Lowrance 6500c User Manuals

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6600c hdShow more

, 7500c, 7600c hd

Release Note (English)Operating Guide (English)Operating Guide (English)

Operating Guide

Table of Contents

Section 1: Read Me First!
1
How Lowrance GPS Works
2
Introduction to GPS and WAAS
4
How to use this manual: typographical conventions
7
Arrow Keys
7
Keyboard
7
Menu Commands
7
Instructions = Menu Sequences
7
Section 2: Installation & Accessories
9
Preparations
9
GPS Antenna/Receiver Module
9
Connecting Directly to the Unit
10
Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network
10
Power Connections
11
Powering a NMEA-2000 Buss
12
Powering Your Unit
13
External Speaker
14
NMEA 2000 Cable Connections
15
Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network
15
NMEA 0183 Cable Connections
16
NMEA 0183 Wiring Diagrams
16
Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable
19
Bracket Installation
19
In-Dash Installation
21
Portable Installation
22
MMC or SD Memory Card Installation
22
To remove an MMC or SD Card
24
To add an MMC or SD Card
24
Other Accessories
24
Face Cover
25
Section 3: Basic GPS Operations
27
Keyboard
27
Power/lights on and off
28
Main Menu
28
Pages
30
Satellite Status Page
30
Navigation Page
31
Map Page
34
GPS Quick Reference
39
Find Your Current Position
40
Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
40
Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor
41
Searching
41
Set a Waypoint
43
To create and save a Waypoint
43
Navigate To a Waypoint
45
Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint
46
Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
46
Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
47
Navigate to a Point of Interest
49
Creating and Saving a Trail
49
To Save a Trail
49
Displaying a Saved Trail
51
To turn off trail display:
51
To turn on trail display:
51
Navigating Trails
51
Visual Trailing
52
Navigate a Trail (forward)
52
Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)
54
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
55
Custom Maps
55
GPS Data files
55
Cancel Navigation
57
Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations
59
Find Distance to Another Location
59
Find Distance From Point to Point
59
Icons
59
Create Icon on Map
60
Create Icon at Current Position
60
Delete an Icon
60
Navigate to an Icon
61
Routes
61
Create and Save a Route
62
Delete a Route
64
Edit a Route
64
Navigate a Route
65
Navigate a Route in Reverse
66
Trails
67
Delete a Trail
67
Edit a Trail Name
67
Edit a Trail Color
68
Edit a Trail Pattern
68
Utilities
68
Alarm Clock
69
Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator
69
Trip Calculator
69
Trip Down Timer
69
Trip Up Timer
69
Waypoints
69
Delete a Waypoint
69
Edit a Waypoint
69
Selecting a Waypoint
70
Set a Waypoint by Average Position
70
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
70
Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options
73
Alarms
73
Auto Satellite Search
74
Check MMC Files and Storage Space
75
Communications Port Configuration
75
Configure NMEA
76
Coordinate System Selection
76
To setup Loran TD:
78
Map Fix
78
Configure a map fix:
78
Customize Page Displays
79
GPS Simulator
80
To get to the GPS Simulator:
81
Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
81
Initialize GPS
82
Map Auto Zoom
82
Map Data
82
Earth Map Detail
83
Pop-up Map Info
83
Draw Map Boundaries
83
Fill Water with White
83
Trackline Extension
83
Presentation Mode
84
Safety Contour
84
Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid)
84
Map Datum Selection
85
Map Detail Category Selection
85
Map Orientation
86
Navionics Charts
87
To display a Navionics chart:
87
Port Information
88
To view Port Services information:
88
Tidal Current Information
89
To view Tidal Current information:
90
Tide Information
91
To view tide information:
91
Overlay Data
93
To overlay information on your screen:
94
To remove overlaid data:
94
To move overlaid data:
95
Overylay Data Style
96
Pop-up Help
99
Reset Options
100
Screen Contrast and Brightness
100
Set Language
101
Set Local Time
102
Show WAAS Alarm
103
Software Version Information
103
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
104
Track Smoothing
105
Trail Options
105
Delete All Trails
105
Update Trail Option
106
Delete Trail
107
New Trail
107
Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
107
Transparency (available in some models)
107
To adjust Menu Transparency level:
108
Units of Measure
108
Section 6: Searching
109
Find Addresses
109
Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
112
Find Interstate Highway Exits
112
Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI)
115
Find Streets or Intersections
116
Find a Street
116
Find an Intersection
118
Find Waypoints
120
Section 7: Supplemental Material
123

Operating Guide

Size:

5.52 MB
Pages:

144
Language:

English

Operating Guide

Table of Contents

Section 1: Read Me First!
1
How Lowrance GPS Works
2
Introduction to GPS and WAAS
4
How to use this manual: typographical conventions
7
Arrow Keys
7
Keyboard
7
Menu Commands
7
Instructions = Menu Sequences
7
Section 2: Installation & Accessories
9
Preparations
9
GPS Antenna/Receiver Module
9
Connecting Directly to the Unit
10
Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network
10
Power Connections
11
Powering a NMEA-2000 Buss
12
Powering Your Unit
13
External Speaker
14
NMEA 2000 Cable Connections
15
Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network
15
NMEA 0183 Cable Connections
16
NMEA 0183 Wiring Diagrams
16
Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable
19
Bracket Installation
19
In-Dash Installation
21
Portable Installation
22
MMC or SD Memory Card Installation
22
To remove an MMC or SD Card
24
To add an MMC or SD Card
24
Other Accessories
24
Face Cover
25
Section 3: Basic GPS Operations
27
Keyboard
27
Power/lights on and off
28
Main Menu
28
Pages
30
Satellite Status Page
30
Navigation Page
31
Map Page
34
GPS Quick Reference
39
Find Your Current Position
40
Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
40
Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor
41
Searching
41
Set a Waypoint
43
To create and save a Waypoint
43
Navigate To a Waypoint
45
Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint
46
Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
46
Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
47
Navigate to a Point of Interest
49
Creating and Saving a Trail
49
To Save a Trail
49
Displaying a Saved Trail
51
To turn off trail display:
51
To turn on trail display:
51
Navigating Trails
51
Visual Trailing
52
Navigate a Trail (forward)
52
Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)
54
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
55
Custom Maps
55
GPS Data files
55
Cancel Navigation
57
Section 4: Advanced GPS Operations
59
Find Distance to Another Location
59
Find Distance From Point to Point
59
Icons
59
Create Icon on Map
60
Create Icon at Current Position
60
Delete an Icon
60
Navigate to an Icon
61
Routes
61
Create and Save a Route
62
Delete a Route
64
Edit a Route
64
Navigate a Route
65
Navigate a Route in Reverse
66
Trails
67
Delete a Trail
67
Edit a Trail Name
67
Edit a Trail Color
68
Edit a Trail Pattern
68
Utilities
68
Alarm Clock
69
Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator
69
Trip Calculator
69
Trip Down Timer
69
Trip Up Timer
69
Waypoints
69
Delete a Waypoint
69
Edit a Waypoint
69
Selecting a Waypoint
70
Set a Waypoint by Average Position
70
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
70
Section 5: System & GPS Setup Options
73
Alarms
73
Auto Satellite Search
74
Check MMC Files and Storage Space
75
Communications Port Configuration
75
Configure NMEA
76
Coordinate System Selection
76
To setup Loran TD:
78
Map Fix
78
Configure a map fix:
78
Customize Page Displays
79
GPS Simulator
80
To get to the GPS Simulator:
81
Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
81
Initialize GPS
82
Map Auto Zoom
82
Map Data
82
Earth Map Detail
83
Pop-up Map Info
83
Draw Map Boundaries
83
Fill Water with White
83
Trackline Extension
83
Presentation Mode
84
Safety Contour
84
Map Overlays (Range Rings; Lat/Long Grid)
84
Map Datum Selection
85
Map Detail Category Selection
85
Map Orientation
86
Navionics Charts
87
To display a Navionics chart:
87
Port Information
88
To view Port Services information:
88
Tidal Current Information
89
To view Tidal Current information:
90
Tide Information
91
To view tide information:
91
Overlay Data
93
To overlay information on your screen:
94
To remove overlaid data:
94
To move overlaid data:
95
Overylay Data Style
96
Pop-up Help
99
Reset Options
100
Screen Contrast and Brightness
100
Set Language
101
Set Local Time
102
Show WAAS Alarm
103
Software Version Information
103
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
104
Track Smoothing
105
Trail Options
105
Delete All Trails
105
Update Trail Option
106
Delete Trail
107
New Trail
107
Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
107
Transparency (available in some models)
107
To adjust Menu Transparency level:
108
Units of Measure
108
Section 6: Searching
109
Find Addresses
109
Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
112
Find Interstate Highway Exits
112
Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI)
115
Find Streets or Intersections
116
Find a Street
116
Find an Intersection
118
Find Waypoints
120
Section 7: Supplemental Material
123

Operating Guide

Size:

5.52 MB
Pages:

144
Language:

English

Release Note

Size:

386 KB
Pages:

8
Language:

English