Pub. 988-0156-041 www.eaglesonar.com FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF Fish-finding Sonars & Mapping GPS Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2004 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Eagle Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Eagle®, FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF are registered trademarks of LEI. MapCreate, FreedomMaps, IMS and NauticPaths are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. eXitSource Database, copyright 2001-2003 Zenrin Co. Ltd. Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin Co. Ltd. Eagle Electronics 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. 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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF ................................. 3 How Eagle Sonar Works............................................................... 5 How Eagle GPS Works ................................................................. 6 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 8 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ................ 11 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................. 15 Preparations................................................................................ 15 Transducer Installation.............................................................. 15 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 16 How Low Should You Go?....................................................... 17 Shoot-Thru-Hull vs. Transom Mounting ............................... 18 Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting ..................... 19 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation....................................... 24 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches .............................. 25 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation and Installation ..................... 26 Speed/Temperature Sensors....................................................... 29 Power Connections...................................................................... 32 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable .................... 33 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation.............................. 37 NMEA Cable Connections .......................................................... 38 NMEA Wiring ......................................................................... 38 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation ............................ 38 Other Accessories........................................................................ 39 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ........................................ 41 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 41 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 42 Main Menu .................................................................................. 42 Pages ........................................................................................... 44 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 44 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 45 Map Page................................................................................. 45 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 46 Basic Sonar Quick Reference ............................................... 49 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 50 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 52 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features ...................... 53 ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 53 Alarms ......................................................................................... 54 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 54 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 55 i Fish Alarm............................................................................... 56 Calibrate Speed........................................................................... 57 Chart Speed................................................................................. 58 ColorLine.................................................................................. 59 Customize Page Displays ........................................................... 60 Depth Cursor............................................................................... 61 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 62 Depth Range - Manual................................................................ 63 FasTrack .................................................................................. 63 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 64 FishTrack ................................................................................. 65 Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency) ............................. 66 HyperScroll .............................................................................. 67 Log Sonar Chart Data ................................................................ 67 Noise Rejection............................................................................ 68 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 68 Ping Speed & HyperScroll....................................................... 72 Reset Options .............................................................................. 73 Reset Water Distance ................................................................. 74 Set Keel Offset ............................................................................ 74 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 75 To turn Auto Sensitivity back on: .......................................... 76 Sonar Chart Mode (change chart color scheme)........................ 77 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 77 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 77 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 78 Digital Data............................................................................. 79 Map With Sonar Split Screen................................................. 81 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 81 Stop Chart ................................................................................... 83 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 84 Zoom & Zoom Bar ....................................................................... 85 Zoom Pan..................................................................................... 86 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 87 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 91 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 91 Power/lights (Turn Unit On and Off)......................................... 92 Main Menu .................................................................................. 92 Pages ........................................................................................... 94 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 94 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 94 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 96 Map Page................................................................................. 98 ii Background map vs. MapCreate map content ................ 100 Resize Window command ..................................................... 102 Basic GPS Quick Reference ................................................ 104 Find Your Current Position...................................................... 105 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys ........... 105 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ............................... 106 Searching................................................................................... 106 Set a Waypoint.......................................................................... 109 Create Waypoint at Current Position .............................. 109 Create Waypoint on Map .................................................. 110 Create Waypoint by Entering a Position ......................... 110 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 111 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 112 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ............................................ 112 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 113 Navigate to a Point of Interest................................................. 115 Creating and Saving a Trail..................................................... 115 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 117 Navigating Trails...................................................................... 117 Visual Trailing ...................................................................... 118 Navigate a Trail (forward).................................................... 118 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse)..................... 120 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ........................... 121 Cancel Navigation..................................................................... 123 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations ............................... 125 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location .. 125 Find Distance From Point to Point .......................................... 125 Icons........................................................................................... 126 Create Icon on Map............................................................... 126 Create Icon at Current Position ........................................... 126 Delete an Icon ....................................................................... 127 Navigate to an Icon ............................................................... 127 Routes........................................................................................ 128 Create and Save a Route ...................................................... 128 Delete a Route ....................................................................... 131 Edit a Route Name................................................................ 131 Edit Route Waypoints........................................................... 131 Navigate a Route................................................................... 132 Navigate a Route in Reverse ................................................ 133 Trails ......................................................................................... 134 Delete a Trail ........................................................................ 134 Edit a Trail Name ................................................................. 134 Edit a Trail Color .................................................................. 135 iii Edit a Trail Pattern .............................................................. 135 Utilities...................................................................................... 136 Alarm Clock........................................................................... 136 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator.......................................... 136 Trip Calculator...................................................................... 136 Trip Down Timer................................................................... 136 Trip Up Timer ....................................................................... 136 Waypoints.............................................. ...