Lowrance Elite-7m User manual

Installation & Operation
manual
Elite-7m
Operation manual

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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite 7M
• meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC rules
• complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC
• complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic
Compatibility) standard 2008
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WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for
operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all
pertinent driving and boating conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage
to property, personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to
pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion.
Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection 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 instructions, may cause harmful interfer-
ence to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
• Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help

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Table of Contents | Elite-7m Table of Contents | Elite-7m
Introduction...................................... 3
Unit Controls............................................3
Inserting microSD cards ..........................4
Basic Operation............................... 5
Setup wizard............................................5
Pages ......................................................5
Page menus ............................................5
Accessing the Settings menu ..................6
Accessing menu items.............................6
Working with menus ................................6
Dialogs.....................................................7
Entering text ............................................7
Cursor......................................................7
Goto cursor..............................................8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Standby mode .........................................8
Restore defaults ......................................8
Pages................................................ 9
Steer Page...............................................9
Chart Page ..............................................9
Overlay Data..........................................10
Table of contents

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Chart Operation ............................. 12
Chart Menu............................................12
Waypoints, Routes, Trails......................13
Routes Screen.......................................14
Trails Screen .........................................18
Orientation.............................................20
Chart Settings........................................21
Navigation Settings ..................................22
Settings .......................................... 24
Settings menu........................................24
System...................................................24
Alarms ..................................................26
Saving Screenshots...............................26
Specications ................................ 29
Index ............................................... 30

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Introduction | Elite-7m Introduction | Elite-7m
Getting Started
Turn unit
on/off
To turn on/off 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 navi-
gation to terminate the function.
Adjusting
the
backlight
This unit has 10 backlight levels.
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.
Muting
Audio
Select Mute Audio from the
System menu and press ENTER.
Selecting a
GPS
Source
Select GPS from the System settings
menu. Highlight GPS source and
press ENTER. Select the desired
source.
Unit Controls
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: 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/zoom
out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to
save screen captures; or insert a microSD map-
ping card to use mapping data (See illustration
on page 2)

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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-7m Basic Operation | Elite-7m
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 item and
press ENTER to turn it on/
o.

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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.
Cursor
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 cur-
sor mode to clear the cursor.
Dropdown menus
Select the dropdown menu
and press the keypad up/
down to select the desired
item. Press ENTER.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input
or for presenting information to
the user. Depending on the type
of information or entry, dierent
methods are used to conrm,
cancel or close the dialog.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
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.
Press the PWR/LIGHT key to
access the Backlight dialog.
Select Standby and press ENTER.
Press any key to resume normal
operation.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and settings to defaults.
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 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.

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Pages | Elite-7m Pages | Elite-7m
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.
Your location
Direction to cursor
Compass
Current Track
Navigation
information
Pages
Chart Page
Consists of 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 location
Waypoint
Current location;
distance to cursor
Depth contours
Zoom
Range

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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. Press MENU and select Return to
Overlays. Press ENTER.
8. 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 select a data source, add/remove data and
adjust the size and position of overlay data on the
screen.
Select the desired overlay
data from the Congure Item
Locations and Sizes dialog and
press MENU. The conguration
menu will appear.
Data sources
Used to select the network device that will supply
source data for a selected data type.
To select a data source:
1. Select Data sources and press ENTER.
2. Select the data type and press the
keypad to the right.
3. Highlight the desired data source and
press ENTER.

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Chart Operation | Elite-7m Chart Operation | Elite-7m
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; conversely, if the cursor is not displayed
onscreen, waypoints will be saved at your current
position.
Chart Menu
Press MENU from any Chart pages to open the
Chart menu.
Chart menu
Chart Operation

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Waypoints, Routes, Trails
Used to create, edit, navigate and delete way-
points, routes and trails.
Press the keypad left/right to toggle between
waypoint, routes and trails tabs.
Edit
Allows you to edit the name,
icon and latitude/longitude.
of a selected waypoint.
Waypoints Screen
Waypoints
menu
Waypoints
menu

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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 menu.
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.
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.
Creating a route
Routes can be created by inserting waypoints from
the waypoints list or by using the cursor to posi-
tion new points on the chart. You also can add way-
points to a route by selecting them from the chart
screen.
Routes screen Routes
menu

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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 select the
Leg Name eld and press ENTER.
4. Press MENU, select Add to End and
press ENTER.
5. Highlight Waypoint from list and press
ENTER.
6. Select the desired waypoint and press
ENTER.
7. Press MENU and select Add to end to
add another waypoint to the route.
8. When the route is complete, press
MENU, select Stop Editing and press
ENTER.
9. Select Save and press ENTER.
Leg Name eld
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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2. Select Start and press ENTER.
3. Select Forward or Reverse and press
ENTER.
4. Press MENU and select Return to Chart.
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 from chart and press
ENTER. The chart page will appear.
3. Move the cursor to the desired location.
Press ENTER to set a waypoint.
4. Repeat Step 3 to add more route
waypoints.
5. Press MENU and select Stop adding.
Press ENTER.
6. Highlight the Save button and press
ENTER.
Navigating a route
Routes can be navigated in forward
or reverse.
1. Select the desired route
on the Route screen and
press MENU.
Routes menu

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Chart Operation | Elite-7m Chart Operation | Elite-7m
To access the Edit or New Route menu, select Edit
or New on the Routes menu and press ENTER.
To nalize changes on the Edit or New Route
menus, highlight the Accept button and press
ENTER.
Displayed
Used to show/hide a route on the display, which
prevents the screen from being cluttered by too
many routes
Delete and Delete All
Delete is used to delete
individual routes. Delete
All, removes all routes.
Edit and New Route menus
Used to edit/create routes, route names and to turn
on/o the route display.
Turns on/off route
display on map
To edit/create a route, use
the keypad to select the Leg
Name eld and 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.