Navman FISH 4500-4600 User Manual

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Navman FISH 4500-4600 User Manual

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F I S H F I N D E R S

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Installation and

Operation Manual

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This is the Installation and Operation manual for the Navman FISH 4500 and FISH 4600 (here after referred to as FISH 4500/4600) sh nders. The FISH 4500/4600 is set up with default units of feet, °F (Fahrenheit), US gallons and knots. See section 3-6 Setup > Units, to change the units.

FCC Statement

Note: 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 normal 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 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 off 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 output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.

A shielded cable must be used when connecting a peripheral to the serial ports.

IMPORTANT

It is the owner’s sole responsibility to install and use the instrument and transducer(s) in a manner that will not cause accidents, personal injury or property damage. The user of this product is solely responsible for observing safe boating practices.

NAVMAN NZ LIMITED DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN A WAY THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS, DAMAGE OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW.

Governing Language: This statement, any instruction manuals, user guides and other information relating to the product (Documentation) may be translated to, or has been translated from, another language (Translation). In the event of any con ict between any Translation of the Documentation, the English language version of the Documentation will be the of cial version of the Documentation.

Fuel Computer: Fuel economy can alter drastically depending on the boat loading and sea conditions. The fuel computer should not be the sole source of information concerning available fuel onboard and the electronic information should be supplemented by visual or other checks of the fuel load. This is necessary due to possible operator induced errors such as forgetting to reset the fuel used when lling the tank, running the engine with the fuel computer not switched on or other operator controlled actions that may render the device inaccurate. Always ensure that adequate fuel is carried onboard for the intended trip plus a reserve to allow for unforeseen circumstances.

This manual represents the FISH 4500/4600 as at the time of printing. Navman NZ Limited reserves the right to make changes to speci cations without notice.

Copyright © 2004 Navman NZ Limited, New Zealand. All rights reserved. Navman is a registered trademark of Navman NZ Limited.

Contents

 

1 Introduction............................................................................................

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1-1 Benefits of the FISH 4500/4600 ...................................................................

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1-2 How the FISH 4500/4600 works...................................................................

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2 Basic Operation.....................................................................................

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3 Setting up the FISH 4500/4600 .............................................................

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3-1 Setup > System............................................................................................

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3-2 Setup > Sonar ..............................................................................................

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3-3 Setup > Fuel...............................................................................................

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3-4 Setup > Logs ..............................................................................................

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3-5 Setup > Alarms...........................................................................................

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3-6 Setup > Units..............................................................................................

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3-7 Setup > Comms..........................................................................................

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3-8 Setup > Calibrate........................................................................................

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4 Using the FISH 4500/4600...................................................................

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4-1 Interpreting the display ...............................................................................

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4-2 Single and Dual frequency fishfinding ........................................................

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4-3 Fish detection and display..........................................................................

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4-4 Gain............................................................................................................

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4-5 Range.........................................................................................................

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5 The Displays ........................................................................................

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5-1 Sonar display..............................................................................................

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5-2 Sonar Zoom display ...................................................................................

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5-3 Sonar Bottom display .................................................................................

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5-4 Sonar 50/200 display..................................................................................

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5-5 Sonar A-Scope display ...............................................................................

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5-6 Fuel display ................................................................................................

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5-7 Data display................................................................................................

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5-8 About display..............................................................................................

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6 Installation and Maintenance .............................................................

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6-1 What comes with this product? ..................................................................

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6-2 Options and Accessories............................................................................

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6-3 Mounting and removing the display unit.....................................................

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6-4 Power and transducer connections ............................................................

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6-5 Wiring options.............................................................................................

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6-6 Systems of several instruments .................................................................

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6-7 Cleaning and maintenance.........................................................................

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Appendix A - Specifications ..................................................................

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Appendix B - Dimensions ..............................................................................

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Appendix C - Troubleshooting ..............................................................

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Appendix D - How to contact us ...........................................................

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1 Introduction

Congratulations on choosing a Navman fishfinder. For maximum benefit, please read this manual carefully before installation and use.

This manual describes how to install and set up the FISH 4500/4600 and the associated dualfrequency transom transducer. (If a through hull transducer is used, refer to the Installation Instructions supplied with that transducer.)

This manual also explains how to operate the FISH 4500/4600 effectively and provides troubleshooting information and performance tips.

Important

It is vital to the performance of the fishfinder that the transducer is installed in the best location. Please follow the installation instructions very carefully.

1-1 Benefits of the FISH 4500/4600

The FISH 4500/4600 is a high quality, dualfrequency sonar fishfinder that is supplied with a dual-frequency transducer. It uses TFT (Thin Film Transistor) technology to provide a color display for easy daylight viewing that can be dimmed for night fishing. The bracket mounting option also allows the fishfinder to be tilted and swivelled for optimum viewing.

The colors on the sonar displays are customizable, with a choice of four 16 color palettes and one 8 color palette. The colors represent different signal strengths, making the sonar displays easy to interpret.

The dual frequency capability enables the FISH 4500/4600 to operate and display:

At a high frequency of 200 kHz.

At a low frequency of 50 kHz.

Both frequencies side-by-side on a split display.

Both frequencies combined together into a single display.

This capability, combined with a variable power output of up to 600 W RMS, ensures that the FISH 4500/4600 operates effectively in shallow and deep water.

The FISH 4500/4600 can detect the bottom to a depth of 2000 feet (600 metres) depending on the clarity of the water, the ultrasonic frequency chosen and the type of transducer used.

The Navman fishfinder can be used to find fish, to locate features on the bottom such as reefs or wrecks and to help recognize favourite fishing spots from the bottom profile.

The Navman fishfinder can also assist with navigation by providing depth information to help identify the depth contours marked on charts. The FISH 4500/4600 is particularly suited to work with the TRACKER 5500/5600 - Navman’s color display GPS chartplotter with worldwide coverage.

The two instruments can be connected together using either NavBus or NMEA, so they can share data.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON USE. While any fishfinder can be used as an aid to navigation, accuracy can be limited by many factors, including the location of the transducer. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure the Navman fishfinder is installed and used correctly.

With the optional fuel kit, the FISH 4500/4600 also becomes a sophisticated and easy-to-use fuel computer.

All of the Navman 4000 Series fishfinders use new proprietary SBN-II Technology for sonar processing to improve Signal enhancement, Bottom recognition and Noise rejection.

SBN-II Technology uses digital adaptive filter algorithms to enhance all returned signals.At the same time, SBN-II Technology uses active noise control to reject interference, which can often be mistaken by fishfinders for true returns.

Using SBN-II Technology, the Navman fishfinder analyses the reflections from each pulse, filters false returns and displays what is in the water under the boat. See section 4-1 Interpreting the display, for more information.

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1-2 How the FISH 4500/4600 works

The FISH 4500/4600 has two parts:

-the transducer attached to the hull

-the display unit.

The transducer generates an ultrasonic pulse (sound that is above the hearing range of the human ear), which travels down towards the bottom at a speed of about 4800 ft/sec (1463 m/ sec), spreading out into a cone shape.

When the pulse meets an object, such as a fish or the bottom, it is partly reflected back up towards the boat as an echo. The depth of the object or bottom is calculated by the FISH 4500/4600 by measuring the time taken between sending a pulse and receiving the echo. When an echo has been returned, the next pulse is sent.

The FISH 4500/4600 converts each echo into an electronic signal, displayed as a vertical line of pixels. The most recent echo appears on the extreme right of the display, with the older echoes being scrolled towards the left, eventually disappearing off the display.

The scroll speed depends upon the water depth and scroll speed setting. See section 3-2 Setup > Sonar and section 4-1 Interpreting the display, for more information.

The appearance of echoes displayed are affected by:

the fishfinder settings (frequency selected, range and gain settings)

echoes (different fish types, different bottom types, wrecks and seaweed)

noise (water clarity and bubbles).

See section 4-1 Interpreting the display, for more information.

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2 Basic Operation

Key Names

ESC

If a menu is not displayed then go to the sonar

 

display. If a menu is displayed then cancel any

 

changes and return to the previous menu.

DISP

Shows the Display menu.

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Cursor keys move the selection highlight and

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change settings.

MENU

Press to show the Options menu on a display; press

 

again to show the Setup menu.

ENT

Confirms any changes or from a sonar display

 

shows the Gain controls.

+Increases the Range.

--Decreases the Range.

AUTO Selects manual, cruising or fishing mode.

50/200 Changes the frequency between 50 kHz and 200 kHz.

Powers On and Off; shows the Backlight control.

Key Operation

The fishfinder is operated through menus.

To select a menu item:

1.Press DISP or MENU

2.Press or to move the highlight to the item.

3.Press ENT to select the item.

To change a number, word or setting:

1.Use the cursor keys, , , , to highlight the number, word or setting and to make the change(s).

2.Press ENT to confirm; ESC to cancel.

Power On / Auto Power

Press to turn the fishfinder on.

If the fishfinder is wired for auto power, it turns on automatically whenever the boat’s ignition is turned on. This ensures that the engine hours counter and optional fuel functions are activated. A title display appears briefly. This is followed automatically by the Installation menu the first time the fishfinder is switched on. Use this menu to specify the language (see section 3-1 Setup > System) and units (see section 3-6 Setup > Units).

At all other times, the title display is followed by the display that was used most recently.

If the transducer is not connected, the message: Enter simulate mode? will appear. Press or to switch between Yes, No or Never. (If the transducer was not intentionally disconnected, turn off the fishfinder and refer to the section on Troubleshooting in Appendix B.) Press ENT to confirm the selection and the startup sequence will continue.

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Power Off

To turn the fishfinder off, hold . A countdown box appears. Continue to hold for 3 seconds until the fishfinder turns off.

Note: If the unit is wired for Auto Power (section 6-5 Wiring options) the fishfinder can be turned off only when the boat’s ignition is turned off.

Backlight Adjustment

The display and keys are backlit, with a choice of 16 brightness levels. To change the backlight level:

1.Press briefly to show the display controls.

2.Press to dim or to brighten.

3.Press ENT to save setting.

Press twice to return to the maximum backlight setting

4. Press ESC to exit.

Menu Note:

Some menu items in the FISH 4500/4600 menu’s utilize checkboxes.

If the box is selected or ‘checked’ (contains a check or tick), then that function is enabled or ON.

If the box is de-selected or ‘un-checked’ (does not contain a check or tick), then that function is disabled or OFF.

To select or de-select a checkbox, highlight the menu item and press ENT.

Simulate Mode

An internal simulator allows users to learn how to operate the fishfinder off the water.

In Simulate mode the word Simulate flashes on the bottom of the display. The fishfinder generates data so that all the main displays appear to be operational.

Use Setup > Simulate as follows:

1.Press MENU twice to show the Setup menu.

2.Highlight Simulate.

3.Press ENT to select or de-select.

Manual, Fishing and Cruising

Modes

Press AUTO to select one of the three following operating modes:

Cruise mode. Use this when on the move. The FISH 4500/4600 prominently displays the water depth and automatically adjusts Range and Gain so that the bottom trace is displayed. Depth is displayed in large digits.

Fishing mode. Use this when fishing. The FISH 4500/4600 prominently displays fish, the bottom profile, wrecks, rocks and all the details that help to find fish. Gain and Range are optimized automatically, increasing the sensitivity and fishfinding ability.

Manual mode. Use this to fine-tune the fishfinding ability of the FISH 4500/4600. Best results are often achieved in manual mode, but practice and experience are required to obtain the optimum settings for different conditions. Gain, gain threshold, pulse length and pulse power can all be adjusted. Manual mode stores the most recent settings, so these do not have to be reset each time manual mode is selected.

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3 Setting up the FISH 4500/4600

Press MENU twice, to show the Setup menu, then select a particular option using the or cursor keys. (Section 2 Basic Operation, describes the basic use of keys.)

The Setup menu and options are summarized below. The factory default settings are shown where applicable.

Each Setup menu option is explained in the following sections.

The Setup menu and options

Sonar - see section 3-2

System - see section 3-1

Fuel - see section 3-3

Logs - see section 3-4

Alarms - see section 3-5

Units - see section 3-6

Comms - see section 3-7

Calibrate - see section 3-8

Simulate - see section 2

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3-1 Setup > System

Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed, then select System:

Language

Select the language for the displays. The options are: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Portuguese, Finnish Greek and Chinese.

Tip: In case you can’t read the current language, the language setting is found at the top of the system menu.

Backlight

The backlight control is displayed. The bar setting represents the current level of backlighting.

Key beep

Enables or disables the beep when a key is pressed.

Auto power off

Select tohavethefishfinderpoweroffautomatically every time the boat’s ignition is switched off. This applies only if the display unit is wired for Auto Power. See section 6-5 Wiring Options.

Style

Use this to choose the appearance of the FISH 4500/4600 interface. Select Classic to have the fishfinder interface use the same style as a TRACKER 5500/5600. Otherwise, select 3D for a strong, proportional font.

Factory reset

This option returns all of the fishfinder settings (except the language) to the default factory settings shown in section 3 Setting up the FISH 4500/4600.

Awarning box asks:Are you sure? Select Yes and press ENT to confirm.

Sonar (FISH 4600 only)

Select to enable sonar functions. Deselect if the unit is to be used as a SmartCraft only display.

SmartCraft (FISH 4600 only)

Select to enable SmartCraft functions. SmartCraft is only available with certain Mercury engines, and requires an optional SmartCraft Gateway.

3-2 Setup > Sonar

Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed, then select Sonar:

Frequency

There is a choice of: 200 kHz, 50 kHz and Mixed. For information about selecting a suitable frequency for the water conditions, see section 4-2 Single and Dual frequency fishfinding.

Scroll speed

Use this to set the scroll speed on the display. There is a choice of: Very Fast, Fast, Medium, Slow and Pause. The depth of the water also affects the speed of the display.

Faster scroll speeds combined with a slow boat speed (typically between 2 and 6 knots) shows the most fish detail. Medium or Slow scroll speeds result in sonar information being displayed over a longer period, but with less detail. See Section 4-1 Interpreting the display, for more information.

Fish symbols

Theseappearonlyinthemainsonardisplays.Fish symbols can be shown in three ways:

As a fish symbol (On).

As a fish symbol with the depth (On+depth). The depth is shown beside the fish symbol.

Switched off (Off) so that echoes are not

converted to fish symbols but are displayed directly.

See section 4-3 Fish detection and display, for more information about fish symbols.

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Fish filter

Use this to select the minimum fish symbol size to be displayed. There is a choice of: Small,

Medium and Large.

Digit size

Use this to remove or change the size of the depth display on the sonar displays.There is a choice of:

Small, Medium and Large.

Fish sensitivity

Use this function to adjust the minimum fish detection level. Select High to detect maximum number of fish.

Depth line

This is a horizontal line that can be moved up or down using the or cursor keys. The depth line can be used to find the depth of a fish or other object shown. When in the Sonar Zoom display, the depth line marks the centre of the zoomed area.

If selected, it appears on all the sonar displays.

Color bar

This shows the range of colors used for the selected color palette.

If selected, it is displayed down the left hand side of all the sonar displays.

Zoom bar

This shows the vertical range that is enlarged in the Zoom section.

If selected it appears as a vertical scroll bar displayed on the right hand side of all the sonar displays.

Palette

Use this to select a color palette. Each color within the palette represents a different echo strength, as shown on the sonar displays Thereisachoiceoffivecolorpalettes:Black, Blue, White, Vivid and 8 color. Thefirstfourdisplay more detail, whilst the 8 color palette shows a greaterdistinctionofsignalstrengthbetweeneach adjacent color. For the 16 color palette, each color covers 1.5 dB signal range. For the 8 color palette, each color covers 3 dB signal range.

Interference filter

This filters the echo signal to reduce high-level, spiky interference, such as engine noise. Select to add filter.

Pulse length

This can be used to specify the length of the transmitted ultrasonic pulse. Ashort pulse length improves the display detail but contains less energy, therefore it does not penetrate as deeply into the water as a longer pulse.

There is a choice of Auto, Short, Medium or Long. The Auto setting is recommended.

Pulse power

This can be used to specify the power output of thetransmittedultrasonicpulse.Lowpoweroutput conserves the boat’s battery and produces a clear display in shallow water.

There is a choice of Auto, Low, Medium or High. The Auto setting is recommended.

3-3 Setup > Fuel

Thesefeaturescanbeusedonlywhentheoptional single or twin engine fuel kit has been installed.

Press MENU once or more until the Setup menu is displayed, then select Fuel:

It is recommended that the fuel tank capacity is measured by draining the fuel tank, then filling it to capacity. After filling, note the reading from the fuel dispenser’s gauge.

Note: Beware of air pockets, especially in underfloor tanks.

Warning

Navman fuel kits are only suitable for petrol/ gasolineengines. Fuelconsumptioncanchange drastically depending upon the boat loading and the sea conditions.Always carry adequate fuel for the journey, plus a reserve.

Tank full

Select Tank full each time the fuel tank(s) are completely refilled. When asked Are you sure? select Yes. Otherwise, the reading on the Fuel display (see section 5-6 Fuel Display) and the Low Fuel Alarm (see section 3-5 Setup > Alarms) are meaningless.

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Set remaining

Before doing a partial refill of the tank or removing fuel manually from the tank (for example, by siphoning it off):

1.Note the Remaining reading on the Fuel display.

2.Note how much fuel is added or removed.

3.Calculate how much fuel is now in the tank.

4.Select Set remaining and update the reading.

It is essential to do this whenever some fuel is added or removed. Otherwise, the reading on the Fuel display (see section 5-6 Fuel Display) and the Low Fuel Alarm (see section 3-5 Setup > Alarms) are meaningless.

Clear used

Select Clear used to set Used (the amount of fuel used) to zero. Do this to start measuring the amount of fuel used over a certain time or distance. When asked Are you sure? select Yes.

Tank size

Enter the capacity of the fuel tank.

Num engines

Set the number of engines to 0, 1 or 2. If 0 is selected the fuel features are turned off.

Calibrate

See section 3-8 Setup > Calibrate, for information about calibrating the fuel transducer(s).

Flow filter

Most engines do not draw fuel from the tank at a steady rate. To give a stable fuel flow reading, the fishfinder calculates the flow value(s) by taking several measurements and averaging them. Use the Flow filter to set the period over which the fuel flow is averaged.

For twin engine installations, the fuel flow for each engine must be adjusted separately.

TheFlowfiltercanbesetfrom0to30seconds. Use thelowestvaluewhichgivesastableflow.Usuallya valueof5to10secondswillgiveasatisfactoryresult for two-stroke carburettor engines. Fuel injected or four-stroke engines may require a larger value.

This setting affects the Fuel flow and Fuel economy reading on the Fuel display (see section 5-6 Fuel display) but it does not affect the Fuel used reading.

Speed Source

Select speed input from water speed transducer or externalGPSsource(anexternalGPSsourcemust beconnectedtotheFishfinderviaNavBusorNMEA comms – see section 3-7 Setup > Comms.)

3-4 Setup > Logs

Press MENU one or more times until the Setup menu is displayed, then select Logs:

The values can be changed independently of each other. These log values are saved when the unit is turned off.

Reset trip dist

This resets the trip distance to zero.

Reset total dist

This option resets the total distance to zero.

Reset engine hours

Use this option to reset the engine hours to zero. This can be useful after an engine service or to count the engine hours between service intervals.

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