Lowrance electronic LMS-334c iGPS GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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Basic GPS Quick Reference
Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try
navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. Navigation in too
small an area will constantly trigger arrival alarms.
1. Connect the unit to electric power and the antenna module. Make sure
the MMC is in. (See complete installation details beginning on page 13.)
2. To turn on the unit, press and release
PWR key.
3. Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4,000 mile
zoom range. Rotate through the four main Page screens (Map Page,
Satellite Status Page, Navigation Page and Sonar Page) by pressing
PAGES| to select Page Name|EXIT. Switch Pages to display Satel-
lite Status Page.
4. Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position. Process
is visible on Satellite Page. This takes an average of 1 minute or less under
when it is unobstructed by terrain or structures. When the unit acquires
position, a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears.
5. With position acquired, press
PAGES key to display the Map Page,
which gives you a bird's eye view. You can manipulate the map by:
Zoom in closer to see greater detail: press
ZIN (zoom in key.)
Zoom out to see more area, less detail: press
ZOUT (zoom out key.)
Scroll map north, south, east or west using arrow keys , .
To stop scrolling and return to current position on map, press
EXIT key.
6. Set a waypoint (Wpt 001) at your current position so you can navigate
back here: press
WPT|WPT. Waypoint symbol and "001" appears.
7. Zoom/scroll map to find a nearby object or location to go to. Use ar-
row keys to center cursor crosshairs over the map object or location.
8. Navigate to the selected destination: press
MENU|ENT|EXIT. Follow dot-
ted course line on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.
9. At destination, Arrival Alarm goes off; to clear it, press
EXIT. Cancel
navigation: press
MENU|MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT| to YES|ENT.
10. Return to Wpt 1 by Navigate To Waypoint or Backtrack Trail. To
Waypoint: press
WPT| to SAVED|ENT|ENT|ENT. Use to select Wpt
001, press
ENT|ENT and follow navigation displays. Trail: press
MENU|MENU| to MY TRAILS|ENT. Press to Trail 1|ENT| to
NAVIGATE|ENT| to REVERSE|ENT| to NAVIGATE|ENT. (If arrival alarm
sounds, press
EXIT.) Follow navigation displays.
11. Back home, Arrival Alarm goes off; press
EXIT. Cancel navigation:
press
MENU|MENU| to CANCEL NAVIGATION|ENT| to YES|ENT.
12. To turn off the unit, press and hold
PWR key for three seconds.