Lowrance electronic IWAY 350C инструкция обслуживания

Pub. 988-0148-841 Turn-by-Turn Mappin g GPS and MP3 Player Operation Instructions[...]

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i Table of Contents Preface: Introd ucing GPS ........................................................ 1 How Lowrance GPS and th e GPS System Work ......................... 2 Section 1: Installati on & Acce ssories .................................... 3 Power C able ...............................................................................[...]

ii Using the Play Co ntrol Bu ttons ............................................. 22 Using the Now Playing Box to Launch Music Browser ........ 23 Visualization Effects – Wave form/Spectrum Analyzer ............ 23 Music Brow ser ............................................................................. 23 Find Mu sic .........................[...]

iii Reset Opt ions ........................................................................... 44 Device Info rmation .................................................................. 45 GPS Stat us ............................................................................... 45 Current Positi on Lock ............................................[...]

iv WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing turn-by-turn navigation data, a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct route to the destination. There are times when it may give directions, such as a U-turn, that may be prohib- ited in some locations. While navigating, a dri[...]

1 Preface: Introducing GPS And, how this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of turn-by-turn GPS navigation! We know you're anxious to begin finding your wa y, but we have a favor to ask. Be- fore you grab the iWAY  350c and begin installing it, please give us a moment or two to explain how our ma nual ca[...]

2 How Lowrance GPS and the GPS System Work You'll navigate a little easier if you understand the basics of how the iW AY 350 sca ns t he sky to te ll yo u w he re yo u a re and wh er e y ou 're going. (If you already understand GPS receivers and the GPS system, skip on ahead to Section 1, Installation & Accessories on page 3.) First, [...]

3 Section 1: Installation & Accessories This section describes the various accessories and cables that came with your iWAY, and exactly how to use them. Some of the most important information in this section is how to connect the iWAY to your car's power, and how to use the USB-to-PC cable to add songs or picture files to your MMC or SD Ca[...]

4 NOTE: When operating on external power, the iWAY is designed to enter a Standby mode if the external po wer source fails. For full details, see the discussion of power button functions in Sec. 4. External Power and Standby Mode The iWAY has an optional Standby Mode (it is on, by default), which allows the unit to conserve power while still monito[...]

5 To insert an MMC card, hold it so that the label faces forward, and slide it into the slot, pushing with your fingernail until the card locks in place. To remove the card, again use your fingernail to push the card, which will release the catch and eject the card. The MMC slot can be found on the left side of the iWAY. Getting Music (or Pictures)[...]

6 Other Accessories The iWAY comes with a soft fabric face cover to protect the screen from damage when it’s not in use. It simply slips on and off the unit. The iWAY 350 shown with protective face cover. A special lint-free, microfiber towel is included for cleaning the unit’s screen. The towel is highly effectiv e in clearing away smudges and[...]

7 Section 2: Mapping Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Mapping Mode operation. Mapping Mode includes all navigation features, fr om finding the nearest restaurant to plotting a road trip across the country . If you would prefer to start out using the built-in music player, skip ahead to Sec. 3, Music Mode Opera- tion. Before you[...]

8 allow you to select a single entry. The iWAY touch screen responds to pressure. With practice, you'll learn exactly the right amount of pr essure to active the touch screen controls. Buttons are easy; scro llbars can be a little harder. NOTE: From time to time, you may notice a slight delay between pressing an on-screen button and seeing the[...]

9 The iWAY Main Menu. Map and Music Use the Map and Music buttons to change the iWAY’s mode. Map Mode shows your current position on a mo ving map, as well as information concerning your current route. Mu sic Mode allows you to choose the audio play list, adjust volume, and se t various play controls. The rest of this section concerns Map Mode op[...]

10 ping Mode well enough to find your current location and find your way to a destination.[...]

11 Map Mode Practice Run Start with the iWAY installed in you r car. As you practice, try navigat- ing to a location at least a few blocks away. You should start out navi- gating to a destination you're already familiar with. Don't be too sur- prised if iWAY suggests a different route than you would take. Try the iWAY's route. Then s[...]

12 The Map Mode Display and On-Screen Commands The Map Mode screen shows your current position and the path of your cur- rent route from a "bird's-eye" view. By default, the iWAY shows the map as a 3d view. NOTE: This can be changed if you'd prefer to see the map from a different perspective. See the topic Using the Map Orientat[...]

13 When tracking your current position , the toolbar buttons on the left of the page are hidden, so that you can see as much of the menu as possi- ble. You can change what's visible on the map display at any time, though, simply by touching the screen. When you do, a map cursor will appear along with a toolbar that co ntains several map displa[...]

14 The Map Display Toolbar can be made partially transparent, like all of the buttons and overlay boxes that ar e drawn covering portions of your map. You can control the level of tran sparency, if you want to make these overlays more readable (by decreasing transparency) or if you want to make the map beneath more visible (b y increasing transpare[...]

15 to a calculated level once you hit C LEA R C URSOR . If you would prefer to manually control the zoom level all the time, turn off the Auto Zoom feature, as described later in this section. Using the Map Orientation Button There are three different ways to vi ew the map. Whenever the cursor is up, the Map Orientation button can be found in the b[...]

16 From the information screen, you can choose to G O T O the selected loca- tion, which makes the iWAY generate a route. This is the easiest way to generate a route to a destination, and we'll use it in the "Map Mode Practice Run." See the heading "Nav igating to a Contact" below for de- tails. The command F IND O N M AP c[...]

17 A red halo indicates a selected contact on the map display Whenever you have a contact selected, you can press the L OCATION I NFORMATION button to access more informat ion about it. A Location In- formation Screen will appear, which includes detailed information about the contact as well as buttons to begin navigating to the contact (Go To), to[...]

18 Section 3: Music Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Music Mode operation. Music Mode is designed as a powerful but simple interface for playing back your music collection while navigating. If you'd rather skip ahead, you can look at Sec. 4 which starts on page 26 and is full of details on setting up and customizing the iW[...]

19 The iWAY Main Menu. Map and Music Use the Map and Music buttons to change the iWAY’s mode. Map Mode shows your current position on a mo ving map, as well as information concerning your current route. Mu sic Mode allows you to choose the audio play list, adjust volume, and se t various play controls. The rest of this section concerns Music Mode[...]

20 Music Mode Practice Run Start at your computer. You should already have some MP3 or Ogg Vorbis music files available. If you need help ripping your CDs to these formats, consult the documentat ion for the CD ripper software. 1. Insert an MMC or SD Card in your iWAY and connect the iWAY to your computer as described in the supplemental instructio[...]

21 11. To turn off the unit, press and hold POWER key for three seconds. The Music Mode Display and On-Screen Commands The Music Mode screen contains a large central area for visualization effects, with a set of play cont rol buttons along the bottom of the screen. When a song or play list is playing, the name of the current song will appear at the[...]

22 Using the Play Control Buttons All of the play control buttons are fairly straightforward, and are probably already familiar to you. The portion of the screen we're refer- ring to as play control buttons looks like this: The Music Mode Play Control Buttons. Song Position indicates the playback position in the currently playing song. Wheneve[...]

23 broadcast its audio to a nearby FM radio at the selected frequency. To hear MP3 music and audible drivin g directions through your car's FM radio, first tune the radio to a vacant FM frequency. In other words, one not used by a commercial radio station in yo ur area. Next, tune the iWAY to the same frequency as the radio. Press the O UTPUT [...]

24 recognize m3u-style play list files. Touch the Now Playing area of the Music Mode screen to launch the Browse Music Files screen. The music browser is a screen showing the file structure of your music drive, including all of the songs and play lists available as well as any subfolders. If you've sorted your mu sic by album or artist, you ca[...]

25 button is yellow when the option is turned on, and white when the op- tion is turned off. Repeat (On/Off) When Repeat is turned on, at the end of a play list (or song, if you're only playing one song) iWAY will immediately start playing the play list again, from the beginning. When Re peat is turned off, it will simple stop playing music an[...]

26 Section 4: Pictures, Gauge, and Options Menu Pictures Slideshow The iWAY can display photo images from your media card. To open the Photos Slideshow, choose P HOTOS from the Main Menu. You can choose to play the images as a slideshow, or pause on a single image. A Pictures Toolbar allows yo u to control this display with but- tons similar to the[...]

27 Zoom In enlarges the image currently displayed, zoom ing in on the center of the display. You can press and drag anywhere within the im- age display to focus on a particular area of the image. Play / Pause Slideshow allows you to control whether the iWAY automatically cycles through the available images, or displays a single image constantly. Ne[...]

28 The iWAY Options Menu (Page 1). In the following pages, we'll describe each of the Options Menu pages. All of these options come with default values so that you can use the iWAY right out of the box, so you may neve r need to make changes. You might w a n t t o s k i p o n t o S e c . 5 , b e g i n n i ng on page 49, to learn more about sea[...]

29 You can look up and down the list by pressing and dragging the blue slider bar to the right. You can select any individual instruction on-screen for more detailed information. This screen is called a Turn Preview. If Turn Preview is on, the Directions list will be displayed autom atically when the GPS is lost. This could occur when driving throu[...]

30 You can also choose the last line in the list, "(Pre ss here to add...)" to add another data box to your screen. The list of available overlay data appears, in an expandable tree structure. Choose the + next to any of the categories to expand it, and show the available data within the category. You can press the - next to any ex- pande[...]

31 G O T O for that one. The iWAY will provide you with an option of de- touring to that waypoint (adding it to the beginning of the route) or setting it as a new final destination (adding it to the end of the route). We’ll discuss these options in more detail in Sec. 5. Choose S TART and the iWAY will begin giving directions to the gas sta- tion[...]

32 NOTE: If you’re navigating a route with multiple via waypoints, when you choose Cancel Navigation the iWAY will ask you whether you want to cancel navigation of the entire route, or just cancel navigation to the current waypoint and continue on to the next waypoint in the route. Routing Options Routing Options are used to control exactly how t[...]

33 A void Cross- Traffic Turns Use this option to avoid turns across busy lanes of traffic. The iWAY will not avoid cross-traffic turns at major intersections, where you will likely have a protected turn at a tra ffic light. As with all of these set- tings, try changing it a little at a time . Sometimes you'd have to dri ve miles out of your w[...]

34 by visiting the Directions List as described earlier. A sample Turn Preview screen. As you can see in the previous image, the Turn Preview screen includes a close-up map of the turn itself, and you can see the magenta route line showing your path. Additional data boxes show the text instruc- tion, the distance from your current location to the s[...]

35 The iWAY Options Menu (Page 2). Categories Drawn The Categories Drawn command lets you choose how much of the m ap- ping detail available in our database you want shown on the screen. This information includes contacts, Points of Interest, cities, highways, etc. If you draw too much detail, your scr een can feel cluttered. If you don't draw[...]

36 example, the category My Trails and subcategory Distances are off. The Map Categories Drawn Menu is divided into two columns, "Cate- gory" and "Subcategory." You can turn any Category or Subcategory on or off. If you turn off a Category, none of its Subcategories will appear. To turn an item on or off, press its entry in the [...]

37 The Edit Trail screen allows you to modify an existing Trail. On the Edit Trail screen, you can choose to Navigate the selected Tr ail (converting it into a Route), delete it, rename it, or modify its display characteristics such as color, pattern, and visibility. Trip Calculator The Trip Calculator is a handy tool for keeping track of detailed [...]

38 and uncheck it (turn off). Reset Trip The Reset Trip command is used to reset all of the calculated values to zero and begin recording new information. Whenever you're starting a new trip, remember to open up the Trip Calculator Menu and choose R ESET T RIP . Threshold You can use Threshold to make sure the information recorded by iWAY in t[...]

39 To disable Safety Mode and switch to Passenger Mode, make sure the vehicle is not moving and, from the Options Menu, choose S AFETY M ODE to toggle whether the option is on or off. The button itself will show its current state. A dialog like the one in the following image appears. Choose Y ES to dis- able Safety Mode and return to the Options Me[...]

40 The iWAY Sounds Menu, used to adjust iWAY's audio output. To turn Key Press Sounds on and off: Tap the checkbox to the left of the label K EY S OUNDS to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). To turn Voice Instructions on and off: Tap the checkbox to the left of the label V OICE I NSTRUCTIONS to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (tur[...]

41 your iWAY, such as its brightness and contrast and the graphical skin. You can also use the Interface Options Menu to access the Calibrate Screen command, in case your iWAY's touch screen isn't responding pre- cisely. To access the Interface Options Menu, from the Options Menu choose I NTERFACE S ETUP . The menu will appear, as shown i[...]

42 Transparency The Transparency Slider controls the transparency of icons and other Overlays drawn over the background map, such as the Toolbar, and any navigation instruction boxes. Increasing transparency will make it easier to see the background map, bu t may interfere with the legibility of the Overlays. Decreasing transparency clarifies Overl[...]

43 Press each of the targets in turn. After the third, the screen should be calibrated. The calibration screen will disappear, returning you to the Screen Setup Menu. You may want to use a stylus for more accurate calibration (or even the plunger of a ballpoint pen) – if you do, take ex- tra care not to scratch the touch screen. Standby Mode v s.[...]

44 Units of Measure This menu adjusts the units of measure iWAY uses to display speed and distance (statute miles or meters ), your heading (true or magnetic), the current time (12 hour or 24 hour format), and the date (Month/Day/Year, Day/Month/Year or Year/Month/Day). To change any of these, from the Options Menu choose U NITS OF M EA SURE and th[...]

45 NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any of your contacts, or saved routes or trails. Device Information From time to time, Lowrance update s the operating system software in some of its products. These softwa re upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com. These upgrades make the unit perform be[...]

46 The iWAY GPS Status Screen. The GPS Status Screen contains seve ral graphical elements that repre- sent a lot of information. Current Position Lock A set of three buttons along the left side of the screen indicates the quality of position lock your iWAY currently has. The button that's se- lected indicates your current position lock. If non[...]

47 locked onto the satellites, and the number shown isn't valid. Satellite Display A white circle that serves as a graphi cal view of the satellites overhead fills much of the right half of the screen. Each satellite is shown on the circular chart relative to your positi on. The GPS receiver is tracking sat- ellites that are in blue type. The [...]

48 The iWAY will remain in Simulator Mode until you turn it off in the Options Menu. To turn off Sim ulator Mode, choose GPS Simulator from the Options Menu. NOTE: If you are running the Simulator while driving about 15 miles per hour or faster, and the unit acquires a satellite lock, the unit will ask if you want to leave simulator mode. Select Y [...]

49 Section 5: Searching, Finding, and Navigating One of the most important uses of the iWAY is generating routes to help you get from where you are , to where you want to be. In this sec- tion, we'll teach you how to make iWAY generate a route for you, as well as how to use the information iWAY provides. With the exception of the simple G O T [...]

50 but when in doubt you can choose to S EARCH A LL POI S BY N AM E from page 2 of the Find Menu. The iWAY has ve ry powerful search tools to help you refine your search, and pick precisely the location you want out of all the iWAY’s stored locations. NOTE: Any time you perform a search while the map cursor is up, by default the distances listed [...]

51 The iWAY virtual keyboard is shown le ft using the Letters key set, and shown right using the Numbers and Symbols key set. The other important button to notice is the one on the top right, D ONE . Push D ONE when the text field contains the information you want to enter. When you do this, the iWAY will sometimes provide you with a list of severa[...]

52 The Find By menu allows you to customize searches. The Find By menu allows you to force the iWAY to search by any of the methods described earlier, or by Name. Searching by Name al- lows you to find the closest Mobil, or the closest Texaco, if you have a preference. It's often used in Restaurant searching. For our example, though, we'l[...]

53 At left, a list of nearest restaurants to your current position can be displayed. To search for a specific restaurant by name, select the Name Filter option; "Taco" search results are shown at right. Navigating to the Selected POI Now that you have a list of nearest POIs (and know how to read it), choose the one that suits you best, an[...]

54 Recent Destinations This handy command provides you with a list of the 20 most recent destinations you searched for. If the destination was a cursor location, the list will shows its street address whenever possible. The Find Recent screen. You can use the Find Recent menu to quickly get back on your route if you diverted to a POI along the way,[...]

55 Find Address menu, shown left with all fields empty, and shown right the Find By Name menu. 4. To choose your state , press the down arrow ( ↓ ) or anywhere inside the State field and a list will pop up wi th a scrollbar to the right. Press and drag on the blue box to scroll the list up or down, then choose the name of your state by touching i[...]

56 Of course, you already know how to use the Location Information Screen. You can see how far away the address is, or choose Find On Map or Go To if you want to begin navigating to it. Address Book Address Book allows you to navigate to contacts you have created. To create a contact, use the Location Information screen and select A DD TO A DDRESS [...]

57 Pages 2 and 3 of the Find Menu. In addition to these subcategories, pages 2 and 3 provide a Find Inter- sections option, and an RV Parks/Services Menu. Intersections The Intersections command on the Find menu will let you navigate to any street intersection. This can be a very helpful tool when you're trying to follow directions but don&apo[...]

58 Find a Street If you just want to find your way to a single street, choose F IND F IRST S TREET and the iWAY will provide a list of streets of similar names. If the list is too long, try specifying a city by pressing inside the C ITY field and entering a name on the virtual keyboard. From the list, choose the name of the street you're looki[...]

59 Choose how to add a new destination to a current route. Detour Here will make the iWAY immediately navigate you to the se- lected location. Once you arrive there, the iWAY will resume navigat- ing to your previous destination. This can be useful when you’re trav- eling to a destination and want to stop for lunch along the way. Search for the n[...]

60 The iWAY clearly indicates every turn in a generated route. Push the Location Information button while a turn dot is selected, and the Turn Preview Screen for that turn will immediately appear. It's easy to teach the steps to make the iWAY generate a route. It's a little harder to describe exactly ho w you should use that information. [...]

61 The Directions List is shown left; a Turn Preview is shown right. Turn Preview allows you to leave yo ur current position to focus mi- nutely on a particular turn in the path ahead. A close zoom range and large-font data boxes combine to help you see exactly the road condi- tions up ahead. The Directions List, on the other ha nd, gives you a det[...]

62 you, it will begin generating a new one, based on your new position. This feature is particularly handy for dealing with temporary or local conditions that interfere with a ro ute. When construction diverts you from the route the iWAY recommended, you'll often find that the iWAY recalculates your route and builds one that matches the offici[...]

63 Index A Accessories, 1, 2, 3, 6 Address Book, 2, 10, 15, 16, 48, 54, 56 Antenna, 2, 63 B Batteries, 3, 41 Brightness, 1, 39, 40 C Calibrate Screen, 39, 40, 41 Cancel Navigation, 30, 31 Contact, 1, 2, 10, 14, 15, 16, 34, 43, 45, 48, 54, 68 Contrast, 39, 40 Cursor, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 48, 49, 50, 52, 57 Customize Display, 33, 59 D Data Box[...]

64 Repeat Play List, 19, 24, 56 Reset Options, 43 Route, 1, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 Routing Options, 31 Cross-Traffic Turns, 32 Interstates, 32 Toll Roads, 32 S Screen Calibration, 39, 40, 41 Searching, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53[...]

65 FCC Compliance This device complies with Part 15 of the U.S. Federal Communi- cations Commission (FCC) Rules. Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful in- terference, and (2) this device mu st accept any interference re- ceived, including interference that may cause undesired opera- tion. Chan[...]

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