Lowrance electronic HDS-5, HDS-7 User Manual

Name: Lowrance electronic HDS-5
Brand: Lowrance electronic
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988-0176-01B

HDS-5 & HDS-7

Fish Finding Sonar and GPS

Operations Guide

Software updates for your unit.

Occassionally check the Lowrance website for free software upgrades for your unit. Go to www.lowrance.com for the software upgrades. Select the Downloads option from the grey menu bar near the top of the Lowrance website homepage. The Downloads screen will appear. Select Products Software Updates from the list on the left side of the screen. The Products Software Updates screen will appear. Scroll through the Product list and select your unit to download the software update.

	Contents
Table of contents
Introduction........................................................................................	5
Getting Started.................................................................................	7
Turning on the Unit.....................................................................................	7
Keypad........................................................................................................	7
Backlight.....................................................................................................	7
Cursor.........................................................................................................	7
Language....................................................................................................	7
Menus.........................................................................................................	8
Selecting Chart Data .................................................................................	8
Selecting a Fishing Mode...........................................................................	9
Entering Letters in Text Boxes....................................................................	9
Restore Defaults.......................................................................................	10
Pages...............................................................................................	11
Pages Screen...........................................................................................	11
Data Overlay.............................................................................................	12
Configuration menu..................................................................................	16
Sonar Page...............................................................................................	17
Chart Page...............................................................................................	17
Radar Page...............................................................................................	18
Info Page..................................................................................................	18
Utilities......................................................................................................	23
Displaying Combo Pages.........................................................................	25
Sonar Operation.............................................................................	29
Viewing Sonar History..............................................................................	29
Sonar Menu..............................................................................................	30
Sonar Options...........................................................................................	33
Palette......................................................................................................	34
Log Sonar Data........................................................................................	36

Contents
Chart Operation...............................................................................	39
Chart menu...............................................................................................	40
Waypoints.................................................................................................	42
Routes......................................................................................................	47
Trails.........................................................................................................	51
Measuring Distances on Chart page........................................................	54
Search by Coordinates.............................................................................	54
Find Chart item.........................................................................................	54
Map Orientation........................................................................................	55
Look Ahead..............................................................................................	55
Chart categories.......................................................................................	56
Navionics..................................................................................................	58
Radar Operation.............................................................................	61
Radar menu..............................................................................................	61
Cursor position window............................................................................	67
Radar Overlay..........................................................................................	67
Settings Menu..................................................................................	69
Chart Settings Menu................................................................................	76
Sonar Settings Menu................................................................................	79
Manual Mode............................................................................................	80
Fishing Modes .........................................................................................	81
Installation Menu......................................................................................	82
Keel Offset................................................................................................	82
Radar Settings Menu................................................................................	86
Fuel...........................................................................................................	93
Alarms......................................................................................................	97
Trails.........................................................................................................	99
Units........................................................................................................	100
Network..................................................................................................	101
Vessels...................................................................................................	108
Simulator................................................................................................	110

	Contents
Specifications.................................................................................	113
Unit Care..........................................................................................	114
Troubleshooting..............................................................................	115
Index................................................................................................	123

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology. This manual is packaged with a Quick Start Guide, Installation Guide, License and Warranty booklet and NMEA 2000 Networks Installation Instructions. If any of these documents are missing, you may acquire them via a free download at www. lowrance.com or by contacting customer service.

Lowrance Customer Service

12000 E Skelly Dr

Tulsa, OK 74128

(800) 324-1356

Canada (800) 661-3983 or (905) 629-1614

About this manual

This manual documents how to adjust features and options in your display unit. The information in each section follows the same sequence as your display unit’s menus. If you would like information on how to get the most out of your unit, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com; click on the Support tab and select Tips and Tutorials.

Manual Conventions

When you are instructed to press a button in this manual, the button will be shown in all caps and bold text like — Menu, Exit, Enter, etc. If you are instructed to select an item from a menu, the item to be selected will be listed in bold like —

Brightness, Key beeps, etc.

For example: Press Menu, select Language and press Enter.

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, boating or flying 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.

Introduction

Lowrance HDS-5 and HDS-7

ZOUT: Zoom out to see more of the map with less detail

ZIN: Zoom in to see less of the map with more detail

MOB: Pressing ZOUT and ZIN at the same time will set a man overboard waypoint

KEYPAD: move the cursor, scroll through menus, adjust features, view sonar/GPS history

EXIT: cancels entries, closes menus & windows; toggles between cursor position and chart location on Chart page

MENU: opens context & settings menus

WPT/FIND: saves a waypoint at current position; accesses searching tools

ENTER: finalize menu selections; shortcut key for functions like saving a waypoint at cursor position

PAGES: opens Pages menu; selects active panel for combo display

LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level & turns the unit on/off

MMC/SD Card slot: insert

MMC/SD and high-detail mapping cards here

Getting Started

Turning on the Unit

Press the Power/Light key to turn on the unit. If the unit is not connected to a transducer, the unit will start up in simulator mode. To turn off the unit, press the Power/Light key for three seconds.

Keypad

This unit’s keypad can be used in two ways. Pressing the arrow symbols on the keypad will move the cursor in the corresponding direction on the screen and allow you to scroll through menus.

Backlight

Tap the Light/Power key to make adjustments to the backlight level and open the Backlight Menu. To turn on Night Mode from the menu, highlight Night Mode and press enter. Night mode optimizes the display for low light conditions.

Cursor

Use the unit’s keypad to move the cursor around the display, select onscreen objects, highlight data items and view sonar history. Press Exit to remove the cursor from the screen.

Language

Selects language used for menus, text boxes and messages.

To select a language:

1.Press Menu twice.

2.Select System and press ENTER

3.Highlight Language and press ENTER.

4.Use the keypad to select a language and press ENTER.

Getting Started

	Menus
	This unit has a Settings menu, a Pages screen and several context
	menus. The Settings menu provides access to the settings menus for
	the three main operation modes: Sonar, Chart and Radar. The Settings
	menu is accessed by pressing MENU twice.
	The Pages screen allows you to select a page to be shown on the
	display. Utilities are also accessed from the Pages screen. Press the
	PAGES key to select a page.
	Each page has its own context menu which allows you to access
	functions for that page. Context menus are accessible only when its
	corresponding page is displayed. The Sonar Menu, for example, will
	only be available when the Sonar Page is on the display. To access a	Settings
	context menu, select the desired page and press the MENU key.	Settings
		menu

Pages screen

Sonar menu Chart menu

Radar menu

Closing Menus

Press the EXIT key to close a menu. Repeatedly pressing EXIT will close all menus, taking you back to the main screen.

Selecting Chart Data

This unit supports three types of map data: Navico, Navionics and Navico 3D (US only). To use Navionics or Navico 3D data, you must select it from the Chart Data menu.

To select Chart data:

1.Press Menu twice.

2.Highlight Chart and press Enter.

3.Select Chart Data and press enter.

4.Select the desired map data option and press enter.

Getting Started

Selecting a Fishing Mode

Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions.

To select a fishing mode:

1.Press Menu twice.

2.Select Sonar and press enter.

3.Highlight Fishing Mode and press enter.

4.Select the desired fishing mode and press enter.

		Fishing Mode Options
	General Use	Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed
	Shallow Water	Bottom brown/white background; best suited for
	Shallow Water	depths less than 100 feet
		depths less than 100 feet
	Fresh Water	Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
	Deep Water	Deep Blue; 50% ping speed; 50kHz is primary
	Deep Water	transducer frequency
		transducer frequency
	Slow Trolling	Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed

	Fast Trolling	Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart
	Fast Trolling	speed
		speed
	Clear Water	Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed
	Brackish Water	Bottom brown/blue background; higher ASP; slightly
	Brackish Water	lower chart speed
		lower chart speed

Entering Letters in Text Boxes

This unit has some features and functions that may require you to enter data in a text box.

To enter data in a text box:

1.HighlightthetextboxandpressENTER. A keyboard will appear on the screen.

2.Use the keypad to highlight the first character and press ENTER. Repeat this step until all characters have been entered.

3.Highlight OK and press enter.

Keypad button controls uppercase & lowercase

Keyboard window

Getting Started

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when you purchased it (default settings),

To Restore Defaults:

1.Press Menu twice.

2.Select System and press enter.

3.Highlight Restore Defaults and press Enter.Aconfirmationmessage will appear.

4.Select Yes and press enter.

Pages

With Sonar selected, unit will display a full sonar screen

Combo display

options allows you to display a split screen

Page icons rotate around the circular Pages menu

Sonar icon rotated to center of Page Icons page; has blue border indicating

it is the selected page option

Pages Screen

Consists of four page icons that scroll horizontally around the Pages menu. To view the pages screen, press the Pages key.

Selecting Pages

Pressing the keypad left or right will move the page icons around the menu. To select a page, move the desired page icon to the center of the screen.

When selected, the page name will be highlighted in blue at the top of a list of combo display options. Its icon, will be framed by a blue border below the list. To display the page, press ENTER.

Pages

Data Overlay

Data overlay is information you can display on top of the page screen, allowing you to customize each page with desired data.

Data Overlay menu

Every page option has its own Data Overlay menu. The menu allows you to edit, add or remove overlay data from the display. To access Data Overlay menu, select a page option and press menu.

NOTE: Adjusting Panel Sizes is covered later in this section in the Displaying Combo Pages segment.

Edit Overlay menu

Accesses data overlay options for all the unit’s page screens.

To access Edit Data Overlay menu:

1.Select Edit Data overlay from the Data Overlay menu and press enter.

2.Press Menu.The Edit Overlay menu will appear with Add Gauge selected.

Edit Overlay menu

Pages

Edit Mode

When a gauge is added to the display it will be shown in edit mode. Analog and bar gauges are shaded in blue when they are in Edit Mode. Digital Gauges will be shown with a blue border.

Analog gauge in edit	Digital gauge in edit mode
mode

Move or Placing a Gauge

The Move gauge command allows you to move data overlay to any position on the screen. When you use the Place gauge command, the gauge will be locked in its current position.

To move or place a gauge:

1.Press the Enter key when the gauge is in Edit mode. Four directional arrows will appear when the gauge can be moved.

2.Use the keypad to move the gauge to a desired location on the screen.

3.Press Enter to place the gauge.

Select Data

Used to select data that will be shown on the data overlay display. When selecting data you first will open a main data category and then choose data to be displayed from the a data subcategory.

Pages

Select data menu

Time subcategory

To select data overlay:

1.Press the Select data softkey. The Select Data menu will appear.

2.Use the keypad to select the desired category and press enter.

A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select the desired subcategory and press enter.

Type

Switches data overlay display between analog, digital and bar gauge formats, provided the format is appropriate for the selected data type.

To change Type press the Type softkey to toggle between digital and analog gauge formats.

Time in digital format

Time in analog format

Size

Selects the size of the data overlay display. Data overlay can be displayed in four sizes.

With the gauge in edit mode (shaded in blue) press the Zoom out key to increase overlay size; press the Zoom in key to decrease overlay size.

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	Small digital gauge			Large analog gauge

Limits

Controls the number scale used on data overlay gauges and selects warning thresholds. Changing the limits on an analog or bar gauge removes unnecessary numbers from the gauge, making them easier to read. Warnings help you stay within selected warning thresholds.

Limits are configured by inputting analog or bar gauge limits in the Limits text boxes — minimum and maximum. Warnings thresholds are entered in the Low and High text boxes.

To configure limits:

Configuration

Limits menu

1.Press the Limits softkey. The Configuration Limits menu will appear.

2.Select the Limits or Warnings text box and press enter.

3.Use the keypad to enter the desired threshold.

4.Select OK and press enter.

To save changes:

1.Press Menu and highlight Save.

2.Press enter.

Pages

Configuration menu

Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption and Invert Text Settings. Other configuration menu options are covered previously in the section.

To access the Configuration menu, highlight Configuration on the Edit Overlay menu and press enter.

	Configuration Settings
Bezel	Adds a bezel to the data overlay gauge, making it easier to
	see against certain backgrounds

Caption	Allows you to add/remove data label from gauge
Invert Text	Changes appearance of data overlay text
Add Source
Displays the same type of data from different sources on
the same analog gauge.
If, for example, you have multiple engines, you could
select port engine RPM as your data type and then display
starboard engine RPM using the Add source command.
Both data sources could be displayed simultaneously on
an analog gauge with two needles; one dedicated to each
		Add Source menu
source.

To use Add Source:

1.Select Add Source from the Edit Overlay menu and press enter. The Add source menu will appear.

2.Highlight a category a press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

	3. Select the desired subcategory and press	Analog gauge
		showing RPM from
	enter.
		two engines.

To remove add source data:

1.Highlight Remove source from the Edit Overlay menu and press enter. A list of sources will appear.

2.Select the source you want to remove and press enter.

Pages

Sonar Page

Displays the water column moving from right to left on your unit’s screen. On the right side of the screen, the Amplitude Scope bar previews echoes about to appear on the display.

The sonar page has three splitscreen view settings and 14 color palette settings. Sonar display options are covered in more detail in the Sonar Operation section.

On the Sonar Page you can:

•Move the cursor to any location on the screen to get a depth reading

•Show fish echoes as fish symbols with fish depths

•Adjust Range to view only desired portion of the water column

To access the Sonar Page, use the keypad to highlight Sonar on the Pages menu and press ENTER.

Chart Page

Consists of a Map that moves in real time as you move. By default, the map is shown from a birds-eye view with North at the top of the screen.

This page has three map orientation options (North Up, Track Up & Course Up) and two ways to view the map: 2D and Shaded Relief (only available on select models). The cursor is used to scroll the map, select

objects and find the distance between objects. The Chart page is covered in more detail in the Chart Operation section.

On the Chart Page you can:

•Save Waypoints

•Find points of interest (POI)

•Navigate routes; navigate to cursor and waypoints

To access the Chart page, use the keypad to highlight Chart on the Pages menu and press ENTER to access the Chart Page.

Pages

Radar Page

Displays the PPI (Position Plan Indicator) screen, Range Rings and the cursor.

The PPI can be shifted to show more of a desired portion of the screen (Look Ahead, Center & Offset) and the color palette can be changed to show returns in white, yellow, black or green. The radar page is covered in more detail in the Radar Operation section.

On the Radar Page you can:

•Overlay compass data, range rings and EBL/VRMs on display

•Choose screen orientation from Head Up, Course Up & North Up

•Make radar targets more visible via Target Expansion

Use the keypad to highlight Radar on the page screen and press ENTER to access the Radar Page.

NOTE: You will only be able to see the Radar page if your unit is connected to a radar.

Info Page

Consists of multiple gauges — Analog, Digital and Bar — that can be customized to display selected data. Customizing the info page allows you to monitor several types of desired data at the same time.

On the Info Page you can:

•Select data to be displayed in analog gauge or digital formats

•Change the page layout using one of three templates

•Select the range (scale) of analog gauges

To access the Info Page, use the keypad to select Info on the pages screen and press enter.

Pages

Data menu

Controls Info page data, page layout and data display format selection. To access the Data menu, press Menu while on the Info page.

Dash 1, Dash 2 and Dash 3

Data menu

Info Page dashboard templates that vary in page layout and in the

number of gauges supported. The templates save you time by allowing you to use the Info page without having to manually set up a gauge layout.

Gauge Layout Templates

General Engine	Digital Layout	Bar Layout
Layout

You can change the gauge layout of Dash 1 (General Engine Layout), Dash 2 (Digital Layout) and Dash 3 (Bar Layout) templates using the change layout command. To select a dashboard template, highlight the desired template on the Data menu and press enter.

NOTE: You can toggle through the dashboard templates on the screen by pressing the keypad left/right.

Edit

Used to select information displayed on the Info page. To switch the screen to Edit Mode, select Edit from the Data menu and press enter. The active gauge will be shaded in blue (analog) or surrounded by a blue border (digital and bar).

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To edit gauge display:

1.Use the keypad to select the gauge you want to edit and press enter. The Select Data menu will appear.

2.Use the keypad to select a data category and press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select the desired subcategory and press enter.

4.Press Menu. The Edit Data menu will appear.

5.Highlight Finish Edit and press Enter. The

Finish Edit Data menu will appear.

6.Highlight the Save button and press enter.

GPS category

Ground Speed

subcategory

NOTE: Press Enter or exit to switch gauges into Edit Mode to Normal Mode.

Editing data on an analog	Editing data on a digital gauge
gauge

Edit Data menu

Changes Info Page gauge data, allowing you to display desired data on analog , digital and bar gauges. It also controls gauge limits.

To access the Edit Data menu, switch the screen to Edit mode and press menu.

NOTE: Select Data, Add Source and Configure Limits are described in more detail in the previous Data Overlay segment.

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To select data:

1.Highlight Select Data from the Edit Data menu and press enter. The Select Data menu will appear.

2.Use the keypad to select the desired category and press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select the desired subcategory and press enter.

To add source:

1.Select Add Source from the Edit Data menu and press enter.

2.Use the keypad to select the desired category and press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select the desired subcategory and press enter.

To remove a source:

1.Highlight Remove Source from the Edit Data menu and press enter. The Remove data-source window will appear.

2.Select the source you want to remove and press enter.

To Configure Limits:

1.Highlight Configure Limits on the Edit Data menu and press enter. The Configure Limits menu will appear.

2.Select the desired text box and press enter.

3.Use the keypad to enter the desired limit or warning threshold.

4.Select OK and press enter.

NOTE: The Limits portion of the Configure Limits menu will only be shown when configuring analog gauge limits.

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To Finish Editing:

1.Select Finish Edit from the Edit Data menu and press enter. A confirmation message will appear.

2.Select Save and press enter.

Change Layout

Controls the gauge layout of dashboard templates and customized dashboards. That allows you to select a desired gauge layout template for all dashboards.

To change layout:

1.Highlight the desired dashboard and press enter.

2.Select Change Layout from the Data menu and press enter.

3.Use the keypad to choose a gauge layout template and press enter.

Add Dashboard

Allows you to customize and save multiple dashboard templates. Desired data can be added to the gauges on each dashboard, allowing you to create custom dashboards for a variety of fishing conditions.You can even use the same gauge layout template for each dashboard.

When you have created all desired dashboards, press the keypad left/right to toggle through your dashboards.

To add a dashboard:

1.Select Add Dashboard from the Data menu and press enter. The Change Layout menu will appear.

2.Select the desired gauge layout and press enter. Refer to the previous Edit segment to customize the dashboard.

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To remove dashboards:

1.Select the number of the dashboard you want to delete from the numerical dashboard list.

2.Highlight Remove Dashboard and press enter.

A confirmation message will appear.

3.Select Delete and press enter.

Settings

Numerical dashboard list

Opens the Settings menu. Settings information is covered in detail in the Settings menu section.

Utilities

Allows you to set alarms, view sonar logs and access other system settings.

To access Utilities:

1.Use the keypad to center the utilities icon on the screen.

2.Scroll down the list of utilities until the desired

option is highlighted.	Utilities Icon
	Utilities Icon
3. Press ENTER.

		Utilities
	Waypoints,	Access Waypoint, Route and Trails screen; covered in
	Routes/Trails	the Chart Operation Section

	Find	Search for POIs, Vessels, Coordinates,Trails, Waypoints
	Find	and Routes; covered in Chart Operation Section
		and Routes; covered in Chart Operation Section
	Alarms	Access alarm history, status and change settings
	Vessels	View status and messages from vessels in the area
	Sun/Moon	Displays time when sun and moon will rise/set
	Trip Calculator	Keeps running tally/total of engine hours
	Files	Access, copy and delete data files and sonar logs

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Copying a screenshot

Copy File screen

To copy data files/sonar logs:

1.Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press enter.

2.Select the desired File category and press the keypad to the right. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. Highlight the desired data file/sonar log.

4.Press Menu. Highlight Copy and press enter. The Copy File screen will appear.

5.Select a place to copy the file, like an MMC card. Press enter.

To delete data files/sonar logs:

1.Highlight Files from the Utilities menu and press enter.

2.Select the desired File category and press enter. A list of subcategories will appear.

3.Select a subcategory and press enter. Highlight the desired data file/sonar log. Copy and Delete buttons will appear at the bottom of the screen.

4.Select the Delete button and press enter. A confirmation message will appear.

5.Select Yes and press enter.

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Info selected as combo	GPS/Info combo page
display option

Displaying Combo Pages

You can display multiple pages at the same time by scrolling the desired page’s icon to the center of the screen and then choosing a secondary page from the list of combo page display options.

To display a combo page:

1.Use the keypad to select the first page for the combo display. This is the primary page, which will be displayed in the left panel.

2.Select another page from the primary page’s combo display list. This is the secondary page. It will be displayed in the right panel.

3.Press Enter. The selected combo page will be displayed.

Primary page

Secondary

page

Selecting an Active Page

When combo pages are displayed only one panel can be active at a time. The panel outlined with an orange border is the active page. You will only be able to access the context menu of the active panel. Pressing the Menu key will open the active panel’s context menu.

To switch the active setting to the other panel, hold down the Pages key for 1 second.

Chart panel is active as shown by the orange border

Pages

Displaying Multiple Panels

Multiple panels can be displayed by setting up a combo display using a page that supports the Split feature. By displaying multiple panels, you can view more information on the screen at one time.

Step 1: Select sonar split screen	Step 2: Choose page from
	combo display options list

To display multiple panels:

1.Select a Split view for the sonar page. (Accessing the Split feature is covered in detail in the Using

your Sonar section.)

2.Press the Pages key and use the keypad to center the Sonar icon on the screen.

3.Use the keypad to select Info

Page from the combo page display list. Press Enter. The

combo page will be displayed with the Sonar split view on the left; the Info page on the right.

Flasher, normal sonar and the info page shown on a multi-panel display.

Adjust Panel Sizes

Controls the size of panels when combo pages or multi-panels displays are in use. Adjusting the size of the panels, allows you to emphasize the panel you want to see more clearly.

Panels can only be adjusted left/right, so the panels on the side with the split view can not be adjusted vertically.

Adjust panel sizes selected on the Data Overlay menu

Pages

Moving panel cursor left/right will change the size of each panel






Adjusting panels on combo page	Adjusting panels on multi-panel
		display

To adjust panel sizes:

1.With the combo page or multi-panel display on the screen, press the Pages key.

2.Press menu. Highlight Adjust Panel Sizes from the Data Overlay menu and press enter.

3.Press the keypad left/right to adjust the panels to a desired size and press enter.

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