Lowrance Elite-7x HDI Owner's Manual
Installation & Operation
Elite-7x
manual
Operation manual
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Compliance Statements
Lowrance Elite 7x
• 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
For more information please refer to our website: www.lowrance.com.
Warning
The user is cautioned that any changes or modications 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 o 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
Table of contents
Introduction ...................................... 3
Unit Controls ............................................ 3
Conventional sonar and Downscan .........3
Fishing Modes ......................................... 7
Cursor ...................................................... 8
Advanced Mode ......................................8
Restore defaults ......................................9
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
Pages .............................................. 10
Sonar Page............................................10
Downscan page .................................... 10
Combo pages ........................................ 11
Overlay Data..........................................12
Sonar Operation ............................ 14
Trackback ..............................................14
Sonar Menu ........................................... 14
Sensitivity ..............................................15
Colorline ................................................15
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Range .................................................... 16
System...................................................28
Frequency .............................................16
Ping Speed ............................................ 17
Fish ID ..................................................18
Downscan options ................................. 19
Sonar Settings ....................................... 20
Installation .............................................21
DSI Operation ................................. 23
Trackback .............................................23
DSI menu...............................................23
Ping Speed ............................................ 25
Downscan options ................................. 25
Settings .......................................... 28
Settings menu........................................28
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About .....................................................29
Alarms ..................................................29
Specications ................................ 32
Index ............................................... 33
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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
Turn unit
on/off
Adjusting
the
backlight
Muting
Audio
Getting Started
To turn on/off the unit, press and
hold the LIGHT/POWER key for
three seconds.
This unit has
Press the LIGHT/POWER key to
switch backlight levels.
Select Mute Audio from the
System menu and press ENTER.
10 backlight levels.
ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom
out
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.
Pages
This unit has three pages: Downscan, Sonar and
Sonar/Downscan.
Pages dialog
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Selecting Pages
To select a page, press the keypad in the direction
of the desired page and press ENTER.
Page menus
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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Sonar page
Accessing the Settings menu
Sonar menu
Combo pages
Two-panel page
Press the PAGES key twice to switch active panels.
The page menu for active page will be displayed
when the MENU key is pressed.
Horizontal panel
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.
NOTE: Press the MENU key to Exit
menus.
Dialogs
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
Access the dropdown menu
and press the keypad up/
down to select the desired
item and press ENTER.
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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.
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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 specic shing conditions.
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Fishing Mode Options
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 Shallow weedy bottoms
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Inland/Coastal
400ft or less Fresh-Saltwater mix
NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when
shing in less than 100 feet of water;
otherwise your unit may not track bottom
properly.
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 cur-
sor mode to clear the cursor.
Advanced Mode
Enables advanced features and settings.
The following features are enabled when Advanced
mode is turned on:
• NMEA 0183 Output
• Units (Enables distance, speed, depth,
temperature, and bearings options)
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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.
NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby
mode when your boat is not is use will run
down your battery.
Restore defaults
Resets unit options and settings
to defaults.
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