LMS-480M, LMS-480DF
 Lowrance Electronics Inc 12000 E. Skelly Dr Tulsa, OK USA
 Table of Contents
 Sec Sonar Troubleshooting Sec Basic GPS Operations
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100
Satellite Status 102 Navigation 104
106
 Sec System & GPS Setup Options 145
 Sec Supplemental Material 191
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Page
 Read Me First
Page
 Current drain
General
Back-up memory
Sonar
 Sonar sounding Depth capability
Audible alarms
Graph recording
Automatic ranging
 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 Commands
Instructions = Menu Sequences
Page
 Preparations
Transducer Installation
 Dual-frequency transom installations
Single-frequency transom installations
Single-frequency trolling motor installations
Shoot-through hull 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 Materials
Transducer 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
 146.5
In-Dash Installation
113.5
Millimeters Inches
 Cell battery
MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
 To add an MMC or SD Card
To remove an MMC
Thumb 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
 Press ↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit
To turn the fish alarm on
Sonar ALARMSENT↓ to Fish Alarmentexitexitexit
Calibrate Speed
 Depth Cursor
Chart Speed
 Cursor line Depth box
Depth Range Automatic
 Depth Range Manual
To switch to Manual Depth Range
To 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 on
To 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 kHz
Grayline
 Grayline Hard Bottom Muddy bottom Muddy Hard Bottom bottom
Hard Fish near
 To record or log chart data
Log Sonar Chart Data
HyperScroll
 Overlay Data
Noise Rejection
To select data for display
 To turn off displayed data
To return to the previous page, press Exitexit
To change displayed data font size
 Steering arrow
Ping Speed & HyperScroll
 To turn off HyperScroll
To change Ping Speed
 Reset Water Distance
Reset Options
Set Keel Offset
Page
 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
To adjust sensitivity in auto mode
Automatic Sensitivity
 To adjust sensitivity in manual mode
Sonar Color Mode
To turn Auto Sensitivity back on
 To change the chart mode color scheme
Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
Full 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 off
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Page
 Section Basic GPS Operations
 Power/lights on and off
 Main Menu
 Pages Menu, showing some Map display options
Page
 Customizable Data boxes
Displays
Position
Trail line
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 Map
Page
 Background map vs. MapCreate map content
 Pop-up
Interstate Major Street Cursor line Minor Streets
Marker School POI Restaurant
Position Distance andZoom Range bearing data
Page
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
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 Set a Waypoint
 Create Waypoint at Current Position
To create and save a Waypoint
Step
 Create Waypoint on Map
Navigate To a Waypoint
Create 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
 Navigating Trails
Displaying a Saved Trail
To turn off trail display
To turn on trail display
 Visual Trailing
 Present position arrow Trail point North Trail dotted line
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 Alarm
Indicator Line made From trail Arrival
Arrow
 Custom Maps
Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
GPS 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 Route
Routes Created in the Unit
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Page
 Edit a Route Name
Delete a Route
 Press ↓ to select route nameENT↓ to Navigateent 138
 Navigate a Route in Reverse
 Delete a Trail
Trails
Edit a Trail Name
Edit a Trail Color
 Utilities
 Delete a Waypoint
Waypoints
Edit a Waypoint
Waypoint Name
 Set a Waypoint by Average Position
Selecting a Waypoint
Set 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 Configuration
Press 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 TD
Map Fix
 Customize Satellite Status
Customize Page Displays
 GPS Simulator
Dgps Status
Customize Navigation
Customize Map
 Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
 Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS Setupentent
Hide GPS Features
Initialize GPS
Map Auto Zoom
 Show Map Data
Map Data
Pop-up Map Information
Map Boundaries
 Fill Water With White
Map Datum Selection
Map 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 information
Port 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 Alarm
Software Version Information
 Track Smoothing
Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
 Delete All Trails
Trail Options
Flash Trails on Screen Option
General Trail Options
 Update Trail Option
 Delete Trail
Units of Measure
New Trail
Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
 System Setup Menu, left, Units of Measure Menu, right
 Find Addresses
Searching
 Find Address Menu
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 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
 Find Interstate Highway Exits
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 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
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 Find Waypoints
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 Supplemental Material Datums Used by This Unit
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 194
 FCC Compliance
 196
 Index
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 200
 201
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