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Lowrance electronic Lowrance iFINDER H2O C User Manual

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GPS Setup Menu (left) with GPS Simulator Menu (right).

Choose the desired settings, then turn on the simulator by highlighting

GPS

S

IMULATOR

O

N

and pressing

ENT

, which will turn on (check) or turn off

(uncheck) the simulator. Press

EXIT

to close this menu. A message ap-

pears periodically, reminding you the simulator is on. To turn off the
simulator, repeat the steps above or turn off the unit.

While in simulator mode, you can press

EXIT

to remove the steering and

speed boxes from the screen. This will allow you to use the map cursor
during a simulation. To turn on the steering and speed boxes again,
return to the GPS Simulator menu, select

S

TEER WITH

A

RROWS

and press

ENT

.

Simulating Trail or Route Navigation
In Simulator mode, your unit can automatically follow a trail or route
without manual steering if you use these steps:

1. From the Map Page, go to the simulator menu. Pick a

S

TARTING

P

O-

SITION

at or near the beginning of your trail/route. Enter an approximate

T

RACK

(shown in compass degrees) that will point you toward the start

of the trail/route.

2. Set

S

PEED

to zero. Select

S

TEER WITH

A

RROWS

command and press

ENT

,

which turns on the simulator and returns you to the Map Page.

3. Begin navigating along the trail/route. (If you are close enough to the
first waypoint, the arrival alarm will usually go off as soon as naviga-
tion begins. Press

EXIT

to clear the alarm.) When navigation starts,

press

↑ (since you're using the Simulator's

S

TEER WITH

A

RROWS

command)

to increase speed to the desired setting.

4. Press

EXIT

to turn off the steering and speed boxes. The unit will now

automatically steer along the trail or route. When you arrive at your
destination, cancel navigation as you normally do.