaries and medium detail maps of the United States containing all in corporated citie...

Страница 12: ...and easier if you understand how the iFINDER scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth and where you re going But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system skip on ahead to Section 2 Installation Accessories on page 11 If you re new to GPS read on and you can later impress your friends with your new found knowl edge First think of your iF...

Страница 13: ... file format usr can be shared between iFINDERs other Lowrance GPS units sonar GPS units and even personal computers The iFINDER has one more thing in common with a personal com puter Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and ex changing files the iFINDER has a slot for an MMC MultiMedia Card or SD Secure Digital Card flash memory card These solid state mem ory devices are about t...

Страница 14: ...nions WAAS and EGNOS work together to get you where you re going The Global Positioning System GPS was launched July 17 1995 by the United States Department of Defense It was designed as a 24 hour a day 365 days a year all weather global navigation system for the armed forces of the U S and its allies Civilian use was also avail able at first but it was less accurate because the military scrambled...

Страница 15: ...fore in order for the iFINDER to determine direction of travel you must be moving and the faster the better This is not to say that it won t work at walking or trolling speeds it will There will be more wandering of the data shown on the display GPS alone is plenty accurate for route navigation but the U S Federal Aviation Administration has special aircraft navigation needs that go beyond basic G...

Страница 16: ...s between you and your destination It s up to you to safely navigate around obstacles no matter how you re using this product How to use this manual typographical conventions Many instructions are listed as numbered steps The keypad and arrow keystrokes appear as boldface type So if you re in a real hurry or just need a reminder you can skim the instructions and pick out what menu command to use b...

Страница 17: ...n a condensed manner for quick and easy reading For example instructions for backtracking a trail in Easy Mode would look like this 1 Press MENU to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT 2 Now begin moving and follow your iFINDER Translated into complete English step 1 means Press the Menu key Next press the down arrow key to scroll down the menu and select high light the Navigate Trail menu command Finally press the...

Страница 18: ...10 Notes ...

Страница 19: ...ife battery the Duracell ULTRA bat tery has performed well in our tests You can also use rechargeable AA alkaline batteries such as those made by RAYOVAC or rechargeable AA nickel metal hydride NiMH batteries We do not recommend nickel cadmium NiCd rechargeable batteries because we tend to get poor battery life from them Rechargeable alkaline batteries will not last as long as standard alka line b...

Страница 20: ...FINDER battery cover Install the batteries according to the embossed signs in the battery com partment They show the correct polarity Point the positive pole of the upper battery to the left point the positive pole of the bottom battery to the right NOTE Inside the battery compartment is a rotating MMC card lock The grip on this lock must be turned parallel with the direction of the batteries for ...

Страница 21: ...lace Attach external power cable to the iFINDER WARNING Do not remove the cigarette lighter adapter and splice the exposed wires directly to a 12 volt power system The cigarette lighter adapter contains in the plug a protec tive fuse and a voltage regulator to convert 12 volts down to about 3 volts Without this regulator connecting your unit to a 12 volt power source will destroy the unit This dam...

Страница 22: ...top and operate it with real time position information To use it plug the power adapter into a cigarette lighter socket plug the DB 9 connector into a serial port on the computer and attach the cable to the iFINDER Then see Com Port Configuration in Sec 5 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation Your iFINDER uses a MultiMedia Card to store information such as custom maps waypoints and other GPS data The...

Страница 23: ...e to dump the MMC into your hand or onto a work surface To add an MMC or SDC 1 Remove battery compartment cover 2 Remove batteries if present 3 Hold unit facedown in right hand Drop the MMC card into the slot label up with the notched edge toward the right 4 Press down on the center of the label and slide the card to the right Add an MMC Card 5 Turn the plastic rotating card lock until it holds th...

Страница 24: ...ed on a single 128 or 256 MB mem ory card Insert the memory card into your Lowrance GPS unit and you re ready to go FreedomMaps are available through LEI Extras To order a card or for list of areas available see ordering information in the back of this manual External Antenna A GPS antenna requires a clear view of the sky for optimum operation Inside a vehicle your iFINDER can sometimes maintain s...

Страница 25: ...p of the dash at the base of the windshield A piece of the rubber non skid shelf liner material available in recreational vehicle supply stores will also help hold the antenna in place To use the antenna Mount it in a location with an unobstructed view of the sky Plug the connector into the unit s antenna socket located on the back in the upper left corner of the case R A M Bracket Mounting System...

Страница 26: ...rdering information is on the inside back cover of this manual For a complete look at the many mounting options visit the R A M web site at www ram mount com Other Accessories Other iFINDER accessories include MMC cards MMC card readers and MapCreate 6 custom mapping software for your computer The iFINDER H2OC Plus model ships with the GPS Accessory Pack which is composed of the MapCreate CDs the ...

Страница 27: ...e page Quick Reference on page 28 Keypad iFINDER H2OC keypad 1 PWR LIGHT Power Light The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight 2 PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the three dif ferent page screens in Easy Mode Satellite Navigation and Map Each page represents one of the unit s major operation modes 3 MENU Press this key to show the menus which allow you to s...

Страница 28: ...rm displays Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds Main Menu Easy Mode has a single Main Menu which contains function commands and setup option commands The tutorial lessons in this section will deal only with functions the basic commands that make the iFINDER do something The iFINDER will work fine for these lessons right out of the box with the factory default settin...

Страница 29: ...the unit s operating system software as well as copyright notices Pages Easy Mode has three Page displays that represent the three major op erating modes They are the Satellite Status Page the Navigation Page and the Map Page The pages are accessed by pressing the PAGES key Pressing PAGES repeatedly scrolls among the three screens in an end less loop Satellite Status Page This Page shown in the fo...

Страница 30: ...nit is receiving signals from the satellite The Estimated Position Error EPE shown above the bar graphs is the expected error from a benchmark location In other words if the EPE shows 50 feet then the position shown by the unit is estimated to be within 50 feet of the actual location This also gives you an indicator of the fix quality the unit currently has The smaller the position error number th...

Страница 31: ... line Lines on either side of the present position show the current cross track error range 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 0 20 mile to the right of the desired course You need to steer left to return to the desired course You can use the ZIN or ZOUT keys to change the cross t...

Страница 32: ...avi gation to any selected item whether it is a waypoint you made a map feature or an item like a restaurant from the POI database Using the map is as simple as pressing the PAGES key A screen similar to those in following images appears The arrow flashing in the center of the screen is your present position It points in the direction you re traveling The solid line extending from the arrow is you...

Страница 33: ...oom in to 0 02 miles with massive amounts of accurate map detail Map Pages with high detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC Arterial streets appear at the 4 mile zoom range left with a few Point icons visible Numerous dots representing Points of Interest become visible at the 3 mile range center At the 0 4 mile zoom right you can see an interstate highway with an exit major and minor street...

Страница 34: ...pCreate shows the shoreline completely and accurately finer detail Many smaller islands would not be included in the background map but are in MapCreate When the map is zoomed out far enough most POIs appear as square dots left As you zoom in closer the symbols become readable icons In the 0 3 mile zoom example right the cursor has selected Cholita s Mexican Restaurant POI which triggers a pop up ...

Страница 35: ... you can still search for POIs and their icons will pop up when your unit finds them for you The following page contains a 12 step quick reference for Easy Mode operation If you don t want to carry the manual with you as you prac tice with the iFINDER you might consider photocopying this quick ref erence page and tucking it into your pocket ...

Страница 36: ...ich shows a bird s eye view of the earth You can move around the map by zooming out zooming in or scrolling Zoom in closer to see greater detail press ZIN zoom in key Zoom out to see more area less detail press ZOUT zoom out key Scroll map north south east or west using arrow keys To stop scrolling and return to current position on map press EXIT key 6 Set Home waypoint at your current position so...

Страница 37: ...or Arrow Keys The map is presented from a bird s eye view The current zoom range shows in the lower left corner of the screen 1 Press the ZIN key zoom in to move in closer and see greater detail in a smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail in a larger geographic area When you are walking or riding in a vehicle the map will automatically mo...

Страница 38: ... press FIND the Find Menu will pop up with SELECTED ITEM listed at the top of the menu Press ENT to see the Way point Information screen for the selected item Searching Now that you ve seen how the iFINDER can find where you are let s search for something else Searching is one of the most powerful fea tures in the Lowrance GPS product line In this example we ll look for the nearest fast food resta...

Страница 39: ...e GO TO command is highlighted But we just want to see it on the map so press to FIND ON MAP ENT POI information screen for fast food restaurant nearest this position Screen shows name street address phone number latitude longitude distance to the restaurant and its compass bearing Screen shows Go To command left The Find On Map command is selected right 6 The iFINDER s map appears with the cursor...

Страница 40: ...1 Press and release ENT 2 A message appears asking if you want to save as home waypoint Select YES and press ENT The waypoint appears on the map as an X named Home Save Home Waypoint menu left Home waypoint with X symbol and name right When selected by the cursor the pop up box appears The example shows the home waypoint set at the cursor location If the cursor was not active the point would be pl...

Страница 41: ...nd the Map Page displays a Man Overboard waypoint rep resented by a human figure The steering arrow points where to steer to reach that position The man overboard position is stored in the waypoint table for future reference It can be edited the same as any other waypoint in Advanced Mode This prevents the inadvertent loss of the current Man Overboard position Tip You don t need to have an emergen...

Страница 42: ...l begin navigating to the cur sor location The Map Page will display a course line from your current position to the cursor position The Navigation Page displays a compass rose showing navigation information to your destination See the following examples The 15 mile zoom figure left shows the course line connecting your current position to your destination The 60 mile zoom center shows both curren...

Страница 43: ...ving a Trail A trail or plot trail is a history of the path you have taken On the screen trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position arrow With the default auto setting the iFINDER creates a trail by placing a dot trail point on the screen every time you change directions The method used for creating a trail and the trail update rate can both be adjusted ...

Страница 44: ...IN or ZOUT so your trail is visible 2 Begin moving and watch the Map Walk or steer so your current po sition arrow follows the trail you just made Navigate a Back Trail 1 Press MENU to NAVIGATE TRAIL ENT 2 Now begin moving and follow your iFINDER NOTE If you are already located at or near the beginning of your back trail the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter Just press EXIT to cle...

Страница 45: ... point 5 and must turn south to follow the trail Arrival alarm goes off and bearing arrow swings around to right south to ward the next waypoint trail point 6 The iFINDER now shows naviga tion information to point 6 which is 2 07 miles away 3 When you reach your destination be sure to cancel your navigation press MENU to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT The iFINDER asks if you re sure Press ENT Clearing or E...

Страница 46: ...s for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into the iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories GPS Data Files GPS Data files contain waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Instructions for copying GPS Data Files between your computer and an MMC are contained in the i...

Страница 47: ... to activate the selection box Press or to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the name is correct Then press ENT to SAVE ENT The unit will display first a progress then a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT EXIT These figures from left to right show the menu sequence for naming and saving a GPS Data F...

Страница 48: ...e 1 Press MENU to ADVANCED MODE ENT 2 The unit asks if you are sure you want to enter Advanced Mode 3 Press ENT and the unit switches to Advanced Mode Switch Back to Easy Mode from Advanced Mode To leave Advanced Mode and switch back to Easy Mode 1 Press MENU MENU to EASY MODE ENT 2 The unit asks if you are sure you want to turn on Easy Mode 3 Press ENT and the unit switches to Easy Mode ...

Страница 49: ...st 4 ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus make menu selections move the chart cursor and enter data 5 ENT SAVE Enter Save This key allows you to save data ac cept values or execute menu commands 6 EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen clear data or close a menu 7 FIND The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions 8 ZOUT Zoom...

Страница 50: ... But if you want to learn about the various options see Sec 5 System Setup and GPS Setup Options 1 To get to the main menu from any page press MENU MENU To clear the menu screen and return to the page display press EXIT Main Menu Advanced Mode The Main Menu commands and their functions are Screen changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen and backlight delay Sounds enables or disable...

Страница 51: ...y scrolls through the four screens in an endless loop Each Page has a submenu screen associated with it You access a Page Submenu by pressing the MENU key while the page is displayed Pressing the Menu key twice will always take you to the Main Menu NOTE In Advanced Mode you can remove the pages you do not want to have in the Pages rotation Press MENU MENU then scroll down to SYSTEM SETUP and press...

Страница 52: ... Status Menu allows you to set your own GPS options such as track smoothing and whether you want the GPS engine to stop searching a power saving function for use indoors Digital Data Page This page provides detailed information on the position of the iFINDER s cursor From this page you can determine your latitude longitude altitude travel time speed and other useful information about your position...

Страница 53: ...hen you re navigating to a waypoint Your position is shown by an arrow in the center of the screen and your trail history the path you ve taken is depicted by the line extend ing from the arrow The large arrow pointing down at the top of the compass rose indicates the current track direction of travel you are taking NOTE Refer to Sec 2 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrat...

Страница 54: ...tion course line and destination You however don t have to navigate to a waypoint to use the map The Zoom In and Zoom Out keys zoom the map to enlarge or reduce its coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown There are 40 available map zoom ranges from 0 02 miles to 4 000 miles NOTE Refer to Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation for further explanation and more illustrations of the Map Page 1 The Map...

Страница 55: ... smaller geographic area 2 Press the ZOUT key zoom out to move farther away and see less map detail in a larger geographic area You can pan or scroll the map northward southward eastward or westward by using the arrow keys which will launch the cursor cross hairs To clear the cursor press EXIT and the map will be switched back to the current or last known position Find Distance to Another Location...

Страница 56: ...page screen Find Your Current Position Finding your current position is as simple as turning on the iFINDER Under clear sky conditions the unit automatically searches for satel lites and calculates its position in approximately one minute or less NOTE Clear sky means open sky unobstructed by terrain dense foliage or structures Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception If for some reason satellit...

Страница 57: ...sition while you are navigating Create Icon on Map 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make an icon 2 Press and hold ENT until the screen displays Save Icon then release the ENT key The Select Symbol menu will appear 3 Press or or or to select your icon symbol then press ENT The icon appears on the map Save icon menu left with Select symbol menu right Create Icon...

Страница 58: ...NT and the screen below appears The Transfer My Data menu asks if you want to save data to the MMC or load data from the MMC into the iFINDER s memory 2 The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if a MMC is present or not If no MMC is present you must insert a card into the iFINDER to activate the LOAD or SAVE commands To load data from the MMC to the iFINDER press to LOAD ENT 3...

Страница 59: ...tion The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For more details see this subject in Sec 3 Easy Mode Operation Cancel Navigation In Easy Mode Press MENU to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to YES ENT In Advanced Mode Press MENU MENU to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to YES ENT Navigate a Route 1 From the NAVIGATION PAGE press MENU ENT or from the MAP PAGE press MENU MENU to ROUTE PLANNING ENT 2 Pre...

Страница 60: ... through the entire way point list press ENT For this example let s look by name 2 If your waypoint list is a long one you can search for a waypoint by spelling it out its name in the FIND BY NAME box 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 press ENT to jump to the list below 3 If you don t want to spell o...

Страница 61: ...l navigation press MENU MENU to CANCEL NAVIGATION ENT to YES ENT Routes A route is a series of waypoints linked together in an ordered sequence used to mark a course of travel You can visualize a route as a string of beads The beads represent waypoints and the string represents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg Routes are compose...

Страница 62: ...U to ROUTE PLANNING ENT 2 With NEW ROUTE highlighted press ENT to ROUTE END ENT to ADD FROM MAP ENT The Map Page appears with the cursor showing 3 Use the Zoom and arrow keys to move the map and cursor until the cursor is centered on the spot where you want your route to begin If you are starting at your current position or the current cursor position you are already at the starting spot 4 Set the...

Страница 63: ...T 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 press ENT 9 With the command box active you also can execute other route com mands like NAVIGATE Press to highlight a different command then press ENT 10 If you are finished with the route you can return to the main page display by pressing EXIT repeatedly Delete a...

Страница 64: ...red a position 1 Press FIND to MAP PLACES ENT to POI LODGING 2 You could search the entire lodging category but in this example we will narrow our search Press to HOTELS MOTELS ENT ENT 3 The iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of hotels and motels appears with the closest location at the top of the list and the location furthest from you at the bottom of the list The nearest is highlighted ...

Страница 65: ...es to display the location s latitude longitude distance and bearing Map screen showing Finding Waypoint the result of a lodging search 7 To clear the search and return to return to the current or last known position press EXIT repeatedly Before you exited out of the Search menus you could have gone looking for another place Trails A trail or plot trail is a string of position points plotted by th...

Страница 66: ...by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A When a trail is set inactive the iFINDER automatically creates and begins recording a new trail Clear a Trail In Easy Mode this command is used to erase the active trail and im mediately begin recording a new one It s available only in Easy Mode 1 Press MENU to CLEAR TRAIL ENT to YES ENT Delete a Trail This is the command that...

Страница 67: ...ly loads the map into memory when the unit is turned on Instructions for copying Custom Map Files to an MMC are contained in the instruction manual for your MMC card reader and MapCreate 6 software For instructions on inserting an MMC into the iFINDER see Sec 2 Installation Accessories GPS Data files GPS Data Files contain waypoints routes trails and event marker icons Instructions for copying GPS...

Страница 68: ...eatedly press EXIT 4 Loading to unit memory There may be more than one GPS Data File USR on the card To select a file press ENT to activate the selec tion box use or to highlight the file then press ENT to accept the selection Next press to LOAD ENT The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished To return to the Page view press EXIT repeatedly Utilities Utilities are...

Страница 69: ...nit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated To activate it press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position The unit auto matically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint For more details see the Man Overboard entry in the Easy Mode Operation section Crea...

Страница 70: ...bearing is cor rect Press ENT 5 Press to PROJECT ENT The Edit Waypoint menu appears You can save the new projected waypoint by pressing EXIT EXIT or you can edit the waypoint Press EXIT ENT if you want to immediately begin navi gating to the new waypoint Select a Waypoint To select a waypoint on the map for navigating or editing etc use the arrow keys centering the cursor over the waypoint A red b...

Страница 71: ...epeat until the latitude is correct Press EXIT 2 Longitude press to LONGITUDE ENT then press or to change the first character then press to the next character and repeat until the latitude is correct Press EXIT 3 When latitude and longitude are correct return to the previous page press EXIT repeatedly Waypoint Altitude To edit waypoint altitude press FIND to MY WAYPOINTS ENT Press ENT Use and to s...

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Страница 73: ...ll flash if you drift 0 1 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 If you re anchored and your boat moves more than 0 1 mile an alarm message will flash and a tone will sound You can only adjust alarm distance settings or turn alarms off or on in Advanced Mode Alarms command left Alarm menu right To change...

Страница 74: ... to determine a position It needs this data so it can calculate which satellites should be in view It then searches for only those satellites When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time it doesn t know what your position or elevation altitude is The unit begins searching for the satellites using data acquired the last time it was turned on This was probably at the factory Since it s alm...

Страница 75: ...ENT Main Menu left MMC File Browser center and right Com Port Configuration The iFINDER has one NMEA 0183 version 2 0 compatible communica tion port com port The Com Port Menu accessed from the System Setup Menu in Advanced Mode allows you to configure the communi cations port to send data to another electronic device like an autopilot Menus for changing Com Port settings For connectors and wiring...

Страница 76: ...enu right NOTE The names of the NMEA sentences are abbreviated in this menu These are the functions of the various selectable prefixes GLL transmits latitude and longitude of present position time of position fix and status RMC and RMB transmits navigation information messages APB transmits autopilot information GGA transmits time position and fix related data GSA and GSV transmits fix mode DOP va...

Страница 77: ...d Mode Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions This unit can show a position in degrees 36 14952 degrees minutes and thousandths of a minute 36 28 700 or degrees minutes seconds and tenths of a second 36 28 40 9 It can also show position in UTM Universal Transverse Mercator projection MGRS Standard MGRS Standard 10 Map Fix Loran TD British Irish Finnish German New Zealand Sw...

Страница 78: ...System menu press to SETUP LORAN TD and press ENT NOTE If the Loran TD conversion is chosen you must enter the local Lo ran chain identification for the master and slaves Configure Loran TD menu To access the Loran Chain Number Secondary Station 1 or Secondary Station 2 menus highlight the category and press ENT Use the keys to choose the desired setting and press ENT Press EXIT to close the menu ...

Страница 79: ...nput the map s scale This typically is at the bottom of the paper map It s shown as a ratio like 1 24000 After inputting the map scale press ENT Configure a map fix so the iFINDER can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map Press to SELECT ORIGIN ENT which will launch the Select Point window with three options My Waypoints Map Places and Highway Exits If you saved the reference ...

Страница 80: ...a category then press ENT to open the category menu Select the data option you want to display and press ENT which will turn on check or turn off uncheck the box next to the data option Repeat these steps to change the display in another box When all your changes are finished press EXIT EXIT to return to the main page dis play Customize Map Page While on the Map Page press MENU to CUSTOMIZE ENT Us...

Страница 81: ...NDER s internal antenna or to use an op tional external active antenna be sure to turn off this command GPS Simulator The GPS simulator lets you use the unit to simulate outdoor naviga tion You can set the starting location in latitude longitude Starting Position or from a stored waypoint map place or POI location Start ing Waypoint You can move across the map by using the arrow keys STEER W ARROW...

Страница 82: ...atically follow a trail or route without manual steering if you use these steps 1 From the Map Page go to the simulator menu Pick a STARTING PO SITION at or near the beginning of your trail route Enter an approximate TRACK shown in compass degrees that will point you toward the start of the trail route 2 Set SPEED to zero Select STEER WITH ARROWS command and press ENT which turns on the simulator ...

Страница 83: ...s you turn off the map which turns the map screen into a GPS plotter turn on or off pop up map info boxes draw map boundaries or boxes around areas of detail and fill water areas with white You can also turn on or off Map Overlays which display range rings and latitude and longitude grid lines on the map Navionics maps also may be accessed on the Map Data menu For detailed in structions see the Na...

Страница 84: ...o the smaller ring the ring s radius is 25 miles always 1 4 the zoom range With the arrow keys and map cursor you can scroll the map to see the third and fourth rings In this example the distance from your current position to the third ring is 75 miles and distance to the fourth ring is 100 miles To set range rings From the Map Data menu press to RANGE RINGS With the option highlighted press ENT t...

Страница 85: ...ht Map Detail Category Selection This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen This includes waypoints trails icons cities highways etc You can turn on or turn off any of these items customizing the map to your needs Map Detail Categories may be turned on and turned off only in Advanced Mode Switch from Easy to Advanced MENU to ADVANCED MODE ENT ENT To get to Map Categ...

Страница 86: ...ight side of the map as long as you keep heading north If however you travel any other direction the map doesn t line up with your view of the world If you want the map to match up with your view of the world when traveling in other directions use Track up mode which rotates the map as you turn That way what you see on the left side of the screen will always be to your left and what you see on the...

Страница 87: ...IENTATION ENT Press or to select an orientation option then press EXIT EXIT to return to the main page display Map Menu left with Map Orientation menu right Navionics Charts Your unit can display Navionics electronic charts on MMCs Both the GOLD and CLASSIC format charts are accepted They work just like a MapCreate custom map on an MMC Entrance to Aransas Pass in a MapCreate 6 custom map 4 mile zo...

Страница 88: ...mi area 3 To turn off a Navionics chart from the Map Page press MENU to MAP DATA ENT to NAVIONICS MAP CHOICE ENT Use or to select LOWRANCE then press ENT EXIT EXIT Port Information Navionics charts contain Port Services information represented by an chor icons on the map display These icons appear at the 2 nautical mile zoom range An example is displayed in the following figures To view Port Servi...

Страница 89: ...mation screen has two windows The top window lists various service categories The lower window lists detailed services available in each category 3 To scroll through the Service Categories window press ENT then use or to see the types of services available As you highlight a different category the list in the lower window changes To return to the main page display press EXIT EXIT Port Services inf...

Страница 90: ...n to a sufficiently small zoom range 1 2 nautical mile the icon itself becomes an animated arrow showing tidal current velocity and direction for the selected tidal station at the present time At larger zoom ranges you can select the boxed C icon and it becomes an animated arrow with a pop up name box the name box disappears after a few seconds Examples are displayed in the following figures To vi...

Страница 91: ... and to highlight month day or year then press ENT 2 Use and to select the desired month day or year then press ENT To clear the information screen press EXIT Tide Information Navionics charts contain Tidal Information represented at large zoom ranges by a box icon with the letter T The icon stands for a Tidal Station location An example is displayed at right When you zoom in to a sufficiently sma...

Страница 92: ...l range pattern for the day from midnight MN to noon NN to midnight MN The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line MLLW The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day The MLLW line also ad justs its position as the height scale changes You can look up tidal data for other dates by changing the month day and ye...

Страница 93: ...tion highlighted press ENT to turn it on check or turn it off uncheck After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the page display Pop up Help message for the Screen command Reset Options In Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU MENU to SYSTEM SETUP ENT to RESET OPTIONS ENT to YES ENT In Easy Mode Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn the unit on NOTE Reset Options does not erase any w...

Страница 94: ...y be selected Press or to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast The right end is maximum contrast Screen Command left and Contrast bar right To adjust the display s brightness 1 Press to BRIGHTNESS Press or to move the bar The left end of the scale is minimum contrast The right end is maximum contrast Screen menu with brightness selected Display mode menu To adjust the screen ...

Страница 95: ...an Spanish Italian Danish Swedish Russian Dutch and Finnish To select a different language 1 Press MENU MENU to SYSTEM SETUP ENT 2 Press to SET LANGUAGE ENT 3 Use or to select a different language and press ENT All menus now appear in the language you selected Press EXIT EXIT to return to the main page display Set Local Time The method for setting local time works the same way in both Easy and Adv...

Страница 96: ...select the day then press ENT To set the Year from the Time Settings menu press to YEAR ENT Press or to select the year then press ENT Adjusting local time left and Adjusting the month right The last field in this menu is CONFIG DST This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time you should only have to set it once You may select which set of rules matches DST in your...

Страница 97: ...ed differently in each mode In Easy Mode 1 Press MENU to SOFTWARE INFO ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the main page display press EXIT EXIT In Advanced Mode 1 Press MENU MENU to SYSTEM SETUP ENT to SOFTWARE INFO ENT 2 Read the information displayed on the screen 3 To return to the main page display press EXIT repeatedly Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Key strokes a...

Страница 98: ...Style from the Sounds menu press to ALARM STYLE ENT Press or to change the style and press ENT After the option is set press EXIT EXIT to return to the main page display Track Smoothing This is a factory setting that should always be turned on When stopped or traveling at slow speeds Track Smoothing prevents trails from wan dering The steering arrow compass rose and map in track up mode also benef...

Страница 99: ... in Advanced Mode but also will affect the appear ance of trails in Easy Mode General Trail Options To access the Trails Menu 1 Press MENU MENU to MY TRAILS ENT Main Menu left Trails Menu center Trail Options menu right Delete All Trails Once you are in the Trails menu you can remove all trails from mem ory by pressing to DELETE ALL ENT to YES ENT Update Active Trail Option This menu lets you chan...

Страница 100: ...s a plot point trail waypoint onto the trail This conserves plot trail points If a plot trail uses all of the available points allotted to it the beginning points are taken away and placed at the end of the trail Trail Options menu Press to UPDATE CRITERIA then press to select the desired criteria type and press ENT Trail Update Rate Time Distance You can update a trail by time with a range from 1...

Страница 101: ...ew trail name listed in the name box at the top Edit trail menu Trail Visible Invisible and Other Trail Options The name maximum number of points in the trail activity and visibility are all changed on the Edit Trail screen The Update Active Trail setting determines whether or not the iFINDER is recording new points for a par ticular trail Press or to highlight the option you wish to change then p...

Страница 102: ...MENU MENU to SYSTEM SETUP ENT ENT Units of Measure highlighted left Units of Measure Menu right To set Speed Distance from the Units of Measure menu press ENT and use or to change the unit then press ENT To set Heading from the Units of Measure menu press to HEADING ENT then use or to change the unit and press ENT To set Altitude and Depth from the Units of Measure menu press to ALTITUDE AND DEPTH...

Страница 103: ...ll begin with the FIND key The search menus work the same in each mode The Go Home command however works only in Easy Mode just as the Find Waypoints command works only in Ad vanced Mode You can still find a Home waypoint in Advanced mode Just search for it using the Find Waypoints command Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right NOTE You can search for items even if the iFINDER hasn...

Страница 104: ... map and press FIND 2 SELECTED ITEM will be listed at the top of the Find menu Press FIND then press ENT to launch the POI information window 3 At the bottom of the POI information window GO TO will be high lighted To navigate to the Selected Item press ENT To Find the loca tion on the Map use the keys to select FIND ON MAP and press ENT Destination highlighted on the Find menu left POI informatio...

Страница 105: ...ps a record of places to which you have navigated either by cursor or via the Map Places menu To see Recent Finds 1 Press FIND select RECENT FINDS and press ENT 2 Use the keys to scroll through the list 3 To open the POI information window for a particular location high light the location and press ENT Press EXIT to return to the Find Re cent menu Current Route When you are navigating a route Curr...

Страница 106: ...ove the cursor to the next number and repeat until the number is correct then press ENT 4 To enter a street name press to STREET ENT There are two op tions A You can spell out the name in the top selection box Press or to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next let ter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by press...

Страница 107: ...n address search to a single city if necessary see the note below If you select yes there are two options A You can spell out the city name in the top selection box Press or to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press or to select a city name fr...

Страница 108: ...ing for is highlighted at the top of the list press ENT If not use and to select the correct address from the list then press ENT A window will appear asking if you want to FIND or GO TO the address Highlight the desired choice and press ENT Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor With a POI or map feature selected by the cursor press FIND ENT To return to the previous page press EXIT A POI selected ...

Страница 109: ...ike any other waypoint Details on searching for waypoints in Advanced Mode can be found in the Find Waypoints segments later in this section Find Interstate Highway Exits 1 Press FIND to HIGHWAY EXITS ENT which calls up the Find Exit Menu Find menu left Find Exit menu center with Highway highlighted at the top Press enter and the Find by Name menu right will appear 2 To select a highway name press...

Страница 110: ...ght Go To Exit is highlighted 4 In the Exit Information screen you have two choices A Press ENT to navigate or GO TO the exit B Press ENT to find the exit on the map Tip You can also look up additional information on services located near this exit Press to SERVICES or to select service name ENT Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI 1 Press FIND to MAP PLACES ENT Easy Mode Find menu left Advan...

Страница 111: ...est option selected left POI list right 4 Search by name of POI When the Find By menu appears press to NAME and press ENT There are two options A You can spell out the POI in the top selection box Press or to change the first letter then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then p...

Страница 112: ...pears you can choose to GO TO the POI by pressing ENT or FIND ON MAP by pressing ENT Go To POI option left Find on Map POI option right Find Streets or Intersections Find a Street 1 Press FIND to FIND STREETS ENT and the Find Streets menu ap pears Easy Mode Find menu left Advanced Mode Find menu right ...

Страница 113: ...reets menu left Find by name menu right 3 The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you re searching for in the First Street box In this example it s 81st Street To search for the street press to FIND FIRST STREET ENT A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the street When the Streets Found list appears press or to the street you are searching for and press ENT Find first s...

Страница 114: ...ursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press or to se lect the second street from the list then press ENT 5 The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second streets dialog boxes filled in In this example we selected Sheridan as our second street You could now use similar techniques to se...

Страница 115: ...ght 3 If you re looking for nearest the iFINDER says it is calculating then a list of waypoints appears The closest is highlighted at the top of the list with the one furthest from you at the bottom of the list List of nearest waypoints left Waypoint information screen with Go To highlighted right 4 To see location information on the closest highlighted waypoint press ENT and the Waypoint Informat...

Страница 116: ...tter and repeat until the name is correct then press ENT ENT B Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT then press or to select a waypoint from the list and press ENT The Waypoint Information screen appears Find By Name menu A To navigate to the waypoint press ENT The GO TO Waypoint command is already highlighted The unit will show navigation in formation to the waypoint B To find ...

Страница 117: ...0 Zambia Arc 1950 Zimbabwe Arc 1960 Mean for Kenya Tanzania Ascension Island 1958 Ascension Island Astro Beacon E 1945 Iwo Jima Astro DOS 71 4 St Helena Island Astro Tern Island FRIG 1961 Tern Island Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island Australian Geodetic 1966 Australia Tasmania Australian Geodetic 1984 Australia Tasmania Ayabelle Lighthouse Djibouti Bellevue IGN Efate Erromango Islands Bermud...

Страница 118: ...ean 1950 Finland Norway European 1950 Greece European 1950 Iran European 1950 Italy Sardinia European 1950 Sicily European 1950 Malta Ireland 1965 Ireland ISTS 061 Astro 1968 South Georgia Is lands ISTS 073 Astro 1969 Diego Garcia Johnston Island 1961 Johnston Island Kandawala Sri Lanka Kerguelen Island 1949 Kerguelen Island Kertau 1948 West Malaysia Singapore Kusaie Astro 1951 Caroline Islands L ...

Страница 119: ...n 1927 Canada New Brunswick New foundland Nova Scotia Quebec North American 1927 Canada Northwest Territories Sas katchewan North American 1927 Canada Yukon North American 1927 Canal Zone North American 1927 Cuba North American 1927 Greenland Hayes Peninsula North American 1927 Mexico North American 1983 Alaska Canada CONUS North American 1983 Central America Mexico Observaorio Metereo 1939 Azores...

Страница 120: ...can 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador Baltra Ga lapagos South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay South American 1969 Peru South American 1969 Trinidad Tobago South American 1969 Venezuela South Asia Singapore Tananarive Obser vatory 1925 Mada gascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei East Malay sia Sabah Sarawak Tokyo Mean for Japan Ko...

Страница 121: ...ion against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the in structions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to ...

Страница 122: ...114 Notes ...

Страница 123: ...76 80 81 82 83 84 88 95 98 99 100 101 103 105 106 108 Custom Maps 1 3 5 6 14 16 18 25 26 30 32 38 59 79 95 Customize Map Data Shown 75 76 80 D Depth Range 4 23 24 25 26 28 29 36 47 75 76 80 82 83 84 92 E Easy Mode 1 2 9 19 20 21 27 28 32 33 35 36 40 43 44 45 46 51 53 58 61 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 94 95 101 102 104 G GPS Data File 5 21 38 39 40 43 50 54 56 58 59 60 67 GPS Data Files Loading 50 Saving ...

Страница 124: ...arch 30 56 102 Pop up Help 85 Position Menu 45 Power 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 28 41 42 87 Product Specifications 2 R Range 4 23 24 25 26 28 29 36 47 75 76 80 82 83 84 92 Range Rings Map Data option 76 Reset Options 85 Route 4 5 7 21 23 28 38 43 46 50 51 52 53 54 55 59 66 74 85 101 Create and Save 53 Delete 55 Navigate 51 S Satellite Search 66 Searching 2 20 28 29 30 31 32 33 41 47 48 52 56 5...

Страница 125: ...points 2 4 5 8 14 21 22 23 24 28 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 38 43 45 46 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 59 61 62 63 65 66 70 71 73 74 75 77 78 85 92 95 100 101 103 104 107 108 Delete 62 Edit 62 Navigate 51 52 Save 61 62 Search 95 101 107 Z Zooming 4 20 23 24 28 29 36 41 46 47 54 75 Auto Zoom 75 ...

Страница 126: ...118 Notes ...

Страница 127: ...onexclusive nonassignable right to use these Databases for supplemental navigation reference purposes but only as long as you comply with the terms and conditions 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 navigation for safe travel 3 The Databases ...

Страница 128: ...S BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSE QUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen tial damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty does NOT apply in the following circumstances 1 when the product has been serviced or repaired by anyone other than us 2 when the pr...

Страница 129: ...EMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclusion or li...

Страница 130: ...ange or end our ship ping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice in Canada If you re in Canada and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolv...

Страница 131: ...omes necessary to send a product for repair or replacement you must first receive a return authorization number from Customer Service Products shipped without a return authorization will not be accepted When shipping we recommend you do the following 1 Please do not ship the knobs or mounting bracket with your unit 2 If you are sending a check for repair please place your check in an envelope and ...

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