Lowrance HDS-5, HDS-5M, HDS-7, HDS-7M Operating Manual
HDS-5, HDS-7,
HDS-5m & HDS-7m
Operation Manual
Copyright © 2011 Navico
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Downloads option from the grey menu bar near the top of the Lowrance
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Software Updates from the list on the left side of the screen. The Products
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your unit to download the software update.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT RESTRICTED OPERATION
OUTSIDE OF THE AMERICAS
Units designed for sale in the Americas will have limited Language and Units
functionality outside of a zone dened as 30 degrees West longitude on the
East and the International Date Line on the West. Language options will be
restricted to English (US) only and Units will be restricted to non-metric
measures.
Units sold with Enhanced US Basemap, Nautic Insight, Lake Insight or Insight
USA units are impacted and will not have this functionality outside of the
dened region. Units sold with WorldWide Basemap will function without
these restrictions.
Table of contents
Introduction ....................................................................................... 4
Getting Started ................................................................................. 6
Turning on the Unit ..................................................................................... 6
Setup wizard ..............................................................................................6
Keypad ....................................................................................................... 6
Backlight .................................................................................................... 6
Cursor ........................................................................................................ 6
Language ................................................................................................... 7
Menus ........................................................................................................ 7
Selecting Chart Data ................................................................................ 8
Selecting a Fishing Mode .......................................................................... 8
Entering Letters in Text Boxes ................................................................... 9
Restore Defaults ........................................................................................ 9
Contents
Pages ............................................................................................... 10
Pages Screen .......................................................................................... 10
Data Overlay ............................................................................................ 11
Conguration menu ................................................................................. 14
Sonar Page (Sonar units only) ................................................................. 15
Chart Page ............................................................................................... 15
Radar Page (optional) .............................................................................. 16
Info Page .................................................................................................. 16
Utilities ..................................................................................................... 21
Displaying Combo Pages ........................................................................ 23
Sonar Operation (HDS-5 & 7 only) ............................................... 26
Viewing Sonar History .............................................................................26
Sonar Menu ............................................................................................. 27
Sonar Options .......................................................................................... 30
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Contents
Palette ...................................................................................................... 31
Measure Distance .................................................................................... 33
Log Sonar Data ........................................................................................ 33
Chart Operation............................................................................... 36
Chart menu .............................................................................................. 37
Waypoints ................................................................................................ 38
Routes ...................................................................................................... 44
Trails ......................................................................................................... 48
Measuring Distances on Chart page ....................................................... 50
Search by Coordinates ............................................................................ 51
Find Chart item ........................................................................................ 51
Map Orientation ....................................................................................... 52
Look Ahead .............................................................................................. 52
Chart categories ...................................................................................... 53
2D and Shaded Relief
Navionics .................................................................................................55
.................................................................... 53
Radar Operation (optional) ...........................................................58
Radar menu ............................................................................................. 59
Adjust menu ............................................................................................. 59
Guard Zones ............................................................................................ 64
Radar Overlay .......................................................................................... 65
Settings Menu ................................................................................. 66
Chart Settings Menu ................................................................................ 75
Sonar Settings (HDS-5 &7) ..................................................................... 78
Manual Mode ........................................................................................... 79
Fishing Modes ......................................................................................... 80
Installation Menu ...................................................................................... 81
Keel Offset ............................................................................................... 81
Radar Settings Menu (optional) ............................................................... 85
Fuel .......................................................................................................... 96
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Contents
Alarms .................................................................................................... 100
Units ....................................................................................................... 101
Network .................................................................................................. 102
Vessels (only available if connected to AIS receiver) ............................ 108
Simulator ................................................................................................ 110
Specications: HDS-5/5m & HDS-7/7m ........................................113
Unit Care .........................................................................................114
Troubleshooting .............................................................................115
Index ............................................................................................... 123
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Introduction
Introduction
About this manual
Thank you for purchasing from Lowrance, the industry leader in marine technology.
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.
HDS-5/7 and HDS-5m/7m
The Sonar Operation section and all other sonar references, only apply to the HDS-5
and HDS-7 sonar/GPS combo units. Sonar references do not apply to the HDS-5m
and HDS-7m GPS only units.
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
ying 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.
Lowrance Customer Service
US (800) 324-1356
Canada (800) 661-3983 or (905) 629-1614
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Lowrance HDS-5/7 & HDS 5m/7m
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
ENTER: conrms
menu selections;
shortcut key for
functions like saving
a waypoint at cursor
position
PAGES: opens Pages
menu; hold down the
Pages key to switch
active panels when
viewing combo pages
Introduction
MENU: opens
context &
settings menus
WPT/FIND: saves a waypoint
at current position; accesses
searching tools
LIGHT/POWER:
controls backlight
level & turns the
unit on/off
MMC/SD Card slot: insert
MMC/SD and high-detail
mapping cards here
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Getting Started
Getting Started
Turning on the Unit
Press the POWER/LIGHT key to turn on the unit. To turn off the
unit, press the POWER/LIGHT key, select Power Off and press
ENTER.
Setup wizard
The Setup wizard will appear when 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.
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.
Keypad
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.
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Getting Started
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.
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
context menu, select the desired page and press the MENU key.
Pages screen
Sonar menu
Chart menu
Settings
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.
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Getting Started
Selecting Chart Data
This unit supports Lowrance and Navionics map
data. Chart data is selected from the Chart Settings
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.
Selecting a Fishing Mode
Fishing modes enhance the performance of your unit by providing preset packages
of sonar settings geared to specic shing conditions.
To select a shing mode:
1. Press MENU twice.
2. Select Sonar and press ENTER.
3. Highlight Fishing Mode and press ENTER.
4. Select the desired shing mode and press
ENTER.
Fishing
Mode
General Use ≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background
Shallow Water ≤ 60 ft 75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Fresh Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background
Deep Water ≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Deep Blue
Slow Trolling ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Fast Trolling ≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background
Clear Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background
Ice Fishing ≤ 400 ft
Depth Settings Palette
Settings optimized to reduce interference from
other sonar units
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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. Highlight the text box and press ENTER.
A keyboard will appear on the screen.
2. Use the keypad to highlight the rst
character and press ENTER. Repeat
this step until all characters have been
entered.
Getting Started
Keypad button controls
uppercase & lowercase
3. Highlight OK and press ENTER.
Keyboard window
Restore Defaults
The Restore Defaults command switches the unit back to the settings it had when
you purchased it (default).
To Restore Defaults:
1. Press MENU twice.
2. Select System and press ENTER.
3. Highlight Restore Defaults and press ENTER.
4. Select each item you want to restore or
delete and press ENTER.
5. Select OK and press ENTER.
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Pages
Pages
With Chart selected, unit will
display a full chart screen
Combo
display
options
allows you
to display a
split screen
Page Icons
Page icons
rotate around
the circular
Pages menu
Chart icon rotated to center of
page; has blue border indicating
it is the selected page option
Pages Screen
Consists of 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.
NOTE: Hold down the PAGES key to switch active panels
when viewing combo pages.
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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.
Edit Overlay menu
Accesses data overlay options for all the unit’s page screens.
To access Edit Overlay menu:
1. Select Edit data overlay from the Data overlay
menu and press ENTER.
2. Press MENU. The Edit overlay menu will
appear.
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
mode
Digital gauge in edit mode
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Pages
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/place a gauge:
1. Press the ENTER key when the gauge is in edit
mode. Four directional arrows will appear.
2. Use the keypad to move the gauge into the desired
location.
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 rst will open a main data category and then choose data to be displayed
from the a data subcategory.
Type
Select data menu
Switches data overlay display between analog, digital and bar gauge formats,
provided the format is appropriate for the selected data type.
To change the gauge type:
1. With the gauge in edit mode, press MENU.
2. Select Congure and press ENTER.
3. Select Type and press ENTER.
Time subcategory
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Pages
Time in digital format
Size
Time in analog format
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.
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 congured 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.
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Conguration
Limits menu
Pages
Conguration menu
Allows you to Add/Remove sources and adjust Bezel, Caption
and Invert Text Settings. Other conguration menu options are
covered previously in the section.
To access the Conguration menu, highlight Conguration on
the Edit Overlay menu and press ENTER.
Conguration Settings
Bezel
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 source.
Adds a bezel to the data overlay gauge, making it easier to
see against certain backgrounds
To add a source:
1. Select Add source from the Edit Overlay menu
and press ENTER.
2. Highlight a category and press ENTER. A list of
subcategories will appear.
3. Select the desired subcategory and press
ENTER.
To remove add source data:
1. Highlight Remove source on the Edit overlay
menu and press ENTER.
2. Select the source you want to remove and press
ENTER.
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Add Source menu
Showing RPM from
two engines.
Pages
Sonar Page (Sonar units only)
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 supports multiple splitscreen
views 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 sh echoes as sh symbols with sh 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 nd 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.
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Pages
Radar Page (optional)
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.
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Pages
Info menu
Controls Info page data, page layout and data display format
selection. To access the Data menu, press MENU while on the
Info page.
Dashboards
Layout templates that are customized with selected data and saved for on-the-water
viewing. You can customize a different layout template for each dashboard or add
custom data to the same layout template and save it as a different dashboard each
time.
Vessel layout
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 Info menu and press ENTER. The active gauge will be
shaded in blue (analog) or surrounded by a blue border (digital and bar).
Navigation Layout
Angler Layout
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Pages
To edit gauge display:
1. Use the keypad to select the gauge you want to
edit and press ENTER. The Select Info 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 Info menu will appear.
5. Select Save and press ENTER.
Editing data on an analog
gauge
Editing data on a digital gauge
Edit Info menu
Changes Info Page gauge data, allowing you to display desired
data on analog, digital and bar gauges. It also controls gauge
limits.
GPS category
Ground Speed
subcategory
To access the Edit Info menu, switch the screen to Edit mode
and press MENU.
To select info:
1. Highlight Select Info from the Edit Info menu and press ENTER. The
Select Info 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.
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To add source:
1. Select Add Source from the Edit Info 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 Info menu and press ENTER.
The Remove data-source window will appear.
2. Select the source you want to remove and press ENTER.
To Congure Limits:
1. Highlight Congure Limits on the Edit Info menu
and press ENTER. The Congure Limits menu
will appear.
Pages
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 Congure Limits menu will
only be shown when conguring analog gauge limits.
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Pages
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 Info 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 shing 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 Info 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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Pages
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 conrmation message will appear.
3. Select Delete and press ENTER.
Settings
Opens the Settings menu. Settings information is covered in detail in the Settings
menu section.
Numerical
dashboard list
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.
3. Press ENTER.
Utilities Icon
Utilities
Waypoints,
Routes/Trails
Find
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 les and sonar logs
Access Waypoint, Route and Trails screen; covered in
the Chart Operation Section
Search for POIs, Vessels, Coordinates, Trails, Waypoints
and Routes; covered in Chart Operation Section
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Pages
Copying a screenshot
Copy File screen
Data les/Sonar logs
To copy data les/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 le/sonar log.
4. Press MENU. Highlight Copy and press ENTER. The Copy File
screen will appear.
5. Select a place to copy the le, like an MMC card. Press ENTER.
To delete data les/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 le/sonar log.
4. Press Menu, select Delete and press ENTER.
A conrmation message will appear.
5. Select Yes and press ENTER.
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Pages
Info selected as combo
display option
GPS/Info combo page
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 rst 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.
Selecting an Active Panel
When combo pages are displayed only one panel
can be active at a time. The panel outlined with an
orange border is the active panel. 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.
Primary page
Secondary
page
To switch the active setting to the other panel, hold
down the PAGES key for 1 second.
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Chart panel is active as
shown by the orange border
Pages
Displaying Multiple Panels (Sonar units only)
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 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
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Moving panel cursor left/right will change the size
of each panel
Pages
Adjusting panels on combo page
(Sonar/Info combo shown)
Adjusting panels on multi-panel display
(Sonar/Info combo shown)
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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Sonar
Sonar Operation (HDS-5 & 7 only)
Water column
Brush
Water depth, water
temp and cursor
coordinates
Surface clutter
Cursor depth
Colorline
Blue sonar history bar; reviews
To access the Sonar Page:
Temperature Graph
recent sonar history
Fish Arches
Cursor
Range
scale
Depth
Line
Amplitude Scope
— shows amplitude
of real-time sonar
echoes
1. Press the PAGES key.
2. Use the keypad to select Sonar and press ENTER.
Cursor
Viewing Sonar History
You can review your recent sonar history
by moving the cursor to the left until the
screen starts to move in reverse.
To resume normal operation, move the
cursor all the way to the right of the
screen or press EXIT.
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Blue sonar history bar
Sonar Menu
Accesses features ranging from Auto Sensitivity and Depth
Range to Frequency and Stop Sonar.
From the Sonar Page, press MENU to access the Sonar
Menu.
Sonar
Sensitivity
Controls the level of detail shown on the display. Increasing Sensitivity will show
more detail on the screen; decreasing Sensitivity displays less. Too much detail will
clutter the screen. Conversely, desired echoes may not be displayed if Sensitivity is
set too low.
Sensitivity set to 60 percent
NOTE: By default, Sensitivity is set to auto mode. You may
have to turn off Auto Sensitivity to set sensitivity to a desired
level. Auto Sensitivity is covered in more detail later in this
section.
Sensitivity set to 80 percent
Sonar Menu
Auto Sensitivity
Keeps sensitivity at a level that works well under
most conditions, reducing the need for adjustments.
You can make minor changes to sensitivity with Auto
Sensitivity turned on, but you will have to turn it off
to make signicant adjustments.
Auto Sensitivity can be turned on/off by selecting Auto Sensitivity from the Sonar
menu and pressing ENTER.
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Sonar
Wide yellow hard
Colorline
Distinguishes strong sonar echoes from
weak sonar echoes. That makes it easier for
you to distinguish sh or structure from the
bottom.
A hard return will be shown as a wide, bright
yellow line, whereas a soft return will be a
narrow reddish-blue line.
sonar return
Reddish-blue soft
sonar returns
Range
Range set to 60 feet
Used to select the section of the water column —
from surface to bottom — shown on the display.
When there is a portion of the water column you
want to focus on, select a range from the Depth
Range menu that includes the desired area.
The values on the Range menu determine the depth
shown on the display. If you selected 20m from the
range menu the unit will display 0-20m of the water
column, regardless of the water depth. There are
21 depth ranges, including automatic and custom
settings. The automatic setting will set the range from the water surface to water
depth.
Frequency
This unit supports three transducer frequencies; two of which are supported by your
transducer. 200 kHz has the highest sensitivity and best target discrimination in
shallower water; 83 kHz offers a wider cone angle for greater water coverage and
50 kHz provides the best depth penetration. You can view both available frequencies
at the same time by setting up a sonar split screen.
Split
Adjusts the conguration of sonar page display using one of four options: No Split,
Zoom, Bottom Lock and Flasher.
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