Lowrance electronic ELITE 5M, ELITE 4M User Manual

Installation & Operation

Elite 5m & Elite 4m

manual

Operation manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction ...................................... 2

Unit Controls ............................................ 2

Inserting microSD cards .......................... 3

Basic Operation ............................... 4

Setup wizard ............................................ 4

Page menus ............................................4

Working with menus ................................5

Cursor ...................................................... 7

Goto cursor .............................................. 7

Advanced Mode ......................................7

Standby mode .........................................7

Restore defaults ......................................8

Pages ................................................ 9

Steer Page...............................................9

Chart Page ..............................................9

Using your Chart ........................... 12

Chart Menu ............................................ 12

Waypoints, Routes, Trails ......................13

Routes Screen ....................................... 14

Trails Screen .........................................18

Orientation ............................................. 20

Settings .......................................... 21

Settings Menu........................................21

System...................................................21

Navigation..............................................23

Chart ...................................................... 25

Alarms ..................................................26

Index ............................................... 28

Specications ................................ 30

1

Introduction

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;

save waypoint at cursor position

MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys
to create a Man Overboard waypoint

ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out

microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to
save screen captures; or insert a microSD map­ping card to use mapping data (See illustration
on page 2)

Turn unit

on/off

Man

Overboard

waypoint

Adjusting

the

backlight

Muting

Audio

Selecting a

GPS

Source

Getting Started

To turn on/off the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.

Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM
OUT keys at the same time to set

a Man Overboard waypoint. Your
system will automatically create an
active route back to the MOB way­point. You must cancel navigation
to terminate the function.

This unit has
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.

Select Mute Audio from the
System menu and press ENTER.

Select GPS Source from the
System menu and press ENTER.
Select internal or external and
press ENTER. (Elite-5m only)

10 backlight levels.

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Inserting microSD cards

Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place.

To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place.

Introduction

3

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.

NOTICE

This manual covers several units. Some screen­shots may dier from what you see on your
screen. Your unit, however, will function in a
similar manner.

Pages

This unit has two pages: Chart and Steer.

Page menus

The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can
only be accessed when those pages are displayed.

Chart menu

Chart page

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Steer page

Basic Operation

Steer menu

Working with menus

Accessing the Settings menu

Settings menu

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.

There are several menu types used to make
adjustments to options and settings, including
scrollbars, on/o features and dropdown menus.

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.

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Basic Operation

Dropdown menus

After accessing the drop­down menu, press the keypad
up/down to select the desired
item and press Enter.

NOTE: Press the Menu key to Exit
menus.

Dialogs

Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting in­formation to the user.

Depending on the type of infor­mation or entry, dierent meth­ods are used to conrm, cancel
or close the dialog.

Entering text

Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.

Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase

Switches
keyboard between
Alpha and
QWERTY layout

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.

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Basic Operation

Cursor

The keypad moves the cursor around the display,
allowing you to scroll the map and select map
items. Press MENU and select Return to vessel to
clear the cursor.

Goto cursor

Allows you to navigate to the cursor.

1. Move the cursor to a desired location
and press MENU.

2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER.

Advanced Mode

Enables advanced features and
settings.

The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:

• Navigation menu

• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and

anchor alarm options)

• NMEA 0183 Output

• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,

temperature, and bearings options)

Standby mode

Lowers power consumption by
turning o the display.

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Basic Operation

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.

8

Pages

CompassDirection to

Navigation
information

waypoint

Your location

Current Track

Steer Page

The Steer page has a compass that shows your
current track, the direction to your destination, and
a digital data navigation panel.

Depth contours

Current location;
distance to cursor

Current location

Waypoint

Zoom
Range

Chart Page

Consists of map that moves in real-time as you
move. By default, the map is shown from a birds­eye view with North at the top of the screen.

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