Lowrance electronic LMS-480M Fish Finder User Manual


 
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Now, if you're into the fine details, glance over the next segment on
specifications to see just how much sonar and GPS power your unit con-
tains. It's important to us (and our power users), but, if you don't care
how many watts of power the unit has, or how many waypoints LMS-480
can store, skip ahead to important information on how LMS-480 sonar
works, on page 5. (Background on GPS begins on page 6.)
Capabilities and Specifications: LMS-480 and LMS-480DF
General
Display:............................ 5.0" (12.7 cm) diagonal high contrast Film
SuperTwist LCD; programmable to viewing
preference.
Resolution:...................... 480 pixel x 480 pixel resolution; 230,400 total
pixels; 10-level gray scale definition.
Backlighting:.................. Incandescent backlit screen with multiple
lighting levels; backlit keypad.
Input power:................... 10 to 15 volts DC.
Current drain: ...............Sonar only: 500 ma lights off; 600 ma lights
on. With GPS and lights on: 700 ma.
Case size:......................... 5.4" H x 6.9" W x 3.4" D (13.8 x 17.6 x 8.6
cm); sealed and waterproof; suitable for
saltwater use.
MMC slots: ......................One with waterproof door (SD card compati-
ble).
Recording:........................GPS uses MMC & SD cards for recording trip
details and displaying charts or custom maps.
Sonar uses them to record and save sonar
chart logs.
Back-up memory:.......... Built-in memory stores sonar records and
GPS data for decades. User settings are
stored when unit is turned off.
Languages:...................... 10; menu languages selectable by user.
Sonar
Frequency:...................... LMS-480DF: 50/200 kHz.
LMS-480: 200 kHz.
Transducers:.................... A dual-frequency Skimmer
transducer with
built-in temperature sensor is packed with the