Lowrance Elite-7m User manual

Installation & Operation

manual

Elite-7m

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: 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.

Warning

The user is cautioned that any changes or modications 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 interfer-

ence 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

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Table of Contents | Elite-7m Table of Contents | Elite-7m

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

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

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

Saving Screenshots...............................26

Specications ................................ 29

Index ............................................... 30

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Introduction | Elite-7m Introduction | Elite-7m

Getting Started

Turn unit

on/off

To turn on/off the unit, press and

hold the LIGHT/POWER key for

three seconds.

Man

Overboard

waypoint

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 navi-

gation to terminate the function.

Adjusting

the

backlight

This unit has 10 backlight levels.

Press the LIGHT/POWER key to

switch backlight levels.

Muting

Audio

Select Mute Audio from the

System menu and press ENTER.

Selecting a

GPS

Source

Select GPS from the System settings

menu. Highlight GPS source and

press ENTER. Select the desired

source.

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 map-

ping card to use mapping data (See illustration

on page 2)

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Introduction | Elite-7m Introduction | Elite-7m

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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Page menus

The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can

only be accessed when those pages are displayed.

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.

Pages

This unit has two pages: Steer and Chart. Press the

pages key to switch pages. Steer page

Steer menu

Basic Operation

Chart page Chart menu

Basic Operation | Elite-7m Basic Operation | Elite-7m

Accessing the 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.

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).

On/Off features

Select the on/o item and

press ENTER to turn it on/

o.

Basic Operation | Elite-7m Basic Operation | Elite-7m

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.

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.

Dropdown menus

Select the dropdown menu

and press the keypad up/

down to select the desired

item. Press ENTER.

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.

NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit

menus.

Switches keyboard

between Alpha and

QWERTY layout

Switches letters

to uppercase/

lowercase

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