FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF
 Copyright 2004 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved
 Table of Contents
 Sonar Troubleshooting Basic GPS Operations
 Advanced GPS Operations 125
Basic GPS Quick Reference 104
 System & GPS Setup Options 139
 Supplemental Material 185
Searching 169
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 How this manual can get you out on the road, fast
Read Me First
 For the water with your unit
 Back-up memory
General
Sonar
 Auto bottom track
Audible alarms
Position updates
Automatic ranging
 How Eagle Sonar Works
Graphic symbols for Waypoints or event
 How GPS Works
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 Introduction to GPS and Waas
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 Sonar Viewer
Free Training Aids Available
Emulator
 How to use this manual typographical conventions
 Instructions = Menu Sequences
Menu Commands
Arrow Keys
Keyboard
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 Preparations
Transducer Installation
 Selecting a Transducer Location
 Pad Deadrise less than Strakes
How low should you go?
 Transom
Shoot-Thru-Hull vs. Transom Mounting
Transducer centerline Hull bottom
 Assembling the bracket
Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting
Dot
 Alignment letters Positions Transducer
Aligning the transducer on the transom
Transducer bracket RatchetRatchet
 Flat washer
Ratchets
Bolt
Nut
 Metal Nut Washer Rubber
Assembling the transducer
Drilling mounting holes
Attaching transducer to transom
 Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull
 Internal tooth washer TMB-S bracket Bolt Nut Flat washer
Ing the boat if it is knocked off at high speed
 Too far back
Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches
Partial fish arches
Transducer aimed
 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation
Testing Determines Best Location
Hulls With Flotation Materials
 Transducer location High speed Trolling speed
 Shoot-Thru-Hull Installation
 Speed/Temperature Sensors
 Optional Speed Sensor Installation
 Transom Bottom of hull
Good location
 Power Connections
 Mounting the Unit Bracket, In-Dash or Portable
Bracket Installation
 Front
 173.9 72.9 23.4 137.9 Millimeter 56.9 Inch
In-Dash Installation
 146.5
Portable Installation
Millimeters Inches
 Cell battery
GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation
 Nmea Wiring
MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
Nmea Cable Connections
 Thumb ScrewInsert card face up, this way
Other Accessories
To remove an MMC
To add an MMC or SD Card
 Switch Boxes
 Keyboard
MMC slot access door
 Main Menu
Power/lights on and off
 Main Menu
 Satellite Status
Pages
 Map
Navigation
 Sonar
Page
 Digital data Surface signal
 Basic Sonar Quick Reference
 Sonar Operations
 To adjust sensitivity
 To Restore Factory Settings
Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart
 To change the ASP level
ASP Advanced Signal Processing
 Depth Alarms
Alarms
 Zone Alarm
 Fish Alarm
 Calibrate Speed
To turn the fish alarm on
Press ↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit
Sonar ALARMSENT↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit
 Chart Speed
 ColorLine
To adjust the ColorLine level
 To change the information displayed in a data box
Customize Page Displays
Thin or no ColorLine Wider ColorLine
 Depth Cursor
 Cursor line Depth box
Depth Range Automatic
 To turn Auto Depth Range on again
To switch to Manual Depth Range
Depth Range Manual
FasTrack
 Bar graph
Fish I.D. Fish Symbols & Depths
 FishTrack
To turn the Fish I.D. feature on
To turn on FishTrack
 Symbols with FishTrack depths
Frequency Change Transducer Frequency SeaCharter 500CDF only
 HyperScroll
Log Sonar Chart Data
To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz
To change the frequency setting to 200 kHz
 Noise Rejection
To record or log chart data
Overlay Data
 To overlay information on your screen
 To move overlaid data
To remove overlaid data
 Steering arrow
To change displayed data font size
 Ping Speed & HyperScroll
 To change Ping Speed
Reset Options
To turn off HyperScroll
 Set Keel Offset
Reset Water Distance
 Automatic Sensitivity
Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
 To adjust sensitivity in manual mode
To adjust sensitivity in auto mode
To turn Auto Sensitivity back on
 Full Sonar Chart
Sonar Chart Mode
Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
To change the chart mode color scheme
 Split Zoom Sonar Chart
 Customizing the Digital Data Screen
Digital Data
 Tip
 Map With Sonar Split Screen
Sonar Simulator
 Title bar with chart file name Play symbol flashing
 Press MENUMENU↓ to Browse MMC Filesentent
Stop Chart
 Surface Clarity
To adjust the Surface Clarity level
 Surface clutter
Zoom & Zoom Bar
 Zoom Pan
 Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically
Unit wont turn on
 Noise
No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is off
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 Section Basic GPS Operations
 Power/lights on and off
 Main Menu
 Pages Menu, showing some Map display options
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 Navigation
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 Map
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 Background map vs. MapCreate map content
 Zoom Range Position, distance Bearing data
Minor Interstate Major Street Cursor line Streets
Pop-up
Marker School POI Restaurant
 Resize Window command
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 Basic GPS Quick Reference
 Moving Around the Map Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
Find Your Current Position
 Searching
Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor
Cursor line Pop-up name box Selected wreck
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 To create and save a Waypoint
Set a Waypoint
Create Waypoint at Current Position
 Create Waypoint on Map
Step
Create Waypoint by Entering a Position
 Navigate To a Waypoint
 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint
 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
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 Creating and Saving a Trail
Navigate to a Point of Interest
To Save a Trail
 Press ↓ to the Active Trail NameENT
Visible Active Symbol
 To turn on trail display
Displaying a Saved Trail
Navigating Trails
To turn off trail display
 Navigate a Trail forward
Visual Trailing
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 Present position arrow North Magenta trail line Trail point
Navigate a Back Trail backtrack, or reverse
Red course
 Custom Maps
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
GPS Data files
 122
 Cancel Navigation
 124
 Find Distance From Point to Point
Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location
 Create Icon on Map
Icons
Create Icon at Current Position
 Navigate to an Icon
Delete an Icon
 Routes Created in the Unit
Routes
Create and Save a Route
PC-created Routes
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 Edit a Route Name
Delete a Route
Edit Route Waypoints
 Navigate a Route
 Navigate a Route in Reverse
 Edit a Trail Name
Trails
Delete a Trail
Trail NameENT↓ to
 Edit a Trail Pattern
Edit a Trail Color
 Waypoints
Utilities
 Waypoint Position
Edit a Waypoint
Selecting a Waypoint
Waypoint Name
 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
Set a Waypoint by Average Position
 Press MENUMENU↓ to Alarmsentent
Section System & GPS Setup Options
 Check MMC Files and Storage Space
Communications Port Configuration
 Configure Nmea
 Coordinate System Selection
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupent
 To setup Loran TD
 Map Fix
To configure a map fix
 Customize Map
GPS Simulator
Customize Satellite Status
Customize Navigation
 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
To get to the GPS Simulator
 Map Auto Zoom
Hide GPS Features
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupentent
Initialize GPS
 Show Map Data
Map Data
Pop-up Map Information
 Fill Water With White
Map Boundaries
Map Overlays Range Rings Lat/Long Grid
 Map Datum Selection
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Datum Selectionent
Map Detail Category Selection
 Track Up mode, map shows N and arrow to indicate north
Map Orientation
 To display a Navionics chart
Navionics Charts
 Port Information
To view Port Services information
 Tidal Current Information
Port Services icons Pop-up name box Cursor lines
 To view Tidal Current information
 To view tide information
Tide Information
 Pop-up name box Cursor line Tide Station icon
 Pop-up Help
 Require Waas
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Require Waasent
Screen Contrast and Brightness
 Set Language
 Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Show Waas Alarm
Show Waas Alarm
Set Local Time
 Software Version Information
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
 Track Smoothing
 General Trail Options
Update Trail Option
Trail Options
Delete All Trails
 165
 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
Transparency
Delete Trail
New Trail
 Press MENUMENU↓ to System Setupentent
To adjust Menu Transparency level
Units of Measure
 168
 Searching
 Find Addresses
 171
 Tip
 Find Interstate Highway Exits
Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
 174
 Find Exit menu, with an exit selected in the list
 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI
 Find by Name option, left, Find by Name menu, right
 Find a Street
Find Streets or Intersections
 ENT
 Find an Intersection
 Map Page showing results of an intersection search
 Find Waypoints
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 Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit
 186
 187
 188
 FCC Compliance
 190
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