Lowrance IFINDER H2O User Manual

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	Contents
Table of contents
Introduction........................................................................................	3
Getting Started.................................................................................	5
Turning on the Unit.....................................................................................	5
Keypad........................................................................................................	5
Backlight.....................................................................................................	5
Cursor.........................................................................................................	5
Language....................................................................................................	5
Menus.........................................................................................................	6
Selecting Chart Data .................................................................................	6
Entering Letters in Text Boxes....................................................................	7
Restore Defaults.........................................................................................	7
Pages.................................................................................................	9
Pages Screen.............................................................................................	9
Data Overlay.............................................................................................	10
Configuration menu..................................................................................	14
Chart Page...............................................................................................	15
Radar Page...............................................................................................	16
Info Page..................................................................................................	16
Utilities......................................................................................................	21
Displaying Combo Pages.........................................................................	23
Chart Operation...............................................................................	25
Waypoints.................................................................................................	28
Routes......................................................................................................	33
Trails.........................................................................................................	37
Measuring Distances on Chart page........................................................	40
Search by Coordinates.............................................................................	40
Find Chart item.........................................................................................	40

Contents
Map Orientation........................................................................................	41
Look Ahead..............................................................................................	41
Chart categories.......................................................................................	42
2D and Shaded Relief .............................................................................	42
Navionics..................................................................................................	44
Radar Operation.............................................................................	47
Radar menu..............................................................................................	47
Cursor position window............................................................................	53
Radar Overlay..........................................................................................	53
Settings Menu..................................................................................	55
Chart Settings Menu................................................................................	62
Radar Settings Menu................................................................................	65
Fuel...........................................................................................................	72
Alarms......................................................................................................	76
Trails.........................................................................................................	78
Units..........................................................................................................	79
Network....................................................................................................	80
Vessels.....................................................................................................	87
Simulator..................................................................................................	89
Specifications..................................................................................	93
Unit Care...........................................................................................	94
Troubleshooting...............................................................................	95
Index................................................................................................	103

Cancel Navigation

In Easy Mode:

Press MENU|↓ to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT|← to YES|ENT.

In Advanced Mode

Navigate a Route

1.From the NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the MAP PAGE, press MENU|MENU|↓ to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT.

2.Press ↓ to select route name|ENT|ENT.

3.Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation:

Navigate to Cursor Position on Map

1.Use arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over the map object or location.

2.To navigate to the selected location: press MENU|ENT|EXIT. Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.

Navigate to an Icon

Use the Navigate to Cursor command above, and use the cursor to select the icon.

Navigate to Point of Interest (POI)

For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the POI. The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find command. (see Sec. 6, Searching, for detailed instructions on POI searches.)

Whenever you locate a POI, the Point of Interest information screen appears (with phone number, position, etc.) and the GO TO command is automatically highlighted in the command box. To navigate to that POI, press ENT and iFINDER begins displaying navigation information to that location.

Navigate to a Waypoint

You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor, then use the Navigate to Cursor command. However, you can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find commands:

1.Press FIND|ENT. To look up the nearest waypoint, press ENT, or to look by name (and scroll through the entire waypoint list), press ↓|ENT. For this example, look by name.

2.If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint name in the FIND BY NAME box to search for it. (Press ↑ or ↓ to change the first character, then press → to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT to jump to the list below.)

Backtrack a Trail

See the "tip" paragraph in the previous entry, Navigate a Trail.

Routes

A route is a series of waypoints, linked together in an ordered sequence, that's used to mark a course of travel. You can visualize a route as a string of beads: The beads represent waypoints and the string represents the course of travel connecting waypoint to waypoint.

The course from one waypoint to the next is a leg; routes are composed of one or more legs. The legs of all GPS routes are based on straight lines between waypoints.

A route provides the automatic capability to navigate through several waypoints without having to reprogram the unit after arriving at each waypoint. Once programmed into the GPS unit, a route provides the option of navigating forward through the route waypoints or in reverse order (you can even begin navigating in the middle of a route!).

Create and Save a Route

In iFINDER, routes can be created, edited and navigated only in Advanced Mode. You have the option of creating a route in the unit, or on your computer if you have purchased our MapCreate 6 software.

PC-created Routes

MapCreate is the easiest method for preparing a route, simply because your PC's larger screen, keyboard and mouse are easier to manipulate than the pocket-sized iFINDER.

To load a MapCreate route into iFINDER, follow instructions in MapCreate's manual for creating a route and saving it as part of a GPS Data File (file format *.usr). Copy the GPS Data File to an MMC and insert the MMC in iFINDER. (See Sec. 2 for instructions on installing MMCs. To load the GPS Data File into iFINDER memory, see the entry on Transferring GPS Data Files between iFINDER and a Computer in this section.)

Routes Created in iFINDER

You can create a route by selecting existing waypoints from the waypoint list or you can set a series of route waypoints on the map with cursor arrows and the Enter key. In this example, we'll create a route from the map.

1. From the NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the MAP PAGE, press MENU|MENU|↓ to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT.

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To copy data files/sonar logs:

1.Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press enter.

2.Select the desired File category and press the keypad to the right. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. Highlight the desired data file/sonar log.

4.Press Menu. Highlight Copy and press enter. The Copy File screen will appear.

5.Select a place to copy the file, like an MMC card. Press enter.

To delete data files/sonar logs:

1.Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press enter.

2.Select the desired File category and press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select a subcategory and press enter. Highlight the desired data file. Copy and Delete buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen.

4.Select the Delete button and press enter. A confirmation message will appear.

5.Select Yes and press enter.

Pages

GPS/Info combo page

You can display multiple pages at the same time by scrolling the desired page’s icon to the center of the screen and then choosing a secondary page from the list of combo page display options.

To display a combo page:

1.Use the keypad to select the first page for the combo display. This is the primary page, which will be displayed in the left panel.

2.Select another page from the primary page’s combo display list. This is the secondary page. It will be displayed in the right panel.

3.Press Enter. The selected combo page will be displayed.

Selecting an Active Page

When combo pages are displayed only one panel can be active at a time. The panel outlined with an orange border is the active page. You will only be able to access the context menu of the active panel. Pressing the Menu key will open the active panel’s context menu.

To switch the active setting to the other panel, hold down the Pages key for 1 second.

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Adjust Panel Sizes

Controls the size of panels when combo pages or multi-panels displays are in use. Adjusting the size of the panels, allows you to emphasize the panel you want to see more clearly.

Panels can only be adjusted left/right, so the panels on the side with the split view can not be adjusted vertically.

To adjust panel sizes:

1.With the combo page or multi-panel display on the screen, press the Pages key.

2.Press menu. Highlight Adjust Panel Sizes from the Data Overlay menu and press enter.

3.Press the keypad left/right to adjust the panels to a desired size and press enter.

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Chart Operation

Displaying the Chart page

Access the Chart page from the Pages menu.

Chart page (2D Chart mode)

Point of Interest (POI)

Waypoint

Chart orientation indicator

Cursor coordinates	Current position icon	Cursor	Map scale

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The previous image shows some of the different items you will see when viewing the Chart page:

•	A position on the Chart page represented by
	a symbol or character.
•	Used to view specific areas on the Chart page, select POIs,
	create waypoints and measure distances. When the cursor is on-
	screen, pressing the Exit key will toggle between the cursor's location
	on the Chart page and your actual position. As long as the cursor is
	on the Chart page your actual position may not be visible.
•	Indicates the current direction the Chart
	page is facing.
•	Displays the coordinates of the cursor on the
	Chart page.

•Waypoint: An electronic address based on the latitude and longitude of a selected Chart location.

•Represents the relationship between the distance on the Chart page and the real distance on the earth's surface.

•	Represents your current position.

Find Current Position

Power on the unit and display the Chart page. The current position icon represents your current position on screen. The icon always points to your heading. If the current position icon displays a question mark then the unit has not achieved a satellite lock and is not tracking your current position. When sufficient satellites are received to determine a position, the icon's movement will

correspond with your movement.

Chart menu

Use the Chart menu to adjust settings and enter commands. From this menu you have access to routes, waypoints, info, chart options and screen settings. To open the Chart menu, go to the Chart page and press the MENU key. The following features are listed in the order they appear on the Chart menu, top to bottom:

•New Waypoint: Creates a new waypoint.

•New Route: Creates a new route.

•Go to Cursor: Navigates to the cursor position on the Chart page.

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•Opens the Find menu. From the Find menu you can search for items by select categories.

•Shows a list of items close to the cursor.

•Used to measure the distance between current position and another point on the Chart page or between two different points.

•Toggles radar overlay overlay on or off.

•Chart options: Opens the Chart options submenu which contains the Map Orientation, Look Ahead, Chart categories and Imagery features.

Map Orientation controls the way the Chart page moves in relation to your movement. The Map Orientation settings are North Up, Heading Up and Course Up.

Look Ahead increases the view of your track.

Chart categories opens the Chart Categories screen.

Imagery selects between 2D and Shaded Relief mapping (only available on select models).

•Settings: Opens the Settings menu.

Selecting POIs on Chart page with Cursor

To select a Chart page POI:

1.From the Chart page use the

Arrow keypad to center the cursor over a POI. A pop-up box will appear describing the POI.The POI's coordinates are displayed in the lower left hand corner of the Chart page.

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A waypoint is the latitude and longitude of a specific position on the earth's surface.

You can quickly create a waypoint at your current position or you can create a waypoint at the cursor's position on the Chart page. You also can create a waypoint at any location by manually entering the position's latitude and longitude.

Waypoints are important because they can be saved in the unit and later used to find your way back to a specific location, such as a favorite fishing spot or an important geographical feature. To quickly save a waypoint at the vessel's current position press the WPT/Find key.

Create/Delete Waypoint from Chart page

To create a Waypoint at the Cursor's position on Chart page:

1.Place the cursor on the Chart page where you want to set the waypoint and press Enter twice. The New Waypoint menu will appear.

2.Select Save from the New Waypoint menu.

3.Press the MENU key. From the Chart menu select New Waypoint.

4.When the New Waypoint at Vessel menu appears, select Save.

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1.From the Pages screen select Waypoints, routes, trails, press ENTER. When the Waypoints screen appears select the waypoint you want to navigate to from the waypoints list and press MENU. The Waypoints screen menu will appear. From the Waypoints screen menu select

Go to.

Waypoints screen

To view stored waypoints go to the Waypoints screen in the Utilities page. From the Waypoints screen you can view and edit stored waypoints.

Waypoint name
Waypoint icon	Waypoint latitude
Waypoint icon	and longitude.
	Time and date the
	waypoint was created.

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Waypoints screen menu

To open the Waypoints screen menu, press the MENU key from the Waypoints screen. The following features are listed in the order they appear in the Waypoints screen menu, top to bottom:

•Edit: Opens the Edit Waypoint menu.

•Opens the New Waypoint menu.

•Shows the Waypoint on the Chart page.

•Go to: Select to navigate to the waypoint.

•Delete: Deletes selected waypoint.

•Controls how waypoints are sorted in the Waypoints screen

list.

•Delete All: Select to delete all waypoints.

•Find: Use to search for waypoints in the Waypoints screen.

Waypoints screen, Search for Waypoint by name

If the waypoint list contains too many waypoints to search through manually, you can search for a specific waypoint by name.

1.From the Waypoints screen press the MENU key. The

Waypoints screen menu will appear.

2.From the Waypoints screen menu select Find. A keypad will appear. Use the keypad to enter the name of the waypoint you are searching for and press

OK.

Waypoints screen, Sort Waypoints feature

You can choose how waypoints are sorted in the Waypoints list by selecting Sort from the Waypoints screen list menu. Waypoints can be sorted by Name, Nearest or Icon. By default the unit stores waypoints by name.

Waypoint Information screen

When a waypoint is saved to the Chart page, you can view detailed information about that saved waypoint.

To view waypoint information:

1.Place the cursor over the waypoint and press the MENU key.

2.Select Info and press enter.

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Editing a Waypoint on the Chart page

To edit a Waypoint from the Chart page:

1.Place the cursor over the waypoint and press the ENTER key. The

Edit Waypoint menu will appear.

Edit Waypoint menu

The Edit Waypoint menu is used to edit waypoint settings and coordinates. Use this menu to change the name, icon, color and description of a waypoint.

Edit Waypoint, More options:

Select More from the Edit Waypoint menu and the following edit options will appear:

•Name: Edit the name of a waypoint.

•Enter a latitude or longitude for a waypoint.

•Icon: Select a different waypoint icon.

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•	Input additional way-
	point information.

•Choose how a waypoint will be displayed on Chart page.

•Select waypoint depth.

•Input distance that sounds alarm when near a specific waypoint.

•Delete: This will delete a waypoint.

•Save: Saves your waypoint changes.

•Cancel: Cancels any waypoint changes.

Edit Waypoint name, description, position or depth

To edit Waypoint name or description:

1.From the Edit Waypoint menu, select the Name or Description text box and press ENTER. The Waypoint keypad will appear.

2.Use the keypad to enter the desired waypoint name and select OK.

To Edit Waypoint position:

1.From the Edit Waypoint menu select the latitude or longitude text box and press enter.

2.Use the Arrow keypad to input the desired latitude or longitude and select OK.

To Edit Waypoint depth or alarm radius:

1.From the Edit Waypoint (More) menu select the Depth or Alarm radius text box and press enter. A numerical keypad will appear.

2.Use the keypad to input the desired depth or alarm radius and press

ENTER.

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Edit Waypoint icon and color

You can change the default waypoint icon and color from the Edit Waypoint menu.

Edit Icon menu

Use the Edit Icon menu and Edit Icon Color menu to change the appearance of icons on the Chart

page.

Icon color palette

Routes

Routes make it easier to plan trips to desired destinations and backtrack to a previous location. A route is a series of waypoints linked together to mark a course of travel. A route must have at least two waypoints. The route segment between two waypoints is called a leg.

The legs of a route are based on straight lines between waypoints. A route gives you the ability to navigate to several waypoints in an ordered sequence without having to manually select the next waypoint in the series.

Create Route from Chart page

To create a new route open the Chart menu and select New Route. You can use the cursor on the Chart page to create a route.

To Create a New Route from the Chart page:

1.Press the Menu key and select New Route from the Chart menu, press enter.

2.Move the cursor to the start of the route and press ENTER to set the first waypoint. Move the cursor to the next location and press

ENTER to set a second waypoint

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1.Repeat Step 2 until you have set all the desired waypoints along the route.

2.Press the MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.

3.From the Routes screen highlight the route and select Start. The Start Route message box will appear, select Forward.

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Routes screen

To view stored routes go to the Routes screen in the Utilities page. From the Routes screen you can view and edit stored routes.

	End of route	Route length
Route name	name.	Route length
Start of route	Number of legs
name.	Number of legs
name.	in route.
	in route.

Routes screen menu

From the Routes screen menu you can create a new route, edit a route or start a route. To open the Routes screen menu, from the Routes screen, press the MENU key. The following features are listed in the order they appear in the Route screen menu, top to bottom:

•Edit: Opens the Edit Route screen.

•New: Opens the New Route screen.

•Show: Shows the Route on the Chart page.

•Start: Select to start navigating a route.

•Delete: Deletes a selected route.

•Delete All: Deletes all routes in the Route screen.

•Find: Use to search for routes in the Routes screen.

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1.From the Routes screen select the route to be edited and press

ENTER. The Edit Route screen will appear.

2.From the Edit Route screen you can edit the route name, display and waypoints in the route.

3.Use the Arrow keypad to select which route feature you want to edit and press ENTER.

To Display / Hide Route:

1.From the Routes screen select the route from the routes list, press

ENTER. The Edit Route screen will appear.

2.Highlight the Display check box and press ENTER to either Display or hide the route from the Chart page.

1.From the Routes screen select a route from the route list, press

ENTER.

2.The Edit Route screen will appear.

SelectawaypointfromtheWaypoint list, press MENU. A small submenu will appear with the options: Insert,

Edit and Remove.

3.Select Insert and press ENTER to insert a waypoint into the route. To remove a waypoint select Remove. Selecting Edit will bring up the Edit

Waypoint dialog.

To Navigate Route from Routes screen:

1.Select the route you want to navigate and press MENU. The Routes screen menu will appear.

2.Select Start from the Routes screen menu The Start Route dialog will appear. Select Forward to navigate the route forward or Reverse to navigate the route in reverse.

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1.From the Routes screen press MENU. The Routes screen menu will appear.

2.From the Routes screen menu select Find. A keypad will appear. Use the keypad to enter the name of the route you are searching for and press OK.

Trails

A trail is a record of the path you have traveled. Trails not only show you where you have been, they can be used to retrace your path back to your starting point. On the Chart page a trail is presented by a solid line extending from the back of the current position icon.

From the factory, the unit is automatically set to create and record a trail when the unit is turned on and you are navigating. The unit will continue to record a trail until the trail length reaches the maximum trail point setting.

When the unit reaches the maximum trail point number it will automatically begin recording the trail over itself. By default, the unit places a dot (trail point) on the Chart page every time you change course.

Trails screen

To view stored trails go to the Trails screen in the Utilities page. From the Trails screen you can view and edit stored trails.

Trail name

Indicates if Trail is displayed on Chart page.

Trail color

Number of Trail

points.

Indicates if Trail is being recorded.

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Trails screen menu

From the Trails screen menu you can create a new trail, edit a trail or delete a trail. To open the Trails screen menu, press the MENU key from the Trails screen. The following features are listed in the order they appear in the Trails screen menu, top to bottom:

•Edit: Opens the Edit Trail menu.

•Opens the New Trail

menu.

•Brings up the Chart page and shows the trail.

•Display: Select or deselect to display or not display trail on Chart page.

•Record: Select or deselect to actively record a trail.

•Delete: Deletes a selected trail.

•Selectdeleteto all trails.

•Find: Use to search for trails in the Trails screen.

New Trail menu

You can edit a trail from the New Trail menu or from the Edit Trail menu once a trail is created.

To Create a New Trail:

1.From the Pages screen, select Utilities and press ENTER. The Waypoints and Routes screen will appear.

2.From the Waypoints and Routes screen select Trails. The Trails screen will appear.

3.From the Trails screen, press MENU. The Trails screen menu will appear.

4.From the Trails screen menu select New, press MENU. The New Trail menu will appear, select Save.

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Edit Trail menu

The Edit Trail menu is used to edit trail settings and coordinates. Use this menu to change the trail name, trail color and description of a trail.

To edit a Trail name:

1.From the Trails screen select the trail to be edited, press ENTER. The Edit

Trail menu will appear.

2.From the Edit Trail menu you can edit the name of the trail by selecting the trail name box and pressing

ENTER. The Edit Trail name keypad will appear.

Use the keypad to enter the desired trail name and select OK.

Trail line Color options

You can change the default trail line color from the Edit Trail More menu by selecting the Trail line color palette option.

If you record several overlapping trails, changing

the color of the different trail lines is a good way to keep them separate when viewing them on the Chart page.

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Use the Measure feature from the Chart menu to measure distances between yourself and another location on the Chart page or between two different points.

To select/deselect Measure feature:

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear.

2.From the Chart menu select

Measure.

3.When the cursor is on screen the cursor coordinates window will display distance from your position to the cursor position on the Chart page.

4.To measure distance between two different points on the Chart page, place the cursor over a point and press ENTER, an X will appear on the Chart page. Distance will be measured from the X on the Chart page to wherever the cursor is placed on screen.

Search by Coordinates

To search for Chart page POI using coordinates:

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear, select Find. The Find menu will appear.

2.From the Find menu select

Coordinate.The Find Coordinate keypad will appear. Use the keypad to enter the desired coordinates and select OK.

Find Chart item

To search for specific Chart page item:

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear, select Find. The Find menu will appear.

2.From the Find menu select Chart Items. The Find - Chart Items screen will appear. Select Name, a keypad will appear. Use the keypad to enter the name of the chart item and select OK.

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To view a list of specific Chart POI search options select Category from the Find - Chart Items screen. A drop down list will appear. Select the specific

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear, select Chart options. The Chart options submenu will appear.

2.From the Chart options submenu select Map Orientation. The three Map Orientation options are: North Up, Heads Up and Course Up.

•North Up — Displays the Chart page with North always at the top of the screen.

•Heads Up — Displays the Chart page in the direction the boat is facing.

•Course Up — Displays the Chart page at the same orientation as your initial bearing to a destination.

Look Ahead

Keeps your current position at the bottom of the Chart page to display more map area in front of you.

To select / deselect the Look Ahead feature:

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear, select Chart options. The Chart options submenu will appear.

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2.From the Chart options submenu select or deselect Look Ahead to turn this feature on or off.

Chart categories

Use the Chart Categories screen to control what you want to see on the Chart page.

To select / deselect Chart Categories:

1.From the Chart page press MENU. The Chart menu will appear; select

Chart options. The Chart options submenu will appear.

2.From the Chart options submenu select Chart categories. The Chart Categories screen will appear. Select or deselect the chart options you want to display on screen.

2D and Shaded Relief

(Shaded Relief only available on U.S. models)

To select between 2D and Shaded Relief:

1.From the Chart page press the MENU key. The Chart menu will appear. From the Chart menu select Chart options. The Chart options submenu will appear.

2.From the Chart options submenu select Imagery. The Imagery drop down menu will appear with two map options: 2D and Shaded Relief. Make your selection and press ENTER.

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Chart page Icons, Tides and Currents

Use the cursor on the Chart page to view detailed information about selected icons, including Tidesand Currents.

The image, at left, shows a Current icon selected on the Chart page. To view detailed information about an icon, press the MENU key then select Info from the Chart menu. From the Chart Info screen, press Details.

Detailed information also can be viewed for Tide icons.

Radar Overlay

Places radar returns on top of the map.

That gives you greater awareness of your surroundings by allowing you to see radar returns aligned with actual radar targets.

To turn on radar overlay:

1.Highlight Overlay on the Chart menu and press enter.

2.Select Radar and press enter.

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