Elite-5 HDI Combo
Operation manual
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Lowrance Elite-5 HDI
•meets the technical standards in accordance with Part 15.103 of the FCC rules
•complies with CE under RTTE directive 1999/5/EC
•complies with the requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Compatibility) standard 2008
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Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the receiver
•Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help
WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving or boating conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage to property, personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions
and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion.
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Table of contents |
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Introduction...................................... |
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Unit Controls............................................ |
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Inserting microSD cards........................... |
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Basic Operation................................ |
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Setup wizard............................................ |
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Pages....................................................... |
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Selecting Pages....................................... |
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Page menus............................................. |
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Accessing the Settings menu................... |
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Accessing menu items............................. |
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Working with menus................................. |
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Dialogs..................................................... |
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Entering text............................................. |
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Fishing Modes.......................................... |
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Cursor.................................................... |
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Goto cursor............................................ |
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Advanced Mode .................................... |
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Standby mode........................................ |
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Restore defaults..................................... |
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Pages............................................... |
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Steer Page............................................. |
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Sonar Page............................................ |
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DownScan page .................................... |
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Chart Page............................................. |
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Combo pages......................................... |
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Overlay Data.......................................... |
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DownScan Operation..................... |
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Trackback .............................................. |
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Ping Speed............................................. |
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DownScan options................................. |
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Sonar Operation............................. |
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Trackback............................................... |
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Sensitivity............................................... |
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Colorline................................................. |
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Range..................................................... |
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Frequency ............................................. |
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Ping Speed............................................. |
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Fish ID ................................................... |
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Sonar Settings........................................ |
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Installation.............................................. |
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Chart Operation.............................. |
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Waypoints, Routes, Trails...................... |
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Routes Screen....................................... |
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Trails Screen.......................................... |
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Orientation.............................................. |
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Overlay Data.......................................... |
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Settings.................................................. |
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Chart Settings........................................ |
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Navigation Settings.................................... |
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Settings........................................... |
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Settings menu........................................ |
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System................................................... |
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Saving Screenshots............................... |
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Alarms ................................................... |
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Specifications................................. |
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Index................................................ |
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Introduction
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level and turns unit on/off
KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus
PAGES: allows you to select a page to view
MENU: opens settings, context and page menus
ENTER: finalizes menu selections; save waypoint at cursor position
MOB: press and hold both Zoom keys to create a Man Overboard waypoint
ZOOM Keys: (+) used to zoom in; (-) used to zoom out
microSD slot: insert a blank microSD card to save screen captures, sonar logs, waypoints, routes and trails; or insert a microSD mapping card to use mapping data
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Getting Started |
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Turn unit |
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Press the zoom in and zoom out |
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keys at the same time to set a Man |
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Overboard waypoint. Your system will |
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automatically create an active route |
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back to the MOB waypoint. You must |
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cancel navigation to terminate the |
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Adjusting |
This unit has 11 backlight levels. Press |
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the Light/Power key to switch |
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backlight levels. |
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Muting |
Select Audio from the System menu. |
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Audio |
Select Mute and press Enter. |
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Select GPS from the System settings |
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Selecting a |
menu. Press Menu, select GPS |
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GPS source |
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Inserting microSD cards
Carefully slide the microSD card into the slot until it clicks into place.
To remove, carefully push in the card until it clicks out of place.
Conventional sonar and DownScan
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional and DownScan.
Conventional DownScan
Refer to the “Sonar Operation” section for information about conventional sonar features and settings.
DownScan features and settings are covered in the “DownScan Operation” section.
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Basic Operation
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard. To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults.
Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction of the desired page and press Enter.
Pages
This unit has eight pages: Steer, DownScan, Sonar, Chart, Chart/Sonar, Chart/DownScan, Sonar/ DownScan and Chart/Sonar/DownScan.
Pages dialog
Page menus
The Steer, DownScan, Sonar and Chart pages have menus that can only be accessed when those pages are displayed.
Steer menu
Steer page
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DownScan page
Sonar page
Chart page
DownScan menu
Sonar menu
Chart menu
Combo pages
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Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels. The page menu for the active page will be displayed when the Menu key is pressed.
Accessing the Settings menu
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Accessing menu items
The keypad and enter key are used to select menu items and open submenus. Use the keypad to highlight the desired item and press Enter.
Working with menus
There are several menu types used to make adjustments to options and settings, including scrollbars, on/off features and dropdown menus.
Scrollbars
Select the scrollbar and press the keypad left (decrease) or right (increase).
On/Off features
Select an on/off menu item and press Enter to turn it on/off.
Dropdown menus
Access the dropdown menu and press the keypad up/down to select the desired item and press
Enter.
NOTE: Press the Menu key to exit menus.
Dialogs
Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting information to the user. Depending on the type of entry, different methods are used to confirm, cancel or close the dialog.
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Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text.
To 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.
Switches letters to uppercase/ lowercase
Switches keyboard between ALPHA and QWERTY layout
Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.
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Fishing Mode Options
General Use |
1000ft or less |
Coastal |
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Shallow |
60ft or less |
Shallow weedy |
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Fresh Water |
400ft or less |
Inland/Near coastal |
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Deep Water |
1000ft or more |
Offshore |
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Slow |
400ft or less |
Inland/Coastal |
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Fast |
400ft or less |
Inland/Coastal |
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Clear Water |
400ft or less |
Inland/Coastal |
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Brackish |
400ft or less |
Fresh-Saltwater mix |
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Ice |
400ft or less |
Ice fishing |
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Cursor
The keypad moves the cursor around the display, allowing you to scroll the map, select map items and review sonar history.
Press Menu and select Return to vessel or Exit cursor mode to clear the cursor.
Goto cursor
Used to navigate to the cursor.
1.Move the cursor to a desired location and press Menu.
2.Select Goto cursor and press Enter.
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Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced mode is turned on:
•Navigation (Enables arrival radius, offcourse distance and Bearings setting)
•Alarms (Enables arrival, off course and anchor alarm options)
•NMEA 0183 configuration options
•Units (Enables distance, speed, depth, temperature and bearings configuration options)
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display.
1.Press the PWR/Light key to access the Backlight dialog.
2.Select Standby and press Enter.
3.Press any key to resume normal operation.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not in use will run down your battery.
Restore defaults
Sets unit options and settings to default values.
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Pages
Course over ground
Compass
Direction to destination
Current vessel location
Navigation
information
Steer Page
The Steer page has a compass that shows your current track, the direction to your destination, and a digital data navigation panel.
Surface Clutter
Fish arches
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Colorline |
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Range |
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Sonar Page |
Scale |
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Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen.
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Baitfish |
Surface clutter |
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Structure |
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DownScan page |
Range scale |
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The DownScan page shows the water column moving from right to left. You can overlay DownScan sonar on the conventional sonar page by selecting DownScan Overlay on the Sonar settings menu.
Waypoint
Current vessel location
Cursor
Current location |
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bearing from vessel to cursor |
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Chart Page
Consists of map that moves in real-time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birdseye view with North at the top of the screen.
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Combo pages
This unit has four pre-configured combo pages.
Chart/Sonar Chart/DownScan
Sonar/DownScan Chart/Sonar/DownScan
NOTE: Press the Pages key twice to switch active panels.
Customizing combo pages
You can adjust the panel size of combo pages and control how the
pages will be arranged on the screen: vertically (side) or horizontally (over).
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Overlay Data
Used to select data shown on the Sonar, DownScan and Chart pages.
Overlay data
Show
Enables/disables the display of overlay data, allowing you to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the current overlay data configuration.
Configure
Allows you to select/customize overlay data.
To add overlay data:
1.From the Sonar, Chart or DownScan page, press Menu.
2.Select Overlay data and press Enter.
3.Select Configure 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 more data.
8.Press Menu and select Return to
Overlays. Press Enter.
9.Press Menu, select Done Configuring and press Enter.
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