User manual LOWRANCE LST-3800

[. . . ] If you want to turn on the gauge backlights whenever you turn on your dashboard lights, locate your boat's dash light switch and determine how to route the dash light wires to it. Install transducer, connect power wires to the battery and route the power/transducer cable to the gauge location. If desired, connect the dash light wires to the boat's dash light switch. 2 Recommended Tools and Supplies Supplies are not included, unless otherwise indicated. If the dash does not have a standard 2-1/8" (54 mm) hole, you will need a drill or saw to make the hole. [. . . ] You can modify the TIMEOUT setting by pressing MENU and using the up and down keys to scroll through the main menu. When TIMEOUT appears in the center square -- like the illustration below -- press MENU. That will open the Timeout Menu, which has four settings: 3, 5, 7 and 10 seconds. Use the UP and DOWN keys to choose a setting, then press MENU. Center square Timeout internal menu Timeout in the center square on the main menu (left) will take you to the Timeout menu. The Timeout menu (right). Pages When you first start using the gauge it will display the Depth page by default. There are two other pages: the Temperature page and the Dual Display page. You can cycle through the pages manually or have them displayed at various intervals with the AUTOSCROLL menu, discussed on page 7. To cycle through the pages manually, press the up and down keys. Temperature Page. To modify what pages will be displayed, press MENU and use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through the menu options until PAGES appears in the center square. Press MENU and use the UP and DOWN keys to move through the three page options. Press MENU to check or uncheck the box next to the page category you want to display. After making your selection, the menu will time out, taking you back to the main screen. 6 Depth Page The Depth Page displays water depth readings taken by the 200 kHz transducer packed with the LST-3800. For transducer installation instructions, see Installation Instructions for Skimmer Transducers, part number, 988-0147-582. Temperature Page The Temperature Page monitors surface water temperature via a temperature sensor built into your 200 kHz transducer. Dual Display Page The dual display shows depth and temperature readings simultaneously. Autoscroll If you would like page displays to rotate automatically, check out Auto Scroll, the first category on the main menu. Autoscroll allows you to not only turn on or off automatic page rotation, but gives you control over the amount of time that will pass before the gauge switches to the next page. To access the Autoscroll menu, press MENU|MENU and use the up and down keys to select the desired duration. When you have made the desired changes, let the menu time out. LST 3800 Menus The unit has 10 menus. To access a menu, press MENU and use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll the desired menu into the center square, then press MENU. Autoscroll Backlight Contrast Options Pages Shallow Alarm Deep Alarm Set Units Timeout System Setting LST-3800 Options Display options for the 3800 may be manipulated through the BACKLIGHT, CONTRAST and OPTION menus. You can set alarms and change units of measure in the SHALLOW ALARM, DEEP ALARM and SET UNITS menu. 7 Backlight Once in the Backlight menu, use the UP and DOWN keys to select one of five brightness levels, OFF, 25%, 50%, 75% or MAX. If the unit's dash light wires are connected, the backlight will come on when with the rest of the dash lights are turned on. [. . . ] We reserve the right to do so without notice. . . . in Canada: Contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Eastern Standard Time, M-F . . . outside Canada and the USA: Contact the dealer in the country where you purchased your unit. To locate a dealer near you, see the instructions in paragraph number 1 below. Accessory Ordering Information LEI Extras is the accessory source for sonar and GPS products manufactured by Lowrance Electronics. To order Lowrance accessories, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. [. . . ]