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    Installation & Operation manual Elite -5m HD Operation manual[...]

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    Cop yright © 2013 Navic o All rights reserved. Lowranc e ® and Navico ® are reg istered trademarks of Navic o. Fishing Hot Spots ® is a r egistered trademark of F ishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics ® is a register ed trademark of Navionics, Inc. Navico ma y nd it necessary to change or end our policies, regula tions and special oers at an y[...]

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    PB 1 W ARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the v ehicle operator is solely responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner . Vehicle oper ators must maintain full sur veillance of all pertinent driving or boating conditions at all times. A n accident or collision resulting in damage t o proper ty, personal injury or death could occ[...]

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    2 3 T able of Contents | Elit e -5m HD T able of Contents | Elit e -5m HD Introduction ...................................... 4 Unit Controls ............................................ 4 Inserting microSD cards .......................... 5 Basic Operation ............................... 6 Setup wizard ............................................ [...]

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    2 3 T able of Contents | Elit e -5m HD T able of Contents | Elit e -5m HD T rails Screen ......................................... 19 Orientation ............................................. 21 Chart Settings ........................................ 22 Overlay Data.......................................... 22 Settings..............................[...]

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    4 5 Introduction | Elite-5m HD Introduction | Elite-5m HD Getting Started T urn unit on/ o T o turn on/o the unit, press and hold the LIGHT/POWER key for three seconds . Man Overboard waypoint Press the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys at the same time to set a Man Overboard waypoint. Y our system will automatically creat e an ac tive route back to [...]

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    4 5 Introduction | Elite-5m HD Introduction | Elite-5m HD Inserting microSD cards Carefully slide the micr oSD card into the slot un til it clicks into place . T o remove , carefully push in the card un til it clicks out of place.[...]

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    6 7 Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Page menus The Steer and Chart pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displa yed. Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the rst time. T o choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard . T o restart the Setup wizard,[...]

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    6 7 Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Accessing the Settings menu Accessing menu items The keypad and ENTER key are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad to highlight the desired it em and press ENTER . Working with menus There ar e several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, [...]

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    8 9 Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD T o input text: 1. Use the keypad to select the desired character and press ENTER . 2. Repeat Step 1 for each character . 3. When entry is completed, highlight OK and press ENTER . Cursor The keypad moves the cursor ar ound the display , allowing you to scr oll the map and selec t map [...]

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    8 9 Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Basic Operation | Elite-5m HD Standby mode Low ers power consumption by turning o the display . 1. Press the PWR/LIGHT key to access the Back- light dialog. 2. Select Standby and press ENTER . 3. Press any key to resume normal operation. Restore defaults Sets unit options and settings to default values. Goto cur[...]

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    10 11 Pages | Elite-5m HD Pages | Elite-5m HD Steer Page The Steer page has a compass tha t shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel . Pages Chart Page Consists of map that mov es in real-time as you move . B y default, the map is shown from a bir ds- eye view with North at the top of the scre[...]

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    10 11 Pages | Elite-5m HD Pages | Elite-5m HD T o add overlay data: 1. From the Chart page, press MENU . 2. Select Overlay data and press ENTER . 3. Select Congure and press ENTER . 4. Press Menu and select Add . Press ENTER . 5. Select a data category and press ENTER . 6. Select the desired data and press ENTER . 7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 to add [...]

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    12 PB Pages | Elite-5m HD Pages | Elite-5m HD Customizing Overlay Data Y ou can select a data source, add/remo ve data and adjust the size and position of ov erlay data on the screen. Select the desired overlay data from the “ Congure Item Locations and Sizes dialog” and press MENU. The conguration menu will appear .[...]

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    PB 13 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD New Waypoint Creates a w aypoint at y our current location or at the cursor position. When the cursor is on the screen, waypoints will be sav ed at the cursor position. I f the cursor is not active, waypoin ts will be saved at your current position. Chart Menu Pr ess MENU from the Ch[...]

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    14 15 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Find Used to search f or char t categories from the cursor position or from your curr ent position. Measure The cursor can be used to measure the distanc e between two items on the chart. T o measure distance: 1. Select Measure and press ENTER . 2. Move the cursor to the desired loca[...]

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    14 15 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Edit Allows y ou to edit the name, icon and latitude/longitude of a selected waypoint. Waypoints menu New Creates a new w aypoint at the cursor or vessel position. Y ou can also selec t waypoint name , icon and latitude/longitude from the new waypoint dialog . Show Displays the selec[...]

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    16 17 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Sort Contr ols how the waypoints list will be sorted — by name or by nearest. Routes Screen Used to crea te, edit, na vigate and delete routes. Use the keypad to highlight the Routes tab to ac- cess the Routes screen. Creating a route Routes can be created b y inser ting waypoints [...]

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    16 17 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD 5. Highlight W aypoint from list and press ENTER . 6. Select the desired waypoint and press ENTER . 7. Press MENU and select Add to end to add another waypoint to the route. 8. When the route is complete, press MENU , select Stop Editing and press ENTER . 9. Select Save and press ENT[...]

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    18 19 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD 3. Select Forward or Reverse and press ENTER . 4. Press MENU and select Return to Chart. Press ENTER . Routes menu Edit and New Route dialogs Used to edit/crea te routes , route names and to turn on/o the route display . To cancel navigation: 1. Press Menu from the chart screen. 2[...]

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    18 19 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD T o access the “Edit ” or “New Route” dialog, select Edit or New on the Routes dialog and press ENTER . T o nalize changes on the “Edit” or “New Route” dialogs, highlight the Done button and pr ess ENTER . Displayed Used to show/hide a r oute on the display , which[...]

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    20 21 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD T o create a trail: 1. Select New and press ENTER . The New T rail dialog will appear . 2. Select Save and press ENTER . Trails menu Edit and New Trail dialogs Allows y ou to edit/creat e trails, select trails names, trail color , trail display and the trail being recor ded. Y ou can[...]

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    20 21 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Navigating a trail A trail must be sav ed as a route bef ore it can be navigated . T o save a trail as a route: 1. Highlight the desired trail on the T rails screen and press ENTER . The Edit T rail menu will appear . 2. Highlight Create Route and press ENTER . The Edit Route menu wi[...]

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    22 23 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Overlay Data Allows y ou to select data (course over g round, et c) to be displayed on t op of the Char t page. Overlay data setup is cov ered in the “Pages ” sec tion. Settings Accesses the “Chart settings” menu. Overlay data Chart Settings Contr ols map data used on the cha[...]

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    22 23 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD COG Extension A line extending from the front of the current position icon that estimates the time and distance to areas in fr ont of you. Grid Lines Displays base values f or latitude and longitude, making it easier to get a general idea of your location on the latitude/ longitude s[...]

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    24 25 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Navigation Settings (Advanced mode only) Contr ols Arrival Radius and O  Course distance settings and is used to turn on/o W AAS/MSAS/ EGNOS. Navigation Settings menu Arrival Radius Sets the arrival radius threshold for the Arrival alarm. The arrival alarm will sound when your [...]

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    24 25 Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Chart Operation | Elite-5m HD Magnetic V ariation Contr ols whether magnetic variation will be calcu- lated using Aut omatic or Manual settings. Magnet- ic variation is the angle between magnetic north and true north. The aut omatic setting reconciles the variation for y ou. W ARNING : Y ou should only use the Ma[...]

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    26 27 Settings | Elite-5m HD Settings | Elite-5m HD Settings menu Accesses installa tion and conguration settings for your unit. System Adjusts unit settings like language, mut e audio and advanced mode. Settings Settings menu (Advanced mode only) (Advanced mode only) Enables advanced features and settings Displays software information System me[...]

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    26 27 Settings | Elite-5m HD Settings | Elite-5m HD Set Language Selects the language used on menus and text box es. Audio Adjusts volume and turns on/o unit audio , like key beeps, alarm sounds, etc . GPS Monitors the location of satellites in view and the quality of the unit’ s satellite lock-on. GPS Source, W AAS/MSAS/EGNOS and Time f eatur[...]

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    28 29 Settings | Elite-5m HD Settings | Elite-5m HD Restore Defaults Switches the unit back to default settings . Browse Files Allows y ou to view a list of the les saved t o the microSD card . Saving Screenshots Y ou can save screenshots t o a microSD card b y inserting a microSD card into the card slot and pressing P ower and then Zoom (+). Y [...]

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    28 29 Settings | Elite-5m HD Settings | Elite-5m HD NMEA 0183 Output Y ou can select the NMEA 0183 sentences the unit will use when connected to a VHF radio or other NMEA 0183 device. Y ou can also adjust the Baud rate, but the default setting works best under most conditions. Simulator Simulates GPS activity . Simulations can be customized on the [...]

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    30 PB Specications | Elite-5m HD Specications | Elite-5m HD Elite-5m HD General Case Size 5.4” H (136 mm) x 6.9” W (174 mm); 5.9” H (151 mm) with bracket Display (5” diagonal) 16-bit color F ull color VGA Solar MAX™ Plus TFT W aterproof standard IPX7 Backlight LED (11 levels) Communications NMEA 0183 Output Declaration of Conformity[...]

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    PB 31 Index | Elite-5m HD Index | Elite-5m HD A About 28 Add ov er lay data: 11 Adjusting the backlight 4 Advanced Mode 9 Alarms 28 Anchor alarm 29 Arrival alarm 29 Arrival Radius 24 B Basic Operation 6 Bearings 24 Browse F iles 28 C Cancel naviga tion 18 Chart 22 Chart Data 22 Chart menu 22 Chart Page 10 COG Extension 23 Creating a r oute 16 Creat[...]

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    32 PB Index | Elite-5m HD Index | Elite-5m HD On/O features 7 Orientation 21 Overlay Data 11 , 22 Congure 11 Customizing 12 Show 11 P P age menus 6 R Restore defaults 9 Route display 23 Routes Screen 16 S Saving Screenshots 28 Scrollbars 7 Selecting a GPS Source 4 Setup wizard 6 Soft ware Updat es 28 Sor t waypoints 16 Standby mode 9 Steer P [...]

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    Navico Databases License Agreement THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE END-USER WHO FIRST PURCHASES THIS PRODUCT AS A CONSUMER ITEM FOR PERSONAL, F AMIL Y , OR HOUSEHOLD USE (“YOU”) AND NA VICO, THE MANUF ACTURER OF THIS PRODUCT (“WE”, “OUR”, OR “US”). USING THE PRODUCT ACCOMP ANIED BY THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT CONSTITUTES ACCEPT ANC[...]

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