Lowrance Elite-4m HD User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite-4m HD
Operation manual

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Lowrance Elite 4m HD
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Compatibility) standard 2008
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Table of Contents | Elite-4m HD Table of Contents | Elite-4m HD
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................3
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................5
Pages ......................................................5
Page menus ............................................5
Dialogs.....................................................7
Entering text ............................................7
Cursor......................................................7
Goto cursor..............................................8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Restore defaults ......................................8
Pages................................................ 9
Steer Page...............................................9
Chart Page ..............................................9
Overlay Data..........................................10
Chart Operation ............................. 12
Waypoints, Routes, Trails...................... 13
Routes Screen.......................................15
Trails Screen .........................................19
Orientation.............................................21
Overlay Data..........................................21
Table of contents

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Settings..................................................21
Chart Settings........................................22
Navigation Settings ...................................23
AIS................................................... 25
AIS Setup ..............................................25
Target symbols ......................................26
Viewing AIS target information ..............27
Settings .......................................... 28
Settings menu........................................28
System...................................................28
Saving Screenshots...............................30
Alarms ..................................................30
Specications ................................ 32
Index ............................................... 33

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Introduction | Elite-4m HD Introduction | Elite-4m HD
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/o
To turn on/o the unit, press and hold
the LIGHT/POWER key for three
seconds.
Man
Overboard
waypoint
Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT
keys at the same time to set a Man
Overboard waypoint. Your system will
automatically create an active route
back to the MOB waypoint. You must
cancel navigation to terminate the
function.
Adjusting
the
backlight
This unit has 11 backlight levels. Press
the LIGHT/POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Muting
Audio
Select Audio from the System menu.
Select Mute and press ENTER.
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level
and turns unit on/o
KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items
on menus
PAGES: allows you to select a page to view
MENU: opens settings, context and page
menus
ENTER: nalizes menu selections; save
waypoint at cursor position
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to
create a Man Overboard waypoint
ZOOM KEYS: (+) used to zoom in; (-)
used to zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save
screen captures, sonar logs, waypoints, routes and
trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use
mapping data
Introduction

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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.

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Basic Operation | Elite-4m HD Basic Operation | Elite-4m HD
Page menus
The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can
only be accessed when those pages are displayed.
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst time. To choose your own
settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the
Setup wizard, restore defaults.
Pages
This unit has two pages: Steer and
Chart. Press the PAGES key to switch
pages.
Steer page
Steer menu
Basic Operation
Chart page
Chart menu

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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
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right
(increase).
On/Off features
Select the on/o menu item and
press ENTER to turn it on/o.
Dropdown menus
Access the dropdown menu
and press the keypad up/down
to select the desired item and
press ENTER.

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Cursor
The keypad moves the cursor around the display,
allowing you to scroll the map and select map
items.
Press MENU and select Return to vessel or Exit
cursor mode to clear the cursor.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or
for presenting information to the
user. Depending on the type of
entry, dierent methods are used
to conrm, cancel or close dialogs.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
To input text:
1. Use the keypad to select the desired
character and press ENTER.
2. Repeat Step 1 for each character.
3. When entry is completed, highlight OK
and press ENTER.
NOTE: Press the MENU key to exit
menus.
Switches keyboard
between ALPHA and
QWERTY layout
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase

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Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.
1. Press the PWR/LIGHT
key to access the
Backlight dialog.
2. Select Standby and
press ENTER.
3. Press any key to resume normal
operation.
Restore defaults
Sets unit options and settings
to default values.
Goto cursor
Used to navigate to the cursor.
1. Move the cursor to a desired location
and press MENU.
2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Navigation (Enables arrival radius, off-
course distance and Bearings setting)
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and
anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183 conguration options
• Units (Enables distance, speed and
bearings conguration options)
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not in use will run
down your battery.

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Pages | Elite-4m HD Pages | Elite-4m HD
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
Pages
Current
vessel
location
Course over ground
Compass
Direction to
destination
Navigation
information
Chart Page
Consists of a 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
vessel
location
Waypoint
Current location and
distance/bearing to cursor Zoom
Range
Cursor

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To add overlay data:
1. From the Chart page, press MENU.
2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER.
3. Select Congure and press ENTER.
4. Press Menu and select Add. Press
ENTER.
5. Select a data category and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired data and press
ENTER.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add more data.
8. Press MENU and select Return to
Overlays. Press ENTER.
9. Press MENU, select Done Conguring
and press ENTER.
Overlay Data
Used to select data shown on the Chart page.
Show
Enables/disables the display of
overlay data, allowing you to
remove overlay data from the
screen without deleting the current overlay data
conguration.
Congure
Allows you to select/customize overlay data.
Overlay
data

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Customizing Overlay Data
You can add/remove data and adjust the size and
position of overlay data on the screen.
1. Press MENU and select Overlay data.
2. Select Congure and press ENTER.
3. Highlight the desired overlay data and
press MENU.
4. Selectthedesiredconguration
category to make adjustments.

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Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD
New Waypoint
Creates a waypoint at your current location or at the
cursor position. When the cursor is on the screen,
waypoints will be saved at the cursor position. If
the cursor is not active, waypoints will be saved at
your current position.
Chart Menu
Press MENU from the Chart page to open the Chart
menu. Press ENTER to launch the New waypoint
dialog.
Chart Operation
Chart menu

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Find
Used to nd tides and/or
currents on the screen when
the screen is cluttered with
chart details.
Measure
The cursor can be used to measure the distance
between two items on the chart.
To measure distance:
1. Select Measure and press ENTER.
2. Move the cursor to the desired location.
The distance will be shown in the
measuring dialog.
3. To measure from the cursor position to
a new location, press ENTER and move
the cursor to a new location.
4. To stop measuring, press MENU and
select Stop measuring.
Waypoints, Routes, Trails
Used to create, edit, navigate and delete way-
points, routes and trails.
Press the keypad left/right to toggle between
waypoints, routes and trails tabs.
Waypoints Screen Waypoints menu

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Edit
Allows you to edit the name,
icon and latitude/longitude of a
selected waypoint.
Waypoints
menu
New
Creates a new waypoint at the
cursor or vessel position. You
can also select waypoint name,
icon and latitude/longitude
from the new waypoint dialog.
Show
Displays the selected waypoint on the
map.
Goto
Allows you to navigate to a waypoint.
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to delete a
selected waypoint. Delete
All deletes all waypoints.

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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.
Routes screen Routes menu
Creating a route
Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from
the waypoints list or by using the cursor to position
points on the chart. You also can add waypoints to
a route by selecting them from the chart screen.
Route waypoint
menu
Inserts waypoint between
existing route waypoints
Adds waypoint to
end of the route
Starts navigation
to the selected
route waypoint

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Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD
To create a route from waypoint list:
1. Press MENU from the Routes screen.
2. Select New... and press ENTER.
3. Press the keypad down to highlight the
Leg Name eld and press ENTER.
4. Press MENU, select Add to End and
press ENTER.
5. Select Waypoint from list and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired waypoint and press
ENTER.
Leg Name eld 7. Press MENU and select Add to end to
add another waypoint to the route.
8. Repeat Steps 5-7 until the route is
complete, press MENU, select Stop
Editing and press ENTER.
9. Select Save and press ENTER.
Creating a route using points from chart:
1. Repeat Steps 1-4 from the instructions
for Creating a route from waypoint list.
2. Select Points using chart and press
ENTER. The chart page will appear.
3. Move the cursor to the desired location.
Press ENTER to set a point.
4. Repeat Step 3 to add more points.
5. Press MENU and select Stop adding.
Press ENTER.
6. Select Save and press ENTER.

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Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD Chart Operation | Elite-4m HD
Navigating a route
Routes can be navigated in forward or reverse.
1. Highlight the desired route on the Route
screen and press MENU.
2. Select Start and press ENTER.
Routes menu
3. Select Forward or Reverse and press
ENTER.
4. Press MENU and select Return to Chart.
Press ENTER.
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.

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Edit and New Route dialogs
Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn
on/o the route display.
To access the “Edit” or “New Route” dialog, select
Edit or New on the Routes menu and press ENTER.
Displays/hides
route on the map
To edit/create a route, use the
keypad to select the Route
Leg Name eld and press
ENTER.
To nalize changes on the “Edit” or “New Route”
dialogs, highlight the Done button and press
ENTER.
Displayed
You can use the Displayed feature to declutter the
screen when multiple routes are visible on the map
display.
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to delete
individual routes. Delete All,
removes all routes.