Lowrance electronic ELITE-7M User Manual
Installation & Operation
Elite-7m
manual
Operation manual
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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite 7M
• 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
WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for
operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all
pertinent driving and boating conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage
to property, personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to
pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion.
Table of contents
Introduction ...................................... 3
Unit Controls ............................................ 3
Inserting microSD cards .......................... 4
Basic Operation ............................... 5
Setup wizard ............................................ 5
Pages ......................................................5
Page menus ............................................5
Accessing the Settings menu .................. 6
Accessing menu items.............................6
Working with menus ................................6
Dialogs.....................................................7
Entering text ............................................7
Cursor ...................................................... 7
Goto cursor .............................................. 8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Standby mode .........................................8
Restore defaults ......................................8
Pages ................................................ 9
Steer Page...............................................9
Chart Page ..............................................9
Overlay Data..........................................10
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Chart Operation ............................. 12
Alarms ..................................................26
Chart Menu ............................................ 12
Waypoints, Routes, Trails ......................13
Routes Screen ....................................... 14
Trails Screen .........................................18
Orientation ............................................. 20
Chart Settings ........................................ 21
Navigation Settings
..................................22
Settings .......................................... 24
Settings menu........................................24
System...................................................24
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Saving Screenshots...............................26
Specications ................................ 29
Index ............................................... 30
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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;
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 10 backlight levels.
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.
Select Mute Audio from the
System menu and press ENTER.
Select GPS from the System settings
menu. Highlight GPS source and
press ENTER. Select the desired
source.
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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.
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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.
Page menus
The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can
only be accessed when those pages are displayed.
Pages
This unit has two pages: Steer and Chart. Press the
pages key to switch pages.
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Chart page
Steer page
Chart menu
Steer menu
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Accessing the Settings menu
Accessing menu items
Working with menus
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).
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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On/Off features
Select the on/o item and
press ENTER to turn it on/
o.
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Dropdown menus
To input text:
Select the dropdown menu
and press the keypad up/
down to select the desired
item. 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, 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.
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
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.
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Goto cursor
Used to navigate to the cursor.
1. Move the cursor to a desired location
and press MENU.
2. Select Goto cursor and press ENTER.
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.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• Navigation (Enables arrival radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting)
• Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and
anchor alarm options)
• NMEA 0183 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
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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
Current location
Direction to cursor
Current Track
Your location
Compass
Navigation
information
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
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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