Elite 5 DSI Operation manual

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1 Elite 5 DSI Operation manual

2 Copyright 2010 Navico All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Navico. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance and Navico are registered trademarks of Navico. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navico may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. Visit our website:

3 Introduction PAGES: used to select pages ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out (On GPScapable units, press keys simultaneously to create Man Overboard waypoint) KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus MENU: Opens settings, context and page menus NOTICE This manual covers several units. Some features and screenshots may differ from your unit s capabilities or from what you see on your screen. Your unit, however, will function in a similar manner. Turn unit on/ off Getting Started Press and hold the Light/ Power key for three seconds. ENTER: confirms menu selections LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level and turns unit on/off Adjusting the backlight Muting Audio Press the Light/Power key, select Brightness and press the keypad left/right. Select Mute Audio from the System menu and press Enter. 1

4 General Operation Accessing Pages Accessing Settings menu Fishfinder, GPS and combination units Selecting Menu items Settings menu Fishfinder or GPS only units Accessing page menus Sonar settings Exiting menus Press Menu to see if the screen or menu has an exit option). If it does (Close, Return to screen, Exit dialog, etc), highlight the exit option and press Enter to exit. Page Page menu If there is no exit option press the Menu key repeatedly to close all menus. 2

5 General Operation Overlay Data Allows you to display data on the screen. Overlay data can be accessed on the Chart, Sonar and DSI menus. Standby mode Lowers power consumption by putting the unit into a sleep mode. Press any key to resume normal operation. WARNING: Leaving the unit in Standby with the boat turned off will drain the battery. Advanced Mode Enables advanced features/settings. On some units, advanced mode is enabled by answering Yes to the advanced user question in the Setup Wizard. To repeat the Setup Wizard, restore defaults. Restoring Defaults Resets unit options and settings to defaults. 3

6 Sonar Operation Trackback You can review your sonar history by pressing the keypad to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse and the sonar history bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Sonar history bar DSI only Move the sonar history bar all the way to the right to resume normal sonar scrolling, or press Menu and select Exit cursor mode. Adjusting the display Colorline (Advanced mode - traditional) Separates strong sonar echoes from weak sonar echoes, making it easier to distinguish fish or structure from the bottom. On monochrome units, wide bands of gray indicate a hard sonar return, while softer returns are shown as dark, narrow lines. Sensitivity (Traditional Sonar) Controls the level of detail on the screen. Too Contrast (DSI sonar) much detail will clutter the screen. Conversely, Adjusts the brightness ratio between light and desired echoes may not be displayed if Sensitivity dark areas on the screen, making it easier to distinguish objects from the background. is set too low. 4

7 Sonar Operation Noise Rejection: counteracts sonar signal interference by reducing onscreen clutter. Features Range: selects the section of the water column shown on the display Frequency: selects transducer frequency Surface Clarity: reduces clutter near the water s surface (Advanced mode only). Color Changes the look of the display using palettes with varying degrees of color and brightness. Stop sonar: pauses the sonar screen Color sonar Monochrome DSI Color DSI 5 Fishing Mode (Traditional) Fishing modes are preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.

8 Sonar Operation Fishing Mode Depth Settings General Use 1,000 50% Ping speed Shallow Water 60 75% Ping speed Fresh Water % Ping speed Deep Water 1,000 50% Ping speed Slow Trolling % Ping speed Fast Trolling 400 Lower chart speed Clear Water % Ping speed Ice Fishing 400 Sonar Options (Traditional) Reduces interference from other sonar units Sonar Settings Alarms The Shallow alarm sounds a tone when your vessel enters water shallower than the selected alarm threshold. Alarms menu The Fish Alarm sounds a tone when a fish symbol appears on the display (Non-DSI). Depth threshold NOTE: Press Enter to silence alarms. 6

9 Chart Operation Setting up your GPS Selecting a GPS Source Used to select the GPS antenna used by the unit. You can use the unit s internal antenna or an external antenna. Selecting Chart Data Selects map data that will be used on the Chart display (Lowrance or Navionics). GPS features Cursor The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map and select map Cursor coordinates items. Press the keypad to make the cursor visible on the map. Press Menu and select Return to vessel to clear the cursor. Goto cursor Object selected with cursor Allows you to move the cursor to a desired location and then navigate to the cursor. 7

10 Chart Operation Cancel Navigation Accessing waypoints, routes and trails Orientation Allows you to select North Up or Course Over Ground (COG) as the map orientation. North up keeps north at the top of the display. Course over ground, rotates the map so your direction of travel is at the top of the screen. Waypoints Creating a waypoint Waypoints can be created from the waypoints menu or from the map. The example below shows how to create a waypoint at your current position. North indicator North With the cursor on the screen, you can create a waypoint at the cursor position in the same manner. 8

11 Chart Operation Editing a waypoint The Edit waypoint menu can be accessed by selecting a waypoint and pressing Enter. Edit waypoint menu Waypoint name, icon and latitude/longitude can be changed on the Edit waypoint menu. Navigating to a waypoint You can navigate to a waypoint from the waypoints menu (shown below) or from the chart screen. To navigate to a waypoint from the chart, center the cursor on the waypoint, press Enter, and then use the Goto cursor command. Using the waypoints menu to navigate to a waypoint allows you to use navigation features like arrival and off course alarms. 9

12 Chart Operation Routes Creating/editing a route Waypoints can be added to a route from the waypoints menu or by selecting them with the cursor on the chart. When editing a route, points can be added at the beginning, end, or between existing route points. Route creation/editing is covered in four parts: 1. New or edit route setup 2. Accessing the Leg name field 3. Adding routes points 4. Finalizing routes. 1. New or Edit route setup 2. Accessing the Leg name field You must select the Leg name field to access the menu used to add points to a route. Leg name field 3. Adding route points You can add points to a route from the waypoints list or from the map. New Edit route New route 10 Edit

13 Chart Operation When adding points from the map, use the cursor to select a point and press Enter. Repeat that step to add more points. 4. Finalizing routes The process for saving a new route and changes made to an existing route differ slightly. Both methods are shown in the following illustrations. Saving a new route When adding waypoints from the waypoints list, press Menu and select insert each time you want to add another waypoint to the route. 11

14 Chart Operation Saving an edited route Navigating a route 12

15 Chart Operation Trails Creating a trail When the unit is turned on, it will start recording trail points after a set amount of time, or after a set distance is traveled; depending on the trail update setting. Trail points are added to the end of the previous trail unless a new trail is created. 1. Selecting New on trail menu Editing trails/accessing Edit trail menu Edit trail menu Trail name and color can be changed on the Edit trail menu. You can also add/remove the trail display from the chart (Displayed) and turn on/off trail recording for the selected trail. 2. Saving a new trail To use this unit s navigation features to navigate a trail, you must save it as a route 13

16 Chart Operation Navigating a trail You can navigate a trail manually, by steering your onscreen position (arrow) along an existing trail on the chart display, or navigate it like a route. Navigating a trail like a route allows you to use features like off course and arrival alarms. Chart Settings Alarms You must save a trail as a route before you can navigate it as a route, as shown below. NOTE: Press Enter to silence alarms. Saving/Loading files Press Menu from the Waypoints, Routes or Trails screens to transfer data to/ from a microsd card. 14

17 Settings Language Selects the language used on menus and text boxes Time (GPS only) Sets the clock, time and date formats Simulator Simulates unit activity Units Selects unit of measure About Displays software information 15 Browse Browse files on a microsd card (only on units with microsd card slot) Tmp/Spd port Allows you to use the Tmp/Spd port on the back of the unit as an NMEA 0183 output

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