Lowrance elite-4x Operation Manual

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Installation & Operation manual Elite-4x, Elite-5x, Elite-7x & Elite-9x Operation manual ...

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Copyright © 2014 Navico All rights reserved. Lowrance® and Navico® are registered trademarks of Navico. Navico may nd it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special oers at any time. We reserve the right to do so witho...

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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 l...

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PB 1 Table of Contents | Elite X series Table of Contents | Elite X series Introduction ...................................... 3 Unit controls.............................................3 Basic Operation ............................... 4 Setup wizar...

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2 PB Table of Contents | Elite X series Table of Contents | Elite X series Sensitivity ..............................................16 Colorline ................................................16 Range ..................................................

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PB 3 Introduction | Elite X series Introduction | Elite X series Getting Started Turn unit on/off To turn on/off the unit, press and hold the LIGHT/POWER key for three seconds. Adjusting the backlight This unit has 10 backlight levels. Press...

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4 5 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series Selecting Pages To select a page, press the keypad in the direction of the desired page and press ENTER. Page menus The DownScan and Sonar pages have menus that can only be acc...

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4 5 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series Combo pages Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels. The page menu for active page will be displayed when the MENU key is pressed. The active panel is denoted by an o...

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6 7 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series Dialogs Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user. Depending on the type of entry, dierent methods are used to conrm, cancel or close the...

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6 7 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series Fishing Modes (Conventional sonar only) Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specic shing conditions....

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8 9 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series 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 ...

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8 9 Basic Operation | Elite X series Basic Operation | Elite X series 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. Press any...

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10 11 Pages | Elite X series Pages | Elite X series Sonar Page Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen. Fish arches Surface Clutter Range scale Bottom Pages DownScan page The Downscan page shows the water colu...

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10 11 Pages | Elite X series Pages | Elite X series Combo pages This unit has two pre-congured combo pages. Sonar/DownScan Sonar/DownScan horitzontal NOTE: Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels. Customizing combo pages You can adj...

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12 13 Pages | Elite X series Pages | Elite X series To add overlay data: 1. From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan page, press MENU. 2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER. 3. Select Congure and press ENTER. 4. Press Menu and select Add...

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12 13 Pages | Elite X series Pages | Elite X series Customizing Overlay Data You can select a data source, add/remove data and adjust the size and position of overlay data on the screen. Select the desired overlay data from the Congure Item ...

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14 15 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series CHIRP A CHIRP (Compressed High Intensity Radar Pulse) transducer transmits a modulated pulse of all frequencies within the bandwidth of the selected transducer type. This res...

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14 15 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Blue sonar history bar Trackback You can review your recent sonar history by mov- ing the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Move the sonar history...

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16 17 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sensitivity Controls the level of detail shown on the display. Too much detail will clutter the screen. If Sensitivity is set too low, desired echoes may not be displayed. Colo...

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16 17 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. This unit supports conventional, CHIRP and DownScan sonar frequencies. Only frequencies supported by your trans...

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18 19 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Ping Speed Controls the rate the transducer uses to send sonar waves into the water. Ping speed adjustments can help reduce interference from other transducers. When using ...

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18 19 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Amplitude Scope Displays the amplitude of the most recent echo. Fish ID Displays sh echoes as sh symbols instead of sh arches. Fish ID is not the most accurate m...

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20 21 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Stop Sonar Prevents the transducer from transmitting to re- duce/eliminate interference between two sonar units running on the boat at the same time. Overlay Data Allows you to ...

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20 21 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Settings Conventional settings/DownScan Settings You can adjust settings for both Conventional so- nar and DownScan sonar modes from the Sonar Settings menu. Only adjustm...

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22 23 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series When the unit is in manual mode, you may not receive any depth readings, or you may receive incorrect depth information. Fishing Mode Enhances the performance of your unit b...

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22 23 Sonar Operation | Elite X series Sonar Operation | Elite X series the distance from the transducer to the lowest part of the keel. If, for example, the keel is 3.5 feet below the transducer, it will be input as –3.5 feet. Water speed calibr...

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24 25 DownScan Operation | Elite X series DownScan Operation | Elite X series Features described in this section are for DownScan sonar. Refer to the Sonar operation section for information on conventional sonar. Trackback You can review your son...

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24 25 DownScan Operation | Elite X series DownScan Operation | Elite X series Custom Range — Upper and Lower Limits Used to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of the water column. That allows you to view a section of the water co...

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26 27 DownScan Operation | Elite X series DownScan Operation | Elite X series Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit. 800 kHz oers the best resolution, while 455 kHz has greater depth penetration. NOTE: When using a cus...

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26 27 DownScan Operation | Elite X series DownScan Operation | Elite X series Stop Sonar Prevents the transducer from transmitting to re- duce/eliminate interference between two sonar units running on the boat at the same time. NOTE: Sonar history ...

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28 PB DownScan Operation | Elite X series DownScan Operation | Elite X series Overlay Data Allows you to select data to be displayed on top of the DownScan page. Overlay data setup is covered in the Pages section. Settings Accesses the Settings ...

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PB 29 Settings | Elite X series Settings | Elite X series Settings menu Accesses installation and conguration settings for your unit. System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Settings Enables advanced features....

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30 31 Settings | Elite X series Settings | Elite X series Set Language Selects the language used on menus and dialogs. Audio Adjusts volume and turns on/o unit audio, like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc. Advanced Mode Enables features and setting...

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30 31 Settings | Elite X series Settings | Elite X series NMEA 0183 You can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected a NMEA 0183 device. You can also adjust the Baud rate. NMEA 2000 (Elite-7x and Elite-9x only) With the unit...

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32 PB Settings | Elite X series Settings | Elite X series Data sources Allows you to select the source this unit will use for GPS data. Device list Used to view data for devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network. Simulator Simulates GPS and/or ...

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PB 33 Specications | Elite X series Specications | Elite X series Elite -4x & Elite-5x General Case Size Elite 4x: 6.6” H (168 mm) x 3.6” W (96 mm); 7.5” H (189 mm) with bracket Elite-5x: 5.4” H (136 mm) x 6.9” W (174 mm); 5.9�...

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34 PB Specications | Elite X series Specications | Elite X series Elite -7x & Elite-9x General Case Size Elite 7x: 5.3” H (234mm) x 9.2” W (136mm); 5.9” H (151mm) with bracket Elite-9x: 6.16” H (157 mm) x 11.06” W (281 mm); 6.2...