Lowrance Elite 5 User manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL

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LGC-12S
GPS Module
Installation Instructions
The LGC-12S GPS module contains a12 parallel channel GPS receiver.
This unit attaches directly to select Lowrance®products capable of dis-
playingGPSpositioninformation.PowerfortheLGC-12Sissuppliedfrom
that equipment.It has a gray connector on the end of the cable.
The GPS module can be mounted on any flat surface, provided there is
accessbehindthe mounting surfaceforthescrews.A pole mount adapter
lets you mount the antenna on a pole or swivel mount that uses standard
marine 1" - 14 threads.
The LGC-12 has a short cable with an gray connector on the end.A 25-
foot extension cable is supplied with this module with a male connector
on one end and a female connector on the other. Make certain to install
the cable with the female connector at the antenna.
GPS MODULE INSTALLATION
Surface Mount
TheGPSmodulecan be easily installed on anyflatsurfacethatisatleast
90 mm (3 1/2”) wide.Make certain that a clear view of the sky is available
atthe selected location.Since theGPSsignals travel“line-of-sight”, nearly
anything blocking the antenna can potentially obstruct the unit from find-
ing a satellite.Do not mount in line with a radar antenna. Radar radiates
high energy that can interfere with the GPS signal.
Once you’ve determined the mounting location, use the template on this
page to drill the holes for the screws.The screws, supplied with this unit,

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are 4mm x 30mm.(about 1 1/8” long).Drill 4.75 mm (3/16”) holes for the
mounting screws.If you're installing the LGC-12S, and need to route the
cable through the mounting surface, you’ll need to drill a 25 mm (1”) hole
for the cable's connector. There is a notch in the antenna housing that
allows the cable to pass through to the outside, if desired, instead of rout-
ing it through the mounting surface.
After drilling the holes, pass the o-ring over the cable and press it into the
groove on the bottom of the antenna housing.Now attach the antenna to
the mounting surface, using 4mm screws and the supplied lock washers.
Route the cable and the GPS module installation is finished.
GPS MODULE TEMPLATE
25MM (1”)
(If Necessary)
4.75MM (3/16”)
4 PLACES

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POLE MOUNT
ADAPTER
Pole Mount
TheGPSmoduleattachestothepolemount
adapterwith the supplied4mm screws.You
can route the cable through the slot in the
sideofthe module and downthesideof the
pole. Alternatively, you can pass it down
throughthe pole mount adapterandrun the
cable inside the pole.The 1"-14 threads on
the pole mount adapter accept a standard
marine antenna mount.

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MMC Interface
The MMC Interface lets you transfer maps and other data from the com-
putertotheMMC.ItconnectstothePC'sparallelporttotransferdata and
to the keyboard for power.
Connections
First, turn the computer off.
Thekeyboard"Y"cable on the MMC interface hasanadapterplug on one
end. If your keyboard uses the small connectors, attach the keyboard to
the "Y" adapter cable and plug the other end of the "Y" cable into the
keyboard connector on the PC as shown below.
If your keyboard uses the large connectors, unplug the adapter from the
"Y"cable,turnitover and plug it into the small connector on the other end
of the "Y" cable.Plug the keyboard into one end of the "Y" cable and plug
the other end of the "Y" cable into the PC.
MMC KEYBOARD
ADAPTERCABLE
KEYBOARD CONNECTOR
ADAPTER
Plug the large, 25-pin connector into the parallel port of your PC.
The MMC interface is now ready for use.
KEYBOARD CONNECTOR
ON PC
KEYBOARD
CABLE
TO MMC
INTERFACE

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MapCreate™ Installation Instructions
1.Insert the USA-EAST CD-ROM into the computer's drive.
2.Click the Start button, then Run
3.Type D:\setup.exe (where D:is the drive letter for your CD-ROM)
4.Click OK to begin the installation.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Types of installations
There are three types of installations:
Typical - Installs an overlay data (nav aids) and the small de-
tail(backgroundmap)and mediumdetail maps.Takes
approximately 70 mb.
Compact - Installs the MapCreate program with Help only
Custom - Defaults to typical.Allows the installation of all maps
onthe harddrive.Thistakesapproximately1gigabyte
of hard disk space.
Hints:
Make certain your sonar or mapping unit's software is version 1.1.0 or
greater. If it isn't, then run the Update program. Make certain the MMC
Interface is connected to the computer's parallel port and an MMC car-
tridge is in the interfacebeforerunning the Update program.After running
theprogram,insert the MMC into the sonar or mapping unit, then turn the
unit on.It will automatically update the system software, if needed.
Use theTypical or Compact installation if you are not making maps of the
United States.
The more maps that you install on the hard drive, the faster the program
will run because it takes less time to read maps from the hard drive than
from the CD-ROM.
Ifspeedisaproblem,don’trunMapCreatewiththelargescaledataloaded
(don’t put in the CD for your area) until you go to build the map.Then put
it in (wait 30 sec) and build the map.
These maps take a lot of RAM to build - if your system is low on RAM,
then make several small maps and send them one by one to the MMC
card.(All MMC cards can hold up to 30 files regardless of their size)

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Starting MapCreate™
If you installed the Typical or Compact version of MapCreate™, make
certain the CD-ROM for the area you intend to use is in the CD-ROM
drive. Note:The detailed map data is split down the middle of the United
States.If you need a map from the eastern half of the United States, use
the USA-EAST CD. Use the USA-WEST CD if you are making a map
from the western half of the US.
Double-click the MapCreate icon in the MapCreate5 program group.The
opening screen appears while the program is loading. It will take some
time for the program to load the map detail.
Once it's finished loading, you'll see a screen that looks like this:

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Navigating the Map
Center Map
To center the map, click on the crosshair button at the top left of
the screen. Now click on the part of the map that you want cen-
tered in the map window.
Zoom
You can zoomon anyportion of the map using the crosshair button.Todo
this, place the crosshair cursor on the map near the location that you
want zoomed.Now click and drag the cursor.A box appears on the map.
Dragthe boxuntil it coversthe desiredzoomarea.Nowreleasethe mouse
key.The program will zoom in on the selected area.
The zoom-in and zoom-out buttons are located at
the bottom right corner of the map. Click on the
zoom-in button to enlarge the centered area of the map; the zoom-out
buttomworks the opposite.The current scale showsin the windownextto
the zoom-in button. You can change the scale two ways. The first is to
click on the down arrow at the right of the box, then select a preset scale.
The other method is to click inside the box, then enter the desired scale.
Creating a Map
Tocreate a map to downloadto an MMC cartridge,first center the
map on the desired area, then adjust the zoom so that you can
seetheentirearea that youwish to cut the map from.Next, select
the "Create Border" button.
Click and Drag
There are two methods
of selecting a map. The
first is to click and drag
theCreateBordertoolas
shown at right.This cre-
ates a box. Release the
mouse button when the
boxisatthedesired size.
The selected map is in-
side the green box.This
is the area that will be
transferred to the MMC.
To erase the box and
start over, simply hold

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the Create Border tool on a corner of the box and click the right mouse
button.The box is immediately erased.
To continue the line in another di-
rection, move the pointer to the
next location and click the left
mouse button.
Draw Line
Selecting an area of the map us-
ing the line draw feature gives you
much more versatility than simply
drawing a box.
To use the line drawing feature,
simplyclickon the"CreateBorder"
button, then click on the map for
the beginning of the line. Now
move the pointer to thelocationfor
the ending of the line and click the
left mouse button again.

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Continuemovingthemousealongthe
chosen area and clicking the left
mouse button each time you need to
change direction.
Whenyougettotheend,clicktheright
mouse button. This erases the last
area. This map is now ready to be
saved.
Youcan combineselectionsand save
them together as shown here.