FishElite502c iGPS & SeaCharter502cDF iGPS
 Copyright 2005 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved
 Table of Contents
 Sonar Options & Features
Basic Sonar Quick Reference
 Basic GPS Quick Reference
Sonar Troubleshooting Basic GPS Operations
Advanced GPS Operations 117
 System & GPS Setup Options 131
 Searching 161
Supplemental Material 175
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 Read Me First
How this manual can get you out on the road, fast
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 SeaCharter 502cDF iGPS 4,000 watts
General
Back-up memory
Sonar
 Depth capability SeaCharter 502cDF iGPS 1,500 feet
Audible alarms
Position updates
Sonar Sounding
 How Eagle Sonar Works
Graphic symbols for Waypoints or event
Position points
 How GPS Works
 Introduction to GPS and Waas
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 Sonar Viewer
Free Training Aids Available
Emulator
 How to use this manual typographical conventions
Menu Commands
Arrow Keys
Keyboard
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 Transducer Installation
Preparations
 Selecting a Transducer Location
 Pad Deadrise less than Strakes
 How low should you go?
Shoot-Thru-Hull vs. Transom Mounting
Transom
Transducer centerline Hull bottom
 Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting
Assembling the bracket
 Alignment letters Positions Transducer
Dot
Transducer bracket RatchetRatchet
 Aligning the transducer on the transom
Ratchets
Bolt
Nut
 Assembling the transducer
Drilling mounting holes
Metal Nut Washer Rubber
Washers
 Attaching transducer to transom
Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull
 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation single-frequency only
Internal tooth washer TMB-S bracket Bolt Nut Flat washer
 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches
Partial fish arches
Transducer aimed
Too far back
 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation
Testing Determines Best Location
Hulls With Flotation Materials
 Second bottom True bottom Manual range setting
Transducer location High speed Trolling speed
 Shoot-Thru-Hull Installation
 Epoxy transducer to hull
 Speed/Temperature Sensors
 Accessory Sonar unit rear view
Optional Speed Sensor Installation
Socket
 Good location
Transom Bottom of hull
 Power Connections
 GPS Internal Antenna
Nmea Wiring
Nmea Cable Connections
 Mounting the Unit Bracket or Portable
Orange Receive
 Bracket Installation
Front
 Portable Installation
173.9 77.1 27.6 137.9 Millimeter 56.9 Inch
 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
Cell battery
 Other Accessories
To remove an MMC
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
 Basic Sonar Operation
Keyboard
 Power/lights on and off
Main Menu
 Main Menu
 Pages
Satellite Status
 Navigation
Map
 Sonar
 Split zoom display left. Digital data display right
 Digital data Surface signal
 Basic Sonar Quick Reference
 Sonar Operations
 To adjust sensitivity
 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart
To Restore Factory Settings
 ASP Advanced Signal Processing
To change the ASP level
 Depth Alarms
Alarms
To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm
 To adjust and turn on the deep alarm
Zone Alarm
To adjust and turn on the zone alarm
 To turn the fish alarm on
Fish Alarm
Calibrate Speed
 Chart Speed
 To adjust the ColorLine level
ColorLine
 To change the information displayed in a data box
Customize Page Displays
Thin or no ColorLine Wider ColorLine
 Cursor line Depth box
 Depth Range Automatic
Depth Cursor
Depth Range Manual
 FasTrack
To switch to Manual Depth Range
Fish I.D.
 To turn on Fish ID
 Symbols with FishTrack depths
FishTrack
Frequency Change Transducer Frequency
To turn on FishTrack
 Log Sonar Chart Data
To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz
To change the frequency setting to 200 kHz
HyperScroll
 Noise Rejection
To record or log chart data
Overlay Data
 To overlay information on your screen
 To remove overlaid data
To move overlaid data
 To change displayed data font size
Ping Speed & HyperScroll
Steering arrow
 To change Ping Speed
To turn off HyperScroll
 Reset Options
Reset Water Distance
 Set Keel Offset
 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
To adjust sensitivity in auto mode
Automatic Sensitivity
 To adjust sensitivity in manual mode
Sonar Chart Mode
To change the chart mode color scheme
 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
Full Sonar Chart
 Digital Data
Split Zoom Sonar Chart
Customizing the Digital Data Screen
 Tip
 Sonar Simulator
Map With Sonar Split Screen
 Title bar with chart file name Play symbol flashing
 Surface Clarity
Stop Chart
Press MENUMENU↓ to Browse MMC Filesentent
 Zoom & Zoom Bar
To adjust the Surface Clarity level
Surface clutter
 Zoom Pan
 Unit wont turn on
Unit freezes, locks up or operates erratically
 No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is off
Noise
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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
 Minor Interstate Major Street Cursor line Streets
Pop-up
Marker School POI Restaurant
Zoom Range Position, distance Bearing data
 Resize Window command
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 Basic GPS Quick Reference
 Find Your Current Position
Moving Around the Map Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
 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
 Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint
Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
 Navigate to a Point of Interest
Creating and Saving a Trail
 Visible Active Symbol
To Save a Trail
 Displaying a Saved Trail
To turn off trail display
 Visual Trailing
Navigating Trails
Navigate a Trail
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 Present position arrow North Magenta trail line Trail point
Navigate a Back Trail
Red course
 Custom Maps
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
GPS Data files
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 Cancel Navigation
 Find Distance From Point to Point
Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location
Icons
 Create Icon at Current Position
Create Icon on Map
Delete an Icon
 Routes
Navigate to an Icon
 PC-created Routes
Create and Save a Route
Routes Created in the Unit
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 Delete a Route
 Edit a Route Name
Edit Route Waypoints
 Navigate a Route
MENUMENU↓ to Cancel NAVIGATIONENT← to Yesent
Navigate a Route in Reverse
 Trails
Delete a Trail
Trail
MENUMENU↓ to
 Edit a Trail Color
Edit a Trail Name
Edit a Trail Pattern
 Utilities
Waypoints
 To delete a waypoint from the map
Edit a Waypoint
Waypoint Name
Waypoint Position
 Set a Waypoint by Average Position
Selecting a Waypoint
Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
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 System & GPS Setup Options
To change alarm settings
 Communications Port Configuration
Check MMC Files and Storage Space
 Configure Nmea
 Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupent
Coordinate System Selection
 To setup Loran TD
Map Fix
 To configure a map fix
 Data Viewer with GPS and Navigation categories opened
 GPS Simulator
To get to the GPS Simulator
 Hide GPS Features
Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupentent
Initialize GPS
Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
 Map Auto Zoom
Map Data
 Show Map Data
Pop-up Map Information
Map Boundaries
Fill Water With White
 Map Datum Selection
Map Detail Category Selection
 To get to Map Categories Drawn
Map Orientation
Track Up mode, map shows N and arrow to indicate north
 NauticPath USA Marine Charts
Nautical Chart Notes
 To view Chart Note information
Port Information
 Port Services icon Pop-up name box
To view Port Services information
Tidal Current Information
 Tidal Current Station icon in animated mode Cursor lines
To view Tidal Current information
 To select another date
Tide Information
Current Time Line Velocity
Scale
 Cursor lines Tide Station Icon in ani Mated mode
To view tide information
Current Time Line
Line Tide Table Height Scale
 Navionics Charts
To display a Navionics chart
 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
 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
Software Version Information
 Track Smoothing
 Update Trail Option
Trail Options
Delete All Trails
General Trail Options
 Update Trail Criteria Auto, Time, Distance
Trail Update Rate Time, Distance
 Transparency
Units of Measure
 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 Streets or Intersections
Find a Street
 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
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 177
 178
 FCC Compliance
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 Eagle Databases License Agreement
 Databases Limited Warranty
 Eagle Electronics Full ONE-YEAR Warranty
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