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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First!........................................................ 1 Capabilities and Specifications: Cuda 250 S/Map ........................ 3 How Your Sonar Works ................................................................ 5 How Your GPS Works .................................................................. 6 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 7 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 9 Arrow Keys .............................................................................. 10 Keyboard ................................................................................. 10 Menu Commands .................................................................... 10 Instructions = Menu Sequences ............................................. 10 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................. 13 Preparations................................................................................ 13 Transducer Installation.............................................................. 13 Recommended Tools and supplies.......................................... 14 Transom installation........................................................... 14 Trolling motor installations................................................ 14 Shoot-through hull installations ........................................ 14 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 15 How low should you go? .......................................................... 16 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 17 Hulls With Floatation Materials............................................ 26 Testing Determines Best Location ......................................... 27 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 29 Power and Cable Connections ................................................ 31 Mounting the Sonar Unit: In-Dash or Bracket ..................... 33 Portable Sonar Installation .................................................... 38 Installing the Batteries .......................................................... 38 Portable Transducer Assembly .............................................. 40 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ....................................... 43 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 43 Memory........................................................................................ 45 Menus .......................................................................................... 45 i Main Menu .............................................................................. 45 Sonar Menu ............................................................................. 46 Pages ........................................................................................... 48 Sonar Quick Reference .......................................................... 50 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 51 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 55 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 55 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features ..................... 57 ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 57 Alarms ......................................................................................... 58 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 58 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 60 Fish Alarm............................................................................... 61 Chart Speed................................................................................. 61 Depth Cursor............................................................................... 63 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 63 Depth Range - Manual................................................................ 64 FasTrack .................................................................................. 65 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 65 FishTrack ................................................................................. 67 Grayline ..................................................................................... 68 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 69 Ping Speed & HyperScroll....................................................... 70 Reset Options .............................................................................. 72 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 72 Automatic Sensitivity ............................................................. 73 Set Keel Offset ............................................................................ 74 Sonar Color Mode........................................................................ 76 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 76 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 76 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 77 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 78 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 79 ii Stop Chart ................................................................................... 79 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 80 Zoom Pan..................................................................................... 82 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 83 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 87 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 87 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 88 Main Menu .................................................................................. 89 Pages ........................................................................................... 90 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 91 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 91 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 93 Full Map Page ......................................................................... 96 Map with Sonar Page.............................................................. 98 GPS Quick Reference ............................................................. 99 Find Your Current Position...................................................... 100 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ............................... 102 Set a Waypoint.......................................................................... 102 Create Waypoint on Map .................................................. 104 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 104 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 105 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 106 Navigate to a Map Place........................................................... 108 Creating and Saving a Trail..................................................... 108 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 110 Navigating Trails...................................................................... 111 Visual Trailing ...................................................................... 111 Navigate a Trail .................................................................... 112 Cancel Navigation..................................................................... 114 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations ............................... 115 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 115 Icons........................................................................................... 116 Create Icon on Map............................................................... 116 iii Delete an Icon ....................................................................... 117 Navigate to an Icon ............................................................... 118 Routes........................................................................................ 119 Create and Save a Route ...................................................... 119 Delete a Route ....................................................................... 122 Edit a Route .......................................................................... 122 Navigate a Route................................................................... 123 Trails ......................................................................................... 125 Delete a Trail ........................................................................ 125 Edit a Trail Name ................................................................. 126 Utilities...................................................................................... 126 Alarm Clock........................................................................... 126 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator.......................................... 127 Trip Calculator...................................................................... 127 Trip Down Timer................................................................... 127 Trip Up Timer ....................................................................... 127 Waypoints.................................................................................. 127 Delete a Waypoint................................................................. 127 Edit a Waypoint .................................................................... 127 Waypoint Name................................................................. 127 Waypoint Symbol .............................................................. 128 Waypoint Position ............................................................. 128 Section 8: System & GPS Setup Options .......................... 131 Alarms ....................................................................................... 131 Auto Satellite Search................................................................ 132 Coordinate System Selection.................................................... 133 Map Fix ..................................................................................... 136 Customize Page Displays ......................................................... 137 Customize Position Page ...................................................... 137 Customize Map or Navigation Page..................................... 138 GPS Simulator .......................................................................... 138 Initialize GPS............................................................................ 140 Map Auto Zoom ......................................................................... 140 iv Map Data................................................................................... 141 Earth Map Detail .................................................................. 141 Pop-up Map Info.................................................................... 141 Fill Water With White ......................................... ...