Screen Contrast and Brightness | Lowrance electronic LMS-480M

GPS Setup command, left; Require DGPS command on the GPS Setup Menu, right.

Screen Contrast and Brightness

To access the Screen menu, press MENUMENUENT.

Once in the Screen menu:

To adjust the display's contrast:

The CONTRAST slider bar is already selected. Press → or ← to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast.

Screen Command, left, and Screen Menu with Contrast bar selected, right.

To adjust the display's brightness:

Press ↓ to BRIGHTNESS. Press → or ← to move the bar. The left end of the scale is minimum contrast; the right end is maximum contrast.

To adjust the screen's display mode:

Press ↓ to DISPLAY MODEENTpress ↑ or ↓ to select modeEXIT.

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Lowrance electronic LMS-480M, LMS-480DF manual Screen Contrast and Brightness

Contents

LMS-480M, LMS-480DF Lowrance Electronics Inc 12000 E. Skelly Dr Tulsa, OK USA Table of Contents Sec Sonar Troubleshooting Sec Basic GPS Operations 106 100102 Satellite Status 102 Navigation 104 Sec System & GPS Setup Options 145 Sec Supplemental Material 191 175197 Page Read Me First Page Sonar GeneralCurrent drain Back-up memory Automatic ranging Audible alarmsSonar sounding Depth capability Graph recording How LMS-480 Sonar Works How LMS-480 GPS Works Page Introduction to GPS and Waas Page Arrow Keys How to use this manual typographical conventions Keyboard Menu CommandsInstructions = Menu Sequences Page Preparations Transducer Installation Shoot-through hull installations Single-frequency transom installationsDual-frequency transom installations Single-frequency trolling motor installations Deadrise less than Strakes Pad How low should you go?Good location Poor location Location Poor angle Transom Transducer centerline Hull bottom Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting Dot Assembling the bracket TransducerTransducer bracket Ratchet Aligning the transducer on the transom Ratchets Drilling mounting holes Assembling the transducer Transom Attaching transducer to transom Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull TMB-S bracket Internal tooth washer Bolt Nut Flat washer Trolling Motor Bracket Installation single-frequency only Partial fish arches Hulls With Floatation MaterialsTransducer aimed Transducer location High speed Trolling speed Testing Determines Best Location True bottom Second bottom Manual range setting Spread epoxy here Sand this surface Shoot-thru-hull Installation Optional Speed Sensor Installation Speed/Temperature Sensors Transom Bottom of hull Good location Ohm terminator To unit LGC-2000 Adapter extension cable GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Powering a NMEA-2000 Buss NMEA-2000 Power cable Power Connections Powering Your Unit Power Supply cable red and black wires Power connections for the LMS-480 series sonar/GPS unit Nmea 0183/DGPS Cable Connections NMEA/DGPS Wiring Data cable Antenna module LMS-480 Mounting the Unit Bracket, In-Dash or Portable Bracket Installation 173.9 137.9 Millimeter Inch 72.9 23.4 157.9 56.9 Front Millimeters Inches In-Dash Installation146.5 113.5 Cell battery MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation To add an MMC or SD Card To remove an MMCThumb Screw Insert card face up This way Switch Boxes Other Accessories Face Cover Keyboard Basic Sonar Operation Main Menu Power/lights on and off Main Menu Satellite Status Pages Map Page Page Sonar Page, showing full sonar chart mode Basic Sonar Quick Reference Sonar Operations To adjust sensitivity To Restore Factory Settings Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart Other Free Training Aids Page To change the ASP level ASP Advanced Signal Processing Depth Alarms Alarms Zone Alarm Fish Alarm Calibrate Speed To turn the fish alarm onPress ↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit Sonar ALARMSENT↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit Depth Cursor Chart Speed Cursor line Depth box Depth Range Automatic Depth Range Manual To switch to Manual Depth RangeTo turn Auto Depth Range on again To change the upper and lower limits Depth Range Upper and Lower Limits To turn off upper and lower limits FasTrackFish arches Area zoomed Fish I.D. Fish Symbols & Depths FishTrack To turn the Fish I.D. feature onTo turn on FishTrack FishReveal Symbols with FishTrack depths Fish Not Visible Fishfish arch Fish arches To turn FishReveal on Frequency Change Transducer Frequency LMS-480DF only To change the frequency setting to 50 kHz To adjust the Grayline level To change the frequency setting to 200 kHzGrayline Grayline Hard Bottom Muddy bottom Muddy Hard Bottom bottom Hard Fish near To record or log chart data Log Sonar Chart DataHyperScroll Overlay Data Noise RejectionTo select data for display To turn off displayed data To return to the previous page, press ExitexitTo change displayed data font size Steering arrow Ping Speed & HyperScroll To turn off HyperScroll To change Ping Speed Reset Water Distance Reset OptionsSet Keel Offset Page Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity To adjust sensitivity in auto modeAutomatic Sensitivity To adjust sensitivity in manual mode Sonar Color ModeTo turn Auto Sensitivity back on To change the chart mode color scheme Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display OptionsFull Sonar Chart Split Frequency Sonar Chart LMS-480DF only Split Zoom Sonar Chart Digital Data/Chart Customizing the Digital Data/Chart Screen FlashGraf Surface clutter Fish signal Approximately Feet Bottom signal 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 Zoom & Zoom Bar Upper and Lower Limits Zoom Pan Page Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically Unit wont turn on Noise No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is offPage Page Section Basic GPS Operations Power/lights on and off Main Menu Pages Menu, showing some Map display options Page Trail line DisplaysCustomizable Data boxes Position 105 Map Page Background map vs. MapCreate map content Position Distance andZoom Range bearing data Interstate Major Street Cursor line Minor StreetsPop-up Marker School POI RestaurantPage Page Basic GPS Quick Reference Moving Around the Map Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys Find Your Current Position Searching Selecting Any Map Item With the Cursor 115 Set a Waypoint Create Waypoint at Current Position To create and save a WaypointStep Create Waypoint on Map Navigate To a WaypointCreate Waypoint by Entering a Position Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint Set Man Overboard MOB Waypoint Navigate to Cursor Position on Map Navigate to a Point of Interest To Save a Trail Creating and Saving a Trail Visible symbol Active Symbol To turn on trail display Displaying a Saved TrailNavigating Trails To turn off trail display Visual Trailing Present position arrow Trail point North Trail dotted line 126 Alarm Indicator Line made From trail ArrivalArrow Custom Maps Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data FilesGPS Data files Save Dataent Cancel Navigation Find Distance From Point to Point Find Distance From Current Position To Another Location Create Icon on Map Icons Routes PC-created Routes Create and Save a RouteRoutes Created in the Unit Page Page Edit a Route Name Delete a Route Press ↓ to select route nameENT↓ to Navigateent 138 Navigate a Route in Reverse Edit a Trail Color TrailsDelete a Trail Edit a Trail Name Utilities Waypoint Name WaypointsDelete a Waypoint Edit a Waypoint Set a Waypoint by Average Position Selecting a WaypointSet a Waypoint by Projecting a Position Page Section System & GPS Setup Options Auto Satellite Search Important Alarm Notes Check MMC Files and Storage Space Communications Port ConfigurationPress MENUMENU↓ to Browse MMC Filesent Configure Dgps Coordinate System Selection Configure Nmea Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupent To configure a map fix To setup Loran TDMap Fix Customize Satellite Status Customize Page Displays Customize Map Dgps StatusGPS Simulator Customize Navigation Simulating Trail or Route Navigation Map Auto Zoom Hide GPS FeaturesPress MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupentent Initialize GPS Map Boundaries Map DataShow Map Data Pop-up Map Information Fill Water With White Map Datum SelectionMap Overlays Range Rings Lat/Long Grid Map Orientation Map Detail Category Selection Track Up mode, map shows N and arrow to indicate north Entexitexit Navionics Charts Port Services icons Pop-up name box Cursor lines To view Port Services informationPort Information To view Tidal Current information Tidal Current Information Tide Information Cursor line Pop-up name box Tide Station icon To view tide information Position Pinning Pop-up Help Require Dgps Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Require Dgpsent Screen Contrast and Brightness Set Local Time Set Language Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT↓ to Show Waas Alarm Show Waas AlarmSoftware Version Information Track Smoothing Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles General Trail Options Trail OptionsDelete All Trails Flash Trails on Screen Option Update Trail Option Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options Units of MeasureDelete Trail New Trail System Setup Menu, left, Units of Measure Menu, right Find Addresses Searching Find Address Menu Page Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor Find Interstate Highway Exits 180 Find Map Places or Points of Interest POI Service NameENT Find by Name option, left, Find by Name menu, right Find a Street Find Streets or Intersections ENT Find an Intersection 186 Find Waypoints 188 Page 190 Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit 192 193 194 FCC Compliance 196 Index 198 199 200 201 202 Lowrance Databases License Agreement Databases Limited Warranty Lowrance Electronics Full ONE-YEAR Warranty Not toll-free How to Obtain Service… Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site