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Pub. 988-0156-011
www.lowrance.com
LMS 330C &
LMS 335C DF
Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS
Installation and Operation
Instructions
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Copyright © 2004 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. ® Lowrance is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreate is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright 2001-2004, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc. eXitSource Database, copyright 2001-2004 Zenrin Co. Ltd. Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin C
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Table of Contents Sec. 1: Read Me First! ............................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: LMS-330C and LMS-335C DF.. 3 How Lowrance Sonar Works ........................................................ 5 How Lowrance GPS Works .......................................................... 6 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 8 Free Training Aids Available ....................................................
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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 Sec. 4: Sonar Options & Other Features ..........................
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FlashGraf ............................................................................ 86 Flasher..................................................................................... 87 Map with Sonar Split Screen ................................................. 87 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 88 Stop Chart................................................................................... 90 Surface Clarity..........................
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Sec. 7: Advanced GPS Operations .....................................131 Find Distance from Current Position to Another Location .... 131 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 131 Icons........................................................................................... 132 Create Icon on Map............................................................... 132 Create Icon at Current Position ........................................... 132 Delete an Ico
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Customize Satellite Status Page.......................................... 151 Customize Navigation Page ................................................. 151 Customize Map Page ............................................................ 151 GPS Simulator .......................................................................... 151 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation ................................. 152 Hide GPS Features ................................................................... 153
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Sec. 9: Searching....................................................................175 Find Addresses.......................................................................... 176 Find any Item Selected by Map Cursor ................................... 179 Find Interstate Highway Exits ................................................ 179 Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI) ........................... 182 Find Streets or Intersections....................................................
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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, color display, combination fish finder and mapping GPS receiver. First, we want to thank you for buying a Lowrance
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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 the 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 Troubleshoot
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Now, if you're into the fine details, glance over the next segment on specifications to see just how much sonar and GPS power your unit con- tains. It's important to us (and our power users), but, if you don't care how many watts of power the unit has, or how many waypoints it can store, skip ahead to important information on how the sonar works, on page 5. (Background on GPS begins on page 6.) Capabilities and Specifications: LMS-330C and LMS-335C DF General Display:............................
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Maximum transmitter power: ....... LMS-335C DF: 4,000 watts peak-to-peak/500 watts RMS. LMS-330C: 2,400 watts peak-to-peak/300 watts RMS. Sonar sounding depth capability: ........... LMS-335C DF: 2,500 feet/762 meters. LMS-330C: 900 feet/275 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 rec
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Mapping memory:............More than 256 MB 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: ................. 42. Routes:............................. 100; up to 100 waypoints per route. Plot Trails:...................... 10 savable; up to 9,999 points per trail. Zoom range:....................
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The receiver amplifies this return signal, or echo, and sends it to the display, where an image of the object appears on the scrolling sonar chart. The sonar's microprocessor calculates the time lapse between the transmitted signal and echo return to determine the distance to the object. The whole process repeats itself several times each second. Your unit can record a log of the sonar signals that scroll across the screen and save them to the MMC memory card. (These recordings are also called s
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The performance doesn't stop there. Stored in the permanent memory of each GPS unit is a basic background map of the entire world. We lock it in here at the factory — you can't change or erase this map. The background map is suitable for many navigation chores, but for maximum accuracy and much more detail, you need our optional map- making software, MapCreate 6. Some unit features — such as searching for businesses and addresses — won't work without a custom MapCreate map. There is so much det
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tail than the basic background map. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between other Lowrance GPS or so- nar/GPS units and personal computers. (For example, the exact same MMC, custom map files and GPS data files can be used interchangea- bly between your gimbal-mounted LMS-335C DF and the hand-held iFINDER GPS receiver.) You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software, but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps. These custom maps ar
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A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix. The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position. This is called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation (your height above sea level — also called altitude.) This is called a 3D fix. 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. Thes
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However, there are some fringe areas of the U.S., including parts of Alaska, that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage. Continued WAAS development is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come. WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation, but the system is designed for aircraft. The satellites are in a fixed orbit around the Equator, so they appear very low in the sky to someone on the ground in North America. Aircraft and vessels on open water can get consis- tently good WAAS r
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• Operates like a Windows Multimedia Player with forward, re- verse, pause, fast forward, fast reverse, and scroll buttons. • Adjustments update the entire record displayed. • Can print in full color. • Window can dynamically be sized on your monitor. • Mouse cursor shows GPS position, depth and sounding number anywhere on the visible record. Unit Emulator For the ultimate training aid, be sure to download the free emulator software for your unit. Aside from being just plain fun, this program ca
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And that's just some of the material available on our web site. To find out all we have available, go to WWW.LOWRANCE.COM and look around. For now, though, we'll get back to how to use this particular unit. And, first, how to use the manual. 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 w
