Installation & Operation
Elite-7x
manual
Operation manual
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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite 7x
• 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
For more information please refer to our website: www.lowrance.com.
Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modications 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 interference
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
Table of contents
Introduction ...................................... 3
Unit Controls ............................................ 3
Conventional sonar and Downscan .........3
Fishing Modes ......................................... 7
Cursor ...................................................... 8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Restore defaults ......................................9
Basic Operation ............................... 4
Setup wizard ............................................ 4
Pages ......................................................4
Selecting Pages.......................................4
Page menus ............................................4
Accessing the Settings menu .................. 5
Accessing menu items.............................5
Working with menus ................................6
Dialogs.....................................................6
Entering text ............................................6
Pages .............................................. 10
Sonar Page............................................10
Downscan page .................................... 10
Combo pages ........................................ 11
Overlay Data..........................................12
Sonar Operation ............................ 14
Trackback ..............................................14
Sonar Menu ........................................... 14
Sensitivity ..............................................15
Colorline ................................................15
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Range .................................................... 16
System...................................................28
Frequency .............................................16
Ping Speed ............................................ 17
Fish ID ..................................................18
Downscan options ................................. 19
Sonar Settings ....................................... 20
Installation .............................................21
DSI Operation ................................. 23
Trackback .............................................23
DSI menu...............................................23
Ping Speed ............................................ 25
Downscan options ................................. 25
Settings .......................................... 28
Settings menu........................................28
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About .....................................................29
Alarms ..................................................29
Specications ................................ 32
Index ............................................... 33
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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
Turn unit
on/off
Adjusting
the
backlight
Muting
Audio
Getting Started
To turn on/off the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.
This unit has
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.
Select Mute Audio from the
System menu and press ENTER.
10 backlight levels.
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out
Conventional sonar and Downscan
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and Downscan.
Refer to the Sonar Operation section for information
about conventional sonar features and settings.
Downscan features and settings are covered in the
Downscan Operation section.
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Basic Operation
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 three pages: Downscan, Sonar and
Sonar/Downscan.
Pages dialog
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Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
The Downscan and Sonar pages have menus
that can only be accessed when those pages are
displayed.
Downscan page
Downscan menu
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Sonar page
Accessing the Settings menu
Sonar menu
Combo pages
Two-panel page
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels.
The page menu for active page will be displayed
when the MENU key is pressed.
Horizontal panel
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.
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Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.
NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.
Dialogs
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right
(increase).
On/Off features
Select an 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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Dialogs are used for user input or
for presenting information to the
user. Depending on the type of
entry, dierent methods are used
to conrm, cancel or close the
dialog.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
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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.
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
Switches keyboard
between Alpha and
QWERTY layout
Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your
unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings
geared to specic shing conditions.
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Fishing Mode Options
General Use 1000ft or less Coastal
Shallow
Water
Fresh Water 400ft or less Inland/Near coastal
Deep Water 1000ft or more Offshore
Slow
Trolling
Fast
Trolling
Clear Water 400ft or less Inland/Coastal
Brackish
Water
Ice 400ft or less Ice shing
60ft or less Shallow weedy bottoms
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Fresh-Saltwater mix
NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when
shing in less than 100 feet of water;
otherwise your unit may not track bottom
properly.
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.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• NMEA 0183 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
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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.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and settings
to defaults.
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Pages
Surface Clutter
Fish arches
Colorline
Range scale
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
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Fish
Structure
Surface clutter
Range scale
Downscan page
The Downscan page shows the water column
moving from right to left. You can overlay downscan
sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting
Dowscan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu.
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Combo pages
This unit has two pre-congured combo pages.
Sonar/Downscan Sonar/Dowscan
horitzontal
NOTE: Press the PAGES key twice to
switch active panels.
Customizing combo pages
You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and
control how the pages will
be arranged on the screen:
vertically (side) or horizontally
(over).
Highlight a combo page on the Page dialog and
press MENU.
Select the desired conguration and press ENTER.
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Overlay Data
Used to select data shown on the Sonar, Structure
and Chart pages.
Overlay data
Show
Enables/disables the display of overlay data,
allowing you to remove overlay data from the
screen without deleting the current overlay data
conguration.
Congure
Allows you to select/customize overlay data.
To add overlay data:
1. From the Sonar, Chart or Structure
page, press MENU.
2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER.
3. Select Congure 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 Conguring
and press ENTER.
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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 Congure Item
Locations and Sizes dialog and
press MENU. The conguration
menu will appear.
To select a data source:
1. Select Data sources and press ENTER.
2. Select the data type and press the
keypad to the right.
Data sources
Used to select the network device that will supply
source data for a selected data type.
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3. Highlight the desired data source and
press ENTER.
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Sonar Operation
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and Downscan.
The features described in this section are for
conventional sonar.
Refer to the Dowscan operation section for
information on Dowscan features.
Blue sonar history bar
Trackback
You can review your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to
move in reverse.
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
Sonar Menu
Press MENU from any sonar
page to access the Sonar
menu.
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Sonar Menu
(Advanced Mode)
(Options active
with Downscan
overlay turned on)
Sensitivity
Controls the level of detail shown on the display.
Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity
is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed.
Colorline
Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar
echoes. That makes it easier for you to distinguish
sh or structure from the bottom. A hard return
will be shown as a wide, bright yellow area,
whereas a soft return will be a narrow reddishblue area.
Auto Sensitivity
Adjust
Used to make adjustments to Sensitivity
and Colorline/Grayscale.
Keeps sensitivity at a level that works well under
most conditions, reducing the needs for adjustments. Auto Sensitivity is turned on by default.
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NOTE: You can make minor (+/-4%)
changes to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity
turned on. You will have to turn it o to
make signicant adjustments.
Range
Selects the deepest range shown on
the display. Range settings display the
section of the water column from the
water surface to the selected depth
range.
If you select too shallow a depth range, the unit will
not be able to lock onto the bottom.
Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits
Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of
a section of the water column. That allows you to
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface. Upper and lower limits
must be at least 6.5 ft (2m) apart.
Custom range menu
NOTE: When using a custom range, you
may not receive any digital depth readings, or you may receive incorrect depth
information.
Frequency
Controls the transducer frequency
used by the unit. This unit supports
three conventional sonar frequencies:
50kHz, 83kHz and 200kHz.
200 kHz has the highest sensitivity and best target
discrimination in shallow water. 83 kHz oers a
wider cone angle for more water coverage.
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Ping Speed
Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar
waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can
help reduce interference from other transducers.
When using shing modes, ping speed settings are
optimized for the selected shing conditions, so in
most cases, adjustments are not necessary.
Sonar Options
Noise Rejection
Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine
ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then
lters out undesired signals.
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Surface Clarity
Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing
the sensitivity of the receiver near the surface.
Surface Clutter
Amplitude Scope
Displays the amplitude of the most
recent echo.
Fish ID
Amplitude
scope
Split Zoom and Split Flasher
Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to
a split screen view.
Split Zoom Split Flasher
Color
Allows you to change the look of the display using
palettes with varying degrees of color/brightness.
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Displays sh echoes as sh symbols instead of sh
arches.
Fish ID is not the most accurate
method of sh detection since
structure and suspended debris
may be shown as a sh symbol on
the display.
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Downscan options
You can make adjustments to Downscan overlay
settings from the sonar page. Downscan options
are covered in more detail in the DSI section.
Downscan options menu
NOTE: The Downscan options menu
will only be available when Downscan
overlay is enabled.
Stop Sonar
Pauses the unit’s sonar, allowing you to get a closer
look at suspended targets.
Stop Sonar also can be used to prevent/stop
interference between two sonar units running on
the boat at the same time.
NOTE: Sonar history will not be
recorded when sonar is stopped.
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data to
be displayed on top of the
Sonar page.
Overlay data setup is covered
in the Pages section.
Overlay data
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Sonar Settings
Conventional settings/Downscan Settings
You can adjust settings for both Conventional sonar and Downscan sonar modes from the Sonar
Settings menu.
Only adjustments made to conventional sonar
settings will be visible on the sonar page.
Restricts
unit’s digital
depth search
capability
Sonar Settings Menu
Turns on/off
Dowsncan
overlay
display
Manual Mode
Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit will
only send sonar signals to the selected depth
range. That allows the display to continue smooth
scrolling if the bottom depth is out of transducer
range.
WARNING: Manual mode should only
be used by advanced sonar users.
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When the unit is in manual mode, you may not
receive any depth readings, or you may receive
incorrect depth information.
Fishing Mode
Enhances the performance of your
unit by providing preset packages
of sonar settings geared to specic
shing conditions. For more
information about shing modes, refer to the Basic
Operation section.
Reset Fishing Mode
Resets selected shing mode to default settings.
That is useful when you want to clear settings
adjustments made while using a shing mode.
Installation
Installation menu
Keel Offset
All transducers measure water depth from the
transducer to the bottom. As a result, water depth
readings do not account for the distance from the
transducer to the keel or from the transducer to the
water surface. Before setting keel oset, measure
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Transducer
Keel
Keel Offset (-3.5 feet)
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the distance from the transducer to the lowest part
of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.5 feet below
the transducer, it will be input as –3.5 feet.
Reset water distance
Reset Water Distance to zero.
Water speed calibration
Calibrates a paddlewheel speed sensor with speed
data from a GPS source.
Temperature calibration
Calibrates data from the transducer temperature
sensor with data from a known temperature source
to ensure the accuracy of temperature information.
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Transducer Type
Selects the type of transducer model attached to
your unit.
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DSI Operation
Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right
to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press MENU
and select Exit cursor mode.
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and Downscan.
The features described in this section are for
Dowscan sonar. Refer to the Sonar operation
section for information on conventional sonar
features.
Trackback
You can review your sonar history by pressing the
keypad to the left until the screen starts to move
in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the
bottom of the screen.
DSI history bar
DSI menu
Press MENU from the DSI page to view the DSI
menu.
Stops sonar
transmission;
pauses sonar
scroll
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Adjust
Range
Accesses the Contrast adjustment
scrollbar, allowing you to adjust contrast
settings.
Contrast
Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and dark
areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish
suspended objects from the background.
Contrast set
to 40
Contrast set
to 60
Contrast set
to 80
DSI units do not have a Sensitivity setting like
traditional sonar units. Contrast functions as the
sensitivity setting for DSI units.
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Range settings display the section of the
water column from the water surface to
the selected depth range.
Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits
Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of
a section of the water column. That allows you to
view a section of the water column that does not
include the water surface.
Upper and lower limits must be at least 6.5 ft (2m)
apart.
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NOTE: When using a custom range,
you may not receive any digital depth
readings, or you may receive incorrect
depth information.
Frequency
Downscan options
Controls the transducer frequency
used by the unit. 800 kHz oers the
best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth
coverage.
Ping Speed
Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar
waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can
help reduce interference from other transducers.
Downscan options
Noise Rejection
Uses advanced signal processing to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine
ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then
lters out undesired signals.
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Surface Clarity
Color
Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by
decreasing the sensitivity of the receiver near the
surface.
Surface Clarity
set to Low.
Surface Clarity
set to High.
Split Zoom
Changes the display to a split zoom view.
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Allows you to select a color
palette best suited to your
shing conditions.
The white background palette works well for
suspended targets. Purple is useful for viewing
structure detail and determining bottom hardness.
Sepia is best for looking at bottom detail.
Stop Sonar
Stops sonar transmission and pauses the sonar
chart, allowing you to get a better look at
suspended targets and structure.
NOTE: Sonar history (Trackback) will
not be recorded when sonar is stopped.
Overlay Data
Allows you to select data to
be displayed on top of the
DSI page.
Overlay data setup is covered
in the Pages section.
Overlay data
Settings
Accesses the Settings menu. Refer to “Sonar Settings” on page 20.
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Settings
Settings menu
Accesses installation and conguration settings for
your unit.
System
Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio
and advanced mode.
Enables
advanced
features and
System menu
settings
(Advanced mode
only)
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Settings
menu
(Advanced mode
only)
Displays software
information
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Restores settings
and options to factory default settings
Set Language
Selects the language used on
menus and text boxes.
Audio
Adjusts volume and turns on/o unit audio, like
key beeps, alarm sounds, etc.
check the version of software your unit is using by
accessing the About screen.
Lowrance periodically updates unit software to
add features and improve functionality. To see
the latest available software version go to www.
lowrance.com.
Alarms
Advanced Mode
Enables features and settings only available with
unit in Advanced Mode.
Restore Defaults
Switches the unit back to default settings.
About
Displays software information about this unit.
Before attempting a software update, you can
Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds.
Sounds alarm when
Fish ID symbol
appears on display
Alarms
menu
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Alarms
sounds alarm when vessel enters water
Shallow
Fish
shallower than the selected shallow
threshold
sounds alarm when a sh symbol (Fish ID)
appears on the sonar screen
Units
Allows you to select the unit of measure used by
the unit. Unit options vary depending on whether
the unit is in basic or advanced mode.
NMEA 0183 Output
You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit
will use when connected to a VHF radio or other
NMEA 0183 device.
You can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default
setting works best under most conditions.
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Advanced ModeBasic Mode
NMEA 2000
With the unit connected to a NMEA 2000 network,
you can select a GPS antenna on the network as
your GPS source, and share newly created waypoints with other display units on the network.
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You will not be able to share existing waypoints.
Only waypoints created while the unit is connected
to a NMEA 2000 network can be shared, and only
with units on that network.
Data sources
Allows you to select the source this unit will use for
GPS data.
Device list
Used to view data for devices connected to your
NMEA 2000 network.
Simulator
Simulates GPS and/or sonar activity. Simulations
can be customized on the Simulator options menu.
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Elite 7x
General
Case Size
Display
Waterproof standard IPX7
Backlight LED (10 levels)
Communications
Declaration of
Conformity
Transmit Power 250W RMS
Power
Requirement
Voltage Input 10 to 17V
Current drain
Fuse type 3-amp Automotive
5.3” H (234mm) x 9.2” W (136mm);
5.9” H (151mm) with bracket
(7” diagonal) 16-bit color Full VGA
Solar MAX™ 800x480 color TFT
NMEA 2000
NMEA 0183 Output
Part 15.103 FCC rules & CE RTTE
directive 1999/5/EC
Power
12V
Typical: 1.1A
Sonar
300ft (91m) 455/800Khz
Max depth
Transducer
Frequency
Max speed
Transducer
Transducer cable 20ft (6m)
1000ft (305m) 83/200kHz
2500ft (762m) 50/200kHz
455/800kHZ and 83/200kHz or
50/200kHz
70mph
HDI 50/200kHz
HDI 83/200kHz
83/200kHz
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Index
A
About 29
Adjust menu 15
Advanced Mode 8
Alarms 29
Amplitude Scope 18
Auto Sensitivity 15
C
Color 18, 26
Colorline 15
Contrast 24
Cursor 8
Custom Range 16, 24
D
Depth Range 24
Dialogs 6
Dropdown menus 6
DSI menu 23
F
Fish alarm 30
Fish ID 18
Fishing Mode 7
Fishing Modes
Reset 21
Frequency 16, 25
I
Ice Mode 19
Installation menu 21
K
Keel Oset 21
L
Language 29
M
Manual Mode 20
Mute Audio 29
N
NMEA 0183 30
NMEA 2000 30
Data sources 31
Noise Rejection 17, 25
O
On/O features 6
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Overlay Data 12, 27
Congure 12
Customizing 13
Show 12
P
Page menus 4
Page selection 4
Ping Speed 17
R
Range 24
Reset Fishing Mode 21
Reset water distance 22
S
Saving Screenshots 29
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Scrollbars 6
Sensitivity 15
Setup wizard 4
Shallow alarm 30
Software Updates 29
Sonar Installation 21
Sonar Menu 14
Sonar Options menu
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Sonar Page 10
Sonar settings 20
Split Flasher 18
Split Zoom 17
Standby mode 9
Stop Sonar 19, 26
Surface Clarity , 18
System settings 28
T
Temp calibration 22
Text entry 6
Trackback 23
Turn unit on/o 3
U
Unit Controls 3
Units 30
Upper and Lower Lim-
its 16, 24
W
Working with menus 6
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Contact information
Customer Service:
1-800-628-4487
(8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F)
(Canada)
1-855-361-1564
canada@navico.com
(8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, M-F)
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