Section 4: EP Configuration &
Calibration
To configure items linked into the LowranceNET networking system, press MENU and select SYSTEM SETUP. Highlight BUS DEVICES and press ENTER, which will bring up the message, Searching Bus Devices. Once all devices are detected, a list of the devices (Bus Devices list) will be displayed.
The Bus Devices command acts as the device manager for the bus, allowing you to configure and unconfigure devices and set and reset critical values such as alarms and calibration.
Bus Devices highlighted in the System Setup menu (left). Searching
Bus Devices window (center) with Bus Devices list (right).
NOTE:
Devices will vary in name and number depending on what has been connected to the LowranceNET. The number of temp sensors attached to the network will match the number that comes up on the Bus Devices list.
If you configure or reconfigure a sensor, you're assigning or reassigning its designation in the
The following items can be configured, unconfigured or reconfigured: Temperature Sensors (UnCfg Temp), Fuel Flow Sensors (UnCfg F Flow) and Fluid Level (UnCfg F Level). When UnCfg Temp, UnCfg F Flow and the UnCfg Fluid Level appear on the bus devices list it shows they are unconfigured. Proceed through this section to configure each one. You can have multiple Temperature sensors and Fluid Level Tanks, but will have no more than three Fuel Flows to configure since the
The GPS Module and Paddle Wheel Speed do not need to be configured. Engines and tanks are configured through the System Setup menu. Trim Tabs are configured through the Pages menu, which will be addressed later in this section.
19
