Elite 5 DSI, Elite 4 DSI & Mark 4 DSI Installation & Operation Operation manual manual
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Table of Contents Introduction....................................... 3 Pages................................................11 Unit Controls............................................. 3 Steer Page............................................. 11 Inserting microSD cards........................... 4 DSI Page................................................ 11 Basic Operation................................ 5 Chart/DSI page....................................... 12 Setup wizard........................
Table of Contents Routes Screen........................................ 23 Index................................................ 39 Trails Screen.......................................... 27 Specifications................................. 41 Orientation.............................................. 29 Settings Menu........................................ 30 System................................................... 30 Settings........................................... 30 Browse Files...................
Introduction Introduction Unit Controls Getting Started 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; save waypoint at cursor position ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to create a Man Overboard waypoint microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save screen captures; or insert a mic
Introduction Inserting/Removing 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.
Basic Operation Basic Operation Setup wizard Pages 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. This unit has four pages: Steer, Chart, Chart/DSI and DSI. Pages menu To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Selecting Pages To select a page, press the keypad in the direction of the desired page. NOTICE This manual covers several units. Some screenshots may differ from what you see on your screen.
Basic Operation DSI Page Page menus The Steer, DSI, Chart, and Chart/DSI pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed. Chart/DSI page DSI menu Chart or DSI menu will appear depending on which panel is active. Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels.
Basic Operation Accessing the Settings menu Working with menus There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus. Scrollbars Settings menu Select the scrollbar and press the keypad left (decrease) or right (increase). 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.
Basic Operation Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase NOTE: Press the Menu key to Exit menus. Dialogs Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user. Depending on the type of information or entry, different methods are used to confirm, cancel or close the dialog. To input text: 1. U se the keypad to select the desired character and press enter. 2. Repeat Step 1 for each character. Entering text 3.
Basic Operation Cursor The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on: The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map, select map items and review sonar history. Press Menu and select Return to vessel or Exit cursor mode to clear the cursor. Goto cursor Allows you to navigate to the cursor.
Basic Operation NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery. Restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to defaults. Adjusting the display You can make adjustments to the display using Contrast and Color settings. Both are covered in the DSI section.
Pages Pages Direction to cursor Current Track Your location Compass Tree Navigation information Steer Page The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel. Fish Structure Frequency DSI Page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen.
Pages Depth contours Chart/DSI Page Current location; distance to cursor Current location Waypoint Zoom Range Chart/DSI page Chart Page Consists of a Chart/DSI splitscreen. Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. The active panel will have an orange border. Consists of map that moves in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen.
Pages Chart/Sonar split Overlay Data Allows you to change the way the panels are displayed when viewing the Chart/Sonar page. Displays selected overlay data on the sonar page. Show Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. Overlay data Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the selected overlay data configuration. Configure Used to select overlay data to be displayed on the screen.
Pages To select overlay data: 1. F rom the DSI or chart page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. Customizing Overlay Data 3. Select Configure and press enter. 4. Press Menu and select Add. Press Enter. Access the Overlay Data configuration menu to make adjustments to the size and/or location of overlay data on the display. 5. S elect a category from the Configure Items to show screen. Press Enter. Press Menu from the Configure Item Locations and Sizes screen to access the menu.
DSI Using DSI DSI history bar DSI menu Press Menu from any DSI page to view the DSI menu. Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Stop sonar: pauses the sonar screen Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode.
DSI New Waypoint Contrast Places a waypoint at your current position or at the cursor position. From the new waypoint menu, you can input a waypoint name, select an icon and input a desired latitude/longitude. Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish suspended objects from the background.
DSI Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits Frequency Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water column. That allows you to view a section of the water column that does not include the water surface. Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz offers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth coverage. Split Zoom Changes the display to a split zoom view. Color Upper and lower limits must be at least 6.5 ft (2m) apart.
DSI Overlay Data chrome units only support Grayscale and Reverse Grayscale color settings. Allows you to select data (water temperature, depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the DSI screen. Surface Clarity Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface. Overlay data Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Surface Clarity set to Low. Settings Surface Clarity set to High. Accesses the settings menu.
DSI Interpretation Baitball Pipes Bridge piling Baitfish on the move 14
DSI Interpretation Fish Thermocline Structure Structure Trees Fish 15
Chart 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 Press Menu from any Chart pages to open the Chart menu. New Waypoint Chart menu Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the cursor position.
Chart Waypoints, Routes, Trails Used to create, edit, navigate and delete waypoints, routes and trails. Press the keypad left/right to toggle between waypoint, routes and trails tabs. Waypoints menu Waypoints Screen Waypoints menu Edit Allows you to edit the name, icon and latitude/longitude. of a selected waypoint.
Chart New Sort Creates a new waypoint at the cursor or vessel position. You can also select waypoint name, icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint menu. Controls how the waypoints list will be sorted — by name or by nearest. Show Routes Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to access the Routes screen. Displays the selected waypoint on the map. Goto Routes screen Allows you to navigate to a waypoint.
Chart Shows selected route waypoint on the chart Leg name field Inserts waypoint between existing route waypoints Adds waypoint to end of the route Remove waypoint Route waypoint menu Controls how waypoints are listed 4. Press Menu, select Add to End and press Enter. 5. Highlight Waypoint from list and press Enter. 6. S elect the desired waypoint and press Enter. Starts navigation to the selected route waypoint 7. Press Menu and select Add to end to add another waypoint to the route.
Chart Creating a route using points from chart: 1. R epeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions for Creating a route from waypoint list. 2. Select Points from chart and press Enter. The chart screen will appear. 3. M ove the cursor to the desired location. Press Enter to set a waypoint. 4. R epeat Step 3 to add more route waypoints. 5. Press Menu and select Stop adding. Press Enter. 6. Highlight the Save button and press Enter. Routes menu Navigating a route 2. Select Start and press Enter.
Chart To cancel navigation: To access the Edit or New Route menu, select Edit or New on the Routes menu and press Enter. 1. Press Menu from the chart screen. To finalize changes on the Edit or New Route menus, highlight the Accept button and press Enter. 2. Select Navigation and press Enter. 3. Highlight Cancel and press Enter. 4. Select Yes and press Enter. Displayed Edit and New Route menus Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn on/off the route display.
Chart Trails Screen Used to create, edit, navigate and delete trails. Use the keypad to highlight the Trails tab to access the Trails screen. Trails screen Trails menu Trails menu Creating trails 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. U se the keypad to highlight Record and press Enter to make the trail active/ inactive. 3. Select Save and press Enter.
Chart Edit and New Trail menus Navigating a trail Allows you to edit/create trails, select trails names, trail color, trail display and the trail being recorded. You can also convert a trail into a route from the Edit Trail menu. A trail must be saved as a route before it can be navigated. To save a trail as a route: 1. H ighlight 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.
Chart The Record command allows you to record or resume recording a desired trail. Overlay Data Allows you to select data (course over ground, etc) to be displayed on top of the Chart screen. Delete and Delete All Delete is used to remove individual trails. Delete All removes all trails. Overlay data Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Chart settings menu.
Settings Settings Settings Menu System Press Menu twice to access the Settings menu. Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode.
Settings Set Language GPS Source (Elite-5 DSI only) Selects the language used on menus and text boxes. Selects the antenna your unit will use for GPS. You will use the builtin GPS antenna unless you have a LGC-16W external antenna (p/n: 000-00146-001). Mute Audio Turns on/off unit audio, like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc. Time Used to set local time, and select the time and date format. GPS Status Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit’s satellite lock-on.
Settings Advanced Mode You must view files on a computer or other microSD compatible device. Enables features and settings only available with unit in Advanced Mode. About Displays software information about this unit. Before attempting a software update, you can check the version of software your unit is using by accessing the About screen. Restore Defaults Switches the unit back to default settings. Lowrance periodically updates unit software to add features and improve functionality.
Settings Navigation Arrival Radius Controls Arrival Radius and Off Course distance settings and is used to turn on/off WAAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your vessel comes within a selected distance (arrival radius) of the destination waypoint. Off Course Distance Sets Off Course Distance threshold for the Off Course alarm. When the selected off course distance is exceeded, the Off Course alarm will sound when the alarm is enabled.
Settings Bearings Chart Controls whether bearing will be calculated using True North or Magnetic North. Magnetic North should be used when navigating with a compass course or heading; otherwise use the default setting, True North. Controls map data used on the chart screen as well as display settings like grid lines, waypoints, routes and trails. Magnetic Variation Controls whether magnetic variation will be calculated using Automatic or Manual settings.
Settings COG Extension Waypoints, Routes, Trails A line extending from the front of the current position icon that estimates time and distance it will take to get to areas in front of you. Accesses the Waypoints, Routes & Trails screen. Waypoints, Routes and Trails are covered in the Chart section. Grid Lines Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and settings. Displays base values for latitude and longitude, making it easier to estimate your location on the latitude/longitude scale.
Settings Noise Rejection Installation Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out the undesired signals. Provides access to Keel Offset and Temp Calibration settings. 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.
Settings Before 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 transducer, it will be input as –3.5 feet. Temperature calibration Calibrates data from the transducer temperature sensor with data from a known temperature source to ensure the accuracy of temperature information. Alarms menu Reset water distance Alarms Reset Water Distance to zero. Alarms Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds.
Settings 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. Basic Mode 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 GPS and sonar activity. Simulations can be customized on the Simulator options menu.
Index A About 32 Advanced Mode 9 Alarms 37 Arrival Radius 33 B Bearings 34 Browse Files 32 C Cancel navigation 26 Chart Data 34 Chart Menu 21 Chart Page 12 Chart Settings 34 Chart/Sonar page 12 Chart/Sonar split 13 COG Extension 35 Color 17 Contrast 16 Creating a route 23 Creating trails 27 Cursor 9 Custom Range 17 GPS Source 31 GPS Status 31 Grid Lines 35 D I Data Port 31 Depth Range 16 Dialogs 8 Dropdown menus 7 DSI menu 15 DSI Page 11 Installation menu 36 O K E Frequency 17 Magnetic Variatio
Index Restore defaults 10 Routes Screen 23 S Saving Screenshots 32 Scrollbars 7 Selecting Pages 5 Set Language 31 Settings Menu 30 Setup wizard 5 Simulator 38 Software Updates 32 Sonar Settings 35 Sort waypoints 23 Standby mode 9 Steer Page 11 Stop Sonar 18 Surface Clarity 18 System menu 30 Time 31 Trackback 15 Trails Screen 27 Turn unit on/off 3 U Unit Controls 3 Units 38 Upper and Lower Limits 17 W WAAS/MSAS/EGNOS 33 Waypoints, Routes, Trails 22 T Temperature calibration 37 40
Specifications Elite 5 DSI General DSI Sonar Max depth 250 ft (76m) Case Size 5.4” H (134mm) x 6.
Specifications Elite 4 DSI & Mark 4 DSI General Case Size 5.6” H (144mm) x 3.7” W (94.3mm); 6.4” H (164mm) with bracket Display Elite 4: (3.5” diagonal) 320x240 (256 color) TFT LCD Mark 4: (3.
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