Pub. 988-0151-511 www.lowrance.com LCX-27C; LCX-28C HD LCX-37C; LCX-38C HD LCX-112C; LCX-113C HD Fish-finding Sonar & Mapping GPS Operation Instructions Copyright © 2006 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 Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. MapCreateTM, FreedomMapsTM, and NauticPathsTM are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots® is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics® is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. NMEA 2000® is a registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright © 2001-2006, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc. 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Section 1: Read Me First! ........................................................ 1 How Your Sonar Works................................................................. 3 How Your GPS Works ................................................................... 4 Introduction to GPS and WAAS ................................................... 5 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 7 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................... 9 Preparations .................................................................................. 9 Transducer Installation ................................................................ 9 Recommended Tools and supplies.......................................... 10 Single-frequency transom installations ............................. 10 Dual-frequency transom installations ............................... 10 Single-frequency trolling motor installations.................... 10 Shoot-through hull installations ........................................ 10 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 10 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 12 Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting ..................... 13 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation (single-frequency only) 19 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches .............................. 20 Shoot-thru-hull Preparation ................................................... 21 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 23 Speed/Temperature Sensors ................................................. 25 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module .................................................. 26 Power Connections ...................................................................... 27 Powering Your Display Unit....................................................... 28 Power Diagram A ........................................................................ 29 Power Diagram B ........................................................................ 30 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus....................................... 30 NMEA 2000 Cable Connections ................................................. 31 NMEA 0183 Wiring (Data cable)................................................ 32 Expanding to a NMEA 2000 Network ....................................... 34 Adding a Network Node.......................................................... 38 Additional Network Information............................................ 38 Mounting the Unit: Bracket or In-Dash .................................... 39 MMC or SDC Memory Card Installation................................... 43 To remove an MMC or SD Card ............................................. 45 To add an MMC or SD Card ................................................... 45 Other Accessories ........................................................................ 45 MMC and MapCreate.............................................................. 45 Switch Boxes............................................................................ 46 Face Cover................................................................................ 46 Cleaning Towel ........................................................................ 46 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ....................................... 47 i Table of Contents Keyboard ...................................................................................... 47 Power/lights on and off................................................................ 48 Main Menu................................................................................... 48 Pages ............................................................................................ 50 Satellite Status Page............................................................... 50 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 51 Map Page ................................................................................. 52 Sonar Page ............................................................................... 52 Sonar Quick Reference .......................................................... 55 Sonar Operations......................................................................... 56 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 58 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 59 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features..................... 61 ASPTM (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 61 Alarms.......................................................................................... 62 Depth Alarms........................................................................... 62 Zone Alarm............................................................................... 63 Fish Alarm ............................................................................... 64 Calibrate Speed ........................................................................... 64 Chart Speed ................................................................................. 65 ColorlineTM.................................................................................... 65 Customize Page Displays............................................................ 68 FlashGrafTM.............................................................................. 69 Map With Sonar Split Screen ................................................. 69 Sonar with Custom Gauges .................................................... 70 Depth Cursor ............................................................................... 70 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 71 Depth Range - Manual ................................................................ 71 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits.................................... 72 FasTrackTM ................................................................................... 73 Fish I.D.TM (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 74 FishTrackTM.................................................................................. 75 Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency) ............................. 76 Log Sonar Chart Data................................................................. 77 Overlay Data (add, remove, change).......................................... 78 Ping Speed & HyperScrollTM ....................................................... 82 Reset Options............................................................................... 83 Reset Water Distance.................................................................. 84 Set Keel Offset............................................................................. 84 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 85 Sonar Chart Mode ....................................................................... 87 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 87 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 88 ii Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 88 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 89 Sonar Simulator .......................................................................... 89 Stop Chart.................................................................................... 91 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 91 Upper and Lower Limits............................................................. 92 User Presets................................................................................. 92 Zoom & Zoom Bar........................................................................ 93 Zoom Pan ..................................................................................... 93 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 95 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 99 Keyboard ...................................................................................... 99 Power/lights on and off.............................................................. 100 Main Menu................................................................................. 100 Pages .......................................................................................... 102 Sonar Page ............................................................................. 102 Satellite Status Page............................................................. 102 Navigation Page .................................................................... 104 Map Page ............................................................................... 105 Map with Custom Gauges......................................................... 110 GPS Quick Reference ........................................................... 111 Find Your Current Position ...................................................... 112 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys........... 112 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor ................................ 113 Searching ................................................................................... 113 Set a Waypoint .......................................................................... 115 Create Waypoint at Current Position .............................. 115 Create Waypoint on Map .................................................. 116 Create Waypoint by Entering a Position ......................... 117 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 117 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 118 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ............................................ 118 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 119 Navigate to a Point of Interest ................................................. 120 Creating and Saving a Trail ..................................................... 121 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 122 Navigating Trails ...................................................................... 123 Visual Trailing....................................................................... 123 Navigate a Trail (forward) .................................................... 124 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse) .................... 125 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ........................... 126 Save GPS Data to Hard Drive .............................................. 128 Cancel Navigation ..................................................................... 128 iii Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations ............................... 129 Find Distance From Current Position ..................................... 129 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 129 Icons ........................................................................................... 129 Create Icon on Map ............................................................... 130 Create Icon at Current Position ............................ ...