User manual LOWRANCE LMF-400

Pub. 988-0151-222 www.lowrance.com Installation and Operation Instructions Multi-function Gauge LMF-400 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 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. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. On the cover: LMF-400. For free owner's manuals and other information, visit our web site: www.lowrance.com Lowrance Electronics Inc. 12000 E. Skelly Dr. Tulsa, OK USA 74128-2486 Printed in USA. Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction............................................................. 1 Section 2: Installation............................................................... 3 Preparation .................................................................................... 3 Recommended Tools and supplies............................................ 3 Installation Sequence................................................................ 3 Mounting the Gauge ..................................................................... 3 Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network .................................... 5 Compatibility ............................................................................. 5 Network Backbone and Network Nodes .................................. 5 Adding a Network Node............................................................ 6 Additional NMEA information ................................................. 7 Understanding this manual ......................................................... 8 Up and Down ............................................................................. 8 Menu .......................................................................................... 8 Pages/Enter................................................................................ 8 Exit ............................................................................................. 8 Menu Commands....................................................................... 8 Instructions = Menu Sequences ............................................... 8 Section 3: Operation.................................................................. 9 Boat Setup ..................................................................................... 9 Basic Menu .................................................................................. 10 Pages ............................................................................................ 10 Viewing Pages (Page Screen Rotation) ...................................... 10 Page Options................................................................................ 11 Engine Trim............................................................................. 11 Diagnostics............................................................................... 11 Fuel Manager .......................................................................... 11 GPS Position ............................................................................ 11 Rudder...................................................................................... 11 Single Analog........................................................................... 12 Dual Analog ............................................................................. 12 Quad Analog ............................................................................ 12 Single Digital ........................................................................... 12 Dual Digital ............................................................................. 12 Quad Digital ............................................................................ 12 Synchronizer ............................................................................ 12 Trim Tabs................................................................................. 13 Pages Menu ................................................................................. 13 Add Page .................................................................................. 13 Remove Page............................................................................ 14 Page Scrolling .......................................................................... 14 i Pop-Ups Setup ............................................................................. 14 Screen........................................................................................... 16 Backlight.................................................................................. 16 Backlight Sync (BLight Sync)................................................. 17 Contrast ............................................................................... 17 Reverse Video .......................................................................... 18 Audio Setup ................................................................................. 18 Key Sounds .............................................................................. 18 Alarm Sound ............................................................................ 19 System Setup Menu .................................................................... 19 Engine Data ......................................................................... 19 Engine Warnings................................................................. 19 Bus Devices.......................................................................... 20 Sonar Alarms ........................................................................... 20 Engine/Tank Configuration ................................................ 21 Reset Values: ....................................................................... 22 NMEA Info............................................................................... 23 System Information................................................................. 23 Speed Range ........................................................................ 23 Pressure Ranges .................................................................. 23 Change Units ........................................................................... 24 Fuel Setup.................................................................................... 26 Refill Tank ............................................................................... 26 Partial Fill................................................................................ 27 Economy Speed Source ........................................................... 27 Fuel Remaining Source........................................................... 28 Reset Trip Fuel ........................................................................ 28 Reset Seasonal......................................................................... 29 Customizing Pages ...................................................................... 29 Single Analog........................................................................... 30 Dual Analog ............................................................................. 31 Quad Analog ............................................................................ 31 Single Digital ........................................................................... 32 Dual Digital ............................................................................. 32 Quad Digital ............................................................................ 34 Trim Tabs................................................................................. 35 Fuel Manager .......................................................................... 35 Section 4: EP Configuration & Calibration....................... 37 EP-35 Temperature Configuration ............................................ 37 EP-10 Fuel Flow Configuration ................................................. 39 EP-15 Fluid Level Configuration ............................................... 42 Fluid Level menu .................................................................... 43 Reset Values ............................................................................ 47 ii Suzuki Engine Interface Configuration..................................... 48 Calibrating EP Sensors............................................................... 51 Calibrating EP-10 Fuel Flow...................................................... 52 Fuel Flow Accuracy ................................................................. 52 Refill Tank ........................................................................... 52 Reset Calibration................................................................. 54 Partial Fill............................................................................ 54 Calibrating EP-15 Fluid Level ............................................... 54 2-Point Calibration.................................................................. 55 3-Point Calibration.................................................................. 55 5-Point Calibration.................................................................. 56 Reset Calibration................................................................. 57 Calibrating Fuel Flow in a Suzuki Engine Interface................ 58 Engine Interface Accuracy...................................................... 58 Refill Tank ........................................................................... 59 Reset Fuel Calibration ........................................................ 60 Partial Fill............................................................................ 60 Calibrating EP-30 Trim Tabs ..................................................... 61 iii Notes iv Section 1: Introduction Thank you for buying the Lowrance® LMF-400! Your unit is a highquality, multi-function, digital gauge designed to work with a LowranceNETTM network. This is the NMEA 2000® networking system developed by Lowrance Electronics. Caution: Installing LowranceNET NMEA 2000 devices is significantly different from installing earlier Lowrance components without NMEA 2000 features. You should read all of the installation instructions before proceeding. This gauge will only work with a NMEA 2000 network. It MUST be connected to a NMEA 2000 network or it WILL NOT function. When properly installed, the LMF-400 will display information from a variety of Lowrance Electronic Probe (EP) sensors and other NMEA 2000 devices connected to the network. A NMEA 2000 network using LowranceNET components. All Lowrance NMEA 2000 capable devices are either NMEA 2000 certified or certification is pending. See our web site, www.lowrance.com, for the latest product information. To get started with your Lowrance gauge, read Section 2: Installation. After you have read those instructions, install the gauge and any EP sensors you may have purchased, then read the rest of this manual. Each sensor comes with its own installation instruction sheet, but this manual describes how the gauge operates with each sensor and how to configure and calibrate the sensors. Your gauge packaging also includes the NMEA 2000 Networks General Information. It contains instructions for creating or expanding a NMEA 2000 network. 1 LowranceNET teams up the powerful NMEA 2000 network standard with a fast-growing, cutting-edge family of Lowrance Electronic Probe Sensors. The product line includes the EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, Suzuki Engine interface, EP-25 Speed, EP-35 Temp, EP-45 Pressure sensors and EP-50 Storage device. And what's more exciting, there are others on the way. Be sure to log on to our website, www.lowrance.com, from time to time for the latest developments, including updated operation manuals, instruction sheets and software you can download free of charge. When you are ready to expand your network, see the accessory ordering information on the back cover of this manual. NOTICE! The storage and operation temperature range for your unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees to +75 degrees Celsius). Extended storage or operation in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your unit. This type of damage is not covered by the warranty. For more information, contact the factory's Customer Service Department; phone numbers are inside the manual's back cover. 2 Section 2: Installation Preparation The design of the LMF-400 allows convenient mounting in the dash of your boat, or it can be mounted on any flat panel at least four inches in diameter. To mount the LMF-400 in the dash, first make sure there is sufficient clearance behind the panel in the desired location. At least 3-1/2 inches are needed behind the surface of the dash to clear all connectors and wiring. Recommended Tools and supplies Recommended tools for this job include: hole saw, 3/38" (86 mm) hole saw bit, drill, 1/8" (3 mm) drill bit (for starter hole). Required supplies for this job include: "U" bracket, lock washers and wing nuts (included). Installation Sequence You can install this gauge in some other order if you prefer, but we recommend the installation sequence listed below. 1. Determine the location for the gauge so you can plan how and where to route the cables. This will help you make sure you have enough cable length for the desired configuration. 2. Determine the location of the nearest device on the boat's NMEA 2000 network, along with the route of the gauge's network cable. 3. Determine the location for the alarm buzzer and its wire route. 4. If you want the gauge's backlight to turn on when the dashboard lights are turned on, locate your boat's dash light switch and determine how to route the gauge's dash light wires to it. 5. Install the gauge in a standard 3-3/8 inch (86 mm) hole in the dash. If no 3-3/8 hole available in the dash, you will have to drill a 1/8" pilot hole, then use a hole saw to cut a mounting hole. See instructions for Mounting the Unit below. 6. Connect the buzzer wires and install the buzzer. If desired, connect the dash light wires to the boat's dash light switch. 7. Connect the network cable to the NMEA 2000 network. Mounting the Gauge If no standard mounting hole is available in the dash, drill a 1/8" pilot hole, then cut a 3-3/8 inch (86 mm) diameter mounting hole with a hole saw. A "U" bracket is supplied to hold the unit to the dash. Place it over the threaded studs on the back of the unit and secure it with the lock washers and nylon wing nuts provided with the unit. 3 Secure unit to the dash using "U" bracket as shown. The bracket is designed to secure the unit to a dash with a thickness of 2 mm. If your dash is thicker than 2 mm, the "U" bracket will be too long. Simply place washers or spacers between the unit and the bracket until you can tighten the wing nuts and secure the unit in place. You are now ready to wire the unit to the buzzer (piezo) and dash lights. Yellow wire: Piezo ground LMF-400 Housing Blue wire: Piezo positive White wire: Dash light positive Black wire: Dash light ground LMF-400 NMEA 2000 Network Cable LMF-400 with power cable wiring and NMEA 2000 Cable Connection. Connecting the LMF-400 to the buzzer (piezo), will enable the buzzer to sound when buttons are pressed and when alarms and level warnings are triggered. Wiring the unit to the boat's dash lights, will turn on the LMF-400 backlight when the dash lights are turned on. 4 If you do not want to use the buzzer or dash light wires, clip the bare ends off the wires, then cap them with wire nuts or electrical tape. To wire unit to the buzzer (piezo): 1. Connect the LMF-400 yellow wire to the buzzer (piezo) ground wire. 2. Attach the LMF-400 blue wire to the buzzer (piezo) positive wire. 3. Select a buzzer location that is protected from the elements, but will still allow you to hear it. Use the adhesive back on the buzzer to mount the buzzer to a flat, clean surface. To wire unit to dash lights: 1. Connect the LMF-400 black wire to the dash light ground wire. 2. Now attach the LMF-400 white wire to the dash light positive wire. Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network A network bus is an installed and operational network cable (backbone) running the length of your boat, already connected to a power supply and properly terminated. It provides network connection nodes at various locations around your boat. Compatibility You will easily be able to connect your unit to both red (DeviceNet) and blue connector networks, regardless of whether your unit has a blue or red connector network cable. Check the adapter cable segment in the Setup and Installation of NMEA 2000 Networks, General Information" that came packed with your unit. If you do not have that document, it can be downloaded free from the Lowrance web site. LowranceNET Node Kit for a NMEA 2000 network. Includes a 2 foot extension cable, T connector, 120-ohm male terminator and 120-ohm female terminator. Network Backbone and Network Nodes A network bus backbone consists of network cabling, terminators and T connectors. Network nodes are made by fitting T-shaped connectors into the backbone (using the sockets on the sides) and attaching any network device to the bottom of the T. 5 Adding a Network Node You can add a node to any existing connection, anywhere along the network backbone. This connection could be between a T connector and a terminator, between two T connectors, between a T connector and a backbone extension cable or between two extension cables. Wherever you want to add the new node, separate the sockets of the existing connection and install the T connector between them. Lowrance or LEI device connects to new T connector. Add T-shaped connector to add device to bus. Attach terminator at end of bus. Existing network node Add a new device to a NMEA 2000 bus (above) by attaching a T connector between two T connectors, between a T connector and the end terminator, or between two backbone extension cables. The red connector network (below) is built in the same way. Notice the Double T connectors on the red connector network. Add T-shaped or double T connector to add device to bus (maintaining linear architecture) Backbone cable to rest of bus Attach terminator at end of bus Existing network node Devices connect to Double T connector If you want to add a node at the end of the backbone (network bus) remove the terminator from the last connector, like the figure above. Install the new T connector, then attach the terminator to the side of the connector. 6 NOTE: If you add an EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-45 Water Pressure or EP-50 Storage Device sensor to the network, you must go through Boat Setup so the engine-tank configuration will be consistent among the sensors in the LowranceNet. Follow the Boat Setup procedure included in Section 3: Operation. Additional NMEA information For more detailed information about setting up a NMEA 2000 network, refer to the "Setup and Installation of NMEA 2000 Networks, General Information" that came with your unit. If you do not have that document, it can be downloaded free from the Lowrance web site. 7 Understanding this manual Most instructions in the manual are listed as numbered steps. Keypad commands appear as boldface type, making it easy to skim through instructions and pick out what command to use. Up and Down The Up and Down keys help you navigate through menus, select (highlight) menu items, and are used to make adjustments to numbers in dialog boxes. They are shown as UP and DOWN in this manual. Menu When instructed to press the menu key, menu will be shown as MENU. The menu key is used to access the main menu. Pages/Enter The Pages/Enter key is used to execute commands and to scroll forward through pages set for display on the main screen. The Pages/Enter key will be shown as ENTER in this manual. Exit The Exit key is used to close menus and remove dialogs, windows and messages from the screen. Shown as EXIT in this manual, it is also used to scroll backward through pages set for display on the main screen. Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters, like -- SYSTEM SETUP. When you see a word in command text, you are supposed to take action, by selecting (highlighting) this command or option from a menu. Instructions = Menu Sequences Most functions performed with this unit are described as a sequence of keystrokes. Instructions for accessing a menu will look like this: 1. To access the Bus Devices list, press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear, showing all devices on your NMEA 2000 network. 8 Section 3: Operation The displays and settings in this digital gauge are controlled by a fivebutton keypad. The buttons are UP, DOWN, MENU, ENTER and EXIT. The MENU key gives you access to the basic menu. The UP and DOWN keys are used to scroll through and highlight menu items. The PAGES/ENTER key (also referred to as the ENTER key) allows you to scroll forward through pages, execute commands and select items from menus. The EXIT key is used to close menus and scroll backward through pages. LMF-400 keypad. Boat Setup When the LMF-400 is turned on the first time, the Boat Setup menu will appear. You will not be able to proceed without completing Boat Setup. If, however, you have one or more of the following devices -- Suzuki Engine Interface, EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-45 Pressure Sensor or an EP-50 Storage Device -- already configured in the network with the same engine-tank configuration, you WILL NOT have to go through boat setup when adding a new gauge to the network. After adding the gauge to the network, the Boat Setup menu will be cleared from the screen and the unit will begin normal operation in 1-2 seconds. NOTE: If you add an EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-45 Water Pressure or EP-50 Storage Device sensor to the network, you must go through Boat Setup so the engine-tank configuration will be consistent among sensors on the network. To execute Boat Setup: 1. With Boat Setup highlighted on the screen, press ENTER. A menu will appear, allowing you to choose the number of engines and fuel tanks on your vessel. The Boat Setup menu options are: 1 Eng/1 Tank, 1 Eng/2 Tank, 2 Eng/1 Tank, 2 Eng/2 Tanks, 3 Eng/1 Tank or 3 Eng/3 Tanks. 9 2. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the engine-tank configuration that applies to your vessel and press ENTER. After setting the engine/tank configuration, the Tank Size menu will appear with up to three options (Port Tank, Center Tank and Starboard Tank), depending on the engine tank configuration you chose. (If you selected one tank during Boat Setup, you will be taken directly to the Setting Tank Size Window in Step 4.) 3. Select the desired tank and press ENTER, which will open the Setting Tank Size window. 4. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the number of gallons the tank will hold and press ENTER. Press EXIT and repeat steps 3 and 4 for each of the remaining tanks. 5. After all tanks on your vessel have been set up, press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. NOTE: If you chose the wrong engine-tank configuration during Boat Setup, you will have to reset your engine-tank configuration to get back to Boat Setup. To reset engine-tank configuration, see enginetank configuration instructions on page 21. Basic Menu The LMF-400 has 13 page screens that can be customized with the data of your choosing. Each page has its own basic menu. Basic menus vary from page to page, but all contain these standard menu options: Pages, Screen, Audio Setup and System Setup. Pages that can be customized also include Customize on the basic menu. Pages Your unit can display up to 16 page screens. You could, for example, add 12 different pages then add some pages more than once, customizing them differently each time. Viewing Pages (Page Screen Rotation) The Page Screen Rotation consists of multiple pages that have been set up for display. Once pages have been added to the page screen rotation, they can be set to scroll across the screen automatically or manually. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to manually scroll pages across the screen. Pressing the ENTER key moves the scroll in one direction. Pushing the EXIT key moves the scroll in the other direction. You will use the Page Scrolling feature to set up pages for automatic scrolling. See page 14 for more information about Page Scrolling. 10 Page Options The LMF-400 has 12 different pages that may be added to the page screen rotation. They are: Engine Trim, Diagnostics, Fuel Manager, GPS Position, Single Analog, Dual Analog, Quad Analog, Single Digital, Dual Digital, Quad Digital, Synchronizer, Trim Tabs and Rudder. Engine Trim (from left to right), Diagnostics, Fuel Manager and GPS Module page. Engine Trim The Engine Trim page displays engine position data as an analog slider bar and as a percentage. It cannot be customized. Diagnostics The Engine Diagnostic page displays engine performance data. It cannot be customized. Fuel Manager The Fuel Manager page has a digital readout capable of displaying nine data types, including fuel flow, fuel used and fuel remaining. GPS Position The GPS position page displays the boat's position in LatitudeLongitude, using Degrees-Minutes or Degrees-Minutes-Seconds as the units of measure. Single Analog (from left to right), Dual Analog, Quad Analog and Single Digital page. Rudder The Rudder Page displays the rudder position as an analog gauge and in degrees. It cannot be customized. 11 Single Analog The Single Analog page consists of a single analog gauge that can be customized to display a wide assortment of data, ranging from Alternator Voltage and Water Speed to Battery Voltage and Tachometer. Dual Analog The Dual Analog page features two analog gauges stacked one on top of the other. Both gauges can be customized to display a wide assortment of data including, Atmospheric Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Fuel Pressure and Fluid Level. Quad Analog The Quad Analog page is divided equally into four parts, each containing a small analog gauge. All four gauges can be customized to display a wide range of data, from Pitot Speed and Engine Temperature to Oil Pressure and Transmission Oil Pressure. Single Digital The Single Digital page consists of a digital data box that can be customized to display a wide assortment of data that includes Battery Voltage, Water Speed and Tachometer. Dual Digital (from left to right), Quad Digital, Synchronizer and Trim Tabs page. Dual Digital The Dual Digital page features two digital data boxes that can be customized to display a wide assortment of data including, Engine Oil Pressure, Engine Load and Total Engine Hours. Quad Digital The Quad Digital page has four customizable digital data boxes stacked one on top of the other capable of displaying a wide range of data, from Seasonal Fuel and Fuel Used to Depth and Temperature. Synchronizer The Synchronizer page displays RPM for up to three engines. It allows users to synchronize engines for smoother performance. The Synchronizer page cannot be customized and will NOT be available for single-engine configurations. 12 Trim Tabs The Trim Tab page monitors the position of the Trim Tabs using degrees or percentages as units of measure. Scrolling list of page options (left) with basic menu options (right). Pages Menu The Pages menu can be accessed from any of the page displays. It has four options: Add Page, Remove Page, Page Scrolling and Pop-Ups Setup. Add Page The Add Page command allows you to add pages to the page screen rotation. Pages that are not added to the page screen rotation will not be displayed. NOTE: Only pages added to the page screen rotation will be displayed. To add a page to the display: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. A menu will pop up with four options: Add Page, Remove Page, Page Scrolling and Pop-Ups Setup. 2. Select ADD PAGE and press ENTER. 3. Highlight the page you want to display and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to add the selected page. 4. Press ENTER, which will take you back to the main display, where the page you chose will be shown on the screen. NOTE: The LMF-400 can have up to 16 pages in the page screen rotation at one time. If you try to add a 17th page, the following message will appear: Number of Pages has Reached Max. In that case, you will have to remove a page before another page can be added to the page screen rotation. 13 Remove Page The Removing Pages command allows you to remove pages from the page screen rotation. Before selecting Remove Pages, make sure the page you want to remove is displayed on the screen. To remove a page from the display: 1. First, scroll the page you want to remove on to the screen. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight REMOVE PAGE and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Remove current Page. 3. Press ENTER, which will take you back to the main display. Page Scrolling Once all the pages you want to monitor have been added to the page screen rotation, you will be able to view them in two ways. You can scroll through pages manually by using the ENTER and EXIT keys or utilize the Page Scrolling function to have pages automatically scroll across the screen at an interval of your choosing. To activate Page Scrolling: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Select PAGE SCROLLING and press ENTER. The Page Scrolling menu will appear with two settings: Off and Set Time. 3. Highlight SET TIME and press ENTER. (You would select OFF to turn off Page Scrolling.) 4. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select an interval between one and 60 seconds and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Pop-Ups Setup This feature helps you keep tabs on the RPM, Engine Trim, Trim Tab and Rudder pages by launching a pop up window if selected thresholds for any of the data types are exceeded. If, for example, you set the RPM threshold to 500 RPM and choose a 10-second Stay on Time, the RPM page will pop up if there is a change in RPM that exceeds 500 RPM -- like decreasing RPM from 2000 RPM to 1300 RPM. The pop up will expire 10 seconds after the data that exceeded the threshold stops changing. The gauge will revert to the page it was showing before the threshold was exceeded. To set RPM Pop up: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight POP-UPS SETUP and press ENTER. 14 3. The Pop-Ups Setup menu will appear with five options: RPM, Engine Trim, Trim Tabs, Rudder and Stay-on Time. Select RPM and press ENTER. The RPM menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Threshold. 4. Highlight SET THRESHOLD and press ENTER. (You would select OFF to turn off the pop-up.) NOTE: In a multiple engine configuration, the next step would be to select the engine. 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select a threshold between 50 and 3,000 RPM and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. To set Engine Trim Pop-up: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight POP-UPS SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select ENGINE TRIM and press ENTER. The Engine Trim menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Threshold. 4. Highlight SET THRESHOLD and press ENTER. (You would select OFF to turn off the pop-up.) 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select a threshold between 3% and 50% and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. To set Trim Tabs Pop up: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight POP-UPS SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select TRIM TABS and press ENTER. The Trim Tabs menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Threshold. (You would select OFF to turn off the pop-up.) 4. Highlight SET THRESHOLD and press ENTER. 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select a threshold between 3% and 50% and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. To set Rudder pop-up: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight POP-UPS SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select RUDDER and press ENTER. The Rudder menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Threshold. 4. Highlight SET THRESHOLD and press ENTER. (You would select OFF to turn off the pop-up.) 15 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to select a threshold between 3 and 40 degrees. Press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Stay-On Time: The Stay-On Time command allows you to choose how long a pop-up will remain on the screen after the data stops moving. The Stay-On Time setting will affect all four Pop-up Pages. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select PAGES and press ENTER. 2. Highlight POP-UPS SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select STAY-ON TIME and press ENTER. 4. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the amount of time a pop up will remain on the screen. The stay-on time for a pop up may be set between 2 and 15. Press ENTER. You will be taken to the main display. Screen Basic menu with Screen highlighted (left). Screen option menu (center) with Set Backlight window (right). Accessing the Screen menu allows you to make adjustments to the appearance of the screen. There are three options: Backlight, Contrast and Reverse Video. Backlight The Backlight feature allows you to brighten or dim the light in the LMF-400. To adjust Backlight: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SCREEN and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BACKLIGHT and press ENTER. The Backlight menu will appear with two options: BLight Sync (Backlight Sync) and Adjust. 3. Select ADJUST and press ENTER. 4. A vertical scrollbar will appear. Use the UP and DOWN keys to set the backlight to a desired level. Press EXIT to return to the Backlight menu. 16 Backlight Sync (BLight Sync) By turning on the Backlight Sync function, all the backlight levels for components on the LowranceNet may be controlled by any of the gauges or head units in the network. If you adjust the backlight on one of the gauges or display units, the backlight levels from the other gauges and display units will be changed, too. Backlight Sync will be on by default. To set Backlight Sync: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SCREEN and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BACKLIGHT and press ENTER. The Backlight menu will appear with two options: BLight Sync (Backlight Sync) and Adjust. 3. Highlight BLIGHT SYNC and press ENTER, which will open the BLight Sync menu with two options: On and Off. Turning on Backlight Sync will cause the backlight level for all gauges on the LowranceNet to be synchronized with the backlight level on your LMF-400. 4. Select the desired option (ON or OFF) and press ENTER to be directed to the main display. Contrast The Contrast feature allows you to darken or lighten the display screen. If you have more than one gauge, each gauge's contrast is adjusted individually. Contrast is not synchronized over the network. To adjust Contrast: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SCREEN and press ENTER. Select CONTRAST from the Screen menu and press ENTER, which will launch the Contrast Adjustment vertical scrollbar. 2. Use the UP and DOWN keys to move the bar to a desired level. 3. Press EXIT to return to the Screen menu or press ENTER to return to the main display. Contrast is highlighted on the Screen menu (left). The Contrast Adjust window (center). Reverse Video highlighted on Screen menu (right). 17 Reverse Video The Reverse Video function swaps the position of dark and light colors on the screen. The dark text, which is on top of a light background, will be switched to light text on top of a dark background. This feature, typically, is used to darken the display for nighttime use. NOTE: The Reverse Video command is transmitted over the network, so all gauges will be synchronized to the same Reverse Video setting. To turn on Reverse Video: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SCREEN, and press ENTER. 2. Highlight REVERSE VIDEO and press ENTER. You will notice the dark and light colors have been swapped for one another. 3. To switch Reverse Video to its previous setting, return to the Screen menu, select REVERSE VIDEO and press ENTER. 4. Press EXIT|EXIT to return to the main display. Audio Setup highlighted on the basic menu (left). Audio Setup menu (center) with Key Sounds menu (right). Audio Setup Audio Setup gives you access to the unit's audio functions. There are two options on the Audio Setup menu: Key Sounds and Alarm Sounds. Key Sounds When Key Sounds are turned on, a tone will sound every time you push the UP, DOWN, MENU, ENTER and EXIT keys. When you turn off Key Sounds, no tone will sound when you depress the keys. To turn Key Sounds on/off: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select AUDIO SETUP, and press ENTER. A menu will appear with two options: Key Sounds and Alarm Sound. 2. Select KEY SOUNDS and press ENTER. The Key Sounds menu will appear with two options: On and Off. 18 3. Highlight ON to turn Key Sounds on or OFF to turn Key Sounds off. Press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Alarm Sound When an alarm is set and Alarm Sound is turned on, you will hear a tone and see a pop-up window when an alarm is triggered. With an alarm set and Alarm Sound turned off, you will see a pop-up window, but no tone will sound. To turn Alarm Sound on/off: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select AUDIO SETUP and press ENTER. A menu will appear with two options: Key Sounds and Alarm Sound. 2. Highlight ALARM SOUNDS and press ENTER. The Alarm Sound will appear with two options: On and Off. 3. Select ON to turn on Alarm Sound or select OFF to turn off Alarm Sound. Press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. System Setup Menu The System Setup menu contains the following features: Engine Data, Engine Warnings, Change Units, Fuel Setup, Bus Devices, Sonar Alarms, Eng/Tank Configuration, Reset Values, NMEA Information and System Information. Speed Range and Pressure Range are included on the System Setup menu on the Synchronizer, Engine Trim, Single Analog and Trim Tab pages. Engine Data The Engine Data feature allows you to select an engine (Port, Center or Starboard) to be the primary engine shown on pages that display engine data. To modify Engine Data: 1. Press MENU, select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ENGINE DATA and press ENTER to open the Select Engine menu with three options (Port, Center and Starboard), depending on the engine-tank configuration you chose. 3. Select the engine (Port, Center or Starboard) you want to have displayed and press ENTER. A confirmation message will appear. If, for example, you selected the Port engine the following message will appear: Press Enter to change to Port Engine. 4. Press ENTER. Pages that display engine data will now show data from the selected engine. You will be taken back to the main display. Engine Warnings The Engine Warnings feature allows you to set an alarm for one or more engines. There are up to five options in the Engine Alarms menu, 19 depending on the number of engines chose during Boat Setup. The options are All Engines, Port, Center, Starboard and Off. The default setting is All Engines. (If you have a single-engine configuration, the only options on the Engine Warning menu will be on and off.) 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight SYSTEM SETUP, and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ENGINE WARNINGS and press ENTER to access the Engine Warnings menu. 3. Choose the desired option and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. If you choose All Engines, the alarm will be shown for each alarm that has been set. If Port, Center or Starboard engines are selected, the gauge will only show warnings coming from the chosen engine. (To turn off all engine warnings, highlight OFF and press ENTER. If you turn off engine alarms, no alarms will be shown for any of the engines.) Bus Devices The Bus Devices feature allows you to manage devices on the NMEA 2000 network. Accessing devices from the Bus Devices list gives you access to an EP sensor's internal menu. We will cover that in more detail in Section 4: EP Configuration and Calibration. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices, a list of network devices, will appear. 3. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. Sonar Alarms Sonar alarms allow you to set alarms that will alert you as water depth changes around your vessel. If the depth rises above (Deep Alarm) or falls below (Shallow Alarm) thresholds of your choosing, an alarm will sound. To set the Shallow Alarm: The shallow alarm will sound when your vessel enters water more shallow than the selected shallow alarm threshold. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight Sonar Alarms and press ENTER to open the Sonar Alarms menu with two options: Shallow and Deep. 3. Select SHALLOW and press ENTER. The Shallow menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Depth. 20 4. Select SET DEPTH and press ENTER to open the Set Depth menu. (Choose OFF to turn off the Shallow Alarm). 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to set the alarm to the desired depth and press ENTER. Press EXIT to return to the Sonar Alarms menu. To set the Deep Alarm: The deep alarm will sound when your vessel enters water deeper than the selected deep alarm threshold. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight Sonar Alarms and press ENTER to open the Sonar Alarms menu with two options: Shallow and Deep. 3. Select DEEP and press ENTER. The Shallow menu will appear with two options: Off and Set Depth. 4. Select SET DEPTH and press ENTER. (Choose OFF to turn off the Deep Alarm). 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to set the alarm to the desired depth, then press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. Sonar Alarms highlighted on System Setup menu (left). Sonar Alarms menu (center); Reset Values selected on System Setup menu (right). Engine/Tank Configuration The Engine/Tank configuration menu displays the number of engines and fuel tanks on the vessel as well as fuel tank capacity. You selected your engine-tank configuration during Boat Setup. If the selected configuration is incorrect, you can return to Boat Setup by resetting the configuration from the Engine/Tank Configuration menu. To reset Eng/Tank configuration: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to highlight SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Select ENG/TANK CFG and press ENTER. The Engine Tank information screen appears with the following message at the bottom of the page: Press Enter to reset Cfg (configuration). 21 3. Press ENTER and the following message will appear: Press Enter to reset Eng/Tank Cfg. 4. Press ENTER, which will open the Boat Setup menu. Press ENTER, then use the UP and DOWN keys to select an engine-tank configuration that matches the number of engines and tanks on your vessel. The Boat Setup menu options are: 1 Eng/1 Tank, 1 Eng/2 Tank, 2 Eng/1 Tank, 2 Eng/2 Tanks, 3 Eng/1 Tank or 3 Eng/3 Tanks. 5. Select the desired option and press ENTER, which will open the Tank Size menu. The Tank Size men will have up to three options (Port Tank, Cen Tank, Stbd Tank), depending on the engine tank configuration you selected during Boat Setup. (If you selected one tank during Boat Setup, you will not see any of these options. You will be taken directly to the Setting Tank Size Window.) 6. Select a tank and press ENTER to open the Setting Tank Size window. 7. Use the UP and DOWN keys to enter how many gallons the tank will hold and press ENTER. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each remaining tank. NOTE: If you have one tank, press ENTER after you have input the capacity of the tank. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. 8. After all tanks have been setup, press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display. Reset Values: The Reset command allows you to reset all values back to factory default settings. To reset values: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Select RESET VALUES and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Reset All Values. 3. Press ENTER to reset values. You will be taken back to the main display. WARNING: Resetting values is a hard reset. All LMF-400 settings will be set back to factory defaults. Resetting values, however, does not affect engine/tank configuration or the calibration and configuration settings of devices on the bus. 22 NMEA Info The NMEA information screen displays information about your NMEA network, including address, instance, serial number and database version. To access the NMEA Information screen: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight NMEA INFO and press ENTER. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. System Information Access the system information screen to see what version of software you have in your LMF-400. To access the System Information screen: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight SYSTEM INFO and press ENTER. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. Speed Range The Speed Range function is included in the System Setup menus of the following pages: Synchronizer, Single Analog, Dual Analog and Quad Analog. The Speed Range feature can make on-screen gauges easier to read by allowing you to choose a range that will better fit your vessel's speed capabilities. If, for example, your vessel's speed range is 0-40, the unnecessary figures (41-120) will only crowd the gauge display, making it harder to read. Using the Speed Range feature allows you to eliminate unnecessary figures from the display, giving it better resolution. The default speed range is 0-40 mph. To set Speed Range: 1. With the single analog, dual analog, quad analog or synchronizer page on the screen, press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP, and press ENTER. 2. Highlight SPEED RANGE and press ENTER, which will open the Speed range menu. 3. The Speed Range menu will appear with three options: 0-40, 0-80 and 0-120. 4. Select the desired range and press ENTER, which will take you back to the main display. Pressure Ranges The Pressure Range screen is included in the System Setup menus of the following pages: Synchronizer, Single Analog, Dual Analog and 23 Quad Analog. Pressure Range can make on-screen gauges easier to read by allowing you to select a range that will better fit your vessel's pressure range. If, for example, your vessel's water pressure range is 030 PSI, the unnecessary figures (31-100 PSI) will only crowd the gauge display, making it harder to read. Using the Pressure Range feature allows you to eliminate unnecessary figures from the display, giving it better resolution. To set Pressure Range: 1. With the single analog, dual analog, quad analog, synchronization page on the screen, press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight PRESS RANGES (Pressure Ranges) and press ENTER, which will open the Pressure range menu with the following options: Eng Wtr Press (Engine Water Pressure), Eng Oil Press (Engine Oil Pressure), Fuel Pressure, Eng Bst Press (Engine Boost Pressure) and Trns Oil Press (Transmission Oil Pressure). 3. Select the desired pressure category and press ENTER. A menu will appear with these options: 0-15 PSI, 0-30 PSI, 0-60 PSI, 0-80 PSI, 0100 PSI. 4. Highlight the desired pressure range and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Change Units The CHANGE UNITS feature allows you to change the units of measure for the following options: Speed/Distance, Temperature, Pressure, Depth, GPS Coordinates and Volume. System Setup menu (left) with Change Units highlighted. The Change Units menu (right) with Speed/Distance selected. To change Speed and Distance units: Choosing Speed and Distance from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for speed and distance to Statute, Nautical or SI (Metric). 24 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight CHANGE UNITS and press ENTER. Select SPEED/DIST and press ENTER to open the Speed and Distance menu. 3. Select the desired option -- STATUTE, NAUTICAL or SI (METRIC) -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. To change Temperature units: Accessing Temperature from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for temperature to Fahrenheit or Celsius. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. Highlight CHANGE UNITS and press ENTER. 2. Select TEMPERATURE and press ENTER to open the Temperature menu. 3. Highlight the desired option -- FAHRENHEIT or CELSIUS -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. To change Pressure units: Selecting Pressure from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for pressure to Imperial/US or SI/Metric. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight CHANGE UNITS and press ENTER. Select PRESSURE and press ENTER to open the Pressure menu. 3. Choose the desired option -- IMPERIAL/US or SI/METRIC -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. To change Depth units: Choosing Depth from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for depth to Feet, Fathoms or Meters. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight CHANGE UNITS and press ENTER. Select DEPTH and press ENTER to open the Depth menu. 3. Choose the desired option -- FEET, FATHOMS or METERS -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. To change GPS units: Selecting GPS Coord from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for GPS coordinates to Deg/Min or Deg/Min/Sec. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 25 2. Highlight Change Units and press ENTER. Select GPS COORD and press ENTER to open the GPS Coordinates menu. 3. Select the desired option -- DEG/MIN or DEG/MIN/SEC -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. To change Volume units: Choosing Volume from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for volume to US Gallons or Liters. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight CHANGE UNITS and press ENTER. Select VOLUME and press ENTER to open the Volume menu. 3. Select the desired option -- US GALLONS or LITERS -- and press ENTER. The unit of measure has been changed to the option you selected. You will be directed to the main display. Fuel Setup The following options may be accessed through the Fuel Setup menu: Refill Tank, Partial Fill, Economy Speed Source, Fuel Remaining Source, Reset Trip Fuel and Reset Seasonal Fuel. Refill Tank The Refill Tank command ensures the LMF-400 fuel reading is consistent with the actual amount of fuel in your tank(s). The Refill Tank command must be used with the EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-50 Storage Device and the Suzuki NMEA 2000 Engine Interface. The Refill Tank command is NOT used when the EP-15 Fluid Level is used to read the fuel level. To refill tank: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight FUEL SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select REFILL TANK and press ENTER. The select Tank menu will appear with up to three options (Port, Center and Starboard), depending on the engine-tank configuration you chose during Boat Setup. Select the tank you refilled and press ENTER. (If you have one tank, you will be taken directly to the recalibration window mentioned in step 4.) NOTE: If an EP-10 Fuel Flow or a Suzuki NMEA 2000 Engine Interface is being used a menu will appear giving you the option to calibrate fuel calculations. We will discuss calibration in Section 4: Configuration and Calibration. 26 4. A recalibration window will appear with two options: Yes and No. Select NO and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter after refilling the fuel tank. NOTE: You will only recalibrate when greater accuracy is necessary or when default settings appear to be wrong. We will discuss calibration in detail in Section 4: EP Configuration and Calibration. 5. Press ENTER. You will be directed back to the main display. Partial Fill The Partial Fill command is used when fuel is added to the tank, but the tank is not filled completely. Partial Fill must be used with the EP10 Fuel Flow, EP-50 Storage Device and the Suzuki NMEA 2000 Engine Interface. NOTE: When using the Partial Fill command, you will only be able to input an fuel amount less or equal to the fuel used figure. The unit will not allow you to input a fuel amount greater than the fuel used figure. To use Partial Fill: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. Highlight FUEL SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Select PARTIAL FILL and press ENTER. The Select Tank menu will appear with up to three options (Port, Center and Starboard), depending on the engine-tank configuration you selected during Boat Setup. (If you have one tank, you will be taken directly to the Adding Fuel window.) 3. Select the desired tank and press ENTER. The Adding Fuel window will appear. NOTE: When using the Partial Fill command, you will only be able to input into the gauge, an amount of fuel less or equal to the fuel used figure. The unit will not allow you to enter a fuel amount greater than the fuel used figure. 4. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the amount of fuel added to the tank and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Economy Speed Source The Economy Speed menu allows you to choose what speed source the LMF-400 will use to calculate Fuel Economy. A NMEA 2000 GPS module, like the LGC-2000, measures ground speed The EP-25 Paddlewheel and NMEA 2000 Pitot tube measure water speed. 27 NOTE: Ground Speed is the default speed source for Fuel Economy. To change Economy Speed source: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. Select FUEL SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight ECO SPEED SRC and press ENTER to open the Economy Speed menu. The menu has three options: Water Speed (Paddlewheel), Pitot Speed and Ground Speed (GPS). 3. Select the desired speed source and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Fuel Remaining Source The Fuel Remaining source function allows you to select the device used to measure the amount the fuel remaining in the tank. NOTE: If you plan to use a fluid level sensor for a fuel tank, you must switch the fuel remaining source to Fuel Level. If you want to use the EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-50 Storage Device or the NMEA 2000 Suzuki Engine Interface to measure fuel remaining, select Engine/FFlow from the Fuel Remaining Source menu. To change Fuel Remaining Source: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight FUEL SETUP and press ENTER. 3. Select FUEL REM SRC (Fuel Remaining Source) and press ENTER. 4. Highlight the device you want to use to measure remaining fuel -- ENG/FFLOW (Engine Fuel Flow) or FLUID LEV SNSR (Fluid Level Sensor) -- and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display. Reset Trip Fuel A few sensors, like the Suzuki Engine Interface, EP-10 Fuel Flow and EP-50 Storage Device keep a running total of fuel used for a trip. By using the Reset Trip command, you can reset to zero the running total of fuel used on a trip. To reset trip fuel: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. Select FUEL SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight RST TRIP FUEL and press ENTER. The Select Engine menu will appear with up to four options (Port, Center, Starboard and All Engines), depending on the engine-tank configuration you selected during Boat Setup. (If you have one tank, the Press Enter to reset Trip Fuel message will appear.) 28 3. Select the desired option and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to reset Trip Fuel. 4. Press ENTER, which will reset the trip fuel and take you back to the main display. Reset Seasonal A few sensors, like the Suzuki Engine Interface, EP-10 Fuel Flow and EP-50 Storage Device keep a running total of fuel used for a season. By using the Reset Seasonal command, you can reset to zero the running total of fuel used for a season. To reset seasonal fuel: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight FUEL SETUP and p ress ENTER. 3. Select RST SEASONAL (Reset Seasonal) and press ENTER. The Select Engine menu will appear with up to four options (Port, Center, Starboard and All Engines), depending on the engine-tank configuration you chose during Boat Setup. (If you have one engine, the reset seasonal fuel message will appear.) 4. Select the desired option and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to reset Seasonal Fuel. 5. Press ENTER to reset seasonal fuel. You will be taken back to the main display. Customizing Pages The customizing pages feature allows you to choose what data will be displayed on selected pages. Pages that can be customized include: Single Analog, Dual Analog, Quad Analog, Single Digital, Dual Digital, Quad Digital, Fuel Manager and Trim Tab pages. The Engine Trim, Engine Diagnostic, GPS Position and Synchronizer pages cannot be customized. NOTE: Before a page can be customized it must be added to the page screen rotation. (See the Adding Pages segment on page 13.) Once it is in the rotation, scroll it onto the main display to access its customize menu. 29 Basic menu with Customize highlighted. Single Analog The Single Analog page may be customized to display these data types: Alt Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temp, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Fluid Level, Water Speed (Paddlewheel), Ground Speed (GPS), and Tachometer. To customize Single Analog page: 1. Make sure the Single Analog page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Single Analog page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. The data menu will appear. 4. Select the data type you want to display and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display where the Single Analog page will be shown with the data you selected. Single Analog page (left) with Dual Analog page (right). 30 Dual Analog The Dual Analog page consists of two analog gauges and may be customized to show these data types: Alt Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temp, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Fluid Level, Water Speed (Paddlewheel), Ground Speed (GPS), and Tachometer. To customize Dual Analog page: 1. Make sure the Dual Analog page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Dual Analog page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. A menu will appear with two options: Top Gauge and Bottom Gauge. 4. Select the desired gauge and press ENTER. The data menu will appear. 5. Highlight the data category you want to display and press ENTER. Repeat steps 1-5 for the other half of the page (Top Gauge or Bottom Gauge). 6. Press EXIT|EXIT to return to the main display where the Dual Analog page will be shown with the data types you selected. Quad Analog The Quad Analog page is divided into four analog gauges, each capable of displaying these data types: Alternator Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temperature, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Fluid Level, Water Speed (Paddlewheel), Ground Speed (GPS) and Tachometer. To customize Quad Analog page: 1. Make sure the Quad Analog page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Quad Analog page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. A menu will appear with four options: Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left and Bottom Right. 4. Select the desired option and press ENTER. The data menu will appear. 5. Highlight the data you want to display and press ENTER. Repeat steps 1-5 for each gauge (Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left and Bottom Right). 31 6. Press EXIT|EXIT to get back to the Quad Analog page, where the data you selected will be displayed. NOTE: If a page is customized to show information from a device that is working improperly or is not connected to the NMEA 2000 network, the data boxes on the gauge will flash. This indicates the device is not sending data to the network. This could occur for a variety of reasons, depending on the device type. Quad Analog page (left) with Single Digital page (right). Single Digital The single digital page can display these data types: Alternator Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temperature, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Use, Seasonal Fuel, Water Speed (Paddle Wheel Speed), Ground Speed (GPS) and Tachometer. To customize Single Digital page: 1. Make sure the Single Digital page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Single Digital page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. The data menu will appear. 4. Highlight the data you want to display and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display where the single digital page will be displayed with the data you selected. Dual Digital The Dual Digital page has two digital data boxes stacked one on top of the other. The digital data boxes can display: Alternator Voltage, 32 Battery Voltage, Engine Temperature, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Use, Seasonal Fuel, Water Speed (Paddle Wheel Speed), Ground Speed (GPS) and Tachometer. To customize the Dual Digital page: 1. Make sure the Dual Digital page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Dual Digital page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. A menu will appear with two options: Top Data and Bottom Data. 4. Highlight the desired option and press ENTER. The data menu will appear. 5. Select the data you want to display and press ENTER. One of two things will happen, depending on the data category you selected. 1. If you chose Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Water Speed or Ground Speed, you will be taken back to the Top DataBottom Data menu. Repeat Steps 4-5 for the other data box. 2. If you selected Alternator Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temp, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Used, Seasonal Fuel or Tachometer, you will be taken to the Select Engine menu where there will be up to three options: Port, Center and Starboard. The data category you selected will retrieve data from the engine you choose. Select the desired engine and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Top Data-Bottom Data menu. Highlight the other data box and repeat steps 4-5. 6. When both digital data boxes are customized, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the main display, where the dual digital page will be shown with the data you chose. 33 Dual Digital page (left) with Quad Digital page (right). Quad Digital The Quad Digital page has four digital data boxes, stacked one on top of the other. The digital data boxes can display: Alternator Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temperature, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Use, Seasonal Fuel, Water Speed (Paddle Wheel Speed), Ground Speed (GPS) and Tachometer. To customize Quad Digital page: 1. Make sure the Quad Digital page has been added to the page display. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Quad Digital page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. The Data Box menu will appear with four options: Data Box 1, Data Box 2, Data Box 3 and Data Box 4. 4. Highlight the desired data box and press ENTER. A list of data types will appear. 5. Select the data you want to display and press ENTER. One of two things will happen, depending on the data category you selected. 1. If you chose Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Water Speed or Ground Speed, you will be taken back to the Data Box menu. Repeat Steps 4-5 for the other digital data boxes. 2. If you selected Alternator Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temp, Engine Water Pressure, Engine Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Engine Boost Pressure, Transmission Oil Pressure, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Used, Seasonal Fuel or Tachometer, you will be taken to the Select Engine menu which will have up to 34 three options: Port, Center and Starboard. The data you selected will originate from the engine you choose. Select the desired engine and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Data Box menu. Highlight the other digital data boxes and repeat steps 4-5. 6. When all Data boxes have been customized, press EXIT|EXIT to return to the main display, where the Quad Digital page will be shown with the data you selected. Trim Tabs The Trim Tab page can display Trim Tabs position in percentages and degrees. Customize Trim Tabs: 1. Make sure the Trim Tabs page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Trim Tabs page onto the main display. 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. The Trim Tabs Customize menu will appear with two options: Percentage or Degrees. 4. Select the desired option and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the main display, where trim tab information will be displayed in the unit of measure you chose. Trim Tabs page (left), GPS Module page (center) and Fuel Manager Page (right). Fuel Manager The Fuel Manager page has three digital data boxes stacked one on top of the other. Each digital data box can display these data types: Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Used, Seasonal Fuel, Water Speed (Paddle Wheel Speed) and Ground Speed (GPS). To customize the Fuel Manager Page: 1. Make sure the Fuel Manager page has been added to the page screen rotation. 2. Use the ENTER and EXIT keys to scroll the Fuel Manager page onto the main display. 35 3. Press MENU, select CUSTOMIZE and press ENTER. The data location menu will appear with three options: Top Data, Center Data and Bottom Data. 4. Highlight the desired data location and press ENTER. A list of data types will appear. 5. Select the desired data category and press ENTER. One of two things will happen, depending on the data category you selected. 1. If you chose Water Speed or Ground Speed, you will be taken back to the Data Location menu. Repeat Steps 4-5 for the other data locations you want to customize. 2. If you chose Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Used, Fuel Range, Trip Fuel Used or Seasonal Fuel, you will be taken to the Select Engine menu which will have up to three options: Port, Center and Starboard. Select the engine you would like to use as the source for the data category you selected and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Data Location menu. 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each of the other data locations you want to customize. When all have been customized, press EXIT|EXIT to get back to the Fuel Manager page. 36 Section 4: EP Configuration & Calibration To configure items connected to the LowranceNET, press MENU, select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER to open the Bus Devices list. Bus Devices works as the device manager for the bus, allowing you to configure and unconfigure devices and set and reset critical values such as alarms and calibration. NOTE: The Suzuki Engine Interface, EP-35 Temperature sensor, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-50 Storage Device and EP-10 Fuel Flow are the only sensors that can be configured through the Bus Devices list. Bus Devices highlighted in the System Setup menu (left). Searching Bus Devices window (center) with Bus Devices list (right). EP-35 Temperature Configuration The EP-35 Temperature sensor has three configuration options: Inside, Outisde and Water. An unconfigured temperature sensor will appear on the bus devices list as UnCfg Temp. To configure EP-35 Temp Sensor: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select an unconfigured temp sensor (UNCFG TEMP) and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Configure Temp Sensor. 4. Press ENTER, which will open the Sel Temp menu with three options: Water Temp, Outside Temp and Inside Temp. 5. Highlight the desired option and press ENTER. The temp is now configured. You will be directed to the Bus Devices list. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. 37 To unconfigure an EP-35 temp sensor: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear, showing all devices detected on the network. 3. Choose the temp sensor you want to unconfigure and press ENTER. Select UNCONFIGURE from the temp configuration menu and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Menu to UnConfig Device Name. 4. Press ENTER to unconfigure the sensor and be directed back to the Bus Devices list where the temp now will be listed as UnCfg Temp. To reconfigure an EP-35 temp sensor: To reconfigure a sensor, there must be a configuration name available (Water, Outside or Inside). If all three temp sensors have been configured, you first will have to unconfigure a temp sensor to make its name available for reconfiguration. If you try to reconfigure a sensor when the desired configuration name (Water, Outside and Inside) is in use, a Name Already Selected message will appear. If all three temps are configured, which means there is no name configuration available, follow the first set of instructions. If the desired configuration name is available, follow the second set of instructions. The steps below will show you how to switch the configuration of a water temp to an outside temp. If all temps configured (Configuration name unavailable): 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. Select OUT: T (Outside Temp) and press ENTER to open the temp configuration menu. 3. Select UNCONFIGURE and press ENTER. The following message will pop up: Press Enter to UnConfig Device Name. 4. Press ENTER to unconfigure the sensor and be taken back to the Bus Devices list. The Outside temp is now unconfigured and will be displayed as UnCfg Temp. Its configuration name (Outside) is now available, so you will be able to use it to reconfigure the Water temp sensor. 5. Highlight WTR: T and press ENTER, which will open the temp configuration menu. Select RECONFIGURE and press ENTER. That will direct you to the Temp Selection menu, which will have three options: Water, Outside and Inside. 38 6. Select OUTSIDE and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list. The temp you just reconfigured (formerly water temp) will now be displayed as Out: T. 7. To configure the unconfigured Temp (formerly Outside temp), highlight UNCFG TEMP from the Bus Devices list and press ENTER to open the Temp Selection menu, which will have three options: Water, Outside and Inside. Highlight WATER and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the temp you just configured will be displayed as WTR: T. If desired configuration name available: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. Select WTR: T and press ENTER to open the configuration options menu. 3. Select RECONFIGURE and press ENTER to open the Temp Selection menu, which will have three options: Water, Outside and Inside. 4. Highlight OUTSIDE and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the temp will now be shown as Out T. EP-10 Fuel Flow Configuration You can have up to three fuel flow sensors installed on your vessel, one for each engine supported by the LMF-400. The number of fuel flows listed on the Bus Devices list depends on the engine-tank configuration you chose during Boat Setup. A three-engine configuration will display fuel flows as Port Fuel Flow (Port FFlow), Center Fuel Flow (Cen FFlow) and Starboard Fuel Flow (Stbd FFlow). When accessing a fuel flow, its menu will appear with the following options: Change Engine (for two or more engines only), Fuel Warning, Unset Engine, Reset Values and Reset Calibration. After a fuel flow has been added to the network, you are ready to proceed with its configuration. NOTE: If, after configuring, unconfiguring or reconfiguring a fuel flow, it is not shown on the Bus Devices list, you will have to refresh the list. Press MENU, select SYSTEM SETUP and press MENU. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press MENU. The Fuel Flow will be listed with its new configuration setting. To configure an EP-10 Fuel Flow: When you configure a fuel flow, you are linking the fuel flow's location/engine on the boat to its matching configuration/device name (Port, Center or Starboard) in the LMF-400. 39 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select UNCFG F FLOW and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Configure Fuel Flow Snsr. 4. Press ENTER to open the Select Engine menu with up to three engine options: Port, Center and Starboard. NOTE: If your unit is set to a one-engine configuration, the Configuration Options menu will not appear when you are configuring a fuel flow. On the Bus Devices list, the fuel flow will automatically be given the configuration name Eng FFlow. 5. Select the desired engine and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the fuel flow will now be listed as Port FFlow, Cen FFlow or Stbd FFlow, depending on the engine you chose from the Select Engine menu. Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. To unconfigure an EP-10 Fuel Flow: The unconfigure command allows you to set an EP-10 fuel flow back to its original unconfigured status. Unset Engine 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER to open the Bus Devices list. 3. Select the desired fuel flow and press ENTER. The Fuel Flow menu will appear. Select UNSET ENGINE and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to UnConfig Device Name. 4. Press ENTER and you will be directed back to the Bus Devices list, where the fuel flow you unconfigured will be shown as UnCfg F Flow. To reconfigure an EP-10 Fuel Flow: You will use the Change Engine command to reconfigure a Fuel Flow. Change Engine, however, will only appear on your LMF-400 menu if you have more than one engine. If all the fuel flows on your vessel are configured, you will have to unconfigure a fuel flow to free up its configuration name (Port, Center, Starboard). If all three fuel flows are configured, which means there is no name configuration available, follow the first set of instructions. If the desired configuration name is available, follow the second set of instructions. 40 Change Engine (active only with multiple-engine setting) The steps below show how to switch the configuration name of a fuel flow from the port engine to the starboard engine. If all fuel flows configured (Configuration name unavailable): 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select the Port fuel flow and press ENTER. Highlight UNSET ENGINE and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to UnConfig Device Name. 4. Press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the port fuel flow will now be displayed as UnCfg FFlow. 5. Select the Starboard Fuel Flow and press ENTER. 6. Highlight CHANGE ENGINE and press ENTER. The Select Engine menu will appear with up to three options (Port, Center and Starboard), depending on your engine-tank configuration. 7. Select PORT and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list. 8. Highlight UnCfg FFlow and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Configure Fuel Flow Sns. 9. Press ENTER, which will open the Select Engine menu. Choose Starboard and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the fuel flows will be shown with their new configuration names. If desired configuration name available: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select the fuel flow you want to reconfigure and press ENTER. Highlight CHANGE ENGINE and press ENTER. The Select Engine menu will appear with up to three options (Port, Center or Starboard), depending on your engine-tank configuration. 4. Choose the desired configuration name and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the fuel flow you reconfigured will be displayed with its new configuration name. Fuel Wrng (Fuel Warning) Fuel Warning allows you to set a Low level or High level alarm for each fuel flow on the network. A pop-up window will appear if your fuel rises above or falls below a threshold of your choosing. 41 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER to open the Bus Devices list. 3. Select the desired fuel flow and press ENTER, which will open the Fuel Flow menu. 4. Highlight FUEL WRNG and press ENTER. The Select Level menu will appear with two options: Low Level and High Level. Typically, a Fuel Level warning is used to alert you when your vessel is running low on fuel, so highlight LOW LEVEL and press ENTER. The Set Level Percentage window will appear, allowing you to set the level warning to the desired percentage of tank capacity. It will be set to OFF by default. (To turn off a level warning select Off.) 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to set the desired fuel warning percentage and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list. Reset Values: By accessing the Reset Values command from the Fuel Flow menu, you will be able to reset configuration and calibration settings for a particular fuel flow. 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. Select the fuel flow you want to reset and press ENTER. 3. Choose RESET VALUES from the fuel flow menu and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to Reset Device Values. 4. Press ENTER and you will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the fuel flow will now be displayed as UnCfg F Flow. NOTE: By resetting values from the configuration menu, ONLY the device selected from the Bus Devices list will be set back to its defaults. When you Reset Values, the calibration and configuration settings of the device are set back to factory defaults. EP-15 Fluid Level Configuration The LMF-400 will support up to three tanks for each Fluid Level type which includes: Fuel, Fresh Water, Oil, Black Water, Waste Water (Gray Water) and Live Well. On the Bus Devices list, the fuel tanks will be displayed as Fuel Tank (P) -- Port Fuel Tank (C) -- Center, and Fuel Tank (S) --Starboard. If you chose a one-tank configuration in Boat Setup, the tank will be listed as Fuel Tank. 42 Like a fuel tank, the Oil Tank will also be listed by its engine location -- Oil Tank (P), Oil Tank (C) or Oil Tank (S). When setting fluid level configuration for the other fluid types you will be given the opportunity to assign the tank a number in case you have more than one tank of that fluid type. The tanks will be listed with a tank number of your choosing. By default, the tank number is set to 1. The other fluid types will be displayed as BlkWtr Tnk (1, 2 or 3), FrshWtr Tnk (1, 2 or 3), LWell Tnk (1, 2 or 3) and WsteWtr Tnk (1, 2 or 3). If the EP-15 fluid level has not been configured, it will be listed as Unfcg F Lev on the bus devices list. NOTE: The Fuel Remaining Source must be set to fluid level for the unit to correctly display fuel level information. It is set to Engine/Fuel Flow by default. Fluid Level menu The Fluid Level menu contains the following features: Configure, Unconfigure, Reconfigure, Level Warning, Calibrate, Reset Calibration and Reset Values. Calibration and Reset Calibration will be addressed in the calibration portion of this section. Caution If you configure your fluid level for fuel, you will NOT be able to get a fuel range reading. Fuel Range will NOT be calculated with a fluid level sensor. It will only be calculated with an engine interface, EP-10 Fuel Flow or EP-50 Storage Device. To configure EP-15 Fluid Level for Fuel: 1. Make sure the Fuel Remaining Source has been set to Fluid Level. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER to bring up the Bus Devices list. 3. Select UNFCG F LEV and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to configure Fluid Lev Snsr. 4. Press ENTER and the Fluid Level configuration menu will appear. 5. Choose FUEL and press ENTER, which will open the Select Tank menu with up to three options: Port Tank, Center Tank and Starboard Tank. The number of tank options depends on the engine-tank configuration you chose during Boat Setup. 6. Select the tank connected to the fluid level you are configuring and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the tank will be displayed as Fuel Tank (P), Fuel Tank (C) or Fuel Tank (S). Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display. 43 To configure EP-15 for Fresh Water: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select UNFCG F LEV and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to configure Fluid Lev Snsr. Press ENTER and the Fluid Level configuration menu will appear. 4. Choose FRESH WATER and press ENTER. The Tank Number window will appear. 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the number you want to assign the tank and press ENTER. The Setting Tank Size window will appear on the screen. 6. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the size of the tank and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the tank will be displayed as FrshWtr Tnk (1, 2 or 3). To configure EP-15 for Waste Water (Gray Water): 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select UNFCG F LEV and press ENTER. The following message will appear: Press Enter to configure Fluid Lev Snsr. Press ENTER and the Fluid Level configuration menu will appear. 4. Choose WASTE WATER and press ENTER. The Tank Number window will appear. 5. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the number you want to assign the tank and press ENTER. The Setting Tank Size window will appear on the screen. 6. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the size of the tank and press ENTER. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list, where the tank will be displayed as WstWtr Tnk (1, 2 or 3). Press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main display. To configure EP-15 for Live Well: 1. Press MENU, use the UP and DOWN keys to select SYSTEM SETUP and press ENTER. 2. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER. The Bus Devices list will appear. 44