Lowrance electronic Lowrance Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS LMS-520C user manual

User manual for the device Lowrance electronic Lowrance Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS LMS-520C

Device: Lowrance electronic Lowrance Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS LMS-520C
Category: Fish Finder
Manufacturer: Lowrance electronic
Size: 7.22 MB
Added : 5/18/2014
Number of pages: 252
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Pub. 988-0151-461
www.lowrance.com









LMS-520C & LMS-525C DF
Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS
Installation and Operation
Instructions
www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de

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Copyright © 2006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, trans- mitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreate ™, FreedomMaps ™ and NauticPath ™ are trademarks of ® LEI. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing

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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Specifications: LMS-520c and LMS-525cDF.......................... 3 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ................ 10 Section 2: Installation............................................................. 13 Preparations ................................................................................ 13 Transducer Installation ...........................................

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Map Page ................................................................................. 51 Sonar Page............................................................................... 52 Basic Sonar Quick Reference ............................................... 55 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 56 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 58 Section 4: Sonar Options..................................

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Map with Sonar Split Screen.................................................. 94 Sonar Simulator .......................................................................... 95 Stop Chart.................................................................................... 97 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 98 Transparency............................................................................... 99 Upper and Lower Limits.........

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Icons ........................................................................................... 140 Create Icon on Map ............................................................... 140 Create Icon at Current Position ........................................... 140 Delete an Icon........................................................................ 140 Navigate to an Icon ............................................................... 141 Routes ........................................

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Map Datum Selection................................................................ 165 Map Detail Category Selection................................................. 166 Map Orientation........................................................................ 166 NauticPath ™ USA Marine Charts........................................... 168 Nautical Chart Notes ............................................................ 168 Port Information....................................................

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Add Fuel............................................................................. 212 Fill Tank............................................................................. 212 Adding Fuel to Tank ............................................................. 212 Engine Operations................................................................. 212 Engine Select ..................................................................... 212 NMEA 2000 Alarms ....................................

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NOTICE! The storage and operation temperature range for your unit is from -20 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-28 degrees to +75 degrees Cel- sius). Extended storage or operation in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your unit. This type of damage is not covered by the warranty. For more information, contact the factory's Customer Service Department; phone numbers are listed on the last page of the manual. WARNING! A CAREFU

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Notes viii www.Busse-Yachtshop.de email: info@busse-yachtshop.de

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Section 1: Read Me First! How this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of digital sonar and GPS! We know you're anxious to begin navigating and finding fish, but we have a favor to ask. Before you grab the unit and begin installing it, please give us a moment or two to explain how our manual can help you get the best performance from your compact, wide-screen, combination fish finder and mapping GPS receiver. First, we want to thank you for buying a Lo

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After you've gained some experience with your sonar, you'll want to check out Section 4, which discusses more advanced Sonar Options and Other Features. When you come to a sonar menu command on your unit’s screen, you can look it up in the manual by skimming over the table of contents, just flip- ping through Section 3 or scanning through the sonar options in Section 4. If you're having difficulty with your sonar, you can find an answer to the most common problems in Section 5, Sonar Troub

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Specifications: LMS-520c and LMS-525cDF General Display: ............................5.0" (12.7 cm) diagonal high contrast color Film SuperTwist LCD; programmable to viewing preference. Resolution: ......................480 pixel x 480 pixel resolution; 230,400 to- tal pixels. Backlighting: ..................Incandescent backlit screen with multiple lighting levels; backlit keypad. Input power: ...................10 to 15 volts DC. Case size: .........................5.4" H x 6.9" W x 3

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Sonar sounding depth capability:............LMS-525cDF: 2,500 feet/762 meters. LMS-520c: 1,000 feet/305 meters. (Actual capability depends on transducer configuration and installation, bottom com- position and water conditions. All sonar units typically read deeper in fresh water than in salt water.) Depth display: ................Continuous display. Graph recording:...........Up to 1 GB on one MMC (or SD) card Audible alarms:..............Deep/shallow/fish/zone. Automatic ranging: ...

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Mapping memory: ...........Up to 1 GB on one MMC (or SD) card. Position updates:...........Every second. Position points:..............1,000 waypoints; 1,000 event marker icons. Audible alarms:..............Arrival/off-course/anchor. Graphic symbols for waypoints or event marker icons:..................63. Routes: .............................100; up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails:.......................10 savable; up to 9,999 points per trail. Zoom range: ....................3

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also called sonar charts or sonar graphs.) You can replay this sonar log in the unit using the Sonar Simulator function, or play it back on a per- sonal computer using our free Sonar Viewer. The viewer is available for download from the Lowrance web site, www.lowrance.com. You can save several different sonar log files, erase 'em and record new ones, over and over again. The size of your sonar recordings is only lim- ited by the free space available on your MMC. How Lowrance GPS Works You'

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icons, trails and routes. This lets you look back the way you came. Think of this data storage like the hard drive memory in a computer or a tape in a cassette tape recorder. You can save several different GPS data files, erase 'em and record new ones, over and over again. These GPS Data Files (file format *.usr) can be shared between, not only the LMS-520c and LMS-525cDF, but other Lowrance GPS units and even personal computers. Your unit has one more thing in common with a personal comp

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on page 13, so you can mount your unit and plug in the power. Or you might want to see how our text formatting makes the manual tutorials easy to skim. If that's the case, move on to "How to Use This Manual" on page 10. But, if you want to understand the current state of satellite navigation, look over this segment describing how GPS and its new companion WAAS work together to get you where you're going. The Global Positioning System (GPS) was launched July 17, 1995 by the United States D

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Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals. Unlike radio or television signals, GPS works at very high frequencies. These signals can be easily blocked by trees, buildings, an automobile roof, even your body. Like most GPS receivers, the unit doesn’t have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside. It relies solely on the signals from the satel- lites to calculate a position. Speed, direction of travel, and distance are all calcula

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of terrain! It only calculates position, it can’t know what’s between you and your destination, for example. 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 by findin


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