Lowrance ELITE-4X HDI Operation Manual
Installation & Operation
Elite-4x HDI
manual
Operation manual
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Table of contents
Introduction ...................................... 3
Unit Controls ............................................ 3
Basic Operation ............................... 4
Setup wizard ............................................ 4
Pages ......................................................4
Selecting Pages.......................................4
Page menus ............................................4
Accessing the Settings menu .................. 5
Accessing menu items.............................5
Working with menus ................................6
Dialogs.....................................................6
Entering text ............................................6
Fishing Modes ......................................... 7
Cursor ...................................................... 8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Standby mode .........................................8
Restore defaults ......................................8
Pages ................................................ 9
Sonar Page..............................................9
DownScan page ..................................... 9
Combo pages ........................................ 10
Overlay Data..........................................10
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DownScan Operation .................... 12
DownScan options.................................22
Trackback .............................................12
Ping Speed ............................................ 14
DownScan options.................................15
Sonar Operation ............................ 17
Trackback ..............................................17
Sensitivity ..............................................18
Colorline ................................................18
Range .................................................... 19
Frequency .............................................20
Ping Speed ............................................ 20
Fish ID ..................................................21
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Sonar Settings ....................................... 23
Settings .......................................... 26
System...................................................26
About .....................................................27
Alarms ..................................................27
Specications ................................ 29
Index ............................................... 30
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Introduction
Unit Controls
LIGHT/POWER: controls backlight level
and turns unit on/o
Turn unit
on/o
Getting Started
To turn on/o the unit, press and hold
the LIGHT/POWER key for three
seconds.
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
ZOOM KEYS: (+) used to zoom in; (-)
used to zoom out
Adjusting
the
backlight
Muting
Audio
This unit has 11 backlight levels. Press
the LIGHT/POWER key to switch
backlight levels.
Select Audio from the System menu.
Select
Mute and press ENTER.
Conventional sonar and DownScan
This unit supports two types of sonar: Conventional
and 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 rst 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.
Page menus
Pages
This unit has four pages: DownScan, Sonar,
Sonar/Downscan (vertical) and Sonar/Downscan
(horizontal).
Pages dialog
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The DownScan and Sonar pages have menus
that can only be accessed when those pages are
displayed.
DownScan page
DownScan menu
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Accessing the Settings menu
Sonar page
Combo pages
Two-panel page
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.
Sonar menu
Horizontal panels
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.
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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.
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, dierent methods are used to
conrm, cancel or close the dialog.
Entering text
Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or
trail, will require you to input text.
To input text:
Dropdown menus
Access the dropdown menu
and press the keypad up/
down to select the desired
item and press ENTER.
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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.
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Fishing Mode Options
Switches letters
to uppercase/
lowercase
Switches keyboard
between ALPHA and
QWERTY layout
Fishing Modes
(Conventional sonar only)
Fishing modes enhance the per-
formance of your unit by provid-
ing preset packages of sonar set-
tings geared to specic shing
conditions.
General Use 1000ft or less Coastal
Shallow
Water
Fresh Water 400ft or less Inland/Near coastal
Deep Water 1000ft or more Offshore
Slow
Trolling
Fast
Trolling
Clear Water 400ft or less Inland/Coastal
Brackish
Water
Ice 400ft or less Ice shing
60ft or less
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Fresh-Saltwater mix
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Shallow weedy
bottoms
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Cursor
The keypad moves the cursor around the display
and allows you to review sonar history.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• NMEA 0183 conguration options
• Units (Enables depth and temperature
conguration options)
Standby mode
Lowers power consumption by turning o 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
Bottom
contour
Fish arches
Surface
Clutter
Baitsh
Structure
DownScan page
Surface clutter
Range scale
Sonar Page
Displays the water column moving from right to
left on your unit’s screen.
Range Scale
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.
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