Lowrance electronic LMS-520C, LMS-525C DF Basic GPS Quick Reference

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Basic GPS Quick Reference

Start outdoors, with a clear view of the open sky. As you practice, try navi-

gating to a location at least a few blocks away. Navigation in too small an

area will constantly trigger arrival alarms.

1. Depress the PWR key to turn on the unit.

2. Opening screen displays map of North America at the 4,000 mile

zoom range. Rotate through the four main Page screens (Map Page,

Satellite Status Page, Navigation Page and Sonar Page) by pressing

PAGES|← or → to select Page Name|EXIT. Switch Pages to display Sat-

ellite Status Page.

3. Wait while unit locates satellites and calculates current position. Process

is visible on Satellite Page. This takes an average of 1 minute or less under

when it is unobstructed by terrain or structures. When the unit acquires

position, a tone sounds and a position acquired message appears.

4. With position acquired, press PAGES key to display the Map Page,

which gives you a bird's eye view. You can manipulate the map by:

Zoom in closer to see greater detail: press ZIN (zoom in key.)

Zoom out to see more area, less detail: press ZOUT (zoom out key.)

Scroll map north, south, east or west using arrow keys ↑ ↓ → ← .

To stop scrolling and return to current position on map, press EXIT key.

5. Set a waypoint (Wpt 001) at your current position so you can navigate

back here: press WPT|WPT. Waypoint symbol and "001" appears.

6. Zoom/scroll map to find a nearby object or location to go to. Use ar-

row keys to center cursor crosshairss over the map object or location.

7. Navigate to the selected destination: press MENU|ENT|EXIT. Follow dot-

ted course line on Map Page or compass bearing arrow on Navigation Page.

8. At destination, Arrival Alarm goes off; to clear it, press EXIT. Cancel

9. Return to Wpt 1 by Navigate To Waypoint or Backtrack Trail. To

Waypoint: press WPT|→ to SAVED|ENT|ENT|ENT. Use ↑ or ↓ to select

Wpt 001, press ENT|ENT; follow navigation displays. Trail: press

arrival alarm sounds, press EXIT.) Follow navigation displays.

10. Back home, Arrival Alarm goes off; press EXIT. Cancel navigation:

11. To turn off the unit, press and hold PWR key for three seconds.