Lowrance IFINDER H2O User Manual
iFINDER
Lowrance
DURACELL
RAYOVAC
Energizer
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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
Conguration 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
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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
Specications .................................................................................. 93
Unit Care ..........................................................................................94
Troubleshooting .............................................................................. 95
Index ............................................................................................... 103
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Cancel Navigation
In Easy Mode:
Press MENU|↓ to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT|← to YES|ENT.
In Advanced Mode
Press MENU|MENU|↓ to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT|← to YES|ENT.
Navigate a Route
1. From the
press
MENU|MENU|↓ to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT.
2. Press ↓ to select route name|
NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the MAP PAGE,
ENT|ENT.
3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation:
press
MENU|MENU|↓ to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT|← to YES |ENT.
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
highlighted in the command box. To navigate to that POI, press
GO TO command is automatically
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
look by name (and scroll through the entire waypoint list), press ↓|
FIND|ENT. To look up the nearest waypoint, press ENT, or to
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.)
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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
press
MENU|MENU|↓ to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT.
NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the MAP PAGE,
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Pages
Copying a screenshot
To copy data les/sonar logs:
1. Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press ENTER.
Select the desired File category and press the keypad to the right. A 2.
list of subcategories will appear.
Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. Highlight 3.
the desired data le/sonar log.
Press 4. MENU. Highlight Copy and press ENTER. The Copy File
screen will appear.
Select a place to copy the le, like an MMC card. Press 5. ENTER.
To delete data les/sonar logs:
Highlight 1. Files from the Utilities menu and press ENTER.
Select the desired File category and press 2. ENTER. A list of
subcategories will appear.
Select a subcategory and press 3. ENTER.
Highlight the desired data le. Copy and
Delete buttons will appear at the bottom of
the screen.
Copy File screen
Select the 4. Delete button and press ENTER. A conrmation message
will appear.
Select 5. Yes and press ENTER.
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Pages
Info selected as combo
display option
GPS/Info combo page
Displaying Combo Pages
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:
Use the keypad to select the rst page for the combo 1.
display. This is the primary page, which will be
displayed in the left panel.
Select another page from the primary page’s combo 2.
display list. This is the secondary page. It will be
displayed in the right panel.
Press 3. 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.
Primary page
Secondary
page
To switch the active setting to the other panel, hold
down the PAGES key for 1 second.
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Chart panel is active as
shown by the orange border
Pages
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:
With the combo page or multi-panel display on the screen, press 1.
the PAGES key.
Press 2. MENU. Highlight Adjust Panel Sizes from the Data Overlay
menu and press ENTER.
Press the keypad left/right to adjust the panels to a desired size and 3.
press ENTER.
Adjust panel sizes selected
on the Data Overlay menu
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Chart Operation
Displaying the Chart page
Access the Chart page from the Pages menu.
Chart
To access the Chart
page, press the Pages
key to bring up the Pages
menu. Use the Arrow
keypad to select Chart
and press Enter.
Chart page (2D Chart mode)
Point of Interest (POI)
Cursor coordinates
Current position icon
Waypoint
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Chart orientation indicator
Cursor
Map scale
Chart
The previous image shows some of the different items you will see when viewing
the Chart page:
• Point of Interest (POI): A position on the Chart page represented by
a symbol or character.
Cursor: • Used to view specic 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.
• Chart orientation indicator: Indicates the current direction the Chart
page is facing.
• Cursor coordinates: 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.
• Map Scale: Represents the relationship between the distance on
the Chart page and the real distance on the earth's surface.
Current position icon:• 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 cur-
rent position icon displays a question mark then the unit has not achieved
a satellite lock and is not tracking your current position. When sufcient
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.
Chart menu
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Find: • Opens the Find menu. From the Find menu you can search for
items by select categories.
Info: • Shows a list of items close to the cursor.
Measure: • Used to measure the distance between current position
and another point on the Chart page or between two different points.
Overlay: • 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
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.
Chart options submenu
Selecting POIs on Chart page with Cursor
To select a Chart page POI:
From the Chart page use the 1.
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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Chart
Waypoints
A waypoint is the latitude and longitude of a specic 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 nd
your way back to a specic location, such as a favorite shing 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:
Place the cursor on the Chart 1.
page where you want to set the
waypoint and press ENTER
twice. The New Waypoint
menu will appear.
Select 2. Save from the New
Waypoint menu.
New Waypoint at Cursor menu
To create a Waypoint at the Vessel's
position on Chart page:
Press the 3. MENU key. From the Chart menu select New Waypoint.
When the New Waypoint at Vessel menu appears, select 4. Save.
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Chart
To Navigate to a Waypoint from the Waypoints screen:
From the Pages screen select 1. 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
and longitude.
Time and date the
waypoint was created.
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Chart
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.
New:• Opens the New Waypoint
menu.
Show:• Shows the Waypoint on the Chart page.
Go to:• Select to navigate to the waypoint.
Delete:• Deletes selected waypoint.
• Sort: 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 specic waypoint by name.
To Search for Waypoint by Name:
From the Waypoints screen 1.
press the MENU key. The
Waypoints screen menu will
appear.
From the Waypoints screen 2.
menu select Find. A keypad
will appear. Use the keypad to
enter the name of the waypoint
you are searching for and press
OK.
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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:
Place the cursor over the waypoint 1.
and press the MENU key.
Select 2. Info and press ENTER.
Chart
Editing a Waypoint on the Chart page
To Edit a Waypoint from the Chart page:
Place the cursor over the waypoint and press the 1. 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.
Position:• Enter a latitude or longitude for a waypoint.
Icon:• Select a different waypoint icon.
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• Description: Input additional way-
point information.
Display: • Choose how a waypoint will
be displayed on Chart page.
Depth: • Select waypoint depth.
• Alarm Radius: Input distance that
sounds alarm when near a specic
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:
From the Edit Waypoint menu, select 1.
the Name or Description text box
and press ENTER. The Waypoint
keypad will appear.
Use the keypad to enter the desired 2.
waypoint name and select OK.
To Edit Waypoint position:
From the Edit Waypoint menu select the 1.
latitude or longitude text box and press
ENTER.
Use the Arrow keypad to input the desired 2.
latitude or longitude and select OK.
To Edit Waypoint depth or alarm radius:
From the Edit Waypoint (More) menu select the Depth or Alarm 1.
radius text box and press ENTER. A numerical keypad will appear.
Use the keypad to input the desired depth or alarm radius and press 2.
ENTER.
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Chart
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:
Press the 1. MENU key and select New Route from the Chart menu,
press ENTER.
Move the cursor to the start of the route and press 2. ENTER to set
the rst waypoint. Move the cursor to the next location and press
ENTER to set a second waypoint
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Chart
Repeat Step 2 until you have set all the desired waypoints along 1.
the route.
Press the 2. MENU key to open the Edit route menu. Select Save and
press ENTER. The route will be saved to the Routes screen.
From the Routes screen highlight the route and select 3. 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 name
name.
Route length
Start of route
name.
Number of legs
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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Chart
To Edit Route:
From the Routes screen select 1.
the route to be edited and press
ENTER. The Edit Route screen
will appear.
From the Edit Route screen you 2.
can edit the route name, display
and waypoints in the route.
Use the Arrow keypad to select 3.
which route feature you want to
edit and press ENTER.
To Display / Hide Route:
From the Routes screen select the route from the routes list, press 1.
ENTER. The Edit Route screen will appear.
Highlight the Display check box and press 2. ENTER to either Display
or hide the route from the Chart page.
To Insert, Edit or Remove Waypoints from a Route:
1. From the Routes screen select a route from the route list, press
ENTER.
Edit Route screen
2. The Edit Route screen will appear.
Select a waypoint from the Waypoint
list, press MENU. A small submenu
will appear with the options: Insert,
Edit and Remove.
Select 3. 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:
S1. elect the route you want to navigate and press MENU. The Routes
screen menu will appear.
Select 2. 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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To Search for Route by Name:
From the Routes screen press 1. MENU. The Routes screen menu
will appear.
From the Routes screen menu select 2. 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.
New:• Opens the New Trail
menu.
Show:• 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.
• Delete All: Select to delete all trails.
Trails screen menu
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.
From the Waypoints and Routes 2.
screen select Trails. The Trails screen
will appear.
3. From the Trails screen, press MENU.
The Trails screen menu will appear.
From the Trails screen menu select 4. New, press MENU. The New
Trail menu will appear, select Save.
New Trail menu
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