Lowrance Elite 5X DSI, Elite 4X DSI, Mark 5X DSI, Mark 4X DSI Operation Manual

Installation & Operation

manual

Elite 5X DSI, Mark 5X DSI, Elite 4X DSI & Mark 4X DSI

Operation manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction ...................................... 2

Setup wizard ............................................ 3

Pages ......................................................3

DSI menu.................................................3

Accessing the Settings menu .................. 3

Basic Operation ............................... 4

Working with menus ................................4

Dialogs.....................................................5

Cursor ...................................................... 5

Standby mode .........................................6

Restore defaults ......................................6

Adjusting the display................................6

Pages ................................................ 7

DSI Page .................................................7

Split Frequency........................................7

Split Zoom ...............................................8

Overlay Data............................................8

Using DSI ........................................ 10

Trackback .............................................10

DSI menu...............................................10

DSI Interpretation .......................... 14

Settings Menu........................................16

System...................................................16

Settings .......................................... 16

Sonar .................................................... 17

Installation .............................................18

Alarms ..................................................19

Index ............................................... 20

Specications ................................ 21

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Introduction

Getting Started

Turn unit on/off

To turn on/off the unit,
press and hold the LIGHT/
POWER key for three
seconds.

Adjusting

the backlight

This unit has

10 backlight
levels. Press the LIGHT/
POWER key to switch
backlight levels.

Muting Audio

Select Mute Audio from
the System menu and
press ENTER.

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: nalizes menu selections;

save waypoint at cursor position

ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out

Introduction

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Basic Operation

Setup wizard

The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is
turned on for the rst time. To choose your own
settings, do not run the setup wizard.

To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults.

DSI menu

Accessing the Settings menu

DSI page

DSI menu

Pages

This unit has three pages: DSI, Split frequency and
Split zoom.

Settings menu

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Basic Operation

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/o features and dropdown menus.

Scrollbars

Select the scrollbar and press the
keypad left (decrease) or right (in­crease).

On/Off features

Select an on/o menu item
and press ENTER to turn
it on/o.

Dropdown menus

After accessing the dropdown menu, press the
keypad up/down to select
the desired item and press
Enter.

NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.

Basic Operation

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Basic Operation

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.

Cursor

The cursor is used to select review sonar history.
Press MENU and select Exit cursor mode to clear
the cursor.

Dialogs

Dialogs are used for user input or for presenting in­formation to the user.

Depending on the type of infor­mation or entry, dierent meth­ods are used to conrm, cancel
or close the dialog.

Entering text

Switches
keyboard between
Alpha and
QWERTY layout

Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase

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Basic Operation

Standby mode

Lowers power consumption by turning o sonar
and the display.

Press the PWR/Light key to ac­cess the Backlight dialog. Select
Standby and press Enter.

Press any key to resume normal
operation.

Restore defaults

Resets unit options and settings
to defaults.

NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.

Adjusting the display

You can make adjustments to the display using
Contrast and Color settings. Both are covered in
the DSI section.

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