Pro Tips, Sonar Simulator | Lowrance electronic Fish Finder instruction

Flasher

The Flasher page represents a flasher-style sonar. A circular dial shows all returning echoes at a high screen refresh rate. It uses the Grayline feature to show weaker targets as lighter colors. The bottom depth is also shown as a black bar across the outer circle.

Pro Tips page (left). Pro Tips menu (center). Pro anglers list (right).

Pro Tips

The Pro Tips page gives you access to fishing tips from professional an- glers covering a variety of topics, including Structure/Location, Tem- perature, Depth, Lure, Color and Species.

To access the pro tips menu:

1.Press PAGES and select the SONAR Tab. Highlight PRO TIPS and press ENTER. A fishing tip will appear.

2.Press MENU, which will launch the Pro Tips menu with the following seasonal categories: Pre-Spawn, Spawn, Post-Spawn, Summer and Fall.

3.Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired season. Press the right arrow key to access the professional angler list.

4.Highlight a fisherman and press ENT. One of the selected fisherman's fishing tips will appear.

5.Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the sonar chart display.

Sonar Simulator

The Sonar Simulator allows you to use the unit in simulator mode.

To use the simulator:

1.From the Sonar Page, press MENUMENU↓ to SONAR SIMULATORENT.

2.Turn off Sonar Simulator by pressing MENUMENU↓ to SONAR SIMU- LATORENTEXIT.

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Lowrance electronic Fish Finder manual Pro Tips, Sonar Simulator, Flasher

Contents

M52 Pro Visit our web site Table of Contents Split Zoom Sonar Chart Index Page Sonar sounding GeneralBack-up memory Sonar Receiver/antenna How to use this manual typographical conventionsGraphic symbols for Waypoints or event GPS Preparations Transducer Installation Selecting a Transducer Location Recommended Tools and supplies How low should you go? Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting Insert bolt and check transducer position on transom Transom Trolling Motor Bracket Installation Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches Testing Determines Best Location SHOOT-THRU-HULL PreparationHulls With Floatation Materials Transducer location High speed Trolling speed Shoot-thru-hull Installation Power and Cable Connections Page Mounting the Sonar Unit In-Dash or Bracket In-Dash Installation Bracket Installation 107.5 82.7 156 Depress ratchets to Release. Swivel base Installing the Batteries Portable Sonar Installation Portable transducer installed on boat transom Keyboard Section Basic Sonar Operation Main Menu Sonar Menu Sonar Menu Commands Basic Sonar Quick Reference Pages Sonar Operations Important Tip Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar ChartPage ASP Advanced Signal Processing Alarms Press MENUMENU↓ to ALARMSENT↓ to Sonar Alarmsent Zone Alarm Fish Alarm Depth Cursor Chart Speed Depth Range Manual Depth Range Automatic Depth Range Upper and Lower Limits FasTrack Fish I.D. Fish Symbols & Depths Grayline→ FishTrack Overlay Data Ping Speed & HyperScroll Reset Options Sensitivity & Auto SensitivityAutomatic Sensitivity Keel Offset Keel and Waterline Offset Waterline Offset Sonar Color ModeSonar Chart Display Options Full Sonar Chart Split Zoom Sonar Chart Digital Data/Chart Pro Tips Sonar SimulatorFlasher Zoom Pan Stop ChartSurface Clarity Zoom & Zoom Bar Unit operates only in demo mode Unit wont turn onUnit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically Noise No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is off Main Menu Section Basic GPS Operations Satellite Status Sonar Pages Navigation Page Plotter Position Viewing the Plotter Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys Navigate to Cursor Position on Plotter Selecting Any Plotter Item With the Cursor GPS Quick Reference Create a Waypoint Cancel NavigationFind Distance between Points Waypoints Press WPT↓ to Create Newent Delete a Waypoint Find a Waypoint Edit a WaypointSelect a Waypoint Navigate To a Waypoint Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint TrailsCreating and Saving a Trail Tip Delete a Trail Display a Saved TrailEdit a Trail Name Navigate a Trail Visual TrailingNavigate a Trail forward Page Navigate a Back Trail Delete an Icon IconsCreate Icon on Plotter Create Icon at Current Position Routes Navigate to an IconCreate and Save a Route Page Edit a Route Name Delete a Route Navigate a Route Navigate a Route backward Utilities Page Section System & GPS Setup Options Auto Satellite Search Important Alarm Notes Coordinate System Selection Map Fix Customize Plotter or Navigation Customize Page DisplaysGPS Simulator Customize Position Hide GPS Features Initialize GPSPlotter Auto Zoom Plotter Orientation From the Plotter or Sonar page, press MENU↓ Pop-up Help Position Pinning Screen Contrast and Brightness Show Waas Alarm Set LanguageSet Local Time Software Version Information Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles Track Smoothing Trail OptionsDelete All Trails Main Menu, left, Trails Menu, center, Trail Options, right Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options Units of MeasureDelete Trail New Trail Main Menu, left, Units of Measure Menu, right Index Page Page 100 Navico Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty Navico Full ONE-YEAR Warranty Not toll-free How to Obtain Service… Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site