FishElite502c iGPS & SeaCharter502cDF iGPS
 Copyright 2005 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved
 Table of Contents
 Basic Sonar Quick Reference
Sonar Options & Features
 Sonar Troubleshooting Basic GPS Operations
Basic GPS Quick Reference
Advanced GPS Operations 117
 System & GPS Setup Options 131
 Supplemental Material 175
Searching 161
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 How this manual can get you out on the road, fast
Read Me First
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 General
SeaCharter 502cDF iGPS 4,000 watts
Back-up memory
Sonar
 Audible alarms
Depth capability SeaCharter 502cDF iGPS 1,500 feet
Position updates
Sonar Sounding
 Graphic symbols for Waypoints or event
How Eagle Sonar Works
Position points
 How GPS Works
 Introduction to GPS and Waas
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 Free Training Aids Available
Sonar Viewer
Emulator
 Menu Commands
How to use this manual typographical conventions
Arrow Keys
Keyboard
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 Preparations
Transducer Installation
 Selecting a Transducer Location
 Pad Deadrise less than Strakes
 Shoot-Thru-Hull vs. Transom Mounting
How low should you go?
Transom
Transducer centerline Hull bottom
 Assembling the bracket
Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting
 Dot
Alignment letters Positions Transducer
Transducer bracket RatchetRatchet
 Ratchets
Aligning the transducer on the transom
Bolt
Nut
 Drilling mounting holes
Assembling the transducer
Metal Nut Washer Rubber
Washers
 Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull
Attaching transducer to transom
 Internal tooth washer TMB-S bracket Bolt Nut Flat washer
Trolling Motor Bracket Installation single-frequency only
 Partial fish arches
Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches
Transducer aimed
Too far back
 Testing Determines Best Location
Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation
Hulls With Flotation Materials
 Transducer location High speed Trolling speed
Second bottom True bottom Manual range setting
 Shoot-Thru-Hull Installation
 Epoxy transducer to hull
 Speed/Temperature Sensors
 Optional Speed Sensor Installation
Accessory Sonar unit rear view
Socket
 Transom Bottom of hull
Good location
 Power Connections
 Nmea Wiring
GPS Internal Antenna
Nmea Cable Connections
 Orange Receive
Mounting the Unit Bracket or Portable
 Front
Bracket Installation
 173.9 77.1 27.6 137.9 Millimeter 56.9 Inch
Portable Installation
 Cell battery
MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
 To remove an MMC
Other Accessories
To add an MMC or SD Card
Thumb ScrewInsert card face up, this way
 MapCreate 6 CD-ROM left. MMC card reader for USB ports right
 Keyboard
Basic Sonar Operation
 Main Menu
Power/lights on and off
 Main Menu
 Satellite Status
Pages
 Map
Navigation
 Sonar
 Split zoom display left. Digital data display right
 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
 Alarms
Depth Alarms
To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm
 Zone Alarm
To adjust and turn on the deep alarm
To adjust and turn on the zone alarm
 Fish Alarm
To turn the fish alarm on
Calibrate Speed
 Chart Speed
 ColorLine
To adjust the ColorLine level
 Customize Page Displays
To change the information displayed in a data box
Thin or no ColorLine Wider ColorLine
 Cursor line Depth box
 Depth Cursor
Depth Range Automatic
Depth Range Manual
 To switch to Manual Depth Range
FasTrack
Fish I.D.
 To turn on Fish ID
 FishTrack
Symbols with FishTrack depths
Frequency Change Transducer Frequency
To turn on FishTrack
 To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz
Log Sonar Chart Data
To change the frequency setting to 200 kHz
HyperScroll
 To record or log chart data
Noise Rejection
Overlay Data
 To overlay information on your screen
 To move overlaid data
To remove overlaid data
 Ping Speed & HyperScroll
To change displayed data font size
Steering arrow
 To turn off HyperScroll
To change Ping Speed
 Reset Water Distance
Reset Options
 Set Keel Offset
 To adjust sensitivity in auto mode
Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
Automatic Sensitivity
 Sonar Chart Mode
To adjust sensitivity in manual mode
To change the chart mode color scheme
 Full Sonar Chart
Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
 Split Zoom Sonar Chart
Digital Data
Customizing the Digital Data Screen
 Tip
 Map With Sonar Split Screen
Sonar Simulator
 Title bar with chart file name Play symbol flashing
 Stop Chart
Surface Clarity
Press MENUMENU↓ to Browse MMC Filesentent
 To adjust the Surface Clarity level
Zoom & Zoom Bar
Surface clutter
 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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 Basic GPS Operations
 Power/lights on and off
 Pages
 Pages Menu showing some Map display options
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 Navigation
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 Map
 Background map vs. MapCreate map content
 Tip
 Pop-up
Minor Interstate Major Street Cursor line Streets
Marker School POI Restaurant
Zoom Range Position, distance Bearing data
 Resize Window command
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 Basic GPS Quick Reference
 Moving Around the Map Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
Find Your Current Position
 Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor
Searching
Cursor line Pop-up name box Selected wreck
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 Set a Waypoint
To create and save a Waypoint
Create Waypoint at Current Position
 Step
Create Waypoint on Map
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
 Creating and Saving a Trail
Navigate to a Point of Interest
 To Save a Trail
Visible Active Symbol
 To turn off trail display
Displaying a Saved Trail
 Navigating Trails
Visual Trailing
Navigate a Trail
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 Navigate a Back Trail
Present position arrow North Magenta trail line Trail point
Red course
 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
Custom Maps
GPS Data files
 115
 Cancel Navigation
 Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location
Find Distance From Point to Point
Icons
 Create Icon on Map
Create Icon at Current Position
Delete an Icon
 Navigate to an Icon
Routes
 Create and Save a Route
PC-created Routes
Routes Created in the Unit
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 Delete a Route
 Edit Route Waypoints
Edit a Route Name
 MENUMENU↓ to Cancel NAVIGATIONENT← to Yesent
Navigate a Route
Navigate a Route in Reverse
 Delete a Trail
Trails
Trail
MENUMENU↓ to
 Edit a Trail Name
Edit a Trail Color
Edit a Trail Pattern
 Waypoints
Utilities
 Edit a Waypoint
To delete a waypoint from the map
Waypoint Name
Waypoint Position
 Selecting a Waypoint
Set a Waypoint by Average Position
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
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 To change alarm settings
System & GPS Setup Options
 Check MMC Files and Storage Space
Communications Port Configuration
 Configure Nmea
 Coordinate System Selection
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupent
 Map Fix
To setup Loran TD
 To configure a map fix
 Data Viewer with GPS and Navigation categories opened
 To get to the GPS Simulator
GPS Simulator
 Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupentent
Hide GPS Features
Initialize GPS
Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
 Map Data
Map Auto Zoom
 Pop-up Map Information
Show Map Data
Map Boundaries
Fill Water With White
 Map Detail Category Selection
Map Datum Selection
 Map Orientation
To get to Map Categories Drawn
Track Up mode, map shows N and arrow to indicate north
 Nautical Chart Notes
NauticPath USA Marine Charts
 Port Information
To view Chart Note information
 To view Port Services information
Port Services icon Pop-up name box
Tidal Current Information
 To view Tidal Current information
Tidal Current Station icon in animated mode Cursor lines
 Tide Information
To select another date
Current Time Line Velocity
Scale
 To view tide information
Cursor lines Tide Station Icon in ani Mated mode
Current Time Line
Line Tide Table Height Scale
 To display a Navionics chart
Navionics Charts
 Pop-up Help
 Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Require Waasent
Require Waas
Screen Contrast and Brightness
 Set Language
 Show Waas Alarm
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Show Waas Alarm
Set Local Time
 Software Version Information
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
 Track Smoothing
 Trail Options
Update Trail Option
Delete All Trails
General Trail Options
 Trail Update Rate Time, Distance
Update Trail Criteria Auto, Time, Distance
 Units of Measure
Transparency
 To change the units Press MENUMENU↓ to System Setupentent
 Searching
 Find Addresses
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 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
 Find Interstate Highway Exits
 Service NameENT
 Find Map Places or Points of Interest
 Find a Street
Find Streets or Intersections
 Find Streets command left. Find Streets menu right
 Find an Intersection
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 Find Waypoints
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 Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit
 176
 177
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 FCC Compliance
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