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Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Specifications: LMS-522c iGPS and LMS-527cDF iGPS ............. 3 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ................ 10 Section 2: Installation............................................................. 13 Preparations ................................................................................ 13 Transducer Installation .............................................................. 13 Single-frequency transom installations ............................. 14 Dual-frequency transom installations ............................... 14 Single-frequency trolling motor installations ................... 14 Shoot-through hull installations ........................................ 14 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 14 How low should you go? .......................................................... 15 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 16 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting .................... 17 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation (single-frequency only) 23 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches.............................. 23 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation ................................................. 24 Hulls With Flotation Materials .......................................... 24 Testing Determines Best Location ......................................... 25 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 27 Speed/Temperature Sensors ................................................. 28 Optional Speed Sensor Installation ....................................... 28 Power Connections ...................................................................... 30 Powering Your Display Unit ...................................................... 31 Power Diagram A ........................................................................ 32 Power Diagram B ........................................................................ 33 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus ...................................... 33 Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network .................................. 34 NMEA 0183 Wiring (Data cable) ........................................... 34 Mounting the Unit: Bracket or Portable ................................... 35 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation............................ 39 Other Accessories ........................................................................ 40 Cleaning Towel ........................................................................ 40 Face Cover ................................................................................... 41 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ........................................ 43 Keyboard ...................................................................................... 43 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 44 Main Menu................................................................................... 44 Pages ............................................................................................ 46 Satellite Status Page............................................................... 46 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 47 Map Page ................................................................................. 47 i Table of Contents Sonar Page ............................................................................... 48 Basic Sonar Quick Reference ............................................... 51 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 52 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 54 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 55 Section 4: Sonar Options........................................................ 57 ASPTM (Advanced Signal Processing) ......................................... 57 Alarms.......................................................................................... 58 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 58 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 59 Fish Alarm ............................................................................... 60 GPS Alarms ............................................................................. 61 NMEA 2000 Alarms .................................................................... 62 Calibrate Speed ........................................................................... 63 Chart Speed ................................................................................. 64 ColorlineTM ................................................................................... 65 Depth Cursor ............................................................................... 66 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 67 Depth Range - Manual................................................................ 67 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits ................................... 68 FasTrackTM ................................................................................... 69 Fish I.D.TM (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 70 FishTrackTM.................................................................................. 72 Frequency (Change Frequency) (LMS-527cDF only)................ 72 HyperScrollTM............................................................................... 73 Log Sonar Chart Data................................................................. 74 Noise Rejection ............................................................................ 75 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 75 Ping Speed & HyperScrollTM ....................................................... 78 Reset Options............................................................................... 79 Reset Water Distance.................................................................. 80 Set Keel Offset............................................................................. 80 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 81 Automatic Sensitivity ............................................................. 82 Sonar Chart Mode ....................................................................... 83 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 84 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 84 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 85 Split Frequency Sonar Chart (LMS-527cDF only)................ 85 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 86 Customize Page Displays........................................................ 86 Flasher ..................................................................................... 88 Sonar with Custom Gauges ........................................................ 88 ii Sonar Simulator .......................................................................... 91 Stop Chart.................................................................................... 93 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 94 Transparency............................................................................... 95 Upper and Lower Limits............................................................. 96 Zoom & Zoom Bar........................................................................ 96 Zoom Pan ..................................................................................... 96 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 97 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ....................................... 101 Keyboard .................................................................................... 101 Power/lights on and off ............................................................. 102 Main Menu................................................................................. 102 Pages .......................................................................................... 104 Sonar Page ............................................................................. 104 Satellite Status Page............................................................. 104 Navigation Page .................................................................... 106 Map Page ............................................................................... 109 Background map vs. MapCreate map content .................... 110 Map with Sonar ..................................................................... 113 Map with Custom Gauges..................................................... 114 Radar.......................................................................................... 115 Basic GPS Quick Reference ................................................ 117 Find Your Current Position...................................................... 118 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys........... 118 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor ............................... 119 Searching ................................................................................... 119 Set a Waypoint .......................................................................... 121 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 123 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 123 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ............................................ 124 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 124 Navigate to a Point of Interest ................................................. 126 Creating and Saving a Trail ..................................................... 126 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 128 Navigating Trails ...................................................................... 129 Visual Trailing....................................................................... 129 Navigate a Trail (forward).................................................... 129 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack, or reverse) .................... 131 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ........................... 132 Custom Maps: ........................................................................ 132 GPS Data files: ...................................................................... 132 Cancel Navigation ..................................................................... 134 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations.............................. 135 iii Find Distance from different Locations ................................... 135 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 135 Icons ........................................................................................... 136 Create Icon on Map ...................................... ...