Pub. 988-0148-771

Handheld Color GPS Receiver

Operation Instructions

Copyright 2005 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. iFINDER HUNTc is a trademark and iFINDER and Lowrance are registered trademarks of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreate, FreedomMaps and NauticPath are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. LakeMaster and Pro Maps are trademarks or registered trademarks of WayPoint Technologies, Inc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. DURACELL is a registered trademark of Duracell, Inc. RAYOVAC is a registered trademark of Rayovac Corporation. Energizer and e2 are registered trademarks of Energizer Holdings, Inc. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright 2001-2005, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc.
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Table of Contents

Section 1: Read Me First!.. 1 Capabilities and Specifications: iFINDER HUNTc.. 3 How the iFINDER Works... 5 Introduction to GPS, WAAS and EGNOS.. 7 How to use this manual: typographical conventions. 9 Arrow Keys... 9 Keyboard... 9 Menu Commands... 9 Instructions = Menu Sequences.. 9 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.. 11 Power... 11 Batteries... 11 Cigarette Lighter Power Adapter... 13 Headphone Adapter... 13 NMEA Cable Connections... 14 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation.. 14 FreedomMaps... 16 External Antenna... 16 R-A-M Bracket Mounting Systems.. 17 Other Accessories.. 18 Section 3: Easy Mode Operation.. 19 Keypad.... 19 Power/lights on and off... 20 Main Menu.... 20 Pages... 21 Satellite Status Page.. 22 Compass Page... 23 Navigation Page... 23 Map Page... 25 Special Hunting Details... 27 iFINDER HUNTc Easy Mode Quick Reference. 29 Find Your Current Position... 30 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys. 30 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor.. 31 Searching... 31 Set Home Waypoint... 33 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint.. 34 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.. 35 Navigate to a Point of Interest... 36 Creating and Saving a Trail... 37 Displaying a Saved Trail... 37 Navigating or Backtracking a Trail.. 38 i
Clearing or Erasing a Trail.. 39 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files.. 39 Custom Maps:... 39 GPS Data Files:... 40 Switch to Advanced Mode... 41 Switch to Hunting Mode... 42 Section 4: Advanced Mode Operation.. 43 Keypad.... 43 Power/lights on and off... 44 Main Menu.... 44 Pages... 45 Satellite Status Page.. 45 Status Menu... 46 Digital Data Page... 46 Sleep Mode... 47 Instant-On Compass... 47 Compass Page... 48 Compass Menu.. 49 Navigation Page... 49 Navigation Menu... 50 Music Mode Page... 50 Map Page... 51 Map Menu... 52 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location. 52 Find Distance From Point to Point.. 53 Find Your Current Position... 53 Icons... 54 Load GPS Data Files from an MMC.. 55 Navigate... 56 Navigate Back Home.. 56 Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint.. 56 Cancel Navigation.. 57 Navigate a Route... 57 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map.. 57 Navigate to an Icon... 57 Navigate to Point of Interest (POI).. 57 Navigate to a Waypoint... 57 Navigate a Trail... 58 Routes... 59 Create and Save a Route... 59 Delete a Route... 61 Save GPS Data Files to an MMC.. 61 Searching... 62 ii

Switch to Land Mode... 132 Section 8: Music Mode... 133 The Music Mode Display and Keyboard Commands. 133 Using the Play Control Buttons.. 134 Using the FIND key to Launch Music Browser. 134 Music Mode Practice Run... 136 Play Lists... 137 Getting the Music onto Your iFINDER. 137 The Music Menu... 137 Use Indoors... 138 Sounds Menu.... 138 Shuffle (On/Off)... 138 Repeat (On/Off)... 139 Section 9: Supplemental Material.. 142
WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing navigation data to a position (waypoint), a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct path to the waypoint. It provides navigation data to the waypoint regardless of obstructions. Therefore, the prudent navigator will not only take advantage of all available navigation tools when traveling to a waypoint, but will also visually check to make sure a clear, safe path to the waypoint is always available. 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, boating or flying 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.
Section 1: Read Me First!
How this GPS and manual can make you a better hunter.
We know; the last thing you want to do after buying your new iFINDER HUNTc is to look inside the manual. But before you grab the batteries and head outside, please give us a moment or two to explain how our manual and GPS can make you a better hunter. If you're like most hunters, you probably purchased your iFINDER HUNTc to keep from getting lost in the big woods. That's the most important function, but this rugged GPS will also lead you to new hunting grounds, help you find more game by better scouting, improve your hunt planning and help you recover downed game. (But it won't give you tighter groupsyou'll just have to spend more time at the range for that!) The original iFINDER HUNT and its companion mapping software, MapCreate USA Hunting Topo, made up the first and only GPSmapping package on the market with features developed especially for hunters. The two products were introduced in the Summer of 2004, but additional hunting functions are already under development. In 2005 we added color to the mix, releasing the iFINDER HUNTc. Periodically, we offer free features and enhancements that may be downloaded at our web site. We strongly recommend you check the Lowrance web site, www.lowrance.com, for free downloads of updated software and instruction manuals. Our goal for this book is to get you out to the woods fast, with a minimum of fuss. Like you, we'd rather spend more time hunting, and less time reading the manual! So, we designed our book so that you don't have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want. At the start (or end) of each segment, we'll tell you what content is coming up next. If it's a concept you're already familiar with, we'll show you how and where to skip ahead for the next important topic. We've also made it easy to look up any tips you may need from time to time. Here's how: The manual is organized into eight sections. This first section is an introduction to Lowrance GPS. It tells you the basics you need to know before you can make the unit look around and tell you where you are. Section 2 will help you get the batteries and MultiMedia Card (MMC) correctly installed in your iFINDER. We'll also tell you about some of the accessories available for your unit. Section 3 is the heart of our book, Easy Mode Operation. It will introduce you to the basic GPS functions. 1

How the iFINDER Works

You'll navigate faster and easier if you understand how the iFINDER scans the sky to tell you where you are on the earth and, where you're going. (But if you already have a working understanding of GPS receivers and the GPS navigation system, skip ahead to Section 2, Installation & Accessories on page 11. If you're new to GPS, read on, and later you will impress your friends with your new-found knowledge.) First, think of your iFINDER as a small but powerful computer. (But don't worry we made the iFINDER easy to use, so you don't need to be a computer expert to find your way!) The iFINDER includes a keypad and a screen with menus so you can tell it what to do. The screen also lets the iFINDER show your location on a moving map, as well as point the way to your destination. This pocket-sized computer also contains an antenna and specialized scanning receiver, something like your car radio. But instead of your favorite dance tunes, this receiver tunes in to a couple of dozen GPS satellites circling the earth. (It will also listen in to the WAAS satellites in orbit, but we'll tell you more about that in the upcoming segment introducing you to GPS and WAAS.) The iFINDER listens to signals from as many satellites as it can "see" above the horizon, eliminates the weakest signals, then computes its location in relation to those satellites. Once the iFINDER figures its latitude and longitude, it plots that position on the moving map shown on the screen. 5
While the screen is updated once a second, your iFINDER is making these internal calculations and determining its position several times a second! The performance doesn't stop there. Stored in the permanent memory of each iFINDER is a basic background map of the entire world. We lock it in here at the factory you can't change or erase this map. Another portion of the iFINDER's onboard memory is devoted to recording GPS navigation information, which includes waypoints, event marker icons, trails and routes. This lets you look back the way you came. Think of this data storage like the hard drive memory in a computer or a tape in a cassette tape recorder. You can save several different GPS data files, erase 'em and record new ones, over and over and over again. Like any computer file, these GPS Data Files (file format *.usr) can be shared between iFINDERs, other Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and even personal computers. Your iFINDER has one more thing in common with a personal computer. Just as computers have a floppy disk drive for storing and exchanging files, the iFINDER has a slot for an MMC (MultiMedia Card) or SD (Secure Digital) Card flash memory card. These solid-state memory devices are about the size of a postage stamp, but can hold data ranging from 8 MB to 512 MB in size. (Compare that to a floppy disk's 1.44 MB capacity!) The iFINDER uses all that MMC space for two key purposes. First, you can backup your onboard GPS Data Files by copying them to the MMC. Since the MMC is removable (like a floppy disk or a cassette tape), you can store these GPS Data Files on a personal computer equipped with an MMC card reader. (Or store them on a pocketful of MMCs, if you don't have a computer.) Our MapCreate mapping software can save, edit or create its own GPS Data Files, which can be copied to the MMC and then loaded from the MMC into the iFINDER's memory. (NOTE: No matter where they come from, GPS Data Files must be loaded from the MMC into memory before the iFINDER can use them.) The other key GPS use for MMCs is storage of special high-detail, custom maps, which you can produce on your computer with our MapCreate software. These MapCreate custom maps contain much greater detail than the basic background map. These Custom Map Files (file format *.lcm) can also be shared between the iFINDERs, other Lowrance GPS or sonar/GPS units and personal computers. You make your own Custom Map Files with our MapCreate software, but you don't have to. We also sell ready-to-use FreedomMaps. These custom maps are pre-loaded on MMCs. (No computer work required!).

Map Page The map screens show your course and track from a bird's-eye view. By default, this unit shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. (This can be changed using options in Advanced Mode. See the topic Map Orientation, in Sec. 5.) If you're navigating to a waypoint, the map also shows your starting location, present position, course line and destination. NOTE: When our text says, navigating to a waypoint, we really mean navigation to any selected item, whether it is a waypoint, a map feature or an item (like a restaurant) from the POI database. Using the map is as simple as pressing the PAGES key. A screen similar to those in following images appears. The arrow flashing in the center of the screen is your present position. It points in the direction you're traveling. The solid line extending from the arrow is your plot trail or path you've taken. (Remember: flashing question mark on the arrow symbol or flashing text displays means the iFINDER has not yet calculated a position.) 25
The map zoom range is shown in the lower left corner of the screen. In the first example below, the range is 4,000 miles from the left edge of the map to the right edge of the map. The Zoom Out and Zoom In keys enlarge or reduce the map's coverage area and the amount of mapping detail shown. There are 40 available map zoom ranges, from 0.02 miles to 4,000 miles.
Map Page opening screen (left). Zoomed to 100 miles (center) and zoomed to 6 miles (right). Over Zoomed means you have reached the detail limits in an area covered only by the basic background map. Zooming in any closer will reveal no more map details because a highdetail custom map has not been loaded on the MMC for this area.
If you're using only the factory-loaded background map, the maximum zoom range for showing additional map detail is 8 miles. You can zoom in closer, but with the exception of a few major city streets, the map will be enlarged without revealing more map content. Load your own high-detail custom map made with MapCreate and you can zoom in to 0.02 miles with massive amounts of accurate map detail.
Map Pages with high-detail map of an urban area loaded on the MMC. Arterial streets appear at the 4-mile zoom range, with a few Point of Interest icons visible (left). Numerous dots representing POIs become visible at the 3-mile range (center). At a 0.4-mile zoom, you can see an interstate highway with an exit, major and minor streets as well as POI icons (right).

Navigate to a Point of Interest
For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above, just use the cursor to select the POI. 36
Another method involves searching for POIs with the Find Map Places command, launched with the FIND key. (See the searching example earlier in this section, or turn to Sec. 6, Searching, for detailed instructions on POI searches.) After you have looked up an item with the Find Map Places command, use the to make sure the GO TO command is highlighted at the bottom of the screen, then press ENT. The iFINDER begins showing navigation information to the item. To cancel navigation, press MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT. A message will appear asking if you want to cancel navigation. Select YES and press ENT. The iFINDER stops showing navigation information. Creating and Saving a Trail A trail, or plot trail, is a history of the path you have taken. On the screen, trails are represented by a solid line extending from the back of the position arrow. With the default auto setting, the iFINDER creates a trail by placing a dot (trail point) on the screen every time you change directions. (The method used for creating a trail and the trail update rate can both be adjusted in Advanced Mode. See Sec. 5 for Trail Options.) In Easy Mode, this unit automatically creates a plot trail when turned on. It is automatically saved in memory when the unit is turned off. The iFINDER continues recording the same trail until you clear the trail, which erases the old trail and starts creation of a new trail. NOTE: The iFINDER can record up to 9,999 points per trail, which may be adjusted in Advanced Mode. The default setting is a maximum of 2,000 points. When trail length exceeds the maximum setting, the unit begins recording the trail over itself. In Advanced Mode, you can save and recall up to 10 different plot trails, which may be copied to your MMC for archiving. Caution: You also have the option of turning off trail recording in Advance Mode. If the option is left turned off, it will cancel the automatic trail creation feature in Easy Mode. Displaying a Saved Trail The trail is automatically displayed in Easy Mode by default. Trail display can be selectively turned off and on only in Advanced Mode.
Navigating or Backtracking a Trail
There are two methods for following your back trail. The simplest requires no menu commands at all, but provides no navigation information during the trip, such as the time to your destination. The other requires only three keystrokes and provides a full range of navigation data. Try both methods and see which you prefer. When hiking at walking speed, we often just use visual back trailing because it is better at following each little turn on a footpath. At faster speeds, like traveling on the highway or cruising on the water, the Navigate Trail command is handy. Visual Back Trailing 1. On the Map Page, zoom (ZIN or ZOUT) so your trail is visible. 2. Begin moving and watch the Map Page (or Navigation Page, if you prefer). Walk or steer so that your current position arrow traces along the trail you have just made. Navigate a Back Trail 1. Press MENU| to NAVIGATE TRAIL|ENT. 2. Begin moving and let your iFINDER guide you. NOTE: If you are already located at or near the beginning of your back trail, the arrival alarm will go off as soon as you hit Enter. Just press EXIT to clear the alarm and proceed.

Configure a map fix so the iFINDER can find your position on a printed chart or topographical map.
Press to SELECT ORIGIN|ENT|ENT (MY WAYPOINTS) if you saved the reference point as a waypoint. From the waypoints menu, select FIND BY NAME| ENT|ENT from the Waypoints menu, then choose the waypoint name you assigned to the reference point and press ENT. The unit displays a waypoint information screen with the command SET AS ORIGIN selected. Press ENT and the unit returns to the Configure Map Fix menu. Finally, press EXIT to close the menu. Now press to COORD SYSTEM|ENT, select MAP FIX from the list and press ENT. All position information now shows as a distance from the reference point you chose.

Customize Page Displays

The Digital Data, Navigation, and Map pages all have customizable options that are available in Advanced Mode. These options determine what information will be displayed on each page. Customize Digital Data Page The Customizable Digital Data page has six boxes you can customize. While on the Digital Data Page, press MENU| to CUSTOMIZE|ENT. A data box will start to flash. Use the arrow keys to select the box you want to change. 82
With the display box highlighted and flashing, press ENT to open a list of options. Scroll or to select a different data option, then press ENT. You can repeat these steps to change the display in another box. When all your changes are finished, press EXIT to return to the page display. Customize Navigation Page While on the Navigation Page press MENU| to CUSTOMIZE|ENT. Press or to select a display option. With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After all options are set, press EXIT to return to the page display. Customize Map Page While on the Map Page press MENU| to CUSTOMIZE|ENT. Press or to select a display option. With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After all options are set, press EXIT to return to the page display.

Map Datum Selection

Maps and charts are based on a survey of the area that's covered by the map or chart. These surveys are called Datums. Maps that are created using different datums will show the same latitude/longitude in slightly different locations. All datums are named. The GPS system is based on the WGS-84 datum, which covers the entire world. Other datums may also cover the entire world or just a small portion of it. By default, your position is based on the WGS-84 datum. The iFINDER, however, can show your position using one of 191 different datums. Different datums can only be selected in Advanced Mode. (To switch from Easy to Advanced press MENU| to ADVANCED MODE|ENT. A message will appear asking you if you are sure you want to enter Advanced Mode. Select YES and press ENT. To change the datum: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to GPS SETUP|ENT| to DATUM SELECTION|ENT. 2. Scroll or to select the desired datum, then press ENT. 3. Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display. A list of datums you can use with this unit is in the back of this manual.
GPS Setup Menu (left), Map Datum Menu (right).
Map Detail Category Selection
This menu determines which of the mapping features are shown on the screen. This includes waypoints, trails, icons, cities, highways, etc. You can selectively turn on or off any of these items, customizing the map to your needs. Map Detail Categories can only be turned off and on in Advanced Mode. (To switch from Easy to Advanced press MENU| to ADVANCED MODE|ENT. A message will appear asking if you are sure you want to enter Advanced Mode. Select YES and press ENT. To get to Map Categories: 1. Press MENU| to MAP CATEGORIES|ENT. 2. Press or to select a category or subcategory. Press ENT to turn it off (unchecked) or on (checked). 3. To return to the last page displayed, press EXIT repeatedly.
Map Menu (left), Map Categories Menu (right).

Map Orientation

By default, this receiver shows the map with north always at the top of the screen. This is the way most maps and charts are printed on paper. You, however, can change the map orientation to Track Up, Course Up or Heading Up, in Advanced Mode.

In Easy Mode

Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn on the unit. NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons or plot trails.
Advanced Mode's Reset Options command (left), and the Reset Options Menu (right).
Screen Contrast and Brightness
The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but you access the SCREEN command differently in each mode: In Easy Mode, you first press MENU| to SCREEN|ENT. In Advanced Mode, you first press MENU|MENU|ENT. 97

Once in the Screen menu:

To adjust the display's contrast: 1. The CONTRAST slider bar is already selected. Press or to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast. The right end is maximum contrast.
Screen Command (left) with Contrast bar (right).
To adjust the display's brightness: 1. Press to BRIGHTNESS. Press or to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast.
Screen menu with Brightness selected.
To adjust the screen's display mode: 1. Press to DISPLAY MODE|ENT then press or to select mode, then press the EXIT key.
Display Mode menu (left) with Light Delay menu (right).

Set Language

This unit's menus are available in 10 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Finnish. To select a different language: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT. 2. Press to SET LANGUAGE|ENT. 3. Use or to select a different language and press ENT. All menus now appear in the language you selected.

Set Local Time

The local time and date are saved when a waypoint is created. The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but you access the SET LOCAL TIME command differently in each mode: In Easy Mode, you first press MENU| to SET LOCAL TIME|ENT. In Advanced Mode, you first press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM
SETUP|ENT| to SET LOCAL TIME|ENT.
Set Local Time Command (left) with Time Settings menu (right). Once in the Time Settings menu:
To set Local Time: Press ENT. Press or to change the first character, then press to move the cursor to the next character. Repeat until the time is correct, then press ENT. To set the Day: Press to DAY|ENT. Press or to select the day, then press ENT. To set the Year: Press and to YEAR|ENT. Press or to select the year, then press ENT. To set the Month: Press to MONTH|ENT. Press or to select the month, then press ENT.
Adjusting the time (left); Adjusting the month (right).
The next field in this menu is CONFIG DST. This feature allows your unit to automatically adjust with the time change caused by Daylight Saving Time (you should only have to set it once). You may select which set of rules matches DST in your region or accept the default. 100

Destination highlighted on the Find menu (left). POI information window (right).

Destination

When you are navigating to a location, DESTINATION will appear at the top of the Find menu. It provides quick access to navigational information about your destination. To access Destination: 1. When navigating to a location, press FIND, select DESTINATION and press ENT. 2. If your destination is listed in the POI database, the POI information window will appear. If you are navigating to a location not listed in the POI database, an information window will appear displaying the distance to the target as well as your current bearing.
Recent Finds menu (left) with POI information window (right).

Recent Finds

The Recent Finds function keeps a record of places to which you have navigated either by cursor or via the Map Places menu. To see Recent Finds: 1. Press FIND, select RECENT FINDS and press ENT. 2. Use the keys to scroll through the list. 3. To open the POI information window for a particular location, highlight the location and press ENT. Press EXIT to return to the Find menu.

Current Route

When you are navigating a route, Current Route, gives you quick access to route menu.
To access Current Route information: 1. When navigating a route, press FIND, select CURRENT ROUTE and press ENT. 2. A window will appear, showing all the points within your current route. Press EXIT to return to the FIND menu.
Current Route highlighted on the Find menu (left). The trail menu (right) launches when CURRENT ROUTE is selected from the Find menu.

Find Addresses

1. Press FIND| to ADDRESSES|ENT. 2. Press ENT to search in the Address field.

Find Address Menu.

3. To enter an address number, press or to change the first number, then press to move the cursor to the next number and repeat until the number is correct, then press ENT. To return to the previous page, press EXIT. 112
4. To enter a street name, press to STREET|ENT. There are two options: A. You can spell out the name in the top selection box. Press or to change the first letter, then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Or jump down to the lower selection list, press ENT, then use or to select a street name from the list and press ENT. The street name you selected is now in the street field.
When entering a street name, do not enter the street's compass direction (N, S, E or W) in the street name field. Just enter the number, or name. If the example below had been a search for "324 E. 9th St," you would enter "9th" and press ENT. The iFINDER will generate a list of all possible 9th streets, and let you choose the one you want.
Find street field (left), Find street by name menu (center), Street entry complete (right).
5. To enter a city name, press to CITY|ENT. You will be asked if you want to find addresses only within a particular city. This option is designed so you can limit an address search to a single city if necessary (see the note below). If you select yes, there are two options: A. You can spell out the city name in the top selection box. Press or to change the first letter, then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT, then press or to select a city name from the list and press ENT. The city name you selected is now in the city field. To return to the previous page, press EXIT. NOTE: We recommend you do not enter a city name unless it is absolutely necessary. The iFINDER can actually search quicker without a city.

Find city field (left); Search in particular city only option (center), Find City by name (right).

DRESS|ENT.

6. When the necessary search fields are filled in, press to FIND ADYour unit asks you to wait while it searches for the address. (If an address is not in the database, a message appears saying the address could not be found.)
7. The unit will display a list of addresses. If the address you are looking for is highlighted at the top of the list, press ENT. If not, use and to select the correct address from the list, then press ENT. A message will appear asking you to please choose an option: FIND or GO TO. 8. To navigate to the address, select GO TO and press ENT and your iFINDER will begin showing navigation information to the address. If you are looking up an address (not navigating), highlight FIND and press ENT, which will direct you to the map page where the cursor crosshairs will be centered on the location.

Find Home Waypoint

The Home Waypoint is a unique waypoint created when using the iFINDER in Easy Mode. To search for the Home Waypoint in Easy Mode: press FIND| to GO HOME|ENT.

The Easy Mode Find Menu.

In Advanced Mode, you still have access to a Home Waypoint created in Easy Mode. It will show up in your waypoints list under the name Home. You can search for the Home Waypoint, navigate to it, add it to a route or use it exactly like any other waypoint. Details on searching for waypoints in Advanced Mode can be found later in this section, in the Find Waypoints segment.
Find Interstate Highway Exits
1. Press FIND| to HIGHWAY EXITS|ENT, which calls up the Find Exit Menu.
2. First, select a highway name by pressing ENT, which calls up the Find By Name menu. There are two highway search options: A. You can spell out the highway name in the top selection box. Press or to change the first letter, then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Or jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT, then press or to select a highway from the list and press ENT. 115

Old Hawaiian Mean for Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, Oahu Old Hawaiian Hawaii Old Hawaiian Kauai Old Hawaiian Maui Old Hawaiian Oahu Oman Oman Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Mean for England, Isle of Man, Scotland, Shetland Islands, Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 England, Isle of Man, Wales Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Scotland, Shetland Islands Ordinance Survey Great Britain 1936 Wales Pico de las Nieves Canary Islands Pitcairn Astro 1967 Pitcairn Island
Point 58 Sweden Santo (DOS) 1965 Espirito Santo Island Sao Braz Azores (Sao Miguel, Santa Maria Islands) Sapper Hill 1943 East Falkland Island Schwarzeck Nambia Selvagem Grande Salvage Islands SGS 85 Soviet Geodetic System 1985 South American 1969 Mean for Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela South American 1969 Argentina South American 1969 Bolivia South American 1969 Brazil South American 1969 Chile South American 1969 Colombia South American 1969 Ecuador South American 1969 Ecuador (Baltra, Galapagos) South American 1969 Guyana South American 1969 Paraguay South American 1969 Peru South American 1969 Trinidad & Tobago South American 1969 Venezuela South Asia Singapore Tananarive Observatory 1925; Madagascar Timbalai 1948 Brunei, East Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak)
Tokyo Mean for Japan, Korea, Okinawa Tokyo Japan Tokyo Korea Tokyo Okinawa Tristan Astro 1968 Tristan da Cunha Viti Levu 1916 Fiji (Viti Levu Island) Wake Eniwetok 1960 Marshall Islands Wake Island Astro 1952 Wake Atoll WGS 1972 Global Definition Yacare Uruguay Zanderij Suriname

FCC Compliance

This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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 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 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 outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the factory customer service department for help.

LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY
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How to Obtain Service

in the USA:
We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. Many times, customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory. To call us, use the following toll-free number:

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8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F
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in Canada:

If you're in Canada and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. Many times, customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory. To call us, use the following toll-free number:
905-629-1614 (not toll-free)
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, M-F

800-661-3983

outside Canada and the USA:
If you have technical, return or repair questions, contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit. To locate a dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator.
Accessory Ordering Information for all countries
To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items. To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator. Or, you can consult your telephone directory for listings. 2) U.S. customers: LEI Extras Inc., PO Box 129, Catoosa, OK 74015-0129 Call 1-800-324-0045 or visit our web site www.lei-extras.com. 3) Canadian customers can write: Lowrance/Eagle Canada, 919 Matheson Blvd. E. Mississauga, Ontario L4W2R7 or fax 905-629-3118.

A minimum of three satellites are required to determine a 2D fix.
The system requires signal reception from three satellites in order to determine a position. This is called a 2D fix. It takes four satellites to determine both position and elevation (your height above sea level also called altitude). This is called a 3D fix. Remember, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive their signals. Unlike radio or television signals, GPS works at very high frequencies. These signals can be easily blocked by trees, buildings, an automobile roof, even your body. Like most GPS receivers, iFINDER doesnt have a compass or any other navigation aid built inside. It relies solely on the signals from the satellites to calculate a position. Speed, direction of travel, and distance are all calculated from position information. Therefore, in order for iFINDER to determine direction of travel, you must be moving and the faster, the better. This is not to say that it wont work at walking or trolling speeds it will. There will simply be more "wandering" of the data shown on the display. GPS alone is plenty accurate for route navigation, but the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has special aircraft navigation needs that go beyond basic GPS. So, the FAA has developed a program to boost GPS performance with its Wide Area Augmentation System, or WAAS. The FAA commissioned the system on July 11, 2003. WAAS is designed to increase GPS accuracy to within 7.6 meters vertically and horizontally, but it consistently delivers accuracies within 1-2 meters horizontal and 2-3 meters vertical, according to the FAA. It does this by 7
broadcasting correction signals on GPS frequencies. Your unit automatically receives both GPS and WAAS signals. However, there are some fringe areas of the U.S., including parts of Alaska, that do not yet receive robust WAAS coverage. Continued WAAS development is planned to extend WAAS coverage in the years to come. WAAS boosts the accuracy of land GPS navigation, but the system is designed for aircraft. The satellites are in a fixed orbit around the Equator, so they appear very low in the sky to someone on the ground in North America. Aircraft and vessels on open water can get consistently good WAAS reception, but terrain, foliage or even large man-made structures can sometimes block the WAAS signal from ground receivers. You'll find that using your GPS receiver is both easy and amazingly accurate. Its easily the most accurate method of electronic navigation available to the general public today. Remember, however, that this receiver is only a tool. Always have another method of navigation available, such as a map or chart and a compass. Also remember that this unit will always show navigation information in the shortest line from your present position to a waypoint, regardless of terrain! It only calculates position, it cant know whats between you and your destination, for example. Its up to you to safely navigate around obstacles, no matter how youre using this product.

Keypad

iFINDER HUNT keypad.
1. PWR/LIGHT (Power & Light) The PWR key turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. 2. PAGES Pressing this key switches the unit between the three different page screens in Easy Mode. (Satellite, Navigation and Map.) Each page represents one of the unit's major operation modes. 3. MENU Press this key to show the menus, which allow you to select or adjust a feature from a list. 4. ARROW KEYS These keys are used to navigate through the menus, make menu selections, move the map cursor and enter data. 5. ENT/SAVE (Enter & Save) This key allows you to save data, accept values or execute menu commands. 19
6. EXIT The Exit key lets you return to the previous screen, clear data or erase a menu. 7. FIND The Find key launches the iFINDER search menus and some navigation functions. 8. ZOUT (Zoom Out) This key lets you zoom the screen out to see a larger geographic are on the map. Less detail is seen as you zoom out. 9. ZIN (Zoom In) This key lets you zoom the screen in to see greater detail in a smaller geographic area on the map.

Power/lights on and off

To turn on the unit, press PWR. To turn on the backlight, press PWR again. Pressing PWR once again will turn off the backlight. (Press EXIT to clear any message or alarm displays.) Turn off the unit by pressing and holding the PWR key for 3 seconds.

Main Menu

Easy Mode has a single Main Menu, which contains some function commands and some setup option commands. The tutorial lessons in this section will deal only with functions, the basic commands that make iFINDER do something. iFINDER will work fine for these lessons right out of the box with the factory default settings. But, if you want to learn about the various options, see Sec. 5, System Setup and GPS Setup Options.

Main Menu, Easy Mode.

The Main Menu commands and their functions are: Go To Cursor command: navigates to the current cursor position on the map Cancel Navigation command: turns off the navigation command after you have reached the end of a back trail or your destination waypoint, Point of Interest or map cursor location. 20
Screen command: changes the contrast or brightness of the display screen and backlight delay. Sounds command: enables or disables the sounds for key strokes and alarms and sets the alarm style. Navigate Trail command: sets up navigation back to the start of the current trail. Clear Trail command: clears all the points stored in the plot trail. Sun/Moon command: finds the rising and setting time of the sun and the moon. Units of Measure command: changes the speed or distance units. Also used to change the heading, time and temperature formats. Set Local Time command: sets the time for your local time zone. Advanced Mode command: used to switch from Easy Mode to Advanced Mode. Easy Mode shows only the most commonly used features to simplify the interface and simplify operation. Transfer My Data command: load from or save to an MMC card GPS Data Files containing waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons. Software Info command: shows the product name and software version of the unit's operating system software, as well as copyright notices.

Searching

Now that you've seen how iFINDER can find where you are, let's search for something somewhere else. Searching is one of the most powerful new features in the Lowrance GPS product line. In this example, we'll look for the nearest fast-food restaurant. For more information on different types of searches, refer to Sec. 6, Searching. NOTE: This example requires the Point of Interest (POI) database included with iFINDER Express or a high-detail MapCreate 6 custom map. After iFINDER has acquired a position: 1. Press FIND| to MAP PLACES|ENT| to POI-RESTAURANTS. 2. You could search the entire restaurant category, but in this example we will narrow our search. Press to FAST FOOD CHAINS|ENT|ENT.
Find Map Places Menu, left; Category Selection menu, center; and list of the nearest restaurants, right.
3. iFINDER says it is calculating, then a list of restaurants appears, with the closest at the top of the list, and the farthest at the bottom of the list. The nearest is highlighted. 4. If you wanted, you could scroll or here to select another restaurant, but for now we will just accept the nearest one. Press ENT. 5. The POI's Waypoint Information screen appears. (This is how you can use iFINDER as a business phone directory!) If you wanted to navigate there, you could press Enter, since the Go To command is highlighted. But we just want to see it on the map, so press to FIND ON MAP|ENT.
POI information screen on fast food restaurant nearest this position. Screen shows name, street address, phone number, latitude/longitude, distance to the restaurant and its compass bearing. Figure at left shows Go To command; right figure shows Find On Map command.
6. iFINDER's map appears, with the cross-hair cursor highlighting the restaurant's POI symbol. A pop-up name box identifies the POI. A data box at the bottom of the screen continues to display the location's latitude and longitude, distance and bearing.
Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, the result of a restaurant search.
7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press
EXIT|EXIT|EXIT. (Before you completely exited out of the Search menus,
you could have gone looking for another place.) NOTE: Search works from mapping and POI data loaded in iFINDER. If you do not have a high-detailed custom map (containing POI data) for the area you are searching loaded on the MMC, you may not find anything.

Set Home Waypoint

A waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth. Easy Mode allows you to save two waypoints (Home and Man Overboard). To save a Home Waypoint: 1. Press and release ENT. 2. The SAVE AS HOME WAYPOINT? menu appears, with YES highlighted. To accept yes, press ENT. The waypoint appears on the map as an X, named "Home."

NOTE: "Clear sky" means open sky, unobstructed by terrain, dense foliage or structures. Clouds do not restrict GPS signal reception. If for some reason satellite acquisition takes longer, you may be inside a structure or vehicle or in terrain that is blocking signal reception. To correct this, be sure you are positioned so that the unit has as clear a view of the sky as possible, then turn the unit off and back on again. If you have the cursor activated, any information the unit gives you will be based on the cursor position, not your own. If you want to find where you are, just press EXIT until the cursor goes away and the map snaps back to center on your position.
Icons are graphic symbols used to mark some location, personal point of interest or event. They can be placed on the map screen, saved and recalled later for navigation purposes. These are sometimes referred to as event marker icons. iFINDER has 42 different symbols you can pick from when creating an icon. Icons are similar to waypoints, but they do not store as much information (like names) as waypoints do. You can't use a menu to navigate to icons as you can with waypoints.( But, you can use the map cursor and navigate to any icon on the map.) You can create an icon at the cursor position on the map, or at your current position while you are navigating.

Create Icon on Map

1. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the place where you want to make an icon. 2. Press and hold ENT until the screen shows a "Save Icon" menu, then release the ENT key. 3. Press or or or to select your icon symbol, then press ENT. The icon appears on the map.
Save icon menu, left, Select symbol menu, right. Create Icon at Current Position
1. While you are traveling, press and hold ENT until the screen shows a "Save Icon" menu, then release the ENT key. 3. Press or or or to select your icon symbol, then press ENT. The icon appears on the map. Delete an Icon To delete an icon, you must be in Advanced Mode. You can delete all the icons at one time, you can delete all icons represented by a particular symbol, or you can use the cursor to delete a selected icon from the map. 1. Press MENU| to DELETE MY ICONS|ENT. 2. Press to DELETE ALL ICONS, DELETE BY SYMBOL, or DELETE FROM MAP and press ENT.

Delete icons menu.

Load GPS Data Files from an MMC
GPS Data files, containing waypoints, routes, trails and event marker icons, must be copied from an MMC to iFINDER's internal memory before iFINDER can read them. Here's how: 50
1. Press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT| to TRANSFER MY DATA|ENT and the screen below appears.
2. The Transfer My Data menu includes a message which tells you if an MMC is present or not. If no MMC is present, you must first insert a card into iFINDER in order to activate the Load or Save commands. To load data from the MMC to iFINDER: press to LOAD|ENT. 3. Loading: There may be more than one GPS Data File (*.USR) on the card. To select a file, press ENT to activate the selection box, use or to highlight the file, then press ENT to accept the selection. Next, press to LOAD|ENT. The unit will display a completion message when the data transfer is finished. To return to the Page view, press EXIT|EXIT|EXIT.

Navigate

Navigation is one of the most powerful reasons for owning an iFINDER. With the navigation options available you can get accurate information about where you want to go, how to get there, how long it will take, and other useful trip information. Navigate Back Home You can navigate to the "Home" waypoint created in Easy Mode, but you must use Advanced Mode's procedure for navigating to a waypoint. See the entry later in this section on Navigate to a Waypoint. Navigate Back to Man Overboard Waypoint This unit has a man overboard feature that shows navigation data to the location where the feature was activated. To activate it, press the ZOUT and ZIN keys at the same time. Your position at the time these keys are pressed is used as the man overboard position. The unit automatically begins navigating to the MOB waypoint. For further details, see this subject in Sec. 3, Easy Mode Operation.

Cancel Navigation

In Easy Mode:
Press MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT| to YES|ENT.
In Advanced Mode Press MENU|MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT| to YES|ENT.
Navigate a Route 1. From the NAVIGATION PAGE, press MENU|ENT or from the MAP PAGE, press MENU|MENU| to ROUTE PLANNING|ENT. 2. Press to select route name|ENT|ENT. 3. Upon arrival at your destination, cancel navigation: press MENU|MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT| to YES |ENT. Navigate to Cursor Position on Map 1. Use arrow keys to center cursor cross-hair over the map object or location. 2. To navigate to the selected location: press MENU|ENT|EXIT. Follow steering arrow on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page. Navigate to an Icon Use the Navigate to Cursor command above, and use the cursor to select the icon. Navigate to Point of Interest (POI) For POIs that are in view on the map, you can easily use the Navigate to Cursor command above; just use the cursor to select the POI. The other method involves searching for POIs with the Find command. (see Sec. 6, Searching, for detailed instructions on POI searches.) Whenever you locate a POI, the Point of Interest information screen appears (with phone number, position, etc.) and the GO TO command is automatically highlighted in the command box. To navigate to that POI, press ENT and iFINDER begins displaying navigation information to that location. Navigate to a Waypoint You can select any waypoint visible on the Map Page with the cursor, then use the Navigate to Cursor command. However, you can avoid scrolling the map to pick your waypoint if you use the Find commands: 1. Press FIND|ENT. To look up the nearest waypoint, press ENT, or to look by name (and scroll through the entire waypoint list), press |ENT. For this example, look by name. 2. If your waypoint list is a long one, you can spell out the waypoint name in the FIND BY NAME box to search for it. (Press or to change the first character, then press to move the cursor to the next character and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT to jump to the list below.) 52

Map screen showing Finding Waypoint, the result of a lodging search.
7. To clear the search and return to the last page displayed, press EXIT|EXIT|EXIT. Press EXIT one more time if you want to clear the cursor and let the map return to the current or last known position. (Before you completely exited out of the Search menus, you could have gone looking for another place.)

Switch to Easy Mode

To leave Advanced Mode and switch to Easy Mode: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to EASY MODE|ENT. 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on Easy Mode?" 3. Press |ENT and the unit switches to Easy Mode.
Switch Back to Advanced Mode from Easy Mode
To leave Easy Mode and switch back to Advanced Mode: 1. Press MENU| to ADVANCED MODE|ENT. 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to enter Advanced Mode?" 3. Press |ENT and the unit switches to Advanced Mode.
To leave Advanced Mode and switch to Hunting Mode: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to ENABLE HUNTING MODE|ENT. 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on Hunting Mode?" 3. Press |ENT and the unit switches to Hunting Mode. 58
Switch Back to Advanced Mode from Hunting Mode
To leave Hunting Mode and switch back to Advanced Mode: 1. Press MENU| to DISABLE HUNTING MODE|ENT. 2. Unit asks, "Are you sure you want to turn on Land Navigation Mode?" 3. Press |ENT and the unit switches to Advanced Mode.

Trails

A trail, or plot trail, is a string of position points plotted by iFINDER as you travel. It's a travel history, a record of the path you have taken. Trails are useful for repeating a journey along the same track. They are particularly handy when you are trying to retrace your trip and go back the way you came. Easy Mode only allows you to work with one trail. But Advanced Mode lets you save up to 10 trails in iFINDER's memory. Since you can copy these trails to MMCs in the form of GPS Data Files (*.usr format), the only true limit on the number of trails you can record is the number of MMCs you can carry in your pockets. (For various trail options, see the Trail Options entry in Sec. 5.) Create and Save a Trail iFINDER is set at the factory to automatically create and record a trail while the unit is turned on. It will continue recording the trail until the length reaches the maximum trail point setting (default is 2,000, but the unit can record trails 9,999 points long). When the point limit is reached, iFINDER begins recording the trail over itself. To preserve a trail from point A to point B, you must :"turn off" the trail by making it inactive before heading to point C or even back to point A. When a trail is set inactive, iFINDER automatically creates and begins recording a new trail. Clear a Trail This is the command Easy Mode uses to erase the active trail and immediately begin recording a new one. It's only available in Easy Mode. 1. Press MENU| to CLEAR TRAIL|ENT| to YES|ENT. Delete a Trail This is the command Advanced Mode uses to erase or delete a trail: Press MENU|MENU| to MY TRAILS|ENT| to trail name|ENT| to DELETE TRAIL|ENT| to YES|ENT. 59

Alarms command, left; Alarm menu, right.
To change alarm settings: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to ALARMS|ENT. 2. Scroll or to select the desired category, then press ENT to check or clear the enabled box. This turns the alarm on (checked) or off (unchecked). 3. To change distance settings, scroll or to select the desired category, then press ENT to activate the distance dialog box. Press or to change the first character, then press to the next character and repeat until the distance is correct. 65
4. When your adjustments are finished, return to the last page displayed by repeatedly pressing EXIT. IMPORTANT ALARM NOTES: Anchor Alarm The anchor alarm may be triggered even when you're sitting still. This typically happens when using small (less than 0.05 mile) anchor alarm ranges. Arrival Alarm If you set the arrival alarm's distance to a small number and you run a route (see the Navigate Routes segment), this unit may not show navigation data to the next waypoint, once you arrive at the first one, since you may not be able to come close enough to the first waypoint to trip the arrival alarm.

Auto Satellite Search

To lock onto the satellites, the GPS receiver needs to know its current position, UTC time and date. (Elevation (altitude) is also used in the equation, but it's rarely required to determine a position.) It needs this data so that it can calculate which satellites should be in view. It then searches for only those satellites. When your GPS receiver is turned on for the first time, it doesn't know what your position or elevation (altitude) is. The unit begins searching for the satellites using data that it acquired the last time it was turned on. This was probably at the factory. Since it's almost certain that you're not at our factory, it's probably looking for the wrong satellites. If it doesn't find the satellites it's looking for after a short time, it switches to Auto Search. The receiver looks for any satellite in the sky. Due to advanced technology, the auto search time has shrunk significantly from the early days of GPS. Once the unit locks onto the satellites, it should take less than a minute to find your position the next time it's turned on, provided you haven't moved more than approximately 100 miles from the last location it was used.

Tide Information screen.

The Tide Information screen displays daily tidal data for this station on this date at the present time. The graph at the top of the screen is an approximate view of the tidal range pattern for the day, from midnight (MN), to noon (NN) to midnight (MN). The dotted line across the graph is the Mean Lower Low Water line (MLLW). The height scale on the top right side of the graph changes, based upon the maximum range of the tide for that day. The MLLW line also adjusts its position as the height scale changes. You can look up tidal data for other dates by changing the month, day and year selection boxes. To select another date: 1. Use and to highlight month, day or year, then press ENT. 2. Use and to select the desired month, day or year, then press ENT. To clear the information screen, press EXIT.

Pop-up Help

Help is available for virtually all of the menu labels on this unit. By highlighting a menu item and leaving it highlighted for a few seconds, a "pop-up" message appears that describes the function of the menu item. This feature is on by default. To set up Popup Help: Press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT| to POPUP HELP. With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off.) After the option is set, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the page display. 83
This example shows the Pop-up Help message for the Screen command, located on the Main Menu in Advanced Mode.

Reset Options

To reset all features to their factory defaults:
In Advanced Mode 1. Press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT| to RESET OPTIONS|ENT| to YES|ENT. In Easy Mode
Hold down the PAGES key while you press PWR to turn the unit on. NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any waypoints, routes, icons or plot trails.
Advanced Mode's Reset Options command, left, and the Reset Options Menu, right.
Screen Contrast and Brightness
The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but you access the SCREEN command differently in each mode: In Easy Mode, you first press MENU| to SCREEN|ENT. In Advanced Mode, you first press MENU|MENU|ENT. 84

Once in the Screen menu:

Software Version Information
From time to time, Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products. These software upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com. These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new feature or function. You can find out what software version is running in your iFINDER by using the Software Info command.
Software Info command: left, Easy Mode; center Advanced. At right, the Software Info screen.
The command works the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but you access the Software Info command differently in each mode: In Easy Mode, you: 1. Press MENU| to SOFTWARE INFO|ENT. 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the previous page, press EXIT|EXIT. In Advanced Mode, you: 1. Press MENU|MENU| to SYSTEM SETUP|ENT| to SOFTWARE INFO|ENT. 2. Read the information displayed on the screen. 3. To return to the previous page, press EXIT|EXIT.
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
Sounds triggered by key strokes and alarms can be adjusted. The unit has an internal speaker (controlled using the Pizeo Volume slider) for playing alarms and notification beeps, and is also capable of playing sounds through an external speaker connected to the power port (controlled using the LineOut Volume slider). The adjustments work the same in both Easy and Advanced Mode, but you access the Sounds command differently in each mode: 88
In Easy Mode, you first press MENU| to SOUNDS|ENT. In Advanced Mode, you first press MENU|MENU| to SOUNDS|ENT.
Sounds command: left, Easy Mode; center Advanced. At right, the Sounds menu. Once in the Sounds menu:
To adjust LineOut or Pizeo Volume: Press or to select the speaker type you wish to adjust, then press to decrease the speaker's volume or to increase it. To set Key Sounds: With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the page display. To set Alarm Sounds: Press to ALARM SOUNDS. With the option highlighted, press ENT to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). After the option is set, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the page display.
To set Alarm Style: Press to ALARM STYLE|ENT. Press or to change the style, then press ENT. After the option is set, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the page display.

Track Smoothing

Find streets or intersections menu, left, Find street by name, right.
3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searcing for in the First Street box. (In this example, it's 80th Street.) To search for that street, press to FIND FIRST STREET|ENT. A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the street. When the Streets Found list appears, press or to the street you are searching for and press ENT.
Find first street, left, Street found, right.
If you want to navigate to the found street at the cursor location, just press MENU|ENT|EXIT. Find an Intersection You must enter one street in the First Street dialog box and enter the next street in the Second Street dialog box. 1. Press FIND| to STREETS|ENT and the Find Streets menu appears. 2. You must first fill in a screet name in the First Street dialog box. Press ENT to display the Find By Name menu. There are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box. Press or to change 103
the first letter, then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT, then press or to select a street from the list, then press ENT. 3. The Find Streets menu reappears with the street you're searcing for in the First Street box. 4. Now fill in the second street. Press to SECOND STREET|ENT and the Find by Name menu appears again. Just like before, there are two options: A. You can spell out the street in the top selection box. Press or to change the first letter, then press to move the cursor to the next letter and repeat until the name is correct, then press ENT|ENT. B. Jump down to the lower selection list by pressing ENT, then press or to select the second street from the list, then press ENT. 5. The Find Streets menu reappears with the first and second streets dialog boxes filled in. In this example we selected 81st Street as our second street. You could now use similar techniques to select a city or Zip Code, but your search will probably be faster if you leave those boxes blank. (You can specify a city and/or Zip Code later on to narrow the search, if the resulting list is too long.)
Find intersection, left, and "Working" menu, center, Intersection list, right.
6. To search for the intersection of the two streets, press to FIND INTERSECTION|ENT. A message appears asking you to wait while the unit finds the intersection. When the Intersections Found list appears, press or to select the intersection you are searching for and press ENT. (In the previous example, we selected the intersection of SW 80th Court and SW 81st Drive in Miami, Fla.) If you want to navigate to the found intersection, just press MENU|ENT|EXIT.

Compass Page menu with Calibrate Compass selected.
A new screen will appear showing a simple drawing of a circle with a line pointing from the center to a point on the edge. At the top of the screen, the START CALIBRATION button is selected.
The Calibrate Compass page, with Start Calibration selected.
2. Choose a reference point. The reference point is for you alone, the iFINDER doesn't need to know anything about it. But choose a reference point nearby such as a tree, your car, or even use your own body. NOTE: While calibrating, hold the iFINDER as parallel to the ground as possible. Tilting the iFINDER makes compass measurements more difficult for the unit. 3. Now press ENT to start calibration. You'll notice the line moving slowly around the circle. Turn the iFINDER so that the line is pointing from the center of the circle directly to your reference point. As the line continues moving around the circle, rotate the iFINDER to keep the 111
line pointing at your reference point. Remember to keep the iFINDER level as you rotate it, so that the back of the unit is parallel to the ground. 4. The line will travel all the way around the circle at least once, and may go twice around the circle. Continue rotating your iFINDER in time with the movement of the line until the words "Calibration is Done" appear at the top of the screen. When you see this, you're finished! Your iFINDER should now report accurate compass headings.

Set Hunting Waypoint

A waypoint is simply an electronic "address," based on the latitude and longitude of a position on the earth. You can navigate to a waypoint. Hunting Mode allows you to save waypoints and use a unique set of hunting symbols to represent them. Once a waypoint exists, you can edit it by changing the symbol and name, but we describe that in more detail in the Advanced Mode section. To save a hunting waypoint at your current location or cursor position: 1. Press ENT, and the NEW WAYPOINT menu appears. 2. Use the and keys to scroll through the list and select the waypoint type. 3. Press ENT and the NEW WAYPOINT NAME menu appears. 4. To accept the default name (which is numbered automatically), press ENT and the waypoint appears on screen with the default name. If you wanted a different name before you pressed that final Enter, use this method to spell it out in the New Waypoint Name menu: the first character is highlighted, so press or to scroll through a circular list containing the alphabet, numbers and punctuation symbols. When the first character is correct, press to move to the second character, then press or again to select the correct character. Press to the next character and repeat the process until you have spelled out the desired waypoint name, then press ENT.

Navigate to a Waypoint

Earlier we described how to select an item with the cursor. If you practiced with the Quick Reference you already know that you can navigate to a waypoint or anything else on the map by selecting it with the cursor and using the Go To Cursor command. Here is another way to use the cursor and navigate to a waypoint with the Go To Waypoint command: 1. Zoom/scroll the map to find a waypoint. Use the arrow keys to center the cursor cross-hair over the waypoint to select it. 2. Press ENT|ENT|EXIT and follow the steering indicators to the waypoint. 112
For more on navigating to a waypoint, see the topic "Navigate to a Waypoint in Section 4, Advanced Mode Operation.

Scout Plots

The Scout Plot feature lets you map your own hunting areas. A scout plot is a type of GPS data you can record that includes an area perimeter or boundary along with waypoints that mark game sign. A scout plot could be your immediate hunting area, a food plot, or the entire piece of property you have permission to hunt on. Scout plots are saved as part of a GPS Data File (with the *.usr suffix). This feature is especially useful on private lands, where property borders do not appear in our mapping data. To start a new scouting session: 1. From the Map page, press MENU| to SCOUTING|ENT|ENT. 2. Use and to select the type of scouting session, then press ENT. (The default is Big Game, which determines the set of waypoint symbols available for the scouting session.)

Scout Plot menus

3. The Scout plot list appears. To begin recording, press to ACTIVE|ENT to make the session Active, then repeatedly press EXIT to clear the menus and return to the Map Page.

Scout Plot List

4. As you walk the perimeter of the area you're scouting, you'll record a series of flag points that will be used to draw the scout plot boundary. You need to set enough flag points to roughly outline the area's corners. For example, while scouting a square soybean field and looking for deer entry points, you could record the field boundary by setting just four flag points. To set the first scouting flag press ENT and the scout point menu appears. The name Flag(1) is entered automatically and the SAVE button is already highlighted. To create your first corner flag, just press ENT again. The flag point is created and the scout point menu is cleared. Back on the Map Page, the message "Scout 1" appears in the lower right corner, indicating a scouting session is under way. 5. Repeat these steps for setting a flag at every major corner of the area you're scouting. The iFINDER will link the flag points and draw the perimeter of the area you walked.

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